Featured Events
Jazz on the Avenue ft. Sandy Lomax and Friends
January 27, 2012
6:00PM
Jazz on the Avenue returns for 2012 with an old favorite - Sandy Lomax & Friends during Super Celebration week! Join us for jazz, a live band, a cash bar, good food and amazing music. As always - we play oldies but goodies for a dancing good time. JOA is the Walker's longest standing program! Entry is $10 and doors open at 6pm. Dinner is an additional $10News & Blog
January 21, 2012
The Madame Walker Theatre Center has a TON going on for the big game!! As an official Super Celebration Site we are expecting a ton of visitors. Here are the NINE big things to do at the Walker during Superbowl. Pick AT LEAST one and be here! Can't wait to show off our newly painted ballroom and welcome visitors to our awesome city!
1. Soul Food Friday with Kountry Kitchen, sponsored by IRT and Yelp, 1/27
2. Jazz on the Avenue with Sandy Lomax and Grants Catering, 1/27
3. Super BOLD Battle of the Bands, 1/27
4. Super Soul Celebration Tribute to Vandross, Gaye and Hyman, 1/28
5. Super Blue Moon Sunday sponsored by Sun King Beer, 1/29
6. Madam's Movie showing The Josephine Baker Story, 1/31
7. Greek Night at the Walker with the Loud Pack Show and DJ DayDay, 2/1
8. DMC Concert with Tasha Jones and Micheal Blackson, 2/3
9. Daily Tours!
Call us at 317-236-2099 to schedule a tour, ask questions or buy tickets!
READ MOREDecember 19, 2011
The Madame Walker Theatre Center has officially completed its 2011 Season with the finale of Black Nativity - the 50th Anniversary of the Broadway show by Langston Hughes. The stageplay, direceted by Sherri Brown Webster boasted 3 packed performances this weekend in the historic theatre. With a lively cast and 9 local pastors representing their congregations, the weekend abounded in laughs and soulful singing. The event was sponsored by IUPUI, Key Bank and FedEx. A huge thanks to the cast for donating their time, for the Northside New Era musicians and Rev. Gregory Squires. Thanks to Deidre Coleman, every volunteer, every stage hand and every tech! What a great way to end the year. Looking for the names of the cast? See some of Indianapolis' up and coming artists here:
Anthony, Terica (Soloist/Ensemble)
Brewer, Jaila (Soloist/Ensemble)
Davis, Ro (Ensemble)
Dunn, Karen (Soloist/Ensemble)
Faison Jr., Carlton (Joseph/ Shepherd Boy /Ensemble)
Harden, Ja’Nia (Soloist/Ensemble)
Johnson, Stephen (Ensemble/Shepherd Boy)
McCloud, Bettina (Ensemble)
Miller, Kealy (Ensemble)
Payton, Temara (Narrator/ Ensemble)
Reid, Linda (Soloist/Ensemble)
Shelton, Rev. Anthony (Voice Over Narration)
Veasey, Komoca (Mary/Ensemble)
Walker, Nadine (Soloist/Ensemble)
Wright, Aaron (Shepherd Boy/Ensemble)
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Vendors are setting up now for #SoulFoodFriday. I see a natural hair vendor selling t-shirts and very funky earrings!
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TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's finally time for Soul Food Friday, Jazz on the Avenue and the @SuperBoldbattle! See you HERE TODAY.
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About The Walker
From private events to public receptions, the Madame Walker Theatre Center has welcomed generations to celebrate and convene within its walls. Today, it hosts gatherings of every conceivable kind, from celebratory receptions to onstage showcases and business seminars.
The Center upholds the traditions of days past, when the Indiana Avenue corridor was a bustling cultural, commercial, and community destination. At the same time, it enables today's businesses, civic groups, and families, to add the Art Deco glamour of the past to today's events.
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