Arts CityGuide 2010

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arts GUIDE 2010

staff Publisher: Kevin McKinney//kmckinney@nuvo.net Editor: Laura McPhee//lmcphee@nuvo.net Managing/Arts Editor: Jim Poyser//jpoyser@nuvo.net News Editor: Austin Considine//aconsidine@nuvo.net Music Editor: Scott Shoger//sshoger@nuvo.net Calendar Manager: Chi Sherman//calendar@nuvo.net Editorial Contributors: Tom Aldridge, Josefa Beyer, Dan Grossman, Rita Kohn, Laura McPhee, Jim Poyser, Andrew Roberts, Chi Sherman, Scott Shoger, Susan Watt Grade Editorial Interns: Katie Schenkel and Sam Watermeier Photography: Stephen Simonetto 9, 15, 17, 23, 24, Erik Tomasson 13 (dancers), Robert Warren 7, 12. All other photos submitted by organizations or individuals pictured or NUVO staff photographers.

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Venues & Organizations...................................................................... 05 Dance..................................................................................................... 18 Classical Music....................................................................................... 25 Contemporary Music............................................................................ 29 Visual Arts............................................................................................. 32 Musuems............................................................................................... 38 Written & Spoken Word...................................................................... 40 Film........................................................................................................ 44 Comedy.................................................................................................. 45 Contributers.......................................................................................... 47

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INTRODUCTION

A return to the creative cauldron If you don’t mind a little trip down Memory Lane, it is now 16 years since NUVO hired me to run the paper’s first annual Arts Guide. Soon after that Arts Guide, Kevin McKinney and the crew at NUVO found a way to keep me on to increase our weekly arts coverage.

It was a sweet immersion in a creative cauldron of art and fun.

A few years later I moved into NUVO’s managing editor position, abdicating arts to David Hoppe. As many of you know, David has stepped down from that position to concentrate on writing for NUVO, and I have taken back that original position.

Truth is, I never lost touch with the arts, and it is a thrill for me to return to a more decision-making perch regarding our coverage. I’m not surprised to see so many familiar faces from my first tenure still pouring their passion and talent into the Indy arts scene. And what a pleasure it is to note that so many of our venerable organizations — the ISO, the Writers’ Center of Indiana, the Philharmonic Orchestra, the IMA, Primary Colours — are still going strong through difficult economic times. But so many exciting venues and organizations have emerged. There are venues that mash up the art forms in various and surprising ways, like Big Car Gallery, Oranje and Indy Fringe.

And I’m a big fan of some new-on-the-scene groups like Know No Stranger (theater), and venues such as White Rabbit Cabaret (music, cabaret, performance art) and ARTBOX (visual arts). And then there is IDADA’s First Friday. This city has no better, more dependable format than this opportunity to see many great visual arts venues opening their doors (and pouring the wine).

I’ll let NUVO’s arts beat writers hold forth in their specific disciplines, and you’ll find their “beat” essays throughout this guide with the events they’re most looking forward to this Arts season.

Please always feel free to email me and share your thoughts and concerns, and to let NUVO know more about your artistic endeavors. Sixteen years ago, my opening essay in the Arts Guide was all about how Indy was drawing great talent to the area, and also managing to keep the creatives from leaving town for greener, more inviting pastures. That trend continues to this day, or is my cauldron half empty, not half full?

Regardless, I’m happy to be back in it. See you out there.

Pictured: An arts and crafts replica of Monument Circle from an upcoming Eiteljorg exhibit.

—Jim Poyser

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Work by Hugh Leeman is featured at ARTBOX in the exhibit, “A Hand In The Inadvertent,” running Oct. 1-29.

LOCAL ARTS VENUES & ORGANIZATIONS Amaco/Brent Contemporary Clay Gallery The AMACO/ Brent Contemporary Clay Gallery’s mission is to provide a gallery dedicated to exhibiting the diverse and evolving world of clay work. They allow renowned artists from the region and beyond to showcase their work. The gallery features nationally and internationally known clay artists and several clay styles including functional and sculptural works. All art is displayed along with a historical collection of Art Deco pottery from “Amaco Pottery,” which is from the early 1930s.

They are also a major manufacturer of clay, ceramic supplies and equipment and offer non-toxic and lead-free glaze. www.amaco.com, 6060 Guion Rd., 224-6871 American Pianists Association American Pianists Association is a national organization headquartered on the Butler University campus since 1982. Its mission is to discover, promote and advance young American classical and jazz pianists (ages 18-30) who are preparing for a professional career. APA offers winners of its rigorous competition equal fellowships and provides ongoing support for its Fellows, including management of careers along with cash awards and a roster of recitals and concerts nationwide.

Making a musical statement in Indianapolis, APA has held competitions since 1979 and in the past has produced Indy Jazz Fest along with Kroger. www.americanpianists.org, 4603 Clarendon Rd., 940-9945 ARTBOX ARTBOX just opened a new space near the Omni Severin hotel, but the one worth checking out on First Friday (see IDADA) is the space in the Stutz II building. The interior is a beautiful, exhibition space with a high celing and polished cement floor where you’ll find a mixture of sculpture and painting.

Sometimes you’ll even find an installation. Other times, you’ll walk in and find yourself in the middle of a show/fundraiser for a worthy cause. The quality of the artwork here—a mixture of work from local and nationally-recognized artists—is uniformly high and the curation top-notch. www.artboxindy.com, 217 W 10th St, 955-2450

Art Bank A combined gallery/studio showing the work of the local artists who rent space here. It’s a bit more chaotic — in a good way — than your typical gallery, with paintings hanging salon-style on every available wall space. The enthusiasm of the artists is contagious, and their “Rob the Bank” events (involving a real bank vault) are worth checking out. While the quality of work here might strike you as being a bit uneven at times, you can find some shining gems. You can also find artwork in the Art Bank that won’t push you over your credit limit.

811 Mass Ave, 624-1010 The Artists’ Studio The Artists’ Studio was founded in 2001 as an independent, for-profit community theatre in a renovated nightclub.

Understanding the important of arts to human development, the Studio offers classes in dancing, acting and singing. With a goal of providing a safe and nurturing environment for the artist to grow in his or her craft, the Artists’ Studio provides different levels of instruction with a team of highly qualified professional instructors. Their productions include selections from High School Musical 2, Aladdin, Hair, The King and I, The Sound of Music and more. www.artist-studio.com, 12810 Ford Dr., Fishers; 594-5070 Arts Council of Indianapolis The Arts Council’s proud mission is to “build financial support and widespread appreciation for meaningful engagement in the arts.” Their vision is to make Indianapolis a recognized arts and cultural destination. Always active within the arts community in various ways — an arts calendar, a database of artists, programming at the Artsgarden, etc. — the ACI recently moved into new digs where they can “be the art” as well. With a gorgeous mural on the exterior of the building, and regular visual art exhibits on the inside, Gallery 924 is quite a sight to behold. Stop by and say hello! www.indyarts.org, 924 N. Pennsylvania St., 631.3301

The Athenaeum One of Indy’s most revered architectural wonders and cultural destinations, The Athenaeum is home to a number of performance and exhibition spaces, from the Biergarten outside to various niches and stages inside. The premier space, however, where American Cabaret Theatre held fort for many years, is a vast and impressive auditorium, somehow both grand and intimate at the same time. It is now a host to various theater performances, along with musical acts and other festivities (including NUVO’s own Cultural Vision Award ceremony this past June), and the lobby outside the main theater serves as a visual arts exhibition space as well. www. athenaeumfoundation.org, 401 East Michigan Street, 655-2755 Becky Hall Fehsenfeld Gallery Animals, people, places and poetry are Becky Hall Fehsenfeld’s self-described trademarks — and she has traveled to more than 60 countries, including a year spent as a crewmember on an all-Chinese ship. Fehsenfeld’s self-named gallery exhibits her own work, much of which can be previewed on her website.

Fehsenfeld’s style is both representational and interpretive, as she employs an impressionistic technique to her renderings of figures. Among her many honors is the August 2000 U.S. ART cover feature, “Top 25 Artists in America You Should Know Something About.” Her work is in both private and public collections. www.beckystudio.com, 10 N. Main St., Zionsville and the Fashion Mall at Keystone at the Crossing, 732-0026 Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre Dinner and a show is what B&B is best known for — as well as an outstanding gift shop. Located in College Park, the theatre entertains more than 155,000 people annually. The buffet comes with the ticket. Food prepared by the in-house chef, a full-service bar and gourmet desserts are additional features to the main attraction: the stage. Classic hits and well-known favorites — primarily musicals — reign supreme here, making this a theater the entire family can enjoy. The theater operates year-round and nightly (except Mondays when special musical acts can be seen). www.beefandboards.com, 9301 Michigan Rd., 872-9664

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The Cabaret at the Columbia Club presents “An Intimate Evening with Jane Monheit” in two shows — 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. — on Sept. 16.

Big Car Gallery Located in the Murphy Arts Center, Big Car Gallery is a beloved destination for those adventurous art and music enthusiasts who enjoy a mélange of art forms: visual arts, music and performance — often all at the same time. Big Car was a 2010 honoree in NUVO’s Cultural Vision Awards for its genre-bending, collaborative approach and its proven ability to attract a diverse, multigenerational audience. The gallery has also had a hand in kick-starting an economic revival in the Fountain Square neighborhood.

A must-see space during the city’s monthly First Friday events. www.bigcar.org, 1043 Virginia Ave. #215 339-0911 Bona Thompson Memorial Center The Bona Thompson Memorial Center served as Butler’s library from 1901 through 1928 and is now home to Irvington’s historic archives. Irvington, a small community on the east side of Indy, began with a diverse history of artists and scholars. The center also houses a permanent collection of the Irvington Group of Artists, including such names as William Forsyth, Clifton Wheeler, Dorothy Morlan and Helen Hibben, some of whom were contemporaries of such Hoosier Group greats as T.C. Steele. It also features rotating exhibits of contemporary work by central Indiana artists, historical displays and guided tours of Irvington. www.historicirvington.com, 5350 E. University Ave., 353-2662 Buck Creek Players This little theatre in the middle of nowhere can surprise you in amazing ways. Host to well-done and award-winner productions, the volunteer casts often boast some of Indy’s top-notch actors and director Scott Robinson is a significant local talent. With more than 35 years under their belt, the players moved around from church to church before settling

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in the Playhouse, an old tennis facility turned church, then turned theater. The performers can entertain a full house with up to 130 audience members. Buck Creek features classic productions like Sleeping Beauty and Charlotte’s Web. www.buckcreekplayers. com, 11150 Southeastern Ave., 862-2270 Butler University Theatre Butler stands on the creative edge of the Indianapolis theater scene. Students in the Jordan College of Fine Arts Theatre Department are immersed in an ambitious, hands-on experiment of staging challenging new and classic works with a decidedly international reach. Butler regularly brings master artists from around the world to Indianapolis to engage with the community and make special presentations and performances. Graduates from this program can often be seen as part of the larger Indianapolis performance art community, acting, dancing, producing, lighting, designing, directing — even forming their own productive production companies. www.butler.edu/theatre, www.cloweshall.org, 4600 Sunset Ave., 940-9952 The Cabaret at the Columbia Club Located in the historic Columbia Club on Monument Circle, The Cabaret features intimate performances in the classic cabaret style. While beloved local performers like Deb Mullins, Shannon Forsell and Brenda Williams can be regularly seen, The Cabaret also brings in top performers from around the country and beyond. Expect a wide range of musical genres, from bebop and blues to boogie and Broadway musical tunes. All the amenities are in place: a variety of hors d’oeuvres, appetizers, a full dinner and luscious desserts.

Plus, you can choose from an array of fine

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Dinosaurs are always busting out of the Children’s Museum. wines — or just enjoy a martini. www.TheCabaret.org, 121 Monument Circle, Suite 516, 275-1169 Carmel Symphony Orchestra The Carmel Symphony Orchestra is a familyfriendly community orchestra established in 1976. The 85-member orchestra, conducted

by Music Director Dr. David Bowden, is comprised of both professional and volunteer musicians. The CSO focuses on high artistic standards while entertaining families and the majority of CSO musicians are also involved in the demanding profession of music education.

The CSO subscription series includes six familyfriendly concerts: a mix of classics and pops, a holiday concert and family fun concert. More than half of the musicians have been with the orchestra for 15 years or longer. www.carmelsymphony.org, 11 First Ave. NE., Carmel, IN 844-9717 Center for the Performing Arts You might quibble about the appearance of Neil Sedaka in the Jan. 29, 2011, gala concert that will cap the Carmel facility’s opening week. But under the state-of-the-art Palladio Dome, in the 1600-seat theatre dubbed the Palladium, the sonics are sure to be perfect.

The concert will also feature the Center’s artistic director Michael Feinstein performing along with Chris Botti. The Palladium will be just one of the venues at Carmel’s Center for the Performing Arts; there will also be a 500seat proscenium theater (the Tarkington) that will be the new home of the Civic Theater, and a 200-seat studio theater as well. www.thecenterfortheperformingarts.org, 355 W. City Center Drive, 660-3373.

The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis is considered the largest children’s museum in the world and is home to a number of innovative permanent exhibitions as well as rotating ones. The Dinosphere is another claim to fame, featuring life-sized replicas of dinosaurs, petrified dinosaur eggs and interactive stations where kids and grownups can learn about dinosaur habitats and lifestyles. As you drive by the museum, it looks like there are real dinosaurs busting through the exterior of the structure! The Lilly Theatre also offers live entertainment for children, featuring some of Indy’s most talented theater artists. www.childrensmuseum.org, 3000 N. Meridian Street, 334-3322 Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center Opened in 1994 and featuring the 500-seat Viennese-style Ruth Lilly Performance Hall, as well as an art gallery that presents local artists and exhibits from around the world, the center also houses the University of Indianapolis’ Fine Arts departments. Also home to the Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra and the Visiting Artist Series, the center has designated Maestro Raymond Leppard its artist-in-residence. Overall, the center is a vibrant hub, hosting a variety of art genres and making the south side of Indianapolis a must-visit cultural destination. www.arts.uindy.edu, 1400 E. Hanna Ave, 788-3253 christopher west presents at the Dean Johnson Gallery This small box of a room, connected to the Dean Johnson Gallery, presents cutting-edge conceptual and contemporary art. Curator Christopher West works with his artists to take best possible advantage of the confined space. One recent exhibit entitled “Fear of

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Kodo returns to Clowes Hall Feb. 7.

Flying” featured a model airplane smashed on the floor as well as a looping video showed the first plane on 9/11 flying past the Twin Towers instead of impacting. “What’s the point of such art?” you may ask. If you approach this gallery with a skull impervious to occasional head-scratching, the payoff could be a broader appreciation of the visual arts in all their varieties. www.christopherwestpresents.com, 646 Massachusetts Ave, 634.8020 Clowes Memorial Hall This 2,200-seat hall opened in 1963 to national architectural news coverage. Unique interior elements include no interrupting aisles for center seats, proximity to the stage (only 113 feet from stage to the last row) and a special acoustic design for symphony playing.

Three balconies form a horseshoe around the main floor orchestra seating, replicating the proximity to stage. Butler Ballet, Butler Symphony and other music groups perform regularly at Clowes, but the concert hall hosts such diverse attractions as Broadway Across America shows, standup acts like George Carlin, Bill T. Jones’ dance ensemble and country artist EmmyLou Harris. www.cloweshall.org, 4602 Sunset Ave., 940-6444

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Prairie features a mixture of the new and the old. Historic areas provide authentic, unique and entertaining educational experiences, including Prairietown, Lenape Village and the Museum Center. The state-of-the-art amphitheater hosts Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra’s Symphony on the Prairie. www. connerprairie.org, 13400 Allisonville Rd., Fishers, 776-6006 Crackers As far as live entertainment goes, a weekend show at Crackers s the closest thing you can have to a guaranteed good time. There is almost always a well-balanced blend of opening, featured and headlining acts making for a perfect first-date or night out with any group of friends. Comedy is the ultimate lubricant for all social situations, and Crackers is one of the best clubs in the city—according to critics and NUVO readers alike. They have two venues, one downtown amid the buzzing nightlife of Meridian St., and another larger venue in Broad Ripple. www.crackerscomedy.com; 6281 N. College Avenue, 255-4211; 247 S. Meridian St., 631.3536

ComedySportz Located along Mass Ave, ComedySportz features family friendly contests between two teams of improv specialists, with plenty of interaction with the audience. In addition they present more adult-oriented shows, a.k.a their Unscripted Series, the ComedySportz performers are some of the most talented — and quick-witted — actors imaginable.

ComedySportz competes in regional and national contests, giving other, bigger cities a run for their money. Did we mention the food and alcohol that goes along with the fun? www.indycomedysportz.com, 721 Massachusetts Ave., 951-8499

Dance Kaleidoscope Dance Kaleidoscope is a contemporary company whose dancers are trained in classical ballet and Graham Technique. DK offers a diverse repertoire in various venues, with their mainstage performances presented at Indiana Repertory Theatre. The company performs in additional venues, though, such as White River State Park — and they continue their fruitful relationship with Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon.

