Monthly Archives: April 2023

Applause!: April 14-20

April 13, 2023 | by Weekly View

• Arsenal Tech High School will present Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella on Friday, April 21 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, April 22 at 2 and 7 p.m. in Anderson Hall on the Tech campus, 1500 E. Michigan St. (parking off Oriental). Tickets are $10 for adults, and $8 for students. … Read More

IRT Closes Season with “Clue”

April 13, 2023 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — It should be no mystery that the Indiana Repertory Theatre will close their 50th Anniversary Season with a show that celebrates the talent and creativity of its artists and artisans, as well as the joy and connectivity of live theatre. Directed by incoming Margot Lacy Eccles Artistic Director … Read More

100 Years Ago: April 14-20

April 13, 2023 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Friday, April 20, 1923: The design submitted by Cleveland, Ohio architects Frank R. Walker and Harry E. Weeks for the Indiana World War Memorial was selected yesterday afternoon by a jury of distinguished architects from 26 entries. The plan proposes a towering shrine of classic Greek … Read More

Trash Man

April 13, 2023 | by CJ Woods III

My granddaughter Myah was sitting with me in the great chair her mother had bought for me, slowly unwrapping a Reese’s miniature peanut butter cup, the chocolate that is one of our indulgences. We were watching a YouTube Kids’ video on my iPad, and 4.10-year-old Myah, without looking at me, … Read More

Somewhere in a Galaxy far far away. . .

April 13, 2023 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

When the Kenner Toy Company bought the rights to produce action figures based on George Lucas’ upcoming space saga Star Wars early in 1977, they were less than enthusiastic about the transaction. After all, the leading manufacturer of action figures at the time, The Mego Corporation, had passed on the … Read More