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APRIL 2017

Spring Ingredients

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Rick Dudkowski

Life & Leisure

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Culinary Toronto

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Cover: In Fashion

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Crossword: Delicious Desserts............................StatePoint Media

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And the Angels Sang .............................................................Ted Rickard

18 Dressing Well in WNY.......................................... Briana Mangum 20 Rick Dudkowski..................................................... Matthew Biddle

Home & Garden

21 Creations by Nicole....................................................Daniel Meyer

8 Biofilms..............................................................................Carol Ann Harlos

Getaways Food 9

Spring Ingredients....................................................... Jodee Riordan

22 Culinary Toronto..................................................... Jennifer Merrick

Being Well

Arts 10 Local Poets..............................................................................Judith Rucki 12 March Theater Review......................................................Donna Hoke

26 Hospital Food....................................................... Catherine Stack 27 Look Your Best at Any Age............................Samuel Shatkin, MD

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From the Editor

I used to have two separate wardrobes: one for cold weather and one for warm. A few years ago, I read a bunch of books about decluttering and managed to get rid of enough clothes, shoes, boots, jackets, etc., so that everything fit into one closet and dresser. Gone was the fall and spring ritual of packing up one set of clothes and replacing it with the other—only to have to dig into the stored clothes because the weather had turned...again.

Fashion is wonderful, because we can appreciate it without having to buy every fad that struts down the runway. Sometimes just taking in a fashion show or finding that perfect scarf or other accesory is all you need to feel fashion forward and put a spring in your step.

This is a great time of year to refresh yourself, whether through a change of outfit or scenery. Be sure

to check out our culinary tour of Toronto. It's just a short-ish drive to a gastrinomical wonderland of cuisines and array of cultures— perfect for a short spring break.

Wendy Guild Swearingen wswearingen@buffalospree.com 783-9119 ext. 2253

FOREVER YOUNG APRIL CALENDAR 1+ Erie County STAY FIT DINING 6+ PROGRAM offers a hot noon meal at 45 locations in Erie County. Menus and site list at erie.gov/stayfit or 858-7639.

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Springiville SPRINGVILLE CONCORD ELDER NETWORK (SCENE) Activities open to the public age 50+, no residency requirements) held at the Concord Senior Center, 40 Commerce Drive (off Waverly) in Springville; for schedule visit communityalliance.org; 592-2768 or sceldernetwork@gmail.com

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Middleport T.O.P.S. CLUB

Cheektowaga T.O.P.S. MEETING, Thursdays at 9 a.m., St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 900 Maryvale Drive (corner of Union Road). Come for the love, support and friendship. For information, call Karen at 247-2334

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Akron T.O.P.S. CLUB Every Thursday, 5:30-6:45, at the Akron/ Newstead Senior Center, 5691 Cummings Rd. WE offer tools, programs, support, fellowship and recognition for healthy living and weight management. For information call Diane @ 716-542-4980.

6+ Buffalo

Scout House, Rochester Rd., Middleport. Wednesday weigh-in: 3:154 p.m.; meeting: 4-5 p.m. Contact Terry at 735-7666

GENTLE YOGA, 11 a.m. Thursdays, Tosh Collins Senior Center, 35 Cazenovia St. Bring a yoga mat. Info: 828-1093

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1+ Lockport T.O.P.S. CLUB, weekly

Niagara Falls SENIOR C O M PA N I O N / F O S T E R GRANDPARENT PROGRAM Looking for seniors who enjoy working with their peers or children. Volunteers receive a tax-free stipend, transportation assistance and supplemental insurance coverage while volunteering. If you are 55+, have a minimum of 15 hours per week to give and want to make a difference, contact Nora Aloian (SCP) at 285-8224 ext. 217or Jennifer Britton (FGP) at 285-8224 ext. 228

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West Seneca UNITED CHURCH MANOR’S LUNCH PROGRAM is looking for volunteers in the West Seneca/Cheektowaga area.

Information: 668-5804.

5 Amherst FREE RESPITE CARE PROGRAM, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Trinity Old Lutheran Church 3445 Sheridan Drive. Held first Wednesday of the month, for those caring for loved ones with Alzheimer’s or any form of dementia. A morning snack and nutritious lunch are provided. For more information on registering for the program, call 836-4868.

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Boston HATHA YOGA Wednesday’s at 7 pm. Gentle and meditative. Bring your own mat. Faith United Church of Christ, 8651 Boston State Road, Boston, NY. For more info call church office 716-941-3529

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Williamsville WOMEN’S LYMPHEDEMA SUPPORT GROUP, 5:45 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month. Sheridan Surgical room, 4510 Bailey Ave., Williamsville. Call 908-4149

meetings 9 a.m. Saturdays at Odd Fellows and Rebekah Nursing Home, 104 Old Niagara Road. Call 433-1693

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Buffalo MEDITATION, 2:30 p.m., El Buen Amigo, 114 Elmwood Ave. Free every Sunday. Meditation unites with creative arts and pain management. Practitioner Sondra Holland welcomes people of all ages. Wear comfortable clothes. For information, Sondra: 947-5092; store: 885-6343.

4+ Buffalo TAI CHI: MOVING FOR

BETTER BALANCE 10:30 a.m. every Tuesday, Tosh Collins Senior Center, 35 Cazenovia St. For more information, contact monicazucco@gmail.com.

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Niagara Falls T.O.P.S. CLUB, Enjoy light sitting and standing yoga at 5:30 p.m. before weigh in 6 p.m., and a brief interactive educational program at 7 p.m. Facebook: TOPS #173 Niagara Falls, NY. or call 550-1232. Meets Tuesdays at Riverside Presbyterian Church, 815 - 84th St., Niagara Falls

4+ Tonawanda T.O.P.S. CLUB, weekly meetings on Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m. at Blessed Sacrament Parish, Claremont Avenue. For information, call 836-7255.

4+ Farnham T.O.P.S. CLUB weekly

meetings held Tuesdays at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 10633 Church St., starting at 9 a.m. Call 934-9619.

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Cheektowga FLEA MARKET The Bellevue Volunteer Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary hosts a flea market from 8am–3pm at the fire hall at 511

Como Park Blvd. Refreshements and baked goods for sale. Free admission.

Information: Pat, 684-5783

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East Aurora CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France, capturing the oldest known pictorial creations of humankind in their astonishing natural setting. 4 p.m., Roycroft Film Society Parkdale School Auditorium, 141 Girard Ave., East Aurora, 14052. Please stay for the post-film discussion $6 members, $8 non-members, roycroftcampuscorporation.com

9 Hamburg FURBALL Ten Lives Club Cat Adoption Group invites the public to its popular annual fundraiser. 1–5 p.m. at Knights of Columbus Banquet Hall, 36 Pierce Ave. Info: Adrienne Hill, 646-5577 11

Orchard Park ALIENATED G R A N D P A R E N T S ANONYMOUS, INC., meetings 1 p.m. the second Tuesday of month, 4295 S. Buffalo St.

