The 2024 Nap Luchini features a match between Darian Bengston and Alex Shelley and will benefit Teachers Treasures.
Author Archives: Breanna Cooper
Alma Mater: IUPUI
I’m an Indianapolis-native who has been covering the city in some form or another for nearly a decade. My reporting has appeared in the Indianapolis Recorder, NUVO, Indianapolis Monthly Magazine and The Washington Post.
When I’m not at work, I’m usually catching a movie at Kan-Kan Cinema or browsing through Indy CD & Vinyl.
I joined the Mirror Indy team to help fill in the gaps in Indy's arts reporting and to highlight the creatives working in the city.
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Punks for hope: concert to raise money for homeless people
Three bands will play at State Street Pub on July 13 to support Hope Packages, which creates kits for unhoused Indy residents.
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Free festival celebrates Black joy in Central Indiana
BLACK: A Festival of Joy also brings vendors, family activities, and national and local talent to Riverside Park.
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Q&A: Angela Brown and Joshua Thompson’s next project is literally a dream come true
The duo known for the podcast Melanated Moments is launching a new music group with sax player Jared Thompson.
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Art festival celebrates Frida Kahlo July 5-6 at The Amp
‘Frida Esta Chida’ festival will have a costume contest, vendors and live music.
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Curren$y and Dem Franchize Boyz to headline Chreece hip-hop festival
The Aug. 24 festival will feature over 50 acts and honor DJ Indiana Jones.
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Painter documented Indy buildings at risk for demolition
Harry Davis’ work in the 1940s through the 1980s helped capture a landscape that no longer exists.
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‘Nourishing Well’ explores the lived experiences of Black women through art and poetry
Curator Mariah Ivey celebrates Black women artists from Indianapolis with a night of visual art, poetry and music.
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‘As important to Indianapolis as Oscar Robertson or Reggie Miller’
70 years after his death, former Negro League superstar Oscar Charleston was recognized by the MLB as one of baseball’s greatest hitters.
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Help the Damien Center create a mosaic memorial
Volunteers can attend workshops July 9 or 10 to help build an artwork inspired by the AIDS Memorial Quilt.