1. The Gospel According to Kurt Vonnegut

7 to 9 p.m. Nov. 11, free, Lockerbie Central United Methodist Church, 237 N. East St., www.spiritandplace.org

Kurt Vonnegut saw himself as proud heir to a centuries-old German tradition of Freethinking and skepticism. He assailed the small-minded bigotries and hypocrisies of organized religion with a fervor that could be described as almost religious. Humorous riffs on God and the fools who blindly worship him can't hide the admiration Vonnegut consistently expressed for the message of the historic Jesus in the Gospels. Join several of Vonnegut's friends to watch a new video about the great Hoosier writer, to hear readings of some of his "sermons" and stories. Then ask yourself if it's really unimaginable that some day we will talk about "Saint Kurt."

2. The Sexy Professor

7 to 8 p.m. Nov. 7, $10, Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center Frank and Katrina Basile Theater, 450 W. Ohio St., www.spirtandplace.org

For more than three decades, Pepper Schwartz's course, "The Sociology of Sexuality," has been one of the most popular offered at the University of Washington. As a result, you can hardly throw a soy latte into a Seattle coffee shop without splashing some flannel-clad slacker who'll go on at great length about how the mating behavior of the bonobo chimpanzee explains his inability to commit to one person. Her recent book, "Prime: Adventures and Advice on Sex, Love and the Sensual Years," is surely the most uninhibited tell-all sex book ever written by an academic. (Admittedly, it's a small genre.)

3. 'The Bishop's Daughter'

7:30 p.m. Nov. 10, free, Butler University, Eidson-Duckwall Recital Hall, 4600 Sunset Ave., www.butler.edu

Until his death in 2003, Paul Moore, Episcopal Bishop in New York through most of the 1970s and 1980s, was one of the most respected and influential religious figures in America. In this cynical day, we are not shocked that Bishop Moore concealed a private life of sexual affairs with men and women. What is more surprising is that his troubled life has inspired a biography that is a work of art.

His daughter, award-winning writer Honor Moore, has created an exceptionally moving and humane book about her father's secrets and the effects they continue to have on her life. "The Bishop's Daughter" is one of the best treatments in years of faith, family and the frailties of being human.

4. Symphony on the Move: 'Homelands Near and Far'

7 p.m. Nov. 12, free, Indianapolis Civic Theatre at Marian College, 3200 Cold Spring Road, www.marian.edu

The most international organization in town may be the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. It draws from a talent pool of the world's best musicians, and it performs works composed by Europeans, Asians and Latin Americans. In fact, almost every performer in the ISO has studied and worked outside the U.S.

Marian College's Richard G. Lugar Franciscan Center for Global Studies will host an ensemble of international ISO musicians who will perform works from their countries, and will discuss what it means to be global Hoosiers.