Lou Harry
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Arts Council announces latest round of $10K Creative Renewal fellows
Visual artists and arts administrators dominate list of grant recipients.
REVIEW: Thoughts on ’42,’ the Jackie Robinson biopic
The film dares not to back away from the blatant racist taunts and threats that were a reality of Robinson’s entry into the game.
LOU’S VIEWS: Doing it Ai Weiwei’s way
The eyes of the creative world are on Ai Weiwei. The Indianapolis Museum of Art offers a chance to put your eyes on his works. Plus, thoughts on the IBJ A&E “War Horse” road trip.
Butler set to unveil $15 million Schrott Center for Arts
The new, 450-seat Howard L. Schrott Center for the Arts at Butler University fills a venue gap between the school’s two theaters that each seat about 100 and the 2,200-seat Clowes Memorial Hall.
Ticket giveway: Doc Severinsen and his Big Band
Win one of two sets of seats to see the former “Tonight Show” bandleader.
A&E priority list for April 11-18
The American Pianists Association fellowships, a storytelling benefit, and a lot more is happening in the upcoming week.
A few hundred possible names for a theater restaurant
Two Gentlemen with Coronas? A Raisin in the Scone? Moon Pie for the Misbegotten? What would you call a theater eatery?
City’s pianist competition makes key changes
This year’s event includes more promotion, more prize money—and an art installation of pianos on Monument Circle.
You-review-it Monday
First Friday? ‘Clybourne Park’? The IBJ A&E Road Trip? What did you hear, see or do on the A&E front this weekend?
Thoughts on ‘Ai Weiwei: According to What?’ at the Indianapolis Museum of Art
The IMA is one of only five North American stops for the show by perhaps the most famous contemporary living artist in the world.
LOU’S VIEWS: Rock solid ‘American Idiot’ works for more than just Green Day fans
Angst-ridden musical a highlight of the Broadway in Indianapolis season.
Review: ‘American Idiot’ at Clowes Hall
The Green Day music-fueled show at Clowes Hall isn't just for members of its characters' demographic group. The Broadway show that “American Idiot” most recalls is “Movin’ Out.” That, too, focused on a group of friends who take different paths into the world.
IBJ A&E Road Trip: ‘Disney’s The Jungle Book’ at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre
We’re hitting the road for the world-premiere, pre-Broadway production directed by Tony-winner Mary Zimmerman.
Ticket giveaway: Ai Weiwei exhibition
Win tickets and a catalog for the Indianapolis Museum of Art’s special exhibition of work by the famed Chinese artist.
A&E priority list for April 4-10
Highlights for this week include a controversial artist at the IMA, an edgy hit play at the Phoenix, and more.
REVIEW: Humana Festival of New American Plays
Will Eno's "Gnit" hilariously highlights world premieres at Louisville's nationally recognized Humana Festival of New American Plays.
You-review-it Monday: Humana Fest, etc.
For me, the weekend meant a theatrical pilgrimage to the annual Humana Festival of New American Plays in Louisville. What did I miss back home in Indiana?
Restarting an arts engine in Louisville at Humana Festival
Lou Harry is exploring innovative ways to cover the arts this weekend as part of a team creating a here-today/gone-soon pop-up newsroom at the Humana Festival of New American Plays.