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The rest of this year’s double issue of NUVO features a series of 2014-in-review essays, including:
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March 25, 2015, NUVO turns 25. We’ll be sharing some memories.
Y E A R S 1990-2015
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NUVO’s First Christmas As part of NUVO’s runup to our 25th Anniversary Issue, we’re taking a look back over our last 25 years. We began Oct. 1 — 25 weeks away from our birthday in March of 2015.
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NUVO’s Week In Review from the edition dated Dec, 19-26, 1990 included this nugget:
“The Holidays are upon us in full force. But you don’t have to be in beleaguered Pacer Coach Dick Versace’s shoes to realize all is not right in the world. “There’s trouble. There’s Grinchism and litigation in the air. “The Salvation Army’s bell-ringing program is behind schedule. The cheerful though often freezing-cold fundraisers are running $26,000 shy of their levels a year ago.” — Ed Wenck
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2014 IN REVIEW The big story this past year? Marriage equality — and LGBT rights in general, too. Hence the couple on our cover, Steven Stolen (host of Stolen Moments on WFYI radio) and his husband Rob MacPherson. By Amber Stearns and Doug Whitinger Photos by Michelle Craig
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Welcome to NUVO’s annual double issue! On this side of our “flipped” issue, you’ll find an expansive look back at 2014. Our editors and contributors distilled what they thought were the big stories or trends over the past year. Marriage equality and LGBT rights dominated our news pages for months. Our arts coverage marked the passing of a beloved local visual talent, Susan Hodgins. The Indy theatre community saw the departure of Ron Spencer from TOTS. The upside: Indy’s dining options have exploded. The city now boasts an unprecedented array of quality gourmet options for the Hooiser foodie. And musically? The town’s become a vibrant, diverse landscape of Central Indiana artists and labels. Dig in and enjoy — and for a look ahead at New Year’s Eve and beyond, just flip us over. Cheers! — Ed Wenck
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once the ride starts) that always gets you. That “hill” appeared in June 2013 when the U.S. Supreme Court struck down section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, which essentially made marriage equal among all couples in the eyes of the federal government. The ascent up that hill began in late March when numerous couples banned together to file lawsuits against the state challenging the constitutionality of the state’s marriage law. The coaster cars ascended very slowly to the top of that hill as the cases were filed, plaintiffs added and oral arguments heard in U.S. District Court in May. From May to June, the cars sat still at the top of the hill. Then, just short of one day to the year of the historic DOMA decision, U.S. District Court Judge Richard Young declared Indiana’s marriage law unconstitutional — and the cars raced down the hill.
t had been a long time since I’d been on a roller coaster. I used to love them as a kid. Now, the jostling around, the rise and fall of the coaster car (as well as my stomach) and the unexpected twists and turns just don’t seem appealing anymore. But the ride to marriage equality in Indiana this year was as intense as the biggest amusement park ride in the state. The coaster cars pulled away from the gate January 7 with the opening of the General Assembly and a House Joint Resolution (HJR-3) that sought to amend the state constitution to reflect what at the time was state law: a legal marriage in Indiana could only be between one man and one woman. The ride began in earnest with instant thrills The ride to marriage equality in Indiana of mass gatherings at this year was as intense as the biggest the statehouse, protests, heated tweets from legisamusement park ride in the state. lators (Thank you, Mike Delph!) and protesters being removed from legSame-sex couples rushed to county islative chambers. courthouses to fill out the paperwork, Those on each side of the issue got their pay the fees, and get married. The attorown adrenaline highs. The House amendney general’s office rode into a sharp ed the original version of the resolution by turn with a stay request and an immediloosening the restrictions on civil unions. ate appeal to the 7th Circuit Court of HJR-3 opponents felt the rush of the resoAppeals. The coaster cars twisted and lution not making it to the ballot in the fall rolled as the 7th Circuit heard argufor a statewide vote. Supporters felt the ments in August and affirmed the dissame rush with every vote that moved the trict court’s ruling in September. The resolution itself forward instead of watchride barreled through another round of ing it die in committee. The final hill and stay requests and appeals, this time to curve (or so we thought) came the U.S. Supreme Court. when the Senate approved A dark tunnel appeared as we the amended version, thereby waited for the nation’s highest keeping the matter away court to decide if and when it from a public vote until at would hear Indiana’s case on least 2016. (A state conmarriage equality. stitutional amendment The cars suddenly must be approved by a emerged from the tunnel, general assembly in two slowed and approached the consecutive years before gate on Oct. 6 when the being presented to the U. S. Supreme Court public for a vote.) declined to hear Indiana’s The ride slowed and case and similar cases in seemed destined for four other states. Just like the gate. that the cars came to a stop But just like any good and the marriages of all roller coaster ride, it’s that couples, heterosexual and biggest hill that you can homosexual alike, became see from the admission legal in the state of Indiana. line (but forget about Man, what a rush. n
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THE LGBT YEAR IN REVIEW Monumental Pursuit: A rainbow board game
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’m a pushover for a good game night. Cards Against Humanity, Mad Gab, Clue, Scrabble — give me a couple of good friends and more good beverages and I’m set. But one game rules above all in my book: Trivial Pursuit. It’s the game that rewards esoteric knowledge with little plastic pieces of pie to represent each nugget of information you can provide correctly, where only a know-it-all can win-it-all. It’s the game I was born to play. With hundreds of editions available, anyone can find a version that fits their field of knowledge: Regular Trivial Pursuit, Pop Culture, The Simpsons... there’s even a Power Rangers 20th Anniversary Edition. This past year saw a host of LGBT news stories in every Trivial Pursuit category: geography, entertainment, history, sports and science. But these pursuits are anything but trivial, so let’s cram for Monumental Pursuit: 2014 LGBT Edition. Let’s fill our empty pie markers with multicolor plastic wedges until they look like our very own pride flags!
First roll ... blue ... Geography: Though it’s felt like the Hokey Pokey (one state’s in, one state’s out, one state’s back in, and the legal status of married couples is shaken all about), the United States saw 13 state-sponsored bans on same-sex marriage overturned in 2014. Thirty-five states (as of this writing) now have marriage equality; even states I never thought would join the list like Indiana (woohoo!), Arkansas and South Carolina. The rest will fall like dominoes — but that’s a different game entirely, so I digress. Massachusetts elected the nation’s first openly gay state attorney general, Maura Healey, in November. Texan antigay crusader Jonathan Saenz got a doubledose of bad news back in 2011, but it didn’t 4A COVER STORY // 12.24.14 - 01.07.15 // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // NUVO
come to light until this past August. Court documents uncovered by internet news sources found that not only had his wife of nearly 10 years filed for divorce in 2011, she left him for another woman. Internationally, Edgars Rinkevics became the first openly gay foreign minster of Latvia while countries like Scotland, Finland and Luxembourg passed bills to allow same-sex couples to marry.
Roll again! For your yellow piece ... History: The Pope himself raised eyebrows and the collective blood pressure of conservative Cardinals and other church leaders by softening his stance on homosexuality. “If they accept the Lord and have goodwill, who am I to judge them?” he opined. This off-the-cuff remark doesn’t signal any actual change in the church’s stance or teachings, but a softening of rhetoric may help those who use religion as a weapon realize that gays are people too. In October, Apple CEO Tim Cook saw his chance to help move civil rights forward across the world by officially confirming his sexuality. His move highlighted the fact that thousands of gay and lesbian business leaders exist in the world, and also poked at the lack of civil rights in nations like China (where the bulk of Apple products are made) and Russia, where a giant monument to Steve Jobs and the iPhone was removed from a St. Petersburg university campus after the announcement.
This roll takes you to pink ... Entertainment: American country music saw two long-established artists come out in 2014. In Novemeber, both Ty Herndon and Billy Gilman announced they were gay. Herndon has had a total of 17 singles on the Billboard Hot Country charts while Gilman burst onto the scene at age 11 with his single “One Voice.” Both claim to have received support from fans and fellow
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Indiana is now among 35 states in the U.S. where marriage equality is a reality after the U.S. Supreme Court denied review of a lower court’s declaration that Indiana’s ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.
stars alike. The world of country also saw the emergence of a rising star in Steve Grand, whose lyrics pine for cowboys instead of cheerleaders. Some referred to his debut as the first openly gay male country musician to go mainstream in the U.S. with “All-American Boy.”
Next up ... brown for Art & Literature: Another all-American boy, Riverdale’s beloved comic teen Archie Andrews, was shot when he took a bullet meant for the series’ first openly gay character. While the move was more a statement about gun control, the fact that a wholesome mainstay in American comics sacrificed himself to save a gay friend is telling of a cultural shift in attitudes — even if it’s just in Riverdale.
Portsmouth in England have developed a new theory on the evolutionary basis for homosexuality: it helps us bond. Evolutionary psychologist Dr. Diana Fleischman claims that while most of us think of sexual behavior as a means for procreation, the pleasure and intimacy associated with it also helps in the formation and maintenance of societal bonds. This is evident among romantic partners, even those who are incapable of reproduction.
Now comes my toughest category, orange ... Sports & Games:
Openly gay college football star Michael Sam made history after being selected by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round of 2014’s NFL Draft. The Rams cut Sam at the end of their training camp and he moved to the Dallas This past year saw a host of LGBT news Cowboys who also booted him after seven weeks stories in every Trivial Pursuit category. on their practice squad. While it’s disappointing that some can’t see past Sam’s sexuality and focus on his athletic abilities, especially in a game that features men in tight pants grasping at balls, someone had to be the first, and he surely won’t be the last. A federal panel started to consider Jason Collins, the NBA’s first openly overturning a ban on blood donations gay player, announced his retirement in by gay men — a rule that’s been in place 2014. His 13-year career saw him play since 1985. The ban states that any man who has had sex with another man since for the Nets, the Celtics and the Wizards among others. 1977 cannot donate blood. Blood bank Now that each slot in your little pie officials, along with the FDA, are finally responding to the vastly improved AIDS- piece is filled with multi-colored plastic chunks thanks to your stellar knowledge detection technology that has been of 2014 LGBT news, let’s all move our developed since the ban was put into pieces to the center of the board and roll place, while reiterating that AIDS isn’t to see who wins. n just a “gay disease.”
Now you’ve landed on green ... Science & Nature:
Researchers from the University of
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SOAKING IN THE HOT TUB A look at the year in visual arts
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his has been a year of breakthroughs, rediscoveries and transitions in the visual arts world. Three notable exhibitions looked at post-1950 work by Hoosier artists, including a “sign painter” (his terminology) who took on the name of his home state. The Essential Robert Indiana, the IMA’s unprecedented exhibition of the 86-year-old’s prints, gave ample space for what are arguably Indiana’s greatest works, The Hartley Elegies. The Indiana State Museum’s Style, Elegance, and Wit revived the work of James Spencer Russell, who employed the bright colors of pop art in his wallhanging constructions. Russell, who was on the verge of becoming a major figure in the New York art scene of the ‘60s, lived out his final years in semiobscurity in his hometown of Kewanna. And the exhibition 431 Gallery: Art and Impact, also at the Indiana State Museum, demonstrated that a storefront gallery that opened in 1984 had a huge impact on the development of Mass Ave as a cultural destination.
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Crone, whose hyper-realistic film noir drawings on film stock have gained national renown in publications like Colored Pencil Magazine. Also enjoying national success was Lobyn Hamilton, who displayed his groundbreaking portraiture using pieces of broken LPs in an awesome pop-up show at Amelia’s in early November — a show presented by the newly founded artist’s collective The Eleven, of which Hamilton is a member. Speaking of pop-ups, in February a hot tub popped up in the middle of the iMOCA’s exhibition The Empire Never Ended. Even those who found the art in that show forgettable had the chance to grab a beer and join performance artists Prince Rama in the Tiki-themed tub. More importantly, this was the year that iMOCA opened a gallery space at CityWay, a multiuse residential and hotel facility near the Eli Lilly campus. The first exhibition at that venue was Fermata, by Richard Mosse, whose stunning photography employs air surveillance film stock that gives everything a pink tint. The show documented the civil war in Congo, a war driven by the West’s insatiable appetite for minerals connected to the manufacture of consumer electronics.
