Northside Woman February 2012

FEBRUARY 2012

GOOD

DOGS

Sweet Dreams

Meet Canine Assistants founder Jennifer Arnold Page 20

M Chocolat opens in Alpharetta Page 8

Looking for Love?

Matchmaking in the metro Page 6

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STAFF Candy Waylock editorial waylock5@aol.com

thecover the

Candy Waylock began working for Appen Newspapers in 1997, primarily as a reporter covering education issues for the weekly publications. She earned her degree in Journalism from Bradley University in 1987 and has been a member of the media ever since. In 2007, Candy helped launch Northside Woman magazine and continues to be a part of each monthly publication. She lives in Alpharetta with her husband, three children and a houseful of rescued pets!

her

and executive director of Canine Assistants,

a

nonprofit

which

provides service dogs for children and adults with physical disabilities, epilepsy or other special needs.

Here she teaches a furry friend how to turn on a light switch. Learn more about Arnold and Canine Assistants on page 20.

publisher’snote publisher’s

Kelly Brooks production manager kelly@northfulton.com Raised in New Jersey and Tennessee, the product of a Northern mother and a Southern father, Kelly Brooks can’t help but explore every side of the story. In 2006, she earned a bachelor ’s degree in telecommunication arts from the University of Georgia. After working as a reporter, she attended the University of Maryland, where she earned a master ’s in multimedia journalism and took a liking to graphic design. She has been a production artist for Appen since 2010.

It’s hard to believe February marks our fourth year of Northside Woman. We are planning some amazing things this year. First of all, we will continue to sponsor events benefitting local charities. This month our featured event is Feb. 26 at Party Chic by KellyKakes (partychic. net) in Roswell. I don’t know about you, but when the Academy Awards are on, I just want everyone in the house to be quiet so I can watch my favorite stars, see who is wearing what, and learn about the movies I have not had time to see!

This is the second year in a row that Party Chic by KellyKakes is hosting an event benefitting The Drake House (thedrakehouse.org) during Oscar night. And we at Northside Woman are thrilled to be a sponsor of the event. Please come watch the awards on a big screen TV, enjoy hors d'oeuvres, cupcakes (of course!), wine and champagne and watch the event in peace with your friends. The money goes to The Drake House, a temporary

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Devon Morgan opened PhotoSynthesis Studio in 2004 after graduating with a photojournalism degree from the University of Georgia. To complement the documentary style she learned in school, Morgan studied with local photographers to master the subtle nuances of fine art portraiture, giving her clients a cohesive blend of natural emotion and beautiful lighting. She lives in Peachtree Corners with her St. Bernard, Stella. See her work at www.PhotoSynthesisAtlanta.com.

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Katie VanBrackle inherited a strong creative itch from her artist mother. Too impatient to paint, she chooses instead to capture the human spirit on the page with words. Using her journalism degree from UGA, she enjoys exploring the amazing, brave, funny, generous things people do.

Katie lives in Milton with her husband and two sons. She dashes between schools, church and sports fields as a volunteer and depends on her sense of humor and girls’ nights out to stay sane.

Arnold

Milton farm with about 120 dogs at

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Katie VanBrackle editorial kvanbrackle@bellsouth.net

publisher

Jennifer

I’ll be shopping at The Drake Closet for my fancy outfit. Hope to see you there!

The longer I do this, the more things seem to come full circle. About 16 years ago I met one of the sisters featured in our “Good Eats” feature. When Maritza and I met, it had nothing to do with chocolate. We lost touch over the years, and now – years later - here she is, featured in our publication. How perfect for Valentine’s Day…and I’m still dreaming of the chocolate I sampled at her shop.

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staff, and lots of pets among us. So, it didn’t surprise me at all when they jumped at the chance to feature Jennifer Arnold and the wonderful things she is doing at Canine Assistants. Read about her amazing accomplishments, and the many, many lives she has touched.

One of my goals for 2012 is to read more. Katie has come up with a great list of books for February, all with a “love” theme, and I’m anxious to dig into all of them.

Get reading ladies, one of our events this year is going to center around books. Stay posted.

Thank you for helping us celebrate our 4th anniversary of Northside Woman. We continue to be inspired and amazed at the wonderful women who live in our community, and we will continue to bring you their stories.

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theinterview

Matchmaking in the new millennium Finding a perfect partner often takes more than singles scene or Internet connections

By CANDY WAYLOCK

time to respond to the emails and sort

Waylock5@aol.com

through the data base,” she explains.

“My clients are serious about having

For single women of a certain age and stature, jumping into the

more exclusive dating experiences.”

Leisha

Murphy

launched

dating pool, especially after a long

Single?Atlanta more than a decade

stint out of the water, requires more

ago with her husband, Les Murphy,

than just a bar stool and a glass of

after working for years in a similar

wine in one hand advertising your

industry in her hometown of Houston,

availability.

Texas. A few years later, her twin sister, seek

Lisa, relocated to Atlanta to join the

professional advice when buying

company, after more than 20 years

homes, seeking medical treatment,

in the modeling and fashion industry.

After

all,

most

people

legal matters and most other major

Single?Atlanta has built a client

life decisions. Why wouldn’t you turn

list of several thousand – both men

to a professional when making what

and women – who seek out the

could be life’s biggest decision: a

service to help navigate the icebergs

partner and companion?

of meeting others. Lisa says that while

Leisha Murphy, left, and Lisa Lyngos of Single?Atlanta are modern-day matchmakers.

a

Single?Atlanta has been responsible

the “must not haves,” followed by a

someone

“matchmaker” may seem quaint,

for hundreds of marriages and long-

meeting with company consultants

compatible within six to nine matches,

with images of “Fiddler on the Roof”

term relationships, that number is

to get a broader scope of the client’s

although it varies with the person and

and backroom deals with uncles and

not what the company’s success is

“hopes and dreams.”

where they are on the commitment

fathers in play, it is actually a very

based upon.

While

the

thought

of

match.

