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Noblesville council urges Westfield council to continue with Ind. 32 expansion

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Although the Westfield City Council removed the Ind. 32 agreement item off the agenda for its April GOVERNMENT 26 meeting, several Noblesville Common Council members attended the Westfield council to urge the council to continue with the previously approved plans for expanding Ind. 32.

For the past month, some members of the Westfield City Council have considered terminating the agreement between the city and the Indiana Dept. of Transportation. The agreement was made in 2018 and outlined a partnership between the two entities for an expansion to Ind. 32 through Westfield’s downtown. Because the Westfield council announced it was considering terminating the agreement, Westfield Mayor Andy Cook said INDOT would not pursue improvements to the highway between Noblesville and Westfield if the expansion doesn’t happen.

Some council members took Cook’s assertion as a threat to manipulate their decisions. Noblesville Common Council President Darren Peterson addressed the situation during the public comment session of the Westfield council meeting.

“We are here tonight to encourage the Westfield council to reconsider their ordinance to cancel the State Road 32 project in Westfield. As members of the Noblesville council, we understand the importance and duty of making good fiscal decisions for a growing city in Hamilton County,” Peterson said. “We are often faced with decisions that must balance existing constraints, growth and financial responsibility. With approximately 19,000 vehicles driving this twolane roadway each day, there is no question that State Road 32 through Hamilton County is in dire need of capacity improvement.”

Westfield City Council President Mike Johns said the council decided to remove the item from the April 26 agenda because

Noblesville City Council President Darren Peterson speaks to the Westfield City Council during the April 26 Westfield City Council meeting. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

he felt there wasn’t enough information to make a decision. Johns said he and two other Westfield councilors had a Zoom meeting with INDOT officials prior to the council meeting. After the meeting, Johns said he requested more information regarding the project’s design, and INDOT will present that information during a public meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. May 4 at the Grand Park Events Center, 19000 Grand Park Blvd, Westfield.

“Westfield has a great opportunity for a 50/50 partnership with INDOT on this project,” Peterson said. “Most importantly, cost and risk will be shared, including cost overruns if bids come in higher than anticipated.”

Previously, it was agreed that Westfield would cover any cost overruns, but INDOT recently announced it would split the overruns with the city.

“This partnership allows the city to incorporate design features which INDOT would not otherwise consider, including constructing a roundabout at East Street, widening the sidewalks, burying utilities and adding aesthetic features along the corridor,” Peterson said. “Currently, Noblesville is

making a significant investment to fix the same capacity problem in our own downtown. We understand the regional significance of State Road 32, not only to our city, but across central Indiana connecting I-65 to I-69. INDOT has publicly stated that they have funded a $35 million project to add travel lanes from East Street in Westfield to River Road in Noblesville. This would connect to both Noblesville’s and Westfield’s committed downtown projects.

“Westfield canceling their downtown project would result in INDOT reevaluating their investment and possibly canceling any further investment along State Road 32 in Hamilton County. This would have a detrimental effect beyond Westfield’s borders, into Noblesville and throughout the county and state.”

Peterson asked council members to reconsider the proposed ordinance to terminate the agreement between Westfield and INDOT. Because Peterson spoke during the public comment session, the Westfield City Council did not respond.

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Westfield council unanimously approves Old Town projects

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Old Town Companies CEO Justin Moffett spoke on two agenda items before the Westfield City Council DEVELOPMENT at the April 26 meeting. Both items were unanimously approved.

Moffett presented on the Midland South planned unit development, which consists of 49 for-purchase townhomes in the northwest quadrant of Union Street and Roosevelt Street.

Moffett said some adjustments were made to the project after meeting with the Advisory Plan Commission.

“The primary concern raised was our relationship with the Midland Trace Trail and how we would interface with that,” Moffett said.

Moffett said he reapproached the APC requesting a change of the buffering between the development and the trail to a 25-foot setback, with a 15-foot requirement of green space with trees.

Moffett said the development also added a sunset clause to the ordinance, stating that if the developer doesn’t start construction within five years, the ordinance will expire.

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Moffett said similar adjustments were made to set the building back 25 feet from the trail and include a 15-foot landscape buffer. He also said the development would not exceed four stories.

“Any time you talk about a downtown experiencing a renaissance, we are always having to talk about context sensitivity and how to transition from newer higher density uses to existing residential,” Moffett said.

A five-year sunset clause also was created for the ordinance.

