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At Home at Amberleigh

Big Bang at Artpark | WNY Bowling Alleys | A Foodie Tour of Utica

AUGUST 2017

Giverny Gardens

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Foodie Utica

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DC Museums

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On the cover: Top: Amberleigh executive director Margaret Kleinmann with residents sitting by the flower-filled gazebo Photo by kc kratt. Bottom: Left: An aerial view of Big Bang by Plasticiens Volants Photo by Dragos Dumitru, courtesy of Le Plasticiens and Artpark Middle: Voelker's Bowling Center Photo by Jim Bush Right: FX Matt Brewing Company/Saranac Brewery in Utica, New York Photo by Christine Smyczynski

Life & Leisure

Features: Playtime

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Crossword: Summer Blockbusters........................ StatePoint Media

20 Sudoku to Stay Sharp.................................................. Judith Rucki

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Humor: One in Every Family........................................Ted Rickard

22 Hit the Lanes........................................................... Dawn Bystrzak

Food

Home & Garden 7

A Gardener's Dream Realized...................................Carol Ann Harlos

Getaways

Arts 8

24 Foodie Tour of Utica........................................Christine Smyczynski

August Outdoor Movies.......................................Christopher Schobert

26 Museums of Washington, DC............................... Jennifer Merrick

10 Lewiston Jazz Festival.......................................... Anthony Chabala

My WNY

12 Artpark's Season Finale................................................Maria Hays

28 Lorna MacDonald Czarnota............................Christine Smyczynski

Cover: At Home at Amberleigh

Being Well

18 The Best of All Worlds Under One Roof..............The Amberleigh

30 Avoid Artificial Sweeteners......................................Catherine Stack

Ever y Issue: Calendars 3 | Bingo Buzz 14 | Classifieds & Companion Corner 32 | Noteworthy 33

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From the Editor

We all know that physical activity is vital to staying healthy. But, it's also important to keep your brain busy in order to stay sharp and stave off those "senior moments."

Games and puzzles like crosswords and sudoko can help keep that gray matter active.

Likewise, spending time with others, whether through playing games or just chatting over a cup of coffee, helps both mind and body.

According to Home Care Assistance, "For older adults, social interaction helps them to build and maintain interpersonal relationships. Those relationships are important to physical and mental health along with cognitive function and abilities. With improved physical health, the immune system is also given a boost. Active seniors generally live longer than those

who are isolated from the world and alone. The risk of dementia also decreases dramatically." So, work your brain and your social network–for your health!

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

FOREVER YOUNG AUGUST CALENDAR 1+

Erie County STAY FIT DINING 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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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.

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Gowanda HEALTH COMMUNITY ALLIANCE Activities open to the public age 50+, no residency requirements) held at the Concord Senior Center, 1 School Street, Gowanda; for schedule visit communityalliance.org; 532-1010 or beemana@hcanetwork.org

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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 2858224 ext. 217or Jennifer Britton (FGP) at 285-8224 ext. 228

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8 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

1+ 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 5501232. Meets Tuesdays at Riverside Presbyterian Church, 815 - 84th St., Niagara Falls

1, 19 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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West Seneca UNITED CHURCH MANOR’S LUNCH PROGRAM is looking for volunteers in the West Seneca/Cheektowaga area. Information: 668-5804.

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Middleport T.O.P.S. CLUB

Scout House, Rochester Rd., Middleport. Wednesday weigh-in: 3:15–4 p.m.; meeting: 4–5 p.m.

Contact Terry at 735-7666

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TAI CHI Advanced Tai Chi in the Park at Brush Mountain. Classes are held on Wednesdays at 11 am. Join us for Tai Chi, a form of fluid movements that builds endurance, increase flexibility and balance. New students are welcome. Please contact the Orchard Park Senior Center at 6626452 for information. Cost $30 for a 8 week session.

2 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.

2+ 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 716-9413529 2

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

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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 2472334

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

3+ 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 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 9349619.

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Lockport T.O.P.S. CLUB, weekly meetings 9 a.m. Saturdays at Odd Fellows and Rebekah Nursing Home, 104 Old Niagara Road. Call 433-1693

Call 706-0060 or visit bcnwny.org.

Professional support group will be held at 8 p.m

9 Williamsville MCGUIRE GROUP MEMORY CARE SUPPORT GROUPS: General Support Group is second Wednesday, 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 8 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. 15

Buffalo LGBTQ MEMORY LOSS CAREGIVERS PROGRAM: The Pride Center of Western New York offers the LGBTQ Memory Loss

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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.

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Tonawanda TONAWANDA TOPS CLUB #50 Weekly meetings on Mondays, weigh-in 6pm/meeting starts at 6:25pm, Zion United Church Koenig & Parker Tonawanda; 716912-6875

8 Hamburg ALZHEIMER’S CARE-GIVER SUPPORT GROUP for males at Wesleyan Church, 4999 McKinley Pkwy. 2nd Tues. 626-0600, alz.org/wnyc 8

Depew BREAST CANCER NETWORK OF WNY Monthly meeting second Tuesday, 6 p.m., Bella Moglie Bldg., 3297 Walden Ave.

“Embrace seasons past... begin life anew!”

NEW Independent 1 & 2 Bedroom Senior Apartments NOW OPEN at 408 Mill Street Williamsville To Schedule a tour call 204-3570 ext. 238

JOIN Us for our 10th Anniversary celebration Sunday, Sept. 24th Celebratory Mass at 11am; 2pm Musical Entertainment and dessert reception

Stimulating social, educational, & recreational activities Medication Management Access to 24-hour personal care assistance Williamsville’s best affordable option for Assisted and Memory Care Living.

For more information on Assisted Living or Memory Care, or to RSVP call Jane at 632-3000 410 Mill Street Williamsville 716.632.3000 www.park-creek.com

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FOREVER YOUNG AUGUST CALENDAR Caregivers Program providing support and education for people providing care for a person with Alzheimer’s Disease and other dementias. Third Tuesday each month at 5:30 p.m, Pride Center, 200 South Elmwood Ave., Buffalo, 852-7743 or pridecenterwny.org

16 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.

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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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East Aurora SHERLOCK JR. (Rain Date August 20) A Buster Keaton classic silent comedy.

8:30 p.m., Roycroft Film Society Annual Outdoor Film Screening

Roycroft Campus Power House, 31 South Grove St., East Aurora.

Free and open to the public. roycroftcampuscorporation.com

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FOR CAREGIVERS A free caregiver education course, Starts Aug. 24 and runs through Sept. 28. The Genesee County Office for the Aging and the WNY Alzheimer’s Caregiver Partnership are sponsoring the sixweek course. Open to the community.

Thursdays, 12:30 to 3:15 p.m. at the Genesee County for the Aging office, 2 Bank St., Batavia. For more information or to register, please contact the Genesee County Office for the Aging at (585) 343-1611.

DANCE CALENDAR 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: 824-0504.

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.

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 VICTORIAN DANCE SOCIETY Authentic music, dress and dance of Queen Victoria's time. New members and guests welcomed! 1st Wednesdays @ Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village in Amherst & 4th Wednesdays @ VFW Post in Village of Williamsville. 7:00 p.m. Info: Geraldine, 877-0222 or amherstvictoriandance.org 4

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

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

Kenmore Monthly 691-8654

JACKIE’S dance. for

DANCE Call details.

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 traviswidricktango.com Contact Travis @ 517-7047

CROSSWORD 11. Windows alternative 12. Opposite of paleo15. Trying experience 20. Vascular tissue in plants 22. Unit of electric current 24. Cover with drops 25. *B in "MIB" 26. Chinese fruit 27. Do it lightly?

