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FEBRUARY 11, 2016 — Issue 100
February Flourish event celebrates pipe organ music
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The pipe ranks of the Horace Wesley Cutler Memorial Pipe Organ are pictured in the sanctuary at Trinity United Methodist Church in New Albany. | STAFF PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER FRYER
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Where to go and be seen in Southern Indiana
BOOKISH KIND OF LOVE • WHAT: Singles Awareness Day • WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14 • WHERE: New Albany-Floyd County Public
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ence Services Desk at 812-949-3523. The New Albany-Floyd County Public Library will be offering a creative spin on usual Valentine’s Day festivities with a Singles Awareness Day Mixer on Sunday. Adults 18 years and older are invited to relax, mingle, and meet new people. The event gives adults a fun alternative where they can celebrate being single while enjoying games, activities, door prizes and sweet treats. No registration is required to attend and guests are welcome to bring friends.
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RED HOT IN LOVE • WHAT: ‘Kindle the Flame’ • WHEN: 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12 • WHERE: Vintage Fire Museum, 723 Spring St., Jeffersonville
• COST: $20/couple • INFO: Call 812-282-4705 or 812-948-8711
Enjoy a special date with your Valentine’s sweetheart at the Vintage Fire Museum. Couples will be given glasses of champagne for toasting each other, will be able to pose for a free photo taken on a vintage fire truck of their choice, will receive a package of Schimpff’s heart-shaped candy for red hot lovers, and will have the opportunity to explore the museum, which will be softly lit for a romantic atmosphere. Reservations not necessary.
200 FAITHFUL YEARS • WHAT: St. John Presbyterian Church Bicentennial celebration • WHEN: 10:20 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 14 • WHERE: St. John Presbyterian Church, 1307 E. Elm St., New Albany, St. John Presbyterian Church will celebrate 200 historical years in New Albany. The celebration will begin at 10:20 a.m., with Friends of Fairview Re-enactors joining the service, along with special music and light refreshments after the ceremony. Come and hear about the first organized church in New Albany, founded by the Scribner Family.
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Southern Indiana Guild of Organists gathers players By ELIZABETH BEILMAN elizabeth.beilman@newsandtribune.com EW ALBANY — When Judith Miller talks about the pipe organ, she giggles to herself in glee. “I enjoy the playing,” Miller, a Corydon resident, said. “It’s a mental effort and a physical effort and you have to get your brain, your hands, your feet all coordinated to play the organ — and concentrate. So I think it’s just very good for anybody.” The organ isn’t new to Miller, the dean of the Southern Indiana chapter of the America Guild of Organists [AGO]. It’s evident from the easy gliding of her fingers across the multiple rows of keys and fanciful footwork over wooden pedals that the organ is familiar to her. Yet even after 50 years worth of Sundays at Corydon United Methodist Church and practices in between, Miller still talks about the organ as if it’s a new and exciting venture. “I think it has a majesty to it,” she said. “It’s a very special instrument for church.” Playing the organ is one of those hobbies that attracts some of the most passionate people. Miller, for one, has traveled all over the United States for organ conferences since retiring — she said she couldn’t even guess how many trips she’s taken.
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FEBRUARY FLOURISH
• WHAT — Presentation and series of workshops on organ and handbell music
• WHEN — Monday, Feb. 15, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Opening service is at 9 a.m. and closing hymn festival is at 3:40 p.m. • WHERE — Trinity United Methodist Church, 2796 Charlestown Road, New Albany • WHO — Registration for the day’s events, including workshops such as “youth music and children’s choir” and “handbells in worship,” is $25. The opening and closing performances only and free and open to the public. • HOW TO REGISTER — Email tumcnamusic@gmail. com for more information.
