JULY 16, 2015 — Issue 74A News and Tribune Publication

TOP THREE: "Making a Living Through Art" EVENT: Monarch Celebration in New Albany

SONIC WAVEForecastle Festival sets anchor Friday in Louisville

EdItorJason Thomas

dEsIgnClaire Munn

storYElizabeth Beilman

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A view of the crowd during Ray Lamontagne's set at the Boom stage as part of last year's Forecastle Festival at the Waterfront Park in Louis-ville. This year's festival begins Friday, July 17. | FILE PHOTO

Coffee shop owner brings sounds of opera to the Knobs.

The Forecastle Festival will sail into Lou-isville on Friday highlighting a Southern Indiana band riding a wave of popularity.

I promise to make these cheesy puns walk the plank.

Back to the music. New Albany’s Hound-mouth will play on a much bigger stage than its two other performances at the festival, and rightfully so.

The national touring Americana folk band will headline the Boom Stage, the second-largest, on Friday night, writes Elizabeth Beilman in today’s centerpiece.

At its Forecastle debut in 2012, the four-person Hound-mouth was one of the last bands to play on the smallest of four stages.

Three years later the band is one of the main attractions.“They sound beautiful, and they look good, and they’re

just really the whole package,” Holly Weyler McKnight, spokeswoman for Forecastle, told Beilman.

SoIn celebrates all thing Southern Indiana but we’d

be foolish to ignore Forecastle — even though Houndmouth gives us an in — with its emphasis on environmentalism.

Arcadia Power will add a kilowatt hour of pollution-free and renewable energy on the grid for every kilowatt hour of electricity Forecastle uses, Beilman writes.

“So basically whatever we use, they’re going to pay for that energy to go back on the grid from a clean energy source,” Weyler McKnight said.

And The Forecastle Foundation is dedicated to rehabili-tating and preserving 12 of the most ecologically diverse and endangered “hot spots” on the planet. Every ticket purchased donates $1 to the foundation.

Music to our ears.

— Jason Thomas is the editor of SoIn. He can be reached by phone at 812-206-2127 or email at jason.thomas@newsandtribune.com. Follow him on Twitter: @ScoopThomas.

The Monarch Celebration is a celebration of the annual migration of the Monarch butterfly.

The Arts Council and The Southern Indiana Botani-cal Society will host a number of local vendors, artists, performances, and activities, including the release of 300 Monarch butterflies and butterfly crafts. The first 300 visitors will receive a monarch ticket that entitles you to release a butterfly.

PERFORmANCES INCLUdE:• Hayswood Theatre will perform an excerpt from “Forever Patsy Cline.”• Motion Studio will perform dance and song and a flash mob dance.• Music by Jesse & the Hog Brothers, The 2:00 am Band, Hue E Bir and the Concrete Canyon Cowboys, Jacob Resch and more.• Film “The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies”• Joan Rose, Naturalist from Falls of the Ohio will be giving a presentation "Planting and caring for a Monarch Way Station"ACTIvITIES• ALL IN BLOCK PARTY• Stone carving with artist Chris Raber• Pixie Hollow Fairies story time• Pippin Mansion photo booth• “Girl Noticed” Mural• The Brotherhood Friendly Hammermen

• Monarch Children’s Craft Tent, Heart for Arts Kids Club and Trash Force sculpture• Organizations Booths-Elks Club, New Albany /Floyd County Animal Shelter, Keep NA Clean and Green, Trash Force, NA Historical Society.• Plant sale by Windsong Nursery and Lincoln Springs

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SOIN THE KNOW• WHAT: Monarch Celebration• WHEN: 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday, July 18• WHERE: East Market in front of the Arts Council

of Southern Indiana between Eighth and Ninth streets, New Albany

• COsT: Free• INFO: 812-949-4238, visit artscouncilsi.org

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Hot time witH Hotrods listen to folk tunes• WHAT: Inaugural Car Show• WHEN: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, July 19• WHERE: Vintage Fire Museum, 723 Spring St.,

Jeffersonville• INFO: Call 812-282-4705, email vfmuseum@

gmail.com, or visit vintagefiremuseum.org.All are invited to show their classics, hot rods,

sports cars, or other special cars. Awards will be given. Entry fee is $10 and includes a ticket to the museum. Children can sit on a 1922 Model T fire truck, sound the siren, and ring the bell. Food will be sold. Silent auction items and door prizes will be offered. Vote on your favorite car.

