Celebrate Easter in Downtown Indianapolis

Holy Rosary Catholic Church. AroundIndy.com staff photo, (c) 2009, all rights reserved.

By Brittany Smith
Indianapolis Downtown, Inc.
http://indydt.com/

Fill your Easter basket Downtown.

Downtown has all the tools necessary for a hare-raising Easter basket. Be it cupcakes, chocolates, trinkets, spring blooms or eggs. Pay a visit to The Flying Cupcake on Mass Ave for special Easter offerings including giant carrot sandwich cookies and specially decorated cupcakes. Silver in the City and Mass Ave Toys offer a wide selection of nontraditional small gifts including handmade stuffed chickens, niche cookbooks and a large stash of bacon items!  The Easter Bunny is sure to satisfy the sweet tooth with chocolate eggs (fillings: peanut butter, marshmallow, caramel and chocolate truffle), chocolate bunnies and fill-your-own pails (in place of basket) from The Best Chocolate in Town.  Stock up on eggs for decorating from a local farmer at the Indy Winter Farmers Market. Be sure to join the Indianapolis Propylaeum April 7 for a FREE Easter Egg Hunt and pictures with the Easter Bunny!

Easter Services

Central Christian Church
701 N. Delaware St.
Easter worship services begin at 10:30 a.m.
Phone: 317-635-6397

Christ Church Cathedral
125 Monument Circle
Easter worship services begin at 8 a.m. with the Holy Eucharist.
Phone: 317-636-4577

Cornerstone Christian Fellowship
952 N. Pennsylvania St.
Easter worship services begin at 10:30 a.m.
Phone: 317-687-0075

Greater Gethsemane Missionary Baptist
902 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St.
Worship services begin at 10:45 a.m.
Phone: 317-635-4663

Holy Rosary Catholic Church (see photo above)
520 Stevens St.
Traditional Sunday Mass in Latin will begin at 9:30 a.m. and Sunday Mass in English at noon.
Phone: 317-636-4478

Lockerbie Central United Methodist Church
237 N. East St.
Easter worship services begin at 6 p.m.
Phone: 317-637-2716

Roberts Park United Methodist Church
401 N. Delaware St.
Easter worship services begin at 10:30 a.m.
Phone: 317-635-1636

St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church
126 W. Georgia St.
Easter Sunday Mass will begin at 8 and 11 a.m. A young adult mass starts at 7 p.m.
Phone: 317-637-3941

St. Mary Catholic Church
317 N. New Jersey St.
Easter worship services will begin at 8 a.m. with a bilingual mass and a mass in English at 10:30 a.m.
Phone: 317-637-3983

Zion Evangelical United Church of Christ
603 N. New Jersey St.
Easter praise service will begin at 8 a.m. and traditional Sunday Mass at 10:10 a.m.
Phone: 317-639-5411

Easter Fun

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

What’s Happening: Hop on over to the IMS for an Easter egg hunt! FREE! April 7 at 10 a.m.
Must RSVP: http://imskidsclubeasterevent-estw.eventbrite.com/ 
Phone: 317-492-8500

Indianapolis City Market

What’s Happening: Join Indianapolis City Market vendor, U-Relish, April 7 for “Petting Farm in the City!” What better way to celebrate spring than with a bundle of bunnies, chicks and ponies?
Phone: 317-634-9266

The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis

What’s Happening: Explore the different modes of transportation used in travel at the LEGO® Travel Adventure exhibit.  Exhibit runs now – June 22.
Phone: 317-334-3322, www.childrensmuseum.org

Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art

What’s Happening: Check out the new Steel Ponies exhibit with over 20 motorcycles! Learn more about the impact of the motorcycle on American culture, art and history. Exhibit runs now – Aug. 5.
Phone: 317-232-1637, www.indianamuseum.org

Easter Sunday Dining Specials

Adobo Grill

What’s Happening: Annual Easter brunch 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.  Enjoy authentic Mexican cuisine for $19.99 for adults, $8.99 for children 10 and under and FREE for children under 3. Phone: 317-822.9990, www.adobogrill.com

The Capital Grille
What’s Happening: Open for breakfast from 6:30 – 11a.m., lunch from 11a.m. – 5 p.m., & dinner from 5 – 10:30 p.m.  Dinner menu will be offered starting at 11 a.m. along with a Chef’s selection of limited breakfast items. Phone: 317-423-8790, www.thecapitalgrille.com

