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When: - Sunday November 15th
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The festival runs from Friday, Nov. 6-Sunday, Nov. 15. The mission of the festival is to stimulate conversation, collaboration, community building and action based on the artistic, spiritual and civic traditions that make Central Indiana unique. The festival, unveiling its new 10-day format, is a civic celebration that engages more than 20,000 through 40 programs presented by more than 100 organizations throughout Central Indiana. Nearly 85 percent of the events are free of charge. This year’s theme for the city’s largest collaborative festival is Inspiring Places.
Public Conversation: John Fetterman, innovative mayor of Braddock, Penn., and Bill Hudnut, former four-term Republican mayor of Indianapolis, Nov. 15, 3:30-5:30 p.m. at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church.
The Public Conversation, moderated by nationally known Indiana author Scott Russell Sanders, is considered the climax of the festival. The Public Conversation brings together powerful thinkers who would not otherwise meet for a spontaneous, dynamic and thought-provoking dialogue centered on this year’s theme of Inspiring Places.
The new format of the 2009 Public Conversation will also include an opportunity for audience members to ask questions, and a “place-based” performance will conclude the program. Multiple university, congregational and community choirs, as well as the Indianapolis Brass Choir, will join forces in a sonic exploration of space. Highlighting polychoral repertoire in various styles, this “surround sound” experience will feature spatially separate choirs as well as images of the sacred places which inspired the compositions.
The Public Conversation is free of charge.
