Events Archive

March 2003

February 20 through March 30

PHOENIX THEATRE PRESENTS INDIANA PREMIERE OF STONES IN HIS POCKETS

Marie Jones's hilarious Broadway hit is a two-man comic tour de force and a send-up of all things Hollywood

The Phoenix Theatre will present Marie Jones's award-winning comedy STONES IN HIS POCKETS as it begins the second half of its 2002-2003 Season. The play will open Thursday, February 20. The play was the winner of Britain's 2001 Olivier and Evening Standard Awards for Best Comedy. It was a hit in Ireland, London, and Broadway.

Originally written for a cast of 15 actors, STONES IN HIS POCKETS has been performed as a two-man show since its first staging in Ireland. Both actors juggle several characters each, sometimes in the same scene. The result is an ev ening of theatre that the New York Times called "Overwhelming" and the New York Daily News called "A joyful, uproarious evening." The Story

STONES IN HIS POCKETS
Playwright: Marie Jones
Location: Phoenix Theatre Mainstage
749 N Park Avenue, Indianapolis

Ticket prices: $22.50 for individuals 25 years and over, $10.00 for those 24 years and under. Group Rates are available.

Tickets, Information: 317-635-PLAY (317-635-7529)
On the web: www.phoenixtheatre.org Performance dates: Thursday through Sunday from February 20, 2003 to March 30, 2003.

Schedule:

Thursdays at 7:30pm: Feb 20 (half-price preview), Feb 27, Mar 13, Mar 20, Mar 27
Thursday at 6:00pm: Mar 6
Fridays at 8:00pm: Feb 21, Feb 28, Mar 7, Mar 14, Mar 21, Mar 28
Saturdays at 8:00pm: Feb 22, Mar 1, Mar 8, Mar 15, Mar 22, Mar 29
Sundays at 2:00pm: Feb 23, Mar 2, Mar 9, Mar 16, Mar 23, Mar 30

Tickets are $22.50 for those 25 and over, $10.00 for those 24 and under. Call 317-635-PLAY for details.

Sat. March 1

PFLAG Southeastern Indiana Chapter Benefit

Drag show complete with strippers. There is no Cover Charge, all proceeds go to PFLAG Southeastern Indiana Chapter. For more information email

Sun. March 2

Maragaret Cho's Revolution!

With the same unbridled, no holds-barred humor seen on her Notrious C.H.O. Tour, Margaret now tackles the axis of evil, her travels through Thailand's red light district, the explosion of child birth, bartering sex for household chores, revolutionizing your self- esteem, the joy of bodily functions, her loser ex-boyfriend, and of course, her world-famous mother, plus much more that cannot be printed.

Margaret Cho is a one-of-a-kind phenomenon, with a diverse and fervently loyal audience that includes gays and lesbians, Asian Americans, women, people of color, college students, comedy fans and basically anyone who has ever felt invisible. Great comics like Lenny Bruce, George Carlin and Richard Pryor all paved her way, but Margaret has a distinctive, outrageous, hilarious, individualistic and ultimately empowering personal voice.

The Revolution Tour will make a stop at the Murat Theater on Sunday March 2. For ticket info conact the box office at (317) 231-0000. The Box Office hours are Monday through Friday - 10AM to 5PM, except holidays. On the night of the show, the Box Office opens 2 hours prior to the event.

March 4 and 5

Join the Damien Center at the American Cabaret Theatre

Join The Damien Center on Tuesday, March 4 or Wednesday March 5 at the American Cabaret Theatre, 401 E. Michigan Street to see Robert Dubac's "The Male Intellect: an oxymoron?" at 8:00 P.M.

Gold Circle Tickets are $7.50 each or $20 per table (4 per table) and can be purchased at The Damien Center

Each ticket purchase automatically enters you in a drawing to win a $50.00 Gift certificate to Scholars Inn

Call Doreen Harley at 632-0123 ext. 270 or email for more information.

