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Historic Hell Ford Bridge moves to Fishers By Jonathan Matthes jonathan@youarecurrent.com The Bell Ford Bridge began its journey to Fishers after crashing into the White River 75 miles away. INFRASTRUCTURE The collapse didn’t just happen, it had been years in the making. Originally built in 1869, the bridge had a good run for its first century in Seymour. But by the time a windstorm blew the western portion to smithereens in 1999, it had been 30 years since a car had ventured across its 325-foot expanse. Neglect led to the demise of the rest of it. Barely nine months after the bridge ended up on the National Register of Historic Places the remaining half plunged into the river below on Jan. 2, 2006. At the time, hope for the Bell Ford Bridge seemed as shattered as the bridge itself, which was lying in the river against its former support beam. Days after the collapse, then-Jackson County Commissioner Gary Darledge told the Seymour Tribune, “There is nothing left of the Bell Ford Bridge, and I will not spend another tax dollar on it. Ninety percent of the people in this county think it is asinine to even consider rebuilding that bridge.” But in 2024, Hamilton County will do just that. “A lot has happened since we first acquired the bridge (in 2018),” Hamilton County Commissioner Mark Heirbrandt stated in a media release. “We don’t want people to think we forgot about it.” Plans are in place to reconstruct the old bridge — the last remaining of the three combination Post truss bridges in the world — into a pedestrian bridge over Fall Creek just south of Geist Park. The City of Fishers will incorporate the bridge into a new, soonto-be-developed trail, while INDOT and the Hamilton County Highway Dept. work together to secure funding for the project. The cost is an estimated $3.5 million, with $2.8 million already raised through a grant with

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Rendering of one of the designs the county will select from for the final pedestrian bridge when construction begins in 2024.

the Indianapolis Metropolitan Organization. The bridge will not look exactly as it originally did. The distinctive red siding will be removed, in part because it will give pedestrians a more scenic view as they cross it and also as a preventative measure against vandalism. The bridge also will be trimmed from its original length to 160 feet, and the county is still undecided about what to do with the remaining segment. A final design to incorporate the bridge is not complete. County officials are weighing three options, with the differences affecting the foundation and accessories, such as lighting fixtures, not the bridge itself. The pedestrian version of the Bell Ford Bridge will remain authentic to the original by utilizing many of its components. “The bridge will be reconstructed in the same style that it was first built with in 1869,” Daniel Kurdziel, project manager with VS Engineering, stated in a media release. “But it will get a bit of facelift. The bridge will receive a more durable roof that mimics the original cedar shake roof and will be rebuilt with the addition of clear polycarbonate siding modeling the original open-air structure. These features will maintain the historic integrity of the original bridge while accenting and protecting the structural members that make this bridge one-of-a-kind.” continue deliver to a different 25 percent of the community. That means, in a fourweek month, a different quadrant of the community each week will receive Current by mail. In addition, our practice of making the newspapers available in their entirety online ensues and never will change. It’s starting to appear that we’ll be able to return to weekly circulation at 100

Until construction begins in 2024, the bridge resides in a new, unused wing of the Hamilton County Jail. “Who would have imagined that we would have stored a historic bridge in a jail?” Heirbrandt said. The bridge is being stored in pieces. Original 1869 wooden beams are stacked in one section, with original wooden planks in another. There are crates of cast iron hex nuts, more than 150 years old, the size of a man’s hand. There are also buckets of handmade nails used on the original structure. Heirbrandt and others involved in the project kept one as a souvenir. All the components were fished out of the White River after that fateful day in January 2006. Although Jackson County officials had no intention of investing more money into the dilapidated bridge, they did have the foresight to rescue the fallen bridge from the river, disassemble it and store it. Instead of restoring the bridge, Jackson County officials were preoccupied with saving another historic structure: An old round barn for which they didn’t have funding. Before Heirbrandt made his first trek to Seymour about the bridge, officials from other cities across the nation had already asked about taking possession of it. All of them, including Heirbrandt, were turned down. According to Jackson County Commissioner Matt Reedy, the bridge was not for sale. But something about the Hamilton County plans for the bridge stuck with Reedy. Reedy checked with a consultant who encouraged him to let Hamilton County use the bridge if Reedy wanted the bridge built well and in his lifetime. That appealed to Reedy. He called Heirbrandt and offered to give Hamilton County the bridge as a gift. “We were completely blown away,” Heirbrandt said. “(We said,) ‘Why don’t we give you $25,000? That way you can use these funds to help you restore your old barn.’” The deal was struck, and the one-of-akind Bell Ford Bridge was soon on its way to Hamilton County, where it will once again span a river. percent sooner than later. As we indicated before, exactly when is anyone’s guess, but is something we badly want to restore. Thank you for your understanding as we continue to work to get back to business as usual. Brian Kelly Steve Greenberg President/ Executive Vice Publisher President/GM

