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This week, a documentary about a crime that held Indianapolis spellbound in 1977, conservationist Meg Lowman, and how librarians deal with music on formats that are no longer supported*. We'll also learn about the Indiana Writers Center's new home, and talk with Indiana's first Poet Laureate about his new book that pairs Walt Whitman verse with Bible passages.
This week, a golf course designer who's also a photographer - or maybe the other way around - a poet who literally traced her ancestors' footsteps, a woman who wants to change the world for women and girls, the Harrison Center's new mission, and Butler University's MFA outreach programs.
This week, how Julie Kern the banker became Satch the artist, how engineers and fiber artists decided to collaborate, how Dorothy Alig got her work in the new Cummins Building, that era when Indy had a booming funk and soul scene, and a show and sale of 4,000 works of clay.
This week on The Art of the Matter, we'll celebrate the winter holidays with local music and spoken word by artists including Norbert Krapf, Marc Allan, Melissa Fraterrigo, Kaveh Akbar, Gary Walters, Becky Archibald, Monika Herzig, Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra, and many more.
This week, how an Indianapolis native revealed the identity of Watergate's "Deep Throat," Indianapolis Ballet Company's holiday concerts, and quality time with Professor Watermelon. We also learn about an innovative study series at Indianapolis' Second Presbyterian Church, and sample Pravada's Small Studio Session.
This week, two books that might be the perfect presents for people on your list, Carmel's new nod to the traditional German Christmas market, how to get circus skills right here in Indy, and Pacer Victor Oladipo is also a musician.
This week, the Indianapolis Children's Choir and the Indiana Historical Society are ready for the holidays, and we learn about a moving partnership between Ivy Tech art students and Community North Hospital. We'll also learn about two books - one about civil discourse, and the other about distinctly uncivil behavior in the animal kingdom.
This week, YELP Indy and the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir are ready for the holidays, the Indiana Writers' Center has a class to help you write your memoirs, Acceleration Art & Photography Gallery is inspired by Star Wars, and Cat Head Press teaches printmaking.
This week, in honor of Thanksgiving, we're revisiting some of our favorite interviews. Tune in for conversations with the Vogue Theatre's Steve Ross, rising star singer Jackie Evancho, local musical legends Tad Robinson and Rob Dixon, and poet Kaveh Akbar.
This week, a new biography of the poet who wrote America the Beautiful, Indiana Humanities' Books, Booze, and Brains, Starbase Indy, WinterLights at Newfields, and Arts at All Saints.
This week, something poisonous has invaded the Indiana State Museum, Fountain Square hosts a monthly comedy event, and APA Fellow Sean Chen is everywhere. Also, Dick Wolfsie tells us what makes a Jewish joke work, and Clint Breeze & The Groove are our featured Small Studio Session.
This week, how Julie Kern the banker became Satch the artist, how engineers and fiber artists decided to collaborate, how Dorothy Alig got her work in the new Cummins Building, that era when Indy had a booming funk and soul scene, and a show and sale of 4,000 works of clay.
This week, a photography exhibit that celebrates the special power of tattoos in the lives of veterans, a profile of Nuvo's new arts editor Dan Grossman, and Justin Vining's really big work in the lobby of Clowes Hall. Also on tap: Bob Harbin's company BobDirex brings back the spirit of burlesque and vaudeville in an expanded version of an IndyFringe show, and the IMA explores our citizens and asks "Where would you like to wake up tomorrow?"
This week, the Spirit & Place Festival explores power, the Ann Katz Festival celebrates books, films, food, and more, and Native Art Now showcases the best of the Eiteljorg's Contemporary Art Fellows' work. Plus, photographer Bill Foley creates stunning portraits of nuns, and teen composer Ashton Gleckman scores films. Don't miss out - tune in!
This week, the Arts Council of Indianapolis has a new public art initiative, Small Studio's Brett Wiscons is on tour, Broadway comes to Indianapolis, influential women give talks, and Dance Kaleidoscope takes us on a Magical Mystery Tour.
This week UIndy's jazz season, a Full Circle Festival, and Andy Warhol at the Long-Sharp Gallery. We'll also learn how the arts can envision a more connected neighborhood, and narrowly escape a boo-hag. Don't miss out - tune in!
This week an in-depth conversation with the writer and director of the new film Columbus, we'll meet the Fat Turtle Theatre Company, and we'll preview Vess Ruhtenberg's Small Studio Session. We'll also learn about a new book about poverty, and meet a husband and wife photography team.
This week, a Buck Creek Players production about legal shades of gray, what life will be like for Indy galleries after IDADA's demise, and a weekend devoted to touring our city's greatest landscapes. We'll also check out a new kids' book that helps families explore cities, and discover automatic art with painter and sculptor Keith Hampton.
This week, we're revisiting some of our favorite recent interviews. Tune in for conversations with painters and friends Justin Vining and Benny Sanders, mother and son artists Sylvia and Sean Gray, The Geeky Press, and IRT Playwright-in-Residence James Still. And if you're at the Penrod Arts Fair at Newfields on Saturday, September 9th, come say "Hi" - we're broadcasting "The Art of the Matter" live next to the WFYI Blues tent from 11:00 to 2:00.
This week, a sneak preview of Actors Theatre of Indiana's fall offerings, the Indianapolis Society of the Classical Guitar, and nearly 5,000 visitors celebrate Scottish heritage, music, and food in Columbus, Indiana. We'll also hear from one of the Texas Tenors about their upcoming performance in Indy, and get the skinny on Jeff Byrd's upcoming concert.
This week, How to Live Beyond 90 Without Falling Down - really, it's a new memoir by Georgia Buchanan - John and Sarah Lechleiter play with science kits at the Indiana State Museum, and Larissa Hammond is turns an obstacle into an advantage at the Tube Factory. We'll also get sneak previews of the Start With Art luncheon and the Penrod Arts Fair. Don't miss out - tune in!
It's nearly time for the Indy Fringe Fest, all the bands are coming to Carmel, and why you should visit Columbus, Indiana this month. We'll also get a sneak preview of Nickel Plate Arts' fall season, and meet poet Adrian Matejka. Join us for these conversations and more on "The Art of the Matter."
This week, meet the Indiana State Museum's new CEO, check out some motorcycles at the Indiana History center, hear what jazz guitarist Charlie Ballantine's been up to, celebrate an NEA grant that will invigorate a community, and envision things with wings at the IMA. Join us for these conversations and more on "The Art of the Matter."
This week, a sneak peek at a highlight of the Indiana State Fair, a festival devoted to boogie-woogie piano, and some mad scientists stage an art exhibit. We'll also meet comedian, musician, and motivational speaker Rick Garrett, and learn how Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre is celebrating its 20th anniversary season. Join us for these conversations and more on "The Art of the Matter."
This week, Stutz Artist Resident John Klinkose can't escape water, the Indiana State Museum showcases the role of Hoosier limestone around the world and right at home, and Yelp Indy's creative new festival. We'll also get a peek at the inspiration behind two summer concerts by Dance Kaleidoscope, and find out what you can expect if you attend Butler's Divedapper Poetry Carnival. Join us for these conversations and more on "The Art of the Matter."
This week, Stutz Artist Resident John Klinkose can't escape water, the Indiana State Museum showcases the role of Hoosier limestone around the world and right at home, and Yelp Indy's creative new festival. We'll also get a peek at the inspiration behind two summer concerts by Dance Kaleidoscope, and find out what you can expect if you attend Butler's Divedapper Poetry Carnival. Join us for these conversations and more on "The Art of the Matter."
This week, the Great American Songbook Academy, using music to enrich the lives of people with Alzheimer's Disease, the band Eliot Bigger, and a premiere at the Phoenix Theatre. Join us for these conversations and more on "The Art of the Matter."
This week, we'll learn about a new professional ballet company, check in with a multimedia artist-turned-woodworker, and meet a pair of oncologists who have a secret identity as contemporary art curators. We'll also meet a local theatre company focusing on new works and a photographer whose work is inspired by travel. Join us for these conversations and more on "The Art of the Matter."
This week, we'll get sneak previews of the Indianapolis Opera and Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra's new seasons, learn how Sofar Sounds is reinventing house concerts, get insights into the Carmel Symphony Orchestra's music director search, and hear from David Amram about his long friendship with Dan Wakefield. All that and more, this week on "The Art of the Matter."
This week, we'll learn about The Gluestick Festival and a Herron Galleries art show that celebrates all things "zine," learn why Gail Payne pairs country songs with Gershwin for her new cabaret show, discover how tribulations helped Richard Edwards create a solo album, and understand why Janet Allen and James Still can finish each other's sentences. All that and more, this week on "The Art of the Matter".
A conversation with Janice Roger, who's retiring after nearly four decades as a cantor. Next, meet the "antidamsels" drawn by artist Jenny Montgomery, who'd like young people to have strong and resilient role models. We'll also learn what makes singer Jackie Evancho tick, get a sneak peek at the JCC's second annual Israeli Film Festival, and get some insights into the Indiana premiere of the stage musical version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. All that and more, this episode of on "The Art of the Matter."
This week, three summer exhibitions at Herron School of Art & Design, the National Art Museum of Sport collaborates with The Children's Museum, we meet The Storefront Theatre, we learn about dozens of Hoosier Beacons, and we find out if Roger Schmelzer has any jitters ahead of his New York City debut.
This week, travel back a few centuries via early music on period instruments, check out a 62-year-old free art fair, and listen in as Christian McBride lauds Gary Burton. Then it's on to even more exotic aural destinations: A night in India courtesy of modern dance, and a rock ensemble made entirely of bassoons.
This week, the Indiana Artists board members have their annual exhibit, the Great Bike Race wheels into Theatre on the Square, and a chat with Prince's drummer, Bobby Z. We'll also learn about The Geeky Press, about which you should know if you're a writer, and peek inside artists' curio cabinets.
This week, Summer Stock Stage has given birth to a grown-up company, we'll visit the A.J. Foyt Exhibit at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum, and we'll get to know some baby animals at the Indianapolis Zoo (everybody say "aww" now). We'll also stroll through five private gardens, and get a sneak peek at The Cabaret's new season.
This week, painters Justin Vining and Benny Sanders egg each other on, Big Foot Yancey pays a visit, the Phoenix Theatre's new dark comedy, the Museum of Miniature Houses presents free creativity sessions, and a chance to see a collection of copper etchings by Salvador Dali.
This week, we warm up for three festivals: The Broad Ripple Arts Fair, Onyx Fest, and the Virginia Avenue Folk Festival. We'll also learn about Heartland Actors Repertory's new identity, and take a tour of a Gilded-Age train car.
This week, the Vogue Theatre's Steve Ross talks about his decades with the club, we'll meet the IMA's new Director of Festivals, Performance, and Public Programs, and we'll hear the winner of the National Library Week's Teen Poetry Slam. We'll also meet the creator of a one-woman show about naturalist and author Gene Stratton-Porter, and chat with artist Kevin Hughey about his exhibit at Clowes Memorial Hall.
This week, Christina Baker Kline talks about Orphan Train and how Andrew Wyeth inspired her new novel, and Ken Scott crafts hunting pouches that look centuries old, as well as creating fraktur and talismanic art. Local alt-rockers Wife Patrol get their groove on, and we get a sneak preview of the Stutz Artists Open House. While we're on a roll, have you renewed your WFYI membership? It's the perfect time, and you can do it quickly and safely right here at wfyi.org!
We're on a theatre binge this week on The Art of the Matter! You'll hear about Theatre on the Square's new show, the Indy Fringe's new creative team member, and Actors Theatre of Indiana's play about Judy Garland. We'll also explore the Rhythm Discovery Center with Kids, and meet Jim Naremore, whose debut novel is called The Arts of Legerdemain, as Told By Ghosts. Don't miss this episode!
This week on The Art of the Matter, we meet a painter who's inspired by science and a painter who's inspired by words. We learn about an Indy theatre company that pioneered theatre for seniors, get a sneak preview of Comic Con, and find out how Butler ArtsFest helps students connect with world-renowned performers.
This week on The Art of the Matter, we'll talk with The Prince Diaries' Indiana-born author about her newest novel, go on-site with Kids Dance Outreach, and meet APA Fellow Alex Beyer. We'll also learn why local music veteran Vess Ruhtenberg finally cut his own album, and discover the Indiana Historical Society's new You Are There exhibit, focused on Italian POWs at Camp Atterbury.
