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New Voices bill that supports student journalists is back on the agenda for the 2018 Indiana General Assembly. People ask me why I’m still working on this bill after my recent retirement from the Indiana High School Press Association. My 46-year career as a journalism educator explains my passion for the bill. I was seeking my first teaching job in 1971 when I was offered a position teaching English at Mooresville High School. In addition to sophomore English classes, it included a journalism class and serving as adviser for the biweekly high school newspaper. Although I had a communication minor that included journalism, I had little experience actually working with a newspaper staff. Despite my lack of experience, the principal told me not to worry with the comment, “The kids do all the work.” It didn’t take long to realize there was a considerable amount of work for everyone to publish a student newspaper every two weeks, and I found that the stress of being a first year teacher had an uptick for me every two weeks. At the end of the year when I was offered a new contract, my husband asked if I could get rid of the newspaper. With as much surprise to me as to him I said, “No. That’s the best part of my job.” What I realized in less than nine months was that the writing of my journalism students had improved more than the writing of my English students because the student journalists also learned a variety of editing, interviewing, research, problem-solving, conflict resolution and time management skills as they practiced the First Amendment first-hand. Consequently, for the next 33 years at MHS, I continued to advise the newspaper staff in addition to the yearbook staff for 23 years and a broadcast team for ten. My students were allowed the freedom to report about important stories because administrators supported that effort. In addition to coverage of academics and student activities, student journalists analyzed a variety of teenage concerns as they covered
stories about school policies, political issues, binge drinking, drugs, depression, stress, health, suicide, loss of loved ones and STDs. Even when coverage might generate controversial responses, administrators were good sources for information that could find an appropriate angle for the topics. Today, administrators at many schools in Indiana support journalism students in the same way, but the Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier Supreme Court decision of 1988 provided language that gave administrators the power to control the coverage, and for almost 30 years some have used that decision to censor anything that might cause their phone to ring with a negative response. That censorship has led many states to pass New Voices legislation that gives every student journalist, not just those whose administrators are willing to work with them in a positive way, the opportunity to do meaningful coverage that provides information that can inform and improve their school community. To be clear, HB 1016 does not promote irresponsible practices. It fosters respect and responsibility — cornerstones of the society that our students will soon lead. It affirms the fact that students guided by certified advisers can be the most trusted and relevant source of information to educate their peers and discourage risky behaviors. (My experience is that student reporting can literally save lives.) Encouraging a patriotic approach for civic duty, journalism has been fundamental to democracy since the founding of our Republic. As the 2018 legislative session evolves, advocates for HB 1016 will be telling some of the real stories that celebrate student journalism with the hope that new legislation will encourage all administrators to work with student journalists as they explore topics that challenge them and improve their schools as they learn to respect the power and responsibility of the First Amendment. N For more opinion pieces visit nuvo.net/voices
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LIZ WATSON KNOWS HOW THE SAUSAGE IS MADE
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A hotly contested 9th District primary includes lawyer with history of crafting progressive legislation BY CHRIS RYAN // NEWS@NUVO.NET
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t was 7 a.m. on a Monday morning, a week before Christmas, and Democratic congressional challenger Liz Watson stood in the pre-dawn darkness, looking over her notes as a group of supporters crowded in close behind her, shuffling their feet and rubbing their hands together to keep warm. Watson, bundled in a poofy pink Columbia jacket, and wearing smart, black-framed glasses, had been organizing all weekend. That’s when word leaked that Trey Hollingsworth, the current representative of Indiana’s ninth Congressional District, would be holding a non-publicized, invite-only, Americans For Prosperity-sponsored “town hall” down in Scottsburg early that Monday morning. Hollingsworth had cancelled late the night before, citing threats of “planned violence” (no corroborating details were provided), but Watson and about two dozen of her supporters, from five different counties in the district, had decided, well, the signs had already been made and alarms had been set. Why not show up anyway, make their collective voice heard? Send a not-so-subtle symbolic message to their representative, and let him know what it means to show up. It’s no exaggeration to say that Liz Watson could have literally been anywhere else at that moment. Her resume and list of her life’s career accomplishments reads like the Facebook feed of that friend you blocked long ago because it made you feel guilty about how little you’d done with your own life. She could have been in New York, doing yeoman’s work at the NY Legal As-
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sistance Group, running the Employment Law practice that she helped start fresh out of law school. Or she could have been living large out in San Francisco, billing outrageous hours and banking insane bonuses for some old-money mega-firm. She could have been back in Washington D.C., where she’d spent the past decade, working as the Executive Director at the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality, or writing labor policy for the National Women’s Law Center, lobbying Congress to enact legislation that protected the rights of low-wage workers. She could have been doing what she was doing just eight months ago, working in Congress, as the Labor Policy Director for House Democrats. Hell, if Liz Watson wanted to, she could have been curled up under the covers asleep in her nice warm bed at that moment, like Trey Hollingsworth likely was. But she wasn’t. Because for Liz Watson, she says, it’s never been about where she wants to be — it’s always been about where she needs to be. Or, more precisely: where she is needed. Where can her knowledge and experience, the righteous sense of fairness that so clearly motivates her, be used to best help those who are, in her words, “getting the shaft?” That’s why she was down in Scottsburg that morning, shivering with friends and neighbors, potential constituents. It’s why she’d quit Congress and moved back home to Bloomington; why she’d entered the crowded Democratic primary in Indiana’s ninth District in the first place (including Dan Canon, who NUVO profiled last
week): Liz Watson thinks her background and experience, her policy knowledge and insider know-how, is needed. It’s almost predictable at this point, considering our nation’s politics, that primary opponents will take a jab at Watson for being a “Washington insider.” It’s an obvious target — D.C. is basically a curse word at this point, and not only was Watson out there for a decade, but she was swimming in “the swamp,” working as a lobbyist and well-paid congressional staffer. The implication is obvious: Liz Watson is part of the problem, out of touch with Hoosier voters, representative of the self-serving, lizardly culture that put liberals in this current situation. She’s the establishment candidate, they say, not grass-roots enough. A Washington-backed, PAC-funded, Clintonian Democrat who will get crushed in the general election in the Ninth District, a 13-county swath of Southern Indiana, stretching from New Albany to Greenwood, that Donald Trump dominated with roughly 66.6 percent of the vote in 2016. To be honest, it’s not a bad way to frame the race, politically speaking. Watson has heard the argument, and it’s clear she thinks it’s a losing strategy. In a phone conversation about a week after the rally in Scottsburg, she emphasized that she’s in this thing for all the right reasons, that she’s motivated in this mission by the same desire that’s fueled her whole career: the need to help those who need it the most. This is the pitch: “We have to change the composition of Congress,” she said, simply, explaining her decision to quit
