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Bree Jo'ann and Jon Flannelly: Tropical Gift Shop Pop Up
2019-02-01 18:00 - 22:00 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) | Listen Hear, 2620 Shelby St, , Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
A career retrospective liquidation sale! think of a flea market booth with an assortment of the usual types of things you might find mixed with special art projects, old and new, in various mediums

99.1 WQRT Rhinestone Country Presents JP Harris
2019-01-19 20:00 - 23:00 | Duke’s Indy, 2352 S West St., Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
Resurrecting the ghosts of a time when real, hardcore Honky Tonk ruled the airwaves, JP Harris has lived the songs he writes with the humor, grit, and grace that only a truly road-worn author can summon. After nearly 100,000 miles and over 200 dates, from Vermont to Louisiana to California, from festival stages to roadhouses you can’t find on a map, an album was born, “Home Is Where The Hurt Is.”
www.ilovehonkytonk.com

DJ Workshop with Oreo Jones
2019-01-11 10:30 - 15:00 | Listen Hear, 2620 Shelby St, , Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
Hop in the WQRT studio for a one-on-one DJ workshop with resident sound artist Oreo Jones! Come with questions about audio equipment, learn how to DJ on WQRT, or how to go live on the air. This workshop is hosted bi-monthly, with 8 spots available each month. Free, Open to the Public.
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Rachel Leigh: Light Scheaux
2019-01-04 18:00 - 2019-01-21 18:00 | IN
Welcome to a world where grownups still build forts and play with flashlights. Where physics are not a classroom subject but a tender and flamboyant muse. Rachel Leigh teases out the sumptuousness of thrift-store glass and discarded TVs, bathing visitors in luminous, improbable delights.

Wear comfortable clothing and join us for a 20-minute live interactive audiovisual performance by the artist: Jan 9, 13, and 21 at 6pm.

Rachel Leigh is an Indianapolis-based graphic designer, electronic musician, and all-around visual tinkerer who spent formative years in Europe. Her intricate, immersive work invokes subtleties of physics, geometry, and history. Leigh is a member of performing art collective Know No Stranger, contributing to numerous original stage shows and multimedia experiences since 2014. Her graphic design work has appeared at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Bankers Life Fieldhouse, and Simon Malls. Light Scheaux is her debut solo exhibition.
Follow her projects at majuscule.co. Follow on instagram @reallyearly.

What It's Like To Be Sarah
2019-01-04 18:00 - 22:00 | Listen Hear, 2620 Shelby St, , Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
Sarah Matthews sound experience comes to Listen Hear First Friday in January. This sensual, immersive soundscape is a one-night exhibition that includes sound clips of a woman’s sexual responses during pleasurable intimacy with a partner. Her installation, LUST, invites participants to listen to a positive sexual experience from a woman’s perspective in order to consider the importance of female sexual empowerment in today’s hyper sexualized and heteronormative world.

Absence Presence: Jedediah Johnson, Tiffany Pierce and Amanda Taves
2018-12-07 18:00 - 2018-12-16 15:00 | Contemporary Art Museum of Indianapolis (CAMi), 1125 Cruft St., Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
Image: Jedediah Johnson, Threesome, 2018

Three artists use the medium of photography to explore the relationship between identity and the human form.

About the artists

Tiffany Pierce, born in Indianapolis in 1992, is a current MFA candidate at Herron School of Art and Design studying photography. Greatly influenced by her degree in Human Development and Family Studies, as well as the recent, sudden loss of her father her work explores elements and events that compromise human identity such as gender, family, and mortality. The development of one’s identity and the social constructs that influence it are common themes addressed in her work. Always interested in an image’s capability to capture or create identity, she creates staged photographs, collages, and dioramas as a method to explore individual or societal constructs. Set to graduate in the spring of 2019, Tiffany’s experiences with loss, her empathetic sensibilities, and interest in human development influence the work she is doing today.

