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FUDGING FACTS A BY DAVID HOPPE // VOICES@NUVO.NET
merica’s in a tizzy about facts. It The press has expended a lot of energy lateseems so many of us are getting ly, worrying over where we get our news. We our news and information from so are told we should be grazing more, sampling many places, agreement about what options that may seem opposed or uncongeconstitutes what used to be called “reality” nial with our understanding of the facts. But facts have little to do with the media is getting harder and harder to come by. choices we make. We choose media that The country’s Braggart-in-Chief is a affirms our understanding of the larger prime example. When challenged to square story of which we feel a part. For most of his claims that, for example, Mexicans us, that story goes something like this: are streaming across the border in record America is the greatest country in the world! numbers, with statistics showing numWhatever mistakes we may have made in bers are actually down, he simply says he the past, none can override our virtues, our doesn’t believe the statistics. strengths, our abilities. We have the best of Perhaps our fearless leader read Darrell everything — which is not to say we can’t be Huff’s 1954 classic, How to Lie With Statisbetter, but if we roll up our sleeves and get tics, a book that introduced many a Baby to work, there’s nothing we can’t do. Boomer to the decidedly non-culinary arts There is no form of major media, not Fox of cooking books and fudging numbers. News or MSNBC or PBS, Dark practices like these which does not subscribe are, it seems, part of what Facts matter less to some variation of this makes a real estate mogul. story. There may But ascribing this sort to many of us than American be better health care in of method to the Donald’s does a good story. France; better roads and madness may be off the infrastructure in Germany; mark. Like many other kids may be testing off the Americans, what he knows charts in Singapore, but these facts are as is what he feels — and to hell with facts, nothing compared to the story we Ameribecause facts are, well, confusing. cans keep telling ourselves. We Americans have a complicated hisWhen George W. Bush ran for re-election tory with facts. Indeed, to the extent that in 2004, I was sure he’d lose. W had lied history is based on facts, even that can be about there being weapons of mass decontested. Was this continent’s settlement struction in Iraq. This whopper got us into a story of heroic ambition and endurance a war. W’s lie was no secret. Anybody pay— proof positive of this country’s Manifest ing attention knew his facts didn’t add up. I Destiny? Or is it just as much a tale of force, figured lying the country into a war was the enslavement, genocide and plunder? There one thing American voters wouldn’t stand. are facts, and plenty of them, on both sides I was wrong about that. The facts, of this equation. though abundantly clear, couldn’t top The thing is, facts matter less to many of voters’ investment in the story Bush told of us than does a good story. This preference, imminent danger and all but certain Amerby the way, is not limited to a particular ican triumph. There’s a line at the close of class. It has little to do with how much John Ford’s classic Western, The Man Who schooling a person has. Been to Harvard, Shot Liberty Valance: “When the legend Princeton or Yale? You’re likely as susceptibecomes fact, print the legend.” ble to a good story as any high school dropThese days, that takes too long. The legout. Maybe more so, because things have end is all that matters. N worked out for you: just ask Barack Obama.
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WHICH IPS DOORS WILL CLOSE? Changing populations swell some schools, drains others BY AMBER STEARNS // ASTEARNS@NUVO.NET
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adeline just finished her sophomore year in high school and is doing great. From kindergarten through 8th grade, she attended the Rousseau McClellan School 91, a Montessori magnet school within Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS). Madeline (whose last name we’re not including here, on request), received a top-notch primary education from one of the best magnet programs in the district. The school has received an A rating, according to the state’s accountability measures, for four consecutive years. Her school has also won a national merit award — Magnet School of Distinction — six times in a row. Madeline loves to sing, and she knew she wanted music to be a big part of her high school experience. When it came time for her to attend high school, she knew where she wanted to go and she had the support of
her family. One might assume that she would attend Broad Ripple Magnet High School for the Arts and Humanities within IPS. After all, her family has history there as alumni who enjoyed the same activities as Madeline’s interests, while there. But that’s not where Madeline attends school. Instead, she just completed her sophomore year at North Central High School, the public high school for the Metropolitan School District of Washington Township. Madeline lives within the IPS school district boundaries, but also within the township government lines of Washington Township. Broad Ripple High School and School 91 are also within the Washington Township government lines. Madeline’s story isn’t unique. And it’s a sign of some of the struggles in education
school administrators all over the city are grappling with. As IPS as a school district prepares to close three high schools after the completion of this school year, we’re examining the boundaries that divide district and township schools, the population shifts at schools across the county, and the historical precedent for the unique challenges facing administrators.
THE EDUCATIONAL LANDSCAPE Understanding the educational landscape of Indianapolis is the first step to comprehending the difficulties schools face in the city. The geographical makeup of the school districts in Marion County is the last tangible piece of evidence showing life before Unigov. Marion County is broken up into nine townships arranged like a tic-tac-toe board. Moving from left to right: Pike, Washington, and Lawrence make up the top row; Wayne,
Center and Warren create the middle row; and Decatur, Perry and Franklin complete the bottom row. The breakdown of school districts, however, are another story entirely. Now is probably the time to make a blanket statement that will be obvious to some and quite the revelation to others. Although Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) gets a lot of media attention and has a lot of influence in setting public education policy, it is not the only school district educating children in Indianapolis/Marion County. There are 11 public school districts in Marion County. All nine townships have a corresponding school district as well as the towns of Speedway and Beech Grove. Technically, IPS could be considered the public school district for Center Township. Here is another fun fact that may blow your mind: IPS is no longer the largest school district in the state. According to data maintained NUVO.NET // 05.31.17 - 06.07.17 // THE BIG STORY // 5
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MAP OF MARION COUNTY TOWNSHIP GOVERNMENT
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by the Indiana Department of Education, the number one title goes to Fort Wayne Community Schools, which boasted a population of 29,377 students for the 2016-2017 academic year. IPS only had 28,767 students officially on the record books. Two schools are technically not included in IPS count due to their status as “turnaround” schools. Thomas Carr Howe Community High School and Emmerich Manual High School are currently managed by USA Charter Schools based in Florida. The state took control of both schools after six consecutive years of a failing grade and turned operations over to the private company. That takeover was a stunning blow to the history and legacy of Indy’ largest school district. 50 years ago, IPS held the title of the state’s largest school district without question — nearly 109,000 students attended IPS schools in 1967. The district built its 11th high school the following year and its population has declined with each year since that time. So what happened between 1967 and 2017? Several things. The boundaries of IPS reflect the bound-
aries of the city of Indianapolis — the city of 1967 before Unigov, when Indianapolis and Marion County consolidated operations in 1970. The consolidation at its core combined municipal and county government function and service. But it incorporated more land into the city limits. Indianapolis went from 81 to 388 square miles. The city’s population increased from 475,000 to 750,000. The boundaries of IPS nearly mirror the boundaries of the old city, with the school district covering over 79 square miles. As Unigov took root, the city and the county changed. The population shifted. People who grew up in the old Indianapolis (and IPS) moved into the new Indianapolis, surrounding counties and even out of state. The population of Indianapolis has grown over the last 50 years, but the population of families within Center Township and boundaries of IPS have dwindled. So what if IPS focused its resources on the core of its geographical center? What if IPS became a metropolitan school district focusing on Center Township? That hypothetical scares a lot of people.
