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DECEMBER 10, 2015 — Issue 94
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outhern Indiana residents never have to worry about having hearts two sizes too small. Grinches are a sparse bunch in these
kids, Jerod Clapp writes in today’s centerpiece. He and Ray are giving back. The past two concerts have hauled in 360 toys. This year, they hope to top 200. parts. After opening NAPH Pollard’s and Ray’s viKindness flows through our veins like the sion evolved to providing area teens a place to Ohio River through our valley. Please excuse the have fun in a safe environment. They wanted to sugary words. The holidays get to me. Where’s create a place where not only kids could enjoy Dr. Seuss when you need a good metaphor? JASON THOMAS themselves and their friends, but also a place Kindness is in our genes. Sure, it’s magnified SoIn Editor where parents could have the peace of mind during the holidays, but Southern Indiana folks knowing their kids weren’t getting into drinkdon’t need a special occasion to look out for one ing or drugs, Clapp writes. another. They also are involved in school programs and a canTake the gents from the New Albany Production cer benefit. It’s a year-round effort. House, for example. This weekend Corey Pollard and Proof that our hearts grew three sizes long, long ago. Richie Ray will host the third annual ToyFest concert, with all proceeds benefiting Toys for Tots. — Jason Thomas is the editor of SoIn. He can be reached by Pollard has experienced thin Christmases, with his phone at 812-206-2127 or email at jason.thomas@newsandtribune.com. Follow him on Twitter: @ScoopThomas. single mom doing all she could to provide for her three
Combining both art and fashion SOIN THE KNOW
• WHAT: “Goddesses, Garb and
Gilt” showcase with Penny Sisto and Roxy Lentz • WHEN: Saturday, Dec. 12 through Jan. 16; opening reception, 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12 • WHERE: Pat Harrison Gallery, Arts Council of Southern Indiana, 820 E. Market St., New Albany NEW ALBANY — Join the Arts Council of Southern Indiana for a fabulous exhibit featuring renowned fiber artist Penny Sisto, and jewelry artist Roxy Lentz, who are collaborating to create a spectacular holiday fashion event and art exhibit, according to an Arts Council news release. For the first time ever, Sisto will be showing clothing and handbag designs, in addition to her well known fabric works collages. Lentz’ gorgeous art jewelry is
comprised of upcycled and found objects to create one of a kind, wearable art pieces. The opening reception features a fashion show highlighting Sisto’s
clothing and handbags accessorized with Lentz’ art jewelry. Meet the artists and enjoy light refreshments while completing your holiday shopping.
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• WHAT: Candlelight Tours • WHEN: Friday, Saturday Dec. 11, 12, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
• WHERE: The Historic John Work House at
Tunnel Mill, 3709 Tunnel Mill Road, Charlestown. • INFO: historictunnelmill.org Tours of the historic house will be conducted throughout the evening. The house will be decorated in a fashion appropriate to the early 19th century and illuminated with over 70 hand-dipped candles. Costumed re-enactors will be in and around the house interpreting life in the historic period. There is no charge for the tours; however, a small donation for the restoration project is encouraged.
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boatMuseum.org Santa Claus will be on deck to chat with the children 1 to 3 p.m. Carl Kramer, author of “Rivers of Time – the 100th anniversary history of American Commercial Lines” – will be signing copies of the book – available for purchase at $50 per copy plus tax. The gift shop will be open with unique riverboat books, souvenirs and stocking stuffers. This 1894 home was built by, premier steamboat builders, the Howards of Jeffersonville.
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At the 1883 Culbertson’s annual Christmas party, tensions are running high after William and his new fiancee Rebecca announce their engagement — tensions that ultimately lead to murder. As a guest at the party, you will have the opportunity to play detective by naming the killer and the motive. Guests can enjoy heavy hors d’oeuvres and an interactive history experience. Advance payment and reservations are required.
