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Call to artists for Lakefront Art Festival Application deadline is March 21

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ICHIGAN CITY, Ind. — Now in its 34th year, the Lakefront Art Festival attracts thousands of shoppers and art enthusiasts to Michigan City’s lakefront Washington Park, and artists are currently being sought to participate in this year’s event set for Aug. 15 and 16.

This high-quality, juried event draws repeat visitors from Chicago, South Bend and Northwest Indiana, as well as Michigan’s nearby Harbor Country communities.

Patrons to the festival include second home-owners in the nearby beach communities.

In 2014, more than 4,000 people, as well as visitors from all over Michiana, attended the festival. A major fundraiser for LCA, the festival is overseen by arts professionals with friendly and helpful staff and volunteers who are committed to making it a success. More than $30,000 is budgeted to market the event through partnerships that span radio, TV, print and outdoor media.

Proceeds benefit LCA exhibits, outreach, and education.

The deadline to apply is March 31, and the application craft, jewelry, photography, sculptural objects, and wearable art. fee is $45.

Artists will be notified of their acceptance by April 24.

Artists must apply online through Zapplication.

Categories accepted include: two-dimensional art, fine The Lakefront Art Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (CDT) Aug. 15 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (CDT) Aug. 16 on the lakefront in Washington Park in Michigan City.

Just over 100 exhibitors will be accepted into the festival and there will be $3,000 in cash prizes awarded to participating artists.

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Gallery weekday hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (CDT).

Weekend hours are from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (CDT). For more information please visit www.lubeznikcenter.org or call 219-874-4900.

LCA receives generous support from South Shore Arts, the Indiana Arts Commission, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

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Lubeznik Center’s annual art festival draws artists and art enthusiasts from all over Michiana.

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SPOTLIGHT

Bluegrass band returns to The Livery Trout Steak Revival debuting new album

By AMBROSIA NELDON ambrosia.neldon @leaderpub.com

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ENTON HARBOR, Mich. — Music lovers of all ages are in for a treat as one of Colorado’s most popular bluegrass bands returns to The Livery April 10.

Trout Steak Revival is an award-winning band popular for heartfelt musicianship, intricately woven harmonies and lyrics that transcend generations.

With Travis McNamera on banjo, Casey Houlihan on bass, Will Koster on guitar and dobro, Steven Foltz on mandolin and guitar and Bevin Foley on fiddle, the indie-folk-grass band is fully equipped for a full, powerful sound.

In the five years the group has been together, Trout Steak Revival has received no shortage of accolades, including taking first place in the Telluride Bluegrass Festival Band Competition and writing the soundtrack for an Emmy award-winning short web-based documentary titled “Great Ingredients.”

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Trout Steak Revival, a Colorado-based indie-folk-grass band, will play at The Livery April 10. and sings for the band, said the members of Trout Steak Revival are excited to play at the Benton Harbor venue again.

“The Livery has great people and a really great staff, and an amazing sound system,” Foley said. “We had a really great show with a really awesome

audience last time we were there. It was cool because it was multi-generational.

There were people dancing in their 20s and 30s, and an older sit-down crowd. It was cool because everyone was having a great time.”

Patrons attending the concert will be among the first to be able to purchase

the band’s newest album, past, this is the first fullBrighter Every Day. length studio album the Though the band has band has produced.

Brighter Every Day released two albums in the

contains 11 original songs contributed by the band members, who all act as songwriters, vocalists and instrumentalists.

“This is our first time working with a professional studio, working with a producer and working with someone who did all the mixing and mastering for us,” Foley said. “It’s been really nice to work with some really quality people to put out the best possible product.”

Foley and her band mates invite everyone to join them for a fun night at The Livery beginning at 8 p.m.

“I think the folk music genre is really good at bringing people together,” she said. “We try to write songs that are positive, about traveling or that talk about life getting better. It’s a feel-good experience.”

Tickets are $8 in advance or $10 at the door. Advance tickets can be purchased by visiting The Livery’s website, liverybrew.com.

Cass Area Artists issue call for makers

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ASSOPOLIS — A Cassopolis organization is seeking artists from surrounding areas for an art fair to be offered this summer.

High quality art for the discerning buyer is the goal of Diamond in the Rough, a July 4th art show sponsored by the Cass Area Artists, a Michiana group dedicated to the arts.

The show will be at the Lowe Center in Cassopolis near Diamond Lake, and will appeal to the summer residents of the many lakes and towns in the Cass County area who will be anxious for an outing before evening fireworks start.

Artists may apply to the juried show by viewing the website at www.cassareaartist.com.

Questions can be addressed to the show chairman at johncrothers@frontier.com or by calling 269-476-1384.

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Ginger-licious smoothie

W

hen you’re publicly into health foods, there’s certain things it’s assumed that you like. Ginger, beets, kombucha, greens, the list goes on.

