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LOUDER THAN LIFE invades area
Super Artist! Southern Indiana’s Kirstin Tuttle creates art on the fly
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Artist unleashes her super powers As an artist, Kirstin Tuttle is used to finding Superman is also front and center in “The Last Super.” inspiration on the fly. Artistic license? You bet. Her latest project graces SuperChefs restau“People are taking pictures in front of it,” Ferrant in Louisville, and has already caught the guson told Jenna Esarey in today’s centerpiece. attention of diners and passersby. “They’re wanting to get pictures of me in front A few of her subjects, like Tuttle, are used to of it. I don’t think you could look at it and not being on the fly. think it’s a good piece of art.” “The Last Super” is a play on “The Last SupJASON THOMAS Tuttle is more about playful paintings, howper” featuring super heroes. Talk about some SoIn Editor ever. She’s been sketching practically since she other-worldly inspiration. could hold a pencil. She’s an adjunct professor After SuperChefs was destroyed by a fire at IUS and previously served as the graduate teacher for in January, chef Darnell Ferguson was on the prowl for the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts’ After School some fresh art for his new restaurant that reopened July High School Art program. 15. Ferguson connected with Tuttle, who used her super Super-talented, indeed. artist powers to divine “The Last Super,” which is a dual painting with “Exodus” on the flip side. “Exodus” is an — Jason Thomas is the editor of SoIn. He can be reached by original work depicting the Exodus of the Bible, with phone at 812-206-2127 or email at jason.thomas@newsandSuperman acting as the Moses figure parting the Red Sea. tribune.com. Follow him on Twitter: @ScoopThomas.
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Festival cranking up the volume SOIN THE KNOW
• WHAT: LOUDER THAN LIFE • WHEN: Oct. 1-2 • WHERE: Champions Park, Louisville
• INFO: louderthanlifefestival. com
Additional festival experiences have been announced for the third annual LOUDER THAN LIFE, Oct. 1-2, at Champions Park near downtown Louisville. The annual destination festival celebrates the region’s culture and cuisine, and features award-winning bourbons and spirits, Gourmet Man Food, craft beer and some of the biggest names in rock music, a news release stated. General admission and VIP tickets, as well as hotel and camping packages, are on sale now at LouderThanLifeFestival.com. Produced by Danny Wimmer Presents, America’s premier production company for rock music festivals, Louisville’s LOUDER
Cheap Trick will perform at the LOUDER THAN LIFE festival. | PHOTO VIA CHEAPTRICK.COM THAN LIFE features a selection of award-winning bourbons, whiskey, spirits, craft beer, and Gourmet Man Food curated personally by festival creator Danny Wimmer, along with a powerful music lineup of rock legends and breaking talent. The festival celebrates the bourbon culture and culinary heritage of this unique American city, the release
stated. Slipknot and Avenged Sevenfold — headlining together for the first time ever — top a mind-blowing music lineup of over 35 bands on three stages, with performances from Disturbed, Korn, Slayer, The Cult, Ghost, Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Cheap Trick, Pierce The Veil and many more.
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Where to go and be seen in Southern Indiana
ANGELIC COMFORT • WHAT: Penny Sisto’s ‘Angel’ quilt exhibit
• WHEN: 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18
(reception/gallery talk); through Oct. 14
• WHERE: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Parish House, 1015 E. Main St., New Albany The Arts Council of St. Paul’s welcomes back Penny Sisto with a new show entitled “Angels.” Sisto said about “Angels”: “They live among us, float around us ... part of us. Helpers, Guides and Guardians, Better Angels and Angels we would never care to confess to knowing! This is the unseen world that guides and comforts us, making us smile in dark times and laugh in the face of Fear ... our Angels.”
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‘BISON’-TENNIAL BASH • WHAT: Bicentennial celebration • WHEN: 9:30 a.m. to noon Friday, Sept. 16 • WHERE: Clark County 4-H Center, 9608 Ind. 62,
Charlestown. Clark County 4-H and the Soil & Water Conservation District invites the public to help celebrate Indiana’s Bicentennial, 9:30 a.m. to noon, Friday, Sept. 16. It will be celebrating with live music, wood carvers, basket-weaving, games and more while we wait for the Bicentennial torch to stop on its journey through Indiana. Bison burger meals will also be available at no cost.
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FLEA FLICKER • WHAT: Fall Flea • WHEN: 10 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, 10 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18
• WHERE: MainSource parking lot on State
Street, between Market and Spring streets The Fall Flea is a two-day outdoor marketplace showcasing vendors with unique pieces and a flair for creating an engaging display. The event is full of clothing, antiques, home goods and more, including Found and Fabulous, a mobile boutique, which welcomes shoppers in search of unique clothing by featuring LuLaRoe women’s and children’s clothing.
