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New apprentice program trains area students for industry careers
By Leila Kheiry leila@youarecurrent.com
A program focused on training Indiana high school students for a variety of industries is getting ready to welcome its first cohort of interns and trainees this fall, with apprenticeship opportunities in banking, health care, technology, life sciences, hospitality, manufacturing and construction.
Indiana Career Apprenticeship Program, or INCAP, is a new initiative from the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation. Foundation President and CEO Claire Fiddian-Green said the nonprofit launched the new model in response to growing talent needs in Indiana and beyond.
designed with employers taking the lead, specifying what they need in the workforce.
“And then they partner through this entity we’re calling industry talent associations, that bring together employers in their industry to kind of be on the same page about their talent needs,” she said. “Then they collaborate with educators to figure out how do we actually translate that into education and training materials, both in the classroom and at the workplace.”
eled to see it in person. Becker said he was skeptical when he first heard about the idea.
“I said, can’t be done, that’s a waste of time,” he said. “And after seeing it in action, and seeing what was going on and, more importantly, seeing the students that were engaged in the program. I thought, ‘Man, we got to figure out how to do this in Indiana.’ So, I went over a naysayer, came back a believer.”
Apprentices are paid while they work and train — and they work full days, rather than a few hours a week.
“In less than a decade, more than 70 percent of jobs in our country will require something more than a high school diploma, but not necessarily a four-year degree,” she said, adding that less than 40 percent of Indiana high school students successfully earn a college degree. “So, college is, and always will be, very important, but we believe that we need to build new ways to help prepare people for great careers.”
Fiddian-Green said the program — which also serves adults — was
“When they graduate, they get a degree and a credential that’s recognized for the actual competencies they developed at the workplace (that) allows them then to go on to university, if that’s what they choose to do, (and) it will be recognized in the labor market by employers,” Fiddian-Green said.
INCAP is modeled on a similar, successful program in Switzerland. David Becker, chairman and CEO of First Internet Bank in Fishers, was among a group of industry executives who trav-
Becker said the apprenticeships are flexible, allowing students to change their pathway if they realize they don’t really like what they initially chose. He added that the students in the Swiss program proved to be responsible, productive employees.
“In Switzerland, they actually start their sophomore year, so some of these individuals were 14 and 15 years old,” he said. “To see them in a work environment, interacting with adults, doing real jobs, real responsibilities — it’s just amazing to see a 15-year-old working on a Roche diagnostics machine and writing code for it.”
First Internet Bank will hire some of the first apprentices in the program.
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Becker said the bank has confirmed three apprentices this fall for the banking side, and one for IT — all students from Hamilton Southeastern Schools Corp. He stressed that although the program benefits students, it’s also good for business.
“This isn’t a charity program,” he said. “We really get great employees — and potentially lifelong employees — that we’ve kind of trained and developed ourselves. And as a business owner for 40-plus years, getting good, qualified people has always been a battle that we’ve fought for years and years.”
Becker added that in some ways, high school students can have better skills than recent college graduates.
“From a real skills level, high-schoolers right now, because of AI and other tools that they’ve grown up with, they’re better on a lot of stuff we do on the job than the college graduate,” he said. “I can make them productive almost overnight.”
Fiddian-Green stressed that the program doesn’t replace high school. Apprentices will attend school and go to class as they train with participating businesses. She said the foundation created a high school committee to help with planning, and the educators involved have been enthusiastic about the new opportunity for their students. The statewide program is designed to work with Indiana high school graduation requirements that were adopted in 2024 and apply to the Class of 2029. Those requirements include work-based learning experiences.
INCAP funding for planning and startup costs came from the foundation. Fiddian-Green said future revenue to continue the program likely will be a combination of industry and state funds.
For more, visit indianacap.org.
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Time Travelers History Ball set — Hamilton County Parks and Recreation will host its Time Travelers History Ball from 7 to 10 p.m. June 26 at Coxhall Gardens in Carmel. The event will celebrate America’s 250th birthday and the 50th anniversary of the Coxhall Mansion, completed in 1976. The history-themed fundraiser will support Hamilton County Parks and Recreation Department’s parks, programs and community spaces. For more, visit myhamiltoncountyparks.com.
COMMUNITY
HSE policy bans cellphones throughout school day
By Leila Kheiry leila@youarecurrent.com
In response to a new state law prohibiting student cellphone use during the school day, Hamilton Southeastern Schools Corp. has introduced a new policy that requires students to store their phones and other wireless devices when they arrive at school, with some exceptions.
The policy was reviewed in first reading during the HSE Board of Trustees’ May 13 meeting. It follows guidelines from Senate Enrolled Act 78, which takes effect July 1 and strengthens requirements for schools to prohibit student use of personal wireless communication devices throughout the school day.
The new “bell-to-bell” prohibition applies to cellphones, smart watches, gaming devices and other electronics, with exceptions for emergencies, medical needs and students with individualized education plans. Previous state legislation in 2024 prohibited cell phone use only in the classroom, rather than for the entire school day.
Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Schools Jason Urban presented the policy to the board. He said students can bring phones and other devices to school but must turn them off and stow them away during the school day. He noted that the policy does not apply to district-supplied iPads that students use for instructional purposes.
Board Member Ben Orr said he supports an all-day cellphone ban, which
is happening statewide whether people like it or not.
