Mustaches and Movember Indy 2011

As some of you may know, I have been growing out my mustache for the past four weeks. This isn’t to be in a play, and I’m not in civil service…it is for charity. Movember. A rather young charity that was started in Australia in 2003 to bring back the mustache and do something goodContinue reading “Mustaches and Movember Indy 2011”

Oranje 2011 walk video-mini review

Oranje was visually and musically very intense and awesome once again. The music was spot on. Neon Love Life rocked as usual. The techno was good too later in the evening. The painted ladies, trapeze acts, cartoons, painting, photos, comic book art and so much more. Thanks again for another great experience in Indianapolis. IContinue reading “Oranje 2011 walk video-mini review”

DoItIndy Top 5, Sept. 19-25, 2011 Can you say Oktoberfest?

We always take time each week to research our events and try to find different activities for each list. Well…sometimes the cool stuff just comes in abundance and that you will find with our No. 1 and No. 2 urban events. What day do you want to Oktoberfest? Friday night or Saturday day? 5. ZannadooContinue reading “DoItIndy Top 5, Sept. 19-25, 2011 Can you say Oktoberfest?”

DoItIndy Top 5, Sept. 12-18, 2011 – pumped for ORANJE!

Another week in Indianapolis brings a lot of really cool music, art and festivals to the city. The five best urban events for the city of Indianapolis… 5. VegFest 2011 – Sponsored by the Indianapolis Vegetarian Society I am definitely a meat eater, but I like my vegetables too. Just not nearly as much… EveryContinue reading “DoItIndy Top 5, Sept. 12-18, 2011 – pumped for ORANJE!”

September 11, 2011 – 9/11 10 years later in Indy

The DoItIndy Indy Life video of the days events from @blevinswing. As the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks got closer and closer, that was all you heard about in the news. TV, radio, internet…everyone was talking about memories, experiences, the future, etc. I woke up on Sunday and I thought about how much thingsContinue reading “September 11, 2011 – 9/11 10 years later in Indy”

DoItIndy Top 5, Sept. 5-11, 2011 – Never Forget Sept. 11th

The first full week of September gave us a fantastic week full of events. Labor Day came and the chilly weather hit us quickly. Welcome to fall of 2011! Onto this week’s Top 5 Urban Events…. 5. Dracula at the Indiana Repertory Theatre Who doesn’t know Dracula and who isn’t at least curious to seeContinue reading “DoItIndy Top 5, Sept. 5-11, 2011 – Never Forget Sept. 11th”

Racing scoots on the MotoGP track at IMS – Gasoline Rally 4

Scooters rock. People kind of giggle and think whatever when I say that, but it is absolutely 100% true. There is a culture of people in Indianapolis that take scooters very seriously, are legal to ride, and have well planned out rides once a week. Black Market Scooter Club is awesome and the best thingContinue reading “Racing scoots on the MotoGP track at IMS – Gasoline Rally 4”

DoItIndy Top 5 video for Aug. 22-28, 2011: Scooters, Dig-In Indiana, Baseball, Motorcycles and Chinese Lanterns

I am very excited about our Top 5 list this week. Sometimes it is very hard to narrow down what the five events will be, but this week they kind of came to us. And…if you have not been to a show at Indy Fringe yet, this is the second and last week for theContinue reading “DoItIndy Top 5 video for Aug. 22-28, 2011: Scooters, Dig-In Indiana, Baseball, Motorcycles and Chinese Lanterns”

Who loves BBQ…Big Ben sure does!

I recently had the honor to taste some of the most FANTASTIC BBQ I have ever tasted. Smokehouse on Shelby is a small, local bbq restaurant located in the historic Fountain Square Arts District (Fountain Square Theatre Building). The pulled pork was totally juicy, amazing and the bbq sauce is homemade and lip smacking good.Continue reading “Who loves BBQ…Big Ben sure does!”

DoItIndy Sponsors Devour Downtown Summer 2011

Since I moved back to Indianapolis in 2007, one of my favorite activities has been to eat during Devour Downtown. I’ve now visited Fogo de Chao, Morton’s, 14 West, Palomino, The Oceanaire Seafood Room and Smokehouse on Shelby. AWESOME! Usually, I would not have been able to dine at such exclusive, local restaurants because IContinue reading “DoItIndy Sponsors Devour Downtown Summer 2011”