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Kirstin Tuttle’s newest work graces SuperChefs restaurant
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By JENNA ESAREY newsroom@newsandtribune.com
OUISVILLE — When SuperChefs on Louisville’s Fairfax Avenue was destroyed in a massive fire in January, owner and chef Darnell Ferguson lost more than his livelihood. Some iconic artwork was destroyed as well. He turned to Southern Indiana artist Kirstin Tuttle, and when the restaurant reopened July 15 for breakfast and lunch at 1702 Bardstown Road, her recreation of “The Last Supper” was hanging on the wall. The painting is a superhero-centric take on Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper,” dubbed “The Last Super,” with Superman front and center. The cloth draping the long table reads “Food, Faith, & Superheroes. Tuttle met Ferguson through the husband of a sorority sister. “I had heard about the restaurant and how it was in a fire,” she said. “I messaged him through Facebook because he was looking for an artist to do some paintings.” The second piece she did for the restaurant is an original work depicting the Exodus of the Bible, with Superman acting as the Moses figure parting the Red Sea. “They are both completely different than what I would normally do,” she said. “But everything you do is learning and experience.” Ferguson said his customers love the Tuttle’s painting — the only one on display so far. “People are taking pictures in front of it,” he said. “They’re wanting to get pictures of me in front of it. I don’t think you could look at it and not think it’s a good piece of art.” One of Tuttle’s favorite things about the four-by sixfoot paintings is the method used to hang them. “His framer and designer framed them back to back,” she said. “The painting can flip, so during the day it’s ‘The Last Super’ and in the evening it’ll be ‘Exodus.’ I think that’s pretty cool.” The restaurant is open only for breakfast and lunch, but is adding dinner service at the end of the month. “We’re changing the painting when we do the changeover every day from day to evening,” Ferguson said. “We’re going from superheroes to villains when we
“The Last Super” is displayed on the wall at SuperChefs off Bardstown Road in Louisville. | STAFF PHOTO BY TYLER STEWART change.” Ferguson said Tuttle “was easy to work with. I picked her because I trust her to do it right. I don’t have to oversee and over-watch. She’s an artist and I’m an artist. I don’t need anyone telling me how to cook everything.” SuperChefs is not the first restaurant Tuttle has created work for. In 2010 Bristol Bar & Grill purchased a piece from her. Tuttle, a graduate of Floyd Central, earned a bachelor of fine arts from Indiana University Southeast in 2012 and completed her masters of fine arts in 2015 at the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Tuttle worked as a graduate assistant from 2014 to 2015 at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and served as the graduate teacher for their After School High School Art program. From 2013 to 2015 she was part of the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, the nation’s largest public art program. There she worked under nationally recognized artist Betsy Casansas and her assistant Sandra Gonsalez.
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ENTERTAINMENT
MOVIES: SEPT. 16
é “Bridget Jones’s Baby”
“Snowden” “Blair Witch”
This week's entertainment releases
T.V. PREMIERES: SEPT. 19 é “The Good Place” (NBC) “Kevin Can Wait” (CBS)
BOOKS: SEPT. 20 é “Pushing Up Daisies” by M. C. Beaton “Infamy” by Robert K. Tanenbaum
Have fun at Hispanic Heritage SOIN THE KNOW
• WHAT: Hispanic Heritage Festival
• WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24
• WHERE: New Albany-Floyd
County Public Library, Strassweg Auditorium, 180 W. Spring St., New Albany • INFO: Call 812-949-3523 NEW ALBANY — On Saturday, Sept. 24, free food, music, and dancers will be featured as the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month. Participants will learn about the unique traditions of Chile, Cuba, Mexico, and Ecuador, and then have a sampling of food from some of these countries. The dance troupe Las Raices will perform dances from Mexico, and also provide context for each dance: which area of Mexico it is from, any special significance to the costumes worn, and other information about what makes these dances unique to Mexico. Attendees can have their photo taken with their faces in our Mexican
On Saturday, Sept. 24, free food, music, and dancers will be featured as the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month. | FILE PHOTO costume “cutouts’, and even add a sombrero or other props! Guests of all ages are welcome to attend this event. This event will take place on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 2 to 4 p.m. in Strassweg Auditorium, located in the lower level of the Library. For more information, please stop by the Reference Services Desk or call 812949-3523. 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. Through innovative programming, we create memories and shared stories for residents of all ages, in a community gathering place. The Library is located at 180 West Spring Street in downtown New Albany. Visit www.nafclibrary.org and facebook.com/NAFCPL for more information on Library programs and services.
