Celebrate National Arts & Humanities Month
October 2, 2015We whipped up a list of humanities events across the state this month. From poetry open mic nights to historic ghost tours, there are plenty of possibilities to think, read…
We whipped up a list of humanities events across the state this month. From poetry open mic nights to historic ghost tours, there are plenty of possibilities to think, read and talk! Start marking your calendar with your favorite events below.
October 2
The Madame Walker Story | 10 a.m.-2 p.m.| Madame Walker Theater
Reconciliation: A Global Ethic Whose Time Has Come | 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. | Notre Dame, O’Shaughnessy Hall
Annibale or Agostino Carraci – Who Did What When? | 6 – 8 p.m. | IU’s Radio-Television Center (WFIU and WTIU)
October 3
“East-West Transnationalism” Symposium | 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Notre Dame Conference Center, McKenna Hall
Centerville Public Library ALL-IN Block Party | 5 -7 p.m. | Centerville Public Library
October 5
Clowes Conversation: “Called to Serve – The Arts & Our Veterans” | 7:30pm | Clowes Memorial Hall
October 6
“An Evening with the Authors” | 9pm | White Rabbit Cabaret
Butler University’s Visiting Writers Series: Poets, Gerald Stern and Anne Marie Macari |7:30 p.m. | The Schrott Center for the Arts
Film and Discussion: “Overburden: Two Women and the Mountain between Them” | 7 p.m. | Notre Dame’s DeBartolo Hall
Readers Anonymous | 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. | Bloomfield Public Library
October 7
Michael Martone Reading | 7:30-8:30 p.m. | Notre Dame Bookstore
October 8
“Sacred Time and Social Media – Gretchen Buggeln and Brian Johnson” | 6:30 p.m. | Christ College Symposium at Valpo
“Dante’s Other Works: A Celebration of the 750th Anniversary of Dante’s Birth” | 4:30-6 p.m. | Notre Dame’s Hesburgh Library
October 10
The Art of Journal Writing | 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Providence Spirituality & Conference Center – St. Mary’s of the Woods
The 3rd Annual Literary Pub Crawl | Indianapolis
Corning Heritage Center ALL-IN Block Party | 12 -5 p.m. | Montgomery
October 11
Bloomington Community Book Fair | 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. |Monroe County Fairgrounds
October 12
I AM Broad Ripple Festival | 6 p.m.| Broad Ripple
October 13
Butler University’s Visiting Writers Series: Author, Laila Lalami | 7:30 p.m. | Reilly Room in Atherton Union
October 16
A Haunted Museum | Wayne County Historical Museum
October 18
Crown Hill Cemetery Public Walking Tour: “Authors” | 3 – 5 p.m. | Crown Hill Cemetery
October 20
Matt Holt presents, “Speakeasy: A Storytelling Show” | 9 p.m. | White Rabbit Cabaret
TEDxIndianapolis Livestream | 9:30 a.m. | Your Own Device!
October 21
Lukas Plank, winner of the 2015 Edward Simon B’nai B’rith Barzillai Lodge No. 111 Prize in Jewish Studies, will present “Holocaust Denial.” | 12:30 p.m. |Purdue University, Stewart Center, Room 313.
October 22
“Pride in History” discussion | 6:30 p.m. | Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center
“Human Dignity and Human Development” Conference | 1
4pm Oct. 22 – 1:30pm Oct. 24 @ the Hesburgh Center for International Studies (Notre Dame
October 23
ALL-INgaged Teacher Workshop: | 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. | Bloomington
October 24
“Writing Your Life” | 2-4 p.m. | Indianapolis Public Library – North branch
October 25
Crown Hill Cemetery Public Walking Tour: “Heritage” | 3-5 p.m. | Crown Hill Cemetery
October 26
Meaning, Truth, & History: Maimonides & Spinoza on the Interpretation of Scripture | Purdue University
Timothy and Sharon Ubben Lecture: Attorney, Douglas Hallward-Driemeier, 7:30pm @ DePauw University
October 27
TILT: An Arts & Humanities Mixer | 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. | Gallery 924
October 28
Indy Reads Spelling Bee | 5:30 p.m. | Hyatt – Downtown Indianapolis
October 29
“Italian Cinemas/Italian Histories” Research Seminar | 4:30-6 p.m. | Notre Dame’s Hesburgh Libraries
October 30
“Haunted Prairie: A Hidden History of Conner Prairie” | 6:30 p.m. | Conner Prarie
October 31
Civic Reflection Saturdays: “Vision & Hopefulness” | 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Valpo’s Helge Center Multipurpose Room
What other humanities events are you attending this month? Let us know below and we’ll add them to our calendar!