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FOCUS

Ice Time Festival to heat up weekend

By JILL McCAUGHAN offthewater @leaderpub.com Dowagiac—Back in August, while the rest of southwest Michigan enjoying the last warm days of summer, members of the Dowagiac Ice Time Festival committee were thinking far ahead to when the snow would be flying.

They were busy planning activities that both children and adults could enjoy during the “Grand Old City’s” annual ice festival. Now, the time has come for all of those ideas to become a reality.

Feb. 1 will mark the 18th time that Dowagiac has hosted the Ice Time Festival, making it one of the oldest ice carving festivals in southwest Michigan.

As in past years, the central focus of the festival will be the art of sculpting frozen blocks of water.

“Of course, there will be ice sculptures on the streets throughout downtown,” said Kris Lamphere, chair of the Ice Time committee.

“The carving starts at 8 a.m., and carvers will be carving blocks of ice on the streets throughout the morning.”

Then, the ice carve-off competition at Beckwith Park Gazebo will begin at 1 p.m. and continue until 2:30 p.m., with the judging of the sculptures scheduled for 3:30 p.m.

“We have nine carvers

in the competition. It is a timed, 1 ½ hour competition, and it will be judged on the final pieces,” Lamphere explained.

“Many of them are chefs, and this is their specialty.”

The majority of the carvers are members of the Michiana Ice Carvers Association, hailing from South Bend, New Carlisle, Buchanan, Manistee and other nearby locals.

Along with the activities that have traditionally been offered, the organizers have added a number of fun new activities to the day’s schedule.

“We’ve added a bunch of outside activities to get the kids out, moving, and enjoying the season,” said Lamphere, who also owns WHO kNEW Consignment, one of the sponsors of this year’s festival.

Other sponsors for the event include The Pokagon Fund, Lyons Industries, the Dowagiac Area Federal Credit Union, Dowsett Chiropractic Health Center and Clark Chapel.

“There will be our Lil’ Chippers area with lots of fun games like broom hockey, the walrus wiggle, and a bunch of other things for kids to participate in,” Lamphere said.

Kids—and adults—will also have the rare opportunity to meet Mary Vowell, a musher from Kalamazoo, Mich., and her team of sled dogs.

“There will be a mush-

ing team on site,” Lamphere said. “The kids will be able to talk to her, and pet the dogs, and learn more about this sport that has such a long history in this state.”

Indoor activities for kids have also been planned, including crafts, story-time activities and an ice cream eating contest.

“At WHO kNEW, we always host a craft activity where the kids can come in and get warm and do a craft. It’s not scheduled. It goes on all day long,” Lamphere said.

Kids can also make Valentine’s Day cards at the Mane Attraction and frost cookies with Miss Dowagiac and her court at the Dowagiac History Museum.

“There is also an exhibit on the history of the Miss Dowagiac pageant at the museum since this is the 75th year of the Miss Dowagiac pageant,” Lamphere said.

There will also be many other types of artists demonstrating their techniques on the streets around Dowagiac.

Fruitbelt Woodcarvers will have demonstrations, and a timber carver will also be carving a piece of art from a large log over the course of the day as well.

In addition, many local merchants will be hosting “hibernation sales” that Saturday.

Lastly, the annual Chili Crawl will provide a way for event-goers to get a warm bite to eat and sample several types of chili from local restaurants.

“Our Chili Crawl will feature five chili recipes

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Artists from around the country will visit Dowagiac this weekend for the annual Ice Time festival. from our downtown restaurants. They will be competing for the travelling plaque,” said Lamphere. “Last year’s winner, Front Street Crossing/COA, will be defending their title against four competitors: Wood Fire, The Wounded Minnow, Beeson Street Grill and Zeke’s Restaurant.”

Many more activities are planned for the day, and a complete schedule can be found on the Greater Dowagiac Area

Chamber of Commerce website at www. dowagiacchamber.com.

As Lamphere noted, an event like this would be not be possible without a lot of community support and participation.

“We have lots of great volunteers helping out from 1st Source Bank, the Dogwood Fine Arts Festival and Front Street Crossing/COA,” Lamphere said.

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SPOTLIGHT

Brass Transit brings Chicago's hits to Mendel Center

By JILL McCAUGHAN offthewater @leaderpub.com

BENTON TOWNSHIP— “Our patrons told us they want to hear more of the hits that they grew up with,” said Laura Kraklau, executive director of marketing and communications at the Mendel Center.

“So, when we heard Brass Transit playing Chicago’s hits of the 1970s and 1980s, we knew that they’d be a perfect fit in our season.”

Brass Transit will perform the second of three shows that make up the Mendel Center’s Classic Rock Series for the 20132014 season. The eight piece band will be performing on Feb. 21 at 8 p.m. A cash bar will be available one hour before show time.