To me, all of these foods have an acquired taste.

Even those of us who grew up in fairly healthy homes were not raised on what’s now considered a diet rich in super foods.

The palate and mind have to adjust to new flavors much like they have to adjust to heat, texture or anything unfamiliar.

Ginger is the perfect example of this for me.

While I can eat the hottest hot pepper and barely bat an eye, the smallest amount of fresh ginger could ruin any dish or juice. I’ve always liked it, but to me, the distinct flavor overpowers everything else it was supposed to accent.

Even as recently as a year and a half ago, I was asking for fresh juices, “easy on the ginger.” Now, this seems completely ridiculous; bring on the ginger!

I’ve certainly used fresh ginger in home cooking, but it really wasn’t until last summer that I started using it regularly.

My friend Isabel was in town visiting from California and we were spending a lot time cooking together. She went to the store while I was at work and bought so much fresh ginger that we used it in dish and smoothie after dish and smoothie until it was gone.

My tolerance and desire for fresh ginger has grown exponentially since then.

With my sensitive digestive system, I’m really grateful my palate has grown to love and accept this powerful root. Now I

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Kat Barry Kat's Hot Talk cut off giant chunks, chop them up and toss them into smoothies or stir-fries.

I guess my point is that food is a lot like anything else in life: what you’re used to isn’t always the best for you, the first time you try something you probably won’t love it, and an open mind can lead to a happiness you never thought possible.

All of that being said, I really just want to share this green smoothie recipe with you. I came up with a great little twist on my basic staple breakfast drink by tossing in tons of ginger

and extra fruit. This will add a pep to your step, aid in digestion during spring cleansings, and help keep colds at bay in Spring’s yo-yo weather.

Kat Barry, a St. Joseph, Michigan native, is owner of Kat’s Hot Cakes vegan catering, and co author of “The New Chicago Diner Cookbook: Meat Free Recipes from America’s Ve g g i e D i n e r. ”

Ginger Green Smoothie

She also develops recipes for eHow.com, where you can find over 30 of her vegan instructional cooking videos. She is also a certified yoga instructor.

Kat currently resides in Chicago, and in her free time she enjoys practicing yoga, sampling local spirits, listening to live music, and getting outdoors.

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Yield: about 32 ounces smoothie 1 banana, broken into 1-inch pieces 1 orange, peeled and seeded 1 small avocado 1 bunch collard greens, ripped from the stalk About ½ cup fresh parsley 1 Golden Delicious apple, lightly chopped 1-1 ½ tablespoons fresh ginger, chopped and peeled Water Place all ingredients in a blender and fill halfway with cold water.

Blend until smooth. Drink 8 ounces for breakfast and bottle the rest in Mason Jars or empty juice bar bottles and enjoy for the next 2-3 days. Be sure to keep them refrigerated.

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Wine enthusiast shares passion with tours

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hen I started writing a wine column seven years ago there was no intention of getting into the wine tour business.

But there is a desire among many to travel to wine country with all of the arrangements taken care of by an insider.

While I won’t quite claim insider status just yet, my first trip of 2014 treated my eight guests to fabulous food, accommodations, and wine tasting with owners and winemakers.

The 2015 trip runs June 15-20, or five nights and four full days. Drink & Eat Oregon is designed for anyone with a wine interest. We’ll be drinking some of the best Pinot Noir along with Oregon’s signature Pinot Gris and emerging light-bodied Chardonnays.

Here is how the trip works. Participants are responsible for their own transportation to get to Portland, Oregon. A room will be reserved for each couple at a major downtown hotel. We begin with a reception Monday night June 15 and then take off for the Willamette Valley the next morning. Once you arrive in Portland all expenses are covered by the trip fee until the trip ends Saturday morning, June 20.

Again, all expenses, lodging, transportation, meals, wine tasting are covered by the registration fee. The only thing not covered is the wine participants might purchase.

That’s made easy, too! You can have wine shipped home by the winery or join a wine club. Additionally, I cover the shipping costs, and all the handling, of one case of wine for each

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Howard Hewitt is offering a number of tours to share with wine-lovers across the country. ing experiences led by winemakers and owners, I’ll be along to answer questions and give some insight on Oregon wine

and the spots we visit.

You can find more information about the trip on my wine blog – www. howardhewit.net – at the

top of the page just click on “Drink & Eat Oregon 2015.” You can write me with questions at: hewitthoward@gmail.com I already have considerable interest on a potential trip to Burgundy, France, for next year.

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Last year we visited Lange Estate, Winderlea, Domaine Drouhin, Vidon, Alexana, Saffron Fields, and Hawk’s View Cellars.

We dined at McMinnville’s iconic Nick’s Italian Café and Recipe in Newberg.