29. Sunburn soother 31. Make waves 32. Tiny purses 33. *Actress Rene in "Lethal Weapon 3" and 4 34. *Keanu Reeves' 1994 action thriller 36. Sportscaster Andrews

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38. Fashion house founder Ricci 42. Bringing death 45. Bob Marley's music 49. Texter's u 51. Woodworker's woe 54. *Bruce Lee's "____ the Dragon" 56. Type of feather 57. "____ it like it is" 58. October stone 59. Feel for 60. Bald eagle's home 61. #60 Down 62. Hare's tail 63. *Black Pearl's domain 65. Baseball stat 67. Anthem author

THEME: SUMMER BLOCKBUSTERS ACROSS 1. Q-tips 6. *"Straight Outta Compton" Cube 9. Twirled 13. Betty Page or Grable 14. Motion of approval 15. Speak up 16. Red-headed orphan 17. Rudolph's Clarice, e.g.

18. 4:1, e.g.

19. *What Groot and Rocket were guarding 21. *"____ ____: Fury Road" 23. Like some martinis 24. Ditto 25. Perfect summer sandwich?

28. Lover's strike 30. Dickens' "The Pickwick ____" 35. Plural of lira 37. Zeal or elegance 39. Reduce pressure 40. Maple, to a botanist 41. Paisleys in paisley fabric, e.g.

43. Deceptive maneuver 44. Committee head 46. Tallest volcano in Europe 47. ____ en scene

48. Bean-shaped organ 50. Chows down 52. Ground cover 53. Movie-____ 55. Mont Blanc, e.g.

57. *Maverick and Goose movie 60. *Sigourney Weaver's 1986 sequel 63. Isabel Allende's "Portrait in _____" 64. Driver's aid 66. Sweater style 68. Fill with optimism 69. Make mistakes 70. Follow 71. USSR to USA during WWII 72. Actor Liotta 73. Shabby and tatty DOWN 1. Health resort 2. POTUS' West one 3. Tolstoy's Karenina 4. ____-a-Bear Workshop 5. Britney of "Baby One More Time" fame 6. *Dr. Jones, to his friends 7. Make a pigeon sound 8. a.k.a. dropsy 9. Canned meat 10. Hummus holder

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LIFE & LEISURE

One in Every Family

BY TED RICKARD

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very family has its own Uncle Eddie: the one nobody ever talks about. Nobody that is, except, in our family, Aunt Geraldine. In advance of every holiday, Geraldine would proclaim that she is saying a rosary with the special intention that Eddie will not show up. She waved her beads at us, my brother and me, to emphasize her determination.

It was never clear to us just what Aunt Geraldine’s relationship was to Eddie—somehow a cousin, we thought, but whether by marriage or kinship we didn’t know. Nor did we know what made her so intent upon her prayers that he stay away. If there is a black sheep in the family, Eddie was it. Geraldine was sure of that.

My brother and I never did find out why Eddie—Uncle Eddie or maybe Cousin Eddie—was so labeled.

If we asked, our mother would say too quickly, “Never mind. We just don’t talk about Eddie in this family.”

I remember her voice sounding strangely distant as she said it.

As we got older, we were less intimidated by this response and became even more curious. What had

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Eddie done that was so bad? Maybe he was a criminal, my brother and I told one another, whispering from one bunk bed to the other before falling asleep. Maybe he was the only half Irish Catholic member of the Mafia.

Maybe his picture and most recent whereabouts would be flashed on that television program where the public was asked to help the FBI track down its most wanted. But, his last name was different than ours, so how would the kids at school know that he was our Eddie? They’d never believe us when we claimed him.

As the family went from feast to feast—as the July Fourth backyard cookout ran to Thanksgiving dinner and merged into Christmas, Eddie’s possible appearance, however remote, provided a special edge of tension to each event. But, we never laid eyes on Eddie. Then, as time went on, we heard less and less about the threat of his possible arrival. Aunt Geraldine moved into a “residence” from which she was trotted out on the holidays to regale the family with the iniquities of the residence staff and the heretical views of its chaplain who actually had the nerve to offer to hear her confession. Geraldine would mention that, once again, her prayers had been answered and Eddie did not show up for the holiday feast. But, she was rather perfunctory about it now. No more waving her beads; just a thinlipped remark and a nod of her head in emphasis.

Time went on and our extended family went separate ways—dispersed by death, marriage, and looking for

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work. We buried Aunt Geraldine, still clutching her beads, in Calvary Cemetery. Several years later, we buried our father in an adjacent double plot. My brother and I moved our mother to the same residence Geraldine had lived in. This seemed to make it easier for her, this connection, as though it were a familiar old family home. The chaplain, we learned, had moved on. Nobody knew where.

Nine years later our mother just didn’t wake up one morning.

The wake was at Millikin’s, whose years-long generosity in supplying church calendars finally reaped a little business. Our mother had outlived almost all of her friends and samegeneration relatives, so the attendance at her wake was pretty much limited to family and friends of my brother and me. Except for one person.

The last night of the wake, an impeccably dressed old gentleman, supported by a cane, came into the funeral parlor. He stood for a moment, head bowed, at the foot of the casket.

I’d never seen the man before, and the stray thought occurred to me that he had wandered into the wrong wake.

I introduced myself, adding “I’m her younger son.”

“You look a lot like her,” he said.

His eyes searched my face as though memorizing it. “A lot like her,” he repeated. There was a pause as his glance went to the body in the casket.

“Your mother was a wonderful woman.

And such a beautiful girl!” He turned, and prodding the path with his cane, began carefully walking toward the exit. I went with him. He seemed to

grow feebler as he went along. I held the door for him. Outside the entrance, in the no parking zone, a dark sedan idled at the curb, its engine running in a whispering purr. A uniformed chauffeur jerked to attention and opened the door when we appeared.

The old man stopped before getting in the car, and hooked his cane over his left arm. He looked directly into my eyes as though searching for something there. Then he extended his right hand and I shook it, gently.

“I’m Eddie,” he said. “Your mother was a beautiful woman. So beautiful.”

He nodded, as though affirming it to some unseen audience. Then he halfturned to seat himself and slid stiffly into the car. The chauffeur clicked the door closed and stepped briskly around to the driver’s side. Eddie looked straight ahead as the car drove away from the curb.

A few minutes later, I was telling my brother. “I just met Eddie,” I said. “He was here.”

“Eddie who?”

“You know. Eddie. The one Aunt Geraldine used to pray wouldn’t show up.”

“Oh, yeah, sure. What about him?”

He waited for a reply. But I didn’t have one. We never talked about Eddie. FY

Ted Rickard’s book, Anything Worth Knowing I Learned from the Grandkids, is available from Amazon. com

HOME & GARDEN

A Gardener’s Dream Realized The gardens at Giverny served as inspiration for the works of Claude Monet.

Photos by Carol Ann Harlos

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ardeners love to see other folk’s gardens. Many dream of seeing one of the world’s most famous gardens, Claude Monet’s garden in Giverny, France. I am happy to write that I had that opportunity this past June.

CAROL ANN HARLOS Claude Monet was a noted impressionist painter who was fascinated by the effect of light on the world around him. He is credited with

“open air painting,” which meant that the painter actually experiences the changing light of the outdoors rather than the controlled light for painting done indoors. This may seem strange to you, dear reader, but during the 1800s, rules guided what was acceptable for a successful painter.

What better place to do open air painting than a garden? The two-acre property at Giverny, about fifty miles west of Paris, was purchased with funds from Monet’s second wife. Monet loved color and designed his gardens so that there was always something to catch the eye, especially a new color or the effect of changing light.

He painted the same scene several

times so he could experience and try to capture the different effects of light in his gardens. Gardeners and photographers are certainly aware of this! I am sure you have noted the changing effect of light in your own garden. I especially love the freshness of the morning garden and the softening effect of dusk in the evening. The garden at mid-day is my least favorite—too harsh, unsoftened by shadows. I also love how the gardens change over the seasons, the change of plants in bloom, the development of late blooming species, the formation of seedpods. I love the changes that occur from the fresh green of spring to the soft muted tones of the autumn.

Monet diverted a river to form the pond for his beloved water lilies, bamboo, and wisteria. His gardens are actually split into two parts connected by an underground passage. (I also learned that Monet had seven gardeners attending his property!) After his death in 1926, his gardens were willed to the French Academy of Fine Arts but fell into disarray. The restoration begun in 2014 was based on Monet’s paintings, because many of Monet’s impressionist paintings were based on his gardens!

