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A pedestrian was struck and killed by a train in the 7900 block of West 10th Street on Wednesday morning. A preliminary investigation by the Wayne Township Fire Department said the victim may have been hit by one train earlier in the day or overnight before getting hit by another train about 8 a.m. Wednesday morning. The victim had not been identified.
 

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office said 16 convicted sex offenders were arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges, ranging from identification violation to parole violations, following a mandatory meeting for registered offenders on Halloween night. “Operation Halloween” is an annual meeting designed to take sex offenders off the street to create a safer environment for children who are trick-or-treating. Police said 347 offenders attended the meeting. Six offenders who did not attend the meeting will be tracked down and possibly arrested, police said.
 

The Palladium hosts Bad Boys of Dance Nov. 3 and Preservation Hall Jazz Band Nov. 5. Details here.

Tenor saxophonist Ernie Krivda plays the Jazz Kitchen Nov. 4 with the Steve Allee Trio in support. Give a listen to him here or click here for more details.

Luna Negra Dance Theater teams with Turtle Island Quartet for a Nov. 4 program at Clowes Hall. Details here.

“Bodies of Waters,” an exhibition at Big Car Gallery Nov. 4-19, celebrates the work of filmmaker John Waters, who will be in town to speak on the 12th. Details here.

Indy Acoustic Café presents kids’ favorite Tom Chapin Nov. 5 at the Wheeler Community Art Center. Details here. 

Ray Davies—yeah, the Kinks’ Ray Davies—performs at the Vogue on Nov. 5. Yonder Mountain String Band takes over on Nov. 8. Details here.

At the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center, the Ronen Chamber Ensemble combines forces with the UIndy Faculty Artist Series Nov. 7 for a free “A Night in Bohemia” concert featuring music by Czech composers Dvorak, Martinu and Husa. Details here. 

Gritty novelist Richard Price (“Clockers,” “The Wanderers”) speaks in the Reilly Room as part of the Butler University Visiting Writers Series Nov. 8. Details here.

Bobbie Lancaster, Cara Jean Wahlters, Danny Flanigan and more team up for a show at Locals Only Nov. 4. Details here.  

Nov. 4-5

Hilbert Circle Theatre

Nov. 6

Palladium

I’d argue that “The Sound of Music” is the rare instance when the movie is better than the stage musical. I’d also argue that just about every other Rodgers and Hammerstein adaptation—OK, except maybe “The King and I”—diminishes rather than elevates the original.

Still the R&H cannon has launched some memorable movie moments. And the scores, in any form, transcend. For this concert, the ISO will be playing the orchestral music of key Rodgers and Hammerstein songs carefully synced to screened scenes. For details, click here or here. 

Nov. 4-13

Various locations

The grab-bag fest is themed this year around the body, which means everything from a conversation with tattoo artist Lyle Tuttle at the Indianapolis Museum of Art and Butler University dancers at City Market to an opera discussion followed by insight from a psychologist and a mortician.

As part of the fest, I’ll be moderating a discussion on “Kurt Vonnegut and the Human Body” with writers Dan Wakefield, David Hoppe and others. For details and a full schedule, click here. 

Nov. 4-13

Basile Opera Centre

No sooner did Indiana Repertory Theatre finish its now-annual Going Solo festival of one-person plays than along comes a pair of one-person operas. These, though, come courtesy of the Indianapolis Opera, which is using the new Basile Opera Centre to offer alternative operas that would be overwhelmed by its usual stage at Clowes Hall.

 The first of the pair—and likely to be the double bill’s prime drawing card—is “Bon Appetit!” adapted by Lee Hoiby from an episode of Julia Child’s TV cooking show. The latter, Dominick Argento’s “A Water Bird Talk,” concerns a lecture to a ladies club that doesn’t go as expected. Details here.