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A gasoline tanker overturned on an Interstate 465 ramp in Indianapolis about 1 a.m. Wednesday after running into concrete barriers in a construction zone, killing the truck driver. The crash happened on the ramp from Crawfordsville Road to northbound I-465 on the city's west side. The ramp was still closed late Wednesday morning to allow hazardous materials crews to clean up spilled fuel and transfer the tanker's gasoline to another tanker.
The union that represents Indiana University's support staff is urging IU's president to turn down a 22-percent pay raise, saying the money could instead go toward preventing layoffs at a campus library.
Fair Finance Co.’s bankruptcy trustee sued Shelbyville’s SCB Bank this week, charging it refuses to turn over hundreds of thousands of dollars it raised by auctioning off one of Tim Durham’s most valuable automobiles, a 1929 Duesenberg.
Experimental flicks, foreign sitcoms and more cinematic oddities will be screened at the Indianapolis Museum of Art as part of Film Shorts from Wholphin, Aug. 4. Details here. On Aug. 6, about 40 films, each created in a short time here in Indy, are screened as part of The 48 Hour Film Project. Details here.
At the Madame Walker Theatre, Iibada Dance Company presents “Broadway in Black,” featuring excerpts from 18 Broadway shows over three days, including work by “So You Think You Can Dance” choreographer Jeffrey Page. Details here.
Galleries throughout downtown open their doors for First Friday activity Aug. 4. Print out a map here.
The Decembrists visit The Lawn at White River State Park Aug. 5. Details here. And there’s not a lot of time to clean up before My Morning Jacket takes the same stage Aug. 7. Details here.
Vocalist Kate Lamont gives an Aug. 5 show at Radio Radio. Details here.
It’s Josh Turner’s turn to perform at Hoosier Park Aug. 5. Details here.
Journey teams up with Foreigner and Night Ranger at Verizon Wireless Music Center Aug. 6. Details here.
Dave Koz comes to the Murat Theatre Aug. 6. Details here.
Michael Cavanaugh joins the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra for a celebration of the music of Billy Joel and Elton John Aug. 5-6. Details here.
The West Lafayette-based biotech firm raised about $66.8 million by selling nearly 6.7 million shares of company stock, priced at $12.26 per share.
Aug. 6
Center for the Performing Arts
This is not the first time Broadway star and “Frasier” bro David Hyde Pierce and cabaret star/ Center for the Performing Arts Artistic Director Michael Feinstein have shared a stage. In 2009, the duo created an act for Feinstein’s show at Loews Regency in New York, playing off each other’s established persona (restrained Pierce vs. ebullient Feinstein) and bringing along some great songs in the process. This weekend, Pierce comes to Indiana to help Feinstein launch the Tarkington, the 500-seat theater that is the last of the three stages for the cultural magnet. They’ll be joined by dancers from the American Ballet Theatre for a big-ticket gala that also includes food stations, dancing and more. Details here.
Aug. 4-7
IndianaConvention Center
Oh, sure, there’s a costume contest, author appearances, musical guests, a film contest and arts areas. But the raison d’etre for GenCon is playing games. And that’s what thousands of people will be doing for four days (when they aren’t pumping up the downtown restaurant economy).
So GenCon is only for hard-core, in-the-know, Mountain-Dew-swigging, costumed folks and gawkers, right? Not at all. While you will see plenty of the above downtown this week, there’s also room at GenCon for a variety of gaming interests. You can spend your day or days just hanging out in the Exhibitors room where mainstream companies such as Mattel and Lego share space with Wizards of the Coast and Wyvern’s Lair … and where just about every rep invites you to join in a free demo game of their company’s latest creation. If you want to go deeper, tournaments abound, ranging from Scrabble to Munchkin Zombies. Details here.
Aug. 5-21
Indiana State Fairgrounds
It’s the year of soybeans, which probably doesn’t mean a lot to most non-ag folks going to the Indiana State Fair this year. That’s nothing against soybeans—and, yes, there will be a soybean exhibit, a soybean mural, a demonstration of soy biodiesel fuel, and more related to the honored commodity—but the majority of fair-goers are more likely focused on, well, whatever their focus might be.
For some, it’s the midway (just $1 a ride on Aug. 7 from 11 a.m. to noon). For others, it’s the livestock (Aug. 13 at 6 p.m. is the Sale of Champions benefiting 4-H). Others dig the competitions, from opening day’s Liar’s Contest to the intense cake-decorating and pie-making battles. Then again, the cuisine may be your focus, causing you to gravitate toward whatever the latest deep-fried item may be (I’ll let you find that for yourself).
And, of course, there are the concerts. Many of them. This year’s lineup includes Sugarland (Aug. 13), Janet Jackson (Aug. 17), Train/Maroon 5 (Aug. 18) and Lady Antebellum (Aug. 19).
Details here.
Canadian National Railway Co. on Wednesday announced plans to relocate part of its operations from Markham, Ill., to northwest Indiana.
The $156 million mixed-use development at Delaware and South streets in Indianapolis has a new name designed to reference both the project’s downtown locale and the urban “way of life” it will offer.
The Indiana State Fair will celebrate the versatility of the soybean and its $2.5 billion impact on the state during its 17-day run beginning Friday.
Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White has hired former Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi as his lead defense attorney in his fight against voter fraud charges.
How does the Indianapolis Zoo aspire to save the world? What has its CEO learned from past mistakes? Michael Crowther has answers.
An energy company that wants to build a massive wind farm in central Indiana has taken another step toward that goal.
Navistar International Corp. announced plans Tuesday to create up to 400 factory jobs in northern Indiana while eliminating 250 manufacturing positions in the eastern part of the state.
A majority of Indiana's congressional delegation bucked the trend and voted against emergency legislation to raise the nation's debt ceiling, drawing praise from a tea party official.
Former Indiana House Speaker John Gregg said Tuesday he would focus on rejuvenating the state's manufacturing base if he is elected governor next November.
The wife of Indiana Pacers owner Herb Simon testified Tuesday that she knew nothing about violence in the past of a nanny who worked for her and said she would not have hired her if she had known.
