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Subaru, Toyota curb output at Indiana plants

Two Japanese automakers are scaling back production at North American plants as they assess their ability to get parts from Japan after that country's devastating earthquake and tsunami.

Also this week

Tracy Lawrence is joined by Philip Steven & The Open Road at 8 Seconds Saloon March 18. Details here. 

On March 19, Radmilla Cody discusses her experiences as the first biracial Miss Navajo Nation after a screening of the film “Hearing Radmilla” at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art. Details here

Three Dog Night brings its hits to French Lick Resort March 18. Details here. 

Composer Marvin Hamlisch (“A Chorus Line,” “The Way We Were”) performs at the Palladium March 20. Details here. 

Vince Gill offers two shows at the Palladium March 22-23. Details here.

All shapes and sizes show their stuff when Angel Burlesque presents “Erin Go Bragh-less” in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. Details here. 

IndyChoruses’ “Moonlight on the Wabash” features songs by Hoosiers, March 19-20. Details here. 

The Talking Heads tribute group This Must Be the Band performs at the Cabaret at the Athenaeum, March 19. Details at 997-7001.

Pianist Monika Herzig celebrates Women’s History Month—and the release of her latest disc, “Come With Me”—with a performance at the Jazz Kitchen March 18. Details here. 

Percussionist Colin Currie and jazz group The Icarus Ensemble join the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra for its latest Happy Hour concert, March 17. Details here. 

Brickworld Indy

March 19-20

Indiana Convention Center

Whether it’s the Final Four or GenCon, people come to Indianapolis to play games. This new event, featuring over 18,000 square feet of Lego activity and displays, is the latest in Indy’s evolution toward becoming the play capital of the U.S.

 Visitors can play robotic games, help create massive mosaics, and check out “How did they do that?” creations by the best (plastic) brick layers in the world. Details here. 

Music for All National Festival

March 17-19

Various locations

 Some of the best high school bands from around the country perform at Clowes Hall in this non-competitive festival. But that’s not all. The Honor Orchestra of America plays with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra March 18-19, the Jazz Band of America plays on the 18th at Clowes Hall, followed by the Honor Band of America on the 19th. Details here.

“Warthogs” and “Bats”

Opening March 19

Indianapolis Zoo

 What do we see first—the gross land creatures or the gross flying creatures? A tough call, but I’m looking forward to having to make that decision. Details here.

“The Gospel According to James”

 

March 22-April 10

Indiana Repertory Theatre

Based on the lynching depicted in the famed Lawrence Beitler photograph, this drama involves the fictional meeting between a witness and a survivor of that terrible moment in Indiana history. After its world premiere here, Charles Smith’s play will be staged at Chicago’s acclaimed Victory Gardens Theatre. From there, who knows? Smith’s plays have been performed around the world (His “Free Man of Color” recently premiered in Australia).

A big potential plus: The IRT cast includes Andre De Shields—an original cast member of Broadway’s “Ain’t Misbehavin’”and the Tony-nominated star of “The Full Monty” and “Play On!” Details here. 

People

WellPoint Inc. named Andrea Schell vice president of underwriting for its national accounts business, replacing Norm Sowatzke, who was recently named vice president of commercial underwriting. Schell was most recently head of underwriting for WellPoint's Ohio local market, where she has held leadership roles for almost 13 years. Underwriting involves setting prices on WellPoint’s health insurance policies.

Lechleiter: After the deluge, we’ll be fine

Eli Lilly and Co. CEO John Lechleiter visited Japan last week—three days before the massive earthquake—to deliver his tried-and-true message: Drug companies need to reinvent invention, governments needs to support innovation, and Lilly will be just fine after it has sustained the damage of the next three years.

