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McGrath celebrates first year with Fishers

By Jason Conerly • news@youarecurrent.com The first words that come to mind for Leah McGrath this month include, “It’s hard to believe it’s been one year already, actually. It’s profile gone fast.”

McGrath’s first year as Fishers’ deputy mayor comes to an end this month. The Pendleton native said she first found her heart for public service at Purdue University, where she began by studying engineering before an internship spurred a switch to communications and political science.

McGrath spent four years working with the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns before a unique opportunity presented itself.

“I had regular communication with (Mayor Scott Fadness) about some of the current public policies we were working on that affected cities and towns,” McGrath said. “He texted me one day and said, ‘Hey, could we get together for a cup of coffee next week?’ I said sure … and I fully expected we would be talking about the legislation we’d been working on. Instead, he had another idea — and that was to come work here as his deputy mayor.”

Upon taking on the new role, McGrath immediately began tackling some large projects.

“I would say if there is a theme of my first year in terms of the projects I have been working on or a part of, it’s really about proactive planning, being thoughtful about the place we are creating and sustaining,” she said. “The cornerstone project would be Fishers 2040. It’s the first time we as a community and the leadership here has put together a longrange comprehensive plan.”

Working through challenges with an open mind, McGrath said she has been able to see the fruits of her labor as she’s tried new things and taken on new challenges.

Leah McGrath enjoys one of her favorite area parks, Cheeney Creek. The Fishers Deputy Mayor is celebrating her one-year anniversary in the role with the city. (Photo by Jason Conerly)

“You just don’t know what you don’t know, so I’ve tried to take that attitude with me so I can learn and serve better. It’s been a lightning-speed pace. It’s been a lot of fun, but it’s come with a lot of challenges,” she said. “To be able to accomplish (Fishers 2040) in my first year is incredibly rewarding, and I lucked out because I didn’t come into this alone … The City of Fishers has some of the absolute best professionals and a team that is hard working, that is dedicated and very collaborative to getting things done for our community.

So, I was lucky.”

In Our Backyard Deputy Mayor Leah McGrath speaks about her passion for Fishers’ offerings: “The areas that I would love to see our residents explore when it comes to our parks are some of these gems that just take you into nature and allow you to explore. Whether it’s Heritage Park, Ritchey Woods, Cheeney Creek or Flat Fork Creek Park, we’ve got them all over our community. I feel really fortunate to have access to that, but everybody has access to that. That is something I’m passionate about, and I want more people to feel encouraged to go out and explore.

“It’s the same thing here in the Nickel Plate District.

I think people are still discovering it, and it’s changed so much so quickly that there are so many things here people don’t know about yet.”

City receives additional liquor permits

By Sam Elliott • sam@youarecurrent.com As many as four additional bars or restaurants could Economic development make their way to the downtown Fishers area due to the city acquiring four new, three-way alcohol special permits — which allow for serving beer, wine and liquor — from the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission through Greisl the General Assembly.

City Attorney Chris Greisl — who negotiated for the special permits with Deputy Mayor Leah McGrath on the city’s behalf — briefed the Fishers City Council on the new

permits at its June 20 meeting, during which the council approved a method by which the permits would be granted.

“The Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission issues alcohol permits based on a quota system. One permit is issued for roughly every 1,500 people in the population,” Greisl said. “Due to this quota system, growing communities like Fishers have experienced shortages in their permits, and our greatest effect is obviously felt with economic development.”

Greisl thanked District 37 State Representative Todd Huston for his work spearheading a bill that was adopted by the Indiana General Assembly in March and went into effect July 1.

“This act allows the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission to issue four new, three-way permits in Fishers to sell alcoholic beverages for

on-premise consumption without regarding the quota provisions,” Greisl said.

The permits must be used within the city’s downtown district and, unlike typical permits from the ATC, cannot be transferred from the premise for which they’re issued, will be sold for $40,000 rather than auctioned off to the highest bidder, and permit applicants will have to enter into a written agreement with the city, which must be approved by the city council, regarding the business looking to use the permit.

The city currently has approximately 50 businesses with active alcohol permits. Greisl said negotiations began with seeking 10 additional special permits, but that the city’s ongoing special partial census numbers will add to Fishers’ number of permits based on the ATC’s regular quota process.

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Euchre tourney to benefit charity

By Sam Elliott • sam@youarecurrent.com Fishers residents and friends Andy Baumgartner and Chris Ball, hosts of the Permanent Relegation fundraiser podcast, are inviting area card players into a euchre tournament for charity.

Baumgartner and Ball record their podcast every other Tuesday at Chatham Tap, 8211 E. 116th St., which also will host the Game of Kings tournament at 6:30 p.m. July 20.

