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AUGUST 20, 2015 — Issue 79
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Brandi Ronau is pictured inside Too Tired Bike and Bean, a new coffee and bike repair shop located at 250 Spring St., in downtown Jeffersonville. Ronau owns the new business with her husband, and they plan to open Sept. 1. | STAFF PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER FRYER
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A new kind of buzz in Jeffersonville
Downtown Jeffersonville keeps upping the some accessories for your two-wheel companion. hip factor. Brandi Ronau, co-owner of Red Yeti and Too Its collection of trendy new restaurants and Tired, said Spring Street is a perfect location galleries is about to get a boost from a concept for a combination coffee and bike shop, espenew to the area, if not region. cially since Perkfection closed last fall. Patrons The folks who brought us Red Yeti Brewof Red Yeti often ask Ronau where they can ing Co. on Spring Street soon will launch Too find some coffee. Tired Bike and Bean, a coffee/bicycle shop that Downtown Jeffersonville has been teeming JASON THOMAS will occupy space adjacent to the brewpub. It’s with cyclists and pedestrians since the opening SoIn Editor called a bike café, and it’s a trend in larger cities of the Big Four Bridge more than a year ago. across the nation, Elizabeth Beilman writes in Opening a bike shop makes perfect sense. Who today’s cover story. doesn’t like to have a cup of joe in-hand while perusing That’s how we roll in SoIn: We see an opportunity and local shops or just strolling around? pounce. Just try to keep two hands on the handlebars ... Too Tired Bike and Bean is a pretty simple concept, Beilman explains. — Jason Thomas is the editor of SoIn. He can be reached by Park your bike outside the shop, order a drink or a quick phone at 812-206-2127 or email at jason.thomas@newsandsnack and be on your way — or come in for repairs or grab tribune.com. Follow him on Twitter: @ScoopThomas.
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Naughty by their nature SOIN THE KNOW
• WHAT: ‘The Food Chain’ • WHEN: Aug. 21-22, 28-29, 8
p.m.; Aug. 23, 6 p.m.; Aug. 30, 5 p.m. • WHERE: The Bard’s Town Theatre, 1801 Bardstown Road, Louisville ABOUT THE PLAY, FROM THE LOUISVILLE REPERTORY COMPANY: Amanda, an anorexic poet of some pretensions, has been married for three weeks, but her husband, Ford, has been missing for two. She calls a crisis hotline and reaches Bea, a volunteer. Bea’s answer to Amanda’s problems is to diminish them by complaining about her own deceased husband’s inattentiveness, her son’s embarrassing nature, and also to dispense hilarious but useless advice. Just as Amanda nears her wit’s end, Ford walks in so she simply hangs up on Bea. Meanwhile, across town, Serge, a completely vain runway
model, paces as he waits for the arrival of his latest paramour. He is intruded upon by a former one-night stand, Otto, who worships him and who tips the scales at about 300 pounds. Otto tortures, harangues and cajoles Serge while swilling Yoo-hoo, eating junk food and taking phone calls from his mother until Serge can take no more. Serge explodes but is interrupted by a phone call — his new lover will not be coming. This leaves Serge and Otto in the same state: Both are now victims of fickle romance. The scene shifts back to Amanda’s at the crack of dawn. Serge is banging on the door, looking for his lover,
surprising Amanda. It was with Serge that Ford had spent his lost two honeymoon weeks. Having followed Serge, it isn’t long until Otto shows up, with breakfast, threatening suicide. Next to arrive is Bea, furious at Amanda for hanging up on her as Bea does not tolerate rudeness. As riotous chaos builds, we learn that Bea is Otto’s mother, that Otto and Amanda are old school friends, that Serge will settle for both Amanda and Ford and that Ford has absolutely nothing to say. Bea takes charge and offers a solution. Although short on practicality, it is long on pleasure.
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Where to go and be seen in Southern Indiana
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Park, Spring and Pearl streets, New Albany • WHEN: 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21 • WHO: Horseshoes & Hand Grenades Horseshoes & Hand Grenades is a bluegrass and folk band that released its third album earlier this year. Hailing from the river town of Stevens Point, Wisc., it plays something like progressive high-energy old-time folk music. With strong roots in old-time and bluegrass, the band has formed its own unique style born from the diverse musical backgrounds and interests of the five friends who make up the band.
