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HobKnob Coffee Co. Owner Aaron Lundy made a transition from singing opera and selling real estate to running a coffee shop when the opportunity arose a year ago. | STAFF PHOTO BY TYLER STEWART

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Serving up some coffee with a song His voice made my coffee quiver. Aaron LunAnd you can find him singing songs and servdy’s, that is. And a beautiful ripple it created. ing up coffee as the owner of HobKnob right in As I was enjoying my java at HobKnob Cofyour backyard. fee Co. one lazy afternoon in Floyds Knobs, an Such a rare treat. The stars aligned perfectly that Lundy — tired of bustle of cramped cities like opera song lilted through the air and stopped my New York or Chicago — joined his wife Sarah in fingers in their social media-surfing tracks.

Jeffersonville and began teaching at Bellarmine Chalk up Lundy’s coffee with a side of opera University and Indiana University Southeast. as another amazing experience you’ll only find JASON THOMAS That path would ultimately lead to an investin Southern Indiana and brought to life right SoIn Editor here in SoIn’s pages. ment in HobKnob and a self education on the Lundy is an operatic tenor with a master’s definer elements of all things coffee roasting. Lundy gree from the prestigious Eastman School of Music, writes compared his musical past to the “artisan” process of Danielle Grady in today’s centerpiece. brewing coffee, Grady writes.

What is Eastman School of Music, you ask? Eastman A fine art, indeed. is currently the highest ranked music school according to U.S. College Rankings. The Juilliard School is second.

— Jason Thomas is the editor of SoIn. He can be reached Lundy was one of 10 vocal performance majors when by phone at 812-206-2127 or email at jason.thomas@ he attended. The school’s acceptance rate was 13 percent newsandtribune.com. Follow him on Twitter: @ScoopThomas. in 2011.

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NEW ALBANY — The Carnegie Center for Art and History has a new exhibit: “David Iacovazzi-Pau: Paintings on Canvas and Paper.”

There are several programs planned in conjunction with this exhibit, including a special evening event, “The Subject as the Subject” on Aug. 13, featuring a signing of David Iacovazzi-Pau’s new catalog followed by a live interview with Gunnar Deatherage, fashion designer, past “Project Runway” competitor, and subject of one of Iacovazzi-Pau’s paintings in the exhibit. All programs are free and open to the public; please note those programs that require pre-registration; call 812-944-7336 to register.

Born 1978 in Luxembourg, Iacovazzi-Pau began his education in fine arts from the age of 15 in Belgium. He later attended the Centre Académique des Arts in Luxembourg and immigrated to the United States in 1997, studying at Indiana University Southeast. Iacovazzi-Pau’s work focuses on the human figure and is a visual diary of the people he encounters. His series

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• What: ‘David Iacovazzi-Pau:

Paintings on Canvas and Paper’ exhibit • When: Friday through Sept.

26; opening reception 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 24 • Where: Carnegie Center for Art & History, 201 E. Spring St., New Albany

reveal different aspects of the sitters and the link between their physical appearance and personality.

There will be an opening reception for this exhibit from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 24. Visitors can enjoy light refreshments, music by the Jamey Aebersold Jazz Quartet, and a chance to meet Iacovazzi-Pau. This exhibit and the opening reception are free and open to the public.

Schedule of Events: • Tuesday July 21, 12-1 p.m.,

Lunch & Learn: Pamela Mattei, free, registration required; “Making a Living Through Art”; bring a lunch, drinks provided • Friday, July 24, 6-8 p.m., Exhibit Opening Reception, free • Saturday, Aug. 8, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Family Fun Workshop: YOU, free, registration required • Thursday, Aug. 13, 6-7:30 p.m., “The Subject as the Subject.” Free.

Catalog signing with David IacovazziPau, 6 p.m.; Live interview with Gunnar Deatherage, 6:30 p.m.

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Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday • InFO: 812-728-8239 • VIDEO: To watch a video of HobKnob and to hear Aaron Lundy’s tenor opera voice, view this story online at newsandtribune.com.

By DANIELLE GRADY danielle.grady@newsandtribune.com he music at HobKnob Coffee Co. in Floyds Knobs isn’t always the typical, easy-listening fare — although some customers would agree it’s just as pleasant.

