Ruoff Music Center tops year-end chart for tickets sold at amphitheater venues
More than 600,000 tickets were sold for $31.8 million to concert attendees at Noblesville’s Ruoff Music Center in 2023, according to Pollstar magazine.
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Cirque du Soleil ‘Ovo’ show sets Indianapolis dates
Tickets go on sale Dec. 18 for five Cirque du Soleil performances scheduled at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in 2024.
PBS to air documentary made by Indianapolis filmmaker
Lawrence Central High School alum Samuel-Ali Mirpoorian also made a short film that’s eligible for 2025 Academy Award consideration.
Four members of Newfields’ associate board resign in wake of CEO’s departure
Visit Indy executive Chris Gahl said the Newfields board of trustees has a poor track record of communicating with the board of governors.
Great American Songbook Foundation planning museum north of Palladium
The organization has entered into a preliminary agreement with the city of Carmel to locate the museum on 3.7 acres at the northeast corner of City Center Drive and 3rd Avenue Southwest.
Actors vote to approve deal that ended strike, bringing relief to union leaders and Hollywood
But the outcome is a major relief for SAG-AFTRA leaders and an entertainment industry that is attempting to return to normal after months of labor strife. And it brings a final, official end to Hollywood labor’s most tumultuous year in half a century, with two historic strikes that shook the industry.
IBJ Podcast: How Westfield resident Joey Chestnut makes a good living in competitive eating
Chestnut is the first to admit that competitive eating is a little weird, but he has a natural affinity for it, and it allows him to make hundreds of thousands of dollars a year.
Paramount Theatre rallies once more in downtown Anderson
Following an era of diminished star power , notable names are showing up on the theater’s marquee: Buddy Guy, Melissa Etheridge and Kenny Wayne Shepherd among them.
Pacers to sell 15% ownership stake in franchise to billionaire Steven Rales
Rales, a businessman and film producer, will increase his stake in the team from 5% to 20% with the acquisition, which is pending approval of the NBA.
10 tours to spread holiday cheer at central Indiana concert venues
Jazz, hip-hop, rock and country styles will be represented when touring acts bring holiday shows to Indianapolis and Carmel.
Indy resident who co-founded Kiss Army to be recognized at band’s last local concert
As a teenager in Terre Haute, Bill Starkey championed the glam-rock band in the early 1970s and tried to recruit fans and radio stations to the cause.
Newfields board issues first statement since Nov. 10 announcement of CEO’s departure
The board said “there is no change in our strategy, mission and values” but it provided no additional details about Colette Pierce Burnette’s departure.
Two Newfields board members resigned before CEO’s departure was announced
The unexplained resignations of two prominent board members join a list of unknowns hovering above recent changes at Newfields art museum and gardens.
Indiana podcaster revisits the many layers of ‘It‘s a Wonderful Life’
Ten-episode podcast “George Bailey was Never Born,” co-created by Bloomington resident Ray Nowosielski, will be released Nov. 21.
Comedian Nimesh Patel engages audiences on his terms
Former “SNL” writer Nimesh Patel will bring his “Fast and Loose” tour to the Egyptian Room in Old National Centre on Nov. 18.
Hollywood actors strike ends as union reaches tentative deal with studios
At nearly four months, it was by far the longest strike ever for film and television actors.
New Indiana band Wishy is unwavering in its distinctive sound
Wishy co-founders Kevin Krauter and Nina Pitchkites met as Carmel High School students but waited to become band mates.
White River State Park concert venue formalizes name change
Everwise Credit Union, the venue’s naming-rights partner, was known as Teachers Credit Union until June 2023.
Summit aims to recognize strength of Indiana’s creative economy
The mission of “Creative Crossroads: Indiana Creative Economy Summit,” organizer Polina Osherov said, is to elevate film, music and other creative pursuits on Indiana’s economic landscape.
Growing local concert company Forty5 hires first chief executive
IUPUI alum Jenny Boyts, who is board president for Indy Pride Inc., will lead Forty5, which presents concerts at the Vogue and Holliday Park.