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Lawrence council, mayor make board, appointments

By Leila Kheiry leila@youarecurrent.com The City of Lawrence Common Council and Mayor Deb Whitfield have made various appointments to GOVERNMENT city boards and commissions. The council met in special session Feb. 12 to complete its appointments process.

The council had appointed too many people to the Board of Zoning Appeals during its regular meeting on Feb. 5. That led to the special meeting, during which the council went through the process again.

The council also voted during the special meeting to ratify other appointments it made Feb. 5 at the attorney’s recommendation, because the Feb. 5 appointments were by ballot. The attorney said a voice vote is a more open process.

The boards and their newly appointed members are: • Utility Service Board: Chanita Gillard,

Darrin Kirkland, David Parnell and Steven Hall • Economic Development Commission: Ray Anderson, Harry Cangany and Aaron Short, with one vacancy still to be filled.

• Fort Harrison Reuse Authority: Karen Horth Powers, Dion Adkisson, Russell Brown, Trace Yates and Zechariah Banks.

• Redevelopment Commission: Elia James, Sarah Whittaker, Jerrell Blakeley, Mari Swayne and Craig Willey.

• Board of Zoning Appeals: Karen Horseman, Eugene West, Faith Alvarez, Tom Crouch and Rebecca Lightle.

• Public Works & Safety: Jim Perron, Zachary Brown and Barbara Lawrence.

• Parks Board: Tom Burns, Karen Taylor, Helen Taylor, Jeff Vest and Crystal Puckett.

The next regular Lawrence Common Council meeting is set for 6:30 p.m. Feb. 21 at Lawrence Government Center, 9001 E. 59th St.

Lawrence Board of Works OKs new legal service

By Leila Kheiry leila@youarecurrent.com The City of Lawrence Board of Public Works voted unanimously Feb. 9 in favor of engaging Bose GOVERNMENT McKinney & Evans law firm in case the city requires legal advice regarding bonds.

Board member Zachary Brown, who also is the city’s chief of staff, told the board that the city currently doesn’t have plans that would require those services.

“However, we want to be prepared in the event that we will move forward with a bond to have someone ready to go for us,” he said.

The board also approved three new reserve police officers to serve with the Lawrence Police Department.

LPD Lt. Scott Evans told the board that the three reserve officers, Todd Mattern.

Derek Wilson and Braydon Varga, will assist with patrols on a part-time basis. Mattern is an officer with the Metropolitan School

District of Lawrence Township, Evans said, and is experienced in law enforcement.

“Braden Varga is a young gentleman that had a desire to get into law enforcement,” Evans said. “He has his own career in business so he has never been able to apply full time, and he found this as an avenue that he could use to serve the community.”

Wilson has served as a reserve officer in other communities, Evans said, and wants to serve in Lawrence in part because he grew up in the community.

“All three of them have passed a background (check) and are excellent candidates,” Evans said.

Before adjourning, the board recognized that Mayor Deb Whitfield had attended to observe the meeting along with three Lawrence Common Council members: Council President Betty Robinson (D-at-large), Liz Masur (D-at-large) and Carlos Jennings (D-District 4).

The next Board of Public Works meeting is 5 p.m. Feb. 22 at Lawrence Government Center, 9001 E. 59th St.

Primary candidates filing period ends news@geistcurrent.com The filing period for the May 7 Primary Election closed on Feb. 9. The following candidates for the Lawrence and Geist areas submitted their paperwork by that deadline: INDIANA GOVERNOR • Democrat: Jennifer McCormick and Tamie Dixon-Tatum • Independent: Christopher Stried • Libertarian: Donald Rainwater • Republican: Mike Braun, Brad Chambers, Suzanne Crouch, Eric Doden, Curtis Hill and Jamie Reitenour U.S. HOUSE DISTRICT 7 • Democrat: André Carson • Libertarian: Rusty Johnson • Republican: Philip N. Davis, Catherine Ping, Gabriel Whitley and Jennifer Pace STATE SENATE DISTRICT 34* • Democrat: Jean D. Breaux and Chunia L. Graves STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 87* • Democrat: Carey Hamilton STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 88 • Democrat: Starr Joy Hairston and Stephanie Jo Yocum • Republican: Chris Jeter STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 95* • Democrat: John L. Bartlett, Autumn Carter MARION COUNTY TREASURER • Democrat: Barbara Lawrence and Bobby Kern • Republican: Randy Wandell MARION COUNTY CORONER* • Democrat: Alfarena McGinity MARION COUNTY SURVEYOR* • Democrat: Debra Jenkins LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP BOARD DISTRICT 1* • Democrat: Fred Freeman LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP BOARD DISTRICT 2* • Democrat: Jesse Dotson LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP BOARD DISTRICT 3 • Democrat: None • Republican: Dino Batalis LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP BOARD DISTRICT 4* • Democrat: Napoleon Carroll III LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP BOARD DISTRICT 5* • Democrat: Sharon Anderson *No Republicans filed

