Site aims to be city’s go-to events calendar
Two local concert promotors have launched a calendar website, called Do317.com, that ranks arts and entertainment events according to the preferences of its users and designated “tastemakers.”.
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Carmel’s Center for Performing Arts trims staff
The Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel eliminated five positions this week as interim CEO Frank Basile tries to rein in costs at the financially challenged organization that oversees the Palladium.
Indianapolis’ revitalized Georgia Street is work in progress
Workers finished $12.5 million in improvements between the Indiana Convention Center and Conseco Fieldhouse in November. Now will building owners bring the entertainment spot to life?
Ticket giveaway: ISO’s “Pirates of the Caribbean” concert
The Symphony will be performing the entire score as the film plays. And you can be there.
Gen Con commits to city for five more years
The annual Gen Con convention, which had a previous commitment to Indianapolis through 2015, is extending its agreement through 2020. The latest Gen Con event drew a record 36,733 visitors.
Favorite Indy Onion headlines
The satiric newspaper is soon coming to town … but it’s been mocking Indy for years.
Zoo launches $30M campaign to build orangutan center
Construction on the International Orangutan Center would start in August, with the opening set for Memorial Day weekend in 2014.
‘Dragon Tattoo’: Is it better that I didn’t read the book?
Does reading a book first make you more or less likely to appreciate a film adaptation?
Townsend artifact collection brings $1.2 million
Native American artifacts collected by the late Earl Townsend fetched $1.2 million at auction, making it the most successful sale to date for Indianapolis-based auction house Antique Helper Inc.
“Pirates” with the ISO, Madonna, etc.
ISO to accompany hit film, “Star Search” and “American Idol” to be represented at the Cabaret, and more.
Madonna confirmed for Super Bowl halftime show
The performer, currently in the studio working on a new album, has a new film, "W.E.," which she directed, wrote and produced and will open nationally two days before the NFL's signature event.
Cities roll out welcome mat, apps for Super Bowl
Central Indiana communities are launching smartphone applications, decorating cards to welcome visitors and taking other steps to promote local attractions in hopes of capitalizing on thousands of Super Bowl fans descending on the region for the Feb. 5 game.
Tapes show concern before Indiana stage collapse
A recording of dispatch radio calls shows that emergency workers were expressing concern about severe weather just minutes before winds ripped through the Indiana State Fair and caused a fatal stage collapse.
Big Car gallery leaving Fountain Square
Resources diverted from Murphy Art Center space will go toward Lafayette Square-area center, downtown initiatives.
BENNER: Colts should keep Peyton, even if he can’t play
The thought of No. 18 flinging passes for another team is unsettling.
WEB REVIEW: Stamping your approval around the Internet
Got a favorite restaurant? Stamp it.
DINING: Restaurant refills brighten landscape
New Orleans on the Avenue and DJ’s Hot Dog Co. take over where others have departed.
LOU’S VIEWS: IMA shows are worlds apart
Three shows at the Indianapolis Museum of Art display a wide range of artistic approaches.
Defects prompt closure of county fair grandstands
A central Indiana county faces a big bill to replace its fairground's grandstand after numerous safety problems were found during an inspection prompted by this summer's deadly state fair stage collapse.