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ith the first issue of the year on stands, I cannot express how proud I am of my staff and the direction we are going. The beginning of the year saw a new look for The Voice-Tribune and thankfully I have heard nothing but good things from you, our readers. We’re proud to keep serving you, and if that means we have to innovate and change then we’re happy to do it. But just because the feedback I’ve received has been overwhelmingly positive, does not mean we’re going to rest on our laurels. We’re still going to be looking just as hard for the stories that matter to you, only now they’re just going to look – and read – that much better. While the new format and layout of our publication has been getting the biggest share of the limelight, I’d like to take a second and express our excitement for the newly, and equally as great, re-designed website. If the stories look good in print, then in this day and age it’s our responsibility to make them look just as good online. We worked tirelessly on the new site and hope you grow to love it just as much as our new print format. With an improved and user-friendly online calendar, and vibrant home screen you can access the heart of all things Louisville right on your desktop, tablet or mobile phone with ease. But back to the issue at hand, in which our main story looks at Squallis Puppeteers – a nonprofit that uses puppetry as a way of helping the community, either through teaching young children important life-lessons or simply by bringing joy to thousands when one of their iconic giant puppets makes an appearance in public. It’s a great article that looks at one of the most tireless, fun and creative pillars in our community. While most of you were ringing in 2015, our photographers were out capturing all the glitz and glamour 2014 had left to offer before the clock struck midnight. From Fourth Street Live! to 21c Museum Hotel, we have fabulous photos from all the best New Year’s Eve parties around town and plenty more within this week’s society section. We have a flavorful interview with Matt Jamie of Bourbon Barrel Foods on the pages of Life as well as your usual mix of sports, fashion, arts and society. It’s going to be a fabulous year with lots to look forward to and I’m excited to share it with all of you. Enjoy!

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If you take a walk through the doors of Highland Community Campus and walk up the dark oak squared spiral staircase, you’ll very soon be confronted with the glaring beady eyes of Bigfoot. Abraham Lincoln too. In fact there’ll also be an owl, a golem, a bear’s head, a vulture, and a pasty 9-foot tall Hunter S. Thompson amongst a plethora of other strange characters. LEFT: Squallis Puppeteers – Nora Christensen, son Oscar, Shawn Hennessey and Zach Bramel.

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A Squallis performance for schoolchildren.

his place may seem like a fanciful wonderland – and in many ways it is – but it’s also the headquarters of Squallis Puppeteers, Louisville’s pioneering puppet theater. Founded in 1997 by now executive director, Nora Christensen, her sister, and a friend, Squallis was a mere hobby aimed at making concerts of the the demure shoegazing scene of the late 1990s more exciting. Somewhere along the line there was a chicken rock opera. But in 2003 it became a nonprofit and in the ensuing decade Squallis Puppeteers has evolved into one of the most exciting and innovative artistic bodies in the city, creating puppet shows for children filled with music, hilarious voices and usually a take-away message. “I’m a pretty shy person, and would never call myself an actor,” explains Christensen. “I need a puppet there on stage. But when you do that it feels really good to connect to people. It’s a way to communicate and be silly.” J A N U A R Y 8 , 2 0 1 5 • W W W . V O I C E -T R I B U N E . C O M

And it’s this whimsical cocktail of childish playfulness with a purpose that drives Christensen and her colleagues. “Every nonprofit needs a mission and our mission is to use the art of puppetry to free imaginations, craft fantastic characters and tell the stories that are important to our community,” explains Christensen’s husband Shawn Hennessey, who is also Squallis Puppeteers’ director of development and marketing. “So whenever we make up a new show we try to tie it to a need in our community. We see a need and try to address it.

“Rage-O-Saurus Rex” to potentially staging a play geared towards sex education for kids in middle school, as funded by a grant from the Kentucky Foundation for Women – no nudity whatsoever, of course.

“Every nonprofit needs a mission and our mission is to use the art of puppetry to free imaginations, craft fantastic characters and tell the stories that are important to our community.”

Such needs have been deemed to be everything addressing anger issues in preschoolers through their baby dinosaur filled play title

Then again, sometimes it’s just about the comedy. “Shawn made a Big Foot character recently,” remembers Zach Bramel, Squallis Pup-

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peteers’ artistic and volunteer coordinator. The play in question happened to be “Get a job, Bigfoot!” “We just recently finished a show where Bigfoot is trying to get employed, and he’s just bumbling, and knocking stuff over and trying to get a job. The best thing is he’s a big, mute straight man and the perfect vehicle for funny stuff to happen around him.” Go to any performance, and invariably you’ll see a room filled with children laughing, alongside parents who are glad to be able to fill an afternoon, not with television or other digital entertainment, but with one of the oldest art forms on the planet; one that’s proved to have been successful for millennia. For Christensen, Hennessey and Bramel, the goal is also to get out into the community, something they have been able to do thanks to a grant from the Norton Foundation, that enables them to reach underserved and disadvantaged neighborhoods and charge reduced tickets or even play free shows. And along the way, the team at Squallis Puppeteers have amassed a whole bank of memories. Whether it’s having the privilege of performing for children in hospitals or in front of thousands at outdoor concerts, each one is firmly imprinted on the minds of the team. For Hennessey, his mind invariably drifts back to one of the first times the company’s giant puppets was put into action, which just happened to coincide with one of Louisville’s favorite nights out – a My Morning Jacket concert. “Nora and I are friends with [lead-singer] Jim James and the rest of the band, so when they play in town we normally come on stage for the final song,” explains Hennessey. “The day that I finished an owl puppet, I got in the car to go to the Waterfront and continued on page 11

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But while concerts allow the adults of Squallis to indulge a little, it all invariably comes back to the times when Hennessey, Bramel and Christensen get to perform in front of children – creating that sense of wonder from the earliest of ages. The chance to show that even the best stories sometimes require a mere toilet paper roll, some glue and a dollop of imagination. “We have a very unique aesthetic,” explains Bramel. “And I think that makes us very accessible. An important part of our mission is that we want to inspire people to make art, and explore any other ideas they have.” It’s for this reason that at every monthly performance, children are treated to hand puppet making workshops aside from the array of performances on offer. “One criticism that some people have of modern art sometimes is, they say that ‘anyone can do it,’” explains Hennessey. “Well we think that’s a great thing. We want people to be able to make our art. One thing that we do at the end of each performance is allow every child to shake hands with

the puppet on their way out and to see their reactions. There’s nothing like it.” For now though, Squallis are gearing up for their annual fundraiser - The Puppet Prom on Feb. 14. As in other years past it will be a night of music, entertainment, food and drink with a mixture of kids and adults alike. “It’s our annual fundraising event where all ages, families, people with no kids – a complete cross section of who our people are, just come and dance,” explains Christensen. “We have a puppet show that night, we’ve got a live band, we have a DJ, so it really evolves through the night. Whereas earlier it’s maybe for kids, later adults can enjoy more too.” “We’ve also got a bar to keep it loose,” laughs Christensen. “So it’s just a great way for adults and kids to hang out and there are not a lot of places where that can happen.” One person who volunteered at last year’s fundraiser was Tyler McDaniel, a local filmmaker who has spent the past six-months filming a-yet-untitled documentary focusing on the work of Squallis Puppeteers in the community. Blown away by his first ever encounter with the puppets as a volunteer, McDaniels became hooked. “I was wearing a hand puppet and collecting donations and was just blown away,” explains McDaniel. “It’s all so innocent and fun, and you get to throw away your inhibitions and be a kid again.” McDaniel’s plan is to keep filming for another 6 months before editing. While the ultimate goal is to enter the film into festivals, the real motivation has been to benefit to an organization he thinks is making a concrete difference in the community. “They do so many great things in the community and with so much passion, it was a way for me to give something back to them,” explains McDaniels. “I hope the continued on page 12

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after wandering around the audience got on stage and everyone just cheered and by sheer dumb luck we ended up center stage and Jim and the rest of the band were running circles around us and the audience was just freaking out.”

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film can help them raise more funds and be able to do more shows around the city.” Part of filming has been a chance for McDaniel to capture the magical moments that Squallis is so often able to create. Zach Bramel recalls one performance, in particular, very clearly. “I remember one show where I was in the audience and there was a girl in the audience who was extremely developmentally delayed and not very responsive; no language,” recalls Bramel. “But as soon as the characters came on stage, she was verbalizing in such exciting ways. Her mom was thrilled. Then when the band was on stage she would sing!”

PUPPET PROM AN EVENING OF PUPPET LOVE “Puppet Prom: An Evening of Puppet Love” is to be held inside Squallis Puppeteers’ inside gym space at the corner of Barret Avenue and Breckinridge Street on Feb. 14. Food comes courtesy of Wiltshire Pantry, while entertainment comes courtesy of DJ Sam Snead.

The impact of what they do is clear for Bramel, Christensen and Hennessey and the rest of their volunteers. “As a collaborator on that show I was so proud, because we were able to access that person. Children open up with puppets.”

For more information visit www.squallispuppeteers.com

“Everything we do has a point,” concludes Christensen. “It has meaning. We’re not just being mascots or being silly, we’re trying to make the world a little better.” VT J A N U A R Y 8 , 2 0 1 5 • W W W . V O I C E -T R I B U N E . C O M

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ecca Stevens will have some emotional and chilling stories to tell when she speaks at the Daughters of Greatness Breakfast Series next week at the Muhammad Ali Center.

They’re stories of young girls who were sexually abused by people in positions of authority, by people the girls should have been able to trust, often sending these girls’ lives spiraling into the degradations of prostitution, homelessness, addiction, and prison. One of those stories is Stevens’ own. Her father was a pastor who moved his family from Connecticut to Nashville when Stevens was 4 years old. A few months later, he was killed by a drunk driver. “When one tragedy occurs, it disrupts the family and opens the door for a whole lot of other ones,” she says. In her case, the man who stepped in as elder of her father’s church began abusing her. She was 6 years old. The abuse went on for about two years. “There’s a complete correlation between rape at a young age and addictive behavior,” Stevens says. “If you sexualize a girl, it warps her ideas of authority, safety, the way relationships are supposed to work.” Stevens was one of the lucky ones. Thanks to a strong mother and her own innate survival instincts, she did well in school, went on to college and was ordained by the Vanderbilt University School of Divinity. She became priest and chaplain at St. Augustine’s Episcopal Chapel on the Vanderbilt campus. But she says she felt, as well, a deep connection to those troubled women she saw on the streets of Nashville. It was a connection forged on shared experiences. With a desire to heal and a determination to help, Stevens founded the Magdalene shelter program, offering what she feels are the

two most powerful healing agents: sanctuary and community. To qualify, women must have a criminal history of prostitution, addiction and trafficking. And that usually means a history of sexual abuse, as well.

Wars of the 1840s and 50s stemmed from Colonial Britain trading poppy from India to the Chinese, for tea.”

The poppy was used by the Chinese to make opium. The British desired the tea for its trading “In 20 years of doing this, I’ve value and because tea came to play Profile never had a woman in the proa crucial role in the British lifestyle gram who has not been raped,” Stethroughout its worldwide empire. STEVE vens says. “And, on average, the first For decades in the 1600s and 1700s, KAUFMAN rape occurred between the ages of the East India Tea Co. was the 7 and 11.” most powerful corporation in the world, ruling much of India with its own priEach Magdalene House accommodates five vate army. to eight women, who are given two years of free housing. Stevens says it’s not coincidental that American colonists dumped tea into Boston harbor “We tell them, ‘It’s your house, here are the to make a statement to the British. keys, there’s no authority figure in charge of you, telling you want to do.’ That’s important, What’s more, the British planted the tea because they have a warped sense of authorthey got from China in their colonies all over ity from all the figures in their lives, from the the world, and these tea plantations became men who first abused them to their johns, the a vector for slave labor using local women, police, prison wardens, parole officers, etc.” which is one reason its symbolism is so powerful to Magdalene residents. Magdalene offers its residents access to employment, education, medical care and Another powerful symbol for these women, legal services, but Stevens is insistent that “we Stevens believes, is Muhammad Ali. “His is don’t heal them; we give them an environment a story of hope through defying authority,” in which to heal.” she says. She believes the sense of community is He’s especially inspirational to Afria powerful and undervalued healing agent. can-Americans, which represent more than “Sometimes, we just need a small group of half of the women Magdalene serves. But his people loving each other and helping each importance goes beyond race. “Ali’s story is other.” that we’re more than what people have told us we are because of our poverty, race or gender.” What connects us all, she says, “is a strong desire to be loved and be needed, and for our Ali also had the courage to speak out. lives to have meaning. It’s no different for peo“We have to tell our stories, not internalple on the streets.” ize them,” Stevens says. “We carry our secrets Magdalene now has six houses in Nashville because we feel guilty. You think to yourself, ‘I and has helped start about 22 “sister program” was way too open, or gregarious, or sad, I sugcommunities around the U.S. gested or invited it’ You try to think ‘What was wrong with me?’ The answer is ‘Nothing!’” VT Stevens’ newest venture is Thistle Stop Café, a tea house that offers employment to Magdalene residents. It’s a tea house, referencing the The event featuring Stevens will take place Friday morning, powerful dichotomy of tea as a soothing, calmJan.16, at 8:30 p.m. at the Ali Center, 144 N. Sixth St. Tickets must be purchased in advance online at www.alicenter. ing drink with a history of violence. “Tea has always been associated with war, trafficking and abuse,” she says. “The Opium

