BOOM Magazine September 2014

September 2014

7 Oh,

Healthy

Tailgating Tips

My Aching

Back!

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STUDIO to THEATER: The Little-Known Link

Movie

Trivia:

BEFORE THE BIZ

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6 Things We Learned Making This Issue

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BOOM Timeline

boom BOOK REVIEW 9 Antiques Con: A Trash N’Treasures

Mystery By Barbara Allan

Reviewed By: Michael Zeigler

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Oh, My Aching Back!

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7 Healthy Tailgating Tips

By: Thomas Mango, M.D.

By: Maria Haisley RDN, CD, ACE-CPT

14 Control Your Salt Intake

By: Rita Miller

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Day Trip: Chesterton, IN

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Wineries In Michiana

By: Phyllis Rose By: Phyllis Rose

Movie Trivia: Before The Biz By: Margo & Jim Bell

boom HEART-HEALTHY RECIPE 28 Cheddar And Hard Cider Fondue boom LIFE 22 Celebrating Oktoberfest

By: Chuck Bergman

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From Studio To Theater: The Little-Known Link

By: Margo Bell

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Boom Events to Put in Your Planner

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Letter from the publisher

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Photography: Classic Image photography Makeup: CamellIa Cosmetics, Granger

We Learned Making the September Issue

PRESIDENT & PUBLISHER: Betsy Tavernier Betsy@MichianaFamilyMagazine.com

Managing Editor:

Jessica Haviland Jessy@MichianaFamilyMagazine.com

1. Most lower back pain can be treated without surgery. Find out how you can treat your aches and pains on page 10.

Betsy Tavernier Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

Marketing Coordinator: Jill Ludwick Jill@MichianaFamilyMagazine.com

AD COORDINATOR & INSIDE SALES MANAGER

Amanda Oiler Amanda@MichianaFamilyMagazine.com

GRAPHIC DESIGN Manager: Zuzanna Zmud Zuzanna@MichianaFamilyMagazine.com

2. Michigan has over 101 commercial wineries.

Try these vineyards this fall on page 18.

MEDICAL EDITOR: Dr. Jesse Hsieh

Distribution Managers: Mike Trentacosti Kevin Reynolds

BOOM Magazine is a division of Michiana Family Magazines, LLC established in 2006. All rights reserved.

3. Eating healthy during tailgating is possible.

We have seven helpful tips that can keep you on your diet and still have fun on page 12.

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4. Oktoberfest is the world’s largest festival. Learn more about the history of Oktoberfest on page 22.

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Go to www.MichianaMom.com and flip the pages, cover-to-cover the organic and green way!

September 2014 Volume 3: Number 9

5. All celebrities started their careers in a not so fancy way.

Take our Movie Trivia quiz to see who started out where on page 7.

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6. Try something new tonight and do fondue. Get a Cheddar and Hard Cider Fondue recipe on page 28.

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september / contributors

Phyllis Rose With a love for the English language and travel, Phyllis Rose became an English teacher, freelance writer and traveler. She taught high school English for 29 years while also working as a freelance writer and editor. Retiring from teaching, she turned her part-time writing career into full-time, writing for newspapers and magazines. Phyllis loves international travel, especially to Europe. When not writing or traveling, she loves to read, do counted cross-stitch projects and plan her next travel adventure.

Chuck Bergman Chuck Bergman is a local Michiana marketing professional and an avid home brewer. He fell in love with craft beer a few years ago and has never looked at beer the same way. He encourages everyone to support local breweries, home brew stores and be willing to ‘experience new tastes.’

Margo Bell Margo Bell, a first-wave Boomer, has a B.S. degree in Biology from Arkansas State University and worked in medical and marine biology research before making a midlife career change to writing for adults and children. Margo is a former magazine editor and has published over 50 articles and features in newspapers and magazines.

She and her husband Jim live in South Bend and have two grandchildren.

Photo Credit: Classic Image Photography

Rita Miller Rita Miller is a CPA in public practice, a mom of four, an avid reader and serves on two boards in the community. She has worked with a variety of industries, including medical professional services, real estate development and rental and retail establishments.

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History of

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Oktoberfest Begins

On September 7th, grandchildren around the nation show their love and respect to their grandparents.

But, how did it start? Here are a few fun Grandparent’s Day History facts to fill your heart with joy: • In 1979, President Jimmy Carter signed the proclamation creating a National Grandparent’s Day on the second Sunday of September each and every year.

• Currently, there are more than 70 million grandparents in the United States.

• Over seven million grandparents who live with their grandchildren under the age of 18.

Information found on grandparents.com.

DIY Monogram Fall Wreath Items Needed:  Tan Yarn  Yellow, Orange, Red, Brown Or Multi-Colored Ribbon  Fabric Brooch  Hot Glue Gun  Wood Letter Of Your Choice

Directions: Wrap the yarn around the wood letter tightly. Glue the ends when finished. Cut enough ribbon to hang on the door properly. Cut another piece of ribbon and create a bow. Place the bow on the upper left hand corner of the letter and hot glue it into place. Take the fabric brooch and hot glue to the center of the bow.

Finally, show off your art work and hang on your door for your neighbors to see!

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MOVIE TRIVIA: BEFORE THE BIZ

By: Margo and Jim Bell

50 Years Ago: Top Five Beatles' Songs Released In 1964

Before getting onto the Big Screen, actors had jobs to make ends meet. Common ones were waiting tables, modeling, singing, theatrical acting and doing commercials. Others were more unusual.

Try matching up these actors with their former jobs:

1. Amy Adams

a. Dancing chicken

2. Sean Connery

b. Parisian pimp

3. Burt Lancaster

c. Coal miner

4. Matthew McConaughey

d. Camp counselor

2. Can’t Buy Me Love

5. Denzel Washington

e. Ditch digger

3. I Saw Her Standing There

6. Tim Allen

f. Hair sweeper

7. Beyoncé

g. NYC fireman

8. Warren Beatty

h. Circus acrobat

9. Diane Kruger

i. Waitperson

10. Charles Bronson

j. Milkman

11. Marlon Brando

k. Rat catcher

12. Steve Buscemi

l. Funeral wake leader

13. James Lipton

m. Prisoner

14. Brad Pitt

n. Chicken coop clean

1. A Hard Day’s Night

4. I Want To Hold Your Hand 5. Twist And Shout

Saint Vincent De Paul Opening New Store The St. Vincent de Paul Society of St. Joseph County has opened a new retail store on Western Avenue in South Bend located in the Belleville Plaza. The Center for the Homeless has partnered with St. Vincent de Paul to work in the store as part of an externship program to help develop work skills for the future. This

Bonus question: Besides acting, what did Madonna and the late Lucille Ball have in common?

Answers on page 20.