Shortly after founding their podcast — which takes it title from the pair’s self-deprecating sense of humor plus love for soccer — Baumgartner and Ball began inviting on and interviewing front office personnel, coaches and players from the Indy Eleven soccer team.

The duo conducted the inaugural Game of Kings event as a chance to promote Indy Eleven fan and player interaction while raising money for a local charity. Last year’s 24-team tournament included seven squads made up of Indy Eleven players or team staff, and the hosts anticipate a bigger and better turnout this year.

“We raised around $500 last year for charity, and we’re hoping to at least double that this year,” Baumgartner said.

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Winners of the second annual Game of Kings charity euchre tournament will take home a custom championship belt. (Submitted photo)

Registration into the tournament is $50 per two-person team, with proceeds benefitting Playworks Indiana, a charity Indy Eleven forward Eamon Zayed has experience working with.

“They devote resources and money to help impoverished children and help them with organized sports and learn how to work with each other and see what its like to join a passion with other kids,” Ball said. “We decided it made more sense than ever to have Playworks Indiana as our main charity.”

For more, or to register, visit permanentrelegation.com. The winning team takes home a wrestling-style championship belt, and the highest-placing, non-Indy-Eleven pairing will also win a team prize pack including tickets, jerseys, an autographed ball and gift cards from Chatham Tap and Big Lug Canteen.

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Arts Crawl returns July 15

By Sam Elliott • sam@youarecurrent.com After a successful inaugural event last summer, more than 25 downtown Fishers businesses will be joined by loevent cal visual and performing artists from 6 to 9 p.m. July 15 for the second Fishers Arts Crawl throughout the Nickel Plate District.

“It's a partnership between the Fishers Arts Council and the city and the Nickel Plate District Business Council,” Fishers Arts Council Vice President and Board Member Jocelyn Vare said. “This year, it's definitely going to be bigger and better than last year, for sure. We have more businesses participating and more artists and performers participating.”

Self-guided tour goers can take in everything from paintings and photography to mixed media and textile pieces, hand-crafted soaps and jewelry, breakdancing and live music performance groups. In all, 27 businesses throughout downtown Fishers are participating with artistic displays of some kind.

“The lineup we have participating this year, in terms of the artists and performance types, is an amazing variety. There’s something for everybody, for sure,” Vare said. “We'll have

The Fishers Arts Crawl partners visual and performing artists with local downtown Fishers businesses from 6 to 9 p.m. July 15. (Submitted collage)

the Fishers High School drum line marching up and down the streets ... We also have a country band, we have a jazz guitarist, there's another duo who covers popular songs, and also the Mudsock Jazz Combo, an amazing local group that performs jazz, rock, and they have a horn section that rocks.”

For a full list of participating businesses and artists, and to download an event map, visit fishers.in.us/artscrawl.

Following the Arts Crawl beginning at 9 p.m.

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SATURDAY • JULY 16, 2016 • 5 -10 P.M. Enjoy Where Art and Wine Meet in the Carmel Arts & Design District All ages are welcome to attend IU Health North Hospital Art of Wine, enjoy the music of Ripe, take in unique art and visit the District’s shops and restaurants.

Adults 21 years of age and older are invited to unlimited wine tastings from participating wineries for only $20. More than 15 wineries are registered to participate!

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Nickel Plate Players to present ‘Indiana – The Musical’ to celebrate bicentennial

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By Sam Elliott • sam@youarecurrent.com

Oklahoma isn’t the only state with a musical named after it anymore.

Fishers-based thecover story ater company, the Nickel Plate Players, is bringing “Indiana – The Musical” to the city this summer to celebrate the state’s 200th birthday as an official Indiana Bicentennial Commission project. The debut performance is 6 p.m. July 16 at Balmoral Golf Club.

“About two years, ago we started thinking that it would be good to do something for the bicentennial celebration,” Nickel Plate Players Executive Director Ashton Wolf said.

“I had written a song for the bicentennial called 'It's Still America (to Me).' It's a patriotic song, and I figured out how to put that song in a musical we did last year at the amphitheater called 'Heartlight,' and it worked out really well.”

Wolf sent a video of that song’s performance to Brenda Myers, president and CEO of Hamilton County Tourism, which came on as a NPP sponsor in 2015.

“About three or four days later, she sent me an email and said, 'You know, there's grant money available for bicentennial projects,'” Wolf said. “Well, we were waiting in the wings with an idea, so we wrote a proposal to create a new bicentennial musical for Hamilton County and the state of Indiana … and we got it. That got us going.”

Wolf rounded up a team of 10 local writers and, with the help of Noblesville historian David Heighway, began fishing through Indiana’s history for highlights to include in the script.

