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want to give some others a listen while you’re there. Organic Gluten-free/Dairy-Free Groceries PEDESTRIAN RAMBLINGS As I continued to mark and evaluate the trees, I also thought about the amount of physical FEATURING work required for this tree restoration project LOCAL ■■■ By Steve Madewell ARTISTS! ACCEPTING as compared the daily toil of the folks who EBT! and make fruit. planted them in the first place. It is so easy for us to take things like running hot and cold CBD OPEN I have been involved with a number of prior water, central heating and air, electricity, and PRODUCTS YEAR V ROUND! habitat management projects and it is often an array of entertainment, transportation, and remarkable how apple trees can respond to a communication options for granted. And we good pruning. A handful of old neglected trees have fresh fruit available year around... can produce bushels and bushels of apples in the years following some trimming. Those Dealing with the inconveniences, illness, and NATURAL HEALING hopes might be a little optimistic for this proj- anxieties associated with our current pandem- EXPO & MORE ect as so many of these trees were nearly dead ic is maddening but in retrospect it could be Sat. Feb. 13 • 11am - 6pm to begin with but, nothing ventured, nothing much worse. We are in such a better place to be gained. dealing with this situation than the folks who IT IS FREE TO ATTEND! (No Cover Charge) were confronted with the Spanish flu in 1918. $25 for a 20-minute session with healers When I am outside on one of my rambles, I YOU MUST CALL TO RESERVE A TIME often find benefits that I wasn’t looking for. I am sure that just the process of removing the Whenever I am doing something that makes dead wood and the misshaped branches from me pay attention to the world around me, I some of these trees will probably accelerate can’t stop myself from thinking about what their demise, but I am just as sure some will Immune Boosters... respond in the desired manner. Sometimes we Boost your immune system! occurred generations before on the very prop- We have the products you need. erty I am walking on. As I made my way from just have to put in the effort in order to find out This past week I was out rambling around the outcome. And sometime the investment Earth’s Natural Treasures too... doing a little bit of pre-planning for an tree to tree, I began to dwell on the notion that someone several decades ago had planted an of time has unanticipated returns, like the 56 S. Broadway • Geneva upcoming habitat management project. I was enriched sense of gratitude I developed that marking and evaluating old apple trees. orchard here. I would guess at least 60 years 440-466-4368 ago, but maybe longer than that. There were day, as well as the great appreciation for the Hours: Mon-Sat 10-6 • Sundays 1-3pm The land owners are interested in enhancing very few large trunked specimens and most of sacrifices of those who came before me. www.EarthsNaturalTreasures.com the property’s attributes for attracting wildlife. the trees were either from suckers or growth All after a walk through an old orchard. [email protected] Being somewhat familiar with the area, I had from fallen apples. It was still clear however, suggested trying to restore some of the old that this cluster of fruit trees was the carryover apple trees that I had noticed on previous vis- from a planted orchard. its. My suggestion prompted a reply, “I didn’t know we had any apple trees.” So, I thought I found myself wondering about where the that taking the time to flag or mark the trees owner’s house might have been and how far of might be a good way to illustrate the merit of a walk it was. And I wondered what day-to- this idea. day life must have been like. The family most certainly had farm animals and raised other I knew there were several apples on the prop- crops as part of their existence. Food produc- erty but as I made my way through the valley, tion was essential for old homesteads and the it became apparent that I was walking through subsequent subsistence farms that followed the relic of an old small orchard. I started them, and even for the small family farms, up doing the mental math to remember the first until the urban migration that followed World time I walked this area. It was 1988, and, as I War II. The orchard might have been planted recall, the trees were in decline then, and that here in the valley because the bottom was too was over thirty years ago! difficult to plow, too wet, or maybe because Unfortunately, every tree was in a steep state it was the best spot for fruit trees. Whatever of decline with a staggering number of dead the case, the products of those efforts were an limbs and branches. In some instances, maybe essential part of that family’s subsistence. eighty percent (or more) of the tree was dead. There must have been a tremendous amount of Live growth was often coming off just one never-ending physical labor involved in living branch or at the base of the tree. The healthi- here at that time. A similar train of thought in- est growth were generally “suckers” off of old spired me to write a song titled “Rough Edges” stumps. Hawthorns and tangles of briars were a few years ago. I had been sitting at a spot in taking over and it was going to take a lot of a forest that had once been an old home site. I work to restore any of these trees. found myself thinking about how difficult life My friend Alan Siewert, who is an Urban was, say a hundred years ago. The song came Forrester for the State of Ohio, has told me, to me as I was looking at a line of daffodils in a tongue in cheek manner, “to prune ‘em that had been planted in a row, maybe along like your trying to kill them!” And of course, a path or a fence. I set the imagined story to a he was not being literal, but he was convey- slow waltz and I hope the song will be on my ing that a plant will respond to stress. Fruit next CD. Here is a link to the non-mastered or seed production, after all, is a survival mix if you are inclined to give it a listen: go mechanism. I was sure that some of these to https://madewellmusic.com/songs then trees, after a bit of work, would bounce back scroll down to “Rough Edges.” You might North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | Feb. 10 - March 10, 2021 3 North Coast Voice CONTENTS PEDESTRIAN RAMBLINGS 3 WINTER READS 13 We would like to thank all of our sponsors and Think Again: The Power of Know- encourage our readers to patronize the fine busi- nesses appearing in the North Coast VOICE. ON THE BEAT 5 ing What You Don’t Know, How to Prepare for Climate Change: A Practi- Editorial Director & Publisher Events & Announcements Sage Satori cal Guide to Surviving the Chaos, [email protected] Animal, Vegetable, Junk: A History V JIMMY WINE 101 6 of Food, from Sustainable to Suicid- Assistant Editor Bob Moore Decision Time in the Cellar al, Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of ALES Intelligent Life Beyond Earth Acoustic Advertising & Marketing [email protected] NOW WE'RE TALKIN 8 Fun! A chat with Alison Arngrim from Trenda Jones Little House on the Prairie Grand River Manor Mentor, Willoughby, Chardon area Tues. Feb. 9...6-9 Staff Writers Wing Night • Gig Only Sage Satori • Cat Lilly ROOTSVILLE 9 Helen Marketti In honor of Black History Month The Winery at Spring Hill Film Critic - Westside Steve Fri. Feb. 19...5:30-8:30 www.westsidesteve.com MOVIE REVIEWS 11 Contributing Writers Deer’s Leap Winery Pete Roche • Bob Moore • Tom Todd Little Fish, The Marksman, The Little Donniella Winchell • Trenda Jones Things, Cobra Kai Sat. Mar. 13...6:30-9:30 Alan Cliffe • James Onysko • John Stoker Steve Madewell • Nikki Vinyl Call me at (440) 417-2475 or find me on Facebook Circulation Bob Covert • Dan Gestwicki • Jim Ales Trenda Jones • Charleen Perry LOST SHEEP BAND
