Film Fest leader leaving for documentary gig
Dorothy Henckel, president of the Indianapolis International Film Festival, has accepted a job as director of acquisitions for The Documentary Channel.
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Review: “Sibling Revelry” with the ISO
Sisters Liz and Ann Hampton Callaway help launch Pops season.
Indianapolis lands large environmental trade show
The Pump & Cleaner Environmental Expo will be held in Indianapolis each year in February from 2012 to 2014. It is expected to attract more than 12,000 visitors annually and generate an estimated $24 million in spending over the three-year stretch.
You-review-it Monday
Irish Fest? Indy Jazz Fest? Oranje? What did you see, hear or do this weekend?
Eiteljorg Museum’s Western art show generates more than $1M in sales
The sale is the only one of its kind east of the Mississippi River.
Owners enjoy Melody Inn’s niche as well-worn music venue
Since Melody Inn owners Dave Brown and Rob Ondrish bought the 38th and Illinois streets mainstay in 2001, they figure more than 7,000 bands have played on the 18-inch-high stage tucked just inside their front door.
STYLE: Fashion students don’t want to be part of brain drain
While guest-speaking at a fashion history class at the Art Institute of Indianapolis, I became curious what the roomful of students planned to do with their education.<
LOU’S VIEWS: City Ballet benefit rises to the occasion again
Ballet’s “An Evening with the Stars” fundraising event featured stars of the Bolshoi Ballet, American Ballet Theatre and much more.
DINING: Square Rootz Deli shapes sandwiches with style
It’s easy to miss this new Fountain Square eatery, but it’s worth finding.
Ticket giveaway: Indiana Repertory Theatre’s ‘Holes’
Win tickets to the IRT’s season opener.
Filmmaker Low planning Indy 500 movie for IMAX 3D
The award-winning filmmaker behind such giant-screen gems as “The Ultimate Wave” and “Super Speedway” is developing an IMAX 3D movie focused on the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race and the evolution of motorsports.
Local talent and B’way stars at Midwest Arts Conference
Arts presenters from around the Midwest–and talent from around the world–are showcasing throughout the city: A report from Day 1.
Southern Indiana’s Grand Victoria Casino sold for $43M
Las Vegas-based Full House Resorts on Monday announced plans to purchase the riverboat casino in Rising Sun, saying it could improve profitability.
You-review-it Monday: The arts season begins
Did you make it to Penrod? Catch the Indianapolis City Ballet benefit?
City lands national law enforcement convention
Indianapolis will host the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives’ annual meeting in July 2015, expected to attract more than 1,500 visitors and generate more than $2 million in visitor spending.
JW Marriott picks top chef
A former executive chef at an upscale Louisville hotel will lead culinary operations at the 1,005-room JW Marriott, which will feature two major restaurants and 100,000 square feet of catering space.
Review: “Camelot”
The Lerner & Loewe warhorse is being given a solid, entertaining production at Beef & Boards.
DINING: It’s goodbye SI, hello Mesh in Mass Ave makeover
The service is stellar. The menu is creative. The food is, well, yummy.
LOU’S VIEWS: Two coaches face off in Actors Theatre’s ‘Rounding Third’
Is “good enough” good enough when it comes to live theater?