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Buzzing Around Town - by Nora Spitznogle
posted: Sept. 04, 2015

Buzzing Around Town

Labor Day Street Fair
Monday, September 7, 2015
The Jazz Kitchen
5377 N College Ave. - free, all-ages, 2:00 - 7:30 PM
I absolutely cannot believe that this is the 19th year for the Labor Day Street Fair. I was working at CATH (Coffee And Tea House) on the corner of 54th and College, where Fresh Market now stands, the inaugural year. I set up games for kiddos in the corner of the parking lot and sold orange sodas and iced tea and brownies and customers sat in lawn chairs and listened to the bands playing in front of the Jazz Kitchen.
There wasn't much else on the corner at the time - no one had even heard of Yats - they wouldn't open their doors for another five years and The Jazz Kitchen hadn't built their patio or expanded yet. There was an Army-Navy store on the northwest corner and Moe and Johnny's was long-established on the southwest corner.
Now the Labor Day party takes over the sidewalk in front of The Jazz Kitchen and Yats. There will be food and drinks for purchase and a great line up of live music.
Wendy Reed - 2-3:30p
Pavel & Direct Contact - 4-5:30p
Rob Dixon & Triology - 6-7:30p
There is limited seating, feel free to bring a lawn chair.
CATH closed 11 years ago - just a few weeks after Labor Day. I have many fond memories of the street fairs and entertaining the kiddos while their parents enjoyed the music and adult beverages. Now I can enjoy one of those beverages while listening to the music - and most of those kids are probably old enough to join me!


French Market
Saturday, September 12, 2015
St. Joan of Arc
4217 Central Ave. - free, all-ages, noon - 10 PM
This is the 25th year for St. Joan of Arc parish's French Market. The festival started as a Sunday afternoon family picnic in 1990. While 25 years seems like a long time for a festival, it is relatively new in the history of the parish.
St. Joan of Arc was founded in 1921 and named after the 15th century heroine of the Hundred Years War who was canonized a saint only the year before. Bishop Joseph Chartrand had seen the need for a new parish to serve the families who were moving north beyond the reach of SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral. Worshipers were drawn from a large but sparsely settled area extending eastward to Keystone Avenue and north to the Hamilton County line.
The first church was small and the structure quickly outgrew the rapid growth in the number of parishioners and plans were made for the current church structure, which was completed in 1929. The number of parishioners grew to 5000 before Christ the King was created in 1939.
Guided tours of the church by architectural historian, William Selm, will be given at 1:30, 3:30, and 6:30 and Mass will be celebrated in French by Father Michael Hoyt at 5:30.
Children's games and kid-friendly food will be offered until 5:00 p.m
Food offerings include quiche, escargot, oysters, mussels, French onion soup, cheese and fruit, rotisserie chicken, Tarte Flambé white Alsatian pizza, beef bourguignon, Crawfish Etouffee, crab cakes, pommes frites and ratatouille. French dip roast beef sandwiches, Chicken Provencal sandwiches and BBQ ribs will also be available. The students of Second Helpings Job Training Class #82 will be helping with the food preparation along with a team of volunteers and Ivy Tech culinary students.
Dessert offerings include beignets, cheesecake, cream puffs, éclairs, chocolate mousse and Madeleines. And there is a bake sale in the gym for some take home goodies.
Artisans will be have booths around the parameter of the festival.
The music lineup is:
Frenchaxe - noon - 2:00
The Tides - 2:15 - 4:15
Fernando Tarango & The Wickersham Brothers - 4:30 - 6:30
The Bishops - 7:00 - 10:00


Indy Jazz Fest
September 10 - 19, 2015
Various Locations
various ticket prices and times, some shows 21+
Indy Jazz Fest is a year-long project of the nonprofit Indianapolis Jazz Foundation. They are committed to keeping the legacy and future of jazz in Indianapolis at the forefront.
Indy Jazz Fest hosts ten days of concerts, master classes and panel discussions in various locations around Indianapolis from September 10-19, 2015. Tickets are on sale for individual concerts with special ticket packages and preferred seating available. I encourage you to visit www.indyjazzfest.net for information about tickets, venues, and dates and times.
There is not enough room to tell you about all of the amazing world-class events, so I'm just going to highlight just a few.
The Brewers Guild of Indiana is hosting a Pub Creep (slower paced than a crawl) in five locations. Admission is free, IJF will be on-site to collect donations for their education programs and brewer is donating $1 of every pint sold. That said, please drink responsibly. You'll find the appropriate IndyGo bus line listed for each show.
Tad Robinson - Monday, September 14, 2015
Twenty Tap - 5408 N College Avenue
21+, free, 5:30-8:30 PM - IndyGo Route 17
Jared Thompson & Premium Blend - Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Sun King Brewing - 135 S College Avenue
21+, free, 5:30-8:30 PM - IndyGo Route 17, 18
Joel Tucker Band - Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Flat 12 Bierworks - 414 North Dorman Street
21+, free, 5:30-8:30 PM - IndyGo Route 3
Twin Tenors featuring Rob Dixon and Nick Gerlach - Thursday, September 17, 2015
Broad Ripple Brewpub - 842 E 65th Street
21+, free, 5:30-8:30 PM - IndyGo Route 17, 18
Sophie Faught - Friday, September 18, 2015
Outliers Brewing Company - 534 E North Street
21+, free, 5:30-8:30 PM - IndyGo Route 17


Pugwash and Vinyl Cats
Saturday, September 19, 2015
The Warehouse
254 1st St., Carmel - all-ages, 8 PM, $15 adv, $20 day of
I am an unabashed fan of pop music and my love of Ireland is no secret so I'm a little embarrassed that I hadn't heard of Pugwash. The songs are melodic, clever, and fun. Their newest album (September 4 release date) is getting grand reviews - and will also be released on translucent red vinyl for a limited edition printing.
The Warehouse will be a great venue to hear the Dublin band, whose record is called, "Play This Intimately (As If Among Friends)." The Warehouse is an intimate concert listening-room space, and it will be amazing to hear them in such and cozy place.
The Vinyl Cats is the collaboration of Ken Simpson (vocals, acoustic guitar) and his 15 year old son Patrick (piano, backing vocals). Ken has played with Neil Innes (The Rutles, Monty Python, Bonzo Dog Band) and recently released a CD of his own material called "You're No Fun Anymore". Performing mostly as a solo artist, Ken was thrilled when Patrick showed interest in playing with him. "We've always enjoyed music as a family," Ken says, "and Patrick and I seem to gravitate toward the same material. He turned me onto Panic! At The Disco and I introduced him to Pugwash and Fountains of Wayne."
Joining the Vinyl Cats for this show will be "Rutling" Ken Thornton. Among several other musical projects, Thornton is the lead guitarist for The Rutles, having played gigs at the Royal Albert Hall and the Glastonbury Festival.





Not-for-profit director by day, music writer by night, Nora Spitznogle reviews music that happened and previews music and events around Broad Ripple Village. Nora managed CATH Inc coffeehouse at 54th Street and College Avenue for seven years. During that time she hosted hundreds of local and touring musicians, both at the coffeehouse and her home. When CATH closed in 2004 and the music was no longer coming to her, she had to wander from her corner of Broad Ripple to see what is happening elsewhere. You can find her at Second Helpings during the work day, waitressing at the Red Key on Saturday nights and prowling Broad Ripple music venues the rest of the time. Visit Nora's Web site nora-leona.blogspot.com, send any questions, comments or suggestions to Nora@BroadRippleGazette.com




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