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Fishers council approves bond refunds / P7

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positivity is decreasing, increasing or staying the same, remains consistent.” Box said the state expects to have a funcIndiana State Health Commissioner Dr. tioning dashboard tracking COVID-19 cases in Kristina Box said the state’s positivity rate schools by sometime in September. for COVID-19 has reNew testing results to be included PANDEMIC mained steady, but When the pandemic began, the only she would like to see Centers for Disease Control and Prevenit decrease. tion-approved test to diagnose active “Statewide, our seven-day positivviral infection of COVID-19 was a PCR ity rate is staying relatively stable at test, which identifies the genetic materi7.7 percent, but unfortunately, we are al of the virus, Box said. not seeing the decline that we would Since then, an additional test, called Box like to see,” Box said during an Aug. an antigen test, has become widely 19 press briefing. used. It identifies active infection of COVID-19 In the wake of the Fourth of July holiday, the by checking a protein on the outside of the vistate’s seven-day percent positive rate ticked rus. Both tests can be sent to a lab for analysis up, something Box said was exacerbated by or run through point-of-care testing. the holiday weekend. A positivity rate reports “Historically, we have only included PCR the number of tests that are positive. tests on our dashboard because the CDC’s “Historically, we have calculated our positivdefinition of a COVID-19 case included docuity rate based on positive tests among unique mentation with a PCR test,” Box said. “Now, the individuals over overall tests on unique individ- CDC recognizes the need to document a case of uals,” Box said. “That means that if someone is COVID-19 also using the antigen test.” tested repeatedly, we only tested that person Beginning Aug. 24, state officials will include once. This was the right approach at the time all antigen tests submitted since the end of because, early on, we weren’t seeing people July on its dashboard. During the next month, tested multiple times. This has changed. they will include a historical record of positive “The information we have gathered throughand negative antigen tests, and the counts will out this pandemic has been incredibly valuable, be included in the state’s cumulative total of and we will continue to show the percent posi- COVID-19 cases. The added data will not skew tivity this way.” the state’s percent positivity rate, Box said. Box said the state will track the state’s posSchool funding itivity rate in a way that allows Indiana to colOn Aug. 19, state officials announced the relect data that can be compared to neighboring cipients of $61 million in grants established by states such as Ohio, Illinois and Michigan. State the federal CARES Act, which are designed to officials announced they also will calculate improve connectivity in schools and increase Indiana’s percent positivity rate based on the devices available to students and teachers total number of positive tests divided by the through the Governor’s Emergency Education total number of tests. Relief fund, or GEER. Neighboring states have already been trackApplicants submitted plans that included the ing their percent positivity rate in that manner. purchase of student devices, including ChromeBox said the additional data point will allow books and iPads, new or upgraded laptops, Indiana to understand how it compares. MacBooks and Chromebooks, as well as iPads “This will give us additional insight into our for teachers and MiFi devices with correspondcommunity spread,” Box said. “What’s importing subscription plans for families who lack ant to note is that the positivity trend is the reliable internet connectivity. same for both methods, whether the percent of

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Eagle Scout to complete project in Fortville By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

above the barrels so the water can go into them,” Grady said. Grady’s hopes to start working on the Grady Wyatt is well on his way to conproject soon. tinuing a family tradition. “The actual workload shouldn’t take more Grady’s father, Scott than two weekends,” he said. ACHIEVEMENT Wyatt, and Grady, a member of Fishers Troop his maternal 777, said he plans to raise funds to grandfather, Raymond Modesitt, buy supplies. both were Eagle Scouts. “The rough estimate for the bud“I joined Cub Scouts to do what get is around $600. I think my famithey did and be an Eagle Scout,” ly and friends can cover most of it,” Grady said. “So, it’s been there (as he said. “My grandfather, who lives a goal) since I started in second in Zionsville, said he would help out Wyatt grade.” since he was an Eagle Scout and Grady, a 17-year-old Hamilton Southeastwants to see me succeed in it.” ern High School senior, soon will begin Scott Wyatt grew up in Oskaloosa, Iowa, working on his Eagle Scout project of buildwhere he earned his Eagle Scout rank. ing a platform in an area for rain barrels to Modesitt earned his in Terre Haute where collect rainwater for people to use to water he grew up.  the community garden in Fortville. “Ray and I are both very proud of Grady “It’s basically building the platform, inand his trail to Eagle,” Scott said. “I personstalling the platform with cement posts ally watched him grow from being a Cub and redirecting the downspouts so they go Scout, where I was his den leader, to him now reaching the end of his Eagle trail.”

