Archive for September, 2006

Fireworks of Glass at the Childrens Museum

Fireworks of Glass is the largest permanent sculpture of blown glass by renowned artist Dale Chihuly. The 43-foot-tall tower rises above a glass ceiling.
Hands-On Exhibit Families create their own sculptures with colorful plastic shapes or sit on a revolving platform to look up at the glass ceiling.
Chihuly’s World of Glass:  Now showing in the SpaceQuest® [...]

Haunted House at The Childrens Museum

Haunted House at The Childrens Museum presented by The Childrens Museum Guild.  October 14 thru 21, 2006 with a preview for members on October 13 from 6-9PM (addl cost beyond membership may be required).
Scout Days for Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts on Oct. 17, 19, 20, 24, 26, or 27.
The Childrens Museum is such a [...]

Lucas Oil Stadium: A landmark rises

By the 2008 football season the Indianapolis Colts may be playing in a state-of-the art, retractable-roof stadium now under construction in downtown Indianapolis. The $675 million facility, to be named Lucas Oil Stadium, will also be used for non-Colts events such as NCAA basketball tornament play.
A tale of two stadiums
The RCA Dome was pretty impressive [...]

NUVO annual Arts Guide is now available

We annually unleash this issue upon the arts-loving public, but this year it’s in the super-downsized, glossy cover format for your shelf-life enjoyment. Our ubercalendar returns, along with editorial picks. This year, we asked local arts entrepreneurs to pick their favorite, emerging artist.
Find more information at http://www.nuvo.net/article.php?title=arts_guide_2006

Indianapolis Posts Top Metro Foreclosure Rates

Indianapolis, Atlanta and Dallas posted the nation’s three highest metropolitan foreclosure rates in the first quarter of 2006, according to the RealtyTrac™ U.S. Metropolitan Foreclosure Market Report, which ranks the foreclosure rates of the 100 largest metropolitan areas.
Cities in the Sun Belt and Rust Belt generally had the highest foreclosure rates in the first quarter [...]

Peyton wins the Manning Bowl

Relief that the much-hyped battle of the brothers was over, and pride in the way they handled it. No gloating, no giddy postgame interviews, no big scene as the two met when it was over.
“I told him I loved him,” Peyton said after the Indianapolis Colts outlasted Eli and the New York Giants 26-21 on [...]

The Colts pull off the win…

Colts   26
Giants 21
Big brother Peyton managed to lead his Colts past little brother Eli’s Giants.
More details in the morning….

Colts Season Opener - Manning vs Manning - Colts at the Giants

Brothers in Arms
He cursed.
It was the Manning kid. No, not Peyton. You might expect it from Peyton. We’ve all seen him yelling at the line of scrimmage, jawing at his teammates, calling his old kicker an “idiot,” letting his mouth get the better of him after the Colts’ loss to the Steelers in the AFC [...]

Always something exciting at the Eiteljorg

There is always something exciting happening at the Eiteljorg Museum! In addition to our world-class exhibitions, we also have a variety of interesting programs and special events scheduled throughout the year that will appeal to both adults and children. Be sure to use our Events Calendar to check for programs and events in the upcoming [...]

Benjamin Harrison Home Tours

House tours begin on the hour and half-hour at the front door of the museum.  The first tour begins at 10am.  The last tour begins at 3:30pm.  All tours are guided.  There is no public waiting area located inside the house, so please try to arrive on the hour or half-hour.  Tours are approximately one [...]