The year’s best show was linked to its The year’s best show was linked to its greatest greatest tragedy. tragedy. Susan Hodgin’s A Limitless Existence opened at the Harrison Center for the Arts on May 2, featurWhile there’s no charge for any ing the paintings and drawings Hodgin iMOCA exhibition, every Indianapolis worked on while suffering from colon resident is, in a sense, paying for cancer. Her final show gave expression CityWay because its construction was to her daily struggle. She passed away floated by an $86 million loan issued on August 22. by the city. It was just one of several standout But at least at iMOCA we get to enjoy shows at the Harrison. Who could forget the benefits of our tax breaks without paying admission on top. Word came down Anila Agha’s Sacred Silence in August, in last week that the IMA will charge $18 for which a smaller version of her suspendgeneral admission starting in April. It’s a ed cube-based piece, “Intersections,” troubling precedent. As David Hoppe put found the Harrison’s walls bathed in a it on nuvo.net: “The IMA’s free admission magnificent mélange of light and shadow? In August, Agha won $300,000 at the policy defined art as part of the abundance of this city’s life, a treasure anyone Grand Rapids, Michigan-based ArtPrize might share. Charging admission makes it for the full-scale version of the piece. just another consumer choice.” n It was also a breakout year for Joseph 6A COVER STORY // 12.24.14 - 01.07.15 // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // NUVO
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t’s been a pretty good year for live theater here. There were several beautiful shows at the IRT, several thoughtprovoking ones at the Phoenix and a few bucket-listers from Broadway Across America. The IndyFringe Festival celebrated its 10th year. The Cupboard Presents sent its talent-packed The Color Purple on tour to cities as far away as Atlanta. Director/writer Zack Neiditch and producer/videographer Zach Rosing established themselves as a collaborative force, first with their hilarious Fringe show, The Great Bicycle Race, then with their exhilarating take on The Rocky Horror Show at the Athenaeum. NoExit’s Danny and the Deep Blue Sea in the Piccadilly Penthouse cemented their reputation for doing unusual, sitespecific work. And all-volunteer community theaters such as Footlite Musicals and Buck Creek Players pulled off shows such as Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Carrie: the Musical, respectively.
NoExit cemented their reputation unusual, site-specific work. We saw three new fests: Claire Wilcher and friends created the Gal Pal Comedy Fest to showcase local female comics at ComedySportz. EclecticPond Theatre Company offered The Wars of the Roses — eight hour-long adaptations of eight of Shakespeare’s history plays with just eight actors playing all of the roles. The Phoenix partnered with The One-Minute Play Festival to feature local playwrights, directors, and performers. It was also a good year for longer work by Indy playwrights. I especially admired the two hour-long plays that Bennett Ayres wrote for separate companies in the IndyFringe Festival. The Useful Woman was a powerful historical piece about Carrie Nation while Jen/Con
was a funny yet poignant piece about online gaming and relationships. Storyteller Stephanie Holman researched comedian Red Skelton’s Indiana years to create and perform Good Night and May God Bless. Paige Scott’s whacky spoof Bomb on a Bus: a Speedy Musical was given its premiere by Q Artistry. Earth Charter Indiana’s Jim Poyser used a live game show format to address climate change in his The Ain’t Too Late Show. And Q Artistry’s Ben Asaykwee worked with vets to respectfully put their stories to music in a solo piece he then performed, called My Name Is ____. Also worth mentioning are several items from behind the scenes: Ron Spencer stepped down from helming Theatre on the Square after decades of artistic service and is now enjoying life in Mexico. Wisdom Tooth Theatre Project became the resident company at the Indy Fringe Theatre and hit the ground running with three satisfying shows. The IRT, longtime experts at growing audiences via school field trips, ventured into the preschool arena with playwrightin-residence James Still’s adaptation of The Velveteen Rabbit. for doing EclecticPond Theatre Company announced plans to partner with Black Acre Brewing Co. to lease and renovate a black box theater space within the Irvington Coal Factory project. After exquisite productions of Streetcar and Hamlet earlier this year, Acting Up Productions seems to be hibernating. The all-volunteer Spotlight Players also folded, at least for the time being.” After 17 years as a beloved dancer with Dance Kaleidoscope, Liberty Harris changed to a new role as rehearsal director and education coordinator. This month, Asia LaBouche gave her final performances at Talbott Street Night Club. She will still occasionally make special appearances but she wants to spend more time with her husband. Everyone who enjoys late-night live entertainment will miss her greatly. n
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2014 REVIEW Let us treasure our film fests as we look back on the year in moving pictures
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a year when the festivals shared several films. Offer more experimental fare (Ann Arbor’s renowned avant-garde fest might be a good partner)? Do some retrospectives (remember when documentarian Albert Maysles was an honored guest)? Screen in venues throughout town instead of sticking to home base at the IMA? Not that Indy Film Fest necessarily needs fixing — and it deserves kudos for its successful and adventurous year-round film series. I can think of one area where a little money could go a long way: FILM Indiana, whose mandate is to encourage local and out-of-state production companies to film in the state, doesn’t seem to have the resources to go after big feature film projects like The Fault in Our Stars, which was, of course, lensed in Pittsburgh, standing in for Indianapolis. And that’s a step back from how it was in the ‘90s, when pretty big indie productions like Going All the Way were shot in our backyard. Did our legislators do a serious costbenefit comparison and decide that other Midwestern states have it wrong and it’s not worth trying to attract Hollywood? Or has our “world’s worst” legislature (thanks to Harrison Ullman for the description) just been too distracted by their attempts to stem the tide of history?
et’s start with a long view as NUVO edges toward its 25th anniversary year. Over the past quarter-century, we’ve gained two major film festivals, several more niche fests, a fully equipped repertory cinema, at least one animation house and sucessful genre filmmakers. We’ve also gained and lost an independent art house, a ton of video stores, funding to bring productions to the state, and a lot of talents who had to go elsewhere for film school or industry jobs. To everything, there is a season, no doubt, but there’s plenty to celebrate from the past year when it comes to local film. Heartland Film is hitting its stride after relocating to Fountain Square, with a new president (Stuart Lowry) in place for his first fest, a core of younger staff (including the ambitious Tim Irwin, who has expanded the scope of festival programming without losing sight of its uplifting mission) — and a tighter-than-ever connection to the industry. November’s advance screening of The Judge was quite a coup. The film is a tepid, Midwest-asbarometer-of-truth psychodrama, but who cares when Robert Downey, Jr. Heartland is hitting its stride with a core shows up to a Castleton of younger staff and a tighter-than-ever theater? And how about one more Hollywood tie? connection to the industry. Heartland remains a qualifier for Oscar short films. Plus a recent NEA grant In any event, here’s something to look goes to show that Heartland is reaching out for in 2015: While Medora wasn’t beyond its traditional local funding base. the arthouse success it could’ve been (it Here’s hoping we’ll continue to see robust was better than 2011 Best Documentary programming in Heartland’s Fountain Oscar winner Undefeated), it was a ratings Square theater and throughout the city — success on PBS’s Independent Lens this and not just on First Fridays! February and it consistently moved audiIndy Film Fest has always been ences to tears as it played around the state Heartland’s inferior in terms of funding, last year. Andrew Cohn, who co-directed perhaps because it doesn’t have a familythe film, is back in the state making Night friendly mission. But it serves as a necesSchool, a documentary about adults earnsary counterpoint to Heartland, offering a ing their high school diploma. It’s being wider variety of programming, including films that aren’t at all uplifting. So I wonder funded in part by a MacArthur Grant and could put the national spotlight on an what Indy Film Fest might do to better innovative local program. n differentiate itself from Heartland after
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THE SPORTING YEAR IN REVIEW Indiana’s good, bad and ugly – the top (and bottom?) ten sports stories of 2014 B Y K ENT ST E R L ING EDITORS@NU VO . N ET
Paul George breaks leg Injuries can happen anywhere at anytime to anyone, but the fractured leg suffered by Indiana Pacers forward Paul George as he has knocking at the door of stardom was a cruel reminder of the role fate plays in life and sports.
Regression of Indiana University Basketball Not only did the Indiana Hoosiers backpedal several big steps from the previous year’s regular season Big Ten Championship, the behavior of the players also served to embarrass the once proud program. Arrests, suspensions, and the head injury to sophomore Devin Davis all gave fans reason to question the fitness of Tom Crean’s leadership.
Colts playoff comeback against the Kansas City Chiefs
with the Pacers - the team that drafted him and understood his quirks. Neither team has prospered as a result of the decision. The Pacers and Hornets are in the bottom tier of NBA teams through the early portion of the season, and Lance is rumored to be on the trade block.
Tevin Coleman rushes for 2,000 yards Indiana running back Tevin Coleman crushed the single season rushing record and became the 24th player in college football history to amass more than 2,000 yards in a single season with a total of 2,036. The Hoosiers lack of success (4-8 and no bowl invitation for the 20th time in 21 years) and the incredible excellence of Wisconsin’s Melvin Gordon (2,336 rushing yards) kept Coleman from enjoying an invitation to New York as a Heisman Trophy finalist.
Irsay was placed on probation through a plea deal with the Hamilton County courts, and received a six-week suspension and $500,000 fine by the NFL.
Reggie Wayne breaks Peyton Manning franchise records Someday, which Colt appeared in the most games and most wins will make for a great trivia question. Peyton Manning and Johnny Unitas will be obvious answers, and both will be wrong as the records now belong to the singularly excellent Reggie Wayne. Eclipsing the previous records of 208 games and 142 wins is just the latest entry on his Pro Football Hall of Fame resume’.
Brandon Miller takes leave of absence The people who know why Brandon Miller took a leave of absence as Butler University’s men’s basketball coach aren’t talking, so fans and alums have been left guess-
ing. Is it a health crisis, a decision to put family first, or the result of alien abduction aftereffects? Who knows. Chris Holtmann has done a nice job filling in, and Butler is playing like Butler, so we hope Miller and his family are happy and well.
Robert Mathis suspension and injury The saying, “Adding insult to injury” is rarely as appropriately used as in the case of Colts defensive end Robert Mathis. After being suspended for four games because of performance enhancing drug use (Mathis tested positive for Clomid, which he claimed to be using as a fertility aid), Mathis tore his Achilles while working out, and was lost for the season. The Colts have missed the game-changing mayhem Mathis brought to bear as the team’s all-time sacks leader, but have still managed a ninth AFC South title in 13 years. n Colts QB Andrew Luck PHOTO BY PHIL TAYLOR
Matt Painter rebuilds Purdue basketball After losing their final seven games of the 2013-2014 season fans of the Purdue Boilermakers began whispering about Matt Painter’s future as the architect of their program. Painter responded to adversity by retooling the roster with
Down 38-10 early in the second half, and staring straight down the barrel of a second one-and-done Arrests, suspensions, and the head injury in the playoffs, quarterto sophomore Devin Davis all gave fans back Andrew Luck and an attack dog defensive mindreason to question the fitness of Tom set led the Colts on the Crean’s leadership. second biggest comeback in NFL postseason history. Amazingly, the Colts comhard-working, fun-to-coach kids who pleted the comeback with 4:21 remaining, would fight for Purdue with the same nearly giving the Chiefs time enough to tenacity Painter showed as a player twocomplete a comeback of their own. plus decades ago for legend Gene Keady.
Lance Stephenson bolts Pacers for Charlotte
Not only did the Pacers lose Paul George for the season with a broken leg, the mercurial (to be kind) Lance Stephenson decided to accept a two-year, $18 million contract to take his talent to the Charlotte Hornets rather than accept a reported five-year, $44 million to remain
Jim Irsay’s arrest On March 16th, Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay was arrested in Carmel for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He had been driving 10 miles an hour in a zone where the speed limit was 35 mph. He was in possession of a substantial cache of prescription drugs and $29,029, according to Carmel police. As a result, NUVO // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // 12.24.14 - 01.07.15 // COVER STORY 9A
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one out to dinner lately? In Indianapolis, the chance that your answer is “yes,” is better than ever. The city is undergoing a renaissance when it comes to dining options. It hasn’t always been this way. For generations, Indianapolis cuisine could be characterized by overcooked vegetables and charred meat. With just a few exceptions, chain restaurants were the eateries of choice, and ethnic options tended to emphasize predictability and go easy on the spices. The history of how all this came to change is a rich subject, worthy of more attention than I can give it here. Different people are bound to offer a variety of sound opinions about when the city’s culinary tide turned. For the sake of brevity, and without meaning to slight any of the pioneers who paved the way, I’ll offer May 2001 as the point where it seemed to me that something tilted. That’s when Chef Regina Mehallick opened R Bistro on Mass Ave. With its emphasis on seasonal menus and quality Midwestern ingredients, R Bistro was the first restaurant to make a virtue of its locale. Before R Bistro, the vast majority of local restaurants seemed bent on trying to make diners feel as if they were someplace else — Europe, say, or California. This was fine, as far as it went; still is. But it also betrayed a lack of local character, an inability to come to terms with what was memorable about Indianapolis. Regina began the process of setting that record straight. One can argue — and I will — that the movement favoring independent restaurants featuring locally sourced ingredients has affected a lot more than the appetites of Indianapolis foodies. The current vitality of the city’s downtown is impossible to imagine
without it. The food scene, and the energy (as well as the jobs) it brings with it, has asserted an originality and confidence that has helped to make downtown an attractive destination for visitors and residents alike. The stadia, the cultural venues, the hotels — all of those, in various stages, were already present. The independent food scene added a sizzle that drew them all together. People from around the country would not be half as impressed with what they experience in downtown Indianapolis if, as once would have likely been the case, they were dining at an upscale chain with exactly the same menu found in 25 other cities. The timing of all this could not have been better. Indy’s food movement coincided with large-scale national trends. It seems people are more interested than ever in where their food comes from, how it is grown, and who does the growing. They want food that is fresh, and as free of chemical additives and industrial processing as possible. More and more of us want food that doesn’t just taste good, but is raised in ways that don’t abuse the land, and that support our local economy. As the Indianapolis experience attests, grabbing hold of this momentum can be transformative. You’d think all of Indiana would want a piece of this. It’s not as if our national profile couldn’t use a boost. What’s more, people here are doing some pretty amazing things. Farmers like Greg Gunthorp and Dave Fischer are raising world-class poultry, pork and beef. Artisans like Judy Schad, in New Albany, or Tim Burton in Medora, are producing exquisite goat cheeses and maple syrups. In Starlight, Ted Huber distills prizewinning brandy. These creative folks aren’t outliers. They are part of a movement that could redefine and rebrand Indiana in the same way that Indianapolis restaurateurs helped Indianapolis regain its groove. But on an official policy level, Indiana still stands
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for everything the new food movement is trying to outgrow. Just as it’s hard to pinpoint when the food scene started getting better in Indy, it’s difficult to say where Indiana’s agricultural scene went wrong. For the sake of argument, I’ll pin that on Earl Butz. Butz was born in Albion, Indiana, in 1909. He grew up on a dairy farm and, like so many Hoosier farmers, studied at Purdue. After World War II, instead of actually farming, he found himself climbing the ladder of agricultural bureaucracy — first for President Eisenhower, then Nixon and Ford.
