• Color In Motion 5k Run

  [A+E] Sports + Recreation

  Sat., May 25, 9 a.m. - Just show up wearing white and we do...

• 500 Festival Parade

  [A+E] Festivals + Parties

  Sat., May 25, 12 p.m. - Special guests for this year's parade include Olympians...

• Indiana Wind Symphony: Trumpetissimo with Alan Vizzutti

  [A+E] Classical Music

  Sat., May 25, 7:30 p.m. - Seattle-based trumpeter virtuoso Allen Vizzutti brings his technical...

• Pacers vs. Heat: Eastern Conference finals

  [A+E] Sports + Recreation

  Wed., May 22, 8:30 p.m., Fri., May 24, 8:30 p.m., Sun., May 26, 8:30 p.m. and Tue., May 28, 8:30 p.m. - The best-of-seven series beginning Wed., May 22, against...

• Edward Poitras, “Home and Garden” & Bonnie Devine, “Manitoba”

  [A+E] Visual Arts + Museums

  April 6-May 31 - The Eiteljorg will open two installations Saturday: “Home...

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• 1) Movie review: Star Trek Into Darkness

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• 3) Virtual racing simulator arrives in Indy

• 4) Dario Franchitti: Looking for four

• 5) Simon Pagenaud: Rookie no more

• 6) IndyProv celebrates 10th birthday with Pandora Boxx

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  Dario Franchitti: Looking for four

  By Lori Lovely   [Sports + Recreation - May. 22, 2013]

  The reigning Indy 500 champion admits he's "being greedy" in vying for a fourth victory. "But I think when you stop wanting that next Indy 500, it's time to go home."

• Features

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  Simon Pagenaud: Rookie no more

  By Lori Lovely   [Sports + Recreation - May. 22, 2013]

  IndyCar's 2012 Rookie of Year says he used to be "a little nervous" about racing on ovals. "I realized there was a lot more to it than you can see from the outside."

• Features

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  Virtual racing simulator arrives in Indy

  By Lori Lovely   [Sports + Recreation - May. 22, 2013]

  The Cruden Hexatech 6-DOF simulator allows drivers to learn new tracks in a realistic format, complete with seat belts that replicate the tension exerted on a driver.

• Blogs

  Feature

  ArtPlace awards the Harrison Center $100,000

  By Ryan Howe   [Arts + Entertainment Blog - May. 21, 2013]

  ArtPlace America has awarded a $100,000 grant to the Harrison Center for the Arts for its City Gallery.

• Features

  Video Feature

  Movie review: Star Trek Into Darkness

  By Ed Johnson-Ott   [Film + TV - May. 21, 2013]

  The new Star Trek film is fun and full of action but doesn't quite reward critical analysis. Fair warning that Ed's review reveals major plot points from the movie.

• Features

  Feature

  Sci-fi meets hard science in Star Wars show

  By Paul F. P. Pogue   [Film + TV - May. 20, 2013]

  Pairing film memorabilia with real-world applications of technology suggested by the films, Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination opens Fri at the Indiana State Museum.

• Features

  Feature

  IndyProv celebrates 10th birthday with Pandora Boxx

  By Paul F. P. Pogue   [Comedy - May. 20, 2013]

  Improv comedy troupe IndyProv is celebrating 10 years on the scene with a (sold-out) show at Talbott featuring drag comedienne Pandora Boxx, a vet of RuPaul's reality shows.

• Reviews

  Review

  Review: ICO ends season in its new home

  By Tom Aldridge   [Classical Music - May. 20, 2013]

  The Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra gave its final 2012-2013 concert at Butler U.'s recently completed Schrott Center for the Arts, its new home venue.

• Blogs

  Feature

  Live blog: The Hunt

  By Beverly Braden   [Arts + Entertainment Blog - May. 19, 2013]

  We are embarking on an adventure of epic proportions. A 24 hour scavenger hunt organized by art collective Know No Stranger.

• Reviews

  Review

  Review: ISO with all strings attached

  By Tom Aldridge   [Classical Music - May. 18, 2013]

  ISO concertmaster Zach de Pue led the orchestra in its 18th classical concert with an all-string program containing a variety of works, periods and styles.

• Blogs

  Feature

  Review: Ute Lemper at the Cabaret

  By Scott Shoger   [Arts + Entertainment Blog - May. 17, 2013]

  It's a shame that Ute Lemper's second night at the Cabaret is sold out; the Berlin-based singer's tango-flavored showcase of European song is well worth seeing.

