Walker Theatre Center named best in Indy
On the heels of a welcoming reception held for the Madame Walker Theatre Center’s new president, Terry Whitt Bailey, the Walker has been named Indy’s Best Theatre.
WRTV and the IndyChannel.com has an annual voting process for the public to decide who the best local businesses are out of more than 2,800 Indianapolis area businesses. Eligible businesses are nominated by online readers and winners are determined by popular vote.
The Walker Center, housed in the historic Madame C.J. Walker Building, has long symbolized the spirit of creativity and community pride in the city of Indianapolis. Named after America’s first “self-made” female millionaire – Madam C.J. Walker – the site represents the achievements, art forms, culture and history of African-American people.
To visit the Walker or to schedule a tour, call (317) 236-2099, e-mail info@walkertheatre.com or visit www.walkertheatre.com.
IMA to feature Andy Warhol’s work
The Indianapolis Museum of Art will premiere the first major museum exhibition to comprehensively examine Andy Warhol’s lifelong investigation of the themes of commerce, consumerism and the business of art.
Andy Warhol Enterprises will demonstrate the enormous diversity of Warhol’s significant body of work, featuring more than 150 works in a wide range of media, including paintings, drawings, sculpture, film and video, as well as an extensive selection of archival materials.
The exhibition opens Oct. 10 and will be on view in the IMA’s Allen Whitehill Clowes special exhibition gallery through Jan. 2, 2011.
The exhibition will examine works from each of the major decades of Warhol’s artistic career, from his commercial illustrations and shop window designs of the 1950s, to his groundbreaking paintings and sculptures of consumer products and celebrities of the 1960s, to his commissioned portraiture and entrepreneurial ventures into various media such as magazines, film and TV in the 1970s and 1980s.
WWII weekend at Fort Harrison park
World War II weekend will take place at Fort Harrison State Park Oct. 2-3. The program will feature many public activities throughout the weekend, including a reenactment of a typical skirmish between American and German troops somewhere in France during 1944. The public battle will take place on Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Millennium Grove picnic area.
Public World War II weapons demonstrations are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at 11 a.m. at the Camp Glenn historic district. There will be open military camps for the public to visit on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
There is no cost for the program, but the normal $5 in-state/ $7 out-of-state gate fee applies. For more information, contact the park office at (317) 591-0122.
Conner Prairie’s Headless Horseman tickets on sale
The Headless Horseman is returning to Conner Prairie Interactive History Park on Oct. 15-17, 21-24 and 28-30. Tickets went on sale this week.
The 27th annual Headless Horseman will feature the popular haunted hayride with the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow, plus spooky storytelling, puppet shows, glow in the dark activities, scary-o-ke and the Disney movie “Legend of Sleepy Hollow.”
The park is located at 13400 Allisonville Rd., Fishers,
New this year, guests can learn how to create movie perfect make-up from the artists of Hugabug, and get up close to creepy animals at the Have No Fear animal show by Animalia.
An 1859 Balloon Voyage will be flying during Headless Horseman (weather permitting) to provide guests an opportunity to experience the spooky sites from 350 feet in the air.
Tickets are available at participating Marsh and O’Malia stores. Thursday and Sunday tickets are $8 presale and $10 at the gate. Friday and Saturday tickets are $12 presale and $14 at the gate. Gates are open 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. nightly, and hayrides and activities may run past 10 p.m.
For additional details, visit connerprairie.org or call (317) 776-6006 for reservations.
Snoop Dogg coming to Purdue
Rapper Snoop Dogg will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 20 in Purdue University’s Elliott Hall of Music.
The show also will feature special guest Janelle Monáe.
Tickets are on sale through ticketmaster.com or at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also are available at the Elliott Hall of Music and Stewart Center box offices or by calling (765) 494-3933. Call (765) 496-1977 for more details.
Glenn Miller Orchestra concert
The Mansion at Oak Hill will present the Glenn Miller Orchestra in concert on Oct. 20. The evening includes a full dinner buffet and show.
The orchestra is one of the most popular and sought after big bands in the world today for both concert and swing dance engagements. With its jazz sound, the orchestra is considered to be one of the greatest bands of all time.
For necessary reservations, call (317) 843-9850. The cost is $45 and includes service charge and sales tax. The Mansion at Oak Hill is located at the intersection of 116th Street and Hazel Dell Parkway.
Drummer competition
Sam Ash Music Store, 8284 Center Run Dr., is hosting the Nationwide Drum-Off Competition for Indiana youth and young adult drummers and their families Oct. 9 at 2 p.m. The Indianapolis competition is part of “The Next Great Drummer” television show hosted by Eric Seats that is similar to “American Idol” and “America’s Top Model.”
Seats travels the country looking for talented drummers that can perform a variety of musical genres such as jazz, Latin, rock, R&B, funk and more. The winner of the competition will become America’s Next Great Drummer. Registration is $20 and can be paid via paypal or in cash upon arrival. Call (317) 577-3006 to learn more.
