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HSE receives $2.1 million grant news@currentinfishers.com Hamilton Southeastern Schools has received a one-time, four-year grant from the Lilly Endowment of a little more than $2.1 million as part of the Endowment’s Comprehensive CounselEnvironment ing Initiative for Indiana K-12 students. The grant includes elements to boost social-emotion learning, academic advising and college and career readiness for HSE students. “Students who are connected to their schools are more Bourff successful on a number of levels, including attendance, behavior and academics,” HSE Supt. Allen Bourff said. “The essence of this grant is to build a more supportive network for each student within the Hamilton Southeastern Kolb Schools so that they are connected and experience the success that we want for each of them.” The grant will be used in part to help the approximately 21,350 students within the school system by providing resources to Lawson allow school counselors to dedicate more time to the students. According to Bourff, counselors within the school district are expected to perform duties related to administrative functions and paperwork, which reduces the time they can dedicate to students.

FISHERS • Lane shifts will occur on 141st Street west of Ind. 37 for the construction of a turn lane on the north side of the road. • With IKEA and Topgolf opening last month, residents are encouraged to visit fishers.in.us for maps and directions on how to best navigate the 116th Street area during the grand openings. • Lane restrictions will occur on 116th Street east of Allisonville Road to allow for concrete curb and ramp repairs. Resurfacing work also will occur.

“When I began working in HSE, it was clear that the levels of support our school counselors were able to offer students was not consistent, building to building, for a variety of reasons,” said Brooke Lawson, HSE mental health coordinator. “The grant is going to provide the school counselors in our district the opportunity to redefine their roles in how they support all students in areas of social-emotional learning, academic advising and college and career readiness.” The money also will be utilized outside the classroom to help improve counseling practices and access within the community. “The City of Fishers is a dynamic community with much to offer students as they explore the world beyond the four walls of the traditional classroom,” Bourff said. “For each student, however, to have a rewarding experience there must be coordination of purposeful student/community interaction.” The Hamilton Southeastern Schools Foundation helped secure the grant. “The strength of this grant is that it rallies all adults to be invested in the success and guidance of students. This includes not only school counselors, but also teachers, administrators and parents,” said Freedom Kolb, HSSF executive director. “At its core, this is a student success grant. School counselors are an integral part of student support in all HSE Schools.” “Overall, my hope is that this grant will help increase student success in our school district to prepare all students socially, emotionally, academically and for whatever path they choose beyond high school,” Lawson said. HSE is one of 52 public school corporations and five charter schools in the state to receive Lilly Endowment grants

• Improvements are underway to rehabilitate bridges, pavement and drainage structures along 15 miles of I-69. Two lanes have been shifted to accommodate construction of travel lanes. The speed limit has been reduced to 60 mph and to 50 mph while there are workers present. • The Hamilton County Highway Dept. has closed Cyntheanne Road between 146th Street and 156th Street until Dec. 1 to replace the bridge over Keiser Drain.

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Dispatches Civil War Roundtable – The Hamilton County Civil War Roundtable will meet at 7 p.m. Nov. 8 at the Monon Community Center, Room B. This is a location change and the last meeting of the year. Pam Newhouse will present "We Will Stand Our Chance," the story of two brothers told through their letters home during the war. The public is invited and admission is free. New advisory council forming – The Indiana Department of Revenue invites tax professionals, attorneys, business stakeholders, advocates and scholars statewide to be considered for appointment to the first-ever Commissioner’s Advisory Council to provide valuable input on tax administration for the state. Twelve members will be selected for two-year appointments. The council will meet quarterly beginning in late January. Applications are available at in.gov/dor/5739. htm and are due by Dec. 1. Suicide prevention training – Chaucie’s Place will offer a suicide prevention training session from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14 at 4607 E. 106th St., Carmel. QPR stands for Question, Persuade, Refer and was developed specifically to detect and respond to anyone emitting suicide warning signs. Cost is $15. Visit EventBrite.com to register. Harlem Wizards game – The Harlem Wizards are going to Fishers High School at 7 p.m. Nov. 30. Fans will experience a magical display of tricks, coordinated ball handling, fancy passing and aerodynamic athleticism combined with high-energy comedy and audience interaction. Tickets can be purchased for $10 online at Harlemwizards.com. In addition, tickets will be sold during lunch at Fishers High school beginning November 27 until the day of the game. Tickets will be available on the day of the game at FHS at 6:00 p.m. for $12 for adults and children. Newcomers Club – The Fishers Newcomers Club meets every second Thursday of the month at the Delaware Township Building, 9090 E. 131st St., Fishers. All are welcome to become a member. Attendees participate in activity groups and charitable activities. New COO hired – Fishers-based Base Camp Leasing has hired Nathan Mrnak as its chief pperating officer. Mrnak will begin his new position in January. Base Camp Leasing has been dedicated to helping landowners lease their hunting rights since 1999 and is the largest hunting lease company in the nation with roughly 2,600 leases.