“If we haven’t started by then, there’s a problem, and we would be coming back to council, anyhow,” Moffett said.

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By Jarred Meeks jarred@youarecurrent.com Indiana state health officials urge Hoosiers to get vaccinated for COVID-19 as demand for immunizations PANDEMIC decreases and COVID-19 variants increase.

During an April 28 virtual briefing, Indiana State Health Commissioner Dr. Kristina Box said demand for vaccines has declined in the weeks following the state’s move to open eligibility to all residents 16 and older.

Because supply is beginning to outpace demand, the Indiana State Dept. of Health is directing vaccination clinics with openings not to require appointments and accept walk-ins, although appointments are still encouraged.

The dwindling demand for vaccinations comes after approximately one-third of eligible Indiana residents have been fully vaccinated. As of April 28, a total of 4,114,426 doses had been administered in Indiana, including 2,315,568 first doses. A total of 1,798,858 individuals were fully vaccinated.

State health officials also said variants of COVID-19 have increased across the state and account for 31.7 percent of new cases.

Box said the ISDH plans to include the prevalence of variants on its coronavirus dashboard, coronavirus.in.gov.

State health officials said it’s important for Indiana residents to get vaccinated to slow the spread of new variants, which data suggests are more lethal and spread more easily than original variants. They said data collected from people who have been vaccinated shows residents are significantly more susceptible to the disease if they don’t get vaccinated.

“We are seeing the greatest increase in cases right now among people in their 20s and 30s, where our vaccination numbers are significantly lower,” ISDH Chief Medical Officer Lindsay Weaver said. “Since March 1, we saw a 130 percent increase (in cases) in 30- to 39-year-olds and a 93 percent increase in 20- to 29-year-olds.”

A statewide hospital census revealed only 2.5 percent of hospitalized COVID-19 patients since March 1 had been fully vaccinated.

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Councilors should know the all-in cost of Ind. 32 Commentary by Mike Johns When I was elected president of the Westfield City Council in January, I made a commitment to the peoCITY COUNCIL ple of Westfield that the council would consider the totality of costs for any given project. In order to make wise financial decisions, I believe that councilors should be fully apprised of the total (i.e., the all-in) cost of a project.

In light of recent cost overruns in our community ($13 million in Grand Junction) and neighboring communities ($42 million for Ind. 37 in Fishers), the council thought that it would be prudent to review the cost estimates for the Ind. 32 expansion before we hit the point of no return.

At the March 8 council meeting, I asked that the administration provide the council with an update of the costs associated with the project prior to the March 22 council meeting. They failed to do so. In response, the council drafted an ordinance which, if necessary, would allow the council to withdraw from the interlocal agreement with INDOT. To do this, the council would implement the exit clause which was presented by the administration at the time that the project was announced in 2018. Yes, there would be a cost to terminate; but this is allowable under the contract, not a “breach” of the agreement.

To be clear, to the best of my knowledge, no member of the council has made a decision to terminate the Ind. 32 agreement with INDOT. During the weeks following the March 22 council meeting, the administration has provided some of the financial estimates the council requested. In addition, at the council’s request, three councilors (the most allowed under Indiana’s Open Door Policy) met with INDOT to discuss their contribution to the project and general design elements. During that meeting, I personally made a request that INDOT meet with the council in a public forum for the purpose of discussing both costs and designs of the project. I am happy to report that as a result of that request and the questions raised by the council, an open meeting has been scheduled for May 4 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Grand Park. I fully support the renovation of Ind. 32, but believe that it is critical that renovation is done in a manner that is both cost effective and achieves our goal of creating a walkable city. I encourage all residents with concerns about downtown development to attend this meeting.

Mike Johns is the president of the Westfield City Council. You can email him at mjohns@westfield. in.gov.

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We need a reconstructed Ind. 32 Commentary by Mayor Andy Cook We need a reconstructed Ind. 32 through downtown Westfield. Residents, professional engineers, the Westfield fire CITY and police chiefs, the business community, the Indiana Dept. of Transportation, Noblesville city leaders and motorists have said it. Who else needs to weigh in on this project before some on the Westfield City Council get it?

Why do some councilors oppose this project? I’ve heard it all. They say it will cost more than expected. Wrong. The construction estimate from 2018, when it received unanimous council approval, including from current council members Joe Edwards and Cindy Spoljaric, is the same. The only cost increase is about $1 million due to requests to save a specific home and downtown’s green commercial building. INDOT pledged to pay half of all construction costs. In addition, we are paying for this with cash from Road Impact Fees. No debt. This means no impact on taxpayers. By the way, we’ve completed the last two road projects under budget, saving taxpayers more than $1 million.

