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Spark Camps set for spring break — Hamilton County 4-H will offer three Spark Camps April 6 – 9 for youth in third through sixth grade. The camps are open to 4-H and non 4-H members. The registration fee for each camp is $25 for active 4-H members or $50 for non-members. To enroll or to view a full list of camps, visit extension.purdue.edu/ Hamilton/article/36124.

The Cinderella Story to offer prom dresses — The Cinderella Story will offer a prom dress donation drive open to the public from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 21 at Monon Trail Elementary School, 19400 Tomlinson Rd. Dresses will be available for $25. For more, visit cinderellapromevent.com. To donate or volunteer, email cinderellastory46060@ gmail.com.

Kindergarten registration open — Westfield Washington Schools kindergarten registrations opened Feb. 3. Any child who lives in Westfield and is 5 years of age on or before Aug. 1 may enroll in kindergarten.

Registration can be made online or in person from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 16 to 20 in any WWS elementary building. Translating services for Spanish-speaking families will be from 4 to 6 p.m. March 17. For more, visit wws.k12.in.us.

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Bontrager makes semifinals — The National Geographic Society named Mallory Bontrager, an eighth grader at Westfield Middle School, as one of the semifinalists eligible to compete in the 2020 National Geographic GeoBee State Competition. The contest will be held March 27 at IUPUI.

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After eight years at Janus Developmental Services and a career in the nonprofit field, Noblesville resident DebREFLECTION bie Laird will retire May 22 from her position of senior vice president of development.

Janus, 1555 Westfield Rd., Noblesville, provides individuals with disabilities opportunies to participate and contribute within the community through day services and programs. The organization serves clients throughout Hamilton County.

Laird’s proudest moments include bringing awareness to individuals with disabilities making a positive impact.

“Every person has different abilities, and I think part of the thing I’m most proud of is our community realizing that people who have diagnosed disabilities can also do many positive things,” Laird said.

“Through the community lunches once a month where people come to Janus to tour the facility, receive an overview of all our programs and services and enjoy a lunch prepared by clients and served by clients – these are clients interested in a catering position or working in a restaurant – and that’s just a firsthand view of somebody with a disability who excels.”

Laird also is pleased that Janus has a higher profile in the community.

“One other thing I’m really proud of, too, is just the fact that when I say I work at Janus, people understand what Janus is,” Laird said. “When I first started here, the first question I’d have was, ‘Janus? What does Janus do?’ We have worked very hard to increase name awareness of what Janus is and what we are able to do.

“Now, I don’t get that question anymore.”

In retirement, Laird plans to travel more with her husband, Mike, who is already retired. She also plans to increase her volunteer work with the Westfield Youth Assistance Program.

“I’m a mentor for them and I want to have an increased number of hours there,” she said. “I also want to do more in my church, Northview.”

Laird plans to participate more in the foundation she and Mike manage – the Jake Laird Memorial Fund. It was created in 2004 in memory of their son, Jake Laird, who was an Indianapolis Police Dept. officer killed in the line of duty. The foundation provides funds to police and fire departments for new equipment, new instructional programs or financial assistance to those injured in the line of duty.

Laird also will continue her hobbies of bicycling, gardening and walking trails.

“I think the best part of retirement, or what I can imagine of retirement, is the freedom to just go do whatever when I want to,” she said.

Coffee Talk with Grate dates set — Members from the community have an opportunity to speak with Westfield Washington Schools Supt. Sherry Grate at various coffee talk dates. Attendees do not have to have a child in the school district, and there is no set agenda for the events. The next event is 6 p.m.

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SWCD to conduct workshop — The Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District will conduct a sustainability workshop focusing on invasive species from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 18 at the Hamilton County 4-H Fairgrounds Annex in Noblesville. Attendees will learn about the threat of invasive species, practical management basics with demonstrations, and how to identify, eradicate and replace invasive species on their property with native varieties. The workshop is $12 per person and will run from. Register at hamiltonswcd.org. Space is limited.

F.C. Tucker stats — January 2020 saw the seller’s market continue in Westfield, with average home prices increasing, the average price per square foot increasing, and homes leaving the market faster. According to F.C. Tucker Company, Westfield homes left the market for an average sale price of $434,570, a 16.4 percent increase over January 2019. The average price per square foot for a Westfield home also increased 15.4 percent, to $157.79. Homes spent an average of 71 days on the market in Westfield, leaving 4.1 percent faster than this time last year.

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Location: Construction began at 126th Expected completion: The project has Street in August and will be followed by been extended to last until spring 146th, 131st and 141st streets, ending with Project: Grand Junction Plaza 135th Street. The west approach of east Location: The parking lot west of Union 126th Street at Ind. 37 closed March 1 and Street and south of Main Street is anticipated to reopen in July. During Expected completion: The gravel parking this time, cross access and all left turns lot on the east end of Park Street is perwill be restricted, with only right-in and manently closed as the Grand Junction right-out turns permitted until the phase Plaza is moving into the construction ends. Local access to businesses will rephase. Parking is available on the west main open via Lantern Road. end of Park Street.

