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TRUMP TAKES CHARGE BY LETTING GO BY JOHN KRULL // EDITORS@NUVO.NET

resident Donald Trump did something right with North Korea. He stepped back. Now, the long-troubled Korean peninsula and its people have a chance for peace. The odds that they will get peace are still long, but the chances look a lot better than they did a few weeks ago. North Korea is the most militarized part of the world. Its leader, Kim Jong-un, is both unstable and amoral, a dangerous combination. He’s killed members of his own family and threatened the United States and other countries with North Korea’s expanding nuclear arsenal. For a time, it seemed Trump was determined to match or perhaps top Kim’s pugnacity and irrationality. The two leaders traded threats, keeping the world balanced on a knife-edge between anxiety and terror in the process. It was in that space that South Korean President Moon Jae-in saw an opportunity. The Seoul Olympic Games gave South Korea a chance to extend an olive branch to its neighbors and onetime fellow countrymen. The thaw began, and it continues now. Trump’s supporters argue that he should be honored for this development. Quite a few of them—including U.S. Rep. Luke Messer, R-Indiana, whose Senate primary campaign is chasing Trump voters with the ardor of a hungry dog chasing a thrown bone—even have urged that the president be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Trump may not merit a Nobel, but he does deserve credit, just not for the reason his most devoted followers think. Too many U.S. presidents have fallen vic-

tim to the fantasy that U.S. power equals U.S. omnipotence. Too often, they have acted as if we could remake the world as we wished, wiping away centuries of history and uprooting millions of lives along the way. But America’s power, great as it is, is not limitless. We, like every other nation and every other person on the planet, are bound by reality. And the reality is that any lasting peace on the Korean peninsula would have to be created and implemented by the peoples of North Korea and South Korea. Any “peace” foisted on the two nations by outsiders would be an ongoing source of resentment and fuel for future conflagrations. The only way to peace is the way now being pursued—that of allowing the Korean people to talk and work through their differences. This is as it should be. Sometimes, the best—the wisest—thing a leader can do is get out of the way. Part of the reason there is a shot at peace along the Korean peninsula is that President Trump did just that. Donald Trump sees himself—and his followers see him—as a take-charge guy, one who commands attention. It goes against his nature to let go, to surrender the stage to someone else. That’s what he did here. That’s why things are better. He deserves credit for that. N John Krull is director of Franklin College’s Pulliam School of Journalism and publisher of TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students. For more opinion pieces visit nuvo.net/voices

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KNOCKOUTS 2018 INDIANA PRIMARIES Party Politics Reign Supreme Next Tuesday BY NUVO EDITORS // NEWS@NUVO.NET

ndiana voters will head to the polls on Tuesday, May 8, to vote in the primary election. While some of us haven’t recovered from the last time we voted, others are eager to exercise their democratic rights to elect representatives worthy of Indiana voters and ideals. Either way, we all get our chance to shape the November ballot in next week’s election. Congressional races will take center stage this year. Sen. Joe Donnelly is the Democratic incumbent in what is already being regarded as one of the most expensive and nasty races in the country. His three Republican challengers, Mike Braun, Luke Messer, and Todd Rokita, have spent the last several months name-calling, fear-mongering, and liberal-bashing, all in an attempt to brand themselves as the most Trumpian candidate

and to see their name on the ballot in November. Whichever of the three men emerge victorious, expect Donnelly to get dragged through all the available mud between now and November. The House races will be just as interesting and possibly just as vicious in the post-primary season. With Messer giving up his seat in the House to run for Donnelly’s Senate seat, there is no incumbent running in the 6th District, giving both Republicans and Democrats an open field. So, Greg Pence has decided if politics is good enough for his brother Mike, it’s good enough for him and has joined five other Republican candidates vying for Messer’s seat. On the Democratic side, six names are on the ballot, including Jeannine Lee Lake of Muncie, the only female candidate in the race.

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Here in Indianapolis, Rep. Andre Carson is the incumbent being challenged by four Democrats in the primary for his 7th District congressional seat, while six Republicans are running on the other side of the aisle. A little north of the city, Rep. Susan Brooks is the Republican incumbent running unchallenged in the 5th District, while six Democrats are running to be her fall challenger. Both incumbents are expected to win reelection, though we’ve seen safe seats suddenly taken by upstarts in the primaries before. Just ask Richard Lugar. One of the most interesting primary races is happening to the south in the 9th District. While Rep. Trey Hollingsworth is the incumbent and expected to ward off his sole Republican primary challenger, three Democrats are hoping for the chance to run

against him in the general election. Among those candidates, Liz Watson and Dan Canon have raised the most money and garnered the most attention. Either will be a formidable challenger to Hollingsworth. It’s worth mentioning that Indiana primaries are “closed” primaries, meaning you may only vote for either Republicans or Democrats. When you sign in at your polling place, you’ll be given a ballot containing all the names of that party’s candidates for the open races. It’s also worth noting that voters who are currently 17 years of age can vote in the primary if they will be 18 before the general election in November. You can check your voter registration and your polling place and review the ballot for the races in your district at indianavoters.in.gov.

