Crown Hill Speaker Series
The Crown Hill Speaker Series returns for the 2024-25 season. Beginning in November 2024, we will cover fascinating topics ranging from the city’s architecture and its tie to Crown Hill, to preparing for celebrity funerals, coffin hardware history, and how to establish your own rain garden. We will even host our first-ever intimate concert and storytelling inside the Gothic Chapel. You won’t want to miss these unique opportunities!
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Stories and Songs- Music in the Gothic Chapel with Tom Davis
In addition to being a Crown Hill guide for 30 years, Tom Davis has been playing guitar and writing songs for the past 60 years. Join him inside the Gothic Chapel, as he plays some originals and unlikely cover tunes on guitar and other instruments.
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In addition to being a Crown Hill guide for 30 years, Tom Davis has been playing guitar and writing songs for the past 60 years. These days he mostly composes instrumentals using various alternate tunings. Join him in his “living room,” inside the Gothic Chapel, as he plays a few of those and a few unlikely cover tunes on guitar and other instruments. He’ll share the stories behind the songs, talk about some of the highlights of his years at Crown Hill, and answer audience questions. He hopes you’ll be inspired to make music in your living room after you leave.“Over the years we’ve all gotten a little too technical, a little too hung up on getting things perfect, and we’ve lost the living room.” Emmy Lou Harris. This concert seeks to make a musical living room in the Gothic Chapel.
Tickets:
- $10 per person
- Must be purchased in advance online
- NO tickets will be sold at the gate
Location: Gothic Chapel (enter the 34th Street Gate, 3402 Boulevard Place)
All children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Less DetailsSaturday, November 16-
$10
6:00 p.m.Convenient & Beautiful: The Architecture of Those Buried in Crown Hill CemeteryIn the later 1800s and early 1900s, across Indiana, professionally trained architects were designing the landscape of our cities. Many of the most prolific architects have their final resting place in Indianapolis.
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In the later 1800s and early 1900s, across Indiana, professionally trained architects were designing the landscape of our cities. Many of the most prolific architects have their final resting place in Indianapolis. Hear about the work of one of them, Louis Gibson, from historian DeeDee Davis, as she weaves the tale of his life and designs. Then, learn about some of his neighbors and peers buried in Crown Hill Cemetery from Jeannie Regan-Dinius, Director of Historic Preservation, Crown Hill Foundation.
Tickets:
- $10 per person
- Must be purchased in advance online
- NO tickets will be sold at the gate
Location: Gothic Chapel (enter the 34th Street Gate, 3402 Boulevard Place)
All children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Less DetailsThursday, December 5-
$10
6:00 p.m.
