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BLAZING A TRAIL Silver Hills Historic Nature Trail in New Albany highlights neighborhood

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JUNE 9, 2016 — Issue 117

TOP THREE:

Bicentennial Park Concert Series

EVENT:

Culbertson Mansion Garden Party

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Jason Thomas

DESIGN

Claire Munn

STORY

Tara Schmelz

PHOTOGRAPHY Christopher Fryer

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Silver Hills Historical Society Executive Director Kelly Carnighan is pictured at the entrance to The Silver Hills Historic Nature Trail at the foot of Silver Hills in New Albany that incorporates part of the city’s former trolley car line into the trail. | STAFF PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER FRYER

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Stepping back in time at Silver Hills

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n today’s technology-driven age it’s easy other volunteers rolled up their sleeves “the to lose sight on something as simple as eye trolley car line that once ran so prominently contact. How often are we glued to our is obsolete and the area is vacant, filled with phones at the dinner table, or even when walktrees and wildlife. Its history is hidden from ing down the street? view,” as writer Tara Schmelz puts it in today’s A new attraction in New Albany is a gentle cover story. That’s about to change. reminder of a time when interacting with your Visitors to the trail and sanctuary will be neighbor actually meant speaking words. able to read place markers, showing what was JASON THOMAS A one-mile hiking trail called the Silver SoIn Editor once there and telling the story of the history Hills Historic Nature Trail and Wildlife Sancof the area, bringing those gone days back to tuary will take hikers through a loop showing life. The trail will officially open to the public off the 16 acres of the historic neighborhood. at 11 a.m. June 18.

It’s a throwback to the days when people, even before So be sure to turn off the cellphone June 18 and step the automobile, kept in the know while waiting for the back in time. trolley car, which was the staring at your cellphone of the late 1800s and early 1900s in Southern Indiana.

— Jason Thomas is the editor of SoIn. He can be reached by Spearheaded by Kelly Carnighan, the trial evokes phone at 812-206-2127 or email at jason.thomas@newsandmemories of a simpler time. Before Carnighan and tribune.com. Follow him on Twitter: @ScoopThomas.

Art with an historic vibe SOIN THE KNOW

• WHAT: Art on the Parish Green • WHEN: Saturday, June 11, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday, June 12, noon to 5 p.m.

• WHERE: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church,

11th and Main streets in New Albany

• INFO: artontheparishgreen.org

It’s about art, music, family fun, and a great cause — providing the hungry in the New Albany community with hearty, hot meals through the weekly St. Paul’s Shepherd’s Kitchen.

The 10th Annual Art on the Parish Green festival is Saturday, June 11, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, June 12, noon to 5 p.m., at historic St. Paul’s Episcopal Church at 11th and Main streets in New Albany. The popular festival is historically always at capacity with artists and vendors weeks prior to the event.

“Artists and guests alike really seem to love our relaxed historic New Albany vibe.

We have a wide variety of fine arts and crafts

but the fair also isn’t overwhelming in scope.

It is comfortably strollable, with places to sit and relax, and plenty of adequate free parking is nearby. There are activities for kids to enjoy, too,” Kathy Copas, with the Art on the Parish Green committee, said in a news release.

Art on the Parish Green features nearly 100 juried fine arts and crafts vendors, a food court, a beer/wine garden, live music, a YMCA Kids Art Place, Silly Safaris animals; old-fashioned carriage rides through historic New Albany, and a Jazz Mass on the Grass Sunday 10 a.m. Major sponsors include the City of New Albany, Horseshoe Foundation, Develop New Albany, Ob/Gyn Associates of Southern Indiana, state Rep. Ed Clere, R-New Albany, the Floyd County Family YMCA, Your Community Bank, New Albanian Brewing Company, River City Winery, and Underproduction Multi-Media.

For more information: artontheparishgreen. org, Art on the Parish Green/Facebook, or call 812-944-0413.