Some councilors use Grand Junction Plaza construction as their reason for opposing Ind. 32. First, you cannot compare a road project with the highly technical Grand Junction Plaza. They know this. Second, these same people don’t want to understand how public projects are built. In the plaza, we used the process Construction Manager as Constructor (CMC), which en-

sures the project is in budget and every step is open to the public. Did we have to hold off on a few things? Yes. Was all of this done in the light of day? Yes. In fact, it was discussed last summer in public at an RDC meeting. If these politicians want to be involved and be informed, they have had every opportunity.

Now, back to Ind. 32. After we continually answer cost questions and provide the same estimates, they question the design and cry “lack of information.” Council President Mike Johns met with staff several times this year (including Feb. 10, April 5 and April 15 and was in meetings as far back as January 2020). This doesn’t include public meetings and emails. The state and professional engineers spent two years modeling and reviewing routes to meet our mobility, public safety, cost and economic development needs. The preferred route creates a walkable and aesthetically pleasing boulevard that gets the job done. I hope all supporting this critical project will have a voice.

Email councilmembers@westfield.in.gov, acook@westfield.in.gov and attend the May 4 public information meeting at the Grand Park Events Center from 6 to 8 p.m.

Andy Cook has been the mayor of Westfield since 2008. You can reach him by emailing acook@ westfield.in.gov.

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The page serves as a hub for Westfield women to connect and build relationships through Brandenburg volunteer work, weekday lunches, walks, arts and crafts, workshops and other events. But most important, Brandenburg said, the page is a support system for any woman who needs it.

“It’s infectious,” Brandenburg said. “Women are naturally skeptical, but when you can see that every woman here is here for friendship, it just spreads like wildfire.”

Women Building Friendships in Westfield is a private group on Facebook, but it is open to any female resident in Westfield who wants to join. Brandenburg doesn’t allow advertisements or general community questions on the page because she wants the focus to be on facilitating meetups and highlighting upcoming events, she said.

Although Brandenburg is the group administrator, many women contribute.

She credits the members for the group’s success.

“It’s not me,” Brandenburg said. “Everybody creates Facebook pages. It’s the people who come on to them, and they are active, and they’re willing to go out.”

Brandenburg said she expects the group to become more active in humanitarian work as the page grows. She plans on establishing a branch of the Blessing Bag Brigade, a New Jersey-based nonprofit that distributes essential supplies to homeless people.

Brandenburg said the group welcomes all adult women, regardless of age, beliefs or what they want to gain from the page. The only requirement, she said, is an open mind and willingness to serve one another.

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By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com With plenty of divisiveness worldwide, Westfield High School staff figured community members might need a little positivity.

That’s why they decided to make the theme of the ninth annual American Pie student concert “All You Need Is Love.”

WHS Assistant Principal Kurt Frederick said this year’s show, scheduled for 7 p.m.

May 7, will be extra special. Last year’s show was presented virtually because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Last year was ‘The Sensational Seventies,’ and it got de-sensationalized because we had to do it virtually,” Frederick said.

“We had a lot of seniors (participating), so (this year) we invited back two alumni for a pre-show kind of opener, which is really cool. That’s what made this year even more exciting is the prospect of putting on a show in-person live.”

The show will be at the Riverview Health Stadium, and 2,000 attendees will be allowed. Normally, the show is held in the WHS auditorium, which has a capacity of 800. Tickets have sold out in the past.

“This year’s theme is, ‘All You Need Is Love,’ WHS teacher and American Pie co-organizer Mark Ewing said. “In actuality, The Beatles said it best, ‘All you need is love.’

With this whole process, we felt the answer to all society’s problems is love. This is our opportunity to give some love and some positivity and goodness and share that with the community as a whole. This just seemed like the perfect time to make that our theme.”

The show will feature songs by Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Kiss, Whitney Houston and other artists.

“It’s really a celebration of all aspects of love,” Ewing said. “Loving what you do, loving yourself, loving others. I feel like we really encapsulated that in 22 songs.”

Students audition for spots in the American Pie concert in the winter. This year, there are 41 students involved. Tickets are $15.

Funds raised will support next year’s show.

“It funds the production elements, and we make zero profit,” Frederick said. “In a sense, whatever you make you put back into the

where people are hearing something together and responding and emoting to it at the same time. There’s something special about live performance. Our kids are unbelievable. People will walk away from the show in disbelief that this is a high school production just because of the quality or the passion.”

