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T he death of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe outraged the world, but trophy hunting and the lack of regulations exists here in Indiana. Lori Lovely looks at the issue of “canned” or “fenced” hunting in the Hoosier state and the need for legislation to address it.
Canned hunting................................. P.06 VOICES: Elle Roberts on “stop and frisk”....... P.04 Dolan on Pence, the Guard and the NRA................................. P.05 Sex Doc.............................................. P.35
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This week, we’ve got an interview with Milktooth pastry chef Zoe Taylor about what it takes to succeed in a professional kitchen. We’ve also got a roundup of food events for September, and another delicious recipe from Allie McFee.
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his week has been a heartbreaking and challenging time at the end of a summer marred by gun violence in Indianapolis. One too many families are grappling with an unspeakable loss. The number of shooting victims so far this year is on par with last year’s count, one of the deadliest the city has endured.
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ory, insisted the program curbed crime, but statistics demonstrated otherwise. In 2011 alone, NYPD reported 685,724 stops. In only 2% of cases police recovered weapons or drugs and just 12% of stops resulted in an arrest or summons. The court also found NYPD used the policy to target communities of color, with Black and Latino people representing 84% of stops. Each racial group only makes up a quarter of the city’s population respectively. The federal case provides a necessary precedent. Stop and frisk perpetuates racial profiling and is a waste of taxpayer dollars and police resources.
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IMPD Chief Rick Hite, Mayor Greg Ballard, current mayoral candidates and prominent community leaders distanced themselves from Rev. Harrison’s recommendation and confirmed stop and frisk is not and should not be a practice worth review or implementation in Indianapolis. Gun violence is a problem in this city and nationwide, but legalizing racial discrimination and ineffective policing is unequivocally wrong. I urge Rev. Harrison and every person committed to making this city safer to critically examine the crux of systemic oppression and crime, especially among young people with access to weapons. It’s clear the issue of gun violence is far more complex than a discriminatory, unconstitutional non-solution. Let’s honor the memory of those lost to gun violence by uplifting and rallying around the victims’ families, continuing to heal and build community, and disallowing policies sure to cause more social unrest. n
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ne would think… one would desperately hope… that even the conservatives on the farthest right side of the spectrum are starting to get a tad bit uncomfortable with the offthe-rails, shoot-from-the-hip style of decision making going on over there in the gubernatorial batcave. If not, here’s another example of Mike Pence’s stellar decision-making to get them squirming and rethinking their political and ideological outlooks: tasking the NRA with training the Indiana National Guard. Take a minute and let that sink in. Apparently, the July killing of four marines at military facilities in Chattanooga was one of the major catalysts in leading Pence to believe that National Guard soldiers should be carrying weapons at all times. NationalGuard.com states on its website that they train recruits in
house to blow away a crazed psycho killer (that I always believe will be breaking in every time I go to bed after watching a horror movie), what do I care from questionnaires?! I want that cop to be able to point, shoot and hit his mark. At that moment I’m SO not going to care how many surveys he’s taken. I call them surveys because everyone passes! Yeah… there’s that too. In a HuffPost article on the same topic by Mike Weisser (also known as “the Gun Guy”), he states on the subject of these in-depth “tests” administered by the NRA that, “I’m being generous and polite by saying that the requirements are basically that you show up at a range, a classroom or someone’s house, sit through an eighthour recitation of the training manual, take a short-answer written test that nobody flunks and I’m not the “pro-est” in the pro-gun you’re good to go.” category, but I’m thinking if you’re Isn’t that reassuring. Why would Pence opt going to teach others to properly to have the NRA “train” soldiers who already have handle and shoot a gun, you should access to highly-skilled have already shot a gun — a lot. military instructors who seriously know their shit when it comes to weapons safety and handling? weapons-handling. They don’t beat Why go to Crazy Larry’s Steak Shack around the bush: “The purpose of the when you could go to St. Elmo’s? weapons immersion program is to pair The Gun Guy had a great thought on that a soldier with a rifle. Soldiers eat, sleep one too: “Let’s not forget that Pence is runand train with their rifles, reinforcing the ning for re-election, and it never hurts to importance of weapons skills.” cozy up to the gun-owning lobby when According to the NRA website page you’re up for office in a red-meat state.” entitled, “Become an Instructor,” the We already elected him once. On following was one of the main points purpose. We did that. outlined as an expectation for instructor We live in a state that is becoming wanna-bes: “Candidates will be required known far too quickly as a disturbingly to demonstrate solid and safe firearms large group of peculiar people who handling skills required to be successful will only play with the red crayon even during an instructor training course by though there are 119 other pretty shades completing pre-course questionnaires in the box from which to choose. and qualification exercises administered I’m tired of being lumped in when by the NRA Appointed Training Counselor.” the cooler states picture us as a bunch So ... what now? I’m not the “pro-est” of unimaginative, flaming-geraniumin the pro-gun category, but I’m thinking colored mouth breathers who have if you’re gonna teach others to properly a monochromatic outlook and a handle and shoot a gun, you should have militantly-held ignorance of what is already shot a gun — a lot. happening in our own backyards. If I’ve called a police officer to my Aren’t you? n
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WHAT HAPPENED? NIPSCO to preserve 1,600 acres in Indiana The Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) is planning to preserve and restore land for public education and enjoyment. The nearly 1,630 acres of land will also be a focus for improving the biodiversity and habitats for many of the region’s plant and animal life. NIPSCO provided nearly $2 million to fund the acquisition and restoration of several local properties. NIPSCO is working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management. Some of the land, 1,444.6 acres, will involve restoration and another 183.5 acres of land will be protected. The Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and Shirley Heinze Land Trust were among the sites included. The National Park Service and the IDEM own/ manage the remaining properties involved in the project. ACLU challenges ballot selfies law The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the state concerning a new law that prohibits people from taking pictures of their election ballots and also prohibits the posting of those pictures to social media sites. The ACLU filed the suit Thursday and said the law violates the First Amendment. Senate Bill 466, authored by Sen. Pete Miller, R-Avon, and Sen. R. Michael Young, R-Indianapolis, prohibits voters from taking a digital image or photograph of their ballots. The law also prohibits distributing or sharing the digital image of a voter’s ballot using social media. The law took effect July 1 and violators could face felony charges. “Taking a picture of one’s ballot and sharing it with family and friends is an expression of pride and enthusiasm about voting, and is a form of political speech that must be protected,” said ACLU of Indiana Legal Director Ken Falk, in a statement. “This law, which is a content-based regulation of speech, deprives Hoosiers of this fundamental right and is unconstitutional.” Sexual violence against minors underreported A new study reveals a shocking number of Hoosier minors will experience sexual assault before they turn 18 and Indiana isn’t equipped to curb the problem thanks to underreporting and a lack of data. IUPUI professor John Parrish-Sprowl led the study and revealed the results from the investigation in a report released last week during the Improving the Status of Children committee meeting. The study indicated 25.6 percent of respondents had been touched or fondled in a sexual manner before the age of 18. Of those, 85 percent said it was against their wishes. The study revealed 75 percent of those who had experienced sexual assault had been victimized by someone they trusted. Most victims aren’t reporting the activity to trusted adults or law enforcement. Therefore, Parrish-Sprowl said it is difficult to formulate policy and programs effectively. He said that underreporting on this issue is also a problem. — THE STATEHOUSE FILE 6 NEWS // 09.02.15 - 09.09.15 // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // NUVO
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The Wildlife Conservation Research Unit at Oxford University in England tagged Cecil for study and had been following his movements since 2008 until his untimely death.
FROM CECIL THE LION TO INDIANA’S DEER Why state legislation is needed to address canned hunting
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and increased urbanization, Cecil’s death was the final straw for many animal lovers, dismayed by the needless he killing of Cecil the lion in slaughter for a “trophy.” Zimbabwe this July outraged the Canned hunts are big business in poor world. Anger rained down on the countries, where farm-raised big game American dentist who paid $55,000 animals are confined to fenced areas for the trophy hunting safari. Walter so they can easily be cornered, with no Palmer and his guides lured Cecil from chance of escape. If they get too big, they the protection of Hwange National Park may be drugged before being released at night, blinded him with spotlights, into a “hunting” enclosure. It takes no wounded him with a steel arrow from a skill or strength to track down and kill high-powered crossbow then shot him these animals. They stand no chance of to death some 40 hours later. Palmer escaping, fighting back or surviving, and and his group then skinned and behead- many, like Cecil, endure a prolonged, ed the patriarch of two prides, according painful death. to the Zimbabwe Conservation Task This pre-packaged slaughter in the Force. All of this happened despite the name of sport hunting raises many ethical fact that Cecil was wearing a GPS trackquestions. Not only do more people find gunning down endangered species for a “trophy” to be repugnant, but they are also “The people of Indiana want it repulsed by the illegality of and the unfairbanned. The state needs to listen.” poaching ness of canned hunts. But these types of hunts ERIN HUANG, INDIANA STATE DIRECTOR, are not exclusive to the AfHUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES rican continent. They also exist in the United States and here in Indiana. ing device in his collar, indicating he was being monitored by Oxford University. According to the International Union Canned hunting, a.k.a. high-fence for the Conservation of Nature, trophy hunters kill approximately 600 lions each hunting or captive hunting, is a method in which hunters pay a fee to shoot an year. With lion populations in Africa animal in a fenced enclosure. There are reduced to roughly 30,000 due to trophy killing, preemptive and retaliatory killing more than 1,000 captive hunting facilities in the U.S., four of which are in Indiana. by livestock owners and loss of habitat The cervidae (deer, moose, reindeer and resulting from conversion to farmland
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caribou) are farm-raised. “They become accustomed to people; they aren’t afraid of humans,” states Erin Huang, Indiana state director, Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). They’re also accustomed to Huang being fed in specific areas at regular times, which makes them easy targets for shooters. The animals are bred to have unnaturally large antlers, Huang continues. “Some of them can’t even raise their heads.” While that may make for a better trophy, many believe that captive hunting makes for unethical tactics. “In a highfence enclosure, the animals have no ability to escape,” Huang says. Confining them is the very antithesis of fair chase. The Indiana Deer Hunters Association, the Indiana Wildlife Federation, the Hoosier Environmental Council and the state chapter of the Humane Society stand in opposition to captive hunting. Boone & Crockett, Pope & Young and the Izaak Walton League decry the violation of the principle of fair chase and criticize hunting preserves for undermining Indiana’s long-held wildlife management philosophy that all wildlife are held in public trust and managed by the state for all citizens.
