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Duckwall Artist Series: The Storm Trio, with Laura Storm, soprano; Steve Becraft, clarinet; Karen Laubengayer, piano
January 21, 2025 | 7:30pm
Live stream
BCR
Free
The ISO at Butler: Folk and Fantasy
January 22, 2025 | 7:30pm
Free
Rocketship Comedy Showcase
January 22, 2025 | 7:30pm
Trey Mack
January 23, 2025 | 7:00pm
BCR
Live stream
Free
Duckwall Artist Series: Covert Ensemble
January 24, 2025 | 7:30pm
Dusty Slay: The Night Shift Tour
January 25, 2025 | 7:00pm
BCR
Live stream
Free
Music at Butler: Elektronik Musik Fest
January 26, 2025 | 7:30pm
BCR
Live stream
Free
Duckwall Artist Series: Matt Pivec and Open Sky
January 28, 2025 | 7:30pm
Guster: We Also Have Eras Tour
January 28, 2025 | 8:00pm
BCR
Free
Visiting Writers Series: Rebecca Makkai
January 29, 2025 | 7:30pm
Menopause The Musical 2: Cruising Through ‘The Change’®
January 30, 2025 | 7:30pm
Annie
Jan 31 - Feb 02, 2025
BCR
Live Stream
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Duckwall Artist Series: Songs In The Night: A Celebration Of African American Composers In Classical Music
February 01, 2025 | 2:00pm
Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra: Joyful Solidarity featuring Sirena Huang, Violin
February 01, 2025 | 7:30pm
Livestream
BCR
Free
Duckwall Artist Series: Stanford Olsen and Butler University Voice Falculty
February 04, 2025 | 7:30pm
Free
A New View Film Series: Young Plato
February 06, 2025 | 7:00pm
Grand Kyiv Ballet Presents Swan Lake
February 06, 2025 | 7:00pm
John Crist: Jokes For Humans Tour
February 07, 2025 | 7:00pm
JCA Signature Series: Dayton Ballet “New Beginnings”
February 07, 2025 | 7:30pm
BCR
Live stream
Free
Duckwall Artist Series: Phil Palermo, voilin and Friends
February 11, 2025 | 7:30pm
Butler Ballet presents Midwinter Dances
February 12-16, 2025
BCR
Free
Visiting Writers Series: T Kira Madden
February 13, 2025 | 7:30pm
Men are from Mars – Women are from Venus LIVE
February 14, 2025 | 7:30pm
BCR
Live stream
Free
Duckwall Artist Series: Voice Guest Artist Cynthia Smith mezzo soprano and Friends
February 16, 2025 | 5:00pm
Free
Woods Lecture Series: Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
February 18, 2025 | 7:30pm
BCR
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Free
Duckwall Artist Series: Kate Boyd, piano
February 18, 2025 | 7:30pm
Livestream
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Free
Music at Butler: JCA Composers Orchestra
February 20, 2025 | 7:30pm
Trisha Paytas: The Eras of Trish Tour
February 20, 2025 | 7:30pm
Cat & Nat: Reckless Abandonment Tour
February 21, 2025 | 7:30pm
Larry The Cable Guy
February 21, 2025 | 7:30pm
BCR
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Free
Wentzel Lecture Series: The Potential of Operatic Spaces Today
February 21, 2025 | 7:30pm
BCR
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Free
Duckwall Artist Series: Voice Guest Artist Key of T Ari Agha
February 22, 2025 | 5:30pm
R&B Lovefest starring Jeffrey Osborne and Friends
February 22, 2025 | 7:30pm
BCR
Live stream
Free
Duckwall Artist Series: Formosa Whispering
February 24, 2025 | 7:30pm
Livestream
BCR
Free
Music at Butler: Butler University Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Collective
February 25, 2025 | 7:30pm
Butler Theatre presents Macbeth
Feb 26 - Mar 02, 2025
Leslie Mendelson
February 26, 2025 | 7:30pm
BCR
Live stream
Free
Music at Butler: Butler University Percussion Ensemble
February 26, 2025 | 7:30pm
Relativity
Feb 27 - Mar 09, 2025
Jo Koy: Just Being Koy
February 27-28, 2025
Jim Jefferies: Son of a Carpenter tour
March 01, 2025 | 7:00pm
No Limits Celebration: An Evening with Lachi
March 01, 2025 | 8:00pm
BCR
Live stream
Free
Music at Butler: Butler University Wind Ensemble
March 02, 2025 | 7:30pm
SIX
March 04-09, 2025
Livestream
Free
