Coolest Day on Main Street will Celebrate Harpsicle Harps

Rising Sun Main Street will host the event on May 10.

(Rising Sun, Ind.) - Community members are invited to celebrate the business that won the Coolest Thing Made IN Indiana contest. 

The Coolest Day on Main Street will take place on May 10 from 10:00 a.m. to noon at the Riverfront Pavilion in Rising Sun. The event will honor and celebrate Harpsicle Harps victory as the Coolest Thing Made IN Indiana. 

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The event will kick off with a community parade at 10:00 a.m., led by the Shiner Pride Marching Band. All are invited to participate. 

"Are you in a board game or knitting club? Part of a school group, 4H, nonprofit, business, or sports team? Whatever makes your group cool, we want to see it! Rock your shades, bring on the polar bears and ice cubes—show us what "cool" means to you! Prize basket awarded to the coolest group," says Rising Sun Main Street.

The Coolest Group winner will be announced after the parade at the Riverfront Pavilion and will receive a prize basket. 

Other festivities include Rees Harps Tours at 11:00 a.m.

William Rees began selling harps in 1972 out of a corner of his garage. At the time, he was living in California, teaching high school science, gigging with a band on weekends and starting a family. Two decades later, he and wife Pamela went all-in and formed Rees Harps, Inc. By 1999, they recognized a need to relocate outside of (expensive) California, so they moved to Rising Sun. They bought a 7,000 square foot building for manufacturing and retail. The business quickly quintupled in size and in 2003, when William introduced the namesake, the Harpsicle Harp, things really took off.