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'Marking Time' at Carnegie Center
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AUGUST 25, 2016 — Issue 127
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ouisville native Hunter S. Thompson after Thompson’s red Chevy convertible that popularized gonzo journalism. He spoke will provide the thrust for the hang glider, his mind, objectivity be darned. piloted by Ben Jordy. A local team paying tribute to the rebellious The team will be hard to miss: The cart Thompson hopes to make its mark at Saturfeatures a four-foot, grinning Thompson, a nod day’s Red Bull Flugtag, gravity be darned. to the writer’s hallucinogenic visions in his Fear and Loathing, named after Thompson’s drug-fueled rant. classic “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,” will The sketch of their machine, with that giant, JASON THOMAS hopefully take to the skies at Waterfront Park grinning Thompson head, wowed Red Bull ofSoIn Editor on the wings of a bat. ficials. The entire Fear and Loathing concept, Well, that’s what the hang glider is shaped however, clinched the deal. like (...“huge bats were swooping and screeching “I think that’s another reason why they maybe and diving around the car,” Thompson wrote) and is accepted our team,” Kernen said. “It’s something Louconstructed out of ripstop nylon, the same woven mateisville is famous for but not what Louisville is mainly rial used in backpacks and is supposedly resistant to known for.” ripping. A certain flugtag team could join that list. Or so Fear and Loathing hopes. Jeffersonville resident Kirby Kernen, whose garage — Jason Thomas is the editor of SoIn. He can be reached on Bishop Lane served as the team’s hangar, along by phone at 812-206-2127 or email at jason.thomas@ with Simon Kay and Matt Tannahill, both of Louisville, newsandtribune.com. Follow him on Twitter: @ScoopThoZac Endicott, Elizabethtown, will push a cart styled mas.
Learn to be one with the water SOIN THE KNOW
• WHAT: “Marking Time” artist’s talk, public workshop
• WHEN: 6 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept.
2 (talk); 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 3 (workshop) • WHERE: Carnegie Center for Art and History, 201 E. Spring St., New Albany • INFO: Both Lori Esposito’s Artist’s Talk and the Evaporation Walk Workshop are free and open to the public. Preregistration is requested and can be done by contacting Delesha Thomas at dthomas@ carnegiecenter.org or by calling 812-944-7336. NEW ALBANY — The Carnegie Center for Art and History in New Albany, is currently hosting an art exhibit titled “Marking Time,” on view through Sept. 17. This exhibit has been co-curated by the Carnegie Center’s curator Dan Pfalzgraf and Marking Time artist Agnes Burris of Columbus, Ohio. Each of the
Lori Esposito’s installation in the “Marking Time” exhibit at the Carnegie Center. | SUBMITTED PHOTO six artists in this exhibit creates art in which the element of “time” is explored intentionally. The Carnegie Center announces one of the “Marking Time” artists, Lori Esposito, to come to New Albany to give an Artist’s Talk from 6 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2, followed
at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 3, with an outdoor “Evaporation Walk” workshop at New Albany’s Riverfront Amphitheater. Esposito is an artist and educator based in Athens, Ohio. She will be giving a presentation on her artistic practices which include “a desire to utilize alternative and ancient healing processes that may offer relief and empowerment from profound loss or change.” Her art seeks “respite and beauty through the integration of daily life and practice”. Esposito’s investigations incorporate the experiential and kinesthetic potentials of objects, imagery, and actions. Lori Esposito has lectured on her work at academic institutions, art centers, and conferences nationally and internationally. She has also been published in the journals and publications of numerous fields including neurology, anthropology, and contemporary art. She has received public and private commissions, residencies, and institutional grants for her work, which alongside drawing and painting includes performance and community-centered projects.
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Where to go and be seen in Southern Indiana
CELEBRATE IN SELLERSBURG • WHAT: Sellersburg Celebrates! • WHEN: Today through Saturday
Here are some highlights: Thursday, Aug. 25: 5 p.m.: Booths Open; 7 p.m.: Big Bone Lyck Band; Thursday is family night. Wristbands for the amusement rides will be $15 to ride all night. Friday, Aug. 26: 11:30 a.m.: Community Luncheon; 5:30 p.m.: Balloon Tether; 7 p.m.: Southern Sirens; 8 p.m.: The Louisville Crashers; dusk: Balloon Glow; Saturday, Aug. 27: 10 a.m.: Sellersburg Celebrates! Parade; 7 p.m.: Josh and Holly; 8 p.m.: The Rumors
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PINS OF INTEREST
• WHAT: Art in Speed Park • WHEN: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 26, Sunday, Aug. 27
• WHERE: Speed Park, Sellersburg • INFO: artinspeedpark.com
Art in Speed Park has become a mainstay in a region that celebrates community, creativity, and culture. Speed Park will be filled with the nation’s finest artisans and musical talents. Children will have opportunity to learn and delight in the Children’s Art Workshop, and play in the newly enhanced playground area. You’ll find many visual and performing art demonstrations while you enjoy a vast array of food selections.