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ON THE BEAT Acoustic rock/pop covers... old to new! Fri. 2/12 • 7pm Winter Warmer Wine & Cocktail Trail - The Seeing Double • N. Olmstead Grand River Valley Still has a lot Going On V Sat. 2/13 • 7pm The colder months are upon us and, while some people are fine taking a few months off to hibernate with the pandemic still in play, others are going stir crazy. The Grand Ridgewood Concord River Valley Wine Region has taken all the necessary Covid-19 precautions to keep their visitors safe and is open for business. Many traditional winter winery events Fri. 2/19 • 6:30pm have been changed, such as the popular Ice Wine Festival which, this year, is an ice Debonne Vineyards Madison wine tasting trail throughout the month of April, or the Ohio Wine Producers Associa- Sat. 2/20 • 7pm tion’s delicious Chocolate Trail that has now been moved to March. Beerhead Columbus So, what is a wine lover to do during the cold days of February? Plenty! The wineries are still open and some of them have put together mini trails for visitors to enjoy. Fri. 2/26 • 5:30pm Members of the Valley Wine Group (Grand River Cellars Winery & Restaurant, Old Firehouse now has Spring Hill Winery Geneva Debonné Vineyards, Cask 307 Winery, South River Vineyards and Red Eagle Distill- ery) have formed a Winter Warmer Wine & Cocktail Trail for the month of February. Igloos for Winter Patio Sat. 2/27 • 7pm Patrons can visit any time the establishment is open and enjoy a tasting tray with 3 Beerhead Avon wine samples or Red E cocktail selected just for the winter season paired with comfort Dining! foods and sweet treats. The fee for the trail is $6 at each location. In addition, spe- Fri. 3/5 • 6:30pm cialty winter sangrias or cocktails have been created for you to try for an additional The Igloos comfortably fit anywhere from 2 to Debonne Vineyards Madison fee (recipes for these savory drinks will be available). If you visit all 5 wineries you 8 guests. The full bar and restaurant menu are will be entered into a drawing for an overnight stay at the Hampton Inn - Madison available and servers will come to your igloo. Sat. 3/6 • 7pm plus $50 in gift certificates to participating establishments. 2 winners will be selected. The temperature ranges from 50 degrees in the Ridgewood Concord Trail cards can be picked up at any of the participating locations. evenings to 70 or so when the sun is shining so 440-537-5758 • [email protected] dress appropriately. While in the region, plan an overnight get-a-way and stay at one of the new hotels www.ericmichaelandrews.com in South Madison, the Geneva-on-the-Lake Lodge & Conference Center, The Lake Reservations are available online only through www.facebook.com/erockohio House Inn, the scenic Vineyard Woods, or one of the many Bed & Breakfasts in the the following link: area. There are plenty of shops to visit in neighboring towns and trails to be walked in tableagent.com/cleveland/old-firehouse-winery/ all the different Metroparks surrounding the wine region. If you prefer to hibernate but your wine cupboard is looking bare, the Valley Wine Group is available to deliver wine & beer to your door in Ashtabula, Lake, Geauga, and Cuyahoga counties. To place your order, go to www.ValleyWineGroup.com Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Winter Warmer Trail Appetizers & Featured Specialty Drinks Gather All-Star Cast Cask 307 Winery Red Eagle For a Timely Cover of 7259 Warner Rd. Madison Distillery Bob Dylan’s 6202 South River MITCH LARSON www.cask307.com Rd. Geneva Louisiana Chicken & Dumpling “The Times They Are A-Changin” Soup / Cherry Sangria www.redeagle Feb. 19 • 6-9 spirits.com With verses from Jason Isbell, Laurello Vineyards Debonne Vineyards Mini White Choc- Rosanne Cash, The War And Treaty, 7840 Doty Rd. Madison olate & Raspberry Cocktail with and Steve Earle; Proceeds to benefit www.debonne.com Marianne’s Feeding America Feb. 20 • 5:30-8:30 Red Wine Beef Stew / Winter Chocolate Turtle “Come, senators, congressmen Stable Winery Rouge Sangria Dirty Hoe Martini +$ Spiced Red Wine Hot Chocolate +$ Please heed the call South River Vineyards Don’t stand in the doorway Grand River Cellars Winery 6062 South River Rd. Geneva Feb. 26 • 6-9 & Restaurant Don’t block up the hall” www.southrivervineyard.com Hartford Hill Winery 5750 S. Madison Rd. Madison In the fifty-seven years since Bob Dylan re- Chocolate Chip Brownie / Grand leased his career-altering folksong, “The Times www.grandrivercellars.com River Kir Cocktail +$ They Are A-Changin’,” the times he sang White Cheddar Mac n Cheese with of did seem to change. But now, in another Feb. 27 • 3:30- 6:30 Brisket / Chocolate Covered Straw- period of national unrest, Nitty Gritty Dirt berry Sangria Debonne Vineyards Band’s new version of Dylan’s classic sounds Winter Citrus Fizz Cocktail +$4 more poignant and insistent than ever before. 216-513-0529 for bookings Continued on Page 14 Facebook.com/MitchLarsonAcousticMusic North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | Feb. 10 - March 10, 2021 5 North Coast Voice
