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Attitude Adjustment

Down syndrome photo exhibition alters viewpoints

By Cindy Gaillard

Honest. Powerful. And potentially transformative of people’s perceptions when it comes to Down syndrome.

These are some of the qualities photographer Richard Bailey hopes his photography exhibition, Shifting Perspectives, will carry for those who see it.

Shifting Perspectives has its origins in the United Kingdom and will make its U.S. debut at the Dublin Arts Council Gallery on Sept. 27, lasting through Nov. 4.

Bailey’s daughter, Billie-Jo, was born with Down syndrome. In the course of researching his daughter’s condition 12 years ago, he became discouraged at the photographs he

“The images we found in these old textbooks were often disturbing and misleading, as they had little bearing on our experience,” Bailey writes in an e-mail. “We found no images that showed daily life, no images of families having fun with their children or of young adults going about their daily life, and these were the images that we dearly wanted to see.”

In 2003, Bailey was one of a group of professional photographers in the U.K. who set out to create new, contemporary images. Like Bailey, the photographers were all parents of children with Down syndrome.

I hope that the images will ask people to see the person and not the condition.

RICHARD BAILEY

Photos by Richard Bailey

Photo this page and opposite top: Richard Bailey. Opposite bottom: Fiona Yaron-Field.

The parents put together a small exhibition for Down Syndrome Awareness Week that received such positive reviews that it drew the attention of a senior lecturer from the London Metropolitan University who had connections to a gallery in the prestigious East End. Since that time, the exhibition has grown and traveled all over the U.K., as well as Canada, Turkey and Colombia.

The Dublin Arts Council Gallery is the perfect place for the exhibit’s rst U.S. stop because of the intimacy it provides, says council Executive Director David Guion.

“The arts center, once a family residence, encourages conversation and interaction,” Guion says. “We have the prospect of experiencing photography, looking at images that prompt us to explore our own identity and that of the greater community.”

The themes in Shifting Perspectives are relevant and challenging, with images ranging from personal ambition to sexual identity. All point to a rich internal life that society has, for the most part, ignored.

“In 2005, I photographed 365 children with Down syndrome,” Bailey writes. “This was to represent the statistic that one to two children, on average, are born with Down syndrome every day in England alone.”

Most people nd that statistic astonishing, he says.

As part of the project, Bailey also photographed his daughter every day for a year.

“I wanted to show her vitality and sense of fun. I wanted to show that sometimes she was sad and sometimes she cried,” Bailey writes. “Most of all, though, I wanted to say, ‘Look, here is a child who has Down syndrome, she has not been forgotten about or put in a corner. She is my daughter, the beautiful Billie-Jo Bailey.’ ”

The exhibition represents a shift in parents’ expectations for what their children can achieve, says Lito Ramirez, founder and CEO of DownSyndrome Achieves (DSA), a Dublin-based national advocacy organization that supports individuals and families living with Down syndrome. It also advances research, legislation and education.

Twenty years ago, parents thought cleaning of ces and bagging groceries were

the best career options for their Down syndrome children, says Ramirez, himself the father of a Down syndrome child. Younger parents are much more hopeful, and the photographs re ect that.

Individuals with Down syndrome “learn to drive, go to college, fall in love, get married,” Ramirez says. They have careers and want families. Sexuality is an especially dif cult subject to tackle. But no matter how challenging it is for society to accept individuals with Down syndrome, simply put, they all want what we want, he says.

Bailey agrees.

“We hope the general public will be able to see that people with Down syndrome have dreams, aspirations, wants, needs, likes and dislikes, just like anyone else,” he writes. “I hope that the images will ask people to see the person and not the condition.”

The exhibition can be seen free of charge at the Dublin Arts Council Gallery. For more information on the gallery, call (614) 889-7444 or visit www.dublin arts.org. CS

Cindy Gaillard is the Executive Producer of WOSU Public Media’s Emmy Award-winning ArtZine. Find new episodes on Facebook.

Other Perspectives

U.K. photographer and Shifting Perspectives curator Richard Bailey will join local photographers Marcella Hackbardt and Abdi Roble to discuss the exhibition and the larger societal issues it addresses at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 27 at the Dublin Arts Center.

The Dublin Arts Council and DownSyndrome Achieves will host workshops for those individuals interested in creating their own photography related to increasing awareness of Down syndrome. An exhibition featuring the photographs created in the workshops will be announced at a later date.

Individuals with Down syndrome learn to drive, go to college, fall in love, get married.

LITO RAMIREZ

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Top photo: Fiona Yaron-Field.

Bottom: Richard Bailey.

With Dr. Phil Heit

Dining Out: A Waist ful Experience

Restaurant food can pack on the calories if you’re not careful

It was about nine years ago, and my wife and I were building our home, when a eeting thought entered my mind.

I imagined living in a new home without two things considered to be essentials. I said to my wife, “What if we do something radical? I believe there are two standard household amenities we can do without. Regarding the rst, we can build a house and eliminate the usual bathing amenities.”

Of course, she knew what I meant, as each morning, seven days a week, I’m out the door by 5:30 to meet my workout buddies. After our often exhausting workouts, I shower at my workout facility, not at home. Of course, my wife could not take my half-hearted suggestion too seriously.

As for my second recommendation, I thought that building a house sans a kitchen would be cool. Just imagine: We could be entertained at other people’s homes without being expected to return the invitation. Further, it seems like we are always dining out, so why the need for a kitchen?

After all, dining out frequently is not unique to the Heit household; more than half of all adults dine outside the home for dinner three or more times per week. This does not come without consequences.

A Weighty Issue

The only way you would not ascertain the obesity problem in the United States is if you would decide to follow the lifestyle of a bear, but instead of hibernating for up to six months, you did so for six years.

One of the more signi cant reasons obesity is on the rise is that more people are dining at restaurants with greater frequency than every before. Obesity experts agree

that the more you dine out, the greater the chance of becoming obese. According to research by the USDA, eating one meal away from home each week for the aver age consumer means a weight gain of two pounds per year.

Generally speaking, an additional 144 calories are consumed when you have dinner out rather than at home. Further, the calories consumed outside the home tend to promote obesity more than those calories consumed within the home do.

Sugar, high fructose corn syrup, processed grains and trans fats enhance avor and, at the same time, are inexpen sive for restaurants to use. Add the fact that restaurant chefs add inordinate amounts of salt to prepared foods, and it’s no wonder high blood pressure ends up being a contributing partner to poor health.

Beside the ingredients found in foods, restau rants end up promoting obesity by super-sizing portions. Large portions are appealing to diners be cause they are perceived as a great value –and studies show that if a portion is larger, the consumer will eat a greater amount.

Target these Tips

Let’s assume you are not going to halt your out-of-the-home dining excursions.

There are actions you can take to minimize the health risks that accompany your

might be enough to satisfy your culinary palate.

Watch the salad dressing. I try to avoid having salad dressing cover all the colors

of my salad. I always ask for the dressing on the side, then dip the tip of my fork in it before stabbing all those greens on my plate. This enables me to taste the dressing while not ingesting the calories, especially the fat that may be hid-

rst to order. Whenever a server comes to my table and asks the “Who would like to start?” question, I always volunteer my willingness to begin rst.

nd that if I hear what others wish to rst, I tend to order more. For example, I might just desire a main course, but the others at my table ordered rst and they all wanted to start with an appetizer. I might not feel comfortable skipping the appetizer if I knew everyone else followed in similar fashion.

Split your meals. Lately, my approach has been to split a meal with the person with whom I am dining. In addition to cutting calories, it saves money.

