Jackie Robinson’s powerhouse contribution to the game he loved, and to the American civil-rights movement, are well-chronicled in Steven Dietz’s play for youth, Jackie and Me, opening on the IRT’s Upperstage January 11, 2013. This exciting play illuminates Jackie Robinson’s courage and dignity in the face of cruel racial prejudice. Jackie and Me will have […]
Ed Sheeran @ Old National Centre January 26, 2013
Elektra recording artist Ed Sheeran has announced plans for his biggest U.S. headline tour to date. Currently traveling North America on the “VH1 You Oughta Know Tour with Ed Sheeran,” the British singer/songwriter is proving as much a phenomenon here as he is in his native England. Every show on the trek – Sheeran’s first-ever […]
IHS Exceeds Campaign Goal for the Indiana Experience
Five years after kicking off the Campaign for the Indiana Experience at its annual Founders Day Dinner, the Indiana Historical Society (IHS) shared with guests at the 2012 event that it has surpassed its campaign goal by more than $300,000, raising $19.5 million in support of the Indiana Experience. The dinner took place on Monday at […]
Mike Tyson’s One-Man Show In Indy This February
After a highly successful bout on Broadway, Mike Tyson announced he will take his acclaimed one-man show, “MIKE TYSON: UNDISPUTED TRUTH,” on a national tour that will appear in Indianapolis for two shows at the Murat Theatre at Old National Centre on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 and Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 7:30pm. “MIKE TYSON: […]
Indy Magic Monthly #56, Dec. 4 @ 7:30 PM, Theatre On The Square
Taylor Martin’s Indy Magic Monthly welcomes several performers for the December 4 show. Philadelphia’s Ran D’ Shine, last seen in Kings of Konjuring takes the stage with Indiana’s own The Magic Motivator, Jamahl Keyes. Also on stage, Obtuse will be bringing his magic from Kokomo to the TOTS stage. Taylor Martin will emcee and bring […]
I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution
[ReviewAZON asin=”0452298563″ display=”fullpost”]
Heartland Film Festival 2012: Future Weather
2012 | 100 min | Narrative Feature Directed by: Jenny Deller At first glance, Future Weather comes across as a political manifesto about global warming and how it is up to us to change it before it is too late… We quickly learn though that Future Weather is not about the climate of the world, […]
Hidden America: From Coal Miners to Cowboys, an Extraordinary Exploration of the Unseen People Who Make This Country Work
[ReviewAZON asin=”0399159002″ display=”fullpost”]
Spirit & Place Festival’s Opening Features Award-Winning Hoosier Artists, French Composer
The opening weekend of the annual Spirit & Place Festival is kicking off with five events reflecting on this year’s theme of “play.” The weekend will feature French musician and composer Pierre Bastien, singer-songwriters Carrie Newcomer and Krista Detor, Emmy Award winner Philip Gulley, and Scott Russell Sanders, accomplished author and national winner of the […]
Registration for 500 Festival Education Program Opens
Indiana’s fourth grade students will once again be able to learn more about the 500 Festival and the Indianapolis 500’s® place and importance in Indiana’s rich culture. The 500 Festival and Indianapolis 500® Education Program strives to educate and foster creativity in Hoosier fourth-grade students by using the historical, social, and economic significances of the 500 Festival, […]