Celebrating Lives and Preserving Memories for 116 Years

3+ Tonawanda TONAWANDA TOPS CLUB #50 Weekly meetings on Mondays, weigh-in 6pm/meeting starts at 6:25pm, Zion United Church Koenig & Parker Tonawanda; 716-9126875 4, 18

Buffalo HEADWAY SUPPORT GROUPS, 2635 Delaware Ave. For individuals who have sustained brain injuries as well as their families and caregivers; exchange information and resources, and find mutual support and encouragement.

Peer Support (enter at Suite B), first and third Tuesday, 6:30 to 8 p.m.; Caregivers Support (enter at Suite B), first Tuesday, 6:30 to 8 p.m.; Women’s Survivors Support (enter at Suite E), first Tuesday, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Info: 4083100 or headwayofwny.org

4, 15 WNY RESPITE SERVICES for those with Alzheimer’s and related dementia on first Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. in Williamsville, and third Saturday, 11 a.m. in Amherst.

Location info: (800) 272-3900.

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FOREVER YOUNG APRIL CALENDAR 11

Hamburg ALZHEIMER’S CARE-GIVER SUPPORT GROUP for males at Wesleyan Church, 4999 McKinley Pkwy.

2nd Tues. 626-0600, alz.org/wnyc

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Depew BREAST CANCER NETWORK OF WNY Monthly meeting second Tuesday, 6 p.m., Bella Moglie Bldg., 3297 Walden Ave. Call 7060060 or visit bcnwny.org. Professional support group will be held at 8 p.m

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Buffalo COFFEE DONUTS & SCREENINGS Get a sneek peek at upcoming WNED|WBFO programming while enjoying snacks and socializing. April 11 Food–Delicious Science; April 27, Victorian Slum House. $10. 10:30 a.m., 140 Lower Terrace. Registration info: 845-7031

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Williamsville MCGUIRE GROUP MEMORY CARE SUPPORT GROUPS: General Support Group is second Wednesday,

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3 p.m. at Harris Hill Nursing Facility, 2699 Wehrle Dr., Williamsville; Daughters’ Support Group is also second Weds., 5 p.m. at Harris Hill Monthly support groups coordinated in conjunction with the Alzheimer’s Association, with caregiving tips and coping mechanisms.

For more information, call 632-3700 or visit mcguiregroup.com

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West Seneca FREE BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT SESSION, hosted by The McGuire Group for anyone coping with grief, sadness or loss at 5 pm at Seneca Health Care Center, 2987 Seneca St. Held third Wednesday of the month. Those interested in attending can call 828-0500.

19 Amherst WNY NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS (NAMI) held third Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. in two locations for families

of people living with mental illness: St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 4007 Main St., Amherst. Southtowns: Lake Shore Behavioral Health, 3176 Abbott Rd., Orchard Park.

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Niagara Falls NIAGARA FALLS SINGLES SOCIAL CLUB An active 50-plus crowd. Dances on the third Friday every month at 7pm at the Buff Social Club, 2565 Young St,. Niagara Falls, NY. Cost: $6 (Members $4) Monthly activities include picnics, parties, games, door prizes, and 50/50 raffle. Info: 4398387

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Clarence BASKET RAFFLE 11am–3pm. Free Admission! Over 150 baskets will be raffled; raffle tickets sold until 1:45pm, drawing begins at 2pm.

Need not be present to win. Clarence Senior Center, 4600 Thompson Rd. Info: 633-5138

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MONDAYS W. Seneca BALLROOM DANCING BY CAROL is a 6-week class @ St. David’s Church, 3951 Seneca St. 7:30–9:30 p.m. Info: 8240504.

THURSDAYS Kenmore JACKIE’S THURSDAY NIGHT DANCES @ Brounshidle Post, 3354 Delaware Ave. Lessons: 7 p.m. Open dancing: 8 p.m. 6918654.

Sloan CLOGGING LESSONS

by Kickin’ Rhythm Cloggers, 6:30 p.m. @ St. Andrew’s Parish Hall, 111 Crocker St., Bldg. 1. kickinrhythmcloggers.com, (585) 457-4455.

Ongoing WNY BELLYDANCE CLASSES 560-1891, nadiaibrahim.com.

TUESDAYS Buffalo LINDY FIX 8–10 p.m. @ Polish Cadets Hall, 927 Grant St. lindyfix.com, swingbuffalo.com.

WEDNESDAYS N. Ton. DANCING WITH DOTTIE AND FRIENDS country-style line lessons, 7:30 p.m. @ Pendleton Center Meth. Church, 6864 Campbell Blvd. 688-6026 or 625-8306.

Amherst AMHERST VICTORIAL DANCE SOCIETY Fourth Wednesdays. Authentic music, dress, and dance of Queen Victoria's time.

7 p.m.; VFW Post @ 18 E. Spring St., amherstvictoriandance.org. Info: Geraldine, 877-0222

Kenmore Monthly 691-8654

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WNY BALLROOM SOCIAL DANCE, Argentine tango and belly dance instruction with Carol Allen; N. Collins and Amherst. 337-3092 or callen8801@aol.com.

West Seneca BALLROOM DANCE classes @ 1761 Orchard Park Rd., 771-3110, ballroomiliana.com.

WNY DANCE W/ ERIN BAHN 997-7190 or erinbahn.com.

ARGENTINE TANGO IN BUFFALO Dancing & Classes w w w. t r a v i s w i d r i c k t a n g o. c o m Contact Travis @ 716.517.7047

CROSSWORD 10. Great Depression drifter 11. "Metamorphoses" poet 12. Boundary line 15. *Milk-based concoctions 20. Buggy control, pl.

22. Chop off 24. Cause to be enamored 25. *Common dessert ingredient 26. Study of behavior and mind, for short 27. Eagle's nest 29. "____ Make a Deal" 31. Medieval torture device 32. The cocktail Moscow ____, pl.

33. Dead to the world 34. *Seaside candy 36. *In M&M's pack: browns, greens and these

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38. Fit for a skinny one 42. Online troublemaker 45. What to do with an application 49. Greek letters on campus 51. Almost 54. Shredded cabbage dishes 56. Mexican detergent plant 57. Rental on the links 58. Medicinal succulent 59. Semis 60. Lend a criminal hand 61. Sheep's milk cheese 62. Barnyard sounds 63. Marine eagle 66. *____-throwing contest 68. Vessel's last call

THEME: DELICIOUS DESSERTS ACROSS 1. Scottish Highlands' pattern 6. ____ Brown from "Back to the Future" 9. "For ____ the Bell Tolls" 13. Alluring maiden 14. Feminists' 1923 proposal, acr.

15. Push 16. Not Ionic or Corinthian 17. SNL's "home" 18. Acquired behavior pattern 19. *Danish or croissant 21. *With ice cream 23. Color wheel feature 24. *"Baking with Julia," e.g.

25. Rejuvenating spot 28. Stephen King's "The Green ____" 30. License to park, e.g.

35. Olympic castaway?

37. Read, watched or listened to 39. Hot spot 40. Swirling vortex 41. Wilt "The ____" Chamberlain 43. Beginning of musical staff 44. DNA and RNA 46. Recipe direction 47. Saw incision 48. Rh in Rh disease

50. "Follow me!"

