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EW BUFFALO, Mich. — Fans of The Band Perry are bracing themselves for some big news in 2016.

The band’s third studio album “Heart + Beat” was set to be released late last year, but was put on hold and parted ways with Big Machine Records.

The band gave their fans a taste of what is to come with the release last August of “Live Forever,” which was pushed toward pop radio.

Fans will get an even bigger taste when The Band Perry performs at the Silver Creek Event Center at Four Winds Casino in New Buffalo Friday, April 15.

“If anyone has ever seen a Band Perry show before, we have a lot of fun on stage,” bassist Neil Perry said. “It is like our favorite thing to do. Before we did interviews or wrote songs or did anything else we have to do now, we were performing.

“These days we like to really put a lot of emphasis on our shows. We work in this really cool set where we tell a lot of stories behind the songs. People will know a lot of the songs we will be playing, but they do not know the stories

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The Band Perry has strung together an impressive list of hit songs in just a few short years including “If I Die Young,” “All Your Life,” “You Lie” and “Postcard from Paris.”

Their first album was released in 2010 and yielded five hits, while their second release, “Pioneer,” produced such hits as “Better Dig Two,” “DONE” and “Chainsaw.”

For the upcoming “Heart + Beat” album the group chose yet another musical direction, which included using producer Pharrell Williams and Diplo.

“As far as the new music goes, we will be performing two or three of the new ones,” Perry said. “We have some exciting news coming up about the new album and the new era for the band, so we are really excited. We will definitely be playing two or three of the new ones. It just has been so cool. I feel like those newer songs have definitely brought a lot of life into our show.

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'Always do the thing'

Lessons my favorite band taught me about life, music, passion

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y this point, the evening had grown well beyond my expectations.

My favorite band, not for the last time, had returned after a breakup.

I had watched them play live from the most intimate of concert positions, standing in the center of the front row, Louise Post playing guitar and singing mere inches in front of me on the tiny elevation that barely counted as a stage at the old Intersection in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

We had even had the pleasure of briefly meeting Louise prior to the concert as she and her bandmates milled about the small music venue. I certainly expected nothing more from the event.

That band was Veruca Salt, my favorite since falling in love with Nina Gordon and Louise Post on the stage of the Van Andel Arena just four years earlier during my freshman year of high school.

Fans of the band may note that the formation of the band I was currently watching was hardly the original.

Louise remained the only original member in the lineup, taking up the name on her own, to the delight of some and the dismay of many. Still, it was new music from a musician significant to my teenage self and an in-person experience of thrilling proportions.

Louise was charming and friendly in our brief encounter and, though I did not know it at the moment, the new members of the band were fascinating people.

How fortunate I was in my friendship with Jon, my fellow music nerd and concert companion. I would have been ready to go home following the show, the promise of the ticket I had purchased fulfilled, but Jon was seeking more. As the evening was already turning to memory in my mind, Jon motioned to the alley behind the venue and ventured down without me. With little choice and much anxiety, I followed into the darkness.

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We did just that, somehow convincing our parents to allow us to attend the Detroit concert, as well as a number of other school night shows. We traveled the Midwest, putting in nearly 2,000 miles as we followed the band and built relationships with fellow fans and the musicians themselves.

The product of those days are shown in countless photos, souvenirs

and those signed shoes that still hang in my office today, but the most important result was my newfound motivation to pursue the adventure of life.

I've coined a phrase in recent years, a counter to the internal sense to consistently move to that which is familiar, normal and safe. “Always do the thing.�

Fear not the dark alleys, the unknown experience or individuals yet met. When life presents a choice for a new exploit, in place of a retreat to that which is known, always do the thing.

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At the end of the alley sat a magnificent sight, a large silver tour bus and the members of both Veruca Salt and their opener, the Canadian band Starling. They looked up as we approached and I stopped with the shame of a teenager sneaking out of his bedroom at night. Jon continued on, introducing himself, his girlfriend and me and received welcoming smiles in return.

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fanboy's dream, with the bands and their crew treating us as guests. I sat against a brick wall with bassist Suzanne Sokol, discussing life and music. I convinced guitarist Stephen Fitzpatrick to sign the setlist I had stolen from his stage monitor after the show. We took photos with everybody, including the bus driver.

