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Warhol flashed on Monument Circle
August 13, 2010
Comments(2)Dancers push upcoming Indianapolis Museum of Art show.
MoreThe best of times for classical music?
July 20, 2010
Comments(10)Stories from all over raise interesting A&E questions.
MoreThe incredibly expanding theater seat
July 14, 2010
Comments(2)A new study reports that (surprise), Americans are getting bigger, and so are our theater seats.
MoreBallet news, more from the Palladium, etc.
June 22, 2010
Comments(0)Can Indianapolis City Ballet top last year's blockbuster benefit? What does Feinstein have in store for Carmel?
MoreReview: Bracket Town
April 2, 2010
Comments(0)Interactive Final Four activity fest at the Convention Center is a winner.
MoreLast-minute gift ideas
December 23, 2009
Comments(3)By giving tickets to A&E events, you get a sincere thank you now and another one later.
MoreThe Grammy Awards, 'Wonderful Life' and more
December 3, 2009
Comments(5)Plus, Leguizamo's show, seen in Indy earlier this year, now has a name.
MoreThe Muppets' greatest hits
November 11, 2009
Comments(21)On the 40th anniversary of 'Sesame Street,' twelve of the many moments when the Muppets achieved greatness.
MoreStorytelling update + A&E on the air
October 23, 2009
Comment(1)A correction to this week's A&E e-mail.
MoreNotes from the blogroll
October 15, 2009
Comments(0)"Carol" in Chicago with familiar faces, artists take on graffiti in Boston, and I strike out on this year's National
Book Awards.
MoreSept. 12 frenzy in Indy arts
August 19, 2009
Comments(17)I'm ready to officially declare Sept. 12 the most overloaded day of the Indy arts season.
For starters, there's the Penrod Art Fair, occupying the grounds of the Indianapolis Museum of Art from 9-5.
Then there's Indianapolis Opera's new Operapalooza...
MoreHow I spent my summer vacation
July 21, 2009
Comments(3)I just returned from a vacation with family at the New Jersey shore. But, of course, I didn't leave A&E
behind.
No, I didn't catch any Atlantic City casino shows -- although, I regret missing Chazz Palminteri do his
one-man show,...
MoreGet ready for Operapalooza
July 16, 2009
Comments(6)IBJ reporter Kathleen McLaughlin guest blogs today.
The Indianapolis Opera is adding another event to the busy fall festival scene, but it’s definitely striving
to carve out a distinct niche. Operapalooza, planned for Sept. 11 and 12, will mix sets by...
MoreThe tweet smell of success
June 18, 2009
Comments(3)Yes, I waited a while to embrace this particular communication tool, but I'm now official a part of the
Twitter world. Want to follow? Just click on the site and add IBJarts to you list.
You can also add IBJdining, which...
MoreComic apologies: a brief history
June 17, 2009
Comment(1)All the dialogue in the previous post about David Letterman's apology to Sarah Palin sent me searching for
previous comedian apologies. Here are some I found:
Jamie Fox to Miley Cyrus.
Bill Maher to Pope Benedict
Al Franken to John...
MoreEmptying the arts notebook
June 11, 2009
Comments(2)Some quick notes:
-If you had mixed feelings about the Tony Awards coverage on Sunday (and have a bit of a mean streak in
you), then check out this hilariously rude recap from the knuckleheads at Broadway Abridged. And if...
More500 celeb spotting
May 24, 2009
Comments(0)Celeb spotting is kind of a human catch-and-release game. Seeing a familiar TV or film face, grabbing a
photo, maybe scoring an autograph--all are signs of...what? I'm not sure. It's not like seeing talented...
MoreCultural road tripping
April 22, 2009
Comments(13)I spent a fair amount of yesterday at a meeting with representatives of tourism departments from around the
state. Each touted his or her region's attractions--from Lincoln Amphitheatre (back in action this year) to
the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo,...
More'Spotlight,' the rally, and optimism
April 21, 2009
Comments(3)Times are tough, no question about it. But four events over the last few days conspired to put me in an
optimistic mood about the future of the arts in Indy.
That feeling may pass, but for today--inspired by last night's Spotlight...
More'Arts Day' at the State House
March 12, 2009
Comments(5)Arts advocates are used to having trouble getting attention. But today's Arts Day at the Indiana State House
is being double teamed by a downtown fire and the Big 10 tournament. (The fire already bumped my Fox 59
weekend A&E preview segment off...
MoreDave Wilson: Farewell to the King
March 6, 2009
Comments(58)News came last night (see story here) that Dave Wilson was among 105 full and part-time Emmis employees
caught in the most recent round of layoffs.
When I arrived in Indy nearly 15 years ago, Dave "The King" Wilson was...
MoreHow the recession is hitting artists
March 5, 2009
Comments(0)Here's some of the info pulled from the National Endowment for the Arts study, released yesterday, titled
"Artists in a Year of Recession: Impact on Jobs in 2008." For the full document, click here.
-- "The artist unemployment rate grew...
MoreWhat if you ran the NEA?
March 2, 2009
Comments(5)An interesting piece in the LA Times asks a range of high-profile folks (including, at the extremes, Bill
Maher and Ann Coulter) what they would do if they ran the NEA.
Some interesting thoughts (Warning: If you click on the story,...
MoreVideo: Arts funding roundtable
February 11, 2009
Comments(6)Got a little time? And some interest in the future of the arts in Indianapolis?
Sit back and watch IBJ's arts funding roundtable. Your thoughts, of course, are most welcome.
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MoreThomas Kinkade, painter of...cars?
February 9, 2009
Comments(37)I'm all for populist art. But I'll readily admit to being a bit embarrassed for the city that Thomas Kinkade,
the much-collected -- and much-mocked -- "painter of light," has been named the featured artist for the Indianapolis
Motor Speedway...
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