Arts & Culture

“A lot of kids our age were doing it,” says Madeleine. “We didn’t think anything at all was going to happen. We just did it for fun.”

Where else are you going to wear all that gold? You know it’s not really your color.

Some of the top bartenders in Indianapolis reached for their shakers to duel in a mixology competition on the final night of the 2014 Beer, Wine, and Spirits Trade Show.

Via @JaredCouncil: “#Indy tech firm @Snappening saw traffic surge this weekend, apparently from web browsers looking for nude photos.”

It hit us like a sack from a 300-pound lineman: Interview Bailey—the Colts receiver who nearly caught that Harbaugh Hail Mary—and then talk him into posing for a photo while wearing the shirt that honors his place in Colts history.

Kevin Hesse and his team are devoted to making ballet part of the signature of the city: “You’re constantly looking for what’s new and what’s interesting. We are bringing the biggest stars from the biggest companies. You won’t get this anywhere else.”

“Evening with the Stars brings together the best ballet dancers in the world that we would never have a chance to see here,” says Travis DiNicola of Indy Reads. “It’s the must-see event of the year.”

Fort Wayne is Seventh on Hitler’s List is a collection of 17 stories about famous and less-than-famous Indiana residents from Fort Wayne native Michael Martone.

“One of the reasons that this show has been fun to work on together is that it gives us an excuse to travel together,” she says of husband John Green. “I do the large majority of the work for the art assignment, and he shows up to film.”

“We were thinking about a natural progression from last year’s theme (“Mix it Up”), and what we really want people to do is get outside of their comfort zone.”

Haunting, ethereal harmonies may be the trademark of Lily & Madeleine, but their tastes run the gamut from classic rock to the latest indie bands.

“There is something incredibly freeing about playing someone who has no rules and no boundaries,” says Ryan Artzberger.

He will appear as the lead during the high-profile holiday season, from November 4 through January 4.

Via @JayNilla: “At halftime, the Union leads the Confederacy 27-14.”

The artsy environs at the Alexander hotel make Cerulean the perfect place to discuss Mark Rothko’s play Red, showing at the Indiana Repertory Theatre.