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Indy Pride Festival goes virtualIn light of continuing health concerns, the 2020 Indy Pride Festival is going virtual, beginning with a launch party from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sunday, June 7. The online event will include a special interview with host Tanner Alexander of the Indy [Read More.…]
THIS JUST IN: Museums stay connected by offering virtual experiencesJoel Cookston Photography Our Downtown museums and other cultural venues have been shuttered for over two months now, but their staffs have been anything but idle. Consider these virtual experiences which have been developed: At the Eiteljorg Museum [Read More.…]
COVID-19 UPDATE: Two popular summer events fall victimThe coronavirus outbreak has claimed two more casualties – this year’s edition of the Talbot Street Art Fair and the Feast of Lanterns. Matthew Robinson of the Herron-Morton Place Neighborhood Association reports that the Talbot Street Art Fair has [Read More.…]
THIS JUST IN: 2020 IndyFringe Festival Cancelled due to COVID-19The COVID-19 pandemic, it turns out, trumps the idea that “the show must go on.” IndyFringe Board Chair Gary Reiter and CEO Pauline Moffat have made it official: the 2020 IndyFringe Festival has been cancelled. What was to have been the 17th annual [Read More.…]
THIS JUST IN: Two more galleries announce virtual First Friday eventsTwo dozen artists of the Full Circle Nine Gallery will celebrate their usual monthly First Friday gathering – but this time online rather than in person. That same night, Friday, May 1, the Garfield Park Art Center will host an online version of its [Read More.…]
THIS JUST IN: Harrison Center to unveil ‘virtual First Friday’ this weekPictured: Nightsea Overglow, acrylic work by Benaiah Cusack. The Harrison Center and WFYI are joining forces this month to virtually present Everglow, new work by Benaiah Cusask in the Underground Gallery. The “virtual” First Friday gallery opening [Read More.…]
Kan-Kan: More than independent filmsBy BILL BROOKS Urban Times editor & publisher Filmmaking mecca can transform neighborhood A group of neighbors go to a thought-provoking movie; or perhaps just an entertaining one. Outside, the friends end up standing outside the restroom, [Read More.…]
Enrichment programs for March: Central Library, Garfield Park Library and Spades Park LibraryCentral Library 40 E. St. Clair St. 317-275-4100 Career Center, daily during Library hours. Adults needing help with creating a resume, searching for a job or career online, or filling out an online job application are invited to receive free [Read More.…]
THIS JUST IN: Fountain Square Library nears closure – while Indy Reads Books poised to fill the voidThe branch library occupies a strategic location on Fountain Square’s main square, just across Prospect Street from the landmark Fountain Square Theater Building. Tuesday night’s vote by an Indianapolis Public Library committee has moved the Library [Read More.…]
THIS JUST IN: Kipp Normand exhibit opening Friday at Tube Factory artspaceAn exhibit by local artist Kipp Normand will open with a reception from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, in the Tube Factory artspace. Snake Oil: A Fantastical American History will run through May 16. Normand – who maintains a studio and workspace [Read More.…]
THIS JUST IN: Indianapolis Contemporary gets a new leader, and a new space in collaboration with Hoy PolloyThe Indianapolis Contemporary has named a new executive director – just ahead of a celebration of a new space, Re:Public, opening in February as a collaboration with Hoy Polloy. Leading Indianapolis Contemporary into its new era is Braydee Euliss, [Read More.…]
THIS JUST IN: Library’s annual salute to African-American artists begins Jan. 29View the works of locally prominent African American artists during one of Indianapolis’ premier cultural events, Meet the Artists XXXII, from Wednesday, Jan. 29, through March 29 at the Central Library This year’s showcase will promote the theme, [Read More.…]
Enrichment programs for February: Central, Garfield Park and Spades Park branchesCentral Library Knit One, Crochet Too, Feb. 3 from 6 – 7:30 p.m. Adults are invited to Central Library’s Makerspace for a night of fiber crafts and fun. Bring your current work in progress or start something new. Basic materials will be [Read More.…]
THIS JUST IN: Walker Legacy Center to host special program on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day / Many other venues to celebrate as wellCriminal justice reform advocate Kevin D. Richardson will help the Madam Walker Legacy Center celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 20. Richardson has first-hand experience, having been unjustly charged with four other [Read More.…]
THIS JUST IN: A hands-on opportunity to be able to create ‘Rube Goldberg’ contraptionsBeginning Saturday, Jan. 18, visitors to the Indiana State Museum will be able to explore – and create – machines that work in as inefficient and silly a way as possible, in the traveling exhibit, Rube Goldberg: The World of Hilarious Invention! [Read More.…]
THIS JUST IN: Next Cabaret season is (grin) ‘going to hell’‘Jersey Boys’ star to lead off / Tickets go on sale to public on Jan. 14 The Cabaret will kick off the New Year with another star-studded season. The lineup features acclaimed artists from the Broadway world and beyond, including two stars of the [Read More.…]
’Tis the season for … openings in our galleriesJudie Sloan’s work in glass fusion will be featured in an exhibit opening Dec. 5 at the District Theatre. Here are two art openings reported to us too late for the December edition of Urban times: Artwork by painter Chrystopher Burns and glass [Read More.…]
Enrichment programs for December: Central, Garfield Park and Spades Park librariesCENTRAL LIBRARY Job Center Dec. 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Dec. 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 from 1 to 2 p.m. Dec. 4, 11 & 18 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Dec. 5, 12, 19 & 26 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Dec. 6, 13, 20 & 27 from 10 [Read More.…]
THIS JUST IN: Indianapolis Contemporary to host exhibit in former Angie’s List spaceThis work by New Mexico-based artist Nina Elder will be part of The Score / Indianapolis, to be open Dec. 4-11. Indianapolis Contemporary will unveil new work by Nina Elder in a show titled The Score | Indianapolis opening Wednesday, Dec. 4, at 1002 [Read More.…]
Correction: District Theatre productionThe Sunday, Nov. 17, performance of I’m Too Fat for This Show will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the District Theatre. The date was incorrect in the November 2019 edition of Urban Times. Kate Huffman’s show is also scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16. [Read More.…]