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teve Bannon may not be much of a human being, but at least he seems to have taught President Donald Trump something. White nationalists aren’t such fine people, after all. The president’s tiff with his former chief strategist, campaign guru and deputy chief of staff would be tawdry, if the stakes weren’t so high. Trump is upset due to comments Bannon made in Michael Wolff’s new book, Fire and Fury, and elsewhere. Among other things, Bannon said the meeting the president’s son Don Jr. and other campaign leaders took with Russian emissaries trying to peddle dirt on Trump’s Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, was “treasonous” and “unpatriotic.” He also more than hinted that the president, his associates and family may be guilty of money-laundering. As a final touch, Bannon suggested that the members of the Trump family are so vacuous their collective IQs might not reach double digits. Trump being Trump, the president reacted with fury. The President blasted “Sloppy Steve” in a series of tweets and statements. He also had his lawyers send cease-and-desist letters not just to Bannon, but to the book’s author, Wolff, and publisher Henry Holt and Co. All the lawyers’ threats managed to do was move the release date of Wolff’s book up four days – because of public demand, the publisher said – and guarantee that it will sell several hundred thousand more copies. Wolff will cry all the way to the bank. Trump’s reaction proves he still doesn’t understand some things. First, Trump’s decision to have his lawyers silence opposition shows he doesn’t understand what it means to be president. Presidents are public figures — almost public property. Anyone can say almost anything about them. If this weren’t the case, Barack Obama and

Bill Clinton could have captured huge settlements from Fox News, Rush Limbaugh and, yes, Donald Trump for attacking their characters and demeaning them. George W. Bush likely could have laid claim to everything Michael Moore and Al Franken owned. This always has been the case. Many of the protections against defamation extended to ordinary citizens don’t apply to presidents and other public officials. Americans value robust discussion of public issues and don’t want to limit expression, even when that expression veers toward nastiness. We want to remind the people who hold public office that they are servants, not masters. Every president has been maligned. The ones with gravitas realize accepting harsh criticism is part of the job, and do their pouting in private. Insecure and immature presidents, on the other hand, fire off cease-and-desist letters to critics. The president’s faulty perception isn’t as big a deal as his inability to comprehend the nature of his responsibilities, but it doesn’t inspire confidence in his judgment. Trump was slow — oh so slow — to grasp who and what Steve Bannon is, and it’s now too late to diminish Bannon’s role in his campaign and presidency. He put Bannon on the National Security Council. He took Bannon’s counsel on matters both foreign and domestic. The president didn’t seem to realize that the reason Steve Bannon could enter rooms without opening doors is that he slithers under them. True leaders must be able to read people. Donald Trump either misread Steve Bannon or he didn’t care that he was giving a snake access to the world’s most powerful office. Neither possibility is reassuring. The fact that Trump let a guy like Bannon get into the White House without a ticket and a tour guide should be a source of shame to him. And to us. N For more opinion pieces visit nuvo.net/voices

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THE QUEST TO FLIP THE NINTH DISTRICT

RAISING THE AGE OF CONSENT Rep. Karlee Macer, D-Indianapolis, is proposing a bill for the second time to raise the age of consent in Indiana from 16 to 18 years old. Macer said her goal with this proposal is to protect young women and men from exploitation. “I know there are other legislators around

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protect our young people from being solicited in such a way.” House Bill 1111 would add “indiscretion” as a criminal offense, which would be filed against a person who is at least 23 years old engaging in sexual intercourse or sexual conduct with an individual under the age of 18. One of Macer’s reasons for raising the age of consent is sex trafficking. “With the age of consent law in the state of Indiana, a lot of times, through social media, they are able to groom our children,” Macer said. “They’re able to lure them into an industry that is consensual. That is another piece that I think is really important.” Macer said she feels the bill may have more of a chance to get a hearing this year because of an Indiana Supreme Court case in which 40-year-old Sameer G. Thaker was charged with a felony for sending a sexual image to a 16-year-old. “He was charged with a felony, but if he had sex with her, it would not be a crime at all,” Macer said. She said Justice Mark Massa, in his written opinion, acknowledged the law’s inconsistency. Macer said that her proposal will not impact the current “Romeo and Juliet law” in Indiana, which protects adults from facing criminal charges for having a sexual relationship with their underage partner within a four-year age range. Macer worked on the legislation with Reps. Dave Ober, R-Albion; Ryan Hatfield, D-Evansville; and Linda Lawson, D-Hammond. She said she is also working with law enforcement and other leaders to help the bill pass. “I hope that there is an opportunity to get this passed and to recognize how important it is that we truly advocate for our children,” she said. — EMILY KETTERER

n 2016, only one of Indiana’s Congressional House elections was decided by fewer than 20 percentage points: Republican Trey Hollingsworth’s win over Democrat Shelli Yoder in the Ninth District (13.6 percent). Hollingsworth and his father had shopped the country for a surefire race, and it’s not surprising they found one here. Our nine congressional districts are gerrymandered — especially the Ninth. Bloomington is canceled out by Indianapolis’s southern exurbs, and the South’s “Blue Belt” is spread thin across three districts. Add to that an uninspiring “that’s-a-serious-issue-that-needs-to-befurther-discussed” campaign by his opponent, and Hollingsworth was practically gifted a political victory. Politics never stops though, and right now the only thing less popular than President Trump’s agenda is his character. Democrats therefore see an opportunity for big wins in 2018 — with districts like Indiana’s Ninth as pivotal. While the party’s nominee hasn’t been chosen yet — the primary isn’t until May 8 — the current front-runner is Dan Canon, a civil rights attorney born and raised in Southern Indiana. (Liz Watson, a Bloomington native and former congressional staffer, has raised comparable funds and has strong institutional support within the party. Look for a profile of her in next week’s issue of NUVO.) Canon’s appeal and early success are easy to understand. For one, he isn’t the Democrats’ typical Indiana candidate who just wades in political water hoping to get caught in someone else’s wake. “I think the Heartland has got to lead

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the way forward,” Canon told me after his speech to Our Revolution Indy in late December. “Here is all of America’s principles and collective values. We ought to be providing the conditions for people to lead their best lives, to become their best selves.” This latter phrasing illustrates another reason for Canon’s growing popularity, even among moderates and otherwise straight-ticket Republicans: He doesn’t treat societal ills as political talking points. Canon is well-aware that the millions of Americans living paycheck to paycheck, worrying about how they’re going to pay next month’s rent, isn’t just a policy conundrum for think-tankers and politicians. Having been raised by a single mother, dropped out of high school, and then lived

hand-to-mouth working various odd jobs, he has first-hand knowledge of all the petty humiliations and stresses poverty affords working people. “I’m the only candidate who’s been here in Indiana, on the ground, providing real solutions to real problems that Hoosiers face every day. And I’ve experienced a lot of those real problems myself,” Canon said. Canon is the populist type, and like most populists his tone can fluctuate abruptly from light-hearted to indignant. He and his staff playfully refer to Rep. Hollingsworth as “Tennessee Trey” — on account of Hollingsworth moving to Indiana from Tennessee just a month before running in 2015 — but stay on the topic for very long and it becomes obvious that Canon doesn’t find Hollingsworth’s political consumerism very amusing. “Here’s a guy who’s a multimillionaire, who comes from multi-generational wealth, that had probably not set foot in Indiana prior to 2015, with him and his dad clearly fishing for a district to buy. It’s really hard for somebody like that to have any meaningful understanding of what people are going through in the Ninth District,” Canon said. Canon’s policy proposals are comprehensive to say the least. He’s for legalizing marijuana and against the Electoral College. For nationwide healthcare and against private prisons. For automatic voter registration and against exorbitant interest fees. For labor representation and against state harassment of migrant workers. Brazenly putting forward such progressive policies has earned Canon endorse-