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Smoked Brisket Pizza If the goal is a more neutral style of Dinner Specials! Topped with smoked beef brisket, BBQ sauce, onions & cheese finished wine, a larger container may $3.99 PASTA NOT AVAILABLE 2/14 be used. In the Grand River Valley, BEER OF MONTH: several participating wineries have LENT SPECIALS Labatt Blue a ‘Cask’ program where very large BEGIN FRI. FEB. 19 barrels contain multiple years of red SERVED EVERY FRIDAY! Weekday Beer Specials wines and since the wine remains there over a number of years, the on Domestics $2 very large 300+ gallon barrels have We continue to offer curbside pickup become the container of choice. Ad- Social distancing required. ditionally, the slow transpiration of Masks are required for customers to oxygen through the pores of the oak COME enter at this time, ordered by the Governor. is vastly different in a large container ENJOY OUR COZY Closed Mondays • Tues-Thurs. 3-8pm versus a small one, a tight grained FIREPLACE! Fri. 3-8:30pm • Sat-Sun. Noon-8:30pm oak verses a loose grained wood. Kitchen closes 1/2 hr. earlier Harvest season is over, grapes have been Then the question of the level crushed, juices are settled and primary fermen- of ‘toast’ comes into play. As the barrel is tations largely completed. Now the vintner constructed by the cooper [the barrel making artisan], toasting occurs when the wood is Open 7-Days-a-Week must begin making some hard choices if he or she wants to produce some gold medal wines. place over open flames to create a light, medi- ’ for Lunch & Dinner um or heavy toast. Each level of firing creates DEER S LEAP WINERY Some of those wines will spend their entire an opportunity for different flavor components. Full Bar • Large Selection Steak & Seafood lives in stainless. However, many varieties The darker the toast the less influence of the of Domestic, Imported Restaurant benefit from some oak aging. oak but the more the wine will pick up smoky, & Craft Beer If oak barrels are to become an important part toasty flavors. of the ‘art’ of wine production, one of the key Saturdays 6:30-9:30 Special menu for Then there is a decision about blending. How Live Bands Valentine’s Day decisions will be to determine the best wood long should each variety remain in each type [always oak, based on tradition and the ex- of barrel? Should a portion be back blended 2/13..... Gary of Sam & Gary with Two Kings 3-6 pectations of consumers' palates] container to 2/14..... Valentine's Day with wine that never saw oak? Should wine use to age and/or store the wine in the cellars. from new barrels with their more intense, rapid Two Kings 3-6pm In-house made pizza! If the wine is red, or a complex white like $ 99 extractions be mixed with older ones? 2/19..... Tom Todd 16”..... 9 chardonnay, an oak barrel will likely be used 2/20 .... TBA 14”.....$799 at some time in the upcoming months. The Additionally, depending on the grape, the oak 2/26 .... Take II 12”.....$599 choices are many: American Oak [probably and the winemaker’s decisions, some wines 2/27 .... Castaways TO-GO ONLY from Missouri or maybe Ohio], Hungarian oak [mostly whites like oaked chardonnays] see 3/5...... Tom Todd PLEASE. or perhaps French oak from one of the tradi- only a few months on wood. Others, primar- ily bigger reds will need months and even 3/6...... Gary Includes cheese tional five forests: Nevers, Limousin, Vosges, 3/12..... Jim Ales Tronçais or Allier. sometimes years in the cellar before they are & pepperoni with additional released. 3/13..... Two Kings items for 50¢ per selection. In the fireplace, oak is oak, but for a wine- 3/19..... Gary maker, the forest from which the wood is And finally, there is the company check book 3/20 .... 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Trees cost is dictated by the barrels used and how WINE SPECIALS! grow faster in the Limousin forests than they long the wine must remain in the oak to be Geneva • 440-466-1248 ready to serve at your dining room table. Geneva Exit off I-90, S. on SR534 • 2/10 mile Regular Hours: do in the cooler Nevers stands. Subsequently www.deersleapwine.com Mon.-Thurs. Noon-8 • Fri. & Sat. Noon-10 the staves’ [side slats] are more open than the For additional information: cooler grown forests. [email protected] 6 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | Feb. 10 - March 10, 2021 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | Feb. 10 - March 10, 2021 7 North Coast Voice
Big Macs & Burgundy: Wine Pairings for the Real World By Vanessa Price Vineyard and Bed & Breakfast Benny Vino Winery will reopen Essential wine pairings for everything SPA on Friday, February 12th at noon. from popcorn to veggie burgers to Gen- SUITE Call for Spa Suite eral Tso’s Chicken, based on the wildly ROOMS Room Reservations popular Grub Street column Sancerre and Cheetos go together like Wine friendly appetizers available. Valentine milk and cookies. The science behind this REOPENING FRI. FEBRUARY 12! ! unholy alliance is as elemental as acid, Weekend Special fat, salt, and minerals. Wine pro Vanessa Live Music 6-9 Chef Tom's Tour of Italy Price explains how to create your own 2/12 ...Joseph Hosey Lasagna, Mushroom Ravioli with Bechamel pairings while proving you don’t nec- Sauce, Chicken Parmesan, Salad, Garlic Bread essarily need fancy foods to unlock the 2/13 ...Eric Brewer & Lindsay Vendetti and Tiramisu for dessert. $25.00 per person. joys of wine. Building upon the outsize success of her weekly column in Grub 2/19 ...Tom Todd the amazing 1 man band Friday 12th: Ted Riser and Billy Street, Price offers delightfully bold wine Mangano will be playing from 7-10 pm. and food pairings alongside hilarious 2/20 ...Mitch and Melissa Saturday 13th: One of your favorites, tales from her own unlikely journey as 2/26 ...Kroll Procas FOGG will entertain you from 7-10 pm. a Kentucky girl making it in the Big Sunday 14th: Bob Potts Duo 2-5 pm. Apple and in the wine business. Using language everyone can understand, she 2/27 ...Jay B - Albion Americana We will be open weekends until further notice: reveals why each dynamic duo is a match Fri: Noon-11 pm • Sat: Noon-11 pm • Sun: Noon-6 pm 3/5 .....Acoustic Adelaide We are always available for take-out wine orders. made in heaven, serving up memorable takeaways that will help you navigate any 3/6 .....Me and The Boy Entertainment will be limited. Check wine list or local bottle shop. Charmingly our website & FB page for updates. illustrated and bubbling with personality, Follow us on Facebook for event details 834 South County Line Rd. Big Macs & Burgundy will open your mind to the entirely fun and entirely accessible wine 518 Gore Road • Conneaut • 440-593-5976 Harpersfield, Ohio 44041 pairings out there waiting to be discovered—and make you do a few spit-takes along the www.bucciavineyard.com 440-361-3049 way. HOURS: Fri & Sat Noon-9pm www.bennyvinourbanwinery.com
4573 Rt. 307 East • Geneva 440.415.0661 • LaurelloVineyards.com A Boutique Winery featuring Handcrafted, Award-Winning Wines. Celebrating the beginning of our 19th season Wednesday February 6-9 pm Entertainment Join us for Wine Growers Sat. 2/13 ...... Kevin Phillips of the Grand River Valley Fri. 2/19 ...... Mitch Larson Sat. 2/20 ...... Uncharted Course Ice Wine Fri. 2/26 ...... Kris Ferrell Festival Sat. 2/27 ...... Randall Coumos During the month of April! Fri. 3/05 ...... Acoustic Joyride Please visit our website for Sat. 3/06 ...... Maria DiDonato details regarding this year’s event. Hours: Sunday Noon-5:00 • Mon.& Tues. Closed • Wed. Noon-6:00 Thurs. Noon-8:00 • Fri.-Sat. Noon-9:00 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | Feb. 10 - March 10, 2021 7 North Coast Voice
