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The January arts scene: First Friday openings plus active stagesAT THE CIRCLE CITY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX: The Schwitzer Gallery will host street artist Kwazar Martin. The show, Kwiz, honors his grandmother Liz, and will feature Martin’s canvas acrylic and aerosol work, both in portraiture and in highlighting his [Read More.…]
Garfield Park to play host to two-day music festivalTickets will go on sale Friday, Dec. 10, for WonderRoad – a two-day music festival which will spotlight contemporary music on the weekend of June 11-12 in Garfield Park. The festival is organized by Elevation Festivals in association with MOKB [Read More.…]
’Tis the Season of (For)giving at the Harrison Center“It is better to forgive than to receive.” This revision of the altruistic phrase graced the studio of Lorie Lee Andrews as she created prints for last year’s Forgiving Tuesday at the Harrison Center. On Tuesday, Nov. 30, the nonprofit [Read More.…]
Circle of Lights returns to Circle on Friday evening / holiday weekend street closingsDowntown Indy Inc.’s Circle of Lights presented by IBEW 481 – Indy’s most time-honored holiday tradition – returns Friday, Nov. 26, the day after Thanksgiving. The celebration will once again be a live, in-person event on Monument [Read More.…]
Ground is broken on landmark expansion of the Indianapolis Cultural TrailLocal dignitaries and officials of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail convened on the corner of South and Meridian streets on Nov. 4 to break ground on the trail’s expansion. As reported in the March 2020 edition of Urban Times, the project involves [Read More.…]
Second Annual 10-Minute Play Festival returns to IndyFringe / updates on street closures / art at District TheatreThe Indiana Playwrights Circle will present the Second Annual 10-Minute Play Festival Thursday through Sunday, Nov 11 – 14, at the IndyFringe Basile Theatre. This event is bringing seven distinct companies together by producing seven [Read More.…]
Bier & Building Tours to offer adults-only Athenaeum experienceIndiana Landmarks and the Athenaeum Foundation are partnering to serve up a triple bill in November, offering tours of the Athenaeum and treating attendees to beer and German food during the Bier & Building Tours. Open to people 21 and over, [Read More.…]
Monumental Marathon will wind through Mass Ave and several Urban Times neighborhoodsThe gun will sound at 8 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, for the 2021 CNO Financial Indianapolis Monumental Marathon, with both the marathon and half-marathon beginning on Capitol Avenue at the Indiana Statehouse. A 5K run will start 35 minutes later at the [Read More.…]
Updated: Indy Reads Books to open in Fountain Square on Nov. 5Delayed over a year by a certain pandemic, Indy Reads Books will finally open the doors to its new home on Friday, Nov. 5, at 1066 Virginia Ave. in the heart of Fountain Square. The space is no stranger to books, however, having been for many years [Read More.…]
Fletcher Place coffee shop to celebrate 12 years of giving back to communityCalvin Fletcher’s Coffee Co.and its Charitable Foundation will host the Fletcher Place coffee shop’s 12-year anniversary celebration from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9. This year’s silent auction will benefit ProAct Indy. The day will be an [Read More.…]
Fall fun at the Indianapolis Zoo and Indiana State MuseumZooBoo marking four decades at the Zoo / The Indianapolis Zoo will present 20 days of “spooktacular fun, active animals, new, larger-than-life décor and more” when ZooBoo launches for its 40th year on Wednesday, Oct. 6. ZooBoo will continue for 20 [Read More.…]
CCIC artists to open their studios on First Friday, Oct. 1Reports on the exhibits in the Schwitzer Gallery and Full Circle Nine Gallery are featured in the October edition of Urban Times. The following press release from the Circle City Industrial Complex details the other artists at the Near Eastside [Read More.…]
Covid-19 rates force Library to stop in-branch children’s programmingThe Indianapolis Public Library will end its in-branch children’s programming on Monday, Sept. 20, until further notice. Said Library officials in an email announcement, “We were looking forward to hosting storytimes and our extensive offering of [Read More.…]
Cabaret and IRT requiring patrons to prove vaccination statusTwo more entertainment venues – The Cabaret and the Indiana Repertory Theatre – have joined a growing list of venues tightening their anti-COVID-19 requirements to attend live productions. The Cabaret’s requirement of proof of completed vaccination [Read More.…]
97th annual Hoosier Salon to open Aug. 21 at the Indiana State MuseumThe works of more than 100 artists from across Indiana are now displayed in the Indiana State Museum as part of the 97th annual Hoosier Art Salon exhibition which opened Aug. 21 and continues through Oct. 24 This year’s exhibit features 145 [Read More.…]
Stadium Village hosting a mid-day Block Party on SaturdayThe Blue River Band will provide live music for the Stadium Village Business Association’s Block Party, which will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 21, at 629 Russell Ave. Food will be provided by Iozzo’s and Chef JJ’s. Attendees should [Read More.…]
Mobile pop-up shop nearing its launch dateIndigo the Bus, set to open this fall, is a decommissioned IndyGo bus which will serve as a mobile pop-up shop experience for small businesses and artists [Read More.…]
Children’s Museum opens exhibit on ‘The Art of Protest’Art has the ability to change lives. Art can evoke strong emotion. Art can prompt action for a cause. Art can even share stories that words alone cannot always express. The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis has unveiled a special two-year exhibit, [Read More.…]
Festival hopes to establish “freedom through creativity’Visitors to Fountain Square on Saturday, Aug. 7, will find an art-based fashion show – as well as live painting, spoken word poetry, music, and dance performances – during the inaugural edition of the Fountain Square Creative Arts Festival. The free [Read More.…]
Children’s Museum saying ‘batters up’ to exhibit opening SaturdayAn indoor exhibit that highlights the movers and shakers of the baseball world will open on Saturday, July 31, at the The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. The exhibit, Baseball Boundary Breakers, will feature baseball trailblazers who have risen [Read More.…]