The Lazy River Jazz Band, led by trumpeter Sam Butler, is composed of recent Indiana University jazz studies graduates, students, and faculty. They will present a fast-paced program of familiar tunes played in the authentic Dixieland style, featuring the Indiana-New Orleans Connection.
The Lazy River Jazz Band, led by trumpeter Sam Butler, is composed of recent Indiana University jazz studies graduates, students, and faculty. They will present a fast-paced program of familiar tunes played in the authentic Dixieland style, featuring the Indiana-New Orleans Connection.
Professor Nishani Frazier, Professor of History and Director of Public History at North Carolina State University, will discuss her breadth of work exploring the African American experience in the Midwest. This event is the 2026 Thornbrough Lecture in African American History, presented by the Indiana Association of Historians and the Indiana Historical Society.
The theater is an intimate part of the Indiana Historical Society, serving as a dedicated space for community engagement and performances.story_potoo