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THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR INDYSTAR.COM 3rd FRIDAY, MAY 23, 2008 B3 THE BUZZ Music festival adds chats, family concert Susan Guyett's TAI OF 01 JR TOWN BACK HOME AGAIN: Helio Castroneves was made an honorary Hoo-sier by Indiana's first lady and was given the Key to the City by Indianapolis' first lady at the 27th annual CARA Charities fashion show Thursday. Mark Cudek, the festival's artistic director, said a brief talk and question-and-answer session will precede each concert. In the past, festivals included a more formal lecture series. "These are for people who want to meet musicians and hear about the instruments," said Cudek, who will serve as moderator but plans to keep the focus on the performers. In July, Cudek will perform with the Baltimore Consort.

Among other things, he will play the cittern, a stringed instrument in the lute family. The Indiana History Center is at 450 W. Ohio St. Festival subscriptions ($110) are available by calling (317) 577-9731 or by e-mail at www.emindy.org. Here's the lineup: The King's Noyse: "Songs and Dances of 16th-century Paris," 7:30 p.m.

June 27, and "17th-century English Ballads and Dances," 7:30 p.m. June 29. The Baltimore Consort: "Early Music of Scotland," 7:30 p.m. July 11; free family concert, 10:30 a.m. July 12.

Zephyrus: "Soiree Musicale: Music from Paris and Versailles," 7:30 p.m. July 13. Red Priest: "Pirates of the Baroque," 7:30 p.m. July 26; music of J.S. Bach, 7:30 p.m.

July 27. Call Star reporter Whitney Smith at (317) 444-6226. By Whitney Smith whitney.smithindy.com The 2008 Indianapolis Early Music Festival again will feature music that is centuries old, but that doesn't mean there won't be some changes. A free family concert, informal preconcert chats and online ticket sales will be new to the festival. It will feature groups from Chicago, Baltimore, Seattle and the United Kingdom from June 27 to July 27 at the Indiana History Center.

The King's Noyse, a Renaissance string band from Chicago, will open the festival June 27 with music from 16th-century Paris, followed by a folksy English program June 29. The Baltimore Consort plans a July 11 program of Scottish music and a July 12 family concert that features unusual instruments and music associated with such historic figures as Christopher Columbus. Zephyrus, a 17-year-old instrumental ensemble from Seattle, will play selections from 18th-century Paris on July 13. Red Priest, a highly theatrical British quartet, will offer music "pirated" from other composers on July 26 and works by Johann Sebastian Bach on July 27. All four groups have performed at previous editions of the Indianapolis Early Music Festival, which is presented by the Festival Music Society.

Founded in 1967, it is one of the nation's oldest continuously operating early music series. MATT KRYGER The Star Hello's always in fashion here, and now if official El The big star on stage at the 27th annual fashion show luncheon presented by CARA Charities on Thursday had to be Helio Castroneves. The two-time Indy 500 winner charmed the audience after being proclaimed an honorary Hoosier by Indiana's first lady, Cheri Daniels, and getting the Key to the City from Indianapolis first lady Winnie Ballard. "I can't believe I'm a Hoosier," he told the audience. "Indianapolis is my second home, and I hope to love it more after Sunday," he said, hinting he is looking for win No.

3. Right after the audience of about 700 saw a film clip of him clad in a bright yellow suit, doing the quickstep with his "Dancing With the Stars" partner, Julianne Hough, Helio took Expo lines up Cole, Cameo MULTIMEDIA COVERAGE: Go to lndyStar.commultimedia for a photo gallery and video of the charity event. to the runway at the Downtown Marriott wearing that famous suit and hat. That get-up, which Hough once said made him look like Mr. Banana Man, was a hit with the racing crowd.

This year's fashion show was presented in partnership with the Riley Children's Foundation and the Cody Unser First Step Foundation. The show, featuring fashions by Secret Ingredient, Raleigh Limited Menswear and Teeter Totter, was co-chaired by Judy Warren and Tanya Stuart-Overdorf. They have the milk part down cold star and funk band are among headliners for Summer Celebration concerts Star report Modern star Keyshia Cole and veteran funk band Cameo will headline concerts as part of Indiana Black Expo's Summer Celebration. Cole, star of BET reality series "The Way It Is," will perform July 19 at the Indiana Convention Center's Sagamore Ballroom, 100 S. Capitol Ave.

Vocalists Kem and Chrisette Michele also will perform. Tickets, $65 and $49.99, go on sale at 10 a.m. today. Tickets will be available at the Indiana Black Expo office, 3145 N. Meridian at Ticketmaster locations; by visiting www.ticketmaster.com; or by calling (317) 239-5151.

Cameo, known for its hits "Word Up" and "She's Strange," will play a free show July 20 at American Legion Mall, 700 N. Meridian St. The Whispers and Con Funk Shun also will perform. For more information, call (317) 925-2702 or visit www The 38th annual Summer Celebration is scheduled July 10-20. A health fair and consumer exhibits are planned at the convention center.

Because the RCA Dome is scheduled for demolition, many of Summer Celebration's youth events will be held July 18-20 DAVE MARTIN Associated Press file photo COMING TO INDY: Keyshia Cole (performing in New Orleans on April 26) will appear July 19 at the Indiana Convention Center. assisting Schmitt in handing over the bottle at just the right time. She's already been warned that the whole process "goes very fast." Schmitt is not a woman to take any chances. She said she plans to have one extra bottle of milk in a separate cooler just in case something goes awry. The winner gets to keep the bottle as a memento of the 500 victory.