There are many other helpful hints you might incorporate into your dining out habits. As for me, I am declining invitations to dine away from home. Nowadays, when I’m asked that infamous question, “So what would you like for dinner this evening?” I no longer respond with “reservations.” CS

Dr. Phil Heit is Professor Emeritus of Physical Activity and Educational Services at The Ohio State University.

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Exceptional eats make for top-notch tailgates

By Katie Carns

Imagine, if you will, a tailgate party devoid of normalcy.

Sure, it’s still outside the Horseshoe, and sure, it’s still in support of the Buckeyes. But the menu is unlike any you’ve seen before – instead of cookies, hot dogs and potato chips, the hosts are serving up chicken and Andouille sausage gumbo, mini Reuben sandwiches and spicy bratwursts from Bucyrus’ renowned Bratworks.

Believe it or not, such a tailgate once existed at the corner of St. John’s Arena and the French Field House. It was manned

tailgate of west Columbus resident Jerry Manahan, who hosts – along with tailgate partners Pat Hartline and Andy Leitch – a party comprising nine tents with three atscreen TVs wired to satellite dishes. Once the Manahan crew gets situated in its plot by the OSU Veterinary Medical Center, it dishes up Philly cheesesteaks, walking

tacos, chili, lettuce wraps and more, occasionally veering into thematic territory with, for instance, buffalo burgers for a game against the Thundering Herd of Marshall.

“One thing I’m thinking about doing this year is stuffed cabbage rolls,” says Ma-

Jerry Manahan, along with friends, hosts a party featuring nontraditional tailgate foods.

nahan – with a note that the Italian heritage of his wife, Carla, is sure to come in handy.

The Manahan tailgate has drawn some serious recognition for its dedication and creativity – a 2007 sh fry there led Sports Illustrated to name it college football’s best tailgate.

“When we started in 1996, we only had one tent,” Manahan says.

ribeye steak, provolone cheese, sautéed Spanish onions and green or red peppers, and a hoagie bun.

An easier – but still uncommon – Manahan specialty is walking tacos. Just assemble the xings for a conventional taco – ground beef, shredded cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole, etc. –and layer them in a bag with crushed corn chips to make an instant taco that won’t get all over the place.

Another option for standout spicy brats is the Bratworks in Bucyrus. The company even has a drive-through window for the tailgate host on the go.

Aboxa Fudge in Dublin has some very Game Day-appropriate treats, including Buckeye Fudge – peanut butter fudge mixed with milk chocolate.

If you seek a dessert of adequate size to feed a large and hungry crowd, you might consider the Texas sheet cake or a pan of warm peach cobbler from Columbus’ own City Barbeque – it has more to offer than just barbecue.

Another tailgate with some reputation to it is that of Don and Fran Samuel of Chardon, Ohio. The tailgate, which began after Don graduated from OSU in 1953, currently runs the gamut from traditional (bratwursts) to specialty (takeout from Tommy’s Pizza) to improvisational (the Samuels provide a stove, guests provide the food to be cooked).

“I have never seen a more faithful fan than my dad, as he supports his Buckeyes through thick and thin … not one of those sappy fairweather fans, but a true Buckeye,” says the Samuels’ daughter, Nancy McEwan.

But suppose you don’t want to just attend a tailgate with a smorgasbord of tailgate-atypical food. Suppose you want to host your own.

It might not be easy, but with the options available in central Ohio, it’s easier than you think.

The Philly cheesesteak is a favorite at the mighty Manahan tailgate. The preparation process takes practice, but the ingredients are readily available – thinly-sliced

If you, too, would like to poke fun at Marshall with some bison burgers, you can pick some up at Weiland’s Gourmet Market in Clintonville or Giant Eagle Market District in Upper Arlington. Or nd a farmers’ market, like the one at Easton Town Center that carries meat from Ohio Bison Farm in Grove City.

If you’re expecting guests from northwest Ohio, you might consider whipping up some shredded chicken sandwiches for them – they enjoy enormous popularity there. You can buy the chicken pre-shredded or shred it yourself in advance, add some cracker crumbs and cream of chicken soup, and spread on a hamburger bun.

Encourage the Bucks to go all the way with the All-the-Way Pizza, a specialty of central Ohio standby Tommy’s Pizza that includes sausage, pepperoni, mushrooms, peppers and onions. Tommy’s has four locations – Whitehall, Dublin, Upper Arlington and OSU Campus.

Many tailgaters bring brats to the parking lot, but for a wurst that’s better than the rest, try the Bahama Mama from Schmidt’s Restaurant und Sausage Haus in German Village. You can even buy them in jumbo picnic packs for extra-large crowds.

Regular buckeye desserts not spirited enough for you? Try the Block O Buckeye from Emlolly Candy in Worthington – a traditional peanut-butter-and-chocolate buckeye in block “O” form, available in milk, dark, mint and white chocolate.

If you’re looking to bring some doughnuts to your shindig, you could do a lot worse than Grandview Heights’ DK Diner – whether your interest is glazed, chocolate, blueberry, cinnamon sugar cake or any of the diner’s other varieties.

Of course, if you want your doughnuts to show your Buckeye pride, you might pick

Family pictures, taken by Don, are part of the tradition at the Samuel tailgate.

up some buckeye doughnuts – with peanut butter and chocolate, naturally – from Giant Eagle Market District in Upper Arlington. Or grab something else from the store’s massive doughnut case; there are plenty of options.

If your interests lie with specialty desserts, maybe you would consider mini cupcakes with buckeyes baked into their centers, buckeyes on a stick or scarlet and grey whoopie pies – all available at Bakery Gingham, which has locations in German Village and the Short North.

Another dessert that might capture some eyes – and taste buds – is the Bittersweet Fudgie, a dark chocolate cookie nearly the consistency of a brownie. Pick some up at Pistacia Vera in German Village.

Snack mixes are easy choices for tailgates, and Krema Nut Company in Grandview Heights has some of the more interesting ones. Try the Championship Mix (spiced pretzels, several different kinds of nuts, cheese gold sh and more) or the Buckeye Crunch (caramel corn drenched in peanut butter and chocolate).

A good chicken and Andouille sausage gumbo takes a lot of ingredients to prepare, but if you can pull it off, your tailgate could be well on its way to the level of renown achieved by the Menning-Casto tailgate. Your average recipe will call for – in addition to the chicken and sausage – water, vegetable oil, okra, our, tomatoes, green bell pepper, garlic, bay leaf, salt, dried thyme, basil, cayenne pepper, ground black pepper and le powder.

A Reuben can feed one, but a plate of mini Reuben sandwiches can feed many. All you need is the usual Reuben xings – corned beef, Swiss cheese, Thousand Island dressing, sauerkraut and rye bread –and you’re ready to make some Reubens on a large scale.

Even fruit can support some Buckeye air – Huffman’s Market in Upper Arlington has been known to make block “O” fruit pizzas and block “O” watermelon for tailgates, both with kiwi slices as the leaf. CS

Katie Carns is a contributing writer for CityScene Magazine.

Central Ohio has more than one football team to cheer on

By Garth Bishop

You already know all about Buckeye football.

Players, statistics, schedule – you’ve followed it all religiously for years. But this year, you might be feeling a little discouraged. Maybe the sanctions the Buckeyes face make you nervous about their ability to win. Maybe the scandals of the past few months have left you a little jaded.

ou still have ample opportunity to enjoy college football in central Ohio, though. The Buckeyes may get most of the attention, but there are other local teams that will enjoy your support just as much.

teams from Ohio and Michigan.

Because of its youth, the Panthers football program does not have some of the things a more seasoned program might have, such as a rival. But what it does have is good athletics, good social avor and an enjoyable feel for fans, says head coach Bill Conley.

“You have the excitement that you have at any college football game,” Conley says.

Ohio Dominican Panthers

“The small college atmosphere, I guess, is the biggest thing.”

