💪 DYC Fitness | 1703 E. Michigan St.

At DYC Fitness, their goal is to create a personalized experience — through one-on-one or small group personal training that is tailored towards your individual goals. You can try out one week of one-on-one personal training for free through Sun., Jan. 30.

🧘 Invoke Studio | 970 Fort Wayne Ave.

This downtown studio offers vinyasa yoga + pilates classes in-studio, outdoors, and on Zoom. Take part in Invoke’s January Challenge by taking 20-30 classes between now and Thurs., Feb. 3. Don’t have a membership? You can get a single-month membership with unlimited classes for only $99.

🧗 North Mass Boulder | 1411 Roosevelt Ave.

As a bouldering gym, North Mass has it all — from climbing, yoga, weights, cross-training, and instructional classes. When you’re done, you can hit the sauna, plug in at their coworking/social space, or grab a bite at Top Out Cafe. For the new year, you can join now + earn your first month free.

🚲 Rise House Fitness Studio | 537 E. Ohio St.

Sweat it out with spin or yoga classes. Spin themes change every week to keep things fun. Pro tip: New members can join for $55 to get one month of unlimited classes.

🎪 Cirque Indy | 617 Fulton St.

Ever wanted to join the circus? At Cirque Indy — the city’s only circus school — you can try a different kind of workout, featuring real circus apparatus like fabric silks, aerial hoops, and trapeze. You can give it a shot for only $10 for your first class.

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EVENTS

Today

Bird Collages | Wed., Jan. 5 | 12-4 p.m. | Eagle Creek Park Ornithology Center | Free with park admission ($5) | Use hundreds of magazines to build your own nature-themed collages. Supplies are provided. ✂️
Fresh Market Wednesday | Wed., Jan. 5 | 4-6:30 p.m. | Irving Theater, 5505 E. Washington St. | Free | Who says farmers markets have to be outside? Some of this week’s vendors include The Bearded Baker, Elderberry Everything + Metta Gardens. 🧀

Thursday

Trivia | Thurs., Jan. 6 | 6 p.m. | Parched, 9922 E. Washington St. | Free | Stop by Parched + test your knowledge. Teams of 1-6 people will compete for several prizes. Smoothies and bowls will be available for purchase. 🥣
Kane Brown Blessed & Free Tour | Thurs., Jan. 6 | 7 p.m. | Gainbridge Fieldhouse | $24+ | Kane is the first five-time American Music Award winner to bring his tour to all 29 NBA arenas. 🎤

Saturday

Indiana Pacers vs. Utah Jazz | Sat., Jan. 8 | 7 p.m. | Gainbridge Fieldhouse | $20+ | Cheer on the Blue + Gold as they take on the Utah Jazz (third in the Eastern Conference) at home. 🏀

Sunday

5th Annual Indianapolis Bridal Show | Sun., Jan. 9 | 1:30-4 p.m. | The Cyrus Place, 237 N. East St. | Free | Come + meet a collection of some of Indy’s top wedding professionals all in one place — from photographers, planners, DJs, and specialized crafters. 💍

We have a monthly guide filled with events + activities you can plan for in advance. Click the button below to bookmark ideas for upcoming date nights, family outings, and time with friends.

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NEWS NOTES

Weather

36º | Cloudy | 10% chance of rain

Development

The Town of Bargersville is considering two developments — Copper Meadows + Commerce Grove — which would add more than 600 new homes to the fast-growing town and hundreds of students to Franklin schools. Once the plan commission votes on the developments at its Jan. 17 meeting, both will move to the town council for consideration. 🏘️ (Daily Journal)
A local developer plans to spend about $6.5 million to transform a vacant area of the Old Northside into 18 townhouses — featuring three stories, two to four bedrooms, two-car garages, and a rooftop deck. Onyx+East is expected to meet with the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission today for a preliminary review. 🏗️ (IBJ)

Coming Soon

The site of the former Mikado restaurant at the corner of Illinois + Georgia streets won’t be vacant for long. Social Cantina — serving up street tacos, bowls, and salads — plans to open a location there in time for the Indy 500 on May 29 — after the opening of another new location in Carmel later this month. 🌮 (IBJ)

Travel

Delta Air Lines has taken off with three one-time nonstop flights to Indianapolis from the southern US, specifically for the College Football Playoff Championship. It will provide service from Savannah, Georgia + Birmingham and Huntsville, Alabama — which are scheduled to depart for Indy on Jan. 8 and return Jan. 11, the day after the game. ✈️ (IBJ)

Award

The Indianapolis Prize — the world’s leading award for animal conservation — announced the awards given to finalists has been significantly increased from $10,000 to $50,000, thanks to a grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. The Indianapolis Zoo will also provide $500,000 to support conservationists’ efforts to save + protect the world’s species. 🌎 (WTHR)

Eat

Did you know it’s veganuary? Landlocked Baking Company — which feeds Coat Check Coffee, Provider, Heartbreaker + Strange Bird — showcased five vegan donuts on social media to serve up a reminder that it has a large selection of plant-based options, including a breakfast sandwich too. 🍩 (Indianapolis Monthly)

Drink

As the city prepares to host the College Football Playoff Championship, Hard Truth Bar in the Garage Food Hall at Bottleworks is mixing up some signature team drinks — The Roll Tide and Bulldog Beer. Cheers to that. 🍻 (Indianapolis Monthly)

Hoosier

Hobart native Elias Otero’s love for the Colts grew after his son was diagnosed with Alagille syndrome. Throughout treatments, the family would go to Colts community events, and their fandom + commitment to raising awareness for Donate Life Indiana caught the team’s attention — so they nominated Elias for the 2021 Fan of the Year. 🏈 (FOX59)

Ranked

The restaurant Brasserie at Windsor Park’s Kan-Kan Cinema made USA Today’s 10Best list of best new restaurants in the country for 2021. The Brasserie’s James Beard-nominated chef Abbi Merriss serves up European-inspired dishes for all ages to enjoy. Pro tip: You don’t have to buy a movie ticket to dine there. 🍴

Pets

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The Indianapolis home of Christel DeHaan — a Hoosier businesswoman + philanthropist who died in June last year — has been put on the market for $14 million.

Described as "almost holy, a true sanctuary," the 41,762 sqft, seven bedroom, 10 full bath mansion sits on 150+ acres that used to be the grounds of the Benedictine Monastery of St. Maur.

Christel was one of the wealthiest women (just look at her house) + most prominent Hoosier philanthropists in the country.

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