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ozens of police officers with shields and batons and big canisters of pepper spray stand in lines blocking the corner at 12th and Massachusetts Avenue in Washington, D.C., faces obscured behind shields, as nearly 100 activists who had already been arrested are cordoned off behind them, waiting to be processed. Protesters line the other side of the street. More and more arrive, chanting, yelling. “Let them go!” A trial of pink smoke cuts through the air. There is the sound of a sting ball grenade and several officers open up with long orange streams of chemical warfare pepper spray. Many people reported that rubber bullets were also fired. Officers run at people holding their billy clubs in both hands at throat level. (Dalton Bennett, a Washington Post reporter was thrown to the ground). Now they tackle a woman on the street, and use tall Clydesdale horses to menace anyone getting too close to the tackled protester. Before the melee began, the streets of D.C. were weirdly empty, a ghost town, nothing like what we had seen in previous years, especially Obama’s record-setting first inauguration. “We’re not seeing big crowds,” said Lacy MacAuley, an organizer for DisruptJ20 (a collection of groups that came together for the inauguration protests) and D.C resident. “We haven’t seen any area where we the protesters don’t outnumber Trump supporters.” The ever-growing melee in Northwest D.C. around 12th and 13th streets began small enough. I was wandering around at the makeshift headquarters for DisruptJ20, a collection of activist groups planning to disrupt the inauguration. I saw a small group of five young people wearing all black start to walk away with purpose. I followed them. For more Baynard Woods visit nuvo.net/voices

They pulled on their masks, but suddenly appeared lost. “Where are they?” they asked. I started to scan the street and saw it, the mass of black shirts they were looking for. We all ran towards them. By the time I reached them, they too were running, chased by police on cycles — motor and bike — swerving almost as if to mow them down. A protester threw a trash can into the street. It rolled into a motorbike, forcing it to stop. A sign from in front of a store went flying through the air. Other officers came in from the other side. The group was cornered. That’s when they went crazy with the pepper spray and the batons — for the first time of the day (earlier, activists had chained themselves together to block a checkpoint into the inauguration and the police had not arrested anyone). Another officer sprays gas into the crowd and “sting ball” grenades sound around the corner, where the heat of the action has moved. Lines of riot police face the protesters, some of whom threw bricks and concrete. “Officers did not deploy tear gas and did deploy pepper spray and other armaments,” D.C.’s Interim Police Chief Peter Newsham told Democracy in Conflict. “A full accounting of the control devices deployed will be made available when we have it.” The day ends with a burning limousine in the streets, a new symbol of our unity. The guerrilla chaos that filled the air like the pepper spray on Friday is washed away the next days as half a million people pour into the the city for the Women’s March, filled with righteous anger, solidarity, and community. At one point, after the march has officially ended, a barricade blocking off Pennsylvania Avenue, leading towards the White House is knocked down. Marchers make their way to the fence on the other end, where Secret Service agents stand. An African-American woman walks up right beside them. “Whose house? Our House!” she chants, her fist raised in the air. N NUVO.NET // 01.25.17 - 02.01.17 // VOICES // 5

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What an incredible crowd — so many generations, races, national-

Watched protests yesterday but was under the impression that we just

ities & backgrounds represented #LoveIndy #WomensMarchIndy

had an election! Why didn’t these people vote? Celebs hurt cause badly.

CIRCLE CITIZEN/CIRCLE JERK REP. JIM LUCAS R-Seymour

JERK In response to the massive protests in Indianapolis, D.C. And all over the world, Rep. Jim Lucas (R-Seymour) posted a tasteless meme of a young female protester getting pepper-sprayed in the face by a police officer captioned with the phrase “PARTICIPATION TROPHIES: NOW

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IN LIQUID FORM!” Not the way to represent the thousands of Hoosier women who marched for equality, Representative.

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JERK Perhaps taking a cue from his fellow General Assembly member, Rep. Jack Sandlin (R-Indianapolis) explained away the tasteless meme he posted of protesting women captioned “IN ONE DAY, TRUMP GOT MORE FAT WOMEN OUT WALKING THAN MICHELLE OBAMA DID IN 8 YEARS,” with the classic “I got hacked” excuse. If you can’t operate Facebook sharing Senator, perhaps you should shy away from posts criticizing your constituents’ constitutional rights.

THOUSANDS OF MARCHING HOOSIERS CITIZENS Speaking of those literally millions of women who marched across the world to insist upon equality … we salute you, Hoosier women, who joined the contingent and showed up for women’s rights on Saturday in a peaceful, effective protest. This is what democracy looks like. Circle Citizen/Circle Jerk is your weekly roundup of people who’ve really out done themselves. Nominate today! email Amber: astearns@nuvo.net

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or a long time, coal has been the backbone of Indiana’s power supply. “Indiana runs on coal,” Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb said in his State of the State speech on January 17, which, he also mentioned, is one reason businesses like Indiana: energy is cheap. Hoosiers on average produce between 32 and 35 million tons of coal each year. Now, though, harsher environmental regulations, coupled with cheaper and cleaner substitutes, have set the state on a path toward more diverse energy sources and cleaner practices toward coal. Indiana currently has 15 surface mines and nine underground coal mines. Those mines and Indiana’s need for coal have created jobs and stimulated local economies. But coal is not a clean source of energy. Mining, burning and disposing of coal has numerous drawbacks to Indiana’s environment and its people. Now, there are less