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City of Lawrence parks survey — The City of Lawrence is conducting a survey about its parks system. To take the survey, visit surveymonkey.com/r/LawrenceParks.

provide free admission to most Mt. Vernon Middle School and Mt. Vernon High School events. There are a few event exclusions. For more, visit mvcsc.k12.in.us/65Club.

Schools recertified with STEM designation — The Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Townships had several schools recertified with an Indiana Dept. of Education STEM designation. The schools are Skiles Test Elementary, Belzer Middle School and McKenzie Center of Innovation & Technology.

MVHS ranked as one of top high schools — The U.S. News and World Report recently ranked Mt. Vernon High School in the top tier of the national high school rankings. MVHS was ranked No. 17 in the central region and #64 in Indiana. Schools are ranked based on performance on state-required tests, graduation rates and how well students are prepared for college. The U.S. News and World Report ranked 17.790 high schools in the nation.

MVCSC offers 65+ club — The Mt. Vernon Community School Corp. is offering any resident living in our district who is at least 65 years old an opportunity to receive an “Mt. Vernon 65+ Club” event pass. This 65+ Club card will

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Arts for Lawrence brick campaign — Residents can support local arts by purchasing a brick for $100. The

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Council approves bond refunds By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com The Fishers City Council approved resolutions during its Aug. 17 meeting for bond refunds for FINANCE the 126th Street Improvement bond, entered into in 2011; the 106th Street Improvement bond, entered into in 2013; and the economic development Coble bonds, entered into in 2013. “Due to favorable market conditions, we have three refundings to consider on (the Aug. 17) agenda that affect savings for the city,” council President Cecilia Coble said. Bradford City Controller Lisa Bradford presented on the resolutions. “Due to favorable interest rates right now, it has become prudent for us to look at refunding a number of our bonds,” Bradford said. “Due to tax law change, we can’t refund every bond outstanding. You

can only refund certain ones that meet a criteria.” For the 106th Street Improvement bond, the city expects $455,000 in net value savings, which is a little more than 5 percent. For the 2011 126th Street Improvements bond, the city projects $768,000 in net value savings, or approximately 10 percent. The taxable economic development bonds from 2013 are expected to result in Vare savings of $2.4 million, or 19 percent. “When we refinanced bonds earlier this year, the total present value for savings is $1.2 million, so this gives us an opportunity to add more substantial savFadness ings to the taxpayer and to the city,” Bradford said. Mayor Scott Fadness thanked Bradford and her team. “Her and her team’s work has netted the city $3 to $4 million in cost savings, which is pretty incredible,” Fadness said.

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BACKGROUND: Sean Ferbrache is a retired firefighter after working 26 year with the Indianapolis Fire Dept. and after 11 years as a Safety Team Member with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. A lifetime of strenuous work and spending long hours standing on his feet, Sean sought relief at Methodist Sports Medicine where he first met Certified and Licensed Athletic Trainer, Sara Myers. Sara worked with Sean for only a short time when she knew he needed to be seen by an MSM Foot & Ankle Specialist, Dr. David Porter. Sean knew he had a challenge ahead of him when he was told that he had chronic ankle instability and impingement of his ankle joint, severe bone spurs and a bone defect. In other words, he needed some new wheels. Dr. Porter performed arthroscopic surgery in December 2018. Now, Sean is loving retired life and enjoying hiking with his wife, hunting, playing tennis and enjoying being a new grandparent.

