Hoosier film writer and producer Angelo Pizzo is the mastermind behind Hoosiers (1986), Rudy (1993), and The Game of Their Lives (2005). Hoosiers, Pizzo’s first feature film, received two Oscar nominations and was named best sports film of all time by both ESPN and USA Today. The film is also in the Library of Congress' National Film Registry.

Pizzo will appear in the 11^th annual Public Conversation with award-winning author Sr. Joan Chittister and scholar-author Manning Marable (who replaces Juan Williams) on November 5, 4 p.m., Clowes Memorial Hall. For free tickets, visit the Clowes box office, Butler University, 4602 Sunset Avenue. Group tickets can be reserved by calling Spirit & Place at (317) 278-3623.

Pizzo will also present Hoosiers from Page to Screen on Monday, November 6, 7 p.m. at the Eidson-Duckwall Rectial Hall, Butler University.

The festival includes programs for all ages and interests. To explore all the family options, click here. Here are a few examples:

• A Treasure Hunt—Downtown Style. A tour of historic sites includes your own disposable camera and a wrap-up party.
   
• The Write Me Project. A powerful and passionate performance by students whose lives have been affected by incarceration.
   
• A Century of Champions. An exhibit that celebrates the people, places, and events that have shaped the NCAA over the past century.
   
• A Victorian Holiday. Traditional food, festive music, a tour, and seasonal décor create a magical evening.
   
• Communication Across Generations. An intergenerational discussion on many topics that demonstrates how viewpoints have evolved through the years.
   
• Snow Goose Global Thanksgiving Celebration of Peace and Harmony. A potluck meal plus entertainment for all ages promotes peace during this multicultural celebration.

The Indianapolis Foundation, an affiliate of the Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF), recently awarded $15,000 to support the 2006 festival. Brian Payne, President of CICF, commented, “CICF values and encourages community connections. The Spirit & Place Festival provides a unique opportunity to connect diverse people throughout our community for a common conversation, understanding, and inspiration.” Thank you, CICF!

Celebrate nature, explore neighborhoods, learn about business design, and more!

• Changing Space, Transforming Place. Learn about landscape and environmental sculpture and its relationship to neighborhood terrain.
   
• devaSTATE. See how Indiana visual artists express the current state of Indiana’s environment.
   
• Creating Innovative Corporate Culture By Design. Learn how design stimulates business innovation and intellectual capital.
   
• Green Sanctuary: Walking Softly and Keeping the Lights On. Learn about the spiritual and practical aspects of operating a sustainable religious community.
   
• A Peacemakers Walk Across Indianapolis. Slow down and remember to live mindfully with Hispanic author and peacemaker Victor Villaseñnor.
   
• If the Cupboard Were Bare: Creating Sustainable Food Systems. Explore traditional methods as well as new alternatives for sustainable living in this panel discussion.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Welcome Back, Madam and May! program on Friday, November 3 has been changed. The new program, May Wright Sewall: Indianapolis and International Heroine, will be held at the Indianapolis Propylaeum, 1410 North Delaware at 6:30 p.m. on November 3. The evening will explore the life of May Wright Sewall, international and local innovator, through a dramatic presentation and panel discussion. The dramatic scenes are co-written and played by three women: Rev. Dr. Mary Rudy, her granddaughter Melissa Paschke, and Candace Webb. Darlene Phillips, Dr. Rudy’s daughter, is creating the costumes. Indiana historians Nelson Price and Ray Boomhower will discuss Sewall’s influence as well as her organizational and creative genius. Refreshments will be served. Please call 334-1424 for reservations; the cost is $10.00.

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Click here to learn how your organization can get involved in the 2007 Festival. The theme is Living Generously. Applications for the 2007 festival are due
March 7, 2007.

The festival’s first-ever closing event, sponsored by the Liberty Fund, will take place on November 18, 7 p.m., at the Indiana History Center. Join us for a lively public discussion on Tradition versus Innovation? Arts and Mass Culture.

2007
Living Generously

2008
Exploring Imagination

2009
Inspiring Places