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Five miniature schnauzers were recovering at the Indianapolis Veterinary Emergency Center on Wednesday after they were rescued from a house fire Tuesday night. The fire occurred on Wild Ivy Drive on the southeast side about 6 p.m. Residents of the home waited outside as firefighters went in to rescue the dogs. The Indianapolis Fire Department used bag valve masks to resuscitate some of the animals. No other injuries were reported. The fire is under investigation.
 

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.

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.  

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.