October 25, 2022 — Noblesville

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State of the Schools luncheon planned for Oct. 26 — The Noblesville Chamber of Commerce will host its State of the Schools luncheon from 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 26 at the Noblesville Schools Community Center, 1775 Field Dr. Fees are $30 for chamber mem bers and $37 for non-members with registration required. For more, visit noblesvillechamber.com/events/details/ state-of-the-schools-2022-4674.

Couple to participate in Monumental Marathon for MDA

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

Jamie Shinneman wanted his wife Amy to feel what he feels when he runs.

Westfield Welcome hosting ‘Trick or Treating in the Plaza’ — Westfield Wel come will host ghosts and goblins of all ages during its Trick or Treating in the Plaza event Oct. 28 at Grand Junction Plaza. The event will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. that will be followed by a showing of the movie “Hocus Pocus.”

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Amy has weak mus cles because of a form of muscular dystrophy. She walks with a limp and needs mobility devices for longer distances.

Jamie pushes his wife on a duo bike while running marathons. The Noblesville couple, who both graduated from Noblesville High School, competed in the Chicago Marathon in October 2019 and also competed in the New York Marathon last year.

Now, the couple will do their third mar athon together at the Nov. 5 Monumental Marathon in Indianapolis.

“We’re calling this our hometown mara thon,” Amy said.

Amy is one of two Muscular Dystrophy Association national ambassadors for 2022. She was born with a condition called Beth lem myopathy, which is a type of muscular dystrophy. She wasn’t officially diagnosed until later in life.

“We’re still running for MDA, but we created a team called Team Humbly Cou

rageous, which is the name of my blog,” Amy said. “Now, we’re at 31 team members that have joined. We have a big group rep resented. It’s going to be fun to run with family and friends and bring our community into this. Both of our sons are doing the half-marathon.”

Luke, who competed in cross country and track and field at Noblesville High School, is now a freshman at Purdue University. Their younger son, Jack, is a sophomore NHS cross country runner.

“A lot of Jack’s teammates have joined our team, too,” Amy said.

Amy said the goal is to raise $10,000. As of Oct. 17, they have raised approximately $4,700. When they train on Sundays, Amy posts on her social media accounts.

In her role as national ambassador, Amy recently spoke at the MDA Clinical and Sci entific Conference in Nashville, Tenn.

“It was a chance to share the story with doctors and scientists,” she said.

Amy will speak Oct. 28 at the MDA Gala in Chicago.

“That will be for donors, just sharing the story with the cause,” she said.

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Bicentennial ambassadors needed — High school sophomores and juniors interested in history and community can apply to serve as Hamilton County Bi centennial Ambassadors through a pro gram sponsored by the 2023 Hamilton County Bicentennial Committee. Student ambassadors will serve as a bridge from the past to the future through conver sation and public engagement from January through December 2023. Apply online through Nov. 30 at bit.ly/3D9BypF.

United Way seeking volunteers for ReadUP program — United Way of Central Indiana is seeking volunteers for its ReadUP program. The program sends individuals to elementary schools across the region to read with third graders who are behind on their reading skills. Volunteers who are interested must complete a background check and a one-hour training session. In-person and virtual training options will be avail able throughout the month of August. For more information, visit www.uwci. org/readup.

Jamie Shinneman pushes his wife Amy during the 2021 New York Marathon. At left is their son Luke Shinneman. (Photo courtesy of Jamie Shinneman)

Brewery to release new beer

By Matthew Kent matthew@youarecurrent.com

bring awareness in the community on how we can make a difference in the environ ment right here locally.”

ENVIRONMENT

The Hamilton County Invasives Partner ship has teamed with a brewery that plans to open its third loca tion in Noblesville next summer by releasing a new beer.

The organization has collabo rated with Bier Brewery to release Native Nectar, which is the Mid west’s first beer dedicated to rais ing awareness about native and invasive species. The can for the blood orange Kolsch-style beer will feature native coneflowers, but terfly milkweed and pollinators, in addition to information encouraging individ uals to get involved with invasive species management.

“We are excited to work closely with HIP on this project to bring awareness to our native species along with the invasive ones that wreak havoc on our local environment,” said Ryan Connor, director of sales and a co-owner of Bier Brewery. “We wanted to

Bier Brewery is a local, family-owned and operated brewery that opened in 2010. The brewery, which offers more than 130 beer selections.

The City of Noblesville an nounced in September that Bier Brewery was opening a 6,000-square-foot taproom at 1618 S. 10th St. that will also feature a dog park, a kids’ playground, cov ered outdoor seating and bike ac cess to the Allisonville Road Trail. It will mark the third and largest location for the brewery, which also has taprooms at 5133 E. 65th St. in Indianapolis and another location at 13720 N. Meridian St. in Carmel.

