Ticket giveaway: Ben Folds at INfusion Music Fest
Folds will be performing his Concerto for Piano and Orchestra as part of the three-day event
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Priority list includes gallery hopping, a TV slime star, more
Marc Summers, the former star of Nickelodeon’s “Double Dare,” launched his new play from Bloomington.
Jazz great and IU professor David Baker dies at 84
Baker, who founded IU's jazz studies program, wrote more than 2,000 pieces of music and was nominated for a Grammy in 1979 and a Pulitzer Prize in 1973. In 2000, he was named a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master, the country's highest jazz honor.
Indiana torch relay to pass through 260 cities, towns
Indiana tourism officials have released the route the Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay will take this fall.
Visit Indy goes all-digital with advertising
Visit Indy decided in the third quarter of 2014 to go all-digital with its seven-figure leisure advertising campaign, and it hasn’t looked back.
DINING: New Hyatt diner stresses locally sourced ingredients
Fat Rooster Diner takes over the space formerly occupied by One South, retaining its predecessor’s popular pasta station but overhauling the rest of the menu.
LOU’S VIEWS: Art show spans centuries
When you go, don’t make a beeline for the third-floor galleries dedicated to the show. Instead, start in the lobby, where you’ll find a room devoted to Anila Quayyum Agha’s “Intersections.”
LOPRESTI: Time for another sports mash-up in Indy
Eight reasons why the first weekend in April is a really big deal.
Zoo to keep baby orangutan under wraps for now
Indianapolis Zoo officials hope the as-yet-unnamed baby ape—born Wednesday in a rare in-captivity birth for orangutans—will inspire visitors to aid conservation efforts and help further socialize the zoo's other orangutans.
Film review: ‘Batman v Superman’ v my patience
I never thought I’d say I miss the cheerfulness of Christopher Nolan’s Batman movies.
Priority list includes music, magic, and a hole in the ground
The Eiteljorg celebrates the Grand Canyon via art and artifacts, educational programs, storytelling, films and more
New hotel boosts downtown Muncie tourism business
Only three months in, Muncie's most recent major investment to its downtown corridor seems to be luring hundreds of people who otherwise might never have visited.
Time for Three at turning point as De Pue exits
Co-founder Zach De Pue—who also serves as ISO concertmaster and principal violinist—has announced that he and the group have amicably separated.
LOU’S VIEWS: Not on the fence about IRT’s ‘Fences’
Plus thoughts on the Phoenix Theatre’s thriller ‘On Clover Road’
DINING: Downtown’s new Nada gets the nod
Stressing neither slavish authenticity nor pandering conventionality, Nada fills another hole at Circle Centre
LOPRESTI: Attucks’ perfect season started a wild, 60-year ride
The state tournament has taken many twists and turns since the historic outcome of 1956.
Review: ‘Newsies’ on tour
A strong tour brings the Disney-flop-film-turned-unlikely-Broadway-hit to theatrical life for a stint at Clowes Hall.
Priority list includes Jane Austen opera, visit from ‘Newsies,’ more
Also on the high-hopes list: A celebration of Indiana art at the State Museum.
Six plays selected as finalists for $40K in prize money
I have the honor of announcing the winners in April. I’m thrilled new plays are being honored and produced.
DINING: All-you-can-eat sushi on Pendleton Pike? Just roll with it
At Watami Sushi, what you may give up in strong flavors, you gain in accessibility and low cost.