FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Brooke Klejnot Executive Director BRVA 317-251-2782 info@brva.org

Broad Ripple Village Association Welcomes the Holiday Season with Annual BROAD RIPPLE Lights Up! Event Scheduled for December 14th
Indianapolis, IN (November 26, 2013) The whole family is invited to attend the annual BROAD RIPPLE Lights Up! Festival, presented by Bright House Networks on December 14 from 2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. This free event will feature a Kids Wonderland Activity Village, live entertainment, Indianapolis only twilight holiday parade and the lighting of the 21 tall tree and holiday light display at Indianapolis Fire Station #32 (6330 Guilford Avenue).

BROAD RIPPLE Lights Up! is such a fun event, said Brooke Klejnot, Executive Director of BRVA. It really showcases what makes Broad Ripple unique. Everything is community-based and grassroots. All the parade entries are DIY, as is our holiday display, which is super quirky. It is indicative of our communitys creativity and fun-loving spirit! We hope lots of folks join us and make Lights Up! a yearly tradition with their families and friends.

More information about BROAD RIPPLE Lights Up! can be found at www.discoverbroadripplevillage.com.

New this year: All month long December 1 through 31 you can download the Neighborhood Tour of Lights map and do a self-guided tour of holiday displays in Broad Ripple. Visit www.discoverbroadripplevillage.com to download the materials.

BROAD RIPPLE Lights Up! Schedule is as Follows:

2:00 p.m-5:00 p.m. at Indianapolis Fire Station #32 Kids activities (cookie decorating, ceramic ornaments, DIY wrapping paper, story -telling and more!), Visits with Santa, Tours of Firehouse #32, live entertainment and refreshments. Courtesy of Fire by the Monon.

5:30 p.m.

A twilight parade starts at Broad Ripple High School, heads west on Broad Ripple Ave. and circles back to the firehouse on Westfield Blvd. Be sure to check out Santa in his vintage Red Camaro! Courtesy of Brothers Bar & Grill.

6:00 p.m. at Indianapolis at Fire Station #32 Santa arrives and lights the holiday light display at IFD #32, including a 21 tall tree. Courtesy of Howald Heating, Air Conditioning and Plumbing.
Event sponsors, supporters, and partners include: Average Joe's, Bazbeaux, Bright House, Broad Ripple Bagel and Deli, Brothers Bar & Grill, Center for Inquiry #84 Middle School Choir, Ceramic Dreams, Classical Tenor David Ackerman, Family XP, Fire on the Monon, Flatwater Restaurant on the Canal, Gamblin' Christmas, Gambold Prep Magnet High School Choir, Gaylor, Glendale Library, Harding Poorman Group, Hoosier Tools, Howald Heating, Air & Plumbing, IFD Station #32, Indianapolis Art Center, Just Pop In!, Lowes, Meridian Street Preschool Co-op, Mineshaft Saloon, Noodles & Company, NUVO, Pogue's Run Paints and Painted Faces, Radiate Church, Recess, Rock Lobster, Smart Travel, State Farm - Elizabeth Marshall, Sycamore Group Realtors, Tom Wood Automotive Group, Walmart, World Next Door, WTTS, and Yats.

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About Broad Ripple Village Association (BRVA) The BRVA is a not-for-profit community organization representing residents and businesses in Broad Ripple. Founded in 1969, the BRVA is the oldest and largest volunteer organization actively working on initiatives to improve the quality of life in Broad Ripple. The BRVA's mission is to support and encourage a spirit of community cooperation in Village development and beautification and to serve as a community liaison to the City of Indianapolis. The BRVA executes it mission through programs and initiatives focused on beautification, public safety, historic preservation, urban planning, economic development, community development, community-focused events, and advocacy.