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In the end, they were kind enough to invite us to the next night's show in Detroit, even granting us a place on the official guest list.

As we traveled home that evening, my mind was not on the early morning classes I had promised my mom I would pass in spite of the late night concert.

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The Michigan Maritime Museum will host a book sale at the historic site of the South Haven Lighthouse Keeper’s House.

For sale will be duplicate book titles from the museum's library ranging across a variety of topics — anywhere from maritime history, ghost ships to boat maintenance.

Also at the sale there will be framed prints, posters and copies of fascinating historic photographs used in past exhibits.

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Four actors, 150 characters Tony Award winning farce opens Amish Acres 2016 season

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APPANEE, Ind. — Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have “The 39 Steps,” a fast-paced whodunit.

This two-time Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning treat is packed with nonstop laughs, more than 150 zany characters (played by a ridiculously talented cast of four), an on-stage plane crash, handcuffs, missing fingers and some good old-fashioned romance.

“The 39 Steps” tells the story of a man with a boring life who meets a woman with a thick accent that claims to be a spy. When he takes her home, she

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The 13th annual Art Beat will take place from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20. Visual, performing and culinary artist registrations must be received by May 1.

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Spacious, two bedroom located on beautiful Stone Lake, Intercom entry building, elevator, emergency pull cords. Seniors 62 years or older. Rent starts at $631.00 (based on income).

Please call Toni at 269-4453333 or stop by today at 145 Stone Lake St. for more information. Equal Housing Opportunity. TDD 1-800649-3777 American Preferred 1-800-968-1792 Dowagiac

1 BEDROOM APT.

$350 (269)930-4232

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kitchenette, bathroom with shower, living area, $340 per month, $300 deposit.

Call Linda at (574)250-1212

Farms & Acreage 509 60 ACRES

corner of Marcellus Hwy & McKenzie St. Dowagiac, 50 acres flat tillable or sub divide, some trees, asking $300,000. (270)639-6255

Collectibles

602

on Big Smith Lake, May 1 Oct. 31, 6 month lease, THE MARKET PLACE Indoor Flea Market $500/month plus deposit & We've expanded the store! utilities. (269)362-5891 More than 2,000 feet of new Vacation Rentals 437 booth space available. We buy estates and single FOR RENT items. (269)262-4333 2 bedroom lake front cot2428 S. 11th St., Niles tages on Big Fish Lake, fishing boat included. Sat. - Auctions 603 Fri. $875/week (269)646************ 2618 or (269)646-9360

Houses for Sale 500 3 BEDROOM FIXER UPPER on a double lot in Union Pier just feet from LAKE MICHIGAN. $450k Call Mike Stover (269) 470-2995

FOR SALE ON THE RIVER

MUSICIAN NEEDED

EDWARDSBURG AMBULANCE SERVICE

311 S. 3rd St., Niles, MI …………………………………........

Kenneth Smith, Inc. Truck Drivers Pulling Dump Trailers Wanted

Great view of the St. Joe River.

4 Bedrooms, 2 baths.

Mary Cooper Cressy & Everett Real Estate 574-298-2737

MOTIVATED SELLER!

Niles city. Co-op/Condo, 2 bdrm, full bsmt. Hardwood floors & home warranty.

Reduced to $45,900 RE/MAX Modern Realty, 269-683-2211

Mobile Homes 506 A FISHERMAN'S DREAM

What a deal! Fully furnished (nice furniture). Just bring your clothes, move in ready!

1991 Grand Chalet, 31 ft. trailer, located in Lake Placid, Florida campground with access to Lake Grassy (a 340 acre bass lake). Well kept. 1 bedroom, 2 tip outs, anchored, full length sun porch, solid wood cabinets, 1 bath, complete new roof 2014, must pass criminal background check. Sell where is, as is. Asking $10,500 or make offer. Call (269)782-3762 anytime, leave message

YOU NEVER KNOW AUCTION HOUSE AH:21000020

53788 CR 9 Elkhart, IN. Every Fri. at 5:00p.m. Now taking clean big & small consignment.

Drop off merchandise Sat-Thurs Daily 10-5.

