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A chamber of commerce for the arts

Bridges carry special significance in these parts.

A billion-dollar construction project on the Ohio River is underway in our backyards; we can all see that.

A metaphorical bridge initiative also is taking shape, this one advocating the arts in Southern Indiana.

Jason Thomas, Editor Arts Bridge is a newly formed arts service organization headquartered in Clark County that provides development services — information, advocacy access and education — to help Southern Indiana artists discover how to market themselves and maybe turn a profit.

Think of it as a chamber of commerce for the arts in Indiana, based right here. And you’re reading about it first in SoIn. A new venture requires passion. Enter Arts Bridge Board President Joyce Nokes Ribble, a Clarksville native who was the deputy director of the Indiana Arts

Commission and former president and CEO of Arts Alliance Indiana. Not a bad person to lead the local charge, don’t you think?

Nokes Ribble can out-hustle a used car salesman and could convince North Korea’s Kim Jong-un to put a smiley face painting in downtown Pyongyang.

Things happen quickly when she’s on the clock, evidenced by upcoming “Art Matters” and “Arts Biz” monthly sessions — open to anyone — at Lapping Park in Clarksville through a partnership with the town.

How many communities have such a program?

Not many, I’d venture to say. It’s more proof that SoIn is full of innovative thinkers working hard behind the scenes to showcase our homegrown talent unique to anywhere in the country.

So spread the word about Arts Bridge — no toll required.

— Jason Thomas is the editor of SoIn. He can be reached by phone at 812-206-2127 or email at jason.thomas@ newsandtribune.com. Follow him on Twitter: @ScoopThomas.

REVOLUTIONIZING WOMEN'S ROLES LUNCH AND LEARN

 What: Lunch and Learn: Pa-

triotism Extends to the Fair Sex: Women in the American Revolution  When: noon to 1 p.m.

Tuesday  Where: Carnegie Center for Art and History, 201 E. Spring St., New Albany  Cost: This program is free, but registration is required; call 812-944-7336 or email dthomas@carnegiecenter. org.

The Carnegie Center for Art and History welcomes Kelly A. Ryan, associate professor of history at Indiana University Southeast, who will present the program “Patriotism Extends to the Fair Sex: Women in the American Revolution,” as part of the Carnegie Center’s Lunch & Learn series.

All women were called upon to

participate in the Revolutionary War through their domestic tasks and by taking on roles traditionally defined as masculine. Ultimately, women’s work was praised, politicized and criticized. Ryan will discuss the myriad of ways women contributed to the American Revolution, as well as suggest how women’s work affected understandings of the roles of women in the post-war society of the new republic.

This program is being held in celebration of Women’s History Month (March). Participants can bring a lunch, drinks are provided.

The monthly Lunch and Learn programs are sponsored by the Carnegie Center, Inc. Kelly A. Ryan is an associate professor of history at Indiana University Southeast. Ryan will be presenting a talk on her upcoming book, “Regulating Passion: Sexuality and Patriarchal Rule in Massachusetts, 1700-1830,” at the Carnegie Center on April 16, 2014, at 6 p.m. [carnegiecenter.org]

"A Society of Patriotic Ladies at Edenton in North Carolina" shows the satire of American women from pledging to boycott English tea in response to the Continental Congress resolution in 1774.

Photo courtesy of the collection of the Boston Public Library, Print Department

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an egg-cellent exhibit What: Pysanky: the Art of the Ukrainian Easter Egg When: Opening reception, 2:30 to 5 p.m.

Sunday Where: St. Pauls Episcopal Church, 1015 E. Main St., New Albany The gallery opening features a wine and cheese reception. The artist, the Rev. Susan Blubaugh, will present a gallery talk and demonstration at 3 p.m. Blubaugh is an Episcopal priest living in Lafayette, Ind. Pysanky (Ukrainian Easter eggs) are intricate colorful designs created on the egg shell through the layering of beeswax and dyes. The geometric shapes, floral and animal figures, and even the eggs, are steeped in symbolism. Pysanky are often given as gifts, rendered with symbols of good wishes customized for the recipients. They are concrete representations of the artist's prayers, thoughts and meditations. [developna.org]

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What: All Breed Dog Show When: Today through Sunday Where: Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, West Wing, Pavilion, West Hall AB, West Hall WH5WH10, 937 Phillips Lane, Louisville Cost: $7 for adults, $3 for children and seniors, and $15 for a family The Louisville Kennel Club promotes and encourages the breeding and showing of purebred dogs of all breeds. It protects and advances the interest of all breeds of purebred dogs and to encourage sportsmanlike competition at dog shows.

