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NEWS

2015 – THE YEAR OF WTF?!

How discrimination, political crazies and Mike Pence defined an entire year

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ccording to the Chinese zodiac calendar 2015 has been the year of the sheep. But in political terms, both locally and nationally, it’s been more like the year of the jackass.

The Religious Freedom Restoration Act

The year rang in with red flags heeding warnings of things yet to come. State Sen. Scott Schneider (R-Indianapolis) announced at the end of 2014 that he was working on drafting a Religious Freedom Restoration Act for Indiana.

Several people alluded to the notion that Schneider’s RFRA bill was fueled in part by the negative reaction from certain fundamentalist groups unhappy with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision not to hear Indiana’s case regarding marriage equality. The decision ended the debate and Indiana reluctantly joined numerous other states in recognizing the marriages of same-sex couples and allowing new same-sex marriages to take place.

The concept of RFRA legislation specifically allowing those opposed to the LGBTQ community to openly justify their discrimination became instantly disconcerting for organizations like the ACLU of Indiana and Freedom Indiana.

The idea that the proposed legislation could be interpreted as discriminatory also raised red flags with large corporations like Eli Lilly, Cummins, and Eskenazi Health. The Indiana Chamber of Commerce determined even the slightest image of discrimination could be bad for business for the entire state.

The opposition voice, however, was somewhat quiet and contained to committee hearings once the bill was filed and the Senate began the legislative process of moving the bill forward. At the very least, the drumbeat wasn’t loud enough to get too much media attention.

Senate Democrats were paying attention and tried desperately to amend the bill or convince their colleagues to dismiss the bill entirely. When the bill got to third reading on the Senate floor, Sen. Karen Tallian tried to sound the alarm about

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plans and rethink their business in the Hoosier state. Conventions, like GenCon, threatened to take their business elsewhere. Media outlets were inundated with statements from businesses, organizations, CEOs and presidents condemning the bill and warning of the potential harm to Indiana.

Despite the numerous threats and warnings, the bill passed the House almost completely along party lines.

Only five Republicans broke ranks and voted against the measure. With only a few minor amendments added to the legislation the Senate voted to concur within 24 hours and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act was sent to The concept of RFRA legislation Governor Pence to sign, veto, or sit on his desk specifically allowing those opposed and become law without to the LGBTQ community to openly his signature.

Pence signed the bill justify their discrimination became in a private ceremony. A photo from that cerinstantly disconcerting. emony showed Pence surrounded by several people of faith and the fundamentalist leaders that had exBy the time the bill moved through pressed their outrage with the marriage committee and onto the House floor for equality decision in 2014. Those were the a vote, opposition to the legislation had grown to a fever pitch. Rallies against the folks who spoke in favor of RFRA when it was just a proposed idea for the very legislation became a daily occurrence. reason why it was getting such pushback Some businesses with plans to expand from the public. in Indiana threatened to cancel those the potential pitfalls of the legislation.

Unfortunately the bill sailed smoothly through the Senate and moved without pause on to the Indiana House.

Once the bill got to the House, the opposition voices grew louder. The realization that this potentially damaging legislation could actually become law became frighteningly real. Businesses saw the bill as a hindrance in recruiting quality talent. Freedom Indiana planned rallies during committee meetings to draw attention to the “ license to discriminate” aspect of the bill —specifically targeting the LGBTQ community.

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From the moment Pence signed the legislation, he became the face of Indiana’s new RFRA law and the face of perceived discrimination in our state.

And then like the levies of Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans, all hell broke loose.

Companies that had threatened to suspend or halt business activity in Indiana made good on those threats.

Numerous states and cities banned government-sponsored business travel to Indiana. Musicians canceled concerts and Hollywood stars took to social media to rant about that awful Indiana. Late night talk shows used Mike Pence and Indiana for material in opening monologues. National media outlets set up camp in Indiana covering the story from every angle imaginable.

Indiana was painted with a gigantic scarlet D that could be seen from the International Space Station while a big gaping wound bled out taxes, income, and tourism dollars.

Pence tried to stick his finger in the dam by going on television to explain that Indiana wasn’t the horrible place being portrayed everywhere. The interview with George Stephanopoulos on ABC’s This Week was supposed to help fix the situation and rebuild Indiana’s image in the eyes of the country. His refusal to answer a direct question simply turned a bad situation into a nightmare.

What happened next was the equivalent to a dollar store bandage in the form of Senate Bill 50. The original bill was actually written as a way to clarify who could challenge a candidate’s eligibility to seek office. The bill had passed out the Senate and the House and had been sent back to the Senate where it was sitting on a desk waiting to be called for a concurrence vote. When legislative leaders began looking for ways to “fix” the damage that had been done to the state from RFRA’s passage, SB 50 — a bill of little to no consequence — was sitting there.

So its original intent was completely stripped and language was added as an addendum to RFRA. The “fix” tried to add language to RFRA that basically said religious freedom couldn’t be used as a reason to do what the public perceived it could do —

tizer of JustIn — a proposed government Indiana businesses couldn’t use RFRA to “news” agency for state government news discriminate against someone because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. that was quickly squashed — and a big main course of RFRA proved to be too While the language in the “fix” was much for his presidential chops to handle. enough to settle the business commuThe governor’s bid for the White House nity, it also revealed the shortcomings was over before it could even begin. in Indiana’s laws that still leave LGTBQ Even without Pence, the presidential people vulnerable to treatment as clown car primary field filled up quickly second-class citizens in places where with as many as 37 people expressing non-discrimination ordinances includinterest in the nation’s top executive ing LGBTQ did not exist. The LGBTQ spot. The number of candidates to community and its advocates are deofficially declare as Republican presitermined to correct that hole in Indiana dential candidates matches a full field Code in the upcoming 2016 legislative for the Indianapolis 500 at 33 people. session. Supporters of LGBTQ civil rights The court of public opinion — with the are also planning ahead a lot earlier help of media controlled debates — have than they did with RFRA. The stage has thinned the noticeable herd to the top 13 already been set for a loud and lively candidates that are showing any traction debate to prohibit discrimination of any in the polls. sort based on sexual orientation and Interestingly, on the Democratic side gender identity.

One side effect from the RFRA debate that has nothing to do with the LGBTQ The GOP candidates ... have community is the First Church of Cannabis. The nearly come to blows making their church opened its doors to a new congregation July 1st debates and interactions look like and held its first service on a tank full of male beta fish. the hour RFRA officially took effect. Church founder and grand Poobah Bill Levin took 19 people expressed interested in runhis deeply held beliefs in the power and ning for president including Vice Presispirit of cannabis and built a church dent Joe Biden, who later announced he around it, complete with doctrine and would not pursue the presidency. Out of structure. The church continues to this the top five candidates who showed up day with services held every Wednesday. in polling as possible contenders, only Levin and the church also filed a lawsuit three remain — Former Rhode Island against the state claiming the state’s Governor Lincoln Chaffee and former criminal laws regarding marijuana posVirginia Senator Jim Webb officially session are a substantial burden to the withdrew from the race after the first church’s exercise of its religion — cannadebate. bis is considered a holy sacrament in the The Democrat candidates have manchurch —and thereby violate the state’s aged to stay on point with the issues and RFRA law. not attack each other.

The case is still pending in Marion The GOP candidates, on the other County Superior Court. hand, have nearly come to blows making their debates and interactions look like a tank full of male betta fish.

Poor Mike Pence.

The Republican presidential primary He had such dreams for 2015. race filled the back end of 2015 with a And they were all drowned in a big ole’ lot of rhetoric as candidates claw their bucket of discrimination. way to the top with the hopes of becomAlthough 2015 was an election year on ing the nominee for their party. And the municipal level, it was also the prereal state mogul/reality TV star Donald election year for the upcoming presiTrump has dominated most of the condential elections. Pence opened the year versation. From building a huge wall at saying that by the end of the General the border to curb illegal immigration to Assembly session, he would announce expelling all Muslims from the country, his intentions for 2016 — whether or not Trump’s commentary on the state of the he would make a presidential bid or run nation put all of his opponents on the for re-election as Indiana’s governor. defensive and pushed them all out of the Pence had certainly set the state for spotlight. a presidential bid. He spent the 2014 The year of the sheep was in no way holidays in Israel, was vocal on several quiet like a lamb. national issues from the governor’s seat 2016 is the Chinese year of the monkey. and made reference when ever possible The question remains whether the to his combination of congressionalyear will have the child-like innocence of state executive experience.

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VISUAL

BREAKING OUT OF THE BOX

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t was a year in which old art spaces in Indianapolis were reconfigured, new ways of curating (and selling) art were conceived, and new spaces popped up out of the blue.

For some it might have been a sign of the apocalypse when the exhibit entitled Hoosier Salon vs. iMOCA juxtaposed artwork of Hoosier Salon members and Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art members, without letting patrons know which artist belonged to which group.

This brainchild belonged to Richard Anderson, gallery manager at the Carmel Hoosier Salon, who approached iMOCA executive director Paula Katz with the idea. They put it into motion at iMOCA at the Murphy in August. Both Katz and Anderson, new in their positions, were looking for increased membership and increased buy-in from their members.

It was a strong year for iMOCA. The Stutz-based Philip Campbell’s Your Catfish Friend, in January, stood out — a work that seamlessly blended woodcarving and painting. And Marco Querin’s December exhibit There is a Child in me, insured that iMOCA would close out the year on an exuberant note.

Across the street from the Murphy, the artist-run space General Public Collective (GPC) also started the year with a bang.

I Will Wake in the Real featured the work of two MFA candidates at the University of Minnesota, Kristy Childress and Will Lakey. (Lakey’s drawing “Figures Attacked/Rescued” was a compelling mix of

(left to right) The INDY sculptures by Visit Indy, Jerome Neal’s “Yellow Bikes,” iMOCA and The Hoosier Salon go head to head.

ing strong work include Katrina Murray and Ron and Julie (Satch) Kern.

Another artist with studio space at CCIC, Blasko (aka Steven Edwards) had a one-night show of his wildly colorful paintings at an office building off Virginia Avenue in June while the Collective had a second pop up show at 5910 N. College in April. The Collective include Constance Scopelitis, Lobyn Hamilton, Steve GPC could serve as a barometer Paddack, Heather Stamenov others who want to work on of local and national art trends. and their own schedule rather than continuously face 12 First Friday deadlines. Look for another Collective show sometime in early 2016.

Indianapolis Art Center’s Winter Series But the biggest pop-up — as it were exhibition, features Drew and five other — was Big Car’s project Spark, which locally-based artists.) With its blend of turned Indy’s Monument Circle into one out-of-town and Indy art-makers, GPC big art hub in August. could serve as a barometer of local and Monument Circle was just one of national art trends. the many subjects for 74-year-old Indy The Circle City Industrial Complex’s painter Jerome Neal, who made a big second floor came alive this year with splash with his exhibits Circle City 360° exhibitions like October’s Still Working, at Gallery 924 (one of many great shows A Feminist Exhibition, featuring works at this venue). While this Chicagoby 10 artists associated with the Herron born artist had previously exhibited School of Art and Design. Among them his cityscapes in group shows in Indy was Heather Stamenov with a ceilingshowcasing outsider artists and/or attached watercolor featuring a female tightrope artist as seen from below. Artists African-American artists, this was his first large-scale solo show. with studios at CCIC consistently showimage and abstraction.) But GPC wasn’t just hanging art on its walls. This year Erin K. Drew curated Saturday morning cartoon screenings at GPC while offering coffee and cereal to patrons. Cartoons serve as inspiration for Drew’s engagingly playful art. (This art, currently part of the Doing It Themselves exhibit at the

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And that old stalwart, the Harrison Center for the Arts — which renovated its Harrison Gallery this year — still managed to serve up a super-diverse selection of artists almost every First Friday in 2015. The group show with Ways of Seeing, and Tasha Lewis’s Stitched – featuring lifelike cyanotype sculpture – were two of the standouts.

Most notably this year was the blow felt against Indianapolis when RFRA hit the legislature. Several artists directly responded in their work, but Visit Indy and local artist Brian McCutcheon took the lead when they installed the INDY sculptures scattered through downtown and landmark locations. The public art became a testament to the city’s new commitment to protection and were voted Best New Public Art by NUVO readers.

And, finally, you might possibly have heard that the Indianapolis Museum of Art instituted an entrance fee in April.

In order to balance the books, they say. The museum, at the same time, is looking to diversify its activities – hence November’s “Internet Cat Video Festival.” It’s also looking to diversify its audiences. Only time will tell whether or not the IMA can increase audience diversity while charging entrance fees.

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STAGE

CROSSOVERS AND COLLABS

Indy performance artists shared stages and streets in 2015

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hese 600 or some words can’t do the year in stage performance justice.

Everyone from playwrights to dancers and stilt walkers transmogrified over the last 12 months in Indy, starting with the organizations themselves.

The Indiana Repertory Theater used 2015 to reach their future patrons — well, those who will be in a few decades. Their programing for 3 to 8-year-olds allows for one play a year on the upstairs stage.

Rumors that the Phoenix Theatre might be moving are still alive and well in the theater community. Having Tom Horan as a playwright-in-residence for the third year in a row continued to be a wise move for the theater. (We are looking forward to Leyenda, by Horan and artistic director Bryan Fonseca, based on Latino folk tales.) Fonseca’s ability to expand Indianapolis theater was noted again this year when he was awarded the Transformational Impact Fellowship and $100,000 to create a mobile theater that will work with neighbors around Haughville, Hawthorn, String Town and We Care on the Westside, telling their stories through visual and performance art.

Site-specific experiences took root this year: From Lou Harry’s play readings (Sitelines) to No Exit spending more time on expanding the idea of performance art instead of a traditional season. No Exit also plans to partner with The House Life Project — a group of artists who are trying to breathe life into blighted areas — in St. Claire neighborhoods.

Speaking of partnerships, Theatre on the Square inviting Q Artistry to bring the annual Cabaret Poe production to

(left to right) A day at Big Car’s Spark, Vasquez next to her artwork, performers from Crossroads Comedy, ComedySportz on tour, DK’s Remembrances, original cast of Q Artistry’s Cabaret Poe.

collaborations of 2015.

Indianapolis’ The collaborations and new endeavors professional modern dance company was in Indianapolis performance art are no recognized when The Lilly Endowment Inc. doubt priming patrons for a year of awarded Dance Kaleidoscope a $5 million consequence. grant, the largest gift in DK’s 44-year history.

Hopefully we will see their Mass Ave stage is likely to be the more shows like the moving Holocaust beginning of a sustained connection. Q also worked with The Indianapolis Sym- Remembrances piece and Ray & Ella.