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Hamilton Southeastern High School focuses on preparing students for college well in advance by Education offering unique curriculum. Innovations is a new course offered this year. It was designed to inspire creative confidence so students can generate, pursue, develop and implement breakthrough ideas. “This is the first year we have run it here. I co-teach it with Kelsey Habig,” teacher Steve Guenin said. “It’s set up based on future-ready skills. We teach lessons on creative problem solving, collaboration, idea generation, and all the things they say kids are going to need to survive and thrive in this dynamic future.” The first semester is content driven and the second semester is student-driven. “Kids are going to tackle their own projects and they’ll use things they’ve learned in first semester to work on their projects,” Guenin said. Students also will partner with area businesses to help the business creatively problem-solve. “We began our Community Partner Program on Oct. 23. We reached out to organizations in the community and described our project to them,” Guenin said. “We ended up with 17 businesses that presented us with challenges they were facing. Then our students ranked all 17 of

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these based on the ones they were most interested in. Then using those rankings, we paired them up with their organization.” Students work in small groups and present ideas to tackle each business’ challenge. “We were interested in the students learning from the people they were working with, but in addition to that, these kids are the target audience for most of these businesses,” Guenin said. He said he hopes the program will continue after this first year. “We’re really excited. It really reinforces what we’re doing in class. We have very high expectations. I think it’s a nice way for the kids to apply what they know to something beyond the school,” Guenin said.

Brewery wins for ‘Hot Pink’

By Anna Skinner • anna@youarecurrent.com Fishers’ Four Day Ray Brewing recently won a bronze medal for its Hot Pink brew during the Great American Beer Festival in beer Denver, Colo. The beer was entered in the experimental category. It was originally brewed as a summer beer. “The Hot Pink-base beer is our blonde, and then we brewed it with the strawberries and rhubarb and jalapeno,” said Brian Graham, FDR owner and brewer. FDR entered four beers in the competition. Overall, more than 8,000 beers were entered. There were 98 categories. In the experimental category, 94 beers were entered. Hot Pink placed third. “When we put it together, my assumption was if we won for anything it would be this beer,” said Mitch Ackerman, head of brewery operations at FDR. “It was put in the experimental category, which is basically for beers that don’t fit into any other category. Accord-

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ing to Graham, Hot Pink’s flavor is jam-like at the beginning and ends with the heat from the jalapenos. Hot Pink was a summer offering, and although there’s one keg of it left, it’s not currently available. Graham said the beer may be on tap next summer because it’s a seasonal brew. For more, visit fourdayray.com.

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Fishers honored as a 2017 Green Community news@currentinfishers.com Accelerate Indiana Municipalities announced the 2017 Green Communities of the Year Oct. 11. Fishers, Westfield and Environment Whiting received their awards during the Aim Ideas Summit in Evansville. “On top of everything a city or town leader must do to ensure the long-term health and viability of their community, it’s so impressive that our Green Communities of the Year are able to aggressively dedicate themselves to sustainable practices. I applaud their efforts and believe all Hoosiers will benefit from their dedication to greener local governments,” Aim CEO Matt Greller stated in a press release. To earn the distinction, cities had to complete a 51-question survey on purchasing,

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By Adam Aasen • adam@youarecurrent.com When it came time to plan an annual fundraiser for Hamilton County Area Neighborhood Development, an organiFUNDRAISER zation that focuses on affordable housing issues, there were a lot of options. It’s common for nonprofits to hold golf outings or fancy black tie galas. But that just didn’t seem right for HAND. “We didn’t think those events necessarily fit with Davis

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our mission and our demographic,” Outreach Coordinator Andrea Davis said. Instead, they are asking people to stay at home. On Nov. 11, HAND will ask for $75 per person or $150 a household for fundraising – from home. According to its Web site: “VIP reception will NOT start at 6 p.m. Doors will NOT open at 7 p.m. Dinner will NOT be served at 7:30 p.m. Program will NOT commence at 8 p.m.” The goal is for participants to “enjoy the kind of comfort that we work to provide our neighbors.” “When you think about the cost of a venue

and dinner and other expenses, maybe only $75 of the $150 you spend for a fundraiser actually goes to the nonprofit,” Davis said. “So we thought it might be neat to have 100 percent of the money go to fundraising, and then our participants can have fun at home, which is something we’re trying to provide for our community: affordable housing.” That doesn’t mean it won’t be fun. Davis said there will be an online component to connect people who are participating in the event. Plus, there will be an online silent auction. “We think it could be fun where people share on social media what they like doing at home,” she said. “I know our director is inviting people over to her home, and she’s going to talk a little about what HAND does. We hope everyone shares photos and videos from their fun evenings at home.” Proceeds will support HAND’s housing development, home repair and community building programs. HAND has invested nearly $17 million in Hamilton County housing since 2003, including the development of 96 affordable apartments for low-income residents. To sign up, visit handincorporated.org/ events/stay-home-for-hand/.

