Community Calendar

Produced in partnership with WVPE.

Join us monthly on the Second Thursday from 5-7 p.m. for Martinis and Music.

Music Artist: TBD

Guest Bartender: TBD

Sponsored by Shelly and Steve Fidler

Footloose is the high-energy musical based on the hit 1984 film. It tells the story of Ren, a young man who challenges the strict rules of a small town to bring music, dance, and joy back to its people. With unforgettable songs like “Holding Out for a Hero,” “Almost Paradise,” and the iconic title track “Footloose,” this show bursts with energy, excitement, and heart. It celebrates freedom, self-expression, and the transformative power of music.

At Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts, the experience is electric. Performed in our intimate theatre-in-the-round, the excitement surrounds you from every angle. You will feel the pulse of the music, the intensity of the dancing, and the heart of the story as if you are right there in the middle of the action. This is a show that lifts your spirit and makes you want to dance along with the characters.

The second annual Louise E. Addicott Summer Chamber Music Festival will be taking place at Indiana University South Bend and across the Michiana region July 8-19, 2026! Directed by IUSB's resident string quartet, the Euclid Quartet, the festival welcomes the esteemed Viano and Verona Quartets, as well as two dozen student participants to a 10-day chamber music intensive. Members of the Michiana community will be able to attend performances and masterclasses by some of the world’s leading artists and witness the next generation of young stars in action here in South Bend. Events take place at IU South Bend, the St. Joe County Public Library (Main and River Park branches), and Howard Park Events Center. We hope to see you at some of these fabulous events!

Events at a Glance

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July 9, 7:30 pm - Euclid Quartet in Concert

July 10, 4:00 pm - Euclid Quartet Masterclass

July 11, 4:00 pm - Viano Quartet Masterclass

July 11, 7:30pm - Viano Quartet in Concert

July 12, 2:00pm - Participant Showcase at Howard Park Events Center

July 12, 4:00pm - Euclid Quartet Masterclass

July 14, 11:00am - Participant Showcase at River Park Library

July 15, 7:30pm - Verona Quartet in Concert

July 16, 4:00pm - Verona Quartet Masterclass

July 16, 7:00pm - Participant Showcase at the St. Joe County Public Library Main Branch Auditorium

July 18, 4:00pm - Final Participant Showcase

The Euclid Quartet, festival directors and faculty quartet-in-residence at IU South Bend, opens the 2026 Louise E. Addicott Summer Chamber Music Recital with an exciting program!

Adult admission (cash or card) at the door. K-12 and IUSB students with ID are free. No advanced sales.

Thursday Jul 09, 2026, 7:30 PM

Louise E. Addicott & Yatish J.Joshi Hall, 1700 Mishawaka Ave, South Bend, IN 46615

Footloose is the high-energy musical based on the hit 1984 film. It tells the story of Ren, a young man who challenges the strict rules of a small town to bring music, dance, and joy back to its people. With unforgettable songs like “Holding Out for a Hero,” “Almost Paradise,” and the iconic title track “Footloose,” this show bursts with energy, excitement, and heart. It celebrates freedom, self-expression, and the transformative power of music.

At Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts, the experience is electric. Performed in our intimate theatre-in-the-round, the excitement surrounds you from every angle. You will feel the pulse of the music, the intensity of the dancing, and the heart of the story as if you are right there in the middle of the action. This is a show that lifts your spirit and makes you want to dance along with the characters.

The Beckwith Theatre Company Presents 1776 (Musical).
book by Peter Stone, Music and Lyrics by Sherman Edwards, Based on a concept by Sherman Edwards.

The seminal event in American history blazes to vivid life in this most unconventional of Broadway hits. 1776 puts a human face on the pages of history as we see the men behind the national icons: proud, frightened, uncertain, irritable, charming, often petty and ultimately noble figures, determined to do the right thing for a fledging nation.

The second annual Louise E. Addicott Summer Chamber Music Festival will be taking place at Indiana University South Bend and across the Michiana region July 8-19, 2026! Directed by IUSB's resident string quartet, the Euclid Quartet, the festival welcomes the esteemed Viano and Verona Quartets, as well as two dozen student participants to a 10-day chamber music intensive. Members of the Michiana community will be able to attend performances and masterclasses by some of the world’s leading artists and witness the next generation of young stars in action here in South Bend. Events take place at IU South Bend, the St. Joe County Public Library (Main and River Park branches), and Howard Park Events Center. We hope to see you at some of these fabulous events!

Events at a Glance

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July 9, 7:30 pm - Euclid Quartet in Concert

July 10, 4:00 pm - Euclid Quartet Masterclass

July 11, 4:00 pm - Viano Quartet Masterclass

July 11, 7:30pm - Viano Quartet in Concert

July 12, 2:00pm - Participant Showcase at Howard Park Events Center

July 12, 4:00pm - Euclid Quartet Masterclass

July 14, 11:00am - Participant Showcase at River Park Library

July 15, 7:30pm - Verona Quartet in Concert

July 16, 4:00pm - Verona Quartet Masterclass

July 16, 7:00pm - Participant Showcase at the St. Joe County Public Library Main Branch Auditorium

July 18, 4:00pm - Final Participant Showcase

In collaboration with Prof. Seth Koren (Department of Physics and Astronomy at Notre Dame), Culture Café presents our fifth CHATS - "Culture, Humanities, and the Arts Through Science" Lecture Series. The Merrimans' Play-House Players will perform 7:30 - 8:00, then around 8:00 Dr. Seth Koren will host the discussion.

Dr. Seth Koren is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Physics & Astronomy at Notre Dame. They work on theoretical particle physics beyond the Standard Model and what the universe looks like at distance scales smaller than one billionth of one billionth of a meter. Dr. Koren has been frequently recognized for their pedagogy, including giving a series of public lectures as the University of Chicago Enrico Fermi Institute's 91st Arthur H. Compton Lecturer, and now hosts the CHATS series at Culture Café.

Saturday Morning Cartoons return to Goshen Theater on July 11, 2026, from 9AM-12PM.

We will be showing cartoons from the 1980’s on the big screen in the Miller Auditorium for FREE! Come for one or stay all morning.

Concessions will be available for purchase.

Sponsored by the Elkhart County Convention and Visitors Bureau

Join us for our SECOND annual Pollinator Promenade! We're celebrating all our friendly pollinators! This fun "run" event features a variety of friendly competitions including:
- Speed Walking Race
- Pollinator-Themed Costume Contest
- Scavenger Hunt
All around our new wildflower prairie!
PLUS, check out info booths and local vendors featuring art, plants, food, and so much more as well as kids activities and FREE face painting!
Register for one/some/all of the fun competitions here https://www.eventeny.com/.../pollinatorpromenade2026-31132
Or be a part of the event by volunteering! Volunteers get FREE t-shirts and food. Sign up to volunteer at https://elkhart.galaxydigital.com/need/?s=1...
For more information about the event, check out https://www.cityofelkhartin.gov/departments/elkhart-environmental-center/events/pollinator-promenade/