The outdoor event celebrated the freedom to read and mourned the recent deaths of prominent arts community figures. On the evening of Oct. 1, at the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library, two Hoosier literary luminaries — Manon Voice and David Hoppe — talked about the importance of Kurt Vonnegut not just as a great fiction […]
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Africana Theatre of IUPUI co-produces the event, which will include recorded performances BY STEVE MARTIN, originally published in INSIDE IUPUI The importance of Black lives, Black stories and Black theater is the foundation for the Africana Repertory Theatre of IUPUI, or ARTI, a campus-to-community initiative. [editor’s note: ARTI, which co-produces OnyxFest, is an IUPUI Arts […]
There are plenty of virtual events to choose from during the Vonnegut Museum’s weeklong celebration of the freedom to read. – Originally published in NUVO, by Rita Kohn Michigan City-based writer David Hoppe’s new play, Kurt Vonnegut: WordPlay will be a highlight of a special (sold out) fundraising event at the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and […]
During Banned Books week, spoken word artist Manon Voice will be the activist in residence who engages with visitors at The Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library during Banned Books week, from Sept. 27 – October 3. Manon has become a well-known spoken-word artist in Indianapolis, where she grew up. In addition, she is also a […]
From News at IU Tackling pandemics new and old, Indiana University is investing in additional racial justice research and is creating a task force to address the negative impact COVID-19 has had on female researchers at IU. The university is funding 31 research projects exploring racial justice, including the pandemic’s impact on Black-owned businesses, a […]
The next online iteration of the Environmental Justice Seminar, “Indianapolis and Climate Change”, will occur on Nov. 5, 2020 from 5:00-6:30 p.m. register here: HTTPS://IU.ZOOM.US/MEETING/REGISTER/TJYOCUGQQZMSE9BTVJVZMOMHFL3H31TZJBPC The upshot of the inaugural Environmental Justice Seminar titled “Environmental Justice/Environmental Apartheid” is that systemic racism isn’t just limited to issues like policing and urban housing. This seminar, the first […]
During quarantine, the staff at the IAHI have been busy both in and out of the “office” and have been staying sane with some much needed music. We’ve compiled a list of our favorite jams that keep us focused, calm or put us in a dancing mood! Today’s list is brought to you by Jordan […]
During quarantine, the staff at the IAHI have been busy both in and out of the “office” and have been staying sane with some much needed music. We’ve compiled a list of our favorite jams that keep us focused, calm or put us in a dancing mood! Today’s list is brought to you by Emily […]
During quarantine, the staff at the IAHI have been busy both in and out of the “office” and have been staying sane with some much needed music. We’ve compiled a list of our favorite jams that keep us focused, calm or put us in a dancing mood! Today’s list is brought to you by Emily […]
When fantasy author Neil Gaiman was looking for the earliest version of a Ray Bradbury short story, he turned to the Ray Bradbury Center at the IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI. It was Jordan Brinker-Saigaonkar, an intern at the center, who answered Gaiman’s email. Gaiman was looking for “The Homecoming” which appeared in […]