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🗓️ Noon-10 p.m. Sept. 12 📍 St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, 4217 Central Ave. 🎟️ Free admission Grab your beret and get ready for all things French — wine, music, art, traditional cuisine and a Catholic mass in French. The church is right off IndyGo’s Red Line and offers free bicycle parking. The Saint Joan of Arc French Market offers authentic French food, wine and live musical performances. 🗓️ Sept. 10-12 📍 German American Klub, 8602 S.

When artist and poet Ayanna Tibbs was a teenager, she remembers going to The Ten Bar, a women-owned gay club near the Harrison Center. The club closed in 2014. “The Ten was that girl … iconic. Every person of color … all LGBTQ+,” she said. “You do The Ten and then the ballroom scene.” Since the bar’s closing, Tibbs, 36, — who identifies as LGBTQ+ — has felt the absence of a space for diverse queer women in the city.

It’s the time of the season again when theatrical thoughts turn to what’s in store between now and the deluge of “A Christmas Carol” productions. I’ve culled through the announced season lineups for local theater companies, picked some promising productions (with the caveat that some have either not been cast yet or started rehearsals) and sprinkled that list with some visiting solo acts from the Broadway world. The result, I hope, is a starter list for you to consider — as well as add to.

You can vote in Indiana if you’re homeless. Here is Mirror Indy’s guide on how to vote even if you don’t have a permanent address. The deadline to register for the 2026 general election is Oct. 5. The election is Nov. 3. Check out our voter registration guide for more details. Think you might already be registered? You can go to Indiana’s voter portal and click “Check Voting Status.” If you need to register, you can do it online, in person or by mail.

Do you ever stay up at night Googling the difference between zoning and use variance petitions? Are you really fun at parties? You can apply to be part of the next People’s Planning Academy, a free urban planning education program put on by the city’s Department of Metropolitan Development. Apply online here. Applications will close at 5 p.m. Sept. 14. Applicants will be notified of a decision by Sept. 21. Be prepared to attend and participate in all six sessions in person if you apply.

The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles is launching an optional mobile driver’s license for Hoosiers who wish to limit what information bank tellers, bartenders and others see when asked to verify their age or identity. The digital license would not replace a person’s physical driver’s license, but would instead grant Hoosiers the ability to verify their age or identity through a mobile application.

Living in the modern world requires a lot of data and millions of miles of cables to get that information to phone, computer and TV screens. For years, telecommunication companies used copper cables coated in plastic to transmit data. Some, like AT&T, still do. Now, companies are switching over to fiber optics to get more data to homes and businesses. These older cables have been a target for thieves across the country. They strip the copper to sell to scrap yards for a quick buck.

On April 15, 1972, Morty Manford, a gay rights activist, was beaten while distributing flyers protesting the media’s handling of LGBTQ+ issues at a political gathering in New York City. The injuries put him in the hospital. In protest, his mother Jeanne Manford, a school teacher, wrote letters, did radio interviews and appeared on television calling for justice for her son. The Manfords made history marching together at the 1972 New York Pride March.

As the city considers how it will spend nearly $1.9 billion next year, there’s one item on the annual budget that is already locked in: Funding for 1,743 police officers. Members of law enforcement work the scene of a shooting July 22, 2026, in the 8000 block of E. 37th Street in Indianapolis.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Governor Mike Braun is warning Hoosiers: if you drink and drive this Labor Day weekend, you will get pulled over. Indiana State Police, along with local law enforcement, will increase patrols and run sobriety checkpoints through Monday, Sept. 7. “Impaired driving takes lives every single day, and each of those losses is 100% preventable,” Braun said.