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Will Indiana matter?......................... P.06 VOICES Leppert on the herd mentality.......... P.04 Krull on campaign ugliness............... P.05 Savage Love...................................... P.35
Zine workshop................................... P.15 Henry Leck......................................... P.17 Poetry................................................ P.23 SCREENS Ed Johnson-Ott reviews London Has Fallen........................ P.24
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Indiana’s primary election is still two months away and Hoosiers are used to having the presidential nominees decided long before May arrives. That trend was uprooted in 2008 when Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama were campaigning for delegates. That year Indiana mattered. Could this year be a repeat of that time? And are we ready for it if and when it happens?
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Here’s what’s hot on NUVO.net currently: A look at how the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 could be unlike any before it. And Hoosiers are encouraged to start using ten digits when dialing in the 317 area code as a new 463 area code is on its way.
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We drink a few beers and chat with the team behind the animal-loving brewery, Metazoa Brewing Company, opening April 1. Plus, we have a few more options for places to drink in the company of your furry friends.
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The music section is a tale of two badass women playing the Hi-Fi this week, Emily Wells and Liz Janes. Both are cruising in with new albums to talk about — just in time for International Women’s Day. Elsewhere: Kyle launches a new segment on his WFYI show to spread songs of love and hope from the Islamic world, Dr. Dog talks the return of bandmate Doug O’Donnell for their new album and we list dozens upon dozens upon dozens of shows in Soundcheck.
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here is a strange phenomenon occurring in politics this year, and I was having trouble labeling it. Many of us don’t get far enough past the headline or the Twitter feed to understand the reasons for a label. That tendency doesn’t apply to my readers. My punchlines are always at the end. Research served me well this week when I came across a 2012 study in the journal of Current Biology by a group of scientists from the University of London titled “Selfish-herd behavior of sheep under threat.” A conclusion in the study is that sheep band together not out of a sense of community, but because it helps lower their odds of being eaten by predators. There are two schools of thought here, one named the “many eyes” theory that theorizes that larger groups are better at detecting predators. The second is the subject of this column. It is the “selfish herd” theory and it suggests that flocking evolved so individuals could simply play the odds that a predator is more likely to attack your neighbor instead of yourself when in a tight group. Two examples of political leadership recently seem to have evolved using the “selfish herd” theory. First up is the decision last fall by Gov. Mike Pence to suspend Indiana’s accepting of Syrian refugees following the Paris terrorist attacks. Gov. Rick Snyder from Michigan was the first to announce his plan to block refugees on Nov. 16, before the Flint crisis made him no one to follow. Like a brush fire, that horrible opening move spread through the ranks of Republican governors over the course of the next few days. Indiana’s move to follow the herd stood out as a mistake since there was a family on its way here when the decision was made. Again though, proper vetting of the decision to block refugees would have likely modified the decision. Ironically, the decision
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came from a complaint about the federal government’s inadequate vetting. Last week’s ruling from Federal District Court Judge Tonya Pratt granted a temporary injunction against Pence’s authority to act in the manner he chose. The ruling was quite predictable. What wasn’t predicted was the scolding the State of Indiana took in the 36-page order. Judge Pratt basically ruled that the governor’s move here was not just illegal; it also served no public interest. That includes the alleged “keep Hoosiers safe” argument that was so popular three months ago. It didn’t actually make us any safer at all. It is an example of how the “selfish herd” theory works: one of the sheep ultimately gets slaughtered. For Snyder and the rest of the nearly 30 governors making up that herd, Pence kept them safe by being the one who got eaten. Next up is the recent knee-jerk decision by Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, to announce immediately after Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s death that the GOP-led Senate would not even consider confirming a nomination to replace
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and consent” regarding a nomination to the high court. And if President Obama wants a nominee confirmed, he should be forced to work with that body to get it done. That’s how the court ended up with Justice Anthony Kennedy, President Ronald Reagan’s 1988 election year appointee. This process — contemplated by our founding fathers — works. Blocking the process today will fuel anecdotal precedent for obstructionism in the future. The process should transcend politics, and I have grown tired of the ridiculous partisan arguments used to debate a simple provision in our founding document. So have independent voters. It is an example of how the “selfish And who do these indeherd” theory works: one of the sheep pendent voters symbolically become in today’s ultimately gets slaughtered. edition? Obviously, they are the predators. Polling data shows that him until after the November election. independents are intolerant of McConLike the governors last fall, the bulk of the nell’s leadership on this one. Sticking to remaining members of the Senate Rehis unpopular position may very well publican caucus quickly agreed with the cost his herd a seat or two in November first and worst idea. Agree with it or not, and control of the Senate. this move has officially transformed that Like that bad news, Gov. Pence got his group from a caucus into a herd. from Judge Pratt last week. Instead of apThere is no question that the majority pealing it, he should choose to leave the party in the Senate should be rigorous in herd this time and be the shepherd. n fulfilling its constitutional role of “advise
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Democrats have responded in kind. Both Clinton and Sanders have worked hard to make Trump the face of the Republican Party – in large part so that they can say that Republicans now are racists and fascists. So, if the good news is that the campaign is setting new levels of ugliness, what’s the bad news? It’s going to get even uglier. It seems clear mainstream Republicans have settled on a Stop- Trump strategy that involves destroying his credibility. That will mean a non-stop barrage of negative advertising between now and this summer’s GOP convention in Cleveland. Trump, being Trump, will hit back. And the GOP gutter fight will rage on. If Republicans succeed in denying The Donald the nomination, he likely will bolt and run as a third-party candidate. If Republicans think he’s angry and uncontrollable now, wait until they have taken away from him and his supporters something he and they will feel So, if the good news is that the should be theirs. campaign is setting new levels of If Republicans fail to deny him the nominaugliness, what’s the bad news? tion, Trump will head into the fall campaign with unfavorable ratings high enough to break the needle on a Geiger suggested that Romney might have been counter. willing to perform a sexual favor in return Clinton, the likely Democratic nomifor Trump’s endorsement that year. nee, also has high unfavorable numbers The Donald also dished it back to – although they are nowhere near as high Rubio, calling him a “lightweight” and as Trump’s. referring to him as “Little Marco.” Trump There are very few voters in America hit back at Cruz by calling him “Lyin’ Ted.” who don’t know who Donald Trump and Then, as if to prove it was possible to Hillary Clinton are – and perhaps even elevate the tone of the campaign still fewer who haven’t made their minds up further, during the GOP debate in Detroit about them. Thursday night Trump boasted about the When two candidates with high size of his penis. Take that, Marco Rubio. name recognition and high unfavorable Nor have the Republican candidates numbers face off, the strategy for each is spared their potential Democratic opponents. They grow giddy when they discuss pretty clear. Go negative early and hard. Try to Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, and his discourage the other candidate’s soft sup“wild-eyed,” “socialist” and even “comport from turning out to vote. munist” proposals. When they talk about Yeah, a good news/bad news joke. And, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton like many jokes, it really isn’t that funny. n – well, about the kindest description they will apply to her is “as-of-yet-unindicted.” he 2016 presidential campaign has become the ultimate good news/bad news joke.The good news is that the race has been ugly. The Republican Party’s 2012 nominee, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, unloaded Thursday on the frontrunner for the nomination this year, Donald Trump, by calling the billionaire a “phony” and a “fraud.” GOP presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, takes delight in calling Trump a “con man” and making jokes about The Donald’s small hands, which Rubio hints are an indicator of the size of other appendages. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, also has piled on. He suggests that Trump’s moral and political compasses have the consistency of a weather vane trapped in a tornado. Trump has responded by being Trump – bombastic, bellicose and bullying. He called Romney a failed candidate for not beating Obama in 2012, then
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With over 60 people in attendance, topics from minimum wage to LGBT rights to abortion were discussed. “People over money” was the opening sentence of the rally. Annette Gross, an avid LGBT rights advocate and a part of the Pence Must Go movement said “I was asked to wear yellow, and it turns out this is the only yellow shirt I own.” Gross smiles and shows off her Pence Must Go tee. “This session, our general assembly left out our LGBT brothers and sisters who still don’t have statewide rights. Until my son and the rest of the LGBT community are fully protected, the welcome door to Indiana is only open part way.” This speech garnered loud cheers and group-wide support.
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Wanda Savala of Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky spoke about reproductive rights. In regards to House Bill 1337, she said “it shames women from obtaining an abortion. It is deceptive, disingenuous, and disrespectful. The goal is to slowly remove the reproductive rights of women.” Abigail McKinney spoke about her own abortion. Being in a relationship with a verbally and physically abusive man, Abigail knew that her child wouldn’t be safe or financially stable in this world. She says of HB 1337 – “this bill adds barriers to access for women. Being forced to choose between a burial or cremation for your unborn child adds cruel financial and emotional strain.” On the issue of minimum wage, a mother of three and member of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) spoke about working full-time and not being able to afford daily life. “My daughter can’t run track because I can’t afford the fees,” she said through tears. “I work seven days a week and I still can’t afford to send my kids to college; they have to join the military in order to pay for it.” Other topics spoken about included education reform, environmental concerns, and immigration. “My struggle should be their [the Legislature’s] concern,” the crowd chanted. “There’s a lot of people across the aisle that need to go, but the number one person who has to go is right down there on the second floor — Governor Mike Pence,” said one SEIU representative. — ANNIKA LARSON
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ore than half of the states in America have now held primary elections or caucuses for both parties in this year’s presidential primary race. In previous years Super Tuesday — which this year was March 1 — has been a big indicator of who will rise to the top of the ballot and be their party’s candidate for the office of the president of the United States. But in 2008 that trend was broken. Although Hillary Clinton received the lion’s share of support on Super Tuesday, Barack Obama went on to be the Democratic nominee and eventually the president. More importantly, the primary election in Indiana became a battleground bringing the candidates to the state more than once. With the current 4-man field for the GOP and the potential for another turnaround for the Democrats, we can’t help but ask the question: Will Indiana’s primary election matter this year and are Hoosiers ready for their votes to count?
Hoosier Republicans For the Indiana Republican Party, the question is when — not if — will the presidential primary candidates begin to stump in Indiana, all in pursuit of the state’s 57 delegates. Indiana Republican Party Chairman Jeff Cardwell’s attitude is “bring it on!” “For me, it’s economic development 101,” says Cardwell. “The candidates will bring people and revenue wherever they go.” 6 NEWS // 03.09.16 - 03.16.16 // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // NUVO
America select our government leaders. It is not always seen on the local or state level with candidates often running unopposed. But it always happens every four years — especially when the White House is a wide-open seat. According to Cardwell, the democratic process is not always pleasant or pretty. While it feels as though this year’s rhetoric among the presidential candidates is more harsh than in years past — particularly on the Republican side — Cardwell believes part of that feeling can be attributed to the “right here, right now” aspect that social media and the 24-hour news cycle bring to the table. “I tell interns and some of the younger people here in the office all of the time that social media brings a whole other perspective that wasn’t there even eight years ago,” “I guess maybe it’s my retail background, says Cardwell. “When I was but I see the competition as a positive younger you got the news of the thing… a little retail politics.” day for 30 min— JEFF CARDWELL, INDIANA REPUBLICAN PARTY CHAIRMAN utes each night on three channels then got to relax and step away from it the other 23 and a half hours. It’s “I guess maybe it’s my retail backnot like that now — it’s there all the time.” ground, but I see the competition as a Add to it the camera phone and anypositive thing… a little retail politics,” one’s ability to capture what happens said Cardwell. “I believe it makes for a when it happens and every incident goes better candidate and ultimately a better viral. Cardwell believes the incidents we leader. It’s part of the process and I beare seeing this year have always occurred lieve in the process.” Cardwell refers to the democratic process — the method by which we in With less than half of the states done with their respective caucuses or primaries and their available delegates divided up among the candidates, there is still a lot of wiggle room for any one of them to rise to the top. Typically Indiana’s primary is so late in the year, the election for the presidential nominee was a simple formality. But as the Hoosier Democrats experienced in 2008, having your national votes really matter makes for an exciting time. The Indiana GOP doesn’t endorse any one candidate in a primary. When the candidates come to the Hoosier state, Cardwell says each one will be treated with the same respect and enthusiasm. And he believes the competition is a good thing.
