LOU’S VIEWS: Two fledgling arts companies take the stage
Initial productions by Indianapolis Urban Theater and Dance Company and Vagabonds’ Bridge Theatre Company inspire hope for the future.
Arts & Entertainment
Articles
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra signs three-year deal with Hirons
Local agency will work with ISO on overall brand strategy, including print and digital marketing.
BENNER: Big Ten football is on a roll—with a couple of exceptions
Excitement tempered by the probation of three of its most popular programs.
Downtown Indianapolis gearing up for big visitor weekend
The Gen Con Indy gaming convention and the MotoGP race are among several events the city is hosting that could produce an economic impact of $150 million, according to the Indianapolis Convention and Visitors Association.
Stage company rejects Indiana State Fair settlement deal
The owner of the stage that collapsed at Indiana's State Fair last year and killed seven people rejected a settlement plan Wednesday that would have protected the state from further legal action and paid victims an additional $7.2 million.
IMA chooses new CEO from Kentucky art museum
Charles L. Venable, 52, the director and CEO of the Speed Art Museum in Louisville since 2007, was chosen to replace Maxwell Anderson, who left the IMA in January to become director of the Dallas Museum of Art.
Museum of Contemporary Art names executive director
The Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art has removed the "interim" tag from the title of its executive director.
LEADING QUESTIONS: Music promoters grow gig schedule
In four years since begging indie acts to hit Indianapolis, MOKB Presents has become a ubiquitous name on the city's marquees. The concert-promoting duo expects to have a hand in 150 shows this year, a 50-percent increase from 2011.
Hamilton County hotels report stronger occupancy
Helped in part by the Super Bowl, the county’s occupancy rate increased 8.4 percent, to 63 percent, compared with the first six months of 2011, according to a report by Tennessee-based Smith Travel Research.
Indiana fair remembers stage collapse 1 year later
The Indiana State Fair came to a standstill Monday night to honor the victims of a deadly stage collapse one year ago that prompted sweeping overhauls of the fair's emergency plan and new regulations for temporary stages.
Tourism agency names ISO exec as interim director
The Indiana Office of Tourism Development has named Mark Newman as interim executive director, replacing Amy Vaughan, who had led the tourism agency since 2005.
Indy Zoo gets $2M gift for planned orangutan center
The Indianapolis Zoo said Thursday it that it received a $2 million gift toward its planned orangutan center from the family foundation of hotel developer Dean White.
DINING: Beyond deep-fried State Fair fare
Reviewer Lou Harry set out this year to find the best of the freshman foods at the Indiana State Fair, with the stipulation that they didn’t emerge from a vat of hot oil.
LOU’S VIEWS: Studio Vonnegut
A new CD combines Kurt Vonnegut’s voice with eclectic music with worthwhile results.
Few regulations for Indianapolis food trucks to keep
Owners, restaurateurs are hoping to avoid new ordinances.
HETRICK: Don’t believe everything people say that American people say
Politicians like to presume national unanimity…usually for their own ends.
Super Bowl bid might spur new downtown hotel
Downtown is short of the four- and five-star hotel rooms preferred by National Football League sponsors and partners for a 2018 Super Bowl host, but local tourism officials are hesitant to add more hotel space just to secure a second Super Bowl.