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Building blocks of funAnnual Lego event returns to St. Joseph

By INDIA JACKSON

ST. JOSEPH, Mich. — Snow covered streets, snow covered cars

and snow covered trees. Around this time of year, many Midwesterners yearn for the passing of winter’s dull shade. Quite possibly the ones who dread it the most are the children who are stuck inside because it is too cold outside to play.

To help cure the winter blues, seven cultural and tourism organizations in St. Joseph, have joined togeth-er to make the area a bit more colorful. During the month of March, Lego fanatics everywhere can join the city in its third annual Build Your Way Around Town event.

Build Your Way Around Town is a festival featuring hands-on workshops, mov-ies, music, displays and contests.

In February, Lego lov-ers ages 4 to 18 submitted their own Lego creations to be featured at the Silver Beach Carousel. The mod-els will be on display throughout the month of March.

Complete with a red car-pet, the Silver Beach Carousel hosted a Builders Bash where builders and their families and friends could enjoy a ride on the carousel, free cotton candy and free swag bags. The event also offered family and friends a chance to see the 120 unique Lego displays throughout the building.

Carla Sykora, Silver Beach Carousel adminis-trative assistant, recalled

the excitement at the Builders Bash event.

“When you see the kids come in they are so excited and proud of their work,” Sykora said.

The purpose of the event, according to Sykora, is to inspire imagination and creativity and to give people a chance to explore St. Joseph.

Inspiring imagination and creativity seems to be a reoccurring theme of Build Your Way Around Town. The Silver Beach Carousel is not the only place where participants can go on their journey in discovering St. Joseph. Lego enthusiasts can also check out the Box Factory for the Arts, the Curious Kids Museum, the Heritage Museum, the St. Joseph/Maud Preston Palenske Public Library, St. Joseph Today and the Krasl Art Center, all of which have events this month.

Those who are interest-ed in participating in Build Your Way Around Town can print off a passport or receive one at any of the seven participating venues around St. Joseph. At each stop, participants can col-lect a stamp on their pass-port and once all seven stamps have been collected they can be entered into a drawing to win a Lego-themed prize.

One past event that sparked Lego builders’ imaginations was the Lego Stop-Motion Animation Workshop hosted by Keith Stevens, the youth program coordinator at the Krasl Art Center. The workshop

allowed participants to work in teams and learn how to create their own short clips with Legos.

“Legos have an already built-in character. You can really allow a child to use their imagination,” Stevens said.

All of the events are free to public and have been

drawing crowds of people from all over. First time visitor Marquis Walker came all the way from St. Louis, Missouri, to take his son Andrew, 6, to Build Your Way Around Town.

Walker had nothing but good things to say about the event.

“There’s a very good atmosphere, it’s very ener-getic and there is some-thing for everyone to do,” he said.

Andrew, who was bouncing between the enchanting carousel to the tables covered with Legos, shared that he loves to

build horses.There are many more

upcoming events that can satisfy everyone’s thirst for Lego fun. A complete schedule of remaining events and information can be found on Build Your Way Around Town’s self-titled website.

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BENTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Anticipation is high for the Fifth Annual Art of Beer Festival coming to the Lake Michigan College Mendel

Center on March 21, from 5 to 9 p.m. The list of par-ticipating breweries and the beer selection that will be

available was announced recently. It features offerings from both established and new brewers.

“We’re sure that everyone will find something new to try, whether their favorite is a stout, pale ale, lager, pilsner, por-

ter, or cider. We even have local, artisan spirits this year,” said Tonya Martindale, LMC Mendel Center’s director of confer-

ence and event services. Tickets are on sale now at www.artofbeerfest.com and

through the Mendel Center Box Office at (269) 927-1221, Monday through Friday, 3 to 6 p.m. Tickets are $35 in advance,

and $40 at the door. Admission includes 12 beer tokens, $10 in food tickets, and a festival pint glass (while supplies last). For those not

drinking, designated driver tickets will be available for $20. All attend-ees must be 21 or older.

Sponsors of this year’s Art of Beer Festival include Southwest Michigan Tourist Council, Alliance Beverage Distributing and Rock 107 WIRX.