• WHAT: John McCormick folk guitarist• WHEN: 1 p.m. Saturday, July 18• WHERE: Strassweg Auditorium at the New

Albany-Floyd County Public Library, 180 W. Spring St., New Albany

• INFO: FreeMcCormick has mastered the intricate styles of

the American, Irish, Scottish, and English folk traditions of the guitar while developing a rich, resonant and wonderfully expressive voice. He performs regionally, nationally and throughout Europe. He has recorded seven albums and CDs on the Phantom Records Label.

GOTTA GO: Interested in seeing your event in our 3 To Go? Email SoIn Editor Jason Thomas at jason.thomas@newsandtribune.com

• WHAT: “Making a Living Through Art” with artist Pamela Mattei

• WHEN: Noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 21• WHERE: Carnegie Center for Art & History,

201 E. Spring St., New Albany• INFO: Free; registration required; call

812-944-7336 or email Delesha Thomas at dthomas@carnegiecenter.org

Pamela Mattei has spent over a decade making a living through the visual and performing arts. She is the founder and CEO of DyeSigns By Pamela, an art busi-ness she built from a dream to a national and international brand. Her colorful hand dyed silk scarves can be found in over 150 galleries in 35 states and Canada.

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3 TO GO Where to go and be seen in Southern Indiana

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Three to See

By ELIZABETH BEILMANelizabeth.beilman@newsandtribune.com

LOUISVILLE — In a country not wanting for music festi-vals — the United States has more than 200 — it can be difficult to shine.

And while many festivals may be striving to grow with every passing year, that’s not exactly the goal for the Forecastle Festival in Louisville.

“I think the community of Louisville — the business com-munity and the music community — has always been super sup-portive of the festival, and I think it’s one of the things that really makes Forecastle stands apart from other festivals our size,” Holly Weyler McKnight, spokeswoman for Forecastle, said.

Local beer, local bourbon, local business support and of course, local music. That includes Southern Indiana.

New Albany’s own Houndmouth, following two past Fore-castle performances and its explosive album release of “Little Neon Limelight” this year that NPR called “shaggy, swinging, big-screen storytelling,” the band is returning this year.

The four-person Americana folk band will be headlining the Boom Stage, the second-largest, on Friday night. That’s a long way up from their Forecastle debut in 2012 when they were one of the last artists listed on the bill for the smallest of four stages, Weyler McKnight said.

Fast forward to 2015, and people around here can’t seem to get enough of them.

“They sold out the Brown [Theatre] I think much quicker than anyone anticipated,” she said of a concert earlier this year.

And Weyler McKnight said that Houndmouth tops her list of bands she’s most excited to see at Forecastle this year.

“They sound beautiful, and they look good, and they’re just really the whole package,” she said.

Local bands joining Houndmouth at Forecastle include Lou-isville’s My Morning Jacket and Cage the Elephant of Bowling Green, Ky.

Weyler McKnight attributes Louisville’s love of local music

in part to Ear X-tacy, the former record store on Bardstown Road.

“I think everyone just embraces it and loves it, and to see a band like Houndmouth who is now No. 1 on the Triple A [Ra-dio] charts and started getting play on K-Rock which is a big big deal ... it’s just been tremendous to watch that,” she said. “And I think the city of Louisville and Southern Indiana just goes totally behind them and really supports them.”

