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SEPT. 4, 2014 — Issue 30

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If Rock on Water is any indication, God is a fan of rock ‘n’ roll.

In its second year, promoters of the Christian rock festival at Jeffersonville’s RiverStage expect to build on last year’s surprising success.

Nearly 6,000 fans attended the inaugural event, and promoters Scott Shireman and Greg Smith are hoping

for 8,000 Sunday.

A little divine intervention could be in the works, too. Headliner Unspoken has a Top 10 single on Christian rock charts in “Start A Fire.” Last year’s headliner, Sidewalk Prophets, also had a Top Ten hit when it took to the RiverStage.

As Shireman said, “You can’t plan that, right?”

In an added bonus, New Albany rockers Second Perception will make a special announcement dur-

ing its show, Shireman said. So stay tuned.

As you’ll read about in today’s cover story, Shireman said God used music as a vehicle to reach him. Inspired by the message, Shireman and Smith collaborated to create Rock on Water — nevermind the duo had never staged any event, much less a Christian rock festival.

SoIn folks follow their dreams — and vision.

Which means Rock on Water will remain a free event, just like all RiverStage events, and it will be used to spread the good news through rock ‘n’ roll to believers and nonbelievers, according to Shireman.

Even with last year’s success, Shireman and Smith were unsure about staging an encore effort. After prayerful consideration, God told them to make Rock on Water an annual festival.

So thanks, big man, for blessing Southern Indiana with a rocking good time.

— 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.

UPCOMING: PEN AND PAPER

Library hosts authors fair

The New Albany-Floyd County Public Tuesday Library is hosting  Where: New a Local Authors Albany-Floyd Fair at 6 p.m. on County Public Tuesday, Sept. 9, Library, Strassweg in the Strassweg Auditorium, 180 Auditorium, 180 W. Spring St., New W. Spring St., Albany New Albany.  Info: Reference The public is Services Departinvited to meet ment, 812-949local authors and 3523; Website: hear them speak nafclibrary.org about their newest projects. Attendees will be given the opportunity to meet oneon-one with the authors, ask questions, and to make book purchases.

Scheduled authors include: David Barksdale, Ray Day, Barry Bernson, Gregg Seidl, Joanne Durgin, Pam Peters, Brick Marlin, R.L. Thompson, Chris Kukoski and Becky Heishman.

Refreshments will be served.

 When: 6 p.m.

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A Local Authors Fair will be hosted by the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library on Sept. 9. The public will have the chance to meet with several local authors, including Ray Day and Pam Peters.

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Have a blast in Utica What: Utica Homecoming Festival

When: Friday and Saturday Where: Utica Community Center and Carol Thierman Community Park, South Fourth Street The events will begin at 4:30 p.m. Friday with a snake show by Snakehead Ed and his snakes at 7 p.m., followed by DJ Matt and karaoke. Kids rides and booths are available both days. Full meals will be served inside the air conditioned facility.

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Run for a good cause

What: 5K Run for Education When: 7:30 a.m. to noon, Saturday Where: New Albany Amphitheater Cost: $25 Info: [newalbanybpw5k.org/race-registration/] Business Professional Women (BPW) of New Albany has served the working women of Southern Indiana since 1947. BPW has granted academic scholarships to women of all ages in Southern Indiana for over 25 years. In the past several years, BPW has granted over $20,000 to young women in various stages of life and careers.

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Celebrate Latin America Heritage

What: Hispanic Heritage Fiesta When: 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday Where: New Albany-Floyd County Public Library, 180 W. Main St., New Albany Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library.

September is Hispanic Heritage Month because several Latin American countries including Mexico gained their independence in the month of September. The event will include music, a Mexican dance troupe — Arcoiris Latino — and food, activities for kids, door prizes and a piñata.

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Holy Vehicle

Rock on Water moves to a Christian rock groo

By JASON THOMAS jason.thomas@newsandtribune.com usic is salvation for Scott Shireman.

Christian rock, to be exact.

Some people see God in nature, some in visions, maybe others, in dreams. Shireman rode the grooves of rock ‘n’ roll to discover his higher power.

“Music was the vehicle that God used to reach me,” said Shireman, 50, Jeffersonville, about discovering Christian rock a few years ago. “I was not in a place in my life where I could listen to someone minister to me.

“Music is the vehicle that God used to get me.”

It must have been one heck of a hook, because Shireman has used his love of music to create Southern Indiana’s biggest Christian rock festival. Rock on Water, which will take place Sunday at Jeffersonville’s RiverStage, is the brainchild of Shireman and his promotional partner, Greg Smith.