“He started feeding me timelines of events over the past 200 years, and that's what got us going,” Wolf said. “It was easy enough to look at the timeline of events and go, 'Boring, boring, oh I'll take that, boring, I'll take that, etc.’ So, by committee, we chose the scenes we thought might make the best fodder for a musical theater production.”

The musical follows the cast and production staff of a film crew as they shoot the movie “Indiana – The Musical.”

“That gives us a theatrical device to jump all over 200 years of history,” Wolf said.

Kyle Martin plays Sam, the eccentric director hot off the latest Hollywood blockbuster tasked with delivering the story of the Hoosier state.

“I'm a film buff, so he's a fun character to play,” Martin said. “He's a very over-the-top character, he's very obnoxious, he’s not a villain by any means — he may not be the antagonist, but he is an antagonist — so he's a fun person to play in that regard … He's the bookmark and the linchpin of the scenes and keeps things moving along, but ultimately the star of the show is the music and the arrangements Ashton put together. That's the humbling thing about being the lead in a musical — the music is really the star of the show.”

Wolf wrote original music for the show, including opening number “Everyone’s Welcome in Hamilton County” and the rap-style “We got Gas!” — for a scene about Indiana settlers discovering natural gas underground — among others. His patriotic song “It’s Still America (to Me)” closes the show.

Accurate scenes of Indiana’s history portrayed in the musical range from four presidential visits to Noblesville, the natural gas boom and William Conner to a 1900 gun fight in Carmel and the squirrel stampede of the early 1800s.

“You can’t make this stuff up,” Wolf said.

“To make a long story short, Ohio had a drought and the squirrels couldn't find anything to eat, so they invaded Indiana and ate the cornfields, all the crop fields and almost ruined the economy.

“It’s going to be a history lesson, but it’s going to be fun,” he added. “We wanted to make it interesting and fun, but at the same time, there’s a tremendous history here with the bicentennial celebration, and we’re excited to do it.”

The Nickel Plate Players’ “Indiana – The Musical” cast features, front row from left, Lee Meyers (historian), Kyle A. Martin (director), Anna Barge (writer and various ensemble characters); back row from left, ensemble and historic character actors Connie Rich, Leona Woody, Joey Box (Cole Porter) and Shantel Morris. (Photos by Sam Elliott)

Nickel Plate Players Anna Barge and Clifton Jett practice the “Indiana – The Musical” opening number, “Everyone’s Welcome in Hamilton County,” during a rehearsal at Fishers’ Saxony Hall.

“Indiana – The Musical” director Ashton Wolf leads his cast through vocal rehearsals for the show at Holland Park.

Witness History The Nickel Plate Players plan to present five performances of “Indiana – The Musical” across four different Fishers venues this summer. Show times, dates and locations include: • 6 p.m. July 16 – Balmoral Golf Club, 10101 Hamilton Hills Ln. • 5 p.m. July 24 – The Historic Ambassador House, 10595 Eller Rd. • 7:30 p.m. July 29 and 30 – Ji-Eun Lee Music Academy, 10029 E. 126th St. • 7 p.m. Aug. 27 – Nickel Plate District Amphitheater, 6 Municipal Dr. For tickets, visit NickelPlatePlayers.com or call 317-572-5470.

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Dance reflection

FR O M T HE backshop

Smelling a rat, seeing a snake?

And now it gets hyper-interesting. We assume you know that the FBI decided last week that presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) was “extremely careless” in the way she handled classified emails on a private server (Oopsie!), but, hey, there isn’t enough for a recommendation to the Department of Justice for criminal charges to be brought against the former secretary of state. “As the Secretary has long said, it was a mistake to use her personal email and she would not do it again. We are glad that this matter is now resolved,” said FBI Director James Comey. Is it? Not if you ask the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump, the name-calling flamethrower.

He immediately opined on social media that the “system is rigged” and was calling for a special prosecutor. One wag on Twitter noted that as the announcement was being made, Clinton and President Barack Obama were together on the campaign trail, and that if anyone believed that was a coincidence, one would be a fool. Perhaps. We’re trying to make sense of the decision. Brought down to our level, which is way, way down the ladder, does that mean if we’re pulled over for doing 45 mph in a 30 mph zone, we simply tell the constable, “I apologize, officer, but I didn’t intend to speed.” The announcement came the day after we celebrated independence from tyrannical elites. We’re not sure that fully is the case. Of course, as we’ve written before, if anyone thought Clinton would get more than a hand slap, we have some south-central Florida real estate for you. If interested, you really should have an affinity for Burmese pythons.

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Something for anything Commentary by Terry Anker We all want to help. It is human nature; or at the very least, we still can claim it among the qualities in the better part of our selves.