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Aaron Russell of Grim State performs at the New Albany Production House. The production house will host its third-annual ToyFest benefit, which raises money to help purchase toys for children in Floyd County. | STAFF PHOTOS BY TYLER STEWART
Amp up the giving New Albany Production House raises money for Christmas gifts By JEROD CLAPP jerod.clapp@newsandtribune.com EW ALBANY — He never had the same kind of Christmas as other kids in his class. Piles of presents weren’t under a freshly cut pine, but his mom was doing everything she could with what they had. “[Christmas looked like a] Charlie Brown Christmas tree,” Corey Pollard, co-owner of the New Albany Production House, said. “We had a little candy. We had good stockings, but we were lucky to have two presents under the tree for each of us. I had a younger sister and an older brother, and mom was a single mom.” For the last three years, Pollard and his business partner, Richie Ray, have worked every holiday season to help kids in Floyd County have more to look forward to on Dec. 25. On Saturday, they’ll host their third-annual ToyFest. The music festival features 21 live bands this year, but the mission isn’t just music. All of the proceeds of the show benefit Toys for Tots, which helps purchase toys for children in the county. Ray said part of the idea behind the New Albany Production House is to give youth in the area something positive to do in a safe environment, but ToyFest takes the idea of helping kids to a higher level. “There area lot of kids in bad situations and we know the kids can’t really control the situations they’re in,” Ray said. “We wanted to do something to make Christmas as nice as we could. A lot of kids may not understand why Santa doesn’t come to their house, so it’s an opportunity for us give back.” Ray said in the first year, they were able to buy 174 toys for kids. Last year, they brought that up to 186 and for 2015, they hope to top 200 toys. He said admission is set at $7 at the door, but anyone who wants to come can also bring in a toy of equal or higher value and use that to get in. Young people have always been a focus for NA Production House, though. Ray said when he was a teenager growing up in West Virginia, there was a local
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Aaron Russell of Grim State performs at the New Albany Production House.
Grim State performs at the New Albany Production House in October.
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ENTERTAINMENT
For a good cause LOUISVILLE — The fifthannual “Give-A-Jam to End Homelessness” will be starting at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17 at the Clifton Center, 2117 Payne St., Louisville. The evening will include live music, food prepared by local chefs, a cash bar, and a silent auction. Admission is $20 in advance or $25 at the door and includes 10 food and drink tickets. Tickets can be purchased online at cliftoncenter.org, at Carmichael’s Book Store, 2720 Frankfort Ave., or at the box office on the evening of the event. The event has sold out in years’ past so advanced tickets are encouraged. Local musicians Bonnie Prince Billy, Joan Shelley & Nathan Salsburg, Small Time Napoleon, Cheyenne Mize, Justin Lewis, the Tyrone Cotton Band, John Gage, the Bibelhauser Brothers, Steve Cooley of Hog Operation, Dave Howard of the 23 String Band, and Will King of 64 West and Tony and the Tan Lines will be among the musicians performing. An array of soups and stews from local restaurants including
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This week's entertainment releases
MOVIES:
T.V. SHOWS:
DEC. 11 “In the Heart of the Sea” “The Big Short” (limited release)
DEC. 11 é “The Ridiculous 6” (Netflix) DEC. 14 “Childhood’s End” (Syfy)
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• WHAT: “Give-A-Jam to End Homelessness”
• WHEN: 6 p.m. Dec. 17 • WHERE: Clifton Center,
2117 Payne St., Louisville
Jack Fry’s, Café Lou Lou, Havana Rumba, Shady Lane Café, Volare, and Lilly’s, will also be available. Each of the musicians, artists, and restaurant chefs are donating their time and talent, the sound and lighting equipment and services is also being provided at no charge, and the event will be staffed entirely by volunteers — all to ensure that all proceeds go to support the Coalition for the Homeless’ efforts to end Veteran homelessness. In its first four years, the annual “Give-A-Jam to End Homelessness” raised more than $60,000 from ticket sales, auction items, and donations for the Coalition’s Rx: Housing campaign, which aims to house the most vulnerable homeless persons on the streets of Metro Louisville.
BOOKS: DEC. 15 é “The Bone Labyrinth” by James Rollins “Bryant and May and the Burning Man” by Christopher Fowler
Going through the motions SOIN THE KNOW
• WHAT: Holiday Showcase
to benefit the Arts Council of Southern Indiana • WHEN: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12 • WHERE: Scribner Middle School, 910 Old Vincennes Road, New Albany • INFO: Ticket prices are $8 each and can be purchased at Motion Studio, 3211 Grant Line Road, New Albany, during office hours from 4 to 7 p.m., Monday through Thursday and 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday. For more information: Contact Amy Robinson at Motion Studio, 812207-4434 or robinsonamy5@ gmail.com NEW ALBANY — Motion Studio will be joining forces with the Arts Council of Southern Indiana to present a holiday showcase for the whole community from 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 12, at Scribner Middle School, 910 Old Vincennes Road, New Albany.
Performers age 3 through 18 will light up hearts this holiday season as they present a celebration of the joy of the holidays through dance, music, and drama, including highlights from “The Nutcracker,” according to a Motion Studio news release. All of the ticket proceeds will be donated to help support the Arts Council of Southern Indiana. Ticket prices are $8 each and can be purchased at Motion Studio, 3211 Grant Line Road, New Albany, during office hours from 4 to 7 p.m.
Monday through Thursday and 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday. If there are any tickets left, they will be available at the theatre the day of the show. Make sure you purchase the tickets for the show you wish to see, Show A or Show B. Each show contains different class groups and performance pieces. For more information: Contact Amy Robinson at Motion Studio, 812-207-4434 or robinsonamy5@ gmail.com.