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Delegate totals as of March 6 Donald Trump: 384 | Ted Cruz: 300 | Marco Rubio: 151 | John Kasich: 37 (Number of delegates needed to win the Republican nomination: 1,237)
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petitive primary has “more advantages.” Competitive primaries allow the state to prepare and plan for the National Demobut are witnessed more now thanks to cratic party’s eventual candidate nomiincreased accessibility. nation, and get more voters involved in Despite the negative happenings at the process. some of the Donald Trump rallies in Indiana is important in this primary other states, Cardwell is convinced any vote, and Marion County holds a lot of GOP presidential primary rally in Indiweight for Democrats. Fifteen percent ana will only be met with Hoosier hospiof Democratic primary votes come from tality. Regardless, Indiana’s delegates will Marion County alone, out of 92 counlikely be a hot commodity in a race that ties in the state. Looking back at 2008, is shaping up to be — if nothing else — Barack Obama won the primary vote entertaining. in Marion County, but lost to Hillary Clinton statewide by less than 1 percent. However, Obama’s popularity in Marion County eventually played a role in the Here’s what we have thus far on the Marion County Democratic Party’s Democratic side of things; a contested backing of his presidential nomination, primary, lots and lots of differing talking and the support of Marion County can points, and nerves all around. Before make or break a candidate in Indiana. Super Tuesday, we really didn’t have a After the results of Super Tuesday, strong idea of who the nomination was the question now lies with individual leaning toward. After Super Tuesday, we states and their primary election results. still don’t have a very clear idea. Although Hillary won more states and After Super Tuesday, almost half of the delegates on Super Tuesday, Bernie and delegates have wholly decided on their his #FeelTheBern supporters aren’t backing down anytime soon. “Whatever gets more people to vote, “Having a contestwe want people to have the best ed primary is usually a net positive,” says possible information.” Josh Peters, political director of the Marion — JOHN ZODY, INDIANA DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHAIRMAN County Democratic Party. “The amount of people that become involved in the political process is a lot vote. Hillary Clinton won seven states, while Bernie Sanders won four. However, greater than if the nominee was already known. It allows the state to become some of these races were too close to focused, and causes voters to seek out call – Massachusetts for example, where more information about candidates to Hillary won by 1 percent. make an informed decision.” What does this contested primary So what happens if Hillary and Bernie mean for Indiana? Could Indiana Democome to Indiana to advocate for their cratic voters play a roll in this primary, campaigns before the state votes in the and shape the race for the rest of the primary? “It’s a pretty last-minute decination? sion, on the campaign’s part. Whatever John Zody, chairman of the Indiana they ask for, Indiana will help. We do Democratic Party, says of contested what we can for both campaigns in equal primaries: “The more activity during a measure. It’s usually so last minute that primary season, the better. An active it’s all-hands-on-deck,” says Peters. presidential campaign increases voter Indiana’s primary is held on Tuesday, knowledge and whatever gets more May 3 and has the potential to have a lot people to vote, we want people to have of influence in the national Democratic the best possible information.” While candidate conversation. n there are some advantages to knowing who the nominee is early on, a com-
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RUNNING For beginners trying to get into running or wanting to train for their first half-marathon, figuring out how to get started can be overwhelming. Luckily for Indianapolis residents, there are multiple groups that can help people with this very challenge. Athletic Annex, a retailer that sells running and walking footwear and apparel out of two local locations, currently is conducting a training program called “3 Run 7” targeted at beginners and intermediate runners and walkers who are preparing for spring half-marathons. Many participants in the group are preparing for the Carmel Half Marathon (Apr. 16), the Geist Half Marathon (May 21) or the Mini-Marathon (May 7). The group meets at the store’s Broad Ripple location every Saturday at 8 a.m. to do walks and runs on the Monon Trail. Some members of the group also meet on Wednesday nights for additional work. The program lasts 16 weeks and started in mid-January. It costs $50 and includes a shirt and seminars with St. Vincent’s professionals in addition to the training from coach Gareth Wilford and his team of
staffers and mentors. Although this program is about half over now, Coach Wilford says people can still join. He’ll probably just recommend a modified program aiming at preparing for a shorter race. Coach indicated that the program is welcoming to all and caters to your everyday runner and people who are totally new to the sport. More information can be found at athleticannex.com. Indy Runners is another club that puts on a similar spring training program. It may be too late to sign up for that program this year, but the club does offer a fall marathon and half marathon training program. More information can be found at indyrunners.org. This site also includes a helpful calendar listing all the running events in the Indianapolis area throughout the year. Athletic Annex Broad Ripple, 6528 Cornell Ave., 317-253-1792, athleticannex.com Over the next two months, a lot of attention will be paid to the Mini. As the Indy 500 marks its 100th Running, the 500 Festival Mini-Marathon celebrates its 40th birthday. Here’s info on the Mini and the last run left in the “Miler” series: The 500 Festival Miler Series Ten-Miler, April 9, 8 a.m. Races start and end in White River State Park in front of the NCAA Hall of Champions, 700 W. Washington St., prices vary, indymini.com The 500 Festival Mini-Marathon and 5K May 7, wave start times vary; 5K starts at 7 a.m. More than 35,000 folks make this the premiere halfmarathon event in the nation. The festival says:
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway along Michigan Street and does a complete lap around the 2.5 mile track before heading back down New York Street to the finish line. In addition to the on-course entertainment, the “First 500” finishers get a medal and everyone gets a tech shirt, timing device, energy drinks and eats and even a beer at the end of the run for those 21 and older. Washington and West streets, prices vary, indymini.com — JACK CARNEY
CYCLING Whaddya got? A carbon-fiber racer worth three grand or an old third-hand Schwinn with a banana seat? Where do you want to ride — on dirt or pavement? There are so many variables here, so much info and so much gear, we could spend all the pages we’d planned for this article on biking alone. (We’ll go into greater detail on biking the Circle City in an upcoming NUVO — check back this summer.) For now, we’ll refer you to your local bike shop — BGI up north, Gray Goat to the south, Bike Line and Bike Exchange along the Monon, Matthews on the Eastside or our 2015 “Best Of Indy” winner in the bike shop category, Irvington’s Indy Cycle Specialist — all of ‘em can get you on the cycle you need for your level of experience, preferred terrain and budget. Road biking The Central Indiana Biking Association (CIBA) provides a wealth of information on regular rides and events on its site. For the freelancers among us, there are tons of great paved routes around Indy — including the gorgeous Cultural Trails — and a bike share program that’s flourishing downtown. The best-known trail in Indy, of course, is the Monon, which won a Best of Indy Award from NUVO in 2014. And if you’re really into Flaming Calves of Doom, stay tuned for the 2016 Hilly Hundred, an autumn ride south of Indy that’s as pretty as it is painful. CIBA’s website is cibaride.org.
Mountain biking The Hoosier Mountain Biking Association’s website offers a great list of all the trails available across the state of Indiana, plus info on conditions. Close to home, a few examples of some nice flow-y stuff include Town Run Trail Park, Southwestway Park and the always lovely Fort Harrison State Park. Brown County offers exceptional rides if you’re willing to make the hour-plus jaunt: Brown County State Park, Nebo Ridge just outside Story and Hickory Ridge (beware the horses), which offers winding routes through the Hoosier National Forest. Check out hmba.org/ wp/ for all the deets. Or perhaps the Speedway? The Tour de Cure, sponsored by the American Diabetes Association, is one of those great rides that include trips around the track — the century ride here is nothing but circuits around the world’s most famous racetrack. Crossing the yard of bricks, whether it’s at 200 mph, 20 or 12, is always exciting. Tour de Cure, June 4, time TBD. Rides include a Family Fun course, 50K, 75K and 100-miler. Indianapolis Motor Speedway, $15 registration fee, $200 fundraising minimum, tour.diabetes.org — ED WENCK
LKING HIKING & WOFAFISHING WITH A SIDE
We decided to let Rev. Peyton (of Big Damn Band fame) weigh in here. He’s been penning an occasional advice column called “Big Damn Advice,” and we felt this nugget from Dec. of 2015 was apropos:
There is so much beauty so close, and even in vastly populated areas, and it’s mostly unused or underenjoyed by the local people. I bet there is a hiking trail closer than you think. I know there is a state or national park within a one-day driving trip. Getting an outdoor hobby can actually be cheap, too. How much does hiking really cost? A good pair of shoes, and a water bottle can get you started down a simple trail. You don’t need to climb a mountain or hunt a bear in Alaska to find adventure outside.
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If you are reading this and saying to yourself that the outdoors isn’t for you, then maybe you have never actually experienced it. Ask someone to take you fishing, or ask someone to take you camping. The closest I have ever felt to God was staring the Grand Canyon in the face.
KAYAKING
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SWIMMING Kim Newnam, who’s the associate executive director at the Benjamin Harrison Y, started her career with the organization as an aquatics instructor. She explains why the Y and swim lessons are synonymous: they invented ‘em. A gent named George Corson developed group swimming lessons at the Y in the interest of preventing drowning deaths. Kids can begin taking lessons at the age of 3, and then progress through the preschool levels. The levels are named after aquatic critters: pikes, eels, rays and starfish. At age 6, kids can begin learning as polliwogs, then advance to guppie, minnow, fish, flying fish and shark. Of course, some folks are simply afraid of the water, no matter their age. It doesn’t matter if a student’s 3 or 83, the strategy is the same, says Kim: “We really try to get them comfortable, holding the wall, getting the faces wet, doing what we call ‘bobs’ — that’s most important, getting their faces wet and blowing bubbles.” Zero-depth entry pools help a great deal and the Y offers private lessons for those embarrassed by their fear — or those who really want to refine their strokes. Kim reminds us that swimming is a great workout that carries zero joint impact: “It’s the best therapeutic thing to do. We have arthritis classes, Silver Sneakers, name it — and you don’t have to be a member to sign up for classes.” YMCA of Greater Indianapolis, multiple locations, indymca.org — ED WENCK
Yep, you’re going to get wet, no two ways about it. A two-bladed kayak paddle cutting the water is going to splash into the boat, drip guards be damned. But the fear that the boat’s going to tip out in the middle of a reservoir isn’t nearly as likely as the novice paddler going ass-over-teakettle while getting into a dugout from shore. Once you’re in, though, a leisurely paddle is one of the most gentle upper-body workouts you’ll encounter. Add some fine scenery to the sound of lapping water and jumping fish, and you can see why recreational kayaking is so popular. A great way to get started — and to find out if this particular form of boating is, in fact, your jam — is to sign up for a sunset or full-moon paddle at Eagle Creek marina. A guide by the name of Jeff Coates takes groups of up to 35 boaters out on the water, and the flora and fauna are stunning: There are actually bald eagles in Eagle Creek park, and Coates knows where they roost. Blue heron and other shore birds are plentiful here, too. If you’re really lucky, though, you’ll have reserved a spot on the paddle after a decent amount of rain, enough to make Fishback Creek passable. When that happens, the trip you’ll experience is about as far removed from urban scenery as one can get in Marion County. In addition to a crash course in paddling basics, Coates and company ensure your safety: boaters count off often, glow sticks mark your stern when darkness falls, and no one goes without a life jacket. Tip for beginners: “two-person kayak” is often another term for “marital argument.” Eagle Creek Outfitters also offers hourly rentals starting at $18 on both ocean and dugout kayaks, canoes, paddle boats, rowboats, pontoon boats and SUP (stand-up paddle) boards. If you’re really feeling adventurous, sailing lessons are available, too. Rentals include flotation jackets. They open April 1.