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Kentucky’s Economy Breaking Records

entucky’s economic momentum continues to accelerate…in fact, it’s reaching uncharted territory on multiple levels.

that this is a global market, I’ve been aggressive about attracting international investors and businesses, visiting countries like Japan, India, Germany, China and France. As a result, Kentucky has been extremely successful in attracting what’s called foreign direct investment in the manufacThe latest sign is a series of historturing, service and technology indusSTEVE ic unemployment reports that demontries. In 2013, almost 40 percent of strate firsthand the return on invest- BESHEAR new investment and more than 30 perGovernor of ment for an array of aggressive recovKentucky cent of new jobs came from foreign ery efforts. investors. Today, Kentucky is home to The report, based on federal labor statistics, 433 foreign-owned companies from 31 nations, sets Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary employing more than 85,000 people. unemployment rate at 6 percent for the month of November, the state’s lowest rate in more than six years. During the worst of the reces- EXPORTS sion, the rate hit 10.7 percent. Kentucky set a record in 2012 with exports of goods to foreign countries. In 2013, we broke August, by the way, marked the first time on record that unemployment rates had fallen from that record, with the second-highest growth in the previous year in every single one of Ken- the nation. And in 2014, we will have broken it again. tucky’s 120 counties. High-tech: Late this fall, 21 high-tech KenWe repeated that feat in September, and tucky companies were awarded $5.6 million again in October, making three consecutive through a program designed to support and months of falling unemployment rates from the year before in every single Kentucky county. In attract technology-based small businesses. Since November, it dropped again in 119 of the 120 its inception in 2006, Kentucky’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Busicounties. ness Technology Transfer (STTR) program has I’m thrilled but not surprised by the news. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia – which measures wages, unemployment rates and payrolls – Kentucky’s economic activity reached an all-time high back in June. Based on this index, Kentucky not only recovered, but also exceeded the state’s economic losses suffered during the Great Recession.

These companies are developing some of the nation’s most promising new technologies in areas like treating heart disease in infants, early detection of colon cancer and simplifying communications for the military and first responders. ENTREPRENEURSHIP The State Entrepreneurship Index (SEI) ranked Kentucky fourth in the country in August for our ability to create businesses. That’s 45 places higher than last year. We are improving the entrepreneurial environment in Kentucky at a fast pace. But we’re not finished. Recognizing that recovery continues to lag in some areas, and that not every Kentuckian who needs a job has one yet, we continue to act aggressively to recruit investment and jobs. This is not only a short-term effort but a long-term one as well. Kentucky continues to improve the quality of its workforce with aggressive health initiatives, new academic standards and a new graduation policy, that have increased career and college readiness measures, innovative apprentice programs, and more muscular career and technical ed programs. By addressing fundamental weaknesses that have held Kentucky back for generations, these efforts will improve our competitiveness and capacity long into the future.

Good signs span the spectrum of economic measures. BUSINESS GROWTH In 2014, Kentucky announced more than 350 new location and expansion projects, which are projected to create nearly 15,000 jobs and more than $3.7 billion in new investment. Federal labor officials ranked Kentucky first among all states for the percentage growth of business establishments in 2013.

I’ve said it time and again: Our goal is not just to survive but to thrive. We have emerged from the recession not shell-shocked and shattered, but able and ambitious. We are moving forward with pride and are showing the world what we can do. VT

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awarded nearly $48.6 million to 100 companies that have leveraged an additional $85.3 million in federal funds, ranking us 27th in the nation. Thanks to the program, 34 companies relocated their businesses to Kentucky.

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Trish and Stan Lounsbury have custom designed invitations to more than a thousand weddings. It’s safe to say they know what they’re doing. Together the Lounsburys own and operate a one-of-a-kind store called Celebrations where customer service is the central focus. At 3632 Brownsboro Road, it’s part gift shop and part workshop. “We take a lot of time with our customers, generally as much time as they need or want,” Trish says. Celebrations offers invitations and announcements for any event and any budget, as well as personalized stationery and custom framing. Their gift selection celebrates the history and culture of Louisville and Kentucky. From day one at Celebrations, Trish’s dad Ed Neel has helped run the store. At 96 years old, he still works frequently. “He loves to come in and wait on customers, and the customers love to see him,” Trish says. Since opening the store in 1990, they have kept their products current as styles have changed. “It’s a balance between what’s sort of new and different and the traditional that people have bought for years,” Trish says.

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Stan focuses on the framing side of the business. Celebrations’ two employees specialize in framing as well. “We frame all kinds of different things,” Stan says. In the back room, they use sophisticated equipment to frame everything from fine art and family photos to three-dimensional pieces and shadowboxes. They’ve framed jerseys – even a sword brought back from Afghanistan. One of their latest projects is a U.S. Army jacket from World War II. While framing is Stan’s specialty, Trish enjoys meeting with brides – or grooms, occasionally – to customize wedding invitations. “When you make them happy, it’s very rewarding,” she says, “because they are so happy, and you can just see it when they pick up the final product. It’s like suddenly their wedding is a reality, because they have that invitation – and love it.” Typically, brides have an initial consultation with Trish followed by a scheduled consultation. “Ordering a wedding invitation, if you haven’t done it before, can be intimidating,” Trish says.

child’s party. Or if you’re shopping for stationery, Celebrations offers everything from the simple to the utterly magnificent. The store also keeps a broad selection of cards, gift wraps and tableware on hand. Celebrations is Kentucky’s largest seller of paper from Crane & Co., a major brand of stationery and invitations. Perhaps the reason Stan and Trish have sold so much paper is that they’re doing what stationery websites can’t – getting to know each customer. “It’s really a matter of listening to your customer and asking the right questions,” Trish says. The Lounsburys have won their customers’ trust by backing everything with a guarantee. “We are responsible for what we sell them,” she says. “If we make a mistake, we fix it.” Over 24 years, that’s resulted in a faithful crowd of customers. “They’ve become like friends,” Trish says. “So it’s always fun.” VT For more information, call 502.894.9590 or visit www. celebrations-ky.com.

“It’s a huge decision,” says Stan. Trish helps them find the style that fits their personality and get the wording just right. “Once we’ve started talking, and they’ve started looking, we make them feel comfortable,” she says. But custom invitations and announcements aren’t just for weddings. They’re also for births, Bar and Bat Mitzvahs and social events – even your

to submit your opinion brief email circ@voice-tribune.com and will cost between $5.00 and $7.00. The latest oven technology will make lunch pizzas ready in just a couple of minutes. For more information: 502.897.1234 Louisville Marriott Downtown Names New General Manager David Smith begins work on Jan. 26, as the new General Manager for the Louisville Marriott Downtown. He succeeds the late

Michael Howerton, who passed away in November. Smith has worked in the hospitality industry for more than 30 years. He previously served on Marriott International’s General Manager Advisory Board, was vice president of the Northern Kentucky Restaurant Association and has been a board member of the Northern Kentucky Convention & Visitors Bureau. For more information: 502.627.5045 W W W . V O I C E -T R I B U N E . C O M • J A N U A R Y 8 , 2 0 1 5

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obituaries Joan C. Buckler Bell, 74 Joan C. Buckler Bell, 74, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015 while at the Episcopal Church Home. Joan was born on Jan. 8, 1940 in Louisville, to the late Roy A. and Hazel O’Keefe Buckler. She is a graduate of Mercy Academy High School and St. Anthony School of Nursing. She worked as a Registered Nurse for over 45 years, working at St. Anthony Hospital and Christopher East Nursing Home. Joan was also a member of St. Edward Church.

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mer’s Association or Hosparus of Louisville. Online condolences may be made to www.Ratterman.com.

Ira B. DeVaughn, 75 Ira B. DeVaughn, passed away Dec. 15, 2014, from Alzheimer’s Disease. He was born in Parkersburg, WV, but proudly called Louisville home for 42 years. He was preceded in death by father Bernard M. and mother Virginia A. (Sayre) DeVaughn.

Joan’s family would like to express their gratitude to the entire staff of Episcopal Church Home for their love and expert care, and to Jude Buckler for the constant care, love and fun she provided.

He is survived by Diana L. (Holloway) DeVaughn, wife of 52 years, daughter Nicole L. DeVaughn of Ft Myers, FL, his sister Yvonne Derrickson (William), nephew Daniel Derrickson, niece Tonya Paul (Andy) and grandnephew Aaron, all of Chattanooga TN.

Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by her siblings, Helen Kenney, Roy A. Buckler Jr., Pat Meyer, Jack Buckler, and Carolyn Crawford.

Ira worked as a financial manager for Ralston-Purina Chows for 28 years and for Idemitsu Lubricants America, retiring after 11 years.

Left to carry on her caring memory are her husband of 54 years, James A. Bell; children, Lori Fultz (Dan), Lisa Houghlin (Brian), Beth Polston, Chris Bell (Terri) and Stephanie Davidson (Andrew); grandchildren, Austin, Nick, Sam, Brooks, Matt, Mark, Zachary, Jackson, Lucy, Mia, Ellis, and Connor; brother, Gentry Buckler (Jude); her life-long girlfriends and so many other family and friends who will miss her dearly. A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10am Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015 at St. Edward Church, 9608 Sue Helen Drive, with burial following at Calvary Cemetery. Visitation was from 2-8pm Tuesday, Jan. 6 at Ratterman and Sons, 3800 Bardstown Road. The family requests in lieu of flowers, donations be made to St. Edward Church, The Episcopal Church Home, The Alzhei-

He had a lifelong passion for Formula One racing, sports cars and honing his driving skills. He was a 30-year member of SCCA, an avid reader and enjoyed the challenges of SCUBA diving, games, racing and travel. Above all he treasured his friends. He is remembered for his “young heart” and sense of humor. He will be missed. Ira will be inturned with a short outdoor ceremony at Cave Hill Cemetery on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. Family and friends meet at Broadway/Baxter entrance. A Celebration of Life will be held at Wildwood Country Club, also on Saturday at noon. The family thanks the staff of Barton House and Dr. Adrian Pellegrini for their years of careful and tender care throughout his prolonged disease and sincere thanks to Dr. Jane Cornett and Hosparus who guided his final days. Suggested expressions of sym-

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pathy: Alzheimer’s Association , Greater Louisville Chapter, PO Box 96011, Washington DC 200906011. Arrangements: www.heritagefhllc.com.

Mary Ellen Haaker, 87 Mary Ellen Haaker, 87, of Louisville, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015 at Baptist Health. Born in Chicago, the former Mary Hannon was a Registered Nurse, a homemaker, and a member of Cathedral of the Assumption.

Mary Lou is survived by her daughter Deborah Molnar (Bill); her grandson, William Bradford Molnar (Megan); and great-grandsons, William Tate and Ethan River Molnar. She is also survived by good friends Carol and Don Sisco and Florence and Bill Molnar. The funeral Mass is 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 8 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 3345 Lexington Ave., with burial in Kentucky Veterans Cemetery, Radcliff. Visitation was 4-8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7 at Ratterman Brothers, 3711 Lexington Road in St. Matthews.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, George F. Haaker.

The family would like to express our deep appreciation to the staff of Sacred Heart Village for their loving care and compassion.

Mary is survived by her children, Susan Leaf, Patricia Haaker, Michael Haaker, and Mary Pratt; granddaughters, Fran, Ellie, Katie, Kelly, and Kristen; and great-grandchildren, Gabriella, Riley, Hannon, Emmarie, and baby Gerrein.

Thomasine “Tommie” Cadden O’Callaghan

Her funeral Mass was celebrated at 10 am on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015 at Cathedral of the Assumption, 433 S. 5th St., with burial following in Calvary Cemetery. Highlands Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Expressions of sympathy may be made to Treyton Oak Towers Scholarship Fund, 211 W. Oak St., Louisville, KY 40203 and Mass of the Air, 508 Breckenridge Ln., Louisville, KY 40207.

Mary Louise Knight Krebs, 87 Mary Louise Knight Krebs, 87, passed away Sunday Jan. 4, 2105. She was the bookkeeper at the old Martin Men’s Store, a member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church, and a lifetime member of the Zachary Taylor American Legion Auxiliary. She is preceded in death by her loving husband Karl Krebs and her parents Clifton and Carolyn Von Hoven Knight.

