It was called Das Deutsche Haus when Kurt Vonnegut's grandfather designed the ornate German gymnastics club in 1898. It was renamed "Athenaeum" during WWI because of anti-German sentiment. Today, the site is best known for its Bavarian outdoor biergarten and Rathskeller nightclub.This Saturday night, May 8th, the spirit of the beloved sardonic Indianapolis literary figure will once more fill the historical theatre as the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library Foundation hosts "A Night of Vonnegut." Proceeds from the benefit will go towards the completion of the new Vonnegut Library, which planners say will serve as a cultural and educational resource center, museum, art gallery, and reading room for readers, writers, and students.
The event is $75, with a limited number of student tickets reserved at $45, and will include dinner at the Rathskeller, jazz stylings of the Tim Brickley Jazz Band, a Kurt Vonnegut look-alike contest, game show, and a silent auction.
Tickets are available online here:
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