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PokagonPow WowreturnsLabor Day Weekend
Celebrate Culture
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DOWAGIAC —For the 29th year, people from across the nation will convene at Rogers Lake to cele-
brate another great harvest during the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi’s Kee-Boon-Mein-Kaa Pow Wow.
Held during Labor Day Weekend, the competitive pow wow event is expected to draw hundreds of Native American danc-ers from tribes across the U.S. and Canada, as well as thousands of spectators. The annual celebration is the second and larg-est of the two pow wows the local tribe puts on every year, according to Paige Risser, the band’s director of communica-tions.
“’Kee-Boon-Mein-Kaa means, in Potawatomi, ‘I quit harvesting huckleber-ries,’” Risser said. “It’s been a fall activity to celebrate another successful harvest for centuries in Potawatomi culture.”
Leaders in the Pokagon Band, which is comprised of around 4,500 citizens living in southwest Michigan and northern Indiana, renewed this time-honored cele-bration around 30 years.
“They made that the focus, coming together and celebrating a good harvest,” Risser said.
The pow wow was originally held at St. Patrick’s County Park in Indiana, before
moving to its current home on tribal land around seven years ago, Risser said.
In contrast to the more traditional
Memorial Day Pow Wow, the Kee-Boon-Mein-Kaa Pow Wow is a competitive event, with participants earning between
$100 and $500 for top finishes.“The stakes are little higher, with peo-
ple from different locations competing with one another,” Risser said.
Several different dances and regalia will be on display during the two-day event, including traditional male and female dances, which feature dancers wearing exquisite beadwork and feathers that represent their nation, clan or family.
“The men act out hunting and war bat-tle movements,” Risser said. “They’re kind of telling a story.”
Other types of dance and regalia include men’s grass and fancy, as well as women’s fancy shawl and jingle dress. There will also be competitions for drum-ming.
One of the highlights of the weekend for visitors are the two grand entry cere-monies, which take place on Saturday at 1 and 6 p.m.
“All the dancers parade around in their regalia, and you can see each of them demonstrating their dance,” Risser said. “It’s a real impressive sight.”
Admission and parking to the event is free. Rogers Lake is located at 58620 Sink Rd. in Dowagiac. For additional informa-tion, call the Pokagon Band offices at (269) 462-4325.
“The Pokagon Band wants to invite anyone who’s interested in Native American culture to attend,” Risser said. “It’s a great cultural exchange.”
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Native Americans of all ages boast their heritage in dance competi-tions at the Kee-Boon-Mein-Kaa Pow Wow.
Celebrate CulturePokagon Pow Wow returns Labor Day Weekend
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Get your art on at the farmBy D. E. MESSICK
NeW CARLISLe — An artistic experi-ence unlike any
other is taking place in New Carlisle for the first time this weekend.
Fine Art on the Farm will take place this Saturday, Aug. 23, and Sunday, Aug. 24, at The Homestead 1835, including numerous activities for the whole family to enjoy.
“The venue is very relaxed. It’s a family atmo-sphere so children feel wel-come,” said Shireen Cline, art show producer from KoZmo events.
Twenty-five artists will visit the farm-turned-event venue, located at 33771 Chicago Trail, to offer their goods, present demonstra-tions and entertain the crowds.
The Homestead 1835 was completely restored as a unique concert and event venue on a farm. Cline and the owners Lori and Dave Kimmel decided to host the art show at the venue to increase awareness about the farm and the growing art industry in the Michiana area.
Fine Art on the Farm will feature activities and events for those of all ages, including Niles children’s author Sherri Hallwood, who will be doing story time and songs for children ages 3 to 9 years old.
For the adults, artists from Saugatuck, Muskegon, Fort Wayne, Bellevue, Sturgis, Goshen, Chesterton and the rest of Michiana will visit the farm to show-case their many handcrafted
wares including paintings, blown glass, scrimshaw, jewelry, knives, fine pho-tography, leather goods, fiber arts, custom bags, abstract art, digital art, real-istic metal sculptures, wood-turned bowls (the art-ist won first place at the elkhart County 4-H Fair and Indiana State Fair), pot-tery, quilters and fine cus-tom furniture craftsmen designed by Jacob Block.
“We have something for everyone,” Cline said. “I try to reach everyone’s likes when it comes to the art.”