Leisha Murphy and Lisa Lyngos operate

Single?Atlanta

--

matchmaking service. The company

serves a customer base primarily an hour’s radius of Atlanta. Many of their clients are North Metro women who have devoted their time and energy

to building a career, and are now looking for a partner to share their

they

are

scale. Once a client determines they

“The quality of our success is not

compatibility [assessments], but as

have found someone they click with,

just how many marriages we have,

a matchmaker, it involves a lot of

their future matches are placed on

but our success in enabling women

intuition and skills in knowing people

hold.

the

Southeast’s largest, privately-owned,

whom

“We use the component of

“

modern way to strike the perfect

with

So many professional [people] are looking for

a more dignified way to meet their partner,

and getting a sense of who they

“What I consider a successful

would [match with],” said Lisa, who

match is they like each other well

notes every applicant is screened

enough to say, ‘let’s hold off on the

and background checked before

next match’,” said Leisha.

qualifying as a client.

”

rather than sitting in a bar with a drink saying

‘pick me’!

Meeting your mate through a

Often, a new client will come

matchmaking

service

no

longer

in and there will be an instant

carries the stigma it may once have

recognition of who that person would

held, notes Lisa.

match up with.

“So many professional, educated

“It happens all the time!” said

men and women are looking for a

Lisa. “You instantly have a gut feeling

more dignified way to meet their

to make a change in their life…to

of someone you know who would be

partner, rather than sitting in a

Lisa says there is no “typical”

take a bold step in a new direction,”

perfect for this person. It’s uncanny

bar with a drink saying ‘pick me’,”

client, just a deep desire to find a

explained Lisa. “It might be in getting

how often that happens -- when

laughed Lisa. “In the beginning,

partner without going through the

a woman out of the house on Friday

things line up perfectly, and the right

people were more secretive about

hassles and unknowns of Internet

night and getting them going in their

person walks right in.”

using a matchmaking service, but

dating or the singles scene at the

life. It’s those kinds of victories I view

local bar.

as success.”

success; or women who are newly (or

long-term) single considering another try at commitment.

“Online

dating

is

a

massive

Clients

on

the

contract,

clients are guaranteed a certain

are

through

a

that has all gone away.”

Leisha

agrees

with

that

for

number of matches/dates, with a

assessment, noting that successful

general

follow-up interview after each date

people want to control the process

to further fine tune the process.

of finding a partner and approach it

screened

[venture] and often not a nice place

compatibility

to date. It really is a numbers game

assessment survey of what they are

and many people just don’t have the

looking for, the “must haves”, and

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Depending

Leisha said most people meet

thoughtfully.

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goodeats |

Clockwise from left: Owning a chocolaterie is a longtime dream for sisters Maritza Pichon and Marlena Snyder. Busily preparing for Valentine's Day are, from left, Maritza Pichon, Christiane Johnson, Jenny Salerno and Marlena Snyder. M Chocolat offers traditional chocolates as well as specialty truffles and ganaches.

Sisters share a love for chocolate M Chocolat Fine Chocolates now open in Alpharetta

every detail of the chocolate experience.

“We

attended

the

Philadelphia

National

Candy Gift and Gourmet Show, ordered chocolate

STORY & PHOTOS

of whom live nearby. Snyder,

samples from all over the world, took courses on how

By KATIE VANBRACKLE

who has four children, two in high

to make chocolate and visited suppliers,” Pichon

kvanbrackle@bellsouth.net

school and two in college, felt the

said. “We conducted market research and invited

same calling.

friends and neighbors to test our creations. That

“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.”

—Charles M. Schulz

Both sisters are avid “foodies” amazing

M Chocolat Fine Chocolates is a colorful little eatery run by sisters Maritza Pichon and Marlena Snyder.

pies

neighbors. So no one was

time for Valentine’s Day, a new Old Milton Parkway in Alpharetta.

homemade

and sweets for friends and

Chocoholics rejoice! Just in chocolate shop has opened on

really helped us see which items were popular.”

and particularly enjoy making

Clockwise from upper left: Creamy Coffee Ganache, Raspberry Cream Ganache, Passion Fruit Ganache, Grand Marnier Creamy Center. $5.20

Pichon and Snyder have both lived in the Atlanta

terribly surprised when the M Chocolat idea was announced.

“Our family is well aware of our love for

chocolate,” said Pichon. “Marlena

area for more than 15 years, working in corporate

and I have dreamed about this for

finance and graphic design, respectively.

years and just decided the time

Pichon in particular was inspired to “downshift” her busy business career in order to work closer

was right.”

Even so, the two were very

to home and spend more time with her blended

diligent

family of six children and two grandchildren, most

wanting to consider carefully

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with

their

research,

Marlena Snyder and Maritza Pichon share an “I Love Lucy” moment with the chocolate enrober.

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shereads

Fall in love with Paris this month Five fascinating novels set in the City of Light

By KATIE VANBRACKLE

Monet’s lover, muse, best

Hemingway wrote that he

kvanbrackle@bellsouth.net

friend and mother of his two

would rather have died than

children. Camille remained

fallen in love with anyone but

by Monet’s side through his

Hadley.

Paris is a city for lovers. Not

suffering in the raw cold

just those romantic couples

winters by the Seine, they

slowly

the

spent many of the happiest

banks of the Seine, but also

days and nights of their lives

lovers of art, music, history,

in Paris. Experience the City

literature and architecture. In

of

honor of Valentine’s Day this

men and women such as

month, She Reads is whisking

Elizabeth Blackwell, the first

you away to the City of Light

female doctor in America,

through the following novels

writers Ralph Waldo Emerson

that allow you to explore

and Mark Twain, painters

the

with

Mary Cassatt, John Singer

Claude Monet and Ernest

Sargent and Samuel F. B.

Hemingway, among others.

Morse

Pour a glass of wine and

home his momentous idea

savor every page. Happy

for the telegraph).

strolling

streets

along

of

Paris

Light

with

(who

remarkable

would

frequent emotional torments and long absences, but kept secrets which would haunt Monet for the rest of his life.

Lunch in Paris: A Love Story, with Recipes

By Elizabeth Bard Elizabeth Bard’s memoir tells the story of a young American woman caught

bring

up in two passionate love

Madame Tussaud

By Michelle Moran

reading! Or as the French would say… Bonne lecture!

