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A number of people aren’t terribly happy about the placement of the new BlueIndy parking spots — some small businesses say the car-sharing program was poorly planned. We’ve also got a great many comments from our readers on the subject. Plus, an update on the fight over the Mounds reservoir project.
Fall is here in full swing, and with it we have a preview of the changes you can expect from Cabaret Poe this year. Grammyaward winning artist Carrie Newcomer is producing a musical with folks from ISO and Purdue. Meanwhile, fashion designers are gearing up for Cutting Loose, a runway show at the IMA.
Mark A. Lee’s exhibit......................... P.08
BlueIndy............................................. P.06 Mounds update................................. P.07 VOICES Dan Wakefield on Bernie and Trump.... P.04 Ask Renee.......................................... P.28 Sex Doc.............................................. P.35
Fashion.............................................. P.15 #NUVOArts........................................ P.17 Cabaret Poe....................................... P.18 SCREENS Ed Johnson-Ott reviews The Walk..... P.21
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Mark Alan Lee has been a photographer for NUVO for years, and he’s also spent decades documenting the struggles of the LGBT community in Indiana. His photographs will be on display in a special exhibit at the Indiana Historical Society. NUVO’s Emily Taylor talks to Mark about curating the exhibit — and Mark’s personal journey, too.
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Here’s what’s hot on NUVO.net currently: The details on a new non-profit aimed at ending and preventing sexual assault in Indiana, and a chat with Hoosier author Dan Wakefield about Banned Books Week.
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Fans of sushi and raw oysters, you’re in luck: Greg Hardesty is closing Room Four — and turning it into a raw bar. Plus, we’ll get a taste of McClure’s hard cider (what better way to spend a day at an orchard?) and we’ve got a roundup of Indiana winners at the Great American Beer Festival.
McClure’s Orchard............................. P.23 GABF winners.................................... P.23 Hardesty’s new raw bar..................... P.24
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It’s a very Bloomington-y week in NUVO’s music section, with great profiles of B-town label Flannelgraph’s new Jimmy Webb tribute EP (out this Friday) and a catchup with Kenny Childers, who spends lots of time songwriting in Bloomington with Lily and Madeleine. Plus, Kyle catches up with Congressman Andre Carson about hip-hop, and we pull together literally hundreds of concerts in this week’s Soundcheck.
Webb tribute..................................... P.29 Childers............................................. P.30 A Cultural Manifesto: Andre Carson on hip-hop.................. P.32
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DAN WAKEFIELD EDITORS@NUVO.NET Dan Wakefield is a New York Times best-selling author, screenwriter, journalist, autobiographer and all-around good guy.
hether the establishment politicians of both parties as well as the established political pundits of press and media have accepted it or ics. Here is my solution, not only for not, Trump has changed the rules of the getting support from those segments game – the Presidential Game. You can of voters but also to entertain all of us no longer win by simply mouthing pol(now a requirement) and maybe even get icy platitudes and boring us all to death elected! with “debates” that are simply broken Select Charles Barkley as vice records of warmed-over slogans strung president! The African-American former together with harrumphs and hurrahs. NBA star and ESPN commentator would Sorry, folks – this time, you are going to help Bernie create a “Dream Team” for have to entertain us! We have been bored too long. The very politics as well as he did for basketball. He said in the past he wanted to be names Clinton and Bush, Hillary and governor of Alabama; now is his time to Jeb, bring yawns at best, winces more Think Bigger. As a Veep candidate, the likely. The Republican bosses hate it, first thing Barkley will point out is that but Trump is the man of their people — Donald Trump is “Turrible!” He has the maybe of disaffected Democrats as well wit and savvy to go one-on-one with — and if the boss-men of the GOP allow Trump in any debate, topping him for voters to go to the polls in the primaries, entertainment and never being at a loss they have their candidate. for words. (Bernie himself doesn’t have a Pity the poor Democrats! The only chance to trump Trump in a game of onecandidate to raise a pulse in their early on–one; Barkley could dunk on him.) posturing for position is Bernie Sanders, Next, announce key members of your who gets some attention by pointing out the Elephant in the room — I don’t mean cabinet. Trump has started picking his the Republican mascot, but the glaringly obvious inequality of income that is growing every day, givHe has the wit and savvy to go oneing the top one-tenth of one percent of the people on-one with Trump in any debate, more money than the entopping him for entertainment and tire lower ninety percent. As Sanders tells it on his never being at a loss for words. website, “America has more wealth and income equality than any major developed country on the earth. . .” own, beginning by rec-cycling ConSanders has gained his greatest supdaleeza Rice as his secretary of state, port from young people — not just bewhich will help Trump get us into even cause he supports tuition-free four year more wars in the Middle East than Bush, colleges, but according to Congressional her old boss, and maybe find other Quarterly he not only speaks about inplaces around the globe we haven’t even dependence and being bipartisan (they thought about invading yet! All do), his record shows he has “bridged Counter this by selecting Eva Longoria Washington’s toxic divide and is the for that position. The former star hottie longest serving independent member of of “Desperate Housewives,” and divorced Congress in American History.” A Pew wife of French-born San Antonio Spurs Research poll reported that 51% of Milpoint guard Tony Parker, was the first lennials identify as Independent. woman to top the list of Maxim’s Hottest But Sanders has almost no support Female Stars for two years in a row. You among African-Americans and Hispan>>>
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In the latest poll from Quinnipiac University, Bernie Sanders (left) tops Donald Trump in a head-to-head match-up by 5 points. However Sanders still trails Hillary Clinton in primary polls 43-25 percent.
<<< may know all that, but you probably don’t know Longoria was a co-chair of Obama’s last presidential campaign, and recently attended a meeting with Barack as part of his post-presidential brain trust. Having a brain puts her way ahead as a Democratic answer to Sarah Palin. Longoria has not just been batting her eyelashes in recent years; she founded
it’s crucial to include a member of the most vociferous and fiery of all nationality voting blocs, the Cubans! Marco Rubio is courting the old-guard Miami Cubans who are still fuming about the Bay of Pigs. As a contrast to this tired and angry bloc, bring on Richard Blanco, the brilliant gay Cuban who served as Obama’s inaugural poet in 2008, with his stirring poetic vision of Americans of every background living together Having a brain puts her way ahead as under “One Sky.” To ensure victory, a Democratic answer to Sarah Palin. name Marilyn Mosby as your U.S. attorney general. She is the hot young African-American state’s attorney “Eva’s Heroes,” a charity for disabled for Baltimore who nailed the six cops for children, was executive producer of a murder in the Freddy Grey case. Mosby documentary on immigrant farm chilwill not only make people believe that dren [The Harvest], is national spokes“Black Lives Matter,” but also remind person for PADRES Contra El Cancer them, just by showing up, that “Black is and was named Philanthropist of the beautiful!” Year by The Hollywood Reporter in 2009 Forget the polls and pundits, Bernie – for “her commitment to Latino causes Hillary and Biden are yesterday’s news. and giving back to the community.” On Prepare to trump The Donald at his own top of all that, she wrote a cookbook game, and win. n (Eva’s Kitchen: Cooking With Love for Family and Friends). You think she can’t negotiate with world leaders? She will put Putin on his knees. But you can’t just regard Hispanics as a one-size-fits-all constituency. Longoria is of Mexican descent, so
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THAT’S WHAT YOU SAID What are YOU saying about the BlueIndy car program and curbside parking?
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“Good idea, bad execution, and the pricing structure makes it too expensive for a lot of people that would actually use it. Just give us a goddamn monorail already.” — MIGUEL “Why do you need multiple “docking stations” within a few block [sic] of each other? In an area populated by cyclists and walkers?” — KYLE “They seem terribly lacking in the usefulness department. The whole programme [sic] seems a pretty grim failure, especially if you’ve ever been to a city where they take transit seriously. Indy obviously thinks transportation is a joke.” — SAMUEL “The concept was billed as public transportation, but it’s really restricted to able-bodied people with a credit card and driver’s license. Nothing public about that!” — KORAN
The BlueIndy electric cars took five spaces in front of two Fountain Square businesses which eliminated all public parking options except for one space.
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“Even a good idea has no future when you don’t go out and engage the public in protracted conversation and explore all options, like UBER, this is political arrogance by the Tea Party mayor who presumes to know what you need more than you do. You just get the bill$.” — RAY “Not all that friendly to elderly and handicapped who cannot walk a block from the nearest parking. Better planning would have resulted in better and more accepted rollout.” — MARIA “Build a subway and join the last century.” — DANE “Downtown Indy needs to stop taking away parking or build parking in its popular neighbors. That being said I think BlueIndy and the bike share are great for everyone once downtown.” — SARAH “They seem to have put these parking spots in areas where parking is already very much at a minimum, thus making it even more of a hassle for business owners and potential customers to park. Indy appears to be taking steps back with the parking situations around the city, and the outcome could eventually be detrimental to businesses. I really don’t see how it was necessary to put in as many BlueIndy parking areas as they did.” — ANNA “Quick! Grab that parking sp ... oh. Never mind. It’s just another BlueIndy parking station.” — NATHAN “It’s awesome that our tax dollars are funding another private business. And hey! While we’re at it, we will throw in some prime real estate.” — RODNEY
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merican Hardware & Supply Company has been operating in Fountain Square for almost 70 years. Owner Lawrence Kaseff inherited the business from his parents. His plan has always been to leave it to his children and grandchildren, but now he’s not sure that will happen. BlueIndy, the new electric car sharing program, put five spaces in front of his business on East Virginia Avenue. Now he and the neighboring business are forced to share a single parking space. Kaseff worries that this will ruin his business. “They took up prime parking,” he said. “People come in, and if they want a furnace, well they don’t want to walk three blocks to get it. They want it here, and that’s it. They gave me one parking space.” Kaseff said his family business has never had a parking lot, and has always relied on curbside parking. He said his second concern came from the amount of semis that deliver stock to his shop. Occasionally, he said, semis will tip over. If one was to land on a BlueIndy car, the outcome would be “not good.” He claims his biggest worry is shared by several small business owners from Broad Ripple to Fountain Square. “My argument is if the little guy goes out of business, what you’ve done is
spots and handed each a letter to take to their bosses and to Mayor Greg Ballard. “It was quite explicit,” she said. “Rhonda literally could make a serial killer turn red,” Kaseff said. “If she got done with Ballard, he’d get out of office the next day.” Matthews said the anger stemmed from the lack of input sought from the community, which she and her husband, a Fountain Square resident since childhood, truly care for. “It boils down to it’s city property, and they’re going to do what they want to do,” Matthews said. “We don’t matter. The gentrification is “My argument is if the little guy in full swing down here. I’m goes out of business, what you’ve sure they would soon put here and have these done is decrease the tax revenues, condos three buildings gone.” Kaseff agreed that the lack and so everybody suffers.” of input was the cause of the — LAWRENCE KASEFF, frustration. OWNER OF AMERICAN HARDWARE & SUPPLY CO. “We’re not against the concept, because we don’t really know the concept,” here forty years. These double doors Kaseff said. “The City County Council were put here for a reason,” she said. didn’t know, nobody knew, no organiza“Refrigerators have to go out these tion, no merchant’s organization, no doors. Did you guys not think about merchants — nothing.” that? Or does it matter? Do we not count Kaseff said he would like to see BlueIn– forty years of being in business?” dy seek more input from local businessMatthews said she approached the es and move their parking stations to less four BlueIndy workers installing the inconvenient parts of the street. n decrease the tax revenues, and so everybody suffers,” he said. Kaseff’s store sits next to Matthews & Son Appliance, which has been familyowned for forty years. Today it is run by Rhonda Matthews and her husband Brian. She said she had seen the list of where the spots were originally going to go, and the curb in front of the two shops was not mentioned. When she returned from a trip out of town, she saw that they were being put up in front of the two stores. “I had talked to them … we’ve been
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Groups like the Hoosier Environmental Council and the Heart of the River believe creating a greenway along the White River in Madison and Delaware counties will generate economic growth without damaging the environment.