years. Everything is digital now, which has minimized the need for big cameras and lights. There used to be smoking and drinking on the NOW WE’RE TALKIN sets because many workers were old school By Helen Marketti from the 50s and that still carried over into the 70s. In those days, that was considered normal. Even the food choices have changed. A chat with Alison Arngrim from Little House Once upon a time you could load up on donuts Von the Prairie during breaks but now everything is gluten V free or fat free. And with sexual harassment, She is most remembered as the mean-spirit- same agent there was no number to call or office to visit, it ed brat Nellie Oleson on the TV show, Little as Adam wasn’t even talked about like it is now. Some House on the Prairie. Alison Arngrim is West so I like changes have been made for the better,” said involved with many projects and has become telling people Alison. creative in the midst of the pandemic, to keep I had the working and to keep fans interested. same agent Alison has many irons in the fire at once. She as Batman,” sometimes finds it hard to keep up with herself. “I grew up in a show biz family so we knew “I love all of the projects I am involved with everybody. My mom did the voice for Casper laughs Ali- son. “When I but I get tired sometimes. Every day at 1:30 The Friendly Ghost, and my dad managed fa- pm (PST) I go on Facebook Live and read to mous piano player, Liberace. I remember when was 12 years old, I audi- fans. At first, I was reading Little House books I was eight years old, we rented a house in the and now I am reading The Wizard of Oz. We Hollywood Hills to live closer to Liberace, in tioned for the part of Laura have had to get creative during this pandemic. case he needed anything. So naturally I grew Tuesdays at 5:00 pm (PST) I do the Alison up thinking that this was a normal way to live Ingalls for Little House Arngrim Show on internet radio which is ac- and that everyone was in show business,” re- cessible through my Facebook page. I conduct calls Alison. “I always enjoyed watching char- on the Prairie which of I go in for my audition. When I auditioned celebrity interviews via Zoom. I always open acters on TV and in movies that were villains. I for Nellie, Michael Landon and the produc- the show with what makes you feel good.” adored Vincent Price! I thought Captain Hook course I did not get, but I was called back to audition for Nellie. I remember looking at the ers were sitting together and they loved it. I Several years ago, Alison wrote the book, was a genius in Peter Pan. (laughs) I thought remember they laughed so hard and asked me villain characters were cool.” script and telling my father that this character “Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I was awful, that Nellie was a bitch. My dad to read the lines again because they enjoyed it. Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love “I started working when I was really young. laughed and loved how I read the lines and told They hired me on the spot.” Being Hated” (HarperCollins, 2010). “The I did commercials here and there. I had the me to read them just like I did for him when She continues, “Nellie’s character was mean, book actually came about when I was doing a nasty and dreadful and yet I loved it. She made stand-up comedy show called Confessions of a complete fool of herself. The show went on a Prairie Bitch, and a literary agent happened for nearly ten years and I was on the show for to be in the audience and asked me if there the first seven years (1974 – 1981). When they was a book to go with it. That’s how the asked me to extend my contract, I decided not book happened. It made the New York Times to return. My dad said that I would end up like best seller list, much to my total shock and Ms. Kitty on Gunsmoke.” (laughs). amazement. People still love it. Whenever I read from books on Facebook Live, I wear a Playing the role of Nellie Oleson was not bonnet reminiscent of Little House. I called the always easy and fun for Alison. “I actually had Walnut Grove Museum to order bonnets and more trouble with adults than my peers,” she then the fans wanted them, too. The bonnets The Northern Ohio Umpires Association said. “I remember adults saying that I must have become a hit.” behave that way for real, which wasn’t true. I has openings for new Baseball, was actually shy but played a role that made “More than half of what I do has moved over people afraid of me. I remember being in a to the internet. I am busier now that before Fast Pitch & Slow Pitch Umpires Christmas parade and someone threw a cup of the pandemic. Everything is done from my orange soda at my face. Thank God it wasn’t living room. It does feel like we are living in a beer bottle. People threw stuff at me all the an apocalyptic science fiction move. It feels THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE MONEY IN SPORTS. time. They would become incensed at the sight surreal. The Facebook Live events have helped of me.” me stay grounded. I find it relaxing and the If you love baseball and softball, you will love fans do, too. We are all trying to make due and Little House on the Prairie reruns are still survive,” explains Alison. being in the game from behind the plate. being shown all over the world. “It’s unbeliev- • Full Training • U.S.S.S.A. and/or able that it still draws fans. I think it’s because Alison’s husband Bob is from the Akron the show dealt with real problems. Viewers area. Through him she is now a faithful fan of O.H.S.A.A. Certification could relate to the story lines. We didn’t live Ghoulardi. “I follow the Ghoulardi fan page. • Most assignments in Lake County in a mansion and have servants,” said Alison. I have been to Cleveland for the Ghoulardi “Michael Landon was a fantastic human being. Fest. I love it. I have also been to the Rock • Continued Support He was actually very funny in addition to being Hall. Cleveland is great. I love Big Chuck and • Adult & Youth games gorgeous, being a great actor and writer. Many Little John! The Ghoulardi Fest is usually in crew members on Little House worked with the fall of the year. If it’s possible that it will him on Bonanza, so they followed him when take place this year and safe to do so, I hope to Classes for the 2021 season begin soon. he started Little House because they loved return.” working with him.” www.facebook.com/alison.arngrim Register Today. 