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environmentally harmful, but still competit’s being burned at power plants, but it’s itively priced, options available to Hoosiers also what happens when you dig it out of to power their homes and businesses. the ground,” he says. Coal mining presAs the future of coal use in Indiana ents several hazards to the environment, hangs in the balance, a new bill proposed including loss of natural habitat and water in the Indiana House of Representatives contamination, among others. aims to allow the state to The drawbacks to coal adopt rules regulating the don’t stop there. According Coal production to the DNR’s website, the disposal or reuse of coal ash residues. coal industry provides over comes at a cost. Indiana’s production of 2,500 jobs and $750 million coal in 2015 earned the to local Indiana economies state a rank of eighth place in the nation, annually, but not for very long. In a boom according to the U.S. Energy Information and bust-type scenario, Maloney says Administration. coal companies stimulate the economies Coal production comes at a cost, to both of the communities they enter into when the environment and local economies, Tim they are mining. This comes through an Maloney, the senior policy director at the increase in jobs and tax revenue. Coal Hoosier Environmental Council, says. mining jobs, Maloney continued, are gen“The concern about coal is not only how erally well-paying, which provides a boost you dispose of the ash after it’s burned or for those local communities. how you control the air pollution when But, when the coal is gone, so are the coal

NUVO.NET/NEWS mining companies, and they take with them the jobs and tax revenue. “When the companies move on, [the communities] are left with nothing,” he says. “Trying to maintain that as a significant part of our economy just really doesn’t make sense in the long term.” While Indiana is a national powerhouse for producing coal, it has also been a powerhouse for using it. Indiana as a whole consumes more energy than it produces, according to the EIA, and Hoosier residential energy use per capita is “well above” the national average. The EIA states that this is due to the state’s weather extremes, which cause a larger-than-normal need for energy and electricity. Another area where Indiana’s coal ends up is in the industrial sector. Indiana’s heavy presence in the steel industry means that a lot of coal is delivered to coking plants for use as coke for steel. Recently, though, because of harsher environmental regulations and cheaper substitutes, coal has become a smaller part of Indiana’s energy makeup. “All Indiana utilities are broadening their power base,” Maloney says. Electric utility companies, he continued, are steering themselves away from using coal because of costly environmental control regulations, high environmental risks and competitive options. One such alternative is natural gas. Natural gas has become a cheaper form of energy for the state, and power from renewables like solar and wind have become more viable options as well, Maloney says. Already, Indiana’s production of coal is decreasing. In 2015, Indiana produced just

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over 34 million short tons of coal, according to a report by the EIA. This, according to data from the Indiana Coal Council’s coal production reports, represents the smallest amount of coal produced in the state since 2007. In place of coal, Hoosiers are turning to sources of energy like natural gas and ethanol, as well as renewables like solar and wind power. The harmful effects of coal do not end when it is burned to create energy. The next question in the debate over coal is what to do with the coal ash left over after coal is burned.

That question was partially solved in April 2015, when the EPA issued rules governing the disposal of coal ash. Adopting the rules was made voluntary for the states, but Indiana decided to go ahead with them. The rules include practices for the disposal of coal ash in landfills and surface impoundments, or lagoons, as well as for beneficial use, which is where Indiana came across a snag in the plan, Maloney says. The issue is that existing laws will not allow the Indiana Department of Environmental Management to regulate beneficial use. Enter House Bill 1230, which aims to allow IDEM to adopt the EPA’s guidelines. Maloney testified on the bill when it was passed through the House Committee on Environmental Matters on Wednesday. Beneficial use is the practice of reusing coal ash through repurposing it. Examples, Maloney says, include mixing it into concrete and asphalt, where it is used as a strengthening agent, using it as filler material for buildings and using the material as a form of fertilizer for agriculture. Maloney says reusing the coal ash in concrete and pavement products is the method that provides the least environmental risks. Using it as a filler material or fertilizer, he continued, presents a high risk of contamination. “The real basic, fundamental principle of properly managing and disposing of coal ash is to keep if from coming into contact with water,” Maloney says. Coal ash contains heavy metals, which can become toxic at certain levels. When coal ash comes into contact with water, Maloney continued, the metals are leached out into the

environment and the water supply, causing hazards for both human and aquatic life, as well as the environment. The House Committee on Environmental Affairs unanimously voted to pass the bill to the House, with the amendment that instead of the proposed starting date of July 1, 2017, the bill go into effect as soon as it is passed. If passed into law, House Bill 1230 will give the Environmental Rules Board and IDEM the ability to alter existing Indiana code regarding coal ash disposal to follow rules set forth by the EPA. This means the state will have the power to ensure a safe and contamination-free water supply for residents. Coal has historically been a staple source of energy in Indiana, but the time has come when the risks are outweighing the benefits, especially when there are less risky substitutes. Governor Eric Holcomb, in his State of the State speech, proposed using “technology and innovation to find new ways to unleash this abundant source of power by burning coal cleanly…” “We want to see the state move away from using coal,” Maloney says. “and you can do that without sacrificing lifestyle.” He says more efficient practices like better air conditioning and lighting are a start. Following up with finding out how much energy is needed and looking for the best and most sustainable way to produce that energy are the next steps, he continues. “That’s not going to happen overnight,” he says. “This is going to take some time and we’ll be burning some coal for a while.” N

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Benny Sanders opens Standard Studio Gallery with urban landscape exhibition BY DAN GROSSMAN // ARTS@NUVO.NET

Editor’s note: For centuries, painters have lugged their easels, brushes and palettes outside in the hopes of capturing elements of the world around them. The style became known as plein air, and today it’s seeing a resurgence in urban spaces. Locally, Benny Sanders is one of those artists. In the next few pages you will read Sander’s story and descriptions of the places where he paints in his own words — and damn, they are some gritty locations.

