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Yes, you've found Lou Harry's A&E, IBJ's home for opinion, debate and discussion on arts and entertainment matters in Indy and beyond. Thanks for stopping by.
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U.S. premiere to launch Heartland
September 10, 2008
Comments(6)Heartland Truly Moving Pictures announced today that its Opening Night Event, Oct. 16, will feature the North
American premiere of the Miramax film "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas."
Actor David Thewlis (best known from the Harry Potter films),...
MoreTharp, true cabaret at ACT, etc.
September 9, 2008
Comment(1)Time to empty the notebook with some quick items.
--It was announced today that Indiana's own Twyla Tharp will be the recipient of a Kennedy Center Honors
this year. She'll be joined by Morgan Freeman, Barbra Streisand, George Jones, Pete Townshend...
MoreYou-review-it Monday
September 8, 2008
Comments(7)From the looks of the crowd at Penrod on Saturday, every single one of you spent time this weekend at
the Indianapolis Museum of Art. So what did you think of this year's fair?
And/or did you get out and sample...
MoreIBJ Movie Night: 'Lakeview Terrace'
September 4, 2008
Comments(19)Note: All passes are gone. If I get more, I will repost. I'll contact winners early this week. Look for
news of another IBJ Night at the Movies soon. --LH
On Sept. 16th, I'll be hosting...
MoreCol. Esserman at Start with Art
September 4, 2008
Comments(4)Today's Start with Art luncheon at the Convention Center unofficially marks the start of the arts season
in Indy.
So were you there? If so, what did you think of Col Dean M. Esserman's talk?
For those who weren't, Esserman--Chief of Police...
MorePretending to like classical music?
September 3, 2008
Comments(12)Many an inbox has found an e-mailed link to the website Stuffwhitepeoplelike.com over the last few years.
I'm mentioning it here, though, because it's most recent entry--#108 if you are keeping score--takes an open
shot at classical music, claiming among other things...
MoreBallard not starting with art
September 2, 2008
Comments(3)For the first time in its 22 year history, the season-kickoff Start with Art luncheon (being held this Thursday)
won't include a visit from the Indianapolis' mayor.
Greg Ballard, as has been reported elsewhere, will be at the Republican National Convention.
The...
MoreYou-review-it Monday
September 1, 2008
Comments(12)I don't expect there to be many visitors here today--which I hope means you are enjoying the long weekend.
Still, whether you are checking in Monday or Tuesday (or beyond), let me know what you've seen, read or
experienced this weekend.
As for...
MoreShort fiction in newspapers?
August 29, 2008
Comments(8)Publishers Weekly reports that the Rocky Mountain News has decided to start publishing fiction in its newspaper.
Specifically, original short stories. See story here.
On the surface, fiction might seem no more out of place in a newspaper than comics or...
MoreISO announces all-star musical
August 28, 2008
Comments(4)For years, other cities have been experiencing the unique pleasures of seeing musicals in concert. In New
York, they call it Encores! In L.A., it's Reprise!
Finally, Indianapolis is catching on. And while there is no exclamation-marked name for our version...
MoreFringe review sparks discussion
August 28, 2008
Comments(15)A brief review I posted here on Friday of the IndyFringe show "Peace on Terror" has generated some intense
reaction. See the post and ongoing comments here. The conversation, led by someone involved in the show,
has spilled over...
MoreInternational theater launching here
August 26, 2008
Comments(2)You heard it hear first--unless you've been hanging out in the halls of Butler University.
BU theater head John Green and prof/actress/director Diane Timmerman will be launching a new theater company
next summer. Dedicated to bringing the best of world theatre artists...
MoreYou-review-it Monday
August 25, 2008
Comment(1)As you can see from the previous three posts, I spent most of the weekend on and around Mass Ave soaking
up IndyFringe. It was great to see such strong crowds out. The festival continues through Aug. 31 and while...
MoreIndyFringe reviews 3
August 24, 2008
Comment(1)Today, some family friendly fringe--in the company of my 6-year-old son.
