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Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s Christmas rock opera comes to Columbus 10 health

Move the Body, Lift the Spirits

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These festive cocktails will ensure everyone remembers

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Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s Christmas rock opera comes to Columbus

By Sherri M. Gordon Photos courtesy of Bob Carey, Lewis Lee and Mark Weiss

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t’s only fitting that the Trans-Siberian Orchestra would end its 100-show, 65-city 2012 holiday tour in Ohio.

After all, the band’s touring success started right here in the Buckeye state.

The group, brought in by Live Nation, will perform Dec. 30 at Nationwide Arena.

Trans-Siberian Orchestra, a progressive rock band renowned for its holiday shows, was founded in 1993 by producer, composer and lyricist Paul O’Neill. O’Neill was no newcomer to the music business – he had managed and produced such bands as Aerosmith, Humble Pie, the Scorpions, AC/DC and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, as well as SaWin tickets to see vatage, whose members would go on to form the core of TSO. Trans-Siberian The group would not begin performing Orchestra live until 1999. That’s when Bill Louis, perform Dec. 30 a radio DJ and friend of O’Neill’s, convinced him to put on a show in Cleveat Nationwide Arena, land. courtesy of Live Though the band had never performed live before, the show was a hit, and the Nation! See page 3 band’s success and wide appeal exploded for details. almost overnight.

“We agreed to do the show and it sold out in four days,” says O’Neill. “(Louis) said, ‘Can you do another?’ and it sold out in four days, too … and then we did another and it sold out.”

That year, TSO performed a handful of other concerts, including gigs in Upper Darby, New York City, Chicago and Detroit.

But that was just the beginning.

Today, TSO is known for its elaborate concerts complete with a string section, a light show, lasers, pyrotechnics, moving trusses, video screens and special effects all synchronized to music.

And this year’s show promises even more. Not only will it have all new special effects and music, it will have an intriguing story line as well.

After 13 years, TSO is unveiling a new Christmas tour: The Lost Christmas Eve. O’Neill is excited to share the new show, based on the group’s 2004 album of the same name, with audiences.

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“It’s one thing to write and record it,” he says. “But it’s not real until you perform it in front of a live audience.”

The Lost Christmas Eve is the final show in TSO’s Christmas Trilogy series of albums and is about a wealthy businessman who earlier abandoned his son to the state.

Later, the man tries to undo his mistake and reunite with his son. Some elements in the show include a rundown hotel, an old toy store, a blues bar and a Gothic

cathedral, all intertwined during a single Christmas Eve in New York.

“The show is about hope and redemption,” O’Neill says, “and communicates that it’s never too late to undo mistakes.”

During the show, TSO will perform the entire 23-song album featuring R&B, rock, classical, folk and Broadway elements. The show will also include music from TSO’s brand-new fall release, a five-track EP titled

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The Lost Christmas Eve is a rock opera with a relevant and timeless message, and the band is no stranger to rock operas. Its other such productions include the other installments in the Christmas Trilogy, 1996’s Christmas Eve and Other Stories and 1998’s The Christmas Attic, as well as 2000’s Beethoven’s Last Night and 2009’s Night Castle, and all have been wildly successful. In fact, the band has consistently ranked as one of the top 10 ticket-selling bands, and has sold more than 8 million albums.

TSO’s unique approach to music accounts for part of its success, but it also helps that the band appeals to a very broad audience. The typical concert will draw attendees from ages 9 to 90.

“Everyone has rock in common,” O’Neill says. “And when we can jump the generational divide, that feels the best.”

A TSO performance is also a great way to expose the younger generation to classical music, says O’Neill.

“Mozart was the first rock star,” he says, “and Beethoven was the first to (experiment with) heavy metal.”

When kids see these elements together, they develop a whole new appreciation for classical music, he says.

Finally, O’Neill says, TSO is successful because there seems to be a greater need for live music than ever before, especially in an age when technology, social media and video games keep people alone and at home.

“It’s important for humans to interact, and when you’re at a live show in Nationwide Arena, you pick up energy from other people,” says O’Neill. “You have this magical night in common.”

When the tour ends in Columbus, it will be back to work for TSO. The group will head to the studio to work on a piece titled Romanov: When Kings Must Whisper.

Based on the 1917 Russian Revolution, this work has been on the back burner since 1993, and O’Neill is excited at the prospect of seeing it released soon. cs Sherri M. Gordon is a contributing writer. Feedback welcome at gbishop@cityscenemediagroup.com. www.cityscenecolumbus.com

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Move the Body, Lift the Find new ways to fend off the holiday doldrums

By Cindy Gaillard

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t’s inevitable. Stress hits this time of year with the force of a runaway sleigh.

Even the most organized shoppers, the cheeriest elves and the perpetually joyous amongst us can find the stress of the season battering. We push ourselves to the brink and then sink into a holiday funk.

Licensed therapist Marilyn Messina with Tapestry Counseling and Associates in Worthington says most people think of the holidays as an event, like a wedding.

“We work for this one day,” she says, and that is completely separate from how we really live our lives.

The key to enjoying the holidays is to “keep as much of your normal routine as you possibly can,” Messina says.

And your normal routine should be filled with events, hobbies and activities that make you happy and keep you moving, she says.

Study after study suggests exercise lifts your mood by relieving stress, and some studies report that exercise has similar effects on the brain to those of anti-depressants.

You don’t have to bust a gut at the gym to keep yourself mentally fit; even moderate exercise such as walking can help lift your mood. If you pair exercise with an activity you love, say photography – think a walk at one of the Metro Parks with camera in hand – you will be more inclined to repeat the process until it becomes habit.

The challenge for most of us is that it’s difficult as adults to identify the activities we truly enjoy. We’re too busy being adults to think about what actually makes us happy.

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Here’s a hint: Think small – less trying to find happily ever after, more handball.

Moderate specific activities are more enjoyable than tackling big, abstract goals.

So where do we start?

“Most people watch only three television shows,” Messina says, so figure out the three you watch and list out reasons why you watch. Then parlay those reasons into activities that take you off the couch.

Like Animal Planet? Volunteer at Columbus Dog Connection to help dogs up for adoption exercise. Like CMT? Take up line dancing.

If American Idol is your favorite, why not try singing yourself? If you have hours of History Channel on your DVR, why not walk around Columbus’ historic cemeteries?

The trick is to remember who you were as a kid. The activities you liked to do then are more than likely the activities you wish you could do now, but don’t seem to have time for, Messina says. And though pee-wee football might not be an option for your adult self, flag football with the kids on Saturday mornings would make a great new habit.

Make time to get to know yourself, then make a commitment to do what you like to do and make it a part of your life. It’s a great way to help you through all the seasons of the year – birthdays, anniversaries, Christmas and yes, weddings, too. And the holiday season is a perfect time to start your new routine while you have a few free hours to fill.

Need more ideas? Here are a few activities to consider that will get you moving mentally and physically: Photo Albums. Open up an old photo album – the older, the better. Put on the kettle and share a cup of tea with yourself 10, 15, 20 years ago. Scan one of the pictures with you and an old friend and upload it to Facebook. List three things you used to www.cityscenecolumbus.com

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Spirits do, but don’t do now. Pick one and see how you can incorporate it into your life.

New Recipes. If you enjoy WOSU’s How-To Saturday programming or the Food Network, pick a recipe you’ve never made before, then go shopping in a grocery store unfamiliar to you. Make the experience into a scavenger hunt. Messina says to stick with whole, healthy foods that you could prepare all year long.

Meet-up Groups. It’s not just for dating anymore. Search for like-minded people who hike, craft, photograph or even geek out on geocaching. Everyone comes to the group the same way – by signing up and showing up – so you’re all equally awkward at first. Visit www.meetup.com.

Tour Columbus. The Columbus Landmarks Foundation hosts the Illuminated Spaces Tour in December. It’s a tour of stained glass windows from the city’s most beautiful places of worship. Greenlawn Cemetery Tours are another option.