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ment from some of the Midwest’s most left-leaning organizations, including Democratic Socialists of America’s Louisville chapter. When I asked if he thought some of these endorsements might be used against him in the general election, he snickered a bit before answering, “Look, my opponent called Shelli Yoder a socialist. Shelli Yoder. That’s what they’re going to do. Anyone who wants the government to work better for working class people as opposed to wanting the government to work solely for rich people is gonna be called a socialist. So we’re gonna be called that and we know that. It’s gonna be better for us if we don’t run from that term.” Being the primary’s most progressive candidate isn’t the only thing setting Canon apart for many voters though. There’s also his professional history as a civil rights attorney — where he’s represented just about everyone who you’d expect to get short-ended in a trial (refugees, workers, veterans, minorities) as well as worked the Supreme Court case that established gay marriage as a constitutional right. In fact, Canon’s speech to Our Revolution Indy wasn’t about his campaign; it was on the gang of crooks and buffoons President Trump has nominated to judgeships. These judicial appointments, Canon told listeners, will decide “who gets justice and who doesn’t,” and they’re being selected not for their qualifications but for their willingness to serve the Republican’s political-eco-

nomic agenda. And although appeals are possible, Canon knows from experience that for most people “justice begins and ends” in district courts. To coastal pundits, Indiana is a “deep red state.” For them, anything outside Indianapolis or the industrial north is lost-cause land. Therefore the only Indiana Democrats that can hope to win those elections will really just be even-tempered Republicans. Given this frame of mind, it’s easy to see why so many of them have found Canon’s thriving candidacy surprising. He represents the most ambitious wing of the Democratic Party, and he doesn’t shy away from issues (abortion, gay rights, racial equality) that we’re told are deal-breakers in the trailers of Tobinsport and the working-class suburbs of Clark County. If Canon flips the Ninth District, it’ll probably have more to do with his heart than with larger political trends. Anyone can doubt the correctness of his politics, but only the intentionally deceptive would question his commitment to improving the lives of Americans. “I’m tired of seeing my people get hosed by right-wing populists,” Canon said as he coordinated with volunteers about getting a beer somewhere. As for those surprised by his chances? “People from outside Indiana don’t understand Indiana.” Canon’s honesty and directedness are refreshing. If they turn out not to be winning political tactics, they at least have the merit of never pretending to be. N NUVO.NET // 01.10.18 - 01.17.18 // NEWS // 5

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NEWFIELDS A TRAVESTY? Journalist Kriston Capps explains his fiery review BY DAN GROSSMAN // DGROSSMAN@NUVO.NET

ack in 2010, the Indianapolis Museum of Art garnered national attention from the media — certainly not for the first time — when 100 Acres opened. This park, in the wooded White River floodplain, features hands-on, site responsive installations from nationally and internationally-renowned designers and artists. After Charles Venable took the helm of the museum in 2012, there was still the occasional story about the museum. But most of the attention was no longer laudatory. There were articles and blog posts about substantial staff cuts, of curatorial staff cuts, of admission fees instituted in this formerly free museum. To be fair, Venable had a tough task; to rid the museum of its 100 million in debt that the museum was burdened with after its last expansion in 2005-2006, and to protect its endowment. The name change of the IMA campus to Newfields, announced in August, 2017 — along with the outdoor Christmas lights extravaganza Winterlights — can also be seen as an attempt to put the museum on a path to financial stability. Venable, by all accounts, seems to be succeeding in this endeavor. But at what cost? At the cost of its mission, if you ask CityLab’s Kriston Capps, based in Washington D.C., who called Newfields “the greatest travesty in the art world in 2017,” in a Dec. 29 posting. In that blog, entitled “Your entire city is an Instagram Playground now,” he took issue with the pursuit of spectacle that the museum has taken under Venable. (CityLab is a web magazine hosted by The Atlantic.) But Capps just might have lost a number of sympathetic readers in the Circle City when he went on to state the following, “Somewhere along the way, Indianapolis forgot that museums are meant to be the house of the few, not the house of the many; museums are cultural treasuries, not amusement parks.”

Capps returned to that high art/low art dichotomy that same day, when in a twitter thread he lumped in Winterlights with one of the 100 acres installations. He tweeted: “Fans of Funky Bones (as seen in The Fault in Our Stars) and a 1-million-bulb Winterlights display might ask: What’s the harm in a re-brand?" (In 2010, The New York Times went gaga over 100 Acres and for good reason, I think, because 100 Acres proved that art can be clever, engaging, playful, intellectually stimulating — and even Instagrammable — all at once.) Elsewhere in his blog, and in my conversation with Capps, he made some points worth hearing out. His perspective, of course, is that of an outsider to Indy. The meat and bones of his argument, to steal an expression from Norman Mailer, make sense to me. It’s in the soup, perhaps, where he gets a little bogged down. I spoke with Capps by phone on the afternoon of Jan. 5, by which time local media had weighed in on his blog post. (Venable himself weighed in with The Indianapolis Star on Jan. 4 providing them a list of forthcoming exhibitions and promising two new curatorial hires.)

DAN GROSSMAN: I guess the big reason that I’m calling you today is your reaction to what Newfields is doing and has done. You have visited IMA before its name change, am I understanding that right? KRISTON CAPPS: Yes, I was there… in the fall right before the name change happened…in late August.

DAN: That was about the time they had the press conference for the whole name change. You caused quite a kerfuffle here, I guess, at least in the eyes of the people who run the IMA. What was your takeaway when you visited? What was going through your mind? KRISTON: Well, I mean, I really enjoyed it. I was there to visit… I just had a day to

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myself and I spent it at the museum... They have a great Asian and African art collection, they have a great design collection… [that will reopen on July 27]. I enjoyed the modern/contemporary works and I enjoyed the beer garden too. I understand that the park is absolutely an asset and something that they would want to emphasize. So I really had a great time. It’s always a pleasure to come… into a museum because that’s often where cities put their best face forward. And I was thrilled. I was curious about Newfields because that advertisement was there. Some of that signage was already up or going up. So I continued keeping tabs after I returned home to Washington D.C. And in reading about it from afar I just felt angrier and angrier. It was as if the museum leadership did not recognize the same virtues that I saw on my visit there. To hear them tell it in reports, it doesn’t seem like they recognize those same assets. It’s like they don’t see that they have a museum.

