August 15, 2012
Mason King
In four years since begging indie acts to hit Indianapolis, MOKB Presents has become a ubiquitous name
on the city's marquees. The concert-promoting duo expects to have a hand in 150 shows this year, a 50-percent increase
from 2011.
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May 22, 2012
Associated PressOrganizers plan to put on a central Indiana county fair as best they can despite a weekend fire that destroyed its 133-year-old
wooden grandstands.
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April 26, 2012
Associated PressOrganizers of some of Indiana's county fairs and small festivals are anxiously awaiting new rules governing the type of
rigging involved in last summer's deadly State Fair stage collapse.
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April 23, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Indiana State Fair hopes to preserve attendance that’s traditionally tied to big-name concerts even though the events
will take place downtown this year.
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February 2, 2012
Scott OlsonLocal companies helping with game's festivities are using their home turf to showcase their talents in hopes it will lead
to more work at future Super Bowls.
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January 4, 2012
Scott OlsonThe company that produces both the Indianapolis Home Show and the Indianapolis Home & Flower Show said a Super Bowl-related
scheduling conflict led it to combine the shows this year.
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December 10, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinTwo local concert promotors have launched a calendar website, called Do317.com, that ranks arts and entertainment events according
to the preferences of its users and designated “tastemakers.”.
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October 1, 2010
Anthony SchoettleA management shift and a renewed marketing effort that includes new attractions and increased advertising in key markets has
Circle City Classic organizers optimistic about the annual event's future.
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August 20, 2010
IBJ StaffA naming-rights lawsuit brought by The Murat Temple Association against California-based event promoter Live Nation and Evansville-based
Old National Bank has been dismissed.
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July 8, 2010
Three of the six additions are executives on loan from the Indiana Sports Corp. and the Indianapolis Convention & Visitors
Association.
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April 16, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinBeverly Hills, Calif.-based entertainment company says lease gives it the right to change venue's name to Old National Centre.
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March 30, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Murat Temple Association, a Shriners affiliate that owns the iconic building, is suing Live Nation and Old National Bank
over a naming-rights deal announced March 16.
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March 29, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Murat Temple Association is a Shriners affiiate that owns the Murat Centre, which on March 16 was renamed the "Old National
Centre" in a three-year deal between the bank and Live Nation.
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March 19, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinGroup that owns downtown's Murat Theatre is considering legal options to prevent the venue's name from changing to Old National
Centre.
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August 11, 2009
IBJ StaffThe Promotion Co Inc., an Indianapolis-based event promoter, said today that it has acquired the Monster Nationals series
of monster-truck shows from Image Promotions Inc. in Chardon, Ohio.
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May 18, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinNational CineMedia, the dominant player in movie video feeds, has worked with Indianapolis-based Drum Corps International
and many other nonprofits to allow people to view the organizations' live shows in a theater setting.
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December 15, 2008
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Indianapolis Star, the state's largest daily newspaper, has scaled back its roster
of critics in recent years a reduction in coverage that put the onus on local arts promoters to get the word out through
other channels, such as blogs.
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Laura-the festivals and tastings are free. What does is strengthen the sense of community with activities. What are those empty lots doing for the Village? it's sad you can't see the good that this progress can do for the area. No one is requiring anyone to shop there. I guess you'd rather see a Dollar store move in or no, we'd rather see the property stand empty b/c change is out of the question.
Read down to the part about Brizzi. Someone needs to subpoena his "purchases" of Red RockPictures and Cellstar and his corresponding bank records, I mean c'mon, I'd like to see his alcohol usage records, too. http://diana-vice.blogspot.com/2011_01_01_archive.html
Wonder if my neighborhood can advertise our "retention" pond and act like it is a beach too?
a new record at the '11 salebration until they realized that it was a futile effort to get their crapwagon moter and crapwagon car up speed. And then they just quietly slunk off into the night and never spoke of it again. Nothing to see here folks.
millions for putting a company's bumper sticker on one of its Lolas. But you gotta take what you can get.