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Outdoor concerts, July 4, the Dublin Irish Festival – summer in Dublin is always a bustling time full of families, friends and neighbors spending time together and getting to know one another. In this issue, we offer you the chance to hear Robin and Don Rose tell the story of their two-plus-year boat voyage and invite you into the basement of Maureen and Mike Rolfe to see their private blues club. Shauna and Mick Broderick, featured on our cover, tell their story of meeting at the Dublin Irish Festival and falling in love. On our own personal note, we’re proud to announce that Dublin Life was one of the 2014 winners of the Central Ohio PRism awards for Public Relations Excellence. We are always striving to serve the community with our editorial content, so it is gratifying to have our work recognized in this way. But your feedback is even more important to us. Remember you can always email us at laurand@cityscenemediagroup.com with comments and suggestions. Slàinte, Kathleen K. Gill President/Publisher CityScene Media Group
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Anything but Stranded Dublin couple publishes book commemorating two and a half years at sea When Robin Lee met Don Rose, she knew she’d found the only fish in the sea for her. “He told me he wanted to go down the Mississippi and live on a boat,” Robin says. “I remember thinking, ‘This guy’s got some adventure. I think I’m going to like this.’” And after reading the phrase “Dreams never become reality unless you plan for them,” written on a church marquee, Robin knew she found her new life’s motto, the motivation to set sail and the subject of the couple’s book Living Aboard the Sailboat Robin Lee, published earlier this year. “I know so many people who have a lot they want to do, and they rarely plan,” Robin says. “I’m a big planner and a big doer.” In 1986, they sold their house and cars and left their jobs: Don was an attorney and Robin was a nurse. With limited boating experience, they bought a 30foot Catalina sailboat, and, with what was left in their savings, the Roses hit the waters and began a two-and-a-half-year life at sea. “I was doing the same thing every day before, and I just found myself getting older; it was frustrating,” Don says. “I couldn’t tell you what I did on any specific day before, but now I have a memory from each and every day of that trip.” Their journey began in Port Clinton and took the travelers to a plethora of new places, including Lake Ontario, through
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the Erie Canal, down the Hudson River and down the New Jersey Coast. They made their way to Naples and eventually to Key West and Palm Beach and spent time in the Bahamas. They retraced their steps back north, went to Mackinaw Island, then to Chicago. From there, the two went down the Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee and Tombigbee rivers to Mobile, Ala. and made their way to New Orleans. They ended their voyage at Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Robin kept a 10-volume journal of their excursion that recapped their daily adventures – from the mundane tasks of gro-
cery shopping and cooking meals to preparing for two hurricanes. Sept. 23, 1987 was the first encounter with Hurricane Emily. The couple knew their southern travels were in the center of hurricane season, so they planned to talk to the locals for advice on surviving 125 mph winds. They hunkered down at Green Turtle Cay in the Abaco Islands. Luckily, the brunt of the storm missed the island and they made it out safely, but not without a few moments of panic. On another risky occasion, Robin used her nursing skills to help administer first aid to a group of spear fishers after a shark attack. “In preparing for the trip, I packed a medical kit for us to have on the boat in case of an emergency,” she wrote in a journal entry. “Fortunately, I had done quite a bit of urgent care nursing during the year before we left.” The entry describing that day is one of hundreds that make up the couple’s book. Published this year, the anthology is a compilation of Robin’s journals, Don’s maintenance logs and other annotations from the trip. It is a tangible representation of the life the two lived while sailing and has helped rekindle contact with some of those they met on their trip. While living aboard the Robin Lee, Don typically did the cooking, while Robin managed the laundry.
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But the book almost never came to be due to damage to the journals. After the Roses returned to Dublin April 1, 1989, the journals were stored for about 20 years. A water leak in the farmhouse where the volumes were kept found its way into the box, causing fading, molding, discoloration and smudging. Even worse, the journals accidentally were pitched into the trash during a garage cleaning spree. A week later, Robin realized they were missing and were on their way to the dump. “She found out, with the help of the employees, which Dumpster the journals www.dublinlifemagazine.com
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were in, but they wouldn’t let her get into it,” Don says. “They told us when they were hauling it off to the landfill.” The duo, never afraid of an adventure, followed a dump truck to the landfill, where they refused to take “no” for an answer. “The man at the landfill said there was no way I could find them and that they were about to close,” Robin says. “He wasn’t even going to let me into the landfill, so I drove my car over and started looking. As the backhoe was picking up trash, I was going through everything, and I was able to find all the journals. I couldn’t find all my calendars with all the
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weather conditions and where we started and ended that day.” With the help of a family friend, Robin’s writings were converted to a digital format. The stories of their travels were safe. Throughout the trip, the two never grew weary of each other. Their only disputes involved choosing what dessert to order. They worked in tandem; Don cooked the meals and Robin did the laundry. “It was harmonious,” he says. “She’s easy to get along with.” Regaining their land legs at Fort Walton Beach was both refreshing and difficult for the twosome. “We sold the boat and bought two cars to get back to Ohio, but as we were selling the boat, (Robin) started crying,” Don says. “She hated to leave what she calls the favorite of all of her homes.” They continued traveling the world until 1992 when they rejoined the workforce. The now-retired attorney and nurse currently spend their time volunteering and relaxing at their home in Dublin. Don has always called Dublin home and, though Robin didn’t move to the City until 1978, she can trace historical roots to the area.
