Friday, August 27, 2010
Indianapolis GP Pit Walkabout/Practice Day
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 4790 W 16th Street
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Tickets $10, 12 and under free
Motorcycles on Meridian
Meridian Street, Downtown Indianapolis
7:00 PM – 3:00 AM
From 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. Friday, Aug. 27 and Saturday, Aug. 28, Monument Circle and South Meridian Street in downtown Indianapolis will be a flurry of engine roars and leather. Motorcyclists will gather to share interests and celebrate the Red Bull Indianapolis GP at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The inaugural Motorcycles on Meridian took place in 2008. The streets of downtown Indianapolis were an ocean of bikes and people, moving in waves. The event is for people with and without bikes. Interested parties with no steel horse of their own are welcome to walk around at this free event and marvel at the impressive choppers and sport bikes. On these two nights in August, the motorcycle culture of Indianapolis is open for everyone to enjoy. The entrance for the 2010 Motorcycles on Meridian is through Monument Circle, cyclists should enter the route from Monument Circle and continue onto Meridian.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Indianapolis GP Qualifying Day
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 4790 W 16th Street
7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Tickets $20, 12 and under free
Motorcycles on Meridian
Meridian Street, Downtown Indianapolis
7:00 PM – 3:00 AM
From 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. Friday, Aug. 27 and Saturday, Aug. 28, Monument Circle and South Meridian Street in downtown Indianapolis will be a flurry of engine roars and leather. Motorcyclists will gather to share interests and celebrate the Red Bull Indianapolis GP at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The inaugural Motorcycles on Meridian took place in 2008. The streets of downtown Indianapolis were an ocean of bikes and people, moving in waves. The event is for people with and without bikes. Interested parties with no steel horse of their own are welcome to walk around at this free event and marvel at the impressive choppers and sport bikes. On these two nights in August, the motorcycle culture of Indianapolis is open for everyone to enjoy. The entrance for the 2010 Motorcycles on Meridian is through Monument Circle, cyclists should enter the route from Monument Circle and continue onto Meridian.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Red Bull Indianapolis GP Race Day
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 4790 W 16th Street
7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Tickets start at $40, 12 and under free with adult General Admission ticket holder
- 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Public Gates Open
- 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Vendor Marketplace Open, Gasoline Alley Garages
- 8:40-9 a.m. 125cc Warm-Up
- 9:10-9:30 a.m. Moto2 Warm-Up
- 9:40-10 a.m. MotoGP Warm-Up
- 10:20 a.m. USGPRU Moriwaki MD250H Powered by Honda Race #2 (12 Laps)
- Noon 125cc Race (23 Laps)
- 1:15 p.m. Moto2 Race (26 Laps)
- 3 p.m. MotoGP Race (28 Laps)
Tagged as:
Indianapolis Motor Speedway,
Monument Circle,
MotoGP,
Motorcycles on Meridian,
Red Bull Indianapolis GP
She killed her own kids… but the art lives on. Indianapolis-based performance group paperStrangers is making a triumphant return to local theater during the 2010 IndyFringe Festival after a wildly successful national tour.
Michael Burke’s adaptation of “Medea,” which won awards and sold out shows during IndyFringe 2009, went to Washington, D.C.; Hollywood and Cincinnati, where more sellouts came.
Rave reviews included this: “If you want to know why Greek tragedy is still vital to modern theater, go see paperStrangers Performance Groupʼs adaptation of Medea.” DC THEATRE SCENE Jenn Larson
And the LA Theatre Review honored Medea with “Outstanding Contribution to the Theatre of Los Angeles in an Ensemble Production.”
Medea, of course, is the character created by Euripides who kills her own children after a betrayal. Michael Burke, a recent Butler University graduate, is being called a “wunderkind director” by theatre critics. He serves as co-artistic director of Indianapolis-based company paperStrangers, with Tommy Lewey. Beginning this Friday, paperStrangers brings another emotion-filled production to Indianapolis as part of IndyFringe 2010.
“They Touch in Flood” is an exploration of making love, a distinctly human concept, using performers and multimedia. It might seem strange for the company to move from Greek tragedy to such an ethereal subject. But it ties in flawlessly with the company’s goal, as Burke and Lewey explain: “It is our mission to have our audiences truly feel. Our focus is evocation.”
In “Medea,” paperStrangers took the audience inside the tormented mind of the title role.
In “TTiF,” they want to take you on a reflective journey that begins with heavy emotions. “We are a theatre of feeling−an experience−one that resonates deep within each of us.” What’s next for paperStrangers? The success of “Medea” has the company already in talks to bring it to even more cities for another festival tour next summer. But the immediate plan for the company is to take a breather and enjoy their successes from a whirlwind summer of performances.
“They Touch in Flood” at the IndyFringe Theatre Festival
Venue: Theatre on The Square
• Tuesday August 24. 2010 6:00 PM
• Wednesday August 25, 2010 9:00 PM
• Saturday August 28, 2010 3:00 PM
• Sunday August 29, 2010 10:30 PM
For more info on the IndyFringe Festival or to buy tickets visit indyfringe.org or m.indyfringe.org for mobile.