Native Nectar can be found at the Indi anapolis and Carmel taprooms and select package liquor stores in central Indiana, with a portion of proceeds to benefit the Hamilton County Invasives Partnership.

For more on Bier Brewery, visit bierbrew ery.com/home.

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Noblesville artist to display work

By Matthew Kent matthew@youarecurrent.com

The artwork of a local resident will be featured in the Meyer Najem Construction building in Fishers through the end of the year.

ARTWORK

Noblesville resident Dan Howell’s work is featured in a collection of platters made of glazed stoneware on display in the sec ond-floor gallery space at Meyer Najem, 11787 Lantern Rd. The series started as a reaction to political and social unrest, and his pieces that contain “Chaos Control Failure” in their title are a re flection of that unrest, according to Howell.

Howell began working with clay as a child and made sculptures on the creek banks near the source of the White River on his father’s farm. He continued honing his craft specifically with clay after encourage ment from his high school art teacher. He now has a ceramic studio at his home on the banks of the White River in Noblesville and previously taught art for 45 years at

Noblesville resident Dan Howell’s “Chaos Control Failure” artwork is on display at Meyer Najem Construction, 11787 Lantern Rd., in Fishers through Dec. 29. (Photo provided by Nickel Plate Arts)

three different high schools in Indiana. The full exhibit, which can be seen with Howell’s hand-carved limestone sculptures, are available for viewing from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at Meyer Najem. Howell’s work will be on display through Dec. 29.

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Carmel senior takes leadership role on boys soccer team

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

Not only was Will Latham the leading scorer for the Carmel High School boys soccer team, he was an all-around leader.

“He had a fantastic season for us,” Grey hounds coach Shane Schmidt said. “He really stepped up to a leader ship role. He was chosen by his teammates as one of the captains of the team.”

Latham said he was always taught by his father, Doug Latham, the importance of being a leader.

“He’s helped me grow my leadership skills and I feel like I did step it up this year,” Latham said. “I was encouraging guys not only when they mess up but when they do well, just keep our heads high and keep us ready and on track for the future.”

Latham, a forward, had a team-high nine goals and shared the team lead with Davis Dilling with five assists.

“I would say that this was definitely my

MEET WILL LATHAM

Favorite TV show: “Designated Survivor”

Favorite subject: Social studies

Favorite athlete: Mason Mount

far.”

Latham, a two-year starter, was a key contributor off the bench as a sophomore. He had eight goals and four assists as a junior as the Greyhounds reached the 3A state title game before losing to Noblesville 3-1.

“I have made the most improvement in my movement when I am not carrying the ball,” he said. “That way I can get open to receive passes and crosses from my teammates.”

Latham, who has played club soccer for Hoosier FC, said his plan is to attend Ball State University or Indiana University.

Will Latham led the Carmel boys soccer team with nine goals. (Photo courtesy of Joe Gilbert) best season,” Schmidt said. “Unfortunately, I was injured in the beginning but after that I came back strong. I missed three games with a hip flexor strain. I thought my play overall was better than it had been in the past. I think my skills peaked at this time.”

The Greyhounds (15-3-3), who were ranked No. 1 in Class 3A in the final coaches poll, lost to Cathedral in the regional champi

onship. The game was tied 1-1 and the Irish won 4-2 on penalty kicks. Carmel had beat en Cathedral 4-1 in the regular season.

“It was fun to work hard with my team mates and enjoy every little moment,” Latham said. “Our coaching was phenome nal this year as it has been in the past and their leadership allowed us to make it this

“At one point in my life, I wanted to play at a higher level, but after countless hours and years of playing, it was time to take a step back,” he said. “If I want to play in col lege, I just want it to be for fun instead of making it more than that.”

Latham has five siblings. Two of his sis ters played soccer and a younger sister still plays soccer.

“My dad coached one of my sisters and he coached me throughout a lot of my life,” said Latham, who started playing at age 4 and referees youth soccer.

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Noblesville resident to run again in marathon

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

Joe Forgey had not run any marathons in 30 years.

ler University. Forgey has been training by running half-marathons and running with family members.

“We’re a running family,” Forgey said.

SPORTS

That changed after the No blesville resident decided to watch his daughter, Jordan Huffman, run in the Marine Corps Marathon when her Marine husband was not able to go. “I thought, ‘He’s gone, I’ll go to Camp Le jeune, N.C., and run her up to Washington, D.C.,” Forgey said. “When the Wounded War rior group came by and there were those with legs missing, a guy came by with one arm, no legs on a unicycle-type thing. I’m 65, and I looked down at my two feet and thought, ‘You have no reason not to do this. He has one arm. You have two good legs.’ When she finished, I said, ‘If you do this next year, I’ll do it with you.’”