t’s a gray morning, on January 17, along the banks of the White River. 33-year-old Benny Sanders is standing under a bridge near the corner of Raymond and West Streets on Indy’s near eastside. He’s bearded and in a jean jacket and boots. Sanders is looking calmly out at the

brownish river flowing by, standing next to his canvas and painter’s palette/paintbox, jerry-rigged to a tripod. This painter, who’s putting the finishing touches on a landscape with somber color choices and an expressionistic bent, is feeling bullish these days: both as a mode of expression, and as an occupation. In fact he’s so bullish that he’s opening a studio gallery space on Shelby Street on Indy’s Southeastside, called Standard Studio Gallery. It’s set for an opening entitled New Views: Landscapes in Oil and Charcoal and will feature his recent plein air landscapes. Standing 10 feet away from Sanders on the river bank, is Harrison Center-based painter Justin Vining, his plein-air painting companion. Vining’s also working on a oil

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landscape,painting what he sees. But his color choices are brighter, and the overall definition of features in his painting — bridges, water, sky — sharper. It would be hard to mistake a Vining painting for a Sanders painting. Both Vining and Sanders are part of what might be thought of a plein air revival, part of a resurgence of representational painting in Indy, primarily among young artists, centered around the Harrison Center for the Arts. Painting in the open air isn’t a new thing, of course. It took off in the mid- to late 1800s

in France, under the influence of painters like Matisse — now labelled Impressionists — who were more interested in capturing the quality of light in a natural setting than the concrete appearance of things. Impressionist-influenced painter T.C. Steele, the most important of the Hoosier Group painters, made Southern Indiana his home in the late 19th and early 20th century and depicted the rolling hills of Brown County in his work. He used those hills as his plein air studio. Many painters associated with the Hoosier Salon continued that tradition. But plein air painting was, at least until recently, more associated with Brown County than Downtown Indy. To see millennials out on a riverbank with palette and canvas seems sort of … new.

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The particular show that brought plein air money.” into the forefront in Indy was the Summer Vining and Sanders have many interesting Landscape Show at the Harrison Center for plein air adventures, like the time two weeks the Arts, curated by painter Nathan Foxton, ago when they went out to Martinsville to in which Justin Vining was a participant. It paint the surrounding countryside, and demonstrated that there is a place for tradiwhen they found a particularly picturesque tional styles within the realm of contempofarm. The farmer warned them about a rary art. particular bull. Sanders was inspired to paint outdoors af“And the bull comes out,” says Sanders. ter meeting Vining at his place of work, Milk“And he’s just staring at us…. We’re on the tooth, where he works as a coffee specialist. other side of a fence that’s just rotten. At the “He actually came to Milktooth,” says same time, Justin saying that he’ll get used Sanders. “He was painting in the morning to us. Then I back away. Then he takes his and I was working. This is like right when head and starts rubbing it furiously on this I got interested in oil painting. I went out tree. And I didn’t know if this is good or bad, and talked to him. He was painting the and then he starts bucking, going around in building next to it. He said, ‘I’ve been seecircles. And then he comes up near us and I ing this glare in the window; took off. And Justin’s asking I really want to paint it.’” me ‘Are you going to be okay?’ “I don’t think Sanders graduated with a And I’m like, it’s not okay, we BFA in printmaking in 2006, have to get out of here.” [plein air] is but he didn’t start painting “The farmer was named outdated. I think Randy,” adds Vining. “We with oils until this summer. After meeting Vining at named the bull Randy as it’s universal.” Milktooth, Sanders asked well.” — BENNY SANDERS to tag along on his plein air Encounters like this aren’t expeditions. uncommon for Sanders and Sanders’ subjects, most often portraits dark Vining. The two have painted together nearly in both theme and palette couldn’t be more every day for the last year, and it’s radically different than the bright stylized landscapes changing their work. that’s now the Vining brand. In spite of their For Sanders — who has swept into the different artistic approaches and palettes, they Indy arts scene with force — the next change began to go on these plein air expeditions is settling into his new studio/gallery space. together — and they became friends. His gallery is located in the former space of a The idea of getting out of the studio had a former clothing store called Stud Styles, not real appeal to Sanders. too far from the Big Car mothership Tube “Being stuck in a studio is really like being Factory artspace. stuck in your own head,” he says, taking a Sanders is transforming the drab retail pause from his painting at the riverbank. space located next to a “Cash for Gold” store. “Where you’re not actually experiencing He’s put gallery panels on the wall, and filled something if you’re painting from a photo. the space with a plethora of art books. And I guess it’s a little different if you’re paintbeing the Milktooth coffee specialist that he ing from a model. But if you’re painting is, he usually has a pot of coffee brewing in from a photo or painting from a laptop, or the gallery. just imagining something that’s more like “I love this new interest in figurative work, painting inside your own head rather than even this landscape and plein air stuff,” says getting out and having an experience and Sanders, whose first show in the new space having the weather affect the way you paint. will focus strictly on his outdoor paintings. Having the sky change every three seconds. “So people contact me all the time, people I Like right now, I’m pretty much done with wouldn’t peg as art lovers, as contemporary my painting, just painting the sky changes. art lovers, contact me and say, ‘love your Just kind of enjoying being out rather than paintings.’ I don’t think [plein air] is outdated. worrying about having shows or making I think it’s universal.” N 10 // THE BIG STORY // 01.25.17 - 02.01.17 // 100% SUSTAINABLE / RECYCLED PAPER // NUVO.NET

Emily Taylor: How often do you guys go out? JUSTIN VINING: I would say on a slow week one or two times, but last week I think we were out five times together maybe. Sometimes it’s two a day. We went out this morning and might go out again. … I could text him and there’s pretty good odds he might be out painting. That’s motivating. It’s like if he is out painting, I want to be out painting. … It’s cool because I am pretty easy going and he is pretty easy going but we are both super disciplined. So it works well because he always wants to be out painting and I always want to be out painting. EMILY: How have you seen Benny improve?

