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Indianapolis police officers detained a father accused of abducting his 4-year-old son by gunpoint Tuesday night. Police said Michael Scott, 25, took his son from his mother at a home in the 500 block of Cahill Lane about 9:15 p.m. The mother told police Scott allegedly threatened suicide, assaulted her and threatened to fire the gun before grabbing his son and fleeing. Scott and his son, who was uninjured, were located by police shortly before 2 a.m. Wednesday.

Police are looking for a man who hit two people with his car in a Kroger parking lot Wednesday in Nora and then drove off. A man and woman were taken to the hospital in good condition after being struck about midnight, police say. Police said a security camera showed the suspect and the male victim fighting just before the driver ran into the victims and took off in a black Hyundai Elantra. A Kroger employee said the suspect visits the Kroger often.
 

The Hancock County courthouse in Greenfield was evacuated Wednesday morning after police said an employee received a call indicating there was a bomb inside the building. Emergency personnel responded to the scene shortly after 10 a.m., but no explosive device was found. Streets and some businesses surrounding the courthouse were temporarily closed. Bomb-sniffing dogs will continue to search the building, officials said.  
 

Lewis Black rages at the Murat Theatre Sept. 15. Details here. 

Legendary picker Earl Scruggs performs as part of the Palladium’s bluegrass series Sept. 16. Opening for him is 19-year-old fiddling champion Olivia Smiley. Details here.  

The Fray (“How to Save a Life”) offers a back-to-school concert at Clowes Hall Sept. 16. Details here. 

The Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra’s season opener on Sept. 17  features 10-year-old pianist Umi Garrett. Details here. 

Country star George Jones takes the Murat stage Sept. 17. Details here. 

The 1939 comedy classic “Made for Each Other,” starring Carole Lombard and Jimmy Stewart, is screened as part of Garfield Park’s Vintage Movie Night series. Sept. 17. Details here. 

“Frogs: A Chorus of Colors” opens Sept. 17 at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis and runs—or, hops—through Jan. 2. Details here.

Oranje, the annual music and art evening fair, returns Sept. 17 to 2323 N. Illinois St. Details here. 

The Emerson Quartet performs at the Palladium Sept. 17. Details here.

Sept. 16

IndyFringe Building

The runaway hit of the Indy Fringe festival is back for a one-night-only encore as a fundraiser for the Fringe Building (although don’t be surprised if it pops up again soon). In case you missed it, the show spoofs the classic, catchy edu-tainment shorts that many of us grew up on, only here the lessons aren’t quite the ones sanctioned in school. The $20 ticket also gets you something you couldn’t get in your school cafeteria: beer. See my review of the Indy Fringe production here. . For details on the performance, click here. 

Sept. 16-17

Cabaret at the Columbia Club

I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again. Michael Buble and Jamie Cullum may have better promoters, but for old-school crooning from a new-school star, I’ll take Tony DeSare. The singer/pianist/songwriter who has made stops with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra over the past few years now comes in for his own show at the Cabaret. Take less than a minute out of your day for a bit of DeSare here  recorded at the Blue Note in Tokyo. After you hear it, you may want to get details on the concert here.

Through Sept. 17

OptiParkand other locations

Organizers are quick to point out that the outdoor event that people refer to as Indy Jazz Fest is actually just the climax of more than a week of musical activity. Yes, on that one day you can see George Benson, Spyro Gyra, Trombone Shorty and a lot more. But there are also performances by the Indy Jazz Fest Band (featuring Cynthia Layne, Everett Green, Mark Buselli and more) at the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center on the 15th and Freda Payne offering a tribute to Ella Fitzgerald at the Madame Walker on the 16th. For details on all Indy Jazz events, click here.

Sept. 18
Hilbert Circle Theatre

Top-tier pianist Garrick Ohlssohn will be on hand, but the focus will be on new Music Director Krzysztof Urbanski as the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra kicks off the first season of the Urbanski era. He’ll be sharing the podium with Principal Pops Conductor Jack Everly in a program that includes music by Tchaikovsky, Gershwin, Bernstein and more. String trio Time for Three, an ISO favorite, will also appear. The symphony’s regular season actually begins before the gala, with performances Sept. 16 and 17 with Ohlssohn and Urbanski. Details here.