Monthly Archives: September 2014

IRT Opens with Two Gentlemen of Verona

September 18, 2014 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — This year marks the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare’s birthday. The Indiana Repertory Theatre (IRT) is celebrating the occasion by opening its 43rd season with The Two Gentlemen of Verona, written by William Shakespeare, believed to be one of his earliest plays. According to Janet Allen, CEO & Artistic … Read More

World War I 100 Years Ago: Sept. 19-25

September 18, 2014 | by Steven R. Barnett

n 1923 Yeats became the first Irish recipient of the Nobel Prize. Life at a lake is different from town living. Talented poets express our innermost emotions. Vicki inscribed “Innisfree” on a drawing that she made of their charming little home. A grower of flowers, she has also kept bees. … Read More

Applause!: Sept. 19-25

September 18, 2014 | by Weekly View

• Fall officially begins Sept. 22. The day and night are equal that day — and the days get shorter from here on out! Which means that winter is coming before you know it. • Eric Grayson will present the first of the fall series of Vintage Movie Nights on … Read More

Dumb and Dumber

September 18, 2014 | by CJ Woods III

In 2002 two high school seniors published a book that went unnoticed by me until I saw it at the 2014 Benton House book sale. I’m not sure who did notice the book in 2002, but it is a funny bit of business about “real dumb laws.” “You May Not … Read More

100 Years Ago this Week: Sept. 19-25

September 18, 2014 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, September 23, 1914:  Indianapolis housewives and businessmen who have been accustomed to receiving mail from obliging postmen at the rear or side doors must arrange to have the carriers call only at the front entrances. Indianapolis Postmaster Robert E. Springsteen has issued circulars to the … Read More