This week on The Art of the Matter, Dance Kaleidoscope alum Ricardo Melendez brings his current company to town; Ball State students lend their skills to remixing the symphony, and we meet APA Fellow Drew Peterson. We'll also learn about Tyron Cooper's latest projects and get the story in the Indiana Artists' Centennial Exhibition.
This week on The Art of the Matter, we'll meet a visual artist who lives and creates with Parkinson's Disease, and discover why John Jacob Audubon could easily be a contemporary self-made man. We'll also discover how Larry Sweazy's fictional characters introduce themselves to him, check out tattoo artist Shadow, and meet APA Fellow Sam Hong.
This week on The Art of the Matter, we'll meet an American Pianists Award finalist who played a Haydn sonata right through a magnitude 6.1 earthquake. We'll hear why you should refuse a straw with your soft drink. We'll meet a glass blower and a barbecue sauce master whose work will be featured in the Indiana Artisan Marketplace, and we'll discover how Start Trek's creators got a lot right about modern technology. Last but not least, we'll visit a virtual circus with kids Veronica and Max.
This week on The Art of the Matter, we'll check out a play that imagines Prince Charles as King of England, visit Big Car's Tube Factory, and learn how an orchestra changes when it accompanies singers. We'll also meet the colorful new music director of Encore Vocal Arts and meet the first APA Classical Awards finalist.
This week on The Art of the Matter, we'll learn how hard it is to provide a movie soundtrack live, how a Fort Wayne collective is using artistic front porches to get neighbors to know one another, and visit an art exhibit dedicated to the great Ella Fitzgerald. We'll also see how abandoned houses on the near eastside are being reborn as art hubs, and go behind the scenes at the creation of a new setting of Beauty and the Beast.
This week on The Art of the Matter, we'll learn about ArtMix's First Friday exhibit, catch up with blues legend Tad Robinson, and warm up for WFYI's Ice Miller Wine Fest. We'll also find out how the Indiana Wind Symphony's founder and music director comes up with unusual programming, and meet visual artist Chee Wang Ng.
This week on The Art of the Matter, we'll meet the artist behind the super-colorful IndyGo Bus, eavesdrop on composer Becky Archibald as she midwives a new composition, and learn why Roxane Gay loves difficult women. We'll also discover why high school kids from around the city are raising money for Kenya, and fetch a story about man's best friend at the Eiteljorg Museum.
This week on The Art of the Matter, we'll check out an Indy DJ school, head to Hendricks County for classical and pops music, and meet the Full Circle Nine Gallery at the Circle City Industrial Complex. We'll also experience The Great War through Hoosier eyes, and meet some artists from the 19th annual Meet The Artists exhibition at Central Library.
This week on The Art of the Matter, we'll discover some of the strange and wonderful materials that provide pigment for paints, check out a concert featuring bandoneon, eat some soothing soup in honor of Phobruary, jam with juniors, and hear about an innovative art project that aims to help patients with degenerative disease communicate.
This week on The Art of the Matter, we'll get a preview of The Cabaret's new season, meet a Butler grad whose novel The Fly Strip is set in small-town Indiana in 1960, and peek into a rehearsal of Calder the Musical. We'll also learn how a local environmentalist is using art to reduce waste, and meet a woman who's a chemist by day and a musician by night.
This week on The Art of the Matter, we'll hear how the band Bullet Points learned the truth of the expression "good things come to those who wait," get a preview of a tribute to John Coltrane, and delve into the craft of playwriting with Lou Harry. We'll also learn why the Arts Council of Indianapolis wants to give artists grants of $10,000.
This week on The Art of the Matter, we'll celebrate the winter holidays with local music and spoken word by artists including Dan Carpenter, Tyron Cooper, Barb Shoup, Claire Wilcher, Rusty Moe, Kyle Craig, and many more.
This week on The Art of the Matter, we'll meet an organization with a mission of archiving and promoting Indiana music, and hear about composer-performer Tyron Cooper's new projects. Khaos Company Theatre has a new project -- a spacious facility that will allow them to grow. The Indianapolis Opera is getting two new leaders, but one served the organization years ago. Finally, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway got into the bicentennial spirit with a sleek exhibit.
This week on The Art of the Matter, Anderson Cooper is coming to town with his long-time friend and fellow broadcaster Andy Cohen, and we'll get a sneak peek. Duke Tumatoe has a new album, the Indiana Writers Center has new classes, and Phoenix Rising Dance Company has a new concert. We'll also learn about a documentary film about sudden loss being shot in Indianapolis.
Dan Wakefield talks about Uncle Dan's Story hour, a monthly gathering at the Red Key Tavern that we broadcast on WFYI Radio. We'll also learn about an innovative intersection of culinary incubator and art gallery in Gary, Indiana, and catch Jennie DeVoe in an excerpt of her Small Studio Session. Finally, we'll learn about the seasonal offerings at the Indianapolis Zoo and the Eiteljorg Museum.
This week on The Art of the Matter, we learn how the Indianapolis School of Ballet's dancers prepare for their production of The Nutcracker with live music, get some gift ideas from Clowes Hall staffers, and meet actor/storyteller Hank Fincken. We'll also get the skinny from the professionals who are updating how we learn at the Indiana State Museum, and hear about Herman Melville's secret love from a Bloomington-based author. Don't miss a word!
This week on The Art of the Matter, we get to know our Morning Edition local host Don Hibbschwiler, who's celebrating 50 years in radio (and yes, he was just a kid when he started). We'll also meet local singer-songwriter Bill Price and learn about his multi-media project "I Can't Stop Looking at the Sky," and check in with Theatre on the Square's Artistic Director for previews of their naughty Christmas show and their nice Christmas show. We sample kid-sized theatre at Beef & Boards, and get the back story on web series "Fountain of Squares," too.
This week on The Art of the Matter, we meet Indianapolis' first film commissioner, and meet a southern Indiana family that sent 33 fathers and sons, brothers and cousins, to fight in the Civil War. We'll also share a few holiday activities you can plan with your family, including a Christmas Cabaret at Actors Theatre of Indiana.
This week on The Art of the Matter, we find out about Yelp Indy's one-stop shopping event, hear about the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir's recent Carnegie Hall concert, and chat with Carrie Newcomer about her artistic process. We also meet Eli Lilly before he was successful, and get oral history-gathering tips from Story Corps' Davis Isay.
This week on The Art of the Matter, we find out why You are Beautiful, channel Bob Dylan and The Band, and get all the "mews" from the upcoming Internet Cat Video Festival. We'll also start our holiday shopping as we learn about the Stutz Holiday Open House, and discover poet Norbert Krapf's new prose memoir.
This week, a preview of Indianapolis City Ballets Evening With the Stars, an art installation that pairs poetry and guns, and we'll find out what Hoosiers were listening to in the early dats of our statehood. We'll also meet Spirit & Place Signature Conversation speaker Matthew Desmond and get to know three independent video game designers.
Today, we'll meet Adam Bodony of the New World Youth Orchestras and bassist Bob Goodlett - they're collaborating on an upcoming concert. We'll learn how Sean Gray inspired his mother Sylvia Gray to take artistic risks, and we'll peek behind the scenes at how Tonic Ball is put together each year. We'll also discover how Andy D. found his one-of-a-kind persona. And we'll learn about an exhibit at the Eiteljorg Museum that features a collection put together over the lifetime of the owner of the Tennessee Titans.
On this show, we meet the Indianapolis Children's Choir's new artistic director, hear how professional storytellers can help your business succeed, consider the concept of "home" with some Spirit & Place Festival artists, and connect with voices from another dimension. Finally, we explore The Children's Museum with some actual children.
On this show, the Indiana Repertory Theatre celebrates our state's bicentennial with a collaboration called Finding Home: Indiana at 200; new Heartland Film President Craig Prater tells us how he fell in love with the silver screen; and local band Bullet Points gets ready to open for legendary Japanese Queens of Pop Shonen Knife. Plus folk legend Joan Baez tells us why she's still passionate about music and social justice after 50 years of touring.
This week author-illustrator-composer Devon Kondaki teaches children about the value of diversity through his book "The Mystery of the Magical Bwa Bwa Fruit," while the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra proves its diversity with two concerts interpreting the music of the late rock icon Prince. In other news, a local collaboration produces three Shakespeare plays in repertory, Brandon Meeks finally has time to make a solo album, and we learn how we can design our own roller coaster at the Indiana State Museum. All that and more -- don't miss this week's "The Art of the Matter," with an all-new format!
This October, the Stutz Art Gallery will display professional-level fine art at kids' eye level. All visitors-but especially young children-are invited to touch, smell, open, close, and view the artwork on display. The eight homes on the 2016 AIA Architects' Home Tour represent a variety of architectural styles and neighborhoods, giving visitors a chance to see the latest trends in home designs by some of the city's most talented architects. Throughout the two-day event, you'll discover innovative design solutions, and you can meet the design teams. Folk music serves as a strong inspiration for the classical chamber music featured on this year's Ronen Chamber Ensemble season, which begins on Tuesday, October 17th.
Indianapolis' Phoenix Theatre begins its season this week with Peter and the Starcatcher, the musical prequel to the story of Peter Pan. Sharon learned about the season opener and more. The Long- Sharp Gallery inside the Conrad Hotel is featuring "Nelson Mandela: The Artist" through mid October, and Jill Ditmire talked with the collector responsible for the exhibit. Butler University has a world of artistic resources that it loves to share with the community around the beautiful near-northside campus and beyond. Sharon Gamble invited new Arts Center Executive Director Ty Sutton in to tell us his plans.
Terrance McNally, Claudia Shear, and Neal LaBute are just a few of the buzz-worthy playwrights featured in Theatre on the Square's new season. For his last interview for The Art of the Matter, Travis DiNicola sat down with the Director of the IU Eskenazi Museum of Art, David Brenneman. Travis DiNicola is relocating to his native Pennsylvania, and Sharon recently sat down with him for this last radio conversation. Go with luck and love, Travis!
Sharon Gamble invited US History and English teacher Andrea Neal to tell us about her fun and informative book titled Road Trip: A Pocket History of Indiana. Sharon Gamble invited Actors Theatre of Indiana co-founders Cynthia Collins and Judy Fitzgerald and marketing and development director Kristen Merritt in to learn about the new season. Certain chilled "adult beverages" have always been, um, "on tap" at our city's annual IrishFest, but this year the festival itself is legal. Yes, IrishFest is toasting 21 years, and Sharon Gamble invited the Festival's volunteer marketing guru Erin O'Rourke to tell us more.
Professional gardener Ellen Zachos has made a specialty of foraging wild edibles very close to home, and she's coming to the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Ellen will speak about backyard foraging at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016 at Deboest Lecture Hall at the IMA. Don Gummer: Back Home Again is an exhibition of eight sculptures by Indianapolis-native, New York-based artist Don Gummer. Located on the Indianapolis Cultural Trail: the show runs from now through next August 2017. This year Indy JazzFest is doing a tribute to native son Wes Montgomery. Sharon Gamble invited JazzFest Artistic Director Rob Dixon to share some highlights.
Sharon Gamble invited Indianapolis Symphonic Choir Artistic Director Eric Stark to tell us why he's taking the ensemble to New York City's more storied venue this October. Vonnegut's World: a weeklong festival to explore what made Vonnegut, Vonnegut starts on September 7th and leads up to the world premiere of the opera Happy Birthday, Wanda June, presented by the Indianapolis Opera. Indianapolis is home to what we believe is the country's largest business and arts luncheon, and this year the event is celebrating a big anniversary. Sharon Gamble invited Arts Council of Indianapolis President and CEO Dave Lawrence in to tell us about his organization's role in the Start With Art luncheon.
Okara Imani and Sammie Brown were interns this summer for the Harrison Center for the Arts. Their job? To create a Hamilton style musical that could be used by tour groups visiting historic Indianapolis locations. The Indianapolis Foundation is celebrating a century of investment in the central Indiana community, and Sharon Gamble invited Vice President for Development and Philanthropic Services Rob MacPherson in to share the highlights of their plans. Flight of Fancy is a group show featuring artists who explore subconscious thoughts, dreamlike scenes, and surreal visions at Indiana Landmarks Center's Rapp Family Gallery which opens in October. Travis DiNicola couldn't wait to find out about it and invited artists Brinton Farrand and Wazeil in to learn more.
