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Volume 20, Number 7 Thursday, February 26, 2004 Behind the Scenes at the Lyric Opera by Paula McHugh On the first day of We arrived at Samuel February, millions sat Insull’s grand Civic around watching the Opera Building, appro- Super Bowl. On that priately enough, via same first Sunday in Samuel Insull’s Chicago February, scores of peo- South Shore and South ple took advantage of Bend Railroad. Insull, the first of three Lyric need it be said, was a Opera Board’s 2004 utilities magnate and Backstage tours. business dynamo who in The next tour is this 1926 envisioned a gra- Backstage tours of the Lyric Opera are available by reservation Sunday, February 29, on February 29 and again on March 7. cious—and democrat- and you may (or may ic—facility where all not) hear anecdotes about a particular diva’s cos- seats would, rather than a horseshoe design, face tume malfunction. This is the Lyric, so keep in mind forward with unobstructed sight lines. Of course, that there are a million other details that will pique the acoustics had to be extraordinary. We arrived by your interest during this 2-hour peek behind the interurban from the east, so we could not see what scenes at the world-famous opera company. If you have is described as “Insull’s Throne”—the shape of the 45- ever enjoyed an evening (or matinee) in the plush Art story office tower and its two 22-story wings that Deco/Nouveau/Deluxe theater, you’ve probably been viewers traveling from the west can notice. curious about what goes on behind the proscenium— Martina Mead, our first docent among the 10-stop before and after the 15-ton fire curtain is raised and tour, related the building’s and the opera company’s lowered. And if you’re not an opera buff, you’ll still enjoy history. the tour. Lyric Opera Continued on Page 2

The Civic Theatre, a charming small theatre that was part of the Opera In the costume department, docent Sarah Heatwale gave us a close-up House complex. Now only a memory, lost to the 1993 look at one of Madame Butterfly’s costumes and Lucia’s gown. $100 million dollar renovation. THE Page 2 February 26, 2004

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Lyric Opera Continued from Page 1 made our way through a labyrinth of stairs, hallways, She led us to the theater’s cushy box seats, a first- freight elevators and yes, across a catwalk six stories and-maybe-only time experience for some of us. We above the stage. From the catwalk, we could look up learned from Martina that renting out office space above another 8 stories if we were not skittish about heights. the theater was a stroke of genius attributed to Those of us who lingered along the catwalk, those of Insull’s vision. He realized that stand-alone theaters us who stood in awe to glimpse the mass of mechan- constantly faced economic challenges. The towering ics, rows of flies, ropes that would make Jack-in-the- limestone structure, designed by the firm Graham, Beanstalk quiver for fear, were reminded to pay Anderson, Probst, & White, cost $5M to build. To attention. Walking the narrow metal bridge is an add a touch of drama from a historical perspective, adventure in itself on the tour. Most people in our group Insull’s building opened just one week after the 1929 preferred not looking down. Many made haste to get stock market crash. to the next stop. The Lyric Opera of Chicago was born in 1956, as an outgrowth of its successful predecessor, the Lyric Theater. Opera manager Ardis Krainek purchased the first eight floors of the building and maintained a bal- anced budget along with sold-out houses during her tenure. In 1993, the Lyric graduated from being renters to owners of all of the theater and backstage areas of the Civic Opera Building. And for the next three years, the company underwent a $100 million renovation of their newly-owned space. The backstage tour allows visitors a first-hand look at the as- large-as-the-main stage rehearsal hall, state-of-the- art lighting systems, and stage rigging which includes 104 flies—each of which carries up to one ton of scenery, and some 32 miles of rope. We were escorted through “Peacock Alley,” so- named because wealthy patrons used to strut backstage in their finery to mingle with the cast. We

A view high up on the catwalk. The light pleated curtains in the background are the stage curtains below. The prop room docent, Lynn Snoble, invited us to look around her lair, where each object used in any one of a number of productions had their keeping place. The room itself sits six stories above the orchestra pit. With no windows, overhead pipes, and fluorescent lighting, the prop room is not the sort of place one would want to spend an eight-hour day. A shelf filled with glassware intrigued many of us, because the stemware looked so real. Lynn explained that they were really sugar glass, made to be broken by the performers on We marched single file down Peacock Alley, so-named because wealthy stage. Everything in theater is all about illusion, of patrons used to strut backstage in their finery to mingle with the cast. course. Poker chips dipped in paint become gold THE February 26, 2004 Page 3

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Props from the production of Lucia di Lammermoor were set out for us to inspect. coins, and glass breaks into harmless pieces, and the sound of a howling storm comes from one of two hand-cranked wind machines. Rice falling on a trough overhead lends the illusion of rain. At the prop room stop along our tour, we discovered that boxes of unused items could be stored neatly and found eas- ily the old-fashioned way—without a computerized inventory system. From the cement-walled prop storage room we made our way zigging and zagging through corri- dors (with arrows pointing the way) until we reached our next stop, the costume and wardrobe department. There, docent Sarah Heatwale described how a full time staff of four maintains the many pieces of clothing and accessories for current and upcoming shows. Costumes for each opera are catalogued and kept together in separate areas of a room as large as a small ranch without walls. Each item is inspected for size Fall & Winter Clearance and condition. Probably the busiest department of the opera theater, the costume and wardrobe depart- 10% off last sale price ment makes sure that necessary mending is completed between performances, that fittings are arranged Custom Monogramming Available early on, and upon arrival, that the rolling carts 409 Alexander Street LaPorte, IN 326-8602 filled with the production’s costumes are all hung prop- On Hwy 35 - 5 Blocks South of Lincolnway erly. A leading diva can have anywhere between 7 and Turn Right on Alexander Monday - Friday 9:30 to 7 Saturday 9:30 to 5 Lyric Opera Continued on Page 4 THE Page 4 February 26, 2004

Lyric Opera Continued from Page 3 We met by chance wig master Rick Jarvic while he 35 dresses per show. What caught us by surprise is was separating strands of hair for Madame Butterfly’s that all the costumes were hung on wire hangers, not headpiece. Not part of the docent team but a 21 year plastic. We didn’t have a chance to ask why, but we staff member, Rick, hard at work, showed us how he did think of the Fab Five (Queer Eye for the Straight uses a screen to separate the strands of hair. We Guy), who insist that wood and plastic hangers are would have loved to continue watching Rick as he wove the way to go. The wearer’s name is attached to each his magic. Instead, we were directed into the wig costume, and previous wearer’s names remain so room to meet another amiable staff member, wig that each costume has its own history. Sarah told us room supervisor Claire Moores. We learned that the that the department owns “enough shoes to shod an wigs, sitting in rows on disembodied Styrofoam heads, entire army.” Dyes work their magic to adapt them are made of real hair. Rick, wig master for the past to the various productions. 4 years, has a workspace that overlooks the river. Claire’s room is window free, and except for the heads and more heads of period “do’s”, one might think they had walked into a beauty parlor.