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ArclightSnickerDoodle PorterWhen Worlds Collide

Atwater Brewery, DetroitDirty BlondeVanilla Java PorterDecadent Dark ChocolateHopApeel

Blake’s Orchard & Cider MillFlannel MouthEl ChavoWayward WinterCatawampus

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Dark Horse Brewing Company, MarshallReserve Special Black BierThirsty Trout PorterSapient Trip Ale4 Elf Winter Warmer Ale

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The Livery, Benton HarborMcGilligansRusty AleNigel Tufnel

Motor City Brewing Works, DetroitGhettoblasterWinter AleHard CiderMountain Town Brewing Company, Mt. PleasantCoal Stokers BlackberrySacred Gruit AleTrain Wreck AleCow Catcher Red Ale

New Holland Brewing Company, HollandDragon’s MilkPaleoozaWhite Hatter

Poet Oatmeal Stout

Paw Paw Brewing Company, Paw PawSt. James English AleJake’s Vanilla Bean PorterCoconut PorterCitra Melon

Pleasant House Brewing Company, Three OaksOl’ Codg SnobblerUp in SmOak

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Saugatuck Brewing Company, DouglasStarburst WheatBackyard IPAHop on a BlondeBonfire Brown

Tapistry Brewing Company, BridgmanPeck’s PorterMr. OrangeHoponacci Mosiac

Uncle John’s Cider Mill, St. JohnsApple CiderApricotApple Cherry

Beers, ciders and spirits planned for Saturday’s event include:

List subject to change.


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Art Hop returns to Benton HarborBy TIM MOSIER

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BENTON HARBOR — The New Territory Arts Association (NTAA) Spring Art Hop is coming up

Friday and businesses in Benton Harbor’s art district are getting ready to open their doors to artists and patrons.

The Benton Harbor Art Hop is put on four times a year, and organizers believe 2015’s kick-off event is setting up to be a great one.

“The Art Hop is a great thing for the

Benton Harbor Art District, the local people seem to really embrace it and hopefully it brings in some people from out of town as well,” said Simon Rusk, head brewer at the Livery.

The Livery has participated in the Art Hop in past years with many different art-ists; this year’s exhibit will feature the painting of artist Chantelle Allen.

“Her work has been hanging up on the balcony for awhile now, but this will give us a chance to show off her stuff,” Rusk said. “She has stuff from scenes of posed portraits to landscapes, it is all interesting work.”

On top of food, beer and art, the Livery will be hosting musical act The Outer Vibe, a Michigan band known for its ‘70s style funk music. South Bend natives, Wilson’s Reservoir will be the opening act.

Some institutions in the art district already planned this week that just hap-pen to coincide with the Art Hop, but when there is so much art and creativity to go around, no one haggles about what goes where.

Sarah Nadolski, owner of the Oakroom at the Citadel, is excited to have a mixture of audiences.

“The Coastline Children’s Film Festival was scheduled far in advance and when we realized it would coincide with the Art Hop we just decided to go with it,” Nadolski said.

The film festival has the advantage of lasting 10 days, but the Art Hop is a one-night extravaganza of art, culture, food and drinks.

“We will be showing the silent film ‘Gold Rush’ (1925) accompanied by a pianist play-ing an impromptu score for the film,” Nadolski said. “Since we are showing a film we will not be doing an open house, we ask that people show up before the film begins (7:30) as to not interrupt,” Nadolski said.

One of the many festivities that will be taking place through out the night is the “Hot Glass, Cold Beer” fundraiser that is being done at the Water Street Glass Works.

“You can come in and purchase a glass, get it filled up with beer and pro-ceeds go to help the fundraising for the Glass Works and their after school pro-gram, Fire Up,” said Ken Ankli, president of the New Territory Art Association, the organization who is putting on the event.

The Art Hop is scheduled to run from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. but festivities at some locations will probably overflow late into the night.

For families looking for a place to park so they can walk around, there will be live music from David Brock, an exhibit from local artist Josh Mason and refresh-ments at the Benton Harbor Public Library as the institute joins the New Territory Arts Association in celebrating the Vernal Equinox Spring Art Hop.

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The Benton Harbor Arts District expects hundreds to visit the art themed festival March 20.


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DOWAGIAC — Fifteen thousand books have been

written about 16th President Abraham Lincoln.

Ford’s Theatre Center for Education and Leadership built a tower in its lobby using one copy of each title.

Yet “I can assure that you will learn something new and inspiring about Abraham Lincoln and America that has a practi-cal application to our lives today,” former Michigan lawmaker Cameron S. Brown said.

Brown brings “The Relevance of Abraham Lincoln” to Southwestern Michigan College on Wednesday, March 25, at 11:30 a.m. in the event the-atre of the Student Activity Center in the Charles O. Zollar Building on the Dowagiac campus.

His talk is free and open to the public.

“I have found that peo-ple in all walks of life today — be it education, business or government — need to be encouraged and inspired in creative ways,” Brown said. “The example of Lincoln draws on so many relevant points of character and leadership development critical to the educational training of young people.”

Where other political figures polarize, Lincoln “is claimed by all,” Brown said. “He is one of the best examples to model. Using the lens of history, my pre-sentation provides a fresh perspective on Lincoln and his life that students will appreciate as they face the challenges and complexi-ties of today’s dramatical-ly-changing world. My talk

concludes with a large-screen showing of a four-minute video tribute to Lincoln.”

