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SEPTEMBER 17, 2015 — Issue 83

CHANGE BY THE DROP Jars of Clay frontman leads workshop to benefit Blood: Water nonprofit

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Helping to make the water clean

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Grammy Award-winning artist has While attendees will study music’s role in chosen New Albany for an inaugural worship, the bigger theme is helping out a greatworkshop focusing on music and faith er cause in a world very few of us know about.

Saturday’s workshop isn’t the first time the with proceeds benefiting a nonprofit organizaTrinity congregation had Blood: Water on its tion whose mission is to help people in submind. The church recently held a car wash and Saharan Africa. raised $931 for the organization.

All of it’s happening right here in Southern JASON THOMAS Imagine walking six miles to obtain water. Not Indiana. How’s that for having a global impact?

SoIn Editor just water, but dirty water. That’s what Blood: WaJars of Clay frontman Dan Haseltine from ter hopes to change with each small step. A group Christian rock band Jars of Clay will headline of kids from Southern Indiana is on the frontlines. the open-to-everyone workshop at Trinity United Methodist Church in New Albany called Worship Arts Work“They’re very insightful and they want to help as much shop, a pilot for a program he plans to continue around as possible,” Ann Stanton, youth leader at Trinity, said of the U.S., Aprile Rickert writes in today’s centerpiece. the church’s youth. “They want to make a difference.”

The Saturday event will benefit Blood: Water, a They already have. nonprofit organization Haseltine, other members of Jars of Clay and activist Jena Lee Nardella started in 2004 to — Jason Thomas is the editor of SoIn. He can be reached by help with the HIV/AIDS outbreak and clean water shortphone at 812-206-2127 or email at jason.thomas@newsandtribune.com. Follow him on Twitter: @ScoopThomas. age in sub-Saharan Africa.

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tival and Hispanic Connection Program • WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19 • WHERE: New Albany-Floyd County Public Library, 180 W. Spring St., New Albany • INFO: Call Lori Eskridge at 812949-3523 NEW ALBANY — Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library with a fiesta for all ages. The library will host a Hispanic Heritage Festival on Saturday, Sept. 19, from 2 to 4 p.m., in Strassweg Auditorium.

The event will feature free food from various Latin American countries, lively music, games and activities for children, door prizes, and a piñata, according to a library news release. September is Hispanic Heritage Month because several Latin American countries gained their independence in this month.

Interested guests are invited to drop by for an afternoon of fun.

The New Albany-Floyd County Public Library is also introducing a new program called Hispanic Connection at the Library. Lillian G. Rose from Hispanic Connection of Southern Indiana will be at the library every second and fourth Tuesday of each month to offer personalized consultation and guidance to Hispanic individuals on various topics, including English language

study (ESL), health services and preventative health information, high school equivalency training, and more.

Office hours are every second Tuesday from 10 a.m. to noon and every fourth Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m. in the ALC Room. Rose’s services will vary on a daily basis depending on guests’ individual requests and needs. No registration is required and guests can visit at any time during office hours.

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Where to go and be seen in Southern Indiana

CELEBRATE THE NEIGHBORHOOD • WHAT: Midtown Street Fair/Music Festival • WHEN: 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 19 • WHERE: Cardinal Ritter Park, 13 and Oak streets, New Albany

• INFO: cleansockshope.org

The World’s Most Colorful 5K begins and ends at 10 a.m. — a family-friendly, untimed 5K, who welcomes all shapes, sizes, ages, and abilities. Redeem The Dream 3 on 3 Basketball Clinic and Tournament happens at 9 a.m. At 10 a.m. Kidtown is for children of all ages, with entertainment, food and games.

At 11 a.m. The Midtown Street Fair kicks off. At noon The Hope Music Festival will highlight Midtown’s diverse history and encourage the patronage of businesses.

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ENJOYING THE BREEZE

• WHAT: ‘The Man Who Came to Dinner’ • WHEN: 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday, Sept. 18, 19 • WHERE: Clarksville Little Theatre, 301 E. Montgomery Ave., Clarksville

• INFO: Prices are adults, ages 19-59, $17; senior

citizens, ages 60 and older, $14; teens, ages 13-19, $14 and children ages 6-12, $10. Children under 6 are admitted free. Call 812-283-6522.

Sheridan Whiteside, having dined at the home of the Stanleys, slips on their doorstep, breaking his hip. A tumultuous six weeks of confinement follow. The Stanley living room is monopolized by the irascible invalid; ex-convicts are invited to meals; and transatlantic calls bring a large phone bill.

• WHAT: St. Paul’s Parlor Stories: Sweet Evening

Breeze and other Kentucky Characters, Communities and Chronicles.

• WHEN: 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20 • WHERE: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1015 E. Main St., New Albany • INFO: 812-944-0413 Sheila Joyce Strunk will be signing copies of her memoir, “Sweet Evening Breeze and other Kentucky Characters, Communities and Chronicles.”

