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A tribute to American music

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SPOTLIGHT

A tribute to American musicA Rhiannon Giddens to share solo album at Four Winds New Buffalo concert

By SCOTT NOVAK scott.novak @leaderpub.com

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EW BUFFALO, Mich. — The lead singer of the Grammy award winning Carolina Chocolate Drops has ventured out on her own.

Rhiannon Giddens will bring her brand of old-style music to the Silver Creek Event Center at Four Winds New Buffalo at 9 p.m.

Nov. 6.

Giddens, who grew up in the piedmont area of North Carolina, founded the Carolina Chocolate Drops in 2005.

The group made it their mission to revive and preserve music from the 1920s and 1930s.

The Chocolate Drops found their niche and with the release of “Genuine Negro Jug,” which captured the Grammy for best traditional folk album.

In September 2013, while performing at the “Another Day, Another Time” concert at New York City’s town Hall, Chocolate Drops producer T-Bone Burnett knew it was time for Giddens to record a solo album.

For those unfamiliar with Giddens’ work, she has been described was the next in a long line of great singers like Marian Anderson, Odetta and Mahalia Jackson.

When asked how to describe her herself, Giddens’ answer was simple.

“I am a singer,” she

said in a phone interview.

“I have a mission to highlight underappreciated and rarely discovered pieces of American history. I have definitely trained in different things, but I have spent the last 10 years shining a light on pieces of musical history that need to be high-

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While the Chocolate Drops, of which she is still a member, do that, a solo album allowed Giddens to shine a light on even more music from performers like Dolly Parton and Patsy Cline.

“So much of the music I promote is pre-genre music or music that really doesn’t have to be in a genre, but we put it in a genre because that is

what the record companies tell us to do,” she said. “I like to just call it American music.”

Giddens enjoys bringing life to music.

“Music lives best when it is being performed,” she said. “There is so much music that is languishing in books or old recordings that tells the story of America. So bringing that back out is a great thing I think.”

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While Rhiannon said the thought of doing a solo album was a bit unnerving, the fact that it was T-Bone Burnett producing it made that decision a lot easier for Giddens.

“That makes a big difference when you have somebody like that with sort of this casual confidence in what you can do and your record label is behind you,” she said.

“Yes, it was definitely scary, but I said I am 37 years old and I have been doing this for over a decade. This is clearly what God has in store for me.”

Giddens said the album, “Tomorrow Is My Turn,” has been well received and will be highlighted during her performance in New Buffalo next month.

“It has had almost embarrassingly good reviews,” Giddens said.

“I feel that people are supporting what I was trying to do with it, which

was highlighting these women in Americana music that I wanted to pay homage to. They are really behind it.

“Touring has been a blast. People are really enjoying the show. The year has been successful so far.

Giddens said that people should expect a show that features songs from the solo record as well as Carolina Chocolate Drop songs. There will also be songs from a project she was a part of in 2014 called “Lost on the River: The New Basement Tapes.”

That project, also produced by Burnett, featured a compilation of partial songs written by Bob Dylan that were never released. Also featured are Elvis Costello, Marcus Mumford, Taylor Goldsmith and Jim James.

Tickets are now on sale for her November performance through Ticketmaster or by calling (800) 745-3000.

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An autumn gathering

Garden clubs from across region meet for district meeting

By TED YOAKUM ted.yoakum @leaderpub.com

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OWAGIAC, Mich.

— Green-thumbed outdoor enthusiasts from across southwest Michigan will gather inside the Mathews Conference Center at Southwestern Michigan College Thursday, as The Grand Old City hosts the annual Michigan Garden Clubs District III Fall meeting.

Offered that day from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., the meeting, entitled “Autumn Gathering,” will bring together around 250 members representing nearly 40 garden clubs from across the region, from communities such as Niles, Buchanan, Kalamazoo, Three Rivers and St. Joseph. Following a meeting to discuss club business in the morning, attendees will have a chance to listen to two special presentations, visit booths from local vendors and win door prizes.

Organizing the event this year are members from

both of Dowagiac’s garden clubs, Town and Country and Wabigon, who have been working for more than a year to put on the meeting, which hasn’t been hosted in Dowagiac in decades, said Town and Country Club President Kathy Johnson. It’s the first project the two clubs have taken on together in their history, the president said.

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“It’s been hugely challenging, but on the other hand, it’s been equally rewarding,” Johnson said.

