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Ben Thomas Asaykwee

Take the classic literature of Edgar Allen Poe and turn it into successful modern musical theatre. Absurd? That is exactly what actor/musician/playwright Ben Asaykwee did. Ben tells the story of why he created Cabaret Poe in Chicago and brought it to Indianapolis...

Steve Teagarden

Steve Teagarden describes the origins of the “Nestle Inn” and observing the gentrification of Mass Avenue and the Chatham Arch neighborhood in downtown Indianapolis.

Carol Lucille Evans

Carol talks about her childhood summers in Culver, Indiana on Lake Maxincuckee in an excerpt of 203 Hawkins Street”, a story appearing in her book: All My Springs; A Journey Of A Lifetime. She volunteers to work with older seniors; teaching them the importance of...

Lee Parsons

As a young man in the early 1960’s, Lee Parsons became an advocate for new environmental concerns that were affecting his family’s beloved farm near Avon, Indiana.

Megan McKinney Cooper

Megan McKinney Cooper tells how In the late 70’s after her parents’ divorce, her mother earned an MBA, moved the family to San Francisco, and she and her brother became “Latch Key Kids.”

Elizabeth Mae Gore

With an extensive list of volunteer opportunities and amazing energy in her senior years, Elizabeth Gore talks about flunking retirement!