Just a quick word to say congrats to Erin and Andrea! They will both receive 2 entries into the Color Me Rad 5k at Indianapolis.
Feel free to congratulate them yourself:
Erin blogs here - Live Life Active
Andrea blogs here - A Doctor in the House
Many thanks to all of our contest participants. Hope you keep an eye out for our future contests and good luck! Enjoy the nice weather before Isaac's rain comes.
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Indianapolis Bloggers Exclusive Interview with Kelley James
Big thanks to Chelsea Nord over at Boilermakerag for conducting our exclusive interview with Kelley James. You can watch the inteverview below, and check out Chelsea's post here. Learn more about Kelley James from our previous post here. Thanks Kelley for taking the time to do this!
Friday, August 24, 2012
FREE Entries Into Color Me Rad Indianapolis 5k Run ($45 value)
Winners of the contest will be given 2 promo codes to be entered upon registration, which will waive the $45 fee. The contest will be open until Thursday, August 30, 2012 at noon (Indy time). So be sure to enter the contest and win one entry for you and a friend!
All you have to do to enter is shoot us an email at indianapolisbloggers@gmail.com. Or reply in the comment section of this post (be sure to click the box that will email you follow-up comments, so we can notify you if you win). Anyone can enter. Be sure to say "Color Me Rad!" somewhere in the email. Winner will be chosen at random from all entrants.
Also, if you could do us a favor and help spread the word about this contest, that would be great! Thanks and good luck!
Color Me Rad Indianapolis - 5k Run, September 8
Hey Indianapolis- On Saturday, September 8th, Color Me Rad is coming to Indianapolis at the Indiana State Fairgrounds!
If you're like me, you probably ask yourself the following question on a daily basis: "I wonder what it's like to run 5 kilometers while getting bombed with every color of the rainbow?" Well, now is your chance to answer that age-old question!
The next question you may be asking yourself is, "What the heck is a kilometer - and will five of them kill me?" Well, I've got the answer to that question too, my metrics-challenged friend. But don't feel dumb, I had to look it up:
So as you can see, five kilometers is a mere 3.10686 miles. Which means 3 miles of sheer joy as you get pummeled with happiness. And remember- you don't even have to run, you can walk it!
In all seriousness, Color Me Rad is an awesome event for runners and spectators alike. The race benefits Special Olympics Indiana, so you can have your fun knowing that you are also helping others. And if you'd rather be the one throwing color, instead of running the race, you can sign up to volunteer and help shower runners with glorious color bombs. (sign up here)
Register here.
Watch the video below to see what's in store. Also, be sure to check out the following links:
About Color Me Rad
Color Me Rad Facebook Page
Color Me Rad Twitter Page
More Pics
Friday, August 17, 2012
Kelley James Coming to Indianapolis (8/19/2012)
Hey Indianapolis- Kelley James is coming to play in Indy on August 19th at the RedBull Moto GP After Party. Do whatever you can to make sure you're there to enjoy the show. Indianapolis Bloggers is being given an opportunity for an exclusive interview with Kelley, so be on the lookout and don't miss it!
For more info on Kelley, read the following and check out some music videos below:
National recording artist Kelley James is a singer-songwriter whose music is a fascinating collection of acoustic guitars, hip-hop beats, thoughtful lyrics and freestyle flows. James has shared the stage with the likes of the Goo Goo Dolls, Kate Voegele, Slightly Stoopid, Shwayze, T-Pain, Will.i.am, and more.
James recently played a weeklong residency at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas in June and just finished headlining the Common Threads Tour for Patagonia in Australia, which makes his fifth tour of Australia to date. Additionally, he has toured the nation with acts such as Mike Posner and O.A.R., and has performed over 600 shows in the past four years.
His newly released single, “Summertime On My Mind”, has become a summertime anthem and has received recognition from several viral entertainment sites including BroBible, BuzzFeed, ClevverMusic, Mashable and Tone It Up. “Summertime On My Mind” has been included on Tunecore’s “25 Songs of Summer” compilation album available free on Amazon MP3. The music video features special guest appearances by some of James’ friends including Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers, Richard Jefferson of the Golden State Warriors, Tone It Up fitness and nutritional experts Katrina and Karena and professional beach volleyball player Chelsea Rashoff.