To do that, only 10 per-cent of any medium was selected for the show, ensuring that every artist is unique and different from the others.
Cline met with each of the artists to examine their products and passion before allowing them to participate in the show.
“When you come to Fine Art on the Farm,
you’re going to feel that positive energy. You’re going to feel the artist’s passion for art,” Cline said.
And there is more than art at this event, too. From noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, elwood Splinters Blues Band will perform. Afterward, WNIT’s Rising Star first-runner up Marcus Clingaman, originally from Omaha, Nebraska, will perform. Clingaman, a wounded soldier of the Iraqi War, will perform his own country and folk songs from 3 to 4:30 p.m.
Then on Saturday night, American Idol contestant Nick Lynch will light up the stage with an evening of family-friendly music. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 each. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket to sit on.
Sunday’s entertainment is the Goldmine Pickers bluegrass band of Goshen from 1 to 4 p.m.
A full bar with alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverag-es will be available, along with food concessions pre-pared by Professional Chef Brandy Z of channel 46.
Fine Art on the Farm will take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. eastern time on Saturday (or until 6 p.m. if the crowd is heavy), and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. entry to the festi-val is $5 per person; chil-dren 12 and under are free. Tickets are available online at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/f ine-ar t -on-the-farm-tickets-11259763255 or at the gate. Parking is free.
“This is something posi-tive for New Carlisle,” Cline said. “They’ve had so much bad news lately; this is something good for them.”
Visit The Homestead 1835 online at www.home-steadevents.com for addi-tional information, direc-tions and other events.
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Goldmine Pickers, a bluegrass band from Goshen, Indiana, will provide live entertainment Sunday.
Celebrate CulturePokagon Pow Wow returns Labor Day Weekend
South Bend Civic Theatre has expanded and enhanced the education program to offer exciting and fun class-es for youth and adults. Starting the week of August 25, students will have the opportunity to engage with highly skilled and award-winning teachers in explor-ing their creativity and talent in a variety of activities. New SBCT education and Outreach Director Carys Kresny is thrilled by the quality and range of Michiana talent that has joined SBCT so far to teach, study, and perform. She is excited to welcome more participants to “find their light” in SBCT’s program.
Kresny, whose work as a director and teacher has been
featured in such diverse set-tings as Giants’ Stadium on baseball’s opening day, echo Glen Children’s Detention Center, and Lincoln Center, truly believes that theater is for everyone—and that talent blooms in each individual. She seeks out professional teaching artists who are experts at developing cre-ative excellence in a nurtur-ing, fun class environment.
“Whether you’re a tod-dler venturing into the joy of imaginative play, a school-age student with a passion for performance, or a teen-age writer or performer, you’ll find like-minded friends and extraordinary teachers at SBCT. If you’re a theatre-curious adult—or an experienced performer
looking for great mentor-ship—you can ‘get your art on’ at SBCT,” Kresny said. “You’ll surprise yourself with the freedom and ease you’ll discover onstage and you’ll enjoy informal after-class social and performance opportunities. And, if you love the crafty side of theater and are looking for a fun, meaningful way to spend time with your family, SBCT has added a new intergenera-tional technical theater class in Costume and Fashion Design and Construction!
“And, as an added bonus to coincide with the pro-gram’s commitment to learning through perfor-mance exposure, all students enrolled in the SBCT education kids and youth
program will receive a free admission to SBCT’s flag-ship production of Frankenstein.”
SBCT’s Firehouse Theatre at 701 Portage Ave will serve as the primary education location for class-es and workshops. Other classes will be held at the First United Methodist Church (across the street from South Bend Civic Theatre’s building on Main St.)
Go to SBCT’s website at sbct.org and click on “education” for the full cat-alogue of Fall Classes, including dates, locations, prices, age ranges and teacher profiles. To register, go online at sbct.org or call (574) 234-1112.
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The South Bend Museum of Art’s fall session of once-a-week art classes for children
and adults begin the week of Sept. 8, 2014.
Adult classes offer a variety of daytime and evening options. Drawing classes are offered for beginners to advanced students.
Participants can discover the luminosity and ease of soft pastel or choose from three watercolor classes — each with a different focus, as well as Painter’s Choice (oil or acryl-ic) for beginners to experienced painters. Participants can also learn to knit or master the art of weaving on the loom.
