What:“Indiana on My Mind” Exhibit Open HouseWhen: Friday, 6:30– 8:30 p.m.Where: The Birdie Gallery, 195 S. Fifth St., NoblesvilleInfo: Visit www.hcaa-in.org or call 776-2278

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The historic First Baptist Church in Noblesville became The Birdie Gallery in 2006. (Photos by Jordan Fischer)

“Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax” (Friday) – Featuring the voices of Zac Efron, Taylor Swift and Danny DeVito, Dr. Seuss’ classic tale is brought to life through modern computer animation. A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will secure him the girl of his dreams. He finds the Lorax.

SSX (Tuesday) – The hallmark snowboarding franchise returns in the first installment in nearly five years. Featuring all real mountainsides and locales, SSX features trick competitions, races and an all-new survival mode.

Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, $60.

Murat Shrine Circus (Friday) – The Shrine Circus, a troupe more than 100 years old, performs at the Pepsi Coliseum (1202 E. 38th St., Indianapolis) at 7 p.m. Friday night. Tickets are $10 - $20. For more information, call 239-5151.

“Roses” by The Cranberries (Tuesday) – The sixth album and first studio release in more than ten years, The Cranberries return with an album dealing with

relationships and love in all their forms.

For more information and other local events, see the Event Calendar on page 3.

The Hamilton County Artists’ Association launches new exhibit

Vol. I No. 3 • February 28, 2012

Indiana on my mindBy Christian Sorrell • christian@youarecurrent.com

Since 1950, the Hamilton County Artists’ Associationhasdisplayedart exhibits across the nation.The association’s first exhibit of 2012 launches this Friday at The Birdie Gallery in Noblesville.

Focusing on Hoosier life and Indiana land-scapes, “Indiana on My Mind” looks to por-tray the beauty in the most familiar and classic aspects of life across the state.

“We have 80 artists, but we never know until hanging day how many will be showing,” said Lori Johnson, publicity chairperson for the HCAA.

With such a large number of artists, space is at a premium. Each artist is given a certain amount of wall space and allowed to fill it with a number of paintings, depending on their sizes.

In 2006, the City of Noblesville granted the HCAA use of the historic First Baptist Church. Named after Roberta “Birdie” Bloom-horst, The Birdie Gallery became the HCAA’s first ever permanent space since its creation-more than 50 years prior.

Through a number of generous grants, the HCAA was able to renovate the aging building and create a proper art gallery and teaching space.

“We all painted and fixed it up,” said John-son. “We all pitch in, clean it and do the yard.”

Additional lighting worth $6,000 was re-cently added to the gallery in order to offer higher-quality art classes and a better overall art viewing experience.

Even after five years in its new gallery, the HCAA is looking to raise awareness of its exis-tence throughout the county.

“Our biggest problem is we are in a residen-tial area, and not downtown Noblesville. The gallery is beautiful, but we can’t afford to ad-vertise to let people know where we are,” said Johnson. “With the economy the way it is, it has been a bad two years. But this last No-vember at our (Hamilton East Public) Library show, we sold a lot of paintings, so it’s given me hope again,”said Johnson.

The HCAA holds new exhibits every two months, in addition to several art classes, out-of-gallery exhibits and scholarship contests throughout the year. For more information, please visit www.hcaa-in.org.

“Trio,” an original oil painting by local artist Ann Simons“Teresa’s Tractor,” an original acrylic painting by Lori Johnson

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Commentary by By Bryan Ferry and Dan Chester

The stage was empty except for a shiny black Steinway & Sons grand piano. Hornsby was dressed casually in jeans, a long sleeve T-shirt and high-tops; quite a common man for the uncommon styled music about to be played. If one closed his or her eyes, you would think this is a classical player and not the American Soci-ety of Composers, Authors and Publishers song of the year performer of the late ’80s. The crowd chuckled after the introductory message ban-ning any photography or recording. Hornsby said, “Everything I do gets on YouTube the next day.” He opened the show with Arc de Terre and Ligeti Etude, each a classical piece that show-cased his amazing piano ability.

