你好! (Nǐ Hǎo) Play Listers,

January dragged on per usual. I’m exhausted with the winter’s frigid temperatures and skies the color of spoiled milk. I can almost taste spring. According to Punxsutawney Phil, we have only six more weeks of winter.

If you’re feeling similar, let me lift your spirits with my February events guide that features 44 of the coolest things happening around town.

Did you know this year marks the 100th anniversary of Black History Month? In 1926, historian Carter G. Woodson created Negro History Week, which blossomed into a monthlong national celebration. Black History Month events are highlighted in green throughout the list.

Indy also delivers productions with heavy topics such as domestic violence in “Lorena: A Tabloid Epic”; infants “lent” from orphanages in “Borrowed Babies”; and gentrification in “St. Sebastian.” I packed in Valentine’s and Galentine’s day events, local music shows and film premieres.

Check out the full list.

In this episode:

• February First Friday at Factory Arts District
• Recipes and memories of Indian sweets payasam and kesari
• IYG gets $1 million grant from Audiochuck
• A data dashboard to make a case for arts funding

Get more Indianapolis arts and culture coverage at MirrorIndy.org/Arts.

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