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COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO! IT’S STATE FAIR TIME

Master of Ceremonies Jack Patterson has spent a lifetime working with these fickle fowls and the Indiana State Fair Rooster Crowing Contest. In an atmosphere unlike any other, Patterson entertains the crowds using his over sixty years of experience as participants attempt to (often in vain) coax the animals into putting on a show. Plus, we provide copious picks for this year’s State Fair fun. BY JIM POYSER COVER ILLUSTRATION BY SHELBY KELLEY

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LAWMAKERS PONDER POT / A VETERAN’S VOICE

A study committee charged with making recommendations on the question of marijuana legalization in Indiana took testimony last week. Also, a Navy veteran’s experiences using marijuana to relieve her symptoms from Gulf War Syndrome. BY MEGAN BANTA AND EDITORS

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Chancellor Keesling committed suicide while serving his second tour in Iraq on June 19, 2009. Since his death, his parents, Gregg and Jannett, have sought to raise awareness of soldier suicide and in the process helped reverse the White House’s condolence letter policy. A new play, commissioned by Theatre Non Nobis, tells this story. BY JOSEFA BEYER

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MY MORNING JACKET’S INDY LINK

Carl Broemel has come a long way from Indianapolis. A graduate of Pike High School, he played in the roots band Old Pike in the ‘90s, working up an album for Sony in 1999 titled Ten Thousands Nights. Then one day he got an audition with a group named My Morning Jacket. BY WADE COGGESHALL

from the readers I read the rant by Paul Galanti in the latest issue of NUVO (“Letters,” July 27 – Aug. 3). He condemns Hammer and Hoppe by a stretch of hypothetical voting as “Rat’s Ass Republicans.” Since Ballard, Daniels and White all won, the opposite to that term must be “Loser”. Such is life, Mr. Galanti.

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nuvo.net /ARTICLES Manic Panic: Your enviro-PANIQuiz by Jim Poyser Another I-69 Roadblock by Rebecca Townsend Domestic violence victims waitlisted by Rebecca Townsend Ongoing coverage of the fall TV season by Marc Allan The brand new City Gallery in the Harrison by Dan Grossman

/GALLERIES Wild in the Streets by Hannah Fehrman Roosters at the State Fair by Hannah Fehrman Lobbying for legalization in Indiana by CJ Parker

Klingon proverb states that only a fool fights in a burning house (“Debt ceiling debate divides Indiana delegation,” NUVO.net posting by Lauren Casey, July 28). What does that say about Congress?

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ast week, as argument in Washington, D.C. dragged on over whether the nation would make good on its loans and how best to deal with its mounting debt, a story in The Indianapolis Star reported that Colts football team owner Jim Irsay was frustrated. Irsay wasn’t stressed about the lack of compromise in the nation’s capital. He was troubled by his not yet having come to an agreement on a new contract with Colts quarterback Peyton Manning. Although Irsay had promised to make Manning the highest-paid player in the National Football League, with an annual salary of $20 million, Manning was still mulling the deal. Irsay groused that if he paid Manning more than $20 million, there wouldn’t be enough money left to build a winning team. No wonder Republicans are so adamant about not raising taxes on the richest Americans. If Jim Irsay’s taxes were increased by 5 percent, the Colts might have to say good bye to Reggie Wayne. Talk about a job killer! The dirty truth underlying the political posturing on both sides of the government’s recent debt and budget wrangling is that the entire debate has managed to sidestep doing anything about the sorry state of employment — especially the lack thereof — in America today. Sure, both sides have paid lip service to “jobs.” But the fact is that the structure of our economy, and the government policies supporting that structure, are increasingly stacked against working people. We keep hearing that profits will drive growth in business and result in new hires. Republicans go even further, asserting that the richest individuals shouldn’t have their taxes raised because this will inhibit investment leading to economic expansion. But this isn’t what’s happening. In fact, it’s just the opposite. Corporate profits are up 22 percent since 2007, according to the Economic Policy Institute. But Paul Wiseman of the Associated Press reports that the U.S. job market is still the weakest among G-7 countries, with 5.4 percent fewer American jobs than in December 2007. This is not an accident. Corporate America has discovered through the course of this so-called Great Recession that it can actually produce more with fewer people. As Steven Rattner, a former

adviser to Barack Obama has observed in The Washington Post: “Perversely, the nagging high jobless rate reflects two of the most promising attributes of the American economy: Its flexibility and its productivity. Eliminating jobs — with all the wrenching human costs — raises productivity and, thereby, competitiveness.” According to Mark Provost in Truthout, over the past two years, U.S. corporate profits and share prices have risen at the fastest pace in history. But 2009 also showed the slowest wage growth on record, with the second-slowest year following in 2010. Meanwhile, as Monika Bauerlein and Clara Jeffery note in Mother Jones, our productivity in 2009 increased at twice the rate it did in 2008, and twice as fast again in 2010. So worker productivity and corporate profits are booming. Last week, in Indianapolis, giant health insurer WellPoint reported second-quarter profits of $702 million; Dow AgroSciences’ profits increased 18 percent, to $1.5 billion. And for months, numerous reports have indicated that, all told, Corporate America is sitting on over a trillion dollars in cash. But neither the availability of ready cash, nor increased profits, nor, for that matter, the most advantageous tax rate since the 1950s, has made a significant dent in our high rate of unemployment. Not only that, those lucky enough to have jobs are finding themselves squeezed — being asked to take on the work of one or more missing co-workers. This is something to keep in mind when we hear from government/corporate leaders that America just can’t afford universal health care. Or that we have to cut Medicare and Medicaid. Or raise the age for Social Security eligibility. Something else to consider is how it is our government and the politicians in both parties who ostensibly represent us seem to have come to the conclusion that their responsibility lies less with “the people” than with corporate boards and their shareholders. To those who claim that government does nothing well, take another look: Through programs like the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), the Public-Private Investment Program (PIPP) and the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF), government has indeed facilitated a boom in corporate profitability and productivity. In his oral history of the Great Depression, Hard Times, Studs Terkel observed that many people in those days felt that, somehow, their economic misfortunes were their own fault. They felt guilty about losing jobs and not being able to provide for their families. The last thing they thought was that maybe what befell them had to do with the way the system was rigged against them. You could argue that it was these feelings of self-loathing that saved our capitalist system from a major overhaul. We’ll see how guilty people feel this time around.

Corporate America has discovered that it can actually do more with fewer people.

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HAMMER Let’s go to the fair

Thank a farmer, while you’re at it

BY STEVE HAMMER SHAMMER@NUVO.NET

he Indiana State Fair opens this week. And in these days of intense political partisanship, economic turmoil and social unrest, it’s one of the few things Hoosiers can all agree upon. The fair is good, clean, wholesome family fun and almost no one would disagree with that. Unlike most other events, each year’s fair builds upon a rich history and legacy of years past. The fair also signals the beginning of the end of the summer and the start of the school year approaching. It also pays tribute to Indiana farmers at a time when almost nobody else — not the government, certainly, nor the general public — has the inclination to do so. I don’t have to dig too deeply into my memory banks to find plenty of Indiana State Fair memories lurking. My mother and grandmother used to haul my sisters and me to the fair two or three times a

summer to see the livestock events, to eat the wide variety of fried foods and to tour the exhibitor’s hall, one of the few places with air conditioning. There’s something about the fair, no matter what dates it’s held, that brings out the hottest and most humid out of the Indiana summer. Even when our summers have been relatively mild, the arrival of the fair ensures temperatures in the ‘90s. And this year, when it feels like the fires of hell have been unleashed from the sun, it promises to be even hotter. The fair goes on regardless of the hot weather. It’s bad for the people attending, even worse for the people working there and one can only imagine what the farm animals at the fair must be going through. One of my most vivid fair memories is watching a cow give birth in 95-degree heat with an audience watching her. She struggled mightily to deliver the calf while kids ate ice cream and slurped lemon shake-ups. I felt so sorry for her. But that experience also highlights one of the great benefits of the fair: Its unique

ability to bring farmers and city folk together. From my experience, farmers hate city dwellers. They’re afraid of the city, afraid of being robbed and afraid of traffic. While the traffic in Indianapolis is no match for that of Chicago, say, it’s still enough to freak someone out if they’re not used to it. And modern city people have few if any ties to the farm. A century ago, most people made their living in agriculture. It was the only way to assure your family had enough to eat, a profession where there were always jobs and opportunities. Politicians had to make sure they didn’t piss off the farm vote. It’s a good thing that urban residents get to meet the farmers and livestock producers, shake their hands and ask them questions. A century of industrialization has removed the ties that once existed between the cities and rural communities. We’re much more removed from the food we eat than we were in the days when we raised our own crops and slaughtered animals for survival. Farmers may be mistrustful of city folk, but they’re usually more than happy to take time to explain what they do if you ask them

I don’t have to dig too deeply to find plenty of Indiana State Fair memories lurking.

respectfully. They’re proud people and are grateful for any signs of curiosity and gratitude shown them by urban residents. Of course, the fair is also about cotton candy, fried foods, carnival games and rides. One of the fondest memories I have is from the 2006 fair, when my wife and I had first met, when we took a long, romantic ride on the Ferris wheel. I have many fair memories but that’s the one that means the most to me. There truly is something for everyone at the Indiana State Fair. To get the most out of it, you have to invest some time and know where you’re going. The free smartphone app for the fair looks excellent and provides a guide to all the exhibits and events. The Indiana State Fair really has no downside, except, perhaps, the toll it takes on your wallet. Finding the best bargains and free events can relieve some of that burden. But even if you do drop a lot of money at the fair, in the end, it seems worth it. Now, more than ever, this community needs something that brings us together and something that’s positive. The fair is a unifying, inspiring event that reminds us of our agricultural past and shows us how much we have in common with the people who help feed the world through their back-breaking work. See you there.

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wealth gap between whites and minorities is our abomination fuel efficiency standards great for those alive post-Apocalypse freight train brimming with hazardous toxins derails and causes a fright Jalen Rose will soon be sentenced for his drunken driving to the hoop Congressman David Wu quits after pitching way too much of it atheists cross ‘bout 9/11 monument religion’s the prob! Texas drought so bad Texans are looking forward to next hurricane Manning refuses higher earnings in lieu of chasing perfection conservative white males most doubtful of climate change; crackers are cracked! Andy Dick will now stand trial for being one at Funny Bone Club

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THUMBSUP THUMBSDOWN OVERWHELMING ABUSE

Advocates for victims of domestic violence are facing a crisis of their own as people in search of help out of abusive situations flood service centers. So far, they’ve handled at least 318 more people seeking emergency services and shelter than last year at this time. At the same time, advocates say funding for certain transitional housing programs has evaporated. With shelters packed to capacity, victims are being shipped to neighboring towns where shelters also face funding and capacity issues. In some cases, wait lists are being implemented. The Domestic Violence Network is seeking immediate donations to subsidize additional emergency housing options. To contribute, visit www.dvnconnect.org.

CIVIC CHARGE

Ok, ok, so the Nature Conservancy’s sleek, new wind turbines adorning its downtown Efroymson Conservation Center at 620 E. Ohio St. won’t single handedly wean Indiana from its heavy coal use, but they embody the ongoing effort to embrace new options. Along those lines, the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission is in the process of writing the rules to guide implementation of the state’s new Voluntary Clean Energy Portfolio Standards Program. Public comments can be directed to broads@iurc.in.gov through Aug. 15. Thumbs up for welcoming public input; time will tell to what degree the public’s concerns, issues and questions are reflected in the draft rule set for release Sept. 15.

INDOT AS INDIANA JONES?

Are tomb raiders running amok on the I-69 construction path? That’s one of several allegations set forth in a federal lawsuit filed Monday. In addition to charges that construction crews have stolen or otherwise abused historic artifacts unearthed during construction, the suit, charges violations of five federal laws, including, among other things, completion of faulty environmental impact studies. Regardless of individual feelings about the legitimacy and management of the I-69 project, let’s hope Hoosiers agree that all plans should be based on the best possible data that takes appropriate account of the state’s natural and historic resources. The jury is still out…

THOUGHT BITE By Andy Jacobs Jr. Ex-President Bush’s appointments to Supreme Court: The gift, er, curse that goes on cursing.

