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Catch up on news about a new retailer, new locations for existing retailers and a couple of restaurant moves in the latest
installment of Around Town Retail Roundup.
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Catch up on news about a new retailer, new locations for existing retailers and a couple of restaurant moves in the latest
installment of Around Town Retail Roundup.
Police are searching for two men who carjacked a man this morning in the Nora area. The incident happened about 2 a.m. at
the Chase bank branch at East 86th Street and College Avenue. The victim told police he was withdrawing cash from the ATM
when two men armed with guns ordered him out of his vehicle, took his wallet and stole his car. Officers are looking for the
stolen 2004 tan Nissan Sentra with license plate number JG8367.
Indiana State Police are investigating a sergeant accused of backing over two parked motorcycles, then fleeing the scene.
Witnesses say the incident happened Saturday night after the officer left an Indianapolis nightclub. They say Sgt. Ryan Harmon
turned on his police lights in an unmarked Jeep as he drove away. A police spokesperson says once the investigation is complete,
findings will be turned over to the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office. Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.
About 75 percent of Indiana students passed this year's statewide English and math exams—a significant improvement
over the 2009 test results.
Dave Matthews Band returns to Verizon Wireless Music Center June 18-20. Details here.
Jeff Beck performs June 21 at Old National Centre’s Egyptian Room. Details here.
The Moody Blues launch the season June 23 for the Lawn at White River State Park. Details here.
Garfield Shakespeare Company presents “As You Like It,” June 18-20 at Garfield Park Arts Center. Details here.
Tim McGraw is joined by Lady Antebellum for a concert at Verizon Wireless Music Center, June 17. Details here.
Red Bastard brings his brand of confrontational theater to the IndyFringe Building, June 18-19. Details here.
June 19-Aug. 10
Various locations, Bloomington
You can call it a festival if you want. Or you can call it a mini-season packed with loads and loads of concerts. However
you label it, there are lots of choices for music fans of all stripes in Bloomington this summer. Highlights include the USA
International Harp Competition (July 10-17), the Sara Caswell Jazz Quartet (June 30), Time for Three (July 6), 10 piano recitals,
the Festival Orchestra conducted by Zian Zhang (July 1), Lawrence Renes (July 22) and Giancarlo Guerrero (Aug. 5) and much
more. This year’s headliner: Angela Brown in a program titled “Opera from a Sistah’s Point of View.”
It all kicks off with a June 19 concert by Menahem Pressler. Details here.
June 17
Forty-five Degrees
The cast of “Jersey Boys” (see my review in the upcoming IBJ) strays from the Four Seasons’ songbook for this after-party event benefiting Step Up Inc. and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The gimmick? Broadway Backwards features reverse-gender performances of songs. Similar shows in other cities included Whoopi Goldberg singing “Gee, Officer Krupkee” and Alan Cumming singing “Rainbow High” from “Evita.” You get the idea. Also on the bill: a silent action—and half-price martinis. Details here.
June 19
Conner Prairie
Want to feel like an underachiever? Then keep in mind that Austin Huntington, the guest cellist helping to lead off the opening
of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra’s Symphony on the Prairie season, is only 15 years old.
The program includes Tchaikovsky’s “Variations on a Rococo Theme” and Mussorgsky’s “Pictures
at an Exhibition.” Krysztof Urbanski conducts. Details here.
June 20
Indianapolis Museum of Art
Basketball, bones and boats are just some of the inspirations for the inaugural work featured at the Indianapolis Museum
of Art’s new art and nature park.
The area behind the Indianapolis Museum of Art has been transformed, and the general public will have an opportunity Sunday
to take a look for the first time. (If you can’t wait until Sunday, join the ticketed crowd for Saturday night’s
opening benefit.)
While the visual arts are the focus, performers will also be on hand to enhance the experience. Look for Motus Dance Theatre,
throat singer Arrington de Dionyso and Jamx drummers as you tour the grounds. Details here.
June 20
Indianapolis Museum of Art
Basketball, bones and boats are just some of the inspirations for the inaugural work featured at the Indianapolis Museum of Art’s new art and nature park.
The area behind the Indianapolis Museum of Art has been transformed, and the general public will have an opportunity Sunday to take a look for the first time. (If you can’t wait until Sunday, join the ticketed crowd for Saturday night’s opening benefit.)
While the visual arts are the focus, performers will also be on hand to enhance the experience. Look for Motus Dance Theatre, throat singer Arrington de Dionyso and Jamx drummers as you tour the grounds. Details here.
The Big Ten remains ready to expand its ranks with the right partners. The Big 12 remains ripe to implode. And Notre Dame
still has a lot to ponder as this game of conference musical chairs is a long way from over.
With the addition of the University of Nebraska, the Big Ten logo is likely to change. Conference officials are seriously
considering a new name for the conference.
The Metropolitan Development Commission voted Wednesday afternoon to release nearly $4 million to
improve
the historic building in downtown Indianapolis.
The Indiana Municipal Power Agency will use funds through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to retrofit streetlights
in 20 communities that it serves.
May saw a 17-percent decline in the single-family home market, which had benefited earlier in the year from federal tax credits.
It was the largest monthly drop in single-family construction since January 1991.
Some farmers would like to see a small airport in rural northwestern Indiana closed in order to open up a large part of the
state's windiest area for electricity-producing wind turbines.
The Obama administration proposed banning for-profit colleges, including Carmel-based ITT Educational Services Inc., from
tying recruiters’ pay to the number of people they enroll, saying high-pressure sales tactics induced students to take
out government loans they can’t afford.