The

world

knows

Madame Tussaud as a wax

The Paris Wife

By Paula McLain

artist

extraordinaire,

but

is

who was this woman who

a quiet 28-year-old living

became one of the most

in

all

famous sculptresses of all

but given up on love and

time? In the late 1700s, Marie

happiness until she meets

Tussaud learned the secrets

Ernest

and

of wax sculpting from her

forever.

uncle. When asked by the

whirlwind

royal family to tutor Princesse

courtship and wedding, the

Elisabeth in sculpting, Marie is

pair set sail for France, where

introduced to the glamorous

they become the golden

life at court, a far cry from

You may be familiar with

couple in a lively and volatile

her home on the Boulevard

Claude Monet’s waterlilies,

1920s Jazz Age Paris group

du Temple where people

haystacks and other famous

that includes Gertrude Stein,

are selling their teeth in order

impressionist

paintings

Ezra Pound and F. Scott

to put food on the table. As

David McCullough takes us

from the mid-19th century,

and Zelda Fitzgerald. While

civil war breaks out in France,

on a journey to Paris with

but what do you know of

Hemingway pours all of the

Marie struggles to maintain

the adventurous American

the

Author

intensity of his hard-drinking,

her friendship with the royal

artists,

Stephanie Cowell tells the

fast-living life into the novel

family

and

story of a young man who

that will become The Sun

revolutionaries

others of high aspiration who

defied his family and chose

Also Rises, Hadley strives to

death masks of beheaded

crossed the ocean between

a life of extreme poverty in

hold onto her sense of self

aristocrats, some of whom

1830 and 1900, ambitious to

order to follow his insatiable

as the demands of life with

Marie

excel in their work. Most had

urge to create a new style

Ernest grow costly and more

Tussaud brings us into the

never left home and never

of art in Paris. It is also the

challenging. A heartbreaking

world

Hadley

her

Chicago

The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris

By David McCullough Best-selling

author

writers,

politicians,

doctors,

architects

man

himself?

who

has

Hemingway,

life

Following

Claude and Camille: A Novel of Monet

By Stephanie Cowell

Richardson

changes a

even

as

powerful demand

knew. of

an

Madame incredible

story of Camille Doncieux,

portrayal of love and torn

heroine whose talent for wax

culture. Despite their troubles

a

upper-class

loyalty, The Paris Wife is all

modeling saved her life and

learning French, their spells

girl who threw away her

the more poignant because

preserved the faces of a

of homesickness and their

privileged life to become

we know that, in the end,

vanished kingdom.

experienced

a

different

beautiful,

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affairs: one with her new beau, Gwendal, and the other with French cuisine.

Soon after arriving in Paris, Elizabeth learns to gut her first fish, soothes pangs of homesickness with chocolate soufflé

and

develops

a

crush on her local butcher.

The deeper she immerses herself in the world of French cuisine, the more Paris itself begins to translate. Lunch in Paris is a story of falling in love, redefining success and discovering what it truly means to be at home.

CALLING ALL book clubs on the

northside!

We want to hear from you!

Share your group’s story and favorite books with fellow readers through Northside Woman’s She Reads.

Please contact Katie VanBrackle: kvanbrackle@bellsouth.net

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goodeats

Give Your Heart a Boost with Blueberries Fresh Blueberry Chicken Salad with Almonds

Blueberries are considered a superfood by leading nutrition and medical experts, and are a recommended diet staple for a healthy heart, skin care and longevity. Benefits of blueberries include:

Serves: 6

• A half-cup of blueberries is only 40 calories

• 2 whole cooked chicken breasts • 1/2 cup red onion chopped • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar • 1/2 cup minced green onion • 1/4 cup chopped flat leaf parsley • 1/2 cup dried cranberries • 1 cup fresh blueberries • 1/2 cup low fat mayonnaise • 2 tablespoons plain yogurt • 1/4 cup sweet mustard • 1/4 cup toasted almonds

and contains ample amounts of fiber, vitamin C, potassium and antioxidants.

• Blueberries contain more disease-fighting antioxidants than red wine or green tea.

• Half a cup of blueberries a day may help improve brain function.

• New skin care treatments include blueberry extracts to help revitalize the skin and hasten healing.

• Blueberries provide the same bacteria fighters as cranberries to help guard against urinary tract Family Features —Family

infections.

Dice chicken breasts

Fresh Blueberry Green Tea Smoothie

• 2 cups water • 1 cup fresh blueberries • 2 green tea bags • Honey or agave to taste

Blend well and top with a twist of orange peel or a sprig of mint.

Bring water to a boil. Add fresh blueberries. Boil 5 minutes; strain. Add two green tea bags and steep 3 to 5 minutes. Add honey or agave to sweeten. Drink hot or pour over ice.

And for dessert...

Nutrients per serving: 80 calories, 2g dietary fiber, 42mg sodium, 4g protein Developed by the Chilean Fresh Fruit Association

There’s no better way to say “Be Mine” than with a collection of Valentine’s Day cupcakes – a great surprise for anyone you’re sweet on this February 14.

Red Velvet with Love Cupcakes • • • • • • • •

Valentine mini baking cups or silicone baking cups 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons cocoa powder 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, softened 1-1/2 cups granulated sugar 2 eggs

Nutrients per serving: 322 calories, 13 g fat, 114 calories from fat, 3 g saturated fat, 66 mg cholesterol, 255 mg sodium, 3 g dietary fiber and 22 g protein

Blueberry Green Tea Fusion

• 1 banana • 1 cup plain yogurt • 3/4 cup fresh blueberries • Zest of one orange • 4 ice cubes • 1 cup Blueberry Green Tea Fusion

Share Some Love with Cupcakes

and place in mixing bowl.

Sprinkle red onion with rice vinegar; toss into bowl.

Add green onion, parsley, cranberries and blueberries; fold gently to mix.

In small mixing bowl, add mayonnaise, yogurt and sweet mustard. Blend well; fold dressing into salad. Garnish with toasted almonds.

