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Unleashing the Power of Pink
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On the Cover: A butterfly mask was a central theme to this year's Power of Pink Breast Cancer Awareness Gala on Saturday that empowered the community to raise funds and awareness about the disease. butterfly graphic by stephen allen
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A certain power was unleashed Saturday. The power of a community to come together to fight a horrible disease. In only its second year, the Power of Pink Breast Cancer Awareness Gala has risen to the top tier of elite Southern Indiana social events with a noble aim: to raise funds in the fight against breast
cancer. The community support has been amazing. But what would you expect from selfless Southern Indiana residents? Individuals and businesses have stepped up to donate quality and unique items for a silent and live auction. This year’s attendance of 355 outpaced last year’s inaugural tally of 320. Power of Pink committee members had to add five tables in Kye’s court-
yard for overflow. The event was sold out by May. That’s SoIn. Generosity oozes out of Southern Indiana’s veins. Compassion toward those in need is as common as corn in our fields. While Power of Pink gives folks a reason to dress up and be seen, its core mission of raising money and awareness in the fight against breast cancer permeates the event. A special edition in the News and Tribune highlights the breast cancer battle. The six women profiled in the special edition were given special attention at Power of Pink with large portraits at Kye’s. The motto of Saturday’s event was “Unveil the Power.” With so many in attendance, and Power of Pink now a fundraising staple, it’s safe to say Southern Indiana’s giving spirit is out in the open. — 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.
STRIKING A MATCH What: HalloweenFest When: 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1 Where: Riverside Cigar Shop & Lounge, Match Cigar Bar, 201 Spring St., Jeffersonville
Who says kids should have all the fun at Halloween? Adults deserve an evening of spooky fun of their own, and Riverside Cigar Shop & Lounge along with Match Cigar Bar are hosting HalloweenFest. This free event is themed Hollywood Stars, so come as your favorite movie star for an opportunity to win the costume contest. An Oktoberfest buffet dinner will be available for $10 per person. The night will also include an appearance from Sean Williams of Primer Mundo for a special release of his worldfamous Epifania blend cigars and excellent specials on many Sean Williams’ cigars. El Primer Mundo Cigars strives to be a testament to the pride, commitment, and heritage of the people that bring us the fine premium cigars that we enjoy at will. Started purely as a passion project by Founder and President Sean Williams in 2006, El Primer Mundo Cigars has become one of the premium cigar market’s classic small-batch boutique brands. With lauded lines such as; La Hermandad, Epifania, Liga
Miami, and EPM Black Label, El Primer Mundo has consistently garnered strong ratings and reviews ranking amongst the top cigars on the market. EPM’s lines of cigars are sold to brick & mortar retailers throughout the country. This is a great opportunity for cigar fans to meet an industry expert. The buffet menu will feature Oktoberfest specials, including miniature Reuben sandwiches, crispy beer bratwursts, braised red cabbage, German fried potatoes, and apple crisp. A selection of Oktoberfest beer selections, bourbon punch, and Crispin Hard Cider will also be available.
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When: 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1 Where: Culbertson Mansion, 914 E. Main St., New Albany Do you believe in ghosts? Almost half the population thinks some unexplained ‘spooky’ things do happen. To explore this phenomena in Louisville, local architect and historian Steve Wiser will give a presentation on some of the best known ghost-related occurrences in the metro region, including the Culbertson Mansion. And, he not only talks about the ghosts that haunt these places, but also the history behind the locations.
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Walk the talk
What: “Talk and Walk” sustainability series When: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4 Where: Carnegie Center for Art and History, 201 E. Spring St., New Albany Cost: Free, reservations required; call 812-9447336 The event is about sustainability with Claude Stephens of Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest. Stephens will lead a chat about sustainability and regenerative design with a focus on ecology. The conversation will move into downtown New Albany by dividing into groups to visit the sites for the 2015 public artworks near the Carnegie Center.
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Bring out your dead
What: Day of the Dead program When: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5 Where: New Albany-Floyd County Public Library, Strassweg Auditorium, 180 W. Spring St., New Albany The NA-FC Public Library is presenting a program on the Mexican holiday El Día de Los Muertos or Day of the Dead at , in the Strassweg Auditorium. There will be a short presentation about the history and present day practices of the observance of El Día de Los Muertos as well as crafts and samples of special food tied to Day of the Dead.
