Programs

 Y-Press Documentary Screening

Eugene and Marilyn Glick
Indiana History Center
Frank and Katrina Basile Theater

Wednesday, July 19, 2017
6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Doors open at 6:00 p.m., Film begins at 6:15 p.m.
Reception to follow

FREE Program

When Kids Wrote the Headlines: The Children's Express/ Y-Press Story film premiere.

They told the world about kids' struggles and kids' heroes. They documented the issues of their time. They interviewed world leaders. This film reveals how young Hoosiers tackled this responsibility and how it transformed their lives.

When Kids Wrote the Headlines: The Children's Express/ Y-Press Story is a co-production of Children's Express/Y-Press Legacy Project and WFYI Public Media. The film is supported by Lilly Endowment Inc; the alumni, friends and family of Children's Express/Y-Press; Lumina Foundation; the Hoover Family Foundation; and The Indianapolis Star.  

Ride and Seek:

Cycling Through Indianapolis History

Eugene and Marilyn Glick
Indiana History Center

Sunday, July 23 2017
11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

$40 per team (up to 4 people); $35/teams with IHS or IndyCog Member (up to 4 people).

$10 Procrastinator Fee (within 48 hours of event).

Registration includes swag bag, 4 drink tickets.

Participants must provide their own bicycles.

Grab your friends and sharpen your detective skills for a biking scavenger hunt through Indy's history. Start at the Kruse Family Stardust Terrace on the Canal at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, and travel around downtown's bike-friendly byways, solving clues, and uncovering stories to win awesome prizes.

Thank you to our partner IndyCog for helping to put this program together!

Stitching A Neighborhood Together:
Henry Kahn and the Sephardic Migration to Indianapolis

Thursday, August 3, 2017
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
check-in begins at 5:30 p.m.

Event Location:
800 Cap Apartments, 800 North Capital Street, Indianapolis

Explore into Indianapolis’s Jewish history with a behind-the-scenes tour of the former Kahn Tailoring Factory. Henry Kahn’s tailoring empire brought thousands of Sephardic Jewish immigrants from Greece and Macedonia to Indianapolis for work. Hear more about Kahn and the community of immigrants that formed around his factory from IUPUI Anthropology Professor Susan Hyatt. Then, enjoy a tour of this 1913 landmark and see how it was transformed into downtown lofts by TWG Development and Ambrose Property Management.

Blueprints, Buildings and Brews

Sunday, August 20, 2017
12:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
check-in begins at 11:30 a.m.

Tour begins at the Pickled Pedaler, located at 602 Virginia Ave.

Experience Indianapolis architecture as you never have before! Cruise through downtown on the pedal bar, while you check out the hidden tales and amazing stories behind one of Indianapolis’ most prolific architecture firms, Rubush and Hunter. We’ll stop along the way for pictures, games, and bar stops.

Tour will depart from 602 Virginia Avenue, Indianapolis.

21 years and older please.

The tour will occur rain or shine. Be sure to dress accordingly (trendy rain ponchos encouraged).

Whodunit? Murder Mystery

Eugene and Marilyn Glick
Indiana History Center

Friday, October 20, 2017
7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

$20, $15 for IHS Members.

Was it the bootlegger with the bag of stole jewels? Or the chauffeur with the Revolver?

Gather your crew and hone your sleuthing skills for a life-size Clue-inspired experience at the History Center! Based on a real Roaring ‘20s murder in Indiana, you will interview suspects, follow the clues and solve who, where, and what. Oh, and you’ll have the chance to win fabulous prizes.

You do not need to preregister your team. This will be done at the event.

Costumes encouraged!