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Volume 36, Number 34 Thursday, August 27, 2020 A “Star”

is Rebornby Connie Kuzydym

In this Beacher ﬁ le photo by Bob Wellinski, Jamileh Cornejo performs in the 2019 Hoosier STAR. She will compete again this year.

Across the nation, orchestras are grappling with Chair Cherri Blair-Drayton. Rather than cancel how to survive COVID-19, the pandemic creating Hoosier STAR, LCSO’s biggest fundraiser, they unprecedented challenges for those leading them. reinvented it. Hoosier STAR this year will be live Many concert seasons are canceled until 2021; oth- streamed, held in a smaller setting and with fewer ers are following a concert-by-concert approach. musicians. Then, there are those getting out of their comfort “I really feel that Hoosier STAR, which is now in zones, ﬁ guring out alternate means to exist. its 15th year, has become a signature event for the The latter is true of Tim King, executive direc- orchestra,” Tim said. “If you lose a year, there goes tor of LaPorte County Symphony Orchestra, Chuck the momentum. It’s gone.” Steck, interim music director, and Hoosier STAR Continued on Page 2 THE Page 2 August 27, 2020

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Continued from Page 1 show business adage “the show must go on,” but A “Star” is Reborn with a twist. This year, instead of heading to the Hoosier STAR, a vocal competition, gives 10 fi nal- Civic for a star-studded event, Hoosier STAR fans ists a rare opportunity to perform with the orches- can turn on their computers as the event is live- tra before a live audience. Auditions typically are in streamed across numerous platforms. Watching the March, with the competition held in September at competition is free, and there is a nominal fee to LaPorte Civic Auditorium. cast votes for performer(s). Cherri, who took over the reins of Hoosier STAR That Hoosier STAR is still going strong is, in it- four years ago, worked diligently for months, send- self, amazing. Typically, competition-fundraisers ing out information to prospective contestants, have a shelf life due to the amount of area talent. scheduling auditions, lining up But after 15 years, their pro- judges and coordinating vol- cess of communicating with unteers to assist at auditions. prospective auditionees has She was wrapping up loose been honed. The word is out ends in early March when the the event is unique. Plus, there nationwide shutdown began is the $1,000 prize for winning because of COVID-19. Instead fi rst place. of a knee jerk reaction to can- “Anyone will tell you that’s cel LCSO’s largest fundraiser performed in front of an or- two weeks before auditions, chestra, it’s the most amazing the team postponed them to feeling. It’s almost like a high consider ways to salvage the feeling, to have that wall of program. sound behind you,” Tim said. Tim had just canceled LC- The team transformed Hoo- SO’s March concert in which sier STAR as an online event. the fi fth music-director candi- Tim, however, does not consid- date in the “Bravo, Maestro” er himself technically savvy. series already was in town. “I have to admit to you, this Now was the time to think out- is completely new to me,” Tim side the box. said. “This is like a doctoral How do you revamp a live course for me. We’re work- event? Especially where the ing with a bunch of 20- and thrill of performing with a live 30-somethings, and they look orchestra is part of the allure. at me like, Tim, this is no big As anyone who has competed deal.” in Hoosier STAR will attest, Laughing, he explains why the gratifi cation of singing it’s a big deal to him. with a live orchestra trumps “I’m old school,” he said. the prize money. How do you “I keep paper fi les on every- replicate the electricity that thing.” To further illustrate builds as volunteers transform his point, he taps on a white the Civic into a gala event? binder sitting in front of him. Where cloth-decorated tables Everything printed out await patrons, the balcony keeps him organized and sane. draws an audience of support- A physical building where an ers and the stage is set for the event is held, the presence of orchestra, contestants, judges, the orchestra, the electricity of Tim King and Cherri Blair-Drayton are among the emcee and trophies. LaPorte County Symphony Orchestra team an audience is what he knows. The LCSO embraced the old helping organize Hoosier STAR. That is his comfort zone. THE August 27, 2020 Page 3 “I’m used to putting on live concerts. I’m perfect- ly comfortable doing that. I have no problem with that. It’s a lot of work, but I know what I’m doing,” FOR SALE Tim said. “But to take it online, and stream it, now how does that work?” PROPOSED SITE Imagine willingly stepping out of that comfortable box and learning an entirely new process. Tim, DESIGN DEVELOPMENT as well as Chuck, have had a crash course in streaming technology through reading and research. 6+/- Acres The overall revamping of Hoosier STAR began with auditions. After their postponement, Cherri was in constant contact, updating the auditionees by email. Those individuals who applied in March were notifi ed auditions now were in mid-July. “We practiced safe social distancing...and we had over 60 people still audition for Hoosier Star this year, knowing that they will not be singing with a live orchestra, and that’s the big deal,” Tim said. The full orchestra will not perform due to the close proximity of musicians to each other. Factor in that more than half the orchestra is wind instruments, reports now indicate COVID-19 can be spread by respiratory droplets. So, the team needed to have an alternate music source.