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from standard bowling: Duckpin bowlers get three throws per frame as opposed to two. Strikes and spares are scored the same way. If a bowler knocks over the remainder of pins standing with his or her third ball, 10 pins are awarded for the frame with no bonus carrying over to the next frame. Action Duckpin Bowl and Atomic Bowl Duckpin, 1105 Prospect St., hours vary, $30 per lane per hour, private rentals available, 317-685-1955 or 317-6866006, fountainsquareindy.com — JACK CARNEY
We’d be remiss if we didn’t mention the opportunity for you, O Broke Hacker, to go out and ruin a good walk. Indy’s got 13 public golf courses that range from the li’l ol’ 3-par 9-hole course at Riverside Golf Academy to the Pete Dye courses at Eagle Creek and Sahm parks. And yes, a great many are open year ‘round for you to get your bogey on. (Are you picking up that we have a pretty fat handicap here at the NUVO sports desk?) Gunga lagunga! Check out indy. gov/eGov/City/DPR/Golf/Pages/ home.aspx for more deets. — ED WENCK
BOWLING
Ten-pin THE DUDE: Yeah, well. The Dude abides. THE STRANGER: The Dude abides. I don’t know about you but I take comfort in that. It’s good knowin’ he’s out there. The Dude. Takin’ ‘er easy for all us sinners. Shoosh. I sure hope he makes the finals. — The Big Lebowski, 1998 Royal Pin Bowling Centers, multiple locations, royalpin.com Hindel Bowl, 6833 Massachusetts Ave. (Pendleton Pike), 317-545-1231, hindelbowl.com Beech Grove Bowl, 95 N. 2nd Ave. (Beech Grove), 317-784-3743, bgbowl.com All Star Bowl, 726 N. Shortridge Rd., 317-352-1848, allstarbowl1.com
Duckpin When it comes to bowling, Indianapolis has a truly unique offering here in the Midwest. Inside the Fountain Square Theatre Building, bowlers can find two separate vintage duckpin bowling alleys. Action Duckpin Bowl has eight lanes while the slightly smaller Atomic Duckpin Bowl is housed in the basement. Both alleys are furnished with authentic vintage equipment and café areas. Duckpin bowling alleys are tough to find in this country. Most alleys are located in eastern states. Fountain Square’s alleys are the only two in Indiana and two of the only locations in the entire Midwest. In comparison to conventional bowling, duckpin bowling uses a smaller ball and smaller pins. The balls used are slightly larger than a softball. The other key difference
DISC GOLF The Godfather of Disc Golf, Hoosier Dennis Byrne, is something of a legend — Byrne ditched a manufacturing career to design courses, including a revolutionary course for the blind developed right here in Indy. The sport is cheap — most courses are free and a starter bag of three discs (a fairway driver, a disc for middle-distances and a putter) will only set you back about 25 bucks. As Byrne told me in the Aug. 27, 2015 issue of NUVO: “If you told your wife you were going out for
four or five hours with your buddies, leavin’ the kids and the dog at home and droppin’ a hundred bucks or more, she’d belt you before you got out the door. Tell her you’re gone for 90 minutes, you’re taking the kids AND the dog AND the course is free, she’ll start the car for ya.” In that same story, we described the game thusly:
That “hole” is actually a basket. Above the basket’s landing platform (a circular piece of metal with a rim suspended on a pole a few feet off the ground) is strung a network of chaining. A successful shot sees the disc strike the chains and either drop onto the metal surface below or nest in the links. Discs that hang on the edge or perch atop the basket don’t count, and discs that strike the target and ricochet away aren’t counted, either. The chains, in addition to providing the necessary “give” to keep clean shots from bouncing away, provide a sound that’s critical to any game of this kind — the ringing of the links is just as aurally satisfying as hearing a small white ball find the bottom of a cup. The courses are mostly free and open year-round. Check them out at indydiscgolf.com. — ED WENCK
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Mondays-Thursdays, 3-5 p.m.; Fridays, 3-5 p.m. and 7:30-9:30 p.m.; Saturdays 2:30-4:30 p.m. and 7:30-9:30 p.m.; Sundays 1-3 p.m. (TIMES MAY VARY, call ahead) Back in the day, you could skate on the same pad of ice that now hosts the Indy Fuel, but that’s changed: the Pop Weaver Pavilion, just behind the Coliseum, hosts public skating and youth hockey. The skating pad’s now called the “Cheri Daniels Arena,” which is a nod to the MANY hours Indiana’s former first lady spent at the Fairgrounds. There’s a small shop that rents skates and sells some hockey gear, but as of this writing, we’re not sure if the shop still has a black Labrador named “Puck.” Concessions are often available, too. Indiana State Fairgrounds, 317-927-7624, age 4 and older $6, 3 and younger FREE; figure skate rental $4, hockey skate rental $5, parking $5 per car
CARMEL ICE SKADIUM Dates/times vary. The Skadium updates its online calendar month-to-month as hockey games are scheduled, but often you’ll see open public skating scheduled at 2 p.m. on Saturdays, “cosmic skating” at 7:30 some evenings and stick-and-pucks mixed in, too. The Skadium hosts learn-to-skate classes on its two pads of ice as well. 1040 3rd Ave. SW (Carmel) 317-844-8888, $7.25, 10 and younger $6, cosmic skate $9, stick and puck $8, skate rental $3
THE ARCTIC ZONE ICEPLEX Skateboarding is not a crime. Major Taylor Skatepark, 3649 Cold Spring Road, 317-955-6000 Monon Center, 235 Central Park Drive East (Carmel), 317-848-7275
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Dates/times vary. This singlepad-rink is run by the same folks who manage the Skadium, and their calendar for public skates/ stick-and-puck sessions is updated online like their Carmel sister rinks. 16616 Southpark Drive (Westfield), 896-2155, $7.25, 10 and younger $6, cosmic skate $9, stick and puck $8, skate rental $3
THE INDY FUEL TANK (FORUM AT FISHERS) Mondays-Thursdays, 12 noon-2 p.m.; Fridays, 12 noon-2 p.m and 7:30-9:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 1-3 p.m. and 7:30-9:30 p.m.; Sundays, 1-3 p.m. (TIMES MAY VARY, call ahead) The old Forum changed its name after becoming the practice facility for Indy’s AA hockey club, the Fuel. The Fuel sank 2.5 million into the facility, improving both pads of
ice, expanding the pro shop and concessions, and adding training rooms for hockey players. The Tank (THAT NICKNAME IS AWESOME) will see schedule adjustments during hockey season, but the early-season schedule allowed for seven-day-a-week public skating. 9022 E. 126th St. (Fishers), 849-9930, $8, skate rental $4, indyfueltank.com
PERRY PARK Weekdays, 12 noon-5 p.m. (TIMES MAY VARY, call ahead) With the closing of Ellenberger’s rink (WE MISS THAT DUMP SO MUCH), this Southside institution is Indy Parks’ last remaining ice rink. Along with public skating and youth hockey, Perry has adult pickup games, too. Beginners can rent “skate aids,” which are kind of like walkers for the wobblers. The entire rink is also available for rent. 451 E Stop 11 Road, 8880700, $6, youth (3-17) and senior (55+) $5, skate rental $3, skate aid $5 Figure skating
THE WINTER CLUB OF INDIANAPOLIS The Winter Club’s been around since 1940, teaching kids and adults the fundamentals of both figure skating and hockey skating styles. Kids as young as 3 can sign up for “Snowplow Sam” classes to help your little one become the next Olympic Hero — or the child that sits on the ice and licks the snow off his hockey gloves. The Winter Club offers group instruction and private coaching, too. Info and pricing — and registration forms — can be found at their website, and more info is available via email: learntoskate@ winterclubindy.com. One of the perks they offer: ice time at the Fairgrounds comes with free parking. Woo-hoo! Various locations (including the State Fairgrounds), winterclubindy.org
THE ICE SKATING CLUB OF INDIANAPOLIS The ISCI, according to their site, encourages “the instruction, practice, and advancement of the members in compulsory figures, free skating, pairs skating, ice dancing, synchronized team skating and any other types of figure skating.” This non-profit further “provides skaters the opportunity to skate on
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less crowded ice at club sessions. Club sessions are contracted by the ISCI for the enjoyment of the more serious recreational skater, the competitive figure or dance skater. The ISCI host several activities throughout the year, which include the Tony Todd Memorial Carmel Invitational each Fall and an Annual Ice Show.” Carmel Ice Skadium, 1040 3rd Avenue SW, skateisci.com
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The Sycamore Club was founded in 1982 when Perry Park enclosed its ice rink (it had been an outdoor facility prior to that). The group soon “received a sanction from U.S. Figure Skating … The founders even managed a spring ice show in April 1983 in this open-air rink. The spring show has continued annually as a club tradition.” Their schedule of group sessions is robust and covers a wide variety of skill levels. Perry Park, 451 E. Stop 11 Road, sycamoreisc.org
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CCA Sports, multiple locations, 253- 4346, ccasports.com
SOFTBALL Where exactly do we start here? At the keg, probably. Actually, we discovered an outfit called CCA (Circle City Athletics) that runs over a dozen “social sports” leagues. (We’ll dig in to more of those later.) John Pantzer, founder of the group, tells us via email that their softball league is a coed group “geared towards fun and not the serious players. Teams range in skill, however most have the same mindset which is to have fun and enjoy a casual game of softball. [We use the] same general rules you would find in most softball leagues: Underhand slow pitch with a strike plate and height limit on pitches.” Once you’ve registered twelve people for a team (games are 10 versus 10 with a minimum of three women), a glove or a mitt and 60 bucks is all an individual needs. CCA Sports, multiple locations, 253- 4346, ccasports.com — ED WENCK
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both male and female players are given opportunities to make plays. First downs based on completions.” Skill levels run from beginner to semi-pro, all gear’s provided and you can get in for as little as $60 (depending on the location of the league you join). If you’re not part of a fielded team, CCA will try to find you a roster spot.
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The CCA’s flag football leagues run outdoor games that match eight on eight players with at least three women per team and indoor games that run teams of seven. Seasons run for six weeks plus playoffs (which means a potential for nine weeks of play). For the rules, we’ll go back to Pantzer: “No contact, blocking, punting, field goals. Teams … make sure that
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Tennis Jason Suscha, a multiple Horizon League Coach-of-the-Year winner during his 15-year run at Butler is now director of racquet sports at the JCC, explains to us why tennis is his jam even as he ages: I enjoy striking the ball now, and there’s some pretty serious running … basketball’s a little dangerous for me and tennis affords me that athletic workout. You can really push yourself physically. There’s guys out there that can push each other. There were players a couple of years back that represented Team USA from Indianapolis on our national 75-and-over team. The only difference is ten-andunder tennis, they play on a shorter court — or on a longer court with a lower compression ball. In wheelchair tennis, which we do here, the only modified rule is two bounces. If I play a guy in wheelchair, I’m allowed one bounce, he’s allowed two — other than that, the rules are the same. It’s very integrative. If you’re playing singles, you’ve gotta cover some court. If you’re playing doubles — we’ve got an 80-and-older group that plays every Tuesday and Friday and there’s not a lot of movement going on. As far as gear goes, the average player can get a fine racquet for around $60, with high-end models coming in at about $180. Indoor courts for JCC members are $16 per hour, and there are free outdoor courts all over the city.
Other racquet sports The JCC has three racquetball courts that are free to members — this model’s duplicated at a lot of Indy’s YMCA facilities, too. Squash is a sport that’s vastly different than racquetball: the boundaries are much more restrictive, the racquets are longer and the ball smaller. For the right info on squash, start at the Indianapolis Racquet Club, indyracquet.com.
minimum of 12 players to set up a team but suggests teams have 16 to 18 players. League manager Ben Allen described CCA kickball as a fun sport everyone and anyone can play, regardless of skill level. More information regarding signups, schedules and rules can be found at ccasports.com. Fees run from $60-65 and include a six game regular season followed by a twoweek playoff and a CCA shirt.
Badminton can be found at the Fishers Y, and if you’re interested in “pickleball,” a wild tennis/ badminton hybrid that sees players working VERY close to the net with paddles and plastic balls that travel at one-third the speed of a tennis ball, there’s a lot of info at usapa.org and lesson available at the Indianapolis Racquet Club.
CCA Sports, multiple locations, 253- 4346, ccasports.com
JCC Indy, 6701 Hoover Road, 251-9467, jccindy.org Indianapolis Racquet Club, 8249 Dean Road, 849-2531; 4901 N. Shadeland Ave., 317545-2228; indyracquet.com — ED WENCK
KICKBALL Many kids rank recess and gym as their two favorite classes in grade school. With the exception of physical education teachers, most people don’t get to enjoy these subjects as adults. CCA offers adults the chance to play the classic grade school game kickball in a league format. The group operates coed kickball recreational leagues that play on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursday at various locations throughout Indianapolis. All of these spring leagues begin the week of March 28. The CCA’s rules are likely the same as you remember them from your youth. The game is played with 11 players from each team on a standard baseball diamond. Games are seven innings long. All balls are live — meaning a base runner, unless stationed on a base, is ruled out after any contact with the ball. Teams must field a minimum of four female players and a maximum of seven males. Also, every third kicker in the order must be female. The CCA requires a
Finally, you can always just show up to Sky Zone and play pickup trampoline dodgeball during their “Open Jump” time frames. The calendar on the website will show what times are available. Sky Zone Trampoline Park, 10080 E. 121st St. (Fishers), 572-2999, one hour of jump time $14, two hours costs $21 person, skyzone.com — JACK CARNEY
Surely concocted inside the imagination of an 8-year-old, it’s the perfect marriage between two of childhood’s greatest joys: pegging your friends with round objects and bouncing wildly on trampolines. I could easily see it becoming America’s pastime after baseball and football fade away. Ultimate dodgeball is simply five on five dodgeball played on a field of dreams — wall to wall trampolines. Is this heaven? Locally the game can be played at Sky Zone Trampoline Park in Fishers. Sky Zone will be hosting multiple tournaments later this year where folks can sign up to participate. On May 18, the Fishers Sky Zone is partnering with the NFL Alumni Association to host the Matty Justice NFL Alumni Dodgeball Tournament. Teams of five to eight people can sign up for a total fee of $600 with all proceeds going toward pediatric cancer research. Each team will be assigned an exNFL player team captain from the alumni association. With over 150 locations worldwide, Sky Zone also puts on an annual tournament called the Ultimate Dodgeball Championship (UDC). The tournament serves as a national championship where teams qualify at their local Sky Zone and advance eventually to a championship match in Las Vegas with the winner taking home a cash prize. Details for the tournament have not yet been released, but the event will take place either this summer or fall. (Check skyzone.com periodically for updates on both of these events.)
