Monthly Archives: February 2013

Harrison Center a Finalist for ArtPlace Grant

February 7, 2013 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS – Harrison Center for the Arts (HCA) has been named a finalist for the national ArtPlace creative placemaking grant.  ArtPlace, based in Chicago, named 104 finalists out of 1200 for their third year of creative placemaking grants. ArtPlace funding is a collaboration of 13 leading national and regional foundations … Read More

Herron Student Work on Display at Bona

February 7, 2013 | by Weekly View

IRVINGTON — Homographs – The Art of Double Meaning is an exhibit of eight works by students of the Herron School of Art & Design now showing at the Bona Thompson Memorial Center, 5350 E. University Ave. A public reception to meet the artists – Cody Haddix, Jade Haggard, Bethany … Read More

Grendel: Theatre Review

February 7, 2013 | by Ethel Winslow

Q Artistry and Half-Black Productions present a powerhouse experience with Grendel, a play based on the novel by John Gardner. Adapted by Joanna Winston, the play is about the monster Grendel from the ancient tale of Beowulf, and begs the question: who exactly is the monster? Told from the point … Read More

Applause! Feb. 8-15

February 7, 2013 | by Weekly View

• Mayor Ballard recently surprised former Indianapolis Mayor William Hudnut at a ceremony rededicating Capitol Commons, renaming it Hudnut Commons. There’s a plaque on the northwest corner of Maryland and Capitol commemorating the former mayor and his contributions to the city. • If you like local history, you might want … Read More

Fishing: It’s All Wet . . . and That’s Good

February 7, 2013 | by Steve Nicewanger

Humans are the only primates who fish. Monkeys, chimps, gorillas, baboons, orangutans They don’t fish… and that’s their loss. We humans have been spearing, casting nets, throwing in lines, and grabbing fish with our hands since back in the Paleolithic Age and that’s at least 40,000 years  ago. I often … Read More