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Much of the creative career of poet Norbert Krapf has been exploring his family’s German roots .. with unexpected benefits for Indiana historians, the English language, German poetry, and our sense of Hoosier and American identity. All this from an Indiana-German community that Vonnegut thinks went into denial in 1917. Think how much creativity would be unleashed if we encourage our current newcomers to reimagine their roots. (more…)

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Discuss the causes and dangers of quaking earth, from China to Carmel, with the leading local expert. (more…)

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What happens when Rakugo, a centuries old storytelling artform from Japan, meets US-style stand-up? We’ll have a chance to see when Katsura Kaishi comes to Carmel. (more…)

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Get your pagan groove going at the Museum with a celebration of the solstice that fuses East and West, the traditional and the novel … and features flying arrows! (more…)

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Reading newspapers might lead us to think there is nothing in Israeli but terrorism and tragedy, oppression and resistance. Seeing a movie about a slice of Israeli life should be a way to correct this limited perspective. (more…)

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Just as the public debate over same-sex marriage heats up again, the Phoenix Theatre shows “Some Men,” a humorous examination of how gay men have viewed marriage and commitment over the past 80 years. (more…)

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Every person in ancient Egypt seemed preoccupied with death and the life thereafter, but only a few could afford to turn themselves into mummies that would terrorize archaeologists in the 20th century. For ordinary Egyptians, the question was how much immortality they could afford. Attend the opening of IMA’s exhibition “To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum,” and hear how similar are our views today. (more…)

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Like just about every form of south Asian culture, carnatic music, the classical music of southern India, is said to have a divine origin. That makes Gaurav Mazumdar something like a priest. And when he plays with Lalgudi Krishnan, master of Hindustani violin, it’s an ecumenical council. Seems like we cannot avoid getting closer to God(s). (more…)

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If you head to the Indiana Repertory Theatre to see “The Fantasticks,” you’ll hear the unforgettable song “Try to Remember.” Go to the Central Library for two very different examinations of what it means to create, retrieve and re-create memories. (more…)

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For many reasons, Americans have been relatively slow to volunteer private relief for victims of the disasters in Burma and China. Now we have a time to step up … and at the same time learn about Chinese culture, and about the newcomers who are making Indianapolis such a more interesting place. (more…)

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