Jedediah Johnson wants you to like him. He was born in 1979 on the east side of Indianapolis. He is an artist currently working and living in the same house in which he was raised on that same east side of Indianapolis. The journey that brought him back to that house took him through Los Angeles, where in 2009 he received his BFA in Photography from Art Center College of Design, and Chicago where in 2013 he received his MFA in Studio Art from The School of The Art Institute of Chicago. Jedediah is funny. Jedediah loves television. He enjoys sports but doesn’t watch them often and never plays them. He also believes in justice and equality and is not afraid to tell an authority figure that they are wrong. He has been overweight most of his life and only just recently decided that is just fine. Jedediah believes that a work of art with any real value is going to be beloved by many and hated by some. Jedediah Johnson wants you to like him, but he doesn’t need you like him because he likes himself just fine.

Amanda Taves is a photographer and installation artist exploring identity against the backdrop of forensic processes. She frequently collaborates with forensic professionals, city officials, and community organizations in her practice. Prior to receiving her BFA in Photography from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Taves cultivated a visual literacy program at The Night Ministry and interned with Industry of the Ordinary. Her work has been curated by New York Museum of Modern Art curator, Kelly Sidley, and she has participated as a panelist and visiting instructor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her photographs have been exhibited nationally at venues such as the Phoenix Museum of Art and Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art. Taves is the recipient of various awards including a Chicago Cultural Center CAAP Grant, Goldman Sachs Scholarship, and an Endsley Fellowship, among others. She currently resides in Chicago with her husband and parrot.

Hands Opening Reception
2018-12-07 06:00 - 22:00 | Listen Hear, 2620 Shelby St, , Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
Join Big Car for First Friday this December as we unveil the opening reception of “Hands” by visual artist Britney Pendleton.
As an artist from Baltimore practicing in Indianapolis Pendleton offers a raw perspective, using the photography of hands to do the storytelling of our urban communities.

Collectors' Night : Britney Pendleton
2018-12-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Listen Hear, 2620 Shelby St, , Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
Listen Hear is proud to present Baltimore-made, Indianapolis Artist Britney Pendleton as our December exhibiting artist.
Pendleton’s series “Hands” shares empathetic and eye opening storytelling through documentation of hands in our community.
Join us for Collectors’ Night to get an intimate look at the exhibition and chat with the artist.

#Trash
2018-12-01 19:00 - 22:00 | Listen Hear, 2620 Shelby St, , Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
Experience #Trash a solo printmaking exhibition by Herron School of Art graduating senior, Hannah Clare.
This one night exhibition illuminates the power of personal choice while trying to enjoy life in an overworked and underpaid lifestyle.
#Trash features drawing, illustration and printmaking to describe that underneath a seemingly fun and exciting lifestyle, there is just a bunch of garbage.

Sound Lab with Oreo Jones
2018-11-28 18:00 - 20:00 | Listen Hear, 2620 Shelby St, , Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
Join us the last Wednesday of every month for SOUND LAB- An evening of sound exploration. Bring your synths, drum machines, pedals, theremins, or whatever you use to express yourself.
A re-occuring workshop where we explore ways to communicate and express ourselves through sonic waves, each attendee will be encouraged to play a piece that they have been working on and share ways of how they approached their work. The group will then attempt to work on a collaboration by placeing your name in a bowl. We will draw 2 names at a time and you and your partner will team up in a inprovosation set.