Pick-up available. Someone here at all times. We auction all winter. Space available at Flea Market.

For more details call David (574)522-1020 #AU01042788

Hunting & Fishing 645 GUN SHOW NAPPANEE, IN. Sat. March 26 8am-4pm Dutch Village Market 2 Buildings 700 N. Tomahawk Tr. Adm.$3 Call 574-936-4431

Lawn & Garden 648 FREE FILL DIRT

900 loads You haul We load Call Chad at MacAllister CAT Rentals(269) 262-4600

Bargain Buys 668 QUALITY FURNITURE

Visit the Plaza Resale Store for quality used furniture and home decor. We also BUY ESTATES and excess home furnishings when moving and down sizing.

Plaza Resale Store 2607 S. 11th St. Niles, MI 574-383-8859

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Garage-Yard Sales

669

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HUGE WHOLE HOUSE SALE All INSIDE FRI 3/25 & SAT 3/26 9 to 3

Sofa's , Beds, Table Sets, Kitchen, Linens Waterford, Wall Art, Law Books, Old Cameras, Pool Table, Mower, Grill. LOADS More...

DO NOT MISS!

Wanted to Buy BUYING

672

CASH

for junk and unwanted vehicles! Text or call (574)302-7772

Home Improve700 ment HOME REPAIRS & REMODELING

CASH PAID FOR

INTERIORS

Auto, Marine & Commercial Over 30 years of experience, Upholstery. Simple repair or tile work, kitchens, bathfull restoration. rooms, decks & porches, (574)904-3317 windows & doors, window wrapping, siding, fascia & Autos for Sale 945 soffit. Call Randy (269)7822010 HYUNDAI 3139 (269)208-9838

Painting Service PAINTING

754

Int. & Ext., Drywall & Wall Repair, Plaster Repair, Inrepairable scrap and un- sured. Call Glen Hoese at wanted vehicles, top dollar (269)684-4055 paid. Call or text for a free quote today. Free towing. Boats, Motors 900 Kevin (817)437-0450

Personal Property Estates, Antiques, Furniture, Appliances, Garage, Barn.

(269)445-2220 M-60 Variety - Cassopolis

10 Classified 2010 HYUNDAI Auto Upholstery ELANTRA 923

ELANTRA STOCK

Stock #1239 33k! $750.00 Down $275.00 Monthly NO Interest Charge!!

Call NOW!! 269-461-4197 Scarlett Auto Sales

Stock# 1236 43k! Nice low mileage No credit checks & ZERO % interest!!!

Only $750.00 Down $275.00 Monthly!

Call Scarletts!

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Bring in this ad and receive $50.00 off down payment!

No Credit checks 0% Interest Call Scarlett's or stop in and see us!

269-461-4197

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FOR SALE

2007 Cadillac CTS 4dr Silver $6995 2006 Chevy Cobalt Tan $3995 2005 Saturn Vue Gray AWD $3995 2008 Ford F250XL V8 Gas $7995

57748 M51 South, Dowagiac (269)782-5643

FOR SALE

CADILLAC & CHEVY TRUCK

1976 CADILLAC SEVILLE $6,000.

1994 CHEVY TRUCK, has cap, needs a motor $700.

14' SEA NYMPH FISHING BOAT

With 68" beam and 20" draft, 9.9 hp Mercury 2-cycle motor. Shore Land'r trailer, Garmin fish finder and anchor mates. $2,250 obo.

Call Gary at (317)752-2184

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One time affordable fee and it’s free. Variety of free HD & Digital channels, use your own wiring, complete installation & repair, tower removal.

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Specializing in flat work of all types, seawalls, stamped concrete, pole barn floors & Bobcat service.

Free estimates.

Fast, dependable service.

269-445-3349 or 269-591-0100

Concrete, bricks, blocks, stonework, stamping.

Any type of tear out & replace. Basement repairs, landscaping, bobcat work.

No job too small. 35 years experience. Insured.

Jerry 269-352-4010

C&C CONCRETE Flat work of all kinds, stamping, sidewalks, concrete patching, patios, driveways and pole barns. No job too small.

Free estimates. Insured.

