Support for this edition comes from Tippecanoe County Historical Association, presenting the 59th annual Feast of the Hunters’ Moon Oct. 24-25 at Fort Ouiatenon in West Lafayette. Plan your visit to the recreation of 18th century life along the Wabash River and get more details at feastofthehuntersmoon.org. For single-day or weekend passes, go to: bit.ly/FeastTickets26.
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By Tim Brouk / For Based in Lafayette
“Disney’s The Aristocats,” 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 8-10, and 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, Duncan Hall, 619 Ferry St., Lafayette — The cutest kittens in town are not in your barn or under your deck; they are found on-stage when Civic Youth Theatre presents “Disney’s The Aristocats.” The children’s play based on the popular 1970 film of the same name will be produced at the historic Duncan Hall to pack in the felines’ families and friends. The show centers around posh mother cat Duchess (played by Theodora Davis) and her kittens (Lachlan Hensley, Patrick Slack and Lila Bellows) who are set to inherit their recently deceased owner’s wealth, but greedy and crestfallen butler Edgar (Scarlett Ilyuk) wants the fortune for his own. He dumps the cats out in the Parisian countryside and the cat family must make it home to regain their homes. Many other cats of different ilk volunteer to help and sometimes hinder things, especially the smooth-talking tomcat from the other side of the tracks, O’Malley (Liam Hensley). $20.50. Tickets.
Stop the Presses with The Circle City Deacons and The Enstrangers, 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, The Spot Tavern, 409 S. Fourth St., Lafayette — Ska show No. 1: If there is a fourth wave of ska happening, it’s being led by young, energetic bands like Stop the Presses. The New York outfit is more than just another third waver that should’ve kept that sound hermetically sealed back in the 1990s. Stop the Presses is led by keyboardist/vocalist Ali Culotta and guitarist/vocalist Danny Portilla, who blend punk, new wave and ’60s girl groups for a unique sound. The band can implement impressive four-part vocal harmonies too. That’s a lot to skank about. Opening will be Indianapolis ska vets Circle City Deacons and Lafayette punks The Enstrangers. $10.
Samara Joy and Her Septet, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, Long Center for the Performing Arts, 111 N. Sixth St., Lafayette — Jazz singer Samara Joy has six Grammy Awards to her name, and the New York artist is still only 26. From popular TikTok videos gaining traction with the youth to appearances on “The Tonight Show” and “The Late Show” to performing at sacred spaces like Carnegie Hall and Apollo Theater, Joy has established herself as one of the best young jazz voices working today. Her most recent Grammy came just months ago for her latest album, “Portrait.” $39-$109. Tickets.
Fleshbore, Burned in Effigy, Recorruptor and Shoved into Traffic, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, North End Pub, 2100 Elmwood Ave., Lafayette — Get in the Halloween mood with a good ol’ fashioned Doom Room death metal throwdown featuring the return of Indianapolis’ Fleshbore and the Lafayette debut of Burned in Effigy — a Chicago five-piece set to release its new album, “Tyrannus Aeternum” on , yep, Halloween. Also on the bill are Michigan death metalers Recorruptor and team Doom Room’s own Shoved into Traffic. $10.
Green Room Rockers, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, People’s Brewing Company, 2006 N. Ninth St., Lafayette — Ska show No. 2: Lafayette’s best ska-reggae-rocksteady band of all time returns for a rare, “evening with” show. The Green Room Rockers ruled the scene for years and are still gigging occasionally in Northwestern Indiana and Lafayette, where singer and keyboardist Mark Cooper still lives. Hot on the heels of the Flatfoot 56 show a few weeks ago, who toured with Green Room years ago, it’s great to see the band back at People’s. Tickets.
Tim Brouk is a longtime arts and entertainment reporter. He writes here (almost) weekly, tracking things to do for Based in Lafayette.
BONUS CUTS
Hope Chapel Guesthouse Haunted History Tours – Hope Chapel on Lafayette’s South Third Street is touted as the city’s oldest standing religious structure, built in 1844 and now serving as a guesthouse. Two times a week for the rest of October, the Hope Chapel Guesthouse will host its Haunted History Tours. The tours are half history and half paranormal investigation, as they say, “inviting believers and non-believers alike to come and use real paranormal investigation equipment and explore the building.” As it says on the guesthouse site’s question and answer section: “Is Hope Chapel haunted?” Answer: “Come see for yourself.” The tours will be Thursdays and Sundays, starting Oct. 11 and running through Oct. 29, with a final extended Devil’s Night extended tour Oct. 30. For reservations and more details, go to historichopechapel.com.
Downtown Lafayette Live – Scott Greeson, along with Vickie Maris and Michael Kelsey, will play at for this week’s Downtown Lafayette Live from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, at Riehle Plaza, Second and Main streets. It’s free.
Thanks, again, for support for this edition from Tippecanoe County Historical Association, presenting the 59th annual Feast of the Hunters’ Moon Oct. 24-25 at Fort Ouiatenon in West Lafayette. Plan your visit to the recreation of 18th century life along the Wabash River and get more details at feastofthehuntersmoon.org. For single-day or weekend passes, go to: bit.ly/FeastTickets26.
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