Expected completion: 2022 Project: Natalie Wheeler Trail Detour: Drivers will be directed to use Location: On Union Street between Mill 116th Street or 131st Street to Allisonville and Jersey streets.

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Expected completion: April ZIONSVILLE Project: Sycamore Street bridge reconstruction Location: Sycamore Street Bridge in Zionsville will be closed as the road bridge deck and bridge railing systems are reconstructed and new decorative lighting is installed.

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What the NFHSA does for its member state The National Federation of State High associations is provide timely resources, School Associations recently celebrated timely education. That was a resource milconducting its 10 lions of people have been able to use EDUCATION millionth course. to fulfill their requirements to follow The NFHSA offers (concussion) legislation and be able educational materials to coachto have education on important es, administrators, students and things like recognizing the signs and parents. symptoms of concussion.”

The NFHSA, headquartered in InSchuster said the organization’s dianapolis, began offering courses main goal is educating parents and Schuster in 2007. The organization’s Director adults on how to react in the stands of Educational Services Dan Schuster is a or on the sidelines while a child is participatWestfield resident. ing in sports or other organized activities.

“Our primary purpose is to serve our “One thing we are seeing more so in the member state association, so here in Indimedia is adult behavior,” he said. “We have ana it’s the IHSAA,” Schuster said. “Every a concerted effort put together to really state has an IHSAA, if you will. Our primary educate adults and help them with their mission is to create services and programs emotions and controlling them. Ultimately, to best serve them.” we all have good intentions and we want The organization has more than 72 online nothing but the best for our kids, but we courses. Some of the most popular courses have to be able to control our emotions and regard concussions. Schuster said the upour behavior. It’s about us as adults taking tick in administrators taking courses about a hard look at what we are doing in the concussions began in 2010. stands and creating the best environment “That became a very important and big for our kids to enjoy the high school experitopic very quickly,” he said. “In 2010, we ence, whether that’s in the choir, the band created a partnership with the CDC for a or on the basketball team.” concussion in sports course and a course For more, visit nfhs.org.

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“I am pro-Second Amendment, pro-life and feel American citizens are taxed way Carmel resident Matthew Hullinger is too much,” he said. “I will not back down or only 30, which he acknowledges is on the buckle under pressure from other members young side to run for of Congress. This is my first political POLITICS Congress. Yet, he is campaign, and I have never been a confident he has the politician or run for office before.” ability to successfully represent Hullinger is pursuing a secondary constituents as he launches his bid education degree at IUPUI, with for the 5th District Congressional plans on becoming a history teachseat. er. He has a 7-year-old son, Jordan.

Hullinger grew up in Auburn but In addition to Hullinger, 14 other Hullinger has lived in Hamilton County the Republicans are vying for the 5th past 12 years.

District seat. They are Kent Abernathy, “I have been a Republican since I was 18 Andrew Bales, Micah Beckwith, Carl Brizzi, and could vote. However, I have had conAllen Davidson, Chuck Dietzen, Beth Henderservative views and have been paying atson, Matt Hook, Kelly Mitchell, Danny Niedertention to politics since I was 15,” Hullinger berger, Mark Small, Victoria Spartz, Russell said. “I feel Hoosiers deserve someone who Stwalley and Victor Wakley. Democrats are will fight for them and truly represent their Jennifer Christie, Christina Hale, Andy Jainterests.” cobs, Ralph Spelbring and Dee Thornton.

Hullinger said the issues most important Rebublican incumbent Susan Brooks is to him are protecting the Second Amendnot seeking reelection.

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Drudge scored more than 1,300 points at Rushville and nearly 1,500 points at Butler.

She led Butler in scoring with a 13.7 average Jennifer Drudge is set for an enjoyable in 1998-99. She started out as assistant trip down memory lane. girls basketball coach at Carmel High School The former in 2000-01, then spent the next BASKETBALL Carmel High three seasons as head coach.

School girls bas“I got out of coaching and went ketball coach is being honored on back to school and got a master’s the Silver Anniversary at the Indiana degree and then got back in coachBasketball Hall of Fame’s Annual ing in 2009 as an assistant (at CHS) Women’s Awards Banquet April for four years,” she said. “But during 25 in Indianapolis. Drudge, whose that time, I got hired as science Drudge maiden name is Marlow, was a 1995 department chair (in 2010), and Indiana All-Star at Rushville High School. trying to do science department chair and “My time at Rushville was so enjoyable. coaching was a lot.”

