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|  Thursday, November 15, 2007 |
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|  | "Ashland Dances"
Nov. 15-18
Indiana Repertory Theatre
 For 10 years, Indianapolis' own Dance Kaleidoscope has been offering "The Green Show," a performance on the lawn at the world-renowned Oregon Shakespeare Festival. The connection started when Libby Appel, former artistic director of the Indiana Repertory Theatre, took the head post at OSF-and brought DK with her, at least for the summer.
While its gig with the festival is over (and Appel has moved on to become artistic director emeritus), the dances themselves remain. And DK will offer the Indiana premiere of three of them under the heading "Ashland Dances" (Ashland being home to the Oregon festival). Included are "Come Sweet Love," inspired by "Romeo and Juliet," "Weill World," inspired by "The Taming of the Shrew" and set to the music of Kurt Weill, and "Stuff Such as Dreams are Made On," inspired by "The Tempest" and featuring W.B. Yeats poetry set to Celtic music.
For more details, click here.
Patti LaBelle
Nov. 16
Madame Walker Center
 The Madame Walker Center ends a year-long celebration of its historic building in high style with a concert by vocal legend Patti LaBelle, who has something of a fascinating history herself.
Consider just the names of her performing entities: First, there was Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles, cracking the charts with 1962's "I Sold My Heart to the Junkman." Then it was LaBelle, with its disco sci-fi look and 1975 hooker anthem/French lesson "Lady Marmalade." Then it was simply Patti LaBelle, with a new attitude and, appropriately, a hit with the 1985 single "New Attitude."
Since then, LaBelle has continued to record pop, R&B and gospel, saw her "Lady Marmalade" return to the charts with a new generation of performers, starred in a reality show (who hasn't?), and, just this month, collected a Legends award from the World Music Association for her enduring contribution to her art.
Why would you not want to hear her live? For more details, click here.
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| Tonic Ball VI
Nov. 16
Radio Radio and Fountain Square Theatre
Figures. The one year I clear the schedule for the Tonic Ball, the artist it's celebrating (well, one of the artists) is Madonna. Why couldn't I have gone in the Elvis Costello year?
I'm not a fan of Madonna, I must confess. But Madonna songs without Madonna actually might be a major plus. The way Tonic Ball works is that local performers each do a cover version of the artist-du-jour, then pair it with a song of their own. It's a great way to anchor a concert in the familiar while still showcasing local songwriting and performing talent.
This year, perhaps to appease folks such as me, there are actually two concerts. The Madonna show will be held at Fountain Square Theatre (in an all-ages show). Meanwhile, around the corner, Radio Radio will feature the music of The Clash. Now that's more like it.
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| Proceeds from the $20 tickets benefit Second Helpings.
Want to make a day of it? Check out the Tonic Gallery at the Wheeler Arts Community, where sales proceeds also go to the cause.
For more information, click here.
 Caswell's Jazz Cabaret
Nov. 15
Indiana History Center
There's no competition going on at tonight's presentation by the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis. Instead, as part of its Laureate Series, the IVCI is presenting a crossover concert featuring Bloomington native Sara Caswell. For full preview, click here.
James Earl Jones
Nov. 15
Indiana Roof Ballroom
While I applaud the work of the Better Business Bureau, I normally wouldn't be taking up space here in your trusted IBJ Daily A&E e-mail to encourage you to attend its awards banquet. For full preview, click here.
This Week's Contest
"A Year with Frog and Toad" is the family musical that helped put the new Indiana Actors Theatre on the map last year. In December, it is bringing the show back to entertain more audiences at the Pike Performing Arts Center. Want to take your crew? You can win a quartet of tickets just by clicking here and filling out the form. We'll pick a winner at random. For more information on the show, click here.
While entering our contest, just for ha-has, let us know who the frog you kiss would, in your dreams, turn into. We'll print our favorite winners online - just as we did last week, when we asked you to tell us your favorite cover version of a song. You'll find some of the answers here.
Last week's winner was Kevin Walsh, who scored a pair of tickets to the Sara Caswell concert at the Indiana History Center (plus a CD). He digs Aerosmith's cover of The Doors' "Love Me Two Times."
Continuing
"A Christmas Carol"
Indiana Repertory Theatre, through Dec. 24
"Roman Art from the Louvre"
Indianapolis Museum of Art , through Jan. 6
For more details, click here.
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"Ashland Dances." Dance Kaleidoscope brings its 
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