Tickets and information available are at TheCenterPresents.org or by calling (317) 843-3800. Health and safety protocols can be found at TheCenterPresents.org/Health.
New Works: Premiere Performances
8 p.m. on Saturday, June 4
The Tarkington
Tickets: $25; $15 for students
The three winning proposals from the Center’s inaugural New Works arts commission project are performed live on stage, followed by a talkback with the artists. New Works is an annual program designed to promote and sustain central Indiana’s working artists and artistic communities in an inclusive way. The three selected pieces are:
- Women’s Work (play) – Callie Burk-Hartz and Alicia LaMagdeleine with Betty Rage Productions
- Fly High (music and Cyr wheel choreography) – Monika Herzig Trio and Zackary Herzig
- A Place in Time (dance) – Nicholas A. Owens and Lalah Ayan Hazelwood with Kenyettá Dance Company
9 to 11:30 a.m., June 6 to10
The Studio Theater
Cost: $130
Jungle Jams is a creative summer camp program in which kids ages 5 to 7 learn about positive character qualities as well as concepts like rhythm and groove through music and physical activities. During the week, each camper makes three simple musical instruments to bring home. Family members are invited to join the Community Drum Circle Celebration on the final day.
I’ll Be Seeing You: Love Stories of World War II
8 p.m. on Saturday, June 11
The Palladium
Tickets from $10
I’ll Be Seeing You: Love Stories of World War II is an original, local revue of period songs and true stories that writer-director Ellen Kingston collected from people who lived and loved through the war era, as well as their families. Narration and projected images provide the real-life details as a cast of eight and a five-piece live combo perform Great American Songbook classics such as “They Can’t Take That Away from Me,” “Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye” and “Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive.”
Live at the Center: Wife Patrol
8 p.m. on Saturday, June 18
Online and at the Palladium
Free livestream; $5 on site
Sifting through ’90s grunge and alt-rock, ’80s pop and new wave, and ’70s punk, Indianapolis trio Wife Patrol distills everything its members love about rock with none of what is obsolete. The band’s 2020 debut LP, Too Prickly for This World, won international acclaim for its catchy hooks and vocal harmonies, receiving airplay on radio stations from Montreal to Melbourne and earning plaudits in publications such as Vice, Afropunk, The Alternative and Overblown.
About the Center for the Performing Arts
The mission of the nonprofit Center for the Performing Arts is to engage and inspire the Central Indiana community through enriching arts experiences. Its campus includes the 1,600-seat Palladium concert hall, the 500-seat Tarkington theater and the black-box Studio Theater. The Center presents and hosts hundreds of events each year, including the Center Presents performance series, featuring the best in classical, jazz, pop, rock, country, comedy and other genres. Educational and experiential programming includes children’s concerts, summer camps, book clubs, lectures, and classes in music and dance. The Center is home to the affiliated Great American Songbook Foundation and provides space and support services for six resident arts companies. Find more information at TheCenterPresents.org.