Thomasine “Tommie” Cadden O’Callaghan, born Nov. 14, 1931 in Ashland, Ky., died Friday, Dec. 26, 2014 at the Hosparus Inpatient Care Center. Her parents were Edna Nadine Yates Cadden and Dr. Edward R. Cadden. Tommie graduated from Nazareth High School in 1949 and the College of the Sacred Heart at Manhattanville in 1953. She and Frank married in 1954. In addition to raising six daughters and a son, Tommie immersed herself in various cultural, civic and business activities. In the early sixties she became close friends with the Trappist monk, Thomas Merton and included him in various gatherings in Louisville and frequent family picnics at the Abbey of Gethsemani. Merton named her as one of three trustees for his literary estate, the Merton Legacy Trust, in which capacity she served from 1967 to 2009. She also co-founded

Tommie’s business career began as director of advertising for Louisville Today Magazine and later she started O’Callaghan’s Catering and Restaurant. Many of her employees became close family friends and have gone on to distinguished careers at some of Louisville’s finest culinary establishments. She was a member of the Louisville Rotary Club. Other civic service included work with the Louisville Ballet, the Louisville Orchestra, Meals on Wheels, AIDS fundraising and work with Vietnamese and Kosovar refugees. In 2000, she was named as a Woman of Distinction by the Center for Woman and Families. She was honored by a Merton Foundation Tribute to Tommie O’Callaghan – “Shining Like the Sun” in 2004. Tommie was a formidable presence, best summed up by Father Vernon Robertson who stood before his congregation one Sunday morning to explain the unscheduled, last-minute baptism of an O’Callaghan grandchild saying, “The three women I fear most in this life are The Blessed Mother, my own mother and Tommie O’Callaghan.” She was predeceased by her husband of 56 years, Francis “Frank” Eugene O’Callaghan, in Jan., 2011. Tommie is survived by her sisters Maitland Cadden Alferieff and Mary Eleanor Cadden Traub and brothers Edward Cadden (Carol) and John F. Cadden (Vicki Elder); seven children, Kathie O’Callaghan (Bruno Walmsley), Nancy O’Carroll (Dermott), Diane Kirven (Pete), Colleen O’Callaghan (Kimithy Vaughan), Kim Kennedy (Todd), Sarah Gray (John) and John (Heather); 24 grandchildren, Colin, Elizabeth, Sarah and Andrew Walmsley; Kim and Jason Keeler, Colleen Keeler Swanson (Seth); Kailie, Matthew, Thomas and Tucker Kir-

ven; Marnie, Nicolas and Michael Vaughan; Ryan (Amanda), Christopher, Ian and Alec Kennedy; Callie, Saba and Devon Gray; and, Frank, Cooper and Hattie O’Callaghan; and one great-grandson, LuKas Keeler.

the rank of Captain and returned to Fern Creek in 1953 where he practiced general medicine for many years. He was a member of several medical societies and was a staff member of numerous Louisville area hospitals.

The funeral mass was at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 3 at St. Frances of Rome Catholic Church, 2119 Payne St. with burial following at The Abbey of Gethsemani, 3642 Monks Road, New Haven, Ky. 40051. Visitation 3-7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2 at Pearson’s, 149 Breckenridge Lane.

Dr. Rush served for several years as the team physician for the Fern Creek High School Athletic program, was a founding member of the Fern Creek Sportsman’s Club and served as a Deacon and then an Elder of the Beulah Presbyterian Church in Fern Creek. He was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution and the Society of the War of 1812.

In lieu of flowers please express your sympathy through donations or service to: The Abbey of Gethsemani, 3642 Monks Road, New Haven, Ky. 40051 or Hosparus at hosparus.org or c/o Bob Mueller, Vice President of Development, Hosparus, 3532 Ephraim McDowell Drive, Louisville, Ky. 40205.

Dr. Everett Neil Rush, Jr., 92 Dr. Everett Neil Rush, Jr., 92, passed away Monday, Dec. 15, 2014, after a brief illness. He was the husband of Dorothy Benton Carrell Rush, the son of Everett Neil and Rebecca Scott Rush and the father of Daniel Scott Rush (Colleen O’Keefe), Neil Clinton Rush (Katherine Lebus), Jeffrey Stewart Rush (Loy Bridgforth), Carol Anne Rush Meguid (Henry Meguid) and Timothy Aaron Rush (Donna Smith).

In addition to his children, Dr. Rush is survived by 13 grandchildren: Amanda Rush Anderson, Carrell Taylor Rush, John Everett Rush, Neil Meguid, William Jefferson Rush II, Erin Benton Rush, Dorothy Thompson Rush, Scott Meguid, Everett Neil Rush III, Anna Katherine Rush, Rebekah Eileen Rush, Jennifer Hayes Rush and Mary Catherine Rush; three great-grandchildren: Benton Hayes Rush, Odin Emerson Rush and Franklin Lloyd Rush Anderson; and his brother William Madison Rush. His sister Mary Elizabeth Rush McCaulley predeceased him. His funeral was held at Beulah Presbyterian Church, 6701 Bardstown Road, and visitation was at Fern Creek Funeral Home, 5406 Bardstown Road. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the University of Louisville Medical School Scholarship Fund.

Dr. Rush was born on May 6, 1922, graduated from Fern Creek High School in 1940 and continued his education at Western Kentucky State Teacher’s College. After the outbreak of World War II, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps, remaining in military service for 39 months.

Richard Sanders, Richard Sanders, age 85, of Paducah, formerly of Troy, Tennessee and Louisville, Kentucky passed away at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014, at Parkview Nursing & Rehab.

Dr. Rush graduated from the University of Louisville School of Medicine in 1947, briefly practiced medicine in Fern Creek and joined the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. After two years, he was discharged from the Air Force with

Mr. Sanders was born on March 17, 1929, to Ophir Thaddeus and Louise Sweatt Sanders. He attended Troy High School where he graduated in 1947. He then went on to attend Castle Heights Military Academy from 1947 to 1948. He

Richard Sanders, 85

married Catherine “Kitty” Kendall on Oct. 6, 1951. He graduated from the University of Louisville in 1956. He was a veteran serving with the 123rd Fighter Bomber Wing during the Korean Conflict from 1950 to 1952. He was employed by Southern Bell Telephone Co., South Central Bell Telephone, Co., and retired from AT&T on August 21, 1984 with 35 years of service. He was a member of the Rotary Club, President in both Middlesboro, Kentucky and St. Matthews, Kentucky chapters. He was a Paul Harris Fellow. He was a member of the Troy Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife Catherine Belle Kendall “Kitty” Sanders; daughters Elizabeth Kay Sanders, Debra Sanders Faith, Mary Jo Mueller (Tom) and Susan Baxter; sister Jo Doris Sanders Bennett; brother David Sanders (Diane), grandchildren, Jennifer Faith Claspill (Tony); Jeremy Faith (Delayne) Aaron Mueller (Christine) and Andrew Mueller (Lizzy); great-grandchildren Taylor Claspill, Justin Claspill, Madicyn Faith, Emmie Faith, Charlotte Mueller, Thomas Mueller, Ava Mueller, Sophie Mueller, as well as very good friends and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by parents, Ophir and Louise Sanders, brother Bill Sanders (Jeanette). The Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Paducah is in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations to Lourdes Hospice, 911 Joe Clifton Drive, Paducah, Ky. 42001 or the charity of your choice. A private graveside service is planned. The family would like to thank the staff at Lourdes Hospital (especially Angel and the entire staff on the 5th and 7th floors) and the Parkview Rehabilitation Center (Brad, Janet, Susan, Diane, Gave, Lynn, Melissa, the PT Team and caring staff) in Paducah, Ky.for their kindness and consideration. We are sure that Richard felt your kindness. You may leave a message, light a candle or share a song tribute for the family at www.milneranddorr.com.

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the Thomas Merton Center Foundation and was a board member of the Merton Institute for Contemplative Living. In these capacities she traveled widely to address various Merton symposia. She and Frank were long-time parishioners of St. Francis of Rome and prior to that St. Martin of Tours.

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Lorenzo Mauldin walked off the field in Charlotte, North Carolina on the losing side, after the Louisville Cardinals slipped to a 37-14 loss to Georgia in the Belk Bowl. But the senior linebacker can look back proudly on a college career that saw him blossom into a fan favorite, and who many football experts believe will be selected exceedingly high in this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s NFL Draft. Mauldin may have lost a few battles in his time in Louisville, but ultimately he has won the war. PHOTO BY ADAM CREECH | CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

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When Very Good is Enough

Blackshear as one of the "breakveraging 12.6 points out stars" for the 2012-13 season. per game, Wayne It was a logical jump; only it never Blackshear is the happened. third-leading scorer on the Blackshear started and was a No. 5 college basketball team solid contributor on Louisville's in the country. He also ranks national title team, but by the end as the third-leading reboundof the season it was George Mason transfer Luke Hancock who was er and the senior co-captain MIKE seeing the majority of minutes at of said team. He has been a RUTHERFORD the three position. A season later, starter on Louisville's first @cardchronicle Blackshear improved his scoring national championship team average from 7.6 ppg to 8.2 ppg, since 1986, and when he leaves UofL in but again deferred to Hancock in most of a few months, he's likely to do so with UofL's big games. more wins to his name than any CarThe problem with recruiting rankings, just dinal player who has gone before him. like lottery picks in the NBA Draft, is that fans Still, Wayne Blackshear has a problem. You see, a few years ago when he was still a teenager, a lot of people who assess the strengths and weaknesses of high school basketball players believed he was a lock to play in the NBA. That's not always a good thing. Blackshear arrived at Louisville with as stellar a resume as any Cardinal freshman during the Rick Pitino era. He had been a McDonald's All-American and was a two-time Player of the Year in the city of Chicago, twice beating out a young man named Anthony Davis. "This is a big-time score for Rick Pitino," Rick Bolus, director of High Potential Basketball Recruiting in Shepherdsville, Ky. said at the time of Blackshear's commitment. "He's an athletic player who can literally do it all. He's a coast-to-coast player." Adversity struck Blackshear's college career right away. First it was the NCAA Clearinghouse delaying a decision to declare the freshman eligible to compete for seemingly no reason. Next it was a shoulder injury that kept Blackshear from seeing the floor until February. When that day came, however, Wayne proved he was worth the wait. In a game where he was expected only to dress and not play, Blackshear came off the bench and scored 13 points to lead Louisville to a hard-fought 77-74 victory at West Virginia. Expectations only grew when Blackshear appeared to be the only Cardinal not intimidated by Kentucky in the 2012 Final Four, throwing down a pair of electric dunks and scoring 9 points off the bench. With the graduation of Kyle Kuric, college basketball outlets across the country tabbed J A N U A R Y 8 , 2 0 1 5 â&#x20AC;˘ W W W . V O I C E -T R I B U N E . C O M

finals site for each of the NCAA's championships. Talk to anyone associated with Louisville basketball and they'll tell you that there have been few, if any, nicer young men to wear the red and black. If we're not celebrating the college career of Wayne Blackshear, what does that say about us? VT

simply refuse to believe that all these people who get paid to assess talent for a living could be so wrong. That can't be the case, it has to be that the player just isn't working hard enough, or is still on the brink of "realizing his potential."

What if Wayne Blackshear had arrived at Louisville as a 2-star recruit like Russ Smith or Preston Knowles? What if he hadn't been built up as some type of savior during a time when UofL desperately needed one? If that were the case we'd be talking about a beloved overachiever who has improved his scoring, rebounding and assist averages in all four of his college seasons. We'd be talking about a guy who is the type of player and person that we'd like all Cardinals to be. All this said, there's still time for Blackshear to make the type of impact on the court that Cardinal fans have been waiting for. In February and March of 2005, Larry O'Bannon went from a chronic underachiever for three and-a-half seasons to a guy who will always be remembered for a two-month scoring outburst that helped guide UofL to the Final Four. Maybe similar heroics are in store for Blackshear. Or maybe he's just always going to be a good, but not great, college basketball player. And maybe that's okay. A season ago, Blackshear was named to the Capital One District 2 Academic All-District men's basketball first team, an honor which recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom. In 2013, Blackshear earned the NCAA Elite 89 Award, which is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the

Blackshear riled up during the Ohio State game.

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Tyler Ulis evades UofL’s Chinanu Onuaku.

Punching Above His Weight

yler Ulis looks different than your typical John Calipari point guard.

Coach Cal’s floor generals, in recent seasons, have been physical specimens, most standing well above 6 feet, but Ulis is 5-9. What then prompted Calipari to offer Ulis a scholarship to come to Kentucky?

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“He wasn’t afraid of the challenge,” Calipari said. Through the first 10 games of his college career, Ulis showed that fearlessness repeatedly and earned fan-favorite status in the process. In the 13th, he erased any lingering doubt about whether a spotlight could get too bright for the diminutive freshman. Not only would Saturday be Ulis’ first college road game, it would also be his debut in one of college basketball’s most heated rivalries. But as No. 1 UK prepared for a trip to the KFC Yum! Center to face No. 4 Louisville, Ulis had a similar reaction to when Coach Cal began recruiting him. “I was more excited than nervous because it was my first away game,” Ulis said. “Being a freshman, I just wanted to see what the atmosphere felt like.” The atmosphere, predictably, was crazy. The 22,812 fans in attendance – a notable number wearing blue – were loud from well before tip, all the way through the final buzzer of

UK’s 58-50 win in a defensive slugfest. Ulis was unfazed.

another shot a minute later to give UK a 45-34 lead with 6:19 remaining.

“He was really good today,” Calipari said. “That’s the best I’ve seen him play since I’ve coached him.”

“He’s incredible. He’s showing people -- you guys -- things you haven’t seen out of him before, but I’ve seen it because we’ve played on camps and teams all the time, so it’s nothing new to me,” Devin Booker said. “He’s a real special player.”

Ulis was poised throughout, handling Louisville’s trademark pressure with little issue, but briefly exited late in the first half after taking an elbow from Chris Jones. He would receive treatment, return quickly and dominate from there.

