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Hear about the outlook for Eli Lilly, courtesy of the Economic Club. (more…)

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Who’s funnier, the comedian Billy Crystal or the neocon pundit Bill Kristol? Depends on how you like your humor. (more…)

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Keep your fingers crossed, if all goes well Indianapolis will see and hear 14 of China’s finest performers of this traditional multi-disciplinary art form. (more…)

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Want an art history lesson without a big time commitment? Art Jolt is a program offering an art history course in just one night, with an IMA docent who has extensively researched role of symbols of animals, nature, and society in Chinese art. (more…)

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Director of the prestigious Iowa’s Writers’ Workshop, Lan Samantha Ching is becoming one of the most influential Asian American writers. The five stories in Chang’s Hunger (1998) mainly look at Chinese in America; the final story is set in pre-Communist Shanghai. Inheritance (2004) is the story of a wealthy but declining family in Republican China, beginning in 1925 and extending through the period of the Japanese invasion and the post-war flight to Taiwan and then the US. (more…)

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What a treat! This is the first major exhibition to focus solely on the court arts of the Ming dynasty. Some of the objects in the exhibition are from newly excavated tombs of individuals related to the Ming court and have never been shown before outside of China. The exhibition is comprised of more than 200 items that include paintings; gold and jade; textiles; jewelry; architectural and funereal objects; carvings and lacquer pieces; porcelains; and enamel and metal work. (more…)

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Recognized as one of the foremost scholars of Chinese civilization from the 16th century to the present, Yale University professor Jonathan Spence has written extensively on the role of history in shaping modern China. Spence’s most recent book Return to Dragon Mountain: Memories of a Late Ming Man, chronicles the life of Zhang Dai, a Chinese historian whose life became intertwined with the Ming Dynasty. Join Spence for a conversation on the connections between life and art in the Ming Dynasty. (more…)

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A sneak-peek of the exhibition. Offered prior to the public opening, open to all levels (elementary to college level) to encourage inter-disciplinary field trips and class sessions. (more…)

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The first Chinese festival in Indianapolis will celebrate the Chinese Moon Festival with Chinese food, traditional music and dancing, a fashion show, and more. (more…)

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Acrobats, musicians, dancers, all whetting your appetite for the Chinese Cultural Festival the next day. (more…)

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