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City leaders say they’re not concerned about a delay in constructing some of the buildings planned for City Center, even as bond payments are REDEVELOPMENT coming due on an $18 million parking garage planned to be paid for — in part — from tax revenue from the nonexistent buildings. City Center is a public/private partnership between the City of Carmel and developer Pedcor. The entire $100 million second phase of the project was originally expected to be complete by the end of 2019, but several buildings have yet to break ground. Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard said he’s not concerned about the delay. “Construction always takes longer than people like it to,” he said. “Pedcor puts a lot of effort and time into the architecture and planning, and it’s hard to control construction schedules.” The Veterans Way garage was designed to support City Center’s second phase and be funded primarily through tax increment financing, which collects the increase in tax revenue in a designated area generated by new development and devotes it to paying off the project. With several buildings in the TIF area still not built and, therefore, not generating additional tax revenue, some members of the public have raised concerns about how the $18 million in bonds will be repaid. A first payment of more than $470,000 is due this year. Mike Shaver, who formerly worked as a consultant for the city’s previous clerktreasurer, has questioned city leaders about progress on the development during the public comment portion of two recent city council meetings. He said he’s worried about what changes to the original project could mean for Carmel taxpayers. The bonds are backed by a special benefits tax, a tax on Carmel residents that could kick in if the other methods of paying off the bonds fail. City leaders don’t expect the tax

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to ever go into effect, however, because bond funds are committed to come from several other sources before resorting to the special benefits tax. Safeguards include commitments from individual building and landowners to make additional tax payments if TIF funds fall short of projections and Pedcor committing to cover all bond payments not funded through TIF. “(Pedcor) agreed to start making the bond payments whether the buildings were up or not,” Brainard said. “They’re obligated to make those payments regardless of whether the buildings are on schedule or not.” At the April 15 city council meeting, Carmel Redevelopment Commission Director Henry Mestetsky rejected Shaver’s insinuations that the city is attempting to conceal documents or financial problems with the development. He said the delay is a good thing if it ensures the project is done right. “Development is not easy, and development

of beautiful buildings like this is not easy,” he said. “If Pedcor wants to take an extra year to develop a specific building that looks like this, all they have to do is make an extra payment and they can do that.” Brainard said he is pleased with the city’s partnership with Pedcor to develop City Center. “There’s a lot of give and take in these deals, and they’re getting a lot of benefits from the city,” Brainard said. “We’re getting a lot of benefits in the low urban density, tax revenue and quality of buildings.” Pedcor Vice President Melissa Averitt said the company has applied for permits for the Holland and Playfair buildings and that construction should begin soon. All buildings are expected to be complete or under construction by early 2020. “Pedcor remains committed to building beautiful architectural structures in downtown Carmel,” she stated in an email.

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Addresses in 46280 ZIP code may change By Ann Marie Shambaugh • AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com Home Place residents may be on their way to having a Carmel mailing address. The Carmel City Council unanimously HOME PLACE approved a resolution April 15 asking the U.S. Postal Service to change the city name from “Indianapolis” to “Carmel” for residents in the 46280 ZIP code, which includes Home Place and other parts of south Carmel. “It is in the best interest of the residents of the City to request that the United States Postal Service modify the last line of address for all addresses in the 46280 ZIP code to reflect that they are contained within the City (of Carmel) and not within the City of Indianapolis,” the resolution states. According to USPS, when the city officially makes the request it must submit maps of the impacted area, an address listing of those affected and justification for the change. If USPS approves the change, it will send surveys to those affected. USPS must receive at least 50 percent of the surveys back and at least half of the returned surveys must support the change for it to go into effect. The annexation of Home Place into Carmel became effective March 1 after a lengthy battle in the courts.

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An employee fired from the clerk-treasurer’s office April 17 said she believes her termination was politically CITY NEWS motivated. Ann Bingman, who worked as the city’s director of internal controls since February 2016, said ClerkTreasurer Christine Pauley made the decision to fire her after she learned Bingman had provided a tax-audit document to Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard’s office. Pauley has been a supporter of Fred Glynn, Brainard’s challenger in the May 7 Republican primary. Bingman said Pauley had previously accused her of “conversing with the enemy” when she saw her talking with City of Carmel Employee Benefits Manager Sue Wolfgang, who is running for city clerk, about city business. Pauley was considering a run for clerk at the time, Bingman said. Bingman said the termination surprised her. “She has threatened to fire me before, so I honestly thought I was going to get yelled at, threatened, and then go right back to work,” she said. For a few months, Bingman said she has been troubled by some of the tasks she’s been asked to complete in the office. “I feel some of our normal course of business work was sidelined to do research for the political adversaries of the mayor,” Bingman said. Pauley declined to discuss specifics of the situation. “As an experienced finance professional, I consider all personnel matters to be confidential, not to be discussed in public and will continue with this policy,” she said. She referred to an Indiana law that states clerk-treasurers “shall appoint the number of deputies and employees needed for the effective operation of the office, with the approval of the town legislative body.” The law also states the employees in the office serve at the discretion of the clerk-treasurer. Bingman’s termination caught several city officials by surprise. City spokesman Dan McFeely called the news “disturbing.” “Ann is one of the most knowledgeable employees the City of Carmel has when it comes to dealing with complicated financial issues, and the City of Carmel is in the midst of its annual audit by the State Board

of Accounts,” he said. City Council President Jeff Worrell said he has concerns about how the audit will be completed without Bingman. He said the city council has scheduled a public meeting for 5:30 p.m. April 23 at City Hall to address the situation. “Right now I’m trying to figure out if there is anything the city council can do to make sure we know the full scope of the situation and how are we going to protect the interest of the residents and the citizens to get through this audit, which having participated in the intake meeting, it’s a very serious thing,” he said. “We just got our first (Comprehensive Annual Financial Report) done last year. We went through a whole lot getting things caught up from previous administrations, and I don’t want to take a step back.” Bingman, a Fishers resident who was the only certified public accountant employed by Carmel, said she doesn’t know how the city will complete the audit without her and that she is willing to answer questions from her former co-workers and give advice to help get it done. “My commitment is to the city, and I am very concerned about me being absent from the role. People rely on me. I am not saying this makes me great. I’m saying if there are questions about how to do a journal entry, they ask me. If there’s questions about how to do a bank (reconciliation), they ask me,” she said. McFeely said Bingman’s future with the city is unclear but that she may be rehired in another department. “We do know that in addition to her financial expertise, Ann also has paralegal training and experience, and that there is currently a pressing need for a paralegal/legal assistant within the Carmel Legal Dept.,” he said, adding that Bingman expressed interest in the position. “(Mayor Jim Brainard) feels it would be beneficial to keep Ann working for the City of Carmel.” Bingman said she would not be interested in working for Pauley again but that she hopes to be able to return to the city in some capacity. “I have worked with all of the directors and employees and the mayor, and these are excellent, committed people,” she said. “I can’t think of any place I would rather work, and I am highly committed to doing whatever it takes to make it a really great place.”

