Quartet of original musicals find Indiana stages
There are few things harder in entertainment than the creation of new musical theater.
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LEADING QUESTIONS: Stolen spotlights IRT fundraising
Steven Stolen, managing director of Indiana Repertory Theatre, reveals his favorite how-to text and secrets
for
developing donors.
Outside views of ‘100 Acres’
The Indianapolis Museum of Art’s new art and nature park is the rare Indy arts creation attracting national attention.
Group fights to save Ernie Pyle’s boyhood home
Budget cuts and low attendance prompted the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to announce in December that it intended
to close the historic site.
IMA searching for executive to lead big capital campaign
The Indianapolis Museum of Art is gearing up for a major campaign and will create a senior management position in fundraising.
CEO Maxwell Anderson said the national search for a “chief development officer” coincides with strategic planning
that will result in a capital campaign for a still-unspecified amount.
LOU’S VIEWS: 100 thoughts on 100 Acres
100 Acres, a new art and nature park, opened behind the Indianapolis
Museum of Art June 19. This major addition to the city’s
cultural and social landscape seemed worthy of at least 100 thoughts—and two videos.
Children’s Museum, Eiteljorg refresh images
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis launched a new logo and rebranding initiative this summer. And the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art wants to polish its image.
HETRICK: If you’ve botched the job, don’t botch the PR, too
If a crisis leaves you on the receiving
end of Wisconsin football fans’ favorite chant, every detail of your response matters.
BP disaster casts shadow over Hoosier enterprises
BP franchisee Ricker Oil and Conner Prairie, whose balloon ride is emblazoned with the company logo, find themselves awkwardly
linked to the disastrous Gulf oil spill.
illainous image.
Rob Reiner film to premiere in Indianapolis
Director Rob Reiner will be at Hilbert Circle Theatre in Indianapolis Aug. 2 for the premiere of his latest film, "Flipped."
The big-screen debut will be hosted by locally based Heartland Truly Moving Pictures.
Ticket giveway: “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum”
New company staging Sondheim’s classic comedy.
Brother of late CEO takes helm at Holiday World
Dan Koch has been named president and CEO of Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari amusement park in southern Indiana, taking over
after the unexpected death of his brother Will earlier this month.
Ballet news, more from the Palladium, etc.
Can Indianapolis City Ballet top last year’s blockbuster benefit? What does Feinstein have in store for Carmel?
Thousands tour IMA’s outdoor Art and Nature park
Thousands of people toured the grounds of the Indianapolis Museum of Art on Sunday as it opened its new outdoor sculpture and
nature park.
You-review-it Monday: 100 Acres and more
The Indianapolis Museum of Art’s new art and nature park was the place to be this weekend.
Jazz festival will move to OptiPark in Broad Ripple
The ever-evolving Indy Jazz Fest will return this year, Sept. 18, but at the Opti-Park in Broad Ripple.
BENNER: Conference commissioners’ math skills need work
As of this writing, the Big Ten has 12 teams, the Big 12 has 10 teams and the Pac-10 has 11 teams.
STYLE: Develop Indy’s Susan Branco shifts focus to fashion
With this year’s Indianapolis 500 behind us, she’s turning to quantifying the city’s fashion industry