LOU’S VIEWS: Two ambitious shows yield mixed results
This week, two ambitious shows—a new musical at Beef & Boards and magic realism at the Phoenix
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DINING: At this Fishers find, bacon dominates the menu
Bacon—it’s not just for breakfast anymore. At the Old Town Ale House in Fishers, in fact, it’s practically the main
course. What’s not to love about that?
Arts rally on the Circle
Monday is/was (depending on when you are reading this) the Indy Culture Matters Rally on Monument Circle. Music starts/started at 11:30. Speakers at noon. I will be/was there. And I suspect many of you will/were be, too.
Enough of that. So share…
IBJ movie night: ‘Wolverine’
Summer’s coming, so why not start the film season with a big popcorn movie?
I’ve got passes to the April 30 midnight screening of “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” at Regal Village Park and Galaxy 14.
Want to go?
Just leave a note here stating…
Review: ‘Most Happy Fella”
I’ll admit that expectations played a big part in my experience of Indiana University Opera’s production of Frank Loesser’s “The Most Happy Fella” (running through April 18).
Many, many listens to the cast recording of the original 1956 original—plus a…
New ballet co. in town
IBJ reporter Kathleen McLaughlin chimes in with an update on efforts to launch a new Indianapolis ballet company:
The potential launch of a…
Arts Council CEO out. What’s next?
As the Arts Council of Indianapolis begins searching for a new CEO to replace outgoing Greg Charleston (See IBJ’s story here), the obvious question is: What are we looking for?
What should be the role of the Arts Council’s CEO…
Scoop: Beatles, Queen, the Dead…
If you’re looking for classical music at Conner Prairie this summer, well, you’d better look carefully.
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra’s soon-to-be-announced northside season is heavy on pop access, low on the traditional classical cannon. Is that a good thing or a…
Quotas in theater schedules?
The Denver Post offers a thought-provoking piece about “slot plays.” That is, an annual “African-American play” or “Hispanic play” that fills a regular slot in a theater’s schedule. Right now, to some eyes, the IRT is doing that with “Crowns” and the Phoenix with…
You-review-it Monday
It’s that time again.
Time to chime in with your A&E experiences from the weekend. I had a three-day run of catching “References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot” at the Phoenix Theatre, the launch of “Treasure Island” at…
Hopeful news about the nukes aimed at your head
Because President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitri Medvedev have now dared to raise that tired and trivial matter of nuclear disarmament, you must focus on mundane matters of mass destruction.
LOU’S VIEWS: IMA’s artbabble.org offers visual art videos
This week, an online visit with a new Indianapolis Museum of Art, plus a local take on “Forbidden Broadway.”
Feature filmmakers ready for local shoot
A feature film—written, produced and financed by a locally based production company—is gearing up to roll cameras at numerous locations downtown.
09/10 ISO schedule announced
I previously gave a sneak peek at some of the Pops concerts on the way from the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (including appearances by Maureen McGovern and Marvin Hamlisch as well as a Florence Henderson/Shirley Jones TV mamas double bill).
Today, though,…
D.C. botch: Art at the ballpark
The unveiling of the fairly hideous new artwork at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. (see article and photos here) got me wondering if anyone has done this sort of fusion of sports arena and visual art any better.
A quick…
Monumental arts mobilization
I’m guessing that many of you have already seen the e-mail that is being circulated prodding you to join a rally on Monument Circle April 20 designed to “increase awareness of the importance of the arts to the local economy…
New downtown art arrives April 21
IBJ reporter Kathleen McLaughlin chimes in with an update on the latest downtown public art showcase:
Installation of “George Rickey: An Evolution” begins April 21 at 10 locations downtown. Printed guides will be…
Trophy-seeking hunters keep Greenwood taxidermist busy
The late winter sun has yet to rise, but brothers Charlie and Mark Masheck already are hard at work inside a sprawling cabin along Matthews Road outside Greenwood, setting up for the day. A painted sign out front reads Hoosier Trapper Supply Inc., but the rustic shop also houses the brothers’ other endeavor: Leatherwood Wildlife […]
Mickey’s camp will offer thrills
Mickey’s men’s and women’s camps—open for registration on a first-come, first served basis—offer compelling speakers, fun activities and food from the city’s leading restaurants.
Fools log in: Google leads the pack in April gags
Every year, as the first of April rolls around, there are people—and companies—everywhere scheming to take
advantage of the gullible.