“I wanted to compliment the district and administration — we’ve been ahead of that,” he said. “We’ve had policies for a long time. They continue to get strengthened, so hopefully not a ton of change and legwork for us or for our students to adjust to.”
Even before the 2024 statewide classroom ban, HSE Schools implemented a policy that prohibited cellphone use in the classroom.
According to the new policy, students who violate the prohibition will be disciplined, up to and including suspension or expulsion. Devices also can be confiscated by school administration.
Director of Student Services Christi Thomas told the board that student handbooks have been updated to include language about the new policy, which will come back to the board for a vote.
“In accordance with Indiana law, students are expected to keep all personal electronic devices, including cellphones, smartwatches, headphones (e.g. ear buds), smart glasses (e.g. Meta) and other communication devices, powered off and stored away (per school guidelines) from the start of the school day until dismissal,” the handbooks state. “Progressive discipline will be followed for violating (e.g. devices that are visible, used or powered on) the wireless exclusion policy. Confiscated phones must be picked up during office hours by parent/guardian.”
DISPATCHES
Spark!Fishers volunteer opportunities — The annual Spark!Fishers festival, Presented by Meijer, has volunteer opportunities available June 24, 26 and 27. Roles are available for street fair vendor support, festival setup, Car & Art Show support, shuttle stop monitors, City Hall monitors and more. For more, visit volunteerfishers.com.
Nonprofit grants available — Hamilton County commissioners and councilors are accepting grant applications through June 3 from Hamilton County nonprofits for 2027
funding. Complete information, including eligibility criteria, can be found at hamiltoncounty.in.gov/1682/ Non-profit-Grant-Application.
Local artist wanted — The Indiana Fever is searching for a central Indiana artist to design and paint a mural on the interior wall of the player parking garage at the new Indiana Fever Sports Performance Center, now under construction. Applications are due July 5 and an artist will be selected by July 31. Interested artists can apply online at indyarts.grantplatform.com.
SAFETY, MEET STYLE
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The City of Fishers recently announced the results of a community survey, stating that those who responded expressed confidence in the city’s direction and quality of life.
About 3,000 residents participated in the survey, with 94 percent of the respondents rating Fishers positively as a place to live and 99 percent reporting a positive overall quality of life, according to the announcement.
“These results reflect a community that is moving forward together,” Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness stated. “As a mayor, there’s nothing more fulfilling than to see survey results with overwhelmingly high numbers in support of everything from city services to quality-of-life amenities.”
Residents highlighted public safety, city services and schools as key strengths shaping their daily experience. More than nine in 10 respondents reported feeling safe in Fishers, including 93 percent who feel safe in their neighborhoods at night.
City services also earned strong marks in the survey, with 89 percent positive ratings for customer service. About 96 percent of those taking the survey also gave high marks to the quality of Hamilton Southeastern Schools.
“As Fishers continues to be a national model for innovation and quality of life, these results show strong alignment between residents and city leadership, which will allow us to continue to be on the leading edge of communities,” Fishers City Council President John DeLucia stated.
More than 9 in 10 residents also reported a strong sense of pride and belonging, with many participating in local events, volunteer opportunities and civic activities. Respondents also highlighted neighborhood quality and community design as important.
“Our employees are passionate about serving residents and these results reflect their hard work and commitment every day,” Fadness stated. “It’s especially meaningful to hear directly from residents that their dedication is building trust and delivering results.”
For more, visit fishersin.gov/ fishers-community-survey.
Fishers High School teacher Lisa Brown, left, and Mayor Scott Fadness with a
Fishers awards educator innovation grants
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City of Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness recently surprised local teachers with more than $88,500 from the city’s Educator Innovation Grant program.
The program, which started in 2024, provides grant funds for innovative proposals submitted by educators at Hamilton Southeastern Schools.
“Since its inception, the city has awarded 28 grants totaling $473,093 to support classroom innovation,” a news release stated. “Grants have been awarded at every grade level across the district, helping to launch innovative makerspaces; supporting programming in STEM, virtual reality, film, media and English as a New Language; and funding professional development opportunities for teachers.”
The most recent round of grants focuses on expanding technology at both local high schools. Recipients included:
• Braden Tribolet and Adam Good, Fishers High School Media & Marketing, who received $59,854 to modernize equipment within the school’s media program. With new tools such as drones, podcasting equipment, professional-grade cameras and stabilization equipment, students will be able to explore media formats and build competitive portfolios.
• Jeffrey Fronius, Fishers High School Engineering Department, who received $13,900 to purchase a laser cutter to expand student learning in engineering and robot-
ics. By bringing the tool into the classroom, students will be able to fabricate and design onsite, instead of leaving the school for hands-on experience. The tool will also benefit the award-winning FRC #5010 Tiger Dynasty Robotics Team.
• Lisa Brown, Fishers High School Photography & Yearbook, who received $12,933 to purchase two professional-grade cameras to capture content for yearbook, the student-run newspaper, social media channels and district-wide art shows. With professional-grade equipment, students can capture high-quality images during sporting events and performing arts productions and prepare for future careers in visual arts and media.
• Risa Petty, Hamilton Southeastern High School, who received $1,820 to create an accessible office and garden work zone for HSE’s Special Education Department. By using switch-activated tools, students with limited motor control can perform the same tasks as their peers and gain experience for future careers.
Grant proposals are selected by a committee comprised of former educators from HSE Schools, community entrepreneurs and HSE alumni, according to the news release. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and there is no funding cap for project requests.