INDY ART VETERAN, JUSTIN VINING, ON WHAT IT’S LIKE TO PAINT WITH BENNY SANDERS

JUSTIN: That’s a good question, it has. A very direct way, is less palate knife and more brush work, from a technical aspect. He hasn’t really tried to any more realistic. … I feel like he does

Last August Justin Vining wanted to go out

a good job of using what we are looking at to

for breakfast. A friend of his was in from out of

inform the piece. But he is not trying to paint

town and the two decided to dine at Milktooth.

exactly what he sees, where I am. … His work

As they were sitting outside, a glare kept

is a little bit more ambiguous I suppose, but

catching Vining’s eye. It was light bouncing off the building nextdoor, filtered through the window. After the check was paid and his day went on, he couldn’t shake the image. The next day Vining came back and asked if he could set up his easel somewhere (out of the way) to paint. The employee who brought

he does a really good job of

I am a little bit a addicted and it’s a bit of a problem. I can’t stop painting outside.”

out coffee and a pastry was Benny Sanders. The two started chatting art. Sanders was

— JUSTIN VINING

creating these landscapes, for lack of a better word, that are really mysterious and inviting to walk in. And I feel like there is a consistent level of mystery to his landscapes — where I don’t think of them as specific places, as much as places. … As he continues to paint, I think they are getting even more effective from a technical perspective. … I

feel like he is getting better at creating more

fresh to the Indy art scene and needed to

depth, capturing more light and creating atmo-

flex his plein air muscles. Vining was getting

sphere. And I think he does a pretty good job

burned out on places to paint and needed

of being experimental too.

new ideas. In 2016, Vining made it a weekly practice

What’s interesting, is … if Indianapolis had a “Rookie of the Year” for artists, Benny would

to paint in nature, in the hopes of working on

be the 2016 rookie of the year. He kind of came

perspective. It began after the Broad Ripple

from nowhere and is here, whereas I have been

Art Fair when Vining decided to spend one

full-time in Indy for coming up on six years

month painting outside. Eight months later, he

now. What’s interesting is that we have similar

is still at it. “I am a little bit a addicted and it’s

levels of plein air experience. I mean I had a

a bit of a problem,” says Vining. “I can’t stop

couple months start on him. … I feel like it’s

painting outside.”

good for me, and for him, to be learning with

Neither he nor Sanders could reign it in once they started. NUVO spoke with Vining about what the experiences are like.

someone at a similar pace. — EMILY TAYLOR

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“RANDY’S FARM” AT SOUTH MANN ROAD // “Justin brought up in conversation that he wanted to paint an Indiana farm/barn scene. He seemed to be reserving this conversation thinking I would have found it, well, too stereotypical. I was actually stoked on this idea. While painting, we were approached by the friendly farmer who mistook us for land surveyors, farm hands who were envious of the profession we had chosen.” Plein Air Problems // Light rain, understanding how to mix a decent green

“WHITE RIVER BEND” AT WHITE RIVER MUNICIPAL GARDENS // “Justin received a recent commission request for a painting at Riverside High School (former Naval Armory) and wanted to scope the area. High winds and rain drove us across the river to a hill large enough to block blasting gusts from the northeast at Indy Parks’ Municipal Gardens. We painted on a small docking raft used to load water skiers in and out of the water, which gave us an expanded view of the river. While I’m painting, I periodically stepped back at a room’s length, and on this day I almost fell into the widest part of the river.” Plein Air Problems // Light rain, heavy winds, almost fell in the water

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“ROCK WALLS” AT TURKEY RUN STATE PARK // “I recently took a trip to Turkey Run and Shades State Parks with my love, Hayley (not to be confused with Justin’s wife, Halie). She is surprisingly patient with me in every facet of our life together and supports my in-over-my-head lifestyle. So while she hiked, alone, in the cold, for 4 hours, I painted between the rock walls. Families and hikers turned the rocky corners to find me painting and the “oohs and ahs” ensued as I fumbled around with what I perceived to be a very uncertain painting. Painting in plain sight makes me realize how rare it is for someone to be seen outside doing this. I’ve learned to love the vulnerability of someone walking in on one of my failures. Honestly, I’m not a great painter but I am dedicated and devoted to painting. The overwhelming amount of support that I receive for learning to do something I love won’t let me ever give up on this adventure.” Plein Air Problems // Light snow, freezing temps, vulnerability

“ON THE BRIDGE” AT COLLEGE AVE AND FALL CREEK // “I wake up at 5:30 a.m. most days, and New Year’s Day 2017 was no different. I got up and set out into the dark to catch the sunrise at College Ave and Fall Creek. It was below freezing. I was excited getting my tripod, easel box and paints set up on the east side of the bridge. As the sun began to rise I realized that the composition just wasn’t meeting my grand expectation, so I moved to the west side of the bridge. With the sun on my back and looking into the dark water, I painted mostly from blind imagination. The cold started to seriously sink in and I had to head back to finish the painting in my studio. I later learned that Justin got up at 8:30 a.m., thinking he would be the first painter in the New Year.” Plein Air Problems // Darkness, freezing temps, high expectations

