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IRT unveils another diverse lineupThe 2018-2019 season at Indiana Repertory Theatre includes a variety of productions ranging from new work to straight-from-Broadway and Pulitzer Prize-winning hits. The lineup also includes a beloved Indiana Series play, according to Executive [Read More.…]
Expanded Virginia Avenue Fest to beginBy Kelly Mirgeaux The family-friendly Virginia Avenue Music Festival is expanding to five days. This year’s event will run from Wednesday, May 9, to Sunday, May 13, bringing hundreds of national, regional and local acts to Indianapolis. The festival [Read More.…]
This just in… IndyFringe chosen to lead TOTS space into the futureThe two stages operated for many years by Theatre on the Square – but having been dark since last August when the TOTS organization collapsed – will once again host live entertainment. The two stages will now be known as The District Theatre, and [Read More.…]
RETAIL POP-UP INITIATIVE, ST’ART UP 317, LAUNCHEDBy Catherine Esselman, real estate development director St’Art Up 317, a window of opportunity for creativity and retail activation in Downtown Indianapolis The month of May in Downtown Indianapolis is unlike any other. The streets come alive with a [Read More.…]
This just in… Children’s Museum launches Saturday series for Sports Legends ExperienceEach of the individual elements which comprise the newly opened Riley Children’s Health Sports Legends Experience at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis will have a day of celebration in a Saturday morning series which began March 24. Each segment [Read More.…]
This just in… Garfield Park Conservatory to welcome Orchids in AprilThe Garfield Park Conservatory will be alive with color on Saturday and Sunday, April 21-22, for the annual juried show of the Central Indiana Orchid Society. The show will include displays from six orchid societies from Louisville, Cincinnati, [Read More.…]
St. Joseph Hall now hostingThe partners who operate Chatham Tap, Ralston’s and the St. Joseph Brewery and Public House have branched out into the events business. They have purchased the historic St. Joseph Hall at 617 E. North St., being operated by a company called North [Read More.…]
This just in… Meow Meow steps in as Cabaret’s opening actThe debut of The Cabaret’s new performance space at 924 N. Pennsylvania St. has hit another hurdle – but the local music series as bounced back with an acclaimed substitute for its April 21-22 opening weekend. The stumbling block came when [Read More.…]
This just in… Indy Ballet to perform at IndyFringe TheatreOn the heels of its debut residency in February featuring three pieces of familiar ballet classics, the new Indianapolis Ballet professional company will mix it up in early March during a run of New Works showcases at the IndyFringe’s Basile [Read More.…]
Jennifer Holliday to launch cabaret’s new spaceThe Cabaret has carved out a niche as a Downtown cultural destination by bringing a string of Tony Award-winning performers to its stage. So the bar was set very high as The Cabaret prepares to unveil its newly created performance space – its first [Read More.…]
A Vonnegut theme for inaugural play in new Phoenix TheatreA musical based on a Kurt Vonnegut book will inaugurate the new Phoenix Theatre, now under construction and on target for an early May opening. God Bless, You, Mr. Rosewater was written by Howard Ashman, with music by Alan Menken and additional [Read More.…]
A comprehensive look at Indiana AvenueChatham Arch resident Aleta Hodge has penned a new book that celebrates the lauded history of jazz and other musicians of Indiana Avenue, her family and the African American neighborhood that molded her. Indiana Avenue – Life and Musical Journey [Read More.…]
Looking forward to Phoenix’s new possibilitiesBy BILL BROOKS Since 1983, Bryan Fonseca has been fighting the good fight, bringing intellectually challenging productions to the stages of the Phoenix Theatre. But if he could be forgiven for losing a little steam, just the opposite is true: He is [Read More.…]