hybrid seeds, chemicals and pesticides in their desperation to get as big as Butz said they must. Hoosiers have a weakness for their native sons. Instead of encouraging the creativity and entrepreneurialism taking hold at the grassroots, the bureaucratic class appears hellbent on defending Earl Butz. We see this year after year at the Statehouse, as the Indiana Farm Bureau and industrial farming advocates support bills and constitutional amendments aimed at holding big producers harmless from the environmental consequences of their practices. At the official policy level, Indiana agriculture seems trapped in its own The food scene has asserted an originality, version of “too big to confidence and sense of place that has helped fail.” While lip service is paid to Indiana Grown, to make downtown an attractive destination. a Dept. of Agriculturesupported initiative to promote a seemButz made it his life’s work to do ingly catch-as-catch-can assortment away with New Deal farm programs. of Hoosier products, approvals conThese Depression-era government pol- tinue to be given to establish factory icies tried to control drastic swings in hog farms in places like Steuben and farm prices, while attempting to conJackson counties. serve soil quality. Butz wanted farms In North Carolina, a state once run on an industrial scale. He exhorted known for its factory hog production, farmers to “get big or get out,” and they eventually declared a morato“plant fencepost to fencepost.” Today, rium in the name of environmental when you drive across Indiana and see justice. And that state’s agriculture virtually nothing but corn and soydepartment helps farmers distribute beans that’s Earl Butz. Agribusiness their goods by sponsoring strategiwanted lots of corn and soybeans for cally located farmers’ markets that are the mass-production of processed open like supermarkets, all week long. foods. Earl delivered for them. Maybe this January, when they’re in Not only did Butz’s kind of agriIndy for the General Assembly, the culture play havoc with the longterm state’s agro-lobbyists will mull ideas health of the American diet, it also crelike these over drinks and dinner in ated an unforgiving business model some of our independent restaurants. for farmers, who found themselves up Then they might start doing for the to their necks in debt, as they tried to state what the new food movement has acquire more land, machinery, new done for its capital city. n
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f 2014 were a person, it would have been living in Fountain Square, but wishing it had taken that apartment in Fletcher Place instead. It would have just picked up produce at the farmers’ market along with fresh artisanal bread on which it would spread jam made from local fruit. Or maybe it would go out for brunch. It would have Fernet in its liquor cabinet and a growler of coconut stout in the fridge. It would be eating ramen. Or poutine. And bacon-topped doughnuts – in which case it would be drinking coldbrewed coffee. Or Breakfast Magpie. And it would be congratulating itself on already scoring tickets to the next Chefs’ Night Off dinner. In other words, there was definitely a local food and drink focus to 2014. All in all, it was a very good year. For one thing, the restaurants and bars just kept opening. Thunderbird. The Mass Ave. Pizzology. Plow & Anchor. Georgia Reese’s. North End. Public Greens. It’s been fun to see poutine, long a favorite at Twenty Tap (and at chef Ryan Nelson’s Late Harvest Kitchen), show up on menus from Broad Ripple’s 317 Burger to Greenwood’s new Revery restaurant to the concessions at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
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And we all seem to be getting in touch with our downhome roots and enjoying a little southern-fried goodness as well, whether at Thunderbird (where chef de cuisine Andrew Whitmoyer is rocking out fried chicken, shrimp and grits, boiled peanuts and collard greens) or at Georgia Reese’s Southern Table & Bar — which opened near the Pyramids and will be launching a downtown location as well. But it’s not all fried chicken and collards. Barbecue — whether Texas, Carolina or Kansas City style, has been a big hit on the Northside since the North End Barbecue and Moonshine opened in the Nora Plaza. (And who would’ve thought that the restaurant’s signature moonshine punch would go over so well in Nora?) But 2014 was also the year that Indianapolis got its first vegetarian restaurant – and then soon gained another one. Ezra’s Enlightened Café debuted in Broad Ripple with a mostly raw and vegan menu, and then Three Carrots opened in the Indianapolis City Market – providing a much-needed veg option for the downtown lunchtime landmark (which continues to gain momentum with a growing lineup of events, including the new holiday tradition of 12 Chefs of Christmas food and brew extravaganza with Flat 12). And even though it’s not a vegetarian restaurant, the new Public Greens in Broad Ripple, from Patachou Inc.’s Martha Hoover, is definitely veg friendly – although it’s making news for its mission: to donate all profits to the Patachou Foundation,
which feeds hungry kids after school. But not all this year’s newsmaking restaurants were actually restaurants. 2014 was definitely the year of the pop-up in Indianapolis. Chefs’ Night Off, a dinner series run by local restaurant scene veteran R.J. Wall and Thunderbird’s Whitmoyer, has featured a changing roster of young cooks, from established names such as Carlos Salazar and Jonathan Brooks to promising line cooks and even a few out-of-town chefs. And speaking of Brooks, the 30-yearold opened his much-anticipated Milktooth restaurant in Fletcher Place, providing breakfast and brunch fans with a creative menu, day-drinking cocktails and coffee from Bee Coffee Roasters. Coffee, too, continues to make headway as part of the city’s culinary scene. With more and more roasters opening — including an outpost of Louisville’s Quills Coffee that just set up shop in the 9 on Canal building – it’s no surprise that Indy hosted its second Caffeine Crawl this year. Cold-brewed coffee is making inroads, whether in bottles at General American Donut Co. or brewed at Hoover’s new Public Greens. Breweries continued to open at a breakneck pace in 2014. Chilly Water opened in Fletcher Place, Two Deep began brewing downtown, and others opened around the area — including Scarlet Lane Brewing Company, which launched in McCordsville and quickly gained a
following with its coconut stout. The craft cocktail scene showed no sign of slowing down either. In fact, you can expect plenty more distilleries to join Hotel Tango, which now makes whiskey, vodka, rum, gin and moonshine in its Fletcher Place distillery. The local chapter of the United States Bartenders’ Guild keeps growing, and local bartenders — such as Joshua Gonzales, Jessica Taylor, Ryan Puckett and others — keep advancing in national competitions. And the newly formed Indiana Craft Beverage Association will be launching a cocktail week next year. So 2015 just might be even better than 2014. Cheers! n Jolene Ketzenberger covers local food at EatDrinkIndy.com. Follow her on Twitter @JKetzenberger. Neal Brown’s Pizzology expanded out to West Clay this year, one of many growing local franchises SUBMITTED PHOTO
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t was the best of times, it was the worst of times...” That about sums up 2014, though ours is a tale of one city with many interesting characters, dynamic civic uprising, opposing extremes — and possibly the start of a revolution. I reached out to a handful of environmental nonprofits to ask about their best and worst of times in 2014. In less than one year, IPL announced that it would convert the last coal-burning unit at the Harding Street power plant to natural gas by 2016, reducing harmful pollutants in our air and water (hooray!) and our trusted legislators decided to terminate the Energizing Indiana program and eliminate required energy savings goals for private power companies (what the dickens?). It was a spring of hope. Legislators set a statewide target of reaching a 50% recycling rate with new, more comprehensive data reporting requirements by recyclers. It was a fall of despair. A couple months later, we learned of the city of Indianapolis’ plan to sign a long-term “recycling” contract with the company that makes money from burning our garbage. Lawmakers agreed to allow central Indiana voters to decide if “
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“Sustainability is being embraced more widely and deeply in Indiana than ever: Kids are testifying on climate change science before government bodies. Congregations are installing solar panels at their places of worship. Mayors are enthusiastically backing bike trails and mass transit. Urban social entrepreneurs are growing organics and installing rain barrels in blighted areas.” — JESSE KHARBANDA,
an improved mass transit system is worth a modest tax increase. Meanwhile, we witnessed major environmental disasters in nearby states, including pollution of drinking water for 300,000 West Virginians due to a chemical storage leak; the second largest coal ash disaster in US history in North Carolina and Toledo’s contamination of drinking water from toxic algal bloom from farm runoff — all issues that could easily happen in Indiana without safeguards in place to protect our air, land and water. It was the age of wisdom. Young Hoosiers, wise beyond their years, who are concerned about climate change are finding their voice and becoming activists. Twice this year, kids from Youth Power Indiana spoke before the Environmental Rules Board to advocate for a hearing regarding a Climate Action Plan for Indiana. These kids are an inspiration and give me hope. It was the age of foolishness. Sadly, both times the board failed to take action as they don’t feel they have authority over such matters. They went so far as to call the petition “devoid of merit.” Note: All of our neighbors – Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio – have Climate Action Plans. There was one positive theme among my green comrades, though. These are the people who are leading environmental efforts in Indiana and, if they have faith, then so do I. n
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“There is so much good work going on in our state, by so many good people, it is crazy inspiring. Let 2015 be the year YOU get engaged. There are numerous groups to join and help out, depending on your talents and interests. There is no more interesting time to be alive than now, as we bear witness to this global scale unraveling, with the opportunity to serve younger generations with a radical re-engineering of the consume-and-waste paradigm that was making us miserable anyway.” — JIM POYSER,
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feel like the city is on fire right now,” David Adamson said to me last night when I swung by LUNA Music to pick up a last minute Christmas present. We were talking about a particularly spectacular show that went down last week at Fountain Square’s Hi-Fi, when local rapper Sirius Blvck released his much-anticipated collaboration Light in the Attic with producer Bones of Ghosts. White Moms, Absent Fathers and Shame Thugs opened and the whole room buzzed from start to finish. The club was at capacity almost from the very beginning. And every single person there
Peacock called it a “crossing of the tribes,” when I spoke with her about her space General Public Collective for our all-ages cover last week. Sugar Moon Rabbit singer Trevor Potts called it out when we talked about his genrebending super group, Night of the Comet, and their benefit show at the Vogue in November. Our Barfly, Wayne Bertsch, has long lamented the lack of an “Indianapolis
cared about local music. You can feel that kind of thing, you know? I’ve been to so many of those shows this year. Shows with bills that grab artists from all over the style stratosphere, that burn with kinetic enerThe supportive, electric environment gy. They’re always over too soon, but I love that I’m talking about came up all year long after a really great local in my interviews. show, I get to relive it all the next morning via photos, video and sound clips that pop up on Facebook sound.” (You can see more of Wayne’s and Instagram. These are the shows end of the year thoughts on page that people are talking about for 16B.) And I’ve struggled too, when weeks after. someone asks me to describe what The supportive, electric environmusic coming out of our city sounds ment I’m talking about came up all like. “Well,” I usually say, “we have year long in my interviews. Rachel
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great hip-hop. And some interesting folk music is being released. And, oh, our psychedelic rock scene is growing every day. And let me tell you about our DJs …” And I go on and on. There’s no pat answer for our city. There’s too much happening here, so much live music to see and hear all the time. These live shows that sample a little bit of the best of everything are really the best way to experience Indianapolis. I reached out to my regular NUVO freelancers to write to me about some moments of local music transcendence from 2014. You can find those stories at NUVO.net. And me? I can’t pick. When I look back at 2014, I remember all of these genre-crossing local shows that showcased the best of what Indy music has to offer. I remember catching someone’s eye at a show where something so awesome is happening on stage and grinning so wide. Here’s to more diversity and community in 2015. See you at the shows. n
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our one out for the freelance photographers, the talented ladies and gentlemen we send running to all manner of stages big and small all year round. As part of our Year in Review coverage, I pulled a few of my favorite shots from shows in Indy this year, including big festival stages, teeny club shows and everything in between. As always, there are more available on NUVO.net.
