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Drums & Drones + Ursula Scherrer
2018-06-23 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) | Listen Hear, 2620 Shelby St, , Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
Drums & Drones is a sound and light performative installation featuring drummer Brian Chase (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) and video artist Ursula Scherrer.
Sonically, the aim of the project is to investigate the subtle acoustic properties of drum resonance. From these subtleties, expansive meditative soundscapes are created. Similarly, the visual component examines elements of found forms, whether in filmed objects or light itself. This sense of architectural abstraction functions to liberate natural aesthetic beauty from associative identity.

Biographies
Brian Chase is a drummer and composer living in Brooklyn. His diverse range of work/play includes that with rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the community of the New York improvised/experimental music scene, and Drums & Drones, an electro-acoustic project focusing on the application of just intonation to drums and percussion. Performances have taken him across the world, and he appears on many recordings spanning a broad spectrum of styles. In addition to the drums, Brian is a regular practitioner of Ashtanga yoga. chasebrian.com and chaikinrecords.com
The poetic quality of Ursula Scherrer’s work reminds one of moving paintings, drawing the viewer into the images, leaving them with their own stories. She transforms spaces and landscapes into serene, abstract portraits of rhythm, color and light – inner landscapes in the outside world where the images and actions have less to do with what we see then with the feeling they leave behind. Scherrer is a Swiss artist living in New York. Her work and collaboration with composers, choreographers, stage directors, light artists and poets has been shown in festivals, galleries and museums internationally.

Red Line Craft Fair
2018-06-23 09:00 - 13:00 | Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center, 1400 E. Hanna Avenue, Indianapolis, IN, 46227, United States
Big Car and the University of Indianapolis are teaming up to throw a free craft market at the UIndy Christel DeHaan Fine Art Center. There will be music, games and free art activities in addition to our vendors!
Want to become a vendor? Local art/craft/vintage vendors are encouraged to apply! There is no vending fee and we will not ask a percentage of your sales. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DRPSLLH
Made possible by The Arts Council of Indianapolis in partnership with Transit Drives Indy (TDI).

The DOJO-Presented by Old Soul Entertainment
2018-06-22 19:00 - 22:00 | Listen Hear, 2620 Shelby St, , Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
The DOJO; a (MONTHLY) Hip-Hop showcase that highlights the art of REAL MCing. The DOJO honors tradition and provides a platform to strengthen the local HIP-HOP CULTURE.
Friday, June 22, 2018 at Listen Hear
2620 Shelby St. Indy, 46203
7-10pm. $7. All ages welcome. Appropriate for ages 16 & over.
​Hosted by Indy artists, Gritty N’ The Craftman.
Every month, they will feature the best Indy emcees.

Reed Stewart
2018-06-21 19:00 - 20:30 | Listen Hear, 2620 Shelby St, , Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
New York based drummer and musician on tour with album, Mallet.

Brick Street Poetry Series: Rail Line Poets
2018-06-20 19:00 - 20:30 | Contemporary Art Museum of Indianapolis (CAMi), 1125 Cruft St., Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
Hosted by JL Kato, a monthly reading and an open mic series the third Wednesday of every month.

Who We Are: WE (Indianapolis Women's Chorus)
2018-06-17 15:00 - 17:00, 2018-06-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Contemporary Art Museum of Indianapolis (CAMi), 1125 Cruft St., Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
How do we relate to one another as community? How do we care for one another? How do we create a world of hope, equity, and justice? What do the struggles of today’s world ask of us, individually and collectively? Who are we? We offer songs that helps us to see and celebrate our connections to one another – as friends and loved ones, as neighbors, as a nation, as residents of our shared Earth. Join us for a fun and festive concert at the Tube Factory Art Space in Garfield Park.
This project is made possible by the support of the Indiana Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
With support from: Arts Council and the City of Indianapolis. Arts Council of Indianapolis

Taking Israel
2018-06-13 18:30 - 20:30 | Contemporary Art Museum of Indianapolis (CAMi), 1125 Cruft St., Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
Big Car Collaborative will present a screening and discussion of the award winning documentary TAKING ISRAEL. The 55 minute film recounts the experiences of African-American students who went to Israel over a fifteen year period -1988-2002. The students from Wilberforce University in Ohio spent summers in Israel working at Kibbutz Ramat Menashe, conducting an English summer fun camp ( Kafiada) in the TelAviv suburb Holon and taking classes at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. The students also spent time at the Givat Haviva Center of Peace interacting with Israeli Arabs and Palestinians. Dr Eric Winston retired Vice President at Wilberforce University and Kelly Brewer a former program participant will lead a discussion after the film.

