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Welcome to Play List, our midweek arts and culture newsletter.

Trees along Fort Harrison’s Lawrence Creek Trail. (Credit: Anna Ward)

Dear Indy,

A few days ago Mirror Indy did a call out for photos of fall foliage. After seeing what readers sent, we imagined a poet might have something to say, so we commissioned writer Autumn Pryor to create something for the moment.

Here’s what she wrote:

Aubade for Turning Leaves

It’s 81 degrees on October 28th

I had to remove my sweater in the voting line

nothing will ever be as it was

except the leaves turning

marigold, umber, auburn,

orange as the slumping pumpkins

on countless porches and stoops

which will be food for weevils and flies

which will be food for sparrows

lingering in the heat

gone by first frost

back again to sing their morningsong

calling us outside to see the leaves

now a million emeralds just above our heads

— Autumn Pryor, Indianapolis poet

Here are some ways to be with yourself and others in November:

Alejandra Carrillo’s solo exhibition “Reflejos Grabados” is on display at Tube Factory through Dec. 16. Her prints and mixed media works explore her Chicana experience in the Midwest.

Kids ages 8-12 can go to Black History Saturday School, a free nine-month program that kicks off Nov. 9 with the Center for Africana Studies at IU Indianapolis. Register here.

Author Mona Susan Power will give a free online talk, Native Rights and Culture in Fiction hosted by the Indianapolis Public Library on Nov. 20.

Nov. 8-23, go see “Funny, Like an Abortion,” a serious comedy play about reproductive rights.

Indianapolis Women’s Chorus has two concerts happening Nov. 23-24. The women will tackle the powerful question, “How do we work together to make our world a better place?” through song. Tickets start at $30 but there’s also a “pay what you can” option.

In case you missed something, see all arts and culture coverage.

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Thanks for reading.

You can reach me at jennifer.delgadillo@mirrorindy.org. I’d love to hear from you.

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This newsletter was written by Jennifer Delgadillo and edited by Mirror Indy’s managing editor of innovation, Amanda Kingsbury.

Play List’s illustrations are by Rebekah Nolan.

The audio version of this newsletter was recorded and edited with Joseph Kilbourn.

The music in the audio version of this newsletter is “Treasure Everywhere” by Forestero.

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