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major setback for the Mounds Reservoir project might help build momentum for an alternative. After two preliminary studies, the folks behind the project needed all of the municipalities affected by the proposal to unanimously agree to create a commission in order to move forward. The commission’s responsibilities would include raising money to fund more feasibility studies and ultimately utilize eminent domain to acquire the necessary properties to execute the project. But things don’t always work out the way they are planned. The cities of Anderson and Chesterfield agreed to create the commission; however, Daleville and Yorktown voted no, splitting the vote along county lines. So without that unanimous approval, what happens now?
The Mounds Greenway project Tim Maloney, senior policy director for the Hoosier Environmental Council, says he doesn’t believe the project is dead — its supporters are committed to this reservoir idea. But Maloney does believe that more people are considering the alternative HEC is proposing: The Mounds Greenway initiative. The Mounds Greenway plan is what HEC calls a sustainable alternative to the reservoir plan. Instead of damming the White River in Anderson to create a reservoir, the greenway plan leaves the river intact and develops a linear park along the river’s banks instead.
One program’s resistance may be another program’s green light
“We need to remain vigilant and this Anderson, says the notion that no commisjust expands the opportunity to promote sion has been formed at this time does not the greenway,” says Maloney. “We are in any way “ kill” the project. hearing that Delaware County is inter“The project is still gathering the data ested in the greenway idea. We are build- to determine and address water need, ing that momentum and identifying the water quality and community impact,” means for getting it done.” says Sparks. “Those were the basic The greenway idea would create hiking questions raised over the last couple of and biking trails along the White River from months and they will be better clarified Anderson to Muncie with built-in economand addressed for the communities.” ic development opportunities along the Sparks says the reservoir project is a way, including canoeing, kayaking, wildlife water resource. Supporters say the reserobservation and nature photography and voir will serve a vital function in providing businesses associated with those activities water reserves for utilities to access when strategically placed along the route. The communities “The more the reservoir stumbles and gets along the river could create trails voted down, that all makes the greenway within their communities leading to look a lot better.” the greenway. And — TIM MALONEY, all of that would SENIOR POLICY DIRECTOR, HOOSIER ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL be accomplished without affecting the river or the associated wetlands and floodplain forests water is in short supply. However, the already in existence. term “resource” could also be interpreted “It’s more than just a trail — it’s a conseras one providing high-end residential vation project,” says Maloney. “We need to property and commercial development demonstrate the value and benefit [of the through recreational opportunities similar greenway] to the communities that it affects to Morse and Geist reservoirs in Hamilton and see if they are willing to embrace it.” and Marion counties. Questions have been raised about the need for such a water reserve that would flood out existing homes and businesses Maloney is right about one thing — and cause irreparable damage to the rivsupporters of the reservoir idea are not erside flora and fauna. Although the projready to let it go despite the failure to ect is far from a done deal, no water utility create a commission. has shown any interest in the water the Rob Sparks, executive director of the reservoir would supply. Citizens Energy Corporation for Economic Development in Group announced it would prepare for
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any water shortage by creating a reservoir in an existing rock quarry in Fishers. The Citizens reservoir would only be a water reserve with no public access and no recreational opportunity. Sparks says there is still plenty of support for the project, but the fact that some communities weren’t convinced of the benefits means there are questions to be answered and awareness to be raised. “At a minimum, we need more discovery. As more data is available, it will be communicated to communities,” says Sparks.
Reservoir vs. greenway The reservoir and the greenway present vastly different concepts but promise Madison and Delaware counties very similar results. And the split between the two counties in terms of support for the reservoir could prompt a revamp of the reservoir project to scale it down to Madison County only. Sparks says that is a possibility along with a host of other ideas that are currently being explored. In the meantime, HEC, The Heart of the River and other organizations looking to preserve the river as is will continue to raise awareness and bring their concept closer to reality. “Conceivably, we are not that far from getting started on it and putting together the resources to make it happen,” says Maloney. “The more the reservoir stumbles and gets voted down, that all makes the greenway look a lot better.” One thing is certain — the continued debate of a reservoir versus a greenway has brought more attention to a natural resource in Central Indiana that had been neglected and ignored for a long time. n NUVO // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // 09.30.15 - 10.07.15 // NEWS 7
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eopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memories of Indiana LGBT history often stop at the annual Pride parade. Mark Lee, a local photographer and longtime NUVO freelancer, is not one of those people. He has been documenting it from the time the AIDS crisis first began to the celebrations when the ban against samesex marriage was struck down. This is the story behind the man and the exhibit that will mark the first time that LGBT history has been recognized by a state institution.
have to watch a friend’s partner be turned away at a hospital visitation check-in. It’s foolish to think that the AIDS crisis is over, but during its beginning the disease mobilized people to political action. Lee never dreamed that he would see the number of political rallies he’s attended or be as engaged in the community as he has been over the last 30 years. In fact when he was young, Lee wanted to pursue a career in the church. He marks the seventh grade as the first time he wanted to be a minister — a dream he didn’t let go of for years. Today, if you ask him about his religious convictions he slides in the joke, “There may be several reasons that I am going to burn in hell, but one of them isn't because I am gay.” Lee came out to himself during his first year at Indiana University. By his second year he was out to friends, and in the third he came out to his family. When he came to terms with his own 1 orientation, Lee he went to Bullwinkle’s at IU, a local gay bar. He sat at the bar, nervously thumbing through The Works magazine where he read about what would later be known as HIV/AIDS. “I was officially gay for less than a minute and already there was disease that was out to kill us,” wrote Lee in his Traces article. MIKE AND When Lee came out to his MARK father they were at a restauBEFORE rant in Bloomington. After he THEY TOLD finally overcame the lump in his LEE THEY stomach, and told his father, he simply responded saying how WERE proud he was of his honesty — POSITIVE and that it was the first time he thought of him as his son. His mother did not take the news with as much grace. She insisted that Lee be sent to a psychologist to be cured. Once Mark The interviews have ranged from one realized that he had no choice in this matter, to seven hours. During his conversations he insisted that the family find a doctor that with people across the state, Lee has found Lee at least liked. After all, there were other a few key players who kept reappearing. things that they could talk about besides his People like Stan Berg, the politically active sexuality. After meeting with three doctors, mind behind The Works magazine and the last one asked why Mark was there. Lee the owner of a local bath house; Reverend told him how his parents had sent him to be Howard Warren, Lee’s own Presbyterian “cured.” The psychologist looked at him and minister when he was growing up; and said, “Poof! You’re cured!” And that was the Chris Gonzalez of Indiana Youth Group. last they spoke of it. “We have always had a pretty active It was through the church that Lee met foothold,” says Lee, commenting on the the two men who would serve as his surlevel of political activism that he has witrogate parents for years to come. nessed over the years. “I think AIDS prob“Mark was the dad and Michael was ably made a lot of people more politically the mom,” laughs Lee. active. Well, I mean fighting for their lives. Mark Wright and Michael Hendren AIDS did a lot of things. It gave us a lot of were 20 years older than Lee when he allies that we didn't have before. Because met them through a lecture that Wright people realized that they knew people gave at his church. Lee’s pastor, Warren, who were gay and who were dying.” directed him to the Damien Center as a It’s amazing who becomes an activist when their child who is sick or when they S E E , LG B T, O N P A GE 1 0 Mark Lee wrote in the publication Traces, a magazine for the Indiana Historical Society, about staying with his grandparents. His great-grandmother is often considered the family historian. “I believe that that down deep in the heart of everyone, or at least most of us, there comes a time when we ask ourselves the question, ‘When did I come, and wither am I going?” he remembers her saying. Today, Lee and his great-grandmother are a lot alike. Instead of pursuing his own family tree and lineage, though, he’s pouring over old articles, categorizing interviews and labeling thousands of photographs of people he’s not related to by blood. Lee is keeping the first documented LGBT history of Indiana. Lee has been taking photos of Indy’s LGBT community for the last 30 years, and soon they will be on display at the Indiana Historical Society. In February of 2014, John Hurts of the Historical Society asked Lee to undertake a rather intensive project: to conduct 20 interviews over six months (that number expanded to over 60 interveiws in the same amount of time) and file as much archival material as he could (from February until the end of the year) that would document the struggle of being LGBT in Indiana. “I am trying to get snapshots of people’s lives,” says Lee.
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“I have lived this. But there are so many people who have no idea what it means to be gay, lesbian or transgender … It is important for us to get our stories out there … and not have other people tell us our stories.” — MARK A. LEE
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never dreamed of an exhibit like this. “I prefer candid shots over portraits. I was accused of hiding behind the camera a lot … it has always been a way to get involved with the community.” And that community was in full swing by the time that Lee left IU. Upon graduation he moved back to Indianapolis where he lived with Elmer Coe, one of the early members of Indy’s Bag Ladies. The group that brough AIDS awareness to the forefront in Central Indiana. The house that they lived in became the place to get dressed, get your makeup done before the annual bus tour and fundrasier.
place to volunteer. Lee quickly became a “buddy” where he was assigned an individual with AIDS. They would spend most their time just hanging out as friends, but the idea was to have someone there when the medical issues started to flare up. Though neither Wright nor Hendren were Lee’s “buddies” he got to know them from seeing them at support meetings. Seven of Lee’s closest friends have died from AIDS. Two of them are memorialized with quilts that he made as part of the Names Project: one for Mark Wright FOUNDING and one for Sam Rios (his BAG LADY, official “buddy” through the Damien Center). The Names COBY PALMER Project was created by (BLOSSOM) Cleve Jones, an activist who ANNOUNCES worked with Harvey Milk THE BAG LADY and was originally from QUEEN FOR Lafayette, Ind. One of the most 2006 3 memorable photos at in the Historical Society installation is a portrait of Wright and Hendren embracing. The Bag Ladies of Indy began their eye“I took that picture in ’88 about two shadowed foundation in 1980. It was origiyears before they told me that they were nally just a party, but once AIDS came to positive,” says Lee. They had asked him Indiana it became a vehicle to raise money. for a picture of themselves while they They’ve raised somewhere between one were still young and looked good. and two million dollars in the last 35 years. “After they told me they were posiPhotos that Lee has taken on several tive the two of them split up,” says Lee. of the bus tours (where the Bag Ladies “Mark went to travel the country and go bar to bar and compete to raise the max out every charge card imaginable.” most funds) will have their own wall at Eventually he came home, and Wright the State Museum. One of the most well and Hendren both lived in Riley Towers known photos is the large group shot that but several floors apart. was taken halfway through one night’s Lee ended up moving in with Wright tour on the steps of Monument Circle. during the last two weeks of his life to Another highlight in the exhibit is take care of him. Wright wanted the Lee’s photos of Pride spanning from entire time documented. 1991 to the present. “I was in the room at the hospice with “The first Pride I went to was when it him when he took his last breath,” says Lee. was at a park [in the late ’80s],” says Lee. Lee began to chronicle many of his He went onto explain that it was a private friends with HIV/AIDS. He would often give function where you would pay a few dol5x7 prints to their families after they died. lars and play volleyball for most of the day, The AIDS crisis compelled Lee to take the event was hardly political in nature. a vast number of photos. “[When I was] By 1990 there were 3,000 attendees starting to lose friends I wanted to docu— and about 50 protestors. It was then ment their history or their time together. that Lee remembers the Men’s Chorus I always thought it was important to singing “America the Beautiful,” much let people know what was happening. I
DAN LILLY (JUST RIGHT OF CENTER, IN SUNGLASSES) WAS AMONG A MILLION MEMBERS OF THE LGBT COMMUNITY WHO MARCHED ON WASHINGTON IN 1993.
brother’s childhood friend, Judge Dave to the surprise of protestors. “They Hamilton, would be hearing the case. Lee didn't know whether to salute the flag was nervous about not being able to get a or keep yelling.” Lee later wrote about seat so he arrived to stand in line at 3 a.m. this experience for NUVO. There wasn't a second person to even “There were several years in a row form a line until 5:30 a.m. where I didn't even go to Pride because I Lee has been present to capture nearly was photographing weddings,” says Lee. every historical milestone in the fight for He has since shot more same-sex unions than straight ones. In fact, the mar- equal right and protection. The images that document Indy’s Pride evolution and the riage equality section in his show begins fight for marriage equality will be displayed with a wedding he photographed in 1990. just beyond the HIV/AIDS crisis and Bag Lee shot the brief two-and-half-day rush Ladies in the photo installation. There will of weddings when Judge Richard Young overturned the ban on same-sex marriage also be two special displays: transgender before a stay was issued, the protests against HJR-3, the eventual ruling in the S E E , LG B T, O N P A GE 1 2 Seventh Circuit and the reactions to the SCOTUS decision in JACQUELINE favor of equality this summer. Before one of Indiana’s cases PATTERSON POSES was moved to Chicago, Lee had WITH A FRIEND AS gotten to know plaintiffs Glenn SHE WORKS AT A Funkhouser and Henry Greene BOOTH FOR THE from shooting these events. TRANSGENDER When their case was called before the Seventh Circuit, Lee WELLNESS was told that the room would ALLIANCE DURING only hold a small amount INDY PRIDE 2014. of people for the oral arguments. He also learned that his
1. Congressman Andre Carson speaks out during Indy Pride in 2008. 2. Jazz vocalist Brenda Williams singing at Indy Pride in 2004. 3. Several people relax by the fountain during Indy Pride 1992.
