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“It’s true,” said Walawender, who has been a seller at the market for 56 years.

She was selling produce when she met her future husband, Art, a regular customer of the market.

The pair was married on Dec. 7, about nine years ago, in front of the booth where Marie sells produce.

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Art and Marie Walawender sell produce at their booth at the South Bend Farmer’s Market Tuesday morning.

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There are 95 vendors selling just about everything that blooms under the sun at the South Bend Farmer’s Market, 1105 Northside Blvd., in South Bend Customers will find the market to be a welcoming place, Marie said.

Many of the vendors have been selling at the market for several years, creating a family-like atmosphere.

In fact, fellow vendors Dale and Rhonda Disterheft were the best man and maid of honor at the Walawender’s wedding.

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“Bring It� Cruise-In 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. every Wednesday through Aug. 29 Downtown Niles, Mich.

The Kar Club Inc. appealed to area gearheads when it launched its weekly summer cruise-ins last year. The casual events draw an interesting mix of new and old vehicles to Main Street Niles. No charge. Visit karclub. com.

Then & Now: A Downtown South Bend Architecture Walking Tour 7 p.m. June 1, July 6, Aug. 3; noon June 15, July 13, Aug. 17 Begin at American Trust Co., South Bend, Ind. Learn about a variety of architectural styles — some pre-dating the Civil War — on Downtown South Bend’s walking tour. Tours are $2; reservations requested.

Contact Downtown South Bend Inc. at (574) 282-1110 or rfallon@downtownsouthbend.com.

Maurice Ray, 2, of Benton Harbor, is hanging out with the pirates in downtown St. Joseph. The sculptures, such as "Captain Artemus Arronax" by James Kim and Bill Andert and sponsored by Future Roofing & Construction, will remain in place throughout the summer.

South Bend Civic Theater adult acting classes Starting evenings June 2 and June 4 Firehouse Theatre, South Bend, Ind. Learn acting and improv skills from seasoned professionals through the South Bend Civic Theater. The acting and scene study class is taught by Josh Napierkowski, who performed in SBCT’s production of “Camelot.� The class is 7 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays starting June 4.

Kelli McBride, who has more than 20 years of experience at Second City in Chicago, has performed with Amy Poehler of “Saturday Night Live� and actor Kevin Farley. Classes are 4:30 to 6 p.m. Saturdays starting June 2.

Walking tours

Cottage & Castles tour July 28 The Community Hospital Foundation’s second Castles & Cottages Tour of Homes is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

July 28.

Tickets are now available for the event. The tour begins at Paw Paw Lake Yacht Club in Coloma. Participants can board pontoon boats to tour several unique lake homes or pick up a map to tour by car.

The yacht club offers free refreshments as well as the opportunity to shop for gifts and jewelry provided by the Park Bench Gift Shop of Lakeland Community Hospital, Watervliet. Also, a raffle for items donated by local businesses will be held the day of the event.

All proceeds from the Castles & Cottages Tour of Homes will support the expansion and renovation of

Lakeland Community Hospital, Watervliet, including a new 7,240-square-foot Emergency Department with 11 private rooms.

Tickets are $20 in advance; $25 day of event. Call (269) 927-5143 to purchase tickets.

Tour historical buildings, architecture in South Bend "Then & Now: A Downtown South Bend Architecture Walking Tour" returns to downtown South Bend with guided tours on June 1, July 6, Aug. 3 at 7 p.m.; and June 15, July 13, Aug. 17 at noon.

The evening tours last approximately an hour and a half and cover more than 20 historical buildings and more than a half-dozen city blocks in the heart of downtown

South Bend. The lunchtime tours are abbreviated to one hour.

All tours begin at the American Trust Company clock at the corner of Washington and Michigan streets, allowing participants to learn about South Bend’s origin as a trading post along the St. Joseph River.

A wide variety of architectural styles will be viewed, with some buildings dating to pre-Civil War days.