"I think he’s a great basketball player," said Louisville's Rick Pitino. "He's a true point guard who makes other people better." Prior to sustaining the cut – which would require three postgame stitches – Ulis had two points. Afterward, he had 12 for a total of 14. He would post just two assists, but committed no turnovers on an afternoon when UK had a season-high 18. “He just led the team,” Karl-Anthony Towns said. “Against a team like this, you need to make sure everything’s under control. He kept the game under control. He was hitting shots like he always does. Hit a floater. He was pretty, pretty, pretty good today.” Ulis scored his career high on 5-of-8 shooting, including 2-of-4 from 3-point range, all the while setting the tone for a UK defense that held Louisville to 25.9-percent shooting and one assist. He rarely looked to shoot, but did so without hesitation when the moment called for it. His two biggest baskets came as UK built a double-digit lead for the first time in a hard-fought affair, burying a 3 when the Cats led by five, and

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Ulis would return to a more familiar distributor role as the Cats drove home the dagger, penetrating and passing to Aaron Harrison for a 3 from his familiar spot on the left wing to give UK a 53-43 lead with 1:01 to go. “They were really big,” Ulis said. “Three people hit big shots late: me, Aaron and Andrew hit three 3s late in the game, which really opened it up for us at that point of the game.” Andrew Harrison’s late 3 was particularly notable after UK’s starter at point guard struggled for much of the day. After playing some of his best basketball in two wins over Louisville last season, he managed just three points and four assists against six turnovers. “They’re not machines. They’re not computers,” Calipari said, repeating a familiar refrain. “I told him, ‘Man, I love you. I got your back. You’re my point guard. Stop it.’ He’s down.” Down but certainly not out. “Andrew took us to the national championship game last year,” Calipari said. “Andrew did. So what I have is I have two terrific point guards, who I can play together if I choose. If Andrew’s playing really well Tyler will maybe not play as much or I’ll put him in as a wing. If Tyler’s playing well, or out of his mind (then Andrew Harrison won’t play as much). That’s what’s good about this.” VT J A N U A R Y 8 , 2 0 1 5 • W W W . V O I C E -T R I B U N E . C O M

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El Kabeir (right), who held off Imperia (center) and Eagle (left) to win the Kentucky Jockey Club, rolled to an easy victory in Aqueduct's Jerome.

El Kabeir Boosts Derby Stock With Jerome Win

efore you read another syllable, be advised that we are in the first full week of January and many things can and will happen before the 141st Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands is run in about 115 days.

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the start in the Jerome and ran wide around the first turn. But he settled patiently just off the leaders, moved to the lead near the head of the stretch and drew off under jockey C.C. Lopez to win by 4 ¾ lengths in the mileand-70-yard contest.

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But with that caveat in mind, an early 2015 performance by Zayat Stable’s El Kabeir in last weekend’s Grade II $200,000 Jerome Stakes at New York’s Aqueduct provided evidence that the winner of November’s Grade II Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes at Churchill Downs has already improved in the six weeks since that race was run. Readers of the most recent installment of this column may recall that that the writer’s listing of his top 10 Kentucky Derby 141 included trainer John Terranova’s colt near the bottom of that list and behind both Imperia and Eagle, the horses that finished second and third, respectively, in the exciting finish in the race at Churchill Downs. Nothing has changed in that assessment: I still believe Imperia, one of a basketful of Derby hopefuls trained by Lexington native Kiaran McLaughlin, and Eagle, conditioned by longtime Churchill Downs trainer Neil Howard, have a better upside and more potential for success on the first Saturday in May. The level of quality in his competition in the Jerome is unclear, but the impressive part of El Kabeir’s win was the way he accomplished that task. After skipping to a front-running victory in the Kentucky Jockey Club, El Kabeir bobbled just after J A N U A R Y 8 , 2 0 1 5 • W W W . V O I C E -T R I B U N E . C O M

His problems in the Jerome were relatively minor, but El Kabeir did display maturity and a level of versatility that was not readily evident in his victory at Churchill Downs.

“I was riding the best horse in the race. I just bided my time, and when I was ready, I pushed the accelerator and he went,” Lopez said after the race. “I just stayed outside of trouble. That's what you're supposed to do on the best horse – you don't get in any more trouble than you have to. He ran away from them.” There’s a new star next to El Kabeir’s name on my evolving list of contenders for the 2015 Derby. The Jerome win has left me far more interested in his ongoing development than on the final weekend of November when he had everything his way in his win at Churchill Downs. The Kentucky Jockey Club most recently produced a Kentucky Derby winner in WinStar Farm’s Super Saver, winner of the 2010 Derby for trainer Todd Pletcher. Real Quiet, the 1997 Kentucky Jockey Club runner-up, won the Derby the following spring for owner Mike Pegram and trainer Bob Baffert. El Kabeir’s Jerome victory raised his point total to 21 and the lead on the “Road to the Kentucky Derby” system that will determine the eligibility of the 20 horses that will make up the maximum field of 20 that will compete in the May 2 “Run for the Roses.”

Behind him on the RTTKD Leaderboard are Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity winner Carpe Diem (14), Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner Texas Red (12), International Star (11) and a logjam of seven 3-yearolds at 10 points that includes Ocho Ocho Ocho, Mr. Z, American Pharoah, Daredevil, Dortmund, Leave the Light On and Lucky Player. The early days of 2015 delivered sad news on two fronts in the deaths of veteran trainer Ronnier Warren and Debbie Borel, the wife of retired trainer Cecil Borel and sister-inlaw of three-time Kentucky Derby-winning jockey Calvin Borel. Warren, who lived most recently in Hot Springs, Arkansas, died on Dec. 31 after suffering a brain aneurysm. The 79-year-old Warren, a true Thoroughbred racing character known for wearing a black cowboy hat and for climbing into the saddle to gallop his horses, had a knack for getting his horses primed for big efforts on important days. He saddled Elmer Miller’s Coax Me Chad, a little-respected member of the mutuel field, for a runner-up finish behind Claiborne Farm’s Swale in the 1984 Kentucky Derby. He won Keeneland’s 1984 Alcibiades with Miller’s Foxy Deen, who returned $222.60 for a $2 win wager. Foxy Deen finished second to Fran’s Valentine at odds of 43-1 in the Kentucky Oaks the following spring. Warren also saddled Withholding to win Churchill Downs’ Clark Handicap. Debbie Borel died on New Year’s Day and funeral services were held on Jan. 4. In recent racing meets, she worked as a claims clerk in the racing office at Churchill Downs, where her husband stabled his horses until he announced his retirement last year. Debbie retired from that job following the 2014 Spring Meet at the Louisville track. VT P H OTO B Y R E E D PA L M E R | C H U R C H I L L D O W N S

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The Future Rising Brandon Radcliff capped off his season with a team-high 737 yards rushing and 12 touchdowns. The sophomore running back from Miami, Florida, rushed for over 100 yards in three games, including a season-high 136 with the game-winning touchdown in the Cards 31-28 win at Notre Dame. He had 89 yards and a score in the 37-14 Belk Bowl loss to #13 Georgia.

Entering the season, you didn't even know if you would get a chance, you took full advantage of the opportunity. How hard was it to end the season the way you guys did? It's tough. As a competitor you don't want to go out there and lose like we lost. You just have to come out in the offseason and grind.

How much does a game like the Belk Bowl make you want to get back to work?

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What was it like to see Nick Chubb run like he did, going for 266 yards? He's a good running back. I watched him on the Jumbo screen. He was running hard, behind his pads. I give him all the credit, him and his offensive line, they ran the ball good. You've had success in the weight room before, as you hit the weight room this offseason, with the success you've had on the field this season, how much are you driven to build on that in 2015? Every chance I get I just want to build on that perception people have of me as a successful athlete. I just want to get better and this offseason, I just feel like I want to go out there and grind harder than I ever did. I feel like next year it will be my team and I can push those guys and they'll listen to me. I just want to try to do things that I've never done before. You'll be a leader, is that a role you relish taking a hold of? Coach came up to me and told me it's my team, so I feel like the leading role and I just have to show everybody how to grind. They'll just have to go out there and compete with me. You're going to be the "face" of the program now? I hope so, I plan to work hard and motivate everybody else to work as hard as me. I feel that if we do we'll be a good team.

In the locker room everybody was down and you just have to tell them to get back up. We just have to come into the offseason, and work as hard as we ever did, and put this in out of our head, and it'll motivate us to come out and do better.

Was this season a success in your eyes? Yes, it was a success. We came out in the first season with our coach, new coaching staff, new players on the team. We came out and did real good. Youjust got to come out every year, and become a better and better team.

it shows that hard work will pay off. It does boost your confidence to know that you can do well. You still have to stay level headed and go out there and work hard every game. How different is it for the other members of an offense when a different quarterback takes over? I feel like it's not that big of a deal. They're not going to have the same cadence, you just have to know their rhythm. I feel that practice is always a big thing with that. Each quarterback has their way of reading defenses and audibling, so you just have to get adjusted to them. VT Brandon Radcliff waves warmly to Cardinal fans.

With guys like Tyler Ferguson and three quarterbacks who won games in 2014, how many quarterbacks are in the mix next season? I feel that competition is great. It's going to push everybody. I don't know how many quarterbacks we're going to have, but however many we have is going to be great for us. Everybody needs competition, to go out there and push them to work harder. If it's 10, so be it. They're just going to push each other and whoever comes out on top, I'm sure he's going to do well. What has your success this season meant to your confidence level? I feel like my confidence has gone up, just because

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Eagles Soar Past Bulldogs

Eastern High School’s Eagles easily breezed past Fairdale’s Bulldogs last Friday, Jan. 2 with a wide score of 66-46 at home.

Bradlee Sanford moved in from the arc.

Controlling the tip was Eastern’s Jonathan Lane.

Eagle Chance Moore went to the hoop and was fouled by Bulldog Korey Tipton.

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Cameron Reed took a shot over Damon Moore.

Historic rivals battle on the hardwood at Broadbent Arena, Jan. 9 when the Trinity (Louisville) Shamrocks (9-3) face off against the St. Xavier Tigers (8-5) at 7:30 p.m. Trinity is led by Senior F/C Raymond Spalding. The Tigers average 67.6 points per game and the Shamrocks slightly under at 60.7 points per contest. It’s shaping up to be a close, defensive battle. Both teams are ranked top six in Region seven, and it will be the first match up in regional play for both squads. In district play, both teams will look to stay undefeated.

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Tony Williams has led Doss High School to a 9-2 record so far this season.

There’s No Place Like Home

Williams has done an excephen head coach tional job. The Dragons are off to Tony Williams one of their best starts in recent enters the hardyears, winning nine of their first wood of his alma mater he 11 games. In the recent King of remembers the wonderful the Bluegrass tournament, Coach Williams led his team to a third memories he had as a playHigh School place finish, the highest since er, and says that, “Sometimes Sports Report 2006. Hard work is accredited to it gets hard for me to septhe brilliant start to the season. arate myself from the playRANDY Williams says, “It started in the ers. They keep me young in WHETSTONE JR. summertime, when I accepted the job. We got in the gym. We got a way, in a place that seems them on track. We went to Iroquois Park like home.” Williams graduated from and ran hills. The preparation started in the Doss High School in 1996, then went summertime and that is the reason to the on to play Division I basketball for great start.” the University of Louisville, and Spectators and fans outside the Doss finally used his talents professionally milieu have witnessed the team’s growoverseas for a decade. He now serves ing success, which is due in large part to as the head basketball coach at Doss the hard work and dedication of the players. Coach Williams is driven to challenge High School. Not many high schools have the opportunity to give a warm welcome to a former athlete who returns as a coach, and Williams has embraced his homecoming saying that, “It has been a wonderful experience, thus far. The reception has been warm. I think Coach Gooden was beloved by many at Doss, and many people were sad to see him go. It’s taking me a while to break through and prove to everyone that I am the man for the job.”

and enhance the lives of his players through character development.

“Part of my mission and top priority is to give these young men some guidance once they leave Doss High School. There are times outside of basketball when we bounce ideas off each other. I try to slow them down when it comes to bad ideas, and help them to understand that life after basketball only gets tougher. So it is important to set a good foundation now, for when they get ready to graduate high school.”

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Williams also spends time and builds rapport with his players outside of the gym, “We’ve done some team bonding and have hung out together. We’ve gone to the [Muhammad] Ali Center and watched the Antoine Walker story.” Just as many home designers have an ideal look for a home, Coach Williams as well looks to cultivate the Doss basketball program into one that is historically cherished. He envisions, “A program; freshman, JV, and Varsity that is well respected. I want to kill some of the ideas that some people have about Doss and the basketball program, and shed a good light on the program for years to come.” Tony Williams has grown significantly as a coach. To younger coaches, he would leave them with these words of encouragement, “Speak with your gut. Don’t let people dissuade you from what you really believe in.” Randy Whetstone Jr. is the new high school sports writer for The Voice-Tribune. Raised in Louisville, Ky., he is a true student of the art of writing, and has had the opportunity to cover both high school and collegiate sports in previous years. In recent achievements, his work has been published in “Unbreakable: Louisville’s Inspired 2013 Championship Run.” Randy enjoys all forms of sport, and is a UofL fan, who also endures much criticism when rooting for the Yankees, Patriots, and Lakers. Beyond sports, Randy entertains himself through reading, exercising, and getting a good laugh from the sit-com Martin. He one day hopes to write for ESPN. VT

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MATT JONES Tune into Kentucky Sports Radio with Matt Jones on Talk 1080 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Monday - Friday.

