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Staff photo by Michelle Gentile State Senator Joe Negron and Congressman Patrick Murphy celebrated the groundbreaking of the Army Corps of Engineers’ C-44 Reservoir and Stormwater Treatment Area. Negron, a Republican, is the presumptive President Elect of the State Senate. Murphy, a Democrat, is giving up his seat to run for the U.S. Senate.
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Staff photo by Michelle Gentile Port St. Lucie Mayor Greg Oravec, left, and Martin County Commissioner John Haddox were among numerous dignitaries at the recent groundbreaking of the Army Corps of Engineers’ C-44 Reservoir and Stormwater Treatment Area in Indiantown.
goon. On Friday, Nov. 20, Mayor Greg Oravec joined Democratic Congressman Patrick Murphy and Republican State Senator Joe Negron at the groundbreaking of the Army Corps of Engineers’ C-44 Reservoir and Stormwater Treatment Area in Indiantown. Oravec said that although the new reservoir is about 25 miles from Port St. Lucie, it’s benefiting the city in many ways.
“The St. Lucie River and Indian River Lagoon are a big part of what makes our City, County and Treasure Coast special,” he said in an emailed response to queries. “They are at the heart of our lifestyle, the very reason why many of us call the Treasure Coast ‘home’; a cornerstone of our regional economy,
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he St. Lucie River and Indian River Lagoon are a big part of what makes our city, county and Treasure Coast special. They are at the heart of our lifestyle — the very reason why many of us call the Treasure Coast “home.” They are the cornerstone of our regional economy, creating more than $700 million per year in value, and they’re national ecological treasures celebrated for their abundance and biodiversity. Unfortunately, they are also severely threatened by unnatural freshwater discharges and pollution which ruin habitat and water quality, kill plants and animals and can leave our local waters unsafe for swimming and fishing. If we do not take action now, all of these blessings could be lost for generations and, in
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to cook the turkey the churches had provided. A volunteer overheard the conversation and offered to fix Thanksgiving for the woman and her family. “She fixed two turkeys, one for her family, and one for the homeless family,” Aacker said. “That’s the way it happens all the time,” he added. “There are a ton of stories just like that one.” Providing Thanksgiving dinner represents a fraction of what Bridge and its supporting churches do to serve the community all year long. The ministry started eight years ago when its founder, Pastor Jerry Herald, was taking a walk and struck up a conversation with a few fishermen underneath the Jensen Beach Causeway. “It didn’t occur to me at first that they were homeless,” Herald said. By the end of the conversation, Herald was inviting the gentlemen to have breakfast with him under the bridge the next morning. The breakfast grew to become a regular event, gradually attracting more people. Soon, the group added a bible study and then eventually, a traditional worship service. Now, the ministry goes through 30-dozen eggs during their regular Sunday morning breakfast, Herald said. Three Fridays a month, volunteers distribute 6,000 pounds of food to 200 families. On Thursdays and Sundays, they prepare a hot meal for people to come together and enjoy. On top of putting food in bellies, Pastor Herald runs weekly bible studies, worship services, and runs a myriad of other programs including a diaper drive, summer reading programs, and more.
“We’re Christians that genuinely want to be of service to our community,” Herald said. Bridge Outreach serves people from all kinds of backgrounds. Many families have been affected by cancer or another debilitating disease that has kept the head of the household from being able to work. Others are elderly, disabled, or single mothers struggling to provide for their children, Herald said. The ministry also reaches out to people with a history of addiction, people struggling with mental health, and people who do not have a safe place to sleep at night. “Those folks really do need the help,” Aacker said. “They’re not there because they don’t want to work. It’s all people you really want to help when you see them.” Herald, Kehlenbach, Aaker, and around 50 other volunteers run the food distribution assembly line from a Treasure Coast Food Bank box truck in the parking lot of Jensen Beach Bowl. “On Fridays, you don’t know what you’re going to get. You could get 100 pounds of bananas. There’s usually a lot of frozen meat, that kind of thing,” Kehlenback said. When the conglomerate of volunteers descended on Jensen Beach Bowl, Nov. 23, just three days before Thanksgiving, around 250 families received the same basics to provide a traditional turkey dinner. “The mood is totally different before Thanksgiving,” Kehlenbach said. “These people don’t have a lot, and they’re giving thanks for all that they do have. That’s really special to hear and to see.” For more information on how to donate or volunteer with the Bridge Christian Outreach, visit www.bridgechristianoutreach.org.
