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It’s getting warmer. Yeah, so this last winter was devoid of that obnoxious polar vortex. Nonetheless, the gray Indiana sky was in large supply from November to now. That’s about to give way to showers, flowers, stages, speakers and race cars. And sunshine. The number of quality musical acts performing around here is nothing short of astounding this year: In addition to local stalwarts, we’ll see acts like The Mountain Goats, Patty Griffin and Tech N9ne roll through Indy. Fountain Square Music Fest has been moved to March, and with the move comes Thurston Moore and Andrew WK, to name but two. In the arts universe, the Indianapolis Children’s Choir turns 30 in 2016, and longtime leader and founder Henry Leck steps down as Artistic Director. There’s a full complement of great film events, too, including some great screenings from IU Cinema and several festivals in our Screens pages.

Farmers markets are moving outside again for the warmer months, and we’ve also provided a partial list of the eateries in Central Indiana that offer at least some form of al fresco dining. Alas, in order to keep this recap chronological, we buried the lead: 2016 marks the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500. Get thee to the track, pilgrim, and be part of this milestone of The Greatest Spectacle. Start your engines. Cheers,

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March is kind of bereft of great official holidays. February has Valentine’s Day; January gets New Year’s Day and a bunch of celebratory president stuff; December is obvious; November means all-you-can-eat-turkey. I guess there’s St. Patrick’s Day but that can be realll sloppy, and who really wants to eat all that corned beef and cabbage? That’s why I’d like to institute a new holiday in March: a day to celebrate the beginning of the spring and summer music calendar. A day where we remember what it’s like to go to shows at the Lawn. A day where we know we won’t have to find some corner of the bar to stash our entirely-too-large puffy coat because it’s sooo cold outside and sooo hot inside. A day where we can once again consider riding our bikes to Fountain Square, and don’t have to worry about bringing our ice scrapers with us to First Friday. I haven’t come up with a name for my new holiday yet, so let’s just go with Spring CityGuide Day for now, why don’t we?

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God Save The Queen at the Vogue......................................... 9 Yacht Rock Revue at the Vogue..........................................10 The Pink Floyd Experience at Lafayette Theatre............. 8

Tortoise at Radio Radio.................8 Nick Carter at Deluxe at ONC..........9 Boyz II Men at Palladium..................8 DJ Jazzy Jeff at Vogue.........................8

Beta Cell Bash at Radio Radio................................6 Fountain Square Music Festival................... 11 INfusion at Hilbert Circle Theater..................... 12

See you at the shows.

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Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson at Murat Theatre at ONC........................................10 Bloc Party at the Vogue............................13 Mumford and Sons at Bankers Life.....11

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Volunteers Needed for Research

MARCH Lil Wayne, Rae Sremmurd 7 p.m. Union Board and associated Indiana University student programs always PUT ON for Little 500. This year they’re bringing out rap king Lil Wayne – we’ll check on the status of his many feuds before the show for you – and rising rap princes Rae Sremmurd.

MAR

Individual therapy for physical or sexual assault experiences. Dr. Elwood and the University of Indianapolis are conducting the study. Participation includes 3 information gathering appointments and 12 therapy sessions. There is no cost for therapy and compensation is provided for information gathering appointments. To be eligible, you must be a female 18 or older, have experienced a physical or sexual assault and meet other criteria. If interested, call 317-788-2019.

Assembly Hall, 1001 E. 17th St. (Bloomington), prices vary, all-ages

God Save The Queen 9 p.m. So if you wanna see a tribute band, your best bet is the Vogue these days. Their calendar is stacked with ’em. This week’s flavor? Argentine Queen tribute band God Save The Queen whose members are apparently VERY faithful to clothing, setlists, and “stage antics” of Queen.

MAR

Beta Cell Bash 8 p.m. This annual event features Jenn Christy, Don Elbreg, Levi Driskell, The Dead Weight, and a bunch more, and don’t forget that all proceeds go to support juvenile diabetes research.

MAR

Radio Radio, 1119 E. Prospect St., $15 advance, $20 door, 21+

Hawthorne Heights, The Ataris, Mest 7:30 p.m. We will never give up the opportunity to remind you that the mighty Ataris are technically a local band – started just north in good ol’ Anderson.

MAR

Deluxe at Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St., $18.50 advance, $25 doors, 21+

Michael Feinstein and Cheyenne Jackson See Best Bet info box, P.07

The Vogue, 6259 N. College Ave., prices vary, 21+

Metavari, Mike Adams at His Honest Weight

Logic

8 p.m. Fort Wayne soundscape explorers and Bloomington feels explorers join forces at this majestic show.

MAR

8 p.m. Rapper/singer/producer Logic’s latest is The Incredible True Story, which is both an album and a … sci-fi exploration of the 100 years in the future. Yeah, he’s out there. In a great way.

MAR

Deluxe at Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St., $25, all-ages

Victor Wooten 7 p.m. Wooten returns to the area regularly, thank god. That doesn’t make any of his shows any less of an event, though. The bass master is a legend for a reason.

MAR

Zionsville Performing Arts Center, 1000 Mulberry St., $15 advance, $20 door, all-ages

The Bishop, 123 S. Walnut St. (Bloomington), $7, 21+

Heartless Bastards, Susto 9 p.m. Midwest transplants Heartless Bastards are really, at their heart (which they do have, name be damned) the writing project of singer/guitarist Erika Wennerstrom, whose ragged blues voice is a gift from the Cincinnati music scene heavens— even though we’ve long forgiven them for moving to Austin and leaving the Heartland.

MAR

The Bishop, 123 S. Walnut St. (Bloomington), $15, 21+

Jon McLaughlin 7:30 p.m. Longtime Hoosier pop songwriter Jon McLaughin spent much of the last two years in a slowwww move down to Nashville with his wife and two daughters. There, he’ll continue writing for himself and other artists. He told NUVO in an interview last year that getting onstage is the most natural thing in the world for him now. “If you go to one of my shows, there’s no pyro, there’s no persona. It’s just me up on stage playing my songs and talking, telling a couple of stories about my kid, my [life]. It sort of just feels like as a person I wanted to do something, and I of course used whatever assets I had, just like anybody would. Just like you use the platform that you have for things that you feel called to do.”

MAR

Cash Bash 2016 9 p.m. One of our Barfly’s best events, this celebration of all things Man in Black means you have an excuse to watch the Cash music vid for “Hurt” a million more times, while crying, to prep.

MAR

Radio Radio, 1119 E. Prospect St., $10, 21+

Kacey Musgraves 7:30 p.m. She broke out big by breaking the country mold — girls don’t always wanna get knocked up young and stuck in their hometowns no matter how much the songs Hank FM spins regularly may try and convince you.

MAR

Egyptian Room at Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St., $32 advance, $25 door, all-ages

Stomp

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Times vary A classic. Bring your mom.

Clowes Memorial Hall, 4601 Sunset Ave., prices vary, all-ages

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The Warehouse, 254 1st Ave. SW, prices vary, all-ages

Von Strantz 9 p.m. Reasons to check out this show: One of our favorite local folkie collectives plays one of our favorite chill venues for live music.

10 MAR

Union 50, 620 N. East St., FREE, 21+

Emily Wells

Vince Staples

9 p.m. The Pike High School grad will more than likely sell out the Hi-Fi for this one with music from her newest album Promise. She also recently collaborated with Amy Cutler to create a sound art installation in the show Fossa. Wells used her relationship with her father — who came out around the same time she did — as the backbone for the work. Watch NUVO arts to see a detailed conversation about the work.

9 p.m. Last year’s Vince Staples album made appearances on zillions of Top Ten lists, for good reason. It’s fire, fire, fire.

10 MAR

The Hi-Fi, 1043 Virginia Ave. Ste. 4, $15 advance, $18 doors, 21+

Vaadat Charigim 8 p.m. These Israeli psych rockers come through Indy on the regular – well, as regular as you can be when you’re based in Israel – because we’re one of their label’s homes. Kudos Warm Ratio, for landing these beauts.

MAR

Joyful Noise, 1043 Virginia Ave., $10, all-ages

Liz Janes, John Kill and The Slack 9 p.m. Liz Janes is releasing her brand spanking new album – so new we haven’t even heard it yet. But we have confidence it’ll be a stunner, based on the strength of her previous work. We’ll have more in an upcoming issue of NUVO.

MAR

Michael Feinstein and Cheyenne Jackson 8 p.m. Behold, the power of two – no, really, that’s what Feinstein and Jackson called their duo album, which includes such Broadway hits as “I’m Nothing Without You” (City of Angels) and “Old Devil Moon” (Finian’s Rainbow) plus an Elvis, Duke Ellington, Cole Porter and an Indigo Girls jam.

MAR

Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts, 355 City Center Dr., varies, all-ages

The Hi-Fi, 1043 Virginia Ave. Ste. 4, $10, 21+

MAR

Deluxe at Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St., $16, $18, all-ages

Joshua Bell and The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields 7 p.m. The famous Bell returns to his Indiana stomping grounds with The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, of which he is music director; they’ll play Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn, Mozart and Beethoven.

MAR

Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts, 355 City Center Dr. (Carmel), prices vary, all-ages

Titus Andronicus, Craig Finn 8 p.m. We don’t believe there are two frontmen better suited for a coheadlining tour than The Hold Steady’s Craig Finn and Titus Andronicus’ Patrick Stickles. Both are prone to almost suffocating honesty, wrapped up in history (of the Civil War, of early 2000s Brooklyn), and both have a tendency to wig out onstage all shaky and sweaty. They’re great admirers of one another’s work as well, so you can (fingers crossed) expect a stage experience featuring both at one point or another during the show.

MAR

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The Bluebird, 216 N. Walnut St. (Bloomington), $15 advance, $18 door, 21+

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The Pink Floyd Experience 7 p.m. Haven’t gotten quite enough of Pink Floyd? Missed the Wall tour a few years ago? This “flawless recreation” is your hot ticket.

MAR

Lafayette Theatre, 600 Main St., (Lafayette), $30 advance, $35 doors, all-ages

MC Chris, Nathan Anderson

MAR

7 p.m. Nerdcore. That’s all we’ve gotta say.

Hoosier Dome, 1627 Prospect St., $16 advance, $18 door, all-ages

songs. The man LOVES Paul McCartney. Watch out: last time he brought this show through Indy, it sold out. Get them tickets. The Warehouse, 254 1st Ave. SW, prices vary, all-ages

DJ Jazzy Jeff 10 p.m. The absolutely legendary DJ Jazzy Jeff did scratch overdubs for Straight Outta Compton – and yes, it was a travesty that soundtrack wasn’t nominated – and that’s hardly the only thing he’s been up to in the last few years. Jeff is BUSY, man. Come through this one.

MAR

7 p.m. This is the loudest show on this CityGuide calendar, we can guarantee that. Bring your earplugs, you youngins’.

MAR

Egyptian Room at Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St., prices vary, all-ages

The Music of Paul McCartney starring Tony Kishman 8 p.m. Tony Kishman honed his McCartney swag during six years in the Paul McCartney role in Beatlemania, then jammed out with Jim Owen in Beatles tribute Classical Mystery Tour; he’s also got Twist & Shout … and this tour, which features Paul

10 p.m. How much do we love J? How much do we love that he graced the cover of our Weed issue along with Bill Levin? How much do we love that his annual Battle has become a “league” event? How much do we love that said league event is now happening every month? The answer to all those questions is “a lot.”

MAR

The Hi-Fi, 1043 Virginia Ave. Ste. 4, FREE, 21+

Patty Griffin, Sara Watkins, Anais Mitchell See Best Bet info box, P.09

The Vogue, 6259 N. College Ave., prices vary, 21+

Indigo Girls Janiva Magness

Excision, Figure

J Brookinz Beat Battle League

7:30 p.m. Let Mavis Staples tell you why blues singer Janiva Magness’ new album Original is so great: “Sista Janiva’s robust and soulful voice is showering each cut with determination to make us all fall in love. Her delivery is as always sincere and straight from the heart. Soul music is alive and kicking.” Mmmm. Take it from Mavis.

MAR

Jazz Kitchen, 5377 N. College Ave., $20, 21+

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7 p.m. We spent a glorious evening out at the State Fair this weekend watching the Indigo Girls rock the free stage with “Closer to Fine.” So many beautiful women singing such a beautiful song: Is this what heaven is?

22 MAR

Buskirk-Chumley Theatre, 114 E. Kirkwood Ave. (Bloomington), $40 - $50, all-ages

Killswitch Engage, Memphis May Fire, 36 Crazyfist 7 p.m. Never forget: The Killswitch Engage guitarist won $52,000 on The Price is Right last year. This year’s tour production better be off the chain with that good Price is Right money.

MAR

Tony Bennett

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8 p.m. No Lady Gaga at this one, unfortunately.

Murat Theatre at Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St., prices vary, 21+

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Egyptian Room at Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St., $25 advance, $29 door, all-ages

Boyz II Men 7:30 p.m. Now fully 100 percent men these days, Boyz II Men have been touring with New Kids on the Block and 98 Degrees — a.k.a. a ’90s trio of awesomeness. But this time they’re flying solo, with new album Collide in tow — which is a collection of ballads, rockers, AAA stuff, all kinds of genres. Give it a listen before you head over, or just plan to sing along to the classics.

24 MAR

Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts, 355 City Center Dr. (Carmel), prices vary

Tortoise 9 p.m. The unofficialish kickoff of the Fountain Square Music Festival, ’90s rock instrumentalists Tortoise have a brand new album to showcase on Thrill Jockey.

24 MAR

Radio Radio, 1119 E. Prospect St., $15 advance, $20 door, 21+

Fountain Square Music Festival See Best Bet info box, P.11

Here Come The Mummies 9 p.m. They’re men. Dressed as mummies. To conceal their super-secret Nashville session player identity and perform very crude

25 MAR

The Bluebird, 216 N. Walnut St. (Bloomington), $20 advance, $22 door, 21+

Deluxe at Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St., $22 advance, $25 door, all-ages

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funk songs without, you know, their mommas bein’ mad. Intrigued yet?

APRIL John Cowan

Nick Carter 8 p.m. The Carter boys (pop star Aaron and older brother/Backstreet Boy Nick) keep defying the odds of ’90s pop stardom.

25 MAR

8 p.m. New Grass Revivalist John Cowan is a tour and session master: he plays with the Doobie Brothers, has stepped into the studio and/or onstage with Travis Tritt, Steve

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BEST BET Patty Griffin, Sara Watkins, Anais Mitchell 7 p.m. This in-the-round performance features Griffin, Watkins (Nickel Creek) and Mitchell advocating for the League of Women Voters. Here’s why Patty said she put together the tour: “I guess this starts with me looking for a way to participate in the world as I’ve grown older — you know, complain a little less, do a little more. I kept getting stuck on where to start — the world is filled with emergencies of poverty, of environmental and social disasters, with one exacerbating the next on a continual basis. I then came across information that was surprising to me about voting in the U.S. I didn’t realize this before, but the largest voting group in the U.S. is single women, and too many are not turning out to vote. This is troubling on a lot of levels. But the most troubling one to me is this — the thought that so many in this group, of which I am a member, find so little to connect with in the workings of government. So little that we don’t bother. And as a a result, women of this country are seriously underrepresented — simply- we are not being heard. Some of us are single moms. We’re self-employed people. We’re working multiple jobs AND going to school and ... etc., etc. We’re BUSY. That’s real. The steps it takes to be involved seem like too much for a lot of us when there’s the sense that no one is really getting us anyway. I get why people skip it. But here’s the problem with that, by not weighing in we are literally passing this responsibility on to unknown others. In my own county in Texas in last November’s election there was a less than 10 percent voter turnout. And this is in a community that is growing so fast it makes your head spin, where decisions are being made every day that will affect this community irreversibly. It’s frightening that the connection to government on a local level is so weak. Because somebody is paying attention and somebody is getting to dictate how things go. Who exactly is benefitting from these low turnout elections? We can complain until the cows come home about big government, high taxes, special interest money and how the government doesn’t hear us, but until we are all turning out to vote, until we are all understanding somewhat, and participating in our government, especially at the local level, we can’t say for sure what anything is. We won’t know if this thing is broken until we really try and vote, and keep voting and trying over and over again.”

20 MAR

Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts, 355 City Center Dr. (Carmel), varies, all-ages

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Earle, Sam Bush, Wynonna and Garth Brooks, plus Doobie Brothers supergroup The Sky Kings. The man is busy.

thrilling (and occasionally controversial) riffs. He tours with his own tricked out piece, the International Touring Organ.

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The Warehouse, 254 1st Ave. SW, prices vary, all-ages

Clowes Memorial Hall, 4602 Sunset Ave., prices vary, all-ages

Steve Allee Big Bang 22nd Anniversary Celebration

The Mountain Goats See Best Bet info box, left

7 p.m., 9:30 p.m. Ring in the Jazz Kitchen’s 22nd anniversary with the same band that’s been playing for the last 21 years: owner David Allee’s dad’s Steve Allee’s band. That’s right: it’s a delightful, all-in-the-family tradition.

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The Mountain Goats

Jazz Kitchen, 5377 N. College Ave., $15, 21+

9 p.m. Allow us now to recount this adorable interview with the Mountain Goat’s John Darnielle: the folkies, who put together most of his early recordings on a beloved boombox, now has a new engineer: his 4-or-so-year-old son Roman. Darnielle says that most of his new demos start out with him asking, “Roman, you ready to demo this jam?” If Roman answers in the affirmative, Darnielle instructs him to jam the big button that starts his metronome and they get recordin’. Darnielle ain’t lo-fi anymore, though: his latest Beat The Champ (out last year on Merge) is an exploration of his love of professional wrestling, especially as a balm during his difficult childhood.

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Grim Reaper, Savage Master, Zephaniah

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7 p.m. CRUSH IT.