Pay It Forward. Get out and see the state in all its holiday splendor and help the Columbus Dog Connection by volunteering to be a part of the team that transports in-need pups to shelters and homes across the state. Contact Kellie DiFrischia at kdifrischia@gmail.com.

Play. Check out the new Center for Creativity at the Columbus Museum of Art, where you can try your hand at making a mobile like Alexander Calder. It’s a challenge that takes dexterity, planning and a sense of humor. Small hand motions count, as the most exercise our fingers get is typing and texting. Move them in a different way and feel how wonderful it is to experience the world away from computers and smart phones.cs Cindy Gaillard is a contributing writer.

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Custom Cook Bundle family recipes into a tome of tasty treasures Story and photos by Lisa Aurand

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ne of the things that give the holidays their warmth is the home-cooked dishes we share as families.

So when a present off the shelf at a store won’t do, you might consider turning to your own kitchen cupboards for inspiration and assembling a compendium of family recipes to give a gift with a personal touch.

The first step in assembling a cookbook is deciding what recipes you want to feature. Planning out your cookbook well in advance is important if you need to gather recipes from other family members – and especially if you want to include photos of each dish, as did Columbus resident Rachel Tayse Baillieul.

“I wanted to do it … in 2010. I sat down to start writing to make a list of all the recipes that I thought were unique to our family, and I didn’t have pictures of all of them and I didn’t have details for all of the recipes,” Baillieul says. “That was around Thanksgiving, so I just couldn’t pull it together before Christmas.”

In the following year, Baillieul took photos of recipes as she and her family members made them and asked clarifying questions when necessary. Aware of her food and urban homesteading blog Hounds in the Kitchen, www. houndsinthekitchen. com, her family didn’t find Baillieul’s activities suspicious.

Take a look at the recipes you have and decide how you’d like to arrange them.

Baillieul’s list was heavy on baked goods, so she hunted down a few additional recipes to balance it out and then chose to arrange the book by season, interspersing recipes with snippets of family memories. An editor friend read through the recipes for her to catch typos and missed recipe steps.

Once you have your recipes together, it’s time to decide on how you’d like to format the book.

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books Made from Scrap If you’re digitally challenged or a crafting enthusiast, consider a scrapbook-style cookbook. Using a scrapbook from any craft or hobby store – or a screw-post book from Igloo Letterpress in Worthington, starting at $35 – you can print or handwrite your recipes and illustrate them with photographs, or embellish them with stickers and colorful paper.

A big plus of going this route is you don’t have to use a computer program for layout, which could be confusing if you don’t already know how to use one. A major drawback, however, is that the project will be time-consuming – especially if you plan to make multiple books.

With just a little time at the computer typing up your recipes in Microsoft Word on a standard 8.5” x 11” sheet of paper, you open up a wealth of options for how to present your finished product.

Ron, left, and Skip Bowman run Beck & Orr, a west Columbus book-binding operation.

Gourmet Plate Once you have your recipes typed and laid out on the page, consider taking them to a local print shop such as a FedEx Office or, even better, a local printer such as The Monk’s Copy Shop in Worthington or downtown Columbus. Copy shops use laser printing, which doesn’t smear when it gets wet, as ink-jet printing from a home printer does.

For a single 8.5” x 11” 50-page cookbook with a color cover with clear vinyl and coil binding, Monk’s quoted $44.48.

For printing alone, the charge is $15.01.

If you want to upgrade from a spiralbound book, cart your printed pages over to Igloo and have owner Allison Columbus resident Rachel Tayse Baillieul shows off her cookbook on her Kindle.

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Chapman help you select from her three styles of bound books. Igloo offers “perfect bound” books in hard or soft cover, screw-post books, and elastic bound books.

“Often, when people come here, they’re either looking for an heirloom-quality piece they can make a copy of for every sibling and grandchild, or they’re looking for something that can get sauce on it in the kitchen,” Chapman says. “We try to balance that depending on what people are looking for.”

Both the perfect bound books (glued binding) and the screw-post books allow for double-sided printing, which means easy layout and printing. The elastic bound book is a little more complex in its printing layout, though it can be assembled much more quickly. cityscene • December 2012 13

{cuisine} “If you think about a folded sheet of paper, page 1 and page 4 are on the same sheet,” Chapman explains. “Then if you think about nesting (the pages), it’s actually page 1 and page 16. It does get complicated for folks who are just doing it in …

Microsoft Word or something.”

Chapman says to allow 10 days for Igloo to craft book covers.

For a deluxe, hard-bound tome, consider west Columbus-based Beck & Orr. The 124-year-old book-binding operation is in the business of binding small batches of books in prices starting around $50-75 each (volume discounts may apply depending on the number of identical copies ordered).

“We do it by hand,” says Beck & Orr’s longtime owner, Ron Bowman. “We have machines, but we don’t have anything we can use to mass-produce books.”

Though known for its thesis-binding, the company has produced family cookbooks in the past. Staffers work with pro-

fessional printers for the inside material and color dust jackets.

The hard-bound copies have sewn binding and cloth or leather covers, which can be imprinted with foil or topped with a photograph, if desired. Beck & Orr aims for a quality product that will last for generations.

“Most books today are covered in paper. I don’t even mess with that stuff,” Bowman says.

Turnaround for a small run of books is usually a few weeks.

Shake and Bake Crunched for time or feel overwhelmed?

Plug your typed recipes into an online cookbook creator such as Allison Chapman, owner of Worthington-based Igloo www.cookbookpublishers.

Letterpress, holds some of the books the company com, which offers a varihas put together. ety of templates for a professionally-designed look without all the work. You can even send in a packet of recipes and have Cookbook Publishers’ staff type them up.

The company offers comb binding, printed binding and spiral binding.

Prices start around $4.40 each for a run of 100 books with as many as 150 recipes; the site’s target market is those using cookbooks for fundraising efforts, so 100 is the minimum order.

At Tastebook.com, you can complement your family recipes with some from the site’s vast collection of recipes available for purchase and put them both into a binder-style cookbook that allows for the removal and reorganization of pages at will. Tastebooks start at $39.95 each and come with 99 recipe credits.

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No matter the style, your volume of hand-selected recipes is sure to be appreciated by those who unwrap it.

No matter the style, your volume of hand-selected recipes is sure to be appreciated by those who unwrap it – even if it takes a few years for the cookbook’s true value to show itself.

“They thought it was great,” Baillieul says of her end product. “I’m not sure that anyone has actually used it because they all have recipes that they’ve written down elsewhere, but a lot of our recipes are shoved in a box written in a sidebar or something. I think that eventually, someone will appreciate that it’s in a digital format.” cs Lisa Aurand is a contributing editor.

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Sip into the Holidays These festive cocktails will ensure everyone remembers your Christmas party

By Alex Wallace

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is the season for bright lights, festive decorations, thoughtful gifts, the smell of gingerbread cookies and burning candles, and the occasional gathering with family and friends.

But with the season comes the cold, dreary winter weather, and baby, it’s cold outside. So stay in and keep yourself and your out-of-town guests entertained with these holiday cocktails that CityScene has made central Ohio-centric.

Mrs. Claus’ Maple Martini • 1 ½ oz. Buckeye Vodka (Dayton) • ¼ oz. Sticky Pete’s Pure Maple Syrup (Athens) • ½ oz. butterscotch schnapps • 1 oz. half-and-half • Fresh-ground nutmeg

Tessora Limone Illusion • 1 oz. Tessora Limone (New Albany) • 1 oz. pineapple vodka • ½ oz. melon liqueur • ½ oz. Chambord • Kiwi slice • Strawberry

Combine vodka, schnapps, syrup and halfand-half in a cocktail shaker, then add ice and shake well. Pour into a martini glass, top with nutmeg and serve.