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rights and a tribute to five Hoosier activists who are no longer alive. “As a gay man in my fifties, it could be argued that men of my generation have lived our lives backwards: we dealt with death and dying in our twenties, began adopting kids and raising families in our thirties and forties, and marrying in our fifties and sixties,” wrote Lee in his Traces piece. It’s this profound statement that became the skeleton of the exhibit. This heartbreaking order of events gives us a glimpse into the future of LGBT rights. Now that family is being discussed beyond the most basic definitions, protections (like amending the 1964 Civil Rights Act to include sexual orientation and gender identity) that should have come long before marriage will likely see their day in court. The dominant discourse around marriage has changed, and soon we will see society realize that their concepts of gender have little to do with reality besides being the foundation for our fragile identities and prejudices. When asked why he documented all of these people and 3 events Lee paused for minute before saying: “I have lived this. But there are so many people who have no idea what it means to be gay, lesbian or transgender, but it’s a safe way for them to find out … It’s important to get our stories and our faces out there just to let people know who we are … It is important for us to get our stories out there … and not have other people tell us our stories.” Stories from anyone who have been seen as “less” must be told from those individuals’ point of view. For anyone else to do so — though it’s a show of support — wouldn’t be nearly as authentic. In short, it’s not their story to tell. For Lee, the next chapter in LGBT 4 rights is deeply rooted in gender,
1. Indiana plaintiffs pose for a photo in Chicago the night before the 7th Circuit Court hearing. 2. Chris Paulsen and Deanna Medsker sign their marriage license just hours after
Chief Judge Richard Young overturned Indiana’s gay marriage ban. 3. John Strachan and Rod Collier celebrate getting married in their backyard in June 2014. 4. Kids from IYG celebrate on the front steps of the Statehouse after the Defense of Marriage Amendment (DOMA) was struck down in June 2013. 5. Dominice Denney, now 9, has known that she was born into the wrong body since age 3. Her parents quickly realized that their son was in fact their daughter when she was ripping off her boy clothes on the drive to school every day. Now, she is happy and healthy. NUVO wrote a cover story about the family’s journey and the upcoming battle that she will face if she continues to play sports into high school — specifically the issues with league rules regarding transgender players. 12 COVER STORY // 09.30.15-10.07.15 // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // NUVO
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specifically in transgender rights. Lee acted on this during his interviews for the Historical Society when he came across three individuals he felt needed to have their own stage. He quickly organized one of the first trans lectures in correlation with Indy Pride. The evening hosted the three speakers at Indy Reads and with Theater on the Square, Metro and IYG as satellite locations. At Metro, you could have heard a pin drop during the speeches. It was at this event that Lee first met Dominice Denney, the young transgender athlete whose struggle with the gender restrictions of amateur sports was profiled by NUVO in July of 2015. It was during the Q&A at the end of the event that Dominice and her family shared their story. “That in itself made the whole evening worth while for everybody there,” says Lee. Dominice is the last image in the exhibit; a photograph of her holding up a basketball over her head. To Lee, this is a perfect shot. It represents his hopes for the future. “I definitely think that is our next step and where we are headed right now,” says Lee. “The transgender community has unfortunately been put on the back burner for way too long. I think now is the time to step forward and make them a part of our community and help them.” n
THE FIVE WHO ARE NO LONGER WITH US Part of the exhibit is a wall honoring five Indiana activists and LGBT community members who have passed away.
HOWARD WARREN The Presbyterian Reverend died from Alzheimer’s Disease, although he was HIV positive. He eventually left his job at Lee’s church to be the spiritual director at the Damien Center. He’s been noted for making a bold stand for the acceptance of LGBT people by the church.
CAROL TREXLER Carol passed away from lung cancer. She’s best remembered for testifying during the HJR-3 hearings at the Statehouse. In fact, she literally left a chemotherapy appointment and went directly to the House floor. “She really inspired the rest of us to fight that much harder,” says Lee. PAUL CHASE Paul worked with Lee at Indiana Community AIDS Action Coalition. He was a lawyer and HIV/AIDS activist who helped shape Indiana’s laws surrounding HIV. The day that marriage equality passed on June 25, 2014, he was pulling out of a gas station, his car was t-boned by another and he died instantly. He and his partner of 40 years were planning on getting married.
STEVE JOHNSON Steve was responsible for organizing a busload of local people to travel to Washington D.C. to advocate for the Ryan White Act (that helped those with AIDS get medication and funding to pay for treatments).
MILTON LINDEN JUNIOR Milton was brutally murdered in his home. It was first thought to be a hate crime, but the murderer used his sexuality as a way to cover up the killing. It was later found that he was killed by a guest that had been staying in his home for 6 months. That man is now serving 120 years in prison. NUVO // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // 09.30.15-10.07.15 // COVER STORY 13
MARK WRIGHT’S BROTHER DAVID (LEFT) HELPED SEVERAL OF MARK’S FRIENDS MAKE A QUILT IN HIS BROTHER’S MEMORY, AS PART OF THE NAMES PROJECT — A CONCEPT CREATED BY FORT WAYNE NATIVE AND ACTIVIST WITH HARVEY MILK, CLEVE JONES. THE IDEA WAS FOR EACH FAMILY TO CREATE A QUILT FOR THEIR LOVED ONES WHO HAVE PASSED FROM AIDS. MARK’S AND SAM RIOS’ (LEE’S DAMIEN CENTER “BUDDY”) QUILTS WILL BE ON DISPLAY AT THE INDIANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY AS PART OF THE EXHIBIT OCTOBER 8-14
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part of his older project “Ordinary Couples,” a photo series that Lee developed. Around the time when Clair was going to leave her husband for the woman she loved, he lost his eyesight. The two of them helped to care for Clair’s husband. 4. Members of IYG participate during the AIDS Walk in 1995. 5. M ark Lee in front of the NUVO office with a 50-foot pride flag. This particular flag came from 25th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in New York, where a mile-long pride flag was carried down the street. Lee was given a 50-foot section by Absolut Vodka, under the condition that the flag eventually go into an LGBT center once Indiana builds one.
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ood taste struts, slinks, swaggers, and occasionally sashays around Indianapolis. We are indeed the Crossroads of America and fashion lives in that intersection. The Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA) knows it, too and is home to Project IMA: Cutting Loose. According to their website, they “invited artists and fashion designers to submit original works for inclusion in Project IMA: Cutting Loose, a runway fashion show organized by the IMA, and inspired by pieces in Cutting-Edge Fashion: Recent Acquisitions exhibition.” Circle City welcomes, and is home to, designers on the edge. Stephanie Perry, public relations manager for the IMA, tells me there is an Audience Choice Award, and a $1,000 for first prize. Everyday, and for every exhibition, Niloo Paydar, curator of textiles and fashion at the IMA, brings her knowledge of textiles and fashion from all over the world to the IMA and greater Indianapolis community. “We don’t want our competitors to copy the legends, we don’t want to see recycling, but we want them to be inspired and create something different. I think there will be many surprises in the show — we have incredible talent in the competition and I think, from experience, that what the piece begins as, is not always the way it turns out. And I think the competition will show that process, that design evolution. I think I’ll be surprised, too, as will the other judges. This is a real, very serious competition, but also very supportive. We’re not a department store, and we believe art is fashion and fashion is art — and also our mission — we do aim to teach, support, learn, and serve the community.” I don’t envy the judges. They have a tough job ahead of them, at least based on the ones that I chatted with.
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fashion … My garments for Project IMA: Cutting Loose include a skirt, a top and a jacket. I incorporated recycled materials for the top, namely, fabric samples. The jacket and skirt are made out of the scraps from the skirt, which I manipulated by using the fold and clamp technique. I hope that many attend Project IMA this year and will open their minds to a new idea of sustainable development: Wearable art.”
Helen Koo & Manilette Uy
Greg Dugdale Dugdale will present Untitled, a Westwood-inspired design created by using a heat setting technique. “I seek to incorporate the theme of recycling into my art. I manipulate unconventional materials to create ‘wearable art,’ which combines my interests in art and
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Looking back at MuseumNext What do cat videos have to do with art museums? The IMA’s Scott Stulen, Curator of Audience Experiences and Performances, produced the inaugural Internet Cat Video Festival at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis in 2013. (Stulen came to the IMA last year.) Whatever you think of cat videos, the festival was all about engaging an audience, wherever they are, whoever they happen to be. And the MuseumNext conference, “an international conference series which challenges the museum sector to discuss what’s next” according to its website, is largely about engagement and inclusivity. MuseumNext was founded and located in Europe for the past seven years, but its first iteration in the U.S. was at the IMA this weekend. Nearly 200 museum professionals from all over the country and the world gathered for the conference in the IMA’s Toby Theater. But I can’t help wondering more about the here and now, here in Indy. How do museums like the IMA reach out to communities of color and immigrant communities, communities that tend to be less well-off, while charging admission fees that they say they need to maintain the bottom line? I find it refreshing that the IMA’s Scott Stulen has reflected on at least an aspect of the tension between charging a substantial admission fee and increasing outreach and public engagement. He was part of a lecture/discussion entitled “Where the Sidewalk Ends: Museum Grounds as Public Spaces.” Stulen said that the social-media fueled backlash against the IMA’s recent closing its outdoor spaces to the nonpaying public, in conjunction with its charging an $18 admission, was more due to messaging than anything else, and that there were lessons to be learned. He said that the IMA should’ve put the word out that the museum gets less than one percent of its funding from the government, for example. Maybe, he reasoned, the public would’ve been more amenable to these changes if they were better explained. One of the topics that was frequently discussed was LGBT issues in the context of curating these days. But considering the RFRA drama that made Indy a center of international attention last winter, this makes the prominence of lectures on LGBT issues in the museum world especially noteworthy at MuseumNext. One such lecture was “Out West at the Eiteljorg: Building Collaborations with LGBTQ Communities.” This lecture was given by Johanna Blume and Martha Hill of the Eiteljorg and delves into the history of a recent Eiteljorg exhibition Blake Little photographs from the Gay Rodeo which took place from January through July 2014. But this wasn’t the first time that the Eiteljorg delved into LGBTQ issues in their programming, and it won’t be the last for them or many of the other museums that were represented. — DAN GROSSMAN
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the University of California, Davis, Koo and Uy will showcase The Real Beauty of Body, a design infused with elements of technology. “FT Lab is an incubator for young creative designers and researchers,” says Koo. “We develop fashion designs and products with multidisciplinary technologies for advanced aesthetic and functional values. Wearable technology is one of the new types of garments that represent our culture and technologies for the future era.”
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Known as AnchoredLotus, up-andcoming designer Marcheleta will share an outfit designed to go from straight from bed to the office: Cutting Loose of Morning Routine. “I entered into Project IMA after being pushed by (this might sound crazy) a friend who’s a tarot card reader,” says Marcheleta. “I have been trying to get together a small line of slinky sleepwear that can be worn under clothes with the help of a couple local designers, Angel Olivera and Barbara Riordan. I was inspired by the French tradition of wearing lingerie at all times. It’s not necessarily for anyone to see because they can feel it under their clothes. They sleep luxuriously in silk slips and I thought, what if you could roll out of bed and make that slip a camisole and panty? You could keep that sexy feeling of luxury all day and only you would know you got dressed in 30 seconds flat ... Indianapolis has a good sized design community for such a small city and I had hoped to be able to get to know them better through this competition. I loved finding out that I got in but many of the designers I look up to here made me very nervous; I’m not an avant garde designer and I’m not as established as many in this city. I just hope every one likes my entry and can see what I am trying to do which is change the way women wear lingerie.”
