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GenCon
Aug. 16-19
IndianapolisConvention Center
Admit it: You’ve been tempted. You’ve seen the throngs of folks heading into the Convention Center each year to (gasp!) play games with one another. And part of you has said, “You know, I like to play Scrabble. I like to play an occasional game of Risk. Maybe I should … nah, I’m not one of them.”
Well, the truth is, “they” are a lot of different kinds of people. Yes, there are the hardcore Mountain Dew-swillers hunkering over games of Pathfinder and following the 3-2-1 rule for the weekend (3 hours of sleep, 2 meals, 1 shower). But there also are couples entering the Apples to Apples tournament and clans taking advantage of Sunday’s $30/family-of-four day.
Where should a newcomer start? Consider the new First Exposure Playtest Hall, where you can help hone prototype games with the designers. Or get caught up in the dealer hall where game manufacturers welcome you to try out their latest games—even if they take hours. That’s where I’ll be most of the time, trying out games to recommend to you in an upcoming column. Details here.
IndyFringe
Aug. 17-26
Various locations
This year’s fest has 68 shows to choose from ranging from family-friendly magic shows to recommended-for-adult-audiences burlesque. In between, there’s drama, comedy and a sequel to last year’s hit, “Schoolhouse Wrong.” Indy Fringe, now in its eighth year, is wisely structured so that all six participating theater spaces have shows running at the same time. Each of these shows runs about an hour, taking most patrons off the street during show times. But then there’s that half-hour gap between them to schmooze, compare notes, grab a frozen yogurt, and hustle to the next show.
The system makes it possible to see as many as seven shows in a day—not that I’d recommend that kind of overload. Rather, try a trio of shows in a day with some time off for lunch or dinner. Each show will set you back $10. (Full disclosure: I co-created one of the 68 shows.) Full schedule and details here.
Hoops success helps Butler avoid enrollment decline
Butler University has seen applications spike 43 percent over the last two years even though its 2009 strategic plan warned against a coming enrollment decline. The big difference? March Madness.
UIndy’s enrollment sets new record
The private college announced Wednesday that it now has more than 5,500 students, including both graduates and undergraduates. The school welcomes 1,100 new students this fall, including its second-largest freshman class of 830.
Area home-sale agreements jumped in July
Purchase agreements in the nine-county Indianapolis area tracked by F.C. Tucker Co totaled 2,219 in July, a 9.7-percent increase over the same month last year. Overall year-to-date sale prices for the nine-county area increased by 2.5 percent, to $154,975.
Troubled Di Rimini apartment building closer to opening
A controversial downtown Indianapolis apartment building that never opened due to severe design deficiencies is a step closer to being ready for tenants after city officials granted the project’s new owner a zoning variance.
Indy seminary lands $8M grant for pastoral center
Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis has received initial funding for its new Center for Pastoral Excellence through an $8 million grant from the Lilly Endowment.
Museum of Contemporary Art names executive director
The Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art has removed the "interim" tag from the title of its executive director.
Council approves ‘Complete Streets’ proposal
An ordinance that would require new and rebuilt streets in Indianapolis to be designed and constructed with multiple users in mind has been passed by the City-County Council.
Calumet Specialty set to buy Montana refinery for at least $120M
Indianapolis-based Calumet plans to acquire a refinery in Great Falls, Mont., that produces gasoline, middle distillates and asphalt for markets in Montana, Idaho, and Alberta, Canada.
Lieutenant governor candidates to debate farm issues
Farm issues play a central role in the duties of Indiana's lieutenant governor, who also serves as the state's agriculture secretary.
Indiana pensions hit as economic doldrums continue
Indiana pension funds took a temporary hit last year and may not rebound as much as public workers would like, based on long-term economic trends outlined for lawmakers Tuesday.
DOWD: Obama viewed through Paul Newman
At a fundraiser for the president at his Westport, Conn., estate recently, Harvey Weinstein spoke in a softly lit room shimmering with pink dahlias, gold Oscars, silvery celebrities and black American Express cards.
SOWELL: If politics could be more like sports
It has long seemed to me that there is far more rationality in sports, and in commentaries on sports, than there is in politics and in commentaries on politics.
FARGO: Thankful for the Chick-fil-A tempest
I was hesitant to weigh in on the Chick-fil-A controversy, but I decided not doing so would be chicken. (Sorry—couldn’t resist.)
VANE: Help more veterans start businesses
In an economic climate that can at best be deemed uncertain, and at worst catatonic, it is critical that the public and private sectors encourage and aid small-business entrepreneurs.
BONIFIELD: Government needs best, brightest, too
Government, perhaps even more than most private-sector industries and business models, is reliant upon human capital to thrive. Even as the tenor of most modern discourse on government has to do with its size, the people behind it are the single most important element in successful public policy.