Saturday, careful of extra traffic and parking demand downtown:
Indianapolis Colts vs. New England Patriots 4:15 pm, pre-game activities start around 2 pm.

Indianapolis Museum of Art
Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday 11 am to 5 pm
Thursday and Friday 11 am to 9 pm
Sunday noon to 5 pm
Closed Mondays
General admission to the Museum and Lilly House is free.,br> "Puck's," Wolfgang Puck's fine dining restaurant<

Special exhibits include:
All Dressed Up -modern and historic costumes.
Giovanni Bellini's workshop in Venice - with emphasis on how images of the Madonna and Child were created and copied.
Large format etchings by Giovanni Battista Piranesi featuring Rome's ruins
"King of Couture," Christian Dior
Hats of Africa: From Asante to Zulu
Omer Fast: Godville - video installation based on interviews with 18th century character interpreters in Colonial Williamsburg living-history museum.

Indiana State Museum
Monday through Saturday, 9 am - 5 pm
Sunday, 11 am to 5 pm
adult $7, $12.50 admission & IMAX combo
child $4, $8 admissin & IMAX combo
Special exhibits include:
Evolving Imagery: Prints and Drawings by Peg Fierke and Robert Eagerton
BioTown, USA
Speed

Indianapolis Children's Museum
Tuesday through Sunday 10 - 5
Fireworks of Glass - a 43 foot tall tower, the largest permanent sculpture of blown glass by Dale Chihuly.

Indianapolis Zoo
Daily 9 am to 4 pm
Adults $8.50
Seniors and children $6.50
Parking $5
Special exhibits include:
Indianapolis Bonsai Club
underwater dome - below the dolphin performance pool
Swim with dolphins35 minutes of poolside/in the water time with our trainers and dolphins - reservations required; $185

White River Park
Segway Tours, $45 reservations required

Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art
Monday: 10 am - 5 pm
Tuesday: 10 .m - 8 pm
Wednesday through Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday: noon - 5 pm
Adults $8

Indiana Historical Society
Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed Sunday and Monday.
Free
Exhibits include:
Faces of Lincoln
On the Landscape - paintings and photography

James Whitcomb Riley Home Museum
Tuesday through Saturday: 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Sunday: Noon to 3:30 p.m.
$3 adults
.$.50 children

Morris-Butler House - an 1865 Victorian landmark
Wednesday through Saturday, 10 am to 3:30 pm, guided tours on the half hour
$5 adults, $3 children

American Super Heroes Museum
Tuesday through Saturday 11am to 8pm
Sunday 12pm to 6pm
$5 adults
Thousands of Superman and Batman toys, games, posters, puzzles, figurines and collectibles. Real life heroes display.

Other tourism and local information:
Indianapolis City Government
Indianapolis Convention and Visitors Association
Indianapolis Downtown
Indianapolis Marion County Public Library
Indianapolis Parks Fall Fun Guide
Indianapolis public art locater

Indianapolis Star newspaper
Nuvo alternative and arts newspaper
WFYI, 90.1 Indianapolis public radio

Cool neighborhoods to visit - galleries, restaurants, trendy stores:
Fountain Square, try duckpin bowling
Mass. Ave. see the Athenaeum, site of our weekly Tuesday night dances
Indiana Ave.

Four restaurant directories:
1. Indianapolis Ethnic Restaurant Directory, zip code 46226
or see Indianapolis Ethnic Restaurants map, clickable by zip code 46226 is about 2 o'clock near center of the page

2. Nuvo dining guide and restaurant reviews Terry Kirts, reviewer, knows food and writes well; also, the Dining Guide is brand new. Gypsy Moon is in their Northeast section, pp. 24 - 36, which is also home of best dessert, Indiana, Japanese, pizza, vegetarian, amd other readers' picks.

3. Indianapolis Star newspaper weekly INtake dining guide. Gypsy Moon is in east section.

4. Happy Cow's directory of vegetarian and vegan restaurants in Indianapolis

Some recently well reviewed restaurants conveniently located with easy access between the Bloomington dance and Gypsy Moon:
Asian Spice, Southeast Asia, largely Thai,
15 minutes southwest of Gypsy Moon Google map from Harmony to restaurant to dance

Sakura: Japanese, sushi 15 minutes west of Gypsy Moon Google map from Harmony to restaurant to dance

Papa Roux: Cajun
15 minutes south of Gypsy Moon Google map from Harmony to restaurant to dance

Guatelinda: Guatemalan
25 minutes west of Gypsy Moon map from Harmony to restaurant to dance

Yats Cajun & Creole, very inexpesive
Broad Ripple location, 25 minutes to dance, Google map
Mass Ave. location, 25 minutes to dance, Google map
96th st. location, 15 minutes to dance, Google map