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Possibly the youngest and most unique sport on our list, bike polo offers a new twist on a historic game. Although original cycle polo is actually over 100 years old, modern bike polo — played on hardcourts instead of grass — began only about 15 years ago in Seattle. The sport found a home in central Indiana seven years ago with the formation of the Indianapolis Bike Polo club. The game takes the traditional highbrow horseback game of polo and moves players onto bicycles. The size of the court is approximately two tennis courts. In fact, the Indy Bike Polo club renovated the old rundown tennis courts at Arsenal Park into an official bike polo court four years ago. The game consists of two teams of three players attempting to score goals by striking a roller hockey ball into the opposing team’s net using a croquet-like mallet. Goals can only be scored with a strike off one of the flat ends of the mallet. No player is allowed to put his or her feet on the ground during the game. Defensively, body to body contact is legal if it’s shoulder to shoulder. Defenders can also use their mallets to hook offensive players’ mallets when they’re in possession of the ball. Games are typically won by the first team to score five or with a 10 to 15 minute time limit. There are no fees to play. New players simply need to bring a helmet and a good attitude. Per long time club member Nick Nacrelli, the club is an inclusive and loving community open to any and every one. He also noted the game is very addicting. S E E , S P O R T S , O N P A GE 1 4
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Commonly called “Ultimate Frisbee,” the sport known simply as “Ultimate” has an ever-growing presence here in Indianapolis. Ultimate is a game in which teams progress down the field toward the end zone by passing a frisbee or disc. A standard Ultimate field is 70 yards long and 40 yards wide with end zones 25 yards deep. Each time a team is able to move all the down the field and complete a pass in their opponent’s end zone, one point earned. There is no running with the disc and physical contact between players is illegal. Defenders can guard the disc thrower who has 10 seconds to pass the disc. The Indiana Ultimate Association has a website (indyultimate.org) that houses a lot of helpful information regarding Ultimate pickup games taking place throughout the city, various leagues and clubs. For those looking to try the sport, the site lists all the different locations where and when games take place. The site also lists contact information of the organizers for these recurring games. In addition to the many opportunities to play, Indianapolis is also the home to a professional Ultimate team. Founded in 2012, the Indianapolis AlleyCats are a member of the American Ultimate Disc League. The team’s regular season begins with a game on Apr. 8 in Cincinnati and ends in July. The AlleyCats play all their home games at Roncalli Stadium. Currently fans can buy season tickets which include the seven home games for the price of five and 20 precent off at the AlleyCats gift shop. Roncalli Stadium, 3300 Prague Road, myalleycats.com — JACK CARNEY
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For Hoosiers who had always dreamed of playing or watching traditional Irish field games, there’s no need to buy that 3,700 mile flight to Dublin. The Indianapolis Gaelic Athletic Association (Indy GAA) has you covered. The Indy GAA has been playing hurling since 2005 and has more recently added camogie (women’s hurling) and Gaelic football teams as well. Hurling is an extremely old sport. It’s thought to have been played in Ireland for at least 3,000 years. The game known as the “world’s fastest field sport” consists of players carrying ax shaped sticks called hurleys attempting to hit a baseball sized ball called the sliotar into the opposing team’s goal. The goals used are identical to standard soccer goals but with H-shaped field goal posts extending above the goal frame. Hitting the sliotar into the goal itself will earn a team three points while hitting the ball above the goal but through the uprights earns one point. Games consist of two 25 or 30 minute halves. Traditional Irish teams consist of 15 players including one goalkeeper playing on a field that’s 150 yards long by 100 yards wide. The Indy GAA typically plays on a pitch the size of a football field. Due to the smaller field, they’ll usually play with 11 to 13 players per side. According to longtime club member Rudy Nehrling, the game is a combination of many sports American kids play growing up including: baseball, tennis, hockey, golf and lacrosse. Every year the club’s hurling season begins with members marching in the downtown Indianapolis St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The club begins having open weekly practices shortly after the parade in late March. For this coming league season, the Indy GAA will field 10 teams each sponsored by a local business. Beyond this top league, the club offers playing opportunities for newcomers regardless of gender, age and experience level. To get involved, one simply needs to show up at one of the club’s open
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weekly practices at Broad Ripple Park with a pair of cleats. (Note: practices will be transitioned to Arsenal Park later in the spring.) The club has extra helmets and hurleys to loan out to newcomers. If new players decide they want to invest in their own equipment, hurleys can be purchased for $30 to $50 at Good Earth Natural Food Co. in Broad Ripple. Hurling helmets cost around $110. More information about the Indy GAA including the open practice schedule can be found at indygaa.com. Broad Ripple Park, 1500 Broad Ripple Ave. Indy GAA, indygaa.com Good Earth Natural Food Co., 6350 Guilford Ave., 253-3709, good-earth.com — JACK CARNEY
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technique to master, but it’s advantageous in that a player can solo continuously. Otherwise, there are limits to the number of consecutive steps and dribbles a player can take with the ball. Defensively, players can make contact with the ball carrier shoulder to shoulder, and they can slap the ball out the offensive player’s hands. Similar to the club’s hurling and camogie schedule, open practices begin in late March after St. Patrick’s Day at Broad Ripple Park. The club welcomes anyone regardless of age to come out and try the sport. If, after a few practices, a newcomer decides to join the club, there is an annual fee. High school and college students pay $25 per year while all others pay $125. The fee covers all practices, games, a jersey and access to free pizza and discounted drinks at Connor’s Pub in Broad Ripple after practices. More information about the Indy GAA including the open practice schedule can be found at indygaa.com. Broad Ripple Park, 1500 Broad Ripple Ave. Indy GAA, indygaa.com — JACK CARNEY
In addition to hurling and camogie, the Indianapolis Gaelic Athletic Association (Indy GAA) also offers opportunities to play Gaelic football, another traditional Irish sport. Although the Indy GAA has been in existence since 2005, 2015 marked the first year the club fielded official Gaelic football teams. Gaelic football is identical to hurling in many ways. The game is played on the exact same pitch or field with the same goal structures. Each team fields 15 players including one goalkeeper. Scoring a goal is worth three points while a ball put through the uprights is good for one point. The key difference between the two sports is the ball that’s used. Unlike in hurling, in Gaelic football there are no sticks used to whack a small ball around; rather, a basketball-sized leather ball is used and goals are scored via kicks. The ball resembles an oversized volleyball. Players advance the ball up the field using a variety of techniques including: carrying, bouncing in a similar manner to basketball-dribbling, kicking, hand-passing and soloing. In order to solo down the field, while running a player will repeatedly drop the ball to his feet and then kick it back up into his hands. It’s a more difficult
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and Scott can help you get started. As Tom says, “What better way to go out and have some fun with your friends than exercising in a refrigerator?” Hamilton Ice Center Arena, 2501 Lincoln Park Drive (Columbus), midwestbroomball.com — JACK CARNEY
Hockey (See our listings of available pads of ice in “Public Skating” on P.11.) Broomball As a college student in 1999, Tom Kareus got the “broomball bug,” as he calls it. Seventeen years later he’s still hooked on the sport, and he thinks you’ll get the bug too if you give it a try. Tom now helps run Columbus Broomball in Columbus, IN and also runs an online broomball equipment sales site midwestbroomball.com. Broomball is basically ice hockey with more scoring and no skating. Players run around the ice wearing specialized broomball shoes swatting a miniature soccer ball into oversized hockey goals. Instead of using actual brooms or hockey sticks, players use a stick that has the length of a conventional broom but ends with a hard plastic triangular piece used for ball striking. From a distance the sticks resemble lacrosse sticks. Up close, they look like extra-long fly swatters. The rules are very similar to hockey. There are six players including a goalie on the ice for each team. Unlike hockey, body checking is illegal. (Additionally, Columbus Broomball games run two 20-minute halves as opposed to three periods.) Columbus Broomball, the closest broomball group to the Indianapolis area, plays all its games at Hamilton Center Ice Arena in Columbus. The club offers winter and summer leagues. A season typically consists of 12 to 14 games plus single elimination playoffs. There is a fee of $1,000 per team to play for one season. Teams typically consist of 12 to 20 players. Equipment such as shoes, helmets and sticks can be purchased at midwestbroomball. com. A player could acquire the needed equipment to get started in the sport for about $100 to $150. Prospective players interested in trying out the game should contact Tom (tkareus@gmail.com) or Scott Herron (bscottherron@gmail.com). Whether you want to join a league or just give the sport a try, Tom
Curling You’ll notice something if you’ve ever skated at the Arctic Zone in Westfield: The proper markers, targets and boundaries for curling. This ice serves as home to the Circle City Curling Club. This might beg the question: Why only here? After stints at Fishers and the nowdefunct Ellenberger rinks (among others), the CCCC found a home for its stones that was willing to dedicate its ice to their special needs, as defined on their website: Ice for skating and hockey is prepared by a Zamboni machine running over the surface of the ice, filling in the nooks and crannies from skate marks, and making a somewhat level surface. Curling ice is prepped differently. It needs to be extremely level, pebbled (this is where we spray hot water droplets on top of the ice which freeze so the stones can glide over the pebbled surface) and at just the right temperature for stones to slide smoothly and consistently. It’s also best if the stones are kept cold and the humidity is well controlled to prevent condensation, something we cannot do at our current facility. One of the goals of almost any curling club is to make the transition from arena ice, to a dedicated curling facility. The Club offers “Learn to curl” clinics that cover sweeping, delivering the stone and strategy for $30 per person. The Arctic Zone Iceplex, 16616 Southpark Drive (Westfield), 896-2155, circlecitycurling. wordpress.com — ED WENCK
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MEET THE ARTISTS XXVIII ART EXHIBIT e Metalworking is prominent at Meet the Artists, in various guises. Let’s start by talking about Aboubakar Allal, who makes jewelry without power tools as he was taught by his father. Allal is from Niger, West Africa; his ethnicity is Tuareg. The arts and crafts of the Tuareg people are known throughout the world. (Maybe you’ve seen their cross of Agadez pendants.) The inclusion of Allal’s art in Meet the Artists — along with the leatherwork of Gaicha Boutali, his wife — gives this exhibit a global reach. Tuaregs have been repurposing materials for their art from time immemorial, but he’s not the only one at Meet the Artists to do so. Keith Bullock’s day job is as a welder for Praxair in Speedway, but his on-the-job skills certainly are crucial when it comes to repurposing materials to create his metal sculptures. Bullock has two on display here. “Ground Zero” sort of looks like a meteor on a platter. There’s a certain rough-hewn gravity to this sculpture, as well as an ambiguity in regard to the meaning of its ominous title.
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n the incessant world of scrolling, liking and screenshots it’s easy to fall down the click hole. Sometimes, it’s necessary to turn off, tune in, and thumb through a carefully orchestrated musing that you can hold in your hand. That’s why Bree Gerard, of Rad Grrls Club art collective, loves zines. “I’m really just interested in them as a concept because they give me something ... that’s special outside of just having the internet; which kind of takes the specialness out of everything,” laughs Gerard. “You might find something cool on the internet and be really into it, but maybe even just looking at a screen makes your head hurt or just having it all out there lumped together gets overwhelming. The tone of zines is just so natural and fluid, and it feels so much more real than other mass media outlets.” These self-published works of text and images have been around for centuries. With this in mind, the Indiana Historical Society has invited Gerard and fellow zine enthusiast Erin K. Drew (General Public Collective) to lead a Women’s His-
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tory Month zine workshop called Cut/ Paste to examine the rich history. Part of the program is a zine-making workshop, allowing them to have a hands-on experience with the historical form. “Instead of just celebrating the past or talking about the past, I wanted to find a way that we could do a program where the people who would come to the program could make history relevant to their own lives. I felt like zines were a really cool way for participants to record their own stories.” says event organizer and Indiana Historical Society intern, Jenny Holly. Drew’s fascination with zines became an extension of her artwork years ago. “I think before I had any idea about what the content of zines should be or could
be, I felt excited about the idea that you could make your own magazines I connected with that idea pretty quickly,” says Drew. This led her to try her hand at making her own. Recently, she published a drawing zine entitled Ha Ha Ha. “I just made a series of drawings,” says Drew. “It seemed like I could show them on a wall, but it was more appealing to me to put all of these specific drawings into one tactile thing that I could hand to people.” For Drew and Gerard, the connecting lines between zines seems to be genuineness. “[Zine creators] are just trying to access those parts of themselves that they don’t feel are represented in mass culture or mass media,” says Gerard. Drew echoes this opinion. “You might feel like an isolated weirdo but there’s plenty of evidence that there are other isolated weirdos in Indiana or beyond— people that were thinking about similar things before you.” With their workshop, Drew and Gerard are hoping to spread their love for zines to others by giving them some background history and a firsthand S E E , Z I N E S , O N P A GE 1 6
Another talented sculptor, Larry Vaughn has a sculpture entitled “Lucy,” carved from Indiana limestone. The face of the woman depicted is stylized in the manner of African masks. The title of the sculpture, carved from Indiana limestone, could be an allusion to the fact that all humankind might be her descendants. (Lucy is the popular name for a 3.2 million-year-old hominin skeleton found in Ethiopia in 1974.) A much more current history is alluded to in Derrick Carter’s sand and acrylic painting “Roots,” which also employs blocks of wood to symbolize bars on a cage in which you see three slaves in chains. The way Carter combines all his elements – sand, wood, and paint – here is stunning. Just for starters, there’s the raw, rough texture of his piece, combined with his dead-on representational skill. And then there’s the history of slavery that’s referred to in this painting. But the painting is also imbued with the personal history of the artist, who has been through much adversity, who suffered through a 2005 car crash, breaking almost every bone on the right side of his body. “Some days I’m looking ahead,” he tells me. “Some days I’m left in the shadows.” Pay attention to the dignity he’s able to convey to these chained figures with his limited color palette. Pay attention to their darting eyes, cognizant of the past but looking toward the future. — DAN GROSSMAN Indianapolis Central Library through Mar. 27
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the gap between ‘then and now’ while providing an edgy yet educational experience for participants,” says Breiana Cecil-Satchwell, director of education and community engagement at Indiana Historical Society. Ultimately, Gerard is hoping to give attendees a taste of the
experience in constructing their own publications. In particular, Gerard plans to talk about the Riot Grrrl movement, highlighting how zines are used as a means of expression. “I’ll have some creative prompts so people can just get busy and start “[Zine creators] are just trying to creating,” says Gerard. access those parts of themselves “One of the other things that’s cool is Jenny asked that they don’t feel are represented the Historical Society if we could use images from in mass culture or mass media” their archives. So I’ve been able to start look— BREE GERARD ing through their digital archives, and she’s just going to print them out so empowering experience that is zinepeople can use them to make zines.” making too. In planning the event, the Indiana “It might feel like everything has been Historical Society especially wanted to said or done, but if you say things your focus on a topic that was historical but way it’ll be unique no matter what,” says relatable. Gerard. “When you say things your way, “When it came to planning a Women’s other people will relate, and you might History Month program, we were lookbe able to reach people who didn’t even ing for a topic that could really bridge know they needed to be reached.” n
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Lisa Berlin is an Indianapolis artist whose other projects include HEN, a two-person performance troupe with Aimee Brown (aka Tender Evans), and General Public Collective, an artist-run gallery, project space and concept shop in Fountain Square. She will be releasing Mr. Sad. soon in book form, but for now NUVO will run these bits of advice, comics and general guidance for your well being.