Combine Tessora, vodka and melon liqueur in a shaker with ice and shake until cold and frothy. Pour Chambord into a martini glass, then strain mixture on top of it. Garnish with kiwi slice and strawberry. cs

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Cocktail • 1 oz. OYO Honey Vanilla Bean vodka (Columbus) • 2 ½ oz. Branstool Orchards apple cider (Utica) • 2 oz. Domaine de Canton ginger liqueur • A few drops lemon juice • Orange zest • Agave syrup • Crushed graham crackers Combine liqueur, vodka, cider and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker and shake well.

Line glass with crushed graham crackers and agave syrup, and pour mixture into glass. Top with orange zest and serve.

Columbus Candy Cane • 1 qt. Johnson’s Peppermint Stick ice cream (Bexley) • 1 qt. Hartzler eggnog (Wooster) • 1 cup rum • 2 cups ginger ale • Peppermint sticks Stir ice cream in a large bowl, gradually adding rum and eggnog. When softened, pour mixture into punch bowl and add ginger ale. Add peppermint sticks for decoration and serve. Total yield is 18 servings.

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Alex Wallace is a contributing writer.

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And around central Ohio, there are plenty of small companies working hard to make a big difference.

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Sophisticated Systems, Inc. Sophisticated Systems – headquartered in east Columbus, near Gahanna – is an IT Solutions company. It employs 80-90 people and has been in business since 1990.

Among the company’s recent charitable actions was a Christmas in July event that collected food and toys for the Salvation Army, giving the charity a jump start on its Christmas toy collections. After all, says company founder and CEO Dwight Smith, the holiday season isn’t the only time people are in need.

“There is such a need in our community for food, and also to give young children whose parents don’t have the economic ability to buy toys and such,” Smith says.

The event was a cookout, and all attendees had to do to enjoy the hamburgers, hot dogs and soda was to bring a toy or nonperishable food item.

SSI employees are strongly encouraged to give back and play a positive role in the community. Some get involved in holiday Salvation Army activities, from ringing bells in front of stores to giving away collected food and toys at Christmas. Others participate in Big Brothers Big Sisters. A company policy even allows employees to participate in charity activities during the work day without having to take time off, and it’s not uncommon for clothing or toy drives to be organized at the office, especially around the holidays.

“People are jazzed about being part of a team that really cares about other people,” says Smith. “They don’t feel that way because I feel that way; they feel that way because that’s the kind of people they are.”

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As an IT company, SSI frequently ends up with old computers after installing new ones for its clients. These computers are often sent to nonprofits; for example, a school will call and indicate its need for computers, and if the company has any, it will see that they get to the school.

“We have probably donated upwards of 75 computers to local charities in central Ohio and overseas,” says Smith.

Smith and his wife, Renee, also started their own charitable group, the Thanks be to God Foundation, which they use for endeavors such as building a classroom in a Tanzania school. After the Smiths helped build the classroom, SSI employees bought desks for the students who would be attending school there.

RobotWorx Marion-based RobotWorx, which buys and sells industrial robots, has been in business since 1992. The company has about 35 employees.

Amid its many robot sales, the company is always looking for opportunities to contribute to robotics programs in the central Ohio area. It has made numerous donations to school robotics clubs, including clubs in Marion and Marysville.

RobotWorx has also contributed to The Ohio State University. A $50,000 donation in 2011 went toward the new science building, which includes a robotics training center, at the university’s Marion branch campus.

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prospects later in life, says Stefani Wanner, web manager and marketing director for RobotWorx.

“We’ve also donated four robots to COSI, and (they’re) actually on display there,” Wanner says.

The company donated the robots in coordination with its participation in COSI’s Robot Science Day events. The RobotWorx robots, originally built for jobs such as welding and material handling, were put to work disco dancing and assembling magnetic puzzles.

In addition, company culture supports employees’ decisions to give back to the community on their own.

“We always encourage (employees) to do that,” says Wanner.

RobotWorx’s community involvement has not gone unnoticed. On National Philanthropy Day, Nov. 20, the company was honored by the Central Ohio Association of Fundraising Professionals. The association named RobotWorx Outstanding Small Corporation at the 2012 awards ceremony, the 20th annual.

Bailey Cavalieri LLC Downtown Columbus law firm Bailey Cavalieri, formed in 2003, has about 70 employees.

The firm has worked hard to instill in employees a sense of community and encourage them to get involved in charitable, civic, educational and pro bono endeavors.

“We emphasize stewardship, charitable giving and philanthropy,” says member Dan Bailey. “It’s something we talk about a lot, it’s something we focus on.”

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The Community Shelter Board, which fights homelessness in Columbus, renamed its leadership society the Bailey Cavalieri Leadership Society in response to a gift from the firm in 2011, and the local chapter of United Way earlier this year gave the firm its President’s Award for its continuing growth in employee participation and total contribution, as well as its high level of engagement with United Way. “I think we have successfully educated our folks on the importance of giving, the need for the funds that are given and the responsibility that comes to all of us from the many blessings that we’ve realized,” Bailey says.

Almost 100 percent of Bailey Cavalieri employees contribute to the company’s annual United Way campaign.

“We solicit all of our attorneys and staff members to individually contribute, and I have found that to be an important part of developing that culture (of giving),” says Bailey.

The company’s contributions go to United Way’s Community Impact Fund, which, in 2011, helped link almost 245,000 people in need with food, shelter and financial assistance; provide almost 27,000 youths build the skills needed to graduate high school; and connect almost 23,000 people with health and wellness services, among many other accomplishments, says Kermit Whitfield, director of communications for United Way of Central Ohio.

Other charitable efforts include participation in LifeCare Alliance’s Meals-onWheels program and a variety of holiday giving projects, such as adopting families in need and donating clothing and blankets to charitable organizations. The firm also donates to community nonprofits; for example, it’s one of the major sponsors of the Annie Leibovitz exhibition at the Wexner Center for the Arts.

Among the organizations supported by staffers on their own time are Big Brothers Big Sisters, Buckeye Boys Ranch, YMCA, YWCA and the American Red Cross.

Firm attorneys often provide pro bono legal services to the needy through the Legal Aid Society of Columbus and the Ohio State Legal Services Association.

“Every couple weeks, we’ll have somebody send an email around saying, ‘I’m involved in this organization … will you support me?’” Bailey says. cs Garth Bishop is editor of CityScene Magazine. Feedback welcome at gbishop@cityscenemediagroup.com.

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For the Pantry Shake Your Bonbon Chocolaterie Stam is well known for its bonbons, and when the holidays roll around, its holiday bonbons become a hot commodity. The chocolate candies are available in a variety of different gift packages. $4-56.95. www.stamchocolate.com

Noshing Around the Christmas Tree You’ll not find a more delicious decoration for a friend’s Christmas tree than one of these Sparkle Ornament Treats from Cheryl’s. The tree bulbs, which are filled with a variety of cookies and other tasty Cheryl’s treats, come in sets of eight and 12. $44.99-59.99. www.cheryls.com

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Peace Buckeye Fever Bowl games are all that remain of the 2012 college football season, but not to worry – here’s a buckeye the sweet tooth on your list can still cheer for. Emlolly Candy’s buckeyes are available by the piece or in holiday gift boxes. $1 per buckeye. www.emlollycandy.com

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Luxury Living For the Jewelry Box ‘Joy’ to the World Brighten someone’s holiday with a Brighton accessory from Accent on Image. The line’s whimsical Joyful Heart collection includes a pillbox, a compact and a card case. $22-28. www.accentonimage polaris.com

Enter the Dragonfly The popularity of Pandora jewelry continues to reach ever greater heights, and Simply Rr’s has a wide variety of options for any Pandora fan on your list.

This dragonfly pendant with sterling silver chain – sold separately – is only the tip of the iceberg. $110 each. www. simplyrrs.com

Brace Yourself Looking for a bracelet for a friend, but not sure of her wrist size? Head to Occasionally Yours – Alex & Ani bracelets, which come in a variety of different materials, are designed with sliding mechanisms to make them adjustable.

