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Investigators say the president of a central Indiana parent-teacher organization admitted to using the group’s debit card
for personal purchases. Officials at Maplewood Elementary were first tipped off by several purchases Angela Evans made at
a tractor supply store. She eventually confessed to using the card for her own purchases, according to detectives. In all,
she’s accused of making nearly 80 unauthorized charges adding up to more than $4,000 over seven months.

A former Tippecanoe County school bus driver won’t face criminal charges for leaving a student asleep on the bus earlier this
month. Instead, Matthew Sims was ticketed for failing to do a post-route inspection, prosecutors say. He could face a fine
up to $500. On Jan. 5, Sims returned to the bus depot with an 8-year-old girl asleep in the back. She woke up in freezing
temperatures and walked to a nearby drugstore for help. Sims was fired over the incident.

Firefighters pulled a woman from her burning home Tuesday night on the west side of Indianapolis. Investigators aren’t sure
how the fire started, but it broke out around 10:30 p.m. on West 37th Street. The victim, Diana Lewis, 57, was found unconscious
in a back bedroom. She is in critical condition at Wishard Hospital. Her husband and two children weren’t home at the time.
Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.

Jan. 30
Skyline Club
Jerome Collins, of the a cappella sensation Straight No Chaser, will be
singing Motown hits as musical guest for this dessert-and-entertainment benefit for Encore Vocal Arts. I’ll be serving
as emcee for the event—and trying to land some sweet silent auction deals. To give a listen to Collins, click here.  Details on the event here.

Broadway star Sutton Foster (“Thoroughly Modern Millie,” “Shrek,” “Young Frankenstein) offers
a public presentation Jan. 30 at Ball State’s Sursa Performing Arts Hall. Details here.

The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra is joined
by the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir, the Butler University Chorale and baritone Hugh Russell for an evening of Dvorak and
Faure, Jan. 29-30 at Hilbert Circle Theatre. Details here.

Jan. 30
Clowes Hall
High-energy hip-hop dancing is the order of the day for this head-spinning,
arm-crossing, floor-sliding, rubber-limbed company that came to national attention on NBC’s “America’s Best
Dance Crew.” It’s part of the Clowes Presents series, our leading dance importer. Details here.
 

Jan. 30
Skyline Club
Jerome Collins, of the a cappella sensation Straight No Chaser, will be singing Motown hits as musical guest for this dessert-and-entertainment benefit for Encore Vocal Arts. I’ll be serving as emcee for the event—and trying to land some sweet silent auction deals. To give a listen to Collins, click here. Details on the event here.

Jan. 29
Tobias Theatre, Indianapolis Museum of Art
Truth be told, I haven’t seen the 1958
Orson Welles film “Touch of Evil” since I was in college. Back then, I wasn’t a fan of movies that called
attention to the direction, and so my voice didn’t join the praise for its miraculous opening tracking shot and other
how-did-they-do-that feats of cinematography.
It could be time for a revisit, though, since one of the film’s
most ardent fans will be introducing it for this one-time-only screening at the IMA. That’s Peter Bogdanovich, who has
created his own share of memorable on-screen moments as a director (“Paper Moon,” “The Last Picture Show,”
and “What’s Up, Doc?”) and actor (“The Sopranos”). Details here.
 

Jan. 30
Indianapolis Artsgarden
A month of concerts and other arts activities in the Artsgarden
gets started with this free program from 1-4 p.m. It includes artist booths and performances by, among others, James Andrews
and New Seasons (give a listen here)
and the Phi Beta Sigma Step Team. Additional Art & Soul performances in February include Asante Children’s Theatre
(Feb. 7), songstress Brenda Williams (Feb. 17), and poet Tasha Jones (Feb. 21). Details here.

Jan. 28-April 18
Indianapolis Art Center
The first of what will become a biennial exhibition
features 70 works by 50 artists from Indiana, its neighbor states and, just for good measure, Wisconsin. Local artists include
Amy Brier (creator of the rolling limestone ball pieces at White River Gardens) and Deborah Klein, who works in delicately
cut paper (see samples here). The show was juried by arts advocate Paul Klein, author of the popular Chicago blog ArtLetter.
Details here.