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LIVE MUSIC AT WICK’S
• WHAT: Live on State • WHERE: Wick’s, 225 State St., New Albany
Friday, Dec. 11: The Rocking Dead; Saturday, Dec. 12: Gas Money; Friday, Dec. 18: Goldylocks; Saturday, Dec. 19: Juice Box Heroes; Saturday, Dec. 26: The Killer Lips
LIVE MUSIC AT NAPH
• WHERE: New Albany Production House, 1736 E. Main St.,
New Albany Saturday, Dec. 12: ToyFest, 21 bands, 2 stages, one great cause (all proceeds benefit Toys for Tots), $5 advance/$7 door; Monday, Dec. 14: 4 Door Theatre, An Honest Year, Monday’s Mona Lisa, T. Hex, Meadow Ryann, 6:30 to 10:30 p.m., $6 advance/$8 door; Friday, Dec. 18: Alienation, Adalid, 2ILL, TTE, Kidd Breezy, Sasha Renee, Demintid, Kid Lou, 6:30 to 11:30 p.m., $8 advance/$10 door; Sunday, Dec. 20: Austin Jones, Run2Cover, Gnarly Quinn, Lucy, 7 to 11 p.m.; $12 (all ages) [naproductionhouse.com]
LIVE MUSIC AT BIG FOUR BURGERS + BEER JEFFERSONVILLE
• WHERE: Big Four Burgers + Beer, 134 Spring St., Jeffersonville
• WHEN: Friday and Saturday
Friday, Dec. 11: Nick Dittmeier
in 1941). His photography centers on his love of the natural, the everyday normal, as well as the unusual, capturing both truth and spontaneity in his images.
ONE VOICE CHRISTMAS CONCERT
• WHEN: 7 p.m., Monday, Dec. 14 • WHERE: Centenary United Methodist Church, 309 E. Spring
St., New Albany One Voice Christmas concert a choir composed of children in K-6th grade, 7 p.m., Dec. 14, at Centenary United Methodist Church, 309 E. Spring St., New Albany. Following the concert well will have refreshments that will be served by the One Voice families.
SENIOR ANGEL TREE
The Senior Citizen’s Angel Tree Project is officially underway and the community is invited to participate by adopting an Angel. The project will serve 506 elderly and disabled individuals this year from local long-term care facilities and homebound care management clients in Clark, Floyd, Harrison and Scott Counties. LifeSpan Resources has sponsored this annual Christmas Holiday project for 27 years wherein gifts of clothing, toiletries, candy, music, etc. are purchased for these very special “Angels.” Angels can be adopted on-line from the agency’s website: lifespanresources.org , via Facebook or directly from LifeSpan. Most Angels request a sweat suit, gown or pajamas, socks, underwear, candy, and toiletries (lotion, powder, deodorant, Kleenex). For more information contact Earlene Bennett, Coordinator, at 812206-7904 or by email at ebennett@lsr14.org.
CORYDON DULCIMER SOCIETY CONCERT
• WHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. today, Thursday, Dec. 10 • WHERE: Strassweg Auditorium, New Albany-Floyd County
Public Library, 180 W. Spring St., New Albany The Corydon Dulcimer Society will be performing Christmas music at the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library Thursday, Dec. 10, from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Strassweg Auditorium. The concert will feature classical, contemporary, spiritual and original holiday selections. The event is free. For more information contact the Reference Services Desk at 812-949-3523.
PHOTOS AT LIBRARY
• WHAT: ‘Just Photographin’ Around” by Bob Dorzback exhibit • WHEN: Through Jan. 31 • WHERE: Jeffersonville Township Public Library, 211 E.
Court Ave. The Jeffersonville Township Public Library, 211 E. Court Ave., will host a photography exhibit by Bob Dorzback. The exhibit “Just Photographin’ Around” will be on display beginning today, Thursday, Dec. 3, through Jan. 31. An opening reception is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, in the second floor gallery. Dorzback has been an avid amateur and semiprofessional photographer for over 15 years and currently resides in Louisville, according to a library news release. He is an engineering graduate of the University of Kentucky, is self-taught in photography, and has served as vice president and president of the Louisville Photographic Society (founded
WINE AND DINE
• WHAT: “Trinchero and Taken Wine Dinner” • WHEN: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15 • WHERE: Varanese Restaurant, 2106 Frankfort Ave., Louisville • COST: $65/person • INFO: Call 502-899-9904 or emailing letsdine@varanese.com The evening will feature guest speaker Steve Patton, Regional Manager for Trinchero Family Estates, and a six-course dinner paired with various wines from the numerous Trinchero and Taken vineyards located in Napa Valley. Trinchero Family Estates was founded in 1947. Today the winery represents over 40 brands in the United States and imports from around the world, including Sutter Home, Angove Family Wines, Ménage à Trois, Napa Cellars, and Trinchero Napa Valley. Taken Wine was created by Josh Phelps and Carlo Trinchero in 2010 and is popular with millennials. Several Taken wines were listed in Wine Enthusiast’s Top 100 Wines of 2014.
