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April 27
The Lawn at White River State Park
The summer concert season gets an early start with a performance by Arcade Fire, the Canadian indie rock band that snagged an Album-of-the-Year Grammy this year against better-known competition Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Eminem. Details here.
April 22-Feb. 5
Indianapolis Museum of Art
Bling is hardly a modern phenomenon, as demonstrated in this new show settling into the Paul Textile Gallery and Fashion Arts Gallery of the IMA. With objects ranging from contemporary jewelry to a Buddhist bone apron, the show promises a wide-ranging look at the ways we ornament ourselves. Details here.
Through May 14
Indiana Repertory Theatre
Going into 2007-2008, I don’t think many people would have predicted that the four-actor spoof “The 39 Steps” would last nearly 800 performances on Broadway, leaving such anticipated—and far more expensive—shows as Mel Brooks’ “Young Frankenstein” (514), “Xanadu” (561), Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” (735), and even the acclaimed Patti LuPone revival of “Gypsy” (359) in the dust. And when it closed on Broadway, the production shifted to off-Broadway, where it ran through January 2011.
What is it that gave the show such staying power?
We should find out when the IRT gives its spin to the play, inspired by the Alfred Hitchcock film and John Buchan novel about an innocent man whose life gets complicated when the mysterious woman he meets one night turns up dead. Local favorite Rob Johansen is one of the quick-changing actors playing dozens of supporting roles. Details here.
Carl Cook has been tabbed to replace his father, Bill Cook, who died a week ago. But many in the Bloomington business community know little about him, which reflects the company’s strict privacy policy.
AES, which owns Indianapolis Power & Light, is just the latest energy company attempting to bulk up with rising costs from new environmental regulations on the horizon.
Amusement park's Adventure Point, set to open June 4, will give patrons the chance to climb 30 feet on a rock climbing wall, try the ropes course or take a zip line over the edge at Lake Shafer.
The Indiana Senate approved a bill Tuesday that would cut off funding to Planned Parenthood and give the state some of the country's tightest abortion restrictions.
The Indiana House has approved a bill requiring criminal background checks for anyone seeking a new license to be a doctor, dentist or several other health care jobs.
A bill to restrict Indiana teachers' collective bargaining rights has cleared its final legislative hurdle, becoming the first part of Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels' sweeping education agenda to make it to the governor's desk.
Toyota Motor Corp. has extended production cuts at its North American factories into early June as it struggles to deal with parts shortages caused by the earthquake that hit Japan.
Allison Transmission plans to invest $89 million to grow its headquarters and manufacturing operations, creating as many as 205 jobs by 2013.
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels has written lawmakers to urge them to restore an automatic taxpayer refund that was removed from a budget proposal this week.
What's the secret to baseball profitability? Why is the offseason so important? Franchise President Max Schumacher fields questions.
Judy Goldblatt, a local political activist who was well-known for her work in the Democratic Party, has been killed in a car accident in Palo Alto, Calif. Goldblatt, 65, died Friday when a commuter train struck the rental car she was driving. Her husband, Larry Goldblatt, who recently retired as dean of the Indiana University School of Dentistry, had been in the car but managed to escape before the crash.
Indiana Department of Transportation officials said late-morning storms coupled with earlier rains caused traffic problems Monday morning on the west side of Indianapolis. Standing water in the left lane of Interstate 465 between 10th Street and I-74 caused delays. The forecast calls for additional rain to fall over much of central Indiana throughout the day.
Indianapolis police are looking for at least two suspects who fled the scene of a double-homicide on the city's near-east side Monday afternoon. Two yet-to-be-identified men were shot and killed about 5 p.m. in the 100 block of North Bradley Avenue, near Washington Street and Sherman Drive.
The Indianapolis Tea Party has asked the city to waive the parking bill for its April 15 "Tax Day Rally" at the Indiana Statehouse.
The Indianapolis-based institutional pharmacy, which serves long-term-care facilities, wants to expand its business nationally.
Tribune Broadcasting on Monday named TV veteran Larry Delia vice president and general manager of its two Indianapolis stations.
Home-building permits filed in the Indianapolis area sank by more than 20 percent in March compared with the same month last year. Still, signs show home construction both locally and nationally may be picking up.