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Larry L. Savage Jr. said he previously voted to elect Victoria Spartz to represent Indiana’s 5th District in Congress, but POLITICS he doesn’t believe she’s done enough to hold the nation’s executive branch accountable or delivered tangible results for her constituents.

So, the Anderson resident decided to run for the seat himself, in part “to try to fix her mistakes.” He joins Savage a crowded field of 10 other candidates as of Feb. 7 — including Spartz, who recently reversed her decision not to seek reelection — in the May 7 Republican primary.

“I’m a MAGA candidate, and I believe in the values of the 45th president of the United States, (such as) energy independence and border security,” he said.

Savage worked as a correctional officer for 26 years before retiring from that occupation and transitioning to a job in property management. His second career gave him insight into how difficult it has become in recent years for many people to pay rent or afford other basic necessities, he said.

“I feel the pain of the average person, because that’s what I am,” he said. “If I get elected to Congress, I’ll go up there and represent the people of this district with all of my heart.”

Savage is married and has three adult children. He has spent time working with children with special needs and people with traumatic brain injuries. He is also a member of the Anderson Redevelopment Commission.

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Chef Charlie Chapel of Foster’s Café & Catering on the Fort Ben campus in Lawrence recently won CULINARY ART the ‘Souper Bowl,’ an annual fundraising event for the Indianapolis nonprofit Second Helpings.

In a social media post following the Feb. 3 event, Second Helpings congratulated Chapel for winning with her Haitian Boulet Stew with Pikliz & Tostones.

“Extra special for us is that Charlie is a graduate of our Culinary Job Training program, in Class 72 in 2013,” the post stated.

“This makes her the first graduate to ever win this competition!”

Eight area eateries participated in the event, which offers soups from local restaurants for ticketholders to taste. Participants then vote for their favorite soup of the night. Money raised through ticket sales goes toward meals for people in need in central Indiana, according to the Second

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City of Lawrence begins sewer main cleaning, inspections news@geistcurrent.com City of Lawrence Utilities is conducting high-pressure sanitary sewer cleaning and video inspections in the UTILITIES River Oaks and Oakland Hills subdivisions between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The work is expected to continue through mid-March.

“This work is part of our routine maintenance of the sanitary sewer system,” a City of Lawrence announcement stated. “In order to improve system performance and prepare the pipes for video inspection, high pressure cleaning/vacuum equipment will be used to thoroughly clean the pipes and remove debris and solids from the sewer system.”

The announcement stated that excessive debris, inadequate or damaged venting systems or sags in the pipe can cause water to splash up from toilet bowls. The city recommends that toilets be flushed and toilet lids remain closed when the work is taking place.

Sanitary sewer cleaning and inspections have begun in the River Oaks and Oakland Hills subdivisions.

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“High pressure can also draw the water from the ‘P-traps’ or ‘J-bends’ in floor drains and other fixtures, such as sinks,” the announcement stated. “Should this occur, you might detect a sewer odor.”

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Fishers High School swimmer ends on special note in state finals

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Fishers High School senior Avery Stein put a nice finishing touch on her prep career.

Stein helped the Tigers place third Feb. 10 at the girls swimming and diving state finals at the IU Natatorium at IUPUI. She placed third in the 200-yard individual Stein medley and fifth in the 100 breaststroke.

Stein also was on the second-place 400 freestyle and third-place 200 freestyle relay teams.

“This final meet was special,” Stein said.

“This year, my team has really stepped up, and we lost a lot of seniors from last year’s team. We showed we can be strong.”

Stein was named the IHSAA Mental Attitude Award winner, which is presented to a senior girls swimmer competing in the state finals.

“It was a surprise,” she said. “I was extremely grateful to even be nominated.