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For the Bookshelf Athletic Animals Leap & Twirl, which follows the adventures of a frog and a squirrel, helps young children learn about dance and the creativity and self-expression associated with it. The book was written by CATCO Producing Director Steven Anderson, illustrated by local freelancer Sarah DeAngulo Hout and published by BalletMet. $10.99. www.balletmet.org Time Travel Columbus’ bicentennial year is almost over, but the stalwart city supporters you know will still appreciate Columbus: Past, Present and Future. The book, put out by the Columbus Creative Cooperative, contains 23 short stories set in Columbus between 1812 and 2212, punctuated by art and photos of our fair city. $14.95. www.columbuscoop.org Jazzing Things Up The jazz fan on your list can learn more than he or she ever wanted to know about the musical genre’s role in the development of our state with Ohio Jazz: A History of Jazz in the Buckeye State by David Meyers, Candice Watkins, Arnett Howard and James Loeffler. $19.99. www.historypress.net

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Pick a Card If you’re not the type to customize your Christmas cards, you can make your season’s greetings a little warmer with holiday cards – available in packs of 12 – from the TWIG program at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. The designs are drawn by local children, and all proceeds go to the program, which benefits patient care, education and research at the hospital. $12. www.nationwidechildrens.org

Hometown Heroes A unique gift from Simply Vague, like this Molly Mattin Designs tote bag depicting all the counties in Ohio, will impress a friend and support a local crafter. Every item sold at the store is made in Ohio. $20. www.simplyvagueohio.com

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‌ And Goodwill Toward Men A charity-conscious friend will be decorating the tree with a labor of love if he or she receives one of these custom Christmas ornaments from the Goodwill Art Studio & Gallery as a gift. All products sold at the Goodwill art studio are made by local artists with developmental disabilities. $12. www.goodwillcolumbus.org

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For the Wine Rack Apple of Your Eye A bottle from Brothers Drake Meadery, central Ohio’s only maker of honey wine, is a unique addition to anyone’s wine collection. The just-released 2012 Apple Pie mead uses honey from Marysville and apple cider from Rushville to sweeten the experience of the wine drinker. $34. www. brothersdrake.com

Mulling it Over Mulled wine can keep anyone warm during chilly weather, and Powell Village Winery makes the experience easier with a package containing a bottle of its Gina Maria pinot noir and a packet of mulling spices. $15.95. www.powellvillagewinery.com

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Arch de Triomphe Basement’s stone archway separates new bar and entertainment area

By Mark Dubovec photography by wes kroninger

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“There was absolutely no finish down here, and we just used it as storage space,” Chad says. “There was nothing down here.”

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Left: The Metzgers’ basement bar, framed by the stone archway that’s the centerpiece of the room. Below: Black leather armchairs and couches and a flat-screen TV fill out the entertainment area.

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Chad – who works for Nationwide, while Wendy is a part-time third grade teacher in Dublin – says they had always planned to finish the basement. It wasn’t until two years ago, though, that they finally decided to get to it.

Another arched niche houses vases, figurines and a family photo.

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“At the time, we had two small boys and were tired of finding their toys throughout the house,” says Chad.

In addition to creating more living and play space for sons Cameron and Carson – now 3 and 7, respectively – the couple wanted to install a bar and home theater system.

“But we finished the basement, and the boys don’t go down there very much,” Chad says. “They usually play upstairs, and when they do play downstairs, they’re usually running through the entire basement. … My wife claims it’s turned more into a man cave than a kids’ cave.”

The Metzgers worked with Delawarebased Buckeye Basements to craft their new downstairs space, which immediately catches the eye with its stone archway separating the entertainment area from the bar.

In addition to the children’s play area, the Metzger basement now features a home entertainment center, a bar, access to the back yard and a full bathroom. The floor

Above: A stonebuilt fireplace is set between the children’s play area and the entertainment area. Right: A Woody Hayes figurine keeps watch on the bar.

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is covered with plush which was digitally addcarpeting, and a stone ed to the photo. design is used for the Also keeping watch center wall that cuts on the bar is a figurine through the basement. of legendary Ohio State “There really wasn’t coach Woody Hayes. a wall,” Chad says.

While the structure Instead, the stone and composition of wall was added to enthe basement redecase the support beams sign is complete, the that run through the Metzgers plan to do center of the house. more from a decoratThere’s a stone-built ing standpoint. One fireplace between the sure thing that means children’s play area and is more photos, mainly the entertainment cen- A wine rack of impressive size is of the Buckeyes, the set into the wall in the bar area. ter, although Chad says Cowboys and the famthey have yet to use it. ily. A pool or poker “Figuring out how to put it all together table is likely in the plans as well. was the hard part,” Chad says. “We had The play area has its own separate enabout four or five different layouts for the tertainment console. bar. … We finally settled on what you see “As the boys get a little older, I’m sure down there.” we’ll hang a TV on the wall just to clean In the entertainment area of the base- the area up some more,” Chad says. ment, black leather couches and armchairs Located near the bottom of the stairs, are the furniture of choice. A flat-screen the play area is supplemented by a pair of TV hangs on the wall and uses a projector.

“It’s high definition,” Chad says. “Great for sporting events. We watch movies and shows down there with the boys sometimes before bed and on the weekend.”

While the boys will watch just about any cartoon, Chad says the entertainment space is the place to watch Buckeye football games with guests – for the away games, that is.

“I have season tickets (for home games),” he says.

The Buckeyes aren’t the only football team followed in the Metzger household.

Wendy is originally from Dallas and thus a big Cowboys fan, Chad says.

“She loves all things Texas,” he says.

The bar is tucked away in a little nook of the basement. The idea was to evoke a kind of cozy, Irish bar feeling. There’s also another TV directly across the counter.

“It’s pretty much a self-service bar,” he says. “Most of our guests are good enough family friends, they just help themselves.”

A wine rack with a sizable selection of bottles is set into the wall in the bar area, and a couple of refrigerators hold beer and liquor.

“My wife enjoys wine,” Chad says. “I’m more of a beer or spirits guy.”

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toy closets and the bathroom.

“There was always going to be a bathroom,” Chad says. “We had enough space to put in a shower.”

The bathroom is fully furnished and mainly intended for guests.

“It’s definitely the nicest,” Chad says.

The entire basement space is about 1,800 square feet, but only about twothirds has been finished. The remaining unfinished space is now used for storage of miscellaneous and seasonal items. That space, too, has a separate door to the outside – “instead of tracking it through the basement,” Chad says.

Chad enjoys the cave-like atmosphere of the basement and the fact that it’s not completely underground.

“Hopefully, it’s an inviting, warm space where friends and family can gather,” Chad says. “We are very happy with the finished product.” v Mark Dubovec is a contributing writer.

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Bite Back in the spirit

Make the beginning of 2013 more bearable with these hangover cures

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ew Year’s parties can be big productions. And for a big production, a sizable amount of preparation can be necessary.

In the rush to get ready for New Year’s Eve, though, you might not think to plan for New Year’s Day – and any discomfort you may face when you awaken in 2013.

Worry not, though – if you’ve got the supplies, these morning-after drinks have the cure for what ails you.

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Hair of the Dog Ingredients: • 6 oz. gin • ½ oz. fresh lemon juice • 2-3 dashes Tabasco sauce • slice of chili pepper Pour gin and Tabasco sauce into an icefilled cocktail shaker. Shake generously.

Strain into a chilled rocks glass and garnish with a chili pepper. Serve, but make sure you wash your hands after handling the chili pepper – you don’t want to be in any more pain, do you?

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Fresh, bright and bold lemon flavor of the original Italian favorite.

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Muddle the blueberries and currants in the bottom of a glass. Add vodka, crème de cassis and a dash of spiced berry cordial.

Squeeze in the juice from one whole lime and top off with pomegranate juice. Serve on the rocks in a highball glass.

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Pain Killer • 3 oz. coconut cream • 3 oz. rum • 1 splash orange juice • 4 oz. pineapple juice Fill a highball glass with ice, and pour in rum and coconut cream. Add pineapple juice and a good splash of orange juice and shake well. Garnish with a cherry and sprinkle with nutmeg. Serve.