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Debt, development dominate Carmel mayoral debate By Anna Skinner • anna@youarecurrent.com The city’s debt, public-private partnerships and downtown redevelopment were among the topics discussed by incumbent Jim Brainard and challenger ELECTION Hamilton County Councilor Fred Glynn during Current in Carmel’s April 16 Carmel mayoral debate at Ritz Charles. At one point, Brainard pulled $10 out of his wallet and handed it to Glynn to make a point about property taxes. Glynn then called his daughter up to the stage to hand her the $10. “It’s the children in this city who will be forced to pay for (Brainard’s) reckless spending,” Glynn said. If re-elected, Brainard said he would continue with public-private partnerships and beautifying the city. He also said he wants to continue to focus on offering activities for families, more parks and trails and increased cultural opportunities. “We are going to continue to do publicprivate partnerships to have one of the best downtowns anywhere in the world,” Brainard said. “We are going to have one of the best qualities of life of any city anywhere. Because of that, we are going to be able to attract good jobs to Carmel.” Glynn countered by saying if he’s elected, in 10 years he wants to make the city more fiscally sound than it is now. “No end in sight, that’s what (Brainard) just said,” Glynn said. “I would think for the next 10 years, we should enjoy what we have. Stop artificially inflating retail space that causes empty storefronts across our city. Bring businesses in organically.” Topics also covered the lack of affordable housing and how the candidates would bring a young, diverse workforce into the city. Glynn emphasized the importance of having leisure options for younger people in Carmel and places for them to live. “To attract those young people, we do need to have affordable housing for them to be able to live,” Glynn said. Brainard countered by saying the city already helps organize 53 events a year in Carmel, and the city has offerings for millennials as well as retirees. He also said there are already affordable options for people to live in Carmel but that Carmel is more expensive than surrounding areas because the demand to live in the city is so high. Glynn said he has spoken with residents

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living near Carmel High School who have other opinions. “They feel they are being gentrified. I don’t feel that’s capitalistic,” he said. “You’re trying to catch up your tax base with your debt with everything you do. If you get out of the business of doing that and having your preferred developers run your people out of town ... (Brainard has) got dreams of turning Carmel into Manhattan.” Both candidates also addressed Home Place and how they plan to soothe lingering hard feelings as a result of the recent annexation. Brainard said when the annexation occurred, city leaders visited Home Place and held a welcome celebration. He said he would listen to what the people in Home Place want and collaborate to find a solution. Glynn said he would focus on improving infrastructure in the area, such as sidewalks and drainage. In closing, Brainard said he wants to build the most beautiful city anywhere. “That’s going to attract companies, it’s going to attract people, and if we can attract the right people here, we get the best jobs,” he said. “We do need affordable housing, and we are working on that.” In his closing statement, Glynn pledged that if elected, he would serve a maximum of three terms. “If we re-elect my opponent, he will bulldoze any unique sense of identity and culture our community has left,” he said. “I pledge to be in office no more than three terms because 12 years is plenty and 24 years is way too long.”

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ongoing and expected to be CARMEL complete by June. Range Line Road has reWESTFIELD opened to northbound traffic Effective on or after April 15, but remains closed southbound between Eighth Street to just CONSTRUCTION Shelborne Road between 146th and 151st streets, and between south of Clay Terrace for a 146th and 141st streets will be closed for drainage and stormwater project. Work is road reconstruction. The road will be closed expected to be complete by May 3. Lane restrictions are under way near Key- to all through traffic, tentatively opening on or before Oct. 21. This closure is part of the stone Parkway and 96th Street, where improvements to 146th Street, which will a new roundabout interchange is being widen the roadway to four lanes of traffic built. Construction is expected to last from Towne Road to Shelborne Road. through the year. Phase 5 of the Monon Trail will be a peConstruction on a new access ramp destrian bridge crossing Ind. 32. Construcfrom Lowes Way to Keystone Parkway is

tion is under way, and temporary lane closures may occur along Ind. 32. The Monon Trail is closed near Ind. 32 until the bridge is complete. Major utility relocations have begun as part of the intersection improvements at Ind. 32 and Ditch Road, which will include the addition of turn lanes and a traffic signal. No road closures are anticipated at this time. Construction has resumed between 166th Street and 161st Street on Towne Road to allow for road reconstruction, which includes widening, sight distance improvements and culvert replacement. Towne Road is closed

between 166th Street and 161st Street until this project is completed. FISHERS Southbound and northbound traffic on Allisonville Road is now on newly constructed pavement. This will remain the traffic reconfiguration as construction continues into spring 2019. The speed limit is 30 mph. Construction work has begun on Ind. 37. Construction vehicles will use the construction entrance on Lantern Road between 126th and 131st streets, which may cause short delays. There currently are no scheduled lane restrictions.

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CarmelFest Has Talent will return for another year to discover hidden talents in central Indiana. The CarmelFest Has Talent committee EVENT has expanded the audition categories, adding a group for young adults 17 to 20 along with three other categories: children 12 and younger, youth 13 to 16 and adults 21 and older. “We wanted to have a wide range of ages and musical talent,” said Becca Wickman, CarmelFest Has Talent co-chair. “Last year, we expanded to all musical talent, not just vocalists, so that we could allow all types of musicians to perform at CarmelFest.” Auditions will be conducted June 17, 18 and 20. Judges will select semifinalists from each category to perform live July 3 on the Gazebo Main Stage to vie for a spot in the final round July 4. First-, second- and third-place competitors will receive a cash prize. Online registration is open until June 14. Cost is $25 fee. To register, visit carmelfest.net.

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Age: 60 Family: Married to Shari Worrell for 32 years. Son and daughter live in Chicago. Worrell Years in Carmel: Since 1988 Education: High school in Urbandale, Iowa, college at Iowa State University Job: Vice president of the physical therapy division of Scrip Companies. Previous political experience: Currently serving as Southeast District city council representative. Website: jeff4carmel.com Why do you want to run for office? During my first term, I have enjoyed responding to resident concerns that require a hands-on, open-minded, problem solving approach. I would like to take the skills I have developed in the Southeast District and apply them citywide. What issues will your campaign focus

