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MARCH 31, 2016 — Issue 107
SPANNING THE
FUTURE Kentucky Science Center brings bridges project to life
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ON THE COVER: "Ohio River Bridges Project: the Exhibition" at the Kentucky Science Center includes a scale replica of the east-end portion of the Ohio River Bridges Project, illustrating interactive, scaled-down displays inspired by real-life applications drawn from the massive bridges project. | PHOTO KENTUCKY SCIENCE CENTER
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Scaling down a massive project
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ears from now, when we look back on coalesced over a nearly 60-year period to make the Ohio River Bridges Project, some the bridges project a reality through interwill think of it as a $2.3 billion boonviews with 18 professionals from a wide variety doggle. Most of us, I’m sure, will view of it as of disciplines working on the project. a boon and something we’ll never see the likes Visitors can interact with a 12-foot-long of again. replica of the east-end bridge and toy with cable The largest infrastructure project in Kentucky stays and then “drive” vehicles to test load history — and quite possibly Indiana’s, too, capacity; view thousands of photos from the JASON THOMAS according to project officials — happened in our project’s beginning to where it is now; learn SoIn Editor lifetime. Pretty cool. about tension and compression through a lucite The grandiosity of the downtown crossing miniature bridge span; view a timeline dating and east-end bridges makes it hard to wrap your head back to 1958, and tons more, which you can read about around the construction process and engineering behind in today’s cover story. the designs. The exhibit aims to teach kids about science, technolUntil now. ogy, engineering and math, as well as educate visitors The Kentucky Science center’s new exhibit “Ohio about the massive project. River Bridges Project: the Exhibition” offers interactive, Sounds like a boon to me. scaled-down displays inspired by real-life applications drawn from the massive bridges project taking shape — Jason Thomas is the editor of SoIn. He can be reached by practically in the museum’s backyard. phone at 812-206-2127 or email at jason.thomas@newsandNow open, the exhibit brings to life elements that tribune.com. Follow him on Twitter: @ScoopThomas.
Fiddling an Appalachian tale SOIN THE KNOW
• WHAT: FiddleTales • WHEN: 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 5
• WHERE: New Albany-Floyd
County Public Library Strassweg Auditorium, 180 W. Spring St., New Albany
NEW ALBANY — Fiddler Tom Cunningham will showcase his musical talents at the upcoming FiddleTales event at the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library. FiddleTales will take place from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, in Strassweg Auditorium, 180 W. Spring St., New Albany. Guests of all ages are welcome to attend this free event and no registration is required. Using Appalachian humor and charm, Cunningham will weave classic fiddle tunes and stories into an engaging program including favorites such as “The Tennessee
Fiddler Tom Cunningham. | PHOTO PROVIDED Waltz” and “How Hillbilly Jim Won the Great Fiddler’s Prize,” as well as Cunningham’s own stories with his talking fiddle, according to a library news release. Cunningham is an instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and teacher.
He has played with several acoustic bands in Louisville, and has participated in multiple theater productions. He created FiddleTales to highlight the history, sounds, and stories of the fiddle. The mission of the New AlbanyFloyd County Public Library is to create young readers, celebrate the diversity of our community, preserve our local history and promote genealogical research, support literacy, and stimulate imagination by providing services and collections in a variety of formats for use during leisure time. The library is located at 180 West Spring St. in downtown New Albany and is open MondayThursday from 9 a.m.-8:30 p.m.; Friday-Saturday from 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; and Sunday 1-5 p.m. (Sundays after Labor Day through the last Sunday before Memorial Day Weekend only). Visit nafclibrary.org and facebook.com/NAFCPL for more information on Library programs and services.
