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Meanwhile, as we anxiously await the opening of the new Speed Art Museum, we have for you another teaser of what’s to come. We sit down with Anne Taylor Brittingham, director of engagement, to learn about what exciting programs the Speed is offering to truly connect with the community like never before. Check out the Profile and learn how you will be able to directly interact with the Speed once it opens in March.

As the saying goes New Year, new you, and I can already tell that 2016 is going to be a great year for all of us. We all try to make New Year’s resolutions – losing weight, quitting smoking, managing money.

But so often we are unable to follow through. Why? We asked a couple Louisville life coaches about this, and they dive into the explanation of setting a goal and keeping it, what works and what doesn’t. If you set a resolution for 2016, read this article to know how to make this goal maintainable and achievable.

In Sports, Mike Rutherford looks at the UofL football season and discusses how an 0-3 start doesn’t always mean complete disaster.

Congratulations to the Cards for their win in the Music City Bowl!

Elsewhere, our Horse Sense writer John Asher weighs in on what 2015 meant for racing and what 2016 will hold, both at Churchill Downs and beyond.

To keep with the New Year’s resolution trend, we talked with Healthy Eating LLC in this week’s Tastes. Healthy Eating LLC prepares healthy meals for you to have in your home, making nutrition easier than ever. Owner Marcus Childs does all the hard work for you by prepping nutritious meals. He offers different proteins, veggies and fruits and will even deliver your meals to you for the day or even week.

So when you are stressing about how to meal prep or what to make give Healthy Eating LLC a call.

Around town we stopped by some New Year’s Eve parties where party-goers celebrated the end of 2015. Each party was unique; the party on Fourth Street Live! had a balloon drop, while the party held

by Eventris had music by Tony and the Tanlines, a Louisville favorite, and DJ K-Dogg. Check out the other parties we attended to ring in the New Year.

Fitness and losing weight is one of the top New Year’s resolutions, and in this weeks Out and About, our staff writer Remy Sisk endures a class at Baptist Health/Milestone Wellness Center instructed by Jeff Howard. Remy explains that while the classes can be difficult at first, they are entirely doable and Howard is always encouraging. This gym will keep you motivated and hold you accountable for your goals.

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he beginning of a new year is understandably a time of renewal, a time for reinvesting energy into the important things in life, a time for reevaluating what those important things even are. Year after year, people use this time to dedicate themselves again to their self-improvement. What better time to try out that fad diet, watch our eating habits or maybe have a care with our spending? To be fair, it does make some sense. The whole world is restarting and re-purposing. Why can’t a person?

that really add up to?”

In other words, making a New Year’s resolution simply because it’s New Years may not work simply because there’s no real necessity for change present. There’s no hitting-the-wall moment that has brought about the desire to change, merely a societal pressure that will disappear in a few months’ time. If that’s so, however, then why does the phenomenon continue? Surely human beings have figured it out. Surely we know better by now.

Laura Wagner is also a local personal coach who employs her expertise as a licensed psychotherapist and fitness instructor to aid in her practice.

When asked the question why most people make New Year’s resolutions, she had this to say: “I have Continued on page 11

This tradition has continued for time immemorial, but in the modern era, we call these promises and personal challenges New Year’s resolutions.

The process is as individual as the person making the resolution, but the general idea is to make these claims public in an effort to somehow remain accountable for one’s betterment. If you tell everyone you’re starting a new diet, you’ll stay on it because you don’t want to look like a liar or a quitter in front of your friends, right? There’s a modicum of logic behind that reasoning to be sure, but be that as it may, why are these resolutions so notorious for failing?

One answer may be as simple as the fact that as intelligent and capable as humans can be, we’re generally not so good at determining what we actually need to do to better ourselves or why we should be making those changes. “My main job is to help the person look at what they want and getting to understand the gap between what they think they want and their current reality,” says Bob Berberich, a local business and personal coach.

“There’s a lot of artificial incentive behind what people say they want, and New Year’s resolutions are the epitome of that,” adds Berberich, “What does COURTESY PHOTO

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Despite now knowing why we all want to change and why we all want to change at New Year’s, the question remains as to what to do about it. “Sometimes my job is as simple as helping clear things up,” admits Berberich, “I once lost a client who wanted to create his own business.

My process is very practical and explicit. Okay, you want to create a business.

Here are the things you need to accomplish to make that happen, the habits and practices you’re going to need to adopt. He quickly realized that he wanted to create a business, but he really didn’t want the work to create a business. It was as simple as that.”

Wagner’s solution is, perhaps, less didactic but just as effective: “I always tell my clients that I have bad news and good news to offer them. The bad news is that there is no easy fix for long-term, sustainable change, but I also say that this is the most excellent news ever.

Change is not usually a linear process. Human beings can catapult forward at times but also find themselves falling back at others. My goal is to help my client realize that there’s a deeper process that’s made up of the big shifts, for sure, but also – and to me, this is very, very important – it’s made up of what seem to be small practices, habits or decisions made each and every day.”

It seems then, that the big problem – the one that remains insurmountable for so many – is that we are easily discouraged. We employ all-or-nothing thinking that withers away at our commitment, our intentions, our confidence and even the desire to improve our lives that brought us to the table in the first place.

“There’s this idea that one setback, whether it’s an extravagant meal after a week of healthier eating or missing a week of workouts, is the

threshold of failure,” says Wagner, “It becomes a frustrating cycle of struggle where we tell ourselves how unworthy, terrible or irresponsible we are, or we turn completely away from our goals and ignore ourselves. We’re really ignoring the bigger picture, the higher goals we have for ourselves.”

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a lot of experience helping people with what I call ‘the permanent New Year’s resolution.’ I think many people make resolutions because they inherently want to live better lives. They want to be healthier, happier, have more energy, meaningful relationships and enjoy a career versus feeling like they’re a slave to always trying to figure out what the ‘secret’ or ‘magic pill’ is for any or all of those things.”

These self-judgments can be more than just harmful to a resolution; they can be harmful to the esteem and psyche of the individual as well. Berberich implores his clients to avoid confusing feelings with judgments, especially with yourself: “I think when setting truly attainable goals for yourself, you have to have a lot of self-awareness.

You have to know when you’re making a judgment versus having a feeling. For example, if you tell someone that you feel betrayed, that’s not really a feeling.”

To borrow Berberich’s example, to feel betrayed is really to feel angry and in that anger, create a narrative that justifies it while ignoring the situation or circumstances of the other person. The same applies with our own feelings. We should accept them, yes, but we should actually investigate their cause and evaluate how we may be impacting our own likelihoods for success. If we don’t, we’ll remain trapped in a spiral of regret and defeat from which we may never escape.

Wagner echoes with some similar statements: “There is something to learn from every triumph and every setback. Be a scientist in your life and see how it all helps you in your process and in the big picture of who you want to be.” We humans are imperfect beings, and despite our best efforts, the most dedicated of us will waver in our resolve from time to time. But even to this, Wagner has the most profound advice and, perhaps, the secret to keeping these resolutions alive: “When you decide you want to make a change in your life, stop ‘promising’ yourself to be who you want to be. Decide you are ‘committed’ to living as congruently as possible to the vision of the person you want to be. A promise is the beginning of something, while a commitment is clinging to a goal and taking action.

Over time, the result when all of those critical factors and actions line up over and over?

That’s commitment. It becomes who you are.

That’s changing a life.” VT

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tion with the community is Wall here’s no doubt that Together, a program that pairs Louisville’s anticipalocal groups or nonprofits with tion for the reopenSpeed educators to create art projing of the Speed Art Museects over the course of several visum builds with every passits. When the Speed reopens, the products ing week as we inch closProfile of these collaborations er to March 12, 2016. Comwill be on display in munity curiosity reaches a REMY the museum. new level with each piece of SISK Meanwhile, the news released by the museSpeed will also have a program um as prospective guests wonder and specifically targeted at interactlearn what they can expect within ing with school-aged children the new museum. And thanks to the outside of the museum. Art Department of Engagement, steps are Detectives, according to Brittingalready being taken to ensure that the ham, “takes original art objects out into classrooms and connects community gets the most out of the with visual arts, language arts museum, whether on its campus or and social studies classes. We’ve already booked over 6,000 stuelsewhere.

Chief Engagement Officer Anne Taylor Brittingham describes her department as “a merger of what we call the learning and community outreach with marketing and communications. So it’s thinking about how we’re engaging visitors both in the museum and out in the community.” Brittingham has been with the museum for a year and a half but nonetheless astutely surmises what exactly is going to make visitors not only care about the museum but also become its patrons and members.

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and conducive to exploration and conversation.

Art Sparks is partnered with and was designed by the Exploratorium in San Francisco, and the three key points of the area will

dents this year, and that’s how we’ve been engaging and will continue to engage with school audiences out in the community.”

Back within the museum, Brittingham is especially excited for the redesign of Art Sparks. What was formerly a space primarily intended for younger children will become a place for all ages to truly engage with art. Brittingham notes that space was previously divided into small areas but will now be much more open

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Renderings of the new Art Sparks space.

be noticing, making and talking. Accordingly, the space will start with visitors looking at art pieces before moving on to creating something of their own and then finally interacting with each other over games and discussions to reflect on what they’ve learned.

By engaging with younger as well as older audiences, Art Sparks is only one example of the new Speed’s emerging theme of bridging the past with the present and future. Director of Marketing and Communications Steven Bowling contends that this trend has certainly been intentional. “It’s sort of like marrying the old with the new,” he ponders. “For example, when we moved out to NuLu, it was, ‘How do we attract the gallery-goers or the art-curious versus the art-savvy?’ We already have the art-savvy, or the traditionalists, but how do we attract a new generation?”

to come back and sign up for a workshop or come when their parents are in town,” Brittingham suggests.

Another important aspect to connecting with this more modern audience is the Speed’s upcoming practice of offering free admission on Sundays. “We put the TARC

One way the Speed plans to do so is by hosting Social Speed on the second Thursday of every month. “It’ll be from 6 to 9 p.m.; it’ll be themed; it’s meant to attract all ages, Children participating in Art Detectives. but it’s definitely aimed at getting the 20, 30 and 40-somethings to come for different schedule on the website because we’re trying musical performances or trivia or art-making to remove barriers, and that’s exactly what activities,” Brittingham describes. The main attraction will vary month to month, but we’re doing with the free Sundays,” Bowling guests of any age will no doubt find some- explains. “If the admission cost is a barrier, thing to engage with each time. “Hopefully, then let’s give them a day – especially on the they come for that program and then want weekend – where they can go. So by remov-

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ing these barriers and removing this stigma that you have to be an art historian to come into the museum and by adding film, an Art Park and different experiences like that, you have different gateways into entering the museum.”

Indeed, Bowling and Brittingham both look forward to the conversations that will hopefully be started when those formerly unable or uninterested in coming to the museum step through its doors. Brittingham in particular anticipates the way the museum will interact with its visitors onsite, specifically through the museum’s soon-to-be-released app. “If you came to the museum, had downloaded the app and were with a group of friends, you could pick your type of tour that you wanted and then have different activities to do with your group,” she offers. “So it’s not just you getting words that you’re reading on a screen – it’s directing you to change places with somebody or move around or move up close.”

Clearly, the Speed is unquestionably prepared to appeal to audiences of all ages in a myriad of ways. From the projects such as Wall Together and Art Detectives that take place out in the community to the museum’s own Social Speed and Art Sparks, there’s truly something for everyone as the museum begins to engage with the community like never before. VT W W W . V O I C E -T R I B U N E . C O M • J A N U A R Y 7 , 2 0 1 6

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ndrew Pryor came into his present line of work through an unsolicited impetus. It was a chronic back injury, about 16 years ago, that’s led the Louisville native to become the owner of a massage studio.

sage, you want to relax.”

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Pryor opened an Elements Massage franchise last August in the new Middletown Commons development off Shelbyville Road. It has little in common with Pryor’s previous career as a website designer.

“I kind of felt like it was time for a change,” he says.

Pryor had never been trained as a massage therapist, but he certainly knew massages. Ever since his back injury, he’d found that getting a massage every two weeks or so helped to neutralize the pain.

“I’ve been just about everywhere in town,” he says. But Louisville’s first – and only other – Elements Massage, which is located at Westport Village, had stood out.

