Monthly Archives: April 2022

“Twelfth Night – The Musical!” at IndyFringe

April 28, 2022 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Don’t miss the biggest regional premiere musical to hit the stage at IndyFringe. With an energetic jazz-funk score, and an all-star cast including Michelle Wafford, Paige Scott, and Dave Pelsue, this joyful modern musical is a show you’ll want to fall in love with again and again. Twelfth … Read More

Buck Creek Players Ends Mask Requirement

April 28, 2022 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Buck Creek Players has updated their policies to better align with current CDC guidance. Masks are encouraged but no longer required in the playhouse, although they will be available in the lobby. Reduced seating capacity will continue to allow for social distancing. Limited concessions will now be available … Read More

100 Years Ago: April 29-May 5

April 28, 2022 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Monday, May 1, 1922:  The Indianapolis Ministerial Association voted today, by a large majority, to back the campaign started by the Marion County Woman’s Christian Temperance Union to close Sunday motion picture shows.  “We’ve got a bloody fight, and we better not go into it except … Read More

Toy Guns

April 28, 2022 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

This column originally appeared in the January 6, 2012 edition. One of the truly all-American toys, cap guns have struck a nostalgic chord with today’s collectors. Abundant and often affordable, their appeal has landed them in the top 10 toy collectible toys from the 20th Century and their popularity continues … Read More

Santa Claus Indiana’s Pat Koch: The Elf Coordinator, Part 2

April 28, 2022 | by Al Hunter

At 90 1/2 years old (her own calculation) Pat Koch (pronounced “Cook”) is still a dreamer. As the longtime television face of Holiday World in Santa Claus, Indiana, Pat’s smiling face is familiar to generations of Hoosiers. “Free Sunscreen. Free Soda. Free Parking” is a slogan that still resonates in … Read More