The culprit is Aaron Lundy, the owner of the shop and an opera singer known to serenade unsuspecting customers and empty rooms with equal helpings of gusto.

Lundy’s potential as a young singer was as high as the impressive notes he can hit as an operatic tenor with a master’s degree from the prestigious Eastman School of

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Music. His devotion to family and the smalltown lifestyle led him away from the city and to Southeastern Indiana, the area his wife Sarah comes from.

Lundy, an Owensboro, Ky., native, started singing at 5 years old. His father performed in a country western band and his mother’s family members were musically inclined, he said. Some of them formed a traveling gospel group that Lundy sang with.

Lundy’s listening habits drifted from church to the local NPR station, where classical music often played. He mastered gospel style music and church hymns at age 14, but his vocal chords cried out for a new

challenge. His goals solidified after finding some records at the library. Lundy wanted to sing opera.

His working class family wasn’t easily convinced.

“My mom was very supportive, but the rest of my family, not that they weren’t supportive, but they didn’t understand why didn’t I just get a factory job and stay home,” he said.

Instead, Lundy became the first family member to graduate with a bachelor’s degree and the only one to earn a master’s.

He received a scholarship to attend the Eastman School of Music for his graduate de-

gree. Eastman music school a Rankings. The Lundy was majors when h ceptance rate At 35, Lund ments were lu “I knew I w I was rarely gi I would have t offered to me.

As a kid, Lu gospel singer. world.

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n is currently the highest ranked according to U.S. College e Juilliard School is second. one of 10 vocal performance he attended. The school’s acwas 13 percent in 2011. dy still claims his accomplishuck — at least partially. was talented,” he said. “I knew ifted to sing, but I didn’t know the opportunities that were .” undy traveled the state as a . In his 20s, he explored the

Opera singer finds family in coffee shop customers He showcased his talents in Germany, Austria, Japan and Italy, but the experience wasn’t everything.

“The fact is that when you’re an opera singer, you give your whole life to opera,” he said. “You travel from city to city and you live out of a suitcase in hotels for weeks at a time.”

He wanted a family and he knew he wasn’t suited to the bustle of cramped cities like New York or Chicago. Lundy joined Sarah in Jeffersonville and began teaching at Bellarmine University and Indiana University Southeast.

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TOP: HobKnob Coffee Co. Owner Aaron Lundy prepares a cup of coffee for a customer behind the counter at the store’s location in Floyds Knobs.

LEFT: Light roasted Colombian beans sit in a container on the counter, awaiting to be freshly ground for brewing at HobKnob Coffee Co. BOTTOM: Barista Sean Jenks serves a customer at the front desk of HobKnob Coffee Co. | STAFF PHOTOS BY TYLER STEWART

Take a bite out of brews NASHVILLE — More than your typical beer fest, GnawBrew Beer, Art and Music Festival will bring together local and regional professional breweries, homebrewers and wine makers, beer connoisseurs, along with Hoosier artists and musicians, for a funfilled day in Brown County on July 25, according to a GnawBrew news release. Back for a sixth year, GnawBrew is the best of all festival worlds, combining beer, art, and music in a unique, country setting you cannot find anywhere else.

Held at eXplore Brown County, this festival creates the perfect atmosphere for personal interaction between the artists, brewers, musicians and guests. Festivalgoers will have the opportunity to meet and greet Hoosier brewers, performing bands, and featured artists as they mingle around the festival’s grounds and campsites.

GnawBrew’s laid-back environment and welcoming vibe drive a sense of community among both patrons and participants.

There will be no shortage of

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• What: GnawBrew Festival • When: Saturday, July 25 • Where: eXplore Brown

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County, 2620 Valley Branch Road, Nashville • Info: gnawbrew.com • Cost: $40

samples for guests at GnawBrew either, with 15 participating professional breweries from across the state. From regional favorites and traditional style beers to more radical flavors and home-brewed masterpieces, there is a beer for everyone at GnawBrew.

The festival also offers a one-of-a-kind Beer Exchange and a Homebrew Competition.