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Broadway show,’ “Beautiful,’ there was a Neil Sedaka character who sings, ‘Oh! Carole.’” Sedaka met Howard Greenfield, another kid from the neighborhood, and his life changed as they became a part of the Brill Building culture in New York City. The Brill Building was the center of popular American music and Sedaka and Greenfield became integral parts of what came to be known as the Brill Building Sound. They signed with producers Don Kirschner and Al Nevins at Aldon Music, the label that went on to sign Sedaka’s childhood Brooklyn neighbors Neil Diamond and Carole King. Sedaka’s song for Connie Francis, ‘Stupid Cupid,” made him famous, and Sedaka and Greenfield’s song for the movie “Where the Boys Are,” became Francis’ biggest hit. Sedaka was able to sign a deal with RCA to write and perform his own material and “Oh! Carol,” “Stairway to Heaven,” “Calendar Girl,” Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen” and
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C-44 RES. from page A23 The corps contract, awarded to a Montana company, involves building a 3,400-acre reservoir that’ll handle up to 15 feet of water. That’s enough water to keep Niagara Falls going for almost six hours. The iconic waterfall has about 45 million gallons of water flow over it a minute, or about 2.7 billion an hour. Additionally, the corps is constructing 9.4 miles of perimeter canals with 50-foot spillways to transmit surface runoff to the reservoir, among other things including box culverts to allow vehicles to cross the canals. The longer
water stands the more it settles out pollutants, such as excessive nitrogen and prosperous. The project will reduce that pollution by about 65 percent, according to Martin County, which owns the land the reservoir is being built upon. Oravec said construction of the reservoir is a reason for water-quality advocates to celebrate. “The completed project will make a difference and is an important step forward,” he said in the email. “I hope that this success heartens the team already fighting for our Rivers, rallies more Treasure Coast citizens to the cause and pushes on to additional successes in our fight for our Rivers.”
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ST. LUCIE WEST — Tom Anton is hardly surprised that the last three people he paired up for golf at PGA ended up buying a home in Port St. Lucie. Anton, an associate broker with The Keyes Co., said that many of his real estate clients started out as tourists and ended up as residents. “When they come here a few days, they fall in love with the lifestyle,” Anton said. “People visit and fall in love with the climate.” These days more and more people are coming as tourists to St. Lucie County and Port St. Lucie. During the 2014-2015 budget years, bed tax revenue increased by 12.7 percent, according to a press release from St. Lucie County. That amounted to more than $3.4 million in tax revenue. Hotels, resorts, condos and campgrounds collect a 5 percent bed tax on stays less than six months. The money is used for tourism-related capital projects, the maintenance and operation of tourism-related facilities and marketing and promotion for Port St. Lucie, the press release said. “St. Lucie County’s tourism activity continues to trend upward,” Tourism Manager Charlotte Bireley said in a press release. “The county’s tourism office is experiencing inquiries in record numbers and I believe that travelers are starting to discover what a special and beautiful area we have.” “That’s very encouraging and part of our mission,” she said. The number of people staying at local motels and the inquiries from potential visitors are key factors showing the increase in tourism, she said in an interview. St. Lucie County had record months for tourism in March and September, traditionally the busiest and least busy months for tourism. Bireley said that PGA Village plays a major role in the tourism equation. Traditionally, Anton said, Port St. Lucie has not been the prime tourism destination, when compared with Orlando, Miami and other locations in Florida.