The standout production of the year phony, providing actors for the Haunted may have been La Casa Azul by Gregory Hilbert Halloween event. The SymphoHancock. The show was so successful ny felt some changes in 2015 when they it moved to a tour, showcasing papel brought on six new faces — including picado artist Beatriz Vasquez in the set now their youngest member and a new design along with the off-Broadway associate conductor. worthy musical.

Another noteworthy partnership was Indianapolis also saw one of the largIndianapolis Opera opening its doors to est (if not the largest) comedy festival to modern dance collective Motus, which date when Crossroads Comedy took over lost its permeant space the year prior. several Mass Ave locations for three days.

The Motus production of Ruckus showWith the slew of performers who refused cased some of the most diverse stage

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to come to Indy after RFRA, Crossroads knew that the only way to combat the turndown letters would be a diversity showcase — a LGBT comedy night and reaching out to minority dominant troupes made a huge difference. The result was some of the best comedy Indy has ever hosted. Bloomington’s Limestone Comedy Festival grew this year, as well. And the Indy comedy world, as a whole, moved beyond state lines when Claire Wilcher took ComedySportz Indianapolis on a world tour by making a stop in every ComedySportz city in the country.

A few changes were afoot with the annual Indy Fringe festival: including several locations. The Phoenix was no longer an associated site; while the new Indy Eleven theater opened its doors as a sister stage to the Basile theater.

The collaborations and new endeavors in Indianapolis performance art are no doubt priming patrons for a year of consequence. We should anticipate and accept nothing less than innovation. n

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BOOKS

CHATTING WITH 2015’S AUTHORS

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Looking back and looking forward in Indy’s literary world

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ecently at the Indiana History Center’s Holiday Author Fair, between visiting with readers looking to get an autographed book for a holiday gift, I had a great opportunity to catch up with many Indiana authors.

One of which was James Alexander Thom, who was signing copies of his newest historical fiction release, Fire in the Water. This work brings back one of his characters from the novel Saint Patrick’s Battalion. Paddy Quinn has grown up to become a Civil War correspondent and sketch artist covering the explosion near Memphis of the steamboat Sultana, which killed more than 1,800 Yankee POWs returning home at the end of the war. But the real story, as Thom says, was how the country was learning about, and then mourning, the assassination of Abraham Lincoln at that time. What I found fascinating though was how Thom depicts a journalist’s work that relies on telegrams, trains, and horses. Thom’s works, which won him the first Indiana Authors Award in the National Category, are considered some of the finest, and best researched, historical fiction being published today.

Also at the author fair was Joyce Brinkman, Indiana’s first poet laureate (2002-2008). You may know her work from the illuminated sculpture of her poem “Light, Words, Life” which greets any Central Library visitor who takes the

Dan Wakefield (left), Marie Evans

elevator from the parking garage. During the past year Brinkman has worked with a group called “Indy Literary Arts” which along with the Indiana State Library, the Indiana Center for the Book, the Indiana Authors Award, and others, created the “1816-2016 Literary Map of Indiana.”

The map, available free at most libraries and at Indy Reads Books, features 200 writers from our 200-year history, organized by genre and what counties the writers are from. Not only is the map informative and enjoyable, it was long overdue: the last time there was any sort of “literary map” of the state was 1974.

Of course Kurt Vonnegut and Booth Tarkington were on the 1974 map, they’re on the new one as well, but somewhat surprising was Dan Wakefield’s placement. His Going All the Way had come out in 1970, and then he published Starting Over in 1973, but he was

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living in Boston then, not Indianapolis, because he still didn’t feel “welcome” in his home town. He was still receiving harassing phone calls from the 317 area code. Many people thought the characters in Going All the Way were based on them. (Although Dan says they weren’t, a few Indianapolis marriages may have been challenged when Going All the Way came out.) Yet, he still made the map then, and now. Today Wakefield is back home again, living in Broad Ripple, and writing every day. In the past year he released a new edition of his World War II Two novel, Under the Apple Tree. Most recently the parks department voted to rename the park at 61st & Broadway the “Dan Wakefield Park.” In Going All the Way the character of Sonny, played

by Ben Affleck in the film, spends some thoughtful time in that park.

An author who was not on the 1974

map but certainly had to be included in the new version is John Green. Green didn’t come out with a new book this year, but the second movie to be based on one of his books, Paper Towns, was released in July with a huge promotional event, as part of the “Get Lost Get Found” tour, at the Murat. Sure, thousands of teenage fans lined up to get a chance to see some of the actors in the movie, but in the end they were screaming for the author, which is pretty cool.

The poet Mari Evans, who was just awarded the well-deserved Indiana Authors Award for Lifetime Achievement, is on the new map, too. Check out Kyle Long’s great interview with this reclusive author in the Oct. 6 issue of NUVO. Ben Winters, the New York Times bestselling author of the Last Policeman trilogy, as well as Sense and Sensibility and Seamonsters, is also not on the map – but he has only been living in Indianapolis a few years. His next novel, Underground Airlines, which comes out next July, is his first book set in Indianapolis, but one in a world where the Civil War never occurred (don’t tell James Alexander Thom). That might be enough to get him on the next map, and is certainly something to look forward to in 2016.

Awards, fairs, maps, new publications, organizations and bookstores supporting author events (including the Writers Center, Bookmama’s, Indy Reads Books, and the Public Library), and the growing number of prominent authors — overall 2015 was a good year for writers and readers in Indy. 2016 should be even better.n

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SCREENS

FIVE LOCAL STANDOUT FILMS AND FESTS

Pushing boundaries and provoking audiences with the Hoosier movie scene

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his was a great year for mainstream cinema, proving audiences can have their popcorn and eat it, too.

Hollywood delivered such raw, reinvigorating films as Mad Max: Fury Road and Spotlight — films that are familiar yet fresh. 2015 has felt like the start of a new Golden Age for cinema, producing films that push boundaries, provoke audiences and fill viewers with wonder.

This year, film fans could also find just as much movie magic in the Midwest.

From film festivals to horror conventions, locally-made movies to sold-out premieres, Indy proved to be a city suited for great cinematic achievements.

Here are five of the many that stood out.

Walter Shot partly in Indianapolis, this quirky comedy is fiercely original. But it has smacks of Wes Anderson films, revolving around a world that seems strange yet lived-in and achingly real.

Like the indie comedy itself, the main

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Viewers at 2015’s Indy Film Fest

character Walter (Andrew West) finds himself on the fringe of mainstream films, tearing tickets at his local megaplex. But he doesn’t just direct moviegoers into theaters; he also decides whether they are going to heaven or hell. The awkward twenty-something claims to be a son of God. Walter premiered for an excited, sold-out audience at the Indiana State Museum in March. Producer Brenden Hill, writer Paul Shoulberg and star Andrew West presented the film, talking about how the Indy locations brought the story to life. The Fountain Square arts district accentuated Walter’s eccentricities; Long’s Bakery brought out the little boy in him; the Speedway symbolized the cyclical nature of his life. Production designer Michael Bricker — the co-founder of Indy’s People for Urban Progress — seamlessly linked the film’s Los Angeles locations with its Indiana settings.

“I forgot the movie was filmed largely in L.A.,” West said when I interviewed him before the premiere. “It feels like it was all shot in the Midwest. Audiences will get a real sense of the beauty of Indiana that a lot of the country isn’t aware of.”

For Indiana residents and non-Hoosiers alike, Walter is a great reminder of Indy’s beauty.

Indy Film Fest’s Hoosier Lens This year’s 12th annual Indy Film Fest featured more films tied to Indiana than ever before. The Hoosier Lens category included six feature films and 14 shorts.

They covered a vast terrain of drama, following cyclists, zombies, eccentric artists, grieving families, the list goes on.

One of the films that stood out was One Day in April — IU alumnus Thomas Miller’s fly-on-the-wall look at Bloomington’s Little 500 race. This intimate documentary puts you in the dirt alongside the cyclists, thrusting you into the race through cameras built into their sunglasses. It also subverts the sexism of most sports films.

Miller made sure none of the female cycling footage fell on the cutting room floor in favor of a male focus. One Day in April stands as a strong co-ed sports story.

And it makes a small-town college sports community seem larger than life.

The documentaries Peanut Gallery and Almost There also left a lasting impression. The former is an unflinching exploration of a family’s grief, bringing a little girl back to life through hazy home movies and heartbreaking interviews.

The latter follows a troubled painter in East Chicago, Ind. as he emerges from his dilapidated basement and rises through the ranks of the art world. Both films competed for the Indiana Film Journalists Association’s Hoosier Award.

This year’s HorrorHound Weekend convention was one for the books. It not only marked the horror magazine’s 10th anniversary; it also included a reunion panel with the cast of 1984’s A Nightmare on Elm Street. The convention ended up turning into a memorial for the writer-director of that film and so many other horror classics, Wes Craven, who died a little over a week before. You could feel his spirit surging through the crowd as fans celebrated the genre he helped create.

HorrorHound Weekend was ultimately a bittersweet yet bracing occasion. It was a time to grieve the loss of a legend, but it was also refreshing reminder of what he contributed. Fans and fellow filmmakers recalled the heart he brought to horror, testifying so tenderly about the cathartic quality of his films. As Craven once said, “Horror films don’t create fear; they release it.”

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Heartland Film Festival It was the best Heartland Film Festival in recent memory. First of all, it kicked off with the year’s most powerful film, Room.

The tale of a mother and son trapped in a garden shed, the film is a powerful exploration of how life can take you to emotional places that seem like alien worlds.

“Are we on another planet?” the boy asks his mother in the midst of the nightmarish situation. Room is an inspiring exploration of people escaping darkness and adjusting to the light at the end of the tunnel.

Heartland also offered five heartfelt films from Hoosiers. All of them vied for a $5,000 prize in the festival’s new competition category, Indiana Spotlight.

This year, Heartland ultimately crossed the $3 million mark awarded to independent filmmakers, building up to that total since the first festival in 1992. This running total is the highest cash amount that any domestic film festival has ever awarded to filmmakers.

It’s the real holiday story — surviving family with booze.

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Bethlehem Shot in Crawfordsville, this indie gem premiered to a packed house at the Strand Theatre in November. The holiday comedy also streamed on Vimeo during the week of Christmas after stirring up buzz on social media.

“The outpour of love, support and curiosity for our little film has been incredible,” said co-writer, director and star Michael Malone, who started his successful career in stand-up comedy at Morty’s Comedy Joint in Carmel.

Bethlehem follows two troubled thirtysomethings (Malone and Melissa Revels) as they struggle to put on happy faces for their dysfunctional family on Christmas Eve. The film pays homage to Roseanne, John Hughes movies and other comedies of Malone’s youth. It’s rude and crude but bathed in a warm light, as if filmed through a haze of nostalgia. n

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he past year has been a great one for games. Sure, we had the usual cases of broken games like the pc version of Arkham Knight, and the drudgery of another Assassin’s Creed game. But in between those we had some of the brightest, most innovative, and most enjoyable games to be released in years.

In no particular order:

BEST GAMES OF 2015: Bloodborne From Software’s latest entry into their infamously difficult Souls series, Bloodborne is a game for those who enjoy a punishing, brutal experience that doesn’t hold their hand. Set in the gorgeously designed gothic city of Yharnham, Bloodborne successfully blends the Souls series difficulty with fast paced action, interspersed with terrifying monster designs and fascinating, Lovecraft inspired lore. Though it doesn’t have the absurd longevity of its predecessors, Bloodborne remains the PS4’s best exclusive title.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, is, simply put, a miracle.

In a gaming landscape overflowing with open world games, and the once compelling Assassin’s Creed series reduced to dull annualization, who knew that it would be a once obscure Polish developer to completely change the game. Based on a series of Polish fantasy novels, The Witcher 3 is open world gaming at its finest, with a challenging combat system, great sense of role playing, and easily the best side quests in any game ever. The folks at CD Projekt read have shown the world how it’s really done, and I’m waiting with bated breath for their next release.

A quirky, humble little game, Undertale is a delightful throwback to Earthboundesque JRPGs, with simple graphics and chip tunes straight out of the eighties.

The combat system, while simple, is centered around one thing. You don’t have to kill anyone in this game. Right from the beginning, you are given the option of, instead of punching a monster in the face, giving it a hug, or complimenting their outfit. What starts as the simple story of a child exploring the underground world of monsters, soon evolves into one of the most devilishly clever game narratives ever written, with a powerful overarching theme about the power of simple kindness.

You know how a lot of games brag about their branching storylines, and how “your actions will have consequences”? Well Undertale doesn’t advertise it, but it does it, drastically. A simple action can completely change how the story unfolds, and carefully piecing together the mystery of its world has been one of my most delightful gaming experience in years.

Batman/ TMNT

Life is Strange Centered around the story of Max Caulfield, a photography student who suddenly finds herself with the ability to rewind time, Life is Strange is perhaps one of the most emotionally resonant games I’ve ever played.

Point and click adventure games aren’t a stranger to strong emotions, just ask anyone who played Telltales the Walking Dead, but no other game has quite touched the same emotional notes.

Weaving together themes of loss, teen angst, young love, suicide, futility, and hope, Life is Strange tells a time travelling story for the ages, perfectly capturing the apprehension, fear, and optimism of being on the edge of adulthood. Add in an innovative new game mechanic in the form of Max’s rewind powers, and you have a point and click adventure game that stands out, proudly daring to be different, warts and all.

And on top of all that, it has perhaps the best love story a game has ever told.

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This is Bridget. She reviews comics for us. We love Bridget.

Splatoon The words “Nintendo” and “Online multiplayer shooter” honestly feel like they should never go together. Yet it’s Nintendo of all people who made what is easily my favorite oline shooter. Splatoon’s greatest strength is its color and its creativity. Rather than being centered on the standard of a bunch of dudes shooting each other in a brown, industrial themed map, Splatoon features squid children trying to color skateparks and abandoned malls with their team colors, flying through the air, posing in trendy clothes, and just having a blast.

The three minute matches are incredibly addictive, and despite having no substantial single player content beyond a seemingly tacked on campaign mode, it’s easily one of the most fun games released in 2015

BEST crossover of the year, hands down. The Foot Clan has been raiding labs and warehouses across Gotham and in order to take them down, Batman must team up with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

We Can Never Go Home Two teens with super powers run away from home and go on a road trip filled with secret agents, crazy gangs and drug money! There’s also a playlist that goes along with each issue located on the back cover.

Citizen Jack A new political horror comedy. Jack is a royal fuck up whose life is going nowhere. He also happens to worship Satan and has a demon that follows him.

When Jack decides to make a deal with his demon, he becomes an unlikely presidential candidate!

Paper Girls A group of paper girls from the 1980s make a startling discovery in their hometown! Soon their neighborhood is crawling with aliens and neighbors are being abducted.