“The environment there, we duplicated at ours,” he says. “It’s a less fast-paced environment. And I think when you go get a mas-

Elements creates that relaxing atmosphere by building buffer time into each session, so clients don’t feel rushed as they come in or pressured as they get dressed to go. Everyone gets a full hour on the table.

“I don’t want anybody to feel slighted,” Pryor says.

The studio has just five rooms, and the relative smallness makes it peaceful.

“We want the client experience to be comforting and not a high-paced environment,” he says. “They walk in, it’s really relaxing – it’s all about them at that point. From the time they call, really, till the time they leave, it’s got to be all about them.”

Pryor has 14 employees at the studio, eight of whom are therapists. In contrast to some other massage studios, they don’t offer to do your nails or style your hair. Massages are their métier, and they do them right.

Giving a massage is taxing work, Pryor explains, so his therapists only work 25-28 hour weeks.

Each therapist has particular strengths.

When you call, they’ll schedule you with the therapist who’s gifted at the specific kind of

“We want the client experience to be comforting and not a high-paced environment. They walk in, it’s really relaxing – it’s all about them at that point.

From the time they call, really, till the time they leave, it’s got to be all about them.” massage you want – hot stone or deep tissue, perhaps.

These days, Pryor gets his massages from his own employees, which gives him the regular opportunity to see his business from the client’s point of view.

“Are we following our service path the best way we can? Are we doing things the way that we originally were doing things? And where am I seeing a lapse?”

If the music is too loud, for instance, he’ll be among the first to know it.

“I’m a big believer in customer service,” he says.

Back when he was in college, Pryor worked at several customer-oriented jobs. And later on, he led some major work projects and volunteer events. At Elements Massage, he gets to apply all that experience.

But for the first time, he’s the owner of a business. As the son, grandson and brother of successful entrepreneurs, Pryor takes pride in finally taking on his own endeavor.

“It’s neat to be able to contribute to the local economy with this business in this way, I think. I’ve never been in that position before, where I was providing jobs for people. And I think that’s a great thing.”

It’s also an exciting new way to help make a living with his wife, Angie, and their two daughters, who are 10 and 12. VT For more information, call 502.244.7660 or visit elementsmassage.com/Middletown.

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business briefs LIBA TO HOST FIRST EVER LOCAL BUSINESS EXPO ON JANUARY 14 The Louisville Independent Business Alliance (LIBA), an alliance of over 750 locally owned and independent businesses, will hold the first Louisville Local Business Expo on Thursday, January 14 at the Clifton Center, 2117 Payne St. The expo will showcase all local and independent “Business-to-Business” companies, giving business purchasing decision makers the opportunity to explore local options for their needs. The event is open to LIBA members only from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. and will be open to the general public from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Admission is free with a business card.

Making a shift in our purchasing habits can have big effects on our local economy, keeping more dollars circulating locally. This applies to both our personal and business decisions. A market shift of just 10 percent to local independent businesses would retain an additional $416 million in our regional economy, which helps all of Louisville businesses.

“We’ve had great response from our members – the booths filled up immediately after we announced it,” said Lance Minnis, LIBA board member, chair of the Expo committee and partner in Commonwealth Financial Advisors LLC. “We’ve found that often people will take the ‘buy local’ message to heart in their personal habits but don’t necessarily think of applying that to their business life.”

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ture small plates and a robust bar program with innovative frozen cocktails infused with fresh herbs and other culinary ingredients. Levee at the River House will be open for dinner Wednesday through Sunday and will offer a unique riverside atmosphere paired with live entertainment in the evenings.

The opening of his new restaurants will fulfill Chef/ Owner John Varanese’s ultimate dream of bringing a riverfront dining option to Louisville. The 27,000-square foot former boat storage facility at 3015 River Road is currently undergoing a multi-million dollar renovation, and construction will complete at the beginning of February 2016.

OUR KIDS CAN’T WAIT, RALLY FOR EDUCATION FUNDING The Kentucky PTA and 15th District PTA will be holding the third annual Rally for Education Funding called, “Our Kids Can’t Wait.” We are inviting the community to join the “Our Kids Can’t Wait” Rally on Thursday, January 7 at 6:30 p.m. at Westport Middle School (8100 Westport Road, 40222).

Our children have only one chance for a quality education; therefore stop the education cuts and restore education funding. Join us as we give statistics and action steps. We will have representation from (*subject to change):

“Keeping Louisville weird is about more than where you buy gifts or groceries,” says Jennifer Rubenstein, director of LIBA. “Having a healthy ‘BtoB’ community reinvesting our dollars is an important piece.”

· Dr. Tom Shelton – executive director – Kentucky Association of School Superintendents

Visit keeplouisvilleweird.com/localexpo for details, registration and office hour sign ups.

· Mary Gwen Wheeler– Kentucky Board of Education member

MORE THAN 100 EMPLOYEES SOUGHT FOR TWO NEW LOCAL RESTAURANTS A job fair will be held at Varanese Restaurant, 2106 Frankfort Ave., January 14-17 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day to fill more than 100 positions in the culinary field.

More than 100 hourly employees including all kitchen positions (line cooks, dish washers and prep cooks), servers, server assistants, hosts, receptionists, bookkeepers and bartenders will be interviewed and hired to staff two of Louisville’s premier riverfront restaurants that will open next month – River House and The Levee.

River House, a 12,000-square foot premier riverfront dining destination located at 3015 River Road, will offer options for both upscale casual diners and the boating community. The menu will feature regional cuisine with a Southern seafood and steak focus and a raw bar element. The restaurant will be open seven days a week for lunch and dinner.

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malnutrition. Recent shipments have been delivered to Guatemala, Haiti, Mali and South Sudan. A portion of the packaged meals are also designated to assist Kentuckiana families.

Since 2012, more than 19,000 volunteers have participated in Love the Hungry packaging events, producing 3.3 million total meals. To learn more, visit lovethehungry.org.

11TH ANNUAL HEALTHY HOMETOWN MINI GRANTS AWARDED Five local nonprofit organizations have received Mayor’s Healthy Hometown mini grants totaling $29,995.

The grants will help these organizations provide complementary health therapies to low-income residents, empower youth and adults through life skills training and transitional housing, teach youth urban agriculture and help women in jails and prisons gain the skills and resources to regain custody of their children.

Organizations receiving 2015 grants are: Empty Vessels Healing Ministry Inc., $3,950; It Takes A Village Inc., $5,500; Louisville Grows Inc., $5,500; My Chosen People Inc., $7,500; Sustainable Agriculture of Louisville Inc., $7,500.

· Mary Ann Blankenship – executive director – Kentucky Education Association

· Dr. Donna Hargens – Jefferson County Public Schools, superintendent · David A. Jones – chairman Jefferson County Board of Education For more information about the “Our Kids Can’t Wait Rally visit kypta.org or contact Brian Wampler at 502.671.9450.

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LOUISVILLE ORIGINALS 2015 DONATION TO APRON INC. The Louisville Originals are committed to preserving a culinary sense of place. That commitment extends to supporting the staff of our member restaurants.

Love the Hungry (formerly Kids Against Hunger-Louisville) reached a significant milestone as more than 1,000,000 high-protein, vitamin-fortified meals were packaged in 2015 by Kentuckiana volunteers.

“In the spirit of giving this holiday season, we’re thrilled to present a Louisville Originals check for $1,000 to Apron Inc.,” said Jessica Haskell, owner of Sweet Surrender and president of Louisville Originals. “This donation will benefit our restaurant workers facing challenges in their daily life.”

The local nonprofit utilizes volunteers of all ages to work in assembly line teams packaging Nutri-Plenty™ meals – a specially formulated mix of ingredients designed to alleviate and reverse the effects of malnutrition in young children. The nutrient-rich meals are donated to non-governmental organizations worldwide to provide a nutritional base for children suffering from

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Apron Inc. provides temporary, limited financial relief to professional food and beverage industry workers in the Louisville metro area who work at locally owned establishments and who are experiencing financial distress due to illness, injury or other issues. Visit aproninc.org for more information.

ROYALS HOT CHICKEN JOINS FEAST BBQ IN NULU R. Ryan Rogers and his HiCotton Hospitality Restaurant Group opened its newest restaurant Royals Hot Chicken on Tuesday, January 5 at 736 E. Market St. in the NuLu neighborhood of downtown Louisville. Royals Hot Chicken is a celebration of Kentucky pressure fried chicken paired with scratch made potluck sides, housemade and southern inspired dipping sauces, fried pies, milkshakes and a style of spicy chicken with deep roots in Nashville, Tennessee.

Royals Hot Chicken has completed a top to bottom interior renovation of the historic Empire Theatre building at 736 E. Market St. that previously housed Toast on Market and Taco Punk. After six months of cosmetic upgrades, it is eager to open down the street from HiCotton Hospitality’s Feast BBQ, which is also located in the NuLu neighborhood.

Royals Hot Chicken was created to reaffirm one of Kentucky’s greatest gifts to the culinary world, pres-

sure cooked fried chicken. “When I have friends come to Kentucky for the first time, they want to go to Churchill Downs, drink Kentucky Bourbon and eat great fried chicken.

The first two requests are easy, but there was a void with the fried chicken that I tasked our team with solving,” states Rogers. “Royals Hot Chicken is an homage to Kentucky style fried chicken that I am proud to showcase here in Louisville.”

Royals Hot Chicken features a crispy fried chicken that is pressure fried, a frying technique that Kentucky Colonel Harland Sanders popularized in the 1950s and 1960s, served alongside fresh cooked and scratch made sides, classic southern dipping sauces, fried pies, salads, and soft serve ice cream. The fried chicken is available as tenders, an all white meat chicken breast sandwich featuring freshly baked buns, and fried chicken quarters served as either a leg and thigh or a breast and wing. The traditional fried chicken at Royals Hot Chicken can also be made Nashville Hot, a style of spicing the exterior of fried chicken popularized in Nashville, using a spicy chile oil and a blend of chile spices. Royals Hot Chicken uniquely features many vegetarian items including southern fried tofu which can also be made Nashville Hot and six ovo/lac-

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the sale of online discount web certificates from member restaurants. Every quarter, a limited number of discount web certificates are available through the association website. Additional funding comes through the sale of the Louisville Originals Gift Card, a great local gift for any special occasion.

to – vegetarian sides.

In addition to fried chicken and sides, Royals Hot Chicken focuses its drink efforts on its house made milk shakes, fried pie shakes, and retro bottled sodas. Royals Hot Chicken is currently pursuing a liquor license so that it can showcase its 24-item draft beer tower with craft beers and present a selection of curated champagnes by the glass and bottle, Kentucky bourbons and domestic beers by the bottle and can.

The culinary team at Royals Hot Chicken is led by Co-Executive Chefs Joe Banet (RYE, Craft Dallas, 610 Magnolia) and Andrew McCabe (Proof on Main, Blackbird, L2O) with the help of HiCotton Hospitality’s Director of Operations Margaret Lawrence (The Oakroom, French Pastry School) and Founder Ryan Rogers (Feast BBQ, Momofuku Noodle Bar, The Oakroom).

Royals Hot Chicken will be open Tuesday through Thursday for lunch from 11:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. with dinner available from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m.. On Fridays, the restaurant opens for lunch from 11:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. and remains open for dinner from 5 p.m. until 10 p.m. Saturday the restaurant is open all day from 11:30 a.m. until 10 p.m. Royals Hot Chicken is currently closed on Sundays and Mondays.

You can follow Royals Hot Chicken at facebook.com/ RoyalsChicken and @RoyalsHotChicken on Instagram.

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Nora Jean “DeDe” Armstrong, 91, of Louisville, passed away Saturday, January 2, 2016 at Baptist Health Louisville.

Born in Louisville, the former DeDe Shelton was a homemaker, a member of Wildwood Country Club and Meadowview Presbyterian Church, and volunteered at Norton Hospital’s gift shop. She was a life-long, die-hard University of Louisville Cardinals fan.

She was preceded in death by her husband Donald E. Armstrong, Sr. DeDe is survived by her children, Sharon Brite (Jim), Donald E. Armstrong, Jr. (Deborah), and Linda Armstrong (Chip Pace); sister, Judy Rodgers; 7 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and 4 great-great-grandchildren.

