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In “The Chicken Show,” part of the Spirit & Place Festival, author Michael Perry reads and local artists and students display work based on, yes, chickens. Nov. 11 at Wheeler Arts Community Center. Details here.

The painted guys return when Blue Man Group plays Clowes Hall Nov. 12-14. Details here.

At the Eiteljorg Museum, "Art en la Charreria," Nov. 12-Jan. 16, celebrates the equestrian sport popular in Mexico. Opening weekend events include performances by Anderson Ballet Folklorico, Trio ConPaz, and more. Details here.

The 10th anniversary lineup for the Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival Nov. 12-14 at the Indianapolis Museum of Art and IUPUI Campus Center includes “Violet Tendencies” (starring Mindy Cohn of “The Facts of Life), “Talbott Street: 1980-1986” (a documentary about the ground-breaking Talbott Theatre), “Bloomington” (a fiction film about a student/teacher relationship at IU), and a sneak preview of the “New Ash Christian Film” (featuring Jennifer Coolidge). Details here.

The ambitiously titled Wet Your Pants Comedy Film Festival, Nov. 12-14 at the Indianapolis Art Center, includes “Run, Granny, Run!” (featuring a seniors version of the “Ben Hur” chariot race), “Cool Beans,” (about two guys looking for the originator of the title term), and “Post-Apocalyptic Shotgun Madness,” which pretty much says it all. Proceeds benefit the National Kidney Foundation. Details here.

Comedian Chelsea Handler headlines at the Murat Theatre Nov. 13. Details here.

New Yorker contributor Jonathan Lethem, author of such novels as “Fortress of Solitude” and “Chronic City,” is the latest author to come to town for the Vivian S. Delbrook Visiting Writers Series at Butler University’s Atherton Union. He’ll be reading on Nov. 15. Details here.
 

The Indiana Repertory Theatre continues its season with the World War I-era romance “Mary’s Wedding,” Nov. 3-Dec. 4. Details here.
 
Tokyo String Quartet pops into the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center for a Nov. 10 Ensemble Music Society concert between gigs in Austria and Japan.
Details here.
 
For “Savory: Flavorful Songs with Steven Stolen,” the singer has selected music ranging from Leonard Bernstein’s “La Bonne Cuisine” to Hank Williams’ “Hey, Good Lookin’” for a concert of food-related music as part of the Spirit & Place Festival. Nov. 4 at White Rabbit Cabaret. Details here.
 
Actors Theatre of Indiana presents an original revue, “Stardust Memories: The Life and Music of Hoagy Carmichael,” Nov. 4-5 at the Indiana History Center. Details here.
 
Indianapolis Civic Theatre presents “The Belle of Amherst,” a one-woman show about Emily Dickinson, Nov. 4-14. Details here.
 
LA Theatre Works brings its production of “The Real Dr. Strangelove: Edward Teller and the Battle for the H-Bomb” to Loeb Playhouse at Purdue University Nov. 4-5 with a cast that includes John Vickery, the original Scar from Broadway’s “The Lion King.” Details here.
 
A new piece, “Brief Encounters” (set to music by Claude Debussy) anchors this tour by the Paul Taylor Dance Company, coming to Clowes Hall Nov. 5. Details here.
 
Sufjan Stevens performs at Hilbert Circle Theatre Nov. 4. Details here.

Phil Vassar, twice an ASCAP Songwriter of the Year, takes the stage at 8 Seconds Saloon Nov. 5. Details here.
 
Comedian Daniel Tosh offers two shows Nov. 9 at the Murat Theatre at Old National Center. Details here.
 

Nov. 6
Indianapolis Museum of Art

I’m not suggesting that this evening of music will rival the sounds produced by the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. On the other hand, the ISO doesn’t create sound from carrots, leeks, eggplant and blenders. See (and hear) for yourself. Details here. As an added bonus, there will be a cookbook swap before and after the concert, which is part of this year’s Spirit & Place Festival, where the theme is “Food for Thought.” For a full schedule, click here.