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Hoosiers await word from Haiti

Hoosier families are still waiting for word from Haiti on the status of their loved ones following Tuesday’s magnitude-7 earthquake, which devastated the Caribbean nation. Dozens of missionaries working in Haiti haven’t been able to make contact with loved ones in Indiana. The state department has evacuated at least 150 Americans to safety. Another 370 are waiting for flights out of the nation.
 

City leaders getting aggressive about recouping tax breaks

Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard said the city expects to recover $5.5 million from companies that failed to meet job requirements. The
city will use the money to fund economic development, convention, tourism and education efforts.

Dow Agro in legal skirmish over canola oil

Indianapolis-based Dow AgroSciences LLC has sued Cooper Industries Plc in an effort to clarify its rights to make a canola-based
fluid used in electrical transformers.

Absentee voting bill moves on to Indiana Senate

Legislation that would allow Indiana voters to cast absentee ballots by mail without having an excuse such as being out of
town on Election Day cleared the House on a mostly party-line vote Wednesday.

Stericycle to expand in Indianapolis

Illinois-based medical waste disposal firm Stericycle Inc. will expand its Indianapolis operations, creating as many as 109
jobs by 2011, the Indiana Economic Development Corp. announced Wednesday.

The other two elite colleges

Debating why Earlham and Taylor grads don’t take their places alongside peers from DePauw and Wabash.

Also this week:

Herron Gallery presents “Collaborate: Projects for the 21st Century” featuring work by the
collaborative groups Academy Records & Chris Vorhees, People Powered, and Ultra Red, Jan. 13 to Feb. 27. Details here.
 
Elvis Tribute Artist Spectacular,
featuring Presley’s drummer D.J. Fontana, Jan. 15 at Pike Performing Arts Center. Details here.
 
The Phoenix Theatre presents Alan
Brody’s play “The Housewives of Mannheim,” Jan. 14 to Feb. 6. Details here.
 

“The Fisher King”

Jan. 16
Ball State University
Yes, I know, the Colts have some sort of game going on. But if
you aren’t inclined to watch the playoffs, consider a road trip to Muncie, where something rare (for Indiana) is happening.
A major new musical is being presented in its developmental stage. The property in question is “The Fisher King,”
which you may remember from the Terry Gilliam film that starred Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges. The musical version has been
workshopped in New York and now is getting a staged reading from the talent pool at Ball State so that its creators, who will
be on hand, can assess what works and what doesn’t. You can, too. More details here.

 

“Nashville”

Jan. 15
Indianapolis Museum of Art
Audiences weren’t too sure what to make of Robert Altman’s
quirky epic, “Nashville,” when it was released in 1975. Now, it is widely considered to be his masterpiece.
Don’t let that intimidate you. “Nashville” is an accessible, tuneful, hilarious and heartbreaking epic.
It loosely revolves around the efforts of a third-party political candidate (whom we never see) to wrangle the Nashville elite
into a concert/rally. The phrase “never better” applies to just about every performer in the film, including Lily
Tomlin, Henry Gibson, Shelley Duvall, Keith Carradine, Keenan Wynn and Ned Beatty.
I’ll proudly be providing the
Altman-esque introduction for this rare big-screen showing of one of my favorite films. Hope to see you there. Details here.