The Headquarters, 5508 Elmwood Ave. Ste. 322, $15 advance, $20 door, all-ages

Mutemath

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8 p.m. New Orleans soul rock delights Mutemath better bring their keytar.

The Vogue, 6259 N. College Ave., prices vary, all-ages

Deluxe at Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St, prices vary, all-ages

Turbo Suit, Zoogma 9 p.m. Turbo Suit = local band Cosby Sweater, with a much better and less rapey name.

APR

The Vogue, 6259 N. College Ave., $10 advance, $15 door, 21+

Kurt Vile and The Violators, Purling Hiss 8 p.m. As far as we’re concerned, Kurt Vile’s “Pretty Pimpin’” is an essentially perfect song.

APR

The Bluebird, 216 N. Walnut (Bloomington), $20, 21+

Bombino 9 p.m. Turag guitarist Bombino was most recently in Indy with Gogol Bordello and Marachi El Bronx, but we’re happy he’s back for his own headlining spot with Last Good Tooth and DJ Kyle Long.

APR

The Hi-Fi, 1043 Virginia Ave. Ste. 4, $20, 21+

7:30 p.m. Count X Ambassadors as one of those bands you’d be doing a big “who?” about — until the last half of 2015 when their song “Renegades” broke out in a big, big way.

Son Lux, Dawn of Midi 9 p.m. IU music comp grad Son Lux is creating some of the most innovative, ear-hooky operatic electro pop in the whole world right now. His latest, Bones, was the first recorded as a three-piece band, but don’t miss his Joyful Noise release Lanterns, featuring vocals from locals Lily and Madeleine and Hanna Benn. This show WILL sell out.

APR

THe Hi-Fi, 1043 Virginia Ave. Ste. 4, $20, 21+

Ian Anderson performs Jethro Tull 8 p.m. Jethro Tull’s one-legged flautist Ian Anderson – who possesses both legs, but just stands on one to jam out on some prog rock with his flute – promised us on the phone that he’ll stay playing for as long as we’ll have him. His current tour is a multimedia extravaganza, more akin to musical theater than regular club rock show.

APR

Murat Theatre at Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St., prices vary, all-ages

SFJAZZ Collective: The Music of Michael Jackson

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8 p.m. The man, the myth, the legend — as interpreted by SFJazz Collective.

Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts, 355 City Center Dr., varies, all-ages

CSO Plays Sports 7:30 p.m. Dress up in your favorite jersey: Former Indy Star / current WTHR sports columnist Bob Kravitz “color commentates” this collection of sports theme favorites, including John Williams’ music for the Olympics, music from movies like Breaking Away and Rocky, plus all kinds of other surprises. Take me out to the ball game, indeed.

APR

Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts, 355 City Center Dr. (Carmel), prices vary, all-ages

Cameron Carpenter

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8 p.m. Organ virtuoso/bad boy Carpenter has raked in Grammy nods for his

Egyptian Room at Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St., $22 advance, $25 door, all-ages

Joey Kneiser, Austin Lucas 8:30 p.m. Tennessee’s Joey Kneiser and Bloomington’s Austin Lucas owe big debts to Bruce Springsteen — think Nebraskaera — but that don’t make them no copycats. Naw, these acoustic folk punkers come by their newish solo careers honest, after time spent with touring bands (Kneiser from Glossary, Lucas from a variety of bands/genres).

APR

The Hi-FI, 1043 Virginia Ave. Ste. 4, $10, 21+

Dave Rawlings Machine 9 p.m. Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings’ musical partnership is a fruitful one, with Rawlings accompanying Welch on her releases, and her on his. This is one of those her-on-him shows, but you can expect a bit of everything they’re done together to flow through (hopefully!).

15 APR

The Bluebird, 216 N. Walnut St. (Bloomington), $30, 21+

Yacht Rock Revue 9 p.m. Fingers crossed the Rupert Holmes class “Escape (The Pina Coloda Song)” makes its way onto the playlist.

16 APR

The Vogue, 6259 N. College Ave., $25 - $75, 21+

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Fountain Square Music Festival MAR MAR Times vary You’re gonna have an entire cover story worth of Fountain Square 25 - 26 Music Fest goodies to tide you over in about two weeks or so, but we’ll remind you of the simple facts: four venues + one big headliner every night at the Fountain Square Theater (Andrew WK! Thurston Moore!), plus tons of amazing auxiliary events coordinated through a variety of local arts orgs – think Girls Rock Indy party with Indy CD and Vinyl; metal all day at Kuma’s with Dahlia Presents, plus an amazing free panel co-presented by Musical Family Tree and NUVO at Pioneer – means you’ll have plenty of stuff to do in the Square for 48 straight hours. Locations vary, prices vary, some all-ages, some 21+

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Dawes

7 p.m. We’ve got a long interview with Keb’ Mo’ in an upcoming issue of NUVO, but we’ll tease you with this: his love for Robert Johnson— whom he’s portrayed in biopics — runs real deep.

8 p.m. Dawes is one of those bands that we’re always surprised that people are so nutty about. It seems like there’s tons of roots rockers wanting to sing about driving up the coasts and winding through love stories of one sort or another. But it’s hard to deny these West Coast boys have a little something special. Their opening set for Hozier at the Lawn last summer proved that.

21 APR

Buskirk-Chumley Theatre, 114 E. Kirkwood Ave. (Bloomington), $43.50, all-ages

Mumford & Sons 7 p.m. Perhaps the band that’s benefitted the most from the stomp-and-clap “authentic folk” movement of the mid-aughts – and they’ve got a surprising amount of Appalachian passion in them for a bunch of Brits, too – this show will definitely sell out Bankers, regardless of how pissed old school fans were when they “went electric” on their new album. Hey, whatever, “The Wolf” still rips.

23 APR

28 APR

The Bluebird, 216 N. Walnut St. (Bloomington), $20, 21+

INfusion Music Fest See Best Bet info box, P.12

The Contortionist

Bankers Life Fieldhouse, 125 S. Pennsylvania St., prices vary, all-ages

7 p.m. We worship at the altar of prog metal, and eagerly anticipate the Exoplanet (Redux) album from The Contortionist due out sometime in 2016.

The Oak Ridge Boys

Emerson Theater, 4630 E. 10th St., $15 advance, $18 doors, all-ages

8 p.m. You could use a little old school gospel in your life, and The Oak Ridge Boys have spent almost 75 years making it.

23 APR

Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts, 355 City Center Dr. (Carmel), prices vary, all-ages

Tech N9ne

30 APR

Eleanor Friedberger

30 APR

7 p.m. The Fiery Furnace-er’s latest pack of witty lyrics dropped in late January.

The Hi-Fi, 1043 Virginia Ave. Ste. 4, $13 advance, $15 doors, 21+

See Best Bet info box, P.13

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Boney James

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George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic

8 p.m. Saxophonist Boney James rakes in the Grammys for his pop instrumental and R&B albums.

30 APR

Palladium at the Center the Performing Arts, 355 City Center Dr (Carmel)., prices vary, all-ages

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7;30 p.m. This one is the official Ed Wenck pick of Indy’s spring show calendar. (You say Unknown Hinson and the man is there, we tell you.)

MAY

Deluxe at Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St., $18.50 advance, $25 door, 21+ Times vary ISO and Time for Three collaborated on this new music fest, which doesn’t go down in a sweaty, goopy mud field, but instead the gorgeous Hilbert Circle Theatre. Ben Folds, San Fermin, Kishi Bashi and, of course, Time for Three, will come together for three days of panel discussion, activities and concerts, all with a cool environmentally friendly twist: Earth Charter Indiana, HEC, the Indy Zoo and Keep Indianapolis Beautiful are four partner organizations for the fest concerned with conservation and earthly protection. They’ll help the Hilbert install recycling stations throughout the venue and begin a 10 percent reduction in energy usage, too. San Fermin’s Ellis Ludweig-Leone and Kishi Bashi are two pop composers exploring the boundaries of the genre, incorporating classical instrument ion into winding pop experiments that are a joy to behold. And Ben Folds? He’s just plain good fun.

28 - 30 APR

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The Thermals, Summer Cannibals 9 p.m. Pacific punk trio The Thermals have spent a decade or more creating perfect, short punk songs like “Here’s Your Future” that seem tailor-made for gym playlists. They haven’t dropped an album since 2013’s Desperate Ground — and frankly, we’re desperate for one — but we hope this big ol’ tour means they’ve got something in the works.

MAY

The Hi-Fi, 1043 Virginia Ave. Ste. 4, $15, 21+

Hilbert Circle Theatre, 45 Monument Circle, prices vary, all-ages

9 p.m. It’s fucking George Clinton, man.

The Vogue, 6259 N. College Ave., prices vary, 21+

Miranda Lambert, Kip Moore, Brothers Osborne 6 p.m. Fire hair country queen Miranda Lambert may have spent more time in the tabloids in 2015 than Britney Spears did in 2007 (oh, shaved hair Brit, how glad we are that you got yourself together), but don’t get it twisted – the real reason you should be paying attention to her isn’t because of her ridiculously hyped divorce from Worst Voice Judge Blake Shelton (yeah, we said it), it’s because of her ridiculously catchy singles like “Gunpowder and Lead.”

MAY

Reverend Horton Heat, Unknown Hinson, Nashville Pussy, Lucky Tubb

INfusion Music Fest

MAY

Klipsch Music Center, 12880 E. 146th St., prices vary, all-ages

Ellie Goulding, Years and Years 6 p.m. Brit pop superstar Ellie Goulding may have done Ed Sheeran wrong (have you heard “Don’t”? Damn, girl), but she hasn’t broken any promises to her listening audience to create perfect electro pop radio singles.

MAY

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Tech N9ne 8 p.m. How does Tech N9ne feel after the release of his 15th studio album Special Effects last summer? Pretty dope. Here’s a bit from our interview with Tech right after that album dropped: “It’s such a wonderful feeling to know that almost every fan feels the same exact way that I knew they would. I said “this will be my best work to date” and everybody agrees — the majority agrees. You can think you’re dope all you want to but when [agreement] happens that means it’s a reality. For Eminem to agree to do a song with me said, Tech you’re dope. For Corey Taylor of Slipknot to agree to do a song with me said, Tech you’re fucking dope. For Hopsin to do “Psycho Bitch III” with me says, Tech, you’re dope. For Excision to do ‘Roadkill’ with me, Tech, you’re dope. It goes on and on and on. For T.I to do it, for 2 Chainz, Wayne, Yo Gotti and Audio Push. It’s like, WOW, man. All these people agreed and now the fans are agreeing, not because of the features only but the sound of the music, and the content, and the structure, and the artwork, and the coin, and the DVD — everything that comes with it. It’s so wonderful to feel that the majority is saying YES.”

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Egyptian Room at Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St., $30 - $45, all-ages

Ghost

Bloc Party, The Vaccines, Oscar

7 p.m. If the press release includes the phrase, “Bolstered by a fight with the Catholic Church over a hamburger,” then we’re one hundred percent there. PS: They just totally just grabbed a Grammy for their single “Cicero” and told everyone to “go party” in their acceptance speech.

8 p.m. It’s an Across-The-Pondalooza: British indie rocker Bloc Party, Scottish legends The Vaccines and British pop singer Oscar.

MAY

Egyptian Room at Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St., $25 advance, $30 door, all-ages

Paul Anka 8 p.m. Remember how the Gilmore Girls named their rescue dog Paul Anka? Now you do.

20 MAY

Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts, 355 City Center Dr. (Carmel), prices vary, all-ages

22 MAY

The Vogue, 6259 N. College Ave., prices vary, 21+

My Morning Jacket, The Barr Brothers 6 p.m. Your Friendly Neighborhood Music Editor once prodigiously cursed My Morning Jacket’s name during a four-hour set at Bonnaroo that lasted until … we’re gonna conservatively say 4 a.m.? Honestly, those Louisville jammers just will not stop jamming – and that’s earned them legions of fans from all sides of the folk rock genre sphere.

26 MAY

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FOOD FOOD For the spring guide, hope springs eternal (get it?) and we’re wishing for sunny days — the kind that demand a meal outdoors. To that end, we’ve put together a list of some pretty fantastic places that have al fresco seating, even if it’s just two bistro tables on a sidewalk. You’ll note that the places we’ve included run the gamut price-wise — everything from the humblest burger to the rarest sashimi.

Cerulean..........................19 Milktooth....................21 Recess..............................18 Tinker Street..................24

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Food fests and events will gear up in earnest this summer, and we’ll be giving you all the deets in our next guide, which drops in May. In the meantime, we’ve given you info on few winter farmers markets that have some life left and a few that’ll be starting back up very soon.

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We’d also like to direct your attention to the section on Speedway. We’ve got a feeling that the brewers bookending Main St. (Daredevil and Big Woods/ QuaffON!) are going to make May more flavorful than it’s ever been — especially when the Big Woods crew fires up those new pizza ovens.

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We KNOW we’ve missed a bunch (space is limited), but here’s a plethora of eateries that offer al fresco dining in some way, shape or form. As soon as it gets warm enough, you know you’ll be answering “Yes!” to the host or hostess query “Would you like to sit outside?” Back to the “missed some” part — drop us an email at editors@nuvo.net if your favorite outdoor dining spot isn’t mentioned herein or online. Listings are grouped by region/area, more or less in alphabetical order. We try.

BROAD RIPPLE, SOBRO, 56TH AND ILLINOIS AND MIDTOWN 10-01 Food and Drink Much was made of 10-01’s initial misses — and how new blood transformed the place. Now 10-01 has settled nicely into a rhythm and the concept of elevated “Midwestern comfort food” is expressed well with their fried chicken. The menu offers VERY handy wine pairing suggestions and downstairs you’ll find strong mixology skills from the barkeeps working inside “The Vault.” 1001 Broad Ripple Ave., 253-1001, 1001fooddrink.com

317 Burger

The Aristocrat

When Ambrosia vacated this space in Broad Ripple, we were a tad concerned. Ambrosia simply moved to new digs and made way for this craft burger joint with a craft beer selection to match. The fries are hand cut, the beef’s excellent and specials include $7 burgers on Thursdays.

The Aristocrat temporarily closed in August 2011 after an office fire compromised much of the restaurant’s interior (not to mention the apartments directly above). But renovations began only a few weeks later, and the restaurant opened in late summer 2012 with a brand spanking new stage and bar. They have 60 — 60! — rotating beers on tap.

915 E. Westfield Blvd., 251-1317, 317burger.com

3 Sisters Café There are any number of reasons to love this Broad Ripple staple. The location is great, the staff is friendly and the food is always good. In particular, vegetarians and vegans will find plenty to eat at this charming and affordable Victorian home converted into a restaurant. The only thing that’s changed in the past few decades? The address. 6223 Guilford Ave., 257-5556, 3sisters.in

Ambrosia The new location on College may be spiffy, but the quality of the fare here is consistently wonderful. Thoughtfully prepared and smartly presented for a reasonable price, Ravioli della Mamma is composed of large squares of fresh spinach and cheese ravioli served with a pesto cream sauce. Rich yet delicate, creamy but never cloying, it’s certainly one of the top vegetarian entrees in the city. 5903 N. College Ave., 255-3096, ambrosiaindy.com

Binkley’s was once a drug store with an oldschool soda fountain. The pub part of the old Pawn Shop is well-preserved, despite the occasional preponderance of post-game Butler fans, this place has the feel of a real neighborhood watering hole with solid food and an expansive, all-ages dining room. 5902 N. College Ave., 722-8888, binkleyskitchenandbar.com

5212 N. College Ave., 283-7388, aristocratpub.com

Boogie Burger Bent Rail If you have any concern at all that your dining party (or entire Little League team, it’s not all a adults-only) won’t fit at the sandwiches-andbeers place you have in mind, skip your usual place and come to this joint. It’s pretty cool to eat in the same room as all the huge steel tanks, and the food has that Craig Baker signature of being smart but not overly fussy with a really great selection of beers on tap. You can relax and get a pint with a big salad or a hot sandwich and chips: easy eating that pairs well with good fresh beer. 5301 N. Winthrop Ave., 737-2698, facebook.com/BentRailBrewery

Binkley’s The old Pawn Shop Pub occupied half this space until Binkley’s reclaimed the name of an earlier business on the corner of College and Kessler:

If there is one crime in this world you simply cannot get away with, it’s sneaking Boogie Burger garlic fries into an office building without being noticed. It’s also dangerous because those garlic fries, famously piled with little bits of that fresh minced goodness, are one of the most delicious iterations of fried potato this fine city has to offer. But let’s get real: it’s all about those thick, juicy patties of meat—with onion rings! with fried eggs! with all the toppings! 1904 E. Broad Ripple Ave., 255-2450, boogieburger.com

Biscuits Café Its fans are legion, and the joint fills up with fellow partied-out Ripple revelers for morningafter huevos rancheros. No matter what you get at this breakfast-meets-Mexican diner, order a side of the spicy biscuits and gravy. 1035 Broad Ripple Ave., 202-0410, biscuitscafe.com

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Broad Ripple Brewpub We’re partial to this Indy institution, and not just because it was born the same year as NUVO. BRBP is a bit of Yorkshire plucked from the old country and dropped by the Monon; the cask ales are wonderful, as are standbys like Lawn Mower Pale. The menu includes veg-friendly options (and that incredible beer cheese crock) and the interior’s dark and woody, but the outdoor seating is something marvelous. Hey, if our managing editor is ever missing on a summer’s afternoon, he may well be on the BRBP patio draining a pint of bitter whilst shoveling nachos into his face. 840 E. 65th St., 253-2739, broadripplebrewpub.com

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There’s something about this Broad Ripple staple that seems connected to Manhattan’s older restaurants — whenever we simple folk venture there, we feel like swells takin’ on the Big Apple! It’s dark, it’s woody, there’s outdoor seating when the weather’s warm, there’s a cellar room and the flights of vino are always fun. Sure, things can get pricey, but this place is built for languid romance, not economy. The food’s pretty great, too.

