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Hamilton County GOP denies involvement in ‘Free Palestine’ text message By Leila Kheiry leila@youarecurrent.com The Hamilton County Republican Party and the Indiana Democratic Party both deny any involvement in POLITICS a text message some residents of central Indiana received Oct. 12, inviting them to a “Free Palestine Rally” at Monument Circle in Indianapolis. The text message states that it’s from the “Progressive Democrats of Indiana,” and reads that, “As Democrats, we need to stand together with our Palestinian brothers in this struggle for freedom.” The message also states that recipients can text “STOP” to end further messages. People who texted “stop” then received a confirmation that stated, “Hamilton County Republican GOP: You are now opted-out and will receive no further messages,” indicating that the message originated from the Hamilton County Republican Party. In a brief statement posted on its X account later in the evening on Oct. 12, the Hamilton County Republican Party stated that it “had absolutely nothing to do with a text campaign presented as the Progressive Democrats being circulated on social media today. We have been and will always be transparent in our messaging.” Mario Massillamany, chair of the Hamil-

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ton County Republican Party, reiterated in a telephone interview Oct. 13 that the organization did not pay for or issue the text. He said the message differs from the party’s usual texts, in particular the opt-out message. He said the group’s texts read “stop = end” and are not in all-caps. Massillamany added that if it had been them sending the message, it wouldn’t make sense to identify themselves when people opted out. “If we were trying to deceive people, why would we put our name on it?” he said. Massillamany said he’s not sure how many people received the text, but the Hamilton County Republican Party has received only four or five complaints from recipients. He said he’s had more calls from reporters than people who got the texts. He said he has a friend who is an investigator, and that friend is looking into the source of the text message. “What we should be talking about is Hamas trying to have Jihad against the Jewish people,” he said. “People should come together to make sure Jewish people feel protected and are protected in this country and in Israel.” The Indiana Democratic Party also released a statement Oct. 12, attributed to Chair Mike Schmuhl. “Central Indiana voters reported receiv-

ing text messages today to attend a divisive rally that looked to be sent by a group affiliated with Indiana Democrats,” he stated. “Let me be clear: The Indiana Democratic Party did not send these messages, was not involved in any way, and we condemn the division they seek to create by targeting the Jewish community in their time of immense mourning from the brutal terror attacks by Hamas on Israel.” Hamas fighters from Gaza launched a violent attack against Israel on Oct. 7, targeting civilians. Israel responded with attacks on Gaza targets, which includes civilian populations. In a follow-up statement from the Indiana Democratic Party Oct. 13, Schmuhl called the GOP’s denial of involvement in the text message “laughable at best.” Indiana Democrats spokesperson Sam Barloga said in a telephone interview Oct. 13 that the text message was a “shameful tactic, trying to divide the community.” He said that even if the text message wasn’t based on the tragedies in Israel, people shouldn’t try to score political points through deception. Barloga said the text probably went to hundreds, if not thousands, of people, adding that there are “increasing reports that this might have been targeted specifically at Jewish members of the community.”

POLITICS ‘More Than a Tailgate’ planned — An upcoming event will not only give Colts fans a chance to get ready for the home game vs. the New Orleans Saints but benefit domestic violence survivors during Domestic Violence Awareness Month. More Than a Tailgate from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Crane Bay Event Center will raise funds for More Than a Phone, a Fishers-based nonprofit that provides free smartphones and data service plans

to domestic violence survivors, allowing a way to safely keep in contact with loved ones during their transitions away from abusers. For more about the event, go to morethanaphone.org/events. Humane Society offers Halloween adoption special — The Humane Society for Hamilton County is offering a special adoption fee of $31 throughout the month of October for black dogs and orange cats.

“Our goal is to adopt as many cats and dogs into forever homes as possible, just in time for fall,” Lily Pesavento, Community Engagement Manager for HSHC, said. “We have so many animals in need of loving homes and since the love of a pet is pure magic, we’re happy to help conjure up completed families.” Those interested in adopting a cat or dog can fill out an application in advance at hshcadoptions.com.

