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Lawrence sees uptick in events, attendance

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com City of Lawrence Deputy Chief of Staff Cori Korn said several of the city’s recent events have seen record GROWTH turnouts.

One of the most recent, Lagers in Lawrence, had more than 1,200 attendees. The event was in September at the Fort Ben Cultural Campus. Lagers in Lawrence is an Oktoberfest celebration that spotlights German culture and includes beer sampling.

“One of the things we are doing with our events is to continue to add and build on them,” Korn said. “For example, this year there was the addition of the wiener dog race at Lagers in Lawrence, and that was a huge hit. People really seemed to enjoy it.”

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“There’s been steady growth over the last few years. This is our fourth year of doing it,” Korn said. “We will again have a lot of the same structure. We are keeping it on the cultural campus. We felt the move to that space and utilization of the cultural campus lends itself well to a lot of the events we are doing.”

Last year was the first year Lawrence partnered with the Lawrence Township School Foundation to present a Dia de Muertos event in the fall.

“We moved it to Civic Plaza to create that collaboration, and then this year Arts for Lawrence joined us in creating that event,” Korn said. “There was a lot of that collaboration. Bringing together individual groups under a larger umbrella, I think, is part of our success because it makes it much more of a destination.”

Korn said at least 1,400 people attended Dia de Muertos.

“We are really very excited on that particular event. The schools take the lead on it, and we work with them to support them in bringing all of that together,” Korn said.

Another recent event was the Indy Half Marathon at Fort Ben in October. Korn said although attendance was down from previ-

The City of Lawrence partnered with the Lawrence Township School Foundation to conduct a Dia de Muertos event. (Photos courtesy of City of Lawrence)

Approximately 1,200 people attended the annual Lagers in Lawrence event in September.

The Indy Half Marathon at Fort Ben saw a decrease in attendance, but City of Lawrence Deputy Chief of Staff Cori Korn said the event was still a success.

ous years, she still considered it a success.

“The Indy Half Marathon at Fort Ben had over 2,300 registrations and 4,500 attendees,” Korn said. “They really felt it was a

great achievement as they navigated to a safe return to in-person racing events.”

For a list of upcoming events, visit cityoflawrence.org.

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Lawrence Mayor Steve Collier, center, accepts a Community Crossings grant replica check for $124,460.97 from Indiana Dept. of Transportation Commissioner Joe McGuinness, left, and Gov. Eric Holcomb. The City of Lawrence will match the funds for paving projects. Community Crossings is a partnership between INDOT and Hoosier communities, both urban and rural, to invest in infrastructure projects that catalyze economic development, create jobs and strengthen local transportation networks. (Photo courtesy of the City of Lawrence)

The Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township has reached an agreement with the Lawrence Education Association, that includes raises for district staff, during the 2021-22 EDUCATION school year.

The agreement was approved by the Board of Education of the MSDLT at its Nov. 8 meeting.

“We are pleased to be able to provide these well-deserved raises to district teachers. The hard work they do every day impacts our students’ futures,” MSDLT Supt. Shawn Smith stated in a press release. “We are grateful to our legislators for prioritizing education and competitive wages for teachers Smith and look forward to continued collaboration on behalf of students.”

Highlights of the agreement include new hires receiving a 5.5 percent salary increase; eligible teachers who are rated either effective or highly effective are eligible for a 5.5 percent base salary increase; and a base salary increase of 1 percent and a 1 percent stipend for all teachers who have served in the district for five or more years.

New teacher salaries will increase from $44,000 to $46,420. The maximum teacher raise equates to $5,664. The minimum teacher raise equates to $2,420. The median teacher raise equates to $3,339.

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Williams Comfort Air Marketing Director Matthew Tyner said the idea stemmed from a national labor shortage in the HVAC industry.

“One thing that’s clearly needed in this industry is a workforce,” Tyner said. “All contractors across the city are experiencing some type of labor shortage. (Workforce) has become top priority for any trades across the United States.”

Tyner said he hopes Williams Comfort Air, located at 10640 E. 59th St., can partner with local career centers like the McKenzie Career Center.