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A WEE BIT OF IRISH

What: The Ancient Order of Hibernians St. Patrick’s Day Parade (and other events) When: 3 p.m. Saturday (parade); Today: Blessing of the Beer (Bourbon Barrel Stout), 5 p.m., BBC Taproom, 636 E. Main St.; Tapping of the Keg, 6:30 p.m., O’Shea’s Irish Pub, 956 Baxter Ave. Where: Broadway/Baxter Avenue to Bardstown Road in the Highlands (parade) The AOH St. Patrick's Parade is almost here — “It's A Great Day For The Irish!” Each year, the Louisville Hibernians put together, with the wonderful help of all of our “Irish” friends, this fun-filled event in its 41st year. It celebrates the annual parade with a week of events open to all. [louisvilleirish.com]

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Bridging the arti Arts Bridge to connect local artists to resources

By MATT KOESTERS matt.koesters@newsandtribune.com LARKSVILLE — Roxy Lentz can remember reading articles in Vogue Magazine 20 years ago about handmade jewelry and not knowing quite where to turn to learn how to do it herself. She found a couple of week-long classes that laid out the basics, but for the most part, she had to rely on trial and error.

“Mostly I’m self taught, so it’s been very difficult,” said Lentz, a Clarksville resident.

Lentz found herself gravitating toward repurposing and recycling metal and other materials to create non-traditional jewelry, such as necklaces and earrings. But between working full-time and raising a son, she didn’t have the time to turn her artwork into anything more than a source of extra cash.

Now that she’s retired and her son is off to college, she’s able to concentrate on her artistic pursuits and take advantage of the experience she gained as a struggling, fledgling artist.

“Now I can go full-speed ahead,” Lentz said.

As a founding board member of Arts Bridge, Lentz is working with other Southern Indiana artists and arts advocates to promote the importance of art in the community while helping struggling artists to understand how to turn their passion into a business.

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Building the bridge

Board President Joyce Nokes Ribble describes Arts Bridge as an arts service organization, likening it to a chamber of commerce for artists.

“It focuses on building the system that provides art,” said Jewelry by Roxy Lentz

Jewelry maker Roxy Lentz, Clarksville she works with metal and other materi pieces. Lentz uses found objects to crea often requires her to resize and smooth Staff

Nokes Ribble, a Clarksville native. “Yo if you don’t have artists — that’s the pla healthy arts scene and a community tha we need to have skilled artists and we n nity that supports those artists.”

Nokes Ribble, a former deputy direct Commission and former president and Indiana, sees Arts Bridge as a conduit f with business and professional develop cacy and information to help them stan Arts Bridge is reaching out to local ar free get-togethers to discuss the busines in the community. The organization has

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Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department to secure the site for these talks, which will be held at the Endris Lodge at Lapping Park and open to the public (see box at right).

“All individual artists who sell their work are business owners,” Nokes Ribble said. “... To succeed, they not only need to be talented artistically, they need to have business skills that help them market, take care of their money, find work, those kinds of things. Our workshops in Arts Biz will focus on that type of information.”

Forming partnerships

Arts Bridge is also making connections in the community to increase its reach and maximize its value. The monthly meet-ups at Lapping Park are but one of several aspects of the organization’s ongoing partnership with Clarksville’s parks department, which has been able to improve its arts programming because of the deal.

“It’s worked out that they want to improve the offerings of art courses and festivals in the town of Clarksville specifically, and it’s going to work out for us because it connects us with local artists that may not know we’re looking for them,” said Ken Conklin, the department’s marketing and programming coordinator. “We’re always looking for new artists, musicians in the community to come and teach classes for us or to offer different programs through the parks department for our residents. So working together, we’re hoping to do more of that.”

The parks department’s offerings are available on the department’s website at www.clarksvilleparks.com.

“Expect to see a lot more offerings in the fall,” Conklin said.

“We have a fabulous relationship with the Clarksville Town Council and the parks department,” Nokes Ribble said. “Those guys are so wonderful. They’re so interested in making the arts available to the community, and they really understand how the arts are not just an amenity, but they also help the economy by promoting cultural tourism.” SoIn

Let Us Gather

Beginning April 10 and continuing on the second Thursday of each month, Arts Bridge will hold a series of gatherings for the arts community at the Endris Lodge at Lapping Park.

On even months starting in April, Endris Lodge will serve as the site of “Art Matters,” a series of ongoing community conversations about the importance of art in everyday life. Artists and patrons of the arts are encouraged to come and share their experiences and hear from others, with the goal being to discuss ways to increase arts opportunities for everyone.