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news Lawmakers ponder pot Inhaling the testimony

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dvocates for legalizing marijuana dominated a four-hour Statehouse hearing last week but lawmakers have yet to determine if they would proceed with legislation. Sen. Karen Tallian, D-Portage, who proposed a study of the issue earlier this year, told the Criminal Law and Sentencing Policy Committee that she had no agenda other than to “start talking about this.” She said the idea for the study came from her “experience sitting in court as an attorney” and “looking at young kids pleading to minor possession charges.” “I said to myself, ‘Why are we doing this? We need to fix this,’” Tallian said. Currently, Indiana law dictates that marijuana possession is a felony unless it is a firsttime offense and the amount of marijuana is less than one ounce. Tallian and advocates of legalizing marijuana said the law could use some reform. But the senator did not make specific sugges-

tions about how the law should be changed. Dick Huber, a retired physician from Greenwood who is also an active advocate for smoking bans, was the sole witness against possible reforms, arguing that marijuana, along with alcohol and cigarettes, serves as a gateway drug to more harmful drugs like cocaine and heroin. But Dan Abrahamson, director of legal affairs for Drug Policy Alliance, an organization based in New York, dismissed that argument. Abrahamson said studies have shown the decriminalization of marijuana not only does not increase its use among young people but also that drug use rates in states that have legalized marijuana are less than or comparable to those in Indiana and other states that have not. Abrahamson said no state has gone back on its decision to legalize marijuana. “Marijuana has not yet been recriminalized in any state,” he said. Abrahamson said Indiana faces little to no risk of federal intervention if state legislators choose to decriminalize marijuana. “There is nothing in the United States

A veteran’s voice

Medical marijuana replaces pill panoply BY E D I T O R S E DI T O RS @N U V O . N E T CJ Parker served in the U.S. Navy from 1987-1991. She uses marijuana to ease the symptoms of Gulf War Illness. She emphasizes that not all GWI patients share her attitudes toward marijuana, but hopes the following excepts of her story will raise awareness that thousands of Gulf War-era veterans have died since days of operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield and the many more seeking viable alternatives to debilitating pain. The multiple and varied symptoms associated with Gulf War Illness include, but are not limited to: Chronic fatigue, headaches, joint/muscle pain, and issues with the cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, neurological, respiratory and reproductive systems. Like many veterans, I have tried many careers to work around my discomforts since I got of the military in 1991. During that 10-year period after the military, I was a police officer, electrician, bartender, had a Class “A”

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(Above): While she is a steadfast advocate for marijuana legalization and gay rights in Indiana, raising awareness of the challenges facing ill Gulf War-era veterans is CJ Parker’s highest priority.

CDL and drove 40 states, a musician and a photojournalist. I managed coffee shops and sold everything from eyeglasses to ceramic tile to try to find a way to continue working, even though my body was slowly deteriorat ing underneath me. After long rest periods, I was able to get up and try something new, but depending on the amount of activity involved, I would slowly lose my ability to maintain the position after a period of time. Then I would rest again, and start another career — blaming the careers and not my body. Since 2002, I’ve been going to the VA Hospital for care on average 30-40 appointments a year. By 2004, at the age of 36, I finally gave up the fight to find work that would fit my pain and fatigue spells. I don’t want this story to be about me, but about the fact that there are so many of us,

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Constitution that requires Indiana to criminalize anything under its state law,” Abrahamson said. “If Indiana decides to lessen state penalties for marijuana-related offenses or to abolish certain marijuana offenses altogether, or to legalize marijuana, just for medical purposes, this committee may do so, today,” Abrahamson said. Abrahamson also said the state could benefit from the decision to legalize marijuana, even more so if legislators then choose to set up a distribution system for medical marijuana to bring in tax revenue. He estimated that Indiana could raise as much as $44 million annually through sales tax alone if it taxes and regulated marijuana distributions. Noah Mamber, legislative analyst for the Marijuana Policy Project, a prolegalization group based in Washington D.C., agreed. Mamber called marijuana prohibition a “colossal waste of public resources and human lives ruined by arrest and incarceration.” “Marijuana prohibition simply does not work,” he said.

Mamber said legalizing marijuana would not only bring in tax revenue but also save law enforcement an estimated $148.8 million annually. “Ending prohibition would save millions and allow police to focus on investigating violent crimes instead,” he said. The Criminal Law and Sentencing Policy Study Committee is a bi-partisan committee comprised of eight lawmakers from both chambers, in addition to representatives of the criminal justice system, including the Prosecuting Attorneys Council, Public Defenders Council, Indiana Parole Board, Probation Officers Professional Association, Indiana Department of Corrections Commissioner Bruce Lemon and Judge Stephen Heimann of the Bartholomew County Circuit Court. The committee usually meets several times during the summer and early fall, though no future meeting dates are currently on the calendar, according to Peg McLeish, deputy chief of staff and press secretary for the Indiana Senate Democrats. “The marijuana policy topic is just one of 11 topics that this particular committee is charged with studying and making recommendations on before Nov. 1, 2011,” McLeish said in an email to NUVO.

just like this, struggling to exist and struggling for recognition to push the government into fixing the problem. I first found out about the medical uses for cannabis while overseas in the UK. The only thing I knew about marijuana before that was the low quality “Mexican brick weed” common here in the U.S., which I later found out is typically full of pesticides and fertilizers. I was surprised to see a reduction in the need for my pharma immediately after using just small amounts of the better grade on a daily basis. Within a short period (a month at most), I was able to go without the majority of my prescribed medications and was able to improve my diet to become less malnourished, thereby improving my overall physical state. I was also able to walk further with less pain than before and went back to doing yoga. I learned about the different methods of ingestion such as vaporization, marijuana infused foods, oils and tinctures. I participated in a study of vets conducted by Dr. James Baraniuk at Georgetown University last July and was given a diagnosis of “Clinical Endocannabinoid Deficiency” because I stopped taking medical cannabis for this study two weeks prior and was hit with a return of the majority of my symptoms within that time. I am now trying to sell my house in Indiana

and relocate to one of the 16 states where medical cannabis is legal. After relocateing to a place that offers safe, consistent access to medical cannabis, I hope to regain a quality of life where I can be more active in my community instead of looking over my shoulder, in fear of incarceration for trying to stay alive, or going without because it’s difficult to obtain in a non-medical cannabis state like Indiana. When I am not using cannabis as medication, I am on a regiment that includes up to 18 different medications for my 20 individual diagnoses on any given day. Many other veterans are not trying cannabis for fear of losing benefits, medical care, or incarceration. We’ve lost more veterans from suicide than in the actual war theater. Enough is enough.

Megan Banta is a student reporter with the Franklin College Pulliam School of Journalism’s Indiana Statehouse Bureau. Rebecca Townsend contributed to this story.

Editor’s note: We are running these excerpts from CJ’s story in hopes that other veterans experiencing Gulf War Illness will contact news@ nuvo.net and let us know how GWI has affected their lives. (Above): CJ Parker in 1987 upon enlisting in the U.S. Navy. Though her ship never made it to the Gulf, her crew received the same war-preparedness vaccines that some now associate with Gulf War Illness.

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ou can have your corndogs, your Tilt-A-Whirls and your horse shows. For me the Indiana State Fair is about the roosters, and the annual competition to see how many cockadoodle-dos can be teased from their beaks. To use the word competition, however, might be a bit misleading. The roosters — who reach the final via a NCAA bracketstyle advancement process — are separated from each other, housed in individual cages. They don’t seem to be paying attention to each other, and they’re barely noting the existence of their owners and handlers as the humans shake their keys key eyss and snap their fingers gers in an attempt to coax oax the rooster to crow. w. It can be tough on the audience, too, in its own way. Thee Rabbit/Poultry Barn arn is a large, cavernous ous room with concrete ete floors. Fans permemeate the room with h thee numbing drone off white noise. Especially cially if you’ve stuffed yourourself with fair food you’re likely to fall into a soporific state, punctuated unctuated by the h occaoccasional, distant, as-if-in-a-dream if-in-a-dream sound of a rooster’s crow. The whole folderol doesn’t last all that long: 15 minutes. The Master of Ceremonies at this annual event, keeping everyone awake and entertained, is Jack Patterson. At 75, Patterson’s been dealing with roosters since he was 12 years old. When I talked to him a couple weeks ago, he was looking forward to another season of judging roosters, working with 4-H kids and emceeing rooster crowing contests. These contests, he notes, “are just extra attraction to draw spectators,” akin to “cow

dung throwing or watermelon seed spitting or celebrity milk the cow, ride the hog.”

Oddities in chickens

Once drawn into the Rabbit/Poultry Barn by the allure of a crowing competition, the fair-goer is likely to be mesmerized. “It’s still amazing to me,” Patterson says, “the number of people that go through the poultry barn at these fairs and are just awestruck by the number of varieties, different shapes, colors. It’s fun watching people look at the chickens and rabbits and ducks and and guineas and turd geese g whole scene.” keys and the who Growing up with roosters, Gro Patterson says he never treated Patter them like l pets. Initially, raising and showing roosters was his sh father’s father’ hobby, but it ended up being a money making endeavor. Patterson Patters says, “I paid three years of my college by showing at fairs.” c By the th time he was in high school and a college, “We were up to five to 600 head in nine states with 13 fairs, county and state, f anything that paid premiums for entries. So S that gave me access breeds, a lot of to obviously a lot of different d different birds.” knowledge of differe I ask Patterson to describe his impressions of these creatures. He responds, “Some are a little bit more domestic and a little easier to get along with, some are quite flighty and scary and some can be mean, some breeds. You have favorites. You have your favorite breed. You might pick the breed that you like because of the plumage, the beauty of the plumage, or the structure of the type. “Do you like big bodied birds?” he asks. “Big round birds? Do you like birds with top knots? Do you like birds with beards? Do you like birds with feathers on their legs?

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KNOW YOUR ROOSTERS! Here are some of the rooster types that will

be competing in this year's Indiana State Fair Rooster Crowing Contest. PHOTOS BY HANNAH FEHRMAN

CONTINENTAL

Araucana (STD - Dual Purpose Breed): Prized for their ability to lay green and blue eggs.

AMERICAN

Cornish (STD - Meat Purpose): Go to Wendys? This is what you’re eating.

EN NGLIS ISH ENGLISH

Orpington “Buff” (STD - Dual Purpose): Does just about everything a chicken would do.

BRITISH

Sebright (BANTAM - Ornamental): Not particularly useful on any front.

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You know, there’s a lot of oddities in chickens. It’s not just the white chicken that lays the egg that you buy at the grocery store.”

Harmony love to the female

Jack Patterson knows his roosters, sixtysome years of experience. His relaxed and persuasive performance at the contest each year is enjoyable, but it never comes across as an act. I am convinced that if a movie were made of his life, he’d have to play himself; no one else could do it half as well. Patterson is retired from his job at RCA Thompson at being he calls “a peddler. I sold consumer electronics to basically large chains: Walmart, Kmart, Target.” Now, he says, “I complain about the weather from like December to March, and then I’m happy and I play golf.” And then there are the county — and the state — fairs. “I’m not a licensed judge, but I do work with 4-H kids.” And of course, emceeing the rooster crowing contests. After all these years, though, Patterson says “It’s almost impossible to pick a winner. And it’s almost impossible to make a chicken crow. There’s some tricks that people try to do. Some people will go get the female of the same breed and show it to the rooster which makes him, y’know, makes him wanna crow and start making some kind of harmony love to the female.” You can do about anything, Patterson notes, to get your rooster to crow, except

Jack Patterson: “It’s fifteen minutes of fun” to attend these annual crow-offs.

touch the bird. One contestant, he recalls, used a red bandanna handkerchief as kind of visual cue to crow. “He got that rooster trained to the point where most days, not every day, but most times when the man would throw that red bandana up in the air, the rooster would raise his head and crow. “Other people try keychains, they rattle keys, they blow on them, they whistle at them, they talk to them. We have a couple of actors; I think they’re frustrated stage

people. They like to dance and chortle and have a big time, which is part of it.” Patterson pauses, then adds, “It’s just 15 minutes of fun. That’s about all it is.”

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Liar’s Contest @ Pioneer Village, 7 p.m.

Super Pull @ Hoosier Lottery Grandstand, 1 p.m. & 7 p.m.

competitors racing up a 45-foot pole in speed pole climbing. Three free shows daily.

Crowing rights

Patterson notes that 90 percent of the winners of the Rooster Crowing Contest have been younger than a year old, otherwise known as cockerels. Roosters over a year are known as cocks. “You know, you and

I,” Patterson says, “when we were younger, we had a lot more vitality. We could run a lot faster and run a lot longer than we can today. And that’s true of chickens, as they get older, they don’t have the vitality.” Some breeds, Patterson continues, “like old English game bantams, they’re bred down from fighting cocks actually, they look like a fighting cock, a miniature one, they’re really small and they have a small body so it doesn’t take a lot of energy to crow.” Winners’ rewards are nothing to crow about. There’s a daily prize, daily ribbons and the daily winner receives 10 dollars, second place gets five. “And if they win the overall,” Patterson says, “it’s a 50 dollar bill, 25 and 10 for first second and third. And a beautiful rosette, purple rosette. It’s enough to get a half a tank of gas to go home.” The true purpose of the crow-off, says Patterson, is “to see which bird has the crowing rights for the rest of the year.” And what if the roosters are having a bad day and aren’t crowing? Patterson says, “Then the emcee’s gotta make up a lot more stories.” He laughs. “Oh, I’ll make up some.”