52. Pig's digs 53. Loud get-together 55. Actress Thompson 57. *Apple coat 61. *Like Cherries Jubilee 64. Defendant's excuse 65. One who copies behavior of another 67. Lion sounds 69. "Thesaurus" author 70. Intelligent humor 71. Grassy plain 72. School activity 73. Anagram for #49 Down 74. Those in favor DOWN 1. High degree 2. Roller coaster feature 3. Heavenly glow 4. March celebrants 5. Authoritative declaration 6. Refuse to accept 7. Eyeball shape 8. *Chocolate tree 9. George Michael/Andrew Ridgeley duo

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LIFE & LEISURE

And the Angels Sang!

BY TED RICKARD

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y basic education consists of eight years of Catholic elementary school in Chicago in the midthirties. Sisters of Mercy taught us, with fifty-two kids in the class. Sister taught everything: reading, religion, arithmetic, religion, writing, religion, etc. The kids wore navy blue uniform skirts or pants with white blouses or shirts. The girls’ skirts had to be below the knee or sister would make an on-the-spot tailoring adjustment.

To provide perspective: a laborer’s wage in the trough of the Great Depression was thirty-five cents an hour. Potatoes were four cents a pound. The WPA saved lives and human dignity at $12.25 per week for pick and shovel work, for able bodied men.

Tuition at St. Ita’s School was two dollars a month.

Half the students were on “scholarship”—a non-

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academic kind. The parishioners were threadbare and broke, and the nuns, along with everybody else, repaired their shoes with innersoles of cereal box cardboard. When they knelt, as they often did, their shoe soles flashed Wheaties orange. But it was a different world when Easter came around each spring. Easter meant Solemn High Mass beneath

LIFE & LEISURE the towering arches of St. Ita’s parish church right next door to the school.

We little kids were not directly involved in the breathless preparation for the Solemn High. Older brothers furnished the choirboys or altar boys— whether they wanted to or not. Note: not older sisters. But, we youngsters at our 9 o’clock Children’s Mass were treated to the banks of fresh flowers, sparkling clean floors, pews, and woodwork, fresh-faced statues of various saints, mostly apostolic or at least Irish, but for some reason not Saint Ita herself. And, we kids were scrubbed to the nines, including our uniforms.

The nuns shepherded all fiftytwo of us through the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church right up to Confirmation. This wasn’t until sixth or seventh grade, or whenever the Bishop got around to it. In the meantime, at fourth grade, all the boys in the class became liturgical participants— choirboys or altar boys—however recalcitrant. But there was one potential problem in our class: Bobby Halls wasn’t Catholic!

It was our fourth grade teacher, Sister Mary Ferdinand, who was presented with this crisis of faith. (Yes, that actually was her religious name.

She was particularly jolly and we kids loved her.) Bobby was a frail kid; there was nobody in class he could beat up or even dare to challenge. He said his parents wanted him the next year to study for a bar mitzvah but nobody knew what that was. Not only was Bobby skinny and strange, he lived in the Edgewater Beach Hotel, and his mother owned a factory of some

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kind and drove him to school each morning. Bobby’s was a distant and different world from that of the rest of us. Sister Ferdinand auditioned him anyway. One hearing was enough. He was immediately made lead soprano.

All the other stuff was ignored. Bobby learned to wrap his ringing falsetto around the ancient Latin of the Easter Solemn High Mass and was provided with a black cassock that came close to actually fitting him. For the most part, the organ drowned out the rest of us boys and Bobby’s voice pierced the incense-laden mists of any parishioner indifference with its ancient sacred canticles.

Note that no girls were involved in any of this. Once the boys were sorted out and assigned either choir or altar boy, Sister seems to have disappeared along with all the females in the class. Sacred hymnal was an entirely male preserve. Nor could females be altar boys since they were solemnly prohibited from entering the sanctuary—the area in front of the altar. It was rumored among us kids, but never, of course, verified by adult comment, that Sister Ferdinand was reprimanded by the Monsignor when he found out that Bobby Halls was not a Catholic. But this was a week after Easter. And the Bishop, apparently, hadn’t heard about it before the big event. Had he? FY

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HOME & GARDEN

Biofilms: Scrub Pots to Save Plants

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It is very easy to simply wash out your gardening pots from the last growing season and let them dry. You may have noticed a residue on the inside of the pots consisting perhaps of soil or a bit of plant material. Should you care? The answer is “yes!”

DAY TRIPS April 12 Broadway Market, Lunch at Scharf ’s & Gourmet Buffalo June 14 Roy Orbison Story June 21 Mystery Tour June 24 Windmill Farm June 28 African Lion Safari July 25 Skaneateles Lake August 26 Beach Boys Chautauqua Ins.

MULTI-DAY TOURS April 18-19 Big Valley PA Amish incl. Belleville Auction & Flea Market July 3-5 NYC Fireworks & West Point Scenic boat ride along Hudson River July 12-20 Nova Scotia and Maritimes incl. Peggy’s Cove, Cape Breton, Bay of Fundy

CAROL ANN HARLOS We brush our teeth to prevent a biofilm from building up. Biofilms on teeth can lead to decay. Biofilms can build up on the inside of catheters used in hospitals. These biofilms can lead to infection, even death. Biofilms can build up on rocks, pebbles, oil lines, and on the inside of fish tanks.

Biofilms can contribute to crop disease.

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Pots, pot carriers, pot labels, and hydroponics systems, are often made of these very materials. Other harmful examples involving biofilms include Citrus Canker and Bacterial Spot of peppers and tomatoes.

What does this mean to us?

Disinfectants may not work because they may interact with the biofilm or simply be impervious to it! The answer: scrub before using a sanitizer to mechanically destroy the biofilm; sort of like brushing your teeth, then using a mouthwash!

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plant. Our interest is in biofilms that can build up in pots, in greenhouses, any place that comes in contact with the growing of plants.

Normally bacteria and yeasts live as single cells or in tiny groups. They do not cause problems. However bacteria in a biofilm are surrounded by “gummy” molecules of sugar called polysaccharides, DNA, cell debris, and fatty sugars. The biofilm is produced by the bacteria themselves and it protects them from disinfectants, antibiotics, drying, changes in pH, and ultraviolet light. This slime is rather amazing; it has tunnels, pores, and interconnections. It takes up water and nutrients, which then feed the bacteria.

It sends waste products outward. As the biofilm grows, plant diseases may overcome the plant. Doesn’t all this sound like a horror story?

Should you care? Yes! Sometimes the film breaks away and starts to grow on another plant. For example,

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Savoring Spring

BY JODEE RIORDAN

FOOD Ramps are elevated by a quick pickling and provide a tangy brine when added to salads or paired with grilled meats. To pickle ramps (or any vegetable), bring 1 ½ cups white vinegar and 1/3 cup sugar to a boil with a bay leaf, some peppercorns, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Add your ramps and simmer for about a minute. Remove from heat, let cool and refrigerate in a tightly sealed glass jar for up to two weeks.

April is the cruelest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain.

Winter kept us warm, covering Earth in forgetful snow, feeding A little life with dried tubers.

–T. S. Eliot, "The Wasteland"

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ith all due respect to T. S. Eliot, April is a delicious month. After a long winter of feeding on dried tubers, we welcome the edible signs of spring that burst forth. Spring is fresh and green, and the season brings a bounty of tender offerings.

As we throw open the windows and let the warm air in, we can feed ourselves simply and well with spring’s seasonal abundance.

