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BATTLE CREEK Celebrate the spoken word The Battle Creek Senior Branch of the NAACP present radio talk show host and spoken word artist Basheer Jones. There will be a meet and greet reception from 6 to 7 p.m. today at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, 1 E. Michigan Ave., where Basheer will perform and talk about his work with youth in Cleveland, Ohio. There will also be a poetry slam from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. today at the Miller Stone Building, 77 Capital Ave. N.E. Local students will compete with their original poetry. For more information or to R.S.V.P. for the reception, call 830-2456.
Annie’s pick Opening reception: “Survivor’s Journey: Inspiration Through the Arts” " WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday. " WHERE: Art Center of Battle Creek, 265 E. Emmett St. " INFO: A group of cancer survivors teamed up with area artists to tell their stories; 349-8719. Justin’s pick Slap Maggy, Lykin " WHEN: 8:30 p.m. Friday. " WHERE: Planet Rock, 191 Angell St.. " COST: $5. " INFO: Live local music; 9622121 or myspace. com/planetrockbar. Lori’s pick Community music school costume contest concert " WHEN: 7 p.m. Friday. " WHERE: Binda Theatre, Kellogg Community College, 450 North Ave., Battle Creek. " COST: Free, donations accepted. " INFO: Music includes selections from “Beetlejuice,” “Fantasia” and “The Phantom of the Opera.” For more information call 963-1911, ext. 2585.
More to do Murder mystery dinner, Ransom Entertainment will treat guests to a horror-filled night, complete with comedic relief, as they try to solve a crime, 6:30 p.m. Friday; W.K.
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Jakob Sheehy, with his mother Megan, won the most original costume award at the 2009 Halloween costume contest at Lakeview Square Mall last year. This year’s costume contest is noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Lakeview Square Mall.
Kellogg Manor House, 3700 E. Gull Lake Drive, Hickory Corners; $75; 671-2400; reservations required; conference@ kbs.msu.edu. Illusionist Tom Coverly: “Temple of Terror,” the event includes a preshow, food and ghoulish escorts through a haunted under ground entrance into the eerie temple; not intended for children, 9:30 p.m. Friday; Athens Christian Center, 128 Church St., Athens; $2; 729-5685; athenschristiancenter@ yahoo.com. Children’s costume parade, children can show off their costumes in the parade, then get treats at businesses in the downtown area, 11 a.m. Saturday; Marshall City Hall, 323 W. Michigan
Ave., Marshall; free; 781-5183; donations of nonperishable foods accepted. Fall family festival, children can participate in a costume contest, watch a magic show and enjoy other treats throughout the mall, noon to 4 p.m. Saturday; Lakeview Square Mall, 5775 Beckley Road, Battle Creek; free. Witches’ tea, this light-hearted celebration of Halloween for teens and adults includes prizes for best costumes and a selection of truly frightening food fantasies, 2 p.m. Sunday; Kimball House Museum, 196 Capital Ave. N.E., Battle Creek; $15, $12 Historical Society members; 966-4157; reservations required.
Calling all zombies, ghosts and Lady Gaga: FireKeepers Casino is holding a Halloween costume contest on Saturday. There will be two rounds, with contestants parading at 7 and 8 p.m., and judging immediately following. The overall winners will be judged from the top twenty costumes at 9 p.m. The grand prize is $1,000 in cash. No weapons allowed,
real or fake. Patrons must be 21 or older. Local rock band Sierra Shame and DJ’s will provide entertainment from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. Local radio station 107.7 WRKR will be broadcasting live from 6 to 8 p.m. For more information, visit firekeeperscasino.com.
Get ready for holiday wine Mega-Bev will hold a pre-holiday wine tasting from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Nov. 6 at Holiday Inn, 12812 Harper Village Drive. There will be 70 wines and hors d’oeuvres available. Tickets are $35 and must be pruchased prior to the event. Buy tickets at both Mega-Bev locations, 5570 Beckley Road in Battle Creek or 106 Redfield Plaza in Marshall. For more information, call 979-9463.