“I learned I had an ancestor who was given a land grant before the City was named,” she says. “His daughter married the first school teacher of Dublin. That helped me realize I had a connection here.” Don has grown tired of traveling, but Robin’s still on the move; her most recent trip was to Jordan. Each has one child from a previous marriage. The waves still have a wealth of potential for the Roses, so they keep a 17-foot Boston whaler at Indian Lake in Logan County. Their waterway travels are a bit milder now, but they will never forget their life aboard the Robin Lee. “We had such a unique ability and opportunity to experience so many great things. I hated leaving,” Robin says. “Everything worked out how we planned.” Stephan Reed is an editorial associate. Feedback welcome at laurand@cityscenemediagroup.com. The Roses’ book can be purchased at The Morgan House in Shawnee Hills, Roush Hardware in Dublin and at The Book Loft in German Village, or you can contact Don directly at dgrose195@gmail.com for a copy.
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For the first time in nearly 90 years, a town pump will serve as a gathering spot at Bridge and High streets. Unlike the original well that supplied water to the community in the late 1800s and early 1900s, Daily Chores is a work of art that pays homage to the place Dubliners used to congregate and share news of the day. The sculpture by Westerville artist Mike Tizzano will be dedicated June 5 at 5:30 p.m. at BriHi Square. Residents are invited to take part in the celebration, which will include the artist sharing his inspiration and a little history about the original town pump. Tizzano began working on the bronze and stone piece in early 2012 at the Dublin Community Recreation Center, where he engaged the public in the process. DCRC members and visitors were able to interact with the artist, asking questions and watching him create first a quarter-scale clay maquette before moving on to the lifesize sculpture – a process that Dublin Arts Council Executive Director David Guion called a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. “It’s unusual to have an artist creating a piece for the community over such a long period of time that is finally realized in bronze,” Guion says. “I think it’s really
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exciting for people to see it come about.” Tizzano says the interaction with the public has been very rewarding. “I’ve never heard of anybody doing what I do,” he says. Tizzano says once the artwork was cast in bronze and moved to the plaza at BriHi Square for installation, people became even more engaged. The sculpture features a young brother and his older sister fetching a pail of water. “I think a lot of people really love the expression on the boy’s face,” Tizzano says. “I think so many people can relate.” He says he has enWesterville artist Mike Tizzano inspects the in-progress joyed the chance to sculpture at the Studio Foundry in Cleveland in March. interact with people throughout the process: “It’s just been an removed in 1925 after a car ran into the absolute joy. I really feel part of the Dub- cement barricade surrounding it. lin community.” Tizzano’s version features bronze, natuTizzano believes Daily Chores will ral limestone and running water with the have broad appeal across different age figures of the girl and boy. Local schoolgroups. Older adults have shared memo- children served as models, including ries of growing up on farms where they Mackenzie Mescher posing as the girl, used pumps similar to the one featured in and Austin Wagner, Colin Hoffman and Daily Chores. Guion added that children Trenton Allen serving as a composite for relate more to sculptures that feature fig- the likeness of the boy. ures their own size, such as the boy and The sculpture is the latest addition to the girl retrieving the water. Art in Public Places program, a collaboThe idea to recreate the town pump ration between the City of Dublin and was first proposed by former Dublin resi- Dublin Arts Council. The Dublin Historical dent and member of the Dublin Historical Society is also a partner in the project. Society Carl Karrer (see “Where Are They Now?” page 30) in 2008. The original Nancy Richison is a contributing writer. town pump was an integral part of daily Feedback welcome at life for the community until it had to be laurand@cityscenemediagroup.com. 15
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Browsing the Isle Lots of green changes hands each year at the Dublin Irish Festival. Merchants from central Ohio – and from much farther reaches – come to the Festival to sell their wares. Visitors will find two types of vendors. Those in Emerald Arts Isle are artists and artisans and bring handmade goods and artwork. Marketplace vendors sell Celticthemed goods, including many Irish-
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made and imported items. For this year’s Festival, scheduled for Aug. 1-3, 97 merchants are confirmed – 35 Emerald Arts Isle and 62 Marketplace vendors. Ha’penny Bridge Imports of Ireland is likely a familiar name to Dublin, Ohio; the year-round shop of that name, operated by Al and Anne Gleine, is in Historic Dublin. The Gleines and Ha’penny were both part of the Festival separately before the couple bought the business in 1998. Anne and Al owned the Irish Peddler, an Irish-themed gift shop that used to be within a Dublin hotel, and participated in the Festival as its owners. Ha’penny has been a Festival vendor even longer. “Ever since it’s been possible to be at the Festival in a booth, Ha’penny has been there selling,” Anne says.