The rain date is 7 p.m. May 8. If weather is poor both days, the concert will be held in the auditorium with a small selection of the performers’ friends and family in attendance. Frederick said the group wants to offer a livestream option as well for both the live performance and if the concert moves to the auditorium due to weather.

For more, visit wws.k12.in.us/Page/1074.

ON THE COVER: Alec McLaren, left, and teacher Jeff McLaughlin practice during an American Pie rehearsal. (Submitted photo)

Cassidy Maymon, left, and Noah Flynn rehearse for American Pie. (Submitted photo)

From left, Elayna Reynolds, Halle Sack and Lincoln Strong rehearse “Lean on Me.” (Photo by Anna Skinner)

show to make it as good as possible.”

In the future, Frederick said the school wants to create a scholarship with funds raised from the concert.

“Nothing captivates people’s attention more than music,” Frederick said. “That good melody or lyrics speak true to people, and we will have a unified experience here

THE SETLIST The ninth annual American Pie set list includes, in no particular order: • “Let Love Rule” by Lenny Kravitz • “These Arms of Mine” by Otis Redding • “Thank U” by Alanis Morissette • “Holding out for a Hero” by Bonnie Tyler • “Summer of ‘69” by Bryan Adams • “Freedom” by Richie Havens • “Better Together” by Jack Johnson • “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” by Whitney Houston • “Hit Me with Your Best Shot” by Pat Benetar • “I Was Made for Loving You” by Kiss • “Times Like These” by Foo Fighters • “Redemption Song” by Bob Marley • “Time After Time” by Cyndi Lauper • “Brown Eyed Girl” by Van Morrison • “To Be With You” by Mr. Big • “Imagine” by John Lennon • “Hands” by Jewel • “At Last” by Etta James • “Lean on Me” by Bill Withers • “Wind of Change” by Scorpions • “We Are Family” by Sister Sledge • “Just the Two of Us” by Grover Washington Jr. and Bill Withers

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It is time to get away from it all. The specter of COVID-19 is waning, and the echo of a very tough year is beginning, for many at least, to fade off into the canyon of history. The sun is shining, and the trees again showcase their foliage. Still, the nagging challenges of our daily ritual cast a shadow over us. We need a vacation.

Where will we go? For many of those among us, no kids mean footloose choices. For others, we pack the little ones into the truckster and head to all points of the compass. For those whose nest has emptied, perhaps this is the year for the dream trip — long awaited and much imagined. Or maybe, our plans will take us to visit friends and family, always missed but especially longed for during the lockdowns and travel restrictions. Could we go to the lake again, or is it the summer to visit our college roommate who long ago repaired to some small town out west to pursue her fortune?

Whatever the destination, we pack up, pull out and decamp. With each mile, our recollection of the domestic stresses of difficult customers and the slowly leaking toilet in the guest bath blur into the distance. We set out for new territory, with new faces and a new attitude.

The rules of ordinary life seem more relaxed at some distance from home.

Alas, the phone rings, email dings, and text brings us right back to the office. While we are blessed to enjoy the long tether of the modern age, it is just that, a tether, giving us a prolonged leash but never fully setting us free.

And we like it, mostly. In a world where we can increasingly be anywhere at any time, will there be need for an oldschool vacation?

That second COVID-19 vaccine is no joke! I recently received mine, and despite my “I’ll be fine” and “Everyone else is weak” proclamations, it was never a real contest. Moderna 1, me 0.

I felt so terrible I actually took a sick day! I know! For you non-educators out there, this is tantamount to publicly admitting defeat to your worst enemy in your underwear. You just don’t do it, ever. It’s too much work preparing for a substitute who probably won’t be able to carry out your instructions, anyway, assuming you’re even feeling well enough to pull those worthless plans together. To give you some perspective, I haven’t called in sick in probably seven years, though I’ve certainly been ill enough to warrant it. It’s simply easier to push through.

But I knew about 12 hours after “the shot” that my near-perfect attendance was about to be flushed down the toilet. First, the intense chills and body aches hit, followed by a decent fever and a general sense of awfulness. For a brief moment, I thought maybe I could Zoom from home, but then quickly conceded defeat. If I couldn’t summon the strength to watch Netflix or whisper a thank-you to my husband when he thoughtfully brought me ginger ale, how was I supposed to explain the complexities of Reaganomics? No, I would not be doing any form of teaching in my condition.