The next round of grants will be awarded in fall. For more, visit FishersIN.gov/InnovationGrant.
replica check. (Photo courtesy of the City of Fishers)
Geist-area food pantry supports residents in need
By Samantha Kupiainen news@currentinfishers.com
Roughly 20 years ago, Vernon Township trustees and five area churches created a food pantry at Fortville Christian Church. It would later become known as Fortville Area Resource Mission, or FARM.
“First, it was just one room, but now it’s grown so much,” said Kelly Griffey, FARM board president. “Now, we have pretty much the back half of the church and they said you can use our space for it.”
First and foremost, FARM is a food pantry, providing a variety of food for residents of Hancock County, Pendleton and Ingles. It receives milk, produce and eggs from Gleaners Food Bank, and offers donated nonperishable items.
On Tuesdays, FARM also provides free lunch for those in need. And on Thursdays, it serves a free community dinner.
“They come in, eat and then we have speakers that come in,” Griffey said. “We have other nonprofits that come in
during that time and explain what they do and what services they offer, so that our guests can maybe take advantage of what they have to offer too, if they need that.”
FARM also provides support for emotional or spiritual needs.
“We offer mental health groups, grief support,” Griffey said. “We’ve had addiction support groups, those kinds of things, throughout the year. We also have Bible studies that people can attend if they want. It’s not just providing that bag of food. It’s providing other
support where folks might need that.”
In October 2025, FARM officially became a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. As the organization continues to grow, organizers hope to build a new, bigger building on the Fortville Christian Church property.
“We’ve outgrown our space,” Griffey said. “It is very crowded, and we don’t have refrigerator or freezer capacity to really have the items that we need. We’ve hired an architect and we’re working with them for our design and, hopefully in 2027, we’ll break ground for a new building. Then we also have about seven nonprofits in Hancock County that want to bring their services to Fortville on a more routine basis if they had the space. So, they said, when your building is ready, we will be there.”
According to the Central Indiana Community Foundation, about 15.1 percent of Indiana residents face food insecurity.
A full list of items the food pantry regularly needs, as well as how to donate, can be found online at fortvillearearesourcemission.org.
(Above) The FARM food pantry at Fortville Christian Church. (Photos courtesy of Kelly Griffey)
Fishers board OKs neighborhood projects
By Leila Kheiry leila@youarecurrent.com
The Fishers Board of Public Works and Safety recently approved approximately $93,600 in matching funds for neighborhood improvement projects through the city’s Neighborhood Vibrancy Grant program.
The 80-20 matching grants are meant to encourage creative and innovative solutions to boost the vibrancy of city neighborhoods, with a committee choosing submitted projects. Planning Director Ross Hilleary told the board that the committee recommended approval of 24 grants ranging from $2,452 to $25,000.
“Today, I’m presenting six of those neighborhoods who have sent in all of their required documents,” he said. “That is a total request of $93,640.”
The approved grants were:
• Hawks Landing — $2,452 for entrance beautification and landscaping
• Anderson Hall — $5,520 for landscaping improvements and installation of native plants at three
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Grant supports online volunteer hub — United Way of Central Indiana has created a centralized online platform, volunpair.org, where nonprofits can post volunteer opportunities and community members can match their volunteer interests with what’s available. The new website is supported by a $1.3 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc.
Intro to Girl Scouts program offered — Get Ready with Girl Scouts is a summer program for pre-K and kindergarten girls to learn about Girl Scouts through events and activities before joining a Daisy troop in the fall. For more and to register, visit jotform.com/ form/260204030103129.
Al Hambach Memorial Golf Classic
— Meals On Wheels of Hamilton County will host its third annual Al Hambach Memorial Golf Classic presented by First Merchants Bank June 8 at Chatham Hills Country Club in Westfield. To register, visit mealsonwheelshc.org/golf-outing.
entrances
• Vermillion — $25,000 to revitalize the two northern entrances, including removing old landscaping material and installing new perennial and ornamental plants
• Berkley Grove — $15,785 for safety and common-area improvements, including replacement of safety bollards, a new park bench and entrance landscaping
• Lake Stonebridge — $25,000 for a multi-phase restoration and beautification of street-facing retention ponds
• Rolling Knoll — $19,883 for common-area improvements including removing invasive plants, entryway beautification and groundcover rejuvenation
Additional grants will come to the board after all documents are received.
The next Board of Public Works and Safety meeting is set for 9 a.m. May 28 at Fishers Municipal Center, 1 Municipal Drive.
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Patch Development plans to build a 22,000-square-foot headquarters at the intersection of Masters and Willowview roads. (Image courtesy of the City of Fishers)
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By Leila Kheiry leila@youarecurrent.com
A new headquarters for Patch Development is moving forward following a May 18 vote by the Fishers City Council in favor of an economic development agreement and property tax abatement. Patch Development specializes in land development, custom-build projects, site selection and consulting, according to council meeting materials. The planned new headquarters would be about 22,000 square feet at 9786 Masters Rd., at the intersection of Willowview Road.
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Fishers Assistant Economic Director Reid Pittard told the council that Patch is an award-winning developer that was founded in 2019. The new headquarters will be near the Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport.
“The company plans to hire five to 10 new employees over the next five to seven years and retain their current 13 employees at the site,” he said. “The total investment of the project will exceed $7.3 million.”
