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From left, Aija Funderburk, Ericka Young and Chiquita Martin discuss race-related topics during a March meeting. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

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Springtime is here! Nickel Plate Bar & Grill to close

By Anna Skinner • anna@youarecurrent.com

Nickel Plate Bar & Grill, 8654 E. 116th St., is closing April 20. development LUX Restaurants, which owns Nickel Plate Bar & Grill, is selling the restaurant to Browning Investments, which is developing a $157 million mixed-use development that includes retail, residential, an office building and a hotel on both sides of 116th Street in downtown Fishers. The Nickel Plate Bar & Grill announced the news April 1 on its Facebook page, but it wasn’t an April Fool’s joke. The restaurant commended its staff during its 28 years of operation and expressed appreciation for Nickel Plate Bar & Grill patrons. “We have enjoyed serving our guests over the years,” the Facebook page post stated. “We truly appreciate all of you and the great memories. We hope to see as many of you as possible before the 20th! It has been a pleasure being a part of Fishers, watching it grow and prosper. We have enjoyed the ride.” Nickel Plate Bar & Grill is in a building that dates to the 1800s. The city issued the following statement with regard to the closing: “LUX Restaurants is selling the Nickel Plate

The Nickel Plate Bar & Grill will close after 28 years of operation. The historic building was built in the 1800s. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

Bar & Grill (building and name) to Browning and as a result of this transition, the restaurant will close during construction. The Nickel Plate Bar & Grill is a Fishers tradition and the intent has always been that the restaurant building remain as one of the cornerstones of the development with funding dedicated to its rehabilitation no matter the owner of the building. The City of Fishers and Browning will work together to ensure the building is not only preserved but is home to another restaurant for our community, continuing the storied tradition of this iconic and historical building.”

dispatches Civil War Roundtable – The Hamilton County Civil War Roundtable will meet at 6:30 p.m. April 10 to hear from Mac Wyckoff, an Oregon resident who will speak on “Crisis in Charleston Harbor, the Bombardment of Ft. Sumter.” The program is free and open to the public. It will be held at Carmel City Hall, 1 Civic Square. IMCU branch manager announced – Carolyn Jones was named as the Fishers Branch Manager for the Indiana Members Credit Union at 13220 Olio Rd. Jones has been with IMCU for nine years, most recently serving at the IMCU Old Meridian location as universal service representative. She enjoys spending time with her husband, dogs, family and friends. She looks forward to serving Fishers and can be reached at 317-348-4657 or cjones@imcu.com. Golden Hoosier Award – Nominations are being accepted for the 2019 Golden Hoosier award. The award honors Hoosier senior citizens for their lifetime of service and commitment to their communities. The deadline for submitting applications is April 29. Learn more and submit nominations at in.gov/ lg/2532.htm.

Keep Fishers Beautiful conducts day of service By Jessica Hoover news@currentinfishers.com Fishers Parks and Recreation will conduct its semi-annual development Keep Fishers Beautiful day April 13 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The initiative supports the city of Fishers and its neighborhoods by bringing together residents, homeowners associations, local businesses and organizations for a day focused on cleaning up and beautifying the city. “The vision for this initiative is to build a sense of community and a sense of place,” Fishers Parks and Recreation Director Sarah Sandquist said. “I think this event just fits right into that. We’re hoping to provide somebody an identity of where they live

and to take pride in that.” There are multiple ways people of all ages can participate, including Spring Service Day at Ritchey Woods, City Recycling Day, the Neighborhood Blitz Box program and several group volunteer projects at parks and greenspaces throughout Fishers. Spring Service Day at Ritchey Woods Nature Preserve participants will help protect the park’s native wildflowers by removing an invasive plant species and picking up trash. City Recycling Day will be conducted by the City of Fishers at Billericay Park. The event is a free way for residents to recycle electronics; household items such as mowers, bikes, batteries, etc.; and household hazardous wastes such as automotive fluids, paints, fertilizers and more. There also

will be paper recycling and off-site confidential document shredding available. The Neighborhood Blitz Box Program gives Fishers homeowners’ associations the opportunity to clean up and beautify their neighborhoods. Fishers Parks and Recreation and Fishers Dept. of Public Works will provide selected neighborhoods with a small supply of gloves, garbage bags and a 30-yard dumpster. The program is available year-round. To become a volunteer or learn more about the Keep Fishers Beautiful programs, visit playfishers.com/191/ Keep-Fishers-Beautiful.