The first set contained several pieces from a musical he scored, “Sick Bastard.”  It will debut in Philadelphia later this year. These pieces con-tained dark comedy that left the audience howl-ing with laughter, a far different experience than the average concertgoer was expecting. 

Hornsby seemed quite at ease throughout the set as he forgot the words to a verse of “Simple

Prayer” and admitted as much to the audience. But he never missed a beat with his playing. The remainder of the performance included other songs from “Sick Bastard” with racy and vulgar lyrics, and classic hits such as “End of the Inno-cence,” “The Way It Is” and a beautifully rehar-monized version of “Mandolin Rain.” The last time I saw Hornsby was in 1991 as a fill-in for the late Brent Mydland of the Grateful Dead. With this in mind, I had a full circle moment as the closing song was “Standing on the Moon” by Hunter and Garcia of the Grateful Dead.

Although Hornsby may have considered him-self a “10-time Grammy loser,” there was noth-ing but success and brilliance at this concert. He played a diverse collection of pieces, from his classic hits and comical musical scores to ba-roque counterpoint, leaving the audience awed by the versatility of his musical prowess.

Kevin Eubanks – Kevin Eubanks, familiar for his role as bandleader on “The Tonight Show,” performs the music that established him as one of America’s best jazz guitarists. The per-formance will take place at 8 p.m. Saturday at The Tarkington, 3 Center Green, Carmel. Tick-ets are $68 - $78. For more information, please call 843-3800.

Bruce Hornsby, the Palladium Feb. 17

Bryan lives in Carmel with his wife, Rachel, and two children. Bryan’s love for music is contagious, and his son is mastering the cello while his daughter is usually singing any chance she gets. 

Skeeter McGee, formed in 1998, began as a country-style band fronted by Rob Bruns on vocals and acous-tic guitar. Some years later, Roberto Barajas and Bryan Messer joined the group, adding more pop to the music. Rich Bryant joined the group in 2006 after which the members described their music as “Hootie & the Blowfish” meets “Sister Hazel.” In the past several years, the band has played more than 300 shows, consisting of everything from outdoor festivals to nightclubs. Skeeter McGee is a local folk-rock group with a considerable history and bright future. For more information, visit www.skeetermcgee.com.

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Friday – Sour MashSaturday – Jester Kings

Moon Dog Tavern: 825 E. 96th St., Indianapolis.

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Friday – RoxieSaturday – The Why Store

Casler’s: 11501 Pavilion Dr., Fishers.Friday – Danny Isaacs BandSaturday – Corey Cox

The Place: 3855 E. 96th Street, Indianapolis.Thursday – No Pit Cherries & The Vintage UnionFriday – Rich Hynes with Art Adams

Skeeter McGee – Moores Hill

Hornsby has wone numerous awards over his career, including three Grammys. (Submitted photo)

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“Legally Blonde: The Musi-cal” • Based on the hit MGM

movie, “Legally Blonde: The Musical” was nomi-nated for seven Tony Awards and 10 Drama Desk Awards, and has all the fun of the famous film. • Tuesday – 8 p.m., Wednesday – 1 p.m. and 8 p.m., Thursday – 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday – 8 p.m., Sunday – 1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.• Beef & Boards Din-ner Theatre, 9301 N. Michigan Rd., Indianapolis. • $37 – $60 and includes dinner buffet • 872-9662

Dale Bernstein: Vanity Abandoned • Gallery featur-ing photography by Dale Bernstein • Regular build-ing hours (through Friday) • Arthur M. Glick JCC, 6701 Hoover Rd., Indianapolis. • Free admission • 251-9467

The Work of Suzanne H. Landshof • Beautiful

work in the scale of 1 inch to the foot (1:12), all cre-ated by museum Cofounder Suzanne H. Landshof. • Wednesday – Saturday, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Sunday 1 – 4 p.m. • Museum of Miniature Houses & Other Collections, 111 E. Main St., Carmel. • $5 adults, $3 children younger than 10 • 575-9466