On odd months starting in May, Joyce Nokes Arts Bridge will hold “Arts Biz,” a Ribble networking event for artists and arts Arts Bridge board president organizations. Guest speakers will talk about the business or art, relating experiences and giving tips on how artists can grow as sole proprietors.

Arts Bridge also played a role in getting the festival aspect of the inaugural ClarkFEST (pictured above) off the ground last year. The group provided hands-on technical assistance to the Eastern Boulevard Business Association and helped bring in artists to occupy vendor booths at the festival.

And earlier this year, Arts Bridge helped ClarkFEST incorporate as a free-standing nonprofit. Arts Bridge Board President Joyce Nokes Ribble is also the current president of the board of directors for ClarkFEST and a founding board member. SoIn

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March 13, 2014

'ON A MISSION FROM GOD'

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he Paul W. Ogle Cultural and Community Center presents a night of humor, music and mayhem with The Official Blues Brothers Revue.

Discovered in Las Vegas, performers Wayne Catania and Kieron Lafferty are the only duo in North America sanctioned by Dan Aykroyd and Judith Belushi to don the official hat and sunglasses and walk in the legendary footsteps of Jake and Elwood Blues. Produced by Judith Belushi Pisano and Dan Aykroyd, the Revue pays homage to Chicago's rich history of blues, soul music and gospel in the true spirit of the original Blues Brothers. Under the musical direction of Paul Shaffer, Jake, Elwood and the high-energy eight-piece Intercontinental Rhythm & Blues Revue Band lay down a big sound, performed with the passion and precision of the original Blues Brothers.

The Official Blues Brothers Revue recreates the live concert experience, integrating the humor and songs

THE OFFICIAL BLUES BROTHERS REVUE

 When: 7:30 p.m. Friday  Where: Richard K.

Stem Concert Hall of the Paul W. Ogle Cultural and Community Center on the IU Southeast campus, 4201 Grant Line Road, New Albany  Cost: $26.50 for adults, $10 for all students; available at the Ogle Center ticket office, by calling 812-941-2526, or online at www.ius. edu/oglecenter.

from the original film and subsequent albums.

Wayne Catania is an established and respected musician (AFM), actor and creative writer with a career spanning four decades. In the late 1970s, Wayne’s resemblance to the late, great John Belushi opened the door to showcasing his own formidable acting and musical talents onstage and onscreen.

Joining ACTRA as a character actor, he was cast in numerous feature films, television shows and international advertising campaigns.

Originally from Toronto, Canada, Kieron Lafferty was influenced by the great acts that played at his father’s nightclub, The Electric Circus. Legends like Sam & Dave, Credence Clearwater Revival and The Doors were the wellspring of his youth. Following the footsteps of his mentors, he began a career as a musician, playing on the Toronto blues/rock circuit where he gained a reputation for this soulful vocals and melodic harmonica lines.

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 "Elusion" by Claudia Gabel and Cheryl Klam

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Sara elizabeth King (in the ensemble of “Copacabana”)

Hometown/current residence: My mother lived in New Albany and my dad lived in downtown Louisville, so I can truly claim both states. I currently reside in downtown New Albany.

Educational background: New Albany High School; continued on to Otterbein University in Columbus, Ohio where I earned my BFA in musical theatre.

How did you become interested in acting?

My parents are both singers/performers. My mom had worked at Derby many times before I was born. About four weeks after I was born, Derby Dinner was scheduled to do the musical “Baby.” At the end of the show, one of the couples delivers and brings on their new baby.

Bekki Jo Schneider got in touch with my parents and asked if I would be available to be that baby at the end of the show and for some crazy reason my parents thought it would be a great idea! So, at four weeks old, I made my theatre debut and I never looked back.

Favorite types of roles: I love to make people laugh. Growing up, I was always looked at as more of a singer than anything else, but in college I found a deep love of comedy. While I still love musicals, I’d more than happily take a farce any day!

Website: [sara kingsings.com]

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“Copacabana” runs through March 30 at Derby Dinner Playhouse in Clarksville. For tickets call 812-288-8281 or visit www.derbydin ner.com.

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What do you enjoy about performing? Is everything an appropriate answer? Haha! I guess if I had to be specific it would have to be the creation and collaboration that comes with working in a theatre. Being able to work with many different types of performers and creating a entirely new world together. And then being able to share that world and those lessons with an audience. It’s truly something magical and we get to do it every night.

What do you make of the local scene? There is nowhere like Kentuckiana when it comes to the arts. When I have friends that come and visit from other parts of the U.S., they are taken aback by all of the opportunities and support for the arts in this area. And it’s only growing.

What are your goals? Truly, my goal is to continue to be able to make a living by doing what I love. To me, that is the ultimate success.

