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Make & Take – 4 Part Series

Wabash Community Event

Create a new experience every week, for the month of April, with your child! An instructor will guide you through each activity! Families will be able to bring their child in and make a craft, and then take it home. Join us on April 4, 11, 18, and 25 from 1:30-2:30 pm at the Wabash County YMCA. Cost: $15 Y-member per child or $30 Non-member per child, pricing includes all four activities. Questions: email Brittany, bburnett@wabashcountyymca.org or call us at 260.563.9622.

Financial Assistance available*

Easter Brunch

Wabash Community Event

Join us for our brunch buffet featuring a carving station, lunch entrees, breakfast classics, and a dessert bar. This sells out quickly – buy early to guarantee your seat.

2023 Farmers Market Vendor Callout Meeting

2023 Downtown Wabash Farmers Market Callout Meeting

The Downtown Wabash Farmers Market will host an informational Vendor Callout meeting for both NEW and returning Market vendors with questions or seeking information about the 2023 Farmers Market Season. The meeting will be held open-house style at the Downtown Wabash, Inc. office with our Market Coordinator, Carly Hawkins, on-site to speak about the 2023 season and answer any questions.

This Callout Meeting is open to new and retuning vendors of the Downtown Wabash Farmers Market.

Lagro: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

Wabash Community Event

Lagro is a tiny town nestled on the banks of the Wabash River. We’ll learn a bit of its rich history, its recent progress, and hopes for the future from Lavonne Sparling, retired Wabash County educator

and current resident of Lagro, and Richard Monce, Lagro Town Council President.

Dakota Parker

Wabash Community Event

Dakota Ray Parker performs many varieties of music including classic country (Merle Haggard, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash), some classic rock (Neil Diamond, Eric Clapton, Bruce Springsteen), Folk music (The Avett Brothers, Bob Dylan, Tom T Hall), Elvis Presley, Adele, Justin Bieber and so much more. He also writes his own music with more than 35 original songs. He won The Voice of Wabash County in 2018 and opened for Aaron Barker at the Eagles Theater.

Poetry Lovers

Wabash Community Event

Poetry Night is back! If you write poetry, please bring a couple originals. And if you just enjoy poetry, bring a couple favorites to share. April is Poetry Month. We’ll have a delightful evening together!

Lunch & Learn – Paper Sack Garden Journal

Wabash Community Event

Pack a lunch and join us on select Wednesdays for fun and free presentations and workshops in the Education and Resource Center.

Paper sacks aren’t just for brown-bagging anymore. Join us as we turn this ordinary item into a decorative journal for noting your gardening journey. $10 per person. Spots are limited so buy early!

Cheap Trick

Wabash Community Event

Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Cheap Trick blend pop, punk, and metal in a catchy, instantly recognizable way, producing timeless classics like “I Want You To Want Me,” “Surrender,” “Dream Police,” and “The Flame.” A musical institution, they have played more than 5,000 performances, sold 20 million records, and earned 40 Gold and Platinum records

Prime Rib Dinner

Wabash Community Event

Don’t miss our popular, all-you-can-eat prime rib buffet with side and salad accompaniments. Menu and dessert options also available. Come early, grab a drink, and enjoy our lounge area before you’re seated!

Abbie Thomas

Wabash Community Event

Influenced by an eclectic mix, from The Beatles and Karen Carpenter, to Lauren Hill and John Mayer, singer songwriter with a pop-soul flair, Abbie Thomas mixes catchy melodies with hard-hitting, life inspired lyrics. She was a songwriting finalist at The Acorn Theater in June 2019, and is now building a resume as an opening act for touring musicians (ex. Callaghan, Billy Gilman). Thomas released her first of a series of singles, “Those 3 Words” in April 2020, available on iTunes and Spotify. In May 2022, she released her first self-produced EP “Dirty Little Things.”

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BUSINESS OWNERS WORKSHOP: Adapting & Planning in Uncertain Times

Wabash Community Event

Downtown Wabash, Inc., Manchester Alive, Grow Wabash County and WEOC (Women’s Entrepreneurial Opportunity Center)

This informative workshop is meant for business owners to learn how to plan for the unexpected, helping reduce risk for their business. All businesses and their owners are exposed to risk every day, some minor and some with catastrophic consequences. However, there are steps that business owners and their employees can take to mitigate, transfer, and even avoid risks.

Proper contingency planning, education and documentation of process can allow businesses, their owners, and employees to recover from interruptions more effectively and efficiently. This planning can help also expand through the business to strengthen their day-to-day operations.

Presented By: Purdue University Institute of Family Business and in partnership with Downtown Wabash, Inc., Manchester Alive, and Grow Wabash County.

This training is provided at no charge through NIIC Community Navigator Pilot Program. Purdue Extension Allen County serves as a Spoke Organization for the program, to serve entrepreneurs in Northeast Indiana.

COST: Free; Registration required as space is limited