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Memorial dedicated for Fox Hollow victims
By Marney Simon marney@youarecurrent.com
IN REMEMBRANCE
A memorial for victims of Fox Hollow Farm was unveiled Aug. 28 in Westfield. Herb Baumeister — who died by suicide in 1996 after human remains were discovered at his estate on 156th Street — is believed to be responsible for the murders of at least 12 men in the mid1990s. More than 10,000 charred remains and bone fragments were discovered at Fox Hollow. Those remains were housed at the University of Indianapolis in 1996, where they went untested until the investigation into identifying the victims was restarted by Hamilton County Coroner Jeff Jellison’s office in 2022.
To date, DNA profiles of four victims have yet to be identified.
Jellison and He Knows Your Name ministry founder Linda Znachko partnered with Flanner Buchanan — Hamilton Memorial Park cemetery in Westfield to memorialize those victims who are not yet identified and those who have been identified but whose families are unable to claim them.
Znachko’s ministry, founded in 2009, has claimed and provided burial for hundreds of unclaimed adults and abandoned infants in Indiana.
Znachko said the memorial is not simply symbolic. The effort is to help the public remember the humanity of those who went missing three decades ago.
“It is time for us to help bring closure; to humbly say the names of each and every one of the identified victims,” Znachko said. “Every one of their lives mattered. (This) is a tribute to the innocent souls lost, but also to bless the families who have heroically lived on with the trauma as they honor their deceased. So, together, Jeff Jellison and I will do just that, because that is his vision — to identify every man by name and to bring every young man home who went missing.”
Jellison said the total number of Fox Hollow victims remains unknown.
“These are someone’s son, someone’s brother, someone’s cousin,” Jellison said.
“People who have a name. These people were placed on a shelf 26 years ago and were forgotten. This investigation is most likely the second-largest investigation of
in Westfield A photo of victim Jeff Jones is in the foreground. (Photo by Marney Simon)
unidentified human remains in our nation, second only to the World Trade Center (after Sept. 11, 2001).”
The investigation identifying the Fox Hollow victims is ongoing. Remains are tested in batches for DNA extraction by the Indiana State Police Laboratory and Dr. Krista Latham of the Biology and Anthropology Department at the University of Indianapolis. Jellison said additional forensic genetic genealogists have been added to that team, and additional DNA tracking is being conducted by private labs.
Jellison said there are several reasons why the investigation stalled for nearly three decades, including staffing and changes in technology.
“This is a huge investigation,” he said. “It takes a lot of people to get to where we’re at today, and I honestly feel that
maybe the coroner’s office didn’t have the staffing at that time. Fortunately, today we have a larger staff at the coroner’s office to be able to provide that service. We are fortunate today to be able to do what we could not do in the ‘90s, and I hope we will be fortunate tomorrow to do what we can’t do today.”
Jellison said the most efficient way to identify remains that produce a new DNA profile is through family reference samples.
“We are still pleading to anyone who has a missing person in their family to contact us,” he said.
Znachko said the memorial is an important part of the healing process.
“Fox Hollow is a part of Westfield, Indiana,” she said. “I think we need to take ownership of this and do it together.”
(Above) Hamilton County Coroner Jeff Jellison Jellison and He Knows Your Name ministry founder Linda Znachko announced a memorial for Fox Hollow victims is now at the ossuary at Flanner Buchanan — Hamilton Memorial Park
Baumeister
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More than 10,000 human remains were found at Fox Hollow Farm in 1996. (File photo)
Watch party fundraiser benefits DV survivors
By Tirzah Rowland tirzah@youarecurrent.com
EVENT
Fishers-based More than a Phone, a nonprofit that donates cellphones to domestic violence support facilities, will host its seventh annual fundraiser from 12:30 to 4 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center, the Indianapolis Colts training facility, 7001 W. 56th St. in Indianapolis. Advance tickets are required.
“This event is really important to us because we only have one fundraiser a year, one annual event, and we try to make it fun and lighthearted,” said Julie Moorehead, More than a Phone’s founder and executive director. “But at the base, we’re still talking about a problem that affects one in four women, one in seven men, and that’s domestic violence.”
Called More than a Tailgate, the family-friendly event will feature entertainment by DJ Gabby Love and 15-year-old DJ Reese Ray; food catered by Ritz Charles’ Simply Served; and two large screens to view the Indianapolis Colts play the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Guests will have the opportunity to participate in silent and live auctions, have access to the Colts training field and participate in activities for all ages, including bounce houses.