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“TOW PATH” AT TOW PATH BETWEEN BUTLER AND IMA GROUNDS // “Justin and I had been excited about painting the first snow of the year. We had a large thermos of Tinker Colombian coffee and a spread of pastries from Amelia’s. Justin mentioned that he had never been so comfortable painting. I held my tongue as I was actually working on a commission piece and had chosen the location based on their request. We ended up seeing three people we knew out on the path, including Hoosier Salon Gallery Manager, Michael Sinon. Considering everything, it was a perfect day to be a plein air painter.” Plein Air Problems // none

“CREEKSIDE” AT PLEASANT RUN PARKWAY CREEK // “I set out alone to this little creek ditch off of Bluff road and Pleasant Run with about 45 minutes of daylight left to paint. I love painting along this little stream that runs the east and west length of the city. There are bridges about every mile to duck under and paint if it starts to rain, it’s not as trashed as the White River, and the only human traffic consists of after-school kids who duck down to smoke and bash things with rocks. It’s hard not to feel like a real troll when you spend the best part of your days under seedy bridges, in polluted creeks and crossing busy streets with a load of equipment, outfitted in mud soaked and tattered painting clothes.” Plein Air Problems // No toilets, feeling like a troll

“BROOKSIDE” AT BROOKSIDE PARK // “We walked around Brookside Park for about 45 minutes, discouraged and trying to find the perfect place to paint. I have wasted so much time trying to find the perfect composition and could have painted twice as many paintings if I had just started painting. I didn’t bring enough canvases for the day and Justin gave me a primed panel to paint on. I let him use my large mop brush, which seems to have impacted his entire painting style. I met Justin, just one week after I had started oil painting. I’m not a religious person, but this was one of those encounters that reached a spiritual level.” Plein Air Problems // indecisiveness, unprepared supplies, frisbee golfer

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“STUTTERED ISLANDS” HOLIDAY PARK // “Justin and I headed out to paint with no specific destination and I blankly suggested the bridge at College and Fall Creek — which he accepted, then renegotiated, suggesting that we head north to Holliday Park. I had been to the park a few times, and we picked a spot with scattered islands that I had been wanting to paint. We forged our way onto a small island in the middle of the river by tossing large logs into the water to make unstable stepping bridges. Once on the island, the wind picked and it started to rain (as it does on most days we decide to paint). Sometimes it seems like nature is testing our breaking points, with winds blowing canvases off of our easels, freezing rain soaking into our gloves and the frozen ground transferring its unsympathetic temperature through our boots. All we can do is laugh and find a stopping point to move 100 yards north to paint under a bridge.” Plein Air Problems // Freezing rain, heavy winds, complicated composition

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“AT WORK” AT HESLAR NAVAL ARMORY // “This is a photo of me at work, taken by Justin. He is one of the few people that I know who truly does what they love for a living and on his own terms. When I met him, he explained that he used to teach and has an active license to practice law but would rather be painting. Justin is always excited to give me advice on how to be a successful professional artist, he shares painting techniques and supplies, he sends me an average of seven photos a day that inspire him on Instagram. He is willing to drive, buy lunch, is always willing to lug our 12’x12’ rain and snow tent pretty much up or down any ditch, and has my back if anyone tries to stab us when we’re out there. He is usually first to act on most of these things, but I’ve got his back too.“

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HOW THE BOB & TOM SHOW MADE JIMMY PARDO The comedian got his start with an Indianapolis seal of approval BY SETH JOHNSON // ARTS@NUVO.NET

ack in 2006, George W. Bush was still president and The O.C. could still be seen on the air; Justin Timberlake’s “SexyBack” was a major hit and “Livestrong” wristbands were all the rage. On the contrary, however, podcasts were few and far between. Aside from Jimmy Pardo’s Never Not Funny, that is. “I would ask people if they wanted to be on my podcast, and they had no idea what that meant,” Pardo remembers. “It was even weirder when they’d show up, and we’re sitting at my dining room table doing what looked like a fake radio show.” Now more than 10 years later, Pardo has everyone from Amy Poehler to Zach Galifianakis on his podcast, while setting a standard for so many other comedians who have since started their own podcasts. In addition to recording in his home, Pardo is now known for taking Never Not Funny on the road, occasionally taping the show at comedy clubs across the country. On January 29, in fact, the comedy veteran will record an episode of the show at The

Comedy Attic, following several standup appearances at the club on January 27 and January 28. Long before his days as a podcast pioneer, Pardo could be seen cutting his teeth at comedy clubs in the Chicago area. “When you first start, you’re jumping into a whirlpool that’s moving, and you’re the new person and don’t know which direction to go,” he says. “You don’t have a single friend. It’s an Island of Misfit Toys.” Pardo eventually gained the approval of The Bob & Tom Show, which was crucial to his budding comedy career. “There’s no bigger support group than The Bob & Tom Show,” says Pardo, who is now going on 30 years of making appearances on the radio show. “This was before the Internet, podcasts, Twitter and all that. If you went on the air with Bob & Tom in the mid ’90s, and they said, ‘You’ve gotta go out and see Jimmy Pardo,’ that night the club was jammed with Bob & Tom fans. So I’m very lucky that those guys took a liking to me early on.”