Archie Mark Waid (All-New All-Different Avengers) and Fiona Staples (Saga) breathe new life into this classic comic series! It’s an Archie series for the modern world complete with a new spin on origin stories. n

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ood day, fellow somewhat sportsaware Indianapolis person! How about this past year in sports stuff?

Wasn’t it quite something? You bet your bottom dollar it was! There were many touchdowns that were scored and also some high flyin’ dunk shots! The Indians again played base-ball at Victory Field 6,000 times and somebody won the Indy 500-Mile Automobile Race, although nobody really remembers who it was! Yes, it was a year unlike any other. Except it was exactly like every other, more or less.

Such is sports when you are 39 years old and Life and Work are taking turns kicking your soul in the gut all day, for fun, as Life and Work are wont to do. At best, sports become background noise that can, at times, be semi-interesting and fun — but those times are growing fewer and farther between. At worst they get entirely tossed into that forgotten hamper of our Youth, along with other rad shit like eating burritos at 3:45 a.m. on a drunken Tuesday morning or not having to buy life insurance. Keeping track of T.Y. Hilton’s DVOA stats, for example, or Solomon Hill’s Player Efficiency Rating in the NBA Summer League is a young person’s gig — or a crazy older person’s, either one; normal adult folk have no time for such things. We have endless meetings to attend and kids to keep alive and Ponzi Schemes to set up in order to secure the funds necessary to shop only at Whole Foods (because everything at the regular grocery store is injected with anthrax and diabetes, says my wife). Adulthood blows.

The point? I have a vague recollection/interest in whatever happened this past year in Indianapolis sports-dom, perhaps I am the wrong person to recap it for you, dear NUVO reader.

(Someone sounds the official NUVO Battle Cry, which is actually a tasty banjo riff from a super-cool hipster indie band nobody’s heard of yet who only eats locally sourced duck prosciutto from Bluebeard and lives literally smack dab in the middle of Virginia Ave and wants NOTHING to do with sports stuff, ever.)

Or maybe I’m the exact RIGHT person.

Let us proceed, I guess!

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for the Final Four to return to Indianapolis. It was supposed to be a glorious event!

Of course, that all went to shit when Kentucky and Duke fans began showing up in droves and destroying everyone’s good time. Nothing ruins a Final Four atmosphere like Kentucky and Duke fans — except for our Exalted Supreme Leader, Governor Kim Jong Jesus! Just days prior to this internationally viewed event — with the world watching — he codified into state law the following, basically: “Gay people are gay and weird and gross and God told me we don’t have to serve them pancakes if we don’t wanna, the end, NO TAKE-BACKS.” But then the CEOs of Cummins and Eli Lilly and Salesforce and Emmis and Angie’s List and Anthem and IU Health

The calendar year began favorably enough, with the Colts beating some random team I’ve since forgotten in the first round of the playoffs. This set up a game against the Denver Broncos, which was great fun, if you recall! The Colts beat the living hell out of them — if only because Peyton Manning aged 7,000 years in 10 seconds right before of our very eyes, not unlike that Nazi asshole who drank from the wrong grail in Indiana Jones and evaporated into dust. That was the good news!

The bad news?

There were still many horrible weirdos around town wearing their half-Broncos/half-Colts jerseys in the week leading up to the game, on account of them being insane shitheads with horrible fashion Nothing ruins a Final Four atmosphere sense. They really put like Kentucky and Duke fans — except a damper on things, truth be told. We need for our Exalted Supreme Leader, to ban those assholes from living here or visGovernor Kim Jong Jesus! iting or voting, to hell with what the Constitution says. #MakeIndianapolisGreatAgain! and our Republican mayor and every Of course, the Colts season ended single sane person in this state were like, immediately after the Broncos game, “Nope, get the fuck outta here with that although not technically. It ended right you hillbilly, what is wrong with you!?” when Bill Belichick began conjuring up The city was on the verge of becoming his dark sorcery/illegal gameplan that Branson, Missouri, East. We even had would ultimately ensure that the Patrito issue stickers to local businesses to ots would win by 290 points, deflated put in their windows to impart a simple footballs or not. Holy hell, what a mess. message: “Dear Visitors – No, we are not The Patriots ran for eleventy gajillion backwards redneck bigots, please shop/ yards while also annihilating the Colts’ eat here, we love your money regardless offensive line. It was very obvious to evof who you bang!” A nation turned its eryone — to us and to God and to blind eyes to our Final Four and recoiled in Ecuadorian orphans who had never confused horror. watched football before and certainly So then Our Beloved Governor in to Colts General Manager Ryan Grigson Christ hit the national news circuit — that both the offensive and defensive for some damage control, and he was lines would need to be addressed in all, “Pffffft, no, you dummies got it all the upcoming draft in May. Surely they wrong! I abhor discrimination! This bill would be. is not about discrimination! It may look like discrimination and walk like discrimination and be discrimination, but it is not discrimination, I’ll show you!”

The icy, psyche-murdering gray of our That quickly led to “The Fix,” if you Indiana winter began to thaw just in time

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It was the worst of times, it was — well, mostly awful, really.

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remember. House Speaker Brian Bosma clarified that the “The Fix” did not alter the law substantively … rather, it only altered its “perception.” (LOL.) But then the home-schooled wingnuts who actually wrote the bill for Pence threw a ragetantrum, screaming, “WHOA WHOA WHOA, YOUR ‘FIX’ COMPLETELY GUTS OUR LAW AND MAKES IT SO THAT WE CAN’T DO DISCRIMINATION TO THE STUPID GAYS LIKE JESUS WANTS US TO DO, THIS IS HORSEFEATHERS, WE ARE GOING TO SUE YOU!” And so they have.

Anywho, that was the Great RFRA Clusterfuck of 2015. It was an amazing/ terrifying/baffling time to be alive. It was far more interesting and compelling and meaningful for our city than stupid Duke trying to win the National Championship right around that same time, which they did. They beat Wisconsin, I believe.

I don’t remember the score, it is not important. Fuck Duke.

MAY The grand month of May began ominously – with Ryan Grigson opting NOT to address the rotting, wretched, structural foundation of the team (the offensive and defensive lines) during the NFL Draft and choosing instead to get 29 different wide receivers for some reason. Put it this way: if he had a mouth full of broken teeth and $400,000 in his pocket that day, Grigson would’ve driven to the dentist office and bought all the aquariums and chairs in the waiting room and then left. He had the means and the opportunity to address the Colts’ problems. He most assuredly did not address them, for better or worse.

But May in Indianapolis is not about the Colts or any such football-y nonsense.

No, because May in Indianapolis is truly and wonderfully all about one thing, as I now know: RIDING YOUR BIKE TO THE INDY 500. I did that this year for the first time, it was really really great! And unless you’re some rich asshole who prefers to skip the commute and helicopter into IMS, I advise doing this yourselves in 2016. You’ll be glad that you did. Biking to the 500 was – honest to Pence – the

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“I promise we’ll be better next year, Nana. I PROMISE.”

Number One highlight of my Year in Sports, and whatever is in second place is a thousand furlongs behind.

SUMMER The summer sports months droned on as they typically do around here: very humid and endless and pretty boring. The Indianapolis Indians went a respectable 983-and-921(?), the Indiana Fever of the WNBA almost won a title, and the Pacers drafted a 19-year-old, world-renowned “Fallout 4″-playing gamer-nerd who is also seven feet tall and astonishingly good at basketball.

Also, the Colts signed a dozen more wide receivers, because why not?

The only cool shit to go down was the US Women’s National Team playing in (and winning) the World Cup. It is technically not Indy-centric, that is true — but with all the cool spots Downtown and in Broad Ripple going all São Paulo dive bar during a Brazilian National Team game anytime the US plays in the World Cup, men or women — that is very, very boss and relatively new. Indianapolis, it seems, is becoming a soccer town. OK, kind of.

A soccer-ish town We’ll go with that. And that is fine by me. Whatever encourages mass drinking in the streets and pouring bottles of water on strangers in fits of celebration is a net positive for our morale and also the Downtown economy.

The worst part of the summer, of course, was Justin Wilson’s death during an IndyCar race at Pocono. He was thoughtful and kind and universally liked among all levels of the sport, which is exceptionally rare. Many of us who knew him jumped on the TO HELL WITH THIS! bandwagon regarding openwheel racing in general — because of, you know, the whole PEOPLE WE TRULY LIKE ARE DYING thing — to which the

old-timers responded: “Drivers used to die all the time back in the day, that’s just racin’!” Well, you know what, grandpa?

People used to die all the time from scurvy as well; that doesn’t mean they still are or should be. (”That’s just seafarin’!”)

And besides, it certainly doesn’t mean we want to get our insides mashed all to shit (again) by watching it happen live.

But never mind all that for now. That is too heavy for an end-of-the-year “sports review.” It is depressing and awful. The lesser point still stands: August is a huge asshole. It is the Pharma Bro of months.

The only good thing that ever happens in August is when it ends — when the stifling jungle heat makes way for football season.

SEPTEMBER Remember when you short-sighted dopes in this city thought the Colts would be a not-terrible football team and would probably win the Super Bowl?

I mean, who DIDN’T predict that the Colts would get their dick kicked in every week by everyone outside of the putrid AFC South? (Zero people predicted that.)

Let us be clear on this: about 20 minutes into the first game of the year, all the crazy-smart Colts bloggers sounded their respective AIR RAID SIRENS on my Twitter timeline howling about how this team was dogshit. What us non-smart football people were seeing with our own eyes (an ass-whooping) was being confirmed through their super complicated quantum mechanics/advanced statistics that nobody understands. The bottom line, though, remained the same: the Bills walloped the Colts real good, and then the Jets turned around and did the same a week later, for good measure.

For symmetry.

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“I am Paul George. The rest of you are spectators.”

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OCTOBER/NOVEMBER The Colts continued along their downward path to AFC South Mediocrity, sometimes through plain, run-ofthe-mill ineptness — other times in new, FUN AND EXCITING ways! Like when it was 4th & 3 against the Patriots and Chuck Pagano sent Griff Whalen in to snap the ball to a local third-grader who was playing quarterback for some reason (because he had won a raffle in the cafeteria and this was his prize?).

And just to make poor Griff’s and Little Kid’s jobs even more dangerous/unlikely to succeed, Pagano told everyone else on the field who was supposed to be blocking for them, “Come stand over here with me, it will be good for those two to take on the Patriots BY THEMSELVES. We’ll see what they are made of! IRON SHARPENS IRON, MEN.” The heavens wept.

The play proved to be unsuccessful. Griff snapped it to the Little Kid who was sacked for a loss about 0.000000000000026 nanoseconds into his QB keeper power-sweep run.

Turnover. Patriots got the ball, a quick touchdown, and ultimately the win.

Pagano told us that he called that play to keep chopping wood, that we all have circumstances — whatever he said, it was not comforting or coherent. Griff Whalen fell on his sword and said nothing. The maimed Little Kid never again played quarterback or those raffle-type games in the cafeteria again.

Oh, and later on, against the Broncos, Andrew Luck suffered a series of massive hits and sustained the type of internal organ damage usually seen after someone gets shot in the midsection with a cannonball at point-blank range. Neat!

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hands; others argued that such things “can simply happen,” regardless of how inept the Colts’ offensive line may or may not be.

The lone bright spot in the darkening autumn was the Pacers and their somewhat surprising re-emergence as an NBA power. Paul George was wrecking everyone’s shit, and still is to an extent. Paul George and this team make me want to really like sports again.

DECEMBER Autumn’s cool chill turned into winter’s balmy 65-degree days, because Indiana Weather is a weird pervert of some sort who hates us. The Pacers slid a bit back toward their norm, but only slightly.

And the Colts eventually hit rock bottom in the most 2015 Colts-iest way possible: A blowout loss to a shitty team wherein backup quarterback Matt Hasselbeck got his old-man ribs and spinal column and neck bones blown all to shit again, the poor bastard. What a disaster.

Keep in mind: when Andrew Luck was enrolling at Stanford, Hasselbeck was in his TENTH year in the NFL and getting the nerves in his lower back rearranged weekly, losing feeling in his legs and still reaching the playoffs. He is 40 years old at present and in his 17th season (although this time with an offensive line made out of balsa wood and yogurt) but Matt somehow still quarterbacked a team with playoff hopes while dodging a never-ending stream of defensive linemen with bad intentions.

No, that is young man’s gig for sure — or a crazy older person with a stroke wish, either one. Normal adult folk have no more time for such things, and Hasselbeck is not crazy.

Life will take over for him too, sooner rather than later. It always does. Adulthood blows, yes — but it’s better than not getting there at all.

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NATIONAL ATTENTION AND NOTABLE OPENINGS Raising a glass to 2015’s food scene

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omeone just asked me if 2015 was an unprecedented year in Indianapolis when it came to new restaurants. It’s easy to say yes, because 2015 did see a helluva lot of openings.

I report on new restaurants every other week on WISH-TV’s “Indy Style,” and I haven’t run out of places to talk about yet.

Go ahead and give it a try. Start jotting down the names of the most recent restaurants: Marrow, Pioneer, Kuma’s Corner. And that’s just in Fountain Square. Broaden your search to take in the rest of the city, and you’ll quickly get to 20 or more.

But I’d argue that it’s not unprecedented, if you’ve been following along the last few years.

Consider that 2014 saw Milktooth, Thunderbird, Union 50, Plow & Anchor, Public Greens, the North End, the first Georgia Reese’s and the Mass Ave Pizzology open, and you start to see the trend.

So, no, it wasn’t unprecedented, but 2015 was definitely a great year for food and drink in Indianapolis.

For one thing, 2015 was the year that

work’s “Top Five Restaurants” show.

The Cake Bake Shop, the Broad Ripple bakery that Gwendolyn Rogers launched in late 2014, is also getting a share of the national spotlight. Rogers was recently on “The Chew,” and the shop was featured on a recent episode of the Food Network’s “Guilty Pleasures.”

And you’ll continue to see other local restaurants and chefs featured in the national food media – I’m sure of it. And speaking of restaurateurs, 2015 saw former restaurateur Peter George get back into the biz last January when he opened Tinker Street with fel2015 was the year that the national low industry veteran Tom Main. With chef food media discovered Indianapolis.

Braedon Kellner in the kitchen, the little restaurant – there are only about 34 seats Before Milktooth had been open a indoors – has been a big hit and a boost year, he had been tapped by Food & to its Herron-Morton and Old Northside Wine magazine as one of the year’s best new chefs, and Milktooth made Bon Ap- neighborhoods.

And even though he hesitates to use petit magazine’s Hot 10 list of the best the “R” word, veteran chef Tony Hanslits, new restaurants in America. Bon Apwho was the opening chef at Peter’s back petit also recognized Milktooth pastry in 1985, also got back into the restaurant chef Zoe Taylor’s honey whey cake as game in 2015 with the opening of the one of the year’s best desserts.

