E-publishing to giant presses, query letters to multiple book deals – pre-published writers will sit equally with well-known published authors and talk about the pitfalls they have felt and the mountains they have overcome to seek and succeed at publication. (more…)
“A Ripple of Hope” explores the events that occurred in Indiana on April 4, 1968—the day that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy happened to be in Indianapolis for a campaign appearance that day, but when news broke that Dr. King had been shot in Memphis, Kennedy’s remarks to the primarily African-American crowd had to take on a dramatically different tone—and went down in history as one of the great political speeches of the twentieth century. (more…)
No one makes movies like the Indianapolis-based Latino Youth Collective, which puts digital cameras and sophisticated editing software in the hands of kids so that they can show how they view their lives. See some examples of their work at the Indianapolis Museum of Art when this enormously creative group of high school and college students puts on Campecine 2008 (Campecine = campesino + cine). The varriomentaries (their word for documentaries) deal with gangs, the voicelessness of undocumented immigrant kids, and teen pregnancy. If you are lucky, they will show their wildly imaginative “Loz Invenzivlez,” all but guaranteed to make your head burst in flames.
Paul Winter’s “Missa Gaia” (The Earth Mass) is based on “Canticle for Brother Sun,” by St. Francis Assisi (the original Christian tree-hugger). A lovely and joyful piece of jazzy contemporary worship music laced with gospel harmonies and global beats, “Missa Gaia” will be performed by Encore Vocal Arts, St. Luke’s Chancel and Children’s Choirs, and an ensemble of instrumentalists. Plus guest soloists: a wolf, a whale, and a loon! Well, probably recordings of the wildlife … Indianapolis is still waiting for a church with the green grapes to include a live wolf in its performance of “Missa Gaia.” (more…)
Paul Winter’s “Missa Gaia” (The Earth Mass) is based on “Canticle for Brother Sun,” by St. Francis Assisi (the original Christian tree-hugger). A lovely and joyful piece of jazzy contemporary worship music laced with gospel harmonies and global beats, “Missa Gaia” will be performed by Encore Vocal Arts, St. Luke’s Chancel and Children’s Choirs, and an ensemble of instrumentalists. Plus guest soloists: a wolf, a whale, and a loon! Well, probably recordings of the wildlife … Indianapolis is still waiting for a church with the green grapes to include a live wolf in its performance of “Missa Gaia.” (more…)
If you have long fantasized about seeing edgy avant-garde dance performed at a stuffy country club, you’ll want to be at Woodstock Club for “Pairings,” a fundraiser for Motus Dance Theatre. Think Baryshnikov meets “Caddyshack.” (more…)
Having reached the 50th anniversary of the great experiment in European integration, it is time to take stock of the united Europe. Has the integration of new members been successful? What does the debate on Turkey’s membership say about the future of EU integration and its changing demographics? (more…)
Screening of the controversial Israeli documentary, “Naf: A Street Kid,” that follows a homeless boy’s life over a three-year period. Kicked out of his parent’s ultra-orthodox home for being a “bad apple,” the 14 year old experiences homelessness in Jerusalem. He eventually learns to survive on the street as a rapper, a lobbyist for other street youth, and a part time drug dealer. The film’s director, Moshe Alafi, will be at the screening to talk about the documentary. (more…)
There could be no headache awaiting the next president that’s bigger than North Korea, with its nukes and crisis-ridden economy. That’s why James Schoff has to worry that “the six party talks” doesn’t sound like much of a party at all. (more…)
If you are a sick woman, talk to a lawyer? Find out why that maybe isn’t such a bad idea at a Sagamore Institute Ideas in Indiana luncheon. (more…)
NUVO gives Provocate 2007 Cultural Vision Award
Provocate featured in Indianapolis Monthly
"Award combines film, activism: Festival to recognize social justice of Sept. 11, Congo in discussions,"
Indiana Lawyer April 16, 2008 ... on Provocate's Eric Parker Social Justice Award at the Indianapolis International Film Festival