WHO // Jimmy Pardo WHEN // Jan. 27-28, various times WHERE // Comedy Attic, Bloomington

Pardo eventually caught another big break when he received a call from The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien, which needed a warm-up comic. Although it was a great opportunity, Pardo remembers initially being turned off by the idea of warming up the audience. “The stereotypical warm-up is you come out, you might have a dance contest with the audience, and you’re more of a cheerleader than comedian,” says Pardo. “I thought, ‘The guys that are good at it, man, they’re great at it. But, it’s not me. That’s not my bag.’” After meeting with O’Brien and company, however, Pardo learned that this wouldn’t be the average warm-up gig. “Mike Sweeney, who was the head writer at the time, told me, ‘Andy Richter said the only guy that can do 10 minutes to an hour off the top of his head — and that has the same sensibilities as this show — is Jimmy Pardo,’” Pardo recollects. “So they went and

looked at a couple things online, and went, ‘That’s our guy.’” After O’Brien’s stint at The Tonight Show ended, Pardo moved over to TBS with the late night host, serving again as the warm-up comedian. Although no longer the warm-up today, he still has a deal with O’Brien’s development/production banner, Conaco. Looking ahead to his performances at The Comedy Attic, Pardo says this isn’t the first time he’s recorded a live episode of Never Not Funny in Bloomington. “This might be our fourth or fifth time doing it down there,” he says. Like always, he’s certainly looking forward to the visit. “It [The Comedy Attic] is one of my favorite clubs in the country,” Pardo concludes. “From day one, the guy who owns it has booked what he wanted and booked according to his sensibilities; and he hasn’t booked the acts that he was told he should book. So to that end, he has really educated that town on great comedy.” N

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im Jarmusch’s film, Only Lovers Left Alive, was a stylish tale of the epic love between two hipster vampires in Detroit. It was different, distinct, and satisfying, one of the best films of 2014. There’s nothing supernatural in Paterson, unless building a film around a reasonable, well-adjusted man in a happy marriage is too weird for this world. Paterson is a low-key, but never boring, story about a bus driver-poet and his creative, but less focused wife. It’s a pleasure to watch, so much so that I’ve viewed the film several times since receiving a screener copy in December. Paterson is different, distinct, and satisfying, one of the best films of 2016. Adam Driver, who is quite popular right now, plays a bus driver (yes, Driver plays a driver) named Paterson living in Paterson, NJ. On workdays he gets up with no alarm clock – his internal one works fine – and kisses his wife Laura (Golshifteh Farahani). He walks to the bus depot, sometimes stopping by the Great Falls on the way to do a bit of writing. Then he gets his bus, waits

for a greeting from his supervisor (who always has a list of problems when asked “How are you?”) and starts driving. On his route he overhears bits of conversations from his passengers — about politics, relationships, philosophies, and so on. Paterson always keeps his notebook handy. He writes his poems in there, changing a word or phrase here or there to better say what he wishes to. We see his poems on screen, in his own handwriting. The poems don’t rhyme most of the time (ahem). Most of them are, on the surface, descriptions of various items, places, and situations. They are very well-written and can be enjoyed as simple word pictures or examined for other meanings. The real-life writer of the poems is Ron Padgett, a poet that attended college with Jarmusch. At home after work, Paterson listens to Laura describe her passions. She is as animated and excitable as his is contained and even-keeled. Currently she is involved in creating objects with patterns of black and white. Every day the patterns change; on

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everything from curtains to cupcakes. Paterson and Laura love each other very much. She is always eager to hear his latest poetic work. Laura considers her husband to be brilliant and urges his to make a Xerox copy of his notebook for safety’s sake. He seems disinterested bordering on resistant, but finally agrees to her request that he make a backup copy by the end of the weekend. Paterson takes place over the course of just over a week. Each evening, Paterson takes the family’s English bulldog for a walk to a neighborhood bar. He doesn’t carry a phone — he considers them leashes. Paterson tethers the dog outside while he has one beer and chats/listens to Doc the bartender (Barry Shabaka Henley) or one of the regulars. Sometimes he talks with Doc about the photos on the wall — the Paterson Hall of Fame that includes Lou Costello, Allen Ginsberg, Patrick (“Puddy”) Warburton, and celebrated poet William Carlos Williams, who summarized his poetic method with the words, “No ideas but in things.”

Paterson is described as a comedy, but I held the word until late in this essay because I don’t want you going into the theater expecting big laughs. There is humor in the film, but only the kind that occurs over the course of most of our day-to-day lives. Better to enjoy the film as a portrait of unassuming artists. Paterson avoids sharing what he writes and is hesitant to make a backup copy, which represents what? Insecurity or fear that he isn’t a real artist? A respect for, and embrace WHAT // Paterson (2016) of, the SHOWING // Opens Thursday ephemat Keystone Art (PG-13) eral ED SAYS // w nature of art, beauty and us? And what about Laura’s willingness to follow her muse without hesitation or anxiety? Do Laura and Patterson function as a yin and yang? A living, breathing poem? Or are they just a great couple in a contemplative movie that celebrates beauty without pretension? N

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5 CONE KEEPERS FACTS: 1 // Cone Keepers Hop Yard is a family-owned hop yard in DeMotte, located along U.S. 231 and SR10. 2 // The farm is owned and operated by a spousal team, Justin and Leah Arthur. Justin, an electrician by trade, does the farming; Leah is focused on assisting with marketing and sales. 3 // Their Fuggle hops were used in Pokro Brewing’s Angus British strong ale, the beer that won the 2016 Bicentenni-ale Beer Competition. 4 // Justin is a long-time homebrewer and he saw the need for local hops and easier access to some hop varieties. So he decided to fix the issue by opening Cone Keepers in 2014. 5 // You can find their hops in brews from The Guardian Brewing Co., Iechyd Da Brewing Co, KatsMann Brew, Evil Horse Brewery and, of course, Pokro Brewing.

