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Three North Putnam High School staff members were charged Tuesday with child seduction involving the same 16-year-old student. According to Indiana State Police, substitute Spanish teacher Nicholas Vester, 24; band teacher Craig Rogers, 24; and volunteer swim instructor Brandon Largent, 20, individually and separately engaged in various acts of a sexual nature with the boy. Several of the alleged acts happened on school property after hours. Police said all three were being held without bond. The school is about 40 miles west of Indianapolis.
 

A pedestrian is in critical condition at Wishard Hospital after being struck by a vehicle on the east side of Indianapolis early Wednesday morning. The man was struck about 3:45 a.m. in the 3900 block of North Franklin Road. The driver, a 25-year-old woman, told police she was unable to avoid hitting the man, who walked in front of her vehicle as she traveled northbound on Franklin Road.

An Indianapolis man was charged with eight counts of arson Wednesday for allegedly setting numerous fires on the east side. Benjamin Williams is accused of setting nine fires to homes and garages between Jan. 7 and Feb. 10. Williams, who was arrested last Thursday, told investigators he set the fires because he was “drunk, stupid and bored.” The damage to the properties was estimated at $146,100. Williams was charged with only eight of the nine fires because one of the property owners could not be located. Six of the structures were abandoned homes owned by the city.
 

Peter Frampton redoes his “Frampton Comes Alive” album at the Murat Theatre March 1. Details here http://www.ticketmaster.com/Peter-Frampton-tickets/artist/735115

From March 1-3, Indiana University Cinema features a festival of the work of Whit Stillman, including a lecture by the director and screenings of “Metropolis,” “Barcelona” and other Stillman films. Details here. 

Ballet Memphis dances into the Tarkington March 2. Details here. 

Aaron Copland’s “Appalachian Spring” and music by Felix Mendelssohn are set for an Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra concert March 1-3 featuring 2010 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis gold medalist Clara-Jumi Kang. Details here.

The Chieftains come to the Palladium for a March 6 concert. Details here.

The Murat Shrine Circus takes over the Pepsi Coliseum March 3-6. Details here. .

 Get off the couch and see … couches. “Couched Constructions,” at Herron Gallery March 2 to April 19, features artwork contextualizing the living room centerpiece. Details here. 

Through April 15

Actors Theatre of Louisville

 Like me, are you excited by new theater works, impeccably produced? Then March is road-trip time, thanks to the Humana Festival of New American Plays, celebrating its 36th year in Kentucky. The remarkable festival has given audiences first looks at a batch of Tony-, Pulitzer- and other prize-winners/audience pleasers including “Dinner with Friends,” “The Gin Game,” “Crimes of the Heart” and “Becky Shaw.” This year, I’m unfamiliar with the seven works or their writers—and I’m looking forward to seeing every last one of them. Details here. 

March 3

Indiana Roof Ballroom

 Celebrations of the Jewish holiday Purim usually involve loud booing of the central villain, Haman, in the Biblical story of Queen Esther. But the queen of the JCC’s Purim Ball is likely to get a very different reaction. That’s because the queen in question will be Joan Rivers, and this gala benefit includes a stand-up performance as well as the opportunity (at higher price levels) to attend a dessert reception with the star herself. Details here. 

Through March 24

Indiana Repertory Theatre

Showcase roles for a small cast of four. A single set. Issues that anyone with kids can relate to (two sets of parents try to civilly address a schoolyard fight between their children). Great New York reviews. A stack of awards. It stands to reason that Yasmina Roza’s “God of Carnage” is the hottest show in regional theaters right now. Roman Polanski’s film version (title shortened to “Carnage”) came and went without much of a blip, which may be a blessing, since audiences can come to the show with a sense of what-will-happen-next excitement. Constance Macy (see IBJ’s “Clutch Hitters” story and video here), Tim Grimm, Ryan Artzberger and Shannon Holt star. Details here.