So, I informed the pedagogical powers-that-be, curled up on the couch, and … endured, reminding my pitiful self that this flu-like misery was still far better than contracting COVID-19.

Get vaccinated, friends. Even if that second body blow necessitates a sick day.

Peace out.

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

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The Vino Mobile Bar is hosting its annual Sip n Shop from 6 to 8:30 p.m. May 5 at Clay Terrace on the south side of the shopping center. The event will feature a vaEVENT riety of local vendors for guests to browse while enjoying offerings from the mobile bar.

Jenn Kampmeier, founder of Vino, started her wine catering business in 2016. Her two mobile wine trucks cater at public and private events, serving an array of wines, cocktails and beers.

Kampmeier This is Kampmeier’s sixth annual Sip n Shop.

“I pride myself on supporting local business owners (through the event),” she said.

Kampmeier usually hosts two Sip n Shop events per year, one in the spring and another in the fall. More than 70 local business owners are registered to participate in the May event, and Kampmeier expects more than 500 people to attend. A vast array of products will be available for purchase, ranging home furnishing to women’s jewelry.

Because the event is before Mother’s Day, Kampmeier said it is a prime opportunity not only to support businesses that have struggled during the pandemic but also to shop for the perfect gift.

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Help mom fight osteoporosis Commentary by Dr. David Sullivan May is National Osteoporosis Month. Osteoporosis is a disease in which the bones lose more calcium than they PODIATRY absorb. Most people develop this condition after turning 50, but the disease can strike at an earlier age. Women have a higher risk for osteoporosis than men.

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Westfield Playhouse’s ‘Silent Sky’ presents love story on and off the stage

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com “Silent Sky” is the true story of female astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt, a pioneer in the early 1900s.

At its heart, it’s also a love PLAY story.

That makes the role of playing Henrietta easier for Dani Gibbs as her husband, Nick Gibbs, plays her love interest, Peter Shaw.

“There is a lot of trust there already,” Dani said. “We really can focus on the lines and what is going on in the scenes instead of worring about what he is thinking.”

The Carmel couple will make their Main Street Productions debut in “Silent Sky” May 6-16 at Westfield Playhouse, 220 N. Union St. “We can definitely anticipate each other (on stage),” Nick said.

The couple, who married in January 2020, met while playing opposite each other in a play at Hillsdale (Mich.) College. This is the first time they have acted together since then.

Dani said she researched the show when a different theater was staging it.

“I read through it and fallen in love with the idea of it,” Dani said. “The playwright (Lauren Gunderson) is fantastic. I’ve enjoyed some of her other works. I’m not a mathematician or anything, but I’ve always enjoyed space and stars.”

Nick was cast in “A Few Good Men” at Civic Theatre on March 13, 2020, when the play was shut down a few hours before opening night because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The show has been rescheduled to start May 7, but Nick opted to act with his wife.

“It was an opportunity I really couldn’t pass up,” Nick said.

Dani has performed in “Mamma Mia!” and “Elf” at Civic Theatre.

Fishers resident Max McCreary is directing at Westfield Playhouse for the first time.

“The cast has been doing a phenomenal

‘Light on the Horizon’ Civic Theatre will present “Light on the Horizon” through May 15 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. Performances are at 7 p.m. May 7-9.

In-person and livestream options are available. For more, visit civictheatre.org.

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Westfield Playhouse Main Street Productions’ performances of “Silent Sky” May 6-16 at Westfield Playhouse.

Performances are at 7:30 p.m. May 6-8, 2:30 p.m. May 9. For more, visit westfieldplayhouse.org.

Nick and Dani Gibbs perform in “Silent Sky” at Westfield Playhouse. (Photo by Mark Ambrogi)

job and I’m thrilled with their progress so far,” said McCreary, who is on faculty at Roots’ School of Theatre in Fishers. “For me, ‘Silent Sky’ is about a love story in every sense of the work. Henrietta’s love for science, principally, and also the love she feels for her sister, Margaret, and a romance with a research fellow and professor at Harvard, Peter Shaw.”

McCreary has worked with Gunderson’s plays before and admires her work.

“It’s been terrific to get my hands on this particular story and show it to folks now,” McCreary said. “Given the year that everyone has had, it’s good to welcome back the public to see something as heartwarming and uplifting as this play is.”

There are five performers in the show.

Hannah Elizabeth Boswell plays Margaret.

