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Carmel International Arts Festival is back after one-year hiatus By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Carmel International Arts Festival Executive Director Rachel Ferry describes the energy surrounding ENTERTAINMENT the 2021 event as extraordinarily high following a one-year hiatus. The 2020 festival was canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “The (artists) that are coming are so excited to Ferry be back in Carmel and have an in-person festival,” Ferry said. “What the pandemic did across the country for people was obviously devastating. A lot of these artists rely on festivals for their main source of income, so without any festivals last year artists took a hard hit. Some of them didn’t recover and weren’t able to continue on with their business and had to find different ventures to support their families, so we’re excited to offer this opportunity to come back.” Approximately 100 artists will have exhibits at the Sept. 25-26 Carmel International Arts Festival in the Carmel Arts & Design District. The festival will run from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 25 and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 26. Ferry said the number of artists — 130 — is slightly lower than the usual number. “We had close to that commit, but because of the COVID strains in parts of the country, some artists have not felt comfortable to travel,” Ferry said. “So, they are not participating, but we do hope they will be back in 2022.” CIAF will be Carmel jewelry artist Mark Grosser’s 15th art fair of 2021. “We normally do about 25 a year,” said Grosser, who owns M. Grosser Jewelry Design. “We’ll probably finish out with 20 this year.” It’s quite a change from 2020, when Grosser attended only five festivals.

Fishers painter Anna Afshar participates in a previous Carmel International Arts Festival. (Photo courtesy of Anna Afshar)

“All the shows we’ve been to have been pretty well attended,” he said. “Carmel has always been one of our better shows. We like doing a local show, and sometimes it brings people to the store. It’s the only show we do in the state of Indiana.” With help from website programmers, Grosser set up a selling platform for art fair artists in late 2020. He said customers still prefer to touch and feel jewelry and listen to artists describe how the piece was developed. Wood artist Mark Waninger, who lives in Jamestown, considers CIAF his local show and has participated in the previous seven festivals. Waninger said he has participated in art festivals all across the United States and that Carmel is one of his favorites. “It is so exciting for me as an artist to see this show’s continued growth and the overall elevation in the quality of the art available for patrons to choose from,” he said. “It really is an international art festival. This is only happening as a result of the purchases made by attendees. The impact of COVID was significant for all professions, and it was especially devastating to artists who rely on the personal connections made at festivals like this for the sale of their work.” Fishers painter Anna Afshar has been a CIAF participant six times.

“Having art festivals again in general, and CIAF especially, is very important,” Afshar said. “I survived the pandemic year without events through customers/commissions/ connections I acquired through previous festivals. CIAF is my home base with lots of following, so in addition to selling my existing work and possibly getting commissions/ sales in the future, I am simply looking forward to seeing familiar faces and friends. “Based on the turnout at Penrod (Sept. 11 in Broad Ripple), people are eager to get out and support the arts, and it’s so wonderful.” Noblesville painter Randall Scott Harden, whose art is featured at Carmel Art on Main, agreed art lovers are eager to view the work. “Hopefully, they’ll be out to buy,” Harden said.

SAFETY MEASURES SET With the event being outdoors, Carmel International Arts Festival Executive Director Rachel Ferry isn’t too concerned about attendees being at risk of spreading COVID-19. Ferry said face masks will be available for anyone who wants one. Hand sanitizer will be placed throughout the festival along with hand-washing stations near restrooms. Ferry said there will be social distance space between tents. “Because of the amazing things Carmel has done with the bump-outs on Main Street, it allows us to spread it out a little more,” Ferry said. “I feel like it’s going to be a great layout to have a safe festival.” The Art Rocks III concert from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Sept. 25 will feature Blair Clark and The Fun Factor on the main stage, which will be south of the Arts & Design District on Range Line Road. Entertainment is scheduled throughout the day at the main stage and west stage.

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Indiana AG: state will fight ‘huge overreach’ vaccine mandate By Jonathan Matthes jonathan@youarecurrent.com