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Center Township is 42 square miles compared to the 79 square miles of IPS. A focus on just Center Township would cut the district in half. The rest of IPS resides in Washington, Wayne, Lawrence and Warren Townships.
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP The Metropolitan School District of Washington Township was incorporated in 1955. The school district maintains 13 educational facilities to service over 11,000 students. Total enrollment for the 2016-2017 school year was 11,482 students. On average, around 800 students attending Washington Township schools live outside of the district. Almost half of those out-of district students, like Madeline, are attending North Central High School. Out of the 48 square miles that make up the government township, only two-thirds of that area is part of the school district. The northernmost tier of IPS carves into the township. IPS operates eight schools within the Washington Township boundary, including Broad Ripple High School. The town of Broad Ripple first established a school in 1886. The
school grew as the town did, and officially became a part of IPS when the town was annexed into the Indianapolis city limits in 1923. BRHS is one of the oldest high schools in the IPS family, serving the northernmost part of the district. At the peak of the district’s enrollment in 1968, Broad Ripple High School had a population of 1,813 students — the school’s capacity is 2,400; this year’s population is 635. MSD Washington Township was established in 1955 and the first North Central High School was built in 1956. The NCHS structure that exists today was built in 1963. Like most of the township school districts, MSD of Washington Township was established to educate the growing population of families moving into the outer reaches of Marion County after World War II. Now NCHS is Marion County’s largest single structure high school with a population of 3,772 students.
WAYNE TOWNSHIP Wayne Township is the next township that shares a large chunk of its government township property between two school districts. Ben Davis High School is just six years younger than Broad Ripple as a school. The school was founded in 1892 to serve families located on the western side of the county settled around a railroad stop. The railroad stop, developing community and school were all named after Vandalia Railroad executive Benjamin Davis. The current school structure was built in 1965. The northeasternmost edges of the Wayne Township government boundaries are within the IPS school district boundaries, accounting for approximately one-tenth of the township’s square mileage. However IPS operates 10 schools within that tight geographical area, including Northwest and George Washington High Schools. While Washington High School is technically in Wayne Township, it is relatively close to the boundary line with Center Township. Northwest High School is further north and west and closer to the town of Speedway, which has its own school district. Speedway and the IPS footprint take up a little more than a quarter of the government township boundaries, giving the rest to the MSD of Wayne Township. George Washington High School was one
NUVO.NET/THEBIGSTORY of new three high schools IPS built in 1927 as a part of the district’s expansion plans. George Washington, Crispus Attucks and Shortridge were approved for construction by the Indiana General Assembly. (Shortridge had already been around since the dawn of the state, but had outgrown its downtown structure and needed room to grow.) Northwest was completed in 1963 — as the district was reaching toward its highest boon in population — specifically to relieve some of the pressure from George Washington. Northwest was built to be a sign of the future for the district and humanity. The school mascot, the “space pioneers,” was meant to reflect the a time when space exploration and the United States’ drive to put a man on the moon. At the height of IPS’ population boon, both schools suffered overpopulation issues. George Washington was built to accommodate 1900 students but held a population of 2,186 in 1968. Things were snug at Northwest too — the school’s capacity is 2,125 students but managed 2,497students then. Unfortunately the success of both schools fell with the district. George Washington and Northwest combined have a total student population of 1142 students — less than Ben Davis’ freshman tract. Ben Davis High School (along with its new Ben Davis University High School) has a total population of 3,526 students — but that number only includes only grades 10 -12. In 2008, the school district created a separate ninth grade center designed to meet the specific needs of freshman students. With 1,225 freshmen in the ninth grade center, Ben Davis’ total high school enrollment is 4,751. That is a lot of high school students technically spread among three buildings, but not equally. Ben Davis University High School — the district’s partnership with Vincennes University to create more dual credit opportunities for students — only has a population of 389. And Ben Davis is still second among the other township districts for the most total enrolled high school students and overall student population. (Lawrence Township has the highest total enrolled high school students combining Lawrence Central and Lawrence North for a total of 4801 high school students. Perry Township holds the title of largest school district in Marion County
behind IPS with 16,128 students.) With the westside of the Indianapolis Metropolitan area (which reaches outside of Marion County) continuing to grow, it’s unclear if Ben Davis has met its maximum capacity and overflow will recede more into Hendricks County.