• WHAT: Pegasus Pin Party • WHEN: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27 • WHERE: Kentucky Derby Festival headquarters, 1001 S. Third St., Louisville
• INFO: kdf.org
The party will feature discount pricing on all past year pins, as well as a special raffle of a complete 2016 pin set, featuring over 100 pins from the 2016 Festival. Past Festival posters, postcards and collectible glasses will be available for purchase. Metal event, balloon and corporate pins from 1989 to 2016 will also be available at reduced prices. Revenue helps to underwrite the many free events of the nonprofit Derby Festival.
GOTTA GO: Interested in seeing your event in our 3 To Go? Email SoIn Editor Jason Thomas at jason.thomas@newsandtribune.com
Going gonzo for flugtag Team from Jeffersonville constructs flying contraption BY JASON THOMAS jason.thomas@newsandtribune.com ardboard? Check. Wood? Check. Aluminum tubing? Check. Foam? Check. Ripstop nylon? Most definitely check. A team headquartered in Jeffersonville has been busy constructing a Hunter S. Thompson-themed contraption it hopes will take to the air at Saturday’s Red Bull Flugtag at Louisville’s Waterfront Park. Gleaning inspiration from one of Louisville’s most famous rebels, the team — dubbed Fear and Loathing, after the gonzo journalist’s classic tome, “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” — is blending common materials with the all-too-important ripstop nylon for its chance at immortality.
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“I feel like we’re kind of the underdog,” said Kirby Kernen, whose garage on Bishop Lane in Jeffersonville has served as the team’s hangar. “We’re just five guys that got accepted. Hopefully we’ll glide to the water and not crash spectacularly.” Self-deprecation that even Thompson would applaud. The Flugtag, German for “flying day,” according to a Red Bull news release, challenges everyday people to build human-powered flying machines and then pilot them off a 22-foot high deck at Waterfront Park. Teams — the first craft flies at 12:15 p.m. — will be judged on three criteria: flight distance, craft creativity and showmanship. With 36 teams vying for glory, it’s a big deal. The other Red Bull Flugtag staged this year in the United States was in Boston — pretty heady company.
A sketch of team Fear and Loathing’s “machine.” | SUBMITTED PHOTO
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Louisville will host the Red Bull Flugtag at Waterfront Park on S The other Flugtag was held last weekend in Boston. | SUBMITTE
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ENTERTAINMENT
This week's entertainment releases
Corydon • New Salisbury • Salem Jeffersonville • New Albany • Sellersburg Stop in at any of our 6 locations for a wide selection of e-cigs, candles, dreamcatchers and more....
MOVIES: AUG. 25
é “Mechanic: Resurrection”
“Don’t Breathe”
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é “The Strain” (FX)
AUG. 31 “You’re the Worst” (FXX)
BOOKS: AUG. 30 é “Rushing Waters: A Novel” by Danielle Steel “No God But One” by Nabeel Qureshi
Getting the write stuff at library SOIN THE KNOW
Wide Assortment of Zippo Lighters
Dr. Grabow Pipes & Accessories
• WHAT: Local Authors Fair • WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8
• WHERE: Strassweg AuditoWalk-in Humidor at 5 locations
Hookah
Open 7 Days A Week Monday - Saturday 8am to 9pm Sunday 9am to 6pm Corydon Location: Monday - Saturday 8am to 10pm Sunday 9am to 9pm
rium, New Albany-Floyd County Public Library, 180 W. Spring St., New Albany • INFO: nafclibrary.org
NEW ALBANY — Meet local authors and hear about their newest projects at the upcoming Local Authors Fair at the New AlbanyFloyd County Public Library. The Local Authors Fair will take place on Thursday, Sept. 8, from 6 to 8 p.m. in Strassweg Auditorium, 180 W. Spring St., New Albany. The event will begin with a casual meet and greet session, where guests can talk to authors from the surrounding area, a library news release stated. Authors will include Floyd County historian David Barksdale (“Historic Homes of New Albany, Indiana”), Louisville writer David Dominé (“True Ghosts and Eerie Legends from America’s Most Haunted Neighborhoods”), romance
fiction writer Carol Preflatish (“Saved by the Sheriff”), Michael L. Jones (“Louisville Jug Music”), Ken Brooks (“Mama Lacee”), and Hugh Smith (“Depressed Anonymous”), among others. Guests are encouraged to visit the various author booths. Guests will receive a passport style booklet that they can complete by meeting authors. Once the booklet is complete, they will receive a raffle ticket for prizes, including a $25 Amazon. com gift card. A panel discussion will follow, featuring Dominé, Preflatish, Brooks, and Smith. This discussion will provide insights into being a writer. The panelists will discuss why they pursued writing and how they
began writing as a career or hobby. Authors will discuss their writing process and share other aspects of the industry, such as securing publishing for their work. This is a free event and no registration is required. For more information, call the Reference Services Desk at 812-949-3523. The mission of the New AlbanyFloyd County Public Library is to create young readers, celebrate the diversity of our community, preserve our local history and promote genealogical research, support literacy, and stimulate imagination by providing services and collections in a variety of formats for use during leisure time.
