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Brad Paisley
June 26
Verizon Wireless Music Center
I know a lot of music lovers are cynical about country music. But don't you have at least some admiration for a guy who can write a song that includes the line, "I'd like to check you for ticks"?
Cynics-meet Brad Paisley. The Country Music Association's Best New Male Vocalist of 2000 now is firmly entrenched as a star, which should be evident by the strength of the folks he's gathered to open for him during this "Paisley Party." Make sure to get to Verizon early enough to catch Jewel and newcomer Chuck Wicks. And feel free to pass judgment on whether "Dancing with the Stars'" Julianne Hough cuts it as a country singer. For more details, click here.
Merle Haggard and Loretta Lynn.
June 27
Horseshoe Casino Hotel
It may be difficult to keep track of the current crop of country music sensations (see Brad Paisley, above). But there's no mistaking the distinct voices and stellar careers of these two still-hard-working country legends.
Merle Haggard alone is responsible for more than 50 albums-and you have to wonder how many of those songs he himself remembers. Loretta Lynn could have rested comfortably after "Coal Miner's Daughter," her biography, became a hit film. But 28 years later, she's still winning over audiences.
Oh, and don't let the location fool you: As of Tuesday, the former Caesars Indiana is now the Horseshoe Casino Hotel. For more details, click here.
Bill Harley/Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra.
 June 28
White River State Park
The White River State Park Family Arts Series continues its free programming featuring professional groups with this tale-telling concert. Bill Harley, a favorite of the Storytelling Arts crowd, is joined by Kirk Trevor and the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra for an afternoon concert. For details, click here.
Midwest Rockabilly Fest
June 28
Radio Radio
The bad news for high-energy, old-school, rockin' dancin' music fans: There will be no Rockabilly Rebel Weekend this year.
The good news for high-energy, old-school, rockin' dancin' music fans: Radio Radio has put together a one-night extravaganza covering much of the same territory. | | | |
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The musical lineup includes Bigger Than Elvis, Mandy Marie and the Cool Hand Lukes, Art Adams, The Swing Rays, and Jerry King and the Rivertown Ramblers. And feel free to come hungry: There will be a cook out in back of the club.
For more details, click here.
Ballet Theatre of Indianapolis
June 28
Zionsville Performing Arts Center
Two graduates of the National Ballet School of Uzbekistan gathered dancers from, among other places, Texas, Oregon, San Francisco, Mongolia...and Fishers to start a new professional ballet company in Indianapolis. With the first gala performance in Zionsville.
While you might need Carmen Sandiego to help with the geography, you shouldn't need assistance understanding what's at stake here. Ballet Internationalle famously folded a few years back, leaving an empty space where professional ballet used to be in Central Indiana. Ballet Theatre of Indianapolis hopes to change that, and a solid performance at this event will go a long way toward convincing dance fans to get behind the fledgling company. For more details, click here. |  | | | |
| "On the Road Again with Jack Kerouac and Robert Frank."
 June 26
Indianapolis Museum of Art
Yes, you can go to the IMA any open day between now and Sept. 21 and gawk at the famed 120-foot-long "On the Road" scroll-the actual typed text of Jack Kerouac's landmark book. On any of those other days, you can also see the photography of Robert Frank, who chronicled his own cross-country adventures. But only tonight can you do all of this and hang out with David Amram, a Kerouac pal and noted composer, who will be visiting the exhibition and jamming with local musicians in a tribute to the Beat Generation icon.
This is the kind of event you'll be telling your grandkids about (provided, of course, you wind up with really cool grandkids). For more details, click here.
"Wall*E"
June 27
Area theaters
Is there a more trustworthy brand in the entertainment business than Pixar? Since "Toy Story" premiered in 1995, movie after movie has been smart, fun and inventive. Even lesser Pixar (I'm looking at you, "Cars") is better than just about anything else on the market.
So while the lead in Pixar's latest, the robot adventure "Wall*E," looks a little too much like Number Five from the '80s flick "Short Circuit," I'm very optimistic that this will be one of the most endearing, original films of the summer. For more details, click here.
This week's contest
 This week, we're giving away a family four-pack of tickets to next Thursday's "Weird Al" Yankovic concert. It's a $59 value (and you can get that deal even if you don't win. More info here).
For a chance to win, just fill out the form here. We'll pull one name at random next Monday.
Oh, and while filling out the entry form, give us the title-just the title-of a song parody of your very own (include the original title as well).
Last week, we offered pairs of tickets to The Indianapolis Early Music Festival's presentation of The King's Noyse on June 27 and 29. The winners? Brandy Wood and Crystal Allison.
We also asked for your first act after being declared king. Our favorite responses are here.
And don't forget to visit Lou Harry's A&E blog here.
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Brad Paisley. Do I see a pattern here? 
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