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rom the eruptions of civil unrest following the no indictment rulings in the grand jury decisions of Eric Garner and Michael Brown and the hostile response to President Obama’s proposed immigration reform, 2014 will be remembered as a time of tense racial relations in the United States. In this column I frequently comment on issues relating to the relationship between race, culture and music. At times, the gravity of recent racial tensions in this country have left me speechless. I’ve felt there’s nothing I could possibly say about these specific issues that would change anyone’s deeply held convic-
tions. But while I’m extremely disillusioned at the moment, I’m not hopeless. The tumultuous social landscape of 2014 has inspired me to focus with a renewed vigor on the greater goals of my work. As both a DJ and a writer, I use music as a platform to foster cross-cultural experiences. I believe that listening to and participating in music traditions outside of one’s own cultural background can break down racial stereotypes and prejudices. In the spirit of promoting cross-cultural experiences, I wanted to review some of the high points of 2014 in Indy’s growing international music scene. I’ve focused this essay on specific venues to help encourage readers to explore this scene. One of the most exciting developments in the Indianapolis international music scene this year was the emergence of Caribbean Village nightclub as a per-
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formance venue for global music stars. Perhaps the biggest concert at Caribbean Village this year was Jamaican dancehall king Beenie Man. Acclaimed Rastafarian reggae artist Turbulence also made an appearance on Caribbean Village’s stage this year, along with African stars like Nigerian singer Iyanya, creator of the massive dancefloor hit “Kukere,” and Cote d’Ivoire’s DJ Arafat, an important innovator of the coupé-décalé. I wrote a cover story this summer detailing the enormous Latin music scene on Indy’s Westside where clubs like El Venue and Chispas attract thousands of live music fans every week. Some highlights from this year include performances at Chispas by Chilean rock heroes La Ley; Dominican bachata stars Luis Vargas, Hector Acosta; merengue icon Toño Rosario; Texas tejano music legends Intocable; aging Peruvian pop idols Los Pasteles Verdes; and a long list of Mexican regional music acts. At El Venue, the biggest show of the year was without a doubt the standing room only performance by Mexico’s kings of norteño music Los Tigres Del Norte.
In the spring, Clowes Hall hosted what is perhaps the most beloved act in all of international music: South Africa’s Ladysmith Black Mamabazo, who appeared on the double bill with South American rocker Johnny Clegg. The show, presented just a few months after the death of Nelson Mandela, became something of a memorial for the deceased activist. At the Palladium, esteemed Indian table master Zakir Hussain gave a brilliant performance at what was likely the largest Indian music concert ever staged in Indiana. This list would be incomplete if I didn’t give a shout to Bloomington’s annually staged Lotus Festival which brings dozens of the best musicians from across the globe for an unforgettable weekend of performances. With so many iconic international performers making Indiana appearances this year, it’s hard to imagine that 2015 can compete with this year’s concert roster. But thankfully the growing numbers of immigrants in Central Indiana will ensure that the surge of international performers will continue flow onto local stages. n
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This movement is long overdue and it’s on all of our shoulders. For so many years, when people told their stories about rape hen I think about the past year, or sexual assault, parents and teachers I think how far we still have and friends and siblings sort of sighed in to go in this country in terms resignation, comforted the person, and of how we talk about and treat sex. In moved on. As in, “yeah, rape is terrible; 2014, literally millions of I’m so sorry that happened to you.” people gawked at photos It’s only in the past couple of years (selfies or otherwise) of that I started hearing my college stuKim Kardashian’s naked dents say, “That’s it; we’re done. We’ve or near-naked butt — and had enough, and we need your help.” many more searched online I’m pretty certain it’s this growing sense for naked photos of A-list of young women and men being “done” celebrities, thanks to hackwith sexual assault that prompted the ers. However, society as a whole remains White House to take action and move largely ignorant about the most basic campuses forward. elements of sex. That’s not to say all is bad in the world There’s nothing wrong with enjoying of sex and gender. photos of beautiful people of all shapes Just this year, Orange is the New Black and sizes. However, to pay attention actress Laverne Cox was on the cover mostly to the salacious aspects of sex and of TIME magazine and, in the fall, was not enough to the everyday aspects of named a GLAMOUR magazine Woman sex that affect people’s lives makes things on the Year. I was fortunate enough to be more difficult than they need to be. in attendance that night at Carnegie Hall I’ve been answering sex questions and to see how it wasn’t just the adults for The Kinsey Institute for more than a supporting this transwoman of enordecade and some of our most common mous talent and courage, but the next questions still — still! — have to do with generation of women (GLAMOUR always penis size, how to orgasm and pregnancy invites a number of very young women to attend) cheered Ms. Cox on the loudest. The world is changing for the better. I have a similar opti... society as a whole remains largely ignorant mism about marriage about the most basic elements of sex. equality now that more than 30 states allow same-sex couples to marry. Love is love, as they say. risk. Here it is, almost 2015 and with an For 2015, I hope to see a country full internet full of information, and teenagof marriage quality, greater understanders and young adults still struggle with ings of trans issues (even the most basic questions about how babies are progressive among us could be doing made and what their chances are that better), and more of us finding ways to they could be pregnant when they don’t share good quality information about want to be. They are high on anxiety and sexuality with one another. I am also low on quality information. Many feel eager to see the strong and creative ways like they can’t talk with their parents, that students of all genders approach which is too bad considering that their sexual assault – and a path forward to parents may be good sources of informaending it here in our community. n tion, support or bridges for healthcare,
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Hell is the suffering of being unable to love,” wrote novelist J. D. Salinger. Using that definition, I’m happy to announce that you have a good chance of avoiding hell altogether in 2015. If there has been any deficiency in your power to express and bestow love, I think you will correct it. If you have been so intent on getting love that you have been neglectful in giving love, you will switch your focus. I invite you to keep a copy of this horoscope in your wallet for the next 12 months. Regard it as your “Get Out of Hell Free” card. Aries
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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Auguste Escoffier (18461935) was an influential French chef who defined and standardized the five “mother sauces.” But he wasn’t content to be a star in his own country. At the age of 44, he began his “conquest of London,” bringing his spectacular dining experience to British restaurants. He thought it might be hard to sell his new clientele on frogs’ legs, a traditional French dish, so he resorted to trickery. On the menu, he listed it as “Nymphs of the Dawn.” According to my reading of the omens, this is an example of the hocus-pocus that will be your specialty in 2015. And I suspect you will get away with it every time as long as your intention is not selfish or manipulative, but rather generous and constructive. Gemini
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CANCER (June 21-July 22): The entomologist Charles P. Alexander (1889-1981) devoted much of his professional life to analyzing the insect known as the crane fly. He identified over 11,000 different species, drew 15,000 illustrations of the creatures, and referred to his lab as “Crane Fly Haven.” That’s the kind of single-minded intention I’d love to see you adopt during the first six months of 2015, Cancerian. What I’m imagining is that you will choose a specific, well-defined area within which you will gleefully explore and experiment and improvise. Is there a subject or task or project you would have fun pursuing with that kind of intensity? Cancer
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Underworld, Cotter Martin is a young boy living in New York in the 1950s. The following description is about him. “In school they tell him sometimes to stop looking out the window. This teacher or that teacher. The answer is not out there, they tell him. And he always wants to say that’s exactly where the answer is.” I propose we regard this passage as one of your themes in 2015, Leo. In other words, be skeptical of any authority who tells you where you should or should not be searching for the answers. Follow your own natural inclination, even if at first it seems to be nothing more than looking out the window. Pisces
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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “It is always important to know when something has reached its end,” writes Paulo Coelho in his book The Zahir. Use this advice heroically in 2015, Virgo. Wield it to clear away anything that no longer serves you, that weighs you down or holds you back. Prepare the way for the new story that will begin for you around your next birthday. “Closing circles, shutting doors, finishing chapters,” Coelho says, “it doesn’t matter what we call it; what matters is to leave in the past those moments in life that are over.” Virgo
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Onyx River is the longest body of moving water on the continent of Antarctica. Most of the year it’s ice, though. It actually flows for just two or three months during the summer. Let’s hope that continues to be the case for the foreseeable future. It would be a shame if global warming got so extreme that the Onyx melted permanently. But now let’s talk about your own metaphorical equivalent of the Onyx: a potentially flowing part of your life that is often frozen. I’d love to see it heat up and thaw. I’d love it to be streaming and surging most of the time. And in 2015, I think that’s a distinct possibility. Consider making the following declaration your battle cry: I am the Flow Master! Scorpio
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “The best way to keep
a prisoner from escaping is to make sure he never knows he’s in prison.” That quote is attributed to both Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky and Russian author Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. Regardless of who said it, I urge you to keep it in mind throughout 2015. Like all of us, you are trapped in an invisible prison: a set of beliefs or conditioned responses or bad habits that limit your freedom to act. That’s the bad news. The good news is that in the coming months, you are poised to discover the exact nature of your invisible prison, and then escape it. Sagittarius
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “On some nights I still believe,” said rascal journalist Hunter S. Thompson, “that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio.” In 2015, I invite you to adopt some of that push-it-to-the-edge attitude for your personal use, Libra. Maybe not full-time; maybe not with the same manic intensity that Thompson did. Rather, simply tap into it as needed — whenever you’ve got to up your game or raise your intensity level or rouse the extra energy you need TO ACHIEVE TOTAL, WONDROUS, RESOUNDING VICTORY!!! The coming months will be your time to go all the way, hold nothing back, and quest for the best and the most and the highest. Libra
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “Meupareunia” is an English word that refers to a sexual adventure in which only one of the participants has a good time. I’ll be bold and predict that you will not experience a single instance of meupareunia in 2015. That’s because I expect you’ll be steadily upgrading your levels of empathy and your capacity for receptivity. You will be getting better and better at listening to your intimate allies and reading their emotional signals. I predict that synergy and symbiosis will be your specialties. Both your desire to please and your skill at giving pleasure will increase, as will your understanding of how many benefits you can reap by being a responsive partner. Aquarius
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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “Be good and you will be lonesome,” said Mark Twain. Do you agree? I don’t — at least as it applies to your life in 2015. According to my understanding of the long-term astrological omens, you will attract an abundance of love and luck by being good — by expressing generosity, deepening your compassion, cultivating integrity, and working for justice and truth and beauty. That doesn’t mean you should be a pushover or doormat. Your resolve to be good must be leavened by a determination to deepen your self-respect. Your eagerness to do the right thing has to include a commitment to raising your levels of self-care. Pisces
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CANCER (June 21-July 22): Here are three of my top wishes for you in 2105: You will have a clear, precise sense of what’s yours and what’s not yours . . . of what’s possible to accomplish and what’s impossible . . . of what will be a good influence on you and what won’t be. To help ensure that these wishes come true, refer regularly to the following advice from Cancerian author Elizabeth Gilbert: “You need to learn how to select your thoughts just the same way you select your clothes every day. That’s a power you can cultivate. If you want to control things in your life so bad, work on the mind. That’s the only thing you should be trying to control.” Virgo
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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The fish known as the coelacanths were thought to have become extinct 66 million years ago. That was when they disappeared from the fossil record. But in 1938 a fisherman in South Africa caught a live coelacanth. Eventually, whole colonies were discovered in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa and near Indonesia. I foresee a comparable phenomenon happening in your life during the coming months, Virgo. An influence you believed to have disappeared from your life will resurface. Should you welcome and embrace it? Here’s what I think: Only if you’re interested in its potential role in your future, not because of a nostalgic attachment. Virgo
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peculiar approach to the mating game. Their seduction technique consists of smacking their heads against a hard object over and over again. This generates a tapping sound that is apparently sexy to potential partners. I discourage you from similar behaviors as you seek the kind of love you want in 2015. The first rule of romantic engagement is this: Sacrificing or diminishing yourself may seem to work in the short run, but it can’t possibly lead to lasting good. If you want to stir up the best results, treat yourself with tenderness and respect. Scorpio
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Dieterich Buxtehude
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Even in normal times,
you are a fount of regeneration. Your ever-growing hair and fingernails are visible signs of your nonstop renewal. A lot of other action happens without your conscious awareness. For example, your tastebuds replace themselves every two weeks. You produce 200 billion red blood cells and 10 billion white blood cells every day. Every month the epidermis of your skin is completely replaced, and every 12 months your lungs are composed of a fresh set of cells. In 2015, you will continue to revitalize yourself in all these ways, but will also undergo a comparable regeneration of your mind and soul. Here’s my prediction: This will be a year of renaissance, rejuvenation, and reinvention. Capricorn
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “Sometimes I can feel my bones straining under the weight of all the lives I’m not living,” says a character in Jonathan Safran Foer’s novel Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. If you have ever felt that way, Aquarius, I predict that you will get some relief in 2015. Your bones won’t be straining as much as they have in the past because you will be living at least one of the lives you have wanted to live but haven’t been able to before. How you will handle all the new lightness that will be available? Aquarius
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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “Erotomania” is a word for
the erroneous fantasies people entertain when they imagine that a celebrity is in love with them. Laughable, right? Just because I have dreams of Game of Thrones actress Lena Headey texting me seductive notes doesn’t mean that she genuinely yearns for my companionship. And yet most of us, including you and me, harbor almost equally outlandish beliefs and misapprehensions about all kinds of things. They may not be as far-fetched as those that arise from erotomania, but they are still out of sync with reality. The good news, Pisces, is that in 2015 you will have the best chance ever to become aware of and shed your delusions — even the long-running, deeply-rooted kinds. Pisces
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Elvis Birthday Bash 8 p.m. Gypsy Moonshine, Janet Duke and The 7 Deadlies and, of course, Danny Thompson Deluxe, are booked for this celebration planned by our very own Barfly. Wear your shiniest shoes and grease your hair up. Radio Radio, 1119 Prospect St., $10, 21+ LOCALS Love Moon, Sleeping Bag, Phases 8 p.m. Back from the wilds of California, Love Moon will headline this free, all-ages show at the Joyful Noise Recordings space. Sleeping Bag – remember their excellent 2014 album Deep Sleep? – and Phases, who have new music forthcoming, will also play. Joyful Noise, 1043 Virginia Ave., FREE, all-ages LOCALS Vacation Club, Digital Dots, Sirius Blvck, Oreo Jones 9 p.m. This First Friday show features some of our favorite locals. (Can you take the alliteration in this show blurb?) White Rabbit Cabaret, 1116 E. Prospect St., 21+ Goldie and Exquisitely Yours, Jazz Kitchen, 21 + 650 North, 8 Seconds Saloon, 21+
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The Traveling Suitcase, Ben Stalets, The Hi-Fi, 21+ Sad Sam Blues Jam, Moon Dog Tavern, 21+
SATURDAY, JAN. 3RD POP Mike Adams At His Honest Weight, Frank Schweikardt, Chiemi Jones 9:30 p.m. Mike Adams returns to his ancestral musical home, The Bishop, bringing XRA bud Frank Schweikardt and Chiemi Jones with him. Bishop, 123 S. Walnut St., (Bloomington), $7, 18+ Robin Dixon Quintet, Jazz Kitchen, 21+ Max Allen Band, Union 50, 21+ Let’s Make A Date, White Rabbit Cabaret, 21+ Close to Home, Lionfight, Sycamour, My Enemies and I, Emerson, all-ages
DANCE Reggae Revolution 10 p.m. More than 16 years later, Danger and DJ Indiana Jones are still spinning reggae and reggaeinfused beats at Casba. We’ve been dancing our asses off to their carefully chosen beats for almost as long. Reggae Revolution is not only Indy’s longest-running dance night, but one of the only places to be still dancing all night as the weekend winds down. If you’ve got any energy after a long weekend, head over to Casba. Maybe the $2.50 Red Stripe and Casba shots will help get you out on a Sunday. Casba, 6319 Guilford Ave., FREE, 21+ So You Think You Can Karaoke, Back Door (Bloomington), 21+ Willoughby Sprig, Indy Hostel, all-ages Dynamite!, Mass Avenue Pub, 21+
The Mound Builders, Giraffes Eating Lions, Bizarre Noir, Burn The Army, Melody Inn, 21+ Close to Home, Emerson Theater, all-ages
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Tied Tube Tiedown Every since I got my tubes tied I barely have a sex drive idk know if it has something to do with my relationship with my husband is drifting away due to him still having his ex involved with his life everyday all day long but he’s says its not like I think — Anonymous, from Tumblr SARAH: I’ll defer to the good doctor vis-a-vis the medical impact of surgical sterilization. But yeah, I’m sure having some sort of romantic remnant of the past always popping up in your present is a boner killer like no other. This is a really boring answer, I know, but you have to just have a conversation about it. Also, if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that usually your instincts are correct—you’ve named a lot of top candidates for killing your sex drive, so just sort through them until you figure it out. DR. DEBBY: If your husband’s ex is involved in his everyday life “all day long” and you are bothered by that (as many people would be), then yeah - that could certainly impact your sex drive. Having your tubes tied doesn’t necessarily lower your libido unless, let’s say, you or your husband are dealing with some level of sadness or grief over making the decision not to have any more pregnancies. If it’s helpful, you might consider meeting with a therapist (apa.org) or sex therapist (sstarnet.org or aasect. org) to talk things through.