ROOSTER CROWING CONTESTS (Note: All contests take place in the Poultry and Rabbit Building.) Tuesday, Aug. 16, 4 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17, 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18, FINALS at 4 p.m.

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It’s the Year of Soybeans this year, but to us it’s the Year of Liars, Year of Watermelon Spittin’, Year of Lumberjacks, an opportunity for us to embrace the Hoosier corn-pone and relegate our hipster proclivities to a back seat, so to speak. So check out our top picks of the year, but there are more on nuvo.net. *Unless otherwise noted events are free with admission.

Do you have a tall tale or fishing story of improbable detail? Does you dad swear he once captured Bigfoot in a trap, only to set the elusive creature free? Showcase your story-spinning skills in the 3rd Annual Liar’s Contest. Judged by three storytelling experts, this contest features cash prizes for first, second and third place in adult and youth divisions. Registration starts at 6 p.m. Full contest rules at www.storytellingarts.org.

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Do you love the sound of a roaring engine? Would you secretly love to drive a giant semi-truck? This is the event for you. The event is sure to be exciting, as truck drivers will compete in different classes during two different pulls at the Hoosier Lottery Grandstand. Sponsored by Lucas Oil, this pull is considered the crown jewel of truck and tractor pulling. Drivers will compete for a $49,500-prize purse. Free with admission.

E3 Sparkplugs Monster Truck Nationals @ Hoosier Lottery Grandstand, 1 p.m. & 7 p.m.

08 MONDAY

Thundering engines and earth-shaking trucks will be on display at the E3 Sparkplugs Monster Truck Nationals. Car carnage unparalleled in any other sport will surely grab your attention and never let go. With monster trucks weighing over 10,000 pounds, these behemoths will race and pop wheelies in an eye-popping spectacle. Fan favorites will compete in this family-friendly show. Admission to see the monster truck fury is $5.

Get in touch with your inner manly-man and watch the Timberworks Lumberjack Show. This world-class lumberjack competition has events ranging from throwing an axe from 20 feet away at a five-inch bull’s-eye to log rolling. If that’s not enough, you can watch hot sawing — a chainsaw slicing through a log like butter — or

Timberworks Lumberjack Show @ Riley Fun & Fitness Park, 11 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 4 p.m., daily

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08 MONDAY “Year of Soybeans” @ Pioneer Hi-Bred Our Land Pavilion, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m., daily There’s soybean fun all over the fair this year, starting with the “Year of Soybeans” exhibit in the Pioneer Hi-Bred Our Land Pavilion. Soybean farming is a $2.5-billion industry in the state of Indiana alone. Along with the exhibit, check out the Soybean Mural in the Ellison Bakery Home & Family Arts Building, the Habitat for Humanity Home Build project created with soybean products, and the Indiana Soybean and Cornhole Toss Tourney (August 19-21).

09 TUESDAY Baskin Robbins Deep Fried Ice Cream @ State Fair, daily Take a break from diets and weight watching for these 27 days and dive into the popular fair foods like fried

ice cream from Baskin Robbins. This fair food specialty resembles the Mexican dessert, complete with soft ice cream on the inside, crisped on the outside and topped with chocolate, caramel and whipped cream. If you’re into the fried foods, take notice of the deep-fried butter, deep-fried Kool-Aid and doughnut burger.

09 & 16 TUESDAY $2 Tuesday @ State Fair, 8 a.m. – 10 p.m. Trying to save some money but don’t want to miss out on the State Fair and all it entails? Mark your calendars for $2 Turkey Hill Dairy Tuesdays and $2 Taste of the State Fair Tuesdays! On both the 9th and 16th, entrance is only $2 with printed voucher from www.turkeyhill.com/ indianastatefair.

10 STARTS WEDNESDAY Blue Monkey Sideshow @ Dow Agro-Sciences Celebration Park, 3:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 9 p.m. The popular circus acts of the Blue Monkey Sideshow return

to the State Fair this year. With acts involving juggling, sword swallowing, bullwhip mastery, beds of nails and more, the family-friendly entertainment is a nice change of pace from the pastoral spectacles typical of the fair. With performers named Krembo, Skanky and Freakshow Foley, it’s bound to be good. Runs through Sunday the 21st.

10 WEDNESDAY The Big Cheese Unveiling @ Pioneer Hi-Bred Our Land Pavilion, 12 p.m. Love cheese? Love sculptures? Check out Sarah Kauffman’s (a.k.a. The Cheese Lady) latest sculpture at the State Fair. Known nationwide for her unique brand of artistry, the Wisconsin-native took her state’s punch line and turned it into art. In years past, she’s molded cheddar and Colby jack into cows playing football, the Eiffel Tower and more. Free with admission.

11 THURSDAY The Stars of the Peking Acrobats @ Dow AgroSciences Celebration Park, 12 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 5 p.m., daily Since 1958, the Stars of the Peking Acrobats have been performing their feats of athleticism and artistry. The Peking Acrobats amass the best gymnasts, jugglers, cyclists and tumblers from China and tour the world. These amazing shows will display aspects of Chinese culture in a truly entertaining way. With body parts contorted as if independent from the rest of their body, these acrobats are sure to put on an impressive show.

11 THURSDAY Hoosier Heritage Day @ State Fair Boulevard, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. Experience the rich history of Indiana on Hoosier Heritage Day. Re-enactors of Madame C.J. Walker, Raggedy Anne, Abraham Lincoln and more will be performing throughout the day. Fairgoers can learn about Indiana’s participation in U.S. wars by talking to these historical re-enactors. You can also test your Hoosier knowledge by playing history trivia games and puzzles. If you’re tired of walking around, take a trolley tour and learn about State Fair building history. Free with admission.

12 FRIDAY Giant Hot Air Balloon Night Glow @ Infield, 8:45 p.m. Presented by Propane Exceptional Energy, the Night Glow will be an exceptional sight to see. Giant hot air balloons will be inflated, but will not leave the ground so spectators can walk among the balloons. This will be a great photo opportunity as the hot air balloon burners illuminate the beautiful fabric of the balloons against the twilight sky. If you enjoy this event, you might want to come back out early Saturday morning for the Giant Hot Air Balloon Race. The race starts at approximately 6:50 a.m. in the infield. Both are free with admission.

12 FRIDAY World’s Largest Drive-Thru Breakfast @ Main Street, 6 a.m. – 8 a.m. There’s more to this new state fair event than food for you and your family. Not only does $3 get you a beef and egg burrito and coffee, juice or milk, but also a gallon of E10 for your vehicle! Be sure to wake up early enough to attend this new event and support the 4-H Education Complex Renovations, which receives all proceeds from the drive-thru.

13 SATURDAY Heartland Walk for Health @ Hoosier Lottery Grandstand Side Lot, 8 a.m. Indiana’s First Lady, Cheri Daniels, will lead the 7th Annual Heartland Walk for Health. The walk promotes physical fitness and aims to increase awareness that heart disease is the leading health threat to Hoosiers. The event consists of a light breakfast and brief warm-up, followed by a two-lap circuit walk around the State Fairgrounds’ famous one-mile Track of Champions. All participants will receive a t-shirt and goodie bag, along with the chance to win great prizes from local businesses. A good cause and free stuff? Sounds like a good time to us! Free with admission.

13 SATURDAY Backyard BBQ Cook-off @ Ellison Bakery Home and Family Art Main Stage, 6 a.m. – 9 p.m. This all-day event kicks off with set-up and cooking at 6 a.m., judging between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., and samplings at the sponsor Shoup’s booth starting at 12:30 p.m. Awards distributed after all categories of judging are complete. To participate in this event, fill out the team application by August 1. Entry fee is $15 for each individual category. To enjoy the free samples, the scent of delicious BBQ or the music and parade, stop by anytime during the event.

14 SUNDAY Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest @ Ball State Agriculture and Horticulture Building, 1 p.m., daily Looking for an opportunity to play with your food? Interested in some good Indiana competition? To participate in this contest, you’ll need to start practicing now and perfecting your seed spitting skills. You can even watch the contest each day at 1 p.m. to prepare! One chance is all you get to spit your seed further than all other competitors to earn the title.

14 SUNDAY Marsh Parade @ Main Street, 6:30 p.m., daily What’s a fair without a parade? Lucky for Indiana, our state fair has one daily. The Marsh Daily Parade heads down Main Street of the fairgrounds. It is a perfect way to end the day, showcasing all of the festivities. During

the parade, you will hear great music, see costumed characters and experience antique tractors and numerous other fair favorites. Free with admission.

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Aren’t Dachshunds funny when they run? We sure think so, which is why we’ll be at the Fido 500 and Weiner 100 to get our laughs for the day. Featuring purebred athletes from around the country, there are individual races for Dachshunds, Miniature Schnauzers and more.

Hoosier Rodeo Series Finals @ Hoosier Lottery Grandstand, 1 p.m. & 7 p.m. A State Fair staple, you do not want to miss this free event! Get in on all the action as qualifying competitors compete in the Hoosier Rodeo Series Finals. International Professional Rodeo Association (IPRA) members have competed throughout the month of July and were awarded points for each competition they entered and each time they placed in the top six. Now you can see the best of the best compete Monday at the Hoosier Lottery Grandstand. Free with admission.

16 TUESDAY Rooster Crowing Contest @ Poultry and Rabbit Building, 10 a.m. & 4 p.m. Most of us don’t wake up to the crowing of a rooster. For those masochists who wish they could, this hilarious event may be the one for you. With three days of competition, roosters from across the state vie to be Cockledoodliest rooster that ever did crow. Two birds enter and, well, two birds leave, but one definitely outcrows the other! Same time, same place Wednesday, Finals @ 4 p.m. Friday. Free with admission.

16 TUESDAY Spay/Neuter Demonstration @ Pioneer Hi-Bred Our Land Pavilion, 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. Listen to Bob Barker! Have your pet spayed or neutered. For those interested in veterinary sciences, medicine, surgery, cutting down on stray pet population or just have a morbid fascination with cutting into things, Purdue University and Indiana Veterinary Medical Association vets will host narrated demonstrations of spay/neuter surgeries on Indy Humane Society animals. Audience members may ask questions during the demo. Demonstration will take place all days except August 10, 15, 17 and 20. Free with admission.

18 THURSDAY Free admission for military personnel and families @ State Fair, all day

Sara Lynn Alford, 2010-2011 Indiana State Fair Queen

Indiana is honoring all current and former members of the Armed Forces by offering free admission to them and their family members. A military ID, DD Form 214 or other recognized Veterans organization membership card must be presented in order to receive free admission. For a list of charted organizations that will be accepted as proof of service, visit http://www.in.gov/statefair/fair/tickets/discounts.html. And if free admission isn’t enough, it is also family day on the Midway with unlimited rides from noon to 10 p.m. for $22!

Fido 500 @ Hoosier Lottery Grandstand Side Lot, 12 p.m., 2:30 p.m. & 5 p.m. daily

19 FRIDAY Harness Racing @ Hoosier Lottery Grandstand, 10 a.m. View the majestic strength and power of a horserace, filled with the very real dangers for the drivers. In harness racing, people ride in two wheeled carts called sulkies that are powered by very eco-friendly one horsepower engines. The catch? The horses can’t sprint, but must move at a certain gait (either a trot or a pace) to the finish line. Truly a race of skill and power, this is a great way to start your Friday. Free with admission.

20 SATURDAY Old-time Farm & Antique Auction @ Pioneer Village, 10 a.m. Near the end of the fair and you still have some cash to spend? Head out to the Old-time Farm & Antique Auction at Pioneer Village. You’ll see a variety of old Indiana-related antiques waiting to be purchased and sent off to a new home. The auctioneer is just as anxious to get these antiques shipped off, so bring your wallet and a good eye! Free with admission.

21 SUNDAY Demolition Derby @ Hoosier Lottery Grandstand, 4:30 p.m. A great event to celebrate the end of another incredible season for the Indiana State Fair, the Lucas Oil Demolition Derby is the grown-up version of bumper cars. Winner of the event not only receives the coveted title of “Indiana State Fair Champion” but also prize money. Following the demolition derby, stick around for fireworks to conclude your State Fair experience. $5 for derby and free fireworks show.

21 SUNDAY State Fair Queen Pageant @ Pepsi Coliseum, 12 p.m. This year marks the 53rd Annual Queen Pageant. Beautiful, poised, confident and well-spoken county fair queens from across the state will compete for the Miss Indiana State Fair title. Contestants are judged on three categories — interview, evening gown and professional wear. The new Miss Indiana State Fair will receive a $1,000 cash prize, a $1,000 wardrobe, tiara, trophy and various other gifts. Only $6 to be a part of this timeless tradition.

— ISF picks compiled by Carrie Gavit, Robert Helfst, Jessica Linxwiler and Luke McCord.