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Born and raised in Zimbabwe and a recent graduate from The Art Institute of Indianapolis, Mazorodze will present Lunar Eclipse: Earth, a geometric white jumper and high-collared wide coat ensemble. “For the IMA project I was inspired mostly by all the great designers in the exhibition,” says Mazorodze. “My favorite is Issey Miyaki. Playing with shapes and pleats is one of the innovative elements I have ever seen in the fashion world. Even though I did not use pleats I designed something that incorporates shapes and defining a woman’s body in a flattering way. I love thinking outside the
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Cierra McNeal
A street-wear designer and fashion design student at Indiana University, McNeal will share a music-inspired creation, CC-1. “My design process changes a little every time depending on the source of inspiration,” says McNeal. “In general, I start with the illustration first, then source fabrics, make the patterns, make the mock-ups, do fittings and then make the final product … Most of my inspiration comes from music; I listen to music all throughout the day. If I hear a song or an album that inspires me I will listen to it on repeat and design. Fabric, nature, and movies also often inspire me … What makes this show stand out for me is that it celebrates fashion design as an art; it expands on the creative side of fashion and not just the practical side of fashion.”
Colleen Moretz
Moretz, who kicked off her fashion career as the designer and owner of Colleen’s Couture, will showcase a piece inspired by 18th century fashion titled Transparente Pannier. Her designs have been featured all over the country. She is teaches fashion design at Immaculata University, Moore College of Art and Design, Drexel and University of Delaware. “The design features a pannier constructed from hoop steel wire and plastic boning covered in violet silk,” says Moretz. “Accent pieces on the bodice and a pair of shorts (worn under the pannier) are also made from the violet silk. A v-shaped stomacher (worn over the stomach and chest) and the band at the edge of the skirt are constructed from a floral silk. The remaining skirt and bodice are made from a solid silk.”
Yemisi Sanni
A self-taught designer and native of the Yorùbá tribe in Lagos, Nigeria, Sanni will present Àwon omo Yorùbá in Diaspora, a piece inspired by her cultural heritage. She owns Stylenspire is an Afro-Contemporary women’s clothing brand that celebrates heritage fashion in today’s style. For her, “wearable art should not be so complicated that a woman would think twice about it. The true Stylenspiration of my designs come from the instant delight, when a woman identifies that this is a design that is me; a fashion that can translate my style preference in a variety of ways. This is why I Stylenspire.” n
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REVIEW The Barber of Seville [or the futile precaution] w IU Opera moves us into the machinations of Figaro, the self-proclaimed mover and shaker of 18th century Seville society. A captivating cast and beautiful set make this a living, breathing slice of life. Gioachino Rossini was a mere 23-year-old when he composed The Barber of Seville and conducted its premiere on Feb. 20, 1816. He presents nuanced commentary on human nature and social status. Rossini’s opera based on the first part of the trilogy by French playwright Pierre Beaumarchais (premiere 1775) surfaced thirty years after Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro (premiere 1786), based on Beaumarchais’ second play and set several years later. There already were three other operas based on the first play before Rossini presented his version. And, in the spirit of today’s sports fans, the followers of Giovanni Paisiello, whose version was in its 25th year, hissed and booed Rossini’s opening night. The uproar fizzled at the second performance and the rest is music history. Two hundred years later we’re humming Rossini, and noting Sterbini’s clever libretto, laughing at the wit, nodding at the wisdom, smirking at the sauciness, sighing at the oafish intentions. Rosina is a prototype feminist — identified as ‘wily as a fox’ by Figaro, she’s imagined her life not as a fairy tale princess but as an opera heroine. Her arias show crystal clear intentions, yet she crumbles to Bartolo’s slander and makes a disastrous choice only to be saved in the nick of time by, yes, Figaro. On Sept. 25 Monica Dewey was totally believable as Rosina. Issa Ransom’s love struck Almaviva is a case study in character building — and credit him for seeing beyond Rosina’s beauty into her soul. Alonza Lawrence as the scheming Dr. Bartolo owns the stage when he laments ‘modern music’ and escapes into the memory of the long ago minuet. Connor Lidell gives Basilio epic credulity in his treatise on the art of slander. Eileen Jennings as Berta and James Smith as Fiorello show the hardships servants must endure; while Deiran Manning’s depiction of the ancient Ambrogio will endure at least in my memory. Bruno Sandes’ characterization of the police sergeant either is a prelude to Gilbert & Sullivan or is a directorial page out of G&S. Paul Nadler conducted the IU Symphony Orchestra; Garnett Bruce stage directed; Walter Huff is chorus master; set and costume design are by C. David Higgins and Patrick Mero designed lighting; Louis Lohraseb performed the Harpsichord Continuo interlude. — RITA KOHN Next up: IU Fall Ballet: Balanchine, Taylor, Tharp; Oct. 2-3
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his year Cabaret Poe will leave its ominous Irvington home for Theatre on the Square. Over the years, Poe (and with it Q Artistry) has definitely gotten its sea legs. The show has been marked as an annual favorite for theater lovers. Now, the production value will match the high level of anticipation. The roots of Q Artistry actually began with Poe in Chicago. “I am ashamed to admit that I was not really a Poe fan, and then I happened to come across the poem Annabel Lee,” says Ben Asaykwee, founder of Q Artistry. “I was so moved and inspired that I sat down at my piano and began to write music to it.” At the time of Q Artistry’s creation, Poe was just getting its start too. They began with a performance at an all-night arts festival. After Asaykwee moved back to Indy, Q moved with him. One of the other members of Q told him that he should consider pursuing Poe further and really
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fleshing out into the musical that he wanted it to be. “Just hearing someone else say that to me — again, this is the first musical I have written, eight years ago at this point — if she feels that way surely she isn’t alone,” says Asaykwee. “And if I can get people to re-experience Edgar Allen Poe’s pieces, in itself that’s awesome.” Since they have come to Indy the show has taken a near cult following; even from those who are not as well versed in theater. In fact Asaykwee notes how he hears about people coming to see the show who have never set foot in a theater before. “It is countless the number of times that people say that when they specifically come to see Cabaret Poe,” says Asaykwee.
“We either win them over or at the very least they come back to see Cabaret Poe again. But nine times out of ten, I see them at other shows and see them going to more theater.” Eventually Q hopes to move to a pay-what-you-can model, to open their doors even wider. It’s the broad net of Poe that keeps the show going each year. Though little of the show changes year to year, there are occasionally different actors and tweaks to the script. This year the cast will remain the same as last — aside from a new shadow dancer. Keeping much of the cast the same will help to keep the boat from rocking too much at a new location. “That’s the beauty of the show, new staging and theatricality but the actual work isn’t changing, ... when we first started going into rehearsal it was a little daunting,” says Asaykwee. Asaykwee is particularly excited about the names on the bill this year. “They can bring what we know and make it better,” he says. While in Irvington, the >>>
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<<< group would have to do what Asaykwee calls “gorilla theater,” basically making an empty room into a space that has the right lighting and sound for a musical. “Production value is going to be completely different this time,” says Asaykwee. Their lighting designer Brent Wonderlick will be able to step up the dramatic lighting this year. It helps that he doesn’t have to make a light tree before the curtain call. The teamwork with Theatre on the Square came from Lori Raffel, director of development at TOTS, and Asaykwee both saying how much they wanted the organizations to collaborate. Q was in need of a larger space, and Raffel wanted to host Poe for some time. “He is just a freaking genius,” says Raffel. “I had seen Cabaret Poe before, and I thought it was so smart and so classy. I am a huge Edgar Allen Poe fan. “Just working with those guys is really fun. There are always ideas going back and forth. It reminds you why you are in theater and why you love it so much.” Asaykwee sees a huge potential for crossover in the new collaboration. “In the most base form I think we are going to expose each other’s audiences to the other organization, which is a huge thing,” says Asaykwee. “That is probably the number one thing we wanted out of the relationship. And number two, even though we are both theater organizations, there is a fundamental difference in the way we are designed. Theatre on the Square was always designed around doing already existing plays [that fit a certain genre] where we have always been designed around the playwrights … making sure audiences were exposed
to Indiana work.” One of the defining characteristics of Q is its commitment to showcasing Hoosier playwrights. “It seems like now there are so many more opportunities for people to produce their own work,” says Asaykwee. Along with giving a home to local playwrights, Q and TOTS will be giving gallery space to local artists in the lobby along Mass Ave. The artists this year will be Rita Spalding, Michelle Craig, Dave Windisch, Kris Komakech, Kat Robinson and Emily Schwank. We stopped by Rita Spalding’s house while she was working on her pieces — the three main cast member’s eyes painted over the Poe works that they perform. Julie Lyn Barber on the Conqueror Worm and Renae Stone on The Raven. “When she does The Raven it gives you chills,” says Spalding. “I knew I wanted to do something quick and fun. When I think of The Raven, I think of Renae’s really intense look.” PHOTO BY MICHELLE CRAIG Spalding lives in Irvington so Poe has been an annual tradition, and a reason for her to take friends to the theater. Her personal favorite Poe piece is the Conqueror Worm. “It is dark and moody and speaks to the human condition,” says Spalding. One of the dangers of leaving the Irvington Q location is losing the grandness of the stage there that pairs perfectly with Poe. Asaykwee hopes that the artwork sets the mood for Poe when you walk through TOTS’ door. “Cabaret Poe fits beautifully in Irvington but now it will be even more fun to see it stand out beautifully on Mass Ave,” says Asaykwee. n
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or Bloomington native and Grammy award-winning songwriter, Carrie Newcomer, live theatre is giving her a place to explore new artistic challenges. Most recently that means a collaborative production with Richard “Rick” Thomas and Gary Walters in Betty’s Diner: The Musical. The story is set in a small college town in southern Indiana, where Miranda, the diner’s owner and waitress, and a mysterious stranger named Gabriel call home. Both characters offer a humorous and gritty mix of everyday customers that you would find in a small town. Betty’s Diner provides the backdrop for the audience to explore the nature of humanity and the importance of being present in the moment. “Rick and I loved the Carrie idea of creating a musical Newcomer that celebrated finding something extraordinary in our ordinary days and created a space where the audience felt like part of the world of the diner,” says Newcomer. Thomas is Purdue Theatre’s sound design professor. The musical director
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and songs for the musical, found inspiration in her album, Regulars and Refugees. Thomas, who co-wrote the show, suggested her song, “Betty’s Diner” as its central theme. The musical has been ten years in the making, and according to Newcomer, “it really has been a labor of love for all of us.” Newcomer and Thomas were able to complete the musical despite their busy tour schedules, teaching stints, and creative lives. Developing a musical from scratch is no easy task. “Betty’s Diner kept calling to us both and so we continued to make time “Rick and I loved the idea of creating to write and develop the piece,” says Newcomer. a musical that celebrated finding One of her motives was to create a theatre piece something extraordinary in our that speaks to Indiana audiences. ordinary days.” This is the first time — CARRIE NEWCOMER that Newcomer has invested in a theater production. Her writing process involves several stages of moldGary Walters performs regularly with the ing the music with her creative team. Indianapolis Symphony and is on the McKee’s direction is a solid match for music faculty at Butler University. Director Newcomer’s energy. Robin McKee has created and directed “[Betty’s Diner] really found its true new works at the Colorado Shakespeare voice,” says Newcomer, referring to Festival. McKee’s talent. That talent translates to reality when a Bringing the characters to life has play about a simple small town can sing. Audiences get to experience the intimate been something Newcomer has really enjoyed throughout the writing process. life of a Midwestern diner through New“I’ve learned so much from the colcomer’s original album-inspired lyrics laboration and I’m incredibly grateful for and script. the opportunity.” n Newcomer, who co-wrote the musical NUVO // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // 09.30.15 - 10.07.15 // STAGE 19