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Lawrence Township School Foundation announces ‘Impact Grants’ By Leila Kheiry leila@youarecurrent.com The Lawrence Township School Foundation has awarded $20,000 in Creative Impact Grants for the EDUCATION 2023-24 school year, funding projects proposed by educators, school personnel or parents within the Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township. The foundation also awarded its annual Susan Jordan Scholarship to Teresa James of Lawrence Central High School. According to the foundation, the scholarship will help James provide yoga as a resource to all Lawrence Central students. “I would like to provide students with behavioral challenges some ‘breathing space’ by facilitating mini yoga sessions during their study halls,” James stated in her proposal. “My focus would be helping them learn to regulate themselves, so when they feel triggered by a situation, they have tools to cope. I would also like to start an after-school Yoga Club, and work with our student athletes to incorporate yoga into their practices. There are so

many benefits of yoga, including improved strength, flexibility and focus.” The scholarship is funded by the Susan Jordan Legacy Fund. As part of the Creative Impact Grant program, the Frieden Family Legacy Grant was awarded to Greg Johnson of Lawrence North High School. The grant will go toward the purchase of new sound equipment and a portable truss system for the Lawrence North Performing Arts Department, according to the foundation. “With these tools, all performing arts students will gain the skills necessary for design and execution of technical theater motions, including the use of lighting cues, sound boards and other technical practices,” according to a social-media post from the foundation. Other Creative Impact grant recipients and their projects are: • Mary Watts of ELC Mary Castle for a School Wide Kindness Initiative. The grant will encourage students to show kindness throughout the school day by implementing an “I am kind!” reward system and a “Wall of Kindness” to recognize students on a

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Mary Watts of ELC Mary Castle received a Lawrence Township School Foundation Impact Grant for her School Wide Kindness Initiative. (Photo courtesy of Lawrence Township School Foundation)

weekly basis. • Victoria Novilla of ELC Mary Castle, whose grant will provide students and teachers access to Math Pentathlon, a K-7 program of interactive problem-solving games to motivate students to enjoy and spend more time learning math. • Melissa Workman of ELC Brook Park, who will create a “Sensory for ALL” program to help young students build upon their senses, improving cogni-

tive and language skills, as well as fine motor and social development. • Nicola Liss of Skiles Test Elementary School, whose “Visualizing Our Way to Comprehension” grant will serve to fill a gap by providing students with a variety of new reading comprehension resources. • Dave Shafer of Skiles Test Elementary, who received a grant for “STEM-inACTION: Geocaching” This grant will allow students to design and create geocache containers with information inside, such as code words, math, vocab and trivia for other students to find and solve. • Jenna Funk of Crestview Elementary School, whose grant will fund a communication board on the Crestview playground consisting of pictures, symbols, and core vocab words in both English and Spanish. • Amanda Long of Crestview Elementary School, whose grant will purchase 16 new guitars for the music department to complete their classroom set. For a full list of grant recipients, see this story online at www.youarecurrent.com

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Lawrence plans roundabout at Post Road and Otis Avenue By Leila Kheiry leila@youarecurrent.com The City of Lawrence is planning a roundabout at the intersection of Post Road and Otis Avenue in the ROADS Fort Ben area. The city’s Board of Public Works approved an agreement Oct. 12 with American Structurepoint to conduct design work on the roundabout, which City Engineer Sri Venugopalan said likely wouldn’t be built until 2025. Venugopalan said the intersection now is a four-way stop. “But there’s a lot of people that didn’t stop and over the years there’s been some crashes,” he said. “So, we’ve been looking into, ‘Hey, what can we do?’ And we just thought it’d be a good location to put a small roundabout there, maybe have art by local artists in the future once we have a roundabout.” He added that there is plenty of room for a roundabout in that intersection. Venugopalan said the contract is split into two phases, with the first phase focusing on a survey, preliminary scoping and preliminary design. The second phase will be the actual design, he said. Venugopalan said the city would look into funding options, such as grants, once the first phase is complete and provides a better idea of overall costs. Also during the Oct. 12 meeting, the board approved the purchase of 2023 Chevrolet Tahoes for the Lawrence Police Department and installation of police equipment. The overall cost will be about $567,000. Funds for that purchase were