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It’s that time of year! August 12 is the deadline to get your 2011/2012 Arts Guide season information to us for possible inclusion in this year’ s Arts Guide. Send your info, along with photos, to calendar@nuvo.net. Put “Arts Guide” in the subject line.

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Best of Indy @ Sun King NUVO’s Best of Indy Party takes your votes and turns them into a party just for you at Sun King Brewery (Best Indiana Beer and Best Local Brew Pub/Tasting Room). There will be plenty of tasty Sun King beer, delicious food provided by Best of Indy winners, PHOTO BY STEPHEN SIMONETTO and you can’t beat the music line-up selected by your votes. Featured artists Max Allen Band is part of the Best Of fun on Saturday. this year are Max Allen Band, DJ Slater Hogan, Stereo Deluxe, Devil to Pay and Cara Jean Wahlers. 2-7p.m.; Tickets are $7 at the door; $6 in advance. 135 N. College Ave., 602-3702, sunkingbrewing.com.

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Work by Kathryn Dart is on display at Earth House.

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City Gallery @ Harrison Center for the Arts

Renovation @ Earth House Collective

Attend the opening of the Harrison Center for the Arts’ newest gallery, the City Gallery, Indy’s urban living center, from 6 to 9 p.m. City Gallery aims to connect people with housing opportunities fit for you. The gallery plans on linking residents with culture, community and to strengthen Indy’s urban neighborhoods. City Gallery’s focus areas are King Park, Mapleton-Fall Creek, St. Clair Place, Englewood and Fountain Square. The opening will exhibit paintings by Kyle Ragsdale that were inspired by City Gallery’s focus areas. See nuvo.net for a story on City Gallery by Dan Grossman. 1505 N. Delaware St., 396-3886, citygalleryindy.org.

Cirque du Soleil’s “Dralion” runs five days.

Work by Kyle Ragsdale will be on view at City Gallery.

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City dwellers, come out and support Kathryn Dart as she showcases her first solo exhibition Renovation all about the connectedness individuals and families share as city dwellers. Images of a house symbolize this message through both painting and sculpture. Dart uses materials such as wax, dirt and paper to create these pieces of artwork. Each viewer will grasp a sense of community and connection when visiting Earth House Collective on August’s First Friday. 237 N. East St., 636-4060, www.earthhousecollective.org.

PERFORMANCE ARTS

Cirque du Soleil @ Conseco Fieldhouse

Featuring only eight performances from August 3-7, Cirque du Soleil presents Dralion, a criticallyacclaimed touring production. Dralion is the fusion of ancient Chinese circus traditions and the avant-garde style of Cirque du Soleil. The international cast features 52 world-class acrobats, gymnasts, musicians, singers and comedic characters. Shows are once a day Wednesday and Thursday, twice a day Friday-Sunday. Tickets on sale now ranging from $28 - $80. 125 S. Pennsylvania St., 917-2500, www. cirquedusoleil.com/dralion.

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Gen Con @ Convention Center

That time of year is back again! Hordes of gamers in all their geeky glory will descend upon the Convention Center and Downtown Indy. Armed to the teeth with their trusty D-12’s and rulebooks, the best spectacle of gaming (tabletop, card and otherwise) will put on the usual show. With record setting attendance last year and numerous exhibitors, there is no shortage of things to do. Prices for tickets vary. Runs through 8/7. See our Movies section for more on Gen Con. 100 South Capitol Avenue, 262-3400, www.gencon.com.

Ongoing coverage of the fall TV season by Marc Allan The brand new City Gallery in the Harrison by Dan Grossman Your Go&Do arts weekend, Aug. 5-7

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Get your costume on for Gen Con.

Work by Gregg Sickles is on display at Primary Gallery.

Circle of Champions opens this Friday from 6 - 11 p.m. Highlighting work in various media from past winners of Art vs. Art, the exhibit will feature artists Amory Abbott, Ryan Alvis, Mab Graves, Emma Overman, Dane Sauer and Chris Sickles. Circle of Champions runs through August and can be seen by appointment. For more information about this and upcoming shows, check out the gallery online at www. primarycolours.org. Primary Colours, a 2011 CVA winner, will also hold a closing reception Aug. 26 from 6 - 9 p.m. 212 W. 10th Street, 6270068, www.primarycolours.org.

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Wild in the Streets by Hannah Fehrman

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Work by Brian James Priest.

Sat. August 6 TASTE OF DOWNTOWN TOY FACTORY, GOOD NIGHT GRACIE, AND THE TIDES Tues. August 9 INDIANA ISLAND BAND Sat. August 13 ACOUSTIC CATFISH Tues. August 16 SECOND WIND TRIO Local Food Vendors for 2011 include Byrne’s Pizza, Hoosier Fat Daddy, Mabel On The Move. Please bring your own chairs.

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Animalcules @ iMOCA

Bound @ The Harrison Center for the Arts

Drawing connections between our very distant pasts and our distant futures, iMOCA’s latest exhibition Animalcules opens on August’s First Friday. Artist Brian James Priest graduated from Herron School of Art and Design. Centering on human beings as both collectors and collections, the exhibit will feature large-scale prints, sound and floor installations and live performance art. Priest dominantly uses grains of sand as an artistic material in this show. 1043 Virginia Ave., 450-6630, www.indymoca.org.

Combine your love for art with your look for books at Bound, the fourth annual book arts exhibit presented by the Harrison Center and Herron Art Library. Featuring work from over 14 artists, you will see a myriad of artistic book formats from flipbooks to decks of cards to accordion-fold books. Gallery No. 2 showcases paintings by Lon Hall, and Harrison Center’s newest project, the City Gallery opens. Don’t forget to bring along books to donate for reuse or recycling. 1505 N Delaware St. # 6, 3963886, www.harrisoncenter.org.

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Trail Marathon @ Eagle Creek Park

Enjoy a scenic 6.55-mile long route while running a marathon in midAugust! “Planet Adventure” organizes events to get people engaged with the planet like the Eagle Creek Half/Full Trail Marathon. Half marathoners run the loop once, full marathoners run it twice. Top three overall male and female runners win gear and cash prizes. Race begins at 9 a.m. Ages 18 and up are allowed to participate. Registration prices begin at $23. 7840 W. 56th St., 324-8299, www.planetadventure.com. go&do // 08.03.11-08.10.11 // NUVO // 100% RECYCLED PAPER

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Nathan Monk “Get Bent!” @ Big Car

Indianapolis artist Monk uses and abuses technology, but not in the same way as your average Joe. His multimedia installation at Big Car utilizes audio, video and prints that have been digitally manipulated in ways the editing software wasn’t intended to be used. Even more impressive is Monk’s utilization of discarded objects in his work – Eco-friendly art!? Count us in. 1043 Virginia Avenue Suite 215, 450-6630, www.bigcar.org.

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American Ballet Theatre are part of the swanky celebration at The Tarkington.

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Tarkington Theater’s Grand Opening Celebration @ Tarkington Theater in The Center for Performance Arts

Be among the first to experience the newly renovated Tarkington Theater at the grand opening celebration on August 6. Enjoy the American Ballet Theatre dancers and professional singer Julia Bonnett as part of the lineup. All attendees will be provided with a cocktail reception and a variety of food stations throughout the performances. Tickets are $150 and $500. Seating is limited so purchase quickly! 1 Center Green, Carmel, 660-3377, www.thecenterfortheperformingarts.org.

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Beekeeping Basics @ Garfield Park Conservatory and Gardens

From Aristotle to Martha Stewart, the famous have long been fascinated with bees and their inner workings. Now you too, if you are 18 and older, can learn about the importance of bees to our ecosystem and the prickly process of harvesting bees’ honey. So whether you see yourself as a queen, a worker, or a drone bee, there is surely something to learn. Best of all, the event is FREE. 2505 Conservatory Drive, 327-7275, www.indyparks.org.

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Burmese Refugee Photo Exhibit @ Indianapolis City Market

North Central and Southport High School have a large population of

Burmese refugee students. After fleeing the political violence of their home of Burma/ Myanmar, the photographs taken by these students will be on display for those shopping at the farmer’s market. The works illustrate the uncertainty of life in an unfamiliar country, and is the result of a two year initiative known as Project Einstein, funded by Digital Democracy. 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. 222 E. Market St. #1, 347-6883336, www.digital-democracy.org. 100% RECYCLED PAPER // NUVO // 08.03.11-08.10.11 // feature

Do you have Bipolar Disorder or mood swings???? Held in conjunction with the FedEx Plane Pull速 Challenge, the Runway Run features a unique course through the airport grounds.

New in 2011 a 3-mile Run and a 9-mile Team Relay (3 person).

SATURDAY, AUGUST 06 AT 8:30 AM Location: Former Indianapolis International Airport To register, visit: soindiana.org Pre-registration $25, Event Day $30

Perhaps you can help us! The Indiana University Medical Center Mood Disorders Clinic is searching for people between the ages of 18-60 with bipolar disorder or mood swings to participate in a clinical trial. Qualified participants will receive medical and psychiatric exams at no cost. The study consists of questionnaires and a brain scan (MRI). At that time participants have the option to continue on for further treatments with medication. Risks associated with the study will be disclosed prior to study initiation. For more information, call

(317) 278-3311. Please leave your name and a phone number at which you can easily be reached.

FEATURE Trouble Shoot

“This is about Chance. It’s about making his story hearable and bearable.”

New play explores soldiers and suicide

BY JO S E F A B E Y E R E DI T O RS @N U V O . N E T

his is the kind of story that gets a reporter excited. This Friday, a small Indianapolis theater will premiere a play that tells the tragic story of an Indianapolis soldier’s suicide in Iraq. Since the soldier’s death two years ago, his father has been on a mission to change an unwritten White House policy that prohibits the president from sending condolence letters to families of soldiers who have committed suicide. In 2010, the play becomes a part of that mission and, finally, a month before opening night, July 5, the grieving father hears from the White House: the policy will be changed: Families of military suicides in war zones will be acknowledged by the president. This story is true. It is local with the possibility of national impact. It demonstrates a perverse injustice and art’s power not just to imitate life but to change it. It also makes a reporter ask, “How can I be excited about a story that begins with a suicide?” The excitement began for me in June with an e-mail from Yvonne Brandenburg, pastor of Fountain Square’s Church Within and overseer of Theatre Non Nobis (formerly known as Theater Within). Her one-page note outlined the issues behind the play in a breathless, run-on stream: the death of 25-year-old Army Specialist Chancellor Keesling just two weeks into his second tour of duty; the attention his story is getting from the media and the White House; his dad Gregg Keesling’s unexpected brush with President Barack Obama in Indy; and her own letter to the White House suggesting that the condolence letter policy be changed in time for the play’s opening. “There’s excitement to be part of change,” acknowledges Brandenburg, later, in a phone interview. “But that’s not what this is about. This is about Chance. It’s about making his story hearable and bearable.”

Unbearable stress

Chancellor Keesling’s story is unusual in many ways and yet familiar to the countless parents who have watched their sons and daughters enlist with a mix of pride and dread. Keesling grew up first in Jamaica, his mother’s native home, and then moved with his family to Indiana, where his father had strong Quaker roots. Despite his family’s pacifist leanings, the duty-bound Lawrence North High School graduate wanted to serve his country during war.

—Yvonne Brandenburg, pastor of Fountain Square’s Church Within

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Greggg Keesling, holding a portrait of his son Chancellor; behind him, Sam Fain, the actor who will portray him in the new play, ‘Trouble Shoot,’ opening this weekend. Behind Fain, an additional portrait of Chance.

Keesling was eager to help re-build Iraq, but his calls home in 2006 described a wide swing in duties and emotions. There was the maddening boredom of watching contractors from Romania change light bulbs, followed by the blinding fear of attack whenever his unit took to the road. When Keesling’s young, stateside wife told him she wanted out of their marriage, the stress became unbearable. His fellow soldiers took his gun away and he was put on suicide watch. After leaving the army in 2007, Keesling rebuilt his life in Indianapolis. He found a job and a girlfriend. He joined the army reserves and expected to fulfill his military obligations on the weekends and during natural disasters. In 2009, however, he was given orders to ship out with a 10-man unit from Ohio. Within two weeks of landing in Iraq, Keesling had an argument with his girlfriend that rattled him once more. His new unit didn’t know him well and knew nothing of his past suicide watch. There was no one to take his gun away this time. Army Specialist Chance Keesling shot himself and died on June 19, 2009. It is two years since Gregg Keesling and his wife Janet flew to Dover, Maryland, to meet their son’s flagdraped casket. It is two years since Gregg Keesling began telling anyone who would listen about his son’s death and the rising numbers of military suicides. Army suicides rose from 87 in 2005 to 162 in 2009. Suicides in the Army National Guard and Reserves increased from 80 in 2009 to 145 in 2010. “President Obama has said, ‘I know the cost of war, because I must write a letter to every loved one,’” quotes Keesling. But, adds the troubled father, the president can never understand the

cost of war, if he doesn’t acknowledge military suicides. Keesling expresses his ambivalence about the progress he is making toward change. In our June conversation, he is hopeful about the impact of a CBS news interview he just gave and a local public television documentary in the works for July. Still, he wonders, is his crusade putting his grief to good use or helping him to sidestep it?

