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HORSE POWERED: More than 400 riders will compete at this year’s Richland Park Horse T rials, which means a lot of lawn work for event organizers. Page 6
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One of the main problems with my brand of music-advocacy journalism is that, more often than not, you end up preaching to the choir. My column is printed in a publication of general readership, just a few inches amongst all that black-and-white about Democrats, Republicans, cows and whatever else is happening. And the only people likely to read my stuff and take it to heart are the people who agree with me, anyway. Which is fine, because we need camaraderie in our convictions. But, with a few glimmering exceptions for which I ’m grate-
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ful, I ’m not changing any minds. A more successful formula for that nut is the forus-by-us approach taken by Jayson Bussa, creator of Kalamazoo Noise. Back in February, Bussa, the 26-year-old bassist for Take This Personal, started the
online-only blog-type music review/concert promotion e-mag, inspired by the nowdefunct self-advertiser westmichiganmusic.com. Next month, the rag-tag, unpaid staff will put out
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Presents two insightful programs on Poverty in September “Understanding Poverty for Businesses and Community Members” Keynote speaker, Jerry Mainstone, VP of Workforce Development & Community Relations at Goodwill Industries, will guide us through a discussion exploring the definition and perception of poverty, contributing factors, the hidden rules of individuals from poverty, middle class and wealth, family structure, resources and contributing factors to reducing/eliminating poverty. Could you negotiate living in the circumstance of poverty? Middle class? Wealth? Take a one page test on each economic level to see how well you would manage. Do you think poverty can be reduced? Come to learn the answers. Tuesday, September 14th 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. First Congregational Church 145 Capital Ave., N. E. RSVP requested, 962-2990
“POVERTY SIMULATION WORKSHOP” Kelcie Douglas from the Poverty Reduction Initiative in Kalamazoo is the lead facilitator. On the day of the workshop you will be given a new identity of someone from a poverty situation. You will join others from your “new” family at a table to use all of your resources to determine how you will manage a variety of circumstances presented through scenarios. Findings will be shared with the participants at large, and concluding remarks will summarize the experience. Registration required. Thursday, September 23rd 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. First Congregational Church 145 Capital Ave., N. E. RSVP required, 962-2990
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BATTLE CREEK In the spirit of art Saturday’s (re)Quest @ 6 City Center Grill Party will feature artist Nobel Schuler at 6 p.m. The free event will provide grilled food and a presentation from Schuler, who uses his personal journey through his own spirituality in his work. The party is at First United Methodist Church, 111 E. Michigan Ave. Call the church at 963-5567 for more information.
KALAMAZOO A Kinetic Halloween
The WOW staff of Andy Fitzpatrick, Lori Holcomb, Annie Kelley and Justin Hinkley finds itself in a frightful position in this illustrated photo from a previous Richland Park Horse Trials event. Editor Lori Holcomb’s last day at the Enquirer is Friday, but don’t worry, Annie Kelley is taking the reins.
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Annie’s pick Strong Women, Beautiful Men: Japanese Portrait Prints " WHEN: Saturday through Oct. 31. " WHERE: Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 314 S. Park St., Kalamazoo. " INFO: This exhibition explores two recurring themes in the history of Japanese printmaking: beauty and celebrity;
Micaela Kingslight will bring her musical talent to a Kinetic Effect show at 2 p.m. Saturday at Studio 246, 246 N. Kalamazoo Mall. A special guest from the Kalamazoo Association of Pagans and Wiccans also will be present for the Halloween-themed event. For more information, call John Troxtel at 818-249-7030.
LANSING Verve in the Sandbox
The Sandbox Party, a non-partisan group representing the well-being of Michigan children from birth to 5 years old, is holding the first Sandbox Party Convention from 1 to 4 p.m. today at the Breslin Student Events Center, 1 Birch Road. The Verve Pipe will perform and exhibits will include Potter Park Zoo, Mad Science of Greater Kalamazoo, Michigan Oral Health Coalitions and more. Gubernatorial Please see BEST, 5
candidates Virg Bernero and Rick Snyder have been invited to speak at the convention on the subject of early childhood issues in Michigan. For more information, go to michigansandboxparty.com.
MARSHALL Pro skaters roll into town Pro skateboarders Mike Vallely and Kristina Svitak will be featured in the Summer’s End Skate Demo beginning at noon Sept. 3 and continuing through Sept. 5. The demo will be held at Dark Horse Brewing Company, 511 S. Kalamazoo Ave., and there will be an open skate at the Ketchum Park skate park. Prices range from $10 to $150 depending on events chosen. For more information and to register for skate classes, check out scenesurrender.com.