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Where to go and be seen in Southern Indiana
AWAKEN THIS SPRING • WHAT: ‘Spring Awakening,’ a showing of
new works by Penny Sisto, part of Art in the Parlor series • WHEN: 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 3 • WHERE: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1015 E. Main St., New Albany St. Paul’s Episcopal Church presents the gallery opening of “Spring Awakening,” a showing of new works by Penny Sisto, on Sunday, April 3, at 2:30 p.m. The opening includes a reception and gallery talk by Sisto. The vision for the St. Paul’s Arts Council is to offer a sacred space where the community can gather and nurture their God-given creative spirit and be renewed by experiencing God through the arts.
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TICKLE THE FUNNY BONE • WHAT: ‘Clacklebones’ • WHEN: 9 p.m. Friday, April 1 • WHERE: Culbertson Mansion, 814 E. Main St.,
New Albany • COST: $10; must be reserved in advance • INFO: 812-944-9600 “Clacklebones” is a mildly inaccurate and completely inappropriate historical comedy sketch troupe for your enjoyment. The all-purpose tonic cures instantaneously: a case of the sad sacks, bluesman’s fever, the teary-eyed Charlestown, weepy jeeplers, Bitter Breeches Syndrome, Bowden’s malady, general malaise, female hysteria, melancholy, the vapors, the morbs. Contains adult content.
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HOW GARDENS GROW • WHAT: How to plant an herb garden • WHEN: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, April 4 • WHERE: New Albany-Floyd County Public
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Library, 180 W. Spring St., New Albany
• INFO: 812-949-3523
During the Midday Meet & Mingle program, Joan Burton and Jett Rose will discuss the simple steps a person can take to grow herbs in containers, providing a fresh herb supply to harvest from home. Guests will learn about the proper containers, soil, and watering for different types of herbs, as well as which herbs are best suited for full sun and which thrive in partial sun.
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ON A GRAND SCAL ‘Ohio River Bridges Project: the Exhibition’ illuminates work
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OUISVILLE — As a fifth-grader living in Frankfort, Ky., Andy Barber would look forward to visiting relatives in Louisville and trips to the Kentucky Science Center. There he would marvel at the exhibits and displays, like the iconic parabolic mirror in the Main Street building’s portico and the pendulum clock that hypnotizes eager guests with its back-and-forth motion. Now when he takes his two daughters to the museum, he can point to the newly christened “Ohio River Bridges Project: the Exhibition” and explain to Molly, 2, and Lucy, 5 months, how he helped build the fullscale version. “Ohio River Bridges Project: the Exhibition” is the newest addition to the center’s “World We Create” exhibits, offering interactive, scaled-down displays inspired by real-life applications drawn from the massive bridges project taking shape practically in the museum’s backyard. “I really like what the museum has done,” said Barber, project manager with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, which oversees the downtown crossing portion of the $2.3 billion project. “This is a once-ina-lifetime, once-in-a-generation opportunity to boil the project down to the basics and have kids learn
something at the end of it. “It’s really amazing when you can get a group of people and get a plan together and have the plan executed on such a grand scale.”
INSPIRED BY ACTUAL EVENTS Informed by interviews with 18 professionals from a wide variety of disciplines working on the project, the exhibit brings to life elements that coalesced over a nearly 60-year period to make the bridges project a reality. “There’s a lot more to this project than saying, ‘hey, put a bunch of engineers together and create a bridge,’” said Kim Hunter, director of education and experience at the center, adding that interviews included environmentalists, historians, financial advisers and public relations officials, as well as engineers. “A lot of information has been packed into this.” Still, science takes center stage. Highlights include: • Hands-on exhibits focused on the physics principles behind bridge design, such as stress, load compression and tension. An interactive 12-foot-long scale replica of the east-end crossing lets visitors adjust a series of cables to find the correct balance where all forces are static. Visitors
The Abraham Lincoln Bridge is pictured above the Ohio River on Monday morning, Dec. 7 after the new bridge opened to northbound traffic Sunday, Dec. 6 night. | FILE PHOTO
can “drive” miniature cars across the bridge to test the live load. • A timeline display of text and photos that tells the story of the people and events over the last 50 years. • A time-lapse video of downtown and east-end bridges in which visitors can control the speed that the time lapse progresses via a “Spinbrowser,” which shows thousands of photos of both crossings from the initial pilings to the project’s current stage. • A custom-designed computer simulation that allows users to “assist” a project engineer to determine the type and design of a tunnel. • Video interviews focused on 18 professionals ranging from engineers and project managers to environmentalists, public relations staff and financial analysts all of whom discuss their career, what attracted them to that career, and their role in the project. “The whole exhibit is all about science and the technology in creating a project like this with two cable-stay bridges,” Hunter said. “We wanted to put a little bit of spin on it. Engineering can be a little dry, for lack of a better word. We really wanted to personalize the entire experience. We wanted to
create an exhibit that people
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CROSS THIS BRIDGE • WHAT: “Ohio River Bridges Project: the Exhibition”
• WHEN: Ongoing • WHERE: Kentucky Science Center, 727 W. Main St., Louisville
• HOURS: Monday-Thursday, 9:30 a.m.