Another class offers people the chance to learn to create their own jew-elry. Students will design and make rings, brooches, necklaces and more in beginning or advanced classes.
Those wishing to learn to make
pottery can learn to do so most days of the week. Five ceramics classes for adults are offered, with open stu-dio hours available. Students will explore hand-building, wheel tech-nique, glazes and design. All levels
are welcome.Youth Classes: The SBMA works
to offer children’s development for students aged preschooler to teen. Teenagers may also inquire about adult classes.
Preschoolers can learn how much fun art can be with activities geared to their level on Thursday morning, or parents and children can make art together on Saturday morning.
SBMA is pleased to announce several entirely new classes for chil-dren ages 2 to 4 that involve move-ment, music, art and other skills that involve parents in the class.
Additional Saturday classes are also available for those who prefer a weekend time slot.
The South Bend Museum of Art is located inside Century Center in down-town South Bend. For a class schedule and information visit www.southbend-art.org or call (574) 235-9102.
South Bend Museum of Art Fall Classes start the Week of Sept. 8 and run for eight weeks. View details and register at southbendart.org or call (574) 235-9102.
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Monday 1-4 p.m.: Watercolor Expressions6:30-9:30 p.m.: Monday Night Clay Drawing 2No Fear Watercolor
Tuesday 6:30-9:30 p.m.: Landscapes in Soft Pastel Jewelry: Beginning Metal Fabrication, Ceramics for Everyone
Wednesday 1:30-4:30 p.m.: Painter’s Choice6:30-9:30 p.m.: Weaving Painter’s ChoiceClay from the Earth, Ash Glazes from the Trees
Thursday 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.:Thursday Morning Potters6:30-8:30 p.m.: Demystify Knitting Jewelry: Wire and Beading Joy of Drawing, Pottery Confidential, Transitional Watercolor
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9-10:30 a.m.: Sketching, Drawing & Painting ages 6-9Youth Ceramics ages 7–10See, Make, Discover! ages 6-8
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11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Movement & Shapes ages 5-7
12:30-2 p.m.: Tween Knitting ages 10-15Tweens DIY Jewelry ages 11-15
2-3:30 p.m.: Spinning: Make Your Own Yarn! ages 12+
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Michiana residents can hone their skills in a number of artistic mediums as the SBMA's fall classes pick up.
Making masterpiecesSouth Bend Museum of Art offers fall classes
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BARODA —With the craft beer and wine industry growing more and more every day in
southwest Michigan, owners and employees at Round Barn Winery love to celebrate the business that has drawn thousands to the area for more than two decades.
This year marks 22 fruitful years for the combina-tion brewery, winery and restaurant in Baroda. Business owners are inviting the public to celebrate this anniversary and the upcoming wine harvest dur-ing a two-day event Saturday and Sunday.
“We started this the first year that we opened. It’s kind of a pre-cursor to the harvest and an anniversary party all rolled into one,” said Chris Moercsh, a member of the family who owns the business. Moersch currently serves as director of brewery operations.
In the wine-making business for more than 25 years, it is not surprising that the Round Barn Winery has mastered the art of award-winning wines. During the last 22 years, the family has built a thriving operation specializing not only in wine, but also handcrafted micro-brews, vodka, rum and bourbon.
The Moersch family credits their success with their environment of a spirited, educa-tional and unintimidating atmosphere featuring quality service and products.
The establishment will offer high-energy live music by Alligator Blackbird, Lady Sunshine, Rebecca Anne Band and Top Secret Band with concerts at noon and 3:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
The Round Barn Café will be open to serve food specials such as spinach artichoke dip with naan bread, Round Barn beer bratwurst and lime cilantro chicken breast. Of course, lots of spirits will be available for purchase, including handcrafted wine, local micro-brews and DiVine cocktails.
Other fun activities include an inflatable slide and bounce house, corn hole games and grape stomping.
“It’s kind of a great way to see what we do, everything that we offer. We’re very unique in that there’s lots of breweries and lots of wineries and other facilities that have popped up, but we’re still the only ones that do all of it,” Moersch said. “It separates us and makes us unique, and it’s made us one of the premiere places in southwest Michigan.”
Organizers say with the end of summer in sight, this event is a can’t-miss. Round Barn Winery will offer case discounts, free parking and free admission with
a suggested $5 donation. Lawn chairs and sun umbrellas are encouraged, but coolers and outside food and
beverages are not permitted.