Next door in the sewing room, more than 10 sewing machines stand ready to make alterations. Next door, more than 10 sewing machines stand ready to make alterations. Two or three machines and work Wig room supervisor Claire Moore’s lair is window free, and except for tables sit next to light, bright windows that overlook the heads and more heads of period “do’s”, one might think they had the Chicago River below. We imagine the view helps walked into a beauty parlor. de-stress the seamstresses who are charged with mending garments between shows. In addition, the workers here adjust sizes based on the measurements the stars send in months before the production. Debra De Noon, dressed in her Chorus members, on the other hand, must come in to costume for the the fitting room, rather than send in measurements. Lyric’s production Forget zippers. Hook and eye closures work to adjust of Lucia di Lammermoor, for different sizes. showed us around the chorus’ dressing room.

Debra De Noon, dressed in her costume for the Lyric’s production of “Lucia di Lammermoor,” showed us around the chorus’ dressing room. And, it’s pretty much like what you see in the movies, except that we did not see any flowers in vases. Debra said that she shows up several hours before a performance because it takes her at least one hour just to put on her make- up and costume. A professional does not rush around at the last minute, after all. Debra told us that when the season ends in March, she and the other chorus members are, unlike the stars of the opera, unemployed. Rick Jarvic separating strands of hair for Madame Butterfly’s headpiece. Debra then finds work in other musical venues. THE February 26, 2004 Page 5

Because “Lucia di Lammermoor” was the opera being presented at the time of our tour, the front stage was set with a gray, gloomy tower. Even non-opera buffs Wigs sitting in can guess that Lucia is a tragic story. Behind this set, rows on a regal throne sits waiting its appearance for The Pirates disembodied of Penzance. When you take a tour either this Sunday Styrofoam heads. or next, you’ll likely see that throne and some of the set pieces for Madame Butterfly. They are the last two Lyric offerings of their 2003-04 season. The stage, 125 feet wide and 75 feet deep, felt enormous as we stood upon it. So did the rows and rows of seats, refurbished At this, about the halfway mark of the 10-stop for the first time since 1929. The empty prompt box tour, this writer’s brain was becoming overloaded sat directly in front of us, a sight seen only from the with information and notes became fuzzy. Seven min- stage. We were told that the prompter can scream for- utes at each stop seemed like seconds, not minutes. gotten lines and the audience will never hear him. Only Our next stop was at the armory, or rehearsal hall. those on stage, those famous opera singers whose “foot- It looked like a gymnasium except that there were block- steps” in which you get to stand on this tour, can hear ing marks on the floor instead of out-of-bounds lines. the prompts. Yes, the famous are infallible. They for- Docent George Cheston demonstrated a few prop get their lines from time to time. tricks—more illusions-- from “Pirates of Penzance” at You don’t have to be an opera buff to enjoy this tour this stop. of the second largest opera-only facility in the United Down in the orchestra pit we could see only the bal- States. Before or after the tour, you can play with the cony seats above us and the music stands that sur- costumes and props put out for your pleasure in the rounded us. But we could also see what an audience Grand Foyer. Snacks are available if you don’t want could not—that being a pair of monitors “televising” the box lunch, and disposable cameras are for sale if whatever was happening on stage. We were getting you forget to bring yours. closer to the final act of our tour. After we climbed a few more stairs, we stopped to meet Jim Stenstrom. Jim described the job of directing the lighting cues with a crew of 14 electricians. A computer monitor does the Before or after work that crews used to perform with cue sheets. At the tour, you can this point, we were steps away from walking to the play with the middle of the main stage and pretending we were stars costumes and props put out for receiving our third curtain call. your pleasure in the Grand Foyer. Yours truly tries on a beautiful brocade kimono from the Madame Butterfly collection.

This writer’s advice is to go early if you choose the regular tour. You must make a reservation in advance, and tours begin at 11:30 a.m. You can book a tour any- time on the half hour between 11:30 and 2:30 pm, but the earlier the better. We took the 1:30 tour and found that the volunteer docents were getting weary and that groups ahead of us were becoming backed- up, necessitating an unexpected wait. Our tour Jim Stenstrom described the job of directing the lighting stretched another 15 minutes beyond the two hours cues with a crew of 14 electricians. we had anticipated.