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New Year, Similar Arguments

MATT JONES: There will be one or two. It will be when you’re not expecting it. You know what I mean, you will have Florida. You know they are not very good. There will be no game that you will look at, and go, ‘Well that’s a great game.’ But what will happen is they will have a couple and then all of a sudden you will look up and its halftime and go, ‘Hey! I want to watch now.’ On paper, there is no great game. Surprisingly Tony, in the latest bracket projection, there is obviously a few teams getting in from the SEC. VANETTI: Right now, you only have two in the top 25, and of course you guys are number one. JONES: There aren’t good teams across the country. The reason Georgia, South Carolina, and Arkansas are projected in, at Texas A&M vs. Missouri at Alabama vs. Vanderbilt at South Carolina at Missouri vs. Alabama vs. Georgia at Florida at LSU vs. South Carolina at Tennessee vs. Auburn at Mississippi State vs. Arkansas at Georgia vs. Florida

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VANETTI: Yeah, well you took your shots at Louisville in 2013. You said, ‘Yeah it was just a down year in college and Louisville won the championship. I mean, this year NCAA men’s basketball is not exactly like a juggernaut. You got UK and Duke and Arizona as like a 2A, right? Or a little lower.

JONES: It is a combination of loyalty to Mark Stoops and liking Lexington. You know when you build something from nothing, I think you can see now they still have not had the success yet, but I think that comes next year. But I was surprised. Over the years if somebody wanted a Kentucky assistant coach, that coach left. This time they stayed, and that is huge.

JONES: This year there are two great teams, Kentucky and Duke. And then there are two, and depending on what Virginia is, maybe three really good teams in Wisconsin, Arizona, and then maybe Virginia. It is hard to see anybody winning it but Kentucky or Duke, but you never know.

VANETTI: Will you be interested in Louisville games, attend more than most of your Kentucky games since Louisville is going to have match ups with Duke, North Carolina, top five Virginia, Notre Dame. For the most part, in some of these instances, it is going to be more than what the Cats play.

VANETTI: Alright, you checked your tight ends coach. There was, boy, a lot of talk about you losing your main recruiter there to Michigan. What, did you pay him some more money? Bought him a house? How did that work?

JONES: Louisville has more interesting games. But Louisville is boring. Let’s just face it, they’re boring to watch. The way they play, I always thought they were boring to watch. I’ll be honest with you; I wish Kentucky was in the ACC for basketball.

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TONY VANETTI: Man, you got to answer, is there a compelling game left for the Cats in basketball until the month of April?

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Louisville quaterback Kyle Bolin got consistently pressured by the Georgia’s defense on the night of the Belk Bowl.

It is a much better league for basketball. You get to see Duke and Carolina every year. That would be great. So, no they’ve got a much better schedule, but at the same time this Kentucky team we are watching is historical. I do have to ask you, you conveniently skipped over that excellent bowl performance you had against Georgia? VANETTI: You know, it didn’t go well for Louisville. That stadium has never been good for Louisville. They lost that Belk Bowl a couple of years ago, and Teddy got the crap beat out of him. They physically were beaten by a better Georgia team. That Georgia team is going to get better. I just watched the U.S. Army game on television, and they were tied with the most signees out of that All-American game with 9 players in that game going to Georgia next year, so good luck with them playing in that league next year. You know, Nick Chubb is a heck of a running back; he ran for over 250 yards and that was the difference in it. So, you take a loss and you move on to next year. JONES: You were watching the U.S. Army game? VANETTI: Well, here’s the thing, Louisville’s actually had recruits in that game the last couple years, unlike you all. JONES: Louisville played well for a while in that bowl game, but they were kind of overwhelmed. I know they went 9-4. I never really felt like this year Louisville was all that good to be quite frank with you. I thought they played really well against Florida St. and obviously the win at Notre Dame is something. But that Kentucky

game, when I watched that game I saw two teams that were basically the same, but you all have DeVante Parker, was I wrong about that? VANETTI: Well look, it’s a rivalry game. It’s the end of the year. You all were playing to get a bowl match, and Louisville was playing really without a quarterback. Again, the emotions were running high. You guys played a great game on that day. Louisville was a better football team. There’s a big difference in the talent level. JONES: If there’s a big difference in the talent level, why do you only win by four points? VANETTI: Because that’s a rivalry game, when Louisville is just looking next to the bowl game, and you guys are playing just to get into a bowl. JONES: Let me ask you, do you feel the same way about the basketball game? For Louisville that was the biggest game of the year. It was like they were playing in a National Championship, and Kentucky won by eight. But I hear Louisville fans say, ‘We’ll play UK man.’ But Kentucky was the better team; do you feel the same way about the basketball game?

If DeVante Parker is on Kentucky instead of Louisville, do you think Kentucky wins? VANETTI: Well yes, if you flip that in a tight game, and you flip the best player to the other team, yes. Well, if you can do that in a basketball game? JONES: I don’t think you can. VANETTI: You could flip one player from Kentucky over to Louisville in that game, and they would win. JONES: Oh no… I love Tyler Ulis, but if Kentucky loses Tyler Ulis, they still win. VANETTI: No I don’t think so. Tyler Ulis won that game for you. Now let’s flip umm, who’s the other freshman who did well? JONES: Look, you’re missing what I’m saying. I’m saying if you flip Kentucky’s best wide receiver with Louisville’s best wide receiver, I think Kentucky wins. Now look, regardless of whether or not that means anything it just means that the talent gap between Kentucky and Louisville is big enough that you could flip one player and Kentucky could win. VANETTI: You’re talking about DeVante Parker! JONES: But it’s still one player!

VANETTI: Well you know I do. Kentucky is a better team than Louisville. And Kentucky should have won by eight, even though it was on Louisville’s floor. I don’t make any bones about that.

VANETTI: Look, good luck hating Louisville more this year as a New Year’s resolution. My resolution is to not pick up my phone more. Okay?

JONES: In football, I do think Louisville is better, but they are losing a lot of really talented guys. Not just good players, like NFL draft pick players and in DeVante Parker’s case maybe a top 15 pick.

JONES: Tony, I wish you and the Cards the best in 2015 and I hope we beat you for an eighth or ninth time, or maybe a ninth or tenth time if we play in the tournament. VT

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New Year’s Eve at Mellwood Arts Center New Year’s Eve 2014 at the Mellwood Arts Center offered up great entertainment, featuring the hottest band in Louisville, Tony & the Tan Lines, and the hottest DJ in town, DJ K-Dogg. Guests danced straight from 2014 into 2015. The evening was sponsored by Grey Goose Vodka, Bacardi USA, Bud Light, The Voice-Tribune, Power Cheer, & Red Bull. Meghan O’Connell, Cliff Elliott, Jacqueline and Bryan Back.

Kristy Garvey, Delisa West and Karti Reddy.

Christie Kreimworg and Sarah Carrico.

Kami Brumley, Courtney Burge and Megan Rowe.

Erica and Rick Bredhold.

Christin Hanna and Julie Anderson.

Courtenay Daugherty, Taylor McGinnis, Leah Fattaleh, Emilee Coomes, Laura Hufnagle and Shawna Hickox.

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Megan Snyder, Graham Switzer and Jennifer Farmer.

Steve Hartman and Kylie Rhew.

Kay Tak and Kristen Willis.

Julie Smith and Holly Pennebaker.

Howell Williams and Rachel McGalliard.

Jacob Schroerder, Amy Mivelaz, Melissa Brutcher and Demi Demaree.

Scott Kraft and John Wilson.

Grey Kenny and Elisabeth Graham.

Kacy and Lizzy Walters.

Scotty Pustay and Lauren Kovacs.

Leah Harpring and Emily Russ.

Roger, Justin and Michelle Graham.

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New Year’s Eve Bash at 21c Museum Hotel The iconic and fashion-forward 21c Museum Hotel hosted a New Year’s Eve bash that featured a fantastic DJ set from GlitterTitz that kept the crowds jumping. Guests enjoyed fun party favors, tasty cocktails and celebratory toasts at midnight. For dinner, Proof on Main featured an a la carte menu, as well as a tasty prix fixe four-course dinner.

Colin and Kelly Carroll, Kara Casey, Michael Brown, Sarah and Sean Carroll.

Richard and Rachel Swope, and Kim and Josh Elder.

Tonya Mattingly and Jon Simpson.

Chris and Maggie Lindner.

Sean Scott and Neil Hoover.

Adam Wilson and Sait Tarhan.

Anthony Diaz and Maida Dipa.

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Tim and Dianne Freeze.

Emily Klaene, Tiffany Freville, Molly Burba, Janey McClain, Amanda Hamilton and Haley Galvin.

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Molly Burba and Alex Vincent.

Julie and Wesley Kapow.

Lindsey Wolf, Hillary Kocoloski and Julie Armentrout.

Catherine Vermani and Monica Durr.

Andrew Matthews, Elizabeth Smith, Alexandra Hoffman and Taylor Green.

Michelle Marks, Amelia Walton and Leslie Estill.

Michael Brown and Kara Casey.

Alec Grubola and Laura Belle Davis.

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New Year’s Eve at The Galt House The Galt House Hotel rang in 2015 with the Chicago Razzle Dazzle Party, and the Blackout Affair. Before dancing the night away in the ballroom, guests enjoyed a welcome reception in the conservatory, as

well as a buffet style dinner, dessert buffet, and midnight champagne toasts. Revellers dressed to impress, danced the night away with the Unlimited Show Band and DJ Empty Beats.

Warren Erath, Collyn Justus, Emily Schumann and Patrick Draus. Heather Cupitt and Timothy Johnson.

Tatiana Turner and Ebony White.

Cory and Jessica Pitts.

Daniel Johnson and Michelle Phillips.

Paul and Cindy Mattingly.

Nell Johnston and Timothy Dunn.

Shawnda Williams, Travis Hancock, Shanisha Sartin and Morgan Hancock.

Pam Graves and Marco Kril.

Lori Lome and Liz Freeman.

Gwen Heaton and Jim Crone.

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Jerry and Susan Lockhart.

Lisa and Greg Warren.

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New Year’s Eve at The Ice House New Year’s Eve was celebrated in Old Hollywood-style at downtown Louisville’s gorgeous premiere party venue, The Ice House, which featured a fantastic performance by Endless Summer Band that got celebrants moving amidst Old Hollywood-themed decorations and Golden Age cocktails and champagne toasts at midnight. Many guests enjoyed reserved seats on the mezzanine balcony, hors d’oeuvres prepared by chef Laurence Agnew and his team from Crushed Ice Events as well as a premium VIP bar. Joe Little and Renee Hoffman.

Monica Razzel and Serenity Rose.

David and Rita Thompson with Shannon Eger.

Hsin Tran, Erica Pence, Alex Blair and Jessica Steinbrecher. Matt and Bentley Jessel.

Mike Hoolihan, Nanci Habermel, Michele Daniel and John Artman. Marshall and Sandra Butler with Beth and Steve Burton. Tina and Brett Steffey.

Craig Priddy and Sara Maegan Peters.

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New Year’s Eve at The Gillespie This year the Gillespie was the stage for one of the hottest New Year’s Eve parties in town, with an open top-shelf bar, complemented by fantastic entertainment by DJ Q from 96.5 FM and Kirby’s Dreamland. VIPs enjoyed tableside service, bottles of top-shelf liquor, and a champagne toast at midnight.

Mark and Terry Russell, Tracy and Matt Meunier, Ken and Susy Morrell, Todd and Jeanna Bibelhauser and Tim and Denise Johnson.

Katie Allen, Jody Miller and Danielle Heinrichs.

Bryan Gillespie and Krista Rigling.

Kirby’s Dreamland performed.

Emily Flanigan and Todd Utzig.

Jocelyn Talley and Ladonna Dawson.

Colleen Sholtess, Katie Baltnin, Kimberly Williams and Lauren Beahl.

Todd and Jeanna Bibelhauser.

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Jessica and Jason Floyd.

Dr. Shaun and Becky Smith.

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NYE Live! – the area’s biggest and best New Year’s Eve party in town, was much awaited by guests, who enjoyed the ideal destination to ring in 2015 with free live music, balloon drops, confetti cannons and a live ball drop at midnight.

Partying at Sully’s.

Brad Bell, Sarah Jordan and Jesse Rasmussen of 102.3 The MAX-FM.

Sheila and Jeremiah Burns.

Hannah and Ryan Powell.

Justin Lowe, Jessica Frazier and Brad Blackburn.

Patrick Morris, Megan Kleitz and Brandon Layer.

Chad Wilson and Raven Fitzgerald.

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Allison Lauder and Suzanne Dodson.

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Kim Carroll and Jennifer Moore with Russ and Bridgette Fiorello.

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Garage Bar’s Champagne and Oyster Brunch Guests excitedly rang in the New Year with a champagne and oyster brunch at Garage Bar, where bartenders were pouring $2 Miller High Life Bottles because, as they say, they’re classy like that, while also offering Bloody Marys – both sure to cure any hangover.

Hillary Kocoloski, Brandon and Lindsey Wolf, Julie and Brian Armentraut and Adam Kocoloski.

Steve Michalski and Jessica Lutz.

Scott and Allison Ferrelli, Drew Breeding, Rachel Ford, Samantha Timmerman and Jeff Greer.