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failed. HB 1194 would have legalized the captive hunting preserves the prior year, but was never heard in committee. SB reactions to Cecil’s death apply to deer 487 to legalize existing facilities died in slain in Indiana’s canned hunting facilities? committee. In 2012 HB 1265 to legalize “Hoosiers don’t support it,” states the facilities stalled in the Senate. Senator Pete Miller (R-Brownsburg). Because these bills keep failing — As “Last spring 80 percent [of Hoosiers] Miller points out — there are currently were against canned hunting.” no rules and no regulation. The Indiana Wildlife Federation, the According to Mason Dixon polling reIndiana Division of the Izaak Walton search conducted by the HSUS, Indiana League of America, Indiresidents don’t want canned hunting. ana Sportsman’s Round Huang, who has testified every year a Table, Indiana Deer Huntnew bill is introduced, says, “The people ers Association, Indiana of Indiana want it banned. The state Bow Hunter Association, needs to listen.” Indiana Conservation The complicated issue began in 2005 Alliance and Quality Deer when the Indiana Department of Natural Management Association Miller Resources (IDNR) — by using a permitare opposed to “canned ting system to hold wild animals and by hunting” in Indiana because it violates issuing game breeder licenses — tried to important ethical standards, impairs end canned hunting through adminiswildlife health and threatens Indiana’s trative law, Miller explains. economy. According to all of the groups Two separate lawsuits resulted, relisted, shooting tame deer in a pen is not calls IDNR’s Phil Bloom. “One for DNR, ethical. Hunting captive deer that canone against.” not escape from enclosed pens violates The issue went to the state Court principle of fair chase. of Appeals, which decreed that IDNR It also threatens wildlife health. “A overstepped its authority in trying to ban big concern is chronic wasting disease high-fence hunting preserves and has no and its spread,” Huang says. Chronic jurisdiction over legally held wildlife. Wasting Disease (CWD) is a contagious IDNR argued that I.C. § 4-22-20.5-2 neurological disease that quickly spreads “explicitly forbids the hunting of the among captive herds and is transmitted privately owned deer of … breeding by animal-to-animal contact or animaloperations.” But Judge Ezra Friedlander to-soil contact. There is no cure for CWD. ruled that while all wild animals are the Showing no signs for months, the disease property of the people of Indiana, the stays in the ground for a long time. people do not own the animals in captiv“It’s devastating. Healthy deer could pick ity. Therefore, the IDNR cannot manage it up from the ground or from nose-toprivately owned deer. In dissent, Judge nose transmission through the fence. AniC.J. Vaidik said IDNR does have the mals have escaped.” Huang says. “If it gets authority to regulate all wild animals on into outside wildlife, it’s a big problem.” private or public properties. In 2015 Miller authored Senate Bill 442, Not satisfied with that level of protection, the industry is “pushing to legalize,” Huang says, “but they haven’t been able to for “Hoosiers don’t support it. Last 10 years.” She says the two options are to ban it, as Miller’s spring, 80 percent were against bill would have done (along canned hunting.” with banning drones to locate animals and Internet hunting) — SENATOR PETE MILLER (R-BROWNSBURG) or to legalize and regulate it. The killing of wildlife and the killing of livestock are regulated by law. But there are currently which would have made hunting preno rules in regards to these animals. A serves illegal, but it didn’t get a hearing. 2014 investigation by The Indianapolis HB 1453, authored by Rep. Sean Eberhart Star uncovered numerous examples (R-Shelbyville), would have legalized and of hunters so obsessed with obtaining regulated privately-owned facilities that trophy antlers that they were “willing to stock deer and elk for trophy-seekers, blur ethical lines.” who pay to shoot the semi-tame animals The legislature can make another attrapped in enclosures for guaranteed tempt when it’s in session next year—a kills, and prevented new facilities from short session from January to March. opening. The Senate defeated it. Until then, the industry of high-fenced In 2014 two canned hunting bills were hunting remains unregulated. introduced: HB 1154 and SB 404. Both
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The big question A 2010 poll indicated that 80 percent of residents were opposed to canned hunts. Even deer hunters are concerned, according to a 2007 IDNR Division of Fish and Wildlife survey. If ethical hunters and most of the general population are in favor of banning canned hunts, why has it been so difficult to legislate? “Indiana farmers are raising deer; they have influence,” Miller concedes. There are nearly 400 deer farms in Indiana. The Indiana Deer and Elk Farmers Association is behind a move to a self-policing program called the Indiana Deer Advisory Council. However, Miller says the “economic benefit to those few pales in comparison with the economic risk to hunting outside the fence.” So where does a compromise lie? “Short of banning it outright, we have limited opportunities,” Miller believes. There may not be a compromise. “Animals being bred to be trophies? We don’t want to put our stamp of approval on that,” Huang declares. Advocates opposed to trophy hunting will continue to push, both for more education and for an end, Huang says. “Cecil brought more attention to captive hunting and the trophy hunting industry. He was a symbol; people loved and admired him. [His death] helps expose it so we can educate. We’re hoping the outrage will push the bill again and that it’s fodder for the bill to be heard.” Public opinion about “sport” hunting is changing. As Miller says, it’s neither sport nor hunting. “That is slaughter, folks.” n
TROPHY HUNTING Americans are responsible for 90 percent of all animals killed for trophies. In the wake of Cecil’s death, several airlines announced they will no longer transport the remains of endangered species. Currently, hunters can ship their animal trophies to the U.S. via freight companies if they secure permission from the Fish and Wildlife Service. But even that may not last. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) introduced the Conserving Ecosystems by Ceasing the Importation of Large (CECIL) Animal Trophies Act, which would prevent importation of trophies from animals that are being considered for listing as endangered by the Fish and Wildlife Service. Jeff Flocken, North American director for the International Fund for Animal Welfare, reports that trophy hunting of polar bears plummeted after transportation of their remains was banned in the U.S. in 2008.
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Various groups argue that hunting preserves violate the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation, anchored by a Supreme Court decision that decreed that wildlife belongs to the people, and not government, corporations or individuals. The Model is guided by seven principles: • Public trust. Wildlife belongs to the people and is managed in trust for the people by government agencies. • Prohibition of commerce of dead wildlife. It will be illegal to sell the meat of any wild animal in North America. • Allocation of wildlife is by law. Laws developed by the people and enforced by government agencies will regulate the proper use of wildlife resources. • Opportunity for all. Every citizen has the freedom to hunt and fish. • Non-frivolous use. In North America we can legally kill certain wildlife for legitimate purposes under strict guidelines for food and fur, in self-defense, or property protection. Laws are in place to restrict casual killing, killing for commercial purposes, wasting of game, and mistreating wildlife. • International resources. Because wildlife and fish freely migrate across boundaries between states, provinces, and countries, they are considered an international resource. • Managed by science. The best science available will be used as a base for informed decision-making in wildlife management.
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Turn left — east — toward the garden, noting that adjacent to you, to the north, sits a 2,200-gallon cistern, full of rainwater, fed by the sloped roof of the outdoor classroom. Suddenly encounter a pen of seven goats. They come to you, push their soft noses at you, entreat you to pet them. Go ahead: Pet them. No, not their heads, pet their necks. Move on to the garden. Eye the chili peppers, the green beans, the collards, smell the flowers, the mint. Smile at the chicken coop. Look up: two more wind turbines. Turn right — south — and head toward the end of the fitness course and grassy area to eventually come to the beehives. Watch these pollinators buzz around. Fear nothing. Turn back toward the school to witness the goats now running around the grass, gamboling like happy creatures, school children tagging after them, laughing, like in a children’s book. Take a deep breath. Remind yourself: This is a school. A school smack dab in the middle of a tough neighborhood. A school that farms, that incorporates environmental education into its curriculum, a school on path to be the greenest school in the state of Indiana. Paramount School of Excellence is a kindergarten-through-eighth grade, tuition-free, mayoral authorized public charter school located east of downtown Indianapolis. With its 1,000 square foot garden, its bees and chickens and goats, this school’s outdoor program is surely one of the most robust in the city and beyond. Paramount’s mission, in part, states: “Helping inner-city youth gain a foothold and thrive, in spite of their neighborhood destiny, means providing the tools for our students to be architects of their own future.” I like that, especially the “architects of their own future” part, because the architects of the present — the Baby Boomer
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or a full garden, but being kids, they are open to anything and take to it really well.” A second environmental educator, Kaitlin Hossom, who arrived in January, relates her observations thus far. “They value a carrot so much because they planted it or they picked it. They think it’s the best thing in the whole world. They get so excited to harvest food. Teaching them to be selfsufficient like that is a big deal.” Hossom emphasizes that the work in the garden enables students to find out that the food they eat requires a lot of work. “If someone hands them a plate of veggies they aren’t so excited,” she notes, “but because they are so involved in growing vegetables, they want to eat them. They understand where it came from and how neighborhood is hard it was to grow it.”
generation — have made a big nasty mess for all the children to clean up. But the story of Paramount is not just about farming and sustainability, it’s about how a school can become an integral partner in a neighborhood, as will be showcased by their upcoming TURN Festival in September (see infobox on pg. 13). As an educator I have brought over a hundred youth here to learn about stewardship, farming and community. My main Paramount contact over the past year or so has been Director of Environmental Education Andrew Hart. Hart, before he left last month for a job with the U.S. Forest Service, tells me, “One of our
Paramount’s one of the five highest crime areas in Indianapolis. primary goals is for students to understand that we can raise our own food, from chickens, vegetables, berries and other sources readily available, and learn how to integrate this knowledge into our own back yards and community gardens.” The vision for this dramatic environmental program comes from Tommy Reddicks, school co-founder and executive director. Reddicks shares the school’s official mission statement with me: “Inspiring learning through an unparalleled academic approach, and transforming communities by changing lives” and adds that the mission “really speaks to an environmental approach to health and sustainability. Having a system that utilizes hands-on icons to illustrate a sustainable path forward in terms of farm, food, health, and environment, truly scaffolds education in a way that generates excitement and momentum.” Hart, like Reddicks, has seen this mission and vision played out on a daily basis: “Watching students take pride in their work, and valuing work that we do with our hands, getting young people comfortable working with soil, observing free range chickens sharing their playground and seeing the joy in faces as connections with the earth are made. Students have watered our orchard every week with buckets of water, weeded the gardens, and are caring for animals. And every day more students want to be involved.” This statement is echoed by environmental educator Jace Hasenour, who has been on staff for four years at Paramount, the last two years at the farm: “The enthusiasm for the environmental program has grown since I started,” he says, adding, “For a lot of these children, this is completely new to them. They’ve never experienced livestock
(Editor’s note; at press time, we learned Andrew Hart’s replacement is Chris Larson, from Asheville, NC.)
I ask Tommy Reddicks how Paramount Farm activities tie into the classroom. He replies, “Classes cannot spend outdoor time during academic instruction without first having an assessable lesson tied to standards leading the experience. We have a strong curricular team that can help with lesson design and we work hard to ensure every experience in the environmental space is more than just fun and fluff.” He adds, “It’s our hope that over the next 3-5 years, we are able to bundle our outdoor lessons into a grade-by-grade manual for integration between state academic standards and environmental education on our site.”
They give me joy On a recent weekday after school, I interview three middle school students who are active on the Paramount Farm, to get their thoughts about working with livestock and soil. Raina, 13, spends mornings on the farm, tending and milking the goats from 7:15 to 8 a.m. She also participates in Paramount’s summer program, STEAM (Success Through Education, Agriculture and Mentoring), and the afterschool Green Team club. I ask her why she spends so much time on the farm, and she answers, “I like interacting with the animals best, because they are friendly and cute and funny sometimes. They give me joy.” Kai, 12, agrees with Raina, adding that he plans to study zoology, and so interacting with the creatures on the farm helps S E E , P ARAMO U N T , O N P A GE 1 2 NUVO // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // 09.02.15 - 09.09.15 // COVER STORY 11
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make more plants and vegetables.” And when it comes to insects in general? Raina speaks up: “Technically, we need them to survive. If they don’t survive, we’re dead.” In our conversation, Raina brings up another subject, one that surprises me. When I ask her what she gets out of all this time spent on the farm, she replies, “In the garden you have to weed out the weeds that are bad. In the classroom you have to do that with people too because you can’t cause drama with other people. Weeds represent the people who try to get to you – and we’re, like, the flowers. You have to pull them out, you have to ignore and you can’t let them get to you — or they will bring you down.”
him on his path. “This school is a rare chance for me to get experience in the field I want to get into when I get older.” Kai connects his work on the farm to Paramount’s curriculum. “Right in the morning, we give the goats food. This is where our math skills come in. You have to measure out what you have to give them. We have to give them dolomite and a dry mix and a wet mix — so a bunch of ingredients mixed together — and then we start milking.” It occurs to me to ask these students if this early morning farm work fulfills a class commitment. No, I learn, they are volunteering their time. Twelve year-old Joe, like Raina, is a member of STEAM, and he also works with the goats in the morning. Jace An outdoor environmental program is interjects, smiling, that “Joe is here every one thing, connecting that program to morning, regardless of whether it’s his an entire community is quite another. day to show up or not.” Paramount has succeeded at both. Joe tells me, “All the goats mean someFirst off, let’s consider a few facts about thing to me.” For example, a goat named the neighborhood the school inhabits. Nola “is helping me with my fitness test Paramount’s neighborhood is one of the when we run the mile and during cross five highest crime areas in Indianapolis. country ... She helps me run the track A 2011 report cites that the Indianapolis almost every day.” near Eastside neighborhood’s juvenile Joe goes on to describe the individual crime charges per 1,000 youth ages 6-18 is personalities of the goats: “Aglaia, she is the consistently the highest rate compared to silly one; Sunny is the alpha, Nola and Stella other Marion County census tracks. are the twins, basically side by side. Luna The school predominantly serves three and Leroy are the playful ones and Willy is zip codes, 46201, 46202 and 46218. Acthe one that just chills.” cording to 2010 census data, these three It’s clear that this daily immersion with zip codes represent the three highest peranimal care builds empathy in these centages of poverty per capita in the state young people regarding stewardship. Jace and Kaitlin talk about how Joe has advocated saving a spider This school is a rare chance as well as a nest of mice discovered in for me to get experience in the school shed. the field I want to get into Kai is on the student team taking when I get older. care of the bees. — KAI, 12 He describes how to capture a swarm: “Lots of steps. Suit up; you don’t want to be of Indiana. The 46201 area contains stung. It’s a bee jumppopulation in 31.8 percent poversuit. Tools: brushes, ty, while 46202 has 32.73 percent, sugar water (it and 46218 has 31.87 percent. dampens their wings), Tommy Reddicks, when he pliers (to cut down the began work on founding the branch they’re on, if school, went door to door to meet necessary). We spray the the neighbors and talk about the bees and get the queen school’s mission. “If we think that bee into the hive box. our role as an educational anchor Wherever the queen goes, in urban education is to simply edthe whole swarm goes. That’s ucate the child, then we will always how you catch the swarm.” fall short,” he says. “We are strong beHe adds, “Bees are a really lievers in the community school model. important species. We need We recognize that revitalization and bees to fertilize plants to change come slowly, but cannot
Transforming urban neighborhoods
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Julia Levine leads Climate Camp students through a spoken word exercise (upper left). Paramount’s new Director of Environmental Education, Chris Larson, tours the garden (upper right). Climate Campers (above) show off their just-harvested produce.
come at all without a dedication to the whole family, and the whole community. By integrating our efforts into our neighborhood, we build a foundation of trust, companionship and development.” Renee Lynch, president of the Brookside Neighborhood Community, can attest to that. “I actually met Tommy before they broke ground,” she tells me. “I was excited about it and what they had to offer. I am not techie, per se, so I was a little nervous about the computers and the robotics, but I’ve seen some of those programs and they are phenomenal and I’ve seen the kids thrive.” She makes the observation that the urban farm is “the opposite of that” technology focus, and so the school is “nicely balanced.” The partnership with the neighborhood is evident in numerous ways, from the aforementioned Garden on the Go farmers market to the students’ work at eradicating invasive species in the nearby park. Then there’s the soon-to-be-finished greenhouse. Reddicks says, “This space will be for community use, but will be managed by our students and environmental staff.” Lynch says the school’s responsiveness to the neighborhood is “110 percent...