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rying to follow the plot of One Man, Two Guvnors is a bit like trying to read a novel printed on a Möbius strip. But don’t fret. There’s something of a storyline, and at some point during all the gut-busting slapstick, it should reveal itself to you. This broad farce opens with a musical number entitled “The Brighton Line,” performed by the majority of the male cast. Shortly afterward it plunges into general zaniness, combining one part Italian commedia dell’arte (based as it is on The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni) and one part Benny Hill. Let’s count The Monkees is in the mix too, considering the cheerful musical performances of both original tunes and classic British invasion pop. Written by Richard Bean, the original cast version premiered in London’s National Theater in 2011 and subsequently ran on Broadway where it was nominated for seven Tony awards. While most of the actors speak like Brits, the accents employed by gangster Charlie Clench (Bill Simmons) and his daughter Pauline (Chynna Fry) seem straight outta The Sopranos. But verisimilitude couldn’t have been a guiding principle in a production where the plot centers on the return of Pauline’s dead suitor Roscoe Crabbe, who isn’t actually Roscoe but his sister Rachel (Chelsea Anderson) in disguise. In the meantime a would-be actor named Alan (Tyler Ostrander) has been vying for her attention with mangled bits of Shakespearean chatter. (Watching him channel Romeo is like seeing Dan Quayle spell potato.) Into this maelstrom walks one Francis Henshall who manages not only to get hired by Rachel but also by Stanley Stubbers The cast of One Man, Two Guvnors PHOTO BY ZACH ROSING
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(Michael Hosp) who isn’t only Roscoe’s killer but Rachel’s love interest. Got it? Henshall, played with verve by Nathan Robbins is as likeable as the lead in a grade school performance of Oliver! Even when he’s making lewd remarks, he has the charm of a leprechaun — radiating mischievousness but innocence. Of course, it’s not just Robbins’ show. All the performers are at least good in their roles. And this includes comic timing — no small feat for an opening night. And guitarist/singer Neil Cain and drummer Ben Rose (who also plays a very poised Lloyd Boateng) keep a steady beat. Also deserving special mention is Rob Johansen, who plays both the Latin-spewing lawyer Harry Dangle and the senile waiter Alfie who has to be revived from time to time by his cohorts turning his pacemaker up to 11. Alfie repeatedly wanders into the audience, breaking the fourth wall. And he’s not the only one to break it. At one point, a young audience member — a plant, I suspect— is conscripted to come up on stage and hold a pot of soup and ... I’m not exactly sure. But she also plays her part, as a confused audience member very well. And, well, you might be occasionally confused by this performance but don’t worry. Even if you weren’t a baby boomer who grew up on flowery hits like the Small Faces’ “Itchycoo Park,” sung by cast members, you’ll probably enjoy this one — if you’re not a prude. n
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The Intern y Unexceptional, but not unpleasant comedy with a retired businessman and widower (Robert De Niro) becoming an intern for a driven young woman (Anne Hathaway) at a fashion website. Written and directed by Nancy Meyers, who doesn’t pull any creative muscles here. Hathaway and De Niro are old pros – they know what to do with the material to make it palatable. Watching Adam Devine from “Workaholics” in a movie with De Niro is weird. I wish the movie had been less proper and a lot weirder. What we get is a modest mix of comedy and heartfelt moments. PG-13
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irst hour bad, second hour good. Early in the morning on August 7, 1974, 24-year-old Philippe Petit walked a tightrope between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. James Marsh’s Oscar-winning 2008 documentary Man on Wire does a beautiful job detailing how it came to be. But most people don’t want to watch documentaries in theaters, which brings us to Robert Zemeckis’ The Walk. How nice it is not to have to worry about spoilers. The movie is called The Walk, not The Fall, so there you go. We know he did it. As trailers for the production have made clear, the lure of the film is the chance to experience the walk yourself. In IMAX! In 3D! And who better to direct than Zemeckis, the magician behind Who Framed Roger Rabbit, the Back to the Future trilogy, Cast Away, The Polar Express, Flight and so many more. Zemeckis knows how to dazzle. Parts of his landmark movies make you wince — the stiff action scenes in Roger Rabbit, the unconvincing makeup in Back to the Future, the horrible, dead eyes in Polar Express — but the man gets the job done. The second half of The Walk, where Petit and his team travel from France to NYC to make his illegal dream come true, delivers on its promise. Echoing The
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ently reflects how the real man talks. The character narrates his own story and, man, is he annoying! Petit is a self-absorbed attention hog who is insensitive OPENING: WEDNESDAY, IN WIDE-RELEASE to others. Further aggravating factors: RATED: PG r he rides a unicycle. He juggles. He’s a mime, for chrissake! His mentor is a wire-walker known as Papa Rudy, played Walk, the movie plays like a heist film by Ben Kingsley with a suspect accent (the score is obvious, but effective), with all his own. As Annie, a singer/guitarist/ plenty of hold-your-breath moments. potential love interest, Charlotte Le Bon The long tightrope walk is beautifully plays the only person in the movie’s first presented. Zemeckis understands that half who isn’t insufferable. documentary style footage isn’t enough My suggestion is that you watch the for an event movie, so he weaves in a first few minutes, then slide out to the number of impossible shots to heighten lobby and read a book for about an hour the experience. The payoff is substantial. before returning for The Walk’s rewarding second part. If I could, I’d give the movie If I could, I’d give the movie separate separate star ratings star ratings for each half: 2 stars for the for each half: 2 stars for the first half, and first half, and 4 stars for the second. 4 stars for the second. My compromise rating is 3.5 stars. I’m leaning toward the By the time Petit finally steps back onto a high end because I appreciate seeing the rooftop, you will be exhausted. World Trade Center in its infancy, when Time to focus on the bad news. To get to the second half of the movie, you have people were still debating the aesthetics of the place. The film ends with a nod to to endure the first half. As Petit, Joseph the nightmare that would come many Gordon-Levitt is forced to turn up the years later. The moment is restrained cutesy factor to 11, employing a French and appreciated. n accent that sounds invented but apparREVIEW
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The New Girlfriend r Following the death of a dear childhood friend, Claire (Anais Demoustier) visits her friend’s husband David (Romain Davis), only to find him caring for the couple’s baby while dressed in woman’s clothing. He explains that his wife knew about his practice, and soon Claire and David create a female persona for him named Virginia. David finds himself identifying more with Virginia, Clare finds herself confused, leading to tension between her and her husband. Filmmaker Francois Ozon has created a muddy little film. Heartfelt at times, but also funny in a not-altogether-comfortable way. Is Claire trying to rebuild her dead friend? Is Virginia trying to be June Cleaver? It’s all kind of Hitchcock-ish, with some interesting, if dated, gender politics. R
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FILM EVENTS Film Night on the Circle: Beyond Zero: 1914-1918 Oct. 1, 8 p.m. Big Car and Indy Film Fest are offering a unique experience, screening this experimental film outside in the shadow of Monument Circle. For Beyond Zero: 1914-1918, filmmaker Bill Morrison combines ghostly, corroded nitrate film footage of World War I trainings, deployments and marches with a haunting soundtrack of strings performed by the Kronos Quartet. The film is part of Spark Monument Circle — a series of “cultural experiences” that Big Car is bringing to the location. Monument Circle, FREE, circlespark.org
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he best film of 2013, Prisoners pushes OPENING: FRIDAY, IN WIDE-RELEASE viewers down a deep, dark rabbit hole RATED: R t of mystery. And it keeps them giddy with anticipation for every nightmarish situation around the corner. Director Denis She doesn’t have much to work with Villeneuve takes the ordinary suburban and thus Blunt gives the least interesting setting and infuses it with a surreal sense performance. Brolin, on the other hand, of dread. His new film, Sicario, has a more otherworldly setting but far fewer surprises. sinks his teeth into the role of a governThe film opens at the U.S.-Mexico border ment operative who has far too much fun in the midst of grisly business. Del in Arizona, following an FBI raid on a hideout run by a Mexican drug cartel. From Toro is the real standout, adding layers of sorrow beneath Alejandro’s formidable there, field agent Kate Macer (Emily Blunt) exterior. He’s as dynamic as Kate is dull. volunteers to join a task force dedicated Like its heroine, the film doesn’t have to taking down two major drug dealers in much depth. It’s a Mexico — the men one-trick pony, and responsible for the its trick is creating a deaths of her fellow Sicario might have been a moody atmosphere. agents in Arizona. Villeneuve mainUnfortunately, the better film if it revolved tains a slow-burn leaders of this task pace while master force turn out to be around its namesake. cinematographer just as crooked as the Roger Deakins capdrug lords Kate wants tures the unsettling to destroy. Josh Brolin serenity of Mexico’s borders — the calm plays operations chief Matt Graver — a before the storm. smarmy, gum-smacking, sandal-wearing Sicario certainly has the glossy sheen of CIA spook. Benicio Del Toro is his associan Academy Award contender. It’s one of ate, Alejandro — the assassin to whom the those Oscar season movies that seems great film’s title refers. because it’s slow, quiet and timely (although Sicario might have been a better film if it’s hardly an earth-shattering exploration of it revolved around its namesake. A hitman America’s War on Drugs). If it came out earwith a haunted past, Alejandro has two more dimensions than Kate. While he’s lost lier this year, I’m not sure it would receive all the critical acclaim it’s garnering. loved ones to the drug trade and turned to As he did with Prisoners, Villeneuve violence as a result, she’s a squeaky-clean proves to be a master of mood. Unfortudo-gooder. Telling a story about corruption through her completely innocent eyes nately, the darkly atmospheric energy of Sicario is wasted on a story with very little seems like a lazy choice on the part of Vilsubstance. Like a drug, it’s cool and alluring leneuve and screenwriter Taylor Sheridan. at first, but it ultimately leaves you empty. n
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he life of the apple farmer sounds romantic in theory: Making your own hours, rising with the sun and ending every day with an idyllic, overfilled basket of apples to take home for your family. When I ask the McClures how romantic their lives are on their own apple farm, they laugh at the notion. “Everyone always says, ‘Oh you have a business, you must get to make your own hours and take vacations when you want.’ But we haven’t taken a vacation in years,” Alison laughs. She and her husband have been apple farming for years on his family’s orchard. In that time, they’ve spent most of their free time making the orchard more inviting for visitors. After all, if you can’t get off the farm to see friends and family, why not just bring company to the farm? Community is what is truly at the heart of the McClure Orchard business model, and it’s what pushed them into the wine and cider making business in the first place. For years before they got their commerical license to make wine in 2009, the McClures were making hard cider and apple wine for their friends and family. “Eventually, people were saying, ‘You guys should make this and sell it!” So they did. Jason remembers New Year’s Eve of 2008 as being one of the most weighted of his life, not wanting to waste a day of production once he bought his license that made them legal for production starting at the stroke of midnight. Since then, their bottled hard cider has been a huge hit. They’ve also expanded the cider brand to include over 19 different flavors, and 17 different varieties of wine. The cider is absolutely not to be missed, and it’s cider for grown-ups, not the syrupy sweet stuff most people are used to from the mass market. Although they can’t heat and boil any hops into their cider (as that would be beer, which they not are licensed to produce), they do have a killer dry-hopped cider that maintains some of floral notes from the hops. They also make an excellent single-varietal ice cider out of the Gold Rush apple, created by Purdue in 1973. The apple is best suited for storage until cold-weather pressing, which is how the apple ice wine is
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produced. Similar to ice wine made from grapes, the apple ice wine is an intensely sweet wine with mellow acidity, perfect for dessert service. So if you don’t have kids, you still have every reason to take the drive straight up Meridian. (No, really, just drive north on Meridian about 85 miles and turn left after 450 N and you’re there.) You can taste a flight of ciders and wines before you grab some to take home, and after you get a healthy buzz going, you can chow down on some delicious homemade sandwiches and applesauce at the Apple Dumplin’ Inn. You really need to get a jar of apple butter to take home with you, too. The real winners here are going to be cider drinkers with kids. The McClure’s Orchard offers all kinds of activities for little people absolutely free. It’s one of the reasons they would prefer you stop by the store and grab a bottle before you leave: Profits from the cider sales mean fun perks like a petting zoo, hayrides and
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pony rides are always free. Jason McClure’s dad Jerry puts in miles upon miles beside the farm pony during their high season, according to his pedometer. None of that is surprising when you learn that Alison and Jason met during Peace Corps orientation (though they didn’t start dating until well after they left the Corps). Community and giving seems to be sewn into the fabric of their clothes, and they love having a farm that brings their neighbors to them after long days in the field. So if you’re looking for an excuse to drive through the fall foliage and you need a destination in mind, consider McClure’s. You can get a bite, get a drink, and get to see the joy of kids picking their own pumpkin and playing with goats.
