May 28, 2011
IBJ StaffHorse farm owner Elizabeth Johnson extended an invitation to play, and local businesspeople and volunteers have been selling
concert tickets.
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April 9, 2011
Gabrielle PoshadloMeet the people who tweet for Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, AAA, Butler University and other local businesses.
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January 15, 2011
Lou HarryIn a single weekend, three Indy professional arts groups offered first looks in dance, music and drama
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December 30, 2010
IBJ StaffExhibit, grant power audience development initiatives.
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December 11, 2010
Lou HarryThoughts on this year's holidays shows from the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Actors Theatre of Indiana, the Cabaret at
the Columbia Club and more.
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December 6, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Indiana Symphony Society on Monday reported a near-record deficit of $2.7 million for the 2010 fiscal year. And symphony
CEO Simon Crookall said this won't be the end of the bleeding.
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November 27, 2010
IBJ StaffIndianapolis Symphony, Clowes Hall are among those that have experienced defections.
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November 27, 2010
Lou Harry
The ISO opened with "A Thanksgiving Overture" -- which inspired me to offer my thoughts on what I'm thankful
for in the world of Indianapolis arts.
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October 19, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinKrzysztof Urbanski, 28, has been named the seventh music director in the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra's 80-year-history.
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September 8, 2010
IBJ StaffIndianapolis Symphony Orchestra’s popular outdoor concert series set an attendance record this summer, surpassing the
100,000-mark for just the third time since 1982.
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September 4, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinIBJ's annual rundown of issues the A&E world will be obsessing about this year.
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July 24, 2010
Lou HarrySeen from a distance, Lobyn Hamilton’s work might seem like something you’d find in a music shop—simple,
faithful re-creations of familiar portraits of the likes of Jimi Hendrix and Bob Dylan. Get a little closer, though, and the
medium becomes part of the message.
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June 19, 2010
Greg MorrisAs a first-year subscriber to an Indianapolis Symphony series, I’ve been transformed. I’m now a raving fan.
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June 12, 2010
IBJ StaffThe 800-member group hopes to attract more men to its ranks.
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June 7, 2010
Scott OlsonJim Irsay and Herb Simon join to co-chair fund-raising committee for the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, which has encountered
financial troubles the past few years.
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May 29, 2010
Lou HarryComplaints of cell phones, texters and candy wrappers are common. But what about seeing into the wings?
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May 1, 2010
Lou HarryIt's not too early to think about next season at the Indiana Repertory Theatre, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, and more.
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December 26, 2009
Lou HarryHere are the 10 offerings that I most enthusiastically recommended to friends and readers in the past year.
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December 26, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra experienced a year of financial and leadership shocks, as it reported a $2.8 million
budget shortfall and abruptly dismissed Music Director Mario Venzago.
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December 11, 2009
Lou HarryWhen this year’s edition of “Yuletide Celebration” maintains its focus on the Indianapolis Symphony
Orchestra, guest host Maureen McGovern and the tap-dancing Santas, it’s as comforting as the
show has ever been.
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November 16, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinIndianapolis Symphony Orchestra CEO Simon Crookall said he's expecting a smaller but still significant gap of $1.3 million
in the 2010 budget year.
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November 7, 2009
Lou HarryThe Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra combined magic and music with "Mysterioso."
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October 24, 2009
IBJ StaffVenzago said the abrupt dismissal has affected his ability to work this season, and that he received
an outpouring of sympathy from Indianapolis and the classical music world.
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October 17, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinSimon Crookall is trying to hire a maestro who will excite audiences at the same time he’s trying to pull the Indianapolis
Symphony Orchestra out of
a financial tailspin.
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October 7, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinIndianapolis Symphony Orchestra musicians will take a 12-percent pay cut this year, saving the cash-strapped organization
$4 million. Management-side salary reductions should save another $2 million.
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Can IBJ please stop referring to this property as "Kessler Mansion"? What a ridiculous title for the biggest, bloated, blight in our city. It's not a mansion. At best, it's an ideal site to shoot low-budget porn. Ahhh! Another business use!
Its stories like these that prove that a Ball State diploma is worth less than the paper that its printed on. A real institution of higher learning would have taken care of this long ago. No way should this crap be taught in a SCIENCE class.
It is such a shame that King Ballard has made Indianapolis into Chicago south with all of the rampant corruption.
How many of these 1,259 bills were actually heard and voted on on the floor vs how many were shot down in committee?
When a an arrogant young guy with essentially no experience and no qualifications for the job, was dropped into an Administrator position out of nowhere by his "mentor" in the Mayor's office things seemed fishy. Sometimes things are what they seem.