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Applause!: Aug. 3-9

Weekly View — Thu, 02 Aug 2018 05:09:40 +0000

• Don’t miss Hampton Designs Studio & Shop three day Grand Opening in the Historic Irvington Masonic Lodge at 5515 E. Washington St. Thurs. Aug. 2 – ribbon cutting and drag performances starting at 4 p.m. Fri., Aug. 3 – First Friday local artists Roxy Cotton and Yasha Persson, plus jeweler Brittany Darr-Spencer, owner of The Local Radish, and Carrie Schmidt, owner of Renegade Henna, (applying wearable henna art). Sat. Aug. 4 – complimentary brunch bites and a jazz band, Chase Blackburn Trio featuring Mark Ortwein.
• The International Harvester/Navistar plant on Brookville Rd. has been almost completely demolished. Built in 1937-1938 by International Harvester Company, it churned out trucks and farm equipment for decades. The thousands of workers who toiled within bought homes in Christian Park, Irvington, Little Flower, and many other neighborhoods. In 2015, after years of downsizing, Navistar closed the plant. The property was purchased in 2016 by an out-of-state company which didn’t seem to know what to do with it. No word yet on what will be done with the property.
If you are interested in the history of International Harvester, visit the Irvington Historical Society exhibit at the Bona Thompson Memorial Center, 5355 University Ave. They have a great collection of items from IH downstairs.
• The East District Task Force meets Aug. 8 at 2 p.m. at headquarters, 201 N. Shadeland Ave. The featured speaker will be Financial Crimes Detective Chris Phemster. The public is welcome to attend these meetings.
• Congratulations to the volunteers, donors, and workers who made the Benton House Book Sale a big success! Business was steady throughout the run of the sale, and despite some rainy spells, everyone seemed to enjoy the bargains. Proceeds go to support the historic Benton House in Irvington.
• New York’s ABBA tribute band “Dancing Dream” will perform in-concert Saturday, Aug. 11 at the Irving Theater. This will be a family-friendly show. For more information and tickets, visit BrownPaperTickets.com
• Neighborhood meetings are coming up. Get involved! Cottage Home meets Aug. 6 at 8:30 p.m. at the Cottage Home Community Space, 714 N. Highland. Willard Park meets Aug. 6 at 6:30 p.m. at the Woodruff Place Baptist Church, 1179 E. Michigan St.
• National Night Out will be held Aug. 7 at 6 p.m. This is the evening when neighbors get to know each other, turn on porch lights, and otherwise show solidarity with positive elements in the community. Even if your neighborhood isn’t having a cook-out or other official event, turn on your porch light!
• Buck Creek Players will open The Rainmaker on Fri., Aug. 3 and running for a limited two-weekend schedule through Aug. 12. Times are 8 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays, and 2:30 p.m. on Sundays. Admission is $18 for adults and $16 for students and seniors. Reservations are recommended. Visit www.buckcreekplayers.com or call 317-862-2270 for more information and to get tickets.
• Beech Grove’s Music on Main is Aug. 4 from 2-9 p.m. and features lots of bands, music and food on Main St. in Beech Grove. This is a family-friendly event.
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“The Rainmaker” at Buck Creek Aug. 3-12

Weekly View — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 05:09:23 +0000

INDIANAPOLIS — Buck Creek Players brings hope and beauty to the stage this summer with N. Richard Nash’s classic American play, The Rainmaker, opening on Fri., Aug. 3, and continuing for a limited two-weekend run through Sun., Aug. 12. Curtain times are at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, with 2:30 p.m. matinees on Sundays.
Set in the hard years of the Depression-era Dustbowl, The Rainmaker is a story of recognizing the beauty and potential locked away inside all of us. Saddled to a failing cattle ranch, the only woman in a family of menfolk, Lizzie Curry has just about given up hope of finding love and escape. But when a charming trickster named Starbuck breezes into town promising to bring rain for $100, Lizzie’s father gives the man the last of the family’s savings, knowing that what he has to offer them, and Lizzie, is more than just rain.
Directed by Tim Spradlin, admission is $18 for adults and $16 for children, students, and senior citizens (ages 62 and up). Reservations are recommended, and may be reserved securely online with no added fees at www.buckcreekplayers.com, or by calling our automated reservation line at 317-862-2270. Group discounts are also available for parties of ten or more when purchased online in a single transaction.