Now 74, the retired dentist will run in his eighth Marine Corps Marathon Oct. 30 in Washington, D.C.

Jordan and her husband, Aaron Huffman, now live in Noblesville. Aaron is a major in the U.S. Marine Corps and is now in the Reserves.

Joe Forgey, right, pauses with his grandson, Alec Moor, a junior at Noblesville High School who is on the cross country team. (Photo provid ed by Joe Forgey)

Forgey, a Noblesville school board mem ber who is seeking reelection, has run the OneAmerican 500 Festival Mini-Marathon in Indianapolis about 35 times.

Forgey’s grandson, Alec Moor, is a junior on the Noblesville High School cross country team. Alec’s mother, Jill, and Forgey’s other daughter ran cross country at NHS and But

Forgey, whose wife Cynthia died of ovar ian cancer in 2011, said four of his five chil dren have run the Marine Corps Marathon with him. This time, he will run with Jordan and Aaron.

The Marine Corps also has meaning to Forgey for another reason.

“My Uncle Max (Long), a physician, land ed Day 1 on Iwo Jima with the 4th Marine division during World War II and received the Navy Cross,” Forgey said. “He saw the actual flag raising (on Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima) and lived to tell me the story. As we always finish at the base of the Iwo Jima Memorial, I have gratitude for men like Uncle Max and the Greatest Generation.”

Forgey said running has always been a good outlet for a lot of his energy.

Forgey, a 1970 Butler University graduate, grew up on a farm in Carroll County.

Although Forgey ran track and cross country at Carroll (Flora) High School, he said basketball was his favorite and main sport.

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Longtime county employee Dan Stevens set to retire early next year

By Matthew Kent matthew@youarecurrent.com

A longtime Hamilton County employee who served two terms as sheriff and later became director of administration for the Hamilton County Commissioners is set to retire next spring.

Dan Stevens, who has been director of administration for the past 14 years, started his career with Hamilton County in January 1974 as a jailer and dispatcher in the Old Jail across the street from where the Hamilton County Government and Judicial Center now stands. Two years later, he was promoted to sheriff’s deputy and served as a chief deputy for eight years.

Stevens also ran for sheriff and was first elected in 1986, serving two terms in office before accepting a job as the jail command er for 13 years. Hamilton County Commis sioner Steve Dillinger selected Stevens to fill the role as director of administration in 2009 following Stevens’ retirement from the sheriff’s office.

Stevens, 70, plans to retire March 31, 2023, after serving Hamilton County for 49 years.

“Fate has been kind to me,” Stevens said. “I have been lucky to be at the right place at the right time during my career. You couldn’t find a better place to work in the country than Hamilton County and I’ve been blessed to make a career of it.”

Dillinger, who was first elected as a Hamilton County Commissioner in 1989, applauded Stevens and his contributions to the county.

“There was no one better for the job than Dan,” Dillinger said. “His working knowledge of the county and its leaders was a great asset to the commissioners. His value to this administration has been nothing less than irreplaceable.”

In his role, Stevens has been instrumen tal in helping Hamilton County Commis sioners, elected officials and employees provide governmental services and support functions while administering large-scale capital projects such as the expansion of the Hamilton County Jail, construction of the new Hamilton County employee parking garage and the site master plan of the cor rections complex.

MEET DAN STEVENS

• AGE: 70

• FAMILY: Married to wife Peggy; has two children and five grandchildren

• HOMETOWN: A Westfield native who now lives in Noblesville

• EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND: He started working for Hamilton County in 1974 as a jailer and dispatcher. He was a sheriff’s deputy and later became chief deputy at the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office. Stevens was elected as county sheriff in 1986 and served two terms in office and later became jail commander. He has been director of administration for the Hamilton County Commissioners since 2009.

“I certainly didn’t plan to make a career out of public service when I started as a dispatcher,” Stevens said. “I just needed a job. But having a front seat to the growth of Hamilton County and helping wherever I could to improve residents’ quality of life and protecting everything we value has been a bonus.”

And Stevens’ service to Hamilton Coun ty hasn’t gone unnoticed. The Westfield native was named as Outstanding Sup portive County Administrator of the Year in

2020 by the Indiana Association of County Commissioners.

The Hamilton County Commissioners have launched a nationwide search for Stevens’ successor and hope to have someone hired by Jan. 1.

Stevens, who has two children, plans to finish traveling to all 50 states once he retires with his wife Peggy. The couple also plans to spend time with their five grand children, he added.

“There are only so many grains of sand

in an hourglass,” Stevens said. “And we still have a laundry list of things we’d like to do. While I’ll certainly miss all the good people I’ve worked with, the time has come to bid farewell.”

