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TREASURES OF INDY
As The Children’s Museum welcomes artifacts and replicas from around the world in National Geographic Treasures of the Earth, Indianapolis seems to be at an all-time high in exhibition excellence. Covering the bases from exhibits of Ancient Egypt to RFK’s stirring 1968 address following the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., we’ve got some key highlights of the museum circuit. BY DAVID HOPPE, ANDREW ROBERTS, AND MICAH LING COVER PHOTO BY STEPHEN SIMONETTO
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PERSISTENT FLOODING CHALLENGES CRUMBLING INFRASTRUCTURE
A recent flood-driven culvert collapse on Keystone Ave. highlighted how quickly a functioning traffic artery can transform into a major unplanned construction project — and an extra burden on municipal resources. BY REBECCA TOWNSEND
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LOOKING TO THE HORIZON
A likeness of artist Timothy Vermeulen makes frequent appearances in the Chicago-based painter’s work, tackling seemingly hopeless challenges inspired by literature’s finest. BY DAN GROSSMAN
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correction In our feature, “Inside art,” (Arts, June 22-29), written by Dan Grossman, we mistakenly implied that Sarah Getts teaches art to inmates at the Correctional Industrial Facility. Getts, who often volunteered in the the CIF chapel, came up with the idea for the class but it was in fact taught solely by Dan Cooper.
HIDDEN GEM
Saigon may not be in the most aesthetically pleasing of Indianapolis’ neighborhoods, but savory Vietnamese fare more than makes up for the restaurant’s less-than-ideal location. BY NEIL CHARLES
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Ex-reporters speak out, repeatedly
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he gradual dismantling of the Indianapolis Star accelerated in pace last week to a full-blown demolition project. More than 60 jobs were eliminated from the Indianapolis newsroom as part of yet more downsizing by parent Gannett Co. Even more names were added to the all-star cast of career Hoosier journalists who’ve been shoved out of the Star building on Pennsylvania Street in the past 10 to 15 years. The writers laid off this round were all experts at what they did. Many have 20 years or more experience covering their beats, staying on top of things, working like hell and coping with interference from an ever-changing rotation of bosses. Appropriately enough for this era, the most insightful reporting of the latest cutbacks came from Facebook discussions between members of the large Indy Star expat community. Ruth Holladay, who was a fixture of the Star newsroom for a long time, has been posting the casualty lists on her blog as well. Veteran writers and reporters consoled each other over Facebook and mourned the massive amount of institutional knowledge discarded by Gannett in its search for profit. The brains and notepads of the discarded staff contain much of the city’s recent history. That resource is now gone from newsroom. The ex-Star reporters assured their newly unemployed friends that life really is better outside of the newspaper business. I agree. There’s no shame in losing your job at a newspaper because eventually there will be no daily newspaper in Indianapolis, at least none made out of actual paper. Smartphones and tablets have pretty much killed off whatever small chance the bigbusiness daily newspaper had left for survival post-Internet. Even the word “newspaper” is archaic; it summons up images of giant felled trees being transported to the pulp mill and rolls of newsprint on the presses. More than that, it’s evocative of the centuries when printed words and pictures on paper had 100 percent of non-verbal communication market share. Folks at the Newspaper Guild, to which almost all of the laid-off staff paid union
dues, are reportedly arranging workshops and get-togethers to help transition all of these formerly underpaid, currently unemployed newspapers writers into life post-newspaper. The elimination of the weekly newspaper formerly known as INtake, indy.com and Metromix, which received heavy focus in the last edition of this publication, also occupied the thoughts of the local journalism intelligentsia. Like any discussion among writers, a diverse range of viewpoints circulated. Ms. Holladay praised the spunk and positive energy that the Metromix staff brought to the Star newsroom during its 2003 launch, but praised NUVO’s full-court-press coverage of the paper’s execution last week as “classy.” Other voices said that NUVO’s coverage was over-the-top, self-congratulatory and a bit tasteless, given the loss of livelihoods and the dashing of dreams. One journalist who still has a job messaged me that it all seemed like we were “dancing in the end zone.” As the city’s selfappointed king of over-the-top, self-congratulatory and tasteless mass-media writing, I’m hardly one to speak. Nevertheless, NUVO’s coverage (in my, and only my, opinion) could have been slightly less celebratory if only for the purpose of taking the high road and not seeming to be gloating. The so-called “future of journalism” was also a topic battered around last week as people absorbed the latest job losses at the Star. It’s a sucker’s game, betting on what permutation the news media will take. My guess is that much of it will be going out of business. Local weeklies covering zoning board and local crime stories will always eke out a living in small towns because there’s nobody else willing to serve those communities. Other than that, couldn’t say. Maybe people always will love holding a paper on a bus or while eating lunch. Maybe the widespread adoption of smartphones will kill that impulse too. As far as reporters losing their jobs, most people have only a minimum amount of sympathy left to extend to anyone they don’t know personally. Every family I know has fallen victim to some sort of joblessness in the past few years. The suffering is so vast and so widespread that most people with jobs are too busy trying to keep their own to think about much else. But it’s those very same people who also have suffered by the destruction of traditional news media — by not having their voices heard, their stories told, their encounters with corruption documented for a wide audience. I feel sorry for anyone who loses a job. But I feel sorrier for a community with fewer watchdogs of government and big business.
There’s no shame in losing your job at a newspaper because eventually there will be no daily newspaper in Indianapolis.
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HOPPE Getting used to war
The mayors did something extraordinary. They voted to adopt two resolutions — calling for a drawdown of troops in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the abolition of nuclear weapons. Both resolutions also demanded a reprioritization of defense spending. It’s the first time in 40 years — since the Vietnam War — that the Conference has BY DAVID HOPPE made this kind of statement. DHOPPE@NUVO.NET “Our children and families long for, and call for, a real investment in the future resident Barack Obama’s plan for of America,” said Mayor Kitty Piercy of the gradual drawdown of American Eugene, Oregon. Piercy noted that her city troops from Afghanistan has drawn has had to cut $20 million over the past fire from both hawks and doves — if three years. That’s real money in a city like such distinctions really apply anymore. Eugene. But it pales in comparison to the Enthusiasm for what has become the $6.6 billion in cash that federal auditors longest war in American history is at recently said has gone missing in Iraq. such a low ebb, these labels have lost That’s right: $6.6 billion in cash intended their usefulness. for Iraq reconstruction projects cannot What we actually have contending here be accounted for, according to a special are two forms of fear. In arriving at his inspector general appointed by Congress. plan, President Obama has had the unenTell that to a fireman in Eugene. Or a viable task of trying to split the difference teacher in Indianapolis. between one brand of dread and another. But then we’ve known for a long time One of these brands is afraid that, by that the billions we’ve been pouring into creating a schedule for withdrawal, the Iraq, Afghanistan and, now, Libya — not president is tipping America’s hand and to mention the hundreds emboldening our eneof other military bases mies in the region. This we have in countries brand also fears that, around the world — are as American troops tapping us dry. According pull out of Afghanistan, to a report written by the country will revert Carl Conetta of the to its old ways and Commonwealth Institute, anything we may have the Defense Department accomplished there budget has doubled during the past 10 since 1998, a whopyears will be erased. ping $2 trillion total. Meanwhile, the If that’s not enough to other side is frustrated make you dizzy, there’s that the president isn’t more: Conetta’s research moving more deciindicates that, over the sively to get us out of past 12 years, half that what they fear is an amount, or $1 trillion, untenable quagmire. cannot be accounted for As they listened to by any set of policies or the language in the – Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) strategy. president’s speech Incredible as this may last week, their fears seem, it’s a conclusion mounted that he was allowing himself too much wiggle room, set- that has also been reached by one of the most conservative members of the U.S. ting the stage for what could be a prolonged Senate, Tom Coburn, of Oklahoma. In a and costly American military presence in a piece written for the 2rd Annual Command decidedly unfriendly part of the world. and Control Summit in 2010, Coburn Obama’s defenders have rightly pointed said this about defense spending: “The out that the president’s actions in Afghanistan have been consistent with what he said during Pentagon doesn’t know how it spends its money. In a strict financial accountability his campaign in 2007-08. At that time, Obama sense, it doesn’t even know if the money was highly critical of the war in Iraq, arguing is spent. This incomprehensible condithat the real focus should be Afghanistan. tion has been documented in hundreds of And, when he announced a troop surge a year reports over three decades from both the ago, he also promised to begin withdrawing Government Accountability Office and the some of those troops this summer. Department’s own Inspector General.” That’s fine as far as it goes. The trouble is Does this make Coburn a dove or a in the distance. Even after the first 10,000 hawk? Does it matter? troops come home, more troops will be in At the very moment when politicians are Afghanistan than were there when Obama arguing about how deep to cut domestic took office. This is his war now. programs and claiming that effective social The fiscal cost of war has also become insurance policies, like Medicare, Medicaid a major worry. This year the war in Afghanistan will cost $120 billion. That figure and Social Security, are unsustainable, we are spending billions on military projects got the attention of the U.S. Conference of that no one can so much as name. Mayors, a group representing mayors from The long-term cost to America’s qualmunicipalities of 30,000 or more residents. ity of life inflicted by our impulse to wage These mayors are cutting services and prowar as a way of assuaging our fears is litergrams for lack of funding. They report that ally incalculable. What’s really scary is our double-digit unemployment exists in 103 capacity to get used to it. out of 363 metro areas across the country.
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by Wayne Bertsch
HAIKU NEWS by Jim Poyser
Indiana’s first case of white nose syndrome is a batastrophe Facebook and Google’s desires to purchase Twitter will be re-tweeted more protests unfold Libya, Yemen… seems when it Bahrains it pours Borders Inc removes chapter elevens from all the books on its shelves White House increase of energy budget bites off more than it can Chu Wisconsin guv’nor thinking he’s talking to Koch sure sounds like a dick South Bend restaurant pulls billboards ‘cause Hoosiers can’t stomach Jim Jones jokes Hoosier Democrats bereft of hope decide to shop for other states Portland pup eats its owner’s toes, foot; proves man’s best friend isn’t always taking Saturday off won’t help Post Office keep from going postal
THUMBSUP THUMBSDOWN THUG HUNTING
A batch of blathering idiocy flooding the local media websites following the recent series of Monon Trail attacks is cause for concern. Punctuated with heavy doses of hate speech, these calls for vigilante justice are misguided in their sentiment that shooting “litlle[sic] ghetto monsters” will make our community safer in any way. The glee with which you embrace the new open carry law while promising to trample the constitutional right to due process bears reconsideration. If you are motivated by anything other than pure racism, please consider the following words of wisdom from a man unafraid to stare evil in the face, Martin Luther King, Jr.: “Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”
LONG-LOST LOCAL HOOPSTER RETURNS
We are psyched to see the Pacers emerge from the 2011 NBA Draft infused with local blood. Thanks to Larry Bird for striking a deal with the San Antonio Spurs to bring home former Broad Ripple High and IUPUI player George Hill. Heads up, Hill: We want to see hard practices, remorseless defense, strategic offense, focused pre-game routine and a team culture dedicated to being the best in mind, body, spirit and basketball. The partying can wait ‘til after you all win the national championship. We trust you’re up to the challenge. Welcome home and good luck!
ROTUND REPUTATION
Our fame for fatness is not slimming down. Indianapolis is the nation’s second “most sedentary city,” following Lexington, Ky., according to a new Men’s Health survey. Our sloth ranking was calculated using factors such as how often we exercise, the percentage of our households watching more than 15 hours of television per week and our deep-vein thrombosis death rate. Not surprisingly, the top three most active communities are on the West Coast. Minneapolis marked the only Midwestern city in the top ten. Time to flip the script on this tired tune and get moving!
CYCLING SUCCESS
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Huzzah to NUVO Cycling Team member Jonathan Jacob for winning the Elite Time Trials at the US National Road Cycling Championships held last weekend in Augusta, Ga. He killed a 30-kilometer course with 1,000 feet of elevation gain in 37.01 minutes. Additional props go out to Indy-based rider Chad Burdzilauskas, who finished Sunday’s Elite Race in 8th place, and NUVO’s Joe Kukolla, who finished 16th in a field of more than 100 riders.