Back Room Eatery at his SoBro shop In fact, I’m getting so used to all the Nicole-Taylor’s Pasta and Market.

Milktooth love that I wasn’t surprised Other notable openings of 2015 inwhen the restaurant showed up on a cluded Bent Rail Brewery from chef Craig “best brunch” episode of Food Netthe national food media discovered Indianapolis. More specifically, they discovered Milktooth and its 31-yearold chef/owner Jonathan Brooks.

Now, local chefs and restaurants have gotten national attention before, particularly James Beard award semifinalists like Regina Mehallick, Greg Hardesty and Neal Brown. Bluebeard’s Abbi Merriss and Smoking Goose’s Chris Eley are no slouches when it comes to national recognition either. But Brooks brought it home in a big way.

Baker and biz partner Derek Means, who also have The Local Eatery & Pub in Westfield and Plow & Anchor downtown.

SoBro’s Bent Rail will soon be offering its own brews and is fast becoming a neighborhood hub by hosting the new Broad Ripple Winter Farmers’ Market.

You’ll continue to hear about include Chris and Ally Benedyk at Love Handle, who opened their bright little breakfast/ lunch place on East 10th Street with a creative menu. Chef John Adams’ recently opened Marrow is definitely a place to watch, as is nearby Pioneer.

It looks like 2016 will start out strong as well. Rook chef/partner Carlos Salazar will soon be opening a bigger version of that restaurant just a few blocks away from the original – which, in a happy renaissance, has become the new brickand-mortar location of Spice Box. Also look for chef Layton Roberts at Vida, the latest restaurant from the Cunningham Group, which will be opening soon.

This time next year we’ll see just how good 2016 turns out to be.

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As things shook down post-RFRA, bands and performers began canceling their Indy shows in protest of Hoosier buffoonery, I remember sitting at my desk looking at the Wilco cancellation emails roll in with a pit in my stomach. It’s already notoriously hard to get big name artists to stop in Indy because of the proximity of Chicago, Louisville and Cincy. Would our state’s human rights’ issues make experiencing culture harder? Damn.

f you’ve made it this far in our Year in Review you’ll notice a couple of themes: RFRA, Pence, doom, destruction, etc. Well, you’ll not entirely escape that in the music section, but I do have several other subjects to touch on: locally released music, cats, secrets, pot roast.

Yup, it’s been another predictably wacky and wild year in the land of local music.

Continue flipping pages and you’ll find Kyle Long’s meditation on a year in artistic dissent in Indy and a look at the year in local hip-hop by Adam Lukach, plus some of our favorite shots from the year in live local music.

Onward!

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A snake at Chreece, Lil Bub’s album

Best fundraising effort by tiniest being She was already my favorite tiny space creature, but Lil Bub and her owner Mike Bridavsky (Russian Recording, Memory Map) did more than just look adorable in 2015. She 1) made an album (thanks to a major assist from Matt Tobey of Matty Pop Chart/Good Luck) and 2) raised several hundred thousand dollars for special needs pets.

The album came out on Joyful Noise Recordings and was celebrated at Landlocked Music in Bloomington, basically sealing the deal as the most adorable uber-Hoosier album of all time.

Best big beautiful box Holding the box containing The Margot and The Nuclear So and So’s rarities collection The Bride on The Boxcar is holding a piece of Indianapolis music history in your hands. Thanks to Joyful Noise Recordings for the loving salute to 10 years of Margot.

Best long anniversary Every time I darken LUNA’s doorstep, I can feel my heart grow three sizes inside my chest, and this year was one of the SoBro shop’s best, with a full year of 20th anniversary programming, special releases and other goodies threaded throughout their calendar. Highlights: Low in-store performance and the Live at LUNA Lathe-Cut 7” box set. The 20th an-

niversary celebrations started in October of 2014 and continued through the year.

Now, on to year 21! Congrats to the little record store at 52nd and College: Now I can buy you a beer in one of those fancy new pint glasses you’ve got on hand.

absolutely luxuriated in the beautiful space and beautiful tunes. Congrats on 100 shows, MP and Scott.

Best album to keep in the car S.M. Wolf’s Neon Debris. Game over.

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Lest we forget, The Freaking Rolling Stones played at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the Fourth of July and — even though the show had its issues (exorbitant ticket prices, an angled field that made seeing the stage difficult) ­— it was pretty glorious. I spent last Wednesday talking the ear off a new friend (after I found out he works at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway) with my wishlist for 2016 concerts. Bruce Springsteen? Elton John? The Flaming Lips and Miley Cyrus, together? It’s all possible at the best new big venue for shows that’s actually really super historic.

I spent several days in January with the Big Damn Band as they prepared for the release of So Delicious, the first contemporary project out on Yazoo Records, well, ever. That time included sitting in at the video premiere for “Pot Roast and Kisses” at the Melody Inn; the vid featured a host of local music and burlesque characters from Indy, many of whom attended the vid’s premiere party.

Best place to spend a Monday night It’s not exactly a secret that the DoItIndy Radio Hour is a fun way to spend your Monday nights enjoying local tunes. It might be a secret that a lot of times you can attend these broadcasts, which are live from Fountain Square’s Grove Haus every Monday.

I stopped in a few times in 2015 and

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Best new fest I’ve written a ton about the run-up to and success of Oreo Jones’ hip-hop fest Chreece, which went down in one perfect day in Fountain Square this August.

(There’s more about that on page 17 by Adam Lukach.) I posted up on the rocky fountain in the middle of the Square for almost two hours watching the DJ sets on the plaza and the huge masses of humanity ping-pong from White Rabbit to Hi-Fi to Joyful Noise to Pizza King to GPC and back again. It was bliss.

Best day to be a local music fan Corollary to the last point: RFRA was met with strong, loud opposition in Indianapolis, including a statement signed by 60 local music labels, studios, artists and other music entities that said, in part: “Some businesses and individuals have taken action to suspend or reduce participation in Indiana’s economy. While this sort of action is well-intended to place pressure on government leaders to repeal or fix this law, we feel an isolationist approach can sometimes be misguided. As music companies, we cherish the power which music and art can have in promoting social progress. We believe cultural events can be a great opportunity to put a glaring spotlight on injustice. We will continue to proudly call Indiana home, and we call on others in the arts community to address this issue constructively.

To musicians with events scheduled in Indiana — please follow through and perform. While canceling shows is one way to protest, a greater statement can be made by coming here and using your art to influence the policy debate that is occurring locally. You can insist that the venue you play publicly states that they will not discriminate under any circumstances. If the venue won’t do that, rebook your show with another venue that will.

Your performance can be a rally. We need your support locally.”

I was — and am — proud. Hear, hear!

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y perception of 2015 will forever be tainted by the small-minded bigotry of certain local and national political leaders.

I'll remember 2015 as the year that Governor Pence risked high-stakes financial losses for the state with his aggressive push to implement his backward and unconstitutional religious agenda.

I'll remember 2015 as the year that Donald Trump's rhetoric inflamed a troubling wave of xenophobic hatred against Muslims and immigrants.

And I'll remember 2015 as yet another year where state violence and discrimination against Black Americans continued to manifest, largely unimpeded by any serious governmental intervention.

During these difficult times, I'm grateful to have the print and radio platforms of Cultural Manifesto to provide a space for the dissenting voices of artists, musicians and poets. I'd like to share a few excerpts from some of the most memorable exchanges I had in 2015.

The last couple years have been huge for the Indianapolis-based visual artist Anila Quayyum Agha. In 2014 Agha's installation "Intersections" won both the Public Vote Grand Prize and a splitdecision Juried Grand Prize during the 2014 edition of Grand Rapids, Michigan's ArtPrize competition. Agha emigrated to the U.S. from Pakistan over a dozen years ago and when I spoke with her in November, she had some strong opinions to share regarding Governor Pence's attempt to block the resettlement of Syrian refugees in Indiana.

"It brought tears to my eyes when our governor decided not to support their relocation here. It's so heartless, especially with families who have faced such atrocities and violence," Agha told me.

"Diversity allows for so many good things to happen," Agha continued.

"I'm an immigrant. I feel like if other immigrants are going to be rejected, I feel I'm rejected. We have to understand that people from other lands

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with guns. Someone will say, 'Oh my goodness, but if they didn't have guns the crooks would shoot them.' They're not getting crooks. They are shooting teenage boys in Wal-Mart who are walking around looking at things. They are shooting unarmed people in the back.

We have to stop arming the policemen."

Poet Dr. Haki Madhubuti was one of the primary architects of the Black Arts Movement. We spoke last week prior to his visit to Martin University when I asked Dr. Madhubuti about the renewed surge of white supremacist philosophy in the U.S. "The question for me is, "Why do white people hate us so much? Why do they treat us this way? What did we do?" We didn't come here on our own will.

We were raped from Africa and transported around the West“Have we not learned anything about ern world, sprinkled what it means to exclude people and around the Western world to build nations what happens afterwards?” for white people. But we end up being the — ANILA QUAYYUM AGHA most hated people in this country."

To wrap up this year end reflection, I'd like to add a quote Republican presidential nominee. from my September interview with This year I was fortunate to have the U.S. Representative Andre Carson. I opportunity to speak with three vitally was discussing Congressman Carson's important poets from the Black Arts past-life as a hip-hop MC, and asked Movement. Perhaps the most memohim to share his opinion on the politirable of these encounters was my concal value of social criticism in the arts. versation with Indy's own Mari Evans.

"I've been part of the critique. I'm Recognized worldwide for the quality still part of the critique even though of her verse, Evans is also known for I'm now in the system. I think you need her avoidance of the limelight. Conoutside agitation and inside instiganecting with Evans was no easy feat, tion to create the necessary friction but once the conversation started rollto bring forth change. When you have ing Evans was amenable to commentthose seemingly opposing views that ing on a variety of topics. I asked Evans are working at cross purposes you if social conditions for Black Amerisee change. I think change is going to cans had degraded in recent years. "I come from the outside critique with have said and I continue to say that the activist community pushing politiit's getting worse. I hate to say that cians to do better and to think more because it suggests that there's been seriously about the language contained no change," Evans answered. inside legislation." n I spoke with Nikki Giovanni prior to her lecture at Indy's Central Library last (EDITOR'S NOTE: Find all of these Novemeber. I asked Giovanni to comcolumns referenced throughout ment on police violence against Black at nuvo.net/kyle) people. "I don't know what policemen that are basically traffic cops are doing

are not bringing violence to this state.

They're bringing their stories. Haven't we learned anything from the Japanese internment camps of World War II? Have we not learned anything about what it means to exclude people and what happens afterwards?"

Mexican-American visual artist Beatriz Vasquez has continued to take the traditional form of Mexican paper-cutting known as papal picado into new forums. Earlier this year Vasquez created gigantic papel picado backdrops for the Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre's production of La Casa Azul. When I spoke with Vasquez in August she was eager to share her thoughts on Donald Trump's emergence as a contender for the 2016

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LPs / EPs / Mixtapes • Im Up Next, Drayco McCoy – Big Drayco dropped a ton of music in 2015, but Next came early in the year and stood up as one of my favorite Indianapolis releases in general. It’s lighter than his more recent work, with an array of wavy beats, some great hooks, and peak-Drayco hyperbole.

Plus, Next features his iconic “Too Much Sway Based Freestyle,” which brings the house down at live shows.

• Maisha, Clint Breeze – The August release of Maisha marks the second year in a row that Breeze has offered a late-summer collection of sunny, snappy joints. It’s also super local, full of hallmark Midwestern samplings and drums, as well as a lineup of collaborators that’s a virtual who’s who of Indy’s hip-hop/R&B circuit.

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• B ackyard Wrestling Association, Mathaius Young & Nagasaki Dirt – Produced by Young, BWA was a short, fuzzy EP from a pair of the city’s most enigmatic young rappers that was just the right blend of heavy and heady. Unfortunately, its Soundcloud stream was a casualty of Young’s recording contract this fall, so it’s MIA for the time being.

Songs • “Only Skeevy Stoners Fart,” Flaco – Muncie rapper Flaco continued his run of almost incomprehensible output in 2015 with several more projects.

Technically, this song comes from his New Year’s Eve release IKWYDLS, but it’s good enough to count for this year: a Jay and Silent Bob-referencing track with an awesome sample and insanely catchy hook.

• “Body and Soul,” Grxzz feat. G Granite & Diop – Its flitting sample, skittish drums, and sure-handed verses gave it an incredible rhythm and feel.

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• Mathaius Young productions – Young was cooking on high heat this fall –– check out “Broke the Rim” and “One to One.” • Pope Adrian Bless’s flows and deliveries – On the final installment of his Angel Musik series, Pope has never been better, including some of this year’s most impressive technical versatility.

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Sex drivin’ Are there any herbal supplements a woman can take to increase sex drive? Mine just disappeared in the last couple of months.

DR. D: There’s a little bit of research on using L-arginine for sex drive but not all supplements are created equal and they are not FDA approved and thus not in particularly wide use (plus it only seems to help in certain forms… long, scientific story).

So basically no — there are no easily available, safe, effective supplements shown to increase sex drive for most women. And, as you probably know, there is enormous controversy around the recently approved prescription medication Addyi including significant warnings about drinking alcohol (or birth control or yeast meds) if you are using the take-every-day drug. So where does that leave you?

Well, if your desire suddenly “disappeared”, a better place to start looking is your lifestyle anyway.

If you are working more than usual or newly pregnant or sick or stressed or have had a major weight change (gain or loss) or not sleeping well or have started a recent medication (such as antidepressants) then take a look at addressing those issues.

Try to eat well, get good quality sleep (not just quantity, but quality) and be honest with yourself as to how you feel about your partner(s) if you’re with anyone. Relationship issues can take their toll on a person’s sex drive. If you’d like to talk with a sex therapist, find one locally through aasect.org or sstarnet.org.

Books to check out include Because It Feels Good and Come As You Are.

DR. DEBBY HERBENICK Porno-no-no My gf won’t watch porn with me, but she will watch movies with explicit sex scenes in them. What the hell?

DR. D: Your girlfriend doesn’t like porn. She likes explicit movies. I don’t see the “what the hell?” gap here. Porn and sultry Hollywood movies are completely different beasts. Several research studies have found high rates of verbal and physical aggression — and even violence — directed toward women in mainstream porn. Additionally, mainstream porn tends to feature sex acts that are generally more about male pleasure (e.g., fellatio) than female pleasure (e.g., cunnilingus). Plus, many women feel that most porn misses the boat by basically being one big genital-fest rather than focusing on how people feel about each other, or their total bodies, or just generally sexy things whereas at least movies tend to make space for more than just vulvas and penises (not to mention, movies are generally devoid of things like squirting pina colada mix onto women’s faces — aka the money shot, which is not always real semen and may be faked with drink mixes or Cetaphil, or so I am told by people working on set).

