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An Indianapolis policeman has been cleared of brutality charges involving a woman who said the officer beat her while she was pregnant. Internal affairs investigators say officer Scott Childers did nothing wrong. Ladonna Dixon, 25, claimed Childers beat her during an arrest in summer 2009, causing a miscarriage. She later filed a $3.4 million federal lawsuit against the city. Police say a medical report and an investigation found Dixon’s claims to be baseless.

A pizza-delivery driver was pepper-sprayed and robbed in a west-side motel parking lot early Wednesday morning, Indianapolis police say. The incident, which involved a Papa John’s driver, occurred in the Dollar Inn parking lot along Crawfordsville Road near Speedway just after 1 a.m. The perpetrator got away with an undisclosed amount of cash.

A 56-year-old Indianapolis man was rushed to Methodist Hospital in serious condition about 3 a.m. Wednesday after being stabbed in the stomach three times by an acquaintance. Police say victim Lindsay Toliver and some friends were partying at a home in the 900 block of North Oakland Avenue when a fight erupted. Detectives say Toliver hit the acquaintance over the head with a beer bottle. The man then stabbed Toliver. Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.

The Arts Council of Indianapolis opens its new exhibition space, Gallery 924, as part of this month's First Friday gallery tour on Oct. 1. The first show features the work of glass artist Ben Johnson. Details here.

Q Artistry presents “Cabaret Poe” at the Irvington Lodge Oct. 1-31. Details here.

On Oct. 1-2, the Cabaret at the Columbia Club presents Maude Maggart—who is probably tired of people identifying her as the sister of singer Fiona Apple—performing songs by Duke Ellington, Ira Gershwin, Hoagy Carmichael and others. Details here.

No, it isn’t the Ray Bradbury book of the same name. Instead, “Something Wicked This Way Comes” celebrates the evil women of Shakespeare, including Lady Macbeth and Tamora from “Titus Andronicus.” It’s at the Indy Fringe Building Oct. 1-16. Details here.

Storytelling and dance combine with video in “Made for Each Other—West Indy,” created by Susurrus with members of the West Indianapolis neighborhood. Oct. 1-2 at the Mary Rigg Neighborhood Center, 1920 W. Morris St. Details here.

Guitar masters Eric Johnson, Andy McKee & Peppino D’Agostino come together at Clowes Hall Oct. 2. Details here.

Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds performs at the Coors Light Friday Night Class Cabaret on Oct. 2, part of the Circle City Classic at the Indiana Convention Center. Details here.

David Sedaris reads at IU Auditorium in Bloomington Oct. 6. Details here.

Oct. 2
Hilbert Circle Theatre

The legendary violinist who last played with the ISO 25 years ago helps kick off the season at the Opening Night Gala. The program features music by Mozart and Dvorak. Details here.
 

Oct. 6-10
Butler University Theatre

Playwright (and MacArthur Fellowship recipient) Sarah Ruhl seems to be everywhere this fall. In fact, if you really wanted to, you could see three of her plays in a single weekend here in central Indiana in community, college and professional productions. Two, “In the Next Room (or the Vibrator Play)” and “Eurydice” open this week. Details here and here.  (The third, "Dead Man’s Cell Phone," opens later in the month. Details on that one here.)
 

Sept. 30 to Oct. 24
Phoenix Theatre

Oct. 1
Basile Theater, Indiana History Center

I am, I’ll admit, irrational in my love for Samuel Barber’s “Knoxville Summer of 1915.” With text taken from James Agee’s book “A Death in the Family” (one of the handful that I reread every few years), it sets to music the author’s haunting meditation on mortality, as his narrator recalls idle moments with his family on a summer evening—tempered with the knowledge that all of it, some day, will pass. “By some chance, here they are, all on this earth;” writes Agee, “and who shall ever tell the sorrow of being on this earth, lying, on quilts, on the grass in a summer evening, among the sounds of the night.”

Pianist Grace Fong joins the ICO for a concert, which also includes Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3 in A Minor (the Scottish symphony). Details here.

Through Nov. 6
Indiana Repertory Theatre

Those buses you see during the day outside the Indiana Repertory Theatre are from the dozens of schools that are making part of their curriculum a trip to the state’s largest regional theater.

And while exposing kids to the art of theater is a wonderful thing to do, I wouldn’t be writing about the IRT’s latest show, “Holes,” unless I thought the show would offer pleasures for grown-ups as well. I’m optimistic that’s the case because the Louis Sachar book is a treat, because the movie adaptation was wonderful, and because Sachar himself wrote the script for the theater version, which has been performed at regional theaters around the country.

Haven’t read or seen it? “Holes” concerns the secrets that are unearthed when an innocent kid is sent to an unusual desert correctional facility. Grown-up cast members include Constance Macy and Ben Tebbe (both last seen at Indy Fringe in ShadowApe’s “Not a Peep”). Details here.
 

Sept. 30
International School of Indiana   

What’s it like working with one of the legends of contemporary dance—then taking over your own troupe? What does it feel like to be the only actor on stage for an hour-and-a-half play? What’s coming up in the 2010/2011 A&E season that you really need to put on your cultural radar?

Those are just some of the questions that will be answered at this free, open-to-the-public event. Lou Harry, IBJ arts & entertainment editor (that’s me), will discuss the season, interview David Hochoy of Dance Kaleidoscope and Milicent Wright of the Indiana Repertory Theatre, present performances by Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Principal Contrabassist Ju-Fang Liu and cast members of Actors Theatre of Indiana’s “A Year With Frog and Toad,” and lead audience participation games.

The prizes? Packages from the ISO, Indianapolis Opera, Encore Vocal Arts, Indianapolis Art Center, Actors Theatre of Indiana, Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, Storytelling Arts of Indiana, Dance Kaleidoscope, Indiana Repertory Theatre, the Indiana History Center, Indianapolis Children’s Choir, Cabaret at the Columbia Club, the Phoenix Theatre and more.

And did I mention that food and drink will be provided?

For details, click here.