Brugge Brasserie Bar absolutely none, you cannot get a better bite of Belgian food than at this gastro-pub. Whether you want a crepe or authentic waterzooi, or perhaps a huge bucket of mussels, don’t bother looking up any other restaurant. They’re also master brewers (and the guys behind Outliers), so make sure you get a pint to pair with your pommes frites. 1011 Westfield Blvd., 255-0978, bruggebrasserie.com

Byrne’s Grilled Pizza We dug the food truck whenever it was parked at Flat 12, so we have pretty high expectations for the non-mobile locale. It’s policy to let a joint get up and running for a while before we review it, so look for a note on the place in the near future. 5615 N. Illinois St., 737-2056, byrnespizza.com

Canal Bistro A great place for Greek food that gives you a hint of waterfront dining with a spot right on the canal. It’s hard to go wrong here, but their Greek salad and gyro plate are crazy delicious — and the falafel, made in-house, is excellent. 6349 Guilford Ave., 254-8700, canal-bistro.com

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6331 Guilford Ave., 255-5159, cornerwinebar.com

Fat Dan’s Chicago Style Deli As the name suggests, Fat Dan’s cuts right to the chase with their food, not even bothering with plates. The thick, delicious sandwiches and hand-cut, totally irregular fries come served on a square of brown paper: no frills, no apologies. And if you’ve ever had Fat Dan’s, you know that they could probably spike the whole meal on the ground and all hungover patrons would hit the deck face-first after it. Some people really hate that the fries look like misshapen fry factory rejects, but it’s a central part of Fat Dan’s dedication to really delicious handmade food. 815 Broad Ripple Ave. or 5410 N. College Ave., 600-3333, fatdansdeli.com

Fire by the Monon Now on its second owner, this off-the-path eatery redeemed itself on Jolene Ketzenberger’s second visit. To wit: “Fire by the Monon is locally

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The Old Point Tavern, where Julian Opie’s electronic go-go dancer does her thing at the corner of Massachusetts and Alabama, is a time-tested place to start the evening- or finish it off. Great chili and well-packed sandwiches made with top-notch ingredients have made this a Mass Ave institution. Is there a better spot to sit and watch the downtown world go by? Not according to NUVO readers who’ve voted it best bar for people watching in the past. This pivotal intersection features theatergoers, music revelers and just plain bigcity revelers. Sit outside and enjoy the good life whenever weather permits. 401 Massachusetts Ave., 634-8943

owned, it’s got a comfortable, grown-up vibe, it has a bar without being ‘a sports bar,’ and it offers a crowd-pleasing menu.” 6523 Ferguson St., 252-5920, firebythemonontrail.com

Flatwater Another solid restaurant for dressed-down — but still very thoughtful — food. Better yet, they have a gorgeous deck overlooking the canal, and a make-your-own Bloody Mary bar on Sundays. Nothing makes the hair of the dog go down easier than with a hefty dose of choice. “Here you y are family.”

832 E. Westfield Blvd., 257-5466, flatwaterbroadripple.com

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This town certainly loves to drink beer and eat bar food. For that, you can’t go wrong with HopCat. We hear that the secret to the Crack Fries is a little brown sugar, but we can’t be sure. Jolene Ketzenberger’s nuvo.net review found it to be a better drinking destination (have you seen all the taps?!) than for food. But their offerings pair well with a few pints with friends — simple, not fussy or overthought. 6280 N. College Ave., 565-4236, hopcat.com/broad-ripple

Illinois Street Food Emporium An exterior redesign cemented this neighborhood fave as a fantastic breakfast or lunch option. Great starters and midday eats, excellent coffees and baked goods and soups to-go that include a frozen chicken noodle option that may well cure the common cold.

Monon Food Company

There are Biscuits partisans, and there are La Piedad partisans. Fans of the latter dig the giant fold-out monster menu and the rock-bottom prices — especially at lunch. This is perfectly good utility Mexican chow to go with your cerveza. Also, NUVO’s Roy Hobbson is a fan.

Why are you not there right now eating their life-ruining macaroni and cheese on their patio? Too cold? Have it indoors. The craft beer selection is terrific, but very little beats tacos on the deck overlooking the titular trail. 6420 N. Cornell Ave., 722-0176, mononfood.com

6524 Cornell Ave., 475-0988, lapiedadindy.com

Petite Chou Locally Grown Gardens We could tell you that this place sells more than just pie, and that they’re a once-stop shop for produce, kitchen supplies and linens, but that would be burying the lead. The point is that this place sells a sugar cream pie that will take you to a whole new kind of pie place. Like Heaven, but up a little higher and more beautiful. Bringing one of these home guarantees you to be the favorite cousin. 1050 E. 54th St., 255-8555, locallygrowngardens.com

Mama Carolla’s Everyone loves dinner at Mama Carolla’s once in awhile. They specialize in that rich, comforting style of Italian, and the cozy back garden is something out of a romantic comedy when the protagonist meets The One. Good luck negotiating your need to wear Spanx under your date night outfit and your desire to eat more ravioli once you’re there.

Martha Hoover’s riff on a French bistro and champagne bar is just one more way that the Patachou family of restaurants has gained national notice. Offerings include beouf bourguignon, cassoulet and crepes. Bon apetit. 823 Westfield Blvd., 259-0765, petitechoubistro.com

Public Greens As part of the Patachou family of restaurants, Public Greens is turning out the fresh, thoughtful fare that Martha Hoover’s family of restaurants is known for. There’s a twist though: all of the profits from the restaurant will go to fund their charitable Patachou Foundation, which feeds meals to food-insecure kids around the city. The self-service location has a staff farmer and sources from their micro farm just across the Monon from the restaurant. The location also has a knockout patio, which will be used for live music and seating in the warmer months.

1031 E. 54th St., 259-9412, mamacarollas.com

Monon Trail in Broad Ripple, 202-0765, publicgreensurbankitchen.com

Marco’s

Recess and the Raw Bar

Your life is not complete until you’ve eaten The Jazz Kitchen’s signature, authentically-made paella. Go live a complete life. That’s an order.

Not the chain pizza shops, but an iconic Italian joint that may well have been trucked in from Staten Island — in 1977. THIS is where your bighaired Italian gramma would go to eat a proper freakin’ meatball. Capiche? The outdoor seating is well designed — you’ll never know you’re a few feet from Keystone Ave. Oh, and by the way: Tell Mike it was only business. I always liked him.

5377 N. College Ave., 253-4900, thejazzkitchen.com

2380 E .54th St., 251-7000, marcosrestaurantlounge.com

You’re going to have to forgive us for stretching this al-fresco just a shade: the windows are big. Does that count? It shouldn’t keep you away, that’s for sure. Chef Greg Hardesty is now what could be considered a local culinary legend, having brought one of the first high-end modern American restaurants to Indy’s restaurant scene. Recess not only creates a fantastic prixfixe menu nightly, but offers a second a-la-carte option for diners who don’t want the whole prix-fixe thing. Next door at the raw bar, sample

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sashimi and oysters that are sustainably sourced from fishermen and producers.

check out the cocktails at their sister bar next door, E+D.

4907 N. College Ave., 925-7529, recessindy.com

5164 N. College Ave., 925-2233, tastecafeandmarketplace.com

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834 E. 64th St., 377-4779, sangritasaloon.com

SoBro Café We at NUVO love this sweet little spot that serves up variety of choices for both meat eaters and vegetarians alike, across a variety of ethnic food backgrounds. We highly recommend it for lunch. 653 E. 52nd St., 920-8121, sobrocafe.com

Twenty Tap OK, guys, you’re busted: there are WAY more than 20 taps in the place now. (Roughly 40 beers are on tap at any given time.) Walk in and you’ll find patrons either in the bar or the dining room poring over the list, which informs quaffers of the brew’s style, location of the beer’s brewery, and alcohol content — some boozier offerings are only offered in 10 oz. pours. Indiana’s very well represented on the beer list, but drinkers will find labels from as far away as California. The joint’s friendly and inviting with the vibe of a true neighborhood watering hole. Be on the lookout for tap takeovers and specialty releases, and be sure to sit outside in the warmer months. Oh, and the food is damn good to boot.

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Having poached Bakersfield’s Joshua Huffman, Sangrita is turning out delicious cantina-style Mexican food that’s grown up for the Broad Ripple crowd. Not to mention that they have a badass 100 percent agave-based cocktail list. We’d recommend getting any taco with a side of elotes and a Oaxacan Mai Tai.

5406 N. College Ave., 602-8840, twentytap.com

Thr3e Wise Men Scott Wise’s (as in Scotty’s Brewhouse) brewery and pizza-and-wings house is another bit of proof that the man’s got a plan: take something pretty simple, elevate it enough to make it rise above the utility versions of the dish, add a big-ass bar, sportin’ screens and regular and seasonal in-house brews and you’ve got a hit. Wise is wiser than just his clever Twitter feed. 1021 Broad Ripple Ave., 255-5151, thr3ewisemen.com

Taste This low-maintenance restaurant serves simple, fresh food with a sophisticated twist. Also

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Giorgio’s Pizza Downtown lunch diners can grab pizza-bythe-slice, salads and pasta at this long-running establishment just off the Circle. Our advice: Order a whole pie for your gang, the slices dry out when they re-heat ‘em. That whole pie we mentioned, though? NEW YAWK, NEW YAWK. 9 E. Market St., 687-9869, giorgiosindy.com

Cerulean Cerulean is getting back to treating really high-quality ingredients like a lady. New head chef Alan Sternberg sources locally, and the restaurant is one that’s received the “snail of approval” from the Slow Food Indy organization. They oversee sustainable practices and award the coveted snail to restaurants who source mostly from local producers and name their farms on their menus. Cerulean is also known for being one of the top destinations for sophisticated, artfully-plated dishes. They’re turning out inventive high-end cuisine in our fair city, using sustainably-produced ingredients from farms they’d be happy to tell you all about. Even the plants growing outside the restaurant are as good to eat as they are pretty. 339 S. Delaware St., 870-1320, ceruleanrestaurant.com

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Three Carrots OK, before we get persnickety: Technically, every stand at City Market has “outdoor seating.” That ’splains the inclusion of both Three Days in Paris and the other tri-numbered joint we dig, Three Carrots. Since opening in City Market — and almost immediately picking up a positive review from Jolene Ketzenberger — this veggie-heavy stand has developed a loyal following (including carnivores.). As Ketzenberger put it, “There’s plenty to try at Three Carrots, more than its small space would indicate.” Of course, City Market itself has lots of options from sweet to savory to hoppy upstairs at Tomlinson Tap. Prost! Indianapolis City Market, 222 E. Market St., 634-9266, threecarrotsindy.com

Punch Burger In addition to the proprietary burgers, diners can choose from dozens of toppings to create an almost infinite variety of sandwiches. A vegetarian option in the form of a portabella mushroom cap is also available in place of beef or turkey. Perhaps best of all, and what confirms Punch’s advantage over every other fast food joint in town, is the availability of beer. With several local brews on tap by either the glass or pitcher, this is the clincher. 137 E. Ohio St., 426-5280, punchburger.com

Rock Bottom Downtown We include this national chain since each restaurant, in addition to offering beers and eats available at every location, allows for each individual brewer to do their own thing. Jerry Sutherlin — who’d been brewing here for years after starting his career at Oaken Barrel — lit out on his own to start Round Town Brewing. 10 W. Washington St., 681-8180, rockbottom.com

Saffron Café

Your last toast of the night. Cheers!

America’s diner is always open.

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Moroccan food is one of the most fascinating food cultures in the world, combining light coastal ingredients and flavors with the richness and spicing of North African and Middle Eastern cooking. And no one in town does it quite as well as Saffron Cafe, with antipasto plates to start, falafel in the middle and bastilla to end. It’s a menu with enough variety that you’ll find something everyone will like, plus plenty of options for your gluten-free and meatfree friends and family. They also offer cooking classes if you want to delve a little deeper into

the art of Moroccan food on Sundays. Check out the website for all the info. 621 Fort Wayne Ave., 917-0131, saffroncafeindy.com

Three Carrots See Best Bet info box, above

Three Days in Paris Crepes, mon ami! Really good ones, “with a Hoosier take” (So, Buffalo chicken now qualifies as “Hoosier?” OK, we won’t quibble.) and pourover coffee. There’s often a line, and with good reason. Breakfast and lunch only. Indianapolis City Market, 222 E. Market St., 912-0072

FOUNTAIN SQUARE AND FLETCHER PLACE B’s Po Boy This Fountain Square shop is doing every Cajun’s favorite sammich up right — they’ve got the seafood proteins covered, too: catfish, shrimp and oyster. Red beans and rice, beignets, gumbo and fries — including the sweet potato variety — round out one of the most consistently good lunches in town. 1261 Shelby St., 916-5555, bpoboy.com

Bluebeard Its name derived from a Vonnegut novel, Bluebeard is bedecked with antique typewriters, including one that is reputed to be a replica of the machine Vonnegut used to write his books. But the restaurant is really like a museum of found objects, including a rail from the old Virginia Av-

653 Virginia Ave., 686-1508; bluebeardindy.com

La Margarita The Murphy Building’s resident Mexican joint serves all your favorite dishes with a slightly elevated twist. Of course you can get things like tamales, but perhaps more importantly, you can get flights of tequila, bacanora, sotol and mezcal. Before you get your dance and jam on at the HiFi, make a stop here for pre-party fuel of all varieties. 1043 Virginia Ave., 384-1457, lamargaritaindy.com

Chilly Water Brewing Company This Fletcher Place brewery has long been a favorite of business owners in the area, and has been lauded for their delicious brews. The food is really good, too. We NUVOnians have put away our fair share of Chilly Water potato salad while “on assignment” in Fletcher Place. 719 Virginia Ave. #105, 964-0518, chillywaterbrewing.com

Kuma’s Corner Chicago’s most beloved burger joint has finally landed in Indianapolis, and yes, they really are just that good. If metal isn’t your thing, you can carry out your burgers. But you should stay and enjoy the music and have some beer and whiskey, because you can get that to go with your burger. You can even get smaller portions of the burgers for lunch. 1127 Prospect St, 929-1287, facebook.com/kumasindy

Milktooth This is the joint, the place that’s getting the bulk of the ink that’s helping put Indy on the Modern Food Map. We’ve covered Milktooth extensively at NUVO with praise from writer Sarah Murrell such as: “The food is exactly what you would expect from the former chef de cuisine at Recess [Jonathan Brooks] … it’s what a place like Recess would serve if they served brunch. … It’s so good, you should take your Mom on Mother’s Day. It’s good enough to lure the pious away from their places of worship on Sundays. If you want that one-night stand to call again, buy them breakfast at Milktooth.”

534 Virginia Ave., 986-5131, milktoothindy.com Pioneer Taking most of its head staff from Bluebeard, Pioneer is serving up cocktails, craft beer and a menu full of “Alpine” food. You can get a lot of vegetarian variety here as well. Make sure you

stop by for a drink and a bite when there’s a performance on the live stage inside. 1110 Shelby St., 986-6761, pioneerindy.com

Revolucion Fountain Square’s favorite spot for cantina-style tacos and their famous tequila shot special makes this the go-to bar for folks about to spend an evening at Radio Radio or the White Rabbit. They have both meat-heavy and vegetarian taco options, and the tiki bar in the back mixes the absolute best Painkiller in the city. 1132 Prospect St., 423-9490

Rook A recent move allowed Rook to expand its kitchen — and its menu. Asian street food coupled with a wine list that leans on the Pacific Northwest? Welcome to Vancouver by the Prairie. Nothing overpowers; each ingredient — including proteins like ground chicken or beef peanut curry and toppings like pickled Korean radish and carrots — pops up randomly on your tongue like a whack-a-mole. Simple as its menu and mission may be, Rook is just as important to a strong culinary community as once-amonth or -year fine dining experiences. 501 Virginia Ave., 759-5828, rookindy.com

Santorini’s As we wrote in our Best Of Indy issue in 2014, “Santorini is the real Greek deal, and our read-

ers know authentic international food when they taste it. For over a decade now, the Sawis have been serving lovingly-prepared Greek dishes. One if their most popular is the Lamb Lovers, which features lamb prepared three ways for the carnivore at the table. Of course, you can get lighter fare like the mixed grill entree or something vegetarian. But why mess with that when you could eat flaming cheese and spiced meat on a stick?” 1417 Prospect St., 917-1117, santorini-greek-kitchen.com

Smokehouse on Shelby Dressed up like a diner and serving damn good barbecue in Fountain Square. After filling up downstairs, make your way up to the Rooftop Garden for a digestif with a view. Then, finish of the evening with some retro duckpin bowling. 1103 Shelby St., 685-1959, fountainsquareindy.com

IRVINGTON AND POINTS EAST Black Acre This nano-brewery, in addition to the stellar and fascinating beer lineup, offers small plates, apps and sandwiches. Black Acre’s got an urban-pioneering vibe that matches the neighborhood’s evolving spirit. 5632 E. Washington St., 207-6266, blackacrebrewing.com

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enue trolley line that co-owner Tom Battista has managed to incorporate into the design of the bar. Its offerings include an impressive variety of locally-sourced dishes, including (depending on the day’s offerings) a rabbit loin roulade sourced from Meat the Rabbit and all manner of yeast-based goods baked up at its neighbor (the similarly Tom Battista-owned) Amelia’s Bakery.

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The Legend

MacNiven’s

The Legend opened in 2003 and has stuck around, a casual-dining joint that helped revitalize a neighborhood that’s seen its share of ups and downs. Now that Irvington’s on a definitive upswing, the Legend remains, offering classic Midwestern dishes such as pork tenderloins, meatloaf and fried walleye.

