Spirit & Place, IU Indianapolis

28th Annual Public Conversation featuring Michael Twitty
2023-11-12 11:30 - 13:00 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) | The Amp at 16 Tech, 1220 Waterway Blvd., Indianapolis, IN, 46202, United States
ASL Interpreted.
Close out the Spirit & Place Festival with a Public Conversation featuring culinary historian and author Michael Twitty and the hosts of Black Girls Eating for this LIVE AUDIENCE podcast recording!
In his first book, The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South, Twitty traces his ancestry through food from Africa to America and from slavery to freedom. In his latest book, Kosher Soul: The Faith and Food Journey of an African American Jew, he wrestles with not only who makes food, but how food makes people. As a Jewish convert, Twitty sees African-Jewish cooking as a “dialogue of diaspora” offering insights into sustenance for the soul.
In an exciting and new format for The Public Conversation, guests will be invited to hear Twitty speak live and in-person during a moderated podcast hosted by Tanorria Askew and Candace Boyd of “Black Girls Eating.” Audience members will be given a chance to interact with each other and the speakers during a book signing and reception catered by vendors located in The Amp, which is part of the 16 Tech Innovation District.
Event Partners: Spirit & Place, JCC Indianapolis, Flanner House, and The Amp. This program has been made possible through a grant from Indiana Humanities in cooperation with the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Registration: Registration is requested by Saturday, Nov. 10, but walk-in guests are welcome.
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Spirit & Place Festival Exhibits
2023-11-12 - 2023-11-23, 2023-11-13 - 2023-11-24, 2023-11-14 - 2023-11-25, 2023-11-15 - 2023-11-26, 2023-11-16 - 2023-11-27, 2023-11-17 - 2023-11-28, 2023-11-18 - 2023-11-29, 2023-11-19 - 2023-11-30 and 20 more dates
Image Credit: Marti LaMar by Kaila Austin
An exciting array of exhibits are included in this year’s festival! Information about exhibit hours are below. To check the festival programming tied to the events, return to the Event Page to search for the event. You must register for events separately.
Tearing Down Boxes and Embracing Change
Nov. 4-14, 1-4pm (Tues.-Fri.)
Phoenix Theatre Cultural Center, 705 N. Illinois St.
Monumental Changes: History and Power in Public Art
Nov. 5-17, 10am-5pm (Tues.-Sat.)
Garfield Park Arts Center—Main Gallery, 2432 Conservatory Dr.
The Memory Keepers / Los Guardianes de Memorias
Nov. 4-14, click here to schedule a gallery visit
201 Studio, 201 S. Rural Ave.
The (W)hole in Our Hearts
Nov. 4-12, visit website for hours
Friday, Nov. 5, 5-9pm (First Friday extended hours)
Saturday, Nov. 6, 10am-12pm (Family Day activities)
Nov. 8-12, M-F, 9am-5pm
Circle City Industrial Complex—Stokol Gallery & Hallways, 1125 Brookside Ave.
Introduction to Black Hue-manity: Imagining Blackness Then and Now
Nov. 8-11. Public hours vary.
Eskenazi Fine Arts Center, 1410 Indiana Ave.
We Are the Change We’ve Been Waiting For
Nov. 10, 5:30-8:30pm
Indiana Interchurch Center, 1100 W. 42nd St.
Changing Direction: The Evolution of Treatment at Indiana’s State Psychiatric Hospitals
Nov. 4-14
Online Exhibit

Powerful Conversations on Race: National Identity, Community Values, & Race
2023-11-19 10:00 - 12:00
Powerful Conversations on Race [PCR] is a monthly community dialogue series exploring topics around race and racism and the resulting impact.
Powerful Conversations on Race is a way for us to get comfortable talking about uncomfortable histories and is, therefore, rooted in historical documents and subject matter.
This IS NOT a lecture or book club, but a space for community to come together and dive deeply into a variety of topics concerning race. This is an immersive experience. As such, we’ll spend a considerable amount of time in small groups to dialogue with each other about these topics.
This dialogue is virtual and occur on Eastern Standard Time / Eastern Daylight Time.
For the November 2023 dialogue we will explore the interconnection between national identity, community values and race.
Registration ends at 12 noon day of event.
