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A Big Eye in the Sky: Solar Eclipse Celebration

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

"The Earthlings behaved at all times as though there were a big eye in the sky—as though that big eye were ravenous for entertainment.” - Kurt Vonnegut, The Sirens of Titan On April 8th at 3:06 P.M., Indianapolis will be shrouded in darkness for three and a half minutes during the The Great American Eclipse. […]

Free

Moonbeam Melodies: A Serendipitous Series of Accidents

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

You'll be seeing polka dots and moonbeams at our inaugural speakeasy event at KVML's Bokonon Lounge! You'll be unstuck in time back to Indiana Avenue in 1922. Come dressed in your 20's best and join us for a roaring evening of music, comedy, food, specialty drinks. Early bird tickets are on sale until the end […]

$100 – $125

KVML X Carmel Clay Public Library: The Cold Millions Book Discussion

Carmel Clay Public Library 425 E Main St, Carmel, IN, United States

KVML and Carmel Clay Public Library invite you to a book discussion on The Cold Millions by Jess Walter. Secure your spot now and score a FREE copy of the book if you don't already have one – because great stories are meant to be shared!

Free

LA Times Book Festival

Join us for a special weekend in Los Angeles as part of our Vonnegut USA program!

Kentucky Derby Party

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

Saddle up for an evening of horse racing, food, and fun. Don your Derby hat, sip your mint julep, and revel in the spirit of the races Vonnegut-style!

Postponed Class of 2024: Virtual Graduation Party

Virtual

*** Same Place, Different Date! This event has been postponed to early June due to unforeseen scheduling conflicts. We will update this page with the new date soon. *** Calling all 2024 Grads! Gather your friends and families and join us at our Virtual Graduation Party in your honor with a commencement speech by Kurt […]

Free – $30

Cesar Chavez: Film and Lecture on Labor Rights in America

Garfield Park Arts Center 2432 Conservatory Dr, Indianapolis, United States

Join us at Garfield Park Arts Center for Cesar Chavez: Film and Lecture on Labor Rights in America as part of our NEA Big Reads Programming. Public historian and preservation activist Glory-June Greiff will provide an opening comments to contextualize the history of labor movements, followed by a screening conducted by Eric “Dr. Film” Grayson […]

Free

Juneteenth

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

Save the Date for our Juneteenth celebration and tribute to the history and culture of the block we call home. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, KVML is honored to be part of this diverse history of Indiana Avenue, including Arlene Manson’s family legacy. More information to come soon.

Banned Books Week

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

Join us as we dare to question, provoke, and inspire others through Vonnegut and the writing of other banned authors, artists, musicians, and comedians.

Night of Vonnegut

Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library (KVML) invites you to our annual Night of Vonnegut gala in the year during which our theme is labor.

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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