Noblesville resident Rosie Allenson is serving as assistant director and stage manager.

The shows are at 7:30 p.m. May 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15 and at 2:30 p.m. May 9, 16. There is

a livestream May 15.

For more, westfieldplayhouse.org.

STARRY NIGHTS Greg McCauley, founder and president and CEO of Westfield’s Grand Universe, and his staff will bring two telescopes to do some stargazing after each evening show.

McCauley will set up the telescopes when the show is over.

“We’ve done stargazing events all over Indiana for the last 10 years and have a variety of high-end, research-grade, robotic telescopes that we can control by our smartphones to track objects in the night sky,” McCauley said. “This play being about a young female (astronomer) from Harvard and the discovery she made with things called Cepheid variables (variable stars), I think it will be a great supplement to have telescopes up at night.”

Dang to visit Art in the Garden editorial@youarecurrent.com Carmel Arts Council will feature artist Thúy Dang at Art in the Garden. The event will be part of Meet Me on Main from 4 to 8 p.m. in the Arts & Design District in Carmel.

Dang will be pallet painting.

Meet Me on Main runs from 5 to 9 p.m.

Born in Saigon, South Vietnam, Dang has had a passion for art since early childhood.

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Carmel actors get another shot at ‘A Few Good Men’

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com A few hours before opening night of Civic Theatre’s production of “A Few Good Men” on March 13, 2020, the curtain DRAMA dropped on the play because of a shutdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Now, more than a year later, the play returns with Carmel resident Matt Kraft in a leading role of Lt. Daniel Kaffee, a Navy lawyer. “A Few Good Men” runs May 7-22 at the Studio Theater at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

“I think one of the biggest challenges of this role is just memorizing the sheer amount of dialogue my character has, but that’s the best problem I could ever ask for,” said Kraft, a 2009 Carmel High School graduate. “(Playwright) Aaron Sorkin writes incredibly sharp dialogue, so it’s a ton of fun to get to use it in this play. I started going over the script and the lines again about three weeks before rehearsal. It’s actually cool coming back to this story a year later because I see pieces now that I missed the first time.”

The play is about the trial of two Marines charged with complicity in the death of a fellow Marine. The play was made into a 1992 movie.

“I am so glad to have the chance to finish what we started with this show,” Kraft said.

“Everyone at the theater is so fun to hang out with at rehearsal every day, and I can’t wait for audiences to finally see this.”

Kraft performed in “Pride and Prejudice” at Civic Theatre in February. Kraft is confident “A Few Good Men” can succeed because of all the challenges involved with juggling that show.

“It’s like, ‘Hey, if we can do a Jane Austen adaptation with English accents, masks and basically no live audience, we can definitely do ‘A Few Good Men,’” Kraft said.

Jonathan Scoble, a Carmel resident, returns in his role as Lt. Jonathan James Kendrick.

“We were given about a month to rehearse, and with a few new faces in the cast, there was some work to do,” Scoble said. “For me, personally, it took about a week to get my lines back. My character, however, never really went away. He rattled around my subconscious for over a year, hopeful that we would get another chance

From left, Jonathan Scoble and Matt Kraft perform in “A Few Good Men.” (Submitted photo)

to perform, and here we are.”

Scoble said there are some new considerations as a result of the pandemic.

“Mostly in terms of spacing and distancing and such, but we are working through them, almost effortlessly, without diminishing the integrity of the story,” Scoble said. “I would be remiss if I didn’t acknowledge and commend Civic leadership and our director, John Goodson, for how they’ve handled these circumstances.”

Scoble’s character is that of a military tough guy.

“On the surface, he seems very one-dimensional,” Scoble said. “To some degree, his tough-guy persona is simply an extension of his commanding officer, Col. Jessup.

I believe there is a bit more to him than just that — a bright, articulate, commanding leader with more than a handful of misappropriated, God-fearing tendencies. I have found him to be a relatively dynamic character to portray.”

Scoble performed in the summer of 2020 in a lighthearted Shakespeare abridged show for Indy Bard Fest.

“With the cancellation of all indoor events, the concept was to bring theater to the community in outdoor spaces, which at the time was deemed safe,” Scoble said.

“We managed to book 15 shows all over the state of Indiana from August to October, and although a bit non-traditional, it was very well received and considered a huge success. We were even able to stream the show live online in October, which was then still a novel concept in the community theater space — a production I won’t soon forget.”

For more, visit civictheatre.org.