Tour guides Catherine Hostetler, director of Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend and St. Joseph County, and Todd Zeiger, director of Indiana Landmarks Northern Regional Office, will lead the evening tours disclosing the visionaries, architects and builders who helped bring the city’s treasures to life.

Tours are $2 per person with reservations requested for each tour.

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BLUEGRASS Niles festival finalizes lineup

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tival is Thursday through Sunday at the Riverfront Park Amphitheater in downtown Niles. The free festival features two stages and Skerbeck Carnival Music schedule Thursday Main Stage n 4 p.m. Nick Harley Band n 5 p.m. Harpeth Rising n 6 p.m. The Balos Family n 7 p.m. Kenny and Amanda Smith Band n 8 p.m. Harpeth Rising n 9 p.m. Kenny and Amanda Smith Band n 10 p.m. Nick Harley Band Friday Main Stage n 4 p.m. Nick Harley Band n 5:30 p.m. Harpeth Rising n 6:30 p.m. Kenny and Amanda Smith Band n 7:30 p.m. Detour n 8:20 p.m. Kenny and Amanda Smith Band n 9:10 p.m. Harpeth Rising n 10 p.m. Detour n 10:50 p.m. Nick Harley Band

Wonderland Stage n 6 p.m. Hey Annie Acoustic Mayhem n 8 p.m. “Just For Fun” Karoake Time Saturday Main Stage n 10 a.m. Al Mott, One Man Variety Band n Noon Twenty-Three n 1 p.m. The Balos Family n 2 p.m. Deadwood n 3 p.m. Lonesome Meadow n 4 p.m. Audie Blaylock and Redline n 5 p.m. Patchwork Band n 6 p.m. Twenty-Three n 7 p.m. Lonesome Meadow n 7:55 p.m. Detour n 8:50 p.m. Audie Blaylock and Redline n 9:45 p.m. Detour n 10:40 p.m. River Rocks, featuring Matt Scutchfield and Friends Wonderland Stage n 11 a.m. The Balos Family n Noon The Iron Skillet Breakfast Band n 2 p.m. Hillside Jamboree, All Welcome for JAM hosted by Clyde Carr and The Hymn-Timers n 4 p.m. Deadwood n 5 p.m. Hey Annie Acoustic Mayhem n 7 p.m. Patchwork Band n 8 p.m. “Just For Fun” Karaoke Time Sunday Main Stage n 10 a.m. Uphill Climb n 11 a.m. Lonesome Meadow n Noon Audie Blaylock and Redline n 1 p.m. Clyde Carr and The HymnTimers n 2 p.m. Audie Blaylock and Redline n 3 p.m. The Balos Family n 3:55 p.m. Lonesome Meadow n 4:50 p.m. Special Consensus n 5:45 p.m. Goldmine Pickers n 6:40 p.m. Special Consensus n 7:35 p.m. Goldmine Pickers n 8:30 p.m. Midnight Cattle Callers Wonderland Stage n “Down By The River, The Spirit of Sunday” Gospel Bluegrass Event n 11:30 a.m. Uphill Climb n 12:30 a.m. The Balos Family n 1:45 p.m. Lonesome Meadow n 3 p.m. Clyde Carr and The HymnTimers n 4:30 p.m. The Balos Family n 6 p.m. The Church of Niles, Praise Service

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'The Book' keeps secret to successful party show Anyone who’s ever been part of a “big horn band” knows about "The Book," “a binder of the sheet music for all the songs for that instrument.

Every instrument in your group gets one. Let me tell you, making a 30-song "book" from scratch under a timeframe can bring the strongest man to his knees. At that point, if not sooner, one must have a music librarian.

I found one just in time in Vicki Fuller, a youngish grandmother in the St. Joe area who says she has officially adopted me as her unofficial son. Vicki came through in a massive way for me as I had to build up "The Book" for my 26-piece Funkin’ Rock Orchestra at the big party I produced the entertainment for last weekend in Benton Harbor, which coincided with the Senior PGA weekend.

