Urban Times

03/06/2025

The Alley Sessions Return on four Fridays – July 25 through Aug. 15 – with jazz, soul, blues and more Two members of the Indianapolis Jazz Hall of Fame will kick off the fifth season of The Alley at The Cabaret, which organizers at The Cabaret say is “bigger, bolder and more vibrant than ever....

28/05/2025

Latin Music series to begin on Lugar Plaza / Athenaeum to host Das GartenGrillFest / Floating Farmers Market to open Friday * The Indianapolis Cultural Trail and the Indianapolis Department of Metropolitan Development will launch Viernes Cultural: Latin Night at Lugar Plaza, beginning Friday, May 30...

20/05/2025

Popular summer reading program is here

Readers of all ages can explore paleontology-inspired programs and earn prizes as part of Unearth Imagination, The Indianapolis Public Library’s 2025 Summer Reading Program. The program which runs Saturday, May 31, through Saturday, Aug. 2, also offers a chance for eaders to discover new passions ...

20/05/2025

New exhibit at the Indiana State Museum opens Saturday

Visitors of all ages can explore the world of bees, bats, butterflies and beyond when Amazing Pollinators opens Saturday, May 24, at the Indiana State Museum. Continuing through Sept. 1, Amazing Pollinators is presented by Corteva Agriscience. It was created by Minotaur Mazes, a worldwide leader in....

28/04/2025

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Sirih keeps young Edi close to her in the Simon Skjodt International Orangutan Center. Photo by Jessica Davis First introduced at the Indianapolis Zoo’s Simon Skjodt International Orangutan Center in late February, little Edi is the son of mom Sirih and father Basan, two Sumatran orangutans who am...

18/04/2025

By Laura Henderson / Collective operations steward, Growing Places Indy I have asked hundreds of children over the years, what do plants need to grow? Most children can tell you that plants need: soil, water, sun, food (nutrients), and air or space to grow. In a garden, we would add that plants need...

18/04/2025

Free, multi-genre concerts, community activities, and markets will take place at once a month from April through October this year. Levitt VIBE Indianapolis returned to the city on Sunday, April 12. But, this time, these celebrations of music and community happen at the Tube Factory campus, home of....

18/04/2025

* The Athenaeum Foundation will host its annual St. Benno Fest from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at the Rathskeller Kellersaal Ballroom in the Athenaeum. St. Benno Fest – one of the city’s oldest and longest-running cultural events – celebrates the welcoming of spring and features German f...