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State names second virtual charter school

Rural Community Academy, in Sullivan, south of Terre Haute, can enroll as many as 280 students in the 2010-11 academic year. Those students would do most of their work from home, accessing lectures and school materials via the Internet.

Also this week

Tim Hardy stars in the one-man show “Galileo,” April 2-4 at the IndyFringe Theatre. Details here.

The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra presents a program of Rachmaninoff featuring violinist Leila Josefowicz, April 8-10 at
Hilbert Circle Theatre. Details here.

 
National Gallery of Art director Earl Powell III speaks with IMA CEO Maxwell Anderson in a Director’s Conversation,
April 1 at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Details here.

Marian University hosts The Tournees Festival, featuring free screenings of films from France, April 6-11 in the Mother Theresa
Hackelmeier Memorial Library Auditorium. Details here.

 

“Tara Donovan: Untitled”

April 4-Aug. 1
Indianapolis Museum of Art
Remember that sculpture that your bored self once created in grade school out of pencils and glue and whatever else was lying
around? Well, imagine that same impulse filtered through the sensibility of a winner of a MacArthur Foundation “genius”
grant.
That’s what we’ll be privy to when this exhibit featuring large-scale sculptures and drawings by Tara Donovan
opens at the IMA. For a sample of what she’s done with pencils, click here. For more details on her IMA show, click here.
 

“Classic Soul”

April 2-11
Athenaeum Theatre
Try to follow me on this: The American Cabaret Theatre, which used to produce musical revues at the Athenaeum Theatre, is
now producing more traditional cabaret shows at the Columbia Club. The former head of the American Cabaret Theatre, Bob Harbin,
now has his own production company, Bobdirex, which is now presenting its first musical revue … at the Athenaeum.

Got that?
Well, the background doesn’t really matter. What’s important is that the show celebrates the music of Stevie
Wonder, James Brown, Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin and more. And that its cast includes Karlton D. Turner, Joyce Licorish
and other accomplished performers. More details here.

 

Big Dance concerts

April 2-4
Lawn at White River State Park
I just checked the official Final Four Web site and, no, you cannot bring a basketball into any of the free concerts being
held at the Lawn at White River State Park.
Just so you know.
The music begins Friday at 4 p.m. and features headliners Stone Temple Pilots. Saturday’s concerts start at noon with
Daughtry and Darius Rucker among the acts. Ryan Seacrest hosts. On Sunday, it’s the Goo Goo Dolls with LL Cool J. More
acts to be announced.
Interactive areas are promised for all events. For details (and a list of other restrictions), click here.

Group rounds up business help for Census

As deadline day arrives, the Indianapolis Complete Count Committee is encouraging area companies to provide funding for local
marketing and events
designed to encourage citizens to fill out their Census forms.

NCAA puts IUPUI on probation, vacates wins in six sports

The NCAA said IUPUI allowed erroneous eligibility certification for 97 student-athletes from 2003-04 through 2006-07, demonstrating
a lack of institutional control and a failure to monitor by the university.

Consumers slowly show signs of springing back

A partial rebound in consumer confidence, a positive report on January home prices and an expected strong March from retailers
suggest Americans are cautiously perking up.