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Sheryl Crow performs at Southern Indiana’s Horseshoe Casino, June 12. Details here.

Loverboy offers two shows on June 12 at Hoosier Park. Details here.

Here Come the Mummies headlines Party in the Park at Northside Opti-Park, June 12. Details here.

Local musicians and artists are celebrated June 13 at the Independent Music and Art Festival at the Harrison
Center for the Arts. Performers include Lord of the Yum Yum, Mandy Marie and the Cool Hand Lukes, and Denison Witmer. Details
here.

The 55th annual Talbot Street Art Fair takes over the area between 16th and 20th Sts between Delaware and
Pennsylvania Sts. on June 12-13. Details here.

Ingrid Michaelson takes the stage at the Vogue, June 15. Details here.
 

June 12-Sept. 12
Children’s Museum of Indianapolis         

I assume lots of aspects of the rock and roll life are going to be skipped over in this new Children’s Museum exhibit.
But I do know that kids will have a chance to dress up and hit the stage while parents can check out memorabilia from Elvis,
The Beatles, KISS (coming to the State Fair this year, in case you haven’t heard), U2 and more. A June 11th “Family
Rock Star Extravaganza” offers a first-look at the exhibit and features a live concert. Details here.

 

Jun 10-July 4
Brown County Playhouse

For a show about school-aged kids with a bit more of an edge, consider a drive to Nashville, where Brown County Playhouse
is kicking off its season with a production of this Broadway hit. The show centers on the title contest pitting school misfits—and
audience members—against each other.

The cast includes Susan Owen, on hiatus from the Broadway company of "Phantom of the Opera."  I’ll admit
it here, though. Every time I’ve seen it, I’ve been rooting for Leaf Coneybear to win. Details here.

 

IUPUI took two steps closer to creating a School of Public Health as it gave Lilly Scholars awards to help
two professors start up public health research projects. The awards are funded by a $1 million gift from the Eli Lilly
and Co. Foundation. Jennifer Wessel, who was hired from personalized genetics company SRI International, will focus
her research on developing interventions based on individuals' genetic profiles that can promote healthy lifestyles to
prevent or delay coronary artery disease. Silvia M. Bigatti, who has been a professor of psychology at the Indiana
University School of Medicine since 2000, will study factors related to stress and coping in cancer patients and
their partners and also community-based preventive health behaviors among Latinos.

The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles has approved a Stop Diabetes specialty license plate. Like Indiana's
other special group-recognition license plates, the Stop Diabetes plate will cost $40, with $25 of that cost directly benefiting
the American Diabetes Association. The funds raised will support education and research about diabetes. According to the American
Diabets Association, more than 714,000 Hoosiers have diabetes and at least 1.6 million, roughly a fourth of the state's
population, are at high risk for it.

Endocyte Inc.'s experimental cancer drug doubled survival times for women with difficult cases of ovarian
cancer. In a clinical trial of 91 women, Endocyte’s drug EC145, when combined with another chemotherapy drug, Doxil,
held off ovarian cancer for six months, compared with 3 months for patients given Doxil alone. The data are interim results
from a Phase 2 clinical trial involving 150 women. Endocyte, based in West Lafayette, plans to move its drug into a large
Phase 3 trial later this year.

Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. and Merck KGaA’s Erbitux failed to slow early-stage colon cancer,
in a clinical trial that left scientists mystified. Erbitux is already approved to treat colon cancer in advanced stages,
and scientists presumed it would also work in earlier stages, according to Bloomberg News. The finding is the latest of at
least three studies that have narrowed the scope of Erbitux. It recorded sales last year of $1.4 billion, according to IMS
Health.

June 10-July 18
Beef & Boards Dinner Theater

If this production looks and sounds a little familiar, it could be because you caught leads Tim Barsten and Jessica Murphy
when they played star-crossed lovers Troy and Gabrielle in American Cabaret Theatre’s production back in 2007.

Of course, it could just be that you have kids and they watched it dozens of times on the Disney Channel, bought the disc
and DVD, followed the sequels, saw the concert tour, the live-on-stage tour, and/or the ice show.

Whatever the case, the phenomenon known as “High School Musical” is getting its Beef and Boards debut. And I’ll
be there…with kids, of course. Details here.

June 12
Military Park

Gordon, from “Sesame Street,” will be one of the big names of kid TV at this year’s PBS Kids in the Park.

Now, if Orman doesn’t look familiar, it could be because you’re of my generation and my generation’s Gordon
was the original Gordon, Matt Robinson. Orman, however, has been playing the part since 1973, which makes him a lot of people’s
Gordon. (It’s unlikely that he’ll be talking about it here, but Orman also played the title role in the 1973 film
“Willie Dynamite.” Even more impressed now?)

This year’s edition of the annual free outdoor event moves to Military Park and includes “Habla Blah Blah,”
a sing-along concert, and meet-and-greets with such favorites as Curious George, Elmo, and Clifford. Details here.

Dr. George W. Sledge Jr., a breast cancer specialist at the Indiana University School of Medicine, began
serving this month as president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. He will remain president for the next year.

Harlan Laboratories has named Dr. Hilton Klein global vice president, science and new product introduction,
for the company’s research models and services operating group, and Steve Jennings global vice president,
marketing and sales for the research models and services operating group. Indianapolis-based Harlan tests experimental medicines
on animals on a contract basis.

SynCare LLC promoted Rachelle Davis, its executive vice president of medical management, to president of
the Indianapolis-based disease-management company. Davis will report directly to SynCare CEO Stephanie DeKemper and have chief
responsibility for day-to-day operations.

Indianapolis-based Benefit Associates/Benefit Consultants hired Spencer Milus, a registered nurse, as an
adviser for wellness and on-site strategies. Milus previously worked at Community Health Network/Infinity Employer Health
Solutions and WellPoint Inc.

Community Health Network appointed three of its physicians as vice presidents of medical affairs, all newly created positions,
at its three Indianapolis hospitals. Dr. Don Ziperman has the title at Community Hospital East, Dr.
Bob Lindeman at Community North and Dr. Randy Lee at Community South.

Clarian Health named Linda K. Chase, a registered nurse, chief nursing officer of Methodist Hospital, where
she will oversee 1,800 nurses. Chase will come to Methodist in July, leaving her current position as chief nurse at The Ohio
State Medical Center’s University Hospital and Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.