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Close-ups of Odetta’s an- The mass appeal and commercial success Hours by appointment including evenings & Saturdays • Serving Ashtabula, Lake and Geauga Counties guished face filled the screen. For a national enjoyed by her followers eluded Odetta in her TV audience accustomed to family-friendly six-decade career. Protest songs became radio www.fortneydental.com fare, this was strong stuff. It was a mesmeriz- ing performance. Continued on Page 10 NEW PATIENTS & EMERGENCIES WELCOME North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | Feb. 10 - March 10, 2021 9 North Coast Voice Continued From Page 9 the Civil Rights movement. But as the years time member, Jimmy Carter. In 2017 the Blind hits, the money got big, and hustlers vied for passed, traditional gospel fans started to drift Boys released Almost Home on the band’s fresh talent. Among the worst enemies of ide- away. And the Blind Boys, who refused many own BBOA Records label, in collaboration alistic, freedom-fighter troubadours like Odetta offers to “cross over” to secular music, also with Amazon Music. The 12-song collection were predatory managers and record labels. saw their audiences dwindle. serves as a fitting capstone to a career that has both defined the sound of the American South Bitter lawsuits plagued her early career. As the However, the Blind Boys persevered and their and pushed it forward from the 20th century folk revival faded, her career floundered. She time came again, starting in the late 80s with and into the 21st. made a brief comeback in 1999 with a foray their starring role in the Obie Award-winning into the gutbucket blues of idols like Bessie Broadway musical “The Gospel at Colonus,” Charles Driebe, the group’s manager as well Smith. Her loose approach and weathered vo- which began a new chapter in their incredible as executive producer of this album, had cals made a worthy vessel for songs about hard history. The show ran for fifteen weeks and an interesting approach. He came up with experience and bum luck. V opened up new avenues for the group. They an intriguing way to invite songwriters to In 2001, an ailing but still game 70-year-old began touring theaters and larger churches in contribute songs for this album. He explains: Odetta returned to the TV spotlight. She was the early 1990s, embarking on their first Eu- “Well, the life experiences of Jimmy Carter the musical guest on David Letterman’s show ropean tours as well. The group was awarded and Clarence Fountain, the group’s longtime during its first week back on the air after the a National Heritage Fellowship in 1994, and leader who’s now retired, are very interesting, 9/11 attacks. She sang “This Little Light of played festivals including the Philadelphia varied and long. We interviewed them, and Mine,” a gospel song that she delivered with a of all five members of the Blind Boys of Ala- Folk, Beale Street Music, and King Biscuit sent those interviews to a group of very good dignified joy. Her health problems had reduced bama. It’s almost unbelievable that a group of Blues. The Boys toured in Melbourne, Aus- songwriters and invited them to submit songs her once large frame to the point where she blind, African-American singers, who started tralia and played the World’s Fair in Brisbane. based on the lives of Clarence and Jimmy. We looked almost svelte in a gray dress and tur- out touring during a time of whites-only bath- Mid-1990s television appearances included got about 50 submissions back — really a lot quoise African cap. rooms, restaurants and hotels, went on to win Black Entertainment Television’s On Jazz, and of great songs.” five Grammy Awards, a Lifetime Achievement even a cameo on Beverly Hills, 90210. Almost Home was recorded over four different This late lioness-in-winter triumph came Grammy, be inducted into the Gospel Music sessions with four different Grammy-winning shortly after being presented with the National Hall of Fame, and to perform at the White In 2001, the Blind Boys won their first Gram- producers in four different cities. The album is Endowment for the Arts’ National Medal of House for three different presidents. my with Spirit of the Century, mixing tradition- Arts by President Bill Clinton. In 2004, Odetta al church tunes with songs by Tom Waits and composed primarily of original songs which was honored at the Kennedy Center with the The Blind Boys of Alabama formed in 1939 at the Rolling Stones, and featuring guest artists focus on the remarkable journey of the band’s “Visionary Award” along with a tribute perfor- the Alabama Institute for the Negro Blind in like John Hammond and Charles Musselwhite. two surviving original members at the time, mance by Tracy Chapman. In 2005, the Library Talladega. While they spent 40 years tour- The album included a version of Amazing long-time leader Clarence Fountain (who has of Congress honored her with its “Living ing the country and establishing a name for Grace using the chord changes to House of the since passed away), and current leader Jimmy Legend Award.” themselves, it wasn’t until the late 80s that the Rising Sun that is truly stunning, as well as Carter. It features songwriting contributions group gained any mainstream recognition. Re- their cover of the Tom Waits song “Way Down from an exceptional collection of artists In 2007, Odetta’s album Gonna Let It Shine gardless, the Blind Boys have easily spent their in The Hole”, which was chosen as the opening including Valerie June, North Mississippi was nominated for a Grammy, and in summer career fiercely influencing artists and fans in theme for season one of HBO’s The Wire. Allstars, Phil Cook, John Leventhal, Marc 2008, at the age of 77, she launched a North genres ranging from gospel to roots, rock, and Spirit of the Century was recorded on Peter Cohn, Ruthie Foster, and more. Almost Home American tour, where she sang from a wheel- beyond. Few would have expected them to still Gabriel’s Real World label, and the next year succeeds in looking backwards, while still chair. In November, Odetta’s health began to be going strong so many years after they first they backed him on his album Up and joined sounding as vital and modern as ever. decline and she began receiving treatment at joined voices, but they have proven as produc- him on a world tour. The album is most personal. One song in par- Lenox Hill Hospital in New York. She had tive and as musically ambitious in recent years ticular is one that Jimmy sings called “Let My hoped to perform at Barack Obama’s inaugura- as they did in the beginning. The Blind Boys won the Grammy Award for tion on January 20, 2009, but she died of heart Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album every year Mother Live” — the phrase “let my mother disease on December 2, 2008, in New York From their inception in the 1930s, when all since 2002 and were inducted into the Gospel live ‘til I get grown” came directly from his City. were boys, all members of the group were Music Hall of Fame. In 2008 they released interview. Says Carter: “It goes back — when blind. The founding members were Clarence Down in New Orleans, on which they were I went to the school for the blind, it was a very At a memorial service for her in February 2009 Fountain, Johnny Fields, George Scott, Ollice accompanied by