• Features

  Feature

  Review: 4000 Miles at Phoenix Theatre

  By Katelyn Coyne   [Theater + Dance - May. 17, 2013]

  Andrew Martin and Martha Jacobs give nuanced, refreshingly honest performances in this character-driven dramedy.

• Features

  Feature

  Life Stories Project hands mic to everyday Hoosiers

  By Scott Shoger   [Written + Spoken Word - May. 16, 2013]

  Storytelling Arts, in concert with the Indiana Historical Society and WFYI, is launching a project dedicated to recording, sharing and preserving the memories and stories of ordinary people.

• Features

  Feature

  Woman's Press Club of Indiana turns 100

  By Rita Kohn   [Written + Spoken Word - May. 16, 2013]

  On a blustery February day in 1913, 13 women met up at the Ayres Tea Room to talk about a hot topic: their right to write bylined stories for front pages of Indiana newspapers.

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  Live blog: The Hunt

  By Beverly Braden   [Arts + Entertainment Blog - May. 19, 2013]

  We are embarking on an adventure of epic proportions. A 24 hour scavenger hunt organized by art collective Know No Stranger.

• Arts + Entertainment Blog

  Feature

  Crosscurrents at the 2013 Stutz Open House

  By Dan Grossman   [Arts + Entertainment Blog - Apr. 30, 2013]

  With a plethora of new work on display - and vital new artists in the house - = the 20th Annual Stutz Artists Open House did not disappoint.

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• Classical Music

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  Review: ICO ends season in its new home

  By Tom Aldridge   [May. 20, 2013]

  The Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra gave its final 2012-2013 concert at Butler U.'s recently completed Schrott Center for the Arts, its new home venue.

• Classical Music

  Review

  Review: ISO with all strings attached

  By Tom Aldridge   [May. 18, 2013]

  ISO concertmaster Zach de Pue led the orchestra in its 18th classical concert with an all-string program containing a variety of works, periods and styles.

• Film + TV

  Review Video Feature

  Movie review: The Great Gatsby

  By Ed Johnson-Ott   [Film + TV - May. 15, 2013]

  Baz Luhrmann's Gatsby is faithful but phony, filmed in Annoy-o-Vision with all the spatial sophistication of your average View-Master reel.

• Classical Music

  Review

  Review: IO presents The Flying Dutchman

  By Tom Aldridge   [May. 13, 2013]

  Using video generated sets, Indianapolis Opera mounted the biggest handiwork of its season with its second production of Wagner's Der fliegende Höllander (The Flying Dutchman).

• Classical Music

  Review

  Ensemble Music presents the St. Lawrence Quartet

  By Tom Aldridge   [May. 9, 2013]

  The Stanford U. based string quartet captivated with contemporary klezmer music by Osvaldo Golijov. Too bad this didn't apply to their entire program.

• Written + Spoken Word

  Review

  Book review: Mike Tyson Slept Here

  By Joseph Fitzpatrick   [Written + Spoken Word - May. 9, 2013]

  Chris Huntington's realistic, heartbreaking novel - set in Indianapolis amidst familiar landmarks - is based in part on his ten years teaching at Plainfield Correctional Facility.

• Written + Spoken Word

  Review Feature

  Review: The Gila Wars by Larry Sweazy

  By Rita Kohn   [Written + Spoken Word - May. 9, 2013]

  The sixth and final installment in multi-award-winning Sweazy's Josiah Wolfe series is typically exciting and vivid.

• Written + Spoken Word

  Review

  Review: An American Tune

  By Charlie Sutphin   [Written + Spoken Word - May. 9, 2013]

  Barbara Shoup, executive director of Indiana Writers Center, tells the story of an anti-war radical in hiding in An American Tune, which vividly recollects 1960s Bloomington.

• Film + TV

  Image Review

  Movie review: Mud

  By Ed Johnson-Ott   [Film + TV - May. 7, 2013]

  Despite a couple of glitches, 'Mud' is a memorable, coming-of-age film with a strong cast, including Matthew McConaughey in the lead role.

• Theater + Dance

  Image Review

  The Revolutionaries at Butler ArtsFest

  By Rita Kohn   [Theater + Dance - Apr. 30, 2013]

  Kudos to Butler Ballet for tackling two 20th-cent pieces: 'Pierrot Lunaire,' with choreography by Larry Attaway, and Paul Taylor's 'Le Sacre du Printemps' (The Rehearsal).

