Tom Petty Tribute Band @ the MAC 9/3

SAVE THE DATE: SEPT 3 :: FREE!! Our annual Friends Nite@ the MAC features SOUTHERN ACCENTS: Assembled from a team of talented ace-musicians from the Nashville studio & touring circuit, Southern Accents recreates the music, style & sound of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers professionally with immaculate precision and enthusiasm. United in their quest to…

Opera in the Park

Indianapolis Opera kicks off their 49th Artistic Season with their 6th annual Opera in the Park concert at MacAllister Amphitheater at Garfield Park. The evening will showcase an all-Indiana line-up of music celebrities, lead by concert hosts, opera superstar Soprano Angela Brown and Maestro Alfred Savia, alongside musical guests, pianist Joshua “Sock Joplin” Thompson, Grammy-nominated mezzo-soprano Kirsten Gunlogson,…

Fountains Update: Summer 2023

What’s Going on With the Fountains? Friends of Garfield Park Report on Fountain and Sunken Garden Restoration Project : : August, 2023 Hello friends of Friends of Garfield Park! Here is a question we have heard from you recently – I thought Friends was renovating the fountains. Why haven’t we seen anything happening? Well, a…

$3.5 Million in Park Improvements Funded!

Lilly Endowment has given an amazing gift to Friends of Garfield Parkfor  some much needed improvements. $2,500,000. Yes! That’s $2.5 million (not a typo). “Garfield Park: Established in 1876, Garfield Park is the city’s oldest park and includes unique amenities, such as a conservatory, the Sunken Gardens, and the MacAllister Center for the Performing Arts. $5.5…