Nutrients per serving: 8 servings each, 11 calories, 0.5 grams dietary fiber

• • • • • • • • • •

1-1/2 teaspoons No-Taste Red Icing Color 1 teaspoon Imitation Clear Vanilla Extract 1 cup buttermilk 2 tablespoons water 1-1/2 teaspoons white vinegar 1teaspoon baking soda Buttercream Icing Red, Rose and Black Icing Color Red Foil Swirls Cupcake Wraps Valentine Sprinkles, Jumbo Hearts Sprinkles, Heart Icing Decorations, Rose Icing Decorations, Candy Eyeballs

Preheat oven to 350˚F. Line muffin pan with baking cups or set silicone cups on cookie sheet and spray with vegetable pan spray.

In medium bowl, combine flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; set aside. In large bowl,

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cream butter and sugar with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, red icing color and vanilla extract; mix well until icing color is well incorporated.

Alternately add flour mixture and buttermilk; add water and mix well. In a small bowl, combine white vinegar and baking soda; gently stir into cupcake mixture.

Distribute cupcake batter evenly in cups.

Bake 20-22 minutes for standard cupcakes, 10-12 minutes for mini cupcakes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cupcakes completely.

For Love Monster Cupcakes, use tip 18 and rose icing to pipe pull-out stars on cupcake tops.

Add candy eyeballs with dots of

icing.

Add tip 10 red icing dot nose. Use tip 4 and black icing to pipe dot pupils and outline mouth. Position heart picks.

For Other Cupcakes, spatula ice cupcake smooth or top with tip 22 mini cupcake icing swirl or tip 1M standard cupcake icing swirl. If desired, place in cupcake wraps. Top with desired sprinkles or icing decorations or add tip 4 message.

Makes about 20 standard cupcakes; 4 dozen minis.

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herhealth Heart attack or stroke? Know the warning signs

By CANDY WAYLOCK

combined with even small changes in behavior,

waylock5@aol.com

are the best defense against heart disease.

Heart disease takes the lives of more women each year than all cancers – combined – making it the leading cause of death for women in the United States. While the month of February is celebrated for love and other matters of the heart, have you considered the actual health of your heart?

The American Heart Association (AHA) defines ideal cardiovascular health based on seven health factors: smoking status, weight, physical activity, healthy diet, cholesterol and blood pressure, as well as the absence of a diagnosed heart disease.

Based on this definition, 94 percent of U.S. adults have at least one “unhealthy” factor, and 38 percent have at least three of the seven factors – for an overall “needs improvement” grade across the board.

Americans by 20 percent and reduce deaths from cardiovascular diseases and stroke by 20 percent.

Lofty goals perhaps, but preventive actions,

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chest pain or discomfort. Women, however, are

“For women, check your blood pressure and

more likely than men to experience some of the

get screened for diabetes, especially if there is a

other common symptoms, particularly shortness of

family history, and high cholesterol,” said Dr. Michael

breath, nausea/vomiting and back or jaw pain.

Waller emphasizes if you have any of these

Waller of Cardiology of South Forsyth. “And if you

signs, don’t wait more than five minutes

are a smoker, stop smoking!”

before calling for help.

Symptoms of stroke and heart

attack

often

mimic

Stroke

each other, so it is important

A stroke occurs when a blood

to know the warning signs,

vessel

and act quickly.

Heart

attacks

occur

is blocked, usually by a blood clot.

Symptoms of heart attack include:

• • •

the

brain

gets

symptoms, don’t wait before calling for

when

help – medical care within three hours of

the blood flow to a part of the heart

•

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her herstyle

The allure of red

item isn’t sold, the consigner can opt to pick the items up or donate them to local charities.

Thrift

By JULIA JOHNSON Valentine’s Day is a great

stores

The

receive

their

and one is a thrift store. Let me

Drake

explain the difference, ever the

merchandise as donated items

two shall meet.

that can be written off as a tax

Consignment

reason to shop for the perfect

stores

Closet

like

deduction. Prices are typically

red outfit. What better places

like

in

set by the category rather than

to shop than three of the many

Alpharetta and The Twisted

the label. The Drake Closet has

upscale re-sale boutiques in

Thread

Crabapple/Milton

the feel of a high-end boutique,

North

carry

high-end

because

Fulton?

Whether

you

Designer in very

Consigner

labels,

of

the

generous

celebrate with a dinner for two

current fashions, unique pieces

donations by residents of North

or a casual lunch with the girls,

and sample merchandise at

Fulton, but the prices are really

these stores offer a wide variety

discounted

affordable. A complete outfit

of fun red fashions at incredible

only high-end brands are sold

including

prices for all shoppers.

in

The

accessories can run as low as

excellent

prices.

Typically,

condition.

dress,

shoes

and

are

$20. All the money raised at The

store

Drake Closet goes to support

recycling clothing is a very chic

and when sold, profits are

Drake House in Roswell, an

thing to do. North Fulton has

split between the consignee

emergency housing program

become the bargain hunter’s

and the store owner. Adding

for single mothers with minor

haven in pursuit of high-end

to the fun while shopping

children.

fashions while these stores are

at

giving back to the community.

color-coded tags will reflect

these

Of the three shops I visited,

additional discounts the longer

forget National Wear Red Day,

two are consignment stores

an item stays in the store. If the

See RED, Page 35

With so much emphasis on

the

Green

Movement,

majority

of

consigned

a

the with

items the

consignment

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store,

Another reason to shop fun

stores…let’s

not 3 red dresses from the left: Nicole Miller, $20; LaVince (gown), $79; Ralph Lauren, $45. From Designer Consigner, 670 Main Street, Suite 101 in Alpharetta.

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give it a whirl Winetime – Chocolate bars with Resveratrol The Product

ingredient of the Winetime bars was dates,

The Promise

Winetime Bar – A gourmet bar with the

Touted as the “first gourmet nutrition bar

and not sugar like so many other food bars. Of

benefits of Resveratrol, the ingredient in

with Resveratrol,” this bar purports to contain

the two flavors, I prefer the chocolate/dates/

grapes acclaimed for

more of the heart-healthy components of

almond bar over the chocolate/raspberry

their ability to fight

grapes than 50 glasses of wine (without the

since I liked the crunch. It was wonderful with

back against the

sloppy hangover. Okay, that was an editorial

a cup of coffee in the morning – which I hope

effects of time, as

addition.) Each bar contains seven extra

at least equaled out the non-health benefits of

well as protecting

“super

noni,

java and caffeine! The bars are very dense, so

your heart. Each

pomegranate, goji berry, acai, mangosteen

it didn’t leave me wanting something else to

1.76-ounce

bar

and blueberry, and a total of 180-190 calories.

eat like a lot of other food bars.

has 7-8 grams of

What the bars do not contain are any artificial

The cost is a bit high per bar, but I’m hoping

fiber, and comes in

flavors or additives, trans fats, sweeteners,

these may make it into more retail outlets soon

cholesterol, dairy or gluten.

