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Should libraries charge?
February 4, 2009
Comments(8)Should libraries be charging for the hottest materials?
The Dallas Public Library thinks so. It's slapped a $5 surcharge on a short list of bestsellers and new-release
DVDs. You can find more details here.
A slippery slope or a smart move?
And,...
MoreChicago: Weathering the arts storm
February 3, 2009
Comments(5)I know I'm not alone among Indianapolis arts lover in taking occassional trips to Chicago for a change-of-venue
cultural fix. So I like to keep an eye on the news up there.
Well, the Chicago Tribune recently reported on some...
MoreGood news for the arts?
January 30, 2009
Comments(0)Last night, on my way to the Phoenix Theatre to see "Love Person," I called and discovered that the play
was sold out. And I hadn't made a reservation.
On the one hand, I'm frustated that I didn't get to the show...
MoreExec pay, Chicago discounts, etc.
January 20, 2009
Comments(0)Occassionally, I like to devote a blog to connecting you to conversations on other blogs. It's that time
again.
Of course, feel free to comment here on anything you find out there (Hint: right click and open any link
in another...
MoreArts once removed
January 8, 2009
Comments(6)The British TV channel Sky Arts will be broadcasting English National Opera's production of "La Boheme." Nothing
new there.
The twist is that it will, simultaniously, broadcast a live, behind-the-scenes, view. See story here.
If both were offered here, I'd guess that...
MoreYour arts resolutions
December 31, 2008
Comments(6)Have I ever asked anything of you, loyal readers?
Well, now I am. And it's pretty simple.
Resolve right now to attend at least one more arts event in 2009 than you did in 2008. Resolve to do
more if you feel...
MoreThe art of 'Friending' on Facebook
December 16, 2008
Comments(8)I've recently joined the Facebook revolution. Yes, I know, I'm late in this, but I also didn't start watching
"L.A. Law" until the third season and still haven't seen "Mad Men," so I'm not always an early adaptor.
I signed on to Facebook,...
MoreIndianapolis Star arts coverage
December 7, 2008
Comments(11)In Sunday's Indianapolis Star, editor Dennis Ryerson commented on staff departures, announcing that "Talk of
the Town," Susan Guyett's former column, will continue with another TBA writer. And that Jay Harvey will
take over arts reviewing. See the story More
From the blog roll: IMA, etc.
November 25, 2008
Comments(0)Today, I'm just going to serve as your GPS, guiding you to some interesting arts writing from my blog roll.
Happy clicking.
--Recent Indy visitor Tyler Green (of IMOCA/IMCPL/IO's "10 Things I Hate About Contemporary Art") comments
on his recent trek...
MoreReview: "Whirl of the Divine"
November 12, 2008
Comments(2)It was encouraging to a see a packed house at the Central Library for the Nov. 9 performance of "Powered
by Poetry-- Whirl of the Divine."
It was even better to see that the production itself--a collaboration between Butler University Departments...
MoreCultural two-fers
November 5, 2008
Comments(4)One of the more convenient excuses given for not going to cultural events is the cost.
Well, with the 25th anniversary Zoobook now in release, that excuse has once again been mitigated.
Yes, I know that there are those of you...
MoreRandom tricks/random treats
October 31, 2008
Comments(6)Some random thoughts on cultural horrors.
--Boris Karloff may be Hollywood's most underrated golden-era star. Watch him in "Son of Frankenstein" if
you get a chance (although the film itself isn't as good as the perversely fun "Bride of Frankenstein").
--When we...
MoreEmptying the arts notebook
October 24, 2008
Comments(0)Today, some random notes from around the arts world:
--Chris Jones at the Chicago Tribune has an interesting item today about customer service in theaters. See
it here. Have you had any overwhelming negative or positive experiences from the front-of-the-house...
MoreHaunt-ing for real reporting
October 23, 2008
Comments(0)This is the time of year that otherwise respectable news outlets begin publishing or broadcasting stories
about haunted houses--not just the "guy jumps out at you with a chainsaw" haunted houses but also the allegedly
real ones.
Problem is, many of...
MoreCarnage: Art vs. Art and "Sweeney"
October 1, 2008
Comments(10)As I mentioned Monday, I finally got to Art vs. Art (Sept. 26), the crazed art auction/game show/demolition
derby that uptowned from Fountain Square to the Vogue this year.
I’ll confess to getting caught up in the same blood lust...
MoreBible tour: For better or verse?
October 1, 2008
Comments(4)Zondervan, one of the world's leading publishers of Bibles, announced that it will be printing a hand-written
version, with more than 31,000 Americans performing the penmanship. It's being called Bible Across America
and, yes, there's an RV involved. You can find the...
MoreIn Cleveland, a critical clash
September 30, 2008
Comments(10)Classical music fans, musicians, critics and administrators around the country are taking sides in a battle
that's been raging in Cleveland.
The situtation: After years of blasting Cleveland Orchestra music director Franz Welser-Most, Cleveland Plain
Dealer music critic Donald Rosenberg has...
MoreCultural void at the debates
September 26, 2008
Comments(4)Check out this smart Los Angeles Times piece about the "well, duh" observation that culture won't be a subject
for any question during the Presidential debates.
"If I were moderating tonight's TV debate," writes Times art critic Christopher Knight, "...
MoreThe death of David Foster Wallace
September 19, 2008
Comments(3)A few weeks back, in my A&E Season Preview in the print IBJ, I picked as one of the highlighted events
David Foster Wallace's scheduled talk at Butler University.
That won't be happening. The acclaimed writer, best known for his essays and...
MoreLehman's not-for-profit fallout
September 17, 2008
Comments(3)When a major company goes under, it's not just the employees and shareholders who take hits. It's also the
not-for-profits that the company helps support. A Bloomberg story today reports on Lehman Brothers endowment,
which contributes to over 200 causes...
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...
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...
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...
MoreEmptying the A&E notebook
August 6, 2008
Comments(0)Some thoughts on recent arts encounters that didn't make it into my weekly IBJ A&E review column:
-- With a trio of young, out-of-town sports nuts in tow, I recently paid my first visit in years to the
National Art...
MoreFlashback: Our liveliest arts blogs
July 11, 2008
Comments(0)Somewhere between the 100th and 200th episode of any self-respecting sitcom, there's usually a moment where
the cast is trapped
...
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