Another key factor working in the team’s favor is its players’ drive to succeed, Conley says. Because the team just became an of cial part of Division II, it still has a lot of top spots available for the best play ers, and the players have worked hard to build their strength and ght for their spots on the roster.

“We still have a lot of spots up for grabs,” Conley says. “As this program develops, it’ll be tougher and tougher for freshmen to come in and start.”

At any rate, Conley says, Do minican has already developed some of the social aspects of an older college football team, like a core of die-hard fans, many of them parents of students and team members.

“We call it the Panther Pit here,” says Conley.

Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops

The skill of Ohio Wesleyan University’s football team is nothing to sneeze at, but it’s the spirited presentation and impressive venue that set the gamegoing experience apart from the rest.

The Battling Bishops team dates back to 1890 and, as such, has plenty of history behind it.

The Division III team is part of the North Coast Athletic Conference, consisting mostly of Ohio teams with a few from Indiana and Pennsylvania. Who the Bishops consider their rival “depends on who you ask,” says head coach Mike Hollway –institutionally, it would be the Denison Big Red, but alumni might be inclined to name the Wittenberg Tigers.

The annual Wittenberg game has some interesting backstory to it – for many years, the teams have exchanged a skull, dubbed “Ye Olde Skull,” based on the results of a football game. The practice was unusual enough to rank No. 1 in an ESPN countdown of the greatest rivalry trophies.

Another big part of the team’s history is its stadium. Built in 1919, Selby Field now has a permanent structure on both sides, arti cial turf, lights and a scoreboard with replay capability – unusual features for a Division III team, says Hollway.

“I believe our stadium is the best Division III venue in the nation,” he says. “There’s no question that what we have here is unique in terms of the quality of our facility.”

Many Bishops fans have personal connections with the players, the coaches and the university, making them an energetic crowd. Tailgating is common, and the school’s pep band is often a lively addition to tailgate events.

Hopes are high for the team’s 2011 season, Hollway says, especially with sophomore quarterback Mason Espinosa at the helm.

“He set all the passing records last year as a freshman,” says Hollway.

Otterbein Cardinals

tterbein University’s football program may be small, but it has the feel of a larger college football at-

The cheerleaders, the crowd, the buzz and the school’s traditional ght song all expand the scope of the team’s appeal, says head coach

“It’s important, and you can feel that when you come to the game,” Loth says.

The Cardinals football has been in existence since 1890 and is part of the Ohio Athletic Conference of Division III. Its lengthy history has helped it accumulate a sizable number of die-hard fans who gather in Memorial Stadium’s desig-

“We have a core group of older alumni that come to every game,” says Tailgating is also common at Ot-

terbein; there’s even a school-sponsored tailgate where parents and other friends of the football program come to barbecue, though there are several non-school tailgates as well. Though Westerville, like all other central Ohio suburbs, is essentially an Ohio State University town, local businesses like Jimmy V’s and the Old Bag of Nails carry Otterbein items as well and are popular gatherings after games.

“We used to play Ohio State,” Loth says. “We beat them 42-6, I think, in 1890.”

Otterbein’s rival is Capital University, and the rivalry goes back a long ways – to the 1920s or 1930s, Loth says. The rivalry came naturally, as the two schools’ campuses are connected by Alum Creek.

“It’s always the most important game on our schedule, and there’s no love lost on our teams, our students and our administration,” says Loth.

The Cardinals have high expectations going into the 2011 season, Loth says, thanks to the overwhelming success of last year’s team.

“Our seniors just graduated with the most wins in the history of the school,” he says.

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Capital Crusaders

Great fanfare and great success in recent years have helped keep interest in Capital University’s football program strong.

The Crusaders team has been around for almost 100 years and is also part of the Division III Ohio Athletic Conference.

Anticipation is high for most Crusaders games, says head coach Henry Stanford, be ginning with pre-game indoor tailgates with barbecues and corn toss. But it’s the spirit at the games themselves that really impresses –cheerleaders, fanfare, face-painted fans and a student spirit section lled with members of the Capital Crew, the team’s student or ganization.

“When you get into the actual competi tion itself, it gives you the feel of a minorleague Division I game,” Stanford says.

Its rivalry with Otterbein dates back many decades, but some of the younger alumni might also include Mount Union College as a rival, Stanford says.

Capital’s schedule typically affords it three or four games with top 25 teams every season, and the Crusaders have enjoyed success in recent years, having been to the national playoffs in three of the past six years and having several players named “player of the year” for the conference.

The Crusaders lost their quarterback from 2010, as well as their all-conference linebacker and safety, but their replacements got a few chances to play last year due to some injuries and area ready to go, Stanford says.

“Because the young guys had to play last year, we’re bringing back 30 experienced guys,” he says.

The team’s no-huddle, fast-break offense and its attacking and blitz-heavy defense make its style of football very exciting to watch, Stanford says. CS

Garth Bishop is editor of CityScene Magazine

Homegrown Talent Anthology showcases work of Columbus authors

By Devan Toncler

The Columbus Creative Cooperative is hoping to exceed expectations with Overgrown: Tales of the Unexpected

That’s the title of the group’s newest short story anthology, expected to publish Sept. 8. Readers should expect not only the unexpected – all of the stories have some sort of twist at the end – but also “a lot of variety and to be entertained,” says Brad Pauquette, the editor of the anthology and one of its published authors.

The anthology will be published and sold in bookstores around Columbus, as well as in Amazon Kindle Edition and Nook by Barnes and Noble. Authors submitted their work for the anthology in May and June, offering plenty of diverse choices for the cooperative.

“We have no set number of authors we accept,” says Pauquette. “We just look through the submissions for exceptional authors.”

A shot at publication is a boon for any author, but Columbus Creative Cooperative does more for the community than publish anthologies. It also offers writing workshops – free and open for anyone who wants to bring in a work in progress – two Wednesdays a month.

“I was looking for a local workshop to join, and found the energy and input from fellow CCC writers to be helpful and motivating,” says Chad Jones, now an executive member and published author with the group.

Pauquette’s story for Tales of the Unexpected follows a couple who move frequently under mysterious circumstances hosting a strange dinner party. Jones’ draws on his own experience working in kitchens to tell the tale of a man who must make a lifealtering decision one night while washing dishes at work.

“My intent was to convey how people trapped by circumstance often make poor decisions,” Jones writes in an e-mail.

The group’s mission is to promote the talent of local writers and artists, helping one another to turn their efforts into

mutually pro table enterprises. But more than that, “we want to bring back the short story as a form of entertainment, as something that is more valuable than a movie,” says Pauquette. CS

For more information or to submit your own work, visit www.columbuscoop.org.

Devan Toncler is a contributing writer for CityScene Magazine

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Acouple of years ago, Nicole chose Bob Webb to build a home for her and daughter, Megan, now 9, in the northern reaches of Tartan Fields. The two, along with Nicole’s then-husband, had previously lived in a Webb home in Muir eld, so she was familiar with the company’s work.

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ers decided to work from the group’s two-story Westminster model to create the home Nicole envisioned.

By Duane St. Clair

PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHRISTA SMOTHERS continued from page 25

Nicole had spent some time in her native Danville, Calif., where a Cape Cod home appealed to her. As she photographed it, the cooperative owner, a total stranger, invited her to tour the home, providing her with even more ideas.

When she presented pictures, ideas and magazine articles to Webb, design-

“I wanted a Cape Cod. They don’t have too many in Dublin,” she says. To that end, “We had to ad-lib it because Cape Cods are traditionally a story and a half.”

To create a Cape Cod, designers added three dormers.

Another must for Nicole was the typical large front porch on the home on a large corner lot. “It’s unusual to see people sitting on porches,” she says, allowing that few homes are built with them anymore.