Dj Workshop with Oreo Jones
2018-11-09 10:00 - 15:00 | Listen Hear, 2620 Shelby St, , Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
Hop in the WQRT studio for a one-on-one DJ workshop with resident sound artist Oreo Jones! Come with questions, learn how to DJ, go live on the air, or record a radio show. This workshop is hosted bi-monthly, with 8 spots available each month.
Free, Open to the Public.
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99.1 WQRT Rhinestone Country Presents Dallas Moore
2018-11-03 20:00 - 23:00 | Duke’s Indy, 2352 S West St., Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
Dallas Moore’s old-school country sound developed honestly, following over 20 years of sharing stages and studios with his honky-tonk heroes. Satellite radio support, paired with a willingness to perform over 300 shows a year, finds the seasoned veteran positioned to reach the Americana masses with his forthcoming album Mr. Honky Tonk.
Tastemakers have taken note already, with the Dallas Moore Band crowned the Ameripolitan Music Awards’ 2017 Outlaw Group of the Year. The award came after three prior nominations for the band No Depression credits with bringing “hangovers and excitement to outlaw country fans everywhere.”
Recent career strides caught the attention of producer/country-music heavyweight Dean Miller, son of Roger Miller and an accomplished songwriter himself, having penned tunes with George Jones, Hank Williams III, Jamey Johnson and more. Miller entered Baird Music Group’s Nashville studio with Moore and his band to record what was originally planned to be a five-song EP. “Out of all the things we’ve ever done, I think Dean captured what I do way better than anyone else we’ve ever worked with,” Moore says. “It was the best recording experience I ever had.”
The EP turned album after its barnstorming title track—a song Moore actually wrote 20 years prior—gained serious traction on Sirius XM satellite radio’s Outlaw Country channel. The album’s other tunes came more recently, all of them written in the past year and a half, making them clearer snapshots of how sharing stages (and rounds of shots) with his country-music idols has impacted his songwriting. “In the last several years, I’ve been real blessed to tour with a lot of my songwriting influences, and they’ve helped me improve my craft,” Moore says. “Guys like Dean Dillon, Billy Joe Shaver, and Ray Wylie Hubbard have been so supportive. It’s really cool when your heroes become your friends, and that’s what happened in the past several years.”
Moore’s stage show—already seen in years past by fans of Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard The Allman Brothers Band and Lynyrd Skynyrd—has improved with every opportunity to open for an iconic country or Southern-rock artist. “If you’re playing in the slot before Dean Dillon,” Moore says, “You’d better not suck.”
Another crew of country luminaries performed on the album, including harmonica legend Mickey Raphael (Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Chris Stapleton), famed Nashville session bassist Michael Rhodes and pedal-steel master Steve Hinson. “We walked into the studio and saw all of these incredible players lined up,” Moore says. “I thought they were there to play with someone else!”
Even with such ample backing, the main attraction on Mr. Honky Tonk is still Moore and his deft skill as a songwriter and lyricist. Like so many of his inspirations, he’s an ace at spinning relatable stories. On “Killing Me Nice and Slow,” he weaves an impactful tale of lost love (“It’s a long way down when you’re higher than a Georgia pine on love and whiskey the night before / Then you hear the slamming of the door”). From there, Moore puts his spin on time-tested country tropes such as celebrating place (“Texahio,” a nod to splitting time between Texas and his native Cincinnati) and balancing Saturday-night hellraising with Sunday-morning God praising (“Shoot Out the Lights”).
Moore’s mother—a bluegrass and gospel performer herself—bought her son his first guitar when he was 16 years old. Before that, sports had been his first priority. “My big claim to fame back in those days—one year I beat out Ken Griffey Jr. for the most home runs in the league,” Moore says. “But then I got a guitar the next year, and I quit—I walked away as a winner!”
A few years later, Moore enrolled at Northern Kentucky University to study jazz and classical guitar. But he found his true calling in a less high-brow environment around the same time, performing on the local bar scene in a country house band. Multi-night stints playing classic covers set a precedent for the Dallas Moore Band’s sound and unrelenting tour schedule. And Moore’s gruff vocals have made him an ideal singer of songs about hard luck and harder living as far back as his 1991 debut LP, My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys.
Once Mr. Honky Tonk arrives in February, expect Moore to play nonstop in support of his new album. He played a whopping 327 shows in 2017, and that was without an album to promote. Who knows, he might just play solo or with his band every single night in 2018.
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WQRT 99.1 FM Rhinestone Country Presents Town Mountain
2018-11-02 20:00 - 23:30 | Duke’s Indy, 2352 S West St., Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
Raw, soulful, and with plenty of swagger, Town Mountain has earned raves for their hard-driving sound, their in-house songwriting and the honky-tonk edge that permeates their exhilarating live performances, whether in a packed club or at a sold-out festival. The hearty base of Town Mountain’s music is the first and second generation of bluegrass spiced with country, old school rock ‘n’ roll, and boogie-woogie. It’s what else goes into the mix that brings it all to life both on stage and on record and reflects the group’s wide-ranging influences – from the Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia and the ethereal lyrics of Robert Hunter, to the honest, vintage country of Willie, Waylon, and Merle.