ON THE COVER: Dan Stevens, a former county sheriff who was elected to two terms, pauses outside the old county jail in downtown Noblesville. Stevens started his career working for Hamilton County in 1974. (Photo by Matthew Kent)

Dan Stevens pauses on the third-floor inside the Hamilton County Government and Judicial Center. (Photo by Matthew Kent)

Biased scale

Commentary by Terry Anker

It’s a flaw of human nature that we so little imagine our beliefs to be mis placed that when they are we react with nothing short of astonishment. In this ongoing game of listing the best of everything — best city, best restaurant, best college, best deodorant — we in dulge the opining of the progenitors of these entirely subjective and unscientific directories with the bully pulpit. Often, the commentator finds themselves domiciled in some coastal town, mega tropolis, or enclave of their fellow elites and are confronted with a result to their research that shows a Midwestern town, backwater restaurant, non-Ivy League, or even drugstore-variety deodorant to have earned a spot.

“You won’t believe it,” they declare, “but this Indiana community beat out many others!” Wow, are they truly so shocked to imagine that Hoosiers care enough to live, eat and learn well — plus exude pleasant odor? Or are they expos ing their own prejudice, systemic even, that reminds all of us that they are in charge of good taste? Never one to shy away from confirmation bias, U.S. News & World Report issued its money-mak ing list of so-called best universities. It ranked Indiana’s own Wabash College as an “A+ school for B students.” Is that a compliment? True, Wabash doesn’t cut corners on quality education, nor does it garner the piles of applications of the more famous schools.

Is the restaurant’s greatness deter mined by the quality of the food, the celebrity of the clientele, the length of the waiting list, or the blessing of the right reviewer? “How can this be a good meal if it is affordable, can be obtained, and, most importantly, didn’t come from us?” Do they overconfidently overlook the quality of their competition? Accessibility does not have to affect outcome. Wabash College proves it. So, does inaccessibility guarantee quality? It seems unlikely.

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HUMOR

A shot in the what?

Commentary by Danielle Wilson

Loyal readers will know that I’ve been dealing with shoulder pain for nearly nine months and that because of a se ries of unfortunate events and my own trust issues, I’ve been ignoring medical advice for most of that time. But I finally had an MRI, learned that I have a partial ly torn tendon, and am now fully com mitted to physical therapy and a speedy recovery. Let’s go!

Except no one told me how awful the first step in my healing journey — a cortisone injection — would be. “It’s just a shot,” they said. “You’ll be fine,” they said.

Not so! They blatantly lied to my un suspecting little face. And I know this because the procedure is done in a spe cial room awash in calming neutrals and precious pet photos. As if staring at 20 dachshund puppies in bandanas could distract me from the ultrasound ma chine and tray of multiple large needles lurking in the corner. Hello! If you need adorable kittens, high-imagery guidance, and subcutaneous numbing medicine, it’s going to be bad.

And it was. Basically, I was viciously jabbed twice. In. The. Bone. Well, not exactly in the bone. Technically, I think she stuck me in a bursa sac, but wher ever, it was so intense and mentally disturbing that even my award-winning Lamaze breathing was caught off guard. Days later, I’m still experiencing PTSD, heebie-jeebies and gag reflexes when ever I think about it.

Apparently, though, I will begin to feel significant relief in the next week. My shoulder tendon won’t be healed, but I should be able to tolerate PT better and, hopefully, return to a more active life style soon. Let’s go!

Peace out.

Danielle Wilson is a contributing columnist. You may email her at info@youarecurrent.com.

Terry Anker is an associate editor of Current Publishing, LLC. You may email him at terry@ youarecurrent.com.

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— WILL ROGERS

Sightless sight-seeing experience

Commentary by Dick Wolfsie

I’m not a fan of bus tours. I’m suspicious of the accuracy of the information present ed. They could be making it all up.

HUMOR

A guide in Savannah, Ga., once informed us that slaves were ordered to whistle while bringing food from the kitchen to prevent them from tasting it en route. It turned out to be a silly urban myth … or rural, in this case. But that summer, my wife Mary Ellen had me whistling “Rain drops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” whenever I brought a sizzling steak in from the grill.

I asked Tom why we couldn’t actually drive up and see any of the houses. Tom explained that if we got any closer there would be a lot of gawking by all of us, mak ing the stars feel uncomfortable.

I paid $99.95 for each of our tickets. I want to gawk. Gawking is the whole idea.

I asked the guide if we could see the res idence of Buster Keaton, one of my comedy heroes, who died in 1966.

In fact, out of some 18 celebrity homes we pulled up to, the closest we got to seeing anything of interest were the back-alley garage doors of Lucille Ball’s home.

– DICK WOLFSIE

“Who is Buster Keaton?” asked a young the lady in the front of the bus.

“He was a si lent movie star,” I responded.

“How could he make a movie if he didn’t talk?”