WHAT’S NEW THIS YEARSeveral features will be returning this year, including the

Bourbon Lounge and Kentucky Landing. But Forecastle is debuting a couple new partnerships this year, too.

omegrownarmoniesH

Louisville’s Forecastle Festival fosters love of local music

Guitarist Matt Myers plays for the audience during Houndmouth’s performance on the Belle of Louisville for the Forecastle afterparty last summer. Houndmouth will be performing Friday, July 17 for Forcastle’s open-ing day. | staFF PHoto By tyLer stewart

ALVVAYS1:45 to 2:30 p.m. Friday, Boom StageThis Toronto five-piece indie rock act put out my

favorite release of 2014 with its self-titled debut.It’s a bit of a shame they’re one of the first bands to

take the stage at the three-day festival, but if you have a Friday ticket, plan to get there early and check out the wonderful vocal-guitar interplay of Alvvays. Molly Rankin doesn’t have voice that wows, but she’s a standout vocalist, giving these pop gems just the treatment they need.

What’s best, many of the songs go somewhere the listener doesn’t expect, like there are two or three great one-minute songs wrapped into one.

DESAPARECIDOS3 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Mast StageConor Oberst is best known — famous, you could

say in some circles — for leading his prolific, sen-sitive indie rock collective Bright Eyes.

More than a decade ago, Oberst took on Desapare-cidos, put out an acclaimed album, and then shut-tered the side gig to concentrate on his main band.

In 2015, Desaparecidos re-emerged with “Payola” and proved it hasn’t lost its edge.

Desaparecidos deals more in politics and chaos than Bright Eyes, and I’m looking for an amped-up set at Forecastle.

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outkast / andre 3000 perform as the headlining artist at the Mast stage during last year’s Forecastle Festival at waterfront Park in Louisville. this year’s event will begin Friday, July 17 and feature performances by My Morning Jacket, Cage the elephant and widespread Panic. | FIlE PhOTO

SEE FestIVaL, PAGE 6

Three to See

By ELIZABETH BEILMANelizabeth.beilman@newsandtribune.com

LOUISVILLE — In a country not wanting for music festi-vals — the United States has more than 200 — it can be difficult to shine.

And while many festivals may be striving to grow with every passing year, that’s not exactly the goal for the Forecastle Festival in Louisville.

“I think the community of Louisville — the business com-munity and the music community — has always been super sup-portive of the festival, and I think it’s one of the things that really makes Forecastle stands apart from other festivals our size,” Holly Weyler McKnight, spokeswoman for Forecastle, said.

Local beer, local bourbon, local business support and of course, local music. That includes Southern Indiana.

New Albany’s own Houndmouth, following two past Fore-castle performances and its explosive album release of “Little Neon Limelight” this year that NPR called “shaggy, swinging, big-screen storytelling,” the band is returning this year.

The four-person Americana folk band will be headlining the Boom Stage, the second-largest, on Friday night. That’s a long way up from their Forecastle debut in 2012 when they were one of the last artists listed on the bill for the smallest of four stages, Weyler McKnight said.

Fast forward to 2015, and people around here can’t seem to get enough of them.

“They sold out the Brown [Theatre] I think much quicker than anyone anticipated,” she said of a concert earlier this year.

And Weyler McKnight said that Houndmouth tops her list of bands she’s most excited to see at Forecastle this year.

“They sound beautiful, and they look good, and they’re just really the whole package,” she said.

Local bands joining Houndmouth at Forecastle include Lou-isville’s My Morning Jacket and Cage the Elephant of Bowling Green, Ky.

Weyler McKnight attributes Louisville’s love of local music

in part to Ear X-tacy, the former record store on Bardstown Road.

“I think everyone just embraces it and loves it, and to see a band like Houndmouth who is now No. 1 on the Triple A [Ra-dio] charts and started getting play on K-Rock which is a big big deal ... it’s just been tremendous to watch that,” she said. “And I think the city of Louisville and Southern Indiana just goes totally behind them and really supports them.”