DAN: I remember I was in a discussion with the board chair [Tom Hiatt]… He said that audiences these days aren’t interested in going through hushed gallery spaces anymore. But you called this the greatest travesty in the art world in 2017. Venable talked about

70,000 tickets sold for Winterlights [according to The Indianapolis Star]. Forty-seven percent of the people coming through Winterlights hadn’t been to the IMA in the last 12 months. Why is that such a bad thing if that’s going to float [financially] the whole institution? KRISTON: Well, I think the museum stewards, when they’re making decisions about what they’re going to emphasize and what kind of cultural institution they’re going to be, they foreclose some options. A lot of response that I hear and not even really with this museum story, but whenever questions about access and democratization of museums… come up, it’s like you can have both. You can have Winterlights and you could also have a European art collection. I think that’s true. But when you look at the absurdly high ticket price at Newfields –

DAN: $18.00 [for adult nonmembers.] KRISTON: That’s really expensive. And one of the reasons why, I think, is it’s expensive to put on these big spectacle exhibits. And I feel that there’s a lot of pressure right now to come up with these big spectacles and they’re expensive for institutions to mount. And while MoMa can put on the Rain Room and not break a sweat, it’s hard for smaller museums, or museums in smaller cities having to compete with that while maintaining other aspects of the museum’s focus.

DAN: So it’s not just Newfields; you see this going on in other museums across the country. KRISTON: Yeah... In general, I think that museums outside of the big coastal institutions are putting on fewer new exhibits; they’re putting on less scholarship, and I think this is a worrying trend. It’s worrying for people who love art. But I think that it’s also a problem for people who live in places that aren’t New York and aren’t Los Angeles. N Interview continues online at NUVO.net

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MINERALS AND SILVER LININGS First Friday visits to the Harrison Center and to 10th West Gallery BY JENNIFER DELGADILLO // ARTS@NUVO.NET

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s beauty really in the eye of the beholder?” and “Do we bring our cultural knowledge and biases of art and tradition to nature?” are not just questions we are all asking ourselves when looking out on the decaying winter cityscape and confronting frigid temperatures. These are also the questions photographer Bartosz Pietrzak asks with the photo exhibition Pictured Rocks inside the Speck Gallery at the Harrison Center. The Polish-born artist presents traditional and digital media photographs of rock formations and mineral deposits juxtaposed with water, dried tree branches and sometimes diminutive images of humans interacting with the environment at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan and Joshua Tree National Park, California. By labelling the natural mineral formations in his photography artifacts, Pietrzak explores the interplay between photography and abstract art using landscape as a medium for abstract composition. He also posits that essential beauty exists even when hidden from humans. “Though we can distinguish the difference between man-made and natural beauty, it is surprising how magnificent works of art can often convey the same power that we find in the beauty of nature,” he says in his artist’s statement. In addition to the decades of exploration as photographer, his perspective is informed by his background in engineering and philosophy. While he isn’t the first to question the famous Immanuel Kant statement “beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” the deconstruction and arguments are made from the perspective of a person whose background involves understanding man-made objects, construction and practicality. The artist is exploring a construction devoid of human intervention and offering

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a gaze that suggests the reason we are able to attribute aesthetic values to abstract art is because of the beauty that precedes it — not the other way around. “When I share my photos with others, many exclaim ‘Oh, that looks just like an abstract painting!’” says Pietrzak. “If Wassily Kandinsky or Clyfford Still didn’t visit the shores of Upper Michigan, why do we associate their work with something that far predates it?” In a different section of the Harrison Center, inside the eponymous main gallery, Elizabeth Smith also offered an opportunity to experience a place through the gaze of the artist with My Tour de France. The exhibition consists of paintings and beaded sculptures the artist created in the span of two and a half years. “I was traveling with my brother and I told him he could pick the place we were going to. He chose France.” So Smith and her brother did an 18-day tour, “I loved it so I went back three more times,” she says. Walking into the gallery, the first thing a

viewer notices is a giant beaded bicycle wheel, and then right after a large composition of paintings resembling the Isenheim Altarpiece — aka the Grünewald Altarpiece, created in the 16th century, that is on display at the Unterlinden Museum at Colmar, France. The group of paintings is made up of radial designs and patterns collected from her experiences such as the fleur-de-lis, the Eiffel Tower, roosters and the North Rose Window from Notre Dame. A radial design matches the placement of Jesus’ halo in the original work of art. Other work in the gallery included more vibrant circular patterns referencing symbols sourced from cathedrals, flora and colors collected through her travels through France. Additionally, there were hanging strings of colorful beaded snowflake-looking pieces the size of the palm of a hand, a large Eiffel Tower installation on the wall assembled with metal and more beaded pieces, and a mixed media work where she

combines the beaded sculptures with canvas and light to create “Paris: City of Lights”. The artist, who completed her MFA at Northern Illinois University in 1985, is for the first time seeing a connection between the beaded work she has invested 16 years exploring and her radial design paintings. “I am trying to elevate something that people think of as craft to art,” she says. (The work at the Harrison hangs until Jan. 29.) My other cold First Friday stop was over at 10th West Gallery, where the members of the Indy Collective assembled a relaxed temporary display of their work ahead of the opening of their “Intense Colors” exhibition on January 18. The addition of dynamically colorful embroidery on pierced grosgrain ribbons by Anne McKenzie Nickolson was a showstopper. Other gallery visitors stopped with me to soak and discuss in the movement conveyed by the needle work and the use of color. Although Indy Collective artists have been working consistently and professionally for a long time in the city, it was exciting to see some of the artists show work outside of what they normally make, such as “Sink” by Cagney King from a series about ordinary objects that fortunate people often take for granted. “Susan dug this one out for me and told me she wanted to show it this month,” she says. It was also exciting to see new work by Susan Brewer, whose typical work is paintings which involve a great deal of intuition and energy, this time employing the same strengths in small surrealist graphite drawings. This latest work came from an unfortunate change in lighting in her studio where a wall just outside her window was painted dark green. “This is very intimate and different for me. I lost all of the gold reflected light,” she says. “I took a moment to work through the darkness.” N NUVO.NET // 01.10.18 - 01.17.18 // VISUAL // 7

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A SIGNATURE YEAR OF DANCE A roundup of local dance groups and events on in the new year BY RITA KOHN // RKOHN@NUVO.NET

special sparkle on the dance calendar is the Feb. 16-18 debut of Indianapolis Ballet as a fully professional resident company at The Toby at Newfields. They are presenting Stravinsky’s The Firebird with newly minted choreography, set and costumes, and a roster of dancers returning to Indiana after dancing with companies nationwide. Many other seasoned dancers will become first-time Hoosiers. Indianapolis Ballet rehearsals for The Firebird began Jan. 8. While the full contingent is on-board for the debut performance, auditions continue for the remaining Founding Company Member positions. And it’s an illustrious time for them to do so. Indianapolis Ballet took a major step forward to reaching the goal of fulfilling its 1.2 million Moving Forward Campaign when the Allen Whitehall Clowes Charitable Foundation gave Indy Ballet $500,000 in October. This brightens the prospects of the newly launched ballet company, like the sun rising on a brisk, clear day, now that they are well on their way to meeting the company’s fundraising goal. Adding to the sparkle are four anniversaries: Dance Kaleidoscope is celebrating its 40th professional company season with a re-creation of Aaron Copland’s and Martha Graham’s iconic Appalachian Spring with sets and costumes from the Graham Company, May 31-June 3, on IRT’s One-America Stage. Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre is closing its 20th season reprising their alltime audience-favorite Hunchback of Notre Dame, June 29-30 at the Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts. Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre’s 45th season as an Equity house featuring musical theatre includes Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, which opened on Broadway in 1982 when [now long-time Indianapolis residents] Don and MaryLou Steffy were