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Native tree sale — The Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District is selling 35 species of native trees for $28 each. Trees will be approximately three to five feet tall at delivery. Pre-orders are required and due by Sept. 28. Trees may be picked up Oct. 23 at the Hamilton County 4-H Fairgrounds. Learn more at hamiltonswcd.org. Hearing loss group meeting — The Hearing Loss Association of America Indianapolis Chapter will hold a virtual meeting from 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 5. Audiologist Tina Childress will share communication strategies to use during the pandemic. Learn more at hlaa-indianapolis.org. Prevent property theft, fraud — The Hamilton County Recorder’s Office has rolled out a new program to protect residents from property theft and fraud. The new system, Doxpop Property Watch, notifies property owners with an email to alert them to changes or filings that affect them. Doxpop is a free service that provides residents access to all their recorded documents online. Multiple parcels can be registered for those who own several properties throughout the county. To access and enroll in the system, visit doxpop.com under “Other Services” and “Doxpop Property Watch.” Centier Bank creates homebuying e-course — Centier Bank has rolled out a homebuying e-course through its new online Financial Educational series, Centier To You, available on the bank’s website. Information and resources about the homebuying process is free and available to the public. The homebuying series includes Top Five Tips of the Homebuying process – including understanding a FICO score and how to find a mortgage loan professional and more. For more about Centier To You’s free homeownership e-course, visit centier. com/centier-to-you-homeownership/. Bank offers educational series online — Centier Bank has launched the bank’s online financial educational series, “Centier To You,” online. Centier has hosted in-person community events about financial wellness and education in the past—at branches, local libraries and other locations in communities across the state. But now, Centier is offering the series online, so visitors can access them on their own time, from anywhere. The site contains financial tips, exercises and information on identity theft, homebuying, credit and more. Learn more at centier.com/financial-education.

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Expected completion: Late FISHERS September Project: Ind. 37 ImproveProject: Sargent Road ment Project Location: 126th Street cloCONSTRUCTION roundabout, Mud Creek bridge replacement and sure switched to the east additional travel lanes side and is anticipated to Location: 96th Street between Sarreopen in November. During this time, gent Road and Cumberland Road. cross access will be restricted, with only Expected completion: The Sargent Road right in and right out. Northbound Ind. roundabout is anticipated to reopen in 37 traffic will not have access to 126th (Including Free Services for Your96th PetStreet andeast Discounts mid-June. of Sargent for Street. Traffic on northbound Ind. 37 will Road to Cumberland Road will remain shift to southbound lanes and two lanes closed and is anticipated to reopen in will remain in each direction. Local access early November. The official detour route to businesses will remain open. will direct drivers to use Lantern Road or Expected completion: 2022 Cumberland Road to 106th Street. Detour: Drivers will be directed to use Project: Downtown infrastructure 141st Street to Allisonville Road or 131st improvement Street to Cumberland Road. Location: The intersection of Morgan Drive Project: 131st Street at Nickel Plate Trail and Lantern Road closed Feb. 10. Access to Crossing Fishers Elementary will be available from Location: 131st Street at the Nickel Plate 106th Street. Lantern Road is currently Trail Crossing closed July 28 for approxiclosed to through traffic, beginning south mately one week. Work included regrading of 116th Street to Fishers Pointe Boulevard. of the crossing, removing the stop sign Expected completion: The project will be and the construction of speed tables. Becomplete in the fall. ginning Aug. 5, after the reopening of 131st Detour: Lantern Road access open from Street at the Nickel Plate Trail Crossing, the the north for local traffic and Fishers roundabout and the trail construction will Elementary School but will be closed begin. 126th Street from the Nickel Plate between 116th Street and Fishers Pointe Trail Crossing to Ford Drive will be closed. Boulevard.