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news Persistent flooding challenges
Crumbling infrastructure
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loodwaters across Central Indiana this year are testing the stability of aging infrastructure. A flood-driven culvert collapse June 20 on Keystone Ave. highlighted how quickly a functioning traffic artery can transform into a major unplanned construction project. “We absolutely have a bridge problem in this city,” Molly Deuberry, a spokesperson with the Indianapolis Department of Public Works, said in an interview following the collapse. “The city has a need for bridge repair and we know that.” Rebuild Indy funds will allow the city to pursue 23 different bridge improvement projects this year, she said, adding that the city usually is able to accomplish just two or three. Still, budget cuts leave the city with fewer resources to deal with unplanned emergencies. The public works operating budget adopted by the city-county council for fiscal year 2011 is down an estimated 5 percent — or $8 million — from the previous year. The department’s capital budget is down about 21 percent, nearly $11 million. Related detours and delays, which the city scrambled to ease on Keystone by combining north and southbound traffic over the remaining intact lane, are magnified in areas across the state where weight restrictions on troubled bridges can cause costly detours as heavy traffic such as semi trucks and school buses are diverted for miles around their usual routes. The advocacy group Transportation for America released an analysis of bridge inspection data this spring that found that nearly 2,000, or 11 percent, of the bridges across the state, were considered structurally deficient. Though such a classification is by no means the same as imminent collapse, according to engineering officials. Some deficient bridges may have more significant foundational issues, while other deficiency scores can be driven by troublesome surface issues such as severe and widespread potholes. Still, it should be noted these numbers mark an improvement from a 2010 report by the American Society of Civil Engineers, in which 22.2 percent of the state’s bridges were classified as structurally deficient.
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The city scrambled to ease delays on Keystone by compressing traffic flow over the intact culvert on the southbound lanes.
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Engineers evaluate a culvert that collapsed on June 20 below Keystone Avenue. City workers have eased traffic congestion by rerouting north-bound traffic to a lane on the southbound bridge. Officials won’t know until later this week the estimated cost to repair the structure. The repairs are targeted for completion by September. Heavier-thannormal rainfalls have placed extra pressure on aging infrastructure across the state.
The most recent state data available The Transportation for America report on bridge scour, in which floodwaters ranked Indiana 26th in the nation in terms accelerate erosion at bridge bases, estiof its percentage of deficient bridges. It mates that 55 Indiana counties had a noted that, on average, more than 5.7 miltotal of 401 bridges considered “scour lion vehicles, or about 6.3 percent of the critical” or closed due to scour issues. state’s total traffic volume, crossed one of This marks an improvement from 2009, the deficient bridges each day. when Indiana had 668 Of Indiana’s neighborscour critical bridges in ing states, only Michigan 62 counties. — at 13 percent —had A special feda higher portion of eral funding stream structurally deficient released following bridges. It ranked 13th the 2007 Minneapolis in the nation, with Ohio, bridge collapse enabled Kentucky and Illinois Indiana to take a more ranking 29th, 30th and aggressive approach 35th, respectively. to its scour issues, Marion County had eight said Will Wingfield, a of the state’s top 10 strucspokesperson with the turally deficient bridges Indiana Department of with the highest traffic vol—Molly Deuberry, Department Transportation. ume, according the report. of Public Works. The struggle to keep The Keystone collapse up with the growing is just one example of costs of aging infrahow floodwaters can structure — governexacerbate infrastrucment reports issued since 2008 peg the ture challenges. estimated cost of all Indiana’s necessary As of June 27, precipitation levels in bridge improvements at more than $3 Central Indiana were at 29.89 inches billion — is causing officials at all levfor the year, or about 50 percent higher els of government to reconsider their than the 20.1-inch average, according to approach to transportation-related meteorologist Mike Ryan of the National funding and philosophy. Weather Service, Indianapolis office. Some see the infrastructure challenges Every flood event requires extra attenas an opportunity to reorient the nation tion from local maintenance and inspecaway from its highway-building era tion crews.
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“We absolutely have a bridge problem in this city.”
Ruling restores Planned Parenthood funding by Sarah Seward
Fewer reporters, fewer watchdogs by Shelby Salazar
toward a highway-maintenance model. “We need to fix the roads we have and make them safer for foot and bicycle traffic, and we have to expand public transportation nationwide,” said David Goldberg, a Transportation for America spokesperson, noting his organization advocates for greater focus on urban transportation hubs. These positions are countered by contingents that would like to see federal road-building efforts expanded. Discussion over transportation funding strategies is ongoing at the state level, as well. The 2011 Indiana General Assembly created a joint study committee, which is set to meet later this summer and fall, to research future infrastructure funding mechanisms. The committee membership and exact meeting dates have yet to be determined, according to legislative staff. The state is also waiting for new funding signals from Congress, which has been approving short-term expansions of the federal transportation program since its 2009 expiration. “Funding is always an issue,” said Stephanie Yager, executive director of the Indiana Association of County Commissioners. Bridge inspections are federally funded, she said, but with just one pool of money allocated for inspections and improvements, when the cost of inspections increases, the amount available for repair decreases. And, she added, the cost of inspections just increased. Inspectors must now report their findings online. Eventually officials expect the streamlined system to be more cost-effective and allow greater analysis of the infrastructure needs statewide, but setup of the new reporting system presents additional short-term costs at a time when funds are already tight, Yager said. Indianapolis officials won’t know until later this week the estimated cost of repair for the Keystone project.
Update: Patients drowning in debt, aid policies fail by Rebecca Townsend
Charlie White details defense By Sarah Seward
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e think a lot of our local museums, but noted not long ago we’re in a particularly rich period when it comes to current exhibits — from the IMA’s Thornton Dial exhibit to the Eiteljorg’s Red/Black: Related Through History show to the Indiana History Center’s You are There exhibit. Now, with the unveiling of the immersive Civil War experience at Conner Prairie, and the just-opened Treasures of the Earth exhibit at The Children’s Museum, we’re downright boggled by all the riches. So now is the time to get out and see your local museums; and hey, they are, for the most part, air-conditioned! In our story here we hope to alert you to some under-recognized places. If we’ve missed something along the way, please let us know.
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Blockbuster exhibit
The Children’s Museum’s ‘National Geographic Treasures of the Earth’ B Y D A V ID H O P P E • D H O P P E @ N UV O . N ET “It’s all about feeling like you’re there,” says Jeffrey Patchen, the president and CEO of The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, as he makes his way through National Geographic Treasures of the Earth, the museum’s new, blockbuster permanent exhibit. Five years in the making, Treasures of the Earth is designed to provide kids (and their parents) with a set of globe-straddling immersive experiences based on major and ongoing archaeological breakthroughs. The exhibit is loaded with the hands-on, imaginative theatricality that The Children’s Museum is famous for. Kids are given the chance to make believe in Egyptian, Chinese and Caribbean settings, as they pretend to unearth the secrets of a pharaoh’s tomb, a mass of terra cotta Chinese warriors and the underwater site of a sunken pirate ship. But what invests the exhibit with deep resonance is the fact that everything visitors see, experience and learn is informed by the real archaeological work that continues at the three sites depicted. “The exciting thing about this,” says Patchen, “is that [the museum] is tied into each of these
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three places and things going on in them.” The museum has gone so far as to install an archaeological lab facility to handle dry and wet artifacts that may be found during the course of archaeological excavation and sent back to Indianapolis for preservation. Treasures of the Earth is the result of the collaborative relationships The Children’s Museum has been able to establish over the years with a variety of scholarly and cultural institutions, including the National Geographic Society, Dr. Zahi Hawass and Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, China’s Shaanxi Provincial Institute for Archaeological Research and Xi’an Municipal Museum, and Indiana University Bloomington and its department of underwater science. Objects and artifacts on display in the exhibit have been loaned from such institutions as the Art Institute of Chicago, the University of Pennsylvania, the British Museum and the Brooklyn Museum. The exhibit occupies two levels in the museum. Visitors are invited to flow from one archaeological site to the next in a sequence that begins with the 1974 discovery in the town of Xi’an of what amounted to a mass tomb containing thousands of life-size Chinese terra cotta warriors. Historical interpreters will play the parts of a farmer and his wife, who discovered the trove while digging a well. The figures date back to the reign of China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huangdi, who became ruler of the Kingdom of Qin in 246 B.C. The problem facing archaeologists who were called to the site was that out of approximately eight thousand warrior figures, only was one was still intact. The site
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“While we may not be experts in Chinese archaeology or in Egyptology, we have these relationships that bring in experts to help us with the content and then we are the experts on how to deliver it to children and families.” – Jeffrey Patchen, President and CEO, The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis
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Visitors can rediscover Ancient Egypt at The Children’s Museum.
amounted to a massive terra cotta boneyard. Visitors will be able to dig up and piece together a variety of broken figures; they will also learn about the science that has revealed what the figures looked like when they were first created. From China, visitors will travel to the Caribbean Sea, off the coast of the Dominican Republic, where Indiana University’s Charles Beeker and his team have been searching for sunken 17th- and 18th-century ships from the period referred to as “the Golden Age of Piracy.” Beeker is responsible for finding what’s been called
the only pirate shipwreck in the Caribbean, the remains of the Cara Merchant, a ship captured by Captain William Kidd in 1696. Kidd would ultimately be hanged for piracy in England. But documents found after his death indicated that he may, in fact, have been a privateer, hired by England to prey on pirates. Exhibit visitors will have a chance to determine for themselves Kidd’s guilt or innocence. They will also see a cannon Beeker and his crew pulled up from the sea, along with a variety of other artifacts found by divers, such as a wide-bottomed onion bottle,
grapeshot and Spanish coins. The cannon is in the museum’s wet lab, a glass tank where it is undergoing electrolytic reduction to remove salts and minerals that have accumulated on its surface during centuries under water. “In a couple of years, this will start to look the way it did when it was made,” says Patchen. The exhibit also shows how archaeologists relate to a fragile undersea environment. Kids will see how Beeker uses common twistties to repair damaged coral reefs. “We want kids to understand that one of the things archaeologists do, even though they’re not scientific environmentalists, is about repairing the environment,” says Patchen. Treasures of the Earth culminates with a
recreation of the story of how Egypt’s Dr. Zahi Hawass discovered the burial chamber of Pharaoh Seti I. Kids will find themselves in a remarkably detailed recreation of parts of Seti I’s burial chamber, where a sound and light show featuring Dr. Hawass will encourage them to work together to interpret the tomb’s hieroglyphs and reassemble the pharaoh’s broken sarcophagus lid. A computerized tomography (CT) scanner enables visitors to see through a replica of the mummy’s wrappings to look for signs of aging, evidence of tomb robbers and family resemblance with other mummies. There are also examples of objects found in the tomb, such as carved figures, shards of pottery with drawings and amu-
lets, as well as canopic jars that held the deceased pharaoh’s internal organs. “We’ve taken three tour groups and friends of the museum and donors to Egypt, and two different groups to China,” says Patchen, who also traveled to the Dominican Republic to participate in the dedication of an underwater museum at the site of the Cara Merchant wreck off the coast of Catalina Island. “People get a feel for it and the flavor of it and the passion to bring it back here.” In developing a permanent exhibit, Patchen says, “We don’t start construction until we know where the money’s coming from.” The Children’s Museum was able to create the National Geographic Treasures
of the Earth exhibit with support from a variety of private sources, including the Eli Lilly and Company Foundation, The Enid Goodrich Educational Initiatives Fund, R.B. Annis Educational Foundation, Marilyn and Jim Bartlett Family and Virginia Tutterow. “While we may not be experts in Chinese archaeology or in Egyptology, we have these relationships that bring in experts to help us with the content and then we are the experts on how to deliver it to children and families,” says Patchen. The National Geographic Treasures of the Earth exhibit creates a sense of being there he hopes visitors will want to return to again and again.