“We are trying to partner with some of the local career centers to utilize our resources to help them introduce high school students to the trades and express how viable of an option it is to be able to move into the trades and have this as a career choice moving forward,” Tyner said. “The

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Tyner said so far, Williams Comfort Air is only targeting McKenzie Career Center to launch the program. McKenzie Career Center Director of Career Education Mari Swayne said prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the center had a committee that worked with businesses in the Lawrence trades district to explore partnerships. She said although Williams Comfort Air was one of the businesses that was part of the committee, a partnership hasn’t been cemented.

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Lawrence Mayor Steve Collier, right, conducts a swearing-in ceremony with new Lawrence Police Dept. officer Justin Rossillo as Chief David Hofmann watches. (Photos courtesy of City of Lawrence)

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By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Construction of a second Indianapolis Public Library branch in Lawrence is about to move forward.

DEVELOPMENT The IPL’s original branch at 7898 Hague Rd. is one of the library system’s busiest, according to IPL CEO John Helling, justifying the need for a second branch in Lawrence.

Helling said the second branch will in “no way replace” the first branch but will provide additional service to an “underserved population.”

The second branch is planned to be built on land between Otis Avenue, Melner Road and 56th Street. It will be the 25th IPL branch. At 24,000 square feet, the new branch will be the largest IPL branch except for Central Library.

The IPL has worked with the Fort Harrison Reuse Authority on the exterior design of the library.

“We’ve been working with the Fort Harrison Reuse Authority very closely throughout the design process. We very much want it to fit in with the aesthetic of the area,” Helling said.

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Fort Harrison Reuse Authority Executive Director Aletha Dunston said the FHRA is contributing the land for the library, and in exchange, the library is adding access points and internal driveways to increase access to future retail and office parcels.

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“Still to this day, I don’t have a Freeman first began her practice Facebook page. I’m only on Linkeas a law clerk while attending the dIn. I was really encouraged to do Indiana University Robert H. McKthat when I became an attorney by inney School of Law at night. She Freeman my law firm. Now, I recognize and joined Barnes & Thornburg in 2012. appreciate how important that is. It just With a background of more than 15 years wasn’t part of my world when I worked as a biologist prior to her legal career, at Eli Lilly & Co. as a scientist because we Freeman spent 12 years of her scientific weren’t really public facing. career as a genetic researcher and clinical “We didn’t need to have a social scientist at Eli Lilly, with previous research media page experience at a professionally.”

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By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com For more than a year, Lauri Thomasson has had boxes of handmade German Christmas ornaments stacked HOLIDAYS against a wall in her McCordsville living room, a regular reminder of the upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Thomasson ordered them to sell at her own booth, set to debut at the 2020 Carmel Christkindlmarkt, after traveling to Germany in early 2020 to attend Christmasworld, an international trade show for holiday-themed items.

“COVID was just starting over (in Europe),” Thomasson said. “I got home and remember telling my husband, ‘I got back just in time. I escaped COVID.’ And then it hit over here.”

The pandemic led to the cancellation of the 2020 Christkindlmarkt, but it is set to return Nov. 20 to Dec. 24 at Carter Green, 10 Carter Green in Carmel. Among 20 gift vendors will be Thomasson’s booth, Lauri’s Baumschmuck, featuring ceramic, wood and straw ornaments as well as hand-painted eggs.

Thomasson originally planned to sell gnomes at her booth, but she had difficulty finding any made in Germany. So, she switched to ornaments, many of which she discovered at Christmasworld during her 2020 visit there with fellow Christkindlmarkt vendor Marlene Albershardt. “(Christmasworld) is like Christmas on steroids,” Thomasson said. “You see so many things, it’s hard to know what to buy.”

Maria Murphy, Carmel Christkindlmarkt CEO and market master, helped connect Thomasson with two German women who specialize in creating intricate ornaments made of straw after Thomasson was unable to find that type of product at the trade show.

Murphy said she is excited for the Christkindlmarkt to offer straw ornaments, as she fondly recalls them being a part of the German holiday festivities she experienced as an exchange student there in 2005. “(They are) very traditional, especially in northern Germany,” Murphy said. “The families I visited in that area almost all had straw ornaments on their trees.”

Many of Thomasson’s offerings are among requests of past Christkindlmarkt

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guests. Thomasson worked in the Geschenke booth, which sells gifts and holiday decor, during the 2019 market before deciding to launch her own endeavor.

