Betsy Reason

Noblesville Common Councilman Mark Boice drove his oldest daughter, Ali Boice, to a show audition and was just along for the ride to support her. And the next thing he knew, he was asked to sing musical scales, read lines and have his photo taken with others auditioning for a role. I was at the…

The Lighting of the Square in downtown Noblesville returns as Noblesville Chamber of Commerce’s annual tree lighting ceremony is welcomed back into the Hamilton County Government & Judicial Center this holiday season. Noblesville Chamber president Bob DuBois said for the past two years the tree-lighting ceremony has been outdoors on the steps of the historic…

It’s the busy time of the year for Nancy Chance. The director of Good Samaritan Network of Hamilton County has been hard at work all week — and all year — getting ready for today’s Thanksgiving food distribution at the 4-H Fairgrounds in Noblesville. The coordinator and founder of the nonprofit — in its 42nd…

Westfield Playhouse winds down its current play, “Mothers & Sons,” and Noblesville High School choral department presents its fall musical, “Chicago: Teen Edition” today and Saturday, and Fishers High School presents its fall musical, “Legally Blonde,” today and Saturday. Here are more details of my list of 20 things to do this weekend and beyond:…

When I visited the newly reopened and redesigned Barnes and Noble booksellers in Noblesville, I ran into longtime acquaintance Amy Shankland. But I shouldn’t have been surprised to see her in a bookstore, because she loves to read and is a published author. And the new bookstore promotes local authors. She shared with me the…

I watched a little of the rehearsals for Noblesville High School’s fall musical, and the show is amazing. The singing, the dancing, the acting. Very impressive. “Chicago: Teen Edition” is quite a bit the opposite of Disney’s “High School Musical” that was on the NHS stage in 2021. “Chicago” is set in the jazz age…

Unless you’ve walked up to the stage and looked into the orchestra pit during a Noblesville High School musical, you probably haven’t even wondered about the talented orchestra that’s playing the music for the show. As you watch and listen to the cast sing and dance on stage, you might have not even realized that…

Noblesville East Middle School’s “The Music Man,” Westfield Playhouse’s “Mothers & Sons,” a Winter Market in Sheridan and new Northview Church services start up this weekend in Noblesville. Here are more details of my list of 20 things to do this weekend and beyond: 1. Noblesville East Middle School Drama Club presents “The Music Man”…

It’s time to celebrate our military veterans and thank them for their service. Veterans Day will be celebrated Friday during an array of events in Hamilton County. On Friday, most county government offices will be closed. Here at the county seat in Noblesville, a Veterans Day program will begin at 11 a.m. Friday at the…

Main Street Productions in Westfield is expanding its horizons to include a new “Artist’s Choice Production” that celebrates inclusion, diversity and new voices. “Mothers and Sons,” the first play offering in this “category,” opens Thursday at Basile Westfield Playhouse. Adding this “Artist’s Choice” production may not be a moneymaker for the Playhouse, however, the theater’s…