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 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 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 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 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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December 1, 2012
Lou HarryA new show at the Indiana State Museum includes memorabilia, film clips and more from the legendary James Dean.
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November 24, 2012
Lou HarryLou Harry is on vacation this week. In lieu of his regular column, here’s an excerpt from his new e-book, “The
Movie Uncyclopedia: Everything You Think You Know About Movies is Wrong, Wrong, Wrong.”
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November 17, 2012
Lou HarryIn this week of Thanksgiving, I’d like to focus on places more centered on the creating than the creations and more
about community than about artistic results.
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November 10, 2012
Lou HarryAt the IMA, an Islamic art show holds glorious surprises.
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November 3, 2012
Lou HarryFor me, the highlights of any Michael Feinstein concert come in between the numbers, when the cabaret and concert star—and
artistic director of the Center for the Performing Arts—shares anecdotes and insight about the composer and lyricists
who crafted the tunes. His storytelling style translates nicely to the printed page.
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October 27, 2012
Lou HarryGeorge Seurat’s painting “A Sunday on La Grande Jatte—1884” provided the inspiration for the musical “Sunday in the Park with
George.” For an Oct. 20 visit to both the painting and the musical, I was in the company of 35 participants in the first IBJ
A&E Road Trip, an exercise in arts connectivity.
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October 20, 2012
Lou HarryMy take on the Children's Museum attraction, plus generation-jumping thoughts on Jonathan Groff at the Cabaret and DK’s Beatles
celebration.
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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."
My oldest daughter graduated from IU with a Secondary Education degree. She graduated with honors and spent 3 years trying to find a teaching job in Indiana. Many of her fellow education degree graduates still don't have teaching jobs. As schools downsize and cut budgets, less teaching jobs are available. I'm not sure I see why we feel the need to bring more teachers to Indiana.