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book review

Antiques Con:

A Trash n’ Treasures Mystery

By Barbara Allan

Reviewed By: Michael Zeiger

Hello, dear reader! As you’ve no doubt

noticed, I’m beginning this review by addressing you directly (a rather non-traditional approach). Why, you ask? Well, it’s simply to prepare you for a cozy mystery story as told by some decidedly zany characters, the Bornes, a mother-daughter antique picker and amateur sleuth team. Yes – in a hilarious first-person account, Antiques Con – the Bornes’ eighth, yet highly accessible to the uninitiated, Trash ‘n’ Treasures adventure – finds our mavens of mystery up to their eyeballs in pop culture and in deep with the Mob. Accompanied by their blind, diabetic shih-tzu, Sushi, thirty-something divorcee, Brandy, and her gadfly mother, Vivian, have left behind their small town of Serenity, Iowa behind for the bright lights of New York City. Primarily concerned with selling a valuable 1940’s Superman drawing rescued from a storage locker sale, the Bornes are professional guests-of-honor at Bufford Con, a fledgling back-to-basics comic book convention organized by prominent aficionado Tommy Bufford. Unfortunately, Bufford’s efforts have garnered him some rivals – with ties to both the New York and New Jersey mafia. Before the weekend is over, Brandy and Vivian’s geeky getaway turns rather grim, as more than one murder – and more than one murderer – awaits them amongst the clamor and celebration of the con.

Always brazen in her desire to solve a mystery, Vivian’s quest to solve the mysterious murders sees her gallivanting off on detour to a delightfully derivative New Jersey mob front, all the way up to dinner of Italian leftovers and a game of Scrabble with the Don himself. Never one to let an opportunity pass her by, Vivian intends not only to sleuth out the killers, but also to help settle an old score.

Alternatively, the pragmatic, yet eternally-frazzled, Brandy tends a more traditional, if reluctant, investigation of her own. Heroic in her endurance of Vivian’s schemes and eccentric behavior, Brandy’s efforts to keep pace with her mother eventually culminate in a costume-clad chase to catch the cunning culprit.

Writing pseudonymously as Barbara Allan, veteran mystery writer Max Allan Collins (of C.S.I. and Road to Perdition fame) and his wife, Barbara, have teamed up once again to offer readers a witty Midwest-meets-bigcity caper of murder and mayhem of the most delightful variety. Character-driven, richly-detailed, fast-paced and upbeat, Antiques Con, is a great read for comic book gurus, mystery fanatics, and humor lovers alike.

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Oh, My Aching Back!

By: Thomas Mango, M.D.

Dealing with Lower Back Pain

As the evenings get cooler as summer draws to a close, it’s time to sit back, relax a little, and get ready for football season! But if you had an active summer, like most baby boomers, it may be difficult to relax due to lower back pain. If you have experienced lower back pain, you’re not alone. Nearly everyone at some point has back pain that interferes with work, daily activities, and recreation. Fortunately, most occurrences of low back pain go away within a few days, but others take much longer to resolve or lead to more serious conditions.

Back pain falls into two basic categories. Acute, or short-term, low back pain generally lasts from a few days to a few weeks. Most acute back pain is the result of trauma to the lower back or a disorder such as arthritis. Pain from trauma may be caused by a sports injury, work around the house or in the garden, or a sudden jolt such as a car accident or falling off a ladder.

Chronic back pain is measured by duration. Pain that persists for more than three months is considered chronic. It is often progressive and the cause can be difficult to determine.

In this article we will discuss some of the causes and conditions of back pain, as well as treatment options and tips for a healthier back.

Causes of Low Back Pain

Your spine consists of individual bones called vertebrae, which are stacked one on top of the other. Between each vertebra are small joints that allow your spine to move and disks with jelly-like centers that act as shock absorbers and prevent your bones from rubbing against each other.

As we age, the discs in our back begin to lose fluid and flexibility, causing them to wear away and shrink. This decreases their ability to cushion the vertebrae causing pain and stiffness as the bones start to rub against each other. In addition, the space around our spinal cord narrows over time. This condition, known as spinal stenosis, also puts pressure on the cord and spinal nerves, causing pain.

Back pain can occur when you lift something too heavy or overstretch, causing a sprain, strain, or spasm in one of the muscles or ligaments in the back. If your spine becomes strained or compressed, a disc may bulge or even rupture. This can put pressure on one of the more than 50 nerves rooted to the spinal cord, causing irritation and eventually pain.

While most back pain is the result of an injury or traumatic event, the pain may also be caused by a degenerative condition such as arthritis, disc or bone disease, osteoporosis, irritation to joints and discs, or congenital abnormalities of the spine. Behavioral factors such as obesity, smoking, stress, poor physical condition, bad posture, or poor sleeping position may also contribute to back pain.

There are many conditions that are associated with lower back pain. A bulging disc, sometimes called protruding, herniated, or ruptured, can put pressure on a nerve root causing discomfort and pain. This often happens as we age and the disc degenerates and weakens, allowing the cartilage to bulge or push out.

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Quick Tips for a Healthier Back  Always stretch before exercise or strenuous physical activity.  Practice proper ergonomics – don’t slouch when standing or sitting.  Sit is a chair with good lumbar support and proper position and height for the task.

 Wear comfortable, low-heeled shoes.  Sleep on your side to reduce any curve in your spine and always sleep on a firm surface.  Don’t try to lift objects too heavy for you.

Sciatica is a condition in which a herniated or ruptured disc presses on the sciatic nerve. This large nerve extends down the spinal column and exits at the pelvis, carrying nerve fibers to your leg. Compression of this nerve causes a shock-like or burning low back pain combined with a shooting pain through the buttocks and down one leg to below your knee. In extreme cases, if the nerve is f dramatically pinched, the symptoms involve not pain, but numbness and some loss of motor control over the leg.

Baby boomers are at the prime age for spinal degeneration.

Wear and tear on our discs can lead to a narrowing of the spinal canal. If you suffer from this condition, you may experience stiffness in the back when you wake up each morning or feel pain after walking or standing for a long time.

As you have probably heard through many news reports, women are four times more likely than men to develop osteoporosis. This is a metabolic bone disease marked by a progressive decrease in bone density and strength. Fracture of brittle, porous bones in the spine and hip can result when your body fails to produce new bone and/or absorbs too much existing bone.

Chronic back pain and stiffness that is the result of an infection or inflammation of the spinal joints is called spondylitis. The condition is often not detected until it has fully developed and is causing pain. The pain is usually concentrated around the cervical region of the neck, shoulder and lower spine, with downward-moving stinging pain.

Treating Low Back Pain

The good news is that most low back pain can be treated without surgery. Primary non-surgical treatments focus on reducing pain and inflammation and restoring proper function and strength to your back. Most individuals with back pain recover without any residual functional loss.

Ice and heat may help reduce the pain and inflammation, allowing for greater mobility. If you have injured your back, as soon as possible apply a cold pack or cold compress to the tender spot several times a day for up to 20 minutes. You can use a cold pack, bag of ice, or even a bag of frozen vegetables, but make sure you wrap in a towel to avoid frostbite.

