Monthly Archives: February 2018

Mamma Mia! at Beef & Boards

February 8, 2018 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Mamma Mia!, the first musical and headliner of Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre’s 45th Anniversary Season, is now on stage through April 8. Featuring the popular music of the Swedish super-group ABBA, Mamma Mia! is set on a Greek island where Sophie is planning to marry Sky, and … Read More

Applause!: Feb. 9-15

February 8, 2018 | by Weekly View

• The Garfield Branch library, 2502 Shelby St., will offer Peas in a Pod: Preschool Snacking Workshop, on Feb. 13 at 10:30 a.m. Preschoolers and an adult are invited to join the Marion County Health Department to explore fruits and vegetables through games, stories and activities. Call 317-275-4490 to register. … Read More

100 Years Ago: Feb. 9-15

February 8, 2018 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, February 12: After attending a showing of the motion picture film Cleopatra at the Circle Theater last evening, Mayor Charles Jewett announced four scenes should be cut from the film before today’s matinee performance because they are “a bit too salacious for Indianapolis” and “purely … Read More

Busted — The 1961 Heroin Arrest of Ray Charles in Indianapolis

February 8, 2018 | by Al Hunter

Located on the “point” of Washington Street and Kentucky Avenue, the Downtown Sheraton-Lincoln Hotel was the place to stay for anyone who was anyone visiting the Circle City during the tumultuous Sixties. The Sheraton-Lincoln’s Rail Splitter restaurant and Cole Porter ballroom hosted celebrities by the score and became the epicenter … Read More

World War I 100 Years Ago: Feb. 9-15

February 8, 2018 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, February 12: The Indianapolis Automobile Trade Association offered its services and cars to Gov. Goodrich and the State Council of Defense for a new militant guard battalion of the Liberty Guards called the Gasoline Rangers. Capt. George Harney said the automobile equipment of the Gasoline … Read More