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trying to capitalize on the days we have where students can be with their teachers. The facilities department assured us they Hamilton Southeastern Schools Supt. Aldon’t need an entire day to clean.” len Bourff presented an updated reopening During Phase II, access to events and athplan to the HSE letic competitions will be restricted EDUCATION Schools Board of to immediate family members. Trustees during Phase III will consist of all stuits Aug. 12 meeting. dents attending school in-person. The update changed the reopenOperational metrics will decide ing plan from a four-phase plan to a when the district will advance to three-phase plan. the next phase. A two-week notice HSE Schools is in Phase I, which will be given. Bourff is 100 percent virtual. After Labor “A reopening plan is going to have Day, the district will transition to Phase II. to be fluid,” Bourff said. “There are too many Phase II will be a 50-50 schedule with moving parts for it to be static and contwo groups of students. One group will stant the whole time.” attend school in-person three days a week, HSE Schools initially released its reopening and the second group will attend school plan July 10, but it changed after a July 15 tain-person two days a week. Non-in-person bletop meeting with City of Fishers officials. days will be virtual. Every other week, the “We realized at the end of that session groups will switch schedules. Phase II difthat the positivity rate had gone up, and fers from the original reopening plan in that our plans to go back face-to-face were preit doesn’t allow a full day for cleaning. mature. We weren’t ready for that. For that “Last (plan), we had two days of instrucreason, we began to organize ourselves tion for one group and two for another and around idea of virtual instruction,” Bourff one day every week for deep cleaning with said. all students virtual,” Bourff said. “We are To view the full plan, visit hseschools.org.

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mock scenario in which a transmission line needed to be built across the high school’s campus. Team Ducks presented a route, which ran along the outer edge of the campus, minimizing road crossings and avoiding wetlands and floodplains. The line featured transmission structures that depicted a stylized tiger running along the route, from tail to stripes to ears. Dickman said planning started in October 2019, with the competition beginning in February. Each team had an engineer as a mentor.

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Sled hockey offers Paralympic sport for individuals with physical disabilities By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com McCordsville resident Duane Weber was first introduced to sled hockey in Bowling Green, Ohio. “How this all came about is, I coached hockey for 32 years, and I started in Wisconsin and coached high school and coached college, and I moved to Indiana 11 years ago and coached youth hockey down here for seven years,” Weber said. “I decided to stop coaching youth hockey, and my last weekend of coaching youth hockey, we were in Bowling Green, Ohio. “On the ice before my team played was the sled hockey program.” Sled hockey is an adapted sport for individuals with physical disabilities. In lieu of skates, players are seated in a two-bladed sled. They have two sticks, each 2 1/2 feet

long. One stick has a pick on one end, which players use to push themselves across the ice. The other stick is used to handle the puck. “I asked to speak to the leaders of the sled hockey program. I met with a husband and wife whose son was 14 and was playing since he was 8,” Weber said. “As he explained the impact it made on their son, they had tears in their eyes and I got tears in my eyes, and I said, ‘I think I need to bring this to Indianapolis.’” Weber started Indiana Disabled Hockey, a 501c3 nonprofit, in April 2019. “It’s for anybody with physical disabilities,” Weber said. Weber eventually wants to involve more disabled veterans in the program. So far, there is only one in the program. “One of the challenges with veterans, especially those with physical disabilities, is they just don’t get out very much, and we know the impact that hockey and that all sports can have on veterans and individuals with disabilities,” Weber said. “Sled hockey is a Paralympic sport, and six players from the USA Olympic Team are all wounded war-

riors and all double amputees. There’s some cool stories with that.” Indiana Disabled Hockey practices weekly from October through March at the Fishers Fuel Tank, 9022 E. 126th St., Fishers. The sled hockey team has a separate youth and adult team. There also is a hockey team for the blind or visually impaired, which includes youth and adult players. Blind hockey is played by using an oversized metal puck filled with ball bearings. “It makes noise, so that’s how they play hockey,” Weber said. “(Those players) traditionally stand up and use regular sticks. Verbal communication is a lot more important. “I run the sled hockey side of it and a visually impaired individual runs the (blind hockey) side of it.” Daniel Belding of Indianapolis operates the blind hockey program. During the season, a tournament is held each month. Most are in Chicago, St. Louis or Michigan. Indiana Disabled Hockey doesn’t have any fundraisers or events planned, but Weber wants to offer an event at the Fuel Tank