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County updates comprehensive plan for first time in 14 years By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com County comprehensive plans are typically reviewed once every 10 years, so after 14 years without an CIVIC PLANNING update, Hamilton County was in need of a new plan. The document outlines a foundation for all land use, transportation and environmental policies for the rural townships of Wayne and White River and the northeast corner of Noblesville and Adams Township. “Especially with the explosive growth we’ve had here in our county, we felt like it was important we update it, and we have had a lot of people move into our county since the last time it’s been updated,” Hamilton County Commissioner Mark Heirbrandt said. “We really needed to get a lot of public input with it.” Although the public input session occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, Carmel-based Innovative Planning CEO Corrie Meyer and her team conducted nine township meetings and seven council and plan commission meetings to gather input for the plan. On April 12, the Hamilton County Commissioners approved the Hamilton County Comprehensive Plan. “We had tremendous public input on this,” Heirbrandt said. “Our last two plan commission meetings, not only were they opened up virtually to call in, but we had a packed house at the government and judicial center. There was a lot of public input, and we listened to the people.” Meyer said one of the biggest hurdles was that although land outside of city limits makes up 50 percent of the acreage in the county, 95 percent of it is agricultural. “You think about the top grossing and top growth, population-wise, of the state that Hamilton County is right there, and there was a strong desire to preserve that,” Meyer said. “We needed to research how other communities were doing and also listen to what the citizens were saying they wanted. Did they want to preserve agriculture or did they want to continue their family economy? Their main ask was, ‘We like the farming culture that is in Hamilton County, we like the access we have to the other communities. The other communities can continue to grow and provide amenities and shops and art, but let’s focus that growth

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Leaders reflect on first year of Fishers Health Dept. By Jonathan Matthes jonathan@youarecurrent.com Indy Lane and Monica Heltz smile on a sunny late April day and as they get in position for a picture. ANNIVERSARY “Tell everyone that we’re vaccinated, so it’s OK if we stand close,” said Lane, laughing. The two women have had plenty of opportunities to become close during the past year. They are the leaders of the Fishers Health Dept., which on April 24 marked its first anniversary. Heltz is the public health director and Lane is the chief medical director. One year ago, they met in Heltz’s backyard to begin work to launch the department near the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. But these meetings were no backyard barbeques; they were fortunate if they found time to eat at all. “We’d be lucky if we could get a Starbucks,” Lane said. A year later, FHD officials are looking back on their accomplishments in the last 12 months and preparing for the future. According to the FHD Data dashboard on the FHD’s website, from April 29, 2020 until April 27, 2021 more than 44,000 people had been tested for COVID-19 in Fishers’ testing centers. Nearly 29,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered at vaccination centers in Fishers, with 59 percent of the city’s population having received at least one dose. Of the age group at the highest risk of developing severe bouts of COVID-19 (ages 70 and older), more than 7,400 people had been fully vaccinated. Mayor Scott Fadness had already been mulling the need for the city to create its own health department when the COVID-19 hit Indiana. The pandemic set the process in motion. Fadness found his first leader for the department through a connection to Bryan Mills, president and CEO of Community Health Network, which led to Lane’s hire. “I was tapped on the shoulder to see if I could offer some support,” Lane said. “At that time, the challenge was for the health department’s ability to issue COVID testing, and that was where I was brought in to help facilitate that. “I think the mayor’s vision was that if we could get testing up to speed, then one day we could be able to distribute vaccinations,

