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18th Annual Indiana Children's Wish
Open Team Bass Fishing Tournament
Date: May 3, 2008
Time: sunrise
Location: Patoka Lake - Newton Stewart South Boat Ramp
Town: French Lick, Indiana
Contact person: Bill Embry
Phone number: 812-336-2983
Website: www.got2loveit.com

No entry deadline, take off is at sunrise. Boat check will begin 2 hours prior to takeoff. Entry fee is $110.00 per team, this includes big bass pot. There will be a huge raffle that anyone may participate in. Contact 812-336-3201 for more information. Skeeter Boats Professional Boat Demo Team will be on hand giving free test rides in Skeeters great line of new boats, Take a ride and enter to win $500.00. Demo rides 2 pm-6pm.

What is the Indiana Children’s Wish Foundation? A non-profit group that provides the means to grant special wishes for critically ill children and their families.

2008 Indiana Cultural Tourism Conference
Date: Monday, May 5, 2008
Location: French Lick Resort and Casino
Town: French Lick, Indiana
Website: www.culturaltourismconference.com

This conference will bring together around 200 cultural tourism and hospitality specialists, members of the arts community, political decision makers, travel professionals, academics, and expert consultants to provide a forum for exchange of ideas, to build networks, and to discuss trends and future development in Indiana cultural tourism.

The purpose of the conference is to discuss issues related to public relations, integrated marketing strategies, development and planning of cultural tourism. For those interested in the advancement of cultural tourism in Indiana, how should our state market to national and international markets? What challenges surround our advancement in this market? Who do we measure our progress and evaluate our programs regarding the cultural tourism initiative?

For the 2008 conference, IUPUI’s Department of Tourism, Conventions and Event Management is partnering with the Indiana Coalition for the Arts, Indiana Coalition for the Arts Foundation, and the Orange County Convention and Visitors Bureau to produce and support this year’s event. Additionally, information and applications for the 2008 Efroymson Award for Excellence in Cultural Tourism Development are now available on the website – www.culturaltourismconference.com. This $25,000 awards provides a forum for recipients to share exceptional performance practices with Indiana leaders in cultural tourism development.

Who Should Attend?
Any cultural or heritage tourism professional to include any of the following:

Visit our website, www.culturaltourismconference.com, for additional conference information and event updates. Don’t forget to register before April 18th to receive the “Early Bird” registration discount! Please contact Linda Brothers, lbrothe@iupui.edu, with conference questions.

1st Annual Fallen Soldiers Benefit
Date: June 14, 2008
Time: sunrise
Location: Patoka Lake - Newton Stewart Boat Ramp
Town: French Lick, Indiana
Contact Person: Bill Embry
Phone number: 812-336-2983
Website: www.got2loveit.com

What is the Fallen Soldiers Benefit? This event is in honor and memory of Marine Cpl. Eric R. Lueken, killed in Iraq, April 22, 2006. This event will benefit the family of fallen combat Marines though the Southern Indiana Marine Corps League.

The French Lick Hall of Fame Circus
Date: June 16 – 22, 2008
Show times: Monday – Friday 3:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
                          Saturday: 10:00 a.m.; 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
                          Sunday: 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Location: Highway 145 (beside the former Kimball Electronics building)
Town: French Lick, IN 47432

Ticket prices: Monday – Friday $10.00; Saturday and Sunday - $12.00
Tickets can be purchased by going to www.ticketforce.com or by visiting the Hoosier Sugar Company in the French Lick Springs Resort.

For additional information visit www.frenchlick.com or call 888 My Hideaway or 888-694-4332

11th Annual 1st Chance Golf Tournament
Date: July 23, 2008
Time: Begins @ 9:00 a.m.
Location: Donald Ross PGA Course - French Lick, Indiana.
Contact Person: Destiny Cunningham
Phone number: 812-723-4486

Cool Rides & Hot July Nights
2nd Annual Custom & Classic Car Show
Date/Time: Friday, July 25th, 2008, 12:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
                        Saturday, July 26th, 2008, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: French Lick Springs Resort
Town: French Lick, Indiana
Telephone number: 1-888-My Hideaway or 1-888-694-4332
Website: www.frenchlick.com

Entry fee $15.00, with all proceeds donated to charity.
Free public car show with over 400 cars expected.
Vehicle Judging, 100 point judging, drive through judging, wheel changes allowed for stock class.
Stereo contest Friday, July 25th, 08 @ 6:00 p.m.
Neon Contest Friday, July 25th, 08 @ 7:00 p.m.
Trophies awarded Saturday @ 4:00 p.m.

Pride of Paoli Band Invitational
Dates: Second Saturday following Labor Day
Location: Cook Field at Paoli High School
Town: Paoli, Indiana
Telephone number: (812) 723-3905 (Paoli High School)
Fax number: (812) 723-7301
Website: www.prideofpaoli.org 

Southern Indiana's finest high school bands compete for various awards. Bands and spectators from all parts of the state welcome.

Crappie USA Classic
Date: October 8 - 11, 2008
Time: Sunrise
Location: Patoka Lake, Weigh In 3:00 p.m. daily, Hoosier Hills Marina - Celestine
Contact person: Larry Clark
Phone number: 270-395-4204/ 502-243-7888
Website: www.crappieusa.com

Orange County Players’ Yuletide Madrigal Dinners
Paoli First Presbyterian Church
110 NE. 1st St.
Paoli, Indiana 47454
Telephone number: 812-723-5675

Start the holiday off with an Orange County Players’ tradition. Music, food and fun at the OCP’s Yuletide Madrigal Dinners.
 

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