On the eastern edge of Indianapolis, the town of Cumberland is home to a vibrant annual arts festival called Cumberland Arts Goes to Market. Sharon Gamble invited festival organization Thomas Wyatt Watkins to tell us about the 8th annual event's offerings. The IndyFringe starts next week with over 50 shows in 7 venues during 11 days with 384 performances in downtown Indy. One of those shows is based on a book by Kurt Vonnegut called, "God Bless You Dr. Kevorkian." Travis DiNicola spoke with the creators of the show Jeffery Martin and Michael Hosp. The City of Carmel is taking advantage of its abundant outdoor performance spaces by staging its second annual Celebration of Bands, and two-day, free, family friendly feast of band music from Mozart to Dixieland. Sharon Gamble invited Indiana Wind Symphony Music Director Charlie Conrad and saxophonist Jeff Goens in to learn about the Celebration.
Sarah The Cheese Lady used to have a different last name. That was before she discovered her unusual calling -- crafting sculptures out of enormous blocks of cheese. Sharon just had to find out more ahead of Sarah's appearance at this year's Indiana State Fair. A newly formed advocacy and action group called Landmark Columbus, led by Richard McCoy, has announced plans for Exhibit Columbus a biannual design exhibition to start in fall 2017. "Attucks: The School That Opened a City" is a new documentary project of WFYI Public Media, Ted Green Films, and Heartland Film. Sharon Gamble invited producer-director Ted Green and composer-performer Tyron Cooper to tell her to talk about this film that captures the heart and pride of not only a high school but also its wider community.
Rad Drew and Freddie Kelvin are two of the judges for Indianapolis' third annual JCC International Mobile Phone Photography Exhibition. Sharon Gamble invited them to tell us about how the contest and exhibition have grown. A few years ago Travis DiNicola interviewed art teach Nathan Heck about a new video series he was creating to get kids excited about art history, and art making. The show, Artrageous with Nate just won its second Emmy, is now partnering with PBS Digital Studios. Earlier this summer, film preservationist Eric Grayson gave a talk at the Mostly Lost gathering of film historians and other enthusiasts at the Library of Congress. Sharon Gamble invited him to tell us some of the highlights of his talk.
The Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra is exploring the roaring '20s, Christoper O'Riley, and contemporary composers -- and that's just this fall! Sharon Gamble invited the ICO's Music Director Mathew Kraemer and executive director Elaine Eckart to tell her about the start to the orchestra's season and a special contemporary music festival this fall. Heartland Actors' Repertory Theatre, or HART, is producing The Winter's Tale for their annual free Shakespeare in the Park - the White River Park, that is. Travis DiNicola spoke with actors Ryan Artzberger and Rob Johansen, and Director Robert Neal about the show. Writer Chris Forhan is primarily a poet, but a couple of years ago one of his poems made him realize that he needed to write prose to help him untangle a mystery at the center of his family life -- the suicide of his father when Chris was just 14. My Father Before Me is the resulting memoir, and Sharon Gamble invited Chris to read from and talk about the process of documenting the dynamics of his family.
Award winning author Susan Neville is known for her creative non-fiction as well as her short stories. Travis DiNicola recently sat down with her to chat about her work. Housed at Park Tudor School, Summer Stock Stage brings together musical theatre students from all around central Indiana to collaborate with adult theatre professionals in two summer productions each year. Sharon Gamble invited artistic director and founder Emily Ristine Holloway and John Collins, star of Shrek the Musical to tell her about why Summer Stock Stage exists. The Cabaret at the Columbia Club continues to bring some of the top cabaret, jazz, and musical theatre stars to its intimate venue downtown. Travis DiNicola spoke with the Cabaret's director, Shannon Forsell, about their upcoming season.
For nearly two decades Mark Zelonis served as the Ruth Lilly Deputy Director of Environmental and Historic Preservation for the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Mark has recently retired from that position, and Sharon Gamble invited him in to learn what he's most proud of and what his next chapter is. Travis DiNicola spoke with filmmaker Hanna Myers Lindgren about the new feature documentary "Food First", that looks at how the nationwide food movement is impacting Indianapolis. 19 Stars of Indiana Art is the Indianapolis Museum of Art's tribute to our Bicentennial. The exhibit will take visitors through 200 years of our state's visual art and present the accomplishments of 19 artists who were born in Indiana, such as T.C. Steele, Robert Indiana, Michael Graves and Bill Blass, along with many other artists who were raised or worked in Indiana.
The Warehouse in Carmel has become known as a small "listening room" that features some pretty big names in the music industry, including Josh Kaufman, Judy Collins, Joan Osborne, Leon Russell, and many more. Travis DiNicola spoke with Heather Ramsey Clark to find out how she is bringing such big names to this intimate venue. For "You Have Ten Minutes," visual artist Katherine Hilden's new exhibition of prints at the Athenaeum in July, she drew on a remarkable chapter of history and her own German heritage. Here's Katherine's conversation with Sharon Gamble. Landscape painter Nancy Maxwell has a show of her work at the Speedway Center for the Arts in July. The show, called "Nostalgic Impressions" is her first solo show in the Indianapolis area, though she has been promoting other artists for quite a while as Travis DiNicola found out.
Douglas Wissing writes essays about what makes Hoosiers special, and now his distinctive pieces have been collected in IN Writing: Uncovering the Unexpected Hoosier State. Sharon Gamble invited Douglas to our studios to hear about how he got interested in a wide range of topics including Bedford Limestone, modernist architecture, and a world-renowned cheese artisan. The Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library has some big plans, including a new building on Mass. Ave. Travis DiNicola spoke with the Library's Chief Operating Officer Matthew Altizer about everything Vonnegut. Billy Elliot loves to dance, but he's surrounded by people who think he should take up a more traditional form of exercise. Billy's journey makes for a poignant and joyful musical, and local nonprofit theatre BobDirex is taking us on that trip over the next three weekends. Sharon Gamble invited director and producer Bob Harbin in to talk about Billy Elliot.
Primary Colours annual Installation Nation show is back at the Indianapolis Art Center ArtsPark this year, filling the grounds, and trees, with temporary outdoor installations. Travis DiNicola spoke with co-chairs Sarah Brodbeck and Megan Reinhardt. The Indiana Repertory Theatre's Janet Allen is celebrating 20 years at the IRT. Sharon Gamble invited Janet to tell us how she landed in Indy and how she keeps her vision fresh. Last week the Indianapolis Art Center's biennial Art from the Heartland exhibition opened, featuring work from contemporary Midwest artists. Travis DiNicola spoke with the Art Center's director of exhibitions Kyle Harrington and art consultant Mindy Taylor Ross.
Travis DiNicola spoke with the Indianapolis Early Music Festival's Sylvia Scott to find out more about a celebration of Shakespeare with the Baltimore Consort, and the entire Early Music Festival summer series. Sharon Gamble invited the Writers Center of Indiana instructor, Kyle Craig, to our studio to learn about a two-session class about the Japanese art form of Haiga ("HY-guh"), which combines haiku and visual art. Travis DiNicola spoke with Indiana State Museum Chief Curator, Dale Ogden, to learn about the Indiana's Bicentennial exhibit there.
Indiana has a stellar collection of state parks and recreational areas, a fact that was not lost on Richmond Art Museum Director Shaun Dingwerth and plein-air painter Rick Wilson. Originally from Indiana, actor Ron Keaton has been working in Chicago for a number of years, but his one man show about Winston Churchill will bring him back home this weekend. Travis DiNicola spoke with Ron about his play, Churchill. Gautam Rao has been teaching art and design at Butler University for a dozen years. School's out for the summer, but Gautam's busier than ever. Sharon Gamble invited this multi-media artist to talk about his work.
Travis DiNicola spoke with filmmaker Hanna Myers Lindgren of Deliberate Media about the documentary "Food First" that looks at how the nationwide food movement is impacting Indianapolis. Sharon Gamble invited the Indianapolis Museum of Art's new Ruth Lilly Deputy Director for Horticulture and Natural Resources, Jonathan Wright, to tell us about his previous gigs at Chanticleer and Longwood Gardens, why he was attracted to his new job. Travis DiNicola talked with storyteller Sally Perkins, and Mark Szobody from Indiana Landmarks to learn about story of "Keeping Hinkle 'Hinkle'", for the If These Walls Could Tell series.
The Indianapolis Garden Club is getting ready for its annual Garden Walk and Sharon Gamble invited Mary Grein of the organizing committee to tell us about the featured gardens. The Indianapolis Opera and Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra are presenting CRESCENDO at White River State Park to kick of the Indiana summer with a fun, family party! This FREE community concert features music ranging from opera's greatest hits, Broadway standards, orchestral gems, and tunes from the American Songbook. Like countless theatrical companies before them, Wisdom Tooth Theatre Project and Indy Shakes have found new meaning in Shakespeare by changing up the era of the action. Sharon Gamble invited the Merry Wives of Windsor's - Mistress Ford, Amy Hayes - Master Ford, Rob Johansen - and Falstaff, Adam Crowe - to talk about why they've set their production in the 1950s.
Travis DiNicola spoke with the Centre's President, Amy Carroll, and racing artist Gary Dausch, about a racing-themed exhibit at the Speedway Centre. Sharon Gamble invited Conner Prairie's new president, Norman Burns, to our studios to learn more about his background and his thoughts about his new job. The first ever Divedapper Poetry Carnival took place at Butler University's Efroymson Center for Creative Writing in May 2016. Travis DiNicola spoke with organizers Dan Barden and Mindy Dunn about the carnival.
Sharon Gamble learned about the Museum of Miniature Houses in Carmel's Arts and Design District from Elaine Mancini, the museum's Executive Director. Sex and sexuality are discussed candidly during this next interview, and it may not be appropriate for all listeners. Travis DiNicola spoke with Author and Filmaker Betsy Blankenbaker about her work. Indianapolis third annual Jewish Film Festival features movies about subjects as diverse as classic delicatessens and Hannah Arendt. Sharon Gamble invited co-producers Bob Epstein and Stan Springer in to learn more about this multi-venue event.
Sharon Gamble invited Rocket 88's founder Patrick Burtsch and Bigfoot Yancey member Mike Angel to tell us about the Virginia Avenue Folk Fest featuring 13 stages and more than 100 bands. Travis DiNicola sat down with Artistic Director of Dance Kaleidoscope, David Hochoy, and Artistic Director for the Indiana Repertory Theatre, Janet Allen, to chat about their time leading two of the most important performing arts organization in the city. The Eiteljorg Museum wants to make sure you get the "hole" picture about its big new exhibit, so Sharon Gamble invited their Vice President and Chief Curatorial Officer James Nottage to tell us about The Grand Canyon.
19 Stars of Indiana Art is the Indianapolis Museum of Art's tribute to our Bicentennial. The exhibit will take visitors through 200 years of our state's visual art and present the accomplishments of 19 artists who were born in Indiana, such as T.C. Steele, Robert Indiana, Michael Graves and Bill Blass. The largest group of artists under one roof in the Midwest will open their studios and present their work to visitors during the Raymond James Stutz Artists Open House. The Open House is set to take place April 29 and 30 at the historic Stutz Business and Arts Center. Like the IMA, the Indiana Historical Society is celebrating our Bicentennial in multiple ways. Sharon Gamble invited Guest Curator Rachel Berenson Perry and Exhibitions Director Eloise Batic to tell us about Indiana Impressions: The Art of T.C. Steele.
The Indiana Undocumented Youth Alliance is putting together a month-long art show in May to raise money to fund scholarships for Indiana's undocumented youth. Sharon Gamble learned more from Alliance volunteers Sarah Fox and Patricia Alonso. The University of Indianapolis Theatre department will be presenting The Laramie Project, about the death of Mathew Shepard, later this month. Travis DiNicola sat down with director James Leagre to find out more. Sharon Gamble invited Arts Council of Indianapolis President Dave Lawrence to tell us about initiatives and programs to welcome race fans, put on a cultural race, survey people about the economic impact of arts in their lives, and insure that all children get access to arts education.
The Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra presents Peacemakers, a work by ICO Composer-in-Residence James Aikman. Travis DiNicola spoke to Aikman and ICO Maestro Matthew Kramer to find out more. For nearly two decades Mark Zelonis served as the Ruth Lilly Deputy Director of Environmental and Historic Preservation for the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Sharon Gamble invited him in to learn what he's most proud of and what his next chapter is. Author Peter Ferry's stories have appeared in McSweeney's, Chicago Quarterly Review and StoryQuarterly. Travis DiNicola spoke with Ferry about his work.