The tax incentive portion of the agreement calls for a five-year, 75 percent property tax abatement. Pittard added that the company will be moving from its current location on 96th Street.
According to the agreement, Patch will complete the project by early 2027 and must have at least 18 full-time employees by 2034.
Buckhaven development moving forward in Fishers
By Leila Kheiry leila@youarecurrent.com
A proposed 23-lot residential development on 11.54 acres off 131st Street is moving forward after a first reading May 18 in front of the Fishers City Council.
Developer Pulte Homes has requested a rezone for 11798 and 11842 E. 131st St., creating a planned unit development for the site, which would have single-family homes. Zach Burton, representing the developer, said the homes would range from 2,800 to 3,300 square feet with side-loading garages, and would be priced between $600,000 and $700,000.
Councilor Brad DeReamer questioned the side setbacks — the space between homes — which Burton said would be an aggregate of 14 feet, with a minimum of 3 feet from the house to the property line. DeReamer said the setbacks are too narrow — a concern he’s voiced in the past for other developments.
“And we keep approving it,” he said. “I don’t know why. We’re here to represent the public. The public is telling me it’s not good, but we keep approving ridiculous side setbacks, getting the mold between them, because it gets too wet — sun can’t hit it to even dry it out — mold grows on the side. Our residents spent 350 bucks every year to get the mold off the side.”
Other councilors asked about plans for a buffer between the development
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and existing homes. Burton said there would be a 10-foot buffer, and the builders would preserve as many existing trees in that buffer as possible.
A neighborhood meeting about the project is set for 5 p.m. June 11 at Billericay Park, with a public hearing in front of the Plan Commission on July 1. A proposed final reading and council vote is set for July 20.
The proposed Buckhaven Development off 131st Street. (Image courtesy of the City of Fishers)
Local and state leaders celebrate the completion of the 141st Street and Ind. 37 interchange in Fishers May 26. From left are a project construction worker; Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness; Fishers Engineering Director Hatem Mekky; Hamilton County Commissioner Steve Dillinger; Councilman John Weingardt (South Central District); Hamilton County Commissioner Christine Altman; Councilwoman Selina Stoller (North West District); Gov. Mike Braun; Councilman John P. DeLucia (North Central District); and a project construction worker. The opening marks the final milestone in the City’s portion of the SR 37 Improvement Project. (Photo courtesy of the City of Fishers)
STICKY BUSINESS
Fishers native, IU grad reinvents the race bib
By Sara Palmer news@currentinfishers.com
During some racing sports, athletes still pin paper numbers to their clothing before competing, a routine so familiar it rarely draws a second thought.
For Gage Pratt, a 23-year-old Fishers native and recent Indiana University graduate, it raised a simple question: Why?
“We’re still using these paper-andpin number bibs,” Pratt said. “They just take forever to put on. They put holes in your clothing — your expensive clothing — and they catch wind.”
That question led Pratt, a graduate of Hamilton Southeastern High School, to develop AeroBib, a fabric-based sticker designed to replace traditional race bibs used across multiple sports.
The idea is simple: A change to a system so familiar it has gone unquestioned.
Created as part of his senior capstone project in comprehensive design at Indiana University Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design, the concept aims to streamline a process that has remained in place for decades.
A lifelong track and field athlete who rides for the Cutters cycling team at the Little 500, Pratt began noticing those limitations firsthand during competition.
“So, just completely inconvenient,” he said. “And I was thinking of alternatives. What’s a better material we can use? What forms better to your body?”
The result is a thin, flexible bib made from fabric and designed to adhere directly to clothing without pins.
“You just put it on your desired spot, press firmly, and it’s there for your race,” Pratt said.
Although the idea took shape during his senior year, Pratt said it had been on his mind some time.
“I’ve had this idea for a few years now, and then I had the opportunity to work on it for my capstone project,” he said.
The work gave him the time and structure to refine the design through prototyping and testing.
As part of that process, Pratt said he sought guidance beyond his field, connecting with a local furniture maker to better understand how different materials might perform.
The process also included testing in a range of real-world conditions. Feedback from other athletes played a key role in shaping the final design, with many pointing to the same frustrations with traditional bibs — pins, movement during races and added bulk.
“The design is sleek and low-profile, especially compared to paper bibs,” said Aiden Huff, a freshman studying environmental science at Indiana University and a cyclist with the Cutters team. “It just sticks onto a jersey, and you don’t even notice it.”
Another rider described a similar reaction.
“It is genius and it’s shocking it didn’t exist before,” said Jacob Zarov, a competitive cyclist and recent graduate of Indiana University who studied counseling.
The concept extends beyond a single sport.
“It’s (for) any sport that uses a number identification system,” Pratt said.
That broader potential is part of what stood out to his instructor, Maxwell Fertik, a lecturer in comprehensive design at Indiana University Bloomington.
“I think he saw this very specific thing in a field that he’s very familiar with,” Fertik said. “Addressing this thing that’s very specific but has a large impact.”
Fertik said part of the process involved pushing students to clearly define not only what they were making, but why it mattered.
“Not just me, but convincing anyone,” he said. “Why is this important to me? Why is this important to anyone?”
That emphasis, he said, pushes students to think beyond the concept itself and consider how an idea functions in the real world.
Outside the classroom, Pratt continues developing AeroBib, producing the product himself and sharing it with teams for testing.
“I’ve converted my office into a workshop,” he said.
