Julia Whitehead

The move would have closed the book on a long planning process and fundraising campaign by the nonprofit, which opened in its present location on Senate Avenue in 2011.

“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.”

This year’s edition of the Vonnegut-inspired literary journal includes contributors such as Lewis Black and Ralph Steadman.