The film’s focus is the cultural interactions between the students and the Israeli’s with whom they came in contact. I addition to cultural understanding the film allowed the students to observe the educational, social and political environment of Israel as African Americans. The program was the outgrowth of a suggestion by Dr Stanley Borenstein, a former Wilberforce Professor who suggested that the University create the “exchange” program as way for the students to satisfy an academic requirement.
The documentary was funded in part by the Efroymson Foundation of Indianapolis and Gofundme.

Dr Eric Winston is a retired Vice President at Wilberforce University and Kelly Brewer a former program participant will lead a discussion after the conclusion.
Taking Israel was produced by Dr. Winston and Directed by Vincent Singleton and has won three awards–Best Documentary at the San Diego Black Film Festival and the Best Documentary and Best Director at the Action on Film Festival, Monrovia,CA.

99.1 WQRT's Rhinestone Country Presents Alex Williams
2018-06-09 20:00 - 23:00 | Duke’s Indy, 2352 S West St., Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
Alex Williams is a part of a neo-traditionalist country music that surfaced in the wake of Jamey Johnson‘s success in the early 2010s. Like Chris Stapleton and Sturgill Simpson, Williamsuses the outlaw country of the ’70s as a primary text, finding his own voice within the music of Nashville renegades like Waylon Jennings and Texas mavericks like Jerry Jeff Walker — a skill that’s apparent on his 2017 debut Better Than Myself.
A native of Pendleton, Indiana, Williams grew up listening to ’80s metal, eventually gravitating toward classic country when he was in his late teens. He enrolled in Nashville’s Belmont University after graduating from high school, but he soon dropped out of college and began gigging in the Music City, sometimes drifting back to his home state of Indiana, sometimes getting down to Texas. Williams wound up leading his own band and their constant gigging brought them to the attention of Julian Raymond, a producer who also worked A&R at Big Machine Records. He signed Williams separately from the band, taking him into the studio with a star-studded backing band that included J.T. Corenflos, Matt Rollings, and Victor Indrizzo to record his debut album. The resulting Better Than Myself was released in August 2017. (source: allmusic.com- written by Stephen Thomas Erlewine)

99.1 WQRT's Rhinestone Country Presents Mike & The Moonpies
2018-06-08 20:00 - 23:00 | Duke’s Indy, 2352 S West St., Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
On-stage and on record, Austin’s Mike and the Moonpies keep the torch of Texas country burning. Whether it’s a hardcore two-step, freewheeling Western swing, Doug Sahm‘s Cosmic American Music, or George Strait‘s sweet, burnished ballads, Mike and the Moonpies tap into the traditions of the Lone Star State, yet their music feels nimble and fresh thanks to their deft interplay and sly touch.
A nascent version of Mike and the Moonpies premiered in 2008, with guitarist Catlin Rutherford leading a variety of musicians through a Monday night residency at the Hole in the Wall, a dive on the University of Texas drag. Toward 2010, the band solidified around Rutherford, vocalist Mike Harmeier, steel guitarist Zach Moulton, drummer Kyle Ponder, and bassist Preston Rhone, with this lineup releasing the independent The Real Country that year. Pianist John Carbone joined in 2011 and the band claimed the East Side venue the White Horse as its new Austin haunt. The following year found the band releasing its second album, The Hard Way.
After the release of The Hard Way, Mike and the Moonpiescontinued to tour regularly, expanding to the rest of Texas. The group’s third album, 2015’s Mockingbird, began to earn the group attention outside of Texas. After delivering a double live album called Live at WinStar World Casino & Resort in 2016, the group returned in early 2018 with its fourth studio album, Steak Night at the Prairie Rose. (source: Allmusic.com- written by Stephen Thomas Erlewine)

Indy Pride Presents: Transglam
2018-06-06 19:00 - 22:00 | Contemporary Art Museum of Indianapolis (CAMi), 1125 Cruft St., Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
Indy Pride and Indy’s trans community invites you to join us during Pride Week for #TransGlam – a free night of music, dancing, friendship and fun. Dance the night away or chill, socialize and play games.