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Round Barn Winery’s annual harvest party returns this weekend with live entertainment, food and spirits. Visitors are invited to celebrate 22 years of Round Barn’s winery, distillery and brewery.
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I’m absolutely loving the fact that it’s corn season right now. I think I’ve been putting fresh, local corn in just about every dish pos-sible for the past month. If you’re like me, you’re doing the same thing.
There are so many great ways to take advantage to this sweet and hardy local delicacy. Obviously you can grill, roast or boil and simply eat it off the cob, but one of my favorite things to do with corn is to
A-maize-ing Saladcut it from the cob and use it in salads.
A few years ago when I was a vendor at the St. Joseph Farmers Market, I needed another packaged salad to sell the night before the market. I looked in our kitchen’s fridge to see what I could whip together, and the random concoction of seasonal produce ended up being one of the most popu-lar items in our menu for the next couple years.
This dish has a nice color array, and everything in it aside from the quinoa can be found at your local farmers market or stand.
If you don’t have qui-noa, just use couscous, pasta, or millet instead. It’s
just a salad! This one is perfect for those last beach or boating days before summer winds up.
Kat Barry, a St. Joseph, Michigan native, is owner of Kat’s Hot Cakes vegan catering, and co author of “The New Chicago Diner Cookbook: Meat Free Recipes from America’s Veggie Diner.” She also develops recipes for eHow.com, where you can find over 30 of her vegan instructional cooking vid-eos. She is also a certified yoga instructor. Kat cur-rently resides in Chicago, and in her free time she enjoys practicing yoga, sampling local spirits, lis-tening to live music, and
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Super Spicy Corn and Quinoa Salad
Yield: about 10 cups, 8 servings
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Red Pepper Vinaigrette4 ounces extra virgin olive oil1 ounce white wine vinegar2 tablespoons whole grain prepared mustard2 tablespoons crushed red pepper flakes (cut down to 1 tablespoon to make less spicy)Cracked black pepper to tasteSea salt to taste (about ½- ¾ teaspoon)
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But what if you’re on a budget? Or maybe you just don’t have the palate or inclination to splurge on an expensive bottle of wine. Never fear, your faithful wine columnist and his Wine Dudes are here to help.
Yellowtail, Mondavi, Fetzer, Beringer, and Bogle wines can be found on most grocery store shelves and many wine shops and liquor stores. These wines ranged from $6.99 to $11.99. Those labels repre-sent some of the biggest – and some would argue the best – in value wine.
My wine buddies got together recently to deter-mine the best of the lot. All four wine drinkers are pret-ty serious about their vino and took the task seriously. I purchased five bottles of wine from a local Kroger and then bagged them. Another of the wine guys mixed the bottles up and then everyone picked up a number at random and stuck it on a bottle. So no one knew what we were tasting – we took notes.
We had a great time and great discussion about wine. But, to borrow a phrase, I wanted to kick it up a notch. So I added a sixth wine that was a $100 bottle of Bello Family Vineyards 2008 Napa Cabernet. That bottle was also wrapped, and random-ly numbered.
The first task was to pick out the $100 bottle. I had told the guys I was including one and would never do that again if I repeat the exercise. Two of the four were able to pick out the $100 bottle rather
easily. As I recall, the other two had the expensive bot-tle as their second pick.
The moral to that story is even experienced palates can be wrong or confused.
But what about the under-$12-value Cabs? All five wines were 2012 Cabernets. Keep in mind most had a little bit of Merlot, Malbec, Petit Verdot or whatever in the blend but were at least 75 percent Cabernet.
There was unanimous agreement that none of us cared if we ever tasted the value Yellowtail or Fetzer
Cab ever again. ever!We probably disagreed
the most on the Beringer Cab. The group loved it and hated it. That put it in the middle for us in the number-three slot. The Beringer needed time out of the bottle and just kept improving. Two of the group hated it, I think it’s a very solid choice for the price point.
The top two were Mondavi Central Coast Cabernet and Bogle Cab. The Mondavi was smooth with a balanced mouth feel and good Cabernet charac-
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teristics. Seldom do wines at this price point have much of a finish – or a pleasant one – and that was true with this bottle. A seri-ous wine drinker would call the Mondavi thin. Still for a beginning wine drinker, I’d offer up the value Mondavi
line to any one with great confidence.