Peacemakers and the crossroads of America are the themes for Encore Vocal Arts' final two concerts of this season. Sharon Gamble invited John Perkins, the ensemble's Artistic Director, and Tom McTamney, its Executive Director, to talk about the repertoire and special features of these two events. The Metropolitan Youth Orchestra helps youth and families develop life skills through the rehearsal and performance of music. Travis DiNicola spoke with founder and artistic director Betty Ford and MYO alumnus and new associate director Krystal Ford about how they are celebrating their 20th anniversary. The Indianapolis Museum of Art has opened A Gentleman from Indiana: Portraits from the Collection of Booth Tarkington, and Sharon spoke with guest curator Jacquelyn Coutre to learn about his collection.
Author Angela Jackson Brown has taken "Anna's Wings" a short story she included in the anthology Indy Writes Books and has turned it into a play that will be performed as part of the IndyFringe's upcoming DivaFest. The Indiana Artisan program was developed to show off our state's rich assortment of artisinal products, from art to food to beverages. Artists Shawn Causey and Mark Daniell have created a installation that changes depending on which way you look at it - in fact, they encourage you to look at it from many different angles until you find your own "Sweet Spot."
Time and timelessness is the theme of this year's Butler ArtsFest. Sharon Gamble invited Butler's Jordan College of Arts Dean Ron Caltabiano to expound on the theme and talk about some highlights. Travis DiNicola met with Huntington University and Manchester University piano instructor Dr. Jiyoung Jeoung to learn about her free concert as part of the Marianne Tobias Music Program at Eskenazi Health. Jennifer Vines, with the Before I Die Festival, and Leigh Dunnington-Jones, with the Stutz Art Gallery, dropped by to tell Sharon about this Indianapolis version of an international movement.
In 2014 Indianapolis' own Anila Agha won the people's choice award and tied to win the juried award - the first time that the same artist took both the top prizes, making art world history. And now, her winning piece, Intersections, is finally going to be shown in Indianapolis, with an exhibit opening on March 19th at the Indiana State Museum. The Indianapolis Opera is producing the US premiere of Jonathan Dove's opera based on Jane Austen's Mansfield Park. Sharon Gamble invited General Director Kevin Patterson to our studios to learn about this accessible and romantic work.
Sharon Gamble invited Society of Indiana Pioneers' president Jim Fadely to tell her about the Society's activities honoring the memory and work of the pioneers of Indiana. An Indiana Pioneer is one who lived within the present boundary of an Indiana county on or before December 31, 1840, and if you're descended from a Pioneer, you're eligible for membership in the Society. Cynthia Pratt is a professor of dance at Butler University. Recently she choreographed an interpretive dance, titled Riverrun, that brings to life scientific concepts and concerns about human intervention of Indy's waterways as part of the StreamLines project. Travis DiNicola spoke with Cynthia, and Butler dancer Nick Nelson, about this work. Sitelines Theatre is a new enterprise by Lou Harry and John Thomas. Sharon Gamble invited them in to tell her about their site-specific theatre plans. Their new endeavor is SiteLines Theatre -- that's S-I-T-E lines -- and their next reading is Frank's Home, a play about Frank Lloyd Wright at a crossroads in his personal life and career.
The works of 21 prominent local African-American artists are on display through March 26th in the Central Library, for the annual Meet the Artists exhibit. Travis DiNicola spoke with curator and African-American History Committee member Tony Radford, water color artist Sidney Holmes and mask artist LaToya Marlin. This year's Indiana Flower & Patio Show theme is Tall, Dark, and Awesome, and Sharon Gamble invited Executive Director Donell Heberer Walton and garden designer Cheryl Jacques, Brower/Jacques Design's President, to tell us more. Local musician Liz Janes is about to release a new album (on cassette), called Slow City. Travis DiNicola spoke with her and drummer Dan Fahrner about the album.
Ivy Tech's Indianapolis campus is home to an ambitious and popular culinary culinary school. Sharon Gamble invited Chef Jeff Bricker, Hospitality Program Chair, to tell us more about the culinary and hospitality programs. Butler Theatre students are learning to fly in their upcoming production of Karlsson on the Roof. Travis DiNicola spoke with the Assistant Director, Alexander Borrello, about the play. Theatre on the Square is just getting started on its 2015-2016 season. Sharon Gamble invited TOTS' Lori Raffel to tell us everything.
The second production of Spotlight Players' new season at the Theatre at the Fort, as in at Fort Harrison, highlights an all-black cast to celebrate Black History Month. Travis DiNicola spoke with Judy Byron from Partnerships for Lawrence. Recently retired as President and CEO of Conner Prairie, Ellen Rosenthal made time to come in to tell Sharon what she learned as President and CEO. Ellen also wrote the text for a new book about Conner Prairie that features photos by Thomas Mueller. The Indiana Art Fair at the Indiana State Museum takes place this weekend. Travis DiNicola spoke with the museum's Manager of Public Programs, Carrie Miller, and one of the featured artists, Amy Carroll, about the Fair.
After more than a decade in the making, the Indiana Historical Society Press has released the book, Mapping Indiana: Five Centuries of Treasures from the Indiana Historical Society. Travis DiNicola spoke with Amy Vedra, Director of Reference Services, and Eric Mundell Director of Collections Management, about the book. Sharon Gamble invited Noblesville author Kurt Meyer to tell us about the inspiration for this new book, and Kurt began with a reading from The Salvage Man.
The Young Collectors Show features work at Gallery 924 that is curated for kids! Travis DiNicola spoke with The Arts Council of Indianapolis' Vice President, Shannon Linker. Butler University's Clowes Memorial Hall is welcoming dancers, singers, jazz cats and more through the second half of their season, as Sharon Gamble recently learned from Clowes Hall's James Cramer. Marian University Theatre is presenting "Twelve Angry Jurors" this February. Travis DiNicola spoke with Ben Tebbe, the Director of the theatre program.
Sharon Gamble invited Indy Folks Series impresarios Dan Henkel and Phil Slates to our studios to talk about the second half of their 15th season. Travis DiNicola spoke with western and mystery author Larry D. Sweazy about his latest novel, "A Thousand Falling Crows". Sharon Gamble invited writer Abe Aamidor in to see where he got his inspiration for a new novel titled, "Monastery of Writers".
It is that magical time of year again - yep, late January and the Annual IndyFringe Winter Magic Fest is back. Travis DiNicola spoke by phone with one of featured magicians, Suzanne. The Phoenix Theatre's Producing Director Bryan Fonseca and playwright in residence Tom Horan popped in to our studios to give us a sneak peek at the second half of their season. Landmark Columbus is a new new organization dedicated to caring for and celebrating the world-renown design heritage in Columbus, Indiana. Travis DiNicola spoke with Director Richard McCoy.
Writer-storytellers Philip Gulley and Scott Russell Sanders joined singer-songwriters Tim Grimm and Krista Detour in a performance that weaves together stories and music in a Bicentennial celebration of all things Hoosier. We revisit a 2015 interview Travis DiNicola did with ISO Maestro Krzysztof Urbanski to learn about the upcoming Out of this World: Cosmos Music Festival. Sharon Gamble invited actor Bill Simmons to talk about his role and the creative process. Bill will be seen in an upcoming performance of David Hare's relationship comedy/drama Skylight at Theatre on the Square.
A special end of year literary edition of the Art of the Matter featuring recent interviews with three local authors. Includes Dan Wakefield, Dan Carpenter, and James Alexander Thom.
Sharon Gamble invited Art With a Heart's Executive Director Andrew Lee and intern Bridget Woodson to tell us about Art With a Heart and the program's upcoming expansion. Travis DiNicola spoke with Henry Leck, the current artistic director of the Indianapolis Children's Choir, and with Josh Pedde, his successor come April. Curt Churchman, owner Fine Estate Art & Rugs, came to our studios to tell Sharon Gamble about the new location and "Home for the Holidays", the newest exhibition.
Travis DiNicola sat down with David McDaniel, project manager for the The Indiana State Museum's Celebration Crossing, to hear how there is something for everyone including: tea and trains, woolly mammoths and a vintage arcade, Star Wars and skateboards, and, of course, Santa. Sharon Gamble invited Eiteljorg Museum curator Jennifer Complo-McNutt to tell us about the ninth Contemporary Art Fellowship Exhibition, "Conversations", and the artist Fellows. Travis DiNicola sat down with the Indianapolis School of Ballet's Victoria Lyras to find out what makes the school's Nutcracker different.
Travis DiNicola caught up with Big Car's Director Jim Walker to find out about where Big Car has been, and where it is going. Sharon Gamble invited Phillips Music Guild organizer Lee Jones to tell us more about this organization and its many outreach and mentoring programs. Travis DiNicola spoke with Beef & Boards Eddie Curry to find out more about a annual tradition, A Beef & Boards Christmas.
Sharon Gamble talked with Glory-June and Eric about Sally Rand's fan dance, the titillating Streets of Paris exhibit, and some less-naughty aspects of the World's Fair. Their joint presentation about the Century of Progress Chicago World's Fair will be at the Garfield Park Arts Center. Historical fiction author James Alexander Thom's new novel, Fire in the Water. Sharon Gamble got Events Specialist Stacy Clark to elaborate. Learn more about the "Twas the Night Before Christmas," "Live Family Christmas," and "A Candlelight Evening on Delaware Street" at the President Benjamin Harrison Home.
Indianapolis writers Bob Harbin and Claire Wilcher are taking their turn telling Babes in Toyland, and you can see the results at Footlite Musicals. Sharon Gamble invited Claire and Bob to tell us about their creative process. To mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of legendary jazz arranger Billy Strayhorn, top music students at the University of Indianapolis will join forces with faculty and local professionals to present the celebrated Ellington/Strayhorn Nutcracker in its entirety this holiday season. Sharon invited photographer Anne Emison Wishard and sculptor Myra Perrin to tell us about how they've worked together as co-chairs of the Stutz Holiday Open House.
The Indianapolis Women's Chorus has its fall concert coming up on November 21st and 22nd. It's called With One Voice, and Sharon Gamble invited the Chorus' new Artistic Director Meagan Johnson and board member/singer Marty Miles to our studio to learn about it. Travis DiNicola spoke with Leah Nahmias, Director of Programs and Community Engagement for Indiana Humanities, about NEXT INDIANA BOOKSHELF, which is not exactly a shelf. Sharon Gamble invited poet Dan Carpenter to talk about how he discovered he was a writer, how poetry differs from prose, and how poems come to him.
Indiana Wineries: The Ultimate Guide to Wine in Indiana was recently published by Blue River Press. Travis DiNicola spoke with author Todd Outcalt about the book. The Internet Cat Video Festival is coming to the Indianapolis Museum of Art later this month, and Sharon Gamble invited its inventor Scott Stulen in fur the details. The daVinici Pursuit is an organization that makes connections with science and art with unique projects throughout Indianapolis.To learn more, Travis DiNicola spoke with Mark Kesling, Founder & CEO of the daVinci Pursuit.
Sharon Gamble invited artists Leigh Dunnington Jones and Sherry McConnell to join her in the studio to talk about a Spirit and Place event they helped organize called The Inspiring art of Quilting: Piecing Past and Present. Travis DiNicola spoke with actor Nick Abeel about the show which he is bringing to the IndyFringe. His show "Hold On To Your Butts ..." will be at the Indy Fringe from November 4th through the 8th for a limited run. Sharon Gamble invited The Children's Museum's Director of Collections, Chris Carron, and Public Relations Manager Leslie Olsen to tell us about the National Geographic Sacred Journeys exhibit.
Preservationist, architectural historian, and consultant Dr. Jim Glass will give an illustrated lecture called "Roman and Renaissance Architecture" early next month, and Sharon Gamble wondered how these two regions and styles might relate to one another. Travis DiNicola spoke with author Dan Wakefield about the recent re-release of his book UNDER THE APPLE TREE. Sharon Gamble spoke with Indianapolis Museum of Art Curator of Prints, Drawings and Photographs Martin Krause about the new IMA exhibit, "Gustave Baumann: German Craftsman, American Artist".
Sharon Gamble invited JCC Senior Vice President of Advancement and Communications Martha Karatz to tell us all about the Ann Katz Festival. The Ann Katz Festival of Books and Arts runs October 28th through November 16th. Actor and musician Brent Marty is returning to Theatre on the Square with MISS GULCH RETURNS, the one-person musical comedy about Almira Gulch from the Wizard of Oz. Travis DiNicola spoke with Marty about the show. The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra recently appointed Vince Lee as its new Associate Conductor. Sharon Gamble welcome Maetsro Lee to our city and our studios recently.