What does your #TransGlam look like? A sparkly ball gown? A jean jacket and a t-shirt? A tux and a bow tie? Anything goes at this queer-formal dance. Bring a date(s), or come solo and show off your style and your moves! Everyone is welcome at #TransGlam.

This event is presented with the help of the following partners:
Eskenazi Health
Metro Nightclub & Restaurant
Big Car Collaborative
ACLU of Indiana

Make an Offer
2018-06-01 18:00 - 22:00 | Listen Hear, 2620 Shelby St, , Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
In the series “Make An Offer” , Jacob Gardner utilizes illustration, printmaking and sound as media to discuss the depth of the human condition. Gardner investigates repetition of form in the communication of emotion.

Collectors' Night: Make an Offer
2018-05-31 19:00 - 21:00 | Listen Hear, 2620 Shelby St, , Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
Collectors’ Night at Listen Hear is presented on the First Thursday of every month. This offers an intimate environment for conversation with the Artist- giving collectors a first chance look at the exhibition.
In the series “Make An Offer” , Jacob Gardner utilizes illustration, printmaking and sound as media to discuss the depth of the human condition. Gardner investigates repetition of form in the communication of emotion.

The Immigrant Yarn Project-KnitNight
2018-05-31 17:30 - 18:30, 2018-05-17 17:30 - 18:30 | Contemporary Art Museum of Indianapolis (CAMi), 1125 Cruft St., Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
Would you like to be part of a nation-wide community art project?
Hundreds of artist / knitter / activists from around the country are collaborating in a single, magnificent gesture of unity, solidarity, and yarn-based creativity in a celebration of our nation’s glorious diversity. Organized nationally by Enactivist, a San Francisco-based 501(c)(3), the project is brought to Indianapolis by Mary Jo Bayliss. There is no cost at all to be part of this project and it is a purely democratic (by the people) and colossal work of public art, representing a cross section of the American experience. We think it’s time to rise above division and come together to celebrate what we all have in common – citizenry in a nation composed of diverse backgrounds, families, politics, faiths, identities and ideas.
Countless small squares and pieces have come into the studio, and more knitted by immigrants and their descendants arrive everyday. From high schools to retirement centers, from California to Maine, we have collected these works of art, representing a personal or familial story. The pieces are compiled, sewn together and fashioned into over 100 sculptural columns, in a single colossal work of yarn-based art. First displayed at Fort Point National Historic Site, at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco in May 2019, and then in locations throughout the USA, the Immigrant Yarn Project will provide a testament to the creative spirit of our shared immigrant heritage. It is a celebration of our national gestalt, where the whole is different and as magnificent as the sum of its parts.
See https://enactivist.org/ to learn more about the organization behind this nationwide public art project.

Sound Lab with Oreo Jones
2018-05-30 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.

Have You Seen This? …. Hold Up Let Me Find It Real Quick
2018-05-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Listen Hear, 2620 Shelby St, , Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
Grab a beer, share a laugh, shed a tear and share internet videos on the big screen. “Have You Seen This? …. Hold Up Let Me Find It Real Quick” is a new installment into which we hand you the reigns to the fabulous world wide web. Attendees will be free to contribute to a sign up sheet where you will present that one Youtube video that captivates your soul. Got this wild Kpop music video you’ve been dying to share? Let it rip! You have this weird mini doc about recycling sea trash gathering in our oceans? Seems pretty chill.
The evening will begin with a few videos curated by professional Youtube watchers.
Image still from ZIBER by Andrey Kasay

De Aquí y De Allá (From Here and There): featuring artist Eddie Calaca
2018-05-26 13:00 | Contemporary Art Museum of Indianapolis (CAMi), 1125 Cruft St., Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
A monthly series hosted by Eduardo Luna interviewing artists who have immigrated to Indianapolis from other countries.