Watch “Summertime On My Mind”
And here's Kelley just doing some freestyle:
For more information on Kelley James, please visit:
www.kelleyjames.com
http://www.facebook.com/kelleyjames
http://www.twitter.com/YourBoyKJ
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Indianapolis Blogger: Indy In-Tune
Mission
To change the mindset and tastes of the average music listener in Indianapolis from "corporate cookie cutter drone listener" to "local independent artist evangelist."
Company Overview
New media production, artist showcase, event management/promotion, venue marketing/PR
Description
1. A web community dedicated to serving the central Indiana music scene through news, tracks, interviews, artist spotlights, and links to essential resources (http://www.indyintune.com/).
2. A podcast available via free subscription on iTunes (http://indyintune.com/itunes), Odeo, Podcast Alley, Podcast Pickle, and everywhere fine podcasts are found.
3. A free tool for local artists to get their name and music out there to the masses on the Internet.
4. A resource for music fans seeking to purchase or watch quality musical entertainment from local, independent artists or just learn more about their local music scene in general.
5. A permanent record and future time capsule of the Indianapolis music scene.
6. A suite of marketing services dedicated to helping venues to expand and promote their business through the use of live music, new media production, and social networking, as well as more-traditional marketing tools.
Indianapolis Blogger: Phil The Void
http://blog.philthevoid.net/
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Cleis Design
Cleis Design is a one woman design shop, fronted by graphic designer, Jennifer Hughes. She specializes in brand development and championing all that is good and unique in the world.
Jennifer often collaborates with other designers/artists/marketers/developers/kindred spirits to create work that is unique as well as functional in the commercial and art world. Feel free to look at her portfolio, resume and the rest of the site. For questions and requests for quotes – please e-mail
jlhughes@cleisdesign.com.Cleis Design
Friday, April 20, 2012
Free Tickets to see Yanni in Concert at the Murat!
As you hopefully already know, Yanni is coming to Indianapolis and will be playing at the Murat on Monday, April 30th. Details of the event can be found here: An Evening With Yanni - Murat Theater, Indianapolis.
We have tickets available and will be holding a simple little contest to give them away for FREE! Yup, FREE YANNI TICKETS! Here's how it works:
1) Email us to let us know you're interested (indianapolisbloggers@gmail.com). Please don't enter the contest unless you are sure you can attend this event. Tickets will be left at roll call under your name, so they are non-transferable (and don't come cheap).
2) If you are a member of Indianapolis Bloggers, write up a quick post to let your readers know about Yanni's concert. Be sure to let people know where they can buy tickets, etc. (info can be found at the link above).
3) If you aren't a member of Indianapolis Bloggers, you can still let your friends and family know about the event through Facebook, Twitter, or whatever other crazy social networking you're into. Just link them up to this: http://nblo.gs/wG58K
4) The winner will be drawn at random, however you get an extra name in the "hat" for helping spread the word through doing #2 or #3 above. Just let us know in your email what you've done. Winner will receive 2 tickets for the show Monday, April 30 at 7:30pm.
5) This contest will be open until 5:00pm (Indianapolis time) Saturday, April 28th. If you lose, you can still go see Yanni on your own dime - just click here and buy your tickets!
Feel free to email us with any questions. Good luck and godspeed!
An Evening With Yanni - Murat Theatre, Indianapolis
Hey Indianapolis - Spring is in the air! Flowers are blooming... birds are singing... and Yanni... yeah that's right, Yanni is coming to Indianapolis!
Before we begin, let us share with you just a taste of the awesomeness that is Yanni. Please push play on the video below, then continue to read this post as the music of Yanni enters your life and changes you forever. It's like coffee for your ears.
In case you're unfamiliar with Yanni, he's a pretty big deal. Sure, he puts his pants on like the rest of us - one leg at a time. But when his pants are on, he makes gold records. No, seriously. He also has his own page on Wikipedia, so basically anything you want to know about his life can be found here: Yanni's wiki page. Oh, and his mustache makes Burt Reynolds look like a mere mortal. See for yourself:
Unfortunately for the humble citizens of this quaint town, Yanni will only be gracing us with his presence for a single night of glory: Monday, April 30th. Yanni is stopping in Indy as part of his North American tour. The good news is that it's not too late for you to partake in this festival of passion!
