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A fake pipe bomb caused major delays Tuesday for dozens of people who use an IndyGo Park and Ride lot in Fishers. A commuter was about to go home for the day at about 5 p.m. when he found the device in the front seat of his car, parked in the lot near 106th Street and Lantern Road. A note with the words “last chance” was attached to the device. The Fishers Police Department, Indiana State Police and the Bureau of Alcohol Firearms and Tobacco secured the area and diverted traffic for almost four hours before determining the realistic-looking device was a hoax.  Forty to 50 cars were parked in the lot at the time.
 

A 31-year-old woman was taken to Wishard Hospital in critical condition Wednesday morning after she was shot in the chest during an apparent robbery. Monica Shirhall was shot near New York Street and Parker Avenue on the east side of Indianapolis at about 5 a.m. A man who found her in the roadway said Shirhall told him she had been robbed and did not know the shooter.
 

March 2
Hilbert Circle Theatre

Considering that Andrea Marcovicci is best known for her acclaimed work on cabaret stages, it’s remarkable to see the extent of her non-musical acting resume. She performed on stage with John Gielgud, played Ophelia to Sam Waterston’s Hamlet, and has appeared in everything from Chekhov to “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.” Those dramatic chops go a long way toward making her the songstress that she is. At the Cabaret, those talents will service songs from motion pictures, including “As Time Goes By,” “Days of Wine and Roses” and more. Details here.

     This week also brings a new generation of stage star: Idina Menzel, who conquered Broadway in “Rent” (she was the original Maureen, of “Tango Maureen” fame) and the lead green role in “Wicked.” But you can expect to see a new tribe of young fans familiar with her, thanks to her role as the coach of Vocal Adrenaline on TV’s “Glee.” While we can expect to hear songs from all of the above, I’m hoping she throws in something from her off-Broadway “The Wild Party.” She’s also been known to mix in songs at these gigs ranging from “Look to the Rainbow” to Sting’s “Roxanne.” Details here.
 

National Book Award-winning Poet Terrence Hayes speaks as part of the Kellogg Writers Series at the University of Indianapolis on Feb. 24. Details here. 

Indyprov and ComedySports Indianapolis team up for “Laff-a-Thon 4,” a Feb. 26 noon-midnight performance benefiting a different charity each hour. Hourly raffles are also part of the improvisation fest. Details here.

Jennifer Coolidge, best known for her roles as Paulette the manicurist in “Legally Blonde,” Stifler’s mom in “American Pie” and just about every film by Christopher Guest, takes to the Crackers Comedy Club stage in Broad Ripple, Feb. 24-26. Details here.

The Indianapolis Museum of Art offers a chance to have the inside track in your Academy Awards pool by presenting two of this year’s Oscar-nominated Best Documentaries (“Waste Land” and “Exit Through the Gift Shop”) and a nominated Best Foreign Film (“Dogtooth”) all on Feb. 26. Details here. 

The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra performs Beethoven’s “Pastoral” Symphony Feb. 25-26 with guest pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet. Details here. 

March 2

Hilbert Circle Theatre

Considering that Andrea Marcovicci is best known for her acclaimed work on cabaret stages, it’s remarkable to see the extent of her non-musical acting resume. She performed on stage with John Gielgud, played Ophelia to Sam Waterston’s Hamlet, and has appeared in everything from Chekhov to “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.” Those dramatic chops go a long way toward making her the songstress that she is. At the Cabaret, those talents will service songs from motion pictures, including “As Time Goes By,” “Days of Wine and Roses” and more. Details here. 

This week also brings a new generation of stage star: Idina Menzel, who conquered Broadway in “Rent” (she was the original Maureen, of “Tango Maureen” fame) and the lead green role in “Wicked.” But you can expect to see a new tribe of young fans familiar with her, thanks to her role as the coach of Vocal Adrenaline on TV’s “Glee.” While we can expect to hear songs from all of the above, I’m hoping she throws in something from her off-Broadway “The Wild Party.” She’s also been known to mix in songs at these gigs ranging from “Look to the Rainbow” to Sting’s “Roxanne.” Details here. 

Feb 25-26

Cabaret at the Columbia Club

Feb 25-March 5

IU Musical Arts Center

The last time Tomer Zvulun stage-directed a new production of an opera at Indiana University was 2009’s storybook-designed “The Magic Flute,” which went on to a professional production by Atlanta Opera, and will soon be seen staged in Cincinnati and Austin, Texas.

For his latest production, Zvulun and the IU Opera design team are exploring the nostalgia and quest for youth in his reimagining of Charles Gounod’s “Faust.” The familiar tale of a deal with the devil is getting a bit of a twist as the hero not only becomes young again, but is taken back from 2010 to the 1930s.

For details on the production—and insight from Zvulun—click here. 

Feb. 24

Basile Opera Centre

You can read for yourself here how Frank Basile (the philanthropist) met Frank Basile (the opera singer). The important thing here is that the musical Frank will be in town to perform at the new venue named for our town’s Frank.

And he’s bringing his wife, Academy Award-winner Celeste Holm—the original Ado Annie in Broadway’s “Oklahoma!”—who will receive an honorary award from the Heartland Film Festival. Details on the unique Indianapolis Opera fundraising event here. 

Feb. 25-Sept. 18
Indianapolis Museum of Art

A highlight of the 2008 Indianapolis International Film Festival was the documentary "Mr. Dial Has Something to Say." Now, two years later, the Indianapolis Museum of Art is showing us exactly what has been on Mr. Dial's artistic mind before and after he was discovered by the outsider art movement.

In the largest retrospective ever of Dial's work, more than 75 works by the self-taught contemporary artist will be featured. Included among the paintings, drawings and found-art assemblages are 25 works that have never been shown publicly before.

One piece will be sticking around after the show leaves: The IMA recently acquired Dial's "Don't Matter How Raggly the Flag, It Still Got to Tie Us Together" for its permanent collection. Details here.