Indy Pride Festival: By the Numbers
Tens of thousands came out for the annual Circle City IN Pride Festival on June 9, and the organizers' final numbers are in. Per Indy Pride's own by-the-numbers Facebook post on June 26 and Stephanie Swanson, chair of Circle City IN Pride, here are some figures from that Saturday festival and the week of events leading up to it:
Review: Rent at Footlite Musicals
Those old Doc Martens you haven’t worn since the 1997 Lilith Fair are back in style again—if only for this weekend, the final showings of Rent at Footlite Musicals. (For the record, wearing them to the theater would amount to a tribute, not irony. And rain on your wedding day is just bad luck.)
Pokemon Nationals Come to Indy
In the early 2000s, I was a Pokemon addict. I carried my beloved cards in a Lisa Frank binder and built a shrine to Pikachu, the game’s most iconic character, on top of my dresser. I wasn’t alone—the country was so addicted to Pokemon that TIME had featured the characters on its cover in 1999. But as I grew up, Pokemania faded. I thought my childhood obsession was something children no longer cared about.
What I Know: Patrick Dempsey
AGE: 46 GIG: Actor and racecar driver DREAM ROLE: The Grey’s Anatomy star will race in the IMS’s inaugural Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series event on July 27 as part of the Super Weekend at the Brickyard.
Indianapolis Art Center's Summer Exhibit Opens
If you braved the heat a month ago at the 42nd Broad Ripple Art Fair, you probably remember cooling off indoors and wandering around one of the Indianapolis Art Center’s spacious, white-walled galleries. This month through August 5, you need not be hard-pressed for a reason to come back.
High Notes, Low Notes: Ryan Murphy's Prolific Career
With Glee fading in the Nielsen ratings, Murphy's latest series, American Horror Story, garners serious buzz from its creepy debut episode, with star Jessica Lange going on to win a Golden Globe for her role.
'Snapshot' Exhibit Comes to IMA
The Indianapolis Museum of Art has a new exhibit highlighting the influence of photography on Post-Impressionist painters. "Snapshot" combines paintings and photos with information on the photographic technology available at the time to the seven artists featured.