Hands-On Arts Experience Launches for 1,100 Local Kindergarteners
Fishers, IN · September 17, 2026
Grabbing a spot on the lawn for tonight’s live music at the plaza is the best way to ease into the evening. Keep your sunglasses handy through the overcast sky—it is going to be a warm one out there.
The Lead
Around 1,100 kindergarteners across all 13 Hamilton Southeastern elementary schools are stepping into professional studios this school year under an expanded arts initiative. Dubbed “The Arts, a Kindergarten Experience,” the program cements a formal partnership between the district, the Fishers Art Center, and the Hamilton East Public Library following a successful pilot last spring.
Throughout the school year, classes will rotate through both facilities for hands-on sessions in watercolor painting, clay sculpting, and movement through rhythmic drumming, while discovering how storytelling connects literacy to the visual arts. For families, the guaranteed field trips represent more than a day out of the classroom; they weave municipal cultural anchors directly into early public education. Field visits begin rolling out across elementary rosters later this month.
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Today's Outlook
- High 90°F · Low 70°F — Overcast
- Expect a muggy afternoon under gray skies, so dress light and stay well hydrated.
What's On Around Town
Today
Together Today Fishers Community Center (11400 Johnson Way), 9:00 AM–1:30 PM · Free Board games, social time, and lunch for neighbors aged 55-plus.
Music at the 106 The 106 Plaza (8100 E 106th St), 6:00–9:00 PM · Free Live tunes on the lawn alongside local coffee and craft brews.
Yoga on the Beach Geist Waterfront Park (10811 Olio Rd), 7:00–8:00 PM · Free Unwind with an evening stretch on the sand overlooking the water.
Tomorrow
- Library 101: Intro & Tour Fishers Library (5 Municipal Dr), 10:00–11:00 AM · Free
- Pilates at the 106 The 106 Plaza (8100 E 106th St), 12:15–1:00 PM · Free
- Family Game Night: Showtime Showdown The Yard at Fishers District (11549 Yard St), 6:00–8:00 PM · Free
Saturday
- Club Day at the Farmers Market Nickel Plate District Amphitheater (6 Municipal Dr), 8:00 AM–Noon · Free
- A Seussical Storytime Noblesville Library (1 Library Plz), Noblesville, 10:00–10:30 AM · Free
- Once Upon a Birthday: Roald Dahl Fishers Library (5 Municipal Dr), 2:00–3:00 PM · Free
Spotlight & Story
- Ritchey Woods Nature Preserve
- Tucked quietly off Hague Road, this 127-acre sanctuary holds more than native wetlands and warblers. Hikers heading toward the swamp boardwalk often stroll right past the Osborn Family Pioneer Cemetery, an 1830s homestead plot where early settler Ebenezer Osborn rests beneath the canopy.
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