Culture

  • Escape from the city: Brown County bound

    As cool breeze falls over Indianapolis and the leaves start to change colors, consider traveling south of the Circle City to see one of the state’s most beautiful areas that evokes images of fall colors and a cozy bed and breakfast: Brown County. Bed and Breakfast The Artists Colony Inn is located in the middle…

  • ‘Wall Street’ sequel fails to pay up

    Director Oliver Stone loves to comment on turning points of American history. Vietnam, past presidents and professional football have spots in his portfolio. “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps” is no different as it stabs at the bailouts. Young trader Jake Moore (Shia LaBeouf) is ready to make big money in the green power business. His…

  • Big games debut in October

    Guns, guitars and lightsabers—the month of October is offering up some big-name titles. Check out a handful of video games that warrant major attention this month. Medal of Honor—Oct. 12 The classic first-person shooter franchise is crossing over into the modern era on Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and the PC. Taking a page from the…

  • Eiteljorg Museum: ‘Telling America’s Story’

    Dedicated to preserving the foundation of the American West, the Eiteljorg Museum is home to some of the most famous paintings in Native American art. The many sculptures, paintings and artifacts here expose to  the present day art-goer the natural history of the North American landscape. The importance of preserving the past of the American…

  • Fiesta spices up Indy

    Fiesta Indianapolis is like stepping foot into another country. This year’s festival, held annually as a celebration of Latino culture, was presented by La Plaza at Military Park downtown. 2010 marked the 30th anniversary of the tradition. The chosen slogan for this year, “Where the Americas Come Together,” was symbolic of the La Plaza organization…

  • Despite high prices, restaurant delivers big

    Mesh brings a fresh take on surf and turf to Massachusetts Avenue. The new restaurant opened nearly four weeks ago and is owned by Mike Cunningham, who also the owns the Stonecreek Dining Company. Cunningham saw an opportunity to turn the venue formally known as Scholars Inn into a restaurant. In this nice, cozy atmosphere…

  • Affleck wows with ‘The Town’

    Heist movies were in vogue this summer, and Ben Affleck proved he could roll with the best in directing his new drama/thriller “The Town.” The story: a group of veteran thieves take a bank by force and kidnap a manager to insure a safe escape. They quickly find out that the manager, Claire Keesey (Rebecca…

  • Vision for social change at ‘Blind Spots’

    The audience slowly files into a black box in Lilly Hall. People shuffle around other patrons and step over actors sprawled across the floor. Under dim lights, “Blind Spots” is set to challenge viewers’ comfort zone. “Blind Spots:  An Exploration of Empathy and Ensemble” is one part performance, one part social experiment. The show was…

  • JCFA dancers star in new ‘Glee’ commercial

    Butler University’s dance program proved “we can dance if we want to” in a flash mob performance at the State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument in downtown Indianapolis last Thursday. The routine was part of a promotional video shot by Fox 59 for the season premiere of their hit musical-drama “Glee,” which has quickly chassèd up…