The couple took up the gift shop business after their marriage 31 years ago – a second marriage for both – because they wanted the flexibility to spend time with their children, who are now grown. The shop sells a variety of Celticthemed goods, many of which are made in Ireland. One item Anne expects will be popular this year is a kelly green “Dublin, Ohio USA” T-shirt, which was designed and screen printed in Ireland. Other hot items include jewelry. This year she’s featuring glass ball earrings. Anne is a member of the Festival’s Emerald Arts Isle and Marketplace Committee, helping with the selection of vendors. “(We) are trying to increase the quality in keeping with the Irish taste and culture,” Anne says. The Ha’penny store is almost as busy as the booth during the Festival weekend, Anne says. She runs the booth while Al mans the shop, and the two have a friendly competition to see who sells more. “I think I won last year,” Anne says. “I do know that the year before it was really close to being a tie. It was within a few dollars, which was amazing.” The Festival has also been a great monetary success for Wayne Cruze of Celtic Carving, based in Worthington. “Last year we sold between 30 and 40 pieces at the Irish Festival, which is fantastic,” says Cruze, who has been hand-carving wood for 26 years and selling at the Festival since 1999. Cruze started out carving Santa Clauses, but developed an interest in carving Celtic knot work www.dublinlifemagazine.com
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Irish-themed vendors connect with customers at Festival
Celtic carver Wayne Cruze of Worthington relies on his wife, Ann, to sand and stain the hundreds of hand-carved items he produces for sale each year.
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Regulars should notice more than a little extra elbow room at the Dublin Irish Festival this year. With the expansion of Coffman Park, the Festival is growing from 29 to 38 acres, making it the largest three-day Irish Festival on the planet, says Dublin Events Administrator Mary Jo DiSalvo. The grounds are expanding southward toward the Celtic Rock field. A permanent bridge across the creek replaces the temporary bridge that had been erected annually for the Festival and connects the southern end of the park to the northern end. These changes are just the first phase in a five-year plan to expand and improve the park, DiSalvo says. “It will be more of a slight movement this year, more guest comfort kinds of space,” she says. “We’ll move things that we think will alleviate congestion for guests and make it more navigable and make wayfinding easier throughout the grounds.” The parade of Irish organizations that kicks off the Festival and has traditionally started from the East Gate will likely start from the southern end of the park and cross the bridge to showcase the expansion, DiSalvo says. Among the host of new draws at the Festival will be a hurley stick maker. A craftsman will show festival-goers how he creates the wooden sticks used in the Irish sport of hurling. “It’s an art in and of itself,” DiSalvo says. www.dublinlifemagazine.com
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when his daughter started Irish dance lessons at Richens/Timm Academy. As a stay-at-home father – which was unusual at the time – he had the time to pursue his hobby and has since turned it into a full-time profession for both himself and his wife, Ann. She does all of the sanding, staining and finishing on his pieces. Cruze, an Emerald Arts Isle vendor and member of the organizing committee, sells a variety of wooden items, such as boxes, Lazy Susans and wine glass holders, all hand-carved with Celtic knots. The items are produced by friends of his. “They build and I’m the carver,” Cruze says. “If I had to do it all, it wouldn’t happen.” Prices range from $45 for a small box to $315 for a backgammon set. And Cruze hasn’t completely ditched his love of Santas; he sells pencils carved with the likenesses of Santa, Uncle Sam or a leprechaun for $10 each. Last year was the first year at the Festival for Matt Lowe’s Madmor Creations. Lowe, who has been in business for about three and a half years, makes hand-painted wooden signs. The Radnor, Ohiobased business was an about face from his previous role as an investment banker, but Lowe says it was a return to his roots. “My major at (the Columbus College of Art and Design) was illustration. I did everything from logo design (to) political cartooning-type stuff. Whatever was needed.”
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The sign business grew out of Lowe’s hobby of restoring and painting antique furniture. “I started doing everything from kids stuff to murals. I did whatever I could do, and it seemed that it got narrower and eventually became strictly Irish-themed stuff, outside of the custom orders.” The name “Madmor” is a mash-up of his children’s names – Madison and Morgan. Lowe’s signs are painted on reclaimed lumber and are typically pub-themed. “Everything is cut, sanded and handpainted. It has a minimum of three coats of paint and is sealed,” he says. “We take a lot of pride in making sure it has that vintage pub feel – something you would find in Brazenhead or a pub in Dublin, Ireland.” Though he’s participated in other festivals as a vendor, Lowe says the Dublin Irish Festival is by far the best. “I knew it was going to be great, but it exceeded our expectations,” he says. “It felt like (the organizers) appreciated a local vendor, and they made us feel at home. … It was terrific.” Cruze, who has been a member of the Emerald Arts Isle and Marketplace committee for about seven years, routinely participates in other festivals throughout mid-America. “There’s nothing like the Dublin Irish Festival,” he says. Gleine says she enjoys the Festival as much as her customers do. “I love the people, and it’s a wonderful event,” she says. “There are so many www.dublinlifemagazine.com
Matt Lowe, owner of Madmor Creations, studied illustration at the Columbus College of Art and Design and uses those skills to create his custom bar signs.
different aspects of Irish culture that you’ll find there and you’ll also find some of the American flavor.” The drawback of being a vendor? “Not being able to go and enjoy the dancers and the music so much,” Gleine says. Lisa Aurand is editor of Dublin Life Magazine. Feedback welcome at laurand@cityscenemediagroup.com.