Even if you are not conversant with the work of impressionist painters, I bet you have seen pictures of Monet’s water lilies. We do not have lily ponds

at my house as did Monet, but I was struck by the robustness of his gardens (more about that later). His gardens in mid-June were a riot of color rather than swaths of a single color or only one type of plant. Different species of plants such as foxglove, poppies, purple alliums, and lupines not only grew in profusion, but also intermingled with each other.

There were trellises covered with roses, rose standards, reflecting ponds, and nasturtiums running over garden boundaries. It’s like seeing his paintings come to life! I suddenly realized that Claude Monet’s gardens and his paintings were so intertwined in his creative process that it is difficult to separate one from the other.

When I showed some photos I had taken to a non-gardening friend, she thought the gardens at Giverny looked overgrown, somewhat messy. I thought they looked lush and glorious. But, my favorite comment came from my dear husband who looked at my pictures and remarked, “They look like your gardens at home!’ FY I love hearing from you. Thank you so much for your emails, your questions, and your comments. Contact me at caharlos@ verizon.net or herbgardener.net

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ARTS

Head Outdoors for an August Film Screening

BY CHRISTOPHER SCHOBERT

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njoying an outdoor movie screening has become a summer tradition in Western New York. What’s especially nice about this development is how targeted many of the series are.

Dancing (August 9); the greatest For example, many of these—at sequel of all time, a.k.a., The Canalside, Green Acres Ice Cream, Godfather Part II (August 16); Roger and Old Falls Street in Niagara Moore as James Bond in For Your Falls—are focused specifically on Eyes Only (August 23); and Martin family films. Others, like the series Scorsese’s Oscar-winning gangster at Bacchus and the Transit Drive-In, potboiler The Departed (August 30). are clearly for older cinema fans.

Movies start at dusk at Bacchus Town of Amherst Youth and Wine Bar & Restaurant, 56 W. Recreation Department 2017 Chippewa St.; bacchusbuffalo.com Summer Movie Series Canalside The Clearfield Community It’s a blast to visit Canalside any Center is home to an absurdly time, but it’s especially fun for a fun kids’ pool area, and also offers unique event like its free summer free family films all summer long. film series. It’s all family fare, so While Moana (August 4) screens bring the little ones: Trolls (August at Willowridge Park, the remainder 1), The Secret Life of Pets (August 8), of the Town of Amherst Youth and 50 First Dates (August 15), Space Rec schedule is set for the CCC: Jam (August 22) and Beauty and the Pete’s Dragon (August 11), Fantastic Beast (August 29).

Beasts and Where to Find Them Adirondack chairs are available (August 18), and Storks (August 25). for the first 100 guests, but it’s Times TBA at Clearfield probably safe to bring your own Community Center (unless chair, just in case. otherwise noted), 730 Hopkins Movies start at 8 p.m. on Pierce Rd., Williamsville; 631-7132 or Lawn at Canalside, 44 Prime St.; amherstyouthandrec.org canalsidebuffalo.com Bacchus Summer Film Series Clarence Family Swim and There are few lovelier spots in Outdoor Movie Night which to view a film than the Pixar hit Inside Out screens courtyard at Bacchus Wine Bar & for free on August 4. Music, face Restaurant. Its summer film series is painting, and games start at 6 p.m., always an endearing mix of modern and swimming is offered from 7 to favorites; it’s like someone ransacked 8 p.m. their friend’s DVD collection. And Movie at dusk on August 4 at that’s a good thing.

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Al Pacino stars in The Godfather II, playing August 16 at Bacchus Wine Bar & Restaurant Poster image courtesy Paramount Pictures

Free Outdoor Movie at Chestnut Ridge Park More Pixar—are you sensing a trend? —this time Ratatouille from 2007. The wonderful story of Remy the rat and his love of cooking screens on August 20 at the Ridge in Orchard Park.

8:15 p.m. on August 20 at Chestnut Ridge Park Casino, 6121 Chestnut Ridge Rd., Orchard Park; chestnutridgeconservancy.org

Family Movie Night in the Park Island Park in Williamsville is the spot for a movie (to be announced) on August 11. Bring lawn chairs and blankets to this free event.

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Flicks on Old Falls Free Outdoor Movie Series Free movies on Old Falls Street in Niagara Falls have become a tradition in recent years. This month, enjoy Sing (August 3), Zootopia (August 10), The Lego Batman Movie (August 17), Moana (August 24) and Pete’s Dragon (August 31).

Adirondack chairs are available, but bring blankets or chairs just in case.

Movies start at 9 p.m., pre-show begins at 7:30 p.m. with games and music, on Old Falls St., Niagara Falls; fallsstreet.com Green Acres Ice Cream Free Outdoor Family Movie Night and Kids Pajama Party Movies, ice cream, and pajamas?

No wonder the free Green Acres Ice Cream summer series is so popular.

In August, watch Sing (August 2), Trolls (August 9) and The Secret Life of Pets (August 16).

Movies at dusk at Green Acres Ice Cream, 4357 Broadway, Depew; greenacresicecream.com Parkside Movies in Meadow The free Parkside series is set for Fridays in August. Check parksidebuffalo.org for updates on film titles.

Movies at dusk on August 4, 11, 18 and 25 at Parkside Lodge, Delaware Park; parksidebuffalo.org

Transit Drive-In Retro Movie Tuesday There aren’t many drive-ins left in these parts, so we’re very lucky to have the Transit Drive-In in Lockport. In addition to its usual collection of new releases, Transit also offers Retro Movie Tuesday.

The August lineup is Army of Darkness and The Rocky Horror Picture Show (August 1); Pretty In Pink and Say Anything (August 8); The Princess Bride and When Harry Met Sally (August 15); Wargames and Robocop (August 22); and The Silence of the Lambs and Something Wild (August 29).

The last Tuesday is my personal pick as best of summer, a two-film tribute to the late director Jonathan Demme.

First movie starts at 9:15 p.m. at Transit Drive In, 6655 S. Transit Rd, Lockport.; transitdrivein.com FY Christopher Schobert is the former managing editor of Forever Young.

He is a film critic for The Buffalo News and other outlets, and writes a monthly film screenings column for Buffalo Spree.

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Jazz guitarist Dave Stryker Photo by Chris Drukker

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he 16th annual Northwest Jazz Festival takes place in Lewiston on August 25 and 26. Given the massive success of the 2016 festival, the 2017 festival is sure to be another weekend of excellent jazz music, amazing food, great wine, and pure class.

There are few things in life more powerful than sitting across the table from someone with pure passion and dedication. Tony Zambito is one of those people. As the music director of the festival, the founder of JazzBuffalo.org, an accomplished jazz percussionist, and a dedicated advocate for the local growth of jazz,

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Zambito exudes enthusiasm for the genre and the local jazz scene.

Heavy lies the crown, as the old saying goes. Zambito is responsible for booking all the talent for each of the festival’s five stages. According to Zambito, “For the 2017 festival, thanks to our improved application process, our number of applicants

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has tripled.” For a jazz hound like Zambito, the upside is the amount of amazing talent sending him CDs and having artists seeing the festival as one of the great places to come play.

However, just because an artist has an amazing performance does not mean the artist will be a great performer. “I then have to go on the Internet and watch them play, see how original they are, how they look, sound live, their presentation, and how well they would fit in the festival,” he says.

Much to Zambito’s chagrin, a lot of amazing talent has to be turned away, but that leaves festivalgoers with the best of the best performances.

Friday night at the Main Stage, from 8:30-10:15 p.m., the Dave Stryker Quintet with Eric Alexander performs. This is a true all-star band in that each member was listed in the top five of Downbeat Magazine for their respective instruments. This

is the perfect booking for the Main Stage since the group appeals to fans of all musical genres, even taking eight-track hits and arranging them into jazz grooves.

Each of the five stages has a theme.

