Monthly Archives: December 2014

Magnificent Amber at the Harrison First Friday

December 4, 2014 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS —The Harrison Center for the Arts presents its annual color-themed holiday group show, Magnificent Amber. Over 75 local artists have contributed work in a variety of media to this show, some amber-hued, some inspired by Indiana’s own Booth Tarkington’s novel, The Magnificent Ambersons. Magnificent Amber, which will hang in … Read More

New Digital Collection Documents Indy Library History

December 4, 2014 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — A pastor’s handwritten 1868 sermon calling for the establishment of an Indianapolis library as well as photographs from Central Library’s 1916 cornerstone ceremony are part of an extensive online collection chronicling the rich history of The Indianapolis Public Library. The Lawrence J. Downey Library History Collection is the … Read More

Applause!: Dec. 5-12

December 4, 2014 | by Weekly View

• Thank you Lisa Tudor and the good folks at Indy Feral, who came out and helped us trap, spay/neuter, and release nine kitties in our little colony here at the office. We still have a few more who have eluded the traps, but we’re sure they will come around … Read More

Little Old Ladies

December 4, 2014 | by Rose Mary Clarke

Little old lady passing by   Catching everybody’s eye . . .   And a smile on your face   You’re a perfect picture   In your lavender and lace . . . — Hoagy Carmichael Oh my goodness! Imogene Jones — Imy to her friends — just turned 108! … Read More

A Vinyl Resurgence in Irvington

December 4, 2014 | by Al Hunter

In 1897, Humorist Mark Twain told a reporter from the New York Journal, “The report of my death was an exaggeration.” A century later in the 1990s, the music industry effectively declared the same fate for vinyl; both 45 rpm singles and 33 rpm LPs. It would appear that pronouncement … Read More