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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!
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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 10 years this Saturday, Aug. 23, with over 70 artists performing across seven venues.
Arts and culture reporter Mesgana Waiss wanted to know how it all came to be. To find out, she interviewed musicians, fans and the founders. Then, she put it all together in a truly badass timeline, mapping the festival’s growing pains and what comes next.
Were you there when it all started?
Will it be your first time going to the Fountain Square hip-hop festival?
Whether you’d like to reminisce or learn about Chreece, this is a story you don’t want to miss.
In today’s newsletter, we also have a recipe for chiles rellenos, bread news you will care about, BUTTER art fair things, IndyFringe shows to see and so much more.
Get more Indianapolis arts and culture coverage at MirrorIndy.org.