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DEMOCRATS VS. HOLLINGSWORTH Canon and Watson Vie to Take on Tennessee Trey BY MARK SMITH // NEWS@NUVO.NET

t’s a shame Liz Watson and Dan Canon are running for the same congressional seat in Indiana’s 9th District. Decent Democratic candidates are hard enough to find in Indiana, so excellent ones are downright mythical. Canon and Watson are both excellent candidates, and either one will be a formidable challenger to Republican Trey Hollingsworth in the fall. Canon is a civil rights attorney born and raised in southern Indiana. He worked the Supreme Court case for equal marriage rights and sued Kentucky’s governor over medical marijuana, and he is currently suing President Trump for encouraging his rally attendees to attack protesters. He’s already garnered national attention for being the first Democrat to come out for the total abolition of ICE, which he isn’t shy about calling “our Gestapo.” Canon sincerely believes our state can be a catalyst for national change, that Indiana Democrats can pressure “safe blue-district” Democrats by advocating for ambitious but much-needed reforms such as a guaranteed jobs program. He’s been endorsed by The People for Bernie Sanders, Political Revolution, the Democratic Socialists of America’s Louisville and Southern Indiana chapters, and Justice Democrats. Watson is a Bloomington native and the former labor policy director and chief labor counsel for Democrats on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. She’s been responsible for dragging the

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Democratic Party toward more prolabor policy positions. She led the policy development for the $15 minimum wage in the House while Sen. Bernie Sanders and his staff led that policy development in the Senate. So far, 28 labor unions have endorsed Watson, and it’s easy to see why. She instinctively sides with employees in employee-employer disputes, and her solutions to workplace problems are realistic and common-sensical. For example, she’s for mandatory predictable scheduling and for banning employers from asking applicants about their criminal history. For Watson, as for Canon, politics isn’t a profession of etiquette and spectacle. It’s about who has power and, more importantly, who has power on behalf of whom. Lives are ruined or improved depending on what the state does.

The 9th District includes a lot of people suffering from drug addiction and inadequate health care, and both Watson and Canon are in favor of Medicare for all and for legalizing opioid alternatives like marijuana. As an example, Watson points to Scott County’s HIV epidemic and how, on a political level, it was completely avoidable. Cuts to public health care closed the only HIV test center in the county: a Planned Parenthood that didn’t offer abortions. A conversation with Watson can feel a bit like being slowly overpowered. That probably has to do with her work in D.C. Before she was a congressional staffer—where she was fighting on two fronts against pro-boss Republicans and milquetoast Democrats— she directed a program at the National Women’s Law Center that represented

low-income workers against serious corporate powers such as Walmart. Watson specifically focused on workplace accommodations for pregnant mothers. From those two jobs, Watson has heard every excuse for why something can’t be done and has no patience for any of them. She’s also well-read in labor history. In our brief chat, she talked about her admiration for Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins. If she could pick a slogan for the Democratic Party, it would be “We all do better when we all do better.” (This phrase was coined by Minnesota Sen. Paul DAN CANON // Wellstone. After Wellstone’s passing in 2002, the AFL-CIO named a labor-organizing award after him.) She knows all the excuses of today (scarcity, competition, idleness) are the same as those from yesterday. Both Watson and Canon are impressive and genuine. Either would make a fantastic representative for the 9th District. Watson because of her strong political will and Canon for his relentless moral clarity. As Canon told me, “This isn’t Bernie versus Hillary,” by which he meant this isn’t a primary between the social-democratic and neoliberal wings of the Democratic Party. Both Watson and Canon care about the right things; both probably agree on nine out of 10 policies. If your reaction to the current political situation is “this is bullshit,” then you’re probably for Canon. If your reaction to it is “this is ridiculous,” then you’re probably for Watson.

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REPUBLICANS VS. DONNELLY Three Candidates, One Message BY MARK SMITH // NEWS@NUVO.NET

emocratic Sen. Joe Donnelly is one of the most vulnerable candidates in the general election this fall. As the rare blue incumbent in a heavily red state, political strategists have been salivating over the possibilities of Republicans regaining the congressional seat since Trump took office. With the primary election next week, Donnelly’s challenger will be named and the real fight begins. But first, Republicans must choose between candidates Mike Braun, Luke Messer, and Todd Rokita—three white men who have spent the primary campaign season trying to prove they are the Trumpiest of the Trumpians by reinforcing the pillars of MAGA. And therein lays the fundamental absurdity with this Republican primary. Its electoral centrifuge is President Trump. Not the character or policy prescriptions of the candidates but their fidelity to a president of the rightwing media’s imagination. Even more obnoxious is how all three candidates try to emulate Trump’s gimmicky bravado. Trump has “Lyin’ Ted” and “Crooked Hillary”; so Braun has “Todd the Fraud” and “Luke the Liberal,” and Rokita has “Tax Hike Mike.” For Braun, Messer, and Rokita, the answer to every question is easy: “I agree with President Trump,” “I couldn’t have asked for a better response from President Trump,” “I’m for Trump’s agenda,” etc. Whether the issue is Syria or tariffs, immigration or school shootings, the answer is always the same: “I’m with Trump.” Regardless of how you feel about the president, there are plenty of problems with this

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way of politicking. For starters, it’s humiliating for the candidates and condescending to Republican voters. To be duped into a cult is one thing, but to pretend to slavishly adhere to a leader for career purposes shows not only a lack of dignity but a lack of self-respect. Neither Messer nor Rokita even endorsed Trump in 2016. Furthermore, context for behavior matters. Trump inherited a real-estate fiefdom from his father. He attended the most elite schools. He put his name on golf courses and hosted a successful television show. He can (quite literally) afford to be stupid and vulgar. Before becoming president, most people he interacted with either worked for him or wanted something from him. None of that is the case with any of these three candidates. So when they try to be condescending or smart-alecky, it comes across as delusional at best and juvenile at worst. Like the kid who sees a Marvel movie then thinks it’s a good idea to act like Tony Stark. Braun likes to say he’s “lived a life like Trump,” by which he means he’s run a business, unlike his primary opponents whom he derides as “career politicians.” This is correct. Both Messer and Rokita have worked in politics pretty much since they graduated from law school. And each has earned a reputation for opportunism and time-serving. During a recent debate, they both foolishly accused Braun of being just as guilty as they are of career politicking because, prior to Braun’s brief tenure in the state Senate (2014–2017), he was for 10 years on (gasp) his local school board. One thing all three candidates do have in common with Trump is gaming the political