Dr. Tim Hannon Age: 58 Family: Wife, Denise; three adult children who Hannon grew up in Carmel; and Teddy Roosevelt, our mini Australian shepherd Years in Carmel: 21 Education: Rensselaer Central High School, University of Evansville, IU School of Medicine, Naval Aerospace Medicine Institute and Butler MBA Job: CEO of Healthcare Forward Previous political experience: None Website: timhannon4carmel.com Why do you want to run for office? My observation over the last couple of years is that there is a lack of balanced decisionmaking and a lack of independent thinking on city council. I bring a unique skill set and decades of leadership and business experience which will benefit city administration as well as Carmel citizens. What issues will your campaign focus

on? My highest priority is to keep our city growing by adding jobs while maintaining low taxes and high value services. What sets you apart from other candidates for this office? No matter the concern or issue, I am open to listening to all people and all sides. I am ready to jump right in to help and solve a problem. Action, transparency and trust guide me as a councilor. What is an area where Carmel can improve? We can be more collaborative with the community. I believe when I started a Public Art Committee that was a big step towards putting collaboration into action. Something you want people to know about you? When Shari and I were first married, we were lucky enough to find a building with a one-room apartment in the basement. Each week we vacuumed the hallways, shoveled the snow, mowed the lawn and other maintenance-types of work to afford our rent. I credit that experience with helping to shape not only my marriage, but the person I am, driven to solve problems and serve. on? Balancing spending priorities, providing ethical and financial oversight, and increasing citizen involvement in discretionary spending projects. What are your qualifications for this office? I have more than three decades of progressive leadership experience in the military, health care organizations and startup businesses, as well as 13 years of corporate oversight experience on audit and finance committees in a multi-billion dollar organization. What sets you apart from other candidates for this office? In a race where the incumbents have been in office and/or on the Carmel Redevelopment Commission for many years, I bring a much-needed fresh perspective. What is an area where Carmel can improve? I firmly believe there is a need for more accountability, transparency and stewardship from our elected officials. As an advocate for citizens, I will champion these core principles in our city government. Something most people don’t know about you? I’ve logged more than 100 takeoffs and landings from aircraft carriers.

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What are your qualifications for this office? I have a degree in marketing from Indiana University. That educational background led me to a career in sales, marketing and advertising. During my career I became convinced that organizations had to continue to change with the times to ensure their long-term viability. I understand that communities, like all other organizations, must differentiate themselves from their competition to compete for the companies on which we rely for the jobs that draw citizens. What sets you apart from other candidates for this office? My long experience in city government sets me apart, especially from those who have no relevant experience whatsoever. If you own a business, you look for the person with experience and a successful track record in the industry. You don’t hire someone who walks in the door and says, “I have no experience, but hire me anyway.” What is an area where Carmel can improve? Carmel can improve in the area of affordable housing. But, let me explain. We need housing that is affordable for those people who are retired empty-nesters who already live here. I want to retain the people who helped build Carmel over all these recent years. I don’t want them to move to surrounding communities to find homes they can afford as they near or enter retirement.

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grade students, Harvey gives a presentation detailing the effects of bullying and how to overcome them. Angels & Doves partners with Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity and Kohl’s, both of which send members to each event to provide personal stories. Harvey said she presents at least once per week. Million looks forward to sharing her story at a school to remind others they are not alone. “I think that will be my favorite part,” Million said. Harvey also published a workbook called “The Bully Book” targeted toward children ages 6 to 13. The book allows moms and teachers to monitor bullying on a daily basis and intervene if necessary. It also features a 40-page journal for reflection.

BUDDIES FOR THE BULLIED Angels & Doves will host its annual fundraiser, Buddies for the Bullied, April 27 at Danny Boy Beer Works, 12702 Meeting House Rd., in Carmel. Guests can sample beer, whiskey and food while listening to Q95’s Stuck & Gunner and tHe PaRTy band. Proceeds will support Angels & Doves’ programming and materials. “This night is a way for people to show they care, a way for them to help sustain us throughout the year so we can keep doing what we’re doing and to come and have a great time,” Angels & Doves co-founder Kim Harvey said. Tickets are available online for $100 per couple or $75 per person. Costs increase at the door. For more or to purchase tickets, visit angelsanddoves.com.

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Robert Duncan pauses near the outdoor seating area he helped build at Still Waters Adult Day Center. (Submitted photo)

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To foster a love of reading among students and the community, The GodBOOKS dard School of West Carmel recently installed a Little Free Library, said Lynn Newkirk, owner of the school. Storytime can get left out of a busy schedule, but when kids choose books they are excited about from the library and take them home, it encourages parents to carve out time to read with them, Newkirk said. “The Little Free Library supports literacy and the connection children make with their parents,” she said. “It allows children to make a connection between school and home.” The library is open to the public and allows people to take a book and/or leave a book at any time. It is packed mostly with children’s titles, some of which

Children use the Little Free Library that was recently installed at The Goddard School of West Carmel. (Submitted photo)

are in foreign languages, said Newkirk, but parents also have been able to benefit directly, finding works such as “What To Expect When You’re Expecting.” Goddard was the perfect spot for the library because the surrounding area is diverse and booming with young families, Newkirk said. This also is why a larger, Peace Pole model that says “May Peace Prevail on Earth” in more than 80 languages was selected for the location. Newkirk feels fortunate to have had Todd Bol help design the library before his passing in October 2018. Bol was the original creator and co-founder of Little Free Library, a nonprofit organization. The Peace Pole library project is a collaboration between his company and the World Peace Prayer Society. Several Little Free Libraries exist in Carmel, and more than 75,000 are registered worldwide.

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Kmart bombing victim and those who helped save her reunite 30 years later By Ann Marie Shambaugh • AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com In many ways, life has come full circle for Erin Bower Patterson. Thirty years after losing her left hand COVER STORY and eye after a bomb exploded in an Indianapolis Kmart, the 35-yearold Carmel resident has devoted her career to helping children recover from devastating injuries and live with chronic conditions as manager of pediatric rehabilitation at Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital. “My goal was to help children and motivate them to improve and be their best self, even though something might not be great right now,” she said. “A lot Erin Bower Patterson in of the help I can give is to parapproximately 1990. (Subents when they go through difmitted photo) ficult times with their children. Maybe then can see me or my story and realize that it does get better. Maybe I can provide a little bit of hope.”

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Patterson doesn’t remember picking up the toothpaste box that held a makeshift bomb on April 17, 1989, that led to her life-changing injuries, but the incident shocked central Indiana residents and made headlines well beyond. Police determined a 19-year-old set the bomb. He killed himself two days later. Three decades later, several people involved in treating her at the scene and early in her recovery reunited at the home of Carmel ophthalmologist Nick Hrisomalos to reconnect, share memories and update each other on where life has taken them since that fateful day. Hrisomalos met Patterson in a spin class at InCycle at Carmel City Center. He later learned that his son had been in medical school with her and that he worked with many of the ophthalmologists who treated her soon after the accident. Carmel Fire Dept. Community Liaison Officer John Moriarity, who was off duty at Kmart when the bomb exploded and was joined by then-medical student Louis Profeta in treating Patterson at the scene, said he felt honored to know he played a role in helping someone who has used her life to help others. “If anyone is a hero, Erin Bower is,” he said. Profeta is now a physician at St. Vincent Hospital and is one of Patterson’s colleagues. William Nunery, an oculoplastic surgeon who operated on Patterson after the accident, remembered her as a “good soldier” and credits her family with helping her stay strong

From left, Carmel Fire Dept. Community Liaison Officer John Moriarity, ophthalmologist Stephen Johnson, Kevin Bower (son), Kevin (father) Bower, ophthamologist William Nunery, Megan Bower Tannenbaum, Erin Bower Patterson, Nate Patterson, Maureen Bower and ophthalmologist John Minturn reunite 30 years after the Kmart bomb exploded. (Photo by Ann Marie Shambaugh)

and recover well. “Kids will perceive the significance of what’s happening through their parents’ eyes,” he said. “If the parents are not shocked and distraught, the child’s not shocked and distraught. I think a lot of her ability to adjust to the situation goes to her parents.”