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n the summer of 1986, I participated in a choral music festival for kids at Butler University. I had just turned 13 and had finished the seventh grade. My involvement in the festival stemmed from an invitation from Henry Leck to all elementary and middle school music teachers around the city encouraging them to recommend students for a week of music learning and fun. I had no idea that week would be the birth of a musical legacy that has blessed Indianapolis and central Indiana for the last 30 years. Leck had no clue of the journey he was about to begin either. “I was the music director at the Unitarian Universalist Church on 43rd Street when I got a call to host the Chicago Children’s Choir,” recalled Leck. “I didn’t know anything about them. I was going to be in the Chicago area for other business so I offered to visit and see who and what they were.” At the time, Leck had enough on his plate to do. Not only was he working for his church, but he also had just begun a new position at Butler University and he was working on his doctorate at Indiana University Bloomington. But what he witnessed in Chicago changed his life. A Unitarian Universalist Church started the Chicago Children’s Choir. When on tour, the choir would reach out to other UUC congregations for housing and other support, hence the call to
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Leck. After driving through some of Chicago’s sketchier neighborhoods, Leck found the church and the choir in rehearsal. “It was amazing,” remembers Leck. “All of these kids from not the greatest of circumstances were creating music together. I realized that this was a way to show them something and help them rise out of their individual situations.” Leck felt that kids in Indianapolis could benefit from a similar experience. Adding to an already full plate, Leck took the steps to start a children’s choir for the Circle City. The road wasn’t an easy one, but the stars were aligned for it to happen. At the same time that Leck was discovering his future in children’s choral music,
The city of Indianapolis was in the throes of planning to host the Pan American Games in 1987. (The Pan Am Games are held every four years in the year prior to the summer Olympic Games and are exclusive to countries in North, Central and South Americas.) Organizers had many projects and participations checked off their list — except for more participation from the city’s children. Leck applied for and won a $25,000 grant to start the Indianapolis Children’s Choir, with a little help from the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir, which allowed Leck’s budding choir to use their 501(c)(3) status for the grant. Leck’s mentors and colleagues at IU gave him the foundations he needed for instructing kids en masse how to sing. (A little known fact about Henry Leck is that his musical background is actually in instrumental music and conducting.) He learned through those influences that kids are sponges when it comes to learning and good choral technique is good choral technique no matter the age. There were well over 200 kids in grades S E E , I C C , O N P A GE 1 8
Even after seeing Avenue Q many times, it still makes me hoot with laughter. The R-rated puppet show, which spoofs Sesame Street characters as adults, is a riot, and it won Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, and Best Original Score at the 2004 Tony Awards for good reason. It’s still a favorite among audiences, and Footlite Musicals’ staging delivers in every expectation. When you take into account that everyone in the show — cast and staff — is a volunteer, this is quite an achievement. Under the co-direction of Kathleen Clarke Horrigan and Ed Trout, the cast — Phil Criswell (Princeton), Emily Schaab (Kate Monster), Damon Clevenger (Rod), Graham Brinklow (Nicky), Ryan England (Trekkie Monster), Zarah Miller (Lucy), Leigh Alexovich (Bad Idea Bear and Mrs. T), Dejuan Jackson (Bad Idea Bear and the “newcomer” at the end), Chris Meek (Brian), Nathalie Cruz (Christmas Eve), and Ervin Gainer (Gary Coleman)—is exceptional. Really, pointing out any musical numbers or scenes as “the best” isn’t possible— every voice, every note is superlative. I was floored by the quality of the show. This also includes the orchestra, which often doesn’t get the attention it deserves: conductor Kristen Cutler with musicians Ainsley Paton, Larry Molnar, Bill Musick, Amy Johnson, Jen Hallbert, Jimmy Wingget, Rhonda Collins, and Matthew Tippel. The high-quality puppets the actors use were acquired through an Adopt a Puppet program, making them the equivalent of the ones used in professional productions. I only have two small quibbles that made me take off half a star. First: the bouncing some of the actors employ while the puppets “walk” jars the suspension of disbelief. Imagine children with puppets or dolls and the exaggerated movements they use when playing pretend. Second: the lighting was off the night I attended. Actors were often left in a shadow or a spotlight was off mark. These minuscule details aside, you don’t want to miss this show. And for those of you who know the music well, you will appreciate the substitution in the closing number for the original line that included “George Bush.” I was anticipating what they would put in its place, and their choice is not just funny as hell but also apropos. — LISA GAUTHIER MITCHISON Footlite Musicals’ Avenue Q, Thursdays-Sundays through March 20, prices vary, footlite.org
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dren’s Choir for its first year. I continued on through high school music with a handful of my ICC brethren and even majored in music for a time in college. That major was eventually dropped to a minor to make room for a career in communications and journalism, but the lessons from my ICC days have stuck with me over the last 30 years. (The March 13 concert “Tapestry of Song” will include ICC alumni sharing their experiences and how the choir shaped their lives from then on out.) Leck gave up something as well. ICC
3 through 8 that participated in that first choral festival. The majority of us became founding members of the Indianapolis Children’s Choir. We rehearsed in the fellowship hall of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Indianapolis where Leck was the music director. We learned the Kodaly hand signs for singing a major key scale and learned proper breathing by pretending to suck in air through a straw. We learned to sing in Latin, German and Hebrew. We learned about culture, music history and world history. We did a lot in that “All of these kids from not the first year. We sang Christmas greatest of circumstances were carols and songs from creating music together. I realized the second floor balcony at Union Station. We that this was a way to show them performed at a Holocaust remembrance ceremony something better and help them rise at the Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation. We out of their individual situations.” performed at the opening and closing ceremonies of — HENRY LECK, ICC FOUNDER the Pan Am Games. Some of us even performed in an opera with Butler music students. (Look up Help! Help! The grew exponentially each year as did Globolinks. It’s a fun and crazy show.) the work it took to maintain and grow I still remember all of it — from the its programming. Although he never Ceremony of Carols by Benjamin Britfinished his IU doctorate, the smile ton to “I Never Saw Another Butterfly” that Leck wears when talking about the (poetry written by Jewish children at the choir’s accomplishments tell me that Thereseinstadt concentration camp that higher degree wasn’t really missed. was set to music) to the sign language The Indianapolis Children’s Choir we did to “Love in Any Language” perhas grown from its humble beginformed with Sandi Patty for the Pan Am nings. The choir now provides music Games closing ceremonies. Even snipeducation to 3,000 children each week pets of the opera score will pop into my through multiple choirs in nine counhead from time to time. ties. The non-profit organization has I was only in the Indianapolis Chila board of directors, an administrative
staff and office space on the campus of Butler University. “One trip I took a group of students to the site of the concentration camp where they sang “I Never Saw Another Butterfly” on the ground where the poems were written,” recalls Leck. From Wabash to Columbus and from London to Moscow, ICC singers have entertained the state and the world and have learned from those experiences. There is so much to be said about the man behind the young voices. But after April 30, assistant artistic director Joshua Pedde will take the reins and continue the vision. But don’t think for one second that Leck is going for good. “I’ll still be around. I’ll still be on staff,” says Leck. “I just won’t be involved in the day-to-day operations.” So what will Leck do in his spare time, besides visit with and spoil the grandkids? Take the ICC brand to the kids that need it the most. Leck’s vision is to create programs in inner city and low-income schools and neighborhoods where music programs are minimal and the opportunities don’t exist. “Maybe something in short-term intervals for those who can’t necessarily make the commitment to the Butler campus or other regional choirs,” says Leck. His vision to build confidence and self worth in children continues and really has never wavered. And his results are solid. ICC alums have grown up to become international opera singers, television music directors, Broadway choreographers, real estate agents, teachers, lawyers, doctors and journalists. Leck’s time behind the baton may be coming to and end, but the legacy he built for Indianapolis and its children will live on. n
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Broad Ripple Brewpub The one that started them all. The Brewpub was the first of its kind in Indy and continues to be a fan favorite. The place, especially its patio, is always busy, but St. Patrick’s is a special kind of crazy. This is one of the few places in town where you can try a house-brewed, hand-pulled, cask ale, the way they do them in Ireland. Plus, they have the perfect St. Paddy’s day food option for you vegans out there, vegan fish and chips (they rival most real fish and chips); so you can celebrate and keep your animal conscience heart at ease.
Connor’s Pub
842 E. 65th St., 317-253-2379
If you’re looking to get off the strip in Broad Ripple, and you’re in the Irish spirit, this is the place to go. Located on a dead-end street, this dive will be packed full of regulars sipping on snakebites and knocking back shots of Bushmills. On St. Paddy’s they throw a great tent party, and it’s definitely a change of scenery from the usually quiet neighborhood pub. P.S. There’s a good chance you’ll find yourself laying back on the bar and having liquor poured directly in your mouth, so maybe practice at home first. Oh, and bring bills, as it’s cash only.
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36 S. Pennsylvania St., 317-974-0674; 8923 S. Meridian St., 317-884-9335, oreillysirishbar.com
Rathskeller But, but, but, it’s German. I know, but if there are two countries that are more similar in their affinity for drinking than Ireland and Germany, I can’t think of any. Also, like I stated before, we’re all Irish on St. Paddy’s. Finally, this place throws one of the biggest bashes in celebration of the late, great St. Pat; so grab a Warsteiner and take a break from all that Guinness. 401 E. Michigan St., 317-636-0396, rathskeller.com
If you’re looking for a place to celebrate in Mile Square and you prefer a river of green beer over a canal of green water, look no further. This Irish concept bar comes with a big menu full of items for everyone, so even if you don’t like bangers and mash (why the hell wouldn’t you?), they will have plenty for you to eat. P.S. They now have a brand new location in Greenwood for all of you Southsiders that don’t want to deal with the parade traffic Downtown.
