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TOURIST FOR A DAY Discover the local destinations right in your own backyard CUISINE SCENE

By JILL McCAUGHANjill.mccaughan

@leaderpub.com

ST. JOSEPH—Besides the beautiful beaches and the many recre-

ational opportunities afforded by the lake and the river, one of the aspects that draws tourists to St. Joseph is the unique char-acter of the town that perches atop the bluff.

With historical monu-ments, contemporary works of art and Victorian houses, taking a stroll along the bluff and down State Street can be a rich cultural expe-rience, but it is also one that can bring up a lot of ques-tions as well.

That’s why this sum-mer’s Sidewalk Art and Heritage walking tours are such a great opportunity for both residents and visi-tors to get to know St. Joe a bit better.

“From the perspective of St. Joe Today, we’re excited to have two great tours to offer residents and visitors,” said Jill Stone, executive director of St. Joseph Today. “They really allow people to capture the art and the his-tory of the area. It’s a great opportunity.”

This is actually the second year that the Heritage Museum is offering the tours.

“We had a request from

St. Joe Today to offer his-tory tours,” said Molly Kruck, museum assistant at the Heritage Museum and Cultural Center. “So, I helped to write the tours last year. We try to cover a little bit of everything—interest-ing houses, the lighthouses. The barrel factory that is now an apartment building has an interesting history.”

Since they began in late May, the tours have been popular with tourists and residents alike.

“We’ve had a few tour-ists on the tour, but mainly it’s been residents who want to learn more about the history of St. Joe,” Kruck said. “It’s been rang-ing from 5 to 15 people on each tour.”

The history tours, which cover about a mile and take a little over an hour, include more than 30 stops.

“We go by the Hotel Whitcomb and the Maids of the Mist Fountain. The cannon on the bluff is always really popular,” Kruck said. “We also stop by a few historic homes like 510 Park St. It’s a little Greek Revival home, and it is the oldest standing house in St. Joseph.”

Kruck recommends that folks also make a visit to the Heritage Museum after the tour ends.

“Admission to the

museum is free throughout the rest of the summer,” Kruck said. “They can go by there after the tour.”

Building on the success of last year’s history tours, the Krasl Art Center has joined in this year, offering tours that cover the variety of monuments and sculp-tures that have been placed around St. Joseph as well as on the grounds of the Krasl itself.

“We started on May 30 with our first one,” explained Jodi Lamm, an education specialist who serves as a guide along with trained docents. “Not surprisingly, they started off slowly, but on our most recent tour, we had about 15 people. I think it’s a good mix of both residents and tourists.”

Like the Heritage’s his-tory tours, the Krasl’s art tours begin at the St. Joseph Today Welcome Center, located at 301 State St.

“We start at St. Joe Today, and then we walk to the bluff right by the Whitcomb. From there, we visit the Firemen’s Memorial and the Maids of the Mist Fountain, an icon-ic St. Joe piece,” Lamm said. “Also, we talk about each one of the sculptures in the Krasl’s Biennial Sculpture Invitational that are visible from the bluff.”

From there, the tour takes visitors along the top of the bluff, ending at the Krasl, where visitors can learn about the various sculptures there. Then, tour guests can continue their experience by entering the art center, where admission is always free.

“There is some overlap between the two tours, but they do a lot more of the historic buildings, while we focus much more on the art,” Lamm said.

Like the history tours, the art tours last about an hour and cover a little less than a mile, so Lamm rec-ommends that people wear comfortable walking shoes.

“We’re always on the sidewalk, so we’re stroller-friendly,” Lamm added. “The Krasl’s mission is to bring people and art togeth-er, so what better way to do that in the summer than to offer family-friendly walk-ing tours?”

While the two types of tours are typically sched-uled on alternating Fridays at 1 p.m. throughout the remainder of the summer, the final tour date, Aug. 29, will provide people with the opportunity to take both tours, back to back.

“That day, the Heritage will do their tour at 1 p.m., and then ours will start at 2 p.m.,” Lamm said.

Remaining dates for the Krasl tours are July 11 and 25; and Aug. 8, 22 and 29, while the Heritage tours will take place on July 18 and Aug. 1, 15 and 29.

“If people want more information on tour dates and such, they can call (269) 983-1191 or visit our web-site at www.theheritagemcc.org,” Kruck said.

While the tours are free, a $5 donation is suggested. Information is also available from the Krasl at (269) 983-0271 or www.krasl.org, as well as from St. Joseph Today at (269) 985-1111 or www.stjoetoday.com.

Leader photos/JILL McCAUGHANTOP: The Krasl’s Sidewalk Art Tours provide information about the sculptures located in the Margaret B. Upton Arboretum. MIDDLE & BOTTOM: People who take the Heritage Museum’s walking tours will learn about St. Joseph’s oldest standing house as well as the Civil War cannon on the bluff.

”We try to cover a little bitof everything — interesting houses, the light houses.The barrel factory that is now an apartment building has an interesting history.”

– Molly Kruck, museum assistant at the Heritage Museum and Cultural Center.

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Taste of Tri-CountyBy JILL McCAUGHAN

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BENTON HARBOR—Celebrating its 35th anniversary, the

Orchards Mall, which is located at 1800 Pipestone Rd. in Benton Harbor, is looking for ways to renew its appeal and reconnect with the surrounding com-munity.

