FRENCH MARKET TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS:

                  LE BUS: TAKE A FREE RIDE TO AND FROM FRENCH MARKET!!
The new Red Line bus service will be FREE for the month of September and French Market is on September 7^th.  Can you think of a better opportunity to try our new bus line than the French Market?  The 42nd and College station is only 3 blocks away!  No parking hassles.  No long walks in the heat.  And, best of all, no problem with the trip home after that extra glass or two of French wine.  Also, don't forget that the 19 Castleton bus line runs right past 42nd & Central, and is also FREE to ride for the first two weeks of September.                      

                                         LE BICYCLETTE:   PARK IT FOR FREE!
The French Market is only 5 blocks from the Monon Trail along 42^nd Street.  When you get there, the PEDAL & PARK group will set up at 42^nd and Park Avenue to receive your bike, store it and guard it all day with French Foreign Legionnaires!  FOR FREE!                               

                                                          L’UBER ET LE LYFT 
The ride sharing services, Uber and Lyft, can drop and pick-up at the corner of 42^nd and Central.  Maybe the best option for our older Francophiles who may be feeling the accrued  effects of their Francophilia.  Not free like the bus or the bike, but they will deliver you right to the gates of the French Market.

French Market is one of Indy’s major neighborhood festivals with artisan booths, an array of French and Cajun cuisine with a wine and beer garden.   Roman Catholic Mass in French will be celebrated at 5:30 in the newly-restored, historic Meridian-Kessler church constructed in 1929.  Church tours will be held at 1:30, 3:30 and 6:30 p.m.

Five chefs assist with food preparation, in partnership with the  Second Helpings and Ivy Tech Culinary Schools.  Signature food offerings include quiche, escargot, oysters, cheese and fruit, Crab Cakes, Tarte Flambé (white Alsacian pizza), Beef Bourguignon, Crawfish Etouffee, Seafood Crepes and Ratatouille. French-Dip roast beef and Chicken Provencal sandwiches,  rotisserie chicken and BBQ ribs will also be available.  The wine and beer garden features French wines by the glass or bottle.
 
Dessert offerings include cheesecake, cream puffs, éclairs, chocolate mousse and Madeleines.  A bake sale will add to the gourmet selections.

A raffle offers exciting prizes including a $1000 cash prize, two $500 cash prizes, a European style scooter, two bicycles, an Apple watch, a hand crafted quilt, 2 Colts tickets with suite access and parking, an Apple I-Pad Air, Auto detailing, oil changes  and a professional teeth-whitening procedure!
 
The French Market Boutique will offer berets, French Market t-shirts and souvenirs.  Artisans will have booths on the church grounds selling original artwork, handmade jewelry, apparel and religious items.

The St. Joan of Arc FRENCH MARKET is a one-day, free-admission outdoor festival featuring authentic French dishes prepared on-site, French wine, live music all day, an artisan craft fair, a raffle, a children’s area and a French-language Mass said in the 90-year-old church at 5:30.  The FRENCH MARKET responsibly celebrates the feast day of Saint Joan of Arc and supports the St Joan of Arc traditional primary school.  A truly classy event open to all!

Have a suggestion about this year’s French Market?  Here’s the place for it.  Email it to one or all of us at:
Co-Chairs                           Karen Blackwell Smith                   kbwellsm@earthlink.net
                                             Barb Cady Smith                              barbcady1961@gmail.com
Publicity                             Greg Bedan                                       gbedan@me.com
                                             Mark Herner                                     markherner@msn.com