Thomasson, an Air Force veteran and retired nurse practitioner, said items at her booth cost $4 to $34, with most falling between $5 and $20.

“If kids (want) to buy something for a schoolmate or their teachers, it’s a price point within that range,” said Thomasson, who spent time in Germany as an exchange student during high school.

Other vendors at the Christkindlmarkt will sell incense burners, nutcrackers, folk art, cuckoo clocks, toys, jewelry and much more. Food items for sale will include potato pancakes, sausages, pretzels, raclette sandwiches and specialty beverages.

Missing out on the Christkindlmarkt for a year has made Thomasson even more eager for the 2021 festivities.

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Plew makes best of senior year for Fishers volleyball team

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com This was senior outside hitter Carsen Plew’s first year starting for the Fishers High School volleyball team, but she made quite an impact.

“Carsen is a mentally tough player who fights hard for every point,” Tigers coach Steven Peek said. “In the back row, she is scrappy and moves well, and she has numerous shots and skills in the front row that make her difficult to prepare for and defend against. Fishers has been blessed by Carsen’s poise, leadership and determination.”

The 5-foot-7 Plew was second on the team with 210 kills for the Tigers, who finished 22-6. Fishers lost a Class 4A regional championship match to McCutcheon Oct. 23.

Junior Ava Vickers led Fishers with 214 kills.

In the two regional matches against Fort Wayne Carroll and McCutcheon, Plew delivered 18 kills, 17 digs and five blocks. She said she improved throughout the season.

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our seven starters, which caused people to overlook us this season. Carsen was one of the players to immediately step up this summer to set high expectations for all, and she was great at setting an example to live up to as well.”

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Plew had only 13 kills in limited action as a junior. She also dressed varsity as a sophomore.

“But I only played a handful of points each of those seasons,” said Plew, who played club volleyball for Munciana Indy.

Plew started playing volleyball and basketball in fourth grade.

“I decided to focus on volleyball in eighth grade,” Plew said.

Plew said volleyball has always been her favorite sport to play.

“This made it easy to pick which sport I wanted to focus on,” she said. “I liked the constant speed of the game and how something interesting is always happening.”

Plew plans to attend Indiana University and major in psychology and minor in biology. She would like to play on an intramural volleyball team at IU.

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Fishers Police Dept. investigates two serious crashes

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com The Fishers Police Dept. is investigating two serious crashes. One occurred Nov. 5 and killed a 95-year-old man, and the second hapPOLICE pened Nov. 7 and involved a vehicle and a 15-year-old pedestrian.

The Nov. 5 crash occurred at approximately 2:30 p.m. Police responded at the intersection of Olio Road and 131st Street. Emergency crews located two vehicles, a white 2018 Cadillac XT5 and a black

2020 Acura MDX. Both drivers, identified as Doris Newman, 81, and Marsha Lipe, 72, and a passenger, Billy Newman, 95, were transported to area hospitals. Newman did not survive his injuries.

Based on evidence, it appears the Cadillac, traveling southbound, turned left (eastbound), into the path of the Acura traveling northbound, according to investigators.

The Nov. 7 crash happened at approximately 4:30 p.m. at Allisonville Road and White Oaks Drive, near 141st Street. Emergency crews located a black 2013 Kia Optima, driven by 48-year-old

Shawn Stout, stopped in the southbound lane of Allisonville Road. The 15-year-old pedestrian, who remains unnamed because of his age, was transported to an area hospital.

Based on evidence and witness statements, it appears the pedestrian was running eastbound, across Allisonville Road, when he crossed into the path of the southbound Kia, according to investigators. The driver immediately stopped and cooperated with the investigation. No citations were issued.

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Expected completion: Before the end of Location: The intersection of Ind. 37 and the year 131st Street. Best detour is to avoid 131st Project: New roundabout construction street by taking 126th street.

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Scott Salsbery said the project was supposed to begin this year, but nationwide supply chain issues pushed the start date to October. Then the contractor, Miller Pipeline, dealt with quarantine issues after employees were exposed to

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“When you get around Nov. 29, we are starting to get pretty cold out consistently, so we don’t necessarily relish the idea of having the water mains sitting out in the cold until they get installed,” Salsbery said.