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Cabin Fever No M Shake off the chill with these outdoor delights Warm summer weather opens the door for a wide range of outdoor activities, especially in Dublin, where the community is always busy with activity. Get outside to listen to music, play in the water or eat a fresh meal. We’ve got some great suggestions for places to go and things to do this summer. Sunday Dining The Dublin Arts Council’s summer concert series returns June 8 with food trucks in tow. Food carts have been a part of Sundays at Scioto in previous years, but this year the food offerings are evolving with nosh from The Cheesy Truck and the Paddy Wagon rolling into Scioto Park for the first
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time ever to join the showcase of local and regional acts. “It’s the end of the weekend, it’s a great way to wind down, and if you can just purchase it here instead of having to pack your food, it’s great,” says Janet Cooper, marketing and public relations manager of the Dublin Arts Council. Attendees can also savor the offerings of either Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams or Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt. Proceeds from both food and ice cream sales benefit the arts council. “Along with our general sponsors, that’s part of what helps us to be able to give this free gift to the community every year,” Cooper says. The schedule includes traditional Irish music from
The General Guinness Band on June 8, rising “country-fried rock” stars Phillip Fox Band on June 29 and central Ohio neo-funk favorites MojoFlo on July 20, among others. For a full schedule, visit www.dublinarts.org. Jig Thursdays With assistance from the Dublin AM Rotary Club, the Historic Dublin Business Association hosts its First Annual Slider Challenge this summer, inviting regular Jig Thursday attendees and visitors to partake in this new event. Jig Thursdays are held on the first Thursday of each month, and restaurants in the Historic Dublin district participate in the challenge July 3. “We’re going to have tickets to taste, just like our chili cook-off, that the public can purchase and they can vote for their favorite slider,” says Brenda Kocak, president of the Historic Dublin Business Association. Attendees can also hop on the free trolley rides and listen to tunes played by www.dublinlifemagazine.com
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The Arthritis Foundation works to make the event family-friendly with a designated kid zone and mascots that roam the show grounds. General admission tickets are $10 per person. For more information, visit www. arthritisautoshow.com. Splish Splash An all-new interactive experience for children awaits at an animal-themed lagoon at Zoombezi Bay. Equipped with life-size baboon figurines and a giant octopus sculpture at the base of the attraction, the Baboon Lagoon, unveiled May 17, features water slides, a heated pool and Funbrellas. The water park is bringing back its annual Dive-In Movie Series. Held on Friday nights, the events are the only time the wave pool stays open until 11 p.m. “They bring in a large screen, and they show the movie from there,” says Jennifer Wilson, director of communications of the Columbus Zoo and Aquariwww.dublinlifemagazine.com
um. “Guests can watch the movie from the sun deck or the wave pool.” The series begins with Despicable Me 2 on July 11, followed by Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 on July 18 and E.T. on July 25. Other locations around the city to cool off include the pools at the Dublin Community Recreation Center, Dublin Community Pools, the spray fountains at Ballantrae Community Park and the water feature play area at Washington Township’s Homestead Park. To Market, To Market The Dublin Farmers’ Market will host its neighbor, Whole Foods Market, this summer. Whole Foods’ live cooking demonstrations at the market, scheduled for June 12 and July 10, aim to inspire shoppers to get creative with their farmers’ market purchases. The demonstrations will use ingredients from the market itself. The farmers’ market offers fresh produce, ice cream, baked goods, dog treats and soaps and is held from 3-6 p.m. Wednesdays, rain or shine, in the parking lot of Oakland Nursery, 4261 W. Dublin-Granville Rd. Al Fresco Restaurants in Dublin are opening up their patios for the public to soak up the sun while enjoying a meal. And at least one Dublin restaurant is hosting a new event to coincide with the change in weather. 101 Beer Kitchen, a gastropub that opened in Dublin two years ago, is launching an education series for food enthusiasts and regular customers beginning in June. One Sunday each month, the bar will pair German beers with traditional German appetizers. Representatives from breweries will discuss the process by which their beers are made. “Education is a huge component of what we do,” says Brad Koinis, bar manager. “In July, we’ll also be bringing slider makers in to talk about what makes their product unique.” Other dining establishments in Dublin boasting patios or porches outdoor dining include Matt the Miller’s Tavern, Tucci’s, J. Liu Restaurant & Bar and Mezzo Ristorante & Bar.