Company news

Republicans in the state Legislature are advancing a budget that would carve $7 million a year from the Indiana Medicaid plan by creating a list of preferred mental health drugs based at least partly on rebates negotiated with drug manufacturers, according to the Associated Press. Indiana is one of only nine states that does not have such a list. But groups representing doctors and patients say the money-saving could be eaten up if patients suffering from mental illnesses are unable to get the drugs they need, possibly leading to expensive hospital stays or even run-ins with police. Medicaid enrolls more than 1 million low-income Hoosiers in such programs as Hoosier Healthwise for children and pregnant woman, the Healthy Indiana Plan for uninsured, and Care Select for the disabled. The provision in the budget bill would require doctors to seek prior authorization from Medicaid to prescribe drugs not on the authorized list. However, psychiatrists would not need prior authorizations.

Elanco, the animal health division of Eli Lilly and Co., has agreed to acquire Jannsen Animal Health, a subsidiary of New Jersey-based Johnson & Johnson, pending regulatory approval. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. But Elanco, based in Greenfield, would acquire about 50 animal health products that Janssen sells in Europe, mostly focused on pigs, poultry and pets. Elanco also would bring on an unspecified number of Janssen’s employees. Elanco currently employs 2,300 people in more than 40 countries. Lilly has been trying to grow its animal health business through acquisitions in order to build up revenue expected to be lost late this year when its best-selling human drug Zyprexa faces competition from cheaper generic copies. They will sap most of Zyprexa’s $5 billion a year in sales. Last year, Elanco pulled in revenue of nearly $1.4 billion, up 15 percent from the previous year. Elanco’s drugs are mainly for pigs, poultry, cows and pets.

Dow Agro thinks it has a winner

The Indianapolis-based company released more details this month about its Enlist Weed Control System, which would genetically modify corn, soybeans and cotton to be resistant to one of the most common weedkillers.

Estridge again seeking investors to avoid closing

The Carmel-based homebuilder said Tuesday that it will shut down if outside investors or a line of credit aren’t obtained soon. The company previously received a cash infusion last June from a group of subcontractors.

Rolls-Royce moving 2,500 workers downtown

The British-based company will move the office workers later this year to a downtown Indianapolis office building on South Meridian Street formerly occupied by Eli Lilly and Co.

Butler mascot gets NCAA snub

Butler University Bulldog fans will have to do without their mascot when the men’s basketball team takes on Old Dominion in the first round of the NCAA tournament Thursday night in Washington. Blue II, a real bulldog, attended the Final Four at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis last year as Butler made its run to the championship game. But NCAA rules forbid live animals from early-round venues. Blue II’s Twitter site has been overwhelmed with fans opposing the ban.
 

Missing Alabama boys found in Indy

Police say two missing children from Alabama were found unharmed Monday in Indianapolis after they were taken by their baby sitter. Six-year-old Angel Montoya and 5-year-old Christian Montoya of Russellville, Ala., may have been kidnapped by Teresa McGee, according to officials. She’s now in custody in Indiana. The Alabama Department of Public Safety issued a Missing Child Alert for two children Monday. The boys were located at Rosewood Commons Apartments near West 56th Street.
 

Mother flees accident with baby

A 20-year-old mother was jailed Tuesday morning after running from the scene of a late-night crash in which she and her 18-month-old baby suffered injuries. Witnesses say Evelyn Haffield crashed her white Dodge Neon into a barricade wall on Interstate 65 southbound near the Meridian Street exit shortly before midnight. After the crash, Haffield was seen running across four lanes of I-65 with her baby. Police investigating the scene found a diaper bag and bottles of beer inside the car. Haffield called 911 about 2 a.m. Tuesday seeking an ambulance. She was treated at the hospital before being taken to jail.
 

State finds Notre Dame at fault in student videographer’s death

Indiana Department of Labor Commissioner Lori Torres said Tuesday that the school will be fined $22,500 for five violations, including failing to properly train Declan Sullivan, the 20-year-old junior film student who died in the Oct. 27 accident.

Decade-old Heartland fraud case nearing end

The receiver appointed in the case is distributing the last of $2.6 million in assets he recovered from the $29 million investors lost in the Ponzi scheme.