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Stein said the team excelled in mental attitude, “The grit we show and the excellence that we achieve really shows our work ethic, and our coaches really set us up for the achievements,” Stein said. “They really lead us through swimming and through life.”

The Tigers placed second in the state team standings the previous four years.

Fishers High School swimmer Avery Stein was named the IHSAA Mental Attitude Award winner for girls swimming. (Photo courtesy of Avery Stein)

Fishers coach Joe Keller said Stein’s leadership helped guide the special group.

“She’s led this team in such a way and learned so much from the people before,” Keller said.

Stein, who ranks academically in the top 10 percent of her senior class of 907 students, is a member of National Honor

Society, the Student Athletic Team and Fellowship of Christian Athletes. She also is a two-time USA Swimming All-American. She will study pre-professional dental in college.

In 2023, Stein placed fifth in the 200 individual medley and fourth in the 100 breaststroke. As a sophomore, she was third in the 200 IM and sixth in the 100 breaststroke.

“My favorite memories of my high school career were developing lifelong friendships,” Stein said. “The Fishers High School swim team is so very special, and that includes the coaching staff. I am so grateful to say that every year I have swam for FHS I could honestly call every person on my team a great friend. Also, it was really special to share two high school seasons swimming with my sister (Alexandra).”

Alexandra, who graduated in 2022, swims for the University of Wyoming.

Avery started swimming at age 5.

“Growing up, I played soccer and basketball and ran cross country and track up until high school,” she said. “I committed to swim at the University of Missouri (in February 2023). I really liked the coaching staff and could see and feel how much they care about their athletes.”

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Now operating two facilities near E. Pendleton Pike and I-465, Cosmo’s founder and CEO Sean Litke, a Carmel resident, finalized an investment from Chicago-based Skyline Global Partners in December 2023.

“They bring a lot of resources to the table from the sourcing standpoint, production expertise and the financial planning aspect,” Litke said. “They’ve been through a lot of different business ventures and so they’ve seen a lot of things and (are) able to have some fresh eyes and some outside expert opinions on things.”

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By Leila Kheiry leila@youarecurrent.com Rick Galloway of the Indiana Astronomical Society wears his science-enthusiast colors with pride.

Sporting a T-shirt that stated, “Indiana is on the path to be totaled,” Galloway recently led a presentation at the Fort Harrison State Park Inn that focused on the upcoming April 8 total solar eclipse. Central Indiana is directly in the eclipse’s path of totality.

Galloway started with a funny story about his shirt.

“Last October, my wife and I were driving down to Florida for fall break and we stopped at a gas station in Tennessee,” he said. “I went inside to get a cola or something to drink. And the lady behind the counter was ringing it up. She looks at (my shirt) and she looks at me (and said), ‘Is there something bad that’s going to happen in Indiana?’”

Nope — it’s good, and very, very cool. A little after 3 p.m. April 8, people in central Indiana will experience a total eclipse, something that hasn’t happened in this area for more than 800 years.

But what is an eclipse, and how does it occur?

“In its simplest, simplest terms, … what it does is, the moon lines up directly (between) the sun (and Earth) and puts a shadow onto the Earth,” Galloway said. “Simplest thing, but astronomically, it’s a very difficult thing to be able to do.”

That’s because the moon has an elliptical and angled orbit, so the lining-up part doesn’t happen very often, at least not over any specific spot.

“On average, somewhere on Earth about every year and a half, 18 months, we’ll have a total eclipse,” Galloway said. “The problem is, many times they’re out over the ocean — no way to go see it. So, having this thing come through the middle of Indiana is extraordinarily rare. And this is just so cool.

This is so amazing.”

The upcoming eclipse also coincides with a predicted uptick in solar activity, Galloway said, which means that when the eclipse reaches totality — a complete covering of the sun by the moon — the corona, or outer atmosphere of the sun, likely will be even

Rick Galloway of the Indiana Astronomical Society gave a slide-show presentation about the April 8 total eclipse to an eager crowd at the Fort Harrison State Park Inn. The event was hosted by the Fort Harrison State Park/Department of Natural Resources. (Photo by Leila Kheiry)

more spectacular.

When the eclipse has reached totality — and only at that time — Galloway said it is safe to remove special eclipse-viewing glasses. It’s a brief window of time, though, because as soon as totality starts to wane, the glasses need to go back on. He recommends getting special viewing glasses sooner rather than later.