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Bloody Bull • 2 oz. vodka • 3 oz. tomato juice • ½ oz. lemon juice • 2 oz. beef bouillon • 3 dashes Tabasco sauce • ground black pepper and salt Combine all ingredients in a shaker and shake. Strain into a highball glass over crushed ice and enjoy.

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Tartan Ridge Municipality: Dublin Builders: Truberry Custom Homes Location: Entrances off Hyland-Croy Road and Jerome Road between McKitrick and Brock roads School district: Dublin Number of homes: 270 when complete Price range: $550-750 Style of homes: Single-family homes Special features: Newly designed exteriors, wide-open interiors with 10-foot ceilings. Close to Glacier Ridge Metro Park, Glacier Ridge Elementary School and CorazĂłn fitness center and club.

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It’s All Downhill From Here Plan a winter getaway for the skiing enthusiast on your gift list

By Rose Davidson

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But if you’ve got a friend or loved one whose interests line up, he or she might better appreciate a gift found out on the slopes.

A weekend ski vacation can provide the perfect combination of adventure and serenity, but a lengthy trip out west may not always be the right fit. For those who don’t want to travel across the country, there are some wonderful resorts just a few hours away from central Ohio.

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A vacation to a ski resort can present a great opportunity for families to bond.

If the getaway recipient is going to be taking a spouse and children along, many resorts offer more spacious accommodations for larger parties. Certain resorts may even cater their overnight arrangements to specific groups, the way Wintergreen Resort – located in central Virginia, about seven hours from Columbus – does for large families.

“One of the things that’s nice about our (resort) is that we don’t have a hotel – we’re a condo- and home-based property,” says Betsy Dunkerton, director of marketing at Wintergreen.

“We’re a great place for family get-togethers.”

When choosing overnight accommodations, one thing to consider is how the recipient will utilize the space. All of Wintergreen’s units come furnished and fully equipped with functioning kitchens, which include cookware and dishes for family meals. Some units are even situated directly on the slopes, offering easy access for skiers along with breathtaking views of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains.

The resort also boasts a popular children’s area: Ridgely’s Fun Park. On weekends and holidays, kids can dabble in a variety of winter activities, and they may

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even get a chance to meet the park’s mascot, Ridgely the Bear.

For adults looking for some off-slope entertainment, Wintergreen offers a unique golf course.

“We’re 3,000 feet higher than the valley below us, so our golf course in the valley is open year-round,” says Dunkerton.

And, of course, the skiing at Wintergreen is impressive. The resort boasts a total of 26 slopes, ranging from beginner hills to expert hills – including one double black diamond – as well as Virginia’s largest tubing park and five chairlifts, two of them sixpassenger chairs designed to be super-fast.

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For those with a thirst for adventure, Seven Springs Mountain Resort – southwestern Pennsylvania, about four hours from Columbus – has an extensive list of activities that are sure to thrill.

Snow tubing, snowmobile tours and skeet shooting are all big hits at the resort during the winter months, and all can be reserved in advance for recipients of a weekend trip.

Of course, the resort also has some exceptional experiences for skiers. But while most resorts provide standard ski lessons for beginners, Seven Springs goes further, offering classes for a variety of group sizes and skill levels.

“We have one of the top-rated snowsports schools on the East Coast,” says Anna Weltz, communications manager for Seven Springs. “We offer everything from private, individual lessons to group lessons in snowboarding and skiing, and we do some more targeted classes for the experienced skiers.”

Skiing is plentiful across 40 slopes and trails, ranging from short trips with easy inclines to the harrowing, 3,360-foot Gunnar Slope with its 750-foot vertical drop.

With a plethora of exciting options in skiing and beyond, it’s easy to map out an entire weekend for a guest. Just be careful not to over-plan; the gift is in the vacation, after all.

“Sometimes down time can really be an added benefit to a vacation,” says Weltz.

“A lot of us spend our every day with appointments left and right, and sometimes it’s okay to just not have that.” www.cityscenecolumbus.com

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{travel} Pampered Paradise

After a full day on the slopes, a visit to the spa can be a welcome relief for the body and mind. If you’re planning a getaway for someone who rejoices in relaxation, spa services make excellent additions to any resort weekend.

Once you know what dates your getaway recipient may be available, take a look at resorts’ special deals and packages. On certain weekends, resorts may offer exclusive packages or discounted rates. The majority of resorts also offer deluxe packages, often featuring weekends stay bundled with spa services.

Caren Knoyer, marketing director at Oglebay Resort and Conference Center – in northern West Virginia, about two hours from Columbus – recommends the resort’s Ultimate Oglebay Experience.

This romantic overnight package comes with an in-room dinner for two and a luxurious couples massage at the resort’s new West Spa. Winter sports – including a terrain park for snowboarding and the ski slope – are enjoyable, but there’s more to Oglebay.

The spa, which can be found in the recently renovated Wilson Lodge, also provides services including manicures, facials and therapeutic reiki sessions. Outside of the spa, the lodge features dining options, a fitness center and a variety of suite options, all under one roof.

While spa services are sure to please, purchasing a packaged retreat may not be the best choice if you’re unsure of the recipient’s schedule. It’s important to look into the resort’s cancellation policy, as some resorts are more flexible than others.

“The best thing to do if you’re not sure of the dates is to just purchase a gift card,” says Knoyer. cs Rose Davidson is a contributing writer.

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In-State Slopes If you’re looking to do a little skiing of your own, you don’t have to go too far.

Ohio offers some impressive ski destinations that are right in Columbus’ backyard.

These in-state terrain parks are some of the best in the Midwest, and serve as perfect day trips for all ages and experience levels.

For aspiring skiers, look no further than Mansfield’s Snow Trails. With a newly developed Beginners Area, the resort is striving to provide an ideal environment that will foster interest in winter sports.

“We’re supporting that family atmosphere here, to build that kind of lifelong passion for skiing and snowboarding,” says Nate Wolleson, marketing manager for Snow Trails. “The great thing is you can develop your skills here … and be ready to go out west if you would want to.”

Ohio’s ski parks also offer plenty of opportunities for live entertainment and special events, including ski tournaments and a variety of weekly musical acts.

“Just about every weekend, we have some sort of event going on,” says Greg Fisher, general manager of Mad River Mountain in Zanesfield.

For this season, the park will be hosting two new family festivals, both of which will feature animal visitors from the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.

To get the best deals on in-state skiing, consider purchasing a winter package, such as Snow Trails’ Let’s Get Started package or Mad River Mountain’s Pick A Day Pass.

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“ here, to build that kind of lifelong passion for skiing and snowboarding. ” We’re supporting that family atmosphere

• Nate Wolleson, marketing manager, Snow Trails

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Local monthly clubs beat Christmas Vacation’s Jelly of the Month

By Alex Wallace

W

ho says the gift-giving has to end when the holidays do?

Monthly clubs around central Ohio offer gifts that keep on giving as the year goes on. Buy one for a friend or family member, and he or she will remember your generosity all the way to next winter.

Meza Wine Shop

Westerville’s Meza Wine Shop offers a wine for all seasons with two different wine club memberships.

Each month, shop coowner Tatjana Brown handselects two wines per club – one red and one white each – that fit well with the season and upcoming holidays. Her goal is to choose wines that are otherwise difficult to find.

The “discovery” package, $30 per month, offers two bottles per

month from new regions. The “enthusiast” package, $60 per month, offers two bottles from premier wine-growing regions throughout the world. Information about each wine, the region and suggested food pairings is included with both memberships.

Memberships are available in three-, four-, six- and 12-month lengths. www. mezawineshop.com

Cheryl’s

The holidays are filled with delicious food and special treats. So why not continue the tradition beyond the holidays?

Cheryl’s Cookies can accommodate with monthly deliveries of tantalizing snacks.

Its most popular, the Buttercream Frosted Cookie Club, offers an assortment of 24 seasonal cookies for $19.99 per delivery.