 When lifting, lift with your knees, pull in your stomach muscles, and keep your head down and in-line with straight back.  If you smoke, quit. Smoking reduces blood flow to the lower spine and causes the spinal discs to degenerate.

After 2-to-3 days of cold treatment, a heating pad or hot pack is a great non-drug pain reliever. Apply heat for brief periods to relax muscles and increase blood flow. A warm bath may help relax your muscles and the rest of you as well.

Over-the-counter analgesics are often used to treat low back pain. These include non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as aspirin, naproxen, and ibuprofen. Topical treatments like tiger balm and capsaicin roll-ons can help with temporary pain relief.

While you may not be eager to be up and about with a sore back, moving and stretching is just what your body needs.

Begin a gradual exercise program to restore abdominal and back muscle tone. Walking and swimming are safe ways to start strengthening your core muscles. Enjoy this time as a bonding experience by taking a walk to the park or around the block with your family. Yoga is another gentle exercise that strengthens your abdominals and back without stressing the muscles.

Any mild discomfort felt at the start of these exercises should disappear as muscles become stronger. If pain is more than mild and lasts more than 15 minutes during exercise, it is time to stop the activity and consult a medical professional.

Intense back pain may make it difficult for you exercise.

Interventional therapies, such as injections into joints or nerve roots, can help alleviate the pain. Injections can also act as a diagnostic tool by providing a spine specialist with information and insight into the possible causes of the back pain. In the most serious cases, when the condition has not responded to these other treatment options, surgery may be recommended to relieve the lower back pain.

“The good news

is that most low back pain can be treated without surgery.”

If your back pain is severe, constant, or getting progressively worse then it may be time to consult with a physician. Other symptoms to be cautious of include loss of feeling in one or both legs, loss of sensation in buttocks or groin area, or suddenly feeling uncoordinated or weak. See your caregiver immediately if you suffer from these symptoms.

Try not to over do it as we transition from the end of summer to the start of the fall season. Get ready for football season and tailgating, healthy and free from lower back pain. boom | SEPTEMBER 2014

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7 Healthy Tailgating Tips By: Maria Haisley RDN, CD, ACE-CPT

Do you smell that too? Fall is in the air! This change in season always makes

me think about apples, cool crisp air, camp fires, colorful leaves and of course––football and tailgating. I think we can all agree we love our tailgates, but season after season we start to see how our tailgating indulgences don’t love us back!

Many traditional game day favorites are loaded with extra calories. The average fan can take in an estimated 1,200 calories in just one sitting, that doesn’t include all the other meals, snacks and beverages during an entire day of tailgating.

Over a 12-game season, that could translate into a 4-pound weight gain, and that doesn’t include the holiday season!

Many of us have worked all year long to meet our healthy New Year’s resolutions. Don’t let tailgates get in the way of your goals. Whether you’re hosting a tailgate, packing a cooler or just having a few friends over to watch the game, try these healthy tips to tackle game day over indulgences.

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Plan Ahead Don’t wait until the last minute to plan your food! This leads to impulse choices that may not be the healthiest. Plan a balanced menu that includes all the food groups. You don’t want to get stuck with just burgers on the grill, buns and chips––and if you’re lucky, maybe a pickle and onions!

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Be Mindful Often times we make decisions about what we eat, after we eat––this is mindless eating. Practice being mindful––make decisions about what you are going to eat before it reaches your mouth. It is easy to get caught up in the moment and we eat things we don’t even realize. Take the time to enjoy your food––this makes it much more satisfying and filling.

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Pace Your Meals Don’t skip breakfast and dinner to allow for one big game time meal. This can lead to overindulgence and is also not beneficial for our blood sugars, energy level or feeling of being satisfied. Start your day off with a healthy breakfast and allow snacks to keep you going and to fight off hunger, which is typically when we find our hand in the chip bags!

Stay Hydrated Tailgates can include a wide variety of adult beverages and soda. Bring water, coconut water or infused water with you, especially early in the season when it’s hot. This keeps you hydrated and less tempted to indulge in caloric beverages. These empty calories can add up quick. Also drink alcohol in moderation––that is two drinks/day for men and one drink/day for women.

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Put a Healthy Twist on Traditional Favorites You don’t have to give up all of your game day favorites.

Just aim for one healthy substitution. Maybe it’s making salsa instead of nacho cheese for your tortilla chips. Or put turkey burgers and veggies on the grill instead of only brats and hot dogs. You will leave filling like a winner no matter how your team did.

Bring Healthy Snacks Arm your cooler or bag with simple and healthy snacks for when you need them. Bring things like veggies, hummus, fruits, nuts/seeds, granola, dried fruits and water. This way you always have a healthy go-to treat.

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Stay Active Tailgating doesn’t have to always be about the food; it’s also about enjoying the company you are with. Start your own game of tag football, play corn hole, throw a Frisbee, play with the little ones or simply go for a walk. This keeps you moving and a great way to burn some extra calories!

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Control Your Salt Intake

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By : Rita Miller

he day I found myself shopping online for a “Chopped” chef ’s jacket, I realized there was no turning back; my daughter and I had developed into food show groupies. It was innocent at first as we watched a few episodes of “Chopped.” It progressed onto “Chopped All Stars” and “Chopped Grillmasters,” and then moved on to “Pioneer Woman” and “Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals.” Before I knew it, we were using terms like “rasher of bacon,” “knob of oil” and “EVOO.” I love all these shows and would sincerely love to be able to cook like Jamie Oliver, but the truth of the matter is, I have to watch my sodium intake. But maintaining my current weight is not an easy thing when every recipe uses salt!

My electrophysiologist sat me down years ago and told me to limit my sodium to 1500 mg per day, about 65% of the RDA guidelines.

This year, the FDA has released proposed guidelines for nutritional label updates.

These updates will change the packaging label on foods we purchase, making it easier to buy items that fit our nutritional needs.

Another big change is the mandatory addition of potassium values on food labels. Potassium guidelines are important because this valuable nutrient also helps regulate blood pressure, working hand-in-hand with sodium to keep electrolytes balanced in the body. The guidelines have not been completely finalized, but there is plenty media, including Twitter feed, LinkedIn posts and general news, keeping us updated on this important topic.

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Salt is plentiful in restaurant meals. A recent article noted that mozzarella sticks served at a national fast food restaurant contain 2,530 mg of sodium! The average fast food meal contains over 1,800 mg of sodium, making eating out a huge concern for people watching their sodium intake.

My family has also jumped on the sodium bandwagon. This week, my daughter made lentil soup using a packaged no salt added beef broth. This soup was filled with tomatoes, onions and garlic. What a great meal! I use the packaged no salt added chicken broth for the base for all my soups, unless I have the time to roast a chicken in the crockpot then strain is in the broth to use later.

“Salt processed etimes foods, som rous to a dange level.”

One big change is the reduction in sodium recommended daily allowances. Currently the FDA allowance for sodium is 2400 mg/day.

