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Police detectives are looking for a young woman they say is responsible for stealing seven vehicles from seven different Indianapolis car dealerships. According to police, a black female in her 20s has used a fake ID to trick dealerships into letting her take test drives over the last six weeks. After driving the cars off the lots, she never returns with them. Each time, the woman has presented a drivers license with the name Laronda Brown. Her most recent target was Circle City Enterprises, in the 5000 block of Southeastern Avenue, on Saturday.
 

Fire crews battled another vacant house fire in Indianapolis early Wednesday morning. Crews were called about 12:45 a.m. to 2341 N. LaSalle St., where a 2-story vacant house was on fire.  The fire spread to the vacant home at 2345 N. LaSalle St. No injuries were reported. Damage was estimated at $40,000 to each property. The fire occurred a day after a fire at a vacant home on Eastern Avenue spread to two other homes.
 

Indianapolis police are searching for a suspect that shot and killed a young man on the east side early Wednesday morning. Dwight T. Moore, 19, was shot to death about 1:30 a.m. at the Hearts Landing Apartments in the 9400 block of East 44th Street. Moore's mother said her son was trying to protect a woman when he was shot by a man who fled the scene shortly before police arrived.
 

Jennie DeVoe is in the spotlight for “Devoted to Wildlife,” a benefit concert for the Indiana Wildlife Federation, July 9 at Carmel’s West Park. Details here.

After a first act of rock ’n’ roll favorites from the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Christopher Cross and his band join in at this July 8-9 concert at Conner Prairie Amphitheatre. Details here.

Sade joins John Legend July 8 at Conseco Fieldhouse. Details here.

Josh Groban brings his “Straight to You” tour to Conseco Fieldhouse, July 12. Details here.

Emmylou Harris performs at the Palladium, July 13. Details here.

Singer Darrian Ford from the Broadway casts of “Smokey Joe’s Café” and The Who’s “Tommy” opens “The Cooke Book,” a musical tribute to Sam Cooke July 8-9 at the Cabaret at the Columbia Club. Details here.

July 8-24

Studio Theatre, Center for the Performing Arts

The premise is a gleefully silly one: Three unfit-for-service guys during WWII don drag to cover for a canceled appearance by the Andrews Sisters. The tunes are familiar (“Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree,” “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy”) to anyone with a cursory knowledge of American music. And the result is, well, I’m eager to see what the harmonically accomplished Actors Theatre of Indiana can do with it. Especially under the guidance of director David Engel, from the original off-Broadway cast of “Forever Plaid.” Sounds like it will beat taking a slow boat to China. Details here.

July 8-24

Studio Theatre, Center for the Performing Arts

The premise is a gleefully silly one: Three unfit-for-service guys during WWII don drag to cover for a canceled appearance by the Andrews Sisters. The tunes are familiar (“Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree,” “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy”) to anyone with a cursory knowledge of American music. And the result is, well, I’m eager to see what the harmonically accomplished Actors Theatre of Indiana can do with it. Especially under the guidance of director David Engel, from the original off-Broadway cast of “Forever Plaid.” Sounds like it will beat taking a slow boat to China. Details here.

July 8-Jan. 16

Indianapolis Museum of Art

 With work dating from the ninth to the 15th century, this traveling show has been designed to reveal the depth of artistic achievement in the city-state that once existed in what is now southwestern Nigeria. More than 100 objects supplied by the Nigerian National Commission for Museums and Monuments offer representations of people and animals in a variety of media, including terra cotta, stone and metal. The opening party on July 7 includes live music. Details here.

July 7-17

Indiana Convention Center and other locations

There’s a lot to choose from on the A&E front at this year’s Summer Celebration. Angela Bassett, Cicely Tyson and Danny Glover are among the big names appearing at the Pacers Sports and Entertainment Corporate Luncheon. James Fortune headlines the Gospel Explosion, Stephanie Mills is joined by Heads of State and S.O.S band for the free Music Heritage Festival concert, a film fest includes “The Wayman Tisdale Story,” and there are artists and entertainers throughout the Cultural Arts Pavilion. Details here.