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New Albany-Floyd County Public Library, 180 W. Spring St., New Albany Tuesday marks the beginning of the 2015-16 Floyd County Historical Society program year. Kelly Carnighan will present the program titled: “The Tuley Homestead on Silver Hills.” Carnighan is the executive director of the Silver Hills Historical Society. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the Elsa Strassweg Auditorium of the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library. The meeting is free and open to the public.
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• WHAT: Tony and the Tan Lines concert • WHEN: 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21 • WHERE: RiverStage, Spring Street and River-
side Drive, Jeffersonville Tony and the Tan Lines, the world’s "newest, hottest, sexiest musical adventure" is ready to party with you. Capturing the smooth soul of the '70s and the hot Miami sound from the early '80s, Tony and the Tan Lines are sure to bring the celebration wherever they pull into port. And when it’s all over, you will undoubtedly be thirsty for more.
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Pedaling thei
New coffee shop in Jeffersonville caters to cyclists By ELIZABETH BEILMAN elizabeth.beilman@newsandtribune.com randi and Paul Ronau know libations. The second business venture for the owners of Red Yeti Brewing Co this time will offer a different kind of buzz — caffeine, with a special theme. Too Tired Bike and Bean — a coffee shop next door to Red Yeti on Spring Street in Jeffersonville opening Sept. 1 — will also welcome cyclists in need of a pickme-up or a repair. And it’s part of a ‘bike café’ trend seen in larger cities across the nation. Brandi Ronau, co-owner of Red Yeti and Too Tired Bike and Bean, said Spring Street is a perfect location for one of them. “Lots of people [downtown] are on bikes, and they’re looking for things to do on their bikes, and this is kind of a place to chill out,” Ronau said. The concept is simple. Ride up, park your bike (a detail Ronau said will soon be worked out), order a drink or quick snack, enjoy and be on your way. Or — come in for a couple repairs or to buy some two-wheeled accessories. Any extensive repairs will need to be scheduled with the mechanic. “I would think that it’s going to be tremendously well received by the biking community,” Jeffersonville Main Street Inc. Executive Director Jay Ellis said. “If someone has lost some of their pep after coming to the Big Four Bridge, then Too Tired Bike and Bean will be perfect to fill their need.” Of course, the coffee shop won’t just be for cyclists. Since Perkfection Café closed last fall, Ronau said downtown has been in serious need of another caffeine outlet. She said customers at Red Yeti often ask her, ‘Where’s the coffee shop?’ Having a portable drink in hand helps stimulate pedestrian traffic flow along downtown streets, she said. “I think other businesses will benefit [Too Tired] because a lot of people
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• WHAT: Too Tired Bike and Bean, a
coffee shop with bike repairs and accessories for sale • WHEN: Soft opening is Sept. 1 • WHERE: 250 Spring St., Jeffersonville • HOURS: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a week
like to grab a coffee and window shop or peruse the other businesses, so it’ll be a nice addition,” Ellis said. He said he expects Too Tired to become a new hangout spot for some as well. “The flip side of that is that some people like a coffee shop to have meetings or to catch up on a little bit of work,” Ellis said. The idea for Too Tired Bike and Bean came about because Ronau said Red Yeti needed more grain storage space for its beer. Because there was so much interest in a new coffee shop, the Ronaus decided to put one in the front of the new storage space Red Yeti’s chef, Michael Bowe, had the idea to incorporate bicycle repairs and accessory sales — “things that people just rolling across the bridge may need,” Ronau said — because of an influx of cyclists downtown. Brewing coffee isn’t a new culinary endeavor for the Ronaus The two ran a mobile cafe unit when they lived in California. To support the Ronau’s caffeine expertise, Bowe is attending pastries training to learn how to make something “a little bit nicer, a little bit fancier,” Ronau said. Also available will be soups and salads, tea, fruit smoothies and protein shakes. Too Tired Bike and Bean will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a week. “We’re just excited that there’s another business that’s opening in downtown Jeffersonville,” Ellis said. “It’s a very positive thing for downtown and show that we’re moving in the right direction.