Cinderella for the family Battle Creek Junior Theatre is taking Cinderella to the stage at the McQuiston Learning Center, 100 W. Van Buren St. The cast includes local students in grades 5 through 9. Performances will be 7 p.m. Nov. 5,
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On the prowl for a good costume ANDY FITZPATRICK The Enquirer
Some people become vampires. Others transform into robots. A few don Superman capes. Still others will choose to put on a new face and display it on a stage in front of an audience. Whatever the reason, costumes and the choices people make in selecting them are as varied as humans themselves. Sunday will see the arrival of Halloween. At Battle Creek’s Fantasy Costume, people were browsing the store in an attempt to find a getup suitable for trickor-treating or heading out to a party. They were helped in their shopping by staff dressed as Elvis, a witch and more. “Halloween is the second-largest holiday next to Christmas,” store owner Debra Wondergem said. “Its appeal has grown with each passing year.”
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There may be some bias in that statement, as Wondergem was born on Halloween, but it was echoed by her employee, Adriona Winter. The female version of Elvis Presley, in a sparkling jumpsuit and pompadour, said it was all about a change of pace for
Jeff Leche helping his sons, 7-year-old Kyler Leche and 4-year-old Kenton Leche, find a Halloween costume at Fantasy Costume. up on the third floor of Marshall’s some people. Franke Center for the Arts, those “It’s a time to dress up like your idol or bring out your funny words were being realized in a different way. personality,” Winter said. “A Marshall Civic Players’ probusiness guy in a suit can’t dress duction of “The Secret Garden” opens Nov. 5. The show’s cosup like Elvis every day, but he tume designer –working in a loves Elvis.” dark room filled with racks of Wondergem also noted the costumes, sewing kits and patconcept of wearing someone tern books – had the task of makelse’s face for an evening. High
ing both living and ghostly versions of characters. “One of the things about the show is that the characters, the chorus, are all ghosts - memories - of Mary’s,” Irene Pizzimenti said. “Every time we see them as ghosts, they’re very pale and pastel,” she said. “There are a couple times in the show we see them more as the living people they were and we accent them with brighter colors.” Pizzimenti said neither she nor her children celebrate Halloween, but she still has an idea of why it’s so popular. “Maybe there’s something people don’t like about themselves, if they get to be somebody else, maybe they’ll be somebody they like a little bit better,” she said. “Sometimes people may want to dress up in a costume or be on stage because it may be better there.” Back at Fantasy Costume, Battle Creek’s Jeff Leche was helping his sons, seven-yearold Kyler Leche and four-yearold Kenton Leche, figure out what side of their personality they were going to bring out on Sunday night’s candy haunt. “The little one wants to be a ninja and the big one is undecided,” Jeff Leche said. “I think they really enjoy getting dressed up; the little one will wear his costume throughout the rest of the year, until it’s ruined,” he said. The father said he hasn’t dressed up for Halloween since he was a teenager, but probably would this year at the prodding of his kids. They both knew what Dad should be for Halloween. “A devil,” they yelled. “A devil,” Jeff Leche said. “Goodness sakes!” Behind them, a female Elvis laughed. Andy Fitzpatrick can be reached at 966-0697 or afitzpatrick@battlecreekenquirer.com.
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Author Paul Young will be in Battle Creek Thursday to talk about his book, “The Shack,” as part of a Bridges to Cultural Understanding event at First Congregational Church. Much like when the main character’s expectations of God are called into question when the two meet in the story, readers may be surprised to find an event different than a standard book tour. Young, who said he never knows where a conversation about his controversial book will take him, talked to the Enquirer about “The Shack,” a story of a man’s Paul Young, author of “The Shack.” PHOTO PROVIDED
meeting with God after the kidnapping and murder of his daughter. What are some of the most common questions you get about the book? “One of them, of course, is, ‘Wher e in the world did this come from?’ It sort of came out of nowhere and nobody knew what to do with it.