The Little River Band, which performed late last year, and the Pink Floyd Experience, which will be performing on March 8, are the other two acts in that series.

“When the audience hears Brass Transit’s recreations of some of Chicago’s greatest hits, like ‘25 or 6 to 4’ and ‘Saturday in the Park,’ they’re going to be sblown away by the musicianship and vocals of this group,” Kraklau said.

“They bring a real authenticity to those songs.”

Other favorites that the audience can expect to hear include “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?” “Old Days,” “Hard to Say I’m Sorry” and “You’re the Inspiration,” just to name a few.

The band is based in Toronto, Canada, and it is comprised of eight of Canada’s most sought-after musicians and singers.

Many of them have won numerous awards, including an Emmy, a Juno and a Socan Award, as well as having been nominated for many other awards.

“The lead singer has been dubbed ‘one of Canada’s most-recorded

voices,’” Kraklau said.

“Chicago had three singers featured in its various songs, and Neil Donell is able to sound just like any one of those three singers.

It’s amazing.”

The band is led by Don Breithaupt, who plays keyboards and supplies backing vocals. Backing vocals are also supplied by guitarist Bob McAlpine and bass-player Jay Speziale.

The band also includes a

horn section that enables it to capture Chicago’s distinctive sound, with Tony Carlucci on trumpet, Doug Gibson on trombone and Phil Poppa on saxophones.

Paul DeLong is the band’s drummer.

Although none of the eight musicians ever sat in with Chicago, Kraklau said that they formed the tribute band out of their common love for the music of Chicago.

“Some of the musicians in this group have worked with a long list of the premier names in the music business, like the Drifters, Aretha Franklin, Ben E. King, Frankie Valli and the Mamas and the Papas,” Kraklau said.

Tickets for Brass Transit are $29, $34, and $39 and are available by calling the Mendel Center Box Office at (269) 927-1221 or visiting www.lmcmainstage.

org. Special rates are available for groups of 10 or more. More information about the band can be found on their website at www.brasstransit.com.

“I’m sure that people will walk away really having enjoyed this show and their recreation of songs that everybody loves,” Kraklau said.

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Discover the local destinations right in your own backyard

The History Center at Courthouse Square into Michigan’s long and varied history via a complex of original buildings, museum exhibits, special BERRIEN SPRINGS—The programs, archives, a pubState of Michigan celebratlications series and a museed its 177th birthday last um store.

Sunday, and Berrien “We can do guided tours Springs is among the few by appointment, or people towns around the state that can just come and do a selfcan claim a “living” conguided tour with our walknection to that anniversary. ing tour brochure,” said “On Jan. 26, 1837, Robert Myers, curator of Michigan was granted the History Center. statehood, and just one “Visitors typically spend month later, Berrien an hour to an hour-and-a Springs was chosen as half here.”

Berrien County’s county Winter hours are 9 a.m. seat because of the town’s to 5 p.m., Monday through central location,” said Friday. The center is open Kathy Cyr, executive to the public on summer director of the History Saturdays as well. More Center at Courthouse information can be found at www.berrienhistory.org.

While the 1839 Courthouse is the centerpiece of the complex, visitors will also see the original, brick Italianate sheriff’s residence and county office buildings, and the footprint of the original county jail, all dating from the 1870s. A log cabin dating from 1830 and a replica of a forge are also located on the property.

The lower level of the sheriff’s residence houses the museum store and the refurbished sheriff’s office.

Next to the residence is the footprint of the jail.

“The jail was torn down in 1916,” Myers said.

“But, when the owner tore it down, the foundation was left intact. So, about 15 years ago, we built an outline of the building and Submitted photo a couple of the cells Above: A portrait of the Chicago architect because everybody wanted Frank Lloyd Wright. Below left: A historic to know about it. If we are able to raise enough photograph of the Italianate Berrien County money, we would like to office bulings. Below right: The Berrien rebuild the jail.”

The lower level of the County Courthouse Square as it appeared in Courthouse offers visitors 1880, courtesy of the Berrien County Historical a number of exhibits from Association. which they can learn about

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Square. “That same year, construction on the Berrien County Courthouse began, with the building opening for use in 1839.”

That courthouse, designed in the Greek Revival style by Massachusetts architect Gilbert Avery, still stands today at 313 N. Cass St., making it Michigan’s oldest extant courthouse.

Included on the National Register of Historic Places, it is, in fact, the State’s only remaining original courthouse.

Open year-round and with free admission to the public, the History Center at Courthouse Square provides visitors with an opportunity to step back

Photo courtesy of the Berrien County Historical Association

The 1839 Berrien County Courthouse, the only original county courthouse still standing in Michigan. various periods of Michigan’s history.