They come to us first with their ideas before making any big steps. They partner with us [the neighborhood] and we partner with them. They help with the clean ups and they help with festivals that we do. “If we need something we come to them; if they need something they come to us; it’s a nice partnership.” “As we become good stewards in our community,” Reddicks says, “we find our community neighbors becoming better stewards of our school – and eventually better stewards of their own space. This builds excitement, helps to maintain interest in the school, generates manpower and funds for both the school and neighborhood, and the return on investment is truly a ‘feel good’ payback.” Lynch, who’s been head of her neighborhood association for five years, says, “At the time they broke ground here, this neighborhood was pretty bad – crime, drugs and prostitution. Just in five years, we have come a long way.”
Quiet and peaceful At a recent day camp I held at Paramount, a student from the school
joined our group of students. His name is Issac, and he is 12 years old. When I told him I was working on this story he demanded to be interviewed. I know that Issac lives in the neighborhood because during the course of the camp, he left a time or two to go home and take care of family business. When we finally take time to talk, it turns out he is actually only one week into his tenure at Paramount. I ask him about his impressions of the school and especially the farm. “It’s actually cool,” he tells me. “When I first came here I did not know there were chickens and stuff until I got to my last class. I asked my teacher what the noise was and he told me it was chickens.” Issac says he plans on feeding the chickens and the goats and spending time on the farm. How often, I ask. “Every day, actually,” he says, adding, “I like everything about the farm. It’s peaceful and it’s quiet.” Then he runs off to spend time with the goats, joining the other students. All seven goats are led around school grounds by the children. Other than their occasional laughter, it is exactly as Issac
describes: quiet and peaceful. Please understand this story is not an advertisement for Paramount: It’s a call to action for other schools to teach kids fundamental skills like gardening, water conservation and bee keeping, and to stage these learning opportunities in the otherwise mostly forgotten classroom called nature. Let’s let kids get dirty, let them learn entrepreneurship and selfreliance, and if the ferocity of weather predicted by climate scientists comes to be, then these kids will be equipped with basic survival skills, their resiliency forged in the sweet spot of stewardship and community. I watch the students with the goats. Time slows. I could sit here all day and watch them walk these goats, smile as they bend down to scratch their necks and hug them. I recall Raina’s remark: “They give me joy.” Indeed they do. n Jim Poyser is executive director of Earth Charter Indiana. He can be reached at jimpoyser@earthcharterindiana.org.
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VISUAL EVENTS Start with Art Sept. 4, 11:30 a.m. Start with Art gathers hundreds of arts organizations, business and community leaders to kick of the arts season. The fundraiser luncheon also will announce the first two recipients of the $100,000 Transformational Impact Fellowships, funded by a grant from Lilly. The Arts Council has said that it will be debuting a new arts education initiative. And it will announce the 2015 Beckmann Emerging Artist Fellowships. Follow your NUVO friends on Twitter. Marriott Downtown, 350 W. Maryland St., indyarts.org/start-with-art
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on’t get me wrong — there are some mighty fine graffiti writers in the I-465 loop, but the spray painted murals you see around the country today are usually very distant from their New York ancestors. Samuel Vázquez hit it pretty spot on. “I was losing roots with my work,” says Vázquez. “So this time around I went back ... It’s a little more complex, the pieces. I am taking more time to create a lot more layers to it.” The pieces he is referring to are all large scale works that will be in his upcoming show A Rhythmic Pulse. The
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Herron grad and Indy resident hasn’t always been so close to the gallery scene. He was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. When he was 9 his family moved to New York, specifically the south Bronx in 1979. By 1983 he was deeply involved in the graffiti writing and music scene; a time that would be known as the birth of hip-hop and using spray paint as an artistic medium. It’s these memo-
ries that are currently the heartbeat of Vázquez’s work. The exhibit will be his first one in two years in Indy, although he lives here with his wife. The long break was a bit of a jump, having gone from five to seven in-town shows a year to shipping most of his work around the country. “I think I am more focused now,” says Vázquez. “More focused in the sense that my art is not everything… it’s part of me, but it’s not me. It’s part of what I do and part of who I am. In that sense, I can be serious about it but not too serious.” He seems to be striking a balance between his current life and what he remembers as the conditions that created graffiti. >>>
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<<< He went onto describe life in the south Bronx during the ’70s and ’80s. The city was bankrupt, buildings were becoming vacant, and over 7,000 police officers were all laid off causing the crime levels to skyrocket. But the first things to go were social services. Vázquez recalls his school not having any form of art or gym classes. One filmmaker referred to the time as a “decade of fire.” Today this area is the poorest congressional district in the United States. “It looked like a war zone,” says Vázquez. “Even then we found beauty in it, which is interesting.” He and many other young people be-
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something,” says Vázquez. “It lost its soul. Part of the soul was immediacy.” This point of origin is something that Vázquez is trying to get back to in his artwork. So much that he will play track after track of subway car sound clips and videos of New York city streets in the background while he paints. “I can smell the train station,” says Vázquez. “... I can close my eyes and see what’s around me” “I think I am exploring the roots of graffiti writing,” says Vázquez. “On some pieces I might put seven or nine layers of writing and larger fields of color.” The largest work in the show will be 16 feet by eight feet, similar to a subway car wall in size. “It’s almost like a con“Once it got to a place where you versation that happens could stand ten hours, I think it lost with the pieces,” says Vázquez on his evolving something. It lost its soul. (or revolving?) techniques. As he paints he Part of the soul was immediacy.” reacts to each color and — SAMUEL VÁZQUEZ stroke as a constant give and take. “I think I am accepting the outcome more than I did before.” gan to use the city as their playground, When he isn’t directly recreating the channeling their energy into tags and sights and sounds of his roots, he is colorful piping that would be later called listening to music from it. “graffiti” in an attempt to demonize it. “Music is playing into the pace of the He was part of a generation that pieces,” he says, noting that his playlist claimed their humanity by literally writfor the gallery show will include about ing their own names on walls to keep four hours worth of funk, early hip hop from being dismissed. and pop music of the ’80s. Vázquez recalls the mentality: “You are “The older I’m getting I am listening to telling me that I have no voice, that I don’t things differently between songs.” exist. When you walk out of your high rise The main song that stands out from buildings downtown and hop on the train his juvenile artistic years is “Planet Rock” there is my art. You don’t think I’m here, by Afrika Bambaataa. but you see me every day.” “Being a first-hand participant of Once the programs were cut, young the birth of this dynamic culture was artists like Vázquez saw that their educaamazing,” says Vázquez “The energy tion was not considered valuable enough that we, [youth] at the time, released to preserve. For them creating was worth can be equated to the energy released the risk of breaking the law. by an atomic bomb... what we created “That’s one thing I have carried in became a global youth culture... going my psyche,” says Vázquez. “To this day, strong 40 years later. In the midst of New if I feel like I have been overlooked, I York City’s chaotic conditions, our desire will not fight it like I used to. But I will to have fun birthed an expression that assert myself.” elevated us to a more beautiful galaxy, a Vázquez will even go as far to say planet we named ‘Planet Rock.’” that graffiti writers today need to have Life seems to be coming full circle for an understanding and respect of where him as he ages. He no longer particithe art began. pates in First Fridays, nor has his Har“Graffiti in its purest form doesn’t work rison studio. here in this city,” says Vázquez. “The “I see myself separating. I am unelements and the conditions that created derstanding aging. I love to see getting it — that graffiti was born from — are older. … Now I am just like let me do my not here for the most part.” He explained work, don’t bother me.” that their writing was about access and Indy is apparently the perfect location using what they had. for his creative renewal. “Once it got to a place where you “It’s home,” says Vázquez. “It took me could stand ten hours, I think it lost a while to say it, but it’s home for me.” n
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Whimsical artist known for painting colorful mutants, goes abstract
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hen I visited William Denton Ray in his Harrison Center for the Arts studio, he was working a large abstract painting, in acrylic, for his upcoming show Shapeshifting. Well, the painting looked abstract. But, the more I looked, the more I thought that the looping form in the foreground might have been a mutant toucan or a large intestine. And this loop was as variegated as a stardust powered chess set played by mutant creatures from Andromeda. His new attitude seems to be “less is more” in terms of media. “These are paintings, not illustrations,” says Ray. “There’s canvas, paint, and that’s it.” And the canvases are bigger, the brushstrokes are broader. Ray is also less illustrative in this work, more painterly. In Shapeshifting, Ray is playing with the psychological phenomena of pareidolia: Where you are tricked into thinking there is a pattern in the image where there isn’t. “[It’s like] when you look at a cloud and you see things,” Ray tells me. “So I guess in some ways I’m hiding the characters in there. I’m leaving that up to the viewer to dissect.” You might also see something of a timeline, attempting to bridge his fantasy portraiture with his more recent — more abstract — work. Ray, 41, has been at the Harrison Center since 2009 in a studio that he shares with Carl Leck — another artist with a whimsical side — whom he has known since their days at Indy’s Southport High School. Ray went on to the Columbus School of Art and Design and then to Herron. Marriage and having children (Jazper, 9,
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and Tayven, 5) have also been an influence. “Since I draw every day I influence my kids with art on a daily basis,” says Ray. “I collect their drawings, at least the ones I find interesting. I have about three binders full of a curated collection. Not only are there memorable pieces but the innocence of a child’s drawing is very abstract in itself, and so I sometimes study
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their work which, in turn, informs some of my abstract pieces. It’s a win-win. My wife and I make sure that they read and draw at least five days out of the week. No TV, no iPad, creativity and learning.” Speaking of iPads, Ray has used them to draw since 2010. In many of the black and white drawings that he has created you can see a whole array of bizarre creatures, monsters, graffiti and whatever his particular impulse guides him to create. (He draws on a daily basis, and much work winds up on Instagram.) In these drawings, mutants often add up to more than the sum of their parts and become an overriding form of interlocking planes. Call it Creature Cubism.
iPad drawing is great for reproduction — using the particular application that he uses can generate an image a thousand times the size of the original without perceptible pixilation. In fact, one of these drawings will soon wind up on a billboard thanks to the Arts Council of Indianapolis’s High Art program. And, in such work, a tension is apparent. Ray’s venture into abstraction has a foundation in representing creatures that seem ripped from a storybook. And that book, at this point, exists only in Ray’s imagination. (In talking about a particular grayscale work on display in his studio, “Cloud Nine Color Seekers,” he told me he wants to write a book around it.) Ray’s inspired by various cultures or tribes and such influences are perceptible in particular works. In one painting on wood, “Harlequin,” it’s impossible to tell exactly what culture(s) he’s borrowing from. (I detected Medieval English and Polynesian cultures, but I’m no anthropologist.) In his solo show at the Harrison Center in 2011, Funk Soul Brother, the reviewer Charles Fox, writing for NUVO, acknowledged Ray’s talent but criticized the work as a whole. “Inappropriately borrowed” and “devoid of context” were phrases used. He also criticized the show’s organization which, he said, lacked focus. But Fox’s criticism stung, which may be why Ray’s paying a lot of attention to how his show is organized. And that review did make him reevaluate — and perhaps take more risks. “I always like to challenge myself,” Ray says. “And this is why this show, I don’t know what people will expect, I’m sure they’ll see a little of me, but it’s in a new direction... It’s important for me to grow as an artist.” n
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A memorial show and fundraiser a year after the death of Shannon O’Malia Hall
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ast week Jon Stites — an Indy comedian who has appeared on Comedy Central and Bob and Tom — called me from his home in Los Angeles to discuss the details for an upcoming comedy show in Indianapolis. “All I am doing is drinking beer and telling jokes,” he laughs. “Which I love to do.” While there will be plenty of libations and laughs, the show isn’t just about comedy. The profits will go to Connor, 11, and Danny, 9, to see that they have a sound trust fund for their future. It was last year when Connor and Danny went through the biggest changes that they will ever likely face in their lifetime. They were in the next room when their father murdered their mother, then took his own life. Shannon O’Malia Hall, the boys’ mother and victim of brutal domestic violence, was not only well known around town; she was always noticed for her smiling. It’s because of her cheer that a comedy show just seemed to fit. Shannon graduated from Cathedral High School, which is where Stites knew her. “I am really not just saying this, she was one of the sweetest and universally be-
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Jon Stites graduated from Cathedral with Shannon O’Malia Hall who was a victim of domestic violence last year. He is using standup to raise money for her two sons’ education/trust fund.
