Applause!: July 27-Aug. 2

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• Upcoming neighborhood meetings on the east side include: St. Clair Place on Thurs., Aug. 2 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at John Boner Neighborhood Center, St. Clair Place Room (2236 E. 10th St.), and Brookside on Thurs., Aug. 2 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Old Centenary Church (1035 N Oxford St.). Neighborhood meetings are a great way to meet others in your community and get involved!
• Help Friends of Dogs Outside (FIDO), FACE, and IACS will kick off a pilot project on Sat., July 28 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Brookside Park Community Center on Brookside Ave. There will be free vaccinations, microchipping, flea treatments, collars, and more available. Bring questions about your pets, or find resources to help with stray cats and dog training. For more information, call FIDO at 317-221-1314.
• In partnership with Chef for Hire, Inc. and the Felege Hiywot Center, Indy Parks will now include locally grown and harvested produce in the packaged meals distributed through the Summer Servings and After School Meals programs. Indy Parks food programs provide more than 400,000 meals each year to youth ages 18 and under in Marion County. This new Farm to Fork initiative will provide fresh fruits and vegetables in the meals distributed through these programs. The Felege Hiywot Center will grow and harvest the crops. The produce will then be shipped to Chef for Hire, Inc. for packaging in meals, and finally, distributed at food programs’ serving sites.
• Long-time Steer-In employee Mickey Cox has been battling serious health concerns, and the staff has set up a GoFundMe to help pay her bills. She’s the lady who usually greets you at the door, has probably served you your burger or refilled your glass. If you can, consider donating to the GoFundMe campaign in her name (www.gofundme.com and search for Mickey’s Medical Bills), or stop by the restaurant to see how you can help out.
• The Irvington Summer Music Series continues July 28 from 7-10 p.m. at Irvington Ice & Coal, 400 S. Ritter, with Music & Words by Dylan. The Charlie Ballantine Group and Jeff Kelly & the Graveyard Shift will perform the reimagined music of Bob Dylan. Tickets are $12.61 on Eventbrite. Reservations are recommended.
• Young people ages 6-17 are invited to learn the basics of drawing human figures so they can start sketching their favorite superhero characters at the Brightwood Library Branch, 2435 N. Sherman Dr. on July 28 at 2 p.m. Call 317-275-4310 to register.
•IndyFringe, now in its 14th year, runs Aug. 16-26 with 400 of shows that will entertain, amuse, challenge, and amaze. Lots of local talent, as well as national acts, will take the stage at various venues along Mass Ave. Tickets are on sale now online at www.indyfringe.org, along with a schedule and more information about the venues and shows.

Indy Fringe Bigger, Better Than Ever

Ethel Winslow — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 05:10:42 +0000

This year marks 9 years of Indy Fringe taking over the theatre scene in Indianapolis. Over the years, the Fringe has expanded, added more acts, gotten more daring and inclusive at the same time — and attracted larger crowds. Last year’s Indy Fringe broke all records for attendance, and organizers are confident that this year’s numbers will equal or surpass last year’s.
This year there will be 64 shows over the 10 year period, Aug. 15-25. Indy Fringe has also added a new venue, the BABECA Theatre at 919 N. East St., which within walking distance of ComedySportz, Theatre on the Square, The Phoenix, and IndyFringe Basile Theatre along Mass Ave. and East St. Clair (there is a shuttle to the Cook Theatre at Indiana Landmarks). Shows begin at 6 p.m. on weekdays, and at 1:30 p.m. on weekends for the two weeks. Revenues from the shows goes directly back to the performers, helping to support independent theatre in Indianapolis.
Indy Fringe features music, theatre, dance, cabaret, comedy, magic acts, multimedia, drama and much more over the 10 day period. Buy a Backer Button for $5 (a one-time purchase) and tickets are only $10 per person for each one hour show (students are $8 and kids under 12 are $5 per ticket). There are also specials and passes available, and Fringe-goers can buy tickets online up to 2 hours before each show by visiting www.indyfringe.org. Tickets can be purchased ahead of time by calling 869-6660.
This year, the eastside theatre group Q Artistry is following up their smash hit BOT with a decidedly more adult show, De Sade, a musical based on the writings of the Marquis de Sade (over 16 only). EclecticPond will be presenting Shakespeare Wrote What . . .? which features five of the Bard’s lesser-known works in fast-paced parody style. Both eastside groups will be performing at the Phoenix Theatre Mainstage at various times.
Other noteworthy local acts include Welcome to the Monkeyhouse, based on Kurt Vonnegut’s novel, presented by Shadowape, local magician Ryan Siebert’s show, The Con, at the Cook Theatre; Danny Russel in Abraham Lincoln: Hoosier Hero, and Shakespeare’s Follies, both at Theatre on the Square; NoExit Performance is presenting The Beast, The Lady, and the Sanguine Man.
For trailers of most of the shows, visit the Indy Fringe Facebook page or visit their Web site.

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Applause!: July 27-Aug. 2

Indy Fringe Bigger, Better Than Ever