So that means our win-ner was Bogle, but it was close. The Bogle could be described much like the Mondavi but with a little bit ‘more’ across the palate. The fruit was a bit bigger, there were secondary char-acteristics, mild tannins and a satisfying finish.
I’d call the Bogle pretty darn good juice. Try it with a rib eye.
Howard W. Hewitt, Crawfordsville, In., writes about value wine every other week for more than 20 Midwestern newspaper. Read his wine blog at: www.howardhewitt.net
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Buchanan is combining music, art and antiquing into a fun-filled day designed to please
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One of the organizers of the event, Mary Lister, estimates that between 600 and 700 people attended the fes-tival a year ago.
She expects even more people to attend this year.
“It is a very enjoyable way for get-ting your family out and seeing
downtown Buchanan, exploring and finding something new,” she said. “You will find unique things that you can’t find anywhere else.”
Between 20 and 25 artists from both near and far will have booths set up in the grassy areas at the Common and Pears Mill. They will be demon-strating and selling their work from noon to 7 p.m.
“We have a nice variety of artists featuring fibers, wood turning, jew-elry, metal smithing, decorative embellishment with found objects, vintage, upcycled and repurposed items, oils, watercolors and pottery,” Lister said.
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Allrick Trio2 to 4 p.m. — Andy Brown Trio4 to 6 p.m. — Rose Colella Trio7 to 10 p.m. — Kimberly Gordon
Big BandFor the antique portion, organizers
will be directing people to the antique stores on Front Street.
The event is sponsored by the Buchanan Art Center, Buchanan Area Chamber of Commerce and a group of private individuals.
Buchanan celebratesthe arts with festival
2014 Jazz, art &antiques Festival
ST. JOSePH — Local artists are invited
to be a part of the only juried fall fine art and fine craft event by applying to the Artisan Market. The Artisan Market will be held Friday, Nov. 7 through Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014, throughout the Krasl Art Center.
Artists wishing to participate must apply by Friday, Sept. 5.
This unique event carefully selects art-ists by a jury process and artists’ works are presented for sale salon style to attract buyers. Personal shoppers assist thou-sands of Artisan Market patrons to select artworks that are perfect for gift giving.
The Artisan Market kicks off with a premier party from 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 7. each year, attendees eagerly await the premier party to get the first pick of artist-made goods.
The event also features Soup’s On, an annual soup buffet to encourage people to shop the Artisan Market while enjoying a satisfying lunch.
evening shopping is also available Tuesday, Nov. 11, for patrons who are unable to attend the event during the day.
The event makes it easy for artists to sell artwork once they are accepted into the show. Artists set their own sales prices and then mail or deliver their artwork to the show. Artisan Market staff displays the work, promotes the event and provides personal shoppers to assist with sales, then artists receive 70 percent of their sales. Artwork categories include jewelry, home décor, furniture, textiles, ornaments, toys
and more.Interested artists
may apply to the Artisan Market at
http://www.krasl.org/engage/arti-san-market-application. The applica-tion fee is $8
per item cate-gory. Artists will
be notified Friday, Sept. 19 regarding acceptance into the
Artisan Market.
ABOUT KRASL ART CENTERThe Krasl Art Center is a 501(c) (3)
non-profit organization. The Krasl Art Center is located in downtown St. Joseph, Michigan overlooking Lake Michigan. The KAC has three public galleries, five studios, a library/lecture room, a black and white wet darkroom, a
gift shop, and a permanent collection of 39 works of sculpture. Through its mis-sion to bring people and art together, the KAC offers thoughtful exhibitions, engag-ing classes and camps, community events such as the Krasl Art Fair on the Bluff and the Artisan Market, outreach opportuni-ties, and cultural exploration. The Krasl Art Center is funded in part by the Michigan Council for the Arts & Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts.
The Krasl Art Center galleries are open Monday-Wednesday, Friday & Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Thursday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and Sunday 1 to 4 p.m.. Admission to the Galleries is free of change. For more information, please contact the Krasl Art Center at (269) 983-0271, or visit www.krasl.org.