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Continued from Page 3 sier STAR winner, returns as emcee. The celebrity A “Star” is Reborn judges — the Rev. Dewitt Jackson, Victoria Garret LaPorte was chosen for its size, as well as having a and Philip Potempa — will critique the contestants quasi-auditorium with built-in sound and light. after their performance. Trophies and prizes go to Lacking the “goose bump factor” of the contes- fi rst- and second-place winners in each division. tants performing before a live audience, and not When Hoosier STAR does goes live, it will be receiving feedback in the way of applause, will be streamed for free on the following sites: the LCSO different. To overcome this, LCSO is saying to them, website, Facebook pages for LCSO, Hoosier STAR consider the performance like a recording session — and WIMS and on the LCSO YouTube channel. Vot- laying down your best track. ing for singer(s) is conducted only on the LCSO’s website, www.LCSO.net. In celebration of Hoosier STAR’s 15th anniver- sary, the number of votes the audience can cast has changed. In the past, attendees received two paper ballots that allowed them to cast a single vote for each division. This year only, listeners can vote up to 15 times for their favorite youth fi nalist and 15 times for the adult fi nalist at $10 per vote. Votes can be cast for a single contestant or split among the fi nalists in each division. Unlike online shopping, where you can continue adding items to your basket and pay the total at the end, those who choose to split votes among numerous contestants will need to enter credit card payment information for every different contestant. Alastair Willis returns to conduct LCSO musicians during Hoosier STAR. Cash or debit voting are unavailable. With the competition date rapidly approaching, Like the live event, voting is only held during the level of excitement among contestants and or- Hoosier STAR. An intermission is planned between ganizers is building. And despite the many changes the youth and adult divisions. The equivalent of a this year, much of Hoosier STAR remains the same. half-time show is scheduled. After intermission, the The date is Saturday, Sept. 12. Grammy nominated youth voting will end and the adult voting will com- conductor Alastair Willis will direct the LCSO com- mence and cease approximately 15 minutes after bo. Jeremiah Mellen, the 2013 adult division Hoo- the last song selection.

This year’s Hoosier STAR contestants in the adult and youth divisions. THE August 27, 2020 Page 5 Live streaming has opened an entirely new avenue, especially in voting. A computer at the performance will tally the votes in real time. The previ- ous way of counting individual paper ballots may become a thing of the past. For contestants whose relatives or friends live too far away to attend, they now can go online, watch them in real time and vote. For some, this will be the ﬁ rst time their relatives will see them perform live. Even sponsors who graciously supported the event, but have been unable to attend, can watch it live. “I don’t know of any other orchestra in the country that does something like this where they take... amateur singers and they get this incredible opportunity to solo in front of an orchestra and in front Since 1950 of a live audience,” Tim said. “They don’t get that chance this year, but they get the chance to be heard and seen by probably many thousands more than Carpet • Upholstery • Drapery • Blinds they would normally in a live concert.” HAVE YOUR INDOOR-OUTDOOR By embracing a new way of doing things, the CUSHIONS SEEN BETTER DAYS? LCSO team has turned lemons into lemonade. New Outdoor Fabrics & Dry Fast Foam People around the world now can experience the Available event. In a way, these contestants are making Hoo- sier STAR history. The possibilities and exposure ** OPEN by Appointment ONLY ** Gift Certiﬁ cates • In-Home Estimates through live streaming could set a new trajectory for the orchestra. Hoosier STAR might become a Don & Cheryl Young 1102 Franklin Street Proprietors Michigan City,IN 46360 YouTube sensation. The opportunities are endless. (219) 872-7236 www.mcinteriorsin.com THE Page 6 August 27, 2020 “The One and Only Ivan” is Family Film Perfection by Andrew Tallackson