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too.” Unlike Lane, who was asked to help, Heltz reached out to the city. She had spent her career in public health and was looking for a new challenge after completing her doctorate in nursing one year prior through Frontier Nursing University. “I’ve only ever wanted to do public health. Public health is my passion,” Heltz said. “I had been working at Marion County for 10 years and saw that the mayor had started a health department, so it seemed like good timing for me as far as being able to put my skill set to use and help in this situation, and I live in Fishers.” Heltz and Lane credit the department’s growth to the engagement of other various Fishers government agencies. “Coming from a standard health department and not the integrated structure that we have has been something I wasn’t used to,” Heltz said. “I’m not used to having an entire public works team and all the support in the city to put all of their resources behind this effort and make sure that this happens for our citizens.” But the FHD isn’t only dealing with the pandemic. It’s also responsible for investigating animal bites and keeping vacant buildings free of dangerous bacteria, among many other responsibilities. The health department also has tracked more than 30 reportable diseases and tracked Ebola outbreaks in Africa to be ready with protocols in case someone arrives infected from a distant land. “Diseases are going to keep popping up,” Heltz said. “The more agile and ready that we can be to figure out how to combat those things, the better. I hope we don’t have to do this again soon.”

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the FCC, offer the most accurate snapshot of which areas of the U.S. have access to broadband internet. Because of the rapid In a display of bipartisan, the Indiana pace of development, the most recent maps Congressional delegation is urging the Fedwere obsolete upon publication. eral Communications “Now, there is a new process P0LITICS Commission to prowhere there would be more revide a status update al-time process mapping,” Spartz on the production of broadband said. “Money was given last year, coverage maps. The maps indicate but it seems like the federal govwhich areas in each state — and ernment was moving really slow, even each county — have access to and it’s important where you know internet broadband. (broadband access is).” Spartz “I truly believe (broadband) is Congress passed the Broadband the electricity of the 21st century,” said Deployment Accuracy and Technology AvailU.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.), who repability Act in 2019, which provided $98 milresents the 5th District. “We need to be lion to address the mapping issues. smart. Where it is feasible we will have to The other Hoosier congressional memsubsidize, but we also shouldn’t be wasting bers are: Democrat Frank Mvran, Republican money where there is economic (advantage) Jackie Walorski, Republican Jim Banks, and where people already have (broadband Republican James Baird, Republican Greg access). It will improve access to health Pence, Democrat Andre Carson, Republican care, education and economic opportunities Larry Buchson (R-08) and Republican Trey for businesses.” Hollingsworth. Each joined Spartz in signBroadband coverage maps, provided by ing the letter to the FCC.

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Centier Bank Promotes Anthony Contrucci to SR V.P. of Community Relations — Centier bank has promoted Anthony Contrucci to Senior Vice President of Community Relations. Contrucci joined Centier Bank in 2011 as the Wealth Management and Strategic Products Consultant and most recently led the Bank’s community-focused initiatives as the Vice President of Community Relations and Business Development, a role he was promoted to in 2016. From 2016 to 2020 the Bank’s community impact across Indiana was valued at $11.1 Million. For more information about Contrucci, email acontrucci@ centier.com; for more on Centier Bank, go to centier.com. First Internet Bank — Fishers-based First Internet Bank is contributing $250,000 to the Hamilton County Community Foundation which will be awarded to local non-for-profit organizations. A 2:1 match with Lilly Endowment’s Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow will increase the total commitment to $750,000. The money will be aimed at three main needs: family and youth empowerment, support of the mental health and well-being of and inclusive economic growth. CarDon & Associates Unveils Hamilton Trace Expansion with Two Open House Dates — CarDon & Associates a Bloomington-based provider of senior living services is unveiling the renovations at its Fishers community, Hamilton Trace –11851 Cumberland Rd.—with two open houses. A $5 Million expansion project has more than doubled the number of assisted living apartments at the facility. The 67 residents will feature 32 new one-bedroom apartments and five two-bedroom apartments. The first open house is from 2 pm to 7 pm on May 18 and is open to the general public. The second is 3 pm to 5pm on May 19 and is aimed at professionals. Refreshments and door prizes will be offered at each. Reservations are required for both open houses and they can be made by either calling 317-813-7777 or emailing at infoHT@cardon.us. Social distancing will be practiced at both events. Hamilton Co. Solar Co-Op hosting webinar — Free webinars are being offered for the Hamilton County Solar Co-op, a nonprofit program. You’ll learn about solar basics for your home, farm, or small business, and how solar protects against rising electricity bills and can increase property values. To register, visit carmelgreen.org or email a request to lwebb@carmelgreen.org.