(Whole Foods carries the bar, but it looks like

two flavors – chocolate,

fruits,”

including

cranberry,

only their West Coast stores at this point). I

dates and almonds; and chocolate-raspberry.

Visit

The Results

www.winetimebar.com

I’m not a big wine drinker, much to the

to order, or for retail

chagrin of my husband who has been telling

$29.90

me for years that one glass of wine a day has

for 10 bars online.

health benefits. Honestly, I think it’s more that

locations.

think a Winetime bar would be a great option for women looking for a low-calorie, healthy addition to her diet.

The Rating

he would love to see me peel myself off the ceiling at night after a day of work and kids and unwind with a chardonnay. So, when the opportunity arose to pair the healthy

Four out of four stars

side of alcohol with my favorite food group, chocolate, I was all in. I loved that the first

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—By Candy Waylock

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unsung‘she’ro

Photos from left to right: Canine Assistants founder Jennifer Arnold uses only positive reinforcement training methods to teach her dogs simple tasks such as turning on a light switch (Photo

by David C. Scott); Dusty Walden, with fiancé Sunny McInville, created a Facebook page for his beloved Canine Assistant, Earl. Search for “Earl’s Fan Page” to join his 600+ friends; Canine Assistant Max will accompany Kristyn Osterhaus to the University of Illinois in the fall; Canine Assistants dogs are allowed to choose their own human partners. For J.C. and Athena, it was love at first sight (Photo by David C. Scott).

Canine Assistants lend a helping paw

Jennifer Arnold trains dogs with special abilities to help people with special needs

By KATIE VANBRACKLE

and summoning help. Certain dogs are

kvanbrackle@bellsouth.net

able to provide seizure response. Their most important task, however, is to

Walking down the driveway to the

provide a constant

For

Max,

a

Goldendoodle,

bright-eyed the

choice

mini

frustration and loneliness that come

is

with a physical disability. At age 16,

immediate. He crosses the room to where young Kristyn

of

Osterhaus sits

she

was

diagnosed

with

multiple

sclerosis and spent over two years in a wheelchair.

Canine Assistants farm in Milton, I hear

source

the dogs before I see them. Happy

love

and

quietly in her

“It was an incredibly difficult time,”

yapping echoes from various buildings

companionship

wheelchair,

she recalled. “I felt isolated and very

spread across the pretty 18-acre farm.

to their partners.

right

much alone. I knew I needed help, but

this

up into her lap

I didn’t know what kind or how to get

Golden Retriever naps on a dog

day, the Canine

and stays put.

bed

Assistants

On

Inside the main office, an old beneath

a

desk

while

two

climbs

facility

younger Goldens eagerly trot up with

is

wagging tails to give the new visitor

activity

as

an inspecting sniff. I carefully step over

special

training

a large Goldendoodle lounging on

camp is underway.

the floor. This is not your typical office

Individuals

scene, and Jennifer Arnold wouldn’t

across the country

have it any other way.

have

arrived

meet

and

Arnold

is

the

founder

and

bustling

learn

executive director of Canine Assistants,

to work with their

a nonprofit that provides service dogs

new best friend.

an

Atlanta

two

physician, learned about a service dog organization in California, but the

and Jennifer Arnold’s first book, "Through a Dog’s Eyes," was made into a PBS documentary for television. Her second book, "In a Dog’s Heart," features more touching stories and training tips from her 20 years of working with dogs.

father,

weeks of training

After

a

to

Arnold’s

Decision made.

with

from

it.”

Max

bonding, will

travel

waiting list was very long. He decided to start a similar program in Georgia.

Tragically, Arnold’s father died

back to Minnesota Osterhaus

three weeks after the first Canine

and accompany

Assistants planning meeting. Arnold

her

the

and her mother persevered on their

University of Illinois

own and after 10 years of hard work

with

to

next fall. Osterhaus suffers from a spinal

and

dedication,

Canine

opened its doors in 1991.

Assistants

for children and adults with physical

Instead of creating the partners

cord injury and will depend on Max

disabilities, epilepsy or other special

herself, Arnold lets the dogs choose

to help her navigate the campus and

Since that time, approximately

needs.

their own human companion.

her dorm room. Most of all, Max will

1,000 dogs have been placed and

provide the emotional comfort of a

1,600 people are currently on the

loving companion.

waiting list.

The dogs are trained to perform

“Personality has a lot to do with the

simple tasks such as opening and

matching process,” said Arnold. “And

closing doors, turning lights on and off

chemistry.”

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Arnold understands well the fear,

“There is a tremendous need out

since day one.”

Canine Assistants does not charge for any of their services. Sponsorships and

donations

from

individuals,

foundations and corporations cover the medical, food and training costs for the lifetime of every dog placed. The organization operates with a very low overhead cost, allowing 95 percent of every donation to go directly to training, feeding and caring for the

WHAT YOU CAN DO

there,” said Arnold. “We’ve been busy

Canine Assistants 3160 Francis Rd. Milton, Ga. 30004 canineassistants.org Facebook: Canine Assistants Donate Canine Assistants offers many ways to contribute financially. From general tax-deductible donations to holiday cards, memorial/ honorary gifts and the puppy adoption program, 95 percent of every donation made goes directly to the training, food and medical care of the dogs. canineassistants. org/cgi-bin/donate

Volunteer From grooming to training outings, volunteers play an important role at Canine Assistants. Learn more at canineassistants.org/volunteer/ local-atlanta.html.

Read…and share what you learn Jennifer Arnold’s two books share touching stories and positive reinforcement training tips from her 20 years of working with dogs.

