November 27 - Decmber 21
THE PHOENIX THEATRE CONTINUES ITS TRADITION OF ALTERNATIVE HOLIDAY ENTERTAINMENT WITH MIDWEST PREMIERE OF CIRCUMFERENCE OF A SQUIRREL: A RIFF WITH AN INNER-TUBE BY JOHN WALCH
One-Man Comedy is a Funny Look at Family Ties, Holiday Traditions and Terrors
While the musical comedy revue SOPHIE TUCKER: AMERICAN LEGEND graces its Mainstage Theatre, the Phoenix Theatre will present a new comedy by John Walch on its Underground Stage. CIRCUMFERENCE OF A SQUIRREL: A RIFF WITH AN INNER-TUBE is a comedy about a recently divorced young man who, during the holidays, reflects on his life as he watches a squirrel struggle to carry a bagel up a tree. The show will open on Friday, November 28 and continue through Sunday, December 21. Tickets are on sale now. Tickets for those 25 and over are $22.50; tickets for those 24 and under are $12.00. The Phoenix Theatre is located at 749 North Park Avenue, at the corner of St. Clair Street, just north of Massachusetts Avenue. Tickets can be purchased with a credit card by calling the box office at 635-PLAY (635-7529).
During the 90 minutes of CIRCUMFERENCE OF A SQUIRREL, the audience will get to know the hapless Chester, a recently divorced young man who has hit a bad patch in his life. After being fired from his University post, he finds himself sitting by a tree on campus watching a squirrel struggle with a cast off bagel. Squirrels have loomed large in Chester's life since he was a young boy and, in a thoughtful, poignant, and hilarious monologue, he reveals to the audience why. During his ruminations, he describes growing up with an anti-Semitic father and a mother who cannot stop making Christmas wreaths. As he pieces together the reasons why he's currently being dumped on by all creation, the audience is treated to a bittersweet mixture of laughter and pain so common during the holidays.
Note: CIRCUMFERENCE OF A SQUIRREL will share the Phoenix schedule with SOPHIE TUCKER: AMERICAN LEGEND by Fournier and Hallenda. Please note the performance times.
Wednesdays at 6:30pm: Dec 3, Dec 17
Thursdays at 6:30pm: Nov 27, Dec 11, Dec 18
Fridays at 8:00: Nov 28, Dec 12
Saturdays at 5:00: Dec 6, Dec 13
Saturdays at 8:00: Nov 29, Dec 20
Sundays at 5:00: Nov 30, Dec 7, Dec 14, Dec 21
TICKET INFORMATION
Single tickets are $22.50 for those 25 and over, $12.00 for those 24 and under. Season FlexPasses are available for $112.50 (plus a $2.50 handling fee). FlexPasses provide six adult admissions for the price of five and can be used in any combination. Group rates for adults are available for groups of 15 or more. Tickets may be purchased with a Visa, MasterCard, or American Express Card by calling 317-635-PLAY (317-635-7529). The Phoenix Theatre is located at 749 North Park Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Mon. December 1
Circle City HIV/AIDS Coalition World AIDS Day Observance
Please join the Circle City HIV/AIDS Coalition for the annual World AIDS Day observance Monday, December 1, 2003, at 6:00 p.m. Jesus Metropolitan Community Church has graciously provided space for this all-important event. This year, the Circle City HIV/AIDS Coalition will host an evening memorial service designed to raise awareness and remember those Hoosiers lost to HIV/AIDS. Local AIDS, clergy and governmental officials all will take part in the Program.
In addition, the Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt will be on display. And, families and friends of Hoosiers that have been lost to HIV/AIDS will be dedicating new panels to the AIDS Memorial Quilt during the service. Please join us for this free event on Monday, December 1, 2003, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Jesus Metropolitan Community Church, 2950 E 55th Place (East 56th Street and Oxford). A reception will follow the Program.