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neral Order of Police and several other nonprofits. Fishers City Clerk Jennifer Kehl is run“I was also involved in Scouting for 10 ning for re-election. years,” she said. “I am most known for city The lifelong Hamilton County my time with the Fishers Freedom Fesresident moved to Fishers in tival and served as the executive direc1983 after marrying retired Fishtor for 25 of the 29 years I was ers Police Chief George Kehl. involved. I, alongside my 40 key “When I was elected to this volunteers, are extremely proud new position, I had to develop that we were able to maintain procedures for all aspects of the ‘small-town’ feel, although the city clerk’s job. I had to be the City of Fishers continued to organized, a multi-tasker and a grow.” leader,” Kehl said. “My office is Kehl said if re-elected, she will transparent, and I believe that continue to work hard to serve my office and staff provide a the citizens of Fishers. positive customer-service expe“I have a real commitment to Kehl rience. I firmly believe that Fishthe Fishers community and will ers’ best days are yet to come. For our continue to strive to make a difference,” city to reach its potential, we must work she said. together to ensure that we are transparThe Kehls have two sons. Greg, 34, is a ent, as efficient and effective as possible seargant with the Noblesville Police Dept. so Fishers can continue to be one of the He is married with two kids. The Kehls’ best places to live, work and play.” youngest son, 30-year-old Geoffrey, is on Kehl said she has a 30-year history of the autism spectrum and lives with the serving the community and has volunKehls. teered with Habitat for Humanity, Good Samaritan of Hamilton County, Fishers Police Dept., Hamilton County Frat-

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Former Hamilton Southeastern standout Gary Harris has battled injuries this season. (Photo provided by Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE)

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Kiwanis Club conducts egg hunt By Renee Larr • news@currentinfishers.com The Kiwanis Club of Greater Fishers will conduct its 38th anthings to do nual Easter Egg Hunt April 20 at Roy G. Holland Park. The Kiwanis Club of Fishers was established in 2018 after the Fisher’s Station Kiwanis Club disbanded in 2016. The club’s mission is to improve the lives of children one community at a time. The egg hunt is just one way the group seeks to help children in the Fishers community. The event begins at noon with an appearance by the Easter bunny. “The day will start with the Easter bunny arriving at noon for photos with the kids,” said Rick Fain, committee chair. The egg hunt, which will happen rain or shine, starts at 1:15 p.m. Kids will have the opportunity to search for more than 10,000 candy-filled eggs. Children will be divided into age groups. “The age groups will be second grade, first grade, kindergarten and toddler,” Fain said. “Each age group will be on its own separate ball diamond. That way the smaller kids are able to find eggs without

Cutline: The Kiwanis Club of Greater Fishers will hold its 38th Kiwanis Club Annual Easter Egg Hunt April 20. (File photo)

the big kids grabbing them all.” A grand-prize egg will be available for each age group. Grand prizes are typically stuffed animals. “Typically, if it’s nice out we can see as many as 2,000 people,” Fain said. “If the weather’s bad it can be as little as 500.” Kiwanis Club members and Key Club members from Fishers High School spend several hours stuffing eggs for the family friendly event. The event is free but donations are accepted. Registration isn’t required. For more, visit kiwanis.org.

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A history of Fishers’ schools Commentary by Robert Bowling Many of us have grown up hearing the tall tales of how back in the day our grandparents used to walk 5 miles to school in the snow, barefoot. Although many students did walk to school, especially before the invention of the automobile, the distance was usually not that far. There were many one-room “district” schoolhouses spread across the county. These schools covered a smaller geographic area, which allowed students to walk short distances. Although some students opted to walk, there were those that had to take the school bus. It just doesn’t resemble the long, yellow buses we know today. Instead, they were horsedrawn wagons. Schools also had to keep up with technological advances in education. The introduction of iPads has almost replaced traditional textbooks that many of us were accustomed to using when we were in school. But prior to 1870, there was no county or state adoption of textbooks. The teacher would recommend which books the students would purchase. During the

late 1800s, the most popular textbooks in Fishers were “McGuffey’s First Eclectic Reader,” “Harvey’s Grammar,” “Ray’s Arithmetic” and the Holy Bible. Today, textbooks are decided on by the teacher’s union and the superintendent’s office. In what other ways have our schools changed? Every schoolhouse had a writing school, and everyone knew “Chirography, the Art of Writing.” Crayons have become a required school item, but they did not exist in our schools until 1868. Blackboards have been replaced with dry-erase boards, and chalk has been replaced with markers. Who doesn’t remember cleaning the chalkboard erasers and getting covered in a cloud of dust? Erasers were just felt strips glued together, but during the late 1800s, it was a piece of sheepskin wrapped around a block of wood. More on the evolution of our schools next week. Robert Bowling has been a Fishers police officer for 16 years. He is a school resource officer and is the Fishers Police Dept. historian. He recently wrote the script and performed in the “Battle of Mudsock” re-enactment.