On Sept. 10, Rokita told Current that he had “very positive” discussions with 10 other attorneys general in the U.S. By Sept. 14, several Indiana is one of many states exploring states, including Alabama, Arizona, Kansas, challenges to a federal COVID-19 vaccination Louisiana, Oklahoma and West Viriginia, had mandate that could announced that they would file lawPANDEMIC affect employers suits to prevent the proposed ETS across the U.S., acfrom taking effect. Public officials in cording to Indiana Attorney General more than a dozen other states have Todd Rokita. spoken out against the mandate, On Sept. 9, President Joe Biden according to Rokita. announced that the Dept. of Labor, “We all represent millions of through the Occupational Safety people, and we are fighting for Rokita and Health Administration, would them,” Rokita said. “We’re going to develop an Emergency Temporary Standard throw the book at this, but it’s going to be requiring businesses with 100 or more a hard road. I’m encouraged by my staff but employees to have either a fully vaccinat(also) by the other attorneys general offices ed workforce or to require unvaccinated around the country.” workers to produce at least one negative According to Rokita, there are several avCOVID-19 test each week for the foreseeable enues that the state will explore, including future. whether the mandate is constitutional and The specific ETS rule has not been esif withholding Medicaid dollars is fraudulent. tablished and is not anticipated to be until Indiana regulates Medicaid for fraudulent October, at the earliest, but when enacted, activities. it will impact approximately 80 million Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb doesn’t supprivate-sector employees across the U.S., port the ETS rule. according to the Biden administration. “I believe the vaccine is the number one In Fishers, 1.05 percent of the 4,182 busitool that will protect us and our loved ones nesses will be under the ETS, in total beagainst COVID-19. It is the tool that will end tween 40 to 45 businesses. In the OneZone the pandemic,” Holcomb stated. “However, I Chamber of Commerce, 77 members — 38 in strongly believe it’s not the state or federal Carmel and 39 in Fishers — will be affected government’s role to issue a vaccine manunder the anticipated ETS. date upon citizens and private businesses. If Rokita has his way, none of the busiThis is the approach our administration has nesses will be affected. taken all along. The announcement from “I think it is a huge overreach. It’s awful, President Biden is a bridge too far. Private and we have to fight against it,” Rokita said. businesses should be able to look at their “This is about controlling people through own mission, their staff and their goals and fear and force, and that’s not what America make the decision best for them that will is. We’re going to fight it with full force.” keep their doors open.”

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Fishers community remembers 9/11 with Safety Day By Jillian Kurtz news@youarecurrent.com The Fishers community commemorated the 20th anniversary of 9/11 throughout Sept. 11, including a Community EVENT Safety Day in the afternoon. The commemoration included moments of silence at the Fishers Farmers Market during the times of day when the World Trade Center and Pentagon were struck by terrorist hijackers and when Flight 93 crashed in Pennsylvania when passengers overpowered the terrorist hijackers. Fishers conducted its annual Community Safety Day later in the afternoon at the Nickel Plate District Amphitheater. Hosted by Fishers Fire and Emergency Services, the event focused on connecting with Fishers residents through engaging performances and demonstrations as well as conversations about preventative safety. “Today is a day to remember, and in a way, celebrate,” said Robert Bennett, a Boy Scout Troop 303 volunteer whose troop hosted a kids bike ride obstacle course. “On the way over here, we passed the bridge with the firetrucks holding a flag over the

Cameron, whose last name was withheld, tries holding a firehose during Community Day in Fishers. (Photos by Jillian Kurtz)

interstate and I asked my son, ‘Do you know why they’re doing that?’ It’s important to have those conversations.” Fishers resident Gina Vorhees agreed. “We came out because (my son) loves firefighters and as a way to pay tribute to our firefighters and first responders,” Vorhees said. “He’s young, so we’re trying to find a way to incorporate him into this day through the positive side of it.” Fishers Fire Dept. Public Information

Officer John Mehling emphasized the importance of all the community partners coming together to share knowledge of each organization’s expertise. “Any way that you can come up with a way of hurting yourself, we like to come up with a way to make it better, or better yet, finding a way to prevent that in the first place,” Mehling said. Mehling said the fire department has a strong relationship with local schools,

Ryne Vorhees wears a toy fire hat, sitting on the front bumper of a Fishers fire engine during Community Safety Day

and by being able to connect some of that in-classroom safety education with in-person demonstrations, Mehling said kids will be more knowledgeable about safety topics. Following Community Safety Day, Fishers hosted a Run to Remember 5K at 6 p.m., followed by a prayer service and vigil at 7 p.m. to remember those who lost their lives or suffered physical or emotional injuries during the terrorist attacks.

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Last month, Hamilton Southeastern Schools announced that a combined 53 students from Fishers and EDUCATION Hamilton Southeastern high schools in the class of 2020-21 had been awarded AP Capstone Diplomas by the College Board, and 14 other students earned AP Seminar and Research Certificates. To earn a AP Capstone Diploma, an advanced diploma similar to the Internationanl Baccalaureate honor, students must score a 3 or higher (out of 5) in AP Seminar and AP Research and four additional AP classes. An AP Seminar and Research Certificate can be earned by scoring a 3 or higher in both AP Seminar and AP Research. \The 14 students who earned the AP Seminar and Research Certificate from Hamilton Southeastern High School are: Jenna Banning, Lorena Barb, Alyssa Barker, Karina Drury, Molly Harris, Gabrielle Huffer, Anna Jurkovich, Natalia Morzhova, John Patrick, Dominic Porter, Heidi Schlabach and Donya Zandi. Fishers High School recipients were Olivia Holdread and Julia McDougall.

