About: Wahlers is an Indianapolis based singer-songwriter and performer. Her fondness for folk music from the 60s and 70s gave her a sturdy understanding of storytelling, and she’s taken those cues to develop her own unique style of writing – a revealing balancing act of personal experience and inevitable human truth. She has released an album called “Goodnight Charlotte” withcollaborator and cellist Grover Parido and plays in the Indianapolis and surrounding areas both solo and as a duo. SPARK is…

Come join Rob Funkhouser from @rhythmdiscovery for a drum circle on the circle! For this activity, participants will get the opportunity to learn how to express themselves on hand drums and explore the basics of playing with other people. Working with Rob, participants will begin making sounds on the instruments and learn some basic rhythms inspired by traditional music.  

Join Giselle Trujillo in creating a found art piece! Visitors will work in a variety of mediums to help create something unique!  

The Magic Circle Talk Description: In October of 1900, the Fall Festivities Society of Indianapolis promoted a week-long carnival with its central focus being the Magic Circle. Monument Circle was transformed with a dizzying array of attractions, parades, performers and animals all in the glow of “electric illuminations.” Yet, despite all the enchantment, the Magic Circle Carnival was a one-time marvel in Indianapolis' history. Bio: Deedee Davis is a Herron-Morton resident with an interest in Indianapolis history, specifically historic residential architecture…

Bump City with Lauren Curry | October 12th, 4-5pm Bump City is an all levels, all bodies, all genders, all good guided dance party. Be there or be somewhere else. Those are your only two choices. Bollywood with Usha Sirimalle | October 12th, 5-6pm Using a creative mix of technique, energy, and emotion, but most of all massive fun, Usha will teach participants poses, grace, hand and foot movements and expressions.These are all key elements of Bollywood dance, which allows participants to…

Join Alan Nakagawa as he talks about his book A.I.R. Head: Anatomy of an Artist In Residence.  Book Summary: Within a short amount of time, Alan Nakagawa found himself in the midst of several artist-in-residence opportunities. It started with the Getty Villa and then the Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Within a few years, Nakagawa had a half of dozen completed or in the mix. And then the emails started coming. Artists wanted to meet with Nakagawa to find out…

Artist Kaila Austin will have a series of live painting sessions of the John Wesley Hardrick mural open to the public at Tube Factory artspace: October 11, 3-6pm, October 25, 3-6pm, November 1, 3-6pm, November 8, 3-6pm and November 22, 3-6pm. She will be at SPARK on the Circle at Monument Circle painting the Harwick Mural on October 13, 2-5pm. The exhibit will run through December 17 with Tube Factory artspace’s regular business hours Wednesday-Friday, 9am-6pm, Saturdays and Sundays 9am-3pm.…