September 19, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinWhile awaiting word on a possible $75,000 grant from the city of Carmel, Actors Theatre of Indiana made a plea for emergency
donations Wednesday afternoon.
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September 8, 2012
IBJ StaffIndianapolis Symphony Orchestra on Saturday canceled the first two weeks of its new season, saying even a temporary extension
of musicians’ just-expired contract would intensify the organization’s financial woes.
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September 8, 2012
BMO Harris executive vice president will lead Indianapolis Symphonic Choir season debut.
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September 8, 2012
Storytelling Arts of Indiana promotes the art and use of storytelling in everyday life.
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September 7, 2012
Dan HumanIndianapolis Symphony Orchestra managers and musicians failed to meet a Friday deadline to agree on a new contract, but the
symphony did not immediately follow through on threats to cancel the first two weeks of its new season.
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September 4, 2012
Cory SchoutenIndianapolis Zoo officials are hoping to finish strong on the organization's largest fundraising effort since the zoo
moved to White River State Park in 1988.
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September 2, 2012
Dan HumanThe Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra's management and musicians failed to reach a new contract before their current deal expired
Sunday night, and the parties aren't expected to meet again until mid-September.
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August 31, 2012
Union representatives for the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra's musicians said Friday that management intends to call off
the first two weeks of the season if the performers do not accept the current contract proposal by Sept. 7.
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August 30, 2012
Dan HumanUnion representatives for Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra musicians are spilling more details about negotiations with ISO
management, which is planning major structural changes to address the orchestra's ongoing financial issues.
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August 28, 2012
Dan Human, Kathleen McLaughlinThe Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra season would shrink from 52 weeks to 36 under management's proposal to restore financial
stability to the performing arts organization.
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August 23, 2012
Dan HumanLeaders of a church-affiliated Indianapolis arts organization are citing an unsustainable business model as the reason why
doors will close at the end of the month. Earth House Collective will host its final events on Aug. 31
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August 18, 2012
Local agency will work with ISO on overall brand strategy, including print and digital marketing.
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August 4, 2012
Dan HumanThe decline in season ticket sales has forced marketing managers to promote each show individually, which is trickier and
more costly.
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July 26, 2012
Dan HumanThe Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra wants a CEO with a medley of artistic vision and business finesse in order to reverse
financial woes and reach out to new audiences, according to a job description posted online Wednesday.
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July 11, 2012
Dan HumanThe Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra has laid off six employees as part of ongoing restructuring at an organization that has
been dealing with seven-figure budget deficits in recent years.
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July 7, 2012
Lou HarryPlus thoughts on ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’
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June 30, 2012
Dan HumanTania Castroverde Moskalenko, incoming CEO of The Center for the Performing Arts, turned a $500,000 deficit into a $300,000
surplus at her current organization in Tennessee. The 18-month-old Carmel center’s budget is almost seven times larger.
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June 23, 2012
Lou HarryI love New York. But, frankly, there are more exciting offerings in the alleged "Second City"—including Lookingglass
Theatre’s world-premiere “Eastland.”
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June 23, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinNext season will start later and feature a money-saving collaboration with Indiana University.
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June 20, 2012
Scott OlsonThe Athenaeum Foundation is considering an offer from the operator of the Rathskeller to pay a portion of the cover charges
he collects for concerts at the Biergarten. A lawsuit filed by the foundation seeks $1.4 million in previously collected cover
charges.
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June 18, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinCarmel Mayor James Brainard wants to give the Center for the Performing Arts another $840,000 to cover its bills through December—on
top of a $5.5 million subsidy he orchestrated last fall.
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June 11, 2012
Scott OlsonA spokesman for Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel on Monday afternoon confirmed that it has hired Tania Castroverde
Moskalenko, executive director of the Germantown Performing Arts Centre in Germantown, Tenn., near Memphis, to replace Steve
Libman.
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May 26, 2012
The $2.75 drop is meant to enhance the concert experience at Klipsch Music Center and The Lawn at White River State Park.
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May 25, 2012
Associated PressA temporary outdoor stage set up to entertain race fans at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has been replaced after it failed
to meet new safety standards enacted by the state following last year's deadly stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair.
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May 5, 2012
ISO says Charity Navigator failed to account for endowment money that should have kept it off "deep trouble" list.
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We loved lakehouse and think the Arbor Village would be a great location. It is less than 2 miles from over 1000 rooftops in the 225,000 to over 1 million range. Many people could use the great fishers trail system to bike or walk there. Just an idea Scotty -- but maybe something closer to 3 Wiseman would good. The only microbrew in area is Ram (boring)
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.
Larry - even though the race is on ABC, ESPN does all of the work, so that is why ESPN is mentioned. Most sports on ABC are called something like "ESPN on ABC."