When someone else is suffering, it gives us an opportunity to reach out in support of their need. They get a little boost, and we get to feel good about ourselves. Who loses in that equation, right? Moreover, life teaches that we are on the upward slant of life one minute and on the downward the next. So, our aid somehow guarantees that someone will help us when our fortunes are down.

Let’s call it an investment in the Karma bank.

Whatever the motivation, self-interest or altruism that leads us down the path, we all find ourselves, at one point or another, in a giving state of mind. We give money. We give time. We give advice. We give lots of advice. We give support. We give a hand up.

We give. We give. We give. The only thing, perhaps better said – the only question that

we might consider, is are we giving what’s needed? Are we giving what’s wanted?

Some people think that doing anything is the same as doing something. Don’t misunderstand the instinct. It is good to share – especially if by choice and not government decree. But when we confuse the general for the specific, are we really serving? If water is needed and we send coins, is thirst quenched? If tough love is the order of the day, do our sweet words fit the bill?

Are we simply doing anything instead of doing something – the thing? If we focus on our own actions instead of the needs of others, are we really serving our desire to be valued rather than the legitimate requirement of the target of our largess?

Terry Anker is an associate editor of Current Publishing, LLC. You may email him at terry@youarecurrent.com.

Q U O T E O F T HE W EEK So long as you can sweeten another’s pain, life is not in vain.

– Helen Keller

The 2016 dance season is over, culminating in a six-day trip to Myrtle Beach for nationals. So much to say, only humor 350 words to convey. Now only 325. Here we go.

Girls just want to have fun. On the drive home, my daughter lamented that she had just spent a week at the ocean but only swam in it twice. When I reminded her that she was there to dance, not frolic on the beach, she announced: “That’s just stupid. Why not just have it in Indianapolis?”

Fair enough. And much closer.

When left to their own devices, girls do have a lot of fun. Starting dance parties on the strip with sketchy passengers in idling cars; writing and producing a highly questionable but immensely entertaining rap song; sneaking un-choreographed moves into long-rehearsed routines … these kooky kids have imaginations after all!

All dance moms are not created equal. I realized about halfway through the trip that I was not part of the popular crowd. Try as I might to hang with “the fun moms,” I cherish alone time. I love going to bed at 9 p.m. And by God, if I’m near a beach, even one with a conspicuous absence of sand dollars, I’ll be on it. I know I missed out on several juicy conversations, social power walks and delightful bottles of white, but this ginger dance mom earned a C+ tan and a renewed acceptance of self.

Not all dance teams are created equal either. Our girls danced well, but had their booty shorts handed to them by larger, more competitive teams. It was somewhat of a rude awakening for me but also confirmed what I already knew. We’re with a studio who puts fun and friendship first, not perfection. And I’m good with that.

I have a terrible short-term memory.

I witnessed a two-car traffic accident one morning and was the sole pedestrian witness. When the cop interviewed me, I couldn’t recall any details. None. “So, you didn’t really see anything, ma’am?” Nope. I guess not.

But I do know a good rap song. Peace out.

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Asleep at the wheel Commentary by Dick Wolfsie I have tried many things over the years to get a better night’s sleep. I once took Ambien, but when I woke up in the mornhumor ing, I discovered I had mown the entire front lawn in the dark. I tried allergy medicine, but it made me a little goofy. Growling at myself in the mirror isn’t normal.

Why do I sleep well on a bus? Nothing about a bus lends itself to sleeping. The seats are hard, the space is cramped, and it’s usually hot.

I decided to simulate the conditions on a bus that make me nod off. I asked my wife to talk to me like a tour guide, to drone on about how the Greeks built the Acropolis or how the Romans constructed the Appian Way. Mary Ellen felt dumb talking to me from the foot of the bed. I asked her to rock the bed back and forth so I’d feel like I was really on the bus. That’s when she got off the bus and slept on the couch.

I took a hard-back, metal folding chair and sat on it next to my bedroom window while

bouncing up and down like I was on a bus.

But I was still wide awake after 30 minutes.

Maybe it’s the sun that makes me drowsy, so I shone a floor lamp directly in my eyes. No luck. What else could I do? Mary Ellen wouldn’t let me invite 30 strangers over to sit around the bed.

Wait! The bus trips are during the day, and I’m trying to sleep at night. So I got back into my folding chair at high noon. The sun was pouring in on my face.

Suddenly I felt myself getting sleepy, very sleepy. Zzzz…

It worked. I slept from noon until 8 p.m., sitting straight up in the chair, leaning against my bedroom window. My insomnia was cured.

Two hours later, it was time for bed. I got under the covers and just couldn’t fall asleep.

Go figure.

I tried allergy medicine, but it made me a little goofy. Growling at myself in the mirror isn’t normal.

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Approximately 1,000 more homes have sold in central Indiana during the first five months of 2016 than the same real estate time period last year, according to data from the 13-county region F.C. Tucker tracks.