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Local SoIn Happenings Feeling left out? Send your establishment’s and/ or organization’s upcoming events/new features/entertainment information to SoIn Editor Jason Thomas at jason.thomas@newsandtribune.com

 Wick’s Live on State

Where: Wick’s Pizza Parlor, 225 State St., New Albany Thursday: Open mic with Kolton Norton, 8 p.m.; Friday; Me & You, 8 p.m.; Bryan Fox & the Good Chiggins, 10 p.m.; Saturday: Kolton Norton, 7 p.m.; Corey & Stacey, 8 p.m.; 8 Inch Elvis, 10 p.m.

 St. Patrick’s Week-long Celebration

Where: Irish Exit, 207 Main St., New Albany When: Friday through Friday Friday the 14th St. Paddy’s Kick-Off Dance Party; green beer, DJs, karaoke

 Music at Huber Winery

When: 1 to 5 p.m. on weekends Where: Huber’s Orchard, Winery & Vineyards, 19816 Huber Road, Starlight Saturday: Me and You; Sunday: Aquilla Bock [huber winery.com]

 Live music at Big Four Burgers + Beer

Where: Big Four Burgers + Beer, 134 Spring St., Jeffersonville Friday 8 to midnight Field of Kings; Saturday 8 p.m. to midnight Wyndell Williams

 Steinways

When: 3 p.m. Sunday Where: Richard K. Stem Concert Hall of the Paul W. Ogle Cultural and Community Center on the IU Southeast campus, 4201 Grant Line Road, New Albany

Cost: Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for students, seniors, IU Southeast faculty & staff; available at the Ogle Center ticket office, by calling 812-941-2526, or online at www.ius.edu/oglecenter.

The IU Southeast Music Department will present Steinways, a concert of two- and three-piano music. IU Southeast faculty pianists, Grace Baugh-Bennett, Dr. Christine Brown, and Dr. Joanna Goldstein will perform “Arrival of the Queen of Sheba” by G. F. Handel, “Overture to DON GIOVANNI” by W. A. Mozart, “Three Pieces, Op. 5 by Lennox Berkeley, “The Sorcerer's Apprentice”

by Paul Dukas, “Recuerdos” by William Bolcom, “Concertino” by Dmitri Shostakovich, and “Contrapuntal Paraphrase on Weber’s INVITATION TO THE DANCE” by Leopold Godowsky.

 Wine event at Bristol

When: 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 18 Where: Bristol Bar and Grille, 700 Riverside Drive, Jeffersonville Bristol Bar and Grille will welcome wine expert Rudy Basile for an Italian wine dinner. The event begins with a reception at 7 p.m. and will feature a special four-course menu by chef Richard Doering paired with some of Italy’s finest varietals. The price of the dinner is $55 per person for four courses, reception appetizers and tasting pours of six wines. Tax and gratuity are not included. Seating is limited, so guests are asked to make reservations by calling the restaurant at 812218-1995. [bristolbarandgrille.com]

The Floyd County Animal Rescue League Presents:

8th Annual Pet Lovers’ Gala: “Win, Lose, or Paw!” Sunday, May 18th, 2014 | 5:00pm-9:00pm Horseshoe Southern Indiana Casino This game show themed night will feature dinner buffet, exciting trivia games, & silent auction.

Take a tip from Monty Hall, and come dressed to get noticed! Proceeds go toward continuing our mission of helping needy animals in Floyd County.

Tickets: $45 each or $400 for table of 10 To purchase, send ticket request and payment to: FCARL, P.O. Box 285, New Albany, IN 47151 or visit the New Albany Animal Shelter at 215 W. Market St. Tickets must be purchased by Friday, May 9th.

For more info, contact our office at 812-9499099 or email events@floydcountyanimals.org.

 Dinner and a Movie

When: 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 19 Where: Seviche, 1538 Bardstown Road, Louisville Back by popular demand, the Dinner and Movie series at Seviche will return on Wednesday, March 19, with the film “No Reservations” starring Catherine Zeta-Jones. The film will be shown on an eight-foot screen in the private dining room while the four-course dinner is served. The Dinner and Movie event will begin with a champagne reception at 6 p.m. and the movie will start at 6:30 p.m.

Seared scallops, spaghetti oreganata, truffled quail, and tiramisu will be featured menu items inspired by the movie and prepared by chef Anthony Lamas. Seating is limited, so guests are asked to secure reservations with a credit card in advance by calling 502-4738560. The price is $85 per person, plus tax and gratuity.

The price includes wine pairings.