Encore Vocal Arts is celebrating its 44th season with a new artistic director. Sharon Gamble invite Encore's Artistic Director John Perkins and Executive Director Tom McTamney to chat. Dance Kaleidoscope is opening their new season with the premier of REMEMBRANCES, a ballet about the Holocaust. Travis DiNicola spoke with Remembrances' choreographer, and former DK dancer, Brian Honigbaum about this challenging work. This Saturday, Storytelling Arts of Indiana celebrates its annual Ghost Stories at Crown Hill Cemetery with food trucks and scary stories. But as much as Sharon Gamble likes ghost stories, she was equally intrigued when Storytelling Arts accounced that its newest recipient of the Frank & Katrina Basile Emerging Stories Fellowship is 88 years old!
Joining Travis DiNicola in the studio are Christian Theological Seminary Bookstore manager Nick Buck and CTS librarian Anthony Elia who have both recently read and reviewed Harper Lee's book, Go Set a Watchman. Sharon Gamble invited Ball State University Distinguished Professor of Piano, Bob Palmer, and Assistant to the Director of the School of Music at Ball State, Rebecca Braun, to tell us how the Hastings International Piano Competition preliminary auditions will be held here in Indiana. Travis DiNicola spoke with the Athenaeum's President Cassie Stockamp to find out more of the 7th Annual Original and Fabulous GermanFest.
Indy Folk Series' Dan Henkel and Joanne Smiddie-Brush popped by to give us this sneak peek of their new season. The Shining Light Film Festival is a project of the group called Awareness of Mental Health Through the Performing Arts. Travis DiNicola spoke with Jackie Pitman and Rose Kleiman from the Festival to find out more. For 22 years, the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival has taken over Bloomington with a tsunami of world music, dance, visual art, and much more. Sharon Gamble caught Lotus Festival Executive Director Dr. Sunni Fass to get some insights into the festival.
The Speedway Centre for the Arts is opening a new gallery space, and their first show will feature painter Douglas David's work. Travis DiNicola spoke with David, as well as artist Amy Carroll about the new gallery and their work. High-profile architect Deborah Berke and her firm are designing the new Cummins building in downtown Indianapolis. Ms. Berke is coming to Indianapolis to give a free talk next week, and Sharon Gamble thinks you might want to attend. The Annual Indianapolis Sister Cities Fest brings together food, music, and more from Indy's 8 sister cities with this free event on Georgia Street coming up on Saturday September 19th. Travis DiNicola spoke with Una Hartzell-Baird about the event. Indianapolis Art Center has a lot going on this fall.Travis DiNicola spoke with Kyle Herrington, Director of Exhibitions at the Art Center about their Fall Exhibition Series.
Sharon Gamble invited Indianapolis Museum of Art Public Relations Manager, Stephanie Perry to suggest some activity highlights. Travis DiNicola spoke with the Irish Fest's Erin O'Rourke about this years 20th Annual event. Sharon Gamble asked Clowes Memorial Hall Community Engagement Manager, James Cramer to give us a sneak peek of the Clowes season. In addition to providing art classes and hosting art exhibitions all year long, the Indianapolis Art Center is also running the kids arts area at this year's Penrod Arts Fair. Travis DiNicola spoke with Kyle Herrington, Director of Exhibitions at the Art Center about their Fall Exhibition Series.
Travis DiNicola spoke with Gene Markiewicz about the Jazz Fest coming to Speedway. Sharon Gamble invited Hendricks Symphony Society conductor Benjamin Del Vecchio and violinist Anne Day Heinrich to tell us about season highlights. Travis DiNicola spoke with Justin Wade, Executive Artistic Director of Young Actors Theatre.
Sharon Gamble invited WFYI's VP of Production Clayton Taylor and Producer Gary Harrison to give us a sneak peek at some of TV 20's local fall arts specials. Travis DiNicola sat down with Suzanne Walker, who is the Director of the Indiana Center for the Book (part of the Indiana State Library), to learn more about some of their current projects, including a new Literary Map of Indiana. Sharon Gamble talked with Phoenix Producing Director Bryan Fonseca and Playwright in Residence Tom Horan about a season chosen around mysteries and thrills.
Travis DiNicola invited Joey Mervis, director, and well known local actor Ryan Artzberger, as well as North Central actress Grace Freese, in to our studio to talk about their production of Arabian Nights. Sharon Gamble invited Arts Council President & CEO Dave Lawrence in to talk about the Start With Art luncheon, a collaboration called Vibrant Corridors, and more. Travis DiNicola learn's about Actor's Theatre of Indiana's production of The Fantasticks from Cynthia Collins, co-founder of ATI, Brent Marty, the Musical Director of The Fantasticks, and harpist Melissa Gallant who performs in the show.
The American Pianists Association and the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra are partnering to bring award-winning pianists Garrick Ohlsson to Indianapolis this season. Sharon Gamble invited APA and ISO leaders Joel Harrison and Gary Ginstling to our studios to learn more. Travis DiNicola spoke with Traci Cromwell, director of collections and Rebecca Smith, director of education about the exhibition, Rad Science: Skatepark Physics, coming to the Indiana State Museum. The Indianapolis Society of the Classical Guitar is bringing master performers from around the world to Indianapolis this year. John Alvarado joined Sharon Gamble in our studio for this preview.
Travis DiNicola spoke with Steven Stolen, who is the Sr. Director of External Relations for the Julian Center, about the center's upcoming Julian Jam at the SkyFarm on top of Eskenazi Hospital. Indianapolis composer and "Enter Love" creator Lynn Lupold, director and book co-writer Kenny Shepard, and actor Clay Mabbit "landed" in the studio with Sharon Gamble to talk about Theatre on the Square's season opener. Travis DiNicola spoke with the Indianapolis Opera's General Director Kevin Patterson, as well as stage directors Vita Tzykun and David Adam Moore of the New York based art collective GLMMR about the unlikely inspiration for an opera that is, Oliver Sacks book, "The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat"
Fort Wayne-based novelist Marci Jefferson is back, with a story about King Louis the XIV, a woman who loves him, a corrupt Cardinal, and the occult. Enchantress of Paris was published this week, and Sharon Gamble talked with Marci about how she became fascinated with history, how she gets to know her characters, and more. GreekFest is just around the corner and Travis DiNicola got a chance to sit down with two of the co-chairs, Marika Kalyvas Bagios and Lawrence Elefthari, for the 42nd Annual Event. Indianapolis is home to a wide array of talented musicians, and WFYI Radio has emulated NPR's "Tiny Desk Concert" initiative with its own new "Small Studio Sessions." Sharon Gamble invited Small Studio Sessions' team Melissa Davis and Jill Ditmire to tell us more.
It's the Year of the Farmer at the Indiana State Fair, and if you're a regular listener to WFYI Radio, you know it's also a Year of Garrison Keillor. Sharon Gamble invited the State Fair's Lesley Gordon in to tell us more about our great state fair. Travis DiNicola spoke by phone with Scotty Morris, swing band Big Bad Voodoo Daddy's lead singer, about an upcoming Indianapolis show. Created by John Sherman and Mayowa Tomori, Looking Up College Avenue is a chance to pursue a treasure hunt through history -- by yourself, or with a group of any kind. Sharon Gamble invited writer and photographer John Sherman to our studios to learn more.
Sharon Gamble invited the Hoosier Salon's new executive director, Jim May, to talk with her about his new responsibilities and what he see for the future of the vibrant nonprofit organization as it continues to celebrate Indiana's artistic heritage. In anticipation of the release of the movie Paper Towns this weekend (July 25, 2015), we'll replay an interview from our archives that Travis DiNicola did with Green in 2012 - before his books were being made into movies. Writer Tamara Winfrey Harris first book is The Sisters are Alright: Changing the Broken Narrative for Black Women in America, and Sharon Gamble invited Tamara in to learn what inspired her to write the book.
Travis DiNicola spoke with Bizarre Bazzaar artist and organizer Lydia Burris about the alternative art extravaganza taking place at the same time as Gen Con. Sharon Gamble invited Lori Raffel to tell us all about the first half of Theatre on the Square's season, from Poe songs to reindeer monologues. Funded by the National Science Foundation, StreamLines is a place-based arts and science learning project that encourages people to explore Indianapolis' waterways. Travis DiNicola spoke with Mark Keesling about this new endeavor, Keesling is the director of StreamLines partner organization, the DaVinci Pursuit.
Sharon Gamble invited the new Music Director of the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, Maestro Matthew Kraemer, to our studio to welcome him to town and learn about his background. Travis DiNicola spoke with Gayle Holtman, President & CEO of VSA to find out about some changes - Including a name change. Sharon Gamble invited Rob Dixon and David Allee in to learn about the Jazz Fest's Signature Series performers and about an unusual fundraising event that's coming up on July 19th.
Sharon Gamble invited curator Johanna Blume to learn about the Eiteljorg exhibit Gold: Riches and Ruin running through Aug. 9, 2015. Drummer Stewart Copeland is perhaps best known for his work with the band the Police, though for most of his career he has also been writing soundtracks for movies and orchestras. Travis DiNicola spoke with Copeland in our studios. Sharon Gamble spoke with award-winning automotive writer and co-curator Ken Gross about the IMA's Dream Cars: Innovative Design, Visionary Ideas exhibit.
Travis DiNicola spoke with Roberta Jaggers to find out what her new role of Foundation President means for the Indianapolis Public Library Foundation. We learn about Indiana's 6th annual Bastille Day Celebration from the chief organizers Gabrielle Hendryx-Parker, her husband Calvin Hendryx-Parker, and their friend Carol Ganz. Travis DiNicola spoke with Early Music's board member, and WFYI personality, Lolly Ramey about the 49th Indianapolis Early Music Festival.
Travis Dinicola spoke with Patrick Flaherty, President and Executive Director of the Indianapolis Art Center and artist Andy Ball about the 2015 Installation Nation at the Indianapolis Art Center hosted by Primary Colours. Sharon Gamble invited Erika Gibson and DeShong Perry Smitherman to tell us about the organization they co-founded and co-lead, A Girl's Gift. The actor and singer, and slightly creepy Alan Cumming headlines The Cabaret's 2015 Summer/Fall Season with his one-man show Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs. Travis DiNicola found about this show, as well as everything the Cabaret at the Columbia Club has planned for the next few months.
Sharon Gamble invited Gregory Hancock, Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre board member Dheepa Maturi, actress Jessica Crum Hawkins and actor Bernie Hirsch in to learn about brinimg Frida Kahlo to the stage. Summer Stock Stage features high-school students from all around Central Indiana. The first major exhibit of the work of American Impressionist painter Johann Berthelsen in more than two decades is currently featured at the Richmond Art Museum.
Writer Chris Katsaropoulos writes poetry as well as prose, so it's not surprising that his new novel Entrevoir is filled with long, stream-of-consciousness poetic passages. Sharon Gamble invited Chris in to learn about his new novel. Travis DiNicola spoke with Sean Baker "the music maker" about his new musical based on the Blake Edwards movie "10." His version, called the "The Perfect 10" is at Theatre on the Square. Sharon Gamble invited Sue Christenson to stroll down memory lane and also give us some of her best bets for the 60th annual Talbot Street Art Fair.
Travis DiNicola spoke with DJ Kyle Long and Stephanie Goodrid Lawson to learn about the Mariane Tobias Music Program, of which, Stephanie Goodrid Lawson is the Gift Officer and Director. Sharon Gamble invited Bob Harbin to tell her about his summer musical production of Jesus Christ Superstar, the joy of directing, and his new theatrical home, the Marian University Theatre. Travis DiNicola spoke with artist Lois Main Templeton, and her studio-mate and artist Phil O'Malley about Lois's show, "It's the Way they Mingle".
Sharon Gamble spoke with award-winning automotive writer and co-curator Ken Gross about the IMA's Dream Cars: Innovative Design, Visionary Ideas exhibit. Travis DiNicola spoke with Barb Shoup and Susan Neville, two of the many authors of a new book titled Every Father's Daughter: Twenty-four Women Writers Remember Their Fathers. Sharon Gamble invited Ruth Ann Igraham in to talk about a biography she wrote about her father, titled, "Cap" Cornish, Indiana Pilot: Navigating the Century of Flight.
