Cates
Cates, IN · Arts & Culture
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The Herald-Times
Meet the construction worker who makes films
“Concrete finishers” ensure that a job site’s concrete is right. Screenwriters create stories for film; filmmakers then make a film. Las Vegas native and current Gosport, Indiana, resident Roc Anthony Bates Sr. does all three and has cemented his success in a second career. (Bates added the “Sr.” to clarify that he isn’t his son, whose name is similar.) Bates Sr., who continues to work in construction, has had a career in concrete finishing. But for $3 you can see his original vampire film, “Constance and Violence Part II" on Nov. 11 at the historic Tivoli Theatre in Spencer. (The younger Bates did hair and makeup for “Constance and Violence” Part I.) As a little boy, Bates Sr. informed his mother that he would be a rock star. The desire for work in the arts remained. “I started this (vampire) story about 10 years ago,” he said, “and let it sit. I had the whole story in my head.” He also had, by then, a nice 401K with which to finance his plan. And, his nest had recently been emptied of offspring. The single father was “learning to live without kids. I didn’t know what to buy at the grocery
Current Publishing
Current Publishing
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Delphi Main Street Receives Grant for Portable Stage Trailer
Delphi Main Street has received a grant from North Central Health Services (NCHS) to support the purchase of a portable stage trailer for community events and entertainment. The grant funding is administered by The Arts Federation and will support a project organized by the Delphi Arts Council under Delphi Main Street.