(269) 228-1163

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CONCRETE Driveways • Porches • Patios Tear-out / Replace • All Repairs • Brick • Block • Stone • Fireplaces • Landscaping Will fix wet basements, big or small, inside and out.

Fast dependable service.

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eLDeRLy CaRe Kare Services Compassionate Home Care Services

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Have Gravel, Will Travel Driveway, Stone, Slag, Recycled Concrete, Asphalt, Top Soil, Sand & Fill.

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•Guaranteed Credit Approval• If You Have A Job, You're Approved!

Ford 2010 Escape XLT Really nice, only 89,000 miles, $10,990 Chevy 2007 Impala LS Power package, really clean & solid, $6,990 Ford 2001 Ranger XLT 4x4 Ext cab, 4-dr, auto, dark blue, 4x4, $6,990 Toyota 2009 Tacoma Real nice truck, auto, only 58,000 miles, $9,990 Pontiac 2005 G6 GT Leather, moonroof, chrome wheels, real nice car, low miles, $6,990 Toyota 2006 Camry LE 1 owner, low miles, nice clean car, $8,990 All prices are W.A.C. GUARANTEED FINANCING

Call (269) 445-1422

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MURDOCK'S USED CARS

Sales, service & installation of garage doors & openers.

Call owner Steve Baxter for your free estimate today.

Complete home improvement. Kitchens, bathrooms, decks, windows, doors, etc.

FRYMAN’S SEAMLESS GUTTERS & SIDING Your home exterior experts.

Quality guaranteed!

Locally owned for 50 years.

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Call Jeff (574) 532-4735

(David & Terri Fryman)

POLE BARNS & GARAGES

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Quality Built Pole Barns & Garages

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MK CONSTRUCTION Pole barn & other garages specialist. Roofing Siding, Framing and more. Over 40 years experience. Licensed.

Contact Michael N. Knepple

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All your Masonry needs!

Chimney Cleaning, Insured & Bonded. Senior Discounts.

J.M. HUNT ENTERPRISES, LLC Painting & Drywall. Insured.

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or visit our office at 217 North 4th St. Niles, MI 49120

Submit calendar events by email at offthewater@leaderpub.com or visit the Leader Publications office at 217 N. Fourth Street, Niles.

March 26 A concert by rock icons ZZ Top will be offered Four Winds New Buffalo’s Silver Creek Event Center on Saturday, March 26, 2016, at 9 p.m. Hotel and dinner packages will also be available on the night of the concert.

Tickets can be purchased beginning on Friday, Dec. 18 at 11 a.m. Eastern exclusively through the Ticketmaster Web site, www.ticketmaster.com, or by calling (800)745-3000. Ticket prices for the concert start at $55 plus applicable fees. The show will begin at 7 p.m. Dwight P. Mitchell City Center Park in downtown Benton Harbor and will be open to the public.

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tion deadline for the 12th Annual Lake Bluff Concours d’Elegance of Southwest Michigan is approaching. The event committee will accept applications until March 31 for the event to be held Saturday, August 13, 2016, in St. Joseph, Michigan. Applications may be submitted at www.ConcoursSWMI. com. Paper applications are available by contacting Dar Davis, entrant liaison, at drd43@sbcglobal.net or 269-983-0742 to receive a paper application or for more information.

April 1-10

The Beckwith Theatre is proud to present Mary Chase’s Pulitzer Prizewinning comedy, “Harvey,” which became the basis for the iconic Jimmy Stewart movie of the same name. Tickets are $10. Call 269-782March 31 7653 for reservations.

Shows begin at 7:30 p.m. April 1 and 2 and at The car owner applica- 2 p.m. April 3 and 10.

Week of March 24-30, 2016 • Page 11

WHAT'S HAPPENING? April 6 The Niles Handweavers Guild meets the first Wednesday of every month at Fernwood Botanical Garden.

There is an open meeting at 10 a.m. followed by a members’ gathering from noon to 2 p.m. to socialize and work on projects. In April, member Margaret Demko will offer a discussion on different types of wool and their appropriateness for felting, followed by a hands-on project on how to make felted dryer balls, which can be used to replace dryer fabric sheets. Call (269) 695-6491 for more information.

