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Common council hears introduction for active-living facility at Saxony

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By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com At the Dec. 17, 2019 Noblesville Common Council meeting, members heard an introduction DEVELOPMENT for a proposed active living facility at the southeast quadrant of Harrell Parkway and Cabela Parkway as part of the Saxony Corporate Campus development.

Joe McElwee presented the project on behalf of Capitol Seniors Housing.

CSH develops 55-and-older active living communities and has been in business since 2003.

“We consider Noblesville one of the top markets around the country (for senior housing),” McElwee said. “We are not looking for money. We have the equity to do this deal and we have the ability to finance this deal.”

CSH operates 44 communities nationwide. Twenty-five are new or are under construction, and 19 the company has acquired.

Mike Hartman, a commercial real estate professional, describes an active living community.

“Active living is 55-and-plus, age-restricted housing, senior apartments.

They’re all the same thing,” Hartman said. “Active living doesn’t offer (med-

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Geoff Davis works on a carved duck decoy. (Photo by Sadie Hunter)

A rendering of the proposed Capitol Seniors Housing development near Hamilton Town Center. (Submitted rendering)

ical) care and doesn’t bundle in food, housekeeping or transportation into rent. It’s a value-driven product, and it’s a relatively newer product, and we are really excited about it. There’s not a lot of purpose-built housing for younger seniors.”

The proposed site would be within walking distance of Hamilton Town Center. It would include an interior courtyard, parking, parking garages around the perimeter, a dog park, an outdoor grilling area, a bistro, a fitness center, a theater media room, a craft room and a maintenance building. Monthly rent would be $1,800 to $2,000.

Although the proposal was an introduction and no vote was taken, councilors expressed concerns.

Councilor Darren Peterson’s main issue was parking.

Life Care Services tops ranking — Life Care Services, which manages Indianapolis-based Marquette senior living facility, ranked highest in customer satisfaction in the J.D. Power 2019 U.S. Senior Living Study.

Life Care Services achieved the highest score in all seven study factors: resident services and activities; community staff; food and beverage; new resident orientation; resident cost; community and grounds; and resident apartment unit. Life Care Services, the nation’s second- largest senior living operator, scored 843 on a 1,000-point scale, a full 49 index points above the second-highest performing senior living organization.

Civil War Roundtable — The Hamilton County Civil War Roundtable will feature guest speaker Craig Dunn, a Carmel resident, at its Jan. 8 meeting at Carmel City Hall, 1 Civic Square. Dunn will speak on “Iron Men, Iron Will, The Nineteenth Indiana of the Iron Brigade.” Dunn is a collector of more than 3,000 original Indiana Civil War photographs of soldiers and is a political columnist for Howey Politics Indiana. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the program beginning at 7 p.m. The event is open to the public. There is no cost to attend.

“My fear would be residential garages used as storage units. Is there any way to manage that?” he asked.

Other councilors voiced the same concern. The petitioners said they would look into the issue.

Councilor Brian Peterson Ayer said he liked the proposal.

“It’s an ideal location with walkability to the town center, and for age-restricted (developments), it is just an ideal Ayer location,” he said. “I think there are a few issues that can be worked through.”

For more, visit cityofnoblesville.org.

Noblesville looking for AdoptA-Street sponsors — The City of Noblesville is looking for community and business organization volunteers its Adopt-A-Street program. Groups select a city street from a list and commit to clean that roadway at least twice during the yearlong commitment. In exchange, the street department will place a recognition sign with the organization and/or business name on the adopted street.

The street department also provides volunteers with all necessary materials such as safety vests, garbage bags and gloves. For more, or to choose a street to adopt, contact the Noblesville Street Dept. at 317-7766348 or nsd@noblesville.in.us.

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HAND receives grant from local women’s fund

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County, which in turn allows low- and moderate-income homeowners to keep living safely in their existing A Noblesville organization is benehomes, (which is) probably their most fitting from the philanthropic efforts affordable option.” of the Women’s Fund of Central Davis said according to the Center Indiana. for Neighborhood Technology, HOUSING The organiapproximately 61 percent of zation, a subHamilton County households sidiary of the Central Indiana spend more than the recomCommunity Fund, recently mended 30 percent of income awarded $20,000 to Hamilton on housing.

