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This Week Around Indy
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FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 4 TO MAY 11, 2008
Fri: Farmers' Market at Metropolis Mall
Fri: Traders Point Creamery Green Market
Fri-Sat: Free Movies in the Park
Fri-Sun: Public Ice Skating at the Indiana/World Skating Academy
Fri-Sun: St. Margaret's Hospital Guild Decorators' Show House and Gardens
Sat: Save the Noggin' Fundraiser
Sat: Cumberland Farmers' Market
Sat: Walk a Mile in Her Shoes Fundraiser
Sat: Electronics Recycling Day
Sat: Be Green Fest at Metropolis Mall
Sat: Pizza Train
Sat-Sun: Weekend Express Train
Sat-Sun: Mother's Day Plant Sale
Sun: Mother's Day Brunch at the Eiteljorg Museum
More Special Events...
ALL OUTDOOR EVENTS ARE WEATHER PERMITTING
Fri: Fast Friday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Fri-Sat: Auto Racing at the Indianapolis Speedrome
Fri-Sat: Thoroughbred Horse Racing at Indiana Downs
Fri-Sun: Standardbred Horse Racing at Hoosier Park
Fri-Sun: College Baseball: Northern Illinois at Ball State
Fri-Sun: Indianapolis Indians v. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees
Sat: Pole Day Qualifying at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Sat: Auto Racing at Anderson Speedway
Sun: Second Day Qualifying at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Sun: College Baseball: Valparaiso at Butler
Fri: Gary Kiser
Fri: Emily White and Emily Wood
Fri: Goldie and Exquisitely Yours
Fri: Ladders to Nowhere
Fri: Rascal Flatts
Fri: Friday Night Opry
Fri: Shoot The Driver
Fri: Engelbert Humperdinck
Fri: All For Live featuring Bobby Brown
Fri: Who's Bad
Fri-Sat: Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Concert
Fri-Sat: Earthquake with Live Jazz by Rob Dixon
Fri-Sat: Wolfpack Revival
Fri-Sat: Michael Locke and the Repeat Offenders
Sat: Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra Masterworks Concert
Sat: Devotchka
Sat: Greg O'Haver
Sat: Joey DeFrancesco Trio
Sat: Gordon Bonham Blues Band
Sat: Monika Herzig
Sat: Rhonda Vincent
Sat: Comedian Eddie Izzard
Sat: Mike Milligan and Steam Shovel
Sat: Tammy Malone
Sun: Bill Cosby
Sun: Comedian Troy Davis
Sun: The Hoosier Hour
Sun: Stefan Milenkovich
Sun: Dave Miller
Sun: Jeff Hamilton Trio
Sun: Gordon Bonham and Jes Richmond
More Live Music Events...
More Concerts...
American Cabaret Theatre, ends June 1: Victor/Victoria
Artists' Studio, ends May 25: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Beef and Boards, ends May 11: Show Boat
Carmel Community Players, ends May 18: The Foreigner
Coachlight Musicals (ongoing): A Sentimental Journey
Coachlight Musicals (ongoing): Frankie, Annette, Elvis and Me
Coachlight Musicals (ongoing): Higher The Hair II
Dance Kaleidoscope, May 15-18: Fathers and Sons
Epilogue Players Theatre, end May 18: Three Belles of Eden
Footlite Musicals, ends May 18: South Pacific
Indiana Repertory Theatre, ends May 11: Iron Kisses
Indiana Repertory Theatre, May 27 to June 22: The Fantasticks
Indianapolis Civic Theatre, end May 18: Leading Ladies
Myers Dinner Theatre, ends May 17: In The Beginning
Our Town Players, May 9-18: Taming of the Shrew
Peewinkle's Puppet Studio, May 9-10: 10th Anniversary Cabaret
Phoenix Theatre, ends June 8: Our Dad is in Atlantis
Shelby County Players, May 9-18: The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940
Stage Actors' Workshop, ends May 18: Meeting of Minds
More Live Theatre Events...
Fri: Breaking Ground FINAL DAY
Fri-Sat: Fiber Optics Exhibit
Fri-Sun: The Indiana Story
Fri-Sun: Footprints: Balancing Nature's Diversity
Fri-Sun: Quilting Blocks and Binding Threads
Fri-Sun: Curious George™: Let's Get Curious
Fri-Sun: Butterflies
Fri-Sun: Breaking the Mode
Fri-Sun: Facing Autism
Fri-Sun: Radical Lace and Subversive Knitting
Fri-Sun: Expressions Israeli Art Exhibit and Sale
Fri-Sun: Artists Association Spring Show
Fri-Sun: British Qualities: Works on Paper, 1875-1930
Fri-Sun: Julianne Swartz: Terrain
Fri-Sun: Paris Posters: The Art of the Streets
Fri-Sun: Kenneth Tyler: Tamarind, Gemini Gel and Tyler Graphics
Fri-Sun: Hats of Africa: From Asante to Zulu
Fri-Sun: Ansel Adams in Yosemite
Fri-Sun: Our People, Our Land, Our Images
Fri-Sun: Yosemite: Art of an American Icon
Fri-Sun: Kingerlee: Recent Works
More Exhibits...