But when people find Port St. Lucie, they realize it has qualities that make it a desirable not just for tourism, but also as a permanent home, whether in the near future or after people retire. It lacks the traffic and congestion of the Miami and West Palm Beach areas, he said. “This is the perfect sized city – it’s not too big and it’s not too small.” Anton said when he and his wife decided to move to Florida he wasn’t even familiar with Port St. Lucie. “We stumbled upon Port St. Lucie,” he said. He said he liked that it lacked the congestion of the Miami area and had a more youthful population than many areas on the west coast. The lack of a rush hour when getting to work is just one of many pluses, he said. “This was the perfect fit for us,” he said. Since then, he said, a lot of members of his wife’s side of the family have visited and decided to buy homes in Port St. Lucie. Some became full time residents; others plan to move here permanently after they retire, he said. Anton said some people say they want what’s offered in a big city. But, he tells them that practically everything available there is offered in Port St. Lucie. St. Lucie West has more than 30 restaurants, four theaters, golf and nearby opportunities to attend live theater productions, he said. The only thing you don’t find in Port St. Lucie that you find in a big city like Miami is the nightlife, he said. The tourism also benefits restaurants. Katie Trudel, manager of Jan’s Steakhouse said a lot of tourists come to the restaurants by getting information from Trip Advisor. “People when they travel love to try local cuisine,” she said. They get a lot of business from PGA, she said. The same is true for Lola’s Seafood Eatery, which is next to PGA, said Cinnamon Rawls, the owner. They also get a lot of business from motels, she said.
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SEDAKA from page A22 “Breaking Up is Hard to Do,” had everybody dancing. As collaborators, Sedaka came up with two complete and different melodies. “It was up to Howie’s mood which he would marry with his lyrics,” he said. “I played the music upbeat and slow and it was what he was in the mood for. The Brill Building was a great training ground. We worked from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. five days a week. I brought Carole King and Gerry Goffin in.” Sedaka was a guest judge on “American Idol” and he said there are a number of artists performing today whose work he admires. “I like Bruno Mars, Sam Smith, Adele, John Mayer,” he said. “I like a lot of them as long as it’s melodic and the lyrics are intelligible. I’m from the Richard Rodgers, George Gershwin and Irving Berlin school of songwriters. Those are my gods.” For his Sunrise show, Sedaka will have the same band he’s had for 40 years. They are familiar with the more than 700 songs he’s written. Sedaka’s name is an Anglicized version of the Hebrew word tzedakah, which means charity and giving. “My name is charity and righteousness,” he said, “I love to give joy and I love what I do. I love to give pleasure through my music. There will be the old
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ported San Marzano Style Whole Tomatoes or (2) Italian Style California Tomatoes. In both cases, they should be whole tomatoes. These are the small plum shaped tomatoes. When using whole tomatoes, rather than crushed, you get the choice tomatoes used in the canning process. You can smash them or puree them to the desired consistency after you open the can. The following recipe will make sufficient sauce for approximately 1 to 1 ½ pounds of spaghetti and provide healthy portions for six.
Peter Perry basic Marinara Tomato Sauce, one of the five grand sauces and a must-know if you plan to cook anything Italian. First of all, there are many variations to the sauce, but all are derived from this base. Once there, you can take the sauce into many exciting directions to complement a variety of dishes. The critical first step, like all successful recipes is to start with the best ingredients possible and for the tomato sauce…you guessed it…it is the tomatoes. There is an endless variety of canned tomatoes to choose from but I recommend that you reduce your choices down to two. (1) Im-
Ingredients: One 28 oz. can of San Marzano Italian tomatoes ¼ cup of Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVO) 3 cloves of garlic (fresh) large chop 1 medium sweet onion (chopped) ½ cup of white wine 1 teaspoon of dry basil 1 tablespoon of chopped Italian parsley 1 bay leaf 1 teaspoon of sugar (optional)
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Once the onion and the garlic have become translucent and soft, add the white wine. Allow to cook for another minute until the wine evaporates. Then immediately reduce the heat to low and add the tomatoes. Add the sugar, bay leaf, dry basil and grind some fresh ground pepper to taste. Simmer over low heat for 15 to 20 minutes. Add the basil chiffonade (slice but do not chop the basil leaves) to the sauce and cook for another few minutes then remove the bay leaf and adjust seasoning with S&P to taste.