Call for artistsKrasl Art Center seeking submission for Artisan Market
CLEARING OUT YOUR ATTIC?Call Classifieds to sell your stuff! 269-683-4804
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Buchanan Art Center. The water-powered wheel at historic Pears Mill will produce ground corn and wheat for purchase.
Four jazz bands will play from noon to 10 p.m.
The music schedule is as follows:Noon to 2 p.m. — The Dean
Allrick Trio2 to 4 p.m. — Andy Brown Trio4 to 6 p.m. — Rose Colella Trio7 to 10 p.m. — Kimberly Gordon
Big BandFor the antique portion, organizers
will be directing people to the antique stores on Front Street.
The event is sponsored by the Buchanan Art Center, Buchanan Area Chamber of Commerce and a group of private individuals.
and more.Interested artists
may apply to the Artisan Market at
http://www.krasl.org/engage/arti-san-market-application. The applica-tion fee is $8
per item cate-gory. Artists will
be notified Friday, Sept. 19 regarding acceptance into the
Artisan Market.
ABOUT KRASL ART CENTERThe Krasl Art Center is a 501(c) (3)
non-profit organization. The Krasl Art Center is located in downtown St. Joseph, Michigan overlooking Lake Michigan. The KAC has three public galleries, five studios, a library/lecture room, a black and white wet darkroom, a
gift shop, and a permanent collection of 39 works of sculpture. Through its mis-sion to bring people and art together, the KAC offers thoughtful exhibitions, engag-ing classes and camps, community events such as the Krasl Art Fair on the Bluff and the Artisan Market, outreach opportuni-ties, and cultural exploration. The Krasl Art Center is funded in part by the Michigan Council for the Arts & Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts.
The Krasl Art Center galleries are open Monday-Wednesday, Friday & Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Thursday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and Sunday 1 to 4 p.m.. Admission to the Galleries is free of change. For more information, please contact the Krasl Art Center at (269) 983-0271, or visit www.krasl.org.
Call for artistsKrasl Art Center seeking submission for Artisan Market
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4068 King Dr., Sodus, MI.Located on quiet dead endstreet in the heart of winecountry, this home is justwaiting for you! Updatesthroughout this 3 bedroomhome. Roof, furnace,windows, well, waterheater, electrical, insu-lation, and more! But if thatis not enough sellers areincluding a 1 year homewarranty with an ac-ceptable offer to assureyour peace of mind. Allappliances also included.Enjoy quiet evenings on thelarge front porch, in thespacious backyard or takea walk to the nearby park.Minutes to the bypassmake it convenient toeverywhere! Come take atour today! MLS14029450
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Farm Equipment & Supplies
633
JOHN DEEREL110 Lawn Tractor, 48"deck, bagger 48", 2 stagesnow thrower, weights &chains, bumper. $2,250.(269)240-7979
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Good Things to Eat
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Come check out our newremodeled look!
Cedar Crest, 2% milk$2.99/gallon. Large eggs 2-dozen $3.00, no hormonesor antibiotics added. 8 oz.chunk or shredded cheeses$1.99. Jumbo, home growncantaloupe $1.99. Freshpicked green beans $.99/lb.or $25 bushel. Fresh pickedsweet corn by the ear,dozen, or bushel. Extra large,vine ripe, homegrown to-matoes $.99/lb. Also, freshpicked blueberries, peaches,apricots, cherries, rasp-berries, and much more!
Household Mer-chandise
642
FOR SALE•Used and Reconditioned
Appliances•Washers & Dryers
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(269) 340-5952
Merchandise for Sale
643
YOUR E-CIG EXPERTSVaporizers & e-hookahOver 50 liquid flavors.
