Indiana Supreme Court continues injunction against abortion ban until appeals are heard
Before considering the Constitutional merit, the Indiana Supreme Court issued an order preventing the enforcement of Indiana’s new bans on abortion. The Indiana Supreme Court will now handle all appeals of last month’s Court Order, by Owen County Judge Kelsey Hanlon to block the law, just days after it went into effect. The law went into effect for the first time on August 5th, but was effectively banned just 3 weeks later, on September 15th. The law had essentially prohibited abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy, except in cases of rape and incest, before 10 weeks post-fertilization; to protect the life and physical health of the mother; or, if a fetus is diagnosed with a lethal anomaly. Additionally, the new law stated that the abortions which would be allowed, could only happen in hospitals and outpatient surgical centers, and not in clinics.
Community invited to attend Waldron Arts Center reopening celebration on Thursday, October 13
The City of Bloomington and Constellation Stage & Screen will celebrate the reopening of the John Waldron Arts Center on Thursday, October 13 from 5-7pm The facility has been closed since July 1, 2022, when Constellation, an organization that formed as a merger of Cardinal Stage, Bloomington Playwrights Project, and Pigasus Institute, took on the management of the Waldron Arts Center and initiated a series of interior renovations.
The celebration will feature an exhibition of work by the Bloomington Photography Club in the Waldron’s Visual Arts Galleries. Light hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar will be available in the building’s newly completed cafe. Mayor John Hamilton and new Gallery Manager Huner Emin will make remarks in the galleries at 5:30pm The event is free and open to the public.
Arts Commission seeks applications from artists for business training workshop, fellowship
The Indiana Arts Commission (IAC) is now accepting applications for the 2023 On-Ramp Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator Program. On-Ramp is a program for artists and creative entrepreneurs seeking training and resources around establishing or supporting an arts-based business in Indiana. Designed by Elaine Grogan Luttrull of Minerva Financial Arts, On-Ramp focuses on ten key business concepts for a successful creative career including defining value, business structure, identifying and marketing to customers, pricing strategy, marketing strategy, managing expenses and generating revenue, taxes, and planning. The On-Ramp Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator is comprised of a three-day in-person intensive entrepreneurship and community engagement workshop and the opportunity to apply for up to $2,000 in fellowship funding to put the training into action. The 2023 On-Ramp workshop will be May 10-12, 2023, in Columbus, Indiana. The deadline to apply to participate is January 6, 2023, at 4:30 p.m. ET.
Learn more about On-Ramp and how to apply.
This Week in Hoosier History
1933 – John Dillinger and his gang raided the police station in Auburn, Indiana. They stole a submachine gun, rifles, pistols, and 1000 rounds of ammunition.
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