Events Calendar

The Madame Walker Theatre Center presents programming for people of all ages and cultural interests.  Music, dance, motion pictures, theater: this stage and these walls have been filled with exciting performances for over 80 years.

The Walker Theatre's arts calendar includes local, regional national and international performers representing virtually every form of music, dance, comedy and theater as well as motion-picture premieres.  This combination of diverse events and performers makes the Madame Walker Theatre Center a centerpiece of the Indianapolis arts landscape.

 

Tryblaze Entertainment presents 2012 Black History Month Comedy Show featuring B Cole from Def Comedy Show and BET Comedy Review also starring Hozay Crawley and Almando Burks. Tickets are $20 and are available at the Walker box office from 9a  - 5p Monday through Friday. More information can be found by calling 317-721-5367. Get ready to laugh it up!

 

Charley Green, of Photochyck Photography, started Project Acceptance as a photographic way of teaching people to accept themselves and others in an effort to put an end to bullying. Photographs from Project Acceptance will be featured on display beginning March 2nd at the historic Madame Walker Theatre. To celebrate the opening of the exhibit, the Walker Theatre will host a Project Acceptance reception on Friday, March 2nd from 5-7pm. The exhibit will run through the month of March. Project Acceptance, founded in 2011, seeks to promote acceptance through awareness by empowering individuals to overcome their personal insecurities.

It is the mission of the Asante Children’s Theatre to develop life skills in youth using the performing arts of acting, singing, dancing and storytelling. The Asante Children’s Theatre has united the skills and talents of adult mentors (over 21) with our Prep4Life (youth 6 to 12) and Academy (youth 12 to 21) members to assemble a multi-generational cast. LEGEND: Asante Children’s Theatre Pays Tribute to MICHAEL JACKSON will celebrate Michael Jackson’s legacy through spoken word, song and dance.

Celebrating Women HerStories and Health, Saturday, March 17, 2012 with "The Heart of Me", A ME (My Empowerment) Health & Arts/Performance Initiative. 11am – 3:00pm (Walker Ballroom) The Heart Health of Me (Health Fair) The Art of Me (Art and Book Fair) 3:30-4:00 pm (Walker Theatre) Ebony Strings Music Concert 4:15 pm (Walker Theatre) Pieces of the Heart (The stage production by ‘THE COMPANY’) The Heart of Me Celebration (‘The Big Heart’ Award Celebrating African American Female Organizations and Individuals) Focus: Promoting Awareness, Education and Action for Life Long Heart Healthy Living Admission: FREE Contact: Vickie Daniel 317-255-8208

The Bob Marley Tribute Party is presented by the Caribbean Association of Indiana. Live reggae set by Indika Reggae Band, music by TNT Productions. Ages 18 and over. Caribbean food will be for sale. For more information visit www.bobmarleytributeindy.eventbrite.com. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door.