before the hockey season starts. He expects the event to be sometime later this month or in September. Recreational sled hockey costs $100 per season, and competitive sled hockey is $200 per season. The price includes equipment, the stick and sled rental, practices, USA Hockey registration and competitive games and tournaments for those who choose the competitive program. For more, visit indysledhockey.org or email duane@indysledhockey.org.

THE EFFECT OF COVID-19 Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Indiana Disabled Hockey lost a lot of its funding sources. “We did lose a fair amount of our funding sources from last year because, and rightly so, they were directing those funds to organizations that support employees and displaced workers and things like that,” Indiana Disabled Hockey founder Duane Weber said. “We always need sponsorships.”

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Commentary by Terry Anker With sunny days of summer, folks emerge from their dwellings into the light of day, beholding a world slowly adjusting to the persistence of this current plague. And as temperatures soar into the 90s, many seek respite in nearby lakes or pools to beat the heat. Without a pond of their own, many are driven to share space in more public settings. Wisely, establishments have undertaken physical distancing and other precautions to keep bathers safe. On one such sundeck, the skinny teen guiding guests to an appropriate spot wore plastic gloves, long, dark pants and shirt, a cap and an American flag neck scarf covering his nose and mouth. Exchanges concerning replenishment of towels led to a commendation on his mask. Embarrassed and dropping his gaze, he responded, “Thank you,” and that he’d been considering exchanging it. Too many of the educated and wealthy clientele were offended and believed that the flag was meant to endorse a political candidate, race, class or other bit of propaganda. Asked if it did, he emphatically responded, “No.” It is intended to remind him of his Dad now away serving “another” tour in Afghanistan, but the complaints led to fear for his much-needed job. The receptionist greeted visitors behind a tall plexiglass screen. Covering most of her bespectacled face was a fanciful scene of cavorting flamingos. Complimented upon her choice, she spoke of a growing collection of such masks, enough now for each day of the week. If we imagine attire to be political statement affronting our personal space, do we have standing to confront it? If we’ve always believed the pink birds to be troublesome, does her mask open the door for our rebuke?

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Something (finally) to cry about Commentary by Danielle Wilson If you’ve been following my column, you know that I have a full plate, the entrée being my father dying of canHUMOR cer. Luckily, I’ve been gifted with the extraordinary power to step outside myself during moments of emotional turmoil and find humor in my futile attempt at invulnerability. Take last Thursday, quite possibly the worst day of my 2020. It started off fine. I was back in the classroom, my three oldest children were heading to college that evening and my youngest, though bedridden with the flu (?), was improving. And then ... My daughter texted: “COVID positive.” Sonofab*&^! My principal showed up shortly thereafter to escort me from the building while my bewildered students looked on. Though embarrassed and upset, I held it together. I also remember thinking, “At least ‘The Scarlet Letter’ lady got an ‘A;’ all I got was a ‘C+.’” See? I’m particularly clever under stress!

I anticipated a breakdown once I was alone in the minivan, but years of suppressing my feelings kept the sobs at bay. I arrived home to chaos, a pleasant distraction from my predicament. Then, my sisters called a Zoom meeting, and for the next hour I stoically discussed end-of-life care for Dad. Again, no tears. I recognized my closing throat for what it was, but clung to the mantra, “Thou shall not weep!” Not on flippin’ Zoom. What finally did me in? Not the weight of losing my father or being banished from school, or even knowing that my baby was potentially very ill. No. It was stupid Amazon Prime reneging on its two-day delivery promise. I bawled like a newborn! Peace out.