1863 Civil War Journey Conner Prairie’s Raid on Indiana
B Y A N D R E W R O B E R T S • E D IT O R S@ N U V O . N ET It’s July of 1863, and you’ve been summoned to the southeastern town of Dupont, Ind., where 2,400 Confederate troops are converging upon the town’s modest population. As you stroll along the dirt path toward your fellow militiamen, you cynically and try to find things out of place to poke fun at. But all around you is the best of rural Indiana — gently rolling fields, authentic 19th-century breeds of livestock, and a tree-lined landscape that completely isolates your senses from the outside world, allowing you to fully engage with a sense of place. You approach the general store, where you’re anxiously greeted by a grateful and troubled young woman. After thanking the small crowd of fellow Hoosiers for riding to her town’s aid, she looks out to you and asks a humbling question: “What useful skills do you have?” You painfully realize that your most practical skill sets — moderate proficiency with Microsoft Excel and a third-place fantasy football team — are of no use to her. If you’re an adult, you start to put your generation’s political problems in perspective; if you’re a teenager, you laugh uncomfortably and look at your friends to see if it’s okay that you’re enjoying this. But if you’re a kid, you’re now in the Indiana militia, and can’t wait for what comes next. She hurries you into the store, and encourages you to help yourself to supplies, on the house. She’d prefer that you put them to use before General John Hunt Morgan and his rogue Confederate raiders smash in the windows, loot the store, set it on fire and use their own weapons against them. A host of townsfolk appear, armed with opinions. One Hoosier will fight for unity to the death. Another wants peace, even at the cost of secession and continued slavery. He makes no apologies and speaks frankly. Part of you hates him, and another part hopes you’re not him, that your family wasn’t him. If you’re an adult, you start to ponder the complexity of the Civil War for the first time in a decade; if you’re a
teenager, you laugh at his suspenders. If you’re a kid, you realize, perhaps for the first time, that war was not an obvious resolution to slavery. And then you laugh at his suspenders. A young boy rides to the window with the foreseeable news that Morgan is rapidly approaching. What you did not expect was for the raiders to completely surround the building and set it on fire. The rebels smash the windows and make a mess of the shop. Suddenly, Morgan himself appears. He’s a man amongst men, with a ruggedly intimidating beard, and he mercifully corrals his men. He restores order and offers you peace — as long as you don’t get in his way. You live to fight another 20 minutes. You’re led past what remains of a smoking building to join the militia in the forest, where your ineptitude on the battlefield is justified by a simple order from your commanding officers: Get in the way. You can do that. You block the road with shrubbery and trees. You watch as farmers and teenagers try in vain to fend off the raiders and are forced to retreat. You see the enemy easily flank the untrained soldiers and take them prisoner. A few fall dead. Morgan’s men take what they want. You wonder how much they took and what they’d take from your house. You hope it wouldn’t be your PlayStation. Or the first season of Mad Men on Blu-ray. You feel vulnerable and wonder if your wife will let you buy a gun. Then the thought occurs to you that she might use it on said PlayStation. You don’t want a gun anymore. The townspeople return, with more opinions. You decide which of them would be the modern-day “birthers,” and more importantly, which would be you. But the best part of living history as opposed to living life is that you get to choose your side with the glorious advantage of hindsight. As your journey through Morgan’s raid comes to its inevitable and victorious end, you take time to celebrate with your fellow troops. Like most things, the Civil War journey at Conner Prairie will only give back what you put into it. It’s easy to approach a living
The best part of living history as opposed to living life is that you get to choose your side with the glorious advantage of hindsight.
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Conner Prairie masterfully recreates General Morgan’s brutal raid.
history museum with an apathetic sense of sarcasm and find things to mock. But it’s a much richer experience once you squint your eyes and open yourself up to the producer’s intended effects: immersing visitors in a fascinating piece of Indiana history and starting a dialogue. Even if you’ve been to Conner Prairie a billion times, you’ve never seen an exhibit like 1863 Civil War Journey: Raid on Indiana. It’s a chance to let living history not only unfold before your eyes, but surround you. The action is largely prerecorded, but it’s staged in such a way that it is all around you and fully engaging. The technology and set design of the exhibit is shockingly impressive — on par with something you might see at Disney World. The motif is tame and safe enough for a wide range of participants, including children of any age, pregnant women and the elderly, at the expense of any frantic running or harassment from real-
life Civil War re-enactors, which I had secretly hoped for. It’s a good fit for all ages, but each demographic may have its own wish list. Older kids and teenagers might want a faster pace and more opportunities for role-playing and audience interaction. Former militiamen or history buffs might walk away wishing there had been more political and historical context. However, these things are only sacrificed for the sake of a wellbalanced event. The project’s true success lies in the critical questions posed, and each individual’s response or further questioning of those subtle complexities. Even if you’re underwhelmed by the action and you already knew the entire story of Morgan’s Raiders, the conversations that take place afterward are invaluable. And to that extent the event is a colossal artistic and educational achievement. CONTINUED ON PG. 12
Civil War Journey Conner Prairie
Open April through October Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Closed on Mondays. Tickets: $14 adults, $13 seniors 65+, $9 youth (ages 2-12), and free for members and kids under 2. Group discounts are available. Exhibit included in price of admission. For more information, visit www.connerprairie.org. 100% RECYCLED PAPER // NUVO // 06.29.11-07.06.11 // cover story
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Six more must-see exhibits
Red/Black: Related Through History
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Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art
You Are There 1968: Robert F. Kennedy Speaks
White River State Park 500 W. Washington St. 636-9378, www.eiteljorg.com Through Aug. 7
Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center
450 West Ohio St. 232-1882, www.indianahistory.org Through April 15, 2012
The only way to know where we’re going is to know where we’ve been. This is why we have history museums at all. Reenactments and actors have been used for years in order to depict what may have gone on during crucial moments of history, but now we have the benefit of technology to enhance the experience. The You Are There installations combine live actors with holograms and fog screens. These additions take the exhibits well beyond the traditional museum experience; all of the sudden, you are very literally there. The actors, especially those involved with the current Robert F. Kennedy exhibit, have described visitors frequently being moved to tears. Each installation is sparked by a photo within the museum’s archives; that moment is then expanded upon, and literally comes to life. On April 4, 1968, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy
Rhythm! Discovery Center 110 W. Washington St. 275-9030 rhythmdiscoverycenter.org
Is there anyone in the world who doesn’t desperately want to play a drum? It’s absolute instinct, a part of most cultures in the world. And really, the more you think about it — and you’ll think about it a lot at Rhythm! Discovery Center — percussion is a huge part of life in general. Music, obviously, but also theater, cinema, culture, religion, ritual, celebration, mourning — all are deeply reliant on percussion. Rhythm! Discovery Center encourages everyone to play all kinds of instruments. To really
Notes on Nursing and Doctoring in the American Civil War Indiana Medical History Museum 3045 W. Vermont St. 635-7329, www.imhm.org Through Oct. 8
We recommend you go here as soon as possible. Everything about this place is creepy and cool, including brains in jars, ancient bottles of chemicals and centuryold skeletons (yes, in a closet). But the building itself might be the most impressive artifact on the premises. The campus originally served as the Indianapolis Insane Asylum (formerly known as Central State Hospital) — with that comes a decently disturbing history. But the architecture
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spoke in Indianapolis. In his address, he announced the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and managed to keep the audience calm. This is like no other way of looking at history. The actors each depict an actual person who was in attendance that day. The experience forces visitors to really think about the emotion of the scene, the reality of it. You are right there in so many ways: in Indianapolis, in the scene, in the history, right in the middle of the things that made us who we are all are today, and continue to prepare us for where we’re going tomorrow. enjoy the opportunity, the best thing to do is let go of inhibition. This center is great for kids, mainly because they don’t have much inhibition in the first place. But it’s fun for adults, too. Maybe you won’t be able to rock out on the drum kit (well), but everyone can try their hand on the 1926 Paramount Theatre Organ, or the enormous Remo drum. And why not? It’s a chance to feel the beat throughout your body. One wall in the center quotes Babatunde Olatunji: “Rhythm is the soul of life.” Each corner of the world is represented, through videos, photos, artifacts and things to try. You might lose yourself in the center of the city, just underneath the Weber Grill, but you might never want to be found. When you do return to the traffic and the normalcy, you’ll certainly be more in touch with the beat, the rhythm of life. and the seemingly simple innovations, like strategically placed skylights, make the main building something of a puzzle. The current exhibit on nursing and doctoring during the Civil War proves that war is good for medicine. We didn’t even understand bacteria at the time, or infection, or how disease spread. More deaths were the result of disease than injury. The techniques and tools that were used might make your stomach quiver, but they’ll also make you appreciate everyone involved. Poke around in all of the rooms and immerse yourself in the haunting feel. The autopsy room, the teaching amphitheater, the pathologist’s private office — it’s all a little eerie. What’s been preserved here is remarkable. Don’t give up if you can’t find this place on your first try; it’s a bit hidden. When you do finally make it, try to get in on a tour. You might find yourself staying longer than you intended.
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Entering the Eiteljorg feels like an epic journey, like a museum should. It’s large and quiet and full of incredible artifacts, the kinds of things you probably haven’t seen and maybe didn’t know existed. The Red/Black: Related Through History exhibit leads you through one wing of the building to reflect on the ways in which we’re all related and tied to these histories. Artifacts explore the interconnected histories of African Americans and Native Americans. These pieces are from the collections of both the Eiteljorg and the Smithsonian. They’ve remained hidden in a way, just like the histories behind them. It’s remarkable that parallels aren’t drawn between marginalized groups more often. It seems more common to put ourselves into individual boxes by tracing things back down a single path. This exhibit finds the connections between stories, merging them into a single narrative, perhaps for the first time. The
COURTESY: SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN
Jimi Hendrix, The Royal Albert Hall, London, Feb. 18, 1969. Hendrix spoke proudly of his Cherokee grandmother.
images here challenge the way we think. They lay our assumptions and ignorance on the table for us to examine. The exhibit teaches you something whether you know a lot or very little about this history. Seeing the paintings, photographs, and artifacts, and hearing their narratives sheds light on where our country has been, and where we might be headed.
Hard Truths: The Art of Thornton Dial Indianapolis Museum of Art 4000 Michigan Rd. 920-2660, www.imamuseum.org Through Sept. 18
If you live in Indianapolis, hopefully you’ve already been to the IMA. If you haven’t, now’s the time. There’s so much to do here. Go on a nice day and explore 100 Acres — art outdoors. Walk through the gardens and along the river. Take a break for lunch at Nourish Café and then check out the indoor exhibits. It feels good to be in this place; the museum is clean and light, inside and out, and not at all overwhelming. The special exhibition of Thornton Dial is worth the trip. These are large paintings, drawings and found-object sculptures that speak to heavy issues in contemporary American culture. As the artist says, “All truth is hard truth.” It’s a belief that comes
Published! She Wrote! Indianapolis Marion County Public Library One Library Square 40 E. St. Clair St. 275-4100, www.imcpl.org Through December
You really shouldn’t need an excuse to visit the Indianapolis Public Library. This place is gorgeous: six heavily windowed floors, each with incredible views of the entire city. The annual Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Award Dinner is held here because it is such an impressive space. It’ll make you think like you’re in a much bigger city. You might even start to feel like sticking around, reading another newspaper, checking out (gasp!)
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Work by Thorton Dial, now at the IMA.
across in his work. He’s helping us all come to resolution about some pretty hard realities, revealing an awful lot about the world we live in. Dial’s work forces the observer to really think about all the things that are out there to get caught up in. These pieces will undoubtedly reveal something different to each person who views them. That’s the whole point. Dial clearly understands so many different mediums and techniques, but this exhibit demonstrates that more than that, he understands humanity. a book or two or popping into the Special Collections Room at the very top. Right now the Special Collections Room features Published! She Wrote! This exhibit is small but still just as impressive as its venue. Indianapolis is fond of boasting about its male authors (Riley, Nicholson, Tarkington, Vonnegut), but demonstrated pride in our (several) female authors is long overdue. There are books for all ages and from all genres represented in the collection. Maybe you didn’t know that Ruth Stone spent her formative years in Indianapolis. Maybe, somehow, you have yet to pick up a copy of one of Susan Neville’s books. Certainly you’ll discover someone here who interests you — someone you didn’t know had a connection with our city. No matter what, you’ll undoubtedly take time to sit down and enjoy this place.
Wed Can You Rock?! Karaoke 6/30 Civil Twilight & Ocean is Theory 7/1 The Flying Toasters 7/2 The Late Show Sundays in July: Biergarten Summer Concert Series
7/3 Doug Henthorn & Eric Saylors Duo 7/7 Jeff Day Duo 7/8 Honor by August & Red Waning Blue 7/9 Lloyd Dobler Effect 7/10 The Woomblies Rock Orchetra featuring Cathy Morris
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Marsh Symphony on the Prairie: StarSpangled Symphony @ Conner Prairie Change up your Fourth of July celebrations and attend Conner Prairie’s StarSpangled Symphony from July 1-4. SUBMITTED PHOTO Fireworks and live artillery will accomSummer simmering with the Symphony at pany many favorite patriotic songs to Conner Prairie. celebrate America’s independence. If you can’t make it to one of the July 4th concerts, make it a point to attend a different one before Sept. 4. Ticket value packs are $180 for all 26 summer concerts. Individual tickets are $27. 13400 Allisonville Road, Fishers, 639-4300, www.IndianapolisSymphony. org.