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It started in fifth-century Ireland. As folklore and a thimbleful of history have it, St. Bridget complained to St. Patrick, alleging that women had to wait too long for eligible men to propose. Rather than join the snakes that had emigrated from Ireland, St. Patrick said single or spinster females could propose on their own one day every four years—on the 29th of February. Or Scotland may have started blazing the long trail that led to Al Capp and Hekzebiah Hawkins, Mayor of Dogpatch, U.S.A. In 1288, according to some tra- ditions, Scotland passed a law “that allowed women to propose marriage to the man of their choice.” The law provided that the open season on single men would be honored that year. Also included was a provision that any man who declined a proposal in a leap year would have to pay a fine. “The fine could range from a kiss to payment for a silk dress or a pair of gloves,” relate the chronicles. In those pre-computer days no one apparently kept score on how many men chose the cowardly way out and how many faced the music. One Leap Year greeting card showed a young lady taking the bended-knee approach to the role-reversal tactic. (Sketch: National Valentine Collectors Association) The more daring of these wild exhibitionists might even write the names or initials of the target males on the exposed strips. They might use brightly colored embroidery thread to make the lettering at least as visible as a modern neon sign. However you trace the history of this day of role- reversal, and whatever day you specify for it, it’s “Sadie Hawkins Day.” Celebrated annually in November in some venues and quadrennially on February 29 in others, it marks the day on which an honored form of Women’s Lib holds sway. The American version had folkloric roots. But it really bloomed when Al Capp, creator of the “L’il Abner” cartoon strip, dreamed up the day when unmarried Dogpatch ladies could enter a race and literally pur- sue the men of their choice. If caught, the lucky bachelors faced a quick trip down the aisle. Capp named the occasion Sadie Hawkins Day after the mayor’s daughter, in legend a spinster since the Angelic cherubs were integral to the typical scene shown on old-time age of three. Valentine’s Day cards. Leap Year cards were quite the opposite, graphi- As an extension of the rules of courtship, the Capp cally and verbally. (Sketch: National Valentine Collectors Association) vision must have conjured up images sharp enough Not to be outdone in the race to liberalize—or rev- to raise the little hair remaining on many bachelors‚ olutionize—the relations between the sexes, France heads. In one such picture, perhaps apocryphal, fleet- introduced its own Leap-Year-proposal law in the footed Sadies in track shoes are training for the big 1200’s. Italy, somewhat slower, followed suit in the fif- race by running down wildcats on narrow forest teenth century, and England acquired such a law trails. That image could have included scenes show- about 1600. ing muscular Miss Hawkinses perfecting the art of the The supposedly cold-blooded English soon introduced running half-nelson on galloping racehorses. some customs designed to make marriageable men— Perhaps worst of all, fathers in the mold of Hekzebiah and probably many women—sit up and take notice. Hawkins, the original Sadie’s Old Man, might be Young ladies might expose an inch or two of petticoat. drilling and grilling their still-single daughters in the THE February 26, 2004 Page 13 joys of matrimony. Part of this imaginary training would gests that the spirit of Al Capp still lives, inspiring be a tackling dummy on the shape of an eligible large segments of the body politic. bachelor. That spirit ran at least half-amok in the late 1800’s “The first Sadie Hawkins Day took place on and early 1900’s, anticipating Mr. Capp by 30 or 40 Wednesday, November 9, 1938,” one account tells or more years. The Leap Year cards of the 1800’s, for us, “but it’s usually celebrated on the nearest Saturday example, might stress the importance of being mar- to accommodate all the “girls-ask-boys” school dances ried to a woman who qualified as a seamstress. “You and other events.” must have a little woman to sew your buttons on,” reads one that also bore an image of a woman sewing a shirt. Another, somewhat more creative, reads: “High hose! Or the inconvenience of the unmarried life!” Under a sketch of a pair of snug-fitting track-pants are the additional works, “Never too late to mend!” In a 1912 card boasting the subtlety of a bucket of ice water, a frightened gentleman cowers inside what may be a tiger cage. On the far side of the bars a group Losing the race to a of feather-hatted women is waving enthusiastically. world-class sprinter named Sadie Hawkins The caption reads: “We’re only trying to get at you!” was a vision that Not coincidentally, 1912 was a Leap Year. appeared in bachelor’s In less threatening vein, a poetic early-1900’s card nightmares in Dogpatch, U.S.A. (Sketch: Internet) reads, “If you would lead a happier life, Give up the latch key and take a good wife!” Are there lessons to be drawn from Leap Year, Sadie Hawkins Day, and the changing social mores? If there is one, extrapolating from what we know of Al Capp, it would probably run as follows: “On Leap Year don’t chase him into the round- house, Sadie, you can’t corner him there!”

Perhaps to prove that even calendar dates can be fickle, another report speci- fies that the first Sadie Hawkins Day became history in Mr. Capp’s cartoons on November 15, 1937. In this unofficial version Sadie Hawkins was the “homeliest gal in the hills” who grew tired of waiting for the fellows to come a-courtin’. “Her father. . .was even more worried about Sadie living at home for the rest of his life, so he decreed. . .a foot race in which the unmarried gals pursued the town’s bachelors, with matrimony the con- sequence. By the late 1930’s the event had swept the nation and had a life of its own.”

200 Colleges Take Part Protected inside his cage, a frightened bachelor cowers on a tall stool while a Leap Year “Life magazine reported over 200 colleges crowd of predators howls just beyond the bars. The card on which the illustration holding Sadie Hawkins Day events in appeared would have been popular in the late 1800’s and afterward. 1939, only two years after its inception. It (Sketch: National Valentine Collectors Association) became a woman-empowering rite at high schools and college campuses long before the modern feminist movement gained prominence.” It remains that—in folklore a day of empower- ment for the ladies and a day of crisis for bachelors. This year of grace 2004 the danger faced by unmarried men with jobs and hair may be greater than ever. For one thing, February 29 falls on a Sunday, a good LEAP ! ! ! ! day for a chase. For another thing, research sug- THE Page 14 February 26, 2004 It’s a Girl! We perfect your art… with our frames Largest selection of quality picture frames in the area! The Framing Station 912 Franklin Street Michigan City, IN 46360 (219) 879-2115 Monday - Friday 9-5 • Saturday 10-4

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Paris Barclay Delights Students with Tales of LaLumiere and Hollywood by Mary Fox

Paris Barclay has received two Emmys for directing NYPD Blue. He has made small talk with George Clooney, worked with Bob Dylan and numbers Jimmy Smits among his friends. Still, he periodically comes to LaPorte County to visit LaLumiere School, where he spent his high school years. While on the campus recently, his smile was wide and his hugs plentiful as he embraced for- mer teachers. When it was announced that Jaime Frankle was a National Merit Scholarship finalist, he invited the senior to have her picture taken with him and headmaster Larry Sullivan. He was strik- ingly a man without pretensions.

Wearing a LaLumiere baseball cap, Paris gave the presentation "From LaLumiere to Hollywood." Paris, brother Neil and friend John Tolson headed off to LaLumiere that fall. The threesome were the first African-Americans to enroll in the school. Paris, the youngest, was the first to attend the school as a freshman. Comparing himself to Jackie Robinson, he said he was determined to succeed and graduated first in the class of 1974. "It's not where you start. It's where you end up," Paris told the students as he showed the photo of the little home in Harvey where he grew up with his parents and six siblings. Thirty years after graduating from LaLumiere, Paris continues to return to LaLumiere

National Merit Scholarship finalist Jaime Frankle was awarded with a photo with Paris and Larry Sullivan.

The director of television shows, plays and music videos stopped by his alma mater to encourage students before going on to an engagement at Columbia College, Chicago. But before the Harvard-educated Paris could speak, the woman who pushed him to attend LaLumiere was at the microphone. "Can you imagine I was at the Emmys?" said the director's mother, Ronnie Barclay. "I was at the Emmys twice, and he won both times I went." Ronnie Barclay heard about LaLumiere as five staff members sat on the sofa of her Harvey home. Determined to have a more diverse campus, LaLumiere offered an expense-paid education to Paris, his brother Neil and friend John Tolson. Paris was a hard sell. "I was the person who was the least into it," Paris said as he showed the power point presentation, "From LaLumiere to Hollywood," to LaLumiere students and faculty. The parents were into it, and Ronnie Barclay told of the thrill of seeing her son win two Emmys. THE February 26, 2004 Page 17 as a way of giving back. "I was a scholarship student. I always think of myself as the luckiest person," he said. During his visits, he tells students how fortu- nate they are to be at the small school. "You don't really know how well you're taken care of," he said. He explained, "This is the place that took me from being just a poor black child to a wealthy director wearing a LaLumiere hat." Even while in college, Paris acknowledged what LaLumiere had done for him, coming back as a sophomore to substitute teach. "I could teach anything but Spanish," he said.