GnawBrew’s Beer Exchange is a community-driven craft brew tasting feature where guests are able to sample an even wider variety of beers courtesy of their fellow festival-goers. Those bringing a six-pack of their favorite craft beer to the festival will be able to participate in the exchange.

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JULY 24 é “Woman” by Jill Scott  “Shockwave Supernova” by Joe Satriani

JULY 28 é “What Pet Should I Get?” by Dr. Seuss  “Badlands” by C.J. Box

SoIn Street Chic: expressing your individuality

Doing your best to look the part

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ust as the seasons change year round, so do the various styles and trends of the fashion world. Though fashion is constantly reinventing itself, there are those rare and impeccable trends that just seem to stick. Though we can typically be seen as more reserved when it comes to bold fashion statements in the good ole Midwest compared to other high-end parts of the country, that certainly doesn’t mean we are boring. In fact, the heart of the Midwest’s character and culture is visible through the apparel of its residents.

Hailing from the quaint city of New Albany, I would consider myself pretty knowledgeable of the local fashion scene. Amid the bold hats and feathery fascinators (hello Kentucky Derby!), polished Oxfords and preppy pastels, there is a level of freedom of expression when it comes to Southern fashion. Though our Southern belles keep it classy for the rest of us during the Kentucky Derby’s off-season, it is not all button-ups and bow ties in New Albany. Strutting the busy streets of the downtown area are several stylish locals that are experts in expressing their individualities through their outfits.

One thing I love about fashion is its ability to help you express whatever you want without having to mutter a

word. Your individual style and accessory choices do all the talking for you.

I will give you two different scenarios for how this statement rings true.

One: I am happily skipping, polished head to toe in my best dressed with my lipstick and cappuccino. If you see me like this, you officially have the green light to freely approach me. I am dressed, I am happy and I have my lipstick. I am prepared for the day.

Two (Beware): I have just rolled out of bed and I am still in last night’s pajamas with a hoodie over my head, sprinting to my 8 a.m. and you make the mistake of approaching me (silly, you). I am not dressed, I am not happy and I do NOT have my lipstick. I am not prepared for the day.

I am constantly inspired not only by the way locals dress and express their personalities through their clothes, but by the way they carry themselves. Yes we all have those days of stumbling out of bed and hitting the snooze button one too many times, but we also have those days where we shine. We should even embrace those lazy days because they are apart of what makes us who we are.

You should bask in the awesome freedom to be able to wear whatever the heck you want to wear (No I am not telling you to waltz into work in your birthday suit). Fashion can be a great way to showcase your unique and bold personality by wearing pieces you feel comfortable and confident in. As Versace stated, whatever you decide you are, express it not only by the way you dress but by the way you live. Putting that statement into “Peyton terms”: Don’t just walk the walk and talk the talk, but look the part!

— Peyton Schmidt is a Southern Indiana native and a sophomore communications major focusing on journalism and fashion business at Bellarmine University. She can be reached via email at pischmidt96@ gmail.com. Follow her on Twitter: @ peytonscmidtt.

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Live music at Huber’s

• When: 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sunday • Where: Huber Winery

Saturday, July 25: Aquilla Bock; Sunday, July 26: Kyle Hastings [huberwinery.com]

5: Steamboat Days; Sept. 6: Steamboat Days Dance-Athon/ Kidz ROCK the Stage; Sept. 12: Zumba Glow Party; Sept. 13: Rock on Water Jason Gray with guest Carrollton & Hush Harbor

Bicentennial Park Concert Series

• When: 6 p.m. Fridays • Where: Bicentennial Park, Pearl and Spring streets,

New Albany July 24: Kaleidico; July 31: Nick Dittmeier is a singer-songwriter from Jeffersonville.