NUVO.NET/THEBIGSTORY system for cash. Rokita used campaign funds for personal use. Messer’s wife makes $20,000 a month consulting part-time for Fishers, despite the city already having a legal staff. And while a state legislator, Braun worked to lower taxes and regulations on the timber industry—he just so happens to own one of the state’s largest timber farms. Defeating Donnelly should be easy work for the Indiana Republican Party. Cultural liberals don’t like him because he’s squeamish on abortion rights and gun restriction. Social Democrats don’t like him because his pro-labor, pro-consumer economic policies never

go far enough to get him uninvited from the next Chamber of Commerce fundraiser. All the Republican Party has to do to beat him is to nominate someone whom people won’t instinctively scoot away from in a coffee shop. Yet they’re on track to fail again. These are troubling times, and Braun, Messer, and Rokita all lack the courage or purpose to do anything about it. They pursue approval based on loyalty to a huckster pretending to be a demagogue. The light they follow isn’t a guide home; it’s a will-o’-the-wisp taking us further into the bog.

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HIRED GUNS AND BIG FUNDS Braun, Messer, and Rokita Use D.C. Firms for Indiana Race BY ABRAHM HURT // NEWS@NUVO.NET

he three Republican candidates running to unseat incumbent U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly, a Democrat, paint themselves as outsiders prepared to shake up the status quo in Washington, D.C. Yet according to their campaign finance spending reports filed earlier this month with the Federal Election Commission, the candidates rely heavily on political consulting firms in the Washington area or the East Coast to steer their campaigns in Indiana. Collectively, they have spent nearly $3 million with the consultants who have helped run the campaigns of everyone from President Donald Trump to U.S. Rep. Trey Hollingsworth, R-Jeffersonville. Senate candidate Mike Braun, who is running on his anti-D.C. business acumen, has spent nearly $2 million on media advertising and management consulting with Jamestown Associates, which has offices in Washington, Philadelphia, and New Jersey. “[Jamestown Associates’] expertise has been honed through decades of strategy, research, and trench warfare,” the company says on its website. “For us, it’s not just about producing, shipping, and broadcasting top-notch product, it’s about winning—and our record proves it.” Jamestown Associates touts its involvement in the successful campaigns of President Donald Trump, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, and Indiana’s Hollingsworth. U.S. Rep. Luke Messer is relying on the firm OnMessage Inc. of Annapolis, Maryland, in his campaign to be the GOP Senate nominee. So far, according to his campaign finance reports, his campaign has spent nearly $1 million on digital advertising and political consulting. Like Jamestown, OnMessage has broad

experience electing Republicans to political office. It has been involved in the campaigns of Gov. Rick Scott of Florida, Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, and U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson from Wisconsin. “OnMessage is our Media, Digital, and Pollster,” Molly Gillaspie, Messer’s press secretary, said in a statement in response to questions about the company. The third Republican in the race, U.S. Rep. Todd Rokita, has been relying on different political consulting and advertising firms to promote his campaign. He has spent $80,000 with D.C.-based FP1 Strategies LLC on campaign consulting and advertising. FP1 has also worked on the Republican campaigns of U.S. Sen. Rob Portman from Ohio and U.S. Rep. Karen Handel from Georgia. Rokita has additionally spent almost $360,000 with other GOP consulting groups, including nearly $90,000 with LVH Consulting LLC, which worked on the campaign of former U.S. Sen. Dan Coats from Indiana, and $75,000 with the Prosper Group, which worked on former Indiana Gov. Mike Pence’s campaign. Neither Braun’s nor Rokita’s campaigns responded to requests for comments about their political consultants. Hoosiers are seeing the results of the consultants’ work in the barrage of television advertisements on every station at all hours. Ads range from Rokita donning a “Make America Great Again” hat to emphasize his support of Trump to Mike Braun walking around with cardboard cutouts of Messer and Rokita asking bystanders if they can tell the difference between the two. Some of Messer’s ads have portrayed him as a family man who supports the Trump agenda. “It’s clear that all three of the candidates

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are emphasizing the same things,” Dr. Marjorie Hershey, professor of political science at Indiana University, said. “All three of them are basically saying over and over again, ‘I’m a Trump supporter, I’m pro-gun, I’m pro-life, and I’m a Christian.’ It’s really been a specific message with those four points.” Hershey said that because Donnelly is one of the top three most vulnerable senators running for reelection, this race will be targeted by both the Republican and Democratic parties after the primary. “I wouldn’t be surprised if the race ended up with about $100 million in spending,” she said. So far, more than $21.5 million has been raised by the three Republicans and Donnelly, with most of the money going to the Democrat. Messer, Rokita, and Braun have reported almost $11.5 million in contributions

and have spent more than $7.6 million. Going into the final days before the May 8 primary, Braun has the biggest bankroll with nearly $2.5 million cash on hand while both Messer and Rokita have around $1.9 million each in their accounts, according to FEC reports. But Braun is mostly self-funded, contributing nearly $5.5 million of his own money to the $5.8 million in his campaign fund. Messer has raised almost $3 million, with most of his contributions coming from individual donors, and 80 percent of his contributors have been from Indiana. Rokita has raised a little more than $2.5 million with most of his money being raised from individual contributions. Seventy-five percent of his donors are Indiana residents. N