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Local Food Potluck @The Basic Roots Indianapolis Food, Farm & Family Coalition , Slow Food Indy and the Weston A. Price Foundation invite you to share a meal together at Basic Roots Community Foods in the perennial garden, Fruit Loop Acres . Bring
a pitch-in dish to share made with locally grown or produced food, dining ware for yourself and group and a blanket or chairs to enjoy a nice potluck in the garden. The potluck is from 7-9 p.m. For more details, contact april@indyfoodfarmfamily. org. 341 N. Hamilton Ave., 417-8449, www.IndyFoodFarmFamily.org.
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Local do-gooders Frank and Katrina Basile.
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Photo Remixes by Paul Smedberg @ Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center
You might find yourself askSUBMITTED PHOTO ing, “What am I looking at?” when Work by Paul Smedberg, now at the Waldron. viewing Paul Smedberg’s photo remixes. Smedburg named his exhibition this way for that exact reason. for that exact reason. From July 1-28, he’ll showcase digital prints of ordinary landscapes combined with his own interpretations to produce something unfamiliar to the eye. 122 South Walnut Street, Bloomington, 812-330-4400, www.ivytech.edu/bloomington.
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Contemporary Figurative Work @ Gallery 924 Join 32 central Indiana artists as they explore the human figure in contemporary art in its various and fascinating manifestations. Whether you’re interested in clay, phoSUBMITTED PHOTO tography, oil, acrylic, pastel, “Woman’s Work,” by Constance Edwards Scopelitis. charcoal or bronze work, there will be something to steal your attention. Hosted by the Arts Council of Indianapolis, the exhibition will run from July 1-29, with an opening reception on First Friday from 6-9 p.m. 924 North Pennsylvania Street, 631-3301, www.artscouncilofindianapolis.org/gallery924.
BOOK LAUNCH
Frank and Katrina Basile @ The Palladium
The Basiles are known for their gener-
ous contributions to Indy’s cultural life in philanthropy and journalism — not to mention fun. Now, they are contributing by launching and signing their book, Traveling with Frank and Katrina , about their adventures in 174 countries on all seven continents. Frank is a travel columnist for Indianapolis Business Journal, so we can attest to its quality. Plus, proceeds (not just profits) from books sales will go to various nonprofit organizations. Win-win-win! Come to The Basile Café (no coincidence!) at The Palladium, Thursday, June 30, from 5-7 p.m. Free, but RSVP is encouraged (by Wednesday, June 29; call 660-3378); refreshments available. 355 City Center Drive, Carmel, 843-3800, www.thecenterfortheperformingarts.org.
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Go & Do: Your arts weekend, July 1-3 by Catherine Green ‘Hot Coffee’: a blood-boiling documentary by Marc Allan
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Glorious Fourth @ Conner Prairie
Want to celebrate the Fourth of July like your great-greatgreat grandpa did? Conner Prairie has a weekend of historically accurate fun planned, starting July 2. The celebration has something for everyone SUBMITTED PHOTO including feasts, dances, 1800sOld-timey good times for the holiday weekend. era baseball and the opportunity to fire a Civil War musket. (Check out Andrew Roberts’s first-person account of his day at Conner Prairie on pg. 11.) Ticket costs vary: $14 adults, $13 seniors, $9 youth 2-12, free for members and youth under 2. Group rates available. Open Saturday and Monday at 10 a.m., Sunday at 11 a.m. 13400 Allisonville Road, Fishers, 776-6006, www.connerprairie.org.
Slideshow: Schmooza Palooza by NUVO Street Team Vonnegut Library offers teaching workshop by NUVO editors
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Huff has performed in comedy clubs nationally and internationally. He was invited to perform in the HBO Las Vegas Festival and his act can now be seen on pay-per-view. He was also a finalist in the Boston Comedy Festival.
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You Voted. We Listened. Pick up a copy of the Best of Indy Reader’s Choice CityGuide 2011 on 7/27. Thanks to the nearly 15,000 NUVO readers who cast their votes this year!
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In 2008 Tim was awarded a Rusty Nail award at the Rooftop Comedy Festival in Aspen, CO, and made his network TV debut on NBC’s Last Comic Standing. Tim recently made his Comedy Central debut on Live at Gotham.
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Freedom Blast @ Regions Bank
For the 41st year, the Regions Bank tower in downtown Indy will host the largest Independence Day fireworks display in Indiana. At dusk, fireworks will be launched from the tower, as synchronized patriotic tunes are broadcast on WIBC 93.1 and WLHK 97.1 FM . The display will be visible from downtown, where an estimated 200,000 people gathered last year. 555 North Delaware Street, 221-6040.
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Fireworks downtown, an Indianapolis tradition.
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Indianapolis Indians @ Victory Field
An all-day celebration of Hispanic culture.
July 10th, Noon - 10PM
Featuring live music & entertainment with national and international artists, a beer garden, foods and snacks from various Latin regions including Mexico, Honduras, Panama, Costa Rica, and more… a children’s area with bounce houses and pony rides, vendors selling arts & crafts, handmade items, and toys. Admission is FREE of charge! Fireworks starting at 9:45pm. An amazing downtown Indianapolis event! American Legion Mall 700 N Pennsylvania St, Indianapolis, IN For more info call 317-860-0606
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Alex Presley of the Indianapolis Indians.
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Celebrate Independence Day with the Indians as they take on their division rival, the Toledo Mud Hens . Stud Alex Presley looks to continue his stellar season, nearing the top of both batting average and stolen bases in the league. The Indians are only a few games back in the wildcard race after two strong series against Lehigh Valley and Pawtucket. “The homestand runs through July 6, with the July 4 game starting at 6 p.m., and games July 5 and 6 at 7 p.m. 501 West Maryland Street, 269-3345, www.indianapolis. indians.milb.com.
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Indiana Fever v. Seattle Storm @ Conseco Fieldhouse
What better way to wrap up the holiday weekend than with the Hoosier State’s favorite pasttime, basketball? Come watch our Indiana Fever take on the Seattle Storm Tuesday at 7 p.m. After being defeated 54-68 earlier this season in Seattle, the Fever will be ready to take down the Storm for a homecourt win. Ticket prices vary. 125 South Pennsylvania Street, 917-2500, www.wnba.com/fever.
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Kings of Conjuring @ Theatre on the Square Indy Magic Monthly will showcase the talents of Lion Fludd, Tevell Rose and Ran’D Shine SUBMITTED PHOTO on Tuesday at Theatre on the Square . In honor Ran’D Shine, master prestidigitator. of Richard Potter, the first American-born magician, all of the performers are black. Each of these magicians have performed nationally, with Shine recently being invited by President Obama to perform at the Salute to Heroes Inaugural Banquet and Ball. Doors open at 7 p.m. $20 adults, $12 kids, military and seniors. 627 Massachusetts Ave., 431-1320, www.indymagicmonthly.com.
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A&E FEATURE Looking to the horizon Timothy Vermeulen’s autobiographical art
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rtist Timothy Vermeulen and his wife share their Wicker Park home in Chicago, Ill., with a large number of foster dogs, including three of the bulldog variety. The pets have left their mark, so to speak, on his work. “Dogs show up in a lot of my paintings, actually,” says Vermeulen, who volunteers 15 to 20 hours a week for Chicago English Bulldog Rescue. But there’s another subject close to home making frequent appearances in his oil on panel paintings: himself. In “Standing the Mast-Head,” you see a portrayal of the artist (a thin bald man wearing jeans) atop a rooftop water tower, gazing over the skyline, which is blocked by a sterile row of mixed-use urban buildings. This is one of fourteen paintings in a 2010 series entitled “Moby Dick,” after Herman Melville’s masterpiece. If you have the sense that your ship is doomed, so to speak, then trying to see what’s coming over the horizon can be a deeply pessimistic enterprise. Another painting that seems to reflect an entrenched defeatism is “Sisyphus.” According to Greek mythology, Sisyphus was condemned to spend eternity rolling a boulder up a mountainside, only to have it fall down over and over again. But in Vermeulen’s painting, Sisyphus, looking a lot like Vermeulen himself, is pushing a wheelbarrow containing a tree sapling up a hill. It may be hopeless, Vermeulen seems to be saying here, but that’s no reason not to continue to hope . A strict Calvinist upbringing and a stint living in a funeral home from age five to nine (his dad was a funeral director) had its effect on Vermeulen, who was born in Patterson, N.J., in 1960. A mixture of “death and religion,” he says, plays a large role in his work. Vermeulen will be showing his work in Fountain Square on this upcoming First Friday at Mt. Comfort (A Space for Champions), inside the Murphy Art Center. In a wide-ranging phone conversation I had with him recently, Vermeulen discussed literary influences, his art education and a love of English bulldogs.
WHAT: “Moby Dick” series on display WHEN: First Friday, July 1, 6-11 p.m. WHERE: Mt. Comfort (A Space for Champions) 2nd floor, Murphy Art Center 1043 Virginia Ave.
NUVO: Tell me about your coming show at Mt. Comfort. VERMEULEN: Mostly it’s going to be highlights from other series. I’ve got a couple of my “Moby Dick” paintings. And then I’ll probably have a couple of diptychs from the “Time” series [based on Ecclesiastes 3:1-15] . And have one new painting that’s never been seen. It’s actually the largest painting that I’ve done since grad school. Usually my work is very small. 15” x 20” is probably about average size. NUVO: Your paintings often touch on very large themes. Since you’re choosing, for example, passages from Ecclesiastes as subject matter, couldn’t your description of your work as “small autobiographical narratives” be read as somewhat ironic? VERMEULEN: I guess you could definitely read it that way. I like that idea of taking these big themes as you say and putting them down to this scale that makes it almost jewel-like. My name is a Flemish-Dutch name. That’s always been my favorite period of art — those 15th-century Flemish and Dutch painters who worked in a similar kind of way doing oils on wooden panels and lots of layers of paint. There’s also in the style a kind of quirkiness that I recognize. I was never really formally trained in painting. When I went through school, I think a lot of my teachers were abstract expressionists and the younger ones were sort of conceptual artists. If I took a drawing class, it tended to be more about how you felt than actually [learning] how to render. NUVO: I don’t see on your website any paintings from before 2000. What was your painting style like before then? VERMEULEN: I’ve been working with this kind of figurative, narrative or literary stuff since my senior year in Calvin College. It goes way back there. The style has changed a little and become more sophisticated as I learned more stuff about painting and color… But definitely when I was a senior in college, I just kind of came upon this attachment to doing this figurative, narrative work and finally felt like, Ah!… This is what I’m supposed to be doing. I think, prior to that, I was just all over the place. I just loved art and one week I was making ceramics… the next week I was making nonobjective sculpture… I was bouncing around a lot. I loved it but I never felt like something that was really coming from my heart until I started with that figurative and narrative work. NUVO: You mentioned the fact that you have a love for Flemish and Dutch painting. That seems to fit in well stylistically with your choice of Dante as a literary reference in your work. VERMEULEN: That’s interesting. I’d never read Dante’s Inferno. I’d heard about it and had notions of what it was about… I’d had a few people say, ‘You should do a series of paintings based on Dante.’ One day I thought, Well, let’s see what it’s like.
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“Standing the Mast-head” by Timothy Vermeulen
“I just kind of came upon this attachment to doing this figurative, narrative work and finally felt like, Ah!… This is what I’m supposed to be doing.” —Timothy Vermeulen That’s usually what I do, just sit down and really carefully read it. See if it spurs an interest in me. That definitely did. NUVO: Do you consider yourself a Chicago artist? VERMEULEN: I think I have a pretty close tie to Chicago and there’s a long tradition of figurative, narrative, quirky work… Probably the most famous of the Chicago imagists that were people like Jim Nutt… There’s a long history of that kind of work here. And it goes even before that… It always seemed like Chicago had an openness toward that kind of work. Even at times when New York was not accepting of it.
