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Juneteenth

Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library 543 Indiana Avenue, Indianapolis, IN, United States

All of Indiana Avenue is celebrating Juneteenth at the Juneteenth Block Party. Here at the KVML, enjoy free admission from 11-5 on Monday, June 19th and join us at 2 […]

Free

Canceled 4th of July Celebration

Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library 543 Indiana Avenue, Indianapolis, IN, United States

Get a one-of-a-kind view of downtown Indianapolis’ 4th of July fireworks display at our 4th of July event! Enjoy a dramatic reading of “WordPlay” by David Hoppe, directed by Actor […]

$50 – $65

Vonnegut USA: Virginia

Northern Virginia

Join the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library (KVML) on our Vonnegut USA Tour - this time in Northern Virginia - where you can spend an afternoon exploring free speech and […]

$100 – $500

Night of Vonnegut

Madam Walker Theater 617 Indiana Ave, Indianapolis, IN, United States

Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library (KVML) invites you to our annual Night of Vonnegut gala in the year during which our theme is education. Our evening at the Madam Walker […]

Hoosier Ink: Indiana Authors On Censorship

The Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library invites you to an interactive discussion with Indiana authors on the state of censorship, its impact on the writer community, and how it affects […]

$2 – $20

Sip n’ Screen: The Right to Read

Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library 543 Indiana Avenue, Indianapolis, IN, United States

Join KVML for a screening of The Right to Read, which shares the stories of an NAACP activist, a teacher, and two American families who fight to provide our youngest generation […]

$2 – $20

Queer Resilience Open Mic: Defying LGBTQ+ Censorship Through Art

Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library 543 Indiana Avenue, Indianapolis, IN, United States

Join us for an LGBTQ+ Open Mic, celebrating the importance of diverse voices and perspectives in literature. Our featured author is the brilliant Robin Sinclair, who has also been a […]

$2 – $20

Trisha van Cleef: A Captivating Live Painting Experience

Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library 543 Indiana Avenue, Indianapolis, IN, United States

Join KVML for an evening with artist Trisha van Cleef, as she live paints. Before live painting, we'll screen the documentary Paul & Trisha – The Art of Fluidity, which follows […]

$25

German American Day with Through2Eyes and William Selm

1 Monument Cir Indianapolis, IN 46204 1 Monument Cir, Indianapolis, IN, United States

The sixth of Oktober is German-American Day. It commemorates the founding of Germantown, PA in 1683. It was the first German settlement in America. Indianapolis attracted many Germans throughout the […]

$15

Kathi Badertscher, PhD

Director of Graduate Programs at the IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy
Kathi Badertscher, PhD, is Director of Graduate Programs at the IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Dr. Badertscher teaches a variety of BA, MA, and doctoral courses, including Applying Ethics in Philanthropy and History of Philanthropy. She has participated in several Teaching Vonnegut workshops and is a member of the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library. Dr. Badertscher has been a guest speaker on ethics in philanthropy, including at the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners – Indianapolis Council; Association of Fundraising Professionals – Indiana Chapter; and Zhou Enlai School of Government, Nankai University, Tianjin, China. In 2019 she received IUPUI Office for Women, Women’s Leadership Award for Newcomer Faculty. In 2019 and 2020 she received the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Graduate Teaching Award.
Dr. Badertscher’s publications include “Fundraising for Advocacy and Social Change,” co-authored with Shariq Siddiqui in Achieving Excellence in Fundraising, 5th ed., 2022; “Insulin at 100: Indianapolis, Toronto, Woods Hole, and the ‘Insulin Road,’ co-authored with Christopher Rutty, Pharmacy in History (2020); and three articles in the Indiana Magazine of History: “A New Wishard Is on the Way,” “Evaline Holliday and the Work of Community Service,” and “Social Networks in Indianapolis during the Progressive Era.” Her chapters on social welfare history will appear in three upcoming edited volumes on the history of philanthropy, including “The Legacy of Edna Henry and Her Contributions to the IU School of Social Work,” Women at Indiana University: Views of the Past and the Future, edited by Andrea Walton, Indiana University Press, 2022 (forthcoming). Dr. Badertscher is also the Philanthropy and Nonprofits Consulting Editor for the forthcoming Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis, edited by David J. Bodenhamer and Elizabeth Van Allen, Indiana University Press, 2021. Dr. Badertscher is an active volunteer in the Indianapolis community. At present, she is a Coburn Place Safe Haven Board Member and a Children’s Bureau/Families First Brand and Marketing Advisor. Dr. Badertscher holds the MA in History from Indiana University and the MA and PhD in philanthropic studies from the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.

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