Collaborating agencies include, the Trinity Project, VSA Arts of Indiana, Indiana AIDS Fund, The Health Foundation of Greater Indianapolis, Mary Rigg Neighborhood Center, Martin Luther King Multi-Service Center, Forest Manor Multi-Service Center, Concord Center, Little Red Door Cancer Agency, The Church Within, The Salvation Army, The Damien Center, Social Health Association, Indiana State Department of Health, Marion County Health Department, Step-Up, Inc., St. Vincent's Hospital, The Names Project of Indiana, Indiana Youth Group and the Indiana Department of Education.
Mon. December 1
Community of Love Observes World AIDS Day
The Community of Love will host their 3rd annual World AIDS Day Reception and Outstanding Dedication Award Presentation from 5-8 p.m., Monday, December 1, 2003.
Since 1988, Dec.1st has been designated as World Aids Day. This year's theme is "Live and Let Live". Stigma and discrimination are major obstacles to effective HIV/AIDS prevention, HIV stigma and fear of discrimination prevents people living with HIV from acknowledging their HIV status publicly. People with, or suspected of having, HIV may be turned away from health care services, denied housing and employment, shunned by their friends and colleagues, turned down for insurance coverage or refused entry into foreign countries.
Community of Love was formed after the closing of Indianapolis' only HIV/AIDS nursing home, and in response to the continuing needs of the HIV/AIDS population. Community of Love's vision is to "Value all Families", and is carried out through support services including testing, educational programs, speakers, social/spiritual support gatherings, and an annual youth conference, for ages 14-21 entitled Teach One About HIV/AIDS- Pass The Knowledge On. .The World AIDS Day reception is a culmination of all their services and those of collaborative partners to continue the commitment to those living with HIV/AIDS.
The 2003 event will include a dinner reception, raffle, silent auction, and fashion show dedicated to HIV/AIDS survivors by La' Bush Designs. During the evening, Community of Love will present several Outstanding Dedication Awards. Coby Palmer will receive the Outstanding Dedication Award in the Individual category; Channels of Hope will receive the award for a community-based organization; and Eastern Star Outreach Ministry will receive the Community Partner Award. All proceeds from the raffle and silent auction will be used to further Community Of Love's mission and for the opening of a transitional housing facility for people living with HIV/AIDS.
Sponsors of the event include the Indiana State Department of Health, Abbott Pharmaceuticals, and Bristol Myers Squibb. Fox 59's Derrick Wilkerson will emcee the event for the 2nd consecutive year.
The event is free and open to the public. The dinner reception will be held at the Westin, Downtown Indianapolis, located at 50 South Capitol Avenue. For more information, contact Rev. Marie Siroky at (317) 722-0035
Mon. December 1
WORLD AIDS DAY OBSERVANCE - CENTRAL CHRISTIAN
Central Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) will host a community-wide World AIDS Day candlelight service on Monday, December 1, 2003 at 7:00pm. This service of reflection, remembrance and hope will feature invited artists Steven Stolen, tenor, as well as the upcoming gospel sensation "Anutha Phaze". Guest speakers include Reverend Linda McCrae, Pastor of Central Christian Church; Edward Alexander, Associate Executive Director of The Damien Center in Indianapolis; James Nulty, President and CEO of VSA arts of Indiana, who accompanied former First Lady Judy O'Bannon to South Africa as part of the Trinity Project. Panels from the NAMES PROJECT memorial quilt will also be on display to celebrate the lives of those children, women and men who have lived and died with AIDS. For more information about this service, please contact Reverend Linda McCrae, Senior Pastor at 317-635-6397 or email to [email protected]. Central Christian is located downtown at 701 N. Delaware Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
Friday December 5
MA VIE EN ROSE (1997) (PG)
6:30 pm to 9:00 pm Cottage at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Indianapolis
FREE ADMISSION!
Please join us for our first film in a bi-monthly series exploring issues of sexual orientation, gender identity and expression!