“Dogfight” at Buck Creek Players

Weekly View — Thu, 31 May 2018 05:09:55 +0000

INDIANAPOLIS – Buck Creek Players is proud to present the critically-acclaimed new musical, Dogfight, based on the 1991 film of the same name starring River Phoenix and Lilli Taylor. Called “poignant, funny and totally endearing” by AM New York, and nominated for nearly a dozen prominent New York Awards, Dogfight will open on Friday, June 1, and continue for a limited three weekend run through Sunday, June 17. Curtain times are at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, with 2:30 p.m. matinees on Sundays.
It’s November 21, 1963. Three young marines set out for one final night of debauchery in San Francisco on the eve of their deployment overseas. But when Corporal Eddie Birdlace (Nathan Wilusz) meets Rose (Addison Koehler), an awkward and idealistic waitress he enlists to win a cruel bet with his friends, she rewrites the rules of the game and the two share a night they’ll never forget. Studded with impressive songs from Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (the songwriting team behind Dear Evan Hansen, A Christmas Story: The Musical, La La Land, and The Greatest Showman), Dogfight has a genuine and charming soul that is sure to challenge and inspire its audiences.
Admission is $20 for adults and $18 for children, students, and senior citizens (ages 62 and up). Reservations are recommended, and may be reserved securely online with no added fees at www.buckcreekplayers.com, or by calling the automated reservation line at 317-862-2270. Group discounts are also available for parties of ten or more when purchased online in a single transaction.
The play is suggested for mature audiences due to language and adult situations.

Buck Creek Players Present “25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”

Weekly View — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 05:10:06 +0000

INDIANAPOLIS – The Buck Creek Players will continue their 41st season of quality theater, LIFE 101: A Season of Life Lessons, with the award-winning musical comedy, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, by William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin. Opening Friday, June 5th, and continuing for three weekends through Sunday, June 21st, curtain times are at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, with 2:30 p.m. matinees on Sundays. All performances will be held at the Buck Creek Playhouse on the southeast side of Indianapolis at 11150 Southeastern Ave. Tickets are $18 for adults and $16 for children, students, and senior citizens (aged 62 and older). Reservations are highly recommended and can be made securely online with no added fees at www.buckcreekplayers.com, or by calling the automated reservation line at (317) 862-2270. Group discounts are also available for parties of ten or more when purchased online. Please note that this production is recommended for ages 13 and up due to minor language and adult situations.
An eclectic group of six mid-pubescents vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. While candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home life, the tweens spell their way through a series of words hoping to never hear the soul crushing, pout inducing, life un-affirming “ding” of the bell that signals a spelling mistake. Six spellers enter; one speller leaves! At least the losers get a juice box.

Applause: Aug. 2-Aug. 9

Weekly View — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 05:08:44 +0000

• On Friday afternoon, Indy Lost Pet Alert reported that a wallaby in Lawrence had gone missing. His name was Irwin and he was someone’s pet. Everyone was on the lookout for the little guy. However, on Monday, Irwin’s body was found in the area. Coyotes may have gotten it — there have been several reports of coyotes in the area.
• Mid-month, the City of Lawrence took matters into their own hands in dealing with sub-standard housing. After trying to work with the landlord of 42 St. Apartments to bring their buildings up to code, the Mayor and other authorities took action and announced they were shutting the place down and marking it for demolition. The Lawrence and Warren Township Trustee offices are helping people who currently live in the complex find new, safer housing.
• National Night Out is Aug. 6. Even if your neighborhood doesn’t have an “official” event planned, turn on your porch light, sit outside (weather permitting) and greet your neighbors. Letting the baddies know that there are watchful citizens living on the street means they’ll think twice about committing crimes. Encourage your neighbors to also turn on their lights.
• Have you been to a lantern making workshop yet? Join others for the Feast of Lantern lantern making workshops on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6-9 p.m. at the Chase Legacy Center, 725 N. Oriental now until Aug. 21. The lanterns will be used for the annual Feast of Lanterns on Aug. 24 at Spades Park. It’s free.
• Beech Grove will hold its monthly City Council meeting Aug. 5 at 7 p.m. at City Hall Council Chambers, 806 Main St. The meeting is open to the public.
• Greenfield has a new weather station and camera for the Beckenholdt Environmental Engagement Lab. The Hancock County Community Foundation provided the grant that allows the community to see weather and climate information in real-time, and is a critical component in the Greenfield Central HS Science Dept. Earth Science curriculum.
• There is a covered bridge on the Indiana State Fairgrounds, with the inscription “Cross This Bridge at a Walk.” What does that mean, exactly? After some painstaking research, we found that it comes from the late 1880s, when teams of horses would trot across the bridge and the vibration of the wheels and horses would damage the bridge. The phrase was to remind covered bridge users to slow down — a reminder we can use today in the age of rush, rush, rush.
• Buck Creek Players wrap up their 39th season with their 5th Play-A-Part fundraiser of the hit musical Oklahoma! There are only four performances, Aug. 2 at 8 p.m., Aug. 3 at 2:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Aug. 4 at 2:30 p.m. Admission is $25 and tickets can be purchased online at www.buckcreekplayers.com or calling 862-2270.