In a monthly comparison, approximately 3,059 homes pended in May 2016, which was a 3 percent increase over May 2015. Homes priced more than $300,000 contributed to the majority of last month’s growth in pended sales.

In Hamilton County, pended sales are up 2.6 percent year to date and up 7.6 percent month to date. Approximately 45 more homes pended throughout the county than May 2015. The average sales price rose 1.4 percent compared to last year, now at $276,505. Meanwhile, inventory tightened 9.3 percent year to date. • In Fishers/Geist, the average year-to-date home sales price decreased 0.2 percent to $256,696. • Inventory moved at a faster pace in Fishers/Geist in May 2016. Overall, homes sold in 48 days – 20 fewer days than this time last year.

• Buyers in Fishers/Geist had more options available to them. Last month, 586 homes were available for sale – 19 more homes compared to May 2015. • Pended home sales declined in Fishers/ Geist. In May 2016, 211 homes sold – a decrease of 11 homes compared to May 2015. • Of the pended home sales in Fishers/ Geist last month, 14 were priced $500,000 to $999,999; 56 were priced $300,000 to $499,999; 62 were priced $200,000 to $299,999; 73 were priced $100,000 to $199,999; and five were priced below $99,999.

May was a busy month for our sales associates, but the demand exists for more homes to be on the market. Central Indiana has approximately 2.3 months of inventory. Typically, if inventory falls below four months, we know it’s a seller’s market.

Jim Litten is the president of F.C. Tucker Company. Comment on this article by emailing to editorial@youarecurrent.com.

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port,” stated Tiffany Thacker, FNP, a registered nurse and coordinator for the Spine Program at IU Health North. “Most people want to lean forAnyone who has spent time on the bleachers ward with their elbows on their knees. This crecheering on children ates more pressure on your lower back and will family medicine or a favorite sports cause more discomfort later. The positioning of most bleachers places our hips lower than our teams knows that knees, which exacerbates the pressure on the these bench seats can become incredibly unlow back. Try to maintain proper poscomfortable. Why does sitting on hard ture while sitting on bleachers.” wood or metal stadium seating cause When you’re not at the game, be so much pain? sure to maintain an exercise program “There are various reasons this is that focuses on core strength, which painful,” said Jeremy Enz, a physical will help with the so-called “bleacher therapist at IU Health. “Two of the back.” main causes are that the benches “Invest in a stadium chair,” Enz are hard, so we become sore in our Thacker said. “These are portable chairs with ‘sit bones’ (ischial tuberosities). And cushioned seats, seat backs, and some since bleachers have no back support, even have arm rests that are designed to lock we tend to slouch, which causes an unnatural onto bleachers.” curve of the spine. This isn’t detrimental for “You can also use a blanket to help make the short periods of time, but most sporting events experience less painful,” Thacker said. “If it is at last for an hour or more.” all possible, bring a folding chair with you and Improper posture caused by prolonged sitset it up on the sidelines. This will provide betting in the bleachers eventually causes strain ter body alignment.” on the low back and core muscles, not to menWhen you do start to feel the onset of pain, tion the discomfort of the hard surface. The both experts suggest getting up and moving solution is simple. around.

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Indy Film Fest: Amy’s top five Commentary by Amy Pauszek The 2016 Indy Film Fest kicks off July 14 and runs through July 24. It’s one of my favorite film festivals because many of the films shown will be having their movies world premiere here in Indiana. Two amazing films are slated for opening and closing nights, “Little Men” and Morris From America.” Trust me, you won’t want to miss these exciting films or the after parties and the chance to meet indie filmmakers, producers and actors from around the world. As a local film producer, I love seeing what’s hot, fresh and who is making waves in the indie film industry.

The Indianapolis Museum of Art is hosting the festival again this year. Two films I selected for my top five were actually filmed in Indiana and the rest are films that will leave the audience with questions and asking for more. Indy Film Fest Executive Director Craig Mince of Carmel said “the core group who help run the festival are a team of people who believe in the unifying power of film - and they dedicate an unbelievable number of hours to prove that commitment.” Come experience the Indy Film Festival and help make dreams come true for filmmakers from around the world. For more, visit indyfilmfest. org.

“Under the Bridge,” a documentary about homelessness in Indianapolis will be playing at the Indy Film Fest. (Submitted photo)

1. “Under the Bridge: The Criminalization of Homelessness” A documentary film shot in downtown Indianapolis is about a tent city under a bridge, a man named Maurice and the criminalization of homeless in the United States. The unofficial “mayor” of the Davidson Street camp, Maurice is an older, dreadlocked black man who has dropped out of normal society to minister to the homeless. His camp based under a railroad track becomes a real community, supported by church volunteers, until police and bulldozers close in to shut it down.

