Butler concert commemorates 9/11
The Butler University School of Music will commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks at 3 p.m. on Sept. 11 with a performance by Butler’s Chorale and University Choir, Wind Ensemble and Symphony Orchestra in Clowes Hall.
The program will feature the world premiere of “The End of the World,” a composition by composer-in-residence Michael Schelle.
Admission is free and open to the public without tickets. For more information, call (317) 940-9246.
Professor Robert Grechesky will conduct the Wind Ensemble in Bach’s “Come, Sweet Death,” Schelle’s “The End of the World” and Aaron Copland’s “Lincoln Portrait,” with narration by Channel 13 chief meteorologist Chris Wright. Professor Eric Stark will lead the Butler Chorale in works by Randall Thompson and others. Professor Richard Auldon Clark conducts the Butler Symphony Orchestra in Bernstein’s “Candide Overture.” Student David Platt, winner of the 2010-2011 concerto competition, will be featured in Chausson’s “Poème” for violin and orchestra.
‘A Small Act’
The IUPUI Committee on African and African-American Studies and the Indianapolis Museum of Art present “A Small Act,” Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. in The Toby theater.
This film is about a Swedish Holocaust survivor named Hilde Back who decides to sponsor a young, impoverished Kenyan student named Chris by paying $15 per term to keep him in primary school.
Now, he’s a Harvard grad and a U.N. human rights lawyer. Chris decides to replicate Hilde’s generosity by starting his own scholarship fund, to educate bright kids in his village. But Chris is stunned by Kenya’s failing public schools as only two students pass the test to qualify for sponsorship.
With telling parallels to the United States’ education crisis, “A Small Act” prompts thoughts about altruism, education and poverty.
For more information, call (317) 923-1331 or visit www.imamuseum.org.
Car wash fundraiser
Beyond the Bridges, a Christian group of men dedicated to staying connected to men recently released from prison, will have a car wash Sept. 24 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at North United Methodist Church, 3808 N. Meridian St.
Funds raised will help provide bus passes, food assistance and other financial support to the former prisoners. Cost of the car wash will be $10.
Conner Prairie Apple Store open
The Apple Store at Conner Prairie, a fall tradition for 26 years, is open for this year’s Indiana apple season. Located at 13400 Allisonville Road, in Fishers, the store, operated by the Conner Prairie Alliance, features fresh, hand-dipped caramel apples, apple cider slushies, apple spice donuts, cider and a large variety of bag-your-own local apples.
In addition to the variety of popular apple treats, many locally made Indiana products will be available including new this year, soaps from Herbal Art LLC in Fishers, and Halloween decorations from Mike’s Woodworks in Greensburg.
The Apple Store will be open through Oct. 30, Tuesdays through Sundays, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and evenings during Headless Horseman in October.