HSE: Maximillian Anderson, Kyle Bragg, Chloe Clevenger, Leocadio Cotto, Aryan Desai, Joshua Galvez, Jack Hammersley, Madison Harris, Luke Hawkins, Ellie Johnson, Ankit Joju, Tanner Kutoloski, Joseph Malone, Preston McCrary, Meredith McKenzie, Peyton McVeigh, Evan Miller, Muntasir Munaf, Kai Rexroat, Preston Reynolds, Isabella Romaine, Ryder Stults, Conner Wright, Lucas Wright. Fishers: Zayd Almaya, Katie Barnett, Keely Bayley, Jackson Blake, Nathan Bradford, Jordan Brown, Joshua Brown, Chloe Chamberlin, Nathaniel David, Kamryn Dean, Andrew Feuerstine, Ava Frank, Reagan Frank, Abigail Funk, Abigail Garrison, Emma Giger, Gabriel Goodwin, Caroline Henson, Suyash Johari, Quinn Lowry, Austin Lu, Quinn Manford, Cassandra Meyer, Grace Mossing, Zachary Pearson, Matthew Roach, Mackenzie Tackett, Kylie Terpening, Grace Yang.

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Fishers looks to add recreation center By Jonathan Matthes jonathan@youarecurrent.com The City of Fishers wants to construct a “world-class recreation center” as described in an Aug. 18 request for proposals and qualifications. Prospective developers have until Oct. 1 to CITY NEWS submit proposals for the project to the city in what would be a $35 million to $40 million development financed through a public/private partnership. Fishers is set to fund $18 million, with the rest privately financed by the developer.

“It’s a result of earlier this year when a committee was established to evaluate the needs and responses from the community about what (Fishers is) missing right now in recreational art and culture opportunities in our community,” said Megan Baumgartner, Fishers director of economic development. The committee found that residents want an indoor swimming pool, indoor playground, indoor walking track, gymnasium, weight and training facilities, class and gathering spaces, small restaurant and “activated outdoor and green space” in the proposed center. The site for the project has not been determined. A developer is expected to be selected by March 2022.

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COMMUNITY DISPATCHES Fishers sees continued hot housing marker — The Fishers residential real estate market saw homes continuing to sell at a rapid pace in August. According to F.C. Tucker Co., homes in Fishers left the market 55.6 percent faster than this time last year, selling in just 12 days. The average sale price of a Fishers home increased 12.2 percent to $399,295 compared to August 2020. The average price per square foot for homes in Fishers also increased, up 15.7 percent to $164.79. Fishers resident named Governor’s Public Health Commission — Hannah Maxey, a Fishers resident, and director of the Bowen Center for Health Workforce and Policy at the IU School of Medicine has been named to a new 12 member Governor’s Public Health Commission. The Commission was established in August to make recommendations to Gov. Eric Holcomb about improve Indiana’s public health system. Your Best Friend’s Closet resale event — Sixty consignors, through the organization Your Best Friend’s Closet will host a threeday resale event at Daniel’s Vineyard, 9061 N. 700 W., McCordsville, from Sept. 29 to Oct. 1. Tickets for the Sept. 29 event, from 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., will be $12. Both Sept. 30, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Oct.1, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., days will be free to the public. For more, visit your-best-friends-closet.com. Ivy Tech hosting express enrollment — Ivy Tech Community College will host Express Enrollment starting Sept. 27 to Oct. 1 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. During the event, prospective students will complete their enrollment steps and sign up for classes that start October 20, 2021. Walkins are welcome and no appointment is needed. During their session, participants will receive assistance with assessment, meeting with an advisor, and registering for classes. Two McCordsville projects finalists for Monumental Awards — The CEG Geist Reservoir, 10959 Olio Rd., and Citizens Reservoir 10900 Olio Rd., both in McCordsville have been nominated for the 44th Monumental Awards presented by the Indy Chamber. The awards recognize excellence in the Indianapolis area’s built environment. The awards will be presented Sept. 29 as a movie premiere at Tibb’s Drive-In Theater, 480 S. Tibbs Ave, Indianapolis. For more, visit indychamber.com/events.

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Ivy Tech Hamilton County sees ‘significant increase’ in enrollment Atkinson said when students choose career paths that require a four-year degree, there are programs that, when completed at The Ivy Tech Hamilton County campus has Ivy Tech, guarantee admission into four-year seen a significant increase in enrollment in colleges and universities. the last year. The “We find students wanting to EDUCATION campus has more start their journey staying closer to than 950 stuhome and at the same time saving dents, which is 30 percent higher money doing so,” she said. than in 2020. The Hamilton County campus was “This is amazing during a time served by the downtown Indianapwhere higher education enrollment olis campus. But with the growing in other areas is not growing,” population, economy and job market Atkinson Hamilton County Campus Chancellor in Hamilton County, Atkinson said Stacy Atkinson said. having a full-service campus made sense. Atkinson credits the increase to the “We are now able to provide all of the serfact that programs offered on campus are vices for our students right here in Hamilton aligned with the needs of Hamilton County. County and not require students to finish “We have assessed the gaps the employcertain programs at other locations or visit ers we serve see, and selected certificate other campuses or sites to get assistance and degree programs that can set our gradu- with things like financial aid or advising,” ates up with good-paying careers right when Atkinson said. “And we are focused on the they leave Ivy Tech,” she said. “That is a winneeds of Hamilton County to now further win for both the student looking for their grow our program offerings to align with first career or next career and the employer.” those local needs.”