US 31 Tobacco50552 US 31 N, South Bend
(574) 271-0333
Garage-Yard Sales
669
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at the oldMartin's Auction House
6525 M-139 (Old US31)Berrien Springs, MI10:00am-5:00pm
EVERYThursday, Friday & SaturdayAntique tools, old fishingreels, copper tea kettles,erector set, Tonka toys, 70-80's rock LP's, collectibledishes, Airdyne bike, jewelry,salon equipment like new,Beatles figures
Wanted to Buy 672BUYING
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Home Improve-ment
700
FRYMAN'S SEAMLESSGUTTERS & SIDINGFRYMAN’S ROOFING
Your home exterior experts.Quality guaranteed! LocallyOwned for 50 years. (269)782-5008 (David & Terri Fryman)
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Heating 703
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Robert Flory, Sr.Phone: (269)423-8458
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clean beds, preen, mulch,trim shrubs, edging, createnew beds & much more
Call Ellen (269)759-1012
Tree Service 725AFFORDABLE STUMP
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Antenna Service 737
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Masonry Service 740CASPER MASONRY
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Aug. 22
The Kelly Miller Cir-cus will visit Edwards-burg at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. The tent will be set up on US-12, next to HR Block. Tickets purchased in advance are $10 for adults and $6 for children. Tickets purchased at the event are $15 for adults and $7 for children. Tickets are available at Martin’s Supermarkets in Grang-er, Niles and Elkhart; the Greater Niles Fed-eral Credit Union in Ed-wardsburg; The Barber Shop in Edwardsburg; Chemical Bank in Ed-wardsburg; or online at kellymillercircus.com.
Explore the night sky with a naturalist from the Elkhart County Parks on at 9 p.m. in Cobus Creek County Park located at 30680 County Road 8 in Elkhart, Indiana. Par-ticipants will have an opportunity to see and learn about some of the summer constellations. The program will begin with a short presenta-tion in the Cobus Creek Shelter before going out and viewing the stars. Hot dogs, marshmal-lows, Kool-aid and hot chocolate will also be served. Participants are encouraged to bring their telescopes or bin-oculars. Space is limited and preregistration and payment is required by Thursday, Aug. 21. The fee for the program is $3 per person.
Aug. 23
Eric Lugosch will per-form at the Box Factory. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices are $10 general admis-sion; $8 students and seniors; children 12 and under free.
The Baroda Business Association will host
the annual Party on the Pavers event from 3 to 8 p.m. Visitors can shop at the farmers’ and artisan market, eat local foods, drink local and listen to live music. Cost is a $5 suggested donation.
The keepers at Potawa-tomi Zoo will be hosting an enrichment making day at the Zoo from noon to 2 p.m. Stations include making fro-zen treats; pine cones dipped in peanut butter sprinkled with seeds and nuts; a cheerio, pasta, and paper cup stringing station; and a station for coloring paper bags and paper plates. There is no additional cost to participate in the event but regular admission rates do apply for entry into the Zoo. Regular admission is $8.50 for adults, $6.50 for chil-dren between the ages of 3-14, $6.50 for se-niors 62+, and children 2 and under are free.
Aug. 24
The 29th Rural One-Room School Reunion will be held at noon at the Berrien County Youth Fair in the Youth memorial building. Visi-tors are encouraged to bring a dish or two to pass and their own table service. Coffee and lem-onade will be available.
Aug. 25
iSouth Bend Civic The-atre has expanded and enhanced the education program to offer excit-ing and fun classes for youth and adults. Start-ing the week of Aug. 25, students will have the opportunity to engage with highly skilled and award-winning teachers in exploring their cre-ativity and talent in a va-riety of activities. Go to SBCT’s website at sbct.org and click on “edu-cation” for the full cata-logue of fall classes, in-cluding dates, locations, prices, age ranges and teacher profiles. To reg-ister, go online at sbct.org or call (574) 234-1112.
Aug. 27
The Heritage Museum and Cultural Center will hold its Annual Foot-ball Kickoff Party at 6 p.m. The tailgate party includes a pulled pork dinner, beer, wine, soft drinks, silent auction, a fun Football Kickoff Play-off Sponsorship compe-tition, and a chance to chat with some local leg-ends. Come dressed in your favorite team colors and join us to celebrate the beginning of the foot-ball season. Admission to this event is $25 per person, and includes food and drinks. Please call us at (269) 983-1191 to reserve a spot.
A special benefit for Har-bor Arts featuring the amazing watercolors of Dave Knoebber and the international tenor voice of MAURICE LoMONACO. Tickets at $40 per person include Art Exhibit from 5 to 7 p.m., a reception with complimentary hors d’oeuvres from 7 to 8 p.m. and a concert at 8 p.m.
Aug. 29
The Bill Lupkins Blues Band featuring the Great Sam Lay will per-form at the Acorn The-ater in Three Oaks at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25.
Hot country newcomer Frankie Ballard is stay-ing busy on the road after scoring his first #1 smash with the top-selling single “Helluva Life.” Ballard will be coming through Plymouth, IN to shred the stage at the Blueberry Festival on August 29th.