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Owners Harrison and Anita Boyd with their children, Connor and Savannah, now 2 1/1/2 and 7 months, respectively. (Submitted photo)

Locals bringing Primrose to Geist

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The Geist area will soon have its own Primrose School this winter. After a long hunt for the right day cover story care for their own child, Harrison and Anita Boyd said they were inspired by and fell in love with the model that Primrose Schools offered while living in Atlanta, Ga. Now, the two are franchise owners of Primrose of Geist at 7615 Oaklandon Rd., Indianapolis. The opening of the school will make the 11th Primrose in central Indiana. Construction on the 11,000-square-foot building, an old KinderCare facility that had been closed for approximately six years, began in July and is expected to be complete by the end of the month. The school will have 11 classrooms, a conference room, offices and a reception and welcome space. Some other fun features the Boyds said they are excited about are two splash pads and a full-size basketball court, which features a state-of-the-art outdoor floor covering that provides padding for added safety. Most of the playground equipment also will be completely replaced and updated. Anita and Harrison will be highly involved with the usual operations of the school – Anita on the day-to-day functions and Harrison on the business side. “She’s definitely a participating owner,” Harrison said. “I think many Primrose schools have a very active owner.” “But I don’t think, just from what I’ve heard from other families, that other owners of day cares in general are as involved,” said Anita, a Lawrence native. Also at the helm will be the school’s director. “We have our director, Allyson Zimmerman, and we’re really excited about her,” Anita said. “I think with her background she’ll be a perfect fit. She got her bachelor’s in early education.” After the couple’s daughter, Savannah, was born in April, Anita chose to quit her career in physical therapy to focus on opening Primrose of Geist. “I loved working with kids, but I quit after my daughter was born in April,” Anita said. Harrison is a practicing architect who works remotely with a company in Atlanta, Ga. “We met in Atlanta, and when we were searching for child care for our son, everywhere had a long wait list,” Har-

The floorplan for Primrose of Geist shows the school’s 11 classrooms, offices, outoor amenities, and more. (Submitted image)

rison said. “Primrose is big in Atlanta. It formed there.” “We had one near us, and we were just blown away by it.” Anita said. “We really wanted to get in, but unfortunately the wait list was over a year. I had to go back to work, so we ended up going with a different option. The more we looked into schools, we thought, ‘Man, there must really be a need if the wait list is that long,’ and we’ve always wanted to start something of our own that we were both really passionate about and felt like it was doing some good.” Since moving back to Indiana, the couple’s son, Connor, 2 1/2, has attended a local Primrose School and will soon be a student at Primrose of Geist when it opens, along with his 7-month-old sister, Savannah. With a capacity of approximately 176, the school is accepting pre-registration for infants from 6 weeks of age to preschool. Primrose of Geist also offers before- and

after-school programs for kids in kindergarten to age 12. Transportation is provided to the day care from nearby elementary schools. For more, visit primroseschools.com/schools/geist. MEET THE OWNERS Harrison and Anita Boyd met in Atlanta, Ga. Anita is originally from Lawrence and graduated from Lawrence North High School. She earned her bachelor’s from Indiana University before moving to Atlanta, where she earned her doctorate in physical therapy from Emory University. Harrison is from Atlanta and graduated with a degree in architecture from Auburn University. Together, they have two children, Connor, 2 1/2, and Savannah, almost 7 months old.