Colleen O’Malia Stine — Shannon’s sister and now guardian of her two sons — recalls hearing about how much she enjoyed the show. So when Stites contacted her about doing a benefit show in Shannon’s honor, she was thrilled. “We are still blown away that over a year after this horrible tragedy that happened to our family, that people care so much,” says O’Malia Stine. “It “We are still blown away that over stabilizes our faith in God and humanity … It reafa year after this horrible tragedy ... firms our belief that we are going to be okay.” people care so much. It stabilizes Stites spoke highly of our faith in God and humanity … It O’Malia Stine, especially she just had her reaffirms our belief that we are going since third child not including Shannon’s two. to be okay.” “Being a lifelong — COLLEEN O’MALIA STINE bachelor, sometimes I am stressed out about how I am going to pay for dog loved people I have ever met,” says Stites. food much less the cost of two additional “She literally was an absolute saint.” children,” says Stites. Shannon was a part of a group of Stites, who has been a professional roughly ten women, who would go out or comedian for the last six years, is no go on a trip once a month together. They stranger to comedy with a cause. He all went to school with Stites and decided started Operation Comedy as a way for to go see his standup act before he moved military members, veterans and their to L.A. three years ago. families to see free standup acts.
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“No matter the cause or the charity or whatnot, you just have to go out and do what you do,” says Stites. His first charity-based show was in Cleveland to raise monetary support for the victims of Ariel Castro’s abuse. When the manager told him it was a benefit, Stites was hesitant at first. “A group of rowdy G.I.s is one thing,” he laughs. “With comedy, people just want to laugh. As long as you are a working pro you don’t really need to overthink the charity versus just putting on a dynamite show.” He hopes that the night will reach out to people outside of the O’Malia circle as well. “It’s going to be a great show. We are looking to reach people that didn’t know her. “With Shannon, her family and mine, we are both Irish Catholics, that’s how we celebrate death. We drink, we dance, we laugh. That’s how we remember people. … It’s going to be remembering Shannon’s spirit.” n
Beef and Board’s: South Pacific e Through Oct. 4. Beef and Board’s South Pacific has a full swath of humanity. Elizabeth Stark, director, highlights the truths that bring us together and the deceptions that pull us apart. “Will we make a better world if we win?” implores Commander Harbison (played by Adam O. Crowe). The setting of South Pacific shows the world at a stalemate. World War II is grinding on, and American troops are based on an “island paradise” waiting for a way to break through the Japanese offensive. Taken from James Michener’s 1948 Pulitzer Prize-winning book, two parallel love stories run as the main conflict. Meanwhile the daily grind of maintaining readiness is grating on the nerves of the military personnel. What they do adds comic relief, particularly through the antics conjured up by Luther Billis (Jeff Stockberger) and the audacity of Bloody Mary (Cynthia Thomas). Enough has changed in U.S. culture for a young member in the audience to wonder what Nellie’s problem is when she learns de Becque had married a woman of Polynesian ancestry. “It’s not anything you did,” Nellie (Deb Wims) assures Emile. “It’s me. How I was brought up.” The most poignant moment evolves as Lt. Cable (Mickey Rafalski) and de Becque (Robert Wilde) confront each other. We indeed are “carefully taught to hate all the people our relatives hate.” Incrementally we pass it on generation after generation. Perhaps what in the end makes us tear up is the fragility of Liat (Arianne Villareal) and the innocence of the French-speaking, half-Polynesian children Ngana (Anjali Rooney) and Jerome (Ian Gamble). They are injured for the sake of perverse ideologies. World War II ended mid-August 70 years ago. The factors that caused it sadly remain rampant in society. Use this touching production of South Pacific as moment of personal assessment. — RITA KOHN Beef & Boards, $45-$65, beefandboards.com
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anessa R. Owens, executive artistic director and cofounder of the Kenyetta Dance Company, took a few minutes to speak with us about the upcoming ten year anniversary show based on the Black Lives Matter movement. The company has previously covered issues like homelessness and gender violence. NUVO: You have taken on such weighty social justice issues with each performance over the years. What made you decide to utilize dance as a platform for this kind of discourse? VANESSA OWENS: Dance is a universal language. Therefore, it is the perfect platform used to provoke thought and start conversation about our current issues. Change starts with discussing the problem and then creating a solution. NUVO: The Black Lives Matter movement has so much momentum and means so much to our time. What kind of responses have you heard from spectators and the dancers? OWENS: The dancers have responded, artistically, with passion and true emotion. This realness has spectators on the edge of their seats and ready to begin a serious dialogue about the racial issues. NUVO: What made you decide to tackle this topic now? OWENS: Black Dance Matters is the name of the production. It seemed like an appropriate title for the concepts and message we are conveying throughout the work. Although it acts as a reaction to the Black Lives Matter movement, it also
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speaks to the state of Black dance, it’s relevance to today, and the lack of funding and support to keep the art form alive. NUVO: How will the choreography reflect the ideals, that you feel, are most critical to Black Lives Matter? OWENS: Black Dance Matters tackles one of the greatest racial issues of our time. The choreography is powerful and the intent is evident. The beauty is watching each dancer commit to the work; physically and emotionally expressing his/her opinion of the subject matter. NUVO: Over the past ten years what has been the most surprising part of your time as director? OWENS: The thing that surprises me is most is when people stop me and ask “when is the next Kenyett?’ performance?” It’s actually a huge compliment. n
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We’ll start with the one that might be most important. Five miles outside of Bloomington — nothing but corn. Once you’re inside, however, you’ve reached the Mall of America of food (its food court, maybe?). Anyway, Bloomington boasts some of the state’s best food. If you’re living on a student budget, you’re going to want to stick with the dining halls to save money, but when you get the chance, stroll down to Kirkwood and see what the town has cooking up. 4th Street is lined with many international restaurants featuring Chinese, Korean, Thai and beyond. We recommend Anatolia, a homey Turkish restaurant inside a quaint purple house that offers some of the best red lentil soup and potato bread we’ve ever had. Post up in their back room on comfy pillows and drink tea when it gets frigid this winter. Need to get your head straight after a long night out? Village Deli and Runcible Spoon are our breakfast places of choice (RIP Wee Willie’s). The Deli (try the huge omelets) is right on Kirkwood, and the Spoon (two words: bottomless mimosas) is just a few steps behind it. Perhaps the most famous Bloomington restaurant is Mother Bear’s Pizza, which has won many awards for its dishes. It’s our personal favorite pizza place, but don’t disregard local chains like Aver’s and Pizza X, which offer great, cheap deals and deliver lateeee into the night. Get the breadsticks. Mmm, cheese sauce. Also delish, and conveniently located right next to The Bluebird: Rocket Pizza. Bloomington is slowly turning into a food truck town as well. Try to catch the Big Cheeze outside of Kilroy’s, or find the Tamale Cart downtown. As a college town, Bloomingtonians support many alternative diets. For the vegetarians and vegans, look no further than The Owlery, Rainbow Bakery and Laughing Planet. This doesn’t even begin to do all the amazing restaurants justice.
With the Jacobs School of Music on campus, it’s not a big surprise that Bloomington is crawling with musicians and music lovers. Almost every night, the Jacobs School offers one or even multiple performances varying from jazz to classical to world music to operas and even musicals. Best part? A LOT OF THESE PERFORMANCES ARE FREE. Let’s say you prefer something a bit more informal. Bloomington has a thriving music scene. Who’d have thunk that a bunch of college kids would be starting bands left and right? Combining the indie rock scene on campus and the punk community in town, there are house shows and concerts everywhere you look. Spirit of ’68 consistently brings some of the best currently touring bands to venues like The Bishop Bar, The Bluebird and The Buskirk-Chumley Theater (hey, why do all these Bloomington venues start with B?). And yes, The Bluebird is 21+, but The Bishop is generally open to those 18 and up, and the Buskirk-Chumley is all-ages. Record shopping? You can hit four shops in a five-minute walk (if you walk briskly) with TDs CDs and LPs, Landlocked Records, Tracks and Magnetic South’s Record Room. We vouch for all those shops, which are both 1) welcoming and 2) staffed by super knowledgable people who will hook you up with the most rare of reissues. Bloomington is also the home of one of the biggest indie label conglomerates in the world: Secretly Label Group. The label group (which includes Secretly Canadian, Dead Oceans, Jagjaguwar, Numero Group and dozens more) signs some of the best up-and-coming and prominent musicians in the world. Because they’re dedicated to good ol’ Bloomington, those artists generally make their way to Bloomington sooner or later for a show at one of those venues we mentioned above. They’re far from the only label in town though; a few other notables include Magnetic South, Plan-It-X, Auris Apothecary and Strong Roots. There are new upstarts all the time, too.
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IU Cinema’s (founding director Jon Vickers pictured here) was a NUVO CVA nominee this year
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Oh, poor, poor underage baby. Soon you will be 21 and legally allowed to imbibe the delicious brews that originate from your delicious new town. But, while you’re waiting, you can stop at Upland Brewing Co.’s restaurant, which features not just beer but some of the most delicious burgers we’ve ever put into our face holes. Beyond the ubiquitous Upland, there’s Bloomington Brewing Co., Quaff On, Function Brewery, Cutters Brewing Co., and many more. A new brewery was probably founded while we were typing these words. Our pick for best beer list goes to Crazy Horse and their insane Around The World in 80 Beers game, but don’t miss the The Tap, right off the Square. Oh, you’re 21+, you’re fancy, and you prefer the delicious taste of wine? Bloomington has the HOOK. UP. thanks to Oliver Winery. Butler Winery comes in a strong second. If you’re looking for a place to post up and enjoy a glass, think of spots like Restaurant Tallent or Farm Bloomington, which not only offer amazing food – seriously, some of the best in the entire state – but also great drinks.
If you’re a frequent comedy podcast listener – a episode of WTF with Marc Maron is perfect for those long walks across campus – you’ll notice that Bloomington is called out all the time as a comedy mecca. That’s because Jared and Dayna Thompson run one of the best comedy clubs in the entire country, the Comedy Attic. The lineup is seriously insane: amazing comics like Michael Ian Hall, Amy Schumer, Dana Gould and more stopped in, at this club. Shows are open to those 17 and older. The Attic also hosts an epic run of comedy festivals in the summer, plus an open mic every Wednesday. And if you stay in B-town in the summer, you’re going to want to hit up Limestone Comedy Festival, the biggest comedy fest in the state, and probably our favorite. Tig Notaro, Patton Oswalt and Maria Bamford have headlined in the past. Who knows what 2016 will bring?
Who doesn’t love movies? Not IU. Not only does Bloomington have two AMC theaters that screen the latest blockbusters, IU Cinema is a staple in the town’s film scene. The cinema is constantly screening various documentaries, independent films and even hosting guest lectures of visiting filmmakers (notably Meryl Streep two years ago). For the student body, freebies abound: Every weekend, the IMU hosts some not-so-new films for the low, low cost of showing your student ID. If you’re a fan of making movies, IU hosts the annual Campus Movie Fest. Along with that, Bloomington also has its own chapter in the Indiana Filmmakers Network. BTown may not be LA or New York, but the Midwest has some great opportunities for upcoming filmmakers.
Indiana is notorious for loving the pastime of putting a ball into a net, and I’m sure you already knew that IU is Hoops Mecca. The basketball games are a huge deal, the football games are a byproduct of everybody tailgating their butts off on Saturdays, but it doesn’t end there. Obviously, b-ball is a big deal and football pretends to be, but there are all sorts of sporting events year-round that you can go to. Many of these events are free to attend, like men and women’s soccer, volleyball, field hockey and more. If you’re one for free, adrenaline-pumping sporting events, IU has you covered.
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Did you know that a ton of land in/ around Bloomington is public? Lake Monroe, Lake Lemon and Lake Griffy each offer their fair share of canoeing, fishing, hiking and camping, and resorts like Fourwinds offer a place to lay your head if roughing it isn’t in your wheelhouse. Bloomington is just a 20-minute drive from the amazing Brown County State Park in addition to the other parks that dot the region. (Climb the firetower!) Of course, IU is known for the quarries, but there are cliffs, caves, waterfalls and more that often get overlooked. Go for a hike at Cascade Park just northwest of campus to see a magnificent waterfall. Cedar Bluffs Nature Preserve provides beautiful trails and cliffs that are fun to climb, and the view from the top is breathtaking. All of these are either free or boast minimal entrance fees.
Can you guess how many museums there are in Bloomington? 17 museums, nine of which are on campus. Damn. That’s a lot of museums. All the other ones are within walking distance from the university, too, so the college kids among you really don’t have an excuse not to go to one. The Indiana University Art Museum has consistently held killer exhibits. It has to, though, if it wants to compete with the Lilly Library across the street, which holds not only a completely bonkers collection of rare books, but also a lock of Sylvia Plath’s hair, John James Audubon’s “Birds of America” and a Gutenberg Bible. There are museums that hold archives of both IU’s history and the history of the world beyond the Sample Gates. The vast majority of these museums are free, especially for students. If you enjoy one of them enough, you could probably even volunteer at any of these museums.
