Sean Chen performs Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 with the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra Nov. 11 at the Indiana History Center as part of the American Pianists Association Classical Fellowship Awards. Details here. 

IU Opera stages Jules Massenet’s Cinderella-based “Cendrillon” Nov. 8-11 Details here. Can’t make it to Bloomington? Watch it livestreamed here. 

Speakers at the Nov. 10 Gathering of Writers, presented by the Writers’ Center of Indianapolis, include novelist Ben H. Winters (“Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters”), and poet Allison Joseph. Details here. 

The Icarus Ensemble, a jazz ensemble made up of Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra players, performs Nov. 12 at the Jazz Kitchen. Details here. 

The Egyptian Room hosts musical comedian Stephen Lynch Nov. 13. Details here. 

The Indianapolis LGBT Film Fest runs Nov. 9-11 at the Indianapolis Museum of Art and Herron School of Art. Details here.

Melissa Etheridge headlines at the Center for the Performing Arts Nov. 9. Violinist Ray Chen follows on the 11th. Details here.

 Bands of America return for their Grand National competitions at Lucas Oil Stadium, Nov. 8-10. Details here.

Nov. 9

Clowes Hall

 You could think of them as the Monkees of a capella music. Street Corner Symphony, the group that took second place on NBC’s “The Sing Off,” didn’t exist for long before the show: The band was formed in order to compete on the television vocal competition. Since its almost-victory, the band has worked with the likes of Ben Folds (a show judge), Claude McKnight and Allison Krauss. Trivia note: Five of the six members of the group are sons of ministers. Details here. 

Nov. 9-10

Hilbert Circle Theatre

 With talent that took him, just last month, to venues as far-flung in size and geography as the National Concert in Dublin and the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago, Milos Karadaglic is building a name as one of the top Spanish guitarists in the world. A native of Montenegro, Karadaglic joins up with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and conductor Eugene Tzigane for a program that includes music by Ravel, Rodrigo and Rimsky-Korsakov. Details here. 

Nov. 13-18

Murat Theatre

 Anchoring what has the potential to be the strongest Broadway in Indianapolis season in recent years is this Tony-winning stage adaptation of the hit film about a British boy who’s gotta dance. It features music by Elton John. Details here. 

 

Nov. 8

Madame Walker Theatre Center

“Art of the Matter” host Travis DiNicola conducts a live interview with the funny lady, whose credits include the TV show “Strangers with Candy” and the book “Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People.” Yes, David is her brother. No, that’s not important. What is important is that her appearance, part of the Spirit & Place Festival, is produced by No Exit Performance. Details here. 

-Audio Video Color Corp. leased 100,957 square feet of industrial space at 2151-2155 Airwest Blvd., Plainfield. The tenant was represented by Bryan Augustin of Alliance Commercial Group. The landlord, Agellan Capital Partners, was represented by Michael Weishaar of Cassidy Turley.

-Minnick Services Corp. leased 5,600 square feet of industrial space at 2525 N. Shadeland Ave. The tenant was represented by Mark Writt of CBRE. The landlord, Cassidy Turley acting as court-appointed receiver, was represented by Todd Vannatta and Michael Weishaar of Cassidy Turley.

-Reesa Ann Academy leased 4,798 square feet at North Willow Mall, 2254 W. 86th St.  The landlord, Township 86th Development, was represented by Keith Fried of Sitehawk Retail Real Estate. The tenant represented itself.

-City Barbeque leased 3,648 square feet at Rangeline Crossing, 1356 S. Rangeline Road, Carmel.  The tenant was represented by Steve Delaney of Sitehawk Retail Real Estate. The landlord, Centre and Associates LLC, represented itself.

-David Bender DDS leased 2,835 square feet at Greenwood Springs Shopping Center, 1273 Emerson Ave., Greenwood. The tenant was represented by Tom Hadley of Summit Realty Group. The landlord, Regency Centers, was represented by Keith Fried of Sitehawk Retail Real Estate.