The Rising Star Stage’s name says it all, for here newer, younger jazz fusion-like acts have a chance to show off their chops. One Friday night act, Young Lions of New York, consists of all New York City players and is led by East Aurora native and trumpeter John Hasselback III. On Saturday night, this stage will show off the talents of Walter Kemp 3oh!

The resume of the three members of this band consists of being Charles Mingus protégés to touring with Grammy-nominated artists.

According to Zambito, “What’s most impressive is their ability to draw in the audience while only playing original music. This headlining slot on this stage will really show off Kemp’s ability to arrange songs.”

The Frontier Porch stage spotlights bands devoted to the true jazz groove.

Here, many of the bands are organ based and will get your foot tapping to the groove. Friday night has Buffalo’s own The Frontstreet Men at 5 p.m., bringing their high-energy original songs and unique twists on classics. After that, Brotha Perry will be taking the stage for a groovy jazz/ soul set at 8 p.m.

The women of jazz will be celebrated in the DiCamillo Courtyard throughout the festival.

Zambito is especially proud that this venue will give amazing female singers a chance to shine. On Saturday, I am most excited to see Becky Davis open the Courtyard’s festivities at noon; recently critics have lauded her unique twists on standards and her sultry delivery. Additionally, local singer Sharon Bailey will play the courtyard from 6 to 8 p.m. Every time I see Sharon perform, I am more and more impressed.

The Peace Garden will be hosting one of the most buzzed about local bands, Carina and the Six String Preacher, on Saturday from 6 to 7:45 p.m. Carina Mastrantonio, her husband Vince, and drummer

ARTS John Brady create a sound and look that demands your attention. The musicianship and songwriting are both top notch. Plus, their cover of Les Paul’s “How High the Moon,” was undoubtedly the best thing I saw at last year’s festival.

According to Zambito, the festival doesn’t really have the room to get much bigger, so its focus is on getting better. The atmosphere is clean and classy. Parking is very simple. Bathrooms are readily accessible. This is the safest and most well thought out festival I have ever attended. In fact, the local hotels and bed and breakfasts are booked solid for the festival almost eight months in advance. Go eat, drink, and be merry. Even if you are not a jazz lover, you can appreciate the talent and atmosphere. I will see you there! FY Anthony Chabala is a local attorney, educator, and musician.

New York-based ensemble The Hot Sardines Photo by LeAnn Mueller

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Artpark Goes Out With a Bang

CONTRIBUTED BY MARIA HAYS

Photo by Dragos Dumitru, courtesy of Le Plasticiens and Artpark

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n September 2, Artpark celebrates its season finale with a breathtaking show featuring William Close and the Earth Harp Collective plus the United States premiere of Big Bang by Plasticiens Volants. inflatable creatures with projected including the world-renowned larger-than-life harp as it is plays.

As seen at Coachella, Burning images, music, and pyrotechnics to Earth Harp, Drum Sculptures, Attendees experience an instant Man, and on NBC’s America’s tell an unforgettable dreamlike story Aquatar and wearable drum jacket. transformation of Artpark into Got Talent, the worldof the creation of the universe.

The performance is followed a musical instrument and multirenowned installation artist and by the United States premiere of dimensional concert experience. musician William Close performs Plasticiens Volants is renowned Big Bang by Plasticiens Volants, a The concert features a mix of new with his Earth Harp Collective in for creating high-profile events in French street theatre company that compositions and well-loved classics the Artpark Amphitheater. the skies, squares, and streets of five has captivated audiences worldwide played by an ensemble of musicians Exploring the intersection of continents, including the Olympic for forty years. This jaw-dropping performing on William Close’s selfarchitecture and music, the audience Games in Rio (2016) and Sochi spectacle combines huge floating invented sculptural instruments, literally sits inside the belly of the (2014). The performance at Artpark is made possible in part by support from presenting sponsor M&T Bank, ILOVE NY under the Market NY initiative, National Endowment for the Arts, and the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission.

Gates open at 5 p.m., William Close & Earth Harp Collective starts at 6 p.m., and Big Bang by Plasticiens Volants begins at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 General Admission. Visit artpark.net for more information. FY

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ctober marks one year since The Amberleigh, a retirement community in WNY located at 2330 Maple Road, Williamsville, NY, cut the ribbon on our new Assisted Living and Memory Care apartments, expanding the care offerings for residents and the community. Excitement ran high during our anticipated grand opening after nineteen months of construction and continues to grow for residents and their families as they move into their new homes to start the next chapter of their lives. We simply have the best of all worlds on our campus under one roof. The Amberleigh now has 201 Independent Apartments, 49 Assisted Living and 17 Memory Care apartments.

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What makes The Amberleigh so special? Most important, it’s the staff. With more than thirty years of experience in geriatrics in the WNY area, I select each and every staff member and require that each one have a passion for caring for the elderly and experience in this industry. The Assisted Living staff has experience caring for residents on this level of care. Once hired, they are put through a rigorous training before they are cleared to work on the floor with the residents. I can say with all confidence that The Amberleigh is the only place I would want my own parents to live when that time comes.

Overseeing the evolution of the renovations of The Amberleigh from the time when Dallas-based Capital Senior Living proposed the project in

2014, managers of The Amberleigh, I wanted the 49 new Assisted Living and 17 Memory Care apartments to be constructed in an environment that breathed life into every new resident who would choose Amberleigh as their home. I personally oversaw the selection of furnishings and colors of the new wing.

When families and prospective residents tour The Amberleigh Assisted Living and Memory Care wing for the first time, they notice all the extras that make The Amberleigh a cut above the rest. The hallways are wide, bright, and cheerful. The nurses’ stations are centrally located for easy flow into the culture of relaxation and trust. There are beautifully appointed lounges on every floor that overlook a welcoming and flower-filled gazebo with lush plants and furnishings.

Each floor has hydrotherapy spas, so residents can take relaxing baths supervised by a member of the nursing team. All medications prescribed by personal physicians are administered by a licensed nurse to residents in the privacy of their own units. And, under the watchful attention of the housekeeping staff, the apartments and common areas are kept clean. Residents also appreciate the peace and tranquility of their living environment, as all staff use a pager system to contact the nurses on

COVER duty so residents are not disturbed by excessive noise.

But, what our Amberleigh residents enjoy most is the independence they are given in a culture of friendly Buffalo people who care. While receiving the medical attention of their individual care plans implemented by their case manager and the nursing and aide team twenty-four hours a day, everything comes together focusing on a person’s entire overall wellness, including a pet-friendly environment.

Our residents enjoy outings several times per week as programming includes day trips to please.

The community’s resident body coordinates a Men’s Club, a Couples Club, and a Speakers Bureau. The creative Activities Department ensures that the residents mingle with the Independent Living residents for many events. The activity department sees to it that the residents are physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually enriched. Outings include trips to the philharmonic, movies, restaurants, and museums to name a few. The annual “Senior” Prom is the event of the year. Young staffers ask residents to the prom with a “Promposal.” Technology classes instruct participants on how to use a cell phone to its full potential, how to use Facebook, and other technology trainings. Tai Chi and Zumba classes are also very popular. These are just some activities that set Amberleigh apart from the rest.

Residents also enjoy chef-prepared meals planned by a registered dietician three times a day for all three levels of care. Many meals are prepared with no added salt and low sugar to help the residents keep healthy.

Special accommodations to resident dietary needs such as gluten free, lactose intolerant, food allergies, and restrictions are offered. Menus are given to the residents a week in advance so they can plan alternate meals if necessitated or desired.

An open dining committee shares opinions and welcomes comments.

Most apartments (with the exception of Memory Care) at The Amberleigh have full kitchens, spacious bathrooms with handicap

Amberleigh offers residents a pet-friendly environment. Photo by kc kratt

accessibility in the Assisted Living and Memory Care units, walk-in showers, and plenty of closet space.

Every apartment on campus also has emergency pull chords in the bedroom and bathrooms, with twenty-fourhour security to respond on any level of care in the event of an emergency.