Larry Sullivan introduces drama teacher Kevin Burgun to Paris Barclay. Founder's Award, for the work he has done. However, he did not pass up the opportunity to tell of "One Red Flower," the play that he wrote after reading "Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam," edited by Bernard Edelman. "I just got moved from reading the book," Paris said of his motivation to write the play. "One Red Flower" draws its name from the practice many have of leaving a single flower at the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C. With the day off school, St. Mary of the Lake student Patrick Firme sought advice from Paris Barclay. The play premiered in Beverly, Mass., the weekend before Sept. 11, 2001, and also has been produced in Paris attributed LaLumiere with his personal Seattle and Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. development. "I think I learned more at LaLumiere "It's one of the most moving experiences we've ever than I did at Harvard," he said. "I think it was had," Paris said of the play as he mused about bring- because I was in close contact with people who cared." ing it to LaLumiere. Well aware that students desire only so many words of wisdom, Paris sprinkled photos of celebri- ties and politicians among those of himself and his LaLumiere teachers. He did an impression of Bob Dylan's asking him to make a music video that included a pig and Molly Ringwald. And he gladly answered students' questions about the stars. "No, George Clooney is not a jerk." he replied to a query. "George Clooney, of all the actors, was the first to talk to me on the show. He's really a nice guy. He remembers my name all the time." He alluded to his abuse of alcohol and how he overcame it after acknowledging the place of God in his life. "It's been 15 years since I had a drink," he said, telling of how his life is going well. A Roman Catholic, he added, "It's all about faith." One way Paris lives his faith is by working on behalf of those afflicted with AIDS. Showing a photo, he told of how he raised $10,000 in an afternoon for Project Angel Food, a non-profit organization that delivers meals to people with AIDS. He failed to mention LaLumiere headmaster Larry Sullivan, Paris Barclay that he received the charity's highest honor, the and Chris Balawender after Paris' talk. THE Page 18 February 26, 2004 “Dear Edwina” at Mainstreet Theatre The Festival Players Guild’s Student Theatre Workshop presents “Dear Edwina, Jr.” on Feb. 27 & 28 at 8 p.m. and on Feb. 28 & 29 at 2 p.m. Performances are the Mainstreet Theatre, 807 Franklin Street, Michigan City. It's a beautiful day in Paw Paw, Michigan, and all the neighborhood kids are on their way to Edwina Spoonapple's house for the weekly episode of "The Dear Edwina Show." Edwina is the creator and star of the show where all folk from around town send letters to her in hopes of receiving her invaluable advice. Today is especially important because a talent scout from the Kalamazoo Advice-A-Palooza Festival is in the audience to see their show and possibly invite them to fill the spot vacated when Dr. Joyce Brothers abandoned her slot. Each letter requesting advice is answered through song by the twenty member cast of the Festival Players Guild’s Student Theatre Workshop. As they answer the letters, Edwina and the cast offer advice on how to handle a picky eater, how to handle an obnoxious brother, how to set a dinner table, how to make new friends, and how to deal with a boy who is in love with a girl when she pays him no mind. Workshop and Cast Members Workshop and members include Kamara Bailey, Vincent Carroll, Ryan Doperalski, Tabatha Harley, Nicki Human, Lisa Kingman, Brandon Lambert, Ian Laue, Ryan Doperalski, Renee Poplawski, Tabatha Harley, Ethan Vail Renee Poplawski, Gus Radke, Alex Smeets, Michael (Seated) Ann Thompson Smeets, Caitlyn Smelzer, Cody Steinhiser, Ann are $7/adults, $4/students. Reservations may be Thompson, Ethan Vail, Amy Wilkinson, American made by calling the Mainstreet Theatre Box Office (219) "Ricci" Zahn and Callie Bolster. 874-4269. Workshop Staff The programs of the Guild are presented with sup- Workshop staff includes Brant Beckett, Sheri port from the Michigan City Enrichment Corporation, Hogan, Ruth Radke and Jerry Peters. the Northern Indiana Arts Association, the Indiana Ticket Information Arts Commission, the National Endowment for the All seats for the performances are reserved. Tickets Arts, and the Barker Welfare Foundation

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foodstuff by carolyn mcconnell Valentines are now chocolate

Valentines used to be red and lacey. These days, every- going for the big basket of chocolate goodies, the thing about Valentine’s Day is chocolate. The TV prize for winning the taste contest. Chocolate all food channel had a week-long Chocolate Obsession theme over the place…. nine tables around the big room, hold- involving each and every food star-chef and his choco- ing mysterious chocolate bite size morsels in little cups. late goodies. All the newspapers seemed to advertise At the frozen chocolate dessert table contestants chocolate treats for your sweetie instead of diamonds were asked, what do you think? is this old fashioned or lacey underwear. When I noticed our libraries ice cream or old fashioned frozen yogurt? Other ques- around here were naming February “Love Your tions among the nine tables were: are these chocolate Library Month,” I discovered the LaPorte main cake samples made from scratch or from Betty Crocker library’s celebration, too, was all about chocolate. Of cake mix? are these sandwich cookies Oreos or course I attended. Snackwell’s? I never did find out who won the contest There, they held a Chocolate Taste Test a few days and took that beautiful big basket prize home so before the holiday. Well attended, everybody was they could eat even more chocolate.

