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The Taco Bell at 951 Indiana Ave., near the IUPUI campus, was robbed at gunpoint just before 11 p.m. Wednesday. Employees
and witnesses told police a tall, slender, black male wearing jeans and a black T-shirt entered the restaurant armed with
a handgun and demanded cash from employees. The suspect made off on foot with an unknown amount of money.

A drag race near the 1100 block of Broad Ripple Avenue sparked a police chase early Thursday morning that ended with the driver
crashing his Subaru through a cinderblock wall at Indy Tire Center at 2646 E. 62nd St. The driver fled on foot. The other
vehicle involved in the race escaped. Both drivers were still on the run late Thursday morning.

A SWAT team was called to an apartment on the south side of Indianapolis after a man barricaded himself inside following a
domestic dispute that started about 3:30 a.m. Thursday. The man confined his ex-boyfriend and threatened him with a knife
inside their Autumn Chase apartment. The victim was able to get away unharmed, but the suspect holed up inside the apartment
and refused to come out. SWAT stormed the apartment and took the man into custody without incident about 6:20 a.m. Fox59 will
have more at 4 p.m.

Crosby, Stills & Nash performs Aug. 23 at the Lawn at White River State Park. Details here.

The stars of the TV show “Mystery Science Theater 3000” provide commentary to a screening of a classic cult movie
at “RiffTrax Live: Reefer Madness,” Aug. 19 at the Galaxy 14 and Hamilton 16 Theatres. Details
here.

Aug. 19-22 brings Dance Kaleidoscope to the Athenaeum with a program that includes “Frere Jacques,”
set to Jacques Brel music, and “Food of Love,” featuring world music. Details here.

On Aug. 20, the Indianapolis Museum of Art presents “L.A. Confidential” (aka the movie that
launched the career of Russell Crowe) as part of its Summer Nights film series. Details here.
 

Aug. 19-Sept. 12
Phoenix Theatre

Usually, it’s wise to wait a few years before reviving a popular show. But the Phoenix Theatre has wisely made an exception
to that rule with “Pure Prine,” its hit musical based on the music of singer/songwriter John Prine (“Angel
from Montgomery,” “Dear Abby”).

That run earlier in the summer was scheduled for only two weeks, which left little time for word-of-mouth to get out that
the show was outstanding. (You can find my review of the previous production here.). Waiting longer, though, might
have meant losing some members of the near-ideal ensemble, which includes Tim Grimm, Bobbie Lancaster and Tim Brickley.

No, John Prine himself doesn’t appear in the show—and there’s no word yet on what he thinks of having his
eclectic songs seamlessly adapted for the theatrical stage. But given the clunkiness of previous attempts to shoehorn pre-existing
songs into “new” musicals, “Pure Prine” is an even more remarkable achievement. I’m looking
forward to seeing it again. Details here.

Aug. 22
Arthur M. Glick JCC

Direct—well, almost direct—from his PBS pledge-break special, pianist and storyteller Richard Glazier celebrates
American popular song in a concert at the JCC. A graduate of Brebeuf High School and the Indiana University School of Music,
Glazier knew the great Richard Rodgers personally and is expected to share stories between tunes. Details here.