The South Madison Community Event Calendar was created to help keep our small towns strong, even as we grow. The Community Event Calendar is managed by the South Madison Community Foundation as a tool to support nonprofit and community organizations in their efforts to create a more vibrant and connected community.

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Pendleton Historical Museum Open

Pendleton Historical Museum Falls Park Drive, Pendleton, Indiana

Explore local history on display at the free museum next to the Falls. Relax on the porch and strike up a conversation with one of the volunteer docents.

Lapel Farmers Market

Ford St. United Methodist Church 925 N. Ford St., Lapel, Indiana

Biweekly farmers market runs through October.

Farm to Table Cooking

The Jetty Center at Community Farm 1701 Medical Arts Blvd., Anderson, Indiana

Join Anderson Farmers Market and Bloom Director, Anna Ulam, for a live cooking demonstration! Participants learn how to create nutritious dishes, spotlighting fresh, seasonal produce. Everyone will enjoy a dis and take home a locally grown ingredient!
Free to attend, but registration is required.

Candlelight Yoga

Pendleton Community Public Library 595 E. Water St., Pendleton, Indiana, United States

Candlelight yoga will use a gentle, flow style class that focuses on breathing and light stretching. It is the perfect way to end your day and wind down before bed.

Entrepreneurial Ignition: Business Launch Workshop

Flagship Enterprise Center 2705 Enterprise Dr., Anderson, Indiana

This quarterly workshop is not just an event; it's the spark that lights the fire of entrepreneurship, propelling individuals toward a future filled with innovation, growth, and success. Join us on this exhilarating journey of turning ideas into enterprises and dreams into achievements.

Bound to Books Adult Book Club

Pendleton Community Public Library 595 E. Water St., Pendleton, Indiana, United States

Welcome! We'd love to have you join our newest book club at PCL.
We will be meeting on the 3rd Wednesday of every month at 6:30pm in Sycamore AB. Bring yourself and join us--we don't even care if you're late (or, didn't finish the book)!

Questions? Email Ashley at carseats@pendleton.lib.in.us or check out this group's Facebook page.

Our 2024 reading selections, and their discussion dates, are:

October 16th: The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose
November 20th: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
December 18th: Holiday Party / Book Exchange

Operation Love Ministries Dessert Benefit and Concert

AFC Community Center 2301 Meridian Street, Anderson, Indiana

Hunger never takes a break.
But you can help!
Fund the food pantry and more with Operation Love Ministries' Dessert Benefit, Thursday Oct 17th!
This year’s theme: a night at the movies! Dress as your favorite movie character, a red carpet attire, or simply as a movie-goer!
5:00 - 6:00 pm carry out desserts
6:00 - 7:30 pm ticketed dinner, concert by ASO trio and program at AFC Community Center
Tickets include dinner, program, live auction for shared table desserts and live movie-themed music by an Anderson Symphony Orchestra Trio from 6-7:30.
Proceeds will benefit Operation Love Ministries to serve over 6,000 people each year with the food pantry, clothing pantry, Christmas Wishes, Back to School and Balanced Budget Programs.

Operation Love Ministries Dessert Benefit Event

AFC Community Center 2301 Meridian Street, Anderson, Indiana

Hunger never takes a break.
But you can help!

Fund the food pantry and more with Operation Love Ministries' Dessert Benefit, Thursday Oct 17th!

5:00 - 6:00 pm carry out desserts
6:00 - 8:30 pm ticketed dinner, concert and program at AFC Community Center

Tickets include dinner, program, live auction for shared table desserts and live movie-themed music by an Anderson Symphony Orchestra Trio from 6-7:30.

Proceeds will benefit Operation Love Ministries to serve over 6,000 people each year with the food pantry, clothing pantry, Christmas Wishes, Back to School and Balanced Budget Programs.

Friends of the Library Book Sale

Pendleton Community Public Library 595 E. Water St., Pendleton, Indiana, United States

Bargain books, games, magazines, etc. with proceeds going back to support library programs. On the last day, fill a bag for $1!

Pendleton Historical Museum Open

Pendleton Historical Museum Falls Park Drive, Pendleton, Indiana

Explore local history on display at the free museum next to the Falls. Relax on the porch and strike up a conversation with one of the volunteer docents.