Moorehead said silent auction baskets typically range from kid-friendly themes like Nerf and American Girl to Pacer’s tickets or vacation packages. Donations are still being accepted. All proceeds go directly to More than
a Phone. Its goal is to raise $230,000. More than a Phone distributes up to 5,000 phones to 125 domestic violence support facilities nationwide.
“What we’re able to do at More than a Phone is provide survivors with a smartphone that’s reliable and safe and four months of data service, talk and text so that they can communicate with family, friends, counselors, work, schools, the people that they need to and not have the fear of being tracked or stalked by a potential abuser,” Moorehead said. “Sometimes, that’s one of the last things that a survivor needs to do to break free from her abuser.”
More than a Phone partners with Verizon to provide service for donated phones. Moorehead said her team of four is thankful for several corporate sponsors.
“What we really need is a lot of small supporters and to spread the word,” she said.
Tickets for More than a Tailgate are $25 for kids and $75 for adults. Adult tickets include bar drink selections.
To purchase tickets or donate, visit morethanaphone.org
Live and silent auctions are part of the More than a Tailgate fundraiser. (Photo courtesy of More than a Phone)
Westfield budget focuses on infrastructure, development
By Marney Simon marney@youarecurrent.com
Westfield Mayor Scott Willis introduced the 2025 civil city budget Aug. 26 to the city council.
CITY NEWS
The budget totals $124.6 million, with an operational budget of $78.2 million, minus bond payments.
Willis said the budget aligns spending with revenue forecasts to maintain a flat tax rate. The budget also represents a change in the city’s financial planning strategy to zero-based budgeting — when revenues minus expenditures equal zero. In other words, the city allocates an expense for each dollar received, even if the allocation is for savings.
Willis said the budget will include a significant increase for infrastructure.
Willis
“We’re going to be investing $42.5 million in infrastructure,” he said. “This just gets us caught up to the growth we’re experiencing to date. We’re behind, we have work to do. I’ve heard loudly (that) people are frustrated with our roads.” Infrastructure projects include the city’s resurfacing programs and design and construction of roundabouts at 161st Street and Spring Mill Boulevard; 181st Street and Wheeler Road; and expansion of 191st Street from Tomlinson Road to Grand Park Boulevard. Additional budget provisions include public safety, economic development and quality of life projects, including hiring additional police officers and streetscape projects.
The budget is eligible for adoption Sept. 9. View the budget presentation at youtube.com/watch?v=hpNcOHIx2KU.
DISPATCHES
Dancing with Our Stars – The tenth annual Dancing with Our Stars returns to the Embassy Suites by Hilton in Noblesville, 13700 Conference Center Dr., from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Sept. 5. All proceeds from the event go directly to Meals on Wheels Hamilton County, a private, charitable nonprofit organization governed by a volunteer board of directors that delivers more than 200 meals daily, including breakfasts, freezer meals, cold lunches and hot meals to the elderly, those with disabilities and those suffering from chronic illnesses. The theme is “decades” and dancers will showcase styles from the 1930s through the 2010s. For more, visit mealsonwheelshc.org/dancing-with-our-stars.
Town Hall Meeting – Mayor Scott Willis will host a Town Hall meeting at 7 p.m. Sept. 12 at Westfield Washington Public Library, 17400 Westfield Blvd. This is the third in a series of quarterly meetings to provide residents with an opportunity to connect with the mayor and learn more about the vision for Westfield’s future, as well as on-going community engagement efforts. Residents who would like to see certain topics discussed can email communications@westfield.in.gov.
Community tennis day – Join the Westfield High School tennis teams for a free clinic from 10 a.m. until noon Sept. 14. The event will feature clinics, drills and games for all ages. Westfield Washington Schools new tennis complex is located at 7710 Shamrock Blvd.
State of the Schools – Westfield Washington Schools superintendent Paul Kaiser will give an update on happenings within the school district during the Westfield Chamber of Commerce monthly luncheon Sept. 19. The luncheon begins at 11 a.m. at the Bridgewater Club, 3535 E. 161st Street. Register online at westfieldchamberindy. com under the events tab.
Free shred days – Community First Bank of Indiana will have a free community shred event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept 24 at the CFB branch at 17661 Village Center Dr., Noblesville. Donations will be welcome to support Family Promise of Hamilton County. The event is drive through with a limit of five boxes per vehicle. All documents will be shredded on-site by PROSHRED Security and 100 percent of the paper is recycled. Learn more at CFBindiana.com/shred.