An upgrade to the Hand Decorated Buttercream Frosted Cookie Club moves the price to $29.99, and Cheryl’s also offers clubs for brownies and cakes at $19.99 and $29.99, respectively.

All clubs deliver six times per year, except the cake club, which delivers four times per year. www.cheryls.com 48 cityscene • December 2012

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Clark Griswold 1 Stop Bead Shop

How about a gift that begets further gifts?

1 Stop Bead Shop in Dublin offers three Bead of the Month clubs: one for seedbeads, one for Swarovski beads and one for semi-precious beads, priced at $20, $25 and $30 per month, respectively. Each member receives a pendant and 20 to 30 beads per month, allowing him or her to create a unique design.

The club was started in 2007 with the intent to help customers acquire exclusive beads and build their collections. These beads are only available to members, and each month has its own theme. For example, in January 2012, the theme was Monet paintings, and the colors and specific beads chosen were inspired by Monet.

Memberships run for three, six, nine or 12 months. www.1stopbeadshop.com cs

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Capital Captivation View of Columbus is cityscape painter’s favorite

By Sarah Sole

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n his first trip to New York, a then 6-year-old Ryan Orewiler drew an aerial view of the city.

It would be years before Orewiler returned to the city, but the experience stuck with him. As his artistic career developed, he eventually became known for his abstract takes on cityscapes.

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Though Orewiler’s painting has taken him across continents, he still counts his hometown of Columbus as one of his favorite cities to bring to life with his brush.

Many of his Columbus paintings, along with some from travels to Chicago and Europe, will be on display in a show at Hayley Gallery honoring Columbus’s bicentennial, running Dec. 8-Feb. 8. Amidst the paintings, some silk screens of Columbus will also be shown.

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{visuals} “I’m trying to get a nice arrangement that will exhibit my travels and also highlight Columbus,” Orewiler says.

Orewiler’s cityscapes are a loose rendition of images with an impressionistic feel.

He uses bold colors for strong contrast.

“I try to energize the viewer with the colors and the contrast,” he says.

Orewiler’s style has gained notoriety beyond Ohio. The Chicago-based Leigh Gallery regularly features his work. Back at home, Orewiler runs Studios on High Gallery in the Short North with several other artists.

Though he is skilled with the paint brush, Orewiler’s talents extend beyond one singular type of media. He also creates found object art, using light to create shape and shadows within sculptural pieces.

About two years ago, he taught himself how to use silk screen – through, as he puts it, “lots of trial and error.”

“I enjoy looking at pieces that are created that way,” he says.

Orewiler grew up in a family of artists and craftsmen. As a result, he gained a healthy appreciation for structure and form, which he says transferred into a love of city architecture. Travel was also a large part of his upbringing.

“I was cultured at a young age. I was fortunate,” Orewiler says.

Outside of Columbus, some of Orewiler’s favorite locales are Italy, Chicago and southeast Asia. Orewiler doesn’t paint on location – instead, he returns from each trip with a myriad of photos of architectural elements. He sifts through thousands of photographs to find about 20 to paint.

Though he grew up with photography, Orewiler doesn’t consider himself a true photographer. Rather, he views the camera as a tool – a means to an end. On location, Orewiler shoots photos featuring strong design and composition. He tends to gravitate toward historical architecture.

The energy, smell, architecture and cultural influence of the location all contribute to how he shapes the piece.

“When I paint, I look at it as an abstract form and shapes,” he says.

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As a high school student, Orewiler focused on drawing and watercolor media. He didn’t put much thought into a career in art, but at the last minute, he put together a portfolio that earned him a scholarship to the Columbus College of Art & Design.

Orewiler found his freshman year at CCAD to be very competitive and challenging. In learning fundamentals like understanding chroma and hue, he found there were many things he didn’t know.

During his junior year, Orewiler started doing landscape painting for a class. His first painting was fields and cows, but he soon became disenfranchised with such pastoral scenes.

“They don’t have enough energy for me,” he says.

The traditional landscape is too peaceful for Orewiler’s liking. Perhaps as a result of the history of carpentry in his family, man-made structures and geometric shapes created by light hitting buildings resonate more with him.

In 1997, with his teacher’s permission, he began instead to paint city imagery.

Orewiler generally prefers oil paints.

Since nearly the entire piece can be painted while wet, the medium allows for faster painting.

“It’s more expressive,” Orewiler says.

He describes his work as a mix between impressionism and expressionism, as he expresses a moment and feeling in time through brush work. He tries to push value and create depth.

“I want you to feel like you can walk in it,” he says of his work.

“Intelligent” brush work is important to Orewiler. Just a couple of brush strokes can create a structure, or a car. When painting an object, he analyzes lines, focusing on what makes the item unique: a headlight on a car or a single street lamp, for example.

“An essence of maybe five brush strokes will make that form,” he says.

Orewiler likes to present his city scenery in a new light so the setting is not immediately obvious to the viewer.

Sometimes, his abstractions can take on a minimalist style to convey a particular message. He likes viewers to dig into the piece, reading the imagery and interpreting their own stories.

“I’m showing the viewer what I see through my eyes,” he says. cs Sarah Sole is a contributing writer.

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A Culture of Charity Central Ohioans’ philanthropy trumps that of bigger cities

By Garth Bishop

G

enerosity makes a difference in central Ohio, but how does Columbus stack up against other major metro areas in terms of charitability?

Pretty well, as it turns out.

Columbus is the 15th most populous city in the U.S. But the Columbus Foundation, the area’s community foundation that oversees funds and advises groups and individuals in their philanthropic pursuits, is the ninth largest foundation of its kind in the country.

The most recent nationwide ranking – put together by the Foundation Center, an interna- Columbus Foundation staffers announce the results of the foundation’s 2011 Big Give campaign. tional philanthropy and fundraising research group – places Columbus “There are a lot of larger cities whose “Within a 24-hour period, we leveraged above larger cities such as Los Angeles, primary community foundation is no- $8.5 million that supported 502 nonprofit Houston, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San An- where close to the Columbus Founda- organizations” with the Big Give, says Beth tonio, San Diego, Dallas, Jacksonville, In- tion,” says Jim Ginter, a professor emeritus Fisher, vice president of donor services and dianapolis and Austin. at The Ohio State University’s Fisher Col- development for the Columbus Foundation. lege of Business, who manages a donorThere’s more to the foundation’s work advised fund through the foundation with – and to the generosity of Columbus resihis wife, Ida. dents as a whole – than just assets, though.

The foundation manages more than “I think the important thing to remember is $1 billion in assets among almost 2,000 these assets will be invested into the commuindividual funds, as well as 29 supporting nity, and what that really means is the whole foundations and one statewide affiliate. process of giving is working,” says Fisher.

It has given out almost $1.3 billion in For Ginter, the presence of the Columgrants since its formation in 1943. bus Foundation means more and better In 2011 alone, some 17,500 donors opportunities to give. Not only do its mancontributed almost $250 million to the aged funds allow donors greater flexibility foundation’s funds, and grants to non- in how and when they give their money, profits from the foundation and its donors the foundation’s reliability provides reastopped $106 million. That $250 million surance that money invested in a fund is contribution in 2011 is up from $109 mil- safe, he says. cs lion raised in 2010, thanks in large part to a $163.4 million gift from Limited Brands Garth Bishop is editor of CityScene • Beth Fisher and to the foundation’s Big Give cam- Magazine. Feedback welcome at paign in November 2011. gbishop@cityscenemediagroup.com.

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Within a 24-hour period, we leveraged $8.5 million that supported 502 nonprofit organizations.