The Amberleigh sits on twenty-three lush and meticulously landscaped acres in the heart of Williamsville.

Originally opened as the very first retirement community in this area in 1988, The Amberleigh continues its tradition of quality care with honor, dignity, and respect to those it serves.

Keep an eye out for plans to celebrate its thirty-year anniversary of providing only the best this industry can offer.

Come see for yourself why The Amberleigh has been ranked highest among those communities that offer the same levels of care. For more information, to volunteer your time, or to schedule lunch or dinner and a tour call 689-4555. FY

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FEATURE

Sudoku to Stay Sharp

BY JUDITH A. RUCKI

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ome of us have enjoyed brainteasers of every kind since we were kids.

Everything from crossword puzzles to thousand-piece jigsaw puzzles kept us occupied for hours.

Now, there’s Sudoku, which means, “single number.” It is actually an abbreviation of a longer name, “SÅ«ji wa dokushin ni kagiru,” which roughly means “the numbers must occur only once.”

Actually, Sudoku is not new. French newspapers featured variations of the

puzzles in the nineteenth century. It first appeared in a US newspaper and then The Times (UK) in 2004.

Originally called Number Place, Sudoku is a puzzle in which missing numbers are to be filled into a nine by nine grid (also called boxes, blocks, or regions) of squares. The

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squares are subdivided into three by three boxes so that every row, every column, and every box contains the numbers one through nine.

We start with a partially completed grid. If the puzzle is well posed, it has a single solution.

Sudoku is based on logic. The challenge is to figure out which number fits into which box. The point is not repeating any numbers while filling in the grid.

Briefly, we need to keep the following rules in mind: Fill in each square with one digit,

using only the numbers one through nine.

Numbers cannot repeat within an individual box of nine squares.

Numbers cannot repeat down a column.

Numbers cannot repeat across a row.

Free Sudoku puzzles can be found in newspapers, magazines, and online. Books of Sudoku puzzles can be purchased at most book, grocery, and drugstores. They can range from easy to quite difficult.

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FEATURE to get to the winning combination, the easier the puzzle. But if there are only a few ways to get to the right combination of numbers, the game increases in difficulty.

For Sudoku novices, it may take a bit of work to correctly finish the puzzles when we first start playing.

Because it is a new way for our brains to work, we may need to give it a chance. Don’t get frustrated—this is supposed to be fun.

Diana Rodriguez, a health-related news writer, shares her thoughts about Sodoku in an article she penned for Everyday Health. She urges us not to be afraid, saying, “Numbers, yes; math, no!”

Those of us still counting change on our fingers may need a little more urging. Rodriguez calls Sudoku a “fun hobby that exercises your brain and gives you a sense of accomplishment.” In fact, she says playing can help stave off dementia by teaching our brains to think in an entirely new way.

Rodriguez says US and world Sudoku champion Thomas Snyder calls it a very friendly kind of puzzle.

“You don’t have to come to it with any sort of knowledge beforehand,” he says. “It’s not like a crossword where you have to know trivia.”

While computers create most of these puzzles, Snyder creates them by hand.

Snyder believes that while Sudoku offers good exercise and stimulation for the brain, it can be very relaxing.

“People also get a real sense of satisfaction from having figured out the puzzles.

“It’s testing something you’ve probably not used any time in your life. It may turn out that you enjoy it and may turn out that you don’t,” says Snyder, “but you’ll be stimulating your brain in a new way.”

Snyder is actually pretty serious about Sudoku. He was the individual champion in the second World Sudoku Championship, which was held in Prague in 2007.

He repeated as the individual overall champion in the third World Sudoku Championship, which was held in India in 2008. He also won the first ever Classic Trophy.

So, what if we really don’t enjoy playing with numbers? Not to worry.

There are plenty of other ways to stimulate our brains. Studying a foreign language, reading something challenging, learning an instrument— any of these activities can help delay dementia and Alzheimer’s disease and protect our brains from decline.

The idea is to stretch our minds and try something new. If we are using different parts of our brains and thinking in different ways, we are sharpening our minds and helping to keep them that way.

The more excited or interested we are in what we are doing, the more our minds benefit from it. Engaging our brains in complex ways is necessary to keep them tuned up as we progress into our senior years.

Now hand over the New York Times crossword puzzle. Some of us will never be number crunchers! FY Judith A. Rucki is a public relations consultant and freelance writer. Readers may contact her via the editor at info@ buffalospree.com with ideas for making the golden years sparkle, sizzle, and shine.

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Hit the Lanes!

BY DAWN BYSTRZAK

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hether you’ve mastered the perfect 300 game, racked up a few turkeys, or received high fives just for keeping your ball out of the gutter, bowling offers hours of fun for all ages. Western New York’s bowling centers have transitioned into entertainment centers that host activities such as birthday parties, live bands, moonlight cosmic bowling, karaoke, cruise nights, corporate events, and much more.

Bowling centers offer a winning combination of delicious pub food, cold beverages, and a fun atmosphere that make for a great (and inexpensive) evening out. So, head to your local bowling center for a few games or join a league (fall leagues are forming now) for laughter, good times, and a little good-natured competition.

Here’s a sample of some of the alleys in Western New York: AMF Airport Lanes (3754 Genesee St., Cheektowaga, 632-0655 or amf.com/location/amfairport-lanes) Features: Bar, food, sixty-six lanes, free WiFi, arcade, billiards/pool AMF Airport Lanes offers traditional bowling on sixty-six lanes and a newly painted interior, flat screen monitors, a Kegel lane machine, and settee seating. Relax in one of the two bar areas featuring casual grub and pitchers while watching your favorite sports on TV, or challenge your friends to a game of pool.

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AMF Lancaster Lanes (4913 Transit Rd., Depew, 668-1000 or amf.com/location/amf-lancaster-lanes Features: sports bar, food, thirty-six lanes, free WiFi, arcade, billiards/ pool, pro shop AMF Lancaster offers best-in-class bowling and awesome anytime fun— featuring thirty-six all-star lanes, an interactive arcade, and billiards.

Every big game gets better when you’re watching it at AMF Lancaster’s sports bar, complete with flat-screen TVs, an impressive selection of beer and cocktails, and an inventive lineup of signature dishes.

Braymiller’s Lanes (39 Buffalo St., Hamburg, 649-1413 or braymillerslanes.com) Features: computerized bowling scorers with overhead flat screens, BBQ restaurant, pub food, leagues, drink specials Braymiller Bowling Center might be 100 years old but it’s continuously improving the facility to provide the best bowling experience. Bowling leagues start in September, with forty

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different leagues to choose from.

There are also senior leagues available for the more experienced bowlers.

Couples leagues provide a great night out and feature daily drink specials.

Broadway Sports Center (3500 Broadway, Cheektowaga, 6846968 or broadwaysportscenter.com) Features: Cutting Edge Pro Shop, arcade, bowling specials, The Last Frame Bar & Grill Broadway hosts moonlight bowling and special events for teams, groups, and organizations.

Find leagues for seniors to juniors to families and everything in between.

Classic Lanes (1840 Military Rd., Buffalo, 8733383 or classiclanesny.com) Features: snack bar, leagues, bowling specials Classic Lanes provides top notch bowling experience, quality activities, and events along with exceptional service and personal attention to all their guests. Fall leagues are forming now: men’s, women’s, mixed, and

seniors. Join the new Walking Dead League or NFL Bowling League and receive a bowling ball or pin.

Eden Bowling Center (8716 S Main St, Eden, NY 14057, 992-4687 or Facebook.com/pages/ Eden-Bowling-Center Features: Restaurant, bar, karaoke Good food and drink, fun bowling experience, and friendly atmosphere make this alley a top pick in Eden.

Kenmore Lanes (1691 Kenmore Ave., Buffalo, 875-5340 or kenmorelanes.net/ kenmorelanes.cfm) Features: Sports bar and restaurant, bowling specials Moonlight bowling every Saturday night from 11:30 p.m.-2 a.m., bowling specials and parties, restaurant, and league events. Senior leagues available.