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o b s e r v a tion Zombie inoculation Commentary by Terry Anker

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The notion of a zombie apocalypse has become common parlance to indicate the end of the world. Dozens of television series, movies, songs and even band names are dedicated to the dystopian notion that the human race will end not with seven horsemen or a nuclear-enabled eastern dictator but, instead, with a virus gone awry. Generations of us have come of age in a time when disease and contagion rank among our utmost fears. AIDS, Ebola, flesh eating bacteria and Zika are part of our common lexicon – and are the vague anxiety producers in our lives. Are they going to affect us directly? If we care for ourselves carefully, they probably will not. But they may change our dating, travel or outdoor habits for good. We dread that a single, casual social interaction could lead to an irreversible life-changing, or life-ending, instance. So, we’ve figured out that the world is dangerous. But didn’t we know this when Og first bumped into a saber-toothed tiger and didn’t make it back to the cave? Most humans understand that a bit of caution can lead to an extended lifespan. So, we have come to hide out in the cave. Our social interactions move in bits and bytes through smartphones and social networks. We meet in cyber chat rooms and travel through virtual reality tanning beds. Yet, are there zombies lurking on Facebook? Do the brain-eaters lie in wait behind a silly, cat-themed meme? Can they grab us with clever or salacious headlines, infect our minds with hate and cause us to do the same to others? If, as some argue, there is a disease affecting our society – one that makes us blind to the perspectives and beliefs of others – is there any hope for inoculation?

The other day I heard myself saying, “Parenting never ends,” and in the same moment, thinking, but it sure gets humor a lot easier! A coworker was regaling me with the woes of potty-training his 2-year-old while I was sharing a logistical nightmare of having to simultaneously pick up my teenagers at three different locales. Winner of the award for Most Challenging Parenting Task? The toddler! Hands-down. Doo and I have certainly come a long way. At our darkest hour, we had four children younger than 7 and were providing full-time day care for our infant nephew. I say “we” to sound democratic, but in reality it was just I. God bless the YMCA, which provided two hours of free child-watching, hot showers and an exceptionally clean facility where harried moms like myself could congregate and pretend to look cool while attempting Turbo Kick. I do not miss those days. To be sure, parenting still is daunting. I often lie awake wondering if we’ll end up dealing with a teen pregnancy or a stint in rehab. What if the twins don’t pass their driving tests (gulp)? What if they do? But I’m able to compartmentalize the concerns and then soothe my heartburn with an episode of “Stranger Things.” But when your children are little, there is no escape from reality. You can’t just run to your happy place when you’re stuck in traffic with an un-diapered kid screaming “pee pee is coming!” At that point, parenting is about survival. And you must be fully, exhaustingly, present. Always. So maybe parenting doesn’t actually get any easier, but it certainly becomes more manageable. And much less gross. Peace out.

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Chef Bricker brings dressings to the market Submitted by Fishers Winter Farmers Market Fishers is excited to announce the return of the Winter Farmers Market, on Saturdays farmers market from 9 a.m. until noon through March 2018. Farmers markets have moved to the Roy G. Holland Memorial Park building, offering a large space for vendors and customers during winter months. This winter, Brick House AllNatural Vinaigrettes is excited to be in attendance, bringing shoppers healthy, natural products straight to the dinner table. Chef Jeff Bricker is no novice to the culinary industry. With more than 30 years of experience, he’s completed culinary arts training at Ivy Tech Community College Central Indiana, participating as a student in a summer intensive classical French cooking program from l’Ecole de Cuisine La Varenne in Burgundy, France under the direction of chef/author Anne Willan. In addition to his culinary education, Bricker has earned various awards and accolades from industry affiliates before embark-

ing on an entrepreneurial adventure. In 2014, after experiencing a “health reality check,” Bricker began a journey towards a healthier lifestyle. He worked to become a food label reader, striving to be more aware of good nutrition, and quickly noticed the lack of a truly healthy salad dressing. That moment sparked the birth of what is now Brick House All-Natural Vinaigrettes. Frustrated by the lack of healthy salad dressings, Bricker came up a recipe of his own. With encouragement from friends and family, Bricker began bottling and selling it at local farmers markets. Fast-forward to 2017, and Brick House now offers four tasty and nutritious salad dressings. He produces the ingredients, assembles them in a shared commercial kitchen and has them bottled at a FDA-inspected facility on the west side of Indy. Flavors include Classic Sweet Dijon, Creamy Garlic Herb, Raspberry Champagne, and Sunny Honey, Balsamic. All four Indiana-grown dressings will be available for purchase at the Fishers Winter Farmers Market. Stop by to chat with chef Bricker, learn more about the dressings and exchange recipes all winter-long.

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My favorite veggie tale Commentary by Dick Wolfsie Following my knee operation, my doctor informed me I’d developed borderline anemia. I don’t even know how humor that’s possible. Since the new administration took over, I’m afraid to cross any borders. My physician suggested I focus on a healthy, high-protein diet, heavy on foods like spinach, hearty cuts of beef and a bowl of Raisin Bran every day. Fortunately, these are already some of my food faves—including the spinach, which I even liked when I was a kid. I remember being skeptical of the television marketing for that vegetable, though. They tried to convince me that eating spinach would help me attract the opposite sex. I was not in the market for anyone who looked like Olive Oyl. When I was growing up, my grandmother always stressed that carrots were good for our eyes, and her proof was that we never saw dead rabbits on the road. But opossum corpses were strewn everywhere. “Opossums hate carrots,” my grandmother informed me. That was a pretty good piece of propaganda! I still like carrots and have never been hit by a car. Thanks, Grandma.