TOP: David Lamb, music director of Trinity United Methodist Church, is pictured with the Horace Wesley Cutler Memorial Pipe Organ in the sanctuary of the church in New Albany. LEFT: The console of the Horace Wesley Cutler Memorial Pipe Organ is pictured in the sanctuary at Trinity United Methodist Church in New Albany. FAR LEFT: Organ sheet music is pictured on the Horace Wesley Cutler Memorial Pipe Organ in the sanctuary at Trinity United Methodist Church in New Albany. | STAFF PHOTOS BY CHRISTOPHER FRYER
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Digging up some local history SOIN THE KNOW
• WHAT: Lunch & Learn: Archaeologist Jay Stottman
• WHEN: noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16
• WHERE: Carnegie Center for
Art and History, 201 E. Spring St., New Albany • INFO: This program is free, but registration is requested by calling 812-944-7336 or emailing Delesha Thomas at dthomas@ carnegiecenter.org. NEW ALBANY — The Carnegie Center for Art and History will present Jay Stottman, staff archaeologist with the Kentucky Archaeological Survey, from noon to 1 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 16, as part of the Carnegie Center’s Lunch & Learn series. He will present the program “Underground History: The Archaeology of African Americans.” During this “tour of historical archaeological sites in Kentucky within an AfricanAmerican context,” Stottman will describe how archaeology has helped us learn about the AfricanAmerican experience in Kentucky,
Jay Stottman. | SUBMITTED PHOTO from slavery to the development of urban neighborhoods. He will use his experiences at various archaeological sites to illustrate the nuances of life for African Americans during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Stottman’s talk will focus on research conducted at plantations in Louisville, such as Locust Grove, Farmington, and Riverside; the Civil War at Camp Nelson in Jessamine County; post war reconstruction at an AfricanAmerican farmstead in Nicholas County; and life for African Ameri-
cans in urban neighborhoods in Louisville and Frankfort. Stottman is staff archaeologist with the Kentucky Archaeological Survey. “As a kid growing up in Louisville, I had always loved history — my parents were avid collectors of antiques and old stuff, so I was surrounded by objects from the past,” Stottman said in a Carnegie news release. “Once I got to college, I discovered archaeology and I found it was a way that I could turn my passion for the past into a career.”
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CHOCOLATE LOVER’S WEEKEND
WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 13, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 14, noon to 5:30 p.m. WHERE: Huber’s Orchard and Winery, 19816 Huber Road, Starlight INFO: Call 812-923-9463 Visit Huber’s Orchard and Winery to sample locally made chocolates paired with Huber Wines. Chocolates are complimentary with paid wine tastings. Live Music: Feb. 13: Dean Heckel, 1 to 5 p.m.; Feb. 14: Josh Glauber and Jeff Guernsey, 1 to 5 p.m.
LIVE MUSIC AT WICK’S
WHAT: Live on State WHERE: Wick’s, 225 State St., New Albany Friday, Feb. 12: Corey Brumback, Subourbon Shooter; Saturday, Feb. 13: Juicebox Heroes; Friday, Feb. 19: Tricycle; Saturday, Feb. 19: Slinky Jenkins; Saturday, Feb. 20: Chase Skinner; Wax Factory; Friday, Feb. 26: The Mighty Ohio, Goldylocks; Saturday, Feb. 27: Gas Money
RIVER CITY WINERY EVENTS
WHERE: River City Winery, 321 Pearl St., New Albany Trivia is held every Sunday night.
OGLE CENTER EVENTS
WHERE: The Paul W. Ogle Cultural and Community Center on the campus of Indiana University Southeast, 4201 Grant Line Road, New Albany INFO: Tickets available at the Ogle Center ticket office by calling 812-941-2525, or going online to oglecenter.com.
CELTIC NIGHTS: SPIRIT OF FREEDOM
WHEN: 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 27 COST: $29 in advance, $33 at the door, $10 for students at all times
LOREN AND MARK GUITAR DUO
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13 COST: $29 in advance, $33 at the door, $10 for students at all times
LANGSTON HUGHES PROJECT JAZZ QUARTET
WHEN: 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28 COST: Free Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes’ Ask Your Mama: 12 Moods for Jazz featuring the Ron McCurdy Quartet will perform. The student winners of the IU Southeast Slam Poetry Contest will also be featured.
