We visited Southern Indiana for 3 days! We visited a bunch of places, but this post is all about our first day, which was in Lincoln City. We did a bunch of Abe Lincoln stuff! There was a play, “LINCOLN,” and it was awesome!! When they showed parts of the Civil War in the play it would go BOOM and people would scream and there was one random thing that one girl in the play said: “Oh dear Alex! I need you desperately right now!!” It was so random!

Lena

Before the play, we visited Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial and Living Historical Farm. I liked the living farm because it showed the old-fashioned stuff that Lincoln probably grew up with. After that, we went to Lake Rudolph Campground and RV Resort in Santa Claus, Indiana. It was awesome! You can rent an RV instead of just bringing a tent! There’s a pool and a beach and a playground and Coke machines all over.

Then we went back to Lincoln City to see the Lincoln Bicentennial Plaza and to see the play and eat a yummy Amish dinner. I liked the rolls and the chicken. The play was really cool and I liked it. We’ll tell about the rest of our trip (Holiday World, Surfin’ Safari, Leavenworth Inn, and Marengo Caves) soon! Liberty

We are heading out to the Wexner Center this morning to catch a special performance of At Nightfall performed by Sursaut compagnie de danse. If you’re local, you can catch the show tonight at 7:00 and tomorrow at 2:00. Tickets are buy one get one free!

From the press release:

This Canadian troupe’s joyful and touching creations thrill spectators young and old alike, everywhere they are presented.

At Nightfall features a tiny people who occupy the territory where shade and light intermingle. Crazy, tender, tipsy, or delicate, their nocturnal dances include turning, jumping, and frolicking in total abandon. The elusive beauty, casualness, and antic character of the tiny people exercise an undeniable charm on passersby who venture into their world of dance. Your family will surely come under their spell too.

ETA: We saw it! And it was good! There was a super creepy weird part with this one guy who thought his liver was going crazy and he was jumping all around. And a girl he knew did an operation for him and she  cut his stomach open! It looked real and then it looked like she was grabbing in his body for his liver, but she was just grabbing in his coat and she pulled his liver out! But it was just pretend.

But the water pipe that broke during the show wasn’t pretend! There was smoke alarms going off. That was scary, too. And the actors played along like it was part of the show, but it wasn’t.

We’re going to see Wolf Under the Bed at the Wexner Center! It’s part of their International Performing Arts Series for Families. The performers are from Switzerland and they’re only coming here! So come here and see them!

We already saw the first performance in the series, The Frog Bride. We saw it live and we gave aways some dvds of it. Remember? It was so good, so we’re excited to see this one because it’s probably good too. I’ll let you know how it was when we get back, but I wanted to tell you about it early so you could get tickets if you want to. You can listen to Shelly Casto, the Wexner Center’s Director of Education, talk about it in a podcast here.

Or you can read a bit about it here:

In a hut in the middle of a forest sit three lonely Finns. They have seen wolf tracks in the snow outside, and they start telling each other stories about wolves. Some are funny, others are exciting, but as the night wears on, they get scarier and weirder and more and more outrageous!

Wolf Under the Bed will be at the Wexner Center on Januray 16 at 7pm and on January 17 at 1 and 3. Get tickets! If you’re a member, you can buy one ticket and get one free!

Lena

PS photo by Theater Sgaramusch