(SUBMITTED PHOTO) The Indianapolis Public Library’s “Jingle Books 2019” campaign is under way, following its launch at Central Library. Making the initial book donations into the “Jingle Books” receiving box are, from left, Lindsay Szostak of Sondhi Solutions, Library CEO Jackie Nytes, Indianapolis Deputy Mayor Angela Smith-Jones, and Jennifer Malins from Indy Reads. They donated the first books of the campaign that helps ensure that every child receives the gift of reading this month. “Jingle Books” displays are available at all Indianapolis Public Library branches where patrons can select children’s books from display boxes to take home. Library visitors also can donate new or gently used books by dropping them into the boxes. Free gift-wrapping stations are at most sites. During its first five years, “Jingle Books” has provided more than 7,000 books for local children.
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Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre rings in the holidays with the stage adaptation of the popular movie, A Christmas Story: The Musical, opening Thursday. On stage for the first time at Beef & Boards, the Tony Award-nominated show features all the fun of the film!
Set in the 1940s in the fictional town of Hohman, Indiana, the musical follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker and his quest for the Holy Grail of Christmas gifts — an Official Red Ryder carbine-action 200-shot Range Model air rifle. Rebuffed at every turn with a similar echoing response, Ralphie plots numerous schemes to achieve his desperate desire for the coveted BB gun. Ben Kistner, a seventh-grader at Zionsville West Middle School, makes his Beef & Boards debut in the starring role of Ralphie. Returning to the Beef & Boards stage are Eddie Curry as Jean Shepherd (the narrator), Amy Bodnar (Mamma Mia!) as Mother, and Don Farrell (Mamma Mia!, Into the Woods) as The Old Man. All the iconic scenes from the movie are featured, with a versatile score that ranges from gentle ballads to show-stopping full-ensemble numbers such as “Ralphie to the Rescue!,” “A Major Award,” “Sticky Situation,” “Up on Santa’s Lap,” “Somewhere Hovering Over Indiana” and the inevitable “You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out!” A Christmas Story: The Musical is rated PG and is on stage for 43 performances through Dec. 31. The final performance is a New Year’s Eve celebration that includes dancing to live music after the show and a champagne toast at midnight followed by a breakfast buffet. Tickets range from $45 to $70 ($89 for all seats for the New Year’s Eve Celebration), and include Chef Odell Ward’s holiday buffet, fruit & salad bar, unlimited coffee, tea, and lemonade. For reservations, call the box office at 317-872-9664 anytime between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays. For complete show schedule, visit beefandboards.com. A Christmas Story is presented in partnership with the Indiana Historical Society, presenting its Festival of Trees from Thursday through Jan. 4 at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, 450 W. Ohio St., Indianapolis. The holiday exhibit features 92 elaborately themed trees and special experiences including a replica of the living room from the film A Christmas Story. For more information, visit https://indianahistory.org/events/festival-of-trees. |
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