The new guidelines lower it to 2300 mg/day but the Center for Science in the Public Interest is asking for it to be dropped to 1500 mg/day (the magic number for people at risk for hypertension, strokes, and heart disease).

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How can you lower sodium in your diet? The American Heart Association tells us that 75% of the salt in our diets does not come from the salt shaker! Salt is in processed foods, sometimes to a dangerous level. Reading nutrition labels can help you spot sodium in your diet and take steps to reduce it.

Did you know the American Heart Association has a list of “The Salty Six?” This represents six foods that can add significant sodium to your diet. The six are: soups, pizza, sandwiches, cold cuts, bread and chicken. I’ve added coffee drinks to this list. One Mocha Frap has 230 mg of sodium! My new go-to drink is Iced Venti decaf Americano with a shot of sugar free hazelnut, with only 5 mg of sodium.

There are plenty of websites that offer information regarding sodium. A few of my favorites that I’ve used in this article: heart.org, fda.gov and health.com. Watching my sodium intake can be challenging, but the results in my blood pressure readings have been amazing. Look into this for yourself, even if you don’t have blood pressure problems.

You may find a whole new way of cooking and eating that improves your health!

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Day Trip

Chesterton, IN

By: Phyllis Rose

Three cheers for Chesterton!

Hip-hip-hooray for friendly folks! Hip-hip-hooray for unique shopping! And hip-hip-hooray for history, unique shopping and history!

On our recent visit to Chesterton, we’d been shopping for a couple of hours when we took a Diet Coke break at the Red Cup Cafe & Deli, 115 Broadway. Sitting outside at a small cafe table, we were people watching when a woman walked by, smiled at us and said, “Are you enjoying the people? That’s the best part of it!” We agreed, once again surprised at the friendliness of total strangers who smiled, nodded, and spoke to us wherever we went in Chesterton.

Back to the beginning of our day, we browsed the booths at Chesterton’s European Market, an open-air market held on Saturdays at the corner of Broadway and Third from May through the end of October. Here you can find fresh fruits, vegetables, baked goods ranging from artisan breads to cookies, specialty foods, art of all kinds, clothing and jewelry.

We just wandered, admiring the various products, and chatting with the vendors. Dave, my travel companion, and Robbie Hiduke, of True to Nature Gourds, talked about Northwestern where she taught and where Dave went to college. We admired her beautiful creations, too, amazed at what can be done with gourds.

Stopping to look at some decorative tiles with European scenes, we met Patrick Adams of The Art Box and soon were chatting about our love of travel. Patrick had just returned from Paris so we were swapping Paris stories when another customer heard our conversation and joined in. It was hard to tear ourselves away from the conversation, but we had to move along. Before leaving, however, I purchased a tile with a scene of Italy’s picturesque Cinque Terra, which Dave and I had visited years ago.

Foodies can find whatever they crave at the market’s many food booths. At the Sweet Reasons Bakery booth, I couldn’t resist the caramel stuffed snickerdoodles. We bought two and saved them for a snack later in the day. They are to die for! Stuffed inside the cinnamony snickerdoodle cookie is a thick layer of caramel.

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Photos: Phyllis Rose The Brown Mansion, built in 1885 as a retirement home for farmer George Brown, now houses the Westchester Township History Museum.

Dave’s a big cheese lover so he bought a pound of garlic and spinach cheese from The Cheese People. He described it as having a really delicate flavor, still delicious even after it melted down in the trunk of the car.

Finishing at the market, we strolled down Broadway Street stopping in wonderful shops. In O’Gara & Wilson Antiquarian Booksellers, 223 Broadway, Dave browsed the stacks of vintage books while I chatted with visiting author, Aida Lugo McAllister, and learned about her cookbook, “Aida’s Kitchen a lo Boricua,” featuring Puerto Rican recipes.

Framing Concepts, 219 Broadway, is the place to enjoy beautifully framed art workartwork while at Junk & Disorderly, 203 Broadway, you can look for your favorite collectible or antique.

After stops at the Flower Cart 145 S. Calumet, where we browsed for gifts and cards, and Sweetville, 201 S.Calumet, where we drooled over chocolate confections, we made our way to Popolano’s, 225 S. Calumet for lunch. We’d been looking forward to this just for one of their desserts, which we’d been talking about since our last visit about four years ago.

Chesterton's European Market features a variety of items from fresh fruits and vegetables to clothing and jewelry.

We started with cream of chicken dumpling soup, followed by spaghetti and meatballs for Dave and stuffed chicken parmesan for me. Everything was delicious but then it was time for the piece de resistance for dessert - cookie dough pizza. You have to wait a few minutes for this because they bake a fresh chocolate chip cookie and then top it with vanilla ice cream and whipped cream. Served in a deep dish baking pan, it’s big enough for two. Dave and I dug out every last bite.

We waddled back to the car and drove to our next stop, the Brown Mansion, 700 W. Porter Ave., to tour this Queen Anne style Victorian home, built in 1885 and now also housing the Westchester Township History Museum. Joan Costello, museum registrar, and docent Carl Reed welcomed us to the former home of George and Charity Brown. Then Carl gave us a tour where we learned about George Brown and how he became a prosperous farmer with a 120 acre farm, eventually building this mansion for his retirement.

The home’s beautiful details include etched and stained glass windows and an oak fireplace surround with a flower motif.

Following the mansion tour, Carl led us to the back of the building and into the Westchester Township History Museum, which highlights the history of the area from the prehistoric times to the present. The museum also has temporary exhibits such as this summer’s “Westchester at War: The Civil War.” Leaving the museum, we drove to the nearby Indiana Dunes State Park, 1600 N. 25 E., for a look at the dunes and the lake. We did that briefly and then headed to the park’s Nature Center where we sat in their birdwatchingbird watching center, watching redwinged blackbirds flitting around the birdhouses and trees outside the windows. There are lots of other exhibits in the nature center to keep you and the grandkids entertained when it’s raining as it was doing when we were there. You can learn about doodlebugs, canoes, shipwrecks and even see a frog or two.

Listen carefully and you can still hear Dave and me cheering for Chesterton. Hip! Hip! Hooray for a perfect day in Chesterton.

For more information: Duneland Chamber of Commerce www.dunelandchamber.com Chesterton’s website: www.chestertonin.org Chesterton’s European Market www.chestertonseuropeanmarket.com Brown Mansion 219-983-9715 www.wpl.lib.in.us/museum Popolano’s 219-926-5552 www.popolanosrestaurant.com Indiana Dunes State Park 219-926-1952 http://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/2980.htm

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By: Phyllis Rose

Wine lovers don’t need to travel to Bordeaux, Burgundy,

Champagne or Provence - the iconic wine regions of France - to sample great wines. Instead, with the proliferation of wineries in Michiana, wine lovers can taste great wines close to home.

Michigan has 2,650 acres devoted to wine grapes and 101 commercial wineries, according to MichiganWines.com, the state’s wine industry website. Meanwhile, Indiana has 70 wineries producing about one million gallons each year, according to Purdue University.

