Holiday World plans to display fun, not family problems
A family legal battle and untimely deaths have drawn attention to Holiday World’s owners in recent years. But it’s business as usual for those who run the Indiana theme park.
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REVIEW: Thoughts on ’42,’ the Jackie Robinson biopic
The film dares not to back away from the blatant racist taunts and threats that were a reality of Robinson’s entry into the game.
DINING: College Ave. beer emporium earns kudos for its kitchen
Third in a month-long series of food-and-a-drink eatery reviews.
LOU’S VIEWS: Doing it Ai Weiwei’s way
The eyes of the creative world are on Ai Weiwei. The Indianapolis Museum of Art offers a chance to put your eyes on his works. Plus, thoughts on the IBJ A&E “War Horse” road trip.
BENNER: Musings from the road to (and from) The Final Four
Rutgers coach Mike Rice scored almost as much attention as the champion quartet of teams.
Butler set to unveil $15 million Schrott Center for Arts
The new, 450-seat Howard L. Schrott Center for the Arts at Butler University fills a venue gap between the school’s two theaters that each seat about 100 and the 2,200-seat Clowes Memorial Hall.
Former symphony chief lands in sunnier position
Simon Crookall, who ended an often-stormy, seven-year run at the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra in 2012, has been hired to take over the Hawaii Opera Theatre in May.
Ticket giveway: Doc Severinsen and his Big Band
Win one of two sets of seats to see the former “Tonight Show” bandleader.
A&E priority list for April 11-18
The American Pianists Association fellowships, a storytelling benefit, and a lot more is happening in the upcoming week.
Ohio competition sends Indiana casino revenues down
Indiana's riverboat casino revenues fell 4.4 percent in March, dragged down by declines at two southeastern Indiana venues that faced their first month of head-to-head competition with a Cincinnati casino.
A few hundred possible names for a theater restaurant
Two Gentlemen with Coronas? A Raisin in the Scone? Moon Pie for the Misbegotten? What would you call a theater eatery?
Plan would shift money from horse racing to auto racing
The move—debated Monday in the Indiana House Ways and Means Committee—is meant to subsidize upgrades at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and make low-interest loans available to other auto tracks and businesses across the state.
Cincinnati casino brings in $21M in first month
Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati, which is expected to lure some gambling revenue from Indiana’s casinos, opened March 4.
Land-based casinos likely, says Indiana gambling chief
Gaming Commission Executive Director Ernest Yelton said declining casino revenue and other factors are helping drive the push for land-based casinos.
City’s pianist competition makes key changes
This year’s event includes more promotion, more prize money—and an art installation of pianos on Monument Circle.
You-review-it Monday
First Friday? ‘Clybourne Park’? The IBJ A&E Road Trip? What did you hear, see or do on the A&E front this weekend?
Thoughts on ‘Ai Weiwei: According to What?’ at the Indianapolis Museum of Art
The IMA is one of only five North American stops for the show by perhaps the most famous contemporary living artist in the world.
LOU’S VIEWS: Rock solid ‘American Idiot’ works for more than just Green Day fans
Angst-ridden musical a highlight of the Broadway in Indianapolis season.
DINING: Geist pub shows Asian influence
Second in a month-long series of food-and-a-drink eatery reviews.