WESTFIELD LIONS RECOGNIZED FOR 270 YEARS OF SERVICE
Thirteen members of the Westfield Lions Club celebrated an anniversary with the club in 2024, totaling more than 270 years of combined service that was honored at the Aug. 15 meeting. Members honored with anniversary chevrons are, from left, Larry Clarino, 10 years; John Wardlow, 10 years; Keith Sanborn, 20 years; Joel Davis, 30 years; and Ted Engelbrecht, 50 years. Members of the Westfield Lions Club serve Westfield and surrounding communities by raising funds for charitable causes, providing scholarships for Westfield High School seniors, conducting vision screenings for elementary students and serving in numerous capacities at events and activities around the city. The 67-member Westfield Lions Club has served the community since 1930. The club is always looking for new members. Learn more at westfieldlions.org. (Photo courtesy of Westfield Lions Club)
Fishers High School wide receiver a star for all seasons
By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com
Fishers High School senior wide receiver JonAnthony Hall’s first love was basketball.
“I feel like I picked that up first, but football came along pretty fast and took over,” Hall said.
Hall, however, enjoys the best of both worlds.
The three-sport standout was a key starter on the Tigers’ Class 4A boys basketball state championship team in March. Then he helped FHS capture the IHSAA boys state track and field championship in June. Hall finished second in the long jump and was on the third-place 4x100 relay.
“That thrill was unreal,” Hall said. “The buzz around the school and support was amazing and you just had to be there to experience the whole thing. It was so unique.”
Even though he has verbally committed to Stanford University to play football, Hall plans to play both sports this season because he doesn’t want to miss a thing.
“I think in long jump I have a really good chance of being a state champion, and our basketball team is looking really solid again this year, so there’s definitely potential to go back-to-back,” he said.
Hall said his personal football goal is to break his previous record of 1,055 receiving yards and 69 receptions. He said he wants to catch 10 or more touchdown passes this season. He’s off to a strong start with 9 catches for 151 yards and a career-high four touchdown catches Aug.
MEET JONANTHONY HALL
Favorite athlete: LeBron James
Favorite movie: “Spider-Man
Across the Spider-Verse”
Favorite subject: Strategic marketing
Favorite music genre: Rhythm and blues
23 in a season-opening 49-35 victory over North Central.
“A big team goal of ours is to win a sectional championship,” he said.
FHS football coach Curt Funk is confident in Hall’s ability
“JonAnthony Hall is not only a great player, but also a tremendous person,” Funk said. “He is a leader in our school, a strong student in the classroom and an elite three-sport athlete. JonAnthony Hall is the total package when it comes to student-athlete.”
Hall has a grade point average of 3.85.
Hall said the deciding factor in choosing Stanford over Indiana University, Purdue University and the University of Notre Dame, among others, was the people in the program.
“They made a great impression on me and my family and it felt like home even being many miles away from it,” Hall said.
Hall
Event supports women entrepreneurs
An upcoming event is designed to help women entrepreneurs from Hamilton and Marion counties network with their peers and learn more about funding their business ventures.
SCORE Indianapolis and Ivy Tech’s entrepreneurship program have teamed up for the Sept. 7 Women Entrepreneurs Fall Event at Ivy Tech Culinary and Conference Center, 2820 N. Meridian St. in Indianapolis.
SCORE Indianapolis mentor Tricia Brace is coordinating the event with fellow SCORE mentors Sylanda McKinnor of Fishers, Chris Ward of Geist and Debbie Guy of Near Eastside.
Speakers are:
• Rebecca Townsend, founder of Mantis Myofascial Massage Therapy in Indianapolis, will share how she made a career change from a decades-long career in journalism.
• Jean Lee of Carmel, a SCORE Indianapolis mentee and founder of The Academy of Chaos, will discuss how she turned an educational need for her children into a business.
• Katina Washington, executive director of SHE.Events Indy, who will share tips on finding and applying for grants.
• Stacey Walston of Indianapolis, a community relationship manager for Bankable, will discuss micro-loans and what lenders seek in applicants.
• Janelle Campbell of Westfield will discuss traditional bank loans and community bank programs available for entrepreneurs through Community First Bank of Indiana, where she serves as senior vice president, director of consumer banking.