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By Jonathan Matthes jonathan@youarecurrent.com If motorists can’t go over the railroad tracks, or through them, they must go under them. At least, that is the solution the Town of McCordsville came up with to resolve its long-standing dilemma of the CSX railroad tracks crossing Mt. Comfort Road backing up traffic. “A year or so ago, the council authorized a study to look at whether we needed to go over the tracks, under the tracks or do an at-grade surface improvement,” Town Manager Tonya Galbraith said. “It came down to the underpass being the most viable (option), as far as it took out the least amount of property and having the best chance of INDOT being on board with (the project).” The underpass solution is not an inexpensive one. The estimated cost of the entire project is just under $40 million. The vast majority of the cost — $28.3 million, 71 percent of the total project — would be for construction. Other costs include $5.5 million in property acquisition, $3.5 million in construction inspection and $2.5 million for design. The project is supported by the council on the condition that funding can be secured. Using an underpass to cross railroad tracks is a bit unusual. Most municipalities opt to build bridges over tracks or improve at-grade level crossings. McCordsville initially debated between the two more standard options when then-town councilor Bryan Burney suggested an underpass. “He shared a video, and, frankly, at that point, that seems really out of the box,” Gailbraith said. “But our staff looked at it again and thought, ‘No, there is something to this.’” The underpass proposal gained momentum as the town’s research into at-grade and overpass solutions fizzled out.

An at-grade solution would have been the least expensive option, costing $9 million, but according to a town funding document would amount to “a mere bandage, as it did nothing to remove the impediments caused by the rail crossing.” With that option, traffic would continue to back up whenever a train passed. Complicating matters, the population of McCordsville is growing. The expectation is that McCordsville, which has approximately 7,000 residents, will have more than 19,000 by 2030, which would only worsen congestion caused by the passing trains. The overpass proposal ran into even more obstacles. Between the design and land acquisition hurdles, the town stated in the funding document that an overpass or bridge “(was) difficult if not impossible to build.” An overpass project would have cost $32 million. Adding to the difficulty, not only would a bridge project significantly impact the properties around the tracks, but there was no guarantee the project would receive state approval. “When we looked at that overpass, or the bridge design, INDOT would have wanted the construction of the overpass to meet 40 mph design-speed criteria. What that means is that the road is designed for vehicles to travel 40 mph, irregardless of what the road is actually posted as a speed limit,” McCordsville Director of Planning and Building Ryan Crum said. The portion of Mt. Comfort Road that approaches the railroad track has a speed limit of 30 mph. “INDOT wanted to ensure a certain design speed that was consistent with how the road was designed elsewhere through McCordsville and Fishers, etc.,” Crum said. “When you apply that 40 mph design criteria to an overpass that

has a very high bridge, it makes the grade more gradual and you impact a lot, a lot, a lot of properties.” The question remaining is how to fund a nearly $40 million underpass project. “We are what we call ‘funding hunting’ right now,” Gailbraith said. A first option is federal funding, such as through President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan: The American Jobs Plan. Gailbriath said the town has reached out to U.S. Rep Greg Pence’s office for assistance in obtaining funds for the project. Civic planning organizations and INDOT could also help cover the cost. “We are looking at all avenues,” Crum said. ON THE COVER: Renderings of the underpass designs for Mt. Comfort Road. (Submitted renderings)

HOW LONG WOULD CONSTRUCTION ON THE UNDERPASS TAKE? The project would take nearly two years from beginning to end. Construction on the stretch of road where the underpass would be constructed would take seven months of a 21-month total construction project. By comparison, if the town had pursued the overpass option, a large stretch of Mt. Comfort Road would have had to have been closed for the entire 16-month construction project.