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Then, the next day, my camera and I took a trip to Berry read three stories, the small audience went to the Johnson Road branch in LaPorte. Librarian tables and made valentine bookmarks – I wish now Marge Berry read to her captive young audience, that I’d made one, too, they’d look great in a cookbook then her cohort Chip Mars took the stage with valen- – and played valentine Bingo. It was indeed a love- tine crafts. The kids were obviously fascinated by both your-library occasion. and there was no chocolate involved in this one. After

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27 6:30-8:30 p.m. DUNELAND DIMENSIONS: STO- RIES OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD. For many years, the Underground Railroad ran right through Northwest Indiana, helping many “freedom- seeking” African-Americans to escape the horrors of slavery. Join in an interactive evening of discovery and explore the legacy of the Underground Railroad in our own area. Local historian Mamie Davis will be on hand, displaying her collection of historic quilts. Meet at Paul THE SUN-TWIN ELECTRONIC H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education in HEATING SYSTEM heats areas up Miller. to 700 square feet. It costs you the same to operate your coffee maker! SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28 The Sun-Twin uses 50% less electric- 1:30-3 p.m. WONDERS OF WINTER. Experience ity than conventional electrical heat- the beauty of dune country in winter. Search for ani- ing systems and plugs into any 110 mal tracks, insect homes, and other signs of life in the volt outlet. leafless forest while learning their survival strategies 100% SAFE! No flames, fumes or danger of and other fascinating winter trivia. Meet at Cowles burns or fires. Bog parking lot adjacent to Dunes Acres. BUILT-IN AIR PURIFIER cleans the air all year 3 p.m. FEEDING TIME AT CHELLBERG FARM. round with quiet state-of-the-art filtering system. Experience life on this early 1900s farm by learning The furniture quality cabinet can also serve as of the importance of farm animals to the Chellberg a functional end table. family. Help a ranger feed the animals in the Chellberg farm barn. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 29 Family owned 1:30-3 p.m. ANIMAL TRACKING. In the woods of and operated since 1962 Indiana Dunes, animals are at home, and humans are the visitors. Join a ranger for a brief indoor presentation on animal winter activities. Then head out to Miller Woods to look for subtle signs of their presence. 1406 Franklin Street, Michigan City Meet at Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental 219-879-8248 Education in Miller. IDEAL FOR BASEMENTS • GARAGES • GREAT ROOMS 3 p.m. FEEDING TIME AT CHELLBERG FARM. See • RV’s • BOATS • COTTAGES • FARM HOUSES description above. For more information, phone 219/926-7561, ext. 225.

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“Preserving Your Family History” This program will be presented by County Historian Fern Eddy Schultz from 10 a.m.-noon, on Sat., Feb. 28, at the LaPorte County Public Library, 904 Indiana We’re making Ave., LaPorte. Schultz will explain how to organize and preserve family records. There is no cost or reg- room for new istration. For signing for the hearing impaired, phone selections! 219/362-6156, 2 days in advance.

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2501 Oriole Trail, Long Beach Custom Granite The community wants to know when the Long Counter Tops Beach Fitness Center will be open for business and we can only say the final details are being nego- tiated. Both parties are optimistic and eager to move forward. We anticipate a signed lease within the next two weeks. Additional information on construction projections and membership specifics will follow. Long Beach Performing Arts is offering music and voice lessons for children and adults. You can reserve a 50 minute session on weekday evenings from 4-8 p.m. at a cost of $30. For more information, or to reserve class time, phone Christina at Long Beach Spa, 874- 4674. Beginning Ballroom Dance will be offered again starting the week of March 15th. An evening class or weekend afternoon class will be scheduled depending on participant preference. To register, or for a private lesson, phone Mary Chandler at 219/762-6868. COMMUNITY = COMMUNICATION IN UNITY 7635 West 100th Place Bridgview, IL Maple Syrup Time at Deep River Tel: 708.598.6695 Fax: 708.598.4515 web: www.dimensional-stone.com Shake your cabin fever and come to the annual Maple Syrup Time program at Deep River County Park on the weekends of March 6-7 & 13-14. • Therapeutic massage Activities include hourly staff-led tours to maple trees Open Yourself • Acupuncture clinic to learn the process of tapping and collecting sap; sap • Chinese herbal being boiled down to make pure maple syrup in the medicine Totally...to • Ayurvedic Medicine Sugar Shack; and corn being stone ground into corn- Clinic meal for sale in Wood’s Grist Mill. A stop in the • Brain Gym® Visitor Center reveals a video about maple syrup, a Wellness! • Coaching for Health chance to enjoy coffee, maple tea and treats, and Solutions shelves of Deep River’s Pure Maple Syrup for sale. ® The Massage Therapy & • Feldenkrais Also to be enjoyed: a kid’s activity table, voyageurs Wellness Center is the • LaStone Therapy making maple syrup in an authentic camp setting; a • Healing touch quilting bee and maple leaf quilts from the Mill’s area leader in providing • Personal fitness collection; pure maple candy, local souvenirs and professional wellness • T’ai Chi more. programs. If you have All activities take place between 10 a.m. and 4 experienced holistic care, • Reflexology you’ll be impressed by the • Programs for business, p.m. Admission is free to the park and the program. including chair massage Deep River Park is located at County Line Road and exceptional quality and scope of our services. If you’ve • Masssage therapy Old Lincoln Hwy (US 30), southeast of Hobart. For and LaStone at more information, phone 219/947-1958. never even had a massage Harbor Grand before, try us. Wellness is • Gift certificates the total you! • Pregnancy Massage WARREN J. ATTAR Agent Representing State Farm Since 1971 1026 North Karwick Road Michigan City, Indiana 46360 My 24 Hour Good Neighbor Service Number is 219-879-5722 (219) 874-4256 At The Harbor Grand Hotel STATE FARM 888-605-6800 Auto 1902 E. US 20 • Evergreen Plaza Life Fire www.wellness-specialists.com INSURANCE Michigan City, IN 46360 ® Fax: (219) 874-5430 THE Page 32 February 26, 2004