OLIVET Stand by Sondheim Olivet College’s Performing Arts Department will hold auditions for “Side by Side Sondheim” at 4:30 p.m. Sept. 2. Those auditioning are to prepare a song and a 30-second monologue or poem; a pianist will be on hand for accompaniment. Auditions will be held at the Margaret Upton Conservatory Hall on the Campus of Olivet College. For more information, contact arts department chairman Timothy Flynn at tflynn@olivetcollege.edu.
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Lori’s pick Scottish Festival " WHEN: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. " WHERE: Kalamazoo County Expo Center & Fairground, 2900 Lake St., Kalamazoo. " COST: $10 adults, $5 children. " INFO: Enjoy bagpipes, Highland games, entertainment and food; 382-6624; www.kalamazooscottishfestival.org; kalamazooscottishfestival@yahoo.com.
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fun.com. Marshall Music Faire, Buy and sell music equipment, listen or join in a jam; 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday; Stuart’s Landing, corner of Homer Road and South Marshall Avenue, Marshall; no entry fee; 501-2511. Summer Jam in the Creek Festival, Five bands will perform throughout the night, food available; 3 to 11 p.m. Saturday; Friendship Park, Northeast Capital Avenue and West State Street, Battle Creek; $5.
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There’snohorsingaroundat RichlandParkHorseTrials ANDY FITZPATRICK The Enquirer
RICHLAND – An unassuming dirt road winding into a IF YOU GO forest and onto a spread of farmland gives no indication it leads to a world-class eques" WHAT: Richland Park Horse Trials. trian event. " WHEN: Today through The Richland Park Horse Sunday. Trials are found at the end of " WHERE: 8651 N. 30th that road and returned today St., Richland. for another year, serving as a " COST: $10 per car for a stepping stone for those on the single day; $15 per car for a trail to becoming members of multi-day pass. the United States Equestrian " INFO: All funds from admission fees go to Cheff Team. The event runs through Therapeutic Riding Center. For Sunday. more information, call 629The trials are a United 5532 or go to richlandpark. States Eventing Associationcom. sanctioned Adequan Gold Cup event, one of 12 in the country and stop before this year’s W orld Equestrian Games in Lexington, Ky. Organizers call it “The triathlon of the horse world” for its three areas of competition: Dressage, show jumping and cross country. It takes a staff of 15 and hundreds of volunteers, some working a year in advance, to pull it off. Tommy Neueman sprays oil on the jumps that will be “W e have used in the Richland Park horse trials. about 370 acres altogether,” event organizer Kay W illmarth said. “Probably a little over 200 is used for the horse show.” W illmarth and her husband, Bob W illmarth, own the property and opened it up
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Christa Gandolfo, riding Governaire, clears a jump at the 2009 Richland Park Horse Trials.
to horse trials in 2002 after becoming involved in the sport. The work on keeping the grounds maintained for the next year’s event begins during the current show. “Even during the show, we have a huge, heavy roller that we use to get all the horse divots out of the ground and get it nice and smooth, so it’s not all torn up and choppy,” W illmarth said. Driving around the event grounds on a sunny afternoon, workers and volunteers could be seen dotting the landscape of the wide-open fields. Two men took turns hammering a massive spike into
the ground to anchor a large tent while a worker sprayed jumps with a stain nearby. The jumps were positioned at a small pond for the cross country competition, which W illmarth said was one of the more exciting parts of the trials. The design of the course, done by fourtime Olympic silver medalist Ian Stark, has drawn more than 400 riders this Please see HORSE, 7
Frankie Simpson and her horse Watson’s Shelbreen race toward the next jump during the cross country competition at the 2009 Richland Park Horse Trials.
year. Willmarth said it’s the biggest event yet at Richland Park. Ddespite the amount of work that goes into maintenance and the status of the trials in the world of horse eventing, some think Richland Park remains out of the public eye. “I talk to people all the time,” Richland Park representative Susan Canole said, “and they’re like, ‘The what?’ It’s really a shame because it’s so close.” Both Canole and Willmarth Kay Willmarth said people, whether they know a thing about horses or not, typically find the trials exciting. The cross country portion of the trials, for example, features horses and their riders sprinting through wooded trails, over obstacles and into ponds. The dressage phase finds riders working their horses into a sequence of movements, displaying their level of communication with the animal. “It’s great for a family day in the country,” Willmarth said, citing the food court and trade fair as other ways to spend time at the event, to say nothing of the level of competition. “It’s like having Tiger Woods,” she said. “The top riders in the country are all going to be here. We have Olympians and world medalists.” Andy Fitzpatrick can be reached at 966-0697 or afitzpatrick@battlecr. gannett.com.