• Carlonda Davis, Community First Bank of Indiana chief administrative officer, who also leads the bank’s diversity, equity and inclusion team. She will discuss traditional bank loans and community bank programs available for business owners.
For more or to register, visit: score.org/indianapolis/event/ women-entrepreneurs-fall-event.
Westfield artist earns top honors at Zionsville Paint Out
By Marney Simon marney@youarecurrent.com
Painters from across Indiana spent time in the streets in Zionsville Aug. 3 for the 22nd annual Zionsville Paint Out, an outdoor painting competition open to youth, teen and adult artists from across Indiana. Westfield native Josiah West earned one of four first-place ribbons at the event, where artists create an original painting on canvas or other medium between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m. outdoors across the Zionsville area.
CULTURE
Rachel Dowd, an artist from Spencerville, participated in her first paint out this year. She said Zionsville provides an abundance of inspiration for artists.
“I love how quaint it is,” Dowd said. “There are so many fences and flowers and gables and subjects to share.”
Dowd said events like the paint out also provide artists with a lot of camaraderie as they share their love of creating in a fun — and slightly competitive — environment.
Josiah West of Westfield was the first-place winner in the amateur adult category at the Zionsville Paint Out. (Photo courtesy of SullivanMunce Cultural Center)
Monetary awards are given to the top three professional artists, with the firstplace winner’s name added to the Cynthia Van Tassel Yeo Plein Air Award plaque, on display at the SullivanMunce Cultural Center.
Awards were also given to the top three amateur painters in youth (ages 7 to 11), teen (ages 12 to 17) and adult categories. This year’s event had 57 participants. The Zionsville Paint Out is sponsored by SullivanMunce Cultural Center and Indiana Plein Air Painters Association.
REACH FOR THE SKY
Experimental Aircraft Association celebrates Aviation Day in Westfield
By Marney Simon marney@youarecurrent.com
More than 500 visitors made their way to Wheeler’s Westfield Airport Aug. 24 for the annual Aviation Day, hosted by Indy Flyers Light Sport Aviation Club.
If you didn’t know there was such an airport — you’re not alone.
“It’s a well-kept secret and, in some ways, on purpose,” Indy Flyers President Amy Solomon said. “This is still the most family-orientated little slice of Americana you’re going to find in Westfield.”
Indy Flyers Light Sport Aviation Club is a chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association. Founded in 1984, the club welcomes visitors to the airport each August for Aviation Day, when they can take a ride in a plane, learn about planes and experimental aircraft, learn about flight training and children can plan on model craft. This year, Aviation Day included a visit with two craft used for training during World War II — a North American T-6 Texan and a Stearman biplane.
“We want to make sure that the public understands us and wants us here,” Solomon said of the annual event. “We sometimes see little kids in their pajamas. Their parents made their way here after getting doughnuts because they saw the planes. There’s a lot of pretending that goes on during this day, and for most of us, that is the driving force.”
Frank Ingegno is the treasurer of Indy Flyers. He said club members share a love of being off the ground.
“The club is really aviation enthusiasts. It’s really people who just love aviation,” Ingegno said. “A lot of these guys are small-airplane pilots, single-engine airplane pilots. Some of them fly ultralights, which are almost like flying kites. It’s basically a go-kart with a fabric wing. It’s really outin-the-open stuff, so some of the members like to fly those things.”
Ingegno is restoring a Cessna at the airport. He said flying was always an interest — he spent his professional career as a mechanic and engineer with United Airlines.
“I just love watching them fly,” he said. “Things that fly sometimes just excite people. We do (events like Aviation Day) just to get people exposed to airplanes. When I
went to high school, nobody told me I could have a career in aviation. So, for us, the objective is to expose the public to airplanes close up. This is local and easy for locals to experience.”
Brock Naylor has lived with his family in Westfield for the past four years. He said the family-friendly event was a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon.
“We just saw a posting on Facebook and I like planes,” Naylor said. “I’m trying to get my son interested as well.”
Naylor was one of dozens of visitors who said that while they knew there was an airport nearby, they often associate planes with Indianapolis Executive Airport further west on Ind. 32.
Wheeler’s Westfield Airport has been in existence for three generations and is part of the Wheeler family farm.
“It’s privately owned, but it’s public use.
So, anybody who has an aircraft can fly in,” Ryan Wheeler said. “We don’t have any government funding. It’s just our family-owned airport.”