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Ericka Young showcases the ice-breaker list of questions for the meeting. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

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rACE RELATIONS Group of women launch monthly conversation about racial divide

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Three Fishers women recognize there’s sometimes tension becover story tween white and black women, even if it’s not always easy to talk about. Aija Funderburk saw a video about the racial divide on the Facebook page Red Table Talk and asked her friends Ericka Young and Chiquita Martin if they had seen it. “We are all friends and we often get together and talk about a bunch of different things, and I had seen this episode on the Red Table Talk on the racial divide amongst black and white women, and I asked them if they’d seen it,” Funderburk said. Young and Martin then watched it. Another friend also watched the video. The women then decided the subject was important to discuss. So, the three decided to organize meetings and have a candid conversation about race relations in the Fishers community. Approximately 30 women attended the first meeting Feb. 25. They plan to conduct conversation groups once a month at Hamilton East Public Library, 5 Municipal Dr. “It was just a really candid, open con-

versation (on the) video,” Funderburk said. “That was what really appealed to us, and having that really open conversation without the fear of being judged or critiqued but in a way to figure out a different perspective.” During the first meeting, the women talked about the divide between women of different races, but they expect different topics in future meetings. “In general, I think race is a touchy subject and I think we don’t typically have a forum, a safe space, where we can have conversations that are challenging but still get a chance to understand one another better,” Young said. “I think sometimes we tend to gravitate in our own little circles and have conversations without including other people who may not think like you.” At the first meeting, the forum included discussions about how women find it difficult to relate to women of other races, how some questions are difficult to ask and, among other topics, how not to offend. The topic of white privilege, if it exists and what it means, was the main discussion point of the second panel “One of the questions was just about, I thought it was really interesting, just the descriptor, using ‘black’ as a description,”

Martin said. In the future, the women might invite men to the panels, but Young said some topics are better for women-only discussion. Women of different races attended the first discussion group. “I think there’s a divide. I think we just don’t talk about it. I think that’s why we had such a great showing at the first meeting,” Funderburk said. “I think people feel tension, they just don’t know how to tackle it. I think this was a breath of fresh air for the women that came. I think there’s room to grow racially. Just things I hear about at various schools, things written in

bathrooms.” Young said her 15-year-old daughter is interested in starting a similar group with her teenage friends. “We are just local moms in the neighborhood,” Young said. “We are not doing this because the school system wants it, and it doesn’t have a business backing. I think there’s something to be said for just everyday people coming together and decided, ‘Let’s not be so far apart on this issue and see how that feels.’” For more, request to join the Real Talks Hosted By ACE Facebook page.

bridging the racial divide Erika Young, Aija Funderburk and Chiquita Martin say the best way to bridge the racial gap is by asking questions. “Just ask. That’s what the floor is for,” Martin said. “I think there’s more issues when you don’t ask.” For example, some women might not be offended by the term ‘black,’ whereas another might be. “The issue is the assumption we make,” Young said.

Funderburk said asking is a great practice as long as the questions are posed in a genuine way of seeking insight and understanding. “I think people get offended when they feel like you are attacking them or coming from a malicious place,” Funderburk said. “When you say, ‘I want to bridge the gap and know somebody different from me,’ I think everyone in the room was receptive to that.”

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Misunderstandings about Hoosier Sikhs

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Editor, The Singh for Council campaign trail has opened up some great discussions, misunderstandings and confusion, particularly with the Hoosier Sikhs in Fishers. I want to use this opportunity to explain Sikhism, since our practices continue to be misunderstood. Sikh values are American values. We are a faith community built on these essential aspects and have no room for hate. It is because of my Sikh heritage that I strive to help others through social work and public service. Sikhs at a glance: • Ninety-nine percent who are wearing turbans in the U.S. are Sikhs from India. • The Sikh religion was founded in India in the 15th century by Guru Nanak. • Sikhism is a monotheistic religion, separate from Hinduism and Islam. Sikhism is not a denomination of any other religion or faith. • The Sikh turban represents a commitment to equality, justice and sovereignty. The turban is a beacon of hope, safety and security for others. • During World Wars I and II, 500,000 Sikh soldiers fought with American and British soldiers and almost 100,000 of them sacrificed their lives saving humanity. Gurinder Singh, Fishers, is candidate for Fishers City Council