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Here’s a brief but hearty list of events this fall that could provide a great excuse to visit Bloomington, or leave your smelly dorm room. For more events, hit up nuvo.net.
4th Street Festival of Arts and Crafts Labor Day Weekend This weekend-long fest is a great way to get to know the Downtown district. Vendors selling all manner of beautiful goods take up residence in small white tents during Labor Day — plus there’s music and all kinds of food (it IS on 4th St. after all). Lotus World Music and Arts Festival Sept. 24-27 This fest is a concentrated way to sample some of the most innovative and ground-breaking sounds from all around the world in a four-daylong festival in venues all around town. Many events are free, so scour the schedule if you’re on a college kid budget.
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Hillbilly Haiku Americana Music Festival Sept. 4 Take note! This event is THIS weekend! See Soundcheck for more info. Hilly Hundred Bicycle Tour Oct. 9-11 Almost 6,000 bicyclists take on zillions of good ol’ Southern Indiana hills in this (painful, thigh-burning, wonderful) three-day biking event. This is a great way to explore the land around your new hometown.
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Sundance 2015 winner, Meru, shows some of the most visually striking climbing you will see this year
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n his book, Chancing It: Why We Take SHOWING: KEYSTONE ART Risks, Ralph Keyes offers an explanaRATED: R, e tion of why we do things like climbing mountains, jumping out of planes, and even shoplifting with a pocket full of And, of course, a mountain climber money: It’s about risk and reward. For also climbs a mountain because it’s there. example, when the light turns yellow Meru, the directorial debut of husband and you choose to accelerate instead of and wife team Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth stopping, you put yourself in a minor Chai Vasarhelyi, is an excellent documenrisk situation. Sure, the chances are slim, tary about nice guy mountain climbers but you could get hit by another car or pulled over by a police officer. When Even with an understanding of the whole you drive through the intersection risk/reward business, there are points without incident, you get a modest in the film when you have to question rush of adrenaline whether these guys are crazy or stupid. and sense of satisfaction for having successfully navigated the risk situation. Chin, Conrad Aker and Renan Ozturk, When you up the level of competence and their attempts to scale a summit that required to succeed, and the level of had never been successfully scaled before. consequences if you fail, the payoff The men film themselves using ultra-light increases. A skydiver that navigates cameras and the visuals are stunning. through the many steps required in Their goal is in the Himalayas, above jumping and landing without injury gets the Ganges River in Northern India: the a big internal payoff. In other words, Shark’s Fin on Mount Meru rises roughly we do extreme, difficult and dangerous 20,700 feet above sea level and it looks like things – at least in part – because doing it’s name, sleek and smooth, which makes them right gets us high. the climbing tougher. Anker first attempt-
ed to scale the Shark’s Fin in 2003. In 2008 he returned with Chin and Ozturk. Their planned 7-day trip stretched to 20 as heavy storms left them trapped until they were forced to turn back, despite being only 100 meters short of their goal. They came back three years later to try again. Even with an understanding of the whole risk/reward business, there are points in the film when you have to question whether these guys are crazy or stupid. I mean, Chin was nearly killed in an avalanche just a few months before the group’s second attempt, and Ozturk fractured his skull a few days before that – the doctors’ initial concern was whether he’d ever walk again. When is enough? I get that Anker is a never say no kind of guy – his wife Jenny was previously married to his beloved climbing partner, who was killed in an avalanche. Chin seems a bit less driven, but the passing of his mother – who feared he would die before her – seems to have emboldened him. But Ozturk’s injury cut the blood flow to his brain in half just five months earlier. How in the world did all three men decide that including him in the return expedition was a wise move? Meru doesn’t explain the climbers. It lets us get to know them a little, while presenting their gripping (sue me – it’s the appropriate word) adventures. The film won the Audience Award in the documentary section at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. You’ll see why. n NUVO // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // 09.02.15 - 09.09.15 // SCREENS 23
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You rule the roost! You are very responsible with your materials! Recycling, upcycing and compositing is your game. Any discarded sofas or pretty glass bottles you find wind up repurposed or turn into beautiful works of art.
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DEMI A. Northside I compost as much as I can, and reuse plastic baggies.
KALALAU C. Castleton I drive a fuel-efficient car.
MARTIN T. Rocky Ripple I ride my bike a lot.
JAMES J. Downtown I recycle all my water bottles.
DEAN F. West Point I grow vegetables! I feed about 30-40 people with my produce.
You make the earth-friendly, resourceful choice every chance you get! Recycling, upcycing, growing, conserving fossil fuels- you’ve got it down. Live long and prosper, oh Green One.
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The greenest part of you is your thumb! And your belly. Sustainable, healthy fresh food is your game! Growning and purchasing local, as well as being conscious of your waste is a great thing for the earth.
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You live in a little bubble where your actions don’t affect anything else, present or future. *POP* That’s costly, bro! Keeping earth clean and healthy is a team effort- you can start doing your part!
SONDRA S. Fletcher Place I ride my bike to campus until it’s absolutely too cold!
DAVID M. Fletcher Place I grow my own vegetable garden.
KRISTEN C. Northside I use only all-natrual cleaning products.
EMILY E. SoBro I shop with reusable bags.
TAYLOR E. SoBro My roommates and I carpool a lot!
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FOOD IN BRIEF Foodies: Send us your Christmas lists! Your good buddies over at NUVO want you to get the gifts you’re looking for this holiday season. That’s why we’re making it easy for your friends and family to gift smart with our holiday gift guide, coming out in November. If you have a must-have, must-use, can’t-livewithout-it kitchen tool, we want to know! If you’re a bartender who can’t live without your ice-crushing mallet or a baker who can’t imagine a world without Silpats, send me an email at smurrell@nuvo.net, or connect with me on Twitter @likesquirrel317. Whether it’s the gel mat under your feet that keeps your lower back feeling good, or the halogen lights that let you see your food in living color, if it helps you make better food, we want to know about it. We need your questions for our brewers! The beer issue is coming up on Sept. 16th, and we want our brewing friends to be able to give you as much knowledge as possible. But before they do that, they need lots of questions with which to conjure their genius. If you have a burning question in need of an answer, send it over to askabrewer@nuvo.net and let their malty brilliance shine a light in your life. Another new brewery coming to Indy I spent part of my Saturday evening tasting beers at the soon-toopen Treble Brewery. As you may have guessed from the name, the owners have quite a passion for live music, and plan to make that a central part of the drinking and dining experience. But they’re a long way off, still shopping around spots to start full-scale production. They’re still in the process of perfecting their brewery recipes, but they’re off to a very strong start with a nice lineup of truly delicious batches of everything from the light and refreshing Hefeweizen to the rich porter. Location in process, treblebrewing.com
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ave you eaten at Milktooth yet, Fletcher Place’s wave-making brunch joint that made its home in a rehabbed car garage? Why not?! Milktooth’s chef, Jonathan Brooks, has been profiled by everyone from Bon Appetite to Food & Wine (and yes, even your own humble, hometown NUVO). But we’ve been neglectful of their pastry chef, Zoe Taylor, which we claim, fully and wholly, as our bad. She’s been an impressive force on the pastry side of things down at Milktooth, and she’s been a powerhouse of pastry talent, putting herself on the map as much under her own steam as Milktooth’s. Her story mirrors a lot of stories for women trying to make it big in the world of
professional kitchens, in that women have historically found much more success as pastry chefs than head chefs. The reason is a lot more complex than the tired, sexist reason that “girls aren’t tough enough.” “You find yourself kind of transforming, and you find yourself putting on this strange mask. It’s sad that you have to do it, but the conversations and the comments that happen, and you find yourself just not stooping to the level of communication that’s common in kitchens,” Taylor said. “Instead of adapting that behavior, you just learn to kind of shut your ears off.” Pastry chefs get another benefit, too: they’re in and out before everyone and spend the least amount of time interacting with the kitchen crew. “One of my favorite things is I am usu-
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Though she’s quick to point out that she’s never really had many issues at her current post, due in part to the leadership and the open kitchen concept. “It was harder in the past, but at Milktooth, people see how much trust and faith [head chef Jonathan Brooks] has in me, they’re going to follow whatever he does. So the fact that he lets me do whatever I want and trusts me wholeheartedly, people see that and respect me because of that, even if I hadn’t proved my worth before. It’s been a lot easier at Milktooth. You know, I’m here every day, I’m here [when we’re closed]. I see everything that goes on, and I want things done “Now that I’m in a very open and right. So there’s been some hiccups where...it was like, respected environment, I’m just ‘There’s some clout.’” Along with psychologias vocal as I can be.” cally making your food taste — ZOE TAYLOR better (Google it), open kitchens like Milktooth’s means there’s not a lot of ally here alone in the morning, and having places to yell down the line about tits or ass without the customers hearing it three feet Milktooth to myself, it’s heaven on earth.” away at the counter. But to chalk it up to Her tip for making it work? Avoid it mere architecture would be a gross disserwhen you can, and grimace and bear it vice to the atmosphere created by Brooks. when you can’t. “You’re aware of it and Taylor says that Brooks’ penchant for you feel it, and you feel the looks and wise delegation is something that he you hear the comments made. I don’t offers to be earned. The airy shop’s transknow. You just find ways — I formation into a place of innovation, just found ways to work then, is not a big surprise. when people weren’t “He does a great job of respecting and around. You just make trusting everyone from the dishwasher to it as comfortable as me to the wait staff. He gives credit where possible, because no credit is due, which is so rare. He’s so matter what you do ready to dish out responsibility to people or say, it’s not going that want it.” Which is also why you probto get much better. ably won’t find anyone as geeked out on Not that [speaking cocktails, coffee, and food as Milktooth’s up] isn’t worth dobaristas, bartenders, wait staff and cooks. ing, but then you This balance of respect and creativity just become the makes for a relaxed but professional >>> bitch,” she said. << Zoe Taylor’s Honey Whey Cake was named one of Bon Appetit’s top ten desserts in America. PHOTO BY MICHELLE CRAIG
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Did you miss last week’s seasonal guide? No worries, as we have a nice roundup to prep you for September. First, take advantage of the Devour Downtown pricing, as you have only four days left to eat your way through your bargain-priced bucket list. Then you can enjoy the beautiful fall weather with Yelp’s BYO dinner on the Circle. There’s a lot to choose from and even more on NUVO.net/food. Get out and enjoy it!
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SWEET N’ TANGY TOMATO PASTA Serves 3-4
August in Indiana brings an abundant harvest of locally grown tomatoes, zucchini and fresh herbs. The outdoor plants reach their full maturation, producing vine ripened fruits and vegetables. Fresh herbs grow plentifully, giving off magnificent aromas of basil, thyme, sage and rosemary. If you don’t have a garden, venture to one of the farmer’s markets around Indianapolis: Broad Ripple Farmers Market, Farm to Fork Market at Normandy Farms, Market at Hague and Carmel Farmers Market on Center Green to name a few. Purchasing produce at farmer’s markets supports the Indiana farming community. It gives a better understanding of our relationship with the earth and what each month and season brings in growing food. Most often, you will find local musicians playing as you browse produce booths. Finally, you can grab a bite to eat in one of the delicious local food trucks or vendors. This Sweet N’ Tangy Pasta recipe uses fresh locally grown sage, tomatoes and zucchinis, which provide the base of the dish and bring you into the spirit of summer. Noodles are created out of zucchini using a Spiralizer — a machine that creates noodles from vegetables such as zucchini, cucumber, carrot, etc. It is a great way to make gluten free noodles for pasta, making this dish is a raw food recipe, therefore hydrating and lighter. Spiralizer prices range from $15 to $40.
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2 tomatoes, medium-sized 1 cup mango (about 1 mango) 6 sun-dried tomatoes 2 tablespoons lemon juice 2 garlic cloves 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar 1/4 teaspoon sea salt 3-5 fresh sage leaves or 1 teaspoon dried sage 4-5 zucchinis, large 1 tablespoon hempseeds (for protein)
Spiralize zucchinis with Spiralizer machine. Blend all other ingredients in a blender to make the sauce. Serve the sauce on top of the zucchini noodles. Sprinkle on hemp seeds for garnish.