Beginning with an exhibit on the ways that glaciers shaped Michigan’s topography, the museum takes guests through the period of early humans and into the era when Native American tribes, such as the Miami and Potawatomie, called Michigan their home. The museum also chronicles the arrival and activities of French fur traders and missionaries.

The museum also houses exhibits with artifacts that will help visitors to understand Berrien County’s role in national and global events, such as the Civil War and World War I. It also offers insights into various industries that have supported growth in Berrien County over the years, including the timber trade, the orchard and fruit trade, the railroads and shipping on the St. Joseph River and Lake Michigan.

Other exhibits examine aspects of history that are unique to Berrien County,

including the House of David and the Marxochime Colony, a factory complex in New Troy that manufactured a wide array of unusual instruments from 1927 until 1972.

On the second floor of the Courthouse, visitors will find the fully-furnished courtroom where county cases were heard from 1839 until 1894, when the county seat was relocated to St. Joseph.

“This is where we hold mock trials for school groups when they come to visit,” Myers said. “We also use it for special programs in June and July.

We’ve done programs on shipwrecks, clothing history, aviation history, all sorts of things. It’s sort of our meeting hall, if you will.”

With 32 years of his own history at the Berrien County Historical Association, Myers has developed a wide variety of programs and products designed to educate Berrien County’s residents, including a series of books that are available in the muse-

um store. A new book, “Greetings from Three Oaks,” will come out in March.

“Bob has designed lot of educational programs, and he can do them on site, or he can come to your classroom, or get on your tour bus and talk about the area,” Cyr said. “He also does evening programs for people who want to learn how to research the histories of their houses.”

Myers also serves as the tour planner and guide for the History Center’s tour series. This spring, the tour is “America’s Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright,” running from May 18 through 20.

Tour stops include Taliesin, Frank Lloyd Wright’s home and studio in Spring Green, Wis.; the First Unitarian Meeting House in Madison, Wis.; the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio in Oak Park, Ill.; and the Frederick C. Robie House in Chicago, Ill. The fee is $599 for

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GET OUT!

Boat, sports show all about great outdoors

By JILL McCAUGHAN offthewater @leaderpub.com SOUTH BEND—There are plenty of winter sports opportunities to keep people out and active in Michiana at this time of year. But, there are some folks who can’t help but dream of the days when the warm sun will sparkle upon local waters once more.

Adding fuel to those summer dreams, boat and sports shows abound in the Midwest this time of year.

One of those shows, the Michiana Boat and Sports Show, will be coming to South Bend’s Century Center, located at 120 St. Joseph St. The show runs from Jan. 31 through Feb 2., and organizers plan to offer lots of indoor activities for outdoor enthusiasts of all ages.

“It’s really shaping up,” said Dale Brindley, organizer of the event. “Last year, we filled 31,000 square feet, and this year,

we plan to fill more than 47,000 square feet with about 75 vendors.”

A variety of outdoor sports-related companies and organizations will have booths where visitors can obtain information, book trips and perhaps even take advantage of special discounts available only at the show.

“We will have representatives from Canadian lodges; charter captains from Lake Michigan, Lake Erie and inland lakes; local fishing and hunting clubs; and many more sports-related businesses, including an archery range,” Brindley said.

“There’s really too many companies to list.”

There will also be representatives from local rod- and tackle-builders, tackle dealers and licensed gun dealers selling their wares.

One of the biggest draws for sports shows like this one are the sleek, new models of boats that dealers typically display.

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Outdoor sports companies of all sorts will be selling their wares at the Michiana Boat & Sports show. nine area boat dealers, a One of those boat dealkayak dealer and a local ers, St. Joseph’s Pier 33 Dodge dealer who will be will be returning to the attending,” Brindley said. show for the second year.

“It’s a show that energizes the local boating market because it’s the first chance for boaters and prospective boaters to get out and get onboard the new boats for the first time,” said Tighe Curran, general manager of Pier 33.

Nonprofit organizations and government agencies will also be present. In the past, the Michiana Power Squadron, Ducks Unlimited and the Indiana DNR have been represented. This year, the Boy Scouts of America will be holding a membership drive at the show.

“Anyone who attends the show wearing their scouting uniform will be admitted for free,” Brindley said.

Children 12 and under will also be admitted for free, and the price of admission for adults is $3 per person. Hours for the show are 3 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Feb. 2.

A number of speakers

have also been engaged to lead seminars on Saturday, beginning at 10 a.m. and running until 7 p.m.

Speakers include representatives from various outdoor sports companies as well as professional fishermen and tournament winners who specialize in bass, walleye and other species.