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It has begun. The mass emigration from college campuses to homes of origin is in full swing, friends, and I, for one, am not looking forward to its completion. For context, Doo and I have four children, three of whom are “livin’ the dream” as coeds in dorms or apartments. We’ve basically spent the past year flirting with an attractive empty nest that promises endless quiet, clean countertops and small Meijer bills. Sure, we still have our youngest around, but she’s the consummate teenager, appearing at mealtime and the occasional holiday party. Her existence here is literally only evidenced by drying leggings in the laundry room and her stupid healthy foods. I exercise for Twinkies, people, not soy-based, protein-enriched nut bread. But I digress. The point is, the domestic sanctuary I’ve recently started enjoying is about to be overrun by a bunch of loud-mouthed, newly opinionated, incessantly hungry, “independent” young adults who are thrilled to be once again on the dole. We will go from an easy, family of 2 1/2 to a terrifying mosh pit of six. Empty bedrooms will become war zones, the driveway a mine field, and the kitchen, a 24-hour mess hall barely operating because of low rations, a broken dishwasher and ever-flowing trash cans. Am I mixing my metaphors? Of course I am! The impending onslaught has me discombobulated enough to compare their homecoming to both a Metallica concert and an armed conflict. All right, all right. Before you go bashing my lack of maternal affection, know that I love my kids dearly. I simply love them more now that they live away. So, wish me luck, for it has begun. Peace out.

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Adrenaline thrilled to start first full summer By Jonathan Matthes jonathan@youarecurrent.com Adrenaline Family Adventure had a tumultuous first year, opening and closing based on the State’s RIBBON-CUTTING COVID-19 responseand at times limiting the amount of people who can gather inside at one time. Welcoming in the OneZone Chamber of Commerce inside for an official ribbon cutting kept getting pushed back. But April 30 was finally the day. The park is at 10080 E. 121st St., Suite 182 in Fishers. “It’s been very nice because we had to cancel (the ribbon cutting) in November (2020), and that was really sad,” said Brittany McClary, the director of operations for Adrenaline. “It’s fun to have that opportunity now.” McClary designed Adrenaline’s logo a year ago. A second Adrenaline location is opening soon in Fort Wayne inside Spiece Fieldhouse.

From left Mitchell Brooks, Eli Flaa, Christopher Manning, Brittany McClary, Clarie Butler, Caleb Bowman and Cecilia Coble cut the ribbon for Adrenaline Family Adventure Park (Photo by Jonathan Matthes)

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Manchester to perform hit songs in concert with Feinstein By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Melissa Manchester has been performing for more than 50 years, so the COVID-19 pandemic halting perforCONCERT mances in March 2020 has been difficult. “I think like various people I went through stages of experiencing this tremendous shutdown of our society,” said Manchester, who is based in Los Angeles. “I was thrown into an abrupt retirement, so to speak. I had to deal with the grief. The struggle was to stay present and not deal with the past or future and just take each day at a time.” It helped that the singer/songwriter had a 24th album to work on called “Re:View,” which features fresh takes on several of her classic songs and some previously unreleased songs. The album is expected to introduce a new audience to her big hits and help regain streaming rights by re-recording her songs. “Because we are in precarious times, there was an opportunity to roll this out slowly, one a month,” Manchester said. “In order to do that effectively, we’ve come out with a video per song. We’ve been doing that since last September. We’ll continue on it until we have an album.” Manchester, 70, will make her first live performance since the pandemic hit along with Michael Feinstein at 3 and 8 p.m. May 15 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. Tickets are sold out for the evening show, but a livestream is available. Feinstein and Manchester were originally supposed to perform together in the spring of 2020 before the pandemic. “I’m very cautiously optimistic,” Manchester said. “I love my dear friend Michael Feinstein. Michael and I have performed together many times. It’s wonderful when Michael and I share the stage. We do sing some songs together and that’s very lovely.” Manchester visited the Palladium to

“Light on the Horizon” Civic Theatre will present “Light on the Horizon” through May 15 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. Performances are at 7 p.m. May 14-15. For more, visit civictheatre.org. “A Few Good Men” Civic Theatre’s production of “A Few Good Men” is set for May 12-23 at Studio Theater at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. Performances are at 7 p.m. May 12-13, 2 and 7 p.m. May 15 and 2 p.m. May 16. In-person and livestream options are available. For more, visit civictheatre.org. Evening with Michael Feinstein with guest Melissa Manchester Evening with Michael Feinstein with guest Melissa Manchester is set for 3 and 8 p.m. May 15 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. Livestream tickets are available as well. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