Hours: 10:30 to 6 269/469-6151 CyberScribbles The by Paula McHugh Unclaimed Property. Consumer Info Online. Couchsurfing. Villager This week we’re reviewing two government web- GIFTS • ACCESSORIES sites. And, just to spice up this week’s surfing list, we’ve 100 N. Whittaker Street New Buffalo, MI added information about a new, um, hospitality site. Unclaimed Property:Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter wants every Hoosier to know about the state’s Unclaimed Property Division, and the millions of cash and property sitting in state coffers Ted Perzanowski Essential Life Skills Training waiting for its rightful owners to claim it. According An effective alternative to counseling and psychotherapy to Carter’s press release, “unclaimed property can be for individuals and couples anything from an uncashed employment check, money Michigan City, Indiana - 219.879.9155 left untouched in a savings or checking account or safe- Chicago, Illinois - 312.938.9155 ty deposit box, or proceeds from stock dividends from an Indiana-based company.” Carter encourages every- [email protected] one to check the online database at least annually to see if they have money coming to them. I did a check on my surname and what I saw coming to a number of other McHugh’s averaged about $30. (My name— ORAK SHRINE CENTER 25 to 500 People N sigh-- was not listed). Some amounts were only $1.35. Business Meetings On the other hand, the highest-paid claim in the N 2003 state database was for more than $445,000. I envy Seminars the person who forgot they had that much coming to Symposium Catering N Breakfast - Luncheons - Dinners, Snacks, Buffets. Weddings them. More than 200 claims were for amounts over Sit-down Dinners - Full Bar Service Available N $10,000. You may be in for a windfall if your name is Parties for all 3848 N. FRONTAGE RD. - MICHIGAN CITY not McHugh, so take a few minutes to check the 219-873-1826 Occasions database at indianaunclaimed.com. While you are at the website, you may want to explore the other services available through the Attorney General’s office. miserable Consumer fraud and programs for the elderly are among Is your computer ? them. Consumer Info Online: If you are one of those peo- Constantly fighting ple who explore the free pamphlet racks at your with the operator? library, you have probably picked up one of the free Federal Consumer Information Catalogs at least Crashing? once during a visit. The GSA’s Federal Citizen Information Center’s website address is posted clear- Making everyone’s lives horrible? you und” r wa e ... s “F y hom et u You can be on Does it have Internet Access? L your way to your new home or your new vacation home. Call Jan, Gina or Michael today! Make you & your computer Happy BANKING COMPANY & more efficient with Jan Biernacki-Ormsby Michael Higley Gina Gierke-Siwietz 219-871-2251 888-400-1991 219-871-2252 full internet access for only $15.00 per month

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High fashion teamed with Activities to Explore 60% practicality! Over 300 In the Local Area: OFF exciting colors, vinyls and February 26-March 1 — “The Triplets of Belleville” fabrics. Priced to make 2 Academy Award nominations. Thurs. & Fri., 6:15 you smile. Loads of pm; Sat. & Sun. 4 & 6:15; Mon. 6:15 pm (EST). Rated PG-13. French with Eng. subtitles. Also showing: Outstanding exclusive quality features. “House of Sand and Fog.” Thurs-Mon. 8:30 pm only. Vertical See them today! Vickers Theatre, 6 N. Elm St., Three Oaks, MI. Blinds! mc-interiors.com 269/756-3522 or www.vickerstheatre.com Feburary 27 — Robert Sabie, Jr. will perform from his latest CD, “Last Train to Chicago” at Temple Since 1950 Quality Products at Competitive Prices News, 816 Jefferson St., LaPorte. 6:30-8 pm. Free & 1102 Franklin St., Michigan City 219-872-7236 • 1-800-949-4530 open to the public. February 27-28, March 5-7 & 11-13 — “Over the River and Through the Woods.” Stage play at the 4th Street Theatre, 125 N. Fourth St., Chesterton. Curtain 8 pm (Thurs., Fri. & Sat); 3 pm matinee on March 7.Tix $10; reservations 219/926-7875. See story this issue. February 27-28 — “Dear Edwina, Jr” presented by the Festival Players Guild’s Student Theatre Workshop. Fri at 8 pm; Sat at 2 & 8 pm; Sun at 2 pm. Performances are at the Mainstreet Theatre, 807 Franklin St., Michigan City. Tix $7/adults, $4/students. Reservations: 874-4269. February 28 — Healthy Kids Day at the MC Family YMCA, 1001 E. Coolspring Ave., Michigan City. 9 am-1 pm. Health screenings, Fire Dept. Smoke House, demos, info booths, kids games, and more. Free & open to the public. Info 872-9622. February 28 — “Preserving Your Family History.” Document preservation & organization of family Root, Root, Root records presented by Fern Eddy Schultz. 10 am-noon for the “Home” Team! at the LaPorte County Public Library, 904 Indiana Ave., LaPorte. Free & open to the public. No adv. registration For all your mortgage needs nec. 219/362-6156 or www.lapcat.org February 28 — Michigan City Indiana Model

HORIZON Contact mortgage all-star Mary Vrska for great rates and practical, sensible advice. Railroad Swap Meet. 10 am-3 pm at NECA/IBEW Call 877-0424. Community Service Center, 301 E. 8th St., Michigan City. Presented by the Duneland Model Railroad