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LOCAL SOIN HAPPENINGS Feeling left out? Send your establishment’s and/or organization’s upcoming events/new features/entertainment information to SoIn Editor Jason Thomas at jason.thomas@ newsandtribune.com
LIVE MUSIC AT HUBER’S
• WHERE: Huber’s Orchard, Winery & Vineyards • WHEN: Saturday, Aug. 27, 1 to 5 p.m.: Petar Mandic; Sunday, Aug. 28, 1 to 5 p.m.: Maddy Lobeck
LIVE MUSIC AT WICK’S
• WHAT: Live on State • WHERE: Wick’s, 225 State St., New Albany
Saturday, Aug. 27: Hollow Point
BANK STREET BREWHOUSE
• WHAT: Live music • WHERE: Bank Street Brewhouse, 415 Bank St., New Albany Friday, August 26: Pedal Party, 7 to 9 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 27: Los Luddites, 7 to 10 p.m. 7 p.m. every Tuesday: Tuesday Night Talent Review
JAM ON AT THE LEGION
• WHAT: Entertainment at the American Legion • WHEN/WHO: 7 to 10 p.m. tonight, Thursday, Aug. 25:
Karaoke, hosted by Bob and Charlene Wilkinson; 8 p.m. to midnight Friday, Aug. 25: Evolution; 8 p.m. to midnight, Saturday, Aug. 27: 3rd Degre Every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 7:15 to 10:15 p.m., Bingo • WHERE: Bonnie Sloan American Legion, 1930 McDonald Lane, New Albany
CORYDON LIVE
• WHAT: Live country music • WHERE: 220 Hurst Lane, Corydon • INFO: Admission, adults $12; children 6-12, $7; under 6,
free. For tickets call 812-734-6288. Saturday, Aug. 27: Clinton Spaulding, Cara Belt, Terry Vincent; Sunday, Aug. 28: Veterans Tribute Show, 3 to 5 p.m.: Natalie Berry Marshall, Clinton Spaulding, Christy Miller
RIVERSTAGE CONCERTS
• WHEN: 7 p.m. Fridays • WHERE: RiverStage, Spring Street and Riverside Drive,
Jeffersonville Friday, Aug. 26: Juice Box Heroes with guest Big Steel Train
CONCERTS IN THE PARK
• WHERE: Warder Park, Spring Street and Court Avenue,
Jeffersonville • WHEN: 7 p.m. Fridays Friday, Aug. 26: The Rheingold German Band
BICENTENNIAL BEATS
• WHAT: Bicentennial Park Summer Concert Series • WHEN: 7 p.m. Fridays • WHERE: Bicentennial Park, Spring and Pearl streets, New
Albany Friday, Aug. 26: Parker Millsap; Friday, Sept. 2: Jon Stickley Trio
FRESH OFF THE FARM
• WHAT: Jeffersonville Farmers Market • WHEN/WHERE: Saturdays, 9 a.m. to noon at Big Four
Station park; Tuesdays, 3 to 6 p.m., Faith Lutheran Church, 2014 Allison Lane More info from Jeffersonville Main Street www.JeffMainStreet. org
EVENTS AT THE PARK
• WHAT: Clarksville Parks and Recreation events • WHERE: Gateway Park, 500 Little League Blvd., Clarksville • Movies in the Park
Friday, Sept. 2: “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”, movie begins at dusk (around 8:15 p.m.); Friday, Oct. 7: “Zootopia”, movie begins at dusk (around 7:15 p.m.) • Concerts in the Park Friday, Sept. 16, 7 to 9 p.m.: The Killer Lips
HOWL AT THE MOON
• WHAT: Full Moon Hike • WHEN: 10 p.m., Friday, Sept. 16 • WHERE: Charlestown State Park, 12500 Ind. 62, Charles-
town. Wear good hiking shoes and comfortable clothing, and bring a red lens flashlight and walking stick. The event is free. Other full moon hikes are planned for Oct. 15.