Everything is top-notch, from costuming to lighting to choreography; check out Assistant Director David Hochoy’s blog on their site. DK is all about collaboration, performing to live music and spoken narrative while bringing in guest choreographers. www.dancekal.org, 4603 Clarendon Road, Rm. 32, 940-6555

Conner Prairie Conner Prairie is an outdoor living history museum featuring first- and third-person Midwest interpretations of America’s indigenous and settlement stories. On the land originally settled by William Conner and his first wife, Mekinges — daughter of Delaware Chief William Anderson — the museum is old school but not behind on the times. With solar panels and a wind turbine, Conner

Dean Johnson Gallery “Instead of pictures for the drawing room, electric gadgets for the kitchen,” declared Bruno Munari back in 1966 in an influential essay entitled “Design as Art.” No gallery in Indy encapsulates that vision better than the Dean Johnson Gallery but the contemporary house wares and furniture on display in this gallery are not always entirely functional. You might see a furniture maker, say, cross the

The Garvey|Simon Art Access gallery in Carmel. line into the realm of conceptualism in pieces with no obvious practical use. Then again, you might see items where the conceptual and the practical are pristinely merged, as in a previous show that featured Morgen Bosler’s three-sided funeral urns. www.deanjohnson.com, 646 Mass Ave., 634-8020 Domont Studio Gallery Serving as both a studio for artist John Domont and a gallery for contemporary artists, Domont Studio Gallery is among the city’s more refined spaces for exhibiting art. The architecture of the renovated East Street building is as polished as the art hanging on its walls. The exhibits includes the highly— developed aesthetic of Domont, who paints meticulous, ethereal landscapes in vivid, fantastical colors and is equally known for his ongoing series of begging bowls and florals. Domont Studio Gallery is open Thursday through Saturday (11 a.m.-5 p.m.) as well as by appointment. www.domontgallery.com, 545 South East St., 685-9634 Earth House Collective A great place for concerts, film screenings, community meetings/projects, dance lessons, and more, Earth House is made up of peace activists, conservationists, artists, musicians, Methodists, teachers and many more dedicated to peace, wellness, community and culture.

Open mic nights create opportunities for poets and musicians and the renovated concert space upstairs is one of the gems of Indianapolis. On the film front, Earth House specializes in showing environmentally-themed documentaries. The Earth House Café is 100% organic and fair trade and the food is vegan; you can assume that everything is earthconscious at Earth House. www.earthhousecollective.org, 237 N. East St., 636-4060 Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art Since its opening in 1989, this institution’s mission has been to inspire an appreciation for the art, history and cultures of the American West and the indigenous peoples of North America. Through exhibitions, educational programs, cultural exchanges and special events, the museum is an ever-growing locus helping to keep Native American culture alive.

Located within White River State Park, the

Eiteljorg Museum holds the largest collection of contemporary Native American fine art in the country and nurtures these artists with its unique Fellowship for Native American Fine Art. www.eiteljorg.org, 500 W. Washington St., 636-9378 Encore Vocal Arts Encore Vocal Arts (formerly Indianapolis Arts Chorale) is an auditioned, volunteer chamber choir founded in 1972. The 48-member choir performs a wide-ranging, four-concert season, appears with other arts organizations throughout Indiana and engages in educational outreach through a variety of activities. The chorale continues to perform in several venues, including Zionsville High School and St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church. It kicks off its 39th season in September with an assortment of unique, intriguing and entertaining performances, including taking the stage with the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra. Their website will have more info soon. www.encorevocalarts.org, 576-7676 Ensemble Music Society This group has gained a reputation for presenting not only the best in contemporary chamber music, but equally for commissioning new works and promoting groups overlooked by others. Originally a members-only group, the Society was founded in 1943 by amateur violinist Leonard Strauss (who also helped found the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra). Sprightly program notes and preconcert lectures add to the experience. Their commissioned works regularly appear on other programs nationwide. The group performs all over the place, but its home base is the Indiana Historical Society. www.ensemblemusic.org, 450 W. Ohio St., 818-1288 Evan Lurie Gallery The anchor gallery in the Carmel Arts & Design District. A typical opening here features a mixture of realistic and abstract painting by locally and/or internationally-known artists, as well as fine sculpture. The gallery recently held its first photography show. Evan Lurie has a penchant for realistic painting with some sort of “twist.” That is, some kind of weird thing in an otherwise realistic painting that makes you stand back and think. When you step into this gallery, you get a taste of what’s current in the major art centers around the globe. www.evanluriegallery.com, 30 West Main Street, Carmel, 844-8400

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Garvey|Simon Art Access The key word in the name of the newest gallery in the Carmel Arts & Design District is “access.” Elizabeth Garvey wants to meet people where they’re at, both in terms of price and palette. While you might see artwork here that can push the conceptual boundaries, such as the fine art prints of Ingrid Calame featuring tracings of oil stains, you won’t see anything particularly shocking here. And the price range — many works are available for under five grand — is substantially lower than what you might find in some other galleries. www.garvey-simon-art-access.com, 27 E. Main St., Carmel, 796-2146

A multi-media installation by Diane Christiansen and Shoshanna Utchenik comprises “Notes to Nonself,” Sept. 24–Nov. 13, 2010, at Herron School of Art and Design.

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Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre GHDT offers a socially conscious form of professional modern dance dedicated to the presentation of thought-provoking issues through a diverse repertoire. GHDT doubles in size during the summer when dancers from professional companies, college programs and area schools work alongside veteran GHDT members as part of the theatre’s unique, pre-professional mentoring initiative. Perhaps best known for their alternative version of Nutcracker, the company frequently performs in the Pike Performing Arts Center. Their season line-up often features immersions in world cultures, illuminating cultural diversity through dance and stage design. www.gregoryhancockdancetheatre.org, 329 Gradle Drive, 846-2441

The Harrison Center for the Arts Transformed from a largely abandoned church to a thriving cultural milieu, the Harrison Center is home to Redeemer Presbyterian Church, artist studios and the Harrison Art Gallery. The gallery has become a significant destination, with rotating exhibitions held throughout the year that usually emanate from a theme, lending curatorial cohesiveness and art viewing on a high, yet accessible, intellectual level.

The center offers party planning and event coordination, and it’s an essential stop along your First Friday itinerary. Overall, the center is one of the most family-friendly — i.e., all ages — places in all of Indianapolis. www.harrisoncenter.org, 1505 N. Delaware, 396-3886 Herron School of Art and Design Easily one of the premier arts institutions in the city, this school exhibits rotating shows of cutting-edge contemporary art alongside its exhibitions of faculty and student work.

Part of IUPUI, the Herron Art Gallery has persevered in bringing compelling work to the community, long before such a notion was considered a progressive and essential part of the mix. Its unique outdoor sculptures (like the James Wille Faust piece) make Herron a artistic destination as the school continues to do its part to educate Indianapolis about contemporary art and its impact on our culture. www.herron.iupui.edu, IUPUI’s Eskenazi Hall, 735 W. New York St., 278-9400

Hilbert Circle Theatre When it opened on Aug. 30, 1916, Hilbert Circle Theatre was the first Indianapolis and Midwest structure erected expressly for the presentation of feature-length motion pictures. It’s now not only home to the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, but also presents films, lectures and other performances. The upper level Oval Promenade displays various works by Indiana artists chosen through a juried competition.

This monthly schedule is augmented by the annual display of winners form the Symphony-in-Color statewide school program.

The Hilbert Circle Theatre can also be reserved for your public/private functions. Hungry? A three-course buffet is available in the Wood Room. www.hilbertcircletheatreindy.org, 45 Monument Circle, 262-4908 iMOCA-Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art It might call itself a museum, but iMOCA is so much more. It is really a source of energy, bringing work by contemporary artists from across the country to Indianapolis for showings in a variety of venues — including its downtown gallery space, which presents shows on a regular basis. Located inside the Murphy Art Center in the glorious Fountain Square arts district, iMOCA is open Thursday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

With extraordinary exhibitions such as Frank Warren’s PostSecret work, this is one cool place to be. www.indymoca.org, 1043 Virginia Ave., 634-6622

Indiana Film Society Since 1988, this group has championed obscure films — the ones that gather dust on the back shelves of old mom-and-pop video stores. Every year, it focuses its film series on the forgotten films of a specific genre or era. This fall’s film series, its theme currently undecided, will feature one film each month (first Tuesday 7 - 9 p.m.). The spring series will include two films each month. Admission is free! The films will screen at a brand, new venue, the Indianapolis Senior Center. www.indianafilmsociety.org, Indianapolis Senior Center (708 E. Michigan St.), 263-6272 Indiana Repertory Theatre The cream of the crop for Indianapolis theater, the IRT presents the gamut — from classics to new, specially-commissioned works.

The plays are staged on either the upper or lower stages, which give audiences varying degrees of intimacy, yet always outstanding, powerful performances. Productions have a well-deserved reputation for superb lighting and set design, plus top theater artists (actors, directors, etc.) are drawn from all over the country. Special performances are regularly scheduled for student groups through the Discovery Series, which is also open to general audiences. The IRT also offers theater classes for adults and children. www.irtlive.com, 140 W. Washington St., 635-5252

Starting Sept. 1, the Indiana State Museum, in partnership with the Indianapolis Crochet Guild, presents the exhibit: “The Indiana Reef,” Sept.

1 – Oct. 31.

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The Indianapolis Artsgarden Indiana State Museum Features hands-on, interactive, familyoriented permanent and changing exhibits on the arts, sciences and culture from the Ice Age to the present. The structure and grounds alongside Central Canal is itself an exhibit, featuring a steam clock that marks the hours with Back Home Again in Indiana played on eight brass whistles; the English, Banter, Mitchell Foundation fountain and the Watanabe Family Gardens. The Grand Lobby features daily storytelling and singalong programs and houses Faces of Indiana, Indiana’s Treasure. If that’s not enough, an IMAX Theater is on the Canal Level! www. indianamuseum.org, 650 W. Washington St., 233-4629 Indiana Wind Symphony Almost 13 years old, this symphony is an impressive and electrifying ensemble of winds and percussion. The ensemble is made up of seventy members and includes professional musicians, music educators and serious vocational musicians. Their repertoire includes band and wind ensemble music of all styles and eras for a six-main-concert season performed in six different high school auditoriums across greater Indianapolis.

Their chamber concert series is at John Knox Presbyterian Church. Check their website for more news and venues. www.indianawindsymphony.org, 844-4341 Indianapolis Art Center The IAC is one of the largest freestanding community art centers in the Midwest, offering classes, community events and exhibitions that represent a broad range of contemporary artistic expression. The building itself was designed by world-renowned architect — and Indianapolis native — Michael Graves. The school is known for its ARTSPARK sculpture

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garden and performance space, plus its highquality art classes ranging from glass blowing to oil painting to metal sculpture. Its exhibitions are equally broad in scope — offering a rich complement to the bustle of activity taking place there on a continuing basis. www.indplsartcenter.org, 820 E. 67th St., 255-2464 Indianapolis Artsgarden Indianapolis Artsgarden, home to uniquely planted olive trees that rise out of the flooring, serves as a cultural centerpiece and arts destination. It is a showcase for the Arts Council of Indianapolis, offering a variety of free exhibits and performances. Magnificently structured, the Artsgarden hovers 17-feet above street level, rising in a series of seven arched skylights springing from an Indiana limestone base to a height of 95 feet which enhances the already Eden-like atmosphere.

The Artsgarden is open Monday through Saturday (9 a.m.-9:30 p.m.) and on Sunday from noon to 6:30 p.m. www.indyarts.org/artsgarden, 110 W. Washington St., 624-2563 Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra This orchestra draws its repertoire primarily from the 17th and 18th centuries — the times of Bach, Handel and Vivaldi in the late Baroque — back to Monteverdi in the early Baroque. Its members represent a collaboration of musicians from Indiana’s top professional and academic institutions that perform on original instruments or recently made replicas.

Its concert season includes working with other performing arts organizations, including Ensemble Voltaire, Indianapolis Children’s Choir, Christ Church Cathedral’s Choir of Men and Boys, Indianapolis Baroque Singers and soloists Steven Stolen and Steven Rickards. www.indybaroque.org, Historic Athenaeum (401 E. Michigan St.), 808-BACH (2224)

Ballet dancers from around the world (Yuan Yuan Tan and Damian Smith are pictured here) perform at the Indianapolis City Ballet’s “Evening with the Stars,” Sept. 11 at the Murat Theatre.

Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra ICO’s featured soloists represent a beautiful boiling pot of internationally recognized artists and superior young talent. It also is recognized for commissioning new works and performing world and American premieres. The orchestra of 35 professional musicians provides accompaniment to local arts, educational and religious organizations, including Indianapolis Opera, Indianapolis Symphonic Choir, American Pianists Association and Butler University Ballet. Education programs include pre-concert talks and The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis summer series. And teachers, listen up… you can book the ICO to perform at your school. www.icomusic.org, 4603 Clarendon Rd., Suite 36, 940-9607 Indianapolis Children’s Choir Even with an international reputation and touring schedule, the Indianapolis Children’s Choir remains at its core a music performance and education program for children and youth. The ICC’s annual concert series is augmented by performances at civic and cultural events throughout greater Indianapolis. In 2003, ICC expanded its vast repertoire of classical, folk, ethnic, sacred and secular choral music with the world premiere of an opera for young singers. If your child loves to sing and wishes to join this highly respected choir, auditions are held on a competitive basis in January, May and August until the choirs are filled. www.icchoir.org, 4600 Sunset Ave., 940-9640 Indianapolis City Ballet ICB’s monthly Master Classes involve many of the area ballet schools, offering financial resources to those who otherwise might not participate. And its creation of a major ballet photography exhibition has already been seen by an estimated 1,500+ visitors.

But it is ICB’s annual, single performance “Evening with the Stars” gala that puts the company on the larger cultural map.

World-class ballet dancers are drawn from

around the planet to participate in the performance, which showcases signature dances from classical, neoclassical and contemporary ballet repertoire in an elegant, crowd-pleasing splash. www.indianapoliscityballet.org.

11 West 65th Street Indianapolis Civic Theatre The upcoming 2010-2011 season will be the final year at the current facility on the campus of Marian University. Civic Theatre will open its 2011-2012 season in an exciting, 500-seat, state-of-the-art proscenium theatre at The Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. All patrons who renew their season tickets or purchase a new subscription for the 20102011 season are guaranteed priority seating at the new facility. Before the move, you can see such adored classics as Annie, Cabaret, and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat during the coming season. www.civictheatre.org, 3200 Cold Spring Rd., 923-4597 Indianapolis Museum of Art Housed on meandering bucolic grounds with meticulously manicured gardens, this beautiful museum offers a visual experience that extends beyond the traditional confines of art viewing. It holds a collection of 42,000 works that span the range and scope of art history.

Japanese art, African art, Native American art, the list goes on. The newest addition to this already renowned museum is the 100acre Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park, featuring numerous sculptures behind the IMA. Get a nourishing and delicious bite to eat at the museum’s Nourish Café, headed up by chef Ty Hunt. www.imamuseum.org, 4000 Michigan Rd., 920-2660 Indianapolis Opera Since its creation in 1975, the IO has presented 109 operatic productions representing the work of 32 different

The Emmy Award-winning Wayne Brady performs with the ISO at Hilbert Theatre, Oct. 15-17. composers. To the composer’s vision, the company performs in the original language with English subtitles. Renowned singers join the IO Chorus for a season of four operas at Clowes Memorial Hall. A proactive audience development component begins with IO’s acclaimed Music!Words!Opera! education program in cooperation with area schools, which involves the study and creation of works in opera. This year’s focus is on a modern adaptation of the classic, Carmen. www.indyopera.org, 250 E. 38th St. (IO’s administrative office), 283-3531 Indianapolis School of Ballet It’s no wonder the performances at the Indianapolis School of Ballet are so coveted; founder and artistic director Victoria Lyras is a protégé of George Balanchine and his School of American Ballet. Ballet and ballroom dancing is the combined thrust forward for ISB and Riolo Dance, both residing in the transformed totally refurbished former Ballet Internationale studios on North Capitol Ave. Look out for their innovations in Indy’s newest production of The Nutcracker and also look for their great opportunities to become a dancer yourself. ISB offers professional instruction for ages four to adult. www.indyballet.org, 502 N. Capitol Ave., 955-7525 Indianapolis Symphonic Choir Indianapolis Symphonic Choir is dedicated to performing choral masterworks, commissioning new works and to providing education and outreach. More than one hundred volunteer singers perform regularly with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra.

ISC’s concert season is performed in venues across the city and includes the beloved annual December tradition of the Festival of Carols. The choir performs both regionally and nationwide with prestigious programs such as the annual Cincinnati May Festival

and has appeared at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center. www.indychoir.org, 4600 Sunset Ave., 940-9057 Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Indiana’s largest performing arts organization, with an annual operating budget of $26 million, everyone is about to begin its fall season. The ISO is one of only 17 full-time (i.e., year round) U.S. orchestras, with a fully diversified repertoire appealing to a large demographic complement. From the just concluding Symphony-on-the Prairie series to the upcoming classical, pops, family and Yuletide-series season, with some Happy Hour programs thrown in for the younger demographic, we move inside the ISO’s home at the Hilbert Circle Theatre. The ISO annually performs about 200 concerts to audiences exceeding 400,000. www.indianapolissymphony.org, 32 East Washington Street, Suite 600; 262-1100.

IndyFringe We’ve just passed IndyFringe’s signature event, the extraordinary ten-day Fringe Festival that brings local, national and international theater artists together for one festival. Occupying multiple venues, including Mass Ave itself, IndyFringe presents compelling avant-garde theater, dance and comedy for audiences of all types. The rest of the year is no different, as the IndyFringe building is the location for local and touring groups, from kidsoriented productions to more adult-themed shows. Regular occupants like Jabberwocky, in partnership with Storytelling Arts of Indiana, bring storytellers together to tell their tales. www.indyfringe.org, 719 E St. Clair St. 721-9458

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The work of Andy Warhol is featured in a major exhibit, “Andy Warhol Enterprises,” at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Oct. 10-Jan. 2. 2011.