Melissa Manchester will appear with Michael Feinstein in two shows May 15 at the Palladium in Carmel. (Submitted photo)

teach at the Songbook Academy. This will be her first concert at the Palladium. “The hall is as beautiful as can be,” she said. Manchester became the first recording artist in the history of the Academy Awards to have two nominated movie themes in a single year, “Through The Eyes Of Love” from “Ice Castles” and “I’ll Never Say Goodbye” from “The Promise,” and to perform both songs on the Oscar telecast. Nominated for a Grammy in 1980 for “Don’t Cry Out Loud,” she won the Grammy Award for best female vocalist in 1982 with “You Should Hear How She Talks About You.” Manchester also co-wrote the radio mainstays “Midnight Blue,” “Come In From The Rain” and “Whenever I Call You Friend.” “I feel very grateful that I’ve grown into these songs,” she said. “They’ve become living monologues for me, and I never get bored singing them. For the ones I’ve written, I’m amazed I knew so much because it’s such a long time ago. It’s a privilege to see how much they’ve meant to the audience and they were so much the musical

landscapes of my fans. It’s very touching.” Manchester said the video for “Midnight Blue” is a “musical conversation of present me and older clips of when I was first performing it in the 1970s.” Manchester has acted at times throughout her career. In 1993-94, she acted in 10 episodes of “Blossom” as Blossom’s mother. “Acting is not something I really pursued,” she said. “I had to replace Bernadette Peters for the national tour of ’Song and Dance.’ I had done a piece of the tour on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Music of the Night.’ I could have pursued that more, but my track was really to be a concert performer and songwriter.” Manchester composed music for the animated features “The Great Mouse Detective” and “Lady And The Tramp II,” the sequel to the Disney classic. She also composed the scores for the theatrical musicals “I Sent A Letter To My Love” and “Sweet Potato Queens.” For more, visit melissamanchester.com. For tickets, visit thecenterpresents.org.

Beef & Boards Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre will present “Smoke on the Mountain” through June 20. For more, visit beefandboards.com. Westfield Playhouse Main Street Productions’ performances of “Silent Sky” are at 7:30 p.m. May 13-15 and 2:30 p.m. May 16. For more, visit westfieldplayhouse.org. Actors Theatre of Indiana ATI Drive-In Theatre will feature Indiana’s “Start Your Engines” concert at 7:30 p.m. May 14 at the Monon Square Shopping Center in Carmel. For more, visit atistage.org. Indianapolis Opera Indianapolis Opera will present “Madame Butterfly” at 7 p.m. May 14-16 at the Indianapolis Zoo’s Bicentennial Pavillon. For more, visit indyopera.org. Comedy at The Cat The Comedy at The Cat features a comedy lineup of Jeff Jena and John Branyan at 7:30 p.m. May 14 and Jeff Jena and Dave “The King” Wilson at 7:30 p.m. May 15. For more, visit eventbrite.com/e/ comedy-at-the-cat-tickets-152128573659.

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Three Carmel High School students and two Zionsville Community High School students are among 40 of the naMUSIC tion’s top high school vocalists who have been selected to participate in the 2021 Songbook Academy summer intensive, a week of personal instruction and mentoring by arts and entertainment professionals presented each year by the Great American Songbook Foundation. Nathan Koon, Jack Sullivan and Cara Nowlin are the CHS students. They are joined by Carmel resident Piper Murphy, who attends Park Tudor School. Lily Cross and Jilayne Kistner are the ZCHS students. The other Indiana finalists are Annie Flowers, Indianapolis; Jonathan Grimes, Avon; and Camden Zetty, Avon. Now in its 12th year, the Songbook Academy is the nation’s leading youth music intensive focused on timeless standards from the worlds of jazz, Broadway, Hollywood and Tin Pan Alley. Typically offered on-site

at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, where the Songbook Foundation is headquartered, the program is again shifting to a virtual format in response to the logistical and safety issues posed by the ongoing pandemic. Still, during the week of July 17-24, the 40 finalists will receive professional vocal training and performance coaching and participate in workshops, daily social activities and educational masterclasses with a team of mentors led by five-time Grammy Award nominee and Songbook Foundation Founder Michael Feinstein. “There is no reason to expose our finalists or others to any health risk when the virtual format has already proven successful and meaningful to students across the country,” Songbook Foundation Executive Director Christopher Lewis stated. “We look forward to making a difference in the lives of these young artists in creative, safe and accessible ways that preserve the quality, the camaraderie and the personalized nature of the experience.”

