{"id":29,"date":"2018-12-14T14:37:59","date_gmt":"2018-12-14T18:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/ibmsgso\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2018-12-14T14:46:17","modified_gmt":"2018-12-14T18:46:17","slug":"things-to-do-in-south-bend","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/ibmsgso\/things-to-do-in-south-bend\/","title":{"rendered":"Things to do in South Bend"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Local Places to Check Out<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Wineries &#8211; Michigan is known for having some great wineries\n<ul>\n<li>Lemon Creek Winery<\/li>\n<li>Round Barn Winery, Distillery &amp; Brewery<\/li>\n<li>Tabor Hill Winery &amp; Restaurant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Breweries &#8211; Michiana\u00a0boasts multiple independent, award-winning\u00a0breweries and brewpubs\n<ul>\n<li>Evil Czech Brewery &amp; Public House<\/li>\n<li>South Bend Brew Works<\/li>\n<li>Crooked Ewe Brewery &amp; Ale House<\/li>\n<li>Heavenly Goat Brewing Company<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sbvpa.org\/parks\/east-race-waterway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">East Race<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; South Bend has its own man-made whitewater park that is open during the summer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.potawatomizoo.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Potawatomi Zoo<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; located in South Bend, host of annual &#8220;Zoo Brew&#8221; craft beer festival<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.milb.com\/index.jsp?sid=t550\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Bend Cubs<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; South Bend Minor League Baseball team<\/li>\n<li>For <strong>Live Music<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Fiddler&#8217;s Hearth<\/li>\n<li>LaSalle Grill<\/li>\n<li>Chicory Cafe<\/li>\n<li>Evil Czech<\/li>\n<li>Sights and Sounds (Downtown South Bend)<\/li>\n<li>Langlab<\/li>\n<li>Morris Performing Arts Center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>For <strong>Comedy<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>The Drop Comedy Club (South Bend)<\/li>\n<li>Morris Performing Arts Center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Student Recommended Restaurants<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Sushi\/Thai<\/strong><br \/>\nWoochi (South Bend)<br \/>\nSoho (Granger)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pizza\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nRocco&#8217;s (South Bend)<br \/>\nTony Sacco&#8217;s (NY style- Granger)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Italian<\/strong><br \/>\nPapa Joe&#8217;s Casa de Pasta (Mishawaka)<br \/>\nMacri&#8217;s (South Bend)<br \/>\nPapa Vino&#8217;s (Mishawaka)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mexican<\/strong><br \/>\nSalsa&#8217;s (Mishawaka)<br \/>\nFlamingo (South Bend)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Irish<\/strong><br \/>\nFiddler&#8217;s Hearth (south bend)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cafe<\/strong><br \/>\nChicory Cafe (South Bend)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gastropub<\/strong><br \/>\nSouth Bend Brew Werks (South Bend)<br \/>\nEvil Czech Brewery &amp; Public House\u00a0(Mishawaka)<br \/>\nCrooked Ewe Brewery &amp; Ale House (South Bend)<br \/>\nIechyd Da Brewing Company (Elkhart)<\/p>\n<p><strong>American<\/strong><br \/>\nScotty&#8217;s Brewhouse (Mishawaka)<br \/>\nLots of other local places<\/p>\n<p><strong>Upscale restaurants<\/strong><br \/>\nCorndance (Mishawaka)<br \/>\nLasalle Grill (South Bend)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Whiskey Bar<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Exchange (South Bend)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Weekend Events<\/h2>\n<p>As a heads up: South Bend holds plenty of events but aren&#8217;t the best at marketing. If you want to see what&#8217;s going on downtown look at the website below, grab a local newspaper, or grab event flyers located at restaurants downtown.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a great website for local events\/activities:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/events.inthebend.com\/\">http:\/\/events.inthebend.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hit downtown South Bend for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/downtownsouthbend.com\/downtown-south-bend-first-fridays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">First Fridays<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; held (you guessed it) on the first friday of every month, local business and community organizations set up booths and activities downtown for all ages. Past themes include &#8220;Fire and Ice,&#8221; &#8220;Downtown Flavors,&#8221; &#8220;Dog Days of Summer,&#8221; and more.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure to also check out the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/morriscenter.org\/\">Morris Performing Arts Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Selected Places of Worship<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Christian Non-Denominational:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thevineyard.org\/\">The Vineyard<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Christian Methodist\/Non-Denominational:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/gccwired.com\/\">Granger Community Church<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Judaism:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sinaisynagogue.org\/\">Sinai Synagogue<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Islam:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.michianamuslims.org\/\">Islamic Society of Michiana<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Nearby Places to Visit<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Chicago &#8211; About a 1.5-hour drive away, or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysouthshoreline.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">take the train<\/a>\u00a0from the South Bend airport<\/li>\n<li>Lake Michigan- A nice ~45 min road trip in the summer (popular beach spots\u00a0are Silver Beach County Park, Warren Dunes State Park, and Indiana Dunes State Park)<\/li>\n<li>Detroit- About a 3.5 hr drive away, or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/locations.greyhound.com\/bus-routes\/destination\/south-bend-in\/detroit-mi#fare-search\">take a bus<\/a>\u00a0from the South Bend airport<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Nearby Amusement Parks<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.indianabeach.com\/\">Indiana Beach<\/a>&#8211; About 2 hrs South West<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cedarpoint.com\/\">Cedar Point<\/a> (Roller Coaster Capital of the World)- About 3.5 hrs East<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sixflags.com\/greatamerica\">Six Flags Chicago<\/a>&#8211; A little under 3 hrs North West (~45 min North of Chicago)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitkingsisland.com\/\">King&#8217;s Island<\/a>&#8211; About 4.5 hrs South East<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local Places to Check Out Wineries &#8211; Michigan is known for having some great wineries Lemon Creek Winery Round Barn Winery, Distillery &amp; Brewery Tabor Hill Winery &amp; Restaurant Breweries &#8211; Michiana\u00a0boasts multiple independent, award-winning\u00a0breweries and brewpubs Evil Czech Brewery &amp; Public House South Bend Brew Works Crooked Ewe Brewery &amp; Ale House Heavenly Goat [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3246,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-29","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/ibmsgso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/ibmsgso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/ibmsgso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/ibmsgso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3246"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/ibmsgso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/ibmsgso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/ibmsgso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29\/revisions\/34"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/ibmsgso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}