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An east-side Indianapolis man was severely injured and robbed of $8,000 during a home invasion Monday night. Herbert “Junior” Wilson, 56, said he was beaten, handcuffed, blindfolded and pistol-whipped by at least three intruders until he told them the combination of his safe, which contained the $8,000 in money he’d been saving to buy his rented home on East Washington Street. Wilson said one of the men put a gun to his head, cocked it and pulled the trigger, then said “Good thing it was an empty chamber.”
Wilson was able to describe only one of the suspects.
 

Indianapolis police are searching for a suspected drunk driver after he crashed an SUV early Wednesday morning, then ran away from the scene, leaving an injured passenger trapped inside the vehicle. The driver was heading north on Interstate 465 near 56th Street on the northwest side when he rolled the vehicle and crashed into a median. The passenger had to be cut from the SUV and was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries.
 

Crews were making progress Wednesday morning on a major water-main break that closed one of Indianapolis' busiest streets. The break occurred about 7 p.m. Tuesday night in front of Castleton Square Mall, sending water spewing onto 82nd Street. The street had to be closed in both directions from Allisonville Road to Knue Road. Crews are hoping to repair the 40-year-old pipe and reopen the street before Wednesday afternoon's rush hour.
 

Conner Prairie presents “Civil War Days,” May 21-22. Details here.

Tim Grim, Jan Lucas-Grimm and Jason Wilber perform as part of the Hometown Roots Concert Series at the Central Library, May 22. Details here.

The Indianapolis Museum of Art hosts a Miller House Symposium (click here for a Lou’s Views column on the house) . Speakers include architect Deborah Berke, designer Brad Dunning, and landscape architect Laurie Olin. Details here. 

Former talk show host Larry King comes to Hoosier Park Racing & Casino with his stand-up comedy act May 20. Details here.

May 20-22

Madison

The Dave Bromberg Quartet and Uncle Earl headline Saturday evening at this Madison institution, but the music goes on all weekend. Gates open at 5 on Friday and the festivities close Sunday evening after Carrie Newcomer’s 6 p.m. performance.

Oh, and for the uninitiated, Uncle Earl isn’t some scraggly-bearded folkie—it’s an all-woman band. Details and a full lineup here.

May 21-22

Indianapolis Art Center

What’s different about this year’s Broad Ripple Art Fair? Well, for one, it’s not just Saturday and Sunday. 21-and-older patrons can get a first look at the work at a Friday Night Preview Party, which includes appetizers and drinks. In addition, the kids’ activities that used to be under one tent will be spread throughout the fair. And there’s more local food, including offerings from Yats, Ripple Bagel & Deli, and The Jazz Kitchen.

Entertainers this year include Trio ConPaz, Born Again Floozies, Vince Early and Ladymoon. Details here.

May 19-22

Indiana Repertory Theatre

Dance Kaleidoscope closes out its season with an interesting mixed bag, starting with a restaging of its 2008 piece “In the Moog,” set to cuts from the synthesized disc “Switch on Bach.” Next up, a new piece, “Electric Counterpoint,” with music from Steve Reich, played by Pat Metheny. The show closes with its strongest selling point: The pairing of DK with electric violinist Cathy Morris on the 1999 piece “Skin Walkers.”

Oh, and take a few minutes and click here to read Walt Whitman’s poem “I Sing the Body Electric.” You should finish it with a greater appreciation of the work done by the DK dancers—and might even end up with a better self-image. More info on the show here. 

May 20-21

Hilbert Circle Theatre

When last he played with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, he was just another young conductor. This weekend, when the spell-checker’s worst nightmare, Krzysztof Urbanski, takes the podium, he’s here as the ISO’s music director designate. As such, patrons will be paying close attention to get a taste of what they will be seeing and hearing for years to come.

The reality, though, is that the real work done by Urbanski won’t be seen by the public. How he works with the musicians, how he invigorates the ticket-buyer and the donor bases, and how he connects with the community will have as much to do with his success as will his in-performance conductor style.

Still, this should be an exciting weekend of shows, with Urbanski leading the ISO through Jean Sibelius’s only violin concerto with 2002 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis gold medalist Barnabas Kelemen. Also on the bill: Mendelssohn’s “The Hebrides Overture” and his “Symphony No. 4.” Details here.