TAKE CENTRE STAGE

Area musician Christian Vegh is set to release his fourth album at an upcoming Record Launch Event. Vegh is also part of the Detroit band, Slight Return USA (represented by Mark Kassa, right) which is the opening act. We get up close and personal with this “guitar prodigy” and learn about how the local community supports him every step of the way on his path to stardom. PAGE 18

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Table Of Contents

4 Funny Stuff

5 From The Publisher: St. Clair College’s Alumni Of Distinction

Award Recipients

6 Event Profile: Three Concerts You Won’t Want To Miss

8 Front Lines

9 Motivational Quotes With Danny

11 From The Bookshelf: King Of Hope By Kim Conklin

12 Just Sayin’: Palm Tree Justice

Have you ever wondered how and why the police department releases the identities of some people charged with crimes and not others?

14 Newsflash

16 Food For Thought: A Taste For Life Fundraiser

Here’s a recipe for tasty success — participating restaurants are donating 25% of sales, combined with caring people who dine out, to Pozitive Pathways Community Services, with sponsors supporting every aspect of the event. This accurately describes A Taste For Life, taking place Wednesday, April 19, 2023 in the region. One participating restaurant is Piccolo’s Pizza & Pasta House, 2135 Tecumseh Road West that will serve, on this day, a Taste Of Italy entrée to help raise money for the cause. Piccolo’s is well known for its huge portions and delicious, creative dishes, such as the Cheesy Cheddar Chicken shown. This is thin-fried, dough strip wrapped around a mound of capellini pasta, covered in their traditional cheddar Alfredo sauce with strips of chicken breast baked with a four cheese blend to perfection. Is your mouth watering yet?

(Photo courtesy of Piccolo’s staff)

25 XX Files: Candice Twees, Inspired Sounds Music Therapy

26 Have A Cup Of Joe With Joe: Greg Gnyp, YourTV Host

28 Ask The Experts: Movin’ In Stereo With Audio Two

30 The Parenting Biz: The Importance Of A Musical Education

Learning to play an instrument is not only fun, it can also build discipline and increase self-esteem in your little ones. In this issue, we interview several music schools in the Windsor Essex area that specialize in offering music lessons, such as B Natural Music School. Pictured above is Sydney (last name withheld), a student of the Belle River school with owner Kelly McBride working on pieces to prepare for an upcoming audition. And if your child(ren) love to sing, we introduce you to a youth choir looking for new members!

(Photo courtesy of Blush Photography)

35 Kids In The Community: The T2B Sand Slam Committee’s Connection To The Adult Music & Medicine Program

36 Hot Shots: W.E. Care For Kids Under The Big Top Kids Gala Stilt walkers Jake Rice (left) and Kyle Sipkens, from INCIRQUE, welcomed guests to the circus-themed gala held at the Giovanni Caboto Club in February. The event was filled with plenty of high flying action, with animals, entertainers and sponsors in attendance. Find out who in our photo pages!

(Photo by Rod Denis)

38 Hot Shots: The St. Nicholas Macedonian Banquet Centre International Women’s Day Fashion Show

41 The Way It Was: The Heritage Of Sandwich First Baptist Church

42 Biz Of The Month: Let Vintage & Vinyl Spin You Right ’Round (Like A Record, Baby)!

It takes a city to “raise up” a musician. Share in Christian Vegh’s unwavering journey to impact our quality of life through his gift of music. Vegh (Singer, Songwriter, Producer and Guitarist) has been referred to as a “Young guitar prodigy with an old soul” ; “The type of young artist that will shape Canadian music for the next 50 years” and the “Hottest young guitar player in the nation.” Learn how this Windsor musician got his start, survived the pandemic and get the details on the April 15 Record Launch Event for his fourth album, entitled AAA. And you’ll also read some interesting stories about his meetings with some very big names in the music biz!

COVER LOCATION AND ARTISTS PICTURED: Guitarist/Vocalist Christian Vegh and Mark Kassa (right) founding member of Slight Return USA, are photographed during a jam session at Lakeshore St. Andrew’s Church, 235 Amy Croft Drive. The church is the site for the Record Launch Event of Vegh’s fourth album, where he will hit the stage to perform songs from all of his albums for his fans and supporters. Cover art for the new album (AAA) is on the left screen as created by Windsor artist Asaph Maurer.

PHOTOGRAPHER: Rod Denis (RodneyLDenisPhotographer.com).

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