From horns to strings Vicki asked if I needed help and then jumped in full force and made "The Book" happen for all of the Funkin’ Rock Orchestra members. We started with horns while I finished writing all the show’s string arrangements. After delivering the horns, she then assembled "The Book" for strings and oversaw the creation and binding of the scores for my conductor with a bit of pinache according to my design.

She also enlisted help from her husband, Charlie, a bus driver for the Lakeshore school system who loves karaoke nights and has his own system in the basement. Charlie kicked in to help stick on a few thousand hole-punch reinforcement stickers. Along the way, Vicki also got me hooked on Crystal Light Raspberry Iced Tea, insisting I take some with me in an oversized dishwasher-safe cup whenever I’d leave after dropping off more parts.

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grandkids after she assured me to come over anytime early or late so we could keep our deadline.

'Like a son' Perhaps one of the funniest memories occurred during a mad dash across campus in a golf cart where both of us had to fit into one seat. “My lap or yours?” was my question, and she ended up riding on my knee (good choice on her part) as we barreled full speed over bump and plain. She held on to the roof rail for dear life, and I held onto her to be sure we didn’t lose her, at which point she looked over to the cart driver and said, “You should know he’s like my son...” HA!!!!!

Mission accomplished Vicki, thank you so very much for jumping into the work and seeing it as an adventure. Your positivity helped strengthen me in the home stretch, without a doubt, and contributed in a very large way to an even larger event.

Dave Carlock is a 25-year veteran of the entertainment business whose work as a recording engineer and producer, touring musician, and Precious librarian During production week, my songwriter made him Googleable. His continuing invaluable Music Librarian work as an Independent moved the operation down to the venue and knew right where Content Creator of Sound and to find the Flute 1, Flute 2 and Image has earned him a Flute 3 parts for "Last Dance" Grammy Award certificate, mid-rehearsal so the tentative two Platinum Record Awards, sax players couldn’t sneak out and a Paragon Award in of it. advertising. Currently, he And as tight timelines always brings national and internaseem to present great moments tional artists to make records of comedy between people that and music videos at his prodon’t yet know each other very duction studio in the Benton well, I found myself stumbling Harbor Arts District. www. in to pajama parties with her davecarlock.com

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Please submit calendar events to Managing Editor Katie Rohman by email, katie.rohman@leaderpub. com; phone, 687-7713; fax, 683-2175; or mail or visit the Leader Publications office at 217 N. Fourth St., Niles, MI 49120.

Friday n Grand opening of J Anderson Gallery, 2315 E. Highway 12, Michigan City, is noon to 5 p.m.

Jeannene Anderson displays more than 75 of her original oil paintings. n The 10th Annual Bluegrass Festival will be held at Riverfront Park, Niles. Visit www.nilesbluegrass.com. n New Life Community Church, 307 First Ave., Dowagiac, will have revival services at 7 p.m. for its annual homecoming celebration. Bishop Tommy Reels hosts.

Saturday n Grand opening of J Anderson Gallery, 2315 E. Highway 12, Michigan City, is noon to 5 p.m.

Jeannene Anderson displays more than 75 of her original oil paintings. n New Life Community Church, 307 First Ave., Dowagiac, will have revival services at 7 p.m. for its annual homecoming celebration. Bishop Tommy Reels hosts. The celebration will begin at 10 a.m., with fellowship afterward. n The Edwardsburg Fire Department, 69910 M-62 in Edwardsburg, hosts an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. n The 10th Annual Bluegrass Festival will be held at Riverfront Park, Niles. Visit www.nilesbluegrass.com. n Round Barn Winery, Distillery and Brewery in Baroda will host The Solution from 3 to 6 p.m.