Two years ago, Shireman and Smith, Sellersburg, were lamenting the fact there were no Christian rock concerts on RiverStage’s calendar of events. It had blues, country, rock ‘n’ roll, but none of the faithful variety.

So the duo approached Jeffersonville Mayor Mike Moore about staging a Christian rock concert.

“The mayor said, ‘That’s a great idea. Why don’t you guys put that on?’” Shireman said.

One problem: Neither Shireman, nor Smith, who works at the Clark County branch of the YMCA of Southern Indiana, where they met, had ever produced any event — much less a rock concert.

Believing in their mission, the two rolled up their sleeves and did God’s work. The pieces swiftly fell into place — turns out, their hunches about the public craving such an event were spot on — and the inaugural Rock on Water launched last year with Sidewalk Prophets headlining the show.

Shireman, who works for a Louisville printing company, had hoped for about 1,500 people to attend; instead, nearly 6,000 flocked to RiverStage. In a bit of a biblical twist, Dogs on the Run ran out of food four times, only to have it replenished each time. A staff of 12 volunteers was stretched to the max, as well as the five portable toilets.

“We weren’t prepared, but it

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Members of the Unspoken band are one of three Christian rock bands that will perform at this year’s r ville on Sunday. Other performances include Second perception and Carrollton. went great,” Shireman said. “It was very well-received by the community.

It was a blessed event.”

When the last note was played, it was mission accomplished for the novice Christian rock promoters.

“Our mission has two purposes,” Shireman said. “First, it’s a Christian event, to carry the good news through music. Second, we want it to be free.”

Like all events at RiverStage, Rock on Water is free to attend. But Shire-

man takes it a step furthe buckets pass through the efforts. He’s had to turn a action.

“Free means free,” Shi Rock on Water — believe other ministries.”

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SO YOU KNOW

 What: Rock on Water Christian rock festival (free)

 WheN: Sunday; 4 p.m. (family

fun zone opens); music begins at 6 p.m.  Where: Jeffersonville RiverStage  LiNeUp: Second Perception (from New Albany); Carrollton; Unspoken  iNfO: rockonwaterfestival.com

ove in Jeffersonville

aBOVe & BeLOW: Bands perform during last year’s rock on Water Christian rock festival. this year’s event will take place Sunday.

SUbmitted PhotoS fersonville, noticed Rock on Water’s popularity.

“Last year was a huge event, and we’re expecting to see a similar crowd this year,” she said. “It definitely ranks right up there with some of our top concerts at RiverStage.”

Even with last year’s success, Shireman and Smith were unsure about staging a sophomore effort. They told the city they’d “have to talk to God.” Apparently, God is a fan of Christian rock.

“Greg and I got together and prayed about it,” Shireman said. “We deiced, ‘Yeah, let’s make this an annual event.’”

Rock on Water Version 2.0 will be bigger and better, Shireman promises: more restrooms, an “army of volunteers,” up to 10 food vendors and a family fun village that opens at 4 p.m. Sunday. Shireman has his eyes set on 8,000 attendees.

“Last year was a surprise,” he said. “This year won’t be a surprise. So far, we’ve exceeded our expectations.

“Going in we had no idea this would grow this big, this fast. It’s the largest Christian rock festival in Southern Indiana already, in year two.”

A little divine intervention might be at work, as well. Last year, Sidewalk Prophets had a single that went No. 1 on the Christian rock music charts six weeks before Rock on Water. This year’s headliner, Unspoken, has a Top 10 single: “Start a Fire.”

“You can’t plan that, right?” Shireman asked rhetorically.

It’s an appropriate song title, given Rock on Water’s early success.

“My hope is this allows people who already have a relationship with God to openly worship,” Shireman said. “In a lot of countries, you can’t do something like this.

“You never know where that seed is going to get planted. I want to use this as a way to plant that seed. You never know who’s going to get what.”

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er: No one solicits for food banks, no donation e aisles, nor are there any kind of almsgiving away numerous ministries seeking a slice of the

ireman said, adding that everyone is welcome at ers and nonbelievers. “Nothing against all those

of RiverStage and special events for the city of Jef-

Greg Smith, left, and Scott Shireman created rock on Water last year after seeing a niche for a Christian rock concert at riverStage. the inaugural concert attracted 6,000 people.

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Last year was a surprise. This year won’t be a surprise. So far, we’ve exceeded our expectations Going in we had no idea this would grow this big, this fast. It’s the largest Christian rock festival in Southern Indiana already, in year two.