ENJOY ART AT LIBRARY
• WHAT: Live art gallery • WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27. • WHERE: Jeffersonville Township Public Library, 211 E. Court Ave., Jeffersonville
• INFO: Visit jefflibrary.org, Events Calendar or call 812-285-
5635. The library will sponsor a program for a live art gallery comprised of both visual and performing arts: a creative community collective featuring vocalists, musicians, visual artists and spoken-word poetry, featuring Kenny Fresh. The facilitator of the special event is Marlesha S. Woods. She is a Visual Artist with an eclectic style of expression. Facilitating community engagement within the arts is a portion of her passion along with community outreach, art education, the holistic approach to living creatively. In addition to the live performances, there will also be an art exhibit and a vendor booth of art for purchase. This special event is free and open to the public.
STROLL DOWNTOWN
• WHAT: Walking Tour • WHEN: 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26 • WHERE: Downtown Jeffersonville
A historic walking tour of downtown Jeffersonville will take place at 6 p.m., Friday, Aug. 26, rain or shine. Participants will meet at the south end of Preservation Park (Market Street between Spring and Pearl streets) in downtown Jeffersonville, for a tour highlighting the West Market Street neighborhood. Clark County Historian Jeanne Burke will lead the tour, sharing stories about the history of the neighborhood, and architectural and historical information about the buildings.
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FLUGTAG: Local team confident in design's gliding ability CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 “After months of planning, we can’t wait to showcase the city of Louisville this weekend as Red Bull Flugtag lands in the Ohio River,” Mike Maloney, with special events management with Mayor Greg Fischer’s office, stated in an email. “We believe the values and creativity of our city align with the goals of the competition and we are excited to see all of the crafts on Saturday.” Powering Fear and Loathing, in addition to Kernen, are Simon Kay and Matt Tannahill, both of Louisville, Zac Endicott, Elizabethtown, and Ben Jody, California. The team’s “machine” consists of a wheeled cart, which mimics the “huge red Chevy” convertible featured in Thompson’s drug-fueled diatribe, topped with a grinning, four-foot Thompson head complete with cigarette and cigarette holder firmly clamped in his mouth. Perhaps the most important component is the hang glider painted purple and black to resemble a bat (...“huge bats were swooping and screeching and diving around the car,” Thompson wrote). “I think we’ll glide,” said Kernen, 35, a software developer at Heartland Payment Systems in Jeffersonville. “Just looking at other team’s designs, we may not have the most distance, but I think we’ll glide.” Fear and Loathing is taking the flugtag seriously. It has spent nearly $1,000 of its own money on aluminum piping alone. What would have been its costliest budget item, the ripstop nylon — the same material used in backpacks — came free of charge thanks to a hook-up at a fabric factory in Cleveland. The team has meticulously measured the machine’s center of balance to figure out the best place to push the cart, allowing the glider optimal flight. Oh, and much like Thompson was full of surprises, Fear and Loathing has one of its own: Jody is an actual U.S. Air Force pilot. He’ll be controlling the glider after the cart purposefully crashes to the water.
IT GIVES YOU WINGS
• WHAT: Red Bull Flugtag • WHEN: Gates open at 11 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 27
• WHERE: Louisville Waterfront Park
• INFO: Free and open to all
ages. No tickets are required but the event will be closed once capacity is reached. ONLINE: redbullflugtag.com
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“I feel fairly confident we should glide, especially since have a pilot who can judge the best angle of approach, whether to point upward or lean down,” Kernen said. “It gives us a little advantage having a pilot.” As for the Thompson theme? Simple: The team wanted to honor one of Louisville’s less-celebrated heroes. Everyone knows the city is famous for the Kentucky Derby and Muhammad Ali. But a flugtag team giving props to a gonzo? That’s the stuff of legend. The sketch of their machine, with that giant, grinning Thompson head, wowed Red Bull officials. The entire Fear and Loathing concept, however, cinched the deal. “I think that’s another reason why they maybe accepted our team,” Kernen said. “It’s something Louisville is famous for but not what Louisville is mainly known for.” With a real pilot at the helm and his teammates muscling the cart Kernen has high hopes. “The cart will go in the water, and hopefully Ben glides gracefully to the water,” he said. “That’s our vision.”
TOP: Team Fear and Loathing, which used a garage in Jeffersonville as its hangar, will attempt to take to the air Saturday in Louisville at the Red Bull Flugtag. The other Flugtag was held last weekend in Boston. | SUBMITTED PHOTO BOTTOM: Flugtag teams are judged not only on how far they fly but design creativity and a skit they must perform to the crowd. The other Flugtag was held last weekend in Boston. | SUBMITTED PHOTO