Our first film is MA VIE EN ROSE (My Life in Pink), the international award-winning story of a little girl born in a little boy's body. Convinced that he's the product of misplaced chromosomes, Ludovic truly believes that a miracle is going to happen. He will become a girl, no doubt about it. He's in love with Jerome, his school mate, and son of his father's colleague. When his secret is discovered, the otherwise friendly suburban neighborhood is horrified by the gender confusion, with the cruelest blows coming not from teasing classmates but intolerant adults. Ludo tries hard to be butch, but he can't deny his nature. As his family stumbles and struggles to come to terms with Ludo, they find something special within him, an innocent conviction so powerful and pure that it's infectious.
There will be light refreshments and an opportunity for discussion afterward.
REEL GENDER is co-sponsored by INTRAA, the Indiana Transgender Rights Advocacy Alliance and Interweave the LGBT group at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Indianapolis.
For more information, including a map and directions, go to: http://www.uui.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=78
Friday December 5
"Venus Boyz" shows at Key Cinemas
Showing Dec 5th thru Dec 11th Probable Times: Monday thru Thursday - 5:00, 7:15 Friday & Saturday & Sunday - 2:30, 5:00, 7:15
Key Cinemas
4044 South Keystone Ave
(5 minutes from Downtown, just off I-65) phone 784.7454 or visit: www.keycinemas.com
Key Cinemas is home to the fabulous Key Karmel Korn and Key Kettle Korn (refills are only 50 cents!). Made fresh every show.
About the movie, Venus Boyz:
Club Casanova, the legendary Drag King Night in New York, is the point of departure for an odyssey to the transgendered world. It's a world where women become men--some for a night, others for a lifetime. The film stars renowned Drag Kings Mo B. Dick, DRED Gerestant, Storme Webber, Diane Torr, Del la Grace Volcano, and Bridge Markland, all women who dress, perform, and/or live as men, with appearances by legendary Drag Queens Mistress Formika and Queen Bee Luscious.
December 5 and 6
3rd annual Indianapolis Underground Film Festival
The 3rd annual Indianapolis Underground Film Festival is quickly approaching. The 2003 event, December 5th and 6th, features more mainstream work than in years past.
Our new mission is to "showcase under-the-radar film from today's up-and-coming directors who have not yet reached the masses via the multiplex."
We are screening fewer films, but the ones we are showing have all done very well on the festival circuit this past year, winning awards at Sundance, Slamdance, Telluride, SXSW and RESfest to name a few. Three of the directors were included on Filmmaker Magazine summer list of the TOP 25 NEW FACES OF INDIE FILM. We've got a student Academy Award-winning short film as well as the premiere of AN EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE, directed by Dylan Griffith of Indianapolis. His film THE LETTER screened at the 2002 event.
The festival will kick of on Friday, December 5th at Key Cinemas (4044 S. Keystone Ave) at 8PM with the Indiana premiere of ROBOT STORIES, directed by Greg Pak. The feature includes four stories in which human characters struggle to connect in a world or mechanical office workers and robot babies, exploring love, death, family...and robots. The film will be preceded by 2 short films, AN EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE and A NINJA PAYS HALF MY RENT. Immediately following the screening is the opening night party at Circle Bar Saloon(148 E. Market St.) The entire 2nd floor of the club will be desginated by IUFF festival pass holders only (more on tickets and passes further down).
On Saturday, December 6th at 5PM we will be screening THE BOY SCOUT and hosting a Q&A with director Ward Roberts and producer Jessica Slegle (both of whom will be in town for the event). Roberts, an Indiana native, is currently living and working in Los Angeles.
Then at 7PM is the Indiana premiere of MARY/MARY, directed by Joseph Biancaniello.The feature tells the story of Manny, a paranoid hypochondriac with a serious Madonna/Whore complex and a pair of Dick Tracy-style gangsters living in his head. While wrestling with contemporary society's diverse views on the importance and sacredness of sex, MARY/MARY presents an innovative and thought provoking take on mental illness that is not to be missed. The film will be preceded by 2 short films, BAD THOUGHTS and TOM HITS HIS HEAD. Immediately following the screening is the closing night party, sponsored by Benchmark Records, at Radio Radio in Indianapolis. Los Angeles-based THE KILLINGTONS will perform before Indy's own LORETTA takes the stage.
