Ticket giveaway: Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra’s ‘Rite of Spring’
This week, win tickets to hear Stravinsky’s groundbreaking piece.
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A&E priority list for March 28-April 3
A wide range of offerings, from “American Idiot” to Easter at the Zoo, make the recommended list.
Outside theater critics chime in on Indy experiences
While under no obligation to write about their experiences at the American Theatre Critics Association conference in Indianapolis last week, scribes from around the country can’t help but offer opinions.
ISO season: Cole Porter, Sandi Patty, Mario Venzago
The most surprising thing on the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra’s lineup isn’t the mix of classics and pops or the name of a guest violinist or pianist. Rather, it’s the return of former Music Director Mario Venzago.
Demand for hotels, tickets spike as NCAA regional looms
Downtown hoteliers are expecting a sellout this weekend, and ticket brokers are reporting a spike in ticket prices even though Indiana University is playing elsewhere.
Beauty and the teach: Robby Benson joins IU faculty
The vocal star of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” and 1970s film icon (“Ice Castles,” “Ode to Billy Joe”) to join telecommunications faculty.
You-review-it Monday
For me, the weekend included leading critics from around the country to just about every theatrical venue around Indy. What was happening elsewhere?
Critics conference journal #3: Cole Porter Room, IRT and Columbia Club shine
Sometimes, in looking at the artwork, we forget to admire the frame.
Critics conference journal #2: Content and context discussed by out-of-towners
The discussions were lively among journalists from D.C. to S.F. after seeing “The Lyons” at the Phoenix.
Center for Performing Arts angles for more shows, donors
Two years after opening, the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel is working on its first strategy, an effort aimed at maximizing attendance while providing financial stability.
LOU’S VIEWS: Catching up with a kaleidoscope of reviews
Thoughts on the latest from DK, Acting Up, and an American Pianists Association fellow.
DINING: Napping required after Napolese
Last in a month-long series of farm-to-table restaurant reviews.
HETRICK: New kind of road rage over a transportation double standard
We the people keep demanding more of them without budgeting enough to build or maintain them.
BENNER: Criticism heaped on NCAA takes toll on rank-and-file
The list of lightning-rod issues is long and, unfortunately, growing.
Book version of documentary on Indy radio debuts
The film and book chronicle the fierce competition among the top Indianapolis radio stations from the 1950s through the 1970s.
Critics conference journal #1: Defining theatrical Indy
“Is there something unique about Indianapolis theater?” ask early arrivers for the American Theatre Critics Association conference.
Children’s Museum brings aboard David Wolf for space push
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis has landed retired astronaut David Wolf as its first “Extraordinary Scientist-in-Residence,” calling on the native Hoosier to help develop programs sparking kids’ interest in science, technology, engineering and math.
Indiana lottery vendor docked in Illinois for low profits
The private operator of the Hoosier Lottery faces a $20 million penalty in Illinois because it fell nearly $66 million short of the profits it promised that state.
Sneak peek at upcoming Monument Circle ‘piano art’
This year, the American Pianists Association classical fellowship competition will have a visual art component. Take a look here.
Ticket giveaway: ISO’s ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’
Violinist Nicola Benedetti joins the ISO and Krzysztof Urbanski and you could be there.