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“Last show I was in in the Indi“I love dancing, so ‘Christian Cowanapolis area was senior year of boy’ and ‘I’ll Live a Million Years’ are high school at North Central, back in fun,” Crutchfield said. “And ‘Blood 2009,” Crutchfield said.

Medley’ is a blast because I get to Crutchfield Crutchfield plays the role of have a violin solo. We haven’t reDenise Sanders in “Smoke on the hearsed it yet, but I love the song Mountain,” which opens May 4 at Beef & ‘I’ll Fly Away’ already, so I’m sure that will Boards. The show, which runs through be amazing.”

June 20, is the first at Beef & Boards since Crutchfield earned her degree in general August 2020 when Beef & Boards closed studies and a certificate in journalism from because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Audience Indiana University, with minors in music, capacity will be limited to 50 percent for Spanish and history. After living mostly in “Smoke on the Mountain.”

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The Stave Burger has plenty of pimento cheese to enjoy. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

Commentary by Anna Skinner Address: 5711 McCracken Pike, Frankfort, Ky. What to get: The Stave Burger Price: $14 Anna’s take: This is At the Table with Anna’s Bourbon Trail edition. I went on the Bourbon Trail a few weeks ago with my older brother, Matthew, and although there will be a full story in a future edition about which distilleries we tried, what we liked, what to be sure to do, how to arrive at each destination safely, etc., there’s simply too much information for just one story, so I thought I would summarize the food in one of the At the Table with Anna columns. The Stave takes the top spot, although we did eat at several places like Troll Pub Under the Bridge in Louisville and Bourbon on Main in Frankfort. The Stave is a tiny bourbon bar in

Frankfort, Ky., conveniently placed between two of the distilleries we visited (Woodford Reserve and Castle and Key). We sat on the wrap-around porch because it was a gorgeous day. We ordered bourbon cocktails that were made with orange juice and ginger beer, and we both got the Stave Burger ($14).

Pimento cheese is apparently a big thing in Kentucky, and this one-third-pound burger was slathered in a house recipe of the stuff.

It also had candied pork belly, and pickled onion served on a toasted potato bun. Tip for all backyard grillers: toast your buns.

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Join us for a night of socially-distant fun with performances by Actors Theatre of Indiana!

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panying the singers will be Terry Woods, keyboard; Terrance Mayhue, drums; and Greg Gegogeine, bass.

The first Actors Theatre of Indiana DriveATI began Drive-In Theatre concerts in in Theatre concert of 2021 has a fitting May the fall of 2020 to provide socially distant theme. entertainment during the COVID-19 CONCERT “All music with the pandemic. theme of highways, “Our past Drive-In concerts have byways and cars in honor of the been very well received and it’s Indy 500,” said Cynthia Collins, ATI proven how important it is to have co-founder with Judy Fitzgerald and opportunities to bring our commuDon Farrell. nity together,” Farrell said. “Music The “Start Your Engines” concert really does heal during challenging Branic is set for 7:30 p.m. May 14 at the times, so it has been healthy for Monon Square Shopping Center in Carmel. the performers as well as our patrons who Some of the music featured will be by The attend.”

Beach Boys, Aretha Franklin, Bruce SpringTwo more Drive-In Theatre concerts are steen and Wilson Pickett. scheduled with “Our Fathers’ Favorites” For example, Collins will sing “Mustang June 18 and “Summer Fun” July 16. Dwight Sally.” Fitzgerald will perform “Freeway Lightning and the Conch City All-Stars will of Love” and Farrell will sing “Life is a join in the July 16 concert.

Highway.”

Collins said there will be Indy 500 trivia Matt Branic, who will sing “Thunder and prizes.

Road,” will join the ATI co-founders as a voSponsors include United Fidelity Bank, calist. This is Branic’s first appearance with City of Carmel, Shell Barger Re/Max Realtor ATI, but he has appeared in several theater and Jim Winner. productions in the Indianapolis area. AccomFor more, visit atistage.org.

Starlite Lounge to perform

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com The band members of Starlite Lounge have been playing together for more than five years.

CONCERT However, the band will have a new sound when it performs at 7:30 p.m. May 6 in the “Live at the Center” series in a free livestream from the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

All four members previously performed under the name of Carmichael, named after band member Eric Carmichael, before officially changing the band’s name in February.

