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• Meditation for Everyday People | Monday, Aug. 28 | 6:30-7:30 p.m. | Indianapolis Public Library West Perry Branch, 6650 S. Harding St., Indianapolis | Free | You are invited to practice quiet meditation with IndyPL and Indy Community Yoga — suitable for beginners, Zen Masters, and everyone in between.
• The Message is the Medium: Contemporary Art | Monday, Aug. 28-Sunday, Dec. 31 | 11 a.m.-5 p.m. | Newfields, 4000 Michigan Rd., Indianapolis | $0-$20 | Contemporary art is back and better than ever — this long-awaited exhibition is open now at the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields.*

• Daniel Caesar Presents Superpowers World Tour | Tuesday, Aug. 29 | 8 p.m. | Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St., Indianapolis | $69.50-$99.50 | The Ontario-born singer has released several iconic R&B hits and is bringing them to Indy live.
• IMAX Indy Presents: Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Tuesday, Aug. 29 | 7 p.m. | IMAX Theater in the Indiana State Museum, 650 W. Washington St., Indianapolis | $18 | Throw it back with this classic sci-fi thriller from the 1970s about an Indiana electric lineman who finds his ordinary life daily turned upside down after a close encounter with a UFO.*

• Yelp’s Hot and New Around Indy 2023 | Wednesday, Aug. 30 | 7:15 p.m. | Various locations, Indianapolis | Free | Check out this event series that features unique experiences at brand-new businesses around Indianapolis through October.

• Dog Days of Summer | Thursday, Aug. 31 | 6-9 p.m. | Fountain Square Plaza, 1101 Virginia Ave., Indianapolis | Free | Bring your pooch to the plaza for a dog-focused event featuring local merchants.

• BUTTER Fine Art Fair | Friday, Sept. 1-Sunday, Sept. 3 | 11 a.m.-6 p.m. | The Stutz, 1060 N. Capitol Ave., Indianapolis | $20-$175 | BUTTER is a multi-day fine art fair organized by GANGGANG that features artwork by Black visual artists from Indiana and across the country.

• Indy Eleven vs. Miami FC | Saturday, Sept. 2 | 7 p.m. | Carroll Stadium, 1001 W. New York St., Indianapolis | $11-$75 | Cheer on Indy’s soccer team during this Labor Day weekend game.

• Meijer Inc. is meeting with zoning board officials today to talk about plans for a potential 75,000-sqft grocery store + gas station at the intersection of Smokey Row Road and State Road 135 in Bargersville. The location would be smaller than the traditional supercenter stores. (IBJ)

• A cool new business is off to a sweet start in Westfield. Freeze Dried Snack Co. opened in early July + sells all kinds of freeze-dried sweets, like Skittles, Jolly Ranchers, and Fruit Rollups. The business, which started as a way for the owner’s college-aged kids to learn about running a business, is booming thanks to social media. (IBJ)

• The Capital Improvement Board, which oversees Lucas Oil Stadium, plans to spend $1.24 million to replace the artificial turf that was criticized by the NFL Players Association last year. It claimed the slit-film synthetic turf posed more injury hazards. The replacement is planned for after the upcoming season. (IBJ)

• One in five Hoosier students struggle with learning to read, according to recent test scores. A bill passed during the legislative session is changing how kids will learn to read in Indiana schools. Need help? Statewide grant program Indiana Learns also helps fund reading + math tutoring. (WRTV)

• 840,414. That’s the total number of attendance to this year’s Indiana State Fair. That number rose slightly from last year’s 837,568 visitors. The fair set its record attendance of ~978,000 in 2013. (WISH)