Wheeler said the airport was originally created in 1954 by his grandfather, Les Wheeler, who was a fighter pilot in World War II. Wheeler said his grandfather and some family friends decided to plow some of their fields to create a small air strip.
“It was a really short runway,” Wheeler said. “They just built a little strip out in the middle of their farm field.”
The original runway — now the taxiway — was 1,650 feet with a few hangars. Through the years, the site has grown, with a 3,000foot north-south runway and more than 30 hangars.
Wheeler said events like Aviation Day let the public see what his family and members of Indy Flyers have enjoyed most of
THE SKY’S THE LIMIT
For the members of Indy Flyers, sharing their love of aviation with the public at events like Aviation Day means opening up a world of possibilities.
“It’s the extreme, ultimate freedom,” club president Amy Solomon said. “It’s crowded down here. Once you get above it, you feel it. You feel a very high-as-high natural high — a freedom in the air that you can’t get on the planet.”
Solomon said she understands why some people have a fear of flying. But, she said, it’s also a freeing sensation that she and club members recommend and promote.
“Learning to like flying really does come from just a tiny little bit (of open-mindedness),” she said. “As soon as you think of yourself in a kite instead of a car, it makes you feel
their lives.
“Not a lot of people have the opportunity to go up and see an airplane right up close,” he said. “That’s something we’re always hoping for, that we can meet people — kids and adults — anybody who is interested in aviation and possibly wants to learn how to fly. We just want to give people the opportunity. So many times, you’re outside the fence at an airport or your only experience with aviation is at Indianapolis International. We just want people to come out, get close and realize that people who fly are really just people in your community. It’s definitely something achievable.”
Learn more about the airport at westfieldairport.com.
better about flying. You have wings; you are a bird. If you have a competent pilot, he or she has spent a lot of time training to use those wings to get you where you need to land safely. That’s why I feel good about flying.”
Indy Flyers was founded in 1984 by Les Wheeler and Dean Batman as an ultralight club promoting safety and community. The club is Chapter 1527 of the Experimental Aircraft Association and consists of aviation enthusiasts, aircraft builders and pilots who come together with like-minded people to share ideas, encourage safety, serve the local aviation community and have fun.
Learn more at indyflyers.org.
ON THE COVER: A plane sits near the hangar at Wheeler’s Westfield Airport. (Photo by Marney Simon)
The Stearman is a World War II-era biplane formerly used as a military trainer aircraft.
(Photos by Marney Simon)
Visitors at Aviation Day got a chance to sit inside a World War II-era North American T-6 Texan, a single engine fighter trainer aircraft.
Lynyrd Skynyrd forges on to continue legacy
By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com
Lynyrd Skynyrd began The Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour in 2018, but soon decided to forge on.
Then when Gary Rossington, the last of the band’s founding members, died in March 2023, some speculated the band would call it quits soon.
“Gary never wanted to see the band’s legacy and, of course, the music, over time fade,” guitarist Rickey Medlocke said. “He wanted Johnny (Van Zant) and I to keep the music alive. With millions of fans, he just thought it was well worth it for us to carry it on. He all but made us promise. Here we are, we’re out there and having a great time with it.”
The Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour, featuring ZZ Top and Lynyrd Skynyrd, returns at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 14 to Ruoff Music Center. The two groups played together at Ruoff in August 2023.
“One thing that is important when you carry on the legacy of a band is being committed to the songs and playing them like they are supposed to be played,” Medlocke said. “The integrity of the song has to be kept. If you play it great and right at what the original band did live, I think the fans love the music.”
During the band’s song “Skynyrd Nation,” there is a line about three generations of fans.
“I look out and I see four or five generations of fans,” Medlocke said. “When you see fans come out from 8 years old to 80, you can’t argue with it. What that is about is iconic songs. The songs will be out here a lot longer than we all are. Maybe in a thousand years if the old Earth is still here, someone will dig up a jar and it will have Lynyrd Skynyrd music in it. I just know people want to hear the songs no matter how many times they’ve heard them. They love coming out to experience it live.”
Medlocke’s first stint with Lynyrd Skynyrd was from 1971 to 1972, when he played drums and sang lead on a few songs. Not feeling he was a strong
enough drummer, he left to rejoin his previous band, Blackfoot, where he was the lead singer and guitarist.
Three members of Lynyrd Skynyrd, including lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, died in a plane crash in 1977 and everyone else suffered serious injuries. The band reformed in 1987 with Johnny Van Zant replacing his brother as lead singer. Medlocke, 74, returned to Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1996.