IUPUI Campus Center The IUPUI Campus Center might encompass the perfect space to study in peace and grab a bite to eat, but it is so much more.

The Center is also home to the Cultural Arts Gallery, located on the second floor, which features ever-changing art exhibits. Another exhibit, “Visions of Victory” — a tribute to sports photography — is located in the Tower Stairwell. The Center is also used for film projects, film screenings and sometimes even lectures by the filmmakers themselves.

On top of that, it is now partly home to the LGBT Film Festival. www.life.iupui.edu/campus-center/, 420 University Blvd., 274-5555 JCC Founded in 1914, the Arthur M. Glick Jewish Community Center is devoted to enriching the lives of the Jewish and general Indianapolis communities by developing and implementing programs for the community’s recreational, educational, cultural, physical and social needs.

It features activities for all ages, incorporating sports, camping, the arts, you name it! It is also home to the Ann Katz Festival of Books, a three week adventure into amazing authors, exciting art and fantastic films — one of our favorite events in the city. To become a JCC member, e-mail info@JCCindy.org. www. jccindy.org, 6701 Hoover Rd., 251-9467

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Kenyetta Dance Company The Kenyetta Dance Company, from Swahili meaning “beautiful flower,” is a pre-professional group that specializes in contemporary dance. With a repertoire influenced by South African ballet, the music of the 1970s and Christian spirituality, the company’s programs reflect a commitment to (and celebration of) cultural diversity. Kenyetta Dance Company heightens the community’s understanding of contemporary dance, but

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also fosters a greater passion for the art in its students and the community. The company offers performances as well as workshops, classes and demonstrations to students of all ages and levels of experience. www.kenyettadancecompany.com, P.O. Box 88934, 430-5063 Keystone Arts Cinema These days, Indianapolis can be lacking of what you might call “art house” film venues.

The Keystone Arts Cinema, located in the Fashion Mall, fills a real void; it’s a place where you can enjoy top indie films, foreign films, documentaries… you name it, it’s the cream of the celluloid crop. Plus, the Cinema’s hotdogs, gourmet popcorn and Indie Lounge, the attached bar where you can purchase your choice of beer and take it into your movie, are all delicious. The environs are comfortable, and the film-going experience is elegant, especially if you turn off that cellphone! www.landmarktheatres.com/market/ Indianapolis/keystoneartcinemab, 8702 Keystone Crossing, 579-3009 Know No Stranger This collective troupe of theater aficionados burst on the Indy theater scene in late 2009 with its playful, startling mix of interactive performance, puppetry and fantastical props and costuming. KNS performs throughout the city in various venues, and the content of their performances is light and playful. We’re tempted to call them guerilla theater, but that brings up connotations not confluent with their mission of making friends and facilitating community. They are creating a sense that Indianapolis is a place where young people should stay, make art and have fun. www.knownostranger.com, contact: purplepeoplemeeter@hotmail.com

Madame Walker Theatre Center This historic theatre center is an open venue for a range of arts and cultural festivals, events, classes and live performances. The Walker Building, erected eight years after the death of Madame C.J. Walker, was originally the world headquarters of the cosmetics manufacturing company founded

by Walker herself. It also houses shops and serves as a center of life on Indiana Avenue with a restaurant, meeting rooms, a ballroom and the theatre. The building is listed in both national and state registers of historic places and is one of the great jewels of Indianapolis. www.walkertheatre.com, 617 Indiana Ave., 236-2099 Motus Dance Theatre Now operating out of its studio in Fountain Square, Motus Dance Theatre has built an enthusiastic following, performing dances by a variety of choreographers that run a gamut from the lyrical to the defiant, with a dash of fun usually thrown in for good measure. Heidi Keller Phillips, Motus’ artistic and executive director, is one of the city’s most compelling dancers. From a choreographic standpoint, Motus favors a collective approach, creating a platform for the members of its company, as well as opportunities for collaboration with other artists. Its November Choreographers Showcase offers a stage for emerging talent. www,motusdance.com, 1101 Hoyt Ave., 602-3920 Mt. Comfort Gallery Since it’s a little complicated to figure out who runs this gallery, suffice to say Mt. Comfort Gallery is operated jointly as a partnership between Casey Roberts (the Mt. Comfort curator) and Big Car. Both the Big Car Collective and Mt. Comfort hold shows here, and iMOCA has shown the paintings of Hoosier architect Evans Woollen in this space. Obviously, there have been some very good exhibits here, but the shows curated

by Roberts himself are especially worth seeing and several are slated for the fall.

Work is priced affordably here. http://mtcomfort.blogspot.com, Murphy Building at 1043 Virginia Avenue Mud Creek Players It’s all about community at this little theaterin-a-barn up north. This close-knit, folding chair theater is fun and intimate. Just try getting a seat without reservations — you’ll be in for quite a wait! Productions here consist of tried and true audience favorites (such as A Christmas Carol and Lend Me a Tenor), but make no mistake; Mud Creek is more than a theater. It has been a volunteer organization and social group as well for 60 years!!! All members are welcome to its social holiday events, so join now!!! www.mudcreekplayers.org, 9740 E. 86th St., 290-5343 Noel Studio Self-described philanthropist and painter, Nancy Noel is known for connecting to the community through her donation of original designs for high-profile charity events. But Noel’s art has a following all its own, her signature images depicting angelic women and children in idealized settings are purchased as originals and limited edition prints through Noel’s gallery, website and other art venues.

Noel’s philanthropy extends to her landfair, where she raises llamas and other farm

animals. Come see this studio to learn more about this gifted — and giving — artist. www.nanoel.com, 75 N. Main Street, 733-1117 Old National Murat Centre This long-standing, beloved theater is home to Ballet Internationale, as well as numerous Broadway Across America shows and an eclectic bill of touring musicians and entertainers. Everyone from the Black Crowes to comedian Kathy Griffin have visited this grand location. An all-encompassing rental venue including the legendary Egyptian Room, the Centre is billed as the oldest surviving stage house in downtown Indianapolis — and we have a good feeling that it will survive for a long time to come. www.murat-theater. org, 502 N. Jersey St., 231-0000 Philharmonic Orchestra of Indianapolis The Philharmonic is a volunteer group performing classical and pops concerts at affordable prices in venues throughout greater Indianapolis. In addition to hosting a summer camp, Strings & Jazzy Things, the Philharmonic offers Listen & Learn, a pre-concert program.

Mentorship activities include assisting younger players. Open to all who play an instrument, the Philharmonic continues to attract a roster of volunteer musicians and loyal audiences. It’s been around since 1947 — and it’s definitely here to stay. In its 60 some years, it has had more than 1200 members. www.philharmonicindy.org, 32 E. Washington St., 229-2367

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Phoenix Theatre Located in a converted church, the Phoenix is an Indianapolis treasure. Under Artistic Director Bryan Fonseca, this award-winning Equity theater delivers a season each year that is exciting and interesting, full of plays and musicals that have just finished their Broadway or Off-Broadway runs. The Phoenix is dedicated to selecting and presenting new works that challenge stereotypes and engage audiences with important social issues. There are two stages — an upper hall and the Basile Theater below that serves drinks. The Phoenix also offers great acting and playwriting classes. www.phoenixtheatre.org, 749 N. Park Ave., 635-7529 Pike Performing Arts Center The Pike Performing Arts Center, part of the Metropolitan School District of Pike Township, hosts a season that includes nationally touring performances appropriate for the whole family.

From Marcel Marceau and Taiwanese Acrobats to Irish folk music and one-person monologues, Pike offers an impressive variety. In addition, touring artists work with Pike High School students in workshops and other forums.

PPAC also collaborates with an assortment of Indianapolis-based groups for its performance schedules. It maintains ties with Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre, the Philharmonic Orchestra of Indianapolis and Young Audiences of Indiana. www.pikepac.org, 6701 Zionsville Rd., 216-5445 Primary Colours Since 1998, this non-profit group has presented some of Indy’s most daring major visual arts events — Art vs. Art and Installation Nation (in partnership with Groove Truck Productions) come immediately to mind — showcased in unexpected venues like The Vogue. Over the

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Casey Roberts’ Mt. Comfort Gallery collaborates with other galleries in the Fountain Square neighborhood. years, Primary Colours has exhibited the work of more than 100 locally based artists to a combined audience of 6,000+ people, which has generated more than $46,000 for the local arts community. Keep an eye out for Primary Colours’ continuing capers, made possible by the new partnership with the Arts Council of Indianapolis. www.primarycolours.org, 212 W. 10th St., 627-0068 Ronen Chamber Ensemble Ronen Chamber Ensemble performs a fourconcert season focused on “rarely heard works and new commissions for small wind and string ensembles.” Their past performances have included the legendary giants of classical music Beethoven, Brahms, and the like as well as talented contemporary composers. The four evenings of Ronen Chamber programs are featured in the Hilbert Circle Theatre Wood Room, which allows for an intimate experience for both listening to and watching these talented musicians perform. Performances are followed by a reception, so the audience can meet the musicians, composers and soloists. www.ronenchamber.org, 9351 N. Delaware, 846-9334

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ShadowApe One of Indy’s most adventurous and longrunning independent theater companies, ShadowApe features top talent in acting, directing and scene, sound and lighting design. Their members read like a who’s who of the local theater community: — Michael Brown, Jennifer Johansen, Rob Johansen, Robert Koharchik, Ryan Koharchik, Michael Lamirand and Constance Macy — all of whom are busy sharing their brilliance with other theater groups in town. Their impressive list of shows over the years includes Gorey Stories, Rope and Welcome to the Monkey House. Over twelve years of creating art for the stage, ShadowApe never disappoints, always beguiles. www.shadowape.com, contact: shadowape@hotmail.com

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Spirit & Place This massive annual festival takes over Indianapolis with multiple cultural forms: — theater, lecture, film, visual arts, workshops — anchored by its signature event: the Public Conversation. Just when you think things might be slowing down in the city — the month of November — Spirit and Place roars in with a differently-themed program each year. Partnering with the Indiana Humanities Council, Spirit & Place is excited about this year’s theme, Food for Thought. Sponsored by the Polis Center (its headquarters) and IUPUI, this year’s festival runs November 5-14 at various venues. www.spiritandplace.org, 1200 Waterway Blvd., 274-2455 Susurrus One of the city’s longest running performance art collaboratives, Susurrus — under the artistic direction of Melli Hoppe — has presented pieces that blur the line between dance and theater, establishing a beachhead for site-specific performance in Indianapolis that subsequent performers have eagerly embraced. Susurrus performances have taken place in the catacombs under the City Market, in Crown Hill Cemetery, on Monument Circle and even inside the Vogue, to name just a few. In October, Susurrus, in collaboration with Big Car, will present Made For Each Other-West Indy, a piece based on the remembrances of longtime Westside residents. www.susurrus.net, 6001 Broadway, 257-6437 Stutz Art Space The Stutz Artists Association is a nonprofit, volunteer organization of artists working in the historic Stutz Building — a former car factory. The organization encourages artists and promotes their works by sponsoring many events throughout the year. You can find most of those events in the first floor’s elegant STUTZARTSPACE, a gallery of 1,600 square feet used for multiple purposes: art classes and workshops, exhibits to showcase members and instructors and art

activities that connect artists, audiences and resources. www.stutzartists.com, 212 W. 10th St. 503-6420 Theatre on the Square From Artistic Director Ron Spencer in drag to the infamous Naked Man (or Men) in January play, TOTS serves up an edgy, fun and well-rounded season. Founded in 1988, TOTS opened on Fountain Square, but moved to Mass. Ave., where they soon added a second stage. TOTS is often called the city’s gay theater (and they do offer plays that focus on alternative lifestyles), but their range reaches beyond that. Spencer is well-known around Indianapolis for always being ready to assist and partner with other organizations, including Indy Fringe, whose festival always finds a compatible home with TOTS. www.tots.org, 627 Mass. Ave. 685-8687 The Theater Within The Theater Within is an outreach program of The Church Within, a church that seeks to affirm people no matter what path their spiritual journey has chosen for them.

The Theater Within tries to present challenging, quality productions that you won’t see anywhere else in town. They focus on presenting plays that will start conversations, inviting the audience to contemplate and discuss what they have seen and the production’s philosophical implications. Located in Fountain Square, The Theater Within is a great addition to the neighborhood and the city’s arts scene as a whole. www.thechurchwithin.org/theaterwithin, 1125 Spruce St., 637-5683 The Tobias Theatre Dubbed “The Toby,” this state-of-the-art and environmentally-friendly venue housed in the Indianapolis Museum of Art is a great venue for cinema and lectures on the power of film. Past guest speakers have included legendary filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich, actor Crispin Glover, director Chris Paine (“Who Killed the Electric Car?”) and musician/composer Sufjan Stevens. Live music performances are acoustically sublime, and if you arrive early, you might get to sit in one of the giant, red beanbag chairs.

The Toby is also home to the Indianapolis International Film Festival. www.imamuseum.org, 4000 Michigan Rd., 920-2660 Writers’ Center of Indiana Want to be a writer? Then why nattering on and on about it do something! Located in the Indianapolis Art Center’s Cultural Complex in Broad Ripple, this non-profit organization offers classes taught by some of Indiana’s best writers, outreach programs in schools, community organizations and correctional institutions — and a variety of literary events (such as their annual fall festival). All of WCI’s programs give voice and confidence to people who are rarely heard. The Center has been offering these opportunities since 1979, surviving a number of challenges to remain our city’s literary mainstay. www.indianawriters.org, 812 E. 67th St., 255-0710 Warren Performing Arts Center For almost 30 seasons, the Warren Performing Arts Center has brought performing arts to the

east side of Indianapolis, and has also taken a heightened focus on reaching the area‘s students. On the campus of Warren Central High School, the WPAC is a state-of-the-art venue. Through their several combination rehearsal/recital halls, the Center can host performances by professional and student concert bands, orchestral groups and dance companies. The Warren Performing Arts Series provides touring programs for the public on Indianapolis’ Eastside. New this year is Project: Gold, an outreach program to bring art to the community. www.warrenpac.com, 9500 E. 16th St., 532-6280 Wug Laku’s Studio & Garage Just walking into the colorful Wug Laku’s Studio & Garage is an elegant, exciting surprise! Located in an urban industrial warehouse in Circle City’s Industrial Complex, WLS&G presents innovative and thoughtprovoking crafts and contemporary fine art on a monthly basis as part of the IDADA First Friday Gallery Tour. Featuring two galleries and a working artists’ space in the garage area, this delightful venue is sure to please. WLS&G is open on First Fridays from 6-9 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays from 12-4 p.m. Adjust your weekend plans accordingly. www.wlsandg.com, 1125 Brookside Ave., 270-8258

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Storyteller Deborah Asante is one of many local artists featured as part of Young Audiences of Indiana’s roster; its mission is to empower children via arts in education programming.

Young Audiences of Indiana Young Audiences of Indiana is geared toward empowering children via arts in education, i.e., inspiring school kids to grow mentally and emotionally through the arts. We know how challenged our local educational institutions can be in a climate of budget cuts and arts are often the first in line. YA is there to fill the gap, providing a clearinghouse for some of Indy’s best local actors, storytellers, artists, musicians and poets to connect to these students (and creating some income for the artists, too!). YA also offers programs that help instructors learn how to better teach the arts. www.yaindy.org, 3921 North Meridian Street, 925-4043

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Dance: Season will dazzle Tribute to Billie Holiday by Deedee Bridgewater Friday, September 17th at 7:00pm Laughin’ on the Avenue Every 4th Friday at 7pm Gospel Explosion featuring LeAndria Johnson of Sunday Best Friday, October 1st at 6:00pm until 10pm Jazz On the Avenue Every last Friday at 6:00pm Art on the Avenue Opening, Exhibition Friday, November 5th

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Greater Indianapolis resident companies bring their signature specialties this arts season with dancers we get to follow all year long. Of course, it’s headline time when dancers from afar come for an evening’s program, just as it is boosterism time when one of our own currently stars on Broadway — thank you, Jeffrey Page — and when our own join the very dance companies that invited them as special events.

Dance Kaleidoscope (www. dancekal.org, 317-940-6555) bursts forth Oct. 7-17 with a two-weekend run on the IRT Upper Stage. Expect glamour as David Hochoy premieres classics from his favorite Broadway composers and guest choreographer Nicholas Owens premieres contemporary Broadway hits on the thrust stage.

Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre (www.gregoryhancockdancetheatre.org, 317846-2441) gifts with a “sneak preview” of GHDT’s program they’re taking on tour to India. Once Upon a Time in India, Oct. 29 and 30 at Pike Performing Arts Center, builds on the company’s growing repertoire fusing modern dance and the music, dance and culture of India.

One-night special events start Sept. 11 with the Gala Evening with the Stars, at the Murat, as a presentation by the emerging Indianapolis City Ballet.

The adventure continues with “Clowes Presents” showcasing Paul Taylor Dance Company on Nov. 5 and Joffrey Ballet on April 9.

Emens Auditorium at Ball State brings jazz-based contemporary River North Chicago Dance Company featuring highly skilled, emotive dancers in bold, commanding choreography and Russian National Ballet presenting Romeo and Juliet with original choreography by Petipa and music by Tchaikovsky.

