Celebrate 25 years of the Ann Katz Festival of Books & Arts! The JCC’s 25th annual Ann Katz Festival of Books & Arts is a three-week festival featuring well-known authors, award-winning films and local visual and performing artists. This anniversary year, the festival kicks off with a conversation between a former neo-Nazi and a second-generation Holocaust survivor, followed by an evening with Chasten Buttigieg, LGBTQ+ activist and husband of U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg. Check out our line-up below and get ready to expand your mind and have some fun.

See more, pay less with the Festival Pass!

If you’re planning to see multiple events, you can save by purchasing a Festival Pass. $50 in September, $60 in October.

Mon, Oct 23 | 7 pm | In-person at the JCC | $10 | Dismantling Antisemitism

Tue, Oct 24 | 6:30 pm | In-person at Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation (6501 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis, 46260) | FREE, registration is required | Justice and Judaism with Chasten Buttigieg

Wed, Oct 25 | 7 pm | In-person at the JCC | $10 | Jonathan Ornstein, CEO of JCC Krakow

Thu, Oct 26 | 7 pm | In-person at the JCC | $10 | Jonathan Eig, King: A Life

Sat, Oct 28 | 8 pm | In-person at the JCC | $15 | Pianist Yonathan Avishai

Mon, Oct 30 | 7 pm | In-person at the JCC | $10 ticket only, $28 ticket+book | Daisy Alpert Florin, My Last Innocent Year

Wed, Nov 1 | 7 pm | In-person at the JCC | $10 | Martin Fletcher, Teachers: The Ones I Can’t Forget

Thu, Nov 2 | 5:30-7:30 pm | In-person at the JCC | FREE | “25 Years of the Ann Katz Festival” Retrospective art gallery reception

Thu, Nov 2 | 8 pm | In-person at the JCC | $10 | Heartland Film Festival presents a selection of award-winning shorts

Sat, Nov 4 | 8 pm| In-person at the JCC | $10 | Natasha Lance Rogoff, Muppets in Moscow: The Unexpected Crazy True Story of Making Sesame Street in Russia

Wed, Nov 8 | 7 pm| In-person at the JCC | $10 | Anne Frank’s Tree Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra quartet preview performance with composer Victoria Bond

Thu, Nov 9 | 7 pm | In-person at the JCC | $10 | Benji Lovitt, Israel 201: Your Next-Level Guide to the Magic, Mystery and Chaos of Life in the Holy Land

Sat, Nov 11 | 7 pm | In-person at the JCC | $15 | Lebowskipalooza

Sun, Nov 12 | 4:30 pm | In-person at The Amp at 16 Tech (1220 Waterway Blvd., Indianapolis, 46202) | FREE | Spirit & Place “Public Conversation” featuring Michael Twitty

Mon, Nov 13 | 7 pm | In-person at the JCC | $10 | B. A. Shapiro, Metropolis