Clifford the Big Red Dog Live! • The beloved big dog is having his 50th an-niversary in 2012! Celebrate the timeless values of Clif-ford’s big ideas – share, play fair, have respect, work together, be responsible, be truthful, be kind, believe in yourself, be a good friend and help others. • 10 a.m. • Clowes Memorial Hall, 4602 Sunset Ave., Indianapolis. •

$13 adults, $8 children • 940-6444

Hearthside Suppers at Conner Prairie • Discover

19th-century cuisine firsthand when you and your family join in preparing, serving and enjoying a candlelight feast. Reservations required. • Thurs-day – Sunday, 6 –9 p.m. • Conner Prairie Interactive History Park, 13400 Allisonville Rd., Fishers. • $60 for public ($55 for members) • 776-6000

Moonlight and Magnolias • Tom Beeler, Stephen Hunt and Daniel

Scharbrough are coming back in Moonlight & Mag-nolias! These 3 incredibly talented actors are bring-ing back their production - this time to the Carmel Community Playhouse. • Friday and Saturday – 8 p.m., Sunday – 2:30 p.m. • Carmel Community Playhouse, 14299 Clay Terrace Blvd., Carmel • $15 adults, $12 seniors and students • 815-9387

Lilly House Tours • Free tour of the Lilly House, home of the late Indianapolis legend J. K. Lilly Jr. • 2 p.m. • Lilly House Lobby, 4000 Michigan Rd., India-napolis. • Free • 923-1331

“Indiana on My Mind” Exhibit • The latest exhibit by the Hamilton County Artists’ Association focuses on Hoosier landscapes and life by local Hamilton County artists. • Friday – April 27, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. • The Birdie Gallery, 195 S. Fifth St., Noblesville. • Free admission, donations accepted • 776-2278

Ballet Memphis • Performance includes “In Dreams,” set to a score of Roy Orbison love songs, the joyous romp “Being Here” set to Mozart’s Con-certo in D Major, “Curtain of Green” set to music by Phillip Glass and Robert Battle’s solo work, “Taka-dame.” • 8 p.m. • The Tarkington, 3 Center Green, Carmel. • $28 – $58 ($18 student) • 843-3800

Carmel Winter Market • Features 20 vendors from

the Carmel Farmers Market, including A Taste of Philly, Amazing Potato Chip Company, Artisano’s Oils and Spices and many more. • 9 a.m. – noon • Carmel City Center, 719 Hanover Place, Carmel. • Free admission • 705-7985

Nature’s Inspirations: Art Exhibit • An exhibit featuring nature-inspired artwork including paint-ings, photography and other art mediums. • 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday • Cool Creek Park & Nature Center, 2000 E. 151st St., Carmel. • Free admission • 774-2500

Community Day at Pilates Plus • Free Pilates classes will be offered every half hour. Donations will be accepted for the Hamilton County Humane Society. • 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. • Pilates Plus, 14701 Cum-berland Rd., Noblesville • 985-7326

Children’s auditions for “The Music Man” and “The Wizard of Oz” • Young performers should have one song prepared and bring sheet music in the correct key. Dress comfortably to move. To request an audition, go to the theatre’s Web site: www.beefandboards.com. • Beef & Boards Din-ner Theatre, 9301 N. Michigan Rd., Indianapolis. • 872-9662

Junior Brown, 6-string guitar and steel guitar master• 7 p.m. • The Tarkington, 3 Center Green, Carmel • $48 – $58 ($18 stu-dents) • 843-3800

By Zach Dunkin • editorial@youarecurrent.com

After making his mark as an award-winning author of Western novels, Noblesville author Larry Sweazy has returned to the genre which started it all – mystery.

Sweazy, who won the Western Writers of America Spur Award for Best Short Story (2005), the Best Book of Indiana Award (2011) and the Will Rogers Medallion Award for Best Western Fiction (2011) for his popular Josiah Wolfe, Texas Ranger series, is publishing his first mod-

ern-day mystery novel.“The Devil’s Bones” will receive national

distribution on March 7 and will be available in all major and independent bookstores, and through online outlets such as Amazon.com. It will be published by Five Star.