This post was submitted by Justin Brady.
Tagged as:
dance,
fringe,
indy,
indyfringe,
paperStrangers,
Theatre,
They Touch in Flood
Local bloggers from across Indiana will gather at the Informatics and Communications Technology Complex on August 20-21st, 2010, for BIN2010, a 2-day social media and blogging conference that aims to promote education, innovation and collaboration among Indiana’s fast-growing social media community. The conference is sponsored by the IU School of Informatics.
BIN2010 is a 2-day conference for both experienced and new bloggers and social media enthusiasts alike. Sessions will include topics ranging from beginner-level through more advanced social media marketing and business topics. Blog Indiana 2010 seeks to bring a high-impact, high-value blogging and social media conference to Indiana.
This post was submitted by Shawn Plew.
Tagged as:
Blog,
Blogging,
Conference,
Indianapolis,
Social Media
Hi, Indianapolis!
We’re part of the Midwest Fringe Circuit, about to perform in the IndyFringe, and we hope you’ll see our show! Here’s some more information:
Performing at Theater In The Square, 627 Massachusetts Avenue
“Grind” follows the owner of a doomed Minneapolis coffee shop, her aspiring-musician brother, a homeless evangelist, a comic-book writer and a young barista relocated by Katrina as each answers the question “what do I do when ‘home’ can’t be home anymore?” Punctuated by bursts of shadow puppetry done in the style of comic-book art, each character struggles to answer this question set to a soundtrack made from styles varying from rap to indie to jazz to spoken word. And somehow, it’s also hilarious.
See reviews from our Minneapolis performances here: http://www.fringefestival.org/2010/show/?id=1341
IndyFringe performances:
- Saturday, August 21, 6:00pm
- Sunday, August 22, 1:30pm
- Monday, August 23, 6:00pm
- Friday, August 27, 9:00pm
- Saturday, August 28, 6:00pm
- Sunday, August 29, 9:00pm
Tickets at http://indyfringe.org/fringefest/show/grind-the-musical
Want a review before you click “Attending,” or to check out what crazy stuff we’re up to on this tour? http://www.grindthemusical.com/
This post was submitted by Laura Stratford.
Tagged as:
coffee,
indyfringe,
Musical
INDIANAPOLIS – There will be many knights to remember this fall when Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre celebrates the 50th anniversary of Broadway’s classic Camelot. This magical musical with a stirring score is live on stage Sept. 7 through Oct. 10.
Based on the T.H. White Arthurian fantasy novel “The Once and Future King,” Camelot tells the famous tale of King Arthur, his queen Guenevere, Merlyn the magician, Lancelot and the Knights of the Round Table. King Arthur has an idealistic vision of harmony and justice in his enchanted Camelot, but it is destroyed by the misplaced passion, greed and jealousy of those in his kingdom. Ultimately he is forced to choose: fight or forgive.
Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre’s own Douglas E. Stark stars as the legendary King Arthur, while Krista Severeid plays Queen Guenevere with Tony Lawson in the role of Lancelot and Jeff Stockberger as Merlyn. The show is directed by Eddie Curry, with musical direction by Terry Woods and choreography by Doug King.
Book and lyrics are by Alan Jay Lerner, with music by Frederick Loewe.
There are 39 performances of Camelot scheduled in the intimate space of Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre. Tickets range from $35 to $58, and include Chef Odell Ward’s specially prepared buffet, with a fruit & salad bar, unlimited coffee, tea and lemonade. Parking is free.
For reservations, call the Beef & Boards Box Office at 317.872.9664. Box office hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays.
Camelot is sponsored in part by the National Bank of Indianapolis.
For complete show schedule, visit www.beefandboards.com.
This post was submitted by Patricia Rettig.
Tagged as:
Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre,
Broadway,
Musicals,
Theatre
National Touring performers Christian & Katalina are back with a sophisticated, interactive, and intimate theatrical show called Mind Tripping: Psychological Illusions for the Mind. They take audiences on a series of mind-bending adventures. It is a psychological thriller that blurs the lines between fantasy and reality. It is perfect for ages 8 to 108. Shows are weekends through August 14th. Fridays and Saturdays at 6pm & 8:30pm. Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and students. It is an intimate cabaret performance with only 40 seats per show, so don’t delay. Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.mindtrippingshow.com.
Discount: Naptown Buzz readers will receive $5 off each ticket with promo code: BUZZ. Type the promo code in the box during the ticket buying process on the website. In addition, with your Mind Tripping Show tickets, when you purchase an entrée at 120 West Market Fresh Grill, located in the Hilton Indianapolis Hotel & Suites, you get a second entrée (of equal or lesser value) FREE! Also, valet parking is only $5.00 and self-park in the Hilton parking garage is FREE.
Mind Tripping Show at The Hilton Indianapolis Hotel & Suites 120 W. Market Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204.