Brown’s interest in the life of Lincoln has a per-sonal element. He is relat-ed to Joseph Sessford, tick-et taker at Ford’s Theatre the night Lincoln was shot.

Brown on April 16 pres-ents “The Relevance of Abraham Lincoln” to the Michigan Bankers Association Perry Schools of Banking commence-ment on the campus of Michigan State University.

Brown was born in Washington, D.C. As a child, his family lived in Lagos, Nigeria, in West Africa. Their two-year, 1966 commitment was cut short in 1967 by the out-break of the Biafran civil war.

Cameron’s father worked for the U.S. Agency for International Development.

His most formative aca-demic experience, however, was at T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Va., the eventful year depicted

in the Walt Disney movie “Remember the Titans,” when he was vice president of his senior class.

He attended the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va., and earned a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

He added a master’s degree in public adminis-tration from Western Michigan University.

He is the sixth genera-tion of his family to live in southwest Michigan.

He and his wife, Chicago native Helen Lukan, live in the Fawn River Township farmhouse east of Sturgis built by his great-great-grandparents.

She is principal pianist for the Southwest Michigan Symphony and a regular keyboard substitute for the Grand Rapids Symphony.

Before holding elective office, Brown was vice president, marketing for Freeman Manufacturing Co., an orthopedic soft goods manufacturer head-quartered in Sturgis. He spent 18 years with the company.

Brown served five terms as a member of the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners. He was elected board chairman three times.

From 1981-86, he was a member of Sturgis City Commission.

In 1998, Brown was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives from the 59th District and re-elected to a second term in 2000 between Glenn Oxender of Sturgis and Rick Shaffer of Three Rivers.

Brown was elected to the Michigan Senate from

the 16th District in 2002 and 2006.

Term limits prohibited him from seeking re-elec-tion in 2010.

Instead, Brown sought the Republican nomination for Secretary of State, los-ing narrowly to Ruth Johnson, former Oakland County Clerk.

Incumbent Terri Lynn Land, who was also term-limited, endorsed Brown.

Besides speaking, Brown is an independent consultant.

“Most of my focus is public policy research on health care,” said Brown, who is finishing up a Texas project.

Brown’s appearance coincides with Social Sciences Professor Dr. Jeffrey Dennis taking his U.S. history students to the Land of Lincoln the follow-ing weekend, March 27-29.

Springfield, Ill., has carefully preserved many sites, including the only home Lincoln owned; his law office; and Lincoln’s tomb, encased in 10 feet of concrete to thwart grave robbers.

“In addition, we’ll travel out to Petersburg, Ill., the New Salem state historic site” reconstructing the vil-lage where Lincoln spent his early adulthood “and tried many different careers he pretty much failed at. But he learned great success from his many failures,” Dennis said.

They will also visit a Civil War Grand Army of the Republic museum, the zinc-domed State Capitol, a botanical garden and Lincoln’s presidential museum and library.

Brown said there has been a “resurgence” regarding the Great

Emancipator’s April 15, 1865, assassination with more scholarly volumes.

“I’m not a Lincoln

scholar,” Brown said, “but a Lincoln appreciator who wants to encourage a love of liberty.”

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March 19

The Michiana Society of Human Resource Management will be having keynote speaker Jannifer Crittendon will discuss employee engagement. The lun-cheon will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 19, at the Windsor Park Conference Center. The cost of the event is $17 for members and $25 for the public.

March 21

The Baroda Queen Committee will be hold-ing this fundraiser from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, March 21, at the Baroda American Legion. The cost is $35 and includes an 8-foot table, lunch and dinner. For more information, contact 269-930-0019. Space is limited to the first 30 registered.

Fernwood Botanical Garden in Niles announc-es its annual Spring Garden Symposium titled Plant Driven Design, Saturday, March 21, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The

symposium will explore how an intimate under-standing of plants can create stunningly beauti-ful and environmentally sensitive gardens. Lunch will be prepared by Fernwood’s Chef Tim Carrigan. The Garden Symposium is $95 (Members $76) per per-son if reserved between March 16 and 20. An early-bird reservation price of $85 (Members $68) per person is offered if reserved before March 15. A VIP package is offered for $120 (Members $100) per tick-et, and includes reserved, front-row seating, a spe-cial private lunch with all four symposium speak-ers, and reserved copies (should you wish to pur-chase them) of each author’s recent book(s). Books will be available for purchase.