Despite having been put up for sale last month, the mall’s marketing staff have planned a number of events designed to bring more foot traffic to the mall.

“We are very excited about this opportunity for new ownership,” said Brook Latham, marketing and events coordinator at the mall. “I came in around the end of November for a job as an event coordinator, and we spent the next three months developing a mar-keting plan.”

One of those upcoming events is the Taste of Tri-County, which is scheduled to take place at the mall from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on July 19. Organizers hope to showcase eateries from Berrien, Cass and Van Buren counties.

“We sent out 250 invita-tions to local, Tri-County caterers, restaurants, delis, and to businesses of that sort,” Latham said. “We’re anticipating that they’ll bring a selection of items they’d like customers to try.”

Entry to the event will be free, and guests will then purchase tickets for food items.

“Each item will cost a certain number of tickets, and ticket amounts per taste will be set by the res-taurant,” Latham explained. “Then, a percentage of the ticket sales will be split

between the restaurant and the mall.”

Another element of the event will be the judging of the various food items available.

“Guests will vote, and then also there will be three guest judges,” Latham said. “There will be voting for the Best Main Dish, the Best Appetizer, the Best Dessert, as well as a Green Plate Award, which would be for vegan, all-natural, gluten-free or organic dishes.”

Organizers have invited restaurateurs big and small to participate in the Taste of Tri-County.

“We really want to high-light the hidden treasures. We really want people to come and show us what they have,” Latham

explained. “It may be hid-den out on the back roads somewhere, but they may have the best apple turnover there is, and we want them to come out and show that.”

While this is the first year for the event, Latham has high hopes for the future.

“Taste of Tri-County really is about bringing local restaurants here,” Latham said. “We expect it to be small this first year and then to grow each year.”

Events planned for the remainder of the year include a Travel and Tourism Show later this month, an End-of-Summer Antique Road Show-styled event in August, and a 35th Anniversary Celebration scheduled for October. A

complete list of events can be found on the mall’s website at www.theor-chardsmall.com.

In addition, the mall has been hosting Small Business Saturdays and Orchards Marketplace Saturdays on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month. Those are days on which the mall show-cases the offerings of small businesses, independent distributors, cottagers, crafters and local farmers.

“Shopping local is real-ly the only way we can encourage people to come here,” Latham said. “We have to increase foot traffic in order to attract larger stores to the mall.”

With approximately eight open spaces in the mall, Latham and other mall support staff hope that the increased activity will draw in new retail busi-nesses.

“Giving back to the community is so impor-tant,” Latham said. “The goal is to reconnect with the community. That’s been our focus, and it will con-tinue to be our focus.”

Other changes that have been taking place at the mall include the addition of new signs and updated training for the security staff.

“We’ve made some tre-mendous changes this year, like the new signage out-side,” Latham said. “Our security is going through a lot of updated training for confidence and control.”

More information about the Taste of Tri-County and other upcoming events at the Orchards Mall is avail-able on their Facebook page. Businesses interested in participating in the upcoming events can also register through the mall’s web site.

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SISTER LAKES—Back for its fourth year, the Sister Lakes

Triathlon will be drawing both athletes and specta-tors to the area on July 19.

“About 50 percent of the participants come from the Chicagoland area, and the other 50 percent come from Indiana and Michigan,” said Mike Spain, president of the Crooked Lakes Homeowners Association. “This is our fourth year, and it’s been really a nice event, averaging about 400 athletes and about 1,500 people total.”

Race-day registration for the event will take place at the Sister Lakes Lions Clubhouse, located at 66991 95th Ave., and that will also be where the post-race festivities are held.

“Athletes start arriving at about 5:30 a.m., and the races start at 8 a.m. We allow same-day registra-tion. We usually get about 100 more people that way,” Spain said, noting that the cost for participation rises as the date of the event gets closer.

Participants will swim Round Lake, bike the coun-try roads and run a course that takes them around Big Crooked and Dewey lakes as well as some of the many residential areas of the summertime resort area.

“There is a transition area where the athletes come out of Round Lake by the Driftwood Inn. Then, they cross the road and transition to their bikes there. They ride the bikes, drop the bikes at Lion’s

Park, and then do the run,” Spain said of the two-tran-sition race.

“It’s nice because you can watch the transition from the swim to the bike event from a knoll near the Driftwood,” Spain said. “It’s almost like a natural amphitheater right there.”

Organizers have planned the event so that there are a number of options for athletes of varying capabilities.

“The Olympic event is a 1000-meter swim, a 21.6-mile bike ride and a 10K run,” Spain said. “There is also the Sprint. It’s a short-er event with a 500-meter swim, a 13-mile bike ride and 5K run.”

Organizers have also taken into account those participants who may be nursing injuries sustained from participating in previ-ous triathlons this summer.

“We’re also offering the Aquabike event since some folks have injuries due to running,” Spain said. “There are two ver-sions of that. The Sprint event is just a 500-meter swim and a 13-mile bike ride with no run for ath-letes who may have issues with running. We also have an Aquabike Olympic event, which is a 1000-meter swim and a 21.6-mile bike ride.”

The event will end at noon, and awards and a meal will then take place at the Sister Lakes Lions Clubhouse.

“We’ll have the awards and meal in afternoon for the triathletes and their guests,” Spain said. “The meal is included in the reg-istration fee for the triath-letes, but the guests will have to pay.”