Area Neighborhood Devel“When that happens, famopment, a Noblesville-based ilies don’t have as much to Davis nonprofit that works to imspend on food, health care prove and provide affordable housing. and education, to say nothing of The intended use of the $20,000, saving for home repairs and mainhowever, is more focused than the va- tenance,” she said. “The Women’s riety of work HAND does. The money Fund grant will help female heads of must be used specifically for critical household make crucial repairs and repairs on homes owned by women modifications that otherwise might with low or moderate incomes in force them to move, things like new Hamilton County. roofs or HVAC systems.”

Andrea Davis, interim executive The WFCI awarded an additional 13 director of HAND, said the money will grants, rounding the total amount to be used by the Hamilton County Home $241,500. Other beneficiaries include Repair Partnership, a group that Girls Inc. of Indianapolis; Girl Scouts includes HAND, Shepherd’s Center of of Central Indiana; MLK Center; the Hamilton County and Habitat for HuDomestic Violence Network; the Cenmanity of Greater Indianapolis. ter for Victim and Human Rights; Co“Most of the grant money pays for burn Place Safe Haven; Dove Recovery construction supplies and labor, but House for Women; Edna Martin Christhe impact of these grants on our tian Center; Fletcher Place Community mission is huge,” Davis said. “They Center; Girls Inc. of Shelbyville; Girls are helping HAND and its partners on the Run Central Indiana; Seeds of preserve some of the naturally occurHope; and Turning Point. ring affordable housing in Hamilton

DISPATCHES Heirbrandt re-elected VP — Hamilton County Commissioner Mark Heirbrandt was once again elected vice president of the Indiana Association of County Commissioners East Central District during its annual conference. In his role, Heirbrandt will represent elected county commissioners in the East Central district of the state, which includes the following counties: Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Randolph, Rush, Shelby, Tipton, Union and Wayne.

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Project: Ind. 37 Improvement Project Location: Construction began at 126th Street in August and will be followed by 146th, 131st and 141st streets, ending with 135th Street.

Expected completion: 2022 Detour: Ind. 37 will remain open during all phases of construction, with two northbound and two southbound lanes open during each phase. There will be closures on side roads with alternate routes always accessible, which will be announced at the time of the closure.

Project: Utility relocation for future 96th Street expansion Location: 96th Street between Lantern and Cumberland roads Expected completion: 96th Street expansion to begin next year, utility work expected for the next several months Project: Downtown infrastructure improvement Location: Lantern Road closed south of 116th Street to Fishers Pointe Boulevard Expected completion: Lantern Road phase to last 90 days and began Oct. 7. Overall project to be complete

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Project: 82nd Street Improvement Project Location: 82nd Street between Lantern and Fall Creek roads. Travel lane to be added in each direction in addition to street resurfacing, drainage improvements, sidewalks and ADA-compliant access ramps.

Expected completion: November 2020 WESTFIELD Project: Westfield Boulevard connector Location: The extension will connect the roundabout at Ind. 32 and Shamrock Boulevard with David Brown Drive. The project began last week as the contractor plans to begin installing erosion control measures, staking and clearing of right of way.

Expected completion: End of 2020 Project: Monon Trail bridge Location: Monon Trail closed near Ind. 32.

Expected completion: This project has been extended to last through the winter.

Project: Grand Junction Plaza Location: The parking lot west of Union Street and south of Main Street Expected completion: The gravel parking lot on the east end of Park Street is permanently closed as the Grand Junction Plaza is moving into the construction phase. Parking is available on the west end of Park Street.

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Jeremy Miller, left, is a Special Forces veteran who recently launched Special Forces Association Chapter 500 for Indiana Special Forces active duty soldiers and veterans.

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By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Westfield resident Jeremy Miller is ensuring that resources are available for Special Forces acMILITARY tive duty military and veterans by establishing an Indiana chapter of the Special Forces Association.

Special Forces Association Chapter 500, named after the Indianapolis 500, is the state’s first chapter for the national organization.

“The association itself is a veteran nonprofit out of North Carolina, and we are a chapter of it. In Indiana, there has never been a chapter for the Special Forces soldiers and their families when they come off active duty, and there is some support for the guys on active duty and in the (U.S. Army National) Guard,” said Miller, a Special Forces veteran. “In the Special Forces, 1 percent of the military is in that genre, actually less than 1 percent. So, these guys are often being called to go into areas that are not as secure as (where) other typical military forces would go. Special Forces soldiers were the first soldiers on the ground in Afghanistan after 9/11.”

The association provides support for veterans and their families. There are auxiliary positions for spouses

and others to assist as well.

