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Hoosier Valerie Rockey Taps Into Reality-Show Stardom

The 20-year-old Franklin Central grad began dancing at age 3 at the Tippy Toes School of Dance on the south side.

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Q&A: Phillip Phillips Plays Indiana State Fair

We caught up with the singer before the show.

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Speed Read: Josh Kaufman, Pitch Man

After headlining the 31-date Voice tour that wraps August 2, Kaufman will start recording his major-label debut album. Not bad for a guy who was performing solo at Potbelly on Monument Circle earlier this year.

State Fair Beer and Wine
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Indiana State Fair Barrels Forward with Beer

The ultimate taste test may come soon at the State Fair. Though only Indiana breweries and wineries have been invited to participate this year, Carmichael would like to add the much-larger brands.

Moffat takes center stage.
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Q&A: Pauline Moffat Talks IndyFringe Favorites

“WFYI is producing a documentary on IndyFringe that will air around the country in August,” she says.

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Changes at White River State Park: Lawn Gone?

Until The Lawn has a permanent space, “it’s really nothing more than a temporary facility that could go away at a moment’s notice.”

A painting promoting the IRT
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Kyle Ragsdale Paints the IRT's New Season

The Indiana Repertory Theatre hired him to create an original work for each of its nine plays in 2014-2015, and his style couldn’t be more appropriate: “I tend to paint dramatic, mysterious paintings anyway.”

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Cheyenne Jackson at The Cabaret: Mad Man's Love Songs

A wonderfully poignant turn came courtesy of accompanist Ben Toth, whose arrangement of Sylvia Plath’s “Mad Girl’s Love Song” let Jackson wrap his voice around every sad, sexy line.

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Reasons to See Cheyenne Jackson at The Cabaret

Previous incarnations of his ‘Cocktail Hour’ show featured arrangements of songs by Joni Mitchell, Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey, and Amy Winehouse.

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Time-Lapse Video: Fourth of July Fireworks Downtown

See the 25-minute firework display condensed a bit more than a minute.

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The New Hoosier Playlist: Songs About Indiana

“Honest to Goodness.” So quaint! That motto, chosen by the Indiana Office of Tourism Development (a.k.a. Visit Indiana) to attract outsiders to the Hoosier State, received mixed reactions online shortly after its debut. Even so, the IOTD puts a positive spin on the phrase, with popular singer-songwriter and Indiana son Jon McLaughlin coming alongside to […]

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Know Before You Go: Mass Ave’s World Cup Block Party

For one, know what’s at stake: If the Americans waffle against the Belgians, we’re toast.

Redenbacher (second from right) with the Last IV.
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Q&A with Rusty Redenbacher of the Last IV

The longtime rapper and vocalist chats with us ahead of his gig at the Fountain Square Music Festival on July 4.

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Video: Stephen Colbert Interrogates John Green

After banter about Green’s Internet fame and his charitable projects, Colbert, as is his wont, fired off the question that’s on no one’s mind.

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Quick Q&A with Conductor Brent Havens

“(Orchestras) would say, ‘Our audience won’t be interested in this.’ Our point was, ‘We aren’t looking for your audience. We’re looking for classic-rock fans.'”

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