Official awards will be

presented in a variety of age classes by gender.

“We’ll have awards for the winners of first through third places,” Spain said. “We even have an award for the Clydesdales, which are men over 200 pounds.”

Sponsored by Charter Fitness, the event will be managed by 3 Disciplines, and proceeds will benefit the Corridor Improvement Association of Keeler Township. Funds raised will be used to make improvements in the Sister Lakes area.

“Three Disciplines are the professional managers of the event. They bring all of the equipment for chip timing, as well as a sound system and an announcing system,” Spain said. “You can sign up for the race on their website at www.3disciplines.com.”

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Participants in the Sister Lakes Triathlon will swim Round Lake before taking to their cycles at the first transition area by the Driftwood Inn.

The ARS Gallery/Arts & Culture Center is offering four weeks of art camp this summer titled “A Summer Arts Quest: Bonjour France.” Three of

the camps will focus on the art and culture of France, while a forth camp will be a teen camp focusing on intensive studio arts.

Students will develop skills, techniques, critical thinking, creative problem solving, and conceptual con-cerns through a wide range of resources, materials, and with the guidance of our very talented teach-ers. Collaboration, cooperation, and focus will all be considered.

A student artist’s reception will be held on the last

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Where are they now?By JILL McCAUGHAN

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SOUTH BEND—This summer, sculpture lovers in the

Michiana area have the unique opportunity to view and appreciate “a true survey of contempo-rary sculpture,” according to Mark Rospenda, curator of exhibitions and collec-tions at the South Bend Museum of Art (SBMA).

Displayed in two over-lapping exhibitions, the work of 21 sculptors will be included as a part of “ND Alumni: Sculptors and Professors.”

The project is a collabo-ration between the South Bend Museum of Art (SBMA) and Notre Dame’s Snite Museum of Art.

“It’s a great show, and we’re really lucky to have it,” Rospenda said. “It really wouldn’t have been possible without Professor Austin Collins. He has been working on it for two years.”

“There is not one school of thought represented in this exhibit—either conceptually or material-wise. It’s a very diverse group,” said Collins, who has served as professor of sculpture in the Department of Art, Art History and Design at the University of Notre Dame for the past 28 years.

“All of the sculptors in this exhibit are former stu-dents of mine who are now both sculptors and profes-sors at colleges and univer-sities,” Collins noted. “The idea is to show what people are doing with their art

degrees.” Working in a variety of

media, the sculptors included in the two exhib-its provide art lovers with an overview of the wide variety of the types of art-work that are fall under the heading of “sculpture.”

“Contemporary sculp-ture isn’t confined to just the traditional marble and bronze pieces. There are some of those, but this exhibition also includes installation pieces, pho-tography, video—even small robotic houses that move around, as well as carved drywall,” Rospenda explained. “One artist even includes some ele-ments created with a 3-D printer. It’s really a won-derful exhibition.”

The list of artists whose work will be on display includes Leticia R. Bajuyo, Neal Bociek, Derek Chalfant, Jay Dougan, Isaac Duncan, Benjamin

Funke, Steven Hansen, Chad Hartwig, Irina Koukhanova, Lori Miles, Molly Morin, Tomás Rivas, Nick Roudebush, Katelyn Seprish, Phillip Shore, Cambid J. Choy, John W. Hooker, Chido Johnson, Brian Kakas, Daniel Julian Norton and Miklos Simon.

Their works were divided between the two venues through a collab-

orative process that was satisfying to staff mem-bers working on both sides of the project.

“The show is a nice opportunity to see these

two venues working so well together,” Collins said. “The division of the works shows the collabora-tion between the two muse-ums. Both museum staffs viewed a PowerPoint pre-sentation together and made the decisions.”

While viewing the work will be interesting in and of itself, both Rospenda and Professor Collins strongly suggest that inter-ested parties attend a two-day symposium that is scheduled to take place Sept. 19 and 20.

“It will really offer a chance to hear from the artists themselves about what their thoughts are—what they’re trying to accomplish with these contemporary strategies,” Rospenda said.

“For example, there is a piece by Nick Roudebush called ‘Five Bushels.’ It is comprised of five, 90-pound ceramic tiles that sit on the floor. If you hear Nick talk, you’ll learn that Nick works on a farm, and each of the tiles is made to the exact volume of a bush-el. Knowing that opens up a different pathway for you to understand the work.”

Collins also pointed out

that the symposium’s key-note speakers will be acclaimed international sculptor Tony Cragg and art historian and author Judith Collins.

“Judith Collins, the for-mer curator of the Tate Modern in London, has also recently published a book surveying modern sculpture, ‘Sculpture Today,’ which really ties in well with this exhibit,” Professor Collins said.

To provide the exhibi-tion with a longer life, organizers are currently working on both a cata-logue and a website dedi-cated to the exhibit. Once that site is completed, a link to it will be available on both the SBMA’s web-site, www.southbendart.org, as well as the Snite’s website, www.sniteartmu-seum.nd.edu.

The SBMA’s portion of “ND Alumni: Sculptors and Professors” opened on June 28 and will run through Sept. 28. Located in the Century Center at 120 S. Saint Joseph St., the museum’s galleries are open from noon to 5 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday. Admission to the museum galleries is free, but there is a suggested donation of $5 for nonmembers. More information about the SBMA can be obtained by calling (574) 235-9102.

