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Carmel Symphony Orchestra Opening Night Concert Marks Dawn Of New Era

October 9, 2023

Opening night of the Carmel Symphony Orchestra’s 49th season, Saturday, featured an impressive concert that represented the increasingly high quality of an orchestra that is one of the glittering jewels in the crown of Carmel’s growing arts and culture scene. Held at The Palladium, at... read more

Tom Battista Reflects On Proximity To Fame And His Own Vision

October 5, 2023

  When singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffet, died on September 1, my thoughts went swiftly to community-minded, local businessman, Tom Battista. Battista, an Indy native worked for Buffet, known for his “island escapism” music, as his stage manager for 30 years, retiring last October. Before that he... read more

IRT Opens 51st Season With Gothic Monster Tale

September 30, 2023

Led by new Margot Eccles Artistic Director Benjammin Hanna and Managing Director Suzanne Sweeney. the Indiana Repertory Theatre launched its 51st season Friday, Sept. 22, on the OneAmerica Mainstage with “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein,” Mary Shelley’s 1818 horror novel, “Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus,” adapted by... read more

Grammy-Winning TF3 Returns To Perform With ISO

September 29, 2023

Performing music representing various eras styles, eras, and traditions of Westen music, the Grammy-winning Time For Three (TF3) is most well-known for mixing Americana, modern pop and classical in a repertoire that defies convention and boundaries. Artists in residence at the ISO from 2009-2019, the... read more

Bell & Nelson Reunite For Sublime ISO Opening Night

September 27, 2023

At the conclusion of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra’s Opening Night Gala concert, Grammy-winning violinist Joshua Bell, a Bloomington native, acknowledged his “hometown orchestra,” remarking that “They “never sounded better.” Now fifty-five, and still youthful looking, the renowned virtuoso made his professional debut with the ISO... read more

Amanda King Marks Homecoming With District Theatre Show

September 25, 2023

Indianapolis native Amanda King, now a resident of Las Vegas, Nevada, has not performed in her hometown since 2009, but will soon remedy that absence when she performs in “ELLA The Early Years” at The District Theatre, downtown on Mass Ave., Wednesday, Sept. 27 at... read more

Ben Hanna Joyfully Assumes The Artistic Reins At IRT

September 22, 2023

On July 1, following Janet Allen’s retirement as artistic director of Indiana Repertory Theatre, Benjamin Hanna embarked on his first season as IRT’s Margot Lacy Eccles Artistic Director, following six years as the company’s Associate Artistic Director. Hanna holds a degree in theatre arts from... read more