WHAT’S NEW THIS YEARSeveral features will be returning this year, including the

Bourbon Lounge and Kentucky Landing. But Forecastle is debuting a couple new partnerships this year, too.

omegrownarmoniesH

Louisville’s Forecastle Festival fosters love of local music

Guitarist Matt Myers plays for the audience during Houndmouth’s performance on the Belle of Louisville for the Forecastle afterparty last summer. Houndmouth will be performing Friday, July 17 for Forcastle’s open-ing day. | staFF PHoto By tyLer stewart

ALVVAYS1:45 to 2:30 p.m. Friday, Boom StageThis Toronto five-piece indie rock act put out my

favorite release of 2014 with its self-titled debut.It’s a bit of a shame they’re one of the first bands to

take the stage at the three-day festival, but if you have a Friday ticket, plan to get there early and check out the wonderful vocal-guitar interplay of Alvvays. Molly Rankin doesn’t have voice that wows, but she’s a standout vocalist, giving these pop gems just the treatment they need.

What’s best, many of the songs go somewhere the listener doesn’t expect, like there are two or three great one-minute songs wrapped into one.

DESAPARECIDOS3 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Mast StageConor Oberst is best known — famous, you could

say in some circles — for leading his prolific, sen-sitive indie rock collective Bright Eyes.

More than a decade ago, Oberst took on Desapare-cidos, put out an acclaimed album, and then shut-tered the side gig to concentrate on his main band.

In 2015, Desaparecidos re-emerged with “Payola” and proved it hasn’t lost its edge.

Desaparecidos deals more in politics and chaos than Bright Eyes, and I’m looking for an amped-up set at Forecastle.

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outkast / andre 3000 perform as the headlining artist at the Mast stage during last year’s Forecastle Festival at waterfront Park in Louisville. this year’s event will begin Friday, July 17 and feature performances by My Morning Jacket, Cage the elephant and widespread Panic. | FIlE PhOTO

SEE FestIVaL, PAGE 6

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EnTErTaInmEnT This week's entertainment releases

FESTIVAL: Forecastle forms partnership with Heinie BrothersCONTINUED FROM PAGE 4

Clean Energy provider Arcadia Power will add a kilo-watt hour of pollution-free and renewable energy on the grid for every kilowatt hour of electricity Forecastle uses.

“So basically whatever we use, they’re going to pay for that energy to go back on the grid from a clean energy source,” Weyler McKnight said.

This energy trade will add to the already environmen-tally-conscious festival that recycles, composts and fuels generators with biodiesel.

“The festival has been for a long time really — basically forever — built on a foundation of trying to do things that we can do for the environment,” Weyler McKnight said.

The Forecastle Foundation is dedicated to rehabilitat-ing and preserving 12 of the most ecologically diverse and endangered “hot spots” on the planet. Every ticket purchased donates $1 to the foundation.

Another new green partnership Forecastle has this year is with Heine Brothers Coffee, which has debuted its Kentucky Dream coffee variety.

For every bag sold, available at the festival and all 13 Heine Brothers locations, the Forecastle Foundation will receive $5 dedicated specifically to Kentucky projects. Kentucky Dream will be available year-round.

“If you’re from Louisville, you know that Heine Brothers is an extremely responsible corporate citizen,” Weyler McKnight said.

THE WAR ON dRUGS7 to 8:15 p.m. Saturday, Mast StageFollowing former bandmate Kurt Vile’s 2013 Forecastle

appearance is a perfect set time for Adam Granduc-iel to showcase his dreamy rock offerings.

As the hot day turns to dusk, The War on Drugs’ dreamy rock offerings will be a perfect segue into headliner My Morning Jacket.

Expect a big crowd to hear songs of 2014’s critically acclaimed “Lost in the Dream.”

— Shea Van Hoy, News and Tribune editor

Three to SeeCONTINUED FROM PAGE 4

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mORE INSIdE• See a list of Forecastle's lineup on page 8.