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Nine New Indy Restaurants to Get Out and Try BY CAVAN McGINSIE // CMCGINSIE@NUVO.NET

NEXT DOOR EATERY: Much like its sister

ow that the weather is consistently warm—hopefully—it’s the perfect time of year to be out trying all the new spots that have popped up over the last few months. From Hawaiian-styled seafood-lover’s paradise, to new brews, to a baked-goods spot with a beautiful mission, there are so many new places to eat and fall in love with in Indy.

restaurant Hedge Row, Next Door just recently opened and is laser-focused on locally raised and sourced food and building itself to support our local farmers. The menu at Next Door is similar to Hedge Row, but the prices are slightly more accessible. A major part of Next Door is that it is being utilized to support 31 local Learning Gardens that Musk’s nonprofit organization Big Green has built around the city at many of our

ALE EMPORIUM: If you’ve never had wings that

public schools. The restaurant is housed in an

begin with Herman-, you haven’t been living life to

area that really lacks in restaurants of any kind

its fullest. And now, if you live northeast of the city,

and is a welcome addition.

they’re closer than ever. The longtime Castleton

4573 N. College Ave.

favorite took over the space that used to house

NO LABEL AT THE TABLE: Maybe the most

Casler’s. Known for the wings, the pizza, the extensive beer selection, and the perfect spot to watch

wonderful food establishment in the state, No

all the games, it is a great addition to Fishers.

THE PELE POKE AT ALI’I POKE IS A SPICY, TASTY MESS. //

11501 Geist Pavilion Drive, Fishers

Label at the Table is a gluten-free and dairy-free baked-goods company based in Carmel with a strong and lovely mission: giving people on the

ALI’I POKE: Sushi is a wonderful thing, but it

their unique Kyoto, which has perfectly seared ahi

jalapeño poppers, mozz sticks, and the like. An

autism spectrum a place of employment. They

takes quite the series of rolls or slices of sashimi

tuna on it—right into the heart of Carmel.

important aspect of this place is that it is bringing

make everything from classic yeast dinner rolls

to leave most people feeling satiated. Poke,

89 Veterans Way, Carmel

local beer to an area of the city that is lacking

to a black-magic chocolate cake with berry-bal-

almost completely in the food and drink depart-

samic glaze, and then either they will ship to you

which is a Hawaiian dish that, for lack of an easier description, is a sushi burrito bowl, has started to

CONNER’S KITCHEN & BAR: The new

ments, and for that reason, it’s a place to support.

or you can stop by their shop for in-store pickups

become quite the hit for those of us who love su-

restaurant inside the Marriott Downtown serves

And while you’re there, don’t worry, be happy.

Tuesday through Sunday. A majority of people

shi and like feeling full when we’re done. This spot

up pretty standard American classics alongside

3902 N. Illinois St.

with autism are unemployed most of their adult

just came in near IUPUI and is dishing out some

some staples of Southern kitchens. As one would

killer poke bowls for all arrays of tastes. They have

expect in a hotel restaurant, they serve three

HEDGE ROW AMERICAN BISTRO: Kimbal

spectrum a chance to learn a skilled trade, find

a mild house version, a sweeter tropical version,

square meals a day with a standout breakfast

Musk is trying to change the world we live in while

steady employment, and take pride in the work

a minimal island version, or, a personal fave, the

bite of smoked brisket hash, and for dinner, it’s all

his brother Elon focuses on the worlds above us.

they’re doing, and that is absolutely beautiful.

spicy version, which is loaded with fresh fish,

about the fried chicken. They also offer up a solid

Musk’s company, which he co-founded with Hugo

111 W. Main St., Carmel

veggies, and a miraculous honey wasabi sauce. Or,

bar selection with quality craft cocktails, some

Matheson, has recently set its eyes on the Hoosier

if you feel like it, they let you build your own bowl

local brews, and even a few local spirits. If you’re

state, and Hedge Row was the first of now two

SUGARFIRE SMOKE HOUSE: An

to happiness.

looking for a place with something for everyone,

restaurants that they’ve opened in Indy. The menu

award-winning chain BBQ restaurant with

910 W. 10th St.

the menu here is just what you’re looking for.

is built to highlight the quality produce and ani-

locations all across the country and a new locale

350 W. Maryland St.

mals coming out of Indiana’s farms, with Fischer

smack dab in the middle of Downtown Indy.

Farm, Miller Farm, Silverthorn Farm, and many

While they’re known for their brisket and ribs,

BURGERHAUS: You may have eaten at this

lives, but this company is giving people on the

family-owned local chain at their scenic location

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more all showing up on the menu. The cuisine

as they should be as a BBQ joint, they also have

on the canal Downtown or even at their original

team was maybe a little too excited about this

itself is classic American fare and is being crafted

salmon and turkey that are tasty as well. Plus,

spot in Valparaiso, but for anyone who lives on

place opening since it’s directly across the street

by local Indiana chef Brad Gates. With a cocktail

with almost 10 sauces to choose from, each

the Northside, that can be quite the hike. This new

from our headquarters, and after-work beers are

menu to match and a welcoming space and staff,

bite of whatever you choose can be a new little

location brings their fan-favorite burgers—such as

a real and wonderful thing. They have a solid beer

Hedge Row is a nice addition to the ever-changing

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THE WORLD HAS BEEN SHOCKED The 2017–2018 Indiana Pacers Will Go Down in History BY SETH JOHNSON // SJOHNSON@NUVO.NET