The Snite’s portion of the exhibit will open on Aug. 3 and run through Nov. 30. Located at 100 Moose Krause Circle, Notre Dame, Indiana, the museum is free and open to the pub-lic from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursdays through Saturdays, and from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sundays. The Snite can be reached by phone at (574) 631-5466.

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Participants in the Sister Lakes Triathlon will swim Round Lake before taking to their cycles at the first transition area by the Driftwood Inn.

SBMA and Snite exhibition showcase the sculptural work of Notre Dame alumni

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to a pool party at a down-town roof-deck pool Saturday and Sunday I went to a music fest with a dear friend who was in town for the weekend. I knew I was going to have a few drinks throughout the day, and that I would need to snack and eat right to keep my energy up.

I got up really early Friday morning and whipped together some high-protein cookies to snack on as well as a giant broccoli collard green salad. I filled the salad with lentils, millet, radishes, fresh pars-ley, onions and garlic; hardy ingredients I knew wouldn’t wilt over the next few days and that could hold up in my backpack for a few hours without being refrigerated.

On the way into the festi-val, I had to explain to the security people that I stick to a clean diet and have food sensitivities, so I brought my own food. They kind of made fun of me, which hap-pens often in security lines,

and then they let me pass through without issue.

A couple hours into the festival I got hungry so I busted out my salad and fork, then dug in. There I was in the middle of a crowd full of kids dancing around to electronic music, eating my broccoli salad. Everyone in my group was dying laughing. The people I didn’t know very well asked me a bunch of ques-tions about my plant-based diet, my food smuggling, the whole thing.

Most people were shocked I was able to bring food in. I get this reaction all the time at airports too. It’s been longer than I can remember since I traveled or went to a festival or outdoor event without my own food.

Now, it’s true some of the larger festivals don’t let you bring in outside food. I even had to toss out a banana at Lollaplooza one year. However, I’ve found that for the most part it’s incredibly easy to travel with provisions. All you have to do is say that you’re on a strict diet and they really don’t question you any more.

Packing a filling salad that can hold up will save you tons of money and will help you stick to your healthy eating habits even on the road.

We all know how gross you feel after you’ve been

eating really well then totally blow it because you got so hungry you had to eat the first thing in sight.

I try to always take trail mix and to load my traveling salads with filling grains and beans. I also make sure to put

them in a container I won’t be sad if I have to toss at the gate or along the journey.

I didn’t have to toss any-thing this time around, and was so glad I planned ahead and packed food for both the festival and the pool party since neither event had much food. There was none at the pool, and the festival only had one booth of fried items, and the only “vegetable” they were serv-ing was french fries.

Many of the people in my group snacked on the cookies when they needed a little boost, and some even ate salad. I spent zero dollars on food and was able to devote my most my caloric intake to having a couple light beers or glass-es of wine.

I rounded out the week-end feeling like I didn’t totally undo my healthy lifestyle, which we all know can often be the case after an American holiday or vacation. Take an extra hour to prep a bit, you won’t regret it later.

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. — This Friday, July 11,

Andrew Berlin and his wife Courtney, will open their South Bend ‘backyard’—Four Winds Field—to host the 10th annual Garden Party to ben-efit the Sonya Ansari Center for Autism at LOGAN.

Berlin is the owner of the South Bend Silver Hawks and Berlin Packaging in Chicago. He is also a limited partner of the Chicago White Sox. The Ansari Center is a division of LOGAN Inc. and provides direct support and ser-vices for children and young adults with Autism.

“The annual Garden Party fundraiser is always held in the backyard of its host,” says Melinda Pierce, co-chair of the event. “When Courtney and Andrew agreed to host this 10th anniversary event, we want-ed it to be in the biggest backyard possi-ble. So it made sense to have it at their South Bend ‘home’—Four Winds Field. Good thing, because we’ve already set an all-time record for attendance.”

This ticketed event begins at 6 p.m. with a cocktail reception. Dinner follows at 7:30 p.m.

In 2005, The Garden Party started as a group of 40-50 people who raised money to support the newly formed Sonya Ansari Center (named after the daughter of Drs. Rafat and Zoreen Ansari, honorary chairs this year. Dr. Rafat is one of the founders of Michiana Hematology Oncology’s Advanced Centers for Cancer Care). Over

the past decade, the crowd has grown to around 300 people, but Pierce says this year’s crowd will top 400.

In prior years, the event was hosted by, among others, Carmi and Chris Murphy, Dan Fitzpatrick, and Mary and Tom Lowe.

“This is just a really fun summer party, but everyone’s focused on the Ansari Center and its programming,” Pierce says. “Families with an autistic child need an enormous amount of support and resourc-es. Our community recognizes the tremen-dous work of LOGAN and the Ansari Center to get services to those who need them the most.”

The Ansari Center and LOGAN’s two Autism Learning Centers provide support services, information and resources to indi-viduals with Autism Spectrum Disorders, their families and communities in Northern Indiana and Southwestern Michigan. Through the latest research and practices in autism intervention, the Ansari Center pro-vides information, training and resources on a variety of approved developmental teaching approaches. For more informa-tion, visit AnsariCenterforAutism.org.

