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A piece by Natalie McCabe from "Cocobolo."

Sister Aloysius (played by Priscila Lindsay) and Father Flynn (played by Lenny Von Dohler) in "Doubt."

Broadway tunesmith Marvin Hamlisch.

1. COCOBOLO: Closing reception

6 p.m. Jan. 10, free, Marsh Gallery, Herron School of Art, 735 W. New York St., (317) 414-1913.

Cocobolo is the name of a brown hardwood from Central America. But when IUPUI students Annette Vazquez and Natalie McCabe chose it as the name for their art exhibit, it was skin, not wood, they had in mind. Vazquez, a native Puerto Rican, and McCabe, an Ojibwe tribe member from Canada, share a close bond despite the distance that separates their birthplaces. The work in Cocobolo is informed by both artists' childhood experiences, and will be accompanied by a dance performance and an after-party at Hard Rock Café, where a silent auction featuring work by local artists will benefit the children's charity Global Angels.

2. 'Doubt': Opening Night

7:30 p.m. Jan. 16 through Feb. 9, $24-$37, Indiana Repertory Theatre, 140 W. Washington St., (317) 635-5277, www.irtlive.com.

A devout nun (Sister Aloysius) and a priest who is wavering in his faith (Father Flynn) square off in this highly charged drama about faith, justice and religious doubt. Written by John Patrick Shanley, "Doubt" is a Pulitzer-Prize- and Tony-Award-winning play that employs sharp dialogue and mordant humor to explore the timeless battle between faith and uncertainty.

3. George and Ilana Debikey: A Retrospective

9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Jan. 14 (opening day), through Feb. 8, free, Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center, 1400 E. Hanna Ave., (317) 788-3253, art.uindy./edu/artgallery/.

Get up close and personal at this retrospective with the work of one of the Indianapolis art community's most respected married couples. George and Ilana Debikey have been creating art in a variety of mediums for decades. While Ilana is a multimedia artist who delights in working with a rich array of colors, George has most recently been experimenting with raku -- a form of Japanese pottery -- the results of which will be on display here. The reception for the exhibit will be at 6 p.m. Jan. 18.

4. Indianapolis Symphony Northwest Airlines Pops Series: Marvelous Marvin Hamlisch

8 p.m. Jan. 11-12, 7 p.m. Jan. 13, $30-$56, Hilbert Circle Theatre, 45 Monument Circle, (317) 231-6788, www.indianapolissyphony.org.

You want awards? "A Chorus Line" creator Marvin Hamlisch has your awards. Throughout the course of his career, the famed composer has won three Oscars, four Grammys, four Emmys and three Golden Globes. Oh, yeah -- he picked up a Tony Award along the way, too. Here's your chance to see the mightily lauded Hamlisch in Indianapolis for what the ISO is calling "one of the biggest concert events of the season."

5. 'Lakota Woman: !Siege at Wounded Knee'

2 p.m. Jan. 12, free with regular admission ($8) or $5 for just the movie, (317) 636-9378, www.eiteljorg.org.

The Eiteljorg Museum will be exploring the final armed conflict between the Dakota Sioux and the United States throughout the month of January. This showing of "Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee" is the second special event of that exploration. The movie is based on the true story of Mary Crow Dog, a 1960s-era activist who was highly active in the standoff between American Indians and the U.S. government at Wounded Knee.