Can we get too much of a good thing? Is it possible to overdose on perfection? These, and questions like them, have vexed us since the very first good thing. Perhaps the challenge has been that both measures are subjective. What may be terrific to some might be considered unpleasant, even revolting, to others. And how much is enough, or more than enough, assuredly relies upon our individual capacity to process. Take exercise, as an example. All would agree that physical activity does the body good. In fact, a cogent argument could be made that we Americans have fallen behind on what might be a sustaining level of movement. But what might be required for some might be excess to others. Our age, general health and physiology each have significant impact on the need. A few indulge in almost compulsive workouts – we push our bodies to the breaking point and beyond. Athletic injuries and repetitive movement damage our bodies while offsetting any measurable benefit from the effort. Likewise, food nourishes our bodies. Without it, we wouldn’t last long. And yet, we have a tough relationship with it. It seems we either eat too much or too little. For many, our bodies struggle to make use of the abundance of processed sugars and empty calories. Exercise and food may be the ideal ying and yang of our corporal selves. If we properly manage the everchanging and moving equilibrium, our lives are extended and improved in countless ways. Failure quickly delivers the opposite. Can we hope to find balance between hedonism and Puritanism? And if we do, can we hope to keep it? Terry Anker is an associate editor of Current Publishing, LLC. You may email him at terry@ youarecurrent.com.

Tears, roundabouts and laughs Commentary by Danielle Wilson My foray into politics two columns ago proved to be interesting. Mistake made, lesson learned, so let’s get back humor to my mundane life as a working mom of four! I must preface this tale of motherly despair by first stating I am not an emotional person; my husband Doo actually believes I have no soul. And on this particular morning, I was running on five hours of sleep and had already spilled my coffee while taking a roundabout like I was a Formula 1 driver, which I am not. Suffice it to say, I was not in a good place as I drove to school, so I switched from depressing NPR to RadioNOW. That stupid “Tequila” song came on, and then bam, out of nowhere, it hit me: My babies are going off to college! (I experienced a similar revelation at Chick-fil-A with my oldest). Point of fact, our 17-year old twins are not

babies, nor have they been the babies for quite some time. Our youngest robbed them of that honor when she came along. But for whatever reason, at that moment, I realized that soon I would not be witnessing their Wonder Twin powers activate in the form of Australian accents and witty jabs. I would go months without seeing their sweet faces, now so much different than their pudgy toddler ones. Our Corinne-tin-tin and Hurricane Andrew will be on their own, making decisions and living their lives. Without me. The tears burst forth just as I was taking another friggin’ roundabout, followed fairly quickly by laughter. We did it! Three down, one to go. Doo might be right. Peace out.

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Working at my hobbies Commentary by Dick Wolfsie For many years, I have neglected my hobbies. Sure, I like to read and work crossword puzzles, but these are humor not really hobbies. When my wife and I go on vacation, we enjoy zip lining, parasailing and windsurfing, but there is just so much of that you can watch before it gets very tiring. This year, I made a New Year’s resolution to learn some new skills. I made it in March, which is odd because one of my other resolutions was not to procrastinate anymore. My goal was to have three new interests or activities to fill my free time. In preparation for an upcoming trip, I downloaded an app to learn conversational Spanish. This week’s lesson was to translate the following sentences: • My cat does not shower with me. • I change my pants twice a year. • My grandfather likes to watch the young girls. When we get to Peru, I’ll try to work these useful phrases into a conversation. Wish me luck. I’m taking a drawing class, although I have no aptitude for art. My instructor says

it’s not about talent, it’s about developing a skill. So, I used my developing skill to sketch our muscular male model. When I showed it to Mary Ellen, she said it was very good, and now she’ll be attending future classes with me. I’ve taken up pickleball — a combination of tennis, racquetball and Ping Pong, played on a section of a tennis court. This is great for older folks like me. None of the four seniors in my group can remember our score — which is announced before each serve, assuming we can remember whose serve it is. We spend a lot of the game disagreeing about the score, reintroducing ourselves for the eighth time and discussing the latest time we can arrive at MCL to get the early bird special. Well, I gotta go. I should practice one of my new avocations. Or maybe I’ll just chill out in front of my computer. I don’t want to keep my buddies waiting for me to take my turn in Words with Friends.