While not exactly offering al fresco dining, MacNiven’s has big ol’ windows that open wide — so you’re almost outdoors while digging into great fish and chips, authentic neeps and tatties (turnips and potatoes), mince (well-braised beef) and one of the best burgers in the city — a huge, crisp disc you have to fold over to get on the bun. With an impressive selection of imported beers, including over 15 Scottish beers (many of them on tap), MacNiven’s atmospheric sound of clinking mugs raised in toasts sets the mood in this loud, raucous, and fun place to watch the game, even if it’s not soccer.

5614 E. Washington St., 536-2028, thelegendcafe.com

Papa Roux This East-side Louisiana-authentic stop offers the po’ boys that Yats ain’t got, plus Cajun stews and other options. Papa’s public pronouncements only cement the loyalty his fans have for his bit of N’awlens. 8950 E. 10th St., 603-9861, paparouxcajun.com

MASS AVE Black Market Making the most of locally-sourced ingredients, Black Market offers a concise and exciting menu at reasonable prices in a cool and contemporary setting. Choosing from a dozen or so dishes in all, diners can sit at one of a handful of booths, or join other gastronauts at a large communal table, bringing to mind feasting of old. The wine-and-beer list is as succinct as the menu and well chosen, with the emphasis on food-friendly wines at again very fair prices. Granted, the outdoor space is a bit limited: raised gardens on the property with some chairs for hangin’. 922 Massachusetts Ave., 822-6757, blackmarketindy.net

BRU Burger Bar At BRU you can find burgers with guacamole, exotic cheeses, and a menu that frequently rotates. They may be called a “burger bar,” but BRU serves all kinds of tasty dishes, from salads to nachos. Still, the reason you go is to get a pint and grab a juicy patty with all the toppings (or none of them, because they’ll do that, too) and enjoy the deck. It’s got one of the best outdoor spaces on Mass Ave, nestled right in the center of all the action. 410 Massachusetts Ave., 635-4278, bruburger.com

Forty Five Degrees Sitting at the far end of Massachusetts Avenue, right where it meets College, this triangleshaped venue offers swanky (but not too swanky to be inaccessible) indoor seating and a cool patio on the fringe of your favorite cultural district. There’s plenty of neon and pulsating beats, as well as fancy drinks and a host of beautiful people, not to mention some of our favorite wait staff folks in the city. 765 Massachusetts Ave., 634-4545, fortyfiveindy.com

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339 Massachusetts Ave., 632-7268; macnivens.com

Mesh on Mass We’ve profiled Mesh before in our weekly issue, and there’s a good reason: this Cunningham Group restaurant is one of the city’s best and most reliable for beautifully-plated and prepared seasonal dishes. This Mass Ave locale makes for a truly amazing date spot, with an undulating staircase up to a gorgeous upstairs dining room for an intimate vibe. 725 Massachusetts Ave., 955-9600, meshonmass.com

Nine Irish Brothers These guys came to Mass Ave all the way from Purdue (OK, it’s not really that far, but the drive feels like it). The Irish-centric bar on the corner of Mass and East is both enormous and jampacked with old-fashioned Irish menu options. Corned beef? Check. Guinness? Check. It’s all there. The bar program is also great at keeping small local breweries in rotation, so there’s something local to drink with your across-thepond noshes. 575 Massachusetts Ave., 964-0990, nineirishbrothers.com

Old Point Tavern See Best Bet info box, P.18

Ralston’s Draft House The food here is bold, the portions are generous, and the prices almost unbelievably reasonable. Owned by the folks who brought us the excellent Chatham Tap(s), there’s no doubt that a lot of thought went into the menu and its pricing. Judging from the speed and efficiency with which the food hits the table, we’d guess that they are going to make up in volume what they might lack in margin. As for the menu itself, it’s pretty short, with a handful of appetizers, mostly priced in the $12 range and intended for sharing, and a roughly equal number of main courses, priced somewhat lower (around $8) and better suited for one. I’m never quite sure what to make of photos of food included in a menu, as they all too often remind me of a Chinese take-away, but here they serve to intrigue, rather than discourage.

Yep, bees — Blind Owl keeps bees for a TRULY locally-sourced ingredient for their Hoo-Brew Honey Brown ale.

Rathskeller All the German food and all the beer. All of it. The beer hall here is legit, with a lifted-right-fromBavaria, deer-head-on-the-wall vibe, and the dishes are properly heart-stopping. 401 E. Michigan St., 636-0396, rathskeller.com

Union 50 Union 50 is a great spot that splits the difference between experimentation and familiarity, which makes the updates all the more refreshing. The interior is stunning, with an outstanding bar program to accompany the enormous variety of dishes available, from a charcuterie plate to a big ol’ slab of beef. Check it out in the old Trowel Arts building next time you’re searching for a new place on Mass Ave. 620 East St., 610-0234, union-50.com

NORA, CASTLETON AND OTHER POINTS NORTH Blind Owl Blind Owl Brewing — a LUX venture — is a nice oasis amid the strip-mall dreariness of Binford Boulevard. The beer’s complimented by a decent menu, outdoor seating (with TV screens!), bocce ball courts and cornhole boards and bees.

5014 E. 62nd St., 924-1000, blindowlbrewery.com

Big Lug Canteen Eddie Sahm (yep, of the Sahm restaurant clan) and brewer Scott Ellis (who’s mashed at Thr3e Wise Men and The Ram) teamed up to turn the old Snooty Fox space into a gleaming microbrewery with above-average food. A recent visit saw a few of your friendly neighborhood NUVOites splitting some fish and chips, and finding ’em quite delectable. The beer plays a starring role, here, though — balanced and never overly aggressive with the hops. Nora thanks you. 1435 E. 86th St., 672-3503, biglugcanteen.com

Jamaican Reggae Grill/Union Brewing We find these two places inextricably linked. Just off the Monon you’ll find a nano-brewery in what used to be a garage serving fine cask ales, and the brewer shares an outdoor space with purveyors of patties and other island delicacies — including curried goat and incredible jerk wings. Jamaican Reggae Grill, 622 S. Rangeline Road (Carmel), 663-7630, jamaicanreggaegrill.com Union Brewing, 622 S. Rangeline Road, Suite Q (Carmel), 657-7338, unionbrewingco.com

The Loft at Traders Point Grass-fed meat and dairy are two of the best things that can be raised on Indiana soil, and no one does it quite as deliciously as this eco-conscious farm-to-table restaurant. The service is attentive — even when the kitchen’s running at something of a leisurely pace, be forewarned — and the servers’ recommendations are usually spot-on. It ain’t just beef and dairy done well here — a recent New Year’s celebration dinner included the choice of a lobster-stuffed trout that was a) amazing, and b) pretty damned reasonable given the entrée, champagne and attendant courses. 9101 Moore Road (Zionsville), 733-1700, tpforganics.com/the-loft-restaurant

North End BBQ Don’t get fooled by the strip-mall setting: Ryan Nelson’s barbecue place is serving up incredible smoked meat with every kind of sauce style you could want. Great drinks, great barbecue and excellent pies make this a great little taste of the south. 1250 E. 86th St., 614-7427, thenorthendbbq.com

Ocean World This is the 86th and Ditch outpost spawned by the Sakura sushi folks. In addition to a broad range of seafood offerings, Ocean World has the signature rolls Sakura carries — we dig on Bob’s

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635 Massachusetts Ave., 493-1143, ralstonsdrafthouse.com

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1206 W. 86th St., 848-8901, oceanworldsushi.com

beer, they’ve got you. It’s also just a nice place to hang out and watch the traffic go by. 111 E. 16th St. #101, 602-3357, thirstyscholar.net

Oakley’s Bistro

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As David Hoppe wrote back in 2010, “Steve Oakley, who hails originally from the Region in Northwest Indiana, graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York in 1990. He got his start working at The Cottage, a French restaurant in Calumet City that attained cult status in Chicagoland.” Oakley’s gone on to win accolades as a James Beard award nominee. The meatloaf — yes, we said meatloaf — is something else.

Tinker Street Andrew Luck likes it, and so do we. Not only is the menu creative, but this is where you’ll get some of the very best service in town. Make sure you peep the thoughtful wine list and get lots of recs from this highly-trained staff. 402 E. 16th St., 925-5000, tinkerstreetindy.com

Big Woods Pizza (OPENING SOON)

As we mention in the downtown listings, we include this national chain since each restaurant, in addition to offering the same beers and eats that are available at every location, allows for each individual brewer to do their own thing.

The Big Woods Brewing guys (also the bottlers of QuaffON! Ales), after scoring a huge hit with their first Nashville pub and restaurant, expanded operations onto Nashville’s main drag with an all-ages pizza shop that’s become the pie of choice once you’re out of smelling distance of Mother Bear’s in B-town. (In fact, some fairly passionate discussions over the supremacy of Big Woods or Bear’s have erupted ‘round these parts.) In addition to the transcendent crust/sauce/toppings combos and award-winning brews, the smoked chicken wings are another reason to make Big Woods a destination. We’re certain that all those quality dishes will be just as spectacularly represented at BWP’s second location on Main in Speedway. The design of the new digs mimics the original brewpub in Nashville.

2801 Lake Circle Drive, 471-8840, rockbottom.com

10th and Main streets (Speedway), quaffon.com

1464 W. 86th St., 824-1231, oakleysbistro.com

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Upland We love Upland — as they’ve grown from their original Bloomington brewery, they’ve given us a comfy tasting room at 49th and Penn and a Carmel location that offers eats of the same quality as the B-Town pub. Grilled pizzas, sandwiches and vegetarian options all pair beautifully with the stuff on tap. Have we mentioned lately that Upland’s getting national love for their sour beers? There are ample places to park one’s bike at the Carmel locale — which isn’t that far from the Monon. Upland Carmel Tap House: 820 E. 116th St. (Carmel), 564-3400; Upland Broad Ripple Tasting Room: 4842 North College Ave., 602-3931; Upland Brewing Co.: 350 W. 11th St. (Bloomington), 812-336-BEER; Upland Westside Beer Bar: 4060 Profile Parkway (Bloomington), 812-336-2337; uplandbeer.com

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sandwiches, lunch items and pastries. It’s another great spot to hang out, get some reading and work done and enjoy the sunshine. The lunch crowd varies from students to construction workers, and the coffee drinks are awesome. 236 E 16th St., 543-7357; foundryprovisions.com

Goose the Market Easily Indy’s best and most-loved gourmet grocery and butcher shop, Goose supplies neighborhood-handy, locally produced food. From cold drinks to an exquisite meat counter to a café that offers sandwiches and soups, Goose the Market seems to have it all. (Try their sandwiches — the Batali may be the best you’ve ever had.) Take a scoop of gelato for the ride home or grab a pint to share with loved ones (or no one). Also, be sure to visit the wine cellar (with all bottles under $25), or build your own craft six-pack of beer. 2503 N. Delaware St., 924-4944, goosethemarket.com

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865 Massachusetts Ave. Indianapolis

Store: 317-797-4254 Cleanse Line: 317-344-9398 www.naturalbornjuicers.com

(Northside location coming early Summer 2016 at Broccoli Bill’s146th Street and Grey Road.)

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SPEEDWAY AND POINTS WEST Barbecue and Bourbon Oh, did you need more beyond the name? Because it’s all pretty much there. Great marketing, guys! Seriously, the BBQ sauce here gets raves. 1414 W. Main St. (Speedway), 241-6950, barbecueandbourbon.com

Big Woods Pizza (OPENING SOON) See Best Bet info box, left

Shoefly Shoefly Public House serves as neighborhood pub to an area that lacks any real dining scene. With a focus on simple yet quality ingredients, including locally sourced meat and flatbreads from Pat’s Philly Pretzel, Shoefly offers a menu full of gussied-up pub food. Unique selections include walleye tacos, yucca fries and the Hoosier burger, a pork patty topped with apple, arugula, smoked gouda and hickory dijon. Unlike perhaps your typical pub, Shoefly boasts an excellent list of made-from-scratch desserts including, of course, their very own shoefly pie. Shoefly is the perfect place for a lunch break but with an extensive craft beer and wine list, it also makes for a satisfying late-night stop. 122 E. 22nd St., 283-5007, shoeflypublichouse.com

Thirsty Scholar It’s one of the best spots to spend the evening studying if you just need to get out of the house or library. Whether you want some tasty handmade snacks, a coffee, espresso or even a

Daredevil Brewing Taproom Daredevil’s move from Shelbyville to Speedway included a brand-spankin’-new multi-milliondollar, state-of-the-art facility — and gave the Racing Capital a terrific anchor and destination brewer for the southern end of Main Street. We love their steampunk whirly-gig flying man mascot almost as much as their IPA. There’s a very limited menu, but you can carry-in outside eats. 1151 Main St. (Speedway), daredevilbeer.com

Dawson’s on Main Dawson’s really appeals to the grownup set who still like their steaks and seafood. No surprise, given that this whole section of town smells vaguely like high-performance fuel, that this has become a favorite spot for those in search of a testosterone-friendly meal of meat, from the ocean to the smoker. You’ll often find drivers and owners noshing here as well. 1464 Main St. (Speedway), 247-7000, dawsonsonmain.com

If you’re anywhere near the Dallara factory, you should make a pit stop (RACING PUNS! COUNT ‘EM: 1) at Lino’s coffee. In addition to the espresso, they serve all kinds of delicious Italian wine and snacks, originally imported for homesick Italian engineers and mechanics. The craft beer selection, coupled with brewer’s events, is a plus here, too. 1201 W Main St. (Speedway), 222-5238, linosindy.com

Mug ‘N’ Bun Burning rubber and frying corn dogs: the two smells that tell you you’re in the heart of racing country. Homemade root beer? Check. A “Super Burger” for under five bucks? Check. This drivein — yep, still with carhop service — has been around long enough that your parents just might’ve come here on a date. 5211 W. 10th St., 244-5669, mug-n-bun.com

Rick’s Café Boatyard Seafood in the sun. Settled on the shore of Eagle Creek Reservoir, this café offers up a perfect panoramic view; add to this their delicious meals and cocktails and you’ll never want to leave. 4050 Dandy Trail, rickscafeboatyard.com

MULTIPLE LOCATIONS

Bazbeaux

Hotcakes Emporium

See Best Bet info box, P.26

About as close to an old-school East Coast diner as you can get. The hotcakes are tremendous, and the ordering options infinite. French toast and Belgian waffles are on the menu, as are more savory goodies, but we go 2x2x2: two eggs, two strips of bacon, two hotcakes.

Chef JJ’s Back Yard/Chef JJ’s Downtown JJ has opened a second restaurant to bookend his original Broad Ripple location. For the uninitiated, chef JJ Boston is famous for his smoked dinners and also does a series of cooking classes focused on grilling and smoking. The downtown spot has a great outdoor space with room for many more diners, just a few steps away from Lucas Oil Stadium and Bankers Life. We highly suggest signing up for their email list if you want to get a ticket to one of the dinners, but the classes are just as much fun with the bonus of getting to recreate the meal at home. 1040 Broad Ripple Ave.; 42 W. South St., 608-3828, chefjjs.com

Chatham Tap A favorite spot among soccer fans (there’s usually a match or seven on the screens around the joint), this is the place to go if you want to-diefor, classic pub food. We’d strongly recommend a plate of wings and a pizza with a whole bunch of toppings, but that’s just our style. The fish and chips are hella good, too. Make sure to peruse the list of other UK favorites. They’ve taken their act to Fishers, too 719 Massachusetts Ave.; 8211 E 116th St. (Fishers), 917-8425, chathamtap.com

8555 Ditch Road, 254-5993; 6901 Bluff Road, 521 E. US 36 (Avon), 745-6262

Hubbard & Cravens If we can’t get you off your daily coffee shop habit, at least consider switching from Starbucks to Hubbard & Cravens. There are tons of these places around town, and you can get locally-crafted and sourced versions of the exact same drinks. Better yet, you can get Traders Point Creamery products and a whole bunch of locally made sweets. 4930 N. Pennsylvania St., 251-5161; 6229 Carrollton Ave., 803-4155; more locations

Jockamo Pizza This Irvington staple has garnered the praise of the entire city, and then a little more from outside the city. In 2015, Food Network superstar Alton Brown gave it the two thumbs way up while he was in town. The crust is buttery and the toppings are plenty — and now they’ve added two more stores. 5646 E Washington St., 356-6612; 9165 Otis Ave.

(Lawrence), 986-4545; 401 Market Plaza (Greenwood), 883-8993; jockamopizza.com

La Hacienda Another local favorite, you know you can always get a killer enchilada or burrito at any one of these locations. File La Hacienda under “where the locals eat.” 6825 Graham Road, 577-2689; 3874 Lafayette Road, 290-0755; 6429 E. Washington St., 357-8084; 10202 E. Washington St., 897-1530; 12237 N. Meridian St. (Carmel), 566-9563; 7481 E. US 36 (Avon), 272-6855; lahaciendamexrest.com

Naked Tchopstix Famous for their cocktails, sushi and noodle dishes, there are now three of these locations in the city if you count their airport location. Make sure you try the Corona roll, which features slices of lime that brighten the whole bite. 6255 N. College Ave., 252-5555; The Fashion Mall at Keystone, 8702 Keystone Crossing, 218-4415; 3855 E. 96th St., 569-6444; tchopstix.com

Napolese Wood-fired Italian pies, fabulous wine list, sustainable, delicious. This pizza will change your life. We’re not kidding. 30 S. Meridian St., 635-0765; 114 E. 49th St., 925-0765; 8702 Keystone Crossing, 705-0765; cafepatachou.com

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Patachou Good God, the omelettes! The toast with toppings! The endless coffee! You’ve probably got one of these Indy staples for breakfast and lunch close to you, and lucky you for that. Martha Hoover’s empire began at 49th and Penn with a “student union for adults,” and now her holdings include Napolese pizza, Petite Chou and Public Greens.