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Annual Power of Southern Indiana
By JASON THOMAS jason.thomas@newsandtribune.com nveil the Power.” That was the motto for this year’ Power of Pink Breast Cancer Aware ness Gala. Consider it out in the open. Saturday’s Power of Pink at Kye’s in Jeffersonville was bigger, better and more comprehensive that last year’s inaugural event. A pink tie affair, Power of Pink — with proceeds benefiting breast cancer research — just two years has nudged its way into South ern Indiana’s list of must-attend social events rooted in charity. “My goodness gracious, what could be a more worthwhile cause than trying to eradica breast cancer?” said event host Larry Weiss, president and owner of Elder Advisers, whic was Power of Pink’s Diamond Sponsor. “A lot of times if you build it they will come,” Weiss added, referencing the popular “Field of Dreams” movie mantra. “We’ve bui it and now you have the opportunity to go walk and not just talk.” The Southern Indiana community did plen of walking well before Saturday’s gala. Powe of Pink was a sellout by May and the plannin committee actually added five tables in Kye’s
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To reserve a table for the 2015 Power of Pink Breast Cancer Awareness Gala, or to donate auction items, contact Bill Hanson via email at bill.hanson@newsandtribune.com. FASHION FORWARD: Power of Pink T-shirts are available for purchase at the News and Tribune’s Jeffersonville office, 221 Spring St., and are $5 each with all proceeds being donated to the American Cancer Society. courtyard for overflow. Last year the committee sold 320 seats; this year it finished at 355 seats sold. Overall, the profit for this year’s Power of Pink is about equal to last year — which netted more than $20,000 — as revenue was up a bit along with expenses. “Our final numbers aren’t in yet but it looks like we will be able to cut a pretty decent check to the American Cancer Society again this year,” said committee member Bill Hanson, publisher of the News and Tribune. “The generosity of our guests and the hard work of the committee made for a special night.” New Albany resident Susie Stewart has attended Power of Pink each year. Kye’s popped Saturday with vibrant pink colors, large portraits of the six cancer survivors featured in
Delesha Thomas of the Carnegie Center enjoys Saturday’s Power of Pink gala. PHOTO BY LISA MADDeN a News and Tribune special edition earlier this month as well as rows of items donated for a live and silent auction. “It was beautiful and very well organized,” said Stewart, 57, a pilates instructor who is a board member of the Community Foundation of Southern Indiana and the Women’s Founda-
tion of Southern Indiana. “The amount of donations there was amazing. I don’t think I got around to see all of them. The event must get a lot of support or you wouldn’t see that many businesses and individuals willing to donate. It was laid out beautifully.” See GALA, PAGe 8
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Hope Gala, Kentuckiana Epilepsy Foundation fundraiser When: 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14 Where: The Mellwood Arts Center - Room 3; 1860 Mellwood Ave., Louisville Cost: $60 individual; $100 couple Info: efky.org
Awareness Month Campaign. Come for an evening of fun, food and drink. The evening’s festivities include a fabulous dinner buffet, assortment of scrumptious desserts, an open bar and jazzy entertainment. Also you will have the chance to bid and win one or more of the event’s silent and live auction items. Cocktail attire is requested. The mission of the Epilepsy Foundation of Kentuckiana is to stop seizures, find a cure, and overcome the challenges created by epilepsy through education, advocacy, outreach and research to accelerate the ideas into therapies.
Movies: Oct. 31
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“Saw” “Before I Go to Sleep”
ALBUMS: Nov. 4
é “Southbound” by The Doobie
Brothers
“IV: Revenge of the Vengeance” by Psychostick
books: Nov. 4
é “Undeniable” by Bill Nye
“The Retribution of Mara Dyer” by Michelle Hodkins
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Now Open To The General Public For Weekday Lunches and Friday Evening Dinners
Elks Lodge 270 is inviting everyone to explore the Lodge and its’ membership benefits during the week of November 3-7, 2014.
426 Pearl Street New Albany 812-945-8111 All lunch proceeds will benefit the Elks Lodge Clothe-A-Child program.
Caducus (Singer Michala Bouska)
Band members/instruments/ hometowns: Michala Bouska, vocals, from northeast Iowa currently living in New Albany; Steve Mcdougale Jr., drums, Louisville; Charles Stoess Jr., lead guitar, Louisville; Jason Cheatham, guitar, Louisville; Chris Farless, bass, Louisville. How did the band form? Steve found Charles and I on Facebook through a mutual friend. Jason had played with Charles in previous bands, so it was sort of a package deal. What is the origin of the name? It’s Latin for fallen or to fall, and doomed or destined to die. Please describe your sound: We are a hard rock/melodic metal band. Very guitar-riff oriented with some heavy breakdowns. While there are some screams, the vocals and melodies set us apart from most bands in our genre. Who/what are your inspirations? We draw inspiration from everything. Not really one thing in particular. We are fairly diverse in what we listen to. What are your goals? What every band wants, to succeed. Tour, get signed and make a name for ourselves. What do you make of the Southern Indiana/ Louisville music scene? It’s really started to pick up as of late. There are a few places and promoters doing really good things for the scene. There are several solid bands and the scene here is only
going to get better. Contact info/upcoming gigs/new album info: The best way to reach us is at Facebook.com/ CaducusBand. Our CD release show is this Saturday, Nov. 1, at New Albany Production House with Luther, Kingslayer and Lucidai. Doors at 6:30, $8 to get in. It’s an all ages show, so bring the whole family. The debut EP, “String Me Up,” will be available on all major online retailers (iTunes, Amazon, etc.) on Nov. 4.