Manley’s Irish Mutt Any Eastsider knows the Mutt is the place to go for a decently priced beer and good company; if that happens to come with some Irish Nachos, well then so be it. You — NUVO readers — have picked Manley’s as the best pub in the city many times and it’s for a good reason. This is a locally owned and operated establishment that has served this city for a long time, and the Irish Mutt family is made up of good people that want to do right by Indy. 7041 E. 10th St., 317-351-0009
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Claddagh Yes, it’s a chain, but it’s a damn good chain. Join the lively crowd at either the Northside or Downtown location for a round or two of some 12 year Redbreast, corned beef and cabbage rolls, and a full Irish breakfast. Remember, the key to a long day of drinking is starting it right with a hearty meal. Multiple Locations, claddaghirishpubs.com
The Irish Lion Don’t worry, Bloomingtonians — we haven’t forgotten you, and neither has St. Patrick, for only a saint could have granted you with such a perfect Irish establishment. Grab a booth with your friends and party your asses off with yards of Murphy’s, some Guinness ice cream, and a bowl or two of coddle (a stew made of sausage, bacon, potatoes, and more, the perfect hangover cure.) 212 W. Kirkwood Ave., (Bloomington), 812-336-9076, irishlion.com
Brockway Public House Boasting “the most sophisticated draft beer system this side of St. James Gate,” Brockway serves up a damn fine glass of Guinness. Drink a couple of those, eat one of their signature shepherds pies and you’ll soon be telling tall tales of your time in the old country. 12525 Old Meridian St., (Carmel) 317-669-8080, brockwaypub.wordpress.com
Langton’s Irish Pub “Craic” is that thing that you can’t define, but know it when you see it or, rather, feel it. It is that high-energy feeling of community that makes the local pub the favorite community gathering place. This may be the newest entry on the list, but this place has quickly made itself a fan favorite in Carmel and I have to say that it is due to its Craic. So, make your way in and make yourself a part of this community. 710 S. Rangeline Road., (Carmel) 317-810-1352, langtonsirishpub.com
Si Greene’s There are dive bars and neighborhood bars and then there is Si Greene’s. I remember my dad telling me stories of stopping in Si’s when he would leave the Ford plant (this was before I was even born). The place has stood the test of time and it has plenty of regulars. It’s definitely a divisive establishment, it is a place you’ll either love or hate; something I love about Si’s though is it is what it is, and it doesn’t try to be anything else. Bring a friend, enjoy a bottled beer, and settle into the slightly weird yet fun place that is Si Greene’s.
A PUB FREE ST. PAT’S FOR ME Don’t want to spend your day bar hopping, but still desire deliciously cool draughts of ale and a convivial crowd? Look no further than the Fourth Annual Blarney Bash on Georgia Street. Starting at 2 p.m., party the day away with live music from My Yellow Rickshaw and Living Proof, pints o’ green beer (say it like an Irishman), and food trucks. Tickets are only $5. If getting sloshed for St. Pat’s isn’t your idea of fun don’t worry, there are plenty of events going on around the city that don’t involve pints of beer and some dude named Connor screaming, “Kiss me I’m Irish!” A family friendly affair, including live music and local celebrities, will be taking place downtown during the Hoosier Lottery greening of the canal on Wednesday. Then, on Thursday, The St. Patrick’s Day Parade starts at 11:30 a.m. and is followed by a block party.
“May those that love us, love us; and for those that don’t love us, may God turn their hearts; and if he can’t turn their hearts, may he turn their ankles, so that we may know them by their limping.” — My Favorite Irish Proverb
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POETRY, NATURE, AND NARRATIVE
The driving force and future ambitions behind Indiana’s poet laureate
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hen Shari Wagner was 13 years old her family packed their bags and moved to the Horn of Africa. Her father worked in a hospital in Somalia, so they transplanted to the desert — a scenery that became a primary source of inspiration in her poetry years later. Today, Wagner is Indiana’s poet laureate for 2016 and 2017, one of the highest honors a poet could have in the state. “I was deeply affected by a number of things, but particularly the desolate beauty of the desert (guban),” says Wagner. “I describe the experience of trying to write poetry about it in my poem, “Second Language.” I didn’t know it at the time, but Somalia has traditionally been a land of poets.” The influence that this time had on her original a writer were astronomical. Wagner is now the author of two books of poems, The Harmonist at Nightfall: Poems of Indiana and Evening Chore and has co-authored or edited a slew of other titles. To crown off her writing notches she has had three Pushcart Prize nominations and two Arts Council of Indianapolis Creative Renewal Fellowships, and nine grants from the Indiana Arts Commission. You know, just a few things. We were able to chat with her about her plans as poet laureate before her calendar of readings and appearances gets into full swing. NUVO: Why is poetry such a significant medium to you? SHARI WAGNER: Writing poetry is a way I explore experience and discover meaning. It’s the process of crafting language until it says more than one thing at a time and rhythm, sound, imagery, meaning, and form all coalesce. Poetry is the way I sing and paint and dance. It’s the way I keep awake to the world’s wonder and listen to the silence. Poetry writing brings synergy to my daily experience — what I see and hear, dream and read and remember, all these things and more, start bringing gifts to the poem.
County. I’m hoping that book can come out within the next two years. After that, I want to complete another book that I’ve been working on for some time: a book of poems in the voices of fascinating Hoosiers, such as Madame C.J. Walker, James Dean, John Dillinger, Alice Gray (“Diana of the Dunes”), Belle Gunness (“Bluebeard of LaPorte”), Mordecai “Three-Finger” Brown, and John Chapman. NUVO: What do you want to do as the poet laureate?
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NUVO: What major motifs or themes do you find in your writing? WAGNER: My poems have a high regard for mystery and a deep desire to encounter the sacred within the physical world. They explore, among other things, the connections between things often assumed to be in binary opposi-
WAGNER: I want to promote the writing and reading of poetry throughout the state, in a variety of settings, in libraries, schools, community centers, and senior centers. Since my term coincides with Indiana’s bicentennial and the centennial of its state parks, I’m also planning to celebrate poetry’s connection to nature and history with some special readings and workshops at parks and historical sites. NUVO: What role has poetry played in your life (both with you and your family) over the years?
WAGNER: My husband, Chuck, is also a poet, and one of the things we both liked to do when our two daughters were young was read them poetry. I believe that reading aloud to Vienna and Iona tuned my ears to be a better poet and It’s the way I keep awake to gave them an increased awareness for the possibilities of the world’s wonder and listen language. They dictated poems to us before they could even to the silence. read or write and later filled blank books with poems and — SHARI WAGNER illustrations. As I was working on Poems of Indiana, school breaks, summer vacations, and tion, such as the past and the present, many weekends were spent traveling the dead and the living, nature and as a family to Indiana state parks and humanity, imaginative truth and fact. historical sites. With so much poetry in our household, I could understand if it NUVO: What direction do you want to spurred our daughters to become scitake your work over the next two years? entists or mathematicians, but Vienna WAGNER: I’m currently working on a is an accomplished poet, with one of collection of poems in the voice of a ficher poems on the Indianapolis Cultural tional Mennonite woman who lives on Trail, and Iona is a singer-songwriter a farm near Shipshewana in LaGrange with her own CD. n
Poetry Master Class with Marianne Boruch: Seeing Things March 19, 1:30-4:30 p.m. Award-winning poet Marianne Boruch will host a poetry class that is not for the faint of heart. Ideas like hard image in every abstract form possible will be discussed. Expect “imagery workshops,” exercises to help observation, memory and personal connection. Marian University, 3200 Cold Spring Road, $57 nonmembers, $39 members, $33 student members/teacher members/ senior members/military members, 317-255-0710 Steinbeck Out Loud! told by Carol Birch March 19, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Carol Birch will read John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath” aloud, allowing some of the most subtle (and not so subtle) passages to surface. Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, 450 W. Ohio St., SUBMITTED PHOTO $20 advance, $25 door, $15 students, 317-232-1882 “Gut Churn” with Jad Abumrad March 21, 7 p.m. Radiolab founder and host Jad Abumrad blends his interests in music and storytelling in the radio show that now reaches more than one million people per week. According to the Buskirk-Chumley Theatre, “This lecture thread begins with a simple question: What does it mean to “innovate?” How does it feel to make something new in the world? This lecture, on one level, is the personal story of how Jad invented a new aesthetic. On another, it is a clinic in the art of storytelling. On a third and more profound level, the lecture is the result of a three-year investigation into the science, philosophy and art of uncertainty, which all began with the two words that are the title of this talk. Gut churn. What use do negative feelings have during the creative process? Do those feelings get in the way, or do they propel us forward?” Buskirk-Chumley Theatre, 114 E. Kirkwood Ave., (Bloomington), Free but ticketed, 812-323-3020 Poetry Slam Night March 25, 7 p.m., The IRT is giving spoken word artists across the city an opportunity to compete for a cash prize. The event is leading up to Sarah Jones’ Bridge & Tunnel, a one-woman stage play celebrating American diversity. Indiana Repertory Theatre, 140 W. Washington St., FREE, 317-635-5252
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FILM EVENTS Prismatic Music: The Short Films of Joseph Bernard (1978-85) Mar. 11, Lecture at 3 p.m.; Screening at 6:30 p.m. Since the ’70s, painter and filmmaker Joseph Bernard has made over 100 silent Super 8 films. IU Cinema will feature 12 of those films, curated by Bernard himself. Experimental, audacious and autobiographical, his films “work to radically expand our understanding of cinema as an expressive form.” Before the screening at 6:30 p.m., Bernard will speak at 3 as part of IU Cinema’s Jorgensen’s Guest Filmmaker Lecture Series. This lecture will be in the form of an extended on-stage interview.
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IU Cinema, 1213 E. 7th St. (Bloomington), Free but ticketed, cinema.indiana.edu B-Movie Bingo: Invasion U.S.A. Mar. 12, 8 p.m. Born at the Hollywood Theater in Portland and now franchised to the IMA, B-Movie Bingo makes an interactive game out of the most awesome movie clichés ever committed to celluloid. To play, the audience grabs a bingo card and looks to fill squares like “Long Boring Scene or Male Ponytail” while watching some of the worst/ best movies of all time. This month’s film is clearly one of the best of all time because it stars Chuck Norris. In Invasion U.S.A., the action hero plays a one-man army who takes on Soviet terrorists. Need we say more? Indianapolis Museum of Art, 4000 Michigan Road, $9 public, $5 members, imamuseum.org
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LONDON IS CALLING FOR THEIR TICKET BACK London Has Fallen is all action shots. It isn’t great, but it gets the job done.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot t This fish-out-of-water tale treads on all-toofamiliar territory. Tina Fey stars as a cable news producer turned war correspondent. She finds herself thrust into the middle of what Marines tell her is a forgotten conflict — the War in Afghanistan. This is the only real political statement that the film makes. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot quickly strays from political satire and turns into a bland, breezy romantic comedy. It’s a far cry from what you would expect — a hard-hitting subject injected with humor and heart. — SAM WATERMEIER Rated R, now showing in wide release
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overnment official on phone: You can’t go there, that’s their headquarters! There’s got to be 100 terrorists there! Secret Service agent Mike Banning: Yeah, well they should have sent more men! In 2013 two “‘Die Hard’ in the White House’” movies were released. White House Down was by far the more fun of the two. Olympus Has Fallen was the other one, the one starring Gerard Butler as a bad-ass Secret Service agent trying to rescue the president from terrorists that had taken over the White House.” Olympus Has Fallen was most notable for casting Morgan Freeman as speaker of the house instead of president. For Pete’s Sake, Morgan Freeman was born to play the president! Instead, squarejawed Aaron Eckhart got the part. Eckhart is a talented actor (see In the Company of Men for verification) but in Olympus he was unimpressive at best. London Has Fallen takes place three
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years later. Eckhart returns as President Benjamin Asher, and this time he gets a chance to round out his character just a little bit. More importantly, he gets to kill some bad guys. And just who are the bad guys? Secret Service agent Mike Banning addresses the question with his eloquent statement, “Get back to Fuckheadistan or wherever it is you’re from!” So there you go. The story: Bent on revenge after the West killed his daughter on her wedding day during a failed attempt to assassinate him, evil Pakistani arms dealer Aamir Barkawi (Alon Moni Aboutboul) arranges to poison the British prime minister. When the leaders of the other nations arrive in London for the
funeral, terrorists will take them out. That’s just what happens, so get ready to behold Westminster Abbey and Parliament reduced to rubble. Aware that British security forces have been infiltrated by terrorists, Banning must navigate the mean streets of London as he tries to get the president to the safety of the American Embassy. Of course, the bad guys have other plans. Barkawi’s son (Waleed F. Zuaiter) intends to capture the president and chop off his head on a live worldwide internet broadcast. Fun Fact: London Has Fallen marks the second time in three years that >>>
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<<< Asher has been kidnapped. Returnees from the first film include Morgan Freeman, promoted to vice president, and Melissa Leo, Robert Forster, and Jackie Earle Haley as members of the senior staff. Leo, Forster and Haley are given nothing to do, while Freeman settles for some pre-crisis fish joshing that will prove useful later. The majority of film critics have been engaged in a feeding frenzy over this movie, each trying to find more colorful ways to bash it. For the most part, I enjoyed myself. Thanks to clear trailers, I entered the theater knowing what to expect – non-stop action, leaden quips and righteous violence – and the film delivered. One moment transcended the stupid-fun action vibe: when the bad guys forced the president to his knees and pulled out the giant blade to behead
...the fiction I was watching faded into the background and all I could think of were those miserable videos of real terrorists chopping off the heads of real people. him, the fiction I was watching faded into the background and all I could think of were those miserable videos of real terrorists chopping off the heads of real people. I felt outrage. I felt helpless. For a split second I wanted to watch the bad guy in the movie get his murderous head lopped off. Then I remembered that I was watching a work of fiction, and I stared blankly at the scene playing out, feeling nothing but a knot in my belly. London Has Fallen is entertainment. Not very good entertainment, but it gets the job done. I remember a time when it was fun watching landmarks being destroyed. I remember the satisfaction of witnessing a villain get pasted by a hero. Sometimes I still react like I did back then, but things are different now. Memories of falling towers and words like “propaganda,” “xenophobia,” “jingoism” and “racism” obscure the images onscreen. “Get back to Fuckheadistan or wherever it is you’re from!” How funny is that? Really. n
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HOMOPHOBIA AS HORROR
How A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 used internalized homophobia as the main character’s arc