A random drawing and a door prize with an estimated value of $100 will be given away during each seminar. Winners must be present at the drawings.

Children will also find entertaining activities at the Michiana Boat and Sports Show. A free catchand-release trout pond and an indoor archery range will be set up for kids to enjoy.

“Last year, we had 2,364 paying guests in attendance. That doesn’t include kids,” Brindley said. “We hope to have even more people come through this year. We’ve been working to make the show even bigger and better.”

HISTORY continued from page 4 History Center members and $649 for non-members.

Included in that is all transportation, lodging, breakfasts and dinners, guide services, all admissions, taxes and gratuities. More information can be obtained via email at bcha@berrienhistory.org or by phone at (269) 471-1202.

“One retired couple told me last year, ‘All we have to do is pay our money and get on the bus, and everything is taken care of, and it’s wonderful,’” Cyr said of the popular history tours.

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CUISINE SCENE

Hungry? Head to downtown South Bend

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SOUTH BEND—If there is a particular restaurant in South Bend that you’ve been dying to try, this may just be your lucky two weeks.

The Downtown Dining Alliance of South Bend is holding its sixth Downtown Restaurant Week from Jan. 27 through Feb. 9.

The event provides diners with the opportunity to enjoy a dining experience at any of 14 different establishments at a discounted price, and approximately 10% of each check will de donated to the South Bend Memorial Children’s Hospital.

“They can come down and eat a lot of good food at very reasonable prices,” said Mark McDonnell, owner of two participating restaurants and president of the Downtown Dining Alliance.

“Downtown South Bend is really the epicenter for locally-

owned, independent restaurants in this area.”

Many of the restaurants, including Baker’s Bar & Grille, the East Bank Emporium, the LaSalle Grill and Fiddler’s Hearth Public House, will be offering three-course dinners at a special price of $33 per person.

Tippecanoe Place Restaurant will be offering four-course dinners for that price.

Other restaurants are offering special deals of their own. For example, visitors to the South Bend Chocolate Café can enjoy two lunches or dinners for $16.50 or two “Top it Off” dessert specials for $16.50.

“This year, we’ve added three restaurants, including LaSalle Kitchen & Tavern, where we are having a special of two dinners for $33,” McDonnell said.

“We’ve also added Woochi Japanese Fusion & Bar. And, Ciao’s Lounge has rejoined us after taking a year off. It’s a very good Italian restaurant on Michigan St.” A complete list of the various specials can be found at

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“At $33, they are getting a three-course meal for about half of the regular price during Restaurant Week.”

McDonnell suggests that folks take in a performance and make a special evening of their dining experience in downtown South Bend.

“There’s a lot going on in the city over those two weeks. ‘Leading Ladies’ is playing at the South Bend Civic Theater. The Morris Performing Arts Center will have performances of “Bring It On: The Musical,” on Feb 7, 8 and 9,” McDonnell said. “Feb. 7 is also being billed as

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McDonnell said. “February is ‘Love Story Month,’ so ‘Casablanca’ will be showing on Feb. 5. It’s a 7 p.m. show time, so people would want to come down and eat dinner earlier.”

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‘Downtown Date Night,’ and there will be fireworks on the St. Joseph River that night.”

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Food trends and Hermosa Smoothie I spent last week in southern California soaking up the January sun, enjoying year round local lemons, challenging city hikes, and natural vegan friendly eateries partout.

Whenever I go on vacation I like to do all of my favorite activities: outdoor exercise in the sun, yoga, day drinking, fresh local food, cooking, reading, local music.

This trip was no different.

I tried to maintain a nice balance of cooking at home for my dear friend and fellow vegan hottie Isabel. She had gone to the farmers market before I got there and picked up some essentials including the aforementioned local lemons, avocados, fresh herbs, carrots sun dried tomatoes, apples, and more. It was fun to cook with such a variety of local ingredients this time of year.

As much as I enjoy whipping up home cooked meals, I also love trying new restaurants. So many SoCal restaurants are vegan or offer entire plant based sections. It’s sort of an epicenter of natural, plant based health foods, so trying what they’re DOWNTOWN continued from page 1 fast and lunch. Those would be the Chicory Café and LePeep,” McDonnell said.

Taking advantage of Restaurant Week also provides diners with an opportunity to make a difference in the South Bend community because it supports Memorial

serving at restaurants out there is one of my favorite things about visiting. Of course I find inspiration in the food trends of other veggie communities. I took note of what seemed to me to the biggest vegan food trends.

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Children’s Hospital. As the region’s only designated children’s hospital, Memorial treats children who are referred from more than 20 hospitals throughout southwest Michigan and northern Indiana.