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Gallery Exhibits Capital University Schumacher Gallery: The American President: Photographs from the Archives of the Associated Press through Dec. 7. www.capital.edu Frank Museum of Art, Otterbein University: Paper and Porcelain: Japanese Prints and Chinese Ceramics through Dec. 7. www.otterbein.edu Fisher Gallery, Otterbein University Roush Hall: Tales of Slavery and Deliverance by Stewart Goldman through Dec. 7. www.otterbein.edu Miller Gallery, Otterbein University Art and Communication Building: Lifting Off the Grid by Donald Austin through Dec. 7. www.otterbein.edu The Ohio State University Faculty Club: Joseph Russell Taylor – Watercolors, featuring original works not seen by the public since 1932, through Dec. 14. www. ohio-statefacultyclub.com

Dublin Arts Council: The Soul of Objects: Ohio Wesleyan metalsmiths through Dec. 21. www.dublinarts.org

Capital University Schumacher Gallery www.cityscenecolumbus.com

Jung Association Gallery: Visions of a Wayward Wanderer, a multimedia exhibit

by Steve Erwin, through Dec. 22. www. jungcentralohio.org

Lindsay Gallery

Ohio Craft Museum: Gifts of the Craftsmen – the 13th annual holiday exhibition and sale, featuring jewelry, pottery, art glass, baskets and clothing by more than 60 artists – through Dec. 23. www.ohio craft.org cityscene • December 2012 57

{onview} Decorative Arts Center of Ohio: Outcault/ Stahler: Editorial Cartoonists a Century Apart through Dec. 30. www.decartsohio.org Hawk Galleries: William Morris: Works from the Archives through Dec. 30. www. hawkgalleries.com Wexner Center for the Arts: Photography

by Annie Leibovitz, featuring work from Leibovitz’s Master Set, through Dec. 30. www.wexarts.org

Brandt-Roberts Galleries: Holiday Small Treasures, featuring items by local and national gallery artists, through Dec. 31. www. brandtrobertsgalleries.com Lindsay Gallery: Ohio Self Taught, a group exhibit of self-taught artists from Ohio, through Dec. 31. www.lindsaygallery.com Muse Gallery: New to the Gallery/Director’s Choice through Dec. 31. www.amuse gallery.com Studios on High Gallery: Be Original ...

Give Original Art!, featuring unique gift options made in various media, through Dec. 31. www.studiosonhigh.com High Road Gallery: Nifty Gifts for Under Fifty, a sale of handmade items from Ohio artists, Dec. 2-8. www.highroadgallery.com

The Ohio State University Faculty Club

Gallery 831: Stitched and Stretched, ceramics

by John Bryan Community Pottery members

Muse Gallery

and quilts by Prayers and Squares members, Dec. 4-31 www.clayspace831.com Hayley Gallery: Works by Ryan Orewiler from Dec. 8-Feb. 8. www.hayleygallery.com Keny Galleries: Light and Geometry: The Landscape and Architecture by Linda Carey and Nuances of Light: Recent Interiors and Landscapes by Neil Riley from Dec. 14-Jan. 11. www.kenygalleries.com

Hammond Harkins Galleries presents

“Small & Wonderful” Opening Friday, November 30, 2012 from 5 until 8 PM

Manet: Portraying Life October 7–January 1

manet.toledomuseum.org

This annual exhibit has become an anticipated Holiday tradition. There will be new photographs, paintings, small sculptures and domestic-scaled installation art perfect for the gift-giving season.

You’re certain to find something you’ll love!

every seductive Manet: angle Portraying Life October 7–January 1

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Art Access Gallery: New work by Joe Lombardo and Richard Clem through Jan. 9. www.artaccessgallery.com

Ohio Watercolor Society’s 35th Annual Juried Exhibition Juror Mark Mehaffey

Canzani Center Gallery, Columbus College of Art and Design: The Sunday Paintings by Byron Kim through Jan. 10. The Radiant Future and Mr. Gay in the U.S.A.

by Donald Moffett through Jan. 11. Simulacrum, featuring the work of 15 different artists, through Jan. 11. www.ccad.edu Hammond Harkins Galleries: Small and Wonderful, an annual exhibit of works by gallery artists, through Jan. 13. www.hammondharkins.com Ohio Art Council’s Riffe Gallery: Watercolor Ohio 2012, the Ohio Watercolor Society’s 35th annual juried exhibition, through Jan. 13. www.riffegallery.org

FREE ADMISSION Downtown Columbus Vern Riffe Center for Government & the Arts 77 S. High Street First Floor

Also Showing in the Riffe Gallery Lobby: December 11, 2012– January 6, 2013, Works by Members of the Central Ohio Plein Air

For events, hours and general gallery information visit riffegallery.org Supported by these Media Sponsors:

Columbus Museum of Art: Marvelous Menagerie: An Ancient Roman Mosaic from Lod, Israel through Jan. 13. Think Outside the Brick: The Creative Art of LEGO through Jan. 27. The Essential Elijah Pierce, an indepth look at the Columbus folk artist’s collection, through Feb. 16. Songs for the New Millennium, 1812-2012: Works by Aminah Robinson Celebrating 200 Columbus through spring 2013. Making Faces, a family-friendly, hands-on exhibit exploring portraits from the museum’s collection, through spring 2013. www.columbusmuseum.org

Imperial Zebraa, watercolor, 18” x 20”

ART CLASSES

THE STUDIO OF MICHAEL McEWAN NEW CLASSES BEGINNING JAN. 7, 2013 SMALL CLASS SIZE, 8-WEEK SESSIONS MON, WED & FRI MORNINGS

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events Picks&Previews

CityScene spotlights what to watch, what to watch for and what not to miss!

Cirque du Soleil presents Quidam Dec. 6-9 Nationwide Arena, 200 W. Nationwide Blvd.

Cirque du Soleil’s production follows a young girl who escapes boredom by descending into an imaginary world. www. cirquedusoleil.com

Buddy Valastro Live

Universal Pictures: Celebrating 100 Years Dec. 1-18 Wexner Center for the Arts, 1871 N. High St. To celebrate 100 years of Universal Pictures, the Wexner Center will showcase Universal films from the studio’s centurylong existence, from silent films to contemporary favorites. www.wexarts.org Village Lights Dec. 2, 6-10 p.m.

Throughout German Village Thousands of luminaries light the sidewalks of German Village. Enjoy shop and restaurant specials while sipping cider and listening to carolers. www.germanvillage.com 60 cityscene • December 2012

Buddy Valastro Live Dec. 4, 7:30 p.m.

Palace Theatre, 34 W. Broad St. Buddy Valastro, star of TLC’s Cake Boss, brings his Homemade for the Holidays tour to Columbus. This fun, interactive show teaches the special cake techniques that have made Valastro famous. www.capa.com

Rachel Sepulveda

Rachel Sepulveda Dec. 6, 8-10 p.m.

McConnell Arts Center, 777 Evening St., Worthington Captivating musician and vocalist Rachel Sepulveda will perform songs with salsa, bachata, cha-cha, samba and bossa nova influences. www. mcconnellarts.org

Dave Koz and Friends Christmas Tour Dec. 7, 8 p.m.

Palace Theatre, 34 W. Broad St. Saxophonist and Grammy nominee Dave Koz brings holiday magic to the stage with several special guests, including The Voice winner Javier Colon, Grammynominated composer/pianist David Benoit, multi-talented Sheila E. and vocalist Margo Rey. www.capa.com

Dave Koz

Columbus Gay Men’s Chorus presents Joy! Home is Where the Hearth is Dec. 7-9 King Avenue United Methodist Church, 299 King Ave.; Lord of Life Lutheran Church, 2480 W. Dublin-Granville Rd. The Columbus Gay Men’s Chorus presents its 13th annual celebration of holiday music. www.cgmc.com www.cityscenecolumbus.com

s Dickens of a Christmas Dec. 7-16 Ohio History Center, 800 E. 17th Ave. Ohio Village celebrates the sprit of Charles Dickens’ Christmas with decorations, caroling, hands-on crafts, street vendors, cooking demonstrations, interactions with characters and readings by candlelight. www.ohiohistory.org Over the Rhine Dec. 14, 8 p.m.

