Indy States present 2025 Indiana State Yo-Yo Contest   10:00a / doors 9:00a   $5 (general admission) (children 8 or under free) (day of show)   all ages The yo-yo isn't just a toy - it's a sport, an art form, and now, the centerpiece of one of the most unique live events in Indiana this year. On October 4th, the Indiana State Yo-Yo Contest 2025 will bring national champions, local talent, and a live science show under one roof in Indianapolis. This isn't the yo-yo you remember from grade school. Expect jaw-dropping speed, mind-bending tricks, and routines choreographed with the precision of a dance performance. Some of the best players in the world - including national champions and rising stars - will be battling it out on stage, right here in Indiana. But Indy States is more than a competition. This year features a live science show with beloved educators Rick Crosslin and RamZland, who will demonstrate the hidden forces - like angular momentum and torque - that make modern yoyoing possible. Imagine Bill Nye meets Cirque du Soleil, with a yo-yo as the star of the show. The contest is also powered by a grassroots community, The NapTown Crew, that has rebuilt the Indiana yoyo scene from the ground up. Sponsors such as YoyoExpert, Circle City Yoyos, Liftoff Creamery, Smash'd Burger and more are making sure Indy States is not just an event - it's a celebration of creativity, education, and fun.

Secondhand Shows present Anthony Gomes High Voltage Blues   8:00p / doors 7:00p   $30 (advance) / $35 (day of show)   all ages "Gomes is a power player who is at his best when his gear is in the scorched earth between blues and rock. After all, it's the electric guitar; sometimes tickling it is not enough." - Guitar World With a guitar slung over his shoulder and the amps turned up full tilt, Anthony Gomes electrifies blues and rock at a 21st century crossroads of his own. The Canadian vocalist, guitarist, songwriter and producer wails with all the force of a hurricane in the Mississippi Delta and enough fret-burning fireworks to leave his strings in flames. Over the years, he's toppled the Billboard Blues Chart at #1, earned the endorsement of legends such as B.B. King, tallied tens of millions of streams, and packed shows on multiple continents. In 2022, he makes his Rat Pak Records debut with High Voltage Blues, amplifying his soul and spirit like never before. Looking for an actual 21st Century guitar hero? Here he is.

Secondhand Shows present Nat Lefkoff   7:30p / doors 7:00p   $15 (advance) / $22 (day of show)   all ages Nat Lefkoff is a musician dedicated to distilling the human condition and disarming listeners. His music displays the honesty, vulnerability and intensity of his lyrics and performance. Nat’s music is more than a collection of chords and sincere words. It is the experience of life, pain, and hunger masterfully articulated into song. He has gained popularity throughout the West Coast and beyond through persistent touring and has earned many hundreds of thousands of online streams in the process.

Transylvania Lip Treatment presents "Repo! The Genetic Opera"     USA 2008 | digital | Dir:  Darren Lynn Bousman |98min | R   Midnight / doors 11:00p   $12 (advance)  17+ unless accompanying parent or adult guardian In the not-so-distant future, a mass epidemic of organ failures has gripped the nation.  In the darkest of hours, a savior emerges:  The bio-tech company known as GeneCo.  GeneCo offers organ-financing for everyone.  But that's not all…  GeneCo can help you with the latest in ocular technology and fashion, how to make brand names pop on an x-ray, choosing the right style of lungs this season, and the latest cure for blood diseases.  Come discover what the founder and CEO may be dying from, the secret he holds over a self- widowed Repo Man who's hiding a daughter that shouldn’t even be alive, and who gets the company when he dies.  Come on, his choices are between a hair-trigger, obsessive-compulsive knife nut, a flamboyant, face- stealing rapist, and the spoiled princess who trades sex for drugs…  You know you wish you were on the front lines, watching that battle!  So hurry now…  Get your tickets, opera tickets…  And don't be shy! Doors open at 11:00pm.  Preshow is, well just before the show.  The movie begins at Midnight.

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Irving Theater welcomes and Melchior Marionettes present Slightly Haunted Puppet Show featuring The Melchior Marionettes   6:30p / doors 6:00p   FREE   all ages Representing three generations of puppeteers, The Melchior Marionettes have been a favorite for over 50 years. For the eighteenth year these magical puppets will be entertaining both young and old Irvingtonians during Halloween. The Halloween program features beautiful hand- crafted and costumed marionettes performing in full view of the audience. The cast includes dancing ghosts and skeletons, a juggling scarecrow, and Esmerelda the witch, while Dracula welcomes visitors from a second story ghost house. Since 1952, they have been performing throughout the US Midwest, Canada, Mexico and Europe.  Most recently, they performed in Shanghai, China, at Century Park for their National Day Celebration.  Beautiful hand crafted and costumed marionettes are performed in full view of the audience.  This show has been an extremely popular event for children and we expect a large crowd.

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the Irving Theater welcomes and Melchior Marionettes present Slightly Haunted Puppet Show featuring the Melchior Marionettes   6:30p / doors 6:00p   FREE   all ages Representing three generations of puppeteers, The Melchior Marionettes have been a favorite for over 50 years. For the eighteenth year these magical puppets will be entertaining both young and old Irvingtonians during Halloween. The Halloween program features beautiful hand- crafted and costumed marionettes performing in full view of the audience. The cast includes dancing ghosts and skeletons, a juggling scarecrow, and Esmerelda the witch, while Dracula welcomes visitors from a second story ghost house. Since 1952, they have been performing throughout the US Midwest, Canada, Mexico and Europe.  Most recently, they performed in Shanghai, China, at Century Park for their National Day Celebration.  Beautiful hand crafted and costumed marionettes are performed in full view of the audience.  This show has been an extremely popular event for children and we expect a large crowd.

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Transylvanian Lip Treatment present Rocky Horror Picture Show US 1975 | digital | Dir: Jim Sharman | 100min | R HALLOWEEN SHOW   Midnight / doors 10:30p   $15 (advance) / $20 (at the door)  17+ unless accompanying parent or adult guardian This campy cult classic is the most popular midnight movie of all time.  A corn-fed all-American couple stumbles onto a creepy castle one night when their car breaks down, entering a world they never dreamed existed. The castle turns out to be inhabited by a collection of kinky Transylvanian freaks led by a mad bisexual transvestite.  The film gained notoriety as the most successful midnight movie ever, in which hundreds of cult fans show up in costume and act out scenes from the movie. You are not allowed to bring your own props.  Prop kits are available at the show.  Prop kits include rice (during the wedding scene at the very beginning, throw yours in celebration), a newspaper (during the rain scene, keep dry), noise maker (during the creation speech, celebrate and MAKE SOME NOISE), toilet paper (when the doctor breaks through the lab wall, hurl your "scotts" tissue), and toast (make your toast during the birthday dinner...toss it), will be available at the show for $4.  YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO COME IN COSTUME. Doors open at 11:00pm.  Virgin sacrifice before the show.  The movie begins at Midnight.     Next Midnight Picture Show: Saturday, November 22.

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