May 18, 2013
Lou HarrySeason closer tackled Wagner's large-scale seafaring tale. Plus, thoughts on ‘4000 Miles’ at the Phoenix Theatre.
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May 11, 2013
Lou HarryPlus thoughts on NoExit Performance's world premiere of David Hoppe's 'Our Experiences During the First Days of Alligators'
in Garfield Park
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May 4, 2013
Lou HarryWhile I’ve been bullish on the Cultural Trail, I realized recently that I haven’t actually walked it—at
least, not all of it. Time to change that.
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April 27, 2013
Lou HarrySure, Indy's large arts presenters made a splash at the annual benefit, but smaller companies also earned attention and applause.
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April 18, 2013
Lou HarryThe IRT's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and the Phoenix' "Clybourne Park" offer pleasures whether you are seeing these plays
for the first or fifth time.
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April 13, 2013
Lou HarryThe eyes of the creative world are on Ai Weiwei. The Indianapolis Museum of Art offers a chance to put your eyes on his works.
Plus, thoughts on the IBJ A&E “War Horse” road trip.
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April 6, 2013
Lou HarryAngst-ridden musical a highlight of the Broadway in Indianapolis season.
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March 30, 2013
Lou HarryA pack of conferencing critics had their eyes opened to Indy’s arts pleasures. In turn, they opened my eyes to some
things I shouldn’t take for granted.
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March 23, 2013
Lou HarryThoughts on the latest from DK, Acting Up, and an American Pianists Association fellow.
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March 16, 2013
Lou HarryJournalists from San Francisco to D.C. and from New Haven to New Orleans descend on Indy for a first-ever critical mass of
theater.
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March 9, 2013
Lou HarryWhile I could look at most of the instruments on display at the new “Guitars: Roundups to Rockers” exhibition
at the Eiteljorg with cool detachment, Woody Guthrie’s Martin 000-18 acoustic guitar stopped me.
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March 2, 2013
Lou HarryIU fills a spot in Indianapolis Opera’s schedule with Philip Glass’ challenging “Akhnaten.”
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February 23, 2013
Lou HarryIt’s the fringes where those of us not steeped in Lincoln lore might find the freshest material.
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February 16, 2013
Lou HarryThe latest IBJ A&E road trip features a world premiere, heading-for-Broadway musical.
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February 16, 2013
Lou HarryAt an awards-show parodying gala, ComedySportz celebrated two decades of spontaneous laugh-making.
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February 9, 2013
Lou HarryWhen a region stands to lose one of its finest actresses, a critic can't be too proud to beg
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February 2, 2013
Lou HarryOpera star Sylvia McNair offers subtle take on "Send in the Clowns."
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January 26, 2013
Lou HarryBy letting it be, The Fab Faux honors the music of the Beatles
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January 19, 2013
Lou HarryRecently, I dug into the books of three Indiana writers who beat the odds.
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January 12, 2013
Lou HarryWhether in a dog-eared magazine or on the gallery walls of the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, the photography
from National Geographic magazine continues to stun.
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January 5, 2013
Lou HarryLanguage and content aren't the only thing shocking about the hit musical, now playing in Chicago.
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December 28, 2012
Lou HarryWith so much to choose from, it's impossible to say what was best. Instead, here are some of my favorites of the year.
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December 22, 2012
Lou HarryUnlike similar lists for the live arts, movie top 10 lists tend to generate more push-back. That’s because audiences
have greater opportunity to see the work for themselves and formulate their own opinions.
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December 15, 2012
Lou HarryThe Indianapolis Museum of Art proves that the mineral isn't just for pencils. Plus new shows at the Indianapolis Art Center.
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December 8, 2012
Lou HarryTradition, by definition, involves familiarity. And three of the top Indy on-stage holiday offerings embrace tradition in
their own way.
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Good ole' Obamacare. Thanks liberals and those who didn't bother to vote.
Yes. Blame those who were too lazy to go vote Obama out and those who voted him in again. That's my take on it. I know folks won't get it on the left. OK. Start berating me now!
Serioulsy, people are AGINST this project? Most communities would be salivating over a project like this. You'd rather have an empty eye-sore gas station and shacks posing as apartments? This project is exactly what BR needs. BUILD IT MR MAYOR. And yes, I am a BR resident, and have been for 20 years.
As a St. Vincent employee of over 20 years, I am saddened and disheartened by this announcement. Unfortunately, as the healthcare "industry" continues on this political and corporate path, all that St. Vincent Hospital has stood for spiritually for its employees and this community is being sucked dry. I know it truly has no choice. It is not just Obamacare or just competition or just any single thing. This trend started long before I was even born when the government became involved in healthcare and it became an "industry." I grieve for those who will lose their jobs, one of whom may be me, but I also grieve for this hospital which I have served for over 20 years. May God give us and it the grace to withstand the future of healthcare.
Why do people constantly harp on this issue and act ignorant about what a city population measures? A city's population is the city's population. There is no argument or debate about it. If you want to measure the density of a city--measure it. If you want to measure the size of a metropolitan area, then measure the metropolitan population. City boundaries cover different sized areas--and they always have (though the disparity has probably increased since about 1900 or so when more cities began annexing their surrounding communities). For example, San Francisco only covers 49 square miles while Houston cover nearly 600 square miles. No one argues about the population rankings of either city even though they clearly cover extremely different sized areas. Indianapolis is the 13 largest city by population in the U.S. That is a fact. While the population of a metropolitan area may give you a better sense of how large a community is, as noted, even metro areas can vary widely in the size of geographic area they cover--so that is not a perfect comparison either.