“The charity that we are supporting is Memorial Children’s Hospital. They have

What I haven’t done tons with in the past is fresh mint.

I was never really much of a fan until recently.

I was really excited my friend bought dill and fresh mint at the farmers market.

We used them in everything from stir fries to drinks that week. Perhaps my favorite use though, came in the form of a much needed update to my standard morning green smoothie recipe. I’d really gotten into a rut where I’ve been making the exact same recipe every morning for months. Having to use the fresh ingredients available to me forced me to get creative, and that’s the beautiful thing about seasonal cooking and using what’s available to you.

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a capital campaign to build a new children’s hospital in downtown South Bend, which we are really in favor of,” McDonnell said. “South Bend deserves its own children’s hospital. Otherwise, people have to go all the way down to Indianapolis to Riley Hospital for Children, and that’s a long way to have to go.”

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Krasl Art Center excited about host of 'new' opportunities ing party for that exhibit will be combined with the premier film screening for the Children’s Coastline st. joseph — “New.” Film Festival.

That’s a popular word at the David Driskell, Professor Krasl Art Center these days. Emeritus at the University A new exhibition, a new art- of Maryland at College ist in the artlab, a new ses- Park, has called the Kelley sion of classes, and most Collection “one of the finest exciting of all, a newly ren- that has been assembled ovated interior on the first tracing the history of floor of the museum.

African American art.”

Built in 1980, the museThe Harmon and Harriet um has not enjoyed such a Kelley Collection of African major overhaul since 1996. American Art: Works on Over the last several weeks, Paper includes 70 artworks all of the public spaces have from the 19th through the received special attention.

21st centuries. The exhibit “First, we’re putting a is organized by Landau polished cement floor in the Traveling Exhibitions of artlab,” said Tami Miller, Los Angeles, Cal. curator of exhibitions, col“The premier is free and lections and education at open to the public, starting the Krasl. “From a curato- at 6 p.m. At 6:30, there will rial perspective, that’s just be a live drum performance great because we use that by students at Hull Academy space for so many things, in Benton Harbor. At 7:15, and the new flooring will we will have the screening provide increased flexibility of “Kirikou and the for that space.”

Sorceress” in the gallery,” The artlab will enjoy its Miller said. first use at 7 p.m. on Jan. The Krasl’s gift shop, 30, when artist Heather known for its eclectic mix Parrish engages the public of artistic gifts, has also in a free artlab artist’s talk. received its share of attenCurrently an M.F.A. student tion in the recent renovaat the University of Notre tion.

Dame, Parrish utilizes light, “The gift shop will have paper and, at times, sound new paint, store fixtures and to create physically and carpet,” said Colleen Villa, psychologically evocative director of community relaspaces. Her work will tions at the Krasl Art Center. remain as a feature at the “We are freshening up museum through April 20. the ways that we’re displayThe Main Gallery has ing the merchandise as also received attention in well,” Miller added. the form of new, maple Finally, the flooring in hardwood flooring. the lobby of the museum “In the Main Gallery, the has been updated. maple flooring will be just a “The new carpet in all of lovely addition to that the public spaces on the first space. It will lighten it up floor of the museum will and work very well with the give it a lovely, fresh look architecture,” Miller said. and provide a nice welcome On Jan. 31, that gallery to the pubic,” Miller said. will also host a new exhibi“We are very fortunate to tion, The Harmon and have these funds,” said Harriet Kelley Collection of Villa, of a $67,500 grant African American Art: from the Michigan Council Works on Paper. An open- for Arts and Cultural Affairs

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ABOVE: "Blackburn" (2002), a color lithograph by Ron Adams. BELOW LEFT: "Carpenters" (1977), a color lithograph by Jacob Lawrence. BELOW RIGHT: "Rain" an offset lithograph not dated by Claude Clark.

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“The public can come and get a first glance at the improvements we’ve been making at the ribbon cutting that we will be hosting on Friday, Jan. 31, at 4 p.m.,” Miller said. “Members of the Cornerstone Chamber

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ist Heather Parrish in the artlab. Krasl Art Center, 707 Lake Blvd. St. Joseph, MI. Free and Open to the Public. Call (269) 9830271 or visit www.krasl.org for more info. 7:00 p.m.

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Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra presents Dueling Pianos. 5:30 p.m.: buffet dinner (optional and must be purchased in advance). 6:30 p.m.: cocktails/cash bar. 7:30 p.m.: Dueling pianos. Buffet and show: $45; show only: $30.

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Applications for Twin City Players Brian Swiger Memorial Scholarship available at Berrien Co. high schools. Students should contact their counselors.

Scholarships up to $1,000 are earmarked for seniors who have demonstrated a strong interest in theater-related activities. Applications can be obtained from Twin City Players at (269) 4290400. Due by March 31.

