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Indianapolis firefighters battled three fires that broke out between 3 a.m. and 4 p.m. Friday. The first damaged a home in the 1100 block of Spann Avenue in the Fountain Square neighborhood. The second destroyed a garage in the 3500 block of North Audubon Road. The third involved possible arson at a vacant house at Shelby Street and Pleasant Run Parkway. No significant injuries were reported.
 

Dec. 1

The Blue Bird, Bloomington

“The Last Waltz” is widely considered one of the best concert movies of all time. A big part of that is because the subject of the film, the announced final performance by The Band—accompanied by a stellar lineup of guests including Bob Dylan, Neil Diamond and Muddy Waters—was a landmark concert. Indiana musicians re-created the concert in a performance last summer at Radio Radio in Fountain Square. For those, like me, who are kicking themselves for missing it, news that the concert is being re-created again, albeit in Bloomington, warrants some road-trip planning. Details here. 

Police say a man raped a woman after robbing her husband early Sunday morning near the Fountain Square neighborhood. The incident happened in the 1100 block of Laurel Street just before 4 a.m. According to the report, the attacker hit the husband in the head with a stick, “causing a large laceration.” He then took the man’s wallet and hit the wife in the head before raping her. Police are investigating.
 

Nov. 16
Multiple Fountain Square locations
This year, the annual multi-stage music bash benefit for Second Helpings features the music of U2, the Kinks and Stevie Wonder played by a who’s who of Indianapolis-area musicians. Details here.

Oct. 26-Nov. 4

Wheeler Art Center

One of the unexpected surprises of last season was the intense straight-faced gore fest, a stage production of “Night of the Living Dead” offered by newcomer Acting Up Productions. This year, in addition to a full season of more conventional fare, such as “Our Town” and “Twelfth Night,” the group returns for a follow-up not for the squeamish. Returnees should note the location shift this year to Fountain Square. Details here. 

Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry said Wednesday that he is filing multiple charges against more than a dozen members of two competing south-side Indianapolis gangs, the “Problem Child Gang” and “Fountain Square Boyz.” Charges range from criminal gang activity to battery and corrupt business influence. Investigators said the gangs are behind a series of crimes, including robberies, drug sales, graffiti and gun crimes. Many of the gang members are juveniles.

Earth, Wind and Fire performs Sept. 26 at the Murat. Details here. 

Lotus Fest, Bloomington’s annual arts celebration, includes performances by Richard Thompson, Chris Smither, Ben Sollee, Dehli 2 Dublin, Global Rhythms and much more at various locations Sept. 20-23. Details here.  

Visual artists and writers are challenged to create new work in a limited time for Masterpiece in a Day in Fountain Square. The competition, along with the Fountain Square Art Fair and Art Parade, makes up Art Squared, Sept. 22. Details here.

Storyteller Clare Murphy performs “Away with the Fairies” for family audiences Sept. 21 and “The Mad Myths of the Irish,” for adults Sept. 22 at the Indiana History Center. Details here. 

The Punkin Holler Boys play as part of the Indy Folk Series at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Indianapolis Sept. 22. Details here. 

 Acting Up Productions stages the Thornton Wilder classic “Our Town” Sept. 21-30 at the HJ Ricks Center for the Arts in Greenfield. Details here.  

Indianapolis police are investigating a stabbing on the city's near-east side. Officers dispatched to the 1600 block of Woodlawn Avenue, near Fountain Square, about 1:45 a.m. found a man suffering stab wounds to his chest. The victim was taken to Wishard Hospital in critical condition. Police said a dispute between a boyfriend and girlfriend turned violent, resulting in the stabbing.