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Two shows opening at Theatre on the Square. The first First Friday of 2009. A couple of stray concerts. And, of course, all that New Years activity.

There was a surprising number of choices of arts activity over the last few…

I like to think of myself as a realist.

So I know that this is unlikely to have been the busiest weekend for arts activity. Still, there may be some of you who warmed themselves by the light of the ISO,…

This weekend, I finally got to see “On Thin Ice: A Very Phoenix Xmas 3” (the best yet). I also hopped over to opening weekend of Actors Theatre of Indiana’s “A Year with Frog and Toad” (as wonderful as last year….

So did you get to one of the many Nutcrackers? Catch the first weekend of the ISO’s “Yuletide Celebration”? Experience “This Wonderful Life” at the IRT? Or go to Storytelling Arts’ presentation of Bill Harley and Carrie Newcomer?

(I did all…

So did you get to “A Christmas Carol Unscripted” at ComedySportz? Check out “Australia” at the multiplex? Hear Sam Harris and the Indianapolis Children’s Choir at Pike Performing Arts Center? Or just veg out in front of the TV and…

For me, the weekend meant two evenings at my daughter’s school musical–congrats to the whole Pike High School company of ‘Children of Eden’.

Sunday meant performances by the Indianapolis Opera and the touring company of “The Lion King.” Look for reviews…

Before I get to the regular portion of the Monday blog, I’d like to take a moment to note with sadness the death of Matthew Oskay, director of the Warren Performing Arts Center. Matt, 30, was one of our town’s four arts…

So, did you go Spirit-and-Place-ing this weekend? (I got to the “Madness and Creativity” conversation at Butler University and the remarkable “Whirl of the Divine” performance at the Central Library.)

Do some First Friday gallery hopping? (Maybe we crossed paths at IMOCA or the…

There was a lot to choose from this weekend.

Did you pick Hubbard Street Dance or David Byrne at Clowes? Or Gregory Hancock’s “Oh My Goth”? Stop in at the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, the Indianapolis Museum of Art, or the…

Truly moved by anything at the Heartland Film Festival? Catch Dance Kaleidoscope’s season opener? Visit a haunted house or, like me, were you part of the jury at the trial at the Benjamin Harrison Home?

So what did you get to…

What a weekend.

For me, it included the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra’s once-in-a-lifetime production of “Guys and Dolls” (Okay, so I saw it twice), Butler University Theatre’s “Phedre,” Theatre on the Square’s “Evil Dead: The Musical” and reading through most of Walter…

For me, the weekend (I’m counting Thursday evening in this) included a stop at “Chocolate: The Exhibition” at the Indiana State Museum, a visit to Indianapolis Opera’s “Il Trovatore” at Clowes Hall and, in between, a run to Dearborn, Michigan,…

So how was your weekend?

For me, it included a run to Ball State to visit its art museum and check out the student production of the music “Violet” (a show I’ve wanted to see for years that I, unfortunately, missed…

For me, the very busy weekend included visits to two art shows in Bloomington prior to quality time with Bill Cosby at IU Auditorium–and the drive-time opportunity to listen to Ricky Ian Gordon’s new American opera “The Grapes of…

It seemed like theater was everywhere this weekend–and I caught as much of it as I could, with visits to the Phoenix Theatre’s “November,” Indianapolis Civic Theatre’s “Little Shop of Horrors,” and Actors Theatre of Indiana’s “Perfect Wedding.” More on…

From the looks of the crowd at Penrod on Saturday, every single one of you spent time this weekend at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. So what did you think of this year’s fair?

And/or did you get out and sample…