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s Employee John Oswald paints the entrance to Red Yeti Brewing Co.’s restaurant entrance on the corner of Walnut and Spring streets in downtown Jeffersonville in this file photo. | FILE PHOTOS RED YETI
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The facade of Too Tired Bike and Bean is pictured at 250 Spring St. in downtown Jeffersonville. The owners of the new business plan to open the shop Sept. 1. | STAFF PHOTOS BY CHRISTOPHER FRYER TOP LEFT: A painting of a bicycle gear is pictured on a wall inside Too Tired Bike and Bean, a new coffee and bike repair shop, located at 250 Spring St. in downtown Jeffersonville. RIGHT: A bicycle sculpture is pictured above the front entrance to Too Tired Bike and Bean.
Red Yeti Brewing Co.’s success in the first year has far exceeded what Brandi Ronau said she expected “It has been mind-blowing,” she said. The Jeffersonville brewery opened a few days before the Big Four Bridge opened, and pedestrians and cyclists funneled right through its doors. “In the beginning, we didn’t realize the bridge and the impact that it would have for us, and it has been incredible,” she said. In its first year, Red Yeti has brewed 50 barrels — that’s 100 kegs, each with 124 pints, for a grand total of 124,000 pours. The brewery has 10 or so rotating varieties of its own but also offers craft beers from around the country. “It’s really kind of what our customers are looking for, that’s how we determine what beers we order in,” Ronau said. “We like to be a little bit different. We don’t want to carry what they have down the street [at Flat 12 Bierwerks]. We want to have another option for them, and that’s what keeps customers coming back I think.” — Staff writer Elizabeth Beilman
Bikers, walkers, joggers and runners use the Big Four Bridge when it opened in May 2014. Red Yeti opened a few days later.
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ENTERTAINMENT
A hush over the crowd LOUISVILLE — A new exhibit will launch Thursday, Aug. 27, at PUBLIC art gallery in downtown Louisville. “Quiet Lines Over Time” is the creation of artist Dale Leys. “The space between objects is just as important as the objects themselves,” curator Andrew Cozzens said in a news release from Louisville Visual Art about "Quiet Lines Over Time.” “In these drawings, Dale meticulously builds layers upon layers of delicate lines that carve the space of the paper. “He subtly captures the energy of the unseen so that we may have the chance to perceive the intricacies of these spaces. He draws attention to what we normally disregard as negative space, creating a holistic experience that interweaves our physical, metaphorical and psychological understanding of space and time. “Dale Leys stresses the importance of each and every line: ‘You start somewhere, go somewhere, and stop somewhere.’ Throughout his career, Dale has created drawings that beautifully exemplify this approach. ‘Quiet Lines Over Time’ is a collection of drawings that visually interprets the synergy of positive and negative space.” ABOUT DALE LEYS Leys earned his master’s of fine arts from the University of Wisconsin after earning his bachelor’s of fine arts from the Layton School of Art and Design in Milwaukee, and studying at the
SOIN THE KNOW
• WHAT: ‘Quiet Lines Over
Time’: Drawings by Dale Leys • WHEN: Aug. 27 through Sept. 26, artist’s reception, 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, Second and Main Streets (Whiskey Row Loft Building) • WHERE: PUBLIC, 131 W. Main St., Louisville • EXHIBITION TITLE: Quiet Lines Over Time • CURATOR: Andrew Cozzens • GALLERY HOURS: Thursday through Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and by appointment Yale University Summer School of Art and Music in New Haven, Conn. He has been a visiting artist and has had solo exhibitions at universities and art centers all over the U.S., such as the Gould Gallery at the Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, Colo., The Speed Art Museum in Louisville, and his recent Retrospective at the Yeiser in Paducah, Ky. Dale is a professor of art at Murray State University where he has taught drawing since 1977. He also frequently teaches summer art courses in Rome and Florence in Italy and Prague in the Czech Republic. Dale lives and works in Murray, Kentucky.