WARREN TOWNSHIP The eastern edge of IPS lies mostly in Warren Township. The boundary locations are peculiar at best, with a thin line of the school district traveling along Warren Township’s government border with Lawrence Township, picking up neighborhoods on either side of the boundary along the way. John Marshall Community School is IPS’ most eastern property — it is less than 2 miles away from the Marion County Hancock County border. In total, IPS operates seven schools inside of Warren Township’s government boarders. (George S. Buck Elementary School 94 operates as an island with a small circumference around the school still considered in the IPS district in surrounded by the MSD of Warren Township.) John Marshall Community High School is the last high school building constructed for IPS. Built in 1968 when Indianapolis was experiencing rapid growth on the eastside of the city and IPS was at its peak enrollment, Marshall has experience a lot of growing pains over the years. Indianapolis and Marion County had consolidated just two years after Marshall’s opening. The high school was closed less than 20 years later because of declining enrollment in the district. The school re-opened in 1993 as a middle school and was redesigned again in 2008 to a community high school model serving grades 7-12. As a part of the facilities utilization plan, Marshall will go back to being a middle school with its 300+ high school students shifted to Arlington High School for the 2017-2018 school year. Warren Central High School started in 1925 has a school built as a consolidation of two smaller area schools that were too small to effectively service the growing farm community. The original site at 10th Street and Post Road was originally just on the outskirts of Indianapolis. The east side of the city grew around the small school and by 1958 the township had outgrown its school. The school district built a new school at its NUVO.NET // 05.31.17 - 06.07.17 // THE BIG STORY // 7
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LOCATIONS OF PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND HIGH SCHOOLS IN MARION COUNTY
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INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS 1. Arlington Community High School 2. Arsenal Technical High School 3. Broad Ripple Magnet High School for the Arts & Humanities 4. Crispus Attucks Medical Magnet High School 5. Emmerich Manual High School* 6. George Washington Community High School 7. John Marshall Community High School 8. Northwest High School 9. Thomas Carr Howe Community High School* *Although still owned by IPS, these high schools are currently operated by Charter Schools USA.
TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MSD OF PIKE TOWNSHIP 10. Pike High School
MSD OF WARREN TOWNSHIP 16. Warren Central High School
MSD OF WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP 11. North Central High School
MSD OF DECATUR TOWNSHIP 17. Decatur Central High School
MSD OF LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP 12. Lawrence Central High School 13. Lawrence North High School
PERRY TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS 18. Perry Meridian High School 19. Southport High School
MSD OF WAYNE TOWNSHIP 14. Ben Davis High School
BEECH GROVE CITY SCHOOLS 20. Beech Grove Senior High School
SCHOOL TOWN OF SPEEDWAY 15. Speedway Senior High School
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP 21. Franklin Central High School
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current location on 16th Street and has continued to grow. The MSD of Warren Township is the 6th largest government township in Marion County in terms of population and is the 5th largest school district by population, including IPS. But Warren Central High School is always among the top three largest high schools in the city, competing with Ben Davis and North Central for that top spot.
Lawrence Township as a government entity is confusing to a lot of people, Hoosier-born or not. The township is different from the city of Lawrence, although the city of Lawrence resides completely within the Lawrence Township boundaries. Add to that the MSD of Lawrence Township, which represents the entire district minus a small section on its southern and southwestern borders, and you have a recipe for deep confusion. (Editor’s note: The author’s spouse is a member of the Lawrence Township school board.) Within Lawrence Township’s government borders also reside four IPS schools — Arlington High School, two traditional elementary schools and one Innovation Network School, Phalen Leadership Academy. The Phalen Academy and one of the elementaries also follow the 38th Street border with Warren Township. Arlington High School was built in 1961 to accommodate Indianapolis’ rapid growth on the east side. Built to hold 2,175 students, Arlington’s population in 1968 had swelled to 2,768. The school’s overpopulation is one of many reasons the school board at the time authorized the construction of John Marshall. But like the rest of the IPS district, that rapid growth reversed course as quickly as it began. Lawrence Township as a school district has also seen its share of ups and downs. Lawrence Central High School was established in 1941 as the military families congregated around the former Fort Benjamin Harrison during and after World War I. The residential population associated with the military base continued to grow before, during and after World War II. Lawrence North High School was built in 1976 to accommodate the district’s growing population to the north-northeast as the housing market boomed around
NUVO.NET/THEBIGSTORY the southern edge of Geist Reservoir. Lawrence Township — both the government entity and the school district — took a big hit when the Department of Defense deactivated the once-active duty base in the early 1990s. The tax base for the township left along with the enrollment numbers for the district. The Lawrence Redevelopment Commission — established through the Lawrence City Council to redevelop the for base land and property — has spend the last 20 years changing the landscape of the former Ft. Harrison to a more residential, commercial, industrial and recreational landscape. That redevelopment investment is finally paying off. MSD of Lawrence Township is now the fastest -growing school district in the county. Between the two high schools in the district, Lawrence Township has the largest number of enrolled high school students at 4,809 (for the 2016-2017 academic year). Lawrence is also the third largest township school district (excluding IPS) behind Perry and Wayne Townships.
THE REMAINING TOWNSHIPS While IPS has a small portion of land in Perry, Pike and Decatur government townships, the square mileage is insignificant. (The amount of land and location in Decatur Township may not even equate to a residential area.) IPS does operate one elementary school in Pike and in Perry, but no high schools. Franklin Township is the only government township remaining untouched by the reach of IPS. The city of Beech Grove acts as a buffer between Franklin and Center Townships and the majority of Franklin Township has remained primarily an agriculturally driven area. Communities like Acton and Wanamaker have created a larger residential draw over the last 20 years, but the township has remained true to its rural roots.
WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN? Center Township remains the most heavily populated township in Marion County. And Indianapolis Public Schools is still projected to have a 9-12 grade population of over 5300 students for the 2017-2018 school year. But that is only about 550 students more than Lawrence Township. Center Township also has the high-
est concentration of “other” schools — charter schools (some of which operate under the IPS umbrella already) and private schools. IPS as a school district is preparing to close three high schools after the coming school year. For the upcoming 2017-2018 school year the district will continue to operate seven high schools for just over 5300 kids. In the facilities utilization report, researchers acknowledge that based on the current building use trends in the township districts and current building space, IPS could operate its current high school population in just two and a half buildings. Of the seven IPS high schools that will operate next fall, only three of them are located within Center Township — Shortridge, Crispus Attucks and Arsenal Tech. Let’s not forget that IPS has two other high schools in their stable that are operating under other management. Emmerich Manual and Thomas Carr Howe High Schools are currently operating as charter schools, run by Charter Schools USA as a result of the state’s Turnaround Academies program for low-performing schools. The contract establishing the program expires in 2020 when IPS will presumably take those schools back. Although Howe and Manuel combined account for about 1000 high school students, the facilities task force is recommending the two schools not be utilized as high schools when returned to IPS control. The recommendation assumes that the district will have already implemented the closure of three high schools prior to resuming control of Howe and Manuel. The very discussion of closing schools is stressful, especially among those intimately involved with the school as it is. The IPS school board is expected to make a recommendation on which three schools to close at its June 29 meeting. Over the last 35 years, IPS has opened and reopened schools (such as Shortridge, Crispus Attucks and John Marshall) several times — flip-flopping between high schools and middle schools depending on the needs of the time. Other elementary and middle school buildings have been closed and sold to private and charter schools. The current discussion and the decision to close three high schools isn’t new. District officials held several public meetNUVO.NET // 05.31.17 - 06.07.17 // THE BIG STORY // 9
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MARION COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS (IN ORDER BY SIZE) Indianapolis Public Schools Number of students // 28,767 Graduation rate // 76.9% Superintendent // Dr. Lewis Ferebee Perry Township Schools Number of students // 16,128 Graduation rate // 93% Superintendent // Patrick Mapes (acting) MSD of Wayne Township Number of students // 16,111 Graduation rate // 84.8% Superintendent // Dr. Jeff Butts MSD of Lawrence Township Number of students // 15,936 Graduation rate // 92.4% Superintendent // Dr. Shawn Smith MSD of Warren Township Number of students // 12,297 Graduation rate // 87.8% Superintendent // Dr. Dena Cushenberry MSD of Washington Township Number of students // 11,482 Graduation rate // 88.5% Superintendent // Dr. Nikki Woodson MSD of Pike Township Number of students // 11,369 Graduation rate // 94% Superintendent // Dr. Flora Reichenadter Franklin Township Community School Corp. Number of students // 9,151 Graduation rate // 96.9% Superintendent // David Shaffer (interim) MSD of Decatur Township Number of students// 6,452 Graduation rate // 81% Superintendent // Dr. Matthew Prusiecki Beech Grove City Schools Number of students // 3,107 Graduation rate // 87% Superintendent // Dr. Paul Kaiser School Town of Speedway Number of students // 1,796 Graduation rate // 94% Superintendent // Kenneth Hull Source: Indiana Dept. of Education
ings over the last month to educate parents about the state of the district and data that is leading them to this decision. At one meeting, State Rep. John Bartlett, D-Indianapolis, questioned the IPS board as to who selected the panel to look at the school district’s structure. “The members of the taskforce were not from Indianapolis and not familiar with the city or its history,” says Bartlett. “Imagine if we went to Louisville [Kentucky] and were asked to look at their school system. It would not have the same effect as those who live there and are intimately familiar with the city and its system.” Fifty years ago, IPS was the premier school district in the county as well as the state. Innovative programming and diversity in teaching methods were the norm for the school district. But the last 50 years have
same decision, but not all of them. Teacher layoffs and building closures are always first on the table. But the thought of reducing the physical service area of a district never crosses the mind. Bartlett acknowledges that the school district boundaries and the structure of public education haven’t changed since long before Unigov was ever a thing in the city. “The legislature is just as guilty of not looking at education [in Marion County] as a whole,” says Bartlett. “The education system is broken and we aren’t looking at and doing the right things to fix it. Instead, there is an agenda. Bartlett believes that agenda is linked to charter schools and the dismantling of the public education system. Trump administration and the actions of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos support that theory. School district boundaries and the Bartlett says the taskforce looking at IPS facilities could have structure of public education [in looked at the boundary lines of Marion County] haven’t changed the school districts when considering potential closures. since long before Unigov. “John Marshall [High School] will be changed to a middle brought changes in education as well as the school while Warren [Central High School] is city that no one could have imagined then. busting at the seams,” says Bartlett. “There Those changes are rooted in economic divercould be consideration for helping relieve sity, standards of living, and other obstacles some of the burden from that school and affecting families. Children are one part of a others around the city.” family unit. Circumstances that impact the Reducing IPS’ physical service area would family also impact the individual child and affect so much more than just IPS. Shrinkthat child’s education. The residential flight ing the footprint would also affect the four to the townships and surrounding counties school districts where IPS has the most reach. has affected everything from enrollment When presented with the hypothetical numbers to the tax base. Economic hardships question, Dr. Nikki Woodson, superintenon a larger scale forced certain decisions in dent of MSD of Washington Township, state government that led to property tax couldn’t fathom the thought without any caps also affecting education funding. The indication that such a hypothetical was ever-increasing competition from other edactually being considered. ucation outlets (private and charter schools) “I am not aware of any current plans nor has added to the developmental stress of an discussions regarding this hypothetical. urban school system like IPS. If this idea did begin getting discussed, When faced with similar circumstancWashington Township would have to do an es, businesses are designed and expected intensive study on the details and study the to make reductions in facilities as well as issues in order to determine exact impacts personnel. Strategic plans during hard times to our district,” said Woodson in a written focus on how to make the company more statement to NUVO. efficient — determine how they can do Superintendents from the other township more with less. Schools make some of the districts echoed similar sentiments, but
