Your weekend plans: First Friday art, Proof: A Midwest Lit Fest, Lion King and more.
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The first Friday of October brings a new exhibit to Gallery 924 as four Indiana artists honored for their creative experimentation showcase their latest creations.
Driving the news: The DeHaan Artist of Distinction exhibition starts its run this weekend with a free opening reception.
- The event brings together new work from honorees Aaron S. Coleman, Eli Craven, Bryn Jackson and Emily Clark Zarse that explores different ways of seeing and interpreting the world.
- Themes and mediums include neighborhood, belonging, tactile photography, sculpture and textiles.
Zoom in: The annual program, established in 2017 by the Christel DeHaan Family Foundation and Indy Arts Council, supports contemporary visual artists who push creative boundaries.
If you go: 6-9pm Friday, 924 N. Pennsylvania St.
- The exhibition will remain open through Nov. 12.
More weekend picks:
🖼️ Keep the artsy First Friday vibes going with gallery openings at the Harrison Center and Factory Arts District.
- Both events are free and run from 6-9pm.
🧵 Make something cool and meet fellow creatives during the October Craft Social at The Stutz, 6-8pm Friday.
- RSVP for free.
👻 Take a spooky stroll through historic Zionsville and hear eerie stories connected to the town's past during the GhostWalk, 6-9pm Friday and Saturday.
- Tickets start at $15.
🦁 Witness a beloved touring Broadway production when Disney's "The Lion King" brings its colorful costumes and familiar songs to Old National Centre.
- Shows start at 7pm Friday; 2pm and 7:30pm Saturday; and 1pm and 6:30pm Sunday.
- Tickets start at $62.
🎃 Explore illuminated installations and fall displays across Newfields' gardens after dark as Harvest Nights continues. Nightly starting at 7pm.
- Tickets start at $25 for adults, $23 for seniors and $16 for kids.
🚶 Join a community walk supporting breast cancer research and awareness during the More Than Pink Walk at Military Park.
- The event site opens at 8am Saturday. The walk starts after the 10:30am opening ceremonies.
- Find registration details here.
📚 Browse books, meet authors and explore the written word during Proof: A Midwest Lit Fest, 9:30am-8pm Saturday at Harrison Center.
- Register or donate here.
🎉 Celebrate freedom of the press and creative expression at ArcFest, a live journalism and storytelling event centered on the importance of an open creative community.
- 10am-6pm Saturday at Hine Hall, Indiana University Indianapolis.
- Register here for free.
🎨 Check out a solo art show by Makwolf that invites viewers to look backward as a way to move forward during Individuation: The Blackening, 4-9pm Saturday at Phoenix Theatre.
- RSVP for free.
🎨 See contemporary dance works in a program that showcases new choreography and different approaches to ballet when Indianapolis Ballet Sunday presents "Close Encounters" at The District Theatre.
- Shows start at 7:30pm Friday; 2pm and 7:30pm Saturday; 3pm Sunday.
- Tickets start at $32.