We started with "Tastes Funny," in which a pair of goofballs (the Ed Grimley-haired Daniel Oldaker and the
stunning, "Pretty Woman"-era-Julia-Roberts-looking Ranik Huszar) performed admirable feats of plate spinning,
juggling, and...
MoreIndyFringe reviews 2
August 23, 2008
Comments(10)Today, at Indy Fringe, I went looking for laughs.
I started with a performance by Cool Table, a Chicago-based improv group that, two years ago, provided a
very memorable evening anchored with a still-ringing-in-my-head song about the children's game Duck, Duck,...
MoreIndyFringe reviews 1
August 23, 2008
Comments(39)For the first night of this year's IndyFringe Theatre Festival (aka IndyFringe or Indy Fringe), I decided
to select four showsthat looked to be among the most risk-taking. After all, what's a fringe without something
out there on the fringe? (Skip...
MoreDemocrats' composer in residence
August 22, 2008
Comment(1)David Amram (recently seen here in town at the opening of the Indianapolis Museum of Art's Kerouac/Frank
exhibition) has been named Composer in Residence for the Democratic National Convention. See full story here.
The story reports that Amram, who has...
MoreAre crosswords anti-reading?
August 21, 2008
Comments(6)Ron Rosenbaum at Slate.com seems think so.
"What always gets to me," he writes, "is the self-congratulatory assumption on the part of puzzle people
that their addiction to the useless habit somehow proves they are smarter or more literate than the...
MoreNew theater launch, part 1
August 21, 2008
Comments(3)A positive sign on the local arts scene (and we certainly could use those), is the launching of more professional
arts organizations. Community theater is fine, but the more paying work there is for actors, directors, and
designers, the better...
MoreHappy birthday, Ben Harrison
August 20, 2008
Comments(8)Today marks the 175th birthday of our homegrown pres, Benjamin Harrison. The BH home at 1230 N. Delaware
is celebrating with free tours today from 10-3:30.
I'm celebrating by trying to think of a list of Best Performance by an Actor...
MoreOn the brink of IndyFringe 2008
August 19, 2008
Comments(8)IndyFringe 2008 launches this week with a kick-off party Thursday and performances beginning on Friday.
This year's lineup includes 270 performances of 53 shows--including one-act plays, improvisational comedy, dance
pieces, magic acts, confessional one-person shows and difficult-to-describe oddities.
As in the past, the shows aren't...
MoreOverdosing on the Beatles?
August 18, 2008
Comments(2)In putting together this year's IBJ A&E Season Preview (coming soon to your favorite business paper),
I saw a mini-trend emerging.
It starts Aug. 28-29 with "Classical Mystery Tour," a visit from a quartet of Liverpoolian-look-and-sing-alikes
at Conner Prairie.
That same...
MoreYou-review-it Monday
August 17, 2008
Comments(4)I spend more time than I expected to this weekend soaking up Gen Con--including a performance of "Video
Games Live" with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. More on the concert--and some great family board games
I discovered--in this week's print column....
More'American Teen'--your comments
August 14, 2008
Comments(6)So were you there at the IBJ Night at the Movies screening of "American Teen," the high school documentary shot in Warsaw,
Indiana?
Let us know what you thought of the film.
MoreThoughts on Gen Con Indy
August 14, 2008
Comments(13)No, I'm not going to mock the costumed hoards that are converging on the Convention Center over the next
few days for Gen Con. Instead, I'm just going to share some observations on the event, its people, and
its...
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True, it's an ESPN production, but ESPN is just another name for ABC Sports, or what used to be ABC Sports since ABC Sports no longer exists as a name. ESPN=ABC Sports= ESPN. ESPN is, according to Forbes "the world's most valuable media property" worth $40 billion. Despite that, they fired 400 people this week.
The Prestige was a great flick.
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My oldest daughter graduated from IU with a Secondary Education degree. She graduated with honors and spent 3 years trying to find a teaching job in Indiana. Many of her fellow education degree graduates still don't have teaching jobs. As schools downsize and cut budgets, less teaching jobs are available. I'm not sure I see why we feel the need to bring more teachers to Indiana.