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featured in the original cast. I’m hoping to spot them in the audience during the Aug. 30-Oct. 7 run of the show. Ninety years ago, 1928, philanthropist Arthur Jordan purchased the Metropolitan School of Music, that included a small dance studio in its location at North and Walnut streets, and merged it with the Fine Arts College [founded in 1907], thus adding a Department of Dance. Butler University Jordan College of Arts/Ballet Ballet’s presentation of Prokofiev’s Cinderella on April 20-22 at Clowes Hall is a fitting parallel to Indianapolis’ story of dance. “Dance is the smallest component of the performing arts in Indianapolis and the last to emerge,” wrote Marianne Williams Tobias in her Encyclopedia of Indianapolis essay [published in 1994], adding, “The Indianapolis Star in 1908 reports that the Indianapolis Association of Protestant Ministers took a dim view of dance. Influential clergy considered it at odds with proper moral development of young people, warning, ‘We must not teach anything which can only

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find satisfaction in the ballroom.’” A glimmer of change came in 1957 with the formation of the Ballet Society of Indianapolis “to help the Jordan School and to import dance companies from around the United States,” cited Tobias. In 1973 Indianapolis Ballet Theatre emerged; over a course of years it morphed into Ballet Internationale, which abruptly closed in 2005, along with its Clara Noyes School of Ballet. Pauline Moffat recently reminded me that fourteen years ago, she and Victoria Lyras were a pair of newcomers who “set out to fulfill the arts community goal to keep and bring home our talented performing artists. NUVO’s David Hoppe was part of this visionary initiative, and Philip Watts and the late Karl Zimmer, especially, took us under their wings and helped us jumpstart our organizations.” Moffat became executive director of the fledgling Indy Fringe that has grown from a one-week festival to be an incubator for performing arts groups year-round — never failing to include a number of dance performers and dance groups in their lineups.

And in 2006 Lyras founded the Indianapolis School of Ballet on the Balanchine model to grow a professional company “As with Fringe, the vision always has been to grow the arts community,” added Lyras, citing partnerships with other organizations as an integrating way of life that starts with our youngest children and their families. This was the genesis of the founding of Dance Kaleidoscope in 1972 by Young Audiences — to bring dance into public schools and engage families. This, in turn, became the impetus for the opening of private schools of dance in diverse neighborhoods across greater Indianapolis, including Iibada Dance Company in 1989 and Kenyatta in 2004, both performing at the JCC. There are other wonderful developments in the Indy dance scene that speak of its vitality. Perhaps even as you read this, the twoyear-old Phoenix Rising Dance Company is on its way to New York City to represent the Indianapolis Arts community at the 2018 Association of Performing Arts Professionals Convention, Jan. 12 through Jan. 15. And we can’t forget to mention Motus Dance which opened in 2003, and Crossroads Dance Indy debuted at Indy Fringe 2016. Nor can we forget to mention Ballet Theatre of Indiana, which started in 2014. BTI stands out for their realistic swordplay and other innovative stuff like Beer & Ballet IV on Feb. 16 and Feb. 17 at the Athenaeum, where the dancers might just fish dive and pas de poisson ecstatically — and with great verve — to the Red Hot Chili Peppers and to Elvis. A visit to indyarts.org reveals three dozen schools with recitals and holiday performances, and proves that dance in Indy is alive and well in all of its forms. The opening of Indianapolis Ballet brings attention to everyone involved with dance in all its forms. It’s a good year to be curious, to attend, to applaud home-grown, expertly-honed talent. N

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SORKIN’S GABBY GAME

Molly’s Game is an engaging (if shallow) effort by first-time director BY JARED RASIC // ARTS@NUVO.NET

ere we are, smack dab in the middle of winter, and as most people snap on their bindings and winter gear to ski, snowboard or snowshoe, some of us look for warmer and less physical ways to break our legs: like high stakes poker with the Russian mob. Based on the trippingly titled memoir Molly’s Game: From Hollywood’s Elite to Wall Street’s Billionaire Boys Club, My High-Stakes Adventure in the World of Underground Poker, the new film, thankfully titled Molly’s Game, chronicles a much more opulent way to compete at the highest levels of a sport. Molly Bloom was an Olympic-level skier whose career ended in her early 20s after a death-defying wipeout. Before starting law school, she stumbles into the world of underground high-stakes poker and finds she has a knack for organizing, promoting

and, eventually, banking the games. Molly’s Game takes place across two timelines: one where we see Molly’s rise to the heights of wealth as she creates the perfect experience for powerful men on both coasts, and the other where Molly is broke and being targeted by U.S. prosecutors for organizing illegal games. The irony of the story is that Molly so expertly cultivated these card games (down to curating each of the players), that her client list became a who’s who of actors, bankers, mobsters and power brokers. As played by the always-captivating Jessica Chastain, Molly becomes the ideal woman to most of the men who populate her games. When she finally gets arrested, the FBI doesn’t really care about her, it’s the list of her clients that they really want, but they’ll take absolutely everything from her to get it. Watching a powerful

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and intelligent woman get destroyed by men chasing after other men is about as depressing as it sounds. Written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, Molly’s Game carries his trademark dialogue across its entire 140-minute run time. Best known for creating The West Wing and The Newsroom, while scripting films like The Social Network and Moneyball, Sorkin relishes snappy dialogue and highly intelligent characters. Sorkin’s detractors complain that his authorial voice is so strong that all of his characters sound the same, which can sometimes be true. But Molly’s Game doesn’t fall into that trap too often. Sorkin layers so many themes through-

out the film that it can be hard to tell what exactly his point of view is aside from it being entirely Molly’s story. There are threads following drug and gambling addiction, father issues, tabloid journalism, the Russian mafia, the cult of celebrity and the importance of morality in a cutthroat business. Yet the film is so perfectly paced that by the time the final credits roll it’s hard to complain about the movie needing a tighter focus. Molly’s Game isn’t perfect, but it’s wildly entertaining and a fairly effortless time at the movies. You won’t leave the theater with a deeper understanding of underground poker but due to Sorkin’s obsession with character, you’ll feel like you know the real Molly Bloom. Whether that’s true or not might actually be the long game Molly’s been playing with us all along. N

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INDIANAPOLIS IS THE SPORTS CAPITAL OF AMERICA BY BRIAN WEISS // BWEISS@NUVO.NET

ndianapolis is already known as the “Racing Capital of the World” and the “Amateur Sports Capital of the World,” but the time has come to call it what is: America’s Sports Capital. Before you slam these pages shut and chalk that statement up as just another bad sports hot take, hear me out. Indianapolis is home to six professional sports franchises: the Indianapolis Colts, Indiana Pacers, Indiana Fever, Indianapolis Indians, Indy Eleven and the Indy Fuel.