The free concert is held adjacent to the beer garden. Visit www.roundbarnwinery.com. n The Barron Lake Association is sponsoring a boater’s safety course from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Howard Township Fire Station, 2681 E. Detroit Rd, across from Crossroads Family Restaurant. The course is for students 12 years of age or older. To pre-register, call the Cass County Sheriff’s Office at (269) 445-1240. Preregistration is required to take the course. Students are asked to bring a pencil,

sack lunch and beverage to the class. n Barn Swallow Theatre governing board and members meets at 10 a.m. at the theater 22334 U.S. 12 east of the intersection of M-62 and U.S. 12, Edwardsburg. Summer events to be finalized include the children’s play, “Honk, Jr.,” the musical “Quilters” and fall performances and events. Work sessions will be planned to complete the building renovations. For more info, contact Mike at (269) 6412797, Lois at 445-2142 or Carol at 445-2511. n Children auditions for girls, ages 9 through 12, for “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Beckwith Theater in Dowagiac. The production will run Aug. 10 through the 19. For more information, please call (269) 7828070.

Sunday n A sanctuary tour, including “The Gate of Prayer” synagogue, Mary’s Shiloh House and “Big Medicine” of Eastman Springs, is from noon to 4 p.m. Tickets are $20. Call (269) 471-1202. n Grand opening of J Anderson Gallery, 2315 E. Highway 12, Michigan City, is noon to 5 p.m.

Jeannene Anderson displays more than 75 of her original oil paintings. n The 10th Annual Bluegrass Festival will be held at Riverfront Park, Niles. Visit www.nilesbluegrass.com.

— Round Barn Winery, Distillery and Brewery in Baroda will host the Keith Scott Band from 2 to 5 p.m. The free concert is held adjacent to the beer garden. Visit www.roundbarnwinery.com.

Tuesday n The Niles Art Association will meet at 7 p.m. in the Community Room of the Niles District Library, 620 E. Main St. Members will be enjoying a “Portfolio Night” and will have a picnic theme for the meeting. Kindly critiques and show-andtell are always welcome.

Members are sked to bring picnic type foods to share. Meetings are free and open to the public. For more information, call 683-6415.

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The cruise-ins are held every Wednesday through Aug. 29 except for July 4.

Visit www.thekarclub. com. n Our Lady of the Lake Church Women’s Guild will sponsor an all-youcan-eat salad luncheon from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Thursday n A walking tour of South Bend’s Harter Heights neighborhood is at 6:30 p.m. Call (574) 2359002. n South Bend Ultimate will begin the Michiana Ultimate Summer Frisbee League at 6:30 p.m. at the Jr. Irish Soccer Complex on Nimtz Parkway. Cost is $45 for T-shirt, disc and competition. Beginners welcome and the leagues

June 8 n A photographic exhibit of Michael Ward’s Britain is from 4 to 8 p.m. at Hot Images in Niles.

Ward is known for his prolific body of documentary photos of musicians, actors, writers and other pop icons of the 20th century.June 9 n The 8th annual Wakarusa Bluegrass Festival is 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at 66425 Highway 19

in Wakarusa, Ind. Tickets are $15 at the gate. n Round Barn Winery, Distillery and Brewery in Baroda will host the Top Secret Band from 3 to 6 p.m. The free concert is held adjacent to the beer garden. Visit www.roundbarnwinery.com.

June 9 n A Pioneer Days Homecoming Dinner will be held at Community Church of Christ, Galien.

Potluck at noon; bring

The Benton Harbor Arts District sponsored an art hop May 25 that involved food, blacksmithing and dance

Anna Russo Sieber Gallery on Fifth Street hosted a spread of food and wine as part of the "I Am the Greatest — Summer Art Hop." Below, a blacksmith kept the fires going behind Water Street Glassworks.

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The Citadel Dance Company gave a performance in The Oak Room at the Citadel, 19 Hinkley St. in Benton Harbor.

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The event is held in conjunction with Galien Pioneer Days, June 23-24.

Call Juanita Swank, (269) 545-0407, or Mary Leazenby, (269) 545-8814. n Keith Scott plays the blues at 8 p.m. at Cravings Bistro, 1599 Mall Drive in Benton Harbor.

June 15 n Relay for Life of Edwardsburg is hosting a ladies’ night fundraiser starting at 7 p.m. at George’s Cafe on Sunset Boulevard, across from Zimmy’s Tavern, Union.