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4901 N. Pennsylvania St., 925-2823; 8697 River Crossing Blvd., 815-0765; 225 W. Washington St., 632-0765; 4733 126th St. (Carmel), 569-0965; 14390 Clay Terrace Blvd. (Carmel), 566-0765; cafepatachou.com

Pizzology House-made meat toppings, fresh pasta and other Italian goodies make this a great place to kick off a night on Mass Ave. You can also head right downstairs to Libertine to enjoy more cocktails. Neal Brown’s also expanding his operations north. 608 Massachusetts Ave., 685-2550; 13190 Hazel Dell Parkway, 844-2550; pizzologyindy.com

Puccini’s “Smiling Teeth” Pizza and Pasta Founded in 1991 (when NUVO was still in diapers) at their original Greenbriar location, Puccini’s was one of the earlier providers of better-than-utility and/or chain pie. You can go gluten-free or veggie, but we are huge fans of the “Ultimate Warrior” pie — sausage, pepperoni, onions, black olives, mushrooms, green peppers — damn. Oh, and as the website tells us: “In 2012, Puccini’s took home the ‘Best in the U.S. award in the Classic Pizza category at the World Championship of Pizza in Salsomaggiore, Italy. The award-winning entry was our Campfire pizza … made with smoked sausage, sweet onion marmalade, gorgonzola and fresh rosemary.” Check. The location with outdoor seating: 11695 Fall Creek Road, 842-2356; others are: 1508 W. 86th St.,

875-9223; 3944 E. 82nd St., 842-4028; 7829 Sunnyside Road, 823-0027; 13674 N. Meridian St. (Carmel), 580-0087; 8993 E. 116th St. (Fishers), 579-0572

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Bazbeaux We know, we know: this town has a pretty great variety of pizza available. But while many different pizza establishments have come and gone, Bazbeaux remains steadfast, serving up everything from the simple pepperoni to the Tchoupitoulas, made of Cajun shrimp, house roasted red pepper, green pepper, red onion, andouille sausage, fresh garlic. And if you’re going to town, you might as well go in a Lincoln, so ask for a little bit of their creamy basil salad dressing to dip it in.

Scotty’s Brewhouse Once again, the beer-and-wings model wins for a local boy. Scott Wise’s business has similarly exploded, and for good reason: good bar food and an awesome selection of beers, plus a TV on pretty much every vertical surface. Skip B-Dubs for the game and go to Scotty’s, the perfect spot to take your big family or large group to find something everyone can eat. The Buffalo chicken dip is pretty damn strong, too.

329 Massachusetts Ave., 636-7662; 811 E. Westfield Blvd., 255-571; 111 W. Main St. (Carmel), 848-4488; bazbeaux.com

1 Virginia Ave. #100, 571-0808; 3905 E. 96th St., 574-0101; more at scottysbrewhouse.com

The Sinking Ship/The Sinking Ship II The fence-enclosed patio out the back door of the SoBro bar provides a shady spot to enjoy lunch under the umbrellas during the day and a nice outdoor dining experience at night. And the punk-owned bar boasts an incredible menu, from slants on classic bar food to specialty dishes. Veg-friendly options are a real treat here, too. The “II” location has opened to give more options for hungry hockey fans to watch a game. 4923 N. College Ave., 920-7999; 4825 E. 96th St. 569-1703; sinkingshipindy.com

Some Guys Roughly 25 years ago, something pretty interesting started happening in Indy: Some Guys and Puccini’s started slinging better-thanchain-store pizza, BRBP started brewing and NUVO began rolling off the presses. All of those aforementioned things still exist, and Some Guys, with their delicious pies and fantastic pastas, has thrived. Your humble managing editor had his first Indy meal at Some Guys while interviewing for a job here — and tasted an early Indy craft beer (Circle V) back in the stone-

age ‘90s, so we’re kinda biased. The Gray Road locale definitely has outdoor tables. 6235 Allisonville Road, 257-1364; 12552 Gray Road, 706-8888; someguyspizza.com

The Stacked Pickle Former Colt Gary Brackett started this local chain of sandwich-and-beer restaurants a few years ago, and business is booming. If you’re still wasting money at Buffalo Wild Wings, consider moving your party over to Gary’s place. I promise the food is much better. 910 W. 10th St. #1, 426-3600; 4705 E. 96th St., 669-0192; more locations at stackedpickle.com

Yats What’s not to love? They serve up the most warming, filling, nap-inducing creole food this side of the Gulf of Mexico. Don’t eat meat? No problem. They’ve got you covered with at least one daily vegetarian option, plus some of the best damn cookies you can get in town. This is, of course, all almost secondary to that delicious, seasoned-butter-soaked baguette that comes with every plate. It will revive you when you’re sick or hung over — all for less than a ten-spot. 5363 N. College Ave., 253-8817; 885 Massachusetts Ave., 423-0518; 910 W. 10th St., 602-8676; 5650 W. 86th St., 879-9287; 8352 E. 96th St. (Fishers), 585-1792; 1280 US 31 (Greenwood), 865-9971; 12545 Old Meridian St. Ste. 130 (Carmel), 581-1881; 9259 E. US Highway 3 (Avon), 964-0565; yatscajuncreole.com

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FARM MARKETS A great many warm-weather markets were solidifying details for 2016 as we sent this nifty guide off to the printer, so here’s a very limited list of what’s on the books right now. We’ll have dozens more in the next few weeks at nuvo.net.

Indy Winter Farmers Market

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Saturdays through April 30, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The digs here are something else: The Circle City Industrial Complex hosts this initiative of

Growing Places Indy, Inc. You’ve got to love the mission, as stated by GPI: • To provide a venue for Indiana’s sustainably minded family farms and small batch/artisan food producers to sell their products • To improve our community’s access to local, fresh and nutritious food • To create an environment that raises awareness of how choices we make every day affect our health, our communities, the economy and the environment. Circle City Industrial Complex, Doors G10 & G11, 1125 E. Brookside Ave., indywinterfarmersmarket.org

Broad Ripple Winter Market Saturdays through April 30, 9 a.m.-12 noon. Here’s how to shop: inside Bent Rail while the weather’s less-than-ideal. The Rail’s got free WiFi, brunch options, an ATM and, of course, libations. 5301 Winthrop Ave., broadripplewintermarket.org

JCC Farmers Market Sundays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. The JCC keeps the market running year-round by taking the vendors inside the building when the weather’s bad. Arthur M. Glick JCC, 6701 Hoover Road, jccindy.org

Broad Ripple Farmers Market Saturdays, May-Sept., 8 a.m.-12 noon, Oct.Nov 21, 9 a.m.-12 noon. The winter market shares many of the vendors that turn up at the market in warmer months. Find them in the parking lot behind Broad Ripple High. Broad Ripple High School, 1115 Broad Ripple Ave., broadripplefarmersmarket.org

The Original Farmers Market Wednesdays, May-Oct., 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., rain or shine. With close to 50 vendors signed up as we went to press, this summer tradition offers fresh produce and goodies from pretzels to popsicles in the middle of a beautiful urban locale. City Market, 222 E. Market St., 634.9266, indycm.com/farmers-market

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Footlite Musicals’ Avenue Q................ 30 The Book of Mormon............................. 33 Know No Stranger: The Musical........ 33

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Quincy Owens, Luke Crawley.................30 IMA Artist Designed Mini-Golf................34 First Friday: Brian Presnell, Heather Mathis & No Bad Ideas......34

PLACES TOTAKE THE KIDS

Teen Tech Week: Teen Makerspace Session.......30 Ancient Seas......................................................................28 Brickworld Indy 2016......................................................30

It’s finally spring (read: the time for us to crawl out of our winter holes and adjust those mole-like eyes to the sunlight). As far as the arts world goes it is no secret that the end of summer and fall are high tide, but this spring is setting the stage for a pivotal arts year. With programs like Any Given Child bringing arts education and funding to the spotlight, or Big Car’s sound art and makers spaces near Garfield Park, or the focus on providing blighted neighborhoods with access to art from The House Life project — it is clear that the Indy art world is a time of critical mass. How you can help? Go support your local favs, talk about it and engage with NUVO arts on a weekly basis. By no means is this list comprehensive, but it should get you going.

EMILY TAYLOR ARTS EDITOR

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Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage........................... 31 Mansfield Park........................................................... 31 Indianapolis Men’s Chorus Cabaret Club..... 34 ICC: 30th Anniversary Concert............................. 34 Crescendo.................................................................... 34

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be compared to now. The exhibit also hosts a beastly fossil collection.

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Indiana State Museum, 650 W. Washington St., 232-1637

Crossroads of America

The Great Indiana Mic-Off

First Monday through Saturday of every month, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. This exhibit is set up like a train depot so visitors can look through the Golden Age as well as the Civil War, industry, arts, literature and politics in Indiana and how they affected the state. Indiana State Museum, 650 W. Washington St.

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Indy Word Lab First Monday of every month, 7-9 p.m. Indy Word Lab is an experimental writing group that has been described as, “what writing workshops are SUPPOSED to be.” Stay tuned to NUVO.net as we send in a freelance writer to give a first-person account. Indy Reads Books, 911 Massachusetts Ave., 384-1496, FREE

Ancient Seas Mondays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. This permanent exhibit at the Indiana State Museum explains what the seven seas used to

Wednesdays, 8 p.m. Every Wednesday, Morty’s opens the stage with a mix of seasoned pros and unspoiled comedians trying to push their names up as club regulars. It’s a bit “battle of the bands” style for the comedy world. It can be hit or miss, but when it’s over the show is usually golden. Morty’s Comedy Joint, 3625 E. 96th St., $5, 848-5500, mortyscomedy.com

Freedom: A History of US Ongoing If you visit the Nicholson Library you can see reproductions of the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, the Emancipation Proclamation, manuscript letters from George Washington and Frederick Douglass, typewritten speeches given by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Martin Luther King, Jr., and more. It’s a great quick history lesson to help engage your kids in the path that led us to a democratic republic. Anderson University, 1100 E. Fifth St. (Anderson), 800-428-6414, FREE

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Going ... Going ... Gone First Sunday of every month, 7 p.m. Lou Harry, we love you for this. One of most fun reccurring events in the city remains ”Going ... Going ... Gone,” the live auction comedy takes place on the final night at Ed’s Auction House. The story trails behind Ed, who passed away and those close to him must sell his last worldly possessions. The audience gets to take live bids on items (using fake cash). The longform improv show is never the same twice. Audience members who place winning bids take their purchases home. Theatre on the Square, 627 Massachusetts Ave., $10, 685-8687

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MARCH Quincy Owens, Luke Crawley

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Through March 25 Gallery 924 and the Arts Council of Indianapolis will debut new collaborative work by the artist team Quincy Owens and Luke Crawley. The two have created moving light and sound installations all around the city (and was featured in our holiday gift guide). Owens builds the light and structure while Crawley focuses on the sound and timing of the lights inside. According to Danielle Dove at the Arts Council, “Their mutual passion for the connections between art and science eventually brought them together in a public art partnership that has led to installations across the United States. While their work is typically designed for large outdoor spaces, this new body of work was created for a more intimate gallery experience. Works in this exhibition will utilize allegory to engage the relationship between art and audience through installation, sculpture, sound, and light.” Gallery 924 at the Arts Council, 924 N. Pennsylvania St., 631-3301, FREE

paths with his eclectic neighbors and experiences the rebirth of city. The characters struggle through finances, jobs, sour love lives and the uncertain future. Welcome to Rent with puppets and fewer drugs. Directed by Kathleen Horrigan and Ed Trout, script by Jeff Whitty. Music by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx. Footlite Musicals, 1847 N. Alabama St., $23 adults, $15 youth

Teen Tech Week: Teen Makerspace Session 4 p.m. Central Library’s Maker Space on Level 1 will be taken over by teens in March, offering them a chance to be part of MakerNavigator Inc. They will have the chance to use 3D printers and design techniques. They will also be given a free time for independent practice. Young artists will be able to construct art with 3Doodlers. “This program is made possible by Comcast and Friends of the Library through gifts to The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation,” according to the Indianapolis Public Library.

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Central Library, 40 E. St. Clair St., FREE

Fences Jacco Oliver: Liquid Painting, Liquid Time Through Nov. 27 Dutch artist Jacco Olivier creates lush, vibrantly colored video animations that create fantastic realms of abstract, intimate and vast color scares. His transition to the mixed media showcases his background in the classics as well. These painted videos show a variety of subject matter, from contented scenes of daily life to captivating landscapes and abstract visions. Indianapolis Museum of Art, 4000 Michigan Road, 920-2660, free members, $20 non-members, imamuseum.org

The Indiana History Club: How We All Save History Through Dec. 31 The exhibit will be held in the Nina Mason Pulliam Indianapolis Special Collections Room to highlight how Indiana’s history has been recorded and disseminated through media and the minds behind it. Personal items, such as photographs, letters and media will be on display. It will also tell the story of key players in Hoosier history preservation like the Indiana State Library, Indiana Historical Society and Indiana State Archives. Central Library, 40 E. St. Clair St., FREE

Footlite Musicals’ Avenue Q 7:30 p.m. & 2:30 p.m. A threefold Tony award winner for best musical, best score and best book, Avenue Q has been one of the most noteworthy musicals to come off of Broadway. The cast is a slew of puppets seeking their place in an unknown city. One of the main characters is a Princeton grad who takes on a run-down New York apartment alone … you guessed it, Avenue Q. He crosses

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Thursdays-Sundays, Mar. 9 through April 3 Fences took home wins for the Pulitzer Prize and the Tony Award for Best Play. Set in 1957 a former Negro League baseball player has to abandon his dream of a Major League career to provide for his family. The scene covers a time of old prejudices and a rapidly chaining civil rights structure in the society around him. Fences is a powerful drama filled with passionate love and thundering rage, generous laughter and searing pain. Indiana Repertory Theatre, 140 W. Washington St., 635-5252, prices vary.

On Clover Road Mar. 10 through April 10 The story sets up Kate Hunter, who after searching for over four years, is finally reunited with her daughter. Finding her isn’t the end. Kate has to remove her daughter from a cult, and has to do so by trusting her child’s life to the hands of a complete stranger. The balance lies in their success. Phoenix Theatre, 749 N. Park Ave., 635-7529, prices vary

Genesis: A Steampunk Ball 7-11 p.m. Put on by the Indianapolis Steampunk Society, this will be Circle City Aerodrome’s first major event of 2016. The night will hold music from DJ Empress Alyda, fire performers, and a display of steampunk gadgets and decor and plenty of live entertainment. Cash bar will be available. This one is 21+. Break out the goggles, leather and corsets.

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Fountain Square Theatre, 1105 Prospect St., 687-4856, $40

Brickworld Indy 2016

Endowment for the Arts.

March 12, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and March 13, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Legos, Legos, Legos. DONE. This is Mecca for the builders and tinkerers in your life. The level of skill at this exhibition is damn near unfathomable. Everything from robotics to build-it-yourself brick areas are available. Also, the rare sets of mini figures and accessories will be available for purchase. Bonus points if you can find 5 people who have already submitted applications to Legos’ open call for builders that came over the wire last month. Godspeed.

Butler University, 4600 Sunset Ave., 940-9861, FREE

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Indiana State Fairgrounds, 1202 E. 38th St., 572-LEGO (5346), $11

Claudia Rankine 7:30-9 p.m. Rankine has authored five collections of poetry, including Citizen: An American Lyric and Don’t Let Me Be Lonely. She also can prove her cut teeth with bylines on two plays including Provenance of Beauty: A South Bronx Travelogue. To top off her resume, she has played editor for several anthologies, including The Racial Imaginary: Writers on Race in the Life of the Mind. She currently co-produces a video series, The Situation, with John Lucas, and is the founder of the Open Letter Project: Race and the Creative Imagination. She has won a slew of awards including the Poets & Writers’ Jackson Poetry Prize and fellowships from the Lannan Foundation and the National

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Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage Concert Tour 8 p.m. This touring show includes more than celestial exploration and one of the most iconic stories of all time. The show will have a live symphony orchestra and internationally recognized instrument solos. The all ages show will show off something similar to what our own ISO does with film scores — where the orchestra plays wand the film is shown overhead. For this, Star Trek film and TV footage will be simultaneously beamed in high definition to a 40-foot wide screen. The concert will feature music from Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Star Trek: Insurrection, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager and much more.

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Murat Theatre at Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St., $39.50-49.50

Mansfield Park See Best Bet info box, right

Lea Delaria Various times You probably know DeLaria from her role as “Big Boo” Black on Orange is the New Black. But what you

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Mansfield Park MAR MAR 7:30 & 8 p.m. 18 - 20 Mansfield Park, an opera by the English composer Jonathan Dove, will have its American premiere in Indianapolis this March. The opera is based on the novel by Jane Austen. Mansfield Park details the journey of Fanny Price and her family conflict, self-discovery and romance in the Bertram family household. Composer Jonathan Dove and Librettist Alasdair Middleton will be attending the premiere. Howard L. Schrott Center for the Arts, 610 W. 46th St., $25-$75, indyopera.org

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9 p.m IndyProv and Angel Burlesque will be teaming up to present the best of both worlds off the cuff (well ... off the clothes?).