to 5 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. • INFO: 502-561-6100; kysciencecenter. org
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creams participation. d as memos written isitors. The 24-foot-long ack to 1958, highlighting unity participation in the , lucite 10-inch bridge span at illuminates stress lines ion and tension. hey’ll be able to touch some s on a smaller scale and in to build a bridge, and why t,” Barber said. “Some m and maybe this will help ineers.” he country are known for real-life projects happening oston Museum of Science’s mind. ractive as the Ohio River hich might be the first in le model of a cable-stay r. All packed into a ut the size of a two-car
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resenting the community but also having something in the community called the bridges project to be proud of,” Hunter said. “They can take away inspiration ... a lot of careers pulled together to make this happen. “What we always like to do is we want visitors to walk away with more informed questions. We give them a little bit of information. It’s like whetting the appetite to want to know more. That’s what it’s really all about.” For Barber, it means being able to show his daughters how he played a role in building Kentucky’s largest infrastructure project. “I have two daughters that are going to make the rounds at the museum at some point,” he said. “Knowing this will be on display is there is pretty touching for me. It’s just really neat to think about what this project has done to this community.” — Jason Thomas
“Ohio River Bridges Project: the Exhibition” at the Kentucky Science Center includes a 10-inch lucite bridge with an ultraviolet light illuminiating stress lines, illustrating interactive, scaled-down displays inspired by real-life applications drawn from the massive bridges project. | PHOTO KENTUCKY SCIENCE CENTER
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ENTERTAINMENT
This week's entertainment releases
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Enjoying the finer notes of bourbon LOUISVILLE — The Forecastle Festival, Louisville’s three-day music, art and environmental activism festival, is bringing back its Kentucky Bourbon Trail outpost, The Bourbon Lodge, with a unique lineup of bourbon offerings, education, bourbon-inspired cuisine, and the revamped return of the charitable partnership, Bourbon Cares, a Forecastle news release states. Set to take place July 15-17, Forecastle will feature a diverse collection of Kentucky bourbon brands uniting to offer dozens of bourbon selections within the Bourbon Lodge, including those from Bulleit, Four Roses, Jim Beam, Larceny, Maker’s Mark, Michter’s, Old Forester, Wild Turkey and Woodford Reserve. The Forecastle Bourbon Lodge experience offers an oasis for festival-goers, complete with an outdoor Bourbon Garden, air conditioning and full service restrooms. New in 2016 will be the addition of a Flight Bar, presented by Liquor Barn, offering patrons a rotating selection of Kentucky’s finest craft bourbons, and the chance to learn what makes each unique and exceptional. Forecastle will again feature
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SOIN THE KNOW
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é “Rush Hour” (CBS)
APRIL 1 “51st Academy of Country Music Awards” (CBS)
• WHAT: Bourbon Lodge at
BOOKS: APRIL 5 é “No Dream Is Too High” by Buzz Aldrin and Ken Abraham “As Time Goes By” by Mary Higgins Clark
Forecastle
• WHEN: July 15-17 • WHERE: Forecastle
Festival, Waterfront Park, Louisville • INFO: ForecastleFest.com
Nashville band invades Ogle Center SOIN THE KNOW
the popular Bourbon Cares program, also presented by Liquor Barn. The 2016 edition will pair bourbon brands with Forecastle Foundation partners, to support numerous Kentucky-based conservation projects. The Forecastle Mixology Station will also return, presented by Liquor Barn, offering patrons the chance to turn their favorite bourbon into a hand-crafted cocktail, by a professional, local mixologist. Bourbon Lodge activities will include Fireside Chats, presented by Liquor Barn, offering an intimate, living-room setting for education on America’s native spirit. Festival-goers will have the chance to chat with master distillers and bourbon experts on everything from the spirit’s Kentucky roots and attributes, to the distillation, barreling and aging process, and more.
