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A new center built to help keep Marion County residents safer opened Wednesday on the east side of Indianapolis. Mayor Greg Ballard was joined by Public Safety Director Frank Straub and Division of Homeland Security Chief Gary Coons for the grand opening of the Regional Operations Center. The center, at 200 N. Shadeland Ave., will be used to coordinate emergency plans for large-scale incidents at major events, such as the upcoming Super Bowl.  The FBI will house its Intelligence Operations Center at the same location.

Indianapolis police officers had to use cell phones and backup systems to communicate for 45 minutes Tuesday night after their radios went out. According to the department, Motorola was doing some work in preparation for the Super Bowl and caused a problem with some routers. Police said there were no missed calls or dispatch runs because of the outage.

A suspected robber was fatally shot on the city’s near west side Tuesday night. Indianapolis police arrived shortly after 9:15 p.m. to a house in the 1800 block of East Riverside Drive, where they found a man with gunshot wounds to the chest and another man with a gunshot wound to his foot. Kenneth Reed, 26, was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say the men exchanged gunfire after Reed possibly tried to rob the other man.

“Stars of Indiana” features storyteller Bob Sanders and tales of Indiana astronauts Jan. 27 at the Indiana History Center. Details here.

Super Soul Celebration pays tribute to the music of Luther Vandross, Phyllis Hyman and Marvin Gaye Jan. 28 at Madame Walker Theatre Center. Details here.

The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra clears out of downtown to play concerts Jan. 26-28 at Clowes Memorial Hall featuring Rachmaninoff. Details here. 

The first part of the Super Bowl Fan Jam at the Indianapolis Convention Center features Dom Omar, Larry Hernandez and Alejandra Guzman in concert Feb. 1. Details here.

Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn go down river in “The African Queen,” screening at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Jan. 27. Details here.

The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis opens “The Adventures of Mr. Potato Head,” running Jan. 28-May 6. Details here.

One-hundred unique ceramic bowls by artist Corey Jefferson, along with soup from seven Indianapolis chefs, will be sold at Souper Bowls, a benefit for Second Helpings Jan. 28 at the Second Helpings facility at 1121 Southeastern Ave. Details here.

Jan. 28

Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library

 Yes, he’s best known for his novels and essays, but Kurt Vonnegut also tried his hand at playwriting. And in celebration of the first anniversary of the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library, Heartland Actors Repertory Theatre will present a staged reading of his lone play, “Happy Birthday, Wanda June” featuring an all-star Indy cast including Mark Goetzinger, Ryan Artzberger and Ben Tebbe. The story concerns a Hemingway-esque hunter who returns to his family after being presumed dead. Details here.

Jan. 29

Clowes Hall

Thank you, Jimmy Fallon … for doing what David Letterman should be doing—broadcasting your late-night show from Indianapolis during Super Bowl week. (Well, from Wednesday-Friday and then on Saturday. A shame you are going to be missing Monday and Tuesday, though, because downtown Indy rocks on Monday and Tuesday evenings.)

Thank you, Clowes Hall … for hosting Fallon for this one-night stand-up show, technically called “Jimmy Fallon and Friends.”

Thank you, Jimmy Fallon’s friends … for the long nights you’ve no doubt spent helping him forget the animated film “Doogal.”

And thank you, Jimmy Fallon writing crew … for creating an ongoing skit as fun as Jimmy Fallon’s thank-you notes. Welcome to Indy.

 Details on the stand-up show—and to see a Jimmy Fallon doll visiting Butler U.’s campus on the back of Blue II—click here.

Jan. 27-Feb. 5

Georgia Street

It begins. The zipline. The ice carvers. Comedian/host Mike Epps. The Blue Monkey Sideshow antics. The human-powered wheel races. The chance for us to hear Dierks Bentley and Patti Labelle and for the rest of the world to hear local favorites Orquesta Bravo, Cynthia Layne and Jennie DeVoe. For those embracing the downtown craziness that will surround the Super Bowl, why not get in from the beginning? For those planning to hide during Super Bowl week, this is the weekend to get a taste of the transformed downtown before our out-of-town guests really pour in. The Super Bowl Village will be the hub of activity. Details and full entertainment schedule here.