Theatre on the Square, 627 Massachusetts Ave., $15, 18+ should know is how the broadway star cut her teeth as a singer. She will be singing a jazz tribute to David Bowie, one of her iconic influences as a young artist. Stay tuned to NUVO arts for a conversation with her about her career, activism and of course jazz music. The Cabaret at The Columbia Club, 121 Monument Circle, Ste. 516, 275-1169, $35-75, thecabaret.org

killers in the U.S. was known for terrorizing the World’s Fair, even going as far as building a hotel with the intention of murder. Two of his last victims’ remains were found in Irvington later after his capture. Historic Irvington Lodge, 5500 E. Washington St., $20, qartistry.org

Trevor Noah 7:30 p.m. This talk show host is new to the scene, but has already received noteworthy success. Noah is a South African comedian, television and radio host, and actor. He has since started hosting the The Daily Show, filling the shoes of Jon Stewart. He began on the show as a regular contributor and eventually took over for Stewart. Noah got his start as a South African soap opera star. Let’s see if he lets loose any wild tweets before his show in Indy. We won’t be mad if it’s a well-timed jab or two at Pence. Just saying.

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Alonzo King Lines Ballet 8 p.m. Alonzo King’s latest work, inspired by animal “soundscapes” by famed bio-acoustician Dr. Bernie Krause, will be performed in Carmel. Bernie Krause has been known for collaborations with musical giants like The Doors, The Byrds, Stevie Wonder, and for dozens of Hollywood films including Rosemary’s Baby, Castaway, and Apocalypse Now. You know, just a few small things. Krause describes his collaboration with Alonzo King Lines Ballet as an opportunity to “explore the sonic intersection between natural soundscapes and their profound inspiration of human music and dance.”

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Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts, 1 Center Green (Carmel), 924-6770, prices vary

Murat Theatre at Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St., 231-0000, $35-49.50

APRIL First Friday: Tristan Thompson & Jeff Jeffries 6-11 p.m. We wrote about Jeff Jeffries, a local artist and teacher at the Indianapolis Art Center, when he taught an art class to youth who were awaiting trial in the juvenile courts. The Indianapolis Art Center was approached by the Marion County Sheriff’s Department asking them to help facilitate an art class of some kind. The department noted that inmates were using the walls of their cells, bedsheets and just about everything else as a canvas. Since the Art Center has a strong focus on classes with children, they decided to target

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UndieProv See Best Bet info box, above

White City Murder Various times Q Artistry’s new musical, White City Murder, will star Claire Wilcher and Ben Asaykwee. The musical follows the life of H. H. Holmes through the eyes of the Chicago World’s Fair. H.H. Holmes, one of the first documented serial

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Do317 Lounge, 1043 Virginia Ave. #215, FREE

James Wille Faust: Color Meditations 6-11 p.m. Faust, known for his vibrant colorful works, will be debuting an entirely new body of work at iMOCA.

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iMOCA - Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art, 1043 Virginia Ave., FREE

Amy Pleasant Amy Pleasant will be featured in a solo exhibit of her drawings and paintings. According to iMOCA curator Paula Katz, “Pleasant is known for her simplified, cartoon-like forms and figures, often depicted using a limited monochromatic palette.” She is also a 2015 Joan Mitchell Foundation fellow.

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iMOCA at CityWay, 216 E. South St., 457-5445, FREE

In the Mood 2 & 7 p.m. Now pushing into the 22nd season, In the Mood has toured across the U.S. and around the world (including 2 sold out tours of Australia) as a celebration of American popular music. The show highlights the In the Mood Singers & Dancers, the String of Pearls big band orchestra, costumes, choreography, singers, dancers and a live big band. You will hear songs like “Tuxedo Junction”, “Sing, Sing, Sing”, “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” and of course “In the Mood.”

Know No Stranger: The Musical 8 p.m. In April, Know No Stranger will debut an original full-length musical at the IMA as part of the 2016 Butler ArtsFest. The show has Know No Stranger written all over it. The show will have traditional musical theater, puppets, monsters, magic, and legend – all within the context of a workplace comedy.

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Tobias (Toby) Theater at the IMA, Indianapolis Museum of Art, 4000 Michigan Road, 920-2660, $15 members, $20 public

Wriggling Out of a Straightjacket: Writing Within Constraints

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the juvenile pretrial boys as a starting point. By April Insider Art began. “Teaching these guys is a really fulfilling challenge,” says Jeffries. “For whatever reason they’ve ended up there, they’re still just kids.” For first Friday he and Tristan Thompson will have a joint show in the upper Attic room at the Murphy center.

1-4 p.m. The class will sample techniques such as collage, patchwork, and erasure to help writers rethink authorship. The session will also allow writers to tap into creativity even when constructing texts out of other works. In the workshop exercises will include strategies for borrowing text, reconfiguring it, and reinvigorating “the spirit of play.”

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Indiana Writers Center, 812 E. 67th St., $57 nonmembers, $39 members, $33 student members/teacher members/senior members/ military members, 255-0710

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Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts, 355 City Center Dr. (Carmel), 843-3800, prices vary

The Divas of Drag 9 p.m. Just to name drop a few, the tour will include: Latrice Royale, Alyssa Edwards, Trixie Mattel, Mimi Imfurst, Milk, Jujubee, Yara Sofia, Kennedy Davenport, Laganja Estranja, Gia Gunn, Mystique Summers, Roxxxy Andrews, Stacy Layne Matthews, Tatianna, Penny Tration, Vicky Vox and Wendy Ho. Do we really need to go on?

The Book of Mormon Times vary The masterminds behind South Park outdid themselves and it shows through the 65th Tony awards. The Book of Mormon received 14 nominations, the most of any production. The story follows two Mormon missionaries in a remote Ugandan village. The two are challenged by the uninterested locals, AIDS, famine and the oppression of a warlord. Book, lyrics and music by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone.

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Murat Theatre at Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St., 231-0000, prices vary

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Egyptian Room at Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St., 231-0000, $30-85

Tommy Johnagin Various times Johnagin is an autobiographical comedian who draws from his own narrative to split your sides. In 2007 Tommy was invited to the prestigious Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal, Canada where he was the highest reviewed “New Face.” He has also appeared at Comedy Central’s South Beach Comedy Festival.

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Crackers Comedy Club, 6281 N. College Ave., 631-3536, $12.50-22.50

Christamore House Guild’s 36th Annual Book & Author Luncheon 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The 36th Annual Christamore House Guild’s Book & Author Luncheon will host six authors who will speak and sign copies of their books. All proceeds from the event support the Frances Carter Coburn Scholarship Fund as well as other educational programs offered through the Christamore House of Indianapolis.

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Indiana Roof Ballroom, 140 W. Washington St., 696-1443, $85

[Jer]onimo! 8-10 p.m. The Indianapolis Men’s Chorus is bringing out the red carpet with a tribute to three legends of Broadway: composer Jerome Kern, composer Jerry Herman, and director-producer-choreographer Jerome Robbins. The classic Broadway song and dance hits from Showboat, Hello

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Dolly!, Mame, La Cage aux Folles, West Side Story, Gypsy. All in fabulous attire, of course.

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Marian University, 3200 Cold Spring Road, 969-7464, $25

ICC: 30th Anniversary Concert See Best Bet info box, P.34

Night of Vonnegut featuring Steve Almond 6-10 p.m. It’s a Vonnegut party. What more do you need? The Vonnegut Library at the beautiful History Center will host an evening with authors, essayists, self-publishing advocates and one half of the Dear Sugar radio show Steve Almond. Two Shortridge High School students will also receive the Vonnegut Writing award and scholarship. The ticket includes dinner, drinks and a silent auction.

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ICC: 30th Anniversary Concert 3-4:30 & 7-8:30 p.m. The Indianapolis Children’s Choir will celebrate 30 years of excellence in artistry and music education with this event. One of the highlights will be founder and artistic director, Henry Leck, “passes the baton” to assistant artistic director Joshua Pedde. Because of the gravity of this event the choir will perform and each piece in the concert will be the premiere of a newly-written work honoring the ICC. Also noteworthy will be the premiere of a piece composed by Dan Forrest for the ICC, with the Chicago Arts Orchestra’s Javier José Mendoza.

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Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, 450 W. Ohio St., 502-5687, $100

MAY IMA Artist Designed Mini-Golf One of the most highly anticipated installations this year, the IMA Mini Golf blends art and architecture from local artists and designers. The 18-hole mini golf course will be set in the 100 Acres. Artists have already started on their designs of original holes inspired by the history and landmarks of Indiana coinciding with the state’s bicentennial celebration.

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Clowes Memorial Hall, 4602 Sunset Ave., 940-9640, $15-18

Indianapolis Museum of Art, 4000 Michigan Road, 920-2660

First Friday: Brian Presnell, Heather Mathis & No Bad Ideas 6-11 p.m. Brian Presnell’s art and work is already in your favorite bars. Between The Hi-Fi, Twenty Tap and pieces in Eat & Drink, he has left his mark on Indy. The local furniture designer recently moved his studio to Circle City Industrial Complex to join the fabricators and makers that are rapidly filling up. The show at The Attic will also showcase work from Heather Mathis & No Bad Ideas.

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Do317 Lounge, 1043 Virginia Ave. #215, FREE

The Merry Wives of Windsor One of the most English of Shakespeare’s comedies seems more like a madcap episode of I Love Lucy. The story follows a drunken lecher (laced with his own ego) two merchant’s wives with a knack for revenge and a love-sick ingénue plagued by insufferable suitors.

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IndyFringe Basile Theatre, 719 E. St. Clair St., prices vary

Indianapolis Men’s Chorus Cabaret Club 8-10 p.m. For the fifth-annual cabaret, Indianapolis Men’s Chorus soloists and small groups will be interpreting a mix of jazz, musical theater, and American songbook

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selections. Admission includes dessert bar nightcap. Bewer and wine cash bar will be available. Indiana Landmarks Center, 1201 Central Ave., 969-7464, $35

Assassins Assassins shows the lives of nine people who assassinated or tried to assassinate the president of the United States. From John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald, writers Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman use these characters to tell the dark side of American life. The narrative comes from different historical periods as the characters cross paths.

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Buck Creek Players, 11150 Southeastern Ave., 862-2270, $20

Crescendo 7:30-9:30 p.m. A co-presentation of Indianapolis Opera and the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra will include a concert of opera, Broadway, and symphonic pops. Featured artists included 2015 Opera News rising star and former Indianapolis Opera residentartist mezzo-soprano Emily Fons.

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White River State Park, 801 W. Washington St., 283-3531, FREE

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FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

This coming spring is going to be a bountiful season for local film events. From student film showcases to a festival of “mountain films” to screenings of old classics, there is something for everyone — casual moviegoers and film fanatics alike.

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ECLECTIC FESTIVALS

Speedy (with the ICO) ...................... 36 Queer Disorientations: A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 at IU..........................38

The Banff Mountain Film Festival.......38 The MiddleCoast Film Festival ............... 38

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IU Latina Film Festival and Conference................................. 38 The Italian Film Festival and Conference: Franco Maresco.....38

This spring, there are three movie theaters in particular that you should frequent—the Historic Artcraft Theatre, the Toby Theater at the IMA and IU Cinema. Listed below are some of the best films and events coming to these movie palaces, all of which are slices of heaven for hardcore cinephiles.

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Cereal Cinema: The Land Before Time .......... 36 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade ................ 36

IMA As clichéd as this sounds, the IMA really is offering fun for the whole family this spring. From a silent comedy to an animated adventure and an action thriller starring Chuck Norris, this season’s selection of films has something for everyone. Indianapolis Museum of Art, 4000 Michigan Road, imamuseum.org

Best of the Heartland Film Festival Four of last year’s Heartland Film Festival entries over two nights at a gorgeous, historic theater? That’s tough to beat. From a comedy about a Wall Street broker turned waffle-maker to a documentary portrait of Bloomington’s Little 500 bike race, it’s a diverse, fun selection of films.

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Speedy (with the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra)

$6 for individual screenings

7 p.m. The last event in the Winter Nights Film Series, the screening of this classic silent comedy will feature live musical accompaniment courtesy of the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra. It’s a fitting swan song for this year’s Winter Nights series given the fact that this was comedian Harold Lloyd’s last silent film to be released in theaters.

The Nutty Professor

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The Toby Theater, $30 adults, $12 students

B-Movie Bingo: Invasion U.S.A. 8 p.m. Born at the Hollywood Theater in Portland and now franchised to the IMA, B-Movie Bingo makes an interactive game out of the most awesome movie clichés ever committed to celluloid. To play, the audience grabs a bingo card and looks to fill squares like “Long Boring Scene or Male Ponytail” while watching some of the worst/best movies of all time. This month’s film is clearly one of the best of all time because it stars Chuck Norris. In Invasion U.S.A., the action hero plays a one-man army who takes on Soviet terrorists. Need we say more?

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The Toby Theater, $9 public, $5 members

Cereal Cinema: The Land Before Time 10 a.m. Created by the Indy Film Fest, this monthly event offers the breakfast of champions — cereal and a movie! Tickets are just $5, and they include admission to the film as well as the cereal buffet, which opens before each film at 9:30 a.m. This month’s film is the animated classic The Land Before Time, which follows an orphaned brontosaurus named Littlefoot as he joins other dinosaurs in search of the legendary Great Valley.

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DeBoest Lecture Hall, $5, free for children three and under

HISTORIC ARTCRAFT THEATER This theater shows older films that you can probably find at your local library — or Netflix for those tech-savvy folks out there. But why sit at home when you can witness movie magic in all its glory on the big screen. Listed on the Indiana State Register of Historic Places, the beautiful Artcraft Theatre is every movie geek’s paradise. This spring’s selection of films at the movie palace is rock-solid.

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57 N. Main St. (Franklin), historicartcrafttheatre.org

2 & 7:30 p.m. Comic legend Jerry Lewis stars as a nerdy professor who develops a potion that temporarily turns him into a handsome playboy. Of course, hilarity ensues.

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$5 adult, $4 senior/student, $3 kids 12 and under

A League of Their Own See Best Bet info box, right

A League of Their Own

The Wizard of Oz

2 & 7:30 p.m. Partially shot in Indiana, this charming, star-studded comedy tells a fictionalized account of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League from the ’40s. It’s worth watching just to see Madonna hit a homerun and to hear Tom Hanks yell, “There’s no crying in baseball!”

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2 and 7:30 p.m. You know the story: A Kansas girl gets swept up by a tornado and taken to the magical land of Oz, where the black-and-white drama transforms into a Technicolor adventure.

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Historic Artcraft Theater, $5 adult, $4 senior/student, $3 kids 12 and under

$5 adult, $4 senior/student, $3 kids 12 and under

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade This is the best Indiana Jones film in my book — mostly for the fact that it stars Harrison Ford and Sean Connery as father and son. Can you imagine better casting? This hilarious, thrilling adventure finds them on a quest for the Holy Grail. It’s a shining example of director Steven Spielberg at the peak of his powers. This film is pure movie magic.

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$5 adult, $4 senior/student, $3 kids 12 and under

Professor in the School of Informatics and Computing. The screening of the film is sponsored by the IU Center of Excellence for Women in Technology (CEWiT) and the School of Informatics. Filmmaker Robin Hauser Reynolds is scheduled to be present. Free but ticketed

Prismatic Music: The Short Films of Joseph Bernard (1978-85)

IU Cinema, 1213 E. 7th St. (Bloomington), cinema.indiana.edu

Lecture at 3 p.m.; Screening at 6:30 p.m. Since the ’70s, painter and filmmaker Joseph Bernard has made over 100 silent Super 8 films. IU Cinema will feature 12 of those films, curated by Bernard himself. Experimental, audacious and autobiographical, his films “work to radically expand our understanding of cinema as an expressive form.” Before the screening at 6:30 p.m., Bernard will speak at 3 as part of IU Cinema’s Jorgensen’s Guest Filmmaker Lecture Series. This lecture will be in the form of an extended on-stage interview.

CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap

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IU CINEMA From anime to experimental short films to slasher flicks and beyond, IU Cinema is offering an eclectic slew of cinematic experiences this spring. Listed below are just a few of the several film screenings and events it has to offer. Many of them are free!

7 p.m. An exploration of the gender gap in software engineering, this film was named Best Documentary Feature at the 2015 Rhode Island International Film Festival and Audience Favorite at 2015 Mill Valley Film Festival. CODE explains the “digital divide” in the software industry through insightful interviews, including one with Indiana University’s own Nathan Ensmenger, Associate

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By Blood: A Documentary Film 7 p.m. This harrowing documentary follows the conflict that started when the American government attempted to

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“civilize” the Cherokee and Seminole Nations through African slave labor. After the Civil War, these slaves became known as “Freedmen,” and some of them established homes within tribes that were once their prisons. Now, several decades later, the tribes are filled with disenfranchised descendants of Freedmen that find themselves excluded from certain tribal benefits. “By Blood follows them as they battle to regain their tribal citizenship, manifesting a broader conflict about race, identity, and the sovereign rights of indigenous people,” IU Cinema states. This screening is sponsored by the Native American and Indigenous Studies program, the departments of American Studies and History, First Nations and Educational and Cultural Center, Black Film Center/Archive and the Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Multicultural Affairs. Filmmakers Marcos Barbery and Sam Russell are scheduled to attend. Free but ticketed

Midwest Independence: Kris Swanberg Praised for her “naturalistic” films, which often feature non-actors, Kris Swanberg is rising through the ranks of the indie film community. Her latest film Unexpected premiered in competition at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. Leading up to her lecture at IU Cinema, the theater will screen Swanberg’s second film — the motherhood drama Empire Builder — on Mar. 24 at 7 p.m.

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A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge 9:30 p.m. This isn’t just a fun slasher flick; it’s also a landmark film in queer cinema. (IU Cinema is showing the film as part of its “Queer Disorientations” series.) Unlike most movies in the slasher genre, this one revolves around a teenage boy, and it follows him as he wrestles with his sexual identity. Of course, he is forced to confront the dream-stalker Freddy Krueger as well. “Through tensions between dreams and reality, masculinity and victimhood, and pleasure and pain, Nightmare 2 works to destabilize notions of what popular horror cinema can and should be,” IU Cinema states. Alex Swanson, a Ph.D. candidate in Cinema and Media Studies in The Media School at IU, will introduce the screening.

