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Your arts resolutions

Have I ever asked anything of you, loyal readers?

Well, now I am. And it’s pretty simple.

Resolve right now to attend at least one more arts event in 2009 than you did in 2008. Resolve to do more if you feel…

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IBJ Night at the Movies: ‘Defiance’

Daniel Craig and Liev Schriber star in the upcoming film WW II film “Defiance,” in which three brothers escape Nazi-occupied Poland and join with Russian resistance fighters. Edward Zwick (“Blood Diamond,” “Glory”) directs. More info on the film here.

Want…

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Tourism chief hired from Seattle

Though few knew what to think when Don Welsh announced in June he was leaving Seattle to become Indianapolis Convention &
Visitors Association CEO, he’s shown he didn’t come here to simply wind down his career.

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Stadium, airport terminal open

The $720 million Lucas Oil Stadium opened in August, just in time for the Indianapolis Colts’ season. Indianapolis International Airport’s $1.1 billion midfield
terminal, meanwhile, took off in November.

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Taking a sightseeing vacation … right here in Indy

For eight years, we’d gone out of town for the holidays. But in this particular year not too long ago it looked like we had
no choice but to stay put. So we decided to do the same thing here that we would have done in Utah—sightsee.

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Arts under your tree?

So did you get anything cultural for the holidays? Tickets to a local concert? A DVD you always wanted?

Tell.

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Pay more for premium seats?

Would you pay more for an aisle seat?

If an airline representative were asking, you might say yes. But what if it’s an arts venue’s ticket seller?

Whether you call it “demand pricing” or “scaling the house,” across the country, theaters are…

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Chicago hotter than Broadway

In January, more than a dozen Broadway productions will be shutting down, including “Spring Awakening,” “Gypsy,” “Hairspray” “13,” and “Young Frankenstein.” And there’s little on the horizon to replace them. (Are you really anxious to see “Shrek: The Musical”? Didn’t…

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You-review-it Monday

I like to think of myself as a realist.

So I know that this is unlikely to have been the busiest weekend for arts activity. Still, there may be some of you who warmed themselves by the light of the ISO,…

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Arts advocates seek money from Indy government

The Arts Council of Indianapolis is leading talks with city councilors, Deputy Mayor Nick Weber and the chiefs of top cultural
organizations about how to create a bigger pot of revenue for the arts.

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A&E

This week, thoughts on three holiday shows-and one in-your-face alternative.

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A Fink among Muppets

On Wednesday, “A Muppet Christmas–Letters to Santa” made its holiday debut on NBC.

Why am I mentioning that here?

Two reasons.

1. It was co-written by Indianapolis native Hugh Fink, a former SNL scribe and very funny man. (Check out some funny business…

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‘Seven Pounds’: Your thoughts

So did you brave the weather–and the massive overbooking of the theater–and get in to see “Seven Pounds” last night?

If so, let us know what you thought.

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The art of ‘Friending’ on Facebook

I’ve recently joined the Facebook revolution. Yes, I know, I’m late in this, but I also didn’t start watching “L.A. Law” until the third season and still haven’t seen “Mad Men,” so I’m not always an early adaptor.

I signed on to Facebook,…

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You-review-it Monday

This weekend, I finally got to see “On Thin Ice: A Very Phoenix Xmas 3” (the best yet). I also hopped over to opening weekend of Actors Theatre of Indiana’s “A Year with Frog and Toad” (as wonderful as last year….

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