Featuring Appearances by
Adam Henze
Adam Henze was the official poet of the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 in 2016. He beat out dozens of other candidates with his poem, “For Those Who Love Loud, Fast Things,†celebrating “the track folk who just love the smell of ethanol.†Henze, a doctoral student in education at Indiana University, has been poet and organizer in the slam community for more than a decade.
Nikki Reed
Nikki Reed is a radio personality with the Smiley Morning Show on WZPL in Indianapolis. The Michigan native came to Indianapolis for college and loved it so much she stayed. She is an active member of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana and spends a lot of time trying to keep her dog, Marbles in line.
Justin Mack
Justin Mack is an award-winning breaking news and public safety reporter at the IndyStar. He also is host of "The Drop," a web news show that wraps up the day's most talked about stories with a dash of personality. Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, the Purdue University grad joined IndyStar in 2014 after six years covering crime and courts at the Journal & Courier in Lafayette, Ind. Mack is no stranger to storytelling or love. He has shared stories at events in Indy, Denver and Phoenix and is engaged to be married.
Ro Pettiner
Ro Pettiner is a mother, writer and storyteller. Her stories of family and experiences in her beloved hometown of Mitchell, Ind., population 4,264, are spun with humor and charm. Pettiner is her family’s patriarch who once corrected New York Times editors on a recipe for persimmon pudding.
Kit Malone
Kit Malone is a transgender advocate and educator at the ACLU of Indiana, where she organizes a statewide public outreach campaign to identify transgender advocates and arm them with the tools to educate and engage their communities on the importance of passing comprehensive civil rights protections for all Hoosiers. Malone is a former school teacher and is happily in love with her partner, Korvin Bothwell.
Agenda
February 13, 2018
Adam Henze - The woman is a fire breather
Poet Adam Henze once dated a fire breather. He wrote her a special poem, watch and hear it.
February 14, 2018
Nikki Reed - How I dated 32 guys in a month
Indianapolis radio personality Nikki Reed once dated 32 men in one month in an attempt to find love.
February 14, 2018
Justin Mack - Love with clear conditions
Justin Mack, an award-winning breaking news and public safety reporter at the IndyStar, shares the very interesting story of how he met his now fiancé.
February 14, 2018
Ro Pettiner - For the love of chocolate
Ro Pettiner, a mother, writer and storyteller, shares how she fell in love with chocolate.
February 14, 2018
Kit Malone - Finding love in the Indiana Statehouse
Kit Malone, a transgender advocate and educator at the ACLU of Indiana, talks about how she found love with her partner, Korvin .