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Now married and a mother of three young children – with her oldest daughter the same age she was when the accident occurred – Patterson said she’d been drawn to work in the medical field for as long as she can remember. Her father, Kevin Bower, doesn’t think that’s a coincidence. “To think that her career would end up in pediatric physical therapy, I don’t know if that’s fate or if that’s a calling,” he said. “But (the medical professionals who helped her) had such a great influence on her that she always wanted to do that from that time.” He said he is proud of his daughter’s many accomplishments, both personally and professionally. “I don’t think our expectations ever really changed of what Erin could become or what her goals should be,” Bower said. “Because of that and the obstacles she faced, she just worked that much harder. Erin’s always been an incredibly hard worker, and she’s always wanted to excel. I think you can see that she has done just that.”

EMBRACING THE DIFFERENCE When she hired Erin Bower Patterson in 2009, Catherine Middleton, St. Vincent Hospital vice president of therapeutic services and rehab, said some people at the hospital had reservations about a physical therapist with only one arm being able to fully serve patients, but Patterson has been “one of the best pediatric physical therapists we’ve ever had.” “Who can more empathize with a child with physical challenges than someone who has had to overcome them herself?” Middleton said, adding that Patterson’s success brings hope to parents worried about the future of their children. Patterson, who now works in management hiring and training other physical therapists, said her parents gave her no option but to live a normal life after the accident, which included going back to school, doing chores, playing sports and going to college. Still, she has firsthand experience living with a disability, and her story resonates with many of her patients. “Knowing about being different, I know that they go to school every day and that it can be a struggle,” she said. “I tell them that being different is not bad, and I help them embrace that difference.”

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LETTER Ajabu family responds to article

Commentary by Terry Anker Preparations are well under way for the impending high school graduation of our youngest. With the milestone has come the review of countless photographs, each imbued with countless memories. Somewhere along the way, he grew up. And it is good. Still, the years have marched by with such grandeur and fanfare that we barely noticed. Now, there he stands, on the brink of heading off into the world. To be entirely honest, the tempest can leave one breathless. How can he be ready to go? How can we be ready to let him? Just as we indulged in a bit of anxiety-nurturing self-pity, the evening mail arrived and in it was an invitation, cleverly marked with the familiar banner from the newspaper printed in my very own high school decades ago. The class president and a committee of familiar names were summoning me home to recognize the accomplishment of a high school graduation occurring long before cellphones, electric cars or social media. While distracted by the advancing years of our progeny, our own anniversaries were ticking away. How could so much time have passed? There must be some mistake. Unique among most things in the physical world, time moves more slowly the closer one is to it. Were we to stare at our watch, it would take significant commitment to endure as the second hand swept around the face. Yet, we sit comfortably while the years fly by, waiting to take action. Self-improvement, work on broken or damaged family relationships and bucket lists written but never implemented loom as we imagine time to be the lumbering second hand rather than a whipping hurricane. Can it be both? Do we have time to decide? Terry Anker is an associate editor of Current Publishing, LLC. You may email him at terry@youarecurrent.com.

Fun at a funeral Commentary by Danielle Wilson Funerals. Is it wrong to say that under the right circumstances, they can be a lot of fun? Case in point, I’ve just returned from a weekend to celebrate the life HUMOR of my best friend’s dad. He was 88, had a remarkable career as a trial attorney and was one of the nicest men I have known. As I gathered with her, my twin sister and two of our other close gal pals, we realized that we hadn’t been together since our 20-year high school reunion back in 2010. Sure, there were tears (not from me, of course, at least not publicly because I bottle up emotions until they erupt unexpectedly in a drive-thru). But overall, there was joy and laughter and hysterical memories of teenage antics. Two of us had brought along scrapbooks from the late 1980s, depicting self-organized photo shoots in taffeta gowns and big hair. We giggled at how skinny we all were but how fat we remembered

being. We recalled awkward school dances and scandalous spring break vacations, forgotten boyfriends and girl dramas, stupid wine coolers and even stupider fad diets. We even learned a few new things about each other, like the fact that two of our “Fab Five” secretly went to the Bahamas without any of us knowing! The best part, though, was enjoying the true friendship that can only come after 30 years of knowing someone, of experiencing marriage and motherhood and, now, loss together. So, yeah, funerals are sad, and I am certainly not looking forward to the next, but honestly, I haven’t had as much fun in a long time. Peace out.

Danielle Wilson is a contributing columnist. You may email her at info@youarecurrent.com.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK “If everything seems under control, you’re not going fast enough.”

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Editor, We truly appreciate the time and effort (Ann Marie) Shambaugh spent gathering the information for the article “25 years later: 1994 Carmel triple murder tore families apart, brought unlikely friends together.” She was particularly skillful in conveying compassion for all families involved — the Allemenos, the James and our family, the Ajabus, a feat we understand is quite difficult given a tragedy like this. For the sake of clarity, though Bill McAllister may have worked for one of the other defendants, he did not work on the defense for my brother, Kofi. Larry Dunlop, who was the private investigator for my brother’s defense, feels the only way justice can be served is for Gov. (Eric) Holcomb to grant Kofi clemency, as his investigation found no evidence that my brother committed any murders. We were particularly heartened to see the compassion expressed by former prosecutor (Dan) Henke, who recognized that given my brother’s life and character, this wasn’t supposed to happen to him. We want to emphasize that by fighting for my brother’s freedom, we are in no way trying to undermine or negate the pain and suffering that the Allemenos and James families have experienced. Nzinga A. Harrison, M.D., on behalf of friends and family of Kofi M. Ajabu