Her funeral service will be at 10:00 am on Thursday, January 7, 2016 at Meadowview Presbyterian Church, 2944 Breckenridge Lane, with burial to follow in Cave Hill Cemetery. Visitation was from 2-8 pm on Wednesday, January 6 at Highlands Funeral Home, 3331 Taylorsville Road.

Expressions of sympathy may be made to Wayside Christian Mission or South East Associated Ministries (SEAM).

Barbara Brooks Boice

Barbara Brooks Boice, 76, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 1, 2016.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Franklin Boice; sons, Douglas and Ronald Boice; parents, Howard and Cora Lee Brooks; and sister, Carolyn Brooks Miller.

Barbara was a graduate of Emory and Henry College. Upon retiring from Control Data Systems, she moved from Louisville, back to Bristol, TN. She is survived by her sisters, Susie Brooks Haga and Martha Brooks Taylor; son, Gary Boice;

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daughters, Janet Boice and Mary Boice Blair; granddaughter, Michele Boice, her special angel who went above and beyond to care for her; 14 additional grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.

A Celebration of Life will be scheduled at a later date.

The family requests that donations be made in her memory to , 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Condolences and memories may be shared with the family and viewed by visiting www.oakley-cook.com. Arrangements especially for Mrs. Boice and her family have been made through Oakley-Cook Funeral Home & Crematory.

Tristan M. Clinger

Tristan M. Clinger, 28, of Lakehurst, NJ, passed away on December 26, 2015 in New Jersey.

Tristan was born on October 23, 1987 in Marion, OH, to MGySgt., Ret., Daniel and Darlene (Tiell) Clinger, who survive in Xenia, OH. He married Rachel Self on January 24, 2011 in Leonardtown, MD, and she survives in Lakehurst.

He is also survived by his three children Alice, Ellsie and Bearett Clinger, three sisters, Tianna of San Diego, Kieren and Kiersten at home, paternal grandparents, Ronald and Joanne Clinger of Larue, maternal grandmother, Mary Tiell of Upper Sandusky, and in-laws, Donald and Kathy Self of Louisville. Preceding him in death were a brother, Keegan Clinger and paternal grandfather, Clarence Tiell.

Prior to enlisting in the Marines, Tristan graduated from Fern Creek High School in Louisville in 2006 and attended the University of Louisville Art Institute. After enlisting, he became a CH-53E helicopter mechanic for the Marine Corps.

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ple spend their entire life searching for a type of love they never quite find, but he had found it.

He had it. He shared it and it was his most prized possession…his family.

Funeral services Sgt. Tristan M. Clinger will be held at 4 pm Friday, January 8, 2016 at Lucas-Batton Funeral Home in Upper Sandusky. Military Rites will follow the services and will be conducted by the Marine Corps funeral detail and Upper Sandusky Color Guard. Family and friends will be received from noon to 4 pm Friday, January 8, 2016 at Lucas-Batton Funeral Home in Upper Sandusky. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to The Tristan M. Clinger childrens’ education fund in care of Lucas-Batton Funeral Home or the Suicide National Hotline at Suicide.org, 122 I St., Chula Vista, CA 91910 or http://www.suicide.org/donate. html. Memorials can be sent to Lucas-Batton, 476 S. Sandusky Ave. Upper Sandusky, OH, 43351.

Walter B. “Pete” Finch Jr.

Walter B. “Pete” Finch Jr., 81, of La Grange, entered eternal life on Sunday, January 3, 2016. Born April 16, 1934 in Hardin County, he was a son of the late Walter B. Finch Sr. and Norma Powell Finch.

He retired from Corhart Refractories in Louisville and the La Grange Community Center.

He was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.

He is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Edith May Brown Finch; his brother Henry Finch (Lula) of El Paso TX, his sister Betty Boyd of Louisville; his children, Steven Finch (Connie) of Bardstown, Catherine Davis (Gordon) of Lexington. Paula Thompson (George) of Powhatan VA, Donald Finch (Lisa) of Louisville and Thomas Finch (Linda) of La Grange; 11 grandchildren and 10 great grand-

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children.

Funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, January 7, 2016 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 502 North 5th Street, La Grange, KY with burial to follow in the Louisville Memorial Gardens West.

Visitation was 2-8 p.m.

Wednesday, January 6 at Oldham County Funeral Home, 706 W Jefferson St, La Grange, KY.

Carolyn Ann Clark Lattis

Carolyn Ann Clark Lattis, 74, passed away at her home Sunday January 3, 2016. Carolyn was a devout Catholic and attended Sts Simon and Jude, Most Blessed Sacrament, and St. Louis Bertrand. She was a graduate of Holy Rosary Academy.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Thelma and William Clark; sisters, Virginia Downs, Mary Jordan, and brothers, Billy, Dickie, Eddie, Garland ‘John”, and Ken. Carolyn is survived by her husband of 51 years, William “Bill” Lattis, Jr.; children, Lee Lattis, Maria Baker (Tim), Mark Lattis (Tracy), Matthew Lattis, and Andrew Lattis; a brother, James Clark; and grandchildren, Melissa, Meaghan and Alan Knauer, Celia and Colin Baker, Jessica Reader, and Aaron and Sydney Lattis.

The funeral Mass is 10 a.m.

Thursday, January 7, 2016 at Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 3509 Taylor Blvd. with burial in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation was 2-8 p.m. Wednesday, January 6 at Joseph E. Ratterman & Son, 7336 Southside Drive.

Marjorie Bryant Luttrell

Marjorie Bryant Luttrell, 86, died the morning of January 2, 2016 with family by her side.

Mary Elizabeth Reid, 87, passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at Nazareth Home surrounded by her family.

Born in Louisville, the former Mary Millet was a retired Jefferson County Clerk in the Lien Department, and was a member of Queens Daughters, Jeffersontown Historical Society and Jefferson County Bar Auxiliary.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Judge H. Collis Reid, Jr.; and sons, Joseph Glenn Reid and Louis Kirk Reid.

Mary is survived by children, John C. Reid (Judy) and Mary Ann Wesley Underhill; grandchildren, Justin Reid (Narim), Jason Janey, and Reid and Kara Wesley; and 2 great-grandchildren.

Her funeral Mass was celebrated at 10:00 am on Monday, January 4, 2015 at St. Edward Catholic Church, 9608 Sue Helen Drive, with burial to follow in Cave Hill Cemetery. Visitation was from 2-8 pm Sunday, January 3 at Highlands Funeral Home, 3331 Taylorsville Road.

He is survived by his children Ricky T. (Terri) Stearman of Eden, UT, and Robert “Bob” A. (Kathi) Stearman; six grandchildren Cory B. (Stephanie) Stearman Cheryl A. (Jeff) Mead, Timothy A. (Sarah) Stearman, Scott, Shaun and Taylor Stearman and six great-grandchildren.

Funeral Service will be held Saturday, January 9, 2016 at 2 PM EST at Alexander Funeral Home in Irvington. Burial will follow in Hensley Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday January 9, 2016 from 10 AM to 2 PM EST at the funeral home.

Expression of sympathy maybe given in the form of donations to the Neighborhood House,201 N. 25th St., Louisville, KY, 40212.

James Thomas “Tom” Stearman, 94, of Irvington died December 30, 2015 at the Jefferson Manor in Louisville.

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Left to cherish his memory is his wife of 52 years, Mary “Betsy” Vaughn, his three brothers; Warren Dreher (Kathy), George Dreher (Lyn), Daniel Dreher (Trish) and his sister, Charlene Dreher, along with his dog daughter, Samantha.

A Mass of Christian burial will be held 10 am Friday, January 8, 2016 at St. Ignatius Martyr, 1816 Rangleland Rd, with interment to follow in Resthaven Memorial Park. Visitation will be Thursday, January 6 from 2-8 pm at Arch L. Heady at Resthaven, 4400 Bardstown Rd.

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William Anthony Vaughn, 73, passed away peacefully Friday, January 1, 2016. He was born January 4, 1942 to the late Ethel Dreher and William Vaughn. He was a member of St. Ignatius Martyr Catholic Church, River City Fraternal Order of Police # 614 and Elks Louisville Lodge #8.

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She was born on Bryant Ridge in Liberty, KY on July 1, 1929. After an illness, mom went to sleep for her final journey to heaven where she will be reunited with her “Tom.” The dashes after the date of 1929 was filled with an abundance of activities. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Mt. Washington, Buechel Chapter O.E.S., Bullitt County Homemakers. She loved ballroom dancing for which she traveled to compete and won several trophies. She fulfilled her lifetime dream of visiting her childhood friend, Pearl Sallee, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Mom was always looking for a way to help others and made many donations to charitable organizations. She was also a foster mom to over 50 children.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Tom; her mother and father Joe and Allie Bryant; her brothers, Ray and Pete Bryant; her sister, Ruby Murphy; and her best friend, Betty Salyers.

She is survived by her children and their spouses, Peggy Newkirk (Elmer), Tommy Luttrell Jr., Linda Littrell (David), Janice Sanders , all of Mt. Washington, KY, and Beverly Payton (Wayne Hughes) from West Virginia; her loving sister, Elizabeth Burton from Columbia, KY; her dearest friend, Wendy Jordan Waldridge; along with 11 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; and a host of nieces, nephews, and other living relatives and friends.

“Mom, if I had the chance to meet you for one last time, I would ask you to just hug me as tightly as you can, rest my head on your shoulders and cry until my tears run dry.”

Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, January 7, 2016 at McFarland-Troutman-Proffitt Funeral Home. Friends visited from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, January 6 and after 9 a.m.

Thursday. Memorial gifts are suggested to Homebound Ministries at First Baptist Church.

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here is nothing sexy about patience.

Important?

Sure.

Everyone has heard that “patience is a virtue,” but there are no movies dedicated solely to the act of waiting for something significant to occur; there are no chapters of books written about idle half hours spent in the lobby of a doctor’s office.

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With that in mind, it’s unlikely that there will ever be a ceremony at UofL to honor the 2015 Cardinal football team. There won’t be an ESPN “30 for 30” dedicated to them, plaques won’t be concocted to recognize their achievements and blossoming Louisville fans won’t look back at the squad one day as their indisputable favorite.

That doesn’t mean what Louisville football did in 2015 wasn’t important.

In each of Louisville’s first three tilts of 2015, the Cardinals had an opportunity to either win the game or force overtime late in the fourth quarter. All three times, UofL came up just short. Being “just a few plays” away from having three wins under their belt did nothing to change the fact that Louisville had started a college football season 0-3 for the first time since 1984.

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Jackson became just the third quarterback in college football history to throw and run for more than 200 yards in a bowl game.

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said at the time. “I don’t think I’ve ever been 0-3 before. But what I know is you keep working hard, keep a positive attitude and good things will happen.”

For a program loaded with players and coaches unaccustomed to losing, keeping a positive attitude isn’t the simple task it appears to be on its surface. Still, there were no reports of in-fighting amongst the coaching staff, no tweets of discontent from the players and no announcements of any in-season transfers.

Louisville did what it was supposed to do after its schedule eased up. The Cardinals reeled off five wins in six games, a span which included a 20-13 road upset of a then-unbeaten NC State team. The lone October hiccup for UofL came when an uncharacteristically lackluster third quarter doomed them to a 41-21 loss at No. 11 Florida State.

Before the start of this season, 507 FBS teams since 1980 had started a season 0-3.

Of those 507 teams, just 21 had wound up accepting bids to bowl games. With a 38-31 win over Virginia on November 14, Louisville became the 22nd...and with two games to spare. After toppling Kentucky and hoisting the Governor’s Cup for a fifth straight year, UofL was rewarded with a trip to Nashville to face Texas A&M in the Music City Bowl.

The importance of so-called “middle tier” bowl games could be debated for days on end without any signs of progress. Even so, it’s hard to argue against the importance of this year’s Music City Bowl as it pertains to Louisville’s future.

The Cardinals became the first (and still only) team to vanquish an SEC West opponent in a bowl game, and they did so in front of 5.4 million television viewers, making the Music City Bowl one of the mostwatched sporting events of the holiday season. Those 5.4 million sets of eyes watched Lamar Jackson establish himself as not just the future of Louisville football but a

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potential breakout national star in 2016.

On his way to carrying UofL to a 27-21 win over the Aggies, Jackson became just the third quarterback in college football history to throw and run for more than 200 yards in a bowl game. The other two?

Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel and Heisman Trophy runner-up Vince Young. Whether or not those same individual (and team) accolades are in Jackson’s future are yet to be seen, but his first bowl experience certainly laid the foundation for whatever greatness awaits him in the coming seasons.

It took a month of losing, but patient Louisville football fans finally got to celebrate a string of victories. It took 11 games of going back-and-forth, but patient Louisville football fans finally got their undisputed starting quarterback. It took a full season of ups and downs, but patient Louisville football fans are about to be rewarded with a return to college football’s national picture. VT W W W . V O I C E -T R I B U N E . C O M • J A N U A R Y 7 , 2 0 1 6

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ith an unforgettable 2015 that included a Kentucky Derby and Triple Crown triumph by American Pharoah and the first Breeders’ Cup at Lexington’s Keeneland Race Course fresh in our minds, many fans are wondering if the New Year, now just underway, can come close to matching the thrills and drama of the year that just passed.

Downs from April 30 to July 2.

But one of the most interesting events of that roster of 26 stakes races with total purses of $8.25 million is an event now named after a recently-retired racing hero. Churchill Downs has Horse Sense renamed its former Firecracker, a 1 1/16-mile race JOHN for older horsASHER es on the turf, to honor Morton Fink’s two-time Horse of the Year Wise Dan.

Your guess is as good as mine, but we’re off to a busy start on the new racing year. Our first visit of 2016 focuses on the new Derby road and honors for good work in 2015 and beyond.

The first points scored in the New Year in the “Road to the Kentucky Derby” series that will determine eligibility in the 2016 “Run for the Roses” at Churchill Downs belong to Klaravich Stables and William H. Lawrence’s Flexiblity, who won the Grade III Jerome Stakes at New York’s Aqueduct on Saturday, January 2.

Along with being the first Derby points race and first 2016 stakes race for the crop of Thoroughbreds that, for competition purposes, turned three on New Year’s Day, the win by Flexibility flattered Shadwell Stables’ Mohaymen, one of last year’s most exciting 2-year-olds.

After running second to Mohaymen late in the year in both the Grade II Nashua and Remsen, Flexibility took advantage of the absence of that rival to score an easy 4 1/4-length victory in the mile-and-70-yard over Jerome under jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. Trainer Chad Brown is mulling the next step for the son of Bluegrass Cat. An early guess would be that Brown will, at least for now, try to keep his colt away from the unbeaten Mohaymen, who is training in the warm Florida weather for Lexington-born trainer Kiaran McLaughlin. But the Jerome victory has put Flexibility 10 points closer to the Churchill Downs starting gate for Kentucky Derby 142 Presented by Yum! Brands on Saturday, May 7.

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to Churchill Downs to greet fans at the running of the race that now carries his name.

Other breaking news just after the first of the year included the announcement of winners of 2015 Eclipse Awards for members of the media, which honor outstanding efforts by electronic and print journalists. And there are many Kentucky-connected members of the group being honored by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, Daily Racing Form and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters.

The renamed Wise Dan also occupies a new spot on the Spring Meet racing schedule as one of five stakes races schedule on a June 18 “Downs After Dark Presented by Stella Artois and Old Forester” night racing program headed by the Grade I, $500,000 Stephen Foster Handicap.

Two represent the Louisville Courier-Journal as longtime turf writer Jennie Rees was honored in the Feature/ Commentary category for a piece on Louisville-born trainer Dale Romans and columnist Tim Sullivan earned Churchill Downs’ Firecracker is now named in a News/Enterprise Eclipse honor of two-time Horse of the Year Wise Dan, for an investigative piece on shown with jockey John Velazquez after winning the 2014 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic. the suicide of Hub Johnson After a solid, but unspec– an assistant to trainer Steve tacular, launch of Wise Dan’s career on dirt, trainer Charlie LoPresti decided to Asmussen – who took his life in advance of the try to the grass with the gelded son of Wiseman’s publication by the New York Times of allegations Ferry in the 2011 running of the Firecracker. Wise against his employer raised by People for the EthiDan easily won that race and went on to complete cal Treatment of Animals and the newspaper. his career with a record of 23-2-0 in 31 races and The Eclipse earned by Rees, who left the paper earnings of $7,552,920. Several shining moments last fall, was her fifth. Sullivan’s Eclipse is his first. came at Churchill Downs, where Wise Dan twice Another Kentuckian to earn an Eclipse Award won the Grade I Woodford Reserve Turf Classic, notched another Firecracker win and moved to the is Lexington’s Mary Simon, who earned her third dirt to take the Grade I Clark Handicap Presented honor in the Audio/Multi-Media and Internet category for her 2015 feature on the 100th anniverby Norton Healthcare in 2011. sary of the Kentucky Derby victory by Regret, the Wise Dan was best known for a pair of wins in first of only three fillies to win the race. the Breeders’ Cup Mile and was aiming toward a Digital Kitchen won the Eclipse for Televibid for a third consecutive win in the race when he suffered a torn tendon prior to its 2014 running. sion-Feature for a profile of veteran Ohio-based Along with the Horse of the Year honors, Wise jockey Perry Ouzts, which aired on AT& T U-Verse Dan earned a pair of Eclipse Awards as turf cham- Sports. The feature was directed by Brad and John Hennegan, brothers who earned an Eclipse in 2008 pion and champion older horses. for their feature “First Saturday in May.” “He’s been a great horse, and we’ve had so much And NBC Sports won its 12th Eclipse for Live fun with him. And we’re proud of him. I’ve often thought that someday, somebody would name a Television for its coverage of American Pharoah’s race after him,” LoPresti said. “I’m glad that Chur- win in the Belmont Stakes that wrapped up the first chill was the first to come up with it because he’s Triple Crown since 1978. won so many races there and is such a big part of The Media Eclipse honorees will receive their Churchill Downs.” awards at the 45th Eclipse Awards dinner on SatThe champ is enjoying the easy life of retirement on Forest Lane Farm, owned by LoPresti and his wife, Amy. If all goes well, Wise Dan could return

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Lamar Jackson had a performance for the ages in UofL’s 27-21 win over Texas A&M in the Music City Bowl. The Cards freshman quarterback carried the ball 22 times for 226 yards and two touchdowns and completed 12 of his 26 passes for 227 yards and two touchdowns. He finished the season with 960 yards rushing, already the career record for a UofL quarterback. After the game, I discussed his record setting performance with Jackson himself, UofL Head Coach Bobby Petrino, UofL offensive coordinator Garrick McGee and wide receivers James Quick and Jaylen Smith. Smith is Jackson’s roommate.

When you hear 453 yards, over 200 rushing and over 200 passing, does that even amaze you?

Jackson: I should have been doing that throughout the whole season. That really doesn’t impress me because of a lot of mistakes I made on the field. It kind of made me happy because we won the game.

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Garrick McGee: Well he may be a special kid. Not only his athletic ability and his ability to compete like crazy, but just that he’s a really good kid, a really good teammate, and our players just rally around him and love the guy. That’s what makes him special to me is that he’s just a really good teammate.

Isn’t there a ton of room for improvement?

Bobby Petrino: What I’m most proud about Lamar is that over this preparation, he worked really hard. He was up there for extra hours by himself, watching video, taking notes, trying to really learn what it takes to be a quarterback. He improved tremendously on his footwork and his accuracy throwing the ball. Lamar executed the offense. He did great executing the run game, running the ball himself. I was happy with the way he threw the football, and it was a great win.

Is he a Heisman Trophy candidate?

Just keeping my feet set and delivering great passes. Being on target a lot instead of messing up on my mechanics.

There’s a lot of room for improvement, no doubt about it, but in regards to being competitive and really caring about our team and our program doing well, he has it. The improvement comes with dropping and understanding defenses and throwing the ball, but there’s really no improvement when it comes to being a competitor and really caring about us doing well.

Every time he goes down the field I’m surprised. He’s just one exciting player to be around and to play with because he knows how to make plays.

Did you feel different out there for this game as opposed to earlier starts?

He had over 450 yards of offense, but as a coach, do you see an even higher ceiling?

Jaylen, your roommate is already special, but where can he get better?

A lot, a lot.

What are the main things?

Actually, the preparation for the game. I started getting into the system even more. I just sat down and got into my playbook and went from there.

Does he ever cease amaze you?

Jaylen Smith: He was 12-for-26, and I know Lamar can probably complete every pass that was incomplete and he knows that.

Next year hopefully we’re in the Orange Bowl, the playoff, 400 yards, looking for bigger and better. VT

Garrick, you lit up before the season when you were talking about him, but has he even surprised you with the numbers he put up?

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Louisville women’s basketball team hosted No. 15 Florida State this past Friday, New Year’s Day, at the Yum! Center. It was an exciting way to open not only the New Year but also the Atlantic Coast Conference. After an early Staff Writer lead from the Seminoles, the Cards really turned it on and BEN maintained a lead – 18-4 near GIERHART the end of the first quarter – from which Florida State was never quite able to recover.

The Cards simply proved unstoppable as several of its players are capable of threes. Mariya Moore supplied four of them in a true showing of athletic ability, saving the Cards from stressing over a smaller lead than they’d like on more than one occasion.

The Seminoles are also a skillful team, and despite not being able to close the gap, they truly made the Cards work for every point they earned.

Florida State hit a three of their own right at halftime, brining the score to 38-29. The closest the Seminoles got to overtaking the Cards came in the third quarter with a score of 46-41, but once again, UofL turned it on to regain another sizable lead.

The Cards ended the game with a 79-69 victory, marking their sixth straight win and a promising start to ACC play. VT

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he Cats came out of the break with their “I SURVIVED CAMP CAL” t-shirts. Against Mississippi, they came off the bench in waves, flying up and down the court, a lot of energy and fight.

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However, there’s still a bit of “yes... but” hanging over this team. They did some good things, but they still did some things that were holdovers from early-season concerns.

Alex Poythress established himself well inside, more confidently, and rebounded strongly. But his mid-range shooting is still iffy. And he gets hampered by foul calls. From his body language on the bench, Calipari seems to feel they’re foolish fouls.

Jamal Murray hit some long ones, and he’s amazing at creating shots, especially at the end of the shot clock.

But he still makes some poor decisions, particularly against zone defenses.

Isaiah Briscoe was back after a game off against Louisville, diving for balls, playing disruptive defense. But he’s still a wild card with the ball in the open court, and his free throw shooting is still an adventure.

And/but then there’s the point guard. If there’s a better one in the country, perhaps we’ll see him somewhere down the road. Andy Kennedy, the Ole Miss coach, doesn’t think there’s a better one.

Tyler Ulis did just about everything well on Saturday night with no buts.

No ifs or ands either.

The mighty-mite matchup against Ole Miss’ Stefan Moody was intriguing. Moody had nearly inflicted a first loss on the Cats a year ago, running around and through a bigger and stronger but slower UK backcourt.

This time, the talented Rebels guard ended up with 23, pretty much his average. But when it counted, early on as Kentucky was imposing its will, Ulis dominated. He hounded Moody around the court, kept in front of him, prevented him from getting clean catches and clear looks, his hands darting and snapping at the ball, disrupting Moody’s dribble, clogging his air space, keeping him from taking the ball where he wanted it.

This team plays the ball. Murray, Briscoe, Matthews, Dominique Hawkins and, of course, Ulis all have quick hands and feet and, for the most part, sound fundamentals. More than that, maybe, they have the energy for the part. They seem to thrive on preventing penetration, an even bigger deal in this year of the shorter shot clock.

So where are we? The overwrought headlines of a week ago worried about the 10-2 Cats “floundering” and “in trouble.” In fact, this is a team with some remarkable athletes. But do they have complementary skills? Can it all come together

by March?

And let’s stop comparing this team to the 2015 edition. It’s a pointless, purposeless and lazy analysis.

The most futile of all observations is, “Wait til last year.” VT

It isn’t that Ulis forced Moody into taking bad shots. For long stretches of the first half, Moody had no shots!

John Pelphrey made Marcus Lee is becoma good point on TV. On ing a stronger, energetic, Jordan Smith, 2015 winner of The Voice, this Mississippi team, more solid inside pressang the National Anthem.

