Ever wonder how and why some books seem to come out of nowhere to become bestsellers?
There’s an interesting story you might have missed in Saturday’s “Wall Street Journal.” Find it here.
In it, reporter Anita Elberse discusses the increased emphasis…
Indianapolis based Emmis Communications Corp. signed a three-year deal to produce and publish the Indianapolis Convention & Visitors
Association’s
semi-annual visitors guide, convention planners guide and other tourism-related publications and materials.
Two shows opening at Theatre on the Square. The first First Friday of 2009. A couple of stray concerts. And, of course, all that New Years activity.
There was a surprising number of choices of arts activity over the last few…
Have I ever asked anything of you, loyal readers?
Well, now I am. And it’s pretty simple.
Resolve right now to attend at least one more arts event in 2009 than you did in 2008. Resolve to do more if you feel…
Daniel Craig and Liev Schriber star in the upcoming film WW II film “Defiance,” in which three brothers escape Nazi-occupied Poland and join with Russian resistance fighters. Edward Zwick (“Blood Diamond,” “Glory”) directs. More info on the film here.
Want…
Though few knew what to think when Don Welsh announced in June he was leaving Seattle to become Indianapolis Convention &
Visitors Association CEO, he’s shown he didn’t come here to simply wind down his career.
The $720 million Lucas Oil Stadium opened in August, just in time for the Indianapolis Colts’ season. Indianapolis International Airport’s $1.1 billion midfield
terminal, meanwhile, took off in November.
Traditionally, as the year winds down, critics’ thoughts tend toward "best of the year" lists. But I’m feeling the need for
a more accurate label.
For eight years, we’d gone out of town for the holidays. But in this particular year not too long ago it looked like we had
no choice but to stay put. So we decided to do the same thing here that we would have done in Utah—sightsee.
So did you get anything cultural for the holidays? Tickets to a local concert? A DVD you always wanted?
Tell.
Would you pay more for an aisle seat?
If an airline representative were asking, you might say yes. But what if it’s an arts venue’s ticket seller?
Whether you call it “demand pricing” or “scaling the house,” across the country, theaters are…
In January, more than a dozen Broadway productions will be shutting down, including “Spring Awakening,” “Gypsy,” “Hairspray” “13,” and “Young Frankenstein.” And there’s little on the horizon to replace them. (Are you really anxious to see “Shrek: The Musical”? Didn’t…
I like to think of myself as a realist.
So I know that this is unlikely to have been the busiest weekend for arts activity. Still, there may be some of you who warmed themselves by the light of the ISO,…
The Arts Council of Indianapolis is leading talks with city councilors, Deputy Mayor Nick Weber and the chiefs of top cultural
organizations about how to create a bigger pot of revenue for the arts.
Paul Hunt, a partner with Barnes & Thornburg, recently decided to pay seven months’ studio rent for two artists at Harrison
Center for the Arts. And the Columbia Club on Monument Circle is looking for new members.
On Wednesday, “A Muppet Christmas–Letters to Santa” made its holiday debut on NBC.
Why am I mentioning that here?
Two reasons.
1. It was co-written by Indianapolis native Hugh Fink, a former SNL scribe and very funny man. (Check out some funny business…
So did you brave the weather–and the massive overbooking of the theater–and get in to see “Seven Pounds” last night?
If so, let us know what you thought.
I’ve recently joined the Facebook revolution. Yes, I know, I’m late in this, but I also didn’t start watching “L.A. Law” until the third season and still haven’t seen “Mad Men,” so I’m not always an early adaptor.
I signed on to Facebook,…
This weekend, I finally got to see “On Thin Ice: A Very Phoenix Xmas 3” (the best yet). I also hopped over to opening weekend of Actors Theatre of Indiana’s “A Year with Frog and Toad” (as wonderful as last year….
