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Celebrating with the ISO, Heartland Film, IndyFringe, and our entire arts landscape
At the top of March, the ISO added more glitter to the Queen of Soul. → Read More
Insider stories enliven sites all around Indianapolis
Getting out and connecting with people and events has made this past week an exciting Indy experience. → Read More
Within sight of Indianapolis’ Civil War Monument we are hearing monumental musical works
It is the richness of textures drawn from an enlarged worldview of what it means to be alive, to persevere, to leave something of value for descendants of survivors, and → Read More
The Arts: familiar and new aswirl all around Indianapolis
Composer/jazz violinist Regina Carter made her Indianapolis debut along with pianist Xavier Davis at the Madam Walker Legacy Center on February 15, sharing new takes on old standards. An email → Read More
Footloose empowers heart-felt at Beef & Boards
Dancing sparkles Beef & Boards’ 50th Anniversary rendition of “Footloose” with a vibrant ensemble cast of twenty, unfolding the dual story of family and community coming to terms with loss → Read More
In the midst of something special at Indy’s Jazz Kitchen
Class isn’t what you wear; it’s what happens when worn.Around 7:25 p.m. on January 31, 2023, Song-Stylist Sandy Lomax walked onto the stage at the corner of North College Avenue → Read More
The American Pianists Association continues its jazz round with Caelan Cardello
Caelan Cardello started with the cello, switched to piano, and hasn’t left the keyboard. January 28, he was at the Jazz Kitchen, now celebrating its twenty-ninth season at the southeast → Read More
Feel the Spotlight on Indianapolis-based Players at the ISO
The ISO, with its regular roster of players and special guests, ripped the Hilbert Circle Theatre stage, rocked its rafters, and rolled us out the doors rejoicing in Indianapolis' rich → Read More
Four actors brilliantly dissecting our moral compass
I’ve been unnerved by Canadian playwright Hannah Moscovitch before as she goes about depicting a post-WWII world. Now she’s unsettled me with a searing set of questions: How have we → Read More
Yes, one can come home and the door will open
Jacob Joyce has crafted an intensely internal program that he, together with the ISO Players and Soprano Julia Bullock, delivered with meticulous insight. → Read More
IRT: The 50th anniversary season returns us to "Flyin' West"
"Flyin' West" transports us through our interior and exterior landscapes to show how we make conscious choices. Words have, give, take, make power. → Read More
Creativity flourishes in the throes of COVID-19
When the COVID-19 pandemic spurred one project and thwarted another, notices of them now surfacing came to light within days of each other in our newly minted 2023. → Read More
DK whirls us within architectural ‘Wonders of the World’
“The Unexpected Perks of Traveling with Your Family,” shouts the notice on my screen this morning. How apropos. The column I am immersed in now calls out to the joys → Read More
Equity in citizenship: from quietly enduring to actively acquiring
Particularly relevant for us to gain insights from the past and to find paths to move forward in the present is the newly published Indiana Historical Society Press collection of → Read More
Indiana craft beer boldly looking to 2023
Brewers of Indiana Guild is showcasing the Hoosier state’s spectrum of craft beers, ciders, and meads at the 14th annual Drink Indiana Winterfest on February 11, 2023 → Read More
President Benjamin Harrison and the dual concept of opening doors and doors that are open
The “Residential to Presidential” exhibit is part of the New Century Curator Initiative, a partnership between the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site and IUPUI’s Museum Studies program. → Read More
Enlivening A Christmas Carol at The District December 2022
I did not rush to the computer with this column. Instead, when I got home around 10 p.m. on December 16, I sat in the darkened front room of my → Read More
In midst of an incredible dream: The IB Nutcracker
Indianapolis Ballet professional dancers, together with students from IB’s School of Ballet, share their dress rehearsals with audiences that otherwise could not attend. On the evening of December 15, it → Read More
Being Inspiring, getting inspired with visual art
Flava Fresh XIX juried exhibition of contemporary fine art runs through December 19 at the Indianapolis Art Center, 820 East 67th Street, Indianapolis, 46220 → Read More
Sculpting arresting stories from raw material of imperfect people
A review of Christopher Coake's short story collection You would have told me not to. → Read More