Kurt Vonnegut famously said, “I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don’t let anyone tell you different.” Well, I just …
Listen: While I’m writing this, an awesome jazz band is playing over the sounds of a dozen interesting conversations, and earlier I heard Aleta Hodge, …
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Last night’s Freedom to Read program at the Kurt VonnegutMuseum and Library (KVML) featured a group of intelligent and passionatespeakers on writing from prison …
As I’m living in the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library (KVML) this week, I thought I would let Kurt start my ramblings today with two …
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] There aren’t very many works of poetry on the Banned Books List, and I think that’s a shame! I mean, Shel Silverstein made the …
This blog was written by Rachel Kisken, one of our summer interns in 2017. It never got published when she was here, but we’ve decided …
Join us as we talk to musician Charlie Ballantine. We discuss capturing the mood of Vonnegut’s work through music, retaining childlike wonder, chicken wings in …
Join us as we talk to artist Beatriz Vasquez. We discuss how Kurt’s creative process has influenced Beatriz, what papel picado is, why being an …
Join us for a talk with musician Wes Montgomery’s son Robert Montgomery and filmmaker Kevin Finch. We discuss the Indianapolis roots of both Wes and …
Join us as we talk to Phish’s Jon Fishman. We discuss the Vonnegut novel that destroyed religion for Jon, dealing with fame, playing the vacuum …
Join us as we talk to author and professor, Christina Jarvis. We discuss how Christina’s book stealing led to finding Vonnegut, the correct pronunciation of …
Join us as we talk to the author of The Brother’s Vonnegut, Ginger Strand. We discuss how she found Vonnegut through cloud seeding, what surprised …
Join us as we talk to musician and lead singer of the Old 97’s, Rhett Miller. We discuss how Rhett has passed down Vonnegut’s work …
Join us as we talk to musicians Jared and Joshua Thompson. We discuss Vonnegut’s love for jazz, the ways writers influence music, Hoosier creativity, and …
Join us as we talk to comedian Lewis Black. We discuss how he discovered Vonnegut working at a parking lot, why he wanted to be …
Join us for the inaugural and ephemeral episode of The Vonnecast (whatever that means) with comedian Gary Gulman. We discuss how Gary found Vonnegut, Dutch …
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Welcome to Freedom to Read Week at the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library (KVML) in Indianapolis. As most of you know, this annual event …
On what would have been Kurt’s 99 th birthday this year on November 11, world-famous actorand comedian Lewis Black was named the new chairperson of …
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