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DINING: In Irvington, an eatery that lives up to its ‘Legend’ name
With a name like The Legend, expectations run high. Luckily for us, The Legend Classic Irvington Cafe (5614 E. Washington
St., 536-2028) met them.
LOU’S VIEWS: Block party at the Children’s Museum
At the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, I spent quality time at "Lego Castle Adventure," which features impressively
massive Lego sculptures, a dress-up area, some instructional sessions on castle construction and lots of tables and lego pieces
for building.
Five pianists put their pedals to the medal
This week, one of the Midwest’s most unusual music contests swings into high gear with the start of the final round of the
American Pianists Association’s 2009 Classical Fellowship Awards.
You-review-it Monday
So let’s hear it.
Did you get to DK at the IRT? (My thoughts here.) HART at the Indy Fringe building? (My thoughts here.) Did you Cirque with the Symphony (I’ll review in an upcoming IBJ) or go modren…
Scoop: John Green leaving Butler
Students were notified this week that John Green, the visionary head of Butler University’s theater program has accepted the position of Chair of Theatre at Columbia College in Chicago.
Green has been a frequent guest director at the Indiana Repertory Theatre, most recently working on…
Get thee to Dance Kaleidoscope
Normally, I would wait until the next print edition of IBJ to review an A&E offering. But sometimes, that’s too late and I’m thankful for this forum to share what I’ve seen.
Having experienced Dance Kaleidoscope’s “America, the Modern” last night,…
Scoop: IRT’s 2009/2010 season
“We are very intentionally reaching out to family audiences,” says Indiana Repertory Theatre Managing Director Steven Stolen, in discussing with me the about-to-be-announced 2009/2010 schedule for our state’s largest regional theater.
He’s not doing that just through programming—which includes a full…
Review: “In a Dark Dark House”
Neil LaBute is know outside theater circles for writing and directing the lightning-rod film “In the Company of Men,” which he produced while teaching in Fort Wayne. A long string of writing and directing gigs followed, leading to, this month,…
Mellencamp on today’s music biz
Over at the Huffington Post, John Mellencamp has gone on at length about the state of the music business today.
Some excerpts:
–“Sadly, these days, it’s really a matter of ‘every man for himself.’ In terms of possibilities, we are but…
Stage designer helps theaters bring stories to life
Rob Koharchik, 40, has designed sets for local theaters including IRT and the Civic, developing a national reputation along with a keen eye for detail and an uncanny ability to marry form with function.
A love letter (and plea) about supporting local arts
When was the last time you took your child or teen-ager to hear classical music, or see a contemporary dance performance a
la Dance Kaleidoscope? When was the last time you went to see a play?
Cultural institutions fear bear-market toll
The scenario for area art institutions could darken considerably in 2010, 2011 and 2012, as cultural institutions fully account for devastating investment losses in their endowments â?? a key source of income.
Excitement, perspective in Tanzania
Janie and I recently returned from a photographic safari in Tanzania with our children and their spouses.
Chase foundation decides to stop funding violin competition
The International Violin Competition of Indianapolis has lost a major corporate gift less than two years from curtain time.
Cabaret group plans reopening
American Cabaret Theatre is planning a comeback at an event space just a few blocks from Monument Circle.
‘Pirates’ anchored by strong performances
This week, pirates take over Indianapolis Opera, and a trio of plays isn’t the half of it at the Humana Festival of New American
Plays.
You-review-it Monday
For me, the weekend included Heartland Actors Reperory Theatre’s production of Neil LaBute’s “In a Dark Dark House,” a sneak look at the very disappointing Dreamworks 3-D animated film “Monsters vs. Aliens” (Who decided that the core emotional conflict in…
Cabaret comeback
Since I first started writing about arts in Indianapolis in the mid-90s, I’ve been baffled as to why the American Cabaret Theatre offered so little traditional cabaret.
The format of cabaret is fairly simple: A singer and an accompanist (sometimes a…
Still reading magazines?
Even with talk of the demise of print journalism, many of us still turn to magazines not just for information, but for pleasure. After all, you don’t see any Kindles being sold at supermarket check-out lines.
And so while they don’t…