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ast Thursday we released the first video of our new series Indy’s Table. Indy’s Table shares the incredible stories of the people who make Indianapolis a dining destination. Most importantly it shares the human side of the industry. We start off with Goose the Market. We sat down who owner and operator Chris Eley share the story behind the beloved market and the meatery behind it. (Don’t miss this episode at NUVO.net/ IndysTable and watch for new episodes on the third Thursday of every month.) When I ask Chris Eley about the initial response the people of Indiana had to Goose the Market he says, “A really common response was, ‘We love you, but unfortunately, sorry you’re not going to be here in a year,’ just because they thought something like that couldn’t be supported here in this city.” In the same breath, he follows up with a smile and, “Here we are, nine years later.” “It really started as a love of cooking and butchering,” Eley tells me. “When I grew up, early on in my cooking, it was very common, especially in this region of the country, to just use the center cuts, the loins, the rib chops, that sort of thing. We didn’t do a very good job in this region of utilizing the entire animal. So I really found it interesting to find all of these other cuts that were so phenomenal on the animal that could be used in so many different ways, and really, obviously better respecting the animal and the life that the animal led.”

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When he and his wife, Mollie, chose the Fall Creek Place neighborhood, as the spot to do open their market there really wasn’t much in the neighborhood. But it quickly became home to them. “I’m from Indianapolis and I really thought it would be a good place for me to reintroduce the neighborhood butcher shop and specialty food and wine market,” he says. “We lived above the market and have been a part of the neighborhood for nearly 10 years now, and we love the neighborhood and love the people in the neighborhood.”

“That’s probably really one of the best things about the market, is just creating those relationships, meeting people and really getting to know people in the city; and it’s been a lot of fun.” — CHRIS ELEY, OWNER & OPERATOR OF GOOSE THE MARKET & SMOKING GOOSE

From small beginnings, the team at Goose In 2011, Eley and team added a production facility, Smoking Goose. “We had always produced all our own charcuterie in small quantities in the store,” Eley says. He then adds that Smoking Goose, “allowed us to essentially produce under our

own label and sell these items at the store — which are pushing 30 to 40 different products in the store that we still make.” Over the years they have been named on endless national recognition lists for their products. There are always new options coming out. “We look for gaps in our offerings, you know, different styles or different types,” Eley says. “I don’t like just sticking to just one hard and fast style. I think that is one of the things that makes us unique.” Whatever it may be, it is the quality that sets it apart. “We’re focused on continuing to create the best quality product and the most exciting products that we can. We’re really focused on the customers we have, the products we represent, and really, the producers we represent, as well,” Eley says. At the core of Eley’s passion for this business. It’s about the people and the relationships and building up his neighborhood, while they build him up in return. “I’ve always liked the relationships, I like people,” he says. “Really, at the heart of it, it’s always been about the experience. We’re really focused on trying to create the absolute best experience we can. It’s about the neighborhood and the culture and the people that you meet. That’s probably really one of the best things about the market, is just creating those relationships, meeting people and really getting to know people in the city; and it’s been a lot of fun.” N

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Shortly before we went to print, the Warehouse — where Sara Watkins was booked to perform to Friday — unexpectedly closed. Her performance is canceled, but go listen to her great new album.

ara Watkins is best known for her work in Nickel Creek, the bluegrass trio she co-founded as a teenager. But you won’t hear bluegrass or much of her fiddle on Young In All The Wrong Ways, her latest album. And you won’t hear much of either in her live show as well. In large part, that’s because Young In All The Wrong Ways is an expansive turn by Watkins away from mountain music to singer-songwriter indie-folk — and that record is being showcased in her live performances with her trio. “[Fiddle] just didn’t seem to be an important part of getting these songs across,” Watkins said. “The fiddle can be a very strong quality, a strong voice. This is the first album completely made up of songs I wrote or co-wrote. I wrote them on guitar. That seems to be the main element to getting these songs across. There’s some fiddle on it. But not much.” That musical change is reflected lyrically as well, as Watkins, now 35, reflects on break ups and looking back at life. “I feel that this album I had a lot more to say,” she said. “I think it’s covering new territory for me. That’s one of my goals. Nobody wants to repeat themselves. The best we can do as human is grow and adapt and continue to see the world as it is today, so it’s not the same perspective as he had 10 years ago.” That idea is at the root of the album-opening title cut, a crunching rocker about changes that inevitably lead to reflection and a break with the past. “I think we all feel we have been young

at different stages in our lives,” Watkins said. “It’s something you can feel as a teenager going into high school from junior high, then you’re only looking back a few months. That happens when you move from an old town to a new town, an old job to a new one, an old relationship.” “Young In All The Wrong Ways” is the rocker on a record that also contains a straight-up honky tonker in “The Truth Won’t Set Us Free,” a five-minute long, moody trip to the desert in “Like New Year’s Day” and the singer/songwriter Americana gem, “Say So.” “I wouldn’t want an album that’s all the same kind of thing,” Watkins said. “The styles of the songs weren’t picked as a goal to shake things up. They fit together. They feel very right and very me. I think every album for me has felt very right for me at that time. I don’t think it’s reasonable to make an album that’s the be-al and end-all of your career. Maybe you can look back at that, but you can’t do it at the time.” That process started in 2008, when Watkins released her solo debut. “That was a home base album for me,” she said. “I was setting the tone of where I’m from, but not pushing any boundaries. The second album was much more adventurous. That felt perfect for me at that time. This album feels that way now. … When people see the live show, it’s probably easier to connect the dots between the albums.” That live performance is a showcase for Watkins’ distinctive amalgam of indie pop, rock, folk and country — a grouping that could only be delivered with superb musicianship and sensitive performance by Watkins, who plays ukulele, acoustic guitar and, yes, some fiddle. She’s joined by David Garza, the fine Austin-based singer-songwriter, on electric and acoustic guitars,