The event will feature readings from her book by well-known Louisville actors Roger Fristoe, Robbie Morgan and Melissa Combs. Sheila and her husband, Ken Pyle, will also be reading stories and performing songs from the book.

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BLOOD: Jars of Clay frontman hosts workshop to benefit nonprofit group

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Members of Christian rock band Jars of Clay partnered with activist Jena Lee Nardella to form Blood: Water in 2004. The nonprofit organization works to raise funds and awareness for the HIV/AIDS epidemic and clean water shortage in sub-Saharan Africa. A Worship Arts Workshop will be held Saturday in New Albany and will feature art, music, faith and social justice. | SUBMITTED PHOTO

BY APRILE RICKERT aprile.rickert@newsandtribune.com

EW ALBANY —A big name in Christian rock is hosting an inaugural workshop in New Albany on Saturday focusing on faith and worship while drawing attention to a crisis thousands of miles away.

Members of Trinity United Methodist Church are gearing up for an afternoon infused with art, music, faith and social justice.

Dan Haseltine, frontman for the Grammy award winning Christian rock band Jars of Clay, is leading the Worship Arts Workshop, a pilot for a program he plans to continue around the U.S. The public workshop will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and lunch will be provided. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 the day of the event, with all proceeds going toward Blood: Water, a nonprofit organization Haseltine, other members of Jars of Clay and activist Jena Lee Nardella started in 2004 to help with the HIV/AIDS outbreak and clean water shortage in sub-Saharan Africa.

Martin Allen, Trinity UMC member and member of the church’s praise band, said he grew up listening to Jars of Clay and is very excited to see how Haseltine will be able to inspire those who attend through creativity, songwriting, art and faith.

“Our goal is to have people have a great experience, learning new things about music, ministry, missions — all that,” Allen said. “Just to get information out there, to give Blood: Water more exposure to let

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WATER people know what they’re doing out there and what people can do to help as well.”

Allen’s brother-in-law works for a public relations firm that works with nonprofit organizations and heard of Haseltine’s goal to start doing the workshops and thought of Trinity as a great place to start.

“We’re limiting it to 200 because the sanctuary only holds so many and we don’t want it to get too big so it’s not as conversational,” he said. “We kind of limit it to 200 to make sure it’s a benefit to everybody.

Sharon Maetschke, Trinity member for 10 years and one of the organizers of the workshop, who is also in the praise band, said she hopes that the workshop can help sow the seeds of a relationship with Blood: Water to help raise money for the organization.

“We hope to have more workshops and concerts,” she said, “I don’t think this will be the last thing that we do — it might not be just music. I think there are a lot of different ways to go with it, a lot of possibilities.”

Maetschke said although Haseltine is primarily the one who will be planning the content of the workshop, other members of the church — including some from the youth group — will be participating and helping to lead with some of the topics.

“He’s led discussions at a lot of different seminars

SOIN THE KNOW

The Worship Arts Workshop will run from 9 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Trinity United Methodist Church in New Albany, and lunch will be provided. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 the day of the event, with all proceeds going toward Blood: Water, a nonprofit organization that helps with the HIV/AIDS outbreak and clean water shortage in sub-Saharan Africa. To learn more go online to bloodwater.org. To purchase tickets for Saturday’s workshop, or for more information, go to trinityna.org/ bloodwater or call 812-987-3374.

and everything so we are quite confident in letting him lead it the way he wants to lead it,” she said.

Ann Stratton, youth leader at Trinity, said Maetschke introduced the group to the Blood: Water concept and asked if it would like to be a part of fundraising.

“We’re a group that if you ask us, we’re gonna help out,” Stratton said. “We kind of thought ‘How would we best benefit Blood: Water?’ and we decided to have a car wash. It was a fabulous day — it was beautiful

and we were able to raise $931 for Blood: Water, which, come to find out, that is the most money ever raised through the youth group for anyone. We kind of went overboard on it, which is good.”

Stratton said she helped the kids visualize the severity of the problems many in sub-Saharan African communities face daily.

“Imagine that you had to tote your water six miles and that water was filthy,” She said. “But you were so thirsty that you drank it anyway. How would you react to that?”

Stratton said members of the youth group — currently there are 21— are thrilled to able to be a part of helping in this way.

“It just revs them up,” she said. “They were very excited to do something on such a large scale, to be able to contribute in one way or another. They’re such a thoughtful group. They’re very insightful and they want to help as much as possible. They want to make a difference.”

Maetschke said she can already see the positive effects the anticipation of the workshop is having on the church members, and those who will be coming to attend from other churches.

“I just feel like we’re very blessed to have been selected,” Maetschke said. “Or to have the tie-in that got us selected.”