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Where to go and be seen in Southern Indiana

BICENTENNIAL BEATS • WHAT: Bicentennial Park Summer Concert Series

• WHEN: 6:30-9:30 p.m. Friday, June 10 • WHERE: Bicentennial Park, Spring

and Pearl Streets, New Albany Mayor Gahan and the City of New Albany present the Bicentennial Park Summer Concert Series for 2016. Every Friday, enjoy free after-work concerts every Friday night. Bicentennial Park is located in downtown New Albany, at the corner of Spring and Pearl Streets.

All concerts are family-friendly, featuring local, regional, and national bands.

Performing tonight: Wild Adriatic.

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TIE-DYE SO FLY

ONE KILLER COMEDY

• WHAT: Family Fun Workshop • WHEN: noon Saturday, June 11 • WHERE: Carnegie Center for Art and History,

201 E. Spring St., New Albany Info: Register by calling 812-944-7336 or emailing dthomas@carnegiecenter.org Tie-dye is bold and beautiful. Using a really fluid paint that sets with just an iron, participants can make tie-dye at The Carnegie Center for Art and History’s June 11 Family Fun Workshop that’s vibrant and unique with hardly any mess (no dye baths required). Adults should bring a T-shirt, or other white/light, solid-colored piece of clothing or fabric, for each child.

• WHAT: ‘Arsenic & Old Lace’ • WHEN: Through June 26 • WHERE: Derby Dinner Playhouse, 525 Marriott Drive

• INFO: call 812-288-8281 or visit derbydinner.

com A riotous tale of two charming old ladies who dispense cheer to all, along with elderberry wine spiked with arsenic. The ladies are not the only murderous members of the Brewster clan.

We meet nephew Jonathan, who has his face altered to hide from the authorities, his assistant “Dr. Einstein,” and his brother Teddy, who believes he is actually Teddy Roosevelt.

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BY TARA SCHMELZ newsroom@newsandtribune.com EW ALBANY — Many people look to the Internet to catch up with friends and hear what’s going on.

But before that came about, even before the automobile, people kept in the know via another way — waiting for the trolley car.

“Right now, we are standing at the intersection of what was happening between 1871 and 1932. This is where it all happened,” said volunteer Bob Caesar, as he stood at what will be the start of a new community hiking trail at the foot of Silver Hills, in New Albany. “That was the Internet and the social media of 1891.”

“The trolley car line was so cool. It was the epicenter of social gatherings,” said Kelly Carnighan. “People looked forward to it. They could meet their neighbors while they were sitting in the cars … It was the Facebook of that time. When it shut down, people were devastated.”

Driving up Spring Street to Silver Hills, the trolley car line that once ran so prominently is obsolete and the area is vacant, filled with trees and wildlife. Its history is hidden from view.

Carnighan is hoping to change that. He has since leased the property and gathered up six friends, all retirees in their 60s, to put in the hours and sweat equity to bring the area back to life, with a one-mile hiking trail showing off the what was of Silver Hills. The Silver Hills Historic Nature Trail and Wildlife Sanctuary will take hikers through a loop showing off the 16 acres. People will be able to read place markers, showing what was once there and telling the story of the history of the area, bringing those gone days back to life. The trail will officially open to the public June 18.

“We are able to talk still to first person people who have experienced all this, but they are in their 90s now. [The history is] just being lost every day,” Caesar said of previous residents aging and passing on.

“It’s our heritage that defines our character. It really is. If we lose that heritage, then we lose who we are. Where we come from,” Carnighan said. “We can’t rebuild this. We can’t put the trolley car back in, as much as we’d like to, but what we can do is illustrate what was there. It is part of our heritage.”

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There were plans to build houses and even a hotel — which never came to fruition due to the Great Financial Crisis of 1893, Carnighan said. With that in the past and the growth of buses and automobiles, the trolley car line became obsolete. It closed in 1932.

