LOU’S VIEWS: Getting lost in the riches of the Songbook archives
In early versions of Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man,” Winthrop has worse problems than a lisp.
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DINING: Voila! Diavola adds pizza choice to 54th Street
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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’
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
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
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
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
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.
DINING: Former O’Charley’s spiced up as Jiallo’s
African-Caribbean Cuisine restaurant sets up shop in International Marketplace district.
LOPRESTI: Indiana’s Division I arenas packed with history, charm
After a tour of 10 college venues in 20 days, which one shines the brightest?
ROUNDUP: IMAX’s brief shutdown, Urbanski reviewed, latest from Lily & Madeleine, more
Plus Indiana Landmarks partners with both Spirit & Place and Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre on separate projects.