The City of Lawrence is planning a roundabout at the intersection of Post Road and Otis Avenue in the Fort Ben area. (Screenshot from Google Maps)

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By Leila Kheiry leila@youarecurrent.com The City of Lawrence Utilities Service Board approved two action items during its Oct. 10 meeting that mean UTILITIES increased costs for two projects: new wells in the Fort Harrison area, and the city’s water main improvements project. Lawrence gets its drinking water from an underground aquifer and wells provide access to that water. Utilities Superintendent Scott Salsbery told the board that the city learned a bridge leading to one of the well sites was not rated to bear the weight of equipment needed for the project. “So, we’ve had (the contractor) go ahead and issue a supplement to that task, which is what’s before you tonight,” he said. “And what that’s going to do is it’s going to address the engineering design work and stuff that’s needed to get that bridge design so that it can handle (the weight).” Costs for the additional work are not

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yet known. The work also will include engineering for infrastructure related to the new wells. A $134,175 change order for the city’s water main project includes additional fill to support new pipes and additional replacement pipes. Salsbery told the board that the additional pipes will ensure the city is in compliance with lead and copper requirements. The next Lawrence Utilities Service Board meeting is 5:30 p.m. Oct. 24 at Lawrence Government Center.

The Honor Guard Team from the Titan Cadet Squadron of Civil Air Patrol kicked off the opening ceremony for the 28th annual Indy Half Marathon at Fort Ben on Oct. 7. The Titan Squadron is part of the McKenzie Center for Innovation and Technology, the career center for the Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township. The race also included 5K and 10K options and a kids’ 1-mile. For more, visit indyhalfmarathon.com. (Photo courtesy of Beyond Monumental)

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Noblesville girls soccer team’s senior captain excels as leader By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Noblesville High School senior Sydney Elliott takes her role as leader on the girls soccer team very seriously. “As a senior captain this year, Sydney has flourished in the role because she builds others up, and by doing so, she allows her teamElliott mates to see that they are able to reach heights they may not have thought they could without her encouragement,” Millers coach Mike Brady said. “While Sydney has played an important role for the Millers on the field the past two years, she has always put her teammates first, and she understands what it means to be both a good teammate and a good person.” Entering the Oct. 21 Class 3A semistate, Elliott has seven goals and four assists for the 3A No. 3 Millers. She plays an outside forward spot. Junior Meredith Tippner had a team-high 22 goals. This is Elliott’s second year playing var-

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From that point, it has felt like a whole new team.” Elliott said players support each other on and off the field. “She truly defines what a student-athlete is. She’s all business at training and in

games, and that’s how she is in the classroom and in her other extracurricular activities as well,” Brady said. “As we all talk about, if you’re going to spend time doing something, give it your (best) absolute effort, and Sydney does.” Elliott said her biggest improvement this season on the field has been her confidence. “My position involves 1-versus-1 situations, and I just need to have confidence in myself to beat a player,” she said. Elliott, who plays for Indy Premier Soccer Club, started playing soccer at an early age. She briefly tried other sports but soccer has always been her main concentration. She does serve as a dance captain for New Dimension, the high school’s all-female show choir. “Dance captain is like the biggest leadership role in that group of 60 girls,” she said. Elliott plans to play soccer in college for a small school. “I love playing the game,” she said. “I want to play and not necessarily sit on the bench for a couple of years, so I’m looking at schools where I can hopefully get on the field and make an impact right away.”