100% of the proceeds benefit The Damien Center

**Once the GOLD CIRCLE tickets are sold out or if you purchase your tickets at any Ticket Master location, you will pay the regular admission price ($24.50-$32.50). Clear Channel Entertainment will then donate $5.00 for each ticket sold to The Damien Center.

March 6-10

2003 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament

Get your tickets now for the 2003 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament at Conseco Fieldhouse!

For tickets, call your university's athletic ticket office, or visit any Ticketmaster outlet or charge-by-phone at (317) 239-5151. American Family Insurance is a local event partner. Local media partners for the event are WIBC-1070 and WISH-TV.

March 7-29

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change

Theatre on the Square
627 Massachusetts Ave
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204

Fridays and Saturdays @ 8pm
Sundays @ 2:30 p.m.

TICKETS: $20 for adults
$17 for Students and Seniors
Group Rates Available

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change , book and Lyrics by Joe DiPetrio and music by Jimmy Roberts, is a fast, funny and delightful look at the highs and lows of dating, romance and marriage that is guaranteed to strike a chord in people of all ages. Songs include: "Cantata for a First Date", "I Will Be Loved Tonight" And "Marriage Tango."

Friday March 21

Eleanor Roosevelt returns to Indianapolis by popular demand!

In celebration of Women's History Month, Nan Brooks brings her one-woman play Dear Mrs. Roosevelt to the Jesus Metropolitan Community Church on Friday, March 21, at 8 p.m. All proceeds from this performance benefit the National Women's Music Festival and Women In the Arts, Inc.

Nan's highly acclaimed performance rewards audiences with a strikingly vivid portrayal of an American heroine. Mrs. Roosevelt greets the audience as though they are visitors in her home and talks about her life and times from her Victorian childhood through her years as First Lady to her service at the United Nations. Those who have seen Nan Brooks' interpretation of Eleanor Roosevelt, including Indianapolis theatre critics, have said that the former First Lady and humanitarian comes to life before their eyes in a performance that was praised even by Mrs. Roosevelt's granddaughter, Anne Roosevelt Johnston.

Dear Mrs. Roosevelt originated in Bloomington in 1985 and has since inspired audiences from Los Angeles to New York City. Ms. Brooks has revised the script many times as she has played to a variety of audiences from kindergarten classes to middle schools to colleges to national conferences. An actress since childhood, Nan has also appeared in Indianapolis in Oasis Productions' Gertrude Stein and a Companion in addition to the Oasis-sponsored run of Dear Mrs. Roosevelt at the Phoenix Theatre in 1993. Jay Harvey, former critic for the Indianapolis Star, declared the play one of the five best theatre productions of that year.

Tickets are $12 in advance; $15 day of show. You can purchase tickets at Out Word Bound, 625 N. East Street, Indianapolis; Athena, 108 E. Kirkwood, Bloomington; or through Women in The Arts, Inc.; phone (317) 927-9355; e-mail . Methods of acceptable payment are cash, checks, VISA, MasterCard, and American Express. (Discover cards are not accepted.)

Directions to the church are available at www.jesusmcc.org. The play is suitable for children over the age of six.

Sun. March 23

Barry Baker visits the Paramount for the Organ and Silent Film Series

Anderson, IN--World renown and highly decorated organist, Barry Baker, will bring the Paramount Theatre Centre's Grand Page Pipe Theatre Organ to life Sunday, March 23, with an organ and silent film concert. The artist, who has toured throughout the United States, Europe and Australia, will accompany the silent film "The Music Box."

A Cincinnati area native, Barry began his formal piano training at the age of eight, while teaching himself the theatre pipe organ. By age 12, Baker was playing a 33 rank Wurlitzer pipe organ in Cincinnati's famous Springdale Music Palace Restaurant. In 1992, Baker graduated from Southern Ohio College with a degree in broadcasting and 1996 from the University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music with a degree in piano performance. The American Theatre Organ Society named Baker International First Place Winner in 1989 and Organist of the Year in 1999. He has recently joined the Baldwin Piano Company world headquarters located in Cincinnati, serving as keyboard product specialist for Baldwin's line of digital keyboards. For the past eleven years Barry has been Artist in Residence at the Wehmeier Studio, where he has countless performances to his credit.

