Movie Night with the Indiana Historical Society

Gather with friends and family for Kiss Me Kate under the stars on the Kruse Family Stardust Terrace at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center! Indy Pride and Indiana Historical Society are teaming up to celebrate Hoosier composer Cole Porter’s 125th birthday with a screening of his iconic, Tony Award-winning musical. About the Event: + Friday, June 10th, as part of #CCINP Week + Doors open at 7:30p and the movie starts at 9:00p. + This showing is FREE and open to all ages. + First come, first serve seating. + Additional space for BYO seating (e.g., folding chairs or blankets) will be available. + Refreshments will be available for purchase. Location: Indiana Historical Society, 450 W Ohio St, Indianapolis, IN 46202 About the Movie: From Wikipedia: Kiss Me Kate is a 1953 MGM film adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name. Inspired by "The Taming of the Shrew," it tells the tale of musical theater actors, Fred Graham and Lilli Vanessi, who were once married and are now performing opposite each other in the roles of Petruchio and Katherine in a Broadway-bound musical version of William Shakespeare's play. About IHS: The Indiana Historical Society is Indiana’s Storyteller, connecting people to the past by collecting, preserving and sharing the state’s history. In 2014, IHS launched its Indiana LGBT Collecting Initiative aimed at collecting and documenting the rich history from Indiana’s LGBT community, starting with the Central Indiana LGBT Oral History Project. The Indiana LGBT Collecting Initiative is supported by the Efroymson Family Fund and a grant from The Indianapolis Foundation, a CICF affiliate.