We vacationed in LA last week and sched uled a bus tour throughout the Hollywood Hills. I had envisioned huge mansions with humongous swimming pools, and a Tesla and Mercedes in every driveway. And, of course, there was the slim hope I might see George Clooney or Julia Roberts taking out their recycling.

Our first stop was Bette Midler’s place, but all we saw was an 8-foot-tall row of hedges hiding what the guide said was a majestic home. Next, we saw the opaque hedges that supposedly guarded the home of Eddie Murphy. Another colossal line of hedges impeded the view of Jim Carrey’s mansion. Evergreens prevented us from seeing Sharon Stone’s home. The one-time homes of Henry Fonda, Gene Kelly and Au drey Hepburn were all behind giant hedges. In fact, out of some 18 celebrity homes we pulled up to, the closest we got to seeing anything of interest were the back-alley garage doors of Lucille Ball’s home.

I tried to explain this to her as we were about to pull up to the gate. The guard ap proached our bus.

“We’re looking for Buster Keaton’s house,” I said.

“I’m sorry,” he responded, “I’m not al lowed to reveal who lives here.”

“I don’t care who lives here now,” I said. “But did Buster Keaton once live here?”

The guard stared at me, expressionless. Not a word. I don’t think he knew who Bust er Keaton was, either, but he was doing a great impression of the master.

At Paramount Studios, Mary Ellen asked me if I thought we’d see any big stars walk ing around. I told her we might, or we might not.

I was hedging my bet.

Dick Wolfsie is an author, columnist and speaker. Contact him at wolfsie@aol.com.

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All-fours trainer goes viral

By Marissa Johnson news@currentincarmel.com

Carmel fitness trainer Nathaniel Nolan is a big believer in the benefits of consistent movement, which has taken him on an expected journey –on all fours.

FITNESS

For more than 400 consecutive days, No lan has been training on both his hands and feet, modulating intensity as needed. He shares a short video from his daily workout online, where his TikTok account has gar nered more than 1 million followers.

How did this all-fours practice come to be? In his early 20s, Nolan took on physical disciplines in calisthenics, jujitsu and yoga, but found that he was often overtraining. When he noticed pain and stiffness coming from his high-intensity workouts, especially in his hands and wrists, he tried several different rehabilitation programs to combat it, but nothing worked.

Nolan took his knowledge as a trainer and movement coach to create his own training program that included more time spent on his hands.

“I realized that the ratio of time spent

Nathaniel Nolan, left, trains a client how to work out on all-fours. (Photo courtesy of Nathan iel Nolan)

on my hands was not enough to condition them for what I was trying to perform,” said Nolan, a trainer at Eat the Frog Fitness. “But it was difficult because my wrists and hands were hurting so much.”

Soon, Nolan landed on the bear crawl as a way to quickly and intuitively modulate intensity.

“If you’re in a bear crawl position, you can shift your weight backward into your feet or your lower body to take weight off of your hands, and you can also shift weight forward,” Nolan said.

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Noblesville Family Medicine is pleased to welcome Dr. William Snyder to the team. Dr. Snyder prioritizes having strong doctor-patient relationships with everyone he treats. Due to the often complex nature of medicine, he strives to advocate for his patients so they feel empowered and informed when they make decisions about their health. Dr. Snyder attended medical school at Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine. He is board-certified in family medicine.

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Chamber hosting presentation in Fishers — The No blesville Chamber of Commerce will host a presentation Oct. 28 featuring Christina Collins, who serves as ex ecutive director of Career Link at Ivy Tech Community College. Collins will give a presentation, “Optimizing Your Workforce Engagement Strategies,” that is scheduled from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at the Hamilton County Communi ty Foundation Collaboration Hub, 11810 Technology Dr., Fishers. Advance registration is required. For more, visit https://www.noblesvillechamber.com/events/details/ optimizing-your-workforce-engagement-strategies-4677.

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Video game stock growth — The video game industry is booming. The global video game market is likely to double to $300 billion in revenue by 2025, according to tech research firm GlobalData, driven by the expansion of mobile-phone and online gaming. Also, there has been tremendous growth in games played by multiple players over the Internet, such as Fortnite, in which 100 players fight against one another for survival. Epic Games made more than a billion dollars in 2019 by selling optional virtual accessories such as character outfits. Investors

should focus on third-party video game publishers with a history of churning out blockbuster games for consoles, PCs and mobile devices. Their stocks can benefit no matter what platform gamers choose to play on or what business model prevails. Two attractive video game pub lishers now are:

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• Electronic Arts (EA) makes best-selling games such as the FIFA soccer series, Madden NFL and Battlefield

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Actress gets dream role in ATI production

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

When Sydney Howard saw “Violet” for the first time, she was touched.