We had great coaches, great teammates,” Drudge began helping with the girls tensaid Drudge, a Westfield resident who has nis team in 2019. She reached the state douworked at Carmel High School for 20 years. bles final as a junior at Rushville. She also “We didn’t have drama on the team. People coaches her niece Annika Marlow’s travel loved coming to practice and competing. I basketball team in the spring. Annika is a got to play with some great teammates that sophomore on the Rushville team coached continue to be friends.”

by Marlow’s sister-in-law, Melissa Marlow.

Drudge said Rushville has a strong girls Drudge said it is an honor to be included basketball tradition even though it hasn’t on the Silver Anniversary Team. won a state title.

“The Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame does “My sophomore year we went to the Final such a nice job of trying to promote girls Four in the single-class system (losing in and boys basketball currently and recognizthe semifinals),” she said. “Junior and senior ing players from the past,” she said. “It’s a year we lost in the semistate. My senior nice recognition. It means a lot to me and year we lost to Carmel in the semistate, so my family and my teammates. Back in Rushit was interesting five years later to start ville, it means a lot to the community.” working at Carmel High School.”

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Westfield resident Natalie Postma got involved with the Megan S. Ott Foundation after she became a grant recipient.

“This organization has given me hope, friendships that will last a lifetime, social gatherings and support,” she said. “I can’t imagine going through this with out them.”

At age 35 and 27 weeks pregnant with her daughter, Mollie, Postma was diagnosed with stage 2 triple-negative breast cancer.

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In March 2019, Jones was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin follicular lymphoma – cancer of the lymphatic system – at age 39. Jones had minimal presenting symptoms at the time of the diagnoses. He received four months of chemotherapy and immunotherapy. He’s been in remission since October 2019.

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A few days after the 2018 Farm Bill passed allowing Hoosier farmers to grow hemp, Ken Thieneman formed his business plan. His 14,000-square-foot COVER STORY Biodynamic Extraction opened this week and can process 1 million pounds of ground hemp flower a year. Hemp flower is typically used to produce cannabinoid products, such as CBD. At that rate, Thieneman said BDX is the largest processing facility in the Midwest. To process the high amount of ground hemp flower, BDX uses four CO2 extractors at its facility at 17219 Foundation Pkwy. The CO2 extractors uses pressurized carbon dioxide to take desirable cannabinoids from a hemp plant. Through the CO2 extraction process, hemp flower becomes crude oil, which is then winterized.

Ethanol is used to purify the product that then can be made into isolate or broad spectrum. The company also sells the crude oil, the distillate and the full-spectrum product.

“We don’t make the products here. We are the processing before the products,” Thieneman said. “We have an internal white labeling company, and we also sell to brokers who then sell it to a list of contracts.”

BDX receives its ground hemp flower from 26 different farms, 25 of which are in Indiana. Thieneman said BDX controls the genetics of the hemp plant prior to growing.

For Phase 2 of BDX, Thieneman plans to open a vault within the location to store several months’ worth of hemp.

Phase 2 also will see the addition of a 50,000-square-foot BDX facility in Westfield. The Phase 2 timeline depends on the market success of the products.

“We need to grow hemp in the Midwest, process it in the Midwest and consume it in the Midwest,” Thieneman said.

Thieneman, a Westfield resident, chose Westfield as BDX’s home because of its proximity to several nearby interstates.

He also wants a skilled labor market and to build in a growing city.

“A lot of people jumping into the hemp industry go to a pole barn or a metal building, but you have to be able to control the product,” Thieneman said. “We wanted to build in a city that was growing and had a bright future.”

A few miles north of BDX, NXT-Labs also processes hemp with CO2 extractors. NXT-Labs has two extractors that can process approximately 200,000 pounds of biomass a year.

NXT-Labs co-founder Wes Holcomb originally opened a retail store in Carmel to sell CBD products. Then, he and his father Toby decided to get into the hemp wholesale industry.

NXT-Labs receives its hemp from five Midwest farms.

“We want to help Indiana farmers and give them a location to bring their biomass to be processed,” Toby said.

Marijuana and hemp plants are closely related. If marijuana becomes legal, the Holcombs would consider shifting their business. However, they aren’t necessarily in favor of

Production technician Sky Godwin works the CO2 extractor at Biodynamic Extraction in Westfield. (Photos by Anna Skinner)

than the 0.3 percent legal amount of THC in its biomass, farmers have to destroy the crop.

However, since the CO2 extractors can be used for many different botanicals, the Holcombs can process biomass other than hemp, such as botanicals for shampoos, essential oils or colognes.

“Say the hemp industry fell apart, we can go into another market,” Toby said. “That was the whole idea to buy these (CO2) machines is because (other machines such as ones using ethanol) are limited in what they can do.”

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legalization because if a marijuana field is grown too close to a hemp field, the plants can cross-pollinate.

“Hemp can be sold as marijuana on the black market, and there can be cross-contamination in plants,” Wes said.

“When that pollination goes into a hemp plant, it becomes a hot plant.”

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One of the reasons Biodynamic Extraction wanted to build out a facility is because of its goal of being a GMP–, or good manufacturing practices, certified facility.