Moody plays the point ence, grabbing rebounds most of the time so (especially on the offensive boards), disrupting there’s no other playmaker to set him up. Great shooters. But they still can’t build an offense off-the-ball guards need to be off the ball. Moody around his post play. struggled with that against the cloying perimeter Skal had clearly worked on some things in camp. defense Ulis threw at him.

He was more aggressive defensively and on the Ulis’ shooting? His scoring? Purely a bonus. boards. And they’re figuring out how to use his The hallmark of a good Calipari team is strong oh-so-soft shooting touch. But his weak grasp of defense. I’m not talking about blocking shots. the ball remains a problem.

This may not be a great shot-blocking team, Derek Willis is finally becoming convinced to unless Skal becomes stronger and stays on the take that corner shot, and he showed some strong court longer as the season progresses. This is not athleticism on the boards. But he continues to infu- an Anthony Davis/Nerlens Noel/Willie Cauriate Calipari with his defensive lapses. ley-Stein kind of team. But good shot blocking Charles Matthews throws his body around, often covers up poor perimeter D, erasing the hawking the ball, crashing the boards. But his risks and chances the outside guys take because PHOTOS BY VICTORIA GRAFF | CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

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ot every high school basketball player embraces a new coach at the start of a new season. There is High School a transition in coachSports Report ing philosophies, RANDY strategy and team unity under new lead- WHETSTONE JR. ership that results in the players deciding on whether they will buy into the new system or not.

Willie Feldhaus says transitioning into his first season as Male’s boys basketball coach was ‘seamless.’ And in such a smooth transition, all parts of the Bulldogs’ team this year appear to be joined together. They have recorded 10 wins and two losses and are back sitting among the top teams in the seventh region.

Feldhaus’ high school playing career ended at Mason County when he graduated in 1982.

He then went on to play at the college level at Morehead, finishing in 1987. Upon graudating, he immediately starting coaching Pendleton County High School for six seasons. For the next 11 years, he was an assistant coach at Madison Central High School under his brother.

Last summer, after coaching at Russell County High School for 10 seasons, Feldhaus took over coaching duties for the Bulldogs. After his wife’s job relocated her to the Louisville area, he

did a survey of coaching vacancies and discovered a gem in the Male job.

“After I was hired, I had the kids that summer.

I was basically trying to learn my kids and what they can do. It has led into a good season and we are off to a good start,” he says.

Male, who had a mediocre season last year, needed a resurgence to get the program back to its standards and expectations.

But Coach Feldhaus will be the first to say that his Bulldogs had more zeal to get their bark back and a bigger appetite to win than he did.

“I’ve got eight seniors, and last year they went 15-14. But I found out that the seniors that I had return were hungry to learn and can actually play,” he says. “If you were to ask them, they would say they have underachieved to this point and their high school careers have been a disappointment. This senior group had really high expectations going back to their freshman year. So I think they are going to be hungry for more and they understand we have a lot more work to do.

“My biggest obstacle I have is having a large number of kids that can contribute – and that’s a good problem to have.”

On the court, Male’s new coach keeps things simple and gives his players the freedom to play. Throughout his coaching tenure, nothing has changed in his expectations for his players, who are: “A group of kids

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that are known to be fighters and to work really hard. At this point, they have bought in and they understand that that’s what it takes.”

Male’s upperclassmen have the aspiration to win a regional tournament, and Coach Feldhaus is confident the team can do just that. “I think that’s what their expectation was as freshman and that it was something they would be able to do by the time they were seniors. I think that is a realistic goal for them right now. But also, they cannot take anything for granted and they still have to do their work in the district.”

The unique aspect to Coach Feldhaus’ coaching experience is that he has coached in other regions within the state of Kentucky. He argues that the 11th region (the Lexington area) and seventh region (the Louisville area and region Male plays in) are arguably the two deepest regions in the state.

With that in mind, his time at Male has been similar to when he was an assistant coach at Madison Central, thus making his transition that much smoother.

Moving forward, Feldhaus will look to cultivate the Male program in ways other than just winning games. He looks to invest skills in his players that they will be able to take with them through the long-haul of life.

“What I try to instill in my kids is work ethic and preparing to win on game day. Everybody wants to win on game day, but what are you doing to prepare yourself to win on game day?

So you prepare year-round, and that is the message I gave my kids day one. The kids I have are top-notch, and they have been hungry for whatever message I am trying to sell them.” VT

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JEFFERSONVILLE vs. MANUAL

On January 2, the Jeffersonville Red Devils basketball team scored 84 points and held the host, the Manual Crimsons, to 75 in Jeff ’s non-league triumph on Saturday. The Red Devils now sport a 6-6 record. They will put it on the line next when they travel to New Albany for a game on Friday, January 8. Jeffersonville will meet a Bulldogs team coming off a 72-63 non-league win over Evansville Reitz (Evansville, IN). The Bulldogs record now stands at 8-1. The Crimsons (7-5) will now prepare for their contest against the Eastern High School Eagles. The Eagles enter the nonleague contest with a 2-3 record.

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The Tigers of St. X (8-5) will look to trounce those Shamrocks, but it will be a tough task with Trinity (13-2) currently sitting as one of the best teams in Louisville. Another chapter in the basketball rivalry will be written January 8 at 7:30 p.m. at Broadbent Arena. Trinity won last year, 57-47 over its rival. St. X, who hasn’t won since the 2012-13 season, will rely heavily on its defense. They have allowed only 52.2 points per game. Trinity on the other hand, averages the highest point total in the seventh region at 69.1 per contest.

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Eventris New Year’s Eve Party Eventris, the event company operated by Joey Wagner and Jason Brown, hosted its annual New Year’s Eve Bash at the Mellwood Arts & Entertainment Center. The event lasted until 2 a.m. and featured the music of Tony and the Tan Lines and DJ K-Dogg. This year’s event sold out early and was the company’s best yet.

Rachel Lazar, Tess Tooker, Leila Hanblen and Laura Ballerstedt.

Josh Johnson, Mike Arth and Justin Cheek.

Whitney Puckett, Mike Tomes and Crystal Burks.

Lauren White and Abbie Owens.

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Jamie Misbeck and Dakota Cook.

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Mike Marra, Kaycee Loucka and Luke Hancock.

Mel Brummette and Lindsey Blair.

Maggie Kapp, Jason Brown and Alexis Morrison.

Jeremy Lane and Kelsey Hyland.

Ray Smith, Lucie and Bert Stansbury and Traci and Mike Cassilly.

Elise Waddell and Drew Eckman.

Joey Craig and Ray Rodriguez.

Katheryn Brown and Corry Chambers.

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Joe Becht, Katie Kochert, Matt Hoyland and Blaney Keough.

Kara Davis and Jeff Powers.

Erin Santise and Bryan Gillespie.

Lauren Peahl, Kimmy Williams, Colleen Sholtes and Katie Batliner.

Taylor Burkhardt, Kristen Gaither, Brian Warner, April and Jeremy McBroom and Staci Floyd.

Jillian Jacobs, Crystal Warth and Kirsten Morris.

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On January 2, 502 Power Yoga hosted a community-wide Yoga Mala (108 salutations) led by 12 instructors from different regional yoga studios at The Muhammad Ali Center.

Ben Sollee provided music for this incredible event, which benefited the Africa Yoga Project.

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Don Lassere and Jamie Calzi.

Beth Tantanella leading the group.

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Bachelors’ Ball The 93rd annual Bachelors’ Ball, sponsored by Falls City Beer, was held at the Pendennis Club. The Ball is given by the Bachelors’ Club of Louisville and supports the West End School and Special Olympics of Kentucky.

Group of party-goers.

Bradley Bringardner, Justin Thomas and Hal Bomar.

Keaton Price and Katherine Fleming.

Howie Fettersagtch and Drake Williams.

Monica McGreal, Kyle Hatton, Stephanie Scott and Eleanore Brown.

Tommy Gufano, Mary Gwen Tafel, Morgan Welch, Mackenzie Moir and Herb Stroker.

Harold Murphy, Thomas Rountree and Joshua Senn.

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Friends at the Ball.

Addison Price, Alex Stewart, Nick Uhl, Nich Stewart, Alex Billharz, Max Stefka, Cash Cassady, Sean Howard, Roscoe Willett, Walter Cosby, Peyton Gibson, Jessie Hawkins and Scott Richardson.

Max Stefka and Sabine Eid.

Joshua Senn and Scott Richardson.

Mackenzie Mohr, Kristen Scott, Ann Swigert and Medley Frey.

Lawrence Boyce and Molly LeaSure.

Olivia Passafiume and Emily Holmberg.

Gus Burge, Hayden Wearren, Katie Richardson and Sarah Kosse.

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John Sisk, Dakota Isaacs and John Edwards. Sisk and Edwards are midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy.

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Kentucky Society of Colonial Wars Winter Court The Society of Colonial Wars in the Commonwealth of Kentucky held its Winter Court and Banquet at the Pendennis Club. The Society was formed to perpetuate the memory of events and men who assisted in the establishment, defense and preservation of the American Colonies beginning with the settlement of Jamestown in 1607 until the Battle of Lexington in 1775.

Carol and Spencer Harper and Judge Anne Haynie.

Betty and Bill Buckaway.

Jim Winn, Jessie and Keisha Hagan and John McLeod.

Phoebe Clay.

Malcolm Roessler, Pat Ballard and Dr. Fred Siegel.

Ann and Phil Swain and Mary Hora.

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The Labe Jackson Memorial Color Guard: Terry Brown, Bill Carrell, Julian Clay, Paul Whitty and Brian Newman.

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William Carrell II, captain of the Color Guard.

Tyler Field, Bill Carrell and Vice Governor General David Trebing.

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Two Enchanting Eves Woo had a cocktail party early on New Year’s Eve at their elegant home on Third Street. They have done a magnificent job in their restoration of the house including a salt water swimming pool that nearly fills up their backyard.

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Instead of having their traditional Christmas night party at their home in Nita Yuma, Cathy and John Yarmuth held the same party at the home of their son, Aaron, downtown at Waterside, overlooking the river, the bridgPartyline John is the founder of GMeals Fresh es, Spaghetti Junction, the Yum! CenHealthy Gourmet. His GMeals chef ter, the Humana building and WaterCARLA SUE prepared all of the hors d’oeuvres, front Park. The view of the outside BROECKER and they were delicious. There were was almost as beautiful as the interior bars and food on two floors and loads of Aaron’s condo. A modern feel, clean lines and of fun people coming in and out. Shiao is a docgorgeous contemporary art on all of the walls set a tor with the James Graham Brown Cancer Center. wonderful backdrop for a really great party.

Among the festive crowd were Barry and Julie Kathy Hensley and Philip Koenig of the SilDenton, Brenda and Dr. Wayne Tuckson, Bridver Spoon did the buffet in grand style. Jambalaya with sausage, lobster, enormous scallops and get Williams and Dr. Galen Weiss, Carolyn and shrimp, rare beef tenderloin garnished with crisp Metro Councilman David Tandy, Cathy and Conasparagus and raspberries, Caesar salad and too gressman John Yarmuth, Chad Henle, Dr. Douglas and Rebecca Lowy, Dr. Tony Dragun, Faith many sweets to count made up the menu.

Terri and Steve Bass, John and Mary Moss Aeilts, Geraldine and Paul Lenzi, Lindsey Miller Greenebaum, Sarah and Ted Steinbock, Cher- and Mark Campisano, Dr. Mary Koutourousiou, yl Chapman, Karen and Kenny Sales, upstairs Nancy and David Laird, Pat Ballard, Stephanie neighbors Mary Lee and George Fischer, Fran Barnett, Terri and Steve Bass, Sunny and Kevin Yarmuth and Susan and Bill Yarmuth among oth- Lynch, Susan and Bill Yarmuth, Dr. Terry and Nancy Singer and Toni Ganzel, UofL Medical ers were all having a wonderful time.

School Dean Dr. Teoni Ganzel, Tommy Arnold, Annette Skaggs, Tara Kinslow, Dr. Gregory PosNEW YEAR’S EVE AT THE WOOS tel, Henry Heuser, Donald Witfield, Dr. Renato Our friends John Shaw-Woo and Dr. Shiao and Lisa LaRocca. VT

Sarah and Ted Steinbock, Steve Bass and Susan and Bill Yarmuth on Christmas Eve.