TEAM Club. Vendors from all over the country. Refreshments Horizon Advisor by Top Dog Restaurant. $1,200 model layout will be Mary Vrska raffled off. Adm. will be charged. February 28 — Opening reception for oil painting exhibit by Catherine Arnold at The Vickers Theatre, Three Oaks, MI. 1-3 pm (EST). Refreshments will be served; the public is invited to meet the artist. 1361 E. 86th Pl. February 28 — “...and the Kitchen Sink.” An exhi- Merrillville, IN 46410 bition of the works of Mari Jae Benning. Opening recep- (219) 736-8515 Outdoor Living…Indoors tion 3-5 pm at PNC’s Valparaiso Academic Center, 600 Independently Owned And Operated Vale Park Rd. South, Valparaiso. Public is welcome w for Call No Showroom Hours: to attend. The exhibit continues through May 14. FREE ey, Tuesday-Friday Part of PNC’s Odyssey Arts & Cultural Events Series. In-Home Surv Price Estimate Andw! 8:30-4:00 February 28 — Jazz pianist Leandro Lopez Varady Digital Previe Saturday 9-2 in concert at The Acorn Theater, 107 Generations Dr., Monday & Evenings Three Oaks, MI. 8 pm (EST). Tix $15 at the door or by appointment reserve at 269/756-3879. February 29 — Great Books. 2 pm at the Michigan City Public Library. Manhattan Transfer by John www.sunroomsnwi.com Dos Passos will be discussed. New members invited THE February 26, 2004 Page 35 to attend. February 29 — Celtic music and dance program at AA Cabinets & Counter Tops the New Buffalo Performing Arts Center, 1112 Clay Paul Dimke, Owner St., New Buffalo. Featuring Carolyn Koebel and Fonnmhor and other groups. 3 pm (EST). Tix $10/gen. adm., $7/students & sen. cit. See story this issue. • March 1 & 8 -- Maple Syrup Time program (indoors) at Deep River County Park. $2 ea. Reserve at 219/945- Custom Laminate Tops 0543.Learn about tapping trees & making syrup. Corian • Granite • Quartz March 4 — Travelogue series: “Italy.” Presented by Stan Walsh, veteran cinematographer. 7:30 pm at the VISIT OUR SHOWROOM Elston Theatre, Michigan City. Tix $5 at the door. 205 Tilden Ave., Michigan City a y 219 878-9914 Places to Visit: www.aacabinets.com Barker Mansion, 631 Washington St., Michigan City. Adm. $4/adults, $2/kids 18 and under, free/kids under 3. Guided tours Mon-Fri 10 am, 11:30 am, 1 pm; Sat & Sun noon & 2 pm. 873-1520. Closed Dec. 24, 25 & Architecture Jan 1. Great Lakes Museum of Military History, 360 Interiors Dunes Plaza, Michigan City. Info 872-2702 or on the Residential - Commercial web at www.militaryhistorymuseum.org Saugatuck - Douglas Michigan LaPorte County Historical Museum, county complex in downtown LaPorte, Indiana. Hours 10 am-4:30 Servicing Indiana & pm, Tues-Sat. Adm. free; donations welcome. 219/326- Michigan Lakeshore Communities 6808, ext. 276 or www.lapcohistsoc.org. Lubeznik Center for the Arts, 101 W. 2nd St., VON DER HEIDE 269.857.8035 Michigan City. Interim location until new building is ARCHITECTS INCORPORATED www.vdharchitects.com ready. Tues.-Fri., 10 am-4 pm; Sat. 10 am-2 pm. Phone 874-4900. New Buffalo Railroad Museum, 530 S. Whittaker St., New Buffalo, MI. Open Mon-Fri, 9 am-5 pm; Sat-Sun, 10 am-3 pm (MI time). Info 269/469-5409. IS YOUR CPA YOUR Rag Tops Museum of Michigan City. 209 W. Michigan BUSINESS PARTNER? Blvd. A collection of classic, antique & unusual vehi- cles & memorabilia. Open Tues-Sun, 10 am-5 pm; closed WE WILL BE. Monday. Adm. $6/adults, $5/sen.cit., $4/kids, free/under For your complimentary, no obligation copy of age 3. 878-1514. “Your Accountant – Your Partner,” Call 269.469.9300 Farther Afield: February 28 — Whiskey Before Breakfast (traditional Irish folk music) in concert at The Box Factory for the Arts, 1101 Broad St., St. Joseph, MI. Tix CPA & Business Advisory Services $8/adults, $6/senior citizens. 23 N. Thompson Street Now Accepting Business and New Buffalo, Michigan 49117 Individual Clients March 3 — Krasl Art Center Winter Videos. This week: “The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York” toured by Sister Wendy (60 mins.) Free and open to the public. Noon (MI time). Bring a brown bag lunch; coffee will be provided. Discussion after the video (219) 872-5555 by artist & educator Lorie Jesperson. 707 Lake Blvd., St. Joseph, MI. Info 269/983-0271 or www.krasl.org POSTON PLEASANT HEIGHTS FARM PLUMBING, INC. A First Quality Equestrian Facility since 1991 “When Quality Counts” Lessons • Boarding • Training • Shows Commercial - Residential Installation & Repair Dressage • C/T • English & Western Balance Seat Children’s Camps Available 9896 W. 300 North, Bldg. C Jeff Poston Michigan City, IN 46360 Call for Pony Ride Specials MC/VISA FAX (219) 872-5647 0707 N. Shebel Rd., Michigan City • Call 219-324-RIDE (7433) THE Page 36 February 26, 2004 Travels with Charley: An Uplifting Visit with the Waterbirds at the Kuhl Spot by Charles McKelvy

You are probably still depressed from reading my report in the January 29, 2004 edition of THE BEACH- ER about the Christmas loon that died after we attempted to rescue her. I will spare you most of the sad details except to say that our Christmas loon died on December 18, 2003 of lead poisoning despite the heroic efforts of the "Duck Lady" of New Carlisle to save her. Yes, you may recall, I was referring to none other than Diane Kuhl who operates a waterfowl and shore- bird rescue operation called Waterbirds at the Kuhl Spot out of the 74-year-old home at 7393 Tulip Lane that she shares with her husband and partner in bird rescue, Michael. Despite her 25-plus years rescuing waterfowl and shorebirds, Diane Kuhl was saddened by our loon's death. This Canada goose and her mallard friends are among the permanent residents at the Kuhl Spot waterbird rehab facility in New Carlisle.

Diane Kuhl enjoys a rare moment of rest at her home-based Waterbirds at the Kuhl Spot rehabilitation facility in New Carlisle, Indiana. But when Natalie and I went for the official tour A guard goat and chicken at the Kuhl Spot. of her operation on an overcast afternoon in February, Diane brightened our outlook on life (and death) by relating her recently concluded "happy loon" story. It goes like this: A colleague recently phoned Diane to say she had just come into possession of what appeared to be a healthy female loon found by some folks near a lake south of South Bend. The other rehabber told Diane she had just had back surgery and so could not care for the loon who had lost her winter refuge when the little lake she was using as a sanctuary completely iced over. The bird's flight feathers were not completely developed, hence her hes- itation to continue her migration for her birthplace up north to her winter quarters along the coast of north- This odd pairing of a mallard and ring-billed gull were happy to be recov- ern Mexico. ering together at the Kuhl Spot. THE February 26, 2004 Page 37

I her out completely, and it was just her flight feathers that were trashed." So Diane took the stranded loon to Gilmer Animal Clinic in South Bend where owner Dr. Robert Beebee gladly examined the bird free of charge. "He showed me the x-ray, and there was no lead sinker in the bird (as there had been with the ill-fated Christmas loon), and no green poops (indicating lead poisoning). Her poops were all nice and white like they're supposed to be, so he said the bird was okay." So Diane put on her thinking cap and pulled out her bird books and took another look at the loon and decided by her coloration that she had just been hatched the previous summer and thus was not quite up to the arduous task of making her first migration. Then she pulled out her national directory of bird rehabilitation facilities, located a large one in the greater Tampa, Florida area, phoned them, made the necessary arrangements and then called the various air- lines serving the South Bend airport to see who would be willing to transport a live loon to Florida for the remainder of the winter. "One airline was worried about the temperatures at the stops along the way, and finally one said all they needed was a letter from the vet, and I got that from As a licensed waterbird rehabber, Diane Kuhl is required to Dr. Beebee, and I shipped her the next day on U.S. keep meticulous records. Air. They had quoted me $170 on the phone, but they only charged me $62 at the airport -- what a deal," Diane said. And, of course, the loon arrived safely but somewhat traumatized in Tampa where she is doing fine under the care of the rehabbers there. When asked if the loon might have been spoiled by the experience and would insist on returning to the north via commercial air carrier, Diane just laughed. That's the great thing about Diane Kuhl -- she laughs a lot, even when she and Michael are called out in the middle of the night to rescue a wounded waterbird. "The funny thing is that I wasn't really interested in birds as a kid, but I did have a parakeet as a pet," she said. Waterbirds Continued on Page 38

