About: The Blue River Youth Choir is a choral performance and educational organization that creates musical opportunities for youth from Shelby County and surrounding areas. This includes, but is not limited to: choral performance, music education, and personal growth and excellence. Membership is open to grades 2-12.
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Mission Statement: “Identify, Equip and Empower Artists to make Real Change” by offering instruction, encouragement, community and an incredible performance venue. Complete with recording studio.
Read MoreGrover Center: Museum & Historical Society
About: The Grover Center of Shelby County History collaborates within our communities to honor the history of the county by celebrating its past, engaging in the present, and inspiring the future.
Read MorePete Jarvis Organization
Volunteer Opportunities: We host events to raise funds for local charities and make grants to local residents from time to time. We use all volunteers to host these events. Our primary fund raiser has been Cornstock in September, where we need volunteers to direct parking, sell merchandise, provide security and promote the event.
Read MoreShelby Art Guild Association (SAGA)
About: Shelby Art Guild Association, SAGA, is a group of artists dedicated to educating, displaying and promoting visual arts in Shelby County, Indiana. We offer a professional gallery for display of our members' artwork. You will find lessons and workshops in various visual art disciplines, as well as a comfortable atmosphere to inspire creation in The Gallery. Our artists are engaged in painting, drawing, ceramics, jewelry making, collage, sculpture, journaling and other creative pursuits.
Read MoreShelby Community Band
Mission: The purpose of this organization shall be to foster and promote the concept of the adult community band. The band performs 6-8 concerts per year and has weekly rehearsals.
Read MoreShelby County Arts Fest
About: The mission of Shelby County Arts Fest is to promote awareness of, and participation in, the arts in Shelby County.
Read MoreShelby County Players
Mission Statement: The mission of Shelby County Players, Inc. is to provide quality live theater experiences to Shelby and surrounding counties. Shelby County Players promotes active participation for actors, directors, and technical crew from within our community. The services and activities of Shelby County Players are at all times administered on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to color, national origin, sex, religious preference, creed, age, or physical impairment.
Read MoreShelby County Public Library
Mission Statement: The Shelby County Public Library is a community resource committed to promoting life-long learning. We will be a partner of the community where all citizens can thrive in an inspiring and welcoming environment.
Read MoreShelby County Reads
Mission: Shelby County Reads is our One-Community, One-Read program. Each year a committee meets to choose a book title for the community to read and to develop programming that enhances the theme of the book. Titles for our younger readers are also selected that relate to the main book.
Read MoreShelby County Tourism & Visitors Bureau
Mission Statement: The Shelby County Tourism & Visitors Bureau is a professional destination marketing and management organization, whose mission is to strengthen the community by advancing economic growth and vitality through tourism, overnight stays, and encouraging significant participation by visitors in the local tourism economy and help creating a better quality of place.
Read MoreShelbyville Parks & Recreation
Mission Statement: To offer a variety of passive and active opportunities for the community to enjoy. Opportunities for family time, quiet peaceful walks, lunches with friends, and recreational activities that ease the mind and strengthen the body.
Read MoreThe Strand Theatre
Mission Statement: We believe that we live in a community of wonderfully talented people. Too many times we fail to realize the talent that walks amongst us every day. The Strand is a place to showcase our community for who we are and what we do. Shelby County has a proud history. The Strand is committed to helping our citizens realize our proud heritage of the past, present and future. We believe that through the efforts put forth on our stage, we can positively impact the quality of life for all citizens of our County. To do this, we are committed to bringing a variety of entertaiment to our theatre, while making it accessible for the novice to the professional.
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