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Indy Look Up
Every Wednesday at noon, bring your camera phone/camera, some comfy shoes, whatever you know about our city, AND meet us at the Spark Welcome Trailer to take part in British artist/writer Cara Courage's Indy Look Up Project! As you take pictures, share what you know as you walk with us and post to Facebook/Twitter. To upload the images to Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lookupproject Twitter (with the hashtag #IndyLookUp) This can be done as the walk progresses or afterwards in one go-- whatever…
Find out more »In C: A Collaborative Sound Composition
Experience a wave of sound as 15 musicians encircle the Monument for a layered, collaborative sound sculpture -- a performance of In C (composed by Terry Riley in 1964). In C fills space with pulses, note clusters, and undulating, otherworldly walls of sound. The Monument Circle version of In C is coordinated by Indianapolis-based composer and multi-instrumentalist Derek Johnson (Sample performance here: https://soundcloud.com/ivodne-galatea/terry-riley-in-c).
Find out more »Fantastical Film Shorts by Georges Méliès, the First Wizard of Cinema
In 1916, film was a brand new art form and the Circle Theater (now home of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra) was brand new, too! Around this time, Frenchman Georges Méliès was experimenting with cinema by using it for fantastical (not just documentary) purposes. Bring a blanket or lawn chair and take your place on the Monument steps for a three-hour marathon of two-to-four minute films crafted by Méliès between 1896 and 1913. Get ready for wizards, devils, and magicians, starring in…
Find out more »Sparking Monument Circle: Ash Robinson, Stuart Hyatt
During this casual, brown-bag lunch, artists involved with Spark will discuss placemaking and projects that engage people in new and creative ways before a brief walk around the Circle led by Big Car's Jim Walker. This event is part of the Big Car and Reconnecting to Our Waterways series on Creative Placemaking. Find out more at: http://www.bigcar.org/placemakingseries/. Other partners include: Indiana Arts Commission, Love Indy, Indianapolis City Market, IndyGo, Harrison Center for the Arts and City Gallery, StreamLines, White River…
Find out more »Virginia Avenue Folk Fest: Adam Kuhn
Come indulge in singer/songwriter Adam Kuhn's awesome tunes in a free live concert presented by Virginia Ave. Folk Fest! Get more info on Adam Kuhn! Also, learn more about Virginia Ave. Folk Fest.
Find out more »Bubbles Brown
Bubbles Brown, a Chicago-based early blues duo, brings you roots-rock: delta blues with an aggressive, electrified twist. Acoustic and electric guitar, washboard, suitcase bass drum ... real old-time instrumentation in a modern arrangement.
Find out more »DIY Playground
Family fun time in the Blue Foam Playscape. Learn to build, create and play with a variety of shapes including ramps, tubes and spheres.
Find out more »ActiveIndy Guided Bike Tour: Cultural Trail & Historic Neighborhoods
During Spark, the Circle is the launching point for ActiveIndy Tours’ most popular tour - a guided bicycle tour of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail & Historic Neighborhoods! This tour covers 10 miles at a casual pace allowing you to explore downtown while learning about our city's history, architecture, public art & connections to pop culture. Rental bicycles available & advance registration required for this fee-based tour. Get details and sign up here.
Find out more »ActiveIndy Self-Guided Bike Tour: Monon & Fall Creek Trail Loop
Enjoy the tail-end of Spark Monument Circle by exploring Indianapolis by bike through the final ride from this series of self-guided tours developed by ActiveIndy Tours! This 9.5 mile route showcases the connectivity of three trail systems on the northside of downtown. Cyclists will enjoy fall's display of colors while exploring the Cultural Trail, Monon Trail, and Fall Creek Trail before returning to the Circle via the historic neighborhoods of Fall Creek Place, Herron-Morton, and the Old Northside. Check in…
Find out more »DIY Playground
Family fun time in the Blue Foam Playscape. Learn to build, create and play with a variety of shapes including ramps, tubes and spheres.
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