Medlocke said when asked what his favorite of the band’s songs is, he always says all of them. Two of his favorite songs to play in concert are “The Needle And The Spoon” and “Tuesday’s Gone,” when the band does a video tribute to Rossington.
“We try to pick a well-rounded set,” Medlocke said. “We could be out there four or five hours with all the ones people want to hear.”
ZZ Top is a perfect travel partner, Medlocke said.
“It’s been incredible being with the guys because we have a long history with ZZ Top,” Medlocke said. “Lynyrd Skynyrd’s history with ZZ Top goes back
to the ‘70s. One of the longest tours we did was in 1999 going into 2000. We did the Millennium Tour and we played New Year’s Eve night in Houston at the arena. If you remember, people thought the world was going to come to an end (with Y2K computer issues at the turn of century). We thought, ‘What a way to end the world, playing (a concert).’ We did 103 shows with those guys, which was a long tour.”
Medlocke said he was supposed to spend his 50th birthday in Hawaii, but had to give those plans up because the tour was extended.
Medlocke will keep playing as long as his band does.
“I promised Gary when I came back (in 1996) that I would be there until the last note in ‘Freebird’ was played,” Medlocke said. “I hoped he would still have been here to see it through. The creator above had other plans and Gary got off the bus. He saluted us. I’m still here and I hope I’m there until the last note in ‘Freebird’ is played, so I can fulfill that promise.”
For more, visit livenation.com.
DISPATCHES
Civic Theatre fundraiser set — Civic Singsation Family Karaoke Night is set for 6 to 10 p.m. Sept. 13 at Carter Green outside the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. The family-friendly fundraiser features a karaoke raffle for chances to sing your favorite songs and sing along as friends sing. The event is hosted by Civic Theatre’s Brent Marty, director of music and education. Advance admission tickets are $35 and karaoke raffle tickets are $10. The more raffle tickets a person purchases, the greater the chances to perform. Food trucks will be available to purchase food, beverages and treats and, after dark, the evening will end with a glow party. Tickets at the entrance will be $45. This is a cashfree event. For more, visit givebutter.com/ Singsation2024.
Children’s music series begins — Families can introduce young children to the joy of live performance through Carmel’s Center for the Performing Arts’ monthly Peanut Butter & Jam series, which begins a new season Sept. 14 with Soulful Music and Melodies with Allison Victoria. The fun and informal sessions designed specifically for ages 1-7 takes place one Saturday each month from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m., in the Palladium’s Robert Adam Room or across Carter Green in the Studio Theater. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.
Lynyrd Skynyrd members Rickey Medlocke, left, and Damon Johnson perform in concert. (Photo courtesy of Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Beef & Boards plans new shows
By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com
Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre’s 2025 schedule will feature five new shows for the Indianapolis venue, headlined by the Broadway hits “Jersey Boys” and “Waitress.”
SCHEDULE
“New shows are controlled by the theatrical licensing houses,” Beef & Boards owner Doug Stark said. “We were lucky to have so many new shows become available to us and felt that this was the perfect year to do them — regional premieres in central Indiana. I believe ‘Waitress’ and ‘Tootsie’ have played in the Broadway series, but this will be the regional premiere and ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ will be brand new to our audience.”
The first show to make its Beef & Boards debut is Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Orient Express,” which runs Jan. 9 to Feb. 9.
The story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons is featured in “Jersey Boys,” which runs Feb. 14 through April 13. The musical
won the Tony Award for Best Musical.
“Church Basement Ladies,” a musical comedy, runs from April 17 through May 18. Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” returns from May 22 through July 13. As the season’s family show, tickets are discounted by $10 for all children ages 3-15.
“Waitress” will open July 17 and conclude Aug. 31. The musical centers on Jenna, a talented piemaker and waitress whose goal is to leave her small town.
“Heartbreak Hotel” follows the legendary ascent of Elvis Presley. The musical, which runs Sept. 4 through Oct. 12, features more than 40 of Presley’s hits.
“Tootsie” opens Oct. 16 and runs through Nov. 23. To land his dream role, out-of-work actor Michael Dorsey disguises himself as actress “Dorothy Michaels.”
Back for the holidays is the original variety show “A Beef & Boards Christmas,” which runs Nov. 28 through Dec. 31.
“The thing I love about this season is its diversity,” Stark said. “There’s something for everyone, from kids to grandparents, to rockers and everyone in between.”