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The $1.7 million project will replace the water mains on Maple Lane, Zeller Avenue and Wallingwood Drive, an area Salsbery refers to as “Old Lawrence”.

“These are old, undersized mains. We have issues with them as far as poor fire flow capabilities, heavy iron buildup, that kind of stuff,” Salsbery said.

If weather is consistent in March, Salsbery said the project could be finished in six months. He said there shouldn’t be any long-term road closures, but there will be traffic restrictions.

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’TIS THE SEASON Lawrence to present Winterfest through Jan. 1, 2022

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Lawrence Deputy Chief of Staff Cori Korn is confident this year’s Winterfest will be bigger and better than its inaugural year in 2020.

Winterfest kicks off with the opening of the ice skating rink at 2 p.m. Nov. 20 at Civic Plaza, 5710 Lawrence Village Pkwy. Winterfest will run through Jan. 1. Live music will be performed from 6 to 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays during the event. Indy Jazz Orchestra will perform during the opening weekend.

A Nov. 27 event, themed “A Lawrence Christmas,” will take place near the skating rink. The following weekends, Charles Dickens carolers and Jennifer Mlott will perform several times, and on Dec. 4, there will be a Breakfast with Santa at the Benjamin Harrison YMCA, 5736 Lee Rd., although a time has not been set.

The Fort Ben Winter Farmers Market will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Dec. 4 at Civic Plaza, and the Midtown Madmen will perform from 6 to 8 p.m. that day as well. Freetown Village Singers will perform from 7 to 8 p.m. Dec. 11. A winter solstice walk is planned for Dec. 21 at the Sterrett Center, 8950 Otis Ave., although a time has not been set.

The skating rink will be open from 4 to 8 p.m. Fridays and 2 to 8 p.m. Saturdays. It also is available for private rental.

The rink will be closed Nov. 25, Nov. 26, Dec. 24 and Dec. 25.

It will operate Monday through Thursday from noon to 4 p.m. from Dec. 20 to Dec. 30 for special winter break hours.

“The new things we are having is the live music from 6 to 8 Friday and Saturday, and also we are having a winter solstice walk this year,” Korn said. “It’s an event for kids.

There will be story time and they will get to learn about the winter solstice and make lanterns and then walk over to

“Clubs, businesses and different organizations, some churches in the community, are making greeting cards, and that’s what we’re using to decorate on 56th Street,” Korn said.

The city is encouraging local businesses to decorate for the holidays, and a people’s choice award will be presented to the most festive business.

“Really, the whole Winterfest experience is about bringing the community together,” Korn said. “We think it is a wonderful opportunity for families to come together, have fun and celebrate the spirit of the season and enjoy all that Lawrence has to offer.”

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Civic Plaza and get hot chocolate and stuff when they arrive there.”

Lawrence Mayor Steve Collier said the event will include more opportunities for families than last year. He also said there will be food trucks available at varying times throughout the event.

“There are tons of opportunities for people to utilize the skating rink above and beyond the hours we are offering right now,” Collier said.

There also will be a Greeting Card Lane lined with large greeting cards on plywood.

• Hours: 4 to 8 p.m. Fridays and 2 to 8 p.m. Saturdays. There are special hours of noon to 4 p.m.

Monday through Thursday Dec. 20 through Dec. 30.

• Rental costs: Skate rental and ice time is $10 for adults and $5 for children. Children skate free during “A Lawrence Christmas,” which is Nov. 27.

• Private rentals: The skating rink is available for private rentals from noon to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Renting the rink for one hour is $250, and it increases by $100 per additional hour.

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Commentary by Terry Anker Provocative American comedian George Carlin had a bit in 1972 roughly entitled the “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television.” Quite similar, another jokester, Lenny Bruce, claimed in 1965 that he was arrested for uttering some of those words on stage. As it turned out, Carlin would also be jailed for it shortly after a summer of ’72 performance in Milwaukee.

