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Songwriters’ songwriters Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt present an acoustic evening Feb. 12 at the Murat Theatre at Old National Centre. Details here.

Fresh from their run in Chicago in “John Prine: A Tribute Concert” (spun off their Phoenix Theatre show “Pure Prine”), Tim Grimm and Jan Lucas perform in a house concert as part of the intimate Indy West House Concert Series Feb. 12. Details at 847-8889. Another “Pure Prine” alumnus, Bobbie Lancaster, performs in a house concert Feb. 13. Details here.

Encore Vocal Arts presents “Shakespeare’s Lovers,” a Valentine-themed evening of music featuring the Encore Chamber Choir and four actors Feb. 12 at the Basile Opera Center. Details here.

Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre (the new/old moniker for Indianapolis Civic Theatre) offers a concert version of “Miss Saigon” Feb. 10-12 in their soon-to-be-former home on the Marian University campus. Details here. 

“Fiesta,” the annual cabaret-style performance at the Academy of Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre, sets the GH dancers to Latin rhythms. Details here. 

Grammy-winning Kurt Elling brings his quartet to the Jazz Kitchen, Feb. 12. Details here.

Everett Greene offers an evening of love songs at the “Anything Goes” dinner and show event at the Indiana State Museum Feb. 10. Details here.

Feb. 13
Central Library

It’s interesting how, with the passage of time, popular films can become “art” films. Consider two crime stories playing in alternative movie spaces this weekend. On Friday, The Indianapolis Museum of Art screens Robert Aldrich’s “Kiss Me Deadly,” featuring Ralph Meeker as Mike Hammer. It’s part of the Winter Nights film noir series (and it includes a cartoon before the feature). Details here.

On Sunday, the Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art kicks off its series of films paired with a complementary book with “Dial M for Murder,” the Alfred Hitchcock thriller starring Ray Milland and Grace Kelly. Following the screening at the Central Library, Paul Katz of the Herron School of Art and Design discusses the film and the thematically related book “The Picture of Dorian Gray’ by Oscar Wilde. Details here.
 

Feb. 11
Indianapolis Museum of Art

Feb. 11-13
Hilbert Circle Theatre

I’ll admit to being disappointed that the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra didn’t schedule a concert version of a musical this season. My feeling stems from the fact that their “Guys and Dolls” the season before was such a treat.

Two of the major elements in that presentation’s success, though, will be on stage this weekend. The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra itself is one. Singer Ashley Brown is the other.

Brown, best known for originating the role of “Mary Poppins” in the Broadway musical, will appear as herself, bringing along a trunk full of musical theater songs and standards. Give a listen here. Details on the concert can be found here.
 

Feb. 12-Aug. 7
Eiteljorg Museum

The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian collaborated with our own Eiteljorg Museum for this look at the good and the bad in relations between Native and African Americans. Pottery and baskets share the space with photographs and other items. Special events include a concert of jazz, blues and pop music by Chippewa/African American Blair Clark on April 8, a lecture from the first biracial Miss Navajo—along with a screening of the documentary “Hearing Radmilla” on March 19, and much more. Details here.
 

Feb. 10-March 6
Indiana Repertory Theatre

Last year, the Indiana Repertory Theatre experimented with its schedule by presenting three full-length, one-actor plays. Apparently, audiences embraced the idea, and so the Going Solo Fest returns.

The constant is the teaming of actress Milicent Wright with a play by Charlayne Woodard. This time, it’s “Neat,” a sequel to last season’s “Pretty Fire” (the one I’m still kicking myself for missing). This one brings the character to her teen years, dealing with high school, civil rights, and life with her disabled aunt.

Also in the fest, Ryan Artzberger plays a first-time dad in Ken Weitzman’s “Fire in the Garden” (Feb. 12-27), and James Devita stars in his own play, “In Acting Shakespeare” (Feb. 19-March 13), telling of his journey from fisherman to classical actor. Details on all the Going Solo shows here. 
 

Verizon Wireless stores in Indianapolis plan to open early Thursday to accommodate customers seeking the iPhone 4. All 13 area stores plan to open as early as 7 a.m. Extra staff will be on hand to help with expected long lines. Last week, Verizon began taking early online orders but the phone quickly sold out, leaving many customers waiting for Thursday's release. Previously, iPhones offered only AT&T as a wireless carrier.

A major apartment fire on the east side displaced 30 people Tuesday night. Fire crews responded about 8:20 p.m. to the Spanish Oaks Apartments, but were delayed by about 10 minutes by frozen hydrants. By that time, the fire had burned through a large section of the roof. No injuries were reported. Firefighters said they had a difficult time interviewing residents about the cause of the fire because most of them were Hispanic and spoke little English.

Indianapolis police took three people into custody Wednesday following an early-morning home invasion on the north side. A neighbor called 911 after seeing the three suspects kicking down the front door of a home on the 5000 block of Kingsley Drive just after midnight. Police say the suspects showed a gun and demanded money from the three elderly residents. The suspects were still inside the home when police arrived and tried to hide in the basement. No injuries were reported.