This film makes the audience think about how we deal with the homeless and how this can happen to any of us when we least expect it.

2. “A Sicilian Dream” A documentary about the famous Targa Florio, a Sicilian mountain road race that, in 1906, gave birth to a new era of

motorsport that is still going strong today. Indianapolis 500 race fans will love this film, which has dramatic re-enactments with a touch of modern contributors who relate and explain the history of these epic races. The film is in English but has some Italian subtitles. It’s interesting, witty and has beautiful Italian cinematography – an IFF must see.

3. “70 Acres in Chicago, Cabrini Green” Filmed over the course of 15 years, the documentary film asks the question what happens when a mixed-income housing experiment collides with reality? The film centers around three public housing residents and how their lives were turned upside down when their community is torn apart in the name of progress. Cabrini is being demolished as part of a national plan to replace public housing with mixed income communities. Critics contend that the motivation is economic gain, as public housing’s prime real estate is too valuable for the low-income black communities that live there. The film chronicles neighborhood upheaval on Chicago’s most hotly contested 70 acres of land. This film makes the audience open their eyes to situations that happen every day to low-income communities and their families.

4. “Reparation” A powerful psychological thriller shot in Indiana about a troubled Air Force veteran who finds clues to his buried memories in his young daughter’s art, while confronted by a stranger looking for answers to his past. The story, acting, music, make-up and cinematography make this film come alive. This is a feature film that leaves the audience wondering about loyalty, friendships and the call of duty. This film is an award-winning film and a must-see IFF film.

5. “Search Engines” Sanity and relationships are put to the test when mysterious circumstances force a family to survive the annual American Thanksgiving holiday without their cell phones.

A fun Indie film with a great cast including Joely Fisher, Natasha Greyson Wagner, Daphne Zuniga and the hysterical “Search Engines,” on screen at the Indy Connie Stevens. I Film Fest, is the perfect film to see for a girls night out. (Submitted photo) thought this film was funny, and it reminds us that we may just depend on social media and our electronic devices a bit more than we really need to. Perfect for a girls’ night out at the IFF. Where’s Amy? is a photo column by Amy Pauszek, a society girl and film producer and partner with Ever Film Productions, LLC. She may be reached at amy@ youarecurrent.com.

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Where’s Amy sees ‘Hoagy’ “Hoagy On My Mind” cast members Brent E. Marty (musical director), Darrin Murrell (director), Don Farrell (Hoagy Carmichael), Patricia Wilson (Claire Edwards), Joe Cameron (Peter Skidmore), Cynthia Collins (Amy Edwards), Judy Fitzgerald (Susan Skidmore), Joey Laplant (Jack Skidmore), Joey Mervis (Eli Edwards) with Kenyon Brown, who was the writer and creator of the show. (Photos by Amy Pauszek for Current Publishing LLC. Copyright 2016. All Rights Reserved.)

Nancy Hague, Eileen Champagne and Pat Bishara, all of Carmel, made it a special girls’ night out to see the one-night staged reading of “Hoagy On My Mind” at ATI. Where’s Amy? snagged a sold-out ticket to the one-night staged reading of “Hoagy On My Mind” performed by Actor’s Theatre of Indiana. Local award-winning playwright Kenyon Brown conceived and wrote the new musical, which delighted and dazzled the audience with his clever story about Hoagy Carmichael, a native of Bloomington. ATI professional actors dressed in black and white, gathered on stage and read the script in a live format while mixing in the songs of Hoagy Carmichael. I was so intrigued by the story and performances of the actors that I forgot I was watching a live-screened, staged version of Brown’s new musical.

The performance gave the attending guests a chance to see a musical in the making and have the opportunity to give suggestions and raise questions for the cast, and most importantly Brown. The verdict was clear the audience loved Hoagy and gave it a well-deserved standing ovation. I truly was amazed by the works of Brown and, as always, ATI never disappoints. Keep your eyes peeled for the new musical “Hoagy On My Mind,” it’s a hit. Where’s Amy looks forward to seeing you at the 2016-17 ATI season. For more, visit atistage.org.

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Joe Thompson has deep roots in The Fairfield Four.

His cousins, brothers Harold music and Rufus Carrethers, founded the a cappella gospel group at Fairfield Baptist Church in Nashville, Tenn., in 1921.

“I’m 81 now, and I was in high school when they first got me involved,” Thompson said.

This is the third generation of The Fairfield Four, which will play at 8 p.m. July 16 at The Warehouse, 254 First Ave. SW., Carmel.

“All the guys in the group have all been Bible-based guys,” said Thompson, a bass singer. “They’ve had five or six preachers in the group. We keep God in the midst of everything we do.”

