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10 New Year’s Eve parties around Indianapolis, including kid-friendly options

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December 22, 2023

10 New Year’s Eve parties around Indianapolis, including kid-friendly options

Anyone looking to celebrate 2024 in the Indianapolis area will have a variety of options, from kid-friendly daytime events to annual club parties.

Here are 10 possibilities as you plan the end of 2023. All events occur on New Year’s Eve unless noted.

Indy Pride Presents: Wreckno’s Big Queer New Year

8 p.m. Dec. 30 at Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St. All ages. Tickets start at $35.25 at bit.ly/49QrosB.

Indy Pride and Deluxe at Old National Centre will host rapper/DJ/producer Wreckno with opening acts Flora and Wiley the Saturday preceding New Year’s Eve. Wreckno headlined Indy Pride Festival’s DJ stage earlier this year.

The organizers promise “a celebration of diversity, unity, and self-expression” to end the year.

The Doo! at Rathskeller

7 p.m. at The Rathskeller, 401 E. Michigan St. All ages. Tickets are $60 at bit.ly/3GkyTu9.

Indianapolis cover band The Doo! will headline The Rathskeller’s German-inspired New Year’s party, which includes a “heavy appetizer buffet” and champagne toast.

Frank Bradford will perform from 7-8:45 p.m., with The Doo! going on from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m.

Family New Year’s Eve at the Indiana State Museum

6-9 p.m. at the Indiana State Museum, 650 W. Washington St. All Ages. $18 per person, with kids under 3 years old admitted free and a 25% discount for members at bit.ly/46zMF6H.

The Indiana State Museum’s annual kid-friendly, early evening celebration returns this year with music, a dance party, face painting and activity stations throughout the three gallery floors.

The night ends with an 8:30 p.m. balloon drop.

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New Year’s Eve at The Vogue

9 p.m. at 6259 N. College Ave. 21+. Tickets start at $40 at bit.ly/47K87Hk.

Chicago party band Rod Tuffcurls and the Bench Press return to The Vogue for a New Year’s Eve celebration. Doors open at 8 p.m.

Elton John tribute

7:30 p.m. and 10:45 p.m. at Feinstein’s at Hotel Carmichael, 1 Carmichael Square in Carmel. All ages. Tickets start at $85, with a $25 food and beverage minimum. Tickets available at bit.ly/47NMgPP.

“Remember When Rock Was Young, the Elton John Experience” features Carmel’s own Craig A. Meyer as the legendary performer. Meyer and the Rocket Band will perform two shows.

Anyone wishing to order dinner ahead of the 10:45 p.m. show is asked to arrive early, as service ends at 11 p.m.

Countdown to noon

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Indianapolis Children’s Museum, 3000 N. Meridian St. All ages. Free for museum members or with regular admission. Museum tickets can be purchased online at childrensmuseum.org/visit/buy-tickets.

The Children’s Museum’s annual early bird NYE party returns in 2023, with Grammy-nominated children’s musical artist Zak Morgan set to perform and lead countdowns to noon and 1 p.m.

Special activities will run throughout the museum throughout the day. Morgan performs from 11:30 a.m. until 12:05 p.m. and 12:30-1:05 p.m.

CÎROC the New Year

8 p.m. to 2 a.m. at Regions Tower, 1 Indiana Square. 21+. Tickets start at $130 at bit.ly/3t3RbN4.

Regions Tower and vodka company CÎROC will host their annual NYE party, which includes a “silent disco” on the tower’s heated rooftop and an open bar. The event features a host of VIP options ranging from $185 to $2,500.

NYE with Spellbound

9 p.m. to 2 a.m. at 416 E. Wabash St. 21+. Tickets are $30 at bit.ly/411Y52g.

DJs Annie and Andy Skinner, who own and operate Indy CD & Vinyl by day, will host their usual dance night at the Wabash event center. The party features three bars and a fully lit dancefloor. Photo opportunities are also available.

8 Seconds Saloon’s dinner and a show

Dinner begins at 6 p.m., party at 8 p.m. at 111 N. Lynhurst Dr. 21+. Dinner tickets are $30 at bit.ly/3QWgkRX, while party tickets are $7 at bit.ly/47W2Igv.

Country bar 8 Seconds Saloon will bring its annual buffet-style dinner and a show event back this year. Local cover act Andy & The All Nighters will perform.

Dinner includes meats, sides and desserts, and the party will feature a champagne toast.

NYE 2024 at the Roof

8:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Indiana Roof Ballroom, 140 W. Washington St. 21+. Tickets start at $160. at bit.ly/3N2Uj2G.