• WHAT: 18 SOUTH, Part of The
Ogle Center’s Nashville Nights Series • WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 1 • WHERE: Paul W. Ogle Cultural and Community Center, Indiana University Southeast, 4201 Grant Line Road, New Albany • TICKETS: $29 advance/$33 door/$10 students at all times • INFO: Call 812-941-2525, or go online to oglecenter.com
NEW ALBANY — The Paul W. Ogle Cultural and Community Center presents 18 SOUTH on Friday, April 1. 18 South was born in the dining room of a house on the quiet Nashville Street, 18th Avenue South, an Ogle Center news release stated. The band is the coming together of six musicians whose one common desire is to create a band defined by nothing other than its music. 18 South’s music reflects the divergent musicianship and experiences of its individual members. 18 South’s music is created by
Left to right: Jimmy Wallace, Larry Atamanuik, Guthrie Trapp, Mike Bub, Jessi Alexander, and Jon Randall Stewart of 18 SOUTH. | PHOTO PROVIDED a wide array of influences. The organic and earthy quality of their sound rings with overtones of blues, bluegrass, jazz and gospel. It lends itself perfectly to their stripped down acoustic approach that is truly “Americana.” The band members’ résumés read like an encyclopedia of music history, and once you see them live, you’ll know why they are individually some the most well respected musicians on the scene today.
Texas native Jon Randall Stewart got his start playing bluegrass around the Dallas area. Having moved to Nashville over 20 years ago, he has become one of Music City’s top session players, singers, and producers, having won Grammy and CMA awards. In 18 South, Stewart brings all of his talents to the front: his pure tenor lead and harmony voice, distinctive acoustic guitar and mandolin playing and his songwriting.
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LIVE MUSIC AT WICK’S
• WHAT: Live on State • WHERE: Wick’s, 225 State St., New Albany
Saturday, April 2: Taylor Lynch & The Insane Outlaws
BANK STREET BREWHOUSE
• WHAT: Live music • WHERE: Bank Street Brewhouse, 415 Bank St., New Albany
• WHEN/WHO: All shows 7 to 9 p.m.: Sat. April 2: CJ Cumberland; Friday, April 8: Tom Boone; Saturday, April 9: Anemic Royalty; Friday, April 15: The Fellow Travelers; Saturday, April 16: Hamilton & Puckett; Friday, April 22: Winston on Wheels; Saturday, April 23: Madeline Lobeck; Friday, April 29: Leigh Ann Yost and Christian Johnson; Saturday, April 30: Nashville recording artist Jeff Miller. 7 p.m. every Tuesday: Tuesday Night Talent Review
CORYDON LIVE
• WHAT: Live country music • WHERE: 220 Hurst Lane, Corydon • INFO: Admission, adults $12; children 6-12, $7; under 6,
free. For tickets call 812-734-6288. Saturday April 2: Tiffany Puckett Miller, Greg Perkins, Evan Twitty; Saturday, April 9: Allison Bray, Kim McCauley; Friday, April 15: Eldridge Bluegrass Band: Special Show: tickets $5 General Admission; Saturday, April 16: Tayler Lynch, Cara Belt; Saturday, April 23: Linda Smith, Gerald Shelton; Friday, April 29: Tribute Show: The King, The Killer, and The Man In Black featuring: Brad McCrady, Rockin’ Terry Lee Ridley and Frank Hamilton; Saturday April 30: Megan Stout, Ricky Howsare, Sarah Patrick.