Just before service, turn off the heat and add 2 pads of butter and stir. Chef’s tip… Add the salt at the same time you add the garlic. The salt pulls the moisture from the ingredients and marries the garlic, onion and olive oil flavors together. That’s it, simple yet perfect tasting Marinara Sauce for your spaghetti. The key is to use good tomatoes and good EVO and avoid burning of the ingredients during the cooking process. So always monitor your cooking temperatures. A sprinkling of chopped parsley can be added after combining sauce with pasta.
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FORT PIERCE – It’s that most wonderful time of the year, when Sugar Plum Fairies and Dickensian characters come to life. The Sunrise, Lyric and Riverside Theatres and the Kane Center offer several opportunities to see “The Nutcracker,” “A Christmas Carol” or a new production, “The Snow Queen,” this holiday season. A visit to one (or more) of the performances is an ideal activity for the family and is a great early Christmas present. The season opens Dec. 5 at the Sunrise Theatre with the South Florida Dance company’s production of “A Christmas Carol.” Based on the Dickens story, the ballet tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim, Bob Cratchit and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future. It is a tale of second chances and of the importance of family and is staged with full costumes, sets and special effects. The Atlantic Coast Ballet presents an original production of “The Snow Queen” at the Lyric Dec. 6. It tells the story of the wicked Snow Queen with a frozen heart and how a small girl uses courage and love to find a cure for that frozen heart. Students of the Dancers Studio, under the direction of Loretta Miller, will present an abridged
version of “The Nutcracker” at the Kane Center Dec. 6 at 2:30 p.m. On Dec. 11-12 at 7:30 p.m., the St. Lucie Ballet presents “The Nutcracker: Dreams Really Do Come True,” at Sunrise Theatre. The full-length ballet is based on the tale by E.T. A. Hoffman and set to the beloved music of Tchaikovsky. It tells the story of Clara, who awakens to find that her nutcracker toy has become a prince. The Nutcracker Prince must defeat the evil Mouse King and the army of mice. Along the way we meet the Sugar Plum Fairy, Herr Drosselmeyer, and the Spanish, Chinese, Arabian and Russian dancers. Lydia Oquendo founded the St. Lucie Ballet with her husband, Rogelio Corrales. This is their 9th year at the Sunrise. “It’s a full-length ballet,” she said. “There will be several guest artists from around the United States.” Also on Dec. 11-12, Florida Arts & Dance presents “The Nutcracker” at the Lyric Theatre. The show will feature guest artists from the Russian Ballet Orlando. Florida Arts & Dance is a non-profit cultural arts organization and will hold a Silent Auction fundraiser on Saturday night, Dec. 12. Palm City residents who will perform in the production include Martha Saum and her daughters Ella and Mollie, Megan Kalil, Jacqueline and Caroline Rouse, Casey Voguely, Meghan Boze, Amanda Erwin, Suzanne Wil-
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NUTCRACKER from page B1 her students look forward to this annual event that has become a tradition in the community. From Dec. 18-20, students from the Riverside Children’s Theatre’s Dance Conservatory will present the 6th annual “Nutcracker in Swingtime” at the Riverside Theatre. It is a fresh interpretation of the classic, set to a swing score and has been a popular favorite since it began. On Dec. 23, the State Ballet Theatre of Russia presents “The Nutcracker” at the Sunrise Theatre. The company features 60 dancers, magical toys, falling snow, growing Christmas toys and the costumes and sets that make the young and the young-at-heart go “Ooh.” I have wonderful memories as a child of going to see ‘The Nutcracker.’ It was a magical experience and a gentle exposure to classical music. If you have children or grandchildren, you will give them the double gifts of memories and music with a visit to these performances. The South Florida Dance Company presents “A Christmas Carol” Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. at the Sunrise Theatre, 117 S. Second St., Fort Pierce. Tickets are $35, $30, $25, and $15 for those with a student