As the design progressed, two more porches were added to the rear. Nicole had considered a long single rear porch, but “you have to stop somewhere” when deciding on add-ons that represent higher costs, she says.

A highlight of the interior appears immediately upon entering.

To the right is a room that could have been a living room or a den, but “Nobody has a living room anymore,” Nicole says. Instead, she has a sitting room with some comfortable seating and built-in shelves and cabinetry that surround a small but functional wood-burning replace. It’s an amenity she wanted in a comfortable place to simply relax and read.

The room’s entry is through two square, wood-framed pillars rather than the usual round ones. They appear to sit atop a pair of short, low walls, a concept Nicole spotted in the California home. They’re all painted white, as is woodwork throughout the home.

Rather than a two-story foyer ceiling, Nicole had the ceiling built at the same 11-foot height as the rest of the home. The change allowed for a full bath upstairs. To the left, off the foyer, is a large dining room with direct access to the kitchen, which is part of the high-ceilinged great room at the end of the foyer.

Nicole and her daughter, Megan

The great room off the kitchen is partially divided to offset another seating area.

The high-ceilinged great room features a tile-faced gas fireplace that is standard in Webb homes.

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Kitchen cabinetry is a light off-white with dark highlight trim matching the dark wood oors that, in turn, contrast nicely with the cabinetry. Nicole selected the ooring for the entire rst oor living area. Her kitchen features dark manufactured granite on countertops and the dining island. For under-cabinet lighting, she stayed with traditional incandescent bulbs rather than LED or some other low-energy product because, she says, “I like more of a yellow glow.”

The kitchen is at one end of the great room, which is partly divided to offset another seating area where Nicole’s penchant for her own features shows. This is a unique, handcrafted, natural wood cabinet she found in her furniture-seeking travels that serves as an enclosed entertainment center. The tile-faced corner gas replace has a small wood mantle, standard for a Webb home, which Nicole kept because of its simple design.

Nicole has been furnishing the home throughout the course of her rst year in it. In keeping with the walnut stained oors, Nicole selected espresso-colored table and chairs for her great room dining area. She found them at Pottery Barn, one of her furniture sources. “I love Pottery Barn. I also

love consignment shops,” she says, with a nod to the entertainment center.

A sliding door is the access point for one rear porch. Off the great room seating area through a French door is what could have been a screened porch or sunroom. Nicole chose to enclose it and use it as

The first floor master bathroom features an extended shower and cabinets that match those in the kitchen.

The kitchen features off-white cabinets and manufactured granite countertops.

an of ce with a standard door that opens to the second rear porch. A patio of pavers links the porches, which face a fully landscaped yard.

The master suite, off the great room past the kitchen, is typical. It’s large, as is the attached bath that includes an extended, glass-enclosed, tiled shower with a seat on one side. Cabinets have the same nish as those in the kitchen.

Another feature in the Webb design is twin stairs to the second oor. One is off the foyer, the other off the great room, creating convenient access to four bedrooms linked by an open walkway above the great room.

says – but not so different that it doesn’t blend well.

Nicole and Megan love the neighborhood, which is within walking distance of Megan’s school – “I still drive her,” Nicole concedes. While it’s a large home – approaching 4,000 square feet, including the nished portion of the basement – “It’s just right for us,” Nicole says.

One bedroom is Megan’s. One is a guest room with a full bath. Another – temporarily, at least – is home to three guinea pigs that roam a large area on the oor, covered by a plastic mat and surrounded by a low fence. A hamster cage occupies the room, too.

Eventually, Nicole says, the pets will be moved to the basement, where she has established an entertainment area with a wall-mounted television set and a large comfortable table. Much of the carpeted room is unfurnished as she decides what to put in it.

As she re ects on her efforts to create the home, Nicole says, “You don’t realize how much goes into it, little details you don’t realize” regarding paint colors, lighting, cabinet knobs and xtures, with selection help from the Webb staff.

Based on the exterior, with its porches and dormers, the house is “different than anything in this neighborhood,” Nicole

Duane St. Clair is a contributing editor for CityScene Magazine.

Megan’s room upstairs can be reached by either of two stairways – a common Webb design feature.

man caves

Yard plays host to bar, pond, golf course and zip line

By Garth Bishop PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHRISTA SMOTHERS

Party in the Back

Fully equipped bar? Check. Six-hole golf course? Check. Man-made pond with waterfall, fountains, deck, paddleboat and zip line? Check.

Some sort of family fun center or country club? Nope – just the back yard of Concord Township residents Dan and Wendy Herb.

Their name for the whole out t: the Party Shack.

Dan – who has lived in central Ohio for 55 of his 59 years – is an Upper Arlington High School graduate. He and his sons sell re trucks for Sutphen.

The Herbs have lived in their house for 15 years, but most of the elements that make up the Party Shack are only a few years old. Dan built the pond four years ago after buying some neighboring property to expand the back yard.

The additional property was mostly marshland with a lot of dead trees. Dan cut down the trees, dug the pond, planted grass and had a friend – Tom Costello of Costello Productions – install a water feature.

“I did the pond because the land was marshy and I needed a way to drain it,” Dan says.

The area surrounding the pond is dotted with ower planters, all of them arranged

by Wendy. In the winter, when the pond freezes over, it can be used as an ice-skating rink – a tting use, as Wendy is manager of central Ohio’s Chiller Ice Rinks.

With the pond and water feature in place, Dan built a deck and was adding chairs when he had the idea to build a shed in the nearby wooded area to hold equipment. Plans gradually changed to put the shed right next to the water, and

The Herbs’ back yard sports a fully equipped bar with deck built right next to the pond.

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to transform it from an equipment shed to the bar that gives the larger P arty Shack its name. The shack has been in place for about a year. Lights strung up throughout the yard tie the entire ensemble together.

The bar is made from wood that came from a barn in Newark, and it has shutters on the sides to keep out foul weather. In addition to its full complement of liquor, mini-fridge for beer and Margaritaville margarita maker, it also has a cableequipped TV, a big screen and projector for football games and a neon sign bearing its name.

O ther bar highlights include two different styles of barstools, a ceiling fan, empty wine bottles with candles in them and profane beer bottle jackets.

“It’s just the perfect place to have a party,” says Herb.

Still, if the bar and pond are the most immediately eye-catching aspects of the Herbs’ back yard, the zip line – suggested by the Herbs’ children – is probably the most memorable.

“They thought they’d never see that … and I said, ‘That’s not a bad idea,’” says Dan.

“It’s just the perfect place to have a party.”

Fall Lectures at Capital University

Eboo Patel Author of “Acts of Faith”

The Story of an American Muslim, the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation.

Tuesday, Sept. 27 5 p.m.

Unified Theme Author Lecture

Art Spiegelman Author and Illustrator of “Maus: A Survivor’s Tale”

A biography of the author’s father, Vladek Spiegelman, a Polish Jew and Holocaust survivor. “Maus” is the only comic book ever to have won a Pulitzer Prize.

Thursday, Oct. 27 7:30 p.m.

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A wooden tower at the northern edge of the back yard holds one end of the zip line, which stretches across the length of the pond. The entire line is over water, so there’s no risk of anyone landing on the hard ground. The pond has two fountains put together with PVC piping and re hose, and one of the fountains is rigged so it can blast an unsuspecting rider with a jet of water as he or she coasts over it.

A six-hole golf course winds through the back yard. There is no actual green – only grass – but a set of rules unique to the Party Shack Golf Club, printed up on of cial-looking scorecards, makes things

easier on the players. A ball within one club length of the hole is considered to be “close enough,” per the scorecards, and if a skilled – or lucky – player happens to actually hit the ball into the cup, his or her last stroke is not counted. Furthermore, a wild card rule has potential to level the playing eld – the Herbs’ dogs, Georgie Girl and Gabby, like to snatch up errant golf balls, and if they happen to move a player’s ball, that player must continue play from wherever the dog drops it.

