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Two Harrison County puppy-mill operators were sentenced to probation Tuesday after they admitted they committed sales-tax
evasion. Virginia Garwood, 65, and her daughter, Kristen Garwood, 27, told a Marion County judge they did not collect or pay
sales taxes to the state from their dog-breeding operation in the southern Indiana town of Mauckport. Several agencies raided
Garwood's operations last June, seizing hundreds of dogs and puppies. Many were living in squalid conditions. The Garwoods
still face a civil tax case from the Indiana Attorney General’s Office over $132,440 in unpaid taxes.

Metro police have launched an internal investigation into brutality allegations made by an Indianapolis teenager. Brandon
Johnson, 15, said he was trying to console his 13-year-old brother, who had just been arrested Sunday for breaking into a
house on Fisher Creek Drive. When police told him to leave and he refused, Johnson said three officers held him down, and
punched and kicked him in the face. Johnson was arrested for interrupting a police investigation and disorderly conduct, but
before he could be booked, he was taken to the hospital with broken teeth, a broken nose and lacerations to his face and eye.
Police say Johnson was "causing a riotous situation” and was “violently resisting."

One man died and two others were hurt during an early-morning collision Wednesday near East 33rd Street and College Avenue.
Indianapolis police said a green Oldsmobile traveling east on 33rd tried to cross College when it collided with a silver car.
The driver of the green car, a man in his 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene. Both passengers in the silver car suffered
non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to a hospital. Investigators haven’t released any names yet. Fox59 will
have more at 4 p.m.
 

The Asylum Street Spankers, the Subdudes and Loudon Wainwright III are among the acts featured at this year’s Ohio
River Folk Festival, May 21-23, in Madison. Details here.

Nickleback, May 22, at Verizon Wireless Music Center. Details here.

Indianapolis School of Ballet presents “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” May 22-23, at the Scottish Rite Cathedral.
Details here.

Garfield Park Arts Center Open House, May 22. Details here.

Country Throwdown Tour, featuring Montgomery Gentry, Jamey Johnson and more, May 23, at Verizon Wireless Music Center. Details
here.

Maxwell and Jill Scott, May 24, at Conseco Fieldhouse. Details here.

Bach Chorale Singers present “Mexican Baroque,” May 23, at St. Boniface Catholic Church. Details here.

Storyteller Loren Niemi performs “Moby Dick Tonight,” May 21-22, at Indy Fringe Theatre. Details here.

English Beat, May 21, at Radio Radio. Details here.
 

May 21
Horseshoe Casino

The southern Indiana gambling resort kicks off its summer concert series with an appearance by Chicago. Acts playing later
in the season: George Jones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the great Earth Wind & Fire, Weezer (the only one of the shows that allows
18- to 20-year-olds in), Sheryl Crow, The Moody Blues, B.B. King and Trace Adkins. Find a full schedule here.
 

May 21-22
Hilbert Circle Theatre

There is a 35-minute finale to Mahler’s “Resurrection Symphony.” That should give you some idea of the
size and scope of this monumental work. Performing it for the first time in 23 years, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
will be joined by the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir and Chorus, soprano Karina Guavin (whose New Year’s Day 2006 performance
in the piece was broadcast throughout Europe) and mezzo soprano Susanne Mentzer (seen in the broadcast-to-movie-theaters Metropolitan
Opera production of Tan Dun’s opera “The First Emperor.”) Details here.
 

May 22-Aug. 8
Eiteljorg Museum

Unlike individuals, museums don’t usually display gifts immediately after receiving them. It takes some time to organize,
catalog and figure out the best way to present gifted works of art to the public. So it stands to reason why the multimillion-dollar
Helen Cox Kersting Collection gifted to the museum in 2008 is just now ready for display.

Nearly 800 pieces were part of the gift, which includes ancient objects and works of the Navajo and Pueblo cultures from
the late 19th century to the present. Jewelry, dolls, weaving and pottery are all part of the mix, with some of the work coming
from multi-generations of artists. Details here.
 

May 20-June 27
Phoenix Theatre

Somewhere between “Glee” and “Election,” there’s “Speech and Debate,” Steve Karam’s
sharp play about a trio of high school outcasts who, well, I’ll just say it involves a time-traveling witch out of “The
Crucible.” And Abe Lincoln. And predatory adults. In a world where it seems there’s a new high school sex scandal
every time we turn on the TV, the play could easily be an “issue play,” but Karam’s ambitions seem to be
greater than that. It’s a play that embraces not just the noble intentions of these lost kids, but also one that understands
how annoying they can be. Details here.

 

May 20-23
Indiana Repertory Theatre

The season ends for Dance Kaleidoscope with a world premiere. Choreographer David Hochoy takes his inspiration from Mussorgsky’s
composition for “Pictures at an Exhibition,” which is being paired with a revival of his “Writing on the
Great Wall.”

One DK offering some may not be familiar with: In addition to its Thursday-Saturday evening shows and Sunday matinee, the
professional dance company offers a mini-matinee at noon on the first day of performances (for those opening this e-mail on
Thursday, that’s today). Tickets for the truncated performance are only $6. Details here.