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• COVID-19 UPDATE: Indy Parks expanding schedule for some facilities
  Beginning today, Indy Parks is expanding the schedule for its family centers and park facilities to include some weekend and evening hours. Park goers are encouraged to adhere to safety guidelines while enjoying these spaces, Indy Parks officials [Read More.…]
• THIS JUST IN: 21st Running of the Arsenal 5K Goes virtual
  The 21st annual Arsenal 5K Run/Walk has been named an official Bicentennial Community Project, helping to mark the city’s 200th birthday – but has been moved to the “virtual” realm because of the COVID-19 restrictions. But while participants won’t [Read More.…]
• THIS JUST IN: Midwest Black Restaurant Week begins today with new model in light of COVID-19
  Midwest Black Restaurant Week – a culinary celebration under Black Restaurant Week and responsible for celebrating the flavors of African American, African and Caribbean cuisine with a series of regional cultural events – celebrates five years of [Read More.…]
• THIS JUST IN: Library offering resources on race and race equity / Input sought on comprehensive plan
  To help individuals learn more about the complex topic of race and racial equity, The Indianapolis Public Library is making available a variety of e-books, audiobooks and streaming videos that can be easily accessed from the Library’s catalog at [Read More.…]
• THIS JUST IN: Shakespeare spoof coming to IndyFringe outdoor venue
  Bard Fest – the award-winning Shakespeare festival – is partnering with IndyFringe to mark a return of stage productions with an outdoor presentation of William Shakespeare’s Long Lost First Play (Abridged) by Austin Tichenor and Reed [Read More.…]
• THIS JUST IN: Full Circle Nine Gallery going virtual again for First Friday
  Full Circle Nine Gallery will feature Cindi Elkins and The Nature of Things as part of the virtual First Friday programming on Facebook and Instagram from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, July 3. Elkins hopes to inspire and educate through her work, which itself [Read More.…]
• THIS JUST IN: Music returning to the Indianapolis Zoo this weekend
  Two family-friendly concert series will return to the Indianapolis Zoo this summer when Zoolapalooza and Animals and All That Jazz both kick off during the Fourth of July holiday weekend, with concerts on both Saturday and Sunday. In accordance with [Read More.…]
• THIS JUST IN: Madam Walker Legacy Center launches National Virtual Programming
  Beginning with the launch of the virtual “#DaddyDoDay” hair contest and Madam Walker Summer Institute, the Madam Walker Legacy Center is now featuring national programming to celebrate black families and children. Both programs are designed to honor [Read More.…]
• COVID-19 UPDATE: City’s cultural institutions continue gradual reopenings INDIANA HISTORY CENTER
  The Indiana History Center has become the latest public venue to set a reopening plan. The Indiana Historical Society will reopen its facility on the Downtown Canal on Tuesday, July 7, although with limited capacity to conform to existing health and [Read More.…]
• THIS JUST IN: Indy Parks to host Summer Concerts and Movies
  Indy Parks will kick off its free Summer Concert and Movie series at Garfield Park at 9 p.m. Friday, June 26, with a special screening of The Lion King. Throughout the summer, park visitors can enjoy four movies and 16 concerts at Broad Ripple Park, [Read More.…]
• THIS JUST IN: Hi-Fi re-opening Saturday with safety precautions firmly in place
  Hi-Fi is moving into “uncharted territory,” said owner Josh Baker as he prepared to reopen the Fountain Square live music venue – at half capacity – on Saturday, June 20, with a show by local funk, soul and R&B band Huckleberry Funk and a [Read More.…]
• THIS JUST IN: Many reasons given to take part in Pathways Over Pogue’s virtual event
  The effort to rebuild the historic Nowland Avenue bridge will take a major fund-raising step forward at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 10, when Pathways Over Pogue’s and Reconnecting to our Waterways stage a virtual kickoff [Read More.…]
• THIS JUST IN: Indy Pride severs ties with city police / Confederate tribute to be gone from Garfield Park
  Citing a responsibility to “address systemic inequities as well as listen and support the brown and black community,” the Board of Directors of Indy Pride has announced it will no longer contract with or utilize police departments for security at [Read More.…]
• THIS JUST IN: Cabaret performances to be reprised, virtually
  In light of the 2020 Tony Awards being postponed indefinitely, The Cabaret is releasing archived performance footage of Tony winners and nominees who have graced The Cabaret’s local stage thanks to the Glick Philanthropies Broadway at The Cabaret [Read More.…]
• THIS JUST IN: Full Circle Nine Gallery putting the virtual spotlight on Mike Meares
  “Mike Meares: Behind the Scenes” is the theme of the First Friday opening on June 5 at the Full Circle Nine Gallery. The event – to be available from 6 to 9 p.m. on Facebook and Instagram – is a short documentary with an “honest, candid [Read More.…]
• THIS JUST IN: Blood drive to accompany Harrison Center’s ‘virtual’ First Friday on June 5
  Paintings by local artist Willard Johnson will headline the “virtual” First Friday at the Harrison Center – but what won’t be “virtual” is a First Friday Blood Drive being hosted by the Old Northside venue in partnership with Versiti. “There is a [Read More.…]
• Indy Pride Festival goes virtual
  In 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 experiences
  Joel 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 victim
  The 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-19
  The 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.…]