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LINCOLN CHARTER TOWNSHIP—With Grand Mere State

Park located just to its south, Lincoln Charter Township’s North Lake Park might often be over-looked, but it is a beautiful, natural enclave that should not be missed by those who love the outdoors.

Supported and cared for by the Lakeshore Rotary Club, North Lake Park is a popular local spot for those who enjoy a wide variety of outdoor activities, and it boasts a number of ameni-ties as well.

The park, located at 3600 Grand Mere Road, sits on the shore of North Grand Mere Lake. North Lake Park is open each day from sunrise until one-half hour before sunset.

There, anglers can take advantage of either the shoreline or several docks to cast for pan fish. Additional viewing plat-forms allow visitors to get

a better view of the flora and fauna that make North Lake their home.

The park also includes a playground and swing set, as well as a volleyball court for those visitors who sim-ply want to enjoy some recreation beside the small lake. A spacious picnic pavilion, grills and rest-

rooms are also provided for the convenience of park patrons.

One new feature at North Lake is the system of pathways that Lakeshore Rotary Club members and other volunteers have been helping to build on Fridays.

“They received a grant from the Michigan Natural

Resources Trust Fund last year to build the wooden pathways,” explained Terry Smith, the township’s trea-surer, who also oversees the parks.

These wooden-plank pathways allow a safe, bar-rier-free way for visitors to venture into the woods near the lake without dis-turbing the ferns and other plants growing there.

For those who would like to learn more about the various species that call the North Lake area “home,” Sarret Nature Center will be leading an “Informational Beach Walk” there at 8 a.m. on July 20. Participants need to pre-register by call-ing Sarret at (269) 927-4832, and the fee for the program is $5.

Those who wish to visit North Lake should be aware that park rules pro-hibit overnight camping, alcohol, ground fires, smoking, motorized vehi-cles on the beach, and unleashed pets. Observing those rules will ensure that the park remains beautiful for future visitors.

Leader photos/JILL McCAUGHAN

North Lake Park provides visitors with beautiful views of both the lake and the surrounding woods.

North Lake Park offers variety of recreational opportunities

Natural enclave

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WHAT'S HAPPENING?iSubmit calendar events to Jill McCaughan, feature writer, by email at jill.mccaughan@leaderpub.com or offthewater@lead-erpub.com or visit the Leader Publications office at 217 N. Fourth St., Niles.

July 10

Be part of the Emerging Artist Series at the Acorn Theater with a live pod-cast led by Glen Cox and Justin Flagel of “Any-where the Needle Drops.” Glen and Justin will lead an intimate, personal interview with featured emerging artist, James Neary. There is no cover, and the bar will be open.

July 11-13

The Twin City Junior Play-

ers (TCjP) will perform its the final mainstage production of the 2013-2014 season, the Tony Award winning drama “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller, directed by Christy Sloan and Lloyd Bolick. Performance dates are July 11, 12, 13, 18, 19 and 20. Tickets will be $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and $7 for children (12 and un-der). Group rates are also available. All seats are re-served. Reservations can be made by calling the TCP box office at (269) 429-0400. TCP is also offering online ticket pur-chases for the first time at twincityplayers.org. Per-formance times are 8 p.m. for Friday and Saturday evening performances and 4 p.m. for Sunday matinees. All performanc-es take place at the Twin City Players Playhouse located at 600 West Glen-lord Road in St. Joseph.

July 11 - Aug. 3

“The Producers” per-forms in the Wilson The-atre at South Bend Civic Theatre July 11 to Aug. 3, 2014. Performance times are Wednesdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $21 Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays and $18 Wednesdays and Thurs-days. To purchase tick-ets call the SBCT Box Office (574) 234-1112 or go to sbct.org.

July 11

DANK will host a fish fry on July 11 at the DANK at 2651 Pipestone in Benton Harbor, Michi-gan. Call the organiza-tion at (269) 926-6652.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and live music will be performed from 7 to 10 p.m. Members are $8 and non-members are $9. Join today for sav-ings each year.

Dr. Von and Fran Wash-ington will perform their play “A River to Cross” about the Underground Railroad at Sam Adams Middle School in Cassop-olis at 7 p.m. The Michi-gan History Day State Champions will also per-form “The Kentucky Raid in Ten Minutes” Cost of the event is free, but do-nations are appreciated.

July 12

Jazz sensation Jessy J will headline the 12th

Annual Smooth Jazz at Sunset concert in con-junction with the Krasl Art Fair on the Bluff. A limited number of reserved seats priced at $30 in advance, $35 day of show will be available beginning Fri-day, March 28, as well as general admission seating, $25 in advance, $30 day of show. Gener-al seating concert-goers are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs to enjoy the show. Tickets will be available at the Coast Studios at 580 E. Napier Ave. in Ben-ton Harbor and online at www.smoothjazzatsun-set.com.

On July 12 Isola Jones returns in Isola Jones and Friends, joined on stage by tenor John Concepcion. Tickets at $25 are avail-

able online at harborcoun-tryopera.org, at David’s Deli, Michigan Thyme and New Buffalo Savings, or by calling (269) 231-0027.

Dan Lornitis is a comedic hypnotist whose shows are side-splittingly funny and captivating. Dan uses hypnosis to entertain, never to embarrass or hu-miliate anyone. He uses audience volunteers to create hilarious situations, like the woman who can’t remember her own first name or the rugged foot-ball player who takes a turn doing a lyrical dance number with a balloon. See him live for $25 at the Acorn Theater at 8 p.m.