The group plays at a variety of venues, but The Warehouse’s living-room concert style suits it.

“We just want to make sure we can reach out and touch our audience,” said Larrice Byrd, a baritone. “We really believe in engaging our audience.”

Bobbye Sherrell, 63, was the last one to join the group five years ago.

Levert Allison, Bobbye Sherrell, Larrice Byrd, and Joe Thompson of The Fairfield Four. The group will perform on July 16 at The Warehouse in Carmel. (Submitted photo)

“They made it comfortable and easy for me to come in,” said Sherrell, a tenor. “They accepted me, and we all had the same frame of mind in form of places of worship and the same songs. We are a family now.”

Byrd, the youngest at 62, and Levert Allison, 78, a tenor, joined at the same time seven years ago.

“We have very good chemistry,” Allison said.

In 2015, the group won a Grammy Award for Best Roots Gospel Album, “Still Rockin’ My Soul.”

The group will play several cuts from that album “and all the stuff the generations have done,” Allison said.

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By Mark Ambrogi • mark@youarecurrent.com Hunter Smith is a Texan by birth and now a Hoosier at heart.

“I left Texas when bicentennial I was 17, so I’ve been here well over half my life,” said the 38-year-old Smith, who was a punter for Notre Dame’s football team before being drafted by the Indianapolis Colts. “I met my wife and most of my best friends and my band (in Indiana). This is what we call home.

This is where we want to live and die.”

So, it’s not odd the Zionsville resident’s “Indiana Moon” has been chosen as the anthem of Indiana Bicentennial celebrations.

“What an honor,” Smith said. “It’s not just a song that will be played a couple of times. It’s part of the history of the bicentennial.”

The Hunter Smith Band will play during the Indiana Bicentennial Hoosier Homecoming Oct. 15 and the Sunday’s Inspirational Celebration at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis on Dec. 11, Indiana’s official 200th birthday.

Smith said his song was discussed for a few months and then recently confirmed as the anthem.

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“He brought it to me, and I wrote the song,” Smith said. “As the principal songwriter, guys bring me ideas, and we develop them.”

Inspiration struck Smith when bouncing around on the trampoline with his kids and the moon was bright.

The song is on the band’s second album “Story,” released in 2015. The band will play at Back Porch Revival concert in Iowa City, Iowa, Aug. 27, opening for Blake Shelton.

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Included was how consumers are using their kitchens and the functionality that may have changed over the years. A majority of people report spending three to four hours per day in the kitchen, with activities ranging from eating to entertaining to doing homework.

With the kitchen commanding such a large number of activities, the design and functionality is extremely important. A large reason homeowners renovate is to improve the flow and open it up to either another interior space, such as a living room, or to an outdoor patio or porch. Homeowners continue to blend living and functional areas of their homes, allowing them to enjoy all areas more easily.

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To overcome the perception that horizontal lines sag, the Parthenon’s lintels curve slightly upward. Because a triangular pediment makes columns below it appear to bend outward, the Parthenon’s columns are closer to each other at their tops than at their bases.

The Parthenon was severely damaged in 1687, when gunpowder stored in it by the Ottomans exploded during a battle with the Venetians. In 1931, a full-scale replica of the Parthenon, based on ancient descriptions and including a magnificent statue of Athena, was completed in Centennial Park in Nashville, Tenn.

The Parthenon, atop the Athens Acropolis, represents the epitome of classical architecture and the inspiration for buildtravel ings around the world, including the United States Supreme Court Building. Its timeless appearance results from a number of clever optical refinements reflecting the perceptiveness of ancient Greek architects.

Pericles, the great Athenian leader, erected the Parthenon from 447 to 432 B.C. to celebrate the accomplishments of the citizens of Athens, then at the peak of its power. The 228-footlong by 101-foot-wide building sheltered a colossal gold and ivory statue of Athena, the Don Knebel is a local resident who works for Barnes & Thornpatron goddess of Athens. Because Athenians burg LLP. For the full column, visit did not enter the Parthenon, but observed it donknebel.com. You may contact from outside, architects designed the exterior him at news@currentzionsville. com. to communicate visual perfection by taking into account the limitations of human perception. As a NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION result, the Parthenon has no Notice is hereby given to the taxpayers of City of Fishers, Hamilton County, Indiana, straight lines. that the Fishers City Council will meet at One Municipal Square, Fishers, Indiana, To counter the perception at 7:00 p.m. local time on the 18th day of July, 2016, for the purpose of considering that vertical parallel lines the following additional appropriation which the City considers necessary to meet the extraordinary emergency at this time. bow inwardly, the middles Appropriation Reduction of the Parthenon’s marble Park Impact Fees Fund - Capital Outlay 400,000 0 columns are slightly wider Cumulative Capital Development - Capital Outlay 100,000 0 Total 500,000 0 than their ends. Because Taxpayers appearing at the meeting shall have the right to be heard. The additional columns set against the appropriations as finally made will be referred to the Department of Local Government bright sky appear smaller Finanace ( DLGF) . The Board will make a written determination as to the sufficiency of than those against a darker funds to support the appropriation within fifteen ( 15) days of receipt of a Certified Copy of the action taken. background, the diameters Dated this 28th day of June, 2016 of the corner columns are Oscar Gutierrez about six centimeters larger Controller than those of other columns.