Laura Ortiz Vega:No USA return
2018-11-02 18:00 - 2019-01-12 15:00 | Contemporary Art Museum of Indianapolis (CAMi), 1125 Cruft St., Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
For her debut solo exhibition at Tube Factory Art Space, Laura Ortiz Vega presents a new series of “thread paintings” inspired by the rhetoric surrounding President Trump’s proposed US-Mexico border wall.
Vega takes as her departure point the now famous images of the eight border wall samples President Trump browsed in 2017 as they were being tested along the actual border between San Diego and Tijuana. Listening to the speeches Trump has given about the wall, and reading his tweets on the subject, Vega then extracted the eight adjectives the President most frequently used to describe the project.
GREAT, BIGGEST, IMPENETRABLE, PHYSICAL, TALL, POWERFUL, BEAUTIFUL, INCREDIBLE
Each word an imposing declaration; each wall sample an impenetrable facade.
Seizing the chance to subvert public perception of these messages, Vega presents the adjectives like graffiti on the border wall samples, turning each section of wall into a billboard advertising its own hyperbolically alleged attributes.
Says Vega, “I saw the opportunity to present this matter in a positive note. I envisioned the wall as a blank canvas for expression, and in a way, made him eat his own words. [It is] a chance to reject the negativity and turn this around.”
Vega models her distinctive thread painting method after the traditional craft techniques of the indigenous Huichol people of western Mexico. She first covers a surface with cera de Campeche, a natural beeswax from the Mexican state of Campeche. She then “draws” on that surface with cotton Perlé embroidery thread, using a palette knife to embed the thread into the wax. It is a long, delicate, and sometimes messy process, and takes weeks to finish a single piece. The resulting image-object has a texture reminiscent of a woven textile, yet is inflexible.
Vega was born in Mexico City in 1975. She studied Industrial Design at Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City, earning her BFA in 2000. Her work has been exhibited extensively, including at the Museo de Arte Popular de la Ciudad de Mexico, Lyons Weir Gallery in New York, The Shooting Gallery in San Francisco, Breeze Block Gallery in Portland, OR, and Galerie Ernst Hilger in Vienna, Austria. It has been featured at Zona MACO, Pulse LA and MIAMI, Houston Fine Art Fair, Art Chicago NEXT, Art Market San Francisco, Art Toronto, London Art Fair, PINTA Art Fair, and Supermarket Art Fair, Sweden. It was selected for the Tequila CENTENARIO Award at Zona MACO and was awarded with an Honorific Mention at the Bienal de Artes Visuales de Yucatán in 2009.

Aaron Scamihorn and Jason Roemer: Freaks & Geeks
2018-11-02 18:00 - 2018-11-18 18:00 | Contemporary Art Museum of Indianapolis (CAMi), 1125 Cruft St., Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
Freaks & Geeks is a collection of hand-painted and screen-printed portraits by Aaron Scamihorn, along with a unique collaboration with writer and Lodge principal Jason Roemer. With a focus on perceived beauty, Aaron’s portraits break social convention by inviting you to stare into the intriguing faces of those we see around us everyday. The show’s pairing of three stream-of-consciousness narratives with over-sized portraits forces you to come face-to-face with a set of distinctly American characters who hope for the best, but ultimately cope with the worst.