For more, visit beefandboards.com
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NIGHT & DAY
Artomobilia revs up
By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com
Artomobilia founder John Leonard tries some new elements each year.
EVENT
“Some we keep and some we say, ‘Let’s not do that again,’” said Leonard, who also is executive director of the annual Carmel car show.
Artomobilia, which started in 2008, is from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 7 in the Carmel Arts & Design District with the awards ceremony at 3:30 p.m. at the Indiana Design Center parking lot.
Voloce, featuring collector cars and aircraft, begins at 7 p.m. Sept 6 at the Indianapolis Executive Airport in Zionsville.
Leonard, a Carmel resident, said a new element this year is the Porsche Classic Restoration Challenge. He said there are 12 or 13 cars coming from Porsche dealerships across the U.S.
“They’ve all been restored and Porsche will judge them and then decide which one they think will be the best at Artomobilia at Porsche-Palooza,” Leonard said.
Another new feature is a Porsche Macan Electric vehicle that will be on display.
“It will be undercover and then revealed at noon by the team at Tom Wood Porsche,” Leonard said. “It’s their smaller sports utility vehicle but this is the first all-electric one.”
The Porsche display is on North Rangeline Road, north of Main Street.
Another new event is the Artistry & Elegance Ladies Luncheon for approximately 50 women at Anthony’s Chophouse.
Leonard said it’s open to anyone but it is intended for husbands showing cars who bring their wives. There will be two speakers, Stephanie Kim, chief administrative officer of Telamon, and Carmel Mayor Sue Finkam.
Leonard said there will be a VIP area hosted by Evans May Wealth at 3UP above Anthony’s Chophouse.
There will be approximately 500 cars.
“We’ll move south into Midtown,” he said. “We did that for the first time last year and it seemed like it worked.”
Four major groups are Porsche-Palooza, BMW-Palooza, Lotus-Palooza and Mercedes Monumental.
Adam Hoffman, who owns Big Hoffa’s Smokehouse in Westfield, will have his 13 Porsches on display at Artomobilia.
Leonard said Ferraris and Lamborghinis will be on the west end of the show.
Voloce will be held at the airport hangar for the second year.
“That will be fast cars and fast jets,” Leonard said of the event, partnered with Ruth’s Chris Steak House. “We’ll likely have 400 to 500. The beauty of that (site) is if we have another 100 people, it’s no problem.”
For more, visit artomobilia.org.
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DUKE ENERGY INDIANA, LLC (“Duke Energy Indiana”) hereby provides notice that on or around September 5, 2024, Duke Energy Indiana, in accordance with 170 IAC 4-4.1-10, will submit a request to the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (“Commission”) to update its Electric Vehicle Fast Charge (“EVFC”) tariff, Rider 28, under the Commission’s thirty-day administrative filing procedures and guidelines. The tariff revision will be an update to the EVFC rate based on the revised statewide average, as of August 2024, for EVFC charging offered by individual fast charge stations in Indiana that charge a consumption-based fee, are greater than 50KW in charging capacity and are available 24 hours a day. This submission is expected to be approved approximately thirty days after filing, unless an objection is made. Any objections may be made by contacting the Secretary of the Commission, or Randall C. Helmen with the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor at the following addresses or phone numbers:
Artomobilia returns Sept. 7 in the Carmel Arts & Design District. (Photo courtesy of Artomobilia).
A row of Ferraris on display at a past Artomobilia.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
Broadway actress share songs, stories
THE PALLADIUM
By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com
The Center Celebration 2024 presented by Ice Miller is SOLD OUT! We’re so grateful to the many generous people and companies who have signed on to support the Center’s wide range of arts and educational programming, from big-name concerts to classes and lectures to free events for schools to our Prism Project arts camp for youth with disabilities – and the list goes on.
Even if you missed this opportunity, you can still join us in continuing to bring these programs to the community. Just visit our website at TheCenterPresents.org/Donate to make a tax-deductible donation to the Center and its mission.
MUSIC
Samantha Pauly took some personal days off from her role in “The Great Gatsby” on Broadway. So, what did she do during the break? She attended a Discovering Broadway “Great Gatsby”-themed reception in Indianapolis.
Pauly answered questions from Discovering Broadway founder Joel Kirk, a 2012 Carmel High School graduate, and sang a few songs with pianist Adam Cole Klepper Aug. 21 at Laurel Hall. The following day, she taught master classes at Grace Church in Noblesville.