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TRADITION – A new owner has taken over Tin Fish restaurant in Tradition, and he has already started rolling out changes that are proving to send the customers rolling in. “I’ve lived in Tradition for eight years. There wasn’t a whole lot of places you could go and hang out locally without having to drive to Palm Beach Gardens or Jupiter,” said Robert Troup, Tin Fish’s new owner. Troup has his sights set on making Tin Fish at Tradition Square the next neighborhood hot spot. One of Troup’s first changes was to bring live music to the restaurant on weekends. Different acoustic, jazz and blues artists and bands will take to the stage on Saturday nights, but every Friday night is reserved for local legend Harold Seay, formerly of KC and the Sunshine Band. For patrons looking for something to break up their work week, Troup started up Tuesday night trivia at the restaurant. “We’re looking at doing some other specials and things throughout the week. Right now, I’m trying to provide another
venue for people to come out and have some fun,” Troup said. One thing the 30-plus year restaurant veteran said attracted him to the Tin Fish chain was the food. “The food here was never an issue,” Troup said. “I just want to add to it, make it a little bit better, and give people more of a selection.” Among the additions to the main menu is a blackened mahi quesadilla, and a salmon BLT. “We’re adding different fried and grilled options, adding a couple more salads, vegetables, red potatoes, just some things to give people more options,” Troup said. For the most part, the previous menus have stayed intact, but Troup has added a catering menu and is gearing up to debut a brand new breakfast menu to start by Dec. 7. Breakfast will be served seven days a week from 7 to 11 a.m. with a Sunday brunch accompanied by live jazz music that will run until 2 p.m. Troup had help with the breakfast menu from a chef out of Seattle who specializes in seafood. He hopes the chef will join him at the Tradition location after the
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Sunrise Hike at Oxbow Eco-Center, 5400 N.E. St. James Drive, Port St. Lucie, starts at 6:30 a.m. There’s no better way to start the day than watching the wildlife wake up with you. Take a peaceful guided hike through the natural beauty of the forest. Take cameras, binoculars, or just enjoy the moment. For those ages 10 and older. There’s another guided hike at 9 a.m. It is free. For more, contact (772) 785-5833 or visit www.oxboweco.com. Group bicycle ride, 7:30 a.m., starting at Sprockets Adventures, 347 S.E. Port St. Lucie Blvd. Group ride for all experience and fitness levels. Weekly event. For more, call (772) 336-3399. Wood carvers workshop, 8 a.m. to noon at Walton Road Community Center, 11090 Ridge Ave., Port St. Lucie. For more, call Mike Coccia at (772) 359-8665. Guided hike at the Oxbow EcoCenter, 5400 N.E. St. James Drive, Port St. Lucie, 9 to 10:30 a.m. No reservation needed. Show up with appropriate clothing and
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Green/Farmers Market at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, 2655 SW Immanuel Drive, Palm City, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Commercial venders are $25 per booth. Notfor-profit venders free. For more, call Arthur at (772) 345-3797, or email communitygreenmarket@ gmail.com. Crafts for Kids at Morningside Library, 2 to 3 p.m. Most suitable for children ages 5 to 10. Registration and own supplies not needed. The library is at 2410 S.E. Morningside Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more, call the library at (772) 337-5632. Pine Cone Critters will be 11 a.m. to noon for those ages 4 to 11 at the Port St. Lucie Botanical Gardens, 2410 S.E. Westmoreland Blvd. Participants will learn about the gardens and make pine cone critters. The event is free and snacks will be provided. Registration required. For more, call (772) 337-1959.