Bringing it to the stage

The blurred vision of people caught up in a cause is center stage in Paul Amandes’ play about the Keeslings, aptly named Trouble Shoot. Amandes, an associate professor of acting at Chicago’s Columbia College, first learned about Chance Keesling’s suicide through Chicago’s Jackaloupe Theatre troupe, which asked Amandes and four other playwrights to write short plays based loosely on newspaper stories. Amandes chose a New York Times article about Gregg Keesling’s mission to reverse the White House condolence letter policy. “I was taken by the article,” recalls Amandes. “Not only was Gregg making a big deal about this presidential condolence letter. So was The New York Times. I thought, ‘Gosh, if my son got killed, I’m not sure a piece of paper would do a whole lot for me.” When Gregg Keesling heard about Amandes’ 20-minute play from a friend in Chicago, he reached out to the playwright. Amandes was slow to respond, because he feared that his version of the Keesling’s story, created mostly from his imagination, might be too harsh for the father too read. Amandes’ play personifies Chancellor’s gun as a woman, bent on giving the soldier a fatal kiss. It also

suggests that the father’s quest for a condolence letter has dangers of its own. Back in Indianapolis, Keesling asked the Church Within’s theater director to screen the script for him. (Keesling, who leads a nonprofit that helps prepare ex-offenders for the workplace, had worked with church members when they ran a prisoner mentoring program.) The artistic director, who wanted to produce Trouble Shoot in Indianapolis, quickly passed the script to Keesling. The father agreed that the play, though tough, was on the mark. Somehow, Amandes understood Chance’s pain and also the Keeslings’ struggles to find one “right” way to grieve. When the Church Within asked Amandes to expand Trouble Shoot to two acts, he was reluctant. He had written historically-based theater before and grown weary of working with living protagonists. He decided to accept the commission, because he was intrigued by the story’s paradoxes. Despite being a pacifist, Gregg Keesling pushed his son to complete his second tour in Iraq. Then, a year after campaigning for Obama’s election in 2008, Keesling found himself campaigning against the Obama White House over the condolence letter policy. As Amandes dove into research for the play, reading military records and conducting interviews, he felt a new pressure, to answer the ultimate question: Why did Chance take his life? “The ‘why’ tends to haunt the people left behind,” says Amandes. “People literally wanted me to answer the ‘Why?’” In the first act, he covers the ‘maybes.’ Chance had brain surgery as a boy. Chance felt isolated on his second tour. The break-up might have been the last straw. Ultimately, says Amandes, Chance’s life ended, because he was in the military. “He should be honored.”

TROUBLE SHOOT Aug. 5-20 Theatre Non Nobis 1125 Spruce St. 637-5683, www.thechurchwithin.org/ theaterwithin Note: This play will be produced by Chicago’s Jackaloupe Theatre in 2012.

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FEATURE Math and religion

Voir Art Presents Sacred Geometry

BY DA N G RO S S M A N E DI T O RS @N U V O . N E T

ndrew Severns and Michael Slavik used to jam together in various bands, so it’s fitting their upcoming art show, Sacred Geometry, will have a musical element. And don’t be surprised if the beats the DJs K. Sabroso and DJ Vinnie B scratch out have a galactic, ethereal quality. “Usually the DJs do some music that goes along with the art,” says Severns, who in addition to being co-founder of the Voir Art de Fletcher gallery and a graphic designer, is an artist whose primary medium is spray paint. Severns portrays subatomic processes against the blackness of empty space in his new paintings. His inspiration comes from such books as the Dali Lama’s The Universe in a Single Atom, and this inspiration is apparent in the painting entitled “Exchange.” Severns describes this spray paint on canvas painting as “a visual representation of what goes on at the quantum level. “Recently my art’s been towards experimenting with a lot of geometry,” he continues. “I have a new technique I call gridding.” With this stenciling technique, Severns incorporates the complex geometry of the subatomic universe in his paintings. In contrast, Michael Slavik finds his own sacred geometry in the places of worship around Indy. Slavik photographs these sites using a mix of film and digital photography. “Sacred Geometry is sort of the idea of pairing opposites and trying to show the connections between them like, for instance, math and religion,” says Slavik. “It really struck me of connecting the idea of geometry to fit into the show. It seemed to me that there’s a bunch of religious places here in Indianapolis and I wanted to go there and… study the physical places where people choose to express their faith and see how the architecture and just the space relates to their idea of religion.” So when Slavik discovered there was a local Vietnamese Buddhist temple, he felt compelled to go there. “I just happened to stumble in there one Saturday morning trying to get some pictures from across the street or just take a look at it,” he says. The conGreggants, he says, were extremely welcoming and not only allowed him to photograph whatever he wanted in the temple, but invited him to a free vegetarian pitch in lunch. One particular photograph, shot on the An Lac Temple grounds, portrays a statue of a laughing Buddha under the incomplete shade of a tree. Beyond the sun-dappled Buddha, you can see the temple. You might glance at the photograph and think; nice composition, nice contrasts, but what’s the big deal?

Andrew Severns and Michael Slavik are collaborating on ‘Sacred Geometry,’ two shows in two locations.

However, between the laughing Buddha and the temple there is a car. It’s impossible by looking at the photograph to know whether this car is parked or moving. So there is an element of mystery to this photograph you could describe as a sort of visual Zen riddle. It just might, if you’re in the right frame of mind, make you wonder who — if anyone — steers things in our universe.

Voir Art de Fletcher history

The first Voir Art de Fletcher show was on Friday, Jan. 7 in a house on Fletcher Street in the Fountain Square neighborhood where Severns lived at the time. “My roommate and I, J. Chin, we’d been in art for a while,” recalls Severns. “We decided to start doing showings. We just wanted to bring people together and make something happen.” That first show featured work by J. Chin and Severns — as well as the sounds of DJ Metrognome, K. Sabraso and Turtle Matt. After three more shows, and a great response from the Indy art community, Voir Art outgrew its Fletcher Street venue. (Now that shows are no longer taking place in the old Fletcher St. location, the gallery’s name has been shortened to Voir Art). The May First Friday show, Urban Fantasy, featuring work by woodcut artist Brad Taylor, took place instead in the basement gallery of the Murphy Building known as The Identity Complex.

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A number of other artists have been featured by Voir Art this year, including A.M. Harlow, Justin Cooper, Ryan Freeman, C.S. Kobets and the Fab Crew. In June, Voir Art moved next door to Served Café/Bistro, located at 4638 E. 10th Street adjacent to the Emerson Theater. In addition to having first Saturday events in this particular location Voir Art will also participate in the First Friday by hosting events closer to welltrodden venues. (See infobox.)

Working collaboratively

Severns and Slavik both attended Broad Ripple High School, but were in different grades and didn’t become friends until years later. Severns graduated in 2000 and went on to found his own graphic design business, AS Design & Marketing. Slavik, a couple years younger than Severns, is now working towards a degree in photocommunications at St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas. “I took this summer off,” says Slavik. “And I spent some time in Indy reconnecting with a bunch of people. I was talking with Andy. I knew he had been deeper into the Voir de Fletcher Gallery and he had posted things online. He knew I was pursuing photography. So it kind of just came together like that. “ They bounced ideas off one another. “Mike had the idea of documenting different churches,” says Severns, “And I had already

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had this idea in my mind about doing a sacred geometry themed show so it kind of came together naturally.”

Voir Art, also featuring the work of the artists Izaak Hayes, Wes Slayton, Nick Moon and the photography by Ben ‘Kahlil’ Rose, as well as the stylings of live DJs, will have shows on two consecutive nights in two different locations:

VOIR ART SACRED GEOMETRY SHOW Friday, Aug. 5, 5-11 p.m. Where: The Identity Complex (Murphy Art Center basement) 1043 Virginia Ave. VOIR ART SACRED GEOMETRY SHOW Saturday, Aug. 6, 7 p.m. to midnight Served at 4638 E. 10th St. www.voirartdefletcher.com www.twitter.com/voirart www.facebook.com/voirart

FOOD Fifties nostalgia

Rock-Cola Café is a destination restaurant BY N E I L C H A R LE S N CH A RL E S @ N U V O . N E T Situated on an industrial stretch of Brookville Road on the city’s south east side, Rock-Cola Café is definitely a destination restaurant. If you’re in the mood for a hearty slice of fifties nostalgia and some equally heart-stopping grub, then this quirky little establishment is well worth the visit. Housed in a modest commercial building, Rock-Cola transports you back to a time and place that most of us only know from movies and music. The interior, cozy to say the least, is furnished with a few stools at the counter and a handful of booths, but if you come at an off-hour, as we recently did, then it shouldn’t be too hard to get a seat. From the moment you step in the door, it’s fifties all the way: walls and ceiling are festooned with movie posters, newspaper cuttings and plenty of James Dean memorabilia. The booths are equipped with strange little game machines: the kind where you

insert a quarter and try to flip it through a basketball hoop. The music, naturally, is all from the era. Unlike your average greasy spoon, RockCola Café is clean with friendly, efficient service. Orders are taken promptly, and food comes out when it’s ready, which on our visit was pretty quickly. Lunch items appear on the Ben-Hur of menus, running to five pages. To do this place justice would require either multiple visits or an army of accomplices. To get a feel for the food, my wife and I ordered a handful of dishes we felt might be representative. To start, we tried the Jumbo Sampler Basket for $6.99. This consists of fries, onion rings, jalapeno poppers and shrimp, all breaded and deep fried. Everything was clean, crisp and nicely breaded. The jalapeno poppers had a decent kick to them and were clearly house-made, and the shrimp were impressive for their crunchy texture and fresh flavor. Next came a brace of sandwiches: the Grilled Tenderloin ($5.99) and the 10oz Cheeseburger for $4.99 or $8.99 with fries and a regular drink. The tenderloin, weighing in at 12 ounces uncooked, was done perfectly: tender and packed with flavor. Served on a soft and very fresh bun, it was an excellent sandwich for a casual lunch. The burger, again served simply, was remarkably beefy: Clearly made in-house and without filler, it was the very essence of burger-ness, although it could have been cooked just a little bit less.

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Unlike your average greasy spoon, Rock-Cola Café is clean with friendly, efficient service.

Our only complaint about both dishes was the lettuce, which was tired and brown: a disappointment considering the quality of the meat and rolls. To wash everything down, we chose a chocolate malt ($3.89), which took quite a while to prepare, but was worth every second of the wait. Served in a steel mixing cup, it fairly crackled with malt crystals, but proved so substantial that we had to hoist the white flag and call it a day with full tummies and a smiling wallet.

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New Haven, Indiana – The Trion Tavern is proud to announce its 1st Annual “Brew Haven” Summer Craft Beer Festival. On Saturday, Aug. 6, northeast Indiana’s newest craft beer festival will be held in downtown New Haven, Indiana. From 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., attendees will have the opportunity to taste dozens of different beers. The festival tent will be located on Main Street, just east of Broadway along the north side of Trion Tavern.

8TH ANNUAL TASTE OF DOWNTOWN @ EASLEY WINERY

Easley Winery’s “Taste of Downtown” free street festival returns this Saturday for its eighth annual event. We don’t know what’s on your agenda this weekend but if the words ‘free’ and ‘festival’ are in the same event title, that’s where we will be! “Taste of Downtown” will feature live bands (Toy Factory, Goodnight Gracie and The Tides), local art for sale, Easley wines, and, of course, food from Indy’s finest food vendors. Featured restaurant fare includes pulled pork, ribs, burgers, 1/3 beef hot dogs, Jamaican patties, fruit smoothies and more provided by restaurants including Dick’s Bodacious BBQ, Da Blue Lagoon & Emkay Catering. Event runs 4 -10 p.m. on N. College Avenue between Ohio Street and New York Street. If you have an item for the Culinary Picks, send an e-mail at least two weeks in advance to culinary@nuvo.net.

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CULINARY PICKS On Saturday, Aug. 6, bring the family out for this event, a follow-up to the Ag Crawl, on bikes! It will be an afternoon of great food, conversation and fun. Just like the Crawl, the Ag Ride will tour gardens, a school, a grocery and farms on the Near Eastside and share a meal together. The tour will begin at 9:00 a.m. at the Felege Hiywot Center, 1648 Sheldon St., and will last until 2:00 p.m. Bike police escorts and our friends from Free Wheelin Community Bikes will accompany participants. The tour will return to the center for lunch prepared by Miss Aster with ingredients from all the stops on our tour. If you can, please bring dishes and silverware for your family! To register go to http://www.neighborpowerindy.org/ag-ride.

