We announced that Newfields has a new CEO on Monday, along with the New York Times (it’s a big deal!).
We are asking the community to help us come up with a wish list for CEO Le Monte Booker — things you’d like him to do or change. Do you have anything to add? Send me an email about it at jennifer.delgadillo@mirrorindy.org.
WHAT’S NEW IN ARTS & CULTURE
On a scale of 1-10 how are things going for you right now? Whatever your answer, let me just say it’s going to be okay — we asked a local musician, a monk, a therapist, a ceramics artist and a writer about the upside of things gone wrong.
We asked theater writer Lou Harry to tell us 10 plays we should see this fall and he wrote a story that starts: “Only a sadist would envy theater artistic directors these days.”
Artists we talked to said that John Vanausdall, the late Eiteljorg museum CEO, was a true friend and ahead of his time.
Vanausdall, who died Aug. 17, championed contemporary Indigenous artists and transformed the museum along the way.
In case you missed something, see all arts and culture coverage here.
WHAT WE’RE DOING
We asked BUTTER artists to tell us what they’re up to this week.
- “I draw a lot of inspiration from video games. I am playing ‘Black Myth: Wukong’ and am completely inspired by the art direction, storytelling and smooth gameplay. If you’re a gamer, you should definitely give it a try!”
— Israel Solomon, artist
- “I’ve been all over the place this month in preparation for BUTTER, while also juggling my day job and freelance ventures. A great remedy has been unloading at J. Clyde’s karaoke nights!”
— Machaila Gray, artist
- “I’m knee-deep into creating art for events in August and September. It’s, of course, BUTTER, then Penrod, next up Stepping Out in Style and I’ll be popping up at Circle Gallery during Carmel International Arts Festival.”
— Faith Blackwell, artist
Looking for other things to do? Check out Mirror Indy’s events calendar.
CITY CHATTER
What’s good, friends!
Last weekend was jam-packed. Saturday, we were at Feast of Lanterns in Spades Park enjoying the annual celebration of light, love and togetherness. Thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth to say, “Hey!”
We also had a street team delegation of photogs, reporters and Documenters all over Fountain Square for the Chreece hip-hop festival! Check out our photo recaps of Feast and Chreece to relive all that Naptown magic.
Speaking of, I had the honor of hosting the Breaking Barriers to Build Wealth awards banquet put on by the Indy Black Chamber of Commerce. Congrats to everyone who was honored for increasing Black entrepreneurship. Among this year’s recipients were Malina Simone Bacon and Alan Bacon, co-founders of GANGGANG.
This week marks GANGGANG’s 5th equity-centered fine arts festival, BUTTER. Because #WeSeeIndy we’ll absolutely be in the mix capturing all the moments, the memories, the fashion. A time will be had!
I’ll wrap up this week with a moment of gratitude for a life well lived. On Thursday, WFYI’s Echoes of Indiana Avenue will celebrate R&B vocalist Jimmy Guilford, who died Aug. 20. Until then, listen to this interview Kyle Long did in May 2019 for Cultural Manifesto.
—Ebony Chappel, Free Press Indiana market director
MUSIC NEWS
Local theater is in full swing, and while we celebrate actors, stagehands and theater directors, it also gives me an excuse to share some Broadway hits.
With songs from the 2010 revival of “Promises, Promises” to “The Fantasticks” to the Josh Groban revival of “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” (which I’m still kicking myself for missing), here’s a playlist for your journey to this year’s fall theater season.
— Breanna Cooper, arts and culture reporter
CLASSIFIEDS
- Joyeria Rubi has quinceañera jewelry and rosaries, charms and chains.
- French-style pastries and breads are the specialty at Circle City Sweets.
- Glam With B has been dubbed as the Queen of Natural Glam. She offers soft glam, full glam and glitter glam.
- Camden Stained Glass can help with your custom design and restoration projects!
- Cirque Indy has aerial hoop, trapeze and balance classes for all fitness levels.
Send us your creative service ad to hello@mirrorindy.org and write “Classifieds” in the subject line.
Thanks for reading.
You can reach me at jennifer.delgadillo@mirrorindy.org. I’d love to hear from you!
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This newsletter was written by Jennifer Delgadillo and edited by Mirror Indy’s managing editor of innovation, Amanda Kingsbury.
Play List’s illustrations are by Rebekah Nolan.
The audio version of this newsletter was recorded and edited with Joseph Kilbourn.
The music in the audio version of this newsletter is “Treasure Everywhere” by Forestero.
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