Duckwall Artist Series: Kent Hickey, jazz trumpet
March 04, 2025 | 7:30pm
BCR
Free
Visiting Writers Series: Rasheed Newson
March 04, 2025 | 7:30pm
Free
The ISO at Butler: Mozart and Brahms
March 05, 2025 | 7:30pm
Free
Butler Ballet presents Senior Productions
March 06-07, 2025
Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra: Charlie Chaplin’s: The Gold Rush, Silent Film with Live Score
March 08, 2025 | 7:30pm
LIMELIGHT: A Conversation in Sound Featuring Justin S. Kinchen and ICO
March 09, 2025 | 3:00pm
BCR
Free
Visiting Writers Series: Ed Park
March 18, 2025 | 7:30pm
BCR
Live Stream
Free
Duckwall Artist Series: Schelle, Sasaki and Friends, “Fear and Loathing in the Carthusian Monastery at Valldemossa”
March 18, 2025 | 7:30pm
Shen Yun
March 22-23, 2025
BCR
Free
Butler University Series on Religion and Society: Religion and Mental Health
March 25, 2025 | 7:00pm
Livestream
Free
Music at Butler: Butler University Jazz Combos
March 27, 2025 | 7:30pm
Swan Lake: Presented by: Indianapolis Ballet & Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
March 28-29, 2025
BCR
Live stream
Free
Music at Butler: Butler Opera Theatre
March 28-29, 2025
BCR
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Free
Duckwall Artsist Series: The Innocents
March 31, 2025 | 7:00pm
BCR
Live stream
Free
Duckwall Artist Series: Davis Brooks, violin and Sheldon Person, viola
April 01, 2025 | 7:30pm
Free
A New View Film Series: Brother Outsider
April 02, 2025 | 7:00pm
BCR
Live stream
Free
Music at Butler: JCA Composers Orchestra
April 03, 2025 | 7:30pm
Burning Red: A Tribute to Taylor Swift
April 04, 2025 | 8:00pm
Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra: Land in the Music with ICO Chorus
April 05, 2025 | 7:30pm
Wild Kratts Live 2.0
Wild Kratts Live 2.0: Activate Creature Power!
April 06-06, 2025
BCR
Free
Visiting Writers Series: Pádraig Ó Tuama
April 07, 2025 | 7:30pm
Beetlejuice
April 08-13, 2025
BCR
Live Stream
Free
Duckwall Artist Series: Polina Nazaykinskaya, guest composer
April 08, 2025 | 7:30pm
BCR
Live stream
Free
JCA Student Collaboration Projects
April 09, 2025 | 7:30pm
Livestream
Free
JCA Signature Series: Butler University Jazz Ensemble with Wycliffe Gordon
April 10, 2025 | 7:30pm
Hank & My Honky Tonk Heroes with Jason Petty
April 11, 2025 | 7:30pm
BCR
Live stream
Free
Music at Butler: Butler University Latin Ensemble
April 14, 2025 | 7:30pm
Butler Theatre presents About Love: From the Pen of Anton Chekhov
April 16-19, 2025
Free
Woods Lecture Series: Steven Brusatte
April 17, 2025 | 7:30pm
Rocky Mountain High Experience: A John Denver Tribute
April 18, 2025 | 7:30pm
BCR
Butler Ballet presents Sleeping Beauty
April 18-19, 2025
BCR
Live stream
Free
Music at Butler: Jazz Combos
April 21, 2025 | 7:30pm
BCR
Live stream
Free
Duckwall Artist Series: Li-Wen Weng, piano and Eric Salazar, clarinet
April 22, 2025 | 7:30pm
BCR
Live stream
Free
Music at Butler: Butler University Percussion Ensemble
April 23, 2025 | 7:30pm
Alton Brown Live: Last Bite
April 24, 2025 | 7:30pm
BCR
Live stream
Free
Music at Butler: Jordan Jazz
April 24, 2025 | 7:30pm
Ali Siddiq: In The Shadows
April 26, 2025 | 7:00pm
BCR
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Free
Music at Butler: Butler University Choirs
April 26, 2025 | 7:30pm
BCR
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Free
Music at Butler: Butler University Wind Ensemble
April 27, 2025 | 3:00pm
The Psychology of a Murderer
April 29, 2025 | 7:30pm
Riverdance
Apr 30 - May 01, 2025
Stunt Dogs
May 04-04, 2025
Dog Man The Musical
May 17-18, 2025
STOMP
May 20-21, 2025
Jeremy Piven Live
June 05, 2025 | 7:30pm
The Wiggles Bouncing Balls Tour
The Wiggles – Bouncing Balls!
June 19, 2025 | 6:00pm
Jim Gaffigan
October 02-05, 2025
Stardew Valley: Symphony of Seasons
October 19, 2025 | 7:00pm
Ninja Kidz Live: Infinite Possibilities
November 11, 2025 | 7:00pm