The smoky, sweet glaze is a perfect counterpoint to the blistered yet tender grilled vegetable.

Asparagus Asparagus is available year round in our new global marketplace, but it is best when local and fresh (as everything tends to be). My mother used to serve—and still defends the integrity of—asparagus from a can, the horror of which I will not discuss here.

Fresh asparagus is edible springtime— green, crisp, and tender. A favorite preparation at our home is to grill the asparagus with a smoky glaze: marinate the asparagus in a blend of mayonnaise, olive oil, crushed garlic, and lemon juice flavored with smoked paprika and cumin. Season with a little salt and pepper and grill until tender, about 5–7 minutes.

Ramps Ramps have a brief season, making them a sought after delicacy gone by early June. Ramps are delicious with a very simple preparation. With the flavor profile of onion and garlic, ramps are an excellent accompaniment to steak as the warmer weather allows you to return to your grill: toss them lightly with a good olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and quickly grill—just a few quick turns, and they are done. The wilted greens and grilled bulb add the perfect robust flavors to your meal.

Beets Beets are an often maligned vegetable, but one I adore. An excellent source of vitamins and minerals, as well as dietary fiber, fresh beets burst with color—from ruby red to buttery yellow—and can be easily steamed or roasted. Preparation is as simple as removing tops and roots, peeling, and cutting into chunks. Toss with olive oil, salt, pepper, and a little thyme then roast for thirty to forty minutes in a 400-degree oven. My favorite beet dish is a simple fresh salad with roasted beets, arugula, and crumbled goat cheese tossed with homemade croutons and a drizzle of honey.

Rhubarb Rhubarb is also in peak season from April to early June. Look for thin, crisp red stalks and keep refrigerated, wrapped tightly in plastic wrap, for up

to a week. The classis rhubarb dish is strawberry-rhubarb pie: rhubarb pairs beautifully with berries (strawberries being the classic, but raspberries a close second). For your pie filling, cut about two pounds of rhubarb into pieces about ¾ inch in length. Mix with a cup of coarsely chopped strawberries, 1 ½ cups sugar, ¼ cup cornstarch, a tablespoon of orange juice, a dash of kosher salt, and a tablespoon of finely grated orange zest. Pour the mixture into your favorite crust, topped with a fancy lattice or a simple top. Preheat oven to 400 degrees, place pie in oven, then reduce heat to 375 degrees and bake for 1 ½ hours. Let the pie cool for at least two hours before serving, perhaps with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

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Or a Rhubarb & Rye with rye whiskey, Aperol, Cointreau, rhubarb bitters, and lemon.

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April Is Poetry Month

BY JUDITH A. RUCKI

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started holding and supporting readings and so many other events for the arts.

“R. D. Pohl, who does the weekly poetry page for the Buffalo News Sunday edition, is another important person in the local poetry world. These are the people we need more of because they give writers a place to grow.”

LLoyd has published two books, Unfinished Suites: Poetry & Prose

and Breakfast with You. He also has published two chapbooks, which are smaller books, Warm Blooded Mornings and Steam.

His plays include Amber by the Water, War Shadows, Waiting for LLoyd, MoonGlow, Killing Simone, Hear the Screams, and It’s Love’s Illusions.

LLoyd says, “Many local theaters have been nice enough to stage my plays,” including The Amherst Players,

playwright. He also has a podcast on Think Twice Radio called The Dark Room. Here, he discusses the arts and introduces new artists on the show.

He also writes for BroadwayWorld. com and has a Facebook page called Western New York Poets. It’s been running for more than six years and boasts more than 1,000 members.

LLoyd started writing poetry about twenty years ago. “It was after going to a Sunday evening reading at Border’s bookstore [now Barnes & Noble]. It was a nice way to meet women. After a bad breakup, I became more serious with it.”

Referring to the vibrant local poetry scene, he says, “This area is just amazing. Not a month goes by without one or two poetry events. I have met so many talented people, so many artists who do it for the love of it and are there to help fellow writers.

“It’s nice when the ego is put aside to support other artists. New poets can get in front of an audience and release their feelings. The first time is just a fantastic and scary feeling. Once you do it, you are hooked.”

He adds, “There are monthly events like Fred Whitehead with Dog Ears Bookstore readings and Jumanne Pitts with WORDISM that make new readers feel so comfortable.

“Nicola Ballard (Rude Boyz Artwork) and Nikita Williams (Phenominal Xpressions) are local businesswomen who have recently

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To Mother When I was still in heaven, amid the angels fold, one day the Lord looked down at me, and this to me he told, "Come child, for it's your turn to look o'er all the seas, and choose a mother of your choice, whomever you may please."

There were so many in the world, and yet I could but see just one, one you, the mother meant for me. I chose you 'cause to me you were the best beyond compare. Your smile sweet, your way was good, I'd place my life right there. And as the years have passed, I see how right the course I laid, for darling, what a wonderful, sweet mother you have made. Today, upon my knees, I speak to my Lord on high, God bless and keep my mother well and strong as years go by.

Keep her healthy, pretty, too, and happy as can be.

Let her know I love her, Lord, she means the world to me.

by Frances A. Kulik

ARTS The Springville Players, American Repertory, W.A.R.P.D., Subversive Theatre Collective, and Alleyway Theater.

Fran Kulik has been writing poetry of different kinds since she was a child. She says, “My poetry became lyrics when I began to write songs.

Unfortunately, I wasn’t proficient in putting notes on paper, so too many of my ‘songs’ now are simply words of poetry.”

She adds, “I don’t write any more songs these days. I’ve settled on simply writing poems, essays, articles, letters, stories, and finishing a couple of books.”

God’s Pencil, her first book of poetry, contains, she says, “352 of my better poems.”

Kulik says, “So many of my poems are dear to me as they have a connection with someone I cared for. Or, someone asked me to write something for a friend for a birthday, a farewell, or just a note. So many of these people are now gone. One in particular, the love of my life, which is evident in some of the words I wrote about or to him. No, I will not divulge his name!”

Kulik says her first experience with hearing her poetry on the radio “was back in the late ‘50s or ‘60s when Ed Tucholka would read my poems on his radio show. It was a late evening show.

He had a little book I had put together and would write the date when he read something in it.”

She once wrote a music column called “The Voice of Music” for the Hamburg Sun and a news-type column for an in-house paper when she worked at WBEN radio.

For anyone interested in learning more about the local poetry scene, check out A Celebration of Western New York Poets. Edited by Patricia Tansey, this anthology presents the work of more than ninety poets. Photos and bios of local and regional writers are included, along with samples of their work. FY Judith A. Rucki is the author of Fragments of a Life, a slim volume of poetry published by No Frills Buffalo.

Two poems

by Mark LLoyd: Evening Streets Can Be So Lonely Evening streets can be so lonely Walking slowly through the city The aroma of cheap hot dogs grilling on some vendor’s corner cart Hear the occasional car horn honk and tire squeal My eyes are tired Heavy My cigar smoke makes them dry the clicks of a few heels as a few women pass I sip my coffee and push my cigar Again Wondering where they are going Have been?