On The Nose Opening Reception
2018-11-02 18:00 - 22:00 | Listen Hear, 2620 Shelby St, , Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
Join us First Friday for the Opening Reception of On The Nose, new paper works by Indianapolis Artist Jacob Mullins. Explore themes of absurdity, failure and dark humor.

Collectors' Night : Jacob Mullins
2018-11-01 19:00 - 21:00 | Listen Hear, 2620 Shelby St, , Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
We welcome the public to experience Collectors’ Night at Listen Hear, with Indianapolis visual artist Jacob Mullins. Catch Mullins’ solo exhibition On The Nose Thursday November 1st from 7-9 pm for a first look at the show, and a chance to chat with the artist.
On The Nose highlights new works on paper, exploring themes of absurdity, failure and dark humor.

On The Menu
2018-10-25 11:00 - 12:00 | Needler’s Market, 320 N New Jersey, Indianapolis, IN, 46204, United States
On the Menu, with hosts costume designer Brittany Kugler and photographer Lauren Ditchley, encourages visitors of all ages to make a meal out of craft supplies inspired by a rotating, food-based prompt. You might make “Last Night’s Dinner” “Mom’s Favorite Recipe” or “Holiday Staple”! Once the food is plated, Ditchley will photograph the creator and their meal as a gift.
We encourage people to share about their personal history and culture through food!
Lockerbie Square (by Needler’s Fresh Market | N New Jersey): Thursdays, September 6, 13, and October 25
For more information visit:
www.laurenditchley.com
www.brittanykugler.com
This is a FREE activity for all! There are other free activities to enjoy at both locations like games, live music, and the farmers market!
Brought to you by Big Car Collaborative, Spark Placemaking and Indianapolis City Market with support from Southwest Airlines and Project for Public Spaces through the Heart of the Community program.

The Designer's Road Map
2018-10-24 18:00 - 20:00 | Contemporary Art Museum of Indianapolis (CAMi), 1125 Cruft St., Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
An honest panel discussion on the pathways for a creative professional
The Indianapolis creative community offers a variety of pathways to a career as a design professional. Some are straight, most are windy and none of them are for the faint of heart. There is no singular experience because our community is made up of a tapestry of traditional ad agencies, boutique design shops, freelancers and in-house creative teams. And while we benefit from the array of options, it can also isolate us to our own experience, leaving us to make assumptions about what it must be like on the other side. Are all agency gigs 60+ hour workweeks? Do freelancers hang out at coffee shops all day and sip lattes? What is it like to work in-house? When does a side hustle become a business? And what the hell is a boutique design shop anyway?
What if we had the opportunity to have a candid conversation with Indy’s most talented and gracious design leaders to get answers to some of these questions? What if we could dig into the similarities and differences between these pathways and how to know what to expect? More mentorship, more honesty, less romanticization, fewer assumptions.
Please join AIGA at The Tube Factory on Oct. 24 for a guided panel discussion that will leave you better educated about your opportunities and more equipped to build the type of creative community that cares for one another.
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PANELIST
Ryan Hunley // Owner and Art Directory, 2nd Street Creative
Amy McAdams-Gonzales //Co-Founder and Designer, Matinee Creative
Aaron Scamihorn // Principal, RONLEWHORN Industries
Anna Saraceno // Product Designer, Trello
Katie Clements // Associate Creative Director, CVR
MODERATOR
Kolby McElvain // Senior Designer, High Alpha
Special thanks to our Presenting Sponsor:
Artisan is a boutique recruitment agency that has a unique approach to making the right connections – and they’ve honed, mastered, and put it to work over the past few decades. Their secret? It’s the realization that they’re humans helping humans.