NUVO: Some of the urban landscapes you have in your work, are they rooted in Chicago? VERMEULEN: It tends to be wherever I’m living. I ride around a lot on my bike or in my car and take pictures of things that would work well in my painting. Some days I go out specifically looking for certain stuff. And other days it’s just sort of random. Although now, with Google Earth image search, I do a lot of working off that. But there are recognizable places in some of my paintings… NUVO: I can’t help but wonder how 9/11 affected your work. VERMEULEN: There was a strange coincidence in one of my paintings… NUVO: That one painting, entitled “Memorial,” where your likeness is lighting candles on the street? VERMEULEN: That’s the one. And that came before 9/11 happened. After it happened, I was like, That’s a little strange. And just a couple of weeks ago I was starting work for this show in New York entitled Book. All the artists are all taking off on the theme of books. I was doing a painting of myself in a room that’s just sort of filled with books. But behind me is a painting of a tornado in this landscape. And I was doing the drawing for that painting, the under drawing, the day I started it. It was the very next day that all the tornados hit Alabama. For more on the artist, visit www.timothyvermeulen.com.
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“Rejoice “ by Bates Wilson.
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VISUAL ART JAMES GEORGOPOULOS, BATES WILSON r Evan Lurie Gallery; through July 15. You can usually find in the Lurie Gallery a wide variety of work in contrasting media and styles; this month is no exception. As you walk into the gallery, turn to the left and you’ll see Bates Wilson’s “Rejoice.” This wall-hanging sculpture, made from metal and found objects, takes the form of an airplane but the tail of the fuselage curls upwards like the body armor of a crustacean. Fluid melding of mechanical and organic form is par for the course in the work of this New Yorkbased sculptor. Another type of melding occurs in the mixed media work of L.A.-based James Georgopoulos, who makes large silver gelatin prints of his photographs of guns and then paints in the backgrounds over the print with
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acrylic. (The machine gun in the photograph “Windtalkers,” was used as a prop in the movie of the same name with Nick Cage.) Although there’s something to be said for sticking with film photography in this increasingly digital age, you might find yourself pondering the static nature of these particular images. That is to say, you might ask yourself questions like “Does this image fetishize violence?” or “Is it art?” with such works. But can you be inspired by them? 30 W. Main Street, Carmel; 844-8400, www.evanluriegallery.com. —DAN GROSSMAN
MUSIC EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL: REBEL
based Baroque quintet, which launched the Festival Music Society of Indiana’s 45th straight Early Music Festival season last Friday. (The FMS has sponsored the longest uninterrupted run of early music of any city in the U.S.) Featuring married violinists Jörg-Michael Schwarz and Karen Marie Marmet as group directors, Rebel also employs the services of recorder and traverso player Matthias Maute, cellist John Moran and harpsichordist Dongsok Shin. The group surveyed such name composers as Antonio Vivaldi, Arcangelo Corelli, Jean Marie Leclair, Alessandro Scarlatti and Georg Philipp Telemann — all from the high Baroque. In addition, they incorporated a potpourri of lesser names from the earlier Baroque, such as Rossi, Bertali and Mealli (you won’t remember their first names). Except for Leclair and Telemann, all composers were Italian. Maute only used the traverso (i.e., a Baroque transverse flute) for Telemann’s Quartet in G, the most then-currently renowned German composer, eclipsing Bach, who more than made up for it in later periods. The program ended with Telemann’s Quartet in A Minor, with Maute switching back to the recorder. Throughout the two hours, we heard a wide variety of virtuoso and expressive playing, each quintet member well-honed on his/her instrument and the group’s ensemble solidly together. Occasionally Maute played his recorder on the soft side, the other four players covering him. —TOM ALDRIDGE
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Festival Music Society, Indiana History Center; June 26. The second of the six FMSsponsored summer Early Music Festival
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programs featured only two composers: George Frideric Handel and Alessandro Scarlatti — more than sufficient to give us a sustained evening of high-quality high Baroque music, both played and sung. Especially when presented by a Philadelphia group called Tempesta di Mare (“Storm at Sea,” named from a Vivaldi concerto), which impressed more than the Rebel group of two days ealier with their precision and balance. Archlutist Richard Stone and recorder player Gwyn Roberts directed the ensemble’s remainder: violinists Karina Fox and Emlyn Ngai, cellist Eve Miller and Baroque soprano Clara Rottsolk. From Scarlatti (whose son, Domenico Scarlatti, became yet more famous as a harpsichord-sonata composer forming a unique bridge between the Baroque and Classical eras), we heard two chamber cantatas, perhaps the two evening highlights: “Bella, s’io t’amo il sai,” with Rottsolk joined by Stone, Roberts and Miller, plus “Bella dama di nome Santa,” featuring all six performers. Rottsolk showed beautiful control with a pitch-perfect “white” voice occasionally embellished with vibrato at a phrase ending. It appeared that Stone used an archlute, long-necked but with a smaller body than the theorbo, more often seen in these series. Handel was represented by a concerto, a trio sonata and a chamber cantata of his own. Roberts offered dazzling recorder work, especially on her small, high-pitched instrument. On second thought, the entire evening presented nothing but highlights. —TOM ALDRIDGE
A&E REVIEWS MARSH SYMPHONY ON THE PRAIRIE: AMERICAN LANDSCAPES r Conner Prairie; June 25. Guest conductor Edwin Outwater’s engaging personality and physically expressive style, coupled with creative programming, showcased ISO players with exciting solo moments throughout the evening and an overall rich sound. Opening with Aaron Copland’s Fanfare For the Common Man and its signature “sound of American music,” Outwater offered a lesser-known suite of Copland’s Music for the Movies, 1940s classics including his Academy Award-winning score for The Heiress. With Samuel Barber’s Second Essay for Orchestra, Op. 17, Outwater shared his own affinity for drawing upon reflective ideas in literature for musical inspiration. A solo flute introduced the first idea, violas put forward the second, and brass the third with succeeding elaboration by the full orchestra integrating all three for a seemingly plausible concern about unrest. George Gershwin’s Overture to Girl Crazy and Porgy and Bess Selections for Orchestra offered recognizable tunes, and then Outwater did another turnaround with Gershwin’s undeservedly littleknown Lullaby for string orchestra. Its complex weaving of melodies and subtle yet complex rhythms were enchanting and more full-bodi ed transcribed for an orchestra than in its original form as string quartet. With the universality of emotions drawing us deeply into Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, the program came full circle into what Bernstein has referred to as Copland’s enduring aesthetic of “simplicity with originality.” These touch points of “American Landscapes” make us who we are. In a seeming stretch from this theme, Outwater programmed the sterling appearance by pianist Jiwon Park as soloist with Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Movement 1 from Concerto No. 2 in C Minor for Piano. Park, a high school junior from Fort Wayne, Ind., is the 2011 Winner of the ISO Michael Ben & Illene Komisarow Maurer Young Musicians Contest. Making this wellknown work her own, Park took command with tension-building bell-like tolling, giving sway to a lovely lyrical second theme leading into marked rivalry between piano and orchestra. Constant key changes building to a haunting French horn solo and an agitated coda ended with the piano’s power over the orchestra. —RITA KOHN
THEATER IS THAT YOUR REEL HAIR? e Indy Fringe Theatre; June 24. From the swing of her earrings to the sparkle of her shoe straps, Tiffanie Bridges super-size talent explodes the consequences of her “sixth-grade hair fiasco.” No painful childhood memory is left behind in this funny yet poignant one-woman show. On the way “to liberating myself from the bane of my existence,” Bridges morphs into the television personalities she absorbed from hours and hours of watching MTV, variety shows and sitcoms during self-imposed banishment in her home “until my hair could grow out.” The simple setting consists of a stock of wigs and a makeup vanity, but your memory of those shows fills the space as Bridges morphs
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into superstars. She’s got a face comparable to Red Skelton’s ability to look like anybody and everybody. Her vocal range is eye-popping and with astonishing body flexibility to mimic the memorable moves she lures us into believing she’s “every woman” including Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross, Cher and a host of others we choose not to reveal because we hope Bridges will show up on stage during the Aug. 19-28 Fringe Festival so everyone who missed her premiere gets a chance to experience the sumptuous show. Her dialogue is sharp, smart and situated just right to get audience participation when she wants it. Welcome to a sparkling new theater personality. —RITA KOHN
BOOK MIKE TYSON SLEPT HERE BY CHRIS HUNTINGTON BOAZ PUBLISHING, $14.95 WWW.BOAZPUBLISHING.COM t Chris Huntington’s first novel, Mike Tyson Slept Here, follows the life of Brant Gilmour, a recent graduate teaching GED courses at the Plainfield Correctional Facility. This part of the story drags a bit as it chronicles Brant’s loss of innocence or, as the characters often describe it, his institutionalization. This fails to be convincing because it doesn’t build a strong case for his innocence or a dynamic deviation from it. Fortunately, the story diverts from the main storyline with neatly packed short stories told from the perspective of the supporting characters. These side stories introduce us to ill-fated couples, morally ambiguous lawyers and many other fantastic and interesting characters. They breathe life into the novel, building a convincing and humorous setting for Brant to run around in and making the book a worthwhile read. —LUKE MCCORD
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Rock Bottom College Park, 6-6:30 p.m., tapping American Dream IPA. Bier NanoBrewery, new weekly releases every Thursday. Email Jerry Connor, jerry@bierbrewery.com, for the lineup.
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Harrison County Summerfest (July 1-3), Corydon, Ind., including a Craft Beer Garden, noon-9 p.m. More information at www.harristoncountysummerfest.com. Also check out the Dubois County Bombers baseball game in Huntingburg, Ind., where New Albanian brews will be served. Head to www.dcbombers.com for more.
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Oaken Barrel 17th Anniversary Hog Roast, restaurant patio, Greenwood, Ind., noon-5 p.m. Call 887-2287 for more. Crown Brewing Company, Crown Point, Ind. First and third Monday of every month feature Pint Night Bike Rides with Trek Bike Store in Schererville, Ind. Try trekbikestore.com for more information.
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The Ram, Downtown and Fishers (though not on Sunday in Fishers), $5.99 growler fills for house beers; $6.99 for seasonals, including Spring Fever, Bill’s Bettor, Barefoot Wit, Batch 1000 Easy Rye-der.
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Half Moon in Kokomo. Heavenly Hefeweizen, south German style wheat beer (weissbier) with flavors of banana, cloves and a touch of bubblegum; smooth and refreshing. Mad Anthony in Fort Wayne. Summer Daze Wheat, brewed with a blend of wheat, caramel malt, aromatics, and a large dose of clover honey.
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Saigon Restaurant packs a savory punch
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or quick, cheap and delicious dining, there’s no better part of town to visit than the slightly less-thanglamorous area around the intersection of 38th Street and Lafayette Road. Here you’ll find excellent Mexican and Asian markets and restaurants, and have a fine old time perusing all kinds of gorgeous produce and nifty ingredients that would have your average supermarket manager groaning with envy. Formerly a Vietnamese market, Saigon became a restaurant over a decade ago, and has just opened a smart new location just a hop and a skip away from its original location. Clean, well-lit and welcoming, the simple interior promises a no-frills approach to dining, delivering an early promise that your modest check will go in large part to what arrives on your plate and delights your senses. And delight it does, because at Saigon you’ll find some of the freshest and most vibrant food in town. This is Vietnamese food that quite happily rivals the country’s more celebrated Vietnamese establishments. If you can take some time off for lunch, this is a good time to go, because Saigon can get busy, and the service can get a bit backed up. But bear in mind, in spite of the menu’s astonishing 162 or so dishes (they’re numbered) everything that is supposed to be fresh is fresh within the bounds of what is practical. And don’t be put off by the massive menu. In many restaurants this would signal massive indecision on the part of the chef and cue a visit from a flaming mad Gordon Ramsay, hell-bent on sorting things out. Not here, though, as many of the main dishes share common ingredients, but prepare them in a stag-
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Rustic pork, cozy in a clay pot ($9.95/$12).
geringly inventive variety of ways. For anyone who hasn’t eaten much Vietnamese food, this spot is a musttry, whether it be for the rustic pork or catfish cooked in a clay pot with garlic ($9.95 small, $12 large), or the classic soup, known as Pho, replete with tripe and crunchy vegetables ($8.50/$12), or just a couple of delightfully crunchy shrimp and lettuce spring rolls ($3.50 for 2). Many of my favorite dishes are suffused with a complex spicy character and often a pungent mouthwatering note that derives from the ubiquitous fermented fish sauce, nuoc nam nhi. This sauce is also a fantastic addition to many Western dishes, as it lends a profound and complex umami or savory quality to a variety of recipes. You can buy it at local markets for around $10 a quart. To drink, try one of the now very fashionable bubble teas, complete with oversized tapioca. Although more like fresh fruit Slurpees than tea, these are really quite refreshing and nicely com-
plement the savory nature of the food. Obviously it takes many visits to fully appreciate the charms and glorious taste sensations that Saigon has to offer. Fortunately, with a good lunch or dinner running just above $30 for two, this should be a viable proposition for those prepared to make the pilgrimage.