“There is already an artist with that name, and Hoagy Carmichael,” said Nick Christie, who plays guitar and sings. “Licensing became kind of a nightmare. We were performing under Carmichael for five years, so it came to a point where we had to rebrand for business material and all new music. So Starlite Lounge, this is all new material. The music is Americana, indie rock that references a lot of the sounds of the ’60s and ’70s.”

The band will play all original and all new music.

Starlite Lounge members are, from left, Eric Carmichael (bass/vocals), Nick Christie (guitar/ vocals), Costin Ritter (drums) and Jamie Mahan (keyboards). (Submitted photo)

Carmichael plays bass and is the other vocalist. Costin Ritter plays drums and Jamie Mahan plays keyboards. All four members live in Indianapolis. Carmichael and Christie met when they were students at Marion High School and began playing together.

“We’re obviously thrilled at the opportunity to play at the Center. It’s a huge opportunity for us,” Carmichael said. “We’re glad the show is going to be livestreamed for people to view. It’s definitely an opportunity to reach more people that we might not otherwise connect with.”

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Blueprint for Improvement: Zionsville sophisticated study Commentary by Larry Greene This 2006 home is in Zionsville’s Stonegate neighborhood. The owners wanted to update the home office and increase the enclosed storage space.

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Story Inn, Story, Ind. (Photo by Don Knebel)

A fascinating little Story Commentary by Don Knebel Many Hoosiers know about the charm of Nashville, Ind. Fewer know about Story, a unique town 13 miles away.

TRAVEL In 1851, President Millard Fillmore granted a 173-acre tract of land in southern Brown County to George Story, an Ohio physician attracted to the area by its timber. Dr. Story and his family erected buildings on a cleared site, which became known first as “Storyville,” and then simply as “Story.” Within a few years, the unincorporated village was the largest in the area, including homes, a doctor’s office, a general store, a church, a school, a sawmill, a grist mill, a slaughterhouse and a post office. When the general store, which supplied huckster wagons servicing nearby farms, burned in 1915, the owner replaced it with a larger two-story structure. A second general store was added in the 1920s, the peak of the town’s prosperity. The Great Depression, during which Brown County lost half its population, hit Story hard. The creation of Lake Monroe in 1960, cutting off highway access to the town from Blooming-

ton, furthered its decline.

Today, all 14 remaining buildings are operated as Story Inn, a bed and breakfast using the slogan “One inconvenient location since 1851.” The restaurant in the original general store still has Standard Oil crown pumps near the entrance and features stained glass windows, creaky floors, a potbelly stove, rusty farm antiques and the presidential land grant. It is famous for Indiana-inspired gourmet meals. When I ate there last month, the food and service were superb. The five course, prix fixe meal included an egg arpege amuse, featuring poached yolk, trout roe, pickled fennel and matsutake sabayon, and a magnificent caramelized onion soup. Story Inn is near the end of a winding scenic road that runs south from Nashville. The next time you visit Nashville, consider a trip to Story.

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It’s that time of year: is it spring yet? Or is it summer? Wait, is it going to get cold again? What? There’s snow in the forecast this week? Maypril GRAMMAR GUY in central Indiana is like a box of chocolates, assuming that box of chocolates was insane and had a personal vendetta against you and your garden.

Enter the shacket. While in New England, a shacket is another name for a yellowjacket or hornet, I’m not talking about flying insects with miniature needles on their butts. No, I’m talking about a piece of clothing that is the hybrid of a shirt and a jacket. It’s a shacket. Picture a thick, slightly oversized flannel shirt for which retailers can charge $130 and you’ll get a good idea of what the shacket is.

Is it too cold to go out with just your regular shirt on? Grab a shacket. Is it too warm for your hoodie? Shacket time. In case you’re not following the right Instagram influencers, just know that the shacket is blowing up everyone’s feeds, stories and reels these days. Yes, this year

the shacket is just the clothing item that will get you through this tricky time of the season when Mother Nature decides to hit you with a late frost around the time you’re scheduling your Memorial Day plans.

What kind of word is “shacket”? If this were the year 2010, we’d call it a “mashup,” but “Glee” is not on the air anymore. First, “shacket” is a neologism, which is a fancy way of saying “a newly coined word.”

More specifically, “shacket” is a type of “word blend” or “portmanteau.” Believe it or not, both of these terms mean the same thing.

Whether you call them “word blends” or “portmanteaus,” this type of word is everywhere. From “jorts” (jeans + shorts) to “turducken” (turkey + duck + chicken) the novelty of newly coined word blends — especially in the case of the shacket — makes for a great hashtag.

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