WINTER POPS CONCERT
WHEN: 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14 COST: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors, $5 for students
VALENTINE’S DANCE AT THE LEGION
WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 13 WHERE: American Legion Auxiliary Post 28, 1930 McDonald Lane, New Albany The Legion will be hosting a Valentine’s Dance, Feb. 13, with the “50/60s theme.” Get those poodle skirts, leather jackets and saddle shoes out. Tickets are $7 in Advance and $10 at the door Tickets available post lounge area or from office. Contests for the evening: Twist contest, Hula Hoop, Bubble Gum Bubble blowing, “Dick Clark’s Dancing with the Stars Contest.” Snacks provided.
NATURAL-BORN ARTWORK
WHAT: ‘Bernheim: A Natural Muse’ exhibit opening WHERE: Carnegie Center for Art and History, 201 E. Spring St., New Albany INFO: carnegiecenter.org The Carnegie Center for Art and History in New Albany has announced the opening of a new exhibit, “Bernheim: A Natural Muse,” celebrating 35 years of the Artist in Residence program at Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest. The exhibit features work by 27 artists represented by 28 art works and 27 photographs. Media include painting, photography, sculpture, video, and mixed media, according to a Carnegie news release.
THE GRAND FILM FESTIVAL
WHEN: March 12-13 WHERE: The Grand, 138 E. Market St., New Albany INFO: Tickets are $6 per day or $10 for a weekend pass. Visit the Arts Council of Southern Indiana’s website for more information at artscouncilsi.org. The Arts Council of Southern Indiana announces the thirdannual Grand Film Festival will be held March 12-13 at The Grand in New Albany. The festival is a two-day gathering of local talent showcasing film trailers, shorts and feature films. The submission deadline for filmmakers is Feb. 25.
HOW THE GARDEN GROWS
WHAT: Gardening series WHEN: February-September WHERE: Clark County 4-H Fairgrounds, 9608 Ind. 62, Charlestown The Clark County annual vegetable gardening class series dubbed “The after dinner garden conversation” is here. Starting in February to September, it will have a series of eight classes, one class per month. Classes will take place at the 4-H Fairgrounds, 9608 Ind. 62, Charlestown, Thursdays from 7 to 9 p.m. There will be a fee of $10 for all eight classes. The class schedule is as follows: March 24: What to grow in your garden and when; April 14, Space management in the home vegetable garden; May 12: The why and how of growing tomatoes; June 16: Integrated pest management in the garden; July 21: Extending the gardening season; Aug. 18: Organic gardening practices in the home garden; Sept. 22: Container and raised bed gardening. Call the Clark County Extension office 812-256-4591 to register or send an email to kafari@Purdue.com and request to be registered.
Nathan Keepers, right, as Black Stache in Actors Theatre’s production of ‘Peter and the Starcatcher.’ | PHOTO: ACTORS THEATRE OF LOUISVILLE
‘Starcatcher’ has universal appeal LOUISVILLE — “Peter and the Starcatcher” has more humor and whimsy in its pinky finger that most of us do in our entire body. What else would you expect from the pen of Pulitzer Prizewinning humor columnist Dave Barry, on whose children’s novel, “Peter and the Starcatchers” — which he co-wrote with Ridley Pearson — the play is based? This is not your father’s “Peter Pan” tale. Actors Theatre’s production, which runs through Feb. 21 in the Pamela Brown Auditorium, features modern dance choreography, rollicking, breakneck dialogue and moments of true introspection bronzed in optimism. Even the character of Molly, played by Therese Barbato, injects snippets of girl power as she goads Boy (Seth Clayton) — the woe-is-me-orphan who would be Peter — to reach for the stars of greatness. Starstuff, the green, glowy ether born of meteorites, is the holy grail. But will it empower or corrupt? Rick Elice’s multiple Tonyaward winning play, which contains mild innuendo, serves as a grown-up prequel to “Peter Pan,” with plenty of modern
SOIN THE KNOW
• WHAT: ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’
• WHEN: Through Feb. 21 • WHERE: Actors Theatre,
316 W. Main St., Louisville
• INFO: Call 502-584-1205 or visit ActorsTheatre.org
pop-culture references, including odes to Rick Pitino’s hair and Donald Trump’s lack of it. “Peter and the Starcatcher” runs wild with imagination, often engaging the audience as it navigates the high seas of storytelling while asking theater-goers to picture settings in their mind. Space is limited so the energetic cast — the wiry, Scarecrow-esque Nathan Keepers steals the show as Black Stache — works wonders to transport the audience inside the guts of two ships and along swashbuckling adventures. Music numbers are quick and poignant while the choreography is crisp and punchy — nearly equaling the dialogue’s zippy one-liners. “Starcatcher” reminds us that every adventure — good or bad — is better with laughter. — Jason Thomas