Today, most of these words are found in school libraries, and anyone with an internet connection can watch the video, even in the browser’s safest search mode. Protests and resisting parent groups complained when 1993 ABC police soap opera “NYPD” Blue started using the vernacular, and a fair amount of limited nudity, to help itself stand out from the other freely televised fair. But by now, broadcast cartoons like “Family Guy” run throughout the day and carry language and themes that make Carlin’s jokes irrelevant to modern audiences.

In a 2004 interview, Carlin argued, in part, “These words have no power … we give them great power over us.” Would he be pleased these years later that we have found our way to a freer society?

Do we take ourselves a little less seriously? Do we tolerate those who might make fun of our conventions?

Canadian funnyman Mike Ward was held to account for a Human Rights violation because of jokes he told about a complainant believed damaged his dignity. In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court decided that Canadians do, in fact, have a sense of humor. Alas, the dissenting four didn’t get the joke. They demanded that a “message” be sent to others that humor will put you in jail, or the poorhouse. In the U.S., comedian Dave Chappelle is under fire for sharing his comedic take on modern life. Did he, like Carlin, know he’d be canceled, or maybe arrested, for speaking?

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Something curious is happening to me. I’m not napping as much as I used to. For most of my life, if I was on the couch watching a TV show, I’d nod off within five minutes.

But a couple of weeks back, I was awake through an entire Colts game. That particular game, even the Colts couldn’t say that.

When I was a high school teacher, I actually fell asleep in class while proctoring a statewide exam. The kids were very polite.

“I hope we didn’t disturb you yesterday, Mr. Wolfsie,” one of my students said. “We tried to cheat as quietly as we could.”

Until recently, I could take a quick snooze while having dinner with friends, at red lights, while waiting for my wife to put on makeup, as the dog was relieving himself, at fast-food drive-up windows, in checkout lines — pretty much anywhere.

As a result of grabbing the occasional 40 winks, I missed some events I probably should have stayed awake for. Here are the top three: 1. My 70th birthday party (I wish they had screamed “Surprise!” louder) 2. Paris

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3. The end of my 2005 interview with Mitch Daniels My wife, Mary Ellen, has never understood the value of a nap. I think women are afraid they’re going to miss something.

Like a sale, or a beautiful sunset, or the plot of a movie. Men don’t care about stuff like that. On the rare occasion Mary Ellen has fallen asleep during the day, she would awaken with an apology. “I don’t know what happened. I must be coming down with something!” I always had a different attitude when awakening from a short slumber: “Man, that was a great nap. I’m getting better at this all the time.”

My recent inability to nap came up during my last annual physical, but there was some confusion in the conversation.

“How are you sleeping?” Dr. Coss asked.

“It’s been rough,” I told him. “Sometimes,

Until recently, I could take a quick snooze while having dinner with friends, at red lights, while waiting for my wife to put on makeup, as the dog was relieving himself, at fast-food drive-up windows, in checkout lines — pretty much anywhere.

I’m awake for 8-10 hours in a row.”

“Ten hours?” he gasped. “We need to do some testing. How long has this been going on?”

“Several months.”

“Do you just toss and turn in bed?”

“Well, I’m not in bed. That’s the problem.

I’m out driving the car, watching the news, cooking. Sometimes I’m in the garage operating heavy machinery.”

“This is troubling, Dick. So, you don’t sleep all night?”

“No, I sleep great at night. It’s all day that I can’t sleep.”

Dr. Coss was very helpful once I straightened out the misunderstanding. He said men experience changes in their bodily rhythms as they mature.

“I want you to go home this afternoon and really think about that,” he said. I told him I’d have to sleep on it. Which meant, of course, it would have to wait until that night.

Dick Wolfsie is an author, columnist and speaker. Contact him at wolfsie@aol.com.

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Council mischaracterizes proposed budget Mayor (Steve) Collier’s budget was balEditor, As a long-time city employee and Lawanced as it were the previous five budgets that all won the Government Finance Ofrence resident, I feel it may be helpful to provide some insight regarding the city bud- ficers Association Distinguished Budget Presentation Award. In a typical budget progeting process. The main issue is the councess, a responsible cil’s repeated mischaracterization of controller will, with The main issue is the council’s the various departthe administration’s repeated mischaracterization of the proposed budget as ment heads, underadministration’s proposed budget as being “unbalanced.” estimate revenues being “unbalanced.” and overestimate The $3.6 million that expenses. This crethe council believes ates a budget that can meet a worst-case the city was going to spend out of the scenario, should one occur. However, revoperating reserves to meet expenses are enue has consistently come in better than better described as savings realized from underspending the budget. The actual “oper- estimated and expenses have consistently been less than budgeted. This fiscal disciating reserves” of 20 percent of the annual pline has resulted in accumulated savings. budget was not touched in the mayor’s proThese underspent line items are where the posed budget. The mayor’s budget was proposing to spend money it already had saved “savings” mentioned above are drawn from.