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ENTERTAINMENT

MOVIES: JUNE 10

é “WarCraft”

Spread your toes on Bluegrass

NASHVILLE — On June 11-18, the Bill Monroe Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival will celebrate a milestone — 50 years of being the oldest, continuous running bluegrass festival in the world. Taking place at the beautiful Bill Monroe Music Park & Campground in Brown County, this prime music event will feature eight straight days of some of the best in bluegrass.

With over 70 bands scheduled to perform, the Bill Monroe Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival will showcase top name bluegrass musicians, as well as pay tribute to trailblazer and music legend, Bill Monroe. To honor “the father of bluegrass” and his contribution to the music genre, Bill Monroe’s Music Park, home to the festival, also is receiving a state historical marker this June.

Known as the “Mecca of Bluegrass,” the 50th Annual Bill Monroe Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival will include over ten hours of entertainment each day, with ongoing music from sun up to sun down. Not only will the festival feature perfor-

SOIN THE KNOW

• WHAT: Bill Monroe Bean

Blossom Bluegrass Festival • WHEN: June 11-18 • WHERE: Bill Monroe Music Park & Campground, Brown County • INFO: billmonroemusicpark.com mances by bluegrass greats, this family-friendly event also will include daily music and instrument workshops.

A stellar line up of performers are slated to take the music park’s three outdoor stages this year, including the Del McCoury Band, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Russell Moore and the IIIrd Tyme Out, Bobby Osborne & Rocky Top X-Press, Dailey and Vincent, Marty Raybon & Full Circle, Dry Branch Fire Squad, Blue Highway, and Larry Sparks and Lonesome Ramblers just to name a few! A complete schedule of performers is available online at www.billmonroemusicpark.com.

“Now You See Me 2” “The Conjuring 2: The Endfield Experiment”

This week's entertainment releases

ALBUMS: JUNE 12 é “The Last Ship” (TNT) JUNE 14 “Wrecked” (TBS)

BOOKS: JUNE 14 é “The Girls” by Emma Cline “Here’s to Us” by Elin Hilderbrand

Shake your thing at the Culbertson SOIN THE KNOW

• WHAT: Culbertson Mansion Garden Party: Shakes Beer!

• WHEN: 2 to 10 p.m. Saturday, June 11

• WHERE: Front lawn of the

Culbertson Mansion, 914 Main St., New Albany • COST: $10 • INFO: Call 812-944-9600

Did you know that a day at the theatre was once considered to be like modern day tailgating? In celebration of Shakespeare’s First Folio’s arrival to the Kentuckiana region, The Culbertson Mansion State Historic Site invites you to enjoy a day of Shakespearian tailgating at the Culbertson Mansion.

The Culbertson Mansion, an Indiana State Historic Site and crown jewel of New Albany, is hosting its annual Garden Party on Saturday, June 11.

At 2 p.m. there will be a lecture presented by John Gatton of Bellarmine University: Learn how Shakespearian theatre was influenced and adapted in the United States,

Louisville and Southern Indiana.

The lecture is free with donations gladly accepted.

Beginning at 4 p.m., admission is $10 per person. Games, outdoor activities, live music, refreshments and a cash bar will be available. The Culbertson Mansion will also be open for self-guided tours.

“In 2015, the Frazier History Museum & University of Louisville approached dozens of community partners to help promote the arrival of Shakespeare’s First Folio to Louisville this fall,” Jessica Stavros, site manager at the Culbertson Mansion, said in a news release. “It was the

perfect opportunity to incorporate a Shakespearean theme into our annual garden party, especially once we learned about the culture of Shakespeare performances. This event is also one of our most popular, as it gives the Mansion and New Albany the chance to connect with our friends across the river and celebrate our shared history.”

“We are so thankful to the sponsors, who believe in the tremendous value of the Culbertson Mansion and its programming. All proceeds benefit the site — truly one of the most remarkable historic homes in the region,” Stavros added.