"Through a Dog’s Eyes" and "In a Dog’s Heart" are both available through Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble. canineassistants.org/ jennifer-arnold-books/

companion by his side.

Johnson smiles and reaches down to reward Jake’s good work with a treat. Jake shows his appreciation with a slobbery lick of Henry’s hand.

“I often say that dogs are the last truly nice guys on the planet,” Arnold said with a smile. “They teach me lessons every day about kindness and trust. I owe them so much.”

dogs.

It

takes

a

year-and-a-half

to

train a service dog, and the process is extremely labor intensive. Arnold works with a staff of 30 including her husband, veterinarian Kent Bruner.

Most of the dogs are bred on the farm, although Canine Assistants also uses dogs adopted from shelters and rescue programs.

In addition to helping individuals with

disabilities,

Canine

Assistants

dogs share their furry charm with the local community by visiting hospitals, assisted living facilities and special needs classrooms through education programs such as Animal Assisted Therapy and the K-9 Kids Reading Program.

Over the years, Arnold developed a unique training method for her dogs that focuses on kindness and encouragement rather than fear and

submission, always keeping in mind

Deserve -- and the Gifts We Can Expect

and respecting the dogs’ way of

in Return," was published in October 2011.

seeing the world.

Arnold calls herself a relationship

“Dogs are neither wolves in need

expert who improves the connection

of a pack leader, nor babies in need

between humans and dogs and in the

of coddling,” said Arnold. “They are

process betters the quality of life for both.

extremely trusting beings attuned to

Standing on the front porch of her

their owner’s needs, and they aim to

office, Arnold watches a slow parade of

please. You can’t spend day in and

people carefully maneuver their wheelchairs

day out with these animals and not

up and down the driveway, their new canine

recognize how truly remarkable they

assistants trotting alongside.

are. It’s not just that they can help us, it’s that they want to help us.”

Hoping to help change the way people treat their dogs, Arnold wrote a book entitled "Through A Dog’s Eyes,"

“It’s only the second day of training camp and look how well the dogs are responding to their new partners already,” said Arnold. “It never ceases to amaze me.”

She calls out words of encouragement to Henry

which became a New York Times

Johnson, a young boy from Florida who suffers

bestseller and was featured in a PBS

from Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a particularly

documentary of the same name.

aggressive form of the disease. Johnson’s daily

A second book, "In a Dog’s Heart: What Our Dogs Need, Want and

life is not easy, but thanks to his new buddy Jake the Labrador, he now has a helpful and loving

CHRIS CASATELLI

Canine Assistants dogs such as Noble share their furry charm with the local community by visiting hospitals, assisted living facilities and special needs classrooms through animal therapy and education programs.

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woman'sbestfriend

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Red lipstick instantly glamorizes your look, but can be challenging

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If you’re ready to take your look

your lips to just over the inner edge

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press and blend with your fingertip,

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timeless look. Even skin tone, a sweep

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Step into my kitchen for the real ‘chef challenge’

By DEBBIE JOHNSON

the very next day. As soon as the

HippieChickChronicles.com

kids are out the door, all planning and cooking and cleaning must

I love to watch cooking shows.

stop. They must go somewhere else

I don’t know why, because I can

as I leave for work at this point. The

hardly call my handiwork in the

chef must return at 5:30 p.m. to plan

kitchen “cooking” any more. I do

a meal using only ingredients in my

get a chuckle out of the “chef’s

refrigerator, freezer and pantry. The

challenges” shows though. You know

contestants cannot bring anything

the ones. They are given a “surprise”

with them. They must have the meal

secret

to

finished in one hour, which is when

prepare a dish out of it. The “judges”

the hungry teens begin to complain

then critique it.

of hunger pains.

ingredient

and

have

They thought cooking for

I have a new show for the networks

to

consider.

my house and get up at the same first challenge is to put together lunches

for

The chefs use a fully

she

chef has to come into

time as I do. The

critics was hard? Please!

A

stocked many

blogs

send us yours!

two

bottomless-pit teens.

no rth editor@ com sidewoman.

times

have

assistants to chop, clean

and

plan.

They

don’t

have

three

people

who

have a “taste” for three different

The fruit in the lunch

pantry,

things,

then

complain if the menu selections

can’t get smashed or bruised. The bread can’t be the

don’t satisfy their hankerings. They

same as yesterday. One teen likes

also don’t have a dog circling their

honey mustard, the other only mayo

feet every step of the process.

and yellow mustard. The contestants

Yes, I am reading your mind.

something

I should plan and purchase all

crunchy and something sweet. The

necessary items to have on hand. This

teens only use brown paper bags,

would make all meal preparations

so no thermoses are allowed. They

easier. Smoother. Sometimes I do.

must also include in the teen girl’s

Sometimes I don’t. Sometimes, I get

bag a high protein snack to eat after

a meal all set and one or more of my

school in the car on the way to swim

family complains. Chef’s Challenge?

practice. The same refrigeration rules

Bring it on! As matter of fact, those

apply.

contestants must compete against

will

need

to

include

While it may seem out of order, they now have to prepare a breakfast

seasoned mom/dad home chefs!

Now that is a show I’d watch!

that the teens will eat. The teen girl is really picky and will eat something one day, only to say “I hate that!”

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Debbie Johnson is a Milton mom of two and the writer of HippieChickChronicles.com and EyeRollDiaries. com. She has been married for 20 years and manages her husband’s dental office. Johnson also co-founded the Milton Sweet Tea Society.

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Looking for a romantic Valentines Day getaway?

Beautiful resorts across Georgia are offering special packages this month just for couples. Here are a few to consider.

Barnsley Gardens Resort Adairsville, Ga. Two-night

package

chocolate-covered

includes

strawberries

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under

the

stars.

Various

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Jekyll Island Club Hotel Jekyll Island, Ga. Head

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Georgia’s

Golden

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Eats: Continued from Page 8 M Chocolat opened its doors on Dec. 17, 2011, in the midst of the holiday season. Even with all of their careful planning, the sisters were blown away by the immediate rush of customers. Running the shop became a family affair with older children

helping

customers

while

M Chocolat is located on Old Milton Parkway in Alpharetta.

