Events

Based on a collection of Middle Eastern folk tales from the Islamic Golden Age, it’s a tale of suspense, surprise, and sensuality, and Scheherazade lets the symphony tell the story under the direction of Ruth Reinhardt. Enjoy this visit to the Middle East with Israeli composer Avner Dorman’s contemporary Azerbaijani Dance. Folk Songs by Iranian […]

Join The International Center for a free and unique virtual panel to learn more about local efforts to support Ukraine. Hear from Hoosier organizations supporting Ukraine, understand their efforts at home and abroad, and learn how you can help.

Building Tomorrow’s 13th Annual Build-a-School Night, themed “The Race to Learn,” will be held on Friday, April 29th, 2022 at the Crowne Plaza’s Union Station in Downtown Indianapolis. Build-a-School Night has been the go-to event for Building Tomorrow supporters since 2008. The COVID-19 pandemic prevented us from hosting in 2020 and 2021, so we are […]

Day 2 of our festival of spring, Frühlingsfest 2022. German car show, garden and art sale, Euchre tournament (pandemic permitting--tentative), and our signature spring event, the Maibaumaufstellen: the raising of the May Pole. Maypole dance, Liederkranz Brass Band, authentic spring German menu, Maibock and other biers. German-American Spring Festival.

We would like to invite you to our first Drum Circle outside, under our famous tree at the entrance of Holcomb Gardens at Butler University. Time: 3:00 P.M Bring your drum or any musical instrument you have. If you do not have have one, you can play one of ours. Just bring your joy.   […]

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, the International Marketplace Coalition, in partnership with SADCO, will host the inaugural Latino Heritage Festival on Saturday, Sept. 17, from 1 to 5 p.m. The festival will feature performances from local cultural groups, food trucks, nonprofit and Latino vendors and cultural galleries.

Juan Chawuk invites viewers to experience his home state of Chiapas, Mexico through paintings, photography, sculptures and murals. As part of an ongoing series, this work shines light on the multicultural citizens of Chiapas, how they’ve coexisted for centuries, and how conflict there has fostered new ways of creating. As an indigenous Maya Tojobal artist, […]

Music from Russia is an anchor in the world of classical music, and Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina begins our musical journey. Often described as a member of the avant-garde, Gubaidulina became a challenging voice in her country and created the whimsical Fairytale Poem for a 1971 radio broadcast. The dream-like Violin Concerto by Prokofiev shows […]

Music from Russia is an anchor in the world of classical music, and Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina begins our musical journey. Often described as a member of the avant-garde, Gubaidulina became a challenging voice in her country and created the whimsical Fairytale Poem for a 1971 radio broadcast. The dream-like Violin Concerto by Prokofiev shows […]

Korngold’s Violin Concerto, dedicated to the wife of his childhood mentor, Gustav Mahler, is awash in Hollywood memories, having been used in a variety of film scores over the years, and American violinist Stefan Jackiw plays with a skill that combines musical poetry and sensitivity. Listeners are sure to leave humming familiar tunes. Austrian conductor […]