This year we have also teamed up with ORANJE, the progressive art and music fusion, to present ORANJE @ THE UNDERGROUND. They will be transforming the theater lobby into an art gallery with installations, glass-blowing, etc.
TICKET INFO:
It's simple...
$8/screening
$5/party
$20 for an IUFF pass that gets you into all screenings and parties (can
save you 6 bucks)
THE BOY SCOUT screening w/ Q&A is FREE.
All of this information and more is now online at WWW.INDIANAPOLISUNDERGROUND.COM
Sat. December 6
The Blue Room, Semi-Underground House Concert Series And Occasional Bakery Presents: CAROLINE HERRING !
When? Saturday, December 6th, 7:30 pm (doors open at 7:00pm) Where? 732 Whitethorn Place, Bloomington (southside area) Why? Because Carolyn and Janice love incredible live shows! To hear some great new music in an intimate live, acoustic setting. Because the pie is fantastic. To mingle, meet new and interesting people. To support independent music. How much? Suggested donation: $10 per person (sliding scale $5-10) All proceeds from the concert will go to the artist. What to do? Make your reservations soon by email: [email protected] or phone (812) 320-9920
******* About Caroline and her second album: Wellspring *******
Caroline Herring's voice swings low through moonlit Mississippi Delta land, sweeps clear and steady from bluegrass to folk, from country on home to Austin like a car winding under stars on meandering, cotton- lined backcountry roads. It is rare to find a CD as completely satisfying on first, and subsequent, listens as "wellspring" by Caroline Herring. Her smooth, keening alto voice washes over the listener like Tupelo honey, and the spare, tasteful arrangements by Rich Brotherton frame her songs so perfectly that the intelligence of her lyrics is almost subtle. In other words, there is nothing not to like about this album. Herring was named Best New Artist by the Austin American-Statesman in January, 2002, then took home Best New Artist honors at the Austin Music Awards that March during the SXSW.
******* About The Blue Room Semi-Underground Coffee House Series ********
Enjoy acoustic music in an intimate setting and a chance to meet the artists up close and personal. The venue seats about 50 people and is smoke free (For those with allergies there are dogs and cats in residence but the room in which the concert is held is kept pet free). Refreshments will be provided.
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DIRECTIONS: Coming from the downtown area - go south on South Rogers St.(or, go south on Walnut St. to the Marsh/IU Credit Union/ Marathon corner, turn right on Winslow and then left at the first stoplight to go south on Rogers St.) From the east, take Winslow Road (which becomes Country Club) to Rogers St, or, from the west come in on Tapp Rd (which also becomes Country Club) to Rogers. From the stoplight at the corner of Rogers St. and Country Club Rd: Go south on Rogers Street 0.9 miles to Pargrave Place (San Juan is the street before). Turn right on Pargrave Place, take the first left onto Whitethorn Way and then the first right onto Whitethorn Place. The house is 732 Whitethorn Place, blue mailbox on the cul-de-sac. You can park anywhere on the street that doesn't block someone's driveway. If you're coming from the south travelling north on Rogers Street - Pargrave Place is the first left after Batchelor Middle School. Then follow directions above. If you're lost - call 339-4283 on the day of the show.
For reservations or additional information please contact Carolyn by email at .net or by phone at (812) 320-9920 (Please do not call before noon.) Since seating may be limited and to help us plan for refreshments and seating, we would appreciate it if you'd let us know you plan to come. Thanks: Carolyn VandeWiele and Janice Rickert
December 13 & 14
The Indianapolis Women's Chorus and Sapphonia present A Rose in Winter
December 13 (8 pm) and December 14 (3 pm) at the Indiana History Center Auditorium, 450 W. Ohio Street
Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door; kids are $5. Tickets can be purchased at Curley's Cleaners, Out Word Bound Bookstore, The Artsgarden, Theo's Garden, and from any chorus member.
Click here to learn more about our premier CD, To Sing is To Fly, just released in October!