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declined to say anything about the hypothetical scenario. Her hesitation doesn’t come without warrant. Washington Township Schools is currently in the middle of a developing a plan to handle the current and projected enrollment the district is facing from the area it serves now. Based on a demographic study of the district conducted in 2015, the school district is expecting to grow by 0.3 and 1 percent each year between now and 2025. Taking in another geographic third of the township all at once would greatly alter that strategic plan. The other three districts are also projecting growth over the next 10 years and are planning accordingly. Lawrence Township is expecting the largest growth over the next 10 years. And the challenges plaguing public education in general — from charter/private school competition to proposed cuts in federal spending and support — are just as much of a threat to the township schools as they are to IPS. Still, one can’t help but wonder if IPS had a smaller piece of the pie to work with, the tough decisions on where and how to allocate resources wouldn’t be easier. Bartlett believes that tackling education in Marion County is going to take a lot more than just opening and closing buildings. With the agenda of some to do away with public education entirely, there is even more to address. But he also believes that it will take more than just a taskforce or two to fix a broken system. “We need to bring together teachers, students, parents and everyone together to make public education better. There is a movement to do away with public education and we cannot let that happen,” says Bartlett, “But we also can’t let legislators make all of the decisions without educators [involved]. The professionals need to look at the pieces as a whole.” For decades education in Marion County has been handled in pieces — public, private and now charter schools make up those pieces and are treated as such. Public education in Indianapolis along has functioned as individual pieces all serving a single city. Maybe it’s time for those pieces to be looked at, as Bartlett says, as a whole. N
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Beckmann Fellow Ash Robinson to show at Gallery 924 BY DAN GROSSMAN // ARTS@NUVO.NET
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he art scene in Indianapolis is pretty good,” says native Indy resident Ash Robinson. She should know. Robinson, 31, worked as gallery director at the Evan Lurie Gallery in Carmel until 2013. For the past three years she has been working as exhibit specialist for the Eiteljorg Museum. Robinson will show her current mixed media work at Gallery 924 as part of the Beckmann Emerging Artist Fellowship: a Ten Year Celebration sponsored by the Arts Council of Indianapolis. She’s among 20 visual, performance, and literary artists who will be featured in this exhibition opening June 2. In addition to a varied background in the visual arts, Robinson has the benefit of perspective. She attended the graduate furniture making program at San Diego State University (SDSU). When she came back to the city in 2012, “it looked different,” she says. It seemed like everyone was hungry.” It was the year of the TURF Art Pavilion, the Super Bowl, and the 46 for XLVI murals program — in which Indy’s best visual artists literally painted the city with their work — sponsored by the Arts Council of Indianapolis and the city of Indianapolis. This leveraging of art with sports has continued. Take, as one example, the 2nd Annual Welcome Race Fans banner project employing local artists to celebrate this year’s 101st running of the Indianapolis 500. Coming back from Cali had another effect on Robinson. That is because the SDSU furniture program, she says “is a little more concept-driven” than the one at Herron, where she began her pursuit of art. “I didn’t like it at the time,” she says. “I really fought against it and then when I came back from San Diego and settled in Indy, my work became more conceptual.
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So right now, I make a lot of work that describes me, my insecurities, how I fit into the world. And I use furniture forms to do that.” Her current work that she will display as part of the Gallery 924 show will include a tablecloth of sorts which wrestles with issues relating to her identity as an African-American woman. These issues, she says, change every day. “Many African American women feel like there’s a standard of beauty. This tablecloth is pretty much my insecurities, [asking the question] Hey, am I good enough?” She describes her exhibit pieces as “sample pieces” for a larger installation. “The larger piece is about Black beauty and white beauty and how white beauty is the standard,” she says. When she won the fellowship in 2014 — a $3,500 award offered two times per year by the Arts Council of Indianapolis —
Robinson was working on a similar project, a graffiti wall that she crocheted. “My grandmother taught me that,” she says. “So fibers have become really prevalent in my work now. I like the feminine quality that fabrics bring against the harshness of the wood,” she says. She uses household objects in her work. “Anything that’s home-driven, I like to use that,” she says. What’s down the road for Robinson? It’s worth a look at her influences. She cites James Turrell’s installation “Acton” at the Indianapolis Museum of Art as one. “It’s so powerful and yet so plain,” she says. “I’ve seen several of his solo shows in San Diego.... I would like to get the emotion of his work but with my emotions, my textures.” Robinson also cites Indy-based Anila Quayyum Agha, creator of the Art Prize winning “Intersections” — a hollow black cube carved with arabesques and lit by a single bulb — as another influence. She has found encouragement in the Circle City. “Ash had just moved back to Indy from San Diego when she reached out to us to talk about getting involved in the public art scene,” says Shannon Linker, Vice President of the Indianapolis Arts Council and Director of Gallery 924. “We were so energized after talking to her. We could immediately see the potential of her ideas and knew that she was on the cusp of something very promising. Her artwork to that point had been highly conceptual and focused on social justice issues in a very authentic and thoughtful way. We weren’t seeing other artists in town delving into those types of subjects within the realm of public art so we were excited to help her move forward in her career and hopefully see some of this work come to fruition.” N
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e’re not your typical throw a burger on the flat top. It’s all wood-burning and we mix it all up with a little oak flavor and have some apple chips in there, and then we grind our own beef,” Henri Najem, owner of Flamme Burger says, while seated at a table in the Fisher’s location. First thing you should know: yes, it’s pronounced flame. I tried my first Flamme Burger — the eponymous signature burger — last year at two separate burger-based events, and it won awards at both of those events. According to Najem, the award-winning status comes from the beef they use. “I think the most important thing is being able to taste the quality of the beef,” he says. “You don’t want to smother it with sauces and different types of cheeses and all kinds of condiments. I think the important part is tasting the quality of the beef and simplifying it from there.” Flamme Burger has two locations; the original Fishers spot, where I chatted with Najem and a newer location in Whitestown. One of those events where I tasted Flamme Burger was the Indy Burger Battle. Najem tells me he will be competing in the battle again this year when it returns on August 5. Indy Burger Battle pits over a dozen restaurants against each other in a competition to create the tastiest burgers
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TICKETS // on sale June 5, $30 in advance, $35 at door, all-ages Tickets to the event this year will go on sale on the company’s website BuildingTomorow.com on June 5 and will cost $30 online or $35 at the gate and include all the burgers and a ticket for one beer.