“We’ve fused together as a team for this purpose, and it’s been great.”

The pair of clubs have arranged for two special guest speakers, both from around the local area, to give presentations Thursday.

The first is Wendy Jones, the head naturalist at Buchanan Fernwood Botanical Gardens, who is scheduled to speak at 11 a.m. In her talk, entitled “It’s a Busy Bird World in the Fall,” Jones will discuss the activities that local bird species do during the fall to prepare for the winter season.

“Many of our gardeners are also bird enthusiasts, so it kind of goes together,” Johnson said.

The afternoon talk, scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m., will feature Andy Jackson with the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians. In her presentation, entitled “Medicine Gathering Woman,” Jackson will discuss the ancient Potawatomi traditions of gathering herbs and plants for medicine.

Joining Jackson at the meeting will be a number of Pokagan band musicians, who will perform for attendees throughout the day, Johnson said.

“It’s a really unique opportunity for Dowagiac to bring this forth to other people in Michigan, who to her talk,” she said. may not have been aware of In between programs, these wonderful traditions visitors will be able to purand stories that Andy brings chase items from area

crafters, planters and growers participating in the event. Attendees will also have a chance to win door

prizes and receive takehome gift bags, featuring items and deals from dozens of local businesses.

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LKHART, Ind. — America's Navy is coming home to Elkhart, Indiana, one of 18 cities in seven states to host a performance by the United States Navy Band during its 2015 fall tour — one of the Navy's signature outreach programs.

The United States Navy Band Commodores performance is scheduled for 7 p.m. Oct. 28, at the The Lerner Theatre.

Jazz is America’s music and the Commodores, the

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The concerts are family-friendly events, meant to be entertaining to veterans, families, individuals and those interested in joining the Navy.

“For many years, Navy bands have been where it matters, when it

matters, just like the rest of our Navy,” said Cmdr.

Kenneth Collins, the Navy Band’s commanding officer. “Today, we have sailors performing around the world, improving relations with our allies abroad as well as telling the Navy story here at home.”

All Navy Band performances are free and open to the public. For more information about this concert, check out the band’s website at http://www.navyband. navy.mil/national_tour. shtml.

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CUISINE SCENE

8 years of wine education

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rape Sense debuted eight years ago this month in a small handful of newspapers.

Crawfordsville, Frankfort, Seymour and a couple of others were the first to sign on.

Eventually I picked up a couple of large weekly newspapers, including the suburban Hendricks County paper near Indianapolis, and a couple of nice mid-size dailies.

Anderson, Marion and Terre Haute represent the largest cities carrying the wine column. Today the count is at 22 newspapers.

They all run it at different times and with different presentations. One paper runs it only on its website.

The newspaper column has become the foundation of my wine writing. The column has opened up opportunities to write for a couple of different national wine publications. It certainly was responsible for landing me on a handful of press trips including sever-

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Howard Hewitt Grape Sense al in France and a couple to California.

But the column has also opened doors to winemakers, winery owners and members of the wine press.

Online efforts and social media dominate much of the wine writing world.

There are few regularly published print columns about wine. Last summer I attended the national Wine Bloggers Conference in Santa Barbara, California,

and many of the bloggers were amazed that my lineup included a regular print column.

It seems newspapers still have some gravitas. And by the way, every column – today is No. 180 – I’ve written in eight years is on my

website. You can go to categories on the left side and pull down a year and see all the columns. (www.howardhewitt.net) The column does spur occasional email and inquiries from you — the folks who read it in their local

res for tu ic p n e e w o ll a H r u o y in d Sen

newspaper. People often ask about places they should visit in Napa/ Sonoma or some other regions. Sometimes it will be questions about where to buy better wines. And, sometimes it will be winespecific inquiries from the readership.

What I’ve learned from inquires created here, social media and in person is that people remain hesitant to ask questions about wine.

Too many folks are afraid their question is silly or not important enough if the inquiry isn’t about great wine. Nothing could be further from the truth.

I’ve written this often but the definition of a great wine is a wine you like.

That’s all you really need to know. One thing I’ve learned, along those lines, is to appreciate a wine for what the winemaker wanted to create.

No, I don’t care for most of Indiana’s sweet wines.

But I have learned to taste them, evaluate them

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according to my palate, and then be able to say the wine is well made or not.

And a word about Indiana wine that I continue to write. There is a lot of well-made Indiana sweet wine. But there is a reasonable amount of well-made dry Indiana wines too.