The story is set in fictional Dukaine, Ind., where a late summer drought drains a pond, and a small skeleton turns up in the mud. The townsfolk believe they are the bones of Tito Cordova, an 8-year-old boy and son of a fe-male migrant worker, who had disappeared 19 years earlier.

Sweazy is the author of four previously published novels in the award-winning Josiah

Wolfe, Texas Ranger series for Berkeley. He actually began writing this book before taking a detour with the series. “This just took awhile to find a publisher,” explained Sweazy of “The Devil’s Bones.” “So, actually, I had to switch modes from mysteries to Westerns.

“But all of my Josiah Wolfe novels have a mystery in them, so, I haven’t really swayed that much from my origins. A mystery is a perfect vehicle for me to tell the stories I want to, and have to – where the time frame is mod-ern day or 1875.”

The fifth Josiah Wolfe novel, “The Coyote Tracker,” is scheduled for release in August, and the sixth, “The Gila Wars,” in May 2013, which Sweazy is wrapping up now.

“The future of the series is undecided at the moment,” he said. “I should know if the publisher plans to carry on with it in a few months, and I’ll make my decision then whether I want to carry on with it as well.”

Sweazy to release new mystery novelLarry Sweazy will be signing books at the following locations:•March 14, 5-8 p.m. – Barnes & Noble

Booksellers, 17090 Mercantile Blvd., Noblesville.

•March 17, 1-4 p.m. – Mudsock Books & Curiosity Shoppe, 11850 Allisonville Rd., Fishers.

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ByChristianSorrell•christian@youarecurrent.com

Set to close this Sunday at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, the latest exhibit from Brian McCutcheon is not one to miss.The exhibit fea-tures a number of pieces, including an installa-tion, photography, video and several sculptures.

McCutcheon, a sculpture, photographer and fabricator based out of Indianapolis, displays the breadth of his work in this multimedia ex-hibit focusing primarily on space exploration. Fascinated by space flight as a child growing up during the Apollo missions, McCutcheon was inspired by his son’s interest in space and how it caused him to reflect on his past.

By including his son within the photographic elements of his work and embracing a childlike imagination, McCutcheon has created a num-ber of works that follow a path from reality to imagination and vice versa. It is that translation from the real to the imagined, and then back to the real, which gives McCutcheon’s exhibit its strength.

As a cofounder and partner of local business Indianapolis Fabrication, a custom fabrication studio, much of McCutch-eon’s art takes the form of sculpture, but not in the traditional sense. McCutcheon’s pieces appear well-manufactured and look like true spacecraft coupled with unique elements that transfer them into the realm of imagination.

“Capsule,” one of the exhibit’s primary pieces, ties the classic and well-known appearance of the Gemini spacecraft with the commonplace imagery of a lawn chair as its interior.

Another piece featured in the exhibition, “Splashdown,” furthers the translation of this reality to imagination and back again by fea-

turing another lawn chair sitting amongst a room full of deflated balloons. The piece is a reference to Larry Walters, the California man who took flight in a patio chair and weather balloon airship in 1982.

McCutcheon’s work creates a strong sense of childlike wonder and renewed imagina-tion, and that is some-thing of which many adults could use a good dose of.

“Out of this World” is free for museum visitors now through Sunday.

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James Lawson was a seminary instructor with three master’s degrees, but God had other plans for him. Moving from Seattle to Hamilton County, Lawson has remarried and preaches one Lord, one faith and one true Church at his home church in Sheridan. Drawing from the Bible, Lawson has released a collection of Christian comic strips in his debut book, “Therapeutic In-sanity!: Yakov BenTorah and His Dog, Mattix!”

“My cartoon strip is important to me only because it is an extension of my greatest joy, to ‘earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints’ (Jude 3),” said Lawson. “If it weren’t for that, I would have no motivation to draw anything. It’s that simple! I don’t own myself, God does. I must do what he has called me to do.”