June 16 n Miller Guitar Academy, 821 W. Jefferson Blvd., in Mishawaka, hosts a Guiter Interact Launch Party from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. n A LifeWalk for the Pregnancy Care Center, 527 East Main St., begins with 9 a.m. registration at the Niles Amphitheater.

Call (269) 684-1896. n The Niles Park Board is seeking volunteers for about two hours to collect trash from city parks. Meet

at 9 a.m. at the Riverfront Amphitheater, rain or shine (no storms). Trash bags and gloves provided.

Park assignments arranged. For more info, call Nancy Clough at 6831217 or Janey Waterhouse at 683-3081. n The 45th Leeper Park Art Fair, on the grounds of Leeper Park on the St. Joseph River, will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. The juried fine arts fair will include acrylic, watercolor, pottery, photography, jewelry, glass, sculpture, printmaking and wood. Food vendors and live music will be on hand. For more info, call (574) 272-8598 or visit www.leeperparkartfair.org. n Round Barn Winery, Distillery and Brewery in Baroda will host Midwest Hype from 3 to 6 p.m. The free concert is held adjacent to the beer garden.

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June 17 n The Biker Chef hosts a culinary fundraiser at 2 p.m. at the White House Bistro. Tickets are $35. n Round Barn Winery,

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The free concert is held adjacent to the beer garden. Visit www.roundbarnwinery.com.

June 20 n The Berrien County Republican Women’s Club is hosting a “Meet the Candidates” buffet breakfast at 7:30 a.m., Pebble Wood Restaurant, Bridgman. Candidates running at the county level and above in the August primary election who have contested races have been invited. RSVP by June 15 to (269) 982-9939. Cost of breakfast is $15 and payable at door.

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DOWAG American choppers make roaring exhibit I went to a fabulous museum show recently. This exhibition featured the work of master artists, highlighted aspects of American culture, traced the history of the entire 20th century and focused on advancements in technology. It had everything you’d expect from a great museum exhibition.

What I didn’t expect … it was all about motorcycles.

In Indianapolis, the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art is a world-class museum that tells the American story through objects on a daily basis.

Housing an impressive collection of Native American objects and western art, the Eiteljorg organized a special exhibition dedicated to American motorcycles dating back to the early 1900s.

The exhibit included a 1905 Harley Davidson, Evel Knievel’s circa 1975 motorcycle and even a custombuilt ride from the Discovery channel’s popular TV show "American Chopper."

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"Steel Ponies" includes a Saginaw Chippewa bike.

exhibition, curators showed how motorcycles played a critical role in developing the American dynamic. The high caliber artwork on these motorcycles is no different than Michelangelo’s carved marble of "David," the detailed cast bronze on a 17th century ship’s cannon, the handpainted flowers on a 1890 Edison phonograph or the 1960s furniture highlighted on television’s “Mad Men.” Identifying materials, construction elements and symbolism is no different for me, as an appraiser, whether I am appraising a 1905 single-cylinder Harley or a Wells Fargo stagecoach shotgun. As an expert appraiser on Discovery’s Auction Kings, I use my background and experience to appraise many different types of objects. In the same way I appraise a signed Mickey Mantle baseball or a Civil War

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Some of the motorcycle models on display were decorated with the same elements that you might see on images of Native American horses and riders dating back to early 1900s. One could see the connections between motorcycle design and fringed animal hides worn by the plains Indians or chrome details on production motorcycles reminiscent of the metalwork found on spurs made by Garcia, a famous metalsmith and spur designer.

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A charming community and hamlet of inland lakes, Dowagiac and its neighboring Sister L are a favorite summertime destination families have enjoyed for generations. You’re sure to at home among the prevailing charm of turn-of-the-century storefronts, stately homes and t lined boulevards. Yet it’s the magnificent display of public sculpture along with open-air con that are sure to rekindle your spirit.

Dowagiac is home to one of Michigan’s premier fine arts events. There are also two mus to explore, live theatre at its best, a festival for every season and summertime concerts.

