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A merger of education and art

The Mind Trust, an Indianapolis-based not-for-profit that supports education reform, is sponsoring an art show March 6 at the Harrison Center for the Arts.

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You-review-it Monday

For me, the weekend included a visit to Pike Performing Arts Center to see BodyVox (more on that in an upcoming review), finishing Dennis Lehane’s epic Boston police novel “The Given Day” (the first big book in a long while that…

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Friday Freebies

Recipe for a cheap date tonight:

Start off at FringeFriday, held in the new Fringe Building at 719 E. St. Clair. Complementary hors d’oeuvres start at 5:30 followed by a 6:15 showcase including sketch comedy group Three Dollar Bill Comedy Co….

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IBJ Movie Night: ‘Watchmen’

Can “Watchmen,” based on the acclaimed graphic novel, hold its own with such recent superhero standard-bearers as “Iron Man” and “The Dark Knight”?

Be one of the first to find out. I’m giving away passes to the March 5th (okay, technically…

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Review: Nine lies about “Cats”

Nine lies about “Cats” (Which is in the midst of a revival at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre).

1. “Cats” is the epitome of the safe, predictable Broadway show. Go into your way-back machine and try to imagine someone approaching…

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Scheduling one show at a time

Some of the Indy area’s newer theater companies have been announcing new productions on a show-by-show basis. This allows them to react quickly, to get a show up when it’s ready, and to live within their often very-limited means. On…

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You-review-it Monday

So what did you do this weekend?  

For me, an outstanding arts weekend included the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra/Indianapolis Museum of Art presentation of Buster Keaton’s “The General” (note to ICO/IMA: please put another one onto next year’s schedule) and Storytelling Arts of…

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All of us Belongers, building castles in the sand

On vacation in the British West Indies, we see the decline from just a year ago at this same beautiful spotâ??fewer families at play, fewer retirees strolling arm and arm, fewer young couples slathering one another with sunscreen.

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Cramming for the Oscars

The Academy Awards are coming up on Sunday and, while I know the best film of the year won’t win (since “Wall*E” wasn’t even nominated), I’ll still be tuning in to root for some favorites (Go “In Bruges” for Best…

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Revisiting “Movin’ Out”

When you appreciate a musical or play a lot better the second time you see it, it’s sometimes difficult to sort out why.

It could be that the piece just grows richer on repeat viewings. It could be that the change of…

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