Big Car

48 Hour Film Fest early $140 registration deadline
2015-07-07 - 2015-07-08 | IN
The Indianapolis 48 Hour Film Project is produced by Big Car. It is open to professional, amateur and first-time filmmakers in Indianapolis. It is awesome. You should do it.
On Friday night, July 31, all registered teams meet to get a character, a prop, a line of dialogue and a randomly-chosen genre, all to include in your movie. [Animators and puppeteers welcome!] Then you have exactly 48 hours to make it all happen—from story to soundtrack to editing. Turn it in. High-fives. Take a long nap.
All on-time films screen to cheering audiences at the Tobias Theater at IMA the evening of Saturday, August 8. One winning team from Indianapolis will screen their film at the international Filmapalooza in Hollywood.
The sooner you sign up, the cheaper it is, and you can get started recruiting cast and crew. Prices are per team, not per person. Registration opens May 27, 2015 at 48hourfilm.com/indianapolis. Register before July 7 and pay just $140. Between July 8–July 21? $160. July 22–July 31 = $175
Join the 48 Hour Film Facebook group to keep up to date, network and share your experiences along the way! Questions? E-mail email hidden; JavaScript is required.

Pleasant Run Walk and Sketch
2015-06-06 10:00 - 12:30 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) | Barth Avenue Bridge along the Pleasant Run Trail
In this engaging nature walk, New York based artist Rebecca Allan and Tom Swinford, Assistant Division Director of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, will lead participants in creating nature drawings and poetry while learning about the ecology of Pleasant Run. Encouraging us to connect to and reflect on this important Indianapolis waterway, this event will culminate in the on-site creation of an electronic book of artwork, photos, and poetry.
We will meet at the Barth Avenue Bridge along the Pleasant Run Trail at 10:00 am. Street parking is available along Barth Avenue. A map is available here: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=zpFpqUie_fSw.kILMvRAbG2eg&usp=sharing
This event is free and all materials will be provided to participants.
This event is sponsored by the IUPUI Arts and Humanities Institute, the Rivers of the Anthropocene Project, Big Car, Reconnecting to Our Waterways, Prizm: The Artist’s Supply Store, the Butler University Center for Urban Ecology, Earth Charter Indiana, and the da Vinci Pursuit.

Mayor's Bike Ride
2015-06-06 09:00 - 11:30 | City Market, 222 E. Market St., Indianapolis, IN, 46204, United States
Join Mayor Ballard this Saturday, June 6 for the seventh annual ‪‎Mayors Bike Ride‬ event presented by Central Indiana Community Foundation.
Participants will receive bike safety information, children’s bike helmets, door prizes and snacks.
FREE T-SHIRTS FOR THE FIRST 200 PARTICIPANTS TO REGISTER!
Don’t miss the chance to ride through ‪Downtown Indy‬ one last time with Mayor Ballard!
Click to register

Spanish Immersion, Parte Cuatro:Super Amigos
2015-04-21 19:00 - 21:00 | 3739 Commercial Dr. Indianapolis, IN
In Mexico City, five real-life “social wrestlers” have capitalized on the popularity of Mexico’s larger than life Lucha Libre wrestlers to fight for social justice rather than trophies. Wearing custom masks, costumes and capes like the wrestlers who inspired them, these anonymous grassroots superheroes protect their metropolis against injustice.

Movie Meetup Road Trip: Guy Maddin
2015-04-10 13:30 - 20:00 | IN
Join Big Car for a road trip to IU Cinema to hear a talk by indie Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin.
E-mail email hidden; JavaScript is required if you want to come. The lecture’s at 3 p.m. and we’ll have dinner in Bloomington afterward, and be back in Indy by 8 p.m.