“Some guys that come back, they’ve got (post-traumatic stress disorder), and we can help them get help or give them that sense of community again,” Miller said.

There are approximately 90 Special Forces veterans in Indiana. Although Special Forces Association Chapter 500 is new, Miller said it already has 23 members. The group is planning its first fundraiser.

“We just met with the Green Beret Foundation and will help raise money for them,” Miller said. “Right now, we are raising money for our chapter, standing up so we have some money to do the things we need to do. We will be doing a big fundraiser later in the year in conjunction with the Green Beret Foundation to raise money for them. We will have monthly meetings, for sure, and other additional meetings.”

The group plans to conduct its first official meeting this month.

“We will move meetings all over the state,” Miller said.

Miller was on active duty from 1988 to 1996 and was in the National Guard for several years after that. He was deployed to Afghanistan in 2009.

For more or to join the group, visit specialforcesac500.org or email Miller at jeremy@secopscyberinstitute.com.

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COMMUNITY DEATH BY CHOCOLATE BENEFITS CHERISH

From left, Amanda Duiser of Fishers, Christina Gibson of Fishers and Megan Hawkins of Noblesville stop at a table filled with brownies from Texas Roadhouse. Guests enjoyed chocolate and beverage samples from several local restaurants Nov. 21, 2019, at the third annual Death by Chocolate. The event was a fundraiser for Cherish, a Noblesville-based child advocacy center. (Photo by Ben Stout)

MADRIGAL DINNER SERVES AS FUNDRAISER

The Coxhall Guild presented a Renaissance-era Madrigal Dinner fundraiser Nov. 23, 2019, at Ritz Charles in Carmel. The event featured food, music, dancing and more.

Funds from the event will help build a covered pavilion in the children’s garden at Coxhall Gardens, a Hamilton County park. (Above) Fishers resident Martin Madsen, left, and Austin Duncan of Noblesville draw swords. (Photo by Ben Stout)

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Senior fund grants $715K

By Sadie Hunter Sadie@youarecurrent.com Focused on helping senior citizens in central Indiana, the Central Indiana Senior Fund is doNONPROFITS ing just that with its recent granting of more than $715,000 to local nonprofits that serve seniors.

The CISF, a special interest fund of the Central Indiana Community Foundation, recently named 25 groups, including several nonprofits in Hamilton County, that will benefit.

CrossRoads Church of Westfield received $10,000. The money will be used to pay for home repairs for senior-owned homes across the county for the church’s Hoosier Home Repairs 2020 program. The church will offer a camp that will allow approximately 300 middle and high school students to spend a week repairing homes and building relationships with the homeowner.

Hamilton Area Neighborhood Development, a Noblesville-based nonprofit that works to provide affordable housing, received $17,500, which also will be used for home repairs.

Meals on Wheels of Hamilton County received $25,000 to help fund its

Sponsor-A-Senior meals program.

Shepherd’s Center of Hamilton County also received $25,000 for its Reaching Resources program, which aims to link senior citizens with resources to food, housing, social opportunities and other services.

Additional grants, totaling $715,189, were given to the following organizations: Boone County Senior Services ($50,000); Booth Tarkington Civic Theater ($10,000); Christamore House ($38,500); CICOA ($50,000); Concord Center Association ($28,389); Connect2Help ($25,000); Edna Marin Christian Center ($30,000); Englewood Community Development Corp. ($30,000); Fletcher Place Community Center ($5,000); Gennesaret Free Clinic ($25,000); Indiana Parkinson Foundation ($20,800); Indianapolis Art Center ($10,000); Indianapolis Legal Aid Society ($50,000); Indianapolis Parks Foundation ($10,000); Johnson County Senior Services ($50,000); Mapleton-Fall Creek Development Corp. ($20,000); NeighborLink Indianapolis Foundation ($35,000); Oasis Indianapolis ($50,000); Shelby Senior Services ($50,000); Society of St. Vincent de Paul ($25,000); and YMCA of Greater Indianapolis ($25,000).

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Folk artist works underground downtown to teach skills Geoff Davis is an industrial artist in downtown Noblesville. (Photo by Sadie Hunter)

By Sadie Hunter • Sadie@youarecurrent.com Every day for more than a year, Geoff Davis has worked out of a small basement just off the square in downtown Noblesville. Nearly evCOVER STORY ery inch of his studio is covered in tools, wood and signs, along with a wall of jars filled with assorted hardware.