Nen Lin Soo is a contributing writer. Feedback welcome at laurand@cityscenemediagroup.com. www.dublinlifemagazine.com
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Love Song Music at Dublin Irish Festival drew couples together
When Irish eyes are smiling, it might be because they’ve found love at the Dublin Irish Festival. Several couples have made lasting connections at the Festival, including Dublin locals Mick and Shauna Broderick and musician duo Kieran O’Hare and Liz Knowles. O’Hare and Knowles, two members of the trio Open the Door for Three, met 16 years ago. “We think it was 1998,” says O’Hare, consulting with Knowles, who confirms the date. Each has had a strong pull toward Irish tradition, which sparked their interest and involvement in the Festival. “We both play Irish music for a living,” says O’Hare, who grew up in Kansas but attended college in Ireland. When they met, he and Knowles were playing with two different bands; she was playing with the John Whelan Band, and he was singing with Niamh Parsons. “We were touring with our respective bands, so we’d actually met in passing two or three years in a row – just ‘Hey, how you doing?’ kind of stuff,” says O’Hare. “We ended up hanging out that year and getting to know each other while playing around with some of the golf carts they had to drive people back to their cars.” The next phase of their relationship involved keeping in touch while doing lots of traveling. “Liz was on the road playing fiddle for Riverdance, and I was doing different tours here and there,” O’Hare says. “Our courtship consisted of meeting up in different cities as our schedules permitted.” The couple got married in 2001 in Chicago – but had the chance to cement their relationship at the same place it had begun. “At the time, someone involved in the Festival actually offered to let us have the wedding at the Festival that year. We were so touched,” says O’Hare. The couple now lives in Portland, Maine and returns to the Festival every year. “We actually played at the Festival last August with our current project, Open the Door for Three. We both love traditional Irish music, so it’s fitting that we met there,” he says. Kieran O’Hare and Liz Knowles photo by Alison Grasso 26
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The Irish-loving couple credits the festival for bringing them together. “From a musician’s perspective, we have a huge warm spot in our hearts for the Festival,” O’Hare says. “The welcome that the performers receive is just so great. It’s so unbelievably well-run.” A similar love of Irish music also drew Mick Broderick and his wife, Shauna, together a decade later in August 2008. “I lived in Ireland at the time, and we had an agent book the Dublin Irish Festival for the band I played in, Slide,” Mick says. The couple met in between one of the many musical performances that the Festival hosts. “Gaelic Storm was performing that Sunday night. I took the opportunity to check them out,” Mick says. “We bumped into each other outside the tent.” Their initial meeting was very casual, but there was enough of a spark that they stayed in touch online – nothing too serious at first. “Yeah, I found her on Facebook,” says Mick, laughing. “I still lived in Ireland. … I knew I was due to come back to the States, though.” They met again in mid-September of the same year, solidifying their relationship. “I planned to come to Ohio and stay a while before returning to Ireland. We met up and got along well, so we kept in touch,” Mick says. “Then I invited her to Ireland for Christmas, and we traveled around the countryside. She met the family. … After that we went back and forth for a year.” Distance was no match for their chemistry. “I’d come to the States for tours and visit her in Ohio. Shauna would come to Ireland,” he says. The couple got married in Ireland and lived there for about a year before moving back to the U.S. in 2010. Now, they have two boys: Finn, 4, and Cillian, 6 months. Mick teaches fifth grade in Westerville City Schools, and Shauna is a pre-med student. “I still play in my band in the summer and on the weekends,” says Mick, who plays the bouzouki, a Greek string instrument that has been adapted for Irish traditional music. The happily married husband and wife still return to the Festival every year, and Mick still performs there, occasionally. “I’m very grateful for the way things worked out for us,” says Mick. “All my gratitude to Ohio, and especially the Festival.” Lauren Andrews is a contributing writer. Feedback welcome at laurand@cityscenemediagroup.com. www.dublinlifemagazine.com
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The Karrer name is a familiar one in our City. Dublin native Carl Karrer was on the board of the Dublin Historical Society and the City’s Architectural Review Board and pitched the idea for a sculpture commemorating the pump that used to be in the middle of the intersection of Bridge and High streets. The resulting work of art – Daily Chores – is scheduled for dedication at 5:30 p.m. June 5. Karrer plans to be in attendance. Dublin Life: When did you live in Dublin? Why did you move? Carl Karrer: I grew up in Dublin but left in 1958 to follow a career as a metallurgical engineer in the steel industry. I returned when I retired in 2000 and stayed until 2012 when my wife’s health was failing. We moved to a retirement community near our son in southwest Ohio. 30
DL: What did you like about living who have lived in Dublin and Plain City in Dublin? are his descendants. CK: I have lived in 10 cities in seven states, but Dublin has always been home. DL: What are you up to now? CK: Catching up with children and grandDL: What activities and/or organiza- children. tions were you involved in when you lived in Dublin? DL: Tell us about the steps for the idea CK: During the 1940s and 50s, Dublin’s of the town pump sculpture becoming population was about 400. All activity in a reality. How are you connected to it? Dublin centered around one school, one CK: The conceptual design for the BriHi church and one industry, agriculture. I en- development at the northwest corner of joyed Boy Scouts, 4-H and high school Bridge and High streets was under refootball before attending The Ohio State view by the Architectural Review Board University. On return after 42 years else- in 2007. For several years the Historical where, the town I knew was