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TIN FISH from page B3 first of the year. Aside from buffing up the entertainment schedule and building out a better menu, Troup said he is trying to bring a little clarity to the entire restaurant’s concept. “Before, people were not always exactly sure what to do when they came in to the restaurant,” Troup said. Sometimes patrons would order at a counter and have food delivered to their table, other times a server would seat them and take their order. “It wasn’t consistent,” Troup said. “We’re going with the sit down and be served concept 100 percent of the time,” he added. Even though new ownership has brought about new changes, Troup said he has no qualms with keeping the original staff. “My servers are phenomenal. My general manager, he has an uncanny ability to talk and deal with guests,” Troup said. Since Troup’s business changes are already bringing more people through the doors, he has already had to add to staff. “We are picking up,” Troup said. “It has been a gradual, incremental increase, but I do track sales and we are getting busier.” Troup landed his first job in the restaurant industry when he was 14 years old. He came to Tin Fish after working with regional deli chain, TooJay’s, for more than 15
years. “The vast amount of information and knowledge of running a business came from my TooJay’s background,” Troup said. During his tenure, he was involved in store management, development of new stores, opening new locations, recruitment, and more. His decision to make the jump to Tin Fish, Troup said, was a combination of the right variables falling in place at the right time. “Tradition has a lot of potential. There are a lot of new places getting ready to open up in the next 6-months to a year,” Troup said. “After I sat down and put my list together of all the franchises I would want to open, or the franchises I have a lot of faith in their food product, [Tin Fish] was always at the top of the list.” Previous owner, Roberta Hepburn, said she was looking for just the right person to take over the restaurant when she made the decision to move to Delray Beach and take a short hiatus before starting up another location of her own. Hepburn ran the Tradition store for four years and has more than 20 years invested in the restaurant industry. “I turned four or five buyers away,” Hepburn said. “I had to feel like that person was going to do just as good or better than me, and he was the one,” she added
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Square Dancing every Saturday at 6 p.m. at Walton Road Community Center, 11090 Ridge Ave., Port St. Lucie. For more, call Michael Doughty at (772) 6312184.
Wood carvers workshop 8 a.m. to noon at Walton Road Community Center, 11090 Ridge Ave., Port St. Lucie. For more, call
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Spanish Class advanced conversation level at Morningside Library, 2410 S.E. Morningside Blvd., Port St. Lucie, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. This advanced Spanish class is taught by a volunteer instructor from Hispanics in Action, Inc. For more information, call (772) 337-5632.
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Treasure Coast Remote Control Scale Boats 8 to 11 a.m. at the east side of Lake Tradition. The group meets every Sunday, weather permitting.
Gardening advice at Morningside Library at 2410 S.E. Morningside Blvd., Port St. Lucie, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Take questions and samples of problems. Assistance will be provided by Master Gardeners from St. Lucie County Extension Services. For more, call (772) 3375654 or (772) 462-1510.
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Line Dancing at the Walton Community Center, 7 to 9 p.m. Walton Community Center, 11090 Ridge Avenue, Port St. Lucie. For more, call Lisa Grose at (772) 370-1732.
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CALENDAR from page B7 Civic Center Place. Children 2 and older can dress in their favorite royal attire and enjoy a story time with tea and snacks, singing and crafter. It’s on the first Wednesday of every month. Cost is $3 a child. For more, call Jennifer Romberger at (772) 8074499.
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about Troup. “He’s got so much energy, and he is really going to take it to the next level…It’s going to be fun for me to watch him and what he does and how well he does it,” Hepburn said. In six months to a year, Troup said he hopes to be expanding to other locations. For now, he is content with pouring all of his time and energy into bringing the Tradition Tin Fish up to its fullest
Homeschool Day at Oxbow Eco-Center 5400 N.E. St. James Drive, Port St. Lucie. Students will learn how to turn trash into treasure by creating some unique ornaments and decorations from recycled materials. The Treasure Coast Art Association will be teaching this fun class. The cost is $10 per student which includes all supplies. Ages 6-12, to register, call (772) 785-5833 or email oxbow@stlucieco.org.
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Writers Workshop at Morningside Library at 2410 S.E. Morningside Blvd., Port St. Lucie, 9 a.m. to noon. Meet with other writers in the Morningside Writers Group to read and critique writing in preparation for publishing. Drop in for a visit, or take work to read. For more, call Maureen Gallagher, (772) 3375632.
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Even after so many years, his success is a bit puzzling. “It’s amazing to me that a group larger than those at my dining room table were laughing,” he said. “You got to a Comedy Club and it’s horrific. No one enters on our own accord. (You go) because Uncle Lenny smiles every time you talk. You find you have something to share or not. Even with a great career, you realize that if you sell out Radio City Music Hall
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FORT PIERCE — Comic Howie Mandel is known for stretching a latex glove over his head. The signature move came about by accident. Mandel, who is a phobic about germs, carried the glove in his pocket. “I don’t plan what I’m going to do,” he said. “In a desperate moment, I pulled out the glove and started breathing. It became a signature piece. I fall into things, but you have to be willing.” Through a career that spans decades, the Canadian-born Mandel has “fallen into” a career that has taken him from television drama, to children’s programs to game shows. He returns to his standup roots Dec. 4 when he appears at the Sunrise Theatre. Mandel spoke by phone from California recently about his career and a few of his quirks. I asked the comedian if there is a difference between Canadian and American humor. “I don’t think there is a difference,” he said. “Funny is funny. The great equalizer of humanity is humor, if we could all laugh and find things funny.”
