Monthly Archives: November 2014

Q Artistry Presents “The Thirsty Tournament”

November 13, 2014 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Join KitKat and Pita Pocket as they compete in the Thirsty Tournament in this original Qmunity production Nov. 14-23. Shows will be at 8 p.m. on the 14, 15th, 21st, and 22nd; at 3 p.m. on the 16th and 23rd. The shows will be at the Irvington Lodge, … Read More

Rare World War II Cartoons at Garfield

November 13, 2014 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Eric Grayson will screen Private Snafu cartoons at the monthly Vintage Movie Night at the Garfield Park Arts Center on November 15. The program begins at 7 p.m. The Snafu cartoons contain irreverent humor about Nazis, getting blown to bits, and what happens if you don’t take your … Read More

Going, Going . . . Gone

November 13, 2014 | by Ed Myers

I have always been amazed by the wonders of nature. For example, the hatching of butterflies, the life cycle of frogs, the effects of short and long daylight hours on plant growth, and the changing colors of leaves on deciduous trees and shrubs to beautiful shades of red, yellow, purple, … Read More

World War I 100 Years Ago: Nov. 14-21

November 13, 2014 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Monday, November 16, 1914: “A barrel of flour for a Belgian family,” is the slogan of The Star Belgian Flour Fund. Money is useless to Belgians in their present plight; there is no food to buy, it must come from outside the war zone. Five dollars … Read More

Heavy Metal

November 13, 2014 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

From 1865 until the late 1950s, the Griswold Manufacturing Company of Erie, Penn. made cast iron implements for use in the home. Their selection of skillets, muffin pans, roasters, bread molds, waffle irons, and kettles, are as serviceable today as they were a hundred years ago, making them one of … Read More