-Sweet Things leased 2,695 square feet at North Willow Mall, 2288 W. 86th St.  The landlord, Township 86th Development, was represented by Keith Fried of Sitehawk Retail Real Estate. The tenant represented itself.

-Invacare Continuing Care leased 2,400 square feet of industrial space in Shadeland Business Park, 1740 Industry Drive. The tenant was represented by Kim Estes Hartman, Tom Osborne and R.J. Rudolph of Colliers International.  The landlord, Property Professionals Inc., was represented by Terri Kuberski of Property Professionals.

-Hallmark Home Mortgage LLC leased 2,241 square feet at 9000 Keystone Crossing. The landlord, Philadelphia-based BPG Properties Ltd., was represented by John R. Robinson and Abby L. Cooper of Jones Lang LaSalle. The tenant represented itself.  

-Kays CPA Group renewed its lease for 2,047 square feet of office space at 3021 E. 98th St. The tenant was represented by Matt Jackson of Ambrose Property Group. The landlord, Brookfield Real Estate Opportunity Group, was represented by Dave Moore and Darrin Boyd of Cassidy Turley.

-Heartland Vision leased 2,000 square feet at Fortune Plaza, 9655 U.S. 36, Avon. The tenant was represented by Mark Perlstein of Sitehawk Retail Real Estate. The landlord, Fortune Plaza Enterprise B LLC, was represented by Greg Smith of Colliers International.

-Z Specialty Coatings LLC leased 1,940 square feet in Kirby Park, 1135 3rd Ave. Southwest, Carmel. The tenant and landlord both represented themselves.

-Peanut Butter & Jelly Daycare leased 1,540 square feet of office space in Steinmeier Station, 5501 E. 71st St. The tenant was represented by Sian Kicks of Matlock Town & Country Realty. The landlord, Rock Investments LLC, was represented by Spero Pulos of Lee & Associates.

-Sterling Creek Software LLC leased 1,433 square feet at 8888 Keystone Crossing.  The landlord, Philadelphia-based BPG Properties Ltd., was represented by John R. Robinson and Abby L. Cooper of Jones Lang LaSalle. The tenant represented itself.

-Axis Home Health Care renewed its lease for 1,223 square feet of office space at 3500 DePauw Blvd. The landlord, Sterling American Property Inc., was represented by Dave Moore, Darrin Boyd and Bennett Williams of Cassidy Turley. The tenant represented itself.

-Alternative Technology Partners Inc. leased 1,164 square feet at The Bonn Building, 13578 E. 131st St, Fishers.  The landlord, Bonn Building Partners LLC, was represented by Keith Fried and Steve Delaney of Sitehawk Retail Real Estate.  The tenant represented itself.

A construction item in last week's Real Estate Weekly included the wrong address for a 14,400-square-foot office build-out for VMS BioMarketing. The work, performed by Capitol Construction, was at 501 Pennsylvania Parkway.

-Intelligent Environmental Leasing LLC bought a 12,125-square-foot industrial building at 905 N. Capitol Ave. The buyer was represented by George Dury of Dury Investments. The sellers, Linda Hendricks and Lisa K. Green, were represented by Paul Dick and Kevin Dick of Colliers International.

-Intelligent Environmental Leasing LLC bought a 3,450-square-foot office building at 909 N. Capitol Ave. The buyer was represented by George Dury of Dury Investments. The seller, Duncan Supply Co. Inc., was represented by Paul Dick and Kevin Dick of Colliers International.

-PP Indy 8 LLC bought the 420-unit Forest Hills Apartments at 5500 Pleasant Hill Circle. The property was listed for $8 million. The sale price was not disclosed. The buyer was represented by Michael Wernke of the local office of Marcus & Millichap. The seller, Florida-based Cortland Loan Services, was represented by Scott Harris and Kyle Shoemaker of Marcus & Millichap's Oak Brook, Ill., office and Michael Regan and Francesco Carriera of the firm's Tampa office.