This holiday concert explores the rich symbolism of the rose in both sacred and secular music. All ages will delight in songs ranging from Christmas songs about Jesus and Mary to contemporary songs of love and beauty.
Selected song include Everything's Comin' Up Roses; Erev Shel Shoshanim (Evening of Roses); two different arrangments of Lo How a Rose E're Blooming (a jazz version and another paired with 13th century plainsong); the ever-popular Mary Did You Know; Be We Merry in This Feast (William Mathias); a medley of rose songs including Moonlight and Roses, Yellow Rose of Texas, Second Hand Rose and more; plus many others.
IndyVisible, the small ensemble of the Indianapolis Men's Chorus joins Sapphonia on two selections.
Don't miss it!
Thurs. December 18
Indy Pride's Cocktails with Pride
6 - 8 pm at Talbott Street, 2145 N. Talbott Street Indianapolis
Sat. December 20
Auditions for: The Last Session
BOOK BY JIM BROCHU. MUSIC AND LYRICS BY STEVE SCHALCHLIN
Auditions for Steve Schalchlins' The Last Sessionwill be held at Theatre on the Square, 627 Massachusetts Ave, on Saturday December 20th at 1 pm. We are seeking an African American female (aged 20-30), a Caucasian female (aged 30-50) and a male who can play bass guitar. Those auditioning are asked to prepare 16 bars from a song. The lead role will be played by the author.(Steve Schalchlin) Readings will be from the script . An Accompanist will be provided. The Director is Ruth Hawkins. Contact 317-637-8085 for details.
Sun. December 21
TALBOTT STREET PRESENTS A CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA
Proceeds to Benefit the Greg Power's DEFA FUND
Main Stage Performances by:
- Brenda Williams
- Justin Garrett Aydt
- The Kim Archer Band
- The Ladies of Legends
Doors Open at 8:00 p.m., Show Begins at 9:00 p.m. $1.00 Well Drinks & Bud Light from 8:00 - 9:00 p.m.
December 26 & 27
The Eight: Reindeer Monologues EXTENSION at Theatre on the Square
Owing to overwhelming popularity, Theatre on the Square's Christmas production: The Eight: Reindeer Monologues, by Jeff Goode has been extended by one week. The two extra performances will be Friday December 26th and Saturday December 27th. The opening date of "Catch, by Tony Macdonald of January 2nd will NOT be affected.
It's the annual North Pole Christmas party and the reindeer have had a little too much to drink. They each, in turn, reveal the hilarious and sometimes shocking story of what it is like to be one of Santa's chosen eight who annually pull his sleigh. Scandal erupts when one of the eight reindeer him of sexual harassment. The other members of the sleigh team demand to share their perspectives, and a horrific tale of corruption and perversion emerges, which seems to implicate everyone from the littlest elf to the tainted Saint himself. With each reindeer's confession, the truth behind the shocking allegations becomes clearer and clearer. ...and murkier and murkier. Shows are Friday and Saturday @ 8pm, tickets are $20 FOR adults. $17 for students and seniors Group rates available.
Theatre on the Square
627 Massachusetts Ave
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
Contact: 317-637-8085 for details.
Please Note: This play is not a children's piece. There are adult references and adult language
Wed. December 31
Women in the Arts New Year's Eve--Event Cancelled
WIA regrets to inform you that we have had to cancel the New Year's Eve Dance. Unfortunately the Knights of Columbus Hall backed out of our deal. We have been working the past few days to find another venue to hold the dance, but we have been unable to find another place at this late date. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.
Please look forward with us to The Goddess Rocks Dance to be held in the spring of 2004 and of course the 30th Anniversary of the National Women's Music Festival.
On another very important note, there will be some great music Monday evening at Cath Coffeehouse at 54th and College at 7pm. Trina Hamlin (www.trinahamlin.com) will grace us with her presence, her guitar and her mean harmonica ! It's not a show to be missed. This will also be a fundraiser for Women In the Arts ! So come on out and enjoy and support independent women's music !