• Classical Music

  Image Review

  Review: Kathleen Battle at the Palladium

  By Tom Aldridge   [Apr. 29, 2013]

  The 64-year-old diva showed a packed Palladium that she still has the voice and the lungs to carry the house away with her in a program touching many styles.

• Theater + Dance

  Image Review

  Review: A Girl For All Seasons

  By Jim Poyser   [Theater + Dance - Apr. 29, 2013]

  In their current show, Angel Burlesque proved once again you can combine sensuality with goofball humor to great success.

• Film + TV

  Review Image

  Movie review: The Company You Keep

  By Ed Johnson-Ott   [Film + TV - Apr. 26, 2013]

  Want to see a good movie about radicals and repercussions? Watch 1988's 'Running on Empty.' Want to see the AARP all-stars in a solid, unspectacular story? Here you go.

• Visual Arts

  Image Review

  Upon Further Observation at Evan Lurie

  By Dan Grossman   [Apr. 25, 2013]

  Tom Leighton's amalgamated cityscapes, Nick Veasey's X-ray photos and Przemyslaw Lasak's life-size Terra cotta warrior demonstrate that the Evan Lurie Gallery is still vital.

• Read More

• Sports + Recreation

  Feature

  Dario Franchitti: Looking for four

  By Lori Lovely   [Sports + Recreation - May. 22, 2013]

  The reigning Indy 500 champion admits he's "being greedy" in vying for a fourth victory. "But I think when you stop wanting that next Indy 500, it's time to go home."

• Sports + Recreation

  Feature

  Simon Pagenaud: Rookie no more

  By Lori Lovely   [Sports + Recreation - May. 22, 2013]

  IndyCar's 2012 Rookie of Year says he used to be "a little nervous" about racing on ovals. "I realized there was a lot more to it than you can see from the outside."

• Sports + Recreation

  Video Feature

  Virtual racing simulator arrives in Indy

  By Lori Lovely   [Sports + Recreation - May. 22, 2013]

  The Cruden Hexatech 6-DOF simulator allows drivers to learn new tracks in a realistic format, complete with seat belts that replicate the tension exerted on a driver.

• Film + TV

  Video Feature

  Movie review: Star Trek Into Darkness

  By Ed Johnson-Ott   [Film + TV - May. 21, 2013]

  The new Star Trek film is fun and full of action but doesn't quite reward critical analysis. Fair warning that Ed's review reveals major plot points from the movie.

• Film + TV

  Feature

  Sci-fi meets hard science in Star Wars show

  By Paul F. P. Pogue   [Film + TV - May. 20, 2013]

  Pairing film memorabilia with real-world applications of technology suggested by the films, Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination opens Fri at the Indiana State Museum.

• Comedy

  Feature

  IndyProv celebrates 10th birthday with Pandora Boxx

  By Paul F. P. Pogue   [May. 20, 2013]

  Improv comedy troupe IndyProv is celebrating 10 years on the scene with a (sold-out) show at Talbott featuring drag comedienne Pandora Boxx, a vet of RuPaul's reality shows.

• Theater + Dance

  Feature

  Review: 4000 Miles at Phoenix Theatre

  By Katelyn Coyne   [Theater + Dance - May. 17, 2013]

  Andrew Martin and Martha Jacobs give nuanced, refreshingly honest performances in this character-driven dramedy.

• Written + Spoken Word

  Feature

  Life Stories Project hands mic to everyday Hoosiers

  By Scott Shoger   [Written + Spoken Word - May. 16, 2013]

  Storytelling Arts, in concert with the Indiana Historical Society and WFYI, is launching a project dedicated to recording, sharing and preserving the memories and stories of ordinary people.

• Written + Spoken Word

  Feature

  Woman's Press Club of Indiana turns 100

  By Rita Kohn   [Written + Spoken Word - May. 16, 2013]

  On a blustery February day in 1913, 13 women met up at the Ayres Tea Room to talk about a hot topic: their right to write bylined stories for front pages of Indiana newspapers.

• Film + TV

  Review Video Feature

  Movie review: The Great Gatsby

  By Ed Johnson-Ott   [Film + TV - May. 15, 2013]

  Baz Luhrmann's Gatsby is faithful but phony, filmed in Annoy-o-Vision with all the spatial sophistication of your average View-Master reel.