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LEND ME YOUR LEAR "P oor Lear” is a one-man, one-hour re-imagining of Shakespeare’s "King Lear" as a homeless person with the performance benefiting human needs agencies.

Lear will be performed by producer/actor Alan Tilson in partnership with St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Parlor Stories for one performance on Sunday, March 30. The production is a benefit for the Episcopal Fund for Human Need. The Episcopal Fund for Human Need (EFHN) is a ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis that provides an emergency safety net for those in central and southern Indiana who “fall through the cracks” of human needs agencies.

Gifts through EFHN provide a lifeline to those who are hungry, homeless or poorly housed, without transportation or ill and in need of assistance. Representatives from EFHN will introduce the show information on their work in the Diocese of Indianapolis.

A reception will follow the performance.

Tilson is a member of the Acting Core Ensemble with Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre of Kansas City and has acted in 17 MET productions including Main Stage, the Library Script-In-Hand series, and has toured with MET’s The Hindu & the Cowboy for seven years. He has performed with the Missouri/Kansas City Repertory Theater,

'POOR LEAR' PERFORMANCE  When: 2:30, March 30  Where: St. Paul's Episcopal Church,

1015 E. Main St., New Albany

 Tickets will be available at the door

for a suggested donation of $10. There will be a wine and cheese reception in the Parish House Parlor following the performance. For information contact the church office at 812-944-0413.

Heart of America Shakespeare Festival, Theatre for Young America, in Titus Andronicus at the Living Room Theater, The Country of the Blind Coterie Theater tour of Kansas and in the title role of Moliere’s The Miser at Union Station City Stage. Tilson has worked regionally with the Oregon and Colorado Shakespeare Festivals, four years with the Minnesota Shakespeare Company in Minneapolis and with the Black Hills Playhouse.

He is also a retired Episcopal priest.

"Poor Lear" is directed by actor and director Taylor St. John. Last summer St. John directed the world premiere of Michael Ruth’s "Devoured By Tigers" with KC Fringe. Other directing credits include "The Four of Us "by Itamar Moses. He has also directed for the Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre, The Living Room and The Coterie.

— St. Paul’s

f-22 demo to perform at thunder LOUISVILLE — The Kentucky Derby Festival announces another military air act will participate at this year’s Thunder Over Louisville. The United States Air Force F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team has confirmed it will perform in the show on Saturday, April 12.

The F-22 Raptor is the Air Force’s newest fighter aircraft. The demonstration is a single-ship performance of precision aerial maneuvers to show the unique capabilities of the world’s only operational fifth-generation fighter aircraft.

“Thunder Over Louisville and the Kentucky Derby Festival have always enjoyed great support from all branches of the military,” said Mike Berry, KDF President and CEO.

 See upcoming editions of SoIn

for complete Derby Festival coverage

“We’re thrilled that more military will be able to participate in the 25th Thunder Show, making it even more spectacular.”

The Raptor’s combination of stealth, supercruise, maneuverability and integrated avionics, coupled with improved supportability, represents an exponential leap in military aircraft capabilities. The Raptor performs both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions allowing full realization of operational concepts vital to the 21st century Air Force.

The U.S. Navy Blue Angels are also performing at this year’s

Thunder Over Louisville. Additional details regarding other air acts that will perform in the 2014 Thunder Air Show are still being finalized. A complete show schedule will be released closer to the show date.

Thunder Over Louisville — the Derby Festival's Opening Ceremonies — is one of nearly 70 events produced by the Derby Festival in the spring. The 2014 Thunder Over Louisville, themed “Throwback Thunder,” is set for Saturday, April 12, and will be the will be the 25th annual production. The show is sponsored by Horseshoe Southern Indiana, KentuckyOne Health, LG&E, Meijer, UPS, Valero and community McDonald’s Thunder Funders.

Grind Those Patties

The Kentucky Derby Festival and the Kentucky Beef Council are looking for the next “Derby Burger” Champion. Through March 24, hamburger recipes will be accepted for submission in the third annual “Derby Burger Challenge,” sponsored by the Kentucky Beef Council. Recipes can be submitted online at www.kdf.org/beef.

“Derby Burger Challenge” finalists will be announced on March 28 and the winner will be selected during a cook-off on March 31. The burger recipes are judged based on Taste, Appearance, Creativity and Ease of Preparation. The winning burger will be featured as the Local Legendary Burger at Hard Rock Cafe in May, recognized in Louisville-area and Lexington-area Kroger stores, and samples will be featured at the Kentucky Derby Festival’s BeerFest The winning chef also receives VIP tickets to Thunder and to Waterfront Jam and BeerFest, as well as a $100 gift certificate to Kroger and a grilling package from Kentucky Beef Council.