He also began testing the product in live racing environments, including
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AeroBib is designed as a replacement for traditional race bibs, which are typically made of paper and attached with safety pins.
Instead of pins, AeroBib uses flexible fabric material paired with an adhesive backing that allows it to attach directly to an athlete’s clothing.
Athletes peel the bib from its backing, press it into place before competition and remove it afterward without damaging the garment. Gage
Pratt said he experimented with multiple fabrics and adhesives to find a combination that would stay secure during competition while remaining easy to remove.
“I didn’t know anything about fabrics or adhesives,” Pratt said. “I was learning as I went.”
The design has been tested in a range of environments, including cold, rain and wind, to evaluate performance under race conditions.
events leading up to the Little 500, where select teams used AeroBib in prerace competitions.
“I’ve had about four or five that use it in and out,” Pratt said.
Pratt said interest has extended beyond campus, with organizations requesting samples and some teams already using the product in competition, including a cycling team in Virginia.
“I’ve got a number of organizations that have reached out,” he said. “I’m sending out samples and getting it in people’s hands.”
During one round of testing, Pratt said race officials raised an unexpected concern.
“They told me that when athletes are testing AeroBib, they have to wear a traditional bib with it because it offers too much of a competitive advantage,” he said.
For Pratt, the most rewarding part has been seeing how athletes respond when they try it.
“Once they peel it off and put it on their uniform, they’re like, ‘Wow … that’s it?’” he said. “It’s seeing that spark … and knowing that that just made a difference for that athlete’s race.”
He believes part of the reaction comes from how long the traditional system has gone unchanged.
“The paper and pin has just always been the way,” Pratt said. “I don’t think people have really questioned it enough.”
After graduating, Pratt said his focus shifted from development to what comes next. That includes continuing to refine the product, expanding testing and exploring opportunities to bring AeroBib to a wider range of sports and organizations.
But the goal, he said, is simple: keep improving.
“It’s go time,” he said.
For more information, visit aerobib. com.
ON THE COVER: Gage Pratt, a Fishers native and Indiana University graduate, designed a new race bib for sporting events.
(Photo courtesy of Gage Pratt)
Cyclist wears an Aero Bib race bib, designed by Fishers native Gage Pratt. (Photo courtesy of Gage Pratt)
Carmel Comedy Club to open at The Cat
By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com
Debbie Hughes has a vision of regular comedy shows in Carmel.
She founded Carmel Comedy Club, which will open at 7 p.m. June 27, at The Cat, 254 Veterans Way. Dobie Maxwell is the headliner while Hughes, known as “Lady Wisecrack,” and Indianapolis comedian Chris Cline will be the opening acts.
Cline, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, was the 2023 recipient of the NFL Salute To Service Award. He helped veterans work through trauma through the power of comedy.
Vocalist Sadie Cohen, who will be a senior at Carmel High School this fall, will close the show with Charlie Chaplin’s “Smile” and “Happy Days Are Here Again.”
Hughes, a Carmel resident, connected with Maxwell through a Facebook group and they formed a friendship. Maxwell originally wanted to play professional baseball, but the left-handed pitcher chased another dream after being cut from a Kansas City Royals tryout.
“I went to a comedy open mic, and I thought, ‘These guys are terrible, I can do this,’” he said. “I got up and was worse than both of them, but I learned that’s what I wanted to do. I worked my way up to headliner. Then I had a car accident when I was 30, flipped my convertible over, almost died. I had to learn to walk again, broke my sternum and (had) my jaw wired shut. I was asked at a continuing education place in Milwaukee if I wanted to teach a comedy class. I said, ‘You can’t teach comedy. You either have (it) or you don’t.’ They said, ‘We’d be willing to pay you a few bucks.’ I said, ‘Tuesday at 7 o’clock we’re having a comedy class.’”
Since then, he has taught approximately 3,000 students from around the world at Zanies Comedy Club classes in Chicago.
“I was their exclusive teacher for 25 years until COVID came and shut
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Debbie Hughes is the founder of Carmel Comedy Club.
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down the world,” he said.
Maxwell has performed in 49 states and was a morning radio host in several cities, including Chicago’s 97.9 FM called “The Loop.”
“I think I really like teaching as much as performing,” he said.
Maxwell, who had a Dry Bar comedy special in 2025, performs a clean comedy act with profanity. He also avoids politics, figuring a comedian risks angering half the crowd.
Maxwell is the booking agent, comedic educator of the Stand-Up Comedy course set to start in September at The Cat. He said Hughes is an expert on the business part.
“I needed someone like her for many, many years,” said Maxwell, who now lives in Kenosha, Wis.
Hughes graduated from Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts’ four-week comedy class in February. She headlined the final show and takes remote and in-person lessons at Second City in Chicago.
Maxwell will return as headliner for the July 11 performance at The Cat. Comedian Todd Hunt will present “The Making of I Love Lucy”July 25
and 31 at The Cat. Hunt is a nostalgic humorist and Lucille Ball historian.
“He’ll be telling all the behind-thescenes that nobody knows on how they prepared to make the shows,” Hughes said.
Video clips of classic “I Love Lucy” episodes will be shown.
For more, visit carmelcitycomedyclub.com.
DUGAN RETURNS
Longtime Carmel comedian Dave Dugan, who has made more than 200 appearances on the “Bob and Tom” radio show, will perform his “Busting Out with Laughs!” shows at 7:30 p.m. June 5-6 at The Cat. Dugan has performed comedy nights at The Cat over the past several years.