For those who want to learn a little more and expand their palate it’s really easy: drink more wine. Wine drinkers need to be adventurous and buy different brands and new grapes, and try to vary the price point at least a little. Follow those simple steps and you’ll learn a lot.

Wine is meant to be enjoyed with good friends and good food. Experiment.

Share. Enjoy.

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20 years of collaboration Artist guild celebrating milestone at Box Factory

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T. JOSEPH, Mich. — The Berrien Artist Guild (BAG) celebrates 20 years in the Box Factory For The Arts this Friday, Oct. 23.

Though the not-for-profit art organization existed prior to moving into the building in 1995, the location allowed them to grow in membership and in services. No longer limited to meeting in member's living rooms, BAG was able to create what is now one of the most important art destinations and resources in the region, with low cost studio spaces for artists to work, classes and workshops for anyone to learn and galleries for everyone to view.

The BAG board of directors president at the time, Robert Williams, pushed the group to pursue the facility, which had been empty for years. Since that time, the building has seen

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Justin Flagel many improvements and the membership of the guild has more than tripled. The range of art shown and taught has extended from fine arts into writing, ceramics and multimedia.

The Box Factory has been designed as a place for the entire public to come in and enjoy art, with free galleries and other programs that serve thousands in a 75-mile radius.

“We want people to come through,” said current president, Laura Goos, indicating the organization’s ongoing goal of including

the entire public. The group has worked with local tourist groups, including St. Joe Today and the Southwestern Michigan Tourist Council, to bring in people who may not know what the Box Factory has offered or has planned for the future.

According to Goos, the Birthday Bash is a celebration of the history of the building and the organization, as well as a “culmination of a year of work to recharge and reenergize” their offerings. In marking a path for the future, it's Box Factory leaders hope to further the reach, continuing to bring art appreciation and education to people young and old. She, along with Project Manager Cindy Kinney, describe the Berrien Artist Guild as a dynamic group, with active-

ly involved original members in their 80s and 90s and growing participation from the area's youth.

The Birthday Bash will serve as a primer for an evening in local art, with the event beginning at 5 p.m. and ending at 7:30 p.m., in time for attendees to move on to the Fall Benton Harbor Art Hop, a downtown event featuring artists and local business.

The coordinated timing was intentional. When discussing other local art facilities and not-for-profits, Goos indicated that they maintain informal ties and work to schedule events in relation to each other when possible.

“We're not in competition. We feel like we're a partner with them.”

The Berrien Artist Guild

hopes to continue to provide events and resources unique to them, that compliment other offerings in the region. They are working to hone their future classes, creating a curriculum particular to the Box Factory. Classes in printmaking will be offered in the facility print shop. An expanded theater program, led by Birthday Bash emcee, Carole Catherine, will take advantage of the old factory atmosphere and the wide-open theater. New gallery showings, changing every 6 to 8 weeks, and live events most Saturday nights will continue to be staples at the Box. Tickets to the Birthday Bash include the evening's entertainment, with performances by The Ne' Do Wells, featuring MonTe

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6:30 to 9 p.m., an evening devoted to honoring God’s gift of artistry through music, art, and a benefit auction. The benefit will support the New Generation Dreamland Children’s Home (an orphanage in Yei, South Sudan) as it strives to feed, educate and show love to their 130 children orphaned by war, poverty and famine. Every dollar raised will go directly to support this orphanage. The semi-formal event will feature art works from local and regional artists as well as items from the children of South Sudan.

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Nov. 7 St. Anthony de Padua Parish is sponsoring its 23rd Annual Holidday Craft Bazaar from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7, in the school auditorium on the corner of E. Jefferson Boulevard and Ironwood Drive in South Bend. A lunch and bake sale will also be available.

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Music will include classics like “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” and “Big Band Era” Tickets to the event are available at the Mendel Box Office (269-927-1221 or www. lmcmainstage.org) or from Martin’s Super Markets in St Joseph and Stevensville and from Lest We Forget members. Tickets at Martin’s or from LWF members are $10.

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Parents without Partner’s Dance will be held every second Saturday through the end of the year. The dance will be from 7 to 11 p.m. at ZB Falcon’s Hall, located at 323 South Sheridan at Western in South Bend, Indiana. There will be music by a DJ. About 130 will attend and include an even mix of men and women. For more information, call (574) 703-7362.