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Stand-up comedy Commentary by Dick Wolfsie I always dread the arrival of the monthly AARP magazine. My wife picks through it and confronts me with ways HUMOR we need to amend our current financial and medical approaches to life in our senior years. “Listen to this, Dick. Men over 50 — that’s you since 1997 — who eat fish just once a month are 30 percent less likely to have a heart attack and will live 10 years longer.” “Wow, now that is amazing! So, what’s for dinner?” “Turkey burgers. I don’t want to stink up the house.” This month’s issue had a list of medical questions, including one that caused some distress in our house. One reader was concerned that after she climbed a flight of stairs, she couldn’t catch her breath. “Is this a symptom of heart disease?” she asked. Apparently, she was just out of shape, but then the article’s author offered this: “Here’s a better test. Can you sit on the ground and get up without using your hands? An inability to do this is linked to mortality in adults over 50.” Mary Ellen and I got down on the floor in a sitting position, which for me was already way harder than I remembered. We squirmed, rolled around on the rug, grunted, banged into each other and started laughing (which is good for your heart, so we accomplished something). “I’m sorry, Mary Ellen, there’s no way I can get off the ground without using my hands. It’s impossible.” “I saw it in a movie once. This guy sat on his carpet and did it easily.” “You were watching ‘Arabian Nights.’” On YouTube, there were lots of videos of people doing this very exercise. What really unnerved me is that there is a 10-point scale and you lose points for using your arms to get up onto your feet. Loss of four points means your chances of living the next five years are reduced. The next time Mary Ellen and I tried the move, I only lost one point. To get to a standing position, I didn’t require my forearms, my elbows, or my hands. I required my wife. Dick Wolfsie is an author, columnist and speaker. Contact him at wolfsie@aol.com.

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READERS’ VIEWS Thanks for arranging mayoral debate Editor, I enjoyed the debate between Mayor (Jim) Brainard and challenger Fred Glynn. It certainly highlighted the position of each candidate. My thanks to Current in Carmel and Ritz

Charles for sponsoring the event. It was a good public service and I thought (Current in Carmel Managing Editor Ann Marie Shambaugh) did very well as moderator. Hans Collins, Carmel

Council shouldn’t allow citizens asking questions to be insulted Editor, If you went to a council meeting to ask questions and were demeaned and insulted after you left, how would you feel about Carmel’s transparency? At (the April 15) meeting, one of our highest-paid city employees, Henry Mestetsky, did just that. Watch for yourself in the online meeting video at the 39- and 43-minute marks. The array of demeaning remarks hurled is inexcusably inappropriate, especially calling Mike Shaver ‘Castration Mike’ because of a 2014 would-be private joke (initiated by someone else, not Mike). Henry’s unprofessional outburst implied the number of questions Mike asks is excessive and they insinuate wrongdoing. When we hold our city accountable by challenging them with questions, that is good for everyone. Hopefully, the answers will

disprove wrongdoing. Perhaps most alarming was the hypocrisy of our council saying they are for transparency while allowing a key city figure to publicly rant against a citizen asking questions. Instead of stopping or addressing the rant, they thanked him. New challenger candidates also are neighbors and citizens. We are all equally entitled to ask questions without being insulted. If asking questions is a political stunt, isn’t allowing an attack on the questioner likewise a political stunt? In my decades in the U.S. military and Fortune 500 companies, behavior like that would not be tolerated; rather, a reprimand would be given. I think a sincere apology is in order. Dave Hommel, Carmel resident and candidate for Carmel City Council

Vote to protect residential zoning Editor, If you are concerned about overdevelopment in Carmel, and about the city council’s frequent disregard for established residential zoning despite years of neighbors’ objections to rezones, then please vote against the incumbents (with one exception) in the May 7 primary. Public records show that Tony Green is the only current councilor (Southwest District) who has voted against several recent incompatible rezone proposals. During the last four years, the other six councilors have voted to approve virtually every proposed development. Also, council committees have rarely scaled back these proposals, even though nearly every development proposal in residential areas has violated the current zoning regarding lot size, density or permitted uses. Most Carmel citizens don’t speak up against overly intense development propos-

als unless the project is nearby. But every approved residential rezone sets a precedent, and the next proposal may be near your neighborhood. The best way to limit the ongoing rezoning of residential property in Carmel is to vote against the councilors who have repeatedly supported these rezones. To send a message to the three incumbents running for the three at-large positions, your only vote for an at-large councilor should be for Republican challenger Tim Hannon. In the six district races, two incumbents are unopposed in the primary, and two districts have no incumbents running. All council incumbents are running as Republicans. Even if you normally vote Democratic in the general election, you can still request a Republican ballot in the primary. Please vote to protect our residential zoning. Dave Fox, Carmel

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is one of the most desirable cities to live in. It’s great for families and it’s home to a lot of our customers, which makes it very conveBCForward, a global IT consulting and nient to do business because sometimes we staffing firm, along with its subsidiary, are right across the street from each Stafforward, has GROWTH announced plans to other here in Carmel.” The company hopes that its Digiexpand in Carmel. The tal Innovation Academy will allow company announced it plans to creemployees and customers to stay ate up to 300 new jobs by 2021 and at the forefront of advancing digital open a Digital Innovation Academy. technology. BCForward is investing BCFoward was founded more more than $1 million to create the than 20 years ago in Indianapolis. Bartlett new training space. The company, which moved its “A lot of the 300 jobs that we are adding headquarters to 9777 N. College Ave. in will continue to add more technology experCarmel approximately four years ago, has a tise into Carmel’s economy,” Bartlett said. “A presence in 47 states and Canada, Europe lot of the jobs that we’ll be looking for are and India. According to Andrea Bartlett, vice in the digital transformation space, technolpresident of digital strategy and transforogy analytics. These are high-paying jobs mation, Carmel is an ideal place for BCForthat will continue to help Carmel grow.” ward to expand. BCForward and Stafforward will hire posi“There is already so much growth going on tions in technology consulting as well as in the City of Carmel. It’s becoming the home administrative and clerical positions. Applifor a lot of technology startups and tech cations can be found at bcforward.jobs.net. companies,” Bartlett said. “In Indiana, Carmel

Duo aims to empower women By Jolee Huber • news@currentincarmel.com Jackie Burns and Nicole Busch’s lifelong passions collided to form a partnership unique in the Indianapolis area. Burns, owner of PURE CONCEPTS Pure Concepts Salons in Carmel and Plainfield, and Busch, a certified professional stylist and founder of Nicole Blair Wear, combined their talents to create a one-stop shop for head-to-toe makeovers. After relocating to Indianapolis from New York, Busch set out to find a hair and makeup specialist who could complement her fashion consulting business. “I wanted to work with someone who was personable, who I could trust with my clients,” Busch said. She found the receptionist at Pure Concepts to be friendly and accommodating, so she booked a consultation with its top master stylist/colorist, who also happened to be the owner, Jackie Burns. Two and a half years later, Burns and Busch have forged not only a business but also a close friendship rooted in a shared purpose. Together, they teach women how to improve their outward appearance while embracing their inner strengths and unique personalities. It’s not about dressing women up in the latest style. “(It’s) what makes the best you. Feeling

Jackie Burns, left, and Nicole Busch partnered to create a one-stop shop for complete makeovers. (Submitted photo)

confident is the best trend you can adopt,” Busch said. Many of their clients come to them in the midst of a life change: After having a baby, after reaching a certain age, after a divorce or death of a spouse. Others want to reinvigorate their image to advance their careers, like client Lauren Lowery, formerly an anchor on WISH-TV. Busch said Lowery had started her career at a young age and was told to make herself look older. Through a series of simple but strategic changes to her hair and wardrobe, Burns and Busch enhanced Lowery’s appearance, which in turn elevated her confidence and enabled her to further her career.