Mallwitz’s Island Lanes (1887 Whitehaven Rd., Grand Island, 773-0062 or islandlanes.com) Feature: bar, pro shop, pizza, and pub food Open bowling, Tuesday afternoon senior mixed league, and many more.

Mallwitz Island Lanes has leagues for all skill levels. You do not have to be good to have fun bowling!

Manor Lanes (150 Grand Island Blvd., Tonawanda, 875-8814 or manorlanes.com) Feature: Bar, pub food, sand volleyball courts Manor Lanes in Tonawanda has been family owned and operated since 1974, offering bowling, sand volleyball, and tasty food. They provide excellent customer service for individuals and leagues.

Rapids Bowling Center (9524 Niagara Falls Blvd., Niagara Falls, 297-2500 or rapidsbowlingcenter.com) Features: Waves Bar and Grill, karaoke, leagues Rapids has open bowling, leagues, entertainment, parties, and much more. It’s a great place for family fun, group outings, and fundraisers.

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Strikers Bowling Center (50 Michael Rd., Buffalo, 674-1104 or http://strikers.biz) Features: Full service restaurant and bar, arcade Strikers Bowling Center operates twenty-four lanes and is a great place to have parties. Stop by and check out the huge selection of craft beers or swing in on Gutter Club night for even more! Fall leagues are forming now: Adult Leagues, Junior League (Saturday Mornings), and Senior Leagues (Tuesday or Friday Afternoons).

Tonawanda Bowling Center (574 Young St., Tonawanda, 6944120 or tonawandabowling.net) Features: Back Alley BBQ and Mike Hanes Pro Shop Tonawanda Bowling Center, located just outside of Buffalo, is the closest bowling center to the University at Buffalo (UB). They have ongoing bowling specials and their bar boasts 48 taps serving 30 local brews for only $5 a pint while serving some of the best BBQ in the area.

Transit Lanes (7850 Transit Rd., Williamsville, 6323838 or transitlanes.net) Features: Kegler’s Sports Bar and Kitchen, banquet room

Transit Lanes boasts fifty-two lanes for bowling and family entertainment Bowler’s Choice Pro Shop, owned and operated by PBA champion Jack Jurek, operates a full service pro shop and lessons are available. Leagues available everyday of the week.

Voelkers Bowling Center (686 Amherst St., Buffalo, 876-6020 or voelkersbowling.net) Features: Sports bar and diner bar and lounge with big screen TVs Thirty-two lanes with automatic scoring, fun people, organized bowling, weekly prizes, 50/50, and banquet at the end of season!

Wimbledon Bowling Lanes (220 Center Rd., Buffalo, 674-3333 or wimbledonlanes.com) Features: Lounge, pro shop, and moonlight bowling The lounge includes four big screen televisions, pool table, dartboard, and internet jukebox and more. No Round Holes Pro Shop provides custom ball fitting and drilling by appointment. FY Dawn Bystrzak is a recent Niagara University graduate and intern at Buffalo Spree Publishing.

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A Foodie Tour of Utica STORY AND PHOTOS BY CHRISTINE A. SMYCZYNSKI

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uffalo has its fair share of breweries, brewpubs, and great restaurants, but sometimes you just want to hit the road and experience the brews and cuisine of another city. Utica, New York, about a three-hour drive from Buffalo, is the perfect destination for a nearby foodie getaway.

First, check out the FX Matt Brewing Company/Saranac Brewery (830 Varick Street), a family-owned business that has been brewing since 1888, including Saranac and Utica Club Beer and Saranac soda.

The guided hour-long brewery tour begins with the history behind the brewery and the family who started it. Then walk through the brewery to see how the beer is made, from the ingredients used to the process involved, from fermentation to bottling. The tour concludes in the 1888 tavern, where guests age twentyone and over can sample two pints of beer or a flight of four smaller samples.

Underage patrons can sample Saranac sodas, including orange cream, root beer, black cherry cream, and even Shirley Temple. Beer, soda, and other items are for sale in their beer shop, including beer steins, glassware, apparel, and more.

Just down the street from the brewery is the Adirondack Distillery (601 Varick Street), a small-batch craft distillery. As with the brewery, tours are offered, so you can learn about the ingredients and process used in making spirits like whiskey, vodka, and gin.

The tour ends with a sample tasting.

Nearby is the Mohawk Valley Winery (706 Varick Street), Utica’s first winery to be located in the brewery district. One can enjoy wine by the glass or bottle in the tap room; some of the wines are even on tap. Sample a flight of five wines in the tasting room, 24

and pair wines with appetizers or wineinfused desserts.

Next up is lunch at the Nail Creek Pub & Brewery (720 Varick Street), just a few doors down from the brewery. The pub is known for its burgers, which are made from locally pasteurized beef and served on rolls from Utica Bread. Daily specials include a turkey club, shrimp po’ boy, and a variety of flatbreads.

There are many other good restaurants in Utica, according to Cheryl, my neighbor and a Utica native.

Ventura’s (787 Lansing Street), established in 1943, offers old-world Italian cuisine and sells authentic marinara sauce by the jar or case.

According to Cheryl, one of the best kept secrets in Utica is Trattoria Calabria (706 Culver Avenue) which is known for home-cooked Italian fare.

Reservations are a must. There actually is no menu; the chef shops at the local market, then prepares his meals using whatever is in season. Meals are served family-style and you can bring your own wine and dessert.

Another area Italian restaurant, Georgio’s Village Café (62 Genesee Street, New Hartford) is known for their “Utica Greens,” and chicken riggies, regional dishes found in most Italian restaurants in Utica. Utica greens are made using greens, hot peppers, cheese, bread crumbs, and a variation of meats, while chicken riggies is a pasta dish made with chicken, rigatoni,

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FX Matt Brewing Company/Saranac Brewery in Utica

and peppers, which is topped with a cream and tomato sauce.

A couple other popular Italian restaurants include Chesterfield’s (1713 Bleeker Street) which serves oldworld Italian cuisine and is purported to have the best greens in Utica, and Joey’s (307 Mohawk Street) a family run restaurant.

Another Utica specialty is tomato pie, sort of like a very thick-crust pizza topped with sauce and romano cheese; however no mozzarella is used. Cheryl suggested trying the tomato pie at either Napoli Italian Bakery (412 Culver Street) or Roma Sausage & Deli (2029 Bleeker Street).

Of course, if you want to experience Utica’s finest pizza, check out O’Scuznizzo’s (614 Bleecker Street) the oldest pizzeria in New York State, established 1914. The pizza is made upside down; toppings go on the crust first, then the cheese, then the whole thing is topped with sauce. Another

popular place for pizza is Lukin’s Brick Oven Pizza (640 Varick Street).

Other Utica restaurants include Celtic Harp Irish Pub & Restaurant (805 Varick Street), which features Irish fare like shepherd’s pie and corned beef and cabbage. Gerber’s Tavern (16 Liberty Street) is a restored historic speakeasy tavern.

If you are looking for more upscale dining, The Tailor and The Cook (94 Genesee Street) offers farm-to-table cuisine using local products whenever possible. Ocean Blue Restaurant and Oyster Bar (118 Columbia Street) is a newer restaurant that specializes in seafood. It is located on the top floor of the Landmarc Building and has floorto-ceiling windows with a spectacular view of the city.

Let’s not forget pastries and desserts!

The Florentine Pastry Shop (667 Bleeker Street) has been in business almost eighty years, and specializes in authentic Italian pastries and desserts;

FOOD & Bakery (50 Oriskany Boulevard) or the Gingerbread Bake Shop (3991 Oneida Street).

Another sweet treat in Utica and nearby Syracuse popular during Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons are “turkey joints,” which have been made at Nora’s Candy (321 North Doxtator Street) in Rome, New York, since 1919. These rather expensive handmade candies, which resemble tree branches or turkey joints (hence

the name), consist of nuts and chocolate covered with a silvery sugar coating.