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her job, leave Washington, and return there’s the Working Families Agenda that home to Bloomington. I brought to Congress, something that She recounts standing on the House had full-throated support from the most floor when the 115th Congress came progressive members of Congress.” walking in, and seeing right away that “Here’s the thing,” she continued. “I’m the things she cared very deeply about, proud of the work I’ve done [in Congress] the issues she had dedicated her entire ... that is the work that’s going to make me career to, where under attack. “We totally effective from day one when I get have to change the composition of the there. And I’ll tell you what,” she said. “It House,” she reiterated. “We need to put really matters that you have somebody who people in who have values, and aren’t actually knows how that place works, and in the pockets of their has been very effective at corporate donors.” writing legislation, and As for the idea that “ I helped write the is able to think through she doesn’t possess complex problems $15 minimum wage enough progressive affecting everyday lives, bonafides, that she bill that Senator and come up with really could possibly be porsolutions. That Sanders co-sponsored powerful trayed as some centrist is a skill, and it is hard.” Democrat backed by in the Senate. I wrote She laughed again, as if the establishment? to suggest what an unlegislation to keep “I mean, let’s really derstatement that was. think about this,” she working people from “And that’s what effective said, a smile evident in of Congress being cheated out of members her voice. “Let’s look at know how to do.” who I’ve worked with, their paychecks.” There it is, the crux of and who I’ve worked the pitch Watson will be for, and who I’ve writ— LIZ WATSON making to voters over ten legislation with.” the next four months. She laughed. “I’ve written legislation for It’s not enough to have big, progressive Senator Elizabeth Warren, first of its kind ideas — you have to be able to turn them legislation to stop unpredictable schedinto actual legislation. Watson has seen uling in low-wage jobs. That was a pretty how the sausage is made, has been elbow big deal. I helped write the $15 minimum deep in congressional pig parts, so to wage bill that Senator Sanders co-sponspeak; she’ll be ready to dive in on day sored in the Senate. I wrote legislation to one, no learning curve required. keep working people from being cheated And that, Watson will argue, is exactly out of their paychecks ... an issue Keith what the people of Indiana’s Ninth ConEllison was very involved with. And then gressional District need. N
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reed Bratton has seen a lot in his 74 years on Earth. Although best known for his quirky character (based on his real life) on NBC’s The Office, the longtime musician has also played in his fair share of bands over the years, with the most notable of those being the Grass Roots. With his live performances, this singer, songwriter, guitarist and actor makes sure to show off both his musical talents and his comedic mind, too. Prior to Bratton’s upcoming one-man show Creed Bratton: An Evening of Music and Comedy at the Irving on Jan. 20, I caught up with the California native for a phone interview.
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a musical family. When was your interest in music first sparked? CREED BRATTON: I was born in Los Angeles, and my father died when I was two. He was a great musician in his own right, and his father could supposedly play any instrument too. He was an art director in the film industry. So there was that musical stuff on my dad’s side. We moved up to Coarsegold, and we’d go down to visit my grandparents on my mother’s side. Those grandparents played music too. My grandfather played guitar and my grandmother played drums. My mother was a great mandolin player. So it’s in my DNA. There was music on both sides of the family. When I was little, I got a crystal set. I was really young, and I’d go to bed at night with this crystal set in my ear. Somehow, clear up in the mountains by Yosemite, I would get KFWB on certain nights pretty clearly. I’d listen to Elvis Presley and Fats Domino and Jerry Reed and everything that was happening then. I liked the R&B stuff, and then I started liking folk music. So I started playing trumpet at a young age, and I played in a classical band. I could play anything on trumpet. I was first chair when I was 14. So I had a gift for figuring out music real quick. One day, I heard Link Wray’s “Rumble”… those chords. I had saved money, and I got a guitar from the Sears catalog. The guitar case had an amp in it. So I’d go out to the barn, and the cattle and the chickens would listen to me learn how to play guitar. I was 13 then, and by the time I was 17, I was working professionally. And, I haven’t stopped playing, since that young age. I did four albums with
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the Grass Roots. And now, when I come to your town, I will be promoting my seventh album, which comes out on April 6.
SETH: What came after your time in the Grass Roots? CREED: After the Grass Roots, I studied acting. I went and worked with the Meisner [Technique] for like two years. And then, I did movies. I did some plays. I did a play with Beau Bridges. He gave me some leg-ups in the business. He would cast me as leads in some of his plays. He had me work on some films he was doing — I worked as a stand-in. Basically, I was learning the craft. So I got better and better. I worked and worked and worked for years and years, but I never lost faith. I felt that I was one of those people that was going to succeed. Luckily, The Office came along.
SETH: How did you wind up on The Office? CREED: I was working on The Bernie Mac Show. Ken Kwapis, the director, was a big Grass Roots fan. We started talking, and we got friendly. I found out he was working on The Office. I told him I wanted to be on the show. We talked to Greg Daniels. They said they’d try to work me into the mix. I wrote this character out, shot it, ad-libbed a bunch of stuff, cut it down and gave it to Greg Daniels. I presented that, and they really liked what they saw. And then, they gave me some lines in the Halloween episode. That was a crucial moment for me, the Halloween episode. I remember the day after it aired. I’m at craft service, and I’m sitting there getting a cup of coffee. John Krasinski and Rainn Wilson were walking in. They see me, and they charge over to me and both give me a hug at the same time and whisper in my ear, “You knocked it out of the park buddy.” I gotta tell you…that was emotional. That meant so much to me. And then, I just had nine seasons of the most fun you could possibly imagine for an actor. I was always like, “Oh boy, I get to go to work and do this with these people who make me laugh the best.” N
EL MONSTRUO Horror and human metaphors inside Carlos Cazares’ prints BY JENNIFER DELGADILLO // ARTS@NUVO.NET
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arlos Torres Cazares is the master of monsters. As an Indianapolis printmaker, his work is distinct, consisting of bold “horror mask” prints with references to the occult, the macabre and supernatural. “A lot of my influences and ideas come from horror movies, Mexican culture and society,” says Torres Cazares who will be exhibiting his work side-by-side with renowned printmaker Sergio Sanchez Santamaria. The exhibition, presented by La Sardina, opens this Friday, January 19 at Circle South Gallery. Torres Cazares began making prints at College of the Sequoias in Visalia, California, with a focus in lithography. He completed his BFA in Printmaking at the Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri. In 2011, he received his MFA in Printmaking at Herron School of Art and Design. He now shares a studio with his wife at Cat Head Press Printshop and Artist Cooperative on the Near Eastside of Indianapolis where he also teaches workshops. “Printmaking is physical and emotional for me,” he says. “It’s emotional in the sense that I am invested in my outcome.” While his mother worked long hours as he grew up in Ivanhoe, California — a place the artist describes as having little to offer to him at that stage of his life — Torres Cazares felt a sense of isolation that ignited a curiosity for ways to keep himself occupied. Alone, he watched horror movies from the '70s and '80s that he wouldn’t have been allowed to watch otherwise.
