LOU’S VIEWS: Children’s Museum bags kid-lit bestseller
Before the spunky Fiona showed her true colors in “Shrek,” fairy-tale tropes were turned upside down in “The Paper Bag Princess.” Ben Asaykwee’s theatrical adaptation does it justice.
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DINING: Creperie added to Mass Ave mix
I say vive la difference when it comes to eateries on Mass Ave, especially when a new taste in the area is presented in such a bright, fun way.
Chamber Orchestra passes baton to Butler grad
Matthew Kraemer, a Butler University graduate who went on to lead a pair of Pennsylvania orchestras has been appointed as the ICO’s music director and principal conductor. The hiring was announced Thursday morning.
LOU’S VIEWS: Rarified Ayres
Indiana Historical Society celebrates the famed department store… and brings the cherub to eye level.
DINING: Organic, halal meats mark new Lafayette Square eatery
Separated from most of its fellow International Marketplace eateries by Interstate 65, Chapati features recipes passed down through generations.
Eiteljorg to enhance canal side with $400,000 upgrade
A new structure will allow for more canal-side programming for the museum, including concerts, storytelling, art projects, poetry readings and interactive activities.
LOU’S VIEWS: Glistening and grim ‘Gold!’ shines at Eiteljorg Museum
There are no “Cash for Gold” placard-wearers in the “Gold! Riches and Ruin” exhibition. But a clear message is nonetheless delivered
TRY THIS: The caffeinated craft of pour-over coffee
I didn’t give the pour-over coffee trend serious thought until I stumbled into Hubbard and Cravens’ coffee bar on the ground floor of the Barnes and Thornburg building.
LOU’S VIEWS: On first CD, Icarus Ensemble rises to the challenge
The individuals in the quintet have had to work around busy academic and performance schedules, which means Icarus Ensemble plays publicly together only about a dozen times a year.
DINING: Mountains of food aren’t prime attraction at Twin Peaks
Who besides weary male travelers temporarily housed in nearby hotels is likely to go to a breastaurant—er, restaurant—where the defining elements are the physical attributes of the wait staff?
DINING: Bent Rail Brewery worth visiting even without its own taps flowing
Bent Rail Brewery is not officially the cafeteria for The Speak Easy. But it might as well be.
LOU’S VIEWS: IRT basks in mystery with sumptuous ‘Hound of the Baskervilles’
This adaptation, by R. Hamilton Wright and David Pichette, largely takes Sir Arthur Conan Doyle at his words, honoring his best-known Holmes adventure with a patiently paced, witty-but-not-silly script.
LOU’S VIEWS: Abe Lincoln and mourning in America
A new Indiana State Museum exhibit looks at the presidential assassination and other Civil War casualties
DINING: Giordano’s likely to satisfy fans; others may wonder, ‘Why the fuss?’
Have you ever gone to a concert and thought, “Well, that was OK. But I don’t get what all of these people are screaming about?”
Clowes chief’s retirement clears path for realignment
Executive Director Elise J. Kushigian replacement will oversee not just the 2,200-seat performing arts landmark, but three additional theaters as well.