Cauliflower: I hated cauliflower. It looked like somebody’s bleached brain. Nowadays, I don’t see cauliflower being served as a side dish much. It’s usually part of a medley. Broccoli: Apparently, I ate a lot of broccoli when I was young but didn’t know it till I was 18. I knew there was something hidden under that wonderful cheesey sauce, but I was afraid to look until I graduated from high school. Peas: We never had fresh peas at home. Just canned. I’m not sure anyone in my family knew that peas came from a pod. They looked like ammunition from my BB gun, and there was no way I could get them on my fork. The best technique to tackle the issue was to roll up the peas in my mashed potatoes. Would you like to hear what I thought of Brussels sprouts and okra? Did you say “No, thank you”? You took the words right out of my mouth.

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St. Vincent employees and local emergency responders conducted a mock disaster drill Oct. 31 at St. Vincent Hospitals in Carmel, Fishers and Indianapolis. The drill tested the preparedness and response of hospital medical staff and local responders should a real crisis occur. The event was staged by St. Vincent’s Emergency Management Sub-Committee in partnership with Indiana Hospital District 5 Preparedness Committee. At least 20 St. Vincent associates played the roles of patients and family members in addition to local police officers, firefighters and other community organizations who participated in the event. The scenario involved individuals who had been injured in an earthquake. Noblesville High School senior Grace Smith, right, applies makeup that will appear as an injury to Alaina Shonkwiler, NHS workforce development coordinator. Smith volunteers at the hospital every other day and assisted with the disaster drill. (Photo by Ann Marie Shambaugh)

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ATI to launch Theatre Immersion Experience By Rick Morwick • rick@youarecurrent.com

To the casual observer, the stars of any stage production are, well, the stars. But to the trained eye, the production stars are never on stage. They are, in fact, completely out of sight — a point Carmel’s Actors Theatre of Indiana wants to drive home with an innovative program designed for teens who are interested in theater careers. In January, ATI will launch “Theatre Immersion Experience 2018,” a series of job-shadowing workshops that encompass all facets of production, from stage management to directing to set, lighting and costume design. Open to ages 14 to 18, each “immersion” consists of 12 students who follow an ATI main stage production literally from start to finish -- all under the leadership of ATI’s director of education MaryJayne Waddell, an accomplished professional with 37 years of stage experience. “(Students will) have direct access to the directors, the actors, the designers,” said WadWaddell dell, who joined ATI in August. “They’re going to see the first day of rehearsal. They’re going to see the technical rehearsal. They’ll see final dress. They’ll shadow backstage crew and the stage manager. They’ll be there opening night and the opening night party.” In short, they’ll get a big picture, nuanced look at a major production, the goal of which is to help aspiring professionals find their theater niche. For some, that might be performing on stage. For others, it might be doing the essential work off it. Immersions are designed to be illuminating, enlightning and career-guiding. “They’re really going to see the collaborative effort that it

In each immersion, students will:

John Collins (as Anthony) and Elizabeth Hudson (as Johanna) from “Sweeney Todd.” (Submitted photo)

takes to bring a show to life and really help them appreciate all of the different departments that go into producing the stage show,” said Waddell, who has performed on Broadway, Off-Broadway, cruise ships, national tours and has appeared in TV and feature films. “We really do want to take the kids to the next level.” Because of the focus on job shadowing and close interaction, each immersion program is limited to 12 students. In addition to following an ATI production, each experience includes 40 hours of customized instruction from Broadway and theater professionals. Cost is $600 per student. For more or to register, visit atistage.org and click the Education tab. “The real goal of this immersion is to help them to appreciate and actually teach them life skills on how to work together to recognize that everyone has talent, whether it’s on stage or behind the scenes,” Waddell said. “It’s not just on stage. There are lots of jobs behind the scenes.This is for kids that are really serious and curious and ready to grow.”

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• Follow an ATI main stage production from first rehearsal through opening night.

• Immersion No. 1: “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” Jan. 6 - Feb. 17, 2018

• Receive six sessions totaling 40 hours of customized classes taught by Broadway and theater professionals to help identify, improve and develop their talents.