• Theater + Dance

  Feature

  Dance Kaleidoscope on same-sex marriage

  By Rita Kohn   [Theater + Dance - May. 15, 2013]

  David Hochoy's new NEA-funded choreography for Stravinsky's Las Noces, premiering May 16 at the IRT, depicts the marriage rites of five same-sex couples.

• Sports + Recreation

  Feature

  The cycling boys do it again

  By Paige Southerland   [Sports + Recreation - May. 14, 2013]

  The latest update on the Bissell-ABG-GIANT team. The young squad is doing exceptionally well and hopes for more success as future races approach quickly.

• Written + Spoken Word

  Review Feature

  Review: The Gila Wars by Larry Sweazy

  By Rita Kohn   [Written + Spoken Word - May. 9, 2013]

  The sixth and final installment in multi-award-winning Sweazy's Josiah Wolfe series is typically exciting and vivid.

• Sports + Recreation

  Feature

  Cultural Trail Grand Opening: interview with Brian Payne

  By David Hoppe   [Sports + Recreation - May. 8, 2013]

  Years in the making, the Indianapolis Cultural Trail: A Legacy of Gene & Marilyn Glick, is the brainchild of Brian Payne.

• Read More

• Sports + Recreation

  Video Feature

  Virtual racing simulator arrives in Indy

  By Lori Lovely   [Sports + Recreation - May. 22, 2013]

  The Cruden Hexatech 6-DOF simulator allows drivers to learn new tracks in a realistic format, complete with seat belts that replicate the tension exerted on a driver.

• Film + TV

  Video Feature

  Movie review: Star Trek Into Darkness

  By Ed Johnson-Ott   [Film + TV - May. 21, 2013]

  The new Star Trek film is fun and full of action but doesn't quite reward critical analysis. Fair warning that Ed's review reveals major plot points from the movie.

• Film + TV

  Review Video Feature

  Movie review: The Great Gatsby

  By Ed Johnson-Ott   [Film + TV - May. 15, 2013]

  Baz Luhrmann's Gatsby is faithful but phony, filmed in Annoy-o-Vision with all the spatial sophistication of your average View-Master reel.

• Visual Arts

  Slideshow

  Review: VACANT at Old City Hall

  By Charles Fox   [May. 7, 2013]

  Current and former Herron students joined together for a one-night only exhibition at the Old City Hall, setting up in galleries first constructed for the installation art pavilion TURF.

• Visual Arts

  Slideshow Feature

  Map man: Indy is Kris Komakech's gallery

  By Katherine Coplen   [May. 4, 2013]

  Maps, glorious Indy city maps by local artist Kris Komakech. See his work at a show this Friday at the Indy Indie Artist Gallery.

• Arts + Entertainment Blog

  Slideshow Feature

  Naptown Roller Girls share Hoosier Hostility

  By Stacy Kagiwada   [Arts + Entertainment Blog - Apr. 30, 2013]

  The Warning Belles and Tornado Sirens took on teams from Chicago and Cleveland, respectively, on April 27 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Here be all the carnage.

• Sports + Recreation

  Slideshow Feature

  Slideshow: Golden Gloves Women

  By Rebecca Townsend   [Sports + Recreation - Apr. 19, 2013]

  Broad Ripple Martial Arts Fighter Rachel Noonan and Jacquelyn Halpern of Indy PAL/Christamore threw down at Thursday night's Golden Gloves bouts.

• Sports + Recreation

  Slideshow Feature

  Golden Gloves: The Test of Champions

  By Rebecca Townsend   [Sports + Recreation - Apr. 15, 2013]

  Our story and slideshow illuminate some of the 2013 Indiana Golden Gloves story lines highlights Indy's Team Achieve, which uses boxing as an anecdote to street violence.

• Arts + Entertainment Blog

  Slideshow Feature

  Slideshow: G.I. Joe Con 2013

  By Paul F. P. Pogue   [Arts + Entertainment Blog - Apr. 9, 2013]

  Hundreds of G.I. Joe fans. Thousands of toys ranging from the common to the completely obscure. One hotel. We were there to document the action.

• Arts + Entertainment Blog

  Slideshow Feature

  Slideshow: Naptown Roller Girls slay foes

  By Stacy Kagiwada   [Arts + Entertainment Blog - Apr. 9, 2013]

  Both Naptown Roller Girls squads proved victorious April 5 at the Indianapolis Convention Center. We have the photos to prove it.

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