Of course, not all porn is created the same and some porn (like feminist porn and queer porn) features less aggression/violence, more intimacy, more equal gender roles, and more scenes involving female pleasure and

on themselves). So, I don’t think it’s super easy to do for most people in spite of the many workshops that some educators offer claiming to teach the skill. It’s also worth noting, while we’re on the topic, that female ejaculation and squirting are often confused as being one and the same. Scientific research has found that squirting/gushing is the release of large amounts of very diluted urine.

Female ejaculation, on the other hand, seems to be the release of rather small amounts of fluid that’s chemically distinct from urine.

Lube to go Can you buy a box of lube packets? Thinking about hiking-friendly options for a camping trip with my bf. orgasm. These are some reasons why your girlfriend might not be into porn but you’ll get the best answer if you ask her directly. You might learn more about each other if you talk about what you like or don’t like, and why — and without “what the hell”-ing each other for your individual preferences.

DR. D: You sure can! Many adult bookstores and sex boutiques sell lube “pillow packs” which are very small but go a long way. Lots of these are flavored but the flavored ones often have a strong chemical taste to them so I’d opt for regular lubricants and just use them for intercourse rather than oral sex. Way to plan ahead! And remember: leave nature the way you found it, so bring an extra ziploc bag for the empty plastic packs to take your trash back home with you.

“Not all porn is created the same and some porn (like feminist porn and queer porn) features less aggression/ violence, more intimacy, more equal gender roles, and more scenes involving female pleasure and orgasm.”

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Again, with the squirting business What is the best way to make a woman squirt? I have tried to do it in a bunch of different positions with my gf, with my fingers, toys, during sex. Nothing. What am I doing wrong?

DR. D: First things first: why do you want to “make” your girlfriend squirt? And does she want to do it, or are you putting on the pressure? I ask because, while there is nothing wrong with squirting, there’s also not necessarily any benefit to making it happen unless it’s something she’s into. Ever since squirting became more visible and commonplace in porn, I’ve had more and more men ask me how to do it to a woman as if it were some party trick or notch on their masculinity post. In contrast, I’ve had strikingly few women who - over the past 15 years — have asked me how to learn to squirt.

Some, but far far fewer than the number of men who want to do it to women. There are some people of various genders who have reportedly mastered the art and can stimulate the vagina in such a way that they have a very high “success” rate of making women squirt. I haven’t seen this in action myself, but I know a couple of people who - through sex party circuits - claim to have seen it over and over again from certain people (these same people I know, who are also very experienced and sexpositive people, have tried to learn the technique themselves but have so far been unable to, even

DR. D: Have you ever used Google? No, seriously. If you Google this plus the city you are looking to find one in (not everyone wants to go to one in their hometown and some travel to play) you can usually find some leads. Otherwise there are various erotic directories online that will point you in the right direction. Since some people troll these places, I’m not going to share direct links but — really — if you have 10 minutes of dedication on the Internet, you should be able to find at least one in the area you’re interested in. You might also join communities like FetLife where some like-minded folks can point you in the right direction. n

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): The raw materials you have at your disposal in 2016 may sometimes seem limited. You might not have access to all the tools you wish you did. You could be tempted to feel envy about the vaster resources other people can draw on. But I honestly don’t think these apparent inhibitions will put you at a disadvantage. Within your smaller range of options, there will be all the possibilities you need. In fact, the constraints could stimulate your creativity in ways that would have never occurred if you’d had more options.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Your mind sometimes works too hard and fast for your own good. But mostly it’s your best asset. Your versatility can sometimes be a curse, too, but far more often it’s a blessing. Your agile tongue and flexible agenda generate more fun than trouble, and so do your smooth maneuvers and skillful gamesmanship. As wonderful as all these qualities can be, however, I suggest that you work on expanding your scope in 2016. In my astrological opinion, it will be a good time for you to study and embody the magic that the water signs possess. What would that mean exactly? Start this way: Give greater respect to your feelings. Tune in to them more, encourage them to deepen, and figure out how to trust them as sources of wisdom.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22): Swedish movie director Ingmar Bergman won three Academy Awards and was nominated for eight others. Numerous filmmakers have cited him as an important influence on their work.

His practical success was rooted in his devotion to the imagination. “I am living permanently in my dream, from which I make brief forays into reality,” he said. Can you guess his astrological sign? Cancer the Crab, of course!

No other tribe is better suited at moving back and forth between the two worlds. At least potentially, you are virtuosos at interweaving fantasy with earthy concerns.

The coming year will afford you unprecedented opportunities to further develop and use this skill.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Avoid pain and pursue pleasure.

Be kind, not cruel. Abstain from self-pity and ask for the help you need. Instead of complaining, express gratitude. Dodge time-wasting activities and do things that are meaningful to you. Shun people who disrespect you and seek the company of those who enjoy you. Don’t expose yourself to sickening, violent entertainment; fill your imagination up with uplifting stories. Does the advice I’m offering in this horoscope seem overly simple and obvious? That’s no accident. In my opinion, what you need most in 2016 is to refresh your relationship with fundamental principles.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Many of the atoms that compose your flesh and blood were not part of your body 12 months ago. That’s because every year, 98 percent of you is replaced. Old cells are constantly dying, giving way to new cells that are made from the air, food, and water you ingest. This is true about everyone, of course. You’re not the only one whose physical form is regularly recycled. But here’s what will be unique about you in 2016: Your soul will match your body’s rapid transformations. In fact, the turnover is already underway.

By your next birthday, you may be so new you’ll barely Virgo

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The English word “ain’t” can mean “am not,” “is not,” “are not,” or “have not.”

But it ain’t recognized as a standard word in the language.

If you use it, you risk being thought vulgar and uneducated. And yet “ain’t” has been around since 1706, more than 300 years. Most words that are used for so long eventually become official. I see your journey in 2016 as having resemblances to the saga of “ain’t,” Libra. You will meet resistance as you seek greater acceptance of some nonstandard but regular part of your life. Here’s the good news: Your chances of ultimately succeeding are much better than ain’t’s.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): My old friend John owns a 520-acre farm in Oregon’s Willamette Valley.

Blueberries are among the crops he grows. If he arranges their growing season so that they ripen in July, he can sell them for $1.75 a pint. But if he designs them to be ready for harvest in late summer and early fall, the price he gets may go up to $4 a pint. You can guess which schedule he prefers. I urge you to employ a similar strategy as you plot your game plan for 2016, Scorpio. Timing may not be everything, but it will count for a lot.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In 1803, the U.S. government bought a huge chunk of North American land from the French government. At a price of three cents per acre, the new republic doubled its size, acquiring what’s now Louisiana and Montana and everything between. I don’t think you’ll add that much to your domain in 2016, Sagittarius, but it’s likely you will expand significantly. And although your new resources won’t be as cheap as the 1803 bargain, I suspect the cost, both in terms of actual cash and in emotional energy, will be manageable. There’s one way your acquisition will be better than that earlier one. The Americans bought and the French sold land they didn’t actually own -- it belonged to the native people -- whereas your moves will have full integrity.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You know what physical hygiene is. But are you familiar with imaginal hygiene? Educator Morgan Brent defines it like this: “Imaginal hygiene is the inner art of self-managing the imagination, to defend it from forces that compromise, pollute, colonize, shrink, and sterilize it, and to cultivate those that illuminate, expand, and nourish it.” It’s always important for everyone to attend to this work, but it’s especially crucial for you to focus on it in 2016. You will be exceptionally creative, and therefore likely to generate long-lasting effects and influences out of the raw materials that occupy your imagination.

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recognize yourself. I urge you to take full charge of this opportunity! Who do you want to become?

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The coming year will be a favorable time for you to nourish a deeper devotion to truth, beauty, and goodness. Anything you do to make your morality more rigorous will generate benefits that ripple through your life for years to come.

Curiously, you can add to the propitious effect by also cultivating a deeper devotion to fun, play, and pleasure.

There is a symbiotic connection between the part of you that wants to make the world a better place and the part of you that thrives on joy, freedom, and wonder. Here’s the magic formula: Feed your lust for life by being intensely compassionate, and vice versa.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): I predict that 2016 will be your Year of Fruitful Obsessions. In giving this positive spin to the cosmic tendencies, I’m hoping to steer you away from any behavior that might lead to 2016 being your Year of Fruitless Obsessions. One way or another, I think you’ll be driven to express your passions with singleminded intensity. Focused devotion — sometimes verging on compulsive preoccupation — is likely to be one of your signature qualities. That’s why it’s so important to avoid wasteful infatuations and confounding manias. Please choose fascinations that are really good for you.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Your symbol of power in 2016 will be the equal sign: =. Visualize it in your mind’s eye every morning for 20 seconds. Tattoo it on your butt. Write it on an index card that you keep under your pillow or on your bathroom mirror. Gestures like these will deliver highly relevant messages to your subconscious mind, like “Create balance and cultivate harmony!” and “Coordinate opposing forces!” and “Wherever there is tension between two extremes, convert the tension into vital energy!” Here are your words of power in 2016: “symbiosis” and “synergy.”

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): John Koenig is an artist who invents new words. Here’s one that’s applicable to your journey in 2016: “keyframe.” Koenig defines it as being a seemingly mundane phase of your life that is in fact a turning point. Major plot twists in your big story arrive half-hidden amidst a stream of innocuous events.

They don’t come about through “a series of jolting epiphanies,” Koenig says, but rather “by tiny imperceptible differences between one ordinary day and the next.” In revealing this secret, I hope I’ve alerted you to the importance of acting with maximum integrity and excellence in your everyday routine.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In ancient times, observers of the sky knew the difference between stars and planets. The stars remained fixed in their places. The planets wandered around, always shifting positions in relationship to the stars. But now and then, at irregular intervals, a very bright star would suddenly materialize out of nowhere, stay in the same place for a while, and then disappear. Chinese astronomers called these “guest stars.”

We refer to them as supernovae. They are previously dim or invisible stars that explode, releasing tremendous energy for a short time. I suspect that in 2016, you may experience the metaphorical equivalent of a guest star.

Learn all you can from it. It’ll provide teachings and blessings that could feed you for years.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22): Be alert for an abundance of interesting lessons in 2016. You will be offered teachings about a variety of practical subjects, including how to take care of yourself really well, how to live the life you want to live, and how to build the connections that serve your dreams. If you are even moderately responsive to the prompts and nudges that come your way, you will become smarter than you thought possible. So just imagine how savvy you’ll be if you ardently embrace your educational opportunities. (Please note that some of these opportunities may be partially in disguise.)

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The coming months look like one of the best times ever for your love life.

Old romantic wounds are finally ready to be healed. You’ll know what you have to do to shed tired traditions and bad habits that have limited your ability to get the spicy sweetness you deserve. Are you up for the fun challenge?

Be horny for deep feelings. Be exuberantly aggressive in honoring your primal yearnings. Use your imagination to dream up new approaches to getting what you want. The innovations in intimacy that you initiate in the coming months will keep bringing you gifts and teachings for years to come.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The silkworm grows fast. Once it hatches, it eats constantly for three weeks. By the time it spins its cocoon, it’s 10,000 times heavier than it was in the beginning. On the other hand, a mature, 60-foot-tall saguaro cactus may take 30 years to fully grow a new side arm. It’s in no hurry. From what I can tell, Leo, 2015 was more like a silkworm year for you, whereas 2016 will more closely resemble a saguaro. Keep in mind that while the saguaro phase is different from your silkworm time, it’s just as important.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “The sky calls me,” wrote Virgo teacher and poet Sri Chinmoy. “The wind calls me. The moon and stars call me. The dense groves call me. The dance of the fountain calls me. Smiles call me, tears call me. A faint melody calls me. The morn, noon and eve call me. Everyone is searching for a playmate. Everyone is calling me, ‘Come, come!’” In 2016, Virgo, I suspect you will have a lot of firsthand experience with feelings like these. Sometimes life’s seductiveness may overwhelm you, activating confused desires to go everywhere and do everything. On other occasions, you will be enchanted by the lush invitations, and will know exactly how to respond and reciprocate.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In the 19th century, horses were a primary mode of personal transportation.

Some people rode them, and others sat in carriages and wagons that horses pulled. But as cities grew larger, a problem emerged: the mounting manure left behind on the roads. It became an ever-increasing challenge to clear away the equine “pollution.” In 1894, a British newspaper predicted that the streets of London would be covered with nine feet of the stuff by 1950. But then something unexpected happened: cars. Gradually, the threat of an excremental apocalypse waned. I present this story as an example of what I expect for you in 2016: a pressing dilemma that will gradually dissolve because of the arrival of a factor you can’t imagine yet.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The longest river in the world flows through eastern Africa: the Nile. It originates below the equator and empties into the Mediterranean Sea. Although its current flows north, its prevailing winds blow south. That’s why sailors have found it easily navigable for thousands of years. They can either go with the flow of the water or use sails to harness the power of the breeze. I propose that we make the Nile your official metaphor in 2016, Scorpio. You need versatile resources that enable you to come and go as you please — that are flexible in supporting your efforts to go where you want and when you want.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In many cases, steel isn’t fully useful if it’s too hard. Manufacturers often have to soften it a bit. This process, which is called tempering, makes the steel springier and more malleable. Car parts, for example, can’t be too rigid. If they were, they’d break too easily. I invite you to use “tempering” as one of your main metaphors in 2016, Sagittarius. You’re going to be strong and vigorous, and those qualities will serve you best if you keep them flexible. Do you know the word “ductile”?

If not, look it up. It’ll be a word of power for you.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In his essay “The Etiquette of Freedom,” poet Gary Snyder says that wildness “is perennially within us, dormant as a hardshelled seed, awaiting the fire or flood that awakes it again.” The fact that it’s a “hard-shelled” seed is a crucial detail. The vital stuff inside the stiff outer coating may not be able to break out and start growing without the help of a ruckus. A fire or flood? They might do the job. But I propose, Capricorn, that in 2016 you find an equally vigorous but less disruptive prod to liberate your dormant wildness. Like what? You could embark on a brave pilgrimage or quest. You could dare yourself to escape your comfort zone. Are there any undomesticated fantasies you’ve been suppressing? Unsuppress them!

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Frederick the Great was King of Prussia between 1740 and 1786. He was also an Aquarius who sometimes experimented with eccentric ideas. When he brewed his coffee, for example, he used champagne instead of water. Once the hot elixir was ready to drink, he mixed in a dash of powdered mustard. In light of the astrological omens, I suspect that Frederick’s exotic blend might be an apt symbol for your life in 2016: a vigorous, rich, complex synthesis of champagne, coffee, and mustard. (P.S. Frederick testified that “champagne carries happiness to the brain.”)