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WHAT'S HAPPENING?iOpera will feature Isola Jones and Friends at 8 p.m. at the New Buffalo Performing Arts Center, 1112 Clay St. in New Buffalo. Tickets at $25 are available online at harborcountryopera.org, at David’s Deli, Michigan Thyme and New Buffalo Savings, or by calling (269) 231-0027

July 13

Learn about the feder-ally endangered Mitchell Satyr Butterfly at Sarett Nature Center on July 13 at 2 p.m. Admission is $3 for adults.

The Acorn Theater will host 2011 American Idol finalist Casey Abrams at 8 p.m. Tickets are $30.

July 14-17

At Curious Kids Muse-um’s “All Aboard” camp, campers will build a Thomas the Train Tanker to play in throughout the week. It’ll be exciting to learn about the differ-ent kinds of trains and their functions each day. We’ll be reading a differ-ent train book every day as the campers make fun train crafts to take home. A train parade throughout the museum will delight the campers and guests. Cost is $75 for members and $95 for non-members.

July 14-18

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Curious Kids Museum will host a five-day day camp entitled “Abraca-dabra.” Campers will spend hours learning how to create magic under the watchful eye of Master Magician, John Dudley. John has been performing magic and comedy for over 39 years. Each day through-out the week they will learn different tricks — culminating in a perfor-mance for family, friends and museum guests on Friday, July 18, at 11 a.m. In addition to the magic activities, daily beach play, lunch on the bluff and water play will be taking place during the week. Each camper will be taking home the book by John Dudley, “Magic Tricks To Fool

Your Friends,” a magic wand, and tricks to share with others. Cost is $150 for members and $170 for non-members.

As part of its Summer Theatre Boot Camp se-ries, Kids On Stage is offering music theatre camp for students go-ing into 1st-10th grade in the fall. The camp will culminate with one performance of Disney’s “101 Dalmatians.” The two-week camp will take place Monday through Friday, July 14-18 and 21-25 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. “101 Dalmatians” will be performed Friday, July 25 at 6:30 p.m. Classes will take place at the Kids On Stage Theatre located at the Orchards Mall in Ben-ton Harbor.

July 15

iThe Cass County Histori-cal Society will meet at 7 p.m. at the Bonine House, M-60 and Penn Road, east of Cassopolis. Cathy LaPointe will present the history of the Under-ground Railroad in Cass County. Admission is free and refreshments will be served. For more informa-tion, call president Marilyn Fry at (269) 782-5721.

iAt 6:30 p.m., the Heri-tage Museum and Cul-tural Center will host a program on Brammall Industrial Supply; Benton Harbor’s oldest operating business. Current Bram-mall president Ken Ankli will present the history of the Benton Harbor com-pany, who have oper-ated in the city since the 1870s, and today serve as the largest locally owned distributorship in Southwest Michigan. Ad-mission to the program is $5 and free for students and members of the Heri-tage Museum. The Heri-tage Museum & Cultural Center is located at 601 Main Street in St. Jo-seph, Michigan. Please call 983-1191 or visit www.theheritagemcc.org for more information.

July 18-20

The Twin City Junior Players (TCjP) will per-form its the final main-

stage production of the 2013-2014 season, the Tony Award winning drama “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller, directed by Christy Sloan and Lloyd Bolick. Performance dates are July 11, 12, 13, 18, 19 and 20. Tick-ets will be $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and $7 for children (12 and under). Group rates are also available. All seats are reserved. Reservations can be made by calling the TCP box office at (269) 429-0400. TCP is also offering online ticket purchases for the first time at twincityplayers.org. Performance times are 8 p.m. for Friday and Saturday evening per-formances and 4 p.m. for Sunday matinees. All performances take place at the Twin City Players Playhouse located at 600 West Glenlord Road in St. Joseph.

July 19

Organizers of the Out-door French Market in Harbert, Mich. are seek-ing vendors for their event to be hend on July 19th at the Episcopal Church of the Mediator, 14280 Red Arrow Hwy. The group is accept-ing space reservations now. Contact the market committee for details at mediatorfrenchmarket@gmail.com or call Jean-nine Totzke on (269) 921-1127.

Athletes from across the Midwest will compete in the Sister Lakes Triathlon and Relay July 19. Par-ticipants will swim Round Lake, bike the smooth and rolling terrain of coun-try roads and run a course that takes them around Big Crooked and Dewey lakes and many residen-tial areas of this sum-mertime Mecca. The two-transitional event which features both Olympic and Sprint distances be-gins at 8 a.m. On-site registration takes place at Sister Lakes Lions Club-house, where post-race festivities are held. For on-line registration, visit www3Disciplines.com

The Episcopal Church of the Mediator will host the 2014 Annual French

Outdoor Market at the church, 14280 Red Ar-row Highway in Harbert, Michigan. Organizers are accepting space reserva-tions now. Contact the market committee for de-tails at mediatorfrench-market@gmail.com or call Jeannine Totzke on (269) 921-1127.

The Box Factory will host the Blvd. Billies with Dan Geib, and Art and Rusty Hardwater. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Tick-et prices are $10 general admission; $8 students and seniors; children 12 and under free.