317-691-6399
www.mindtrippingshow.com
This post was submitted by Katalina Absolon.
Tagged as:
Christian & Katalina,
indy downtown event,
indy fun,
live entertainment,
Mind Tripping Show,
performing arts,
Theatre
What: Two chefs. Two unlikely friends. Two very different careers and philosophies. Hear them share stories and muse on the place of food in our personal, community and global life.
When: Thursday, Sept. 30, 7 p.m.
Where: Clowes Memorial Hall, Butler University, 4600 Sunset Avenue, Indianapolis
Cost: Prices range from $25 to $100. The $100 ticket includes admittance to a private reception with the speakers in the Krannert Room at Clowes immediately following the show.
Tickets will go on sale July 19 at 10 a.m. You can purchase tickets at the Clowes Memorial Hall box office, online at Ticketmaster.com or through the Ticketmaster Charge-By-Phone number, 1.800.982.2787.
Organized by: Spirit & Place Festival, Indiana Humanities Council and IndyTalks.
Financial support is being provided by BSA LifeStructures, Butler University, Café Patachou, Citizens Energy Group and a grant from the Efroymson Family Fund, a CICF Fund.
This post was submitted by Kristen Fuhs Wells.
Tagged as:
Anthony Bourdain,
cooking,
Eric Ripert,
food,
Indianapolis
Calling all bad emails. Delivra, one of the original email marketing software companies, is holding its first Extreme Email Makeover Contest to help rid the world of bad email design.
“There are scads of awful emails out there calling out for help,” said Neil Berman, president of Delivra. “Marketers know they are guilty. Their emails contain all HTML and broken links. They have high unsubscribes and low click-throughs. They have committed these or other transgressions. Let us help you.”
The Extreme Email Makeover will overhaul the email design that is most in need of a “face lift.” “In our competition, the worst wins,” said Berman. “We are asking marketers to compete for the opportunity to have their poor, underperforming email transformed into a high performance, eye-pleasing email.”
To participate in the Extreme Email Makeover simply “like” the Delivra Fan Page on Facebook and then upload your worst email design. You do not have to be a Delivra client to participate. The contest will run from July 1 through July 31, so you have no excuse not to participate. After submitting your own email designs, you can vote for the one you think most needs the Extreme Email Makeover. On August 4, 2010, after evaluating the entries and the voting that takes place via Facebook, Delivra will announce the email design that is most desperate for a “makeover” as the winner.
If the winner is not a current Delivra client, they will win: one custom-designed, sophisticated email template; one hour of email strategy consultation; access to Delivra 101 and 201 email webinars; and a 90-day Delivra trial account. If the winner is already a Delivra client, in addition to the embarrassment this will cause us, they will receive a custom-made, sophisticated email template, which will be placed into their current Delivra account for future email marketing needs.
PR.Extreme Email Makeover.06.29.2010.pdf (18 KB)
This post was submitted by Lavon Temple.
Tagged as:
design,
email,
email marketing,
email marketing software,
Facebook
Basics of Blogging
- Thursday, July 15, 2010 from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Thursday, July 29, 2010 from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Introduction to Social Media for Business
- Tuesday, July 6, 2010 from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Tuesday, July 20, 2010 from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
WordPress for Small Business and Nonprofits
- Saturday, July 24, 2010 from 9:00 AM - Noon
Tagged as:
Basics of Blogging,
Blogging,
Indiana,
Indianapolis,
Introduction to Social Media for Business,
Social Media,
Social Media Courses,
Wordpress for Small Business and Nonprofits
Make plans to see Disney’s hit High School Musical live on stage as it moves from the screen to Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre for the first time. On stage through July 18, it has all the fun and music of the original made-for-TV movie.
Fans will see all their favorite characters – from the spoiled Sharpay Evans (played by Lara Hayhurst) to the basketball star Troy Bolton (played by Tim Barsten) to the new girl at school, Gabriella Montez (played by Jessica Murphy).
They’re all in this together, singing the songs that made this movie soundtrack earn quadruple platinum status within months of the movie first airing. High School Musical introduced songs including “Bop To The Top,” “Stick To The Status Quo,” “We’re All In This Together” and “Breaking Free.”
Plus, this is Beef & Boards’ 2010 Family Show, with $10 discounts on tickets for ages 3-15, making it an affordable outing together!
There are 40 performances of High School Musical on stage scheduled in the intimate space of Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre. Tickets range from $35 to $58, and include Chef Odell Ward’s family friendly buffet, with a fruit & salad bar, unlimited coffee, tea and lemonade. Parking is free.
For reservations, call the Beef & Boards Box Office at 317.872.9664. Box office hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays.
High School Musical is sponsored in part by Radio Disney 98.3 FM.
For complete show schedule, visit www.beefandboards.com.
This post was submitted by Patricia Rettig.
Tagged as:
Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre,
Disney,
Family,
High School Musical,
Musicals,
Theatre