“It was one of the most impactful theatrical expe riences I’ve had,” said Howard, who saw the show in 2019 while study ing in the U.K. “The whole message about a young woman learning how to say yes, how to be brave and reach self-actual ization was something I could connect with. I knew immediately I wanted to eventually do it ever since.”

Howard, based in New York City, will make her first appearance in the Indianap olis area as the title character in Actors Theatre of Indiana’s production of “Violet,” set for Oct. 28 to Nov. 13 at the Studio The ater at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

“She experienced an accident when she was 13 years old that left her with a horrible scar on her face,” Howard said. “It never healed properly. She has plans to go to see this televangelist, who she believes with all of her soul is going to heal her.”

The musical is set in 1964 in the South amid the Civil Rights Movement. For part of the show, Violet is on a bus traveling from a small town in North Carolina to Tulsa, Okla.

“The scar is treated as a metaphor that we all have things we wish we could change about ourselves,” Howard said. “These things that maybe we are insecure about keep us from becoming as brave and forthcoming in our life as we could be. That’s a journey everybody can connect with and that’s what drew me to it.”

Howard is on stage nearly the entire time, so there is a lot of line memorization.

“It’s a challenge, but it’s a challenge that I love,” she said.

Quincy Carman, a College Wood Elemen tary fourth-grader from Carmel, plays a young Violet. Carman, 10, learned about the audition from her vocal coach, Rebec ca McConnell. Carman started acting two

years ago. She has appeared in Jr. Civic shows “Frozen” and “The Little Mermaid.”

“I like that it’s the first show where I’m the only kid in it,” Carman said. “I feel like I can learn a lot.”

Carman said she loves Broadway.

“My friends like watch ing me perform and I like to perform,” she said. “It just makes me feel happy.”

Indianapolis resident Tiffany Gilliam, who portrays a music hall singer, has been in several Civic Theatre, Beef & Boards and Indiana Repertory Theatre shows.

“I heard about the show but didn’t really know the details of the show, so I did some homework,” Gilliam said. “Singing is my first love. I thought it fit the style of the show, fits with who I am and my gos pel upbringing, so it fit perfectly.”

The 11-person cast includes Judy Fitzger ald, one of ATI’s three co-founders.

Indianapolis resident Richard Roberts, who is on the IRT artistic staff, is directing.

“I looked at the show and I fell in love with it,” Roberts said. “It’s a beautiful

show. It’s an interesting challenge be cause half of the show takes place on a bus. For me to figure out how to stage that is very exciting.”

Roberts said 275 people auditioned from across the nation.

Maurice-Aime Green, from Las Vegas, performed some songs from the musi cal when he was at the  University of Ne vada, Las Vegas.

“I love the story, and Jeanine Tesori is one of my favorite musical theater com posers,” said Green, who plays one of the Army members on the bus. “The songs attracted me more than anything. The con tent of the show is very inspiring.”

Luke Weber, who graduated from Texas Tech and is based in New York, plays Mon ty. He was supposed to play the role in a college production but it was shut down because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“When I saw the job listing on Playbill, I sent in a monologue and a song,” Weber said. “Whenever I listen to the soundtrack of the show, I get goosebumps. Some shows can be predictable, but this show, you don’t know where it’s going to go.”

For more, visit atistage.org.

‘THE ADDAMS FAMILY’

“The Addams Family” runs through Nov. 20 at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre in Indianap olis. For more, visit beefandboards.com.

‘DECEPTION’

David Ranalli will present “Deception: An Evening of Magic & Lies” at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 27 at Feinstein’s cabaret at Hotel Carmichael in Carmel. For more, visit feinsteinshc.com.

CARMEL APPRENTICE THEATRE

Carmel Apprentice Theatre will present “The Addams Family,” a musical, from Oct. 27 to Nov. 13 at The Cat, 254 Veterans Way, Carm el. For more, visit thecat.biz.

‘THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME’

Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre will present ‘There’s No Place Like Home’ at 7 p.m. Oct. 28-29 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit gregoryhancockdancetheatre.org.

AARON LEWIS

Aaron Lewis will perform a concert at 8 p.m. Oct. 28 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

JON MCLAUGHLIN

Jon McLaughlin: Indiana 15th Anniversary Tour will stop at The Tarkington at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 1-2 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

Midtown’s Got Talent announces winners

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The winners have been announced for Carmel’s Midtown’s Got Talent, which re cently staged its third annual music talent competition at Midtown Plaza.

The event ended Oct. 7. The winners were youth (age 10-13): 1. John Paul Pack, 2. Evan Burton and 3. Alex Selear, Azalia Davidson: teen (age 14-17): 1. Meg Iyer, 2. Teilah McClung and 3. Alyssa Fuhrman; adult (age 18-over): 1. Laura Adornato, 2. Michael Gallo and 3. Jess Wright.