i The Papasan-Mamasan Korea Veterans Association will meet at the Berrien Springs American Legion Post #85, located at 112 N. Bluff Street in Berrien Springs at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 21. All Korean War veterans who were in service between June 25, 1950 — June 30, 1955 are eligible to attend. Korean War veterans who served during that period but did not go to Korean are still eligible to join this organization. For more info contact Bill

Miller at (269) 471-1405 or Don Holmes at (269) 695-1133

March 25

i At Meet At The Lender , dozens of lenders, loan guarantors, and busi-ness service providers from throughout the region will be on hand. People in need of financ-ing to buy a building or a piece of equipment, or need working capital to start a business or other-wise expand, this one-stop loan fair is an ideal opportunity. The event will be held on Kinexus, 499 West Main Street, Benton Harbor. To regis-ter, contact Jeff at [email protected] or 269-927-1064, ext. 1171

iGoodwill Industries of Michiana, Inc. will facili-tate a Job Fair with sev-eral businesses ready to hire at their Community Career Center in Mishawaka from 1p.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday, March 25. Seventeen employers and staffing agencies from the Michiana area will be in attendance to meet job applicants. Those inter-ested in attending the Job Fair should dress professionally; bring a current resume and a positive attitude. Candidates should also be prepared to interview with the prospective employer that day.

March 25,26,27

iThe Edwardsburg Sports Complex has scheduled three meet-ings on March 24, 25 and 26 from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Edwardsburg Middle School auditori-um. ESC encourages all parents and commu-nity members to attend these important infor-mation-gathering meet-ings. The purpose of the three nights is to give everyone an oppor-tunity to attend, it is not necessary to attend all three nights but you are welcome to. We ask individuals to try and have prepared sugges-tions, which will be lim-ited to three minutes to allow everyone to have an opportunity to speak. Additional time may be allowed, time permitting.

March 28

St. Mary’s Catholic school will be holding a fund raiser and food drive to benefit the Christian Services Center food pantry. Admission is free as long as you bring at least one non-perishable food item to donate to the CSC food pantry. The night will enclude snacks, crafts, games, lunch, and pastries. The event is sponsored by the Christian Service Center at St. Mary’s. For more information, call (269) 684-0637.

The Edwardsburg Lions invite everyone to a deli-cious pancake and sau-sage breakfast as a fun-draiser. They will be offering Project KidSight to screen children’s eyes from the ages of 1 year old to 17 years of age. The Eye Screening is free. The Edwardsburg Leos will be on hand to do games and fun crafts with the kids as they play with the Easter Bunny and the Lion.Tickets are available from any Lion or at the door. Cost is $5 , $3 for kids 3 years old to 10 years of age. Kids under 3 eat free.

Holy Week March 29 - April 5

The Episcopal Church of the Mediator in Harbert, Michigan, will offer oppor-tunities for worship during Holy Week as follows: Palm Sunday, March 29, Holy Eucharist 10:30 a.m.; Maundy Thursday, April 2, Agape Meal 6:15 p.m., Holy Eucharist 7 p.m. with hand and foot washing, followed by a Prayer Watch 8:30 to 12 p.m.; Good Friday, April 3, Good Friday Liturgy & Communion 12:15 p.m.; Saturday Easter Eve, April 4, Great Vigil and First Eucharist of Easter 7:00 p.m. followed by a reception; Easter Sunday, April 5, Holy Eucharist 10:30 a.m. followed by an Easter Egg Hunt. The public is invited to all ser-

vices. The church is locat-ed at 14280 Red Arrow Highway, midway between Lakeside and Harbert, Michigan.


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SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Lovingly ripped off from the classic film comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail, “Spamalot” retells the legend of King Arthur

and his Knights of the Round Table, as they embark on their quest to seek the Holy Grail. Follow their manic adventures through dark and very expensive looking for-ests as they encounter a homicidal Black Knight, the mysterious Knights Who Say “Ni,” a killer rabbit, the beautiful diva the Lady of the Lake and attempt to sur-vive a vicious French taunting!

Mark Abram-Copenhaver directs, with Heidi Ferris as musical director and Quinton McMutuary as choreogra-pher. The cast includes Lucy Barron, Brian Beckwith, Micah Bryan, Michael Clarkson, Ryan Clubine, Magdalena Conway, Sam Green, Daniel Grey, William Heckaman, Nicholas Hidde-Halsey, Allison Jean Jones, Dave Kempher, William Loring, Tyler Marcotte, Dani Mazick, Gary Oesch, Alexandra Sadowski, Sharon Sims, Doug Thompson, Mark Torma, Jeremy Weyer, and Justin Williams.

Spamalot will be in the Wilson Theatre March 13 to April 4 with performances on Fridays, Saturdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.

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The South Bend Civic opened “Spamalot” last weekend and will continue performances through April 4.

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