Sharon Gamble invited Garden Walk co-chair Gretchen Witt in to learn more about the Club and its 20th anniversary "Garden Walk". Drummer Stewart Copeland is perhaps best known for his work with the band the Police, though for most of his career he has also been writing soundtracks for movies and orchestras. Travis DiNicola spoke with Copeland in our studios. ICO Maestro Trevor stopped in recently to share some reflections on what makes the ICO strong, why he loves having positions at multiple orchestras, and what inspired him to a conducting career at the tender age of eight.
This spring the Indianapolis School of Ballet will present "From Swans to Splendor" which features selections from Swan Lake, as well as other works. Travis DiNicola spoke with the Ballet's Lori Ecker and Director Vicky Lyras about the production. Phoenix Theatre playwright-in-residence Tom Horan found inspiration in the story of the orginal Typhoid Mary, an Irish immigrant cook who was believed to have infected dozens of people with typhoid fever even though she had no symptoms. Gallery Forty-Two, in downtown Indianapolis, is presenting DIALED IN, for the month of May, an exhibit featuring work by Indianapolis-based motorsports artist Gary Dausch.
Encore Vocal Arts' Music Director Greg Ristow talks with Sharon Gamble about the inspirations for Imagine: The Life and Times of John Lennon. Travis DiNicola sast down with Award winning author Larry Sweazy to learn about his latest book titled "See Also Murder". Actor and educator Jack Fry spoke with Sharon from his home in Los Angeles about creating the one-man show Einstein! that he'll perform in Indianapolis the first week of May.
Travis DiNicola is joined by art consultant Anne Surak, artist Emily Kenerk, and Arts for Learning's JoEllen Florio Rossebo to talk about Supply and Demand, the first pop up art exhibit created by Anne Surak's business, art + space. For almost three decades the New Harmony Project has been a place and a time where writers can gather for a supportive environment. Sharon Gamble invited New Harmony Project's Joel Grynheim and Ed Fry to tell us more. For Dance Kaleidoscope's next concert, The Next Wave, Point Park dance professor Keisha Lalama has been invited to Indianapolis to choreograph a new work, and to reunite with Mariel Greenlee. Travis spoke to them about the project, and their past.
Sharon Gamble invited organizers Martha Vaught and Ritch Hanna to tell her about this year's Stutz Open House events. A holiday circus, flying monkeys, Irish love stories, newspaper boys, crashing chandaliers, and more make up the just announced 2015-2016 Broadway in Indianapolis touring show season. Travis DiNicola spoke with Broadway Across America's Matthew Porter to find out more. Learn about the next IMA Lilly House exhibit - Tiffany, Gorham, and the Height of American Silver, 1840-1930 - from exhibit curator and IMA CEO, Dr. Charles Venable.
Indy's second annual Jewish film festival offers everything from romantic comedies to coming-of-age stories to documentaries to a chance to renew your vows, as Sharon Gamble recently learned in a conversation with Bob Epstein, impresario of the second annual Jewish Film Festival. Travis DiNicola spoke with actress Donna Wing, and playwright Jim Trofatter about three chaotic comedies Candlelight Theatre is bringing to the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site. Sharon Gamble invited director Maria Matters to talk about a somewhat experimental musical coming this spring to Footlite.
Travis DiNicola spoke with the new director of the UofI Jazz Studies program Freddie Mendoza about the upcoming Jazz Week festival at the University of Indianapolis. Travis DiNicola learns about a new album titled Three Muses from Jazz saxophonist Sophie Faught and and her band, including Nick Tucker on Bass and Ben Lumsdaine on drums. Travis DiNicola spoke with Motus Dance's Heidi Keller Phillips to find out more about Pairings, an evening of modern dance choreographed with wine and food pairings.
Travis DiNicola spoke with Ellen Munds, the Executive Director of Storytelling Arts, about the annual Talk of the Town event, and their newest series of workshops, The Story of Your Business and the Businesss of your Story. Andrew Lyon, the Artistic & Music Director of the Circle City Chamber Group, talks with Sharon Gamble about the process of auditioning for the position of Music Director of the Columbus, Indiana, Symphony Orchestra. Travis DiNicola sat down with Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Bill Foley and Curators Mark Ruschman and Katherine Gould to find out more about the Art Meets News exhibit at the Indiana State Museum.
You might have seen Claire Wilcher on stage at the Indy Fringe, the Phoenix Theatre, BobDirex, or ComedySportz. Sharon Gamble invited Claire in to talk about her improv road trip to visit ComedySportz outlets all around the United States, conquering her fear of RVs, and more. Travis DiNicola sat down with Lane Velayo, Executive Director of the Indiana Music Education Association, to find out more about Music In Our Schools Month. If you've always felt like an Outlaw or an Outsider, this year's Butler ArtsFest is right up your alley! Sharon Gamble invited Jordan College of Arts Dean Ron Caltabiano in to learn about this year's Butler ArtsFest.
Sharon Gamble learns about the Spring schedule for Clowes Memorial Hall from Community Engagement Manager, James Cramer. Travis DiNicola sat down with the Indiana Writers Center's Director, Barb Shoup, to find out about their Gathering of Writers event with the theme of "Only Connect: Poetry, Prose, Passion." Sharon Gamble invited Indiana Artisan's Eric Freeman to tell us what we can expect at the 5th annual Indiana Artisan Marketplace.
The insatiable pursuit of unimaginable wealth is behind a new exhibition at the Eiteljorg. Sharon Gamble invited curator Johanna Blume to our studios to find out all about "Gold: Riches and Ruin". Travis DiNicola spoke with Jim Poyers to learn more Earth Charter Indiana, an organization that works towards mobilizing young people to actively learn about the environment. Sharon Gamble recently chatted with Karen Kennedy and Chef Abby David about Small Potatoes Exceptional Events and its special foodie tours.
In his fifth season with the ISO, Music Director Krzysztof Urbanski has programmed a mixture of masterworks by Beethoven, Brahms, Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky. And after this season's successful multi-week festival based on the music of Russian composers, Urbanski has created another three-week musical celebration in the 2015-16 season, this time with a celestial theme. Filmmakers Marcus May and Caleb Nunez are going "low tech" for their new project, the play "Sacrifice". Sharon Gamble invited the two writers and directors in to talk about the play and about their collaboration.
Bassist Peter Hansen and pianist Gary Walters, from the Icarus Ensemble, joined Sharon Gamble in our studio to talk about - and listen to - their first CD. Travis DiNicola spoke with Ben Tebbe, Director of Marian University Theatre, about a midwinter's night dream of a play named "Almost, Maine". Ever wonder why we still read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn? Butler University's Edna Cooper Chair in English Andrew Levy suggests a number of reasons in his new book Huck Finn's America: Mark Twain and the Era That Shaped His Masterpiece.
The Arts Council of Indianapolis is partnering with the Asante Children's Theatre, Freetown Village, Latino Youth Collective, Madame Walker Theatre Center, and Honorary Chair Amos Brown to present Art & Soul 2015: A Celebration of African American Art & Artists in Indiana at the Indianapolis Artsgarden. Cold, Dark, Unsecurity is a new exhibition at the Raymond James Stutz Art Gallery in which artists have used video, audio, photography, sculpture, and paint to explore the effects of many kinds of violence on our community. The Baseball Book Festival is taking place at the Rathskeller in downtown Indy. Travis invited event organizers Daniel Hoffman and Jeff Stanger in to find out more.
A new exhibition of historic photographs is on view through the end of February at the Garfield Park Arts Center, and Sharon Gamble invited new Arts Center Manager Susan Watt Grade and Gallery Manager Elsy Benitez in to tell her more. Local philanthropist Jane Fortune is the founder and chair of the Advancing Women Artists Foundation and the co-author, with Linda Falcone, of the new book, "When the World Answered" about a 1966 flood in Florence that damaged many works of art. Sharon Gamble invited photographer John Krauss to explain how a casual inquiry led to a photo of his being featured in The New York Times, how he made the switch from film to digital, and what inspires his visual journeys throughout the world.
Indianapolis' own Anila Agha won the people's choice award and tied to win the juried award - the first time that the same artist took both the top prizes at the annual ART PRIZE competition held in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Arts Council of Indianapolis is always looking for ways to keep creative people in our city. Their president, Dave Lawrence, came in recently to tell Sharon about the newest opportunity for Creative Renewal Fellowships and a brand-new initiative that partners artists with neighborhoods in transformational ways.
Travis DiNicola chatted by phone with visiting magician Eric DeCamps who will be perfomrming at the 2015 Indianapolis Winter Magic Festival, sponsored by IndyFringe. Sharon Gamble invited "Mentor" filmmaker Alix Lambert to talk about making the documentary and what she hopes will result from the documentary's screening presented by Butler University's College of Education and College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Travis DiNicola caught up with Time for Three musicians, Nick Kendall, Zach De Pue, and Ranaan Meyer, over the holidays to talk about a new CD and their new WFYI TV documentary.
Indianapolis Winter Magic Festival, The Story of My Life at Footlite, and ATI's 39 Steps
Based out of New York, the Shen Yun company tours the world with their telling of myths and legends through classical Chinese music and dance. Diana Grisanti's new play River City is receiving its world premiere this month at the Phoenix Theatre. The Cabaret at the Columbia Club has much planned for 2015.
Annual ART PRIZE competition people's choice award winner associate professor of drawing at the Herron School of Art and Design, Anila Agha. Revisit an interview Sharon Gamble did last fall with the Eiteljorg's Contemporary Art Curator Jennifer Complo-McNutt about the New Art 2.0.
This fall, the Herron School of Art and Design Gallery welcomed its new director, Colin Tuis Nesbit. A Craftsman's Legacy is a new show airing on WFYI 3 and features motorcycle builder Eric Gorges apprenticing with a different craftsperson each week to learn about their work. What's an "Artville"? Among other things, it's unusual partnership between Irvington's 5547 Art Project and the Stutz Artists Association.
The new Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital, part of Eskenazi Health, has many features that you may not expect to find at a hospital, like their art collection, outdoor water feature, or their rooftop garden. And, they also have poets! The ancient land and rich cultural traditions of the Southwest region of the United States fueled the imaginations of early 20th century artists like Georgia O'Keeffe. The IMA is currently showing Georgia O'Keeffe and the Southwestern Still Life featuring more than 50 works that provide fascinating examples of art's capacity to capture the essence of a particular place. Benjamin Harrison was the first President to have a decorated Christmas tree in the White House - and his home in Indianapolis reflects his fondness for celebrating the holiday. The Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site offers Christmas Tours, White House Historical Society ornaments, unique holiday Christmas events and much more.
Butler University's long tradition of putting on a grand Christmas concert continues with this year's edition of Rejoice, The Indianapolis School of Ballet's Nutcracker takes place on the stage of the Scottish Rite Cathedral, and The ISO's A Yuletide Celebration has something for everyone.
The Stutz Artists Association's Annual Holiday Exhibition and Open Studios, what happens when you turn ELF into a musical, and Dick Wolfise's book The Right Fluff: Weightless Observations of Earth.
What does it take to flip the switch on The circle of Lights, Footlite Musicals' production of the stage version of White Christmas, and under the Directorship of Alyona Yakovleva-Randall, Indiana Ballet Conservatory's Nutcracker sets itself apart.
Indianapolis Jazz Foundation celebrates 20 years of showcase performances with a concert featuring Everett Greene and the Joel Tucker Trio, Encore - formerly known as Encore Vocal Arts - has undergone metamorphosis recently, and Indianapolis City Ballet'
Learn about the opening of New Art 2.0 from the Eiteljorg's Contemporary Art Curator Jennifer Complo-McNutt. Herron Art Library at IUPUI Director Sonja Staum talks about the only US library housing a permanent art collection honoring Iraq's literary His
The 2014 Eugene & Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Award Dinner was held last weekend at the Central Library, and Professor Michael Shelden was named as this year's National Author Award Winner. Travis DiNicola spoke with Shelden, who is a biographer, and the first non-fiction writer to win the national award. Joining them in the studio was Laura Wills of the Indianapolis Public Library Foundation.
The Indiana Historical Society may have just completed its fall Bicentennial Train programming, but its staff has plenty of other treats in store for you this fall. Award winning author Barb Shoup's eighth novel "Looking for Jack Kerouac" has recently been released by Lacewing Books. Visual artist Pete Brown had such a great time partnering with Bosma Enterprises on Visualize Without Your Eyes a few years ago that he's cooked up a new show: Art on Music.