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the fall.” Savia said the acoustics at the Zoo are surprisingly good. Indianapolis Opera will present a different “We have to do some amplification beversion of the classic “Madame Butterfly” cause some of the seats are back farther,” when it performs Savia said. CONCERT at the Indianapolis Indianapolis Opera previously Zoo’s Bicentennial staged a production of “Madame Pavilion for the first time. Butterfly” Nov. 1, 2020, at the Basile “It will be more of a concert proOpera Center in Indianapolis. The duction,” principal guest conductor cast was shrunk because of the Alfred Savia said. “There will be COVID-19 pandemic and only resimore emphasis on the music and dent artists were used. Savia less on the staging. The main thing “This is going to be quite differis the audience is going to get to hear the ent because the one in the fall, we elimiincredible music of (Giacomo) Puccini.” nated the chorus,” Savia said. “We had one The performances will be at 7 p.m. May soprano join our resident artists. We made 14-16. a lot of cuts to cut out some of the second“The biggest challenge is keeping some ary characters. That’s opened up and we are distancing because we are going to do this doing all of Act 1.” without masks,” said Savia, noting that the Yulia Lysenko is playing Cio-Cio-San/ entire cast has had a COVID-19 vaccination Madame Butterfly. Hugo Vera is playing and expects most of the orchestra will be Pinkerton. vaccinated by the time the performances Savia said the show runs approximately 2 are held. hours and 10 minutes, including an intermis“It’s a small orchestra, about 23 or 24, sion. A normal production would run around and we’re spreading them out,” Savia said. 2 hours and 45 minutes. “But it’s a bigger orchestra than we had in For more, visit indyopera.org.

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Backyard orchestra teaches virtual students By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com When Carmel resident Li Li realized that Carmel Clay Schools students who opted for the virtual classroom option were unable to attend orchestra, she created a MUSIC solution. Li, a violist for the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, and her husband, Joel Smirnoff, who also is a musician and teaches violin at the Juilliard School in New York, decided to give the virtual students an option to practice playing their instruments and created the backyard orchestra. “Only hybrid (students) could do the orchestra at school,” Li said. “My son actually is in sixth grade right now, and this whole sixth grade year was supposed to be the first year they picked up an instrument and played in orchestra, but he’s been virtual, so he’s never had the opportunity to do that. I thought there are a lot of kids like him.” Li said her backyard is flat, and she thought she could set up chairs and teach

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students how to play their instruments. The program started in summer 2020, and Li is continuing it this spring. “We did quite a few pieces mixed with classical and ‘Star Wars’ and all that,” Li said. “It was really important for the kids to have this social event, and they all loved it.” Practices began last month. Seventeen students participate in the backyard orchestra. They meet for eight to nine sessions once a week and then perform. For the full story, visit currentnightandday.com.

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Commentary by Anna Skinner Address: Locations change weekly What to get: Smoked brisket Price: $10 Anna’s take: Gocki’s Smokin BBQ started 10-plus years ago, when pit master Scott Wilgocki taught himself how to barbeque and began smoking meat as a hobby. Until October 2019, Wilgocki worked in the corporate world but had been told he should pursue barbecue full time for years. In fall 2019, Wilgocki followed the advice and launched Gocki’s Smokin’ BBQ, a food truck. I am a huge smoked brisket fan, and that’s what I suggest you order ($10), with a side of smoked mac and cheese ($3) and green beans ($3), cooked with bacon and onions. Wilgocki’s offerings remind me of family gatherings with delicious, home-cooked food. It brings a whole new meaning to the

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Exploring the Khan El-Khalili souk Commentary by Don Knebel A visit to a Middle Eastern outdoor market, called either a “souk” or “souq” (from Arabic) or a “bazaar” (from TRAVEL Persian), provides a sensory experience like few others. The oldest and one of the most famous souks is Cairo’s sprawling Khan El-Khalili, at the center of Islamic Cairo, between Al-Muizz Street and the important El-Hussein Mosque. Khan El-Khalili is named for Jaharkas el-Khalili, a government official who established an open-air market in the area in the late 14th century. By the 15th century, the market had become an important center of international trade, including trade in slaves. Today, Khan El-Khalili is the most visited site in Egypt, attracting both locals and visitors from around the world. The hundreds of stores and workshops attack all the senses, sometimes simultaneously. Bright colors can be found in the many shops selling clothing, including shops displaying lingerie, an unusual site in a predominantly Muslim nation. The aromas of freshly baked bread, burning incense

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