Morgan Getz, Kristany Setser, Julia Gilroy, Sarah Davis and Charlie Joseph.

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Andrew, Beth, Maggie, Isabelle, Nick and Abby Hinkebein.

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Squallis Puppeteers, as they like to say, are crazy, so they kicked off their Saturday Show Series for 2015 by performing every show on their current touring show roster in one day.

Chad and Wyatt Ringo.

Shaun Hennessey and Super Sam of City Comics.

Mary and Jamie Stafanski with Linda Fuselier.

Tony Benzick and Nora Christensen with Eggy of Food Fight.

Sally and Brooke Birnsteel.

Zach Bramel.

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Misty Hamilton and Regan Layman.

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FAT Friday Trolley Hop Bundled and happy Louisvillians joyfully braved the cold to enjoy the Republic Bank First Friday Trolley Hop – an art show, tourist attraction, street party and celebration of downtown Louisville that brings new visitors and new life to the Main and Market corridor. The Trolley Hop takes place on the first Friday of each month, rain or shine and is free of charge.

Adam Casson, Sahiba Chandel, Joe McGee and Gallery Owner Chuck Swanson.

Natalie Hymer and Nathan Rider.

Jan Brossart with Dennis, Misty, Coral and Margaret Ehret.

Al Stout and Aaron Mueller.

Joyce Garner of the Garner Narrative.

Karen Welch and David McGuire of Craft(s) Gallery.

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Kimberly, Ainsley and Chris Brown.

Brandon Bass, Lelia Rechtin, Rachel Short and featured artist Ashley Brossart at Craft(s) Gallery.

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The annual University of Kentucky - University of Louisville basketball game was held on Dec. 27 at the KFC Yum! Center.

Tim Stemmle, Madison Orman, Lesa Mariner, Nick Mariner, Robert Mariner, Katelin Mariner, Traci Stemmle and Tony Simpson.

Denny and Susan Sweeney Crum at Jeff Ruby’s after the game.

Jordan and Cindy Simpson.

Danny Tafel, Bill Tafel, Brook Tafel and Bill Tafel, Jr.

Mike Maloney, Mike and Holly Heazlitt and Sean Vandevander at Jeff Ruby’s after the game.

Michael Terry, Reed McNurlin, Diamond Lewis, Lisa Waskey, Rhonda Crooks, Evan Bonize, Brandee Lewis, Braxton Wooten and David Wooten.

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Scott and Jane Ferguson, Kristen and Hunter Wilson and Bob and Laura Duane.

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Carla Sue departed the social scene of Louisville with her husband, Brad, on Tuesday. But, she’ll be back soon! And she left these fantastic photos for you until she returns with her annual travel column next week.

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What are your goals for 2015? Whether you’re already fit or just wanting to get in shape, the New Year always presents an opportunity for improvement. One way to ensure that you stick to your resolution is to make sure your goals are attainable. However, you can increase your chances of long-term success by consulting with professional trainers who will guide you through every step of the way. I caught up with Stephanie Frigo who is the owner of OutFit Louisville Training Studio and two top trainers Missy Burge and Mat Sullivan to get their input on ways they can help you attain your goals. What suggestions do you have for someone who is interested in starting a new workout regimen?

ers only focus on intensity, we realize that there is a lot involved in developing a whole exercise program that addresses many important facets to keeping the body and mind strong Stephanie Frigo: I think that and healthy. An exercise program the best way to start a new workout regimen varies from person Conversations should be challenging and individual goals should be able to be attained in to person. Age, fitness level and a safe and effective manner with lonother variables come into play. If LORI gevity as the key prize. Ultimateyou are a person new at particiKOMMOR ly when you leave OutFit our goal pating in a fitness program, or for every client is to feel more conthe many responsibilities of life fident and to be ready to take on what life have kept you from participating in physical has in store for them. Most of the trainers activity, you should schedule a health check at OutFit have been working with their cliup with your doctor. Once cleared to particients for many years, so we accommodate clipate, there are so many options. ent needs, whether it is to progress or modify. Tell me about the training and class options available? Missy Burge: OutFit is a boutique personal training gym. We have many options from one-on-one sessions to small group training sessions. We also have kickboxing and spin classes. We pride ourselves on developing not only a tailor made regimen for all of our clients, but also creating a fun and safe environment that fosters camaraderie and commitment. What differentiates OutFit from other personal fitness studios? Stephanie Frigo: At OutFit we focus on functional training, corrective movement, flexibility and balance training, along with resistance training and cardio. TRX, Rip Trainer, bosu and ballast balls, resistant bands, free weights, medicine and core balls, sliding discs, numerous treadmills, rowing machines, and RealRyder spin bikes are some of the equipment that we use. We believe in making every hour different, concentrating sometimes on intensity, but also realizing that the true goal is longevity. AT OutFit, it’s about moving and feeling better for the long haul! I think that is one thing that really differentiates us from other studios. As oth-

We love what we do and strive to make it fun for our clients. What is the best way for someone to get started at OutFit or learn more about training options? Missy Burge: The best way to get started at OutFit is to either contact us by phone, or email the owner, Stephanie Frigo and check out the website. Stephanie has invested in the coolest spin bikes in town, and has multiple spin classes and trainers listed on the website at outfiilouisville.com. RealRyder Bikes are the closet thing to an outdoor ride. The bike’s rear wheel is attached

How do the trainers at OutFit stay on top of the latest fitness trends? Mat Sullivan: The t r a i n ers at OutFit attend at least one out of town fitness conference a year. We all hold various certifications, so we must keep up with our continuing education credits to maintain our certifications. We also subscribe to many fitness and health journals. We are a collaborative group. We are continually sharing ideas and concepts with each other. We are a pretty creative and innovative group with a loyal following.

Missy Burge, Mat Sullivan and Stephanie Frigo.

to an arm that allows you to lean into turns getting your whole body involved in the ride. The bikes come along with computers that measure heart rate, calories expended, distance, time and intensity. The monitor allows you to challenge yourself to an intense work out while each instructor jams fun and motivating music. VT W W W . V O I C E -T R I B U N E . C O M •

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EAR ABBY: I am a 47-year-old woman with a 12-year-old son. I met a wonderful man I’ll call “Daryl,” and we have been dating for about three years. We recently became engaged and are planning to be married this spring.

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I have had one concern for a while, and I probably should have already addressed it with him. Daryl is very good about including my son, “Kevin,” in almost all of our outings, but he never asks Kevin to do any “guy” things with him. Daryl has grown sons, so it’s not like he doesn’t know how to do the guy thing. Kevin has never had a father in his life, so he longs for this kind of companionship. I’m afraid if I bring it up, Daryl may feel compelled to start doing it, but I don’t want him to do it only because I said something. I was hoping it was something my fiance might have wanted to do earlier on in the relationship. Should I say something or let it take its course? -- MOM IN ALABAMA DEAR MOM: Bring it up! Daryl isn’t clairvoyant, and he may not realize how much your son longs for a role model. Explain it to him and see how he responds. Your fiance may not have been a hands-on dad with his own sons. The teen years are an important time, and Daryl still has time to lay the groundwork for a mentoring relationship if he starts showing an interest now. If he waits too long, Kevin may conclude that Daryl doesn’t really care about him and thinks he doesn’t measure up in some way, which could affect his self-esteem for years to come. ••• DEAR ABBY: I am 40, married and busy. I work a full-time job and go to school part-time. My schedule is filled with just my normal activities. I have a busy social life and many family members, so every weekend my husband and I are invited to something. I enjoy these gatherings, but sometimes I just want a weekend to myself to do what I want to do -- go to the beach, a park, take care of something that needs to be done around the house, or just sit and watch TV or go to a movie. I find it hard to say no to the invitations. How can I politely decline some of them without offending or hurting friends or family members? -- SOCIAL ENOUGH IN THE SOUTH DEAR SOCIAL ENOUGH: You’re a people pleaser. It’s not rude or hurtful to refuse invitaJ A N U A R Y 8 , 2 0 1 5 • W W W . V O I C E -T R I B U N E . C O M

tions by saying, “Thank you for wanting us, but we already have a commitment for that day.” It’s also not rude to tell the person your schedule has been so full that you have been buzzing around like a bee and need to just plain rest and catch up on chores. That’s what I recommend you start doing without feeling guilty about it, because everyone needs a certain amount of downtime so they don’t make themselves sick. •••

DEAR ABBY: I was talking to my daughter about what I would want for a birthday present since I have plenty of “stuff ” and I am trying to get rid of it. Could I suggest that instead of giving me something, she come and take something -- or even two somethings? What do you think? -ANN IN UPSTATE NEW YORK DEAR ANN: I think it’s a novel idea for someone who is downsizing, and if you and your daughter have similar taste, she would appreciate it. Start by saying, “It’s better to give than to receive ...” ••• DEAR ABBY: I am a senior in high school. As part of the English program, each senior must assemble a senior project. For mine, I decided to research happiness. I have researched what makes Americans happy and the brain process that takes place when people feel joy. As someone who reads questions all day about people’s problems, I would like to know what makes you happy. Do you have any hobbies or favorite pastimes? Do you have a favorite place to go to cheer you up? What do you think about in order to cheer yourself up? Thank you for your time and consideration. I can’t wait to hear back from you. -- HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR IN MONTANA DEAR SENIOR: Although I read about problems every day, they don’t drag me down. They make me want to take action. What makes me happy is knowing I can make a positive difference in the lives of the individuals who write to me. While I enjoy an occasional concert, play or film -- and getting together with friends -- much of my happiness is derived from my work. When I need a lift, I think about the blessings I have -- a loving husband, that we’re both healthy, that we have friends to laugh with, that I have the ability to exercise, enjoy my favorite flower and the warmth of walking in the sunshine. And I remember to be grateful for all of them. •••

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-Groove and the Greg Foresman Band have co-hosted the Jam For a Cure since 2008. All proceeds go to benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. This year’s event will also feature The Greg Foresman Band, John Mann and Danny Flanigan and the Rain Chorus and V-Groove, and will be held at Headliner’s Music Hall on Friday, Jan. 10. To find out more we talked to Stacy Funk, Chapter President of the National MS Society - Kentucky & Southeast Indiana. Why was MS chosen as the charity for the event? The first year Jam for a Cure took place it was for another charity, but in it’s second year it was done in aid of the National MS Society, because the mother of one of the members of the band has MS. In fact his parents

Jam For a Cure raised maybe $8,000-10,000 while last year we raised close to $25,000. That’s a great event for us and the money helps us raise money for research and the needs for people with MS.

are both on our board, and are incredible supporters. So they decided that each year the event would be in aid of the National MS Society. It’s an evening where music has a tangible purpose.

And the money goes to For people who want the local MS chapter? to attend, what can they It does, we provide proexpect on the night? grams and services locally. Well, there will be four difWe provide a very robust ferent great bands playing. information center, and there The headliner will of course is a hotline that people can be V-Groove, who have a folStacy Funk, Chapter President of the National MS Society - Kentucky call 24 hours a day, which is lowing and always bring a & Southeast Indiana. located in Denver, Colorado great crowd. There will be a but is accessed all across the silent auction with all kinds world. Just this past year alone, the National MS of fun things, with signed rock and roll memoraSociety has spent $45 million on research. bilia, as well as other things you’d expect to see. The event has seemingly grown year on year, correct? The event has really grown. The first event

Tickets are $10 for this year’s Jam For a Cure and can be purchased at the door the evening of the show or through Headliner’s Music Hall.

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tion manager has been with me almost five years, my dad does the logistics and supply side. There is rarely a moment when I am the only one in here, and I love that I have such a great group of people here. Where do you see Bourbon Barrel Foods in the next five years?

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ourbon Barrel Foods got its start in Matt Jamie’s basement in Louisville. Nearly a decade later Jamie heads up a company that has grown to 15 employees and sees visitors from all around the world sample his variety of products that range from smoked seasonings to his renowned bourbon barrel aged soy sauce. Jamie and his staff are united by their passion for the product that all have a smoky taste of Kentucky coursing through them – the smoke of bourbon barrels. With a cookbook coming up later in the year and a retail location opening up on Frankfort Avenue at the end of the month, we caught up with Jamie to hear his thoughts on the future of his company, why he’s proud to have his kids by his side and why he has a personal bottle of soy sauce on him when dining out.