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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
• WHERE: Huber’s Orchard, Winery & Vineyards • WHEN/WHO: Saturday, Sept. 17: Strumbeat, 1 to 5 p.m.; Sunday, Sept. 18: Southern Sirens, 1 to 5 p.m.
LIVE MUSIC AT WICK’S
• WHAT: Live on State • WHERE: Wick’s, 225 State St., New Albany
Friday, Sept. 16: Dallas Moore Band; Saturday, Sept. 17: Buckshot Playboys; Friday, Sept. 23: Paul Kaszubski and Friends; Saturday, Sept. 24: Gas Money; Friday, Sept. 30: Wicked Fridays featuring DJ Stingy and Mpose
ART SHOW
• WHAT: “Floyd County Art Crit. Club” Art Show • WHEN: Through Sept. 30, Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• WHERE: Pearls On Pearl, 214 Pearl St., New Albany
Info: Exhibit contains 10-20 paintings by both amateur and professional artists with paintings in all price ranges. Paintings judged by Ray Day. A great addition to 20-plus local artist of handmade items at Pearls On Pearl.
BANK STREET BREWHOUSE
• WHAT: Live music • WHERE: Bank Street Brewhouse, 415 Bank St., New
Albany All shows 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16: Joel Curtis; Saturday, Sept. 17: Matthews and Green; Friday, Sept. 23: Dan Dilamarter; Saturday, Sept. 24: Wasted Planet; Friday, Sept. 30: Gavin Caster 7 p.m. every Tuesday: Tuesday Night Talent Review
JAM ON AT THE LEGION
• WHAT: Entertainment at the American Legion • WHERE: Bonnie Sloan American Legion, 1930 McDonald Lane, New Albany
• WHEN/WHO: 7 to 10 p.m. tonight, Thursday, Sept. 15:
Karaoke, hosted by Bob and Charlene Wilkerson; 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Sept. 17: Pawn Shoppe Guitar Other events: • Saturday, Sept. 17, 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.: Breakfast hosted by the Ladies Auxiliary, $5 • Every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 7:15 to 10:15 p.m., Bingo
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. Friday, Sept. 16: Tribute to Buddy Holly and Barney Fife: Featuring: Kenny James; Saturday, Sept. 17: Hank Rose, Kim McCauley, Evan Twitty; Saturday, Sept. 24: The Lloyd Wood Show
THIRD FRIDAY TROLLEY HOP
• WHERE: Downtown Jeffersonville • WHEN: 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16
Enjoy shopping Jeffersonville’s historic downtown while hopping from store to store on a vintage trolley.
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
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, Charlestown.
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.
LIBRARY BOOK SALE
• WHEN: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17 • WHERE: New Albany-Floyd County Public Library, 180 W.
Spring St., New Albany Find books on poetry, music, and art at the upcoming Friends of the Library book sale. On Saturday, Sept. 17, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Friends of the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library will host their book sale in the library’s Annex Building. To mark the birthday of American poet William Carlos Williams, all books in the Poetry, Music, and Art section will be discounted by 50 percent. Regular prices are $1 for hardback books; 50 cents for paperback books, CDs and VHS movies; and 10 cents for magazines and pamphlets.
HAVE FUN AT A FAIR
• WHAT: S. Ellen Jones Neighborhood Street Fair • WHEN: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17 • WHERE: Oak and 13 streets, New Albany
Features food, fun, giveaways and tours of the Ritter Museum.
ON THE OUTSIDE
• WHAT: ‘The Outsiders’ • WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Sept. 22-24 • WHERE: Community Montessori, 4102 St. Joseph Road,
New Albany The Community Montessori Players will present “The Outsiders” based on the best-selling book by S.E. Hinton. The story follows the teen protagonist, Ponyboy, as he tries to navigate life and gang rivalry with only his two older brothers and friends to depend upon. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students. Purchase tickets in advance by emailing hroseberry@shiningminds.com.