Bryan Cranston is one of the many wonderful actors in “The One and Only Ivan.”

So, yeah, not gonna lie: “The One and Only Ivan” got to me. Really got to me. The movie charmed its ★ ★ ★ ★ way into my heart, the last 10 minutes daring the “The One and Only Ivan” kind of “ugly cry” permissible only in private. Running time: 95 minutes. Rated PG Is it that this gentle fable strikes a far deeper for mild thematic elements chord amid these troubled times? Hard to say, but the fi lm, based on K.A. Applegate’s beloved 2012 lia (Ariana Greenblatt), who intuitively knows Ivan children’s book and adapted by “School of Rock” is destined for better, the only one, in fact, who picks scribe Mike White, is a family picture in the best up on the fact that Ivan knows how to draw. sense of the term. All of this sounds like standard, cutesy Disney There really was a silverback gorilla named Ivan fare. But “The One and Only Ivan” has more on its who spent nearly three decades performing in a mind. When Ruby (voiced by Brooklynn Prince), a shopping mall circus before an animal rights group baby African elephant arrives craving a father fi g- raised a stink and got him released. What the book ure, she triggers memories of Ivan’s former life, a and now the movie, which is streaming on Disney+, happy one surrounded by family in the wild. And do is tell Ivan’s story from his perspective. it is because of Ruby, and a pledge Ivan makes to As voiced with weary defeat by Oscar-winner Stella, that the idea of escape takes hold. Sam Rockwell (“Three Billboards in Ebbing, Mis- None of this would carry any weight if we didn’t souri”), Ivan has been the star of the mall circus for fi rmly believe in the world the fi lm creates. Pretty longer than he cares to remember, going about his quickly in “The One and Only Ivan,” I’d forgotten duties as if on autopilot. His fellow performers keep the animals were special effects. How’d they do it? him sane, many embodied by Hollywood A-listers, Don’t want to know. The point is, the result is so including: Stella, an African elephant voiced with seamless, the characters come across as creatures unusual restraint by Angeline Jolie; Helen Mirren of fl esh and blood. as the prissy poodle Snickers; and, in the fi lm’s most With this being Disney, I braced for a noisy, chaot- hilarious incarnation, Danny DeVito as Bob, the ic, effects-ladden resolution. Instead, director Thea chatty stray dog who sleeps on Ivan’s belly at night. Sharrock, making her feature-fi lm debut, builds to The humans in their lives aren’t monsters, just a hushed moment of revelation, then a fi nal 10 min- trapped in mundane routines. The circus owner, utes where anyone who says they did not cry is a Mack, treats his animals well, but yearns for bigger bald-faced liar. “The One and Only Ivan” has had crowds. He’s played by a relatively subdued Bryan the courage to see Ivan’s story through to the end, Cranston (“Breaking Bad”). George (Ramón Rodrí- and the effect is, well, downright magical. guez), the circus janitor, has a bright daughter, Ju- Contact Andrew Tallackson at [email protected] THE August 27, 2020 Page 7