River North Chicago Dance Company performs at Emens Auditorium in Muncie on Sept. 12 at 7 p.m.

River North Chicago Dance Company, Sept. 12, 7:00 p.m.; Russian National Ballet, March 23, 7:30 p.m.; www.bsu.edu/ emens/events Watch for announcements from the smaller companies, including: Motus (www. motusdance.com, 317-6023920), planning a choreographers’ showcase in November; Iiabada and Asante (www. asantechildrenstheatre.org, 317-654-0264), both celebrating their 20th anniversaries in 2010; and Kenyetta (www. kenyettadancecompany.com) reorganizing with Vanessa Owens at the helm.

We always expect good choreography and dancing to be part of shows presented

by Broadway Across America (www.broadwayacrossamerica. com) and The Walker (www. walkertheatre.com, 317-2362099) and in productions

by Beef and Boards Dinner Theatre (www.beefandboards. com, 317-876-0503) and community theater groups, particularly Civic Theatre (www.civictheatre.org, 317-923-4597) n —rita kohn

Paul Taylor Dance Company returns to Clowes Hall, Nov. 5.

DANCE Butler Ballet The Nutcracker Twirl with the snowflakes and waltz with the flowers while waiting for the dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy and the Nutcracker Prince. Enjoy Tchaikovsky’s magnificent score performed by the Butler Symphony Orchestra and the Indianapolis Children’s Choir under the direction of Richard Auldon Clark. 12/2-4.

Central Indiana Dance Ensemble The Nutcracker The Sugar Plum Fairy Tea will precede each matinee at 12:30 pm at the Zionsville Performing Arts Center. Sat 12/11-12.

Dance Kaleidoscope Mad for Musicals David Hochoy premieres classics from his favorite Broadway composers. Guest choreographer Nicholas Owens (Nicholas Owens Dance Company) presents a premiere of contemporary Broadway hits. IRT. 10/7-17.

Gala Evening with the Stars Touring production Stars of the international dance world will come to Indianapolis for one special performance and an evening of the most exciting and contemporary Ballet Bravura.

Features Misa Kuranaga, a Principal Dancer at Boston Ballet, and Daniil Simkin, a soloist with American Ballet Theatre. Murat Center.

Sat 9/11.

Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre Once Upon a Time in India In preparation for the company’s first tour to India, GHDT presents a sneak preview of the tour program with Once Upon a Time in India. Colorful costumes, powerful music, and dynamic choreography create a feast for the eyes and ears. Pike Performing Arts Center.

10/29-30.

The Nutcracker Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre’s modern interpretation of the holiday classic spins a tale of compassion and self-discovery through the eyes of an orphan girl named Klara who lives in the streets. Presented by a cast of more than 100 young dancers. Pike Performing Arts Center. 12/10-12.

Indiana University Ballet A Choreographer’s Evening: Fall Ballet Featuring Noir (music by Béla Bartók, choreography by Twyla Tharp); Allegro Brillante (music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, choreography by George Balanchine); Glinka Pas de Trois (music by Mikhail Glinka, choreography by George Balanchine); and The Baker Dances (music by David N. Baker, choreography by Joshua Bergasse). 10/8-9.

Moscow Ballet Great Russian Nutcracker Spectacular scenic design, gorgeous costumes, and the exquisite artistry of 40 top Russian artists have made the Great Russian Nutcracker an American holiday tradition not to be missed.

Critically acclaimed for its unique setting of Act II in the “Land of Peace and Harmony,” the Great Russian Nutcracker entertains with new characters and larger than life puppets set against a stunning backdrop of unicorns, exotic birds, and animals. Murat Center. Sat 11/27, 2 PM. Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company Touring production The dances of Nai-Ni Chen successfully combine the dynamic freedom of American modern dance with the grace and splendor of Asian art and takes the audience on an extraordinary artistic journey to places beyond cultural boundaries where tradition meets innovation and freedom arises from discipline. Ball State University, Emens Auditorium. Sat 9/18.

Paul Taylor Dance Company Touring production The New York Times calls the Paul Taylor Dance Company “one of the most exciting, innovative, and delightful dance companies in the entire world.” For more than 50 years, they have entertained audiences across the globe with choreography that has become the gold standard of modern dance. Clowes Hall. Fri 11/5.

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Theater: The year of Ruhl This year, the IndyFringe Building hosts its second DivaFest, a series of one-hour plays by women (March 2011).

Along with local players, several traveling performers have already been booked as well: Jack Freiberg returns with his teacher’s odyssey They Call Me Mister Fry (Sept. 13) and Bloomington’s Cardinal Stage adapts David Sedaris’ Santa Diaries (Dec. 2).

The most exciting import this season may be a trio of plays by MacArthur Genius Grant winner Sarah Ruhl at three separate Indy venues.

The New Yorker says Ruhl’s plays are “bold” and her “non linear form of realism — full of astonishments, surprises, and mysteries — is low on exposition and psychology.” Phoenix Theatre (www.phoenixtheatre. org) presents In the Next Room (or the vibrator play) Sept. 30, Butler University (www.butler. edu/theatre) offers Ruhl’s reworking of Eurydice Oct. 6, and Carmel Community Players (www.carmelplayers.org) runs Dead Man’s Cell Phone Oct. 14.

Although Indiana Repertory Theatre’s season is dominated by promising adaptations of popular literary and cinema titles (The Diary of Anne Frank, The 39 Steps, Holes), IRT’s most anticipated production may be the world premiere of Charles Smith’s The Gospel According to James (March 22). The Chicago playwright looks at a 1930 racial crime in Marion, Indiana, through the eyes of its sole survivors. See www.irtlive. com.

By contrast, the Theater Within’s most intriguing show this season is its oldest offering. Buried Child (May 6) takes us back to 1978, when this Pulitzer Prize-winner about a farming family launched Sam Shepard’s career. See www. thechurchwithin.org.

The University of Indianapolis kicks off its season with a classic that is also a local original. Professor Pete Schmutte first adapted The

Playwright Sarah Ruhl has three productions of her work this year.

Scarlet Letter in the 1980s with the pop, rock, and R&B trendy in musicals at the time, but has now created a more operatic score. Shame (Oct. 22) also features a new script by theater professor Brad Wright based on Hawthorne’s story of adultery in Puritan New England.

See www.uindy.edu.

What does it say about me that, after Shame, the musical I most want to see this season is Wicked? I may be the only theatergoer in America who hasn’t seen this hugely popular back story to The Wizard of Oz. Broadway Across America gives me my chance with December Murat performances, but season ticket holders get first picks. Although Wicked is sweeter than it sounds, and our own Civic Theatre is offering much in the way of family musical fare (Annie, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat), I will find the decadence I seek when Civic launches Kander and Ebb’s Cabaret March 11.

The local troupe mostly like to push the theatrical envelope with strong visual, movementinfused, and site-based works is No Exit. They interpret Hitchcock’s The Birds this fall and The Nutcracker Dec. 2 at the Wheeler Theatre. See www. no-exit.org to confirm dates. n —Josefa Beyer

THEATER ACTORS’ THEATRE OF INDIANA Stardust Memories Stardust Memories, an Actors’ Theatre of Indiana original musical, is a work-in-progress about the life and music of Hoagy Carmichael, the great American composer and native Hoosier who brought us “The Nearness of You,” “Old Buttermilk Sky,” “Heart and Soul,” “Two Sleepy People,” and “Stardust.”

11/4-5.

BEEF AND BOARDS DINNER THEATER Camelot Kings and castles, love and loss- all sides of the Round Table are revealed in this on stage performance of “Camelot.” 9/7-10/10.

White Christmas: The Musical Based on the classic Christmas movie, this musical tells the story of two showbiz buddies who put on a show in a magical Vermont inn.

10/14-11/21.

Beef and Boards Christmas This Yuletide tradition is back in 2010 for another year of Christmas celebration at Beef and Boards! 11/26-12/24.

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee This Tony Award-winning musical comedy spells l-a-u-g-h-s from start to finish! A group of middle school misfits find that while they can’t often control the awkwardness of growing up, they can be standouts in spelling.

12/29-1/30.

BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA Mary Poppins Combining the best of the original stories

by P.L. Travers and the beloved Walt Disney film, the Tony Award-winning stage version of Mary Poppins includes favorite tunes like “Chim Chim Cher-ee,” “A Spoonful of Sugar,” “Let’s Go Fly a Kite” and, of course, “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.” Murat Center, 9/23-10/10.

Dreamgirls Full of onstage joy and backstage drama, “Dreamgirls” tells the story of an up-andcoming 1960s singing girl group, and the triumphs and tribulations that come with fame and fortune. With music by Academy Award nominee Henry Krieger and book and lyrics by Tony and Grammy-Award winner Tom Eyen, the show features “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going,” “One Night Only,” and “Listen.”. 11/2-7, Murat Center.

Wicked Loosely based on Gregory Maguire’s marvelous parallel narrative based on The Wizard of Oz, Wicked premiered in 2003 and has been wowing audiences ever since.

For Wicked’s previous visit, our reviewer, Rita Kohn had this to say: “While it warms the heart and eases the brain through glibness and familiarity, Wicked also challenges common notions surrounding glamor and love and our heart’s desire. It’s a fast-moving spectacle with a fine cast.” Murat Center, 12/15-1/2/11.

BUTLER UNIVERSITY Eurydice Pulitzer Prize finalist and MacArthur Fellowship winner Sarah Ruhl tells this classic Greek love story once again – this time from Eurydice’s

Chandra Lee Schwartz stars as Glinda in “Wicked,” coming to Murat Theatre, Dec. 15-Jan. 2, 2011, as part of the Broadway Across America series. point of view. This contemporary twist on a timeless tale is a witty, poignant, and whimsical meditation on husbands and wives, fathers and daughters, love and loss and the ephemeral mists of memory. Lilly Hall. 10/6-10 CARMEL COMMUNITY PLAYHOUSE Rounding Third Two mismatched Little League coaches one a seasoned veteran and the other a rookie newcomer - comically struggle on philosophies of the game, parenthood, and the true meaning of success. As they struggle with the junior version of the national pastime, the men’s markedly different personal circumstances and philosophies force them to journey onto life’s playing field.

Directed by Don Farrell. Parental discretion is advised. 9/1-26 Dead Man’s Cell Phone A wildly imaginative new comedy by playwright Sarah Ruhl, recipient of a MacArthur Genius Grant and Pulitzer Prize, Dead Man’s Cell Phone is a work about how we memorialize the dead and how that remembering changes us, as well as the odyssey of a woman forced to confront her own assumptions about morality, redemption, and the need to connect in a technologically obsessed world. 10/14-24.

Every Xmas Story Ever Told (...And Then Some) This show combines all those holiday shows we’ve all come to love… and hate. Instead of performing Charles Dickens’ beloved holiday classic for the umpteenth time, three actors decide to perform every Christmas story ever told, plus Christmas traditions from around the world. 12/9-19.

INDIANA REPERTORY THEATRE Holes: A Lost Treasure Found guilty of a crime he didn’t commit, Stanley discovers more than dirt as he digs while serving time at a bizarre juvenile

correctional facility– in this quirky comedy, he also finds new friends, the power of perseverance, and the truth about his family’s past. 9/25-11/6.

Mary’s Wedding The night before her wedding, Mary wakes from a recurring dream about a childhood love, and takes the audience through a dreamscape of love, heartache, passion, and heroism. Set against the backdrop of World War I, Mary’s Wedding presents lives and hearts caught in a time of stunning change.

11/3-12/4.

A Christmas Carol The classic story of greed and redemption comes to life when Scrooge is taught the true meaning of Christmas by a trio of ghosts who show him his past, present, and future.

Adapted by Tom Haas. 11/26-12/26.

INDIANAPOLIS CIVIC THEATRE Annie Ever-optimistic yet yearning to find her own family, spunky, red-haired moppet Annie dreams of breaking away from her dreary existence at a Depression-era orphanage. Her adventures and antics both captivate and delight in this Broadway hit featuring favorite tunes “Maybe,” “Hard Knock Life,” and the classic “Tomorrow.” 9/10-25.

School House Rock The pop-culture phenomenon comes to the theatre stage instructing a whole new generation to “Unpack Your Adjectives” and learn that “Three is a Magic Number.”

Combing those magic words “entertaining” and “educational,” the musical stage presentation of the TV show is aimed at children and adults. 10/16.

The Belle of Amherst In this critically-acclaimed work, William Luce draws on the poems, letters, and firsthand accounts of Emily Dickinson to sculpt a one-

woman play that is an inspiring, poignant, and truthful biography of one of America’s greatest literary women. Miss Emily’s poetic genius unfolds the mysteries of her eccentric life. 11/5-13.

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s musical adaptation of the well-known Biblical tale returns for the holidays. The trials and triumphs of Jacob’s favorite son is told entirely in song, blending 50s rock-n-roll, countrywestern, calypso, pop, and French chanson.

Performances throughout the month of December.

INDYFRINGE They Call Me Mister Fry Returning for a reprise visit to Indianapolis, Jack Fry is an educator and actor whose show, They Call Me Mister Fry, has been performed all over the country. This oneman show about his real-life experiences teaching fifth graders in South Los Angeles has won a boatload of awards at Fringe Festivals (Hollywood and Washington, D.C., for examples), and Fry has also performed this show before the Department of Education.

Audiences love this show, which is why Fry is back. 9/13.

Something Wicked This Way Comes Femme Fatale-themed program of Shakespeare’s multitudinous morbid women.

Lady Macbeth, a woman fired by ambition; Tamora who epitomizes gleeful evil in Titus Andronicus; Joan of Arc, a villain to the English who spoke to demons; Juliet, and more. Directed by Tristan Ross. 10/1-16.

Santaland Diaries Nothing says “Christmas” like David Sedaris’ SantaLand Diaries — the story of his stint working as an elf named Crumpet at Macy’s. Produced as a special engagement

by Bloomington’s Cardinal Stage Company.

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Jack Fry stars in “The Call Me Mister Fry,” reprised at the IndyFringe building, Sept. 13.

Indy’s Scot Greenwell, recently seen in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and the Phoenix Theatre’s production of In the Next Room (or the vibrator play), will perform the one-man show.12/2.

KNOW NO STRANGER Optical Popsicle II Optical Popsicle is a visual variety show put on by local artist collective Know No Stranger (KNS). The second year for this whimsical and inspiring show, Optical Popsicle II will be a zany uplifting performance that will engage and enthuse the audience giving them plenty to laugh and think about. Show highlights: Two KNS members will attempt to break the world record for longest hug; audience members will be invited to participate in feats of strength and willpower; KNS couple Alida and Alan, who got engaged at OP I, have married. There may or may not be a baby delivery. Many discounts are available to attendees, including but not limited to: Bringing a Friday ticket to the Saturday showing (free!); bringing a coat to donate to the homeless (half-off); showing your unexpired, out-of-state license ($2 off); bringing in a receipt from any of our sponsors ($2 off); knowing the secret password ($2 off); create your own KNS shirt and wearing it to OP II ($3 off); showing your expired high school ID ($1 off); having the same birthday as any of the cast of KNS ($1 off); bringing a camera to take pictures of the event ($1 off); wearing mismatched socks upon attending ($1 off); having and showing a tattoo of a mustache ($1 off); attending in a turtleneck (.50 cents off); trivia challenge (all or nothing); perform a stupid human trick to the ticket seller (sliding scale based upon quality of trick). 10/29-30.

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PHOENIX THEATRE When the Dead Cry (or Cuando Los Muertos Lloran) Across America the hope of thousands of immigrants comes to an end as they disappear, never to see their loved ones again. This show tells the story of two souls who spent eight years waiting in the city morgue for someone to set them free. Narration, photos, and music combined in a multi-media one-woman show.

9/23-26.

In the Next Room (or the vibrator play) 2010 Tony-nominee and Pulitzer Prizefinalist In the next room (or the vibrator Play) illuminates the lives of six lonely people seeking relief from a local doctor - but all they really need is intimacy. Midwest premiere. 9/30-10/24.

My Name is Asher Lev Asher Lev is a young Hassidic artist torn between his observant society and his need to create. His artistic genius threatens his relationship with his parents and community and weighs heavily on his conscience. The play is a fascinating coming-of-age story, blended with a debate about the nature of art. Midwest premiere. 10/28-11/21.

Q ARTISTRY Cabaret Poe Q Artistry will present an encore run of Cabaret Poe, a Broadway-style musical based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe that Some of the pieces re-imagined for the musical are The Fall of the House of Usher, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Masque of Red Death, The Black Cat, Annabelle Lee, and, of course, The Raven. Performances throughout October at the Irvington Lodge.

The theater collective, Know No Stranger, presents their highly-anticipated “Optical Popsicle II” Oct. 29 and 30 at The Athenaeum.

SPOTLIGHT PLAYERS The Crucible The story of the Puritan purge of witchcraft in old Salem and what happens when the destructive power of socially sanctioned violence is unleashed on a people. It is both a gripping historical play and a timely parable of our contemporary society. 10/1-17.

It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play This beloved American holiday classic story comes to captivating life as a live 1940s radio broadcast complete with music of the era and vintage commercials. Main stage. 12/3-12.

THEATRE ON THE SQUARE …And Then There Was Nun! A parody of Agatha Christie’s Ten Little Indians featuring the Sisters of San Andreas who are a collection of very familiar faces. Sisters Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland, Gloria Swanson, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Katherine Hepburn, Vivian Leigh, Hattie McDaniel, Mae West, Tallulah Bankhead, and Sister Alfred (Hitchcock) have all been summoned by Mother Paramount to a retreat in a secluded mansion where one by one they are killed off in hilarious fashion. 9/17-10/16.

