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The musical group, The Next Dimension, accompanies them with pop classics like “Up, Up and Away,” “Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In,” and “Worst That Could Happen.” The Palladium, 1 Center Green, Carmel, thecenterfortheperformingarts.org, $15-105
Riverrun Revisited 6 p.m., Streamlines Indy has brought together the arts and a focus on Indianapolis waterways. With everything from visual art to poetry and dance, it’s one of the strongest bits of programming we have seen this year. Riverrun Revisited is a site-specific dance performance that tells the story of the White River.Choreographed by Butler University Dance Professor Cynthia Pratt and performed by dancers from the Butler Ballet, this show will be even bigger than it’s first run in the fall of 2015.
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Weave Wars Sept. 23, 6-9 p.m., Fiber artwork isn’t restricted to just blankets and cloth. This show will push the boundaries of fabric as a medium. Local and national artists will come show their two and three dimensional talents. Indianapolis Art Center, 820 E. 67th St., FREE
Brookside Park, 3500 Brookside Pkwy S Drive, riverrunrevisited.eventbrite.com, FREE but registration is required
Introduction to National Novel Writing Month: 30 days, 50,000 words, 1 novel 1-4 p.m., How many times have you thought about taking on the national novel writing challenge? More than once? This is your kick to get it done. The
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challenge is simple: write a novel in one month. Everyone works better with deadlines right? This class gives the tools to making the most out of the month and actually crossing this one of your list. Indiana Writers Center, 812 E. 67th St., $57 Nonmembers, $39 members, $33 student members/teacher members/senior members/ military members/librarian members
addition of more restaurants with a focus on locally sourced produce to a new mass transit center downtown, Indy is coming into its green. TURN is a festival to focus on urban sustainability through demonstrations, music, activities, art and food. Paramount School of Excellence, 3020 Nowland Ave., FREE
RIP Reception before Ghost Stories Banned Books Week Author Talk With Jacqueline Woodson 7 p.m., Young People’s Poet Laureate and New York Times bestselling author Jacqueline Woodson will be speaking in conjunction with Banned Books week. If you have never read her book Brown Girl Dreaming, you’re missing out. She will speak about censorship, intersectional identity and writing. A limited number of her books will be for sale at the event but bring your own if you have it for an autograph.
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Green Center for Performing Arts, 605 South College Ave., FREE
OCTOBER 30th annual Start with Art luncheon TURN Festival
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10 a.m.-4 p.m., Indy is finally picking up speed with sustainability. Between the
5-7 p.m., Crown Hill ghost stories are a fall classic in Indy. Whether you have kids or not, this is a great bet for a Halloween tradition. Before the speakers come on there will be time to meet the haunted storytellers in the historic Waiting Station with the RIP reception.
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Crown Hill Cemetery, 700 W. 38th St., $35
Opening Reception: Flight of Fancy 6 p.m., Does psychology always catch your attention? Then this show will be a perfect visual representation of the psychological workings that surrealism creates. The featured artists are: Brinton Farrand, Amy Ward, Lisa Sears, Gary Lynn, Deidre Bush, Steve Sickles, Parrish Cooper, Tomas Howie, Gary Gee, Steve Otis, Earle Butterworth and Stephanie Renner.
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Rapp Family Gallery, 1201 Central Ave., FREE