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“I have tried other paints and always went back to Annie’s,” the Fishers resident said. “Annie’s paints are simply the best of the best, and I only stock her paints in my studio.”

Null hosted the grand opening Oct. 26 of her 317Home Studio, a furniture restoration and workshop, which is in Carmel City Center’s interior plaza at 715 Hanover Place.

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Null, who previously had an art studio at Friends Home Decor in Noblesville, said she conducts general workshops two to three times per month in the 1,300-square-foot studio.

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“From a practical standpoint, our budget is recovering after losing ticket revenue due to COVID, so we wanted to select a Theatre Fishers Director Anna Nickell show that we felt audiences would be was never an ardent ABBA fan. But that excited to come see.” changed when she Kylee Booher, a senior who THEATER immersed herself portrays Tanya, is excited to be in in the Fishers High the show, which tells the story of School fall musical, which features Sophie, who lives on a small Greek many of the Swedish supergroup’s island and “dreams of the perfect biggest hits. wedding,” with her father “giving “I can’t say that I was a major her away.” But she doesn’t know ABBA fan before directing the who her father is, and her mother, Booher show, but I have become one,” Nica former lead singer for a 1970s kell said of FHS’s presentation of “Mamma pop group, won’t talk about her past.

Mia!”, a story told through the narrative “I like the theme,” Booher said. “Someof ABBA songs from the 1970s and early times you have to take a leap of faith 1980s. to achieve your dreams, and family isn’t Based on the musical that premiered on always about the people that are relatives. stage in London in 1999 and made into a Family can be your best friends that have 2008 movie starring Meryl Streep, “Mamma supported you.”

Mia!” will be presented Nov. 19, 20 and 21 Patrick Britting, a junior who plays Bill, at the FHS auditorium. Showtimes are 7 appreciates the story for many of the p.m. Nov. 19 and 20 and 2:30 p.m. Nov. 21. same reasons.

“This is a show I have been interested “Something I really like about ‘Mamma in directing for several years, and I think Mia!’ is the message it sends about idenit is a show perfect for our current time,” tity,” he said. “The main character, Sophie, Nickell said. “It allows the audience an believes that finding her dad will allow escape from reality through familiar and her to know who she is, but by the end of fun music, costumes and sets. the musical, she realizes her identity isn’t

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“It shows that who you are is not dictated by the people around you, and you have to look within to truly find yourself.”

Because of the popularity of the movie and the fact ABBA’s songs, which include the hits “Dancing Queen,” “SOS,” “Waterloo,” “Take a Chance on Me” and the title song remain popular today, Booher said the main challenge of staging the musical is delivering a flawless performance.

“There are many (challenges),” Booher said. “But the most important one is that ‘Mamma Mia!’ is iconic, so we need to live up to expectations.”

“Mamma Mia!” has a cast of 40 performers, 40 crew members and 10 pit band musicians.

“One of the biggest challenges with ‘Mamma Mia!’ is the amount of energy that the show requires,” Britting said. “It takes a lot of energy, both mentally and physically, to put on any musical, but ‘Mamma Mia!’ is unique in that many musical numbers are in the show solely for the purpose of the cast and the audience to have fun.”

Tickets are $10 for students and $12 for adults. For more, visit theatrefishers.com.

Mud Creek Players will present “A Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon” Nov. 19 to Dec. 11 at Mud Creek Theatre, 9750 E. 86th St., Indianapolis.

CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Pianist Sean Chen will perform at 8 p.m.

Nov. 19 and vocalist Storm Large will perform at 8 p.m. Nov. 20 at the Palladium. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

ACTORS THEATRE OF INDIANA ATI’s production of “Lombardi” runs through Nov. 21 at the Studio Theater at the Center for the Performing Arts. For more, visit atistage.org.