Sell, swap and sing at music festival ANDY FITZPATRICK The Enquirer
A musician with the desire to unload some unused equipment taking up space has resulted in a swap meet and music festival in Marshall. Organizers of the Marshall Music Faire, happening from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, plan on bringing together musicians from the world of jazz, blues, rock and hip hop. They also hope to attract
The public is invited to bring instruments to sell or participate in a 2 p.m. jam session Saturday.
anyone who has musical equipment, CDs, tapes, albums and anything else musicrelated that they want to sell to the event at Stuart’s Landing on Homer Road. Organizer Jaryl Day said the idea came to her when trying to figure out what to do with the equipment left behind by her late husband, musician Dick Day. “I have a lot of Dick’s old equipment that – being a cellist – I will never use,” she said. “I have every kind of cord you can possibly dream of. I have every kind of cable and plug you could possibly dream of.” People hoping to sell off some stuff can get vendor space for prices that vary depending on the amount of area needed; the fees will go to offset debt incurred by Swing, Jazz and Other Stuff!!!, another Marshall musical event Day first helped organize in 2007. Day also hopes it will bring together the young and the old and expose them to music they may not have heard before. “They’re going to be sticking around to hear other things that are going on, and they’re going to be exposed to
other things,” she said of people showing up to hear a rap group, but also catching the sounds of a jazz band. Battle Creek’s Keith Cole, of the trombone band Quint Essential Bones, agreed. “I’m not a big proponent of rap music, but I have listened to it and it has some merit,” Cole, who will be performing at the event, said. “I think part of that is if we get exposure to some of the younger people to something in addition to rap, then I think that would be a good thing,” he said. To that end, rap group 11M12D of Fort Wayne is scheduled to appear. Joining them on the roster are Dogs in Winter, Rachelle, Jim and Joe and more. Andy Fitzpatrick can be reached at 966-0697 or afitzpatrick@battlecreekenquirer.com.
IF YOU GO " WHAT: Marshall Music Faire. " WHEN: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday. " WHERE: Stuarts Landing, Homer Road near South Marshall Avenue, Marshall. " COST: Free to attend; vendor booths 10-footby-10-foot are $35, booths 10-foot-by-20-foot are $50; electrical hook-ups are an extra $10. " INFO: For more information, call 501-2511. PHOTOS BY THINKSTOCK.COM
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the first print edition of Noise; about 5,000 copies will be distributed for free. Bussa said the spotted collection of ads in the magazine, mostly by local bands and local venues, were “not even close” to covering the $2,200 tab for printing the thing.
spread the copies around Kalamazoo, Battle Creek and Grand R apids, but there’s no distribution budget. “So I’ll be a classic 26-year-old with a paper route,” Bussa said, adding that the magazine is not a money-maker. “I’m rolling in money,” he joked. “Me and my
Bridge card.” But money is not Bussa’s drive (a common self-soothing statement for journalists). It’s really about promoting, covering and even creating the Kalamazoo music scene. With resources limited at mainstream publications, Bussa rounded up local musicians to do it themselves. His four main
contributors — Meg Alexander, Joe Fearnley, Dwayne Hoover and Brandon St. James — all are musicians. So is Devon Bynon, his layout specialist. The team writes reviews of regional artists, albums and shows, talks about the local scene and even sponsors concerts that act dually as fundraisers for the magazine and
tools to grow the scene. It’s about giving local artists another stage from which to scream. “It’s not just tapping the bigger bands in the scene, it’s giving really in-depth reviews of bands I’ve never heard of,” Bynon, 24, said. “It’s really exposing a lot of good bands.” It’s classic grassroots Gonzo. Create and cover.