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Diabetes & Your Heart Join our diabetes educators to learn how diabetes, particularly type 2, can have a serious effect on your heart health, including an increased risk for heart disease and stroke. We’ll discuss how those with diabetes can improve their heart health and conclude the program with a Q&A session. A light dinner will be served.

Location: Riverview Health 395 Westfield Rd., Noblesville, IN 46060 Krieg DeVault Conference Room (Entrance 3, Lower level of Women’s Pavilion) Registration: Visit riverview.org/classes or call 317.776.7999. The program is free, but registration is required.

ER, urgent care center proposed By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com Riverview Health has filed plans with the City of Carmel to open a freestanding emergency room and urgent RIVERVIEW care center on the west side of town. The 10,811-square-foot, 1 1/2-story Riverview Health Emergency Room & Urgent Care is proposed on nearly 2 acres of undeveloped land on the west side of Michigan Road north of Nottingham Way. Riverview would be the sole tenant. The center is expected to provide ER services 24 hours a day and offer urgent care treatment between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. The same doctors will treat all patients, and patients will be billed according to the level of care received. “Our patients in Westfield have really appreciated the ER and urgent care model that we’ve introduced there,” Riverview President and CEO Seth Warren said. “People are often unsure as to whether their illness or injury warrants an emergency room visit or could be treated at an urgent care. With our model, every patient sees an ER doctor

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According to the Carmel Police Dept., officers completed 57 immediate detention case reports in 2014. By 2018, that number rose to 165 reports. CARMEL CARES Immediate detentions occur when an officer has reasonable grounds to believe an individual has a mental illness, is either dangerous or gravely disabled and is in immediate need of hospitalization and treatment. Grose In response to the increasing number of mental health-related calls, Carmel Cares will host a Mental Health Awareness Forum at 6 p.m. April 24 at Orchard Park Elementary School, 10404 Orchard Park Dr. S. “During the past several years, the CPD has experienced increases in the amount of calls for service related to mental health,” officer Jim Grose said. “The goal of the event is to be proactive and provide attendees with information about various topics and access to vendors that provide services and resources that can help.”

Carmel Cares carefully reviewed the biggest issues facing the community and chose six topics on which to focus. Participants can choose from a variety of options during two breakout sessions. Topics are: • 6:30 p.m., Self-coping Skills Toolbox, Michelle Yadon, inclusion supervisor with Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation • 6:30 p.m., The Pill Problem, James Ginder, health education specialist with Indiana Dept. of Health • 6:30 p.m., Domestic Violence and Trauma, Susan Sherer-Vincent, LCSW, LMFT, CAC • 7:15 p.m., Suicide Awareness & Prevention, Melissa Peregrin, executive director of Indiana Center for Prevention of Youth Abuse & Suicide • 7:15 p.m., Mindfulness and Positive Thinking, Camille Sexton-Villalta, Ph.D., HSPP, Indiana Health Group • 7:15 p.m., Human Trafficking, Lavonne Savage, executive director of Grace House A vendor marketplace will offer resources for those dealing with mental health issues. Participants must be 18 years or older and register in advance by visiting ow.ly/ AMch50qT4Vi.

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but they are only charged for the level of care needed. We’re excited as we continue the process for bringing this service to the other communities in the area.” A similar medical center is under construction in Fishers and is expected to open this fall. Riverview also expects to open one in north Carmel and Nora in the next two years. North Texas-based Intuitive Health is partnering with Riverview on the project.

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tience sometimes. Vent your feelings to a trusted friend or keep a journal. • Be aware of the signs of depression, such as crying, loneliness and changes in sleeping or eating habits. Talk to your doctor if you notice signs. Spread the responsibility You can quickly burn out if you try to do everything yourself. Reach out for help when you can, and consider the following tips: • Develop a schedule that spreads the caregiving or household chores among other family members and friends. • Take the time to pinpoint those aspects of caregiving that seem the most difficult and demanding. You may find that you could use extra help with shopping, meal preparation, cleaning or driving, for example. Then, look into local programs, such as home care and other services that can help with any or all of these tasks. Jill Dodson is an oncology social worker at IU Health North Hospital. Reach her at 317-688-5155.

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Civic delivers ‘Newsies’ at The Tarkington By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Johnny Miller has a special fondness for “Newsies,” so naturally he is delighted to be part of the cast. THEATER “This is one of my favorite shows of all time with such an amazing cast,” Miller said. “I can’t wait for opening night. I can’t wait for the people to come see it. I can’t find anything I don’t like. I’ve listened to it quite a few times.” Miller, a Park Tudor High School junior and Carmel resident, plays Buttons in “Newsies,” which Civic Theatre presents April 26 to May 11 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. The musical is based on the Disney film. Jake Letts, a Carmel High School graduate and a Ball State student, plays the lead role of Jack Kelly. Kelly is the charismatic leader of the newsboys and helps lead a strike when New York World publisher Joseph Pulitzer raises the price the newsboys must pay to buy the newspapers from the distribution centers. It is loosely based on New York City’s newsboys’ strike of 1899. Miller has acted in the Civic’s summer program, but this is his first main stage show with Civic. “I’m a singer who happens to move,” Miller said. “I’m definitely in the ensemble, but I kind of do a little bit of everything. Anne Beck, our choreographer, keeps me busy. I have so much fun, it overshadows any problems.” Miller said he became interested in musical theater a couple of years ago. “It was my sister who first showed me this show,” Miller said. “That was my entry into really getting into the theater world. This show means something special to me, for sure.” In Civic’s Young Artists Program, Miller appeared in “Grease” as Roger, one of the T Birds, in 2017 and played one of the gamblers in “Guys and Dolls.” Carmel High School sophomore Emily Chrzanowski plays Les, a newsboy. “I’ve seen the Disney movie and I’ve watched the Broadway stage version,” Chrzanowski said. “The music is amaz-

Three street parties set editorial@youarecurrent.com Late-night street parties in the Carmel Arts & Design District will return on three occasions in 2019. The city will shut down one block of Main Street to make way for musical entertainment, dancing in the street and enjoying the eats and treats from vendors. The Late Night on Main events begin May 24 with Toy Factory, followed Fun Factor Sept. 7 and LemonWheel Oct. 5. “These well-loved events bring a boost to our nightlife entertainment in the Arts & Design District and bring the community together to share in a night of dancing, dining and shopping,” Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard stated. With the city’s goal of bringing more attention to different sections of Main Street, the Late Night on Main events will again be moved east and west on Main Street throughout the year. For the May 24 event, East Main Street from Range Line Road to 1st Street Northeast will be utilized and the stage will be near Woody’s Library Restaurant and Visit Hamilton County. The Sept. 7 and Oct. 5 event locations are yet to be determined.