Evening streets can be so lonely giggling Laughing Arguing into cell phones I can hear smiles it begins to rain Chug the coffee to get warm Smoke to get a nicotine buzz Toss the cigar into the wet street Watch it rock a bit and roll into the drain More heels Chatter I slowly scatter Evening streets can be so lonely The Warmth We built a foundation of laughter We added the bricks of trust Then came the final inspection of Love Then the rain came Tears chipped the paint Fear cracked a part of the frame Rain, snow, ice and heat We held hands Squeezed Warmth We watched it all crash before us The only thing we had was what was important The warmth of our hands The warmth April 2017 | www.foreveryoungwny.com 11

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April Theater Preview

BY DONNA HOKE

Charlotte’s Web Theatre of Youth

By Joseph Robinette, adapted from the children’s novel by E. B. White Director: Meg Quinn Cast: Kurt Guba, Arin Dandes, Jennel Pruneda, Jacob Albarella, Jordan Levin, Dan Torres

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t’s time again for Charlotte’s Web at Theatre of Youth (TOY), so children who’ve never had the pleasure of seeing these classic characters— Fern, Wilbur, Templeton, Charlotte, et al.—on stage will get their chance.

“We bring the show back every five years,” says TOY artistic director Meg Quinn. “It’s a timeless story, and every child deserves to see it. Kids are still very familiar with the book. The script captures the heart of the book very well.”

If you’re not familiar, the story follows Charlotte the spider’s attempts to save Wilbur from his fate as a slaughter pig, and the collection of barnyard animals reveals themes of friendship and meaning in life.

“I have directed it five times,” says Quinn. “It never feels old to any of us on the production team. It’s such an uplifting tale and always a pleasure to

create. Honestly. The different casting always makes it new from a theatrical standpoint. The actors invent their take on the characters. I keep my eye on the story.”

With about five years between each production of this title, the world around us changes and so, too, can the resonance of Charlotte’s Web. “The story and the characters offer an opportunity to talk about differences. Charlotte and Wilbur couldn’t be more different but become true friends who appreciate the wonder of each other. The message of unselfishness is so timely today,” Quinn says. “Wilbur ultimately learns to put Charlotte’s needs ahead of his own concerns. We hope that our audience will experience and retain the idea of empathy for others. That is truly a message for today.”

In post-show talkbacks, Quinn says “Kids respond to Fern’s experience and how she is the first one to protect Wilbur. Of course, kids love anthropomorphic characters. We use carved animal sculptures to represent the animal characters; the actors portray the personality and emotion of the animals. It is lively! The set is a huge barn; the show is very visual for our young audience. Seeing the story

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live is fun and kids connect in a special way. I see this play as a special gift from TOY to kids. We think that kids need this story; it’s reassuring.

Theatre of Youth presents Charlotte’s Web until April 9. (theatreofyouth.org, 884-4400).

The Cemetery Club O’Connell and Company

By Ivan Menchell Director: Sheila McCarthy Cast: Anne Gayley, Constance Caldwell, Joy Scime, Rob Schwartz, Deborah A. Krygier

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he Cemetery Club is a sweet, lovely comedy that explores the sorrow and loneliness and the choices one makes in order to live on after the death of a spouse,” previews director Sheila McCarthy, who, despite being a four-time Artie winner (in every acting category), hasn’t directed since Tom Dudzick’s Over the Pub in 2010.

“Do you spend the rest of your time on earth reliving your marriage and honoring your spouse’s life by visiting the grave on a regular basis as a kind of duty? Or, do you let go of the life once lived happily, or not-so-happily, and dare to see a different future, perhaps

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Charlotte's Web is currently running at Theatre of Youth through April 9th Illustration by J. P. Thimot

with a different mate? These are the questions three Jewish widows and one Jewish widower, all in their sixties and seventies, ask themselves while creating a hysterically funny story.”

The veteran performers include the Artie award-winning Anne Gayley (Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks), perfectly cast as Ida, a sweet-tempered housewife who, after two years, might be ready to explore life without her Murray. Constance Caldwell is Lucille, a bold older girl who’s rarin’ for fun, particularly because her late hubby, Harry, may have been unfaithful. By contrast, the steadfast Doris—played

by Joy Scime—is determined to stay true to her one true love, Abe; she visits his grave to keep up the landscaping.

“Ida and Lucille also take up this ritual of monthly cemetery visits with Doris,” says McCarthy. “They meet at Ida’s house for tea to socialize and catch up on the gossip and then head out to visit their husbands’ graves, speaking to them as though they were there to listen to their problems and give them advice and loving words. Thus, they have formed an unofficial club, a cemetery club.”

When Sam, played by Rob Schwartz, show up to visit his wife’s grave, he, of course, turns the trio into a triangle, or maybe a square; let’s just say the cemetery club undergoes some changes. “There are very funny

ARTS moments when the ladies are about to set off for the wedding of a friend who has been married multiple times,” says McCarthy. “The comedy is enhanced by the fact that all three are bridesmaids dressed in matching dresses, and Sam arrives to drive them to the affair with a surprise. I won’t reveal any more. I don’t want to give anything away.”

McCarthy does double director duty this month, as she’s going right to direct the comedy, Kalamazoo, at New Phoenix; see May Buffalo Spree for a chat with Kalamazoo’s authors.

“I realize it will be a challenge to direct both shows at almost the same time, but the chance to return to the Phoenix, where I had directed one of my favorite plays years ago, was too tempting to turn down,” she says. “That play was Marty, for which I was nominated for

an Artvoice Award for outstanding direction. I love to direct, but I am still a working actress, too. I have been a member of Actor’s Equity Association for forty-one years and serve on the Equity Liaison Committee for the Buffalo/Rochester Region. I also teach theater and have been a member of the Humanities Department at ECC South for twenty-four years.”

O’Connell & Company presents The Cemetery Club starting April 20 (oconnellandcompany.com, 848-0800).

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Also Playing (in order of closing) • American Repertory Theater of Western New York closes Steve Martin’s The Underpants April 1 (artofwny.com, 634-1102).

• The Sound of Music closes April 2 at Shea’s (sheas.org, 847-1410).

• The Motherf*cker with the Hat closes April 2 at Road Less Traveled Productions (roadlesstraveledproductions.com; 629-3069).

• Miss Nelson Is Missing! finishes at Lancaster Opera House April 2 (lancopera.org, 683-1776).

• The Seedbed closes at Irish Classical Theatre April 2. (irishclassicaltheatre.com, 853-4282).

• Buffalo Laboratory Theater closes Proof April 2 at Shea’s 710 Theatre (sheas.org, 847-0850).)

• New Phoenix closes The Correspondent on April 15 (newphoenixtheatre.org, 853-1334).

• Niagara Regional Theatre Guild (niagaratheatre.org, 260-2319) closes Broadway in Concert April 2.

OPENING THIS MONTH • Subversive Theatre opens The Trial of Trayvon Martin April 6 (subversivetheatre.org, 408-0499).

• MusicalFare opens Million Dollar Quartet April 19 (musicalfare. com, 839-8540).

• I’m Fine opens April 20 at Alleyway (alleyway.com, 852-2600).

• Godspell opens at Lancaster Opera House April 21 (lancopera.org, 683-1776).

• Cabaret opens April 25 at Shea’s (sheas.org, 847-1410).