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The City of Lawrence and Benjamin Harrison YMCA hosted a community Halloween Fest at Civic Plaza on the Fort Ben campus on Oct. 13 — Friday the 13th. The annual event included booths, vendors, games, activities, costumes and Halloween candy. For Halloween itself, Oct. 31, official recommended trick-or-treat hours in the City of Lawrence will be 6 to 8 p.m. (Photo courtesy of Benjamin Harrison YMCA)

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WEREWOLF OF LAWRENCE Former resident returns on Halloween for a fun, scary tradition

By Leila Kheiry leila@youarecurrent.com Ryan Nooe has always loved Halloween, dressing up in costumes and going trickor-treating. Like many, though, there came a time when he decided he was too old for trick-or-treating, but he didn’t want to give up the seasonal fun. “I still loved Halloween and I still loved dressing up,” he said. “Back when I was a kind of a young teenager, I saved up and I bought a werewolf costume. Initially, I was just kind of on the porch and I scared people as they came up, and it sort of advanced from there to me chasing people around.” That was 15 years ago. Nooe, 30, has since moved to Los Angeles, where he works in the film industry, but said he comes back to his mother’s house off Carroll Road in Lawrence every October — or as many Octobers as he can — to don his werewolf costume and share some Halloween frights. “It’s gotten to a point where the people in the neighborhood know it, they expect it, they enjoy it,” he said. “It just kind of evolved out of a love for Halloween when I was younger and realizing, ‘OK. I’m way too old to trick-or-treat, but I can still dress up and scare people and make the night more fun for all the families that are out there.’” Nooe said even though he’s dressed as a vicious monster and tries hard to scare people, some kids he encounters on Halloween aren’t scared at all. “There was this itty-bitty little boy who approached me when I was down on all fours and he put his hand on my nose and said, ‘doggie.’ Or this young girl who was — she was older than that, old enough that she could easily be scared. But she just walked right up to me, grabbed my paw and posed for a picture,” he said. “It’s like, ‘Oh man, that’s so freaking adorable.’ It meant a lot to me that I was essentially being accepted despite being this bizarre creature.” Nooe said he loves that during the Halloween season, “weird” isn’t weird anymore. “You see skeletons, you see monsters, you see people covered in blood and it’s like, ‘No, that’s cool,’” he said. “It’s still strange but people expect it and are comfortable with it. I think it was the reason why I love that season so much is because I’m surrounded by the fringes of society — sort of the strange things that lurk in the shadows, which is

(Left) Ryan Nooe is known in his mother’s Lawrence neighborhood for dressing as a werewolf on Halloween.

(Right) Former Lawrence resident Ryan Nooe has written a thriller about werewolves called “Greentown,” which started as a short story that he wrote as a teenager. (Photos courtesy of Ryan Nooe)

what I’ve always felt like, especially when I was younger, and I was figuring myself out. “It wasn’t so much that I became somebody else. It was more that — I think the way I’ve always put it is most people around Halloween put on a mask. For me, I feel like I take one off.” Nooe said he’s always been intrigued by werewolves, starting when he was 13 and having vivid dreams about the mythical creatures. “Because I had so many dreams about wolves and werewolves and a lot of really kind of dark and supernatural stuff, I became fascinated with that stuff,” he said. “I was always kind of weird when I was in high school. I had friends, but in high school

and middle school, I’ve always been more kind of reserved, more of an introvert. I’m way more extroverted now because I’ve forced myself to be. But I’ve always kind of been an outsider, and … starting in middle school, I just started collecting a bunch of information about werewolves.” Nooe’s werewolf persona includes more than a costume. He also howls. “You can hear me from pretty far away,” he said. “I love people’s reactions because there have been a couple of times where I have my mask on and somebody’s like, ‘How does he do that? Oh, he must have like a voice changer or something,’ and I take off my mask and do it.” Nooe said he developed the unusual skill

over time. ‘One time when I was in college, just for the fun of it, I went to a talent show because I was trying to challenge myself — trying to break out of that introvert shell,” he said. “So there was a talent show and it was a huge crowd of people, relatively speaking, you know, maybe a couple hundred people, and I just got up on stage and howled.” Nooe said he didn’t win the talent show, but that wasn’t his goal. He simply wanted to get over his stage fright. ON THE COVER: Ryan Nooe returns to his

mother’s home in Lawrence on Halloween to dress up as a werewolf and chase people around the neighborhood. (Photo courtesy of Ryan Nooe)

INTEREST IN WEREWOLVES INSPIRES A NOVEL Ryan Nooe wrote a short story when he was a teenager, inspired by his vivid werewolf dreams. “Greentown” started out as 13 pages, he said, and he kept going back to it through the years and now it’s a fulllength published novel. “The basic plot of the book, you can tell that it was based on a nightmare that I had when I was 13, because it almost sounds like a ‘Goosebumps’ episode or something, where a young man and his mother moved to a new town,” he said.