So, in Michiana, you can spend a day or a weekend visiting delightful, family-owned wineries, soaking up the owners’ passion for their work and sampling their special wines.

Here are some possibilities for your wine wanderings:

Indiana Briali Vineyards & Winery

Satek Winery

Stoney Creek Winery

At this two-year old winery located on the lower level of the clubhouse at Country Meadows Golf Course, you might find owner Brian Moeller, bottling wine in the back, while server Lynne Bercaw, serves samples in the tasting room. The winery, named for Brian and his wife and coowner, Alicia, produces 24 different wines with popular ones being Dragon’s Red, Malbec and the Cabernet Franc, Moeller said. “Our Tempranillo, a dry red wine, sold out fast,” he said. Moeller works about 80 hours a week tending five ecofriendly acres of grapes and making wine, but he enjoys it. “It’s always challenging, frustrating but challenging and fun,” he said.

Satek Winery, owned by Pam and Larry Satek, has been in business for 13 years. Their most popular wine is a DeChaunac, a dry red wine made from grapes grown at a Lake James vineyard, said Shane Christ, winemaker. “It’s a throwback varietal which put us on the map,” he said. Satek makes 30 different wines, including blueberry wine, apple wine, and about 26 gallons of ice wine, all of which are hand-bottled, he said.

Christ has seen the growth in area wineries, noting that Satek was the first in northeast Indiana, but now there are seven. This explosion in wineries is due to several factors, he said, including the health benefits of wine, its association with entertaining, and the fact that “it’s something from the earth.”

At Stoney Creek Winery, owner Gary Plank, has created a winery specializing in fruit wines such as kiwi pear and peach apricot. He and his wife, Jan, come from a long line of wine makers so it was natural they would establish a winery.

Since Gary has a fulltime job with Elkhart County Parks & Recreation, the winery is only open on weekends and closes in the winter. He produces about 150 cases a year, using grapes he gets not only from Paw Paw, Michigan, but also California.

The growth in small wineries may be due to baby boomers, who have time to travel, he said. “Antiquing and wineries are just part of that,” he said. “I’m amazed at how far people come to go to a winery.” The Enology Department at Purdue University has also helped wineries since they have workshops for people starting up wineries.

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Millersburg

Michigan Cody Kresta Winery

Lawton Ridge Winery

St. Julian Winery

Tasting room manager, Leslie Unold, greets visitors in the tasting room at Cody Kresta Vineyard & Winery, which features a patio with luxurious landscaping and a bubbling fountain, all overlooking farm fields. Opened in 2010, the winery is owned by retirees, Dave and Mary Lou Butkovich. The winery’s name honors the memory of a beloved Golden Retriever, Cody, and Dave’s Croatian heritage since “kresta” is Croatian for ridge. Dave had been making wine as a hobby and needed more space so they built an addition, got a license and that first year produced 500 cases. Now, they produce 2000 cases annually with 21 varieties including sweet, dry, and reserves, he said. “Our most popular is Rudy’s Red, a sweet red wine, which just flies out of here,” he said. “It’s named for my Dad who loved sweet stuff.” Whatever wine he makes, his focus is on making world class wines, he said. “Michigan is getting noted out of state for their wines,” he said. “The best grapes are grown in cold climates which gives them a good acid balance. California wishes they had our type of acids.”

Lawton Ridge Winery grows most of its grapes on a 10-acre vineyard near Lawton, says Crick Haltom, owner of the winery along with Dean Bender. The vineyard, now owned by Bender and Bill Harrison, was established as a hobby in the 1970s by some professors from Western Michigan University. Bender became their winemaker and in 1995 Haltom began helping out. Six years ago, they opened the winery on Stadium Drive, and last year produced 1700 cases of wine. Their most popular wine is the Two-Handed Red, Haltom said, pointing to the label which shows two red hands on a white barn door. Winemaking is a process that Haltom enjoys because it’s challenging, he said, noting that the grapes are different every year depending upon the weather. “We try to make a well-balanced wine that pairs well with food,” he said.

Winery tours are offered on the hour at St. Julian Winery, beginning with a video of this family-owned winery, Michigan’s oldest and largest. Mariano Meconi, an Italian immigrant, started the winery in 1921 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. After Prohibition was repealed, he moved to Detroit and then to Paw Paw in 1936, renaming the winery, St. Julian, honoring the patron saint of his Italian village.

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After the video presentation, you’ll go into the production area where you’ll see the machine that presses the fruit, huge tanks from which the wine is pumped to be bottled, and the bottling room where bottles are filled, capped, labeled and placed in boxes. Finally, you’ll visit the wine cellar where wine is aging in oak barrels. You exit the tour into the tasting room where you can taste their wines or, if you prefer, the non-alcoholic sparkling juices for “the bubbles without the troubles,” as a sign in the winery says.

These six wineries are a small sample of Michiana wineries, some of which will be close to where you live.

Think of all the wine you can buy with what you save on not having to fly to France. And, in the process, you’ll meet great people who share your passion for this fermented fruit of the vine.

For more information: Indiana Wineries Briali Vineyards & Winery 260-316-5156 www.brialivineyards.com

Michigan Wineries Cody Kresta 269-668-3800 www.codykrestawinery.com

Satek Winery 260-495-WINE www.satekwinery.com

Lawton Ridge Winery 269-372-9463 www.lawtonridgewinery.com

Stoney Creek Winery 574-642-4454 www.stoneycreekwinery.com

St. Julian Winery 269-657-5568 www.stjulian.com

Wineries of Northeast Indiana www.winetourin.com

Lake Michigan Shore Wine Country www.LakeMichiganShoreWineTrail.com

Indiana Winery Guide www.indianawineries.com

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MOVIE TRIVIA Answers: BEFORE THE BIZ By: Margo and Jim Bell

1-i:

OK, it isn’t uncommon for a wannabe actress to wait tables, but it’s where the tables were located: Hooters! (Adams’ job lasted two months.)

2-j:

The first James Bond was employed as a milkman at St. Cuthberts Cooperative Society in Scotland. Other jobs included lifeguard and coffin cleaner! Connery also placed third in the 1953 Mr. Universe bodybuilding contest.

3-h: Always athletic, the teenage Lancaster enjoyed his career

as an acrobat with the Kay Bros. Circus until he was injured in 1939, forcing him to leave “with great regret.”

4-n: Seeking a change of scenery following high school

graduation, this Texas-born Best Actor Winner of the 2014 Academy Awards went to Australia and found work cleaning chicken manure out of coops. McConaughey returned to the U.S. intending to become a lawyer but a book inspired him to go into acting.

5-d: The award-winning Washington was the drama coach

at Camp Sloane, a YMCA camp in Lakeville, Connecticut. A fellow counselor suggested he pursue acting as a career.

6-m:

Of course being a prisoner isn’t a legitimate job—and certainly not a career choice—but it’s what Allen did as a job that landed him in the slammer: cocaine dealer. He turned himself around, and after serving two years headed for Hollywood and fame.