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Bourbon Barrel Foods With a name like Bourbon Barrel Foods, bourbon and Kentucky must have a lot of significance for yourself and the company? I feel really lucky, because I’m part of an industry that I was enamored of growing up. The bourbon industry is sexy and has legends in it that people outside of the Kentucky area are enthralled by, but I get to have relationships in that industry. I’m also proud of the things that we ourselves have done that are pretty innovative. We’re the only micro-brewed soy sauce in the US. I’m proud of the way we have built that product around what’s been available to us in Kentucky. It’s something that hadn’t been done, and there was no good reason as to why it hadn’t. What do you enjoy most about your job? If I had to pinpoint something, it’s that I don’t have to do one thing during the day. I have an office and get to circulate, and so it’s different each day. The one thing that you have to do though, when you start a business from your basement is button up and start running like a business (laughs). But I love the people we have here. My best friend from childhood is my sales director, my produc-

I want to see us continue to be innovative with our products, but also develop into a lifestyle brand where we’re selling through our retail store. The store we’re opening is in such a great location on Frankfort Avenue, right next to Carmichael’s Bookstore and Heine Brothers and Eggs Over Frankfort. We want that location to be a launching spot for new products and I want it to become a destination spot for our existing products. How do you feel your brand is perceived? The most amazing thing to me is how recognizable we’ve become, and we’re proud of that. People see our logo, and know who we are, and that we’re local. Is there a favorite recipe you have for your soy sauce? Soy sauce is the world’s oldest and widest used condiment. It’s the original all-purpose seasoning and makes everything taste good. Soy sauce is a good finishing sauce, so I wouldn’t mix it with too much. I’ve done everything from dip a cheeseburger in it, to fried chicken. I take it with me when we go out for sushi, and we encourage people to bring their own when they go out. We also do some short ribs with the soy when they’re seared, but our salt and pepper is also great. A favorite here in the office is also popcorn, seasoned with our bourbon barrel smoked paprika. You’ve mentioned how much you love to pass on your passion about your products, is this something you love to get your kids involved with? One of the things I enjoy the most is that they have seen me do nothing other than this their entire lives. My son and daughter will both come in and help. My son, he’s not an adventurous eater, but he likes bold flavors. My daughter is much more adventurous and has really embraced it. But they’re both here on Friday afternoons filling tins on the line, filling boxes and running them through the tape machine. It’s great because they get the same perspective as our employees. They get to see something that started from pretty much nothing and that’s grown and done well and come a long way. VT P H O T O B Y C H R I S H U M P H R E Y S | T H E V O I C E -T R I B U N E

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hristmas has a peculiar relationship with winter. It’s wintry December, but more than that it’s the holiday season. And as the trees become bare and the cloudy skies and chilling temperatures roll in, most of us don’t notice it because of the lights and decorations, brightness and cheer of the holidays.

and elves – but keeps those snowflakes and icicles that remain appropriate through January and February.

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Then comes January 1st, the lights come down and we suddenly look around at how gray and somber everything is, how short the days are, how the lights all seem to have gone out. “It’s part of the Seasonal Affective Syndrome – SAD,” says interior decorator Jason Jennings, “an apt description for people’s moods this time of year.” So Jennings, who spends a good portion of the months of October and November putting up clients’ Christmas presentations, then turns around in January and decorates for winter. He takes down the things that scream “Christmas” – like Santas J A N U A R Y 8 , 2 0 1 5 • W W W . V O I C E -T R I B U N E . C O M

His client Susan has an affinity for nature year-round, loving the big windows and broad views in her Indian Hills Estate home. She has filled the space with a neutral palette that is brightened up with nature’s colors, like grass green and sky blue.

Mostly, she wants to bring the outside in, and Jennings has done that, year-round, with bright, reflective surfaces that are also perfect winter choices. Shiny metal, mirrored finishes and glass bounce the sunlight around the house.

Some of that comes from the Christmas baubles that remain in the house after the Santas, stockings and sparkly reindeer are put away. He doesn’t put the trees away in Susan’s house, though. The ribbons and angels are taken down, but the small white lights remain to sparkle up the greenery. “I love the tree standing in the living room with its white lights,” Susan says. “It was a Christmas tree, it’s a winter tree. It brings the outside in. It’s light, it’s nature.”

The snowflakes, garlands and stars that lit up the tree in December stay up all winter, too, because “what’s more wintry than a snowflake?” Jennings asks. There are snowflakes and stars hanging from chandeliers, and garlands placed in bowls and dishes. The garlands lend that wintry evergreen mood to the house. A plastic silver star from Scout hangs in the foyer. “It has such a modern, cool piece-of-art look,” says Jennings. There’s also a wooden snowflake mobile hanging in the lower level staircase. A regal stag head on the wall has been wrapped with a wreath around its neck along with strands of Susan’s pearls. Similarly, a horsehead on the wall in the den has been adorned with magnolia leaves, ribbons and more pearls. And a Roman bust in the foyer is accessorized with tree lights and, yes, pearls. “The pearls were Jason’s idea,” says Susan. “It lends everything some extra sparkle.” Strands of birchwood snowflakes with crystals hang from a living room chandelier. Many of the ornaments aren’t stored, either. Jennings places them judiciously in bowls and planters for their color and reflective characteristics. On a tabletop in Susan’s kitchen/den, Jennings

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has placed an arrangement of paperwhites in a silver bowl with silver mirrored mercury ornaments. Another planter contains floral picks with crystals. On the kitchen table, always set for dinner for eight, sit three white amaryllis in planters. And Jennings has fashioned napkin rings out of turquoise poinsettias and peacock feathers. The white tree in Susan’s master bedroom sparkles with white lights and white birds. Even in the guest bathroom, a crystal chandelier has been accessorized with three turtle doves and gold acanthus leaves. “With certain things here and there, you can keep the house bright and cheery when winter is so dark and gray, with little sunlight,” she says. Outside, too. On the back porch, electric candles with white pine and blue sparkly garlands burn at night. There’s a rosemary bush in a white planter with turquoise ornaments. And in a cozy brick courtyard, little white lights sparkle on the fence alongside little wintry trees that will be replaced by hostas in the spring. In the spring, Jennings will be back to reset the décor, taking down the garlands and snowflakes and introducing apple green to the changing seasonal palette. The splendor of that blossoming season will remain through the summer, with only very slight alterations, until the fall. Then will come the burnt oranges of autumn, to be followed by Christmas. Turn. Turn. Turn. Jennings says more and more of his clients are asking him to make these seasonal adjustments. We’ll revisit Susan’s house with Jennings in the spring, to show you what he’s done in this space. In the meantime, to contact the designer about what he can do in your house, e-mail him at jasonjennings36@yahoo.com. VT

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typically found when roller-skatkay, I haven’t tried ing, even though outdoor ice-skatice-skating since I was ing is a little higher maintenance. in fourth grade when Christmas decorations surroundmy class went on a field trip ed the rink with exciting club lightto the rink that used to be on ing illuminating the center in bright blues, reds and greens. For the third Louisville’s Belvedere, next Out & About year, the city of Jeffersonville has to the river. I think the only hired the local Sounds Unlimited difference between then and BENNETT Productions to give these nighttime now is that I didn’t fall down DUCKWORTH events their great atmosphere. this time. While I got a feel for On this particular night, the comhow to maintain momentum pany’s MC and DJ, Matt Frossard was working on the slick surface, I could really use the event with current club standards. …Well, some practice; I don’t think the times I I think they were club standards. All I know tried to make it to my truck after an ice is that the “Cupid Shuffle” is today’s “Hokey Pokey.” Anyway, the kids were having a blast storm count.

I was still pleased to see how many people were having a great time at Jeffersonville’s outdoor Ice Rink on the corner of Market and Spring. Families and groups of kids and teens were doing quick circles, and having a lot of fun. It’s really close to Louisville, too. With a brisk drive across the bridge and a few turns into the downtown area, I came upon my animated and luminous destination. The admission entrance to the tent was filled with people of various ages at picnic tables changing in and out of the facility-provided skates –or taking a break to enjoy refreshments at the concession stand. The place felt like an amusing hybrid of winter festivities and the dance music atmosphere J A N U A R Y 8 , 2 0 1 5 • W W W . V O I C E -T R I B U N E . C O M

There’s something undeniably festive about simply watching people ice-skating. And it says a lot that Jeffersonville wants it on display for anyone walking or driving down the street because this ancient winter pastime shouldn’t be such a rarity, only found in enclosed structures. It should be part of a community’s scenery, and scenic it is! VT

For hours, and general information go to jeffparks.org –or like “Jeffersonville Ice Rink” on Facebook to look for last-minute events, deals or changes.

twirling to the beats. Frossard told me that the general aspiration in running the show is to give people in the area a little bit of Manhattan’s Rockefeller Center. During the holidays, this venue hosted the Louisville Skate Academy’s performance of “The Nutcracker.” They were also getting ready to do a “Frozen”-themed night as well.

With more cold days to come, the rink will operate every day of the week (weather permitting) with various hours until Jan. 25. Admission is $8 with a $2 dollar discount if you bring your own skates. There are group deals and discount nights for the kids, when receipts from shopping and eating at local establishments are presented.

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elcome to a new year, full of new possibilities and excite- … oh, who are we kidding? We’re still us, with all of ours flaws, strengths, quirks and unattainable fantasies.

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Library basement. It runs from Jan. 8 through March 31, with events planned along the way at Chao Auditorium on campus: a Jan. 21 discussion of Roe v. Wade, an undocumented local telling his tale in the same venue on Feb. 12, and a look at LGBT history on March 10.

Speaking of LGBT stories, “Divas Unleashed” is a benefit this Nothing has changed from the Friday at BBC’s West Main Street Peter’s Picks us who lived in Louisville two bar, in the loft, for Saving Sunny, weeks ago to the us we are today. You’re not the animal rescue non-profit. Drag queens, Beyonce now, you’re not Peyton Manning bingo, beer and more from 8 p.m. until mid… chances are, you’re not even Gill Holnight ... Can you think of a better way to help land or Teddy Abrams (except for the two of furry friends? Another fun event to consider you who are, and sorry, guys, but you’re not will be held on Saturday, Jan. 17, at Vernon Beyonce or Peyton Manning, either). Lanes. MAP Louisville’s fifth anniversary will On top of those indignities, it’s January, be headlined that evening by queen Dixie one of the months so horrible and miserLongate, with co-hosts the Derby City Sisable that I have to assume Kid Rock likes ters, and proceeds going to benefit the very it (because he loves things I hate and vice necessary Fairness Campaign. Tickets are versa). Also, it’s 2015 – why do I even still available at maplouisville.com. hear about Kid Rock? I’d like less Kid Rock Music fanciers have some intriguing this year. So, because it’s January and we’re options, including a DJ set by former Smiths in Louisville, not Los Angeles (home to sun, bassist Andy Rourke at Zanzabar on Thursbeaches and the presumed home of the day, Jan. 15. The next night, Feist friend much better at being Kid Rock than Kid Bahamas plays the St. Joseph club, and Rock could ever be David Lee Roth), what Strand of Oaks appear on the 19th. Also in are some of our options at this awful time of indie news, Bermuda Highway hosts their year? Is there any hope, any hope at all, for second-ever artist curated happening, with the weary and so cold Louisvillian? indie singer/songwriter Basia Bulat setting One way to up shop in NuLu for the month. Another beat nature is notable, Joe Henry, comes to Headliners on to stay home the 20th. and watch your neighbors on In out sounds news, living legend Ken TV. Furniture Vandermark toots his own horn at Dreammaker Craig land on Jan. 17. A night of local post-sounds Bayens has entered Spike TV’s new Tueswill go down at Haymarket Whiskey Bar on day night reality competition series “Framethe 16th, with The Wrists playing a record work,” hosted by handsome ractor (rapper/ release show. Their self-titled cassette is actor) Common (which is a sorry name for being released by newer label Auralgamiboth a rapper and an actor). For as long SOUNDS, and Cher Von and super-sized as he lasts, Bayens joins Food Network ensemble A7A will open. host Damaris Phillips of Sunday morning’s Nationally-acclaimed novelist Paul Griner “Southern at Heart” and the recent memory reads at Carmichael’s Bookstore in Crescent of Gunnar Deatherage trying once again to Hill on Thursday the 15th. The UofL profesconquer “Project Runway” on our nation’s sor has written several novels and has a new small screens. short story collection coming soon. Also in January, many of us are forced to Finally, try to enjoy winter by skating work on MLK Day, even though it’s a damn with Olaf, the “Frozen” snowman, at the holiday and he was a righteous dude. The Jeffersonville outdoor rink this Saturday at ACLU of Kentucky celebrates social justice noon. Love is an open door – or is that open anyway with a new exhibit, “Moving Justice Forward for 60 Years,” in UofL’s Ekstrom skate? VT

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The Olympians and the Enigmatist Film Review BENNETT DUCKWORTH

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Bennett Duckworth is a film fanatic who lives in Louisville and goes to see a movie in the theater at least once a week. He has kept a movie review blog since September of 2011 with the mission of writing about every new release he sees, as well as new trends in film making and classic films he loves. Read more of his reviews at his website.

elling a history is challenging when it comes to cinematic representation. I never sit down to view a historical drama or biopic without the assumption that I’m being fed deceptions. As much as I love movies, they are more often than not, an escape from reality. When history is being re-enacted, with costumes, movie sets and actors, distortion may be inevitable, but it’s a question of what sort of distortion is being utilized. In Bennett Miller’s (“Capote” and “Moneyball”) new film, “Foxcatcher,” a notorious piece of athletic history is told without pretending to have the ability to explain its senseless happenings. It is about the Schultz brothers, played by Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo. They are two Olympians sponsored by billionaire John du Pont, played LACAUSA,byFairground, Steve Carell in heavy makeup portraying a For Love and Cecico, mental illness eventually manLemons, whose undiagnosed Karen Zambos, Line & Dot resulted in an act of murder. The film moves at an incredibly slow, yet hypComing notic this Fall pace and may challenge the patience of Wildfox, Goddis, and La Feecharacters Verte its audience with who display great

strength in some areas, but not in verbal communi-

3.5 OUT OF 4 WHOLE STARS cation. All three performances demonstrate a boldly strong physical and psychological commitment in capturing their real counterparts.

