Interlude - July 7
July 7, 2020
Reflecting on the Fourth, At Home Talent Show continues, Politics on Stage and more
Welcome back to Interlude, your twice-a-week dose of digitally accessible arts, entertainment and enrichment opportunities!
Reflections on the Fourth
This past Saturday, July 4, we reflected on that afternoon in March when nearly 100 Hoosiers became U.S. citizens in our concert hall.
We were privileged for the first time to host a federal court naturalization ceremony in the Palladium shortly before the pandemic sparked a ban on public gatherings. You can enjoy a few moments of that special day in this video and read more about the event in our blog post.
Happy (belated) Independence Day!
Talent show rolls on
The Center’s At Home Talent Show continues this week with an original song from Sparky Hoover of the Indianapolis band the Hoovers. Enjoy this multi-instrumental performance and then submit your own video at bit.ly/CPATalentShow.
To be included in our compilation, please submit your video (recommended length 2-3 minutes) by July 21.
Usher Spotlight: Laurie Sachtleben
It’s Tuesday and time for another Usher Spotlight, where we recognize the dedicated members of The National Bank of Indianapolis Usher Corps. More than 300 volunteers devote thousands of hours each year to serve the community through the Center and the Great American Songbook Foundation.
This week’s spotlight falls on volunteer Laurie Sachtleben, an Eli Lilly & Co. retiree who loves animals, art and volunteering. Read more here.
You're invited to "The Room Where It Happens"
Did you join millions of people around the world this weekend as they streamed the original Broadway production of Hamilton: An American Musical, made available for the very first time via Disney+? If not, make sure you plan your Hamilton Movie Night this week at DisneyPlus.com.
As you are experiencing Hamilton, whether for the first time or 100th, keep in mind that Lin Manuel-Miranda’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning masterpiece is not the only musical to delve into American history and politics. Our friends at the Great American Songbook Foundation invite you to visit their new online exhibit Of Thee I Sing: Politics on Stage to explore the many Broadway musicals that have tackled political themes, from Gershwin’s Of Thee I Sing to today’s onstage and online hit, Hamilton. You can even cast YOUR virtual vote! Visit the exhibit.
A cappella and audience-free
On a recent episode of CBS This Morning, Tony-nominated actor and singer Norm Lewis performed "Lift Every Voice and Sing" a cappella in the empty plaza of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. The complex in Manhattan is home to the New York City Ballet, the Metropolitan Opera, the New York Philharmonic, Jazz at Lincoln Center and other organizations, and – much like the Center’s campus – has been closed since March 12.
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