Thoughts on this year’s Oscar nominations
Nice that Heartland Film Festival was able to open its 2015 festivities with Best Picture nominee “Room.” Curious what the organization has its eye on for 2016.
Lou Harry
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Priority list includes a new food fest and a Fort Wayne film favorite
Plus the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra pays tribute to the music of Alfred Hitchcock films.
Priority list includes a new food fest and a Fort Wayne film favorite
Plus the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra pays tribute to the music of Alfred Hitchcock films.
DINING: Southwestern saloon Reata saddles onto Meridian
If any conventioneers ask you where to go for line dancing within walking distance, you now know what to tell them.
LOU’S VIEWS Senior stars shake it in Chicago’s ‘Gotta Dance’
Plus a bigamist in Beef & Boards’s “Run for Your Wife” and “Lloyd and Harvey’s” variety show at the White Rabbit.
Ticket giveaway: ‘The Wizard of Oz’
Dorothy and friends are heading down that yellow brick road again and we’ve got a pair of tickets to give away.
Priority list includes a Civil War drama, top-notch jazz, more
Also on the way, the Nickelodeon kids-favorite Project Trio, performing “Peter and the Wolf.”
LOU’S VIEWS: Picks for the months ahead
Two outer space-focused music events, a killer barber, and more are on the A&E horizon.
DINING: Cincinnati-based fried chicken bar builds a nest on Mass Ave
Be warned: the hot pepper honey sauce at Eagle Food & Beer Hall means business.
DINING: Lots of ‘new’ in ’15 dining
Many of 2015’s new restaurants went into otherwise underserved areas. Brew pubs were also big this year.
LOU’S VIEWS: Visiting artists, local talent brighten year
I’m going to forgo the usual top 10 list and, instead, focus, by category, on the strongest arts experiences I had the privilege of attending.
Twelve games of Christmas: A shopper’s guide
Why settle for yet another game of Monopoly? Here are a dozen great new games to play on a cold winter’s night.
Post-Christmas priority list includes the Indy Auto Show, young musicians, more
Anxious to get out of the house? Consider this varied batch of options.
Ticket giveaway: Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra “Cosmos Music Festival”
The ISO launches its three-week festival Jan. 22. Here’s how to score a pair of seats now for opening weekend.
Review: “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” has warmth but not much fire
If what you want is a clone of your favorite elements from episodes 4 and 5 with a few character tweaks, this installment might satisfy.
DINING: Broad Ripple staple Chumley’s transitions into Village Tap Room
The Tijuana Sunshine Dog, wrapped in bacon with caramelized onion, queso fresco, and peppadew pepper chowchow, is not for the feint of heart.
Review: ‘Cirque Dreams Holidaze’ at the Murat
The most hallucinogenic theater offering in Indy in 2015 didn’t come from NoExit Performance, Know No Stranger, or one of the fringier Indy Fringe shows.
Priority list includes acrobats, jazz, and Griswolds
Maximize your holiday pleasures by taking in some of the many arts events happening this week.
‘Spotlight’ named Best Picture by Indiana Film Journalists Association
Surprises on the list include a very young Best Actor and a very adult film as Best Animated Feature.
LOU’S VIEWS: Beyond just ‘Jingle Bells’
Christmas music maven Bryan Fonseca of the Phoenix Theatre helps spruce up your collection of holiday music