can remember exactly where I was when Paul George was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder. A lot of this has to do with a call I made to NBA Radio on Sirius XM—with a little bit of liquid courage. Excited about the new Pacers prospects, I wanted to chat on the air with Eddie Johnson and Justin Termine about the team’s fresh acquisitions. As expected, my positive reaction to the trade was met with pessimism. In Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis, the Pacers had only received a pair of “role players,” explained Johnson and Termine. They emphasized that the 2017–2018 Pacers would be an Eastern Conference bottom-dweller, much as the rest of the sports media were also predicting. After Sunday’s Game 7 loss to LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, the world now knows how wrong Johnson, Termine, and just about everyone else were. In fact, Pacers president of basketball operations Kevin Pritchard—the man who made the trade—did not even expect this season’s 48-win result from the team. “Trust me. Words cannot express my gratitude for this team,” Pritchard tweeted out, following the team’s elimination from the playoffs. “[It] has been a joy to watch them grow together. So many amazing moments both on and off the court. So proud to be a Pacer.” In a season marked by one surprise after the other, the 2017–2018 Pacers team stuck to their motto of “Together,” repeatedly surpassing expectations while also winning over the hearts of Indiana basketball fans. Of course, Oladipo, the team’s new face, was at the center of this unified mentality. “The only reason why we were successful was because we trust each other and because of the characteristics of the gentlemen in the locker room,” Oladipo said in his Game 7 postgame press conference. “It was phenomenal, and we just gotta build on that to better our future.” Oladipo finished with 30 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals in Game 7, following his unforgettable triple-double performance in Game 6. The Pacers also had three other players in double

figures, highlighted by point guard Darren Collison with 23 points. This was still not enough to beat out King James, however, who stepped up once again with a 45-point Game 7 performance. The best player in the world made sure to recognize the Pacers and their fight in his Game 7 postgame press conference. “Kudos and big shout-out to the Indiana Pacers,” James said. “They have obviously the head of the snake in Vic, [who made an] unbelievable jump from last year to this year. I mean, we all saw it, and he proved why he’s a franchise-caliber player. And everybody [from Oladipo] on down. They’ve just got a well-rounded team and definitely pushed us to the brink.” In looking back on the season and Oladipo’s All-Star emergence, Pacers head coach Nate McMillan expressed his gratitude for the ascending guard. “I love Victor, I really do,” McMillan said in his postgame press conference. “This has been a joy to coach this team and to coach this group of men this season.” McMillan continued, “With Victor being a young talent coming in, all I knew about him was he had potential. Since day one, the relationship has been great. He’s allowed us to coach him. He wants to learn. He wants to get better. And every single day, he comes in trying to improve.” With this mindset at the heart of the Pacers going forward, the future will only be brighter, especially considering the young core of talent surrounding Oladipo. Sabonis (21) and Myles Turner (22) showed plenty of promise this year, both in the regular season and postseason. The pair of big men will both be back on the roster next year and will surely continue to grow. In reflecting on a season that no one expected to unfold this way, it goes without saying that Indiana should be proud of these Pacers. Although the team fell in the final game of its first-round matchup with the Cavaliers, they showed up time and time again, despite what ESPN or NBA Radio had to say (or not say). So hold those heads high, Pacers fans. The future is bright. We will be back and even better next year, I assure you. N NUVO.NET // 05.02.18 - 05.09.18 // SPORTS // 13

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REVVING UP FOR FIRST FRIDAY A First Friday Meditation and Proposed Itinerary BY DAN GROSSMAN // DGROSSMAN@NUVO.NET

hat if you were an angel and could only see things in black and white? That’s the visual metaphor at work in director Wim Wenders’ movie Wings of Desire, set in Berlin, West Germany, several years before the Berlin Wall came down. While these angels are privy to the thoughts of passersby, they cannot touch or taste or feel anything in the world around them. But they can still feel longing. Some of my favorite works of art just so happen to be in black and white. Among them is a lithograph by the Latvian-born, Herron-educated Vija Celmins, who currently lives in New York. This work, created in 1962, depicts Union Station against a vast, blank sky. Part of the reason I’m drawn to this work is because I grew up in Indy feeling restless, feeling as if I needed to escape the city. I find similar resonances in the work of Marna Shopoff, who’s showing her blackand-white work in her show Shades of Gray at the Harrison Center. “We’re constantly in a state of unrest,” Shopoff told me back in 2012. “But we are also surrounded by structures where we can take comfort in the strength and solidity of the architecture. I use architectural structures as a way of questioning life through my paintings.” Her paintings have generally trended more abstract over the years, less attached to any particular sense of place. Nevertheless, I feel the same when looking at her work as I do when walking through magnificent architecture. Shopoff’s exhibition will be part of This Is May, where the Harrison Center’s City Gallery “porch” will be ground zero for its 500-themed porch party—porch parties are so big at the Harrison that they have their own hashtag—in partnership with the Indi-

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anapolis Motor Speedway. Look forward to racethemed activities, race-themed decor galore, and giveaways. Accelerate your race vehicle over to Gallery 924 to check out the innovative—and whimsical—ceramic creations of Lesley Baker, an associate professor at Herron School of Art and Design. If you can handle the bizarre and dense weekend traffic patterns on Mass Ave, I encourage you to visit Gary Gee and his friends exhibiting as part of Re-Generation Indy at Art Bank. Re-Generation Indy is celebrating its third year working with youth artists; the show will feature art by youth