• Jewish Repertory Theatre opens The Great God Pan April 27 (jewishrepertorytheatre.com, 888-718-4253).

• The Father opens April 27 at Kavinoky (kavinokytheatre.com, 881-7668).

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Local Fashion

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pring is officially here, and with it a spate of festive events from weddings to formal fundraisers. With warmer weather in full effect, it’s time to show off your style. If you want to look great this season, check out some of these dress shops in Western New York.

Little Black Dress Shop 3527 North Buffalo Road, Orchard Park 662-3765 littleblackdress.biz This wonderful boutique features clothing for every occasion from chic casual wear to elegant gowns.

Little Black Dress Shop carries eveningwear designed to shine at any charity gala, cruise, or black tie event. It also carries mother of the bride gowns featuring flattering silhouettes and beautiful detailing.

Clothing accommodates a variety of body types with sizing from 0 going to 32.

Specialities: evening and formal wear, gowns

Danahy’s Northtown Plaza 3099 Sheridan Drive, Amherst 831-0773 mabeldanahy.com Danahy’s has been the place for the modern, busy woman seeking designer styles for more than ninety years. Designers include Eileen Fisher, Caroline Rose, and Sympli. The store also has a number of accessories including jewelry, ponchos, bags, and a great selection of glasses, readers, and lariats.

These timeless styles come with the ultimate luxury with special services, such as in-house alterations, personal shoppers, and free gift wrapping.

Specialties: designer clothing, personal services, alterations

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Eileen Fisher is one of the many designers found at Danahy's. Photo by kc kratt

The Dress Shop/Allen Street Dress Shop 89 Allen Street, Buffalo 712 Main Street, East Aurora 883-0871 thedressshop.com Since 1982, The Dress Shop and Allen Street Dress Shop have been providing “beautiful clothing for interesting women.” These stores serve the women of East Aurora and Western New York with high quality, unique clothing. Featured in both

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by Weavers for the Environment, and linen clothing produced by Flax.

Specialties: interesting clothing, sweaters, indigo scarves Monroe’s Place 182 Lake Street, Hamburg 202-4020 monroesplace.com Monroe’s Place is one of the most affordable full service fashion boutiques in Western New York. It features different styles for those special occasions and unforgettable moments with sizing up to 26. The shop also carries a variety of accessories including jewelry, jackets, scarves, shawls, and sunglasses. Monroe’s knowledgeable topnotch staff will dress you for any occasion, keeping your personality and style in mind. Special group or shopping parties for weddings and proms are available, as well as private shopping with Monroe herself.

Specialties: special occasion styles, accessories, group shopping parties

COVER O’Connell’s 3240 Main Street, Buffalo 800-336-0076 oconnellsclothing.com Since 1959, O’Connell’s has been a family-owned and operated traditional clothing store offering men’s and women’s styles. The Huber family has established a loyal clientele by delivering exceptional service, high quality materials, and great value. O’Connell’s features time-honored three-button natural-shouldered sports coats and suits. The store also carries practical accessories, such as belts, footwear, and hosiery and offers free alterations.

Specialties: classic clothing, free alterations, suits, belts

Tony Walker & Co. 5110 Main Street, Williamsville 626-3280 tonywalker.com Tony Walker & Co. features a number of services including beauty and spa, private fitting rooms, alterations, private shopping, and closet consultations. Its clothing stores carry men’s and women’s designs from contemporary brands. The store is known for its extensive shoe section featuring sneakers and modern styles.

Specialties: beauty and spa, designer clothing, fitting rooms, alterations, private shopping FY Briana Magnum is a senior at Buffalo State University and a Spree intern.

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Creating Fashion Stars

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t Genesee Community College, the biggest event of the year, aside from graduation, is the annual fashion show. Last year, 1,700 people attended, and thanks to live streaming technology, another 2,000 people from nineteen states and twenty-six countries caught the show online. The entire campus comes together: Fashion students design the clothing and plan the show, graphic design students create the marketing materials, criminal justice students handle event security, and hospitality students coordinate the after-party.

Behind it all is Rick Dudkowski, a longtime GCC professor and director of the college’s fashion business program. Dudkowski, a Clarence resident, serves as executive producer, overseeing the production, assisting with details large and small, and inspiring his students to put their best work forward.

“It’s a great environment for these students to take a chance, take a leap of faith,” says Dudkowski, age sixtythree. “If you’ve ever been in the back of the house, trying to get people on stage on time and with the music, it takes tremendous cooperation and teamwork, and that’s neat to see come together. It’s so rewarding.”

“We’re trying to showcase our student designers and put them on the world stage,” he continues. “I

had a student two years ago, Candace Cooper, who was selling her gowns for $50 off of the runway. They were just spectacular. Now, she just sold a gown for $2,000 to a customer in Paris.”

When Dudkowski joined GCC in 1984, the fashion business program had a dozen students. Thirty-three years later, the program has grown to more than seventy students, and Dudkowski has amassed an impressive assortment of professional accomplishments, including three State University of New York Chancellor’s Awards, the highest honor for faculty and staff in the SUNY system.

But, to him, the best rewards come from seeing his students succeed— helping them grow from nervous first-year students to confident grads “taking over the microphone.”

Rick Dudkowski, director of GCC's fashion business program Photo by Maureen Spindler/GCC

“We like to think we make our students rock stars,” he says. “We get to know them and what part of the fashion industry they’re interested in, be it bridal, jewelry, men’s, women’s, or children’s. We help them individually develop their projects for the two years they’re with us, so they become specialists in that area.”

In addition to leading the fashion show, a senior capstone experience, Dudkowski teaches courses in sales, advertising, and principles of fashion at GCC, along with a fashion forecasting and consumer behavior class at Buffalo State. He also consults with an advisory panel of fashion professionals to make sure the curriculum reflects industry trends, and he leads a trip every fall to New York City, so students can network

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With every class, he strives to create an open, welcoming environment, where students feel comfortable exploring different career paths and expressing themselves.

“Students who are drawn to fashion and business, in my experience, are creative geniuses,” he says. “In fashion, it’s wide open—try it, let’s see if it works. I set that climate and challenge my students to think about something abstractly and creatively.”

After three decades at GCC, Dudkowski has shaped hundreds of students—and has even taught some of his students’ children. Through GCC, he also met his wife of thirty years, Kathy, who retired as a professor in the college’s office technology program.

“I never saw this as a career—it’s more of a vocation,” he says. “If I can add value to somebody and help them along the way, that’s what’s most important.”

The 36th annual GCC Fashion Show will be held at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. on April 29 and available to stream live at genesee.edu. FY Matthew Biddle is a Tonawandabased writer.

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Living in the Moment

BY DANIEL MEYER

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icole Cannella has lived many lifetimes in her time on this earth.

As the owner of Creations by Nicole, a unique gift shop selling fashion accessories and handmade organic soaps, Cannella has had the opportunity to interact with many different people over the past four years. Customers have shared success stories ranging from a major job promotion to the birth of a grandchild. Those joyful tales are what energize Cannella, a vivacious twotime cancer survivor who holds a special place in her heart for those who have heroically staged their own battles with cancer.