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for two shows, there are millions of people in New York City who decided not to come. I noted that his pessimism was more than a glass half-full, glass half-empty observation. “The glass isn’t even moist,” he said. For Mandel, comedy is what people can relate to. “Even in silent movies, Charlie Chaplin tried so hard,” he said. “He was eliciting a feeling. Everyone has been embarrassed or (felt) awkward or humiliated. Every human being suffers. (Comedy is) if you can tap into those moments and articulate them. When someone falls and trips, we understand how it feels. It’s human and when we can share it, it feels good.” Mandel had done some HBO specials when he was offered the role of Dr. Wayne Fiscus on the hospital drama “St. Elsewhere.” “I got a lot of mail that said, ‘I have a bet with my husband that you’re the guy who blows up a glove on his head,” Mandel said. “I was surrounded by an amazing cast, crew, directors and writers. I didn’t know how special it was.” Mandel also became known for his hidden camera segments on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.” “There was always laughter in my family,” he said. “We were fans of anything funny. I saw Allen Funt on ‘Candid Camera,’
He tied a rope to a desk and hired a lady to answer the phone. We waited in anticipation when he pulled the rope and the desk went away. I saw the look on her face. We all screamed. I realized, for me, that was the best kind of comedy. It was relatable. Nobody wrote a joke. It was a visceral kind of comedy, laughing at her reaction and discussing what you’d do. You share human emotions, I was fascinated with reactions to things and I got thrown out of schools and malls. A problem turned into a career.” While Mandel had many fans, his audience was fragmented. There were those who knew his stand-up, those who watched drama on television, and those whose kids watched his animated series “Bobby’s World.” Then came the game show “Deal or No Deal.” “I didn’t want to do it,” he said. “In 2004-2005, a comedian being a game show host was negative. You don’t become a game show host in prime time. I was at a low point. They pitched it to me and I said ‘no’ three times. My wife said ‘Why?’ and I said it was a career-ender. She said it was just us here and what career? She said I should go to work. I had no idea it would catch on.” Mandel said contestants sometimes baffled him and made for interesting viewing.
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“You could sit there and go, ‘Why didn’t she stop? She has no money! You can scream at the TV, it highlights a reality we can all identify with. As a host, I had to moderate. It was so hard. I wanted to tell them to take the money. It took every inch of control not to throttle them for not taking $200,000.” Mandel has been married to his wife, Terry for more than 30 years, making it a rarity among show business marriages. I asked him his secret. “She would tell you it’s the fact that I’m on the road,” he joked. “I’m out so much. I feel like the luckiest guy and she feels like the luckiest girl because I’m away.” Mandel said that his stand-up show is a giant party. “Each night, the show is special to you,” he said, “Life is about moments. We all share moments and I’ve been lucky enough to make it into a career. It will be
very interactive, improvisational, in the moment and a lot of fun if they show up. Otherwise, it’s not fun. It’s a giant party and I want to be the center of attention.” Mandel has become a spokesman for mental health awareness and for erasing the stigma attached to it. He was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder but he didn’t plan to disclose it. When it came out, he thought he had shamed his family. The first time he was out walking, someone said to him, “Me, too.” Mandel realized that it all went back to his basic tenet of comedy: that we’re all human and can relate. As he said earlier, it was just a problem turned into a career. Comic Howie Mandel appears at the Sunrise Theatre, 117 S. Second St., Fort Pierce, Dec. 4 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $59 and $49. Order online at www.sunrisetheatre. com or call the box office at (772) 461-4775. This show is intended for an adult audience.
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