Let Yanni take the yawn out of your life. Ya'need Yanni! Pick up your tickets and let the music of Yanni heal your soul. Details below. Also be sure to pick up Yanni's newly released CD/DVD set, "Yanni: Live at El Morro Puerto Rico."
An Evening With Yanni
Murat Theatre at Old National Centre
Indianapolis, IN
Mon, Apr 30, 2012 07:30 PM
Pick up tickets here.
Visit Yanni's website here.
Monday, April 02, 2012
Indianapolis Blogger: What's Up Fagan's
But, first we’ll answer a prerequisite question: Who are the Fagans?
Well, these particular Fagans are husband and wife team Joshua and Katelyn, and their two-year old fraternal twin daughters Alison and Lisa. Mr. Fagan works at Scecina Memorial High
School here in Indianapolis teaching Mathematics. Mrs. Fagan stays at home with the girls,
blogs, and creates and sells art on the side (she majored in Fine Arts).
Joshua was born in Colorado, but went to high school in Batesville, IN and attended Indiana University for a while, before transferring to Utah Valley University among other things. Katelyn grew up in Wisconsin and attended Brigham Young University. They met while attending their respective colleges in Utah (yes, we're members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints aka Mormons) and have been married for three years.School here in Indianapolis teaching Mathematics. Mrs. Fagan stays at home with the girls,
blogs, and creates and sells art on the side (she majored in Fine Arts).
(To learn even more about us, check out our Meet the Fagans page.)
Our blog was started shortly after we got married as a way to keep our friends and family, spread across the country, up to date on our lives, but has evolved into much more than that. On What’s up Fagans we not only share what we do, with whom, and when, but also what we think about baby products, movies, books, sports, music, religion, finances, art, pregnancy, parenting, marriage, twins, cars, and much more.
As we discuss various topics we do so with humor and honesty. We honestly talk about our struggles with money and making ends meet (we’re a family of four living off a second-year school teacher’s salary here people!), with making time for each other, with caring for twins, with dieting and exercise, with staying at home, and with unexpected realities (twins for starters!) and lately with Mr. Fagan’s car accident this last November that has caused a huge amount of stress in our otherwise simple lives. We share our struggles and offer advice and hope for others who have may be going through similar experiences. We also solicit parenting and life advice fairly often too as we share our first time parenting ups and downs and newly-wed struggles.
As we discuss various topics we do so with humor and honesty. We honestly talk about our struggles with money and making ends meet (we’re a family of four living off a second-year school teacher’s salary here people!), with making time for each other, with caring for twins, with dieting and exercise, with staying at home, and with unexpected realities (twins for starters!) and lately with Mr. Fagan’s car accident this last November that has caused a huge amount of stress in our otherwise simple lives. We share our struggles and offer advice and hope for others who have may be going through similar experiences. We also solicit parenting and life advice fairly often too as we share our first time parenting ups and downs and newly-wed struggles.
So, please come join us, the Fagan Four, as we navigate our simple, yet complex life with optimism, humor, hope, and faith at whatsupfagans.blogspot.com. You'll be glad we answered your question: What's up Fagans?
Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/whatsupfagans
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
NCAA Hall of Champions
The Arena
The Hall of Champions has an ‘Arena’ floor, where you can see an exhibition highlighting those athletes that embody the NCAA attributes, as well as a permanent exhibition to encourage young girls to compete in sport – the NCAA History of Women in Intercollegiate Athletics. All 23 NCAA sports are represented in the Arena, with trivia challenges, video highlights and various artefacts donated from colleges all over America. Past champions in every sport are up on the walls, along with their banners. Statues of famous college football players stand around as you test yourself on sporting facts. In total, there are 23 different computers showcasing each sport the NCAA sponsors. Those sports range from the more well-known as basketball, baseball, but then also, skiing, fencing, and water polo. You can watch interviews with different student-athletes telling of their experiences, and how they have gained by being part of the NCAA.
Play
On the second level of the Hall, sport comes alive. There are interactive activities, which place you right in the game with state of the art virtual reality technology. You can find yourself on the mound out on the baseball pitch, with just three strikeouts needed to win. Will you make it, or will you choke? You can try the soccer game activity, where your task is to slot the ball into the net, to take your team to victory. If you don’t make it, just keep trying till you do, then bask in the glory of having scored that winning goal. You can go back to the 1930’s in the retro basketball gym where you can try and shoot a basket, and a tennis ball machine that serves you with a ball at up to 90 miles an hour!
