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LOU’S VIEWS: Getting lost in the riches of the Songbook archives

January 28, 2016

In early versions of Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man,” Winthrop has worse problems than a lisp.

DINING: Voila! Diavola adds pizza choice to 54th Street

January 28, 2016

Beyond easier parking on a weekend evening and cool signage, Diavola’s differentiators have as much to do with its atmosphere as they do with what it serves.

Vonnegut-penned work to lead Indy Opera’s new season

January 28, 2016

The Indianapolis Opera will kick off its 2016-17 season with the world premiere adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut Jr.’s play “Happy Birthday, Wanda June” with music by Richard Auldon Clark of Butler University.

LOPRESTI: On eve of big game, 50 things to remember about Peyton

January 28, 2016

Manning trivia in abundance as Colts legend tries to avoid an Elwayesque Super Bowl record.

Children’s Museum matures to become keystone of city, state tourism strategy

January 28, 2016

The museum is arguably the Indy area’s most magnetic force, luring visitors from virtually every state in the country and six of seven continents.

Proposed regulations for FanDuel, DraftKings head to Senate

January 28, 2016

A bill regulating daily fantasy sports games such as FanDuel and DraftKings received unanimously support from an Indiana Senate committee Wednesday.

Children’s Museum to launch $8M in space-themed attractions

January 27, 2016

With astronaut David Wolf’s involvement, the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis plans three space-related exhibits that will open this summer.

Conner Prairie plans new outdoor nature exhibit

January 26, 2016

Park officials did not offer details about the new exhibit, which is set to open July 1, but the park previously disclosed plans to open an attraction featuring a four-story treehouse surrounded by five activity areas.

New tourism strategy generates $35M for Hamilton County

January 26, 2016

An autumn campaign targeting the Chicago area sparked $156 in visitor spending for every marketing dollar spent, tourism officials said.

Athenaeum receives Basile gift to help fund $1.2M in theater repairs

January 26, 2016

Local philanthropists Frank and Katrina Basile have contributed $225,000 toward a fundraising campaign for renovating the theater, which will be renamed for the couple.

Survey: Religious freedom law costly for convention business

January 26, 2016

Indiana might have lost as much as $60 million in hotel profits and other economic benefits when a dozen groups decided against hosting conventions in Indianapolis last year possibly because of the controversy surrounding the religious freedom law.

Weekend reviews: Nugent Dance’s ‘Mapping the Aether’ and TOTS’ ‘Skylight’

January 25, 2016

A new dance company takes the stage while an established theater pushes forward.

Priority list includes a bloody musical theater masterpiece, Art & Soul kickoff, more

January 25, 2016

Additional structural support for the Artsgarden may be required when the full force of the Eastern Star Church choir helps kickoff a month-long arts celebration.

Indy fends off rivals, signs multiyear NFL Combine pact

January 21, 2016

Indianapolis has hit pay dirt with a multiyear deal intended to keep the lucrative NFL Scouting Combine here through 2020, just as competition to host the high-profile event intensifies.

Key lawmaker wants state to buy GM site for green space

January 21, 2016

Senate Appropriations Chairman Luke Kenley, R-Noblesville, wants the state to buy the 102-acre General Motors stamping plant site on the western edge of downtown and turn it into an expansion of White River State Park.

LOU’S VIEWS: Pleasures sporadic in ‘Irma Vep’ mystery mash-up at the IRT

January 21, 2016

A vampire, a werewolf, a groundsman with a wooden leg and more are gamely played by two actors, abetted by a backstage crew choreographing costume changes.