Rene Marie's tribute to Eartha Kitt, "I Wanna Be Evil" at the Cabaret at the Columbia Club, JCC's Director of Arts & Education, Lev Rothenberg talks about the 16th annual Ann Katz Festival of Books and Arts, and Dance Kaleidoscope dancer Liberty Harris has announced her retirement.
Noblesville author Kurt Meyer's new novel "Noblesville", new things are happening at the Madame Walker Urban Life Center and The 14th annual Indy Folk Series music.
Arts for Learning President JoEllen Florio Rossebo talks about the organizations Chocolate Fest fundraiser, Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra and Ensemble Voltaire executive director Maarten Bout talks about upcoming season and "100 Variations" installation
Sharon Gamble invited the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra's executive director, Elaine Eckart, plus concertmaster Emily Glover and principal bassist David Murray in to talk about the search for a new music director. Talking with Indianapolis Museum of Art Curator of Audience Experiences and Performances, Scott Stulen. Photographer Rad Drew's new exhibition is called Cuba -- Rural US -- Indiana, An Eclectic Exhibition, and it will be on view at Clowes Memorial Hall through October 26, 2014.
Shaun Dingwerth, executive director of the Richmond Art Museum, tells Sharon Gamble about the Richmond Group artists book, Primary Colours Art Vs. Art competition main event, Art Squared is again taking place in Fountain Square and 2014 Architects' Home
American Spirits: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition at the Indiana State Museum, Society of the Classical Guitar and Indiana Repertory Theatre new season kick off.
One of the grandest city parks in the country, Garfield Park, "Fountain Fest", NUVO's Contributing Editor David Hoppe's new book, "Personal Indianapolis", and Indy Jazz Fest organizers Dave Allee and Rob Dixon.
Hendricks Symphonic Society Music Director Benjamin Del Vecchio, The Indy Sister City Fest free annual event and Mathew Street preforms concerts at the Phoenix Theatre.
International Violin Competition of Indianapolis Executive Director Glen Kwok, Actors Theatre of Indiana season preview and Big Car 10th Anniversay exhibition "The Department of Yes: 10 Years of Big Car Collaborative in Indianapolis".
Start With Art gives Indianapolis bragging rights around the country for one of the biggest business and arts luncheons, veteran IndyFringe magician Kayla Drescher and Sam simon, the star of his award-winning one-man storytelling play - "The Actual Dance" - that is part of the Indy Fringe Festival.
Indy Fringe Fest celebrates its 10th anniversary, Clowes Memorial Hall season, and painter Phil O'Malley's "Finding Your Way: From Wander to Wonder" on display at Clowes.
Pianist Rich Glazier, Singer songwriter Carrie Newcomer, and the JCC is hosting an iPhone photography competition and exhibit called Snap-Post-Share.
Neo-Impressionist exhibition open at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, author Brian Freeman newest thriller "The Cold Nowhere", and 11th Annual Indy Film Fest.
This week we bring you some new and recent interviews with authors who we think you might want to consider for YOUR summer reading list. Including Ben Winters talking about the last installment of his Last Policeman trilogy, and poets Norbert Krapf and L
Author Marci Jefferson's new novel "The Girl on the Golden Coin", author Ben Winters' latest in a triogy of books "World of Trouble", and Rachel Berenson Perry's biography of William J. Forsyth.
Bob Harbin's company, Bobdirex, produces 1960's "Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical", author John David Anderson's last young adult book, "Sidekicked", and a conversation with Elsy Benitez and Lelier Meier about Indy Parks and The Garfield Park Arts Center partnership with The Museum of Bad Art.
Owl Studios expansion beyond Jazz, Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel hosts inductions of Johnny Mathis, Linda Ronstadt, Nat King Cole, and Shirley Jones into the Songbook Hall of Fame, and the Colombian Folkloric Ballet of Houston presents Mi Colombia that's coming up next Saturday at the Zionsville Performing Arts Center.
Storytelling Arts Executive Director Ellen Munds, pre-teen girls mentoring program "A Girl's Gift" and comedian Scott Gregory benefit for the Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention.
Motus Dance's upcoming event called Pairings, 431 Gallery: Art and Impact at the Indiana State Museum and Ed Sanders / Life and Art at the Herron School of Art and Design, and Broad Ripple Gallery expansion.
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Dance Kaleidoscope, and Clowes Memorial Hall are partnering to present the fully-staged version of Maurice Ravel's Daphnis et Chloe in June. "William J. Forsyth: The Life and Work of an Indiana Artist" is a richly illustrated new biography by Rachel Berenson Perry. The Independent Music + Art Festival is an annual day-long free festival.
Art Fair Director Patrick Flaherty, drawing and painting instructor Bianca Mandity and Indianapolis Art Center President and CEO Carter Wolf.
Artists Lydia Burris' dark and psychological fantasy illustrations, the Indianapolis School of Ballet premieres choreography for Saint-Saens' Carnival of the Animals and poet and art therapist Liza Hyatt.
Footlite Musicals presents "Nine", Indiana Aids Fund gala performance "Spotlight" and IRT's current production, Ken Ludwig's "The Game's Afoot".
Terra Cotta Warriors: The Emperor's Painted Army at the Children's Museum, American Pianists Association hosting pianist Emmanual Ax at Schrott Hall at Butler University and Young Actor's Theatre May productions.
Author Marci Jefferson's new novel "The Girl on the Golden Coin", "DK@IMA Picture This" Dance Kaleidoscope and IMA partnership, and a new musical at the Phoenix Theatre.
The Hands In Autism program at the IU School Of Medicine And Riley Hospital are hosting an art exhibit for works done by individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Primary Colours Installation Nation is taking place this April 25 and 26 on the open grou
Coming the third week on April, "Tangerine", with film, food, fashion and more at The Sanctuary, Shining Light Film Festival features films with mental health as the focus and Catholic Boy Blues: A Poet's Journal of Healing. WARNING: Some content may not be suitable for children.
Hoosier Bard theatre company presents "Arden of Fevershame", Christian symbolism of the Abraham Meeropol song "Strange Fruit" and Actors Theatre of Indiana performs "I Love a Piano".
Mary Pierce Brosnan's organization Women Writing for a Change, the premier Indianapolis Jewish Film Festival and early stages of Alzheimer's Disease benefits from art.
Indianapolis artist/musician Stuart Hyatt's sound-mapping foray in Indy, tenor saxophonist Sophie Faught's and abstract painter Steven Sickle's collaboration and Indiana Artisan Marketplace jeweler Allison Ford.
Artist James Spencer Russell solo show at the Indiana State Museum, Butler ArtsFest "Fables, Fairy Tales, and Physics" and Brazilian programming for the public library by artists Artur Silva and Kyle Long.
A short comic opera by Franz Josef Haydn "World on the Moon", Craig Gigax of Meridian Music visits Steinway piano factory and Indianapolis Public Library's new strategic plan.
"Religion, Spirituality, and the Arts" seminar lead by Rabbi Sandy Sasso, ISO Young Musicians' Contest and Indiana artist Constance Edwards Scopelitis.
Ansel Adams: A Lifetime Portfolio opens at the Eiteljorg Museum March 1, 2014, Chinese artist Zuimeng Cao and award-winning Playwright Bruce Graham.
Popular artist Robert Indiana, The Indiana State Museum events in February and James Aikman and ICO Executive Director Elaine Eckhart explain Butler ArtsFest, Fables, Fairy Tales, and Physics.
Keep Indianapolis Beautiful president David Forsell, Marion University presents a radio-show style production of "The Graduate" and writer Porter Shreve's novel "The End of the Book".
"Meet the Artists" exhibit at the Central Library, The Belfry Theatre in Noblesville presents "Bell, Book, and Candle" and Janet Allen directs three fun-loving stories in one night when Kurt Vonnegut's "Who Am I This Time?" opens at IRT.
Artistry - artistryindy.com - is the new redevelopment of the former Bank One Operations Center at 451 East Market Street, artist Barbara Magnus Hopkins Indiana State Library's Talking Book and Braille library campaign and Rob Becker's Defending the Caveman at Theatre on the Square.
"On the Table by the Window: The Journey of a Gay Dad in Indiana" by Van Kirby, Integrated Exhibit Alliance explores the 1960s as a transformative era and Indianapolis STAR arts reporter Michael Anthony Adams #Read26Indy project.
Clowes Memorial Hall of Butler University 50th Anniversary, jazz clarinetest Shawn Goodman and author Allison Lynn new novel "The Exiles".
Author Michael Martone, Poet Chris Forhan and local young adult author John David Anderson.
Sorry, but do to copyrights we are unable to podcast the annual Holiday Music show featuring local musicians.
The Indiana Repertory Theatre's production of Charles Dicken's A Christmas Carol, We Are City Residence and "Indiana Out Loud: Dan Carpenter on the Heartland Beat".
The Actors Theatre of Indiana "A Year with Frog and Toad", School of Ballet "Nutcracker" and The Hoosier Mama Book of Pie
The Ballet Theatre of Carmel presents The Nutcracker, Zionsville Home Tour and author Michael Martone.
John David Anderson's book SIDE KICKED, the Central Indiana Dance Ensemble presents Nutcracker and Kenzie Sutter the life of Disney princesses after "happily ever after".
Footlite Musicals presents Irving Berlin's White Christmas, Indiana Writers' Center director Barb Shoup and new Design Gallery Indianapolis Museum of Art.
Jazz clarinet player Shawn Goodman, Butler University's theatre department Shakespeare and Indianapolis Opera presents Viva Verdi.
Spirit and Place Festival tackles the theme of Risk, Ann Katz Festival of Books and Arts at the JCC and Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellows.
Butler university associate professor and author Chris Forhan, Dr. Jim Glass talks about Spanish architecture and American Pianists Association.
Indiana University's Department of Theatre and Dance and Bosma Entreprises' 17th Annual Thomas C. Hasbrook Award Luncheon
The Speed City Chapter of Sisters in Crime "Hoosier Hoops and Hijinks", tedxindianapolis.com and Fearless Furniture exhibit at the State Museum.
The Indiana Repertory Theatre season opener the Crucible, IMOCA "Come Here Architekt" and Storytelling Arts of Indiana hosts Ghost Stories at Crown Hill Cemetery.
Indiana Ballet Conservatory will be holding an inaugural fundraiser - Pulse: "Pointe to the Cure", The Neighborhood of Saturdays and the Original and Fabulous German Fest.
National Banned Books Week, Indiana's Governor's Arts Awards and Harp guitarist Brad Hoyt.
Footlite Musicals presents Sunset Boulevard, 1LOVE Playing for Change Day Indianapolis and Fountain Square Art Squared festival.
The Indiana Plein Air Painters Association, Two Spirits documentary at Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art and Actors Theatre of Indiana.
Indianapolis City Ballet, Irwin Library 50th anniversary and the Art Sanctuary in Martinsville.
This week on The Art of the Matter, Pete Brown and Pam Blevins Hinkle want you to take a second look at graffiti. Also, Hoosier Salon's 89th Annual Exhibition is now open at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center and runs through September 2
ArtSparkle fundraiser for the Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis PR professional Gail Payne and Bindery Design Pop UP.
Heartland Actors Repertory Theatre presents Taming of the Shrew, Women's Fund of Central Indiana GO Ahead and Play public art project and Intimate Opera of Indianapolis The Witch of the Place.
Indianapolis International Film Fest, Allison Lynn's new novel "The Exiles" and Dance Kaleidoscope choreographer David Hochoy.
Raising the Hem: Historic Fashions of American Nobility, WriteStuff "Across the Arts" literary conference and A Piece of Her Heart: A Tribute to Janis Joplin.
Sarah Evans, manager of the bookstore at Christian Theological Seminary (CTS), poet Norbert Krapf and radio personality Paul Irwin.
Early Music Festival, The Museum of Miniature Houses and Other Collections 20th Anniversary and Lisa Freiman the inaugural director of the Virginia Commonwealth University's new Institute for Contemporary Art.
Preparing for the Zombie Apocalypse: When the Dead Rise, Will You Be Ready? at the Indiana History Center, Artist Quincy Owens and engineer Luke Crawley kinetic sculpture KA-BIKE-O-SCOPE and composer and pianist Becky Archibald.
Author and musician David Bagdade, Jazz saxophonist Rob Dixon The Blue Side CD and Motus Dance company presents their Pairings event.