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LIVE MUSIC AT WICK’S

WHAT: Live on State WHERE: Wick’s, 225 State St., New Albany Saturday, June 11: Jack Brizendine; Friday, June 17: SPKR, Lacee & Wyndell; Saturday, June 18: Rick Monroe; Saturday, June 25: Billy Davis Group

BANK STREET BREWHOUSE

WHAT: Live music WHERE: Bank Street Brewhouse, 415 Bank St., New Albany WHO/WHEN: Friday, June 10: The Hollow Ends with Tawaine Noah and Christian Johnson, 7 to 10 p.m.; Saturday, June 11: Winston on Wheels, 7 to 9 p.m.; Friday, June 17: Clint Ackerman 7 to 9 p.m.; Saturday, June 18: Whisky Ginger, 7 to 9 p.m.; Friday, June 24: Joel Curtis, 7 to 9 p.m.; Saturday, June 25: The Blues Redemption, 7 to 9 p.m.

7 p.m. every Tuesday: Tuesday Night Talent Review

CORYDON LIVE

WHAT: Live country music WHERE: 220 Hurst Lane, Corydon INFO: Admission, adults $12; children 6-12, $7; under 6, free.

For tickets call 812-734-6288.

Friday, June 10: Rockin’ Terry Lee & The Rockaboogie Band; Saturday June 11: Richard Douthitt “Wichita”, Felicity Burkhead, Leon Collard; Saturday, June 18: The Lloyd Wood Show; Saturday June 25: Evan Twitty, Tracy Jo Brown, Josh Ranke

RIVERSTAGE CONCERTS/MOVIES

WHEN: 7 p.m. Fridays, 8 p.m. Saturdays WHERE: RiverStage, Spring Street and Riverside Drive, Jeffersonville Friday, June 10: Dark Side of the Wall (Pink Floyd Tribute); Saturday, June 11: Twilight Cinema Featuring: “Hotel Transylvania 2”; Friday, June 17: Endless Summer Band w/ guest The Decades; Saturday, June 18: Twilight Cinema Featuring: “The Spongebob Movie”; Friday, June 24: Velcro Pygmies w/ guest Thunderstruck; Saturday, June 25: Twilight Cinema Featuring: “The Avengers: Age of Ultron”; Friday, July 1: The Monarchs

w/ guest Turning Point; Saturday, July 2: Twilight Cinema Featuring: “Minions”; Friday, July 8: Culture Night: Ark Band w/ guests Flew Crew & Cosa Sierra; Saturday, July 9: Twilight Cinema Featuring: “Goosebumps”; Friday, July 15: The Devonshires w/ guest Lefty and the Lunatics; Saturday, July 16: Twilight Cinema Featuring: “PAN”; Friday, July 22: RiverPops Featuring: “Jesus Christ Superstar”; Saturday, July 23: RiverPops Featuring: “Jesus Christ Superstar”; Sunday, July 24: RiverPops Featuring: “Jesus Christ Superstar”; Friday, July 29: Jefferson Tarc Bus w/ guest The Mad Taxpayers; Saturday, July 30:Papa John’s Jeffersonville Goes Country; Friday, Aug. 5: Jake, Elwood and the Boys w/ guest Kudmani; Saturday, Aug. 6: Twilight Cinema Featuring: “Inside Out”; Friday, Aug. 12: 100% Poly w/ guest The Rumors; Saturday, Aug. 13: Twilight Cinema Featuring: “Aladdin”; Friday, Aug. 19: Rumours (A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac) w/ Radiotronic; Saturday, Aug. 20: Twilight Cinema Featuring: “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (2014); Friday, Aug. 26: Juice Box Heroes w/ guest Big Steel Train; Saturday, Aug. 27: Twilight Cinema Featuring: “Shaun the Sheep”; Friday, Sept. 2: Seamboat Days Featuring: The Louisville Crashers; Saturday, Sept. 3: Steamboat Days Featuring: EXILE w/ guest The Newbees; Sunday, Sept. 4: Steamboat Days Featuring: Dance-A-Thon & Kidz Rock the Boat; Friday, Sept. 9: River Breeze Featuring: Wine Tasting Event benefiting Jeffersonville City Pride; Saturday, Sept. 10: Zumba Glow Party!; Sunday, Sept. 11: Childplace’s Rock on Water Featuring: Sidewalk Prophets