From left, Johnny Miller, Emily Chrzanowski and Emily Schaab have lead roles in “Newsies.” (Submitted photo)

ing. I love the music. It so touching and the story is so beautiful. Even though it’s taken place over a century ago, it really resonates with today’s environment.” Chrzanowski also performed in “Guys and Dolls” in 2018. On Civic’s main stage in the 2017-18 season, Chrzanowski played Kate, the orphan, in “Annie” and was in the choir for “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” “I love dancing, singing and acting. I love it all,” she said. Emily Schaab, a Noblesville resident, is performing in her first show with Civic. Schaab previously performed with Footlite Musicals and the old Theatre on the Square, which is now The District Theatre.

Schaab plays several different roles. “My main role is Hannah, a secretary,” she said. “I also play a nun, a bowery beauty and a newsie named Newbie.” Schaab said she enjoys playing the mix of characters. “I love the opportunity to play several different characters,” said Schaab, who is originally from New Palestine. “It’s been really fun for me.” Schaab said she has seen the Broadway version several times on Netflix. “I really wanted to do a Civic show, so it was kismet that it was the right time,” she said. “I auditioned and they put me where they needed me.” For more, visit civictheatre.org.

Carmel — Carmel Community Players presents Tennessee Williams’ classic “A Streetcar Named Desire” April 26 to May 5 at The Cat, 254 Veterans Way. Carmel — Carmel High School’s Student Government presents “Music for Miracles,” featuring CHS performers, at 7 p.m. April 28 at the Palladium. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org. Westfield — Uncorked with Julia Perillo, a singer-songwriter from Fishers, will be at 7 p.m. April 25 at Urban Vines, 303 E. 161st St. Noblesville — Leslie Hudson, Jen Carlson Midkiff and Brenda Sutton will appear in concert at 8 p.m. April 27 at Logan Street Sanctuary. Lawrence — “Perry Haughter and the Magical Musical,” presented by Q Artistry, will be held April 24 to 28 at Theater at the Fort. For more, visit artsforlawrence.org.

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ATI stages ‘Forbidden Broadway’ By Mark Ambrogi • mark@youarecurrent.com Don Farrell and his fellow actors had one problem during the first rehearsal for “Forbidden PARODY Broadway: It’s Back, It’s New and Better than Ever.” “It’s like we all reverted back to high school,” Farrell said. “We were constantly cracking each other up. We Farrell have to get the laughs out of the way now so that we don’t laugh on stage and we allow the audience to laugh.” Actors Theatre of Indiana founders Farrell, Judy Fitzgerald and Cynthia Collins, along with Logan Moore, are appearing in the musical parody from April 26 to May 19 at the Studio Theater at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. “We’re making it fresh for those who have seen what we’ve done in the past,” Farrell said. “And it’s going to be great for people that have never seen it before. It’s zany. A lot of the shows we are parodying have been done in the area. We’re doing something on ‘Newsies,’ which Civic Theatre will be doing at the same time.”

ATI had staged “Forbidden Broadway” in 2011 and then a version at District Theatre in Indianapolis in July 2018 There are 28 Broadway shows parodied in the performance. Billy Kimmel directed the District Theatre production and is returning to direct again. Kimmel estimated 85 percent of the material has changed since the July show. Some greatest hits Kimmel are staples, Kimmel said. Kimmel has been involved with “Forbidden Broadway” since 2003. “I’ve done national tours and Broadway productions through the years,” Kimmel said. “They finished the last version of ‘Forbidden Broadway’ in 2014. The show has been running more than 30 years. It started at a little club in 1982 and grew and grew.” Gerard Alessandrini, creator of “Forbidden Broadway,” is now focused on “Spamilton: An American Parody.” Kimmel and Collins have known each other since attending Ohio University together. Kimmel has acted and directed with ATI since it began in 2005. For more, visit atistage.org.

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piece so large and so different from what we’ve played the rest of the season. When you do a big choral piece like this, it stands For Carmel Symphony Orchestra Music out. I haven’t done a lot of choral pieces in Director Janna Hymes, Mozart’s “Requiem” Carmel yet. We haven’t done any will be a fitting way CONCERT to close the 2018-19 large classical choral pieces. Even though the ‘Requiem’ is a piece that season. is written for the dead, it’s a really Mozart’s “Requiem” is set for 7:30 glorious piece.” p.m. April 27 at the Palladium. WolfCount Franz von Walsegg, a gang Amadeus Mozart was working wealthy landowner from Austria, on the piece when he died at age had commissioned the piece to 35 in 1791. Hymes honor his deceased young wife, . “It’s such an incredible piece,” The concert will start with the “Russian Hymes said. “It’s very beautiful. He wrote it Easter Festival Overture” of Nikolai Rimskyon commission but it was never finished. It Korsakov. Hymes is conducting that piece was finished by some other composers of along with “Requiem.” the time. He drafted it out so there was an Rick Sowers, director of choirs at Anoutline and they finished it the way they derson University, is conducting American feel Mozart would have written it. It’s a composer Morten Lauridsen’s “Lux Aeterna.” piece that has a lot of discussion because Anderson University Chorale, Anderson of that. It’s glorious. It doesn’t call for a Symphonic Choir and Anderson University huge orchestra.” Alumni will be part of the concert as well. Hymes said the arrangement has two A “Meet the Music” pre-concert discussion clarinets, two bassoons, three trombones, will start at 6:30 p.m. For more, visit carmeltimpani and strings. symphony.org. “It doesn’t have a big brass section and Hymes said the 2019-20 season will be all the winds aren’t playing,” she said. “I’m announced at the concert. really excited to end our season with a

