Bill Peet. A celebration of the Herron grad gone Disney. John Fogerty. It's "Revival" time for the former CCR leader. Lisa Lampanelli. She'll put the X in X-mas. "Tuesdays with Morrie." Life lessons on stage. Alex Ross. The New Yorker music critic takes the stage. "Aida" at LaScala. The opera from Milan ... via Plainfield. "Yuletide Celebration." The ISO helps to make the season bright. This week's contest: Join the "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" at Clowes Hall. Continuing: Still running highlights from past IBJ Daily A&E e-mails.
"The Bill Peet Storybook Menagerie" Nov. 30-Jan. 6 Herron Galleries
Talk about range. A few short weeks after closing a show featuring photography from the Kinsey Institute, Herron Galleries is presenting work by alumnus Bill Peet, a core member of the Disney animation force. Peet's 27-year career with the mouse included character design on "The Sword in the Stone" and "101 Dalmatians," as well as story work on "Cinderella," "Peter Pan," and "Sleeping Beauty."
This exhibit not only celebrates his Disney work, but also his career as a Caldecott-honored children's book writer and illustrator. Events tied to the show include Dec. 8 screenings of "The Sword in the Stone" and "101 Dalmatians" as well as storytelling on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 1. For more details, click here.
John Fogerty Dec. 1 Murat Theatre Lisa Lampanelli Dec. 1 Murat Egyptian Room
Here's a coin toss for you.
Heads you go to the Murat Theatre to see the great swamp rock of John Fogerty, the singer/songwriter who famously battled for the right to perform songs from his Credence Clearwater Revival period, took a stand as a solo artist with the album "Centerfield" (whose title song earned a spot at just about every ballpark in America), won a Best Rock Album Grammy for 1997's "Blue Moon Swamp" and continues to develop artistically-as evidenced by his latest disc, "Revival."
Tails you go to the Murat's Egyptian Room and catch the gleefully foul-mouthed Lisa Lampanelli, the next-generation Don Rickles who made a name for herself as the most blush-inducing comic at the Comedy Central roasts. Those few minutes of televised offend-everyone jabs won't fully prepare you, though, for the onslaught of a full on Lampanelli live set.
"Tuesdays with Morrie" Dec. 4-Jan. 13 Indiana Repertory Theatre
You know what to expect. An older man. A younger man. Life lessons imparted.
But think about it: You know what to expect from "A Christmas Carol," and yet you return to it year after year. And as proven when the touring show came through town not too long ago, this adaptation of Mitch Albom's bestseller remains a moving experience on stage. Here, it gets its first local production with Ryan Artzberger (seen at the Indiana Repertory Theatre as Macbeth and as Biff in "Death of a Salesman") as Albom and Jon Farris (of the IRT's "Painting Churches" and "The Miser") as Morrie.
Alex Ross and Becky Archibald Dec. 3 Hilbert Circle Theatre
When New Yorker music critic Alex Ross came through Indianapolis earlier this year, it was to review the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. This week, he comes to the symphony's Hilbert Circle Theatre under different pretenses, touting his new book "The Rest is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century" with what he calls "the iPod lecture." Ross will be joined by Indianapolis-based pianist/composer Becky Archibald. For full preview, click here.
La Scala, the legendary opera company in Milan, Italy, is taking its show on the road—without packing any scenery or costumes. For full preview, click here. "Yuletide Celebration" Nov. 30-Dec. 23 Hilbert Circle Theatre
This celebratory juggernaut ho-ho-hos into its 22nd season of mixing the sacred and the silly, perpetuating a downtown tradition for thousands. For full preview, click here.
This week's contest: Win a pair of tickets to the Broadway tour of "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" ... plus two T-shirts and a cast recording CD. Click here for more information (and for last week's results).
Continuing "A Christmas Carol" Indiana Repertory Theatre, through Dec. 24
"Roman Art from the Louvre" Indianapolis Museum of Art, through Jan. 6
Butler Ballet's "The Nutcracker" Clowes Memorial Hall, through Dec. 2
Thursday, November 29, 2007 
Bill Peet. A celebration of the Herron grad gone Disney.
Talk about range. A few short weeks after closing a show featuring photography from the Kinsey Institute, Herron Galleries is presenting work by alumnus Bill Peet, a core member of the Disney animation force. Peet's 27-year career with the mouse included character design on "The Sword in the Stone" and "101 Dalmatians," as well as story work on "Cinderella," "Peter Pan," and "Sleeping Beauty." 
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