You-review-it Monday
What did you see, hear or do on the arts and entertainment front this weekend … besides watch basketball?
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Articles
Indianapolis to be hub city for ambitious arts tour
Indy listed as hub city for ‘America: Now and Here.’
Captain Kidd’s cannon to land at Children’s Museum
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis received a $1 million grant from the Eli Lilly and Co. Foundation to support expeditions by an Indiana University team to Captain Kidd’s ship in the Dominican Republic.
LOU’S VIEWS: World premiere tackles Marion lynchings
If you’ve already seen “The Gospel According to James,” your memory of it may well differ from mine. Plus thoughts on this year’s Humana Festival of New American Plays.
DINING: Deliberate dive spices up south Broad Ripple
First in a month-long series of reviews of restaurants that sound wet—just like spring in Indiana.
SURF THIS: Shoe story inspires at South by Southwest Conference
Having experienced this lollapalooza of information overload, I now realize the real draw of SXSW is the convergence of the people.
Ticket giveaway: Indiana Landmark Center opening event
Classical Bash at new venue includes music, food and more.
IBJ movie night: ‘Win Win’
Win tickets to an April 7 screening of the terrific (yes, I’ve seen it) new film.
Outdoor concerts announced for Symphony, The Lawn
Arlo Guthrie among ISO guests at Conner Prairie; Florence + The Machine + more downtown.
Review: ‘Grease’ national tour
I tried a half-dozen times to capture my experience at the national tour of “Grease” without sounding excessively nasty, cynical, angry, and sad.
Butler University to close 102-year-old dance academy
Butler University said Thursday that it plans to close its Jordan Academy of Dance due to economic reasons. The academy, which has more than 200 students, ages 3-17, will shut down May 31.
Carmel arts center reaches out to young professionals
The Center for the Performing Arts is launching its own young professionals networking group called “The Scene.”
DINING: Three Pints a quart low on customer service
Last in a month-long series of numeric restaurant reviews. This week: Three Pints Brewpub.
LOU’S VIEWS: The closing of Borders … read it and weep
The coffee smell dissipates. The signs drop from 25%-50% off to 40%-60% off. Shelves of books migrate from soon-to-be-closed-off sections to empty shelf space elsewhere, causing category labels to lose their meaning. Customers linger, wondering if a novel unworthy of their $24 might be worthy of $12. This is how it ends for Indianapolis’ only downtown full-service bookshop.
HETRICK: Energy gluttony means deadly game of chicken
Japan’s crisis could enlightens us on ways to avoid mutually assured destruction.
New convention chief impressed with Indianapolis’ vision
An executive headhunter had been dogging Leonard Hoops for years about various career opportunities around the country. He always dismissed the leads—until recently, when he was told about the CEO vacancy at the Indianapolis Convention and Visitors Association.
UPDATE: City lures new convention chief
The Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association has hired Leonard Hoops, executive vice president for the San Francisco Travel Association, to replace Don Welsh as its new president and CEO.
Your film memories of the late Liz Taylor
The passing of an icon brings back a flood of cinematic images.