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Joshua Bell joins the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields for an evening of Beethoven April 20 at the Palladium. Details here.

“Southern Baptist Sissies” returns to Theatre on the Square April 20-May 12. Details here. 

Shannon Forsell sings “Songs I’ve Never Sung on Broadway” April 20-21 at the Cabaret at the Columbia Club. Details here. 

The Indianapolis Art Center opens “Art from the Heartland” on April 20. The juried show runs through June 10. Details here.

Conner Prairie acknowledges the “Bicentennial of the War of 1812” April 21-22 with re-enactors, firearms displays, and an encampment. Details here.

University of Indianapolis Theatre presents the local premiere of “Animals Out of Paper” by Rajiv Joseph (“Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo”) April 20-22. Details here. 

The touring production of “The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein” comes to Purdue University’s Elliott Hall of Music April 19. Details here. 

Violinist Alina Ibragimova joins the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra for the first time with an all-French concert including music by Ravel and Saint-Saens April 20-21. Details here.

Butler Ballet and the Jordan College of Fine Arts present “Coppelia” April 20-22 at Clowes Hall. Details here.

The Ronen Chamber Orchestra presents “Janusz Korczak: a Biography in Sound” featuring actors, musicians and a singer paying tribute to the Holocaust hero April 22 at the Hasten Hebrew Academy auditorium. Details here. 

April 24

Clowes Hall

Since the publication of his account of being a department store elf (“The Santaland Diaries”), David Sedaris has become a best-selling author, coveted contributor to NPR’s “This American Life,” an in-demand live performer, and (for me, selfishly) a talent whose hilarious books on tape have helped me survive many a long car ride. On Tuesday, he brings his solo show to Clowes Hall. Expect loyalists to turn out and newcomers to be converted to his unique brand of personal comedy. Details here.

April 19-28

IUPUI Theatre

Did William Shakespeare actually co-author a play called “The History of Cardenio?” It’s debatable (and scholars have debated it for a long time). Does “The History of Cardenio” being presented this week at IUPUI resemble at all the show presented by Shakespeare’s company the King’s Men? That’s debatable, too, since no copies exist of the actual play. Will “The History of Cardenio” hold interest beyond academia? We shall see. Will it work better on stage than this group’s previous production of “Young Hamlet”? I sincerely hope so. Am I excited that a new theater space is being launched in Indy? Absolutely. Details here. 

April 20

Indianapolis Museum of Art

Before Antonio Banderas (who starred in 1998’s “The Mask of Zorro”), before Guy Hamilton (star of the hit 1957 TV series), and even before Tyrone Powell (who starred in “The Mark of Zorro” in 1940), there was Douglas Fairbanks, who swashed and buckled his way through the 1920 silent hit that introduced filmgoers to the other caped crusader. It’s being presented here with live musical accompaniment by the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, juicing up the soundtrack of an adventure film (rather than a comedy) for the first time. I’ll be there, providing an introduction and soaking up the sights and sounds. Details here. 

Indianapolis police arrested three juveniles Monday in connection with an east-side armed robbery. The male suspects, one carrying a silver revolver, allegedly held up a Little Caesars Pizza near East 38th Street and North Post Road at about 11 a.m. The suspects took two large pizzas, four packs of bread sticks, a 2-litre bottle of Pepsi and $105 dollars in cash. Officers using police dogs and detailed descriptions tracked the suspects to a house where they were captured. The gun, money and empty pizza boxes were found at the home. Detectives also found suspected gang paraphernalia.
 

A man arrested Monday afternoon after a high-speed chase in Boone County gave officers an unusual excuse for trying to elude capture. The driver, 42-year-old Moishe D. Watkins, told Indiana State Police he didn't stop when an officer tried to pull him over for reckless driving because he was late for a court appearance in Howard County. The chase involved speeds up to 150 mph before Watkins crashed into the back of another vehicle, ending the chase. No one was injured in the crash.
 

An Indianapolis man was shot Monday night during a carjacking on the northeast side. The victim told police he was approached by a man in the 4300 block of East 31st Street just before 10:30 p.m. The man asked for a cigarette, forced his way into the car and shot the victim in the hip during a struggle, the victim said. The wounded man was taken to Wishard Hospital with a non-life-threatening injury. His vehicle was found on fire two hours later in the 2700 block of North Butler Avenue.