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Movie FX artist Tom Savini (known for his work on the films of George A. Romero and other cult classics) was one of Torres Cazares’ first inspirations. Influenced by Hollywood monster craft, he began creating haunted houses in his neighborhood. The films he watched growing up are still referenced consistently in Torres Cazares’ work as well as symbols borrowed from Mexican culture, such as pre-Hispanic and Catholic imagery. He says, “I feel art is one of the few methods I have in me that make me feel connected with my ancient ancestors.” While some will pick up on the horror focus, there is a distinctly Mexican angle that pervades. “I feel there is a relationship that horror has to human metaphors,” he says. “Life and death always have a relationship.” But his prints also have a subtle humorous sensibility, as if Torres Cazares were the first person to ever get a monster to sit down for a portrait. He captures previously uncharted emotion and humanity. In his latest series of prints, Torres Cazares gives the monstrous faces a variety of personalities and identities by having them express quotidian human gestures. These prints reference films including C.H.U.D. and Night of the Demons. “They are also intertwined with a lot of ghost stories I’ve heard,” he says. But his art is also an extension of his personal mythology. “I use artmaking as a way to work out some of these issues that I have trouble verbalizing, and through physical representations,” says Torres Cazares. “Whether it be drawing, painting or printmaking, I feel content.” N NUVO.NET // 01.17.18 - 01.24.18 // VISUAL // 7
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Indy Eleven dump struggling league, join new one for 2018 season. BY BRIAN WEISS // BWEISS@NUVO.NET
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he drama is over. Well, for now, at least. After much speculation over which league the Indy Eleven would play in during the 2018 season, or if they would have a league to play in at all, the Eleven announced via press release on Jan. 10 that the club would be joining the United Soccer League (USL). “We are excited to begin a new chapter in our club’s history as we join the USL for the 2018 season,” Indy Eleven Owner Ersal Ozdemir said in the press release. The Eleven’s future was put in jeopardy in September when the United States Soccer Federation (U.S Soccer) denied the North American Soccer League’s (NASL) Division II status. The Eleven played in the NASL since their inaugural 2014 season, winning the 2016 Spring Season Championship and advancing to the NASL Championship final in the same season — losing to the New York Cosmos in penalty kicks.
Consequently, the NASL filed an antitrust lawsuit against U.S Soccer, saying that the league’s survival depended on retaining their Division II status. But in early November, a judge denied NASL’s request for a preliminary injunction to temporarily retain their Division II status for 2018, putting the future of the NASL in serious doubt. The 2nd U.S Circuit Court Of Appeals has yet to make a ruling on the matter. On Jan. 8, the NASL announced they were adopting an international calendar, citing U.S Soccer’s decision to revoke their Division II status as the main reason for the switch. Making the move to an international calendar meant the NASL was canceling their 2018 Spring Season and would begin their 2018-2019 season in August. “Because of the uncertainty over the NASL and whether they were going to play in 2018 or not it was really a pretty easy decision to move over to the USL,” Indy Eleven President Jeff Belskus said via phone on Jan. 10.
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“What we ran in to was a practical schedule deadline,” Belskus said. “If you’re going to play in 2018 at some point you’ve got to commit.” Belskus added that the Eleven were adamant on fielding a team for the 2018 season. The Eleven join Fresno FC, Las Vegas Lights FC, Nashville SC, North Carolina FC and ATL UTD 2 as new additions for the 2018 USL season. The 33-team league is split into two conferences, with the Eleven joining the Eastern Conference. The thriving USL offers the Eleven an opportunity to have several regional rivals as Louisville, Cincinnati and St. Louis all field teams in the league. “Indy Eleven brings all of the qualities that make a club successful in the USL and will add tremendously to the league’s rivalries in the region,” USL Chief Executive Officer Alec Papadakis said. The proximity of teams is something the Eleven lacked in the NASL. “We’re very excited about the amount of nearby away matches we can attend,” said
Brickyard Battalion Vice President Andrew Retz. “In previous years, our nearest away match was Atlanta at eight hours and more recently North Carolina at 10 hours.” The Brickyard Battalion is the independent supporters group of the Eleven, the fans you hear chanting and shooting off smoke after each Eleven goal. “We will be working on organized travel plans to all our nearby cities including Louisville and Cincinnati. If the interest is there, Nashville and Pittsburgh as well,” added Retz. The Eleven might have their league situation finalized, but another question mark remains: where will they play their home matches in 2018? Reports surfaced in the week prior to the league announcement that the Eleven were set to make a move to Lucas Oil Stadium. When asked whether the club had any plans to leave Michael A. Carroll Stadium — the only stadium the Eleven have ever called home — Belskus had little to say other than that Carroll was their venue. ”That is our stadium,” Belskus said firmly. “We continue to evaluate options but that’s our stadium.” While there’s still uncertainty on what stadium the Eleven will call home, one thing is certain: The Brickyard Battalion will be there to support them no matter where it is. “There are challenges with moving to Lucas Oil Stadium. The policies in place at LOS are much more stringent than Carroll Stadium,” Retz said. “That said, we have an opportunity to grow our section considerably. We’re looking at around 3,000 seats depending on the section in which we’re given. This is twice as much as at Carroll.” “Ultimately, we’re positive on either venue,” Retz added. On Jan. 20, the Eleven announced that Martin Rennie would be their new head coach. Rennie replaces Tim Hankinson, who led the team from 2015-17. The USL announced home openers for the 2018 regular season on Jan. 12. The Eleven will make their USL debut on Mar. 24 away to Richmond Kickers. They host FC Cincinnati on Mar. 31 for the team’s home opener. The full 2018 season schedule is set to be released later this month. N
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n the United States. we love our heroes almost as much as we love to watch them fall from grace. As a country, we exist in this feedback loop with the media where we’re in a perpetual state of asking “What have you done for me lately?” expecting our celebrities to entertain us while also giving us plenty of fuel with which to judge them. Tonya Harding (now Price) did both; she managed to be an athletic champion worthy of admiration at the same time as she was a pre-TMZ slow motion car wreck crumpling into a fiery ball for our amusement. In a recent interview with The New York Times, Harding was quoted as saying “I moved from Oregon to Washington because Oregon was buttheads. I disappointed them. It’s like, how can I disappoint a whole state? Wait a second, how can I disappoint a whole country?” I was 14 when Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan dominated the news, and it sure didn’t seem like the country was disappointed to lose a role model, but instead excited to have someone new to throw the rotten vegetables at as they’re yanked off of the stage. I, Tonya takes a woman who has become a punchline over the years and turns her
