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May 2023
Jay Elliot-Lunch Break Live Tuesdays presented by Lake City Bank
Join us for the soft return of SPARK Monument Circle with live music from Jay Elliot! Food trucks, Gauchos Fire and Wild Boar BBQ, will be onsite starting at 11am. Music performance 12-1pm. Since fronting acclaimed Indianapolis-based rock outfit Stereo Deluxe, J. Elliott has become known for his riveting and dynamic solo live performances, both with just acoustic guitar and full band. With the release of his new single, “How To Be A Man”, he is again revealing to the…
Find out more »African Dance with Uzuri
Join Uzuri Asad, artist in Big Car’s Public Life Residency, for a dose of culture, self-care, and community as we explore rhythms from West Africa and other parts of the Diaspora. Give your body and soul a moment to reflect and progress all at once, meet Asad on the floor! $10
Find out more »June 2023
Boo! A knitting/graffiti project with Mary Jo Bayliss
A free gathering where knitting and graffiti collide! Simultaneously inspired by traditional knitting and graffiti, this ever-evolving piece combines fiber adjacent activities, coloring sheets derived from graffiti and knitting motifs, and opportunities for participants to share their creative path stories. You are invited to come join the fun, because without YOU, Boo, this project can’t happen. About the artist Mary Jo Bayliss specializes in creating environments that help people feel at ease using space, light and color to achieve these…
Find out more »Emma Hall-Lunch Break Live Tuesdays presented by Lake City Bank
Singer-songwriter Emma Hall pairs introspective lyrics and winding chord progressions with heartrending melodies, making something equal parts wistful and beautiful.” Music performance 12-1pm in the SW Quad of Monument Circle. Food Truck-Treats By Fee We at Big Car are teaming up with Downtown Indy and the City of Indianapolis — with support from the Capital Improvement Board and the Indiana War Memorials Commission— to spark Monument Circle with human-scale activities like games, live music, artmaking, and socializing in a comfortable…
Find out more »Artist-led activities & Lunch at Lockerbie Place
Join us at Lockerbie Marketplace on Thursday, May 11 from 11:30 am - 1 pm in the downtown greenspace next to Needler’s Fresh Market for artist-led activities like our Post Card Project, WQRT DJ mix, authentic Filipino comfort food by Taste of Manilla, and games like Ping pong, foosball, and giant Jenga. All events are free at 320 N New Jersey Street in the greenspace right off the Cultural Trail.
Find out more »Keith Beatty-Lunch Break Live Tuesdays presented by Lake City Bank
Hands down…Keith Beatty was born to sing. Growing up in Indianapolis and moving on to sing in the Indiana University Choral Ensemble, the crooner made his mark on teachers and students and was known as the man with the melodic voice. Unleashing the music deep down, Beatty writes music for life, not hype. He sings with passion, emphasis, and with a way that will warm the coldest heart. He speaks truth to his listeners giving them a dose of reality…
Find out more »Peyton Womok- Lunch Break Live Tuesdays presented by Lake City Bank
Known for his skills as a saxophonist, Peyton Womak’s music incorporates his sax playing to innovatively allow him to cross over multiple genres from Smooth Jazz, Funk, R&B, Hip-Hop/Rap, to Pop. He is known for performing popular covers loved and cherished by many while also performing original pieces of his own. “I have created a public brand and image that expresses my passion, energy, and personal story through my art,” says Womak. Through his artistic journey, he has worked alongside…
Find out more »July 2023
Bashiri Asad- Lunch Break Live Tuesdays presented by Lake City Bank
Join us for the soft return of SPARK Monument Circle with live music from Bashiri Asad! Food trucks, Bearded Bagel and Tijuana Flats, will be onsite starting at 11am. Music performance 12-1pm. "He laughs. He cries. He loves. He dreams. Just like you, everyday. He feels deeply, and turns his feelings into music. Soul music. Music that says exactly how you feel, everyday. Bashiri Asad is the “Everyday Soul Singer,” and he will remind you that feeling what you feel,…
Find out more »Mina Keohane- Lunch Break Live Tuesdays presented by Lake City Bank
Join us for SPARK on the Circle with live music from Mina Keohane! Food trucks, will be onsite starting at 11am. Music performance 12-1pm. “…full of surprises. She possesses a songbird’s voice, a wisdom beyond her years and a delightfully smooth way of gliding across the piano keys. Everything from mournful sonic sculptures to crisp, lightweight ballads carried the day — always in celebration of the moment, whether it be the memory of something long gone or the freshness of…
Find out more »Cyanotype Workshop with Asli Narin
Cyanotype is a camera-less photography made out in the sun, rather than in a darkroom. You place objects — such as plants — on top of a piece of photo-treated paper, and then use the sun to expose the paper. The result is an image that is an exact outline of the object. It’s a fun and magical way to engage photography! Although it may be new to modern people, cyanotype has been around since photography was invented in the…
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