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Georgetown, all shows 6-8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7: Bomar & Ritter; Saturday, Nov. 8: Uhl & Roberts; Sat., Nov. 15: Lick Creek Band
Live music at Huber’s
Live music at Hoopsters
Live music at New Albany Production
‘The Game’s Afoot’
When: 2 to 6 p.m. Friday; 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday Where: Huber’s Orchard, Winery and Vineyards, 19816 Huber Road, Starlight Saturday: Carl Stuck; Sunday: Petar Mandic
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What: Caducus CD release party When: 6:30 p.m. Saturday Where: New Albany Production House, 1736 E. Main St., New Albany Cost: $8 (all ages) Caducus (CD release show), Luther, Kingslayer and Lucidai
Where: Hoopsters Bar and Grille, 830 E. 10th St., Jeffersonville Friday: HollyRock Karaoke; Saturday: Pawn Shop Guitar; Saturday, Nov. 8: Mad Alice; Saturday, Nov. 15: The Habit; Saturday, Nov. 22: Willis Tucker Band
Where: Derby Dinner Playhouse, 525 Marriott Drive, Clarksville When: 6 p.m. Through Nov. 1 Tickets: Call 812-288-8281 or visit derbydinner.com A Broadway star admired for his leading role playing Sherlock Holmes has invited fellow cast members to his castle for a weekend of revelry. But when one of the guests is stabbed to death the festivities in this house of tricks and mirrors quickly turns dangerous. A comedy/thriller full of hilarity! Written by Ken Ludwig.
New Brown-Forman Bourbon Debut
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., Halloween Party featuring the Rocking Dead; Saturday: 10 p.m., No Problem [wickspizza.com]
Live music at Big Four Burgers + Beer
Where: Big Four Burgers + Beer, 134 Spring St., Jeffersonville When: Friday and Saturday Friday: Nick Dittmeier; Saturday: Tim Pearson
Live music at Charlie Nobel’s
Where: Charlie Nobel’s Eatery + Draught House, 7815 Ind. 311, Sellersburg Friday: Kelsey Allen; Saturday: Drew Alexander
Live music at the Brick Wall
Where: Brick Wall Restaurant, 1116 Copperfield Drive,
When: 6:30 p.m. Nov. 11 Where: Varanese Restaurant, 2106 Frankfort Ave., Louisville Cost: $55/person; reservations are required, call 502899-9904 or email letsdine@varanese.com. Varanese Restaurant will host the "Brown-Forman Bourbon Dinner.” A reception will begin at 6:30 p.m. and the dinner at 7 p.m. The evening will feature the debut of Old Forester 1870 Original Batch, special guest speaker and Master Taster for Brown-Forman Marianne Barnes, and a four-course dinner paired with a bourbon flight and Brown-Forman bourbon cocktails.
Holiday Fashion Wednesdays
When: 6:30 p.m. every Wednesday beginning Nov. 5 Where: Varanese Restaurant, 2106 Frankfort Ave., Louisville Cost: Reservations are recommended, call 502-8999904 or email letsdine@varanese.com Info: varanese.com Varanese will partner with several local boutiques to host Holiday Runway Wednesdays every Wednesday in November beginning at 6:30 p.m. Guests will enjoy a tableside fashion show featuring one-of-akind holiday ensembles and accessories, as well as half price bottles of wine, and live jazz music during each of the four shows. The Nov. 5 event will feature looks from Ta Dah! Boutique, Nov. 12 will feature looks from Cache, and Nov. 19 and 26 will feature looks from Boutique Serendipity.
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Oct. 30, 2014 BREAST CANCER FACTS
Breast Cancer in the United States • An estimated 232,340 new cases of invasive breast cancer were expected to be diagnosed in women in the United States during 2013. • About 2,240 men in the United States were expected to be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013. • Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed nonskin cancer in women. • An estimated 40,030 breast cancer deaths (39,620 women and 410 men) were expected in 2013. • Breast cancer ranks second among cancer deaths in women (after lung cancer). • The five-year survival rate for breast cancer is 99 percent among individuals whose cancer has not spread beyond the breast at the time of diagnosis.