The average rate for 30-year mortgages fell to 3.57 percent from 3.61 percent in the week ended Oct. 31, according to Bankrate.com. The rate for 15-year mortgages fell from 2.90 percent to 2.89 percent.

And back again. Women’s Health Alliance, a seven-doctor OB/GYN practice, will move Nov. 19 into the medical office building next to St. Vincent Carmel Hospital and will make that facility its main location for delivering babies. Women’s Health had been near the Indiana University Health North Hospital since it opened in 2005. Before that, however, Women’s Health Alliance had been affiliated with the St. Vincent Women’s Hospital on West 86th Street. Calls to the practice, which also includes four nurse practitioners, were not returned in time for IBJ’s deadline. However, the shift is the latest move by Indianapolis-area physicians to align with different hospital systems, as each health system tries to secure the referrals necessary to keep their beds filled. St. Vincent Health and IU Health, the two largest hospital systems in Indiana, have been particularly fierce competitors in the physician chase.

West Lafayette-based Endocyte Inc. suffered a 14-percent decline in its stock price on Friday after it made no change in its time line for completing a Phase 3 trial of its leading drug candidate, vintafolide, for treatment of ovarian cancer. Vintafolide, formerly known as EC145, is progressing toward market approval in the European Union. But in the United States, the Food and Drug Adminstration has required Endocyte to complete its Phase 3 trial before it will consider the drug for market approval. That trial had been delayed by short supplies of a comparison drug, called Doxil. Now that those shortages have ended, Wall Street analysts were hoping the time line for the trial might speed up. But Endocyte officials said they still expect data from the trial in the first half of 2014. Endocyte also reported that it lost $1.2 million, or 3 cents per share, during the three months ended Sept. 30. Analysts were expecting Endocyte's partnership with New Jersey-based Merck & Co. Inc. to push it out of the red, making 1 cent per share, according to a Thomson Reuters survey. Endocyte's quarterly revenue of $12.4 million also fell below analysts' expectations of $12.9 million.

Eli Lilly and Co.’s experimental Alzheimer’s drug did what it was designed to do: It removed free-floating pieces of the protein amyloid from patients’ brains and carried them to the bloodstream. That conclusion, issued Oct. 29 by a team of outside researchers, further confirms that Lilly’s drug solanezumab has some effect on the memory-sapping disease and the mechanism believed to cause it. Two large clinical trials of solanezumab demonstrated no effect on amyloid plaques seen in PET scans nor another protein associated with Alzheimer’s, called tau. Analysts continue to expect regulators to require another large clinical trial of the drug before they approve it for the market. That delay, coupled with the small effects so far documented for solanezumab, have analysts adjusting their potential sales estimates down. Whereas estimates ranged from $4 billion to $10 billion a few months ago, one recent estimate issued by Credit Suisse analyst Catherine Arnold predicts solanezumab will reach peak sales of $2.5 billion, according to a report from Reuters. That’s still big, but not quite the single-handed savior analysts thought solanezumab could be for Lilly, which is struggling through patent expirations on numerous blockbuster drugs.

Indianapolis Colts rookie quarterback Andrew Luck announced a four-year sponsorship agreement with Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health. The Riley/Luck “Change the Play” initiative will include programs such as sports performance camps, educational tools for kids, and Luck speaking engagements. Luck will be paid to promote the hospital and the initiative, but financial terms were not disclosed. Luck won't be the first Colts quarterback to partner with a hospital. Peyton Manning, who departed the Colts last off-season for Denver, signed one of his first local deals as a professional football player in 1998 with St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital. Manning's deal with St. Vincent grew over the years until the hospital's children's facility was named the Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St. Vincent in 2007. Despite his move to Denver, Manning still remains active with St. Vincent. St. Vincent used its association with Manning to try to chip away at Riley's market share in children's and pediatric care.