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Feinstein teams with CSO, Songbook Academy alums for concert By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Michael Feinstein is famous for his collaborations. So, he figured it’s only fitting music that he called on the Center for the Performing Arts’ resident orchestra for a concert titled, “That’s Entertainment.” Feinstein, the artistic director for the Center for the Performing Arts and the Great American Songbook Foundation, is performing with Carmel Symphony Orchestra for the first time since 2012 at 8 p.m. April 13 at the Palladium. “The experience of working with the orchestra is something that I’m very much looking forward to,” Feinstein said. “I’ve put together a program that includes one or two pieces that actually repose in our Great American Songbook archive that will be fun to give people a taste of some of the arrangements we have in our collection that will be brought to life by the orchestra. To collaborate with the orchestra and community is exciting for me. “It’s part of the realization of a dream to continue to engage the community in every way with these musical endeavors. Artistically, it’s a very fulfilling collaboration.” The program will pay tribute to the classic MGM musicals and include songs made famous by Bing Crosby, Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire. “The theme gives me the opportunity to pick musical arrangements that will evoke the grandeur and majesty of the great musicals and the great songwriters,” Feinstein said. “Of course, it’s a concert in Indiana, so I’ll be including Cole Porter and Hoagy Carmichael.” Feinstein will be joined by Songbook Academy alumni Caleb Freeman and Sam Mulligan. Freeman, a sophomore at Wichita State University, attended twice, reFreeman ceiving the Spirit Award in 2016 and the Songbook Celebration Award

Michael Feinstein will perform with the Carmel Symphony Orchestra April 13 at the Palladium (Submitted photo)

in 2017. Mulligan, a junior at Belmont University, attended the Songbook Academy in 2016. “That will be fun to be with them again,” Feinstein said. “One of the things I love is to see their progress and watch their journey and see where they go in their lives. Not everyone who participates in the Academy has the intention to make music or musical theater their life’s work. But the music is important enough to them (that) it’s integrated in some way. It’s always exciting to see where their path takes them but also help as I can, and all of us can at the foundation.” Feinstein said Songbook Foundation Executive Director Chris Lewis and his staff stay connected with Songbook Academy alums. Janna Hymes became Mulligan the CSO music director in 2017, so this will be her first appearance

with Feinstein. “I’ve been a big fan for many years,” Hymes said. “I grew up in New York and some of my extended family have worked with Michael and know Michael. But I’ve never worked with him or met him, either. So, I’m really excited about this incredible concert coming up and the opportunity to work with someone who is such a fantastic artist and, of course, a very important person in Carmel.” Hymes said there will be some classic standards such as “Night and Day” and “The Way You Look Tonight.” “It’s a real array of standards, which is his speciality,” Hymes said. “These are arrangements he has for him when he performs with an orchestra. It’s music that has Broadway themes, a little bossa nova, some pop chart songs, some show tunes, some ballads. It’s a real combination of moods, lots of love songs. The songs are some of my favorites, actually.”

Martin and Short bring routine to Palladium editorial@youarecurrent.com Two of America’s most beloved comedians will bring their new stage collaboration to the Center for the Performing Arts Sept. 26. Comedy legends Steve Martin and Martin Short will perform musical sketches and reflect on their iconic careers in the new show, “Now You See Them, Soon You Won’t.” Joining them are the all-female bluegrass band Della Mae, banjo innovator Alison Brown and keyboardist Jeff Babko from the “Jimmy Kimmel Live” house band. The performance, which is part of the 201920 season, is set for 7:30 p.m. Sept. 26 at the Palladium. Tickets start at $50 and can be purchased online at TheCenterPresents.org, by phone at 317-843-3800 or at the Palladium Box Office, 1 Center Green, Carmel. Martin is one of the best-known talents in entertainment, having earned an Academy Award, five Grammy Awards and an Emmy Award. Short has won fans and accolades in television, film and theater since his breakout season on “Saturday Night Live” more than 30 years ago. For the full story, visit currentnightandday. com. Westfield — Main Street Productions Inc. presents “Going Going Gone,” a story of four sportswriters in a press box whose lives change during the game, at 7:30 p.m. April 12 and 13 at Westfield Playhouse, 1836 W. St. Rd. 32. For more, visit westfieldplayhouse.org. Carmel — “Meet Me on Main,” featuring live music, face painting and featured artists at galleries, is set from 5 to 9 p.m. April 13 at the Carmel Arts & Design District. Carmel — The Australian Chamber Orchestra will perform at 7 p.m. April 14 at the Palladium. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org. Carmel — The World Voice Day is set for 6:30 p.m. April 16 at the Palladium. The stage is turned into a nightclub-style setting where amateur and professional singers are invited to perform a song of their choice. For more, thecenterpresents.org.