to serve to hundreds of hungry Hoosiers on Georgia Street. Organizers of the event are Building Tomorrow, an Indianapolis-based non-profit that focuses on building and maintaining schools in Uganda. They expect Indy Burger Battle, now in its fifth year, to be larger than ever, especially with new sponsors like Red Gold. Last year saw close to 700 people making their way up and down Georgia Street, chatting, laughing, tasting and ranking burgers, as well as sipping on some local brews. Those 700 people cast their votes and Weber Grill’s Weber Way Burger — a beef patty topped with smoked brisket — was announced as the People’s Choice winner. (Full disclosure: I was one of the three judges last year alongside Liz Biro of the Indianapolis Star and Myles Turner of the Indiana Pacers and our votes led to Flamme Burger being the Critic’s Choice winner.) According to Najem, winning the Critic’s
NOW GO HERE Choice last year was a boost to his business. “It gives you a sense of being the best,” he says. “When I created Flamme Burger I wanted to be the best at what I do, and I think people got to understand what Flamme Burger is all about.” Najem says Flamme Burger is gunning for the Critic’s Choice again and hoping for the People’s Choice this year too. He’ll most likely be bringing the same award-winning burger again this year. His Flamme Burger has roasted serrano peppers, swiss cheese, applewood-smoked bacon and sriracha mayo. “I really want to do the Flamme Burger again because I think it’s a great combination and it’s sort of our signature, but I’m looking at two other items,” he says. The Building Tomorrow team told him it anticipates 20 percent more attendees this year. Because of this he’ll be bringing way more supplies than last year. He says that last year, “we prepped for 400 or 500 [peo-
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ple] and we ran out of burgers by the last hour of the competition. This year I won’t run out of burgers. I really want to win that People’s Choice and we may have last year — if we hadn’t run out of burgers.” According to George Srour, the founder of Building Tomorrow, this year, “We hope we can get to 1,000 [attendees], but we also realize we may be at a point where we have to start limiting the number of people that can get in.” Bringing enough supplies and energy to make 1,000 burgers is going to be a challenge for the vendors, but attendees can expect a few changes this year to help make it easier on vendors. Srour says, “We’re thinking about a few things in terms of how we will handle that. We may give access to some people to come in earlier with a sort of VIP pass that lets them stay a little bit longer. We’re also trying to work with the vendors, because we’re also conscious about waste and we don’t
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want to have people come in and have so much waste that is created from the event, so we’re trying to be as responsible about that as we can be.” Srour began the non-profit, which builds schools in rural Uganda, after graduating college in 2006. In the ensuing years, the organization has been able to build and staff 60 schools, impacting over 35,000 kids in the country. Indy Burger Battle is one of the organization’s biggest fundraising events. According to Srour the event raised $17,000 last year through ticket sales. Srour says, “Basically 100 percent [goes to Building Tomorrow]; our vendors come and do so at no cost to us. We have a little bit of expense involved with the rental of Georgia Street, and stuff like that but for the most part that’s covered by sponsorships. So everything we’re getting, everything we make in terms of profit from ticket sales, goes straight to the work we do.”
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For the vendors like Flamme Burger this is another huge draw to participating in the event. “The most important thing is being able to help them raise money for something they believe in and that’s what is great,” says Najem. “Like I said, I love being able to give. We’re tied to charities; we have a shelter here in Hamilton County that we’re tied to as far as giving proceeds and we try once a month to do fundraising events. It’s the same thing in Whitestown; there was a new [shelter] in Boone County that opened up for battered women. That’s an important part of it, for me the success of a business isn’t measured by how much revenue you do, or how many customers you have, it’s about being a part of the community. And that’s why I love doing these events, it gives you a sense of the idea that you’re doing your part. Because I think everybody needs to do their part.” N
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KYLE LONG is a longtime NUVO columnist and host of WFYI’s A Cultural Manifesto.
A DEVOUT FATHER Grime star Mr. Mitch appears at Pioneer Friday BY KYLE LONG // KLONG@NUVO.NET
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ince his album’s April release, UK grime producer Mr. Mitch has garnered universal praise for his new Planet Mu released LP Devout. This week, a brief North American tour for the record will bring Mitch to Pioneer on Friday. In a genre known for hard-hitting beats, Mitch draws notice for his beautifully crafted minimalist sound. Judging from my recent conversation with Mitch, the music is a reflection of his own personality: calm, soft-spoken, and immensely thoughtful in everything he does. Oreo Jones and Duchess & Dilettante will open Friday’s show at Pioneer.
KYLE LONG: Your father Richard Mitchell was a musician affiliated with the great dub producer Mad Professor’s Ariwa Sounds label. I’m guessing music was a big part of your upbringing. MR. MITCH: I’ve always had music all around me. Yeah, my dad used to be a musician. He used to be a guitarist for a Lover’s rock group and toured all around Europe. My mom was always playing music in the house. So it’s always been around me. Around the age of 12 I got my first piece of electronic music making equipment, and I’ve just been making it since I was 12.
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KYLE: What was this piece of equipment you acquired at 12? MR. MITCH: I started off a little earlier than that with a piece of software I got off a box of cereal for my computer. But I quickly moved on to Fruity Loops, which is now called FL Studio. KYLE: What kind of music were you listening to at the point? MR. MITCH: I think I was listening to ga-
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rage quite a lot at that time, UK garage was the music that was around a lot in the underground at that point. Even in the mainstream it was quite popular. That was the music that introduced me to the art of DJing and the art of mixing two tracks together. That was a concept I’d never really thought of before. Listening to garage mix CDs was a great intro to electronic music for me.
KYLE: At what point did grime music enter your consciousness? MR. MITCH: I guess I always felt like I’ve been making music and it’s changed, the same way garage changed to the darker sound and then into grime. I’ve just kind of been watching, and I’ve always felt like I’ve been part of that process. Even though I wasn’t one of the producers getting my music played by DJs at that point, I always felt like I was along the same path. The music was starting to change, it must’ve been from listening to the music around me and the environment around me. I just started to change in the same direction.
KYLE: A stereotypical impression of grime, or garage music would include heavy drums and heavy bass, but the music you’re making has a more ethereal quality. Can you talk about finding your own voice within this mix of sounds you were immersed in? MR. MITCH: It definitely took a long time for me to truly find my own voice. I’ve always felt like I had my own sound, but it’s been my own sound within a larger formula I’m trying to stick to. In the past I’ve tried to make music for the club, or I’ve tried to make functional music which
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didn’t care what DJs were going to play, or how people were gonna see it. I just kind of made music that felt right for me.
