On July 8th, 2008, at 5pm, the Indianapolis Art Center became home to one of the most state-of-the-art sound systems in the world. The Klipsch brand of cinema sound systems has been globally accepted as one of the highest quality sound systems available. Seen, or rather heard in the Dinosphere at The Children's Museum, downtown at the NCAA Hall of Champions, or even close to home within the Jazz Kitchen on 54th and College, Klipsch has now set its sights on Broad Ripple. The 220-seat Frank M. Basile Auditorium within the Art Center will be showcasing a Chinese film festival of four renowned films, all of which are accompanied by the new exhibit from Shandong College of Arts just outside of the auditorium's doors.

In its sixty-second year of business, Klipsch brand loudspeakers will be heard at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. But you can get Olympic-sized sound here in Broad Ripple, and Klipsch never fails to deliver. As a leading center for artistic and creative expression, Klipsch hopes to give the Art Center a greater and more pristine form of sound by establishing itself within its own auditorium's walls, bringing the possibility of future film festivals and entertainment to Broad Ripple.

The Frank M. Basile Auditorium has been a center for many of the Art Center's showcases, but with the installation of the new cinema surround-sound speakers, many art lovers might become film lovers as well. If you want to check out this new addition to the Broad Ripple cultural scene, the Art Center will be presenting Farewell My Concubine on July 22nd, Still Life on August 5th, and Be There or be Square on August 19th, all of which will be shown at 6:30pm. Be sure to visit the Art Center sometime between now and August 23rd so as to not miss the wonderful exhibit from Shandong College of Arts, and after admiring the art, kick back and enjoy the new Klipsch sound in the auditorium.