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Huston to perform at Lucas Oil By Mark Ambrogi • mark@youarecurrent.com Daniel Huston won’t graduate from Belmont University until May, but he’s been a professional touring musiCONCERT cian for three years. “Once I went on my first run, I took to the whole experience and the tour life. I really enjoy traveling the country, playing music and getting paid to hang out with my good buddies,” Huston said. Huston, a keyboard player, started touring with country musician Austin Burke Broadway’s greatest musical legends meet Broadway’s greatest when he was sophomore at the Nashville, satirist in this hilarious, loving, and endlessly entertaining tribute "Broadway's greatest musical legends greatest Tenn., college. to some of the theatre’s meet greatest Broadway's stars and songwriters. Huston, who grew up in Carmel, has been satirist in this hilarious Broadway’s and endlessly entertaining greatest musicalmusical legendsreview! meet Broadway’s greatest touring with country star William Michael Saturday Night Live meets Broadway! "Gut-bustingly funny!" satirist in this hilarious, loving, and endlessly entertaining tribute Morgan this year. Morgan has been opening - New York Post to some of the theatre’s greatest stars and songwriters. for Country Music Hall of Famer Alan JackBroadway’s greatest musical legends meet Broadway’s greatest son for several shows since January. satirist in this hilarious, loving, and endlessly entertaining tribute GET YOUR TICKETS FOR FORBIDDEN BROADWAY! Morgan will open for Jackson at 7 p.m. to some of the theatre’s greatest stars and songwriters. Go to the Center for Performing Arts Box Office, April 27 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. call 317.843.3800 or visit atistage.org.. “We’ll be doing this pretty much all summer, playing different arenas,” Huston said. “It’s been great exposure for William, with the big crowds at the arenas.” GET YOUR TICKETS FOR FORBIDDEN BROADWAY! Huston, 22, is majoring in commercial GET YOUR TICKETS FOR FORBIDDEN BROADWAY! piano performance. Huston graduated from Gototothethe Center for Performing Arts Box Office, Go Center for Performing Arts Box Office, Highlands Latin School in Indianapolis in call or visit call317.843.3800 317.843.3800 oratistage.org.. visit atistage.org.. 2015. His mother, Judie, is the Highlands Latin principal.

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Carmel resident Daniel Huston played with William Michael Morgan at KFC Yum Center Jan. 25 in Louisville. (Submitted photo)

Huston connected with Morgan’s group in Columbus, Ohio, approximately 1 1/2 years ago when Burke opened for Morgan. “I met William’s crew, and through connections of people I worked with, I got recommended by five or six people,” he said. “I got a call at the beginning of the year (and was asked) if I’d like to be their keyboard player and I said yes,” Huston said. “It’s meant a lot of missed classes, especially on Fridays. A lot of early bus calls. It’s been a lot of communicating with professors and trying to make it all work. It has been a challenge, to say the least.”

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viously in IRT’s Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play,” which ended March 31. “It was a little tough transitioning from Brianna Milan loves to see her fellow acone show to the next, but thank goodness tors leave the audience laughing. for the one day off we got in be“I prefer comCOMEDY edies,” Milan said. “I tween the two shows,” Milan said. “It gave me the opportunity to realways love to watch center myself, get some rest and other artists’ ability to make people prep for the next show.” laugh.” Hart and Kaufman’s Pulitzer Milan plays Rheba in the Indiana Prize-winning farce debuted on Repertory Theatre’s production of Broadway in 1936. The story centers Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman’s Milan on Alice, played by Janyce Caraballo, madcap comedy “You Can’t Take It who loves her eccentric family but isn’t sure with You,” April 23 to May 19. her fiance’s straight-laced parents will feel “I find that Rheba has a true passion for the same way. music, just like I do,” Milan said. “Through“I feel like this play ages well because out the production, Rheba is constantly a lot of the show’s topics are still just as singing and skating throughout the house. relevant to topics and challenges we face It gives her joy in the hardest moments of in today’s time,” said Milan, who grew up in the show as well as the happiest moments. Georgia and attended Indiana University to I feel that I also share this love for music. study musical theater. No matter what mood or state of mind I’m For more, visit irtlive.com. in, I always turn to music.” Milan, an Indianapolis resident, was pre-

Asner stars in ‘Soap Myth’ By Mark Ambrogi • mark@youarecurrent.com Jeff Cohen had a clear mission in writing “The Soap Myth,” a play set a half century after World War II. THEATER “To say that it is of paramount importance that the history of the Holocaust be kept to the forefront of society, that it not be forgotten, that it be studied, and the lessons of the Holocaust are things we can use to present genocide in the future,” Cohen said. “Holocaust denial is a tactic used by antiSemitic people, who want to eradicate this notion of this attempt to exterminate Jews from history. They will use any tactic they can, including what I call pseudo-history. It’s fake history that the Holocaust didn’t happen, or those things happened or those things didn’t.” The Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis, with support of the National Bank of Indianapolis, will present “The Soap Myth” at 7:30 p.m. at the Palladium at The Center for Performing Arts Center in Carmel. Seven-time Emmy winner Ed Asner, famous for his role as Lou Grant on the “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” plays a Holocaust survivor who said the Nazis experimented with making soap from human body fat of Jewish concentration camp victims. Cohen points out a character who is a Holocaust denier who concedes maybe a

Liba Vaynberg, left, and Ed Asner at “The Soap Myth” reading in New York. (Photo by Diane Bondareff)

few thousand Jews died but that doesn’t mean millions died. “It’s a tactic to literally eradicate what happened from the history books,” Cohen said. “Unfortunately, that aspect of my play is more timely than when I wrote it because we have people who are very effective at lying, having alternate facts and calling what they don’t like fake news. Just because you don’t like the fact that Nazis were almost successful of exterminating an entire group of people from the face of the earth doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen.” The play is presented as a reading, so Asner, 89, doesn’t have to memorize his many lines. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

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7:30 p.m. April 23, 25, 26; “You Can’t Take It with 6:30 p.m. April 24; 1 and 5 You,” OneAmerica Stage, Indiana Repertory Theatre p.m. April 27; 2 p.m. April 28 IRT presents Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman’s madcap comedy, which debuted on Broadway in 1936. Cost: $21 to $78

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“Jesus Christ Superstar,” 7:30 p.m. April 25; 8 p.m. April Mud Creek Theater 26, 27; 2:30 p.m. April 28 The Mud Creek Players present the classic rock opera for the first time since 1989. Cost: $10 to 20

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“Newsies” follows the story of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy and leader of a band of teenaged newsboys.

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Tennessee Williams’ play centers on Blanche DuBois coming to live with her sister and brutish brother-in-law in New Orleans.

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6:30 p.m. April 23; 7:30 p.m. April “Amber Waves,” Upperstage, Indiana 24, 26; 2 and 7:30 p.m. April 25; 4 and 8 p.m. April 27; 2 p.m. April 28 Repertory Theatre “Amber Waves” follows a year in the life of an Indiana family as they face the prospect of losing their farm. Cost: $21 to $78

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Where’s Amy enjoys Michael Feinstein with the CSO CSO Music Director Janna Hymes (Carmel) and Artistic Director Michael Feinstein (Carmel) receive a standing ovation and take a final bow. The concert was a huge hit with the audience. Feinstein, a five-time Grammy Award nominee and founder of the Great American Songbook Foundation, together with Hymes filled the Palladium with shear joy and magic for a program titled “That’s Entertainment,” a salute to classic MGM musicals with unforgettable songs made famous by Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly and the legendary performers. This was one concert that music lovers of all ages enjoyed and gave a well deserved standing ovation. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org. (Photo by Amy Pauszek)

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