Knitting up family fun NEW ALBANY — Fingerknit scarves, the subject of the next Family Fun Workshop at the Carnegie Center for Art and History, only require a few materials and some time. Then they make charming gifts, garlands or bows. As you might imagine, the process is great for developing dexterity and instruction-following skills. So come on over and join in the fun at our Saturday, Dec. 12, workshop; all materials are provided free of charge, and you can walk away a little more prepared for the cold days of winter. To begin, slip the end of a ball of yarn between your thumb and index finger. Pinch to anchor the yarn as you start to knit. Loop the yarn around your pinkie and weave it through your fingers. Next, loop the yarn around your index finger completely, and weave it toward your pinkie. Make a full loop around your four fingers, and then slip the bottom (woven) row over the top (unwoven) row, from pinkie to index finger. Repeat steps two through four as the knitted side flows down the back of your hand to the
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• WHAT: Finger-knit scarves Family Fun Workshop
• WHEN: 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Dec. 12
• WHERE: Carnegie Center for Art and History, 201 E. Spring St., New Albany • INFO: Registration is appreciated by calling 812-944-7336 or emailing Delesha Thomas at dthomas@carnegiecenter.org. Participants should arrive no later than 11:30 a.m.
desired length. To finish, cut the yarn, and leave about a 10-inch tail. Pull the yarn through all four loops, then pull the loops off your fingers. Tie the tail to the closest loop, and trim. Then enjoy your scarf in the cold months to come. This drop-in workshop is free and open to the first 60 participants, suggested ages 2-12. Registration is appreciated by calling 812-944-7336 or emailing Delesha Thomas at dthomas@carnegiecenter.org. Participants should arrive no later than 11:30 a.m.
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TOYFEST: Co-owners also involved with cancer benefit CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 venue that focused exclusively on all-ages shows. He said it gave kids something to do, something to be passionate about and somewhere safe to have fun. He said there wasn’t much of that when he came to Greater Louisville. When he and Pollard got together, they started off focusing on making the NA Production House a recording studio. As they brought in more and more live shows from local bands, he said they shifted their focus a little. “I’m not sure why no one else is doing it,” Ray said. “I guess from a financial standpoint, it’s not especially profitable, but we’re not out to make a lot of money. The main goal was to get kids involved in music, let them have somewhere to have fun. If we break even, hey, that’s awesome.” He said he and Pollard wanted to create a place where not only kids could enjoy themselves and their friends, but also a place where parents could have the peace of mind knowing their kids weren’t getting into drinking or drugs. He said they keep a close eye on that sort of thing there. ToyFest isn’t the only charity work they do. Ray said they also get involved with school programs and put on a cancer benefit every spring. Pollard said looking back on how Christmas was for him, he hopes what they do through ToyFest has a positive impact on children in the area. He said he knows how much it means to see presents under the tree on that morning. “It makes me feel great to know the have more to open up on Christmas, as opposed to nothing or very little,” Pollard said. “People are struggling around here as well, not just in Louisville. We’re trying to help the community out and that’s why we strictly keep it in the Floyd County area. if we hit 200 toys, that’s 200 kids we’ve impacted in one way or another. Hopefully, it
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• WHAT: ToyFest • WHERE: New Albany Produc-
tion House, 1736 E. Main St., New Albany • WHAT: All-ages show to raise money to buy Christmas toys for kids in Floyd County • DETAILS: Doors open at 2:30 p.m., bands start at 3 p.m. Tickets are $5 in advance or $7 at the door. Bring in a new toy valued at $7 or more in lieu of admission charge • WEBSITE: naproductionhouse. com
PERFORMERS
Talk of Spring Shindig No True Lies Two Sly Deuce Amongst the Waves Ashley Ledrick Ventura Rachel Esarey Better Than Salem Molly the Impaler Good Natured Men Jakob Sawyer Goodnight, Goodbye Molly Mettling Second Perception The Empty Room Brand New Eyes Drew Alexander Dark Horse Demi Hollis J.T. Newton
helps them to grow up in a more positive way.” Ray said he hopes to see this year’s ToyFest continue to grow as the others have. With about 200 advance tickets sold, he said they’re about halfway to their goal in sales. Whichever way it goes, though, he said he can’t wait for Saturday. “This is my favorite concert of the year, every year,” Ray said. “It’s big, it’s fun — everybody comes together and it’s all to help people out.”
North Carolina hardcore band, Werm, performs for attendees at the New Albany Production House in October. | STAFF PHOTO BY TYLER STEWART
Grim State performs as the crowd begins to mosh sending fists and feet flying at the New Albany Production House.