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Political stands before the delegates, repeatedly defl ecting divisiveness starts early, absorbed by youth in their pettiness to express where he stands as a candidate. formative years so when young adulthood arrives, And when teens from the opposing party stop to say they exist not collectively, as one voice, but as stark- how much they admire him, we cross our fi ngers ly opposite camps. that unity is possible. The fi lm won the Sundance Film Festival’s U.S. The climax of “Boys State” involves the fi nal elec- Documentary Competition Grand Jury Prize and tions. Had this been a feature fi lm, we might have was slated for the March South by Southwest festi- been treated to a sappy, convenient conclusion. But val before it was canceled due to COVID-19. this is a documentary, and what it succinctly con- For the unfamiliar, Boys and Girls State, of which veys is how fi rmly political machinations take root Indiana participates, is a summer leadership/citi- in the latest generation. 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The sharp, soft- spoken son of immigrants is untainted by the political machine, presenting himself as the embodiment of the American dream. He’s attacked for being a March for Our Lives organizer, but the moments of genuine awe in the fi lm are the instances when he Directors Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine. THE Page 22 August 27, 2020 Michigan City Public Library The library is open, but with restrictions in place. Until further notice, hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Saturday. There is no public seating. The library also will It’s why I’m here. follow the LaPorte County Health Department’s Public Health Order Face Covering Mandate by re- quiring masks inside the building. Every individu- Warren Attar, Agent Your home and car are more than just al must properly wear a face covering over his/her 1902 E US 20, Evergreen Plaza things. They’re where you make your nose and mouth at indoor areas open to the public. 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• Residential • Commercial • Industrial Michigan City Farmer’s Market “Big Enough To Serve You… The Michigan City Farmer’s Market is open from Small Enough To Know You…” 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays through October at Eighth and Washington streets. Following advice from Gov. Eric Holcomb and health offi cials, the following restrictions are in place: Prayer to the • No open food. All items must be pre-packaged Blessed Virgin and fully labeled. (Never known to fail.) • No sampling food items. Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel, fruitful vine, splendor of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of • Home-based vendors can sell items. God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity. • Social-distancing guidelines must be followed. Oh, Star of the ‘Sea, help me and show me, herein you are my mother. Oh Holy Mary, Mother of God, • No cooking or food preparation on site. Queen of Heaven and Earth! I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succor me in Everyone, including vendors, is encouraged to this necessity. There are none that can withstand your power. Oh, show wear proper masks. Portable handwashing stations me herein you are my mother. Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for will be available. us who have recourse to thee (3x). Holy Mother, I place this cause in your Market organizers want to create a craft market hands (3x). Holy Spirit, you who solve all problems, light all roads so that I can attain my goal. You who gave me the divine gift to forgive and forget on the north side of Eighth Street later this summer all evil against me and that in all instances in my life you are with me. I or in spring 2021. Surveys are planned to determine want in this short prayer to thank you for all things as you confirm once what customers would like to see in such a market. again that I never want to be separated from you in Eternal Glory. Thank you for your mercy toward me and mine. The person must say this prayer 3 Contact Special Events Coordinator Johnny consecutive days. After 3 days, the request will be granted. This prayer must Stimley for more details, or if interested in be published after the favor is granted. becoming a vendor, at (219) 229-1567 or jstimley@ emichigancity.com THE August 27, 2020 Page 31 Lyric in the Gardens Returns Some of the biggest names in Chicago’s arts scene will present the Lyric Opera of Chicago preview QUALIFIED EXPERIENCED “Lyric in the Gardens” from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. REASONABLE 30, at Friendship Botanic Gardens, 2055 E. U.S. 12. The event will include performances by Chicago Lyric Opera Ryan Center artists Kimberly Jones, Maia Surace, Cornelius Johnson, Gary Alexander, Paul Dykstra and Aaron Wardell. The program will include arias from Mozart’s “Marriage of Figaro,” Puccini’s “Tosca,” Donizetti’s “Elixir of Love” and Broadway favorites such as “The Phantom of the Opera,” “The Secret Garden,” “Man of La Mancha,” “Trouble in Tahiti” and “Ragtime.” General admission is available on Eventbrite for $45. Tickets also will be sold at the door the day of the event. Premium seating tickets cost $50. Light appetizers are included with each ticket. A cash bar • Practicing attorney for over 45 years with wine and beer will be on site. All proceeds con- • Concentrating in estate planning tribute to the Gardens’ continued restoration. The performance will begin promptly at 4 p.m. • Licensed in Indiana, Michigan and Illinois Arrive at 3 p.m. for wine, beer, beverages and light • LaPorte County resident for 40 years appetizers. The option also exists to stroll through the 105 acres of gardens, trails and meadows. ESTATE PLANNING ATTORNEY Chairs will be available in the Celebration Mead- Michael V. Riley ow; however, guests are encouraged to take lawn 501 Pine Street Phone: 219-879-4925 chairs or blankets. Seating will be safely distanced Michigan City, IN 46360 Website: mvrileylaw.com in the lawn. Face coverings are required when it is impossible to stay 6 feet away from others. No outside food or drink are allowed in the venue. Visit www.friendshipgardens.org or call (219) 878-9885 for more details.