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65 and mentors, as well as poetry and live music. Another artist who has recently worked in grayscale, although not exclusively, is Justin Cooper. He will have an exhibition of new work called Archetypes at 1234 Barth Ave. “The show features large-scale sketches, paintings, digital prints, and pyrography,” Cooper says. “The series of work uses grid-based geometry to depict organic forms alluding to the underlying elements that compose all things found in nature.” Circle City Industrial Complex (CCIC)

is a venue that very much resembles a labyrinth with its many artists, art businesses, and vast interior spaces. You might just want to visit Litmus Gallery run by Todd Matus, a photographer whose work is often in black and white and whose Southwestern landscape photography will be on display in a show called Classic Views. You might think of CCIC as a funkier version of the Stutz, which just had its 25th anniversary Open House this past weekend. 10th West Gallery, which features a number of Stutz artists, will be open this First Friday. I was particularly intrigued by Cagney

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King’s new paintings, as well as by Philip Campbell’s head-on dive into a completely different media: fabric. But both examples of his painted wood carvings and newer quilting work are on display. Of course, not all exhibitions will be in black and white this First Friday—or located in labyrinthine spaces. The Edington Gallery, which had a grand opening on April 13 that drew 300 visitors (including Andrew Luck) and featured, among others, the work of Casey Roberts, Stacey Holloway, and Steve Paddack, will also be open for First Friday. I will be particularly eager to check this gallery out, as it seems to be a significant addition to the Indy gallery scene. The Garfield Park area is filled with some pretty damned colorful art exhibitions, not the least of which is Hoosier Women in Arts: Stories, which is at the Garfield Park Arts Center. In addition to the art on the walls, there will also be spoken-word performances in the space. Another exhibition that I’m really looking forward to is Land Art (telling trees) by Christos Koutsouras at Tube Factory artspace. I was particularly attracted to Koutsouras’ large-scale seascapes when he exhibited at iMOCA in 2011. According to the Tube Fac-

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tory website, his latest work was inspired by a forest fire that ravaged the island of Samos, Greece, which is his birthplace. If you’re looking for something more pop-flavored and humorous, check out the graphic design work of Steph Renner (aka Mythmaker) in the show Let’s Take Care of Each Other at Listen Hear. And at some point in your First Friday wanderings, make time to stop by Kime Contemporary gallery in Irvington where the work of Nelson “Making sure you aren’t alone in the multiverse” Kaufman will be on display. With the caveat that his Instagram page is my sole point of reference, Kaufman’s mixed-media 2D work seems like a sativa-inspired, pop-flavored head trip not to be missed. All this colorful stuff going on in the city makes me wonder what palette Vija Celmins might use to depict Indy’s skyline nowadays. N

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WHAT’S POPPING UP AT STATE STREET One Big-Ass Mural, Artwork for Sale, and Lotsa Loud Music BY SETH JOHNSON // SJOHNSON@NUVO.NET

f you’ve been around the Midwest DIY arts and music scene at all in the last three decades, there’s a good chance you’ve come across the work of multitalented artist Mac Blackout. After this First Friday, however, the whole city of Indianapolis will be able to get a taste of his work courtesy of a mural that’s being unveiled on the walls of State Street Pub. A collaboration between Blackout and Indy-based artist Marck Ferrari, the mural will be inside and outside of the pub, covering most of the building. Coinciding with the Friday reveal, Blackout will present a pop-up show at State Street Pub featuring framed original drawings, new prints, and more. Those attending can also expect to hear sets from esteemed Indianapolis musician Mark Tester and Drag City artist Mike Donovan. Formally known as Mark McKenzie, Blackout grew up in Bedford, Indiana, where his mother was an art teacher. “I was exposed to art from the beginning,” Blackout says. “I wasn’t pushed to do art; I just enjoyed it and drew on a regular basis from very early on.” After moving to Indianapolis in 1993, he began trying his hand at street art, having been influenced by glimpses of work he’d seen in Chicago and New York. “I’d broken my arm twice skateboarding and was looking for another more visually creative energy outlet,” Blackout continues. “What I’d seen from other cities and books like Spraycan Art and Subway Art inspired me to have my hand at it. At the time, there was no street-art scene in Indianapolis. Myself and a handful of other kids were the pioneers.” Blackout eventually attended Herron School of Art and Design, where he came up under the wings of some influential teachers.

WHAT // Wet Paint w/ works by “Studying there was very beneficial in Mac Blackout and Marck Ferrari teaching technique and discipline,” BlackWHEN // Friday, May 4, 6 p.m.–1 a.m. out says. “I studied printmaking under WHERE // State Street Pub David Morrison and painting under Marc Jacobson. Both were wonderful professors whose teachings continue to inspire to this day.” As one thing led to the next, the Blackout turned his focus back to visual natural next step was for Blackout to move art in 2014 after “a series of dead-end jobs” to Chicago, where he’s still based today. supporting his “music vocation.” “Times “When I moved to Chicago in 1999, I had changed and aerosol art had become was at the true beginning of my self-exembraced by the mainstream, making it ploration as an artist,” Blackout says. possible to make a living doing what I’ve “I chose to experiment with my visual always loved,” Blackout says. “I had years work, create music, and start bands over of experience in the ’90s with street art, diving into the creatively confining galand it was second nature and the natural lery scene of the time.” move.” This return to the world of street art After plugging into Chicago’s underhas filled Blackout with immense joy. ground punk scene, Blackout found that “There is nothing more gratifying than his art and his music could go hand in doing large-scale public art,” Blackout says. hand. This realization came while he was “Public walls allow me to communicate my heading up the Functional Blackouts, a band that Ferrari was also in. “The band became the new outlet for my visual art as well as musical expression,” Blackout says. “With the Functional Blackouts, I was able to use my background in printmaking to create flyer art for all the shows. I took printmaking principles and applied experimental techniques to make most of the imagery. This was all very natural as it was a part of my creative exploration, simultaneously combining my street-art experience with my studio work.” After predominantly focusing on music throughout the early 2000s, REPURPOSED BOOMBOX BY MAC BLACKOUT //