Stop by: Wilson’s Farm Market One of my favorite things about driving through Amish country is, of course, the food. Wilson’s Farm Market is a great stop for farm to fork nerds like myself looking for farm-fresh produce, pre-made items like frozen pies, and a whole case full of some of the most delicious fresh, hot fried chicken I’ve ever eaten. Maybe you just want a tasty sandwich. They can make you a stack and bread and cold-cuts a mile high, and without the yoga mat bread. n
Indiana wins at GABF The Great American Beer Festival in Denver attracts hundreds of breweries from world wide to vie for medals, but most important for brewers and lovers of craft beer they gather to learn from each other and dedicate themselves to growing the craft industry. It’s the Mecca of the beer world and a win carries a lot of cachet in terms of craft and artistry. Indiana brewers won ten out of 275 winners. Sun King again leads with three medals — Gold for Sunlight Cream Ale in Golden or Blonde Ale style; Silver for Batch 666:Sympathy for the Devil in Wood-and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer; Bronze for Cherry Busey in Belgian-style fruit beer. Thr3e Wise Men earned two medals — Gold for Antonius 1742 Oktoberfest in German-Style Marzen; Bronze for Hot for Teacher Ms. Doppelbock in German-style Doppelbock or Eisbock. Indiana swept Belgian-style Dubbel or Quadruple with Bier taking Gold for Sanitarium and Taxman taking Bronze for Qualified. Mad Anthony took Gold for Auburn Lager in American-Style Amber Lager. Newly opened The Tap Beer Co. earned Gold for Electric Stinger in Honey Beer style. FLIX took Silver for Generation Alt in German-style Alt Bier. Fourteen breweries represented Indiana with booths at GABF Sept. 24-27, including: Brugge, Carson’s, Danny Boy, Daredevil, Fountain Square, Hunter’s, Mad Anthony, Main Street/Turoni’s, Sun King, Three Floyds, Tin Man, Triton, Upland and Zwanzigz. The Brewers of Indiana Guild booth shared six Indiana beers, including: Bloomington Brewing 10-Speed Hoppy Wheat, Chilly Water Built to Last Pilsner, Iechad Da Breakfast Cookies Milk Stout, Power House Pink Houses Wheat with Hibiscus, Three Floyds Alpha King APA, and Tin Man Herald Imperial Pumpkin Ale. — RITA KOHN greatamericanbeerfestival.com Eat like a prisoner! Well, a library prisoner. This week, the Vonnegut Library is locking away DePauw Dean of Libraries Rick Provine, and we at NUVO’s food desk are feeding him. Go online to find out more about the restaurants providing his food, and explore our Banned Books Week restaurant supporters on our Banned Books Eats tour. So far, Rick has enjoyed meals from Public Greens, Books & Brews, Foundry Provisions and Love Handle. Read up on his favorites on vonnegutlibrary.org/blog
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or a lot of people, the closing of H20 Sushi meant the end of really great raw fish in Indianapolis. There are a handful of places where you can get decent raw oysters, and a smaller handful of restaurants serving truly outstanding raw fish. But Greg Hardesty is about to change all that with another reinvention of his restaurant, and he’s bringing a raw bar right to the heart of SoBro. It does, of course, mean curtains for Room Four, the casual burgers-andtacos sidekick version of Recess. These days though, the city is up to its eyeballs in restaurants serving “dress-up classics with a twist,” and if you want a great burger on College Avenue, the average person is much more likely to hit up Twenty Tap for the price. When I asked him about it, Hardesty admitted that the old crowd had seemingly “forgotten” about the 49th and College restaurant, but that you still couldn’t get a really good oyster anywhere in town. Personally, I’m so excited about having a raw bar less than ten minutes from my house, but I’m terrified about the impending financial damage. You can thank the blow-out success of Recess’s limited run of omakase dinners (the chef-centric style of sushi service that’s beautifully portrayed in Jiro Dreams of Sushi) for pushing Hardesty back to his roots. Recess, too, has undergone some
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minor tweaks to its service. You can still get the classic prix-fixe menu that made Hardesty famous, and you can now choose from a freeform a la carte menu. The restaurant does a monthly wine dinner, like the magnum dinner I attended on Thursday, which had only a seat limit and no set start or ending time. Service was nothing less than excellent, and the restaurant had the most relaxed vibe I’ve ever felt (aside from the Chefs Night Off x Recess dinner). Hardesty has plans to
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INDIANA IndyPL Seed Library Master Gardeners Series Oct. 10, 11 a.m. From the organizers: “Individuals of all ages are invited to learn about a variety of gardening topics during this series presented by Purdue Extension Master Gardeners and made possible by Friends of the Library through gifts to the Indianapolis Public Library Foundation. The topic for this program is ‘Putting Your Garden to Bed.’ Maggie Goeglein from Fall Creek Gardens will discuss the best ways to prepare and protect plants when putting a garden to bed for the winter. She also will discuss planning for the next season. Call 275-4410 to register.” Glendale Branch, 6101 N. Keystone Ave., FREE Second Sunday Slow Saunter Oct. 11, 1 p.m. The Indiana Forest Alliance has a monthly walk through the woods at a leisurely pace. October’s edition is a stroll through the proposed Leota State Wild Area in Clark State Forest. Stay tuned to indianaforestalliance.org for more deets.
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I would like to know if there is a place that recycles old battery-operated ride-on toys? We also have several old bikes that need to be repurposed or refurbished so they can be loved by another child. On another note: my family and I try to repurpose, precycle and recycle as much as we can. We have recently gotten into a discussion with a neighbor child about recycling. He tells us they won’t recycle because it take so much energy. Where can I find good information that will show him the benefits? I would love to get their family to recycle as they have a mountain of trash every week. Thanks so much for your help and advice! — REBECCA
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Remember when ride-on toys were selfpropelled? My favorite was the Sit and Spin — and if they made them for grown-ups, I would so have one! Now parents have closetsfull of old plastic toys, large and small, with motors, motherboards, control panels, and wires. If your electric scooter no longer scoots or your power wheel has lost its power, it can be recycled. RecycleForce or a similar electronics recycler near you can disassemble the toys for their various plastic pieces and electronic parts. It would be ideal if you could remove the batteries and recycle separately. Your first stop for bikes should be Freewheelin’ Community Bikes. At Freewheelin’ kids can participate in the Earn-A-Bike program where they’ll learn how to care for bikes and how to ride safely. You can also purchase your next bike there. If your old bikes are in too much disrepair, RecycleForce will also recycle bicycles. In a lovely coincidence, I just received this email from a reader named Connie:
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Shifting Gears is also a place to donate bicycles. We’re having a donation drive in October at Fresh Thyme market. (See bgi.com for more.) The quick details: Shifting Gears is a partnership between Bicycle Garage Indy, the Indiana Department of Correction and Volunteers of America in Indiana. Donated bikes are refurbished by program participants in the DOC, teaching maintenance and repair skills. The refurbished bikes are donated back to those in need through charitable organizations. Fresh Thyme donation locations and dates are: • 4225 E. 82nd St. (across the street from BGI) – Oct. 1, 3-7 p.m. • 11481 E. 116th St. (Fishers) – Oct. 8, 3-7 p.m. • 8750 US Hwy 31 – Oct. 15, 3-7 p.m. Bikes can also be donated during business hours at Bicycle Garage Indy locations: • Bicycle Garage Indy North: 4340 E. 82nd St., 842-4140 • Bicycle Garage Indy South: 997 E. County Line Road (Greenwood), 885-7194 • Bicycle Garage Indy Downtown, 242 E. Market St., 612-3099
Between Shifting Gears and Freewheelin’ no bike in the Indianapolis area should ever collect dust in the garage. Now on to your other point: I love that you’re talking with your neighbors about recycling – and it’s kind of scary thinking that a parent is telling their child that recycling is bad. Here are some facts you can share that will hopefully open their minds. The Aluminum Association says that recycling aluminum saves more than 90% of the energy needed to make new aluminum. Aluminum is a 100% recyclable metal and can go from the recycling bin back to the store shelf in 60 days. The EPA estimates that recycling one ton of aluminum saves the equivalent of almost 32 barrels of oil. A report by the EPA states that recycling plastics uses roughly 10% of the energy that it takes to make a pound of plastic from virgin materials. According to the Glass Packaging Institute, recycled glass reduces emissions and consumption of raw materials, extends the life of plant equipment, such as furnaces, and saves energy. Glass is also 100% recyclable and can be recycled infinitely without loss in quality or purity. Indiana Recycle Coalition has data indicating that, on average, recycling creates 10 times more jobs than sending waste to the landfill. And let’s not ignore the obvious: If a recycling truck is going down your street, the more materials they pick up, the more efficient the entire process becomes. Perhaps you could share the Make Change Indy program with your neighbors to encourage a behavior change. Every step toward sustainability, small or large, counts! PIECE OUT, RENEE
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hen he was first asked to contribute to Still on the Line: A Tribute to Jimmy Webb, Mike Adams said no. “My reason,” the Bloomington singersongwriter says, “was that I didn’t really know much about Jimmy Webb and I didn’t want to be a poser. But then: “[Flannelgraph head honcho Jared Cheek] reminded me that Webb wrote ‘McArthur Park.’ And he wrote ‘Wichita Lineman.’ And ‘Up, Up, and Away.” And ‘By the Time I Get to Phoenix.’” It turned out that Adams actually loved Jimmy Webb’s music. He just didn’t realize it yet. He finally relented, and his cover of “By the Time I Get to Phoenix” manages to locate new emotional possibilities in Webb’s most famous composition, which Sinatra called “the greatest torch song ever written.” As he traces an escape route from a soured relationship, his voice heavy with regret as the reverbed drums mark the miles through Arizona, Adams conveys a paradoxical sense of excitement in the open road and the consolation of a long and lonely trip. “I really liked the challenge of little old me trying to do justice to such a massive hit,” says Adams. “I love the impression this song leaves on me with no real chorus or hook to speak of. It passes you by, breaks your heart, and leaves you with a sense of melancholy before you even realize what’s happening. Then it’s over.” Jimmy Webb is one of those artists who may not exactly be a household name but whose music is deeply ingrained in American culture. Starting in the 1960s and working through the 2010s, the Oklahoma native proved himself to be one of pop’s true renaissance
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“Wichita Lineman,” and their friendship remains strong even 50 years later. As he approaches his 70th birthday, RELEASE DATE: SEPT. 29 Webb still writes constantly, records INFO: STREAM “OCEAN IN HIS EYES” BY regularly, and tours occasionally. In addiTHE CAIRO GANG ON NUVO.NET tion, he serves on the board of directors for ASCAP, the industry organization that represents more than half a million men: a gifted arranger, a keen producer, songwriters and publishers, and he was and most of all a distinctive songwriter recently elected chairman of the board who traffics in unexpected images, unusual song structures, sharp melodies, of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He is, in other words, deeply deserving and elegant hooks. of a tribute. “He looks up to the classic songwritFeaturing new recordings by Bonnie ers like Cole Porter and people like that,” says Cheek, who spearheaded the tribute “Prince” Billy, Nicholas Krgovich, Via Vegrandis, and Wooden Wand, among others, through his own indie label, FlannelStill on the Line shows Webb’s immense graph Records. “He works in the tradimusical range as well as the pliability of tion of the American songbook — timehis songs, which can be bent into endless less, well-written stuff.” new shapes. Jared Cheek has spent the last two years pulling these artists and recordings to“He works in the tradition of the gether, but the project has been bumping around his brain for American songbook — timeless, much longer. In the mid 2000s, he worked well-written stuff.” at the Secretly Canadian ware— JARED CHEEK, house in Bloomington, shipping copies of Bon Iver and FLANNELGRAPH FOUNDER Jens Lekman albums all over the world. While they packed boxes, he and his co-workers would play old records for one another, Cheek is a diehard fan of Webb’s solo and Cheek DJ’ed Jimmy Webb and Glen records in the 1970s – (he recommends Campbell albums constantly. It’s no co1974’s Land’s End and 1977’s El Mirage incidence that several of his co-workers as starting points for curious listeners — appear on Still on the Line. but he admits the songwriter’s greatest That’s how Justin Vollmar discovered successes were billed to other perWebb, and he says he was struck by “how formers, including the 5th Dimension, unique his style is. Richard Harris, even Donna Summer. “I was surprised by how strange his In particular, Glen Campbell recorded writing is in some ways,” Vollmar says. numerous Webb compositions throughout the late 1960s and 1970s, includS E E , W E B B , O N P A GE 3 1 ing “Galveston” and the million-seller CD RELEASE