Outdoor Summer Sing-Along Harbor Country Singers will sponsor its third outdoor summer sing-along at 6:30 p.m. EDT Thursday, Aug. 27, at Three Oaks Arts & Education Center, 14 Maple St. The program will feature folk songs by: Pete Seeger; Woody Guthrie; Peter, Paul and Mary; Bob Dylan; and Joni Mitchell. School of American Mu- sic’s Donna Mitchell and HCS Producer Pat Put- nam will lead the singing, and Guitar Instructor Ron Spears will provide accompaniment. Other gui- tarists can take instruments and play along. Michigan COVID-19 rules allow outdoor gather- ings of up to 100 people, provided social distancing is maintained. Sanitized seating from the Arts & Education Center will be available, or attendees can take lawn chairs. Face shields will be available on request, and sheet music and lyrics will be provided, although the ability to read music is not required to participate. The program rain date is the same time Tuesday, Sept. 8 HCS is a program of The School of American Mu- 2nd Location at 16201 Red Arrow Highway, Union Pier, MI sic supported by a Pokagon Fund grant. THE Page 32 August 27, 2020 LaPorte Farmer’s Market The LaPorte Farmer’s Market is open Saturdays starting at 8 a.m. through October in the Lincoln- way parking lot next to Mucho Mas. Duneland Home & Pro Hardware The event is run by Angela Rose, LaPorte Eco- nomic Advancement Partnership downtown director, and Lindsay Jongkind, LEAP marketing and WE ARE OPEN FOR BUSINESS membership director. Vendors are organized in a straight line on both 1018 N. Karwick Rd. “Karwick Plaza” • Michigan City, IN 46360 sides of the area. Customers are asked to stand be- “Open 7 Days” hind the marked line (3-feet distance) and maintain 219-878-1720 Store email: [email protected] at least 6 feet between each person in line. Market managers will be posted at the entrance and limit attendance to 50 people at a time. All produce and goods will be prepackaged and • COMPLETE • NEW handed out in bags. Seniors and at-risk individuals REMODELING CONSTRUCTION are encouraged to shop from 9 to 10 a.m. More information is available at www.laporte- • ROOM • 4 SEASON partnership.com or on the Farmer’s Market Face- ADDITIONS ROOMS book Page. On Thursdays before the market, a weekly list of vendors and produce is posted on the • SIDING • CONCRETE Facebook page. Call Rose and Jongkind at (219) 324-8584 for more information. • DECKS 219-861-6341 • MASONRY www.hullingsconstruction.com • GARAGES • FLOORING Art Barn School of Art The following program is planned: • 4th Friday Open Mic from 7 to 10 p.m. Fri- day, Aug. 28. The evening, open to singers, songwriters, musi- CALL WE HAU cians and poets, also is broadcast through Facebook OU L! Live. YTired of asking your husband The Art Barn is located at 695 N. County Road to get rid of that old junk? 400 East, Valparaiso. Call (219) 462-9009 or visit www.artbarnschool.org for more details. RENT-A-MAN!