Now in its 17th season, the Beckwith Park Summer Concert Series has made the picture downtown Dowagiac a popular gathering spot on Thursday evenings for families and friend and music enthusiasts of all genres.

“Staged within Dowagiac’s central business district of specialty shops and restaurants, w invite you to join us for a wonderful summer of outdoor entertainment,” said organizer Vicki Phillipson. As program director for the Dowagiac Downtown Development Authority and Gr Dowagiac Chamber of Commerce, Phillipson has organized the summertime series for mo than a decade.

Reminiscent of the musical fare presented during the late-1800s by Round Oak Band, fa lies gather at Beckwith Park on Thursday evenings for the 12-week concert series that ope at 7:30 p.m. Music enthusiasts enjoy vocal and instrumental performances from the big ban sound of the 40s to rhythm and blues, jazz, bluegrass and Tex-Mex Americana.

Hosted by the Downtown Development Authority, the 2012 fine arts event was funded fo fifth consecutive year by Huntington Bank.

Located at Front and Beeson streets, Beckwith Park with its open-air gazebo provides ro for lawn-chair seating and a lush, grassy knoll that’s perfect for blankets.

“Music enthusiasts can enjoy dinner at one of our fine or casual restaurants, or they’re w come to pack a picnic basket for the park,” Phillipson said. “Then, sit back and relax, or let the moment whisk you onto the dance flo You’re sure to find Thursday nights have never been so enjoyable.”

Opening this year’s series on May 31 at 6:30 p.m. is a special two-hour back-to-back per formance by the Chamber Choir and its Women’s Chorale of Dowagiac Union High School followed at 7:30 by Four Spacious Guys. All other performances, with the exception of the 26th festival week, begin at 7:30 p.m.

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He loved to draw and paint, and his mother bought him brushes and other supplies as encouragement.

“My father was a frustrated artist,” Herre told me.

“He was a detective and was always doing collage.

I love to do collage still today.”

Herre studied art in school and remembers winning a prize for his artwork in a seventh-grade children’s art contest sponsored by Unesco. It was exhibited around the world and motivated and affirmed his feelings about his identity.

“As an artist, I considered myself free to do whatever I wanted — I was always drawing houses without having to worry about measurements, for example,” Herre said.

“I had thought about studying architecture, but I did not want to have to answer to someone about

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Set in 1929 Florida in a Cuban-American cigar factory where cigars are still rolled by hand, "Anna in the Tropics" tells a story of passion and dreams.

The arrival of a charismatic new lector, or reader, to entertain the workers in the factory creates a burst of excitement. When he begins to read aloud from the classic “Anna Karenina,” the novel’s romantic prose sparks hidden desires in his listeners which will change their lives dramatically.

Playwright Nilo Cruz won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2003 for "Anna in the Tropics," and was highly praised for this lyrical and atmospheric play full of powerful language and emotions. The New York Times hailed the play’s “currents of longing, thick with hope and hopelessness” in characters filled with “nobility and emotional energy” living in “a gentle, premodern world on the brink of extinction.”

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Acting classes offered this month With seasoned professional teachers, learn acting lessons and improv skills through South Bend Civic Theatre that will get you out of the wings and into the spotlight.

South Bend Civic Theatre heats up summer with the passionate and poetic Pulitzer winner "Anna in the Tropics" from June 22 to n Acting/Scene Study July 1.

This class is for someone tible drama” and a “remarkable play, [where] both the harsh Florida glare and the melancholy glow of a vanished world have yielded to the even greater illumination of poetic truth.”

Kevin Dreyer directs Steven Cole, Nick DeDario, Alicia Flores, Patrick Gring, Consuela Howell, Amorena Ruffolo, Patrick Trimboli, and Jared Windhauser.

"Anna in the Tropics" is performed in the Wilson Mainstage Auditorium, 403 N Main St. in South Bend, from June 22 to July 1.