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creative energy and vision to a larger amount of people. I want to bring happiness, creative thinking, and the same inspiration and positive energy to future generations that past generations have given me.” Blackout’s approach to art has certainly rubbed off on Ferrari, who’s excited about collaborating with his close friend and mentor. “I was passionate about drawing in my youth, but like many kids became disenchanted,” Ferrari says. “Mark encouraged me from the beginning to take myself seriously and that it was a point of pride to identify as an artist.” Ultimately, the State Street Pub mural will serve as a fitting example of this pride. “The main mural will cover the entire northern wall of State Street Pub,” Ferrari says. “It will be bold, bright, and people will smile when they see it.” N

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Director Javier Reyna Brings Debut Feature to Indy Film Fest BY CAVAN McGINSIE // CMCGINSIE@NUVO.NET

he Indy Film Fest is in its second week, and one of the films NUVO was able to see prior to the festival was an Indiana-based film, Regionrat. It will be screened at the fest in The Toby at Newfields on Thursday, May 3 at 9 p.m. Based on Richard Laskowski’s semi-autobiographical novel of the same title, the film was directed by Javier Reyna, who called Indy home for a short time. During a recent interview, Reyna explained his journey to turn Regionrat into his first full-length film, which so happened to be a 13-year journey. “I was looking for a good story,” he says. And he found that story when a friend of his named Keela mentioned her schoolmate’s novel. “She told me about this guy she knew from high school who had written a book... and thought that it could be a good movie.” Reyna was drawn to the novel, not only because of its Indiana roots but also because it “told about an American subculture I know nothing about.” “I also like the author’s honesty, as the character never plays victim or blames any-

one else for his screwups,” he explains. “[It] must be hard to grow up in a place where everything seems out to get you and the odds are against you from the very beginning.” Once Reyna knew he was interested in the story, Keela put him in touch with Laskowski, and they went to work taking it from the page to the screen. It wasn’t an easy road by any stretch of the imagination. During the process, Reyna even created a podcast named The Grimster in which he shares the ups and downs of the 13-year process. He says the biggest holdup was a rather common one for anyone trying to get a passion project off the ground: “Money, always money, the lack of it.” Reyna explains, “From the very beginning we had funding challenges. The film was not horror, it was a teenage drama, which according to distributors and other people, does not sell. So it was an up the hill battle from the word go.” During that long road to make the film, which according to Reyna was mostly written in an Indianapolis Starbucks, there were many iterations, even a different cast at one

WHAT // Regionrat at Indy Film Fest WHEN // Thursday, May 3, 9 p.m. WHERE // Toby Theatre at Newfields TICKETS // $10

point. But now it’s a reality, and, as a viewer, it looks like Reyna was able to bring together a solid group to make a solid film. One of the standouts for the film is the young actor who portrays the film’s antihero Ray, Connor Williams. Williams has had small parts in films such as Don Verdean, which stars the incredibly talented Sam Rockwell, and Unicorn Store, which was directed and stars Academy Award winner Brie Larson. But in Regionrat, he is front and center and delivers a solid performance. “I’m smart,” says Reyna. “I work with people more talented than me. “Connor is a natural. He made my job easy. He is one of those actors that one day will say that all he does is hit his marks and say his lines. He really makes it look easy.” Reyna also credits the film’s look, which is stunning for a smaller-budget film, to another person in the production. “The credit for

that goes straight to the maestro, Carlos M. Jimenez, who is an amazing cinematographer,” he says. “I would just explain the best I could hope for and he would work his magic.” Being from Indiana and viewing Regionrat, it is hard not to get caught up in the accuracy with which the film portrays life in The Region. But for Reyna, the place wasn’t as important as the people. “I was mostly interested in developing the character and his relationships with others,” he says. “It’s a slice-of-life type of movie. People walk in and out of his life. The place was important, but I realized that any teenager in any small town in America could be facing similar challenges.” And herein lies Reyna’s overarching goal with making this film, connecting with people who are living a life similar to Ray’s. “I sincerely hope some teens may see themselves in Ray, or any of the characters, and realize they have to take a chance in life and ignore the naysayers. “Just go for it, and everything else means shit. Dream on, and do it.” N

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THE LICKERS PREPARE FOR PROM Indianapolis Punk Band Returns to The Mel BY JONATHAN SANDERS // MUSIC@NUVO.NET

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he first and greatest thing you’ll notice when you talk to Jennifire Diamond of The Lickers is that she’s just as happy being in a crowd as a fan as she is when up on the stage leading her band. “Hey, it’s my alter ego,” she laughs when I tell her about the first time I saw her mingling in the crowd prior to a Lickers show at The Melody Inn. “You know, I just love The Melody Inn. I love meeting people and talking to people. I’m easily as big a music fan as I am a musician, so that’s just how I do [it].” The Lickers, a garage-punk quartet based here in Indianapolis since 2011, bring together the best band members that have been playing in the scene for well over a decade. Their group dynamic has held steady for seven years with absolutely no lineup changes. In doing so, they’ve honed their live sound to the point where they’re an instant draw wherever they play. “I’ve been told that we draw a really good crowd at The Melody Inn, and I’m always glad for the fans who show up. But I never

realized that we stuck out that much,” Diamond says. “I don’t know; I feel like Indianapolis is really good about supporting its local music scene.” The Lickers are set to headline this weekend’s Punk Rock Night Prom at The Melody Inn, which will feature three popular cover bands from the “PRN rip-off” Halloween event as well. That event, Diamond says, is how The Lickers actually came to be. “Jane [Mills] and I had done a couple of Punk Rock Night rip-offs,” Diamond recalls. “We had done The Donnas and The Go Go’s. I had initially met her through her husband Jason, but that’s how we met as musicians, doing those cover bands for the rip-off. And we decided we really wanted to continue to make music together, so we formed the band. Figuring out who to get to play with us, I really wanted Scott Tolley and Gwen Noel because I remembered them from previous bands. Fortunately, we got lucky because they said yes.” The band has never been prolific in the

