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Police concerned about attacks on cats

Bloomington police are looking for the person who set fire to a cat that now is recuperating with burns on 75 percent of its
body. The male cat, named Tree Climber, was brought into the Town and Country Veterinary Clinic on Sunday. It was the second
recent notable attack on a feline in the area; another was brought into the clinic after being shot with an arrow. Police
are investigating, fearing that the attacker or attackers will grow bolder and begin targeting humans.

Rides at indoor entertainment center shut down

All four rides at Lafayette Square Mall's Xscape party center have been shut down in the wake of an injury suffered by
5-year-old Denzel Jennings over the weekend. The Indiana State Fire Marshall says that permits related to the rides had expired.
Investigators discovered the violations while examining the facility after Jennings fell out of the teacup ride and hit his
head. He remains in critical condition.

National Guard addresses Humvee theft

Officials with the Indiana National Guard are pondering how a man stole a military Humvee from the Tyndall Armory in downtown
Indianapolis on Tuesday. Police say that 45-year-old Rusty Sparks of Beech Grove drove off in the Humvee around 5:20 p.m.
Indiana State Trooper Luke Berrier spotted the vehicle on I-65 in Boone County and gave chase. The Humvee eventually mired
near State Road 47 and County Road 500 East, and Sparks was arrested. A Guard spokesperson says the vehicle starts with a
button and is secured with a cable locking the steering wheel in place. Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.

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.