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The name Chuck Taylor is one often associated with sneakers, but many may not know that Taylor was actually a Brown County native who grew up playing basketball in the early 1900s at Columbus High School.
âThe ties to Indiana are unmistakable,â says David Matlack, a storyteller, historian, and faculty member at Indiana University. âThe Indiana state tournament wouldâve been eight years old when he went to it. At that point, it was already the most organized state tournament in the nation. Out of that, basketball as an important part of the Hoosier identity was born.â
On Sunday, May 2, Matlack will lead an event titled âChuck Taylor Converse All Star: The Man Who Made the Shoeâ as part of Storytelling Arts of Indiana and the Indiana Historical Societyâs
Storyteller Antonio Rocha to present The Immigrant: Celebrating 30 Years in the U S A idsnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from idsnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Storytelling Arts of Indiana will continue its 33rd season with a performance by an accomplished international artist who combines mime and spoken word to enchant audiences with the story of his whirlwind life. Antonio Rocha will humanize what’s become an increasingly divisive topic in our country, the experience of immigration.
Kim McCann, attired in seafaring garb of an earlier era, speaking with the cadence of a shipâs roll, took us into the intricacies of how and why landlocked Indianapolis came to house the Naval Reserve Armory 85 years ago. She spoke of its continuing legacy as a part of Indianapolis Classical Schools, a free charter school, which was honored with the Cook Cup for innovative renovation.
Marking the tenth anniversary of a unique partnership between Storytelling Arts and Indiana Landmarks, McCann stepped onto the Cook Theatre stage at the Indiana Landmarks Indianapolis headquarters and, via Zoom on Feb. 28, transported us across time and spaces from this former home of the Central Avenue United Methodist Church in the Old Northside Neighborhood to the near downtown site of the recently established Riverside High School.