MOVIES: AUG. 21 “Hitman: Agent 47” “Some Kind of Beautiful”
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Liftoff at the Challenger Center LOUISVILLE — Kentucky Science Center’s proposal to operate the Challenger Learning Center — Louisville, located at The Academy Shawnee in Louisville, (Shawnee Challenger) was approved by the Jefferson County Public School Board. Beginning this fall, the Science Center will operate the Shawnee Challenger as an offsite destination serving schools, after and out-of-school groups, families and corporations from across the region, according to a Kentucky Science Center news release. “We’re thrilled to have collectively found a way to continue this powerful, immersive learning experience here in Louisville,” said Science Center Director of Education and Experience, Kim Hunter. “This is a win for kids in our community and a major win for STEM education — just when the allure of space exploration is being rekindled with exciting projects Iike New Horizons.” Kentucky Science Center begins operating the Shawnee Challenger with the start of the new school year. It will offer all three missions currently owned by the Shawnee Challenger — “Rendezvous with a Comet,” Voyage to Mars” and “Return to the Moon” — along with a new suite of programs
SOIN THE KNOW
• WHAT: Challenger Learning Center • WHEN: Ongoing • INFO: Call 502-560-7128 or go online to KYScienceCenter.org
designed to maximize reach into public, private and home schools across the region. The Kentucky Science Center’s new Challenger Flight Director comes from the renowned Space Camp in Huntsville, Ala., bringing with him more than four years of experience managing flight simulations in both space travel and aeronautics. Overseeing these missions, the Science Center and their new Flight Director will ensure that Shawnee Challenger programs match the
performance expectations of the Next Generation Science Standards and expand the core target student audience from pre-k through 12. Expanding beyond the school district, Kentucky Science Center will utilize Shawnee Challenger facilities to deliver after-school and outof-school Challenger simulations to organizations across the region. Missions will now be available for scout programs, birthday parties, corporate retreats and so much more.
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LOCAL SOIN HAPPENINGS Feeling left out? Send your establishment’s and/or organization’s upcoming events/new features/entertainment information to SoIn Editor Jason Thomas at jason.thomas@ newsandtribune.com
LIVE MUSIC AT HUBER’S
WHEN: 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sunday WHERE: Huber Winery Saturday, Aug. 22: Joe Dotson; Sunday, Aug. 23: Petar Mandic; Saturday, Aug. 29: Joe & Arrow; Sunday, Aug. 30: Josh Glauber [huberwinery.com]
Muji Fuji; Sept. 4: Steamboat Days The Louisville Crashers with guest Derby City Rockers; Sept. 5: Steamboat Days; Sept. 6: Steamboat Days Dance-A-thon/ Kidz ROCK the Stage; Sept. 12: Zumba Glow Party; Sept. 13: Rock on Water Jason Gray with guest Carrollton & Hush Harbor
LIVE MUSIC AT NAPH
WHERE: New Albany Production House, 1736 E. Main St., New Albany Friday, Aug. 21: Fools’ Brew, Guerilla Red, The Get Up, Get Downs, 6:30 p.m., $6 advance/$8 day of show; Saturday, Aug. 22: Acoustic Live! with Demi Hollis, more, 6:30 p.m., $6 advance/$8 day of show; Saturday, Aug. 29: Second To Last, Chasing Morgan, Better Than Salem, For The Birds, Ashley Ledrick, 6:30 p.m., $8 advance/$10 day of show [naproductionhouse.com]
LIVE MUSIC AT BIG FOUR BURGERS + BEER JEFFERSONVILLE
LIVE MUSIC AT WICK’S
WHAT: Live on State WHERE: Wick’s, 225 State St., New Albany Friday, Aug. 21: Polly O’Keary & The Rhythm Method; Saturday, Aug. 22: Six Mile South; Saturday, Aug. 29: Usual Suspects
CONCERTS IN THE PARK
WHEN: 7 p.m. Friday WHERE: Warder Park, Court Avenue and Spring Street, Jeffersonville Friday, Aug. 21: The Saints Blues Band; Aug. 28: Indigo; Sept. 4: Moonlight Big Band; Sept. 11: Cloigheann Irish Band; Sept. 18: Wulfe Brothers
BICENTENNIAL PARK CONCERT SERIES
WHEN: 6 p.m. Fridays WHERE: Bicentennial Park, Pearl and Spring streets, New Albany Friday, Aug. 21: Horseshoes & Hand Grenades: A Bluegrass and folk band that released its third album earlier this year; Aug. 28: Anderson East: A singer and songwriter from Alabama; Brooks Ritter: A songwriter and musician specializing in rock, folk and soul.
