VOLUME 76, No. 138
Copyright 1978 The Indianapolis Star
SATURDAY, OCT
Celebration Today To Mark
Monument Circle Reopening
The Circle City gets its name back
today.
Monument Circle, closed for seven
months, will be reopened with a gala
citywide celebration, with not one but
four ribbon-cuttings at 1:20 p.m. and
entertainment from 12:30 p.m. to 10:30
p.m.
Decked out in red brick — 667,656 of
'em — and clean white concrete with
greenery to set off the design, the Circle
will be displayed in ceremonies that city
officials hope will rival those marking the
1902 dedication of the Soldiers and Sailors
Monument that rises from the center of
Indianapolis.
Then, the celebration included original
poetry read by James Whitcomb Riley
and an original march composed for the
occasion by John Philip Sousa, all presided over by Gen. Lew Wallace, Hoosier
author of Ben Hur.
TODAY'S EVENTS include entertainment by country singer Barbara Man-
drell and a rendition of Sousa's composition, "The Messiah of the Nations," by
the 74th Army Band and bands from
Arsenal Technical, Speedway and Franklin Central high schools.
The ceremonies carry special significance for the many public and business
officials who put their faith and funding
behind the Circle's facelift. The $1.8
million renovation was a dream that
See CIRCLE Page 10
Circle Celebration Program
Entertainment to be presented continually on the quadrants until the 10:30
p.m. closing time includes:
• STAGE ONE - 2:30 p.m. to 3
p.m., Special Lollipop Concert; 3:30 p.m.
to 4 p.m., Speed Capitol Chorus; 4:30
p.m. to 5:15 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m,
Merging Traffic; 5:45 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.,
the Bailey Boys; 7:30 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.
and 9 p.m. to 9:45 p.m., the Jimmy Coe
Band.
• STAGE TWO - 3 p.m. to 3:30
p.m., Indiana Central University Concert
Band; 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Indiana-
Purdue University, Indianapolis, New
York Street Singers; 5:15 p.m. to 5:45
p.m., Cathedral Arts Men and Boys
Choir; 7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., the Bailey
Boys; 8:15 p.m. to 9 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. to
10:30 p.m., the First National Rotagilla
Band.
• STAGE THREE - 3 p.m. to 3:30
p.m., Murat Shrine Banjo Band; 4 p.m.
to 4:30 p.m., Christian Theological Seminary Repertory Theatre; 5:15 p.m. to
5:45 p.m., Butler University Swing Choir.
• STAGE FOUR - 3 p.m. to 3:30
p.m., Civic Theatre; 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Indianapolis Brass Quintet; 5:15 p.m. to
5:45 p.m., International Center. Special
roped-off areas will offer Dance Kaleidoscope, from 2:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.; Riverside Community Center Boxing Exhibition, from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Senior
Citizens Square Dance, from 3:30 p.m. to
4 p.m, and the 49th Indiana Volunteer
Infantry Co. F, from 3:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
and 4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
The events are free and open to the
public.