KYLE: In 2013, you released the EP Peace Dubs, which, in my understanding, was created in response to some of the battle records that were circulating in the grime scene during that time. Can you talk about the concept behind this EP and the title Peace Dubs? MR. MITCH: A lot of the producers in the grime world at that time were making what they call war dubs for each other. So they were making beats aimed at different producers in a way to kind of battle them. I guess I tried to get involved in that, and I tried to make some music that was right for that world. But it just didn’t feel natural to me, and it felt really forced for me to make something like that. So I kind of did what came natural to me which was more melodic, and a lot calmer. I named it Peace Dubs because it definitely wasn’t aggressive, and it’s definitely not in my nature to be an aggressive person. I’ve always been calm and I’ve always been one of those people that’s friends with everyone. It just made sense for me to call it a peace dub and to make music that was in honor of other people’s music, instead of being against it.
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served a purpose. It wasn’t until I made my first album Parallel Memories that I was able to truly be free in the music I was making. I got to a point where I really
release of Devout has focused on the theme of fatherhood. I understand that theme of fatherhood, particularly the representation of Black fathers in the media, was something you purposefully introduced as a central concept of the album. MR. MITCH: When I was making the record my partner was pregnant at the time. I already have another son, who is 5 years old. So the issue of fatherhood was very apparent to me, and as I was writing the songs, especially the ones I’m singing on myself, the main topic on my brain was fatherhood. So, that spilled out in to the music. After I finished the record and realized exactly what it was, I really wanted to push this image of fatherhood. It’s just something I don’t see everyday in the media, especially within Black fatherhood. N
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HILLBILLY HAPPY HOUR w/ JOHN BARNEY & THE PASSENGERS Doors @ 7, show @ 7:30, $5
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“HAVEN” Darkwave Club Night…hosted by DJ ALYDA w/ guest DJ GRR and musical guest AGONY MACHINE(Kansas) Doors @ 8, show @ 9, $5.
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OUT THIS WEEK
ARTIST // Lil Yachty ALBUM // Teenage Emotions LABEL // Quality Control / Capital / Motown
ARTIST // Justin Townes Earle ALBUM // Kids in the Street LABEL // New West Records
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FRI-SUN // 6.2-6.4
SATURDAY // 6.3
SATURDAY // 6.3
SATURDAY // 6.3
SUNDAY // 6.4
WEDNESDAY // 6.7
Last Call 8 p.m., Indiana History Center, all-ages
Bunbury June 2 – 4, Sawyer Point Cincinnati, prices vary, all-ages
Future, Migos, Tory Lanez, Zoey Dollaz 7 p.m., Klipsch Music Center, prices vary, all-ages
Ha Ha Tonka 8 p.m., White Rabbit Cabaret, 21+
State Street Pub 2-Year Anniversary Weekend Blow Out 9 p.m., State Street Pub, 21+
An Evening with David Amram 5 p.m., Jazz Kitchen, 21+
Michael Kiwanuka 7 p.m., Old National Centre, all-ages
Original Beat David Amram
Kiwanuka’s standout piece
was a close friend of Jack
is the 8-or-so-minute-long
Organizers invite you to
Each album Ozark jammers
take a cruise down mem-
Headliners include: Muse,
ory lane in this history of
Wiz Khalifa, G-Eazy,
A stellar hip-hop show
sically perfect. Go on, listen
Happy anniversary, State
Kerouac, a musical genius,
“Cold Little Heart,” the
Indianapolis’ LGBTQ bars
Bassnectar and Pretty
featuring our faves.
and prove us wrong.
Street. We’re so happy
and a close bud of Dan
opener to his latest release
and clubs. Pride has started
Lights. Bunbury is one of
you’re on State Avenue.
Wakefield – who will host
Love & Hate. You might
early, friends!
the most scenic fests we’ve
this show! You’ll dig this
know it as the opening
attended — it winds its way
literary/music matchup.
credits music to HBO’s ex-
WEDNESDAY // 5.31 Watching for Foxes, Folk, Family Revival, Melody Inn, 21+ The Dugan Brothers, Britton Tavern, 21+ Joan Shelley, Jake Xerxes Fussell, The Bishop (Bloomington), 18+ Go Get Your Horn, Jazz Kitchen, 21+ Stempede String Band, Dru Griffin and High Country, Logan Street Sanctuary, all-ages Burlesque Bingo Bango Show, White Rabbit Cabaret, 21+ Rob Funkhouser, Forward Motion, Jim Loughery, Pioneer, 21+ Norah Jones, Murat Theatre at Old National Centre, all-ages Savoir Adore, The Wldlfe, Step Rockets, The Hi-Fi, 21+
THURSDAY // 6.1 Studebaker John and The Hawks, Slippery Noodle, 21+
Ha Ha Tonka release is ba-
along Cincy’s Waterfront
cellent miniseries Big Little
Park; is frequently breezy
Lies. You have time before
and never too crowded. A
this concert to binge the
winner, all around.
whole show. Do it!
