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Museum attendance, and museum stress, up
A report from the American Association of Museum’s notes increases, particularly in Midwest.
You-review-it Monday: Bill T. Jones, Harold Lloyd, etc.
So fill me in. What did you see, hear or do this weekend?
Convention center tours part of larger tourism strategy
Executives of Gen Con, one of the city's largest conventions, visited Indianapolis last week to get their first glance
of the construction of the Indiana Convention Center expansion. Local tourism officials are using such tours to market the
larger space.
SURF THIS: Think your family is awkward? Check this out.
Sharing this guilty pleasure makes me feel a little … well, grimy.
DINING: Mane attraction added to Fountain Square fare
Fish and chips are, of course, a staple at new pub.
LOU’S VIEWS: Thinking magically at the Indiana Repertory Theatre
“It will happen to you.” That’s what Joan Didion tells us right up front in “The Year of Magical Thinking,” the one-woman play based
on her memoir of the same name.
Indianapolis International Airport’s art collection grows
The new work was delayed by 16 months because the artist’s New Orleans home and studio were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
BENNER: Ticket sales are key to keeping Big Ten games
What’s happen off court at the Big Ten Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments could be as interesting as what happens on.
Ticket giveaway: Indianapolis Civic Theatre’s ‘Carousel’
Indianapolis Civic Theatre will be presenting the Rodgers & Hammerstein classic “Carousel” March 12-28. More information on the production here. Want to win a pair of tickets? All you have to do is post a comment below and name your favorite R&H song (or your favorite person named Roger). I’ll pick one winner at random. […]
Comedy club reopening under new ownership
New local owners of Morty’s Comedy Joint on East 96th Street plan to open the club on March 4. It has been closed since early
January.
State Fair to feature Japan
Gov. Mitch Daniels said Tuesday that this August's fair will showcase Indiana's relationship with Japan.
Bid to move casinos inland pulled from House floor
Rep. Bill Crawford unexpectedly pulled the measure after the House defeated his amendment to allow inland casinos while approving
another one to shift some of the tax burden from two central Indiana horse racing tracks with slot machines.
Musical revues back at Athenaeum
American Cabaret vets launch new production company. First show to celebrate “Classic Soul.”
You-review-it Monday: Oscar-nominated films and more
So what did you see, hear or do this weekend?
Indianapolis officials used Super Bowl to prep for 2012
Nearly four dozen host committee members and Indianapolis officials attended the game. The entourage will apply what they
learned to the 2012 event.
DINING: Northside Social lives up to its name
Last in our month-long series of reviews of College Avenue eateries. This week: The Northside Social.
LOU’S VIEWS: The Bard dances, the ISO swings, and more
This week, I empty the notebook with thoughts on Indiana Ballet Com.’s “From Shakespeare with Love,” the ISO Pops concert with Tony DeSare, Beef & Boards’ “Footloose” and Indianapolis Civic Theatre’s “My Fair Lady.”
HETRICK: Why it’s so hard to be a legislative voice of reason
After Sen. Evan Bayh’s bombshell announcement, I’m even less likely to ever run for office.
BENNER: Down-to-earth athletes elevate Winter Olympics
Even with all its problems, I can’t get enough of the Vancouver games.