Davis is an industrial artist. He creates carved birds and duck decoys, pull toys and ukuleles. He also teaches carving.

His storefront window at 92 S. Ninth St. features an array of finished pieces in a snowy display.

Davis, who also teaches classes, previously worked from a studio in his home on Hannibal Street, but he moved closer to the square to expand class offerings. Above his studio is Caravan Classes, a business that offers pop-up and in-house art classes, workshops and parties. In fall 2019, Davis was named Artist of the Year by Nickel Plate Arts, and Caravan Classes co-owner Deanna Leonard was named Art Educator of the Year.

Davis was an elementary school teacher for three decades for Indianapolis Public Schools before delving into art full time.

“I’m not really retired. I have a problem with that word,” Davis said. “I retired from teaching and I draw a tiny pension, but I work more hours than I ever did. I make a lot less money, but I’m doing what I want to do. I’m much happier. All of the anxiety is gone. The things (teachers today) are protesting against are the things that pushed me out of teaching. It had a lot to do with mental health.

“The anxiety of teaching is unreal, especially at an inner-city school. Pressures from above to perform, pressures from parents to act a certain way, not ever being able to be in your own head.”

As his own boss, Davis has flourished in his new space, teaching classes on how to make ukuleles and cigar box ukuleles along with offering bird carving, decoy and leather classes. He also teaches fundamentals of woodworking.

“Monday nights are open-studio, and those are fun because people come in for two hours to work on whatever projects they have, and I help them out, but I’m never sure what’s coming in the door,” he said. “What seems to be the biggest joke is, ‘Do you have all your fingers?’ I do. I’ve cut deeply into all of them, but I have them.”

Active in the Noblesville arts community since he moved to Old Town in 1986, Davis said his goal is to promote all things local and traditional.

“There are two things that drive me. One is making things and the other is teaching people how to do it,” he said. “We’ve evolved to make and create things. Originally, we had to procure food, water and shelter. Over the years, as things have become more modernized and mechanized, our needs are pretty well taken care of, but we still have that innate drive to create things and to solve problems.

“I find it so rewarding, and I really believe that everybody needs that. There’s a huge level of satisfaction associated with it.”

Helping people develop artistic skills is among his most rewarding of teaching.

“Just the other day, a woman finished building

her ukulele, and I’ve never seen so much pride,” Davis said. “She did it, and she felt amazing. I don’t think we challenge ourselves enough to make things and solve problems and use our hands.

When people come in, they’re always shocked at how far they can go with what they have. I really enjoy getting people through that process.”

Upcoming class offerings include building a vintage-style gameboard, restoring a vintage camp axe, carving a vintage pull-toy giraffe, building a cigar box ukulele and constructing a leather portfolio.

For more, visit gbdavisfolkart.com.

MEET GEOFF DAVIS Geoff Davis is 57 and has been married to Julie Davis for 30 years. They have four children and two dogs.

“I’ve lived in Noblesville since ’86,” Davis said.

“I grew up in Carmel, and I hated the out-ofcontrol development, so we moved to Old Town.

I bought a house from 1889 and I started to restore it. I always thought once I made the move to restore the house, other people would follow, and they are now.

“It took them 30 years, but now people are buying these messed up old houses and restoring and flipping them.”

In addition to creating visual art and building ukuleles, Davis also plays the instrument and gives lessons at the Palladium in Carmel twice a week. Learn more at thecenterpresents.org/ learn/teen/ukulele-class.

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Life license

Facts are being tested

Commentary by Terry Anker So-called self-help gurus have asked us if we really know ourselves since the “me” generation.

One can assume the question is more existential than tangible.

With the exception of infirmity or infancy, we recognize enough about ourselves to provide our given name, city of domicile and perhaps a few important numbers – namely Social Security and birthdate. From the youngest age, we humans find it important to label ourselves (or at least to recognize those labels applied to us).

Eventually, some of us resist. We don’t like our names. We don’t like our families. We don’t like our addresses. Whatever the genesis, we march out into the world hopeful to create a new identity unmarked by that provided at baptism or afforded by our progenitors. From the start, we are branded with an official birth certificate. We believe its veracity because we have no way of personally knowing if it is accurate or not. Besides, could we “be” without it? And as we age, it becomes more important, at least to get along in our social order, to be one, consistent person. At 16, we get a state-issued driver’s license.

