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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, ...

Gallery owner Evan Lurie searches worldwide for artistic talent, but his latest discovery simply walked in the door. In July, Indianapolis painter and furniture designer ...

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 ...

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 ...

1. PeyBack Classic IX 6 p.m. Aug. 22, $10, Lucas Oil Stadium, 500 S. Capitol Ave., www.peytonmanning.com Be part of history by attending the first ...

1. Authentic Chinese eats We were craving real Chinese food, so we made a trip to Great Garden. The great thing about a 4,000-year-old civilization? ...

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 ...

1. 'Five Course Love' 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 5 p.m. Sundays, through June 14; $20-$25; Theatre on the Square, 627 Massachusetts Ave.; www.tots.org Romancing ...

1. 'Imagining Brad' 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 6 p.m. Sundays, through June 8, $10-$12, The Theater Within, 1125 Spruce St., www.thechurchwithin.org You never know ...

1. "Harlem Goes West: The Black Cowboy in Western Films" May 24-June 27; Eiteljorg Museum, 500 W. Washington St.; $8 adults; www.eiteljorg.org Histories of the ...

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 ...

1. 'Our Dad is in Atlantis' 7 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, through June 8; Phoenix Theatre, 749 N. Park ...

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, ...

In one of those strange coincidences that only seem to happen onstage, each of two productions opening in Indianapolis on Friday, May 2, features three ...

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 ...

At nearly 1,200 square miles, Yosemite National Park im- presses with its beauty and grandeur. But among those peaks and valleys lies a history shaped ...

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 ...

Certain artists have always amazed me with their annoying, cloying pretentiousness, their false bravado, derring-do and ever-so-precious fashion ensembles, and the way they explain their ...