For more information about the Utica area oneidacountytourism.com.

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Christine A. Smyczynski is a freelance writer and blogger and author of Western New York Explorer’s Guide.

A sampling of some of the Saranac beers in the 1888 tavern

including rum cake, almond paste cookies, and the regional favorite “pusties,” a pastry with a custard filling.

Utica Bread (106 Genesee Street) has freshly made artisan bread with no preservatives, as well as an assortment of pastries. If you want a good cup of coffee to go with those pastries, stop by

Utica Coffee Roasting Company (92 Genesee Street).

Of course, no trip to Utica is complete without having a “halfmoon” cookie, a black and white cookie, half chocolate and half vanilla, with corresponding frosting to match.

Try them from Holland Farms Deli

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GETAWAYS

The Power of Museums Exploring Washington, DC STORY AND PHOTOS BY JENNIFER MERRICK

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ou know you’re in a good museum when the invisible barrier that separates you from history vanishes, and you feel like you’re part of the stories behind the glass displays.

At the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington’s newest Smithsonian museum, history reaches out and kicks you in the gut. Opened almost a year ago, this 400,000-squarefoot institution honors African American history with approximately 34,000 artifacts, including a slave cabin from Edisto Island, Harriet Tubman’s hymnal, Rosa Park’s dress, Chuck Berry’s Cadillac and Louis Armstrong’s trumpet.

Even the building itself makes a striking statement with its burnished metal lattice design, as does its location next to the Washington Monument.

“It’s the last museum that will be built on the National Mall,” explains Elliott Ferguson, president and CEO of Destination DC. The museum’s prominent position

and strong presence represents an effort that began more than 100 years ago to erect the only national museum dedicated entirely to showcasing and documenting the African American story and its impact on history.

Its exhibitions are designed to be experienced from the bottom up. Below ground level are the history galleries, which chronicle slavery, segregation, and the civil rights movement. The above ground exhibitions explore themes of culture and community, music, cultural expression, and visual art. However, its impressive artifacts, symbolic architecture, and widespanning inaugural exhibitions are not what makes it a great museum.

It’s the emotional journey for each guest that transcends history.

“It’s a painful story to tell in any crowd,” says Ferguson, who spoke

The Smithsonian Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, DC

of the emotions that were felt when his diverse team toured the museum.

“But, it’s something the world needs to be exposed to.”

Personally, it is Emmett Till’s story that hits me the hardest. In this display is the article that appeared in the September 1955 issue of Jet Magazine, about a fourteen-year-old boy who was brutally beaten and killed after allegedly whistling at a white woman.

I choke back the tears as I read about a mother’s cry for the world to come and see what they did to her baby and

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the brutal photos that shook a nation, which is considered pivotal in igniting the civil rights movement.

Shaken already, I’m not prepared for what lies ahead. Turning the corner, I see Emmett Till’s casket. The tears now flow, and I turn around, wanting nothing more than to run out as fast I can.

“Be brave,” the security guard says in a deep, kind voice. So, I walked closer to the casket with a glass-covered top, which Emmett Till’s mother wanted, so the world could see and know what had happened to her baby.

All the distance of history vanishes in this moment.

If You Go Like all the other Smithsonian museums in the capital area, admission is free; however, timed passes are issued due to high demand. Advanced passes are released online monthly and go very quickly. On weekdays, a limited number of walk-up passes are available at 1 p.m. The museum asks that visitors be aware of counterfeit passes.

GETAWAYS Smithsonian Institution The Smithsonian Institution means a lot to DC as a destination and is part of the reason why more than 20 million domestic and 2 million overseas visitors visited the capital in 2016. The fact that these attractions are free is a huge draw as are their extensive worldclass collections. There are nineteen museums, galleries, gardens, and a zoo, including the American Art Museum, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Air and Space Museum, Museum of American History, Museum of the American Indian, Museum of Natural History, Portrait Gallery, Postal Museum and don’t forget the National Zoo (say hello to Mei Xiang, Tian Tian, and Bei Bei, the resident pandas) Capital Ideas The venerable Smithsonian Institution and the city’s other classic tourist spots aren’t the only reason more and more visitors are coming to DC. The capital has seen something of a renaissance in recent years with new attractions, revitalized neighborhoods, and a food scene that has come into its own. Here are a few suggestions for your next visit.

Unleash Your Inner Spy Skill set: ability to recollect a scene accurately, blend in with a crowd, assess risk, and respond to threats swiftly and coolly. Do you have these essential spy skills? Find out at the International Spy Museum, whose mission it is to educate the public about espionage.

Upon entering the museum, visitors choose a cover, which they are tested on later. This writer from Toronto is now a molecular biologist visiting Bonn, Germany, on business. While “living my cover,” I explored the museum’s collection, which includes Bond-like gadgets, such as “the kiss of death,” a lipstick pistol used by KGB operatives, a shoe heel transmitter, and miniscule cameras.

Other exhibits highlight the history of spying, code-making and codebreaking operations, and an “exquisitely evil” special exhibition featuring fifty years of Bond villains.

Speaking of 007, don’t miss My Bond Moments, a fascinating collection of short films in which retired spies narrate real moments in their careers with drama and intrigue on par with any thriller.

Indulge Your Taste Buds DC was recently named restaurant city of the year by Bon Appétit and hottest food city by Zagat. The city’s first Michelin Guide was released last year making it just the fourth US city to merit its own edition of the French dining guide. Twelve restaurants earned stars for degrees of excellence and an additional nineteen establishments received a Bib Gourmant designation for “exceptional good food at moderate prices.”

Of course, you can’t go wrong with tradition either. Ben’s Chili Bowl is an institution in the city, famous for their half-smokes (beef and pork sausages topped with spicy chili) and cheese fries. Legendary customers include jazz greats Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, and

Nat King Cole as well as a host of other celebs and politicians. Memorabilia and photos inside tell some the eatery’s storied history, and its new artistic murals outside feature portraits of Harriet Tubman, Prince, Muhammed Ali and Barack Obama.

Explore the Neighborhoods Revival, restoration, gentrification— whatever word you want to use, the District has changed. The Shaw (around 9th Street NW) is home to the restored Lincoln and Howard Theaters and also to a slew of new cocktail bars, restaurants, independent coffee shops, and specialty boutiques. Some things haven’t changed though—the aforementioned Ben’s Chili Bowl has called the Shaw neighborhood home for almost sixty years.

See a ball game at Nationals Park stadium or stroll along a renovated riverfront boardwalk and choose from any number of local restaurants, including Due South and Osteria Morini.

14th Street between Florida Avenue and Thomas Circle is a hip urban neighborhood with upscale restaurants, trendy bars, and shopping options. Check out Ted’s Bulletin for their homemade Pop Tarts and pies, Churchkey for a choice of 555 beers and Slipstream for a crafted coffee or cocktail. FY Jennifer Merrick is a freelance writer and avid traveler based in Toronto.

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orna MacDonald Czarnota is a very creative woman who wears many hats: writer, singer, musician, historian, interior designer, and advocate for at-risk youth, just to name a few. However, she can best be described as a storyteller, which she has been doing professionally since 1985.

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“I guess I am a real Renaissance woman,” says MacDonald Czarnota with a laugh. “I’ve also been doing some acting, including some monologues, and I’m working on a jazz program.

I’ve always been an artist, visual and performing. But, I’d call myself a storyteller first and foremost. The writing and music are just other ways for me to tell stories.”

MacDonald Czarnota grew up near Corning, New York, and moved to Buffalo in 1970. She earned an associate’s degree in interior design from Bryant & Stratton and worked in the interior design field for fifteen years; ten of those years running her own business, Creative Interiors, as well as teaching interior design at Bryant & Stratton. She also earned a bachelor’s degree in creative studies for young children at Empire State College and a master’s degree in education and special education at D’Youville College.

“Storytelling came to me via my interest in the Middle Ages,” says MacDonald Czarnota. “I joined the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) in 1985 and that’s when I learned about the important role storytellers played in the Middle Ages and about a local storytelling guild, Spin-a-Storytellers, which I also joined that year.”

