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Waiting in the Shadows
I know that I tend to be hard on myself. Too hard, really. But honestly, there are times when I feel like on the road of life, I can’t find my way out of the rest park. There was a time when I thought I had it all figured out. Just do nice things for…
Read MoreShakespeare, Kids Theater, Flix and Float, Car Show, More This Weekend Locally
It’s a busy time for theatrical productions. Noblesville Cultural Arts Commission’s 30th annual Shakespeare in the Park opened Wednesday and continues nightly through Saturday outdoors at Federal Hill Commons. The Belfry Theatre Apprentice Players’ musical, Disney’s “Frozen Jr.,” featuring about 40 youth ages 5-18, opens tonight and continues for five performances, including two matinees, through…
Read MorePermission Has Been Granted
My church’s men’s group recently had a discussion about who was the boss in our homes. Many of the members had never thought about it and didn’t know how to respond. I told them I was sure I was the boss, but I wanted to check with my wife to see if she agreed with…
Read MoreKenny Talks Strong Predictions for Boilermaker Football
The 2022 Big Ten football media days are officially over and the hours of coach speak will be sifted for any nuggets of real information by fans and news organizations alike until the season opener Aug. 27 in Dublin, Ireland when Northwestern faces Nebraska. Illinois also hosts Wyoming that day but the focus will be…
Read More30 Reasons Not To Be in a Play’ Has More Reasons to Go See It in Westfield
What can go wrong during the production of a play? Just about anything. Stage kisses, pinkeye, stirring up World War III. Tanya Haas of Carmel is director of the play, “30 Reasons Not To Be in a Play” and Tom Smith of Westfield is the producer. In a series of crazy examples, this play proves…
Read MoreThey Defined Cuteness
We often go over the things in this space that seem wrong with the world, well, at least in one man’s opinion. This week, please allow me to share a little bit about what’s right. Not too long ago, I had the distinct pleasure of watching two of our grandpups play in their first T-ball…
Read MoreDirector, Crew, Volunteer for Love of ‘Frozen’ Kids
If James H. Williams told you that directing kids shows came easy, he would be telling a white lie. The Fishers resident, who came on as assistant director for The Belfry Theatre Apprentice Players youth under the late Connie Murello-Todd, tries to be prepared for nearly anything. But he said, this year, “Boy, has it…
Read MoreTwo Paws Up for WIlson’s Chicken!
If you read this column regularly, you know I live with two feline companions who have very distinctive personalities. Peyton, the tabby, will consume almost anything edible. (I say “almost” because he does draw the line at bananas — too stinky!) By contrast, my tuxedo cat, Beau, has a very discriminating palate. If something isn’t…
Read MoreNCAC Presents‘Hamlet’ at 30th Shakespeare in Park
Strolling downtown Noblesville in the area of Federal Hill Commons the past few evenings, you might have heard actors rehearsing for Shakespeare in the Park. Noblesville’s Jennie Otterman sits in her lawn chair on the lawn in front of the First Merchants Pavilion stage, listening closely to every line and watching her actors become their…
Read MoreWilly Wonka,’ Beatles Tribute, Stella Luna, Movies, Symphony, More
Stone Soup Children’s Musical Theater production of “Willy Wonka Jr.,” Symphony on the Prairie with John Williams’ blockbusters, Stella Luna and The Satellites at Cool Creek Park, “Encanto” and “Parent Trap” movies, and a Beatles tribute band are all on the schedule for this weekend. Here, we offer our Times readers 20 things to do…
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