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
104 episodes
Rib tips for living better
Dear Play Lister,You are invited to the cookout. This is an episode you don’t want to miss. We have:A new Potluck Party video featuring barbecue ma...
Remembering the hottest party ever
This edition of Play List is a big lunch.Reporter Mesgana Waiss has been covering Mirror Indy’s arts and culture beat for over a year now. In that time she has written about budget cuts to arts organizations, did a look back at 10 years ...
Your guide to a dreamy staycation
Dear Play Listers,Just from eavesdropping in the Mirror Indy newsroom I know people around me are going to the Caribbean, the Grand Canyon and New York City.But not all of us will get to travel — be it because of gas prices or b...
Eat this newsletter! (Fries, bistec, bolognese, kasari)
Dear Play Listers,It’s lunch time, and as I type this, I’m dreaming of the feta fries from Yazsh, the ones recommended by Byron and April Elliott in their illustrated
57 things to do in June. Plus, etiquette tips from DJ MetroGnome
Dear Play Listers,Save this email. Share this email. Print this email.It's filled with info on many of the city's major events, music series and Juneteenth celebrations.If you’re like me, you’ll pull out your paper planner ...
Bring your cool tote bag to these places
Dear Play Listers,We invited artist Israel Solomon to read the newsletter for you today. We’re doing this to highlight the new Mirror Indy merch store, featuring limited-edition tote bags, journ...
🏁 It’s almost Race Day, baby
It’s almost Race Day, baby. The Indianapolis 500 is “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing,” and we all get to be a part of it. If you have the passion and the patience, you can make your way to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and watch ...
Mid-May, good art news
Dearest Play Listers,Do you know how you’re spending your summer yet? It’ll be here in a blink. For some, it already kinda is. Prom happened, graduation caps went up in the air, the Chreece headliners were announced and the s...
Can you name all Central American countries?
Dear Play Listers,Now that I’m a new mom, I’m looking around in this new-to-me landscape of advertisements and celebrations for Mother’s Day.
Analog tips for your life
Greetings Play Listers,If headlines about tech bros, the AI takeover and data centers have you feeling like tossing your phone into a sinkhole, you might find this edition of Play List highly stimulating and helpful. But firs...
Indy artists get political
Dear Play Listers,Sharing arts and culture content can be tricky. On one hand, it can mean anything from hot dog shops to pool parties and the latest symphonic choir concert series.On the other hand, it is the only place where som...
Every poem is a love poem
Greetings Play Listers,To celebrate National Poetry Month, we invited poet Sam Ferrante to read a poem for us. You can also listen to Sam read her poem by clicking on the audio version of this newsletter.How to Write a Poem <...
Serving looks, m-hm
What’s up Play Listers,The Black church is where you will find the most stylish people in the world.An impromptu fashion show unfolded in the sanctuary of Witherspoon Presbyterian Church on an Easter Sunday morning. It was led by ...
42 things to do in April - ¡Órale muchachos! Spring festivals and lots of basketball celebrations.
Play Listers,Let’s get down to business. We have now completed the first quarter of 2026. It was the more difficult one with the cold weather and gloomy skies.Now is when you dust off your open-toe shoes and see if your spring/sum...
Snacks and spring bops
Hello Play Listers,We have a delicious snack for you today: an illustrated food tour of the near northside by artist Byron Elliott....
Call me.
Greetings Play Listers,Forreal — drive extra careful this weekend. People will be roaming outside with their noses buried in books. They’ll be alone or with friends, possibly carrying very heavy but very cute tote bags. Why? ...
Have I got a story for you
Hey-hey PlayListers,Late November last year, I went on parental leave. Now I’m on parental return.That means catching up with you and with all the great arts and culture stories that were published while I was hanging out with a c...
31 days to do 35 things this month
What’s up PlayListers, The weather has been fickle here lately, but I’m going to continue to be delusional about the chance of sustained warm spring weather. So, I’m putting together my spring Pinterest board. I want a wardrobe that...
Who has the most and best stories?
Dearest PlayListers,I’m a sucker for stories about people finding their way back to creative passions of their youth. A poet who takes up painting. A clerk who joins a rock band. A librarian who makes zines. And, in the wake of the Wint...
We’re feeling some kind of way about the trees
Dearest PlayListers,I’m usually a little doom-and-gloom about late February and March. By this point, I start feeling like winter might be over any day. Like, it has to be over any day now, right?Even though we’re getting spring...
Love, fear and everyday life
Dearest PlayListers,On Sunday, I finally made it to a Real Life, Revised reading and open mic. This free series at Indiana Humanities has been on my radar for months, and here’s m...
28 days to do 44 things
你好! (Nǐ Hǎo) Play Listers,January dragged on per usual. I’m exhausted with the winter’s frigid temperatures and skies the color of spoiled milk. I can almost taste spring. According to Punxsutawney Phil, we have only six more weeks of w...
Wherever you are this week, find something new
Friends, I know I don’t have to tell you, but this cold is brutal. As I write this, the space heater at my feet just shut off — reminding me (again) that it’s on the same circuit as the space heater that was running in the bedroom. ...