• Immersion No. 2: “The Mystery of Edwin Drood,” March 31 - May 12, 2018

• Star in a final showcase that they have written, directed, choreographed and designed, preformed for an audience of theater professionals, community leaders and college theater representatives.

• Immersion Nos. 3 and 4 (two sessions): “Million Dollar Quartet,” May 19 - June 16, 2018.

‘Annie’ sets Civic Theatre box office records for season opener editorial@youarecurrent.com Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre’s production of “Annie” became the most successful season opener at the box office in the theater’s 103-year history. “Thanks to everyone who saw ‘Annie’ and spread the word about it throughout the community,” Civic Chairman of the Board of Directors Donald E. Knebel said in a press release. “Our cast and crew thrive on full houses and you rewarded them immensely.” “Annie” featured national tour sets that were assembled by the Civic’s professional technical staff. Anne Nicole Beck provided the choreography for the show, which concluded its run Oct. 28. Civic will present “Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” Dec. 15 to Jan 7, 2018 at the Tarkington in Carmel. For more, visit civictheatre.org.

Westfield — Sip and Paint will occur at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 8 at Urban Vines, 303 E. 161st St. The topic is “Fields of Gray.” Tickets are $45 and can be purchased at goo. gl/ZVkQhy. Zionsville — The Zionsville Community High School Veterans Day assembly will take place at 10 a.m. Nov. 10 at the Zionsville Performing Arts Center. The program is free and open to the public. Carmel — The Indiana Wind Symphony will perform “Echoes Over Five Centuries: The Reformation” at 7 p.m. Nov. 12 at The Palladium. For more, visit indianawindsymphony.org. Fishers — The City of Fishers’ Veterans Day celebration is at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 10 in the City Hall Auditorium. The event will be hosted by Ed Ahlwardt, with remarks from Mayor Scott Fadness and music from the Fishers Junior High School Choirs. During the program, there will be time set aside for veterans to briefly share their stories.

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Petersen to play with CSO Nov. 11 By Zach Dunkin editorial@youarecurrent.com

the Carmel Symphony Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 11 at The Palladium.  As the winner of the competition, Petersen will serve as artist-in-residence at the University of InWhile scores of young musicians asdianapolis for the next two years. pire to one day play Carnegie Hall, pianist “(UIndy) is a really warm comDrew Petersen did that music before entering first munity full of excited and energetic students and faculty,” said Pegrade. Sure, it wasn’t tersen, who resides in Oradell, N.J., the Big Hall, but Petersen recalls a suburb of NYC. “I am really imthat day in Manhattan when at age pressed by the variety of repertoire 5, he performed at Carnegie’s Weill I had heard over the course of the Recital Hall. week ... not just Bach, Beethoven, “I remember feeling really excited Petersen Chopin, though I heard plenty of to get on stage at a beautiful piano beautiful performances of their works as to share my several short pieces with the well.” audience,” Petersen said. “I had even memSpeaking of Chopin, that’s what Petersen orized all of them and wasn’t worried at all will play with the CSO. Chopin’s “Piano Conabout forgetting the notes. certo No. 1” will be the finale of the four“I remember my piano teacher teaching piece program. me how to walk on stage, how to bow, “It’s such an elegant concerto that emand - this seemed to be the most important bodies the purity and vigor of youth, and part for him - to never turn my back to the yet because it’s Chopin, you can feel his audience when I moved to sit at the piano.” depth of feeling and special sense of drama Petersen certainly will practice his that pierces the heart,” he said. teacher’s instructions when he makes his Tickets can be purchased by visiting Carcentral Indiana concerto debut as the winmelSymphony.org or by calling the Center’s ner of the 2017 American Pianists Awards box office at 317.843.3800. and Christel DeHaan Fellowship of the American Pianists Association as he joins

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“The money raised at this event will directly impact our ability to reach as many Hoosier children as possible with our youth sexual abuse and suicide prevention programs,” she said. “The dinner last year sold out quickly and was simply phenomenal. We would not be able to continue our mission to eradicate sexual abuse and suicide without support from our community partners.” To purchase tickets, call 317-564-4790, or visit triparounditaly.eventbrite.com.

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To commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, the Indiana Wind Symphony performs works from the era or inspired by hymns of the era in a program that includes narration by Paul Swartz.