INDIANA WIND SYMPHONY Indiana Wind Symphony’s presentation of “Time for Reflection” is set for 6:30 p.m. Nov. 21 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts. For more, visit indianawindsymphony.org.

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Tickets for individual events for the second half of the 2021-22 Center Presents Season at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel are now on sale.

Sponsored by Allied Solutions, the season’s 2022 performances include violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman, jazz diva Diana Krall, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and tributes to George Michael, The Beatles, Ray Charles and Edith Piaf.

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‘Annie’ worth the wait

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is my favorite. I also love all of the movie versions.”

Harvey, a 15-year-old homeschooled fresh“Tomorrow” has arrived for Kaelyn Harvey. man, said director Laura Baltz was very The Noblesville teen was cast in the title supportive during the long wait. role of Indianapolis “She has been so dedicated to MUSCIAL Christian Youth Thethis cast and told us all that if we ater’s production of wanted to keep our original roles, “Annie” in the beginning of March we could, no matter how old we 2020, shortly before the COVID-19 were,” Harvey said. “I am so gratelockdowns began. ful. She loves ‘Annie’ and wanted to CYT will present “Annie” Nov. 19-21 make sure that we did it as our first at the Shelton Auditorium on Butler full musical after COVID-19 restricHarvey University’s campus in Indianapolis. tions were lifted.”

The musical was originally scheduled for Harvey said rehearsals for “Annie” are a June 2020. highlight of her week.

“I really love the whole show and all of “I’ve loved learning all the music and the music, but if I had to choose a favorite dances and the movement in the scenes,” song, I would say ‘Tomorrow’ is my favorshe said. “It is so exciting to see the whole ite,” Harvey said. “It is such a fun song to show come together and to watch everyone sing, and I really like the message of it. perform. I love doing this show with my Sometimes when it got hard waiting for friends, new and old. I wouldn’t want to do Annie to happen, I would sing the song to this show anywhere else with anyone else.” myself and remember that ‘the sun will Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard recorded his come out tomorrow,’ and one day I would part of H. V. Kaltenborn, who was an Ameribe Annie. Annie has been my dream role for can radio commentator, for “Annie.” a long time.

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“We’ve all had the experience of being locked up and scared for a year.”

Large discovered cabaret suits her style.

With a powerful voice and racy humor, When she performed as the lead singer in Storm Large has made an impact in prerock bands, she said group members would vious appearances in tell her to start the song and stop MUSIC Carmel. talking to the audience.

“I thought Indiana “I was just telling a joke or somewould be more reserved, but there thing poignant that led into the are some wild people,” Large said. next song,” Large said. “Rock bands “They don’t cringe at swears or were annoyed about it. I almost sexual references. They’re very laidquit performing because I got tired back, not uptight.” of that hamster wheel of trying to Large Large will perform in concert at 8 get approval from these idiots who p.m. Nov. 20 at the Palladium at the Center were just trying to hire the next person for the Performing Arts. who was famous last year. It was disheartLarge, who said her performance will be ening and it wasn’t fun anymore. When I got in a cabaret style of both song and narraback into it, I said I’m only going to do it if tive, will perform with a string quartet with it’s fun and creative and no one is trying to the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. make me into something I’m not. If I’m hav“It’s going to be very romantic and very ing fun, then the audience is having fun.” beautiful,” Large said. “There is going to be Large, who lives in Portland, Ore., occaa couple of holiday songs. I think the next sionally performs with Pink Martini, subbing couple of years (performances are) going to for China Forbes. Pink Martini also is based be directly addressing what we’ve all expein Portland. rienced and are still experiencing (amid the For tickets, visit thecenterpresents.org.

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A visit to historic IMS Commentary by Don Knebel Encompassing 560 acres, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, is the world’s largest sports TRAVEL venue and hosts the world’s largest single-day sporting event. Named a National Historic Landmark in 1987, it was and remains important to the Indianapolis economy.