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Museum Debuts Documentary “Lifestyles of the Mich(iana) and Famous,” a new 2#( Region of Three Oaks Museum-produced documen- " tary, will debut to live audiences in a controlled setting Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 29-30. The screenings are at 4 and 6 p.m. EDT both days at the old Township Hall, 8 E. Linden St., Three Oaks, which the museum recently acquired. The 31-minute ﬁ lm looks at some of the many % rich and famous who made the area their part-time 1"#!." '*/" -!&! ( home, including: Carl Sandburg, Jesse Owens, Jane &#.! " ')/ Addams, Oprah Winfrey and John Paul Stevens. It 1 ! # "!* "!2# !" #!+ marks the ﬁ fth project on area history by TROTOM Board Member Nick Bogert, a former network TV 1 $ &"# !"*" # !( news producer. An original soundtrack, written and 1 # !!34&# !$&!%( produced by Garth Taylor, head of The School of #%-""" "#"&&% !( American Music, is featured. 1 # ! * !*!!! Reservations are required to ensure proper so- "# 0!#! !! cial distance, and should specify either the early or late showing on Saturday or Sunday. Masks are required, and seating is limited. To reserve a spot, !,.!"#"(/ email [email protected]. The suggested *.-1+/.0)-11. donation is $3 for museum members and $15 for """&& nonmembers, which includes a membership. All *!'## ( proceeds support the museum, 5 Featherbone Ave., )-1 $ $ &+ Three Oaks. THE Page 34 August 27, 2020 C Color o

On August 27, 1859, near Titusville, Pa., Col. Ed- win Drake drilled the ﬁ rst successful oil well in the United States. On August 27, 1892, ﬁ re seriously damaged New York’s original Metropolitan Opera House. On August 27, 1938, at a poetry reading by Ar-

p chibald MacLeish, a jealous Robert Frost set ﬁ re to some papers to disrupt the performance. On August 27, 1962, the U.S. launched the Mari- ner 2 space probe. It would ﬂ y past Venus the following December. On August 27, 1982, the Oakland A’s Rickey Hen- derson stole his 119th base, setting a new major league record. He stole three more bases in the

ies same game. On August 28, 1922, New York’s radio station WEAF broadcast the world’s fi rst radio commercial. The Queensboro Realty Co. Jackson Heights paid $100 for 10 minutes of air time. On August 28, 1963, approximately 200,000 people who gathered for a peaceful civil-rights demonstra- tion in Washington, D.C., heard Dr. Martin Luther King deliver his famous “I have a dream…” speech. On August 28, 1976, scientists at the Massachu- setts Institute of Technology reported that they had created an artifi cial gene, the basic unit of heredity. On August 28, 1996, the troubled 15-year marriage of Britain’s Prince Charles and Princess Di- ana ended offi cially with the issuance of a divorce decree. On August 29, 1817, the Philanthropist, the fi rst abolition newspaper in the United States, was published in Mount Pleasant, Ohio. On August 29, 1896, chop suey was invented, and fi rst served, at a restaurant in New York City. It has since become a mainstay of Chinese restaurants. On August 29, 1945, during World War II, General Douglas MacArthur arrived in Japan to accept the Japanese surrender. On August 29, 1966, at San Francisco’s Candle- stick Park, the Beatles gave their last concert. On August 30, 30 B.C., Cleopatra is reported to the eacher usiness rinters have committed suicide by holding an asp in her B B P hand and encouraging it to bite her on the breast. 911 Franklin Street • Michigan City On August 30, 1780, Gen. Benedict Arnold be- (219) 879 0088 • Fax (219) 879 8070 trayed the United States when he promised to sur- email:email: [email protected] [email protected] • • http://www.bbpnet.com/http://www.thebeacher.com render the fort at West Point, N.Y., to the British. He fl ed to England, where he died in poverty. THE August 27, 2020 Page 35