Eli Lilly and Co. will spend $140 million to construct an 88,000-square-foot plant southwest of downtown to make cartridges for insulin pens. The Indianapolis-based drugmaker announced details of the expansion Nov. 1 at a press conference on the site of the new plant on South Harding Street. The new plant, first announced Oct. 30, will adjoin Lilly’s existing manufacturing complex, known as the Lilly Technology Center. About 100 workers will staff the plant, which will be constructed by spring 2014 and ready for operations in 2015. But only “some” of that number will be additional jobs on top of the 3,000 manufacturing workers Lilly already employs in Indianapolis, according to Lilly. Wages for the new jobs will be similar to those earned by Lilly's existing manufacturing work force, although Lilly officials declined to disclose details. Lilly officials also said they plan to apply for tax abatements from the city. Lilly needs the new plant because demand for insulin continues to rise in the United States and globally. The company already makes insulin cartridges in Italy and France, and will continue to expand those plants, too.

Dr. Elizabeth Nowacki, an obstetrician and gynecologist, has joined the medical staff at St. Vincent Medical Center Northeast in Fishers. Nowacki earned her bachelor’s in biology from Grinnell College in Iowa and a master’s degree in physiology and biophysics from the Indiana University School of Medicine. She received her medical degree from the Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Before joining St. Vincent, Nowacki practiced at Hancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield.

Dr. Cynthia Seffernick, an obstetrician and gynecologist, has joined the medical staff at St. Vincent Medical Center Northeast in Fishers. She received her bachelor’s in biology from the University of Toledo and her medical degree from the Medical College of Ohio in Toledo. Before joining St. Vincent, Seffernick practiced at Dearborn County Hospital in Lawrenceburg.

Attorney Ellen Chambers has joined Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman’s Indianapolis office, focusing on health care providers. She holds a bachelor’s from Iowa State University, a master’s of health administration from the University of Iowa, and a law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law.

Attorney Joel Swider has joined Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman’s Indianapolis office, focusing on contracts, transactions and taxes for hospitals and physicians. He holds a bachelor’s from the University of Virginia and earned his law degree from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law.

Attorney Drew Howk has joined Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman’s Indianapolis office, practicing health care litigation. He holds a bachelor’s from Wabash College and a law degree from the Saint Louis University School of Law.

Gwen O’Malley has been named primary care executive director at Community Physician Network.  She was previously practice director for the physician network. O’Malley has a bachelor’s from St. Mary of the Woods College and a master’s from Indiana University. Before coming to Community in 2010, she was director of operations for specialty care at St. Francis Medical Group.

The Royal Drummers of Burundi perform at the Palladium Nov. 2. Details here.

James Still’s latest play, “The House That Jack Built,” world-premieres at the Indiana Repertory Theatre through Nov. 25. Details here.

Hoosier veterans are celebrated at the Indiana State Museum’s “Heroes from the Heartland,” Nov. 1-11. Details here.

The Guy Mendilow Ensemble performs “Tales from the Forgotten Kingdom: Ladino Songs Renewed” at the JCC Nov. 5. Details here. 

Cedric the Entertainer comes to the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond for one show, Nov. 2. Details here.

The Bands of America competition narrows its field Nov. 8-9 and during the day on Nov. 10 leading up to the Grand National finals the evening of Nov. 10. Details here.

Nov. 3

Clowes Hall

I told you about this one last year, when the tour came through Ball State University. Now it’s closer, bringing its unique live comic book to Clowes Hall. The multimedia event includes projections, sound effects, actors and live musicians. For details—and a look at the “Intergalactic Nemesis” appearance on Conan O’Brien’s show—click here. 

Nov. 3

Murat Theatre

The pride of Chesterton, Jim Gaffigan, may have stretched in recent years—including a dramatic Broadway stint in “That Championship Season,” but his bread and butter has been, well … foods, which dominate his stand-up act. Have a Hot Pocket before you go. Details here.

Nov. 2-Jan. 13

IndianapolisMuseumof Art

With work spanning from the seventh century to yesterday, this special exhibition includes more than 250 objects, including a 26-foot scroll. You think figurative representation doesn’t exist in Islamic art? You’ll think again after seeing this exhibit, which was launched at Brigham Young University’s Museum of Art. It travels to Newark and Portland after it leaves here. Details here.