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Candlelight presents trilogy By Mark Ambrogi • mark@youarecurrent.com Candlelight Theatre Creative Director Donna Wing has a special connection to “That Day.” Play Wing, a Geist resident, plays Dora Carlton in “That Day,” which was written by Candlelight Theatre’s resident playwright, James Trofatter. It is based on a Wing short story by Wing. This is the first time it is being performed at the Candlelight Theatre’s home the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site. “The play is about a woman (Dora) who has a comfortable, upper-class lifestyle, but whose identity starts to disappear as others do not recognize who she is,” Wing said. “This is a challenging role as I play someone who goes through an actual identity crisis and changes personality within the first 30 minutes of the play.” The other plays, “The Hitch-Hiker” by Lucille Fletcher and “Two Bottles of Relish” by Lord Dunsany, are classics, Wing said. Each one-act play is 30 minutes. The performances are at 8 p.m. April 13,

26, 27 and May 3 and 4 and 2 p.m. April 14 and 28. “This trilogy offers a variety of formats so that the audience has three slightly different experiences,” Wing said. “‘The Hitch-Hiker’ is a radio play where the audience is actually the radio hall audience. There is a little bit of audience involvement. ‘Two Bottles of Relish’ begins after a West murder had already been committed. The action is in seeing how the armchair detectives unravel the mystery. ‘That Day’ is a live-action play where the audience experiences the same emotional roller coaster as the actors.” John West of Noblesville plays Ronald Adams in “The Hitch-Hiker.” Adams, driving from Brooklyn to California, inexplicably keeps seeing the same hitch-hiker on the trip. “This role is different for me as it is set up like a radio play, so it is a different atmosphere to what I am used to, and this is by far the largest part I’ve had, so it is a big challenge but rewarding,” West said. For more, visit bhpsite.org.

Tabla drummer to perform By Mark Ambrogi • mark@youarecurrent.com Zakir Hussain has collaborated with George Harrison, The Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart, Yo-Yo percussion Ma and jazz legend Pharoah Sanders. The Grammy Award-winning tabla drum star from India will bring his Masters of Percussion show to the Palladium in Carmel at 7:30 p.m. April 18. “It’s always a challenge to play for a new audience and anxiously await their reaction to it,” he said. The 68-year-old said he was last in the Indianapolis area in the mid-1990s. “I was a young man with no gray hair and I was playing with a kind of a combo group with a jazz guitarist named John McLaughlin,” Hussain said of the guitar legend. “Once before that, I came to play with (sitar legend) Ravi Shankar.” The concert is instrumental with some scat singing. “Most of the learning we received in India as far as rhythm is also vocalized,” he said. “It has a rhythmic, melanotic element involved in it. There are no songs, but may-

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be I should do my Frank Sinatra cover.” Hussain, who has homes in India and California, said he hopes his performance will encourage audience members to seek out other tabla players. Joining Hussain for the concert are the Kerala Drummers of India’s southwestern coast. “There is this village where everyone in the village drums,” Hussain said. “They have practiced rhythm way of life for more than 2,000 years.”

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Dispatches World Voice Day set for April 16 — Carmel’s Center of the Performing Arts annual World Voice Day celebration will be at 6:30 p.m. April 16. The Palladium stage is turned into a nightclub-style setting where amateur and professional singers are invited to perform a song of their choice. Singers may bring their own instruments, CD, MP3 backing tracks, or sheet music for the piano accompanist. All ages are welcome, along with family and friends, but participation is limited to the first 30 singers to register starting at 6 p.m. The stage setup includes table seating and a cash bar.