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into a human being. My biggest issue with last year’s The Disaster Artist was that the film seemed to take joy in tearing down its subject, Tommy Wiseau, whereas I, Tonya seeks to create some empathy and understanding. Harding doesn’t come across as blameless in the attack on rival Kerrigan before the 1994 U.S. National Figure Skating Championships that left Kerrigan unable to compete, but neither is she the monster of her own story. As a film, it’s constructed beautifully, with Margot Robbie, Allison Janney and Sebastian Stan giving nuanced performances that never feel like Saturday Night Live sketches of real human beings. Director Craig Gillespie has obviously learned a ton from Martin Scorsese as he keeps the camera hungrily prowling between his actors, searching for moments of levity in-between the heartbreak and failure. Steven Rogers’ script takes a moment here and there to languish in Harding’s lower class upbringing, not to set her up
as a punchline, but instead to shed light on how much of an underdog she always was in a figure skating sport that wanted princesses, not rednecks. That’s the center of the feedback loop right there: as long as Harding was a champion, we would cheer her and show up in the thousands to watch her skate. But we’ll also trip over each other to be the first to spit in her face once the flaws start showing. What I, Tonya does even more beautifully than telling Harding’s story is how it shines a light on the ugliest aspects of human nature. In that same article in The New York Times, Harding talks about how she had rats thrown into her mailbox and poop left on her doorstep after the incident. Does that mean that we are so obsessed with celebrities that we’ll put our own feces on their doorsteps when they disappoint us, or does it mean that we always have a rat ready for someone’s mailbox and we’re just waiting for the moment to slip it in, guilt-free? You’re right, Tonya. Oregon was buttheads. You made more than a few poor choices, but you were also one of the best in the world at what you did for a brief and shining moment. Now we all know which lasts longer. N
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Greenwood’s Gauchos Brazilian Steak House wants to send you home stuffed BY CAVAN McGINSIE // CMCGINSIE@NUVO.NET
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ove endless, towering piles of meat? You’ve got a new reason to head to the Southside. Gauchos Brazilian Steak House opened on December 15, 2017, and it’s a veritable meat-lover’s paradise. “We have 11 different cuts of meat,” says Rogerio Tregnago, owner and manager of Gauchos. The list includes filet mignon, bottom sirloin, top sirloin, lamb and chicken, much of which comes from local farms, like Tregnago’s friend Adam Jacobs’ farm in Manilla, Indiana. Gauchos is Tregnago’s first foray into a brick-and-mortar restaurant, but he has operated the always busy Gaucho’s Fire food truck in Indianapolis for years. “First, I had the idea to open a restaurant, and I talked with my wife [Ruby] and we decided to open a food truck first to start to know how everything works, put the name in the street and then open the restaurant,” he says. Tregnago nurtured the idea of opening a churrascaria (Brazilian Steakhouse) for decades, since churrasco was a major part of his childhood. He grew up on a farm in San Miguel do Oeste, Santa Catarina, Brazil. His parents, Vitor and Iolanda, ran the farm. “There, every Sunday is a barbecue, no matter what. They have barbecue, potato salad, bread and tomatoes and that’s it. And the caipirinha, of course.” He says his dad taught him everything he knows about cooking meat. “Whatever I have is for my parents, to show them how they teach me; it’s very important.” “I was a sergeant in the [Brazilian] Army first and then I quit and go and work in the restaurants because I love to talk with people,” Tregnago says. “I love to work with people; it’s amazing for me. I don’t call them customers, I call them guests, because each guest for me is very important and a part of my family.”
BEEF RIBS ROASTING AT GAUCHOS // PHOTO BY CAVAN McGINSIE
He says he worked at a churrascaria in Brazil for about 10 years. “I take that experience and bring it to the United States,” he says. “An [American-based Brazilian steak house chain] brought me here and I started sharing what I do with my friends. And they love it and I started to think, ‘That’s what I want to do, open my own restaurant and share with everyone.’” With 14 years under his belt in American restaurants, he opened the food truck and then Tregnago spoke with his business partners, David and Luis P. Gonzalez, who also own the El Meson restaurants around Indianapolis. “[We] were thinking of something new in this area,” he says, referencing the city’s Southside. “A lot of people think Northside [when thinking of opening a new restaurant], but we wanted to bring something into this area.” And so, Tregnago, David and Luis opened
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Gauchos (which references the cowboys who began the art of churrasco) in a strip mall at the corner of Emerson Ave. and County Line Road in Greenwood. “It’s amazing,” he says of the community reception so far. “I’m so surprised, because the only advertising I’ve done until now is just Facebook. We have a lot of people call and make reservations, private parties, birthdays, anniversaries; it’s amazing. It makes me feel really good.” If you’ve never been to a Brazilian steakhouse, you’re missing out on quite the experience. Customers pay a single price — at Gauchos that is $36.50 (inexpensive in comparison to others in Indy like Fogo de Chao), or half that for kids aged 7-10 — and then you’re served endless amounts of meats. All you have to do if you want them to keep bringing meat is flip over a little card in front of you to the green side and
eat the night away until you’re stuffed and then flip to the opposite red side. Gauchos also includes an extensive salad bar and side bar for the base price. “If you want to stay all night here, then you stay all night and we’re going to serve you,” Tregnago says with a laugh. While many people will go for filet mignon, Tregnago says he prefers the house specialty, the picancha. “It’s the best part of the top sirloin,” he says, “and people love it.” Gauchos also has a full bar including the aforementioned caipirinhas. “We have close to 10 different types of caipirinhas right now,” he says. The caipirinha (kye-per-een-ya) is a refreshing cocktail made with a Brazilian rum-like liquor named cachaca (kah-cha-sah), fresh squeezed limes and sugar. Many people equate them to mojitos. But Tregnago just wants you to have a good time and to share his culture with you. “It feels great, I tell you something, it’s amazing,” he says of being able to share part of his heritage with his neighbors. “Like, when you bring something, like, the beef ribs, or the house special, it’s very special to bring it. I love sharing it,” he says. Churascurria — the way to enjoy it is come with your family, take a long time to eat, enjoy everything, and drink and talk,” he says. If you’re enjoying yourself, he’s happy. And Gaucho’s has a simple plan to help make sure you enjoy your experience — a sort of trickle-down happiness. “My vision is to grow up fast and that is part of the hard work and part of the team and how they work. It’s how the gauchos work, the servers work, the bartenders work, it’s not just me. I try to keep everyone who works here happy,” he says. “If I keep them happy, my guests are going to be happy and we grow up together.” N
Beat the Winter Madness 12-ISH INDOORSY DESTINATIONS TO MAKE WINTER FUN AGAIN BY CAVAN McGINSIE AND DAN GROSSMAN WITH CONTRIBUTIONS BY CAITLIN BARTNIK // EDITORS@NUVO.NET FORT WAYNE MUSEUM OF ART
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o you have the winter blues? We certainly have felt the chill in the NUVO office with the temperature outside hovering around 10 below, with dogs howling outside as their owners attempt to walk them down sidewalks covered with ice slicker than a skating rink, and cars spin 360s on Meridian. But maybe you don’t have the time or the money to get down to Florida or the Yucatan. Maybe what you need is a brief respite away from Indy to get a fresh perspective on your city. So, in the interest of kicking the winter blues in the ass, we came up with a list of nearby destination cities/regions with great food, great art and great amenities that might make a good all-day — or all-weekend — getaway. You may notice that some cities that seem like obvious choices are excluded from this list. Columbus, (Ind), Franklin and Bloomington have all received a lot of attention from us in the past. We wanted to focus on cities a little farther away, that are attainable on one tank of gas (unless you drive a Hummer).