George Fischer and Cathy Yarmuth.

Pat Ballard on New Year’s Eve at the Woo party.

Terri Bass, Kathy Hensley and Ellie Bass at the Yarmuth Party.

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Bridget Williams and party host Dr. Shiao Woo.

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Paul Linzi and Geraldine Ann Snyder on New Year’s Eve.

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families, and for someone with a preEAR ABBY: My husdisposition to alcoholism, a glass (or band, an avid soccer two) of wine every night could escaplayer, injured himlate and lead to problems. self twice last year, which Because you live in your mother’s left him unable to work for house, try to be more sensitive to her months at a time. He refuses feelings and respect them. She has Dear Abby to hang up his cleats because experienced firsthand what it’s like to live with someone who has an alcohol he says it’s his “one true pasJEANNE problem, and it isn’t pretty. That’s why sion.” I think he’s being selfPHILLIPS she is so sensitive about it. ish because his soccer inju••• ries have caused a financial, emotional DEAR ABBY: My neighbor often comes over and physical strain on our family.

I can’t be the only wife/mom who doesn’t want the additional risk. Any advice on how to get through to him? – SPORTS WIFE IN CLEVELAND DEAR SPORTS WIFE: I don’t know how old your husband is, but two serious injuries in one year may be a hint from Father Time that his reflexes aren’t as acute as they once were and he should channel his passion in another direction.

(Coaching, perhaps?)

Assuming you have insurance, contact your agent and ask if there is additional coverage your husband can take out in case he is seriously injured again. Of course, it won’t guarantee that he won’t hurt himself, but it might give you some peace of mind in case he does.

••• DEAR ABBY: I’m 23 and live with my parents – a situation I am working to change, to be sure. When I come home from work, I occasionally like to have a glass of wine or a beer. Obviously, because I’m an adult, this should not be a problem, but every time I touch alcohol my mom freaks out.

There is a history of alcoholism in my family, so I somewhat understand where she’s coming from. But I feel she needs to realize that I can have a glass or two of wine and it doesn’t mean I’m getting drunk or an alcoholic. I am my own person, in control of my body, and I know my limits.

My family’s view of alcohol seems to have been skewed because of our history. Abby, one glass of wine a night does not an alcoholic make, right? – UNWINDING IN NEW ENGLAND DEAR UNWINDING: Ordinarily, I would say no. But a tendency toward addiction can run in

to share some of her home cooking. Unfortunately, it tastes horrible. She invariably asks me the next day how I liked it, and I really don’t enjoy lying. How can I tell her I don’t like her cooking and I don’t want her to bring me any more? – TENDER TUMMY IN WASHINGTON DEAR TENDER TUMMY: Use a variation on your signature and say that although you appreciate her generosity, for some time her cooking hasn’t agreed with you – you have a “tender tummy” – so please refrain from bringing over any more food.

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DEAR ABBY: I have known “Julia” for a long time. She was my best friend in high school and my maid of honor when I got married. She and her husband have an open relationship and invite other women into their bedroom. Several years ago, when my husband and I were struggling, they asked me if I wanted to join them. I declined in favor of working on my marriage. After that, Julia and I drifted apart and we spoke only rarely.

Our children go to the same school now, so we have reconnected and I realize how much I have missed having her as a close friend. Recently, however, Julia’s husband, “Jerry,” has started making suggestive remarks when he’s the one picking their daughter up from school. It makes me really uncomfortable. When I told my husband about it, he wasn’t happy.

How do I ask this man to stop without losing Julia’s friendship again? I see them every day now, and I’d hate for there to be bitterness between us.

– NOT INTERESTED THAT WAY DEAR NOT INTERESTED: Tell Jerry that his comments are making you uncomfortable and to cut it out. Point out that while you and your husband are not judgmental about their lifestyle, you are not interested in being more than good platonic friends. Then repeat it to Julia so she

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hears it straight from you. If, after that, your refusal to participate in their bedroom antics causes “bitterness,” then so be it.

••• DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are facing a big decision: whether to move to a better school district for our daughter. The one we’re in doesn’t rate high, and yes, we can afford to move to a more elite area. So what is holding us back? Our wonderful neighbors!

They are our best friends. Our husbands are close, and it’s the same with our kids – even the dogs. We vacation together and take turns carpooling to school in the mornings. They have welcomed my daughter into their home, and ditto for us and their children. Are we fools to walk away from such contentment and love? – HEAVY DECISION IN PENNSYLVANIA DEAR HEAVY DECISION: If you and your friends are close for reasons other than geography and convenience, your relationship with them should be a lasting one. However, your daughter’s education should come first, and if they are true friends, they will understand why you are making the move.

••• DEAR ABBY: As someone on a second marriage, may I point something out to your readers? An engagement is not marriage. People need to take a hard look at the person they are choosing to spend the rest of their lives with and understand that they cannot change another person. Red flags should be addressed DURING THE ENGAGEMENT. That little annoyance will grow and has the potential to blossom into a huge issue.

Counseling can be wonderfully useful, but bear in mind it can take several tries to find a counselor who clicks with you. Take it from me, divorce is horrible and can cause damage that can never really be undone. – EXPERIENCED IN TENNESSEE DEAR EXPERIENCED: You’re right; problems don’t solve themselves, and people in love don’t always think rationally. However, I hope they will pay attention to your excellent advice because I couldn’t have said it better myself.

••• Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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Jam For a Cure

On January 8, the local chapter of the National MS Society will host its annual fundraising event Jam for a Cure at Headliners Music Hall. We at The Voice-Tribune sat down to ask a few questions as to how you can get your groove on and rock out to some good tunes for a good cause.

What is Jam for a Cure and who does it benefit?

Jam for a Cure is a concert benefiting the National MS Society. Childhood friends Greg Foresman and Aaron Montgomery began hosting Jam for a Cure in 2008 with all proceeds benefiting the National MS Society – Kentucky Southeast Indiana Chapter. Headliners Music Hall donates their space and cover, and all the bands donate their time and musical talents.

What can guests expect at the event?

Guests can expect one amazing concert featuring Greg Foresman, guitarist for Martina McBride and The Greg Foresman Band; John Mann; Danny Flanigan + the Rain Chorus; and a tribute to Tim Krekel. Aaron’s father, Bob Montgomery, has taken it upon himself to raise more money by hosting a raffle as well.

Raffle tickets are $5-10 with a limited amount sold per item. The raffle includes items from COURTESY PHOTO

an autographed acoustic guitar from Martina McBride to a GoPro to a Fuzzy Zoeller golf package and everything in between.

Why is the event important to your organization?

This event not only raises a tremendous amount of money but also reaches an audience for MS Awareness that our organization would never normally reach.

How has the event grown over the years, or how is it different from similar events you’ve done in the past?

This event, since truly hosted by Greg and Aaron, evolves quite organically. It depends on each band’s schedule including Martina McBride’s and Headliners’. Through the years, as each band’s following has increased, so has our attendance at this event. It’s so cool too to see someone only once a year too and, without hesitation, get into a groove.

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How do you hope the event changes in years to come?

I’d love to see surprise guest acts in the future! And, of course, I hope our attendance and following increases every year. This event definitely does not seem like work. This is pure fun.

Is it too late to get tickets?

ABSOLUTELY NOT! You can buy tickets at the door or go online to jamforacurems. com. They’re $10. You can also buy raffle tickets online, and you don’t have to be present to win. So if you’re in the mood to be charitable and can’t make it to the event, you can purchase raffle tickets or make an online donation to Jam. For more information about the National MS Society, call 800.344.4867 or visit nationalmssociety.org/ kyw. To find out more about Jam for a Cure, call 502.451.5473 or visit jamforacurems. com. VT W W W . V O I C E -T R I B U N E . C O M • J A N U A R Y 7 , 2 0 1 6

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veryone has his or her own unique resolution for the New Year, but let’s face it, almost all of Out & About us would like to be more fit. It isn’t an REMY easy goal to achieve, SISK especially if you don’t really know where to start. Fortunately, Jeff Howard and the rest of the folks at Baptist Health/Milestone Wellness Center are ready to make you, as they say, the best version of you for 2016.

microphone and kicked the group into motion immediately. For a full hour, the class was nonstop – a comprehensive workout of lower and upper body that left me looking like a puddle on the floor once it was over.

While Howard pushed me through the class, which was based on a step platform and light dumbbells (they felt much, much heavier as the hour went on), he was not militant nor did he belittle participants when they had

to take a breather. He encouraged in a positive but nonetheless tough tone for the class to push themselves as much as they could. Body types of all kinds made up the group, and while not everyone could do the entire thing without stopping from start to finish, the most important thing was that they were there, giving it their all and trying their hardest.

Taking part in a class like Howard’s Power Sculpt is truly a great way to launch your New

To get a better idea of what guests can expect at one of Milestone’s many classes and exercise programs, I decided to check out instructor Jeff Howard’s Power Sculpt class on a recent Monday afternoon. I was taken to the class by a friend who is one of Howard’s regulars, and she warned me it was going to be much harder than I thought. I lift in the gym regularly, so I didn’t think I’d have much trouble. But I could not have been more wrong.

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Year’s resolution of becoming fit and healthy, as showing up for this class a couple times a week isn’t only effective but also realistic. “A lot of times people bite off more than they can chew,” Howard says of fitness resolutions.

“For instance, some people will go from doing nothing to saying they want to work out seven days a week, and it’s just too much – it’s too much too soon. You’ve taken on something that’s not realistic.”

a habit. You have to do something for longer than six weeks for it to become a habit.”

And Howard works to enforce that principle in his class not only by motivating the group to come back week after week but also by personally holding them accountable.

Throughout the class, Howard would often call out my name: “How you doing, Remy?”

“If you work out with somebody, then you’re more consistent because you’re accountable,” he affirms. “So what I always try to do here in class is make them accountable to one another. That’s why I kept saying your name!”

While it’s important to be held accountable to others and yourself, it’s most important to tackle the resolution of fitness from a realistic mindset and set goals that are specific and actually attainable. “Be realistic,” Howard emphasizes. “Write down what you want. If you write it down, you can make it happen.

But if you walk in and you’re ambiguous and say, ‘I want to be fit,’ what does that mean?

If you write down three things that you really want like ‘One, I want to lose five pounds.

Two, I want to be able to run a marathon.

Three, I want to be able to fit in a size eight,’ then those goals can happen.”

Writer Remy Sisk with trainer Jeff Howard after class.

If you’re ready to turn your resolutions into reality, Milestone is ready for you. It’s not going to be easy – trust me – but it will feel so good. I didn’t beat myself up for dropping out of moments of the class; I congratulated myself for giving it 100 percent and making it through the hour. And if I can do it, so can you. VT

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rying to sell your home in the winter can be intimidating. With less people out and about, fallHomes ing temperatures, reduced curb appeal REMY and the ever-threatSISK ening harsh weather, it can be a challenge to feel confident in listing your home in January. But as Terri Bass – the No. 1 sales associate at Lenihan Sotheby’s International Realty – confirms, it doesn’t have to be so scary.

“I think a lot of people are reluctant to put their home on the market this time of year even though they might be motivated to do so due to a transfer, the need to sell for a parent, the need to downsize or something like that,” Bass affirms. “But one of the things to consider that a lot of people don’t think about is that while the first quarter of the year, we do have a little bit of downturn in sales, it’s not huge, and, in fact, at Lenihan Sotheby’s last year, we had a very strong first quarter. So there are people out there looking and the inventory is lower. And when the inventory is lower, that means a better inventory for the seller.”

It’s a seller’s market this time of year, and even though your home may not naturally look as appealing in the harsh January and February months as it does in warmer times of year, there are several easy things you can do to make your home look cozy and inviting while capitalizing on the advantage of the market.

“A home definitely presents better in the spring, so what you want to do to try to overcome that is maximize the light in your home,” Bass emphasizes. “If possible, ask your agent to schedule showings around times when you have sun on the home. Keep your drapes open. If you have a fireplace, make sure to get that lit before people come in. Make it cozy!

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Indeed, if you have already moved, you may think it wise to turn off the heat in your home or at least turn it very low. But for prospective buyers, the last thing they want while looking at a possible home is to be cold and uncomfortable while doing so. So make sure, if you’re not there, that your agent bumps it up to at least 68 degrees 30 minutes before a showing.

