Community Calendar

Get ready for the holidays with beautiful, handcrafted fair trade items benefiting non-profit organizations! Items include yak wool shawls, cashmere scarves, ear warmers, singing bowls, wool hats, and more.

Vendors and nonprofits include:

Hope Initiative (Nepal)
St. Bakhita Vocational Training Center (Uganda)
Neighbor to Neighbor (South Bend)
Blessed Angels Organization (Kenya)
St. Margaret's House (South Bend)

Cash, credit cards, and Venmo are accepted.

The River Bend Chorus, a women’s barbershop-style chorus, is very excited to announce its upcoming Holiday Concert on Thursday, December 11, at 7:00 pm, featuring all of your festive favorites. The concert will be held at the Church of St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church at 53720 Ironwood Road in South Bend. Michiana’s men’s barbershop-style chorus the Valleyaires will join us for this special evening. The concert is a fundraiser for Youth Service Bureau, providing crucial services and programming for at-risk youth. Tickets are $12 and are available at this link: https://www.riverbendchorus.org/a-cappella-christmas-2025 Children under the age of 12 are free. There will also be a raffle to raise additional funds for this worthy organization.

River Bend Chorus is a member of Sweet Adelines International, a worldwide, non-profit organization dedicated to women’s four-part a cappella harmony in the barbershop style.  River Bend Chorus has been singing for over 40 years and draws its members from Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan.