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elcome to the Fall CityGuide.

One of my favorite experiences as a freelance writer for NUVO — before I came on as Arts Editor — was touring the 200 Years of Indiana Art exhibit at the Indiana State Museum with Chief Curator Mark Ruschman in March, 2016.

The path of the exhibit followed a timeline: It began with a landscape entitled “Ship Rock” by British officer Colonel Henry Hamilton painted in 1778. It ended, more or less, with a technicolor painting by a collective painting group called The Droops, millennials all.

One of my goals as Arts Editor is to convey that excitement to you through stories about not just the visual arts — my usual beat as a freelancer — but theatre, dance, music and film. And these stories won’t come just from me, but also through NUVO’s freelancers and our brand new Arts Journalism Fellow, Breanna Cooper.

I hope this guide gives you a sense of the wide diversity of arts in Central Indiana. I hope it inspires and engages you.

DAN GROSSMAN ARTS EDITOR DGROSSMAN@NUVO.NET

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PLACES (AND TIMES) TO FLIP OVER VISUAL ART

1 // PENROD ARTS FAIR INDIANAPOLIS MUSEUM OF ART SEPT. 9, 9 A.M. – 5 P.M., $20 AT DOOR, ALL-AGES They call it Indiana’s nicest day, and the weather usually is better than fair, but it’s gonna happen rain or shine. This year will be Penrod’s 51st iteration and it will feature hundreds of artists selling their wares. You can find that perfect vase for Aunt Mary’s mantelpiece, fill yourself up on fair food, and take comfort in knowing that you are helping support Indy area arts organizations with your patronage. And of course, if you get tired of the fair, you can stroll around the expansive grounds and check out one of the world’s best post-Impressionist exhibits inside the museum.

2 // HARRISON CENTER FOR THE ARTS FREE Every First Friday of the month, the Harrison becomes a veritable three-ring circus of visual art (and sometimes the performing arts as well) with three or more exhibitions going on at once and a good place to grab a free cup of soup and glass of wine. And then there’s open studio nights and various special events housed at the Harrison. If you know anything about the visual arts in Indy, then you’ve no doubt heard the following names: William Rasdell, William Denton Ray, Emma 6 FALL CITYGUIDE // 2017 // NUVO // 100% SUSTAINABLE / RECYCLED PAPER

Overman. The list goes on. Recent highlights include shows curated by Nathan Foxton, often including portraiture and landscapes from Bloomington-based artists.

3 // GALLERY 924 AT THE ARTS COUNCIL FREE Perhaps the most prestigious Indy gallery for a locally exhibiting artist, this venue has shown paintings by Artprize winning Anila Agha, Lobyn Hamilton, Martin Kuntz, and killer group shows such as Contemporary Glass from the Heartland and Tiny, a show with a bazillion tiny pieces of art by Indy’s best artists. The space happens to be owned and curated by the Arts Council of Indianapolis, which has acted as the glue to hold the Indianapolis art scene together.

4 // CIRCLE CITY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX If there was a center of gravity of the Indy visual art scene right now, it would surely have to be near here, or close to here, with its dozens of artists’ studios and galleries and maker spaces. CCIC first started becoming noticed for art a decade ago when the late Wug Laku opened his studio and garage and many other artists, inspired

by Wug, moved there too. He left in 2013, but he’s really the main reason why this vast complex, which was an airplane engine testing facility during WWII, is now on the arts map… and on this list.

5 // SECOND SATURDAY ARTWALK: CARMEL ARTS AND DESIGN DISTRICT The big news these days out of Carmel, at least for me, is that over the past few months the Evan Lurie Gallery has started participating again in the Art Walks after what seemed like a long hiatus (Lurie makes his living selling art at various art fairs around the country). You come, say, from the Hoosier Salon which has a plethora of plein air landscapes into this gallery and it’s hard to prevent your jaw hitting the floor. There’s the stunning surrealism of L.A.-based Jorge Santos, the as-if-they-were-made-of-wicker portraits of Albert Einstein and Basquiat

by Alexi Torres. Is there a Carmel art scene hiding in the shadow of the Rockwellesque J. Seward Johnson sculptures on Main St? You might find the answer on the walk between these two galleries.

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6 // TUBE FACTORY ART SPACE It’s hard to make mention of Tube Factory, Big Car Collective’s headquarters, without mentioning the surrounding Garfield Park neighborhood which Big Car is dedicated to revitalizing…but not gentrifying.

Will their plans work? Time will tell. In the meantime, you can take a carpentry course here, or check out a poetry reading. And then, of course, there’s the art exhibits. The main gallery exhibits tend more towards the conceptual, while the

the campier (and occasionally more fun) shows can be found in the Jeremy Efroymson Gallery downstairs. The current group exhibition, Twin Peaks, is scheduled through Sept. 23.

7 // SOUTHSIDE ART LEAGUE This little gem has been humming along since 1964 without a whole lot of attention paid to it by those of us who live, say, north of Washington Street. Their Off Broadway Gallery — an acknowledgment of their underdog status? :) — is currently showing sculptural work by Duane King through December. And they are cosponsor of the SALI National Art Exhibition, along with Garfield Park Arts Center, running in the latter space Oct. 3 – Oct. 27, 2017.

8 // SULLIVANMUNCE ART CENTER This space caught my attention with their Children’s Illustration Exhibition of Hoosier Artists that ran this summer. Cindy Wingo’s exhibition Abstract Narratives opens Sept.

15 and runs until Oct. 31. And there’s no innuendo in their intriguingly titled show First Come, First Hung, which is exactly what

the name implies. The entry day is Nov. 18.

Check website for details.

9 // INDIANAPOLIS ART CENTER It would be a crime not to include this space, which does so much in terms of introducing the Indy public to art. Check out its innovative exhibitions that can be somewhat creative in terms of artists’ choice of media. You can learn the classical repertoire of skill you need to be a professional sculptor or painter here: there has also been an exhibition that featured a dust bunny made out of dust bunnies.

10 // LONG-SHARP GALLERY AT THE CONRAD This is the gallery that displayed Nelson Mandela: The Artist in Sept., 2016. Most of his drawings and lithographs dealt with his imprisonment on Robben Island.

There’s a mixture of high-end art here from both local and nationally-known artists.

Bloomington-based sculptor Dale Enochs will begin Long-Sharp’s 2017 season with a show entitled Dale-Enochs – On the Rocks running Sept. 8 – Sept. 30.

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1 // EXHIBIT COLUMBUS DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, FREE Go to Columbus! Through Nov. 26, check out the prize-winning installations of Exhibit Columbus as the leaves change colors. These temporary installations were built by the Exhibit Columbus’s award-winning designers and architects alongside the iconic buildings of Columbus. Even if you’re not into architecture, you might just find yourself inspired by the charm of this busy, yet peaceful, town.

And your children can gorge themselves in Zaharakos Ice Cream Parlor and climb to the top of the mast of Luckey Climbers in the (free) Commons Playground.

2 // THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM BLACK HAT BASH OCT 7, 6:30 – 9:30 P.M. PRICES VARY, REGISTRATION REQUIRED. The Children’s Museum does Halloween up right, with beats from a spooky DJ, devilish arcade games and a yucky costume contest. And don’t forget to drag your kids through Wicked Woods, The Children’s Museum Haunted House. By the way, the Children’s Museum is a really cool destination if your kids are sitting at home and they’re starting to go stir crazy. This museum has Terra Cotta Warriors, pirate ships, and dinosaurs so your kids might just get bored before you do.

3 // HOLCOMB OBSERVATORY & PLANETARIUM, HOLCOMB GARDENS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE TOURS AVAILABLE. CHECK WEBSITE. REGISTRATION REQUIRED, PRICES VARY The eclipse has come and gone, but the universe remains. The Holcomb Telescope, the largest in Indiana, is a treasure hiding in plain sight at the Butler University Campus.

You can schedule a public or private tour online and get a peek at the telescope, which recently has been retrofitted with 21st century digital technology to allow, say, astronomers in Chile to train the scope on whatever sector of the sector of the sky interests them. A tour will also let you check out the planetarium (which will soon get a major upgrade.) Afterwards, check out the fall colors in nearby Holcomb Gardens 4 // 100 YEARS OF HAUNTINGS AT THE INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY CENTRAL LIBRARY THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5 FROM 6:30 - 8 P.M. According to copy provided by the Indianapolis Public Library, paranormal investigators have spent nights in the Central Library and found out certain information about ghosts (or at least about ghost tales that are as old as the original building.) Join the team from Paranormal Investigations as they separate what’s real

from what’s hocus pocus. They’ll also tell stories, and share video, but don’t expect any of them to deploy the neutrina wands from their proton packs.

5 // GARDEN FUN DAY GARFIELD PARK, SUNDAY, SEPT. 10, 2:30 – 3:30 P.M., FREE What’s growing in the Children’s Garden?

Are there hookah-smoking caterpillars smoking water pipes on massive mushrooms? Are there carrots that stretch down all the way to China? Probably the answer is no to both those questions, but there will be a feast of exploratory garden activities to indulge both young and old.

6 // PAWS TO READ: CARMEL CLAY PUBLIC LIBRARY SEPT. 26, 2017 ON FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS. 10:30 – 12:30 A.M., AGES 6+, FREE When was the last time you read to a dog in a public library? (I recall the last time I read a dog of a book: it happened to be Battleship Earth by L. Ron Hubbard.) How would you like to practice reading to a trained dog who digs hearing stories even more than he likes to dig? Come to CCPL for this unique opportunity to read to therapy dogs in 15 minute sessions.

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7 // POP-UPS AT THE INDIANAPOLIS ART CENTER ONGOING, PRICES VARY Check out the website for a crazy quilt of one-day art classes going on this fall.

Do you have a teen interested in iPhone photography? Or a younger child interested in making “Spooky Splatter”? Even if there’s no classes going on, IAC is a great place to explore with your kids and check out the exhibitions, or have a picnic and watch the White River flow by.

8 // DAY OF THE DEAD (DIA DE LOS MUERTOS): EITELJORG MUSEUM, OCT 28, 2017, 11 A.M – 4 P.M., FREE A free event, organized by Eiteljorg partner Nopal Cultural, where your kids can watch a Catrina parade and other performances, make art and shop at the marketplace. Don’t miss the Dia de los Muertos Contemporary Photography and Altar Exhibition that will be on display Oct. 10 – Nov. 2.

9 // 20TH ANNUAL CARMEL INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL: CARMEL ARTS & DESIGN DISTRICT SEPT. 23 AND SEPT 24, 10 A.M. – 6 P.M., FREE Downtown Carmel will be packed with vendors from all over the world, 130 juried artists in all, selling art. Check out the Young Artist Tent featuring work by artists from Carmel High School, and the Young at Art station, where your kids can indulge their inner Picassos while you shop for Christmas gifts.

10 // HISPANIC HERITAGE FIESTA AT THE INDIANAPOLIS ZOO SEPT. 17, NOON – 4 P.M., FREE WITH ADMISSION. There will be piñatas, specialty food stations, and bright decorations, all to celebrate Hispanic Heritage. It’s a great multicultural way to enhance a zoo visit. Discounted tickets for this day are available via La Voz de Indiana bilingual newspaper

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1 // LA LA LAND: INDIANAPOLIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AT HILBERT CIRCLE THEATRE SEPT. 13, SEPT. 17 A struggling actress (Emma Stone) and jazz musician (Ryan Gosling) meet in modern day L.A. The serviceable, light-hearted romantic fare of this film really cries out for something, like Salisbury steak in your local roadhouse diner. Enter the ISO to provide you the A1 steak sauce, as it were.

2 // BROADWAY SETH RUDETSKY STYLE: INDY CABARET (PERFORMANCE VENUE: INDIANA LANDMARKS CENTER) SEPT. 15 This one isn’t the usual diner fare. It stars Seth Rudetsky, SiriusXM host, who will interview his co-star, Will Swenson, one of Broadway’s hottest commodities onstage.

He’ll even play the piano as accompaniment while Swenson, currently starring in Broadway’s Waitress, launches into fan favorite tunes expertly, like a seasoned chef with your favorite risotto dish.

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PERFORMANCES TO FEED YOUR SOUL

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3 // BARBECUE BY ROBERT O’HARA: PHOENIX THEATRE OCT. 27-NOV. 19 Variety says of this one, “Robert O’Hara’s cruelly funny new play, Barbecue shrewdly turns the formula for the American do-

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4 // ASHTON WOLF PRESENTS DUELING PIANOS: THE CAT SEPT. 30 Ashton Wolf describes himself on his own website as “one of the premier dueling piano players in the country.” The idea of piano playing as sport or war is… intriguing. And so is this the out-of-the-way venue The Cat, which is located in the building that used to be the music venue The Warehouse. The Cat’s seemingly modest goal is to be the Off-Off Broadway of Carmel, Ind. 5 // LA CAGE AUX FOLLES: THE STUDIO THEATRE IN THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, CARMEL SEPT. 15-OCT. 1 Is it a sign of progress for the LGBTQ community that productions of this musical, depicting the lives of two gay protagonists, are now almost as common as Hello Dolly!? In the Trump era, maybe it’s a good thing to look at the glass as being half-full once in a blue moon. An Actors Theatre of Indiana production.

6 // DON GIOVANNI: IU OPERA & BALLET THEATRE SEPT. 15, 16, 22, 23 Back in the ’80s, I recall seeing an IU Opera performance of Carmen sung in English and the performance fell flat largely because of that. Maybe it was the sense of mystery lost when José held the knife for eons while spouting out Midwest-accented librettos. Why didn’t Carmen just run away? I thought. Despite the advent of Trump and his admonishment to Americans to speak in English at all times — and presumably to sing in English too — this Don Giovanni is sung in Italian (with English supertitles). Believe me, this Mozart opera is better off as it is, in Italian, considering its superstud protagonist. Italian is, after all, a Romance language.

7 // THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY: CLOWES HALL OCT. 7 A girl I knew in middle school had two goldfish: one named Simon, the other Garfunkel. She cried when Simon & Garfunkel split up, I think that’s what she told me.

But this doesn’t make a lot of sense considering she was just a toddler at the time.

Or maybe she cried when one of her goldfish died. I forget. But she was obviously a Simon & Garfunkel fan. I suppose this story says something about the popularity

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of this group, and why they connected with their audience so well. Which is why, I suppose, that there’s demand for this sort of performance. There are classic songs here, as well as commentary, by two actor/performers done up to look like young Simon and Garfunkels. The Garfunkel even has the poofy hair.

8 // GIORDANO DANCE COMPANY NOV. 4 As a child, I went every year to see my sisters dance in this annual performance at Clowes. Good God. But, nowadays, I go back frequently to Clowes, not only because I learned to appreciate dance, but I also appreciate the venue, designed

by Evans Woollen, built in the early ‘60s. It’s the perfect venue to check out Giordano’s cutting-edge jazz dance choreography.

9 // MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR: DANCE KALEIDOSCOPE AT IRT ONEAMERICA MAIN STAGE OCT. 19-22 Dancers dressed in 1960s style clothing will be dancing to “Fool on the Hill,” “Lady Madonna,” and other classics from the Beatles canon. The copy from the website promises that the dance will culminate, costumery-wise, with a “cleansing symplicity.” Does that mean they’ll be dancing naked? Peace out, dude.

10 // CELEBRATION! AT THE TARKINGTON THEATRE SEPT. 22-23 The Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre is celebrating its 20th season with an all-out bash, containing highlights from its finest performances.

October 14, 2017 | 7:30 p.m.

Order tickets online, GhostStories2017.eventbrite.com Enter through the gates at 34th and Boulevard Place

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EVENTS TO FEED YOUR HEAD 1 // DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP POSTER/INFOGRAPHIC CONTEST BEGINS: CARMEL CLAY PUBLIC LIBRARY SEPT. 1 Here’s a contest for you: make a poster about protecting yourself and your kids in a digital world, in preparation for Digital Citizenship Week (Sept. 11 - Sept. 15). You can use the free resources of the Digital Media Lab on Carmel’s Main Street to help you out. (If nothing else, take this opportunity to learn about the resources available to you in the Lab.) Artwork must be original, appropriate for general audiences; formats must be in jpeg or png. Winners will be posted to social media. Email eessink@carmel.lib.in.us with any questions.

2 // WRITING OTHER WORLDS: SOCIETY, SCIENCE, AND SENSORY PERCEPTION: THE WRITERS GUILD OF BLOOMINGTON AT MONROE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY SEPT. 9 Last night I had a dream in which I saw a blue animal that looked a little like a camel crossed with a giraffe behind a chain link fence. It was blue, with feathers.

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possibly be real. But then the creature lifted its leg and urinated. The point of this workshop is to translate your dreams, as it were, into words on the page.

3 // KINSEY INSTITUTE OPEN HOUSE: INDIANA UNIVERSITY, BLOOMINGTON SEPT. 16.

If you’re at all interested in Alfred Kinsey and his groundbreaking research into human sexuality, check out the open house.

It’s a pretty sure thing you won’t be tapped as a research subject. But, hey, we can’t guarantee it.

4 // BANNED BOOKS WEEK: KURT VONNEGUT MEMORIAL LIBRARY SEPT. 24-SEPT. 29 Each year Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library celebrates Banned Books Week with programming that celebrates the freedom to read. This year is no different, with guests discussing censorship, book banning and other issues.

This year Dr. Greg Bravehorse, Deputy Director of #Tralfamadore Memorial Library, will spend the entire week in the storefront window, recreating famous novels in 140 characters or less.

If you’ve never heard of Tralfamadore, maybe you should ask him.

5 // MEET AN AUTHOR, BE AN AUTHOR: INDIANAPOLIS CENTRAL PUBLIC LIBRARY OCT. 14 If you’re an aspiring writer who needs a little inspiration, come to this event and meet the winners of the 2017 Eugene and Marilyn Glick Authors Award. Check out the workshops on writing and publishing.

6 // SPANISH CONVERSATION: HAMILTON EAST PUBLIC LIBRARY: FISHERS OCT. 17 Do you want to learn Spanish, a language that came to American shores before English? On this one day there’s not one, but two Spanish conversation classes going on (levels 2 and 4) at the Fishers Library. Check website for full schedule.

7 // MAKING THE MOST OF COUNTY HISTORIES: BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY, COLUMBUS NOV. 18

Seeking info about your great uncle Elmer, the first TV repairman in Marion County?

Monique Howell of the Indiana State Public Library tells you how to find biographical sketches as well as historical info using the Library’s vast resources.

8 // COLSON WHITEHEAD, SCHROTT CENTER FOR THE ARTS, BUTLER, FREE EVENT BUT REQUIRES TICKETS SEE BUTLERARTCENTER.ORG SEPT. 21 Whitehead is the author of the New York Times # 1 bestseller The Underground Railroad, which refers to an actual underground railroad, a subway, that the two main characters ride, in an attempt to gain their freedom. Fans of the novel, and of the film Moonlight, will be pleased to hear that a limited drama series of The Underground Railroad, produced by Amazon, is forthcoming.

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9 // CENTER FOR BLACK LITERATURE AND CULTURE OPENING: CENTRAL LIBRARY OCT. 21.

It may be a coincidence that the Center for Black Literature and Culture is opening on the day that Colson Whitehead, the author of the most talked about book of 2016, is reading at Butler University. But it’s an appropriate coincidence if there ever was one. This Center, in addition to honoring African Americans in the arts hailing from Indianapolis such as Mari Evans, Amos Brown and Wes Montgomery, will also regularly host programming, and house a large collection of books by Black icons.

10 // T.C. BOYLE, SCHROTT CENTER FOR THE ARTS, BUTLER CAMPUS NOV. 14.

T.C. Boyle is an phenomenally prolific short story writer and novelist; to date he’s written 26 books. I’m ashamed to say that I’ve only read a half dozen of his short stories or so, no novels. One short story riffed on the Bruce Springsteen song, “Spirits in the Night,” entitled “Greasy Lake.” There was another one about a canned Safari theme park, where paying guests can hunt retired zoo elephants, that ends in tragedy. These stories are as cutting, lucid and funny as they are inspired. Hopefully I’ll get a chance to read some more before his visit to the Butler campus.

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PLACES TO GO WHEN YOU’RE FEELING BORED, DISTRACTED AND CURIOUS.

1 // FREE BASKET AT 100 ACRES IMA / NEWFIELDS Of course, there’s very little that’s free about the IMA anymore, now rebranded Newfields: A Place for Nature and Art. but the Free Basket designed and built by Los Carpinteros, still lives up to its name.

This crazyass basketball court, completed in 2010, is complete with twisting arcs of steel tubing, some painted red, some painted blue. I’ve been meaning to bring a basketball to this court for a while, but keep putting it off because ... well, I guess I don’t have any more excuses now that I’m writing about it. Wouldn’t it be cool to see the Pacers play the Celtics here? Accessible off of 38th St. at the Edgar & Dorothy Fenhel Entrance.

2 // THE PYRAMIDS NORTHSIDE I’m not talking about the Giza pyramids built by the pharaohs, but the “Pyramids” office park on the northside of Indy (3500 Depaw Blvd.) where I had an appointment with the Dunhill Staffing Services on Aug. 1, 2006. The office was located on the third floor of Pyramid One. Instead of a gloomy tomb I found an airy perch with a view of its two angular triplet sisters: identical structures of glass and concrete. I entered the computer room sarcophagus and sat down for two hours of office skills assessment:

tests including typing, alphanumerics, Excel, and Word. The high priestess of Dunhill took my papers and promised to make an attempt at career prospect reincarnation despite a CV burdened by too many years of retail slavery and a skills assessment that left much to be desired.

3 // NORA GOODWILL NORA In early June 2013, when I was working at the Nora Goodwill store, we received about half a dozen paintings through the drop-off door of clearly high value. One of the paintings, a painting of a mid-century cityscape by the late Austrian painter Joseph Floch (1895-1977). In the foreground there were massive edifices under construction, foreshortened, under brooding, cobaltblue skies. I wouldn’t have been surprised at all to see this painting on display at the Indianapolis Art Museum or the Art Institute of Chicago. Through a brief search on the internet, I found that Floch’s paintings are in high demand at auction and on art websites.

In fact, there had been a solo show of his artwork at the Montclair Art Museum in New Jersey, in 1987. I sent this painting off to Shopgoodwill and it wound up selling for thousands of bucks, though I can’t recall the exact figure. You can dream about finding a painting like this at Goodwill, but more than likely it will windup selling online.

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4 // UBER LOT FAR WESTSIDE Actually, it’s the UBER/LYFT Lot at the Indianapolis airport, where rideshare drivers waiting in queue to pick up arrivals. The UBER lot was across from the taxi driver lot and I spent countless hours there waiting for rides. The dividing line between rideshare and taxi drivers was kind of like the line between North and South Korea.

Sort of. But we all used the same bathroom on the DMZ. You may wonder why a paragraph like this winds up in the Fall City Guide. Well, if you’re in the rideshare economy, it helps to be able to have an appreciation for things like parking lots, like planes taking off and landing, like the 5-time daily rhythm of taxi drivers kneeling to pray under the awning, bowing down to Mecca.

5 // THE ALEXANDER HOTEL DOWNTOWN INDIANAPOLIS On the second floor of this drop-dead-chic hotel, you will see Sonya Clark’s eightfoot-high portrait of Madam C.J. Walker, the African-American multimillionaire entrepreneur who began the planning of the Indy’s historic Madame Walker Theater prior to her death in 1919. In this sculptural portrait, built of 3,840 black “Unbreakable” brand hair combs, you can see that the chosen media is one with the conceptual

content of the piece; Madame Walker made her fortune selling hair products to Black women. You sort of need to be a millionaire to be a regular at the nearby Plat 99 Mixology Lounge. They also make a mean cup of coffee, in a French press.

6 // THE JW MARRIOTT DOWNTOWN INDIANAPOLIS The J.W. is an awe-inspiring architectural — and artistic! — achievement, from the outside at least. While Indianapolis-born architect Evans Woollen is renowned for creating spaces that dialogue with the Circle City — particularly his Central Library addition — the Chicago-based architects of the JW created an edifice that seems to be having an ongoing conversation with the sky. Walking into the JW, however, was a disappointment compared to its jawdropping exterior. The lobby was spacious and uncluttered; the backlit transparencies of vegetation behind the front desk were coolly chic. But I wasn’t overwhelmed. I was expecting to see the hanging gardens of Babylon, I suppose.

7 // HERRON GALLERIES AT THE HERRON SCHOOL OF ART & DESIGN IUPUI I had some business to attend to at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, where Herron School of Art & Design is

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located. I stopped by the Tom Sachs exhibit at the This Radiant City: Paintings 2000 2017 at the Herron Main Gallery. Sachs takes iconic advertising imagery, as well as charts and government emblems and the like, and paints them in a way that you know they are hand-painted. It’s a different aesthetic, say, from the clean lines of Andy Warhol’s “Brillo Boxes”, in which you can almost see Andy Warhol’s blank gaze staring back at you. If you look closely at the latex paint and palladium on plywood “Reese’s” you see thick globs of yellowish brown in the lettering, like peanut butter. There are other oddities like a “Recreational Dive Chair,” which is basically a recreational dive chart with Hello Kitty emblems. (There’s a “Bad Kitty” emblem for when the nitrogen levels get too high.) 26 paintings to show for 17 years’ work, all with a similar aesthetic. I like the playfulness of the art but there’s also something standoffish about it. As if it doesn’t want you to come to close. Sometimes, it’s nice to come across art that you disagree with. So you could have an argument with it.

8 // BAGEL FAIR NORA To my mind bagels are a work of art. Bagel Fair’s got all kinds of bagels: blueberry, rye, onion, garlic… The shop has been open since the mid-seventies and keeps on going. They now accept credit cards. In early September 1991, I bit down on a bagel and my front tooth became loose. At home, later, it dropped out.

The next day my dentist told me that I had root canal failure. I was distraught, because I was due to depart as a Peace Corps volunteer to Niger, West Africa. My dentist, whose office is currently decorated with James Wille Faust

paintings, installed a bridge in my mouth five days before my departure to Africa. That bridge is still in my mouth. To my mind, good dental work is a work of art.

9 // CARMEL ROUNDABOUTS CARMEL In my mind these are Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard’s greatest achievement. Check out the one where Meridian St. meets Old Meridian and 136th St. It’s like driving through a bowl of spaghetti.

10 // CUMMINS DISTRIBUTION CENTER, DOWNTOWN INDIANAPOLIS DOWNTOWN INDIANAPOLIS If you’ve seen Columbus, the movie, then you’ve heard the name Deborah Berke, who’s designed many buildings in and around Columbus Indiana. The Cummins Distribution Center, which opened this past January, was also designed by Berke. Inside is commissioned works includes a ceiling hanging sculpture in the lobby entitled “Torque Moment, Torque Momentum” by Kendall Buster, which evokes moving gears with circular aluminum frames, and a series of abstract paintings found throughout the building

by Philadelphia-based Odili Donald Odita, entitled “The Wisdom of Trees.” This work was inspired by the artist’s visit to the Miller House in Columbus, Indiana. There is also a wall painting by Indiana artists Emily Kennerk and Jennifer Riley entitled “Big Bright Steel,” visible from the exterior of the building. But sadly, even though the building sits on the former Market Square Arena site — where the King gave his last concert — there are no Black Elvis paintings.

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ARTS

SEPTEMBER // NOVEMBER SEPTEMBER Sept. 1, Megan Griffiths Lecture, Indiana University Cinema (Bloomington), all-ages Sept 1-29 Undercurrent, New Work by Alicia Zanoni, Harrison Center for the Arts Sept. 1-2, Shakespeare & Company present Antony & Cleopatra, Garfield Park Sept. 2, Fall Family Open House, Lawrence Arts Center Sept 2-3, Fourth Street Festival of the Arts & Crafts, Fourth & Grant Streets (Bloomington) Sept 7, Ross Gay, Schrott Center for the Arts, Butler Visiting Writers Series Sept 7, Julia Zollman Wickes & Jack Wickes, Artists Reception, JCC, all-ages Sept 7-9 Oktoberfest, German Park, all-ages Sept. 8, Rick Bailey book signing, Bookmamas, all-ages Sept 9, Puppy POOLooza, Freedom Springs Greenwood Aquatic Park, all-ages Sept. 9, Shop Safety, Tube Factory Artspace Sept 9, Jumpstarting Effective Genealogy Research, Indiana Historical Society, all-ages Sept 9-10, Danville Tri Kappa Fair, Danville Town Square Sept. 11, Never Forget Tribute & Youth Art Exhibit, Forest Lawn Funeral Home, Greenwood, all-ages

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Sept. 14, Diggin’ Indiana, Indiana Historical Society Day Trip, all-ages Sept. 1-16, Contemporary Glass from the Heartland, Gallery 924, all-ages Sept 15-16, The Golden Age of Broadway (Indianapolis Symphonic Choir), Hilbert Circle Theatre, all-ages Sept 16, Nickel Plate Arts 5th Anniversary Celebration, Nickel Plate Art Center, all-ages Sept. 16-17, Festival of Machines, Conner Prairie, all-ages Sept. 17, Mind in Tibetan Buddhist Psychology, Indiana Buddhist Center, all-ages Sept. 13, 17, La La Land in Concert, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, all-ages Sept. 18, Tuareg musician Mdou Moctar in concert, The Bishop (Bloomington) over 21 venue Sept 19, Creative Writing for Wellness Workshop, Jewish Community Center Sept. 1-Oct. 21, Melissa Schulenberg Solo Exhibition, Lawrence Arts Center, all-ages Sept. 21, Colson Whitehead, Schrott Center for the Arts, Butler Visiting Writers Series Through Sept. 23, Twin Peaks Group Show, Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art Sept. 21-24, Memphis the Musical, Rathskeller at the Athenaeum.

Sept. 14-23, Indy Jazz Fest, various Indy venues Sept. 23-24, Carmel International Arts Festival, Arts & Design District, all-ages Sept. 29 Jazz on the Avenue, Madame Walker Theatre, all-ages Sept. 29, Santino Fontana sings the American Songbook, The Cabaret, all-ages Sept. 24-Sept. 30, Banned Books Week, Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library, all-ages Through Oct. 8, Hoosier Salon, 93rd Annual Exhibition, Indiana State Museum, all-ages Sept. 10-Oct. 8, Quest for the West Exhibition, Eiteljorg Museum, all-ages

OCTOBER Oct. 2, Ocean Vuong, Schrott Center for the Arts, Butler Visiting Writers Series Oct. 3, Family Fall Festival, Jewish Community Center, all-ages Through Oct. 4, Charged, A Neon Light Show, Indianapolis Art Center Oct. 7, Centennial Concert Program, Indianapolis Central Library, all-ages Oct. 6-8 Indianapolis City Ballet Dance Competition, Anderson University Oct. 14, Intro to National Novel Writing Month: 30 Days, 50,000 Words, 1 novel, Indiana Writers Center.

Oct. 14, Germanfest, Athenaeum, all ages Oct 16, Yaa Gyasi, Schrott Center for the Arts, Butler Visiting Writers Series Oct. 21, Center for Literature and Black Culture Grand Opening, Central Library, all-ages Oct. 3-27, Sali Nat’l Abstract Art Exhibition XIII, Garfield Park Art Center, all-ages Oct. 6-27, Keith Hampton Art Exhibit, Gallery 924

Through Oct. 21, the / a mind the b mind, Tube Factory Art Space, all-ages Oct 13-30, Cabaret Poe, Circle Centre Oct 20-31, Things Are Strange, Circle Centre Oct. 28, Day of the Dead, Eiteljorg, all ages Oct. 23-Nov. 23, Ann Katz Festival of Books & Arts, Jewish Community Center, all-ages

NOVEMBER Nov. 1, Day of the Dead, Nickel Plate Arts Center, all-ages Nov. 2, Monica Youn, Robertson Hall, Butler Visiting Writers Series Nov. 7-9, Menopause, The Musical, The Egyptian Room at Old National Center Oct. 17-Nov. 12 The Originalist, Indiana Repertory Theatre, all-ages Nov. 14, T.C. Boyle, Schrott Center for the Arts, Butler Visiting Writers Series Nov. 18, Fall Fest, 2017, Indianapolis Central Library, all-ages

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MOVIES TO SEE THIS FALL BEFORE TRUMP KILLS US ALL

1 // WONDER WOMAN IN WIDE RELEASE It was a movie that wasn’t patriotic enough for Neil Cavuto & crew on Fox News. Maybe this was because Wonder Woman’s uniform doesn’t ape the American flag. Maybe it’s because the actress who plays her is a foreigner (Israeli actress Gal Gadot.) Did the producers dampen down the patriotism to bump up box office abroad? Thanks to Trump, Americana is going down overseas about as well as an Emerson Lake & Palmer record on an Electro House DJ’s turntable.

Will future Rambos be forced to wave the UN flag on the silver screen?

2 // COLUMBUS, THE MOVIE OPENS SEPT. 1 AT KEYSTONE ARTS Cummins has helped to fund many architectural gems in the town of Columbus.

Ind. The Modernist sheen of many of the buildings is about as far from the Trumpian gold-plated toilet aesthetic as you can get. Maybe if Hillary Clinton had visited Columbus, IN., and had pointed out the synergy between Cummins and the City of Columbus – as a contrast to the job-killing Carrier in relation to Indy — Trump might now still be hosting episodes of Celebrity Apprentice instead of engaging in a nuclear circle jerk with China and North Korea. (In Columbus, the Movie, the architecture is as much a character as the two main actors.)

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Cummins, while employing many Hoosiers, is also unapologetically integrated into the global marketplace. Walk into a downtown café, and you’re just as likely to hear a conversation in Hindi as you are in English. A rising tide lifts all boats, as it were.

3 // THE 800 MILE WALL SEPT. 5 AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY CINEMA IN BLOOMINGTON A documentary about the Mexican-American border, the walls building up along it and the havoc it wreaks on populations on both sides of the fence. It’s a situation that’s bound to get worse considering the stalled status of federal immigration reform, and the ongoing belligerence of the Trump Administration towards Mexicans. If you’re a cinephile, you MUST check out IU Cinema’s full schedule which not only features films, but talks and tutorials with big names in the movie biz.

4 // NORTH BY NORTHWEST SEPT. 8 & 9 AT ARTCRAFT THEATRE IN FRANKLIN The plot of this classic 1959 Hitchcock film, starring Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint, is really too long and involved to describe here. Suffice to say it involves kidnapping, a train, sex on a train, microfiche bearing government secrets, an attack by a

crop-duster plane, and a finale set on Mt. Rushmore. (This is where Trump wants to have carved his bloated, self-satisfied mug in the granite.) But you don’t need me to tell you this is a classic. Just listen to the audience around you erupt into applause in this historic theatre as you watch.

5 // HALLOWEEN OCT. 13 – OCT. 14 AT ARTCRAFT THEATRE IN FRANKLIN Jamie Lee Curtis stars as a high school student Laurie Strode in this slasher film where she gets stalked by an escaped sanitarium inmate. Plot points in this film have been recycled into dozens of horror films in the ‘80s, ‘90s, and beyond. Trump supporters might feel vindicated by this movie’s Manichean view of the world, with a solid red line dividing good from evil. For the rest of us the last 8 months has kinda been like a slasher film.

6 // HEARTLAND FILM FESTIVAL, OCT. 12-22, VARIOUS VENUES IN INDY These are movies from the heart, movies that inspire, movies from all over the world, movies that do not bully, threaten, or hatetweet. And while we’re at it, let’s put in a plug for the Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival running Nov. 10-12.

7 // BLAZING BARRIERS (1937): GARFIELD PARK ARTS CENTER SEPT. 23, 8:00 P.M. TICKETS $5.00 AT DOOR This is just one of the films that film historian Eric Grayson will host as part of the Vintage Movie Night Series. (Check website for more listings.) The plot revolves around two young city slickers sent off to the woods, to a Civilian Conservation Corps, to save them from a life of crime. The CCC was part of the New Deal, not a particularly Trumpian part of American history, and probably not something that he thinks of when he says he’s gonna MAGA.

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8 // THE BELIEVER AMAZON PRIME Before La La Land there was The Believer.

Ryan Gosling stars in his breakout role as Daniel Balint, a Neo-Nazi who happens to be Jewish, who has a love/hate relationship with his heritage. Mostly hate, actually.

Writer and director Harry Bean based the character loosely on the story of Dan Burros, a former member of the American Nazi Party who committed suicide in 1965. It was hard for me to see this film without picturing Trump’s senior foreign policy Stephen Miller, who happens to be of Jewish extraction. You might think he should know better as he gleefully promotes Trump’s white supremacist policies.

9 // IDIOCRACY (2005) NETFLIX Army dude of average intelligence (Luke Wilson) is time-travelled 500 years into the future to suddenly find that he’s not only the smartest guy in the room, but the

smartest guy in America. In the America of Idiocracy, directed by Mike Judge everything has fallen apart. That’s what happens to the American people after generations of sitting around like Beavis and Butthead in front of TV screens. The movie is oddly predictive: the U.S. president in Idiocracy is a former pro-wrestler and porn star. In comparison to Trump he comes across as Gandhi.

10 // FILM HACK: INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM PANEL FEATURING “UNDER THE BRIDGE” KHEPRW INSTITUTE SEPT. 7 Under the Bridge is a documentary film by local producer and activist Don Sawyer.

It’s the sequel to “Uncharted,” which was focused on homelessness in Indianapolis. #FilmHack describes itself as “a creative space “for community, filmmakers, and the video-curious to develop media skills, critical thinking and discussion.” A roundtable discussion will follow the documentary showing.

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SEPTEMBER // DECEMBER

SEPTEMBER Sept. 1, Family Movie in the Park, Greenwood Amphitheater, all-ages Sept. 1, Columbus The Movie, Landmark Keystone Sept 6, 13th, Jewish Community Center, all-ages Sept. 5, The 800 Mile Wall, Indiana University Cinema (Bloomington) Sept. 8, Endless Poetry, Indiana University Cinema (Bloomington) Sept. 8-9, North by Northwest, Artcraft Theatre (Franklin, Ind.), all-ages Sept. 10, Rain the Color of Blue With a Little Red In It, The Bishop (Bloomington) Sept 15-16, Mary Poppins, Artcraft Theatre (Franklin, Ind.) Sept. 23, Blazing Barriers, Garfield Park Arts Center, all-ages

OCTOBER Oct. 13-14, Halloween, Artcraft Theatre (Franklin), Rated R Oct. 14, Wild Strawberries, Indiana University Cinema (Bloomington) Oct 12-22, Heartland Film Festival, various Indianapolis venues, all-ages

NOVEMBER Nov. 4, Cartoons for Cans, Artcraft Theatre (Franklin) Nov. 4, Animal House, Artcraft Theatre (Franklin), rated R. Nov. 5, Stand by Me, Indiana University Cinema (Bloomington), all-ages Nov. 10-12, Indy LGBT Film Fest, various Indianapolis venues Nov. 17-19, MIracle on 34th Street, Artcraft Theatre (Franklin), all-ages Nov. 19, The Unknown Girl, Indiana University Cinema (Bloomington) Nov. 24-26, Home Alone, Artcraft Theatre (Franklin), all-ages

DECEMBER Dec. 1-3, A Christmas Story, Artcraft Theatre (Franklin), all-ages Dec. 5, It’s A Wonderful Life, Artcraft Theatre (Franklin), all-ages Dec. 8-10, White Christmas, Artcraft Theatre (Franklin), all-ages

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This political season is a nightmare! Let’s forget about it for 10 seconds — at least — and talk about music. We’re listing several thousand words worth of shows happening through the fall guaranteed to take your mind off our surely coming apocalypse.

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1 // IRISH FEST SEPTEMBER 14 - 17

4 // ROCKY RIPPLE FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER 23

Irish Airs, Hogeye Navvy, Ennis Clare, Jig Jam, The Narrowbacks and more play this four day fest. What will NUVO be up to inside Military Park? Finally learning how to play the bodhran of the bodhran demonstrations. Or maybe taking adult Irish dance lessons. Or maybe …

This year, 80 artists will stop by Rocky Ripple Festival, which kicks off at 11 a.m.

There’s food, yep, and beer, too.

2 // FOUNTAIN SQUARE MUSIC FEST OCTOBER 6 - 7 Bishop Briggs, Dr. Dog and Phantogram headline this year’s FSMF, for which 5,000 or so tickets are available. There’s lots of supporting ats, too, like Real Estate, Coin, The Cool Kids, Richard Edwards, Lily and Madeleine, Why?, Welshly Arms, Bryce Vine, Flint Eastwood, Hoops, Dan Luke and the Raid, Mike Floss, Dream Chief, Okey Dokey, Public, Malcolm London, Biyo, Brandon Whyde, Prxzm, Shiny Penny, Thunder Dream and more.

3 // FIESTA INDIANAPOLIS SEPTEMBER 16 This free Latinx culture fest on American Legion Mall features music, dancing, food, a health and wellness fair and much more.

5 // JAZZ FEST SEPTEMBER 14 - 23 Kirk Whalum, Tony Monaco, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Jane Monheit, Ignacio Berroa, Buselli Wallarab Jazz Orchestra, Randy Brecker, The Blue Side, Sullivan Fortner, Pavel and Direct Contact, Ghost-Note, Chantae Cann, Polyrhythmic and so many more play this year’s jazz fest, which celebrates the 100th anniversary legacy of Ella, Dizzy, Monk and Gennett.

6 // LOTUS FEST SEPTEMBER 28 - OCTOBER 1 There’s a reason Bloomington’s Lotus Fest has been around for 21 years. Every autumn, Lotus Fest organizers bring a carefully curated selection of the world’s greatest musicians to the Hoosier state for a weekend full of unforgettable performances. In addition to the always brilliant artist lineups, Lotus Fest benefits from a thoughtful approach to the sequencing and placement of acts within the festival

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schedule. The Lotus format allows attendees the option of choosing among a rich variety of concert experiences, from intimate chamber style performances to all-out street parties highlighting global hip-hop and dance music styles.

-KYLE LONG 7 // IRVINGTON HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER 28 - OCTOBER 28 This month-long celebration of all things spooky has plenty of music and nightlife elements, sure, but it’s also one of the best event series in all of Indy to bring your kids. Don’t miss the closing weekend street festival, the ghost tours, the masquerade ball, the trivia nights, the pumpkin carving contests and more. Irvingtonhalloween.com has all the info you need to make a perfectly spooky schedule.

8 // GERMANFEST OCTOBER 14 The most authentically German way to

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AUGUST // DECEMBER

AUGUST August 30, Lifehouse and Switchfoot, Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn at White River State Park, all-ages August 30, Mobina Galore, Cairo Jag, Black Recluse, Sonora, Melody Inn, 21+ August 31, Busman’s Holiday, Indianapolis Arts Center, all-ages August 31, The Cocaine Wolves, The Great Terror, Vodka De Milo, Melody Inn, 21+ August 31, Stick Men, The Irving, all-ages

SEPTEMBER September 1, The Common, Phyllis, Howard, Melody Inn, 21+ September 1, WIlsen, The Hi-Fi, 21+ September 1, Collin Fiol, Alec Harter, Hoosier Dome, all-ages September 1, The Madeira, Tracksuit Lyfestile, Frankie Camero, Radio Radio, 21+ September 1, John Butler Trio, Egyptian Room at Old National Centre, all-ages September 2, Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band, Klipsch Music Center, all-ages

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party this fall is at the most authentically German spot in town: Mass Ave’s Athenaeum, which hosts a yearly fest celebrating beer, yodeling, wiener dog races and more.

9 // INDIANA RENAISSANCE FAIRE SEPTEMBER 16 Wait — we can hear you saying it — aren’t I in the music section? Hell yes you are, and if you think this Ren Faire is without some 600-year-old tunes, you’re sorely mistaken. Pull on your tunics and breeches and head to Klipsch Music Center for this weekend-long fest.

10 // THE FLAMING LIPS, MAC DEMARCO SEPTEMBER 19 It’s not quite a festival, per se, but the festival regular bands on deck at the Lawn at White River’s closing night will just about make you feel like it is. Seriously, the Flaming Lips can turn any stage into a festival with their righteous vibes.

September 2, Bollywood Bhangra, The Hi-Fi, 21+ September 2, George Porter Jr., Mousetrap, 21+ September 2, Zoso: Music Of Led Zeppelin, Conner Prairie, all-ages September 2, Psychobilly NIght with The Koffin Kats, The Loveless and MG and The Gas City 3, Melody Inn, 21+ September 2, Festejando Labor Day, Los Huracanes Del Norte, Regulo Caro, Revanch, Chispas Discoteque, 21+ September 2, PB&J: Making Music with Daniel, Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts, all-ages September 3, John Mayer, Klipsch Music Center, all-ages September 3, Life Lessons, Hoosier Dome, all-ages September 3, Authority Zero, The Supervillains, Dissonance and Dissent, Jon Gazi, The Hi-Fi, 21+ September 3, Sin Bandera, Murat Theatre at Old National Centre, all-ages September 5, Pigeons Play Ping Pong, Flamingosis, The Hi-Fi, 21+ September 5, The Hollows, Wild Colonial Bhoys, Melody Inn, 21+ September 7, New Faces Night with Dietrich Jon, Crescent Ulmer, Hales Corner, Jessie Phelps, The Hi-Fi, 21+ September 7, 9th Circle Symphony, Mr. Russia, Bomb Cats, Melody Inn, 21+ September 8, Redneck Nosferatu, Werewolf with a Shotgun, For the Wolf, Melody Inn, 21+ September 8, Adam Craig, 8 Seconds Saloon, all-ages

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September 8, KIDZ BOP, Murat Theatre at Old National Centre, all-ages September 8, Ed Sheeran, Bankers Life Fieldhouse, all-ages September 8, The Why Store, The Hi-Fi, 21+ September 8, Bigger Than Elvis, Radio Radio, 21+ September 9, Frizzle Fried Primus Tribute and Hoist A Tribute to Phish, Mousetrap, 21+ September 9, Battle Snake Mafia, Jesus Crust, Rig Time, Von Horror, Hoosier Dome, all-ages

September 9, Chris Stapleton, Klipsch Music Center, all-ages September 9, The Silver Shine, The Rocketz, Vice Tricks, The Lickers, Melody Inn, 21+ September 9, Real Talk Dance Party, White Rabbit Cabaret, 21+ September 9, Raise Some Racquets, The Hi-Fi, 21+ September 10, U2 The Joshua Tree Tour, Lucas Oil Stadium, all-ages September 10, The Mountain Goats, The Vogue, 21+

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September 11, El Ten Eleven, The Hi-Fi, 21+ September 12, Company of Thieves, T.V. Mike and the Scarecrowes, The Hi-Fi, 21+ September 12, The Scott Brothers House Party, Murat Theatre at Old National Centre, all-ages September 13, A Day To Remember, Egyptian Room at Old National Centre, all-ages September 13, Devil To Pay, Howling Giant, Burning Giant, Melody Inn, 21+ September 14, Brett Young, 8 Seconds Saloon, 21+ September 14, Low Pone Queer Dance Party, The Hi-Fi, 21+ September 14, State Champs, Deluxe at Old National Centre, all-ages September 14, Loren and Mark, Ball State University Pruis Hall, all-ages September 14, Seu Jorge Presents: The Life Aquatic, A Tribute to David Bowie, Clowes Memorial Hall, all-ages September 15, The Midnight Ghost Train, Void King, Bizarre Noir, Radio Radio, 21+ September 15, Luke Bryan, Klipsch Music Center, all-ages September 15, The Fantastic Plastics, Reckless Edward, Melody Inn, 21+ September 15, Recycled Percussion, Emens Auditorium at Ball State, all-ages September 15, Rhiannon Giddens, Loeb Playhouse, all-ages

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September 15, Jane Monheit Ella Fitzgerald Songbook Sessions, Howard L. Schrott Center for the Arts, all-ages September 15, Sponge, The Vogue, 21+ September 16, Neal McCoy, 8 Seconds Saloon, 21+ September 16, 5th Annual Tromatic Revue Burlesque Night, Melody Inn, 21+ September 18, Joe Purdy, The Hi-Fi, 21+ September 19, The Flaming LIps, Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn at White River State Park, all-ages September 20, The Weeknd, Bankers LIfe Fieldhouse, all-ages September 20, NoBunny, White Rabbit Cabaret, 21+ September 20, Chon, Deluxe at Old National Centre, all-ages September 21, Shooter Jennings, The Hi-Fi, 21+ September 21, Altered Thurzdaze, The Russ Liquid Test, Mousetrap, 21+ September 21, ZZ Top, Clowes Memorial Hall, all-ages September 21, Kublai Khan, No Zodaic, Left Behind, I Am, Hoosier Dome, all-ages September 22, Corey Smith, 8 Seconds Saloon, 21+ September 22, Circle City Classic Cabaret, Indiana Farmers Coliseum, all-ages

September 22, Joan Osborne: Sings Songs of Dylan, Howard L. Schrott Center for the Arts, all-ages September 22, The World Is A Beautiful Place and I am No Longer Afraid To Die, Hoosier Dome, all-ages September 22, Local Motion, The Hi-Fi, 21+ September 23, Zepparella, The Hi-Fi, 21+ September 23, The Werks, Egi, Mousetrap, 21+ September 23, RaeLynn, 8 Seconds Saloon, 21+ September 23, Alison Brown, Ball State University, all-ages September 23, Sylvan Esso, Egyptian Room at Old National Centre, all-ages September 23, Stiff LIttle FIngers, The Vogue, 21+ September 24, Matchbox Twenty, Counting Crows, Klipsch Music Center, all-ages September 24, Pepe Aguilar, Murat Theatre at Old National Centre, all-ages September 24, Frances and The Foundation, Arc and Stones, Heartland Heretics, Melody Inn, 21+ September 26, Jonny Lang, The Vogue, 21+ September 26, Son Little, Doe Paoro, White Rabbit Cabaret, 21+

September 26, Horseshoe and Hand Grenades, Kitchen Dwellers, The Hi-Fi, 21+ September 27, All Things Grateful Dead Radio, Mousetrap, 21+ September 28, Carbon Leaf, The Hi-Fi, 21+ September 28, Obituary and Exodus, Deluxe at Old National Centre, all-ages September 29, Aaron Watson, 8 Seconds Saloon, 21+ September 29, Kiss The Sky The Jimi Hendrix Re-Experience, The Vogue, 21+ September 30, Dizgo, Mousetrap, 21+ September 30, Positive Hits Tour, Bankers Life Fieldhouse, all-ages September 30, Hotel California The Original Eagles Tribute Band, Emens Auditorium, all-ages September 30, Songbook Celebration, Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts, all-ages September 30, Gay Black Republican Album Release Party, City Trash, A.S.D., Shoot On Sight, Melody Inn, 21+

OCTOBER October 1, John Cleese, Indiana University Auditorium, all-ages October 1, Beth Hart, Egyptian Room at Old National Centre, all-ages

October 4, Stephen Kellogg, Emily Hearn, White Rabbit Cabaret, 21+ October 5, Boz Scaggs, Murat Theatre at Old National Centre, all-ages October 6, The Shakeups and Frank Dean Celebrate The Beatles, Radio Radio, 21+ October 6, Theory of a Deadman, Old National Centre, all-ages October 7, September Sky, Pragmatic, Radio Radio, 21+ October 8, The Lone Bellow, Old National Centre, all-ages October 8, Coyote Man, 11th PLague, Dot Connector, Replaced by Robots, Melody Inn, 21+ October 9, Kaleo, Old National Centre, all-ages October 10, Esme Patterson, The Hi-Fi, 21+ October 11, Whiskey Shivers, Billy Strings, The Hi-Fi, 21+ October 12, Andy Mineo, Old National Centre, all-ages October 12, Michael McDonald, Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts, all-ages October 12, Pelican, Jaye Jayle, Pillars, Desert Planet, White Rabbit Cabaret, 21+ October 13, Clean Bandit, Old National Centre, all-ages October 13, Rob and Dave’s 16-Year Anniversary Party with Ricky Rat Pack, America Owns the Moon, Phyllis, Eliot Bigger, Melody Inn, 21+

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October 13, The Powerful Pills, Mousetrap, 21+ October 14, Big Thief, Mega BOg, The Hi-Fi, 21+ October 14, UFO, Saxon, Old National Centre, all-ages October 15, Bob Log III, White Rabbit Cabaret, 21+ October 15, Soulfly does Nailbomb performing Point Blank, Old National Centre, all-ages October 15, Arlo Guthrie, Old National Centre, all-ages October 17, Chris Isaak, Old National Centre, all-ages October 17, Milky Chance, Old National Centre, all-ages October 18, Queens of the Stone Age, Old National Centre, all-ages October 19, The Floozies, Old National Centre, all-ages October 19, Charlie Parr, The Hi-Fi, 21+ October 19, Chris Botti, Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts, all-ages October 20, Andrew Belle, The Hi-Fi, 21+ October 20, Space Jesus: Morphed Tour, Mousetrap, 21+ October 20, Jon Bellion, Old National Centre, all-ages

October 21, Alt-J, Old National Centre, all-ages October 22, Ron Pope, Old National Centre, all-ages October 22, Hiss Golden Messenger, The Hi-Fi, 21+ October 25, Mutemath, Old National Centre, all-ages October 26, Postmodern Jukebox, Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts, all-ages October 27, Buckingham McVie, Old National Centre, all-ages October 27, Annual Melody Inn Halloween Tribute Night, Queens of the Stone Age, Genesis, Journey, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Melody Inn, 21+ October 27, Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, Old National Centre, all-ages October 28, Hippo Campus, Old National Centre, all-ages October 28, MeWithoutYou, Pianos Become The Teeth, Strawberry Girls, The Hi-Fi, 21+ October 29, Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors, Old National Centre, all-ages

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NOVEMBER November 1, David Archuleta, The Hi-Fi, 21+ November 2, Daley, Old National Centre, all-ages November 3, Kip Moore, Drake White, BIg Fire, Murat Theatre at Old National Centre, all-ages November 4, Ben Folds, Old National Centre, all-ages November 4, David Crosby and Friends, Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts, all-ages November 4, Peelander-Z, The Hi-Fi, 21+ November 5, Rick Springfield, Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts, all-ages November 7, Marc Broussard, The Hi-Fi, 21+ November 8, NeedToBreathe: All the Feels Tour, Murat Theatre at Old National Centre, all-ages November 9, Mary Lambert, The Hi-Fi, 21+ November 10, Showoff, Amuse, Lights Over Bridgeport, Welfare Beer League, Melody Inn, 21+ November 11, The Nth Power, Mousetrap, 21+ November 15, U.S. Army Field Band, Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts, all-ages November 15, Robyn Hitchcock, White Rabbit Cabaret, 21+ November 15, All Them Witches, The Hi-Fi, 21+

November 18, Gregory Porter, Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts, all-ages November 20, Pere Ubu, Crag Bell, The Hi-Fi, 21+ November 25, Jim Brickman Joyful Christmas, Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts, all-ages November 30, Busty and The Bass, The Hi-Fi, 21+

DECEMBER December 2, Evanescence, Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts, all-ages December 3, Chad Vangaalen, The Hi-FI, 21+ December 7, The Oak Ridge Boys Christmas, Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts, all-ages December 8, The Nat King Cole Tribute, Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts, all-ages December 10, Dave Koz Christmas Tour, Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts, all-ages December 14, Celtic Thunder Symphony Tour, Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts, all-ages

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s the leaves change from their monotone greens into a patchwork of red and gold and orange, and the days grow shorter and nights turn cooler, we too change our habits. Especially when it comes to eating and drinking.

We go for heartier, warmer, autumnal dishes and Indy serves up plenty of those.

We also find ourselves eschewing our summertime patios and moving indoors. And, though it isn’t a necessity, it’s always welcoming to walk into a restaurant that has a unique look, and in Indianapolis we have many restaurants that could be considered works of art in which we get the chance to be a part while we dine.

We’re also lucky to live in a city where food and drink artisans work to promote our city’s artists. So while we’re warming up with a coffee in our hand we can admire and even purchase the wonderful work of local painters, sculptors and photographers. In celebration of the fall arts season, we’re celebrating those delicious spots.

With this guide in your hand, head out into the cool and comfortable circle city and fall in love with fall.

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EATERIES TO BUY YOUR ART AND YOUR FOOD 1 // A2Z CAFÉ CASTLETON Omelets, eggs benedict, chicken & waffles, they’ve got all the breakfast staples you could ever want in this quaint little café and they always have local art on the walls. It’s typically modern art which fits the chintzy ambience of the café and the staff is always friendly enough to chat with you about the art if they’re not too busy.

2 // CAFÉ PATACHOU SOBRO / MILE SQUARE The place that started Martha Hoover’s restaurant empire in Indianapolis still celebrates the artists around Indy by showing and selling their art. Both the downtown location and the original spot at 49th and Penn have unique and interesting art and as with every Patachou restaurant, they offer tasty, sustainable and local fare.

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3 // CALVIN FLETCHER’S FLETCHER PLACE This coffeeshop is all about community from giving back all their tips to different local charities to adorning their walls with a plethora of local art including art, photos and ceramics. Grab a hot cup of the best damn dirty chai you’ll ever have and peruse the art and if you’re feeling it, buy some.

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4 // FOUNDRY PROVISIONS OLD NORTHSIDE You’re here for the paninis, Circle City Sweets croissants, the bottomless cups of coffee and

to work on that novel you’ve been writing since college or maybe for an afternoon meeting, but then you find yourself checking out the modern portrait on the whitewashed brick wall. You finish all your treats and head home with that painting, feeling good about life.

5 // FOUNTAIN SQUARE BREWERY FOUNTAIN SQUARE Beer and art, they go together like , well, art and beer. The folks at FSB make some topnotch beer and they host a ton of local music, events and art. Down some pints with friends, but save enough to purchase a painting or two to add to your collection at home.

6 // JOCKAMO’S PIZZA IRVINGTON Irvington has a great art scene and Jockamo’s makes sure to celebrate it by always having a good selection of artists throughout the place. The pieces are as varied as the pizza options that you and your friends will be debating on eating, all we can say is make one of them the Cheese Louise, other than that it’s in your hands.

7 // THE LEGEND IRVINGTON Another Irvington eatery, The Legend has served home-style comfort food since 2003 and over those years it has continually supported the local arts scene ever since. This place always feels like home and so you’ll have a perfect idea of how you’ll feel about that new plein air will look in your home.

8 // PORTER BOOKS AND BREAD EASTSIDE

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This new(ish) spot in Fort Harrison just feels like a place that should have local art hanging on the walls, and it does. It also has books to read, sandwiches to eat, coffee to drink and comfy seats. Grab one of each and enjoy.

9 // PURE EATERY FOUNTAIN SQUARE Pure is the perfect spot to end an evening in Fountain Square either after a show at The Hi-Fi or The White Rabbit or spending a night of gaming at Tapper’s. While you’re making your way through a Grady’s melt, and maybe one last beer for the evening, enjoy the ever-changing array of local art on the walls.

10 // SOHO CAFÉ & GALLERY CARMEL This is maybe the biggest coffeeshop you’ll find around the city with multiple rooms and sitting areas and there is art in nearly every room. Check out the swath of different styles of art while sipping on a fresh cuppa joe and don’t miss out on the gelato.

3 // THE CITY MARKET MILE SQUARE There are a dozen places to eat in the City Market and while the food will always be delicious and the best part is once it is in your hands you get to sit and marvel at the beautiful turn-of-the-century building you’re noshing in. If you ever get the chance to venture into the catacombs, they are just another unique aspect to this wonderful building.

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4 // THE LIGHTHOUSE RESTAURANT CEDAR LAKE

RESTAURANTS THAT ARE ART

It’s a lighthouse and a restaurant, a damn good restaurant at that. It’s home to many weddings for many reasons, but mainly because it is beautiful and with it’s nautical feel and unbelievable view of the lake (especially at sunset).

It is quite a hike from Indy, but if you’re looking for a meal with a view it is well worth the drive.

1 // CAFÉ AT THE PROP MASS AVE

2 // CERULEAN MILE SQUARE

5 // MAMA CAROLLA’S SOBRO

This little cafe inside the Propylaeum is a gorgeous room that feels like you are eating here while the Downton Abbey peeps are out touring their grounds, or whatever the hell they do. The food is just as fantastic as the room you’re sitting in, the only hard part is making sure to get there in the three hour window they are open every day.

You can eat inside a bird’s nest, it’s truly one of the weirdest and most unique spots to eat in the city — don’t worry, there aren’t any birds in there, unless chef Alan Sternberg has some form of poultry on the menu.

Everything about Cerulean’s food and drink is about as good as it gets in Indy and the art and architecture of the space is on the same level.

Housed in an Italianate 1920s stucco home this staple of Italian cuisine in Indy is one of the most interesting restaurant settings in the city.

Apart from the wonderful architecture the restaurant, especially the beautiful courtyard, is filled with Italian statues, decorative fountains and vines creeping up the walls leading you to feel like you’ve been transported out of the Midwest and into the Italian countryside.

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6 // NADA MILE SQUARE Maybe one of the most unique and fun interiors of any restaurant in the city. While you’re tearing through their delicious pork belly tacos let your eyes wander around to the wallpaper that looks like a Paul McGuigan film set in Mexico next to the colorful and vibrant booths that are set back into the walls. This modern Mexican spot is a blend of modern aesthetic, old world fixtures and the most surprising, toys. That’s right, check out the bathroom to see dinosaurs fighting spacemen.

7 // PLAT 99 MILE SQUARE It was literally designed by an internationally acclaimed artist and with its chic, modern feel this bar is obviously a work of art you can walk through and enjoy small plates and drink a few too many top-notch cocktails in. Once you step out of the bar’s doors make your way through all of The Alexander to see the endless works of art that adorn the walls of the hotel.

8 // RATHSKELLER MASS AVE Step into a traditional German food hall for a stein-full of ale and classic Bavarian dishes.

The oldest restaurant in Indianapolis is located in the ornately decorated Athenaeum building which was originally known as Das Deutsche Haus. The German Romanesque architecture in the dining room is as inviting and comforting as the food on the menu and the taps that pour lovely pints.

9 // ST. JOSEPH’S BREWERY & PUBLIC HOUSE LOCKERBIE SQUARE And on the eighth day God created beer, and it was good, very good. St. Joseph’s is a brewery in a church and that is all it takes to make one of the most unique and interesting restaurant spaces in the city. It’s a beautiful thing to sit at a bar and order a beer while looking around a room full of Gothic architecture.

10 // SLIPPERY NOODLE MILE SQUARE Despite many changes of use Indy’s oldest bar hasn’t changed much in the years that it’s been open — since 1850. It originally opened as a roadhouse and bar called the Tremont House and has been a handful of other operations since, but the architecture of the building and the craftsmanship of the main bar has lasted and it still is a local watering hole, even though now it’s just as known for the blues music it brings in as it is for its booze.

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INDY FOODIE INSTAS WORTH FOLLOWING

1 // @ ZOEETAYLOR She crafts some badass pastries at Milktooth and then she shares them on her Instagram. The pastries are always beautiful and are sure to get your sweet tooth ready to head to Milktooth.

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2 // @ LIZBIRO The food writer for the IndyStar is also an awesome photographer, plus she gets access to tons of restaurants even before they open, so you get to let your mouth water in anticipation.

3 // @ EATHEREINDY This group tirelessly promotes the Indianapolis food scene through their many channels and their Instagram is one way to see and find all of the amazing dishes being created all around the city. You should also check out everything else they do, but definitely, definitely enjoy the photos and video.

4 // @ ROSSTAMN Ross Harding is one of those behind-thescenes guys that does so much for our food scene and yet you may never know it. He’s a beekeeper. He has a hydroponics operation. He forages for mushrooms and other gifts from the earth. And he supplies restaurants around the city with tons of interesting and local produce.

5 // @WHERESMIKEG You never know where Mike G. is until he posts a local restaurant on his Instagram.

You may find him drinking at a local coffee shop, eating brunch in Broad Ripple and having dinner on Mass Ave. Since moving to Indy in 2011 he has fully indulged in the food scene amongst other endeavors in the city.

6 // @ASHBLAEDS There’s a reason we shot an Indy’s Table episode with Aric from Ash Blaeds, he makes stunning knives right here in Indy and he takes great photos of them as well. No food here, but ask any chef and they’ll tell you a good knife is the most important tool in a kitchen.

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7 // @ FOODIEINDY FoodieIndy has been all over town over the past two years and it is run by Megan Louise. The former first grade teacher, who now works in social media, has been sharing her photo collections of food, adventures and travel and the every photo will make you crave a little foodie adventure of your own.

9 // @JASONMICHAELTHOMAS This chef/farmer/forager is always sharing photos of some of the most interesting foods that you can find in the Midwest.

The beauty of his photos is you’ll most likely learn about some new foods and ingredients that you’ve never had before.

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8 // @ YELPINDY Yelp is oftentimes the go to spot to get an overview of a restaurant and with their crowdsourced reviews and images they are able to canvas the city in a way perhaps no other IG account can. Plus, who knows, they may just ask to use your photo down the road.

10 // @ ALAN_STERNBERG He’s the chef at Cerulean, and he can also take a mean photo. We’re guessing he’s had a few lessons from his professional photographer wife, Audra.

He posts a lot of behind-the-scenes creations that he and his team come up with at Cerulean and during his dinner series Common House.

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WAYS TO EAT AND DRINK LIKE IT’S FALL TIME

1 // BROAD RIPPLE BREWPUB, OKTOBERFEST

4 // CONNER PRAIRIE APPLE STORE, GOURMET APPLE AND APPLE SLUSHIE

This annual addition to the Brewpub’s stellar roster of dishes is a fan favorite and perfectly represents the best the season has to offer. It’s a bowl filled with spiced red cabbage, Granny Smith apples, onion, smoked sausage topped with mashed potatoes and scallions. There truly are few dishes that embrace the season as wholeheartedly as this one.

For more than 30 years this seasonal establishment has been the perfect place to take your kiddos for some sugary fall treats. They always release a specialty gourmet caramel apple, but they have so much more than that, including their famous apple slushies. It may seem a little chilly out for a slushie, but it’s well worth being a bit colder to get a taste.

2 // STUCKEY FARM, APPLE CIDER DONUTS

5 // THE LEGEND, PUMPKIN SPICE ICE CREAM

You can waste your time pickin’ apples, diggin’ through a pumpkin patch looking for something to rot on your porch, getting lost in a goddamned maze made of corn, or you can enjoy your day and go straight to the line for these fresh, warm, sugary, cinnamon, amazing donuts. Sure you drove 30 minutes north and paid $10 just to get in, but these tasty morsels are the true attraction. I’m pretty sure Legends of the Fall was about these donuts.

Another cold fall treat that you can’t help but try at least once this season. The Legend is a place that feels like it was made for fall, as does nearly all of historic Irvington. There is no better time to stop in than for a quick food break during the Irvington Halloween Festival.

Even if you’re not into pumpkin spice, the other food options here are phenomenal and fit within the fall foods realm.

3 // HEIDELBERG HAUS, ANYTHING No country’s cuisine is more autumn-esque than that of Germany and this eastside establishment dishes out some amazing German cuisine. Whether it’s a plate full of sausages, one of their out-of-this-world German pastries, or one of their warm, soft pretzels, it all feels like fall. Plus you can spend some time away from the cool outdoors as you venture through their seemingly endless display of fun German gifts, candy and knick-knacks.

6 // ASH & ELM, AUTUMNTIDE This is pretty much fall on tap. Ash & Elm kills it with their seasonal ciders and come fall time they release this pumpkin cider. It’s made with real pumpkin and a generous dose of autumn’s best spices. Make your way into Ash & Elm’s comfortable tasting room and sip the night away or get a growler full and take it home to sit by a fire in your back yard. Either way you’ll feel all warm and cozy inside.

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7 // CENTRAL STATE BREWING, POLYJUICE POTION

9 // STEER-IN, TURKEY OR BEEF MANHATTAN

This one just released last year and nearly immediately sold out. Much like its namesake, it will change your tastebuds. It’s a malty, sour blend of elderberries, plums and according to the label, a few other “magical bits and bobbles.” Look for cans in liquor stores around the city and you’ll be able to get a taste on tap at Central State’s taproom, The Koelschip.

Pretty much the epitome of comfort food, the Manhattan is like fall in food form. Bread, mashed potatoes and your meat of choice all slathered in rich, delicious gravy. It truly is warming to the heart and the soul and will leave you feeling all happy inside. The Steer Inn takes many NUVO “Best of Indy” awards every year and if we had one for Manhattans, there is a really good chance they would take that one to the Eastside as well.

8 // TINA’S TRADITIONAL OLD ENGLISH KITCHEN & TEA ROOM, SCONES W/ HOMEMADE JAM/JELLY AND CLOTTED CREAM AND TEA AND ALL OF IT This is the cutest freaking place in Indianapolis. Step through the doors and you’re transported to a true English tea room. The aroma that hits you when you walk in is a mesmerizing blend of fresh baked goods, various teas and whatever the fresh-made soup of the day happens to be. If you’ve never had the opportunity to try a scone with clotted cream (don’t let the name deter you), then you’ve been missing out on one of the keys to happiness. Add to that Tina’s homemade jams and jellies and a hot cuppa and you have a perfect afternoon snack.

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FOOD+DRINKS SEPTEMBER

WHAT: MEADFUL THINGS & OUTCIDERS FESTIVAL WHEN: SEPTEMBER 2 WHERE: CIRCLE CITY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX, 1125 BROOKSIDE AVE. Now in its second year this festival is all about one of the oldest styles of alcohol that is finally garnering a larger following, and that is mead (aka honey wine). New Day Meadery is gathering meaderies and cideries from all over the world and bringing them right here to Indianapolis. It is the first ever mead and hard cider festival in the state. Not only will you spend the day tasting offerings from over 30 vendors, but, if you’d like you may head home with a new furry friend compliments of FACE, they will have cats and dogs for you to meet and adopt. It’s going to be sweet event (pun intended).

WHAT: CANVITATIONAL WHEN: SEPTEMBER 9 WHERE: PAN AM PLAZA, 201 S. CAPITOL AVE. Get your hands on some cans at Sun King’s annual festival featuring solely craft breweries that can their beers. Every year Sun King invites breweries from all around the country to bring their canned

10 // HOLLYHOCK HILL, FRIED CHICKEN DINNER Nothing feels like quite like fall more so than a homemade meal and Hollyhock Hill is as close to Grandma’s house as you’re going to get in Indianapolis. It’s an old homestead that has been converted into one of the most unique and tasty restaurants in the city and the reason to go there is for the fried chicken. Fried chicken itself isn’t necessarily a fall dish, but the family-style meal in a home is and that’s why Hollyhock Hill is a place to go this fall.

beers to Indy, it is one of the few beer fests where we get the opportunity to try some brews that aren’t ever sold in the state. As with all beer festivals, it’s also a great day to meet and make friends with other beer lovers; it’s all about community.

WHAT: INDY TENDERLOIN WEEK WHEN: SEPTEMBER 11 - 17 WHERE: VARIOUS LOCATIONS A week-long celebration of the unofficial state food of Indiana, Indy Tenderloin Week gives you the chance to snag as many of these crispy, delicious sammies all around the city for on $4 a pop. Only $4 and that golden, crunchy meat will still be spilling over the sides of the buns. While you’re saving your money there, that’s really just an excuse to wash it all down with a beer, because why the hell wouldn’t you?

WHAT: INDY IRISH FEST WHEN: SEPTEMBER 14 - 17 WHERE: MILITARY PARK, 601 W. NEW YORK ST. Three days of everything from the Emerald Isles.

Irish dancers will dance to the tunes of live Irish music from bands like Jig Jam and Aoife Scott.

There will be plenty of Guinness and Harp and of course local beers like Ring of Dingle, as well.

Use those brews to wash down food like the always popular reuben fries or a standard Irish stew. It’s a weekend when we’re all Irish and we can all come together, sing a rebel song or two and enjoy a fine pint.

WHAT: INDY CHINESE FESTIVAL WHEN: SEPTEMBER 23 WHERE: IUPUI WOOD PLAZA, 750 W. NEW YORK ST. Held during the Chinese Moon Festival, this fest celebrates Chinese heritage and culture with spectacles like the dragon and lion dancers, taichi and martial arts demonstrations, traditional Chinese sports and of course plenty of Chinese food.

Bring the whole family for a day filled with events, demonstrations and learning about Chinese culture and then finish the evening with a Chinese lantern walk.

WHAT: 450 NORTH CORN MAZE BEER FEST WHEN: SEPTEMBER 23 WHERE: 450 NORTH BREWING, 8111 E. 450 N. (COLUMBUS) Without a doubt one of the most unique beer fests that we have in Indiana, this fest brings together as many of the best things about fall as it possibly can — namely, beer and a corn maze. With over 40 breweries attending this year you’ll have plenty to sip on as you weave your way through the towering ears of corn. Some people might tell you to attempt the maze before you get too far along in those beer samples if you don’t feel like getting lost — those people are no fun.

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WHAT: TURN FESTIVAL WHEN: SEPTEMBER 29 WHERE: PARAMOUNT SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE, 3020 NOWLAND AVE If there is one food event you go to this year TURN Festival is up there in the ranks of the

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most important in the state. This educational fest focuses on urban farming, creating a sustainable food system and pushing our city to be healthier for ourselves and the environment. Spend the day wandering through various demonstrations and workshops and learning how to make your and your loved one’s lives better through the food you eat. Plus, many of Indy’s top chefs will be cooking up dishes throughout the fest for you to taste.

WHAT: PUMPKIN, CIDER & FALL BEER FEST WHEN: SEPTEMBER 30 WHERE: OPTI-PARK, 780 E. 66TH ST. Starting out originally as just a pumpkin beer fest, this year they’ve added on an exciting new genre of beer, fall beers. Spend the day tasting dozens of the best beers that come along with the changing of the leaves. Aside from tasty beer there will also be keg tossing, pumpkin painting and smashing and, for those brewers out there, a homebrew competition.

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ee ya later, summer! Fall has arrived and with it comes the two best sports — football and basketball. Oh, you disagree? Well there’s a great place for you to air your grievances and that place is Twitter. In true competitive fashion, sports fanatics love arguing about their favorite sports teams and Twitter provides the perfect outlet to say how you really feel about Colts missing the playoffs for two consecutive seasons.

What follows are 10 local sports accounts you should follow this fall, ranging from the high school level to professional, and from all sorts of local media. And there’s full schedules of your favorite teams too. Stock up on the queso and wings because it’s going to be another action-packed fall in Indy.

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LOCAL SPORTS ACCOUNTS YOU SHOULD FOLLOW

1 // STEPHEN HOLDER @HOLDERSTEPHEN

5 // ANTHONY CALHOUN @ACWISHTV

As shaky as the Colts have been in recent years, Holder has been consistent in his stellar coverage of the blue and white. The IndyStar insider is a must follow for both casual and hardcore Colts fans.

As a former crazed high school student, shouts to AC for his continued effort in supporting the awesomeness that is high school football student sections. Friday nights around Central Indiana are special in more ways than one.

2 // MIKE CHAPPELL @MCHAPPELL51 Mike’s been covering the Colts since they arrived in Indy during the early morning hours of March 29, 1984, which, sorry to age you Mike, is several years before I — and star quarterback Andrew Luck — graced this Earth with our presence. What I’m trying to insinuate is that Mike knows his shit.

3 // KYLE NEDDENRIEP @KYLENEDDENRIEP Your go-to follow for anything and everything high school sports in Indiana. Focusing primarily on football and basketball, following Kyle is a great way to relive your glory days as a bench warming third string quarterback.

4 // MICHAEL GRADY @GRADY As the Pacers’ public address announcer, Grady is worth a follow for the unique perspective he offers during every home game. His witty in-game tweets make you feel like you’re sitting courtside, which makes perfect sense since he sits courtside.

6 // DAVID WOODS @DAVIDWOODS007 Butler basketball fans should have followed Woods yesterday, as he has his ear to the Hinkle Fieldhouse court. Woods offers tidbits about Bulldog hoops that you can’t find anywhere else. Go ahead and follow @ButlerBlue3 while you’re at it.

7 //JON FILET @JONFILET Full disclosure: Jon’s byline has been in our paper many times (hey, at least I didn’t include my own account), but as a longtime co-host of the Miller Time Podcast, Jon is no slouch when it comes to his Pacers knowledge. Shoot Jon a follow if you’re looking for sports coverage with a NUVO voice to it.

8 // BOB KRAVITZ @BKRAVITZ Kravitz might have switched teams recently but his columns haven’t deviated from the high quality opinion he brings to the Indy sports scene. You’ll certainly disagree with his work from time to time but that tends to happen with everything these days.

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9 // INDY FUEL @INDYFUEL Hard not to include an award-winning social media account. Yes, the Fuel took home the 2016-2017 ECHL Social Media Award. And with the Fuel’s GIF game, which is seriously on point, there’s no reason they can’t repeat again this year.

They know their hockey stuff too, which is a prerequisite for this type of thing.

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10 // DAN DAKICH @DANDAKICH The classic love him or hate him scenario here, but one must admit that even if you despise Dakich, the free entertainment he brings to your timeline is priceless. Get in a spat with him every now and then, it’s good for your soul. // PHOTO BY BUTLER UNIVESITY

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V. Detroit, December 15 V. Brooklyn, December 17 (away) V. Boston, December 18 V. Atlanta, December 20 (away) V. Brooklyn, December 23 V. Detroit, December 26 (away) V. Dallas, December 27 V. Chicago, December 29 (away) V. Minnesota, December 31 V. Milwaukee, January 3 (away) V. Chicago, January 6 V. Milwaukee, January 8 V. MIami, January 10 V. Cleveland, January 12 V. Phoenix, January 14 (away) V. Utah, January 15 (away) V. Portland, January 18 (away) V. Los Angeles Lakers, January 19 (away) V. San Antonio, January 21 (away) V. Phoenix, January 24 V. Cleveland, January 26 (away) V. Orlando, January 27 V. Charlotte, January 29 V. Memphis, January 31 V. Charlotte, February 2 (away) V. Philadelphia, February 3 V. Washington, February 5 V. New Orleans, February 7 (away) V. Boston, February 9 (away) V. New York, February 11 V. Brooklyn, February 14 (away)

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V. Atlanta, February 23 V. Dallas, February 26 (away) V. Atlanta, February 28 (away) V. Milwaukee, March 2 (away) V. Washington, March 4 (away) V. Utah, March 7 V. Atlanta, March 9 V. Boston, March 11 (away) V. Philadelphia, March 13 (away) V. Toronto, March 15 V. Washington, March 17 (away) V. Los Angeles Lakers, March 19 V. Los Angeles Clippers, March 23 V. Miami, March 25 V. San Francisco, March 27 (away) V. Sacramento, March 29 (away) V. Los Angeles Clippers, April 1 (away) V. Denver, April 3 (away) V. San Francisco, April 65 V. Toronto, April 6 (away) V. Charlotte, April 10 (away)

INDY FUEL All games at Farmers Coliseum unless otherwise noted V. Wichita, October 13 V. Wichita, October 14 V. Tulsa, October 21 (away) V. Florida, October 25 V. Florida, October 27 V. Florida, October 28 V. Quad City, November 3 V. Wheeling, November 4 (away) V. Toledo, November 5 (away) V. Quad City, November 11 V. Quad City, November 12 V. Toledo, November 14 (away) V. Kalamazoo, November 17 (away) V. Tulsa, November 18 (away) V. Fort Wayne, November 24 (away) V. Kansas City, November 25 (away) V. Quad City, December 1 (away)

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V. Toledo, November 2 V. Wheeling, December 8 (away) V. Wichita, December 9 (away) V. Wheeling, December 12 V. Quad City, December 14 V. Fort Wayne, December 15 V. Fort Wayne, December 16 (away) V. Kalamazoo, December 20 (away) V. Cincinnati, December 23 (away) V. Toledo, December 27 V. Kalamazoo, December 28 V. Cincinnati, December 30 (away) V. Wheeling, December 31 V. Fort Wayne, January 5 (away) V. Fort Wayne, January 6 V. Quad City, January 12 V. Quad City, January 13 V. Allen, January 19 (away) V. Cincinnati, January 20 (away) V. Kalamazoo, January 21

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V. Utah, March 4 (away) V. Cincinnati, March 9 (away) V. Kalamazoo, March 10 V. Toledo, March 11 V. Cincinnati, March 16 V. Toledo, March 17 V. Fort Wayne, March 23 away) V. Brampton, March 25 V. Kansas City, March 30 (away) V. Fort Wayne, March 31 (away) V. Kansas City, March 3 V. Cincinnati, March 6 (away) V. Toledo, March 7 (away) V. Kalamazoo, March 8 (away)

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V. Fort Wayne, January 23 (away) V. Cincinnati, January 26 V. Kalamazoo, January 27 V. Kalamazoo, January 28 V. Wheeling, February 2 V. Toledo, February 3 (away) V. Quad City, February 9 V. Kalamazoo, February 10 V. Kalamazoo, February 11 V. Fort Wayne, February 14 V. Kansas City, February 16 V. Kansas City, February 17 V. Tulsa, February 18 V. Cincinnati, February 20 (away) V. Quad City, February 22 (away) V. Quad City, February 23 (away) V. Quad City, February 24 (away) V. Toledo, February 27 (away) V. Cincinnati, March 2 V. Utah, March 3 (away)

V. Louisville, August 30 (away) V. Louisville, August 31 (away) V. Toledo, September 1 (away) V. Toledo, September 2 (away) V. Toledo, September 3 (away) V. Toledo, September 4 (away)

INDY ELEVEN All home matches listed at Michael A. Carroll Stadium September 2, V. San Francisco Deltas September 13, V. North Carolina FC September 23, V. Puerto Rico FC October 7, V. New York Cosmos October 14, V. Miami FC October 29, V. North Carolina FC

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