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Catherine Russell returns to the Cabaret at the Columbia Club Feb. 4 for a “Singing the Blues” program benefiting the Alzheimer’s Research Project. Details here.

The International Violin Competition of Indianapolis brings to town the Christian Howes Group for a cabaret-style show at the Indiana History Center. Details here.

The Phoenix Theatre presents “Goldie, Max and Milk”—about a mother dealing with the custody of her 4-day-old daughter. Feb. 3-27. Details here.

The new Indy Indie Artist Colony at 14th and Pennsylvania streets devotes its “Just Desserts” show to artwork featuring candy and other treats. It opens Feb. 4 as part of First Friday. Details here.

The Ronen Chamber Ensemble plays the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center for the first time Feb. 7 with a “Ronen Sings” program focusing on vocal music, including the world premiere of John Berner’s “Cabaret Songs.” Details here.

The national touring company of Chicago’s famed Second City comedy troupe comes to the Zionsville Performing Arts Center Feb. 4 with its revue “Fair & Unbalanced.” The group is also offering an improv workshop for an additional fee. Details here.

The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra offers its 26th annual free, first-come, first-seated “Celebration of Black History” concert Feb. 8 at Hilbert Circle Theatre. The program includes works by Duke Ellington, Michael Abels and more. Adding voice will be storyteller Charlotte Blake Alston and the Voices of the Light Choir. Details here.

“Fela!”

Feb. 5
Tobias Theater at the Indianapolis Museum of Art
A few weeks ago, I lamented on my blog that the in-movie-theaters broadcast of the Broadway musical "Fela!" wasn’t booked for any theater closer than Kentucky. Well, someone got the message. On Saturday, the high-def presentation will take over the Tobias Theatre. The high-energy musical tells the story of Nigerian musician Fela Kuti and features choreography by Bill T. Jones. Details here.

“Young Hamlet”

Feb. 4-12
Indy Fringe Building
Director Terri Bourus, associate professor of English drama at IUPUI and an editor of “The New Oxford Shakespeare,” goes back to Shakespeare’s early drafts for “Young Hamlet,” the first offering by Hoosier Bard Productions. What’s different? Well, the Prince is a teen-ager, for one. And it’s only about half as long as the more familiar text. Details here.

“Kissing Frogs”

Feb. 4-12
Bloomington Playwrights Projects
It’s an original musical—and it’s a homecoming. Before becoming a writer/performer on “Mad TV” and taking over the role of Elphaba in Broadway’s “Wicked,” Nicole Parker was an IU theater student. Now she’s back, having written the book for this new musical, teaming her with New York composer Jeremy Schonfeld. The plot: A bride-to-be gets a text from the love of her life—who, unfortunately, isn’t the guy she’s about to marry. The production is the first collaboration between Bloomington Playwrights Project and Indiana University Theatre. Details here.

“The Kid”

Feb. 4
Tobias Theatre/ Indianapolis Museum of Art
There’s a good chance you’ve never seen a silent movie on a big screen. There’s an even greater chance you’ve never seen one with live musical accompaniment. Once again, the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra is offering a chance to right that wrong.
This time, Charlie Chaplin’s feature “The Kid” is paired with his short “The Idle Class” in the third annual pairing of classic silent movies with live musicians. Details here.

Cumulus Media to buy out radio partners for $740M

Atlanta-based Cumulus Media Inc. said late Monday it has agreed to acquire its partners’ interest in a venture that owns 32 radio stations in nine cities, including three in Indianapolis. No local changes are expected.

Cummins reports record quarterly sales, profit

Sales for the fourth quarter were $4.1 billion, up 22 percent from the same period in 2009. Quarterly profit of $362 million, or $1.84 per share, exceeded analyst expectations.

Lender seeks to foreclose on Castleton Plaza

German American Capital Corp. claims the owner of the strip mall, Castleton Plaza LP—a subsidiary of Broadbent Co.—owes it $10 million. The lender is requesting the property be sold at a sheriff's sale to help satisfy the debt.

Republic shifts eight Frontier planes to Delta

Republic Airways Holdings Inc. said on Monday that it will shift eight regional jets from flying for its Frontier Airlines unit to fly them under contract for Delta Air Lines Inc. instead.

State braces for second wave of ice, snow

Indiana residents are facing an icy trek to work as the second wave of a winter storm that brought freezing rain, snow and sleet overnight approaches the state.

House passes measure fixing unemployment fund

The Indiana House approved a bill Monday to help fix the state's bankrupt unemployment insurance fund by reducing jobless benefits for some people and softening tax increases on businesses.

Columbia Club Foundation says funds stolen by director

The private club’s president alerted members to the theft in a letter, but declined to specify how much was taken. Still, he said the director, who is not named in the correspondence, is making restitution.

Residential

On a seasonally adjusted basis, the pace of mortgage loan activity decreased 12.9 percent for the week ended Jan. 21, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. The rate for 30-year mortgages increased to 4.80 percent from 4.77 percent the previous week. The rate for 15-year mortgages decreased to 4.12 percent from 4.16 percent.