Other Activities
When you’ve finished the tour and played all the sports activities, it’s time to head to the gift shop, where there is plenty of merchandise for sale. If you live locally, you could book a kid’s party at the Champion’s Hall – or even a business meeting. The Hall hosts all sorts of events, and can cater for as many guests as the rooms will hold. School visits are also welcome, and you can book a 90 minute educational and interactive experience, which will teach your class about being a champion on and off the pitch. Team building exercises are very popular, and a school field trip tour meets Indiana Academic State Standards in Math, U.S. History, Geography, Science and English.
Admission tickets are the cheapest in the White River State Park
Adults - $5.00
Youth - $3.00
Seniors- $3.00
Children 5 & under- FREE
The Opening hours are:
Monday – Closed
Tuesday through Saturday – 10 am – 5.00 pm
Sunday – Noon – 5.00 pm
What are you waiting for?
NCAA Hall of Champions
Disclosures
Indianapolis Bloggers did not receive any compensation for this post. However, it was written by a guest author who works for IGLU Cruise and agreed to provide the content for this post in exchange for including a link to that company within the post. IGLU Cruise has no affiliation with the NCAA.
Indianapolis Blogger: Drawings in Motion
Hello! Thanks for visiting. This site is essentially just a big catalog of food, photos, illustrations, designs, animations, prints, crafts that I make. From time to time I'll post a little bit about something inspiring me at the moment. I love thoughts and comments so feel free to share.
Drawings in Motion
Indianapolis Blogger: Distracted by Something Shiny
About Me:
34 • lover of hazelnut coffee • Web developer • nerd • crafter • maker of lazy bullet lists disguised as paragraphs.
You can contact me at mymsie [at] gmail [dot] com
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Distracted by Something Shiny
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Indianapolis Blogger: Hoosier Beer Geek
What We Do
Hoosier Beer Geek was created in 2006 as an excuse to drink and rate beer. Using the title "The Knights of the Beer Roundtable", we post about the results of these tastings here for the beer consuming public. Though based in Indianapolis, we strive to maintain a site that is worthwhile for readers anywhere.Hoosier Beer Geek was founded with a simple mission: drink great beer and talk about it.
Over the years, this mission has brought us together with people from various backgrounds, including artists, restaurateurs, chefs, entrepreneurs, and other civic leaders. While we didn’t originally anticipate cultivating relationships with these people, we’ve come to value the camaraderie that has blossomed as a result of our befriending them. What’s more, these relationships have allowed us to see that craft beer is about so much more than just drinking. Indeed, we now know that craft beer intersects with art, literature, music, food, urban affairs, economics, manufacturing, religion, and politics, not only locally but nationally.
Originally, drinking beer was our destination. Today, it’s our starting point. So in 2011, Hoosier Beer Geek is still about drinking great beer and talking about it. But sometimes, these beer discussions will lead us to talk about something more than just the beer.
In addition to our ongoing mission, we continue our work with the Brewers of Indiana Guild to coordinate their beer festival efforts. We are now in charge of lining up breweries/participants, volunteer coordination, event layout, setup and teardown, event advertisement/artwork, and ticket sales for the Indiana Microbrewers Festival (Summer), Winterfest, along with similar efforts for the Bloomington Craft Beer Fest (new in 2011).
In 2010 we worked locally with Metromix to create a guild to Indianapolis Breweries, which led us to regular work as correspondents with the Indianapolis Star.
We also throw many events of our own, which we encourage you to attend. You can find more information on these events on our event page.
Despite our ever-expanding scope, we hope to continue to support those involved with better beer locally. If you own a location that carries better beer, are located in the state of Indiana and would like us to visit, please drop us a line. We are here to support you.
Knights of the Beer Roundtable
Jason | Jim | Mike | Gina | Chris | Rodney | Matt R.