On August 30, 1862, Confederate troops defeated Business Union forces at the Civil War’s “Second Battle of Bull Run.” On August 30, 1929, Col. E.H. Green took delivery of a newly designed combination gas and electric automobile built by General Electric Co. of Sche- nectady, N.Y. It was a 60-horsepower vehicle that had no clutch or gear shift. Two pedals, one on each Cards side of the central brake pedal, were used for ac- celeration. On August 30, 1967, the Senate confi rmed Thur- good Marshall as the fi rst black justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. On August 30, 1983, Guion Bluford Jr. became the fi rst black American astronaut in space, blasting off aboard the space shuttle Challenger. On August 31, 1887, Thomas A. Edison received a patent for his Kinetoscope, a device that produced moving pictures. On August 31, 1888, Mary Ann Nicholls was found murdered in London’s East End in what generally is regarded as the fi rst killing by Jack the Ripper. 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The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis The story then shifts to 1993 where Sadie Don- (hardcover, $27 retail in bookstores and online; also ovan is working at the same library as assistant available as an eBook. 351 pages.) curator of the Berg Collection, a special group of The lions in this title do not refer to the titans books, letters and objects from famous authors, all of business in New York City, but rather the large priceless. Keep in mind, all these things are locked stone animals that grace the New York Public Li- up safely each night. brary entrance at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street. There is to be an upcoming exhibit, mostly to gar- I’m back to my favorite genre this week — histori- ner donors, and Sadie is put in charge ahead of her cal fi ction — and one of my favorite authors. I have colleague, Claude. He’s not happy. read Davis’ past four books and thoroughly enjoyed One piece of information she’s holding back is that the settings and feelings her writing evokes, plac- she is the granddaughter of Laura Lyons, who being you right in the middle of every- came an important writer in the years thing. after 1913. Laura’s walking stick is Each book is about a specifi c place, to be part of the exhibit, and her boss and each place is the main charac- wants something else of hers to go with ter. The people fl oating in and out it. Sadie decides telling the boss who of these places have a story not just she is related to becomes problematic within these buildings, but because when her research uncovers disturb- of these buildings. ing information about rare books sto- It’s 1913, the library building is len during 1913. Was her grandfather only two years old, but it already involved? Or maybe her grandmother? attracts thousands of visitors a day, And what was the cause of his untime- and contains 88 miles of stacks that ly death that same year? hold one million books. This particu- Now things begin to unravel in lar branch is a research library only. 1993: As the exhibit starts coming to- No books are checked out, you have gether, a notebook written by Virginia to submit a request for a specifi c Woolf goes missing. It’s always locked book or object and state what you up — how could it have been stolen? are researching. Security is high. Maybe telling her boss she is related The library superintendent is to Laura Lyons is not a good idea at Jack Lyons. His wife, Laura, and this time. Will the library hold the their two children, Pearl and Harry, events of 80 years ago against her? live in an apartment in the upper level there. A private detective, Nick Adriano, is called in to Like much historical fi ction, the story jumps back investigate, prompting Sadie to feel the weight of and forth in time — 1913 to 1993. being the obvious thief. It doesn’t help that some- While a more-than-capable superintendent, Jack thing else goes missing… Lyon wants to write a novel — been working on it Back in 1913, the story veers off to show some for several years now, and as an educated woman, history of the suffragette movement. Laura, on as- Laura feels somehow cheated her husband can fol- signment for journalism school, discovers a club low his dreams, but she is not allowed any. where she feels more than at home. Her enthusi- Laura graduated from Vassar and now desires asm for it, however, proves to be hurtful to her fam- to become a journalist. This would be a chance to ily and her relationship with her husband in ways do something for herself; remember, there weren’t she will regret the rest of her life. What a confus- many opportunities for women in 1913, and besides, ing time it must have been for women…How could the children are growing up: Harry is 11 and Pearl she think she could mix work with being a wife and is 7. mother? It’s an interesting addition to the story and Jack’s boss asks Laura to write a column for the blends in seamlessly with the mystery of missing library newsletter, and she comes up with “Life Be- books and broken relationships. tween the Stacks” about being a mother and living Davis has done an amazing job of bringing to- in the library. That prompts her to apply for the new gether the links that bind Sadie and her grandpar- Columbia Journalism School. She is accepted, but ents, as well as providing an insider’s look at one of since the Lyons have no extra money for the tuition the architectural treasures of New York. The char- and books, it seems like a lost cause. Jack’s boss acters in this story may be fi ctional, but — if only comes through, however, and fi nds her a scholar- those walls could talk… ship — class is now in session! Till next time, happy reading! THE August 27, 2020 Page 39

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