Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra lays off 6 employees
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra has laid off six employees as part of ongoing restructuring at an organization that has been dealing with seven-figure budget deficits in recent years.
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LOU’S VIEWS: Gregory Hancock’s ‘Hunchback’ is back
Plus thoughts on ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’
Performing arts center’s new chief to chase donations
Tania Castroverde Moskalenko, incoming CEO of The Center for the Performing Arts, turned a $500,000 deficit into a $300,000 surplus at her current organization in Tennessee. The 18-month-old Carmel center’s budget is almost seven times larger.
Indianapolis Opera stays afloat as peer companies call it quits
Next season will start later and feature a money-saving collaboration with Indiana University.
LOU’S VIEWS: Chicago second to none as theater town
I love New York. But, frankly, there are more exciting offerings in the alleged "Second City"—including Lookingglass Theatre’s world-premiere “Eastland.”
Settlement talks heat up between Athenaeum, Rathskeller
The Athenaeum Foundation is considering an offer from the operator of the Rathskeller to pay a portion of the cover charges he collects for concerts at the Biergarten. A lawsuit filed by the foundation seeks $1.4 million in previously collected cover charges.
Brainard requests more money for Carmel arts center
Carmel Mayor James Brainard wants to give the Center for the Performing Arts another $840,000 to cover its bills through December—on top of a $5.5 million subsidy he orchestrated last fall.
Carmel performing arts center hiring CEO from Tennessee
A spokesman for Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel on Monday afternoon confirmed that it has hired Tania Castroverde Moskalenko, executive director of the Germantown Performing Arts Centre in Germantown, Tenn., near Memphis, to replace Steve Libman.
Indy speedway replaces stage following inspection
A temporary outdoor stage set up to entertain race fans at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has been replaced after it failed to meet new safety standards enacted by the state following last year's deadly stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair.
Live Nation drops beer prices at outdoor concert venues
The $2.75 drop is meant to enhance the concert experience at Klipsch Music Center and The Lawn at White River State Park.
Butler University arts dean aims to link campus, city
Ronald Caltabiano says the Butler arts festival would feature talent from the university, affiliated organizations like Dance Kaleidoscope and Indianapolis Opera, and “extraordinary” guest artists.
Charity watchdog flags symphony’s fiscal troubles
ISO says Charity Navigator failed to account for endowment money that should have kept it off “deep trouble” list.
Indiana panel approves new stage-rigging rules
An Indiana commission has approved the state's first rules governing the type of temporary stage rigging involved in last summer's deadly state fair stage collapse.
Indiana fairs, festivals await stage rigging rules
Organizers of some of Indiana's county fairs and small festivals are anxiously awaiting new rules governing the type of rigging involved in last summer's deadly State Fair stage collapse.
Financial Planning Association sponsors orchestra
Group support of ISO pulls in first-time donors.
Daniels: Indiana moving to adopt outdoor stage rules
Gov. Mitch Daniels told an entertainment industry group pushing for safer outdoor events Monday that Indiana has learned from last year's deadly State Fair stage collapse and is moving to approve emergency rules for outdoor stages.
State fair rolls out concert lineup, strategy
The Indiana State Fair hopes to preserve attendance that’s traditionally tied to big-name concerts even though the events will take place downtown this year.
Carmel arts center makes room for more sponsors
The Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel expects the 2012-13 concert season, announced this week, to bring a healthy bump in sponsor revenue.
Radio host buys site of burned Brown County music hall
A central Indiana business owner and radio show host plans on rebuilding a southern Indiana concert hall that hosted some of country music's top acts before it burned down in 2009.
Tour manager may be key to stage collapse lawsuits
The tour manager who was widely credited with saving the lives of country duo Sugarland before a deadly stage collapse at last summer's Indiana State Fair has become a central focus of lawyers seeking millions in damages for the families of seven people who died and dozens who were injured.