“Being able to get these things online is getting more and more difficult,” he said, stressing that the eclipse safety glasses

must be ISO certified, and there is no substitute. “Sunglasses, no. Welders glasses, no.

I had one kid at a high school presentation, he says, ‘Well, what happens if I put on 18 pairs of sunglasses?’ Still no. Certified is the way to go.”

Looking directly at the sun before or after totality can cause severe eye damage.

Galloway said that when using binoculars, telescopes or any kind of camera, an ISO-certified filter lens made from the same material as the glasses must be placed on

TOTAL ECLIPSES ARE GOING EXTINCT Nobody on Earth today will be around to witness it, but in about 600 million years, give or take a few years, there will no longer be total solar eclipses.

Rick Galloway of the Indiana Astronomical Society said that’s because the Earth and its moon, which is named Luna, are very, very slowly moving away from each other, which means the shadow the moon casts on the earth during an eclipse will be narrower and won’t completely cover the sun.

“It’s pretty neat that they can measure

this thing at 4 centimeters a year,” he said. “They basically put mirrors up on the moon, and they sit here on the Earth, and they shine lasers back and forth, and they can tell with that much accuracy — 4 centimeters a year, 600 million years, it’s going to be so you’ll only have annular eclipses. You won’t have total eclipses anymore. But I don’t think we’ve got too much to worry about.”

During an annular eclipse, the edges of the sun remain visible, creating a bright ring around the moon.

the front exterior lens, even if you’re wearing safety glasses while looking through it. A filter not only protects the eyes, it protects digital cameras, including phone cameras, from expensive damage.

Photographing a solar eclipse can be challenging. Galloway, who is a photographer, said a digital camera with a zoom lens can work well — just remember to remove the filter once totality is reached and then put it back on when totality starts to wane.

For those with phone cameras, he recommends a filter, of course (you can take apart a spare pair of safety glasses and tape one of the filters over the lens), along with a small tripod to keep the phone steady and an app called Solar Snap. The app manufacturer sells a kit to help with cell-phone eclipse photography, but the app itself is free and provides simple guidance to inexperienced photographers about how best to get a shot of the eclipse.

Galloway said several times that the weather on April 8 will be perfect, with no clouds for miles. But, he admitted, there’s actually only about a 40 percent chance of clear skies that day.

“This is what keeps me up at night,” he said. “This is what wakes me up in the middle of the night and makes me have night sweats.”

Galloway said he has four weather apps on his phone, and he won’t decide until a few days before the eclipse where he’ll go for optimal viewing, based on what those apps predict. If it is overcast that day, he said people in central Indiana will still see something. It won’t be nearly as cool as it could be, though.

“Things will just get darker and darker and darker,” he said. “So, remember, it’s going to be hundreds of miles from the nearest cloud on that day, beautiful, bright, sunny, 62 degrees.”

Fingers crossed.

For more, visit iasindy.org or science. nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/ eclipse-2024.

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Astronomical Society, center, with the help of volunteers from the audience, demonstrates the science behind a solar eclipse. (Photo by Leila Kheiry)

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“Our camps are in high demand, and we sell out a number of them,” said Ernst, the director of summer programs. “One of the reasons the enrichment camps are in high demand is that people know the quality of our camps. They love the idea that their child is not stuffed into a room with 30 or 40 other kids. They are in a camp with 12 to 15 kids in it. There is plenty of counselor supervision and interaction with their children. The kids have a great time and get to know their counselors well.

The kids get to know the smaller group of kids they attend the camp with, and I think that’s one of the major benefits of Camp Cathedral is we are small on purpose.”

Camps are broken down by age groups from kindergarten through eighth grade.

Although many camps have sold out, Ernst said there are still several middle school camps remaining, including competitive speech camp, Minecraft, show choir, creative and drama.

Ernst said two new middle school camps, fifth through eighth grade, with room are the media, podcast and broadcasting camp and exploring the world of dance camp.

Camp Cathedral counselors engage with younger campers in a creative workshop. (Photo courtesy of Cathedral High School)

Another popular camp with openings is aviation and flight engineering.

“They go out and learn at the Mt. Comfort Airport,” Ernst said. “They get to get inside a plane. They don’t fly but they learn what goes on with a flight and the maintenance of flight and engineering of flight. They build rockets and models. They take a tour of a jet. It’s sponsored by the Civil Air Patrol.”