Since it’s GMP-certified, BDX has the opportunity to sell its products to a food-grade client like Frito Lay or Coca-Cola.

“We are waiting on the FDA nationally to say CBD can be a good supplement. When they do and say Coca-Cola wants to make Coca-Cola CBD, we can get that order,” BDX President Ken Thieneman said.

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Commentary by Terry Anker Every would-be sixth-grade math prodigy knows the pain. If the answer on our test is accurate, why does the teacher need to see the long-form effort that got us there? Don’t they believe that we just “knew” it? Do they think we are cheating off a nearby student? Many of us have fought the battle. We stand peering over the teacher’s desk demanding credit for our genius. Calmly, they respond that sometimes it is not good enough to simply get the correct answer. We must get there the right way – at the right time – and follow the right steps.

We are reminded of our nascent school days when we were expected to “show our work” on the way to our ultimate and definitive response. At the time, it seemed redundant, even silly.

Recess was waiting and then lunch after that. Besides, we’d heard that it was tater tot day. If it took too long to finish our test, we’d be at the end of the line and might miss the potato-based delicacy. Besides, a tater tot war would invariably break out and we’d be unarmed.

The grapes from the fruit cocktail make a poor strategic substitute.

Happily, as we grow older, our lunchroom habits largely improve. And for most of us, we come to understand and accept as apparent that the goal of showing our work was to train a process of critical thinking. We had to fully understand the accepted process before we could innovate from it. Indeed, our accuracy increased as the steps were individually considered, implemented and mastered. But as we review our grown-up selves, do our marriages, careers and other relationships demonstrate that we are showing our work?

Do we make it evident that others are valued, considered and accommodated in our lives?

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

Giving up phoning it in Commentary by Danielle Wilson How are your New Year’s resolutions going? I deliberately did not make any because, historically, by March HUMOR I have failed miserably. Take my 2014 vow to limit my potty mouth: I didn’t even get to Valentine’s Day before I was back to dropping hourly F-bombs, among other swear words. Nope, for me, NYRs are self-created entrapment schemes for failure and self-loathing. Naturally, I avoid them at all costs.

Lent, however, is a whole ‘nother ball game. I am the queen of giving up Diet Coke or dark chocolate or cherry Pop-Tarts for the 40 days leading up to Easter. Nothing life-changing (see stupid NYRs above) but always something that hurts a little. This year’s “sacrifice?” Games on my phone. I know, I know. Doesn’t sound like much, does it? But I’ve gotten into the habit of coming home from work and ignoring people, pets and associated responsibilities and escaping into the world of online happiness, namely Soduku and Words with

Friends. I would literally waste hours trying to find the maximum scoring word from four vowels, two Ds and an X, or attempting to break seven minutes on an expert-level Soduku puzzle without typing in notes. Top that!

And I’d gotten to the point where I actually craved the experience. Like a crack addict with my fix, if someone interrupted me, I’d pretend I didn’t hear. “Mom, you said dinner would be ready 30 minutes ago.” (No response).“Mom!” (Umm, I’m playing on my phone). “Mother!” (Fine, I’ll engage). Then I’d sulk to the kitchen muttering, “You’re 16, go$da**it! Make your own f#$%ing mac-n-cheese!”

New Year’s resolutions? Clearly not for me.

Peace out.

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Editor, I was disappointed to see Mic Mead’s letter in response to climate change (letter: ‘Act now’ reply) published without contextualization, fact checking or even citation. Though Mead has the right to an opinion, Current has neglected its journalistic responsibility to check facts, contextualize comments and verify sources.

It took me less than 10 seconds to search the quote Mead gives without attribution, yielding 678,000 results on Google. Here is the one that topped my results: climatefeedback.org/evaluation/ letter-signed-by-500-scientists-relieson-inaccurate-claims-about-climate-science/. It notes, “Six scientists analyzed the letter and estimate its overall scientific credibility to be ‘very low’.”

Additionally, Current should contextualize Mead’s claim that he follows peer reviewed research with simple-to-find data such as this on NASA’s site at climate.nasa.gov/scientific-consensus/: “Multiple studies published in peer-reviewed scientific journals show that 97 percent or more of actively publishing climate scientists agree: Climate-warming trends over the past century are extremely likely due to human activities.”

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Shticky interview situations Commentary by Dick Wolfsie This is my 40th year working in television. Seems like just yesterday I had no idea which camera to look into and no clue what I was going to say next. Wait, HUMOR that was yesterday!

After conducting almost 5,000 interviews, it’s tough to name my favorites. Several standouts involved some shtick, which is a glorious Yiddish word that connotes comic theatrics, a gimmick or a setup to temporarily fool the audience.