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Numerous craft breweries will be on hand to pour samples of their beers. The growing list of participants already includes: Upland Brewing Company (Bloomington, Indiana), Goose Island Beer Company (Chicago, Illinois) and New Belgium Brewing (Fort Collins, Colorado) and Five Star Distributing. Advance tickets cost $25 and include: unlimited samples, a souvenir tasting glass, food and water. Tickets can be purchased at Trion Tavern or through www.triontavern.com. A limited number of tickets will be sold the day of the event for $30. Designated driver tickets will also be available for $5. A portion of the proceeds will go to the New Haven Downtown Improvement District. This will be a smoke-free event both under the tent and inside the bar. Trion Tavern is located at 503 Broadway in downtown New Haven. “The Trion” features the greatest selection of distinctive craft beers in the area with 58 different taps and dozens of bottled beers. Many of the brews are regional, some of them rare, and all are carefully chosen for their distinctiveness in order to provide the widest possible range of styles for any palette. Owner and operator Greg Jacquay proudly provides a friendly, authentic atmosphere with a unique, handcrafted bar as its centerpiece. Trion Tavern has a full menu and a separate family room. If you have an item for Beer Buzz, send an email to beerbuzz@nuvo.net. Deadline for Beer Buzz is Thursday noon before the Wednesday of publication.

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MOVIES Joshua Hull: The new face of Gen Con film BY S A M W A T E R M E IE R E DI T O RS @N U V O . N E T Most of us are a bit overzealous the first day on the job. Joshua Hull is no exception. At the beginning of his first day directing on a film set, Hull called “action” far too early, earning him a talking-to from his director of photography. The cinematographer couldn’t blame Hull for being giddy; his dream of 14 years was coming true. A couple years ago, 28-year-old Hull was an assistant kitchen manager at Texas Roadhouse in Anderson who spent his off — and on — time dreaming of movies. Now, he is an accomplished filmmaker rising through the ranks of our state’s burgeoning film community. (He recently won a Golden Cob award for Best Emerging Filmmaker.) This Saturday, Hull will participate in a scriptwriting panel at Gen Con (the world’s longest-running gaming convention) followed by a screening of his debut film, Beverly Lane (see review below).

Filmed over four days last summer at Phillips Iron & Metal in Anderson, Beverly Lane follows twenty-something Andy (Noah East) on his first day as manager of a metal company — a day much like Hull’s first on set. Until zombies arrive, that is. Hull conceived the premise with East while working with him at Texas Roadhouse. Wanting to fuse his filmmaking passion with East’s musicianship, he came up with the idea of an office cubicle musical. They eventually scrapped the musical element in favor of something stranger. “I’m a big fan of The Office. And I always wondered, ‘What would happen if there was a zombie attack on The Office?’ I thought that would be hilarious,” Hull said. It turns out he was right. Made on a budget of less than $5,000, Hull’s zombie comedy is charming audiences and critics alike across local conventions, theaters (it played to a full house at the Hamilton 16 last winter) and the vast reaches of cyberspace. It even received a positive review from famed movie website, Ain’t It Cool News. “I never, in a million years, expected it to get the reviews it’s been getting,” Hull said. “I love the fact that people love it because there was such a passion that went into the making of the film, and it’s great to see people really respect that and see that there was so much heart in it.” Hull believes that kind of excitement and passion will carry the declining horror genre in which he is working.

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Local filmmaker Joshua Hull and actress Glenna Reinhardt on the set of Hull’s debut film, “Beverly Lane.”

“Horror has always been viewed as a lowrent genre, like a level above porn,” Hull said. “I don’t know why it doesn’t get more respect because horror has some of the best visual and narrative storytelling you’ll ever see. I think it always has and it always will. The genre has only lasted so long because every generation has a new way to tell a story. It’s the same story over and over again. But it’s not the story you tell, it’s how you tell the story that matters. As long as there is passion behind horror projects instead of people just trying to make a buck off of, you know, Hellraiser 13: Under the Sea, horror will survive. The only way the genre will keep living is through excitement and fresh voices.”

Hull is one of those excited voices, so listen closely and keep an eye out for his future films. WHAT Beverly Lane screening and Q&A with the cast and crew WHEN Saturday, Aug. 6, 8 p.m.-10 p.m.; WHERE Gen Con (Aug. 4-7) at the Indiana Convention Center (100 S. Capitol Ave.) INFO www.gencon.com. www.beverlylanemovie.com.

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The following are reviews of films currently playing in Indianapolis area theaters. Reviews are written by Ed Johnson-Ott (EJO) unless otherwise noted. BEVERLY LANE r (NR)

Shaun of the Dead by way of The Office, this low-budget zombie comedy is charming from beginning to end. Indiana-based writer-director Joshua Hull uses the budgetary constraints to his advantage, setting the film in a small office party, thus lending it claustrophobic, comedic tension when the zombies arrive. As in most good films of this genre, the zombie epidemic is merely a catalyst for already simmering conflicts and the tense setting is a microcosm of our fragile, fractious society. Don’t worry; the film is funny, too. A bit rough in spots, but an impressive debut film nonetheless. 69 minutes. — Sam Watermeier

THE CHANGEUP i (R)

Imagine an Afterschool Special with rude and crude gags and you’ll know what to expect from this awful comedy. Married guy Jason Bateman and playboy Ryan Reynolds switch bodies, triggering wacky misadventures before the tiresome eachguy-learns-to-be-a-better-man attempt at poignancy. The R rating is earned with visuals of a baby shooting poop into daddy’s face, followed by a shot of the infant’s twitching anus before it squirts poop straight into dad’s mouth. And that’s just the start of the ... um, fun. Oh the hilarity. 105 minutes.

DR. FILM (NR)

A potential new TV series, Dr. Film is a film history program in the vein of TCM with Robert Osborne, fused with an Elvira vibe. Local film historian and preservationist Eric Grayson hosts the show with the campy personality of a classic horror host. To jibe with that spirit, the pilot episode explores the career of horror icon Bela Lugosi, the man behind Dracula, of course. Grayson is hosting a free sneak peek of this show at the Garfield Park Arts Center on Thursday, Aug. 4 at 7 p.m.

RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (PG-13)

In the future, apes will rule mankind. This sad, but unavoidable fact was first documented onscreen in the 1968 film, Planet of the Apes, which spawned four sequels, a short-lived TV series and a 2001 Tim Burton remake starring Mark Wahlberg in the role made famous by Charlton Heston. In this prequel, James Franco stars as a scientist whose work in genetic engineering results in super-ape Caesar (Andy Serkis), the chimp that sparks a revolution. To paraphrase TV newsman Kent Brockman, let me say that I, for one, welcome our new ape overlords. See nuvo.net on Friday for Ed’s review.

TERRI (R)

A hit at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, Terri is a comedy/drama about the relationship between Terri (Jacob Wysocki), an oversized teen misfit, and the garrulous but well-meaning vice principal (John C. Reilly) who takes an interest in him. The film is produced by the team behind Blue Valentine and Half-Nelson and directed by Azazel Jacobs (Momma’s Man). Creed Bratton from The Office co-stars. 101 minutes. At Landmark’s Keystone Art Cinema

WHOLPHIN FILM FESTIVAL

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Hosted by Wholphin magazine editor Brent Hoff via Skype, this event boasts a slew of films that are realistic, but improbably odd — like a cross between a whale and a dolphin or a Wholphin. It starts at 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 4 at the IMA Amphitheater. DVDs of the films will also be available in the IMA Store. $9 for the public, $5 for museum members.

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situations where I have to be good, not rest on my laurels,” he said. That’s the mindset My Morning Jacket takes to its concerts. Over time, the band has earned a reputation as one of the country’s best live acts. “It’s like a basketball game for us,” Broemel said. “We’re wrecked after the show. We try to put everything we possibly can into it.” Some performances end up being mostly improvised; others, not so much. “Certain songs lend themselves to being extended or changed more than others,” Broemel said.

My Morning Jacket’s Indy link BY W A D E CO G G E S H A L L M U S I C@N UV O . N E T

arl Broemel has come a long way from Indianapolis. A graduate of Pike High School, he played in the roots band Old Pike in the ‘90s, releasing an album on Sony in 1999 titled Ten Thousands Nights. The group didn’t last, however, and after completing his classical guitar studies at Indiana University, Broemel headed west to L.A. in pursuit of musical adventure. He found it eventually — in a celebrated band from the Midwest, no less. Broemel, who lives in Nashville now, was busy touring with bands and performing session work while on the West Coast. Then one day he got an audition with a group named My Morning Jacket. The Louisville-based band had come to L.A. in 2004, looking for a guitarist and keyboard player after two of their members quit. They needed replacements to finish a tour they’d already booked. “I wasn’t super familiar with their music, but had heard some of their stuff on [L.A. radio station] KRCW,” Broemel said during a recent phone interview. “I actually heard a song a couple weeks before I got the phone call. I didn’t know who the band was, but I remember thinking goddam, I’d love to play that. That’s what I want to be doing.” The song was “I Will Sing You Songs” from My Morning Jacket’s 2003 Southern rock epic It Still Moves. “I really connected with that,” said the now 41-year-old Broemel. “I couldn’t believe I got to play it with them.” A couple weeks later he was on a plane to Louisville to start rehearsals. Since then Broemel has contributed guitar, saxophone, pedal steel and vocals to My Morning Jacket’s last three studio albums, including this year’s Circuital.

Making Circuital

A four-hour tour

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As founder and bandleader, Jim James starts the writing process for a My Morning Jacket album by sending each member fleshed-out songs or snippets. “That’s the first indication of which direction the music’s going to go,” said Broemel, whose father is a retired Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra bassoon player. After that, the band communes to work through ideas and pick favorites. Broemel said the intent with Circuital, which was recorded in a church gym in Louisville, was for everyone to do as much as they could at once, including vocals. “That gave the record a certain vibe,” he

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said. “We’re all playing at the same time versus splitting things up.” The record is somewhat of a return to My Morning Jacket’s jammy, psychedelic roots, compared to the poppy, R&B styles they successfully experimented with on Z and Evil Urges. There are still detours, such as “Holdin’ On to Black Metal,” with its girlgroup and spaghetti western flavors. “There’s always a couple songs where we think they won’t make sense on an album, but they always end up getting on,” Broemel said. “We always go in with a certain intent, but the songs always show you what’s working and what’s not.” Given the variety of music every member has on his iPod, it’s understandable why My Morning Jacket doesn’t comfortably fit any one genre. Everyone brings different sensibilities and musical fixations to the fold. Broemel, for instance, has received an education in hip-hop since joining the band. “It’s cool because we all expose each

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other to things we may not be caught up on,” he said. “Music I may have thought I didn’t like for whatever reason, I’m starting to see the truth in it.” He’s learned to play in other styles while on the job, picking up session work in Nashville for a variety of acts. Just this year, he played on rockabilly legend Wanda Jackson’s new release and worked with lounge singer Tom Jones. “This city’s been great for me,” says Broemel, who has also issued a couple solo albums. “Being in this band is my dream job, and having time off is really great too because I can do other things. It’s always educational.” In his experience, it’s easy to get too comfortable in an ensemble. With session work, you’re playing for strangers who don’t care who you are as long as you play well. That’s kept Broemel on his toes. “That’s been a good yin and yang for me – come off the road and get thrown into

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Broemel doesn’t consider My Morning Jacket to be a jam band — at least not in a pure sense — even though they’ve often been labeled as such. They don’t treat their performances like jazz, he said, in which you have a basic melody in a versechorus format, and then everyone solos before bringing it back. “It’s more open-ended,” he said of their concerts. “There could be a big section there or it could just not happen. And it’s usually not discussed ahead of time. Sometimes we’ll acknowledge that was cool, let’s maybe do that sometime again.” Their 4-hour, 35-song Bonnaroo set in 2008 has taken on an almost mythic status. “That one took a lot of work,” Broemel said. “When you plan something like that, you basically have to pretend you’re 16 again.” To fill the time they learned a lot of covers and brought in special guests to keep it interesting, including Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett and comedian Zach Galifianakis. What Broemel remembers most about that gig were the fans who stood in rain for the entire set. “I’m eternally grateful for people who can get on board a show and can stay through pouring rain, and be into it,” he said. “That’s really inspiring for us. It fuels the fire when we see that sort of dedication.” He even admits having trouble watching a band for more than 90 minutes. “I’m very aware that we don’t want (our shows) to get boring,” Broemel said. “We want it to have a flow, give people a reason to want to see us again.” Broemel still has an older brother living in Indy. His wife has family near Muncie, so they’re back here often. But My Morning Jacket has kept Broemel busy. Each of their subsequent records has charted higher, with Circuital and Evil Urges both debuting in the top 10. The band has gone from playing The Vogue to Clowes Memorial Hall to The Lawn. “We’re just trying to stick to what we think is possible with us playing music — in the studio or on tour,” Broemel said. “It’s always nice to see incremental growth. It’s been slow going. Every time you put out a record you hope people are into it.”