“Very original, because that was essentially what I did when I was young in, like, 2001. But it’s a strange town in the middle of the desert. and everything seems OK, maybe a little bit off. But then eventually he discovers that the town is full of murderous werewolves.” Nooe said the book is dark and might be a little too gruesome for younger readers. But it’s not simply a thriller. It addresses some basic philosophical questions. “The three questions that I came up with

while I was writing this newer version were: What does it mean to be human? What does it mean to be alive? And what does it mean to be virtuous?” he said. “Greentown” is available at Book Baby and Amazon. Nooe said he also is working with Barnes & Noble, but it’s more challenging to get print-on-demand books into those stores. Locally, Nooe said he has a book-signing event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 5 at Half Price Books in Castleton at 4709 E. 82nd St.

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Waiting for tech to catch up Commentary by Terry Anker “It looks like this part of our site isn’t working right now. Please try again later. Thanks for your patience.” ESSAY And thank you very much for the customer service. Is there a telephone number to call? “We’re sorry, we cannot connect your call.” Click. Busy signal. The biggest bank in America doesn’t want to talk to us very much right now. Do they ever? Each month, we are pushed, nudged and cajoled to use digital methods to communicate. Airlines, government, banks and many others extol the virtues of living a virtual life. Why would we waste paper when we could do it all online? Well, we might want to because paper tends to work. Holding a few dollars in our hand is always effective even when the credit card machine is “acting up” again. Sure, technology makes our world a better and more efficient place — in most cases, at least. But how can a reasonable person hedge against the growing pains of a technology filled with abundant

promise that it still hasn’t quite realized? Will the bank forgive a late payment because its website didn’t function as promised, or would it demand that we continue clicking refresh until the wee hours of the morning? Plug-in cars would overwhelm the current electrical grid — in large numbers, anyway. And AI assistants cannot figure out how to rebook us for a missed flight without putting our 3-year-old in a seat 17 rows behind us. Eventually, the technology will improve sufficiently to be reliable. In the meantime, should we jump in and endure the shortcomings (and significant risks) or drag our feet until the stability of the emerging platform is fully established? Should we agree to the push for new/green/improved or should we tell them all to “try again later?”

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Friends, I don’t know quite how this happened, but Halloween is nigh, and I am woefully unprepared. Normally by this week I would’ve had a yard full of HUMOR electrical hazards, including but not limited to a dozen lifesize animatronics, twice as many rigged extension cords, and at least a thousand orange twinkle lights that may or may not be for indoor use only. I would have already shocked myself a few times while attempting to upright a rain-soaked purple flood lamp and almost certainly knocked out power at least twice (this is what’s called, quite literally, “risking it for the biscuit,” and it’s non-negotiable when “the biscuit” means having the best decorated house in the neighborhood come October. Huzzah!). But regular readers will recall that life has been a bit crazy lately. Our youngest daughter returned home after five months of backpacking across Europe, and I discovered that a mischievous rodent has been (continues to be?) living in my minivan. Add in a cough-due-to-cold and the unpleasant side effects of a combo flu shot and COVID-19 vaccine, and it’s really no wonder that I haven’t found the energy to fulfill my

“I will probably spend 20-plus hours hauling stuff from our basement storage room of terror, arranging the macabre tableaus, and then reconfiguring everything after dumb Mother Nature summons gale force winds to throw Pennywise into Soul Sucker.” – DANIELLE WILSON destiny as an amateur set designer, ala Tim Burton. And it does take energy. I will probably spend 20-plus hours hauling stuff from our basement storage room of terror, arranging the macabre tableaus, and then reconfiguring everything after dumb Mother Nature summons gale force winds to throw Pennywise into Soul Sucker. It’s a constant cycle of prop upkeep and mild electrocutions. Will I pull it off? Of course. I’m Danielle goshdarn Wilson, and Halloween is nigh. The biscuit must be attained! Peace out.

