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As the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra prepares for its April 10 anniversary concert, we talked with four of them about the high notes of their careers.

“It was kind of surreal just being there and shooting with Don Cheadle. He was so far into that role that it really felt like you were working with Miles Davis.”

“There’s a social consciousness to my music, particularly related to women. That’s clear to me now, and it wasn’t when I was younger.”

Keep It Together debuts on New West Records—their first on a major label.

Tip No. 4: This is a good chance to sit in a fancy box seat on the second floor.

The bingo moves quickly and the entertainment delivers at the twice-monthly goofy game night at the White Rabbit Cabaret. As they say, “Get weird and shit.”

From Leslie Knope to Jimmy Chitwood, a breakdown of the state’s best-known roles.

Parker Sawyers—a relative newcomer who grew up in Indianapolis, graduated from Wabash College, and lives in London—earned praise for his portrayal of the world’s most powerful man. Here’s what the critics are saying.

Hollywood bigwig Michael Uslan ushered his comic-book idol onto the big screen in Batman and has been with the Dark Knight in every film since, including next month’s Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice. A hero’s work is never done: The Indiana University grad is teaching a film course this semester at his alma mater.

For lovers of luxury, sports, Downton Abbey, and everything in between.

“Bloomington is a super-happy place, so I was in a super-happy mood while writing,” says Shaun Fleming. The result was a more upbeat record with vocal layering and lushness, a sound he describes as “Motown glam.”

Three years and 32 sessions in, the group has upped its profile, scoring its first art exhibit and invitations to restricted spaces, like The Children’s Museum’s archives. They have roamed an empty Union Station and framed artsy shots of barbed wire at Traders Point Creamery.

Big, whimsical visuals. “We’ll have lots of wigs that may or may not come to life,” Runge says. “It’s going to be like a live cartoon.”

Multimedia artist Kipp Normand transforms trash into treasure at this whimsical Harrison Center workspace adjacent to Redeemer Presbyterian Church. Here, the quirky collector—and a godfather of the downtown art scene—rummages through his hodgepodge.

Listen along as we explore the greatest musicians Indiana has produced. From deep cuts to chart topping hits, Indiana can hold its own with anyone in the music biz.