“Sometimes opportunities like this come up, and if I take a personal day and go get paid for my time, do something different, meet new people, come back to the Midwest, I always come back here,” Pauly said. “I love being with Adam and performing with him.”
Pauly and Klepper performed in 2023 at Feinstein’s at Hotel Carmichael in Carmel.
“I really love doing the solo shows, but it’s just not as consistent as when I’m in a long-running show that I think ‘Great Gatsby’ is going to be,” said Pauly, who made her Broadway debut as Kathrine Howard in “Six.”
Proceeds benefit the Center’s arts and educational programming
Special thanks to our community partners, including Ice Miller, First Merchants Bank, Aaron Wealth Advisors, Open Gate Design, the Payne & Mencias Group, Studio M Architecture, Will and Yasmin Stump and Shiel Sexton
“When you are singing the same thing every day in a show (it’s repetitive). I don’t always get the opportunity to sing some of these songs that we love to do together,” Pauly said. “So, it’s a nice chance for me to sing something different for a couple of days.”
She also enjoys teaching.
“I really didn’t get into that until the pandemic, which kind of forced me to make money and do something,” Pauly said. “Now that I can do things in person, I love teaching.”
Samantha Pauly and Joel Kirk at a Discovering Broadway reception. (Photo by Mark Ambrogi)
Company launches AI solutions
Samantha Kupiainen news@youarecurrent.com
For 25-plus years, Josh Ross has been an entrepreneur by building, growing and scaling companies. His most recent company, KLaunch, is based in Fishers and is a subsidiary of Kerauno holdings.
TECHNOLOGY
KLaunch offers artificial intelligence communication tools.
our technology platform that we started building in 2014, and that platform is now our conversation AI platform that we have available to clients.”
According to IBM, 34 percent of companies use AI and 42 percent are exploring AI.
“Our mission statement is, we help people by creating a culture that fosters personal, professional and spiritual growth that leads to life changing relationships,” said Ross, the company’s owner and CEO. “We want to use AI for good and we want to be able to connect people to the central services and to the benefits. That’s the purpose of our technology.”
KLaunch’s mission is to advance human interaction. “What we’ve done with this platform is, we incubated this out of another telecommunications company that I owned and sold to private equity in October 2020,” Ross said. “We’ve taken
Ross said he founded KLaunch largely because of his customers.
KLaunch allows users to build autonomous bots for communication. It developed software for businesses to reach customers via text messages. KLaunch also is leveraging its technology in the philanthropic space by allowing nonprofits to reach more and more people.
Ross said he is passionate about helping nonprofits because of his own previous struggles raising a young family when they relied on food programs for assistance.
“As I built and established organizations and grew and scaled and sold companies, it became really important for me to be able to give back to our society in the same way that I was helped,” Ross said. For more, visit klaunch.io/.
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Blueprint for Improvement: Elegant bathroom makeover in Carmel
Commentary by Larry Greene
Tailoring each project to our clients’ unique needs and style is always our top priority. For this Village of West Clay bathroom remodel, our clients opted to forgo the traditional soaking tub in favor of a luxurious walk-in shower and expanded closet space — resulting in a more functional layout, enhanced aesthetics and additional space for the adjoining primary closet.
THE BLUEPRINT
• Removing the soaking tub allowed for a complete reimagining of the room’s layout — including larger quartz-topped vanities that provide practical storage.
• The new zero-entry, dual-head shower features a sleek hidden niche and built-in bench, transforming daily routine into a luxurious experience.
• A frosted glass pocket door replaced the standard door to the water closet, allowing light to filter through while maintaining privacy and enhancing the room’s flow by eliminating the door swing.
• Matte black hardware adds depth to the room’s serene palette, while crystal accents on the knobs and pulls bring a touch of sparkle.
Larry Greene is the owner of Worthington Design & Remodeling (formerly Case). You may email him at lgreene@worthingtonindy.com or visit worthingtonindy.com for more remodeling inspiration and advice.
Sunday, October 6 12:30-4pm Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center (the Colts practice facility)
Join us for an upgraded watch party experience of the Indianapolis Colts vs. Jacksonville Jaguars away game! Enjoy tailgate food, an open bar, bounce houses for kids and more, all while supporting survivors of domestic abuse.
Learn more at morethanaphone.org.
inside the Indianapolis Colts practice facility!
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