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these dishes are.” “You will love them. Just Google them.” My sister, Linda, was at the CIA for about “I don’t want to Google my food. I have 15 years. Her work was very top secret. enough trouble digesting it.” By the way, the CIA here is Then I looked at the main courses. They HUMOR not the Central Intelligence are listed under Al Ha’esh, whatever that Agency; it was the Culinary means: Kebbeh, Jooeh, Chicken Bang Bang Institute of America. I mention my sister Shata, Toum, White Harissa, Charmoula and because later this month, the Wolfsies are Tomaca going on a family trip to New York City. “Don’t those all sound good?” Linda said. We will also visit my brother who, rumors “Yes, I had fun saying them, but I’m not have it, was once sure about eating investigated by the them.” other CIA. My sister was a “One of the slogans for the Linda is an excellittle disappointed appetizers was, “When lent cook. At least, I with my provincial assume she is, but attitude. She said you dip, we rip.” I had no the only thing she that when I come to idea what that meant. I has ever prepared New York, I should be is chicken parmigiaopen to new dining just know it doesn’t sound na, which is totally experiences. appetizing. Here were the awesome. She must “OK,” I said, examfirst few appetizers listed: know it, because she ining the menu once always makes way again. “I’ll try the Labneh, Jobneh, Baba Gee.” too much. She still Fish in a Cage.” (Yes, – DICK WOLFSIE that is actually a dish has portions in her freezer with labels on the menu.) like “Chicken Parm, summer of’2020” and “Great,” Linda said. “Trust me, I know the “Chicken Parm fall of 21.” If you came to owners of this restaurant from my cooking Linda’s home for dinner, you would enjoy school. The chef is a magician.” the meal … if you like leftovers. “She must be to hold water in a cage.” Linda was intent on finding some really The final category on the menu is The unique restaurants in Manhattan. So, the Mic Drop, a reference to the phrase that other day we got an email with a suggesconnotes a final significant achievement tion for our first dining out experience. The (in this case, the dessert), which is about restaurant is called Shukette, which speto be served. The item offered is a Tahini cializes in Middle Eastern food. When you Soft Serve. It is made with something see the menu, you’ll know in a second that called halva floss. I think I’ll pass on that it was definitely not Midwestern food. item. One of the slogans for the appetizers It sounds like something I would choke on. was, “When you dip, we rip.” I had no idea what that meant. I just know it doesn’t sound appetizing. Here were the first few Dick Wolfsie is an author, appetizers listed: Labneh, Jobneh, Baba columnist and speaker. Contact Gee. him at wolfsie@aol.com. Confused, I called my sister. “Linda, I have no idea what some of

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ATI to present ‘Greatest Hits Volume 2” By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Actors Theatre of Indiana’s new leadership team will have prominent roles in the 2023-24 season opener. MUSICAL Artistic Director Judy Fitzgerald, one of ATI’s three co-founders, and Darrin Murrell, associate artistic director, recreate roles in the “ATI’s Greatest Hits Volume 2” show at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28 at the Studio Theater at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. “We are performing numbers from ‘Nunsense,’ ‘My Fair Lady,’ ‘Cabaret’ to ‘Sweeney Todd’ and more,” Fitzgerald said. “We are representing over 13 of ATI’s favorite shows. It is so exciting to have such an amazing mix of songs and performers from so many shows all in one night.” Cynthia Collins and Don Farrell, the other two ATI co-founders, resigned before this season. Collins has taken a position in Anderson University’s musical theater department but will appear in this revue. Farrell is pursuing other performing opportunities but said he expects to be involved with ATI in the future. Fitzgerald said other performers include Suzanne Stark, Kenny Shepard, Nathalie Cruz, Tim Hunt, Jill O’Malia, Emily Crowley Davis, Deborah Hill, Carol Worcel and Nathan Perry. ATI performed “Greatest Hits Volume 1” as a fundraiser in February. “It was such a smash that we brought back ‘Volume 2’ with all new hits,” Fitzgerald said. “Hard to believe that we are heading into our 19th year. With all of the shows under our belt, it’s hard to choose which songs to use. Looks like we will have plenty of great material left for next season.” Fitzgerald will sing “Not While I’m Around” from “Sweeney Todd” with her daughter, Lizzie Farrell. “I can’t think of anything better than that,” Fitzgerald said. This will mark Murrell’s second production as associate artistic director as he directed the Oct. 14 Lab Series reading of “The Liars Bench.” “This will be my first show at the Studio