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reddy Krueger is as much a therapist as a bogeyman. Think about it: He digs inside people’s heads, explores their dreams and forces them to face their worst fears. In A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge, he brings an unexpected issue to the front of the central character’s mind — repressed homosexuality. The film is playing this Friday night at IU Cinema as part of its “Queer Disorientations.” “For those who have seen it, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 seems like an easy fit — it’s remembered as the so-called ‘gay film’ in the franchise,” said Alex Svensson, a Ph.D. candidate in Cinema and Media Studies in The Media School at IU. In presenting the film, Svensson wants to move past the obvious — the fact that, unlike most teen slasher flicks, this one revolves around a young man leaning on other men for comfort as he’s terrorized by a crazed killer. Jesse (Mark Patton) essentially takes on the same sort of role as Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween or Neve Campbell in Scream. “I am called a scream queen now always in the most endearing way,” Patton told NUVO. But his character ultimately transcends that title. “While I agree that Jesse certainly stands out in the film as a male lead, it seems reductive to just think of him taking on the role of the ‘final girl’ — a simple swap — as making the film suddenly queer. That binary is too sharp, the equation too easy,” Svensson said. Unlike the seemingly invincible heroes in the slasher genre and beyond, Jesse challenges viewers to question the mainstream image of masculinity. “I think my performance intimidated a lot of guys because I break the cardinal
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rules of traditional manhood in film,” said Patton. I’m vulnerable, weak and terrified at times — and I scream in a way that people would actually scream if they were about to have their eyes carved out!” It may be discussed more often, but A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 isn’t the only film in the franchise with provocative characters and subversive moments. “Why is it that this film stands out, when arguably the entirety of the series — and really the horror genre writ large — can be considered as having queer characters, moments and sensibilities?” Svensson said. “Horror is all about boundary blurring, identity breakdown and finding pleasure in perhaps unexpected images.” Like the best horror films, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 holds a funhouse mirror up to everyday life. That’s evident in the film’s otherworldly imagery, which paints sex as a nightmare. As Jesse tries to be intimate with his girlfriend, he loses control of his limbs and morphs into a monster. It’s a surreal representation of his struggle with sexual identity. As the film goes on, he begins to feel
possessed, as if there is a dangerous force inside of him trying to break out — a heightened suggestion of his closeted homosexuality. The film is ultimately an exploration of the homophobia that spread across the nation in the ’80s amid the AIDS epidemic. “Homophobia was skyrocketing and I began to think about our core audience — adolescent boys — and how all of this stuff might be trickling down into their psyches,” screenwriter David Chaskin explained in an interview with BuzzFeed. “My thought was that tapping into that angst would give an extra edge to the horror.” The film certainly succeeded in that regard, bending the genre in a way that continues to fascinate viewers and spark discussion of social issues. “A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 turned out to be a very important film in the queer study syllabus at film schools around the world. I’m often asked to sit for dissertations and thesis interviews,” Patton said. “I also take the opportunity of traveling the horror convention circuit to talk about bullying, homophobia, and HIV.” Patton is currently working on a documentary that explores these topics through the lens of A Nightmare on Elm Street 2. “Mainstream, Hollywood-produced horror remains quite heteronormative, at least on its immediate surface,” Svensson said. “This is part of the reason why Nightmare 2 remains essential for instruction and for igniting conversation — not just about horror’s recent past but where it can still go.” n
“A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 turned out to be a very important film in the queer study syllabus at film schools around the world.” — MARK PATTON
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PINTS & POOCHES DOG-FRIENDLY BREWERIES IN INDIANAPOLIS A beer in hand is always more enjoyable when you can share the time with your best friend. For many, their best friend is covered in fur and not always allowed to go everywhere humans can go. However, there are quite a few dog-friendly breweries around Indy.
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Indiana City Brewing Co. This comfortable brewery has one of the most diverse selections of beer in the city. So, while you enjoy one or two of their many offerings your furry friend can curl up and enjoy the cooling concrete floor.
Beer and wildlife lovers open Metazoa Brewing Co. this April
24 E. Shelby St., 317-643-1103, indianacitybeer.com Chilly Water Brewing Co. Located just off the Indianapolis Cultural Trail, this is the perfect place to stop in for a refreshing pint while you’re out walking Fido. 719 Virginia Ave., 317-964-0518, chillywaterbrewing.com Scarlet Lane Brewing Co. Sip on one of their four house beers, or any number of specialties they have on tap, while sitting by their fire pit with your canine companion. 7724 Depot St. (McCordsville), 317-336-1590, scarletlanebrew.com Flat 12 Bierwerks You’ll love their beers as much as your pooch loves the treats available for purchase from the restaurant inside, Hoagies and Hops. 414 Dorman St., 317-636-2337, flat12.me Fountain Square Brewery Prepare for your puppy to be greeted with a fair amount of affection from patrons and workers alike as you sit in a comfy chair and drink a Workingman’s Pilsner. 1301 Barth Ave., 317-493-1410, fountainsquarebrewery.com
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can see sometime over the next ten years where the Midwest will define the character of beer.” I’m standing in a corner drinking an IPA with Aaron Koerner — the head brewer of the soonto-open Metazoa Brewing Company — and his team when he says this. He’s soft-spoken and seems nervous, his eyes dart around at the commotion going on in the brewery (which is still under construction). It’s hard to believe he’s the mastermind behind all of this, and yet, he has an astute confidence when talking about beer and brewing.
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Co. and then Bunsen Brewer. He also received his certification in Master Craft Brewing Theory from the Siebel Institute in Chicago in 2010. He’s been busy learning and perfecting his craft and now, with Metazoa, he has an outlet to share it with the people of his hometown. Metazoa was the brainchild of beer lovers Dave Worthington and Rand Wilson, co-owners of the Brewery Tours of Indiana. They had the business acumen and a desire to be deeply involved in the craft brewery community of “Our balance is between Indianapolis, but lacked the extremely traditional beers, to technical skills. They needed a brewer. Meanwhile, across the the extremely experimental.” country, Koerner was feeling stifled in his current position. —TORI LUKSHA “I was in Oregon and I saw this opportunity available … that area (Northwestern U.S.) is so full of hop heads and all [the) He should be confident, considering beer, even pilsners are incredibly hoppy his history in brewing. He started workand I was ready to do other flavors. ing at Oaken Barrel in Greenwood at the Things were winding down, so I jumped ripe old age of twenty, before heading to at the opportunity.” Koerner came home Oregon to work with Fearless Brewing
and with his two assistant brewers, Tori Luksha and Zack Holzknecht, began experimenting and creating brews out of three ten-gallon steel vats. A huge draw for Koerner to Metazoa was the opportunity to be innovative. “I get to make whatever I want … I have to think about how it will sell and stuff, but that’s very secondary information … the variety of offerings (they have 36 taps, including 8 nitro, and 4 cask ale beer-engines) will help us out a lot. People will come in to see what we have that is new, and we will always have our staples like Honey Badger (a honey weiss) and Frangipana (a Midwest IPA), but we will have one-offs and once those kegs are blown they’re gone.” This freedom would be exciting for any creative minded brewer and the team at Metazoa is undoubtedly creative. Clad in a pair of black nitrile gloves, Luksha, who’s been working on a fermenting batch since I arrived, explains their creative mentality. “We kind of have a balance,” she says, looking up from the vat she is stirring with a mash paddle. “Our balance is between extremely traditional beers,” she begins, before Koerner interrupts to show his agreement. “Like the Irish red,” he comments, “it’s about as traditional as it gets.” Luksha laughs and finishes her thought, “to the extremely experimental.” Their unconventional beers so far have been pretty phenomenal, and >>>
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you catch up with old and new friends over a pint of Release the Monkeys (a fan favorite banana kolsch) and grab some grub from one of the food trucks that will be making their rounds at the brewery; your faithful pooch can join you and have a drink of water and maybe some treats. If you plan, like I do, on being a regular; make sure and join the mug club. For $50, you’ll receive discounts, attend special events, and get your own personal mug that will hang out behind the bar, waiting for your arrival. Katie explains this to me at the bar — it still has cardboard across the top for the time being — as I’m double-fisting a Red Devilicious and their cream ale, Nap In The Hammock. She then motions to the large, glass garage doors that will be open during the warmer months. I’m listening, but I’m still focused on one of the dozens of construction workers up on the bar applying a fresh coat of stain to the mug club shelving area. I look around the place, and maybe it’s the beer getting to my head, but I can’t help but think about what Aaron said. The Midwest will define the character of beer (hell, we define the character of this country). It’s amazing to look around and see the seemingly erratic action going on, and to think of all the ideas and human hands working in unison in this one building to create something that will bring people together. It’s a great concept: Metazoa as a place that will be full of friends, not-too-long strangers, laughter, cheers, man’s best friend, and at the center of it all, good beer made by good people. The fact that it will help the animal kingdom is just an added bonus. Metazoa Brewing Company will have the grand opening on April 1. (I promise it’s not an April Fools’ joke.) For more information, head to Metazoa.beer. n
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IN THEIR WORDS THE RETURN OF DR. DOG’S DOUG When the goofy rockers in Dr. Dog set about re-recording their cultishly celebrated 2001 album The Psychedelic Swamp, the original two members Toby Leaman (bass, vocals) and Scott McMicken (lead guitar, vocals) SUBMITTED PHOTO knew they couldn’t do it without their old bandmate Doug O’Donnell. The three of them wrote and recorded the experimental story album to tape in the band’s beginnings. Leaman and McMicken brought O’Donnell – who left the bands years ago – back into the studio to reimagine the songs of the Swamp together. It got … emotional! We’ll let McMicken tell it: “It’s hard to explain the kind of guy Doug is, and it’s hard to explain the role he had in the inception of the band, the role he’s had as a friend of ours over the years, especially to Toby and I. We grew up with him, went to high school with him, went to college with him. We’ve known each other for like 20 years. He’s our same age, but he’s always been on this other level, especially when we were younger. He just had so much wisdom and confidence when it came to music. We always just looked up to him. He was such a source for endless records and endless techniques within music-making. “So when the band started, it was basically me, Toby and Doug. Toby and I were definitely roughhewn, impressionistic musicians. Pretty crude. Doug had these fundamentals down. He taught us a lot, and also his presence early on helped formulate what I think to this day is still a very crucial recipe for the band, the pursuit and closeness with the crowd, mastery of musicianship and pursuit of that, as well as a complete appreciation for the spontaneous beauty of a mess, and the lack of control and the chaos that’s as much a part of our process. … His leaving the band was based on nothing other than his not having any interest in touring. So to finally actually play music with him again was really wonderful, especially in the context of the Swamp. Because it was me, Toby and Doug who made the Swamp. “That period of time and that experience will always define this bond the three of us have that really I don’t think that anyone will ever understand. It’s like this secret, private club that we stumbled into upon our connection to that project at the time. ... The Swamp has taken on this somewhat sentimental position in our hearts. It all-in-all was a very sublime thing for us to do. That was not lost on Doug. The time spent with him, and the sheer joy and absurdity of it all was a really beautiful thing. Tears were shed about it. Especially by Doug. He’s a very sentimental guy.” — KATHERINE COPLEN See show info in Soundcheck
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hen you walk into “Fossa” a forest of small white pines leads you back to a hut. When you walk into that hut, a reverberation of airy whispers, breaths and sounds bounce off the walls. Those sounds are apart of the newest exhibition at Santa Fe's SITE gallery, a collaboration between Emily Wells and artist Amy Cutler. Wells’ contribution was the breaths bouncing off the walls. Cutler invited her to develop the auditory installation to pair with her visual work, all centered around exploring the idea of burden. “The person whose burdens I kept coming back to were my father’s,” says Wells when we reached her via phone in February. Wells went to family members and friends asking about their own personal burdens. She then distilled the recordings so the only things left were the breaths, cries, and sighs between words. “That was derived from conversations I had with people that I love, asking them to describe their burdens,” says Wells. “So then I took from those conversations only the breaths.” The connection to her father has been on Wells’ mind a lot recently; it's highlighted on her newest album Promises — something created after thinking about family over the last three years. Wells, who graduated from Pike High School in Indy, recalls when she was 17. She had just come out as queer. Shortly after, her father came out as well. “It is tough for me to tell his story, I can really only say my side of things,” says Wells. “He was really figuring out his own place in the world and I happened to also be figuring mine out. I think there was a camaraderie in that, and still is … It was strange and shocking.” She went onto explain how close she and her father are, and how gender dynamics have always strayed a bit from the “norm” in her family. The idea of family can be heard throughout the
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be committed to our friends in a lot of the songs. I was thinking a lot about what it means to take risks — thinking a lot about the state of the planet. To me, those things, the more they start to become part of our lives, and ourselves, and people we love, that’s how anything is going to change.” For Wells the relationship to the planet and how we approach our interactions with it came through in the lyrics when she first started recording for Promises. SUBMITTED PHOTO “The idea of climate change seems so Emily Wells foreign, so I am trying to bring it into the personal,” says Wells. “Thinking about a new lexicon, how “I was thinking a lot about what it do we talk about it, how we make it real?” means to take risks — thinking a lot doWells will return to Indy about the state of the planet.” for a hometown show at the Hi-Fi on Thursday. For her, it’s a nostalgic return — EMILY WELLS to where music made a pivotal change in her life. “[Coming back to Indy] entire album. Much of it was inspired by doesn't feel like home the artwork that Wells’ girlfriend makes, because neither of my parents live there based around family and sexuality. anymore, but it’s really comforting in “My girlfriend is a painter and a video a lot of ways,” says Wells. “You are just artist,” says Wells. “She is always turning flooded with memories. Mostly I get me onto so much and to making work there and I think, ‘Okay how long until I that delves into that reality. I am always get to go to the Chatterbox?' so amazed and influenced by her, espeWells confessed that she was undercially during the making of this record.” age when she used to go there, order a During the demo writing process coffee and sit and listen to jazz. (It was she kept coming back to the idea of a our cover story on her that blew her chosen family. cover. Sorry about that, Wells.) “I really believe in a commitment to “It was my first experience with live friendship. We have such a culture of music that wasn't classical, that had the nuclear family being the number nothing to do with my older brother’s one relationship, says Wells. I was really interest in music,” says Wells. “It was exploring the idea of what it means to mine.” n
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[EDITOR’S NOTE]: Liz Janes’ new album Slow City is her first in six years. Recorded with Clinton Hughey (guitar) Burd Phillips (bass) and Dan Fahrner (drums) and released via tape on Flannelgraph Records, Slow City sees Janes crooning her way through nine pop-flecked surf country tracks with lyrics that unspool across the whole country. The best of these is “Chincoteague,” an ambling sixminute ode to home, family and adventure that pins dots across a U.S. map in Austin, Vegas, Half Moon Bay, Indy and out to Virginia before spinning into a furious guitar solo by Hughey. The real Chincoteague and nearby Assateague Island are a bit otherworldly already: wild ponies have run free on the island for centuries. In Janes’ hands, “Chincoteague” becomes a swaying campfire song about some sort of heaven on Earth.
