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1. Verdi's "Il Trovatore" 8 p.m. Oct. 3 and 2 p.m. Oct. 5, $30-$115, Butler University Clowes Memorial Hall, 4602 Sunset Ave., www.indyopera.org It's big, ...

1. Circle City Socialites' Coming Out Brawl 6 p.m. Sept. 27, Ellenberger Ice Rink, 5301 E. St. Clair St., $7/advance and $10/door, www.circlecitysocialites.com Indy's newest ...

DePauw Discourse 2008: America's Role in the World 4 to 9 p.m. Sept. 18; all day Sept. 19. Free. DePauw University, Greencastle, Ind., (800) 446-5298, ...

1. ISO Opening Weekend with Joshua Bell 8 p.m. Sept. 11 and Sept. 12; 6 p.m. Sept. 13, $20-$75. Hilbert Circle Theatre, 45 Monument Circle, ...

Once the centerpiece for the "culture wars" of the 1980s and early '90s, the National Endowment for the Arts has pumped millions of dollars into ...

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 ...

Taking much-needed leave from the Sunday sun, Croft Vaughn cooled off under a tent on Massachusetts Avenue, and thought about his roots. The Greencastle native ...

When Phil van Hest asked the Comedysportz Arena audience, "Who saw my act last year?" the hands that rose Monday night represented almost a third ...

1. Edward Hopper: Paper to Paint Aug. 30 to Jan. 9, Indianapolis Museum of Art, 4000 Michigan Road, www.imamuseum.org The IMA will explore the creation ...

Clown at Work What: A one-man physical comedy performance by Vermonter Brent McCoy, featuring circus skills, limited audience participation and the misadventures of one sweet ...

Explore the edges of entertainment during 10 days of theatrical experiences The word "fringe" makes us think of decorative borders, of stray threads divorcing the ...

Mainstream Indianapolis theater directors like to think they get wild once in a while, and they do. But only at the fourth annual Indianapolis Theatre ...

On Wednesday afternoon, after the late lunch crowd, but before the late market crowd, near the hickory syrup stand, and not far from the acoustic ...

1. 'Book It' 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 1, free, Harrison Center for the Arts, 1505 N. Delaware, www.harrisoncenter.org If you're reading Culture Club on ...

1. Hot Summer Nights Racing -- "Breaking Away" 5 to 9:30 p.m. July 26, free, Major Taylor Velodrome, Skate & BMX Park, 3649 Cold Spring ...

1. Summer Solstice: Mare Fecunditatis 8:30 p.m. June 21, free, Indianapolis Museum of Art grounds, 4000 Michigan Road, www.imamuseum.org You can make your final magic ...

1. Indy Pride Parade and Festival Parade starts at 10 a.m. June 14; festival follows from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m at University Park, free, ...

Jody Naranjo is back for her sixth Indian Market and Festival at the Eiteljorg Museum, and this time the potter arrived early. Naranjo, 2007's Best ...

Planning on going to the Broad Ripple Art Fair? Click here for for information on tickets, parking, shuttle services as well as a grounds map ...

Planning on going to the Broad Ripple Art Fair? Click here for for information on tickets, parking, shuttle services as well as a grounds map ...

Almost since the day someone decided to put a bunch of paintings and sculptures in one place and call it a museum, these institutions have ...

Allotropy (pronounced uh-LAH-truh-pe) is the phenomenon of an element existing in two or more physical forms. But it is also the name of an event, ...

He looks impeccable, what with the smart gray slacks and the fitted zip-up sweater, the thin black frames and pointed black shoes, his spiked hair ...

1. Indianapolis International Film Festival Various times, April 23-May 3, $10 per show (prices for special events vary; package deals available), Keystone Art Cinema, 8702 ...

Ed Norman graduated from a prestigious art school. In his home studio on the Near Eastside, he creates vibrant visual designs and collages. In his ...

Spring's long-anticipated arrival means fresh air, fresh flowers -- and, if you take advantage of the local arts scene, fresh thoughts. Broaden your cultural perspectives ...

Karen Land likes to think of the images in Friday night's opening exhibition at the StutzArtSpace gallery as tiny windows into a set of artistic ...

Valerie Eickmeier is sitting pretty, in part because she has one of the best views in town. Her second- floor office in the Herron School ...

As the world becomes more accessible, options for acquiring global-themed art and decorative objects expand. Consumer interest in art and collectibles from Africa, Asia, the ...

Jennifer Complo McNutt has been with the Eiteljorg Museum since 1991, two years after it opened. She started as an education assistant and eventually became ...