My NW Indiana and More: September 2018

Saturday, September 29, 2018

39th Annual Fall Harvest Craft Festival

Each year Boy Scout Troop 264 of Griffith, Indiana, holds their two-day annual Fall Harvest Craft Festival at the Griffith Central Park, located on Broad Street, North of downtown. Everything handmade that you can think of is there. A Great time to start your Christmas shopping if you are so inclined, or to just take advantage of the early fall days to enjoy the weather and the festivities.

This year my bride Christi had her photographic art for sale. A variety of nature photography in different mediums that include framed photographs, tile photographs, and pendant photographs. Other outdoor photographs are available as well, like vintage baseball from our own local Deep River Grinders team out of Hobart (Deep River County Park). She can also take a photograph you have to clean it up and frame it, or placing on a tile or in a pendant!

Here are a few photographs from Saturday, starting with one of Christi deciding her arrangement of photographs before the start of the festival.

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Saturday, September 22, 2018

Nomad Planets CD Release Party!

Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house

Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;

The stockings were hung by the Chimney with care,

But wait, (record scratch) it's not that time yet.

Because we have time, get'm while they last, the Nomad Planets CD release "Rise and Shine", with artwork by Sophia Rapata! They are great for a stocking stuffers this holiday season. But wait, (record scratch) they are great for any season so why wait, get them now!!!!

Okay, I took some liberty above. You get the point. Nomad Planets are a really cool set of guys from the region who write, play, record music very well, and they are very dynamic on stage. They keep your attention all the way through as you dig their vibe, connections with the song, with the band, and with the audience.

So this evening was their CD release party at 18th Street Brewery in Hammond. If you came early to get a seat, you were not early enough. More chairs were added, yet people seemed happy to stand. I know why too, the music is always great to dance to whether you do just a little wiggle or lay it all out on the floor.

Opening for this party was Robert Rolfe Feddersen, commonly known as "RRF". The happy go lucky always positive group put on another excellent show for us. When they open they are like the warm up people before the late night host comes on set, getting everyone cranked up for a good show. As always, they exceeded our expectations!!!

Here are some photos of the Nomad Planet's "Rise and Shine" CD release party for you to enjoy.