Thanks to their Party Shack, the Herbs have found themselves hosting a lot of parties – quickly quelling their early concerns that it might be a lot of work for not much use. They even hosted a wedding in June.

Dan does not know what the future holds for the P arty Shack, but he still has one or two things in mind, like making the bar shutters electronic so they can be opened or closed with the push of a button. He also wants to rig up remote control car wheels to the zip line rail so the process to bring the holding bar back to the top of the tower is less laborious.

Garth Bishop is editor of CityScene Magazine.

The zipline is a focal point of the Herbs’ open-air oasis that also includes a sixhole golf course for a more sedate experience.

Team Spirit

OSU-themed drinks turn taste buds into Buckeye fans

By Thailyr Scrivner

in the spirit

Buckeye Vodka

A mixed drink is not the only way to pay tribute to the Bucks with potent potable. Some liquors do the job all by themselves.

Family-owned, Dayton-based Buckeye Vodka made its of cial debut in April, then poured into Columbus in May. It is now lling shelves and glasses all over Ohio.

The Crystal Water Company in Dayton supplies the distillery with water. Both the vodka and the water used to make it are distilled, ensuring the end product is as pure as possible, says Buckeye Vodka CEO Jim Finke. The idea for the vodka started with “the desire to harness this expertise in the water business,” Finke says. “Vodka just t perfectly.”

A traditional taste pro le sets Buckeye Vodka apart, Finke says – imbibers can have the smooth and clean taste without the burn.

“There’s no reason that a really good vodka can’t be made in Ohio,” he says. “We grow some of the best grains in the world right here in the Midwest.”

Buckeye Vodka can make for some tasty game-day – or any-day – drinks

Combine vodka and Bloody Mary mix. Rim glass with lime and Old Bay Seasoning, then garnish with a lime, olive and celery stick. A recipe for homemade Bloody Mary mix can be found on Buckeye Vodka’s website, www.buckeyevodka.com.

Mix vodka and orange juice, then nish with prosecco. Serve in a champagne ute.

Thailyr Scrivner is a contributing writer for CityScene Magazine.

Hail Mary

Pregame-Mosa

Buckeye Martini

The Buckeye Hall of Fame Grill on Goodale Avenue in Grandview has found a way to convert the locally popular – and delicious – chocolate-and-peanut-butter buckeye dessert into a martini. Rather than offer a standard chocolate martini, staffers decided to add a restaurantappropriate twist, says Gary Petroff, managing partner.

“It’s one of the rst drinks that we went after … to make the perfect Buckeye Martini,” Petroff says.

The restaurant has made a few adjustments to its menu since opening its doors in November, but the Buckeye Martini has been a smash hit since day one, and no matter what changes are made, it won’t be leaving the menu anytime soon, says Petroff.

Petroff wouldn’t give away the proportions for a perfect Buckeye Martini a la Buckeye Hall of Fame Grill, but he was willing to name the ingredients:

>>Chocolate Vodka

>>White Chocolate Liqueur

>>Splash of Peanut Butter Syrup

>>Splash of Half & Half

>>Crème de Cacao White

>>Hershey’s Syrup Garnish

Tartan West

Lakes Edge at Golf Village

Municipality/Township: Powell

Builders in the community: Bob Webb

Location: P owell Road to Sawmill Road, north on Sawmill, left on Rutherford Road, Lakes Edge will be on your left.

School district: Olentangy Schools

Number of homes when complete: 88

Price range: Low $400s and up

Style of homes: Southern-style Patio Homes

Year opened: 2003

Special features: Live in a maintenance-free, gated community with views of a prestigious golf course. Beautiful Kinsale Golf & Fitness Club features an Arthur Hills-designed golf course, dining, a full-service tness center and a spa. Along with golf course views, Lakes Edge boasts treed lots and ponds. New phase is now open.

Villas at Cortona

Builders in the community: Truberry Group

Location: I-270 to Route 161/33 West (towards Marysville). Exit at Post Road and take a right. Take a left almost immediately onto Hyland Croy Road. After Brand Road, turn right onto Corazon Drive.

School district: Dublin Schools

Number of homes when complete: 48

Price range: Mid $300s

Style of homes: English cottage

Special features: Custom Villas located in Dublin’s most desirable neighborhood featuring 48 sites surrounded by mature trees, and many of the sites allow for walk-out lower levels or daylight windows. Many of these distinctive English-Cottage style homes also feature courtyards and rear-load garages.

That’s right –you’ve always known Truberry’s Savona luxury condos were the best. But now we are offering them for the best prices ever!

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TARTAN FIELDS – Great multi-level split featuring walkout midlevel and walkout lower level. Beautiful kitchen with cherry cabinetry, granite countertops. Large master suite with huge closet. Lots of hardwood oors. $679,900. Call Neil Rogers: 614-619-8777.

989 VILLAGE BLUFF DR. – Exquisite condo in prestigious gated community on a ravine. Open oor plan featuring rst oor master suite with two bedrooms upstairs. Many upgrades. Lots of hardwood oors. Finished lower level. $599,000. Call Rick Tossey: 614-795-5500.

LAKES EDGE AT GOLF VILLAGE, Olentangy Schools – Patio home in a gated community. Large windows and screened-in porch provide great views of a pond. High ceilings and hardwood oors throughout. $499,900. Call George Ailshire: 740-881-9320.

PARK PLACE VILLAGE AT NORTH ORANGE, Olentangy Schools – Condominium is a former model home loaded with extras. Florida room off breakfast area and beautiful owner’s suite. Was $442,239, now only $389,900! Call Adam Langley: 740-548-1900.

LUXURY CONDOS IN TARTAN WEST – Our luxury condominiums in Tartan West offer a variety of oor plans with exible space for a home of ce, media room, or extra bedrooms. Visit our decorated models and see what life can be like in this resort community. Tartan West is off Hyland Croy north of Dublin Jerome High School. Dublin Schools. Call Judy Fox: 614-402-0787.

VILLAS IN TARTAN WEST – Those who love single-family homes yet appreciate carefree living will nd our villas in Tartan West to be a perfect t. This beautiful community is located just north of Jerome High School near Glacier Ridge Metro Park and all of its amenities. See our innovative oor plans. Dublin Schools. Call Judy Fox: 614-402-0787.

Design Build – Truberry Group with a reputation for building one of a kind homes on your lot or one of ours.

NEWMODELING – Finished Basements. Remodeled Kitchens and Baths. Room Additions. When a renovation isn’t quite complete, think Truberry Group. With more than 20 years designing and building luxury homes, we offer the quality and attention to detail that only a top custom builder can bring to your remodeling project. Call today to schedule a planning meeting with our in-house architects: 614-207-1574 or 614-890-5588.

Got the Point? ‘Pursuit’ presents wacky whirlwind tour of High Five districts

By Jessica Salerno

It’s not quite on the same scale as The Amazing Race, but fans might still nd the Pointless Pursuit pretty amazing.

The Pursuit is a competition in which teams of two travel throughout Columbus’ High Five districts – the University District, the Short North, the Arena District, Downtown and German Village – and complete challenges there. This year’s is slated for Sept. 11.

The event is engineered to be “as close to The Amazing Race as possible,” says Kristen Warren, co-producer of the event.

The competition is now its third year, and its unconventional challenges – not to mention the wacky costumes worn by spirited participants – are steadily raising its popularity. Last year’s event had double the competitors of the year before, and organizers this year are expecting 150 to 200 teams.

“We’ve had teams come from as far away as Indianapolis in order to compete and really go all out,” Warren says.