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DR. DEBBY HERBENICK & SARAH MURRELL Period Patronizers Spitfire Sarah called off sick to the show today because she’s having a really bad period. What can she do to help her buck up and deal with her period, like a real lady ought to? — Chris Brake Show, from Tumblr SARAH: If I hear one more dude tell me how to be a woman properly, at least a handful of folks are going to lose their fucking scalps. I know some women who have cramps so debilitating, they have to choose between a narcotic stupor and trying to do their jobs while laying on the floor. So, first of all, fuck right off. If men menstruated, everyone would get 3 extra days’ paid leave per month, no questions asked. Some women, myself included, are lucky enough to have menstrual cycles that are minimally interruptive to their lives (not including spontaneous crying at touching Google commercials). Every lady is different, but there are things that, at least anecdotally, that ease the physical symptoms of your average period: exercise, extra sleep, stretching, orgasms and general TLC. DR. DEBBY: What she said. And for women who have a particularly difficult time with menstruation, I’d suggest meeting with a healthcare provider and/ or registered dietician (find one through eatright. org). Some research suggests certain dietary changes can help to reduce period-related headaches or depression. Also, some women benefit from taking certain anti-depressants, or hormonal contraception (like the birth control pill), to help with period-related symptoms.
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FRIDAY LOCALS The Last Domino 8 p.m. Making his triumphant return to Indianapolis is John Orr, The Last Domino, one man Texasbased band. The Innocent Boys and The Here Now will also perform. This is Orr’s 21+ appearance; those underage can see him at the Hoosier Dome on Saturday with Nathan Leigh, Bipolar Bears and Space-Age Anthony. White Rabbit Cabaret, 116 E. Prospect St., $8, 21+ Salvador Dalai Llama Farm Album Release, Melody Inn, 21+ Tad Robinson, Gordon Bonham, Cynthia Layne, Jazz Kitchen, 21+ Southern Bridges, Rick Dodd and The Dickrods, Rural Route 3, Birdy’s, 21+ Friday Night Vibe, Bartini’s, 21+ Laid, Tiki Bob’s, 21+ DJ Mes, Blu Lounge, 21+ Hillbilly Happy Hour with Bigfood Yancey (early show), Melody Inn, 21+ Billy Dunne, Chef Joseph’s at the Connoisseur Room, all-ages Rods and Cones, Rathskeller, all-ages The Josh Oldham Band, Midnight Friar, Mousetrap, 21+ Hairbangers Ball, Decibel, Vogue, 21+ Locash Cowboys, 8 Seconds Saloon, 21+
at the Trap. It’s always an intimate show at the Trap, especially when the Cats are playing. Chemical Bomb Police and Homeless Cop round out the lineup. Mousetrap, 5565 N. Keystone Ave., 21+ LOCALS TV Mike and The Scarecrowes 9 p.m. Ampersand Blues Band and Bait and Tackle Tabernacle hit the stage with TV Mike And The Scarecrowes, because The God Of Great Local Band Lineups is smiling at us. White Rabbit Cabaret, 1116 E. Prospect St., $5, 21+ PUNK Punk Rock Night 9 p.m. This is a particularly exciting edition of Punk Rock Night, featuring Mr. Clit and The Pink Cigarettes, The Hexers and Chives. Who are we kidding? Every week of Punk Rock Night is particularly exciting. Melody Inn, 3826 N. Illinois St., $6, 21+ Brenda Williams, Seven Pleasures, Jazz Kitchen, 21+ Gary Applegate, Chateau Thomas Wine Bar, 21+ Neon Night Blacklights, Bartini’s, 21+ Chad Mills and The Upright Willies, The Innocent Boys, Stampede String Band, Birdy’s, 21+
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SUNDAY TRIBUTES Led Zeppelin 2 8 p.m. Rather than a greatest hits show, tribute act Led Zeppelin 2 attempts to re-enact the live improvisation and on-stage energy that made Zeppelin such a legendary live show. Deluxe at Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St., $10 in advance, $15 at door, 21+ LOCALS Kate Lamont, Devon Ashley, Sarah Grain and The Billion of Stars, TJ Reynolds 7 p.m. Sure, it’s great that the holidays mean welcoming back far-flung relatives for meals and presents. It’s even better that our far-flung local muscians come back, too. This show features a few Hoosier musicians that are currently making their homes elsewhere; the full lineup is: Kate Lamont, Devon Ashley, Sarah Grain and The Billion of Stars and TJ Reynolds. Stop in to see these buds before they return to their new homes. The Hi-Fi, 1043 Virginia Ave., Ste. 4, $8, 21+ Steve Allee and Friends, Jazz Kitchen, 21+
The Involuntarys, Fiber, 9th Circle Symphony, Barefoot, Melody Inn, 21+ The Sax Guy, Union 50, 21+
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Bigg County, 8 Seconds Saloon, 21+
Pre-Punk Rock Night Early Show with Randy King and The New Positions, Melody Inn, 21+
Face Melting Funk Filled X-Mas 9 p.m. Indy’s own The Twin Cats host this funkified party
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White Dresses Lie, Hoosier Dome, all-ages
Bang with Cool Hand Lex, Revel Nightclub, 21+
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PUNK The Sentenced, Treatment, Ruz, Laffing Gas 7 p.m. Kismet is a new, sweet little spot in Bates – Hendricks that we
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featured in last week’s NUVO cover story on all-ages venues. This week’s show features The Sentenced, Treatment, Ruz and Laffing Gas. Kismet, 1039 E. St., $7, all-ages
Nolan, Christian Taylor, Evan Rogers, Chris Dance, Melody Inn, 21+
Tuesdays party. MetroGnome’s musical selection ranges from classic hip-hop to soul and funk. He always turns the otherwise small bar into a sea of dancing music fans. MetroGnome says we can expect more of the same, danceable nights with new guests thrown in now and then. Coaches Tavern, 28 S. Pennsylvania St., FREE, 21+
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I Heart Mondays, Red Room, 21+ Jazz Jam Session, Jazz Kitchen, 21+
PRE-PARTY Avenue Indy Jazz Quintet 7 p.m. The Jazz Kitchen is getting in the New Year’s Eve party game a whole day early. The Avenue Indy Jazz Quintet (Jeff Conrad, Rich Cohen, Garry Potter, Jesse Witman, Mitch Shiner) will help the club celebrate with a host of jazz standards and selections from the Great American Songbook. Julie Houston will feature as guest vocalist. Jazz Kitchen, 5377 N. College Ave., $10, 21+
Broke(n), Melody Inn, 21+
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 31ST All New Year’s Eve listings are on page 5B.
THURSDAY, JAN. 1ST Latin Dance Party, Jazz Kitchen, 21+ Authors Album Release Show, Hoosier Dome, all-ages Audiodacity, The Aquaducks,
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Take That! Tuesdays 10 p.m. DJ MetroGnome can be found at Coaches Tavern every Tuesday for his massive Take That!
BENEFIT ½ Fest 5 p.m. This all night fest features music from: Grey X
Gordon, Wounded Knee, Burn The Army, Pot Slammer Biff, Nash Walker and the Doctors (in their debut appearance), Sirius Blvck, John Stamps, Peter Hazed, Strong Roots, Freddie Bunz, Duke Algebra, Sidney Fenix, Indiana Chiefi, Airhockey, Breakdown Kings, Ace One, Grxzz, Bored, New Wave Collective, Pop Adrian Bless and Taco. There’s a community fest vibe, too, with all sorts of booths from different local record labels and organizations. Proceeds benefit Musical Family Tree. (Please note corrected information from last week’s all-ages cover story.) Westgate, 6450 W. 10th St., all-ages DANCE Wick-It The Instigator 9 p.m. What a way to start the new year. Wick-It The Instigator headlines this electronic show put on by Indy Mojo at the Vogue. Yes, we know you went hard Wednesday because we did too, but this isn’t a show you want to pass up, tired or not. Manic Focus, Magnetic and Nashawti round out this dance party. Vogue, 6259 N. College Ave., $10 in advance, $15 at door, 21+
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t’s been a great year with lots of things to celebrate. The downside? Your body is wrecked, and not in a small way. It’s time to detox — no, not by drinking maple-lemon water, you nut, but by eating whole, responsibly-produced food. We cannot recommend a juice cleanse in good conscience (for the health and safety of your family and friends), but we do recommend a cup of the green stuff to kick off this adventure. Happy New Year!