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who is new to theater, someone who hasn’t been on the stage in while and even a seasoned veteran.

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No matter if this is your first experience with Improv or you’ve been around the block a time or two, you will have a blast and learn a ton in this fourweek class.

Kelli McBride, the instructor, has been on stage at Second City in Chicago for more than 20 years working with some giants in the field such as Amy Poehler ("SNL") Kevin Farley and Mick Napier, the artist director of Annoyance Theatre in Chicago. She has taught improv for more than 10 years. This group begins meeting Saturday from 4:30 to 6 p.m. and continues on Saturdays throughout the month at the Firehouse Theatre, 701 Portage St. Cost is $70.

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else. In the past, governments supported their artists, but in the United States, it is not done. In Puerto Rico, art was supported until the change of administrations, then the money dried up. It is now very costly and difficult to show one’s work. I was in New York when Andy Warhol was there and I remember seeing his work.

“I was in an art gallery and a guy bought 20 or 30 Campbell’s soup can paintings. He bought them for a thousand dollars from Andy and sold it later to a museum for $15 million.”

Herre works now to relax; he studied Buddhism and read a lot about meditation. Working with dots is very relaxing and he’s developed skills with dots where he says they talk back to him.

“I find that I can deal with perspective, depth, form and all kinds of artis-

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Continued from page 10 worked for a pharmaceutical company for the next 30 years. He continued to teach occasionally, and work steadily, and arranged to have shows of his work at medical conferences.

After a divorce, his family moved to Florida, and he followed to be close to his children.

“My brother had come to the states for a job interview, and I offered to drive him from Florida to the interview in St. Joseph,” he said.

“We drove through South Bend, and I liked it; he decided to settle there.

Herre worked at Riley High School as a bi-lingual specialist in the counseling office — he had a major in fine arts education and a minor in psychology.

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Herre's studio is filled with his dotpaintings. "I never fight with my dots." tic qualities in my work using dots,” Herre said.

“I never fight with my dots. I feel that I am doing something original. I enjoy reading contemporary art magazines like High Fructose. In school I was bored, so I was always doing the opposite of what the teacher wanted me to do. Now I am free! And I have to paint, like chronic disease — you feel you must paint or you will be crazy. I needed to create things, not have jobs just to make a living.”

“In the future, I see

myself working on larger canvases,” Herre said. “I want to communicate deeply with people who see my paintings. I want to send a message. I write essays in my head when I paint. Sometimes I write them before I paint.

“I don’t think about death at all, I think about life as though it is the first day of my life.

"I would like to send a positive message to older artists: don’t feel limited by age. Never, ever! There is always opportunity; mature artists have the advantage of maturity.”

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‘A Day on Main Street’ • 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Main Street closed to traffic for expo • 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. — Jazzercise with Beverly Manuel, Jazzercise Niles • 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. — “Orange You Glad You’re Here” Style Show • 12:45 to 1:45 p.m. — Live music (to be announced) • 1:45 to 2:30 p.m. — Culinary demonstration

by Chef Daysha Amster, Olfactory Hue Bistro • 2:30 to 3 p.m. — Zumba demo with Lacey Peters, Lace Dance Studio • 3 to 4 p.m. — Live music (to be announced)

Expo to showcase fashion, music

By KATIE ROHMAN

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A new event in downtown Niles is aimed at showcasing what the area has to offer women.

The First Annual Women’s Expo, “A Day on Main Street,” will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

June 30 in the 200 block of Main. The street will be closed to traffic, and the public is invited to visit vendors, listen to live music, watch demonstrations and take in a style show. Admission is free.

Christine Hoffman, owner of Niles Styles, said the idea came to fruition after about 100 women attended her style show last summer. Local businesses jumped aboard when she pitched the idea of a downtown expo.

“Already, I’ve seen a respectable response for the first year,” Hoffman said.

Vendors will include agencies, shops and services. Sponsors include Bella’s, Colorful Stitches,

Michiana Recycling and Disposal Services, The Paris and It Works, and sponsors Lakeland HealthCare, Olfactory Hue Bistro, Niles-Buchanan YMCA and Fernwood Botanical Garden and Nature Preserve will have booths.