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Great American Songbook Foundation founder Michael Feinstein teams with Carmel Symphony Orchestra for a program called “That’s Entertainment.” Cost: $15 (student) to $105

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Australian Chamber Orchestra will perform at 7 p.m. April 14 at the Palladium. (Submitted photo)

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Violinist and Artistic Director Richard Tognetti leads the internationally renowned 18-piece string orchestra, which performs classical masterworks alongside new commissions. Cost: $15 (student) to $65

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10:30 Peanut Butter and Jam: Jazz Violin, a.m. April Palladium, the Center for the Performing Arts 13 Children can learn pantomime and dance with violinist Cathy Morris playing musical numbers from around the world with acoustic and electric violins. The program is designed for ages 1-7. Cost: $10 (two free tickets with child admission)

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‘Lamb of God’ set for April 13-14 — The “Lamb of God,” an oratorio by Rob Gardner, featuring vocal soloists from Fishers, Carmel and Zionsville with a large choir, is set for 7 p.m. April 13 and 14 at 11565 Temple Dr., Carmel. There is an open dress rehearsal at 4 p.m. April 13. “Lamb of God” is a musical portrayal of the final days of the life of Jesus Christ, from the foreshadowing raising of Lazarus, to the devastating arrest and crucifixion of Jesus, and finally to his glorious resurrection. For more, robgardnermusic.com/lamb. Fishers and Hamilton Southeastern High School students’ artwork showcase — “Senior Showcase” celebrates the 2-D photography, drawings and paintings of the senior classes of Fishers High School and Hamilton Southeastern High School. The exhibit will run the entire month of April through May 3.

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Amsterdam’s lively Dam Square Commentary by Don Knebel Dam Square is among Amsterdam’s most popular tourist destinations, featuring a controversial travel war memorial. In 1270, Dutch settlers built a bridge that also served as a flood-control dam over the Amstel River near where it enters IJ Bay. Dam Square, a plaza west of the bridge, became the central market and cultural hub for the growing trading city of Amsterdam, reportedly named for the Amstel Dam. By the 17th century, the Dutch Republic dominated world trade, and Amsterdam was the wealthiest city in Europe. Just east of Dam Square, De Wallen, Amsterdam’s famous and still-active red light district, was entertaining sailors from around the world. In 1655, Amsterdam dedicated an enormous City Hall along the west side of Dam Square, said to have been the largest administrative building in Europe at the time. On May 7, 1945, two days after Germany had surrendered control of the Netherlands, frustrated German soldiers sprayed machine gun fire into a crowd celebrating in Dam Square, killing at least 22 and injuring dozens more. In 1956, the government of the Netherlands erected the National Monument on the east end of Dam Square

East end of Dam Square in Amsterdam. (Photo by Don Knebel)

to honor the Dutch victims of World War II. Many citizens saw the monument as unnecessarily suggestive of the activities in nearby De Wallen. In the late 1960s, hippies from around the world saw the monument as a symbol of Amsterdam’s well-known tolerance and began sleeping and engaging in all sorts of activities in Dam Square. Today, Dam Square is one of the liveliest public squares in Europe. The old City Hall is now one of the three

CITY OF FISHERS Fall Creek BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VA-19-3 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the City of Fishers Fall Creek Board of Zoning Appeals at 6:00 PM, Thursday, April 25th, 2019 in the Fishers Pavilion behind the City Hall building, One Municipal Drive, Fishers, Indiana. REQUEST: At that hearing, the public will be invited to offer comments on the following request (“Proposal”): Consideration of a Variance from section 5.7.B.2.G to exceed the allotted one (1) vehicle allowed to park on site for a home occupation. LOCATION: The Proposal is located at 13210 Promise Road. Property is generally located near the intersection of 131st Street and Promise Road; having parcel # 13-11-28-00-00-011.00. Property is approximately 3.00 Acres. The case file about this project is available for public review in the office of the Department of Planning and Zoning, located on the 2nd floor at Fishers City Hall. The meeting agenda with room location details and case related information will be posted on the City’s website forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the meeting specified above. Written objections filed with the secretary of the Fall Creek Board of Zoning Appeals before the hearing will be considered. If you would like your written comments to be provided to the Fall Creek Board of Zoning Appeals, you must submit them one (1) week prior to the hearing date noted above. Oral comments will be heard during the public hearing. Department of Planning and Zoning City of Fishers 1 Municipal Drive, Fishers, IN 46038 (317) 595-3120 www.fishers.in.us

palaces of the Dutch royal family. Madam Tussauds Wax Museum, the first outside Britain, is on the south side. The hippies are long gone, replaced by fashionable shops and cafes, street performers and, of course, pigeons. Don Knebel is a local resident who works for Barnes & Thornburg LLP. For the full column visit donknebel.com. You may contact him at news@ currentzionsville.com.

