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Breaking the Global Cycle of Violence: Connecting Immigrant Communities
Thu., Sept. 9, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
317-926-4673Social Justice
Keynote speakers will be E. Benjamin Skinner, author of A Crime So Monstrous: Face-to-Face with Modern-Day Slavery, and Denise Brown, author of If Our Kitchen Table Could Talk: From One Friend to Another and domestic violence activist following the murder of her sister, Nicole Simpson Brown. Open to any professional providing services related to domestic and sexual violence, including but not limited to victim advocacy, health and mental care, law enforcement, court staff, private investigation, attorneys, department of corrections, social work, child welfare services, foster care, school educators or administrators, higher education personnel, or anyone interested in related issues. Registration required. $90 for all day; $45 students w/ ID; $800 group table.
Talk: Tips for Hassle-Free Travel
Thu., Sept. 9, 2 p.m. 317-275-4450Written+Spoken Word
Retirees are invited to learn tips on how to travel abroad, select travel insurance, efficiently navigate airport security, avoid lost luggage, and pack smart. Part of the "Next Steps Beyond 50" workshop series. Free.
Get Started: Writing
Thu., Sept. 9, 6:30-8:30 p.m.Written+Spoken Word
Have you been thinking about writing for a long time, but don't know where to start? This class will illuminate the creative process through a series of writing exercises guaranteed to jump-start your writing life. Instructor: Bryan Furuness. Members $20; Nonmembers $30; Students, teachers, senior members $16.
The Showdown
Thu., Sept. 9, 6:30 p.m.Rock
Christian hard rock from Nashville. $10 advance, $12 door
ZIMBE! Black Tie Gala Fundraiser
Thu., Sept. 9, 7-10 p.m.Social Justice
The Arts & Design District Business Association of Carmel (ADDBAC) is partnering with the Carmel Repertory Theatre on a prequel fundraising event to ZIMBE!, an African-inspired choral work that chronicles a day in the life of an African village. Heavy hors d’oeuvres and drinks will be served. Performers include Alexander L’Estrange, one of the best-known jazz musicians and composers in the United Kingdom, and the arranger of the music of ZIMBE! Event will also include a silent auction whose proceeds benefit the ADDBAC Scholarship Fund. Please contact Jill Zaniker at jillzaniker@hotmail.com or 317-818-9866 for more information. Tickets are available online or by calling the Carmel Repertory Theatre at 317-767-3973. $100/person.
Reading: Rebecca Skloot
Thu., Sept. 9, 7:30 p.m.Written+Spoken Word
Skloot will read from The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, a national bestseller that sits at the intersection of multiple disciplines and interests, including science, ethics, research, race, class, and history. Part of the Timothy and Sharon Ubben Lecture Series. Moore Theater, Green Center for the Performing Arts. Free.
Beyond the American Dream: The Life of Millard Fuller
Thu., Sept. 9, 8 p.m.Films
Documentary film screening and reception supporting the film about the life of Millard Fuller, the founder of Habitat for Humanity and Fuller Center for Housing. Fuller's life's work was to eradicate substandard housing and give people a decent place to live. Join us for an inspirational evening! Contact Marisa Zukerman at 773-710-7805 or marisazukerman@yahoo.com for more information.
Boy in the Basement
Thu., Sept. 9, 8 p.m.Performance Arts
Come see some wonderful theater action held over from the Indy Fringe Festival. This comic book romance tells the hilarious and sexy tale of a would-be thief who is captured by four college roommates who share the apartment he is burglarizing. Instead of turning him over to the police, they decide to incarcerate him in their basement. Each of the girls -- the dominatrix, the hippie, the cynical sexpot, and the Christian pig farmer's daughter -- have different ideas about how he should pay his debt to society. As he pays for his crimes, the girls discover truths about themselves, as well as true, yet still sexy/hilarious, desires. Doors and drinks at 7:00 p.m. $8.