Here are two of my wackiest moments: The long and short of it Back in the ’90s, I interviewed a jockey who was racing that night at Hoosier Park in Anderson. The young rider let me question him while he was standing on a chair with the camera only showing him from the waist-up — the premise being that he was the world’s tallest jockey, at about 6-foot-7.

He rode the comedy sketch like a pro.

“Why did you become a jockey?” I asked him.

“I was really bad at basketball,” he confessed, “but I loved horseback riding.”

I didn’t reveal the ruse until my last segment on that morning’s news, but the owner of the horse never saw that portion.

She also had never met her new jockey. She called the track in a panic, and to this day I don’t know if she found the prank funny.

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When the chain first opened back in the ’90s, I called to arrange an on-camera interview with the manager. I made a request that I never expected him to grant: I asked if we could walk into a room and act like we didn’t notice a couple still in bed (those two people would be friends of mine who agreed to participate in the fun). While we did the interview, there was no hanky-panky going on, of course, but my friends kept peeking out from the covers, feigning curiosity about what we were doing in their room.

The next day, viewers approached me and asked if I knew there were people in bed behind me. I told them yes, they were friends of mine, and that they like having an audience.

Next week, you’ll get to read about some shenanigans with Soupy Sales and Dick the Bruiser…

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Fifteen years after its creation, the annual Women of Vision fundraising event is seeing a few changes this year.

EVENT On April 29, Riverview Health Foundation will present the annual event at the Marriott Hotel at Keystone at the Crossing. Traditionally, the event has been a luncheon, but this year, it will be a dinner. In addition, Megan Wiles, executive director of the foundation, said she hopes more men will be involved.

The keynote speaker is Minda Dentler, a wheelchair athlete and polio survivor.

“Each year, we look for inspirational speakers,” Wiles said. “Minda was recommended to us, and after we did some research, we thought she had a great message of perseverance, overcoming challenges and the will and determination to accomplish her goals.

“We thought her message would resonate with both men and women.”

The Women of Vision group was created when Riverview Health opened its women’s pavilion at the Noblesville campus. In 2019, the Women of Vision fundraiser raised more than $60,000. Wiles said she hopes the foundation can raise more than $65,000.

“Funds raised from this event go to support our Women of Vision Giving Club that provides grants to departments within Riverview Health that serve women and children,” she said. “A few of the grants

Minda Dentler is the first female athlete to complete the Ironman World Championship after being paralyzed from the waist down.

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awarded last year include support for the Touch of Love program to purchase materials for handmade blankets by our wonderful volunteers that are given to all newborn babies at Riverview Health.

“Another one of the grants went to the Women’s Boutique to provide funding for wigs, compression garments or other post-surgical items that may not be covered by insurance and when the patient may not be able to afford them on their own.”

The event will begin at 4:30 p.m. with a reception, followed by the program at 6 p.m.

Cost is $50 per person or $1,000 for corporate tables.

Anyone interested in attending must register by April 20 at riverview.org/womenofvision2020, or by contacting Polly Craig at pcraig@riverview.org.

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By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Christy Johnson recognized the charcuterie board trend, and an opportunity allowed her to create a business idea and run with it.

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Civic Theatre newcomers grab key roles in ‘A Few Good Men’ at The Tarkington

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Matt Kraft is making his return to acting in a special way.

Kraft, a 2009 Carmel High School graduate and 2013 Purdue graduate, will PLAY appear in a lead role in Civic Theatre’s production of “A Few Good Men” March 13 to 28 at The Tarkington at the Center for Performing Arts in Carmel.

“I didn’t figure out I was interested in acting until I was in college,” said Kraft, a Carmel resident who works in Carmel in apartment leasing. “I had some theater credits while working on a film degree and got the acting bug.”

Kraft recently moved from California and wanted to get back into acting in plays.

“A friend of mine told me about auditions for this,” Kraft said. “It’s a great script and an awesome part. I’m lucky I get to work on it.”

Kraft plays Lt. Daniel Kaffee, a lawyer defending the two young Marines who are accused of murdering fellow Marine William Santiago.

“At first, it’s me unwillingly taking the case and then me getting drawn in deeper and deeper,” Kraft said. “As I get in over my head, I have to get out of it.”

The screenplay for the 1992 movie was adapted by Aaron Sorkin from his own Broadway play. Tom Cruise played the role of Kaffee in the film.

“A lot of people will have in their mind what the movie looks like, but we will have our own take on it,” Kraft said.

Kraft took acting courses in California while pursuing film and TV work.

“There are a lot of lines to get down, so that’s been the challenge, to get that down and have it memorized well enough that I can play with it and be loose,” Kraft said.

Jonathan Scoble plays Jonathan James Kendrick, one of the Marines involved in ordering Santiago’s punishment that led to his death.

Scoble, 39, describes his character as a stereotypical military tough guy.

“Saturday Night Fever” Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre, Indianapolis: Through March 29. For more, visit beefandboards.com or call 317-872-9664.