2nd Annual Chili Tour.

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Wines of the Veneto: wine 5-8 p.m. appreciation course from Ruth Ryberg, Lake Jan. 31-Feb. 9 Michigan College, Napier Ave. Campus, D-116 (Planetarium). Contact Coastline Children’s Film 1-800-252-1562 ext. 7502 Festival. 1/31: Opening or visit www.lakemichi- night program at the Krasl gancollege.edu/ce. Fee: Art Center. Showing: $49. 6-7:30 p.m.

“Kirikou and the Sorceress” at 7:15 p.m. Drum Circle by students from International Academy at “A Screening of On Killing, Hull at 6:30 p.m. Opening a documentary on combat party for The Harmon and veterans of Iraq and Harriet Kelley Collection Afghanistan by Cpl. Zach of African American Art: Skiles, USMC. 101 W. 2nd Works on Paper.” Free. $1 St. Michigan City, IN. suggested donation. Visit Free. Call 219-874-4900 www.coastlinechildrensext. 209 for more info. filmfestival.com for more 6:30 p.m. (CST) info and a full listing of events through Feb. 9.

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Winter Fest, New Buffalo, MI. Ice sculptures downtown beginning at noon.

Free horse-drawn sleigh rides through town from 12-5 p.m. Enjoy the ice rink and sledding hills at Oselka Park. www.newbuffalo.org

Boy Scout Troop 541’s annual Swiss Steak Supper.

First United Methodist church, 132 South Oak Street, Buchanan, MI. Includes all-you-can-eat Swiss Steak, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans with bacon, cole slaw, roll, drink and dessert. $8 for adults and $4 for children under 12 years. Tickets can be purchased from Scouts or are available at the door. Carry outs available. Supper will be served regardless of the weather. For more info, call Scoutmaster Bill Blumka at (269) 362-2884. 4-6:30 p.m.

Moliere’s “Tartuffe,” performed by the Pigeon Creek Theatre Company, Box Factory for the Arts, 1101 Broad St., St. Joseph, MI. VIP tickets: $15 per person with prepaid reservations. General admission tickets:$10, senior and student tickets: $8. Tickets can be purchased at www.boxfactoryforthearts.org/ calendar/#tartuffe, (269) 983-3688, or at the door.

Wine and light refreshments will be available for purchase. 7:30 p.m.

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Scholastic Art Awards Exhibition, presented by the South Bend Museum of Art and The NW Indiana & Lower SW Michigan Region of the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers.

Warner Gallery, SBMA, Century Center, 120 S. St. Joseph St. For more information, visit southbendart. org. Wednesday - Sunday, 12-5 p.m.

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Family Program: “Furry Weatherman.” Curious Kids’ Museum, 415 Lake Blvd., St. Joseph, MI. All programs are free with museum admission. For more info, (269) 9832543 or visit www.curiouskidsmuseum.org.

12-4 p.m.

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Family Day at the South Bend Museum of Art. Century Center, 120 South Saint Joseph Street. Open Wednesday through Sunday, 12-5 p.m. For more info, visit www. southbendart.org or call (574) 235-9102. 2-4 p.m.

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Valentine’s Day Craft Night. $2 admission per person for cross-country skiing, sledding, refreshments, and other activities.

A small parking fee is also charged. Dr. T.K. Lawless Park, 15122 Monkey Run St.,Vandalia, MI. Call (269) Feb. 7 445-4456 or visit www.casscountymi.org/CountyParks/ DrTKLawlessPark.aspx for Fish Fry. D.A.N.K. All you more info. 5 to 9 p.m. can eat fish with other sides: 5:30-8:00 p.m..Free dancing and music from 7-10 p.m. Members $8; Southwest Michigan non-members $. Call (269) Symphony Orchestra 926-6652 for more info. presents “Majesty: The Best of British Music” with Addlestone Gate at

LMC Mendel Center, Zion Lion. “Bob Marley Benton Harbor, MI. Birthday Bash Tour” for Concert includes an Jamaica Me Crazy. Live exhibit of artwork by reggae at Czar’s 505 every Dave Smykal, Heather first Friday of the month. Seawright and Brian 505 Pleasant St., St. Joseph, Cooley from Chartreuse.

MI. Call (269) 983-1166 for After party at RyeBelles more info. Doors open at 8 Restaurant with the band. p.m., show time is 10 p.m. There is $5 cover charge and pre-registration is required. Concert tickets: Zone A: $37 adults, $32 “Men Are From Mars – seniors, $5 students. Zone Women Are From Venus B: $20 adults and $5 stuLIVE!” Starring Peter dents. For more info, call Story. Bendix Theater, (.269) 982-4030 or visit Century Center, South www.smso.org. 7:30 p.m.