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SEAS AND WATER WONDERL AND EXHIBIT, Aug. 9-31; Art Center of
Battle Creek Too, 80 W. Michigan Ave., Battle Creek; free; 578-3726; www.a-mermaid-affair.net. THE BATTLE CER EK ATR I ST GUILD EXHIBITION, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through Monday; Pierce Cedar Creek Institute, 701 W. Cloverdale Road, Hastings; 7214190; www.cedarcreekinstitute. org. ATR I ST LINDA R ODRIGU EZ, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday; ETC ARTS Studio, 157 Capital Ave. N.E., Battle Creek; free; 288-0076; msears@ cirfun.com. BEAUTY AMID THUNDER: THE PAST TWO CENTURIES OF CHINESE ATR , Saturday-Oct. 17; Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 314 S. Park St., Kalamazoo; 349-7775. OPEN HOUSE: ATR PIR ZE UNVEILING, 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday; EastEnd Studio & Gallery, 115 W. Michigan Ave., Marshall; 7892379. STRON G WOMEN, BEAUTIFUL MEN: JAPANESE PORTR AIT PIR N TS, Saturday-Oct. 31; Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 314 S. Park St., Kalamazoo; 349-7775; www.kiarts.org. ATR AND ALL THAT JAZZ, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 10; Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 314 S. Park St., Kalamazoo; $3 general admission, free for members; 349-7775; www.kiarts.org. MADISON GER EN ATR FAIR , 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 11, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 12; corner of Madison and Green Streets, Marshall; 7817054; lala49068@yahoo.com.
DANCES GEORG E PENDILL TIR O DANCE, 7 to 10 p.m. Sept. 10; Burnham Brook Center, 200 Michigan Ave W # 101, Battle Creek; $6 members, $8 nonmembers; 9650000. LEW BOYD SWING BAND, 7 to 10 p.m. Sept. 17; Burnham Brook, 200 W. Michigan Ave., Battle Creek; $6 members, $8 nonmembers; 965-0000; www. burnhambrook.org.
ETC. BC CUR ISER S: PER P PY, 7 p.m. today; Kellogg’s Cereal City USA, 171 W. Michigan Ave., Battle Creek; bcmicruisers@gmail.com. BELLEVUE FAR MER S MARK ET, 4 to 7 p.m. Thursdays; Washington Park, Bellevue; 746-4648. NATIONAL HOT AIR BALLOON CHAMPIONSHIPS, 7 to 9 a.m., 7 to 8 p.m. today; 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday-Saturday; Kellogg Community College, 450 North Ave., Battle Creek; 800-3972240; www.holidayballoonfest. com. ATHENS FAR MER S’ MAR KET, 2 to 6 p.m. Fridays June 4-Oct. 15; Wilson Park, North Capital Avenue, Athens; 729-4088; athenscommunity@sbcglobal.net. BATTLE CER EK FAR MER S’ MARK ET, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays and Wednesdays; Festival Market Square, downtown, corner of McCamly and Jackson streets, Battle Creek; 968-3448; www. battlecreekfarmersmarket.com. STUFF-A-BUS CAMPAIGN AND ER D WAGON BACK-2-SCHOOL BASH, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday; Battle Creek Family YMCA, 182 Capital Ave. N.E., Battle Creek; free; 969-9181; info@citylinc.org. ICE CREA M SOCIAL, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday; Kellogg Biological Station, 3700 E. Gull Lake Drive, Hickory Corners; $5 individual, $15 family;
720-1340; www.glqo.net. NIGHT ON THE TOWN, 5 to 7 p.m. Monday; downtown, Olivet; dinner: $6 adults, $4 children, free for ages 3 and younger. SUMMER ’S END SKATE DEMO, noon to 9 p.m. Sept. 3; 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 4; 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 5; Dark Horse Brewing, 511 S. Kalamazoo Ave., Marshall; $15 Friday; $20 to $25 Saturday; $35 Sunday; 781-9940; scenesurrender.com. STACHE BASH 2010, 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. Sept. 4; Arcadia Brewing Company, 103 W. Michigan Ave., Battle Creek. CIVIL WAR BALL AND SOCIAL EVENT, 7 to 10 p.m. Sept. 11; downtown, Exchange Street, Marshall; free; 781-3402; judy327@sbcglobal.net. HISTOR IC MAR SHALL HOME TOUR , 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 11, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 12; Honolulu House Museum, 107 N. Kalamazoo Ave., Marshall; $15 advanced tickets, $20 day of tour; 781-8544. ITEM APPR AISAL DAY, 10:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 11; Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 314 S. Park St., Kalamazoo; $18 per item for nonmembers; 349-7775; maryl@ kiarts.org.
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a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday; Children’s Garden, Leila Arboretum, 928 W. Michigan Ave., Battle Creek; free; 969-0270; www.lasgarden.org. CHILDREN ’S GARDEN : SPECTACULAR SCARE CR OWS, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 25; Children’s Garden, Leila Arboretum, 928 W. Michigan Ave., Battle Creek; free; 969-0270; www.lasgarden.org. MUSEUM FREE DAY, 1 to 5 p.m. Sept. 25; Kingman Museum, 175 Limit St., Battle Creek; free; 9655117.