now the His- Society had been conducting a walking toric District. I became a board member tour of the Historic District for all of the of the Dublin Historical Society and was fourth-graders in Dublin City Schools, and involved in starting the digital scanning the story of the town pump in the middle and archiving of our photo collection. of the road was always a feature. It was This involves preservation of the pictures immediately clear that the BriHi corner of the people, places and things signifi- plaza, which directly overlooks the site of cant to our past in a way that can make the former well, would be an ideal place them useful on our website. I was also to commemorate that part of our history appointed to sit on the City’s Architectural and create a teaching point on the tour. Review Board, which acts to maintain the The Historical Society Board concurred visual character of the Historic District. and made its photo collection available for a slide show. I presented this to City DL: The Karrer name is all over town Council in 2008 as part of a request by – Henry Karrer Middle School, Kar- the Historical Society to make it a candirer Barn. How are you connected to date for the City’s Art in Public Places prothese Karrers? gram. The concept was applauded, but CK: My great-grandfather was George Michael Karrer, a blacksmith who came to Dublin from Germany around 1852. He owned the stone house on Riverview Street that had earlier been the Black Horse Tavern. In 1876 he purchased the James Wright property. He relocated his blacksmith shop and built the barn at what is now Waterford Drive. His house is at 167 S. High St., where my cousin Robert Karrer resides. Waterford Village oc- Sculptor Mike Tizzano looks on as Tom Podnar from cupies the rest of what was McKay Lodge Conservation Laboratory carves a the farm. All of the Karrers groove into the limestone trough for the bronze pump. www.dublinlifemagazine.com
it was too soon to commit for a contract. First, the plaza would be a construction site under the control of the developer for several years and not available for a City project. Second, some of the features of our very successful Art in Public Places program were difficult to accomplish for a pre-designated commemorative piece. This presented an opportunity to explore a different process. I participated in selecting an Ohio artist based on his prior work and set up his initial meeting with the director of the Dublin Arts Council. Soon thereafter, it was necessary that I leave the community, but the work of David Guion, Mike Tizzano, Sara Ott and a very supportive City Council made it possible for Council to approve both a new process and separate funding in 2012 to allow the project to go on. It has been Mike Tizzano’s talent as a teacher that led to using the Dublin Community Recreation Center as a site for the sculpting and the involvement of adults and children in the process. This has given hundreds of people some ownership in what I think has been an exceptional experience. DL: How do you feel about this vision coming to life? CK: I am pleased beyond all expectation. I have already seen children run over to touch the figures and the water. I can see fourth-graders on the tour finding it easier to understand a Dublin without automobiles and running water. I can imagine my dad smiling and remembering the original pump, which he passed every day while walking to school. DL: What do you hope people think when they see the sculpture? CK: That Daily Chores can be fun, that the center of the Historic District is a gathering place and that we are proud of our heritage. Lisa Aurand is editor of Dublin Life Magazine. Feedback welcome at laurand@cityscenemediagroup.com. www.dublinlifemagazine.com
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Basement Blues Handmade club grew out of homeowner’s passion for guitars When music lover and guitar player Mike Rolfe wants to go to a blues club, he doesn’t drive Downtown. He goes to the lower level of his home in Corazon Tartan Fields to “Studio B” – his handmade version of old-style music clubs often found in larger cities. In the intimate, dimly lit room, he plays one of his guitars, and perhaps composes a song. Often he is joined by a couple of neighbors – one a drummer, one a guitar player – to spend some time enjoying their own music. Friends and neighbors gather to spend an evening listening to musical offerings from other musicians who enjoy the throwback, club-like atmosphere Rolfe created in what was an unfinished room off a large, well-appointed lower-level recreation area. The studio resulted from Rolfe’s avid interest in guitar playing, which began about five years ago. “I’m a huge music fan. Always have been. I never played a musical instrument,” Rolfe says, calling himself a jock. He played three sports
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in high school in Dayton and did karate while he was a student at Ohio University. By the time Rolfe turned 50, he was working for the owner of the American Popcorn Co., Sioux City, Iowa-based marketer of Jolly Time microwavable popcorn. “I had a lot of time on my hands,” Rolfe says. He decided he would like to play a guitar, so he bought one – a $4,000 electric model used by the tops in the business, such as Carlos Santana – before he began taking lessons from an instructor in Powell. Rolfe and his wife, Maureen, had for 18 years lived in a home on the 7th fairway at Muirfield Village Golf Club, but at 3,400 square feet, it wasn’t large enough as his guitar playing and buying interest exploded. They moved three years later to a home almost twice the size. “We use all the space,” Rolfe says. In the new abode, he converted the formal dining room that adjoins the large great room into an “acoustic room.” In the simply furnished space, he leisurely plays one of the five acoustic instruments that are displayed on the wall. Rolfe admittedly has a case of G.A.S. – guitar acquisition syndrome – that has resulted in his collection of eight, including three electric models. “If I wasn’t married, I’d have more,” Rolfe says. More might not go over well with Maureen, whom Rolfe says accepts his musical indulgence. “Not a day goes by that I don’t play the guitar,” says Rolfe. His passion for guitar resulted in the lower level studio that he created in a barren room the previous owner had used as a workshop.