But, before opening her quaint store at the corner of Lake and Union streets in the Village of Hamburg, Cannella lived in four different states, worked a variety of jobs, experienced personal and professional heartache, dealt with the psychological blow of being diagnosed with cancer at age forty-five, and later being diagnosed with lymphoma.

“I’ve experienced a lot, and from everything that has happened in my life, I have learned that sometimes through tragedy you are taught many different things, including how to take nothing for granted,” says Cannella.

Born and raised on Buffalo’s West Side, Cannella has worked in numerous industries, including architecture, interior design, and real estate, taking something from each vocation with a mindset of being a lifelong learner from hands-on experiences that she has no regrets in embracing.

“I don’t believe in mistakes,” says Cannella. “There are lessons and moments of learning that you can benefit from in every single thing that you do. Things happen. You go through it, you learn from it, and you move on.”

Creations by Nicole features her handmade organic soaps and soap products, including natural bar and liquid soaps, bath salts, Epsom salts, and bath bombs. The store is also

regularly decorated with numerous handmade items created by local artisans who Cannella allows to display and sell their products. Jewelry, scarves, clothing, wooden furniture, baby gifts, scented bean bags, textiles, glassware, custom party favors, and gift baskets are among the items that Cannella markets to visitors of her shop.

Finding out she had cancer while in her mid-forties rocked her world during a time in her life when she was the owner of two stores and a successful real estate agent in Arizona.

“Life was going great and then that happened,” recalls Cannella. “The initial diagnosis was not good. Things looked rather bleak. So, I had two choices. Either pull the covers over my head and give up or decide to fight the fight and live to tell about it.”

Nicole Cannella shows off some fashion items. Photo by Daniel Myer

After eighteen months of chemotherapy treatment and a total of nine medical procedures that took place over five years, Cannella was given a clean bill of health. She persevered and pursued some different ventures before being dealt another blow with the diagnosis of lymphoma.

“That happened in 2012, so I was faced with another difficult life decision,” says Cannella. “I woke up the next day and decided to move back to Western New York.”

Following successful treatment at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Cannella decided to establish Creations by Nicole at a time when many economic experts were advising against opening a small business.

“I built it up from scratch, with no established clientele or following,” says Cannella. “You have to work hard, build relationships, and believe in what you are doing. It isn’t easy, but it isn’t impossible. I reinvented

myself after my second diagnosis and that’s how I started making soap. Of all of the gifts I have received in life, cancer may have been the greatest gift of them all.”

Cannella’s future as a business owner is uncertain heading into the spring as her store is moving from its original location, but she will continue to take orders and ship her products to a customer list that includes repeat clients from across the country.

“The only moment that matters is the one that I am in right now,” says Cannella. “I’m still the same person, only better. My body and my mind have endured a lot. That has made me stronger. I have always reinvented myself. I don’t see myself stopping that anytime soon.” (To order products, call 994-5111.) FY Daniel Meyer is a freelance writer and contributor to Forever Young.

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Culinary Adventures in Toronto

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hose of us who travel to eat understand how important culinary experiences are to the enjoyment of any trip.

And we know that good food is an attraction in itself on any vacation, whether it’s a signature sandwich at a marketplace, a neighborhood food tour, or a selection of fine cheeses perfectly paired with local wines.

Toronto, with its multicultural flavors, diverse neighborhoods, and big-city glitz, offers countless culinary adventures just waiting to be savored.

Here are a few worth traveling for: Distillery District This thirteen-acre pedestrian enclave in downtown Toronto was once the largest producer of

whiskey in the British Empire.

Now its preserved Victorian buildings house spirits of all sorts in its numerous eateries. More than 100 mescal and tequila labels can be found at El Catrin Restaurant, along with a tapas-styled menu serving up traditional and modern Mexican cuisine. Prepared tableside, the guacamole is deliciously fresh, as is the ceviche. For a real

treat, indulge in the chef ’s sevencourse tasting menu. (elcatrin.ca) Or, you can sample your way through the entire Distillery District on a Go Canada’s Distillery Deluxe Tasting Tour, which offers tidbits of history along with samples from Ontario Spring Water Sake, Soma Chocolate, Sweet Escapes and Mill St. Brewery. (gotourscanada.com/ walking-tours)

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GETAWAYS tastes. Here you’ll discover some of the best ethnic flavors in the most unassuming of eateries at a price that’s often less than a meal at a fastfood chain, which, by the way, you won’t find any of here.

King’s Noodles is a Chinatown institution that is busy any time of the day or night. The open kitchen serves up bowls of steaming noodles, beef brisket, congee (rice porridge), and BBQ chicken and duck that you’ll see hanging in the window as you enter. (kingsnoodle.ca) If you don’t mind doing a bit of the cooking—but none of the prep—head to Chine Hot Pot & Noodles, where you can stir fresh meat and veggies into your own boiling pot of broth. Each cooking pot is individual, so if your companion likes it spicy and you enjoy more subtle flavors, everybody’s happy. (blogto.com/ restaurants/chine-hot-pot-toronto) St. Lawrence Market Voted the world’s top market

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The dining spot offers a perfect vantage point to watch the chefs prepare exquisite dishes, smell the delicious aromas, and listen to the description of the dishes by the chef himself. The experience will take dining to ultimate heights, akin to the CN Tower, located on the restaurant’s doorstep.

At TOCA you can savor the finest of cheeses aged in its glass-walled Cheese Cave, which houses more than thirty-five of the best varieties, including the Aged Lankaaster, voted the world’s best cheese. Aged to perfection (unlike the rest of us) and served with international and local wines, it’s a culinary experience to remember. (ritzcarlton.com/en/ hotels/canada/toronto)

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For more information on restaurants, attractions, accommodations and tours, visit seetorontonow.com Niagara-on-the Lake While not in Toronto, if you’re driving up from Western New York, it’s on-route and certainly

worth a stop. Niagara-on-the Lake wineries are well known for their Chardonnays, Rieslings, and Pinot Noirs, but no varietal is more celebrated, especially internationally, than their icewines.

It’s a labor intensive wine to make, as every frozen grape yields one pin drop of super-concentrated juice, and the same ton of grapes that makes 1000 bottles of table wine will fill just 100 bottles of icewine. A fitting place to try this elixir is at Peller Estates Winery in its 10 Below Icewine Lounge, which is constructed from over fourteen tons of ice. Everything, including the bar, walls, shelves, bench, and décor is made of ice, all, as its name suggests, at minus ten degrees celsius. Don’t worry, they’ll lend you warm outerwear if you need it. Be sure to sample the Ice Curvée, a sparkling wine made in the classic champagne method only with a top up of icewine.

Also try Peller’s Big Cheese Theory wine and cheese pairing, where you’ll infuse, smoke, and even put on goggles in order to blowtorch les fromages. Enjoy your creations with a flight of Peller’s top wines. (peller.com) Bon appetit! FY Jennifer Merrick is a freelance writer, foodie, and avid traveler based in Toronto.

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have been employed by various hospitals over the years, so what I am about to say is not directed toward any specific healthcare facility or person, it is a generalization and only meant to make you think.

If you are a patient in a hospital we can assume a few scenarios. You are sick, having surgery, or mending from an accident. You have been placed in that facility to expedite the healing process, manage pain, and achieve a higher level of wellness—or at least that is what we are hoping for.