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Feb. 7-9 Magical Ice Fest. Downtown St. Joseph. Ice carving competitions and SnowBiz Scavenger Hunt. For info, call (269) 985-1111 or visit www.stjoetoday.com.

Feb. 8 Snowshoe explore at Allegan State Game Area with Sarett. The van will leave Sarett at 12:30 p.m.

Fee is $10; rentals are available for an additional $3. Sarett Nature Center, 2300 Benton Center Rd., Benton Harbor, MI. Call (269) 927-4832 to register.

Women’s Service League’s 55th Annual Charity Ball: “A Night in White,” benefiting the HERBIE Clinic.

Berrien Hills Golf Club, 690 W. Napier Ave., Benton Harbor, Cocktails: 6:30 p.m.; dinner: 7:30 p.m., dancing: 9 p.m.-12 a.m. MI. For more info and to RSVP, call Deb Akin at (269) 9213427 and visit www.womensserviceleague.org.

Day-long winter birding trip beginning at 10 a.m.

Dress for the weather and bring a sack lunch. Sarett Nature Center, 2300 Benton Center Rd., Benton Harbor, MI. Call (269) 927-4832 to register.

Knights of Columbus AllYou-Can-Eat Pancake Breakfast. St. Pius X Parish, Fir Rd., South of SR 23, Granger, IN. Immediately following the 8:45 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. mass in the auxiliary gym. Adults: $6, Kids (6-10): $3, under 5: free.

Call (574) 271-7853 for more info.

February Bazaar Sunday at The State Theater, 212 1/2 S. Michigan St., South Bend, IN. Free. Stop by to get your sweetie the perfect gift for Valentine’s Day. Craft area for kids to make Valentines. South Bend Brew Werks will be doing tastings of their special brews (21+ Please bring ID to participate)For info, email info@thestatesb.com 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

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Sarett Nature Center’s Adult Education Series: “Love is in the Air.” Class meets at 2:30 p.m.; the cost is $5. Sarett Nature Center, 2300 Benton Center Rd., Benton Harbor, MI. Call (269) 927-4832 to register.

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Wine 101: Six-week course from Ruth Ryberg designed for anyone who wants to learn about wine. Must be 21. Lake Michigan College, Napier Ave. Campus, D-116 (Planetarium).

Contact 1-800-252-1562 ext. 7502 or visit www.lakemichigancollege.edu/ce. $89. Thursdays: 2/13-3/20. 6-7:30 p.m.

Feb. 15 Families or adults can make a birdhouse at Sarett Nature Center’s Woodshop at 10 a.m. The cost is $20 per house. Pre-registration is required. Sarett Nature Center, 2300 Benton Center Rd., Benton Harbor, MI. Call (269) 927-4832 to register.

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“Watergate Remembered: 40 Years Later.” Lake Michigan College, Bertrand Crossing Campus, Room 116. Lecture by Tim Moore. Free and open to the public. For more info, call (269) 695-1391 or visit www.lakemichigancollege. edu/ce. 9-11 a.m.

Discover Winter Nights. $2 admission per person for cross-country skiing, sledding, refreshments, and other activities. A small parking fee is also charged.

Dr. T.K. Lawless Park, 15122 Monkey Run St.,Vandalia, MI. Call (269) 445-4456 or visit www.casscountymi.org/CountyParks/ DrTKLawlessPark.aspx for more info. 5 to 9 p.m.

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Standing Ovation Tour.”

Morris Performing Arts Center, South Bend, IN. Tickets are $45.00 and $50.00. Call (574) 2359190 or 800-537-6415, or buy online at www.

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antiques, books, jewelry, photography, crafts, furniture and other housewares, and more. Community Book Store and Furniture Store will also be open. 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Feb. 18

13th Annual Hunting Heritage Banquet. National Wild Turkey Federation.

Pebblewood Banquet Hall, 9794 Jericho, Bridgman, MI. Contact Dale Jasper at huntress1060@gmail.com or (269) 921-3474 for reservations and more info.

5:30 p.m.

Spring Term Auditions for Lake Michigan Youth Orchestra’s three abilitybased youth orchestras: Concert Strings, Encore Strings, and Youth Symphony. Upton Middle School, St. Joseph, MI. 6-9:00 p.m. Requirements can be found www.smso. org. All students auditioning should call the SMSO office at (269) 982-4030 to schedule a 15 minute audition slot.

Feb. 21 Brass Transit: The Musical Legacy of Chicago at LMC Mendel Center. Tickets are $29, $34 & $39. Mendel Center Box Office, (269) 927-1221 or www.lmcmainstage.org. 8 p.m.