Putting our collective knowledge together, we decided on these places based on our various interests and curiosities. Cavan’s done a lot of travelling, eating and drinking around Michigan, Ohio and Milwaukee and can confidently recommend pairings in the best restaurants and the best bars for a nightcap, or two. Plus, he never misses a chance to hit up a museum. Dan, wanting an excuse to see the regional museums that he’d never been to before, visited a couple specifically for this story: the Speed Museum in Louisville, Kentucky and the Fort Wayne Museum of Art. Museums are a great place not only for the art displayed in them, but because they reflect the values, the history and the products — of the cities where they are placed. So, come with us!
Tell us your favorite one day destination via email at editors@nuvo.net in a 100-200 word description. Best one gets a free year membership to NUVO with all the perks! Happy New Year.
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Milwaukee Wisconsin 243 MILES
Madison Wisconsin 283 MILES
Milwaukee seems like some foreign city that is well beyond our reach. The truth is, once you’re through Chicago, it takes no time at all to get to all the beer, meat and cheese that your heart desires (well maybe not your heart, more likely your mouth). In the winter it’s the perfect place for neighborhood bars and surprisingly awesome museums.
Milwaukee takes a lot of the Wisconsin attention, but Madison is actually the capital and it’s also the Midwest capital of liberalism. Thanks, UW-Madison! The one-way streets and nature trails will make Indianapolis natives feel right at home and the food and beer will keep you coming back.
The Region Indiana
105 MILES
The northwestern corner of our state has decided to turn itself into a beerlover’s Shangri-la. Of the over 150 microbreweries in our state, many of the most lauded are scattered around in little towns that are within 30 minutes of each other. Spend a (nearly) perfect beertasting day (or weekend), eating, drinking and hanging out with your DD.
St.Louis Missouri
242 MILES
This city has a river waterfront, a monumental Gateway Arch rising 630 feet into the air, great restaurants, and an engaging art museum where admission is free, free, free.
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Chicago Illinois 181 MILES
You already know there’s a shit ton of stuff to do.
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Upper Michigan Michigan 346 MILES
No, not the U.P., just up-ish. This area of Michigan is known primarily as a summer getaway, and while it is perfect for that, it’s also a beautiful location for winter travel. Skiing is awesome in this area of the state, but there also happens to be some historic towns, like Manistee, with incredible food, drink and architecture.
Detroit Michigan 240 MILES
Perhaps the most interesting city in America in terms of that nebulous term “creative placemaking,” this is the city that boasts a world class art museum, the Detroit Museum of Art, with its awe-inspiring Detroit Industry murals by Diego Rivera. It’s worth a pilgrimage just to see this.
Cleveland Ohio
316 MILES
Fort Wayne, Indiana 105 MILES
Louisville Kentucky
114 MILES
Believe it or not, but Drew Carey isn’t a liar — Cleveland rocks! Most notable for Lebron and A Christmas Story, it’s actually a hub for music lovers and has a kickass art museum and theater district. And, unlike Louisville, they did 4th street right.
It’s true that Fort Wayne might be viewed by many Indy residents as a pit stop on the way to Detroit. But give it another look. For starters, there’s the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, with its rotating contemporary exhibitions. In addition to hot dogs at Fort Wayne’s Famous Coney Island, you can find Cuban food and ample Burmese options.
Sleek 21st century bridges over the Ohio lead Hoosiers into this riverfront city with its Kentucky Derby history.
Cincinnati Ohio
112 MILES
For many Hoosiers, Cincinnati is known for Red’s games and King’s Island (which is actually in Mason). But, the truth is there is much more to do and eat — especially eat — and the drive takes less time than it does to get to Carmel from Greenwood during rush hour.
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Chicago Illinois
Here’s some hit lists TO DO: Art Institute, Field Museum, John Hancock Tower, Adler Planetarium, Shedd Aquarium, Second City, Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, The Green Mill, The Vic, The Riv, Metro, Lincoln Hall, Schuba’s, etc. TO DRINK: Lost Lake, Three Dots and a Dash, Beauty Bar, Violet Hour, Hopleaf, Delilah’s, The Whistler, Old Town Ale House, Lone Wolf, Green Door Tavern, The Green Mill (seriously, go to the Green Mill), etc. TO EAT: Alinea, Girl & The Goat, Fat Rice, Bellemore, Pequod’s, Smoque BBQ, Bad Hunter, Lula Café, Longman & Eagle, The Purple Pig, Roister, Calumet Fisheries, Oriole, Au Cheval, The Publican, etc. — CAVAN MCGINSIE
Cincinnati Ohio
Break your fast at Cheapside. Start with the unique espresso chinotto. Pair it with the smoked salmon sandwich, or keep it classic with the breakfast sandwich. Now you’ve got decisions to make. You could head to Over-the-Rhine for some boutique shopping up and down Vine. But, if you only have one day, it’s probably better to head to one of the city’s wonderful museums. Got kiddos? Head to the Union Terminal for the Duke Energy Children’s Museum. It has plenty that your kids will love — especially The Woods area — and is a fun way to spend the day. (Editor’s note: They’re currently revamping the museum and it won’t be open until spring 2018). Another great spot is the Newport Aquarium, easily one of the best aquariums you’ll ever visit. The real gem though is the most beautiful building I’ve seen in the Midwest. The Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption is a marvel of architecture. Looking up at the
massive vaulted ceiling you will lose your breath — especially when taking in the largest stained glass window in the world. This only takes an hour-or-so, so have another activity planned. If you chose not to shop in Over-TheRhine; it’s time to head there for dinner at Taft’s Ale House. You’re here for the beer — not so secretly the best in Cincy — the food is pretty damn good, too. If you’re looking for a higher-end meal head downtown to Sotto for an Italian meal you won’t soon forget. (Don’t miss out on the chicken liver mousse — it’s heaven.) — CAVAN MCGINSIE
Cleveland Ohio
Cleveland’s breakfast is hit-or-miss, but if you’re in town on a Saturday or Sunday, don’t miss brunch at Soho Chicken & Whiskey. Shrimp and grits, chicken and waffles, hush pups and gravy, they have all the couples that make us smile. Next, you’re heading to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to spend hours checking out memorabilia and learning about all of the amazing musicians that have crafted the music we love. More of a book nerd? Head to Zubal Books and get lost in their collection of more than 150,000 used and rare books. It’s easy to spend an entire day hunting for new reads in this space. For lunch, hit up the West Side Market — one of the best in the country — for a bite at one of the vendors. Get a gyro from Steve’s Gyros, falafel from Maha’s, stuffed chicken wings from Kim Se, or whatever your heart desires; you can’t go wrong. You could also head to Happy Dog for one of the most unique hot dogs you’ll ever have. Choose an all beef or vegan dog and then build your own. Want Fruit Loops? No problemo. Cleveland’s Playhouse Square is the second largest theatre district in the country outside of NYC. Do yourself a favor and see a show. Before showtime head to East Fourth Street. It’s lined with many of
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CLEVELAND’S WEST SIDE MARKET IS A FOOD-LOVER’S PARADISE // PHOTO BY CAVAN MCGINSIE
the best restaurants and bars in the city including Michael Symon’s highly lauded Lola. Other highlights include The Butcher and the Brewer and Greenhouse Tavern, both of which are fantastic.