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ORGANISTS: February Flourish to feature organ shows, workshops CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 “Certain people just love it, and they’re passionate about it,” said David Lamb, music director of Trinity United Methodist Church and member of the Southern Indiana AGO. “We have a lot of people here in the pews that are passionate about it.” Still, numbers of those who play the organ nationally are diminishing. When Lamb majored in the organ at Indiana University in the 1980s, he was one of 60. IU was the seventhlargest organ studies institution in the country at that time. Now, IU has 37 organ majors, and it’s the largest institution in the world for the instrument. “We’re doing everything we possibly can to [keep it alive] and make people have interest, and I think it’s important just to regular people.” To bring together organ lovers and church musical directors, but also to drum up more interest for the instrument, the Southern Indiana AGO is hosting February Flourish, a one-day event featuring organ shows and workshops. The presentation on Monday, Feb. 15, is one of seven annual events across the country. While organists, AGO members and choir directors are the main audience of the workshops, members of the public are invited to attend the opening and closing shows for free. Registration for the full day is $25 and includes a free lunch. February Flourish is from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, 2796 Charlestown Road, New Albany. The opening music service begins at 9 a.m. and the closing hymn festival begins at 3:40 p.m. Along with workshops, the February Flourish will feature a presentation from Gregory Zelek, a 24-yearold organist who is receiving his masters in organ studies from the
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• Go to newsandtribune.com to see a video of Lamb playing the organ and talking about its value in the church.
David Lamb, music director of Trinity United Methodist Church, plays the Horace Wesley Cutler Memorial Pipe Organ in the sanctuary of the church in New Albany. | STAFF PHOTOS BY CHRISTOPHER FRYER
ing has increased over time, Zelek acknowledged that fewer people play the organ these days. “This isn’t just a problem with the pipe organ — I think it’s a problem with classical music in general,” he said. Many schools across the country have scaled down and some eliminated their music programs, he said. “You really have to be proactive in order to be successful in classical music.” The organ is very closely tied with the church, and “fewer people, especially in my generation, are attending services, so they’re also not learning the pipe organ,” Zelek said.
Lamb said he believes one of the main reasons the instrument is a less popular choice is that many churches don’t have pipe organs anymore. Nevertheless, the instrument still enchants listeners when it does reach them. “I’ve never played a recital where people at the end of it aren’t fascinated by the pipe organ,” he said. In addition to its rows of keys and foot pedals, organs also have dozens of knobs that when pulled, change the tones of the music. Zelek said there is still much about organ music that has yet to be discovered. “Things like the February Flourish are great because there’s the attempt to promote young organists, which I think is a great thing,” Zelek said. “When older people see younger organists playing, it gives them the joy of realizing there still are people in my generation who love what we do and love the repertoire.”
FREE CONCERT
Wednesday, February 24 10 a.m. Ogle Center
Indiana University Southeast
4201 Grant Line Road | New Albany An educational MakingMUSIC concert for all ages. No tickets needed. No reservations required. David Lamb, music director of Trinity United Methodist Church, plays the Horace Wesley Cutler Memorial Pipe Organ in the sanctuary of the church in New Albany. Julliard School in New York City. Zelek said he doesn’t have a fairytale story of how he became interested in the organ. Like most who play the instrument for a living, he was first introduced through his church and just stuck with it. “I think it requires a lot of dif-
ferent things that other instruments don’t,” Zelek said. “You can be selective about the sounds, you have to use your feet in playing. And I think that it has unique qualities that I think are really suited to my character.” While he said the quality of play-
Groups of 10 or more, or those with special seating needs are encouraged to call the Ogle Center in advance at (812) 941-2525.
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