Pichon and Snyder worked nonstop in the kitchen. A third sister dropped

to give our chocolate turtles the

by after work to help wash dishes.

perfect snap.”

“Just when we were getting into

Romeos,

our stride and managing production,

specially themed packaging such as

“You can’t produce chocolate in a

heart-shaped boxes and mini purse-

room that’s over 70 degrees. These

shaped bags.

are the sorts of things you can’t plan

Traditional chocolates are sold

for, but just have to handle as they

by the pound while specialty truffles

come.”

and ganaches are sold by the box,

Pichon and Snyder call such moments,

Lucy

recalling

and the

from a four-piece sampler for $5.20

Ethel

to a popular 15-piece collection for

classic

$19.50. A silver tray holding a colorful

episode of “I Love Lucy” when the

array of 30 chocolates sells for $34.50.

lead female characters bumble their

As Pichon and Snyder continue

way through a candy factory.

“There

are

times

when

to build their business, they intend to

we

be creative. Plans are already in the

get totally absorbed in the fun of experimenting with the chocolate.

We’ll be back at the work table laughing and playing, then look up and see a customer and have to switch into serious sales lady mode,” said Pichon.

The sisters attribute their early success

to

the

fact

that

true

chocolate lovers appreciate a locally owned store where the confections are made in-house.

“We

make

everything

from

scratch with the freshest ingredients possible,” said Snyder. “Real cream, real basil and mint, real lime. When the ingredients are fresh, the flavor is

for

chocolate-dipped strawberries and

conditioning unit,” recalled Snyder.

their

note:

Valentine's Day, M Chocolat will offer

a heavy storm blew out our air

situations

take

works for special fondue nights for Fun-loving sisters Marlena Snyder and Maritza Pichon share a laugh in the kitchen.

ladies’ groups.

So how do the two sisters stay in

more intense. Our philosophy is do it

shape while surrounded by chocolate

passion fruit ganache.

A few items give a playful nod

all day? M Chocolat employee Chris

Good quality chocolate is very

to the sisters’ Colombian heritage

Johnson says she had to make a hard

important to Pichon who was born in

such as the Caramel Pecan Tortuga

rule: no eating chocolate during

South America, where large amounts

(Spanish for “turtle”) and the Caliente!

working hours. Period. But then Snyder

of cocoa are produced.

Habanero Creamy Center Truffle.

walked by and asked her to sample

right or why bother?”

fancy,”

a new Earl Grey flavored chocolate.

is a staple in almost every home,”

admitted Pichon. “Or I’d spend

“Well, there are always exceptions,

she said. “I grew up drinking it every

all of my time translating for the

right?” said Johnson with a sheepish

afternoon.”

customers!”

grin.

“In Colombia, hot chocolate

“We

can’t

get

too

She experimented with several

Snyder’s eye for graphic design

Pichon has no such qualms. “I see

dark chocolate blends before finding

shows in the colorful patterns which

it as my duty to taste our products.

just the right hot chocolate to serve

grace

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todo Roswell Roots Festival celebrates Black History Month To celebrate Black History Month in

House cemetery. It is told by storyteller

Feb. 16, 7 p.m. The Teaching

February, the city of Roswell is hosting

Josie S. Bailey.

Museum, 793 Mimosa Blvd., Roswell. Free. Information: 770-641-3705.

the 11 annual Roswell Roots Festival, th

the largest Black History celebration in the state of Georgia. A wide variety of art exhibits, concerts, lectures and cultural events will be held throughout the month. For a complete listing of events, go to www.roswellroots.com.

Here are some highlights from the 2012 Roswell Roots Festival.

The McIntosh County Shouters in concert

During Roswell’s eighth annual

Feb. 9, 8 p.m. Roswell Cultural

poetry slam, poets perform their

Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., Roswell. Tickets: $30 (general admission). Call 770-594-6232.

works and are judged by members

Musician,

artist

and

author

Art Rosenbaum will introduce the Shouters from McIntosh County, Ga.,

of the audience on content and performance. Cash prizes for the Recreation Center, 830 Grimes Bridge Road, Roswell. Tickets: $20. Call 770-641-3978.

winners. Hosted by award-winning spoken word artist Ayodele Heath.

who will perform traditional call-and-

Smith Plantation will once again

response songs and dances, which

host the 2012 Tea and Hat Show

have plantation origins and are

welcoming

historically important as examples

and

of communication and expressions

Washington,

of faith. These preservers of this

collection of hats and accessories

“From Dawn to Dusk”

unique tradition have performed at

will be available for viewing and

Feb. 4, 3 p.m. Bulloch Hall, 180

the Kennedy Center and Library of

to purchase. The admission price

Bulloch Ave., Roswell. Free.

Information: 770-992-1731.

Congress.

includes a tour of the Smith Plantation.

stories and good food in the kitchen

Mable, a slave buried in the Mable

Feb. 11, 1 – 5 p.m. Adult

“Slammin’ in the Suburbs” Roswell Poetry Slam

growing up in the Gullah culture on

story inspired by the life of Celia

10th annual Tea & Hat Show (pictured)

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Wilbourn

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Barrington Hall, 535 Barrington Drive, Roswell. Free.

Information: 770-640-3855.

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historian

Sallie Ann Robinson will share good at

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by events like the Power of Pink

But when we try to bring that

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same attention to heart health, a lot

the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

of women don’t pay attention and

In fact, when I went for my annual

wonder why we bother. The belief is

of

mammogram screening recently, the

that men, not women, only need to

women doing regular breast self-

mammography technologist at North

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a

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cardiovascular disease than from the

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women

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• African-American women are at the highest risk for death from heart

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collection of hats and accessories for viewing and purchase. The $20 admission price includes a tour of the Smith Plantation Home. 950 Forrest Street, Roswell. archibaldsmithplantation.org ▲ Watercolor Exhibit in Johns Creek Through Feb. 24. The first Georgia Watercolor Society Signature Members’ Exhibition will showcase approximately 50 works by some of Georgia’s top watercolor artists. Be captivated by exquisite landscapes, inspiring figurative work, glowing stilllifes and vivid abstracts. Admission is free and the center is open MondayFriday from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Johns Creek Arts Center, 6290 Abbotts Bridge Road, Johns Creek. johnscreekarts.org

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Johns Creek High School presents ‘Aida’ 7 p.m. Elton John and Tim Rice’s “Aida” is a contemporary musical that explores love, cultural differences and warring nations through the bond between an enslaved Nubian princess and an Egyptian solider. Two more shows on Saturday, Feb. 4.

