Lawmakers start work on teacher merit pay bill
Indiana lawmakers have started work on one of the more controversial aspects of Gov. Mitch Daniels' sweeping education agenda: a plan to tie teacher pay to student performance.
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Indiana panel OKs early-graduation scholarship
A proposal to give Indiana high school seniors a $3,500 college scholarship if they graduate a year early has cleared its first legislative hurdle.
Panel backs Indiana immigration crackdown bill
An Indiana Senate committee approved a bill Wednesday night that its sponsor says would lead to an Arizona-style crackdown on illegal immigration in the state.
Denver, Indianapolis are close match on major tourism measures
The recently expanded Indiana Convention Center gives Indianapolis more space than Denver, but Denver has more hotel rooms and a larger budget.
GAHL: Corporate travel will follow Super Bowl in Indianapolis
City has a strategy to pitch Indianapolis to honchos.
Carmel firm top notch in the tourism industry
Strategic Marketing & Research Inc., commonly known as SMARI, measures ad effectiveness for several states, attractions.
City looks to tourists to supplement convention business
Leisure travelers could plug gap until additional conventions fill the expanded Indiana Convention Center.
Micronutrients planning expansion, 44 new jobs
The Indianapolis-based manufacturer of animal trace nutrients plans to break ground this month on a new plant, which will be located next to its existing production facility and headquarters on the city’s west side.
Health insurers expect hit from reform rule
Major health insurers, including WellPoint, say a provision that requires them to spend a certain percentage of the premiums they collect on care-related costs will eat into earnings this year.
Is it hard to build a thriving company in Indianapolis?
Local entrepreneurs sometimes sell promising companies early because Indy is too small of a market, goes one explanation. But the market’s size might not be the real reason.
Arcadia reports smaller loss on increased revenue
The Indianapolis-based health care company lost $2.3 million on revenue of $26.2 million in its third fiscal quarter.
Also this week
Songwriters’ songwriters Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt present an acoustic evening Feb. 12 at the Murat Theatre at Old National Centre. Details here.
Fresh from their run in Chicago in “John Prine: A Tribute Concert” (spun off their Phoenix Theatre show “Pure Prine”), Tim Grimm and Jan Lucas perform in a house concert as part of the intimate Indy West House Concert Series Feb. 12. Details at 847-8889. Another “Pure Prine” alumnus, Bobbie Lancaster, performs in a house concert Feb. 13. Details here.
Encore Vocal Arts presents “Shakespeare’s Lovers,” a Valentine-themed evening of music featuring the Encore Chamber Choir and four actors Feb. 12 at the Basile Opera Center. Details here.
Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre (the new/old moniker for Indianapolis Civic Theatre) offers a concert version of “Miss Saigon” Feb. 10-12 in their soon-to-be-former home on the Marian University campus. Details here.
“Fiesta,” the annual cabaret-style performance at the Academy of Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre, sets the GH dancers to Latin rhythms. Details here.
Grammy-winning Kurt Elling brings his quartet to the Jazz Kitchen, Feb. 12. Details here.
Everett Greene offers an evening of love songs at the “Anything Goes” dinner and show event at the Indiana State Museum Feb. 10. Details here.
“Dial M for Murder”
Feb. 13
Central Library
It’s interesting how, with the passage of time, popular films can become “art” films. Consider two crime stories playing in alternative movie spaces this weekend. On Friday, The Indianapolis Museum of Art screens Robert Aldrich’s “Kiss Me Deadly,” featuring Ralph Meeker as Mike Hammer. It’s part of the Winter Nights film noir series (and it includes a cartoon before the feature). Details here.
On Sunday, the Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art kicks off its series of films paired with a complementary book with “Dial M for Murder,” the Alfred Hitchcock thriller starring Ray Milland and Grace Kelly. Following the screening at the Central Library, Paul Katz of the Herron School of Art and Design discusses the film and the thematically related book “The Picture of Dorian Gray’ by Oscar Wilde. Details here.
Ashley Brown
Feb. 11-13
Hilbert Circle Theatre
I’ll admit to being disappointed that the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra didn’t schedule a concert version of a musical this season. My feeling stems from the fact that their “Guys and Dolls” the season before was such a treat.
Two of the major elements in that presentation’s success, though, will be on stage this weekend. The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra itself is one. Singer Ashley Brown is the other.
Brown, best known for originating the role of “Mary Poppins” in the Broadway musical, will appear as herself, bringing along a trunk full of musical theater songs and standards. Give a listen here. Details on the concert can be found here.
“Red/Black”
Feb. 12-Aug. 7
Eiteljorg Museum
The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian collaborated with our own Eiteljorg Museum for this look at the good and the bad in relations between Native and African Americans. Pottery and baskets share the space with photographs and other items. Special events include a concert of jazz, blues and pop music by Chippewa/African American Blair Clark on April 8, a lecture from the first biracial Miss Navajo—along with a screening of the documentary “Hearing Radmilla” on March 19, and much more. Details here.
Going Solo Festival: “Neat”
Feb. 10-March 6
Indiana Repertory Theatre
Last year, the Indiana Repertory Theatre experimented with its schedule by presenting three full-length, one-actor plays. Apparently, audiences embraced the idea, and so the Going Solo Fest returns.
The constant is the teaming of actress Milicent Wright with a play by Charlayne Woodard. This time, it’s “Neat,” a sequel to last season’s “Pretty Fire” (the one I’m still kicking myself for missing). This one brings the character to her teen years, dealing with high school, civil rights, and life with her disabled aunt.
Also in the fest, Ryan Artzberger plays a first-time dad in Ken Weitzman’s “Fire in the Garden” (Feb. 12-27), and James Devita stars in his own play, “In Acting Shakespeare” (Feb. 19-March 13), telling of his journey from fisherman to classical actor. Details on all the Going Solo shows here.
Verizon expects long iPhone lines
Verizon Wireless stores in Indianapolis plan to open early Thursday to accommodate customers seeking the iPhone 4. All 13 area stores plan to open as early as 7 a.m. Extra staff will be on hand to help with expected long lines. Last week, Verizon began taking early online orders but the phone quickly sold out, leaving many customers waiting for Thursday's release. Previously, iPhones offered only AT&T as a wireless carrier.