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Niles, Michigan $49,900 Over 1100 sqft 2br 1bath Contact Violet today!

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2 bathroom, 3 barns and a smoke house on 6.75 acres, surrounded farm land, beautiful area, $259K Call Mike Stover (269) 470-2995

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Rooms 406 ROOM FOR RENT

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HOME CARE AIDE More details and application at

For Rent 418 HOME FOR RENT

Sharp 3-bedroom home for rent in the Niles area. Some appliances included, fenced back yard, deposit, & references. $725 a month.

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Instruction & Training

Senior Apartments.

2 months free on select units.

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

2 BED HOUSE

309

P.D.K. Firearm Instruction Concealed Pistol License Contact Paul: 269-462-2584 or Kelly: 269-783-6570 pdkfirearms.com

FOR SALE BY OWNER

3 bedroom, 2 bath house. $675 a month, plus deposit.

All appliances included and 1/2 of large garage. No pets.

No smoking. 33221 Rohlfs Lane, Niles, in Sumnerville area. (269)845-3649

HOWARD TWP This is your lucky day!

Secluded, 3 bedrooms Full Basement $ 98,500 Call or Text Chris Moore Freedom Realty (269)362-5665 (269)687-8484

MOTIVATED SELLER!

Niles city. Co-op/Condo, 2 bdrm, full bsmt. Hardwood floors & home warranty. $48,500.

RE/MAX Modern Realty, 269-683-2211

Buildings For 513 Sale LAND & BUILDINGS

on 4 acres, 3 buildings with 11 ft. door (50x100, 50x90, 50x88) 1 building with 8 ft. door (50x134). Call for more info. (269)684-1854

Collectibles 602 THE MARKET PLACE Indoor Flea Market

2428 S. 11th St., Niles 40 vendors bringing many items weekly. We are full but have a waiting list. We buy estates and single items.

(269)262-4333

Firewood-Fuel 627 FIREWOOD

3 BED, 2 BA BRICK HOME WEDGWOOD PARK AREA $125,000 Beautiful home, freshly painted and updated, with brand new Frigidaire stainless steel cooktop and oven, for sale by owner. 3car-plus garage, fenced yard, cement patio and remodeled basement adds additional living space.

Call today to set up showing: (269) 325-2099 19435 Dresden Drive South Bend, IN

FOR SALE ON THE RIVER

No smoking, no pets. $500 per month plus security, mature adults.

(708)925-8973

Rent-Lease, Misc. 442 3 BR HOUSE

FOR SALE

Unsplit $100 a cord, delivery available.

(269)362-5506

Household Mer642 chandise BILL'S USED APPLIANCES Don't miss the deals!

Hours: Mon-Fri. 10a-5pm Sat. 10a-3pm Closed Sunday 2324 S. 11th St. Niles (269) 340-5952

Miscellaneous 666 TONNEAU COVER

Came off of 2007 Chevy Silverado, 8' box $200.

Call (269) 782-3139

Garage-Yard Sales

669

Decatur - 107 West Delaware (M-51) $110,000 4 Bedrooms, 2 baths overlooking the St. Joseph River Call Mary Cooper (574)298-2737 Cressy Everett Real Estate

DIY SALE!!

October 24th & 25th 9 am - 4 pm

Craft supplies of every kind: stain glass, Vintage buttons, bottles, Blue Mason jars!

Too much to list MUST SEE! New items too!

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ESTATE SALE October 23 & 24 10 am - 4 pm

80 nutcrackers, Ethan Alan and Tell City Furniture and lots of tools and record albums

Wanted to Buy BUYING

672

WILLIAMS CONSTRUCTION Home Improvement & Maintenance

Repairs, Remodel, Windows, Siding, Additions, Painting, Plumbing & More Certified mobile home work Accepting major credit cards (269)635-1527 williamsconstructco@gmail.com

10 CLASS

TREE & STUMP REMOVAL

Free Estimates!

Certified & Fully Insured We also supply & deliver firewood Hinz Landscaping LLC (269)695-2937 or (574)876-6218

Antenna Service

737

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Misc. Services 747 KLIMEK ENTERPRISES

Electrical Contracting, No Job Too Big or Small. Free Quotes.

Affordable Pricing, Licensed & Insured. (269)684-6290 or (269)470-4097.