Sound Lab with Oreo Jones
2018-10-24 18:00 - 20:00 | Listen Hear, 2620 Shelby St, , Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
Join us for SOUND LAB- An evening of sound exploration. Bring your synths, drum machines, pedals, theremins, or whatever you use to express yourself.
A re-occuring workshop where we explore ways to communicate and express ourselves through sonic waves, each attendee will be encouraged to play a piece that they have been working on and share ways of how they approached their work. The group will then attempt to work on a collaboration by placeing your name in a bowl. We will draw 2 names at a time and you and your partner will team up in a inprovosation set.
Note: Usually we meet the last Wednesday but we moved it up a week because of Halloween.

Walking Wednesday-Indianapolis City Market with Stevi Stoesz
2018-10-24 18:00 - 19:30 | Indianapolis City Market, 222 E Market St, Indianapolis
The Indianapolis City Market is a historic landmark that offers distinct foods, products and services. Take a moment to explore the widely unknown aspects of this city center, including a tour of the catacombs, with Executive Director Stevi Stoesz.
Free and open to the public // All ages
MEET on the East Plaza of City Market. We don’t walk if the weather is terrible. Walks are free but bring some money if you’d like to stop for a snack or drink in the middle.
Brought to you by Spark Placemaking and Indianapolis City Market with support from Southwest Airlines and Project for Public Spaces through the Heart of the Community program.
About Stoesz
As executive director of City Market, Stoesz manages all aspects of the Downtown organization. This includes handling day-to-day operations, anticipating culinary trends, promoting the market as a local cultural destination, managing leasing agreements and maintaining corporate relationships. With a degree in communications and public relations from Indiana Statue University, Stoesz began her work at City Market in 1994 as the commercial real estate leasing representative. Stoesz took on the role of marketing and public relations director in 1996. After leaving in 2001, Stoesz returned in 2008 as director of business development and public relations, and was named executive director in 2011.

On The Menu
2018-10-24 10:30 - 12:00 | Indianapolis City Market, 222 E Market St, Indianapolis
On the Menu, with hosts costume designer Brittany Kugler and photographer Lauren Ditchley, encourages visitors of all ages to make a meal out of craft supplies inspired by a rotating, food-based prompt. You might make “Last Night’s Dinner” “Mom’s Favorite Recipe” or “Holiday Staple”! Once the food is plated, Ditchley will photograph the creator and their meal as a gift.
We encourage people to share about their personal history and culture through food!
For more information visit:
www.laurenditchley.com
www.brittanykugler.com
This is a FREE activity for all! There are other free activities to enjoy at both locations like games, live music, and the farmers market!
Brought to you by Big Car Collaborative, Spark Placemaking and Indianapolis City Market with support from Southwest Airlines and Project for Public Spaces through the Heart of the Community program.

Nicholas Mirzoeff Talk and Dinner
2018-10-22 18:30 - 20:30 | IN
Nicholas Mirzoeff is a visual activist, working at the intersection of politics, race and global/visual culture.
Among his many publications, The Right to Look: A Counterhistory of Visuality (2011) won the Anne Friedberg Award for Innovative Scholarship from the Society of Cinema and Media Studies in 2013.
How To See The World was published by Pelican in the UK (2015) and by Basic Books in the US (2016). It has been translated into ten languages and was a New Scientist Top Ten Book of the Year for 2015.
His new project, The Appearance of Black Lives Matter was published in 2017 as a free e-book, and in 2018 as a limited edition print book with the art project “The Bad Air Smelled Of Roses” by Carl Pope and a poem by Karen Pope, both by NAME Publications, Miami.
Since Charlottesville, he has been active in the movement to take down statues commemorating settler colonialism and/or white supremacy and convened the collaborative syllabus All The Monuments Must Fall.
A frequent blogger and writer, his work has appeared in the New York Times, the Guardian, Time and The New Republic.
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Juan William Chávez Artist Talk and Lunch
2018-10-20 13:00 - 15:00 | Contemporary Art Museum of Indianapolis (CAMi), 1125 Cruft St., Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
Join us for the close of the exhibit Juan William Chávez: Mesa Hive with an artist talk and lunch. RSVP to email hidden; JavaScript is required
About Chávez
Juan William Chávez is an artist and cultural activist who creates and shares space in the built and natural environments to address community-identified issues. At the heart of Chavez’s practice is his studio research, which includes drawings, films, photographs, craft, labor, architectural interventions, and unconventional forms of beekeeping and agriculture. Chávez utilizes art as a way of researching, developing, and implementing projects of creative placemaking and social engagement. His exhibitions feature his studio research in the form of multimedia installations. Chavez has exhibited his work at venues such as ArtPace, Van Abbemuseum, McColl Center for Art + Innovation, 21c Museum Hotel, Laumeier Sculpture Park and Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis. His interdisciplinary approach to art has gained the attention and support of prestigious institutions like the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, Creative Capital, Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, ArtPlace America and Art Matters Foundation. Chávez holds a BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute and a MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

