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National Humanities Conference coming to Indy / Local organizations and individuals have opportunity to submit proposals, welcome visitors
Indiana Humanities, a statewide organization headquartered in The Old Northside, has some big news – from Oct. 25 to 29, Indianapolis will host the National Humanities Conference. That news carries with it a second component: Individuals are [Read More...]Indy boasts a decades-old flirtation with Hollywood
By CONNIE ZEIGLER, Contributing editor As we approach the Academy Awards again, did you ever wonder if any movies filmed in Indianapolis have won an Oscar? Well, if you have, the answer to that question, probably not surprisingly, is no. It’s not [Read More...]IRT unveils who will succeed Janet Allen at the artistic helm
Janet Allen will leave big shoes to fill when she retires July 1 after more than 25 years as the Indianapolis Repertory Theatre’s artistic director and co-CEO. But the IRT has found the person to fill those shoes – and didn’t have far to look [Read More...]State Museum exhibit to relive Indiana’s glory days of auto-making
Indiana was once a mecca of automobile manufacturing and, wow, Hoosier manufacturers turned out some beauties. Ten of them will be on display as part of Vintage Vision: Cars of the 1920s, which runs from Feb. 18 to Oct. 15 at the Indiana State [Read More...]For Black History Month: Twin poets laureate tell stories from the front lines
Storytelling Arts of Indiana will honor Black History Month by hosting two of the most respected artists in the poetry/spoken-word genre to Eugene & Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center on Saturday, Feb. 11. Al Mills and Nnamdi Chukwuocha – [Read More...]Book club for the ‘scientifically curious’ resumes on Feb. 7
Since this item was posted on Jan. 28, the first session, for The Martian, has been changed. This post reflects that change. The 12th season of Books, Booze & Brains will return on Tuesday, Jan. 31, with a lineup featuring books about [Read More...]Report from the Land Trust: Saluting Black Leaders in Conservation
By Shawndra Miller, Communications manager, Central Indiana Land Trust In honor of Black History Month, we’d like to lift up some Black voices of the American environmental movement. Though often unsung, these and many other individuals deserve our [Read More...]$5 million in upgrades planned for Kennedy-King Memorial Site
A plaza, pavilion and public art are among the improvements coming to the Kennedy-King Memorial Site, city officials announced on Jan. 17 – most appropriately on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The memorial is located in Dr. Martin Luther King [Read More...]