In “Therapeutic Insanity!,” Yakov BenTorah (Lawson’s name in Hebrew) finds himself deal-ing with a host of dilemmas and issues that con-front the Church daily. Each strip also includes a Bible verse reference about the strip’s topic. Lawson said the reference is to “motivate people to get back to their Bible.”

“The Bible has the answers. You might not always like the answer, but it’s there,” he said. “I want people to read it for themselves and ask God to show them.”

Lawson said the comic strip addresses day-to-day issues he has addressed personally, or in his role with the Church.

“Each cartoon actually happened in real life – the topic came up and had to be dealt with,” he said.

Lawson finished the book in November, after working on it for the past eight to 10 years.

“I give the credit to the Lord. It’s a fun hob-by,” he said.

“Therapeutic Insanity!” is available for pur-chase online at bookstore.westbowpress.com/

Products/SKU-000500411/Therapeutic-Insani-ty.aspx. A digital copy is available for $3.99 and the soft cover is $16.95.

“Cartooning is so much fun I can hardly stand it,” said Lawson. “I’m so glad the Lord has allowed me to do this … I draw and write for the glory of God and for your (the readers’) benefit.”

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Lawron with his comic "Therapeutic Insanity!" (Photo by Robert Herrington)

James Lawson will be signing copies of “Therapeutic Insanity!: Yakov

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“The Fault in Our Stars” by John Green

By Will Smither Westfield Washington Public Library

I have enjoyed all of John Green’s books, so I just knew I would like this one before I even got it in my hands. I was not disappointed. Green has a way of creating realistic, but amazing characters.

At the center of the story is Ha-zel, who needs assistance to breathe because her lungs are very weak. She meets Au-gustus at a cancer support group. Their growing relationship drives the story. They become closer through an interest in Hazel’s favorite book that leaves her with too many unanswered questions. Contacting the author to find those answers becomes a shared goal for them. Through it all, they deal with a disease that could turn on them at any point.

After reading the synopsis, you might think this book sounds depressing. It is about teens

with cancer, but the characters lift the story above what could easily be a dark tale. Hazel and Augustus are trying to be regular teens not defined by their disease. This is not always easy when they have frequent doctor visits, constant physical limi-tations and parents who, out of love and concern, hover over them with worried expressions and fear of what may happen to their children.

A bonus for me as a reader was having part of the story set in Indianapolis, where Green lives. Readers who frequent the north side of the city will recognize the many references. The book was recently optioned for a movie, and one can only hope they will film some scenes on the lo-cations described.

For compelling stories with true-to-life teen characters, I recommend this book, and any of Green’s other books. He continues to write qual-ity books for teens and adults, alike.

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IngREDIEnTS: One (8-ounce) package cream cheese, one (16-ounce) jar corn and black bean salsa, 1 cup refried beans, 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese, black olives, 2 chopped roma tomatoesDIRECTIonS: Spread cream cheese in bottom of 8-inch baking dish. In a bowl, warm refried beans in microwave for 2-3 minutes, then spread over cream cheese. Pour salsa over beans. Sprin-kle cheese on top. Cover and bake 20 minutes. Remove cover and continue baking until cheese melts (about 10 minutes). Garnish with black olives and tomatoes. Serve with tortilla chips. – Food.com

IngREDIEnTS: fruit filling - 10 cups thinly-sliced apples, 1 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon flour, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/2 cup water, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, topping - 1 cup rolled oats, 1 cup flour, 1 cup brown sugar, 1/4 teaspoon baking powder, 1/4 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 cup melted butterDIRECTIonS: Peel and slice apples. Place in bot-tom of 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Mix sugar, flour and cinnamon together. Sprinkle over apples. Pour water and lemon juice evenly over apples. Combine the topping ingredients until crumbly and spread all over apples. Bake at 350 F for 45 minutes. Serve topped with vanilla ice cream. – Food.com

IngREDIEnTS: 2 pounds pork loin (boneless), salt and pepper, 1/4 cup honey, 2 tablespoons orange juice, 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1/2 tea-spoon thyme, 1/2 cup chicken broth