7-f:

The lovely actress/singer swept up hair at her mother’s salon in Texas. Beyoncé Knowles got her start as a singer in a church choir.

8-k: The Virginia-born athlete turned down ten football scholarships

in order to attend drama school. At 17 Beatty lobbied the National Theater in Washington, DC, to become an actor, but there were no roles available. So he took whatever job he could, becoming the theater’s official trapper of rats. (Didn’t the theater have a cat or two?)

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Just what is that? In Kruger’s native Germany, two little girls stood at the casket at Catholic funerals, each holding a candle. Kruger did this between the ages of 8 and 12. “It was the worst job you could think of,” she remembers.

10-c: Born Charles Dennis Buchinsky, Bronson went into coal

mining at the age of 10 after the death of his father. The mining company in Cambria County, Pennsylvania paid him a dollar a ton.

After serving in WWII, he joined a theatrical group in Philadelphia and went on from there.

11-e: Our “Godfather” was expelled from two schools: the first one for riding a motorcycle through the corridors. After the second expulsion, from Shattuck Military Academy, Brando’s father arranged for him to dig ditches. Then came acting school.

12-g:

After taking a civil service exam, Buscemi worked as a firefighter in Manhattan’s Little Italy district. After 9/11 he helped sift through the rubble at the World Trade Center.

13-b: The host of Actor’s Studio and himself an actor in TV and

movies, Lipton once was a “Licensed Procurer of Prostitutes” in Paris (we call it LPPP). He must have not been very good at it, because he became broke and returned to the U.S. to pursue another career.

14-a:

Hard to believe this hunk of a guy pranced around in a chicken suit to lure customers into El Pollo Loco, a California fast food Mexican restaurant. (By the way, the restaurant chain has great grilled chicken!) Pitt also worked as a limo driver.

Answer to bonus question: Both actresses were fired from their food counter service jobs: Lucy from an ice cream parlor for forgetting to put bananas on banana splits; and Madonna for squirting jelly onto customers at a Dunkin Donuts shop.

SOURCES include Buzzfeed.com, Hardly Famous™, Daily News, Wikipedia and Huffpost Celebrity.

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By: Chuck Bergman

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very year at the beginning of fall, millions gather to celebrate Oktoberfest with lots of good food, and of course German beer. What started as a traditional German holiday has expanded all over the world, and been embraced in the United States by individuals of all nationalities.

There are Oktoberfest celebrations throughout the area with the largest events held in Chicago and Indianapolis. But how did this celebration originate, and more importantly how did the Oktoberfest style of beer develop?

History of Oktoberfest

Did you know that Oktoberfest is the world's largest beer festival? The 16-day party is held annually in Munich, Germany and attracts over six million people every year who consume 1.5 million gallons of beer, 200,000 pairs of pork sausage, and 480,000 spit-roasted chickens during the two-week extravaganza.

Statue of King Ludwig of Bavaria in Munich, Germany.

But how did it get started? It began over 200 years ago with a Royal Wedding. Crown Prince Ludwig, later to become King Ludwig I, was married to Princess Therese of SaxonyHildburghausen on October 12, 1810. The citizens of Munich were invited to attend the festivities held on the fields in front of the city gates to celebrate the happy royal event. Horse races in the presence of the royal family marked the close of the event that was celebrated as a festival for the whole of Bavaria.

The decision to repeat the horse races in subsequent years gave rise to the tradition of Oktoberfest. In the following years, they added an agricultural show, designed to boost Bavarian agriculture. Eventually, carousel and festival rides were added to the event. Visitors were able to quench their thirst at small beer stands, which grew rapidly in number. In 1896 the beer stands were replaced by the first beer tents and halls set up by the enterprising landlords with the backing of the breweries.

Oktoberfest traditionally starts in the third weekend of September and ends the first Sunday of October. But if Oktoberfest is held as an anniversary to the wedding, why doesn’t it start in October? This is a great question with a simple answer ... basic economics. By moving the celebration up a few weeks, it allowed for warmer weather so participants could enjoy the outside festivities longer.

Munich, Germany during Oktoberfest.

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Since its origins in 1810, the Oktoberfest has changed substantially. The horse races, which were the oldest, and at one time, the most popular event of the festival are no longer held today. But the agricultural show is still held every four years at the Oktoberfest. During the two weeks before the first Sunday in October, these fairgrounds are transformed into a city of beer tents, amusements, rides, performers and booths of vendors peddling gastronomic delights and traditional confections. The mayor of Munich opens the festivities at noon on the first day of the fair when he drives the wooden tap into a barrel of beer and proclaims: O’zapft is! ("It's tapped!").

Oktoberfest Beer

As the air gets crisper and the leaves burn brighter, beer lovers turn their thoughts from summer quenchers to richer fall offerings. And no brew more appropriately fits the autumnal season, in both palate and appearance, than the coppery Oktoberfest. But what exactly is this style and how is it tied to the traditional German event?

Despite their name, Oktoberfest beers are not brewed in the fall. They are actually an outgrowth of the traditional strong spring brews called March beer, or Märzen. Darker and stronger than traditional beer, a Märzen is a rich lager beer that was brewed before the advent of modern refrigeration. After brewing it was allowed to age in ice-filled caves through the summer, so that it was ready to drink by late summer or early fall. Thus, it was a natural choice to be included in the Oktoberfest celebration.

“Oktoberfest beers are dark copper or deep amber in color and have a mild hop profile.”

Oktoberfest beers are dark copper or deep amber in color and have a mild hop profile. Oktoberfests should always be well-aged, sometimes for three to four months. They are a very drinkable beer with alcohol content usually from 5 to 6%. The overall impression left by a good Oktoberfest/Märzen should be malt but not in the nutty, bready way of a British Brown; after all this is still a German lager.

So as we approach Oktoberfest it is time to break out your German Lederhosen and Dirndls and book your flight to Munich. Or, you can simply enjoy local Michiana Oktoberfest celebrations with some quality craft Märzen beer. O’zapft is!

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STUDIO to THEATER: The Little-Known Link By: Margo Bell

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Photo: Classic Image Photography

erhaps you, like me, thought movies came from the studio distributor directly to the screen. You know, concept  screenplay  preproduction (contract, budget, casting, location, costume/set designs, etc.)  filming  postproduction  (editing, advertising, etc.)  distribution and finally to our neighborhood theaters.

Well, it isn’t that simple. Here’s why: Before there were large cinema multiplexes, there was the single-screen theaters and those with two or three screens under one roof. There were also fewer theaters in the country.

Getting the right movie to the right theater was a touchy business that can involve up to hundreds of thousands of dollars, a potential make-or-break deal for both the movie studio and a movie house.