Tools of the waterbird rehabber's trade. So, in the true spirit of the local network of bird and mammal rehabbers, Diane Kuhl gladly collected the loon who was not eating on her own. Diane explained: "The other rehabber was sliding dead fish down her throat. I brought her here and saw that her flight feathers were trashed, and I knew she shouldn't be here in February, so I checked out her legs and her wings and they all worked, and checked Diane Kuhl is always on the look-out for waterbirds in distress. THE Page 38 February 26, 2004

Diane and Michael are ever watchful of Tiny and the other birds when they are outside because hawks are on to what's happening at the Kuhl Spot. "One time a red-tail hawk tried to fly off with a mallard who wasn't too bright, and Michael went running out and got the hawk to drop the mallard. The mallard was all right, but I don't think she really learned anything from that." Most of the learning at the Kuhl Spot is done by any cat who wants to take up permanent residence there. "If they want to live here, they have to leave the birds alone," Diane said. "I tell them 'NO' when they both- er a bird, and I add, 'I don't want to tell you again.'" The cats either get the message or they go to live with a cat rehabber. But enough about cats and on to the never-ending work of rehabilitating waterbirds, especially the female mute swan who just arrived. Diane catches up with Tiny the wood duck. Tiny has been the resident Diane goes down to her nursery/hospital in the wood duck nanny for seven years. lower level of her house and thoroughly examines the Waterbirds Continued from Page 37 not-so-mute swan, saying, "You are a pretty bird, Now, she and Michael, who works as a liquor sales- but we don't know why you're here. We'll take you to man in northern Indiana, are accustomed to a home the vet and have them see what's wrong with you." and five-acre yard filled with recovering mallards, And so it goes at the Kuhl Spot, especially in the Canada geese, great blue herons, and the occasion- summer when 200 to 330 tiny orphans need con- al coot, grebe or wood duck. stant care. Speaking of wood ducks, a female of that species I said it before and I'll say it again: Diane Kuhl invites named "Tiny" is among a Kuhl menagerie of perma- readers to volunteer at the Kuhl Spot. She also glad- nent residents that includes: four cats, three dogs, var- ly accepts tax-deductible donations in care of "Waterbirds ious fish in a tank, a finch in a cage, a goat, chickens at the Kuhl Spot" and mailed to: 7393 Tulip Lane, New who refuse to lay many eggs, a bunny, and some Carlisle, IN 46552. fancy white pigeons. Diane will gladly talk to your class or organization Tiny, according to Diane, appeared on the scene seven about what she does. While she does not charge for years ago "after she bonked her noggin when she her appearances, she gladly accepts "good will" offer- was young leaving the nesting box, so she can't see ings. And, of course, she is happy to give guided tours very well. Wood ducks are very fragile and hard to feed, on an appointment only basis. so Tiny became a foster parent who lives in the house Phone her at 574/654-8714, and let her give you direc- (and gets to swim in the bath tub). She does pretty tions on getting to her hide-a-way near Hudson Lake. good outside in summer, but sometimes she shakes After all, she guided Natalie and me right to the the little ones too much." Kuhl Spot.

She examines her newest charge -- a mute swan found in a South Bend driveway. THE February 26, 2004 Page 39

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the time, Alice talked down to the woman, speaking Off the Book Shelf in pigeon English: “Too much. I like, but too much. Maybe by Sally Carpenter I come back.” Emily was mortified at her sister’s The Forest Lover by Susan Vreeland behavior, but not half as much as surprised when the ”There is something bigger than fact: the underlying Indian turned to her friend and said, “in perfect spirit.” That’s a quote from Emily Carr, the subject English, ‘It’s the ones with shiny shoes that bargain of this week’s book recommendation. I’m not an art most.’ ” Touche´. major, I leave that to The Beacher’s own Barbara Emily makes friends with Sophie, a native moth- Stodola; but since she’s currently basking in the er of many children, but none of whom made it to adult- warm Florida sun, I found myself reaching for my trusty hood. Emily learns a lot about the vast differences encyclopedia to get some background information on between being a native and being white, as well as this Canadian Impressionist painter. learning about native culture and art. Emily was born in 1871 in the Canadian province Emily had studied art in San Francisco, but on read- of British Columbia. She grew up loving her corner ing of the new art movement in Paris (fauvism), of the world, including the native tribes and their van- decided that France was where she needed to refine ishing way of life. As a young woman in the Victorian her abilities and techniques. Most women artists of age, Emily turned more than a few heads by her for- the time dabbled in watercolor only, as oil painting ays into various native Indian villages, painting the was a man’s domain. Emily wanted to explore all people, the land- aspects of art in order to give justice to the paintings scape and especial- of her adored homeland. She learns the name of an ly the mystical English painter there who gave lessons, and soon she totems that were and Alice were sailing off to Europe. (Early 20th cen- unique to each tribe. tury women didn’t just go off on trips by themselves, She felt that “there you know!) needs to be a record True to the time, artist and teacher Harry Plelan of them, in their own Gibb was of the opinion that women were not artists, village settings, men were: “You are a woman, so your work no doubt before they rot back will need strengthening. That can be had by exposure into the forest, or to male examples.” Hurrump, I say. before the mission- The Forest Lover is a work of fiction, based on aries burn them Emily Carr’s life and what is known of it. Susan down in some right- Vreeland has done an admirable job of breathing life eous frenzy.” into what would only be encyclopedic flat facts. The Her sister, Alice, story starts slow, but stick with it, the characters come accompanied Emily to life, and Vreeland shows us the emotion and sen- on some of her trips, sitivity of this brave woman who blazed a path for gen- and once, finding erations of future women artists. She faced the prej- two native women udices of a Victorian age and persevered. Good show, selling miniature Emily! wooden canoes, Alice Till next time, happy reading! Totem Mother, Kitwancool, oil on canvas, 1928. This painting is one of Emily Carr’s started bargaining to later efforts in preserving a record of the buy one. However, Read The Beacher On Line ancient art of totem poles by natives from like most people of Alaska to Washington state. http://www.bbpnet.com/Beacher/

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