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“I knew what I wanted from the get-go,” Rolfe says, as he tells of the personal handiwork he applied. Some walls were covered by pegboard panels that were used by the previous owner to hang tools. The holes deaden echoes, Rolfe learned, so he added more and painted all of them black. Now they hold some guitars from Rolfe’s collection. The poured concrete foundation had faux brick texture. Rolfe To complement Studio B, Rolfe has a cigar room, found that he could paint the complete with ventilation system, where he and his raised surfaces a deep red, cre- friends relax in between sessions. ating a brick wall appearance to enhance the ambience of a blues club. Rolfe wanted to use crushed velvet, too. After inquiring with some designers, he decided to go it alone and bought the material at JoAnn Fabrics and stapled some to joists in the ceiling to cover sound-deadening insulation. He also made fabric wall coverings at both ends of the room. The wall panels and fabrics allow “a crisp sound Rolfe’s acoustic room, which started the development without bouncing off the walls,” of his basement venue he says. Rolfe finds himself hosting a gathering Clubs often have VIP areas, so Rolfe made his own at the end of the room, of musicians and a small audience about patterned after one he saw in New York every six weeks. He sometimes sings, City. It has comfortable couches and typically some of the 20 or so songs he chairs on a platform several inches above has written. “I never sang in my life. Never. But the floor and is set off by a red velvet rope between two chrome posts. There is seat- I’m comfortable singing to people here. ing in the room for 17, and folding chairs I wouldn’t do it anyplace else,” he says. His songs – such as “Walking in are sometimes added. “We’ve had upwards of 40 in here,” Paris,” “Life Goes By So Quickly” and “Stack Deck” – are about “Americana. Rolfe says. One wall displays several black-and- Life in general. Stuff I have experiwhite photographs of blues musicians enced in life. Some I just made up,” Rolfe obtained from a collector and Rolfe says. Old-style blues clubs were often smokemounted. Another wall holds large, colorful prints of Elvis Presley and of Keith filled. Rolfe took care of that, too. Exit via the short hallway that has a small bar Richards of the Rolling Stones. In the stage area, which is at floor area, and cross the great room to a cigar level, there’s a drum set that an ac- and wine retreat where musicians and quaintance provided, a sound system visitors might linger. It has a small wine that includes a “loop,” which creates cellar and an exhaust system to accomvarious musical backing sounds, and modate smoking. Besides friends, the Rolfes’ families visit two microphones. Instruments include a keyboard, bongos and Rolfe’s three often from Cincinnati and Dayton. Rolfe, who doesn’t have any children of his electric guitars. He personally uses the studio about own, says nieces, nephews and neighonce a week. It’s a few steps from his bors have a good time singing into the home office in a comfortable window- studio microphones. surrounded offset at the far end of the recreation area. Periodically, Rolfe and Maureen enjoy massages nearby in a Duane St. Clair is a contributing editor. former bedroom they converted just for Feedback welcome at that purpose. laurand@cityscenemediagroup.com. www.dublinlifemagazine.com
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WITH COLUMN IST COLLEEN D’ANGELO
From the World to International students add diversity to schools
The English Language Learners (ELL) classroom at Dublin Coffman High School echoes with giggles as five Japanese and Chinese girls take turns posing for silly perspective photos, pretending to squish each other’s heads and throw one another across the room with super powers. A boy named Mohamed from Sudan joins in the fun for a few pictures as the girls make bunny ears over his head, and their laughs continue.
Dublin Coffman High School English Language Learners students (from left to right) CaiQing Lin, Momoka Fukuchi, Kanna Nishimura, Kanako Kodama and Kaho Takahashi give bunny ears to Mohamed Hajhamad.
Most people respect Dublin City Schools for its challenging academics, top-rated teachers and stellar sports programs. But did you know that there are about 1,300 Dublin students enrolled in the district’s ELL program? These students represent approximately 45 countries and speak more than 60 different lan-
Courtney Bryant, an ELL teacher at Coffman, says it takes three to four years for most students to reach social proficiency in English, but it can take seven to 14 years to reach academic proficiency. That is why the high school offers ELL students an English class, a resource class with bilingual aides, a literacy and content class to help with
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guages, including Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, Spanish, Korean and Telegu. Every school building offers on-site ELL support, including 19 teachers in the elementary schools and 13 in the middle and high schools. There are also 23 bilingual aides who help bridge the gap between the students/parents and the school staff.