‘Happy Birthday' origins On Tuesday, Sept. 20, from noon to 1 p.m. at the Carnegie Center for Art and History in New Albany, Jessica Stavros, site manager for Culbertson Mansion State Historic Site, will present the program “Louisville’s Happy Birthday Sisters,” as part of the Carnegie Center’s Lunch & Learn series. “Happy Birthday to You” has been called the most famous song in the world, but somehow the history of the song’s creators has been largely forgotten, even in their own hometown. Jessica Stavros will present the incredible accomplishments of Patty and Mildred Hill, two sisters who serve as a testament to the city of Louisville and its dedication to social betterment. Learn the Hill Sisters’ connection to New Albany’s own Mrs. Rebecca Culbertson and about Happy Birthday Park, a nonprofit dedicated to the creation of a public park honoring the Hill Sisters’ legacy of music and early childhood education. Participants can bring a lunch, drinks are provided. This program is free, but registration
SOIN THE KNOW
• WHAT: “Louisville’s Happy Birthday Sisters”
• WHEN: noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20
• WHERE: Carnegie Center
for Art and History, 201 E. Spring St., New Albany
is required (call 812-944-7336 or email Delesha Thomas at dthomas@carnegiecenter.org). Stavros has been in the museum industry and a local historian for the past 12 years. She received a bachelor’s degree in History from the University of Louisville and a master’s degree in Business Communication from Spalding University, both of which were fully funded by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation in Washington, D.C. Her passion lies in 19th century Ohio Valley history, and this focus brought her to work within historic house and community museums. She serves on several non-profit boards and committees, and when she is not working, Jessica keeps busy with her husband and two daughters.
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SUPER: Artist is also IUS professor CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 “It was all about beautifying Philadelphia and cleaning it up, bringing people together through art work,” she said. “That was a great experience for me.” “The program helps people who are going through rehab and things of that nature,” she said. “They can join an artist. It’s kind of like art therapy for them. So that was nice.” She is currently working as a photographer for Lifetouch Portrait Studios and is an adjunct professor at IUS. “Even taking school portraits, there’s still a creative aspect that I enjoy,” she said. In 2015 she taught courses at IUS on color theory and 2D design, and hopes to teach three introduction to drawing courses this fall “I absolutely loved it,” she KIRSTIN L. TUTTLE said. “It was a lot of fun and it’s definitely something I want to do.” She and her husband, Jason — her high school sweetheart — have been married three years. “I guess technically we’ve been together 10 years, but we’ve been married three,” she said. She works on projects in a studio in a spare bedroom-turned workshop in their Sellersburg home. Her love of art started at a young age. “My interest in art kind of just came naturally,” she said. “In my downtime as a kid, I would just start sketching out objects. One defining moment for me was when I got my first art book — looking at that and really learning how to draw and do all those kind of things.” She took art classes all four years in high school and was a member of the National Art Honor Society and the school’s art club. “Art has always been something that I wanted to do. Ever since I was little, I knew. No question.” While Tuttle loves creating art, “my main goal is to hopefully be teaching full time at the college level,” she said. “We’re working on starting a family — something I’m really looking forward to.” “I want to travel if at all possible to find inspiration for my work,” she said. “As far as being a mom, I can’t wait to teach them all the different aspects of art and culture and hopefully paint with them or crate art with them at some point if they so choose.”
SOIN THE KNOW
Will Bray will make his OWS debut at Reign of Terror. | PHOTO COURTESY FACEBOOK
Untitled, by Kirstin L. Tuttle. | PHOTO VIA KIRSTINLTUTTLE.COM
Cobbs Creak: Falling branches, by Kirstin L. Tuttle. | PHOTO VIA KIRSTINLTUTTLE.COM
• For more information on Kirstin Tuttle or her work visit KirstinLTuttle.com.
Get in the ring at Arena You’ll only need the corner of your seat this Saturday when Tony Shark Presents Outcast Wrestling Syndicate: Reign of Terror invades the Jeffersonville Arena, 1416 Spring St. The event is free. Bell time is at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17. Taking the headlines are 2 Tuff Tony and The Man Pondo. It is unclear whether the two will square off but promoters confirm they are scheduled to make an announcement at the show. What that announcement is remains a mystery. Scott Diamond will be in attendance to make sure Jeffersonville wrestling fans keep the adrenaline pumping, a post on Outcast Wrestling Syndicate’s (OWS) Facebook page stated. In addition, The Man of Tomorrow returns to Reign of Terror to face the brutal force of Mike Malakus, a Facebook post stated. Although not a lot is known about this new face to OWS, Malakus appears to be built like a tank. “My gut is telling me that this is going to be an intense hard hitting confrontation. Mike has
SOIN THE KNOW
• WHAT: OWS: Reign of Terror wrestling
• WHEN: 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17
• WHERE: Jeffersonville Arena, 1416 Spring St.
that look in his eye that shows malicious intent and aggression,” the post stated. Daniel Eads as always is in incredible form and on top of his game, according to the Facebook page. So will Mike Malakus have a chance or is he going to completely blind side Daniel Eads? Phabian Barbosa also will make an appearance — and he has a new target. That would be Evansville native Will Bray, who will be making his OWS debut at Reign of Terror. More on the card: The Chad Rockman, who methodically took apart Chase Nalley at OWS: Respek, in their Kendo stick match, will be facing Blackhawk Spencer for the very first time as he makes his OWS: Reign of Terror debut. Plus tons more.