By adulthood, we have mortgages, wills and all sorts of legal documentation. But what if we lose it? How do we “prove” our identity? Could we? Are we our own construction or God’s -- a simple accumulation of settled assumptions or a bureaucrat-stamped license to exist?

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

Miracle of Christmas survival Commentary by Danielle Wilson

keep our lives on the rails and the new phone will stop the kids complaining about me never getting their Friends, congratulations. We have made it to the other side. The holidays text requests for cash. I also received a milk frother, which I had specifically are behind us and, at HUMOR least in my six-pack, the requested back in October, and a new hallway light fixture whose hyperlink Wilsons came through I had emailed to both my youngest relatively unscathed. Did we have daughter and mother-in-law. Again, some tears? Sure. Did I flip off my not jaw-dropping moments. But in an husband, Doo, behind his back? On extremely thoughtful multiple occasions. gesture, Doo bought But the tree did not See, I learned long a single-cup fall, no one required ago to be crystal clear me Keurig because he ER services, and with my gift list, remembered me perhaps the miracle saying months ago of all miracles, I got how nice it would be to enjoy a cup of everything I asked for, and more. coffee at school. I know! He does lisSee, I learned long ago to be crysten! It almost made me feel bad about tal clear with my gift list, often just giving him the bird. Almost. purchasing and wrapping said items Congratulations again on surviving myself to ensure marital harmony. the holidays. Next up, dance competiBut this year was a whirlwind (I tion season! blame a very late Thanksgiving), Peace out. and I barely had enough time to buy everyone else’s presents, let alone my own (bless you, Amazon Prime).

So, I wasn’t exactly sure what I’d Danielle Wilson is a find under the tinsel-ized tree come contributing columnist.

Christmas.

You may email her at info@youarecurrent.com.

Two things were pretty much a given. The 2020 planning calendar will

Editor, Facts, not civics, are being tested.

Let’s make sure we get a few facts straight regarding Mr. Trump and his impeachment.

• The impeachment proceedings being used are the same ones used for both the Nixon and Clinton impeachments.

• Mr. Trump has had the opportunity for legal counsel at every turn. He has not sent counsel.

• (U.S. Rep.) Adam Schiff is not the special counsel, Robert Mueller was. The former investigating Mr. Trump’s admitted illegal dealings with Ukraine, the latter investigating the Trump campaign’s collusion with a foreign government and his attempts to obstruct justice in that investigation.

It’s telling that two recent commentaries echo talking points from one “news” source. Yet, neither uses actual facts. I guess they’re using those “alternative facts”.

Tyler Gresh, Noblesville

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Hamilton County tops Most Generous Givers list news@currentnoblesville.com A recent study by SmartAsset, a financial technology company, placed Hamilton County at the top of a list of Indiana counties where residents give the most money. The study examined IRS data CHARITABLY and measured how much residents donate as a percentage of their net income as well as the proportion of people in a county who make charitable donations.

County Hamilton Boone Hendricks Hancock Floyd Johnson Porter Monroe Lake Clark

Donation Index 27.1 27.1 23.7 21.3 23.2 20.8 17.5 25.6 18.8 19.7

Contributor Index 79.6 70.3 59.8 53.2 48.2 47.0 48.5 40.4 45.7 42.6

Most Generous Places Index 65.8 60.1 51.5 45.9 44.0 41.8 40.7 40.6 39.8 38.4

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By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Noblesville Fire Dept. Chief Greg Wyant wants the department’s new senior outreach PUBLIC SAFETY program will have a preemptive effect.

NFD recently announced it will collaborate with the Shepherd’s Center of Hamilton County to launch a program geared toward senior citizens in Noblesville. The voluntary program is free and will include NFD personnel performing safety inspections to identify fire or health hazards, checking and replacing smoke detector batteries and installing exterior key lockboxes.

“A lot of the decisions we make on what programs we start is driven by data, and we’ve seen our No. 2 calltype overall is slips, trips and falls,” Wyant said. “Nationwide, this is getting a lot of attention and locally it’s getting some attention. So, what can we do to fix it?”

Wyant said 75 percent of such calls from 2016 through the first half of 2019 were for people 55 and older.

“Originally, our goal was to get into senior folks’ homes and do a safety walk-through and point out some of the things they may not notice, but we realized the Shepherd’s Center is already doing some of that,” Wyant said. “One of their biggest issues is if

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NFD Chief Greg Wyant explains the safety hazards that need to be addressed at Margaret Giezendanner’s home. (Submitted photo)

we go to someone’s house because they called 911 and we can’t get in.