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e called Janes before her show at the Hi-Fi on Friday and asked her to tell us about it. Here are her words: “[“Chincoteague”] is a love story for my family. We grew up in Virginia, suburbs of D.C., and then we all grew up and moved away all over the country. My sister’s in Half Moon Bay, my parents are in Las Vegas, and my brother’s in Austin, and I’m here. Chincoteague was this romantic notion. This one summer as a kid I got to go out to this summer camp out on Chincoteague and frolic with the wild ponies. It left a pretty big impression. “There were so many things that went into this song that tied up together. A good friend of ours lost a child. They came through town on a road trip with a friend. He had a really great story to share about the time that he spent traveling across the country with his friend being this transformative, liberating experience that helped him heal and take the next step. That made an impression on me because I spent a lot of my twenties just driving around sort of aimlessly around the U.S., just for the beauty of it,
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for the freedom of it. It always left me a different person, when I got to my destination. I feel like it’s this quintessential American experience, to drive crosscountry. It does something to you. “So [“Chincoteague”] is a love song for my family. It’s a road trip across the country visiting all the places where the people I love are, and then ending up in this magical place with flying ponies. I think it’s pretty clearly also foreshadows a picture of heaven, of where you go when life is over. “Indianapolis is the first place we’ve [Janes and her husband Michael Kaufmann] ever lived that we stopped thinking about what’s next. Our wanderlust just evaporated. I don’t know where it went or what happened, but we sort of woke up one day and realized that everything we want or need is right here. We were very transient before we lived here; we would just pick up and move just for fun. We were not attached to any one place. Both of us had the experience of going off to college and our parents moving away from our hometowns. So there is no hometown. We just kept moving, and moving forward, and not really having any place to go back to, always building from scratch. That was sort of an interesting common experience to have. “We were always talking about what job we will have next, and what city we will live in, and it was really entertaining and exciting to think about what would be next. It’s been sort of mystifying and wonderful to realize that we just feel rooted and at home here. There’s no reason for that – we’re not from here. There’s no family here. But we have felt embraced by the community, and we like the sense of community.” n NUVO // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // 03.09.16 - 03.16.16 // MUSIC 31
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rounding area was populated almost entirely by white Christians. There was great confusion and some resentment as to why our sleepy suburb was chosen as a spiritual home for a religion we know little of, a religion that was so often portrayed on nightly news broadcasts as an enemy of the American people. Misinformation and angry rhetoric about the mosque spread with speed, and eventually seeped deep enough into the local culture to become fixture. Throughout my life, encountering suspicious and indignant feelings toward the mosque has been common. Looking back on that era in Hendricks County, I blame the media, schools, politicians and cultural leaders in the area for not combating the public ignorance head on. And now that I hold a small role in local media I refuse to remain I challenge every person of conscience silent and apathetic about Islamophobia reading this column to use whatever in my community. influence or voice they have to speak out During my own formative years, a against Islamophobia in Indiana. chance encounter with the music of Sufi Muslims helped to shield me from absorbing the antiIslamic sentiments that consumed so many of my peers. For me, experiencing the rich beauty of this music weakened the potency of all the erroneous propaganda I'd been fed. With the hope that the views and opinions of other souls can be transformed through exposure to the arts, I've decided to end every edition of my radio program on WFYI for the reminder of the year with songs from the Islamic world celebrating peace, love and joy, In the coming weeks and months I'll be playing songs like Ismaël Lô's "Tajabone,” a beautiful meditation on a tradifter last week's incident of antimuslim vandalism at the Islamic Society of North America's mosque in Plainfield, I remembered a piece I wrote for NUVO three years ago. In it, I looked back to my childhood growing up in Hendricks County just a few short miles from the site of the mosque. Within the text of that column I made a terribly embarrassing admission that by the time I'd reached my teens I knew every pejorative racial epithet for an Arab or Muslim, but knew nothing of substance about the culture or history of the Islamic world. I wasn't alone. I'd speculate most of my peers in Hendricks County were equally ignorant. During the early '80s when the mosque was built, the sur-
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tional Senegalese Islamic holiday. I'll be spinning tracks from charismatic Pakistani qawwali singers like Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Abida Parveen. I'll be featuring music from the spellbinding Azerbaijani vocalist Alim Qasimov. I'll be spotlighting the gamut of Islamic musical expression from Indonesian punk rock to Lebanese hip-hop. While this is a small gesture, I believe it's vitally important right now that we all use the channels at our disposal to speak out against hate and ignorance. The vandalism at the Plainfield mosque is just one of many points of concern for Indiana's Muslim community. Last October a Bloomington man violently attacked a Muslim woman, screaming "white power" as he struggled to tear off her hijab. The execution-style killings of three young Muslims in Fort Wayne have deepened the fear and anxiety of Hoosier Muslims, even though the city's police say religion was not a factor. If the fear mongering messages of bigoted politicians continue to be the dominant voice on the public discourse of this issue, then, in my view it's likely hate crimes against Muslims in the U.S. will increase in frequency and severity. I challenge every person of conscience reading this column to use whatever influence or voice they have to speak out against Islamophobia in Indiana. Tune in to 90.1 WFYI this Wednesday evening at 9 to hear the first edition of my new weekly segment titled Songs of Peace, Love and Joy From the Islamic World. Tweet me @djkylelong if you have any requests for this series that I should consider adding to the playlist. n
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THURSDAY SHOWCASE In Store Recordings Showcase 9 p.m. Frederick the Younger, Andrew Burden, Caleb McCoach, Tombaugh Regio and Dan Snodgrass will take the stage. White Rabbit Cabaret, 1116 E. Prospect St., pay what you can, 21+ LOCALS Von Strantz 9 p.m. Reasons to check out this show: One of our favorite local folkie collectives plays one of our favorite chill venues for live music. Union 50, 620 N. East St., FREE, 21+
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SATURDAY SOPRANOS Angela Brown 7:30 p.m. Soprano singer Brown will perform with the Carmel Symphony Orchestra. When we interviewed her last month, she espoused her love for the spot where she’ll take the stage. Brown: “I love the Palladium. I wasn’t the tester for the theater, but I was doing a Christmas concert that year with David Bowden and the Carmel Symphony. The acoustician of the Palladium just happened to be there during my rehearsal. And he said, “Would you just do me a favor and sing a little bit a capella with no amplification or anything?” And I sang for him, and he said, “This building is meant for that.” It’s one of the warmest places that I have sung, as far as the acoustics are concerned. Of course, when you have amplification, you have different artists that will use that facility, and they all have different needs, so sometimes you need amplification. I enjoy that space because it is so versatile. And I love how it looks. I love how it just seems to rise out of Carmel like a sphinx. I love it! I love how it’s just kind of set apart.”
hugely successful sold out North American headline tour. When we interviewed her last week, she told us about who Cry Baby is, and what parts of her writing intersect with real life: “After writing it realized while I was putting together the track list that it also told a story that was similar to my life but also very different just because of the whimsical fairy tale element that I like to throw in there while writing songs just because I like telling stories. A lot of the stories that I tell — some of them are based off of personal experience, most of them, but there are songs that are like ‘Tag You’re It,’ or ‘Milk and Cookies.’ Those two songs on the album are when Cry Baby gets kidnapped by the Big Bad Wolf. In “Milk and Cookies” she escapes and …. That obviously did not happen to me, but it’s definitely fun writing stories like that to go along with other stories that are kind of personal because it’s like a mix of my life, and also Cry Baby who is this character that I play, even though we are both very similar.” Egyptian Room at Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St., $25 advance, $30 door, all-ages Less or More, Harmony Winery, all-ages Suited Up Saturdays, Bartini’s, 21+ EDM, Wild Beaver Saloon, 21+ The Kentucky Headhunters, Artimus Pyle, Indiana Grand Casino, all-ages Blue Rising, The Bluebird (Bloomington), 21+ The Prowlers and The Prey, Happy Incident, Brother O’ Brother, Radio Radio, 21+
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CANCER (June 21-July 22): “I sit before flowers, hoping they will train me in the art of opening up,” says poet Shane Koyczan. “I stand on mountain tops believing that avalanches will teach me to let go.” I recommend his strategy to you in the coming weeks, Cancerian. Put yourself in the presence of natural forces that will inspire you to do what you need to do. Seek the companionship of people and animals whose wisdom and style you want to absorb. Be sufficiently humble to learn from the whole wide world through the art of imitation. Cancer
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “Look at yourself then,” advised author Ray Bradbury. “Consider everything you have fed yourself over the years. Was it a banquet or a starvation diet?” He wasn’t talking about literal food. He was referring to the experiences you provide yourself with, to the people you bring into your life, to the sights and sounds and ideas you allow to pour into your precious imagination. Now would be an excellent time to take inventory of this essential question, Sagittarius. And if you find there is anything lacking in what you feed yourself, make changes! Sagittarius
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): According to a report in the journal Science, most of us devote half of our waking time to thinking about something besides the activity we’re actually engaged in. We seem to love to ruminate about what used to be and what might have been and what could possibly be. Would you consider reducing that amount in the next 15 days, Capricorn? If you can manage to cut it down even a little, I bet you will accomplish small feats of magic that stabilize and invigorate your future. Not only that: You will feel stronger and smarter. You’ll have more energy. You’ll have an excellent chance to form an enduring habit of staying more focused on the here and now. Capricorn
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): One of the legal financial scams that shattered the world economy in 2008 was a product called a Collateralized Debt Obligation Squared. It was sold widely, even though noted economist Ha-Joon Chang says that potential buyers had to read a billion pages of documents if they hoped to understand it. In the coming weeks, I think it’s crucial that you Aquarians avoid getting involved with stuff like that — with anything or anyone requiring such vast amounts of homework. If it’s too complex to evaluate accurately, stay uncommitted, at least for now. Aquarius
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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “I wish I knew what I desire,” wrote Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish, born under the sign of Pisces. “I wish I knew! I wish I knew!” If he were still alive today, I would have very good news for him, as I do for all of you Pisceans reading this horoscope. The coming weeks will be one of the best times ever — EVER! — for figuring out what exactly it is you desire. Not just what your ego yearns for. Not just what your body longs for. I’m talking about the whole shebang. You now have the power to home in on and identify what your ego, your body, your heart, and your soul want more than anything else in this life. Pisces
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