Each team is given a passport to be stamped by a judge after every completed challenge, allowing them to move on to the next. Challenges vary widely, but include such things as completing a poledancing routine, memorizing a script from a play and acting it out, and a taking part in a hot wing eating contest at Buffalo Wild Wings.

There are 16 challenges total, and a team must complete 12 of them to nish. Each team can expect to cover 5-7 miles, their only means of conveyance COTA buses and their own four feet. The competition begins at noon and most teams nish in about four hours, but in previous years, the winners have nished in less than three.

Costumes are not required, but they are encouraged, and participants have come up with some interesting themes in years past, such as a husband-and-wife team clad in a tuxedo and a wedding dress, and a pair adorning themselves as the title characters of Where’s Waldo? and Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?

“People really embrace the idea of coming in costume … fully,” says Warren.

The top three nishers all receive prizes, but the best part of the kooky competition, Warren says, is the experience.

“Every year we try to come up with things that are completely different and wacky, yet fun and challenging,” she says.

A portion of the proceeds will bene t the Crawford Crew, a group devoted to ghting cervical cancer. CS

Jessica Salerno is a contributing writer for CityScene Magazine.

Culture Capital

Italy is diverse in its travel offerings

By Gail Martineau

The Coliseum, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Vatican, Pompeii, Sicily, the canals of Venice, fashion in Milan.

Italy has it all.

But without some planning, the historyrich country can cause culture overload.

Pickerington resident Alan Corn has traveled the country seven times, and every time he visits, he learns and sees new things, he says.

His favorite spot in the ancient land: Florence.

Considered the birthplace of the Renaissance, Florence is host to the Uf zi Gallery, Michelangelo’s David and grandiose architecture.

“You can walk everywhere,” says Corn.

A 38-year veteran Latin teacher at Bexley High School, Corn has been leading groups of high schoolers to Italy and other countries since the 1990s. His wife, Shelly, has accompanied him on a number of trips to Italy, as well as to other European countries.

“I’ve been to Florence six times, and I always nd something different,” says Corn.

When he was younger, Corn says, he didn’t fully appreciate the experience of seeing art in its natural habitat. But now, it’s one of the things he most loves about Italy in general.

“When you see these things, it grabs you; it affects you viscerally,” he says.

His No. 1 tip for first-time travelers to Italy is to plan for the art. Though it costs a little extra, not having to wait in the long lines at the museum is worth it.

“Book a reserved entry to the Uf zi,” Corn says.

A Doric temple at Paestum in southern Italy.

Photos this page by Alan Corn

The Uf zi, completed in 1581, houses collections of the works of Da Vinci, Botticelli, Michelangelo, Raphael, Caravaggio and Rembrandt, among other notable artists.

Having a grasp of the Italian language helps, Corn says.

“All barriers go down,” says Corn, who took a few Italian courses at The Ohio State University in 2000. “They want to share their culture with you.”

Unlike Corn, Dublin resident Brent Dutcher and his wife, Pat, took their rst trip to Italy last year.

The couple’s 17-day trip was planned with the help of Dublin-based Creative Vacations, which has helped the Dutchers arrange about 25 trips.

The Dutchers spent ve days in Rome, four nights in Tuscany, four nights in Cinque Terra and three nights in Lake Como. They ew back to the states from Milan.

“We’ve done a number of trips, and Italy was one of the places we hadn’t been to yet,” Dutcher says. “On a cruise, we had touched it, we had been to Venice and an couple of other places, but we were not able to spend any time there. It’s one of the places on most people’s lists of places they would like to go.”

Dutcher’s favorite place in Italy was Rome.

Clockwise from right:

Pat Dutcher in Rome

A look inside the Coliseum

A villa in Tuscany

The Leaning Tower of Pisa

Photos this page by Brent Dutcher

UPCOMING EVENTS

Balloons-n-Tunes

“We spent ve days pretty much on a self-guided tour,” he says, noting he loved the ancient ruins and the numerous cathedrals. “To me, there was so much there, between all the religious and art history and then the history of civilization.”

His tip for Rome: “Buy the headsets and do the self-guided tours.”

Dutcher also recommends the Eyewitness Travel guides as a helpful way to get around the country, though the subway

system and the taxis were easy to navigate, he says.

“(The guidebooks) break down everything into sections. They make it easy for you to concentrate on an area and really see the stuff in the area,” Dutcher says. He and his wife hope to travel back to Italy soon.

“I’d love to do Sicily,” he says. “Both Pat and I just really enjoy traveling. We just enjoy getting out and immersing ourselves in other cultures and seeing what life is like around the world.” CS

Gail Martineau is a contributing editor for CityScene Magazine.

A pulpit carved in 1265-1268 inside Siena’s Duomo.

The canopus at Hadrian’s Villa outside of Rome.

Manarola, one of the five towns that make up the Cinque Terre region.

Top of page: photo by Alan Corn. All others by Brent Dutcher.

Travel tips from Brent Dutcher

Tip # 1: We really enjoyed driving on our own through Umbria & Tuscany but don’t even think of doing this without a GPS. I am a 30-year UPSer and can read a map quite well, but there is not a straight road in this mountainous, ancient country. Between one of us driving while the other monitored the GPS, we had no problems whatsoever. We were able to download Italy maps on the Garmin we use at home prior to leaving and they worked wonderfully.

Tip # 2: Make sure you have a cell phone that works internationally. You can track down your travel companions when you separate to accommodate different interests. Also, they will help you in an emergency. This picture shows us when our rental van broke down and we had to pull off to the side of a highway in Umbria. We were able to contact the rental company in Rome who sent help.

Form meets function in Columbus One Step Beyond

Picture Columbus in motion.

That’s what dancer and photographer Jackson Sarver did when BalletMet and CityScene Magazine set out to reinterpret prominent Columbus landmarks through movement.

Sarver has been with BalletMet since 2004 and recently opened his own photography business in his spare time: Sarver Digital. He enlisted the help of dancers Annie Mallonee Clausen, Adrienne Benz DeWeerd, Bethany Manley Lee, Samantha Lewis, Olivia Clark Omardien, Emily Ramirez, Kerri Riccardi, David Tlaiye and Kelly Yankle for this project, as well as that of his wife, Katie, who held the camera for the photos in which Sarver himself appears. CS

Opposite: Adrienne Benz DeWeerd at North Bank Park

Below: Jackson Sarver in front of the North Market

Annie Mallonee Clausen, left, and Kerri Riccardi in front of the Columbus College of Art and Design

Kelly Yankle and David Tlaiye in front of the new Main Street Bridge

Emily Ramirez at Franklin Park Conservatory

Bethany Manley Lee at Arch Park in the Arena District

Olivia Clark Omardien in front of the main branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library

Photo:

Life of Crime Former crime reporter makes rst entry into world of ction

By Duane St. Clair

He’s been a reporter, a publicist and a public relations adviser. He’s handled communications for Velvet Ice Cream, and he’s written a book on a deadly insurance scam perpetrated in 1993 by two Columbus businessmen and a California doctor.

Now, Robin Yocum has added another accolade to his list: ction novelist.

Yocum’s rst ctional crime novel, Favorite Sons, was published in June.

The book’s events are set in motion when four small-town teenagers confront a 17-year-old bully and the bully ends up dead. The boys vow to never tell a soul about the bully’s death, and a local lowlife named One-Eyed Jack goes to prison for it. But 33 years later, he re-emerges and confronts one of the four boys, now

a prosecutor running for state attorney general.

Yocum, a Westerville resident, spent 11 years as police and investigative reporter for The Columbus Dispatch and has written two non ction books about central Ohio crimes – knowledge that served him well heading into his rst work of ction. He grew up in Brilliant, Ohio – a small town on the Ohio River, near Steubenville – so he is also intimately familiar with small towns like the one in which Favorite Sons takes place.