Electronic music artist Flux Pavilion – legal: Joshua Kierkegaard G. Steele – brings his recently released debut album Tesla to the Old National Centre on Thursday, Oct. 1. Here’s a portion of our interview with the English artist before the show. Head to nuvo.net/music for the complete interview. NUVO: I love the fact that you describe this album as Flux Pavilion, not a single sound, not a single genre, but just YOU. FLUX PAVILION: That’s exactly where my head was at when I was writing. I really didn’t want to write a dubstep album even though I love writing dubstep. There’s so much there that I enjoy to do, but that wouldn’t be an album to me; that would just be a huge dubstep EP. So I wanted to write something and concentrate on the sound of Flux Pavilion. Like this is what I think it should sound like — how does Flux make me feel – and try to emulate that 13 times in the studio. NUVO: Tesla has been in heavy rotation since it came out. I’ve been playing it a lot in the office and a co-worker barked at me for tapping my feet constantly. It doesn’t necessarily get me in the mood to dance, but in the mood to just get up and move. FLUX: That’s it. That is what I was going for so it’s really nice to hear. Being creative is creating something from nothing. What I love about electronic music, and especially more dance electronic music is you’re creating physical movement from nothing. That’s why it’s something that really fascinates me and I get really into it. When you see someone drop a track and thousands of people start squirming, and jumping, and moving, it’s like physically creating energy in a space that wasn’t there before. Like music doesn’t actually exist, but it manifests itself physically in us and we’ll move to it and feel it. And that’s the fundamental basis of Flux Pavilion. That’s what I’ve always loved about DJ sets and performing is making people move and making people feel something that they weren’t feeling before. — BRIAN WEISS Flux Pavilion, Thursday, Oct. 1, Egyptian Room at Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St., 9 p.m., all-ages
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or Kenny Childers, songwriting is an everyday practice. While working closely as a co-writer with the rising Indianapolis folk duo Lily and Madeleine over the last few years, the seasoned Hoosier musician also continues to front his long-running rock band, Gentleman Caller, which recently released its fifth full-length album titled Downtown in the Dark earlier this month. And now he's on the road writing, too. The 43-year-old started traveling to Nashville to co-write tunes with many different artists too, which has ultimately forces him to keep his creative juices flowing at all times. “I write like crazy now, and it's because I feel like I'm constantly preparing for the next trip to Nashville or the next record that I’m going to be working on with someone else, whether it be Lily and Madeleine or whoever,” Childers says. “With my free time, I deliberately am absorbing things for songs. I kind of do everything with a purpose because I have to write so much.” As a player in several notable Indiana bands over the course of his life, the Bloomington native is certainly wellsuited for the burden of his songwriting responsibilities, though. Since starting out on bass guitar at age 16 – because “it only had four strings,” he says — making what he describes as “skronky Sonic Youth-y” music with a band called Tangleweed, being in bands simply became a regular part of life for Childers. He went on to play in Velo Deluxe (featuring John Strohm of Antenna), The Mysteries of Life and Brando ’90s and ’00s. In the midst of all of this, Childers also found time to start his own band too, naming it Gentleman Caller. Marked by Childers’ masterful songcraft, Gentleman Caller has turned several heads over the course of their fivealbum lifespan, including one Richard Edwards. Drawn to the band after moving from Muncie to Indianapolis years ago, Edwards was a fan of Gentleman Caller before he starting Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s, according to Childers. With this in mind, it’s no wonder that the only two non-Nukes releases from Margot’s Mariel Recording Company have been Gentleman Caller’s previous two albums — Wake and Downtown in the Dark, released on September 10. 30 MUSIC // 09.30.15-10.07.15 // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // NUVO
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“There are people like Randy Newman, where every word is great, but there are also people who have a way of lulling you into having your senses down in a song and then just sort of killing you with one line at the end,” Edwards says about Childers' music. “Kenny’s really, really good at that.” Gentleman Caller’s latest album showcases several examples of Childers’ potent songwriting style. Written during a disconnected time of his life, the album lyrically and musically reflects the hazy state of mind that the frontman was in during its writing process. “I definitely was suffering during the time that I was making Wake. I was having pretty bad anxiety and that kind of thing, and it took some real actual psychiatry to get me back on track. So when I
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came around to making this record, that's kind of where I was. I felt a little glassy and wrung out, and that someone had unplugged a light,” Childers says. According to Gentleman Caller bandmate David England, this hazy effect was created with the use of several unconventional instruments, including sitar and Mellotron keyboards. All in all, Heidi Gluck, who sings back-
ing vocals on the album, believes the band successfully pulled off the sound it was aiming for too. “It drives and pulsates and thunders and screeches,” she says. “And then the pretty parts feel so lush against the rough. It sounds wavy and wobbly, yet really solid.” In recent years, Childers has also been pretty busy working with Indianapolis sisters Lily and Madeleine Jurkiewicz. Since 2013, the young duo released two albums and an EP via Asthmatic Kitty, with a third >>>
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“There are so many weird images, so many off-the-wall chord choices. The production is always big and grand. He always seemed like an unsung genius.” Vollmar covers “Wishing Now,” a track from Campbell’s 1974 album Reunion, reimagining it as a wistful duet with Amy O. The song magnifies a single moment, a single wish for companionship, and turns it into a tender meditation on longing. Says Vollmar, “The lyrics aren’t really duet lyrics, but I think it works well that way. Having two people gives it another dimension. We’re sitting at their windowsills wishing and thinking about the same thing. Even though we’re singing at the same time, there’s still this lack of connection between them.” Also working in the warehouse with Cheek was Michael Hodges, a.k.a. Pop Zeus. “Hodges hadn’t heard any of Jimmy Webb’s solo albums before, and he really liked the song ‘Just One Time,’” Cheek says. “I remember the first time he heard that song, he started singing along super loud on the chorus, even though he’d never heard it before. So when I started the project, I emailed him and said, Remember this song?” With its lo-fi ambience and insistent acoustic strum, Hodges’ cover is straightforward yet soulful and reflective, and he turns that chorus into something like a personal fanfare: “Just this one time, I need somebody to believe in me.” It’s a raw, ragged performance, and tragically, “Just One Time” is among Hodges’ final recordings. He was killed in a traffic accident in December 2014. Still on the Line is dedicated to his memory. As any dollar bin will prove, tribute albums can be notoriously hit-or-miss endeavors, often crammed with uninspired tracks and misguided interpretations. So it’s all the more impressive that Still on the Line has such a strong thesis and makes such a persuasive argument for its honoree. Songs like the Cairo Gang’s “An Ocean in His Eyes” and Elephant Micah’s gloriously forlorn “Galveston” convey a downhearted yet inherently dignified sense of romantic isolation and social alienation. Webb emerges as a great poet of loneliness and longing, for whom the pop song is as sturdy and as expressive as a sonnet. Ultimately, this is one of the very rare tribute albums works as both tribute and album. Still on the Line is an infectious celebration of an artist that you know even if you don’t know you know, but it’s also a record that you’ll actually want to listen to repeatedly, catching new details and fresh nuances with each spin. “I think these new versions hold up,” says Cheek, “which means they were strong songs to begin with.” n NUVO // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // 09.30.15-10.07.15 // MUSIC 31
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.S. Representative for Indiana’s 7th congressional district André Carson recently organized his 7th annual HipHop and Politics panel discussion as part of the Congressional Black Caucus Week in Washington, D.C. Carson’s discussion series has brought together a range of activists and artists for conversations on the subject of hip-hop music and its influence on the political climate of America. Past editions of Carson’s panel have featured pioneers of hip-hop like Rakim, MC Lyte and Darryl McDaniels of Run DMC. The panel has also featured important activists like reformed drug trafficker “Freeway” Rick Ross, and president of the Hip-Hop Caucus Rev. Lennox Yearwood. I spoke with Representative Carson via phone to learn more about the his passion for hip-hop culture. There’s much more on NUVO.net. NUVO: Can you tell us about the origins of the Hip-Hop and Politics panel?
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ing dictionary when I was in high school because she appreciated my fascination with words. I was in several talent shows. I was in Star Quest. I recorded a few tracks. All this was driven by my love for hiphop. Since then I’ve seen how hip-hop has expanded internationally since its inception in the Bronx. I’ve seen how hip-hop has expanded into China, South Asia and even Russia. For me that begged the question how can the hip-hop generation leverage its voting block to impact change in society.
“I think you need outside agitation and inside instigation to create the necessary friction to bring forth change.”
— REPRESENTATIVE ANDRÉ CARSON ANDRÉ CARSON: It’s really a forum to reach out to the hip-hop generation and have a serious dialogue about how we can leverage the voting block of Millennials, Generation X-ers, and Generation Y-ers in terms of impacting political life in our country. I’ve been going to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s annual leadership conference for almost 20 years now. I can remember going to different panels and getting excited. The one workshop I always looked forward to was Maxine Waters’ Young, Gifted and Black workshop. I’ve told her how inspired I was by her workshop. In regard to hip-hop I got started with that as a young kid. I’ve always been a poet and I’ve always had a fascination with words going back to the Bookmobile that would come to St. Rita school. I remember in high school there was a young lady named Allyson Horton who is now an accomplished poet. She bought me a rhym32 MUSIC // 09.30.15-10.07.15 // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // NUVO
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CARSON: I think I was speaking in terms of my affiliation with groups who were unafraid to speak truth to power. I was with groups who may have said some unsettling things that raised serious questions. But at the same time hip-hop kept me out of trouble. I was never a bad kid. I was never the class clown. Though I may have occasionally ghost-written some material for the class clown. I came out of a reading household. I came from a school that encouraged reading. Outside of school I had reading assignments at home and I had to write reports. I had double the work, and while I resented that as a young man, it really helped to develop my vocabulary. n
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A Place To Bury Strangers, Grooms 9:30 p.m. Super loud, super great, super shoegaze, super space rock, super touring their new album Transfixiation out on Dead Oceans. The Bishop, 123 S. Walnut St. (Bloomington), $12 advance, $13 door, 18+
Mix Tape Social Club, Marc Bolan 20th Century Birthday Bash, State Street Pub, 21+ Dirty Rotten Imbeciles, ASD, Fastidio, Lucifist, 5th Quarter Lounge, 21+ Indystry Wednesdays, Revel, 21+ Jonny Craig, Emerson Theater, all-ages Songwriter’s Showcase: Rachel Mare Jones, Doug Henthorn, Jason Brown, Mark Benham, The Hi-FI, 21+
Five Finger Death Punch, Papa Roach 6:15 p.m. This show is headlined by two bands whose names sound
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Peace Pipe, State Street Pub, 21+ Living Hour, !mindparade, Root Cellar Lounge (Bloomington), 21+ Ale After Hours with The Flying Toasters, Midland Art and Antiques Market, all-ges Midnight Donuts, The Hi-Fi, 21+ Micawber, Summon The Destroyer, Breeding Filth, Kossuth, 5th Quarter Lounge, 21+
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FLUX PAVILION: It’s like good British trap. Trap was huge a few years ago but the history or trap is in American deep south. I never really liked it when anyone else outside of America made it, it didn’t feel right, it didn’t feel like it was coming from the right place. Then I heard Diskord, and it was like “wow” They have taken the sound and given it that British edge. It comes from a really British pace and that UK approach, which I had never heard done really well. When I heard those guys it was like what I was waiting for. So we signed them to my label and then brought them on tour.