such Crescent City legends difficult school to be in. When my mom took at Riverside Church in New York City, the Thomas, and Vel Trayler. They started singing as the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Allen me to the school and when she left me there diverse participants included Maya Angelou, as students in the glee club but didn’t begin Toussaint. Subsequent Grammy-winning al- at seven years old, I was just overwhelmed. I Pete Seeger, Harry Belafonte, Geoffrey Holder, recording until 1948. As a youth, Fountain bums have found them working with the likes didn’t know nobody. I didn’t know what to do, Steve Earle, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Peter had heard the legendary Golden Gate Quintet of Ben Harper, Aaron Neville, Mavis Staples, and it was just devastating to me. I just prayed Yarrow, Maria Muldaur, Tom Chapin, Josh on the radio; the early Blind Boys took their and Willie Nelson. to God that he would let my mother live ‘til I White Jr. (son of Josh White), Emory Joseph, musical cues from that group and began sing- get grown, to see me through my adolescence In 2013 the band worked with Justin Vernon Rattlesnake Annie, the Brooklyn Technical ing professionally as the Happyland Jubilee and younger years. And he did — he let my (of Bon Iver) to release I’ll Find A Way, a pow- High School Chamber Chorus, Tavis Smiley, Singers. mother live until she was 103 years old.” and Joan Baez. erful collection of gospel and spiritual songs They released their debut single, “I Can See new and old, featuring contributions by a new The Blind Boys have been hailed as “gospel One thing people always said about Odetta was Everybody’s Mother but Mine,” on the iconic generation of Blind Boys fans, including Patty titans” by Rolling Stone and have collaborated that her voice was beyond belief; and if her Veejay label in 1948, and recorded a string of Griffin, and Justin Vernon himself. In 2014 the with everyone from Stevie Wonder to Prince voice didn’t flatten your heart in one note, her traditional gospel hits in the 1950s. After the Blind Boys released Talkin’ Christmas!, a col- and Lou Reed, and performed on some of the stage presence was sure to mesmerize. Odetta’s death of one of their members, they renamed laboration with Taj Mahal, that continued the world’s most prestigious stages. The New gospel-folk mastery inspired numerous artists themselves simply the Blind Boys of Alabama, band’s streak of creating original and interest- York Times said that they “came to epitomize and fans alike during the Civil Rights move- and for years only toured the Bible Belt in the ing work. It includes new versions of Christ- what is known as jubilee singing, a livelier ment, and her influence on American folk art- Southern U.S. mas standards, covers of hidden gospel gems, breed of gospel music,” adding that “they ists of all walks of life has been immeasurable. Touring throughout the South during the Jim and seven holiday songs featuring Money made it zestier still by adding jazz and blues Crow era of the 1940s and 1950s, the Blind Mark on keyboards, Taj Mahal on vocals and idioms and turning up the volume, creating Blind Boys of Alabama Boys flourished thanks to their unique sound, songwriting collaborations with Stax Records a sound…like the rock ‘n’ roll that grew out which blended the close harmonies of early soul legend William Bell. of it.” The New Yorker simply called them “legendary.” The band has persevered through Sometimes, all you have to hear is a few notes, jubilee gospel with the more fervent improvi- Since the turn of the century, founding mem- seven decades to become one of the most and you know that a voice has been lived in; sations of hard gospel. In the early 1960s, the bers, George Scott (2005) and Johnny Fields recognized and decorated roots music groups you can hear a long life of ups and downs, a band sang at a benefit for Dr. Martin Luther (2009) passed away. The group continued to in the world. rich and weathered sound. That is certainly true King, Jr., and were a part of the soundtrack to perform, under the vocal leadership of long- 10 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | Feb. 10 - March 10, 2021 North Coast Voice Westside did - it was NEWS OF THE WORLD. In THE MARKSMAN, Neeson plays Jim Steve MOVIE REVIEWS Hansen, an ex-Marine turned rancher, whose westsidesteve.com By Westside Steve Simmons life is coming apart at the seams after the death of his wife. He runs across a Mexican girl and her son Miguel (Jacob Perez) as they Saturday, March 13 but it is almost impossible to get and the are sneaking across the border fence but wait, lack of availability is causing panic in there’s more. Apparently the drug cartel, some V very bad hombres, are looking for her husband, Firehouse Grill • 6:30 PM the streets. From what we see the only who they believe has absconded with a lot of instrument needed is a hypodermic needle, their money. Well, the bad guys kill her and her Malvern, Ohio a doctor and a few minutes in the office. I dying wish is that Jim takes a big bag of money also wondered how come if people forget and Miguel to Chicago where he has family. So so many basic things, everybody seems to that’s basically what happens, a slightly slower still remember how to speak English. But than necessary chase that builds up to a violent Wednesday, March 17th what the heck. and bloody climax, in the time it takes Jim and Miguel to bond. So, it has all the elements of St. Patrick's Day By the time the heartbreaking ending rolls the genre - a sympathetic dead girl, a tough Little Fish around it dawned on me that there were old man facing his last showdown, and a kid. On Tap Medina 5:00 pm not only new questions but maybe even IFC|PG-13|101 min Oh yes, and some really bad guys that you just a ray of hope, though we never find out can’t wait to see get their just desserts. New CD Because of the slowdown in movie produc- about any of that. I think that uncertainty tion due to the Covid panic, I’m surprised There are also a couple of WTF moments, in “Great Wishes & Small” might be the strength of the film and I particular the scene where you find out what there aren’t more movies coming out based Hard copies available by email wound up raising the grade from a B- to… happens to the bag of money. But, at the end on viral outbreaks. LITTLE FISH hit the from the website, and or all A- of the day, it does pretty much what it has to theaters Feb.5th and in a relatively short run. digital streaming download platforms. As of now only the Cedar Lee has it but I’m WSS do and there’s even a slight twist to the ending assuming, considering the buzz, that soon after that was enough to bring it from a C to a… Follow me at Facebook publication it will be on more screens and C+. Westside Steve Simmons! most likely streaming. It’s a science fiction WSS romance that shares a few elements