Dugan also specializes in clean comedy and has performed a Dry Bar Comedy special. Dugan will continue to have comedy shows at The Cat, separate from Carmel Comedy Club.
For more, visit thecat.bz.
‘CINDERELLA’
“Cinderella” runs through July 12 at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre in Indianapolis. For more, visit beefandboards.com.
FEINSTEIN’S CABARET
“The Beach Boys Tribute Featuring Pet Sounds Live” is set for June 4, followed by “Tribute to Huey Lewis and the News” June 6 at Feinstein’s at Hotel Carmichael in Carmel. The performances start at 7:30 p.m. For more, visit feinsteinshc. com.
’ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA’
Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre presents “Antony and Cleopatra” at 7 p.m. June 5 and 5 p.m. June 6 at The Tarkington at Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit gregoryhancockdancetheatre.org.
’SECRET GARDEN’
Main Street Productions presents “The Secret Garden” through June 7 at Basile Westfield Playhouse. For more, visit westfieldplayhouse.org.
Carmel PorchFest sets schedule — Carmel PorchFest Inc. will host four events in 2026, including three Late Night on Main in the Arts & Design District. Carmel PorchFest will take place from noon to 6 p.m. Sept. 20. Late Night on Main returns to Carmel’s Main Street on the third Saturday of each summer month. The street party begins at 6 p.m. Beverage vendors will be available. Guests are encouraged to bring their lawn chairs. The Late Night on Main are Jai Baker Trio, a High energy country band, June 20; Blair Clark and The Fun Factor Band, July 18 and DUDE!, a five-member dance pop band from Indianapolis, Aug. 15. For more, visit carmelporchfest.org.
(Above) Dobie Maxwell will be headliner for the Carmel Comedy Club opening show June 27 at The Cat in Carmel. (Photo courtesy of Dobie Maxwell)
THE SONGBOOK ACADEMY® IN CONCERT
7PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
HARRY CONNICK, JR.
7:30PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
ART GARFUNKEL: WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD CELEBRATION CONCERTS
8PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
BRIAN SIMPSON, JACKIEM JOYNER AND JESSY J 8PM | THE TARKINGTON
STEWART COPELAND: HAVE I SAID TOO MUCH
7:30PM | THE TARKINGTON
GLADYS KNIGHT
7:30PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
“PSYCHIC” COMEDIAN PETER ANTONIOU
7:30PM | THE TARKINGTON
THE CENTER CELEBRATION 2026
FEATURING THE BACON BROTHERS
5PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
MICHAEL BLAUSTEIN: THE TASTE ME TOUR THE FINAL LEG
| PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
LOU GRAMM: THE ORIGINAL VOICE OF FOREIGNER
8PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
RUMOURS ATL: A FLEETWOOD
MAC TRIBUTE
7:30PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
DEMOLA LIVE!
7:30PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE & PABLO CRUISE
8PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
THE BILLY JOEL LEGACY: CELEBRATING THE PIANO MAN
7:30PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
BECKY ROBINSON: THE BEASTS IN ME TOUR
8PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
BRUCE HORNSBY & THE NOISEMAKERS: INDIGO PARK TOUR
7:30PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
THE WAR AND TREATY
7:30PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
THE SIXTIES SHOW
7:30PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
INVINCIBLE: A GLORIOUS TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL JACKSON
8PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
DANIEL EMMET: THIS THING CALLED LOVE
8PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
NILADRI KUMAAR: THE SPACE BETWEEN THE NOTES – HONORING ZAKIR HUSSAIN
7PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
MICHAEL CARBONARO: WONDERBOY
8PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
THE SHARPE FAMILY SINGERS: THE BEST OF BROADWAY 8PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
HASTA LA MUERTE
7:30PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
BLKBOK
7:30PM | THE TARKINGTON
YEFIM BRONFMAN, PIANO
8PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
RYAN AHLWARDT: CRYING IN THE CANYON RELEASE PARTY
8PM | THE TARKINGTON
THE FOUR PHANTOMS IN CONCERT
7:30PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
BONEY JAMES
8PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
A CONVERSATION WITH AMY SEDARIS
8PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
SIMPLY THREE
7PM | THE TARKINGTON
MAVIS STAPLES
7:30PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
AN EVENING WITH BERNADETTE PETERS
8PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
HOOSIERS 40TH ANNIVERSARY
SCREENING WITH Q&A
3PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
PUNCH BROTHERS
8PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD BAND: LEDBETTER HEIGHTS 30TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR
8PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
GRAVITY & OTHER MYTHS: TEN THOUSAND HOURS
7PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY’S WILD & SWINGIN’ HOLIDAY PARTY
7:30PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
LESLIE ODOM, JR. THE CHRISTMAS TOUR 2026
7:30PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
MICHAEL FEINSTEIN IN COMING HOME: THE HOLIDAY CELEBRATION
8PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
HOLIDAYS IN HARMONY WITH GIRL NAMED TOM
7:30PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
JON MCLAUGHLIN & FRIENDS: HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
8PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
DAVE KOZ & FRIENDS CHRISTMAS TOUR 8PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
ALAN CUMMING: UNCUT
7:30PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
LIVE AND LET DIE: THE MUSIC OF PAUL MCCARTNEY FEATURING TONY KISHMAN
8PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
