Ethel Winslow’s Story Archive

Central Indiana Orchid Show Blooms at Garfield Park Conservatory

Orchids, those exotic-looking flowers often seen in corsages, seem like they are fussy and difficult to grow. However, they are quite the opposite, according to Foster Flint with the Central Indiana Orchid Society. “Orchids don’t grow in dirt. As a matter of fact, they’ll die in dirt. Orchids thrive on … Read More

Bridge & Tunnel at the IRT

Poet and playwright Sarah Jones created Bridge & Tunnel in 2004, and performed it Off-Broadway. It moved to Broadway in 2006 and won a Tony Award. This one-person-many character show that celebrates America’s diversity is even more timely now than it was when it first hit the boards in the … Read More

White City Murder at Q Artistry

Inspired by the book Devil in the White City, which chronicled the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago and the murderous H.S. Holmes, Ben Asaykwee has composed a highly entertaining and terrifying musical, White City Murder. A two person show, Asaykwee shares the stage at the Irvington Lodge with Claire … Read More

Mass Ave. Development Bids Embrace the Past and Future

Encompassing a full block of northern end of Mass Ave., the Coca-Cola Bottling building was built in 1931 and is considered a superb example of Art Deco architecture. The white glazed terra cotta exterior and classic Art Deco ornaments seem out of place for a building that once was the … Read More

Fences at the IRT

August Wilson’s play Fences was first presented in 1983, and went on to win a Pulitzer Prize. Set in the 1950s “Hill District” section of Pittsburgh, the play tells the story of sanitation worker Troy Maxson (David Alan Anderson), a former Negro league all-star baseball player whose opportunity to play … Read More