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ENTERTAINMENT

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

This week's entertainment releases

LIVE MUSIC AT HUBER’S

• WHEN: 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sunday • WHERE: Huber Winery

Sept. 19: Fabulous Hickbillies; Sunday, Sept. 20: Olivia and Lyndsey Henken; Saturday, Sept. 26: The Dean Heckel Band; Sunday, Sept. 27: Blues and Greys [huberwinery.com]

LIVE MUSIC AT WICK’S (PHOTO IN FOLDER)

• WHAT: Live on State • WHERE: Wick’s, 225 State St., New Albany

Sept. 18: Redneck Noize; Sept. 19: Radiotronic; Sept. 26: The Rocking Dead; Sept. 30: Blaise Streets

CONCERTS IN THE PARK

• WHEN: 7 p.m. Friday • WHERE: Warder Park, Court Avenue and Spring Street, Jeffersonville

MOVIES: SEPT. 18 “Everest” “Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials”

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Sept. 18: Wulfe Brothers

ALBUMS: SEPT. 18 “Digital Vein” by David Cook “Honeymoon” by Lana Del Rey

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BOOKS: SEPT. 22 é “Killing Reagan” by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard “Big Magic” by Elizabeth Gilbert

LIVE MUSIC AT NAPH

• WHERE: New Albany Production House, 1736 E. Main St., New Albany Friday, Sept. 18: Before The Streetlights, Even Tides, Street Sense and J.T. Newton, 6:30 $10, all ages; Saturday, Sept. 19: DJJVAN’s House Party, 7:30 p.m., $7, all ages; Sunday, Sept. 20: UWA Wrestling, 5:30 p.m., $8; kids under 6 are free. [naproductionhouse.com]

LIVE MUSIC AT BIG FOUR BURGERS + BEER JEFF

• WHERE: Big Four Burgers + Beer, 134 Spring St., Jeffersonville

• WHEN: Friday and Saturday Sept. 18: Tyler Stiller; Sept. 19; Kelsey Allen; Sept. 25: Eric and Kenney; Sept.

26: Kyle Hastings

LIVE MUSIC AT BIG FOUR BURGERS + BEER NEW ALBANY

• WHERE: Big Four Burgers + Beer, 114 E. Main St., New Albany • WHEN: Friday and Saturday

Sept. 18: Drew Alexander; Sept. 19: Kyle Stiller; Sept. 25: Kelsey Allen; Sept.

26: Drew Alexander

CORYDON JAMBOREE LIVE

• WHERE: 220 Hurst Lane, Corydon • WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Saturdays

General Admission $12; children 6-12, $7; under 6, free. For reservations, directions or any other information call 812-738-1130.

Saturday, Sept. 19: Faron Glen; Hank Rose; Saturday, Sept. 26: Tribute to the Stars: Christy Miller, Allen Hilbert, Tiffany Puckett Miller; Saturday, Oct. 3: Leigh Ann Cooper, Cody and Avery Miller, Marcus Kinnard [corydonjamboree.com]

LIVE MUSIC AT PASTIMES

• WHERE: Pastimes Grill and Bar, 424 E. Market St., New Albany • WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 19: Nervous Energy; Saturday, Sept. 26: The Lost Boys

LECTURE

• WHAT: Phillip Jessup lecture on ‘Imperiled Landscapes’ exhibit • WHEN: 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20; reception to follow at IUS library • WHERE: Stiefler Hall, Ogle Center, IU Southeast • INFO: jessup.ca

A night filled with Nashville sounds SOIN THE KNOW

• WHAT: The Quebe Sisters, Part

of the Ogle Center’s Nashville Nights Series • WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept.

18 • WHERE: Paul W. Ogle Cultural and Community Center, IUS, 4201 Grant Line Road, New Albany • TICKETS: $29 in advance | $33 at the door; $10 students; call 812-941-2525, or go online to oglecenter.com.

NEW ALBANY — When the Quebe Sisters from Texas take a stage, and the triple-threat fiddle champions start playing and singing in multi-part close harmony, audiences are usually transfixed, then blown away, according to an Ogle Center news release.

It’s partly because the trio’s vocal and instrumental performances are authentic all-Americana, all the time, respectful of the artists that inspired them the most.

And whether the Quebes (rhymes with “maybe”) are decked out in denims and boots or fashionably dressed to the nines in makeup, skirts

and heels, the fresh-faced, clean-cut sisters, all in their 20s, look as good as they sound.

Not surprisingly, the Quebe Sisters win standing ovations at just about every show. It’s been that way since 2000, when they started fiddling together as pre-teens.

The sisters’ past is as colorful and eventful as their future is bright.

Growing up in Burleson, a southern suburb of Fort Worth, Hulda, Sophia and Grace were ages 7, 10 and 12 in 1998 when they attended their first local fiddle competition in nearby Denton, and decided fiddling was what they wanted to do.

The girls earned solo and group accolades early on, winning state

and national championships in their respective age groups in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002.

The Quebes’ evolution from the whiz-kid Western swing fiddlers they were back then to the smokin’-hot young adult Americana band they are today is a remarkable story, by any measure.

Along with headlining their own shows to audiences, they’ve shared stages with American music legends like Willie Nelson, George Strait, Merle Haggard, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, Ray Price, Connie Smith, Marty Stuart, Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers, Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel, Riders in the Sky and many others.