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Fishers resident parlays ‘Live PD’ fame into comedy tour Jonathan Matthes jonathan@youarecurrent.com During the course of 18 months, Charlie Kingery went from living his childhood dream of being a police officer to fronting a nationally touring comedy troupe and starting his own clothing line. The journey has been swift and no doubt surreal for Kingery, who once tased a man dressed up as Santa Claus on Christmas morning. “I get a call, a car crash was just around the corner, so we got there pretty quick,” Kingery said. “As soon as we roll up onscene, a guy in a Santa Claus outfit pops out of the door of a car. He had to be coming from a party of something and takes off running. I thought, ‘There’s no way this is happening.’ So I yelled, ‘Stop, Saint Nick.’ And he didn’t. “I have to be one of the only people in the world to have tased Santa Claus on Christmas morning.” Kingery, 33, has been a Fishers resident since he married his wife, Christine, 10 years ago. The couple have two children: Landon, 8, and Audra, 5. He grew up in Beech Grove and played baseball at Franklin College. Kingery’s interest in becoming a police officer was sparked by an uncle who was an undercover detective with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Dept. “I did some ride-alongs with him and fell in love with it,” Kingery said. “Day to day, the job was never the same. You never knew what you were going to get. I enjoy being able to help people in some of their worst moments. That’s always been pretty big for me.” Kingery has been in law enforcement for a decade. In 2018, he became an officer with the Lawrence Police Dept. Prior to that, he was a police officer in Fortville. He is currently a reserve officer for the Lawrence Police Dept. He might have remained a full-time officer had the television show “Live PD” not shadowed the officers in Lawrence.

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The venues where Content Violation performs are typically larger bars that can hold crowds of around 500 people. (Photo courtesy of Charlie Kingery)

officers on patrol on a nightly basis and broadcast events during the evening in near-real time, with about a 10- or 15-minute delay. The LPD was part of the show for Season 3 and 4. From his very first appearance on “Live PD,” Kingery was a magnet for attention, even though his first appearance did not go over well on various social media platforms. Kingery was conducting a traffic stop during which the man he pulled over had, according to Kingery, a “small amount” of marijuana in a bag. Kingery gave him a warning and had him empty the bag on the side of the road and stomp the contents into the ground. What riled up Twitter was that Kingery unwittingly littered. “As I’m walking back to my car, I’m putting my gloves back in my pocket and the plastic bag I was holding falls out of my

pocket and lands on the ground. I didn’t notice it and just kept walking back to my car. They destroyed me on social media for littering on the ground,” Kingery said. Beyond the rocky start, Kingery enjoyed having the production crew shadow him most nights. He said his children enjoyed watching him at work, and his fellow officers enjoyed seeing the episodes. They’d go back to the station and watch a rerun of the episode that earlier in the evening they had helped film. The cameras also caught other aspects of Kingery – such as the fact he likes to dance in uniform. “I’ve never been a shy person when it comes to making people laugh and entertain them,” Kingery said. Kingery has been dancing since he was a young boy. He would watch clips of Michael Jackson and Chris Brown dance, then prac-

tice until he had the same steps committed to memory. He danced in the talent show when he attended Beech Grove High School and dances in the kitchen with his wife and kids. “The show offered me a platform to show a different side to what law enforcement is,” Kingery said. “I was the very first officer (that a lot of people saw) that was out there dancing in uniform. Cops show their more down-to-earth-side every day. I was just lucky to get a platform that allowed me to show myself and not be afraid to show myself.” Clips of him dancing on the show became so popular that he created a TikTok page in February 2020. As of Sept. 7, he has 2.4 million followers. He began making humorous reaction videos of other people’s clips. Continued on Page 17

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Continued from Page 16 His exploits caught the eye of other law enforcement officers across the U.S., like Kevin Eudy, who for the last decade has worked in law enforcement in Charlotte, N.C., who was also trying to use social media to show a different side of police work. “We’re not just robots who are walking around in uniform,” Eudy said. “We have a fun side. We can laugh, we can dance, we show emotion.” Eudy and Kingery connected to make a podcast, and in the winter of 2020-21, an opportunity presented itself to create a larger group and take their show on the road.