Spanish Immersion,Parte Tres:Tradicional Dance
2015-03-26 19:00 - 19:12, 2015-03-26 19:00 - 19:02, 2015-03-26 19:00 | 3739 Commercial Drive, Indianapolis, IN
Big Car Collaborative presents a new series, Spanish Immersion. Immerse yourself in the Spanish language through a variety of experiences: film, dialogue, reading, music and food. Both English and Spanish speakers welcome.
Parte Tres of the series will feature a lecture and activity led by Meztli-Cultural of Indianapolis. Our friends, Amber and Esteban Martinez will teach us about traditional dances and music from the La Huasteca region of Mexico.
This is a free event for all ages. We will have coffee and pan dulce for guests.
The Show Room is part of Big Car Collaborative – Located at 3739 Commercial Drive. It is next to the DaVita Dialysis center, just off 38th Street.

"Temporal/Spatial" Exhibition Opening with performances by Zarzutzki (Chicago) and John Dawson (Bloomington)
2015-03-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Listen Hear, 2620 Shelby St, Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
“Temporal/Spatial” features sculptural works that confront the spatial aspects of the plastic arts while simultaneously confronting the temporal aspects of sound and listening.
Works by:
Ryan Johnston
Liz Wierzbecki
Nick Witten
Emily Freese
Andrew Jacob
Hillary Erin Russell
and Steve Moore
the opening exhibition will feature performances by Zarzutzki (Chicago) and John Dawson (Bloomington)
One of Chicago’s improvisers, Aaron Zarzutzki performs weekly in and around the city playing free jazz, EAI, noise, and house music as well as work in the visual arts. Known for his self made electronics and as a turntablist, he has performed with many artists including Nick Hoffman, Brent Gutzeit, Joshua Manchester, Kevin Drumm, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Takahiro Kawaguchi, among many others. He is a member of Green Pasture Happiness alongside Brian Labycz and Daniel Fandiño.
Read an interview with John Dawson from Tiny Mix Tapes here: http://www.tinymixtapes.com/features/john-dawson-magnetic-south
and then peruse the Magnetic South Bandcamp : http://magneticsouth.bandcamp.com/

Binary Sounds:Dominique Lewis
2015-03-17 19:00 - 21:00 | 3739 Commercial Dr. Indianapolis, IN

PLAY YOUR VEG 'TIL IT’S DEAD: An audio journey with produce
2015-03-14 12:00 - 13:30 | Listen Hear, 2620 Shelby St, Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
Explore the sonic and sculptural properties of vegetables through chopping, playing and cooking. Participate in an inventive recording session using veggies. Then enjoy the veggies as a healthy grilled, roasted lunch. Produce to be sponsored by Georgetown Market!

Big Dish Luncheon
2015-02-28 19:00 - 21:00 | 3739 Commercial Drive
Every fourth Saturday Big Car will be featuring a local restaurant in International Marketplace, as they present a special dish from around the globe. Learn more about the world and community around you, via lunch on Big Car.

Surrealism Saturday
2015-02-28 17:00 - 19:00 | 3739 Commercial Drive
Spend your Saturday afternoon being surreal. Learn about the work of Leonor Fini with local multi-media artist Cherupuka. Create your own piece about the parallel between female anatomy and Mother Nature. #FiniAndBeyond

Quakers Meeting
2015-02-27 20:30 - 23:00 | Listen Hear, 2620 Shelby St, , Indianapolis, IN, 46203, United States
Quakers Meetings are social sculptures focused on collaborative silence with a shared visual stimulus. CJ Martin will read the iTunes terms and agreements: an incidental found sound performance, functioning apart from the incidents of a music player. Futility-in-action as a source incident. Here’s a Sky Blue Window piece on the events. Friday, Feb 27 at 8:30pm at Listen Hear.

Fashion Show: Way Back When
2015-02-27 19:00 - 21:00 | The Show Room, 3739 Commercial Drive, Indianapolis, IN, 46254, United States
“Way Black When,” presented by Fashion Forward, takes a journey through African-American fashion. Friday, Feb 27 at 7pm at Show Room.

Latino Immersion
2015-02-26 19:00 | The Show Room, 3739 Commercial Drive, Indianapolis, IN, 46254, United States
Practice your language skills, celebrate Spanish authors Octavio Paz & Gabriel García Márquez, and sample traditional coffee & pan dulce as Michel Trahyn Gonzalez leads the conversation & connected literary activities — all in Spanish. Free for all ages. Thursdays from 7-9pm at Show Room.