Carl Fisher and James Allison owned an Indianapolis company producing automobile headlights. During a trip to Europe, Fisher concluded that European automobiles were better than their American counterparts and decided to build a facility to encourage and test American innovations. In 1909, with financial assistance from Allison and others, he built a 2 1/2-mile racetrack 5 miles northwest of Indianapolis. During races that year, the crushed stone surface proved dangerous and racing was suspended. Racing resumed after the track was paved with 3.2 million Indiana bricks. On Memorial Day in 1911, 80,000 spectators watched Ray Harroun win the first 500-mile race, piloting the Marmon Wasp, assembled in Indianapolis, at an average speed of 74.602 mph. The race attracted other automobile manufacturers to Indianapolis, including Cole, Duesenberg and Stutz.

In 1927, Fisher and Allison sold the facility to World War I flying ace Eddy Rickenbacker.

In 1945, after not being used during World War II, Rickenbacker sold it to Tony Hulman, a Terre Haute businessman. During the next Hartman Capital LLC (505 S. Fifth St., Champaign, IL 61820) is submitting a Notice of Intent to the 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 Fishers Marketplace Retail Center located at 13588 Bent Grass Lane, Fishers, Indiana 46038. Runoff from the project site will discharge to the Britton Branch.

Questions or comments regarding the project should be directed to Scott Kunkel at Hartman Capital LLC.

75 years, the Hulman family made enormous improvements to the facility, including building the “Pagoda,” a 10-story control tower and media center evoking early designs. A corporation owned by Roger Penske, a legend in auto racing, purchased the property in 2020.

Except for a yard of bricks at the start/ finish line, the track is now covered with asphalt but is still “The Brickyard.” The Speedway Museum, operated by a nonprofit foundation, displays about 75 cars that have participated in the Indianapolis 500, including the Marmon Wasp, and offers tours of the track and its facilities.

Don Knebel is a local resident who works for Barnes & Thornburg LLP. For the full column visit donknebel. com. You may contact him at editorial@youarecurrent.com.

NOTICE OF PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY The Play School at Saxony, Inc. (13149 E 131st St; Fishers, IN) is submitting a NOI letter to notify the IDEM of the intent to comply with the requirements under 327 IAC 15-5 (Rule 5) to discharge stormwater from construction activities for the following project: The Play School at Saxony Building Addition in Fall Creek Twp, Hamilton County, Indiana, more specifically, part of the NW 1/4 of Sec26-T18N-R5E; located at 13149 E 131st St, Fishers, IN scheduled to commence on December 1, 2021 and be completed on or before April, 2023. Stormwater Run-off from the project site will discharge to Mud Creek. Questions can be directed to The Play School; Amanda McKeon; 13149 E 131st St; Fishers, IN 46037

The folks over at Merriam-Webster have been at it again, adding 455 new words to the dictionary. Remember, the folks at M-W essentially GRAMMAR GUY “report the news,” adding words that exist in the real world. Whether you like the words or not, they get added to the dictionary if people are using them. Here’s a roundup of some of the newest words.

Dad bod: I appreciate this one, as I have changed from being “in shape” to “a different shape” since having kids.

Fluffernutter: A sandwich made with peanut butter and marshmallow creme.

TBH and FTW: A number of initialisms got added in October, including these two from online and texting culture. “TBH” stands for “to be honest” while “FTW” stands for “for the win.”

Super-spreader: While I always thought this term referred to a king-size duvet cover on a twin-size bed, “super-spreader” refers to an event that leads to several new cases of coronavirus.

Oobleck: An “oobleck” is a mixture of

corn starch and water that behaves like a liquid or a solid, depending on whether it’s at rest or receiving pressure.

Whataboutism: In politics, this is when someone responds to a negative accusation by claiming the other person (or party) has done something similar or worse.

Doorbell camera: A doorbell camera has a smart doorbell that is connected to an app or device in the home that allows residents to talk to visitors who show up on their porches.

Faux-hawk: A faux-hawk is the mock turtleneck of hairstyles, resembling a Mohawk without fully committing to it.

I love new words; they show that our language continues to adapt and change in interesting and creative ways. Just as you shouldn’t blame the meteorologist for bad weather, don’t blame lexicographers for adding words you don’t like.

Curtis Honeycutt is a national award-winning, syndicated humor writer. Connect with him on Twitter (@curtishoneycutt) or at curtishoneycutt.com.

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