And, of course, make sure the house is show-ready.

“Emphasize areas that are indoor entertaining spaces,” Bass suggests.

“Have the tables set in a cozy area with the fireplace on in the dining room. If you have a great workout room, then have some candles in there. Or if you have a theater room, put some cozy throws on the sofas so that people think, ‘Oh this house lives well – in the winter, it will be great just like in the spring or summer.”

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possibility, quick action is critical to make your home not only welcoming and inviting but also easily accessible for visitors.

“Make sure the entry is clear with no ice for people to fall on,” Bass warns. “And make sure there’s plenty of places to park. It really is worth spending a little bit of money, if you can’t do it, to have a lawn maintenance crew come in and shovel all that off your driveway and entryway.

And also think about having some planters with greenery in them at your entryway. Make it look welcoming. Avoid it looking like the dead of winter by featuring some greenery and some holly stuck in a planter. And do the same thing out back!

Don’t cover up your furniture; leave it uncovered.”

Evidently, making your home appealing in the winter really isn’t as hard as it seems. With a little planning and a bit of creativity, you can have your home looking as enviable as always in any and every season. VT

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Kentucky Shakespeare Shakes Things Up With “Twelfth Night”

This move is significant for several entucky Shakespeare reasons. Firstly, it affords the comhas done it. They are pany a wider performance window, a theatrical force to consequently giving it more opporbe reckoned with in the Loutunity to generate interest and get its isville community. The crework seen and also create revenue to support the rest of the season. “This ative ability assembled for Arts & is a big one. It’s long been a goal of each and every production Entertainment the company to do something like is in a class of itself. The this – an indoor, ticketed production first season under the artisBEN in the off-season that could help suptic direction of Matt Wallace port our work throughout the year, GIERHART focused on simplicity, on tellincluding our summer season of free ing these enduring and classic tales in Shakespeare in Central Park. My goals remain the best way possible. To be sure, that’s to expand our reach in the community – tourstill a primary focus, but in the sec- ing to more parks (21 currently scheduled) and schools throughout the state, making our work ond year, Kentucky Shakespeare could accessible to everyone, regardless of their ability afford to take some more risks, add- to afford the price of a ticket. In my third seaing ZFX flying effects to “The Tem- son, my goal is to continue to strive for excelpest,” creating an authentic Scot- lence, to become more efficient and raise the tish moor complete with live bagpipe bar with the quality work we put out there,” music for “Macbeth” and embellish- Wallace elaborates.

Another reward for producing a show in ing “The Taming of the Shrew” with a the winter is that a completely different cadre bent reminiscent of Commedia dell’arof actors is available than those who are free te. Wallace looks to open his third sea- during the summer months. “There are so son as artistic director with a produc- many talented actors in this area; several of tion of “Twelfth Night” that is unlike them teach full-time and aren’t available to join anything Kentucky Shakespeare has us in the summer, such as Brian (Hinds), Georgette (Kleier) and Jordan (Price). But with this attempted before.

“This is the first time we’ve produced something to be performed exclusively at an indoor theatre, not a remount or transfer,” says Wallace. That’s right. For the first time ever, Kentucky Shakespeare will mount an off-season production that is meant to be performed indoors.

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production, we rehearsed nights and weekends and were able to utilize them. It’s also been fun working with some folks new to the company and some of our Kentucky Shakespeare veterans,” explains Wallace. In fact, Wallace always attempts to cast his Kentucky Shakespeare shows with as much local talent as possible, but according to him, the entire cast, design team

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and crew of “Twelfth Night” resides right here in the local community.

As far as the approach for this production goes, Wallace says that things will be more traditional this time around: “With our first indoor winter show as the official Shakespeare company of the Commonwealth I wanted to present a full-on Elizabethan production on a grander scale. This includes a lot of live music and dance. We’ve collaborated with Jack Ashworth, Renaissance music specialist from UofL, and choreographer Barb Cullen. As always, even while exploring a period, the ‘modern’ dimension for me is clarity in the storytelling, to make these 400-year-old words feel relevant today.

This production opens on the twelfth day of Christmas, a time of revelry and hijinks, and that’s the spirit we’re after.”

Despite the overhead and unique challenges of producing during off-season and in a rented space, Kentucky Shakespeare and The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts worked together closely to keep tickets affordable, and Wallace stresses that the annual festival in Central Park will always be free: “We are the oldest free Shakespeare festival in the United States.

I don’t want anything to take away from that.

For years, the struggle of the company has been finding creative and successful funding avenues to be able to give away our summer festival for free. This is one of those opportunities.” So help Wallace keep things that way by attending this warm, rousing comedy for the harsh winter months. The production opened on Tuesday, January 5 (the actual Twelfth Night!) and runs through Sunday, January 10. With enough community support for the endeavor, who knows what Wallace and Kentucky Shakespeare will be able to accomplish next? VT PHOTO COURTESY OF KENTUCKY SHAKESPEARE

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kept me engaged until the final act hen my lack of lost its surreal touch as the ending excitement is scene awkwardly exists out of oblishared with three gation to tell a complete story. The films in a row – all of which Super 35mm cinematography and are end-of-the-year releases the various music choices help to that held my optimistic anticcapture Mangano’s blue-collar subFilm urban life in a grand context, and ipation, I have to wonder: Am the performances are full of that I “movied-out,” or are these BENNETT spontaneity we so rarely get from three artistically ambitious DUCKWORTH movies. films simply just acceptable bennettduckworth.blogspot.com Aside from her third go-round with this – but not much more? These films are eccentric director, Lawrence has completed her all from accomplished directors and star-making work with “The Hunger Games” remind move enthusiasts of cinema’s series. I am excited to see that she is collaborichness through their ruse of celluloid. rating with Amy Schumer on a comedy film, CAROL In Todd Haynes’ “Carol,” a gorgeously realized drama is captured on Super 16mm film through the photographic eye of the underrated cinematographer, Ed Lachman. The film’s style and nostalgia are the driving forces in telling a love story between a wealthy middle-aged married woman (Cate Blanchett) and a young struggling photographer (Rooney Mara).

The film is based on a novel from the time of the story’s 1950s setting, which makes its journey from taboo literature to prestige cinema quite significant. For me, the film falls short in two important areas: Blanchett’s character is too steeped in anxiety for me to understand her passion in the relationship, and Carter Burwell’s score is too gloomy for this film’s hidden optimism.

which could be the kind of radical move needed to refresh her already impressive career.

However, I can imagine why she turned down a role of the brutalized yet nasty prisoner in “The Hateful Eight.”

THE HATEFUL EIGHT In Quentin Tarantino’s eighth film, the maestro gets everything he wants even if the audience doesn’t. Kurt Russell, Walton Goggins, Samuel L. Jackson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tim Roth, Demián Bichir, James Parks, Michael Madsen and Bruce Dern all make a beautiful ensemble with their engaging dialogue.

It is indeed an aesthetic accomplishment.

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Three Three-Star Films that this rare Ultra-Panavision 65mm production is Tarantino’s best looking movie ever.

Ironically, its big look mostly takes place in a setting more confined than any movie he’s made. It’s as if Tarantino has returned to the stage-play limitations of his first major film with the cinematic splendor he’s accumulated since, to deliver “Reservoir Dogs – On Ice!” I loved most of this hangout-style Western, set in a cabin during a heavy blizzard, but I was repulsed by its bloody results. Maybe my skin’s getting too thin for Tarantino, but I remember his violence being easier to stomach when it was more removed from reality. Lately, his films have been taking on heavier sociohistoric themes, and mixing these themes with cruel violence is tough for me to take. I am hesitant to praise his fearless choices even though they present a contrast to the unspoken climate of inoffensiveness imposed on filmmakers by major studios today.

I don’t think it’s a coincidence that studios value their most nostalgic endeavors for awards candidacy. I don’t feel that any of these movies are great, but they all contain qualities that are being lost in today’s films. They’re about the past and are captured in a dying form of media that brought us moving imagery for an entire century. While I may value these films for maintaining this legacy, my favorite movie of 2015 was strangely a computer-animated feature about emotions. Very interesting. VT

JOY “Joy” tells a potentially banal story about the inventor of the self-wringing Miracle Mop, Joy Mangano (Jennifer Lawrence).

It escalates the nature of the material through auteur David O. Russell’s taste for rapid dialogue and a dreamlike energy that

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Modern Louisville is ready to unveil its January/February issue featuring Fairness Campaign Director Chris Hartman! Join us for the Launch Party, taking place January 10 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Mercury Ballroom, 611 S. Fourth St. Light hors d’oeuvres will be served, and a cash bar will be available. Guests will also be treated to a special preview of “American Idiot” presented by Acting Against Cancer. Admission is free, and everyone will receive copy of the new issue!

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SPECIAL THANKS TO: “THE BOYS IN THE BAND” PRESENTED BY PANDORA PRODUCTIONS The third show of Pandora’s 2015-16 season, this play represents a major milestone in American theatre as the first play to openly portray the pleasures, miseries and private lives of gay men. Mart Crowley’s “The Boys in the Band” is set during Harold’s 32nd birthday party. The evening begins as a hilarious and spirited celebration among friends until unexpected guests and games reveal tensions that unravel these men’s souls. The party moves to a heart-wrenching and climactic end. The show will be presented in The Henry Clay Theatre through January 17, and tickets in advance are $20.

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F R I DAY, JA N UA R Y 8 TIERNEY SUTTON AT THE CLIFTON CENTER The Clifton Center, located at 2117 Payne St., will host a concert by the renowned jazz vocalist Tierney Sutton on the Eifler Theater stage on Friday, January 8 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased online at cliftoncenter.org or at Carmichael’s Bookstore, 2720 Frankfort Ave. A seven-time Grammy nominee, Sutton has received six consecutive nominations for “Best Jazz Vocal Album” – a nomination for every project she has released for the last decade. In 2013, she released “After Blue,” a jazz-inspired re-imagining of the legacy of Joni Mitchell. The album received wide acclaim and was Sutton’s breakout as a leader without her longtime band. Sutton’s “After Blue: The Joni Mitchell Project” continues to tour the world.

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S AT U R DAY, JA N UA R Y 9 WFPK 20TH ANNIVERSARY Join 91.9 WFPK as it celebrates 20 years of Radio J A N U A R Y 7 , 2 0 1 6 • W W W . V O I C E -T R I B U N E . C O M

Louisville! This Louisville All Star Jam will featuring Ben Sollee, Wax Fang, Twin Limb, members of Houndmouth, musician and host of WFPK’s Sir Microcosm Dave Givan and A Tribute to Tim Krekel with Greg Foresman, Danny Flanigan and John Mann! Proceeds from the concert benefit 91.9 WFPK. A special VIP ticket will include a 20th Anniversary t-shirt and admission to the after party at the Brown Theatre featuring WFPK Night Visions hosts, OK Deejays and LMA Live DJ of the Year winner Sam Sneed, a cake cutting, a photo booth and your favorite on-air hosts. The show itself also will take place in the Brown Theatre. Standard tickets are $25, and VIP tickets are $50.

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F R I DAY, JA N UA R Y 1 5 BIZ MARKIE PRESENTS ’80S VS. ’90S MASHUP BASH The legendary Biz Markie brings more than 26 years of solid hip-hop acumen and an overwhelming fan-base that stretches from New York City to Japan to Europe. At the age of 14, Marcel Hall dazzled his neighborhood under the alias of Biz Markie. Now, older and immensely wiser, Biz continues to be universally praised by the ever-fickle and unforgiving hip-hop industry. This is no easy feat to accomplish, and Biz is the definition of longevity as he has managed to remain one of the most notable artists and DJs in the industry. He’ll bring his mashup show to Mercury Ballroom on January 15 with $15 tickets.

MORE INFO bizmarkie.com MAP LOUISVILLE 2016 MAP Louisville is in its sixth year of acting as a community fundraiser that brings together many different organizations, companies and individual supporters. MAP Louisville is a fun event designed in a way that enhances awareness, stimulates support for a much needed cause and puts a smile on everyone’s face. It does so by bringing in entertainment, like Brad Loekle, that is as unique as its community and as supportive as its patrons. MAP is

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an acronym for Making Acceptance Possible, and this can only be accomplished by coming together with the same goal: acceptance and equality.

