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The Trekkies from Five Year Mission are boldly going where no nerds have gone before: writing a song about each episode of the original, 1960s Star Trek series.

The intimacy of the venue and the performance shone through Panic!’s willingness to joke around on stage and fill awkward pauses with ’90s cover songs

My mom introduced me to Styx. She used to pop in the greatest hits album when we were driving down the interstate and let the sweet rock ’n‘ roll sing through the speakers.

More than 160 young Hoosiers sent in tapes of their finest vocals for a chance to battle at the State Fair’s rendition of American Idol, its first-ever Vocal Throwdown.

This smartly paced documentary film now showing at the Indiana State Museum comes across as a 40-minute visual love letter to “the predator we love to fear.”

Just watch out for that cameo from the top Manning in charge: Archie shows up late in the clip, and looks a bit too comfortable and natural wigging out.

Stockannette and the Yarnburners, a group of 14 serious knitters and crocheters from all over Indiana, joined forces to create the “piano sweater.”

The majority of these songs provide mellow-rock moodiness that begs for a beer or three. While that held true for this live show, it was also amped up a significant notch.

“We have [been to a lot of state fairs], but they all have a different vibe. The one thing they all share is great food stands. I’m going to eat a fried Snickers bar!”

The Indy native has racked up an impressive resume at a young age, playing with Slide Hampton, the Temptations, and the Four Tops.

Including the complexities of when to wear white (“Just never wear white”)and the perplexity of the sleeveless turtleneck (“Are you hot or are you cold? Make up your mind!”).

A few filmmakers with movies in the Hoosier Lens and Matter of Fact categories share what inspired them to create the works.

Survival tips for the 10th Indy Film Fest, July 18-28 at the Indianapolis Museum of Art and elsewhere around town.

“[Fans] say some weird s— sometimes. … Sometimes, even somebody who is really cool will say something weird. This has happened multiple times.”

“Drinking Buddies” director Joe Swanberg looks forward to Indy Film Fest’s opening night July 18 and answers our questions about being a filmmaker.