The Blvd. Billies with Dan Geib and Art & Rusty Hard-water performs at the Box Factory for the Arts, 1101 Broad St., St. Joseph, Michigan at 7:30 p.m. Tick-ets at the door are $10 general admission; $8 stu-dents and seniors; children 12 and under free.

Lemon Creek Winery will host an all-day con-cert featuring three live blues bands: The Elwood Splinters Blues Band, Shake N Chill and The David Gerald Band. Food will be available for pur-chase. Admission is $10.

The Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra in-vites you to an evening of symphonic suites by Pu-litzer Prize, Tony Award, Academy Award, and Grammy Award winning composer Stephen Sond-heim. Sondheim on Silver will be performed on Sat-urday, July 19, 2014, 7:30 p.m. at Shadowland Pa-vilion – Silver Beach with gates opening at 6:30 p.m.

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Southwest Michigan Chapter of the National Association of Active and Retired Federal Em-ployees will hold its an-nual picnic at a member‘s home. Main food and drink will be provided. Please bring a dish to pass. All retired/current federal employees and their spouses/families are welcome. For information

call Jean Rowe at 269 782 2769 or e mail jean-rowe70@comcast.net

July 23

The Twin City Players will present “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at 7 p.m. at the Whitcomb Terrace, located at 509 Ship St. in St. Joseph. The per-formance is open to the public, but there is a sug-gested $5 donation.

July 25

Elkhart County Parks will be presenting a program which will explore the wonderful world of am-phibians and reptiles on at 1:45 pm. at the Heri-tage Park Stage during the Elkhart County 4-H Fair. This will be a fun, hands on program fea-turing a variety of live amphibians and reptiles.

Niles will host a Craft Brew and Wine Festival from 3 to 9 p.m. in Riv-erfront Park, featuring brews, music and food. Visit www.nilesmi.com for more information.

July 26

The Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Company will “Coriolanus” in a cabaret setting at the Box Factory for the Arts. Beer and wine will be available for purchase. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices are $10 general admission; $8 students and seniors; children 12 and under free.

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The Buchanan Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting its first ever “Buchanan Open House Day” from 1 to 6 p.m. Or-ganizers are asking for all merchants, organizations and committees alike to participate in this com-munity wide event. For more information, contact bacc@buchanan.mi.us or (269) 695-3291.

A reminder to Dowagiac Band Alumni of the second band reunion to be held on Saturday, from 6 to 10

p.m. at the Dowagiac Elks Club. Those who would like to attend, but haven’t sent in a reservation still have time. The deadline has been extended to July 14. Invitations were sent out to classes 1960 through 1973. Dowagiac band members who were in band before 1960 or af-ter 1973 are still most wel-come to attend. Contact Linda Nelson, (269) 782-5212 if you would like to receive an invitation and it will be sent to you right away.

iResidents and business-es in Berrien County are invited to recycle their un-wanted e-waste items and tires on Saturday, July 26, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m, at the New Troy Community Center, 13372 California Rd., New Troy. For more information or to volunteer to assist with the event, please contact FONT’s Recycling Committee member, Janna Riley, at 773-275-1514 or janna@jannariley.com.

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By JILL McCAUGHANjill.mccaughan@leaderpub.com

MICHIGAN CITY—Since late February, George Thorogood and the Destroyers have been criss-

crossing North America, playing more than 100 dates on their anniversary tour, “40 Years Strong.”

Soon, fans in the Michiana area will have their own chance to see the iconic blues-rock band when they come to Blue Chip Casino’s Stardust Event Center on July 12.

“The schedule you see is nothing new for us. We generally do this every year,” George told me by phone last week, just a few hours before he and the band took the stage at the Horseshoe Casino in Elizabeth, Indiana.

In fact, the band’s website quotes George as saying, “I consider my job description to be ‘live rock performer.’ When we play, whether it’s a great old theater, a brand new casino, an outdoor festival, wherever, we’re making a living doing what we love to do.”

With 15 million albums sold world-wide, and having performed over 8,000 live shows, it seemed natural to ask George look back to the beginning when he first got into rock ‘n’ roll.

OTW: How did you first get into play-ing rock ‘n’ roll?

GT: I couldn’t hit, run or throw, and I’m not as pretty as Paul Newman, so this was the natural thing. But really, any 11-year-old kid who saw the Ed Sullivan Show back in the 1960s wanted to become a rock star. All of us entertained the idea of being a rock star.

OTW: Was that when you first picked up a guitar?

GT: It was really a couple years later when I got the first Rolling Stones record that put the seed in my head. Then, when I heard the Allman Brothers, Johnny Winter, Taj Mahal and some of those other guys, and they were using a slide guitar, I

knew I could do it. I had no doubt in my mind that I could do it….I was just shooting to be the opening act for the J. Geils Band. I saw other bands opening for them, and some of them were just terrible. Jeff [Simon] and I said, “We can do better than that!”

OTW: So, were those bands really your influ-ences as you were com-ing up?

GT: Really, it was listening to the guitar-playing of John Hammond, J. Geils and Hound Dog Taylor. I would say those were the big three.

O T W : You’ve been playing with some of the guys in your band for a long time now, haven’t you?

GT: I’ve been play-ing with Jeff since almost the beginning. I was friends with his brother, and we grew up in the same neighborhood. He was willing to learn, had a good attitude, and no prison record. All he had to do was learn to play the drums.