the Detroit Industry murals by Diego Rivera. And this business is appropriate considering that Rivera detailed assembly line manufacturing processes — as well as the overlords in charge of procuring their labor — at the Ford River Rouge Plant. I love the Aztec symbology inserted into these murals. Painted between 1932 and 1933, they also depict chemical production for both medicine and poison gas. The work is both full of admiration of the seeming miracle of industrial processes and cognizant of the drudgery of assembly line labor. The DIA collection, the 6th largest in the United States, is both encyclopedic and extensive. “The Window” by Henri Matisse and Vincent Van Gogh’s self portrait are but two examples of the work to be found here. I’m planning another visit soon. But as I hinted before I’m not about to burn it all down and become an urban pioneer. Instead, I’ll spend a long day at the DIA. Afterwards I’ll probably make a beeline for the Rivertown location of PizzaPapalis with their thick-as-cake pies, as deep, thick and greasy as Rivera’s symbolism. — DAN GROSSMAN
— CAVAN MCGINSIE
Detroit Michigan
Some super-classic movies have come out of Detroit relatively recently. There’s 8 Mile, the Eminem biopic. Then the horror movie It Follows, where lustful twentysomethings contract homicidal ghosts the same way you contract gonorrhea. The de-industrialized, de-populated Detroit cityscape is almost a character in both of these movies. Such cityscapes have also attracted a whole new brand of urban pioneer, attracted by the prospect of affordable living and ample opportunities for urban placemaking. But the next time I go to Detroit, it won’t be to check out the placemaking. I’ll head straight for the Detroit Institute of the Arts Museum (DIA). I plan to revisit the Grand Marble Court, to gaze up at what are probably the busiest murals in the world,
Fort Wayne Indiana
As author Michael Martone insinuated with his short story collection, Fort Wayne is Seventh on Hitler’s List, the city where he was born has had something of an inferiority complex so the fact that Fort Wayne was important enough for the German to consider worthy of bombing in WWII meant something to its residents. To me, Fort Wayne was terra incognita. I knew Herron professor Danielle Riede was curating a regional show at a nonprofit arts organization called Artlink. I knew there was an art museum, and that its downtown was undergoing something of a revival. I had blown through Fort Wayne maybe fifteen years back and eaten a hot dog at Fort Wayne’s Famous Coney Island. That was about my sum total knowledge and experience with Fort Wayne. So I came to Fort Wayne on a day in
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SOTTO SERVES SOME OF THE BEST ITALIAN FOOD IN THE MIDWEST // PHOTO BY CAVAN MCGINSIE
subzero early January wanting to take another look. My first stop was Artlink. Gallery Director Maddie Miller, was in the middle of hanging the aforementioned regional exhibition curated by Danielle Riede. (Fort Wayne’s location, near the border of Ohio and Michigan, means that there were artists from these two states in this exhibition. But there were also artists from Illinois and Kentucky.) Artlink’s executive director, Matt McClure, told me that he was carving something of a new path for his organization, in terms of making it a mentoring center for new commercial arts such as media and film/TV production. But maybe I didn’t see how serious he was until he had me don a virtual reality headset. I suddenly found myself in a starscape straight out of Interstellar using a virtual brush to create a painting — I’ll admit it pretty much looked like interstellar garbage — that I could walk through. Next stop was the Fort Wayne Museum of Art (FWMA), right across the street. On this day president and CEO of the mu-
seum, Charles Shepard was leading a tour of the exhibition by glass artist Peter Bremers entitled Looking Beyond the Mirror, which was divided into two segments. (Shepard also curated the exhibition.) The form of each one of the 13 sculptures in the first gallery— varying widely in media and color — was a curvilinear O that might remind you of Harold and Maude. In this film, Harold, channeling his inner in-utero, tries to insert his head into a similar sculpture. The second part of the exhibit, “Bodies,” featured glass sculptures all the exact same shape, but varying drastically in terms of complexion and color representing various states of being, the spiritual, the physical, etc. The high, skylit ceiling was perfect for this contemplative sculptural work. FWMA doesn’t have a permanent collection on display. They have instead rotating exhibits of contemporary work, including a retrospective of the paintings of the late abstract painter David Shapiro, whose estate had just made a generous donation to the museum. Also on display was an exhibition of jazz photography by Herman Leonard, which Shepard procured for the museum. But hands down my favorite experience of the visit was my time in the Print and Drawings Study Center with Sachi Yanari-Rizzo, Curator of Prints and Drawings, who unfiled for me a “Guernica”-esque Picasso print featuring an image of a minotaur. If you pre-arrange with her, she can curate an exhibition for you. On my way out, I passed the Bremers sculpture “Physical Body,” which reminded me that I was ravenously hungry. Matt Mcclure at Artlink had suggested a Cuban place, but I had something else in mind. I drove to the nearby Mahnin, a restaurant serving both Thai and Burmese food, where I ordered a bowl of Coconut Noodle Soup with chicken. (It turns out that Fort Wayne has a large Burmese population, and that Indiana has the largest Burmese population in the country.) It was the best soup I’d had in a long time. And I’ve got to say — and this goes for both food and art — Fort Wayne shouldn’t be seventh on anyone’s list.
