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Indianapolis Metropolitan Police are looking for the person throwing rocks off a bridge at cars passing underneath. A motorist
called police about 1 a.m. Monday after hearing what sounded like gunshots near East 30th Street and Emerson Avenue. Officers
showed up to find three drivers had bricks and large rocks thrown at their cars. This is at least the third time rocks or
bricks have been thrown onto vehicles in this area within the past four months. Police have not made any arrests.

The Indianapolis Museum of Art screen’s “Oh Brother Where Art Thou” as part of its Summer
Nights series Aug. 27. Details here.

The sounds of the Beatles as the “Classical Mystery Tour” returns to Symphony on the Prairie,
Aug. 27-28. Details here.

Toby Keith performs at Verizon Wireless Music Center Aug. 28. Details here.

It’s Ragtime History Day, Aug. 28, at the Indiana History Center. Details here.
 

Interested in having IBJ’s Arts & Entertainment Editor Lou Harry and special guests introduce Indy’s upcoming
cultural season to your group? We’re scheduling these free events in September. Drop a note at lharry at ibj.com with
information about your group.

Available now

In his packed-with-photos “The Golden Age of Indianapolis Theaters” (Quarry Books), former Indy newsman Howard
Caldwell does a fine job of staying on the fine line between reference book and popular history. I could have used more detailed
geography—I spent far too much time trying to figure out where some of the long-gone theaters were—but I thoroughly
enjoyed being introduced to a period I knew little about. And guest appearances by the likes of Dick Powell add to its pleasures.
Side note: Caldwell tells of how Eugene O’Neill’s nine-act “Strange Interlude” sold out the balcony
and gallery of the English Theater back in the 1920s. Where are those risk-taking audiences today? More on the book here.
 

Through Aug. 29
Various locations

    Usually I don’t tout already running shows in this e-mail, keeping it dedicated to previews and
saving the reviews for the print IBJ and my blog, Lou Harry’s A&E. But given the nature of IndyFringe (and given
that it’s a slow week), I thought I’d take the opportunity to re-encourage you to take advantage of the wackiness
going on around Mass Ave. through Sunday.
    Two favorites so far: local ShadowApe Theatre Company’s “Not a Peep” which, like the
titular Easter treat, has no nutritional value but is deliciously fun, and the not-for-delicate-sensibilities “Screw
You Review,” in which an obnoxious senior and cross-dressing sidekick set out to offend everyone and, as a result, end
up very endearing. “Peep” has shows remaining Thursday and Sunday at Theatre on the Square. “Revue”
can be found at the IndyFringe Building Friday, Saturday and Sunday. For a full schedule, click here.
 

Aug. 31

Clowes Hall.

"American Idol" fans will have a decision to make this Tuesday. The crowd from season 9—including Crystal
Bowersox, Casey James and winner Lee Dewyze—takes the stage at Conseco Fieldhouse. Meanwhile, Adam Lambert, the high-profile
singer who was runner-up to Kris Allen on the eighth season of the show, plays at Clowes Hall. Well, maybe the decision isn’t
so difficult: Lambert’s show is sold out. Details here and here.

Aug. 31

Conseco Fieldhouse