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Lyle Lovett & His Acoustic Group comes to the Murat Theatre July 22. Details here. 

The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra celebrates the best of Broadway with Symphony on the Prairie concerts July 20-21. Details here. 

American Pianists Association fellowship finalist Jeremy Siskind performs at the Jazz Kitchen July 24. Details here. 

Storyteller Celestine Bloomfield anchors July 19th’s Museum Nights on the Canal, a free evening of activities near the Indiana Historical Society. Details here. 

Cathy Day, author of “The Circus in Winter,” is the author guest at Indy Reads Books July 19. Details here.

Through July 22

Indiana Convention Center

Last week, I told you about just some of the activities planned for this year’s Summer Celebration. This week, let me encourage you not to overbook so that you have time to stroll the convention center to visit the Artist Market and Author’s Parlor, the health fair, the performances by Asante Children’s Theatre in the Family Fun Zone, the gallery of work by Herron School of Art & Design faculty, students and alumni, and the rest of the aisles and aisles of options at the Convention Center. Full schedule here.

July 19-29

Indianapolis Museum of Art

Click here and you’ll find a rundown of some of my favorite films from this year’s festival, ranging from a documentary about Detroit’s economic woes to a fiction film concerning a gentle bodybuilder looking for love. Take your pick, order up some popcorn, and enjoy an event that’s as much about sharing your opinions between screenings as it is about watching films. Full schedule here.

July 20-22

White River State Park

Call me Othello, but I’m jealous. That’s because I’m going to be out of town this weekend and, unlike you, won’t have a chance to see the return of Shakespeare in the Park, courtesy of Heartland Actors Repertory Theatre. After a one-year hiatus, the professional company is back with a cast of some of Indy’s leading actors, including David Alan Anderson and Ryan Artzberger. And it’s free. Details here.

A Marion County Sheriff's Office sergeant said he was forced to shoot his police dog, and now the shooting is under investigation by his own department and the Hancock County Sheriff's Department. The dog, Paco, died after Sgt. Tom Shambaugh shot it twice with a shotgun. Shambaugh said he feared for his safety because the dog was agitated and aggressive after it escaped from its kennel. Officials are investigating to see if the shooting was appropriate.

Carmel police are looking for two suspects after an armed robbery. The victims told police that a brown Chevrolet Impala pulled up next to them at 10801 N. Michigan Road Tuesday night. Two men with guns got out of the car and demanded money. After the victims handed over a wallet and purse, the men drove away. No one was injured.
 

A 23-year-old man was rushed to a hospital early Thursday after he was shot in the head outside a strip club on the east side of Indianapolis. After the shooting in the parking lot of the Pure Passion club on 38th Street and Post Road, the victim tried to get into his car before collapsing in front of a neighboring gas station. A firearm recovered at the scene is under investigation.