Additionally, we take a break from all the wine tasting on Thursday and drive the stunning

Columbia River Gorge. If you’ve never seen it, you are missing one of the most beautiful spots in the United States.

The cost per person is $2,600, double occupancy.

Just look for other similar trips and you’ll see it’s very reasonably priced for a boutique wine tour. As a matter of fact, when I checked search engines the closest thing I could find was a 3-day trip for $2,700. A trip similar this one was $3,800.

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Variety of activities planned during next two weekends

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ICHIANA — With Easter just over a week away, several Michiana venues have planned opportunities to get out and celebrate the occasion with the whole family.

children. Preregistration and payment are due by Thursday, April 2. For more information or to register, call the Elkhart County Parks Administration office at (574) 535-6458.

Dowagiac Easter Eggstravaganza The 15th-annual Easter Eggstravaganza, hosted by the Greater Dowagiac Chamber of Commerce and underwritten by Honor Credit Union, will be Saturday, March 28, in and around the Beckwith Park in downtown Dowagiac.

The event features the annual “Be a Bunny” costume contest at 11:45 a.m. at the Beckwith Park. Costumed bunnies and their parents should gather beneath the Haggin-Wimberley Memorial Bandstand beginning at 11:30 for the contest that awards prizes for the best overall costume, most colorful and most original.

Costumed characters, along with Miss Dowagiac Tori Smith and her Court of Honor will be on hand to greet children.

Volunteers are stuffing 8,000 pieces of wrapped candy and trinkets into the 4,000 brightly-colored plastic eggs that will await youngsters that morning.

Staff and volunteers of the city’s department of public services will help set up the egg hunt.

The Easter egg hunt begins at noon for youngsters, ages 2 to 10. Children up to age five will hunt for eggs in and around the Haggin-Wimberley Memorial Bandstand, while ages six to 10 will search for eggs on the lawn off Depot Drive at Beeson Street. Other attractions include face painting, cookie decorating and Judd Lumber’s bounce house.

Easter Egg Hunt (Harbert) New Buffalo Savings Bank will host a family Easter Egg Hunt beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 28 at Harbert park on Red Arrow Highway.

More information is available by calling newbuffalosavings.com

South Bend EggStravaganza On Saturday, March 28, Teachers Credit Union will present an EggStravaganza — a celebration of the arrival of spring in downtown South Bend.

Various businesses will host activities, demonstrations, crafts and snacks for visitors of all ages.

The highlight event, a cash egg hunt will be offered all over downtown South

Hilton Garden Inn (Benton Harbor) The Annual Easter Brunch will be in the Chateau Ballroom from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Easter Sunday April 5.

Reservations are required and may be made by calling (269) 926-5000 ext. 4605.

Brunch will include an array of offerings from award winning Chef Mark Smith. Included in the lineup is an omelet station, waffle station, carving station, salads, pasta, roast chicken, bacon, potatoes, vegetable, desserts. Non-alcoholic beverages are included in the $19.95 adult/$9.95 children price.

The bar will be open for alcoholic beverages.

Bend from noon to 2 p.m. Guests will pick up clues to the eggs’ hiding places at the Downtown South Bend information booth at noon. To celebrate South Bend’s 150th birthday, one egg will have $150 inside.

The Easter Bunny will available to greet children at the South Bend Chocolate Café from noon to 5 p.m. Photos will not be available for purchase, but parents are encouraged to take their own. After visiting the Easter Bunny, guests can hop on an “egg-Spress” horse drawn wagon rides which will board in front of the café from noon to 4 p.m.

A handful of opportunities will be offered on The Gridiron from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., including free pictures, multiple coloring activities, egg and spoon and sack

races and a petting zoo.

A plethora of other events are listed on Downtown South Bend’s website, at downtownsouthbend.com/egg-stravaganza Elkhart County Parks Egg Coloring program The Elkhart County Parks will be hosting a family Easter egg coloring program on Saturday, April 4 beginning at 9 a.m. at the Ox Bow Haus Shelter in Ox Bow County Park. Participants will have fun coloring Easter eggs and then hiding them in the park. The eggs and candy will be provided and they will then be hidden by the adults in attendance for the children to find.

The cost for the program is $3 per child and adults are free. There is a limit of 20

Fernwood Easter Brunch and Egg coloring (Niles) Fernwood will offer an egg-coloring activity from 1 to 2:30 p.m. March 28.

Children aged 6 and older accompanied by an adult can create dyed Easter eggs.

Guests are asked to bring one dozen boiled eggs and an apron or old clothes.

Cost is $12 per child ($10 for members).

Registration is required by March 27.

Fernwood will provide its annual Easter brunch prepared by Chef Tim Carrigan on Easter Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Seating is by reservation and is required

by Friday, April 3.

Adults admission is $16.95. Children aged 6 to 12 are $7.95, and children 5 and under are free.

To register, call (269) 695-6491.