A cross country distance camp and a hurdlers camp for middle school students have replaced the track and field camp, Ernst said.

There is a new exploring the world of dance camp.

“Last year, we added a couple new sessions of our science camp,” Ernst said. “We added an early child introduction to science camp. We offered an additional arts camp.”

Ernst said the safari camp for little kids always seems to sell out along with filmmakers camp for middle school students.

“The robotics and Minecraft camps are always popular,” Ernst said.

Another popular camp is American Girl for kindergarten through third grade.

“The girls bring their doll along and they design accessories throughout the week,” Ernst said. “Each day has a theme based on one of the historical American Girl dolls.

They interact with our counselors and they create these accessories, clothing and other crafted items.”

A new camp added last year was pirates, ninjas and wizards for younger ages.

“It’s a new adventure every day and using imagination,” Ernst said. “Kids get to be creative and do crafts, everything from a physical fitness obstacle course to making magic potions to creating a disguise.”

Ernst said Cathedral High School has a strong reputation in sports and Camp Cathedral offers sessions in every IHSAA sport.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Sarah Marone-Sowers isn’t accustomed to this type of drama.

The Noblesville resident MUSICAL plays the title role in Carmel Community Players’ production of “Violet” March 1-10 at The Switch Theatre, 10029 E. 126th St., Suite D, Fishers.

“She’s a very deep character,” she said.

“I tend to do a lot of very comedic characters, so it’s it’s a very different play for me to be doing a more serious character and be able to show a little bit more of an emotional range than being somebody who’s just there to kind of make the audience laugh and bring brevity.”

Violet has a huge scar on her face and is traveling to seek a miracle cure from a TV preacher. Set in 1964 during the early days of the Civil Rights Movement, Violet waits for a bus in Spruce Pine, N.C., and encounters two soldiers.

“She’s gone through this very traumatic experience when she was a young girl and has always been kind of trying to figure out, ‘Why me? Why did this happen to me?’ She’s held on to a lot of anger throughout her life,” Marone-Sowers said.

“She’s trying to get herself healed from what she thinks physically healing will kind of solve all of her troubles and it’s her emotional journey of going through and just kind of figuring out what’s her place in life. That’s more than just the girl with the scar.”

Violet was hit in the face with an ax blade.

“It’s kind of left up to the imagination of the audience for their own interpretation on what they view would be this disfiguring scar to them because it varies from person to person on what they would view,” said Marone-Sowers, a 2007 Hamilton Southeastern High School graduate.

“I actually had a very minor scar on my cheek when I was about 8 years old, but when I was young, it was all I could ever see. As I’ve gotten older, it’s gotten smaller, it’s diminished, it’s healed. It’s not as

‘BEAUTIFUL” Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre presents “Beautiful — The Carole King Musical” through March 30 at the Indianapolis venue.

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FEINSTEIN’S CABARET Don Ferrell presents his tribute to Barry Manilow at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21, and David Ranalli’s “Deception: An Evening of Magic and Lies” is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22 at Feinstein’s at Hotel Carmichael in Carmel.

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‘ROMEO & JULIET’ Civic Theatre’s production of “Romeo & Juliet” runs through Feb. 24 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit civictheatre.org.

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big a deal but when I was young, that’s all I used to be able to see on my face.”

One challenge is there is a lot of music in her role and Marone-Sowers said she has worked to be strong enough vocally to sing through the whole show.

Marone-Sowers, who is on the stage for all but about three minutes, said there are a couple of emotional scenes that will be challenging Marone-Sowers is making her CCP debut.

“I’ve worked with (director) Kathleen Horrigan before at Footlight numerous times and I saw she was directing ‘Violet,’” she said. “I wanted the opportunity to work with her again because she’s just so amazing.”

Marone-Sowers had never seen the musical, but when she researched it, she wanted to play Violet.

Indianapolis resident Scott Fleshood plays the preacher.

“It’s interesting to play what I would say is a Benny Hinn-type character,” Fleshood said. “Somebody who is there to what she thinks will provide hope, but ends up being more of a sham.”

Fleshood said his friend Ben Davis, a

Lawrence North High School graduate, played the preacher in the Broadway production.