Depending on the call type, we have to break the door.”

Wyant said Shepherd’s Center has replaced several doors.

“One of the big needs is key boxes outside the home or apartment that has a key to the door and a code,” Wyant said. “We put the code in to (gain entry). It saves money and work and doesn’t break the door.”

Wyant said the program is evolving.

As of press time, the NFD has conducted six home visits. Some of the common safety hazards NFD personnel see in homes are throw rugs, which are a trip hazard, and fire detectors installed on vaulted ceilings, which cannot be reached without a ladder.

To schedule an in-home visit, call 317-776-6336 or email nfdscheduling@ noblesville.in.us.

DISPATCHES Riverview Health implements flu restrictions — As the number of flu cases is increasing, Riverview Health is taking added precautions to protect patients, families, staff members and community from unnecessary exposure to influenza. Riverview Health has implemented these temporary visitation restrictions: • No visitors with influenza-like illness, fever or cough.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Carmel’s Center for the Performing Arts seems the perfect fit for Steve Lippia.

CONCERT “I inhabit the world of the Great American Songbook,” Lippia said.

The Center for the Performing Arts is home to the Great American Songbook Foundation.

Lippia will appear with the Carmel Symphony Orchestra for his Sinatra & Friends show at 8 p.m. Jan. 11 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts. Lippia previously performed with the CSO in 2009.

“One of the first shows I brought to the pops market was a show called ‘Simply Sinatra’ because of the amazing name recognition, the popularity and the great music he’s known for,” Lippa said. “That’s usually the first show (promoters) will pick.”

If he returns to the same venue, Lippia does a show featuring songs

by Tony Bennett, Bobby Darin, Vic Damone and Nat King Cole.

“This show will have some of those elements,” Lippia said. “I’ve not seen the Palladium, so this will be a great introduction to what is supposed to be an amazing facility.”

Lippia said there are usually 18 to 20 songs in his set.

“I always bring a little extra music, and if we are running ahead of schedule, we include those songs,” he said. “I really like the big ballads.

I think they are more interesting.

The arrangements are a little more inspiring with the ballads. I like the uptempo and medium-tempo songs a lot, but there is something about those ballads that intrigue people.

Those are the ones that give the lyricists time to shine.

Steve Lippia will perform at the Palladium. (Submitted photo)

“When you think of the music of Johnny Mercer, Sammy Cahn and Cole Porter, all the greats showed their best stuff particularly with ballads.”

Lippia said audiences always like Sinatra’s blockbuster hits.

He worked for a long time with a former Sinatra conductor, Vincent Falcone Jr. “He told me Sinatra was so tired of singing ‘Strangers in the Night’ and was happy when ‘New York, New York’ came along,” Lippia said.

“So, he was able to ignore ‘Strangers in the Night,’ or he asked his arrangers to put together a shorter version of it.”

In addition to “New York, New York,” Lippia said the two most requested songs are “Fly Me to the Moon” and “Summer Wind.”

“I get an informal survey when I

meet people after the show,” Lippia said. “It’s an audience-driven show.

I want to make sure they hear most of the songs they expect to hear, but I also want to sneak in a song or two they might not expect me to perform.”

Although the Las Vegas resident has had long-term engagements in Las Vegas and Atlantic City, Lippia prefers to tour, traveling all across the U.S. and internationally.

“Residency engagements are a great thing financially, but it can get a little tiresome,” Lippia said. “Just when you think everything is going great and attendance is super, then there is some merger or acquisition, or some kind of change at the top.

They’ll say, ‘Wow, you are doing great, now get out.’”

Lippia worked with Janna Hymes in Williamsburg (Va.) when she was music director of the Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra. Hymes became CSO music director in 2017. She stepped down as Williamsburg’s music director in May 2019.

“It was one of my favorite pop shows I ever did, and I’ve done hundreds of them,” Hymes said. “Some of them are the original Nelson Riddle arrangements. They are just incredible. When we did them, the audience was so excited because he has the same inflection as Sinatra.

What’s great about Steve is his Rat Pack rhythm. He’s a terrific singer, great entertainer and he tells good stories.”

In addition to the concert, the Rat Pack Party, a ‘50s-era cocktail party, is set for 6:45 p.m. The Palladium party will feature period cocktails, finger food and Sinatra-style music.

