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Friday, october 23, 2020
Start With Art is a beloved annual tradition that kicks off the fall arts season in Indianapolis. And while the 2020/2021 arts season looks a lot different due to the pandemic, there’s still a lot to celebrate.
Thank you to those who joined us at (Re)Start With Art, presented by Schahet Hotels, an inspiring evening of stories, performances, and special guest appearances to support the new Keep Indy Creating Relief Fund and recognize the power and resiliency of the arts.
The virtual benefit, produced in partnership with WFYI, celebrated all the innovative ways that Central Indiana artists, and arts & cultural organizations, continue to connect and uplift us during these challenging times.
Please help us make sure that #IndyKeepsCreating now and into the future. Gifts of any amount, made between now and December 31, 2020, will be matched by the Efroymson Family Fund up to $100,000.
Start with Art is brought to you by Schahet Hotels and the Arts Council of Indianapolis.
ABOUT OUR HOST/EMCEE
Emmanuel Carter is a Carmel-based actor who has competed on “America’s Got Talent” with his former dance group, co-starred in the 2019 Netflix show “Soundtrack,” and appeared in the film “Creed 2” and TV shows “Fatal Attraction, “For My Man,” and “Murder Chose Me.” He’s also acted in 40+ commercials, including this fun one for Tappers Arcade.
“My goal as an actor/entertainer is to contribute a truly positive influence on the world because it’s a very effective and loving way of uniting people together,” Carter said. “Doesn’t matter your background or ideologies - we all just wanna feel good, and when you feel good, good things happen!”
program
Highlights of (Re)Start With Art 2020, which you can watch at indyarts.org/live.
7:30 p.m.: Pre-Show
Special features: Clips from 2019 Start With Art including Xavier Ramsey’s powerful keynote speech and Mayor Joe Hogsett’s performance with Kids Dance Outreach; a 2020 #IndyKeepsCreating highlight reel; a musical performance by Brothers Footman; and program sponsorship recognition.
8 p.m.: Program
Please stay tuned throughout the show for special pop-in appearances. Times below are approximate.
8:05 p.m.: 12 artists read from Manon Voice’s “Full Creative Life for All” poem.
8:12 p.m.: “Use Your Imagination/Imagine,” performed at The Cabaret by Lincoln Clauss and the Ball State University Cabaret Ensemble.
8:18 p.m.: #IndyKeepsCreating special segment feat. Deborah Asante, founding artistic director of Asante Children’s Theatre and Asante Art Institute, along with a highlight reel celebrating Indy’s creativity.
8:25 p.m.: Dance performance with ArtSpark and Mayor Joe Hogsett, followed by remarks from the Mayor.
8:30 p.m.: “Quando M’en Vo,” a Dance Kaleidoscope performance by Emily Dyson.
8:35 p.m.: Indy Keeps Advocating special segment feat. the #BlackLivesMatter artists, Murals for Racial Justice artists, #MaskUpIndy artists, the Indiana Repertory Theatre, 10 East Arts, and more.
8:40 p.m.: “Down Home Blues,” feat. Rob Dixon and the Indy Jazz Fest Band.
8:47 p.m.: Indy Keeps Innovating feat. PATTERN, the Harrison Center, makeup artist Andrew Elliot, the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, and musician Joshua A. Thompson.
8:55 p.m.: The New Harmony Project presents, “A City of Stories.”
9 p.m.: Credits/"A Girl Named Charlie,” performance by Bashiri Asad from Celebrate Naptown—Indianapolis Jazz Foundation
American Structurepoint
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Bose Public Affairs Group
Browning Investments, Inc.
Citimark Real Estate Investment Company
Eskenazi Health
Fifth Third Bank
Gregory & Appel Insurance, Inc.
Ice Miller LLP
Indiana Sports Corp
Indianapolis Airport Authority
Indianapolis Public Schools
Indianapolis Colts
Indy Chamber
IndyGo
Katz, Sapper & Miller
KERAMIDA Foundation
Messer Construction
Schmidt Associates
Shiel Sexton
Strada Education Network
TAG Consulting LLC
16 Tech
The official #IndyKeepsCreating cocktail (or mocktail)
Celebrate (Re)Start With Art with this special cocktail created by West Fork Whiskey. You can BYOB (Be Your Own Bartender) at home, or order the #IndyKeepsCreating Bundle ($44.99), which includes a bottle of Colonel Bourbon and the pre-mixed “Silent D” elixir, at www.westforkbottleshop.com. Or visit their tasting room at 1660 Bellefontaine St.
Recipe
1 ½ ounces Colonel bourbon
2 ounces apple cider
½ ounce lemon juice
1/2 ounce maple syrup or simple syrup
1 dash Angostura bitters
Garnish with a cinnamon stick
Serve warm or enjoy cold over ice. To enjoy as a mocktail, replace the Colonel bourbon with an additional 2 ounces of apple cider.
Ally Hall shows us how to mix it up in this video feat. a little piano ditty by West Fork’s marketing director Kevin Boyd.
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2020 (re)START WITH ART COMMITTEE
JILL HAUSER ROBISCH, VP, Non-Profit Services, National Bank of Indianapolis, (Re)Start with Art Committee Co-Chair
KAREN ALTER, Owner/Principal, Borshoff, (Re)Start with Art Committee Co-Chair
INEZ EVANS, President and CEO, IndyGo
DESERI GARCIA, President, Vida Aventura
JARROD KRISILOFF, Community Volunteer
SHAWN MULHOLLAND, Vice President, Shiel Sexton, Corporate Development
TANYA STUART OVERDORF, President, Tanya S. Overdorf, P.C.
MARK VARNAU, Community Volunteer
GREG WALLIS, Wallis Consulting Services, LLC
Thank you to our funders