“A Few Good Men” Civic Theatre, The Tarkington, the Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel: March 13 to 28. For more, visit civictheatre.org.

“Murder on the Orient Express” Indiana Repertory Theatre, Indianapolis: Through March 29. For more, visit irtlive.com.

“Journey into Jazz” Carmel Symphony Orchestra, Palladium, Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel: 7:30 p.m. March 14. For more, visit carmelsymphony.org.

Minotour: “Dear Hank and John”

From left, Matt Kraft and Jonathan Scoble appear in a “A Few Good Men” at Civic Theatre.

(Photo by Mark Ambrogi)

“I feel like playing Kendrick is full-throttle years, works for a health care marketing the whole time,” Scoble said. “He’s a very agency in Carmel. powerful character in my mind. EvIndianapolis resident Glenn de ery time I’m up on stage I’m angry.

Roziere, who has acted in ShakeI think there are more pages of speare productions for several character development here than years, auditioned for “Much Ado there was on the screen. Seeing About Nothing” and left with the what some of these guys are doing, part of Col. Nathan Jessup. even in the smaller roles, is just “I didn’t think there was a part fantastic.” for me in this show,” he said. “I’m de Roziere This is Scoble’s first Civic Theatre 60 years old and all the characters show. are in their 40s or younger.”

“To be here is gratifying, really, for someDe Roziere, who plays the role Jack Nichone who has only been acting for 2 1/2 olson played in the movie, has only seen years,” Scoble said. clips of the movie, but he was well-aware of The show is the second Scoble has audihis character’s most famous line, “You can’t tioned for in a Civic Theatre production. handle the truth.”

“The first time was a little humbling and I “That’s a quandary for me how to play was a little nervous to get back in,” Scoble it,” said de Roziere, who is in his first Civic said. “The day I heard about ‘A Few Good show. “It has to be organic. I’m working Men’ auditions, I decided to give it a shot. I with Kraft, so it’s a natural reaction. My had it that day I guess.” thought is, I can’t whisper it. I’m under a Scoble has acted with Carmel Community certain amount of pressure to pull a rabbit Players, Footlite Musicals and Carmel Apout of a hat.” prentice Theater.

For more, visit civictheatre.org.

Scoble, who has lived in Carmel for five

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Peking Acrobats Palladium, Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel: 3 p.m. March 15. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

“Kurt Elling Quintet: A Century of Heroes” Palladium Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel: 8 p.m. March 21. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

“A Raisin in the Sun” Main Street Productions, Westfield Playhouse, Westfield: March 20 to April 5. For more, visit westfieldplayhouse.org.

Carmel Symphony Orchestra Clay Township Presents Side-by-Side with Carmel High School: 4 p.m. March 22. For more, visit carmelsymphony.org.

“Don Giovanni” Indianapolis Opera, The Toby Theater at Newfields, Indianapolis: March 20 to 22.

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Indy Opera stages ‘Don Giovanni’

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people who are privileged and wealthy taking advantage of other people and getting away with it,” McKeever said. “It will be inEric McKeever knows the audience might teresting to see how the audience reacts to not like his character of Don Giovanni. him. I hope they come away with a visceral “On the outside he reaction, whether they love him or MUSIC looks like an awful perhate him. I hope they see how relson, but when you play evant his character is hundreds of him you have to play what he beyears later.” lieves,” McKeever said. “He believes This is the first time McKeever he can’t just love one woman. He will sing in Italian. The screen will believes it’s a disservice to women be above the stage with the words to love only one woman. He comes in English.

McKeever from a class system where a noIn 2019, he performed the opera in bleman could get anything he wanted and English at the Oswego (N.Y.) Opera. treat people anyway he wanted without “It was a great opportunity to try the role repercussions. out and get a pacing of it,” McKeever said.

“He doesn’t know anything else. It’s inWhen “Don Giovanni” was written, teresting to play that, and it’s interesting to McKeever said many saw the character as play that from a 21st-century perspective.” antihero because he was envisioned as an McKeever, a baritone who lives in New enlightened character because he interactYork, will star in the title role of Indianaped with the classes other than his own. olis Opera’s March 20 to 22 production of “Now, we see Giovanni as this as socioMozart’s “Don Giovanni” at The Toby Theater path who is a womanizer who doesn’t care at Newfields. The opera debuted in 1787. about the feelings of anyone else,” McKeevMozart based Giovanni, described as a er said. hell-bound seducer of women, on the legend Performances are at 7:30 p.m. March 20-21 of the fictional Don Juan. and 3 p.m. March 22. For more, visit indyop“We’re now saying enough of this where era.org.

Bass soloist to perform with CSO

By Rick Morwick rick@youarecurrent.com

big instrument, and he plays in such a way that it’s light, it’s beautiful, it’s clean. So, I’m pretty excited about this.”