Period attire is optional. Admission is $20.

For more, visit carmelsymphony. org.

Cash tribute concert set editorial@youarecurrent.com For the past 12 years, James Garner and his band have faithfully recreated Johnny Cash’s biggest hits with stunning accuracy.

“A Tribute to Johnny Cash” is set for 3 p.m. Jan. 12 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. Garner previously performed at The Tarkington in September 2018.

The group plays all of Cash’s hits, such as “Folsom Prison Blues,” “Ring of Fire” and “I Walk the Line.”

Garner and his band have performed more than 500 professional shows.

In addition to performing across the United States, Garner’s group has released three full-length albums, making it the most recorded and published Johnny Cash tribute show in the nation.

Westfield — Uncorked with Kristopher Huntley is set for 7 p.m.

Jan. 9 at Urban Vines Winery & Brewery, 303 E. 161st St. Westfield — Uncorked with Stay Tuned, featuring pop and folk music, is set for 7 p.m. Jan. 11 at Urban Vines Winery & Brewery, 303 E. 161st St. Carmel — Writers at the Winery is set for 7 p.m. Jan. 9 at Sugar Creek Winery, 1111 W. Main St. Carmel — Dance Discovery Class: Broadway is set for 6:30 p.m. Jan. 7 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

Carmel — Meet Me on Main, held the second Saturday each month, features live music, face painting and caricatures. It is set for 5 to 9 p.m.

Jan. 12 in the Carmel Arts & District.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com As Ben Vareen’s stage, film and TV career has spanned 50-plus years, the triple threat PERFORMANCE actor/singer/ dancer is identified for different roles by various generations.

“I get tickled. I still get people saying I grew up to you on ‘Zoobilee Zoo,’ or I saw you on ‘The Muppet Show’ or ‘The Mike Douglas Show,’” said Vareen, laughing.

Nothing, however, is quite like performing in his own show.

“That’s gold. That’s the reward,” Vareen said of being on stage. “My show is my gratitude performance to my audience. They’ll see singing and dancing from the shows I’ve done and shows that I’ve wished I’ve done. I pay tribute to artists, my friends. It’s an evening of celebration of life. If I do my job, I hope to inspire somebody.

“What is a blessing for me is I get to spread the word of love and unity.”

The “Steppin’ Out with Ben Vareen” tour will stop at 8 p.m. Jan. 18 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

“I’m coming and celebrating with Michael Feinstein, who is keeping alive and preserving the Great American Songbook,” Vareen said.

Feinstein is the director of the Center and founder of the Palladium-based Great American Songbook Foundation.

“We have a mutual friend, Liza Minnelli,” Vareen said. “Michael used to come out to my house rehearsing his piano and learning the music of the Gershwins, long before he became Michael Feinstein when he was just Michael.”

Vareen, 73, received a lifetime achievement award from New York’s Gold Coast Arts Center late last year.

“It’s always humbling and takes me by surprise because I’m busy doing the work,” he said.

Vareen had a breakout role, winning a Tony Award for Best Actor in

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Musical in “Pippin” in 1973. He was nominated for an Emmy for his role in the 1977 “Roots” miniseries. He recently had roles in “Bull” and “Magnum P.I.” “When a TV role comes up that’s right, we do it. I’ll go to Timbuktu if the role is right,” Vareen said.

Vareen works with an advocacy group, Americans for the Arts, which lobbies Congress and other officials to maintain public support for arts and arts education.

“I speak on the arts every chance I get,” he said. “The arts are the essence of our life. They are cutting away the arts everywhere and we have to stop them from doing that because our children are suffering.”

Vareen is working with a group called Care For the Homeless, which helps provide free medical treatment to the homeless.

“I did a movie (‘Time Out of Mind’) based on the homeless,” Vareen said.

“I learned a lot about the homeless.

It’s about me getting into the arena and making my voice heard. Hopefully, in my little way, I change it and make life better for somebody. I can’t solve the whole problem. We must solve it together, but in my little way, I’ll do my turn.”

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“Steel Magnolias,” Beef 8 p.m. Jan. 7, 9, 10, 11, & Boards Dinner Theatre, 14; 1 p.m. Jan. 8; 1:30 Indianapolis and 7 p.m. Jan. 12 Set in 1987, “Steel Magnolias” is the story of six Southern women who share recipes, beauty tips and gossip in Truvy’s beauty salon in Chinquapin, La. Cost: $47.50 to $72.50

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“Morning After Grace,” 7:30 p.m Jan. 14, 16, OneAmerica mainstage, 17; 6:30 p.m. Jan. Indiana Repertory Theatre, 15; 1 p.m. Jan. 18; 2 Indianapolis p.m. Jan. 19 Three neighbors in a Florida retirement village wake up one morning to find their lives tangled together.