TRANSITION INTO COMEDY Since April, Kingery has been touring the U.S. with a comedic/musical troupe called Content Violation, performing mostly in bars that have a music stage. They will be at the Rockstar Lounge in Ft. Wayne on Sept. 25. “A bunch of us met up in November (2020) and we called ourselves the Ride Along crew for a little while, but we became Content Violation because we speak on real topics,” Eudy said. “We don’t hold back, and we don’t waver on who we are, and a lot of our videos got reported (on social media) and (some) people don’t like that and would rather us sugarcoat things, so we named our group after the label we kept getting on social media,” Eudy said. Kingery said their comedy is very real, profane, patriotic and, at times, raw. The troupe is made up a of eight men. Some are police officers and some work in farming. They pray at the end of their shows with the crowd. During shows they play music, perform skits and tell jokes and stories. “It’s three or four hours of leaving everything that’s going on in the world outside the doors and coming in and having a good

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time,” Kingery said. Taking stock of the surreal last year and a half, Kingery embraces the unexpected ride he’s on. “The reason I stepped out to do this was because I didn’t want to look back in 10 or 15 years and wonder, what if I didn’t take this chance and pursue it?” Kingery said. “I could have just been a cop. I love being a cop, but you only get opportunities like this in your life every so often, if ever. And you never know what can become of it.” For more, visit contentviolation.com. ON THE COVER: Charlie Kingery wears items from his apparel company, Thin Line, at the Nickel Plate Amphitheater in Fishers (photo by Jonathan Matthes)

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Trust is low and anxiety is high. Anxiety is low and trust is high. Either side of this apple looks to be rotten. So, how do we find our way back to a more trusting and less anxious world? Perhaps we could add a dose of Xanax to the next round of national vaccination requirements. Or we could all line up and play middle school camp-out “trust” games to get to know each other and rely on our fellow humans. Sigh, neither is especially likely to occur. We look to public safety professionals as heroes. Our collective memories are branded with images of police and firemen running toward the collapsing towers as thousands of others hurried away. And then, we recall the hospitals filling with the masses, their ash-covered bodies punctuated with crimson spots of blood from raining debris. Medical workers embraced them, fearless of the risk, leading with training and instinct. But have our thoughts become halcyon? Can they be our protectors, experts, dispassionate scientists, caregivers and heroes? Some respond with an emphatic no. Others, just as passionately, defend the veneration. As face mask debates continue and immunity rates lag, some health care networks and universities have required vaccination with suspensions, expulsions and firings of the recalcitrant. Even so, scores of these scientists, caregivers and heroes have paid the price rather than take the risk. Are they misinformed? Are they zealots? Are they idiots? If so, what kind of care did we get before they were flushed out? Who hired them? Who educated them? Or is it possible that science is not settled? That not all heroes are imperfect? Can we be satisfied with good intentions and tolerate the dissenters, or are perfect heroes the only way?

Well, I did it. I survived an Olympic-length triathlon. It wasn’t pretty, I didn’t feel great and there was an awkward moment when race officials thought I was a man, but on balance, I’m proud of my effort. Here are the highlights. I went into to this challenge hoping to finish with a respectable time and in a respectable manner, meaning under three hours and free of vomit. I ended up one minute over my goal, but considering I had to run off course to a porta-let after the bike portion, I’m counting my time as a win. And though toward the end I began to overheat and wobble a bit, I kept my stomach contents intact. Praise be. What I didn’t realize until I was in my car heading home was that my supposedly waterproof black eye makeup (which I am never without in public except for Meijer, where I don’t give a poop) had completely smeared across most of the right side of my face, probably while on the swim leg, the first of the three parts. I’d basically been channeling Kiss for the entire morning, including the awards ceremony. I definitely did not make it look good. Speaking of awards, out of two people in my age group, I placed second! For men. “Daniel Wilson? Is Daniel still here?” Um, they fixed the mistake eventually, but not before the female winners were announced. So, several clearly confused ladies were called back up to exchange their plaques for lower-placed ones since I, or rather Gene Simmons, had actually beaten a few racers. Can y’all say un-comfortable? Not ideal, but I survived. Peace out.

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ple feel comfortable making music together again, whether they are a musician or not, and to figure out how to use the music they love to their benefit, so we all feel a little bit better,” she said. Zehren, who plays guitar, ukulele, piano and drums, still works with the Resounding Joy team in San Diego. “We have three main programs that support people through individual, group and community-based music therapy sessions conducted by board-certified music therapists,” she said. “Healing Notes serves medically and emotionally resilient children and their families. Semper Sound serves active-duty military, veterans and their families. Community Connections serves first responders and their families through the Music Resiliency Program and serves isolated older adults with dementia through the Joyful Jingle Program.” Zehren said the programs work with many individuals with post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injuries. Zehren, who grew up in Madison, received her music therapy degree from IUPUI. For more, visit resoundingjoyinc.org.