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MOVIES Slasher star speaks
Heather Langenkamp returns to Elm Street
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eather Langenkamp leads two very different lives: one as a wife, mother, and business owner in L.A., the other as one of the most popular guests on the horror convention circuit. Her next stop is this week’s Days of the Dead convention, where she will present her new documentary, I Am Nancy — as in Nancy Thompson, the girl of Freddy Krueger’s nightmares. Langenkamp battled the razorgloved dream stalker throughout her career, appearing in Wes Craven’s New Nightmare, Dream Warriors, and of course, A Nightmare on Elm Street . Now, after riding the wave of horror fandom, she brings audiences her own view of the macabre world in which horror heroine Nancy thrived. I Am Nancy follows Langenkamp around five horror conventions in North America and
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Europe as she explores her role in the Elm Street phenomenon. As a statement, I Am Nancy is more than Langenkamp’s identification as an iconic character of modern horror; it encompasses an attitude she hopes others will adopt when confronting their fears. “Nancy was really courageous and direct in how she wanted to handle Freddy. That response to fear is really rare,” Langenkamp said. “Most of us are just totally in denial about the stuff that’s really gonna get us. So, my thesis in the documentary is: Let’s all be more like Nancy. Let’s try to look at our lives and fears with eyes wide open.” Much to her humble surprise, Langenkamp found fans doing exactly that, using Nancy as a vessel to overcome their own obstacles. A particularly poignant moment in the documentary features a fan confessing how A Nightmare on Elm Street helped her recover
“My thesis in the documentary is: Let’s all be more like Nancy. Let’s try to look at our lives and fears with eyes wide open.” —Heather Langenkamp
from a terrible accident. It was therapeutic, she says, “to watch someone other than me going through a nightmare” — a true testament to the cathartic power of the horror genre and what Langenkamp considers a perfect explanation of the overall appeal of film. “Being able to watch somebody else go through a really sad, painful, or hideous situation makes your life look a little better for that hour and a half,” she said. I Am Nancy has a similar effect, only it makes the horror world look better. “It puts a human and much less scary face on the genre,” Langenkamp said. The documentary is an affectionate portrait of the crazy convention world Langenkamp “dips her toe into” once or twice a year. She remains active in Hollywood, albeit behind-
the-scenes as owner and operator (with husband David Leroy Anderson) of AFX Studio. The special effects makeup firm has appeared in horror films like 2004’s Dawn of the Dead as well as Oscar-nominated fare like Cinderella Man and Frost/Nixon. Langenkamp will be signing autographs and answering questions following the film’s premiere, 8 p.m. this Friday, July 1. It’s one of the headlining films in Days of the Dead’s weekend-long Fangoria Film Festival. To coincide with the I Am Nancy screening, world-renowned prop enthusiast Mike Becker will debut his Nightmare on Elm Street museum, featuring dozens of items used in the series, including Freddy’s deadly glove, which was, of course, no match for Nancy’s perseverance, a quality imparted to her fans. “Using the way she is with Freddy — always fighting, always tackling head on, not going out the easy way — is our Nancyness,” Langenkamp said. I AM NANCY PREMIERE
Days of the Dead/Fangoria Film Festival Friday, July 1; 8 p.m. Wyndham Indianapolis West 2544 Executive Dr.; 877-999-3223 Visit www.iamnancy.net for info on Langenkamp’s documentary. For more about the convention, visit www.daysofthedead.net.
FILM CLIPS OPENING
The following are reviews of films currently playing in Indianapolis area theaters. Reviews are written by Ed Johnson-Ott (EJO) unless otherwise noted.
LARRY CROWNE (PG-13)
Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts star in comedy/drama directed by Hanks and cowritten by Hanks and Nia Vardalos, the My Big Fat Greek Wedding lady. The story follows middle-aged Larry Crowne, who gets laid off due to his lack of a college degree and decides to go back to school. In junior college, he makes friends with some of his fellow students and builds a relationship with grumpy Professor Mercedes Tainot (Roberts). Other notable names in the cast include Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Cedric the Entertainer, George Takei and Pam Grier. 99 minutes. Read Ed’s review Friday at www.nuvo.net.
MONTE CARLO (PG)
Three graduates fulfill their dreams of vacationing in Paris. They accidentally find themselves in a lavish world, where they live like royalty and experience romance. But at the end of their journey, they discover the true magic of friendship. 109 minutes.
PAGE ONE: INSIDE THE NEW YORK TIMES
Scattershot documentary about The New York Times and its place in the Internet age, with looks at the struggles of print newspapers in an increasingly digital world, maintaining high standards when sensationalist crap is so popular, Wikileaks, layoffs and more. Not much information that you haven’t heard before, but the film is worth a look because of David Carr, an ex-junkie media reporter who seems like a character made up by Elmore Leonard. Wouldn’t want to work with the guy, but it’s a treat to meet him here. 88 minutes. At Landmark’s Keystone Art Cinema.
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TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON (PG-13)
Shia LaBeouf returns for the third installment of the giant robot action series, with a new girlfriend (Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, replacing Megan Fox), who ends up trapped in Chicago, where the evil Decepticons are aiming their assault. Other returnees include Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson and John Turturro. And Shia’s robot friends and foes, of course. Expect relentless action, sound and quips. 154 minutes.
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t’s all a matter of perspective for Buck Brannaman, known as the real-life horse whisperer. “A lot of times, rather than helping people with horse problems, I’m helping horses with people problems.” You don’t need to be a horse buff to enjoy the documentary Buck. My sole contact with horses came when I petted one as a child and thought, “Dusty carpet. No thank you,” but I found the production engaging, moving and inspiring. First-time filmmaker Cindy Meehl decided to make a movie about Brannaman after attending one of his clinics in 2003. It’s easy to see why she was drawn to the man. Brannaman is a soft-spoken fellow who carries himself with modesty, good humor and quiet authority. A practitioner of natural horsemanship, he is an expert at putting himself in the horse’s shoes — pun acknowledged, but not intended — and training them with a gentle, empathic approach. Can’t tell you much more about his training techniques because the movie doesn’t detail them. We hear references to trust and making the animals feel useful, but the movie is more about relating than training. Mostly it’s about an abused boy who refused to turn mean. Buck and his brother Smokie (born Dan and Bill, later dubbed with Western-style nicknames) toured the country doing rope tricks as boys — they even appeared in a Sugar Smacks TV commercial. They were also abused routinely by their father, bear-
ing marks on their backs, butts and legs from being whipped. The beatings stopped when a coach at school saw the welts on Buck and contacted the sheriff. Buck was taken away and placed with a kind foster family. What about his brother? We don’t know because the film doesn’t tell us and it should have. A simple “Smokie Brannaman chose not to be involved in this project” would have sufficed. An Internet check shows that Smokie grew up to become a horse trainer as well, utilizing methods similar to those employed by his brother. There are no references to his childhood on his website. And what about Dad? Nothing further is said about him in the movie. Luckily, David Letterman asked Buck about him on his show last week and I can tell you that Buck sought him out as an adult and forgave him — primarily so he wouldn’t have to carry the burden of anger throughout his life. I loved spending time with Buck, who was so shy that he had to practice making eye contact with other people before starting to travel the country doing horse clinics. A great many people abused as children grow up to be abusers. Buck’s determination to be kind is remarkable. Buck is a powerful, rewarding film, but it would have been better with a little less hero-worship and a little more reporting. Nice to see Robert Redford talk about Brannaman working wonders on the set of The Horse Whisperer, but how about showing us where Buck fits in the world of natural horsemanship? Respectful mention is made of Ray Hunt and Tom Dorrance, pioneers in the training method, but what does Buck do differently that makes him stand out? Is it simply because of his low-key charisma and the obstacles he has overcome? Reason enough, certainly, but at times it seems like Cindy Meehl made Buck while wearing blinders.
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oy Williams and John Paul White are sitting on a disabled tour bus, marooned near the border between Washington state and Canada. The two members of the folk/rock/country duo The Civil Wars tell me another bus is on the way; it should have already arrived, actually. They think they’ll make this evening’s concert, though it might be close. They’re patient people, to be sure. They waited more than a decade for success to catch up to them. And now that they’re a “buzz” act — at least, according to Billboard album charts, the Americana Music Awards and fans snapping up tickets for their live shows — they’re in it for the long haul. “We’ve been told by a wise man who’s part of our team that the way you rise is the way you fall,” White said. “We really want to steadily grow this so that we have like a 20-year career arc.” White, a Muscle Shoals, Ala., guy who banged around in rock bands throughout the South for 10 years, looks like a Jack White/Johnny Depp mash-up and speaks in a smooth drawl. Williams, who appears serious and stoic on the cover to the duo’s Barton Hollow album, sounds smart and spunky over the phone. Both are polite, allowing their partner to talk, though you get the impression they could finish each other’s sentences if they wanted. No, they are not married. They get asked a lot. Yes, there is an undeniable chemistry between the two on stage. Think a modernday Johnny and June Carter Cash: flirty and sassy, with great music between the banter. And none of it would have happened without a chance meeting at a songwriting conference in 2008. “There were 25 top potential songwriters gathered,” Williams remembered. Like a speed dating for songwriters, the event was structured so that each songwriter could work one-on-one with his or her 24 compatriots. “John Paul was my first partner that day. I had no idea who he was, and he had no idea who I was. Somehow, that didn’t seem to matter. Within 20 minutes after we started playing music together, it was as if we’ve known each other all our lives.” So they stayed together. They put out material early and often, recording their second performance, an opening gig for rocker Will Hoge at a small club called Eddie’s Attic near Atlanta. Released as Live at Eddie’s Attic in June 2009, it’s still available as a free download from the band’s website.
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WHITE: Well, there’s a lot of blood. [chuckle] WILLIAMS: A lot of pyrotechnic. WHITE: And a lot of glitter. WILLIAMS: Yeah. Yeah, dancers. NUVO: Costume changes? WILLIAMS: Yeah, you can’t get pretty without the costume changes. WHITE: We’ve got animals. [chuckle] Really, it’s like we are all hanging out in somebody’s living room. We play the guitar and piano and are up there just telling stories. We try to keep everything personable and personal. We don’t like to have too much of a separation between the audience and the performers. *** At one point, White was signed to Capitol Records. He recorded a rock album for the label, but it went unreleased after the wholesale firing of the staff that had hired him. Called The Long Goodbye, it was recently made available on his website. “I’m honestly a lot more creatively fulfilled, excited about the future of this more so that I was about a solo career, which is really strange to say looking back at it,” White said. “With this, I feel like it’s more than me. It’s bigger than I ever could have been alone.” Williams, who migrated from California to Tennessee, feels blessed to have found a musical partner and success after not knowing if a break would ever happen. “I grew up in Northern California, signed a contract when I was about 17 years old and moved to Nashville the same year that I graduated high school,” said the singer. After her arrival, she made three solo records that she now describes as “really dry and constricted.” It was during a period of soul-searching that she met White. “Everything else paled in comparison to what we were doing together,” she said. “I couldn’t not pursue what the possibilities would be in linking arms with him.” *** NUVO: What concerts do you guys remember going to either two weeks ago or ten years ago that still resonate with you? WILLAMS: I remember seeing Annie Lennox perform live...[thumping noises] John Paul is currently whacking my head with a water
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bottle and it is very hard to concentrate right now. [laughter] Seriously? WHITE: I’ve seen so many live performances that I couldn’t really connect with, which makes me really sad. I am always very jealous of people that go to shows and come back changed. I want to have those. A lot of it is my own fault though. WILLIAMS: One that pops out that I have seen is St. Vincent and just... I’ve never been able to get that one out of my head since. WHITE: Yes, she’s brilliant. WILLIAMS: She’s an amazing singer, guitar player and songwriter and it kind of makes me hate her a little. [laughter] *** A Civil Wars live show is — at various times — magical, sexy and fun, and all three when at full boil. The two make each other laugh. They have fun. Their new status as one of Americana’s best emerging artists and duos (at least according to their nominations for the 2011 Americana Music Awards) has helped make nearly every show in their spring and summer
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tour a sellout, including Friday’s show at the Earth House, though a free in-store at Luna Music earlier in the day remains firstcome, first-serve. “We have seen children bringing parents,” Willams said of the live show. “We’ve seen parents bringing teenagers. We’ve seen older couples. We’ve seen metal heads coming to shows and who love us. And they know the words. Male, female alike; gay, straight and everybody in between, and that is perfectly fine with us. We love that.” Three years removed from their chance encounter at a songwriter’s encounter group, life is good for The Civil Wars. “Luckily, we’re on a bus now (instead of a van),” Williams said. “We’re really happy writing and playing new songs and trying to rest when we can.” “Yeah, the bus,” White interjects. “The second bus was supposed to have been here quite a while back. We’re kind of wondering where it’s at. I’m sure we’ll make it to the show with no problem. We might be a little tired, but it’ll be fun.” “No showers today,” Williams laughs.
