Sasheer Zamata (Sasheer Moore in her Pike High days) joins SNL cast
2004 Pike graduate to become the first African-American female cast member since 2007 on the long-running show. See performance clips here.
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Ticket giveaway: LA Theatre Works production of ‘The Graduate’
Marian University hosts a tour in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the generation-defining novel. You know the Dustin Hoffman version. Now you can see it, live, onstage.
In lieu of You-review-it Monday: Your favorite cold movies
Of course, the ideal movie for these weather conditions is Disney’s “Frozen.” But since you probably aren’t going to make it to the multiplex, try these at home.
DINING: Ember attempts Cultural Trail culinary spark
Former chain pizza place transforms into neighborhood eat/drinkery. First in a month of theme-free restaurant reviews.
LOU’S VIEWS: 50 years, 50 shows
Broadway’s “Ragtime,” Butler’s “Lamentations,” and two Icemen among half a century of theater-going highlights
LOPRESTI: Arena naming, where Taco Bell and Jenny Craig are equals
What would UCLA fans think of H.R. Haldeman Pavilion? And why couldn’t I get a signal at the Verizon Center?
Movie shot in Indiana headed for theaters
Indiana isn’t exactly one of Hollywood’s top locations for filming, but the state landed an upcoming film despite its lack of filmmaker incentives or exotic scenery.
Concerns grow about future of Indiana Beach
Other venues owned by the company that bought the amusement park in 2008 have been sold or fallen into foreclosure.
LOU’S VIEWS: Lou Harry’s year-end A&E bests
The Eiteljorg Museum, the Indianapolis Museum of Art and the Children's Museum of Indianapolis all get props in IBJ art critic Lou Harry's recap of 2013.
LOPRESTI: New Year’s Eve brings real break from past at Butler
This won’t be your garden variety New Year’s Eve. The ball drops at 7:30 p.m., not midnight, and it’ll be orange. This Auld Lang Syne comes with 3-pointers.
BASILE: Visiting Vegas (while steering clear of the tempting slots)
A beyond-high end car dealership? A mobster museum? On a recent trip to Sin City, I experienced another side of Vegas.
Bored of your board games? Try these.
Between Christmas and New Year’s Day is when many families raid the game closet. If all you’ve got are Monopoly and Scrabble, consider picking up one of these.
REVIEW: The Leisure Kings at the Jazz Kitchen
Other performers may dip a (mistle)toe into outrageous waters around holiday time, but I’ve seen none offer as consistently outrageously entertaining an X-mas program as the Leisure Kings.
New Heartland prez wants to add staff, national sponsors
There are big things in the wings for Heartland Truly Moving Pictures, which this month elevated COO Stuart Lowry from supporting player to headliner. Coming attractions include new sponsor deals, expanded programming and, potentially, a bigger staff.
Ball State-birthed big-top musical graduates to big time
“The Circus in Winter,” which began its theatrical life as a student project, is headed for an East Coast theater considered a stepping stone to Broadway.
You review it Monday: Leisure Kings, $3 Bill and more
Did you go for the sacred or the profane this weekend? Or opt out of A&E completely?
DINING: Carmel adds Mex to Main Street mix
Review of Agave Bar & Grill. Fourth in a month-long series of new-in-2013 restaurants that we hadn’t previously reviewed.
LOU’S VIEWS: Hefty books weigh in on Columbus and Crown Hill
Reinforced coffee-table legs might be required if you are giving these impressive Indiana-focused books