CITY OF FISHERS BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VA-19-12 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the City of Fishers Board of Zoning Appeals at 6:00 PM, Wednesday, April 24th, 2019 in the Fishers Pavilion behind City Hall, One Municipal Drive, Fishers, Indiana. REQUEST: At that hearing, the public will be invited to offer comments on the following request (“Proposal”): Consideration of a Development Standards Variance from section(s) Section 3.2.3.B.5 of the City of Fishers Unified Development Ordinance to allow an increase of maximum impervious surface coverage from thirty-five (35) percent to forty-five (45) percent. LOCATION: The Proposal is located at 10569 Geist View Drive, in the Springs of Cambridge subdivision. Also known as parcel #13-15-1100-17-018.000. The case file about this project is available for public review in the office of the Department of Planning and Zoning, located on the 2nd floor at Fishers City Hall. The meeting agenda with room location details and case related information will be posted on the City’s website forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the meeting specified above. Written objections filed with the secretary of the Board of Zoning Appeals before the hearing will be considered. If you would like your written comments to be provided to the Fishers Board of Zoning Appeals, you must submit them one (1) week prior to the hearing date noted above. Oral comments will be heard during the public hearing. Department of Planning and Zoning City of Fishers 1 Municipal Drive, Fishers, IN 46038 (317) 595-3120 www.fishers.in.us

CITY OF FISHERS BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VA-19-8 & VA-19-9 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the City of Fishers Board of Zoning Appeals at 6:00PM, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2019 in the Pavilion Conference Room (small building north of City Hall with a number 10 on the side of the building), Fishers City Hall building, One Municipal Drive, Fishers, Indiana. REQUEST: At that hearing, the public will be invited to offer comments on the following request (“Proposal”): Approval of a Variance of Use to allow residential, single-family use and a Variance of Development Standards to apply Section 3.2.1.B. Estate-Rural Residential District (ER) Development Standards with an allowed eightfoot (8’) side setback, 45% Maximum Impervious Surface Coverage, and 2,400 square-feet accessory structure as shown on Exhibit A – Site Plan. LOCATION: The Proposal is located at 9044 E 106th St, Fishers, IN 46037, also known as parcel 15-15-06-00-00-016.004. The case file about this project is available for public review in the office of the Department of Planning and Zoning, located on the 2nd floor at Fishers City Hall. The meeting agenda with room location details and case related information will be posted on the City’s website forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the meeting specified above. Written objections filed with the secretary of the Board of Zoning Appeals before the hearing will be considered. If you would like your written comments to be provided to the Fishers Board of Zoning Appeals, you must submit them one (1) week prior to the hearing date noted above. Oral comments will be heard during the public hearing. Department of Planning and Zoning City of Fishers 1 Municipal Drive, Fishers, IN 46038 (317) 595-3120 www.fishers.in.us CITY OF FISHERS PLAT COMMITTEE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CASE# PP-21695 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the City of Fishers Advisory Plan Commission at 5:00PM, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2019 in the Pavilion Conference Room (small building north of City Hall with a number 10 on the side of the building), 1 Municipal Drive, Fishers, IN 46038. REQUEST: At that hearing, the public will be invited to offer comments on the following request (“Proposal”): Request to hold a public hearing and approve the Sharp Printing Primary Plat to legally established a 0.71-acre lot for the new location of the Sharp Printing business. LOCATION: The Proposal is located at 11100 Allisonville Road, Fishers, IN 46038, also known as parcels 14-14-02-00-00-005.000 & 14-14-02-00-00-007.001. Indiana Law requires the City of Fishers to provide notice in a published newspaper circulation. If you would like to learn more about the project request, you may contact the Although Indiana State Law requires a noticed public hearing for a subdivision of land, the Plat Committee is obligated by law to approve a subdivision of land IF it complies with all the City’s development standards. If a land subdivision request doesn’t meet all the City’s development standards, the petitioner will need a waiver of the standard(s) and the Plat Committee may approve the subdivision with a waiver, or approve it with conditions and the waiver, or the request may be denied. The case file about this project is available for public review in the office of the Department of Planning and Zoning, located on the 2nd floor at Fishers City Hall. The meeting agenda with room location details and case related information will be posted on the City’s website forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the meeting specified above. Written objections filed with the secretary of the Advisory Plan Commission before the hearing will be considered. If you would like your written comments to be provided to the Fishers Advisory Plan Commission, you must submit them one (1) week prior to the hearing date noted above. Oral comments will be heard during the public hearing. Department of Planning and Zoning City of Fishers 1 Municipal Drive, Fishers, IN 46038 (317) 595-3120 www.fishers.in.us

April 9, 2019

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