— Scott Shireman

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LGBT bar changes ownership McMahan takes over, renames it Pride bar + lounge Southern Indiana’s first lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender-friendly bar has changed ownership.

Matt McMahan, owner of Big Four Burgers + Beer on Spring Street in downtown Jeffersonville — which will soon open a location in downtown New Albany — once again owns the building that formerly housed The Warehouse, 504 State St., New Albany.

McMahan, who is the original owner of the building, takes over after the owner turned in the keys earlier this month, according to McMahan.

The Warehouse reopened June 15 as a LGBT-friendly bar and held a “grand coming out party” just a few days after a federal court ruling struck down Indiana’s ban on same-sex marriage, in a landmark decision. The state is appealing the ruling, putting gay marriages in limbo.

McMahan has a grand opening planned for Friday with DJ DVB. Hours at Pride will be 4 p.m. to midnight Sunday through Wednesday; 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. Thursday; and 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday.

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ALBUMS: Sept. 9

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 “Journey to Freedom” by Michelle Williams

books: Sept. 9

é “Live From New York” by

James Miller and Tom Shales

 “Joni Mitchell: In Her Own

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 Concerts in the Park

When: 7 p.m. Friday (free) Where: Warder Park, Court Avenue and Spring Street, Jeffersonville Moonlight Big Band; in case of rain, call 812-283-0301 and the message will tell you if the concert has been canceled.

 Live music at Huber’s

When: 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday Where: Huber’s Orchard, Winery and Vineyards, 19816 Huber Road, Starlight Saturday: Nick Dittmeier; Sunday: Handcar Prophets

 Live music at Big Four Burgers + Beer

Where: 134 Spring St., Jeffersonville Friday: The Strays; Saturday: Eric and Kenny [bigfourjeff. com]

 Live on State at the Brick Wall

Where: Brick Wall restaurant, 1116 Copperfield Drive, Georgetown When: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday Jim Holderman

 Frankfort Avenue FAT Friday Trolley Hop

 Live on State at Wick’s

Where: Wick’s Pizza Parlor, 225 State St., New Albany When: Friday and Saturday Friday: 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., Shane Dawson Band, Saturday: 10 p.m., Rachel Timberlake [wickspizza.com]

When: 6 to 10:30 p.m. Friday Where: Frankfort Avenue, from Canons Lane to River Road, Louisville Special events include Crescent Hill Radio, 2520 Frankfort Ave., will host a free concert on the lawn in front of the studio featuring folk/Americana band Harpeth Rising at 6:30 p.m., followed by the rock band Strongbird at 8:30 p.m. Food and beer will also be available from J. Gumbos. [fatfridayhop.org]

 Farmers Markets

NEW ALBANY When: 8 a.m. Saturday (ongoing) Where: New Albany Farmers Market, 202 E. Market St. JEFFERSONVILLE Saturdays: 9 a.m. to noon (May 31 through Oct. 25) Downtown Jeffersonville at the corner of Chestnut and Locust streets (on the Wall Street United Methodist Church lot).

Tuesdays: 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (June 3 through Oct. 28) At the 10th Street entrance to Jeffersonville High School

 Farmer Appreciation Dinner  Corydon Jamboree

Where: 220 Hurst Lane, Corydon When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday Country Star Review with special guests Mike Boughy & Tiffany Puckett.

General Admission $10; children 6-12, $6; under 6, free.

For reservations, directions or any other information call 812-738-1130. [www.corydonjamboree.com]

When: 6:30 p.m. Sept. 17 Cost: $65; for reservations call 502-582-1995 Where: Bristol Bar & Grille, downtown Louisville location Learn the history of your food from the farmer who grew and cultivated it at the downtown Bristol Bar and Grille’s annual Farmer Appreciation Dinner. The sixcourse meal prepared by executive chef Bill Lynch will showcase a different local farm in each dish. Suppliers will be at the meal to speak about life on the farm, growing methods, history and products ahead of each course. [bristolbarandgrille.com]

Indie Camille, 8, and Jerron Miles, 6, examine the mouth of the Vintage Fire Museums' mascot during its Grand Opening in downtown Jeffersonville in March. The museum is set to host the third annual "Muster and Swap Meet" on Saturday.

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Finding your muster at museum Fire museum hosts third annual 'Muster'

public is invited to the third annual “Muster and Swap T• heMeet,” rain or shine. This is a family-friendly event.