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): My Piscean acquaintance Arturo plays the piano as well as anyone I’ve heard.

He tells me that he can produce 150 different sounds from any single key. Using the foot pedals accounts for some of the variation. How he touches a key is an even more important factor. It can be percussive, fluidic, staccato, relaxed, lively, and many other moods. I invite you to cultivate a similar approach to your unique skills in 2016. Expand and deepen your ability to draw out the best in them. Learn how to be even more expressive with the powers you already possess.

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1. Spotlight Riveting based-on-fact drama about the Boston Globe’s investigation of the sexual abuse of children

by Roman Catholic priests and the Archdiocese’s cover-up of the crimes. The movie works so well because it does not veer from its study of the investigative journalists’ process. The cast is full of impressive actors – Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schrreiber, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci and more – and they all play supporting roles, because writer-director Tom McCarthy (The Station Agent) understands that turning this story into a star vehicle would have been a huge mistake. Instead, McCarthy and co-writer Josh Singer work closely with the cast to color each of the characters just enough to make clear that these are individuals choosing to serve as cogs in a revelation machine.

2. The End of the Tour In 1996 Rolling Stone sent writer David Lipsky (Jesse Eisenberg) on a five-day interview with David Foster Wallace (Jason Segel, in peak form), author of the highly acclaimed novel, Infinite Jest. The film is essential a series of conversations – sometimes painful, often funny – between the ambitious young journalist and the wary author. There’s next to no romance, mystery or action – just relatable talk that takes us on a substantive journey.

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3. What We Do in the Shadows Real World-style mockumentary from New Zealand following four vampires from different eras that share a flat in the suburbs. The horror-comedy is silly and clever and consistently amusing. A couple of bits don’t work, but most of it does. It’s fun, and that’s the whole point, isn’t it? Co-written and directed by Taika Waititi and Flight of the Conchords’ Jermaine Clement.

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5. The Big Short Inventive and energetic, The Big Short covers the events in the housing market that led to the financial collapse of 2008, somehow managing to remain entertaining – and even funny – without minimizing the colossal damage it caused. The ensemble cast includes Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt, Melissa Leo, and Marisa Tomei. Director Adam McKay even manages to make the various schemes understandable. Quite a feat.

4. Room Ma (Brie Larson) and her 5-year-old son, Jack (Jacob Tremblay), live in a room. Whenever Ma hears her keeper approaching, she hides Jack. One day they escape and things get complicated. The captivity segment is harrowing; the post-escape section is surprising. Exceptionally well acted, especially by young Mr. Tremblay.

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6. Star Wars: The Force Awakens It feels too rushed – I would have enjoyed a little less fighting and a little more character development.

And so many scenes are similar to ones from the original Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back that it can be argued that the new film is as much a remake as it is a sequel. Regardless, it’s satisfying to see the series back on track again, and the production’s many swell parts warrant its inclusion on this list.

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<<< 7. The Diary of a Teenage Girl Bel Powley gives a star-making performance in the lead role of a kid growing up during the latter days of the counterculture. The movie rides on her ability to carry the anxieties of a regular teen while revealing herself to be exotic, daring, sexual, artistic, admirable, fierce and more. She is what kids like me wanted to be: the one that actually does it instead of just talking about it. And by “it” I mean everything.

17. Love and Mercy Drama about the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson. Paul Dano plays him during his creative peak in the ‘60s, and John Cusack plays him in the ‘80s, where post-breakdown Brian is under the care of a shady control freak (Paul Giamatti). Hard to watch, but rewarding.

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18. Inside Out Wildly imaginative Pixar animated movie following an 11-year-old girl from inside her head, where five distinct emotions collaborate to guide her. Voice work is provided by Amy Poehler, Mindy Kaling, Lewis Black and Bill Hgader, with Phyllis Smith from The Office stealing scenes as the voice of Sadness.

8. Mad Max: Fury Road George Miller goes into full action mode for his latest post-apocalyptic chase that starts here, goes over there, then turns around and comes back here. He makes it thrilling, though, thanks to lots of dazzling stunts and some effective performances, especially by Charlize Theron as the formidable Furiosa. Tom Hardy plays Max, who hangs on the sidelines mostly. An odd choice, but it works.

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Available on video 9. The Martian If you ever accidentally get left behind on Mars by your fellow astronauts, remember the importance of maintaining a positive outlook. That’s what Matt Damon’s character does in Ridley Scott’s adaptation of the best-selling book and it works wonders.

Damon is at his best as a man who doesn’t lose his sense of humor even in his dire situation. The film is a satisfying mix of adventure and drama, with more laughs than you’d expect.

11. Creed Who would have guessed that the seventh film in the Rocky series would be one of its best? Creed takes all the boxing movie clichés and embraces them, finding ways to make those moments shine.

Michael B. Jordan is excellent in the lead role as the son of Rocky’s celebrated opponent. Sylvester Stallone very effectively reprises his role as Rocky Balboa. The result is exciting, moving and satisfying.

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12. Brooklyn Saoirse Ronan stars as a young Irish woman in 1952 who heads for America to begin a new life. The superbly crafted film presents the immigrant experience romantically, while feeling realistic enough to stay grounded.

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10. Son of Saul Hard to watch, extremely powerful tale of a concentration camp inmate who herds his fellow prisoners to their deaths and disposes of their bodies. After deciding one young victim is his son, he tries to arrange a proper Jewish funeral for the boy. The film is presented entirely from the man’s point of view.

Devastating fare.

13. Amy Documentary about singer Amy Winehouse that benefits from lots of video footage of young Amy, and the director’s decision to show her song lyrics onscreen. It quickly becomes clear that there was much more going on inside Amy than her calculatedly trashy stage image indicated.

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MOST ANNOYING Fantastic Four The latest attempt to turn the First Family of Superheros into a decent movie franchise falls flat. They don’t even get the Thing’s brow-ridge right!

Fifty Shades of Grey — Boring. Not sexy.

Jupiter Ascending The good news: Channing Tatum runs around shirtless for 10 – 15 minutes. The bad news: The rest of the Wachowski siblings’ space opera is mostly confusing and kind of dull.

14. Sicario Emily Blunt plays an FBI agent recruited by a secret American task force trying to take down a Mexican drug lord. Benicio Del Toro and Josh Brolin also star in this exciting, challenging dark tale.

19. Anomalisa Charlie Kaufman (who wrote Being John Malkovich, Adaptation and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) and Duke Johnson co-direct a study of depression using stop-motion animated puppets.

Opens in Indianapolis on Jan. 22

On video Jan. 5 15. Meru Mountain climber documentary made by the climbers as they attempt to scale a never-before-reached summit in the Himalayas. Striking footage and a fascinating narrative.

Available on video 16. Bridge of Spies Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks team up again for a Cold War era story about integrity. It’s about living the ideals of the USA, even when doing so puts you at risk from your fellow citizens.

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Ricki and the Flash Meryl Streep plays the least convincing rockin’ mom ever in this comedy-drama by director Jonathan Demme written by Diablo Cody. The film is sporadically entertaining until the climax, which is such utter horseshit that it ruins the whole movie retroactively.

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20. Mistress America Greta Gerwig plays a multi-hypenate in this smartass New Yorker comedy that takes a screwball turn during a road trip. There’s even a moment of clarity, but just a moment.

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HONORABLE MENTIONS: The Look of Silence (Indonesian genocide documentary companion piece to The Act of Killing), Straight Outta Compton (N.W.A. biopic), Mr. Holmes (Ian McKellen as Sherlock) and Concussion (you’ll never look at football the same way after seeing this Will Smith fact-based drama).

Tomorrowland We only get a few glimpses of the futuristic – most of the movie consists of non-futuristic road trips, chases and fight scenes, with George Clooney acting grouchy.

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The walkthrough service counter shows off cold case dishes while perusing a full breakfast menu and a spread of salads and sandwiches. Sticking to a health conscious resolution is actually achievable at the midtown brunch tables. The truffle egg toast is the damn truth.

5164 N. College Ave. 925-2233, tastecafeandmarketplace.com

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If you haven’t gone already, we don’t know how to help at this point. Chef Jonathan Brooks, one of Food & Wine’s best new chefs of 2015, has been championing innovation and simplicity since his days at Recess. The long wait can be a blessing at brunch: have a coffee (from one of the few places in town that will make a true cappuccino) and share one of

Zoë Taylor’s botanically garnished pastries.

534 Virginia Ave., 986-5131, milktoothindy.com

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After a recent move away from the Victorian home, 3 Sisters had the potential of losing its Broad Ripple charm. But the vegetarian staple has preserved the grassfed shine. Vegan and veggie options are available not only as substitutes, but are the bulk of the menu. The omelet of the day is your best bet.

6360 Guilford Ave., 257-5556, 3sisters.in

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Mama’s Café The side project of Mama Carolla’s Italian in-home dining gives a nod to its former car garage dining room. The 1940s retro colors and

Betty Boop vibe works well with the most American breakfast in Indy: traditional plates with eggs, pancakes and bacon make up most of the menu.

1001 E. 54th St., 255-3800, goodmorningmamas.com

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No matter what you get at this breakfast-meets-Mexican diner, order a side of the spicy biscuits and gravy. The huevos rancheros are a solid start.

1035 Broad Ripple Ave., 202-0410, biscuitscafe.com

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If you measure your bloody mary in toppings, then this is your true north. The bar pours only the most haggard among us a tall glass of tater tots, bacon, pepperoni, cheese and infused vodka.

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hat an entertaining week it’s been. Call it Star Wars: The Force Awakens Anticipation Week. It’s like a bonus holiday week has been placed smack in the middle of the holiday season. So many folks speculating about the movie, bragging about the tickets they snagged for a 3 a.m. screening on opening night, explaining how they’re avoiding spoilers, etc. Sick of REVIEW hearing about Star Wars? Look at it from STAR WARS: a different perspecTHE FORCE tive: This week people AWAKENS all over the planet are having a shared expeSHOWING: I N W I D E - R E L E A S E rience that isn’t tragic.

I saw the film at 1 R A T E D : P G -13 a.m. on opening night e at the IMAX Theater at the Indiana State Museum. When the audience exited the theater around 3:30, the crowd for the 4 a.m. show was lining up. Amazing.

Now about the actual movie …

I had fun. No surprise, really. Director J.J. Abrams and his filmmaking team know the series as well as we do, including the troubled prequels. The film is fully in the spirit of the original trilogy.

The storyline, which I will not describe, is reminiscent of both the original movie (A New Hope) and The Empire Strikes Back. So many scenes are similar to ones from those films that it can be argued that the new film is as much a remake as it is a sequel.

What that means is that we get a new cute droid, a new trio of adventurers (Daisy Ridley, John Boyega and Oscar Isaac, good actors all), new bad guys (including scary Adam Driver), a different desert planet, another alien-packed bar, more spaceship battles and lightsaber duels, plus more family squabbles blown up to epic size.

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The Jedi order is finally catching up with representation.

The scene parallels are so blatant that the characters make jokes about them.

Actually, just one character – Han Solo – does the joking, and that’s because he was there the first time around. As much as I enjoy the new cast, watching Harrison Ford be Han Solo is the film’s biggest treat.

Ford is clearly enjoying making a ridiculous amount of money to play the character again. Solo is less surly than when we met him a few decades ago, but he’s still cool; whether barking orders, offering advice or exaggerating tales of his exploits from back in the day.

Solo is not the only returning vet, of course.

Chewbacca, C-3PO, R2-D2,

story points from the right ones. I did get tired of the relentless pacing. At times it felt like we were in this great space museum with a tour director constantly urging us to “keep moving, moving, moving” when what I wanted to do was slow down and explore So many scenes are similar to ones things a little more closely.

There will be time for from those films that it can be that later, I hope. With argued that the new film is as much Star Wars: The Force Awakens under their a remake as it is a sequel. belts, perhaps the powers that be will take us to some less-traveled places in the next two films of the trilogy.

Hamill appears as Luke Skywalker. I can One spoiler before I wrap this up: Jar say no more about him than that. You’ll Jar Binks does not appear in the movie. see what I mean.

Happy Star Wars: The Force Awakens I didn’t mind the many nods to the Anticipation Week, everybody! n original two movies – at least they nick and some well-known alien resistance figures pop up. Carrie Fisher reprises her role as Leia Organa, enjoying some rewarding exchanges with Solo, and Mark

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10 p.m. Remember back in the day when the Ship could hold down live music shows? So do the owners — so they opened another one. Enter Sinking Ship II, where Iron Diamond will help ring in your 2016.

Sinking Ship II, 4825 E. 96th St., $5, 21+

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7 p.m. Circle City Athletics is hosting a big ol’ party at the Indiana Roof Ballroom, including henna tattoos, palm readers, ice luges, a photo booth, blackjack and more. All of those things sound like they belong to disparate parties but we love it.

Indiana Roof Ballroom, 140 W. Washington St., prices vary, 21+

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7 p.m. A classic Indy choice for New Year’s Eve — plus their nachos are baller.

Slippery Noodle Inn, 372 S. Meridian St., 21+

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New Year’s Eve Masquerade 9 p.m. Your standard party favors, champagne toast, music (from Frankly Speaking) and CONFETTI BLAST. OHHH, SHIT. Tin Roof, 36 S. Pennsylvania St. Ste. 190, $10 before 10 p.m., $20 after, 21+

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America Owns The Moon, Disk Jockey Xerox The Kidd 9 p.m. Start your 2016 with a trip to the late ‘70s at this Gizmos show — featuring the Hoosier Hysteria version of the band (there’s more than a few). New fangled surf babes Thee Tsnuamis, reunited rockers America Owns The Moon and mysterious DJ Xerox The Kidd provide party support.

State Street Pub, 243 N. State Ave., $8 advance, $10 door, 21+

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11 p.m. This party goes ‘til 3 a.m. — and if you’ve been to one of the Kitchen’s Latin Dance Parties before you know they’re not kidding. Grab tickets in advance to guarantee a table for dinner. Bottle service is $250, but all admission includes a free champagne toast at midnight.

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ComedySportz New Year’s Eve Celebration 7:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m. People with lots of plans for the night can grab early tickets to the ComedySportz improv match; those keeping it more low-key can just stick with the 10:30 p.m. tickets. Expect a sparkling cider toast — so yep, you can bring your 17-year-old (or younger).

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Punk Rock Night New Year’s Eve Spectacular 9 p.m. For one night only, Punk Rock Night moves from Saturday to Thursday -- but isn’t New Year’s Eve kind of like the Saturday of the entire year? Yes, there’s a PBR toast, and yes there’s a bra drop at midnight, plus tons of sets including super rare ones from Chicago’s Torg, plus the more prolific but no less special Mr. Clit and The Pink Cigarettes.