Publishers didn’t know what to do with it and that’s why 26 of them turned it down. It was outside the box. “Another one is the centrality of relationship and the character; the use of imagery that I used for God and why. That becomes a question.” What are your answers to those questions? “In terms of where it came from, it’s something that my wife, Kim, had asked me to do. For about four years, she’d been asking me if I’d write a gift for the kids because I would write poetry and songs and short stories, and give them away to friends and family. “It got into the hands of some people who thought it could become a film and that started the conversation about actually publishing it. “Then 26 publishers turned it down, so two guys that I knew created a publishing company just to publish it and found a printer in Los Angeles in May of ’07. “In the first 13
months, we spent less than 300 bucks in marketing and advertising. Shipped over a million books. All word-of-mouth. “I grew up with a concept and an image of God that’s very platonic, very W estern. God who’s Gandalf with an attitude, is unaffected, uninvolved, watching from Heaven with a disapproving heart. That God never healed anything in my life. “A lot of it was a projection of my own difficulty with the relationship with my father. That was part of why I used very different imagery for the Trinity. God the father and God the spirit, especially. “Jesus gets to play himself, although I have gotten about five e-mails going, ‘How dare you make Jesus a MiddleEasterner.’ I’m trying to get past that W estern, platonic dualism and say if you go to the center and core of the character and nature of God, you’ll find a relationship of love and mutuality. You won’t find this hierarchy of power.” I’ve read there was some controversy about the book. Is that true, and what was it about? “I love it. People come from their paradigms and they tend to have seen
IF YOU GO WHAT: Bridges to Cultural Understanding: Paul Young, author of “The Shack.” " WHEN: 7 p.m. today. " WHERE: First Congregational Church, 145 N.E. Capital Ave. " INFO: There will be a book signing after the program from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. For more information, call 962-2990. "
things in very black and white ways. How do you break through and get them into a conversation? A lot of times, if they’re religious, you just get them mad. Then they’re involved in the conversation, so that’s way better than ambivalence. “I think the controversy’s been a huge part of the conversation, and a good part. It tells you a lot more about the person who’s upset than it does actually about the book. Frankly, a whole bunch of those folks haven’t even read the book. Usually the angriest ones.” What do you like about traveling and talking about the book? “It’s a wonderful experience to be with people touched by the book. People ask me what I do now and I tell them I hang around burning bushes all day. I get to hear these stories and the stories are absolutely remarkable, even e-mail; I probably have now over 110,000 emails from all over the world. “Human beings are, as much as we’re flawed and damaged and have the ability to hurt each other, still these magnificent creations. Every human being is a story, and that story matters. This oftentimes gives an opportunity for that story to be heard, and I think that’s really important. “A lot of people have been damaged and hurt by religion, so this gives them an opportunity to talk about that and then work through some of that.” Andy Fitzpatrick can be reached at 966-0697 or afitzpatrick@battlecreekenquirer.com.
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Bartenders call on spirits for Halloween MICHELLE LOCKE For The Associated Press The trick to a memorable Halloween is knowing when to treat yourself. So, while the children are loading up on bite-sized pieces of future dental bills, why not sip on a cocktail inspired by a classic film of horror and suspense? After all, this is the night when spirits roam. Take the “Red Rum” created by Dave Greekwood, bar supervisor of the Boston Burlington Marriott. This is in honor of the “The Shining,” in which scary kid Danny sees messages of “Redrum” that are a warning about his even scarier dad, Jack. When the message is reflected in a mirror, the meaning becomes clear. To make the drink, Greekwood burns a sage leaf and places a rocks glass over it to absorb the smoke. Then he muddles another sage leaf with 1 ounce of elderflower liqueur. After that comes 2 ounces of silver rum, 1 ounce each of pomegranate liqueur and pomegranate juice and a
Vampire Bite calls for homemade grenadine, which resembles blood in this blood-thirsty cocktail.