8 p.m. Part one of Indy Film Fest’s music-related film series kicks off with Ten Thousand Saints. Oh, you want a description? Here you go: “Ten Thousand Saints, which boasts an all-star cast and a legendary soundtrack befitting the film’s 1987 Manhattan setting. The film follows Jude, a teenaged boy trying to reconnect with his father, who gets caught up in a crowd of straight-edge punk rockers following the death of his friend due to a drug overdose. Together, Jude and his unlikely friends explore love, loss, growing up and letting go, all against the backdrop of the Tompkins Square Park riots of the 1980s.”
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FRIDAY DANCE Suicide Girls: Blackheart Burlesque 7 p.m. Strip teases to such nerd delights as: Star Wars, Donnie Darko, Clockwork Orange and … Orange is the New Black? Fingers crossed for Taystee and Poussey! Emerson Theater, 4630 E. 10th St., $25, all-ages
PARTIES Punk Rock Night’s 15-Year Celebration Day 1 10 p.m. Part one of a two-part weekend-long party celebrates the birthday of one Mr. Greg Brenner, a.k.a. one half of Punk Rock Night. Organizers are bringing in Two Man Advantage (hardcore hockey punk); The Turbo A.C.’s (surf punk), The Luxury Pushers (punk’n’roll); and The Lickers (punk rock). Happy 50th, Greg! Melody Inn, 3826 N. Illinois St., $7, 21+ ACAPPELLA Gentlemen’s Rule 8 p.m. In the grand tradition of Hoosier a capella-ers, Gentlemen’s Rule formed at IU, moved to Chicago, and started touring. That includes international dates, a second album and a hometown visit this week. Buskirk-Chumley Theatre, 114 E. Kirkwood Ave. (Bloomington), $10-$50, all-ages PREVIEWS Tonic Ball XIV Preview Party 8 p.m. Tonic Ball always brings out the warm fuzzies in me. As a writer, I love it because it was my first-ever cover story for this publication, during which I had a great, long chat with Ben Shine, then-Communications Director of Second Helpings, that got me so excited about moving back to my hometown for the gig. As a voracious consumer of local music, I love it because I get to see so many of my favorite bands all in one place. As a member of the community, I really love it because it raises so much money to do such a crucial thing: feed hungry people through Second Helpings. I would ask you to excuse my enthusiasm, but really, I think there’s
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Sixteen Candles, Vogue, 21+ First Friday Food Truck Festival with Brent James and The Vintage Youth, Old National Centre, all-ages The Elect, The Rathskeller, 21+
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From Graceland to Indy, Karaoke Gold Club, 21+
BUDGETS Thrifty Thrills Oct. 3, 8 p.m. This burlesque benefit for the Damien Center features Coup D’Etat and Sugar Moon Rabbit. Birdy’s Bar and Grill, 2141 E. 71st St., $10, 21+
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The Warehouse, 254 1st Ave. SW (Carmel), $45 advance, $55 door, all-ages FREE SHOWS Joe Louis Walker 7 p.m. Blues Hall of Fame inductee Joe Louis Walker will bring his stinging guitar and soulful vocals to a performance at Canan Commons in Downtown Muncie as part of the Muncie Three Trails Music Festival. Canan Commons, S. Walnut St. (Muncie), FREE, all-ages
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SATURDAY FESTS The Hideaway: A Hullabaloo of Music and Art Noon. More than 100 artists will be on site at this daylong festival, which also features 13 musical acts (Jonathan Tyler, Buffalo Rodeo, BIgfoot Yancey, Brave Baby, Chicago Farmer, Nick D and The Believers, The Bonesetters, Saint Aubin, Shelby County Sinners, Dietrich Jon, The Elixirs Cyrus Youngman and The Kingfishers and Ampersand Blues Band). Southeast Community Services Center, 901 S. Shelby St., $15, all-ages ACOUSTIC Los Lonely Boys 6 p.m., 9 p.m. Los Lonely Boys who occupy this Carmel, all-ages space with an acoustic take on their catalogue, including 2014’s Revelation.
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A Live One: Phish Tribute, The Mousetrap, 21+
Emerson Theater, 4630 E. 10th St., $20 advance, $25 door, all-ages
Indy Ceili Band, Indianapolis Artsgarden, all-ages
Psychic Heat, Melody Inn, 21+
John Flannelly, Rob Funkhouser, Indy CD and Vinyl, all-ages
Tunes at Twilight, Daredevil Brewing Co. Public Tap-Room, 21+
Lynyrd Skynyrd, Emens Auditorium, all-ages
Dynamite, Mass Ave Pub, 21+
Festiv-ale, Indiana State Fairgrounds, all-ages Duncan Kissinger, Gardener, Flannelly vs. Funkhouser, State Street Pub, 21+ Clayton Anderson, Sheila Stephen, The Bluebird (Bloomington), 21+
Indianapolis Death Fest 2, 5th Quarter Lounge, 21+
8 p.m. We have a deep, deep love of Mark Knopfler. And how could we not? The man wrote The Greatest Song Of All Time. (Yes, that would be “Romeo and Juliet” by Dire Straits.) His latest set lists have included plenty of Dire Straits songs, thank god, plus lots of appearances of new solo record Tracker, which he released this March.
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9 p.m. The second of a weekend of partying at the Mel celebrates 15 years of Punk Rock Night. Saturday’s party is swanky – with a side of PBR. Pull on your shiniest leather boots, because they’re handing out 15 statuettes in categories like Best Local Punk Act, Best Performance, Best
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Hinds, Chives, Sunspots, The Bishop (Bloomington), 18+ Gene Deer, Slippery Noodle Inn, 21+ Revolution, The Casba, 21+
MONDAY Chris Shaffer, Slippery Noodle Inn, 21+ Weakley, Clark and Wood, Jazz Kitchen, 21+ Pat Harbison Jazz Ensemble, Musical Arts Center, all-ages Bonz, Pine Room Tavern, 21+
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): The next seven weeks will NOT be a favorable time to fool around with psychic vampires and charismatic jerks. I recommend you avoid the following mistakes, as well: failing to protect the wounded areas of your psyche; demanding perfection from those you care about; and trying to fulfill questionable desires that have led you astray in the past. Now I’ll name some positive actions you’d be wise to consider: hunting for skillful healers who can relieve your angst and aches; favoring the companionship of people who are empathetic and emotionally intelligent; and getting educated about how to build the kind of intimacy you can thrive on. Aries
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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You may have seen websites that offer practical tips on how to improve your mastery of life’s little details. They tell you how to de-clutter your home, or how to keep baked goods from going stale, or why you should shop for shoes at night to get the best fit. I recently come across a humorous site that provides the opposite: bad life tips. For instance, it suggests that you make job interviews less stressful by only applying for jobs you don’t want. Put your laptop in cold water to prevent overheating. To save time, brush your teeth while you eat. In the two sets of examples I’ve just given, it’s easy to tell the difference between which tips are trustworthy and which aren’t. But in the coming days, you might find it more challenging to distinguish between the good advice and bad advice you’ll receive. Be very discerning. Taurus
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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): On a windy afternoon last spring I was walking through a quiet neighborhood in Berkeley. In one yard there was a garden plot filled with the young green stems of as-yet unidentifiable plants. Anchored in their midst was a small handwritten sign. Its message seemed to be directed not at passersby like me but at the sprouts themselves. “Grow faster, you little bastards!” the sign said — as if the blooming things might be bullied into ripening. I hope you’re smart enough not to make similar demands on yourself and those you care about, Gemini. It’s not even necessary. I suspect that everything in your life will just naturally grow with vigor in the coming weeks. Gemini
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CANCER (June 21-July 22): “I am rooted, but I flow,” wrote Virginia Woolf in her novel The Waves. That paradoxical image reminds me of you right now. You are as grounded as a tree and as fluid as a river. Your foundation is deep and strong, even as you are resilient in your ability to adapt to changing circumstances. This is your birthright as a Cancerian! Enjoy and use the blessings it confers. (P.S. If for some strange reason you’re not experiencing an exquisite version of what I’ve described, there must be some obstacle you are mistakenly tolerating. Get rid of it.) Cancer
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Should I offer my congratulations? You have corralled a gorgeous mess of problems that are more interesting and provocative than everyone else’s. It’s unclear how long this odd good fortune will last, however. So I suggest you act decisively to take maximum advantage of the opportunities that your dilemmas have cracked open. If anyone can turn the heartache of misplaced energy into practical wisdom, you can. If anyone can harness chaos to drum up new assets, it’s you. Is it possible to be both cunning and conscientious, both strategic and ethical? For you right now, I think it is. Leo
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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Let’s say you have walked along the same path or driven down the same road a thousand times. Then, one day, as you repeat your familiar route, a certain object or scene snags your attention for the first time. Maybe it’s a small fountain or a statue of the Buddhist goddess Guanyin or a wall with graffiti that says “Crap happens, but so does magic.” It has always been there. You’ve been subconsciously aware of it. But at this moment, for unknown reasons, it finally arrives in your conscious mind. I believe this is an apt Virgo
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metaphor for your life in the next week. More than once, you will suddenly tune in to facts, situations, or influences that had previously been invisible to you. That’s a good thing! But it might initially bring a jolt. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The 20th century’s most influential artist may have been Pablo Picasso. He created thousands of paintings, and was still churning them out when he was 91 years old. A journalist asked him which one was his favorite. “The next one,” he said. I suggest you adopt a similar attitude in the coming weeks, Libra. What you did in the past is irrelevant. You should neither depend on nor be weighed down by anything that has come before. For now, all that matters are the accomplishments and adventures that lie ahead of you. Libra
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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): A windbreak is a line of stout trees or thick bushes that provides shelter from the wind. I think you need a metaphorical version: someone or something to shield you from a relentless force that has been putting pressure on you; a buffer zone or protected haven where you can take refuge from a stressful barrage that has been hampering your ability to act with clarity and grace. Do you know what you will have to do to get it? Here’s your battle cry: “I need sanctuary! I deserve sanctuary!” Scorpio
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Your fellow Sagittarian Walt Disney accomplished a lot. He was a pioneer in the art of animation and made movies that won numerous Academy Awards. He built theme parks, created an entertainment empire, and amassed fantastic wealth. Why was he so successful? In part because he had high standards, worked hard, and harbored an obsessive devotion to his quirky vision. If you aspire to cultivate any of those qualities, now is a favorable time to raise your mastery to the next level. Disney had one other trait you might consider working on: He liked to play the game of life by his own rules. For example, his favorite breakfast was doughnuts dipped in Scotch whisky. What would be your equivalent? Sagittarius
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): October is Fix the Fundamentals Month. It will be a favorable time to substitute good habits for bad habits. You will attract lucky breaks and practical blessings as you work to transform overwrought compulsions into rigorous passions. You will thrive as you seek to discover the holy yearning that’s hidden at the root of devitalizing addictions. To get started, instigate free-wheeling experiments that will propel you out of your sticky rut and in the direction of a percolating groove. Capricorn
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Have you made your travel plans yet? Have you plotted your escape? I hope you will hightail it to a festive playground where some of your inhibitions will shrink, or else journey to a holy spot where your spiritual yearnings will ripen. What would be even better is if you made a pilgrimage to a place that satisfied both of those agendas — filled up your senses with novel enticements and fed your hunger for transcendent insights. Off you go, Aquarius! Why aren’t you already on your way? If you can’t manage a real getaway in the near future, please at least stage a jailbreak for your imagination. Aquarius
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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Pablo Neruda’s Book of Questions consists entirely of 316 questions. It’s one of those rare texts that makes no assertions and draws no conclusions. In this spirit, and in honor of the sphinx-like phase you’re now passing through, I offer you six pertinent riddles: 1. What is the most important thing you have never done? 2. How could you play a joke on your fears? 3. Identify the people in your life who have made you real to yourself. 4. Name a good old thing you would have to give up in order to get a great new thing. 5. What’s the one feeling you want to feel more than any other in the next three years? 6. What inspires you to love? Pisces
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