Renovations to the former Georgetown 14 Cinema are expected to cost $15 million as part of an operating agreement the dine-in theater chain has reached with building owner Fabio de la Cruz.
A national study by Americans for the Arts lists $151.7 billion of economic activity for the U.S. not-for-profit arts and culture industry.
The sale of Walker Plaza, which was built in 1989, also clears the way for the center’s leadership to usher in a new plan for the Legacy Center, which is expected to focus on further educating the public about C.J. Walker and her work as a businesswoman and prominent figure in Indianapolis in the early 1900s.
Teresa Reynolds & the Slicktones will celebrate the release of “The Postal Recording Sessions” on Saturday at the Mousetrap Bar & Grill.
Kaila Austin is reimagining one of John Wesley Hardrick’s murals for an exhibition that opens Friday at Tube Factory Artspace.
Bass player Stanley Clarke will share a bill with Boney James and Sheila E when Indy Jazz Fest concludes Saturday in White River State Park.
Bocelli will once again be teamed with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra for the April 13 concert.
Riding high on the back of his No. 1 country single “Last Night” and a couple of rising hits, Wallen has extended his current “One Night at a Time” tour to include 10 dates in 2024.
The writers walked off the job May 2 over issues including the size of staffs on shows, long-term payment for their work and the use of artificial intelligence in scripts.
“I don’t believe any of us ever, in our wildest dreams, would think 38 years later there would still be a need to do Farm Aid,” singer John Mellencamp told IBJ about the concert that benefits independent farmers.
Creative work is being done quickly and at an affordable price, thanks to AI software that generates text, images and other media. But drawbacks of AI include work that’s generated without compensation and attribution for source material.
Jordan Munson used AI to create audio and then fed it into a Disklavier, the modern equivalent of a player piano that relies on computer files rather than perforated paper rolls to deliver music.
The guitarist will do double duty at Saturday’s Farm Aid at Ruoff Music Center, playing in bands of John Mellencamp and Jim Irsay.
The project will give the building a new name, the Museum Experience Center, and add immersive exhibit spaces.
When Bob Ross painted “A Walk in the Woods,” no one knew he would go on to star in more than 400 episodes of “The Joy of Painting,” most of which was filmed and produced in Muncie, Indiana.
The announcement completes a hiring process that lasted nearly four years and sparked historic changes at Newfields art museum and gardens.
October festival will open with a screening of “The Lionheart,” a film that explores the aftermath of Dan Wheldon’s on-track death in 2011.
The Grammy and Tony Award winner who attended Northrup High School in Fort Wayne will sing with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.
Strait, who last performed locally in 2011, and “Tennessee Whiskey” singer Stapleton plan to kick off their 2024 stadium concert tour in Indianapolis.
The HGTV home-improvement show is airing its last season, and Mina Starsiak Hawk says she’s not sure of her next steps. But one thing seems likely: She won’t be redeveloping or building houses regularly in Indianapolis anymore.
