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Senator backs down on bill altering historic-district rules

Sen. Patricia Miller will put on hold a bill that would have have stripped the Indianapolis Historic Preservation
Commission
of much of its authority. The bill was
prompted by incidents including a dispute over St. John United Church of Christ.

Toyota’s new lobbyist strategy: factory workers

Facing intense scrutiny from the federal government, Toyota is trying a salt-of-the-earth offensive, paying for a group of
its U.S. employees to talk with lawmakers. At least one is from Toyota’s plant in Princeton, Ind.

Jobless claims fall more than expected

The number of newly laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits fell sharply last week, a hopeful sign the job market may
be improving.

World Media Group to expand Indianapolis operations

Multimedia products maker World Media Group Inc. will invest more than $2 million to expand its manufacturing operations on
the east side of Indianapolis, increasing its workforce by 20 percent.

State tries new plan to track students’ growth

Instead of focusing on standardized tests, the Indiana Growth Model will monitor individual students’ academic growth to measure
their progress and identify effective teaching methods, state public education officials say.

Governors ask Congress to go easy on Toyota

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels and three other governors of states with Toyota plants are calling on Congress to be fair to the
automaker in hearings concerning safety recalls.

Ticket giveaway: Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra’s “Safety Last”

On Feb. 26 at the IMA’s Tobias Theatre, the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra will provide live musical accompaniment to a screening of daredevil comic Harold Lloyd’s classic film “Safety Last,” along with the Buster Keaton short “One Week.” The event is a follow-up to last year’s wildly successful screening/performance of "The General." This time, I’ll be […]

Also this week:

Cirque du Soleil presents “Alegria,” Feb. 11-14 at Conseco Fieldhouse. Details here.  
 
Indiana Repertory Theatre
presents Joan Didion’s “The Year of Magical Thinking,” Feb. 16-March 9. Details here.
 
Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre presents
“Under the Big Top,” Feb. 12-28 at the  Academy of Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre in Carmel.
Reservations required. Details here.
 
Butler Ballet presents its “Midwinter Dance
Festival,” Feb. 12-13 at Clowes Hall. Details here.
 
Theatre on the Square presents a double
bill of hits from past Indy Fringe festivals, "Mr. Charles Currently of Palm Beach" and "A..holes
and Aureoles," Feb. 12-27. Details here.
 

“From Shakespeare with Love”

Feb. 12-13
The Athenaeum

The latest creation from the Indiana Ballet Company weaves together
choreography by Alyona Yakovleva, Shakespeare sonnets read by Butler University visiting theater teacher—and member
of the Royal Academy for the Dramatic Arts—Tim Hardy, and period music by The Dragonscale Consort. We’re not sure
if this will bring us closer to figuring out who Shakespeare’s “dark lady” was, but it should make for a
lovely evening of dance theater. Details

here

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“My Fair Lady”

Feb. 12-14
Indianapolis Civic Theatre

Classics, in hindsight, always seem like the result of
destiny. But their back stories are often less confident. In the case of “My Fair Lady,” for instance, success
was far from guaranteed. George Bernard Shaw didn’t want his play, “Pygmalion,” to be musicalized at all.
His death, however, opened the door to that possibility. Still, Rodgers and Hammerstein couldn’t make it work and, on
first effort, Lerner and Loewe couldn’t, either—how could a musical exist with all this dialogue and without a
secondary romantic couple? In fact, it was only after Lerner and Loewe took a two-year hiatus from the project that they figured
out how to make “My Fair Lady” into theatrical magic—and, even then, star Rex Harrison almost didn’t
come out of his dressing room before opening night.

Now gilded as one of the great works of musical theater, “My
Fair Lady” is being given a new look by Indianapolis Civic Theatre, which is offering it as part of its Broadway Concert
Series. That means the orchestra is on stage, the actors may be carrying scripts, and set and costumes are minimal. Forget
theatrical conventions and, instead, go and soak up the sound of one of Broadway’s best. Details here.
 

“Valentine’s Romance with Tony DeSare”

Feb. 12-14
Hilbert Circle Theatre
The rising pop vocalist was the highlight of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra’s
Irving Berlin program last season. The ISO is wisely giving him more of the spotlight this weekend when he provides what should
be a perfect gift for romantic couples. Give a listen here. For details on the concert, click here.
 

“With Malice Toward None”/”With Charity For All”

Feb. 12-April 11/Feb. 12-July 25
Indiana State Museum
The Indiana State Museum doubles up on
Abraham Lincoln exhibitions. The first is a traveling tour of items from the Library of Congress that’s hitting only
five museums across the country. It includes the Bible on which Lincoln—and Barack Obama—took the oath of office.
The second is composed of materials recently acquired from the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, including signed copies
of the Emancipation Proclamation. Details here. And to check out my video tour of the exhibitions, visit here after Saturday, Feb. 13.