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Eleven fire agencies, including some from Johnson and Marion counties, helped firefighters in Shelby County extinguish a house fire Tuesday night in which four were injured. The blaze started just before 8 p.m. in the 5700 block of West County Road 1100 North when an explosion knocked the residence off its foundation. One victim was seriously injured and had to be airlifted to the hospital.

Eight men escaped a fire that broke out about 4:30 Wednesday morning in Noblesville in a house that had been converted into apartment units. One of the residents smelled smoke and woke up the other occupants. Damage to the home is estimated to be $50,000. Investigators say the fire may have started in the attic due to an electrical short.

Indiana University freshman basketball players Peter Jurkin and Hanner Mosquera-Perea have been suspended by the NCAA for nine games apiece for receiving improper benefits, the school announced Tuesday. The violation involves money the players reportedly received from their AAU coach, Mark Adams. The players will be asked to repay the money in donations to charity. Indiana is appealing the length of the suspensions.

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.