PLAY LIST
Remember when Wednesdays meant there was a fresh alt-weekly newspaper in the newspaper box on the corner?
In it you found faces you recognized — of your friends and maybe even yourself. Mirror Indy’s new arts and culture newsletter is an ode to that magic, which is why it will hit your mailbox every Wednesday at noon. You can read or listen to it!
Learn more at mirrorindy.org/newsletters/playlist/
Episodes
69 episodes
Pumpkin for your thoughts
Dear Play ListersToday is the last day of Hispanic or Latine Heritage Month. To observe the occasion, arts & culture reporter Mesgana Waiss spent some time with artist Leyda Melgar, learning about how she uses color pencils, her arti...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 39
•
4:58
Hoosier Chop Suey, Afrofuturism and Pierogi
Dear Play Listers,When you hear the word “Hoosier,” what comes to mind? The Indy 500? John Mellencamp suckin’ on chili dogs? Larry Bird eating a pork tenderloin?Cole Porter saying “ope”?M...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 38
•
5:15
Art money. Free speech. #SoberOctober
Wise Play Listers,Today’s newsletter includes:How to give your opinion on our city’s arts and culture budget.An interview with two Latino leaders who helped with the X Pan American Games in 1987.45 things to...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 37
•
4:57
Hola amigo
Whats up Play Listers,We are in the midst of what is officially called “National Hispanic Heritage Month.” Some people prefer to call it Latino or Latine Heritage Month because it welcomes more people. The word “H...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 36
•
5:05
Poetry, art and beans
Plus: What everyone at Mirror Indy is doing.Esteemed Play Listers,I return to you from a week away in New Orleans with happy news.But first, I want to thank arts & culture reporter Mesgana Waiss for holding down ...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 35
•
6:30
A cure to your doomscrolling
What’s up PlayListers, Today I’m writing the coolest arts and culture newsletter in all the land in the absence of my amazing editor Jennifer Delgadillo. Am I the only person who has had to send way too many birthday wis...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 32
•
5:19
🖼️Your fall guide to art shows
Hello,Last week, we asked you what our readers/listeners should be called and these are some of the responses that came in. PlayListenersSpudsListenersListersPlayListersPL bbs...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 33
•
8:11
Indy fall arts (part 1): music, things to do and theater
Plus: a BUTTER podcast and making new friends. Hi, I need help coming up with a name for Play List readers and listeners. We’ve been doing this newsletter for over a year now, and I think saying hello ...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 33
•
8:06
Special: “BUTTER was spread” a conversation with Gary Gee and FITZ ahead of BUTTER Fine Art Fair
Artists Gary Gee, a mixed-media ceramicist, and FITZ, a cartoonist and illustrator, basically live in their studios. Both the artists’ work is inspired by their love for comic books. You might have seen their artworks in museums, pu...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 32
•
55:15
10 years of Chreece: A look back and forward
PLUS: IndyFringe, BUTTER and how to make chiles rellenos at home.Chreece, also known as “Rap Christmas,” celebrates 1...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 31
•
6:08
Afternoon delight, if I may say so
Lafufu interview, BUTTER breaking news, Caitlin Clark zucchini Take a deep breath, and join us on this journey called “staying in the loop of arts and culture.”This edition of Play List has everything:A La...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 30
•
8:21
Sky’s the limit for Indy Drag Theater
Bánh mì, Babyface, movies and culture money.Have you made it to the Indiana State Fair yet? Our pal Clockwork Janz is there this week collecting sounds for an aural work o...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 29
•
5:16
35 things to do in August
How do you do, fellow kids?My one piece of advice for you this month is to pace yourself and to stay hydrated. Last year, I got to the Chreece hip-hop festival too early and by early afternoon, I was panting like a dog because I was not ...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 28
•
6:38
“I’m gonna enjoy myself if it kills me”
Hello and happy Wednesday,Time for a rundown of what’s going on in arts and culture in the city this week. There’s plenty. But, before we get to that, I’d like to put some events on your radar. We hope you will join us at any...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 27
•
6:15
Mid-week recovery
Drink this tall glass of arts and culture: tips, stories, parties and radio.*Opens the fridge*We are mid-month and these “things to do” still...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 26
•
7:15
Good goofiness
Feeling “81355ed” for the good culture things. Summer is in full swing. The city pools are poppin’, the sidewalks are sizzling and your neighbors just can’t stop mowing the lawn at too early a.m.This editi...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 25
•
7:32
Sizzlin’ hot arts news for this heat wave
Picnic this Saturday, plus things to do! If it feels like June flew by, it’s because it did. Perhaps it was the combination of breaking news every single day, plus the Pacers and the Fever, and just regular life.&...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 24
•
5:51
👀Is this censorship?
Teen art show, basketball art and a new Culture Journal.Greetings friends,Today we have a story about a local artist who said he believes he was censored by Newfields when he was asked to remove his artwork depicting ...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 23
•
7:50
🎶Free music concerts all summer long 🎶
Plus: $5 theater, a cool new cafe and festivals to attend.I don’t know about you, but I keep refreshing the news lately, keeping an eye on the many things happening — not just in Indy, but in other places, too. It can ...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 12
•
6:13
We have a big one today
Free art shows, cuts to arts funding and a new culture journal. Buckle up because we have a lot of stuff today.This Friday is First Friday, which means there are tons of places to be and lots of art to see. And, this ...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 21
•
10:12
There are at least 48 things to do in June
It’s about to be a lit summer.With June around the corner, we did our monthly homework of scavenging neighborhood flyers, social media posts and Eventbrite pages, and texting our busy friends who know what’s up to compile a list f...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 20
•
3:12
PLAY LIST: Give Chat GPT a break and look it up in the library
Malcolm X, Chef Oya and Chasten Buttigieg walk into a newsletter Last Sunday, people gathered at Riverside Family Center to celebrate Malcolm X
•
6:57
The vibe is avocados and jazz
New restaurant poems and celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month.Today we have poems, photos, more things to do in May and a few other things to put on your radar — including Chef Oya’s debut as a food correspon...
•
4:15
Resisting cruelty through art
Plus, a Chreece playlist, kids these days and a big party for a tiny gallery. Last year, Indy Art Center and Patchwork Indy, a nonprofit that works to improve the lives of refugees, kicked off a partnership where immigrants f...
•
8:11
PLAY LIST: Eggs your way - Plus, public art eye candy and getting composer Jun Märkl’s attention.
Have you done something nice for yourself today? As you take a break to hydrate and unwrap the PB & J sandwich you brought to work, we recommend you pop in your headphones and listen to today’s newsletter. We have a ...
•
8:19