Jazz Orchestra at Jazz Kitchen The Indianapolis Jazz Orchestra will have a special big band performance at the Jazz Kitchen Sept. 6 from 7 to 10:30 p.m. (3 sets).
Vocalists Lydia McAdams and Rick Vale also will be featured.
The Jazz Kitchen is at 5377 N. College Ave.
Cost is $10 per person cover charge. For reservations call (317) 253-4900.
Any dedicated fan of big band music or the Great American Songbook will not want to miss this event.
Register for Jr. Civic Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre’s recent move to the Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts has allowed the 97-year-old organization to expand its unique education program, Jr. Civic.
In addition to adding extra sessions for each of the classes on its current roster, this season Jr. Civic will debut new offerings like Tarkington Tots, a one-hour class for moms, dads or caregivers and their toddlers, and a Musical Theatre Workshop designed specifically for high school students.
While there are multiple sessions for each of Jr. Civic’s classes, many of them are also available “on demand.” If interested students are not able to attend the regularly scheduled sessions of a particular class, Civic will tailor a regular 8-week or 4-week intensive class session to accommodate groups of 6-10 students, providing the instructor and space during the time designated by the group.
Registration is now open for all classes. Advanced registration is required for all programs and class sizes are limited. For more information, call (317) 924-6770 or visit JrCivic.org.
Children auditions for ‘The Nutcracker’ Butler Ballet will hold auditions for children’s roles in “The Nutcracker” beginning at 2 p.m. Sept. 10, in Lilly Hall Studio Theatre 310 on the Butler campus, 4600 Sunset Ave.
Boy and girl auditioners, age 6-14 years, must have ballet training and be no taller than 5 feet. Several roles are available.
Also needed is one young performer, no taller than 4 feet, who has advanced tumbling skills (an aerial or back handspring minimum) to tumble on hard floor. Dancers are selected by size, age and technical ability. No preparation of audition material necessary.
This year’s performances of “The Nutcracker” are Dec. 1-5 in Clowes Memorial Hall.
For more information, call the Butler Ballet Info Line at (317) 940-6465.
Fiction writing workshop Butler University Associate Professor of English Dan Barden will lead a 12-week fiction-writing workshop for the public from 7:15 to 9:45 p.m. beginning Sept. 21 in the new Efroymson Creative Writing Center, 530 W. Hampton Dr., across the street from Butler.
The workshop is open to all levels of writers. Cost is $200. To apply, send a letter and a writing sample (15 pages maximum) by Sept. 15 to dbarden@butler.edu or Dan Barden, Butler University Department of English, 4600 Sunset Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46208.
The workshop is limited to 15 students.
State Fair crowns new queen Erika Elaine Burghardt of Tippecanoe County topped 87 other contestants to earn the title of Miss Indiana State Fair during the final day of the queen pageant in the Pepsi Coliseum. The Mulberry native is the third Tippecanoe County Queen to win the State Fair title and the first since 1996.
Burghardt, 20, will be a sophomore at Indiana University where she is double majoring in psychology and studio arts. She hopes to become an art therapist, but she’ll spend next summer traveling the state representing the State Fair at various county fairs and other events.
Burghardt succeeds Sara Lynn Alford of Wells County.
Free child seat clinic The Marion County Traffic Safety Partnership and the Automotive Safety Program will conduct a joint “child seat clinic.”
The clinic will be Aug. 27 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Lawrence Police/Fire Department Community Day at 59th Street and Leed Road at Fort Harrison.
Appointments are required and can be made by calling (317) 327-5356. Parents must bring their vehicle, child and child seat.
Certified child seat technicians, will be present to help the public install their child seats free of charge. Low-income families are eligible to receive a discounted child seat.
State Fair attendance The Indiana State Fair ended this week with a preliminary figure of 872,312 visitors going through the gates.
That figure was down 8 percent from the 952,020 that attended the fair in 2010.
On the fair’s last day (Sunday) the attendance was 52,335. It was revealed the 2012 fair’s theme would be the “Year of Dairy Cows.”
The 2012 fair will run Aug. 3 – 19.
Café St. Tropez opens Café St. Tropez has opened its doors in Carmel. The café is situated adjacent to the Monon Trail and inside Sophia Square.
Owner Bulent Yurtsever’s menu features a variety of freshly made delights such as his signature chicken panini, shepherd’s salad and zucchini pancakes.
In addition to the food menu, Café St. Tropez will offer several brewed coffees including a Turkish blend, a variety of wines and champagnes and a few signature drinks such as the St. Tropez mimosa, freshly squeezed orange juice and sparkling white wine.
Inspired by classic European architecture and modern design, Sophia Square is a luxurious 202-apartment community that includes first floor retail shops and an underground parking garage.
Café St. Tropez is open daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Prices range from $5 – $16 a plate. For more information, call (317) 581-9559.
Free Family Fun Fair Southwood Assembly invites the community to a Free Family Fun Fair on Oct. 1, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. There will be more than 25 free game booths for children up to age 12. There will also be a hayride, moonwalks and free candy.
Southwood Assembly is located at 8700 S. Meridian St., just north of County Line Road. For more information, call (317) 888-LOVE or check the website at www.southwoodassembly.org.