Edgar Meyer is a world-renowned double A lifelong bass player who began playing bassist whose mastery of the large, bowed at age 5, Meyer also is a composer and visstring instrument is almost as much a iting professor of double bass at the Curtis visual treat as it is an Institute of Music in Philadelphia.

MUSIC auditory delight.

He will perform two solos, including Carmel Symphony Orhis own composition, “Concerto chestra Music Director Janna Hymes for Double Bass in D,” that will be can’t wait for the audience to see part of a mix with the CSO that for itself when Meyer joins the CSO includes Joplin’s “The Entertainer”; as guest soloist for “Journey Into Gershwin’s “An American in Paris” Jazz” March 14 in the Palladium at and “Lullaby for String Orchestra”; Meyer the Center for the Performing Arts Gould’s “Pavanne from Symphony in Carmel.

No. 2”; and Klaus Badelt/Hans Zimmer’s “PiPart of the “Musical Journeys with Janna rates of the Caribbean.”

Masterworks Series,” the concert begins at “It’s amazing to be a bass soloist,” Hymes 7:30 p.m. A “Meet the Music” program will be said. “We don’t hear about that instrument conducted in the Palladium Hall at 6:30 p.m. being in the forefront as a soloist very prior to the performance. often. Whether it’s classical or jazz, it’s “He’s really a virtuoso on the bass,” said usually part of an ensemble or a group, so Hymes, a longtime friend of Meyer. “He to have somebody of this caliber on that plays it almost like a small instrument. It’s instrument is pretty interesting in itself. just extraordinary how he’s able to ma“I think the audience will really enjoy it.” nipulate himself around that instrument, For more or for tickets, visit CarmelSymwhich is pretty cumbersome. It’s a pretty phony.org.

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Johansen takes on 2 roles

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the actors completely safe,” Johansen said.

“We try to look at fights on stage more like dances that have every move and every bit During his acting career, Rob Johansen of footwork pre-planned. The audience can has played multiple characters in the same think it’s violent, but the actors are working show many times. closely together to keep each other PLAY Johansen played as safe.” many as 16 characters in Johansen said the show only has “The 39 Steps.” two or three moments of violence “So, playing two characters isn’t seen on stage. too tough,” he said.

“Shows with full fights require The Indianapolis resident plays fight calls before each performance the waiter and Michel in “Murder where the fight is done first at Johansen on the Orient Express” at Indiana half speed, then just under show Repertory Theatre. The performances run speed,” Johansen said. through March 29.

This is the fourth time Johansen has been “I’ve tried to change them physically, voin an Agatha Christie play, including “The cally and energetically,” Johansen said. “My Unexpected Guest” at IRT. This is the 48th waiter is old and kind of a negative guy and play Johansen has appeared in at IRT. has a bit of a Greek Accent. My main charJohansen said without IRT and Executive acter, though, he’s had some tough times Artistic Director Janet Allen’s willingness in his life, is a positive and energetic man, to cast him, he would not be a professional much more spry than my waiter. Of course, actor. the audience knows it’s the same actor “I’m not sure if I could have been an playing both roles, and that’s part of the fun actor anywhere else,” Johansen said. “The of theater, seeing the range one actor can size of the community was nurturing to bring to several characters. me, where another arts community might “The main thing I need to be careful of is not have been as attractive to me. So, my getting away from reality and into broad relationship with IRT is dear to me. When comedy with the waiter. But (director) Risa I do ‘Christmas Carol,’ I get to celebrate a (Brainin) is very good at making sure I don’t holiday with a huge part of the city and so get cartoonish.” many students.

Johansen also serves as fight choreogra“And to hear people talk about so many pher for the play. of the 48 shows I’ve been a part of reminds “My role as fight choreographer is to me that even though a show closes, the create realistic moments of violence for effect it has on people remains.” the audience to experience, while keeping For more, visit irtlive.com.

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Straight No Chaser to play gala — An exclusive performance by celebrated a cappella group Straight No Chaser is among the highlights of the Center for the Performing Arts’ 10th Anniversary Gala Sept. 12. Presented

by Krieg DeVault, the gala supports artistic and educational programming at the Center, which will have welcomed more than 1 million patrons by the start of the 2020-2021 performance season. The evening begins at 6 p.m. with the First Merchants Bank Cocktail Reception and continues with an elegant dinner, live auction, the Straight No Chaser performance and an after-party with dancing and cabaret performances until midnight. Michael Feinstein, the Center’s artistic director, also will perform as he hosts the Great American Songbook Hall of Fame inductions of singer/songwriter/actress Peggy Lee (“Fever”) and composer-play-

wright Meredith Willson (“The Music Man”).