LOcaL SOIn HappEnInGSFeeling 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• WHEn: 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sunday• WHErE: Huber WinerySaturday July 18: Corey & Stacey; Sunday, July 19: Petar Mandic;

Saturday, July 25: Aquilla Bock; Sunday, July 26: Kyle Hastings[huberwinery.com]

LIvE mUSIC AT WICK’S• WHAT: Live on State• WHErE: Wick’s, 225 State St., New AlbanyFriday, July 17: Shane Dawson; Saturday, July 18: é The Killer

Lips; Friday, July 24: Taylor Lynch & The Insane Outlaws; Saturday, July 25: The Sellouts

CONCERTS IN THE PARK• WHEn: 7 p.m. Friday• WHErE: Warder Park, Court Avenue and Spring Street,

JeffersonvilleJuly 17: Hog Operation; July 24: Grand Slam; July 31: River Cit-

ies Concert Band; Aug. 7: The Rheingold German American Band; Aug. 14: Rascals of Ragtyme; Aug. 21: The Saints Blues Band; Aug. 28: Indigo; Sept. 4: Moonlight Big Band; Sept. 11: Cloigheann Irish Band

RIvERSTAGE CONCERT SERIES• WHEn: 7 p.m. Friday• WHErE: RiverStage, Riverside Drive and Spring Street,

JeffersonvilleJuly 17: The Newbees; July 24: The Monarchs with guest

Personnel Only; July 31: The Wulfe Bros. with special guest The Doo-Wop All Stars and Munch; Aug. 1: Jeffersonville Goes Country Maddie & Tae with special guest Love & Theft; Aug. 7: Endless Summer Band with guest TimeSquare; Aug. 14: Juice Box Heroes with guest The Hiding; Aug. 21: Tony & the Tanlines with guest Blues and Greys; Aug. 28: 100% Poly with guest Muji Fuji; Sept. 4: Steamboat Days The Louisville Crashers with guest Derby City Rockers; Sept. 5: Steamboat Days; Sept. 6: Steamboat Days Dance-A-thon/ Kidz ROCK the Stage; Sept. 12: Zumba Glow Party; Sept. 13: Rock on Water Jason Gray with guest Carrollton & Hush Harbor

BICENTENNIAL PARK CONCERT SERIES• WHEn: 6 p.m. Fridays• WHErE: Bicentennial Park, Pearl and Spring streets, New

AlbanyJuly 17: Louisville Fats and the Rhythm Cats (formally The River

City Blues Band ); July 24: Kaleidico; July 31: Nick Dittmeier is a singer-songwriter from Jeffersonville.

LIvE mUSIC AT NAPH• WHErE: New Albany Production House, 1736 E. Main St.,

New AlbanyFriday, July 17: NAPH Hip Hop Showcase, Codey Mazzoni, Sick

Noize, Adalid, more; $6/advance, $8/day of show; Sunday, July 19: Harms Way, The Beautiful Ones, Eternal Sleep, An-other Mistake, Nine Eyes, 6:30 p.m., $10/advance; $12/day of show; Thursday, July 23: Visionaries, London Eyes, Placebo Effect, Silvertree Manour, 6:30 p.m. $6/advance, $8/day of show; Saturday, July 25: Ghost Bomb, Rockaway Drive, Dark Horse, Pazuzu, 6:30 p.m., $10/advance, $12/day of show

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LIvE mUSIC AT BIG FOUR BURGERS + BEER JEFFERSONvILLE• WHErE: Big Four Burgers + Beer, 134 Spring St., Jeffersonville• WHEn: Friday and SaturdayFriday, July 17: Eric and Kenny; Saturday, July 18: Kelsey Allen;

Friday, July 24: Aquilla; Saturday, July 25: Dogville; Friday, July 31: Drew Alexander

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LIvE mUSIC AT BIG FOUR BURGERS + BEER NEW ALBANY• WHErE: Big Four Burgers + Beer, 114 E. Main St., New

Albany• WHEn: Friday and SaturdayFriday, July 17: Kelsey Allen; Saturday, July 18: Eric and Kenny;

Friday, July 24: Dogville; Saturday, July 25: Aquilla; Friday, July 31: The Strays

[bigfourburgers.com]