The Kitchen Witches Isobel Lomax and Dolly Biddle are two “mature” cable access cooking show hostesses who have hated each other for 30 years, ever since Larry Biddle dated one and married the other. When circumstances put them together on a show called The Kitchen Witches, the insults are flung harder and faster than the food! 10/22-11/13.

Don We Now Our Gay Apparel!

Christmas has never been Mary-er than at The Orient Bar and Grill where the Three Queens are hosting a Yuletide bash of epic comedic proportions celebrating all things gay. Witness

Santa’s emotional meltdown and Jesus in a makeover by the Queer Eye for The Straight Guy gang. 11/19-12/19.

Why Torture Is Wrong…

And The People Who Love Them Felicity, a young woman suddenly in crisis, learns she has married a total stranger while she was inebriated. Is her new husband Zamir a terrorist, just crazy, or both? 12/31-1/22.

THEATER WITHIN The Wit Vivian Bearing, Ph.D., a renowned scholar and professor of English who has spent years studying and teaching the brilliant and difficult metaphysical sonnets of John Donne, has been diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer. Her approach to the study of Donne has been aggressively probing and intensely rational.

But during the course of her illness – and her stint as a prize patient in an experimental chemotherapy program at a major teaching hospital – Vivian comes to reassess her life and her work with a profundity and humor that are transformative. 9/10-25.

Death and the Maiden Set in an unnamed country that is, like the author’s native Chile, emerging from a totalitarian dictatorship, the play explores the after effects of repression on hearts and souls. Paulina Escobar’s husband Gerardo is to head an investigation into past human rights abuses. A Dr. Miranda stops at the Escobars’ to congratulate Gerardo. Paulina overhears them speaking and is convinced that Miranda supervised her prison torture sessions. She ties him to a chair and conducts her own interrogation, gun in hand. Escobar doesn’t know whether to believe his distraught wife or his persuasive new friend. 11/5-20.

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MUSIC: CLASSIC Butler University String Festival Concert Featuring the Butler Symphony Orchestra and high school string orchestras from Indiana, Kentucky, and Illinois. Conducted

by Richard Auldon Clark and guests.

Clowes Hall. Thu 11/11.

Jazz Ensemble Don’t miss the world premiere of Brent Wallarab’s arrangement of “Fran Dance.”

This piece, which was commissioned by the Butler University Jazz Area, features Gary Walters on the piano. Clowes Hall.

Tue 11/16.

Chamber Choir Concert Performance of one of Bach’s most enduring sacred works, “Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248.” Eidson-Duckwall Recital Hall. Thu 11/18.

Ensemble Music presents the Grammy-winning ensemble, eighth blackbird, March 26, at the IMA’s Toby Theatre.

Music: Classics survive For world-class touring chamber groups, Ensemble Music is the series, this time offering five concerts instead of the usual six. Among them is a return of “eighth blackbird” from two seasons ago, a sextet capturing the imagination of more than just contemporary music lovers. A revisit of the famed Tokyo String Quartet following a many-year absence launches Ensemble’s season on Nov. 10.

The Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra celebrates music director Kirk Trevor’s 23rd season (it must be a record somewhere) with the group, this time appearing in various venues and performing seven concerts, including its twoevening annual presentation of Handel’s Messiah on Dec. 11 and 12.

My picks: International Violin Competition of Indianapolis – as many of the 17 days as you can manage. Its greatest satisfaction is judging the participants for yourself; the more you listen, the more differences you can discern. See www.violin.org, (317) 637-4574.

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Program No. 13, March 18-19 with Robert Spano conduct-

ing the two most famous Respighi tone poems, The Fountains of Rome and The Pines of Rome, the latter featuring the ISO’s “new” theater organ in one of its rare classical-program displays.

Spano has been among the best guest conductors we’ve had over the last decade. See www.indianapolissymphony. org, 317-262-1100.

For Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, the October 1 season opener, featuring one of the two American Pianists Association’s 2009 Fellows, Grace Fong, occupying a pianistic pinnacle of her own making. She’ll play Schumann’s crowning jewel — his Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54. If allowed only one, I’d pick this concert over anything else this season. See icomusic.org, 317-940-9607.

Finally, Indianapolis Opera’s The Mikado is a must see. The Tragedy of Carmen was given (with IO collaborating) at Butler in 2004, and IO will present its fifth production of La Traviata since the company’s launch in 1975.

See indyopera.org, 317-2833531. n

Wind Ensemble Concert Indiana premiere of a concerto for tenor saxophone that was commissioned by the Butler Bands as part of a consortium of university bands nationwide. John Wesley Free Methodist Church. Sun 12/5.

Faculty Artist Series: Gary Walters Jazz pianist Gary Walters released his first-ever solo piano recording, Moments In Time, in May. He has had several performances since, including a June appearance at the Jazz Kitchen in Indianapolis. Eidson-Duckwall Recital Hall.

Tue 10/5.

Carmel Symphony Orchestra Virtuoso Organ with Organist Cameron Carpenter The Carmel Symphony Orchestra and Cameron Carpenter perform Dupré’s Poème héroïque, Cortège et litanie; Grainger’s English Dance for Organ and Orchestra; Falla’s Suite from The ThreeCornered Hat; and Carpenter/Powers’ Popular Arrangements for Organ & Orchestra. Sat 10/2.

Indiana Wind Symphony PT Barnum at 200 and H.O. Reed at 100 Composer H. Owen Reed celebrated his 100th birthday in June; the Indiana Wind Symphony will play his Missouri Shindig, as well as three circus marches written for the Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth.

Soloists will be St. Luke’s organist Charles Manning. St. Luke’s UMC. Sun 9/12.

Brass, Shakespeare, and a Blue Streak Aaron Copland’s beloved Fanfare for the Common Man opens the Indiana Wind Symphony’s third concert, which features a premiere performance of John Syler’s exciting new work Blue Streak. John Knox Presbyterian Church. Sun 11/14.

Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra The Saxon and the Priest: Handel and Vivaldi William Jon Gray returns with his Pro Arte Singers in a program of popular and thrilling Baroque masterpieces. Ruth Lilly Performance Hall, Mon 10/11.

Bach Project John Abberger, principal oboist of Toronto’s Baroque orchestra, Tafelmusik, continues the Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra’s “Bach Project” annual series with this sixth installment. The centerpiece of the evening is an arrangement by Johann Sebastian Bach of the Stabat Mater by the early Classical Italian composer Giovanni Battista Pergolesi. Ruth Lilly Performance Hall. Mon 11/22.

Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra Special Guest: Grace Fong Grace Fong, prizewinner of numerous international competitions, including the 2009 Christel DeHaan Classical Fellowship of the American Pianists Association performs Schumann’s Piano Concerto in A Minor. Indiana History Center. Fri 10/1.

Contemporary Circuit Featuring music of distinguished American composer William Bolcom (his engaging Violin Concerto), along with the music of Vaclav Trojan and Gabriela Lena Frank. Ruth Lilly Performance Hall. Sat 10/30.

Special Guest: Drew Tretick Experience the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra cabaret-style with electric violinist, Drew Tretick, featuring great movie scores. Athenaeum Theatre. Sat 11/20.

Indianapolis Children’s Choir Angels Sing, St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 12/17-18. The talented performers that make up the ICC present “Angels Sing,” an annual holiday tradition featuring choral art of the highest caliber. Perennial holiday favorites will be featured in a concert that has become a showcase for the choir’s most advanced singers.

“Celebrate the Season” brings together voices from each of the regional satellite choirs that are a part of the ICC, including Brownsburg, Carmel, Fishers, Franklin Township, Greenfield, Greenwood, Lebanon, and Zionsville. St. Luke’s United Methodist Church. Sat 12/18.

Celebrate the Season, St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, Sat 12/18.

The Lost Son, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Fri 11/5.

Indianapolis Opera Company The Mikado Directed by Bill Fabris, who created the lively stage direction of last year’s criticallyacclaimed Pirates of Penzance. Baritone Robert Orth will perform the role of Ko-Ko. Clowes Hall, 10/15-17.

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Opening Night Gala with Itzhak Perlman Performance includes Mozart’s Adagio in E Major for Violin & Orchestra and Rondo in C Major for Violin & Orchestra. Sat 10/2.

Time for Three: Brahms 4 James Gaffigan conducts Time for Three, a string trio. Performance includes Mozart’s Divertimento for Strings in D Major, and Brahms’ Symphony No. 4. 10/22-23.

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The Classical Clown: A Comedy Concerto Performance includes excerpts from Kabalevsky’s Overture to Colas Breugnon, Stravinsky’s Suite No. 2, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1, Strauss’ Emperor Waltzes, and Bartók’s Romanian Folk Dances. Sun 11/7.

Bugs Bunny at the Symphony The Orchestra world’s Looney-est concert returns with new cartoon additions and old favorites like What’s Opera Doc? and The Rabbit of Seville. Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, and Daffy Duck are joined onscreen by Tom and Jerry, Scooby Doo, The Flintstones, and others from the Warner Brothers Studios.

11/12-14.

Classical Christmas Conductor Laureate Raymond Leppard and the ISO will perform classical works befitting the holiday season. Scottish Rite Cathedral. Sat 12/11.

Handel’s “Messiah” Conductor Eric Stark, the ISO, and the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir will perform this popular holiday oratorio masterpiece.

Clowes Hall. Sat 12/18.

Maureen O’Flynn, a Metropolitan Opera veteran, sings the role of Violetta in Indianapolis Opera’s “La Traviata,” May 13-15, 2011.

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New Year’s Eve in Vienna In the New Year’s Eve tradition of Vienna, the ISO will perform Strauss family waltzes, polkas, and works from operas in a light and elegant concert to ring in 2011. Hilbert Circle Theatre. Fri 12/31.

International Violin Competition of Indianapolis 2010 Competition Led by Jury President and renowned violinist Jaime Laredo, this year’s competition will feature 40 violinists from 12 nations. The competition is a unique showcase for the world’s most gifted young violinists.

Performances around the city, including DeHaan Fine Arts Center, Hilbert Circle Theatre, Indiana History Center, the Christel and Scottish Rite Cathedral. 9/10-26.

Donor Appreciation Concert: Augustin Hadelich Recital Hear the return of internationally acclaimed violinist and 2006 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis Gold Medalist Augustin Hadelich in recital. Ruth Lilly Performance Hall. Tue 9/21.

Laureate Series: Tokyo Quartet Performing more than a hundred concerts worldwide each season, the Quartet has a devoted following that includes the major capitals of the world and extends to all four corners. Chamber music fans won’t want to miss their performances of Mozart’s D-Major “Prussian” Quartet, K. 575, Ruth Lilly Performance Hall. Wed 11/10.

Ronen Chamber Ensemble Opening Concert Ronen musicians will play arrangements of Klezmer Tunes for Chamber Ensemble; concert opens with “Passages” for Clarinet, Cello and Piano by Indiana composer C. Rutkowski. Hilbert Circle Theatre. Tue 10/12.

A Trio of Trios Trios by Poulenc, Beethoven, and Weber will be performed. Hilbert Circle Theatre.

Tue 11/9.

University of Indianapolis Gala Opening Concert with Maestro Raymond Leppard Maestro Raymond Leppard opens the Faculty Artist Concert Series season with music of Handel, Mozart, Schubert, and Domenico Cimarosa. Richard Ratliff joins Maestro Leppard and the Festival Orchestra in Mozart’s lively Concerto in A Major, K. 414. Kathleen Hacker and Mitzi Westra perform Handel’s Arcadian duet, Tanti strali al sen mi scocchi, with Leppard presiding over Cupid’s Arrows from the harpsichord.

The Festival Orchestra returns center stage as Maestro Leppard concludes the evening with Schubert’s youthful masterpiece of inspired lyricism, the Symphony No. 5 from 1816. Ruth Lilly Performance Hall. Mon 9/13.

Wolfgang David, Guest Artist Austrian violist Wolfgang David performs the D-minor Sonata of Brahms; Schoenberg’s Fantasy, Op. 47; recent music of Bruce Adolphe and David Maki; and a new work by composer David Gompper.

Ruth Lilly Performance Hall. Mon 9/27.

French Music for Winds The accomplished wind faculty of the University of Indianapolis present classics of the French repertory from the first half

of the 20th century: Jacques Ibert’s Trois Pièces brèves and the Wind Quintet of Jean Francaix. Mark Ortwein teams with pianist Rebecca Sorley for Saint-Saëns’ gentle Sonata, Op. 168. The program concludes with the rollicking Sextet for piano and winds by Francis Poulenc. Ruth Lilly Perf.

Hall. Mon 9/20.

Di Due Voci Follow the vocal duet through the centuries in this concert of eclectic repertoire featuring music of J.S. Bach, Mozart, Rossini, Bellini, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Britten, Shostakovich, and Corigliano. A harmonious evening sure to delight! Christel Dehaan Fine Arts Center. Mon 10/4.

Faculty Showcase A varied evening featuring music of Mozart (Quartet for oboe and strings, K. 370), Paul Hindemith (Sonata for tuba and piano), and Michael Udow (Four Pieces for percussion ensemble). Jodi Sowers collaborates with accomplished University of Indianapolis student Jennifer Page. Mon 10/25.

Faculty Showcase II University of Indianapolis faculty juxtapose masterworks of the “high classical” style with music of American composers. The evening opens with Haydn’s contrasts of the poignant and playful (Piano Trio in C minor, H.XV:13) and concludes with the exuberant virtuosity of Beethoven (the Trio in E-flat, Op. 1, No. 1). Mon 11/15.

Midori plays Beethoven with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra on Oct. 7.

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Owen Pallett performs the Egyptian Room, Oct. 2.

Music: New and daring It’s not always so easy or satisfying to distinguish art music from the rest of the world of sound. So I’d like to point out not only those contemporary classical programs and ensembles worth checking out, but also those groups coloring outside of the lines.

Orkestra Projekt, a semi-pro group devoted to contemporary music and rethinking the concert experience, is always compelling, even when an experiment goes awry. The Projekt will present three programs this year at the Earth House (www.earthhousecollective.org, 636-4060), with the April 30 program featuring Messiaen’s sublime, musthear-once Quatour pour la fin du temps.

Another never-boring group is Butler University’s Jordan of Fine Arts Composer’s Orchestra (www.butler,edu, 317-940-9246) a student group devoted to performing music by faculty and students, including work by two of Butler’s all-star composers, Michael Schelle and Frank Felice. The group performs throughout the year, with a first concert this year on Nov. 18.

One event that’s easy to miss is Indiana State University’s Contemporary Music Festival (www.indstate. edu, 812-237-2772), the longest running such festival in the state, which falls on Oct. 27-29 and will feature the music of composer Gabriela Lena Frank, whose 2009 work

Peregrinos told the story of the Hispanic community of Indianapolis. The resident ensemble at the festival, the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, will finish up the weekend with another event devoted to new music, an Oct. 30 program at the University of Indianapolis featuring music by Frank, the stillunderrated William Bolcom, and a premiere by University of Indianapolis professor John Berners.

One might also keep an eye on Big Car (www.bigcar. org), which hosts live music on First Fridays that’s often in the experimental rock arena, and the IMA’s Toby Theater (www.imamuseum.org), which sneaks in the unexpected without fanfare — for instance, sitarist Pundit Nayan Ghosh (Sept. 25).

And some one-off shows are worth mentioning: An appearance on Oct. 2 in the Egyptian Room (www.murat. com, 317-231-0000) by Owen Pallett, whose work hovers in that sophisticated upper echelon of indie rock inhabited by Animal Collective; and shows at Purdue’s Loeb Playhouse (www.purdue.edu, 765-494-3933) by guitarist Bill Frisell in roots mode (Nov. 18) and Brazilian percussionist Cyro Baptista in weird mode (April 7).

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Blue Man Group plays Clowes Hall, Nov. 12-14.

MUSIC: CONTEMPORARY America’s Got Talent America’s Got Talent’s spectacular live version will be hosted by Jerry Springer and features the Season 5 winner, as well as other dynamic finalists and fan favorites from the hit show. Clowes Memorial Hall.

Fri 10/22.

Angel Burlesque: Welcome to Heaven Singing, dancing, and the classic art of the striptease. 21+. White Rabbit Cabaret.

9/17-18.

Anything Goes: Cole Porter Revue Indiana’s most famous musician gets center stage All Through the Night with dinner and dancing, accompanied by a five-piece band, and a cabaret show about Porter’s life and music, performed by the Actors’ Theatre of Indiana. Indiana History Center. 10/14-15.

Blue Man Group Although it is impossible to describe, people of all ages agree that Blue Man Group is an intensely exciting and wildly outrageous show that leaves the entire audience in a blissful, euphoric state. Clowes Hall. 11/12-14.

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Ann Hampton Callaway and Liz Callaway Jazz artist Ann Hampton Callaway will be joined by her sister, Broadway star Liz Callaway, to perform their award-winning show Sibling Revelry featuring favorite songs from the 1960s and 1970s, as well as their illustrious careers in jazz, cabaret, and on Broadway. Hilbert Circle Theatre. Fri 9/17.

Cirque Dream Holidaze This original new musical is a celebration all to itself. An international cast of acrobats, aerialists, singers, dancers, and musicians fill the stage, the air and dangle from a gigantic and magical tree, and bring in the holiday season in acrobatic style. Honeywell Center (Wabash, Ind.). 11/23-24.