BEEF & BOARDS Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre presents “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” through Nov. 19 at the Indianapolis venue. For more, visit beefandboards.com. FEINSTEIN’S CABARET “David Ranalli’s Deception: An Evening of Magic & Lies” is set for 7:30 p.m. Oct. 26 at Feinstein’s at Hotel Carmichael in Carmel. Tony and Grammy Award winner John Lloyd Young will present his “Broadway’s Jersey Boy” show at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 27-28. For more, visit feinsteinshc.com. ‘LEGENDS AND FAIRYTALES’ Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre will present “Legends and Fairytales” at 7 p.m. Oct. 2728 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit gregoryhancockdancetheatre.org. ST. MARTIN I CHAMBER ENSEMBLE

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Theater in my new position, and it is quite fitting that it is a ‘Best of ATI’ collection,” Murrell said. “My interest in taking this new position and having the opportunity to share some of my experience in arts administration with ATI is rooted in my deep admiration and respect for the organization based on the positive experiences I have had here doing shows as an actor and director as well as the many amazing colleagues and collaborators I have worked with here over the years. Many of those shows and performers are part of this production, and I am thrilled to see those performances being brought back to life in this revue.” Murrell will revisit one of his favorite roles, Alfie Doolittle in “My Fair Lady,” singing ‘Get Me to the Church on Time.” Murrell and Fitzgerald will share co-hosting duties and sing a duet from “Gypsy.” Murrell is pleased that “Cabaret” is represented in the show. “I had the honor to play a role in that

production and remember it as a very meaningful experience,” he said. “I also have a major interest in new works and the Lab Series, so I am glad there will be a song from ‘Mr. Confidential,’ which made its way from the Lab Series to the main stage season (in the spring). While I was not in the ATI production of ‘Sweeney Todd,’ I got to see both the Studio Theater and Palladium versions of the show and have incredible memories of those performances. So, I am looking forward to hearing Judy’s reinterpretation of one of Mrs. Lovett’s songs.” Murrell said he has been involved as an actor or director in about a dozen shows at ATI in the past 10 years. Among the other shows he has performed in are “The Odd Couple,” “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” and “The Big Bang.” He also has directed several Lab Series productions as well as ‘A Comedy of Tenors’ and “Unnecessary Farce” in the main stage season. For more, visit atistage.org.

The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble’s concert is set for 8 p.m. Oct. 28 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

DISPATCH ‘Art & Soul’ wins Indiana Spotlight Audience Choice Award — The 32nd Heartland International Film Festival, which concluded Oct. 15, announced the award-winning films that received more than $60,000 in cash prizes. The Indiana Spotlight Audience Choice Award went to “Art & Soul: A Portrait of Nancy Noel.” Geist resident Amy Pauszek is the executive producer of that film about the late Zionsville artist, and she also was honored with the inaugural The Spirit of Heartland Film Award for her enthusiasm and dedication to working with or promoting Heartland Film. The $2,000 Indiana Spotlight Award went to “Liminal: Indiana in the Anthropocene.” Rocky Walls, co-founder of Noblesville-based 12 Stars Media, is the executive producer of that film. The two $20,000 Grand Prizes were presented to “Simón” (Narrative Feature Grand Prize) and “We Dare to Dream” (Documentary Feature Grand Prize).

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with her,” Sydney said. The choirs include two sets of siblings from Carmel, Evan and Sadie Cohen and Miranda and Tommy McConnell. The Cohens are in the Goat Choir, which performs through Nov. 2, and the McConnells are in the Camel Choir, which performs Nov. 3-19. Other members of the choirs include Carter Beth, Westfield; Fender Brokamp, Westfield; and Mia Stout, Zionsville. For more, visit beefandboards.com.

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