with some www.westsidesteve.com of my favorite movies, including MEMENTO and THE ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND. Also, THE STAND, though that wasn't necessarily a favorite. Olivia Cooke and Jack O’Connell star as Emma and Jude, relative newlyweds, she a veterinarian and he a photographer with substance abuse well in his past. The 3rd most important cast member is actually a dog The Marksman named Blue who is instrumental at their meet- ing and the film's end. Open Road|PG-13|108 min The antagonist here is a virus called NIA with I got to thinking about Liam Neeson, the Irish- The Little Things effects similar to Alzheimer’s but with a few born actor who has become one of the biggest important differences. This malady can strike grossing performers in the world. Turns out the Warner Brothers/ HBO Max|R|127 min 68-year-old Northern Irish thespian got his first anyone at any age and could cause the memo- Spoiler alert, this isn’t a great movie but what- film role playing Jesus Christ in PILGRIMS’S ry to disappear all at once or little pieces at a ever fun there is will be ruined by finding out PROGRESS back in ‘77. Ironic to think that time. Jude seems to be among the 2nd group. the details. Everybody loves Denzel, including after all these decades his MO is usually play- There is no set timeframe and unfortunately me, and he’s the perfect guy to play Sheriff ing tough and violent senior citizens. This one, no cure even though there is a treatment that Deputy Joe Deacon, a man with a strangely I am pleased to say, is not available for stream- might stop the progress. checkered past. From the trailers, this seems ing, at least not when I saw it. By the time this like a redemption story of an old cop obsessed As in MEMENTO Jude and Emma begin issue is on the stands I’m guessing it will be. with catching a serial killer; partly because he writing down notes so he can remember what I’m hoping that foreshadows a return to the was involved with a similar case years ago and places and things are important. Jude does big screen movie houses. Oh, I understand something went terribly wrong. Here, he has a little things to cover, like letting Emma go out that with modern-day devices and mega sound fairly mundane assignment, which is to go to to the car first because he has forgotten which systems for home use the industry has no doubt Los Angeles and pick up a piece of evidence one is theirs. Director, Chad Hartigan uses a changed forever, but I still love a huge screen for a murder case back home. At the LA Cop familiar plot device of jumping around in time and some ridiculously expensive popcorn. So Shop, you can tell he’s got a history with some which makes the film a little confusing but not only did I hit the Cinemark, I paid the extra of the officers there. There is a little snafu and maybe that's the idea. dough for the XD even though THE MARKS- Joe has to spend the night and, while there, he MAN isn’t exactly a SFX masterpiece. Any- There are a few spots that don't make a becomes interested in a serial killer case being way, as the plot unfolded, I couldn’t shake the great deal of sense but I just made the de- run by hotshot young Sergeant Jim Baxter feeling of déjà vu and then it hit me. Didn't I cision to let those slide and enjoy the rest (Rami Malek), who is desperate to catch the just see a movie where an old guy has to escort of the film. One in particular is that there an unruly child across the country? Why yes, I is a treatment that shows great promise Continued on Page 12 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | Feb. 10 - March 10, 2021 11 North Coast Voice Continued From Page 11 which was ROCKY. bad guy. THE KARATE KID also spawned a couple The two of them bond quicker than I had of sequels in descending popularity but now expected, and focus on a very creepy suspect, the story picks up three decades later with Albert Sparma (Jared Leto). On top of his Daniel (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny (William unnerving personality, a mountain of circum- Zabka ) as grown men whose lives have taken stantial evidence points to him. Just not quite markedly different paths. Daniel has turned his enough for a warrant, but anyone who’s ever fame from the karate championship in the 80s seen a cop movie knows that isn’t always a into a successful automobile dealership, while deal breaker. Joe, Jim, and everybody in the Johnny has bounced from low end job to low audience are almost positive this guy is the end job after a failed marriage. V killer. Almost. And that, friends, is the hook I will just give you the basic setup because of of the film. Sparma plays a cat and mouse course, as three seasons roll along there will game with the officers that culminates in taking be a lot of twists and turns along the way. A Baxter to a deserted place, promising to reveal couple other major players include Daniels’s the location of the one missing body. After daughter Samantha (Mary Mouser), Johnny’s digging hole after hole after hole and being estranged son Robbie, and Miguel (Xolo Mar- taunted that this guy knows what his wife and iduena). He’s something of an outcast, picked family look like, Baxter swings the shovel and on and abused by the kids in school. He will Sparma is dead. Upon arriving at the scene, convince a reluctant Johnny Lawrence to come the older and wiser deputy and sergeant just out of retirement and teach him karate. Johnny Listen To drop the supposed killer into one of the holes will reopen the Cobra Kai dojo with a similar and vow never to speak of it again. “strike first - no mercy” motto but he’s by no In case you cheated and read this far before means as nasty as the original sensei, John and have a six-pack on us! seeing the film, I won’t get too specific about Kreese (Martin Kove). the very ending but let’s say Joe gives Jim a Of course, Daniel and Johnny are still at odds tiny ray of hope so the uncertainty of this case and as Cobra Kai expands, Daniel decides to won’t torture him for the rest of his life. And revive the Miyagi-do dojo which sets up an Make requests at yes, we eventually find out about the incident us-versus-them conflict that continues through that has bothered Deacon for all these years. the series. And I’m not telling you that either. I do won- Facebook.com/WFXJTheFox der about the statement writer / director John One thing you’ll notice about season 3, which Lee Hancock was trying to make. Is he emulat- opened January 2021, is that Netflix has pur- ing the tragic and unsatisfying endings of some chased the series from YouTube premium. It’s of the classic Swedish films? Was he trying to not that Google didn’t have the money, it’s just make a moral point about killing the bad guys? that they didn’t want to spend it. The 30-min- Trying to stir psychological debate? It’s hard to ute segments have been expanded to 39 min- More