[caption id="attachment_5347" align="alignright" ]Uptown Jazz & Blues Festival Uptown Jazz & Blues Festival[/caption] Weekend Update! Looking for a fun Indiana weekend getaway? Or do you live in this area and are looking for entertainment close by? Check out the endless possibilities for fun events happening this upcoming weekend in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana. This week we are giving a snapshot of all the wonderful events taking place!
  • Chris MacDonald's Memories of Elvis in Concert at the Tippecanoe Amphitheater on Friday, August 22.
  • Join everyone as we celebrate the beginning of another season of Boilermaker football at the Purdue Football Kickoff Luncheon on Friday, August 22.
  • Taste an assortment of ales and Lagers from 30 Indiana breweries at Beers Across the Wabash on Saturday, August 23.
  • Three stages of continuous live jazz and blues music, dancing, food, beer and wine. Where? Uptown Jazz and Blues Festival on Saturday, August 23.
  • On Saturday, August 23, watch the current team take on Purdue Volleyball greats of the past in the annual Alumni Volleyball Game.
  • Join in a well organized and supported bicycle ride (35, 50, 72 or 108 miles) through some of the most beautiful parts of Tippecanoe, Fountain and Warren counties on Saturday, August 23, during the Wabash River Ride.
  • Come out & listen to the Purdue Band before they wrap up their summer season and begin the school year during the Purdue Band Camp Finale Concert on Saturday, August 23.
  • Welcome Purdue Freshman! For 7 days Purdue incoming freshman will be getting acquainted with our two great cities during Boiler Gold Rush!
[caption id="attachment_5348" align="alignleft" ]Purdue Campus Baskets and Walk Purdue Campus Baskets and Walk[/caption] For more information about these events and other special "happenings" in Lafayette-West Lafayette, check out our website at www.HomeOfPurdue.com.