A visit years ago to the death chamber at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility provided the rst inspiration that led to Favorite Sons – the prison has three buttons, only one of which actually works, that are pushed by three guards to carry

out an execution. Yocum wanted to explore the concept of a friendship between the condemned and a guard who would be pushing the button to end his life.

“I had to create a crime of which this guy was wrongfully convicted,” he says.

That idea eventually gave way to the concept of the prosecutor deciding how to proceed despite his inside knowledge of the crime. The man is “sworn to uphold the law, but here is a guy in prison who was wrongfully convicted” and he knows it, Yocum says.

Yocum currently runs his own public relations rm, Yocum Communications, providing PR work for a varied assortment of organizations. CS

Duane St. Clair is a contributing editor for CityScene Magazine.

Robin Yocum

Gallery Exhibits

Columbus Museum of Art: Sidney Chafetz Prints through Sept. 25. Monet to Matisse: Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Sirak Collection – featuring works by Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Paul Klee and Henri Matisse, among others – from Sept. 23-Feb. 5. Columbus Views – including works by George Bellows, Emerson Burkhart, Edmund Kuehn, Robert Chadeayne and others – from Sept. 30-spring 2012. Caravaggio: Behold the Man! The Impact of a Revolutionary Realist, featuring the work of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, from Oct. 21Feb. 5. www.columbusmuseum.org

Studios on High Gallery: Intersecting Visions, new work by Tom Harbrecht and Ryan Orewiler, from Sept. 1-30. www. studiosonhigh.com

Ohio Art League: Impossible Things –works by Marty Azevedo, Justin Hayward, Emily Herbeck and Blake McAdow – from Sept. 1-Oct. 1. Nostalgia, works by Drew Jones and Jeremy Sorrell, from Oct. 6-29. www.oal.org

Ursus Art Space: Ruby Rose Studio 2D mixed media on wood by Jen Belt and Lisa Cain from Sept. 1-Oct. 31. www.ursus artspace.com

Sherrie Gallerie: Prints and artwork from Ohio State Professor Sidney Chafetz from Sept. 2-27. Sculptures from Joe Beova from Sept. 30-Oct. 31. www.sherrie gallerie.com

Rivet Gallery: The art of Johnny Yanok and Lauren Gregg from Sep. 3-28. www. rivetart.com

High Road Gallery: Transformations: Fine Art in Fiber and Wood, ber art by Off Our Block members and wood art by the Cen-

tral Ohio Woodturners, Sept. 4-24. Plein air paintings by Ohio artists from Sept. 28Oct. 22. www.highroadgallery.com

Art Access Gallery: New Work, featuring Andrew Ina and Boryana Rusenova Ina,

from Sept. 6- Oct. 8. Color Expressions, featuring Marti Steffy and Ellen Bazzoli, from Oct. 11-Nov. 12. www.artaccessgallery.com

Keny Galleries: Michael McEwan: Recent Landscapes, a 25th anniversary exhibition,

Hayley Gallery

Sept. 8-Oct. 10. Opening reception Sept. 9. Contemporary Cadences: The Modernist Impulse in American Art (1911-2011) from Oct. 14-Nov. 7. www.kenygalleries.com

Capital University Schumacher Gallery: The Golden Age of Jazz, photography by William Gottlieb, from Sept. 9-Nov. 5. www.capital.edu

Hammond Harkins Galleries: Inspired by Music: Works by Milisa Valliere, from Sept. 23-Oct. 31. www.hammondharkins.com

Michael McEwan Studio: Oil Painting Workshops led by Peggi Kroll Roberts and Ray Roberts, Sept 26-28. Register 614-596-0463, or mmcq@live. com.

Brandt-Roberts . Galleries: Ohio State University: Modernist Legacy – featuring the work of Hef Hedner, Robert King and Al Newbill – from Sept. 30-Oct. 29. www.brandtroberts galleries.com

Miller Gallery, Otterbein University Art and Communication Building: The 9/11 Portfolio: Prints from the Manhattan Graphic Center, featuring New York artists from the Manhattan Graphic Center,

through Oct. 7. Distance From Oneself by Shelley Given from Oct. 17-Dec. 9. www. otterbein.edu

Ohio Art Council’s Riffe Gallery: Natural Light, paintings by Ohio Plein Air Society, through Oct. 16. www.riffegallery.org

PM Gallery: New Works, from Elijah and Michael Secrest, through Oct. 31. www. pmgallery.com

Decorative Arts Center: Once Upon a Page, award-winning children’s books illustrations from the Mazza Museum of the University of Findlay, from Oct. 22-Dec. 31. www.decartsohio.org

Hayley Gallery: A Dance with Color by Trish Weeks from Oct. 22-Nov. 11. www. hayleygallery.com

Dublin Arts Council Gallery: Shifting Perspectives, featuring a selection of photographs by several U.K. artists, curated by Richard Bailey, through Nov. 4. www. dublinarts.org

Fisher Gallery at Roush Hall: Cover Stories: The Art of the Book Jacket, scale works

Far Left: Ohio Art League

Below: Hammond Harkins Galleries

Riffe Gallery

Keny Galleries

from Printworks Gallery in Chicago, through Dec. 9. www.otterbein.edu

Wexner Center for the Arts: Peonies by Diana Thater through Dec. 30. www. wexarts.org

Frank Museum of Art at Otterbein University: Poetic Visions: Ink Paintings by C.Y. Woo through Jan. 20. www.otterbein.edu

Ohio Glass Museum: How May We Serve You?, displaying glass serving pieces from the past and present, through March 2012. www.ohioglassmuseum.org

Michael McEwan: Recent Landscapes

25th Anniversary Exhibition

September 9 - October 7, 2011

The Golden Age of Jazz:

Photographs by William Gottlieb

September 9 to November 5, 2011

(Gallery closed October 21-23.)

Opening Reception Friday, September 9 5 to 7:30 p.m.

The Schumacher Gallery is free and open to the public.

Red Barn/Holmes County Acrylic, 8 x 8 inches, 2011

Keny Galleries

Historic . Folk . Contemporary . Advisory

300 East Beck Street Columbus, Ohio 43206

(614) 464-1228 www.kenygalleries.com

William Gottlieb’s photographs of jazz artists from the 1930s and 1940s, the era considered by many to be the “golden age of jazz,” have become icons of jazz history. This exhibition, curated by Smith Kramer Fine Arts, Kansas City, features portraits of jazz greats such as Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Billie Holiday and more.

Gallery open Monday through Saturday, 1 to 5

Located on the fourth floor of Blackmore Library on Capital University’s Bexley campus.

Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong

Picks&Previews

CityScene spotlights what to watch, what to watch for and what not to miss!

Greek Festival

Sept. 2-5

Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 555 N. High St.

The Greek Festival returns for its 39th year, bringing with it music, dancing, exhibitions and a vast array of gourmet food, quick Greek cuisine and pastries. www. greekcathedral.com

Upper Arlington Labor Day Arts Festival

Sept. 5, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Northam Park, 2070 Northam Rd.