Three-time winner Louis Meyer (1928, 1933 and 1936) started the milk tradition by asking for buttermilk after the 1933 race. A photographer snapped his photo while he was drinking milk in 1936. The American Dairy Association of Indiana reports milk was served in Victory Lane periodically for years until 1956, when Anton "Tony" Hul-man made it a permanent tradition. Serving milk to the winner was once called the "Sports World's Coolest Prize" in a column on Sports Illus-trated's Web site. Another Indiana tradition, the Old Oaken Bucket vied for each year by the Indiana University and Purdue University football teams, was fifth on that list.

And you think the 33 drivers in Sunday's race have a lot on their minds: Consider Anita Schmitt and Sam Schwoeppe, the American Dairy Association of Indiana board members who will deliver a cold bottle of milk to the winning driver. Presenting the bottle of milk is a tradition dating back 75 years. Delivering the milk has been planned with precision in mind. Schwoeppe, Huntingburg, and Schmitt, Evansville, will arrive at the Speedway around 6 a.m., do interviews starting at 7 a.m. and watch the race from a suite.

Someone will come and get them at the 175th lap, and they will move to their spot near the milk, which has been iced down in a cooler. There will be four bottles of milk: fat-free skim, 1 percent, 2 percent and whole. The drivers have already been polled to find out what kind of milk they would want. Schmitt said 2 percent is the most popular, with European drivers preferring whole milk. Danica Patrick, should she win, will take a swig of skim.

Schwoeppe said her job this year is GET MORE ENTERTAINMENT INFO: Go to lndy.com for a complete rundown of Indy-centric entertainment, including party pictures of the local bar scene, restaurant reviews, movie listings and event calendars. at Conseco Fieldhouse, 125 S. Pennsylvania according to event spokeswoman Rachele Salary. Prominent cellist to join IU faculty For years, the Jacobs School has been raising money to rebuild the faculty. Other appointments have included pianist Andre Watts, conductor Leonard Slatkin, sopranos Carol Vaness and Sylvia McNair, and violinists Jaime Laredo, Joshua Bell and Alexander Kerr, with whom Kim worked in Ohio.

Kim has been with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra since 1989. He also teaches at Michigan's Interlochen Center for the Arts. Call Star reporter Whitney Smith at (317) 444-6226. By Whitney Smith whitney.smithindy.com Eric Kim, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra's longtime principal cellist, is the latest high-profile musician named to the full-time faculty at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Kim, 43, will become a professor on the Bloomington campus in fall 2009.

He has taught there part time for two years. A New York City native who grew up in Illinois, Kim follows a long series of prominent musicians named to full- and part-time teaching jobs at IU since 2004. BIRTHDAYS OF NOTE Bill York (right), who manages the Indianapolis Motor Speedway media center and for whom the media center at Conseco Field-house is named, turns 75; Abdul-Hakim Shabazz, morning show host on WXNT-AM (1430), turns 38; and Indianapolis Colts linebacker Gary Brackett turns 28 today. GOT A TIP? Send ideas, tips and rumors to be checked out to Susan Guyett at (317) 444-6067 or write to her at susan.guyett(3 indystar.com Ind. 37 road work would worsen Sheriff urged to take leave IU game traffic, INDOT warned mained at work and said he had not honored the request.

"I did not take administrative leave. They have no jurisdiction over me," he told The Associated Press when reached by telephone. Deana Decker, the Sheriff's Department's dispatch supervisor, said Deatrick had grabbed her breasts "on numerous occasions" and on one occasion put his hands down her pants. In another complaint, Melissa Graham, a former receptionist who now is a dispatcher, said Deatrick remarked about her breasts and engaged in other lewd behavior. James Goldman, president of the commissioners, has said they are considering their own investigation.

Harrison County, in Southern Indiana, has paid more than $60,000 in the past nine months to settle four federal lawsuits against the Sheriff's Department by employees whose legal actions began as charges of discrimination. Harrison commissioners want lawman to step aside during harassment investigation Associated Press CORYDON, Ind. The Harrison County Commissioners have signed a letter asking the sheriff to take administrative leave while federal authorities investigate sexual harassment allegations against him. Two female employees have filed claims with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging that Sheriff Mike Deatrick violated their civil rights by sexually harassing them.

Because the two employees continue to work for the Sheriff's Department, the commissioners told Deatrick he should step aside temporarily to ensure that "no further allegation of discrimination or retaliation could be made." The request was sent by certified letter Wednesday. As of Thursday, Deatrick re 2010, but hearing the comments now allows INDOT to know what it's dealing with early on, said Rickie Clark, INDOT public hearings manager. "You get an idea of some of the stakeholders that need to be invited to the table." The proposed project would include widening the southwest and northeast exits from 1-465 to four lanes and widening existing ramps in the interchange to improve traffic flow. Clark is accepting comments and questions about the project at Rickie Clark, Indiana Department of Transportation INDOT Public Hearings Office, 100 N. Senate Room 955, Indianapolis, IN 46204.

They also can be faxed to (317) 232-1499 or e-mailed to Clark at rclarkindot.in.gov. Call Star reporter Amy Bartner at (317) 444-2712. State is proposing widening 2 exits from 1-465 to 4 lanes By Amy Bartner amy.bartnerindystar.com Traffic backups on the main Southside road to popular Indiana University sports events were among concerns voiced by people who had a chance to talk to state transportation authorities Thursday. More than 30 people attended an Indiana Department of Transportation public hearing about a possible project at the 1-465 and Ind. 37 interchange in Perry Township.

"You can only get so many cars in that spot," said Dennis McKendree, a township resident. The state highway can be blocked by traffic "all the way to Meridian (Street), if it's a good game." Proposed road work would begin in.