Live music at NAPH

• Where: New Albany Production House, 1736 E. Main

St., New Albany Thursday, July 23: Visionaries, London Eyes, Placebo Effect, Silvertree Manour, 6:30 p.m. $6/advance, $8/day of show; Saturday, July 25: Ghost Bomb, Rockaway Drive, Dark Horse, Pazuzu, 6:30 p.m., $10/advance, $12/day of show [naproductionhouse.com]

Live music at Big Four Burgers + Beer Jeffersonville Live music at Wick’s

• What: Live on State • Where: Wick’s, 225 State St., New Albany

Friday, July 24: Taylor Lynch & The Insane Outlaws; Saturday, July 25: The Sellouts

Concerts in the Park

• When: 7 p.m. Friday • Where: Warder Park, Court Avenue and Spring Street,

Jeffersonville July 24: Grand Slam; July 31: River Cities Concert Band; Aug. 7: The Rheingold German American Band; Aug. 14: Rascals of Ragtyme; Aug. 21: The Saints Blues Band; Aug. 28: Indigo; Sept. 4: Moonlight Big Band; Sept. 11: Cloigheann Irish Band

Live music at Pastime

• When: Saturday, July 25, 8 p.m. to midnight • Where: Pastime Grill and Pub, 424 E. Market St., New

Albany Who: Men in Denim

RiverStage Concert Series

• When: 7 p.m. Friday • Where: RiverStage, Riverside Drive and Spring Street,

Jeffersonville July 24: The Monarchs with guest Personnel Only; July 31: The Wulfe Bros. with special guest The Doo-Wop All Stars and Munch; Aug. 1: Jeffersonville Goes Country Maddie & Tae with special guest Love & Theft; Aug. 7: Endless Summer Band with guest TimeSquare; Aug. 14: Juice Box Heroes with guest The Hiding; Aug. 21: Tony & the Tanlines with guest Blues and Greys; Aug. 28: 100% Poly with guest Muji Fuji; Sept. 4: Steamboat Days The Louisville Crashers with guest Derby City Rockers; Sept.

• Where: Big Four Burgers + Beer, 134 Spring St., Jef-

fersonville • When: Friday and Saturday Friday, July 24: Aquilla; Saturday, July 25: Dogville; Friday, July 31: Drew Alexander [bigfourburgers.com]

Live music at Big Four Burgers + Beer New Albany

• Where: Big Four Burgers + Beer, 114 E. Main St., New Albany

• When: Friday and Saturday

Friday, July 24: Dogville; Saturday, July 25: Aquilla; Friday, July 31: The Strays [bigfourburgers.com]

Corydon Jamboree Live

• Where: 220 Hurst Lane, Corydon • When: 7:30 p.m. Saturdays

Saturday, July 25: Brandy Meenach, Albert Hilbert, Christy Miller General Admission $10; children 6-12, $6; under 6, free.

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

Ross Country Jamboree

• Where: 31 Wardell St., Scottsburg Friday, July 24: Doo Wops All Stars; Saturday, July 25: Materfest: Afternoon shows: $15: Kings of Wing- Lanny McIntosh and Dave Campbell opening for Roux DeBayou, 3:30 p.m.; Evening show: $20: Kings of Wing and Natalie Berry opening for Terry Goffee - a tribute to Johnny Cash Regular shows: general admission $10; children 6-12, $6; under 6, free. Info: 866-573-7677. [rosscountryjamboree.com]

Jim Book, Starlight, race director for the 2015 New Albany Criterium, rides on Water Street along the New Albany riverfront last year.

Book is a co-founder of the 0.7-mile race, and also competes. This year's event will take place Sunday, July 26. | FILE PHOTO

Race the NA circuit Below is a Q&A with Jim Book, organizer of the New Albany criterium, which will be held 9 a.m. Sunday, July 26, in Downtown New Albany.

What is the criterium?

What is the route?

It's a bicycle race held on a relatively short course on closed city streets. In this case, Pearl-MainFourth-Market-Bank-Spring and back to Pearl. The races are based on time ranging from 20 or 30 minutes for juniors and beginners to 60 minutes for more seasoned racers. The officials determine the speed of the average lap and at the appropriate time the begin counting down the number of laps with a counter beside the start/finish.

At the beginning of the last lap a bell is rung to indicate one to go to the racers and the person across the line first on the next lap wins.

What is new this year?

Hopefully mild and sunny weather instead of rainy thunderstorms like last year. Comfy Cow has offered support in the kids race that is happening at noon.

Any kid in a helmet should come out and ride their bike to receive a goody bag.

