Ethel Winslow’s Story Archive

Theatre Review — ZirkusGrimm at Q Artistry: A Not-So-Grim Circus

In what is Q Artistry’s most ambitious production to date, German clowns, maniacal sharpshooters, a fearful daredevil, and a whip-yielding ringmaster cavort under the big-top created at the Irvington Lodge. ZirkusGrimm (“zirkus” is German for circus) is a carnival ride through Grimm’s Fairy Tales, with performers telling the stories through … Read More

The Annual “I Hate Weeds” Column

In agriculture the Thistle is the recognized sign of untidiness and neglect, being found not so much in barren ground, as in good ground not properly cared for. It has always been a plant of ill repute among us; Shakespeare classes ‘rough Thistles’ with ‘hateful Docks,’ and further back in … Read More

Indianapolis Obedience Training Club Celebrates Diamond Jubilee

When Clarence Alexander started the Indianapolis Obedience Training Club in 1938, he was answering a crying need in Indianapolis for formal obedience classes for dogs. Dog owners flocked to the classes to work with their dogs in order to compete for titles and for the show ring. Then, the group … Read More

Theatre Review: Spamalot at the Athenaeum

SPAMALOT, the musical “lovingly ripped off” from the Monty Python film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, gets a turn in Indianapolis this June, thanks to Bob Harbin’s production company, BOBDIREX. The Indy stage veteran brings an ensemble cast to the Athenaeum for singing, dancing, killer rabbits, French taunters, and … Read More

Marion County Fair Celebrates Community

Talk with Cathy Clark, the Marion County Fair Board President, about this year’s fair, and she’ll be glad to tell you that this year will be better than ever. “On Sunday, we’re having a huge Kid’s Day with Radio Disney there, and that will be great. We’ve got sponsorship this … Read More