RIVERSTAGE CONCERT SERIES
WHEN: 7 p.m. Friday WHERE: RiverStage, Riverside Drive and Spring Street, Jeffersonville Friday, Aug. 21: Tony & the Tanlines with guest Blues and Greys; Aug. 28: 100% Poly with guest
WHERE: Big Four Burgers + Beer, 134 Spring St., Jeffersonville WHEN: Friday and Saturday Friday, Aug. 21: Kyle Hastings; Saturday, Aug. 22: Kelsey Allen; Friday, Aug. 28: Tyler Stiller; Saturday, Aug. 29: Kelsey Allen [bigfourburgers.com]
LIVE MUSIC AT BIG FOUR BURGERS + BEER NEW ALBANY
WHERE: Big Four Burgers + Beer, 114 E. Main St., New Albany WHEN: Friday and Saturday Friday, Aug. 21: Kelsey Allen; Saturday, Aug. 22: Tyler Stiller; Friday, Aug. 28: Katie and Kaela; Saturday, Aug. 29: Chris Wiles [bigfourburgers.com]
Take a bite out of ‘Potluck’ CLARKSVILLE — Derby Dinner Playhouse will present the all new musical comedy “The Last Potluck Supper,” running through Sept. 27. It’s 1979 and past parishioners have gathered to share stories from the last 100 years, a Derby Dinner news release stated. As the women work in the kitchen, these shared memories burst into life through a series of flashbacks. Travel back to 1897 and meet Vivian’s grandmother, one of the founding members of the church. See Karin as a newlywed, cautiously navigating her way through the politics of the kitchen. And be there on that day in 1944 when Mavis first barreled her way through the swinging door. “The Last Potluck Supper” was inspired by the books of Janet Martin and Suzann Nelson, including the best seller
COMMUNITY FOCUSED. COMMUNITY MINDED.
SOIN THE KNOW
• WHAT: ‘The Last Potluck Supper’
• WHEN: Through Sept. 27 • WHERE: Derby Dinner Playhouse
• INFO: For ticket information call 812-288-8281 or visit derbydinner.com
“Growing Up Lutheran.” The musical was written by Greta Grosch with music and lyrics by Drew Jansen. Songs featured are “You Can Learn A lot About a Lady,” “Use It or Ya Lose It,” “An Old Wooden Spoon” and more. “The Last Potluck Supper” is under the direction of Bekki Jo Schneider with choreography by Barbara F. Cullen and musical direction by Scott Bradley. Cast includes Cary Wiger, Rita Thomas, Colette Delaney, Tina Jo Wallace and Katelyn Webb.
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Club hosts writing contest Teens in grades 6-12, who are residents of Kentucky and Southern Indiana, are encouraged to submit their experiences and reflections about living with cancer for the “Write Stuff Teen Contest” from Gilda’s Club Louisville, 633 Baxter Ave., together with The Miller Family Foundation. Teens may submit essays, poetry, 2-dimensional artwork or videos. Cash prizes will be awarded: $500 for first place, $250 for second and $125 for third. In addition, entries may also be published or displayed in an effort to help educate students, teachers, coun-
selors and others about the teen perspective of living with cancer. Only submissions from teens who have/or had cancer or teens whose family member or friend has/had cancer will be eligible. Entries must be received by midnight Oct. 2 and must be accompanied by an entry form, available online at gildasclublouisville.org/writestuff. Entries will be scored by a panel of judges, and an awards ceremony will be held at Gilda’s Club on Jan. 16. For more information go to gildasclublouisville.org/writestuff or contact Janet Gruenberg at janet@ gildasclublouisville.org.
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WHERE: Old Utica School Preservation Bldg. 208 South 4th St., Utic a , IN