Entertainer for MAP 2016, Brad Loekle, has hit the scene in recent years as one of the freshest and wildest comedians in America. He can currently be seen weekly on TruTV’s hit original series “World’s Dumbest.” Brad has also been a writer for the hit E! series “Fashion Police.” He has made guest appearances on an assortment of shows on VH1, LOGO, E! and Oxygen. He will be performing his show, “My Big Gay Life” in the Brown Theatre. Tickets to just the show are $45, and a VIP experience, including access to the VIP lounge with open bar, meet and greet opportunities with the entertainers, music by DJ Brios, free admission to Play Dance Bar after the show and two free spins on the Derby City Sister’s prize wheel, is $75. Proceeds from the event benefit the Fairness Campaign.

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S AT U R DAY, JA N UA R Y 1 6 MADONNA’S “REBEL HEART TOUR” The Rebel Heart Tour launched to two sold-out nights and rave reviews in Montreal, Quebec on September 9 and 10. The Montreal Gazette proclaimed, “In a spare-no-expense theatrical spectacle that artfully flowed from showstopper to showstopper, Madonna proved once again that she doesn’t just crave the spotlight – she owns it.” Associated Press raved, “Pole dancers dressed like nuns, Mike Tyson and nonstop theatrics. Welcome to the church of Madonna.” Catch the show locally at the KFC Yum! Center. Tickets range from $40 to $355.

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S U N DAY, JA N UA R Y 1 7 HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS 90TH ANNIVERSARY WORLD TOUR Celebrating 90 years of providing smiles, sportsmanship and service to millions of people world-

T U E S DAY, JA N UA R Y 1 9 BURGER BONANZA FOR TOMMY LEANHEART Join the fun at Louisville eatery Varanese for a special fundraiser benefiting the Tommy Leanheart Blood Cancer Research Fund at the University of Louisville’s James Graham Brown Cancer Center on January 19. Tommy loved Chef John’s Wagyu beef, so in Tommy’s honor, Chef John will be whipping up a special burger – The Okonomiyaki Wagyu Cheeseburger – for one night only. The cheeseburger will sell for $50, and $35 from each burger sold will go directly to the Tommy Leanheart Blood Cancer Research Fund. Not a fan of burgers? That’s OK! Order anything off the menu or specials menu on January 19, and Chef John will donate 10 percent of your bill to the fund!

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S AT R U DAY, JA N UA R Y 2 3 LOUISVILLE ON TAP Louisville on Tap is coming to the Kentucky International Convention Center on Saturday, January 23 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. (VIP beginning at 4 p.m.). Sample over 100 releases from some of America’s best craft breweries. Plus, hang out in an atmosphere filled with live music, delicious food available for purchase and great vendors. The standard $45 ticket includes three hours of sampling, a souvenir glass and live music. The $60 VIP tickets includes four hours of sampling, a souvenir glass, a t-shirt, a food voucher and live music.

MORE INFO americaontap.com B3 BASH This event is an all inclusive celebration of bacon, bourbon and beer benefiting The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. It features a silent auction, live music from Tony and the Tanlines and, of course, Bacon, Bourbon and Beer! This includes a “Bacon Bar” with gourmet bacon dishes by local chefs.

Tickets are $80.

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T U E S DAY, JA N UA R Y 2 6 “PETER AND THE STARCATCHER” AT ACTORS THEATRE OF LOUISVILLE Have you ever wondered how Peter Pan got his name? Or how he met Tinkerbell? In this swashbuckling grown-up prequel to Peter Pan, a dozen brilliant actors playing pirates, mermaids – and, of course, our favorite Lost Boys – set out for an adventure filled with ingenious stagecraft and the limitless possibilities of theatrical storytelling. This multiple Tony Award-winning play, based on the bestselling children’s novel, will have you and your entire family hooked from the moment you let your imagination take flight. The show runs through February 21.

MORE INFO actorstheatre.org BOURBON SALON AT OXMOOR FARM: KEEPING THE TRADITION ALIVE Generations of distillers have contributed to the heritage and time-honored tradition of making bourbon, using the same methods that their ancestors used in years past to create America’s native spirit. However, three families who owned or ran distilleries in the 20th century are now making whiskey in a new way. Join The Filson Historical Society on January 26 for “Keeping the Tradition Alive,” a panel discussion with Steve Beam of Limestone Branch Distillery, Peter Pogue from The Old Pogue Distillery and Corky Taylor from Kentucky Peerless Distilling Company. All three come from distilling families but are revamping the way we experience bourbon whiskey. Michael R. Veach will moderate this discussion on how they incorporate their personal family traditions while creating bourbon in the 21st century. The event will run 6-8 p.m., and tickets are $50.

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T H U R S DAY, JA N UA R Y 2 8 “BIG FISH” PRESENTED BY CENTERSTAGE Dream big as you experience a new smash hit musical that is richer, funnier and bigger than life itself! “Big Fish,” based on the celebrated novel

by Daniel Wallace and the acclaimed film directed

by Tim Burton, tells the story of Edward Bloom, a traveling salesman who lives life to its fullest – and then some! Edward’s incredible, larger-than-life stories thrill everyone around him, most of all, his devoted wife Sandra. But their son, Will, about to have a child of his own, is determined to find the truth behind his father’s epic tales. Overflowing with heart and humor, “Big Fish” will remind you why you love going to theatre. The show runs through February 14, and tickets are $20 in advance.

MORE INFO centerstagejcc.org GUSTER AT MERCURY BALLROOM Since forming at Tufts University in 1992, Guster has become one of the leading indie/alternative bands, releasing seven critically acclaimed albums in 20 years, starting with “Parachute” in 1995.

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“Evermotion” (to be released on their own Ocho Mule label through Nettwerk Records) is the follow-up to 2010’s “Easy Wonderful,” which earned the band its highest-ever chart debut on the Billboard 200 at No. 22, while reaching No. 2 on both the SoundScan Alternative and iTunes charts.

On their latest release, “Evermotion,” Guster’s acoustic roots are buried deep beneath the surface, almost impossible to detect, even though every song has, at its heart, an indelible melody and more than its share of tight, lethal hooks that catch and hold. “Evermotion”’s first single, the infectious “Simple Machine,” has been hailed by TIME magazine for its “frantic beats and crawling synthesizers.”

Guster will be at Mercury Ballroom with Rhett Miller on January 28 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20.

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F R I DAY, JA N UA R Y 2 9 GREEN DAY’S “AMERICAN IDIOT” PRESENTED BY ACTING AGAINST CANCER Set against the backdrop of post-9/11 America, three best friends are forced to confront the realities of adulthood and the disillusion of escapism.

Johnny, “the Jesus of Suburbia,” leaves his hometown to explore the big city but falls victim to drugs and anger. Tunny also leaves home but doesn’t find the fulfillment he seeks and chooses to join the army. Meanwhile, Will stays behind to be with his pregnant girlfriend but instead becomes more and more sedentary and apathetic about the world around him. Told through the rock songs of Green Day and the narratives of these three young men, this musical challenges the audience with the truths of society and the struggles that ultimately stem from within. Proceeds from the show will benefit the art therapy program of The Addison Jo Blair Cancer Care Center at Kosair Children’s Hospital.

The show runs through February 7 in The Henry Clay Theatre, and tickets are $19 in advance.

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S AT U R DAY, JA N UA R Y 3 0 “THOMAS MERTON: A FAMILIAR STRANGER” AT THE FRAZIER HISTORY MUSEUM Opening on the eve of what would have been Thomas Merton’s 101st birthday, this exhibit is an exploration into the influence and legacy of one of America’s most widely read spiritual writers. Drawn from the collection of the Thomas Merton Center at Bellarmine University, the exhibit explores Merton’s writings on racism, peace and compassion – topics that were at the forefront of the public consciousness in Merton’s time and remain vitally important today. This exhibit seeks to challenge visitors to think in new ways about their place in the world and their connections with others, and to help foster compassion for our fellow people. The exhibit will be open through May 29.

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wide, the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters will bring their unrivaled family show to the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville on Sunday, January 17, during their 90th Anniversary World Tour. On the court, the Globetrotters’ 90-year celebration will feature some of the greatest athletes and entertainers on the planet. With a star-studded roster featuring Big Easy Lofton, Ant Atkinson, Hi-Lite Bruton, Thunder Law, Bull Bullard and Cheese Chisholm – plus female stars TNT Maddox and Sweet J Ekworomadu – the Globetrotters’ one-of-a-kind show is unrivaled in the world of family entertainment. Every game will showcase incredible ball handling wizardry, rim-rattling dunks, trick shots, hilarious comedy and unequaled fan interaction. After the game, Globetrotter stars will sign autographs and take photos with fans. Tickets range from $22 to $315.

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Healthy Eating at Its Easiest

atching the cooks at this little kitchen across Broadway from The Brown Hotel, a little of everything seems to emerge: tilapia, chicken, broccoli, asparagus, potatoes, filet mignon – you name it.

uating, but something about living in Louisville changed his mind.

“Louisville has that effect on people, I guess,” he says. “It feels like home.”

But even with a Sullivan degree, Childs’ dream of running his own food Tastes business didn’t come easily. To pay the bills, he took a job as a warehouse assoWES ciate at UPS, where in just a few years he worked his way up to become a KERRICK supervisor. But although the job paid Today, they’re preparing 400 meals. well and provided good benefits, Childs Each meal is going into an airtight container, where realized his heart wasn’t in it. it will stay delicious for later.

“It didn’t make me happy,” he recalls. “And I What sets this meal prep company apart is the remember thinking about it, like, ‘What do I want kinds of food you’ll never see: fatty meats, greasy to do?’” fries, junk food, sodium. None of that would jibe He knew he wanted to start his own business. So with the vision of Healthy Eating LLC – or with its customers, who include UofL athletes and many he left his post at UPS, even though it meant takothers conscientious about taking care of their ing a pay cut. bodies.

“It was my pursuit of happiness,” he says. “It “I’m just trying to change Louisville, pretty was something that I love doing. It wasn’t about much,” says owner Marcus Childs. Louisville, he the money to me. I guess happiness pays for it all.” says, has one of the nation’s highest rates of obesiChilds worked briefly as an environmental conty in both children and adults. trols manager at a nursing home and as a salesper“I’m just trying to make them happier and son for The Courier-Journal. healthier.”

Eventually, through a series of connections, he Childs’ concern for the people of Louisville has finally got his big break. come to him as a byproduct of falling in love with Through a friend who lived in an apartment this city – something the Cleveland native hadn’t on Third Street Road, Childs learned of a kitchplanned. Childs first attended a culinary academy en space that was available for lease in the same near his hometown; then, about 10 years ago, he building. So he met with the owner, Tammy Hall, moved to Louisville to further his studies at Sulli- who owns several Louisville childcare centers. Hall van University. explained to Childs that she’d been looking for He’d planned to move to California after grad- someone to create nutritious meals for the children.

Owner Marcus Childs.

“I was like, ‘I’ll take it, so let’s go ahead and get started,’” he recalls. “She pretty much gave me a business plan and said, ‘Here, you can have it.’”

Cooking for toddlers might seem a bit anticlimactic to some aspiring chefs, but for Childs, it was a dream come true.

“When we’d cook for the kids,” he says, “it wasn’t just simple, like a chicken sandwich with broccoli.

I mean, we made extravagant stuff for the kids.”

After just a few months, Childs got a call from the secretary of a Louisville businessman named Stephen Keith, who’d been wanting to hire someone to regularly prepare his meals. Keith’s secretary had found out about Childs on the Internet.

“He wanted lean meats, fresh fruits, vegetables, healthy grains,” Childs says. And so the focus on healthy options was born.

Next, he met with the owners at the gym where he trains, Derby City Mixed Martial Arts, and told them about the healthy meal prep business he was starting.

“They were like, ‘Oh my goodness, that’s a great idea.’”

So Childs started preparing meals for the owners and trainers, and, in turn, for the gym members.

“It just took off from there.”

About two and a half years later, active Louisvillians of all stripes – police officers, firefighters, truck drivers, doctors – depend on Healthy Eating LLC for their regular meals. VT For more information, call 502.709.4411, visit cater4youlouisville. com or check out “Healthy Eating LLC” on Facebook.

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