Sept. 30, 7 p.m. free: Jeffrey Meldrum, a prominent researcher on Sasquatch and professor of anatomy and anthropology at Idaho State University presents a talk and book signing. Books and plaster casts of big foot prints will be available for purchase.
Indianapolis Central Library
Clowes Auditorium
40 E. Saint Clair St.
Meldrum's interest in Bigfoot grew after being shown 15-inch footprints in a plowed field near Walla Walla, Washington. Although initially believing the tracks to be forgeries, upon further examination he noticed what he believes is evidence of a high degree of flexibility in the print and a mid-tarsal break, traits he has come to believe belong to Bigfoot. Meldrum has published several academic papers ranging from vertebrate evolutionary morphology, the emergence of bipedal locomotion in modern humans and Sasquatch and is a co-editor of a series of books on paleontology. Meldrum is the author of the 2006 book Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science, a companion volume to the Discovery Channel documentary of the same name.
This is also a preview of Big Car Gallery's Bigfoot-themed art show opening Oct. 2 in conjunction with a show on the same theme featuring Nat Russell and Matt Kalasky in Studio 214 in the Murphy Art Center and also in a show featuring Lori Miles and Casey Roberts at iMOCA on Oct. 9.
The series, presented by Big Car Collective and the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, and supported by The Efroymson Family Fund, is linked to the library's fall adult reading program and shows at Big Car and at iMOCA later this month.
Click here for details on other upcoming events in the series.
The Oct. 2 First Friday show will feature hundreds of drawings of what people think big foot looks like. 6-11 p.m. at Big Car.
Masterpiece in a Day winners
Writing
1-Danielle Wheeler--"In Each Other's Faces We Take Out Lines, Streets, Stories"
2- Cindy Ragsdale---"Parade Rest"
3 - John Hawn -- "She Paints a Poem"
read the winning poems and stories here.
Art
Best in show: Jessica Dunn- _O_N_A_N Sqaure
Category pick 2D-Kyle Ragsdale--Fountainless Square
Runner up 2D-Thomas J. Lemanski- The 65/70 Split
Category pick 3-D-Lukas Schoder-Cabinet of Curiosities
Runner up 3D-- Lauren Ditchley--All In A Day
Screening coming to Herron on Oct. 14
in a partnership between Herron and Big Car
Download a guide to the Transformation episode we're screening here
