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Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels are placing a friendly wager on the outcome of the Virginia Commonweath University-Butler basketball game. If VCU wins Saturday's Final Four game in Houston, Daniels will send McDonnell a variety of duck products from Maple Leaf Farms in Milford, Indiana. If Butler wins, McDonnell will send Daniels a Virginia hand-cured country ham from S. Wallace Edwards & Sons in Surry.

Some Catholic school students on the northeast side may have to find new transportation to class. That’s because the Lawrence Township School District no longer has to provide free shuttle-bus service from its two middle schools to the two Catholic elementary schools in the area. The Indiana Court of Appeals issued the ruling Tuesday. Several parents and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis sued when the school board voted to start imposing a fee for the ride. Lawrence Township Schools hasn’t said whether it will require a fee or discontinue the service.
 

Indianapolis police are searching for two suspects involved in an early-morning armed robbery on the east side. The clerk at La Quinta Inn near Interstate 70 and Post Road told police the two men robbed the front desk about 3:30 a.m. One of the men had a handgun. Police believe the men left in a white Camaro. They are checking surveillance video as part of their investigation.
 

This month’s First Friday events include the Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art’s opening of “Inner City Inspiration: An Artist’s Evolution in Clay” (April 1-May 14), featuring work by IU Associate Professor of Ceramic Art Malcolm Mobutu Smith, including a large-scale graffiti mural. Details here. 

“Annie Get Your Gun” fires up at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre, March 31-May 8. Details here. 

“American Idol” contender Kellie Pickler headlines a free concert as part of the NCAA Women’s Final Four Tourney Town at the Indiana Convention Center April 2. Details here. 

The Indianapolis Museum of Art screens “Selections from Project 35,” a trio of videos selected by a team of international curators, April 1-Oct. 30. Details here.

Pianist Jeremy Denk joins the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra for a weekend of Sibelius, Ravel and Mozart, April 1-2. Details here.

Comic Adam Carolla performs at the Egyptian Room at Old National Centre, April 1. Details here. 

Old 97s return to the Vogue April 3. Details here. 

The St. Petersburg Symphony comes to the Palladium April 3. Details here. 

Dennis DeYoung brings the music of Styx to a concert with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra March 31. Details here.

March 31-April 24

Phoenix Theatre

A game among friends has unexpected emotional consequences in Melissa James Gibson’s comedy-drama that New York Times critic Charles Isherwood called “beautifully conceived, confidently executed and wholly accessible.” The strong cast chosen by the Phoenix for the play’s local premiere includes Ryan Artzberger, Jennifer Johansen and Scot Greenwell. Details here. www.phoenixtheatre.org

April 1-3

Conner Prairie

What’s old is what makes Conner Prairie an enduring attraction. What’s new is what makes on-the-fence patrons make the trek to Fishers.

Additions this year include a Junior Aeronaut Adventure as part of the 1859 Balloon Voyage, an interactive opportunity to help build a potter’s shop using period tools in 1839 Prairietown, and a chance to learn the art of packing for a horseback journey at the Lenape Indian Camp. For information on these activities and more, click here.  

April 2

Cabaret at the Columbia Club

You may know her as the singer/songwriter of the ’70s hits “Midnight Blue” and “Don’t Cry Out Loud” and a Best Female Vocal Performance Grammy winner for “You Should Hear How She Talks About You.” You may even know that she was a member of Bette Midler’s backup group, the Harlettes. My favorite moment in Manchester’s career, though, was back in 2000 when she stood behind my seat at a Chicago workshop production of “I Sent a Letter to My Love,” a show she composed, and I could clearly sense the energy and passion she had for the project. For theaters looking for an intimate, very human chamber musical, it’s well worth a look.

 Maybe we’ll even hear a song from it when she takes the stage at the Cabaret at the Columbia Club this weekend. For details, click here.  

April 1

The Palladium

There are a lot of worthy ways to spend your Friday evening.

Me, I think I’ll catch a performance by Savion Glover, the greatest tap dancer in the world. (In the view of Gregory Hines, himself no slouch, Glover is the greatest who ever lived.) How often does an opportunity like that happen?

 Even if the name isn’t familiar, you may remember Glover from appearances on “Sesame Street” (teaching Mr. Snuffleupagus—and a generation of kids—the joy of tap), on “Dancing with the Stars” (see his guest spot here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ40aKtPlXc), or in the Broadway musicals “Bring in ’Da Noise, Bring in ’Da Funk,” “Jelly’s Last Jam,” “Black and Blue” and “The Tap Dance Kid.” He also inspired the footwork for the animated movie “Happy Feet.” Details on Glover’s appearance here.