Townsend artifact collection brings $1.2 million
Native American artifacts collected by the late Earl Townsend fetched $1.2 million at auction, making it the most successful sale to date for Indianapolis-based auction house Antique Helper Inc.
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“Pirates” with the ISO, Madonna, etc.
ISO to accompany hit film, “Star Search” and “American Idol” to be represented at the Cabaret, and more.
Madonna confirmed for Super Bowl halftime show
The performer, currently in the studio working on a new album, has a new film, "W.E.," which she directed, wrote and produced and will open nationally two days before the NFL's signature event.
Cities roll out welcome mat, apps for Super Bowl
Central Indiana communities are launching smartphone applications, decorating cards to welcome visitors and taking other steps to promote local attractions in hopes of capitalizing on thousands of Super Bowl fans descending on the region for the Feb. 5 game.
Tapes show concern before Indiana stage collapse
A recording of dispatch radio calls shows that emergency workers were expressing concern about severe weather just minutes before winds ripped through the Indiana State Fair and caused a fatal stage collapse.
Big Car gallery leaving Fountain Square
Resources diverted from Murphy Art Center space will go toward Lafayette Square-area center, downtown initiatives.
BENNER: Colts should keep Peyton, even if he can’t play
The thought of No. 18 flinging passes for another team is unsettling.
WEB REVIEW: Stamping your approval around the Internet
Got a favorite restaurant? Stamp it.
DINING: Restaurant refills brighten landscape
New Orleans on the Avenue and DJ’s Hot Dog Co. take over where others have departed.
LOU’S VIEWS: IMA shows are worlds apart
Three shows at the Indianapolis Museum of Art display a wide range of artistic approaches.
Defects prompt closure of county fair grandstands
A central Indiana county faces a big bill to replace its fairground's grandstand after numerous safety problems were found during an inspection prompted by this summer's deadly state fair stage collapse.
For Big Ten championship, even suites are for sale
Besides individual tickets, entire suites are being offered for as much as $28,000 on various online brokerage sites for the inaugural Big Ten championship football game.
A&E road trip: ‘Equivocation’ in D.C.
The pressure is on Shakespeare to write propaganda in a stunning new play at Arena Stage.
High-profile art at airport removed for video wall
Sponsors will pay for a controversial video-art installment that is replacing a prominent artwork on the bulkhead above the main escalator at Indianapolis International Airport.
You-review-it Monday
Did you catch the Monument lighting? Hit the multiplex? Visit the new Tawara Yusaka show at the IMA?
If you must go black Friday shopping…
Deals offered from Clowes Hall and the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.