ROBBIE FULKS, LINDA GAIL LEWIS & RED VOLKAERT
2018-10-18 20:00 - 23:00 | Duke’s Indy, 2352 S West St., Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
Robbie Fulks is a singer, recording artist, instrumentalist, composer, and songwriter. His most recent release, 2017’s Upland Stories, earned year’s-best recognition from NPR and Rolling Stone among many others, as well as two Grammy® nominations, for folk album and American roots song (“Alabama At Night”).
Fulks was born in York, Pennsylvania, and grew up in a half-dozen small towns in southeast Pennsylvania, the North Carolina Piedmont, and the Blue Ridge area of Virginia. After 1980s stints playing with Greg Cahill’s Special Consensus Bluegrass Band and teaching at Chicago’s Old Town School of Folk Music, Robbie worked as a staff songwriter on Music Row in Nashville (1993-1998). His early solo work includes the influential early “alternative-country” records Country Love Songs (1996) and South Mouth (1997). His music from the last several years hews mainly to acoustic instrumentation; it returns him in part to his earlier bluegrass days, and extends the boundaries of that tradition with sparely orchestrated reflections on love, the slings of time, and the troubles of common people.
Radio: multiple appearances on WSM’s “Grand Ole Opry,” PRI’s “Whadd’ya Know” and “Prairie Home Companion,” NPR’s “Fresh Air,” “Mountain Stage,” and “World Cafe.” TV: PBS’s Austin City Limits; NBC’s Today, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, Later with Carson Daly, and 30 Rock. Artists who have covered his songs include Sam Bush, Kelly Hogan, Hiss Golden Messenger, Andrew Bird, Mollie O’Brien, Rosie Flores, John Cowan, and Old 97s. Festivals he’s played include Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Calgary Folk Festival, Bumbershoot, Birmingham City Stages, IBMA, Walnut Valley Festival (Winfield KS), Wakarusa (Lawrence KS), Americanafest (Nashville), Hideout Block Party, Milwaukee’s Summerfest, Taste of Chicago, Rhode Island Rhythm and Roots, Whispering Beard, and Pickathon.

Walking Wednesday-African American History w/ Donna Stokes-Lucas
2018-10-17 18:00 - 19:30 | Indianapolis City Market, 222 E Market St, Indianapolis
Indianapolis’ African-American community is rich in heritage and history. Donna Stokes-Lucas leads this themed walk highlighting African American History and Genealogy in Indianapolis. Join us as we explore the past and present.
Free and open to the public // All ages
MEET on the East Plaza of City Market. We don’t walk if the weather is terrible. Walks are free but bring some money if you’d like to stop for a snack or drink in the middle.
Brought to you by Spark Placemaking and Indianapolis City Market with support from Southwest Airlines and Project for Public Spaces through the Heart of the Community program.
About Stokes-Lucas
Donna Stokes-Lucas has been researching African Americans and family histories for over 30 years. She organizes programs featuring nationally acclaimed authors, poets, artists and scholars. Working with public libraries, churches, and corporations, she designs and develops history displays, culture and heritage tours and events. Stokes-Lucas is a founder and charter member of the Indiana African American Genealogy Group. She is past Central District Director for the Indiana Genealogical Society. In 2014, Donna was one of five researchers selected to document African Americans in Indiana counties from 1820 -1870 for the Indiana Historical Society Rural Settlement Project. Stokes-Lucas was awarded the 2014 Outstanding Work in the Preservation of Indiana’s Underground Railroad History by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.