Cost: Cost: $22 to $80

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“Sinatra and Friends,” Carmel 8 p.m. Jan. 11 Symphony Orchestra, Palladium, (6:45 p.m., Rat Center for the Performing Arts Pack Party) Steve Lippia, a Grammy-nominated recording artist, is known for his youthful interpretations of Great American Songbook standards.

Cost: $5 to $65

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The Fishers Arts Council recently announced the opening of its new exhibit space, The Alcove. It will be home to artists for exhibits lasting three months rather than the normal one-month exhibits at The Art Gallery at City Hall.

The name The Alcove was selected after a contest where Facebook friends of Fishers Arts Council were asked to name the space. The final name was selected by the FAC Board from the list of names provided.

For the first exhibit in 2020, FAC presents the work of Gale Sturm, who enjoys painting a wide variety of subjects.

As a teacher at Lawrence Central High School, Sturm concentrated on designing and building stage sets for plays and musicals. He designed more than 150 sets for school plays and musicals, community theater and children’s theater.

FAC will have a joint reception from 6 to 8 p.m.

Jan. 10 for Strum and Jeanette Pomeroy Parssi, who will be this month’s featured artist.

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Conscious of conscience Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt Are you wound up? Worked up?

Burnt out? Are you tired of being tired?

GRAMMAR GUY Only when we make an intentional effort to slow down can we achieve higher levels of consciousness — or is it conscience?

Unconscious? Let’s clear up the differences between these confusing words.

Conscience is a noun that refers to someone’s internal sense of right and wrong. The adjective version of conscience is “conscientious,” which means that someone is guided by her sense of right and wrong, careful not to make mistakes.

Conscious is an adjective that means to be aware, alert, intentional or awake. Before your alarm goes off in the morning, you’re unconscious (most people call this “sleeping”). If you make a “conscious

effort” to make eye contact and be present with people, that means you’re taking intentional steps to change your behavior for the better.

If someone is self-conscious, that means he is more aware of how he perceives others view him.

Being self-conscious can mean being “self-aware.” In negative connotations, however, being self-conscious can make someone hyper-aware of how others view himself to the point of paranoia. Be self-conscious in a good way.

The term “consciousness” is a noun that has to do with the state of being conscious. It is a deep level of thoughtfulness that helps people become more aware of themselves and others.

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Geneva’s Flower Clock Commentary by Don Knebel Geneva, Switzerland is world-famous for the skill of its many watchmakers. Until recently, it TRAVEL also was famous as the site of the world’s largest clock.

By the end of the 15th century, Geneva was home to a large number of talented goldsmiths, fashioning enameled gold jewelry pieces that were in demand throughout Europe.

All that changed in 1541, when John Calvin, the strict religious reformer, declared himself the head of the newly formed Republic of Geneva. Believing the wearing of jewelry to be a form of idolatry, Calvin outlawed both the making and wearing of gold jewelry. Geneva’s talented jewelers were suddenly unemployed. Fortunately, a group of Huguenots, Protestants fleeing France to avoid religious persecution, settled in Geneva and brought their watchmaking skills with them.

Soon, Geneva’s once-idle jewelers were making high-quality watches. By the 18th century, 600 watchmakers were exporting 600,000 watches a year from Geneva to the remainder of Europe, Asia and the American

colonies.

Geneva’s watchmaking capacity reached its peak just after World War II. In 1955, to recognize Geneva’s status as the watchmaking capital of the world, the city erected a huge clock on the western side of the English Garden, just south of Lake Geneva.

The face of the L’horloge Fleurie (Flower Clock), including the clock numerals, is created on the lawn from about 6,500 flowers and plants, redesigned and reconstructed once each season by local florists. The clock face is 16 feet in diameter and 59 feet in circumference, earning it the title of the world’s largest clock until it was surpassed in 2005 by a clock in Tehran, Iran. The Flower Clock’s 8-footlong second hand remains the longest in the world. The underground mechanism is linked to a satellite, allowing the huge hands to display the exact time, for which Geneva’s watches remain famous.

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