Ralph Stanley. Oh brother, here thou art. "Jesus Christ Superstar." He's back ... B.B. King. ... and so is he. "Naked World." What did our physics teacher say about bodies at rest? Meet the Artists XX: Brooks and books. Lou Harry's A&E blog: Join in on the discussion of arts and entertainment in Indy and beyond HERE. Continuing: Still-running highlights from past IBJ Daily A&E e-mails.
Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys Feb. 2 Music Mill If you dig banjo music, if you have a longing to hear "Orange Blossom Special" or "Man of Constant Sorrow" without irony, if you bought the soundtrack to "Oh Brother Where Art Thou?" and/or if you believe in paying attention when a living legend (he was officially declared one by the Library of Congress in 2000) comes to town, then you'll want to get to see bluegrass great Ralph Stanley, still on tour at age 80. For more details, click here.
"Jesus Christ Superstar" Feb. 5-6 Murat Theatre When Ted Neeley played the title role in the film version of "Jesus Christ Superstar" in 1973, he was 30 years old. In the most recent tour of the perennially popular musical, he's still playing the same part at the age of, well, you do the math.
The show has aged as well--in an interesting way. What was once perceived heretically has been widely embraced by religious and secular audiences alike (although it's difficult to imagine even the most pious crowds forgiving Sebastian Bach's performance in the most recent "JCS" to come through town).
Sharing the minimalist stage this time around is Corey Glover, lead singer of the band Living Color, as Judas. For more details, click here.
B.B. King Feb. 2 Murat Theatre Did I just mention living legends a few paragraphs back? Well, here's another, this one needing no introduction besides "Ladies and gentlemen ... Mr. B.B. King."
And having seen him just a few months ago, let me add that the thrill ain't gone. For more details, click here.
"Naked World" Jan. 31 Indianapolis Museum of Art Spencer Tunick is an artist. Spencer Tunick takes pictures of large groups of nude people. For his "Naked Adrift" project, Spencer Tunick traveled to Tokyo, Paris, Sao Paulo and more to get these shots.
Spencer Tunick faces logistics problems that you wouldn't believe.
While his work won't be on display at the IMA, a documentary about him will be. Want to know more? Keep your shirt on and click here.
Meet the Artists XX Feb. 2 Central Library Avery Brooks, the Indiana-born actor best known for TV's "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," has played Oedipus in Greece, Othello in Washington, King Lear at Yale and Paul Robeson on Broadway.
For this gig he's ... himself. As part of the long-running "Meet the Artists" series, he'll be joined by The Kenyetta Dance Company, Asante Children's Theatre, the drumming of Urban Vibes, the work of 50 artists, and a brand-spanking-new library. For more details, click here.
This week's contest This week, win tickets to see the latest incarnation of The Temptations, performing at Clowes Memorial Hall on Feb. 8. Just fill out the form here. We'll pull one winner at random on Feb 5.
While filling out the form, tell us the person, place or food item most likely to lead you into temptation. We'll print some of the responses.
By the way, last week, we asked for your favorite shoes (in celebration of this month's performances of "African Footprints" at the Madame Walker Theatre. Responses are here. And congratulations to Niki Slaton, whose name was pulled at random to win a pair of tickets to the show.
Continuing Still-running events from previous IBJ Daily A&E e-mails.
Thursday, January 31, 2008 
Ralph Stanley. Oh brother, here thou art. 
This week's contest