The Indiana Roof Ballroom will feature several open bars, including a beer and wine-only speed bar, at its annual New Year’s Eve event. The evening will include casino games, a pop-up arcade, palm reading and henna tattooing.

Local DJ Cool Hand Lex will perform.

Midnight at Newfields

9 p.m. at Newfields, 4000 Michigan Road. 21+. Tickets are $150 for members, $175 for non-members at discovernewfields.org/midnight.

Newfields will host its annual black-tie New Year’s event. This year’s theme is “under the stars.”

Entry includes food, gallery and Winterlights access, drinks and a fireworks show, but the conversations alone could be worth the price of admission this year.

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Rory Appleton is the pop culture reporter at IndyStar. Contact him at 317-552-9044 and rappleton@indystar.com, or follow him on Twitter at @RoryEHAppleton.

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IU Indianapolis AD Reacts to Capitol Hill Sports Gambling Testimony

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December 18, 2024

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IU Indianapolis AD Reacts to Capitol Hill Sports Gambling Testimony

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INDIANAPOLIS — NCAA President Charlie Baker testified Tuesday on Capitol Hill, urging lawmakers to implement tougher federal sports gambling regulations, citing harassment of athletes by gamblers.

IU Indianapolis AD Luke Bosso said digital platforms are increasing student-athletes’ vulnerability to such abuse.

“It’s not just the sports gambling, it’s also the social media aspect,” Bosso said. “Every one of our players is available online all the time. When you put passionate people in a situation where they could be winning or losing money, and you make athletes available 24/7, it creates situations that aren’t always the best.”

Baker shared that an NCAA championship team needed round-the-clock police protection after a sports bettor threatened them. He also called on Congress to ban prop bets on college athletes, which are still legal in 20 states.

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Indiana legalized sports gambling on September 1, 2019, and prop bets are allowed under the state’s regulations.

Though IU Indianapolis is a mid-major athletically, its student-athletes face the same pressure to perform as those at bigger schools, thanks to social media. Bosso said the school has staff dedicated to helping athletes manage that pressure.

“We have conversations about mental health, we have conversations about the negative effects of social media, and we have a pretty in-depth mental health team that helps our student-athletes,” Bosso added.

Congress members say they will continue to look into the issue of sports gambling.

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Permanent daylight saving or standard time? What it would look like in Indianapolis

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December 18, 2024

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Permanent daylight saving or standard time? What it would look like in Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Time and time again, people keep bringing up the idea to stop changing our clocks twice a year. If this were to finally happen, and Indianapolis had to make the choice, what would be the difference between permanent daylight saving time or permanent standard time?

Here is what each would look like in Indianapolis:

Permanent daylight saving time would mean we “spring forward” and stay there.

Being on the western side of the eastern time zone, Indianapolis’ sunrise in permanent daylight saving time would be after 9 a.m. on the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year.

On the summer solstice, or the longest day of the year, our sunrise and sunset times would be unaffected since we already are in daylight saving time in the current system.

Permanent standard time would equate to not “springing forward” at all.

In this case, the summer solstice sunrise time would change to 5:16 a.m. in Indy with a sunset of 8:16 p.m. The winter solstice would not be impacted since standard time is already used in the current system.

Basically, this boils down to if you are more of a morning or evening person. Sunrises and sunsets would both be earlier in standard time in the summer. Daylight saving in winter would result in later sunrises and sunsets.

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I-465 is open in final days of construction

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December 17, 2024

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I-465 is open in final days of construction

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — We are finally seeing the end of a construction project that started in 2019. Lanes will be re-opening lanes and restrictions will be lifting on I-465.

As of Dec. 16, the Finish Line I-69 project is complete.

Long-term restrictions have been removed from lanes of I-465 between I-65 and I-70 on the southwest side of Indianapolis. Also the U.S. 31 SB to I-465 WB ramp, that closed in spring of 2023, is reopening.

“This milestone marks the end of major traffic disruptions on the I-69 Finish Line corridor,” said INDOT Commissioner Mike Smith.

With only minor construction changes left in the coming weeks leading to Christmas, the corridor officially opened to traffic with the opening of the new I-69/I-465 interchange in August 2024.

“We anticipate having all mainline movements open prior to Christmas, with minor construction activities occurring this week and early next”, Smith said.

The construction targeted disruptions on I-69 allowing for many openings. Harding Street, within limits of I-465 and Elper Avenue at S.R. 37, are scheduled to open by the end of the year.

There will be additional minor additions and fixes to I-69 and I-465 including guardrail and drainage installations.

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