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Arts & Entertainment, etc.

Priority list includes poison at the State Museum, a Justice at the IRT, more

October 15, 2017

Lou Harry

KEYWORDS Arts & Entertainment, etc.

“The Power of Poison”

The American Museum of Natural History shipped in this show that looks at poisons, venoms and toxins in nature. Oct. 21-Feb. 11 Indiana State Museum Details

Yaa Gyasi

Gyasi won the National Book Critics Circle award for best new book and the PEN/Hemingway Award for best new fiction book for “Homegoing,” about two half-sisters, one sold as a slave, the other married to a British slaver. She’ll be at Butler University as part of its visiting writers series for a free reading and discussion. Oct. 16 Schrott Center for the Arts Details

“The Originalist”

Polarizing Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is the subject of John Strand’s play, which pits Scalia against a liberal clerk in a play that, in previous productions, has impressed critics by being surprisingly funny—and not alienating to those on either side of the political aisle. Oct. 17-Nov. 12 Indiana Repertory Theatre Details

Also this week

The Central Library opens its Center for Black Literary and Culture on Oct. 21.

Dance Kaleidoscope moves to the music of the Beatles in “Magical Mystery Tour,” Oct. 19-22 at Indiana Repertory Theatre.

Chris Botti plays the Palladium Oct. 19 and Chris Isaak takes the Murat stage Oct. 17.

Bands of America holds its regional competition at Lucas Oil Stadium Oct. 20-21.

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Harry joined IBJ in 2006, having previously served as editor-in-chief of Indy Men’s Magazine and, prior to that, senior editor of Indianapolis Monthly. A native of Wildwood, N.J., Harry has written for more than 50 publications including Variety, InTheatre, TheatreWeek, Dramatics and Mental Floss. His 30 published books include The Encyclopedia of Guilty Pleasures, Kid Culture, Creative Block, and The High-Impact Infidelity Diet: A Novel. The latter, co-written with Eric Pfeffinger, has been translated into Russian and Portuguese and optioned by Warner Bros. He once took a pie in the face from Soupy Sales. A playwright and former professional stand-up comic, Harry is a member of the American Theatre Critics Association and has hosted events for Indy Reads, Storytelling Arts of Indiana and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

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