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bass and piano and Michael Libramento, who plays drums with his right hand and feet and, with his left hand, a keyboard that handles the bass parts of most of the songs. When she hasn’t been writing or touring with her solo material or playing “reunion” shows with Nickel Creek, Watkins has been collaborating with other artists, sometimes as a guest or a one-off, sometimes in a support role, as she played for The Decemberists in 2011 “I think collaborations can be incredibly inspiring,” she said. “I really enjoy switching my role. I enjoy being in a band where it is equal parts collaboration and I enjoy being a support person in a side role as I was with The Decemberists. I get to play this really fun tour with a band I love and just show up for the sound check and the shows..I got to play different instruments, didn’t have to worry about logistics. That was so joyful.” N NUVO.NET // 01.25.17 - 02.01.17 // MUSIC // 19

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In 1733, workers finished building the New Cathedral in Salamanca, Spain. But if you go there today, you will see two seemingly modern elements on one facade: carvings of a helmeted astronaut and of a gargoyle licking an ice cream cone. These two characters were added by craftsmen who did renovations on the cathedral in 1992. I offer this vignette as metaphor for your life, Scorpio. It’s a favorable time to upgrade and refine an old structure in your life. And if you do take advantage of this opening, I suggest you add modern touches.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The roulette wheels at casinos in Monaco have 37 pockets. Eighteen are black, 18 are red, and one is green. On any particular spin, the ball has just less than half a chance of landing in a red or black pocket. But there was one night back in August of 1913, at the Casino de MonteCarlo, when probability seemed inoperative. The little white ball kept landing on the black over and over again. Gamblers responded by increasingly placing heavy bets on red numbers. They assumed the weird luck would soon change. But it didn’t until the 27th spin. (The odds of that happening were 136,823,184 to 1.) What does this have to do with you? I suspect you’re in a comparable situation — the equivalent of about 20 spins into an improbable streak. My advice: Don’t bet on the red yet. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Born to a religious mother on July 8, 1839, John D. Rockefeller amassed a fortune in the oil industry. Even in comparison to modern billionaires like Bill Gates and Warren Buffet, he’s the richest American who ever lived. “God gave me the money,” he said on numerous occasions. Now I’m going to borrow the spirit of Rockefeller’s motto for your use, Cancerian. Why? Because it’s likely you will be the recipient of blessings that prompt you to wonder if the Divine Wow is involved. One of these may indeed be financial in nature. (P.S.: Such boons are even more likely to transpire if you’re anchored in your sweet, dark wisdom and your holy, playful creativity.) LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): What influence do you need most in your life right now? Are you suffering because you lack a particular kind of help or teaching? Would you benefit from having a certain connection that you have not yet figured out how to make? Is there a person or event that could heal you if you had a better understanding about how you need to be healed? The coming weeks will be a favorable time to get useful answers to these questions — and then take action based on what you discover. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The next two weeks will be a favorable time to kiss the feet of helpful allies, but not to kiss the butts of clever manipulators. I also advise you to perform acts of generosity for those who will use your gifts intelligently, but not for those who will waste your blessings or treat you like a doormat. Here’s my third point: Consider returning to an old fork in the road where you made a wrong turn, and then making the correct turn this time. But if you do, be motivated by bright hope for a different future rather than by sludgy remorse for your error.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I suspect that in the coming weeks, you will be afforded opportunities to bend the rules in ways that could make life simpler, more pleasurable, and more successful — or all of the above. To help you deal with the issue of whether these deviations would have integrity, I offer you these questions: Would bending the rules serve a higher good, not just your selfish desires? Is there an approach to bending the rules that may ultimately produce more compassionate results than not bending the rules? Could you actually get away with bending the rules, both in the sense of escaping punishment and also in the sense of being loyal to your own conscience? CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I don’t necessarily guarantee that you will acquire paranormal powers in the coming weeks. I’m not saying that you will be able to foretell the future or eavesdrop on conversations from a half-mile away or transform water into whiskey-flavored coffee. But I do suspect that you will at least tap further into a unique personal ability that has been mostly just potential up until now. Or you may finally start using a resource that has been available for a long time. For best results, open your imagination to the possibility that you possess dormant magic. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): A London-based think tank does an annual study to determine which of the world’s countries offers the most freedom. The Legatum Institute measures indicators like civil liberties, social tolerance, and the power to choose one’s destiny. The current champion is Luxembourg. Canada is in second place. France is 22nd, the U.S. is 26th, and Italy 27th. Since I’m hoping you will markedly enhance your own personal freedom in the coming months, you might want to consider moving to Luxembourg. If that’s not an option, what else could you do? The time is ripe to hatch your liberation plans. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): I love to see dumpsters that have been decorated by graffiti artists. Right now there’s one by the side of a busy road that I often drive down. Its drab gray exterior has been transformed into a splash of cartoon images and scripts. Amidst signatures that look like “Riot Goof” and “Breakfast Toys” and “Sky Blooms,” I can discern a ninja rhinoceros and a gold-crowned jaguar and an army of flying monkeys using squirt guns to douse a forest fire. I suspect it’s a perfect time to for you to be inspired by this spectacle, Pisces. What dumpster-like situation could you beautify?

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