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Kim and Todd Saxton: Go for the gold! But maybe not every time.
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Q&A: What you need to know about the CDC’s new mask guidance
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Carmel distiller turns hand sanitizer pivot into a community fundraising platform
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Lebanon considering creating $13.7M in trails, green space for business park
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Local senior-living complex more than doubles assisted-living units in $5M expansion
An open letter to second-tier celebs, re: 500 Festival Parade
Beyond the athletes, there’s a dearth of celebrities in this year’s 500 Festival Parade. But why shouldn’t a B-lister come to race weekend in the town that cheered Shooter McGavin?
May 23-29 IBJ A&E Priorities: 500 events, ‘Star Wars’ exhibition, and more
Need some help planning your Memorial Day weekend? Here are some A&E choices including a new show at the Indiana State Museum, free park concerts, and more.
IBJ Night at the Movies: ‘Now You See Me’
Win passes to a sneak-preview screening of the new caper film starring Jesse Eisenberg, Isla Fisher and Morgan Freeman.
Clowes lineup: Whoopi, The Onion, Mellencamp musical
Upping its game for its 50th anniversary season, Clowes Hall has populated its 2013-2014 lineup with returning high-profile acts and some newbies to the Butler University stage, including Martha Graham Dance Company and Blue Man Group.
Ticket giveaway: Tim McGraw at Klipsch
Win tickets to the Two Lanes of Freedom tour, rolling into Noblesville May 30.
IBJ A&E priority list picks for May 16-22
Weekend events include the Broad Ripple Art Fair, new work from Dance Kaleidoscope, and a songwriting legend at the Palladium.
On the Cultural Trail: Let’s keep the bands marching
Amid all of Saturday’s activity, the strongest memories for me came courtesy of a small group of band members from George Washington Community High School.
You-review-it Monday
So did you get down on the Cultural Trail? Catch “4000 Miles” at the Phoenix or the last weekend of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at the IRT? Find “The Great Gatsby” great or not-so-great?
Mellencamp’s musical to launch tour from IU
“Ghost Brothers of Darkland County,” a collaboration with Stephen King, once talked about for Broadway, will hit 20 cities, beginning with Bloomington and Indy.
Review: ‘4000 Miles’ at the Phoenix Theatre
Amy Herzog’s play does what seems to be a simple thing but is actually a rarity in contemporary theater: It lets its characters be.
Bestselling author Green to speak at Butler commencement
Vlogbrother will also score an honorary degree. But he won’t be the only celebrity on stage.
Ticket giveaway: ISO’s ‘String Evolution’
Schubert, Bach and Tchaikovsky on the bill for the May 16-17 performances. And you could score a pair of seats.
A&E priority list for May 9-15
This weekend’s A&E is dominated by the festival marking the completion of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail. But that’s not all that’s happening. Read on….
Thoughts on Civic’s ‘Into the Woods’
The Stephen Sondheim/James Lapine musical fairy-tale mash-up gets a strong production at the Tarkington thanks, in part, to a stand-out Cinderella.
ISO fills key VP of finance position
Symphony stays local with latest hire, pulling Suzanne Sweeney from the Indiana Repertory Theatre.
Galway, Patinkin, Gretchen Wilson, etc., coming to Palladium
Center for the Performing Arts’ centerpiece theater announces lineup for 13/14.
New restaurants on menu for 2013 Zoobilation
The Alexander, Morton’s, Dick’s Last Resort and Hal’s Fabulous Vegas Bar & Grille among additions to the annual big-ticket fundraiser.
Ticket giveaway: ‘Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination’
You don’t need to go to a galaxy far, far away to be a part of the Star Wars universe. A new exhibit at the Indiana State Museum takes you there.