Das Kabarett: European Cabaret and American Pop Karen Kohler celebrates the roots of cabaret with German cabaret songs, French chansons, and American standards by artists such as Gershwin, Porter, Weill, Brel, Piaf, the Boswell Sisters, Ellington, and Coward.

Cabaret at the Columbia Club. Fri 9/17.

Dave Hepler: Warm Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon Join Dave Hepler and bass player Frank Smith as they create pictures of tone, texture, and tempo. JCC. Sun 10/24.

The Icarus Ensemble From the Symphony on the Prairie stage at Conner Prairie to Indianapolis’ venerable Jazz Kitchen, the ensemble’s unique blend of jazz and classically inspired music has delighted diverse audiences. The Icarus Ensemble plays primarily original compositions and arrangements by its members. Ruth Lilly Performance Hall. Mon 11/1. iota (Indiana Old Time Ambassadors) Driving, clever, and soulful, this trio performs songs, fiddle tunes, and ballads that are full of old-timey spirit. iota brings forth the music of many native Hoosiers, past and present. The trio’s fiddle, mandolin, guitar, ukulele, and more support spirited vocals and harmonies. Unitarian Universalist Church of Indianapolis. 9/11.

Geoffrey Kelsaw Widely regarded for his expertise in the traditions of African-American music, Geoffrey Kelsaw presents a varied evening from classical to gospel. Ruth Lilly Performance Hall. Sat 11/20.

Leaf Collective: An Autumn Equinox Concert Experience a kinetic performance in the woods, inspired by falling leaves from trees in 100 Acres: The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Wed 9/22.

Leisure Kings Holiday Extravaganza Mix two quintessential lounge singers (complete with fancy leisure suits) with a 13-piece big band compromised of Indy’s finest jazz musicians all performing holiday classics. Throw in a fog machine, Casiotone keyboards from the ‘80s, prize giveaways for the audience, and you’ve got a holiday cabaret that is sure to leave you a little offkilter, but definitely in the holiday spirit!

Cabaret at the Columbia Club. Fri 12/3, Sat 12/4, Fri 12/10, Sun 12/12.

Liza Minnelli with the ISO Legendary singer and star of stage and screen Liza Minnelli will perform many of her signature songs plus other pop standards and share many memories about her life and distinguished career. Hilbert Circle Theatre.

Sat 10/30.

Maude Maggart One of the cabaret circuits finest interpreters of the Great American Songbook, Maggart’s bright, warm, and ethereal vocals breathe new life into classic composers like Duke Ellington, Richard Rogers, Ira Gershwin and Johnny Mercer. Cabaret at the Columbia Club. 10/1-2.

Jane Monheit Tagged as an “elegant, retro-jazz” vocalist, Monheit’s sincere and romantic interpretations of exceptional songs has made her a favorite in both the jazz and cabaret worlds. Cabaret at the Columbia Club. 9/16.

The Nearness of You: A Tribute to Hoagy Carmichael Shannon Forsell, Indiana native and managing director of The Cabaret, presents a tribute to one of the great composers of popular song, Indiana’s own Hoagy Carmichael. Cabaret at the Columbia Club, Fri 11/5, The Cabaret at The Columbia Club.

ORANJE An annual, one-night showcase of contemporary art and music in an abandoned warehouse off of Illinois. Expect interactive art (and plenty for sale), live music (including the best lineup of DJs and electronic musicians all year) and a few happenings. Featuring 45 fine artists, 35 music acts, five performance stages, and four enviro-lounges. 21+ only. www.oranje. indy.com. Sat 9/18.

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Orkestra Projekt: Atomic Age World-renowned tenor and Arts Council of Indianapolis Arts and Soul Arts of 2010, Shederick Whipple, brings to life the introspective musings of Les Illuminations by 20th century British composer, Benjamin Britten. Earth House Collective. 10/16.

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Joe Peters and Linda Hicks Enjoy the interplay of two singer-songwriters who are frequent collaborators. Joe Peters’ songs hearken back to a time when young people sought the experience of peace, love, and adventure and expressed this search in their music. Linda Hicks’ music draws from the influences of bluegrass, old-time, Celtic, traditional, and contemporary folk music.

Unitarian Universalist Church of Indianapolis.

Sat 10/16.

CONTEMPORARY CIRCUIT

Pink Martini with the ISO Groundbreaking musical ensemble Pink Martini will join the ISO to perform a versatile program of works-crossing genres of classical, jazz, and old-fashioned pop in its first-ever performance at the Hilbert Circle Theatre. Mon 11/22.

Pundit Nayan Ghosh Ghosh’s sitar recitals sparkle with enchanting melodies and rich aesthetic delineations, bringing out the depth and the true spirit of the raga. For this concert, he will be accompanied by Ishaan Ghosh on the tabla.

Indianapolis Museum of Art. Sat 9/25.

“Three Men and a Baby… Grand!”

In this salute to the Rat Pack, Broadway and recording artists Brian Lane Green, Lee Lessack, and John Boswell bring incredible harmonies and star power to the stage.

Cabaret at the Columbia Club, 9/10-11.

Wade Baker Quartet A former student of University of Indianapolis professor Harry Miedema, trumpeter Wade Baker returns to his alma mater for a night of jazz with his quartet.

Ruth Lilly Performance Hall. Wed 10/13.

Wayne Brady with the ISO One of the most versatile performers in show business, Emmy Award-winner Wayne Brady will showcase his superb voice, dancing prowess, and razor-sharp humor in his debut performance with the ISO. Jack Everly, conductor. Hilbert Circle Theatre.

10/15-17.

Nita Whitaker: The Courage to Dream Threading together music from the Great American Songbook, Broadway, and pop, Nita Whitaker performs an evening of inspiration and hope. Cabaret at The Columbia Club. 10/15-16.

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DREW TRETICK, electric violin plays great movie scores Athenaeum Theatre

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Shelby Roberts’ “Parker” is part of iMOCA’s upcoming “Neighborhood” exhibit, Oct. 1- Nov. 20.

Visual arts: Surprising and engaging The capacity to surprise and engage: that’s what I’m looking for in a gallery or show on any given First Friday, and wug Laku’s Gallery in the Circle City Industrial Complex is a space that nearly always bowls me over with exciting work each month from local artists. And just about every month, as I walk through the Murphy Building, I see some show that seems to arrive out of nowhere and catches me off guard. I recall a one-nightstand of a show of skateboard art by tattoo artists back in August 2009, to mention just one example. www.wlsandg. com, 317-270-8258.

You can’t predict or plan for events like this. You just have to be there. Don’t miss out on First Fridays at the Murphy Building this fall — that’s my big expansive call to action — and don’t miss these picks for the upcoming fall season.

The Adventures of Harlow and the Raven King: Mab Graves at the Harrison Center for the Arts. I’ve been impressed with the work of this young painter. Having seen her work here and there in group shows, I’m looking forward to seeing paintings like Lilith in the Dark Garden in the context of her wider work. Opening Sept 3, see 32 arts guide // 2010 // NUVO

www.harrisoncenter.org, 317396-3886.

Owl Scouts: Todd Baxter at the Mt. Comfort Gallery.

Intriguing photography featuring images of children in strange merging of Boy Scout uniforms with owl suits.

Opening Sept. 3, see www. mtcomfort.blogspot.com.

A Hand in the Inadvertent.

Hugh Leeman at ARTBOX. This artist combines realistic portraits, graffiti, and wild dabs of paint text to create a captivating hybrid style.

Opening Oct. 1, see www.artboxindy.com, 317-955-2450.

Faces in the Crowd. Various artists at Dean Johnson Gallery. Local artists present their “face jugs,” which are inspired by the folk art of the same. Opening, Nov 5, 317908-2908, www.deanjohnson. com.

Undergraduate Student Exhibition at the Herron Galleries. Recently I’ve seen enough excellent work by Herron undergrads to put this one on my list (The 2010 Herron Faculty Show running through Sept. 9 is also worth a visit.) Opening Dec. 1, see www.herron.iupui.edu, 317278-9423.

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VISUAL ARTS Art vs. Art Art vs. Art – Paint Day Pre-registration: Artists can register before the event via PayPal at www.artvsart.com.

All materials are provided: Artists must be 21 or older on Paint Day. Indianapolis City Market. Sat 9/11.

Art vs. Art – Main Event Art vs. Art involves: art created in a day, audience voting on whether to destroy that art, chainsaws (and other creatively destructive implements), and a hefty cash prize for the winner ($4,000 this year!)

As if that isn’t enough fun, there’s rock music, and is emceed Mike Wiltrout (Leisure Kings). The Vogue. 9/24.

ARTBOX New Works by Jay Parnell Parnell’s work goes beyond the flat caricature of modern media projections and stereotypes of blacks to portray a sublime existence. Opening reception September 3, 9/3-25 ARTBOX - Stutz II. Fall Sculpture Exhibition: Forms of Process Artists included will be Thomas Ramey, Max Stolkin, Matt Berg, James Wille Faust, Robert Pulley, and Brad Howe. ARTBOX Downtown. 9/9-10/7 A Hand In The Inadvertent: Works by Hugh Leeman Hugh Leeman is a self-taught artist based in San Francisco. Emerging from within his layers of graffiti text and dripping paint are realistic portraits of his subjects. Opening reception will be Friday, October 1, from 5:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. ARTBOX - Stutz II. 10/1-29, Abstraction Beyond Formalism: Works by Cindy Wingo and Bob Hunt Both artists draw heavily upon their psychological and emotional expression to convey their vision. Opening reception, November 5, 11/5-26 (ARTBOX - Stutz II).

Big Car Gallery Craig McCormick: Whitewashed/Peopleboxes The exhibit is a depiction of randomness and inevitable deterioration in a social system caused by economic change; it is nature and the objects of consumerism together reaching a state of inert uniformity. Fri 10/1.

Test Fest A temporary environmental art installation that focuses on works made with materials available in the park, including sticks, leaves, mud, and stone. The event will feature six artists or teams of artists selected from around the country Sat 10/16.

Jacqueline Pichardo: Ephemeral Pleasures Feminine pleasure and awkward sexuality are the primary inspirations behind Pichardo’s urge to dabble in the realm of bone-thin and surreal. Ephemeral Pleasures, her debut solo exhibition, employs a mixture of paint, Conté, pastel, and charcoal, Fri 11/5.

Broad Ripple Village Fall Gallery Tour The Broad Ripple Village Association will host its annual Fall Gallery Tour. Village galleries and boutiques will hold open houses with exhibits of original art, including painting, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, and other media created by regionally and nationally known artists and artisans. Fri 10/8.

Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center INvision: Photography 2010 Photographs in a variety of media, from traditional processes to digital technology.

The alliance was formed to promote the art of photography and provide a platform for photographic discussion and enrichment among its members and interested fans.

8/30-9/17.

Seeing the Land The exhibition, which showcases the varied stylistic and conceptual approaches the artists have toward landscape, features painting, drawing, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, and mixed-media pieces by artists from Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, and Kentucky. 9/27-10/22.

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Mab Graves’ “The Carnival” is part of her show, “Harlow and the Raven King,” at the Harrison, starting Sept. 3.

Faculty Exhibition The University of Indianapolis Department of Art & Design faculty showcase their artwork in the areas of ceramics, graphic arts, painting, drawing, photography, and printmaking. 11/1-12/10. christopher west presents Solo Show: Susan Tennant Susan Tennant, a recent MFA recipient from Herron School of Art & Design, will have her first exhibition at the gallery. Her painterly installations utilizing wire activate the viewer’s space and incorporate the walls, ceiling, and floor. 9/1-30.

Dean Johnson Gallery 3D An exhibition of new three-dimensional work by Lesley Baker, Cory Robinson, Gustavo Tovar, and Ben Valentine. Furniture, sculpture, and installation art are included in the exhibition and are made from materials ranging from the traditional to conceptual.

9/1-10/31.

Faces in the Crowd A collection of face jugs designed by local artists and inspired by the folk art of the same name. Approximately 30 jugs by multiple artists will be on display. 11/1-12/31.

Eiteljorg Museum Arte en la Charreria Featurs the intricate artisanship, elegant costumes, and detailed equipment created especially for participants in Mexico ’s equestrian sport, Charreria, a sophisticated precursor to the Western rodeo. 11/13-1/16.

Harrison Center for the Arts Harlow and the Raven King: New work by Mab Graves.

Artist Reception and Open Studio Night In the Harrison Gallery. In Gallery No. 2, new

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work by Erin K. Drew and NERS. Fri 9/3, 6-10 PM. Also: In the Harrison Gallery, new work by Anila Agha. In the gymnasium, INDIEana Handicraft Exchange. In Gallery No. 2, Home, a group show. 9/13.

Herron School of Art and Design A Few of Our Favorite Things A limited-run exhibit of 11 rare and precious artists’ books. Included are a hand-typeset, letterpress edition of Ulysses with 40 etchings by Robert Motherwell and Ron King’s The White Alphabet, a doublesided, concertina fold, cut-out ABC book, bound between inlaid wood boards. Basile Auditorium. 9/1-15.

Notes to Nonself This new and lively multi-media installation

by Diane Christiansen and Shoshanna Utchenik invites viewers to navigate the dialogue between the two artists, manifest as collages, drawings, paintings and notes that have been mailed back and forth between them and then built into a landscape. 9/24-11/13.

IDADA (Indianapolis Downtown Artist & Dealers Assoc.)

IDADA First Fridays The IDADA First Friday Art Tour is constantly changing and expanding. It is a self-guided tour around the Indianapolis downtown area that is free and open to the public. Most venues open their doors around 6:00 p.m. and close around 9:00 p.m., or later in some locations. Check website for more updated info. www.idada.org. iMOCA Informal Relations Curated by Scott Grow, the show presents recent abstract works on paper by a diverse group of artists, focusing on the diversity

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Neighborhood A mixed-media group show featuring drawings, photographs, and paintings by six Los Angeles-based artists: Jennifer Celio, Jennifer Lanski, Alia Malley, Nikko Mueller, Shelby Roberts, and Devon Tsuno. Curated

by Sam Lee. 10/1-11/20.

IUPUI Campus Center Daughters: Kelly Bryant.

A visual exploration of the journeys of young women rescued from human trafficking. The oil paintings, both large and small, include rather literal representations of the figure surrounded by environments of the artist’s invention. 9/1-30.

Values and Virtues: Dr. Peg Brand Dr. Brand began painting at age 10, eventually pursuing a more formal education in art – BA and MA in painting and print making – as well as a Ph.D in philosophy. After many years of publishing essays and books about art, arguing for feminist theory, and teaching university students, she has returned to painting.10/131 Scientific Inquiry, Artistic Expression This is the third year for the IU School of Medicine Art Exhibition., presenting the artistic creations of the students, staff, dentists’ nurses, physicians, and rehabilitation therapists who work at the IUPUI Medical Campus. The artwork includes poetry, photography, painting, quilting, ceramic, glass, and bronze pieces, and woodworking. 11/1-30.

Unsettled Spaces: Emily Janowiak The seemingly disparate words, imagery and concepts often have more in common

than meets the eye. Janowiak attempts to bring these varied elements together to reflect her experiences. 12/1-31.

Indianapolis Art Center Open House The Art Center is kicking off the 2010 season with a night of brand-new art on exhibition and art demonstrators in studio classroom demonstrations. Take a stroll in the Frank M. Basile Studio Shop and portico to purchase artist-made prints and paintings at the Sidewalk Sale. Exhibits include 2009 Best of Student Show Award Winner, Martin Friedman; the Annual Faculty Show; the 2009 Student Show divisional winners (Shelby Bertsch, Alice Lee, Richard Bodi, and Lisa VanMeter); and a solo show by Carrie Wild. Fri 9/10.

Community Nights In September, help make the thousands of sugar skulls needed for Day of the Dead and decorate one for yourself. (Free.) In October, make animal clay sculptures for $3/person. November: Sand painting ($3/ person.) December: Make a fused-glass ornament and glass pendant ($3/person).

Call 317-255-2464 for more information.

Through 12/8: Second Wednesday of every month, 6-8 p.m.

Indianapolis Arts Council: Breas Gallery 924 Gallery Opening Texture, color theory, everyday life and happenings within nature provide inspiration for glass artist Ben Johnson. This, his first major exhibition in Indiana, will feature a diverse array of art, including vessels, wallbased pieces and freestanding sculptures.

Show runs through 10/30.

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“Weegee with his Speed Graphic Camera, 1944,” currently on view at the IMA through Jan. 16, 2011.

Annual IDADA Members Show This juried show is a way to bring together the current artist members of IDADA for a single exhibition. The organization hopes to entice others to join the group and become involved in their efforts to support working artists in downtown Indianapolis.11/5-29.

TOYS Each year, a select number of artists are invited by the Primary Colours board to create a new work of art based upon the theme of toys. The invited artists are free to interpret the theme however they see fit — and the results are playful and entrancing.

12/3-22.

Indianapolis Museum of Art Andy Warhol Enterprises Featuring more than 100 works including paintings, sculpture, and film, the exhibition will comprehensively examine Warhol’s lifelong investigation of the themes of commerce, consumerism, reproducibility, and the business of art making. 10/101/2/11.

Ball-Nogues Studio: Gravity’s Loom An immersive, site-specific installation of multicolored strings configured in catenary curves for the IMA’s Entrance Pavilion. Trained as architects, Benjamin Ball and Gaston Nogues are working with the pavilion’s architecture to develop an installation related to the function of the space as a thoroughfare and meeting point for visitors. Through 3/6.