ENJOY PHOTOS OF NATURE
• WHAT: ‘Amazing Nature’ • WHEN: April 1-June 3 • WHERE: Jeffersonville Township Public Library, 211 E. Court Ave., Jeffersonville.
• INFO: visit jefflibrary.org; or call 812-285-8599.
The photography exhibit “Amazing Nature” by Christine Hayden will be on display Friday, April 1, through Friday, June 3, at the Jeffersonville Township Public Library, 211 E. Court Ave., Jeffersonville. Christine Hayden has been involved in photography for almost 10 years, with a strong focus on nature and wildlife photography in Kentuckiana and throughout North and Central America. Her photography seeks to document her love of the environment and all that exists within it. An opening reception is scheduled from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., Saturday, April 9, in the second floor gallery. The reception is free and open to the public.
GET MOONED AT PARK
• WHAT: Full Moon Hikes • WHEN: April 22
• WHERE: Charlestown State Park, 12500 Ind. 62, Charles-
town Full Moon Hike, Charlestown State Park, 12500 Ind., 62, Charlestown, 8 p.m., 10 p.m., April 22, on Trail 4. In addition to wearing good hiking shoes and warm clothing, bring a walking stick and a red lens flashlight. Park admission, $7 for Indiana residents, $9 for out-of-state.
DOST THOU LOVE THEE?
• WHAT: Shakespeare in the Park: ‘Romeo & Juliet’ • WHEN: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, April 29 • WHERE: Big Four Station park, Jeffersonville
Kentucky’s Shakespeare in the Park returns to downtown Jeffersonville. A seven-actor group will perform “Romeo & Juliet” in Big Four Station Park, Jeffersonville, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Friday, April 29. Admission is free.
HANDMADE MARKET AND VINTAGE, TOO
• WHEN: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 9 • WHERE: Preservation Station, 100 Preservation Place, Jef-
fersonville Handmade Market and Vintage, Too offers a variety of handmade delights and vintage treasures at Preservation Station. Additional Handmade Markets and Vintage, Too will take place on May 14, August 13, September 10, and October 8. The market provides an opportunity for artists, makers, and vintage sellers to offer a variety of goods to the public on a regular basis right in the heart of bustling downtown Jeffersonville just half a block from the Big Four Walking Bridge.
ENJOY FONDUE AT FUNDRAISER
• WHAT: Fondue Card Party • WHEN: 7 p.m. Thursday, April 14
WHERE: Silver Creek Middle School, 495 N. Indiana Ave., Sellersburg. • INFO: Call 812-246-9337 Phi Beta Psi Sorority will hold its annual Fondue Card Party at 7 p.m., Thursday, April 14, at Silver Creek Middle School, 495 N. Indiana Ave., Sellersburg. The cost of admission is $8 and everyone will receive a ditty bag and admission gift. There will be two raffles. Phi Beta Psi Sorority is a National Organization with chapters in several states across the United States. Proceeds of this event will go to its national project, cancer research and local charities.
RIVER CITY WINERY EVENTS
• WHERE: River City Winery, 321 Pearl St., New Albany Trivia is held every Sunday night.
OPEN DOOR HOSTING ART PROGRAM
• WHEN: Through April 1 • WHERE: Scribner Middle School cafeteria
Open Door Youth Services will host Art Near the Soul art therapy program, through April 1, during spring break, in the Scribner Middle School cafeteria. The event will be held from 1 to 3 p.m., Monday and Wednesday, and 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.