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Devour Downtown Through Sept. 6. Are you looking for a place to spend a little money and get a whole bunch of food? Good news, Devour Downtown is on until Sept. 6th. You can sample a variety of dishes with each restaurant’s multicourse menu options for as little as $35. We’d highly recommend getting your fix at Cerulean, Siam Square or Fogo de Chao, and although we don’t usually recommend chains in these pages, the outand-out meatfest that is Fogo is worth spending your dollars on. Various downtown locations, devourdowntown.org Dinner on the Circle Sept. 13. 6 p.m. Our friends over at Yelp have brought back this fabulous little dining event on the circle in which everyone BYO’s their own dinner to their table, all of which are scattered along the circle. It’s an event that centers on community and placemaking, turning the circle into the grandest location for dining in the city. It’s the most fun to get a huge group together and take the opportunity to share food, regional cuisines, and make new friendships. Look in next week’s NUVO for Britt Smith’s guide to making the most of your experience. Monument Circle, FREE 25th Annual French Market Sept. 12, noon-10 p.m. Are you one of those people that mourns the lack of a varied French food scene in Indianapolis? Well, once a year, our local Francophiles get their wish with this local festival. Sure, they have live music, lots of stuff for kiddos to do and tours of a really beautiful cathedral, but the point of this local event is to get way into the traditional French offerings like savory and sweet crepes, croque madames and escargot. If you’re a midtowner, you can easily walk or bike to this festival, and you’ll want the excuse to exercise when it’s all over. St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, 4217 Central Ave., FREE
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The Luau Tribute with Martin Cate Sept. 15, 6 p.m. Black Market is hosting Martin Cate, tiki guru and owner of Smuggler’s Cove in SF, for a night of dinner and cocktails inspired by The Luau in Beverly Hills, CA. The bar was run by an Indiana native, and the folks at Black Market are paying tribute. Black Market also sports an impressive lineup of rums to sample even on nights when Mr. Cate isn’t there. Black Market, 922 Massachusetts Ave., $75 Indy Urban Acre’s Annual Farmraiser Sept. 26, 6 p.m. There’s no more fun way to support local urban farming and education efforts than by dropping by Indy Urban Acres for a few pints and a few plates. You can go on a guided hike of the farm and see what they’re all about on the Eastside location, which is helping bring sustainable food to a neighborhood that needs it badly. Indy Urban Acres, 7700 E. 21st St., prices vary — SARAH MURRELL
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Hemp at a glance • Seeds can be used in industrial products such as oil paints, varnishes, printing inks, fuel, solvents and coatings. • Seeds can be used in body care products like soaps, shampoos, lotions, balms and cosmetics. • The stalk can be used in textiles, paper and building materials. • Hemp naturally suppresses weeds and can improve soil in cropping systems. PHOTO BY JIM POYSER
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o find Purdue University’s crop research farm, located just south of the university’s West Lafayette location, you have to travel on roads through vast tracts of corn and soybeans. Often, corn is on one side of the road, soybeans on the other; you are in a sandwich of traditional monoculture. Is there another crop waiting in the wings, aching for its opportunity to join the big two? Industrial hemp is only in its infancy in Indiana, but already there Throughout the day, we were treated are numerous positive indications of its to numerous workshops, led by Purdue impact, including the myriad of goods profs sporting vibrant cannabis sativa created from hemp: clothing, building materials, food, health products and biofuels. As we began our tour of the Hemp Project at the “We can eat it, we can drink it, we Purdue Ag Center, one can wear it, we can buy it, but we Purdue scientist called out to us: “Happy Hemp Day!” can’t grow it.” On Aug. 25 (a Wednesday: hump day — hemp day, get — JAMIE CAMPBELL PETTY it?), Purdue held its very first PRESIDENT OF THE INDIANA HEMP INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION field day for the public to inspect its new industrial hemp pilot program. The leaf decals on their shirtsleeves. First tour included presentations on economstop for our group was the “planting and ics, budgeting, weed management and harvest” session, led by Purdue’s Hans cultivation, led by numerous Purdue Schmitz and Tristand Tucker. scientists. Over 110 people attended, from Schmitz and Tucker repeatedly farmers to hemp product merchants to emphasized the “pilot” nature of this sustainability enthusiasts. program. Like good students in a school
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No one has been able to grow hemp legally in the United States since 1957. Recent Indiana legislation, led by legislation on a national level (Farm Bill of 2013), opens the door for research to explore the possibilities of industrial hemp production, which portends many benefits for Indiana’s farmers and overall economy. These two acres are the testing grounds for an agricultural pilot program that could have significant impact on the future of Indiana.
• Hemp suffers very little disease and pest problems.
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philosophy long forgotten, they are engaged in an inquiry and discovery process designed to result in mistakes. “We want to find out what not to do,” said Tucker, adding, “We don’t want anyone [farmers] to lose their shirts on this.” Complicating this initial attempt at growing hemp were two major factors, echoed repeatedly over the course of the day. One, paperwork complications regarding the acquisition of hemp seeds from Canada slowed down the preferred agricultural timeline. In terms of other Indiana crops, hemp most closely follows a corn production schedule. So, instead of an early May planting season, researchers finally put seeds in the ground on June 12. Second, within one or two days of the late planting, the rains began and rarely stopped for the duration of the month and into July. Purdue agronomy professor Ron Turco said, “We considered ourselves successful to get it planted, after 6 months of paperwork — and then it started raining and didn’t stop ...” According to the State Climate Office, Indiana set a record for rainfall in the month of June, with a state average of 9.03 inches. Turco observed that hemp is not a “particularly robust plant” regarding its resiliency, noting, “we lost a lot of plants in the rain.” He did caution that if the hemp
• The Lugar Center for Renewable Energy co-sponsored a capstone project with INHIA, conducted by grad students in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA). The “Hope for Hemp” team studied economics and logistics associated with hemp farming. They derived cost equations showing the monetary value to farmers at various levels of crop yield. This report is available to the public through request to lcre@iupui.edu.
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had been planted on the more appropriate schedule, the results might have been very different. Ergo, the need for a pilot program to test out various variables. Overall, the Hemp Project acreage is broken into different sections so Purdue scientists can experiment with weed control practices, as well as the application of nutrients such as nitrogen. Scientists also planted organic and inorganic sections of hemp.
Law, politics and THC Purdue’s Ron Turco stated that marijuana and hemp are “exactly the same. The difference is the THC content is less than .3 in hemp; in marijuana it is greater than .3.” THC is the psychoactive element in marijuana. Turco emphasized, “There is no THC in industrial hemp. You can smoke the whole field and you’ll end up with cancer before you’ll get high.” Indiana is subject to the 2013 U.S. Farm Bill, Section 7506, which states that industrial hemp can only be grown or cultivated “for purposes of research conducted under an agricultural program...” As a member of the Hemp Project, Turco is a licensed hemp grower in the state of Indiana under the aegis of the Indiana Seed Commissioner. In Indiana, statute is interpreted as allowing universitybased research only. In Kentucky, Turco noted that the ag department of the University of Kentucky has involved numerous farmers in their pilot program. Farmers and academics in Kentucky share a memorandum of understanding, greatly expanding the research opportunities beyond Indiana’s current two acres. The prospect of growing the program here in Indiana is unlikely, Turco indicated, at least until federal law changes. Jamie Campbell Petty, president of the Indiana Hemp Industries Association (INHIA), agreed. Petty says that on a policy level in Indiana, SB 357, passed this past legislative session, distinguishes hemp from marijuana.” On the federal level, Indiana congressman Todd Young has expressed his support for HR 525, an industrial farming act that takes hemp off Schedule 1 of the Farm Bill, opening the barn doors to industrial hemp. Campbell Petty encouraged workshop-goers to talk to their congressional representative to support HR 525 or the Senate version, S 134. Her organization, Indiana Hemp Industries Association, was ubiquitous as
Tristand Tucker (left) and Hans Schmitz explained that Purdue’s first hemp crop was hampered by rain.
a dozen tour participants sported INHIA t-shirts made from hemp, emblazoned with #hoosierhemp on the back. “We can eat it [hemp], we can drink it, we can wear it, we can buy it, but we can’t grow it,” thus missing an enormous economic opportunity for Indiana. She added, “We have to get the chain of supply in place first” before moving to the next level. One illustration of Indiana’s missing link in the supply chain is the fact that Kentucky has a processing plant for hemp, a ready destination for its farmers’ hemp crop. It’s illegal for an Indiana farmer to take his or her hemp across state lines.
He added, “There has been a growing interest in industrial hemp production for use in fiber manufacturing.”
Hemp as panacea
One of the attendees of the field day workshop was Peter Schubert, Director of the Richard G. Lugar Center for Renewable Energy. “Hemp is a great energy crop,” he wrote in response to my emailed question. “The seeds hold oil from which biodiesel can be produced. The stalks can generate green energy, plus biochar – a valuable soil nutrient. Also, by displacing petroleumbased products with hemp (e.g. fibers, polymers, plastics) we boost national security and reduce harmful emissions.” “You can smoke the whole field Schubert added that his Center, located on the IUPUI and you’ll end up with cancer campus, is “working with the before you’ll get high.” Purdue researchers to add value in hemp production. — RON TURCO After seed harvesting, we PROFESSOR OF AGRONOMY, PURDUE UNIVERSITY hope to feed the residue into our Stalk Stoker – a biomass conversion system designed to help farmers be more energy Some workshop leaders imagined self-sufficient. When Indiana farmers an impending future where processing begin growing this crop they can run the plants based in Indiana would provide seed press using the electricity, and boost numerous jobs as well as support local the next year’s crop with the biochar.” industrial hemp farmers. Brandon Pitcher is a well-known Ron Turco noted that overall, in his sustainability expert. He is chief susdealings with state officials, everyone has tainability officer for the Indiana Hemp been good to work with, from the state Industries Association and held a session police to the Indiana seed commissioner. focusing on a building material called “Indiana is fortunate to have the right hempcrete, comprised, as you might climate and soil allowing for the strong imagine, of hemp. development of many diversified crops, Placing his hands on the hempcrete including industrial hemp,” said Indiana blocks, he told the assembled that hempState Department of Agriculture Director crete replaces the existing building system: Ted McKinney, in a statement to NUVO.
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it’s the brick, the insulation and the siding all rolled into one block.” He called the environmental and ecological benefits of hempcrete “tremendous, including the carbon sequestration potential.” Pitcher directed me to an article he co-wrote, stating: “A 2,000 sq. ft. house constructed with these blocks will lock up over 5 tonnes of CO2 ... These blocks are not just net-zero they are carbon negative, absorbing even more CO2 as the walls age.” Hempcrete will, according to Pitcher, sequester carbon for at least 100 years. But that’s not all. “When you mix this material with lime it creates a process called calcium carbonation which will result in limestone in about 100 years. This will be a stronger material for your great grandkids than it is today.” Pitcher mentioned he has interest from a Hoosier client to develop what could be the first hempcrete building in the Indiana. He added, “Hemp Circle Industries is actively seeking to develop projects with people looking to get in the hemp industry.” [See infobox, p. 30] Like everyone else that day, Pitcher emphasized that hemp is about “job creation all along the supply chain,” adding that he also believes hemp to be the “most competitive plant species for sustainability.” “My hope would be,” he told the workshop goers, “that if we take sustainability seriously in this state, then this plant would be the number one most economically valuable plant,” because of its impact on a myriad of systems; food production, energy generation, building materials, healthcare. “One plant can solve so many problems,” he mused. “If you tell me this isn’t economically viable, I’ll tell you ... you have no creativity.” n
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hen Rush’s prog pop single “Limelight” emerged in 1981, Lou Barlow was on the verge of something else. Roughly a year away from beginning his on-again, off-again musical partnership with J. Mascis – first with the short-lived semi-seminal hardcore punk act Deep Wound and subsequently with the alternative rock pioneers Dinosaur Jr. – the then-teenaged Bay Stater wasn’t listening to that end of the radio dial. “I heard the Dead Kennedys on the radio when I was 12,” Barlow recalls, a perk of growing up within signal range of Western Massachusetts’ many colleges and their respective stations. “Classic rock is fine, but when Rush would play the local EnormoDome, I wouldn’t go.” More than three decades deep into a robust career making music in bands and bedroom projects like Sentridoh and The Folk Implosion, Barlow has somehow found himself staring down Neil Peart’s lyric sheet, courtesy of The Onion’s A.V. Club. “They have a huge list of songs where they invite bands into the studio to cover the songs,” he says. “‘Limelight’ happened to be on the list.” Though his bandmates were both fans of Rush, the Sebadoh frontman most certainly was not. “It was pretty much a no-brainer be-
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knobs for a bargain basement Geddy Lee routine. Apart from recitation, he plays no other instrument and clearly takes joy in its collapsing completion. When prompted RELEASE DATE: SEPT. 4, JOYFUL NOISE RECORDINGS after the fact, he laughs and concedes, “It INFO: JOYFULNOISERECORDINGS.COM would be hard to say that I’d ever heard the song all the way through.” cause Bob [D'Amico] and Jason [LoewenAdmittedly, it's just plain weird hearstein] know the song pretty intimately.” ing the man who penned "Gimme Indie Recently released as a 7” via IndianapoRock," the tape trader’s cynical equivalent lis’ own Joyful Noise, with cheeky artwork of MC5's "Kick Out The Jams," singing paying winking homage to Rush’s Canadian one of the most recognizable radio rock roots, their recorded rendition is in many songs of all time. In recent years, fans have ways quite faithful to the original, that witnessed Barlow slosh his way through most antithetical anthem of alienation. sold-out Sebadoh blowouts, burn through raucous Bug anniversary sets with Dinosaur Jr., and plaintively strum fragile love songs on his ukulele. Short of his apparent proclivity for “Satellite is a piss poor substitute performing in power trios, for terrestrial radio.” there’s scarcely any similarity between what he does and — LOU BARLOW what Rush does. Still, it's not the first time the Dean Of American Lo-Fi Rockers surprised with the Loewenstein dutifully replicates Alex hard rock covers. Sebadoh completists Lifeson’s riffs while D’Amico admirably will no doubt recall his turn-of-themakes do with a drum kit far more econo century acoustic take on Foreigner’s than that of Peart. Yet, Barlow’s defiance is “Cold As Ice” for a London radio station palpable from the very beginning, bellowcompilation of in-studio performances. ing, “I HATE IT! I HATE THIS! I HATE IT!” repeatedly while adjusting his stompbox S E E , B A R L O W , O N P A GE 3 2 CD RELEASE
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It was sometime this winter, when I was deep in my research for my story on The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, before the release of their newest So Delicious, when I discovered Kenny Wayne Shepherd is a Big Damn Band fan. I’m not sure if someone told me, or if I stumbled across the article myself, but somewhere along the line, I found the musicrader.com list created by Shepherd calling out the Big Damn Band’s album The Whole Fam Damnily as one of his top five not-so-guilty pleasures of all time. In the piece, he mentions that it was none other than John Mellencamp who intro’d him to the Rev’s slide guitar playing. So, since Kenny is coming through town this week with Van Halen, I asked the Rev if he had any questions for him, from one bluesman to another. Lucky strike! He did. And I, acting as a phone call conduit, since the Big Damn Banders are busy on the road as always, asked Kenny all of ‘em, which you can read in full on nuvo.net.
