LOU’S VIEWS: IMA’s artbabble.org offers visual art videos
This week, an online visit with a new Indianapolis Museum of Art, plus a local take on “Forbidden Broadway.”
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Feature filmmakers ready for local shoot
A feature film—written, produced and financed by a locally based production company—is gearing up to roll cameras at numerous locations downtown.
09/10 ISO schedule announced
I previously gave a sneak peek at some of the Pops concerts on the way from the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (including appearances by Maureen McGovern and Marvin Hamlisch as well as a Florence Henderson/Shirley Jones TV mamas double bill).
Today, though,…
D.C. botch: Art at the ballpark
The unveiling of the fairly hideous new artwork at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. (see article and photos here) got me wondering if anyone has done this sort of fusion of sports arena and visual art any better.
A quick…
Monumental arts mobilization
I’m guessing that many of you have already seen the e-mail that is being circulated prodding you to join a rally on Monument Circle April 20 designed to “increase awareness of the importance of the arts to the local economy…
New downtown art arrives April 21
IBJ reporter Kathleen McLaughlin chimes in with an update on the latest downtown public art showcase:
Installation of “George Rickey: An Evolution” begins April 21 at 10 locations downtown. Printed guides will be…
Trophy-seeking hunters keep Greenwood taxidermist busy
The late winter sun has yet to rise, but brothers Charlie and Mark Masheck already are hard at work inside a sprawling cabin along Matthews Road outside Greenwood, setting up for the day. A painted sign out front reads Hoosier Trapper Supply Inc., but the rustic shop also houses the brothers’ other endeavor: Leatherwood Wildlife […]
Mickey’s camp will offer thrills
Mickey’s men’s and women’s camps—open for registration on a first-come, first served basis—offer compelling speakers, fun activities and food from the city’s leading restaurants.
Fools log in: Google leads the pack in April gags
Every year, as the first of April rolls around, there are people—and companies—everywhere scheming to take
advantage of the gullible.
Central Canal needs green space
The Indiana War Memorials Commission’s proposal to build a USS Indianapolis submarine memorial on the east bank of the Canal just north of the existing
USS Indianapolis (cruiser) National Memorial would unwisely occupy nearly the last piece of green space on the Canal.
LOU’S VIEWS: Come (back) to the Cabaret
This week, the reborn American Cabaret Theatre and a symphonic circus draw packed houses.
Gambling habit puts state at risk
The state’s overreliance on gambling, what once seemed like easy money, is becoming a major concern to taxpayers.
NFP of NOTE: Fine Arts Society of Indianapolis Inc.
The Fine Arts Society of Indianapolis inspires passion for classical music across central Indiana through broadcast programming
and outreach.
Progress on the Prairie
It’s good to see Conner Prairie thriving after the rocky years it endured earlier in the decade.
You-review-it Monday
So was it a visit to the American Pianists Association Fellowship Awards finals with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra? A gallery hopping First Friday? A trip to the multiplex for a movie?
For me, the weekend was a low-key one–but I was…
Critic axed by Cleveland Orch?
The fascinating story of the battle between The Cleveland Plain Dealer, its high-profile music critic, and the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra has been a long-standing buzz topic in the arts world.
In short, critic consistantly writes negatively about maestro. Symphony pressures newspaper….
Review: ‘Drowsy Chaperone’ at IU
The major colleges that ring Central Indiana often host touring shows that aren’t part of the Broadway in Indianapolis series (the Reuben Studdard/Frenchie Davis tour of “Ain’t Misbehavin’ is next at Purdue).
For me, the appearance of a yet-unseen show…
‘Adventureland’: Your thoughts
If you attended the screening Tuesday night, please post your comments.
Sorry I missed it. Well, not sorry. I was at the American Cabaret Theatre relaunch concert. Should I go out of my way to see “Adventureland” when it hits theaters?
Your…
ISO Scoop: Partridge and Brady
While the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra’s ’09/’10 Pops Series won’t be formally announced until April 10, maestro Jack Everly enthusiastically told sold-out crowds at the Hilbert Circle Theatre this weekend that the upcoming progam will include three world premiere programs:
–Mama Brady…
Conner Prairie Balloon ride will carry up to 20 people 350 feet high
Conner Prairie will begin its outdoor season April 2 not as a pioneer-era museum but as an “interactive history park.”