Join Indiana Humanities and New America Indianapolis for an INconversation with James and Deborah Fallows on March 19 at the Indianapolis Central Library. The Fallowses will share stories of community revitalization as part of the Our Towns: Indiana Tour supported by Ruoff Home Mortgage.

The Fallowses, authors of Our Towns: A 100,000-Mile Journey into the Heart of America, will join journalist Adam Wren for a conversation about what thriving towns and cities have in common, who’s trying new ideas that work and how Hoosiers are working through differences to solve local problems.

The challenges of our cities and small towns are big—and often similar: What does the future of work look like? How can we keep talented young people from moving away? What new businesses will liven that empty block? How do we make our community welcoming to newcomers? Are our public schools good enough? How do we ensure our differences don’t keep us from tackling shared obstacles? In addition to Indianapolis, we’re taking the conversation to three other stops along the I-69 corridor—Angola, Fort Wayne and Muncie—where committed, creative and practical-minded people are finding surprising solutions to these and other tough questions.

The Our Towns: Indiana Tour is the kickoff event for Indiana Humanities’ new thematic initiative, INseparable, which invites Hoosiers to explore how we relate to each other across boundaries, real or imagined, and consider what it will take to indeed be inseparable, in all the ways that matter. Like New America Indianapolis, Indiana Humanities believes that greater connectivity will improve our neighborhoods, communities and state.

EVENT DETAILS:
Where: Indianapolis Central Library, Clowes Auditorium

When: 6:30-8 p.m. | Doors open at 6 p.m. A book-signing reception, including book sales and free Sun King beer, will follow the event.

RSVP: Registration is encouraged but not required. Seating is first come, first served.