Yet, unlike the actor, director or screenwriter, the person absorbed in this endeavor is someone who doesn’t get a screen credit. Before the movie is released he* works offscreen in an office, at a restaurant or bar, in a screening room, on the phone, even on a yacht, in a gaming room or some other unusual venue, making the deal to connect a motion picture with the paying audience. He is someone that many in the industry, much less in the general public, may not be aware of. He is the film buyer, one of fewer than 100 such professionals in North America that keep some 40,000 theater screens from going blank.

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A peek into the film buyer’s life is chronicled in a new book, Hollywood’s Chosen: An Insider Shares His Story

by Larry Vaughn and Mentora Vaughn Gratrix (Ambassador International, September 2014), both now living with their families in South Bend. Born in Georgia and raised in Greenville, South Carolina by his mom, Larry began his movie career in 1960 as a “gofer” in a local movie theater, doing a variety of jobs that included sweeping up, cleaning the bathrooms, making popcorn and tearing ticket stubs, all for fifty cents an hour. That first night he made two dollars, “but if the truth were known,” he recalls, “I would have gladly paid two dollars to enjoy the experience of actually working in a movie theater.”

So Larry Vaughn was hooked and never looked back.

Later the theater manager had Larry trained as a projectionist that earned him $3.50 an hour. After learning welding at a tech school and doing duty in the Army National Guard, Larry returned to Greenville and became manager of the Plaza, one of the city’s movie houses. Under the wings of film negotiators that included entrepreneur Heywood Morgan, Larry climbed up the ladder, learning advertising, meeting with movie wheeler-dealers, and eventually becoming vice president and head film buyer of a theater circuit in Miami, Florida, one of the top-grossing movie markets in the U.S. and considered a real plum for the movie studios.

Larry’s 20+-year journey in the movie buying business had its perks: a private well-appointed office, viewing about-tobe released movies in a screening room, meeting stars such as Sylvester Stallone and Clint Eastwood, attending glittering cocktail parties, shaking hands with Hollywood’s top wheeler-dealers.

So it’s a two-way street for both studio and theater, with the studio working to get its films into the best theaters in the best markets, and the theater owners vying for what they see as the top movies, hoping also for a sleeper movie that had not much publicity but over time turned into a hit. Today national theater chains oversee most of the major theater markets. Number of movies, how long they appear in the theaters, how receipts are divided between operators and studios, all are still negotiated between buyer and studio. But the birth of the multiplex theater with 10 or more screens allows a studio to show all its new releases at the same time.

And speaking of divided receipts, you may be wondering why concession food and drinks are so expensive. The studio gets most of the box office dollars, sometimes as much as 90% of the receipts, leaving the theater to make up the profit with popcorn, soft drinks and the like. *Although today there are some women film buyers, for sake of brevity and the fact that the original film buying group was made up of men, I refer to “he” throughout the article. My apology to our female readers!

In addition to Larry Vaughn’s book, other sources include “How Booking Agents Work” by Dave Ross.

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Yet the business of film buying isn’t without its risks. Like gambling—and in a way, that’s what it is—the business would be easy with the aid of a crystal ball that shows the buyer what would be a hit or a dud. An example is two Twentieth Century Fox films up for release in the spring of 1977: The Other Side of Midnight based on the popular novel, and a sci-fi (frowned upon by many in The Biz as a passé genre) movie, Star Wars. The first one pretty much bombed at the box office, whereas the latter—well, you know what happened.

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Ingredients: • 1 (12 Ounce) Bottle Hard Cider • ¾ Cup Chicken Broth • 2 Tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce • 1 Clove Garlic, Finely Chopped • ½ Pound Gruyere, Grated • ½ Pound Sharp Vermont or New York Yellow Cheddar • 3 Tablespoons Corn Starch • ¹⁄8 to ¼ Teaspoon Cayenne Pepper • Salt • 1 Tablespoon Bourbon, Whiskey or Apple Jack Fondue Dippers: • Cooked Chicken and Apple Sausages • Chorizo • Mini Hot Dogs • Sliced Baguette or Black Bread • Radishes • Roasted Shallots • Roasted Mushrooms or Small Fingerlings or Baby Potatoes • Pears • Apples • Pretzels Directions: 1. Heat cider, broth, Worcestershire and garlic in a pot over medium heat and let it simmer for five minutes.

2. Combine cheeses together in a bowl. Sift the corn starch over the cheese and toss to coat lightly.

3. Sprinkle some cheese mixture into the warm liquid and continue to stir in small amounts of cheese until it is all incorporated and fondue is smooth and melted; about 15 minutes.

4. Stir in cayenne, salt and Bourbon.

5. Transfer into a fondue pot and serve with desired dippers mentioned above.

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September 2014 Events

The following listing includes events around town. Always call ahead for updates.

September 5th

September 7th

September 10th

5:00 P.M. Downtown South Bend

11:00 A.M. St. Patrick’s County Park

6:00 P.M. St. Patrick’s County Park

DTSB First Fridays: Arts Alive On the First Friday of each month, Downtown South Bend businesses will host live musical performances, classes, kids’ activities, art receptions, celebrations, food and drink specials. Admission is free for everyone!

Plain and Fancy

8:00 P.M. The Round Barn Theatre at Amish Acres

A New Yorker and his sophisticated girlfriend drive down to Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania to sell a piece of property. While there, they meet an Amish community where their traditions have remained the same for centuries. Tickets are between $7-48. For more information, please visit their website at www.amishacres.com.

September 6th

Lemon Creek Winery’s 18th Annual Harvest Festival 12:00 P.M. Lemon Creek Winery

Join Lemon Creek Winery for their Harvest Festival. Live music will be featured by Venitia Sekema & The Madre Luna Band. This family friendly event includes art and craft vendors displaying a variety of goods. We also will have bobbing for apples, cider and hayrides throughout the day. Grilled food will also be available for purchase.

Yoga in the Gardens

9:15 A.M. Wellfield Botanic Gardens

Experience the tranquility of a relaxing hour of yoga amongst beautiful blooms and gentle waterfalls. Wellfield Botanic Gardens is offering a weekly weekend yoga class lead by Barbara Naranche from Tree of Life Yoga Studio. Classes are open to all levels of experience and are $7 per session for members and $10 per session for non-members. Please check Wellfield Botanic Gardens website in case of rain.

No registration is necessary. For more information please call 574-266-2006 or go to www.wellfieldgardens.org.

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Grandparents Day At The Park Celebrate National Grandparents Day at St. Patrick’s County Park and the important role grandparents play in our children’s lives.

Make a craft, bring a picnic, enjoy a hike, paddle on the pond, play at the playground and enjoy time together. Craft supplies are limited. Park gate fee in effect. For more information, please call 574-277-4828 or email jhartzke@sjcparks.org.