SCA is an international living history group that studies and recreates medieval European culture.

This group hosts an annual medieval camping event in Pennsylvania each

summer, which attracts over 10,000 people. This event, called Pennsic War, focuses on pre-seventeenth century history, with participants dressing in medieval clothing and participating in a “war” between two large SCA groups.

MacDonald Czarnota adds, “Pennsic is much like a rendezvous or powwow, in that people interested in the Middle Ages come from all around the world to learn, refresh friendships, shop, and experience the era with some modern conveniences. In the many years I’ve been attending, they have added more flush toilets, showers, RV parking, scooters for the disabled, and a medical station. Battles, archery, classes on anything and everything medieval, shops, and lots of parties abound.”

She worked as a teacher in a number of positions, including being a substitute teacher, special education teacher, after school teacher at Huntington Learning Center, and a teacher at Erie 1 BOCES. “All of those experiences, especially BOCES and Huntington, put me in touch with my love for children with difficult problems,” says MacDonald Czarnota. “But the pull of story and live performance was so strong I couldn’t deny it. Instead of taking a full-time position as a classroom teacher, I decided to be a full-time storyteller, which also helped me when I did take subbing and after-school assignments. I began storytelling to entertain and share

MY WNY STORY stories I had written, learned its value for education, and came to use it as a tool for healing when my niece became a runaway teen in 1994. I would definitely say that a path was being laid out for me.”

Her skills as a storyteller developed when she was quite young. “Looking back, I guess I’ve always been a storyteller. My dad was a joke-teller and that’s one form of story. My mom read to me all the time. And I loved to read as a child. I used to make up stories to scare my cousins, you know, spooky tales.”

She wrote a number of stories as an adult and was frustrated that she couldn’t get them published. Then a friend she met at a SCA festival suggested that she tell her stories rather than write stories. And the rest is history.

“When I started my storytelling career in 1985, I only told in medieval costume. I wanted to portray the spirit of the bard. Now, I generally wear regular clothes, regular for me anyway, I’m a bit of a Bohemian, and reserve costumes for when I do historical and period presentations; such as medieval, colonial, dust bowl, Victorian, and even Mrs. Claus.”

While most of her early storytelling gigs were local, today, about half of her storytelling jobs take her across New York State and New England.

In addition to telling her stories, she has found success as a published author, with eight published books, along with stories in five anthologies.

She is also currently working on a novel. “My first book was published in 2000. It is Medieval Tales that Kids Can Read and Tell, and was the result of a medieval residency I had in Elmira. The librarian asked if I had any short, easy medieval stories she could teach the students. I laughed saying medieval stories are neither short nor easy, so I found some stories I felt were appropriate and rewrote them. At first, I gave copies to teachers, and then I bound the stories and sold them. On a lark, I sent the manuscript to a publisher and went out of town to work for a couple weeks. When I got home, a call was waiting, “we want your book.”

Her books are mostly historical in nature. “The medieval book is for age eight and up, but many adult storytellers have used it too. Breadline Blue was written for teens and young adults, but is mostly read by adults.

The local and New York State history books focus on older kids and adults.

My books in the Dancing at the Crossroads series are for teens and their caregivers as well as practitioners working with at-risk youth. The anthology stories have all been middle school and young adult. My novel will be for young adult and adult.”

MacDonald Czarnota founded the Crossroads Story Center, a small, virtual, not-for-profit. “I started using story to heal and to reach at-risk youth after my niece ran away. I have been the storyteller at Compass House runaway and homeless shelter since 1995, and was the resident storyteller at Hopevale for nine years until they closed. I do an eight-week program at Teaching and Restoring Youth once a year. When I presented a workshop on using storytelling with this population at a storytelling conference, someone with a foundation came to me and gave me a donation to found Crossroads Story Center.” She was recently recognized

by Big Brothers/Big Sisters as one of the six women who move the city for 2017 for her work with the teens at Compass House.

MacDonald Czarnota is a member of Trinity United Methodist Church on Niagara Falls Boulevard, where she runs a monthly Storytellers Café to further the art of storytelling in Western New York. Many local tellers tell at the café, and she also brings in national and international storytellers.

The café is held the fourth Saturday evening of the month from September to May, and is the only regular adult storytelling venue in the area.

To learn more about Lorna, her books, and her storytelling programs, see her websites storyhavenstudio.com and lornamacdonaldczarnota.com. FY Christine A. Smyczynski is a freelance writer and blogger and author of Western New York Explorer’s Guide.

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ou’d think that lowering the calorie count in foods by using artificial sweeteners would help you lose weight, but the opposite is actually true.

Artificial sweeteners have been shrouded in controversy ever since saccharin, the first nocalorie sweetener, was discovered in 1878.

Even then, public health advocates questioned whether these lab-created sweeteners were truly safe.

Ssaccharin, after all, was discovered by a chemist working with coal tar, a carcinogenic material.

Cancer concerns, Alzheimer’s disease, neurological disorders, and headaches aside, researchers are finding new reasons that these nocal taste enhancers are posing undue health risks without fulfilling the promise of helping you lose weight.

Here are a few reasons why you should stop, withdraw, and avoid artificial sweeteners at all costs.

They trick your taste buds Artificial sweeteners, even natural ones like stevia, which comes from an herb, are hundreds, sometimes thousands, of times sweeter than sugar, says Anne Alexander, editor of Prevention magazine and author of the new book, The Sugar Smart

Diet. Sucralose, sold under the brand name Splenda, is 600 times sweeter than table sugar, and neotame, an emerging alternative to aspartame, is 7,000 times sweeter. Stevia is 200 to 300 times sweeter than table sugar.

“And evidence suggests that exposing your taste buds to these high-intensity sweeteners makes them less receptive to natural sources of sweetness such as fruit,” says Alexander. When your taste buds get dulled, you’re more likely to seek out sweeter and sweeter foods. This, over time, makes you a much more likely candidate for adult onset diabetes. A recent study from the University of Texas found that people who drank diet soda were 65 percent more likely to be overweight

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than people who drank no soda and, more bizarre, they were more likely to be overweight than people who drank regular soda.

They trick your gut Susan Swithers, PhD, professor of behavioral neuroscience at Purdue University and a leading researcher on artificial sweeteners, says that your gut gets confused when you eat zero-calorie-but-super-sweet artificial sweeteners. The sweet taste sends a signal to your gut that something high calorie is on its way, and then leaves hunger signals very confused when those foods do not arrive. This also damages the microflora, which increases your risk for obesity and autoimmune conditions.

They mess with your hormones The hormone insulin is negatively impacted even when it is exposed to a sugar substitute. When you taste sweet foods, even if they have zero calories, your body still releases insulin as if you’d eaten sugar. Insulin leads to blood sugar spikes, which increase cravings. Swithers’s research has also suggested that artificial sweeteners prevent your body from producing GLP-1, a hormone that controls

BEING WELL blood sugar levels and feelings of being satisfied. Combined, the two haywire hormones could be causing you to feel hungrier and eat more.

They make you overeat According to Natasha Turner, ND, author of The Super-Charged Hormone Diet, says that artificially sweetened foods could trick you into overeating because of the way they feel in your mouth. High fat, high sugar foods taste both sweet and dense, signaling to your brain that they’re high calories. But, artificially sweetened foods often have a thinner consistency and texture than sugarsweetened foods and thus aren’t as satisfying—so we continue to eat... and eat and eat.

As for safer sweetener options, you could use stevia or Luo Han Guo, both of which are safe natural sweeteners. Keep in mind, however, that if you struggle with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes,

or extra weight, then you have insulin sensitivity issues and would probably benefit from avoiding all sweeteners.

Breaking your sweet tooth requires two to three weeks of avoiding all sugar, then reintroducing only fruit back in. Treat yourself once per week to a dessert or treat you miss, but any more than that will have you back in the same boat. Avoiding sweeteners can also help reverse type two diabetes and insulin resistance. FY 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.

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