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scoop of ice. He gives it a shake and a strain and then garnishes with one last burning sage leaf “to keep the bad spirits away.” “The Shining is one of the best scary stories ever told,” says Greekwood, who thinks the two undead little girls portrayed in the film are the most haunting image of any horror movie. And he says the Red Rum cocktail was specifically inspired by the scenes of a hallway overflowing with blood. “I hope Jack would be proud.” For something
a little more subtle, Jack Huang, owner of Basho Japanese Brasserie in Boston, uses sake for “The Samurai,” inspired by the onryo, or vengeful spirit, of Japanese folklore. Huang sought to recreate the lingering, deadly curse that haunts the characters in “The Grudge,” a 2004 remake of classic Japanese horror film “Ju-on.” The drink is made with 2 1/2 ounces of vodka, 2 ounces of sake, a half ounce of elderflower liqueur and 1 ounce of fresh lime juice, all combined in a shaker over ice and garnished with a sprig of fresh mint. The idea is the elderflower liqueur lingers on the palate after the first few sips, like a haunting spirit. Dracula doesn’t drink cocktails. At least not those served over ice. But if he did, he might like New York City mixologist Jonathan Pogash’s
Vampire Bite, a deep red concoction inspired by movies like “Nosferatu” and “30 Days of Night.” Pogash, bartender at Bookmarks Lounge, sees two ways to approach Halloween. One is to go the locavore route and take advantage of seasonal ingredients. “Anything with apples — apple cider is great. If you’re making a Halloween punch there are all kinds of baking spices like cloves and cinnamon and nutmeg.” Or, you can use ripe blood oranges and grenadine and practice a “gore is more” aesthetic.
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This recipe calls for homemade grenadine, which resembles blood in this vampire-inspired cocktail. Don’t be tempted to use purchased grenadine, as it is too sweet, too thin and will change the flavor of the drink. And if blood oranges aren’t available, use a slice of regular orange that has been soaked in the “blood.” If you have trouble finding tamarind soda (check the grocer’s ethnic aisle), tamarind juice can blended with seltzer water. S tart to finish: 1 hour (15 minutes active) S ervings: 1 (plus extra “blood”) For the grenadine "blood": 1/2 cup pomegranate juice 1/2 cup sugar Se veral drops orange flower water For the cocktail: Ice 1 1/2 ounces silver tequila 1/2 ounce Campari 1 ounce blood orange juice 2 ounces tamarind soda 1/2 ounce grenadine "blood" 1 slice blood orange (optional) To make the grenadine "blood," in a small saucepan over high heat, combine the pomegranate juice and sugar. Bring to a boil and heat until the sugar is dissolved. Add the orange flower water, then reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from the heat, transfer to an airtight container and refrigerate until chilled. In a highball glass filled with ice,
combine the tequila, Campari, blood orange juice and soda. Lightly stir, then top with grenadine "blood." Garnish with a slice of blood orange. (Recipe adapted from Jonathan Pogash of Bookmarks Lounge in New York)
WITCHES BREW HALLOWEEN PUNCH S tart to finish: 30 minutes (plus cooling) Ser vings: 20 4 cups water 1 cup tapioca pearls 1/2 cup sugar 64-ounce bottle cranberry juice blend, chilled 2-liter bottle lime seltzer water, chilled 12-ounce can frozen peach blend juice concentrate, thawed but cold In a medium saucepan over high heat, bring the water to a boil. Add the tapioca pearls and sugar, then return to a boil. Lower the heat to medium and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Transfer the tapioca mixture to a bowl, cover and refrigerate until chilled. Once the tapioca has chilled, in a large, clear punch bowl, combine the cranberry juice blend, seltzer water, peach juice concentrate and tapioca mixture. S tir gently to combine. Garnish the bowl with gummy candies.
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