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Country Unplugged: Mark Chesnutt, Lorrie Morgan and Joe Diffie, The Palladium, the Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel

Three of country music’s top talents join together on stage for an evening of the songs that made them stars. Cost: $35-75

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With Janna Hymes conducting, the CSO performance features Drew Petersen, the 2017 APA/Christel DeHaan Classical Fellow, playing Chopin’s “Piano Concerto No. 1.” Cost: $20 to $65 (student discounts available)

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“A Grand Night for Singing,” The Studio Theatre, the Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel

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The night pays homage to the remarkable works of Rodgers and Hammerstein. This innovative musical revue features songs such as “I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair,” “Honeybun,” and “Kansas City,” to name a few. Cost: $20-$45

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Cost: $20-$35 (student discounts available) Standing, from left, Steve Kruse, Carrie Schlatter, Josh Ramsey and Clay Mabbitt; kneeling, Joshua Kruze. (Submitted photo)

“In the Family Way,” The Cat, Carmel 8 p.m. Nov. 9-11. After being together for 10 years, a couple decides to adopt a child, only to find rejection by the adoption services. They beg Andrew’s twin sister Lainie to surrogate for them, with the husband as the biological father. Cost: $10 and $15

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Q Artistry Q-munity presents a wild, hilarious parody romp of the classic children’s tale through the wardrobe, using parodies of classic hip-hop and rap tracks to guide the way through the frozen adventure. Cost: $13-$15

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“Ghost – The Musical,” 1 and 8 p.m. Nov. 8 and 9, 8 p.m. Nov. 10 and 11, 1:30 and 7 p.m. Beef & Boards Dinner Nov. 12 and 8 p.m. Nov. 14 Theatre, Indianapolis Laxton co-stars as Molly Jensen in a musical adapted from the hit film “Ghost.” A young couple’s connection takes a shocking turn after Sam Wheat’s untimely death, and trapped between two worlds, Sam tries to protect Molly from danger. Cost: $42.50-$67.50 (includes buffet dinner)

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Where’s Amy? Amy Pauszek is a photographer, film producer and scouting and casting associate for Talent Fusion Agency in Indianapolis. She can be reached at Amy@youarecurrent.com. To see more of her photos, visit currentnightandday.com.

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Where’s Amy attends ATI Barn Bash From left, Don Farrell (Westfield), MaryJayne Waddell (Westfield), Judy Fitzgerald (Carmel) and Cindy Collins (Carmel) at the Actors Theatre of Indiana hosted a Barn Bash fundraiser Oct. 28. Where’s Amy was there to capture the entire shindig. The party was at the beautiful Demaree Barn in Zionsville. Guests enjoyed live music, line dancing, games, specialty drinks and a delicious hog roast with all the fixings. The money raised will help keep ATI rollin’ along, bringing you the best professional theater in town and continue the success of its new 2018 ATI Immersion Educational Program. For more, visit atistage.org. (Photos by Amy Pauszek)

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Tailgating on Thanksgiving week Commentary by Joe Drozda and Bob Bley Every year, Thanksgiving arrives during the latter days of the football season. And every year, we try to remind tailgaters that this is a good time to plan to use some of their leftovers for an epicurean tailgate experience. There’s turkey, cranberries and pumpkin pie, just to name a few of the pleasures that can be consumed at your tailgate party. Depending on the weather, which is usually plenty cool, you might want to make a soup to warm the stomachs and the hearts of your guests. Here’s an improved turkey soup recipe from our 2015 column that will help you finish your leftovers in style. Turkey Soup Ingredients: Turkey meat and turkey carcass, turkey drippings, skin, non-liver giblets, seasonings for stock: 1 yellow onion, chopped carrots, parsley, thyme, bay leaf, celery and pepper corns, salt and pepper, 8 medium carrots with tops, onions, 6 celery stalks with tops, seasonings for the finished soup: poultry seasoning, sage, thyme, marjoram and/or a chicken bouillon cube, 2 garlic cloves, 16 oz. wagon wheel pasta

Turkey soup uses leftovers from a Thanksgiving dinner. (Submitted photo)

For directions on how to make this Thanksgiving-inspired soup, visit currentnightandday.com for the full column. Joe Drozda writes about sports and food. You may contact him at drozda@tailgatershandbook. com or visit www.tailgatershandbook.com.

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Dispatches Series features ‘A Year with Frog and Toad’ highlights — The Peanut Butter & Jelly session will feature highlights from Actors Theatre of Indiana’s “A Year with Frog and Toad” at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 11 at The Palladium in Carmel. ATI will present the production Nov. 25-26 at the Studio Theater. The session is designed for ages 1 through 7 and meant to encourage young children to become engaged in the performing arts. Tickets for the Peanut Butter & Jelly session are $10, including two free adult tickets with every child’s ticket.