What other attractions are there related to the criterium? Food booths?

Entertainment?

Some of your favorite restaurants and retail shops are going to

be open for spectators and riders.

Greenway Project and Clarksville Schwinn will be represented with a booth and First Harrison Bank will be handing out water bottles for everyone. We were hoping that Houndmouth would still be in the area after Forecastle to set up and jam on the streets.

How is the criterium becoming an important event in the economic development of downtown New Albany?

Bringing customers to restaurants and shops on race day, but more importantly exposing a group of people to what downtown New Albany has to offer in terms of dining, shopping, and ease of access. The crit brings riders from many different areas into New Albany to compete in the race. Last year we had a couple from Chicago that stopped by to race as they were heading to North Carolina, they loved the entire event.

How can people register for the event/contact info: https://www.truesport.com/ index.php/events/truesport_ event/490 Anything else?

Downtown New Albany provides a great layout for the criterium that is very spectator friendly.

Spectators have many establishments to visit and watch as cyclist fly by at 28-plus mph.

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OPERA: Lundy spent free time researching roasting CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 That’s when another opportunity came his way.

Same language, different flavor HobKnob Coffee Co. was a business opportunity — an investment. At least that’s what Lundy thought at first.

He bought the company a year ago after its owner of more than 10 years sold his shares.

In the beginning, Lundy was the “financial muscle.” He had a partner who acted as the manager, but their business relationship eventually dissolved and Lundy took over her managerial duties after she left.

He admits he didn’t know much about coffee, but that didn’t deter him.

“I’ve always been an avid learner whether it be about voice or anything,” he said. “One of the things that attracts me to coffee is how much there is to know.”

Lundy spent all his free time researching roasting, the origins of different coffee beans and steaming milk.

Lundy compared his musical past to the “artisan” process of brewing coffee.

“I believed in quality and I always have,” he said.

Some of the words used for coffee are even Italian — the language of the country that created opera.

He said HobKnob coffee has a smooth flavor which is the result of a specific roasting profile.

His kinship with quality may be why Lundy said his business is doing “pretty well.”

Lundy heard some complaints from the shop’s patrons when he first bought HobKnob.

“At first we got lots of, ‘Well, that’s not the way the previous owner did it.’ or ‘This isn’t HobKnob anymore,’” said Lundy.

As summer merged into fall and winter brought the cold and a thirst for warm drinks, Lundy began to see former regulars making their way back to his dark brown couches and tall stools.

He began to learn names, orders and other details about their lives.

Lundy had moved to Southern Indiana to nurture an immediate family, but HobKnob introduced him to an unlikely extended one.

Mike Mullins, a HobKnob employee and an Indiana University Southeast senior, has worked in the food-service industry for years, but said HobKnob is a different experience entirely.

“It’s definitely not a work atmosphere where it’s just another customer or another number in our book,” he said. “We get to see friendly faces, they get to see friendly faces. You’re not just paying for coffee, you’re paying for a conversation.”

Amy Gesenhuse can be found at HobKnob several times throughout the week — perched on a

Patrons chat among themselves while having coffee at a table in the HobKnob Coffee Co. dining area. | staff photos by tyler stewart

A variety of coffee blends are organized from light to dark roasts at HobKnob Coffee Co. in Floyds Knobs.

Pre-roasted coffee beans are measured to create one of the HobKnob Coffee Co. signature blends.

Two shots of espresso are poured into a cup of coffee to make a Black Eye for a customer at HobKnob Coffee Co. chair and accompanied by her laptop. She’s been returning to the shop for at least seven years.

“I’m from Floyds Knobs so the chances of me knowing or even being related to most of the customers are pretty high so it’s hard not to feel like a family atmosphere, but Aaron really helps

cultivate that environment — just with how they treat customers and the surroundings,” she said.

Gesenhuse even said she doesn’t think much has changed since Lundy assumed ownership of the shop.

Of course, there’s that key difference —

A pair of scissors sit atop imported bags of organic coffee. HobKnob Coffee Co. carries 12 types of beans from 10 different countries.

Lundy’s voice. He breaks into song at least once a day, said Mullins.

And when he does, applause tends to follow.