The silent film The Music Box> features the comedic-duo, Laurel and Hardy, who try to deliver a piano, meeting many humorous obstacles along the way. All movies throughout the series have been loaned to the Paramount by John Jones, an aficionado of many original Anderson-area films.

General admission tickets to see Barry Baker in the Paramount's Organ and Silent Film Series are $10 for adults and $5 for students. Please visit the Paramount Box Office in downtown Anderson, 1124 Meridian Plaza or call 642-1234 or 800-523-4658. Visit the Paramount website at www.parathea.org for additional information about the Organ and Silent Film Series and all upcoming events.

Tues. March 25

The Relationship between Homosexuality and Religion

Tues. March 25th at 9pm at the University of Indianapolis on the southside of Indianapolis, in Schwitzer Center Chapel, Rev. Frank Sablan and collegue from Broadway, will be saying a few words and answering questions regarding the relationship between homosexuality and religion.

Everyone is welcome. Free admission. Sponsored by the University of Indianapolis PRIDE gay-straight alliance.

University of Indianapolis
1400 E. Hanna Ave.

Wed. March 26

Betty DeGeneres at Butler

Betty DeGeneres, mother of openly gay actress Ellen DeGeneres, will speak at Butler University on Wednesday, March 26 at 7:30 p.m. in the Reilly Room of Atherton Union. The event is free and open to the public. DeGeneres will be discussing education, compassion, and justice for lesbians and gay men.

Thrust into the national spotlight when her daughter made history as she came out of the closet, DeGeneres quickly became one of the strongest and most visible advocates for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender civil rights.

"We wanted to bring Mrs. DeGeneres to campus because as a mom, she's got a lot of things to say about acceptance of lesbians and gays that will be particularly meaningful for the largely-straight Butler community," said Kenneth DeGraff, Butler student and co-president of the Butler Alliance.

After her positive response to her daugther's public coming out, DeGeneres decided to become the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) National Coming Out spokesperson in 1997, and continues in that role to this day. As the HRC's National Coming Out spokesperson, DeGeneres has appeared on television public service announcements and has spoken throughout the country to promote honesty about being gay, or having a gay family member and supporting equal rights for gay people. She is also the author of two books: Love, Ellen: A Mother/Daughter Journey and Just a Mom.

The event is sponsored by the Butler Alliance, Out Word Bound Books, Butler's Office of Diversity Program, Human Rights Campaign-Indiana, REACH, Butler's Student Government Association, Butler's department of gender studies and Indiana Youth Group.

Founded in 1855, Butler University serves more than 4,000 undergraduate and graduate students in five academic colleges: Business Administration, Education, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Pharmacy and Health Sciences and the Jordan College of Fine Arts. Butler University is consistently cited in such national college guides as US News & World Report, Kaplan/Newsweek and Barron's Best Buy in College Education.

Thurs. March 27

I THOUGHT WE'D NEVER SPEAK AGAIN: The Road from Estrangement to Reconciliation

An Inspiring Lecture with nationally recognized lecturer and best- selling author, LAURA DAVIS

"A transformative evening for those who want to make peace with the past-and move on to a happier, healthier future."
7:00 PM (author's book sales and doors open at 6 PM) at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown - 350 W. Maryland St. (across from the Indiana Convention Center)

$16 in Advance or $19 at the Door (Group Rates of 10 or more available BY MAIL ORDER ONLY at $14/Ticket)
TICKETS GO ON SALE SATURDAY, JANUARY 25TH AT OUT WORD BOUND BOOKS!!!!!