POLE BARNS & GARAGES

BY NIEBOER Pole Barns, Garages, Quality repairable scrap and unDUMP YOUR DISH OR CABLE Built. Licensed & Insured. Ross wanted vehicles, top dollar Nieboer (269)684-6673 FRYMAN'S SEAMLESS paid. Call or text for a free QUALITY GARAGE quote today. Free towing.

GUTTERS & SIDING DOORS Your home exterior experts.

Kevin (817)437-0450

CASH

Roof Repair 712 FRYMAN’S ROOFING

WHY PAY TO WATCH TV?

Quality guaranteed! Locally Owned for 50 years. (269)7825008 (David & Terri Fryman)

One time affordable fee and and it's free. Variety of Free MIDWEST ROOFING HD & Digital channels, use Family owned since 1984. your own wiring, complete Lifetime Warranty Shingles installation & repair, tower Flat Roofs & Gutter Covers. removal.

WE WILL BUY Call for Free Estimates your junk car. We haul for Call (269)684-7199 ROOFING today! free. Paying up to $1500 (269)357-6352 cash. Please call anytime antennasplus1.com 269-687-8098 for junk and vehicles!

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We do seamless gutters. Fall Special, $1.99 sq. ft., crete & Bobcat Service. Free Free estimates, call includes shingles & labor. estimates. Insured. Fast, deCall (269)808-9012 pendable service. (269)445(269)782-0401

Over 30 years of experience, tile work, kitchens, bathrooms, decks & porches, windows & doors, window wrapping, siding, fascia & soffit. Call Randy (269)7823139 (269)208-9838

MAURER QUALITY CARPENTRY

Complete home improvement.

Kitchens, bathrooms, decks, windows, doors, etc.

Call Jeff (574)532-4735

MK CONSTRUCTION

3349

Mowing/Landscaping, Grading, Topsoil/Gravel, Sod Installation, Brush Clearing, Auger, Light Hauling, Leaf Clean Up. Call (269)663-8770 or (574)215-0570

Tree Service 725 BACKWOODS TREE & STUMP SERVICE Licensed & insured.

Nick: (269) 254-6634 Sam: (269) 591-5386

C & S MARSH TREE SERVICE

Framing and more. Over 40 PAYNE'S TREE years experience. Licensed.

SERVICE Contact Michael N. Knepple Tree Trimming & Removal.

(269)476-9777 Stump Grinding & Firewood.

MR. MAINTENANCE Bobcat & Concrete Work.

Insured. (269)663-8091

FREE ESTIMATES

or

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Complete Tree Service SAME DAY ESTIMATES Insured, Competitive Rates.

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SEPTIC SYSTEM REPAIR

Painting Service

754

(269)591-0100

Lawn Service 721 JACOBS LAWN & C & C CONCRETE BOBCAT SERVICES Flat work of all kinds,

Trees, brush, stump removal, high lift work, insured.

Pole barn & other garages (269)362-4331 or 683-1065 specialist. Roofing Siding, leave msg.

Roofing, Siding & Windows, Light Hauling & Spring Clean-Ups, No Inside or Outside job too big or small.

Low affordable rates.

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We specialize in cement power washing.

RVs, Homes, Decks, Cement Sidewalks, Driveways, Serving Cass, Dowagiac and Niles.

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90% of our customers are satisfied.

Will beat any competitors estimates!

We clean gutters.

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Boats, Motors 900 FOR SALE 1988 POLAR KRAFT

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Home Improve700 ment #1 GUTTERS

HOME REPAIRS & REMODELING

Sales, service & installation of garage doors & openers.

Call owner Steve Baxter for your free estimate today.

(269)683-9000

Cleaning Service 757 RICK'S POWER WASHING

stamping, sidewalks, concrete patching, patios, driveways and pole barns.

No job too small. Free Estimates.

Insured (269)228-1163

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

Free Estimates.

Family Owned & Operated for Over 50 years. 269-683-4442.

PAINTING

2012 Hyundai Elantra Touring

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2004 PT Cruiser Touring Edition $3795 2006 Chevy Cobalt $3795 2006 Ford Escape XLT 4wd $6495 2006 Ford Focus ZX3 5 speed $3795 57748 M51 South, Dowagiac (269)782-5643

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Week of October 22-28, 2015 • Page 11

FOCUS

A frightfully good time

St. Joe offers Halloween activities and more

S

T. JOSEPH, Mich. — Halloween festivities in downtown St. Joseph, start on Oct. 28 when The Inn at Harbor Shores will celebrate the Halloween season by featuring several events including an artist pumpkin carving contest, spooky storytelling and a costume ball.