SullivanMunce Center’s First Come, First Hung set — The First Come, First Hung exhibition call for entries will be between 10 a.m. and noon Nov. 18 at the SullivanMunce Cultural Center, 225 West Hawthorne St., Zionsville. The exhibit allows both the amateur and the professional artist the opportunity to showcase their talent in our galleries Dec. 3 through Dec. 16. The submission is free for members and artists 17 and under and $15 for adult nonmembers. All types, styles and mediums are accepted, including oil, watercolors, photography, sculpture, graphics, ceramics, stitchery, textiles, quilts, hand-painted decorative items, etc. All work must be original. Artists must bring their own work in person.

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The goal for the exterior remodel was to create an overall more modern design while adding a more comfortable outdoor living space to the backyard. The owners wanted to make the space more functional for their family. 1. The most significant transformation came from reducing the height of the portico and creating a one-story covered porch, replacing the colonial-style pillars with something more contemporary. 2. Reducing the height of the portico allowed for the addition of three dormer windows, giving the home more height. 3. In the backyard we added a one-story covered patio with a ceiling fan, creating a shaded area for the family and their guests to stay cool on hot summer days. 4. Additional exterior changes included a stamped concrete pool deck, new windows and shutters and painting of the entire home.

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Most Americans have never heard of the Eblaite Empire. But historians now believe that travel empire rivaled in power and achievement the contemporaneous empires of Egypt and Mesopotamia. In 1964, a team of Italian archaeologists began excavating an artificial hill called Tell Mardikh about 33 miles southwest of Aleppo, Syria. In 1968, they confirmed they had located the city of Ebla, with a hilltop palace overlooking 150 acres of buildings and temples. In 1975, archaeologists uncovered more than 17,000 clay tablets near the palace, neatly arranged by subject. The tablets recorded Ruins of Ebla, near Aleppo, Syria. (Photo by Don Knebel) in cuneiform script the same period in which Egyptians built the history of Ebla at the peak of its power in Great Pyramids. The records, written in Suthe middle of the third millennium B.C., the merian and a previously unknown language now called Eblaite, described a highly organized city of about 40,000 that controlled an empire occupying most of what is now Syria and parts of southern Turkey. Ebla’s tablets revealed ideas once thought to have a much more recent origin. Citizens elected the ruler for a term of seven years, with a council of elders advising the ruler. Women held positions of power in the government, which included 14 ministers, two serving in the city itself, and the others serving around the empire. The wife of the elected ruler controlled linen and woolen cloth making, which joined olive oil, beer and

manufactured goods, as the key exports. According to the accounting records, women and men earned equal wages. Ebla was severely damaged by warfare in 2240 B.C., which helped preserve the tablets. It then began a period of gradual decline that ended with its total destruction in about 1600 B.C., after which Ebla and its empire were forgotten. During Syria’s civil war, soldiers have used Ebla’s hill as a lookout. Don Knebel is a local resident who works for Barnes & Thornburg LLP. For the full column visit donknebel.com. You may contact him at news@currentzionsville.com.

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The Temple of Whom Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt Today I want to tackle another tricky grammar bugaboo. It’s one of those confusing quandaries I grammar guy simply avoid using because I don’t want to sound dumb. I’m talking about who and whom. Every time I’m tempted to use whom, I’m afraid of sounding like I own a fancy, private helicopter to travel to my private island where I roll around in gold coins, Scrooge McDuck-style. It just kind of sounds snooty. So let’s learn how to use it correctly, shall we? I have an easy way to remember when to use who or whom: Use who when you can replace it in a sentence with he; use whom when you can replace it in a sentence with him. For example: Who/Whom tried to parachute out of my private helicopter? Bad idea, dude. Let’s try replacing who/whom with him. Him tried to parachute out of my private helicopter. That doesn’t sound right. How about he: He tried to parachute out of my private helicopter. That sounds better, so we should use who in this sentence.

Another example: To who/whom did you invite over to your secret island bungalow this weekend? Which sounds right: I invited he over to my secret island bungalow this weekend, or, I invited him to my secret island bungalow this weekend. Him sounds better, so we should use whom in this example. He/him is simply a secret, tricky way to determine the subject and object of a sentence. The subject is the person (or place or thing) doing the action in a sentence. The object is the person (or place or thing) on the receiving end of the action. To whom (object) did Gary (subject) direct his cheesy pick-up lines? Since we usually don’t think in terms of subject and object, I think it’s simpler to use the he/him trick. In my opinion, going around using whom properly probably makes people assume you have an entire closet just for your polo ascots, but I always enjoy a rollicking, post-brunch polo match on the beach of my exclusive pretend island. Curtis Honeycutt is a freelance humor writer. Have a grammar question? Connect with him on Twitter @curtishoneycutt or at curtishoneycutt.com.

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