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Natural Born Juicers This is a no-brainer. No matter how much damage you’ve done to your body over the past year, the folks at Natural Born Juicers can help you. They’ve been slinging juice long before it was trendy, and their quaint Mass Ave shop is inviting to your vitamin-deficient pallor. Grab something green and guzzle that bad boy down. You can also mix your juice flavors for a little “cocktail” of sorts, or get some pre-made food from the cooler. 865 Massachusetts Ave., 797-4254, naturalbornjuicers.com
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Tulip Noir/Le Nectar If you’re interested in trying a wholesome, “green” eatery, this eco-friendly, American bistro features seasonal breakfast and lunch menus packed with healthy, organic options that will please the stomach and the wallet, too. Except for the sandwich bread, all items, from soups to salad dressings, are prepared on-site with natural and organically certified ingredients. Now they’ve got a new juice shop sidekick, with Le Nectar having opened this year. You can either get whole foods to chew or to drink. Either way, they’ll set you on the path to nutritional righteousness. 1224 W. 86th St., 848-5252, tulipnoircafe.com 3 Sisters Cafe There are any number of reasons to love this Broad Ripple staple. The location is great, the staff is friendly and the food is always good. In particular, vegetarians and vegans will find plenty to eat at this charming and affordable Victorian home converted into a restaurant. Known for its fresh and delicious food, 3 Sisters is making a healthy mark on the Broad Ripple area; go for a walk on the canal after your meal for an added perk. 3 Sisters is a great option for breakfast and lunch, offering great vegetarian and vegan
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alternatives to the classics. Plan to make a day in the Broad Ripple area as meals usually go on for a few hours. 6360 Guilford Ave., 257-5556, 3sisterscafein.com Fermenti Artisan Chefs Joshua Henson and Mark Cox each have 21 years in the restaurant business. But it wasn’t until over five years ago that they became interested, perhaps mildly obsessed, with fermented and cultured foods. They are both certified healing-foods specialists who can tell you all the reasons their food is good for you. The business partners are fiercely loyal to local foods — their meats come from The Smoking Goose or Rhodes Family Farm, and they have a “one-state-away” policy for all cheeses. Stop in for a bite to eat, and you can also taste one of their on-draft pours of kombucha (fermented tea) or water kefir (cultured flavored water — like a mild tart soda). 222 E Market St. (City Market), 493-1652, facebook.com/fermentiartisan SoBro Café SoBro Café offers a relaxing oasis in which to re-energize and enjoy some made-to-order sustenance at almost any time of the day. Pleasantly devoid of attitude or pretense, this smartly appointed eatery caters to a wide range of tastes, from vegan to carnivore, with a strong emphasis on freshness. The menu is short, but well thought out. The house specialty is the pannekoek, or Dutch pancake, which comes in a dozen or so preparations, some sweet and some savory. The chai tea, rich and complex, takes a few minutes to brew, but it’s absolutely worth the wait. 653 E. 52nd St., 920-8121, sobrocafe.com DUOS & DUOS Kitchen Started as a food truck, DUOS has moved into a permanent kitchen in the medical office building on 29th & Meridian. If you’re not familiar, DUOS has, far and away, some of the best vegetarian dishes available in Indy. They have lots of hot plates and sandwiches available without meat, but we at NUVO HQ are the biggest fans
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of the DUOS Kitchen salad bar. You could call it “slow, whole food” done fast for working folks. Every day the menu changes (and the salad bar remains awesome), so expect something fresh each time. 2960 N. Meridian St., duosindy.com Public Greens As part of the Patachou family of restaurants, Public Greens is turning out the fresh, thoughtful fare that Martha Hoover’s family of restaurants is known for. There’s a twist though: all of the profits from the restaurant will go to fund their charitable Patachou Foundation, which feeds meals to food-insecure kids around the city. The self-service, organic and whole-food location has a staff farmer and sources from their micro farm just across the Monon from the restaurant. The location also has a knockout patio, which will be used for live music and seating in the warmer months. But no matter what you order on the menu or from the beer taps (yes, it has those, too), you’ll be helping feed hungry central Indiana kids. Monon Trail in Broad Ripple, 317-202-0765, publicgreensurbankitchen.com Ezra’s Enlightened Cafe It’s been a banner year for raw and vegan enthusiasts in Indianapolis. Ezra’s opened over the summer in Broad Ripple, bringing a whole foods, raw vegan revolution with it. They serve everything from pizza to soup, all of it organic and minimally processed. To call it “superfood” is the understatement of the century, and even the most “rabbit food”-opposed diner can find something they like at Ezra’s. During cold season, we highly recommend making regular stops to the juice bar to power up your immune system. They’ve got the edible cure for what ails you. 6516 Ferguson St., 317-255-3972, ezrasenlightenedcafe.com
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3. The Grand Budapest Hotel Trouble is afoot in a remote resort-spa in 1932. Wes Anderson’s latest artfully framed diorama/pop-up book/ puppet show does all of the good things you’d expect, but there’s more this time. Aided immeasurably by Ralph Fiennes exceptional lead performance, the fanciful trappings and shifting spotlights somehow seem more genuine than the real world. Anderson doesn’t just take viewers through the looking glass, he shows us the depth within it. Costarring every cool actor on Earth. On video now. 4. Life Itself Filmmaker Steve James (Hoop Dreams) worked with Roger and Chaz Ebert to incorporate the realities of the “third act” of the famed writer’s life into this documentary based on Ebert’s book. The result is fascinating, funny, heartbreaking and honest. We see Ebert being noble, brave and clever. We also see him behaving like a spoiled schoolboy. We see him prepare for his own death. Unforgettable. On video Feb. 17.
BOYHOOD 2. Boyhood Filmmaker Richard Linklater and his cast got together for a few days of shooting every year for 12 years to create this transcendent look at one boy’s journey to the brink of adulthood. The specifics of life for the kid and his family trigger memories of your life and it all swirls together. Remarkable. The film is nearly three hours long, but the time flies by, as time is wont to do. Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette and Ethan Hawke star. On video Jan. 6. 10B FILM // 12.24.14 - 01.07.15 // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // NUVO
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THE 20 BEST MOVIES OF 2014 1. Whiplash J.K. Simmons plays a teacher at a prestigious music academy determined to find the greatness in a student by any means necessary. Miles Teller plays a drummer who wants to be great. Whiplash is a ferocious piece of work, a rattling wooden roller-coaster of a movie. Never mind the particulars, never mind the mistakes, just hang on tight and savor what happens when two exceptional actors sink their teeth into a script and never let go. Whether the spectacle we witness is bullying or academic S&M, Whiplash is riveting. In theaters now.
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her heart!) and young Jaeden Lieberher (holding his own with Murray). Sweet, sad and funny. In theaters now. 7. Locke He’s supposed to be headed home to his family. He needs to be at work for a big event in the morning. Instead he’s driving to a hospital where a coworker he had sex with is about to give birth. We stay with him in the car for the entire movie. Sure, the concept is gimmicky, but it works because lead actor Tom Hardy is extraordinarily talented. On video now. 8. Foxcatcher Remember the news story about John du Pont, the wealthy eccentric whose involvement with wrestling took a tragic turn? This is the fictionalized version of that bizarre reality. Steve Carell plays du Pont, with Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo costarring as wrestling brothers Mark and Dave Schultz. The acting is top notch. Trying to figure out what was going on in du Pont’s head will drive you crazy. Opens locally in January.
9. The Imitation Game Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Alan Turing, the British logician and cryptologist called in by his government to crack the Germans’ Enigma Code. Another situation complicates matters further. The WWII thriller/drama is fascinating. Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley lead a powerhouse cast. In theaters now. 10. Force Majeure When it looked like disaster was about to strike, Mom threw her arms around the kids, while dad grabbed his cell phone and ran. And with that the tone of the family vacation changed. Are instinctive reactions a measure of a person’s character? That’s just one of the questions this pitch black comedy gives you to chew on. On video Feb. 10. 11. X-Men: Days of Future Past Clever superhero epic with some killer action scenes. On video now. 12. American Sniper Bradley Cooper is outstanding in Clint Eastwood’s portrait of real-life military sniper Chris Kyle. Opens locally in January. 13. Point and Shoot In this unusual documentary, a young guy tries to take a self-described “crash course in manhood,” filming himself along the way, of course. The goings-on get seriously weird. On video Feb. 17.
5. Guardians of the Galaxy Chris Pratt sets the tone of the highly entertaining space epic. He’s spot-on as a Han Solo type, swaggering about and cracking wise, while radiating a sunniness that warms those in his sphere of influence. By example, he helps his teammates be better souls. On video now. 6. St. Vincent The story is routine: Grumpy old coot babysits his new neighbor’s kid because he needs the money. Antics and bonding occur. But the stars are Bill Murray (in peak form), Melissa McCarthy (underplaying, bless
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14. Gone Girl Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike star in David Fincher’s adaptation of the best-selling novel about a search for a missing person that — ahem — takes a surprising turn. On video Jan. 13.
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SNOWPIERCER sci-fi action flick starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt. On video now under the title Live Die Repeat. 16. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes The second in the POTA reboot is a Shakespearean action/ tragedy, with a bold lead performance by Andy Serkis. On video now. 17. The Lego Movie Everything is awesome in this bright animated family film starring Chris Pratt. On video January 6. 18. Chef Jon Favreau wrote, directed and stars in this feel-good story of a father, his son, their extended family and a food truck. Light and charming. On video now. 19. Wild Reese Witherspoon plays a woman who decides to shake up her troubled life by hiking the 1,100 mile Pacific Crest Trail. Flashbacks show what brought her there. Witherspoon shows what keeps her going. Laura Dern costars. In theaters now. 20. Snowpiercer Class war on a post apocalyptic train traveling the earth forever. Way better than it sounds. Starring Chris Evans and Tilda Swinton. On video now.
HONORABLE MENTIONS: • Nightcrawler — searing performance by Jake Gyllenhaal as a gonzo news photographer. • The Raid 2: Berandal — almost non-stop kick-ass fighting. • Captain America: The Winter Soldier — superhero spy story. • Birdman — Michael Keaton triumphs over
show-off direction and a maddening score. • A Most Violent Year — Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain in a taut crime story. • Tim’s Vermeer — ace documentary about an art mystery. • Jodorowsky’s Dune — fun documentary about the Dune that might have been. • Love is Strange — John Lithgow and Alfred Molina in a touching love story. • The Lunch Box — smart Indian film about a different sort of a relationship.
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A MILLION WAYS TO DIE IN THE WEST • A Million Ways to Die in the West — Seth MacFarlane’s vanity project isn’t faintly funny. • Left Behind — Nicolas Cage in a reboot of a Kirk Cameron movie about a post-rapture world...how embarrassing. • Transformers: Age of Extinction — what’s Mark Wahlberg doing in this junk? • Hercules — Hercules and his crew are con artists in this version. • Sin City: A Dame to Kill For — the first one was striking; this one is stricken. — ED JOHNSON-OTT
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23. NYE Spectacular 6 p.m. Free party, free champagne, cheeseburgers, raffles and cash prizes. Your favorite hockey bar is keeping it simple and easy for New Year’s Eve. If you get there early enough, you can commandeer the jukebox, too. Sinking Ship, 4923 N. College Ave., FREE, 21+
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Old National Centre New Year’s Eve 8:30 p.m. This party takes over the main floor and basement venues of Old National Centre. MOKB Presents is bringing Here Come The Mummies to the Egyptian Room. You might think Here Come The Mummies are best as a Halloween jam band, but we think these wrapped up dirty dudes (lyrically dirty, no shade against their mummified wraps) are the perfect way to ring in your slightly scandalous, creepy NYE. In Deluxe, Cosby Sweater, Groovatron and North American Scum (an LCD Soundsystem tribute act) hit the stage; there’s DJ sets in Deco (the gorgeous downstairs art deco bar) from locals A-Squared, Action Jackson and Lemi Vice. Various tickets get you in and out to the different shows, so peruse those carefully. Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St., $30 - $125, all-ages
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Fountain Square New Year’s Eve Retro Dance Party DJ BJ holds down this free party at Imbibe, which has those big, open windows for you to watch the NYE revelers pass through the Square. Hit this party up on your way to other Square spots — or on your way out of those. It’s free, so expect it to be packed. Imbibe, 1105 Shelby St., FREE, 21+
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specials and dancing. Rock Lobster, 820 Broad Ripple Ave., free until 10:30, 21+
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9 p.m. This one’s a hot ticket — oh, too soon after the IMA’s announcement about admission requirements in 2015? All galleries will be open, including the current special exhibition of works by Georgia O’Keeffe. Ticket price includes international cuisines and luxury cocktails, plus performances and “inventive new spaces.” We like the mysterious sound of that. There’s a mixology bar in the contemporary gallery and a swanky outdoor lounge, too. Indianapolis Museum of Art, 4000 Michigan St., $125 - $200, 21+
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New Year’s Eve and 9-Year Anniversary 6:30 p.m. We hope you picked up last week’s cover story on all-ages venues in Indy. Hoosier Dome is one of our favorites of the bunch — and they’re celebrating in-house booking company Piradical Productions 9-year anniversary on NYE, too. Come out early for music; it’s all over by 11 p.m., so you can still hit up another balldroppin’ party, too. Hoosier Dome, 1627 Prospect St., $8, all-ages
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New Year’s Eve at Union 50 8 p.m. 2014 brought a lot of great things: a final season of Breaking Bad, a new Nicki Minaj album, a new restaurant and live music spot on Mass Ave. Union 50 is celebrating its first year on Mass with a free NYE party. Expect a champagne toast and sweet drink specials. Local band Audiodacity will provide tunes. Union 50, 620 E. St. free, 21+
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Countdown to Noon 10 a.m. Zak Morgan will provide the tunes for this midday countdown, perfect for those with little ones who would never make it to the ball drop. Later, grab a sitter, drop those snoozers off, and head out to hit the town.