Circle City Bar and Grille

What’s Happening: Offering standard breakfast buffet and regular lunch and dinner menus. Phone: 317-405-6100, www.indymarriott.com/dining.php

Conrad Indianapolis

What’s Happening: Annual Easter brunch 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. in the majestic Vienna Ballroom.  Enjoy complimentary mimosas while indulging in a lavish buffet for $59 for adults and $29 for children ages 3 – 10.  Reservations are required. Phone: 317-524-2574, http://conradhotels1.hilton.com/en/ch/hotels/index.do?ctyhocn=INDCICI

Elbow Room Pub

What’s Happening: Open at 11 a.m. and serving brunch ala carte until 2 p.m.  Enjoy $4 Bloody Mary’s.  Check out the web site for the full breakfast menu and additional specials.  Must be ages 18 and older. Phone: 317-635-3354, http://elbowroompub.com/

The Eagle’s Nest at Hyatt Regency Indianapolis

What’s Happening: Enjoy an elegant Easter brunch from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.  Cost is $40 for adults, $20 for children ages 5 – 10 and FREE for kids under five. Phone: 317-632-1234, www.indianapolis.hyatt.com

Hoaglin to Go Café & Marketplace

What’s Happening: Offering several Easter Sunday specials. Phone: 317-423-0300, www.hoaglinfinecatering.com

Indianapolis Propylaeum

What’s Happening: Easter buffet from 11:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. plus special extras to delight every gourmet, like Northwest Salmon and crab, baked ham, salads, vegetables and dessert bar. Cost is $28 for adults, $15 for children 12 and FREE for kids under 12. Reservations are required. Phone: 317-638-8999 www.thepropylaeum.org/

McCormick and Schmick’s

What’s Happening: Open at 11 a.m. and serving an Easter brunch featuring chef’s benedicts, omelets and backed French toast starting at $10.95 for adults and $4.95 for a child’s plate. Phone: 317-631-9500, www.mccormickandschmicks.com

Omni Severin Downtown Hotel

What’s Happening: Easter brunch 10:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.  Bruch offerings range from a Bloody Mary and Mimosa bar to herb crusted Atlantic salmon and New Zealand muscles. Phone: 317-634-6664, www.omnihotels.com/FindAHotel/IndianapolisSeverin.aspx

Palomino

What’s Happening: Easter brunch 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Dinner hours are 4 – 10 p.m. Reservations recommended. Phone: 317-974-0400, www.palomino.com

Scotty’s Brewhouse
What’s Happening : Open Easter Sunday from 11 a.m. – 11 p.m. and kids eat FREE. Phone : 317-571-0808, www.scottysbrewhouse.com

Skyline Club

What’s Happening: Easter buffet Eggstravaganza featuring traditional favorites for everyone at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.  Prices are $49.95 for adults. Phone: 317-263-5000, www.skyline-indy.com

South Bend Chocolate Café

What’s Happening: Get special Easter café drinks, pre-made Easter baskets, a variety of chocolate bunnies and Easter candy including Easter pretzels, Bunny Crunch and fudge filled chocolate eggs. Phone: 317-951-4816, www.sbchocolate.com

**Please note information was submitted to Indianapolis Downtown, Inc.

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Things to do in Indianapolis, April 2-8, 2012

Peewinkle's Puppet Studio. AroundIndy.com staff photo, (c) 2011, all rights reserved.

Things to do in Indianapolis
April 2-8, 2012

• Naptown Roller Girls at the Indiana State Fairgrounds
• ‘An Evening With Coach Bob Knight’ at the Carmel Palladium
• Grand Funk Railroad in Concert at French Lick Resort
• Taylor Martin’s Indy Magic Monthly at Theatre on the Square
• ‘Superhero’ by Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre in Carmel
• Indiana Ice USHL Ice Hockey at the Pepsi Coliseum
• Community Tuesday at White River State Park
• ‘Rumplestiltskin and the Springtime Cabaret’ at Peewinkle’s Puppet Studio
• 44th Annual Good Friday Breakfast at the State Fairgrounds
• Indiana Pacers NBA Basketball at Bankers Life Fieldhouse

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