Nov. 2-11

Various locations

The theme of the festival this year is “play,” and you might have already noticed instructions on downtown, Broad Ripple and other sidewalks for mini-competitions. These Gamespots are just the beginning of Spirit & Place events. You can create your own musical instruments Nov. 3 at Big Car Service Center, see NPR’s “Only a Game” host Bill Littlefield Nov. 4 at the Athenaeum, play 19th-century party games at Conner Prairie Nov. 6, or try life-size board games at Garfield Park on Nov. 10. For a full lineup of events—and for a map of Gamespots—click here.

-701 Ford Road LLC bought the KinderCare facility at 8485 Woodfield Crossing Blvd. The buyer was represented by Douglas Passon of Fortis Net Lease. The seller, BBDFC LLC, was represented by Kevin Broderick, Matt Gray, and Rick Trimpe of CBRE.

-Imperial Auto USA Corp. bought an 82,197-square-foot building at 3036 Madan Park Drive. The buyer was represented by Luke Wessel of Cassidy Turley. The seller, Terranova West LLC, was represented by John Hanley and Terry Busch of CBRE.

-International Paper leased 144,000 square feet of industrial space at 5021 W. 81st St. The landlord, Prologis, was represented by Luke Wessel of Cassidy Turley. The tenant represented itself.

-Kittle’s Home Furnishings leased 33,032 square feet at Southport Plaza, 7565 US 31 South. The tenant was represented by Mark Perlstein of Sitehawk Retail Real Estate. The landlord, Southport Plaza, was represented by Bill French of Cassidy Turley.  

-El Chispas leased 19,260 square feet at Lafayette Shoppes, 3840-3882 Lafayette Road. The tenant was represented by Larry Harshman of Harshman Property Services LLC. The landlord, The Broadbent Co., was represented by Broadbent’s Jim Mosher.

-Dick’s Last Resort leased 6,240 square feet at Square 74, 111 W Maryland St.  The tenant and landlord, Square 74 Associates LLC, were represented by Steve Delaney of Sitehawk Retail Real Estate.  

-ATG Rehab leased 4,372 square feet of industrial space at 5804 W. 74th St. in Park 100. The tenant was represented by Richard R. King III and Steve Beals of Lee & Associates. The landlord, Park Creek Venture, was represented by Kate Ems of Duke Realty.

-Cooperative Managed Care Services LLC leased 3,691 square feet of office space at 9045 River Road. The tenant was represented by Sam Smith and Kevin Dick of Colliers International. The landlord, Duke Realty Limited Partnership, was represented by Adam Seger of Duke Realty.

-America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses leased 3,255 square feet of retail space in the Nora Plaza Shopping Center, at the northwest corner of 86th Street and Westfield Boulevard. The tenant was represented by Allison Hawley of Cassidy Turley. The landlord, Ramco Gershenson Properties Trust, represented itself.

-Travel By Design leased 2,990 square feet of office space at 11559 Cumberland Road, Fishers. The landlord, Shamrock Builders, was represented by Darrin Boyd and Dave Moore of Cassidy Turley. The tenant represented itself.

-Tracey Tabor Williams, DMD, renewed her lease for 2,690 square feet of office space at 303 N. Alabama St. The tenant was represented by Todd Morris of JTM Commercial. The landlord, DH Realty LLC, was represented by Jon Owens and Russ Van Til of Cassidy Turley.   
   
-Range Line Chiropractic leased 1,875 square feet of retail space at 614 622 S. Rangeline Road, Carmel. The tenant was represented by Allison Hawley of Cassidy Turley. The landlord, Mohawk Management, represented itself.

-ENS Group leased 1,360 square feet of office space at 11978 Fishers Crossing Drive, Fishers. The landlord, Shamrock Builders, was represented by Darrin Boyd and Dave Moore of Cassidy Turley. The tenant represented itself.   

