Culture Club: the week's top arts and culture events

Indy.com Staff

September 03, 2008 by Indy.com Staff

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1. Hillbilly Haiku Americana Music Festival

$20, noon to about 10 p.m. Sept. 6, Upland Brewing Company, 350 W. 11th Street Bloomington, (812) 336-2337.

Its name alone justifies a roadtrip to Bloomington. The Hillbilly Haiku Americana Music Festival brings a half dozen local and national music acts to Upland Brewing Company. When you order that extra beer and third plate of BBQ, remember 100 percent of proceeds go to the Sycamore Land Trust to conserve habitat for wildlife.

Save swamps for critters

Good excuse to drink good brews

Nap before drive home

2. Gala Opening Concert with Maestro Raymond Leppard

7:30 p.m. Sept. 8, free, Ruth Lilly Performance Hall of the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center, 1400 E. Hanna Ave., (317) 788-3255

Twenty years ago, British classical music devotees were shocked when their honored countryman Raymond Leppard sold his services to the "provincial" Indianapolis Symphony. What would they say about the finest conductor of his generation giving it away for free at the University of Indianapolis? Artist-in-residence Leppard kicks off UIndy's Faculty Artists Series with a free gala concert of Bach, Rossini, Grieg, and Barber. You can chat about the music with Maestro before the performance (discussion starts at 7 p.m.). Take that, stuffy Brits!

3. Penrod Art Fair

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 6, $12/advance or $15/gate, Indianapolis Museum of Art, 4000 Michigan Road, www.penrod.org/artsfair.html

They call the Penrod Art Fair "the Nicest Day in Indiana." There are more than 300 artists eager to make sales, five stages for music and other entertainment, dozens of food vendors, special activities and performances for kids, all scattered across the lovely grounds of the Indianapolis Museum of Art ... If you can't find something at Penrod that makes you happy, you might as well crawl back into your cave.

4. Urban Times artist reception and open studio night

6 to 10 p.m. Sept. 5, free, Harrison Center for the Arts, 1505 N. Delaware St., $10, (317) 396-3886

The Harrison Center for the Arts launches its fall season with "Urban Times," a remarkable exploration of Indianapolis life through sculpture, photography, video and other media. You can help set 100 55-gallon drums ablaze as part of the "Light the Way" public art project. The evening will also highlight the newsletter "Urban Times," which has been crucial for the revitalization of Indy's downtown neighborhoods. Plus it's open studio night, which means plenty of free wine and crackers from artists who'll be happy to help you expand your art collection.

5. 'Scheherazade'

8 p.m. Sept. 5 and 6, $12.50 to $100, Clowes Hall, 4600 Sunset Ave., www.ticketmaster.com

Dance Kaleidoscope will revive its colorful ballet inspired by tales from "The Arabian Nights," and this time, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra will perform live. DK artistic director David Hochoy's 1992 ballet is one of his early works during his long tenure with the modern dance company. Sean Newhouse, the ISO's associate conductor, will lead the orchestra.

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