Throw in Maella Cai Vane and Friends Burlesque, and the truly, truly excellent Prince tribute act The Beautiful ones.

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8 p.m This regular masked dance party is the best place to meet your very own Venetian prince, dance to classic rock covers, get your swerve on, and then never see each other again. Or, bring your own Venetian prince that you already snagged and enjoy the face painting, caricature drawings, magic and door prizes, plus a midnight balloon drop and lots of other goodies. Either way, please make sure a Venetian prince is involved.

Union Station, 123 W. Louisiana St., $45-99, 21+

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9 p.m. For the thirsty among you looking to really get your drink on, John Larner and Slater Hogan’s big Blu bash will liquefy you both with open bars and cool, cool house music. Call for VIP

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Blu, 240 S. Meridian St., $80-100 for open bar, 21+

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Big Damn Band 8 p.m. Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band is one of the best damn ways to ring in the holidays — EVERY holiday, really, including the New Year, Black Friday, hell, let’s bring them out for Easter! PS: Don’t miss the Rev’s new advice column on NUVO.net.

He’s giving some truly spectacular advice.

10:30 get in for freeeeeeee.

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New Year’s Eve Party with Zanna Doo 7 p.m. This cover show is the ideal sing-a-long, for those looking to ring in 2016 with lots of classic covers.

The Rathskeller, 401 E. Michigan St., $50-55, 21+

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The Bluebird, 216 N. Walnut St., (Bloomington), prices vary, 21+

Dec. 31, Jan. 1, 8 p.m. Two shows by Blind Melon are on offer for those looking for a New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day joint celebration.

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Lafayette Theatre, 600 Main St. (Lafayette), $50 Dec. 31, $30 Jan. 1, all-ages

Mousetrap, 5565 N. Keystone Ave., 21+

Totally 80s NYE with Sixteen Candles 10 p.m. Bring your hairspray and comb to tease a big ol’ NYE hairdo.

New Year’s 9 p.m. The Mousetrap always comes correct with the Dead tributes, and their NYE shenanigans is the Deadliest tribute of all.

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Children’s Museum of Indianapolis 10 a.m. The New Year’s “Countdown to Noon” at the Children’s Museum in Indianapolis lets families experience all of the fun of ringing in the New Year complete with hats and noisemakers without battling sleepy cranky youngsters in the middle of the night. The celebration is included in the regular admission, so families can enjoy the museum’s many exhibits before gathering in front of the 30-foot water clock located in the museum lobby. The countdown occurs twice — leading up to noon and 1 p.m. The second countdown is noon Central time, but it’s really all about watching the water clock completely drain and begin again.

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Reservations are recommended by calling (317) 232-1637.

Indiana State Museum, 650 W. Washington St., $7 members, $13 non-members, all ages

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9 Pat McAfee Presents

A Ridiculous New Year’s Eve

8:30 p.m. Safe to say it’s been a subpar season for our beloved Indianapolis Colts. We fully expect our Best of Indy cover boy and Colts kicker McAfee to take his frustration out on the crowd, in the form of laughter of course.

He’ll bring plenty of surprise guests, music, comedy and other New Year’s party gifts. Your only question: where to pre-game?

Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St., prices vary, 21+

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Downtown Indy New Year’s Eve Celebration 8 p.m. If you spent too much money on gifts this holiday season or if you’re broke like this editor, this is the perfect event for you. The free events starts early and runs well after the clock strikes midnight. There’ll be live performances by multiple local musicians, and electro-dance producer Kap Slap will provide the tunes till the countdown begins. And in true racing capital of the world fashion, a suspended IndyCar will descend instead of the traditional ball drop.

Georgia Street, FREE, all-ages

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11 Icon NYE 2016 9 p.m. DJs Kyle Long, Freddie Fresh, Lady Shay, rasul, Stylistic and Stephan Vohito hold down this hip-hop/R&B/soul/funk/house party, which features two floors of tunes, plus a champagne toast at midnight. Gary Brackett is hosting, along with Long and Old Soul’s Doug Morris.

Georgia Reese’s Southern Table, 14 E. Washington, $25 in advance, two tickets for $40, 21+

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12 Rad Summer NYE 8 p.m. Some of the best hip-hop shows I’ve ever been to combined two things: Rad Summer artists and The Hi-Fi’s great sound (hat tip to dudes like Wes Heaton and Dave Jablonski, who keep that on lockdown). This show has that third factor: it’s freaking New Year’s Eve, man. Oreo Jones, Sirius Blvck and John Stamps will take the stage through the night, and KNaggs and Action Jackson will take over after the ball drops. Get a glass of bourbon, pick up some new hip-hop mixtapes and get your early (cheap) tickets to this great show.

The Hi-Fi, 1043 Virginia Ave. Ste. 4, $10 in advance, 21+

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Union 50, 620 N. East St., 21+

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9 p.m. This high-end dance party features DJs Indiana Jones, Gabby Love, Lockstar, Gno, Hugh Jeffner, Sinclair Wheeler and Slater Hogan (also hosting his own party down the road at Blu). Party in the sky on Regions’ rooftop space with an all-inclusive top shelf bar, hors d’oeuvres, a midnight champagne toast, and FIREWORKS. This one

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Regions Tower, 211 N. Pennsylvania St., $130, 21+

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Bingo Bango Show 10 p.m. Love games, delicious drinks and the knowledge that you don’t have to worry about parking your car downtown? Girl, the Bingo Bango show is for you.

There’s a PBR toast at midnight, tons of sexy bingo games (NOT an oxymoron, we assure you), plus an extra special VIP ticket experience available for those looking to drop a little skrilla to sit in the front row with a personal bottle of champagne.

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New Year’s Eve 6 p.m. Did you know that LoCash dropped the Cowboys from their name? Now you do. They’re just LoCash now. But we know they’re still cowboys, and that’s why they’re spending their last day of the year at 8 Seconds Saloon.

Now, to dig up our boots ...

8 Seconds Saloon, 111 N. Lynhurst Dr., $10, 21+

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6 p.m. This is one of those stayall-night jams, because the party kicks off at 6 and keeps going until the wee hours (when breakfast will be served!). Impasse will soundtrack dinner and dancing; your reservations — which are required — include dinner, a bottle of wine, an overnight hotel stay and a breakfast buffet the next morning. The official Mom Pick of NYE 2016.

Chateau Thomas Winery and Staybridge Suites, 6295 Cambridge Way (Plainfield), $335+, 21+

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8 p.m. There’s all sorts of VIP layers to this South Meridian dance party, headlined by SoCal’s Sex Panther including: champagne toasts, surprises, televised Georgia Street celebrations, DJ sets, etc. Organizers recommend you arrive before 10 p.m. to guarantee your entry and remind you that the business casual dress code will be strictly enforced. (Although we bet there’ll be plenty of outfits that would NOT be appropriate for the office, except NUVO’s office.)

Revel, 225 S. Meridian St., prices vary, 21+

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Fairgrounds, Pop Weaver Youth Pavilion Dec. 26-31, 12-2 p.m., 2:304:30 pm., 7:30-9:30 p.m. Back in the day, you could skate on the same pad of ice that now hosts the Indy Fuel, but that’s changed: the Pop Weaver Pavilion, just behind the Coliseum, hosts public skating and youth hockey. The skating pad’s now called the “Cheri Daniels Arena,” which is a nod to the MANY hours Indiana’s former first lady spent at the Fairgrounds. In addition to three sessions on New Year’s Eve alone, the Fairgrounds has added sessions from the day after Christmas through the 31st. There’s a small shop that rents skates and sells some hockey gear, but as of this writing, we’re not sure if the shop still has a black Labrador named “Puck.” Concessions are often available, too.

Indiana State Fairgrounds, 927-7624, $6 age four and older, FREE three and younger, $4 figure skate rental, $5 hockey skate rental, $5 per car parking

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There’s a FULL complement of games on tap for New Year’s Eve,

BOTH college and pros, men and women: Pacers V. Bucks, 6 p.m. The Pacers — the new-look, PG13in-a-new-role Pacers — have coalesced, well, brilliantly. After a stomach-churning 0-3 start to the 2015-16 season, the team’s finding its rhythms faster than nearly all of us expected. With nosebleed seats going for as little as 11 bucks, this is a great way to spend at least part of NYE. Bankers Life Fieldhouse, One Bankers Life Ct., 125 S. Pennsylvania St., 917-2500, prices vary, pacers.com Butler men V. Providence, 2:30 p.m.; Butler women V. Georgetown, 6:30 p.m. Yeah, it’s two separate tickets, but why not spend a holiday at Hinkle?

Also, what the hell’s a Hoya?

Hinkle Fieldhouse, 510 W. 49th St., Butler University, prices vary, butlersports.com

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3 Dirty Fingernails NYE 7 p.m. Kick off your night at the Indy Indie Artist Colony where more than 50 artist will exhibit work with as few restrictions as possible, organizers say. Free food and booze is provided as long

as it lasts — so make this your first stop for some gratis vino and then head on your way. PS: It starts early and you can bring your kids.

Indy Indie Artist Colony, 26 E. 14th St., FREE, all-ages

4 Chef JJ’s 6 p.m. Doors, 6:30 p.m Dinner A ticket to this private event gets you a curated five course meal and dessert to take home.

Beer and wine are available for purchase. One of the best views of Lucas Oil is free of charge.

Chef JJ’s Downtown, 42 W. South St. $75

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Spoke & Steele New Year’s Eve 6 p.m. Appetizers and barrelaged cocktails will be floating around. A champagne bar and sabering will kickstart a threecourse meal. After purchasing a ticket call (317) 737-1616 to reserve your spot; the ticket doesn’t.

A Downtown Salon & Spa with the Parking Lot of a suburban shopping mall

Spoke & Steele, 123 S. Illinois St., $105.44

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Center for The Performing Arts 8 p.m. The Hot Sardines will perform at 10 p.m. The group mixes New Orleans and New York jazz with French influences

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here’s a lot of pressure to pick the right place to party on New Year’s Eve. But we think we’ve figured out the real secret. First, and most importantly, you’ve got to determine what type of vibe you’d like to cruise on the biggest party night of the year. So we set up our event mega-chart with two options to start you thinking: Is the perfect New Year’s Eve wild and crazy, or more chillaxed?

Once you’ve rung up your squad and picked that ~vibe~, we’ve got a bunch of other choices for you to make: spirits, wine or brews? Dancing or a stage show? Hip-hop or Latin dance? We’ve got options for you, plus some specially chosen editor’s picks of stuff we’re uber jazzed about. And remember: All events can be either wild or chill; it just depends on you, my friend.

Mom time. Remember to call a Lyft, not to drive after indulging (plus parking is a nightmare). Drink lots of water!

Have fun! And when you wake up starving on January 1? Flip to page 16 for a breakdown of noms.

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SCOTT: What I didn’t anticipate was how the move to paid admission would involve walling up parts of the IMA campus to keep the unmoneyed rabble out of the lovely gardens. I think they got away with it because it only impeded the traffic of cyclists and walkers (and not all-important motorists) who used it as an on- or off-ramp to the canal. Of course, any realist is sensitive to the interplay between money and art, but one can tend too much toward viewing a museum as a business – and take too much satisfaction in implementing retail techniques at said museum.

SCOTT’S 2015 WISHES: As for film, I’d love to see Indy Film Fest and Heartland continue to expand their year-round programming (and how about a retrospective or two to put new work in context?) and the IMA move forward with a hinted-at expansion of film programming (no reason The Toby couldn’t become a full-scale cinema like those found at art museums in Detroit and Cleveland).

EMILY: Heartland Film’s biggest change came down the pipe just this month when president Stuart Lowry stepped down. They have also bolstered the festival with a new category to highlight Indiana filmmakers.

SCOTT: And there was another sort-of stepping down: IU Cinema founding director Jon Vickers began a year-long sabbatical July 1, right around the time he accepted a Cultural Vision Award for the repertory and art-house theater.

I hope both Heartland and IU Cinema continue growing under their temporary leaders; Frank Basile, interim CEO at Heartland, certainly has a knack for guiding EMILY TAYLOR troubled institutions ARTS EDITOR etaylor@nuvo.net @emrotayl through rough waters.

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SENIOR/MUSIC EDITOR KATHERINE COPLEN’S HOPES FOR 2015 No offense to my fellow editors in the news and social justice departments but thank God/Spaghetti Monster that I don’t have to depend on Pence & Company acting like reasonably ethical and moral humans for my 2015 wishes to have come true. Because they’re truly a disappointment and embarrassment to Indiana.

KAT’S 2015 WISHES: I’m hopeful that our local record stores will continue selling more and more vinyl — and in the process keep their doors open.

Well, Lily and Madeleine are still absolutely slaying it, praise be. I think last week’s premiere of S.M. Wolf’s new video on the Nerdist network indicates that Adam Gross’ blissed out fuzz pop project is poised to make major noise in 2016 after shaking things up in 2015. And don’t forget: bands that ALREADY made it big came back with new releases and shows (Mysteries of Life, Gizmos, Vulgar Boatmen) and our DJs are killing it nationally all the time.

If the preponderance of bonkers-amazing events for Record Store Day, Black Friday and Cassette Store Day at our local shops says anything it’s that the thirst for vinyl has not been quenched in any way, shape or form. And the massive manufacturing delays for local vinyl releases should tip you off too that 2015 was huge.

KAT’S 2015 WISHES: I wish for a locally released cassette in every stocking and a 7-inch under every Hanukkah Bush.

KAT’S 2015 WISHES: I’m wishing for more all-ages/DIY spaces, and continued booking of super-diverse local shows that bring together all sorts of genres and styles.

KAT’S 2015 WISHES: And I’ve got my fingers crossed that Bey and Jay can keep it together.

In all-ages spaces news: We lost Westgate on the Westside, but celebrated 10 years of the Hoosier Dome / Piradical Productions at the Cultural Vision Awards.

GPC continued to kill it, Joyful Noise expanded in a huge way all through the Murphy and house venues — always in transition — flip-flopped around but didn’t shrink.

KAT’S 2015 WISHES: I hope for the continued success of venues run by Indy’s immigrant community, like the Westside’s vibrant Spanish music clubs and Midtown’s Caribbean Village.

Yes! Get to one of these venues.

KAT’S 2015 WISHES: I hope 2015 brings another real, true breakout artist or band from Indianapolis, like 2014 did with Lily and Madeleine.

LOOKING BACK AT 2015 IN FOOD We hoped for more event driven dinners, like Erin Till’s IMA brunch, and we got it — mostly. Supper clubs like Thunderbird’s dinner and a movie and

You can shop for plenty at those local record shops that are (hip-hip-hooray) still kickin’ it. On my radar: Oreo Jones’ long-awaited Cash for Gold out on vinyl in early 2016.