We’re also the headquarters of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) hence the “Amateur Sports Capital of the World” title. We’re not only the home of USA Gymnastics, the national governing board for gymnastic events, we’re the home of the reporters who dropped the bombshell abuse scandal reporting on USA Gymnastics. We’re even the home base of the American College of Sports Medicine, for all the ath-

letes that get hurt playing all these sports. Sure, some of those teams play in secondary leagues, but Indy has a team and therefore checks the box for each of the five major sports. But hosting big-name events is where Indianapolis sets itself apart from the competition. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has hosted the largest single-day sporting event in the world — the Indianapolis 500 — for more than a century. IMS has also hosted

multiple other racing events over the past decade including the Brickyard 400 since 1994, the MotoGP World Championship from 2008-2015, and more recently the Red Bull Air Race since 2016. The city itself is also branching out to host big events in other sports like basketball and football. Most notably, Indianapolis successfully hosted the Super Bowl in 2012, the Men’s NCAA Final Four in 2010 and 2015 and the Women’s NCAA Final Four in 2011 and 2016. NUVO.NET // 01.10.18 - 01.17.18 // THE BIG STORY // 11

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A main reason why Indy has been able to host so many top sporting events over that time period is because of the work that is being done by Indiana Sports Corp. Founded in 1979 as America’s first sports commission, Indiana Sports Corp seeks out and bids on big-name sporting events like the ones mentioned above. The not-for-profit’s mission is as follows, “to create positive impact by hosting world-class sporting events which drive economic vitality, facilitate a vibrant community with civic pride, garner national and international media attention and create opportunities for our youth.” For nearly 40 years Indiana Sports Corp has competed with other major cities throughout the U.S and the world to host the biggest events in sports. “When you look at event rights holders and what they’re looking for in a city, Indy can really deliver on a high level,” said Indiana Sports Corp President Ryan Vaughn. “We’ve got outstanding facilities in Bankers Life Fieldhouse and Lucas Oil Stadium. We have a compact and connected downtown that’s walkable. We’ve got great

hotel packages downtown,” said Vaughn. “We’ve got the track record of being able to deliver these big events at a high level and being really thoughtful and creative in the way we do so.” Sports Corp has hosted more than 450 events since its inception in 1979 and volunteers have played a key part in putting on each and every one of them. “A big part of what we do is creating volunteer opportunities for members of the community to become engaged in what we do and feel like they’re part of it,” said Vaughn. “It’s one of great things that we’re known for as a community within the sports world is that we have this incredible volunteer base of folks that come out and genuinely love putting Hoosier hospitality on display.” The dedicated volunteer base is one of the main selling points Sports Corp uses when they’re trying to lock down a bid. “It’s certainly a competitive advantage when we go seek the opportunity to host events because we have that reputation in the sports world of delivering on that civic engagement side,” said Vaughn.

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2018 BIG TEN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT WHEN // February 28-March 4 WHERE // Bankers Life Fieldhouse

2019 BIG TEN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WHEN // December 7-8 WHERE // Lucas Oil Stadium

2018 BIG TEN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WHEN // December 1 WHERE // Lucas Oil Stadium 2019 BIG TEN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT WHEN // March 6-10 WHERE // Bankers Life Fieldhouse

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2020 BIG TEN WOMEN’ BASKETBALL TOURNAM WHEN // March 4-8 WHERE // Bankers Life F

‘20 2019 NCAA DIVISION I, II & III ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS WHEN // May 31-June 2 WHERE // Eagle Creek Park

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NUVO.NET/THEBIGSTORY Indy’s future as an event host looks bright with Sports Corp at the helm. In December, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced that Indianapolis would be the host of the 2021 NBA All-Star Game. Pacers Sports & Entertainment partnered with both Indiana Sports Corp and Visit Indy to land the league’s premier event. It’s an event the Pacers had their eye on for awhile. Back in April, team President Larry Bird delivered the All-Star bid to NBA Headquarters by driving an IndyCar down Fifth Avenue in New York City. (If he had been eating a tenderloin it would’ve been the most Indiana thing that has ever happened.) “Indianapolis has an enduring love for basketball that creates a special connection to our All-Star Game,” said Commissioner Silver at the announcement in December. It will be the second time Indianapolis has hosted the game, the first being in 1985 at the now demolished Hoosier Dome. “No state nurtures and loves the game of basketball more than Indiana, and I am certain that my fellow Hoosiers will embrace the game and related events with

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uncommon passion and support,” Governor Eric Holcomb said at the December announcement. Hoosiers can expect a similar Downtown scene to the one they saw when Indy hosted the 2012 Superbowl. Events will take place at Lucas Oil Stadium, the Indiana Convention Center and Bankers Life Fieldhouse. “Indianapolis’ legacy is one that has truly been enriched by our chase of the next big game, and that story continues thanks to what we hope will be the best NBA All-Star Game and weekend yet,” said Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett. In November, Sports Corp and Visit Indy announced that Indy had been chosen as the host of the 2022 College Football Playoff Championship. It will be the first time the city has hosted the premier event in college football. “The pipeline of future sporting events coming to Indy is incredibly strong, which is so valuable to Indy’s tourism community,” said Chris Gahl, VP of Marketing and Communications for Visit Indy. Between the 2021 NBA All-Star Game and the 2022 College Football Championship national

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playoff game, we’ll see an influx of over 150,000 visitors in Indy, keeping our hotels and restaurants full.” As Gahl mentions the amount of visitors Indianapolis will see at these events, it’s a good time to take a quick look at the economic impact these large sporting events have on Indy’s economy. A 2012 study by Rockport Analytics, commissioned by the Indianapolis Super Bowl host Committee found that an additional $176 million of spending was associated to the 2012 Super Bowl. And a study by 2015 Men’s Final Four organizing committee found that it generated around $70 million for the city. When I bring up economic impact to Vaughn, he’s quick to mention that while its easy to see the economic impact of an event because its backed by numbers, there are other greater, lasting impacts that events can offer a city. “We typically use every large event to create some sort of opportunity for youth in our community as well,” said Vaughn. “Whether creating programs to tackle childhood obesity or generating equip-

2021 BIG TEN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WHEN // December 4 WHERE // Lucas Oil Stadium

ment that goes to low-income kids to get them engaged in sports, there’s just a lot of opportunity around these special events to have impact.” Indiana Sports Corp currently has 24 events on their calendar between now and 2022 and show no sign of slowing down anytime soon. “We’re very pleased with the pipeline we have for the next five years,” said Vaughn.”We’ve got a lot on our plate right now but we’re for sure always looking at something to add to that pipeline.” Indianapolis will host the NBA All-Star Game, Men’s Final Four and College Football Playoff Championship all within the next five years. And I wouldn’t put it past the city to make another bid to host the Super Bowl, given how well-received the first go-around was. “Our identity globally is around sports. We’re a brand that is associated with hosting premier sports events,” said Vaughn. “I think we have a strong case for being the premier city in America for sports.” It’s hard to disagree with him. N

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2021 NCAA MEN’S FINAL FOUR WHEN // April 3-5 WHERE // Lucas Oil Stadium 2021 NBA ALL-STAR GAME WHEN // February 12-14 WHERE // Bankers Life Fieldhouse

2022 BIG TEN MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT WHEN // March 9-13 WHERE // Lucas Oil Stadium

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2022 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP WHEN // January 7-10 WHERE // Lucas Oil Stadium

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MICHAEL NEAL // PHOTO BY WHITESHARK PHOTOGRAPHY

ALL-STARS DESCEND UPON INDY FOR ECHL CLASSIC Indiana Farmers Coliseum hosts game on Monday

BY BRIAN WEISS // BWEISS@NUVO.NET

n just their fourth season in the ECHL, a third-tier professional hockey league in the United States and Canada, the IndyFuel will host their first ECHL All-Star Classic on Monday, January 15 at 1 p.m. at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum — the home rink of the Fuel. “It was a priority and a goal of our ownership to eventually land an event like this and be able to host it,” said IndyFuel’s Director of Marketing Brent Hollerud. “It’s a chance to showcase Indianapolis as a city to this league and on the same page showcase the ECHL on a bigger stage to Central Indiana.” Indianapolis is by far the largest market team in the ECHL and has several regional rivals in the league including the Fort Wayne Komets, Cincinnati Cyclones and Toledo Walleye.