Visit the Vintage FireMuseum with more on display than ever before (including the famous ’37 flood vehicle fully restored by  When: 10 a.m.

Jeff Rider). No cost, but donations encouraged. to 4 p.m. Saturday • See the Annex containing six  Where: Vintage additional motorized engines Fire Museum and including a 1916 Ahrens-Fox from Safety Education Madison.

Center, 723 Spring • Enjoy the food on sale.

St., Jeffersonville • If you have a fire engine or a  Info: Visit vinclassic car, please bring it for display tagefiremuseum. in the museum’s huge parking lot. org or call 812• You may set up a table or booth 948-8711 outside at no cost to sell fire memorabilia or truck/car parts.

The museum’s regular hours are Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

LEFT: Curt Peters, president of the Vintage Fire Museum board of directors, stands next to the original fire truck that survived the flood of 1937 by staying afloat on a raft.

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Requiem for a Dream(er)

Destination One to put on show at NA Production House

By MATT KOESTERS matt.koesters@newsandtribune.com EW ALBANY — He’s a veteran of countless battles. He’s been smacked with folding chairs, struck with bamboo canes, shredded with cheese graters and thrown through wooden tables. And for more than two decades, Tommy Dreamer has loved every minute of it.

The professional wrestling career of Dreamer, 43, spans more than two decades, countless miles and stints in front of crowds of 300 people and 30,000. He was one of the most notable figures in the upstart Extreme Championship Wrestling in the mid-'90s, a small promotion that caused seismic change in the business, and went on to a long run in WWE. Though he says he’s supposed to be semiretired, Dreamer’s busier than he ever was in the 90s. He works backstage and as an on-air personality with Impact Wrestling, runs his own wrestling school and makes independent circuit appearances three times a week, and on Saturday, Dreamer’s busy schedule puts him in New Albany for Destination One Pro Wrestling’s Resurrection, one of the promotion’s largest events of the year.

“Your career kind of goes full-circle,” Dreamer, from Yonkers, N.Y., said. “It’s a way to give back to the business that has given me so much.

“I started wrestling [for independent promotions], and ... there was always the main star who would be brought in to try to draw the crowd, but then there were always these unknown guys who are trying to catch their breaks, or their local favorites. Now it’s my responsibility to be the main attraction, main draw, and then there are a bunch of younger Tommy Dreamers, or the next generation of guys out there who are going to be the big stars of the business.”

Dreamer will appear in a four-way match for the Destination One Tag Team Championships, Tommy Dreamer will appear at Destination One Pro teaming with Mad Man Pondo against the Soul Wrestling's Resurrection at the New Albany Production Shooters, Alex Colon and D.J. Hyde, and curHouse on Saturday. Dreamer is a prominent professional rent champions OI4K. wrestler, with experience in ECW, WWE and Impact Destination One puts on shows at the New Wrestling.

Albany Production House. NAPH co-owner PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA.COM Richie Ray had pro wrestling in mind when

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 WHAT: Destination One Pro Wrestling presents Resurrection

 WHERE: New Albany Production House, 1736 E. Main St., New Albany

 COST: $10 adults, $3 kids 16 and under he and his partners purchased the building, he said.

“When we first got the space for the production house ... the main things we wanted to do were live music for all-ages shows and wrestling,” Ray said. “Those were the two things we wanted to do because I used to wrestle years ago. I did it for eight years, and I traveled all over the States doing it and it was a great time.”

Destination One has called the NAPH home since June, Ray said, but it’s already managed to attract some big names. Resurrection won’t be Dreamer’s first appearance for Destination One, as his previous visit to New Albany saw him pitted against fellow ECW alum Tracy Smothers.

“Their fans know all of their regular wrestlers, and they come out,” Dreamer said. “And the last time I was there, I had a really, really good match.”

Though Dreamer’s at the top of the card in the tag-team main event, he’s hardly the only performer to keep an eye on Saturday. Crazy Mary Dobson will perform in singles action, and WWE fans might recognize her as the makeup artist that came to the Miz’s aid on Monday Night Raw this week, a role she’s rumored to have a chance to reprise.

“She’s insane,” Ray said. “Independent women’s wrestlers? No one can touch her.”

Though fans may not be familiar with all of the personalities that are a part of Destination One, Ray promises a top-notch pro wrestling experience Saturday.

“The psychology is good, the wrestlers are good,” said Ray. “It’s equivalent to what you would see on TV.” Follow Dreamer on Twitter: @TheTommyDreamer.