DIRECTIonS: Preheat the oven to 375 F. Season pork and place in a roasting pan. In a separate bowl, mix together

the honey, juice, oil and thyme. Pour over pork. Add the broth to the pan. Bake until internal temperature reaches 150 F (45-60 minutes). Baste frequently. Strain the pan juices into a saucepan. Reduce until slightly thickened. Serve over the sliced pork. – Food.com

IngREDIEnTS: 1 cup cornmeal, 1 cup all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon salt, 4 teaspoons baking powder, 1 1/2 teaspoons white sugar, 3 eggs, one (10-ounce) package frozen chopped broccoli, 12 ounces cottage cheese, 5 table-spoons melted butter, 1/2 cup onion, finely choppedDIRECTIonS: In a large bowl, mix cornmeal, flour, salt, baking powder and sugar. Make a well in the center of the bowl. Melt butter in small fry pan. Add onion and sauté until translucent. In a separate bowl, combine eggs, thawed broccoli, cottage cheese and melted butter with onions. Pour into well of flour mixture. Stir until just combined. Pour batter into greased 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Bake in preheated 350 F oven for 30 minutes. – Food.com

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By Chris Lloyd • editorial@youarecurrent.com

In an age of instant videos on demand and streaming movies on Netflix and other venues, HBO, by all rights, should have been well on its way to the video grave. But somewhere along the way, HBO decided to shift to creating its own content, rather than be swept under the tide of competi-tors playing the same movies (sometimes more cheaply and/or conveniently). Today, it produces much of the best TV available.

Take “Game of Thrones,” based on the first book of a popular fantasy series by George R. R. Martin. Produced for more than $60 million, the 10-episode season allowed viewers to luxuri-ate in Martin’s epic narrative sweep and sprawl-ing cast of characters.

Written for grown-ups, with layered charac-ters blessed with moral ambiguities and flaws,

Martin’s book would not have translated satisfactorily into a two-hour film. With 10 full hours to roam, uninterrupted by commercials or the need to synch with the forced story-telling rhythms of regular TV, “Game” took the sword-and-sorcery genre to a level of ambi-tion not seen since the “Lord of the Rings” film trilogy nearly a decade ago.

“Game of Thrones” arrives on video next Tuesday.

Movie: A-minus

Game of Thrones: Season One • Not rated, 600 minutes

By Shawn Miller • editorial@youarecurrent.com

The BMW M Roadster and Coupe were high-performance derivatives of the Z3 and Z4 sports cars. Produced in limited numbers, they are a sure bet for collectability down the road.

Introduced in 1998, the Z3 M was produced until 2002; the Z4 M was produced from 2006 to 2008. Approximately 15,000 Z3 M Road-sters were produced, making them very rare and desirable to enthusiasts. The body of the Road-ster had slight differences, including bumpers, gills, rear fenders and trunk lid. Under the skin, they were beefed up with suspension and brakes from the E30 M3. A dual exhaust system with quad tips first appeared on these cars and has since become a BMW M division signature. The interior had a different look to the standard Z3, with the M-version steering wheel and different instrumentation. Finally, the car was available in M-specific colors. The Z3M used the S52 DOHC 6 cylinder motor producing 240 HP.

The Z4 M cars are more modern in appear-

ance, with the stunning “flame-surfacing” de-sign, and are rarer, being only in production for three years with approximately 3,000 produced. Having demoed the‘06 recently for nearly 1,000 miles, the car is simply one of the best cars I have ever driven. Its nimble and sporty frame will handle the sharpest of turns. As fast as a Z06 Corvette, the car leaves nothing to be de-sired for the performance-oriented driver.

First generation M cars can be less than $15,000 with low mileage, while the Z4 Ver-sions are less than $30,000 in good condition. Still, considering they are so rare and cost more than $60,000 new, I doubt they will fall much further. BMW M cars have developed a cult following, ensuring their desirability for years to come.

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Read more of Chris Lloyd’s review of current films and DVDs at www.captaincritic.blogspot.com or www.thefilmyap.com.

Shawn Miller is a lifelong car collec-tor and president of SignificantCars.com, a successful collector car bro-kerage with a showroom at 2225 E. 54th St., just west of Keystone.

