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Lunch Break Live! With Kara Cole Presented by Lake City Bank
Come Join us at SPARK for a lunch time concert presented by Lake City Bank! Kara Cole is a soulful, heart wrenching, story teller. The desire to connect experience with song is very important. Music is the 1 thing that bridges the gap in every avenue of life. Be kind xx We at Big Car are teaming up with Downtown Indy and the City of Indianapolis — with support from the Capital Improvement Board and the Indiana War Memorials Commission—…
Find out more »Artist Workshop: Pyrography with Nasreen Khan
Pyrography, commonly known as wood burning, is the art of drawing and writing using a burning tool for etching designs onto different surfaces, usually wood. You can use pyrography to add drawings or writings to wood, gourds, leather, and any other material that wouldn’t be destroyed by the heat from the burning tool. Khan will talk about the process, give examples and allow attendees to try it out (must sign a waiver). Indianapolis-based artist Nasreen Khan grew up in West…
Find out more »Artist Workshop: Fiber Art and PomPoms with Mary Jo Bayliss
Come to SPARK and join artist Mary Jo Bayliss to learn how to create pompoms and contribute them to her Taylor Swift inspired community artwork titled, "The Village". Visitors will be able to make pompoms that will be used in Mary Jo's final piece! Come join in on this collaborative artwork and make sure to stop by the circle later to see the final finished piece when Taylor Swift enters her "Indy era" and performs in Indianapolis! A statement from…
Find out more »Live Music with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra!
Join us at the SPARK every Monday in October and have lunch while Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra musicians serenade you for the hour! They will be performing a variety of repertoire, from standard classical repertoire to popular music. This week we will be joined by Yeajin Kim (violin), Yang Guo (viola), Adam Lee (cello), and Dianne Seo (flute)! We hope to see you there! We at Big Car are teaming up with Downtown Indy and the City of Indianapolis — with…
Find out more »Artist Workshop: Fiber Art and PomPoms with Mary Jo Bayliss
Come to SPARK and join artist Mary Jo Bayliss to learn how to create pompoms and contribute them to her Taylor Swift inspired community artwork titled, "The Village". Visitors will be able to make pompoms that will be used in Mary Jo's final piece! Come join in on this collaborative artwork and make sure to stop by the circle later to see the final finished piece when Taylor Swift enters her "Indy era" and performs in Indianapolis! A statement from…
Find out more »Lunch Break Live! with Mina Keohane Presented by Lake City Bank
“…full of surprises. She possesses a songbird’s voice, a wisdom beyond her years and a delightfully smooth way of gliding across the piano keys. Everything from mournful sonic sculptures to crisp, lightweight ballads carried the day — always in celebration of the moment, whether it be the memory of something long gone or the freshness of something new.” –Nuvo Newsweekly Mina Keohane is an Indianapolis based composer/performer. Her music is a piano-driven cross-pollination of singer-songwriter, indie rock and a hint…
Find out more »Artist Workshop: Fiber Art and PomPoms with Mary Jo Bayliss
Come to SPARK and join artist Mary Jo Bayliss to learn how to create pompoms and contribute them to her Taylor Swift inspired community artwork titled, “The Village”. Visitors will be able to make pompoms that will be used in Mary Jo’s final piece! Come join in on this collaborative artwork and make sure to stop by the circle later to see the final finished piece when Taylor Swift enters her “Indy era” and performs in Indianapolis! A statement from…
Find out more »Live Music with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra!
Join us at the SPARK every Monday in October and have lunch while Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra musicians serenade you for the hour! They will be performing a variety of repertoire, from standard classical repertoire to popular music. This week we will be joined by Yeajin Kim (violin), Yang Guo (viola), Adam Lee (cello), and Dianne Seo (flute)! We hope to see you there! We at Big Car are teaming up with Downtown Indy and the City of Indianapolis — with…
Find out more »SPARK 2025 Opening!
SPARK will be returning to Monument Circle in 2025 on May 31st! Look out for this season's events!
Find out more »Big Gay Pride Market
Big Gay Pride Market is BACK! Join us May 31 & June 1 from 11am-3pm on Monument Circle for two days of queer joy, radical visibility, and creative magic! Each day features a unique lineup of 60 queer artists & makers, DJs, and a special guest performance on Saturday at 1pm from Geeks & Grooves: Pride of Indy Bands' sax-iest ensemble! Experience their fun and distinctive saxophone takes on your favorite pop hits and video game soundtracks, spanning from retro…
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