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The cast of Actors Theatre of Indiana pauses during rehearsal. (Photo courtesy of ATI)

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Blues artist set to perform

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

Joanne Shaw Taylor hopes her second appearance in the Indianapolis area will be a bit warmer.

there doing it. After COVID-19, everything got shut down for so long.”

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“I played the Slip pery Noodle around 2010 in the dead of the winter,” she said.

The English blues artist will per form a concert at 8 p.m. Nov. 1 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

“I’m a blues guitarist, soul singer who writes pop songs,’ Taylor said. “It’s kind of a jumble.”

She will perform songs from her eighth studio album, “Nobody’s Fool,” produced by Joe Bonamassa, which will be released Oct. 28. The album includes “Just No Getting Over You (Dream Cruise),” which has already been released as a single.

She also will perform songs from “The Blues Album,” which was released in 2021, and some favorites.

“It’s nice to see the venues getting nicer and bigger,” Taylor said. “It’s nice to be out

Taylor was discovered by Dave Stewart, formerly of the Eurythmics, at age 16. Taylor had performed at a charity event because her mother had breast cancer. A friend of Stewart passed along a demo CD from the performance. Stewart invited her on the road with his supergroup at the time.

“It was one of those fateful things,” she said. “I do feel fortu nate, but the harder you work and the more you are out there, the more those opportunities seem to find you.”

Taylor said there are three or four songs she feels she always needs to perform.

“There are some you should play but you’ve played them every night for five years and you want to rest them for a little bit,” Taylor said. “It’s good to keep it fresh. If we are bored on stage, it’s not going to be transmitted to the audience.”

Some of the songs she usually performs are “Dyin’ To Know,” “Mud Honey” and “Going Home.”

For more, visit joanneshawtaylor.com. For tickets, visit thecenterpresents.org.

Wiscons to perform new album

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

Brett Wiscons has had some notable ap pearances with performers such as Jimmy Buffett, Bon Jovi, Hootie & the Blowfish and the Zac Brown Band.

as a solo act, so to be able to play this al bum live, front-to-back, with some of these fine ladies and gentlemen, including Thom, is a dream come true.”

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“The fact I’ve gotten to perform on the same stage or lineup as some of my musical heroes has been truly fantastic for me,” the Zi onsville resident said. “I had posters of some of these artists on my wall. And to play on a cruise ship with Jon Bon Jovi is still a ‘pinch me’ moment. I’m grateful for all of the ups and downs. And I truly believe, at 42, we’ve only just begun.”

Wiscons will perform songs from his 2022 full-length album, “Late Bloomer,” at 7 and 9:30 p.m. Nov. 4 at The Jazz Kitchen, 5377 N. College Ave., Indianapolis. The album was created with mix engineer, producer and collaborator Thom Daugherty, a Carmel resident.

“I’m really excited to have some of the studio musicians from the record joining me on stage that night,” he said. “I mostly tour

The first show will include acoustic and special songs. The second show will include a 20-year reunion set with his former band Great Scott!

“Overall, the songs have a theme about hope,” Wiscons said. “My pro ducer (Daugherty) and I wrote all of the tunes during the pandemic and lockdown, and we were trying to shine some light into the darkness we were all going through. I think you can hear it all on the record. We touch on universal themes of love, parental love, romantic love and love for your common man/woman, too.”

The album crosses several genres.

“One of Thom’s greatest gifts is his abil ity to understand the essence of what his artists should sound like that’s unique to them, and I firmly believe we nailed it,” he said. “There are shades of a lot of my favor ite bands and artists on the record.”

For more, visit brettwiscons.com.

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Closing night film stirs emotions

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

Heartland International Film Festival

Artistic Director Greg Sorvig is passionate about all the films his festival shows, but one in particular stood out this year.

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“‘The Whale’ means a lot to me on many levels, from the first time I saw the film a couple months ago to sharing it with a sold-out crowd on closing night (Oct. 16),” said Sor vig, a Carmel resident. “Indianapolis-born Brendan Fraser was here prior to COVID for an anniversary screening of ‘The Mummy’ and the parallels of seeing him transform both onscreen in his career-best perfor mance and offscreen as his career resurges to new heights has been touching. ‘The Whale’ is a powerful film with an especially impactful ending, and it was amazing being able to share that with our fans to close out the festival.”

All three major cash prizes were awarded to women directors at the Oct. 15 awards presentation. The top prize winners were

“Hidden Letters” from director Violet Du Feng and co-director Qing Zhao ($20,000 Documentary Feature Grand Prize); “Our Father, the Devil” from director Ellie Foumbi ($20,000 Narrative Feature Grand Prize); and “Wildcat” from directors Melissa Lesh and Trevor Frost ($5,000 Jim my Stewart Legacy Award).