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“KENTUCKY SUNLIGHT (LINCOLN’S BIRTHDAY)” BY SPENCER FINCH AT THE SPEED MUSEUM IN LOUISVILLE. // PHOTO BY DAN GROSSMAN
Louisville Kentucky
I drove down to the Speed Museum in Louisville, Kentucky on Dec. 28, the day before CityLab staff writer Kriston Capps wrote a withering review of Newfields (formerly known as the Indianapolis Museum of Art). It’s a review that questions the appropriateness of expensive, glittery events like Winterlights. Some Indy residents are still arguing about it. I think it’s a healthy argument for our city to have. It just so happens that Charles Venable, the current director of Newfields, was director of the Speed Museum from 2005 to 2012. Venable left to take the helm at the IMA just as the museum closed for expansion and renovation. It reopened in March, 2016 with much fanfare. This was my first visit at the Speed. As I walked for my first time into the lobby, seeing how the museum’s new additions snug up tight against the skin of the old museum, I felt my jaw drop a little. With the new addition’s rectangular exhibition spaces sitting askew, one on top of another — over the glass-enclosed
ground level — it’s something of an architectural marvel. I was impressed, but I was also hungry. So I ate a delicious egg salad-on-croissant sandwich at the Speed’s casual style restaurant The Wiltshire. I washed it all down with coffee before joining up with a group of 16 mostly Louisville residents gathered before Jean Alliman, a Speed docent. She had us turn around to contemplate a tree-shaped, ceiling-hanging work entitled “Kentucky Sunlight (Lincoln’s Birthday)” by Spencer Finch, which was commissioned for the museum. The steel branches of this work had LED lighting in parallel. She asked the group what we thought we were looking at. Some of us saw a tree hanging down from the ceiling. Some saw roots. “In order to do this piece, Spencer Finch sent a light meter to Hodgenville, KY where Lincoln was born and it was set up on the morning of 2015, on the morning that we celebrate Lincoln’s birthday… The light meter measured the light when the sun came up on that morning… The measurements were sent back to his studio in Washington DC,” she said. The colored filters sheathed over LED lamps give an impression of the light captured on that day. She then led us through a hour-long tour of the museum; we crossed the art bridge from the new addition into the old building and we blew right through the highlights from the collection room. There you could find an Alice Neal painting next to a Chagall next to a marble neoclassical marble bust by Hiram Powers. The room doesn’t seem to have any order about it, until you realize that this vestibule space acts as sort of an index that you could easily spend days going through — at turtle speed. But Alliman needed no index. She guided us through the museum, showing us all of her favorite works on a timeline ranging from the Tang Dynasty to an Obama portrait by Chuck Close. And she offered us what seemed like sound advice for appreciating art. “When we look at art we each see different things and it is important to me to
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just enjoy it for what it is. Madison’s Children Museum is more nature-focused and young child friendly than many others. Fun fact, Madison is also the birthplace of Fake News. No, not that fake news. It’s where The Onion was born. They’ve gone digital and moved to Chicago, but the spirit of being able to take a joke and mock everyday occurrences with wit remains in the town. Sit down at a bar and talk to any Wisconsin native. You’ll make an instant friend. Just don’t mock the accent or diss the UW-Wisconsin Badgers or the Green Bay Packers. On your way home head a bit more East than necessary and stop in New Glarus, WI for a tour of New Glarus Brewing Company. — CAITLIN BARTNIK
A TRIP TO BRADY ST. IN MILWAUKEE SHOULD INCLUDE IRISH COFFEE AT ROCHAMBO AND ITALIAN BEEF AT GLORIOSO’S // PHOTO BY CAVAN MCGINSIE
learn what you see and for all of us to learn what each other sees,” she said. “It is a discussion about art not a lecture.” — DAN GROSSMAN
Madison Wisconsin
Start your Madison adventure on State Street. By day it’s a seven-block collection of ethnic restaurants, crammed-full bookstores and enough coffee houses to fuel the most caffeine-addicted traveler. Then come back by night, select one of the many fliers stapled to every surface and go see a show. Order cheese curds. They’ll be great. Pair them with a Spotted Cow. The State Capitol is worth a self-guided tour at minimum. Get a sweet Instagram picture of the dome. Lay down on the floor to take it, it’s fine. Make sure to check their calendar, hopefully you’re visiting at the right time for a farmer’s market or folk festival. In warm weather, the viewing deck is open and provides the best type of scenic views — a free one. If you’ve got wee ones, the Children’s Museum needs a visit. Don’t compare it to Indianapolis, both are great,
Milwaukee Wisconsin
Ah, Milwaukee, my home away from home. The best way to start your trek to Milwaukee is by stopping at the Mars Cheese Castle. Sure, it’s chincy and goofy, but you end up with cheese and there’s nothing wrong with that. Then you’re pulling into your first stop for a bloody mary at Sobelman’s (go to the original location). You could go for a small one, which comes with a beer and a slider and bacon and veggies all for $13. But, you really should go for the one with the entire fried chicken on top. Why? Because you’re an American. That’s why. Now, you could spend your whole day drinking and eating, but you’d be missing out on the secret treasures of this lakeside city — the museums. From the gorgeous and massive Milwaukee Art Museum to the Pabst Mansion there is so much to see. I suggest spending $18 and getting the pass that includes three museums including the stunning Villa Terrace. Not a museum-fiend? Head to Brady Street or the Third Ward for some shopping. While you’re in Third Ward — if you’re not stuffed from eating a whole damned chicken — go to the Milwaukee Public Market. Grab a beer or some wine and walk around and get bites from
NUVO.NET/THEBIGSTORY different places, or just go for it and get a lobster roll from the St. Paul Fish Co. If you’re on Brady Street, swing in Rochambo Coffee & Tea House for the best Irish Coffee you’ll ever have. Seriously. And also don’t miss out on a bite from Glorioso’s Italian Market — this is true Italian beef. While Milwaukee is laden with big breweries, the one you want to visit is Lakefront Brewery. You get four 6-ounce tastes, a tour, a pint glass and a Lakefront beer at one of the best bars around town. You could go to any of them, but what you should do is close down Wolski’s at 2 a.m. by playing bar dice with the bartender. Before Wolski’s...Either get a swanky dinner on Lake Michigan at Harbor House. Or, get a more modern, trendy meal from Odd Duck or Amilinda. All three places are fantastic for different reasons and the truth is you’re just eating dinner so you can head out and drink beer, lots and lots of beer. — CAVAN MCGINSIE
St. Louis Missouri
The last time I was in St. Louis, I went up to the top of the 630 ft. tall Gateway Arch. Next time I go, I’ll probably do the same. If you are interested in architecture at all, then you can’t neglect this marvel designed by Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen — anyone familiar with the iconic architecture of Columbus, Indiana will recognize the name — and completed in 1965. In my mind the arch is much more important historically than St. Louis native T.S. Eliot’s overrated poem The Wasteland. The Gateway Arch symbolizes the gateway to the west, according to Saaranen himself. If you’re looking for something to do that combines art and food in a tasteful way, the Saint Louis Art Museum will host a little shindig in its house restaurant Panorama called Art of Spirits on Jan. 19th. After a docent guided tour of the museum, diners will sit down to a first course of ahi tuna in orange vodka sauce followed by a second course of Bavarian Weizen Chicken and
homemade Gnocci Florentine… The courses go on for quite a while and you can wash it all down with spirits from St. Louis Distillery. Reservations are required and the cost is $85. But if you can’t afford this, you might just tour the free museum — my friend Ron Kern tells me the Gerhard Richter paintings are a knockout — and then go out to eat. St. Louis abounds with all kinds of ethnic eateries, steak houses, and even a fair selection of vegetarian restaurants. But I wouldn’t want my trip to St. Louis to end without a lunch at the Arch View Cafe, on the Mississippi waterfront, with a grand view of the arch. And here’s a suggested tune for your iTunes for lunch and for your trip up the arch, David Bowie’s Thru These Architect’s Eyes. As either a song or a poem, it’s better than anything T.S. Eliot ever wrote, although I have to admit he once wrote a nice line about the Mississippi. ““I do not know much about gods,” Eliot wrote in The Dry Savages, “but I think that the Mississippi River is a strong brown god — sullen, untamed, and intractable.” — DAN GROSSMAN
The Region Indiana
First off, I hate the term “the region.” It’s Northwest Indiana. That’s what it is. Now, with that out of the way. Let’s get to the good part. The beer. If you love beer, you need to make a sojourn to this corner of our state and hit up all of the breweries dotted around. First, you’re going to need a good central location. Merrillville works really well and it’s easy to get an inexpensive hotel room there. Second, and more importantly, you’re going to want a DD. With those two things under your belt, let’s get started. Hit up the three breweries in Valparaiso: Figure Eight, Four Fathers and Ironwood. You’re going to need some food beforehand, so swing in Radius for a massive bloody mary topped with a burger, that’s right, a whole burger. Next stop, Crown Point for Crown
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Brewing and Off Square Brewing. Off Square also serves some kickass cuisine, so get some nosh there to balance out that tipsiness. On your way back to the hotel for a nap, stop in for a pint of Night Goat at Devil’s Trumpet in Merrillville. You’re awake again and ready to head back out. Three Floyds, here we come. On the way, maybe swing into New Oberfalz or Pokro in Griffith, or both. Now it’s time for dinner and you may love Three Floyds beer, but the truth is, their food may be even better. Once you’ve got your fill and have had enough Zombie Dust, venture up to Hammond or Gary for 18th Street, I’ve had as many of their beers as I can find and none of them has disappointed. Plus, if you weren’t able to get into Three Floyds (there’s always a wait), the menu at 18th Street can’t be beat. If you’re still feeling up to it, you have the options on your trip back to the hotel of Byway, Brewfest, or Windmill. And that’s how you drink beer in “the region.”