Johns Creek High School theater, 5575 State Bridge Road, Johns Creek. johnscreekhs.net

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“The Dixie Swim Club,” by Gypsy Theatre Company 8 p.m. After enjoying a hilarious and touching comedy about five Southern women and their friendships, join the play’s authors for a Q&A session, followed by a mix and mingle in Tam’s Backstage Restaurant. Cumming Playhouse, 101 School Street, Cumming. playhousecumming.com

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▲ Beethoven Romance gala concert 7:30 p.m. The Ludwig Symphony Orchestra presents “A Beethoven Romance for Valentine’s Day” gala concert featuring stunning worldrenowned violinist Bin Huang and handsome baritone Jose Sacin.

Adults, $19; seniors $17; students $10.

Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest Street, Roswell. ludwigsymphony.org

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Save the Horses open house 1 – 4 p.m. Come take a tour of this rescue farm for abused, neglected or abandoned horses.

Meet the horses, go to the petting zoo and visit with many other animal friends. Free admission (donations appreciated). Save the Horses farm, 1768 Newt Green Road, Cumming. savethehorses.org

10th annual Tea and Hat Show 1-5 p.m. Smith Plantation will once again host the Tea and Hat Show, welcoming globetrotting diva Vernell Washington and the Wilbourn Sisters, fashion designers based out of Atlanta, Jackson, Tenn. and Los Angeles displaying an amazing

▲ Tips from the Coupon Mom 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Stephanie Nelson, a.k.a. the “Coupon Mom,” will provide money-saving tips about couponing. The admission fee of $10 per person will directly support North Fulton Community Charities.

Pre-registration encouraged. Roswell Presbyterian Church, 755 Mimosa Boulevard, Roswell. nfcchelp.org/donateForm/ donation.php Teen Dating Violence Summit 2012 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Johanna Orozco, a survivor of teen dating violence who has been seen on Oprah, APC’s 20/20 and The View, will educate teens and equip them with the skills necessary to avoid or survive teen dating violence. Georgia Public Broadcasting, 260 14th Street, NW, Atlanta. padv.org

▲ Rocking Out for a Good Cause 7 p.m. North Fulton Community Charities offers a chance for young people to jam with a local band while supporting those in need in their community. A $5 donation is encouraged, which will support NFCC. Land of Thousand Hills Coffee, 5095 Post Road, Cumming landofathousandhills.com

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▲ 11th annual Chattahoochee Challenge 10K Race 8 a.m. This official qualifier for the Peachtree Road Race along the Chattahoochee River is a fast-paced benefit for the Chattahoochee Nature Center. 10K race at 8 a.m.; 1-mile fun run at 7:30 a.m. Register online or at any Big Peach Running Company store. $27 in advance or $32 on race day; $15 for the fun run.

All participants receive a T-shirt and a swag bag. chattnaturecenter.org/ chattahoochee-challenge.html

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“The Foreigner” by Georgia Ensemble Theatre Through March 11. Possibly one of the funniest American plays ever written! Painfully shy Charlie is passed off as an exotic foreigner who speaks no English at a rural Georgia mountain lodge where he hears more than he should, and the hilarity begins. Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest Street, Roswell. get.org

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▲ Valentine’s Day at the High Museum 6 – 10 p.m. Enjoy an artfully romantic night at Atlanta’s High Museum. Visit Picasso to Warhol: Fourteen Modern Masters, sip champagne, sample tasty treats and enjoy music and dancing. $25 per person, $40 per couple. High Museum of Art’s Robinson Atrium, 1280 Peachtree Street, Atlanta. high.org

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JCSO and Michael O’Neal Singers: All Beethoven!

8 p.m. The Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra presents an All Beethoven! collaboration with one of the premier choruses in the Atlanta metro area, the Michael O’Neal Singers, 130-voices strong, performing in Johns Creek Baptist Church’s beautiful sanctuary. Tickets are $30 for adults, $16.50 for students and can be purchased online. Johns Creek Baptist Church, 6910 McGinnis Ferry Road, Johns Creek. johnscreeksymphony.org

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▲ The Oscars! at Party Chic Co-sponsored by Northside Woman! 6 p.m. Party Chic in Roswell is rolling out the red carpet to welcome you to an exclusive Oscar Night party. Enjoy drinks, hors d’oeuvres and cupcakes as you watch the awards ceremony on a large screen. Proceeds from the evening benefit the Drake House, which provides emergency housing to women and children in the North Fulton area. $40 in advance, $45 at the door . Call to reserve your spot, 770-643-0020. Party Chic by KellyKakes, 953 Canton Street, Roswell. partychic.net

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▲ Georgia’s Living Wetlands 10 a.m. Henning Van Schmeling of the Chattahoochee Nature Center speaks on Georgia’s Living Wetlands at the Roswell Garden Club’s monthly meeting.

Free, guests welcome. Community Activity Building at Roswell Area Park, 10495 Woodstock Road, Roswell. roswellgardenclub.com Winter Wine Demo with Milton’s Cuisine and Blackstock Vineyard Winery 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Chef Boyd Rose of Milton’s Cuisine and Cocktails in Crabapple brings an upscale farmto-table experience to diners with his tasty articulation of new Southern cuisine in this Salud Cooking Class demonstration. $55. Harry’s Whole Foods Market, 1180 Upper Hembree Road, Roswell wholefoodsmarket.com/ stores/alpharetta/salud-cookingclass-calendar/

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LEAP DAY! at Chattahoochee Nature Center 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. City of Roswell residents will enjoy free admission to the Chattahoochee Nature Center on Leap Day 2012. Connecting to nature is a great way to get rid of the winter blues! 9135 Willeo Road, Roswell chattnaturecenter.org

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