Our 2012 Photo Contest is underway and the Entry Deadline is Friday, November 2, 2012! The countless wonders and beauty of Crown Hill will fill every season and draw you back throughout the year - and at different times of day. The afternoon light of the "Golden Hour" is quite amazing at Crown Hill, and when combined with the peace and solitude our beautiful grounds offer, it can't be beat. (And you'll probably run into a few deer!)

          Take Color or Black & White photos ... and new this year is our Creative or Experimental category - it's your choice! Or you can enter all three categories! Ideas to photograph are natural landscapes highlighting all the seasons; Crown Hill's beautiful statues (we have many angels); wildlife, including our herd of White-tailed deer; events; stained glass windows; etc., etc. (See our photo contest page for a few restrictions.) Awards! We'll be giving cash awards and ribbons to up to eight winners in each category, including an award for Best of Show. 

          Our gates open at 8:00 a.m. (often earlier), and the north gate (38th St. & Clarendon Rd.) closes at 8:00 p.m. Our Public Tours run from June through the fall and will provide excellent opportunities for sunset shots from the "Crown" - Indy's highest hill with an incredible 360-degree panoramic view of the entire skyline. Or you can schedule your photo club or group to take a Private guided tour, or wander about on your own. 
          The deadline for entries is Friday, November 2, 2012, but photographers can submit up to three entries beginning on Saturday, October 27, 2012. Please visit our Photo Contest Page for more details and to download entry forms!                                     

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"TERRIFIC TOURS!" ~ we're so proud to be featured as a "TERRIFIC TOUR" in MIDWEST LIVING magazine! (Click here to read the article on Midwest Living's website.) Again in 2012 we'll offer our extremely popular PUBIC TOURS throughout the summer and fall. New this year will be three "ANGELS OF CROWN HILL" tours which will be a combination of walking and driving. Crown Hill has approximately 30 angel statues and we'll see many of them and learn about the families who placed them. You can count on sunset tours on the second, third, and fourth Saturday evenings of the month from June through November, with a few exceptions. Most will be walking tours and a few will be driving tours. Nikki Schofield, our Civil War expert tour guide will also lead a couple of Civil War tours on Saturday mornings. The fees are just $5 for adults, $4 for seniors, and $3 for school age youth. Reservations are NOT required! And if you can't make it on one of our weekend Public Tours, or would just like to have a tour for your group, we also offer PRIVATE WALKING TOURS which can be scheduled at any time (as long as a tour guide is available). The same per person rates apply with a minimum fee of $50 per tour. 

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        MUSIC OF THE NIGHT tickets are now on sale! We invite you to join us for a delightful evening of music, refreshments, and a popular guided walking tour of Crown Hill Cemetery! This is our sixth year and the concerts always sell-out, so we're offering six concerts the last two weekends in October. The dates are October 18, 19, 20 & 25, 26, and 27. All concerts on will begin at 8:00 p.m. 
        Presented by Crown Hill Heritage Foundation and sponsored by Crown Hill Funeral Home, our Music of the Night concerts are something you won't want to miss! Held in Crown Hill's beautiful and historic Gothic Chapel (1875), our concerts feature professional organist Charles Manning as "The Phantom," along with the awesome "Phantom Vocalists," Brooke Fitzwater and Eric Wickens. They will perform music from the famous "Phantom of the Opera," as well as many familiar TV and movie themes that are sure to please. Mr. Manning the the "Phantom Vocalists" will fill the evening with their wonderful musical gifts as well as humor and drama.
       Seating is very limited and you're encouraged to buy your tickets early! The cost is $20 for Main Chapel seats and $15 for Vestibule seats. All tickets are General Admission; there are no reserved seats. Included with the ticket are great refreshments and the popular "Skeletons in the Closet" guided walking tour. For complete information, please visit our Music of the Night concert page.
          Tickets can be purchased online with a credit card at Event Brite ticket sales, a secure site: http://musicofthenight2012.eventbrite.com.             

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