....Annnd, now I realize I entirely forgot the Beyonce / Jay-Z divorce rumors post-Elevator Gate. Now what I wish for is another Beyonce album in 2016 (likely) and that Queen Bey will impart some kind of surprise release knowledge on Frank Ocean and Rihanna KATHERINE COPLEN so we can finally get SENIOR EDITOR/MUSIC EDITOR a listen to their longkcoplen@nuvo.net @tremendouskat delayed albums.

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MANAGING/SPORTS EDITOR ED WENCK

right now that sums up all of my hopes for 2016. I hope that our country finds peace and sanity in the election of our nation’s next president. Our Constitution requires a change in the White House this year, but the current sentiment that is getting all of the attention is volatile and dangerous. Let there be peace in November. Let there be peace in Indiana with a change in power at the state level as well.

Our current administration is embarrassing, divisive, and chaotic. Please let a new face in the governor’s chair bring peace and equality. Let there be peace on our planet as the nations of the world embrace the agreements made in Paris.

A change can happen if we all stick to the plan. Let there be peace among the races and ethnicities in our city, our state, and

As I grind out these few sentences through gritted teeth and knitted brow, it’s all I can do to set the example for Hope Number One: Let 2016 be the year we bring gentility back to public discourse. In spite of all the insulting, snarky, horribly inappropriate things that leap into my forebrain when someone utters the names “Trump” or “Pence,” “It begins when we all accept that I’d like to see us all dial systemic racism exists and begin to back the raging comments we so casually drop on talk about it.”

— AMBER STEARNS Facebook, Twitter and The Place Where Thoughtfulness Goes to Die at the bottom of so many online articles. Having our country. It begins when we all accept said that — with some respect given even that systemic racism exists and begin to where I feel little or none’s deserved — talk about it. Then things like education I’m hopeful that the Donald’s campaign gaps, poverty, hunger and violence can eventually implodes and that our current start to be fixed permanently instead of Governor’s replaced. Neither man has temporarily patched. And finally we find proven to me that they’re effective at leadpeace with each other as humans, accepting, whether by word or deed, respectively. ing each other for who we are regardless That should not be seen as a personal of our race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, attack — I heartily disagree with the bulk sexual orientation, gender identity, vetof both men’s policy platforms. I sincerely eran status or anything else out there that hope we can begin to understand — as separates up by fear of the unknown. a nation and a state — how our modern Islamophobia neatly mirrors the fear we had of Roman Catholic immigrants a cenCelebrating 200 years of statehood is tury ago. That fear helped in great measure going to do wonders for the art world. With to give rise to the rebirth of the Klan and The Indiana Arts Commission backing wound up literally cloaking the majorover 139 projects associated with the biity of this very state’s legislature in sheets centennial, and The National Endowment and hoods. (If you don’t know what I’m for the Arts handing out eight grants (totalspeaking of, please Google “D.C. Stephening $145,000) to arts and culture groups son.”) And as for sports? I really hope Ryan around Indiana for 2016 that shouldn’t Grigson winds up somewhere other than be hard. Programming for the 200-year Indy before the start of next season. mark will have some notables too. Big Car

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“Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me….”

Ok, yes I know those are song lyrics, but

is teaming up with IMS, who allowed 100 Hoosiers to drive a pace car around the speedway track. The interaction will be absorbed into an exhibit by Jesse Sugarmann at their new Tube space in Garfield

Park. The effects of art and neighborhood transformation will continue through projects like Bryan Fonseca’s mobile cultural/art centers on the west side and the combined efforts of No Exit and The House Life Project. Hopefully all three groups will translate to more than experimental interactions and be the bedrock for sustained roots in their perspective corners.

RUCKUS makers space will kick online sometime next year — giving another home to local artisans in the southern tip of Circle City Industrial Complex.

Arts programming will likely expand on the near east side and hopefully into blocks west of the river.

While we are on the prediction front, the IMA will desperately bring in as many local artists as they can, but continue the easy-to-swallow curation of shows like Dream Cars. (Bring us an Ai Weiwei again!)

At least one live-in artist residency will open up. And hopefully someone will give a damn about the shitty architecture going up near Mass Ave. C’est la vie.

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Local chefs have been on the Indianaraised proteins for years, but this might be the one where that extends to aquatic offerings. Obviously some things are out of scope, but a plate of Hoosier shrimp or crispy skinned fish isn’t. Now that Cuba has opened back up for travel from the U.S., here’s to hoping we have a few more offerings than the Cuban sandwich. It’s also the hope of this editor that fusion styles like Salazar’s take on Asian street food and Pioneer’s Italian-Germanic dishes find more homes here. We would also love to see more national press like Food & Wine’s attention to Jonathan Brooks. Most of all, let’s get some more female chefs into the spotlight. Ladies, keep killing it.

MUSIC/SENIOR EDITOR KATHERINE COPLEN Much of my wishes for 2016 are the same as my hopes and dreams for 2015: rock solid record shops, tons of diverse events, breakout local artists and attention paid to our vibrant immigrant communities’ cultures. What else could you want? How about: partnerships between local musicians and politicians to seriously rock the vote (DOWN WITH DONALD) — keep your eyes out for something special early in 2016 related to that. I hope for a marquee festival, possibly at a new space booking big shows like the Indianapolis Motor Speedways. I hope for zero overdose deaths (which affect the arts community yearly) and the discovery of rapper Riko V’s killers. And I want the record pressing plant delays to clear up.

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d Wenck here, leading off this retropeek at something we concocted 12 months ago.

Last year, for the big 2014 Year In Review/New Year’s Eve Double Issue, NUVO’s editors went around the table and each kicked in some thoughts about what we hoped to see in 2015. Before we look ahead to 2016, we decided to take a look BACK at how reality lined up with our vision for the future.

If you can get past the two opening entries without hiding under your blankets for four or five days, you’re a better person than I. (NOTE: Our wishes from last year are in italics.)

MANAGING/SPORTS EDITOR ED WENCK’S WISHES FOR 2015 Here’s what I asked for, Santa: ED’S 2015 WISHES: I’m hopeful that events in Ferguson and NYC propel us toward a more open discussion on race, poverty and the continued militarization of local police departments. Maybe we’ll find a way to begin to repair the strained relations between cops and the communities they police.

Or fuck that, let’s just sink deeper into an utter denial of white privilege and make Donald Trump a GOP frontrunner! We’ll take wildly racist, fictionalized Tweets from The Donald — some even generated by NeoNazis — and promote ‘em as truth! Then we’ll raise that bar of intolerance even higher by suggesting that Muslims be disallowed from entering the country.

ED’S 2015 WISHES: I’m hopeful we can begin to have a measured and rational conversation

NEWS EDITOR AMBER STEARNS’ HOPES FOR 2015 Apparently my wish list was delivered to the Three Witches in Shakespeare’s MacBeth, rather than jolly ol’ St. Nick.

AMBER’S 2015 WISHES: I hope the education discussion in our city and state moves in a positive direction with focus returning to our most important asset: the children.

Hmmmm. Education politics reached a fever pitch this year both locally and statewide. Between the legislature’s campaign to strip State Superintendent Glenda Ritz of her power, increased emphasis on charter schools and the hot potato known as ISTEP, state government focused on everything except for children. In Indianapolis, the charter school discussion bled into the administration of IPS, regardless of public questions and protest. That’s a strike out in my book.

AMBER’S 2015 WISHES: I’m hopeful real conversations will continue to evolve so that systemic racism can be identified and eradicated.

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Well, real conversations about systemic racism did occur this year, but not in a positive way. Microagressions and protests on college campuses added

about the stupidity of marijuana prohibition in Indiana.

Yeah, the police presence for the opening services of Bill Levin’s First Church of Cannabis proved we still vilify this plant as some kind of demonic force on a par with smack. Two strikes.

ED’S 2015 WISHES: I’m praying that the state legislature’s super-majority doesn’t roll environmental regulations and advancements back into the 19th century.

Oh, crap, I forgot Mike Pence was still Governor.

ED’S 2015 WISHES: And as far as the sports desk is concerned, I’m really hoping Paul George heals up right.

Awesome. The Pacers are looking better. One out of four.

I need a tumbler of gin.

to the #BlackLivesMatter movement.

More incidents of excessive violence against Blacks and Latinos (and in more instances involving minority women) were captured in video and shared on social media.

The conversations are out there, but they are reactive instead of proactive.

I should have been more specific.

AMBER’S 2015 WISHES: I pray our right wing legislators, both state and national, learn to value the lives of those from other countries who seek refuge and opportunity within our borders as much as they value the lives of the unborn.

Governors, including Mike Pence, want to refuse Syrian refugees from starting a new life in their states in an effort to “protect” Americans from terrorists. Meanwhile, our very own homegrown terrorists are shooting up Planned Parenthood locations. (What is it with crazies in Colorado?)

Yep, this one counts as an epic fail in the wish department.

AMBER’S 2015 WISHES: I’m hopeful that Indy residents will pay attention to the words and actions of our munici-

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pal candidates and not let the apathy found in the 2014 election follow them into the new year.

Locally, there wasn’t much controversy in the Indianapolis race for mayor.

However, that wasn’t the case in every community.

The official voter turnout result for the 2015 municipal elections was 20.5 percent across the state and 22.8 percent for Marion County. In 2014 voter turnout was 30 percent statewide and 25 percent in Marion County. Thus, another epic wish fail is recorded for my record book.

AMBER’S 2015 WISHES: And finally, I’m cautiously optimistic that no one from Indiana will do or say something so stupid that it attracts national attention and warrants harsh ridicule from the likes of The Daily Show.

Gov. Mike Pence and RFRA. “George...

Aww, George… Come on George!”

Nuff said.

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But therein lies the rub: While Big Car has struck black, philanthropic gold by pitching a social practice approach that’s explicitly tied in to urban revitalization, that support would seem to have dried up when it comes to our less quantifiable fine arts.

CURRENT ARTS/FILM EDITOR EMILY TAYLOR: Shoger, you called it; Big Car’s creative placemaking, Spark on Monument Circle, was definitely a hit. Pop-up parks and art installations will hopefully become the rule instead of this one-time exception.

SCOTT: Glad to hear it, Em! I skipped town in May to go to library school in Chicago, so I didn’t see Big Car’s efforts first-hand, though I did read about them in the international edition of NUVO – the NUVO Herald Tribune, I think.

And, hey, speaking of libraries and pop-up art: The Public Collection looked pretty cool from afar, especially Brian McCutcheon’s appropriately classical Monument Circle installation.

SCOTT’S 2015 WISHES: Or why else would the IMA have abandoned a decades-long free admission policy for a $18 ticket ($3 more than The Louvre, as many have pointed out)?

Not to mention that the Indy Opera can’t seem to get through a season.

EMILY: I can’t say that the Indy Opera season was exponentially more robust than last year. As for a season, things haven’t changed much. The showing of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat was, however, a strong addition. The stars of opera is set for early next year, and should close the gap a bit.

SCOTT: I was impressed with Indy Opera’s new CEO — who does not have an easy job in trying to resurrect an opera company that had pretty much flat-lined — and I certainly would’ve seen The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat if I had been in town.

SCOTT’S 2015 WISHES: No doubt that mismanagement has played a role in these financial crises (and only a crisis should’ve motivated such a drastic policy change at the IMA). But here’s hoping our more storied institutions can weather the storm and find some of that grassroots energy that powers outfits like Big Car. EMILY: The backlash against the charge at the IMA has hardly settled. It’s now clear how valuable people like Scott Stulen and new curators are to the institution.

Indianapolis is quickly rising to a place where we demand innovation in arts programing. The past year has proven that: the ISO bringing in performance art in addition to classical music, the Historical Society opening the largest LGBT history exhibit in the state, and the State Museum bringing in accessible installations like Rad Science.

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There are two things that dominate the brain when it comes to news in 2015: the debacle known as the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, better known as RFRA and the never-ending pool of crazed political hopefuls, better known as the Republican presidential primary field. Thankfully there is a new year coming to restore our hopes, dreams and faith in humanity.

The last year in film has seen some triumphs and some terrible choices. We have a list of the 20 best films and the 5 worst from 2015. Local filmmakers caught attention with Horror Hound weekend and a few small-scale productions. The past year in the art world felt the wake of RFRA, between artists responding to it to the installment of public art pieces instilling a sense of Indy pride.

2015 in review from the News Desk................. P.04A VOICES The hopes we had for 2015............................... P.04B Our hopes for 2016........................................... P.07B New Year’s Eve as we age................................. P.08B Sex Doc.............................................................. P.20A

2015 — the arts reviewed................................ P.06A SCREENS Films to watch (and avoid) over the holidays... P.09A Ed Johnson-Ott reviews Star Wars: The Force Awakens...................... P.17B

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All the NUVO editors pick spots to party on New Year’s Eve and then we throw in a bazillion more. Happy 2016!

On the flip side, take a break from the look back at the RFRA doom and gloom in the music section with our ... oh, bless it, we talk about RFRA in the music section, too. Elsewhere in reviews, Adam Lukach also tackles the year in hip-hop, and Kyle looks at the year in dissent in A Cultural Manifesto.

NYE picks........................................................... P.09B Kat’s 2015 personal faves................................. P.16A 2015 in hip-hop................................................. P.18A A Cultural Manifesto: The year in dissent......... P.19A

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Double-fisting cheap champagne bottles at Local’s Only.

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Promotions Manager (317) 808-4618 jsmith@nuvo.net

Thankfully, I can’t remember.

Account Executive (317) 808-4613 cparmerlee@nuvo.net

Dancing with Susie ...

EMILY GROUNDS

Sales & Promotions Coordinator (317) 808-4608 egrounds@nuvo.net

I tend to “Men in Black” those moments.

ADMINISTRATION

KEVIN MCKINNEY

Editor & Publisher kmckinney@nuvo.net

Not knowing my limits.

BRADEN NICHOLSON

General Manager bnicholson@nuvo.net

3 wiseman + 3am = filthy bathroom floor nap

KATHY FLAHAVIN

Business Manager kflahavin@nuvo.net

Honestly never made one.

Stayed home.

SUSIE FORTUNE

Contracts sfortune@nuvo.net

Dancing with a wild dancer/ drunk.

DISTRIBUTION

RYAN MCDUFFEE

Distribution Manager rmcduffee@nuvo.net

Amsterdam 2001...I’ve already said too much.

DISTRIBUTION SUPPORT: SUSIE FORTUNE, DICK POWELL

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HARRISON ULLMANN (1935-2000) EDITOR (1993-2000) ANDY JACOBS JR. (1932-2013) CONTRIBUTING (2003-2013)

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