REVEREND PEYTON: It’s been a tough couple of
years for blues music in this country. We lost BB King this year, and it has left many, including Buddy Guy, wondering about the future of the blues. Where do you see things going? Who are the legends that will take things into the future? If you were the benevolent dictator of blues music in the USA what would you do/promote?
KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD: I think BB King held
the throne for a really long time, and he didn’t rule as a dictator, let’s put it that way. I have faith in the music, and the genre. There’s always new life being infused into it. We’re talking about a genre of music that’s over 100 years old, and there’s still new artists coming out and doing this stuff. There’s no shortage of young people that are interested in it. All you’ve got to do is go online and Google “blues guitar” or go on YouTube and you’ll see tons of kids trying to play the blues. There’s this kid named Quinn Sullivan that Buddy Guy has kind of taken under his wing. Last night, I was just watching a video of this other kid named Ray Goren who is a 16-year-old kid. The kid can play, and he can sing, and I hear he’s got a record coming out. There’s young talented people that are coming into the blues, and they’re going to infuse new life into the music just like the guys in me and my generation did and continue to do. I think it’s in good hands. — KATHERINE COPLEN See full show listing in Soundcheck
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A subdued but sincere version of Ratt’s 1984 hair metal hit "Round and Round" appeared on his uncharacteristically non-pseudonymous solo record Emoh. “I love that song,” Barlow confirms, quick to defend that choice. After so many years of making records his own damn way, inadvertently becoming a hugely influential figure for generations of musicians, these are the sorts of creative curveballs Barlow can throw without threatening his living lo-fi legacy. A little levity definitely can’t hurt. Via song, he often lays bare the unvarnished truths of his personal life, most recently on Sebadoh’s hiatus-busting Defend Yourself. Brace The Wave Following a divorce from his wife and partner of 25 years, he’s moved from California back east to Massachusetts, continuing to tour with no fewer than three active projects. Currently with Dinosaur Jr. on a midsummer stretch alongside art rock oddballs Primus, he’s already gearing up for some September solo dates to coincide with the release of Brace The Wave, a brand new solo album written partially while on the road. His first solo album since 2009’s Goodnight Unknown for Merge Records, the record promises nine songs “without drums, without regrets” and further extends his working relationship with Joyful Noise. It was recorded in Easthampton, MA with Justin Pizzoferrato, whose production credits include records from J. Mascis and Speedy Ortiz, as well as several
of Sonic Youth members’ recent projects. “There’s also a Dinosaur Jr. record coming up,” he says. “So I have to write my usual two of three songs for that.” On the road constantly, satellite convenience trumps traditional radio’s promise, with the Sebadoh guys in particular favoring “a lot of Howard Stern” alongside SiriusXM stations like Willie’s Roadhouse and Little Steven’s Underground Garage. “They play great stuff, but they actually repeat a lot of what they play,” Barlow gripes about the latter channel. Chalk it up to his hardwired punk rock brain and the undeniable influence of college radio over him, but Barlow contends that there’s not nearly enough underground going on there. “Satellite is a piss poor substitute for terrestrial radio,” he says. SUBMITTED PHOTO Now what if he happened to wrench control of that virtual dial from Steven Van Zandt? “I would go nuts,” Barlow laughs, alluding to hundreds of choice cuts off compilations like the crucial Pebbles series of unearthed and virtually unknown garage and psych rock records. Successfully corporatized into conformity, classic rock radio makes no room for groups like The Moving Sidewalks, Billy Gibbons’ pre-ZZ Top band, while reliably pumping out FM favorites “Legs” and “Tush” ad nauseum every few hours. In contrast to Barlow’s vast discography, the overwhelming majority of which remains in print or otherwise reissued, there’s a loss that comes with letting less known bands fall by the wayside. “It’s a shame those songs can’t be heard,” he says. n
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heon Lee has left me speechless with his powerful spoken word performances on more than one occasion. So when I heard Lee was dropping his debut EP as an MC earlier this month I approached the project with great anticipation and high expectations. I wasn't disappointed. Last Seen is a very strong freshman project from a gifted young artist that will likely be making waves in the Indianapolis art scene for some time to come. Next up for Lee is a collaboration with several different producers on a Last Seen remix EP to be titled The Research. I caught up with Lee for an interview at the WFYI studios. You can catch our full conversation this Wednesday evening at 9 on 90.1 WFYI Public Radio. NUVO: A lot of people are familiar with you from your work in the spoken word scene. Tell us about your transition from poetry to hip-hop.
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everything and got involved with assetbased community development and social justice. That caused me to look back at my old self when I was younger and doing hip-hop. It made me think about what was happening in hip-hop culture and I thought maybe I should go back and touch base with that. I'd been through a rough patch in life at that point and hip-hop was the thing that brought me back and grounded me.
“[Hip-hop] came out of a need for the creators to keep their sanity and humanity.”
NUVO: You mentioned your work in community development. Does your work in social justice connect with your work in hip-hop?
LEE: In the last few years the biggest connection I've made is understand— THEON LEE ing what a big role culture plays in social justice. Racism, sexism, ageism, any ism you can come up with or any THEON LEE: Actually the transition was from hip-hop to spoken word and then phobia you can name has a lot to do with dehumanization. back to hip-hop. Back in high school When you look at a field of study like around 2005, me and some friends got together and did a little project that we the humanities it's all about culture. Hip-hop was created as almost a reacwere excited about. tion to a lack of culture people were exFor a while it dipped off. But I still periencing. The formation of hip-hop had an itch to do something artistic. I happened so naturally and organically. ran into a guy who used to be a wellIt came out of a need for the creators to known poet here in the city named keep their sanity and humanity. Sleepy P. He introduced me to the Trying to cultivate hip-hop in Indiawhole poetry scene in Indianapolis napolis is seriously all I'm about right and I started making myself a regunow. There are so many people who are lar. I went to my first slam in Flint, hungry for it and who can contribute to Michigan. It was the Flint 500 and I it. We need that right now. Like I said hipwent with Gabrielle Patterson, who is hop was the thing that got me grounded a well-known spoken word artist. It and it does that for so many people. n was my first time ever slamming, and I went there and made second place. I was like, “This can be productive and KYLE LONG I have some traction with it.” But after a while the artist part of me said, “This isn't something I really want to do, it's just something that's working.” >> Kyle Long broadcasts weekly on At that point I sort of I backed off of WFYI 90.1 FM Wednesdays at 9 p.m.
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Dave Segedy 6 p.m. Sleeping Bag frontman — backman, really, as he’s the singer/drummer – is on the road playing solo songs in a mini tour that’s allllll record stores.
HMPH, The Amazing Year, State Street Pub, 21+ Way Back Wednesdays, Tii Bob’s Catina, 21+ The Burlesque Bingo Bango Show, White Rabbit Cabaret, 21+ Abysmal Lord, 5th Quarter Lounge, 21+ The Family Jam, Mousetrap, 21+ Hex Mundi, Dear Rabbit, Frank Goodrich, Melody Inn, 21+ Wacky Wheel of Fortune Karaoke with TNT Dynamite Karaoke, The Monkey’s Tale, 21+ Blues Jam with the Blues Ambassadors, Main Event, 21+ Rob Dixon and Triology, Jazz Kitchen, 21+ New Augusta Bluegrass Band, Upland Tap House Carmel, 21+
Latin Dance Party, Jazz Kitchen, 21+ Run (317), Mass Ave Pub, 21+ My God, The Heat, Grant Gilman, 5th Quarter Lounge, 21+ Rooftop Thursdays, Regions Tower, 21+ The Hit Men: Studio Legends of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, Conner Prairie, all-ages
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MYSTERIES Lee DeWyze, Anna Rose 8 p.m. Do you ever wonder where all the former less-successful-but-noless-charming winners of American Idol go when their first Simon Cowellbooked tour is over? Where is Caleb Johnson? And David Cook? Taylor Hicks, do you still play accordion? Sometimes, that question that lurks at the back of your mind is answered in an alt-weekly calendar. Welcome back, Season 9 winner Lee DeWyze. The Rathskeller, 401 E. Michigan St., 21+ Jesus Twin Record Spin: Bring Your Own Vinyl Night, State Street Pub, 21+ Luke Wade, Radio Radio, 21+ Nashawti, Mousetrap, 21+
FRIDAY LOCALS Von Strantz, Brother O’Brother Sept. 4, 9 p.m. A pair of pairs headline this local jamfest. The Prowlers and The Prey will guest. Radio Radio, 1119 E. Prospect St, $7, 21+ FESTS Hillbilly Haiku Americana Music Festival 5 p.m. Support regional Americana music and the Sycamore Land Trust
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at this annual event, plus enjoy some cold Upland brews. This year Larry Keel Experience will headline, plus support from Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys, T.V. Mike and the Scarecrowes and Glass Mountain. (Pssst: did you miss our big Bloomington supplement this week? Flip to page INSERT PAGE HERE for the lowdown on our beautiful sister city down south.
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Upland Brewing Company, 350 W. 11th St. (Bloomington), $15, all-ages ROCK We Are Hex, Ritual Howls, Tyler Damon 9 p.m. Hands down the loudest way you can spend your Friday night in the Square. White Rabbit Cabaret, 1116 E. Prospect St., $8, 21+ ALL-AGES Back to School Bash 5:30 p.m. This loooong show starts early, and features Bad Fiction, Lockdown, Cabin Pressure, Battersea, Phaze II, Death Collector, Only Human, Chiasma, Hi Oktane, Violence Embraced and Occult Deceiver. Emerson Theater, 4630 E. 10th St., all-ages PARTIES The Bishop 6th Anniversary Spectacular 9 p.m. Happy, happy, happy to our favorite show spot in Bloomington! They’re celebrating their 6th year with sets by locals Mike Adams at His Honest Weight, High Dive and Full Sun. The Bishop, 123 S. Walnut St. (Bloomington), FREE, 18+ DJ Jun Ra at Environments by Corey Hagelberg and Allen Bannister, General Public Collective, all-ages Bang! Fridays with Cool Hand Lex, Revel, 21+ Shane Smith and The Saints, Scarletta, The Rathskeller, 21+ Farrelly Markiewicz Jazz Quartet, Jazz Kitchen, 21+ Mimicking Birds, Joyful Noise, all-ages Appetite for Destruction, The Vogue, 21+ Seventeen Sisters, The Clams, Small Arms Fire, Moira, Melody Inn, 21+ Michael Ray, The Bluebird (Bloomington), 21+ TheShift, Jomberfox, The Hi-Fi, 21+ Laid, Tiki Bob’s, 21+
Ritual Howls plays at the White Rabbit Cabaret with Tyler Damon and We Are Hex on Friday Midwest Rhythm Exchange, Bigfood Yancey, Mousetrap, 21+ The Genius and The Killer, Serendipity Martini Bar (Bloomington), 21+ Desevren, Indesis, Shed, Drawn in Black, 5th Quarter Lounge, 21+
SATURDAY ALL-AGES Bonfire and Slumberland Sessions Saturday – Sunday This day-long event features all manner of local artists on a couple of different stages at this house venue. Performers include emcee Rehema McNeil, Christian Taylor’s newish project Ampersand Blues Band, the always killer Gypsy Moonshine, Jon Wood’s Digital Dots, cello impresario Shannon Hayden, producer Jo Universal, MK-II, Angry Red Planet, Animaux Rose, Bree Jo’Ann, John Flannelly, Robert Funkhouse, David Peck, Kaylie Ann Pickett and (probably) many more. “This will be the second one we do,” says organizer Ronald David Lora-Castillo. “It’s called Bonfire and Slumberland sessions because the idea is that people can come camp out on the yard, make themselves at home and share ideas and music in a warm, comfortable environment. The event has been organized by the efforts of friends Jeannie Allen and Jeb Fawkes. The idea this year was to try to get my friends to help with booking what they wanted to listen to. John Flannelly is curating a two-hour block and so is Jeannie Allen. Some of the acts were recommended to me by Seth Johnson and so on. There are a lot of hands that go into making BASS possible and I’m so grateful.” There’s room in the yard to pitch a tent if you want to stay all night. As always the house show rule applies: be respectful of other people’s places and spaces, dudes. The Bridge, 1419 Leonard St., $5 suggested donation, all-ages
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9 p.m. After crowdfunding campaign to help send the band out on the road, the lady and gents of Veseria will kick off their Midwest tour with a show at the Hi-Fi for friends and family to send them off. Shiny Shiny Black and Traveling Suitcases will open. The Hi-Fi, 1043 Virginia Ave., Ste. 4, $5, 21+ FEST Garlic Fest and Community Art Fair Saturday – Sunday Two yums up to this weekendlong non-profit fest benefiting Garlic Inc. Live music from Gordon Bonham Blues Band, The Dynamics and Jenn Cristy accompanies this food fest. The Waldron, Hill and Buskirk Park, 331 S. Washington St. (Bloomington), FREE, all-ages ALBUM RELEASE Surf Rock Night 9 p.m. Big ups to The Madeira on the occasion of their new album release. Ancient Winds
marks four albums for the surf rock band, who are internationally recognized as standardbearers of the genre. This also marks ten years since their first album release. Atlanta surf rockers The Mystery Men? And Bloomington’s Thee Aquaholics will accompany.