-Great Care renewed its lease for 1,077 square feet of office space at 6515 E. 82nd St. The landlord, NorthStar Realty Finance Corp., was represented by Dave Moore and Darrin Boyd of Cassidy Turley. The tenant represented itself.

-Maximum BMX leased 960 square feet of retail space at Green Meadows Shopping Center, 1542 N. State St., Greenfield. The landlord, Green Meadows Shopping Center LLC, was represented by Brady Clements of Skyline Property Group. The tenant represented itself.   

-The Mint Salon leased 820 square feet of retail office space at Lake Plaza, 6801 Lake Plaza Drive, Suite C304. The landlord, Lake Plaza LLC, was represented by Brady Clements of Skyline Property Group. The tenant represented itself.

-World Finance Company leased 800 square feet of office space at Lake Plaza, 6801 Lake Plaza Drive, Suite C304. The landlord, Lake Plaza LLC, was represented by Brady Clements of Skyline Property Group. The tenant represented itself.

The average rate for 30-year mortgages fell from 3.62 percent to 3.61 percent in the week ended Oct. 24, according to Bankrate.com. The rate for 15-year mortgages fell from 2.91 percent to 2.90 percent.

-Capitol Construction has completed a 14,400-square-foot office build-out for VMS BioMarketing at 10333 N. Meridian St., Carmel.

-Capitol Construction has completed a 7,200-square-foot office build-out for Spotfreight at 445 N. Pennsylvania St.

-Capitol Construction has completed a 2,000-square-foot interior renovation of a Bob Evans restaurant at 7525 E. 96th St.  

-Capitol Construction has completed a 2,000-square-foot interior renovation of a Bob Evans restaurant at 159 S. Marlin Drive, Greenwood.

Dr. April P'Pool, a pediatrician, has joined Eskenazi Medical Group and Wishard Health Services as part of Cottage Corner Health Center. P'Pool holds a bachelor’s in biology from Wheaton College. She received her medical degree from the Indiana University School of Medicine.

Dr. Ashesh P. Shah, an abdominal transplant surgeon, has joined the transplant team at Indiana University Health. Shah received his medical degree and residency training at the Indiana University School of Medicine.

Dr. Saurabh Agrawal, a transplant hepatologist, also has joined the transplant team at IU Health. Agrawal, who got his medical degree from the Federal University of Paraiba in Brazil, received his residency training at Cleveland Clinic.

St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital appointed Dr. George Shade Jr. as chief medical officer. Shade comes to St. Vincent from Detroit Medical Center, where he was chief quality officer. He has also served as an instructor at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, chairman of the state of Michigan Board of Medicine, and vice president of medical affairs at Sinai-Grace Hospital in Detroit. Shade replaces Dr. Daniel LeGrand, who returned to full-time private practice as a vascular surgeon at the St. Vincent Medical Group.

Shares of Hill-Rom Holdings Inc. spiked 10 percent on Oct. 25 after it announced earnings that edged past the expectations of Wall Street analysts. But the Batesville-based maker of hospital beds and furniture gave up much of those gains as the week ended. Hill-Rom earned $39.2 million in the three months ended Sept. 30, a 38-percent decline from the same quarter a year ago. Earnings per share totaled 63 cents in the most recent quarter, and only 56 cents when special items were excluded. But analysts were expecting even less, just 55 cents per share, according to a survey by Thomson Reuters. Also, Hill-Rom’s revenue soared above analysts' expectations, totaling $431.6 million. Analysts had predicted revenue of $418 million in the quarter. Shares of Hill-Rom’s stock opened the day Oct. 25 at $30.43, a 10-percent jump from their close the previous day. But by the end of Friday, Hill-Rom’s shares had settled back down to $28.39 apiece, essentially unchanged for the week.