SOUNDCHECK TEXICAN ROCK LOS LONELY BOYS
The Vogue, 6259 N. College Ave. 8 p.m., $20 advance, $24 door (plus fees), 21+
The family band from San Angelo, Texas, continues to expand upon its core Tex-Mex rock sound on its latest record, Rockpango, which moves with ease from a hard rock opener critical of our inability to get along together (“American Idle”) to a mellow, funky acoustic ballad about the power of love (“Fly Away”). There’s room for Santana-style rock, tejano and R&B throughout the rest of the proceedings, with all tracks constructed out of solid guitarwork and three-part harmonies provided by the brothers Garza.
Bear Hands
Wednesday SIMIAN ROCK 100 MONKEYS, NEW HOLLOW
Concert at Egyptian Room at Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St., 7 p.m., $17 advance, $20 door (plus fees), all-ages Free in-store at Best Buy, 4625 Lafayette Road, 12 p.m., all-ages
Not sure low-energy rock band 100 Monkeys would be playing the Egyptian Room quite yet if not for the big-screen success of band member Jackson Rathbone, who you may well know as Jasper Hale (in the Twilight Saga) or Sokka (in The Last Airbender). Which is not to say the Los Angeles-based band doesn’t deserve it; I mean, you can’t fault with a group that improvises a song at each concert based on suggestions from the audience (past titles have included “Tickets to the Gun Show,” “Zombie Dinner Party” and “Ellen DeGeneres”). But their stuff, at least on record, is slow, digressive and plodding, coming off as a parody of a jam band after way too many bowls.
HORROR PUNK DAYS OF THE DEAD KICKOFF SHOW WITH FIRST JASON, REGGIE BANNISTER, COFFINSVILLE
Melody Inn, 3826 N. Illinois St. 9 p.m., $8, 21+
A few stars are getting into town early to play a opening concert for this weekend’ s Days of the Dead horror festival (flip to pg. 23 for more info on the festival). No, we’re not talking Gary Busey or Ed Furlong, who will show up for the festival proper Friday — they’ll probably meet their contractual obligations and no more, not to mention that they’d be genuinely scary to hang out with. No, we’re thinking more along the lines of Ari Lehman — you know, the guy who played Jason in the first Friday the 13th movie and who now leads a horror rock group appropriately titled First Jason. Not to mention Reggie Bannister, who co-founded the Greenwood County Singers with, among others, Van Dyke Parks before he played the ice cream vendor in the Phantasm series.
PSYCH ROCK WHITE DENIM
Rock Lobster, 820 Broad Ripple Ave. 8 p.m., $8 advance (mokbpresents.com), 21+
Warm psychedelica from Austin. Really, if you got in your rock-it-powered time machine and dropped White Denim’s latest record, D, into the hands of your average ‘70s freeform DJ, well, you wouldn’t end up disturbing that playlist’s vibe or the course of history — these guys have the analog sound of King Crimson, Jethro Tull, CCR. Actually, this is your jam band pick for Wednesday night — as the Onion AV Club put it in the headline to a review of D, “This Austin band might be indie-rock’s answer to Phish.”
Thursday FREE ROCK BEAR HANDS
Sun King Brewing Company, 135 N. College Ave. 6 p.m., free (but ticketed, follow instructions to obtain tickets mokbpresents.com), 21+
All manner of free things are given unto you Thursday at Sun King, especially if you happen to be one of the first 150 guests, each of whom will get a complimentary copy of MOKB Shuffler, Vol. 2, a compact disc featuring songs by artists playing MOKB Presents shows this summer, including The Civil Wars (“Barton Hollow”), Those Darlins (“Screws Get Loose”) and Neon Indian (“Terminally Chill”). Admission is still free for all latecomers. Beer is not free, no, never. Brooklyn’s Bear Hands, who last played Indy as opener for We Were Promised Jetpacks and will be back later this summer to do the same for A wolnation, share a fuzz-bass, fuzz-keyboards and reverb aesthetic with about a billion other bands from the area, but also happen to have a sense of humor much like fellow Wesleyan grads MGMT, which finds voice in sardonic falsetto lyrics.
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Friday AMERICANA THE CIVIL WARS
Concert at Earth House Collective, 237 N. East St., 6:30 p.m., sold out, all-ages. Free in-store at Luna Music, 5202 N. College Ave., 5:30 p.m., all-ages.
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BLUES ROCK LAURIE MORVAN, GENE DEER, SNAKEHANDLERS BLUES BAND, BOBBY HAYDEN & RICK BOZZO 8 Second Saloon, 111 N. Lynhurst Drive 7 p.m., $12 (plus fees), 21+
Guitarist, singer and songwriter Laurie Morvan, who was born and raised in Illinois before she made her home in California, returns to the Midwest to celebrate the release of her new album Breath Deep, in a show booked by up-and-coming all-purpose music company Daddy Real. If time is any proof, her new record should pick up accolades: Morvan’s 2008 album Cures What Ails Ya was a finalist for a Blues Foundation Award for best Self-Produced CD; two years later, her Fire it Up won that award. Her mixture of rockin’ blues guitar and soulful vocals will please blues fans and 8 Seconds regulars alike. With three local openers. - Matthew Socey 100% RECYCLED PAPER // NUVO // 06.29.11-07.06.11 // music
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SOUNDCHECK Saturday COCK ROCK MÖTLEY CRÜE, POISON, NEW YORK DOLLS
Verizon Wireless Music Center, 12880 E. 146th St. 7:30 p.m., $25-$99.50 (plus fees), all-ages
Hugely influential proto-punk group New York Dolls, reunited since 2004 and still actively writing new material, might be the best reason to check out this metal nostalgia concert at VWMC. (See feature, pg. 29.) The Crüe attempted a return to form on 2008’s Saints of Los Angeles, which was received as competent but mostly irrelevant, a tribute to a brand of L.A. hedonism that died around the time Less Than Zero was published. And the Bret Michael’s reality show empire overshadows his old band Poison these days. SOUL SMOKEY ROBINSON
Hoosier Park, 4500 Dan Patch Circle, Anderson 7:45 p.m., $24-$68 (plus fees), all-ages
Septuagenarian though he may be, the general verdict is that Smokey’s still got it. He still has that smooth falsetto that can raise a quiet storm like nobody’s business. He still has the energy for a Vegas-style stage show, replete with costume changes and backup singers (Hoppe, in a review of his most recent appearance, a 2008 concert at Madame Walker Theatre, made note of his pair of “green sequined trousers,” among other outfits). And he keeps his work fresh, even the classics. Hoppe’s review again: “The audience sang along to virtually every song, to the point of over-anticipating their idol’s creative phrasing on what turned out to be the evening’s highlight: a transcendent reworking of ‘Tracks of My Tears.’ This concert is the highlight of Hoosier Park’ s Summer Music Track, a series of mainstream country and classic rock show.
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Weekend SLOW ROASTED ROCK ROCK AND ROLL BBQ
West parking lot at Victory Field, 501 W. Maryland St. July 1-3, 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; July 1, free before 6 p.m., $8 after; July 2-3, free before 2 p.m., $8 after; discounts for children; all-ages
Where once there was only Rib America, there’ s now a new game in town, Rock and Roll BBQ, which hopes to compete for the same rib and rock market. And much like at Rib America, the early birds get free admission, making this quite the reasonable entertainment value for those inclined to sit through the openers. Lots of big, if not quite fresh, names are on the bill, with bands grouped by genre. Friday is devoted to country rock, with headliner Charlie Daniels returning to town not long after his gig at Carmel’ s Palladium, along with Kentucky Headhunters and local opener Borrow Tomorrow. Saturday is reserved for alt-metal, with Limp Bizkit of fshoot Puddle of Mudd atop the bill, joined by Saving Abel and Rev Theory. And Sunday is a little more eclectic, with mid-‘90s alt-rock (Soul Asylum, Gin Blossoms), ‘70s soft rock (Little River Band) and ‘80s hard rock (Loverboy).
Monday ANGLICAN ROCK FLORENCE + THE MACHINE, HANNI EL KHATIB The Lawn at White River State Park, 801 W. Washington St 7 p.m., $25-$25 (plus fees), all-ages
The Coathangers
GARAGE ROCK THE COATHANGERS, DEEZEN, THEE PERNICIOUS UNICATS Radio Radio, 1119 E. Prospect St. 9 p.m., $6, 21+
The ladies in Atlanta quartet The Coathangers have been on the road so long, putting on such impressive live shows, that they haven’t had time to update their website since 2009, which is kind of a weird marketing approach (“new album due in March 2009! yay!”) But we nitpick. Pitchfork filed a favorable review (7.6) of the band’ s latest, this year’s Larceny & Old Lace , pointing out that while the band may have been formed as something of a joke, they’ve learned their craft over the course of five years. They bring their aggressive, post-punk sound to Radio Radio, with Deezen (featuring Craig Bell of Rocket from the Tombs and The Down-Fi) and psych rockers Thee Pernicious Unicats (with long-time mod aficionado Mike Shimmercore on vocals).
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Much like Amy Winehouse and Lily Allen, the Londoner Florence Welsh manages to pour a lot of blues into her punk anthems, which have reached charts on both sides of the ocean since 2009. She’s been nominated for a trunkload of best newcomer-type awards in the past three years, winning a few lesser-profile ones while being passed over for this year’s Grammy for Best New Artist. With garage soul multi-instrumentalist Hanni El Khatib.
Tuesday OPAQUE ROCK BILL CALLAHAN, HIDDEN RITUAL
White Rabbit Cabaret, 1116 E. Prospect St. 8 p.m., $13 advance, $15 door (mokbpresents.com), 21+ See feature, pg. 30.
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he last 40 years have been a blur for Sylvain Sylvain. Since co-founding the legendary and influential protopunk group New York Dolls in 1971, Sylvain has seen bands rise and fall and the whole industry fall flat on its face. The one constant has been Sylvain himself — along with his cohort, David Johansen, the New York Dolls lead singer who achieved wider fame playing the cheeky lounge singer Buster Poindexter. “Me and David have made music for a long time,” Sylvain said in an interview last week. “I just love writing songs. I just want to write a damn good song no matter who’s gonna record it or listen to it.” The New York Dolls originally disbanded in 1977, but have found new life since reuniting in 2004. They’ve worked up three surprisingly-inspired studio albums since then, including this year’s Dancing Backwards in Heels. “All the songs I’ve written are like threads in a curtain, and after 40 years of writing songs, I’ve got a pretty thick curtain, and I keep getting better and better,” Sylvain said. “I don’t think we got it quite right until this most recent record…If you want to write a good song, you can’t think of it as a job. You can’t treat songwriting like it’s your homework.” While far from a household name, Sylvain is considered a god in punk circles. As a guitarist with the Dolls, he helped lay a solid foundation for what would become the punk movement. The band’s garish fashion sense changed the way rock stars dress, with Lady GaGa, Axl Rose and Johnny Rotten all owing a debt.