Tyska named ATI education director — Brynn Tyska will join Actors Theatre of Indiana as its new director of education. Since moving to Carmel in 2016, she has been an ATI cast member (“A Comedy of Tenors” and “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” and did a reading of Lindsay Adams’ new play, “Rattler”). She looks forward to stepping back into her role as teacher and administrator. Prior to moving to Indiana, Brynn served as acting department chair for the Rochester Association for the Performing Arts, where she taught several acting classes, including Fundamentals, Characterization, The Art of Comedy, Script Analysis and Movement for the Stage. Additionally, she taught acting and coached musical theater privately as the founder of BKT Studio for Actors.

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iterranean pizza was perfect. It has Greek dressing, spinach, feta cheese, chicken, bacon, banana peppers and mozzarella. You can order a personal 8-inch pizza or up to a giant 20-inch pizza.

Suggested pairings: Try the wine float ($6.50), with various flavor combos. My favorite is The Crystal Unicorn, with rainbow sherbet and Riesling, but trust me — order the wine float.

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An ironic pill to swallow Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt

The Spanish Steps at Rome’s Spanish Square. (Photo by Don Knebel)

Tracing Rome’s Spanish Steps Commentary by Don Knebel The Spanish Steps constitute the widest stairway in Europe. To find them, you go to Rome and look for a French TRAVEL church.

In 1494, Francis of Paola, a Christian hermit, established the monastic Order of Minims and built a monastery atop Pincian Hill in what was then the northeastern corner of Rome. In 1502, King Louis XII of France began building a church next to the monastery that became known as Trinità dei Monti (Trinity of the Hill). In 1647, the Spanish government moved its embassy to the Holy See, considered the oldest embassy in the world, to the base of Pincian Hill. The embassy became known as the Palazzo di Spagna (the Palace of Spain) and the nearby public square became known as Piazza di Spagna (Spanish Square). The square became popular, attracting people from throughout Rome to elaborate events held by the embassy.

In 1659, France and Spain signed a treaty ending the Franco-Spanish War. A year later, Stefano Gueffier, a French diplomat, be-

queathed 20,000 scudi to connect the Spanish Square with the French church. Beginning in 1723, Gueffier’s funds were used to construct a stairway from Piazza di Spagna to the top of Pincian Hill. The original idea of a statue of French King Louis XIV was rejected by the pope. The picturesque Spanish Steps (officially Scalinata di Trinità dei Monti), including between 135 and 138 steps, depending on what is counted, attracted artists, who in turn attracted young women seeking to become models. As a result, the Spanish Steps became a popular place for people from throughout Rome to meet and linger. In 1995, after a major restoration, an ordinance prohibited eating on the Spanish Steps. In 2019, an ordinance made sitting on the steps subject to a $450 fine. Like other Italian laws, these ordinances are not religiously obeyed.

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.

DISPATCHES Driving on empty — Consistently driving your car with low fuel can cause damage to the fuel pump. The electric fuel pump is actually cooled by the gas in the tank. If you frequently drive around with low fuel, the pump may not be cooled enough and may fail. An occasional low gas warning won’t hurt anything. Just be sure not to be a repeat offender or you may pay at the repair shop later.

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Wine with Mexican food – Pairing wine with Mexican dishes can be a challenge.

Many Mexican restaurants only offer beer or margaritas. If wine is on the menu, how do you choose? Since Mexican restaurant food can be heavy, the trick is to go with a lighter wine. Prosecco is a crisp, refreshing wine that goes well with most Mexican dishes. Pinot grigio is another light wine that’s very versatile with Mexican food.

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Jump into your DeLorean time machine for a moment and let’s travel back to the year 1996. Tickle Me Elmo is the hot Christmas item people are GRAMMAR GUY fighting over. Oprah just announced her first Oprah’s Book Club book. Dolly the Sheep just became the first cloned mammal. “ER,” “Seinfeld,” “Friends” and “Home Improvement” are dominating the TV Guide headlines. Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls reign as NBA champions while MTV is still playing music videos.

Now that we’re together at the end of the 20th century, let’s talk about “irony” and “coincidence.” I’m sure you know where I’m going with this. Canadian songwriter Alanis Morissette dropped this little number on us in her album “Jagged Little Pill,” called “Ironic.” The problem is, the song “Ironic” includes several examples of coincidence.

“Irony” is a situation where there is a striking contrast between expectation and reality. Think about a vegan who can’t bear to part with her worn-in leather jack-

et or an IndyCar driver who doesn’t have a driver’s license. Other examples of irony include a barista who doesn’t like coffee or the fact that Dr. James Naismith, who invented basketball, is the only Kansas University basketball coach with a losing record. Isn’t it ironic?

“Coincidence” is when two or more things happen seemingly by chance. Suppose it rains on your wedding day. Or how about if you get a free ride when you’ve already paid.

Here’s the meta-irony: Because “Ironic” doesn’t include any examples of irony, it’s actually incredibly ironic. When you take a song full of coincidences and title it “Ironic,” you’ve got a heaping pile of irony on your hands. For people who have made fun of this song for its non-irony, this realization can be a jagged little pill to swallow. Who would’ve thought? It figures.

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

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