April 1-17 The Twin City Players (TCP) announces its next production of the 2015-2016 season, the literary classic, To Kill a Mockingbird, based on the novel by Harper Lee, dramatized by Christopher Sergel and directed by August

Moored BeauTy SCHoolS

Garritano. Performance dates are April 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16 and 17.

Tickets will be $15 for adults and $12 for seniors. Group rates are also available. All seats are reserved.

Reservations can be made online at twincityplayers.org or by calling the TCP box office at 269-429-0400.

April 9

The traditional college path is not for everyone – and that's ok!

Moored Beauty Schools offers students the opportunity to enter an actively hiring, steadily growing industry in as little as twelve months.

Many graduates go on to become salon stylists & owners, theatrical make-up artists and many other exciting careers in the beauty industry. Classes begin monthly and financial aid options are available for those who qualify.

Make your passion your career with convenient campuses in St. Joseph, Holland, Traverse City & Granger!

LEGEND

Alcohol

Art

Business

Movies

Community

Theatre

Crafts

Music

Religious

Food

April 19 A South Bend Parents without Partners dance will be offered from 7 to 11 p.m. April 9 at ZB Falcon’s Hall, at 323 S. Sheridan (at the corner of Western and Sheridan) in South Bend. Admission is $9.

A DJ will play music. For more information, call (574) 259-6381.

April 16 Lake Michigan College is hosting its 12th annual Steven C. Silcox Spring Training 5K/10K Run and 5K Walk on Saturday, April 16, 2016 at its Napier Avenue Campus. The course includes a combination of scenic, wooded, onroad and off-road terrain.

The fee for all participants is $20 if paid on or before April 4, and $25 after April 4. Proceeds benefit the Lake Michigan College Flag Football Club.

April 17-18

Successful Careers Start Here

and share some insight into the multiple facets of community theatre.

Educational programs, technical aspects in both the production process and performance aspects, and volunteer opportunities from being a house usher, to helping build sets and costumes, to working back stage and running a show as a stage manager.

Between the hours of 6 and 10 p.m. Sunday, April 17 and Monday, April 18, South Bend Civic Theatre will open its doors to welcome new and returning members of the community

The River Valley Garden Club’s April meeting on Tuesday, April 19 will feature a program: How to hybridize daylilies, presented

by Robert McLaughlin of the Grand Valley Daylilly Society. The club’s business meeting starts at 1 p.m. at Harbert Community Church in Sawyer. The daylily presentation will start at 2 p.m., All meetings are open to the public and visitors are encouraged to attend.

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Family

April 27

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Off The Water, Michiana

Goodwill’s Little Black Dress Fashion Show will be on Wednesday, April 27, at the Hilton Garden Inn Gillespie Center in South Bend.

Stylist and Image Consultant, Kathy Friend, will host the program featuring the latest looks for spring.

Meet Emcee, WSBT-TV Meteorologist, Cari Peugeot and Celebrity Models: WSBT-TV First in the Morning Co-Anchor, Bob Montgomery and B100 Radio Personality, Deb Miles. Doors open at 10 a.m. for shopping in the Goodwill Boutique and

Shopping

Sports

Camping

Summer

the Luncheon and Fashion Show begin at 11:30 a.m. Tickets are $50 per person and must be purchased in advance.

Call (866) 649-7300 or visit www.

GoodwillFashionShow. com for more information.

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PARTING SHOTS

Annual Easter egg hunt returns to Niles

Photos by AMBROSIA NELDON ambrosia.neldon@leaderpub.com At exactly noon Saturday, a car horn sounded and was followed immediately by the sound of dozens of squealing children.

The youngsters gathered in Riverfront Park raced to pick up as many Easter eggs as they could, filling bags and brightly colored buckets until all the eggs were gone.

Children were divided into three age groups. The 5- to 7-year-olds — seasoned egg hunters — collected all the loot in their area in under four minutes. Three- and fouryear-olds scrambled to pick up eggs in about five minutes, and the tots aged 2 and under took a total of seven minutes to clear the grounds of eggs filled with prizes.

The annual free event was sponsored by the Berrien County Civitan Club and followed a pancake and sausage breakfast hosted by the Niles Eagles Lodge.

Off The Water, Michiana