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Dublin science, math and other core classes, and a class to assist the students in studying for the Ohio Graduation Test. English-speaking high school students can volunteer to be peer collaborators and work in the classroom for one credit per semester. “Most of our students adjust well and pick up English quickly,” says Courtney. “The biggest hurdle is when kids come to us from a refugee situation, haven’t been to school in years and are not educated in their first language, and we have to teach them subjects in a second language.” Tests to determine proficiency levels are administered when students arrive at school and several times throughout the year. Clubs encourage the students to gather and socialize, including the multicultural club and the Muslim Student Association. Once a quarter, the ELL students and teachers bring in food from their native countries for a potluck luncheon. The tables are filled with pho from Vietnam, sushi from Japan, naan and saag from India, and more dishes than you can name.
Fukuchi, Takahashi and Nishimura pretend like Takahashi has super powers.
Listening to the ELL students talk about their backgrounds compared to their new school life is fascinating. Juri Uchida moved to Dublin three years ago because of her father’s position with Honda and they will stay here for another one to three years. She didn’t know any English when she moved to Ohio but learned quickly when she started playing volleyball at www.dublinlifemagazine.com
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Sells Middle School. “I like the Dublin schools and feel like they are very diverse,” Juri says. Sandy Lin moved from China to New York in 2009 and to Ohio in 2011. Her father is a chef, but Sandy says he doesn’t cook much at home because he’s tired and cooks all day long. She munches on a bag of shrimp chips at lunch while she explains that math is the easiest subject for her. History is the most difficult because it’s tough to memorize all the details, she says. Aya Salman moved to the U.S. five years ago from Iraq. She says high school here has many more classes and choices than back home. “In Iraq, we only have six classes: Arabic, math, science, history, English and art,” Aya says. Her favorite things to do at Coffman are watch sports, especially soccer, and hang out with her Arab friends in the multi-cultural club. Kaho Takahashi says school days in Japan are much longer. Japanese students attend classes from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. They don’t bring food for lunch from home, but instead have “kyushoku” at school. Kyushoku is designed to help children understand what constitutes a nutritionally balanced meal while learning the fundamentals of proper eating and table manners. Each week, students are appointed as lunch staff and must prepare, serve, eat and clean up after the meal. Kaho packs her lunch at Coffman and usually brings a rice ball, egg roll or kara-age, which is a Japanese version of fried chicken. “In Japan, students also cannot bring snacks or their cell phones to school or the teachers will take them away,” says Kaho. Watching the girls giggle as they make faces and take selfies reminds me how similar kids are around the world. Their challenges and family life may differ, but they still enjoy camaraderie and making each other laugh. “We can’t be afraid of our differences,” says Courtney. “These are great kids who are happy to be here, willing to work hard and just need our help.” – CD
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Children’s Reads
The Pigeon Needs a Bath! By Mo Willems The pigeon is back, and this time he is determined not to take a bath, even if he is stinky and smelly. (Ages 3-5)
Adult Reads
Moo! By David LaRochelle This humorous story features one cow, one word – and an udderly wild adventure. (Ages 3-6)
Rosie Revere, Engineer By Andrea Beaty Rosie may seem quiet during the day, but at night she’s a brilliant inventor and dreams of becoming a great engineer. With the help of an encouraging aunt, Rosie is inspired to never give up. (Ages 5+)
Paperboy By Vince Vawter For a boy with an impossible stutter, taking over his friend’s paper route for the summer is a huge challenge. This Newbery honor book is a coming of age story for older children. (Ages 10+)
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The Goldfinch By Donna Tartt With a Pulitzer Prize under her belt, Tartt gives Charles Dickens a run for his money with her sweeping tale that beings with 13-year-old Theo losing his mother when an explosion rocks New York’s Metropolitan Museum and follows his life as he befriends the young outlaw Boris. The story continues with Theo’s ongoing fascination with Pippa, a girl he first glimpsed moments before the museum explosion. At the center of this sprawling tale is the titular painting of the goldfinch, and it is Tartt’s masterful interweaving of the painting with Theo’s life that has propelled so many readers to tackle this 700-plus-page odyssey. 38
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After I’m Gone By Laura Lippman When Felix Brewer first spies Bernadette “Bambi” Gottschalk at a 1959 senior prom, he promises her a life of wealth with the understanding that she ask no questions about where all the money – and the occasional lipstick stain – comes from. Jump forward to 1976: facing prison, Felix disappears. Bambi suspects that Felix’s mistress Julie knows his whereabouts, but when Julie’s remains are found, it’s up to retired Baltimore detective Sandy Sanchez to tease apart the intricate web of clues and discover the truth.
The Locavore’s Kitchen: A Cook’s Guide to Seasonal Eating and Preserving By Marilou Suszko Packed with over 150 recipes, this cookbook by Suszko shows busy cooks how to buy local foods and offers helpful advice for extending the growing season’s produce. Filled with fresh ideas and color photos, it also offers tips on the best preparations methods to get the most from the local harvest.
Dublin’s Journey By Diana Britt Franklin Discover the stories behind the founding fathers and mothers of Dublin. From an initial purchase of 80 acres by the Sells family in 1803 to current times when Wendy’s International makes its headquarters here, read the tales of how our lovely City grew from its bar-brawling early days to the present, a city that continues to grow while still embracing its historic roots.
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