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Framed Taking Bruce Nauman’s Dance or Exercise on the Perimeter of a Square (1967-68) and Richard Serra’s Frame (1969) as points of departure, this exhibition brings together for the first time recent video work that documents artists’ bodily confrontation with

the frame of the camera and boundaries delimited within. 11/5-3/6/11.

Shots in the Dark: Photos by Weegee the Famous 48 works selected from the Museum’s recent major acquisition of 210 photographs

by Arthur Fellig, the father of New York street photography better known as Weegee the Famous. The exhibition explores a range of works that defined Weegee’s career, including photos of crime scenes in the ‘30s, Harlem jazz clubs in the ’40s, audiences at Sinatra concerts or in darkened movie theaters taken surreptitiously with infrared film, strippers, transvestites, Greenwich Village coffee houses in the ’50s and portraits of the famous, shot through distorting lenses of his own devising.

Through 1/16/11.

Masterpiece In A Day Located in the Fountain Square arts district, this annual festival originally challenged visual artists to compete for prize money by creating a work of art over the course of one day. Over the years, the format has expanded to include other art forms including a writing contest, but the challenge of making a wonderful piece of art in one day remains the focus. More info at www.bigcar.org. Murphy Arts Center.

Sat 9/18.

PARK(ing) Day Established by San Francisco art and design studio Rebar in 2005, PARK(ing) Day challenges urban dwellers and visitors to rethink infrastructure by transforming, temporarily, metered parking spaces into public parks. PARK(ing) Day is about re-imagining the possibilities of the metropolitan landscape. See www.parkingday.org for location information. Fri 9/17

The Soldiers and Sailors Monument is constructed here of natural materials like twigs, leaves and moss, in the upcoming Eiteljorg Museum exhibit, “Jingle Rails: The Great Western Adventure,” Nov. 6 – Jan. 9, 2011. wUG LAKU’S STUDIO & gARAGE Rachel Steely: “Patterns In Flight” If Georgia O’Keefe had used butterflies as subject matter, this might be what they look like. To paraphrase Ms. Steely: “The details of how wings open, a pattern manifesting where none existed; the way light sometimes falls on the wings, creating a translucent glow; how the patterns foreshorten as the wings open. These tightly cropped compositions add to the sense of movement, and, at times, rhythm, in the paintings. My paintings are not static butterflies, collected and mounted, but elusive creatures in flight.” 9/3-25.

Exhibit: Dan Cooper Dan Cooper’s new “Portal” series continues his fascination with astronomy and physics — combined with his hope for spiritual transcendence. The unifying theme among these paintings is Cooper paying homage to his artist heroes. On Oct. 6, at 7 p.m., participate in an Artist Talk with Cooper.

10/1-30.

Wug Laku: Lost in Scotland Photos from the Wug’s Creative Renewal Fellowship Grant-inspired journey to Scotland. It’s a contemplation on the importance of a journey, not its destination.

As Wug puts it: “What’s on the map may not actually be there, wrong turns may lead to something better, and trying to find your way back to where you started can be an exercise in either futility or exhilaration. On Nov. 10, 7 p.m., join in an Artist Talk with Wug.11/5-27.

Exhibit: Paul D’Andrea “Modern Dance” is a photography show exploring the movement, style, emotion and use of space of the Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre. Displaying work created over the last few years, D’Andrea has attempted to capture both the literal look and the emotional feel of the performances. 12/31/29.

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Indianapolis museums last season showed resilience and even growth, setting the stage for years to come with significant additions and new exhibitions spaces: IMA opened one of the nation’s largest museum art parks, 100Acres: The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park, Indiana History Center unveiled the admired Indiana Experience interactive trip through time, and The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis completed a new Welcome Center and Skywalk.

Still in transition, the Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art, iMOCA, moved from its five-year location on Senate Avenue to a 2,000-square-foot gallery in Fountain Square’s Murphy building, but is readying to build a 6,500-square-foot permanent home at the corner of Virginia Avenue and McCarty Street.

Collective, creative minds of our community’s larger institutions seem to have an approach designed to appeal to new, larger audiences while still keeping current patrons and donors challenged and content. This season, with new spaces set to prove their worth, museums have scheduled several blockbuster exhibitions in their tried-and-true galleries.

The Indiana State Museum scored a coup in nabbing the traveling epic, Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition, opening Sept. 25. More than 240 authentic artifacts recovered from the ocean floor of the sunken ship and room recreations bring the journey to life, along with what I’m told is an intriguing “ice” wall.

Visitors become passengers as they enter the exhibition, and then find out at the end if they lived or died on the voyage. (Alas, you won’t discover if you were Leonardo DeCaprio or not.) Reserve

your timed-ticket for the exhibition, which costs $17.

See www.indianamuseum. org, 232-1637.

Addressing the strong topic of identity, specifically the interwoven histories of Africans and Native Americans, the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indiana and Western Art partnered with the National Museum of the American Indiana to develop Red/Black: Related Through History. Relevant and risky, the museum describes the exhibition of images, artifacts, film and more as groundbreaking and the first of its kind. Begins Feb. 12, Lincoln’s Birthday.

See www.eiteljorg.com, 6369378.

Contemporary drawings, paintings and photography by six Los Angeles-based artists and curated by Sam Lee, Neighborhood – an important theme to iMOCA as it settles into its niche in Fountain Square – opens Oct. 1. See www.indymoca.org, 634-6622 Finally, by nature a popular exhibition, Andy Warhol Enterprises hits the Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA) Oct. 10 in full media style. This is a major exhibition that comprehensively examines Warhol’s investigations from his1950s commercial illustrations and shop designs to his infamous paintings and sculptures of the 1960s, plus his 1970s and 1980s commissioned portraiture, films and multimedia works. See www.imamuseum. org, 923-1331.

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MUSEUMS & SPECIAL EXHIBITS Children’s Museum of Indianapolis Barbie: The Fashion Experience Lights, camera, fashion! Take your designs from the workroom to the runway. Become stylists, makeup artists, models, or DJs to help bring a runway show to life. See some of Barbie’s most famous looks from the past 50 years and view life-size fashions by some of the world’s most renowned designers. The unique intergenerational appeal of Barbie will have families sharing memories while learning about the art of collecting. Through 2/1/11.

Polar Bears to Penguins One of the “coolest” exhibits ever, Polar Bears to Penguins is a family-friendly, multimedia experience that explores the fascinating and unique nature of the Earth’s polar regions, the current science being undertaken there, and these regions as indicators of climate change. 10/9-1/2/11.

Haunted House Skeletown The Children’s Museum Guild’s 47th annual Haunted House, will take young explorers on a tour of the city’s spookiest destinations, including Bone-Crusher Stadium, the Arttrocious Museum, the Scaregrounds, Zombie Zoo, the Spine-Chilling Speedway, and much more! IPL Lights-On Hours for children who scare easily and Frightening Hours for children who dare to be scared are offered.

10/16-31.

Conner Prairie 21st Annual Arts & Arms Making Workshop Enjoy a rare opportunity to work closely with some of the nation’s best craftsmen in creating authentic, 19th-century crafts and trades. Small class sizes in well-equipped facilities allow you to further develop your skills, whether you’re a greenhorn or a pro.

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Eiteljorg Museum Jingle Rails: The Great Western Adventure This brand-new holiday tradition will recreate the great road trip west with the use of G-gauge model trains. The trip will start in Indianapolis and travel out to the great national parks of the west. As you walk in and around this great exhibition, you will see many famous landmarks, including Monument Circle, Mt. Rushmore, and the Grand Canyon, all of which are made of natural materials like twigs, leaves, and moss. These works of art are created in stunning detail and will enthrall guests of all ages. 11/6-1/9/11.

Indiana History Center Behind You Are There: How to Decide?

The Indiana Historical Society has more than 1.6 million images in its photograph collection. Just how did we decide on which images to feature for the You Are There experiences? Join IHS president and CEO John Herbst as he discusses how the You Are There concept emerged and what the Society is looking for when it selects a photograph to feature. 12/8 and 12/11.

Part of the “Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition,” opening at the Indiana State Museum Sept 25 and running through Jan. 16, 2011.

Indiana State Museum In Her Honor While other women were home taking care of their Victory Gardens and their families during World War II, Mary Anna “Marty” Wyall was flying planes as Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). The WASP were the first women in history trained to fly American military aircraft. Wyall, currently of Fort Wayne and Indiana’s only living WASP, recently received the Congressional Gold Medal in Washington, D.C., for her service. In Her Honor features several of Wyall’s personal belongings as well as her Congressional Gold Medal. Through 8/8/11.

Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition Journey back in time to experience the

legend of Titanic like never before. The galleries in this fascinating exhibition feature more than 240 real artifacts recovered from the ocean floor along with room re-creation and personal stories, each highlighting a different chapter in the compelling story of Titanic’s tragic maiden voyage. 9/25-1/16/11.

Nikon Small World Discover the beauty and complexity of life as seen through the light microscope. The world’s best photomicrographers have captured dynamic images that showcase a wide variety of advanced scientific disciplines. In its 35th year, the Nikon Small World contest is traveling its best photos to museums around the country. 10/15-12/12.

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Written and spoken word: A rich season of words lective.org) on the second Over the past few months, Friday of every month.

I have discovered a delicious Anything led by award-wincurrent of poetic energy running poet Mathew Davis, who ning through Indy. The writalso had a hand in developers that make up the local ing Write On, promises to be talent are surely soon to be great. widely heard. They certainly The Mad Hatter Poets give the award-winning writSociety Writers’ Open ers who will be visiting Indy a Stage meets on the second run for their money.

Friday of every month in The Butler University the Underground 9, also Visiting Writers Series known as the lower level of (www.butler.edu) includes Bookmamas (www.bookmaseveral noteable writers. mas.com). I hope the gatherPulitzer Prize-winner Yusef ing gains an Komunyakaa even bigger – over whom following.

Managing In the newEditor Jim to-me vein, I Poyser and look forward I outright to exploring squealed Jabberwocky, – will read a monthly on Sept. series from 23. Fiction Storytelling writer Lorrie Arts of Moore, Indiana whose taking short stoplace at the ries turned IndyFringe my class building, that assignments Poet Yusef Komunyakaa visits Butler, is celebrating into leisure Sept. 23. the art of oral reading, will traditions also be at with humorists who will share Butler, this time on Nov. 1. stories of love, family life, Poet Terrance Hayes appears childhood, and more. Ghost at University of Indianapolis stories, jungle tales, and as part of the Kellogg Writers ancestral legends? Yes, please.

Series (www.arts.uindy.edu) Storytelling Arts will continue on Feb. 24. I’ll go just for the to bring their regular schedule chance to hear Hayes read of storytellers as well: (www.

“Fire”(from Hip Logic). If he storytellingarts.org). doesn’t, perhaps I can freeFinally, Writers’ Center bird out a request. Poets like of Indiana offers a number hecklers, right? of classes to encourage the Writer’s Bloc, www.ecleccreative process www.inditicsoulnow.com, and Write anawriters.org. They’ll also On (The Poetry Spot), a be presenting A Gathering dedicated poetry venue every of Writers on Oct. 23, which Friday night on Indy’s west features, among others, poet side, offer spoken word that Eugene Gloria. A rich season is powerful, sensual, raw and of words is headed our way; the kind of encouragement get ready with your applause. every performer needs. A third series, Open House: An —Chi Sherman Open Mic, will be a forum for poetry and music at Earth House (www.earthhousecol-

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Poet Terrence Hayes visits UIndy’s Kellogg Writers Series, Thursday, Feb. 24, 7:30 p.m.

WRITTEN AND SPOKEN WORD Butler University J. James Woods Lectures: Iain Douglas-Hamilton Iain Douglas-Hamilton, winner of the 2010 Indianapolis Prize for his lifetime of studying and protecting African elephants, will present the first talk in Butler University’s 2010-2011 J. James Woods Lectures in the Sciences and Mathematics. DouglasHamilton pioneered the first in-depth scientific study of elephant social behavior that has set the standard for every study to follow. Atherton Union Reilly Room.

Mon 9/27.

An Evening with Brad Stevens: Choosing a Path, Living a Dream Butler University Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Stevens will speak to the student body of Butler. Sponsored by Butler’s Center for Faith and Vocation, his talk will focus on his life journey, his dedication to coaching, and where he turns to find meaning and purpose. Clowes Memorial Hall. Wed 9/15.

Butler University Visiting Writers Series Over the school year, a dozen or more writers from all literary genres take the stage in various Butler venues, including the Krannert Room in Clowes Memorial Hall and the Eidson-Duckwall Recital Hall, to share and illuminate their own texts.

Visitors have included Nobel Prize winners from around the world, eminent American literati and talented up-and-comers. www.butler.edu/writersstudio

Highlights include: Elmore Leonard Elmore Leonard is America’s foremost crime and suspense novelist. His books include Glitz (1985), Freaky Deaky (1988), Tishomingo Blues (2002), and Road Dogs (2009). Films made from his novels include Hombre (1967, starring Paul Newman), Valdez is Coming (1971, starring Burt Lancaster), Get Shorty (1995, starring John Travolta), Jackie Brown (1997, starring Pam Grier, from the 1992 novel Rum Punch), Out of Sight (1998, starring George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez) and The Big Bounce (2004, starring Owen Wilson). Reilly Room. Mon 12/6.

Jean Valentine Jean Valentine won the Yale Younger Poets Award for her first book, Dream Barker, in 1965. Her most recent book of poetry is Little Boat (Wesleyan University Press, 2007). Her previous collection, Door in the Mountain: New and Collected Poems 19652003, won the 2004 National Book Award for Poetry. She is the author of eight other books. Break the Glass, her new collection, is forthcoming from Copper Canyon Books in September. Eidson-Duckwall Recital Hall.

Mon 10/18.

Jonathan Lethem Jonathan Lethem is the author of seven novels, including, most recently, Chronic City. His book Motherless Brooklyn was named Novel of the Year by Esquire and won the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Salon Book Award, as well as the Macallan Crime Writers Association Gold Dagger. His first novel, the detective/ science-fiction story Gun, with Occasional Music, was published in 1994. Reilly Room.

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Kim Addonizio Kim Addonizio’s fifth poetry collection, Lucifer at the Starlite, was published in 2009 by W.W. Norton. Her collection Tell Me was a National Book Award Finalist. She has also authored two instructional books on writing poetry: The Poet’s Companion (with Dorianne Laux) and Ordinary Genius: A Guide for the Poet Within. Her first novel, Little Beauties, was chosen as “Best Book of the Month” by Book of the Month Club. My Dreams Out in the Street, her second novel, was released by Simon & Schuster in 2007.

Eidson-Duckwall Recital Hall. Thu 9/16.

Lorrie Moore Lorrie Moore teaches at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. She has won the Rea Award and the PEN/Malamud Award for Short Fiction. Her latest novel is A Gate at the Stairs, which The New York Times called “her most powerful book yet, a book that gives us an indelible portrait of a young woman coming of age in the Midwest in the year after 9/11 and her initiation into the adult world of loss and grief.” Her shortstory collections include Self-Help, Like Life, and Birds of America. Clowes Memorial Hall.

Mon 11/1.

Yusef Komunyakaa Yusef Komunyakaa is the Senior Distinguished Poet in the Graduate Writing Program at NYU. His numerous books of poems include Pleasure Dome: New & Collected Poems, 1975-1999; Talking Dirty to the Gods; Thieves of Paradise, which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and Neon Vernacular: New & Selected Poems 1977-1989, for which he received the Pulitzer Prize and the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. Komunyakaa’s prose is collected in Blues Notes: Essays, Interviews & Commentaries. Clowes Memorial Hall.

Thu 9/23.

Franklin College Talk: Byron Pitts Emmy award-winning journalist Byron Pitts will kick-off the Franklin College Religious Life Convocation Series. Pitts has covered the Iraq War, the September 11th attacks, the war in Afghanistan, Hurricane Katrina, military buildup in Kuwait, and the refugee crisis in Kosovo. He is a contributing correspondent to CBS’s 60 Minutes, CBS News Chief national correspondent, and an author. He is also a man who was illiterate until the age of 12. During his lecture, Pitts will share the story of how his faith helped him make it through hard times. Sun 9/12.

Indiana History Center Eighth Annual Holiday Author Fair The Holiday Author Fair is the largest book signing gathering for Indiana-related material, featuring more than 85 Hoosier authors. Books include works of fiction, nonfiction, cookbooks, photography, history, children’s books, and more. Visitors can converse with authors, have books signed, listen to special presentations and enjoy refreshments. Sat 12/4.

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Author Series: Hanna’s Town The last installment of the 2010 Indiana Historical Society Author Series is a lunchtime conversation with William Wimberly III. Listen as he shares his perspective on writing a book about moving Wabash’s famous citizen, Hugh Hanna. Mon 12/20.

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Author Series: Maria’s Journey Ramon and Trisha Arredondo will present a history of Ramon’s mother, Maria Arredondo, and her journey from Mexico to America during the early 20th century.

Come hear her story, filled with love and heartache, in this lunchtime talk. Mon 9/27.

Jewish Community Center Ann Katz Festival of Books Ann Katz Festival of Books features “a line up of nationally recognized authors… and a book sale of more than 1,000 titles on everything from history and cooking, to novels and children’s books.” Three weeks of events during the fall include a film series, art exhibits, lectures and special programs for children. For more than 10 years, the festival has been bringing book lovers together and offers entertainment for people of all ages and interests. Either free of charge or $5, all events take place in Laikin Auditorium.

