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DJ-producer Zedd announced as NBA All-Star Weekend performer

January 18, 2024 | Dave Lindquist

The performance by the Electronic Dance Music star is one of three concerts planned at the Indiana Convention Center.

Music, visual arts highlight NBA All-Star host committee’s cultural plans

January 17, 2024 | Dave Lindquist

Nearly 90 public artworks will be installed to celebrate the NBA All-Star Game scheduled for Feb. 18 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

New 600-capacity entertainment venue in Plainfield unveils preview events

January 16, 2024 | Dave Lindquist

Hendricks Live, a component of the new Plainfield Civic Center, on Tuesday announced three concerts and a series of community open houses.

Basketball court at airport welcomes visitors ahead of NBA All-Star Weekend

January 16, 2024 | Mickey Shuey

Numerous other graphics and arts installations also are being placed throughout Indianapolis International Airport to welcome visitors, participants and media to Indianapolis for All-Star events.

IBJ Podcast: New play about Oscar Robertson, historic Crispus Attucks team to debut in Indy

January 15, 2024 | Mason King

Playwright Laura Town and director Deborah Asante discuss the production and the achievements of Robertson and his teammates, who excelled despite having no home court—and some being displaced from their actual homes.

Why Black culture takes center stage during NBA All-Star Weekend

January 12, 2024 | Dave Lindquist

Over the years, All-Star Weekend has become a cultural magnet for entertainment and fashion. It’s known as a vibrant destination among Black residents coast-to-coast.

Rob Dixon’s From the 317 project promotes Indianapolis sounds

January 11, 2024 | Dave Lindquist

For the upcoming debut album by his collective known as From the 317, Rob Dixon is assembling top-tier Indianapolis musicians.

Keith Urban announced as NBA All-Star Weekend performer in Indy

January 10, 2024 | Dave Lindquist

The performance by the country-pop star is one of three concerts planned at the Indiana Convention Center during NBA All-Star Weekend.

Janelle Monáe, Gary Clark Jr. announced for new Black music festival in Indy

January 10, 2024 | Dave Lindquist

The single-day Black music festival designed to honor rock ’n’ roll originators is planned for downtown’s American Legion Mall in May.

All-Star Weekend organizers promise fan-friendly vibes

January 5, 2024 | Susan Orr

Most of the 125,000-plus fans who are expected downtown for the NBA All-Star Weekend Feb. 15-18 won’t be at the big game. But local residents and others without game tickets will still have plenty of opportunities to get in on the action.

Event planners stake claims at venues for All-Star Weekend

January 5, 2024 | Dave Lindquist

All-Star Weekend has become synonymous with parties that attract celebrities and people who gravitate to celebrity. And demand is high for venues downtown, an area long celebrated for its compact layout and track record of hosting large events.

Activism, music share spotlight in Fannie Lou Hamer production at IRT

January 4, 2024 | Dave Lindquist

Maiesha McQueen will portray civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer at the Indiana Repertory Theatre, beginning Jan. 9.

Year in review: Influential people who died in 2023

December 29, 2023 | Associated Press

Henry Kissinger, Rosalynn Carter, Dianne Feinstein, Sandra Day O’Connor, Tina Turner, Suzanne Somers, Matthew Perry, Raquel Welch, Jimmy Buffett, Harry Belafonte and Norman Lear were among the long list of notable deaths over the past year.

Ten entertainment and dining debuts on deck for 2024

December 28, 2023 | Dave Lindquist

Broadway shows, a music festival and surrealism at the Lume are new attractions planned for Indianapolis in the new year.

Franklin’s Canary Creek Cinemas to close after 24-year run

December 28, 2023 | Susan Orr

Canary Creek, which opened in 1999, will screen its last movies this weekend. The theater has historic ties to Franklin’s century-old Artcraft movie theater in downtown Franklin, which continues to operate.

Carmel completes set of jazz musician sculptures for $430,000

December 22, 2023 | Daniel Bradley

The lifelike sculptures by the late New Jersey-based artist J. Seward Johnson will be arranged on a concrete platform on the west side of the Palladium performing arts center.

Mickey Mouse will soon belong to you and me—with some caveats

December 22, 2023 | Associated Press

With several asterisks, qualification and caveats, Mickey Mouse in his earliest form is leading a raft of characters, films and books that will become public domain as the year turns to 2024.