TICKETS: Out Word Bound bookstore, 625 N. East Street, Downtown Indy
CHARGE BY PHONE: 317/951-9100

MAIL ORDER: Make checks payable to: Branching Out Productions and along with your check, include a SASE and mail it to:

Carmen Kruer /Branching Out Productions
Attn: Laura Davis Event
PO Box 722
Beech Grove, IN 46107

Presented by Branching Out Productions in conjunction with Prevent Child Abuse Indiana's 25th Anniversary 'Breaking the Cycle' Conference & www.indywomenconnect.com

About Laura Davis
LAURA DAVIS helped millions heal with her classic books The Courage to Heal and Allies in Healing. Her supportive guide "Becoming the Parent You Want to Be" taught parents to create a vision for their families. Her books have been published in more than ten languages and have sold more than 1.8 million copies worldwide. Now, in "I Thought We'd Never Speak Again", she tackles another critical emerging issue: reconciling relationships sundered by betrayal, anger, and misunderstanding.

Her inspiring book is filled with powerful first-person stories, teaches us how to make peace in relationships that have ended because of anger, betrayal, or misunderstanding. Whether you have a sister you no longer speak to; an adult child you wish you knew; a parent you long to connect with; a friendship gone sour; or a desire to make peace with your enemy, this book will give you a rich array of tools for repairing damaged relationships.

In her lecture, Laura will speak about an important distinction between reconciliation and forgiveness, explaining how people can make peace and reconnect without necessarily forgiving past hurts or resolving all of their differences. A former talk show host and media professional, Laura is an articulate and inspiring speaker. Her style in person - just as in "I Thought We'd Never Speak Again"- is simple, clear and warm.

Join Us for an inspiring and enlightening event!

March 29 - April 12

Kroger, Yoplait Team Up to Help Find a Cure for Breast Cancer;
$10,000 Goal Set for 13th Annual Indianapolis Race

The Kroger Co. and Yoplait has announced the launch of the Kroger Salutes Indianapolis Survivors program, an in-store fundraising effort for breast cancer research. The program is integrated with the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Indianapolis Race for the Cure® on April 12, 2003.

From March 29th through Race day, Yoplait, the National Series Presenting Sponsor of the Komen Race for the Cure® Series, and Kroger, a local sponsor, will donate $1 for every 10 Yoplait yogurt cups sold to consumers in Indianapolis-area Kroger stores, up to $10,000.

In addition, Kroger and Yoplait are honoring Debbie Vickery, a local Kroger employee, who, as a spokesperson for the program, hopes to spread the life-saving message of early detection and help find a cure for the disease that annually claims the lives of almost 40,000 women and 400 men in the United States.

"My life changed overnight," says Vickery. "One day I was fine. The next I was taking a shower, and I discovered a lump in my breast, the kind of lump that kills thousands of women each year. I was 34-years-old and had never had a mammogram. I'm participating in this program to help raise awareness about the importance of self-breast exams and regular mammograms. These simple precautions can save a lot of lives, and a lot heartache."

Contributions from sponsors, like Yoplait and Kroger, have helped the Komen Indianapolis Affiliate provide local breast cancer education and outreach programs. Up to 75 percent of net proceeds from each local Komen Race for the Cureâ stay in the community to fund breast health education and breast cancer programs that meet the needs of the medically under-served. A minimum of 25 percent of funds raised directly supports the Komen Foundation Award and Research Grant Program.

In 1999, Yoplait became the National Series Volunteer Program Sponsor of the Komen Race for the Cure® Series. In 2000, Yoplait was one of seven National Series Sponsors. Continuing to increase its role, Yoplait became the National Series Presenting Sponsor in 2001. During the past several years, through programs such as "Save Lids to Save Lives®, Yoplait has donated more than $1.8 million to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Extending its involvement to Race day, Yoplait will host "Destination Yoplait" where survivors, Race participants, and family members can gather after the Race for free Yoplait yogurt and children's activities under a 20' tall inflatable Yoplait yogurt container.