I hope that by now most of you have made the connection between what you eat and your health. Your health, or lack of it, is largely determined by what you place in that mouth of yours. A diet full of raw fruits, vegetables, fish, beans, meats, and whole grains is unlikely to contribute to diabetes, cancer, or heart disease. A diet full of breads, cold cuts, mac and cheese, pizza, soda, chicken wings, and subs is a fast track to the diseases mentioned above along with obesity and inflammatory issues.

So, now you find yourself a patient in a hospital. We are all likely to have this experience at some point in our lives. Be it an accident, surgery or illness—we are all at risk.

Healing is expedited if the body is nutritionally supported. Pancakes, bagels, pudding, and bread will absolutely slow the healing process.

Artificial sweeteners are as close to poison as you can get and should absolutely be banned from any institution that is promoting health.

Carbonated beverages? How is phosphoric acid and carcinogenic (cancer causing) caramel coloring supposed to promote healing? So many people are suffering from digestive disorders but have no 26

problem pouring this acid down their throat. These are just some of the foods that are responsible for destroying our health and should be banned from any health facility.

Slow wound healing is not the fault of the doctor, nurse, or any other health care professional. It has everything to do with the less than perfect state of the individual. A diet abundant in breads and processed and sugary foods is likely to be loaded with yeast, and I can tell you from lots of experience— healing will not be expedited. The risk for infection is dramatically increased when the body is lacking in healthy bacteria colonies and loaded with fungal organisms.

Unfortunately, most dieticians have limited knowledge when it comes to foods that heal. But they are not to blame. Food service companies are hired by the hospital, and I am sure there is some limitation to selections.

Cost is a factor, and poor food choices are cheaper than healthy choices.

Processed foods have a shelf life whereas fresh nourishing foods loaded with vitamins, minerals and enzymes, do not.

In my opinion, an institution that promotes healing would obviously not offer artificial sweeteners or MSGloaded soups and broths, and would keep the sugar to a bare minimum.

Butter is the only option. Artificial, artery-clogging spreads, such as margarine, should never be offered.

Hospitals would shorten patient stays if the focus were nutrition based.

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shakes (not Ensure, which is loaded with sugar) should be served to give energy and healing potential to those trying to heal. Salad dressings would be olive oil and vinegar or lemon juice, and not a packet filled with chemicals.

Real eggs would be served every day in order to protect your good cholesterol.

American cheese, AKA plastic, has no place in any diet. Fake and artificially flavored yogurts should be avoided as well.

So what should you do? Be conscious of the food choices you make if you are trying to heal. Have family members bring in healthy foods, such as fresh salads and fruits. Homemade soups made from broths that do not contain MSG would provide the recovering individual with excellent nutrition that is easier to digest. Drink lots of pure filtered water.

No one wants an extended stay in the hospital. Studies show that the

longer the stay, the higher the incidence of infection, complications, and even death. Nourish you body well, and it will reward you with a speedy recovery.

As Thomas Edison once said, “The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest her or his patients in the care of the human frame, in proper diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease.”

Catherine Stack (RN, ND) is the author of the “Natural Health” column for the Niagara Gazette. She is also a practicing Doctor of Naturopathy, Certified Nurse Midwife, and the founder and CEO of Journey II Health Center for Rejuvenation. Her book, Free Yourself from a CONSTIPATED Life, is available on Amazon. Visit her website at journeyiihealth.com or email cath626@gmail.com.

BEING WELL

Look Your Best at Any Age J

ulia was tired of looking tired. At age seventy-two, she came to me to seek procedures to make her feel better about herself. She told me she wasn’t getting the “looks” anymore, and that men would not pay her any attention, or, in her eyes, would think, “hey look at that cute grandma.”

SAMUEL SHATKIN JR., MD More and more, the “mature” generation is seeking ways to look its best. The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery recently came out with their updated statistics. They found that the number of people sixty-five and older getting facelifts and cosmetic eyelid surgeries has more than doubled over the last two decades.

Many of these patients are “first timers” to plastic surgery.

Joan Rivers, the late comedian and staunch supporter of plastic surgery, once said, “Looking fifty is great—if you’re sixty!” She perhaps could be credited for some older individuals considering plastic surgery treatments. She often made jokes of her obsession, once saying, “I wish I had a twin sister, then I would know what I would look like without plastic surgery”.

After surgery, Julia commented, “I was so excited about the improvement in my neck that I came back for the rest of the face.

People commented about how good I looked, and many didn’t know I had surgery. The natural look took years off my appearance and allowed me to feel good about being in public.”

Many individuals like Julia are staying healthy well into their later years with increased wellness, which includes better eating and lifestyle choices like exercise. They feel young on the inside, but don’t like the reflection in the mirror.

The fact that the baby boomers started turning sixty-five five years ago most likely contributes to the increase in facial plastic surgery. Another big factor is that rejuvenating procedures do not have to be surgical. Many patients come to me for non-surgical procedures to get a refreshed look.

Not only are these procedures less costly, they typically have minimal to no downtime, which I see as important for the active mature patients who come to

my practice. Procedures such as Botox, dermal fillers, and skin care management using lasers and non-ablative collagen stimulating treatments can provide an option to turn the clock back and help to maintain a youthful appearance. I often recommend to my patients that we begin the process by skin rejuvenation to stimulate the collagen to create a more youthful surface on which to work. Often this is done to reverse the effects of sun damage and smoking, both of which are the main contributors to aging skin. Whether patients go on to have surgical procedures is up to them, and since many are just looking for that refreshed look, they will be content.

My job as a plastic surgeon is to listen to their concerns and come up with a plan to provide patients with choices to help them achieve their goals. Because there are many tools available now for rejuvenation, we can offer large steps or baby steps to

give patients the look they desire.

“If you look in the mirror and don’t like what you see, and there are things that you can do to improve your looks, why not?”

Julia says. “I only wish I had done things sooner to keep up with the aging process.”

A doctor who performs both non-surgical and surgical solutions to anti-aging can help to choose the best options for you. Consider seeking out the services of a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and a consultation for looking your best at any age.

Until next time, be well, Buffalo!

FY

Dr. Shatkin is a board certified plastic surgeon at the Aesthetic Associates Centre in Amherst and medical director of Tres Aurae Spa in Williamsville.

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30 April 1 Spring Flower Exhibit Celebrate the colors and sensations of spring under the dome.

Through April 23 at Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens (2655 S. Park Ave.; buffalogardens.com or 827-1584) April 14 The Musical Box: Encore Performance

April 6 For Home and Country The Buffalo History Museum premieres its new World War I exhibit.

5–8 p.m. at The Buffalo History Museum (One Museum Court; buffalohistory.org or 873 9644) April 21 The Winslow Boy

The Genesis tribute band returns for a special encore performance.

After being expelled from naval college, a fourteen-year old boy struggles to prove his innocence.

8 p.m. at Riviera Theatre (67 Webster St., North Tonawanda, rivieratheatre.org or 692-2413)

Through May 14 at Irish Classical Theatre (Andrews Theatre, 625 Main St.; irishclassicaltheatre.com or 853-1380)

April 30 Three Generations of Burchfields: Works from the Schoene Collection

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