Feb. 21-23 South Bend Civic Theatre Presents “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Jr.” Bendix Theater in Century Center, 120 S. St. Joseph St., South Bend, IN. Showtimes: Friday 7:30 p.m., Saturday 2 and 7:30 p.m., Sunday: 2 p.m. For tickets call 574234-1112 or visit www. sbct.org. $10 per person or a four-pack for $32.

Feb. 22 Trivia Night, Niles Service League at the Bell Building, Niles, MI. Winning prize $200 to the table. Raffle, Door Prizes. Pizza by the slice, snacks, cash bar. 7 p.m. (Doors open at 6 p.m.)

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Tyler Perry’s “Hell Hath No Fury Like A Woman Scorned” at Morris Performing Arts Center.

Tickets at 1-800-537-6415, (574) 235-9190 or www. morriscenter.org

Mar. 1

“Hair” at LMC Mendel Center. Tickets are $48, $52 & $56. Mendel Center Kris Hitchcock & Small Box Office, (269) 927Town Son. “Country 1221 or www.lmcmainNight” every first Saturday stage.org. 7 p.m. of the month. (18+) at Czar’s 505, 505 Pleasant Mar. 15 St., St. Joseph, MI. Call (269) 983-1166 for more info. Doors open at 8 p.m., “The Ugly Duckling” & show time is 10 p.m.

“The Tortoise and the Hare” at LMC Mendel Mar. 7 Center. Tickets are $15, $18 & $22. Mendel Center Box Office, (269) 927Comedian Aziz Ansari: 1221 or www.lmcmain“Modern Romance.” stage.org. 11 a.m.

Morris Performing Arts Center, South Bend, IN. Mar. 21 Tickets: $38, available at www.MorrisCenter.org, (574) 235-9190 or (800) Knights of Columbus: 537-6415. 7 p.m.

Famous Lenten Fish Fry. All you can eat. Carry-out available. St. Pius X Parish, Fir Rd., South of Knights of Columbus: SR 23, Granger, IN. Famous Lenten Fish Fry. Adults: $8, Kids (6-10): All you can eat. Carry-out $4, under 6: free. Call available. St. Pius X Parish, (574) 271-7853 for more Fir Rd., South of SR 23, info. 4-7 p.m.

Granger, IN. Adults: $8, Kids (6-10): $4, under 6: Mar. 22 free. Call (574) 271-7853 for more info. 4-7 p.m.

Fish Fry. D.A.N.K. All you can eat fish with other sides: 5:30-8:00 p.m..Free dancing and music from 7-10 p.m. Members $8; non-members $. Call (269) 926-6652 for more info.

Mar. 8

Viking Games at the Journeyman Distillery Watch as 10 teams compete PFX-The Pink Floyd to win the title of the Viking Experience at LMC Mendel Games. Live music,Viking Center. Tickets are $32, feast and cocktails. $38, $42 & $46. Mendel Spectators encouraged. Center Box Office, (269) Admission is free. Email 927-1221 or www.lmctiffany@journeymandis- mainstage.org. 8 p.m. tillery.com for more info.

Mar. 9 12 noon-11:00 p.m.

New Troy Indoor Flea Market, New Troy Community Center. Local food products, plants, tools, antiques, books, jewelry, photography, crafts, furniture and other housewares, and more. Community Book Store and Furniture Store will also be open. 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Feb. 16 New Troy Indoor Flea Market, New Troy Community Center. Local food Sommore Presents “The products, plants, tools,

Immediately following the 8:45 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. mass in the auxiliary gym.

Adults: $6, Kids (6-10): $3, under 5: free. Call (574) 271-7853 for more info.

Knights of Columbus AllYou-Can-Eat Pancake Breakfast. St. Pius X Parish, Fir Rd., South of SR 23, Granger, IN.

Art of Beer Festival. Craft brews, local food, and live music. Lake Michigan College Mendel Center, Benton Harbor, MI. Tickets are $35 in advance, and $40 at the door; on sale now at www.artofbeerfest.com and (269) 927-1221, Admission includes 15 beer tokens, festival pint glass, and $10 in food tickets. All attendees must be 21 or older. 5 to 9 p.m.

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New Troy Indoor Flea Market, New Troy Community Center. Local food products, plants, tools, antiques, books, jewelry, photography, crafts, furniture and other housewares, and more. Community Book Store and Furniture Store will also be open. 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

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PARTING SHOTS

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Photos shown here and on the cover of this week's Off the Water were submitted as contest entries by attendees of the Hunter Ice Festival in Niles.

Readers can vote on their favorite photos by visiting leaderpub.com and clicking "contests" from Feb. 1-7. The winner of the contest will win $100 in downtown Niles bucks.