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Indiana Wind Symphony to debut unique arrangement of ‘Beethoven’s Fifth’ By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Call it a passion project or a labor of love. Dan McGlaun calls it his “COVID gift to the world.” CONCERT Indiana Wind Symphony bass clarinetist McGlaun created a transcription of Ludwig van Beethoven’s C minor symphony, better known as “Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony.” The debut of the piece by a symphonic concert wind ensemble will be in the second half of the Indiana Wind Symphony’s performance of “The Sound of Memory: Sousa and Beethoven’s Fifth” set for 6:30 p.m. Sept. 26 at the Center for the Performing Arts. McGlaun, a Clayton resident, began working on it in October 2019 to prepare for Beethoven’s 250th birthday in 2020. COVID-19 changed many of those celebrations because of shutdowns and cancellations in mid-March 2020. “This piece needed to be done,” McGlaun said. “No one has ever done the monumentally wonderful work in its entirety in its original keys. I sat down to do it and it took me a long time. I would say I easily spent a thousand hours. I did overall six months. It took me overall a full year and we’re still making tweaks and adjustments to it, and it is sounding really good.” McGlaun, a 1980 Noblesville High School graduate, said he has been arranging his whole life. “This group has allowed me to do some big-time arranging for a large, very complicated and talented group,” McGlaun said. McGlaun said some people have put “Beethoven’s Fifth” in different keys to make it easier for wind players to perform. “I arranged it and transcribed it for a different combination of instruments,” he said. “We will have a string bass or two, but other than that no strings. I’m trying to recreate the sounds of the orchestra using only wind instruments. That’s the challenge. It sounds easy, but you have to

BEEF & BOARDS Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre presents “Newsies” through Oct. 3. For more, visit beefandboards.com. ACTORS THEATRE OF INDIANA Actors Theatre of Indiana presents “Always… Patsy Cline” through Oct. 3 at the Studio Theater at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit atistage.org. ATI LAB SERIES The ATI Lab Series will present a reading of Ethan Mathias’ play “Provenance” at 2 p.m. Sept. 25 at the Studio Theater at the Center for the Performing Arts. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org. CARMEL COMMUNITY PLAYERS Carmel Community Players’ production of “Boeing Boeing” will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 23 and 2:30 p.m. Sept. 26 at The Cat, 254 Veterans Way, Carmel. For more, visit carmelplayers.org. CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

Dan McGlaun made an arrangement for Indianapolis Wind Symphony’s “Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony.” (Photo courtesy of Dan McGlaun)

know the range of the instruments and what they sound like together.” McGlaun will play contrabass clarinet on the piece. “I’m so happy we are giving it life,” he said. “I just hope the audience loves doing it as much as we love doing it and we love preparing for it.” IWS Music Director Charles Conrad, a Carmel resident, said he didn’t know if the piece would ever come to fruition when first discussed. “It’s been an immense challenge and we’re really looking forward to it,” Conrad said. “We’re thrilled to be able to do this because it was a monumental project.” The first half of the concert will include John Philip Sousa’s “Nobles of the Mystic Shine” and “Pathfinder of Panama.” The 2021 Calvert Outstanding Music Educator Award, a lifetime achievement

award for Indiana music educators, will be presented at the concert to Max R. Jones, who is a band director at Purdue University. “He had a long and distinguished career in high school. The final high school he was at was (Elkhart) Concord,” Conrad said. Jones will guest conduct a unique arrangement of “Seventy-Six Trombones” from “The Music Man.” “It’s a very unusual arrangement and one we have purchased our own copy of because we like it so much, we want to play it in the future,” Conrad said. Kimberly Archer’s piece “Fanfare Politeia” will open the concert. It had its premiere at President Joe Biden’s inauguration in January. For more, visit indianawindsymphony. org.

Rufus Wainwright and Jose Gonzalez, who will perform at 8 p.m. Sept. 25 at the Palladium in Carmel, are co-headlining a tour in support of their latest albums. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org. INDIANA WIND SYMPHONY IWS will perform “The Sound of Memory: Sousa and Beethoven” at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 26 at the Palladium in Carmel. For more, visit indianawindsymphony.org. LUMINARIES The Luminaries series will feature “The Evolution of Stand-up Comedy” with Indianapolis comedian Dwight Simmons at 2 p.m. Sept. 28 at the Palladium. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org. FEINSTEIN’S CABARET Feinstein’s in Carmel’s Hotel Carmichael will feature Marissa Mulder’s “The Songs of Lennon and McCartney” show at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 24 and Nicole Henry’s “Feeling Good” performance at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 25. For more, visit feinsteinshc.com.

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The rosemary sweet potato bowl is a healthy, vitalizing vegan and gluten-free dish from Ezra’s Enlightened Café in Broad Ripple. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

of fresh greens. Pepitas provided a nice crunch. It was topped with cooked sweet potato, creamy avocado, fermented veggies and a rich cashew cheese that felt like a salad dressing but was delicious all the same. Ezra’s also has plenty of smoothie options for those craving something cold.