Knights Retired
Chris M. | Kelly | Matt E. | Jess
Hoosier Beer Geek
Indianapolis Blogger: Tracy T. Hall Photography
Photography has always been something I have been interested. I was introduced to photography at a very young age when my mother used to use her camera to capture moments of us when we were children. She also worked at a local newspaper and used her photography skills at times. She taught me to be creative and how to spot an opportunity worth capturing in the most unusual moments. I grew up with my father constantly behind a camera. He also enjoyed photography as a hobby. He taught me to never leave my camera at home and to take a photo at every moment a photo could be taken.I started to research, read and take classes in photography, photo editing and Photoshop right before my husband deployed to Afghanistan for a year. In that time I also photographed and edited over 20,000 photos of over 50 families, life events and children. It was an opportunity to focus and develop my art and craft I learned years ago in college and growing up, to set aside the time to devote hours to reading, refining and learning.
My style is is unique and fun. I enjoy capturing photos that are candid, cherished and creative. I also like to photograph in the more formal fashion with posed looks. However, I avoid the common photographed poses like a forest backdrop (why not go to the forest instead?), a baby in a metal tub with a duck, the standard maternity photo with the hands in a heart shape…..to name a few. I also look at ideas for interesting photos and keeping my perspective fresh and take full input from my clients before, during and after the sessions.
Tracy T. Hall Photography
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Indianapolis Blogger: Gottahavacuppamocha
About Michael Hawkes
Michael Hawkes lives in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he works as a computer technician at a university. Outside of work he watches movies, composes haiku, takes photos, and searches for the ultimate cafe mocha.About Review Haiku
After getting a Netflix subscription a few years ago, Michael (a/k/a lafnlab) decided to review them on his blog gottahavacuppamocha.com. Knowing there were already lots of blogs that do movie reviews, he decided that reviewing them in the form of haiku would be an interesting gimmick. While it remains to be seen if it’s a successful gimmick, haiku have the advantage of being short, and therefore easy to write.In March of 2010, he self-published the first 500 Review Haiku in a book.
Current projects
- Review Haiku, Volume 1 (2nd edition)
- Review Haiku, Volume 2
- Review Haiku, Volume Ultimate
- O’Reilly Fluidinfo Writable API competition
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Indianapolis Blogger: Stephen Coley
I’m Stephen Coley: a 20-something, no-name, Indianapolis-based programmer. I work full-time at the most righteous company in the world, DK New Media as a full-time developer, where I spend most of my time setting up servers, writing plugins, coding themes, cross-browser debugging, authoring blog posts, and knocking back can after delicious can of Yoo-Hoo.DK New Media has given me great opportunities:
- authored some really cool plugins
- co-developed an enterprise store location web app powered by Google Maps
- built out the framework for the coolest site dedicated to sports and social media
- sculpted WordPress into a video distribution hub by utilizing Amazon’s S3 storage utility for Candidio
- I tend to my awesome little family.
- I go biking.
- I make a little music.
- I watch my favorite bands perform live.
- I collect all kinds of guns.
Stephen Coley
Indianapolis Blogger: Andy Chen Photography
Andy Chen is an award winning fine art photographer and gallery director at the StutzArtSpace.His images explore themes of enchantment within the wildness of the natural world. Andy was born in 1974 in Taiwan and grew up in the Midwestern United States. His exposure to photography began in high school, where he spent countless, clueless hours in the darkroom as part of the yearbook staff. A few years later, he finally figured out that the knobs on the camera had a purpose and quickly found a new passion (for photography, not turning knobs).
Andy Chen Photography
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Indianapolis Blogger: Mili Walker Fine Art and Children Photography
Hello! My name is Mili Tepavac-Walker, born Milica Tepavac. I am a European, award-winning photographer, specializing in children's and portrait photography and I'm the owner of Mili Walker Photography (www.miliwalker.com).
In January 2011, I came to the United States on a simple tourist visit, and have ultimately stayed in the U.S. pretty much by accident! I met my husband, fall in love, we got married and now we are expecting a baby - little Jude Nicola Walker!
We moved from Chicago to Carmel, IN in January 2012 and I'm so happy to be part of Indy community.
My blog is mostly about photography, but sometimes I feel free to put my thoughts pretty much about everything that inspire me or irritate at that moment (including movies, music, health insurance, taxes etc)."
Some of my most popular blog posts are:
1. Goodbye to The Best and Craziest Year of My Life - http://miliwalkerblog.com/
2. Best Friends http://miliwalkerblog.
3. Smile Like you Mean it http://miliwalkerblog.com/
4. Babies are us http://miliwalkerblog.com/
5. Few Tips How to Photograph Kids http://miliwalkerblog.
Mili Walker Fine Art and Children Photography
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