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Rocky Horror Picture Show 7:30 p.m., 11:30 p.m. Yes, movie virgins get devirginized half an hour before each screening of Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Buskirk and prop bags are for sale at the door. All proceeds from the screenings benefit Cardinal Stage Company’s educational outreach programs. Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 114 E. Kirkwood Ave. (Bloomington), $10, free with costume, 21+
32. Short Film Dinner 6 p.m., 9 p.m. This newbie brunch spot is turning itself into a dinner theater with a prix fixe meal and film screening. Each course (and they do sound delectable) is paired with a different short film. Tickets are going fast — the 9 p.m. screening is already sold out — so hop on it. Milktooth, 534 Virginia Ave., $70 with option $35 drink add-on, 21+
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New Year’s Eve Rebirth 7 p.m. Locals Dell Zell, Kaleidostars, Indien, Bashiri Asad and DJ Diablo ring in the New Year at Birdy’s. Birdy’s, 2131 E. 71st St., 21+
36. NYE Party 9 p.m. DJ Rican, DJ Smiley, DJ TeeJay, DJ LA, DJ Bado, DJ LED, MC Poncho, MC LA: say all those names ten times fast. They’re more than just a tongue-twister, they’re your entertainment all night at Adobo Grill’s NYE party. Bring on the tequila. Adobo Grill, 110 E. Washington St., $75 - $99, 21+
37. New Year’s Eve DJ Eade is your party maker at this chilled out Bloomington party. The Bishop, 123 S. Walnut St. (Bloomington), FREE, 21+
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Bacon Legs and Turntables Soft Opening 5 p.m. We’re still wrapping our heads around this one. Bacon, yes we love bacon. Legs? Yes, we love legs (turkey, frog, chicken, all sorts). And turntables? Well, DJs are our favorite people. Combine them all and you get new (odd) concept restaurant/ club Bacon Legs and Turntables, which is planning a soft opening on NYE from 5 p.m. — 2 a.m. They’ll have free hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar, plus tunes from house dj, DJ Scooter. Bacon Legs and Turntables, 1 N. Meridian St., FREE, 21+
34. It’s a Masqueerade, Ya’ll 39. Black Tie Bash 8 p.m. Fanciest mask contest. We repeat Back Door is hosting a FANCIEST MASK CONTEST. Plus a champagne toast at midnight and DJs all night long. Dance, dance, dance. Back Door, 207 S. College Ave. (Bloomington), FREE, 21+
35. NYE 2015 9 p.m. DJ Ron is on deck; drag shows at 9:30, 11 p.m. and 1 a.m. One of the best spots to dance in the city on any night, but on New Year’s Eve? Pure magic. Talbott St., 2145 N. Talbott St., $5, 21+
9 p.m. Organizers have requested you wear black and white to this affair, which features Jai Baker. Get in touch early if you want to book a booth or table; everyone gets a drink to toast with at midnight. $20 bottles of champagne are available all night long. Tin Roof, 36 S. Pennsylvania St., $20, 21+
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FILM OPENING Big Eyes Not a ton of Oscar buzz for this new one from Tim Burton, based on the true story of Walter Keane, a successful mid-century Californian artist who happened to have been living a lie as big as the adorable, Mangaesque eyes in his paintings. Christoph Waltz plays Keane and Amy Adams is his wife and partner in crime. PG-13, opens Dec. 24 in wide release Foxcatcher No. 8 on Ed Johnson-Ott’’s Top 20 of 2014 list (see pg. 31). R, opens Dec. 25 at Keystone Art The Gambler Mark Wahlberg is Jim Bennett, an English professor and committed gambler who gets in too deep. John Goodman is the loan shark who threatens to kill his “entire bloodline” (you’ve probably seen the trailer). And then there’s student Brie Larson, who knows his secret. A remake of James Toback’s 1974 film starring James Caan. R, opens Dec. 24 in wide release
The Woman in Black: Angel of Death Daniel Radcliffe opted out of this sequel to the 2012 haunted house/troubled orphans horror. R, opens Jan. 2 in wide release Unbroken The story of WWII vet and Olympic distance runner Louie Zamperini, who survived a plane crash — then a 47-day sojourn on a life boat — and then a Japanese POW camp. Director Angelina Jolie told NPR Zamperini saw a rough cut of the film before his death in July at age 97. PG-13, opens Dec. 24 in wide release
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Winter Nights film series Fridays from Jan. 2-Feb. 27, 8 p.m. Intrepid filmgoers are invited to show up a couple hours early to each screening in the IMA’s Winter Nights series and head on over to the Sutphin Fountain Room, where curator Scott Stulen will have a bunch of themed programming at the ready, from rock trivia before A Hard Day’s Night (the rock musical to end all rock musicals) to a medieval weaponry workshop of sorts prior to Monty Python and the Holy Grail. All screenings are in 35mm, unless noted. This is just about your only chance to see films on film at the IMA, so take advantage of it. The series opens Jan. 2 with O Brother, Where Art Thou?, The Coen brothers’ retelling of Homer’s Odyssey, paired with a pre-show bluegrass performance. Indianapolis Museum of Art, $9 public, $6 members ($71 public, $51 member for season package), imamuseum.org
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The Imitation Game No. 9 on Ed’s Top 20 (still pg. 31). PG-13, opens Dec. 24 in wide release Into the Woods Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Johnny Depp and Tracey Ullman star in Rob Marshall’s (Chicago, Nine) adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s 1986 Grimm Bros-inspired musical. Advance reviews are rather generous. “The first two-thirds of the film, which are like the Brothers Grimm’s Greatest Hits on laughing gas, have a fizzy, fairy-dust energy,” says Entertainment Weekly. PG, opens Dec. 24 in wide release
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Scott Long Dec. 26-27, 7:45 and 10 p.m. Dysfunctional child turned sardonic monologuist Long handles all your post-Holiday catharsis needs. Crackers Broad Ripple, $17.50-22.50, crackerscomedy.com
Marvel Universe Live Jan. 2-4. The quest for the Cosmic Cube finds The Avengers and friends teaming up against some of the harshest villains across the universe. More than 25 Marvel characters feature in this battle of mighty brothers. This is billed as a “live-action arena experience” and is produced by the same company that brought you Disney on Ice, the Ringling Bros Circus and a ton of monster truck rallies. “The climax is a battle between about a dozen heroes and a couple of dozen villains and henchmen where people fly around the stage on various hovercraft, careen about on motorcycles, and Bruce Banner turns into the Hulk, the only effect that is actually very cool and the one that got the biggest cheer from all the kids in attendance,” The Guardian said regarding a London incarnation of the show. Bankers Life Fieldhouse, $25-120, marveluniverselive.com Good People Jan. 7-Feb. 1. Down on her luck, single mother Margie Walsh (played by IRT regular Constance Macy) needs a pick-me-up. Recently unemployed, she’s running out of cash and the future looks bleak. Walsh turns to her old high school boyfriend for help; ex’s are ex’s for a reason, but she’s desperate — and he’s a doctor. The cast also includes Nick Abeel, Peggy Cosgrave and Dee Pelletier with Mark Cuddy directing. Indiana Repertory Theatre, $25-59, irtlive.com
Straight Up Stupid Jan 4, 8 p.m. Comicview and Def Comedy Jam vet TuRae will handle hosting duties for the 2014 kickoff to Morty’s Sunday night showcase, featuring Leon Rogers, Daryl Damn and Jus Will. Morty’s Comedy Joint, $15 advance, $20 door, mortyscomedy.com
STAGE The Odd Couple Dec. 27-Feb. 8. B&B mainstay Eddie Curry is Felix and Jeff Stockberger is Oscar in the opener to the dinner theater’s 42nd season. Beef & Boards, $40-65 (includes buffet), beefandboards.com
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Dancing with the Stars Live! Jan. 7, 7:30 p.m. We won’t hold it against you if this is your thing. Alfonso Ribeiro hosts. Featuring dancers Kym Johnson, Witney Carson, Emma Slater, Valentin Chmerkovskiy, Mark Ballas, Keo Motsepe and Sasha Farber. Murat Theatre at Old National Centre, $41.50-322.30 (plus fees), dwtstour.com
VISUAL Vanishing Points: New Work by Justin Vining Jan. 2, 6-9 p.m.; work hangs through Jan. 30. The Harrison Center opens the year with Midwestern surrealism from Vining in the Harrison Gallery, plus encaustic prints of Indiana wildflowers by Carolyn Springer in the City Gallery, more than a decade’s worth of paintings by Ben Pines in Gallery No. 2, photography by Herron student Sarah Bumbalough in Hank & Dolly’s Gallery and paintings by Ball State prof Hannah Barnes in the annex. Harrison Center for the Arts, FREE, harrisoncenter.org St. John’s Bible exhibition Opening reception Jan. 6, 6:30-8:30 p.m, through Jan. 31. They’re calling it the first “completely handwritten and illuminated Bible to have been commissioned by a Benedictine Abbey since the invention of the printing press.” And while the original copy of master calligrapher Donald Johnson’s magnum opus — commissioned by Saint John’s Abbey and University in Collegeville, Minnesota, in 1996 and completed in 2011 — won’t be traveling to Indy, we’ll have the chance to see the next best thing: 25 mounted prints drawn from the entirety of the Bible, plus a bound copy of the compete Pentateuch (which you may also know as the Torah or the first five books of the Old Testament). There’s a ton of programming at the Indiana Interchurch Center associated with the month-long exhibition, including a calligraphy workshop (Jan. 10, call 9233617 for reservations) a talk by IUPUI professor Peter Thuesen on “The Bible as a Mirror of the Ages” (Jan. 13, 6:30 p.m.), a panel discussion on the relationship between the Pentateuch and social justice (Jan. 21, 6:30 p.m.) and a storytelling event featuring Hindu, Buddhist and Sikh creation stories (Jan. 27, 6:30 p.m.). Docent tours of the exhibition are available weekdays Jan. 7-31 by appointment (call 923-3617). Note that the opening reception will begin with an ecumenical call to prayer. Indiana Interchurch Center, FREE, saintjohnsbible.org NUVO // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // 12.24.14 - 01.07.15 // ARTS 9B
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Punk Rock Night NYE Spectacular 9 p.m. Ring in the new year Punk Rock Night style with some great bands and tantalizing burlesque all for one Hamilton (that’s $10, folks). The Zero Boys, Maella Cai Vane, The Dockers, Lickers, Savage Master all take the stage to punkify your last minutes of 2014 and first minutes of 2015. A free PBR toast and bra drop — yes, a bra drop — at midnight is just icing on the cake. Melody Inn, 3826 N. Illinois St., $10, 21+
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9 p.m. It’s a Big Damn New Year’s Party. Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band bring their bluesy tracks to the Bluebird for this end of the year throwdown. Bountiful blues at the Bluebird in Bloomington (alliteration! wordplay!) will start your new year off on the right note. The Bluebird, 216 N. Walnut St., (Bloomington), $15 advance, $20 doors, 21+
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CSz Celebrates New Year’s 7:30, 10:30 p.m. CSz continues their New Year’s Eve tradition this year at the Athenaeum in order to seat more Loyal Fanz, (what the improv comedy theatre calls its audience). There will be two different shows: 7:30 p.m. for you party people with ball drop plans and 10:30 p.m., which ends with a countdown to midnight. Both shows include a ComedySports match, merch and a sparkling cider toast. Atheneum, 401 E. Michigan St., $20
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9 p.m. A little fire, a little ice. The Vogue will split in half to ring in the new year with a visual overload: Fire spinners, ice dancers, aerial acrobats and DJ Marcus spinning the tunes. Pick a side and enjoy a cash balloon drop and toast at midnight. The Vogue, 6259 N. College Ave., $20 advance, 21+
7:30, 10 p.m. A little comedic relief to end the year as Midwest man James Johann takes the Crackers’ stage. Cracker’s Comedy Club, $22.50-32.50, 21+
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NYE at the Hard Rock Cafe 7 p.m. Celebrate the New Year with a dinner buffet and live music from DJ T-Bone. Prime rib and dance music to ring in 2015. Hard Rock Cafe, 49 S. Meridian St., $20, $50 VIP, 21+
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The Big-Ass Burlesque Bingo Bango 10 p.m. Bingo. Bango. Burlesque. Join hosts Dorgan, Milroy and Betty for a sexified bingo experience. Drink as much, or as little as you want and be on the lookout for surprises throughout the night. White Rabbit Cabaret, 1116 E. Prospect St., $30 advance, $45 doors, 21+
11. NYE with Zanna Doo 7 p.m. The Doo host this New Year’s Eve Party at the Rathskeller. The Indy-based cover band will be on stage from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. and trust us, they have plenty of music to pass the time. Ranging from disco to rock to Top 40s, Zanna-Doo! has a little something for everyone. Best of Indy winner London Rose will get the evening started at 7 p.m. Rathskeller, 401 E. Michigan St., $50 advance, $55 doors, 21+
12. New Orleans NYE Party 9 p.m. The Jazz Kitchen is changing things up this year for their New Year’s Eve party. They’re spicing it up by opening up room for dancing and bringing in The Funk Quarter, an 8-piece groovy funk band playing New Orleans classics. It’s a NOLA funked out party that’s sure to get you on your feet and shaking your booty. Jazz Kitchen, 5377 N. College Ave., $75 in the lounge, $90 main dining room
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“Frozen in Time” NYE Celebration 7:30 p.m. What better way to end the year than with a full stomach? Chef Joseph’s is offering a New Year’s Eve wine pairing and five-course dinner featuring dishes like Chinese spiced seared salmon, seared rare duck and spiced prime rib. Dinner begins at 7:30 p.m. and is followed by performances from Nancy Moore and Sean Baker, which will ring in the New Year Chef Joseph’s, 115 E. Ohio St., $100, 21+
14. NYE Revelution 10 p.m. Revel’s very first NYE celebration features DJ Sean Mack and Sinclair Wheeler on the decks bringing you one of Indy’s biggest dance parties. Revel, 225 S. Meridian St., $35, 21+
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15. Blu Year’s Eve 9 p.m. Blu is offering an open bar. Yes, you read that correctly: an open bar on New Year’s Eve. $80 will get you unlimited well liquor, beer and wine while $20 more will get you the same thing but with premium liquor. DJs John Larner and Slater Hogan will spin the tunes as you imbibe. Blu Lounge, 240 S. Meridian St., $80-100, 21+