The Immigrant Yarn Project-KnitNight
2018-05-24 17:30 - 18:30 | IN

Landscape in the Mist
2018-05-23 18:30 - 21:30 | IN
“Landscape in the Mist,” the final chapter in Angelopoulos’ ‘Trilogy of Silence’, was both a political film and a personal one. This mesmerizing, heartbreaking and hauntingly beautiful allegorical tale was a poignant portrait of the perennial yet futile search for identity and a compassionate father figure by the people of Greece, a country tormented along the better part of 20th century by political turbulence and disillusionment. The story chronicles the journey of two kids – Voula (Tania Palaiologou), a prepubescent girl, and her little brother Alexandros (Michalis Zeke) – in search of their father who, they believe, is residing in Germany. For Theo the destination was far less important vis-à-vis the incredible leap of faith that these two kids take with hope as their sole driving force. Along the road they face moments of gut-wrenching tragedy, as when Voula is callously violated by a truck driver, as well as simple joy, as in their motorbike ride with a young, lonely actor named Orestes (Stratos Tzortzoglou), and profound catharsis, as when Voula, who had been maintaining an impassive demeanour till then, finally breaks down in the arms of the young guy. The film was, therefore, also a fascinating coming-of-age tale – a personal one for the kids, and a political one for the rootless, disenchanted generation they symbolized. Washed-out vistas of Greek countryside, marvelous long takes, and the evocative score, laced the layered, lyrical storyline with pathos and melancholia, as did the devastatingly brilliant turn by the young Tania. Interestingly, the theatre troupe of The Travelling Players made a brief return in it, perhaps signifying the inherently cyclical nature of both life and history.
Rated R
2 hours 17 minutes
Release date: September 14, 1990 (New York City)
Director: Theo Angelopoulos
Music composed by: Eleni Karaindrou
Cinematography: Giorgos Arvanitis
Free, discussion will follow.

Red Line Craft Fair
2018-05-23 09:00 - 12:00 | IN
Big Car and The University of Indianapolis are teaming up to throw a free craft market at the UIndy Christel Dehaan center. This event will be a way for Big Car staff to engage with the University Heights and Carson heights to gain useful feedback on our Red Line Public Art Project.
There will be music, games and free art activities in addition to our vendors!
Become a vendor! local art/craft/vintage vendors are encouraged to apply! There is no vending fee and we will not ask a percentage of your sales. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DRPSLLH

The DOJO-Presented by Old Soul Entertainment
2018-05-18 19:00 - 22:30 | Listen Hear, 2620 Shelby St, , Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
The DOJO; a (MONTHLY) Hip-Hop showcase that highlights the art of REAL MCing. The DOJO honors tradition and provides a platform to strengthen the local HIP-HOP CULTURE.
Friday, May 18, 2018 at Listen Hear
2620 Shelby St. Indy, 46203
7-10pm. $7. All ages welcome. Appropriate for ages 16 & over.
​Hosted by Indy artists, Gritty N’ The Craftman.
Every month, they will feature the best Indy emcees.

Red Line Movie Night-My Neighbor Totoro
2018-05-17 20:00 - 23:00 | Safeway, 2176 Shelby St., IN, 46203, United States
The Red Line is coming to South Indianapolis and Garfield Park. And to help us get into the mindset of celebrating and thinking about transit we’ll show “My Neighbor Totoro” in the parking lot of Safeway, transit related arts activities and a short film of stuntman Evel Knievel jumping 14 buses on his red, white and blue motorcycle preceding the movie. Safeway will be open so you can grab dinner at the cafe to enjoy with the movie.
Follow the adventures of Satsuki and her four-year-old sister Mei when they move into a new home in the countryside. To their delight, they discover that their new neighbor is Totoro, a mysterious forest spirit who can only be seen by children. Totoro introduces them to extradordinary characters — including a cat that doubles as a bus! — and takes them on an incredible journey.
There will be around 50 chairs that are free to use but we also recommend you bring your own if you are arriving later.
Special thanks to Safeway, The Arts Council of Indianapolis, and Transit Drives Indy, and Public House Cinema for making this event possible. Learn about other Ready for The Red Line projects here.

Brick Street Poetry Series:Joan Colby
2018-05-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Contemporary Art Museum of Indianapolis (CAMi), 1125 Cruft St., Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
Brick Street South Poetry Series is organized by JL Kato. The series features a poet and an open mic the third Wednesday of every month. May features poet, Joan Colby.
Joan Colby has published widely in journals such as Poetry, Atlanta Review, South Dakota Review, The Spoon River Poetry Review, New York Quarterly, the new renaissance, Grand Street, Epoch, and Prairie Schooner. Awards include two Illinois Arts Council Literary Awards, Rhino Poetry Award, the new renaissance Award for Poetry, and an Illinois Arts Council Fellowship in Literature. She was a finalist in the GSU Poetry Contest (2007) and Nimrod International Pablo Neruda Prize (2009, 2012) and received honorable mentions in the North American Review’s James Hearst Poetry Contest (2008, 2010). She is the editor of Illinois Racing News and lives on a small horse farm in Northern Illinois. Her published books include The Lonely Hearts Killers and The Atrocity Book.

