100 DAYS OF SUMMER
JUNE
JUNE 1
What sounds like a deceptively lovely summer afternoon spent on the manicured grounds of the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site is a more Machiavellian exercise than you might think. At WICKET WORLD OF CROQUET, the museum’s annual fundraiser, players—all wearing crisp whites and smiles—scheme to outdo each other with mallets and colorful balls. That’s when you realize the groundwork for this day has been laid for weeks, with the really serious croquet devotees practicing in backyard courts, gearing up for the big tourney. But even if you’re not the type who views the game as deadly serious chess on a lawn, there’s room here for you, too—just make sure you sign up for the Leisure Tournament, not the Competitive one. bhpsite.org
JUNE 2
Get attacked by adorable pink jackhammers at the new at the Indianapolis Zoo. Three times a day, you can buy a cup of bird food and make friends with the flamboyant flock. Another recent addition: MISTery Park, home to furry, two-toed sloths hanging out in a foggy wonderland outfitted with the sounds of a rainforest—and misters to