16. Ciroc the New Year 9 p.m. Party in the sky and enjoy a 360-degree view of beautiful Downtown Indy. This rooftop event features an all-inclusive top-shelf bar with light hors d’oeuvres, a champagne toast, a fireworks show and party favors. Combine that with music from local DJs Indiana Jones, Gabby Love, Lockstar and Gno, and you’ve got yourself a party. Regions Bank Tower, 1 Indiana Square, $130, 21+
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7:30 p.m. Pour one out for Cam O’Connor, our alt comedy organizer king, who is moving to Cincinnati next month to continue his comedy career. But before he goes, he’s put together this early comedy NYE show featuring locals Jordan Mather-Licht, Melinda Kashner (winner, 2014 Funniest Person in Cincinnati), Jimmy Roberson, Leslie Dinsmore, Joe Fitzpatrick (organizer of Comedy Mixtape at Talbott St.) and local Ska band, The Circle City Deacons, will also play. a set by O’Connor himself. This show is free (although donations are definitely accepted) and will run from 7:30 - 10:30 p.m., so you can head to a totally different party after. Flat 12 beer will be sold on site. Seriously, a heartfelt thank you from NUVO to Cam O’Connor for consistently bringing excellent comedy to Indianapolis stages. You’re one of the good guys, Cam. Vibes Music, 1051 E. 54th St., donations accepted, all-ages
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(ready to see what the crystal ball says about your 2015?) This event always sells out, so plan ahead on more than just that mask. Union Station, 39 Jackson Place, $49-169, 21+
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NYE Party at Howl at the Moon 7 p.m. Take it from someone recently at Howl at the Moon for a bachelorette party — some truly debauched stuff goes down at this piano bar. Plus: Taylor Swift covers! Never change, Howl at the Moon. They’re offering three different party packages for NYE revelers, depending on how crunk you want to get while dancing to Billy Joel. Howl at the Moon, 20 W. Georgia St., $35-90, 21+
7 p.m. Bartini’s is hosting a full–on NYE dinner, complete with five (?!) buffet lines, specialty cocktails from Ciroc, Captain Morgan and Crown Royal — and for those not inclined towards the hard stuff, every possible thing Coors has to offer. Yes, the price tag on this one is pricey, but did you hear us? Five buffet lines! Bartini’s and Cadillac Ranch, 39 W. Jackson Place $125, 21+
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8:45 p.m. Have you been paper-macheing your own masquerade mask all week getting ready for this Ball? No? You bought one at Hobby Lobby? That’s okay, too. Union Station’s Masquerade Ball is long one of Indy’s biggest NYE events — there’s actually three different parties planned at the Station, including ‘90s hip-hop tribute group Too White Crew in the Grand Hall, local acoustic acts in the Iron Horse Lounge and DJs in the Illinois St. Ballroom. Your ticket gets you access to all three. Organizers are bringing a caricaturist, face painter and psychic
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7 p.m. The Slippery Noodle is our official pick for best New Year’s Eve party to take your dad to. Now, hear us out. They’re offering a $250 package for a table of four that gets you a prime rib and shrimp cocktail buffet, plus reserved seats. Now, your dad doesn’t go anywhere unless he knows he can get prime rib, shrimp cocktail and a good seat, right? (Maybe we’re just talking about our dad.) Tad Robinson and friends provide the tunes in that room. They’ve also got a $30 package where you’re in the door to see local legend The Why Store, whom you’ll toast with champagne as the ball drops. See you and your dads there. Slippery Noodle Inn, 372 S. Meridian St., $30, $250 for a table of 4, 21+
18. NYE with Last IV 9 p.m. Rusty, Tufty, Devon and Vess’ new band the Last IV is a band built for New Year’s Eve. With a set including a hearty mix of covers and new original rock and roll (delivered straight to your face with that Redenbacher panache) at Tufty’s own spot, Radio Radio, this show will be a NUVO // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // 12.24.14 - 01.07.15 // NYE 7B
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— something, that is, to be shared ook at it this way, if you’re the equally by all citizens. Indianapolis Museum of Art: A lot of That, in fact, is a large part of what’s people really care about you. made city living worthwhile. If they were That’s probably the only way to think noisier, dirtier, and more crowded, citabout the vociferous blowback that’s ies also had magical amenities, like art greeted the IMA’s announced plan to museums, libraries and parks, where impose an admission fee of $18. you could find yourself in ways unavailUp until now, the city’s art museum able anywhere else. has been free for all but one year since it To some extent, it’s still this way. was founded in 1883. This constitutes a But there’s no denying the cache once remarkable history, one that places the associated with “the fine arts” has been IMA in a special position relative to its vaporized by a century’s worth of mass hometown. communications, media and entertainIndianapolis has never been a truly ment. I mean, now you can watch a big city, but that’s not to say that it movie on your phone! didn’t, at one time, have a large sense Cultural institutions, rather than comof itself. In the late 1800s and through the Gilded Age, Indy was populated with munity landmarks, have become part a large class of entrepreneurs who created an impressive amount of wealth and, with it, There was also something sought to make their city democratic and downright American a kind of provincial cultural capital, similar to about the idea that the arts and those found in Europe. Part of this process ideas could be for everyone, involved the creation of and that a cultural institution like a cultural institutions that would be free and open museum of art might be considered to everyone. In those days, learning about the part of a city’s commonwealth. arts was considered part of what went into becoming an upwardly mobile of a larger leisure time marketplace. As citizen. Looking at paintings by old such, they have been forced to reevalumasters, listening to music by classical ate what they do — and for whom. composers, reading books by famous In deciding to charge admission, the authors was part of a civilizing process IMA is following a script adopted by that not only led to the self-improvemost other museums. Its leaders have ment of individuals, but an enhanced doubtless run the numbers and calcucommunity. lated some kind of monetary benefit. This, of course, became a rich subject But in becoming more like their peers, for satire. The striving and pretensions of would-be sophisticates is still a target- they are also making themselves less distinctive and, in the process, less a rich environment. part of what makes Indianapolis special. But there was also something demoThe IMA’s free admission policy defined cratic and downright American about art as part of the abundance of this city’s the idea that the arts and ideas could be life, a treasure anyone might share. for everyone, and that a cultural instituCharging admission makes it just tion like a museum of art might be conanother consumer choice. n sidered part of a city’s commonwealth
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e know picking your New Year’s Eve plans can be stressful. Luckily, NUVO’s stacked with consummate party professionals who have trained for years to help you seamlessly plan your perfect New Year’s Eve. This year, we’ve plotted out the parties according to two criteria: cost and booziness. From the free and epically booze-tacular to the extremely pricey and sober, and absolutely everywhere in between, we’ve got your New Year’s Eve sorted according to a (not exactly precise) science. We’ve even got a couple picks for those with kids. Just pick where you want to be on the cheap/pricey, sober/boozy matrix and check out the corresponding excerpts on the next few pages. Find even more event listings at NUVO.net.
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PRICEY Stop by Robert Indiana’s iconic piece on your way into the IMA’s gala.
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6 p.m. End the year with a bang with this familyfriendly alcohol-free celebration in the Governor Frank O’Bannon Great Hall. Face painting, stilt walkers, clowns and music will highlight the evening. And a balloon drop at 8 p.m. allows the little ones to celebrate the New Year in style and still make it home before bedtime. Indiana State Museum, 650 W. Washington St., $7 members, $13 non-members
2. NYE on Georgia St. New this year: Indianapolis is hosting a unique New Year’s Eve celebration on Georgia St. featuring several different musical acts, food trucks, drinks (of course) and a midnight drop that you won’t find anywhere else. Headlining the event will be national EDM artist The White Panda with An Innocent Band, Corey Cox, The Groove Factor, Greta Speaks and house DJ: Fred Lockett a.k.a. DJ Lockstar all joining them throughout the evening. But what makes this event so unique is the “ball drop,” or in this case the IndyCar drop: A suspended IndyCar will descend during the countdown amidst fireworks. Indianapolis is the Racing Capital of the World, after all. Georgia St., FREE, all-ages
3. 9th Annual Grateful New Year 7 p.m. What haven’t we said about local Grateful Dead tribute band Hyryder? They’ll host this annual New Years show at the Trap where you can expect more than one set. And if that’s not enough for you, legendary guitarist Fareed Hague will join the guys as a special guest. The Mousetrap, 5565 N. Keystone Ave, 21+
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should’ve motivated such a drastic policy change at the IMA). But here’s hoping our more storied institutions can weather the storm and find some of that grassroots energy that powers outfits like Big Car. As for film, I’d love to see Indy Film Fest and Heartland continue to expand their year-round programming (and how about a retrospective or two to put new work in context?) and the IMA move forward with a hinted-at expansion of film programming (no reason The Toby couldn’t become a full-scale cinema like those found at art museums in Detroit and Cleveland).
appy New Year. We’ve got high hopes for 2015, we at NUVO do — see, we’re a bunch of optimists. (Well, most of us. Usually.) Need proof? We’re going to take this column and pass it around to every editor here at Indy’s Alternative Voice and let ‘em answer this question: What does each of us hope to see happen in the upcoming year? MANAGING EDITOR/SPORTS EDITOR ED WENCK: I’m hopeful that events in Ferguson and NYC propel us toward a more open discussion on race, poverty and the continued militarization of local police departments. Maybe we’ll find a way to begin to repair the strained relations between cops and the communities they police. I’m hopeful we can begin to have a measured and rational conversation about the stupidity of marijuana prohibition in Indiana. I’m praying that the state legislature’s supermajority doesn’t roll environmental regulations and advancements back into the 19th century. And as far as the sports desk is concerned, I’m really hoping Paul George heals up right. NEWS EDITOR AMBER STEARNS: I hope the education discussion in our city and state moves in a positive direction with focus returning to our most important asset: The children. I’m hopeful real conversations will continue to evolve so that systemic racism can be identified and eradicated. I pray our right wing legislators, both state and national, learn to value the lives of those from other countries who seek refuge and opportunity within our borders as much as they value the lives of the unborn. I’m hopeful that Indy residents will pay attention to the words and actions of our municipal candidates and not let the apathy found in the 2014 election follow them into the new year. And finally, I’m cautiously optimistic that no one from Indiana will do or say something so stupid that it attracts national attention and warrants harsh ridicule from the likes of The Daily Show. ARTS/FILM EDITOR SCOTT SHOGER: I can’t wait to see what Big Car Collective
(From top to bottom) hemp advocate Jamie Campbell, Big Car turns ten years old, Westside saw an explosion of Spanish music clubs.
FOOD EDITOR SARAH MURRELL: It’s been a banner year for food in Indy, with new events like Chefs’ Night Off and Indianapolis On Deck spicing up the food scene outside of the traditional restaurant. I hope to see more things like this, plus more unusual events like Erin Till’s IMA brunch and Prairie Plates—places where dining and an experience collide. I also hope the continued campaign to raise awareness about the full scope of the food supply so that diners are as aware of the impact of their buying choices as the back-of-house folks are — for example, we’repaying for mangoes and avocados to be shipped in from thousands of miles away. I have no doubt that the chefs in town will keep innovating, and I hope there will be an excited dining public ready to support innovation. I have a feeling this is going to be the year of the Indy Food explosion.
has cooked up for a year’s worth of public arts programming on Monument Circle. They are, of course, our “city’s camp counselor,” to quote Hoppe, devoted to making art both fun and useful. But therein lies the rub: While Big Car has struck black, philanthropic gold by pitching a social practice approach that’s explicitly tied in to urban revitalization, that support would seem to have dried up when it comes to our less quantifiable fine arts. Or why else would the IMA have abandoned a decades-long free admission policy for a $18 ticket ($3 more than The Louvre, as many have pointed out)? Not to mention that the Indy Opera can’t seem to get through a season. No doubt that mismanagement has played a role in these financial crises (and only a crisis
MUSIC EDITOR KATHERINE COPLEN: I’m hopeful that our local record stores will continue selling more and more vinyl — and in the process keep their doors open. I’m wishing for more all-ages/DIY spaces, and continued booking of superdiverse local shows that bring together all sorts of genres and styles. I hope for the continued success of venues run by Indy’s immigrant community, like the Westside’s vibrant Spanish music clubs and Midtown’s Caribbean Village. I hope 2015 brings another real, true breakout artist or band from Indianapolis, like 2014 did with Lily and Madeleine. I wish for a locally released cassette in every stocking and a 7-inch under every Hanukkah Bush. And I’ve got my fingers crossed that Bey and Jay can keep it together. n
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