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Since 2010, Ricky Lee Potts, a local writer and freelance booking agent, has been putting

on events throughout Indianapolis featur-ing local musicians. Dubbed simply “six4six,” the events all have one central concept.

“I was sitting there with Jason Firebaugh, a local singer/song-

writer and … he said I should have a concert series featuring the bands I worked with. I said, ‘How many bands?’ He said, ‘Six.’ He said, ‘How much?’ I said. ‘$6.’ And it was born,” said Potts.

Following these two simple guidelines, six-4six has seen an increasing popularity since its inception. The first event drew more than 350 people, the second drew more than 600 and the third, taking place last summer, drew more than 800 people to Indianapolis’ northside. Potts is hoping the fourth event, scheduled for Saturday, will be “the biggest yet.”

Focusing on all local music and local venues, six4six features a wide array of bands intended to handcraft an experience Potts hopes will be the best concert experience Indianapolis has to offer. BellJar, The Holland Account, Follower,

Chad Mills & the Upright Willies, Journals and The Kathys are all scheduled to play.

“Each band is unique, and while you might not see them all on the same stage night after night, it’s not about that,” said Potts. “It’s about working with bands that play good music, that have a desire to expand in the Indianapolis community and bands that can become friends throughout the process.”

For Potts, the focus has always been on the bands and the local community surrounding them.

“Funny thing about these shows, if you didn’t know me, you would have no idea I was even there,” said Potts. “I have a guest MC for each one and never grace the stage, but that’s on purpose. It’s not about me. That night, it’s about the bands.”

Six4six will be held Saturday at Birdy’s Bar and Grill on the northside of Indianapolis. For more information, please visit www.rickyleepotts.com.

Contributions to this article were made by Scott Raychel.

ByAnnieRogers•editorial@youarecurrent.com

As a travel consultant, I am often asked about my favorite place. Immediately, incredible vistas and indelible memories play out in my mind. No matter where I go or what I see, one place is clearly the winner. No place has captured my heart like Costa Rica.

Costa Rica is a small Central American nation about the size of Vermont and New Hampshire combined. Its terrain has a central, mountain-ous region, which separates it from the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. About half of its 4.57 million residents live in its capital of San Jose. Outside the cities, the lush countryside is pockmarked by coffee and banana plantations, which are its chief economic exports.

Internally, tourism is one of the fastest grow-ing economic sectors. Costa Rica has become an ever popular and important ecotourism des-tination by placing an emphasis on establishing national parks and protected areas over nearly a quarter of its land mass. Visitors come to enjoy all nature has to offer: sparkling sea, soft sand, bird watching, volcano trekking, wildlife viewing and the ability to partake in adventure: bungee jumping, rafting, zip-lining, surfing, snorkeling and big game fishing.

Why do I love Costa Rica so much? In this enchanted land, I have zip-lined above a moun-tain gorge. I have marveled at an active volcano while basking in hot springs. I have seen my chil-

dren walked down an endless beach drenched in a golden sunset. I have fallen in love at sunrise as a shooting star streaked across the sky confirming my hushed whisper … this truly is paradise.

Interested in going to Costa Rica? Airfare to an international airport from Indianapolis var-ies, but is typically around $600 to San Jose. One-week land packages average about $1,000 per person per week. However, there is a wide spectrum of accommodations to choose from. The best time to travel is between December and April during the dry season.

Six4six looking to grow with next concertWhat: Six Bands for Six Bucks featuring Chad Mills & the Upright Willies, The Holland Account, The Kathys, Follower, Journals and BellJar.When: Saturday – 7 p.m.Where: Birdy’s Bar & Grill (2131 E. 71st St., Indianapolis), 254-8971Cost: $6 (older than 21)

Potts

My Favorite Place: Costa Rica

Annie Rogers is the owner of Zionsville Travel. It is located at 115 S. Main St., Zionsville. You can reach her at 587-1759 or at annie@zions-villetravel.com.

Beautiful views like this are commonplace in Costa Rica (Submitted Photo)