BIG BANG BOOM
3PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT 8PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
THE MONTEVERDI CHOIR AND ORCHESTRAS PERFORM BACH’S ST MATTHEW PASSION WITH MASAAKI SUZUKI
7PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
MARCUS MILLER
8PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
MICKEY DOLENZ: 60 YEARS OF THE MONKEES 8PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
BALLET FOLKLÓRICO DE MÉXICO DE AMALIA HERNÁNDEZ
7PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
ACADEMY OF ST MARTIN IN THE FIELDS WITH CONRAD TAO
8PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
THE MUSIC OF THE BEACH BOYS FEATURING PET SOUNDS LIVE 8PM | THE TARKINGTON
PAVLO AND BAND IN CONCERT 8PM | THE TARKINGTON
VICTORIA CLARK: IMPROBABLE INGENUE
MUSIC DIRECTOR, TED SPERLING
8PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
VITALY: AN EVENING OF WONDERS
8PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
JOHN MALKOVICH AND THE VIENNA
ACADEMY ORCHESTRA: ROLL
OVER BEETHOVEN
7:30PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
SPYRO GYRA WITH SPECIAL GUEST STANLEY JORDAN
8PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
KRUGER BROTHERS 8PM | THE TARKINGTON
DIONNE WARWICK: OVER AND OUT A FAREWELL TOUR 8PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
BROOKLYN CHARMERS: A TRIBUTE TO STEELY DAN 8PM
ITZHAK PERLMAN IN RECITAL 7:30PM | PAYNE & MENCIAS PALLADIUM
AMY SEDARIS
MARCUS MILLER
BERNADETTE PETERS
ALAN CUMMING
HASTA LA MUERTE
GLADYS KNIGHT
LESLIE ODOM, JR. BONEY
Civic in Concert features
‘Chess’ music
By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com
Michael Krauter admitted he knew nothing about “Chess” when he heard Civic Theatre was staging a concert with songs from the musical.
“Everyone said, ‘(What about) ‘One Night in Bangkok’? I never heard that song before in my life,” Krauter said. “And now I’m all too familiar with the music. There are like five different versions of the music and recordings of the show. The music is incredible.”
Civic in Concert will present “Chess” at 7 p.m. June 13 at the Payne & Mencias Palladium at Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. The evening is a fundraiser for Civic.
online,” Foulks said. “Each one of the stories are different, who sings what songs are different. The lyrics are different. It’s been a lot but it’s fun to learn.
Brent E. Marty, director of music and education for Civic Theatre, is the music director while Civic Executive Artistic Director Michael J. Lasley will direct.
The music was written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus of ABBA. The lyrics are by Tim Rice.
Krauter plays a Russian grandmaster chess player named Anatoly Sergievsky during the Cold War era.
Krauter’s character has two main songs, including “Where I Want to Be,” which is about his chess-playing ability and how he’s being pulled in different directions. The other song is “Anthem.”
“It’s about his loyalty to his country, to his family, to his relationships and to the game,” he said. “So, it’s a really moving song at the end of the first act.”
Following that song, Sergievsky defects to the U.S.
“He feels he’s being used, which he very much is,” Krauter said.
Krauter, who grew up in Carmel, said it’s a new thing for him being in character but also not a full showcase.
Mackenzie Foulks plays Florence Vassy, the American chess player Freddie Trumper’s assistant who falls in love with the Soviet Union defector.
“She is divided on her allegiances and her ambitions,” said Foulks, who lives on the northeast side of Indianapolis. “Her heart is getting pulled in every which way.”
The only song she knew prior to the show was “Someone Else’s Story” from an audition book in college.
“There’s so many different versions
“I’ll be conducting on stage with a full orchestra and a chorus of 40 people and (the principal characters),” Marty said.
Civic performed “Jesus Christ Superstar” last year in its first Civic in Concert presented at the Palladium.
Marty and Lasley were fans of the music from the musical, which was released in 1984 before “Chess” made its debut in 1986.
“It came out when we were in high school and college. The CD, I wore that thing out,” Marty said. “The music is so beautiful and so catchy in places, and I was already an ABBA fan. Tim Rice’s lyrics are brilliant. Nobody ever does it, so I’ve never gotten to work on this show. Now, I get to do it in a really majestic and cool way.”
Marty said the initial run on Broadway was a flop because of the script.
“They tried to change the book when they brought it from London to Broadway and it didn’t really work,” Marty said.
Lasley said there are four distinct versions of the show. Civic is performing the London version of the music.
Matt Branic, a 1997 Carmel High School graduate, plays Trumper, the American chess player who likely was modeled after Bobby Fischer.
“There’s so many things about his character that I find interesting,” he said. “The big thing is being a child prodigy and he comes from a broken household. You discover that in one of his big songs, ‘Pity the Child,’ which is a gorgeous kind of rock ballad. You find out neither parent cared what he was doing, so he just retreated to his room and used his brain to conjure up battles on the chess board.”
For more, visit civictheatre.org/ civic-in-concert-chess.
Krauter Foulks
Branic
Adapting to taste
Commentary by Terry Anker
There are countless subtle indicators of our preferences and cultures. The way we hold a fork, the timbre and intonation of our voices and how we nonverbally show support or disagreement all define us even if we believe the overt markers to be suppressed. We rarely notice these cues in ourselves. Like a scar that we’ve looked at so often that we no longer take notice, the daily habit makes them inconsequential to us, yet they can be jarring to others.