“I think that’s where Indy geographically is such a great spot for events like this. We’ve got all the major sporting events that end up coming to Indy because of its central location,” said Hollerud. “It’s really a great opportunity for other teams and other markets to make the trip and see what Indy is all about.” Hoosiers and fans from out of state will get to experience a different looking All-Star Classic. This year the ECHL is switching up the format with the hope of making things more exciting for both players and fans. “Traditionally the last few times the ECHL has done their All-Star game it’s been the host team taking on a team of All-Stars which is an interesting format as you’re more or less having your hometown fans watch your team get pummeled by the team

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of All-Stars,” said Hollerud. As one could imagine with a format like that, the ECHL All-Stars have dominated the past four Classics, with the home team losing by four or more goals in three of the four games. Getting ran off your own ice isn’t the best way to attract fans year in and year out. It’s one reason why the ECHL is moving to a new format. This year’s format will emulate what the National Hockey League (NHL) has done recently. Instead of the traditional 5-on-5 full teams playing each other, teams will be smaller — 3-on-3 — and each of the four divisions in the ECHL will field a team. “For anyone that hasn’t seen a 3v3 overtime or 3v3 hockey, it’s pretty much as exciting as it gets,” said Hollerud. “You’re

going to see a lot of breakaways, a lot of great saves from goaltenders, a lot of scoring opportunities and a lot of action.” The North Division will face the South Division in the first semifinal with the Central Division facing the Mountain Division in the second. Winners of the semifinals will then face off to determine a champion with a skills competition taking place before the championship. The IndyFuel will be represented by two players at this year’s Classic. Forward Michael Neal will play for the Central Division while goaltender Étienne Marcoux was named to the North Division roster. “It’s an absolute honor, obviously,” Neal said about being selected to represent the Fuel. “It’s something that I didn’t

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think was going to happen.” With 11 goals on the season, Neal leads the Fuel in goals and also ranks second on the squad with 20 points. Those numbers represent Neal’s best start to a season during his 10-year career. For Neal, it’s quite the turn around from where he saw himself a little more than six months ago. “Coming off the knee surgery I definitely wanted to prove that I could play,” Neal said. “To [prove to] myself and everybody else to not count me out.’ Neal suffered an ACL tear in April 2017, a major setback given that it was the second time he injured his knee and the recovery period tends to take six to nine months. But Neal, the Fuel captain, was back on the ice in early November, less than six months after his injury. “I think the way the organization handled everything with the offseason helped me get back,” said Neal. “I don’t want to let them down and I don’t want to let myself down.” Given the circumstances, Neal says that getting the nod as an All-Star from Fuel head coach Bernie John and the league was a special moment. “Whenever you get the chance to play in these special events you want to make the most of it, enjoy yourself, take it all in,” Neal adds. “You never know what can happen and what doors can open up from a chance like this.”

John will coach Neal and the Central Division team at the Classic. “It’s a great honor to be part of a special event such as this,” said John. “I have been part of these games as a player and I know that it will be a lot of fun for all involved.” John played for the Indianapolis Ice from 1999-2004, winning a championship with the team in his first season. Monday’s All-Star Classic will have another big name in attendance. Hall of Fame hockey player Wayne Gretzky will be making an appearance to participate in a ceremonial puck drop. Gretzky got his professional hockey start with the now defunct Indianapolis Racers in 1978-79. “If you ask anyone with a pulse, they’d probably be able to name one hockey player and that’s Wayne Gretzky,” said Hollerud. Gretzky is arguably the greatest hockey player of all-time and was given “The Great One” nickname during his playing days. He will be joined pregame by Chicago Blackhawks National Anthem singer Jim Cornelison, who will introduce Gretzky by singing “Back Home Again in Indiana.” The Classic will be supplemented by a Fan Fest taking place Sunday, Jan. 14 from 2-8 p.m. at the Pavilion at Pan Am. The NHL’s Stanley Cup will be present along with players and mascots for photos and autographs. N

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1 // ARTIE’S PALEO ON THE GO

6 // HEALTHY FOOD CAFÉ

For years, Artie’s has made it easy to eat like a

The name says it all. This Southside spot is similar

caveman. The food delivery service preps paleo and

to Artie’s and Herculean, where you order online

macro meals and sends them to pick-up locations

and pick up at their store front, but they also

all around the city. While it’s easy to conclude the

have a food truck. They offer options for people

food will suck because it’s microwaved, this ain’t

on nearly any style of diet, whether it be paleo,

no Stouffer’s and Artie’s food is as good as any sit

gluten-free, vegan or vegetarian they’ve got it

down restaurant. The menu changes weekly and the

and trust me, it’s good.

dishes range from shepherd’s pie and shrimp and grits to more basic dishes like a turkey burger.

7 // HERCULEAN PREP While this is a list of restaurants, no list dealing

2 // CORELIFE EATERY

with good, healthy food in Indy would be com-

Rarely do we add chains onto a list, but this spot

plete without mentioning Herculean. They prep

gets a pass because it’s fast, easy, healthy as kale,

nutritious, balanced meals to toss in the microwave

and damn good. It’s basically like ordering at

or the oven and make it easy to stick to that diet

Chipotle, but instead of ending up with a burrito

plan with minimal effort and while still having new,

as big as a yule log, I get a balanced meal made

exciting meals every day.

with fresh, scratch-made ingredients. Go with a spicy ginger steak and rice noodle broth bowl or

8 // NATURAL BORN JUICERS

the vegan sriracha ginger tofu bowl, or anything

There’s no better way to start a day than with a

else on the menu. It’s all fantastic both health-

vitamin packed juice and Natural Born Juicers

and flavor-wise.

has a crazy number of options. The team helps in choosing the right juice for whatever ails you.

3 // DUOS KITCHEN

They also make it easy to detox that liver after a

There’s something magical about Duos, from the

holiday season of drinking or just jumpstarting

extensive salad bar that is maybe the best in the

the path to health. They offer one-two-and three-

city, to the balance bowl with a side of collards.

day juice cleanses for beginners. It’s a great way

They offer so many great healthy options and

to start 2018.

every single one is fantastic. Anytime I’m feeling like being healthy and losing weight this is where

9 // PUBLICGREENS

I turn for lunch.

Quite a few of the restaurants under the Patachou umbrella could fit in this list, but none would be as

DON’T WORRY, EAT HEALTHY

Indy spots to help keep your 2018 resolution BY CAVAN McGINSIE // CMCGINSIE@NUVO.NET

ew year, new me. It’s the new year and I’m doing my best to eat healthy and yet, it’s less than a week in and I’m already tired of eating the same three meals at home. The good news is Indy has plenty to offer for me to go out, grab a bite with friends and still feel pretty damn

good about myself. Plus, on the days that I just want someone else to prep the meals for me, there’s plenty of options around town for that, as well. These places will make sure 2018 is going to be the year when I get healthier and happier and not hate the healthy-habit life.