Eiteljorg Museum Festivals and Markets Manager Jaq Nigg, Beef and Boards Dinner Theatre 40th Season and The Lost Episodes of Revie Bryson.
The Art of the Matter broadcast live from the Grand Opening of the Cultural Trail on Saturday, May 11. Listen as Sharon Gamble and Travis DiNicola "Get down on it" with stories, and interviews with Brian Payne - President and CEO, Central Indiana Community Foundation, Chris Gahl - Vice President of Marketing and Communications, Visit Indy, and Elizabeth Garber - Owner and Operator, The Best Chocolate in Town, plus many more!
New exhibit at the Rhythm! Discovery Center, BobDirex' summer musical offering is Monty Python's Spamalot and Broad Ripple Art Fair.
Star Wars at the State Museum, Indianapolis Garden Club Garden Walk and We Are City group.
Grand Opening of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail, a legacy of Gene and Marilyn Glick, The Actors Theatre of Indiana presents "My Way" and longtime Indianapolis arts administrator and booking agent Jeff Maess.
Madison RiverRoots Festival, Shining Light Film Festival at the Wheeler Arts Community space in Fountain Square and Footlite Musicals presents Sondheim's Follies.
Author Ken Turchi new book L.S. Ayres: The Store at the Crossroads of America, Indiana Landmarks Rescue Party and Stutz Artist Open House.
Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra Maestro Kirk Trevor, 2013-2014 Broadway Across America series coming to Indianapolis and Gary Ginsling, CEO of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.
Printmaker and professor Mark Smith, Freetown Village performance at the Madame Walker Theatre and Ai Wei Wei at the IMA.
Butler Jazz Plays Radiohead, Indiana World Organization of China Painters 2013 Convention and New Harmony Project.
Comedy Sportz at 20, Cabaret at the Columbia Club and Three Faith Traditions at the JCC.
Architect and Designer Michael Graves, novelist Michael Dahlie and Philip Glass' opera Akhnaten.
Ellen Munds, the Executive Director of Storytelling Arts of Indiana, Organist Mark Herman and IUPUI's "Hoosier Bard" Project
Lincoln at Indiana State Museum, The Actor's Theatre of Indiana Presents The Musical of Musicals and Carmel Gallery Walks
Jolene Ketzenber - Peter George - Dining Trends in 2013, Chef Lidia Bastianich and Encore Vocal Arts/Gregory Ristow
IMA Final Friday Extended Hours, David Ranalli - Magician - Third Annual Winter Magic Festival and National Geographic at the Eiteljorg.
St. Vincent Cancer Care Art Therapy, Indiana High School Architectural Design Competition and Jersey Boys Musical
Art of the Matter's most Interesting People of 2012: Young Adult Author John Green, IMA President and CEO Charles Venable and Musician Michael Feinstein
Annual Art of the Matter Holiday Show featuring lots of holiday recordings by local musicians. * Please note, this program cannot be podcast do to musical rights issues.
Christ Church Cathedral's Performance of Handel's Messiah, 50 Years of The Circle of Lights and Pen-and-ink artist Franklin Booth
U of I Arts Conversation, Indianapolis School of Ballet's Nutcracker and Behind the Copper Fence
Art Center December Exhibits, Indianapolis Symphonic Choir Holiday and TINY Show at the Arts Council of Indianapolis
Indianapolis Opera Winter Tradition, New Michael Feinstein Book and James Dean at the State Museum.
Ronen Chamber Ensemble, Gary Edgerton - Preview of Ken Burn's The Dust Bowl and The Center for the Performing Arts president and CEO Tania Castroverde Moskalenko.
Indy International Fest, IMA Melvin & Bren Simon Director and CEO Charles Venable and Indiana Recycling Coalition's annual event "Revent"
The Madame Walker Theatre Center is celebrates its 85th Anniversary, Former Indiana Poet Laureate Norbert Krapf and NPR's Only a Game.
VSA Indiana - The State Organization on Arts and Disability, Indiana Historical Society You Are There and CSI Shakespeare Documentary
Actors Theatre of Indiana's production of Route 66, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Association and Author John Green
Galax Quartet at the Indiana Landmarks Center, JCC Ann Katz Festival of Books & Arts and Indiana Ballet Conservatory
Visual artist Pete Brown - Blind Show, IMA Contemporary Arts Society and Women of a Certan Age at Stutz
Architects' Home Tour, author Barb Shoup and composer Nat Evans composition and performance at the100 Acres Lake of the IMA.
Lou Harry & John Thomas Improv, Young Actors Theatre at The Indy Fringe Festival, Jackie Nytes CEO of the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library
Swiss Wine Festival, Indianapolis Art Center summer Artsparkle party and painter Gayla Hodson
Bookmark show at the Harrison Center for the Arts, IBJ arts columnist Lou Harry and play write Rita Kohn
Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship exhibition travels to NYC, Jolene Ketzenberger, Food writer for the Indianapolis Star and Jim Walker is a community artist advocate with the Big Car organization.
For the Independence Day weekend, we'll revisit some of our favorite interviews from earlier this year.
Knuckleballl (Ken Beckley Novel), author Jonathan Janz new bok House of Skin and Ensemble Music Society's 2012-2013 season.
Bobdirex Cabaret, Hunchback of Notre Dame at Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre and Indiana Humanities Council Spirit of Competition
American Pianists Association's Joel Harrison, Indy Parks Concerts and Indiana Historical Society Concerts on the Canal and More
Painter Douglas David, author Sherri Wood's book The Sometimes Daughter and DK Dance presents COLE! featuring the music of Cole Porter
Painter Dan Cooper, The Intimate Opera Company - Opera On Demand and Motus dance company
Indianapolis Garden Club Garden Walk, Artist Martin Kuntz and Jim Glass - Division Director and Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer at Indiana's Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
Brooklyn Copeland Poetry, Indianapolis School of Ballet presents Russian Treasures and pianist and composer Becky Archibald
Mike Mullin's young adult novel Ashfall, Indiana Ballet Conservatory perfoms Cippolino and Andres Cardenes performs Prokfiev Second Concerto with the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra
Ballet Theatre of Carmel dance education program, programming the 75th anniversary season of the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir and Spotlight 2012
Actors Theatre of Indiana presents I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, Broad Ripple Art Fair and Broadway in Indianapolis
Encore Vocal Arts presents "The Magic of Fred Waring: Father of the Glee Phenomenon", Evening with the Legends at the Etheridge Knight Festival and St. Benno fest at the Athenaeum
Music @ Shaarey Tefilla's, Butler professor, Dan Barden and Indiana Youth Group auction.
Dance Kaleidoscope presents All the World's a Stage, Creative Spaces Rural Places Studio Art Tour and Dance For Parkinsons
Indiana Living Green magazine, theatre organists Simon Gledhill and RFK Remembered at the Indiana Historical Center
Indy Opera presents "Lights! Camera! Action!", Woodcarver exhibit at Eagle Creek and Indianapolis Art and Antiques Show
Meet the Artists at the Central Library, author Dave Bagdade and Butler Ballet's Midwinter Dance Festival
Actors Theatre of Indiana present the rock musical Godspell, Eric Grayson on History of Color in Film and artist Justin Vining
Super Arts and Culture committee, Indianapolis Downtown Artists and Dealers Association and New Year's Resolution: Write!
Revisit a few of our favorite recent interviews with three of 2011's most interesting people. Poet Zack Rooker, Dr. Matthew Myer Boulton and Musician Carrie Newcomer
Author, artist, actress and philanthropist Victoria Martine, Clowes Hall Education Programs and assistant professor of photography at IUPUI's Herron School of Art and Design Flounder Lee
David Baker 80th Birthday Jazz Concert, Million Dollar Quartet and IMA CEO Max Anderson Farewell
The Nutcracker performed by the Indianapolis School of Ballet, Boogie-Woogie Holidays at the Athenaeum and Christian Theological Seminary
Nate Heck Art Videos, Butler University's Jordan College of Fine Arts and ISO for the Holidays
Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel , Bona Thompson Center and Writer's Center and Karen Kovacik.
The 2011 Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Award, Unclothed: Exposing the Art Nude opening this weekend at the Stutz Art Space and Indianapolis Children's Choir Kaleidoscope of Song
Filmmaker John Waters, You Are There - Making a Jewish Home at the Indiana History Center and Indy Acoustic Cafe
Day of the Dead at Indianapolis Art Center, singer-songwriter Carrie Newcomer and American Pianists Association.
Ann Katz Festival of Books, Indiana State Museum fine arts curator Rachel Perry and Indiana Ballet Conservatory presents Phantom of the Opera
Broad Ripple Music Fest, WFYI Local Productions at Heartland Film Festival and Magician Christian Painter
Ask the Sky and the Earth at Clowes Memorial Hall, GermanFest at the Athenaeum and Women of a Certain Age: The Skin We're In
Art Vs. Art: Winner-Take-All Painting contest, Poetry Out Loud State Champ and Second Helpings - Tonic Ball
Noblesville author Larry Sweazy, Some Assembly Required - a day of lectures by experts and tour of mail-order and pattern book homes and composer and world music record producer Yuval Ron
Indianapolis Zoo Tigers, National Geographic at the Children's Museum and Clowes Memorial Hall of Butler U.
Greek Fest, Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra and The Indiana Dramatic Arts and Communications Festival and Competition (INDACS)
Fountain Square Art Fair, Indianapolis City Ballet and Start with Art - 46 Murals Project
Intimate Opera of Indianapolis, Beer Can Raft part of Indy Fringe Festival and Midwest Garden Writers' Association.
Hoosier Salon 87th Annual Exhibition, Cumberland Arts Goes to Market and Rita Kohn author Rich Lives
"Douglas David Paints from Farm to Fair" at the Indiana State fair, Lincoln Highway Road Rally and World Championships for Drum Corps International
Young Audiences Teaching Artists, Nat Evans Music Event and "Dynasty and Divinity: Ife Art in Ancient Nigeria" at the IMA.
Gregory Hancock and Sumeet Nagdev, Indy Jazz Fest and writer, non-profit director, artist, community organizer and creative entrepreneur, Jim Walker
ComedySportz group in Indianapolis, Carmel Brass (was Chamber Brass Choir) and Actors Theatre of Indiana's - Andrews Brothers, a musical
Tigers at the Indianapolis Zoo, National Geographic Treasures of the Earth at the Children's Museum and Quilts at the State Museum
Sound designer Andrew Hopson, Duke Tumatoe and National Geographic at the Childre's Museum
Michael Feinstein, Eagle Creek Park 10th annual Kids' Fishing Derby and The Infinite Moment of Now
Indianapolis School of Ballet performs Coppela, Herron School of Art and Design gift and Bookmama's
Broad Ripple Art Fair May 21-22, Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre pre-professional student dance ensemble group performance and Indianapolis Opera presents La Traviata
Charlie Conrad/In Wind Symphony, Chicago by the Actors Theatre of Indiana at their new home in the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel and Indianapolis Architecture Awards
Quilts at the Indiana state Museum, Ethics - The Indianapolis Downtown Artists and Dealers Association and Indiana Landmarks
Ron Spencer / Theatre on the Square, David Bagdade - METS Book and Ricks-Weil Theatre Company/ Tuesdays with Morrie
Madame Walker - Mali Jeffers, KATHLEEN O'NEIL STEVENS/HARRY SANDLER and Paradise Recovered
Spirit and Place - Pam Blevins Hinkle, Spirit and Place - Rev. Armstrong and Herron School of Art and Design
William Fisher, New Butler Theatre Chair, Jonathan Janz and Michael Dahlie, Butler Visiting Creative Writing Professor
Northwood Christian Church Music, Shame - the Scarlet Letter musical and Butler Creates.
For the July 4 weekend, we're revisiting a few of our recent favorite interviews: WeeGee, Mark Butterfield and Steve Marra
Mark Butterfield, Cheetah at the Indianapolis Zoo and Historic Meridian Park Home and Garden Tour
Pistols at the Eiteljorg, Porta Vallarta artists and Lincoln Exhibit at Indiana State Museum
Historical Society, Big Bird (Sesame Street turns 40) and Peter Pan a Footlite Musical production.
Gregory Hancock: Romeo and Juliet at the Disco, Barber Shop Quartet CHORUS and Fringe Festival 2009
Actors Theatre of Indiana, Stutz Artist Show and Artists Jay Parnell and Jacobina Trump