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BY JU S T I N S P IC E R M U S I C@N U V O . N E T As the sun sets on the American Legion Mall Aug. 7, a shadowy crew of iPod, iPhone and (even) Zune-wielding music fans will press play on a piece by Indianaraised composer Nat Evans, matching the transcendent beauty of the sunset with drones, chirps and other sounds, feeding a sort of film music for the natural world into their headphones. And you — yes, you! — could very well be part of that crew. Evans’s site-specific piece, “Sunset + Music,” is free to all comers. The concept is simple: Attendees will download Evans’s composition via his website, natevansmusic.com, for their portable media devices and smart phones, show up at the Mall, and, on Evans’s cue, press play at 8:41 p.m. Evans, who studied at Butler University under the tag team of composers Michael Schelle and Frank Felice, has created sound installations for local consumption before, including a commissioned piece by the Harrison Center for the Arts. Since moving to Seattle, he’s worked on commissions for many of the town’s new music groups, including ODEONQUARTET, the Seattle Percussion Collective and the Seattle Pacific University Men’s Choir and Percussion Ensemble. He was recently featured on a CD of music by contemporary composers that accompanied the 2010 music issue of The Believer, a monthly production of the whimsical and, sometimes, taste-making publishing house McSweeneys. His piece “Collective Resonance,” included alongside work by figures who skirt the classical and rock worlds like Tyondai Braxton, Owen Pallett and Dan Deacon, inspired this description by Ross Simonini, who compiled the collection: “Evans’s music, like John Cage’s, is informed by his Zen Buddhist practice, mirroring the stretched timelessness of meditation and exploring the unfamiliar nooks in seemingly familiar sounds. Though much of his music is for chorus, string quartets or percussion groups, ‘Collective Resonance’ recalls Brian Eno’s ambient Music for Airports and Morton Feldman’s spatially-minded Rothko Chapel, functioning somewhere between cinematic atmosphere and sound environment.” Much of the same might be said of “Assemblage for Sunset,” the downloadable soundtrack for the “Sunset + Music” event that interpolates found sounds, including chirping birds and rustic chimes, into a long-wave drone. Evans is touring “Sunset + Music” to five other cities this year, including Washington, D.C. (where he presented the piece at Constitution Gardens), Chicago (Humboldt Park) and New York City (Brooklyn Bridge Park). He says he chose to present the piece in Indianapolis because it offered him “a natural way to re-connect

with the community which supported me when I was a bit younger and fostered my growth as a composer.” Evans’s fascination with sun stems from his practice of meditation — which also happens to be in line with his interest in classical Indian music, including ragas. “The experience from my Zen practice — we sit facing a wall and I had been noticing the light changing around that — was also a point of interest,” he says. His desire to give contemporary classical music a life outside the concert hall informs a project like “Sunset + Music” with a sort of pioneering spirit. “When we enter a concert hall or even a club to hear music, there are lots of social mores, rules and other constraints that dictate how we hear the music which I think can be rather restrictive,” he says. “The spontaneous community that pops up with this piece allows for more variables to come into play and, therefore, more variation in experience. I’m hoping that people will take the experience as a way to engage with the world around them more fully, or more directly.” Though the parameters of setting, time, and location are set by the laws of nature and city design, Evans’s composition will become a plaything of the audience. The score incorporates a number of field recordings and a specific pacing to hopefully allow the mind to engage with our natural surroundings and goings on,” “So, depending on how loud you’ve set your volume, you could have quite a range of experiences. The possibility for the music sounding totally different every time as a result of noises in the environment mixing in is exciting and interesting.” Ultimately, Evans aims to re-imagine social interaction through his work—and in particular, to inspire people to rethink the way we use smart phones and similar portable devices. “I think it’s a great way to have people use these devices for something social, whereas they are primarily used for creating isolation, solitude or exclusive and personal experiences — often while in public,” he explains. “This turns that idea around — all together and all alone at the same time.”

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Verizon Wireless Music Center, 12880 E. 146th St., Noblesville 7 p.m., $30-$40 (plus fees), all-ages Muse’s giant sound is informed by prog-rock, Queenstyle arena rock and Radiohead-esque experimentation. The English band, formed in 1997 by three guys who had been playing together since age 13, are perhaps most renowned for their live show, which manages flights of transcendence even in an anti-transcendent setting like your average outdoor amphitheatre (Red Rocks excluded, but not, unfortunately, our Verizon Wireless Music Center). With opener Cage the Elephant, the Kentucky-born band that moved to London when they found greater success overseas than in the States.

hastening the group’s rise to big-ticket status. With The Head and The Heart, a Seattle-based folk rock band snapped up last year by Sub Pop, who will play an acoustic in-store at LUNA Music (5202 N. College Ave.) at 3:30 p.m. Friday.

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Egyptian Room at Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St. 8 p.m., $22 advance, $25 door (plus fees), 21+ A crowded hip-hop showcase headlined by the rather busy Kansas City-born emcee Tech N9ne, who has put out 12 albums in the last 12 years, a rapid release cadence consistent with his fast-paced flow. Most of the supporting acts are on Strange Music, a label co-founded by Tech N9ne. With Mayday!, Krizz Kaliko, Kutt Calhoun, Stevie Stone, Jay Rock, Big Scoob and Shadow.

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Friday The Lawn at White River State Park, 801 W. Washington St. 7:30 p.m., $25-$35 (plus fees), all-ages Literate folk-rock group The Decemberists headed even further into R.E.M. territory on their latest record, The King is Dead , which featured that band’s guitarist’s Peter Buck on three tracks, as well as the ghost of Michael Stipe, who hovers over the whole project. But The Decemberists have always been the sum of their influences, in a good way, with ‘70s British folk looming larger in the past. The King topped the Billboard Top 200 album chart in January,

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Verizon Wireless Music Center, 12880 E. 146th St. 7 p.m., $25-$85 (plus fees), all-ages Not much to say about this one. Perhaps a few Glee fans will show up, looking for more cheese along the lines of “Don’t Stop Believin.’” There’s plenty to go around, that’s for sure.

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White Rabbit Cabaret, 1116 E. Prospect St. 7 p.m., $10, 21+ Born Again Floozies return to action with a few new members. Rest assured that there’s still a tap dancer in the band (Michele Long, who has performed with Savion Glover), though some other familiar elements (trombone, tuba, Nancy Moore) are no longer around. New to the band are Mike Graves on turntables, Vincent Jackson on percussion and Brett Cantrell on bass. Singer and songwriter Joey Welch remains the band’s underpinning, with his distinctive guitartapping technique and intricate, digressive narratives about this town and imaginary ones like it.

Verizon Wireless Music Center, 12880 E. 146th St., Noblesville 1:30 p.m., $25-$69.50 (plus fees), all-ages Organized by Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman as a metal counterpart to his punk festival, Mayhem has thus far been a smaller affair than Warped, featuring name-brand names on its main stage, with fewer up-and-comers to fill out the bill and the VWMC grounds. Headlining this year are Disturbed, Godsmack, Megadeth, Machine Head, In Flames and Trivium, with additional acts Suicide Silence, All Shall Perish and Straight Line Stitch playing the Extreme Stage, and Unearth, Kingdom of Sorrow and Red Fang on a mobile stage.

BUDDHISM FOOD AND GROOVE

Irving Theatre, 5505 E. Washington St. 2 p.m., $8 advance, $10 door, all-ages Indy Buddhists unite! Food and Groove, a benefit for the Indiana Buddhist Center, will feature Asian food, auctions and raffles — as well as, most relevant to this section, a bunch of live music, including performances by the Nirvanic Kate Lamont and her partner-in-bliss Joshua Strodtman, MTV reality show star Jeremy Gotwals, Celtic folk singer Ken McGee, erhu master Melissa Dittmann, 16-century rock band il Troubadore and traditional Tibetan singers.

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Emerson Theatre, 4630 E. 10th St. 6 p.m., $10, all-ages Ramones-esque punk band Sloppy Seconds just can’t give it up. They may not play too often, but when they do, typically at the dependable Emerson Theatre, it’s always an event. Kudos, by the way, to whomever wrote this for the band’s Wikipedia profile: “They

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Just who or what is Black Fabio? Doubtless, a stripper goes by that stage name somewhere in the world. But it’s also a mixtape created by a couple locals: MC Oreo Jones and DJ/producer Action Jackson. Jackson and Jones are both known for injecting a healthy dose of humor and

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playfulness in their work, so it’s apropos that the pair looked to the ever-laughable Italian supermodel Fabio for their name and inspiration. The third release on Jackson’s Rad Summer label, the mixtape is a decidedly mixed-bag affair both musically and conceptually, veering between fresh Jackson productions and typical mixtape fodder which finds Jones rapping over familiar recycled beats. Conceptually the “Black Fabio” theme doesn’t stretch far beyond a couple Fabio sampled interludes and the cover art, which features an amusing Photoshopped image of Oreo and Action sporting the model’s famous blonde coiffure. The opener, “Black Fabio,” gets things off to a strong start and is arguably the best song of the batch. Beginning with a

DISC-US dramatic introductory sample from showstopping soul singer Billy Stewart, Jackson launches into an ultra-funky disco breakbeat which Jones rides impressively, serving up his characteristic one-liners with a serious flow. The track ends with J. Moore (best known as DJ Metrognome’s hypeman) delivering a spoken word monologue that conjures up the spirit of Poet of the Pimps Iceberg Slim. “Reggie Miller” is another highlight, a successful mash-up of 3-6 Mafia’s “Stay Fly” and Aphex Twin’s “Windowlicker” that features a guest spot by the lively MC Toni Royale. A reprise of Jackson’s debut Rad Summer release “When the Night Falls” sounds surprisingly fresh within the mix. The closing number also stands out, as Jones turns in some memorable lines over a lush downtempo mix of Imogen Heap’s “Just For Now”. But there’s a considerable amount of filler in between these tracks, and I was itching to press fast forward several times while listening. A take on Joy Division’s “Disorder” attempts to replicate the manic eclecticism of Diplo’s genre-defying mixtapes with Santigold and M.I.A. but falls short. An attempt to tackle “Gucci Gucci” is also a misstep. Kreayshawn’s unconventional flow on the original propelled her to overnight hip-hop icon status, but Jones, an MC of considerable talent, sounds flat and uninspired here. Black Fabio will definitely please the Rad Summer fan base, but it’s likely to leave outsiders unimpressed; there simply isn’t enough content here to sustain a 40-minute project. With that said, the high points are worth hearing and certainly justify the duo’s effort. —KYLE LONG

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In a post to his band’s Bandcamp page, the anonymous Bloomington-based songwriter behind the band Hypocrite in the Hippy Crypt describes his band’s debut LP, Tweaker in the Park , as an album about crazy people, oceans, and murder, recorded in the basement of a dorm, spawned from craziness and late nights. And, indeed, the conditions of the record’s creation certainly inform the finished product, though the lyrics have a certain timeless wisdom — Tweaker doesn’t sound like the product of a dorm basement, in other words. In terms of sound design, Tweaker has an out-of-whack quality. Melancholy, reverberated vocals float over simple, often intentionally out-of-tune acoustic accompaniments. Jangling surf rock guitars offset that organic mix, occasionally taking the forefront. Piano and guitar solos sometimes jump to the forefront, giving the proceedings a woozy, unpredictable feel. Lyrically, Tweaker offers sing-song rhymes on life as music (“I hope you take

the time to count all of the memories / Take note of the melodies that strike you”), the future as literature (“I’ll write a book that will blow your mind / I’ll chase a girl that isn’t worth my time”) and waning youth (“Now is the time you realize all the times you compromised / Who gets Player One / And who gets to watch the door”). Some tracks on Tweaker gesture towards ‘60s rock giants: The lazily-swinging “Heaven in the Hideaway” pays tribute to The Beach Boys, and The Beatles provide the blueprint for “Poptimistic.” The album is at its strongest when lively, dance-y percussion offsets the lead singer’s subdued vocals, as on “The Town Crazies,” “Thoughts Collected,” and “The Down.” Initially released in December 2010 by Bloomington’s Tree Machine Records, Tweaker in the Park was re-issued this June by Gulcher Records, the Orlandovia-Bloomington label that has released work by The Gizmos, Kurt Vile and John Cougar Mellencamp. —DANIEL BROWN

SLEEPING BAG Sleeping Bag Joyful Noise Recordings

It’s tough to nail down the style of twisted pop emanating from Bloomington these days. The town continues to be defined by the output of the Secretly Canadian brand, even as the labels under its collective umbrella continue to diversify their stable and the Bloomington-based bands once on the label — including The Impossible Shapes, Early Day Miners and Racebannon — break up or move on. In other words, there’s plenty to hear from a splintered scene with varied musical interests, and plenty of Bloomington and Indy-based micro-labels to pick up the slack, such as Flannelgraph, Magnetic South and, of interest here, Joyful Noise Recordings. Take Sleeping Bag, a trio formed by drummer Dave Segedy, whose work recalls the lazy hooks of 90s alternapop. Their self-titled debut, due August 9 on Joyful Noise, features lackadaisical guitar hooks a la Pavement and Ammonia and dry vocals reminiscent of Lou Barlow or Matt Sharp. Much like their touchstones, Sleeping Bag are heavily invested in nerd couture, with their puzzled, complex lyrics very much open to interpretation. Nothing is flashy or concrete — drummer Dave Segedy’s drumming leads the way in its simplicity — and it’s for the best. Rounded out by Lewis Rogers’s angular guitar (at its best on “Gold Soundz” replica “Acer”) and the groovy bass of David Woodruff (sharpest on album closer “Another Time”), Sleeping Bag’s debut is a wonderful glimpse into Bloomington’s continued musical evolution, even if the band looks to the past for its inspiration. —JUSTIN SPICER

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NEWS OF THE WEIRD California State Fair in July). • In June, scientists at China’s Agricultural University in Beijing announced that they had produced human breast milk from genetically modified dairy cows and expect supplies to be available in supermarkets within three years. Employing technology once used to produce the sheep “Dolly,” researchers created a herd of 300 modified cows, which yielded milk that was reported as “sweeter” and “stronger” than typical cow milk.