Aug. 30
Buchanan will host an Art & Jazz Festival at the common from noon to 10 p.m. Visit Dis-coverBuchanan.org for more information.
Sept. 5
The South Bend Mu-seum of Art will host an
artist mixer from 5 to 9 p.m. Everyone is invited to mix and mingle as the museum celebrates artists with art music, treats and libations.
First Unitarian Church of South Bend is hav-ing a reception in honor of the opening of their new church building at 801 E. Washington Ave, South Bend. It will be on Friday, Sept. 5th starting with the ribbon cutting at 5:30 p.m. This will be followed by an art opening with works by well-known South Bend artist, Glenda Bixby. There will also be a performance by To-radze Studio and world renowned pianist, Nata-sha Stojanovska. There will be refreshments. More info at 574-234-6588.
Sept. 6
Ed Bagatini’s New Swing Orchestra will perform at the Box Fac-tory. The concert be-gins at 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices are $10 general admission; $8 students and seniors; children 12 and under free.
Lemon Creek Winery’s 8th Annual Harvest Fes-tival is Saturday, Sept. 6 from noon to 6 p.m. There will be live mu-sic by Venitia Sekema & The Madre Luna Band. Admission is $10 and there will be grilled food available for purchase.
Rock band Blue Oys-ter Cult, with hits from the 70s and 80s includ-ing “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper,” “Godzilla” and “Burnin’ for You,” takes the stage on Saturday, September 6 at 8 pm CT in the Stardust Event Center at Blue Chip Ca-sino, Hotel & Spa, Mich-igan City, Indiana. Tick-ets start at $35, and can be purchased by credit card at Ticketmaster.com or in person at The Gift Box in the Blue Chip Casino pavilion. Guests must be 21 or older, with
a valid state or govern-ment issued photo ID.
Sept. 7
St. Patrick’s County Park will host a Grand-parents’ Day celebra-tion between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Visitors are encouraged to bring a picnic, enjoy a scaven-ger hunt or stop by the Brown Barn for a quick craft, among other ac-tivities offered. The gate fee is $3 for St. Joseph County residents and $4 for residents outside of the county.
Sept. 10-11
The Lake Michigan Col-lege Theatre Depart-ment will hold auditions for its fall drama produc-tion of “Galileo” on Sept. 10 and 11 at 7 p.m. in the Hanson Theatre of the Mendel Center for Arts and Technology. Call-backs will be held Sept. 13 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The performance will take place Fridays through Sundays, No-vember 7 - 9, and 14 - 16 under the direction of Dr. Calvin McClinton, direc-tor of Theatre at LMC.
Sept. 11
On Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 9 a.m. the Clay Fire Territory will per-form the “Ringing of the Bell” ceremony at the 9-11 Memorial, located in St. Patrick’s County Park, and the public is invited to attend. The memorial sculpture commemorates the events of Sept. 11, 2001 and the site is a place for quiet contemplation. Visitors are welcome to visit the memorial dur-ing park hours.
Sept. 12
Howie Mandel will per-form at Four Winds New Buffalo’s Silver Creek Event Center on Friday, Sept. 12, at 9 p.m. East-ern. Tickets for the event can be purchased begin-ning on Friday, July 18 at 10 a.m. Eastern exclu-sively through the Tick-etmaster website, www.
ticketmaster.com, or by calling (800) 745-3000. Ticket prices start at $50 plus applicable fees.
The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians’ Four Winds casino will host Howie Mandel at Four Winds New Buf-falo’s Silver Creek Event Center on at 9 p.m. East-ern. Tickets for the event can be purchased begin-ning on Friday, July 18 at 10 a.m. Eastern exclu-sively through the Tick-etmaster website, www.ticketmaster.com, or by calling (800)745-3000. Ticket prices start at $50 plus applicable fees.
The Lerner Theater in Elkhart will present and organ concert and si-lent movie with organist Clark Wilson at 7:30 p.m. The featured film will be “The Mark of Zorro” with Douglas Fairbanks.
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PARTING SHOTS
DowagiacRoD & Roll
caR Show
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DowagiacRoD & Roll
caR Show
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Dozens of collectors lined the streets of downtown Dowagiac last weekend for the city's annual car show.