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Editor, I normally read (Don Knebel’s) interesting travel column, and this time I found the one that (he) just wrote about the story of the sculpture, “Jesus in Havana,” published in Current newspapers on July 28. I have lived in Indianapolis since 1961. I am an 86-year-old born and raised in Cuba, until the arrival of the Communist dictatorship of the Castro regime that confiscated all private businesses, including the business where I worked. I want to offer my opinion on the subject; it is absurd to attribute or suggest that (Cuban sculptor Jilma) Madera has spoken such blasphemies of Christ smoking a cigar and drinking a mojito, especially when the vast majority of Cubans at the time were predominantly Catholic. This is a lie fabricated by Communists who are mostly atheists. Miguel Angel, Indianapolis it is absurd to attribute or suggest that (Cuban sculptor Jilma) Madera has spoken such blasphemies of Christ smoking a cigar and drinking a mojito, especially when the vast majority of Cubans at the time were predominantly Catholic. This is a lie fabricated by Communists who are mostly atheists.

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More reflections on TV career Commentary by Dick Wolfsie Here’s another look back at some of my 40-year career favorites. A favorite moment I was interviewing a panel of young men who, as the result of motorcycle accidents, had suffered traumatic head HUMOR injuries. One of the panelists, Jay, had short-term memory loss. To compensate for this, he jotted down notes during the interview on a mini yellow legal pad so he could keep track of the questions and answers. Sitting next to Jay was another patient named John. Throughout the show, I confused their names, addressing Jay as John and vice versa. After making this mistake for the fourth time, Jay broke out in a big grin and said, “Dick, would you like to borrow my pad?” My biggest thrill In l982, I interviewed my idol, Steve Allen. He was talking about the great comics of the silent era: “Chaplin was my favorite, but where do you find people of that ilk anymore?” Allen asked. “You could join the Ilks Club,” I suggested, realizing this was a totally rotten pun … but one that Allen might have made himself. Steve Allen cackled, as only Steve Allen could. I made my hero laugh, and I hadn’t CITY OF FISHERS BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the City of Fishers Board of Zoning Appeals at 6:00 PM, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23rd in the Fishers City Hall building, One Municipal Drive, Fishers, Indiana. REQUEST: At that hearing, the public will be invited to offer comments on the following request (“Proposal”): Consideration of Development Standards Variance from section 3.2.5.B.2b R4 Residential Development Standards to allow the construction of a home addition. LOCATION: The Proposal is located at 10495 Greenway Drive, Fishers, IN 46037, also known as 19-15-08-00-03-008.000. The case file about this project is available for public review in the office of the Department of Planning and Zoning, located on the 2nd floor at Fishers City Hall. The meeting agenda with room location details and case related information will be posted on the City’s website forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the meeting specified above. Written objections filed with the secretary of the Board of Zoning Appeals before the hearing will be considered. If you would like your written comments to be provided to the Fishers Board of Zoning Appeals, you must submit them one (1) week prior to the hearing date noted above. Oral comments will be heard during the public hearing. Department of Planning and Zoning City of Fishers 1 Municipal Drive, Fishers, IN 46038 (317) 595-3120 www.fishers.in.us

even started a bucket list yet. A most embarrassing moment (there were lots of others) In 1988, I had the rare opportunity to interview Cyd Charisse, a beautiful and leggy dance partner of Fred Astaire. My producer told me that Ms. Charisse was traveling the country and her tour was sponsored by Underalls — or at least, that’s what I thought she said. I knew Underalls was a brand of pantyhose, so this made perfect sense to me. Ms. Charisse failed to mention her sponsor, so I decided to help her out. “Underalls must be very proud to have you as their spokesperson — a woman known for her beautiful legs.” “I’m sure they would be, but my sponsor is Inderal, the drug I take for my heart condition.” Absolute dumbest question I ever asked I was at a pet shop in Anderson, where

