| | | | INDIANA COMIC CONVENTION The Indiana Convention Center hosts the state's largest celebration of comics, movies, TV, anime, gaming, cosplay, and pop culture Friday-Sunday. Feed your fandom by shopping the vendors, attending panels, coming in your best cosplay, and meeting celebrity guests like Nicolas Cage, Gene Simmons, Ric Flair, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder, Cara Buono, Anthony Michael Hall, Ann-Margret, Famke Janssen, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Amy Smart. Tickets are $35 and up. | |
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| | | | | | | PRIDE & JOY - A COMMUNITY ART SHOW Celebrate creativity, identity, and community at Pride & Joy, a vibrant art exhibition at the Athenaeum through July 3. Featuring works by LGBTQ+ artists and allies in a variety of media, the show explores themes of self-expression, belonging, resilience, and joy. With paintings, photography, mixed media, fiber arts and textiles, sculpture, illustration, and digital art on display, it's a meaningful way to experience local talent during Pride Month. Visit Friday for a special opening reception. Admission is free. | |
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| | | | | HISTORY ON TAP AT CONNER PRAIRIE This is where history meets hops. Explore Prairietown at sunset Saturday as you listen to live music, interact with costumed interpreters, grab tasty bites, and sample beer, wine,and spirits. If weather allows, you can also take a balloon ride 370 feet in the air. All attendees, including designated drivers, must be 21 years old to enter, and tickets are $60. Raise a glass to the past! | |
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| | | | | FREE FIRST FRIDAY BLOCK PARTY The Eiteljorg is hosting its first community block party and all ages are welcome to connect, cultivate, and grow. Celebrate summer with live music, art, games, food, and family-friendly things to do both inside and outside the museum. Check out featured exhibitions, find the best photo ops, and watch a screening of the short stop-motion animated film Things You Know But Cannot Explain about Rick Bartow (Mad River Wiyot), contemporary artist and 2001 Eiteljorg Fellow. | |
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| | | | | THE GOTHIC MARKET It's part alternative arts festival, part celebration of all things dark and magical, and completely, delightfully weird. The Indiana State Fairgrounds and Event Center hosts gothic artists, alternative fashion and jewelry creators, taxidermy art, oddities, horror-inspired vendors, occult and metaphysical makers, musicians, and performers Saturday-Sunday. Stock up on crystals, candles, incense, tarot decks, handmade ritual tools, and everything you need for your gothic-inspired home. Tickets are $8 and must be purchased in advance. | |
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