Guests can enjoy a fall menu, cocktails and more.

Visit facebook.com/theinnatharborshores for more information.

Tricks and treats fun continues in this Lake Michigan community at the Silver Beach Carousel, 333 Broad St. The haunted “Scare”ousel will delight all

ages with its eerie decorations, spooky music and ghost town electric train diorama.

Family Fun Night, Oct. 29, will star John Dudley performing magician tricks from 4 to 8:30 p.m. Anyone coming to the carousel in costume Oct. 29 also will be treated to one free ride. Visit silverbeachcarousel.com for more information.

On Oct. 30, guests will have a “night to dis-member” with the Zombie Prom at 221 Restaurant & Cocktail House, 221 Main St. This spirited event includes specialty drinks, dancing at 10 p.m. and a Zombie Prom King and Queen crowned at midnight.

Prizes will be awarded for best costumes. For more information visit 221stjoe. com.

Then on Oct. 31, pet owners can enter their best friends in the FuzzyButz “Howl-o-ween” Costume Contest at this pet food bakery and boutique located at 306 State St. All pooches that enter will receive a complimentary treat and their owners can take advantage of a 15 percent store discount.

Judging is from 1 to 3 p.m. and offers two categories: child and adult. There are three prizes for each category. For more contest information call FuzzyButz

at (269) 983-9663.

Later that day, guests will enjoy trick-or-treating downtown from 4:30 to 6 p.m., sponsored by Holt Bosse. Youth are encouraged to wear their costumes and visit participating businesses. The first 500 youth

to stop by the Welcome Center, 301 State St., will receive a trick-or-treat bag from Holt Bosse.

City-wide trick-or-treating will immediately follow from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

St. Joseph Today is a 501(c)(3) membership-

based organization dedicated to developing and promoting events and businesses in St. Joseph and its surrounding communities. For more information about upcoming events, visit stjoetoday.com or facebook. com/stjoetoday.

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Other Halloween activities:

Trick or Treat Times: MICHIGAN

OCTOBER 25

• Buchanan — The Masonic Lodge will offer donuts and cider at 9 a.m. at the Redbud City Center as children prepare for the costume parade. At 10 a.m., the parade leaves the city center and travels to the Moose Lodge, where prizes will be awarded for best costumes. From 12:30 to 2 p.m. Oct. 31, visitors can enjoy Trek-or-Treat on McCoy Creek Trail, sponsored by the Friends of McCoy’s Creek Trail.

• Cassopolis — A haunted potluck will be offered at Turtle Lodge beginning at 5 p.m. Oct. 27. Events include a haunted hayride, games, a potluck and a costume contest.

New Buffalo — 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

• Dowagiac — The Grand Old City’s annual costume parade will be offered at 10 a.m. in Beckwith Park Saturday.

OCTOBER 31

• New Buffalo — New Buffalo will host a Halloween parade and trick-or-treat, with judging beginning at 1 p.m.

Oct. 31. The parade steps off at North Thomas Street.

Berrien Springs — 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Bridgman — 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Buchanan — 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Cassopolis — 5 to 7 p.m.

Dowagiac — 6 to 7 p.m.

Edwardsburg — 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Niles — 6 to 7:30 p.m.

St. Joseph — 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Three Oaks — 4 to 6 p.m.

Indiana

OCTOBER 31

Elkhart — 6 to 8 p.m.

Michigan City — 5 to 7 p.m.

Mishawaka — 5 to 7 p.m.

South Bend — 5 to 7 p.m.

• Niles — Summit Church in Niles will host a Harvest Extravaganza from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 30, Features include food, inflatables, trunk or treat, a black light show, candy and more.

• Niles — The Niles Noon Optimists will host a Great Pumpkin Race at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24. Children can decorate pumpkins and dress up like them, and then meet up at the YMCA at 1 p.m. to register for the race.

• Niles — The annual downtown Safe Trick or Treat will run from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24.

• South Bend — South Bend police and fire departments, along with Crime Stoppers, will host a treat night from 5 to 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 28 at the South Bend Police Department Garage, located at 701 Sample Street. Children will receive candy and have an opportunity to learn about safety.

• South Bend — The Studebaker Museum will host Trunk or Treat from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in the museum’s archive building parking lot.