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Rubber Man Painting Permanent Coating Contractor at 1/2 the cost of all others Put an Coating Engineer on your painting project RubberManPainting.com Call: 317.760.0672

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Kingston’s BAND REHEARSAL SPACE

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-Travis Jensen, An Innocent Band

garage sales

for rent

Garage/Moving Sale July 15 and 16. 8 am to 5 pm at 415 East Pine Ridge Drive, Westfield 46074. Furniture, antiques and household furnishings. Too many to list.

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Public Notice

HISTORIC ADLER BUILDING NEW SPACES AVAILABLE

“Anderson Birkla (881 3rd Avenue SW, Suite 100, Carmel, Indiana 46032) is submitting a Notice of Intent letter to notify Indiana Department of Environmental Management of our intent to comply with the requirements of 327 IAC 15-5 to discharge storm water from construction activities associated with the David Anderson Personal Residence project be located at the Southwest corner of 136th Street & Six Points Road, commonly known as 931 West 136th Street, Carmel, Hamilton County, Indiana 46032. Run-off from the project site will discharge to Williams Creek. Questions should be directed to David Ayala at Woolpert Inc., 7635 Interactive Way, Indianapolis, IN 46278.”

IN THE HISTORIC ADLER BUILDING 136 S. 9TH ST., NOBLESVILLE, IN. PRICES FROM $250 UP FOR SINGLE OFFICE WITH UTILITIES. CONFERENCE ROOM AVAILABLE. CONTACT KIM WATSON, ALDER SPACE COMPANY, FOR MORE DETAILS. 317-773-1974

YOUR CLASSIFIED HERE CALL LIZ AT 489.4444

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All things Carmel’s

New Store in the Art’s & Design District – Volunteer Opportunities: As a non-profit dedicated to promoting Carmel, we are currently seeking: --Volunteer Store Staff Hours are flexible and opportunities are available days and evenings, weekdays, and weekends! Email: volunteer@ AllThingsCarmel.com Store Phone: 317-564-8732

Now Hiring Now Hiring

Career opportunities for management and crew members. Walla Interior Painting. Full time work all year, even winter. All local work. No work on weekends. Pay based on skills and experience. Call Jonathan 317-999-8124.

Audio/Video Coordinator Part time - 20 hrs/week Provide audio/video support and train volunteers. Local church in Fishers.

Regular work days are Sun. am, Wed. evening and other times for Special events. Contact mainoffice@ christthesavior.org for job description and application.

Hiring Immediately!!

International Montessori School, Inc. is in need of excellent Assistant Teachers ! The candidates we are seeking should be comfortable working with children ages 3 through 6, and be able to work 35 hours per week, Monday through Friday, from 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM. Resumes should be forwarded to rkd1948@sbcglobal.net

HELP WANTED:

Scott Pools in Carmel is currently hiring for a full time swimming pool service technician. A valid drivers license and background check is required. The prospective candidate must have swimming pool service and maintenance experience. Related mechanical background experience may also be considered. Wage rate based on experience. Give us a call, email or stop by the store to fill out an application. Scott Pools - 904 W. Main Street - Carmel, IN 46032 - 317-846-5576 - scottpools2@gmail.com

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We’re two nurses in the business of aiding the elderly in the comfort of their own homes. If you’re a caring, compassionate, mature caregiver who’s ready for a job with heart, Clarity Care Givers wants you! We offer flexible scheduling AND the opportunity to make a difference.

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DENTAL LAB

Carmel lab seeking a candidate with customer service/marketing skills.

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NOW HIRING

Make up to $15/hr. Work in the sun, stay fit, and make big money. Mowing & landscaping. Training provided. Positions available for managers & crew members.

Full-time position. All local work. No work Sundays.

Call Jonathan 317-999-8124.

College not for you?

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Now Hiring Servers and Line Cooks APPLY IN PERSON 160 E Carmel Dr. Carmel, IN Prime 47 Carmel is looking for a high energy kitchen manager/sous chef. Executive Chef experience preferred but not necessary. If you want to join a high energy growing team of restaurant professionals, send resume to Jeremiah.Hamman@prime47carmel.com EOE

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