The Indiana University School of Medicine gave details Oct. 25 on its expansion of its program in Lafayette from two years to four years and plans to grow enrollment. The program, which is housed on the campus of Purdue University, this year enrolled 39 third-year students who are doing rotations at hospitals in the Lafayette area. The Lafayette medical program will add fourth-year medical students next year. Previously, medical students who began in Lafayette would finish their medical training at the IU medical school’s main campus in Indianapolis. The IU medical school has been enrolling 16 students per year at the Lafayette campus. But in 2014, when the school moves into a new building on Purdue’s campus, it will boost enrollment to 24 students per year. The new building, known as Lyles-Porter Hall, will give the school the capacity to enroll as many as 32 students. The Lafayette campus was launched in 1968. A second-year curriculum was added in 1980.

Zimmer Holdings Inc. beat analysts’ estimates with its third-quarter profit, but trimmed its full-year forecast. The Warsaw-based maker of orthopedic implants said Oct. 25 that it earned $178.1 million in the three months ended Sept. 30, a 7-percent decline from the same quarter last year. Excluding special charges, however, Zimmer would have earned $202.1 million, a 2.5-percent increase from a year ago. Earnings per share on that basis totaled $1.15. Wall Street analysts were expecting $1.13 per share, according to a survey by Thomson Reuters. For the full year, Zimmer now expects earnings per share to fall between $4.75 and $4.80 on a reported basis and between $5.25 and $5.35, excluding special charges. Zimmer’s previous forecasts had added another nickel of earnings on the high end of those ranges. Zimmer expects foreign exchange rates to keep its sales flat the rest of the year.

Shareholders of Amerigroup Corp. on Oct. 23 overwhelmingly approved the Virginia company’s $4.9 billion sale to Indianapolis-based health insurer WellPoint Inc. The vote clears the way for the acquisition to close before the end of the year. More than 99.9 percent of shares voted Tuesday were in favor of the sale to WellPoint, although those shares represented just 80 percent of all Amerigroup shares outstanding. Some Amerigroup shareholders had questioned the deal when Amerigroup revealed that a second suitor had been in the mix. WellPoint agreed to buy Amerigroup on July 9 to beef up its business of managing Medicaid plans for state governments.

 

Jazz singer Jane Monheit and violinist Aaron Weinstein team up with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra for pops concerts Oct. 26-27. Details here. 

The Day of the Dead is celebrated Oct. 27 at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art and at the Indiana State Museum with a combo ticket available. Details here. 

The Phoenix Theatre stages the recent Broadway comedy “Seminar,” Oct. 25-Nov. 25. Details here. 

Comedy Central regular and “Insomniac” star Dave Attell returns to Morty’s Comedy Joint Oct. 26-27. Details here. 

The Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra and a quartet of guest singers celebrate Bachtoberfest Oct. 27-29 at St. Bartholomew Roman Catholic Church, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and the University of Indianapolis. Details here.

The touring company of Chicago’s famed Second City comedy troupe performs its “Laughing Matters” revue Oct. 25 at the Warren Performing Arts Center. Details here.

Clowes Hall hosts Todd Rundgren and the string quartet Ethel Oct. 26. Details here. 

Oct. 31-Nov. 1

Butler University

Each year, a different Christel DeHaan Visiting International Artist comes to Butler University to teach and push the boundaries of theatrical expectations. Those of us not privy to the classroom experience benefit because the visiting artist always offers work to the public, using student and local talent. This year, Shakespeare is the starting point for this work, inspired by “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” directed by Ida Nyoman Sedena. Expect masks, spectacle and Bainese shadow puppets. Details here. 

Oct. 27

Christel DeHaan Performing Arts Center

Composer William Bolcom’s credits include writing the operas “McTeague,” “A Wedding” and “A View from the Bridge,” a Grammy-winning song cycle based on poems by William Blake, nine symphonies and a song called “Lime Jello Marshmallow Cottage Cheese Surprise.” The Pulitzer-Prize winner’s visiting composer stint at the University of Indianapolis is celebrated in this Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra concert, which Bolcom is expected to attend. The concert will include his Symphony No. 3. Details here.