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Brett Dennen, Dec 19 at the Bluebird in Bloomington. Details here.
Trans-Siberian
Orchestra, Dec. 23 at Conseco Fieldhouse. Details here.
Cardinal
Stage presents “The Sound of Music,” Dec. 22-Jan. 3 at the Buskirk-Chumley Theatre, Bloomington.
Details
Dec. 18-19
Artcraft Theatre
If you can handle just one more version
of the familiar Dickens story, consider a trip to the Artcraft Theatre in Franklin. The neighborhood theater offers a way
to introduce the kids in your life to a time when movie theaters played one film at a time, when the popcorn was fresh, and
when neighbors greeted neighbors in the lobby.
If you haven’t seen the Muppet version
of the story, be assured you don’t have to lower your expectations. The film remains fresh and funny—even if the
visiting spirits aren’t as engaging as Kermit’s Bob Cratchit or Fozzie Bear’s Fezziwig. Details here.
Dec. 17
Indianapolis Museum of Art
The Winter Solstice isn’t
just for pagans anymore. Celebrate the longest night of the year with fire (the bon kind) and ice (the sculptured kind). Details
here.
Dec. 19
The Jazz Kitchen
Tired of reverential musical fare this time
of year? Consider the kitsch of Indy’s favorite lounge lizards, the Leisure Kings. The act formed in 2002, when, to
amuse themselves during a hotel bar gig, vocalist Michael Wiltrout and pianist/vocalist Sean Baker started adding tunes by
Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath and others to their repertoire. In lounge music style, of course.
This
expansive concert is billed as The Leisure Kings Big Band Holiday Extravaganza. You’ve been warned. Details here.
A Zionsville dealer says the economy is influencing its wealthy buyers, but things would be worse under Rolls-Royce.
New Brickyard boss may realize that the cost of financing the Indy Racing League is outstripping the shrinking profits of
the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The county southwest of Indianapolis will use the money to buy more than 20 buildings damaged by the June 2008 flood.
A state House of Representatives committee on Wednesday will take up an ethics reform package by Democratic House Speaker
Patrick Bauer that could change the rulebook for lobbyists. A provision would force lawmakers to wait one year after leaving
office to begin work as a paid lobbyist. State Republicans are preparing similar legislation.
The Anderson school board voted 5-2 on Tuesday night to close a high school and four elementary schools, citing a multimillion-dollar
budget shortfall. Next month, the board will have to decide whether Anderson High School or Highland High School will be shut
down. That decision will mean layoffs for teachers and staff.
A man was killed Wednesday morning in a car crash on southbound Interstate 465 on the northwest side of Indianapolis. A Boone
County police officer, who discovered the wreck just south of Interstate 865, said the vehicle split in half after skidding
into a ditch and hitting a tree. The unidentified victim was ejected. Police are investigating the cause of the accident.
Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.
The Commerce Department said Wednesday morning that construction of new homes and apartments rose 8.9 percent in November.
Indianapolis-based Wilson St. Pierre Funeral Service & Crematory is one of two companies that have emerged as potential
suitors of the embattled Memory Gardens Management Corp.
Engine maker Cummins Inc. said the head of its engine business is leaving his role in March to pursue other projects at
the company. Jim Kelly joined the company in 1976 and was promoted to president of the engine business in
2005.
The U.S. Senate voted down a plan Tuesday to allow Americans to import prescriptions from abroad, handing drug makers
such as Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. a victory.
Ivy Tech Community College says it will offer "moonlight madness" classes at its downtown Indianapolis campus this
spring semester, which begins Jan. 11.
Former Fifth Third Bank assistant manager Dwayne Roberts was sentenced Tuesday to two years’ home detention and two years’
probation.
The Indiana Association of Residential Child Care Agencies Inc. filed a lawsuit seeking an injunction to stop the cuts in
Marion Circuit Court in Indianapolis.
Gov. Mitch Daniels said Tuesday he will cut state spending on public schools by at least $300 million given a new revenue
forecast.
According to a statement released Tuesday afternoon, the Big Ten Council of Presidents/Chancellors “believes that the timing
is right for the conference to once again conduct a thorough evaluation of options for conference structure and expansion.”
A new revenue forecast predicts Indiana state government will take in $1.8 billion less during the current two-year budget
cycle than what lawmakers thought based on May projections.