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studio, with 2012’s Six Tits and a Dick EP and 2014’s full-length Get Licker’d still standing as their full recorded output. But later this summer or early fall, Diamond says the band intends to head into Mahern Audio in Bloomington to record a handful of songs they’ve been fleshing out in front of live audiences. “We’re a live band; we like to feed off the crowd,” she says. “We play them as soon as we get ’em down. So we’ve played a couple of ’em in our set, and we’re getting ready to introduce a couple more.” When it comes time to hit the studio, they’ll be looking to get that live sound down on the recording like they did with Get Licker’d, an album Diamond says the band recorded over a single weekend. “We got a lot of those tracks down pretty quickly,” she says. “We did the initial live tracking in like four

hours and then spent the rest of the weekend doing overdubs and vocals. I always get real nervous recording too. I like the energy of playing live better. My other bandmates love recording. I don’t think they’re as afraid as I am. I always get nervous, so last time I had to wear my KISS Underoos.” Diamond says she’s attended the PRN Prom but has never had the chance to play the event live with her band. She doesn’t have a favorite among the cover bands, though she says there’s a lot of buzz for the Hubert Glover-fronted Journey rip-off. “It should be fun,” she says. “They deck it all out disco style and people dress up.” Looking toward the future, she says the band just wants to keep doing what it does best as they continue to put their stamp on the Indianapolis scene. “Even though I get nervous, I’m looking forward to recording again and to see how that turns out,” she says. “And then to play more shows, you know, and write new songs. We’ll just keep doing what we’re doing.” N

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THE SENTIMENTALS WERE SMOOTH AS HONEY Legendary Indy Soul Band Looks Back on Glory Days BY KYLE LONG // MUSIC@NUVO.NET

n 1970, the Indianapolis soul-singing duo of Josephine Cheatham and Henry Hinch released their first and only recording as The Sentimentals. The disc was titled I Know You Too Well, an expression that neatly sums up the lifelong friendship Cheatham and Hinch have enjoyed. “That’s a true song,” Hinch tells me during a recent conversation. “She knows me, and I know her. It was the perfect song for us.” While The Sentimentals’ discography may be brief, the duo’s history is significant, touching on many formative areas in the growth of Indianapolis soul music. The Sentimentals became a popular attraction in the Midwest soul circuit during the late 1960s. But Cheatham and Hinch’s musical roots extend much deeper. Cheatham and Hinch sang together as children in the Olivet Youth Choir and later competed against each other in neighborhood talent shows on The Avenue. Hinch recalls one time when we got done singing, we met a young man named Rudy Smith who was with an organization called Designated Productions. Rudy asked us, ‘Why don’t you put your voices together and see what you get?’” With that suggestion, The Sentimentals were born. During the 1960s, Designated Productions was a major force in the Indianapolis soul scene, promoting concerts for touring R&B stars and managing some of the biggest acts in the Indianapolis scene, including The Diplomatics, Allen King and The Pearls, Count Leo, and, of course, The Sentimentals. “I have to give Rudy his accolades,” Cheatham says. “Rudy was instrumental in shaping The Sentimentals. He came up

with nontraditional ideas for us, not just your standard R&B. We sang songs like ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ and things that related to a wider audience. We became a very diverse crossover duo.” Designated Productions helped transform The Sentimentals into a top-notch live act. During the peak of their career, The Sentimentals were routinely playing gigs with a long list of R&B icons, including Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, Patti LaBelle, and Diana Ross and The Supremes. As their reputation spread across the Midwest, it was only

“We could get back together anytime... she’s like my sister, and I love her” — HENRY HINCH

natural The Sentimentals would begin thinking about recording. Fortunately, Cheatham’s first husband, John Terrell, had a plan. In 1970, Terrell founded Knap Town Records. The label’s first release was The Sentimentals’ own I Know You Too Well. Hinch remembers battling a bad case of nerves as the duo prepared to cut their debut disc. “I remember the night before we made that record. I was at Al’s British Lounge, and I was a nervous wreck. I had to take a Valium to calm myself down. I said, ‘It’s gonna be alright, Henry. You’re gonna do good in the studio tomorrow.’ It can be scary if you’ve never been in a studio before.” Despite Hinch’s nerves, The Sentimentals’

performance was smooth as honey, and the record began picking up momentum in markets outside of Indianapolis. “I Know You Too Well was No. 1 in Dayton, Ohio, for 14 weeks,” Hinch remembers. “They play that song a lot over in England. Our songs are played over in Europe much more than here at home,” Cheatham adds. While the record achieved modest success, Knap Town lacked the funds and promotional power to push The Sentimentals to the next level. As the 1970s rolled along, Cheatham and Hinch began turning their attention to other pursuits. Hinch started singing with the legendary Hoosier gospel group the Blakey Specials, and Cheatham went on to attain a master’s degree in ministry at the Christian Theological Seminary. But they never officially called it quits. “To this day, I don’t think either one of us have called an end to The Sentimentals,” Cheatham tells me. “We could get back together anytime,” Hinch agrees. “Josephine and I are just like sister and brother. We still talk all the time. A lot of groups, when they get older they lose connection. We’ve always kept in contact with each other because she’s like my sister, and I love her.” Thanks to Herman Slaughter for making this story possible. N

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