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Transylvania Hell Sounds, Indien, Union Brewing Company, 21+
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Labor Day Street Fair noon Looking for Labor Day plans? The Jazz Kitchen has had you covered for the last 18 years – and this year they’re bringing their street fair back. Wendy Reed – 2-3:30 p.m. Pavel & Direct Contact – 4-5:30 p.m. Rob Dixon & Triology – 6-7:30 p.m. Jazz Kitchen, 5377 N. College Ave., FREE, all-ages
Bassment, The Boiler Room Barcade, 21+
Alvin and The Chipmunks, Murat Theatre at Old National Centre, all-ages
Saxony Salute to Summer, Saxony, all-ages
Weakley, Clark and Wood, Jazz Kitchen, 21+
The Indiana Boys, Oliver Winery (Bloomington), all-ages
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Snacked smelly? Can you change your diet to change the way your body odor and semen smells? I’ve heard the old thing about pineapple and that that wasn’t real, but is there anything you can do to sort of freshen up from the inside? SARAH: Fun fact: Some of my friends who come from countries where they don’t consume nearly as much dairy as Americans do say that we have somewhat of a sour smell about all of us. I can’t tell you if that’s true, as I’m wearing that same sour smell and have been for life, but a lot of people smell different for a lot of reasons. I have no idea if it’s true or not, but I’ve heard people say that going to a plant-based diet has made their secretions smell quite different. That’s merely anecdotal evidence, though, and everyone’s body reacts differently to foods. DR. D: We don’t exactly know. There is a little bit of research that suggests different bodily odors for people based on whether they eat meat but that research is small and fairly limited. And certainly certain things we ingest or use (e.g., alcohol, cigarettes, garlic) can alter our body odor but it’s less clear
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Oceanic panic Is it unsafe to have sex in the ocean?
DR. DEBBY HERBENICK & SARAH MURRELL if even these strong things can impact the taste of semen or vaginal fluids. I’ve been asked this question for years but I have still yet to see a single good study on the topic. Why? Well, it would be exceedingly difficult to conduct. What would such a study look like? First you’d have to recruit a bunch of men and/or people with penises who can still ejaculate to eat a very specific diet that you, the researcher, control in some way (e.g., this group eats lots of pineapple or kiwi or can’t drink alcohol and this group does not do that thing). Many — nutrition studies will even have their participants come to the lab to eat all their meals because there is the need for tight control over what the people eat. Oh, and did I mention that these men would have to have partners who would willingly ingest that man’s semen a certain number of times per week over a period of weeks or months, as the diet is then switched, to see if there’s a change in taste? Yeah…. so you can imagine the challenges in conducting such research. Until we know more, what I generally tell people is to generally eat well and stay clean (e.g., bathe) since the way we perceive taste can also be affected by scent, which is why many parents tell their kids to hold their nose when having to take awful smelling cough syrups.
SARAH: That depends. Are there sharks in the area? Stingrays? Jellyfish? I can’t say without a full workup on the local flora and fauna, but alone in a vacuum, the concept of having sex in a salinated body of water is not in itself dangerous. But the ocean is a big churning thing full of deadly animals and rip tides on a bad day, or perhaps just the light lapping of tidal waves on the shores. Not to mention that, especially in Florida, sex on or near the public beaches could get you slapped with a fine and jail time, as recently happened to a couple caught en flagrante on the sand. It’s also worth noting, as always, that it’s harder to stay lubricated when you’re in that much water, so the act itself may prove more difficult than it sounds. However, if you’re hellbent on banging in the water, lube up with some silicone-based stuff and wade into waters where that kind of thing is acceptable.
“Alone in a vacuum, the concept of having sex in a salinated body of water is not in itself dangerous.”
DR. D: Having sex in the water is fine, as long as one pays attention to general ocean safety and public sex laws as noted by Sarah. But condoms have not been tested in oceans (or baths or showers) so if you need to use condoms, stick to dry land.
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Compromising together I always want to have sex in the morning, but my boyfriend is a night owl who loves night sex and sleeps in really long when he can. He always says he’s too tired in the morning. How do we find a way to sync up our preferences? SARAH: There’s a magical app, and it’s called Google Calendar. When you look on it, it tells you what day of
the week it is. Better than that, you can write stuff down to remind yourself of things you have to do on certain days. You can also just use the calendar itself to tell you what day it is. Amazing! Using this tool, I’d suggest compromising on an every-other-day schedule of night and morning sex. That said, if you have opposite schedules where he works nights and sleeps in and you get up early and go to bed early, you could save the morning sex for the weekend and stick to the schedule-friendly night sex for the weekdays. The main point, though, is that you just have to be a good partner and compromise to make it work. How novel, I know. DR. D: This is just one of many ways where two people need to work together. It’s like having different tastes in movies. Sometimes you might go see his favorite action or emo or whatever kind of movie he likes and the other times he might watch your docs or rom coms or indie flicks or whatever you like. This is one way that people share and figure out how to make differences work. If he will not budge and you will not budge, it’s up to you two to wonder what it means about your relationship that you are so entrenched in your preferences that you won’t give an inch. You could, for example, have sex after work or on weekend afternoons or, when you happen to be up at night or he has to be up in the morning (like, if he’s willing to set an alarm for work, would he be willing to set one for occasional morning sex). Millions of couples find a way to work preferred time differences out; best of luck that you two can as well.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Excess is the common substitute for energy,” said poet Marianne Moore. That’s a problem you should watch out for in the coming weeks. According to my astrological projections, you’re a bit less lively and dynamic than usual. And you may be tempted to compensate by engaging in extreme behavior or resorting to a contrived show of force. Please don’t! A better strategy would be to recharge your power. Lay low and take extra good care of yourself. Get high-quality food, sleep, entertainment, art, love, and relaxation. Aries
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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): For a pregnant woman, the fetus often begins to move for the first time during the fifth month of gestation. The sensation may resemble popcorn popping or a butterfly fluttering. It’s small but dramatic: the distinct evidence that a live creature is growing inside her. Even if you are not literally expecting a baby, and even if you are male, I suspect you will soon feel the metaphorical equivalent of a fetus’s first kicks. You’re not ready to give birth yet, of course, but you are well on your way to generating a new creation. Virgo
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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “Since U Been Gone” is a pop song recorded by vocalist Kelly Clarkson. She won a Grammy for it, and made a lot of money from its sales. But two other singers turned down the chance to make it their own before Clarkson got her shot. The people who wrote the tune offered it first to Pink and then to Hillary Duff, but neither accepted. Don’t be like those two singers, Gemini. Be like Clarkson. Recognize opportunities when they are presented to you, even if they are in disguise or partially cloaked. Pisces
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CANCER (June 21-July 22): “Going with the flow” sounds easy and relaxing, but here’s another side of the truth: Sometimes it can kick your ass. The rippling current you’re floating on may swell up into a boisterous wave. The surge of the stream might get so hard and fast that your ride becomes more spirited than you anticipated. And yet I still think that going with the flow is your best strategy in the coming weeks. It will eventually deliver you to where you need to go, even if there are bouncy surprises along the way. Cancer
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Money doesn’t make you happy,” said movie star and ex-California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. “I now have $50 million, but I was just as happy when I had $48 million.” Despite his avowal, I’m guessing that extra money would indeed make you at least somewhat happier. And the good news is that the coming months will be prime time for you to boost your economic fortunes. Your ability to attract good financial luck will be greater than usual, and it will zoom even higher if you focus on getting better educated and organized about how to bring more wealth your way. Leo
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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “I stand up next to a mountain, and I chop it down with the edge of my hand.” So sang Jimi Hendrix in his raucous psychedelic tune “Voodoo Child (Slight Return).” We could view his statement as an example of delusional grandiosity, and dismiss it as meaningless. Or we could say it’s a funny and brash boast that Hendrix made as he imagined himself to be a mythic hero capable of unlikely feats. For the purposes of this horoscope, let’s go with the latter interpretation. I encourage you to dream up a slew of extravagant brags about the outlandish magic powers you have at your disposal. I bet it will rouse hidden reserves of energy that will enhance your more practical powers. Virgo
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): It’s the phase of your cycle when you have maximum power to transform yourself. If you work hard to rectify and purify your inner life, you will be able to generate a transcendent release. Moreover, you may tap into previously dormant or inaccessible aspects of your soul’s code. Here are some tips on how to fully activate this magic. 1. Without any ambivalence, banish ghosts that are more trouble than they are Libra
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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): I hope you’re not getting bored with all of the good news I have been delivering in recent weeks. I’m sorry if I sound like I’m sugarcoating or whitewashing, but I swear I’m simply reporting the truth about the cosmic omens. Your karma is extra sweet these days. You do have a few obstacles, but they are weaker than usual. So I’m afraid you will have to tolerate my rosy prophecies for a while longer. Stop reading now if you can’t bear to receive a few more buoyant beams. This is your last warning! Your web of allies is getting more resilient and interesting. You’re expressing just the right mix of wise selfishness and enlightened helpfulness. As your influence increases, you are becoming even more responsible about wielding it. Scorpio
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worth. 2. Identify the one bad habit you most want to dissolve, and replace it with a good habit. 3. Forgive everyone, including yourself. 4. Play a joke on your fear. 5. Discard or give away material objects that no longer have any meaning or use.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): When 16th-century Spanish invaders arrived in the land of the Mayans, they found a civilization that was in many ways highly advanced. The native people had a superior medical system and calendar. They built impressive cities with sophisticated architecture and paved roads. They were prolific artists, and had a profound understanding of mathematics and astronomy. And yet they did not make or use wheeled vehicles, which had been common in much of the rest of the world for over 2,000 years. I see a certain similarity between this odd disjunction and your life. Although you’re mostly competent and authoritative, you are neglecting to employ a certain resource that would enhance your competence and authority even further. Fix this oversight! Sagittarius
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): If you have ever fantasized about taking a pilgrimage to a wild frontier or sacred sanctuary or your ancestral homeland, the next ten months will be an excellent time to do it. And the best time to plan such an adventure will be the coming two weeks. Keep the following questions in mind as you brainstorm. 1. What are your life’s greatest mysteries, and what sort of journey might bring an awakening that clarifies them? 2. Where could you go in order to clarify the curious yearnings that you have never fully understood? 3. What power spot on planet Earth might activate the changes you most want to make in your life? Capricorn
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): When he died at the age of 77 in 1905, Aquarian author Jules Verne had published 54 books. You’ve probably heard of his science fiction novels Journey to the Center of the Earth and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. He was a major influence on numerous writers, including Jean-Paul Sartre, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Arthur Rimbaud. But one of his manuscripts never made it into book form. When he finished it in 1863, his publisher refused to publish it, so Verne stashed it in a safe. It remained there until his great-grandson discovered it in 1989. Five years later, Verne’s “lost novel,” Paris in the Twentieth Century, went on sale for the first time. I suspect that in the coming months, you may have a comparable experience, Aquarius. An old dream that was lost or never fulfilled may be available for recovery and resuscitation. Aquarius
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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “I enjoy using the comedy technique of self-deprecation,” says stand-up comic Arnold Brown, “but I’m not very good at it.” Your task in the coming weeks, Pisces, is to undermine your own skills at self-deprecation. You may think they are too strong and entrenched to undo and unlearn, but I don’t — especially now, when the cosmic forces are conspiring to prove to you how beautiful you are. Cooperate with those cosmic forces! Exploit the advantages they are providing. Inundate yourself with approval, praise, and naked flattery. Pisces
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