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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.
 

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.

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.
 

Jan. 15-16
Hilbert Circle Theatre
It was supposed to be a three-day visit by pianist/composer
Marvin Hamlisch. But then the Tony-, Grammy-, Oscar-winning composer got himself nominated for yet another Golden Globe Award
(for “The Informant”) and he needed to cut short his Indianapolis weekend.
But talk about a make-good: Not
only were those who bought Sunday tickets able to trade for seats to Friday or Saturday, they also received free tickets to
Hamlisch’s now-on-the-books appearance at Symphony on the Prairie this summer. Details on the concert here.
 

Jan. 18
Conseco Fieldhouse

I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again. For pure entertainment value, it’s tough to compete with the Harlem Globetrotters. Even if you don’t recognize the names of any player since the golden days of Meadowlark Lemon and Geese Ausbie, an afternoon spent with these amazingly athletic clowns is time well spent—especially if you are in the company of a guaranteed-to-be-wide-eyed kid.

Side note to the NBA: How about more pro players with names like Bam Bam Bamiro, Flight Time Lang, Turbo Pearson and Spark Clark? Details

here

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