The “Orange You Glad You’re Here” Style Show will be held from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Models will wear Niles Styles fashions and Bella’s accessories. Hoffman said the show theme — as the name implies — features the “colors of the year” — tangerine and orange.

Downtown Niles has hosted successful one-day summer events such as the Bring It cruise-ins and Niles Burn Run. “Now we’re going to have something for the ladies,” Hoffman said.

Vendor registrations will be accepted until June 15. Home-based businesses must have a homeowner’s insurance policy to participate.

Call Christine Hoffman at 684-8484.

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The two-day event set the scene for staying cool on a hot weekend with art, music and wine at the winery in Berrien Springs

Festival-goers sat under the trees and enjoyed the breeze Sunday afternoon with a glass of wine from Lemon Creek Winery.

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Blues musician Keith Scott kept the afternoons rolling with jammin' tunes that never let up. Scott plays again Saturday evening at The LIbrary Pub and Eatery, 190 Territorial Rd., in Benton Harbor.

Screenwriting class begins June 11 Classes in screenwriting and film production will be offered by the Box Factory for the Arts, 1101 Broad St., in St. Joseph from June 11 through July 19. The classes will be led by recent Western Michigan University graduate Ben Szwabowski.

The screenwriting class will meet from 7 to 9 p.m Mondays and Wednesdays and the film production class from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Tuition for each six-week series is $100. Call (269) 983-3688 to reserve a space.

In the screenwriting class, students will create a short screenplay. At the end of the class, students will perform their plays in a table reading. The film course will include learning the stages of pre-production and post-production. Students will learn the role of each member of an independent film crew and will produce a short film to be screened at the Box Factory.

Lois Lesniewicz, left, of Mishawaka traversed the festival Sunday afternoon with her multicolored umbrella to keep the sun from becoming too harsh. "I came because it sounded intriguing," Lesniewicz said.

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Regardless of the good (and bad) hype around Capcom’s attempt to cash in on single-player thirdperson RPGs, “Dragon’s Dogma” has a lot going for it.

The game revolves around the ties between a vicious, world-ending dragon and the protagonist that must conquer it.

Designed to mimic MMORPG-style gameplay, players can design their protagonists using a limited character designer The world doesn’t feel open until a couple hours into the game. There’s plenty of things to learn about before then, but the game makes you stumble around for quite some time. The controls feel similar to From Software’s “Dark Souls,” except you can jump, which means exploring is meant to feel a little more fun and a little less strenuous. “Dragon’s Dogma” has more epic moments, wait until you defeat the Hydra for the first time. It’s worth it.

You eventually gain fol-

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chattering up a storm, and sometimes being helpful.

They forage for items, often taking things you were trying to pick up.

You can steal items back from them, but it’s clear you have little control over their actions. In battle, your followers are mostly used as a diversion so enemies try to chomp them instead of you. Sure, they heal you and sometimes boost your weapon’s affinity, but they also knock enemies away from you at the worst time. In addition, they’ll only heal you if you’re critically injured — I couldn’t find any command to get them to heal me to full strength.

Your allies’ dim-witted nature aside, the Pawn system is ingenious.

Players unlock a permanent, customized follower within a few hours.

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Online-capable players can summon each others’ permanent followers as well, making the customized experience a little more fun if you’re using your friend’s pawn There’s still some unfortunate flaws in the game. While the monsters and scenery look stunning, the characters look less than stellar (Read: blocky and polygonal). What’s more, the battle mechanics feel awkward at times.

Enemies are easily disrupted, but knocking them down means chasing after them once they land.

Enemies often foreshadow their attacks, and bosses, while impressive looking, tend to fizzle with klonky attacks and slow movements.

That doesn’t mean “Dragon’s Dogma” is a bad game, however.

There’s a lot to explore in the game, and the plot feels interesting enough to overlook some of the wonky battles.

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