Everyone Leaves, Jetty Bones, Hoosier Dome, all-ages Latin Dance Party, Jazz Kitchen, 21+ Valley Queen, Melody Inn, 21+ Com Truise, Clark, The Hi-Fi, 21+ Vonnegut Sessions ft. Stelth Ulvang, Nick Jaina, Indianapolis Professional Vandoliers, The Rathskeller, 21+
Sam Hunt, Klipsch, all-ages Ottmar Leibert, Luna Negra, Jazz Kitchen, 21+ Suicidegirls Blackheart Burlesque, Vogue, 21+ Mr Mitch, Oreo Jones, Duchess and Dilettante, Pioneer, 21+
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FRIDAY // 6.2 Studebaker John and The Hawks, Slippery Noodle, 21+ Shooter Jennings, The Bluebird (Bloomington), 21+ Foster the People, Old National Centre, all-ages Caleb McCoach, Rock Eupora, Hex Mundi, Musical Family Tree, all-ages John Moreland, Will Johnson, White Rabbit Cabaret, 21+ Back to the Future Dance Party, The Hi-Fi,21+
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Urban Cone, Nightly, Jason Aaron Coons, The Hi-Fi, 21+ Wille Nelson and family, Horseshoe Casino, 21+
SATURDAY // 6.3 Teenage Bubblegums, Jagger Holly, Black Recluse,
Heartland Heretics, Melody Inn, 21+ Beastmaker, Apostle of Solitude, Drude and Archarus, Taps Live, 21+ Jacob Whitesides, Old National Centre, all-ages
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The Main Squeeze, The Vogue, 21+ Son Volt, The Hi-Fi, 21+ 3rd Anniversary Party, Mashcraft Brewing, 21+ Josh Abbott Band, 8 Seconds Saloon, 21+ Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons, Mousetrap, 21+ Lit, Tiki Bob’s, 21+
SUNDAY // 6.4 Phil Pierle and Friends, Slippery Noodle, 21+ The ISO Performs Schumann and Brahms, Avon High School, all-ages Haven Darkwave Club Nigh, Melody Inn, 21+ Goodmorning Bedlam, King Sherrif, Birdy’s, 21+ Local Music Spotlight, Fountain Square Brewing Co., 21+
Thelma and The Sleaze, The Hi-Fi, 21+ DoItIndy Radio Hour, Grove Haus, all-ages
TUESDAY // 6.6 Red Hot Whiskey Sippers, Jazz Kitchen, 21+ Vanessa Silberman, Robot Drawings, Melody Inn, 21+ The Retrovales, Coal Yard Coffee, all-ages Electric Six, Northern Faces, The Hi-Fi, 21+ Tim Brickley, Jazz Kitchen, 21+ Midnight Friars, Britton Tavern, 21+ Caleb McCoach, Jimmy Robinson, Lily Kiara, Melody Inn, 21+
MONDAY // 6.5 Chris Shaffer, Slippery Noodle, 21+ Acoustic Open Mic, Irving Theater, all-ages
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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “On some hill of despair,” wrote poet Galway Kinnell, “the bonfire you kindle can light the great sky -- though it’s true, of course, to make it burn you have to throw yourself in.” You may not exactly feel despair, Scorpio. But I suspect you are in the throes of an acute questioning that makes you feel close to the edge of forever. Please consider the possibility that it’s a favorable time to find out just how much light and heat are hidden inside you. Your ache for primal fun and your longing to accelerate your soul’s education are converging with your quest to summon a deeper, wilder brilliance.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “The most intense moments the universe has ever known are the next 15 seconds,” said philosopher Terence McKenna. He was naming a central principle of reality: that every new NOW is a harvest of everything that has ever happened; every fresh moment is a blast of novelty that arises in response to the sum total of all history’s adventures. This is always true, of course. But I suspect the phenomenon will be especially pronounced for you in the near future. More than usual, you may find that every day is packed with interesting feelings and poignant fun and epic realizations. This could be pleasurable, but also overwhelming. Luckily, you have the personal power necessary to make good use of the intensity. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Nobody likes to be scrutinized or critiqued or judged. But we Crabs (yes, I’m one of you) are probably touchier about that treatment than any other sign of the zodiac. (Hypersensitivity is a trait that many astrologers ascribe to Cancerians.) However, many of us do allow one particular faultfinder to deride us: the nagging voice in the back of our heads. Sometimes we even give free rein to its barbs. But I would like to propose a transformation of this situation. Maybe we could scold ourselves less, and be a bit more open to constructive feedback coming from other people. Starting now. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The lion’s potency, boldness, and majesty are qualities you have a mandate to cultivate in the next three weeks. To get in the righteous mood, I suggest you gaze upon images and videos of lions. Come up with your own version of a lion’s roar -- I mean actually make that sound -- and unleash it regularly. You might also want to try the yoga posture known as the lion pose. If you’re unfamiliar with it, go here for tips: tinyurl. com/lionpose. What else might help you invoke and express the unfettered leonine spirit? VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “What does it matter how many lovers you have if none of them gives you the universe?” French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan posed that question. I invite you to put it at the top of your list of hot topics to meditate on. In doing so, I trust you won’t use it as an excuse to disparage your companions for their inadequacies. Rather, I hope it will mobilize you to supercharge your intimate alliances; to deepen your awareness of the synergistic beauty you could create together; to heighten your ability to be given the universe by those whose fates are interwoven with yours.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You’re in a phase when you have the power to find answers to questions that have stumped you for a while. Why? Because you’re more open-minded and curious than usual. You’re also ready to be brazenly honest with yourself. Congrats! In light of the fact that you’ll be lucky at solving riddles, I’ve got three good ones for you to wrestle with. 1. Which of your anxieties may actually be cover-ups for a lazy refusal to change a bad habit? 2. What resource will you use more efficiently when you stop trying to make it do things it’s not designed to do? 3. What blessing will you receive as soon as you give a clear signal that you are ready for it? CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A typical Capricorn cultivates fervent passions, even to the point of obsession. Almost no one knows their magnitude, though, because the members of your tribe often pursue their fulfillment with methodical, business-like focus. But I wonder if maybe it’s a good time to reveal more of the raw force of this driving energy than you usually do. It might humanize you in the eyes of potential helpers who see you as too strong to need help. And it could motivate your allies to provide the extra support and understanding you’ll need in the coming weeks. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In accordance with the astrological omens, I invite you to carry out a flashy flirtation with the color red. I dare you to wear red clothes and red jewelry. Buy yourself red roses. Sip red wine and savor strawberries under red lights. Sing Elvis Costello’s “The Angels Want to Wear My Red Shoes” and Prince’s “Little Red Corvette.” Tell everyone why 2017 is a red-letter year for you. For extra credit, murmur the following motto whenever a splash of red teases and pleases your imagination: “My redhot passion is my version of high fashion.” PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “If you want a puppy, start by asking for a pony,” read the bumper sticker on the Lexus SUV I saw. That confused me. Would the owner of a Lexus SUV be the type of person who didn’t expect to get what she really wanted? In any case, Pisces, I’m conveying a version of this bumper-sticker wisdom to you. If you want your domestic scene to thrive even more than it already does, ask for a feng shui master to redesign your environment so it has a perfect flow of energy. If you want a community that activates the best in you, ask for a utopian village full of emotionally intelligent activists. If you want to be animated by a focused goal that motivates you to wake up excited each morning, ask for a glorious assignment that will help save the world.
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