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LOU’S VIEWS: After winning ‘The Voice,’ Kaufman goes Broadway
Prior to going onstage in the revival of the musical “Pippin,” the singer talks about the strange road from the Monument Circle Potbelly to a dressing room at the Music Box Theatre.
This week’s A&E priority list includes a classic film plus bands, bands and more bands
If you are a marching band geek, the Bands of America Grand National Championships at Lucas Oil Stadium are your Super Bowl.
Indianapolis City Ballet benefit targets the big screen in 2015
World-class dance event may reach worldwide audience if ICB management has its way.
Indianapolis monument needs more repair work
Scaffolding is going to remain up months longer than first thought to complete repairs to the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in downtown Indianapolis.
Carmel’s Center for the Performing Arts ups ambition after stemming red ink
Nearly four years after the Center for the Performing Arts’ Carmel high-profile debut, its second full-time CEO says the startup has stabilized operations and is ready to grow its eclectic mix of programming.
Up-and-coming app elbows way into noisy music field
West Lafayette-based Caktus Music Inc. has developed a smartphone application that allows access to music content from multiple sources, including streaming services and personal music libraries, all integrated into one place.
LOU’S VIEWS: O’Keeffe & friends hit Indianapolis Museum of Art
Ideally, a visitor to “Georgia O’Keeffe and the Southwestern Still Life” at the Indianapolis Museum of Art (through Feb. 15) should take at least two trips through the exhibit hall.
DINING: Small pleasures highlight hole-in-the-wall newcomer
The big draw at The Grub House is breakfast served all day.
LOPRESTI: Grateful referee lives to officiate another season
Joe Calderazzo wants to return to the Carmel football field he nearly died on a year ago.
Sports complex developer confirms financing woes
A developer that planned to open a $22 million hotel and indoor sports complex in Greenwood has officially suspended those plans after failing to find funding.
Review: ‘Interstellar’
In space, no one can hear you scream…but suspended animation gets more and more attractive the more your boring crew talks.
Indy hospitality chief: “We’re at tipping point on taxes.”
In September 2013, veteran lobbyist Patrick Tamm became president of the Indiana Restaurant & Lodging Association, replacing longtime industry advocate John Livengood. Tamm’s hire came eight months after IRLA was formed by merging the Indiana Hotel & Lodging Association and the Indiana Restaurant Association, both of which Livengood served as president since 1998.
New hotels to arrive in downtown Indy just as visitor traffic slows
For the past 15 years, downtown hotel developers have moved masterfully in lock-step with demand. But with Indianapolis’ convention business showing signs of slowing in 2015 and 2016—right about the time three new hotels are scheduled to open—that streak might crash to a halt.
First Friday, Ed Asner, and more on A&E priority list
Also this week: The 2014 Spirit & Place Festival gets rolling with a launch event at Old City Hall.
DINING: New eatery offers Bavariations on familiar German cuisine
What happens when you attempt to shape a reasonably authentic German restaurant out of a former Steak and Ale? Welcome to Ludwig.
LOU’s Views: ‘Old Jews Telling Jokes’ proves it’s best to shtick to what you know
The well-curated collection, loosely organized from cradle to grave, included very few duds, a few that I hadn’t heard, and lots that felt like old friends.
LOPRESTI: Coliseum’s hoops history goes way back for these octogenarians
Heroes of state high school tourney remember big moments at recently renovated venue.
Review: ‘The Rocky Horror Show’
Zach Rosing, Zack Neiditch and company should do “The Time Warp” again every year. Rosing’s video magic helps considerably.
Committee recommends land-based casinos, live dealers
Indiana riverboat gambling operations would be allowed to rebuild on land and horse track casinos could use live dealers for table games under a recommendation approved Thursday by a legislative study committee.