Horrigan, who retired as a Lawrence Central High School theater teacher in May 2023, directed CCP’s “Tick, Tick …Boom!” In 2022.

The Fishers resident said “Violet’ was a musical she wanted to direct.

“You know how hard it is to look at someone that is scarred or disabled physically, but also the scars inside that we carry with us,” Horrigan said. “And, of course, that scar was inside of her as well as she thought she was extremely ugly when she was really a beautiful person inside. She felt that no one would see that because her father didn’t really recognize that and nor to the community. Her whole life, she’s never felt like she was attractive to anyone until she gets on this bus.

These two soldiers both kind of vie for her.”

One of the soldiers is Black, which creates another issue in a era when interracial marriage wasn’t legal in all states until 1967.

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Singer Divine Brown recreates Aretha Franklin’s 1969 greatest hits album in tribute at 8 p.m. Feb. 24 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

‘RHAPSODY IN BLUE’ Indiana Wind Symphony will present “Rhapsody in Blue: The Centennial” at 6:30 p.m.

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‘THE WILD WILD WEST’ Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre presents “The Wild Wild West” through Feb. 25 at The Florence Theatre, 329 Gradle Dr., Carmel. For more, visit gregoryhancockdancetheatre.org.

DISPATCH Indianapolis Opera fundraiser set — The third annual Opera Cabaret at Union 50 is set for 6 p.m. Feb. 21 at Union 50, 620 N. East St., Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Opera resident artists will perform an intimate cabaret-style, featuring opera favorites, musical theater numbers and Great American Songbook hits. Included in the $150 ticket price is multi-course meal with a complimentary glass of wine. For more, visit indyopera.org.

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FUNDRAISER 2011 opening, The cast features some familiar but it is about names, including Zionsville resito make its first appearance inside dent Mikayla Koharchik, who plays the Palladium.

Mother, representing the wealthy “Civic in Concert: Ragtime,” a white enclave of New Rochelle, fundraiser, is set for 7 p.m. March 2 N.Y. Plainfield resident Steve Kruze and 2 p.m. March 3 at the Palladium plays Tateh, representing the group Koharchik in Carmel. of European immigrants that came Civic Theatre Executive Artistic Director primarily through Ellis Island. Allen Sledge, Michael Lasley said Civic Theatre has long who is new to the Civic stage, portrays wanted to bring a fitting production to the Coalhouse Walker, the leader of the Harlem 1,600-seat concert hall. ensemble.

“Our only performance on the Palladium The Palladium stage allows for a 30-piece stage was during a tuning event in the fall orchestra and a cast of more than 60. of 2010 before it even opened to the public,” Lasley said the concert format is the Lasley said. “The main driver behind this entirety of the stage show and includes production is as a fundraiser. As a nonprofit the dialogue and music as written for the theater, we are always looking for unique stage. or special opportunities to showcase our “The main difference is that the staging is talent and capture the interest and imagminimal, costumes are minimal and there is ination of new patrons, as well as to garno choreography to speak of,” Lasley said. ner more support from our long-standing For more, visit civictheatre.org.

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This year, Easter falls on the last Sunday of March. Lent is primarily recognized by Catholics; however, several protestant denominations also recognize Lent and have made it part of their church traditions. It is not uncommon for Christians to fast during Lent.

Another tradition during Lent is abstaining from meat on Fridays, leading to the Friday fish fries you may notice at area Catholic churches. So, if you want the full cultural experience, here is a list of several area Friday fish fries for the season of Lent: • Holy Spirit Parish at Geist - 10350 Glaser Way, Fishers every Friday during Lent 5-7:30 p.m.

• Our Lady of Grace - 9900 E. 191st St, Noblesville Fridays Feb. 21-April 3 4:307:30 p.m.

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Church - 410 S. Pearl St., Cicero • Fridays Feb. 28-March 20 5:30-7:30 p.m.

• St. Alphonsus Liguori Catholic Church - 1870 W. Oak St., Zionsville every Friday during Lent 5-8 p.m.

• St. Elizabeth Ann Seton - 10655 Haverstick Rd., Carmel, every Friday during Lent 5-7:30 p.m.

• St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church - 319 East South St., Lebanon every Friday during Lent 5-7 p.m.

Several area restaurants will offer specials on their fish items. Upland has salmon and cod dishes on the menu. My kids love their fish and chips. Sahm’s Restaurant group will have several fish specials as well.

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