Civilization in decline

• Growing Up Early: (1) A loaded handgun fell from the pocket of a kindergarten student in Houston in April, firing a single bullet that slightly wounded two classmates and the “shooter.” (2) Prosecutors in Grant County, Wis., filed firstdegree sexual assault charges recently against a 6-year-old boy, stemming from a game of “doctor” that authorities say he pressured a 5-year-old girl into in 2010. (3) Lakewood, Colo., police, attempting to wrest control of a sharpened stick that a second-grade boy was using to threaten classmates and a teacher, gave him two shots of pepper spray. (The boy had just finished shouting to police, “Get away from me you f---ers.”) • Tippecanoe County (Ind.) judge Loretta Rush, interviewed by the Journal & Courier of Lafayette, Ind., in June, underscored parental drug use as a major risk factor in a child’s drifting into substance abuse. “I had a case where a child was born with drugs in his system,” recalled Rush. “Both parents were using. We were looking for (placing the child in any relative’s home), but both sets of grandparents were using. So (the) great-grandmother’s in the courtroom, and I had asked her if she would pass a drug screen, and she said she would not ....”

Leading economic indicators

• In June, officials of California’s Alvord Unified School District announced that their brand-new, $105 million high school, Hillcrest, would remain unused for the coming school year (and perhaps beyond) -- because the budgetstrapped state does not have $3 million to run the school for a year. (In any event, it costs $1 million per year just to maintain the building to prevent its deterioration.) • Full-Circle-Outsourcing: A Mumbai, India, company, Aegis Communications, announced in May that it will hire about

10,000 new employees to work in its call centers fielding customer service problems for U.S.-based companies. However, those jobs are not in India. Aegis will outsource those jobs to Americans, at $12 to $14 an hour, at nine call centers in the United States.

People different from us • Self-described Las Vegas “performer” Staysha Randall took 3,200 different piercings in her body during the same sitting on June 7 to break the Guinness world record by 100 prickings. (Veteran Las Vegas piercer Bill “Danger” Robinson did the honors.) Coincidentally, on the very same day in Edinburgh, Scotland, the woman with the most lifetime piercings (6,925) got married. Elaine Davidson, 46, wore a full white ensemble that left bare only her face, which was decorated green and sported 192 piercings. The lucky guy is Davidson’s longtime friend Douglas Watson, a balding, 60-something man with no piercings or tattoos.

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• News of the Weird has mentioned various overseas prisons where crime kingpins serve time in relative comfort (through bribery or fear), but according to a June New York Times dispatch, Venezuela’s San Antonio prison (which houses the country’s drug traffickers) is in a class of its own. San Antonio’s four swimming pools frequently host inmates’ families and “guests,” who lounge with barbecue meals and liquor. Paid “bodyguards” pass the time shucking oysters for alpha-dog-inmate Teofilo Rodriguez. DirecTV dishes serve the cells. Drug-smuggling via guards is so prevalent that Venezuelan locals actually visit the prison to buy the surplus (which they carry out because guards only “search” them upon entering). Rodriguez’s enforcement is backed up by an openly displayed arsenal of guns. Said a Russian drug trafficker-inmate, “This is the strangest place I’ve ever been.”

Armed and clumsy (all-new!)

• People Who Accidently Shot Themselves Recently: Sean Murphy, 38, destroyed most of his finger trying to shoot off a wart (South Yorkshire, England, June). A Secret Service agent (assigned to Nancy Reagan) shot himself in the hip holstering his gun (Ventura, Calif., February). A 17-year-old boy, playing with a gun in bed,

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Undignified deaths

• (1) A 24-year-old man, riding a party bus for a friend’s bachelor night in Detroit in June, was killed on Interstate 94 when he popped open an emergency escape hatch on the bus’s roof and peered out at the sights. His head slammed into an overpass. (2) A 59-year-old woman, who had borrowed a steam roller to help with maintenance on a road near her home in Whatcom County, Wash., in June, lost control of the vehicle, sending it into a ditch, where she was thrown and fatally rolled upon.

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(317) 634-2706 RENTALS NORTH 2 BEDROOM HOMES Near Broad Ripple at 50th & Keystone area. Hardwood floors, formal dining rooms, garage, enclosed porches, nice charm from $595. Call 317-7137123 or text 317.627.1397 Athena Real Estate Services, LLC BROADRIPPLE AREA Newly decorated apartments near Monon Trail. Spacious, quiet, secluded. Starting $475. 5300 Carrollton Ave. 257-7884. EHO CARMEL Twin Lakes Apartments All Utilities Paid Apts & Townhomes (317)-846-2538. MAPLE COURT, THE GRANVILLE & THE WINDEMERE Ask about our Summer Move-In Specials! 2BR/1BA Apartments in the heart of BR Village. Great Dining, Entertainment & Shopping at your doorstep. On-site laundries & free storage. Rents range from $595-$750 some with water, sewer & heat paid. Call 317-257-5770

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See American-style racing up close and personal as cyclists from around the nation race by you at 25-35mph! Race Headquarters are located at 435 Massachusetts Ave.

For more information, go to truesport.com or visit us at New Belgium Mass Ave Criterium on Facebook Proceeds go to the Indianapolis Cultural Trail, Riley Neighborhood Development, Mass Ave Merchants Association (MAMA) and Davlan Park.

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• The New Belgium Beer Garden offering New Belgium beer, premiere spectator seating for attendees 21+ and a family-friendly area. • The Police & Fire State Championships, IndyCog/Joe’s Cycles Fixed Gear IN State Championships – Women, IndyCog/Joe’s Cycles Fixed Gear IN State Championships – Men & the Freewheelin’ Community Kids Race. • Freewheelin’ Community Kids Bike Rodeo from noon to 2:30pm offering free helmets from Flanner and Buchanan while supplies last!

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Much of the work you’re doing right now is invisible to the naked eye, maybe even to your own naked eye. You’re learning a lot while you sleep, drawing sustenance from hidden reservoirs even when you’re awake, and steadily improving yourself through the arts of creative forgetting and undoing. Continue this subtle artistry, Taurus. Be cagey. Be discreet. Don’t underestimate how important silence and even secrecy may be for you right now. The healing transformations unfolding in almost total darkness should not be exposed or revealed prematurely; they should be protected with vigilance. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): *Either Way I’m Celebrating.* That’s the title of a poetry comic book by Sommer Browning, and I suggest that you consider it as a worthy title for your life in the coming days. The adventure you’re in the midst of could evolve in several possible directions, each with a different rhythm and tone, each with a distinct lesson and climax. But regardless of what path you end up taking, I’m almost positive you will have good reasons to throw yourself a party at the end. Having said that, though, I also advise you to decide which version of the story you prefer, then make it your strong intention to materialize it. CANCER (June 21-July 22): During the skunk mating season, two robust members of the species made the crawl space beneath my house their trysting place. The result was spectacular. Siren-like squalls rose from their ecstasy, spiraling up into my kitchen accompanied by plumes of a stench that I imagined the Italian poet Dante, in his book *The Inferno,* might have identified as native to the ninth level of hell. Being as instinctively empathic as I am, I naturally appreciated how much delight the creatures were enjoying. At the same time, I wished they would take their revelry elsewhere. So I called on the Humane Society, an animal rescue group, to flush them out without harming them. If anything resembling this scenario takes place in your sphere, Cancerian -- if someone’s pursuit of happiness cramps your style -- I suggest you adopt my gentle but firm approach. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Astronomer Sir Fred Hoyle rejected the prevailing scientific theory that life on this planet emerged by accident from a primordial soup. The chance of that happening was as likely as “a tornado sweeping through a junkyard [and assembling] a Boeing 747 from the materials therein.” I do think that something less amazing, but still semi-miraculous, is in the works for you, Leo. What do you imagine it might be? I’m getting a vision of a windy thunderstorm blowing through a junkyard in such a way as to assemble an impressionistic sculpture of you wearing a crown of flowers and X-Ray Specs as you ride confidently on the back of a lion. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In the 1939 film *The Wizard of Oz,* the yellow brick road symbolizes a path leading to all of life’s answers, to a place where fantasies can be fulfilled. Dorothy and her companions follow that road in the belief it will take them to the all-powerful Wizard of Oz in the Emerald City. While I don’t mind you playing with the idea that you may eventually find your own personal yellow brick road, for the immediate future I urge you to adopt the attitude Elton John articulated in his song, “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”: “Oh I’ve finally decided my future lies beyond the yellow brick road.” It’s time to add more nuts-and-bolts pragmatism to your pursuit of happiness.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Some readers get enraged about the “crafty optimism” I advocate in my book *Pronoia Is the Antidote for Paranoia.* Given what they regard as the miserable state of the world, they feel it’s a sin to look for reasons to be cheerful. One especially dour critic said that after reading a few pages of the book, he took it out in his backyard, doused it with gasoline, and incinerated it. You may face similar opposition in your attempts to foment redemption, smoke out hope, and rally the troops, Libra. I urge you to be extra fierce in your devotion to peace, love, and understanding. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Of all the adversaries I will ever face, my ego is the supreme challenge. It tries to trick me into thinking its interests are exactly the same as my own. It periodically strives to bamboozle me into believing that I should be motivated by pride, competitiveness, selfishness, or judgmental evaluations of other people. When I’m not vigilant, it lulls me into adopting narrow perspectives and subjective theories that are rife with delusions about the nature of reality. Don’t get me wrong: I still love my ego. Indeed, being on good terms with it is my only hope for keeping it from manipulating me. I bring this up, Scorpio, because it’s prime time for you to come to a riper understanding of your own ego so you can work out a tougher, more no-nonsense agreement with it. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sagittarian author Derrick Jensen wrote the book *A Language Older Than Words.* He weaves together the tale of his abusive childhood with an angry analysis of the damage human beings have done to the earth and each other. It’s a wrenching text, but in the end it offers redemption. A review by *Publisher’s Weekly* says that “Jensen’s book accomplishes the rare feat of both breaking and mending the reader’s heart.” I invite you to pursue a similar possibility, Sagittarius. Summon the courage to allow your heart to be broken by a blessed catharsis that will ultimately heal your heart so it’s even stronger and smarter than it was before the breaking. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Right now you may be feeling especially squeezed by one of the apparent contradictions in your life. But I’m here to tell you that it’s not as contradictory as you think. Its seemingly paradoxical elements are in righteous harmony with each other at a higher level of understanding. Can you rise to that higher level so as to see what has been hidden from your view? I believe you can. For best results, let go of any temptation you might have to act as if you’re oppressively defined by your past. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Psychologist and priest David Rickey counsels people who are about to be married. “You are perfectly mismatched,” he likes to tell them. “As much as you think you have chosen each other because of beauty or shared interests, the deeper reason is that unconsciously you know the other person is going to push your buttons. And the purpose of relationships is for you to discover and work on your buttons.” I share Rickey’s views, and offer them to you just in time to make maximum use of their wisdom. You see, Aquarius, you’re in a phase when you have extraordinary power to learn from and adjust to the challenges that come from having your buttons pushed by those you care about. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In his song “Crazy,” British singer Seal repeats the following line numerous times for emphasis: “We’re never going to survive unless we get a little crazy.” I recommend it as a mantra for you to rely on in the coming days. Your emotional health will depend on your ability to laugh at yourself, play along with absurdity, and cultivate a grateful reverence for cosmic riddles. Being a little crazy will not only keep you robustly sane; it will also allow you to enjoy and capitalize on the divine comedy life presents you with.

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