IDI Mother's Day News Release (318K MS Word, posted 5/2/2008)
May-June 2008 Event Listings (124K Adobe PDF, posted 4/25/2008)
Jun-Jul 2008 Event Listings (82K Adobe PDF, posted 3/24/2008)
Jul-Aug 2008 Event Listings (54K Adobe PDF, posted 4/25/2008)
IDI Web site: http://www.indydt.com
More Indianapolis Information...
Farmers' Market 2008 Underway at City Market
For more information, visit the City Market Web site at http://www.indycm.com, or call 317-634-9266. City Market on AroundIndy.com...
'Fathers and Sons' by Dance Kaleidoscope at IRT
For more information, visit the Dance Kaleidoscope Web site at http://www.dancekal.org, or call 317-635-5252 for tickets. See event listings on AroundIndy.com...
Asian Festival May 10 at Garfield Park
Asian American Alliance, Inc. (AAAI) and Indy Parks & Recreation are partnering to present the inaugural Asian Festival on Saturday, May 10, 2008, from 11 AM to 5 PM at Garfield Park, 2345 Pagoda Drive, in Indianapolis.
This occasion marks the 105th birthday of the distinctively Asian-inspired Garfield Park Pagoda, which will serve as a centerpiece for the festival. Festival-goers can sample food and buy merchandise from vendors from all over Asia—China, Korea, Japan, Philippines, Vietnam, Burma, Cambodia, Thailand, India and Indonesia—all under one roof.
Fine artwork and cultural regalia from Asian artists in Indianapolis will also be on display at the Garfield Park Arts Center. In addition, cultural entertainment and activities will be offered throughout the day. The festival will end with a special Bridal Fashion Show, featuring bridal clothing unique to each Asian culture. Admission is free.
The festival is held in conjunction with the Asian Pacific-American Heritage Month, the month of May, as designated by Congress. During the festival, AAAI will award scholarships to deserving IPS students and Asian-American leadership students.
AAAI is a local, non-profit organization with a mission to inspire Asian Americans to lead and serve. In 2006, Garfield Park Arts Center and AAAI, along with the Barangay Club of Indiana, established a partnership to present the Smithsonian exhibition of Filipino photography by Ricardo Ocreto Alvarado. For more information about the Asian Festival, visit http://www.indyparks.org, or call 317-327-7220.
Civil War Days at Conner Prairie, May 17-18
Civil War Days at Conner Prairie is set for May 17-18, 2008. For more information, visit the Conner Prairie Web site at http://www.connerprairie.org/events/civil_war_weekend, or call 317-776-6000. Conner Prairie on AroundIndy.com...
'Our Dad is in Atlantis' at the Phoenix Theatre
The Phoenix Theatre of Indianapolis will produce Javier Mapica’s coming-of-age story, Our Dad is in Atlantis (Papá Está en la Atlántida), in its Frank and Katrina Basile Theatre, May 8 to June 8, 2008 (no performance May 16). The two-person cast will perform the play in its original Spanish at seven of the performances and the English translation, by Jorge Ignacio Cortinas, at the other 12 performances.
Composer/accordionist David Wierhake will compose and perform original music to flavor the action and aid scene transitions. The Phoenix Theatre has made a commitment to serve the Spanish-speaking Indianapolis population by programming a bilingual production annually. All Spanish-language performances will be priced at $15.
Ten vignette-like scenes make up the play and lay out both the emotional and actual journeys undertaken by Little Brother and Big Brother. After the death of their mother, the brothers’ father decides to leave Mexico to find work in the United States and sends the boys to their disciplinarian grandmother in a small rural town. The brothers soon discover that their classmates consider them brats from the big city, and their grandmother doesn’t especially relish having them around. When their grandmother dies, the two are sent to live with an aunt and uncle, who put them to work in the family store. As their loneliness deepens, the brothers decide to set out to cross the border to find their father.
Directed by Bryan Fonseca, the cast includes Julio Chavez as Big Brother and Mark Presto as Little Brother. David Wierhake is the composer/musician, performing on an Italian-built 48-bass Monterrey piano accordion. James Gross is the set designer, and Bryan Fonseca is the lighting designer.
Our Dad is in Atlantis will be performed Thursdays at 7:00 PM, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 PM, and Sundays at 2:00pm. Single tickets for performances in English are $25 for those 25 and over, $15 for those 24 and under. Tickets are $15 during CheapSeats week, May 8-11. The play will be performed in Spanish on May 22-23, 29-30, and June 1, 5-6. All Spanish-language performances will be priced at $15. Group rates for adults are available for groups of 15 or more, as are discounts for buying out the house.
The Phoenix Theatre is located in Indianapolis at 749 North Park Avenue in the Massachusetts Avenue Arts and Cultural District. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 317-635-PLAY (7529), or visit the Phoenix Web site at: www.phoenixtheatre.org. Phoenix Theatre on AroundIndy.com...
PICTURED ABOVE: Little Brother Mark Presto (right) shares his dream of America with Big Brother Julio Chavez in Javier Malpica's coming-of-age immigration story. Photo by Julie Curry provided by the venue.
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