FESTIVAL OF THE FORKS , Sept. 17-18; downtown, Albion; 517-629-5533; www. festivaloftheforks.org. ALL SAINTS SUPERF EST, 6 p.m. to midnight Sept. 24, noon to midnight Sept. 25, noon to 5 p.m. Spet. 26; St. Joseph Church, 61 N. 23rd St., Battle Creek; cover: $1 per person, $5 per family; 788-4325; stjosephchurchonline. org/superfest.htm. HOMER HISTOR ICAL SOCIETY FALL FESTIVAL, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sept. 25; Blair Historical Farm, 26445 M-60 East, Homer; 517568-3116; www.homerchamber. org.
FILM SUMMER MOVIES, 1 to 3 p.m. Thursdays; Willard Library, 7 W. Van Buren St., Battle Creek; free; 968-8166; www.willard.lib.mi.us. BOR WN BAG MOVIE: “GHOSTS OF MACHU PICCHU,” 12:15 p.m. Sept. 8; Albion District Library, 501 S. Superior St., Albion; free; bring a lunch; 517-629-3993; www. albionlibrary.org. MOVIE NIGHT AT THE COR NIN: “SOMEWHERE IN TIME,” 9 p.m. Sept. 11; outdoors, Jefferson Street, Marshall; free. “PLEASE GIVE,” 7 and 9:30 p.m. Sept. 24; 4:30, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Sept. 25; 2:30, 5 and 7 p.m. Sept. 26; Little Theatre, corner of Oakland Drive and Oliver Street at WMU campus, Kalamazoo; $5 general, $3 student; 387-8221; www.kalfilmsociety.net.
LITER AR Y WIR TER ’S SUPPORT GR OUP, 6:30 p.m. today; Barnes and Noble, 5775 Beckley Road, Battle Creek; 979-8060. BOOK JAMBOR EE, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday; East Leroy Elementary School, 4320 K Drive South, East Leroy; free; 729-5419.
FESTIVALS SCOTTISH FESTIVAL, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday; Kalamazoo County Expo Center & Fairground, 2900 Lake St., Kalamazoo; $10 adults, $5 children; 382-6624; www.kalamazooscottishfestival. org; kalamazooscottishfestival@ yahoo.com. FALL FESTIVAL, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 11; Charlton Park, 2545 S. Charlton Park Road, Hastings; free; 945-3775; www.charltonpark.org.
NOOK ER A DING GR OUP: “THE SCAR LET LETTER ,” noon Sept. 28; Barnes and Noble, 5775 Beckley Road, Battle Creek; 979-8060.
MUSEUMS FER E MUSEUM DAY, 1 to 7 p.m. today; Kids N Stuff Children’s Museum, 301 S. Superior St., Albion; free; 517-629-8023; www.kidsnstuff.org. NATIVE AMER ICAN VESSELS EXHIBIT, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays, 1 to 5 p.m. Saturdays; Feb. 6 to Oct. 9; Kingman Museum, 175 Limit St., Battle Creek; $18 family, $6 adult nonmembers, $1 adult, $4 ages 3-17, free for ages 2 and younger; 965-5117. PLANETARIUM : EARTH , MOON, SUN, 1 to 3 and 4 to 5 p.m. Fridays, 1:15 to 2 and 3:15 to 4 p.m. Saturdays; Kingman Museum, 175 Limit St., Battle Creek; 965-5117; www.kingmanmuseum.org.
MUSIC OPER A WORKSHOP AUDITIONS, 6 to 8 p.m. Friday; Kellogg Community College, 450 North Ave, Battle Creek; 965-3931, ext. 2566; blanchardg@kellogg.edu; Gerald Blanchard. VIBE@5 CONCER T SERIES , 5 to 8 p.m. through Friday; Mill Race Park, downtown, Battle Creek; free; 968-1622. MAR SHALL MUSIC FAIRE, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday; Stuart’s Landing, corner of Homer Road and South Marshall Avenue, Marshall; no entry fee; 501-2511. SUMMER JAM IN THE CER EK FESTIVAL, 3 to 11 p.m. Saturday; Friendship Park, Northeast Capital Avenue and West State Street, Battle Creek; $5. SWINGIN’ AT THE SHELL, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 1-Sept. 12; Victory Park, corner of River and Hannah
streets, Albion; free; 517-6298838. GOSPEL FEST 2010, noon to 9 p.m. Sept. 4; Mill Race Park, downtown, Battle Creek; free; 800-924-0520. MUSIC IN THE PARK : GOSPEL NIGHT, 6 p.m. Sept. 19; Durham Park, Tekonsha; 517-767-3313 or 517-767-4610.