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ly booking in celebration of our 10th anniversary, which would begin with our next fiscal year of July 1, 2021.” McDermott said the nonprofit Center for the Performing Arts hosts other events besides concerts. “We have educational programming, we have rental events, and our resident companies are going on. Of course, they don’t rely on national touring parts,” McDermott said. “We’re a mission-driven nonprofit organization, so we would do things different than a for-profit organization in that we will present artists and programs that aren’t necessarily going to make money for us but are consistent with the mission.” The Center’s production team has invested in new broadcast-quality video equipment to accommodate livestreaming

of events, including a revamped “Classics in Context” classical music discussion series and the new “JazzTalk” series. The first “Classic in Context” is set for Sept. 15. The first “JazzTalk” is set for Oct. 13. Another series premiering this fall will be a new livestreaming performance series, “Live at the Center,” featuring top area and regional artists in a range of styles. “It gives us an opportunity to highlight them, and there could be some hybrid-type performances where we have a combination of live audiences socially distanced and livestreaming,” McDermott said. “The innovative part of the strategic plan we had is the desire to do livestreaming events. What the COVID-19 pandemic has done has pushed us ahead in that planning and looking do something we planned to do all along, but the urgency of it makes it that much more important to do it now.” More than 40 live events are scheduled through December, including performances by the resident companies, Carmel Symphony Orchestra, Civic Theatre, Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre and the Indiana Wind Symphony. Actors Theatre of Indiana, another resident company, has canceled its 2020-21 season, which had been slated to start Sept. 4. “We look at options where some of our resident companies can perform in the larger venues, so even with social distancing, it gets them closer to what their maximum capacity might be,” McDermott said. The education and enrichment programs include the monthly Faegre Drinker Peanut Butter & Jam performance series for families with young children; the Front Seat program, which brings high school and college students into exclusive Q&A sessions with arts and entertainment professionals; and the Palladium Bookies book discussion club and Luminaries, a weekday speaker series with performing arts presenters. These programs are continuing, either in person, online or in some combination of the two. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

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Blues Fest lineup set for Sept. 4-5 editorial@youarecurrent.com The eighth annual Fishers Blues Fest returns Sept. 4-5 to the Nickel Plate District Amphitheater, hosted by Fishers Parks. Presented by IU Health Saxony, the free, twonight event includes performances by wellknown local and national award-winning blues artists in a first come, first served, limited-capacity outdoor setting with social distancing measures in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The performances will be from 7 to 11 p.m. with four acts each night. Matthew Socey, a WFYI radio personality, will serve as emcee. The lineup for Sept. 4 will be Kyle Bledsoe, The Agents of Redemption, Tad Robinson Band and Toronzo Cannon and the Chicago Way. The Sept. 5 lineup is John Ford, Paul Linden & The Icemen, Niki J. Crawford and The Nick Moss Band Featuring Dennis Gruenling. Due to city and state mask mandates, masks are required to be worn any time attendees are indoors and or unable to maintain a distance of 6 feet outdoors.

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ana Artists Club. Thirty-two of his Indiana Dunes landscapes are on display in the hallway galleries at Hub & Spoke, a mixed-use development at 8100 E. 106th St. in Fishers. The new public gallery space was created through a collaboration with Nickel Plate Arts, High Frequency Arts and Hub & Spoke. Janosky, whose exhibit opened July 1 and runs through September, was among the first local artists featured in the new space. For more, visit nickelplatearts.org.

FHS senior releases debut album By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com The death of George Floyd and subsequent protests had an effect on Fishers High School senior Zach Clar. MUSIC Around the time that Clar put out “Digital Candyland” as a single under his performing name BBOY ZERO, Floyd, a Black man, died as Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck for nearly 8 minutes during an arrest. Chauvin, a white officer, has been charged with second-degree murder, among other charges. The incident sparked Black Lives Matter protests across the nation. “I felt like I would regret self-promoting my music, especially as a white dude, during that time,” Clar said. “I owe everything to the Black community because they have created all of the art and music that I love.” Clar’s debut album, “INDIGO,” was released July 17 on all streaming platforms, including Spotify and iTunes. All proceeds from album stream purchases of “INDIGO” and merchandise will go to the Bail Project Indianapolis chapter. The project is de-

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