OTW: That’s a long time to be playing together. How have you managed to do it? I mean, the Beatles couldn’t last that long together. Most bands can’t.

GT: We make sure we spend a lot of time away from each other.

OTW: How do you do that when you’re playing more than 100 shows a year?

GT: We have two differ-ent buses!

OTW: The other guys in the band have

been with you for a long time, too, haven’t they?

GT: Yes, our bass player, Bill Blough,

has been with us

since 1976, our gui-tarist, Jim Suhler, has been with us since 1999, and our

sax player, Buddy Leach, has been play-ing with us since 2003.

OTW: What made you choose blues-rock over some other type of music?

GT: Rock ‘n’ roll is just the blues played fast-er. Blues is the doorway to rock. That’s the roots of the whole thing. Why would you want to play anything else?

OTW: My 14-year-old son just downloaded “Bad to the Bone” a few months ago. What do you think it is about your music that makes it con-tinue to appeal to the younger generations? To what do you attribute your staying power?

GT: Anything that’s good

is going to last. I mean, why do people keep watching “The Wizard of Oz?” It’s the same thing. If it’s good, people are going to keep wanting more of it.

OTW: What do you think you might have gotten into if you hadn’t gone into rock ‘n’ roll?

GT: Probably jail (laughing). Seriously, though, think about it. Could you see Keith Richards working in an accounting firm or Tom Petty teaching phys ed? Some people just weren’t cut out to be anything else. I would have gone into rock’ n’ roll even if I hadn’t been successful at it. It was meant to be. You’ve got a destiny that’s waiting for you.

OTW: So, I’m guess-ing that the audience can expect to hear all of your big hits at the upcoming

show?GT: Yeah, we’re going to give them

what they want. The audience is gonna hear all the hits. That’s what they’re com-ing out to hear. Some of these bands get up there and play some song off an album that nobody’s ever heard of and no one ever liked. Can you imagine if we did that?

OTW: It sounds like it’s going to be a great show, George. Is there anything else you’d like to say?

GT: Yeah. I have a message for your son. Tell him to take care of Mom. She’s been taking care of you for too long.

If you want to hear the iconic George Thorogood and his seasoned band the Destroyers play hits like “Bad to the Bone,” “Who Do You Love?” “One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer” and “I Drink Alone,” they’ll hit the stage at 8 p.m. (Central Time) on July 12.

Tickets are on sale for $40, $50 and $70, 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 and have a valid state- or government-issued photo ID.

SPOTLIGHT

ST. JOSEPH, Mich. — It will be extra cool to hang out along the bluff in downtown St. Joseph, Mich., on

July 17 when Honor Credit Union, the Paul & Rose Suchovsky Trust and St. Joseph Today present the Mike Yore Memorial Car & Music Show. This free summer event showcases clas-sic cars along Lake Boulevard and groovy concerts at the John E. N. Howard Bandshell from 4 to 10 p.m.

“Area residents and guests are sure to enjoy the classic cars and music lineup at this year’s event,” said Jill Stone, executive director, St. Joseph Today.

Stone said classic vehicle owners would roll in throughout the day and line up along the bluff for public viewing. Anyone with a car 25 years or older is welcome to participate and may contact Larry Pascoe at 269-757-3149 for infor-mation. The car show is scheduled to start at 4 p.m.

Two free concerts will follow at the

bandshell overlooking the St. Joseph River and Lake Michigan. Gates open at 6 p.m., with s e a t i n g available

or visitors may bring blankets and lawn chairs for the grassy knoll. Beverages will be available for purchase on site and featured local favorites will include Livery microbrews and wines by Tabor Hill and Round Barn Winery. Sponsored by the Paul and Rose Suchovsky Charitable Trust (managed by Neumann Financial Group of Hilliard Lyons), the bandshell concerts will feature country

music standout Levi Riggs at 7 p.m. This high-energy performer’s new sin-gle, “I’m Good” has reached Top 40 status and keeps rising as he travels

around the U.S. opening for big stars

such as Trace Atkins, Tracy Lawrence and Bret Michaels.

At 9 p.m., JT Hodges, takes to the stage. This Texan puts out a contemporary Heartland Pop/Rock Country sound that brings fans to their feet and keeps them moving all through his concerts. In addi-

tion to the timeless classics he was exposed to at home, his musical influenc-es also include Don Henley, Dave Matthews, John Mellencamp and Tom Petty. His newest single, “Already High” is expanding his listener base. Concertgoers may also remember him for his role in

Hallmark Channel’s 2013 “Finding Christmas.”

Stone said in addition to Honor Credit Union and the Paul and Rose Suchovsky Charitable Trust managed by Hilliard Lyons, Mid-

West Family Broadcasting and Beaudoin Electrical Construction are

event sponsors.St. Joseph Today is a membership-

based organization dedicated to develop-ing and promoting events and business in St. Joseph, Mich. and its surrounding communities. For more information about the Mike Yore Memorial Car & Music Show or upcoming summer events, visit stjoetoday.com, facebook.com/stjoetoday or call 269-985-1111.

Hot cars, live music roll into St. Joseph

Still Bad to the BoneGeorge Thorogood and The Destroyers rocking hard after 40 years

Photo provided by: Aaron Rapoport