CORYdON JAmBOREE LIvE• WHErE: 220 Hurst Lane, Corydon• WHEn: 7:30 p.m. SaturdaysSaturday, July 18: Megan Stout, Todd Nally; Saturday, July 25:

Brandy Meenach, Albert Hilbert, Christy Miller General Admission $10; children 6-12, $6; under 6, free. For reser-

vations, directions or any other information call 812-738-1130.[corydonjamboree.com]

ROSS COUNTRY JAmBOREE• WHErE: 31 Wardell St., ScottsburgSaturday, July 18: Kinmans Rock & Roll, Ronnie Green, Brian

Jones, Gene Noel Band; July 24: Doo Wops All Stars; July 25: Materfest: Afternoon shows: $15: Kings of Wing- Lanny Mc-Intosh and Dave Campbell opening for Roux DeBayou, 3:30 p.m.; Evening show: $20: Kings of Wing and Natalie Berry opening for Terry Goffee - a tribute to Johnny Cash

Regular shows: general admission $10; children 6-12, $6; under 6, free. Info: 866-573-7677.

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Science Center opens Science in Play

LOUISVILLE — Kentucky Science Center and its newly appointed Curious Kids Board announce the opening of the new early childhood experience, Science in Play powered by PNC Grow Up Great. The multimillion dollar overhaul is a progressive, next-generation learning experi-ence designed for young children and their families, according to a Science Center news release.

Part of the Science Center’s strategic agenda, Science in Play aims to improve the state’s school readiness statistics with a focus on 21st century learning skills, open-ended collaboration and creativity — all through the power of play.

Science in Play encompasses the entire first floor exhibit space, including the former KidZone area, and more than doubles the space dedicated to early child-hood education to roughly 11,000 square feet.

The family-friendly experience includes:

• Build-Your-Own Roller-coaster: an exploration in physics and engineering which can be manipulated in countless ways.

• Shapes & Stuff Store: a math-rich shopping experience that includes more tools and interpre-tive materials. The unstructured exhibit encourages inventiveness and flexibility.

Little Build: an interactive area where young children can put their engineering skills to work through direct manipulation of blocks and other loose parts.

• Science Depot: a fully integrated area with activities

designed to encourage first-hand use of real science tools by the youngest of visitors.

• Splash! Water Table: a popular sensory experience which remains a staple of the Science Center’s early childhood experi-ence.

• Mirror Maze: a challeng-ing exploration in mirrors which encourages children to observe and formulate questions – a key component in developing problem solving skills.

• Build Your World: an experi-ence built around playing with large blocks which sharpens plan-ning skills and encourages young children to use blocks to represent real world objects.

• Optimusic: a motion-sensing light and sound show exploring patterns and recognition.

• Noodle Forest: an immersive sensory experience featuring pool noodles which encourages young children to predict cause and effect.

• Happy Climber: an enormous, 14-foot tall climbing structure that encourages children to stretch and strengthen their motor skills and problem-solving abilities as they build self-confidence and accuracy in gauging their own physical talents.

• Color & Light: an engaging room that gives young visitors the chance to experiment with the concepts of color mixing and shadow play as they explore pat-terns and visual memory.

next-gen learning experienceSOIN THE KNOW• WHAT: Opening of Science

in Play at Kentucky Science Center

• INFO: KYScienceCenter.org

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Repurposed newspaper racks to transform into little free libraries

SOUTHERN INDIANA — A community literacy project using retired newspaper racks will kick off Saturday in New Albany at the annual Monarch Celebration.

The News and Tribune, the Arts Council of Southern Indiana and naming sponsor Schmitt Furniture are launching an initiative to repurpose newspaper distribution boxes into little free libraries that will be placed throughout neighborhoods and down-towns in Clark and Floyd counties.

All 24 boxes will be designed and/or created by local artists, schools and community associations, as well as other organizations, to improve the aesthetics of the community and encourage literacy and art in Southern Indiana. Potential creators will submit a design based on parameters set by the Arts Council. Each participant will be provided with a stipend, box and guidelines for the creation, as well as a site for the work.