RISK FACTORS
Jeffersonville City Attorney Les Merkley, far left, and his finacee Angela Wilder, and Mark Eddy, far right, executive director of Leadership Southern Indiana, and his wife, Jan, attended the Power of Pink gala on Saturday at Kye's in Jeffersonville. PHOTO BY Lisa Madden
GALA: Plans for next year's event already in place CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 Memorial Foundation for breast cancer survivors. The focus on unique art items, including 26 “I was very humbled to sit with them,” said 4-inch-by-4-inch squares painted by breast cancer Stewart, adding that a video shown during the survivors that displayed their diagnosis date, as event of the women painting the small canvases well as a creative set-up that included a “butterwas especially poignant. “It was an emotional fly” speed round make Power of Pink stand out, thing to sit there and watch. My pilates women said emcee Kevin Harned, chief meteorologist at loved it. WAVE 3. “It was very obvious that the people who came “It’s always exciting to to Power of Pink came to supsee folks come together for port each other and to support It was very obvious that a common cause, especially the initiative.” the people who came to one that touches so many Despite Saturday’s success, people,” Harned said via work has already begun to Power of Pink came to email. “Over the years I’ve improve next year’s event. support each other and had the opportunity to emcee “Even though the 2013 to support the initiative. many events and auctions, gala was a smashing — Susie Stewart helping to raise millions of success, we blew up the dollars. Power of Pink is blueprint and started from unique — those in attendance would agree — scratch for this year’s event,” Hanson said. “We because you’re treated to a great dinner, plus will do the same thing for the 2015 gala. Our silent and live auctions that aren’t filled with the supporters deserve our best efforts and we will ‘normal’ items.” tweak some aspects of the event and totally The handmade miniature paintings were “a revamp others. One thing that is certain, our solid reminder of why the donation you made committee is committed to putting on a superior was so very special,” Harned added. event.” That’s the power behind Power of Pink — raisIn just two years, Power of Pink has built a ing money to fight a disease to which no one is solid foundation — with room to grow. immune. “I think it will do well,” Stewart said. “For this Stewart invited five women to attend the event only being the second year and to get that many from her pilates class, which was created by Floyd people in attendance is pretty phenomenal.”
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• Being female and increasing age are the most important risk factors for breast cancer. • Other important factors that increase a woman’s risk for developing breast cancer include certain inherited genetic mutations (BRCA1 and/or BRCA2), a personal or family history of breast cancer, extremely high breast-tissue density as seen on mammograms, biopsy-confirmed atypical hyperplasia, a history of high-dose radiation therapy to the chest between the ages of 10 and 30 and having Li-Fraumeni or Cowden Syndromes. • Other risk factors include being of Ashkenazi Jewish decent, having a long menstrual history, being overweight or becoming obese after menopause, recent use of oral contraceptives, use of postmenopausal hormone therapy, never having children or having one’s first child after 30, consumption of one or more alcoholic beverages per day, and being physically inactive.
STAYING WELL
• Mammography can identify breast cancer at an early stage, usually before physical symptoms develop when the disease is most treatable. If you’re 40 or older, get a mammogram and clinical breast exam every year, and report breast changes to your doctor right away. • At this time, breast cancer cannot be prevented, which is why regular
mammograms are so important. Still, there are things women can do to put their health first and help lower their risk of developing breast cancer. Women’s best overall preventive health strategies are to: • Maintain a healthy body weight throughout life; • Engage in regular physical activity; and • Reduce alcohol consumption. • To find the society’s complete breast cancer early detection and nutrition and physical activity guidelines, visit cancer.org/breastcancer.
GETTING WELL
• Today, one in every two women newly diagnosed with breast cancer reaches out to American Cancer Society for help and support. • The Society offers people facing breast cancer free services to overcome daily challenges, like transportation, lodging, guidance through every step of the cancer experience, and information to help them make decisions about their care. • Trained volunteers who are also breast cancer survivors provide oneon-one support to newly diagnosed patients through the Society’s Reach To Recovery program. • The Society partners with volunteer beauty professionals to deliver Look Good Feel Better, a communitybased free service. It teaches women beauty tips to look better and feel good about how they look during chemotherapy and radiation treatments.
FINDING A CURE
• The society has spent more on breast cancer research than on any other cancer, and many of the society’s basic cancer research projects also have a potential benefit for breast cancer. • The society has played a part in many major breast cancer research breakthroughs in recent history, including demonstrating that mammography is an effective screening test for breast cancer, the development of tamoxifen and herceptin, and knowledge that genetics, diet, lack of exercise, and moderate drinking increase a person’s cancer risk. • Thanks in part to the progress we’re making together, more than 2.9 million breast cancer survivors living in the U.S. will celebrate another birthday this year.