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Where’s Amy attends ATI’s ‘Always...Patsy Cline’ From left, (all from Carmel), ATI Executive Director Jim Reilly, Kelli Prader, former Carmel Mayor Jane Reiman, P.J. Reilly, Meredith McVicker, Meg Osborne, Brad Osborne and Steve McVicker. (Photos by Amy Pauszek)

Where’s Amy attended ATI’s Sept. 10 opening-night performance of “Always…Patsy Cline.” ATI co-founders Judy Fitzgerald and Cynthia Collins proved once again they are a dynamic duo on and off stage. The songs, special bond and story about two women’s friendship were truly heartwarming. The show is so much fun, I even left humming a few Patsy Cline tunes walking to my car. Do not miss this show, which runs through Oct. 3. Stay tuned for ATI’s production of “Lombardi,” coming Oct. 29-Nov. 21. For more and to reserve tickets, call 317843-3800 or visit atistage.org.

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Teacher’s play set for reading By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

The play’s plot centers on philanthropist Stephen Aldridge, who was a legend in the fictional town of Bayleigh, Ind. Just days beHamilton Southeastern High School thefore the local museum is scheduled to open ater teacher Ethan Mathias was all set to a new exhibit honoring his legacy, his grandsee a reading of his daughter Allison returns home for THEATER play “Provenance” in her father’s funeral. Sorting through May 2020 as part of her family’s history with the devoted the Actors Theatre of Indiana Lab staff of the Heartland Museum, AlliSeries. son discovers new friends and new Then the COVID-19 pandemic haltstories about her beloved grandfaed live performances and ATI was ther that challenge her memories forced to cancel. and force everyone to think carefully Mathias “Provenance” will now be the about how much they value truth, first reading of the 2021-22 ATI Lab series at and which truths are most important. 2 p.m. Sept. 25 at the Studio Theater in the “For now, the script ATI will present inCenter for the Performing Arts in Carmel. cludes only some minor revisions and clar“I’m very eager to see ‘Provenance’ take ifications from its original form,” Mathias the next step in its evolution with this said. “With everything that’s happened in reading,” the Fishers resident said. “It was the world since I wrote the first draft of the disappointing but understandable when live play, there are definitely some revisions I theater shut down throughout the world in will explore at a future date and will also in2020. This rescheduled reading is something corporate things I learn from this reading.” I’ve been looking forward to throughout the The other performances are set for Nov. pandemic, and I’m so glad Actors Theatre 13, Feb. 12, 2022, and May 14, 2022. of Indiana is including it with their new Tickets are $10. For more visit thecenterseason.” presents.org.

Center requires vaccinations editorial@youarecurrent.com Reflecting trends in public health and policies throughout the live entertainment industry, the Center for PANDEMIC the Performing Arts and its resident companies have agreed on health and safety protocols for the start of the 2021-22 season. As of Sept. 20, masks or other appropriate facial coverings will be required for anyone age 3 or older who is attending events, visiting or working on the Center’s campus. Masks must be worn at all times, except when actively eating or drinking. This requirement applies to patrons, staff, vendors and volunteers. As of Oct. 4, all patrons and other visitors age 12 or older must show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination when entering any indoor space on campus, including the Palladium, the Tarkington and the Studio Theater. The Center will accept paper vaccination cards, photocopies, photos or digital images confirming vaccination status, along with valid ID. Also, the Indiana State Dept. of Health offers vaccination certificates online that can be stored on a smart phone. As an alternative to vaccination – and a

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The first monument honoring Native Americans erected by any government is on Peach Road about 5 miles TRAVEL southwest of Plymouth. By 1837, most Potawatomi, Native Americans living in the Upper Midwest, had consented to removal from Indiana under a series of so-called “Whiskey Treaties.” Chief Menominee, an influential Potawatomi religious leader, claimed that the treaties were fraudulent and gathered about 100 like-minded families near Twin Lakes. Under pressure from area residents, Gov. David Wallace enlisted Gen. John Tipton, a survivor of the 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe (more next week), to drive Menominee and his supporters from Indiana. On Aug. 30, 1838, Tipton and 100 armed volunteers entered Menominee’s village and began rounding up inhabitants. On Sept. 4, Menominee and 848 followers left at gunpoint as the militia torched their homes. The Potawatomi, their numbers already shrunken by death, spent the afternoon of Sept. 12 at the Tippecanoe Battlefield, which Tipton had purchased and donated to Indiana two years earlier. Before the Potawatomi reached Kansas on Nov. 4, 42 had died, 28 of them children, and the 660-mile route became known as the “Trail of Death.” In 1899, Daniel McDonald, owner of Plymouth’s newspaper, published a book recounting the forced removal of Menominee and his followers. After McDonald was elected to the Indiana General Assembly, he convinced his colleagues to appropriate $2,500 to erect a monument near Menomi-