“The B1G Story: George Taliaferro,” directed by Tucker Gragg and Kevin Weaver, won the Indiana Spotlight Award ($2,000 cash prize) and “The Best We’ve Got: The Carl Erskine Story,” directed by Ted Green, received the Indiana Spotlight Audience Choice Award.

The Overall Audience Choice Award went to “Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game,” directed by Austin Bragg and Meredith Bragg (USA).

“I received more compliments on the lineup and our variety of films this year than ever before from our in-person attendees,” Sorvig said. “Movie-going has changed dramatically with streaming and COVID, but response and interest remains high, which was encourag ing, both for in-person and streaming.”

For more, visit heartlandfilm.org.

Where’s Amy?

Amy Pauszek is a photographer, award winning 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.

Where’s Amy attends Heartland Film Festival events

Filmmaker Rocky Walls (Noblesville) at the 31st annual Heartland In ternational Film Fes tival’s Opening Night Film, the Cinemania cocktail party and Closing Night Awards Show and After Party. The festival ran Octo ber 6-16. Film buffs and fans had the opportu nity to see films and meet filmmakers from all around the world. Be sure to check out Heartland’s mini-movie series showcasing holiday classics at the Athenaeum in Indianapolis (Dec. 1-2) and Theatre at the Fort (Dec.15-18) in Lawrence.

For more, visit heart landfilm.org. (Photo by Amy Pauszek)

Sorvig

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Visiting Lexington and Concord

Commentary by Don Knebel

As we return from Cape Cod, we stop at Lexington and Concord, Mass., sites of the first battles of the American Revolution.

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During the French and Indian War, the Massachusetts colonial militia, fighting alongside the British, obtained a supply of arms. At war’s end, it stashed the remaining weapons in Concord. On the eve ning of April 18, 1775, 700 British soldiers left Boston for Concord, seeking to eliminate the threat the weapons, which Britain also claimed to own, posed to them. Paul Revere and William Dawes then set out separate ly on horseback to warn the militia “the British are coming.” At 5 a.m. on April 19, a contingent of British troops arrived in Lex ington, where 77 militiamen, assembled at Buckman Tavern, came out and stood along Lexington Green. After someone, perhaps inadvertently, pulled a trigger, the British opened fire, killing eight militiamen and wounding nine, including Prince Eastabrook, a slave. The British forces continued the 7 miles to Concord, where they found most

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of the arms already moved. Encountering a large militia force at Concord’s North Bridge, the “Redcoats” retreated toward Boston.

About 2,000 armed militiamen pursued them for 18 miles, shooting from behind trees and walls. Before the British troops reached safety, 73 had been killed and 174 wounded. The Massachusetts militia suffered 90 casu alties. The American Revolution had begun.

Today, a famous statue on Lexington Green honors the Lexington militia, includ ing the so-called “Minutemen,” prepared to fight on a minute’s notice. Across the street is Buckman Tavern, now a museum, and a marker remembering Eastabrook. An obe lisk erected in 1836 at the site of Concord’s North Bridge was dedicated with a reading of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s poem celebrating the “embattled farmers” “who fired the shot heard ‘round the world.”

Clearing up confusing words

Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt

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I’ve been keeping a list of words I hear that perplex and puzzle even the smartest word nerds out there. Today, I’d like to clear up some of the confusion with some quick-hitting didactic disambiguations.

GRAMMAR GUY

It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of mus tard. A few years ago, I almost started a mustard review podcast. A few weeks ago, I heard someone say, “That won’t cut the mustard.” Certainly, the person meant “pass muster,” right? After all, “pass muster” means “to gain approval or accep tance.” As it turns out, “cut mustard” is a term that means “to reach or surpass the desired standard or performance.” So, the two terms not only sound alike but have similar meanings. Hopefully that delinea tion cuts the mustard for you.

Is someone “plum” or “plumb” out of luck? The standard phrase is “plumb out of luck,” which means “completely out of luck.” One of the definitions of “plumb” is “completely/squarely/utterly.” When someone gets a “plum” appointment or

Have you ever heard the phrase “wish ful thinking”? Or is it “wistful thinking”? This made me think about the term. The correct phrase is “wishful” thinking, which is when a person is thinking of the way he wishes or wants them to be, even when that is unrealistic or overly idealistic. “Wistful” means “full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy.” So, I suppose you could think “wistfully,” but the common vernacular phrase is “wishful thinking.”

In case you’re wondering, you “broach” — not “breach” — the subject. This is a confusing one. Breach means “to break open,” so it kind of makes sense to “break open the subject.” However, broach means “to bring up or suggest for the first time.”

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

Buckman Tavern in Lexington, Mass. (Photos by Don Knebel)

Don Knebel is a local resident. For the full column visit donknebel.com. You may contact him at editorial@ youarecurrent.com.

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