More than 200 ne artists and ne craft artists will be on hand for the 45th annual festival. Music, dance, refreshments and hands-on art activities will also be available. www.uaoh.net

Curtain Players present Dial M for Murder

Sept. 9-25

Curtain Players Theatre, 5691 Harlem Rd., Galena

This thriller – which follows a man who marries a wealthy woman and plans to murder her for her money – began life as a Broadway play and was adapted into

Lithopolis Honeyfest

Sept. 10, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Downtown Lithopolis

Live entertainment, art, kids’ crafts and honey-made food join demonstrations, . observation hives, bee beards and more at this popular festival. www.lithopolis honeyfest.com

a famous lm by Alfred Hitchcock. www.curtainplay ers.com

Pointless Pursuit

Sept. 11 Locations throughout Columbus

A one-day race in which teams of two must follow clues and solve puzzles throughout Columbus’ High Five Districts to win cash and other fun prizes. See story on page 45. www.pointlesspursuit.com

New Albany Walking Classic

Sept. 11, 8 a.m. Market Square, New Albany

The annual walking-only race – featuring a half-marathon, a 10K and a kids’ fun walk – is back for another year. Those not participating in the race can come out to cheer on their favorite walker. www. newalbanywalkingclassic.com

Jazz on the Avenue: Committed Sept. 15, 7 p.m. King Arts Complex, 867 Mt. Vernon Ave.

The six-man a capella group that won the second season of NBC’s The Sing-Off performs. www.kingartscomplex.com

Gravity’s Ripple III

Sept. 16-17

Dublin Arts Center, 7125 Riverside Dr.

Based on the ability to y, this outdoor contemporary dance project will feature dancers, balloons, paper airplanes and oating lanterns. The 40-minute performance will be followed by a question-andanswer period featuring the choreographer and dancers. www.dublinarts.org

Delaware County Fair

Sept. 17-24

Delaware County Fairgrounds, 236 Pennsylvania Ave., Delaware

As usual, horses gure into the county fair in a big way, but the event also features food, rides and the normal fair exhibitions.

Columbus Italian Festival, Oct. 7-9

The Little Brown Jug race is slated for Sept. 22. www.delawarecountyfair.com

Foo Fighters

Sept. 22, 7 p.m.

Nationwide Arena, 200 W. Nationwide Blvd.

The Foo Fighters are known for their guitar-heavy style and loyal fan base. www. livenation.com

Woody: His Life, Times and Teachings

Sept. 23-25

Ohio Theatre, 39 E. State St.

Celebrate the 60th anniversary of famed coach Woody Hayes’ arrival at The Ohio State University by watching a play celebrating his life’s achievements. www.capa.com

Columbus Okoberfest

Sept. 23-25

Ohio Expo Center, 717 E. 17th Ave.

Enjoy games, food and music along with an abundance of beer at the city’s celebration of all things German, organized by Schmidt’s Restaurant und Sausage Haus of German Village. www.columbusoktober fest.com

Foo Fighters, Sept. 22

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BalletMet OnDemand

Sept. 23-Oct. 8

BalletMet Performance Space, 322 Mt. Vernon Ave.

This program features performances voted on by fans and BalletMet dancers. BalletMet Artistic Director Gerard Charles will also pick his favorites as he celebrates his 10th anniversary with the company. www.balletmet.org

New Albany Classic Invitational

Grand Prix and Family Day

Sept. 25, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wexner Residence,

1 Whitebarn Rd., New Albany

Family fun and a horse show jumping competition highlight this annual New Albany event. www.thenewalbanyclassic.com

Middfest International

Sept. 30-Oct. 2

Middletown, Ohio

August 20 - November 6

EXPLORE

global food cultures through large-scale photographs from the book What the World Eats.

VIEW

work by local artists interpreting America’s relationship with food.

PLAY

in a children’s interactive area.

PARTICIPATE

in gardening and cooking classes, demonstrations, and family activities.

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Supported by:

Middfest International is renowned for taking a unique, in-depth look at another country’s culture and presenting it in a fun, festive environment. This year’s focus on Peru will be no exception. From fascinating exhibits that cover literature and language, science, history, art and culture to exciting live performances by artists from Peru and the U.S. to engaging youth activities, there will be lots to experience and enjoy. www.middfest international.org

Columbus Italian Festival

Oct. 7-9

St. John the Baptist Parish, 720 Hamlet St.

Enjoy traditional Italian food, music, dance and bocce ball competitions, and watch as festival supporters try to set a world record for largest meatball. www. columbusitalianfestival.com

Columbus Symphony Orchestra presents Carmina Burana

Oct. 13, 8 p.m.

Ohio Theatre, 39 E. State St.

Columbus Children’s Theatre presents Sleepy Hollow

Oct. 20-30

Park Street Theatre, 512 Park St.

Everyone can enjoy this classic tale with a modern twist as three kids trickor-treat at the Crane House and are magically transported into the story of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman. www. colschildrenstheatre.org

Columbus Symphony Orchestra presents Masterworks 1 – String Summit

Oct. 21-23

Southern Theatre, 21 E. Main St.

The symphony kicks off its 2011-12 Masterworks series with three 20th-century masterpieces featuring orchestral strings. www.columbussymphony.com

Mid-Ohio Comic Con

Oct. 22-23

Greater Columbus Convention Center, 400 N. High St.

Tens of thousands of comic fans from throughout Ohio gather to peruse comics, action gures, posters, DVDs, video games, collectibles and more, many of them in costume. This year’s special guests include Adam West and Burt Ward of 1960s Batman TV show fame, as well as Billy Dee Williams, perhaps best known as Lando Calrissian in the Star Wars movies. www.wizardworld.com

Via Romen Nuevo with Arkadiy Gips

Oct. 23, 2 p.m. Athletic Club of Columbus, 136 E. Broad St.

The gypsy musical troupe presents music and dance from Russia and Romania. Presented by CityMusic Columbus. www. citymusiccolumbus.org

Highball Halloween

Oct. 28, 5 p.m.-1 a.m. Fifth and High streets, Short North Arts District

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The symphony presents its season opener with Music Director Jean-Marie Zeitouni. www.columbussymphony.com

Columbus Symphony Pops: Opera to Broadway

Oct. 15, 8 p.m.

Ohio Theatre, 39 E. State St.

The popular Halloween bash is highlighted by an all-out Halloween costume runway show, and also features live music, stage performances, an Iron Chef-style showdown among four designers and a UV-light reactive interactive mural. www. highballhalloween.com

For a comprehensive list of other happenings around Columbus, check out www.cityscenecolumbus.com.

The Painter’s Eye

Featuring Eddie and Old Man Morpheus

by Carl Frederick Gaertner

By Michael McEwan

The Cleveland Museum of Art is internationally renowned, and its current renovation is the largest cultural project in the state.

The museum has, much to its credit, supported local artists since its opening in 1916. This support helped launch many talented artists, including Carl Frederick Gaertner (1898-1952).

For the most part, you might call Gaertner an American realist, certainly related to regionalist painters like Thomas Hart Benton. But thanks to his excellent training at the Cleveland Institute of Art, where he later taught for decades, there is an awareness of post-impressionism and early modernism. This month’s painting, Eddie and Old Man Morpheus (72” by 60”, oil on canvas, 1931), is a ne example.

The color strategy for this painting is stated in the elements of the still-life on the table, the blue-violet of the brush jar, the red-orange fruit and the deep yellow green of the wine bottle. Subtle variations of this trio move all over the canvas. The table holding the still-life has these colors laid together on its front, its tiled top a purposeful attening of space.

We can see the cubist/Cezanne-in uenced handling throughout, with the ground plane tilting up, the pair of windows pinched together to make a striking set of diagonals. In short, the scene has been remade with a strong two-dimensional pattern and a clearly de ned set of color choices as its focus.

Gaertner exhibited in many important

American museums for more than 30 years. Sadly, he died suddenly at age 54. There are more than 100 works by Cleveland artists in the museum’s collection. The support for local artists continues. CS

Carl Frederick Gaertner (American, 1898-1952). Eddie and Old Man Morpheus, 1931. Oil on canvas, 182.5 x 153.0 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art. Gift of Mrs. Shuree Abrams 1999.238

Artist Michael McEwan serves as Artist-in-Residence at Capital University, where he also teaches painting and drawing classes.