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Joshua Bell and the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra play to a sold out Hilbert Circle Theatre June 1-2. Details here.

“Back to the Future: A Mid-Century Modern Home Tour” highlights north-side homes June 2. Architect and critic Alan Hess lectures on the subject May 31 at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Details here.

Indy Monthly Magic is back with a young magicians show, June 5 at Theatre on the Square. Details here.

Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre heads back down the Yellow Brick Road with “The Wizard of Oz,” May 31-July 15. Details here.

The 2012 Country Throwdown Tour features Gary Allan, Rodney Atkins and more on three stages, June 3 at Hoosier Park. Details here.

Intimate Opera offers an evening of “Opera on Demand: American as Apple Pie” scenes June 1-2 at IndyFringe Theatre. Details here.  

Trucks bring the food, but Mucca Pazza bring the marching band music to the First Friday Food Truck Festival, June 1 at Old National Center. Details here.

June 1

Cabaret at the Columbia Club

Usually, the Cabaret at the Columbia Club’s stage is host to a solo singer. Usually, the Indy Men’s Chorus is featured in a bigger venue, often in conjunction with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. Here, big group and big sound meet intimate venue in a one-night-only concert. Details here.

June 6

Palladium

Down at the Hilbert Circle Theatre, Time for Three is guiding a new audience to an understanding of the way bluegrass music can play off other musical genres. Well, if you like those three guys, wait until you hear Punch Brothers, a quartet of progressive bluegrassers led by Chris Thile, formerly of Nickel Creek. Details here.

June 1

Indianapolis Museum of Art

Star wars? That phrase had a different meaning back in the golden age of Hollywood when the rivalry between screen divas Bette Davis and Joan Crawford was no secret. Both were given a rare (and grotesque) opportunity to play out that rivalry in this 1962 film. Critics sometimes talk about “brave” performances in movies. But you won’t find many braver than that of Bette Davis who, at a point when her career was in the dumps, plays a former child star in a way that redefined “over the top.” For extra fun on the IMA terrace, serve your picnic on a tray with covered dishes. You’ll understand why when you see the film. Details here.

A van crashed into a fire hydrant early Tuesday morning on the northwest side of Indianapolis, prompting the closure of one lane of 16th Street near Lafayette Road for several hours. Police aren’t sure what caused the vehicle to veer from the road about 1:30 a.m. The impact ripped the hydrant from its mount, causing water to gush out and flood the area.

Construction crews will shut down all traffic to the heavily traveled Allisonville Road bridge over Interstate 465 on Wednesday just after midnight. The bridge will be closed for 110 days while it is replaced with a wider, taller bridge. About 47,000 vehicles cross the span every day.

Expensive bikes have been disappearing from downtown Indianapolis even though they've been locked up. Police say at least five locked bikes have been stolen in a small area of downtown near Massachusetts Avenue in the past 10 days. Two of the theft victims lost bikes worth $1,800 to $2,000. An employee at Bicycle Garage Indy in the downtown Indy Bike Hub said the thieves are targeting high-end bikes. He said the thieves are using cable cutters to defeat the bike locks. He recommended riders who leave their bikes unattended in public places invest in a rigid metal u-lock, which is more secure.