September 8th

Monthly Meditation Yoga

5:30 P.M. Elkhart Environmental Center

Do you enjoy yoga? Are you interested in yoga and looking for an opportunity to try it? The Elkhart Environmental Center and Kristen Smith-Myers RYT 500 certified yoga instructor from Tree of Life Yoga are teaming up to offer free Monthly Meditation Yoga Classes held on the second Monday of each month. Participants will learn basic relaxation techniques to help stretch the body and clear the mind. All levels are welcome. It is recommended that you dress comfortably and bring a yoga mat or towel. Space is limited and classes fill up fast so registration is required. Call 574-293-5070 to register or for more information.

Father-Son Archery

Dads and sons, join a local instructor for an archery lesson. They will introduce you to the equipment, provide individual instruction and give you plenty of time to practice shooting. Refreshments are provided. This program will take place at the Brown Barn.

Registration is required.

Wednesday Wine Walks 5:00 P.M. Downtown South Bend

Enjoy an evening stroll through Downtown South Bend during Wednesday Wine Walks.

You will receive three wine tastings and three complimentary appetizers at each participating restaurant for $40. Free carriage rides will be provided.

September 12th

Niles Haunted House Scream Park 8:00 P.M. Niles, MI

So scary, it’s fun! Have fun even while you’re screaming at the Niles Haunted House.

There are three haunted houses, the Field of Screams and the Dark Terror-tory Haunted Hayride for a full night of scare-tainment. Free admission to the midway for flendish food and ghoulish games. Plenty of free parking.

Recycled Wind Chimes Workshop

SBCT Presents Avenue Q

Have you ever seen beautiful recycled garden art on Pinterest you wanted to make for yourself? Join the Wellfield Botanic Gardens for a recycled wind chime workshop. Each participant will create their own wind chime from silverware and glass beads to take home. Cost is $7 for members and $10 for non-members. Supplies are provided. Space is limited so registration is required. Program will be held outdoors rain or shine. Dress for the weather. Please call 574-266-2006 to register or for more information.

The South Bend Civic Theatre presents the hilarious musical (with puppets). This musical explores a group of fascinating characters making their way in a big city with bigger problems. To purchase tickets call the SBCT Box Office at 574-234-1112 or visit their website at www.sbct.org.

6:00 P.M. Wellfield Botanic Gardens

7:30 P.M. South Bend Civic Theatre

Bazaar Sunday at the State 10:00 A.M. The State Theatre

Every second Sunday of the month, local vendors gather at The State Theatre for our Bazaar Sunday at The State. Local vendors consist of handmade, repurposed, upcycled items, as well as antique and vintage items. We consider ourselves an upscale flea market in that our vendors are artists in the area of one-of-a-kind creations.

September 11th

Ringing Of The Bell Ceremony

09:00 A.M. St. Patrick’s County Park: Freedom Memorial Clay Fire Territory will commemorate the 13th anniversary of the events of September 11th.

The Freedom Memorial includes a sculpture entitled “Standing Tall” and a section of a steel beam from Ground Zero.

KIDS BOP Kids-Dream Big, Sing Loud Tour 3:00 P.M. The Lerner Theatre

Attend this family friendly musical that is fun for all ages. For four years now, KIDZ BOP Kids have been named Billboard Magazine’s #1 Kids Artist. Tickets for the show range between $15 to $50. For more information, please visit their website at www.kidzbop.com.

September 14th

Fox on the Fairway

1:00 P.M. Nappanee, IN

This riveting show’s plot revolves around rival country clubs and their 43rd grudge match golf tournament. Prices range from $10-12 per person. Kids under the age of 12 get in for $5.

For more information, please call 269-445-2511.

Apple Festival Weekend Have a fall family fun weekend by attending the Apple Festival in Nappanee. Admission is free for everyone. For more information, please visit their website at www.amishacres.com.

September 20th

Toscana Park Fitness Field Day 8:00 A.M. Toscana Park

Join Beyond Zen Studio, Crossfit 061 & Tu Sei Bella for a fun morning of fitness the whole family can participate in. Cost is $10 per person or $20 for a family. For more information, please call 574387-3691 or visit www.beyondzenstudio.com.

Oakridge Cemetery Tour-With Live Actors 1:00 P.M. Oakridge Cemetery

2:00 P.M. Barn Swallow Theatre, Edwardsburg, MI

September 24th

Wednesday Walking Club

10:00 A.M. St. Patrick’s County Park: Brown Barn

Boomers, meet other people interested in walking for fitness on the scenic park trials.

Each walk will last 40 minutes, followed by brain boosting paper and pencil activities from Memorial BrainWorks. You must be 50 years old or older. The fee is $18 per person for 6 sessions. Registration and payment are required by September 22nd. To register call 574-654-3155.

The Goshen Historical Society and the Elkhart Civic Theatre come together and portray people from the past in this interesting look at Goshen’s history. To preregister for this tour, please call 574-535-6458. Admission is $5 per person.

September 26th

50th Anniversary CelebrationSouthwestern Michigan College

Help us preserve the historic Studebaker Trees! We will be cutting vines, shrubs and small trees within the letters. Please wear long pants, sturdy and a long-sleeved shirt. Also, bring a pair of gloves. If you wish to stay for the entire day, bring a lunch.

8:30 A.M. Southwestern Michigan College

Join Southwestern Michigan College to celebrate their 50th year of service and community support in a special college-wide celebration. Events include a 5k run, live music and performances, food, art fair, car show, Ferris wheel, fireworks and so much more. For more information, please visit their website at www.swmich.edu/50.

Studebaker Trees Volunteer Clean-Up Day 10:00 A.M. Bendix Woods County Park: Nature Center

September 27th

Saturday Visitor Hours at the Elkhart Environmental Center 1:00 P.M. Elkhart Environmental Center

Come visit the Elkhart Environmental Center today! The Elkhart Environmental Center features indoor and outdoor activities for all ages. Use the boat launch to fish along the Elkhart River, checkout the food education garden or take a walk along the beautiful trails that are open from dawn to dusk. The air-conditioned cabin is open from 1 to 4 p.m. Come inside to refresh, watch birds at the viewing window, check out environmental displays and explore the children’s activity loft. Visit the Elkhart Environmental Center’s website for more information at www. elkhartindiana.org/ecc or call 574-293-5070.

Music Takes Flight-With Cirque de la Symphonie 7:30 P.M. The Lerner Theatre

This unique and amazing acrobatics will leave the audience delighted with amusement.

Tickets for the show range from $7-20. For more information, please visit their website at www.thelerner.com.

September 28th

2nd Annual ND-LEEF Science Sunday 1:00 P.M. St. Patrick’s County Park: ND LEEF Site

Come learn about the current research at the Notre Dame Linked Experimental Ecosystem Facility (ND-LEEF). Scientists will be on-site to discuss their research and answer your questions and there will also be handson exhibits for kids. Complimentary light refreshments will be provided.

September 21st Fall Harvest Days

All Day Amish Acres Historical Farmstead and Heritage Resort

Fall is one of the most beautiful seasons in Indiana with tis cool, comfortable days and crisp October events. This event will begin late September and go through October. Admission is free to the public. For more information, please visit their website at www.amishacres.com. boom | SEPTEMBER 2014

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