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Swanberg will speak the next day at 3 p.m., followed by a screening of the inner-city pregnancy comedy Unexpected at 6:30. Be sure to stick around until 9:30 when Swanberg will present one of her favorite films — the 1953 coming-of-age drama Little Fugitive. Swanberg’s lecture is free; the screenings of Empire Builder and Unexpected are free but ticketed; and tickets for Little Fugitive are $3.

Akira 7 p.m. Japanese animation at its finest, this futuristic fantasy follows a teenager as he develops telekinetic powers that could destroy Tokyo — and the rest of the world. The animation is vivid and thrilling; the apocalyptic story will haunt you long after you leave the theater. Akira is well worth seeing on the big screen.

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Intersectionality: IU Latina Film Festival and Conference Several scholars and filmmakers will be in attendance for the third annual celebration of Latina cinema, which will showcase the “innovative acting and directing of women in documentaries, shorts and feature length films.” Among other important topics, this year’s selection explores immigration, gender, sexuality, social class and ethnicity issues. The festival will show 11 films over three

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days, including Michelle Rodriguez’s breakout film, Girlfight, in which she stars as a troubled boxer from Brooklyn. All screenings are free but ticketed

Italian Film Festival and Conference: Franco Maresco Presented by IU’s Department of French and Italian, this is the seventh annual film symposium on new trends in contemporary Italian cinema. Filmmaker Franco Maresco will present four of his films, all of which explore eccentric Italian men on the fringes of society — mafia bosses, jazz musicians, actors and filmmakers.

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Spring 2016 Student Film Showcase 7 p.m. This eclectic selection of student work is curated from projects produced in the Departments of Communication and Culture, Telecommunications, School of Fine Arts and School of Journalism. The program list will be posted as details are finalized.

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7 p.m. Come see what you missed from last summer’s MiddleCoast Film Festival,

which is now entering its third year as an international fest. Comprised of audience favorites and juried panel winners, this program features short films from Germany, Japan, South Korea, Canada and the U.S. And they cover a wide range of subjects, from time travel to midlife crises. Free but ticketed

BLOOMINGTON Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour Mar. 26, 7 p.m.; Mar. 27, 5 p.m. This fest showcases films that truly demand to be seen on the big screen — films that explore life in the mountains. This is the 14th year that IU Outdoor Adventures has brought this festival to Bloomington. Following “intense expeditions into exotic landscapes,” these films are bound to stun even casual moviegoers. Each night of the fest will bring a new set of adventurous films. The most prestigious mountain festival in the world, the Banff Mountain Film Festival is celebrating its 40th year with this world tour.

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Even though the Indy 500 began in 1911, time off during two world wars backed up the 100th Anniversary of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing until this year. The race — and all its attendant pomp, circumstance, ceremony and yes, debauchery — will be off the charts when it comes to the hype-o-meter. Yours truly is cool with that. Yours truly is a race fan. Other anniversaries this May include the third running of the Indy Grand Prix and the 40th — can you believe it? — birthday of the 500 Festival Mini Marathon. But lest you think we only cover sports that lean primarily on pure speed, we’ve got the end of hoops season and the beginning of baseball season covered. Yep, it’s almost time to put away the heavy coat, shell out for a dog and a beer and watch the Boys of Summer at Victory Field. The Women of Roller Derby are also in action, the Pacers’ season rolls on, the Fever crank up, soccer returns when the days get longer and there’s even a little stick-andpuck left before the month of May.

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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Indiana One game left before the tourney. Assembly Hall, 1001 E. 17th St., IU Bloomington, prices vary, iuhoosiers.com March 6, 4:30 p.m. V. Maryland

Butler Hinkle Fieldhouse, 510 W. 49th St., Butler University, prices vary, butlersports.com March 2, 8:30 p.m. V. Seton Hall March 5, 2:30 pm. V. Marquette

The Big Ten Tournament Times vary. Where else should this tourney be played but Indianapolis? Where? ELSE? The other great part of this: There’s a downtown bar assigned to each team so that Hawkeyes can get hammered with other Hawkeyes and Buckeyes can yell stupid things at other Buckeyes.

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BOY’S HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Go watch Hoosiers. Then get back to us. OK, now that you’ve done that: the official website is IHSAA.org, but John Harell’s websites for the teams and matchups seem quite a bit more intuitive: indianahsbasketball.homestead. com is the URL. High school hoops is now split into four classes (that’s way different from the movie, now, mind you) since there are — deep breath — 403 schools vying for those championship spots in the boys’ game.

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MEN’S PRO BASKETBALL Indiana Pacers Back at the beginning of the season, we asked “Flava” Dave Searle, half of NUVO’s “Miller Time Podcast” and hoops ’spert ’straordinaire to predict the way the season would play out. Now PRESENT DAVE gets to analyze PAST DAVE’s predictions now that he’s become FUTURE DAVE. Or something. PAST DAVE said:

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16 season, only Larry Bird can see the schooner in the visual chaos. Does that sound pessimistic? It isn’t! The chaos of the roster brings uncertainty, and uncertainty is fun! What are the lineups going to be? What kind of wacky plays will they run? Will these small lineups scramble around like Keystone Avenue Cops, or will they be a fine-tuned fast break machine? PAST DAVE then went on to ask Three Burning Questions:

• Will rookie Myles Turner be some kind of funky Sam Perkins/Roy Hibbert love child? A center who can shoot threes AND serve as an elite rim protector is a combination of skills we’ve never quite witnessed in the NBA to this point. Will that be too weird to work on an NBA court, much like the indefensible “sleeved jerseys” Adidas tried to make happen? Or will he be a revelation, like a mascot jumping on a trampoline to execute comically exaggerated dunks at halftime? PRESENT DAVE answers: Myles Turner has (surprisingly) only attempted two shots from deep all season. However, his midrange jumper is already stretching defenses. Playing the 4 next to Ian Mahinmi, he might end up more like David West/Hibbert hybrid. Sorry Big Smoove, you are not the father.

• Paul George will apparently be Indiana’s starting power forward. Will he be a billionaire’s version of Draymond Green, or will old-school bruisers like Zach Randolph reduce him to a thinly-pounded breaded tenderloin patty by the All-Star break? PRESENT DAVE answers: Neither. After tangling with Anthony Davis in the first preseason game, Paul George lodged a complaint about playing Power Forward to the media. He was immediately switched back to Small Forward. To paraphrase an old saying: Happy Superstar, Happy Life.

• New Pacer Monta Ellis was brilliant as a young player, attacking the rim with the frenzy of a Hoosier scraping the ice off of a frozen car windshield via a credit card. These days Monta is much more likely to pull up for a lazy jumper, evoking the image of an old-timer on a porch barely mustering enough energy in the humid heat to wave a flyswatter at a passing stranger. Young Monta can help Indiana win in the playoffs. Old Monta might shoot the Pacers into the lottery. PRESENT DAVE answers: fifty five percent of Monta Ellis’s shots from the field have been pull-up jumpers, an increase over last year. The Pacers are only 1.5 games out of the lottery as of this writing. Looks like Ellis can legally claim his senior citizen’s discount at Grey Brothers Cafeteria. Remaining home games follow. The schedule

All games at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, One Bankers Life Ct., 125 S. Pennsylvania St., 917-2500, prices vary, pacers.com March 7, 7 p.m. V. San Antonio Spurs March 15, 7 p.m. V. Boston Celtics March 17, 7 p.m. V. Toronto Raptors March 19, 7 p.m. V. OKC Thunder March 21, 7 p.m. V. Philadelphia 76ers March 24, 7 p.m. V. New Orleans Pelicans March 27, 6 p.m. V. Houston Rockets March 29, 7 p.m. V. Chicago Bulls March 31, 7 p.m. V. Orlando Magic April 6, 7 p.m. V. Cleveland Cavaliers April 10, 6 p.m. V. Brooklyn Nets April 12, 7 p.m. V. NY Knicks

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All home games at Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Indiana State Fairgrounds, 1202 E. 38th St., 925-FUEL, $14-44, indyfuelhockey.com March 4, 7:35 p.m. V. Utah Grizzlies March 5, 7:35 p.m. V. Cincinnati Cyclones March 11, 7:35 p.m. V. Evansville Icemen March 13, 3:05 p.m. V. Cincinnati Cyclones March 17, 3:05 p.m. V. Toledo Walleye March 19, 7:35 pm. V. Brampton Beast March 24, 7:05 p.m. V. Cincinnati Cyclones March 25, 7:35 p.m. V. Cincinnati Cyclones

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The Fuel — a farm club for the Stanley-CupChampion Chicago Blackhawks — are REALLY trying to mimic the ’Hawk’s fan experience. The anthem singer is a classically-trained vocalist just like the NHL squad’s and the team pumps up “Chelsea Dagger” every time the Fuel scores. They’re a part of the ECHL, an AA league (one

Times vary. Indy plays host to the women’s championship this season. (The dudes have to go to Houston. YAWN.) The D1 semis take place on April 3, the D2 and 3 finals are played on April 4 and the End of the Women’s Big Dance happens April 5. It’s the third time Indianpolis has hosted the D1

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The NRG’s roster is split into three teams divided along skill levels: the Tornado Sirens, the Warning Belles and the Third Alarm. With nicknames like Dora the Destroyer, Maiden America, Deadie Page, Eve Anne Hellical, Peyton Slamming and — our favorite moniker — Trudy Bauchery, one might think this is just some kind of novelty act decked out in helmets, skates and ripped fishnets. Think again. This is a legit athletic contest, combining flat out skating speed with strategy and the kind of body-checking you might find in hockey. It’s tough, it’s physical and it’s very, very exciting. Another thing to remember: This is an amateur sport, played for the love of the game. The team’s a member of the Women’s Flat Rack Derby Association (yep, there’s a sanctioning body) and the events are family friendly, but loud — caution to those with kids who are scared of big rackets. Indiana State Fairgrounds, 1202 E. 38th St., $10-15, military members $8, kids six and under FREE, naptownrollergirls.com. See schedule on P.42.

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Indianapolis Indians APR SEP Indy’s AAA affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates 14 - 3 saw a major-league exhibition matchup sell out quicker than an MLB fastball. After the Bucs play the Reds on April 2, the Indians get down to the business of summer with a promotion for every day of the week — and that’s how we’ve broken down the schedule. The Indians offer tremendous budget seats on the lawn — bring your kids, bring your coolers! Reserved seats are always reasonable, but if you’re really looking to splurge, you can buy a seat near the left-field bar in what’s called The Cove. The ticket includes a voucher for eats and drinks and wait service. Keep your eyes on the field, though — the left-field line sees its share of fouled drives that can come into the stands at high velocities. Oh, and did we mention that Victory Field is still one of the most stunning ballyards in the States? Victory Field, 501 W. Maryland St., 269-3545, prices vary, indyindians.com. See promotions schedule below.

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PROMOTIONS OF NOTE:

Monday Dollar Menu Hey, cheapskates! Monday home stands mean hot dogs, peanuts, Cape Cod Potato Chips, Cracker Jack and popcorn are available for just $1 each. All games at 7:05 p.m. unless otherwise noted. April 18 V. Toledo Mud Hens May 2 V. Durham Bulls May 16 V. Columbus Clippers May 30 V. Rochester Red Wings, 6:05 p.m. June 27 V. Gwinnett Braves July 18 V. Lehigh Valley Ironpigs Aug. 8 V. Toledo Mud Hens Aug. 15 V. Louisville Bats Aug 22 V. Columbus Clippers Aug 29 V. Toledo Mud Hens

Two-for-One Tuesdays The catch here is that you’ve got to go to McAlister’s Deli to get the voucher — but then the promo is pretty straightforward: Buy one ticket, get a second free. All games at 7:05 p.m. unless otherwise noted. April 19 V. Toledo Mud Hens, 11:05 a.m. May 3 V. Durham Bulls May 17 V. Columbus Clippers, 11:05 a.m. May 31 V. Rochester Red Wings June 14 V. Pawtucket Red Sox June 28 V. Gwinnett Braces July 5 V. Louisville Bats July 19 V. Lehigh Valley Ironpigs Aug. 16 V. Louisville Bats Aug. 23 V. Columbus Clippers Aug. 30 V. Toledo Mud Hens

Working Lunch Wednesdays Matinee weekday baseball! Take a client! Or, y’know, just play hooky for the afternoon. First pitch for all of these is 1:35 p.m. April 20 V. Toledo Mud Hens May 18 V. Columbus Clippers June 1 V. Rochester Red Wings June 15 V. Pawtucket Red Sox June 29 V. Gwinnett Braces July 6 V. Louisville Bats July 20 V. Lehigh Valley Ironpigs Aug. 17 V. Louisville Bats Aug. 24 V. Columbus Clippers Aug. 31 V. Toledo Mud Hens

Craft Beer Thursdays Mmmm, beer— buy a Sun King, a buck goes to charity. SK’s seasonal brews will be featured each night, beers and charities TBA. All games at 7:05 p.m. April 14 V. Columbus Clippers June 2 V. Rochester Red Wings June 16 V. Pawtucket Red Sox July 7 V. Toledo Mud Hens

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July 21 V. Charlotte Knights Aug. 25 V. Toledo Mud Hens Sept. 1 V. Louisville Bats

Friday Fireworks (and the Fourth and more, too) Friday home games feature a display after the game, as does Independence Day and a few other games to boot! April 14, 7:05 p.m. V. Columbus Clippers (Opening Day), May 6, 7:15 p.m. V. Louisville Bats May 20, 7:15 p.m. V. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, May 30, 6:05 p.m. V. Rochester Red Wings (Memorial Day) June 10, 7:15 p.m. V. Syracuse Chiefs June 24, 7:15 p.m. V. Buffalo Bisons July 4, 6:05 p.m. V. Louisville Bats (Independence Day) July 8, 7:15 p.m. V. Toledo Mud Hens July 22, 7:15 p.m. V. Charlotte Knights July 29, 7:15 p.m. V. Norfolk Tides Aug. 5, 7:15 p.m. V. Toledo Mud Hens Aug. 26, 7:15 p.m. V. Louisville Bats Sept. 2, 7:15 p.m. V. Louisville Bats Sept. 3, 6:05 p.m. V. Louisville Bats (Home finale)

Signature Saturdays It’s just what it implies. The Indians’ website says: “Autograph sessions include players from the Tribe, former Major League greats and exciting entertainers. Fans will also have the chance to meet some of their favorite characters and catch performances by some of the top sports entertainers & mascots in the country.” All games begin at 7:05 p.m. April 16 V. Columbus Clippers, celeb TBD April 30 V. Norfolk Tides, celeb TBD May 7 V. Louisville Bats, Joe Morgan autographs May 21 V. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, celeb TBD

June 11 V. Syracuse Chiefs, Billy Williams autographs June 25 V. Buffalo Bisons, celeb TBD July 23 V. Charlotte Knights, Star Wars characters appearance July 30 V. Norfolk Tides, David Eckstein autographs Aug. 6 V. Toledo Mud Hens, celeb TBD

Kids Eat Free Sundays OK, it’s not alliterative, but who cares? Kids 14 and under get a red hot, a bag of chips and bottled water. First pitch on Sundays is 1:35 p.m. across the board. April 17 V. Columbus Clippers May 1 V. Norfolk Tides May 8 V. Louisville Bats May 22 V. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders June 12 V. Syracuse Chiefs June 26 V. Buffalo Bisons July 24 V. Charlotte Knights July 31 V. Norfolk Tides Aug. 7 V. Toledo Mud Hens

PRO SOCCER Indy Eleven Indy’s love affair with soccer continues, and so does NUVO’s — our engagement editor, Brian Weiss, has been penning personality profiles of the players that run both in the pages and online editions of NUVO and in the Eleven’s game-day programs. Here’s all the home games in the 2016 Regular season — Spring and Fall. All games start at 7:30, p.m., Michael A. Carroll Stadium at IUPUI, 1001 W. New York St., prices vary, indyeleven.com April 9 V. Ottawa Fury FC April 16 V. New York Cosmos

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July 9 V. Minnesota United FC July 13 V. Fort Lauderdale Strikers July 23 V. FC Edmonton Aug. 3 V. Jacksonville Armada FC Aug. 6 V. Ottawa Fury FC Aug. 13 V. Rayo OKC Sept. 3 V. Tampa Bay Rowdies Sept. 17 V. Miami FC Sept. 24 V. New York Cosmos Oct. 15 V. Carolina Railhawks Oct. 22 V. Puerto Rico FC

INDYCAR RACING Grand Prix of Indianapolis Simon Pagenaud won the inaugural running and Will Power took checkered in 2015 in this “2.439-mile, 14-turn road course [that] incorporates portions of Turns 1 and 2 and the front straight of the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval … the remainder of the circuit is within the infield, allowing for great spectator viewing,” says the IMS official site.