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There’s rich, yet cold filmmaking on display here. Don’t expect gratification.

with the supposedly unbreakable Enigma code. He was responsible for a code-breaking machine (the first algorithmic computer), which cracked Enigma, helped the allied forces win the war, and set in motion a world of modern digital computing.

Norwegian director, Morten Tyldum’s “The Imitation Game” tells us the story of Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch), an unsung hero of the second World War, whose work remained a secret long after his tragic end. Turing was a mathematician, working with British Intelligence intercepting Nazi transmissions and messages encrypted

The film may be formulaic, but not in any way that I find annoying. Every dramatic turn and character arc feels earned, regardless of how embellished it may be. This movie isn’t very inventive, but it effectively uses great talent and dependable tactics to tell us a dramatized history that is worth telling. VT

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DOUBLE-VISION PYRO Gallery invites the public to the opening of its new exhibit, Double Vision, a collaboration between 12 PYRO artists and 12 Louisville poets. The opening is 6-9 p.m., and the show runs through Feb. 15, exploring the relationship between art and writing, and featuring works of art created out of that open-ended exploration. Participants include Keith Auerbach, Jeffrey Skinner, Carrie Burr, Sarah Gorham, Beverly Glascock, Erin Keane, Susan Moffett, and others. PYRO is located at 909 E. Market St. MORE INFO www.pyrogallery.com/

F R I DAY, JA N UA RY 9 MUSIC WITHOUT BORDERS “Music Without Borders” brings the Louisville Orchestra to you! This Neighborhood Concert Series reaches locations throughout Louisville for your enjoyment and convenience. Amadeus will feature conductor, Bob Bernhardt and Emily Albrink as soprana. MORE INFO www.louisvilleorchestra.org

S AT U R DAY, JA N UA RY 1 0 JAM FOR A CURE V-Groove and the Greg Foresman Band have co-hosted the Jam For a Cure since 2008. All proceeds go to benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Money is raised through the selling of raffle tickets for items that are donated to the cause and the selling of tickets to the annual concert featuring The Greg Foresman Band, John Mann and Danny Flanigan and the Rain Chorus and V-Groove This year’s event will be held at Headliner’s Music Hall Friday, January 10th. Tickets are $10 for this year’s Jam For a Cure and can be purchased at the door the evening of the show or through Headliner’s Music Hall. MORE INFO www.jamforacure.com

S U N DAY, JA N UA RY 1 1 CABO WABO COAT PARTY The Cabo Wabo 22nd Coat Party, at the Mellwood Art Center from 8 p.m. - 1 a.m., is sure to impress and raise the bar on every Cabo Wabo event to date. Not to be missed! This year, proJ A N U A R Y 8 , 2 0 1 5 • W W W . V O I C E -T R I B U N E . C O M

ceeds will benefit Down Syndrome of Louisville. Admission is $15; new and gently used coats will be collected at the door for St. Vincent’s. Musical guests will be The Crashers! MORE INFO www.mellwoodartcenter.com TUSCAN DINNER SERIES The second class of the Tuscan Dinner Series, where guests will learn how to make classic Italian dishes with Chef Gina Stipo at Bourbon Barrel Foods. MORE INFO www.eventbrite.com/e/ tuscan-dinner-series-tickets-14539817987

will begin with drinks and dinner catered by Wiltshire Pantry at the Muhammad Ali Center, continuing with StageOne’s premiere performance of “And In This Corner … Cassius Clay,” culminating in a post-show celebration with the cast, playwright, and special guests. Tables of eight are available for $1,500 and include preferred seating at the show along with other benefits. Single tickets that include dinner, show, and reception are available for $150. Single tickets for the show and post-show reception will be available for $50. MORE INFO 502.498.2444

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“PLAY IT FORWARD: CHAMPION’S NIGHT” GALA Three organizations will come together to host “Play It Forward: Champions Night,” a gala fund-raiser celebrating the World Premiere Production of “And In This Corner … Cassius Clay” and to celebrate the birthday and legacy of Muhammad Ali. Commissioned by StageOne from playwright Idris Goodwin. Working to inspire the next generation of young leaders, StageOne Family Theatre, the Muhammad Ali Center and The Kentucky Center for the Arts came together to build a dual-venue field trip opportunity for students grades four through 12 to experience his story on stage in the state-of the-art Bomhard Theater at The Kentucky Center and also tour the world-renowned Muhammad Ali Center. Funds raised will be used to build a scholarship program for low-income schools to attend the dual field trip regardless of financial limitations. The event

THE SPEED ART MUSEUM 2014–15 CONCERT SERIES PRESENTS VADYM KHOLODENKO As the 2013 gold medal winner at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, pianist Vadym Kholodenko is building an international reputation as a musician whose performances are “impeccable, tasteful and vibrant, and also something more: imaginative” (Cleveland Plain Dealer). He currently tours internationally in addition to his position as the first artistic partner at the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. MORE INFO www.speedmuseum.org/speed-concert-series.html

M O N DAY, JA N UA RY 1 9 SAM 2015 LAUNCH PARTY Sharing America’s Marrow (SAM) is a Louisvillebased nonprofit with a goal of registering 50,000 bone marrow donors in 50 states in 2015. On January 19th, the SAM team will be taking off on

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a year-long tour of the U.S., hosting bone marrow donor drives in over 190 cities with the hopes of finding life-saving bone marrow donors for patients fighting blood cancer. Come send of the SAM Team at Against the Grain on Jan. 19 from 6-9 p.m. Free appetizers, happy-hour priced drinks, music, raffle prizes, and swabs (all it takes to join the bone marrow registry is quick cheek swab and consent form!). Join us for a fun night of celebrating life and the SAM journey in 2015! MORE INFO 502.819.4377

ly Mint Julep Tours driver and guide will await you at The Galt House Hotel Rivue Tower, 3rd Floor 140 N. Fourth St. in Louisville, Kentucky 40202. The tours begin at 1:15 p.m. and return back at 7:30 p.m., just in time for dinner. Reserve your spot now, exclusively through Mint Julep. MORE INFO www. mintjuleptours.com

S AT U R DAY, JA N UA RY 3 1 THE BEN FOLDS ORCHESTRA EXPERIENCE Relentlessly entertaining for one night only! Ben Folds, leader of the critically-acclaimed, platinum-selling Ben Folds Five, performs his hit songs including “Brick,” “Battle of Who Could Care Less,” “Army” and more. The singer-songwriter and pop icon will perform his own brandnew piano concerto with the Louisville Orchestra. Be one of the first to hear a new piece by this modern day Piano Man. The show starts at 8pm in The Kentucky Center’s Whitney Hall. MORE INFO www.kentuckycenter.org

STAGEONE WORLD PREMIERE, AND IN THIS CORNER CASSIUS CLAY Keeping strong roots in new play development, StageOne presents And In This Corner…Cassius Clay written by playwright, Idris Goodwin. There have been African American sports heroes whose celebrity helped shine light on the struggles of the communities from which they emerged. But there was no one more colorful, dynamic and larger than life than the one and only, the true greatest of all time, Muhammad Ali. Before he shook up the world he was just Cassius Clay, Jr. from Louisville, Kentucky; and the Louisville where he grew up in the 1950s was not like Louisville today…Recommended for ages 8 and up. Dates: Jan. 17, 1 p.m.; Jan 24 & Feb. 14, 2 p.m.; Jan. 31 & Feb. 7, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Single tickets are $20 for adults; $15 for children 12 and under. MORE INFO www.kentuckycenter.org

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THE TWISTED PINK MASQUERADE BALL The Twisted Pink Masquerade Ball is a themed gala event beginning at 6 p.m. with a cocktail hour and silent auction. Ticket price is $150 per person. The gala will include dinner at 7:30 p.m. with speaker, Lara MacGregor, a Twisted Pink Board Member who is a stage IV breast cancer patient, followed by a Live Auction. The dinner program will be followed by musical entertainment featuring Burning Las Vegas. We expect between 400-600 people in attendance. The Mardi Gras Lounge will be open from 9p.m.-midnight. Tickets to the Mardi Gras Lounge are $50 per person. The Mardi Gras Lounge will have a New Orleans vibe and include a bar, desserts, and band access. MORE INFO www.twistedpink.org

T U E S DAY, JA N UA RY 2 0 ONCE - THE MUSICAL Winner of eight Tony Awards including Best Musical and winner of the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, will play The Kentucky Center for a limited engagement from Jan. 20-25. Groups of 10 or more call 502.569.3060. MORE INFO 502.584.7777 MAKER’S MARK AFTER DARK Bourbon experts will explain and show your small group the bourbon making process from grain to bottle on your guided tour of the picturesque distillery. Then, you’ll enjoy specialized bourbon tastings before dipping your very own bottle in their signature red wax. The tour culminates with Maker’s Mark® inspired cocktails and southern style appetizers inside a barrel warehouse, underneath the stunning, hand-blown glass ceiling by world renowned artist, Dale Chihuly. The 2015 dates are as follows: Jan. 30, Feb. 27, March 20, April 3, May 21, June 12, July 16, Aug. 7, Sept. 3, Oct. 9 and Nov. 6. The best part is, all you have to do is sit back and relax! Your friend-

S U N DAY, M A R C H 1 1 THE PINK FLOYD EXPERIENCE Annerin Producations has the band, the lights, and the sound to create the show for the ultimate Pink Floyd Fan, and it’s called “The Pink Floyd Experience. The Pink Floyd Experience is much more than just a flawless recreation of the legendary songs, and will be presented at The Louisville Palace at 625 S. Fourth St. PFX echoes everything that made Pink Floyd one of rock & roll’s greatest icons. Tickets range from $35 to $59.50. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. MORE INFO www.louisvillepalace.com

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Tender From Tinder: Part 1

was lying in the Hammam at The Standard in South Beach, when it suddenly occurred to me that I could use some female company.

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I was having conversations, but it seems like on Tinder there’s a whole lot of hemming and hawing before actually meeting in person. I think everyone CHASE is grazing, in a sense; starting tiny conversations with multiple people at once and seeing which ones fall through the filter. It’s speed dating.

My first experience with Tinder was not impressive. But that was years ago, so I decided do some window-shopping. Women in Miami are incredibly hot. It was no surprise that I found myself constantly swiping right. I put a few profile pics up and a quick blurb about me being in town for “business” until Dec. 19. The matching system with Tinder is pretty well-designed. I like the idea that I “matched” with someone and knew that they found me attractive enough to merit a conversation. Three hours later I had 15 matches with some pretty hot women, and even a message from one crazy-looking blonde wishing me a happy Thanksgiving.

People with good pictures will get the majority of “likes,” which also means that they will have the most matches in their age category. This also means that they have the most options, which means that they can afford to be pickier. Attractive women benefit the most from this system. They can strive for the best pick. Men usually just carpet-bomb every attractive woman and hope for some positive fallout. Either way it looked like the Blonde was my only real opportunity. She called and we had a short conversation, agreeing to meet for dinner. Once the conversation got stale, I excused myself on the premise of exhaustion, but as I started the obligatory “end-of-call” politesse and verbalized my enjoyment with meeting her she hung up on me mid-sentence. I shrugged my shoulders and

figured something hadn’t gone quite right and that dinner was off. Put off a little by the abrupt hang-up, and despite my weariness, I slunk out of The Balfour and onto Ocean Drive, getting lost in the Miami nightlife. 12 hours later I was trying to push through my hangover at the pool when Blonde sent me a text. I hadn’t even saved her number in my phone. “What time are we meeting for dinner?” Puzzled, I asked my sister for advice. “She sounds crazy. Avoid her at all costs.” I considered it for a few seconds and then texted Blonde back. “How about 7:30? You choose the restaurant.” “Come on, sis, what’s the worst that could happen?” To be continued…. VT R. Chase is a local writer and surveyor of single life on the Bourbon Trail. Follow him on Twitter at @Rchase

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Three-year-old Paul has enough of the kitten left in him to entertain you with his stalking and pouncing abilities, but what Paul really wants you to know about him is that he is a lover. Paul likes nothing more than to greet a person who comes in the cat colony and ask for some pets. If you have a seat, Paul would really enjoy a little time on our lap. It’s so warm and safe, and Paul will do his best to warm your heart while he is seated there. Paul is neutered, micro-chipped and up-to-date on his vaccinations. Come meet him today at the Kentucky Humane Society’s East Campus, 1000 Lyndon Lane. For more on Paul or any of our adoptable pets, please call 502-366-3355 or visit kyhumane.org.

Arry Arry is a two-year-old Labrador retriever/pit bull terrier mix. She is as friendly as can be and loves to meet new people! She is very excitable and eager to play, so Arry would do best with an active family. Arry gets along well with other dogs most of the time, but her energy can be a little overwhelming for some dogs. She doesn’t do so well with cats, so it may be best if she were in an onlypet home or in a home with a highly energetic playmate. Her previous owner could no longer take care of her, and Arry really misses having a home to call her own. Will you give her a chance to find a place to call her forever home? Arry is spayed, microchipped, and up-to-date on all of her shots. Come visit her today at the Kentucky Humane Society’s East Campus, 1000 Lyndon Lane. For more on Arry or our other adoptable pets, please call 502-366-3355 or visit kyhumane.org.

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