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Renewed interest in the post-reunion Dolls has coincided with the rejuvenation of Sylvain’s other projects. His latest one, The Batusis, which features Sylvain alongside long-time friend and punk pioneer Chrome Cheetah (of The Dead Boys), stopped by the Melody Inn in December 2010. Hair metal clowns Mötley Crüe enlisted fellow cock-rockers Poison and, of all bands, New York Dolls as openers for their 2011 summer tour. “We always knew the Mötley Crüe guys were fans of the Dolls, and we’re excited to have been asked to tour with them,” Sylvain said. “So far, the crowd’s reactions to us on the tour have been surprisingly positive. We’re playing all our best songs from all our albums, old and new. We really want to sock it to them.”
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ill Callahan is a man of few words. At least in interviews. The 45-yearold Maryland native is notoriously evasive when fielding questions, preferring to let others interpret the enigmatic ramblings in his ominous, gothic-tinged folk-rock. He’s got plenty to say in his music though, cryptic as it may be. Most of the tracks on his latest LP, Apocalypse, full of free-form allusions and praise of an unsettled United States, stretch past the 5-minute mark. Additionally, Callahan sings in an impassive baritone, staying emotionally neutral with respect to his lyrics. Indeed, he chose not to address a question about the subjects that inspire his songs. Callahan began his music career in 1990, recording under the name Smog. His earliest work was played and recorded on substandard gear, a subject he ignored in this particular interview. Although Callahan has now become almost verbose in his work, his early stuff was largely instrumental. Words or not his work as Smog made Callahan a darling in the underground rock scene. Upon signing to the Drag City label, his music became more polished, with Callahan adding instrumental accoutrements beyond guitar. His newer work still maintains the mysterious feel of his early, low-fi output. NUVO: What first got you into music? BILL CALLAHAN: Music. It was a world I wanted to be in. Like when you’re looking at TV and wish you could be in the TV. NUVO: Why was a lot of your earliest music instrumental, considering how lyricfocused your later recordings have become? CALLAHAN: It was a case of “if you don’t have anything to say, don’t say anything.” I just didn’t have words yet. NUVO: Do you have a standard approach to writing lyrics?
CALLAHAN: I don’t. Writing happens. NUVO: Do you agree with critics who call your style of singing “deadpan”? CALLAHAN: I wasn’t aware of this. I kind of just want to get on with it, get down to business. If you hear and think about what people are saying about you, it slows you down and it’s offensive. Critics repeat and repeat, it can feel like an effort to brainwash the readers. NUVO: Why did you decide to start recording under your own name? CALLAHAN: Smog was my own name, as I chose it. The name I’m using now was given to me partially by my parents and partially by countless years of family roots. So, it is really like having someone else name your music. A whole committee of history and your parents — it’s nice. NUVO: Why do you generally eschew inperson interviews? CALLAHAN: I don’t. I do about half and half, just for variety. I like variety. Also, when I am super busy, it’s better for me to have an email to answer whenever I get around to it at 7 a.m. or 4 p.m., instead of an appointment to talk to someone that janks up my currents. NUVO: How do you feel about the public part of being a musician? CALLAHAN: It’s funny and nice how easy it is to be unaware of it. I am “public” to my friends, family, band — but outside of that, I don’t know what’s going on with me. NUVO: Are you more comfortable on stage or in the studio, or both? CALLAHAN: Comfort is not something I strive for. They are very different projections of energy coming out of us. In the studio it’s a boomerang-type of energy that goes out to the skies and then back inside you and you taste it and feel it and ask yourself how it was, if it was good enough. On stage it’s more like a ship you are christening and sending off to sea and guiding and guiding and then it disappears over the horizon and it’s gone. NUVO: Ultimately, how do you want people to interpret you and your music? CALLAHAN: I don’t have a desire in this respect.
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• India’s Ganges River has become famously polluted, in part by reverent Hindu pilgrims who toss “offerings” (such as clothing, statues and the cremated ashes of loved ones) into it in hope of prosperous lives and holy afterlives. Hindu immigrants in New York City, without access to the Ganges, have called upon Jamaica Bay as a stand-in. The formerly quiet waters adjacent to JFK International Airport now ebb and flow with similar offerings that ultimately litter the bay’s federal recreation area shoreline. Hindu community leaders in New York, with only mixed success, constantly urge greater environmental sensitivity.
Sign of the times
• From time to time, clever rabbis suggest ways of bypassing ancient Talmudic laws that restrict observant Jews’ behavior on the Sabbath (a day of “rest”). In April, Rabbi Dror Fixler, an electro-optics expert from Bar-Ilan University in Israel, said he could foresee a day when even driving a car might be permitted on the Sabbath. The driver would wear an encephalography helmet
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The continuing crisis
• Mattel revealed that its bestselling fashion doll in the last year, for the age-6-and-up market, has been the teen werewolf “Monster High” model, Clawdeen Wolf, who comes with heavy makeup, a short skirt and high boots, and who supposedly spends her time “waxing, plucking and shaving.” (Says Clawdeen, in promotional materials, “My hair is worthy of a shampoo commercial, and that’s just what grows on my legs.”) Though Mattel claims the doll celebrates girls’ imperfections, a counselor told Fox News she was appalled that the company tells young girls they “need to sculpt, tweeze, wax and ... change their bodies” to attract men.
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• Tokyo’s Kajimoto Laboratory has created a tongue-kissing machine to enable lovers to suck face over the Internet, according to a May CNN report. At separate locations, the pair place special straws in their mouths and mimic a deep kiss, which is recorded and transmitted to
each other’s straws. Researcher Nobuhiro Takahashi sees profit in “celebrity” tongue-kissing applications, but said more work is needed to establish individual taste, breathing and tongue moistness. (Another team of Japanese researchers, using a harness-type device, reported making similar advances — in Internet “hugging,” with sensors that mimic lovers’ heartbeats and even their spine’s “tingling” and stomach’s “butterflies.”)
Tacky moves
• (1) The Columbus, Ohio, school board accepted principal Kimberly Jones’ resignation in May following revelations by The Columbus Dispatch that she, though earning $90,000 a year, swore on federal forms that she made just $25,000 — so that her own two children would qualify for reducedprice school lunches. (2) Prime Healthcare Services, with a reputation for rescuing financially failing hospitals, reported that two new acquisitions, in Victorville, Calif., and Redding, Calif., somehow curiously experienced rates about 40 and 70 times the state average in patients with a rare Third World Ghanaian sickness that, conveniently, qualified the hospitals for enhanced Medicare reimbursements.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): When astronaut Buzz Aldrin flew to the moon and back on the spacecraft Apollo 11 in 1969, he was paid less than $8 a day. That has to stand as one of the most flagrant cases of underpaid labor ever — far worse than what you’ve had to endure in your storied career. I suggest you keep Aldrin’s story in mind during the next six months as you meditate steadily on the future of your relationship with making money. Hopefully it will help keep you in an amused and spacious and philosophical frame of mind — which is the best possible attitude to have as you scheme and dream about your financial master plan for the years ahead.
in the coming months. Your hunger for novelty and unfamiliarity should be waxing.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): After meditating on your astrological omens for the rest of 2011, I’ve picked out the guiding words that best suit your needs. They’re from mythologist Joseph Campbell: “If you can see your path laid out in front of you step by step, you know it’s not your path. Your own path you make with every step you take. That’s why it’s your path.” Now here’s a corollary from Spanish poet Antonio Machado: “Wanderer, your footsteps are the road, nothing more; there is no road — you make the road by walking. Turning to look behind, you see the path you will never travel again.”
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): I hope that in the first half of 2011 you have been doing some devoted work on tidying up the messy old karma that had been interfering with the free flow of grace into your intimate relationships. If there’s still work to be done on that noble task, throw yourself into it now. The renaissance of togetherness is due to begin soon and last for many months. You don’t want any lingering ignorance, self-deceit, or lack of compassion to gum it up.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Emma Goldman (1869-1940) was a charismatic activist whose writing and speeches had a big impact on leftist politics in the first half of the 20th century. Unlike some of her fellow travelers, she wasn’t a dour, dogmatic proselytizer. She championed a kind of liberation that celebrated beauty and joy. “If I can’t dance, I don’t want to be in your revolution,” she is alleged to have told a sourpuss colleague. As you contemplate the radical transformations you might like to cultivate in your own sphere during the coming months, Gemini, I suggest you adopt a similar attitude. Make sure your uprisings include pleasurable, even humorous elements. Have some fun with your metamorphoses. CANCER (June 21-July 22): A while back I asked my readers to propose a new name for your astrological sign. “Cancer” has a bit of a negative connotation, after all. Many people suggested “Dolphin” as a replacement, which I like. But the two ideas that most captivated my imagination were “Gateway” and “Fount.” I probably won’t be able to convince the astrological community to permanently adopt either of these uplifting designations, but I encourage you to try out them out to see how they feel. This is a good time to experiment: For the next 12 months, you will have substantial potential to embody the highest meanings of both “Gateway” and “Fount.” LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The year’s half over, Leo. Let’s talk about what you want to make happen in the next six months. My analysis of the astrological omens suggests that it’ll be an excellent time to formulate a long-term master plan and outline in detail what you will need to carry it out. For inspiration, read this pep talk from philosopher Jonathan Zap: “An extremely effective and grounded magical practice is to identify your big dreams, the missions you really need to accomplish in this lifetime. The test of a big dream comes from asking yourself, ‘Will I remember this well on my death bed?’ If you have a big dream, you will probably find that to accomplish it will require a minimum of two hours of devoted activity per day.” VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “The passion to explore is at the heart of being human,” said Carl Sagan. “This impulse — to go, to see, to know — has found expression in every culture.” But Steven Dutch, a professor at the University of Wisconsin, disagrees. He says there’ve been lots of societies that have had little interest in exploration. Africans never discovered Madagascar or the Cape Verde archipelago, for example. Few Asian cultures probed far and wide. During a thousand years of history, ancient Romans ignored Russia, Scandinavia, and the Baltic, and made only minimal forays to India and China. Where do you personally fit on the scale of the human exploratory urge, Virgo? Regardless of what you’ve done in the past, I bet you’ll be on the move
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In the coming months, it’s likely you will experience more action than usual — some of it quite expansive — in your astrological eighth house. Traditional astrologers call this the sphere of sex, drugs, and rock and roll, but I refer to it as the realm of deep connection, altered states of awareness, and lyrical interludes that educate and enrich your emotional intelligence. Are you ready to have your habit mind rewired, your certainties reworked, and your pleasures reconfigured?
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In 1498, Leonardo da Vinci completed one of his masterworks, the mural known as “The Last Supper.” Nineteen years later, the paint had begun to flake off, and by 1556 Leonardo’s biographer considered the whole thing to be “ruined.” Over the centuries, further deterioration occurred, even as many experts tried to restore and repair it. The most recent reclamation project, finished in 1999, lasted more than two decades. I hope that in the coming months, Sagittarius, you will show a similar dedication to the high art of regeneration. Please work long and hard on bringing vitality back into what has fallen into decay or stagnancy. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In a horoscope last year, I asked you Capricorns whether you ever obsessed on your longing to such a degree that you missed opportunities to actually satisfy your longing. In response, a reader named John G. sent me the following corrective message: “We Capricorns comprehend the futility of too much longing. We understand it can be a phantasm that gets in the way of real accomplishment. It’s like a telephone that keeps ringing somewhere but can’t be found. We don’t waste energy on dreamy feelings that may or may not be satisfied, since that energy is so much better funneled into mastering the details that will bring us useful rewards.” I’m here to tell you, Capricorn, that the coming months will be an excellent time to make use of the Capricornian capaci ties John G. describes. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “Truth is, everybody is going to hurt you,” sang Bob Marley. “You just gotta find the ones worth suffering for.” How are you doing on that score, Aquarius? Have you been discerning in picking out allies whose value to you is so high that you’re willing to deal with their moments of unconsciousness? Have you created a family and community that bless you far more than they drain you? The next ten months will be an excellent time to concentrate on refining this part of your life. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Any minute now, you might start learning at a faster rate than you have since 2000. Any day now, you will be less bored than you have been since 2006, and any week now you will be expressing more spontaneity than you have since early 2010. Any month now, Pisces, you will find yourself able to access more of your visionary intelligence than you have since maybe 2007. What does it all mean? You may not feel an amazing, spectacular, extraordinary degree of personal unity tomorrow, but you will soon begin building toward that happy state. By December I bet you’ll be enjoying an unprecedented amount of it.
Homework: We’re halfway through 2011. Testify about what you’ve accomplished so far and what’s left to do. Freewillastrology.com.
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