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Phil Ranelin’s tribute to the trombonist hits Jazz Kitchen stage BY KYLE LONG // MUSIC@NUVO.NET
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here are a handful of musicians in jazz history whose names are synonymous with the development of their instrument, and J.J. Johnson is one of them. When Johnson first picked up the trombone as a teenager in Indianapolis during the late 1930s, the horn was linked to the stomping syncopation of Southern Dixieland music. While the trombone enjoyed a prominent position in the big band ensembles of the swing era, the instrument had fallen out of favor by the dawn of bebop. Some thought the trombone was incapable of articulating the intricate rapid fire solos of bop music, but Johnson’s supreme musical genius and technical mastery proved otherwise.
In addition to being a trailblazing instrumentalist, Johnson also distinguished himself as a top-notch composer, arranger, and bandleader. As a leader, Johnson cut a score of classic discs for a wide range of labels, including Savoy, Columbia, Blue Note, and Impulse. As a sideman Johnson contributed to an impressive selection of jazz classics, from Miles Davis’ Birth of Cool sessions, to Billie Holiday’s Lady in Satin. J.J. Johnson’s extraordinary career came to end on February 4, 2001, when the trombonist died at the age of 77. On January 24, a quintet of Indianapolis musicians will gather at the Jazz Kitchen to pay tribute to Johnson’s historic legacy. The group will be led by Naptown trombone hero Phil
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Ranelin. Currently based in California, Ranelin will fly back to Indy specifically for this tribute. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see an important jazz legend pay tribute to a fellow Indy jazz great. Check out my recent conversation with Ranelin below to learn more about his connection to Johnson’s music, and visit the NUVO archives at nuvo.net to find my September 2014 story on Ranelin’s own contribution to jazz history.
KYLE LONG: The first time we spoke, you told me your initial encounter with J.J. Johnson’s music happened while you were a student at Arsenal Tech High School in the mid 1950s. You told me you found a
copy of a Johnson record called Coffee Pot in the band room at Tech. Can you remember what exactly you heard in Johnson’s music that moved you? PHIL RANELIN: It was the technical ability, the precision, the clarity, and just the sound. It was really just the sound itself, from the very first note. It was mind-boggling to a 15-year-old that played the same instrument. One of my classmates was standing there, and I said, “You mean to tell me a trombone can sound like that?” So that was the beginning of my journey actually. His music meant a lot to me coming up as a trombone player in Indianapolis. In my opinion, he was the epitome of jazz trombone.
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mentioned. I’m proud to be from the city play with J.J. Johnson? that produced J.J. Johnson, and so many PHIL: I never really had a chance to other musicians who were at the very top play with him. There was one time he of their category. J.J. would have to be at called me to do a tribute to Kai Winding, the top of the list of triple threats, in combut I was out of town. But I remember, posing, arranging and performing. and I can almost call this a lesson, I went over to his house to pick up some KYLE: Tell me about the tribute you’ve horns from him. At that point he had put together for J.J. Johnson at the Jazz pretty much retired from playing in Kitchen. public, so he was getting rid of some PHIL: I’m very blessed to have a great of his horns. I ended up with two of his band awaiting me there, [including] horns, which were in pristine condition, Rob Dixon, Kevin Anker, Kenny Phelps and three slides. Anyway, he watched and Nick Tucker. I’m looking forward me warm up and he was pointing out to playing with all those guys. I’ll be some things. playing a lot of J.J.’s compositions, and He was a very precise kind of person. there’s some music I wrote in tribute I believe a lot of that to J.J. that we’ll be came from the fact playing also. I have a that he was in the Some thought the piece called ”One For military. He apso that’s trombone was incapable Johnson” proached things very where the title of the systematically. That’s of articulating the show came from. why his sound was so I’m really excited intricate rapid fire flawless on that horn. to come back home I remember hearing solos of bop music, but to do this tribute to a live performance J.J., who meant so Johnson’s supreme once where he played much to everyone a great solo on the musical genius and who ever picked up blues, he did not this instrument called technical mastery miss a note. the trombone. It’s an proved otherwise. honor to come back KYLE: I’m curious if and do this at the you have favorite a Jazz Kitchen. A lot of J.J. Johnson record that’s stuck with you people take that club for granted in Indithrough the years. anapolis, but it’s a world class club. PHIL: It may be Proof Positive. Blue Trombone is also spectacular. It’s hard KYLE: Finally I wanted to ask if you for me to pick one over another. had any thoughts on Indiana’s unique contribution to the history of jazz KYLE: I spoke with Harold Mabern last trombone. In addition to J.J. Johnson, week. He played on Johnson’s Proof central Indiana has produced several Positive album. During our conversation, important jazz trombonists, including Mabern called Johnson the “king of the you, Wilbur de Paris, David Baker and trombone.” You just said Johnson was the Slide Hampton. That’s an extraordinary “epitome of jazz trombone.” Beyond his list of musicians. importance as an instrumentalist, Johnson PHIL: I don’t see any other city that also excelled as a composer and arranger. could make that claim, in terms of qualI’m curious where you see his overall legaity and international recognition. It’s cy in the hierarchy of jazz history? kind of unusual, I used to say, “Maybe PHIL: He would have to be at the top it’s in the water.” It’s something the city of the list. If you want to make a list, he of Indianapolis should be proud of. N has to be in all those categories you just
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