The public will be able to take a book and leave a book through this program. Items can be dropped off at the Arts Council, 820 E. Market St., New Albany, and the News and

Tribune’s offices at 221 Spring St., Jeffersonville, and 318 Pearl St., New Albany

“This project will involve the community in an upcycling event that is unique in nature and designed

to promote and encourage literacy throughout Southern Indiana,” said Coltin Hanson, single copy manager at the News and Tribune. “Reimagin-ing the boxes to create a project that will benefit residents of all ages is

an ideal use for items that otherwise would have ended up on a scrap heap. Newspapers are champions of literacy, and this project emphasizes that mission.”

The newsrack project will have a booth at the Monarch Celebration, which will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday, July 18, on East Market Street in front of the Arts Council of Southern Indiana between Eighth and Ninth streets.

“It is wonderful to work with a young person like Coltin,” said Arts Council Executive Director Julie Schweitzer, adding that Schmitt Furniture has been an important sup-porter of the council. “He has vision and is willing to pitch in and do the work it takes to create a project like this one.

“This is going to be a wonderful project for the whole community.”

— News and Tribune

Literacy project uses retired newspaper racksSponsorship opportunities:

GOLd LEvEL SPONSOR ($2,000)• Choice of artist• Choice of rack location (residential

or commercial)• Your name or business logo placed

in a monthly ad in the News and Tribune and online

• The satisfaction of contributing to a program that will improve our community

NEIGHBORHOOd LEvEL ($1,000)• Choice of artist• Choice of rack location (residential

or commercial)• The satisfaction of contributing to

a program that will improve our community

SILvER LEvEL ($1,000)• Choice of artist

• Your name or business logo placed in a monthly ad in the News and Tribune and online

• The satisfaction of contributing to a program that will improve our community

BRONZE LEvEL ($500)• Your name or business logo placed

in a monthly ad in the News and Tribune and online

• The satisfaction of contributing to a program that will improve our community

PATRON LEvEL ($100)• The satisfaction of contributing to

a program that will improve our community

For more information contact Julie Schweitzer at 812-949-4238 or via email at julie@artscouncilsi.org.

SOIN THE KNOW

For the latest news from Forecastle Festival, visit ForecastleFest.com.

FRIdAY, JULY 17Sam SmithCage The ElephantHoundmouthSt. Paul and the Broken BonesGaslight AnthemBig K.R.I.T.Cold War KidsZZ Ward

KieszaJEFF the BrotherhoodMilo GreeneAlvvaysPeople Under the StairsSpeedy OrtizSan FerminEmpiresCathedralsFly Golden EagleSister Sparrow & the Dirty BirdsParker Millsap

SATURdAY, JULY 18My Morning JacketThe War on DrugsShovels & RopeThe WordSturgill SimpsonDesaparecidosCherubILoveMakonnenThe Lone BellowMariachi El BronxThe RevivalistsThe Barr BrothersTwin PeaksSon Lux

BRONCHOKnox HamiltonLower DensDr. Dundiff & FriendsEarl BurrowsJeffrey James

SUNdAY, JULY 19Widespread PanicModest MouseTWEEDYPortugal. The ManThe Tallest Man on EarthFirst Aid KitRL Grime

Robert DeLongOver the RhineKing TUFFThe SteelDriversField ReportNoah GundersenChris StapletonDiarrhea PlanetLizzoWhite ReaperGabriel Garzón-MontanoFat TonyTwin Limb

Keep an eye out for repurposed newspaper racks which will be used as miniature libraries throughout Clark and Floyd counties. Beginning July 18, the racks will be available at varied levels of sponsorship. The box pictured is a work in progress of an abstract design of a melting ice cream cone. If interested, please contact the Arts Council of southern Indiana Executive Director Julie schweitzer at 812-949-4238, or email inquiries to julie@artscouncilsi.org. | STAFF PHOTO BY TYLER STEWART

Forecastle Festival lineup