LOU’S VIEWS: Obsession permeates artist Sarah Hobbs’ distressing habitats
Latest IMOCA show showcases rooms in which overcompensation is a primary resident.
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Ticket giveaway: Sam Shepard’s ‘Tooth of Crime’
Catalyst Productions stages the drama about a rock-and-roll rivalry.
Priority list includes Harlem Globetrotters, ISO’s winter festival, more
Plus, a new look at the Rodgers & Hammerstein warhorse, “The Sound of Music.”
DINING: Getting a new handle on The Mug’s fare
In Irvington, the Mug’s mug is decidedly less “American Graffiti” and more strip-center handsome. But the food remains the same.
LOU’S VIEWS: Beef & Boards salvages record-setting comedy
The talented company seems ready for anything the audience throws back at them.
Ticket giveaway: Maddie Baillio of ‘Hairspray’ and Songbook Academy All-Stars
Past winners of the Great American Songbook High School Vocal Competition team up for a Palladium concert.
DINING: Festiva offers flavor fest
The latest restaurant from Peter George and Thomas Main offers a casual-but-creative take on Mexican food.
LOU’S VIEWS: Underground Railroad station gets $3.8 million upgrade
The newly renamed Levi and Catherine Coffin State Historic Site now offers more context.
Priority list includes Elvis, First Friday, more
Former Yuletide Celebration host Maureen McGovern pays a return visit to the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.
DINING: The year in Indy restaurant newcomers
Remember when a new restaurant or two might have been all that separated one central Indiana dining year from another? Those days are gone.
LOU’S VIEWS: The best arts of 2016
Highlights include “Fences” at the IRT and “Beyond Spaceship Earth” at the Children’s Museum.
Priority list includes a family New Year welcoming, winter solstice celebration, more
Plus an Indy all-star lineup at the Jazz Kitchen.
Indiana Film Journalists Association rolls out 2016 best films list
“Moonlight” tops the list. Bonus: New awards this year for Best Ensemble Acting and Breakout of the Year.
DINING: New Mass Ave eatery in former horse livery more than stable
By my estimate, by the year 2055, every third restaurant in Indianapolis will be part of the Cunningham Group.
Priority list includes jazz for the holidays, an upgraded ‘Nutcracker,’ more
Plus the Indianapolis Museum of Art looks at the “Chemistry of Color.”
DINING: Dante-inspired indulgence at Carmel’s new pasta purveyor
Instead of portions that could sustain an entire village for a week, Convivio is confident enough to serve a fair but not ridiculous lunchtime repast.
LOU’S VIEWS: Amiable Josh Kaufman leads ISO’s ‘Yuletide Celebration’
Only a pre-dusk Ebenezer Scrooge would take issue with the overall joy of the annual ISO holiday show.
UPDATE: Indianapolis Opera leader bows out after less than two years
Kevin Patterson has stepped down at mid-season as general director of the struggling Indianapolis Opera and has quickly been replaced with a new leader.
Priority list includes historic attraction upgrade, jazz legend in concert
Plus, a holiday tour of historic homes along Delaware Street.