Priority list includes Nick Offerman, Jane Lynch, more
Plus Snoopy, Lucy, Linus, Charlie Brown and the rest of the Peanuts game on stage.
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Review: Dance Kaleidoscope’s ‘A World of Christmas’ proves more sacred than Santa-fied
Sweet spot in eclectic program occurs when its internationally inspired holiday travelogue hits Spain, Jamaica, and Benin.
LOU’S VIEWS: Kangaroos, frogs, fauna, more fill first-time fairgrounds fest
Indiana Chinese Latern Festival joins lineup of well-lit family offerings.
DINING: Satisfying bar food—with a few twists—toplines TopGolf’s fare
There are two different approaches to dining while at TopGolf, one practical and cost-efficient, the other social and holistic.
LOPRESTI: Purdue running back racks up yards, time in the cockpit
Markell Jones is as comfortable in the clouds as on the gridiron.
TRY THIS: Swing time at new TopGolf in Fishers
High-tech attraction offers opportunity for duffers and pros to play together without frustrating each other.
Jim Nabors, actor and Indy 500 ‘Back Home’ singer, dies at 87
Jim Nabors, the Alabama-born comic actor who sang "Back Home Again in Indiana" at Indianapolis 500 pre-race ceremonies 36 times, was remembered Thursday as “a Hoosier to all of us.”
Review: National tour of ‘A Christmas Story: The Musical’
Yes, there’s a leg lamp kick line. And a song titled “You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out.”
Carmel’s holiday market, ice rink draw big crowds in opening days
The Carmel Christkindlmarkt and Ice at Center Green attracted 48,000 visitors during the first five days they were open, the city said. And market sales were “robust,” organizers said.
Train museum revives Polar Bear Express on different set of tracks
The Noblesville-based Indiana Transportation Museum recently lost a court battle that would have allowed it to revive the annual Polar Bear Express from Fishers to Indianapolis. But the museum has found a new route for the holiday excursion.
Chatterbox, a bar that’s barely changed, has helped transform Mass Ave
When David Andrichik bought the Chatterbox in 1982, it sat on a street pocked with second-floor sleeping rooms and grungy storefront businesses.
DINING: Clay Terrace newcomer fights to stand out in burger niche
At Prodigy Burger & Bar, order correctly and the hot stuff gets delivered on a mini-skillet.
LOU’S VIEWS: At Newfields, a little light music
The grounds outside the Indianapolis Museum of Art electrify the holidays.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
On the brink of Thanksgiving, appreciating those who create and those who make creation possible.
LOPRESTI: Holtmann adjusting to basketball life at a football school
At Chris Holtmann's new coaching home, there are no live bulldogs, no student body dressed in blue. Not even any windows in the roof at the Schottenstein Center.
Young children focus of $3.5M in Holiday World upgrades
The amusement and water-ride mecca is planning two elephant-themed attractions with a variety of short water slides and a wave pool with spray features.
Priority list includes new holiday offerings from Dance Kaleidoscope, at Fairgrounds
Plus, Broadway in Indianapolis brings “A Christmas Story” tour to town.
Northwest-side hotel, water park shuts down
The once-popular Caribbean Cove has closed its doors, along with the national chain restaurant that operated within the hotel.
Review: Indianapolis Opera’s ‘La Traviata’
Appropriately scaled to the Tarkington, it offers the intimacy that IO tried to find in past productions while also allowing for effective scenic design.
IBJ Movie Night: Winston Churchill pic ‘Darkest Hour’
I’ve got tickets to give away to the upcoming film starring Gary Oldman Kristin Scott Thomas.