February 29: Behind the “Indiana Experience” — Stories from ‘68
Can you imagine reliving a single day over and over again? IHS interpretation staff does just that in their You Are There roles. Meet with some of the staff of You Are There 1968: Robert F. Kennedy Speaks to learn how they prepared to meet the daily challenge of reliving a tragic event and what they’ve learned during this experience from visitors and others.
When: Wednesday February 29, 12:30 pm
Where: Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center 450 W. Ohio St, Indianapolis, IN 46202
Free with admission to Indiana Experience
January 10: “Robert F. Kennedy and the 1968 Indiana Primary” As part of the celebration of Dr MLK Jr Day, Indiana historian Ray Boomhower discusses his book Robert F. Kennedy and the 1968 Indiana Primary.
January 19: “The Tragedy: Lessons learned from leadership that began with great promise and ended in great evil — The case of Jim Jones and the People’s Temple in Indianapolis.” The People’s Temple, in its early days in Indianapolis, was a cutting-edge model of racial reconciliation and effective urban ministry. The end was hundreds of bodies in Guyana. What lessons does this legacy have to teach us about spiritual leadership?
March 2: “RFK Remembered” at the IHC RFK Remembered is a two-act multimedia show. It is a one-actor show based on the political life of the late Robert F. Kennedy. The show features video segues that set up historical events in RFK’s early career on through the explosive period of the 1960s. RFK Remembered is Robert Kennedy’s own words compiled from interviews, autobiographies and speeches.