Sabado Latino: Learning about latino culture while drinking coffee
2018-05-12 13:00 - 15:00 | Contemporary Art Museum of Indianapolis (CAMi), 1125 Cruft St., Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
Drink coffee with artist Eduardo Luna and learn about Latino culture.

The Immigrant Yarn Project-KnitNights
2018-05-10 17:30 - 18:30 | Listen Hear, 2620 Shelby St, , Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States

Art: A Social Practice
2018-05-04 18:00 - 22:00 | Contemporary Art Museum of Indianapolis (CAMi), 1125 Cruft St., Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
One night, five University of Indianapolis graduate students: Lauren Ditchley, Linnea Gartin, Brittany Kugler, Emma Landwerlen and Danielle Wilborn have created an interactive show that invites you to explore the Garfield Park Neighborhood.
Presented by University of Indianapolis and Big Car

Steph Renner-Let's Take Care of Each Other
2018-05-04 18:00 - 22:00 | Listen Hear, 2620 Shelby St, , Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
New works by Steph Renner, aka Mythmaker.
About Renner
I have always loved to travel and learn about ancient history, so it is of no surprise that my work conveys themes of those foremost cultures that helped shape our world. I have been fortunate enough to live in both Paris and Rome, where I was exposed to millennia-worth of artistic creation. Having focused primarily on relief work and print design, I received my printmaking degree from Ball State in 2011. Since then, I have gleaned the inner workings of the screen-printing industry via working with The Art Press, a team of printmakers in Indianapolis.

Christos Koutsouras: Land Art (Telling Trees)
2018-05-04 08:00 - 2018-07-14 17:00 | Contemporary Art Museum of Indianapolis (CAMi), 1125 Cruft St., Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
Deeply rooted in place, Land Art (Telling Trees) is inspired by a large-scale fire that tore apart the island of Samos, Greece — the birthplace of the artist. Koutsouras first approached this theme in 1994 after a fire destroyed much of the vegetation on the island. When a massive fire again hit Samos two years ago, he returned to this theme and finished the work he started 20 years ago. Koutsouras envisions the white trees he painted juxtaposed with the black landscape as a visual reference to the act of fire. He shares that his objective was, from the beginning, to talk into the people’s consciousness and show the force of the action. Koutsouras wanted to do more than just create an image. This was a work in progress over several years, starting with a spontaneous reaction back on time.
Land Art (Telling Trees) includes large photographs manipulated by Koutsouras in different ways. Some pieces are painted on, others drawn upon with pencil, and some left intact. The work captures the destruction and rebirth of the forests and fields of Samos from fires that swept through the landscape. He created other works by wrapping paper around the burned trees of Samos and rubbing charcoal imprints. The exhibition also ties Samos and Indianapolis (two places Koutsouras has lived at different times throughout his life) together with a sculpture made from two pine trees from the west side of Indianapolis blown over by straight winds. The 40-year-old trees were saved from rot or becoming mulched by Indy Urban Hardwood.
The upstairs video room features a documentary about Koutsouras and other Greek artists by filmmaker Dia Kontaxis, a professor at the University of Miami. Her work has screened at museums, galleries and festivals including Venice (Art Biennale), New York (Tribeca Film Festival), Montreal (Art Fifa), Paris, Athens, Ankara, Lleida, Taipei and Miami (Art Basel). In another video piece located in the monitors outside of the video room and downstairs, Koutsouras paints the charred trees white to contrast with the blackness of the landscape.
Koutsouras, who studied painting in Germany, often pulls from the instruction of an inspirational teacher and tries to make each work into its own narrative. Each piece must have a beginning, middle and end. The result in this show: a story of the destructive and restorative forces of nature.
The exhibition was made possible by The Efroymson Family Fund, Managed Health Services – MHS, Sun King Brewing Company and Indy Urban Hardwood.

The Immigrant Yarn Project-KnitNights
2018-05-03 17:30 - 18:30 | Contemporary Art Museum of Indianapolis (CAMi), 1125 Cruft St., Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