May 12 Gates open at 8 a.m., practice begins at 10 a.m., $10 May 13 Gates open at 8 a.m., practice begins at 10 a.m., quals TBD, $20

Grand Prix of Indianapolis May 14 $25 and up. Schedule as follows: 8 a.m. Gates open 10:30 am. USF2000 Race 12:15 p.m. Pro Mazda Race 01:25 p.m. Indy Lights Race 03:30 p.m. Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis

The 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 This year for the 100th anniversary of the Greatest Spectacle in Goddamn Everything, your pals at NUVO are cooking up a serious issue loaded with both fan-geek factoids and the weirdest tidbits of 500 lore we can get our skulls around. To wit: • Did you know that if all of the Indy Dogs served during the Indianapolis 500 were laid end-to-end, they would circle the 2.5mile IMS oval more than twice. Hold the ketchup, people: • Save the Heinz for the more than 7,000 pounds of Brickyard Burgers served during

the Indianapolis 500, which is equal to the weight of five IndyCars. • Speaking of ketchup (or is it catsup?): With the burgers, you get enough ten TONS of fries consumed during the race — equal to the weight of a male African elephant. BURY YOUR FACES IN SHAME, RACE FANS. • Beef and taters not your jam? More than 200 pounds of chicken tenders are served during the Indianapolis 500, which is equal to the weight of 18 Borg-Warner Trophies. • Seriously, though, some of the more badass facts connected to the Greatest Spectacle include: • IndyCar drivers on an oval endure G-forces equal to nearly four times the weight of gravity while going through a turn — that’s roughly the same G-force an astronaut would feel in a space shuttle leaving the launch pad at Cape Canaveral. In the straights? • At 220 mph, an IndyCar is covering slightly more than the length of a football field every single second.

PRACTICE, QUALS AND MORE (Kids 12 and under are free for most events — check indianapolismotorspeedway.com)

Practice May 16-20 and 23 10 a.m. gates open, noon practice begins, $15

Quals Day 1: May 21 7 a.m. gates open, 6:00 p.m. gates close, $20

Pole Day May 22 7 a.m. gates open, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. quals, 5-6 p.m. Fast Nine, $20

Indy Lights Freedom 100 May 26 8 a.m. gates open, 9 a.m.-12 noon practice, 1:15-2:30 p.m. quals, $10

Miller Lite Carb Day May 27 11 a.m.-12 noon final practice, 12:30 p.m. Indy Lights Freedom 100, 1:30 p.m. Pit Stop contest, 3:30 p.m. NAAA NA, NA NAAA NA $30

Legends Day May 28 8 a.m. gates open, 9 a.m. full field autograph session, 11 a.m. public drivers meeting, $10

THE NIGHT BEFORE THE 500: May 28, sunset - May 29, dawn. HEED THE WORDS OF ROY HOBBSON, CITIZEN! “Thinking of parking in the Coke Lot on Sunday morning, are you? Or maybe the fabled North 40 Lot? Some other lot, perhaps? No matter. They’re all reasonably similar. And by that I mean each will resemble the aftermath of the Battle at Antietam — provided, of course, that naked Union survivors were grilling omelettes and bonging anti-freeze atop the bodies of the dead.” God help those who park in these unholy places to party the night before The Show, for Roy has described the inferno-like night terrors that

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WOMENS’ PRO BASKETBALL Indiana Fever As we went to press, Tamika Catchings and teammate Briann January were both finalists for the Brazil summer games. Beyond the Olympics, the WNBA has changed its playoff structure for the 2016 season. Get out your pencils (and your erasers) — here’s the press release from earlier this year:

NEW YORK, Jan. 28, 2016 – The WNBA Board of Governors approved changes to playoff seeding and qualification procedures as well as the postseason format, effective with the 2016 season, the WNBA announced today. The reconfigured postseason structure, featuring live telecasts by ESPN networks of every playoff and Finals game in 2016, dovetails with a new, more balanced format for the regular-season schedule.

Beginning with the WNBA’s historic 20th season, the eight teams with the highest winning percentages regardless of conference will qualify for the playoffs and be seeded based on their record. The number of playoff rounds increases from three to four. The top two seeds receive a bye to the semifinals (third round), and the third and fourth seeds receive a bye to the second round. Teams will be re-seeded after each postseason round. The first and second rounds are single elimination. In the first round, the No. 5 seed hosts the No. 8 seed and the No. 6 seed hosts the No. 7 seed. In the second round, the No. 3 seed hosts the lowest-seeded firstround winner and the No. 4 seed hosts the other first-round winner. The semifinals feature a best-of-five format, with the No. 1 overall seed playing the lowest remaining seed and the No. 2 overall seed meeting the remaining team. The No. 1 and 2 seeds will host Games 1, 2 and 5, and the lower-seeded teams will host Games 3 and 4 in their respective series. The WNBA Finals remain best-of-five and follow the same 2-2-1 format. Got that? Good. Now to the important part: Fever tickets are generally a bargain, and the crowd has a distinct college-game vibe. Home games are listed below, you’ll note the looooong break for the Olympic games. Bankers Life Fieldhouse, One Bankers Life Ct., 125 S. Pennsylvania St., 917-2500, prices vary, fever.wnba.com

June 1, 7 p.m. V. Seattle Storm June 10, 7 p.m. V. Chicago Sky June 12, 6 p.m. V. Seattle Storm June 19, 2 p.m. V. New York Liberty July 1, 7 p.m. V. San Antonio Stars July 13, 12 noon V. Connecticut Sun July 15, 7 p.m. V. Atlanta Dream July 19, 8 p.m. V. Los Angeles Sparks Aug. 27, 7 p.m. V. Washington Mystics Aug. 30, 7 p.m V. Phoenix Mercury Sept. 1, 7 p.m. V. New York Liberty Sept. 9, 7 p.m. V. Chicago Sky Sept. 16, 7 p.m. V. Minnesota Lynx Sept. 18, 4 p.m. V. Dallas Wings

RUNNING The 500 Festival Miler Series Looking to get tuned up for the Mini? Look no more. In addition to runs designed to get you in shape for the main event, participants receive: • Course support with mile markers, clocks at every mile, split timers, water and Gatorade Endurance Pit Areas and course entertainment • Post-race refreshments • ChronoTrack Bib Timing Device • Official results available following the event

Six-Miler March 5, 9 a.m.

Ten-Miler April 9, 8 a.m. Races start and end in White River State Park in front of the NCAA Hall of Champions, 700 W. Washington St., prices vary, indymini.com

The 500 Festival Mini-Marathon and 5K Wave start times vary; 5K starts at 7 a.m. The race associated with The Race is also celebrating an anniversary: This year marks the 40th running of the Mini. More than 35,000 folks make this the premiere half-marathon event in the nation. The festival says:

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The course for the Mini-Marathon begins near the intersection of Washington and West streets, heads west toward the Indianapolis Motor Speedway along Michigan Street and does a complete lap around the 2.5 mile track before heading back down New York Street to the finish line. In addition to the on-course entertainment, the “First 500” finishers get a medal and everyone gets a tech shirt, timing device, energy drinks and eats and even a beer at the end of the run for those 21 and older. Washington and West streets, prices vary, indymini.com

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The Central Indiana Biking Association (CIBA) provides a wealth of information on regular rides and events on its site. For the freelancers among us, there are tons of great paved routes around Indy — including the gorgeous Cultural Trails — and a bike share program that’s flourishing downtown. The best-known trail in Indy, of course, is the Monon, which won a Best of Indy Award from NUVO in 2014: “Take the roughly 10-and-a-half-mile Monon Trail from 10th Street north, add the five-plus miles that stretch into Carmel, mix in a pinch of Westfield north of 146th St., sprinkle with access points, parking, scenic bridges and the occasional tunnel, spice with nifty neighborhoods, shopping areas, leafy stretches of lovely green canopy and a café or brewery here and there, and you’ve got an award-winning rail-to-trail conversion. NOTE: When the weekend weather turns warm, there are walkers, inline skaters, mellow skateboarders and lots of families with little kids and dogs — this is NOT the place to be setting land speed records on your carbon-fiber racing bike.”

Tues. and Thurs., 6 p.m.; Sun. 12 noon. This amateur club hosts pickup games three times a week, weather permitting (and cold doesn’t appear to stop ’em). The club will shift games to other days in the case of really sever stuff in the forecast, so follow ’em on Facebook to see if the schedule’s been adjusted. According to the club, all you really need is a helmet, since the club has extra bikes and mallets. Back in 2012, NUVO explained how the game works: “Two teams of three people play with a street-hockey ball, which starts in the middle of the court. The very first play of the game is called the ‘joust,’ and once the ball is in play, it’s in play at all times. No one necessarily guards the goal the whole time, but there are certainly methods of offense and defense. Touching the ground with your foot is called a ‘dap,’ and you must go to the sideline and ‘tap’ back in. A game ends when a team reaches five points, or when ten minutes elapse. Person-to-person contact is legal, but players attempt to avoid mallet or bike contact. In [organizer Keith] Cruz’s words, ‘The number one rule of bike polo is, don’t be a dick.’”

CIBA’s website is cibaride.org.

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The Hoosier Mountain Biking Association’s website offers a great list of all the trails available across the state of Indiana, plus info on conditions. Close to home, a few examples of some nice flow-y stuff include Town Run Trail Park, Southwestway Park and the always lovely Fort Harrison State Park. Brown County offers exceptional rides if you’re willing to make the hour-plus jaunt: Brown County State Park, Nebo Ridge just outside Story and Hickory Ridge (beware the horses), which offers winding routes through the Hoosier National Forest. Check out hmba.org/wp/ for all the deets.

GOLF Indy’s Public Golf Courses We’d be remiss if we didn’t mention the opportunity for you, O Broke Hacker, to go out and ruin a good walk. Indy’s got over a dozen public golf courses that range from the li’l ol’ 3-par 9-hole course at Riverside Golf Academy to the Pete Dye courses at Eagle Creek and Sahm Parks. And yes, a great many are open year ’round for you to get your bogey on. (Are you picking up that we have a pretty fat handicap here at the NUVO sports desk?) Gunga lagunga! Check out indy.gov/eGov/City/DPR/Golf/Pages/ home.aspx for more deets.

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2.............Butler V. Seton Hall................................................................ 40 3.............God Save the Queen................................................................6 3.............Logic.................................................................................................6 3.............Lil Wayme, Rae Sremmurd...................................................6 4.............Avenue Q..................................................................................... 30 4 ............Cash Bash.......................................................................................6 4 ............Kacey Musgraves......................................................................6 4 ............Speedy (with the ICO)........................................................... 36 4 ............Victor Wooten.............................................................................6 4-5 ........Best of the Heartland Film Festival............................. 36 4-5 ........Stomp...............................................................................................6 5 ............500 Festival Six-Miler............................................................ 46 5 ............Beta Cell Bash..............................................................................6 5 ............Butler V. Marquette............................................................... 40 5 ............Michael Feinstein and Cheyenne Jackson..................7 5 ............Hawthorne Heights, The Ataris, Mest............................6 6 ............IU V. Maryland.......................................................................... 40 6 ............Metavari, Mike Adams at His Honest Weight............6 7 ............CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap............................... 36 7 ............Heartless Bastards, Susto.....................................................6 7 ............John McLaughlin.......................................................................6 9 ............Teen Tech Week: Makerspace Session........................ 30 10 .........Emily Wells....................................................................................7 10 .........Von Strantz...................................................................................7 10-13 ...Big Ten Tournament.............................................................. 40 11 .........Liz Janes, John Kill and The Slack......................................7 11 .........A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: ...............Freddy’s Revenge................................................................... 38 11 .........Prismatic Music: The Short Films of ...............Joseph Bernard........................................................................ 36 11 .........Vince Staples...............................................................................7 11 .........Vaadat Charigim........................................................................7 11-12....The Nutty Professor.............................................................. 36

12..........Genesis: A Steampunk Ball................................................ 30 12..........B-Movie Bingo: Invasion U.S.A......................................... 36 12-13....Brickworld Indy 2016............................................................ 30 13..........Joshua Bell and the Academy of ...............St Martin in the Fields............................................................7 16..........Titus Andronicus, Craig Finn...............................................7 17 .........Excision, Figure..........................................................................8 17..........MC Chris, Nathan Anderson................................................8 17 .........The Pink Floyd Expeience.....................................................8 17 .........Claudia Rankine...................................................................... 30 18 .........DJ Jazzy Jeff...................................................................................8 18 .........Tony Kishman..............................................................................8 18 .........Janiva Magness...........................................................................8 18 .........Star Trek: Ultimate Voyage Concert Tour.................. 31 18-19 ...Alonzo King Lines Ballet..................................................... 31 18-20 ...Mansfield Park......................................................................... 31 19 .........Tony Bennett................................................................................8 19 .........J Brookinz Beat Battle League............................................8 19 .........Undie Prov.................................................................................. 32 19-Apr.2..White City Murder................................................................. 32 20 .........Patty Griffin, Sara Watkins, Anais Mitchell.................9 22 .........By Blood: A Documentary Film....................................... 36 22 .........Indigo Girls....................................................................................8 23 .........Killswitch Engage, Memphis May Fire, ...............36 Crazyfist...................................................................................8 24 .........Boyz II Men....................................................................................8 24 .........Tortoise...........................................................................................8 24-25 ...Midwest Independence: Kris Swanberg................... 36 25 .........Nick Carter....................................................................................9 25 .........Here Come the Mummies.....................................................9 25..........Trevor Noah............................................................................... 32 25-26....Fountain Square Music Festival.................................... 11 26..........IHSAA Boy’s Basketball Finals......................................... 40 26-27....Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour................ 38

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1 ............John Cowan..................................................................................9 1 ............James Willy Faust: Color Meditations......................... 32 1 ............Grim Reaper, Savage Master, Zephaniah.................. 10 1 ............First Friday: Tristan Thompson & Jeff Jeffries......... 32 1 ............Mutemath.................................................................................. 10 1-2 ........A League of Their Own......................................................... 36 1-19 ......Amy Pleasant............................................................................ 32 2 ............Steve Allee Big Band 22nd Anniv. Celebration....... 10 2 ............Cereal Cinema: The Land Before Time........................ 36 2 ............Turbo Suit, Zoogma............................................................... 10 2-Jun 5 .Naptown Roller Girls............................................................ 41 3 ............In the Mood............................................................................... 33 3............. The Divas of Drag.................................................................. 33 3 ............Kurt Vile and the Violators, Purling Hiss................... 10 3-5 ........NCAA Women’s Final Four................................................. 41

5 ............Bombino...................................................................................... 10 7-9 ........Tommy Johnagin..................................................................... 33 7-9 ........Know No Stranger: The Musical..................................... 33 8 ............Ian Anderson performs Jethro Tull............................... 10 8 ............SFJAZZ Collective: Music of Michael Jackson.......... 10 8 ............Son Lux, Dawn of Midi......................................................... 10 9 ............500 Festival Ten-Miler........................................................... 46 9 ............Cameron carpenter............................................................... 11 9 ............CSO Plays Sports..................................................................... 10 9-Oct. 22 .Indy Eleven................................................................................ 43 9 ............The Mountain Goats............................................................. 10 9 ............Wriggling out of a Straightjacket: ...............Writing Within Constraints.............................................. 33 10 .........X Ambassadors........................................................................ 10 11 .........Joey Kneiser, Austin Lucas................................................. 10 12-13 ...Pratice and quals, Grand Prix of Indpls...................... 43 12-17 ...The Book of Mormon............................................................ 33 14 .........Grand Prix of Indianapolis................................................ 43 14-Sep. 18 .Indiana Fever............................................................................ 45 15 .........Christamore House Guild’s Book & ...............Author Luncheon................................................................... 33 15 .........Dave Rawlings Machine..................................................... 11 15-16 ...[Jer]onimo!................................................................................. 33 16 .........Yacht Rock Revue................................................................... 11 16-28 ...Month of May 500 Events.................................................. 44 18-Sep. 3 ..Indianapolis Indians............................................................. 42 21.......... Keb’ Mo’....................................................................................... 11 23 .........Mumford & Sons..................................................................... 11 23 .........The Oak Ridge Boys............................................................... 12 27 .........Tech N9ne................................................................................... 13 28 .........Dawes........................................................................................... 12 28-30 ...Infusion Music Fest............................................................... 12 29 .........100th Running of the Indy 500........................................ 45 30 .........The Contortionist................................................................... 12 30 .........ICC: 30th Anniversary Concert......................................... 34 30 .........Night of Vonnegut ft. Steve Almond........................... 33

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REPEATING ONGOING Ancient Seas...................................................................... 28 ONGOING Freedom: A History of Us........................................... 28 EVERY WEDNESDAY The Great Indiana Mic-Off .................. 28 EVERY WEDNESDAY MAY-OCT. Original Farmers Market.............................................................. 26 EVERY SATURDAY MAY-NOV. 21 Broad Ripple Farmers Market................................................... 26 EVERY SUNDAY JCC Farmers Market.......................................... 26 FIRST MONDAYS Indy Word Lab.................................................... 28 FIRST SUNDAYS Going … Going … Gone .................................... 28

FREE EVENTS NOTE: Some free events may be ticketed! ONGOING Freedom: A History of Us........................................... 28 FIRST MONDAYS Indy Word Lab.................................................... 28 FIRST FRIDAYS Back to the Future..................................................6 MARCH NOW-March 25 .....Quincy Owens, Luke Crawley.................. 30 NOW-Dec. 31...........Indiana History Club: .......................................How We All Save History............................ 30 7.............CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap............................... 36 9.............Teen Tech Week: Makerspace Session........................ 30 10..........Von Strantz...................................................................................7 11..........Prismatic Music: The Short Films ...............of Joseph Bernard.................................................................. 36 11..........A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: ...............Freddy’s Revenge................................................................... 38 22 .........By Blood: A Documentary Film....................................... 36 24-25 ...Midwest Independence: Kris Swanberg................... 36 APRIL 1.............James Willy Faust: Color Meditations......................... 32 1.............First Friday: Tristan Thompson & Jeff Jeffries......... 32 1-19.......Amy Pleasant............................................................................ 32 MAY 3-4.........IU Spring 2016 Student Film Showcase.................... 38 6 ............First Friday: Brian Presnell, Heather ...............Mathis & No Bad Ideas........................................................ 34 11 .........Best of the Fest: 2015 Middlecoast Film Festival … 38 27..........Crescendo................................................................................... 34

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