This Machine
2018-10-13 19:00 - 20:00 | Listen Hear, 2620 Shelby St, , Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
Experience “This Machine”, a one-night installation by Indianapolis Artist Ke’Ondris Hughes. Visuals by Kivinity King, with performances by Ke’Ondris, Mula KKhan, Dorian Outlaw, and 1996 Montana. Come kick-it early to check out the KSEVENX Pop-Up Shop.

Doors open at 7, Performances at 8.
Free, All Ages.

Cluck 2018
2018-10-13 14:00 - 17:00 | Contemporary Art Museum of Indianapolis (CAMi), 1125 Cruft St., Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
Cluck 2018 is cluck’s annual fundraising event on October 13, 2018 that features a best-of fried chicken and bourbon contest, outdoor games, silent auction, live music, and an art experience.
About Cluck:
Cluck was created to give young professionals of color access to the best political training resources around.
cluck’s mission is to fund the training of the next generation of political hopefuls. We accomplish this by removing three barriers to entry into politics:
awareness of how to effectively win political campaigns,
funds to attend the best political training programs in the country,
connection to a National network of emerging political leaders.
cluck does not train candidates. cluck funds & empowers people of color under 40 years old to lead in politics.
cluck is led by a diverse group of leaders. Some have run for office. Some have held elected office. cluck supporters are men and women. We represent many ethnicities, backgrounds, cultures and professions. Best of all… our average supporter is under 40 years old.
By 2045, the majority of Americans will be people of color. cluck readies our next generation of leaders in preparation for our country’s diverse future.

Sunken Beer Gardens
2018-10-11 18:00 - 20:30 | Garfield Park Sunken Gardens, 2505 Conservatory Dr., IN, 46203, United States
Celebrate one of our city’s most beautiful gardens and public places every Thursday evening. Play some games, relax, get creative, and socialize at this family friendly place while taking in the sunset and fountains. And enjoy local craft beer. In partnership with Indianapolis Parks Foundation and Indy Parks and Recreation. And we’re excited to team up, as well, with Friends of Garfield Park, Inc. and multiple local breweries including Sun King Brewing Company, Centerpoint Brewing, Upland Brewing Company, Flat12 Bierwerks Indianapolis and our neighborhood’s own Garfield Brewery. Part of Big Car’s Spark Placemaking program with promotional support from 99.1 WQRT FM.
Kids and dogs are allowed. You can bring in a picnic. Food trucks will be on hand most nights. All ages. Beer is for 21-plus only and must be purchased. Otherwise free to attend. Some seating available, including hammocks. You can bring your own blanket or lawn chair. The Conservatory will be open to visitors with restrooms at no charge. Art activities, projects, and low-key performances will vary each week. You can always decorate and write your own special sunken garden postcards that we’ll mail for you for free.

Petra Glynt
2018-10-10 19:00 - 22:00 | Listen Hear, 2620 Shelby St, , Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
Montreal-based Electronic Pop Artist Petra Glynt sweeps through Indianapolis with an intimate sound experience at Listen Hear on October 10th.
Petra brings a unique approach to experimental electronic music, describing an environment that is more underground and alternative than pop. This will be one groovy night.
Supporting Artists to be determined. $5 at the door.
“On her debut album, Montreal visual artist-turned-electronic pop provocateur Alexandra Mackenzie makes vital protest music that summons collective strength to overcome existential fear.” -Pitchfork

Website: http://www.petraglynt.zone
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/petraglynt
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/petra-glynt
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/petraglynt/