OUTDOOR S PUBLIC TOUR , 10 to 11:30 a.m. every fourth Saturday through Oct. 23, Kellogg Bird Sanctuary, 12685 E C Ave, Augusta; members: free; nonmembers: $4 adults, $2 seniors, $1 children ages 2-12; 671-2510; www.kbs.msu. edu/birdsanctuary. WILDLIFE EXCUR SION, 8 a.m. every first Monday through Dec. Please see GET OUT, 10
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A Mermaid Affair: Celebration of Water exhibit, until Tuesday; Commerce Pointe Gallery, 77 E. Michigan Ave., Battle Creek; 578-3726; www. a-mermaid-affair.net; info@amermaid-affair.net. BATTLE CER EK SOCIETY OF ATR I STS EXHIBIT, 5:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Mondays-Fridays Aug. 17-Oct. 17; Battle Creek Health System, 300 North Ave., Battle Creek; free; 965-2693. LIGHT WORKS : PHOTOGR APHS FRO M THE COLLECTION, Sept. 18-Dec. 12; Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 314 S. Park St., Kalamazoo; 349-7775; www.kiarts.org. MAUREEN R EED WATER COLOR EXHIBIT, Aug. 1-Sept. 30; First United Methodist Church, 111 E. Michigan Ave., Battle Creek; 9635567. MER MAIDS OF THE SEVEN
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10 a.m. Sept. 8; Kellogg Bird Sanctuary, 12685 E C Ave, Augusta; free for members; nonmembers: $4 adults, $2 seniors; 671-2510; www.kbs.msu. edu.
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SPORTS & REC Richland Park Horsetrials, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. today; Richland Park, 8651 N. 30th St., Richland; parking fee: $10 one day, $15 multiple days; www.richlandpark. com.
THEATER “JOHNNY CASH: THE RING 2 p.m. TuesdaysSaturdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; July 8-Sept. 4; Cornwell’s Turkeyville U.S.A., 18935 15 1/2 Mile Road, Marshall; $30; $38.50 dinner and show; 781-4293; meal two hours before show; www.turkeyville.com. “SMOKE ON THE MOUNTAIN,” 2 p.m Tuesdays - Saturdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; Cornwell’s Turkeyville USA, 18935 15 1/2 Mile Road, Marshall; $30; 781-4293. “THE COL OR PURPL E,” 7:30 p.m. Sept. 21; Miller Auditorium, 1903 W. Michigan Ave., Kalamazoo; $25-53; 800-2289858. “GODSPEL L ,” 8 p.m. Sept. 2425, Oct. 1-2, 8-9; 7:30 p.m. Sept. 30; 2 p.m. Oct. 3, 10; Kalamazoo Civic Theatre, 329 S. Park St., Kalamazoo; $18-22 adults; $15-19 seniors,students; $10 children 12 and younger; 343-1313. OF FIRE,”
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such as “X-Men,” “T he Simpsons” and “T eenage Mutant Ninja T urtles,” encouraged players to spend quarters destroying waves of enemies in order to face the boss fights and then the final foe. Getting there solo was a chore, but with other fighters in the mix, the game was a lot more fun. hT is “Scott Pilgrim” game has not forgotten that formula and adds lots of flair to make you appreciate the time and effort placed in this $10 game. For starters, the music
and graphics are pure retro. What could have been a bland satire on 8-bit gaming is a tribute instead. h T e chunky graphics are a style that older gamers will appreciate while not skimping on the personality. Each enemy and playable character has its own cheeky humor. T he chip-tune music is also a treat as it is more than just a simple loop. h T e soundtrack is layered, complex and most importantly, really well done. “Scott Pilgrim” adds
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“Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: hT e Game” has done something that very few tie-in games have: It is better than the movie. Don’t get me wrong, I really liked the movie and the comic books that started it all, but this downloadable title for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 is a near flawless victory. For less than the price of popcorn and a prime-time movie ticket, you and up to three friends can have a retro-flavored beat-em-up that will keep you smiling. As in the movie, you play Scott Pilgrim who has to fight his way through the seven deadly “exes” of his new girlfriend, Ramona. In side-scrolling style, you travel encountering pixelated ruffians who use their fists, legs and anything else around the screen to beat your health away. Older arcade games,
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