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4 // EZRA’S ENLIGHTENED CAFE

perfect as Public Greens. The cafeteria style order-

This spot serves up a veritable rainbow of

ing lets me choose a few healthy options to make

health-food goodies. They do use honey in some

a well-rounded lunch. Plus, the food is about as

products, so it’s technically a bee-gan restaurant,

fresh as it comes due to the fact that much of their

but there’s plenty here for vegans, vegetarians and

produce comes from their urban garden directly

meat-lovers alike. Here’s a place that offers eats

across the Monon.

that taste good and make you feel good on top of it. While ordering anything on the menu will be a

10 // THREE CARROTS

good decision, the Nacho Mama bowl is the truth.

If there is one place that people equate with healthy food in the city, Three Carrots would

5 // THE GARDEN TABLE

probably take top spot. Since its opening, this

So many great things are on the menu at both

veggie-heavy stand has developed a loyal

the Mass Ave and Broad Ripple locations, but

following (including carnivores). Now with a

for health and happiness, I need the acai bowl

second, full-service location and with dishes

in my life. The cool, sweet bowl with its nice

like their vegan biscuits and gravy, to their

crunch from granola is always tasty and filling.

vegan play on a Po’ Boy, aptly named the Rich

If I’m feeling more like a savory dish the quinoa

Girl, there is no lack of healthy, flavorful vegan

breakfast bowl is awesome. And if I’m looking for

options to choose from.

an extra light breakfast, they always have fresh cold-pressed juices; for me, it’s the emerald elixir, all day, every day.

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NEW YEAR, NEW BEER Ring in 2018 with a slew of lagers and IPAs BY RITA KOHN // RKOHN@NUVO.NET

LAGERS:

IPAS:

UPLAND’S Free Time Vienna lager is now a year-round option. Pouring bright copper, its perfectly balanced malt and hop profile is crisp, dry and slightly toasty with a sweet caramel finish showcasing high quality malts from Lebanon-based Sugar Creek Malt Co.

BIER is ratcheting up its line-up in cans. Baseline IPA in 12-ounce six-packs will be in stores by the end of January and joins Tracker, Kolsch, Weizengoot, Backpacking, ESB, PDG and Dankzilla already on shelves.

MAD ANTHONY’S Auburn Lager, a Great American Beer Festival Gold Medal winner, delivers as an Amber Lager should — flavor that’s rich and malty, slightly sweet, and closing with a refreshing hop crispness. Their Olde Fort Blonde Lager, pours pale sun rays and offers a lower malt sweetness and subtler hopping than does the Auburn Lager. MASHCRAFT’S Delaware taproom is offering two new lagers, Pippi Lagerstocking Red Lager, malt-forward with a prominent caramel character, and Java Ed Red Lager with Julian Coffee Roasters Sunday Morning Blend Coffee. BROAD RIPPLE BREWPUB’S Some Like It Bock, is a true-to-tradition balanced sweet, lightly hopped lager with a rich toasty taste, hints of caramel and a smooth aftertaste. ROUND TOWN BREWERY’S all-around favorite Vienna style lager just appeared on Big Red Liquors store shelves in four-packs, 16-ounce cans sporting cheery wrap-around artwork. As the label tells it “We put a slightly American twist on a classic Vienna lager to make what we’re calling an ‘every day beer.’” The beer has hints of toasted bran, with a touch of malt sweetness balanced by a slightly heavy handed use of delicate noble hops to finish crisp and keep you coming back for more. It’s always on tap at RTB’s Taproom and elsewhere around greater Indy.

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SUN KING’S SKB IPA is new for year-round availability in six-pack 11-ounce cans and on draft. SKB also offers citrusy Lupulin Astronaut IPA now in 16-ounce cans designed by in-house artist William Denton Ray and on draft at both Sun King locations. HALF MOON’S brewer, John Templet, attributes their Grapefruit IPA’s tropical fruit and citrus aroma and flavor to Citra hops. The beers tart freshness comes from grapefruit added after fermentation. Both flavors are balanced against premium Marris Otter malt from England. BLOOMINGTON BREWING’S head brewer Nicholas Banks, reports that their 9.9 percent, 123-IBU Krampus Imperial Black IPA is on tap right now. Banks says, “This is one of the most exciting beers we make all year, featuring great aromatic hops including Citra, Simcoe, Falconers Flight, Lemon Drop and Mosaic.” BLACK CIRCLE includes in their winter tap offerings their Carney Rye’d. This rye IPA rounds out the list with an entirely different flavor profile that is much more crisp and light; a nice change of pace in the world of IPAs. For Rita’s full scoop on all of the new beers around the state head to nuvo.net/food

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WES MONTGOMERY AT THE THÉÂTRE DES CHAMPS-ÉLYSÉES IN PARIS, FRANCE ON MARCH 27, 1965 // PHOTO BY JEAN-PIERRE LELOIR

ooking for someone to direct your thank yous to in the new year? If you’re a jazz fan, pick Resonance Records. Over the last several years, the label’s executive vice president Zev Feldman dedicated himself to unearthing historically important, often never-before-heard recordings from the Indianapolis guitar maestro Wes Montgomery. On January 26, Resonance will release its fifth Montgomery-focused project, a double CD titled Wes Montgomery - In Paris: The Definitive ORTF Recording. The collection presents Montgomery’s full concert from March 27, 1965 at the Théâtre des ChampsÉlysées in Paris, during what would be the guitarist’s first and only European tour. Montgomery’s Paris concert has been widely bootlegged for years. Resonance’s deluxe package of the performance is the first official release of this legendary date, and was produced with the consent and participation of the Montgomery family. This music has never sounded better, as Resonance worked with France’s National Audio-visual Institute to create a high-resolution audio transfer directly from the original tapes. In addition to the sounds, Resonance commissioned a set of extensive liner notes, and obtained several rare archival photos of the concert, making this an essential volume for every jazz fan’s Wes Montgomery collection. In Paris captures Montgomery at the height of his powers, fronting a quartet featuring Harold Mabern on piano, Arthur Harper on bass and Jimmy Lovelace on drums. The date also features a special appearance from the legendary Chicago tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin, who’d relocated to France in 1963. Mabern is the only living member of this group. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee

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in 1936 and carved out a legendary career as a hard bop player, cutting a slew of classic discs as a sideman with artists like Roland Kirk, Lee Morgan, Betty Carter and dozens of others. Mabern has also distinguished himself as a leader and composer, launching his solo career with a trio of classic soul jazz discs for Prestige Records during the late 1960s. I recently caught up with Mabern to get his thoughts on Wes Montgomery, and other Indianapolis jazz greats. KYLE LONG: Your 1965 performance with Wes Montgomery in Paris has been bootlegged many times over the years. It took over 50 years, but there’s finally an official release of the concert made with the cooperation of the Montgomery family. How are you feeling about this release? HAROLD MABERN: I feel good about it, and it’s about time. Musicians deserve more than just being ripped off all the time, because that kind of stuff has been going on for a long time. I’m happy that it’s finally being done the right way with the approval of the family. That’s important. KYLE: You’d been touring with Wes in the United States prior to the European tour. Do you remember how you met Wes? HAROLD: It’s funny you ask that. It’s been so long ago I’ve got to figure that out myself. I don’t even know exactly how I got the job with him. It’s probably because of the fact I was working with different people who were managed by John Levy, he was the manager for Wes Montgomery, Cannonball Adderley, Ahmad Jamal, Joe Williams, and a whole bunch of people. From what I can remember, after I worked with Joe Williams, they recommended me to Wes. KYLE: Wes had a serious fear of flying. Prior

to his tour of Europe, he drove to all his gigs around the United States. I understand you spent a lot of time driving around the States with Wes in a Cadillac. HAROLD: Yeah, we were in what they called a fishtail Cadillac. There was four of us, two up front, two in the back. Arthur Harper and Jimmy Lovelace would be in the back, Wes was driving and I was up front with him. Before that there was another drummer named Ray Appleton who played with them. They put the bass inside the car, because the Cadillac was very large. The drums and all the luggage were in the trunk. We drove a lot, because during that time there was no such thing as Wes Montgomery flying. He didn’t fly at all. But after he had those hit records he was in demand in Europe, so he had to fly. KYLE: So you spent some time touring with the Indianapolis drummer ”Killer” Ray Appleton? HAROLD: Yeah, he did a lot of stuff with us in the States. KYLE: You must’ve gotten to know Wes pretty well spending all that time with him in the car. What kind of man was he to work with and hang-out with offstage? HAROLD: He was very jovial. He was kind of a quiet practical joker. He had a dry sense of humor. He wasn’t the kind of person who would hold court and be going on for a long time. But every now and then he would say something, and you’d laugh. He was happy, because he loved the music. He loved to play that guitar. You can hear that in the music; it speaks for itself. KYLE: I’ve heard you describe Wes as a generous person, both as a bandleader and as a human being.

NUVO.NET/MUSIC L-R: HAROLD MABERN, WES MONTGOMERY, ARTHUR HARPER AND JIMMY LOVELACE. PERFORMING AT THE THÉÂTRE DES CHAMPS-ÉLYSÉES IN PARIS, FRANCE ON MARCH 27, 1965. // PHOTO BY JEAN-PIERRE LELOIR

HAROLD: Oh yeah, he was very generous. No egotistical stuff, no putting you down if you made a mistake. His thing was like, if you didn’t know you made a so-called musical mistake, it wasn’t his place to get on you. He’d just look at you and smile. He was easy to be around. A truly great human being. KYLE: It was in March of 1965 when you embarked on this European tour with Wes. As you mentioned, Wes was in demand, the European jazz fans had been waiting for years to see him play. I’m guessing there was a lot of excitement around that tour. HAROLD: There was, because the people had been waiting for him. The receptions were great everywhere we went. It turned out to be a wonderful tour. I’d say we were over there about five or six weeks. KYLE: Did you continue performing with Wes after the European tour? HAROLD: We did some dates up until the time he got sick. That’s when he passed away in 1968. But I must add that I was splitting up the work with Buddy Montgomery. There was a lot of work, and Buddy didn’t fly either. So what happened in the States is there’d be places we’d have to fly. I’d make that gig, and Buddy would drive to the next gig. Then I’d fly to the next one, and Buddy would drive to the one after that. So the work was split between the two of us. But it worked out good because Buddy Montgomery and I were very good friends.

KYLE: Having spent all that time on the road with Wes, it strikes me as odd that you never released any studio work together. HAROLD: We did a recording at a studio but they never put it out. We recorded for CTI. We did a complete record date. We got paid, but they never put it out.

when other guitarists used that sound. Because if you listen to smooth jazz, there’s no way they can play those songs without using those octaves. That gives it a full sound. So for me, Wes is number one.

KYLE: Outside of your work with Wes Montgomery, you’ve performed and recorded with KYLE: You’ve played with several iconic a number of great Indianapolis musicians. I jazz guitarists, including Joe Jones, and wanted to run through some of these names George Benson. You and get your thoughts. even played on the deYou made an excellent but recording session of “There was no record with J.J. Johnson tiGrant Green in 1959. tled Proof Positive. such thing as Wes HAROLD: That was HAROLD: Oh yeah, actually a Jimmy Forrest Montgomery flying. that’s the king of the record called All The trombone. I was really He didn’t fly at all.” Gin Is Gone, but that fortunate, I only did one was Grant Green’s first — HAROLD MABERN record with him, but that recording. We were in was special. The day I left Chicago and Jimmy said I got a friend to go record that album with J.J. was the day of mine from East St. Louis, and he flew my son was born. I’ll never forget that. My Grant Green in. That’s how that happened. gig with J.J. didn’t last that long, but it was The funny thing is, after that date I maybe quality. I think we played together for about a saw Grant one or two times, but I never year. I’m glad we made that record. played with him after that. KYLE: Did you enjoy working with J.J. KYLE: Having had experience playing with Johnson? so many phenomenal and iconic jazz guiHAROLD: He was easy to work with, but tarists, I’m curious where you place Wes in he was a little more stern than Wes was the jazz guitar pantheon? about the music. He was a gentleman, but HAROLD: For me, he’s still number one. he was a little more strict. He wanted to Bar none. First of all, he came up with those make sure the stuff was together. That was octaves. That’s something totally unique. fine, because that’s what you’re supposed to It’s too bad there wasn’t a way he could’ve do. You don’t want to go in a group and have copyrighted that so that he could get paid the music sounding sloppy.

That was an honor for me to play with him. I had a chance to stretch out with him, because that was a quartet situation. When you don’t have that other horn up front, the piano player gets a chance to stretch out, like McCoy did with John Coltrane. It was an honor and a pleasure to have worked with Mr. Johnson. KYLE: In 1965 you made a couple albums on Blue Note with Freddie Hubbard. HAROLD: Yeah, Freddie Dewayne Hubbard. We did the Night of the Cookers volume 1 and 2, then I did the Blue Spirits date. He was very complimentary to me. He said the way I played chords was beautiful and that most piano players couldn’t get that sound. He gave me a chance to stretch out, and he was really good to me. KYLE: There were two other Indianapolis jazz legends on those Blue Note dates with Freddie Hubbard, Larry Ridley and James Spaulding were also on those sessions. HAROLD: Right, and James Spaulding is an unsung hero. He really is underrated. He’s never gotten his true recognition. But Freddie always looked out for him, which is what you should do. KYLE: In 1969 you recorded your third album for Prestige, Workin’ & Wailin’. That record featured the great Indianapolis trumpet player Virgil Jones. How did you get connected with Virgil? HAROLD: We were roommates in 1960 when we went on the road with Lionel Hampton. During that time in all the bands you had to double-up. There wasn’t no such thing as having your own room unless you was the big lead or something. So Virgil and I were roommates and it worked out good. We had a great rapport off the bandstand, and musically speaking we were on the same wavelength, so to speak. There was a song John Coltrane had written called “Straight Street” and we were working on that tune a lot. So it was thrill to have him on that record. That’s what I’d try to do with the few little dates I had on my own, I tried to give back to some of the guys who hadn’t really been exposed that much. Virgil did a wonderful job. He was a great trumpet player. N NUVO.NET // 01.10.18 - 01.17.18 // MUSIC // 19

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