Highlights include: Holy Lands, Journeys of a Pilgrim Artist Denis Ryan Kelly, Jr. presents photography from four continents of the world seeking out people of prayer and places of holiness.

Meet the artist and join us for refreshments.

10/27-12/19.

Robert Egger: Nourishing Our Neighbors Robert Egger is brilliant, entertaining, and one of our country’s leading proponents for change. He will speak about food as social change. His interactive event in partnership with Second Helpings — modeled after Egger’s revolutionary DC Central Kitchen operation -- features Egger, other informed speakers, short films, and open discussion to inspire change within our own community.

Sun 11/7.

Mickey’s Corner: Michael Feinstein Mickey Maurer’s next guest at the JCC’s award-winning talk show is five-timeGrammy-nominated singer, pianist, and songwriter Michael Feinstein, locally embraced as the Artistic Director for The Palladium, the new Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. Feinstein will perform throughout the interview-format talk show. Audience members will be invited to submit questions for the performing artist. Thu 11/11.

Film: “The First Basket” The first NBA basket was shot by the least likely player in the game. Find out who he was and how his remarkable story influenced the NBA games we watch today. This awardwinning documentary features interviews with basketball legends Red Auerbach, Red Holzman, and many others. Sat 11/13.

There Shall Be No Needy: Pursuing Social Justice through Jewish Law and Tradition Rabbi Jill Jacobs confronts the most pressing issues of 21st century America, including the economy, poverty, housing, and health care, by bringing classical Jewish sources into dialogue with contemporary policy debates and the stories of real-life working people.

Sun 11/14.

2011 Guide to Literary Agents Have a great idea for a book? How do you take it from idea to published and ultimately to the marketplace? Learn the tips and ins-and-outs of the publishing business,

Author Lorrie Moore visits Butler, Nov. 1. plus hear from five local authors who have fulfilled their publishing dreams. With Chuck Sambuchino. Wed 11/17.

Kellogg Writers Series: University of Indianapolis Kellogg Writers Series: Nonfiction Writer Michael Perry Michael Perry is a humorist and author of the bestselling memoirs Population 485: Meeting Your Neighbors One Siren at a Time; Truck: A Love Story; and Coop: A Year of Poultry, Pigs and Parenting, as well as the essay collection Off Main Street.

Perry has written for Esquire, The New York Times Magazine, Outside, Backpacker, Orion, and Salon.com, and is a contributing editor to Men’s Health. He has performed and produced two live audience humor recordings, I Got It From the Cows and Never Stand Behind a Sneezing Cow, and he performs regularly with his band the Long Beds. Perry lives in rural Wisconsin, where he remains active with the local volunteer rescue service. More information is available on his website, www.sneezingcow.com.

This interactive event, part of the Spirit & Place Festival, explores the chicken beyond a source of food and inspires you to think outside the coop. In addition to Perry’s reading, University of Indianapolis students will display themed artwork and IPS students will share writings. Wheeler Arts Center Theatre. For more information, contact Kevin McKelvey, 317-788-2018 or mckelveyk@ University of Indianapolis.edu. Free. 11/11.

Marian University A Gathering of Writers Featuring a keynote address by novelist Elizabeth Stuckey-French, as well as workshop sessions and panels with some of Indiana’s best writers, including David

Shumate, Eugene Gloria, and Cathy Day. Sat 10/23.

Spirit and Place Festival This massive annual festival takes over Indianapolis with multiple cultural formstheater, lecture, film, visual arts, workshops — anchored by its signature event, the Public Conversation. Partnering with the Indiana Humanities Council, Spirit & Place is excited about this year’s theme, Food for Thought. November 5-14 at various venues. www.spiritandplace.org.

Highlights include: 15th Annual Public Conversation How do we ensure that the way we grow and distribute food meets our needs both for nourishment and sustainability? How do we guarantee equal access to healthy and nutritious food? Enjoy a spontaneous conversation between Will Allen and Frances Moore Lappé on these and other social justice questions. Will Allen is a former professional basketball player, founder and CEO of Growing Power, Inc., and a 2008 MacArthur Fellow. Frances Moore Lappé is the author of the three-million copy Diet for a Small Planet and winner of the James Beard Foundation’s Humanitarian of the Year in 2008.. Manual High School, Sat 11/13.

Word Hunger Local poets appear live and in a video by WYFI producer Jim Simmons featuring poems painted on barns in participating counties. The poetry was gleaned from community conversations about each county’s relationship with food and food production and how it impacts the lives of each community and its citizens. Poets include Barry Harris (Boone County),

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Ruthelen Burns (Hamilton County), Phoenix Cole (Marion County), and Joe Heithaus (Putnam County). Indiana State Fairgrounds, Sun 11/14.

Indiana Guild), and others will share their favorite bar and beer stories before an openmic allows the audience to swap stories as well. Indiana History Center. Tue 11/9.

2010 Efryomson Lecture Series: Andrew Zimmern Andrew Zimmern, international traveler and host of the Travel Channel’s “Bizarre Foods,” shares his unique experiences discovering the cuisine and culture of more than 80 countries. Zimmern is a James Beard Award-winning TV personality, food writer, and chef. IUPUI Campus – University Place Hotel, Mon 11/8.

The People That We Love and Free Range Childhood Donald Davis combines Appalachian storytelling methods with Carmen Agra Deedy’s Cuban roots to present the kick-off performances of the season. Indiana History Center, Sat 9/25.

The Chicken Show This interactive event explores the chicken beyond a source of food and inspires you to think outside the coop. Consider chickens not only as inspiration for art and writing, but as living sculptures themselves.

Michael Perry, journalist, humorist, and author of the memoir Coop: A Family, a Farm, and the Pursuit of One Good Egg, will share a reading at 7:30 p.m., University of Indianapolis students will display themed artwork, and local IPS students will share writings. Wheeler Arts Building. Thu 11/11.

Food, the Psyche, and Wellness A dark side of the food revolution is the distortion of body image and the escalation of eating disorders. This presentation explores the interplay between mental well-being and our eating habits through the lens of art therapy, psychoanalysis, and health care. Presenters include Liza Hyatt, mosaic artist, poet and art therapist with the Clarian Health Charis Center for Eating Disorders; Gary Sparks, Jungian analyst; and Lori Walton, registered nurse and pediatric weight management coordinator for Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St. Vincent. Unitarian Universalist Church of Indianapolis. Thu 11/11.

Uncovered: Food for Thought Enjoy an art and culinary exhibit that features the sketchbooks and journals of both artists and chefs alongside their finished creations. A panel discussion will illuminate the creative process, from initial idea through the development and production of a work of art or signature dish. Participating visual artists and chefs include Ginny Taylor Rosner, Jerry Points, Julia Zollman Wickes, Kate Oberreich, Lydia Burris, Marilynn Derwenskus, Nancy Lee, Rita Spalding, Stephanie Lewis Robertson, Patrick Flaherty, Carol Ann Richardson Davis, and Chef Erin Kem of R Bistro. Stutz Art Space. Fri 11/12.

Storytelling Arts of Indiana Jabberwocky: Anything for an A Local teachers will tell their tales of their favorite teacher’s pets in this back-to-school edition of the monthly storytelling event.

During the open-mic portion, tell a 3-5 minute story about your favorite or worst teacher. IndyFringe. 10/12.

Jabberwocky: One Pint at a Time Sample craft beers as local brewers, bartenders, historians, and drinkers will explore the world of the corner pub by sharing tales of pints, six-packs, and kegs in this special Spirit & Place event. Author Douglas Wissing (Indiana: One Pint at a Time), Ted Miller (Brugge & the Brewers of

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Emerging Stories Fellowship Premiere Jennie Kiffmeyer will tell The Rivertown Dispatch, a series of interconnected stories set on the banks of the Ohio. Celestine Bloomfield will share some of the lesserknown works of Zora Neale Hurston.

Indiana History Center, Sat 11/6.

Tales for the Telling Ireland-born Niall de Burca, skilled at storytelling in both Gaelic and English, combines energy, humor, charm, and superb timing as he shares Irish tales.

Indiana History Center, Fri 12/3.

Writers’ Center of Indiana Show Don’t Tell Using imagery to convey ideas and information you want the reader to know is fundamental to all good writing - and achieving it can be maddening, whether you are a beginning or experienced writer.

Instructor: Barb Shoup. Mon 9/13.

Poetry: Exercises and Inspiration In this workshop, poets of all levels will engage in a wide variety of writing exercises designed to generate new work, promote a deeper understanding of the creative process, and build skills that will result in more polished writing.

Honest, useful, and respectful criticism and insightful conversation about writing and the writing life will encourage them to delve deeper into their work, breaking old habits to write something stronger and truer than they’ve ever written before.

Instructor: Shari Wagner. Tuesdays, 9/2110/26.

Elements of Fiction: Character, Plot, and Setting Session One (Character) will provide exercises and discussion to help students develop living, breathing characters. Session Two (Plot) will offer students examples and exercises relating to establishing conflict, causation and plot. Session Three (Setting) will show students how setting provides a context for the story’s action and mood.

Instructor: Candace Denning. Meets Sun 9/19, Sat 10/16, and Sat 11/20.

Inspire and Enhance Your Poetry with Research Whether you prefer to get your hands dirty and your feet wet, call your grandfather or your granddaughter, get out your camera, or surf the Internet, research can help you generate ideas, enhance your diction, and conquer a difficult ending. We’ll spend the afternoon discussing the possibilities of research in its many forms and complete several fun, research-related exercises.

Instructor: Hannah Haas. Sun 9/12.

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In 2010, Roberto Moreira’s Paulista (Quanto Dura o Amor?) was one of the more than 100 excellent choices for attendees of the Indianapolis International FIlm Festival.

Film: Festivals offer best flicks What we lack in independent theaters in Indianapolis is more than made up for with a plethora of film festivals showcasing the best in independent filmmaking from around the world.

Beginning with the traditional and the longest-running, Heartland Film Festival takes place Oct. 14-23 and features a strong line-up films focused on the strength of the human spirit. As part of the festival, Heartland presents more than $100,000 in prizes and Crystal Heart Awards to its top-judged submissions. This year’s selections have not been announced at press time, but we expect a full-slate of interesting and heartwarming choices. (www. heartlandfilmfest.org).

Coming in November, it’s the annual LGBT Film Festival. In an era where the queer community can be synonymous with hardships, this festival’s films offer catharsis through their more hopeful nature. Fortunately, that catharsis extends beyond the films with the festival’s parties and concerts. This year’s festival occurs Nov. 12-14 at both the IMA and IUPUI Campus Center. For more information about the lineup of films, parties and the many other events, visit the festival’s website. (www.indylgbtfilmfest.com).

And don’t forget to make plans now for next summer’s Indianapolis International

Film Festival. Since 2004, this annual festival has exhibited films from nearly every state in the country and more than 50 countries around the globe. It features the best in independent and innovative film from both award-winning professionals and emerging filmmakers. It has included such popular, critically acclaimed films as (500) Days of Summer and Sita Sings the Blues. Currently films screen at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. A key aspect of the IIFF is the close proximity of filmmakers to audiences. See the films, hang around and then go get a drink with your favorite director or actor. (www. indyfilmfest.org).

In between festivals, keep an eye out for screenings of films at Earth House, most social-justice themed. A new fall series is in the works, in the meantime stay informed at www.earthhousecollective.org.

Your best bet for great films on a weekly basis is always the Toby at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. With the upcoming Winter Nights Film Series, as well as a regular schedule of art and international films, this great theater is quickly becoming the most popular for local film lovers.

The IMA website does a great job of keeping the theater’s schedule updated (www. imamuseum.org/toby).

—Laura McPhee

Comic Nikki Glaser performs Crackers, Nov. 24-27.

Comedy: Quality has increased There isn’t exactly so much live comedy in Indianapolis that you’ll be tripping over microphone stands on a Tuesday night, but the quality of the overall selection has increased exponentially over the last year.

The improvement is due to a generally younger and more diverse (both in ethnicities and genres) lineup of comedians at Crackers, the resurrection of Morty’s Comedy Joint, the emergence of $3 Bill Sketch Comedy Troupe, and the late-night improv specials at ComedySportz.

ComedySportz (www. indycomedysportz.com, 317951-8499) has stepped up their adult humor, with more variety in their late-night improv series, Friday nights at 10 p.m. Special series such as “Cinderella: Unscripted” have regularly taken the place of their “$5 Improv Jam,” providing a refreshing alternative for the 17-and-over crowd.

The local stand-up scene has evolved as well. While Morty’s (www.mortyscomedy. com, 317-848-5500) still takes a backseat to Crackers in comparison to its talent pool, location and environmental aesthetics, it contributes to the city simply by its existence. Since closing its doors last year and reopening in the Spring of 2010, Morty’s has lowered their usual admission price to $10 and tried hard to broaden the “comedy club” experience.

Jeff Oskay and his selfdeprecating “everyman” humor, Kevin Ruble and his ever-increasingly aggressive crowd play, Matt Clemens and his ambition, and Brent Perhume’s pubic hair jokes have all given Indianapolis a respectable lineup of local comedians.

The schedule of touring comics is constantly evolving, but the outlook for the fall — while still incomplete at press time — is the best-looking one in years.

The top act of the year (and probably the best act in America today) is Louis C.K., who will be bringing his trademark conversational, dark humor to the Murat (www.murat-theater.org, 317231-0000) on Oct. 7.

The aforementioned local comedian Jeff Oskay will be headlining a show on Indy’s most prestigious comedy club stage at Crackers Broad Ripple Thanksgiving weekend, Nov. 24–27. He will be competing for your patronage with Nikki Glaser, whose raunchy humor is too darned cute to be disturbing.

And last but not least, the epic nerdy comedy of Brian Posehn will be at the Comedy Attic (comedyattic.com, 812336-LAFF) in Bloomington Dec. 2–4.

—Andrew Roberts

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CONTRIBUTORS Tom Aldridge has been in love with classical music since age five. He learned much repertoire working at a Louisville Library FM station during college. He started writing music reviews for Arts Indiana in 1981. For six years he was a regular panelist on WFYI-FM’s “The Listening Room,” beginning in 1988. He has reviewed local classical performances for NUVO since 1995.

Josefa Beyer began writing about theater in her hometown Chicago (Chicago Reader, New City) 20 years ago. Since then, she’s written news, features and classic film video boxes in three Midwestern cities. This is her fourth season reviewing for NUVO. Dan Grossman received a B.A. in Writing Seminars from Johns Hopkins University and a Master’s in Public Affairs from IUPUI. He also served as a Peace Corps agroforester in Niger, West Africa. He has written about visual arts in the greater Indianapolis area for NUVO for the past two and a half years.

Rita Kohn has covered NUVO dance for more than a dozen years, and contributes nationally to Dance Critics Association and Theatre Library Association publications. Her book, True Brew: A Guide to Craft Beer in Indiana, had its genesis with NUVO’S weekly “Beer Buzz.” Her newest documentary, “Before the Shadows Flee,” premieres Sept. 11 at 5:00 p.m. on WFYIpublic TV.

Fine arts, foods and bevera beverages

Saturday, September 18 Noon-10 p.m.

Downtown Westfield Union and Penn Streets $4 advanced tickets, Ameriana Bank, Westfield d $5 at the door Visit www.dwna.org for more information..

LIVE BANDS:

Live music, dance, poetry and storytelling! orytelling!

Headlining: The Ark Bank (reggae) 7-10 p.m.

Branches Breath (Native American drum circle) 12-1:15 p.m.

Post Script (local college band) 1:45-3 p.m.

Gene Deer (blues) 3;30-6:30 p.m. sponsored by:

Barley Island MicroBrews on hand

Benefiting Heart and Soul Clinic in Westfield www.heartandsoulclinic.org c.org

Laura McPhee has been writing and editing for NUVO since the fall of 2004. While her day job might be as editor of the NUVO CityGuide series and the web site, she prefers watching movies and then talking (and writing) about them.

Jim Poyser began as NUVO’s drama critic in 1994, came on as Arts Editor in 1995, then became Managing Editor in ‘98. A graduate of IU, he has, for over a dozen years, published Haiku News, a weekly summary of top news stories … in seventeen syllables.

Andrew Roberts has been covering live comedy for NUVO three years. As a writer and performer for Bloomington-based sketch comedy troupe “Boy in the Bubble,” he spent most of his young adult life immersed in the craft of comedy. His favorite local comedic acts are Jeff Oskay, Mike Gardner and the Pacers.

Chi Sherman has been writing for NUVO since April. She studied English at IUPUI. Eight years after graduating, she is still considering getting an MFA with a concentration in poetry and creative nonfiction. Her first spoken-word CD, wild/tendril, received wide familial acclaim. She is working on her second CD. Scott Shoger has been music editor for NUVO since 2008. While this marks his first appearance in the NUVO Arts CityGuide, he’ll cover the world of new music and contemporary classical during the coming season in the weekly edition of the paper.

Susan Watt Grade has been a freelance visual arts writer for NUVO since 2007. An artist, educator, writer, curator, and arts administrator, she holds an MFA in Sculpture from Washington University in St. Louis and a BA in Studio Art and English from the University of New Hampshire.

Editors note: Due to space constrictions we could not be comprehensive with our listings, nor could we include listings past Dec. 31. We do, however, occasionally feature images from the second half of the arts season (i.e. winter into spring, 2011) and of course you can find information about the entire arts season on nuvo.net.

Don’t miss the NUVO Dining CityGuide coming October 14, 2010! Over 100 recommendations for the best in Indy local dining choices for every taste and every budget.

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