When you’re out ordering food at restaurants, you’re bound to find some French phrases that make your food sound fancier. In GRAMMAR GUY truth, it’s a way for a restaurant to charge an extra five bucks for a dish. Have you ever seen an entree list a side of pommes puree? That’s mashed potatoes. Don’t let them fool you; they’re just adding some parsley or chives on top to jack up the price. Or perhaps you’ve seen something with “au jus” at the end. That’s meat juice, my friend, or, as some would call it, gravy. Mashed potatoes and gravy sound much fancier “en français.” Is a menu item listed as “artisan” or “artisanal”? That’s code for “needlessly artistic” combined with “we’re going to charge you more.” Don’t fall for it. If a server goes out of her way to describe an item as “fresh,” doesn’t that make you question all of the other ingredients? She certainly doesn’t call the avocados “months-old avocados.” “Fresh” is a filler word meant to impress you.

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nee’s village remembering him and the Trail of Death. The 17-foot-tall granite monument, featuring a standing Menominee, was dedicated on Sept. 4, 1909. McDonald related the historical context and (according to the program) the Plymouth band played, “The Dirge of a Vanished Race,” “softly and slowly,” while the granddaughter of Simon Pokagon, the Potawatomi author for whom Pokagon State Park was named, unveiled the monument. Subsequent rumors of pennies in Menominee’s right hand may explain its missing thumb.

Of course, I can’t discuss restaurantese terms without bringing up “farm-to-table.” Although I appreciate a movement toward sourcing items from local suppliers, the term can mean something as simple as “Chef Reggie gets our meat from the butcher shop down the street.” When the ribeyes start coming with detailed biographies of the animal I’m eating, I’ll be impressed. Restauranteurs have gotten creative with sizes. You’ve probably heard of “tapas,” which just means “small appetizer.” “Tapas” is a Spanish term that translates roughly into “give us more of your money.” Then there’s “family size” or “sharing” plates. These are larger portions that chefs expect for you to sample and share with the other people at your table. I think all the different-sized plate approaches are more ways to increase the price of your dinner out.

Curtis Honeycutt is a national award-winning, syndicated humor writer. Connect with him on Twitter (@curtishoneycutt) or at curtishoneycutt.com.

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CITY OF FISHERS BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CASE VA-21-36 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY SUBMIT COMMENTS BY GOING TO: https://townoffishers. formstack.com/forms/public_meeting_comment_form MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY STREAM THE LIVE MEETING BY GOING TO: http://tinyurl.com/CityOfFishers NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the City of Fishers Board of Zoning Appeals at 6:00 PM on Thursday, October 28th, 2021 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”): Case# VA-21-36 - Consideration of a Use Variance from Sec 5.1.5 Permitted Use Table of the City of Fishers Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) for the husbandry of chickens and alpacas on a lot zoned R2. SUBJECT PROPERTY LOCATION: 14985 Southeastern Parkway, Fishers IN 46038, Hamilton County parcel number 13-12-30-00-00-013.001. 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. If you have specific questions or want to provide written comments to the case planner directly, please contact: Bre King, Planner II Department of Planning and Zoning City of Fishers kingb@fishers.in.us 317-595-3213

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4 5 7 2 1 2 1 8 7 2 9 1 5 2 9 6 7 1 8 4 6 7 3 8 1 1 9 2 5 8 Down 1. Indiana Statehouse rounded roofs 2. Utopian 3. Lab dish 4. PC pioneer 5. Eyre’s creator 6. Emerald Isle 7. Instruct 8. 31-Across members (Abbr.) 9. School assignment 10. Recede 11. Johnny Appleseed Festival site (Sept. 18-19) 12. WFYI pledge drive gift, maybe 13. Indy newspaper 18. “Let’s Stay Together” crooner 22. Barbie’s boy toy 25. Frau’s mate 27. Celtics on a Pacers scoreboard 29. Adjusted a lens

32. Wolfies Grill handout 33. Without delay 34. Native Bread buy 35. The Tarkington show start 36. Festival of the Turning Leaves site (Sept. 24-26) 38. DOJ arm 39. Indy 500 motorhead 42. User-revised website 44. IMPD rank 47. Move with great speed and force 49. Copier component 51. Let up 52. “The Hoosier Poet” 54. Fire-starting rock 55. Revise 56. Challenges 57. Saudi native 58. Finish last in the Hoosier Crossroads Conference 60. Presley film: “___ Las Vegas”

6 Palindromes (5+ Letters) 4 AFC South Teams ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ 3 Former Indiana Senators ____________________ ____________________ 5 Watch Brands ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ 2 Game Outcomes ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ 1 Indianapolis’s September Music Event _____________________

63. Camera type, briefly 65. Chicago airport code

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