Lincoln Theatre, 769 E. Long St. This Cincinnati band has been described as “poetic and progressive.” Its set features a variety of music from jazz to pop to rock. www.capa.com

Sister’s Christmas Catechism

Sister’s Christmas Catechism: The Mystery of the Magi’s Gold Dec. 14, 8-10 p.m.

Capitol Theatre, Riffe Center, 77 S. High St. This holiday comedy is effectively CSI: Bethlehem as Sister searches for the lost gold of the Magi. www.capa.com

Columbus Dance Theatre presents Matchgirl Dec. 14-15 Fritsche Theatre, 30 S. Grove St., Westerville Columbus Dance Theatre partners with Second Harvest Food Bank to bring a beloved ballet back to the stage for the 13th year. The message of hope, joy and forgiveness still influences audiences. Non-perishable food items will be collected at the venue. www.columbusdancetheatre.com Under the Streetlamp Dec. 16, 7 p.m.

Capitol Theatre, Riffe Center, 77 S. High St. Rock ‘n’ roll, Motown and doo-wop hits are all in the milieu of this quartet of Jersey Boys performers. www.capa.com

Cirque du Soleil’s Quidam

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Over the Rhine

Mad Mad Men Dec. 20, 8-10 p.m.

McConnell Arts Center, 777 Evening St., Worthington Members of Phil Dirt and the Dozers perform music by well-known crooners such as Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole. www.mcconnellarts.org

’Tis the Season

By Alex Wallace

Franc D’Ambrosio’s Christmas in New York Dec. 2, 3-5 p.m.

Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts, 100 E. Dublin-Granville Rd., New Albany Feel the magic of an NYC holiday as singer, actor and Broadway performer Franc D’Ambrosio paints a picture of what it’s like to celebrate the season in New York.

D’Ambrosio is known as “The Iron Man of the Mask” for his long-running performance in The Phantom of the Opera, and is also recognizable for his role as the son of Al Pacino’s Michael Corleone in The Godfather: Part III. For his one-night engagement at the McCoy Center, he will sing a variety of holiday standards, as well as well-known songs from Phantom and Godfather. “(For) any holiday show, you want nostalgia, someone with a wonderful voice and someone who connects with the audience,” says Mike Morris, interim executive director for the McCoy Center. “Mr. D’Ambrosio has proven time and time again that he can do all three.” www.mccoycenter.org BalletMet presents The Nutcracker Dec. 7-23 Ohio Theatre, 39 E. State St. What’s the holiday season without a Columbus tradition?

The Nutcracker was first choreographed in 1892, making it 120 years old this year. And BalletMet’s production of the much-loved holiday ballet is now in its 35th year, promising the same magical experience it has delivered for decades.

This year, BalletMet is offering an update to the fond childhood memories of people who saw The Nutcracker years ago as children – its MetPremiere group is bringing together young professionals for a “Nutcracker Sweet” party, including the performance and a drinks-and-dessert reception with the dancers, on Dec. 14.

Details are on the BalletMet website. www.balletmet.org Alex Wallace is a contributing writer. Feedback welcome at gbishop@cityscenemediagroup.com.

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Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Dec. 22, 8 p.m.

Palace Theatre, 34 W. Broad St. Beloved and celebrated band Mannheim Steamroller brings the spirit of the season to life with its dazzling multimedia performance in an intimate setting. www.capa.com Harlem Globetrotters Dec. 28, 2 and 7 p.m.

Nationwide Arena, 200 W. Nationwide Blvd.

The world-renowned basketball showoffs bring their act to Columbus. www. nationwidearena.com Jazz Arts Group presents Swingin’ the New Year Dec. 28, 8 p.m.

Lincoln Theatre, 769 E. Long St. You won’t have a “Blue Christmas” after joining Byron Stripling, Bobby Floyd and a small band in a fun-filled musical ensemble, as part of Jazz Arts Group’s Inside Track series. www.jazzartsgroup.org The Holidays with Aaron Diehl Dec. 29, 7-9 p.m.

King Arts Complex, 867 Mt. Vernon Ave. Columbus native Aaron Diehl performs songs from legendary jazz artists, mixing in his own personal style, as part of the King Arts Complex’s Jazz on the Avenue concert series. www.kingartscomplex.com

Under the Streetlamp

Trans-Siberian Orchestra Dec. 30, 3 and 8 p.m.

Nationwide Arena, 200 W. Nationwide Blvd.

Trans-Siberian Orchestra teams up with the Hallmark Channel to present The Lost Christmas Eve, the band’s multi-platinum rock opera. www.livenation.com www.cityscenecolumbus.com

CLOSING SOON – DON’t mISS It!

“It was absolutely incredible... the amount of detail. Very, very informative. The exhibit was just amazing.”

– BODY WORLDS at COSI visitor

Presented By

Harlem Globetrotters

TickeTs aT cOsi.Org First Night Columbus Dec. 31, 5 p.m.-midnight Downtown Columbus First Night Columbus is an awardwinning, community-oriented, familyfriendly, alcohol-free event. There will be more than 40 performances, including jazz, funk and ragtime, as well as a children’s festival and much more. www.first nightcolumbus.com ProMusica presents New Year’s Eve Concert Dec. 31, 8:30 p.m.

Southern Theatre, 21 E. Main St. ProMusica, the High Street Stompers and two members of the GrooveBarbers perform jazz, Dixieland and ragtime songs to end the year. www.promusica columbus.org Body Worlds & the Brain Through Jan. 6 COSI, 333 W. Broad St. This traveling exhibition features more than 200 human specimens – full bodies, organs, transparent slices and more – to demonstrate the inner workings of the body and brain. www.cosi.org

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Now open 7 days a week with extended evening hours Thursdays–Saturdays, 5pm–9pm. Holiday hours Dec. 26–Jan. 6, open until 9pm everyday. www.bodyworlds.com

From Lidia to

Martha…

Tony Bennett

to Johann Sebastian Bach.

All the best holiday specials are on Classical 101, 89.7 NPR News and WOSU TV. Go to wosu.org for a complete list of holiday programming during the entire month of December.

For a comprehensive list of other happenings around Columbus, check out www.cityscenecolumbus.com. www.cityscenecolumbus.com

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{critique} With Michael McEwan

The Painter’s Eye

Featuring Shake Hands? by Lilly Martin Spencer

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Courtesy of the Ohio Historical Society.

L

illy Martin Spencer was born in 1822 to French parents in Exeter, England.

When she was 8, her family immigrated to New York and remained for three years before moving to Marietta, Ohio.

There, Spencer began what would become a long career as an artist, having her first exhibition at age 17 and painting literally to her last day in 1902. Most of her training took place during her years in Cincinnati from 1842-48.

Her popularity soared from 1848-1858.

Her paintings, book illustrations and prints kept her very busy. It is estimated that more than a million of her lithographs were printed during this time.

Unusual for the time, when Spencer married, her husband took control of the household and would assist Lilly in the studio as needed. Sadly, financial security always seemed to elude her. But she never gave up, and most accounts tell us she and her family kept going with good humor.

Technically, Spencer’s work is much like that of other artists of the time – smoothly painted and accurate in details.

Images of an idealized domestic and family nature were also very popular in this time. However, it is the sly wit Spencer displayed in many works that distinguishes her paintings.

Shake Hands? (1854; 30” x 25”), which now resides at the Ohio Historical Society, is a fine example of the talent Spencer brought to painting. This oil on canvas shows a cheerful woman making bread in a homey kitchen – perhaps getting ready for a large meal, an everyday occurrence in the Martin household of 13 children. The baker has her hand extended to viewers, her slight smile asking if they would care to have a handful of wet dough.

The warmth and humor Spencer imbued in her paintings distinguishes them from those of her contemporaries. Spencer is a model of hope and perseverance even in trying circumstances, from which we all can learn.

The Ohio Historical Society has a number of special events coming up for the holidays this year. It’s well worth a visit. cs

Nationally renowned local artist Michael McEwan teaches painting and drawing classes at his Clintonville area studio.

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