Tables in American diners are preset with silverware, napkins, salt, pepper, ketchup and yellow mustard. In the U.K., we’d find vinegar. In the Philippines, we’d still see ketchup but made from bananas, not tomatoes. Indians would demand chutneys. The Chinese would be lost without chili oil. Fish or soy sauces replace salt in much of Asia. And millions would plan to add mayonnaise to a slice of pizza! There are inclinations allowing for individual preference, but so much of what we come to expect in food is based
upon tradition and familiarity rather than any empirically measured taste. As with all that is culturally instilled in us, we have the capacity to adapt. Salty yogurt, as one would find widely in Turkey and the Middle East, is different than the mostly sweet varieties found elsewhere but undeniably tasty.
As we march forward across time, the customary can be removed or lost from the table. Children grow and begin their own independent lives. Rooms once filled with life now sit empty. Couples, once stalwarts of our social networks, move, divorce, pass away, remarry or simply evolve. Careers, hobbies, practices, habits and pleasures that used to be daily presets on the table are now exchanged with others. We often resist unfamiliarity although millions enjoy. If we can adapt, why don’t we?
Terry Anker is an associate editor of Current Publishing, LLC. You may email him at terry@youarecurrent.com.
Unfinished basement biz
Commentary by Dick Wolfsie
My home office is downstairs. It was just a cellar when we moved into this house in 2018, but we invested a little money to fix it up, so it became a basement. I guess you could call it a finished basement. Well, it will be finished if we ever finish paying the mortgage.
Apparently, it wasn’t finished enough. A designer we hired said that for a few extra bucks, she could add a few finishing touches, and then we could truthfully call it our lower level. We didn’t have that kind of money, so it’s still a basement.
“We didn’t have that kind of money, so it’s still a basement.”
I stored a dozen suitcases under the base, and the table’s top became a perfect nesting place for a year’s supply of Campbell’s Soup. Each side pocket held a flashlight. Corner pockets? Duct tape, Scotch tape masking tape, and electrical tape. And my wife said we’d never use the pool table. Jeez, what a pessimist.
We got rid of the exercise bike because we couldn’t hang enough clothes on the handlebars to make it worthwhile.
– DICK WOLFSIE
Two years ago, we bought a ping-pong table. We played ping-pong once. We took a break when the score was 9 to 6. We had hoped to finish the game before race day. Right now, it is the perfect place for 16 cans of Bush’s Baked Beans. Let me sum up the current state of our lower level. We have an exercise bike that needs a little exercise, a rowing machine that has been left adrift and a ping-pong table that is seldom pinged or ponged.
Our original plan was to make it a beautiful room for entertaining guests, sipping white wine and discussing good books. That hasn’t happened. I occasionally invite people downstairs to see my huge Laurel and Hardy statues, and my wife once let the neighborhood yoga group practice Balasana, Uttanasana and Savasana. By the way, that last one is called a corpse pose, and it scared me half to death when I peeked in on the class. Did I leave the gas on?
In my office, I have lots of my TV memorabilia. I’m in every single photo. Then there are photos in the rest of the cellar that my wife Mary Ellen took on our vacations and later had them blown up and framed. I am not in one of these pictures. Fair is fair.
All of this reminded me of the last basement in our previous home.
We had a pool table, but we seldom played pool. We used the cue sticks to wrangle cobwebs from the ceiling.
We do have a treadmill that Mary Ellen uses quite often, mostly to catch up on “Outlander” episodes on her iPad while walking. I also use it religiously on Sundays for 10 minutes after church. It’s about time we finished the table tennis game that we started.
But first, I have a whole lot of baked beans to eat.
Contact him at wolfsie@aol.com.
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17. Pains in the rear of the Hamilton County Council?
20. Squabble
21. Young one in an Indi-
ana State Fair barn
22. Patches
23. McCormick’s Creek
State Park’s county
25. Earth-friendly prefix
27. Annoying
30. Distinguishing fea-
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36. Just say no
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40. Cellphone strength indicators
42. Botched
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44. Remain
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47. AQI monitor
48. Local government building of the County Council?
50. Credit side item
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53. Desire
55. Modern-day hieroglyphics
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60. Start of an Off-Main Street Players play
64. November event of the County Council?
68. 36,418 square miles, for Indiana
69. Prejudice
70. Shots on a Crooked Stick green
71. Butler bigwig
72. Adam’s third son
73. Thus far DOWN
1. Taxis
2. Ballet Studio of Carmel
jump
3. Ocean predator
4. Video-sharing app
5. “For ___ a jolly good fellow...”
6. Wood pattern
7. No longer working (Abbr.)
8. Indianapolis airport code
9. Neither’s partner
10. Bee abode
11. Bible’s garden
12. Geek
13. Get lippy
18. Scratch (out)
19. “Don’t worry about me!”
24. Mont. neighbor
25. Subsided
26. Words to live by
27. Blue Ribbon brewer
28. Poet’s muse
29. Scarecrow filling
30. Kind of support
31. TSA checkpoint needs
32. Dressed to the ___
33. Vineyard fruit
34. Mar. 17 figure
37. Bike part
38. Green shampoo brand
41. Dictionary abbr.
46. A Bobbsey twin
49. Scalp stuff
51. Social standing
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54. High card
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58. Type of jacket
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