CONCERTS IN THE PARK

WHERE: Warder Park, Spring Street and Court Avenue, Jeffersonville WHEN: 7 p.m. Fridays Friday, June 10: Grand SlamOldies/Variety with some songs of the late Randy Atcher; Friday, June 17: River Cities Concert BandMarches, Show Tunes and Standards; Friday, June 24: Early AutumnBig Band Swing; Friday, July 1: The Don Krekel OrchestraBig Band Swing Classics; Friday, July 8: Take Two and Company featuring June Kelley-RoySultry Ballads, Bossa Novas, Swing Tunes & Contemporary Classics; Friday, July 15: IndigoPlaying hits from yesterday and today; Friday, July 22: Wulfe Bros. 50s, 60s, 70s Oldies Pop; Friday, July 29: The Saints Blues Band; Friday, Aug. 5: June Kelley Roy and the Ovation OrchestraBig Band Swing; Friday, Aug. 12: Rascals of Ragtyme; Friday, Aug. 19: Signature Jazz OrchestraBig Band Swing; Friday, Aug. 26: The Rheingold German Band; Friday, Sept. 2: The Cloigheann Irish Band; Friday, Sept. 9: Moonlight Big Band

BICENTENNIAL BEATS

WHAT: Bicentennial Park Summer Concert Series WHEN: 7 p.m. Fridays WHERE: Bicentennial Park, Spring and Pearl streets, New Albany Friday, June 10: Wild Adriatic; Friday, June 17: Fredrick the Younger with Reality Something; Friday, June 24: Vessel; Friday, July 1 (no show); Friday, July 8: Kentuckiana Blues Roadshow; Friday, July 15: Nick Dittmeier and the Saw Dusters; Friday, July 22: Bill Goat Strut Review; Friday, July 29: Major and the Monbacks

The photo is of the short trestle-looking north from New Albany's Silver Hills in 1891. | PHOTO FROM SILVER HILLS HISTORICAL SOCIETY

TRAIL: Grand opening scheduled for June 18 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 “No one could see very far ahead that electric street cars are still the most efficient form of transportation,” Carnighan said.

“They’re environmentally friendly, no exhaust and electrically driven.”

Also on the trail, hikers can learn about renowned Indiana pioneer painter, George W. Morrison, who lived in New SOIN THE KNOW • WHAT: Official opening Albany. He built a road that traveled through the area of of the Silver Hills Historic the trail and an iron bridge, Nature Trail and Wildlife of which just a stone column Sanctuary remains. That road and • WHEN: 11 a.m., Saturday, bridge were closed after the June 18 1937 flood caused them to • WHERE: Entrance is at the collapse. foot of Silver Hills, off Spring Thanks to a $10,000 grant Street, in New Albany from the Horseshoe Foundation of Floyd County and about $15,000 in private donations, the trail will be soon complete and open to the public, with the grand opening scheduled for June 18 at 11 a.m.

New Albany Mayor Jeff Gahan said the trail is something that will definitely benefit the city.

“When it’s unveiled, the whole community can be proud of the work they did,” Gahan said.

“It’s so unique to Silver Hills and really the community in general. And it makes a really nice trail,” Carnighan said.

“We just hope people will enjoy the trail and enjoy the history.

People who want to take a minute to read the signs will find it very educational,” Caesar said. “Hopefully, it’ll get people interested in their own history and where they’ve come from. Don’t lose it to time.”

And with completion of the trail nearing, the excitement is building.

“I’m just a kid in a candy store. It is so fantastic,” Caesar said with a smile.