Country GUARANTEED! tell, partially because not everything makes as utes and the writing and cinematography seem much sense as it probably should for continui- a little bit more polished, thanks to Netflix ty’s sake. If all the loose ends are meant to be partners at Sony. Some of the situations seem intriguing, unfortunately they often come off as a little darker as well, as more of the original sloppy. I gave the film an extra half grade just cast is added, with the exception of Pat Morita for Denzel’s presence. who appears in flashback. C+ So here are a few facts I can give you without fear of spoiling the show. Cast members from WSS the original movie will be showing up on a regular basis. You will learn some history that you didn’t know before. There’ll be at least one fight in every episode and absolutely none of them will make you forget Bruce Lee or Jackie Chan, trust me. Also, there will be at the very least one corny platitude. Cobra Kai & Miyagi-do students will switch sides occasionally. Some of the old bad guys turn out to be okay and some of them turned out to be worse than you thought. And there will be a lot of misunderstandings between the characters that I thought should be pretty easy to figure out but… Anyway, it’s enjoyable, nostalgic, and an easy MORNINGS 5-10am Cobra Kai watch if not a particularly stunning produc- tion. But with a slight improvement in season YouTube premium|Netflix|3 seasons 3. All in all I’m giving it a… Nearly 40 years ago, THE KARATE KID was B- one of the most popular movies of its time. It was directed by John G. Avildsen, a guy who is Breaking news - Season 4 Just got the green 983TheBull.com no stranger to underdog overcoming outra- light geous odds films, probably the most famous of WSS 12 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | Feb. 10 - March 10, 2021 North Coast Voice Off The Wooden Spool In How to Prepare for Climate Change, best- selling self-help author David Pogue offers sensible, deeply researched advice for how the WINTER READS rest of us should start to ready ourselves for the years ahead. 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We listen to opinions that make us The history of Homo sapiens is usually told as feel good, instead of ideas that make us think a story of technology or economics. But there hard. We see disagreement as a threat to our is a more fundamental driver: food. How we egos, rather than an opportunity to learn. We hunted and gathered explains our emergence as Extraterrestrial: The surround ourselves with people who agree a new species and our earliest technology; our Can be found at my Esty Shop with our conclusions, when we should be first food systems, from fire to agriculture, tell First Sign of Intelligent https://www.etsy.com/shop/OffTheWoodenSpool gravitating toward those who challenge our where we settled and how civilizations expand- off [email protected] thought process. The result is that our beliefs ed. The quest for food for growing populations Life Beyond Earth get brittle long before our bones. We think drove exploration, colonialism, slavery, even By Avi Loeb too much like preachers defending our sacred capitalism. beliefs, prosecutors proving the other side Harvard’s top astronomer wrong, and politicians campaigning for ap- A century ago, food was industrialized. Since lays out his controversial proval--and too little like scientists searching then, new styles of agriculture and food pro- theory that our solar system for truth. Intelligence is no cure, and it can duction have written a new chapter of human was recently visited by ad- even be a curse: being good at thinking can history, one that’s driving both climate change vanced alien technology from make us worse at rethinking. The brighter we and global health crises. Best-selling food au- a distant star. are, the blinder to our own limitations we can thority Mark Bittman offers a panoramic view become. of the story and explains how we can rescue In late 2017, scientists at ourselves from the modern wrong turn. a Hawaiian observatory Organizational psychologist Adam Grant is an glimpsed an object soaring through our inner expert on opening other people’s minds--and solar system, moving so quickly that it could our own. As Wharton’s top-rated professor and the bestselling author of Originals and only have come from another star. Avi Loeb, Give and Take, he makes it one of his guiding How to Prepare for Harvard’s top astronomer, showed it was not principles to argue like he’s right but listen Climate Change: A an asteroid; it was moving too fast along a like he’s wrong. With bold ideas and rigorous strange orbit, and left no trail of gas or debris evidence, he investigates how we can em- Practical Guide to in its wake. There was only one conceiv- brace the joy of being wrong, bring nuance able explanation: the object was a piece of to charged conversations, and build schools, Surviving the Chaos advanced technology created by a distant alien workplaces, and communities of lifelong civilization. By David Pogue learners. You’ll learn how an international In Extraterrestrial, Loeb takes readers inside debate champion wins arguments, a Black You might not realize it, but the thrilling story of the first interstellar visitor musician persuades white supremacists to we’re already living through abandon hate, a vaccine whisperer convinces to be spotted in our solar system. He outlines the beginnings of climate his controversial theory and its profound concerned parents to immunize their children, chaos. In Arizona, laborers and Adam has coaxed Yankees fans to root implications: for science, for religion, and now start their day at 3 a.m. for the future of our species and our planet. for the Red Sox. Think Again reveals that we because it’s too hot to work don’t have to believe everything we think or A mind-bending journey through the furthest past noon. Chinese investors reaches of science, space-time, and the human internalize everything we feel. It’s an invita- are snapping up real estate tion to let go of views that are no longer serv- imagination, Extraterrestrial challenges readers in Canada. Millennials have ing us well and prize mental flexibility over to aim for the stars—and to think critically foolish consistency. If knowledge is power, evacuation plans. Moguls are building bunkers. about what’s out there, no matter how strange knowing what we don’t know is wisdom. Retirees in Miami are moving inland. it seems. North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | Feb. 10 - March 10, 2021 13 North Coast Voice Continued From Page 5 that hasn’t changed,” Hanna notes. “The lyrics face coverings and social distancing. Most pro- “I’ve been a fan of Bob Dylan’s since I was are as relevant today as they were when Dylan Maple Sugar Days at gramming will also take place outdoors and we a teenager, living in California,” says NGDB wrote it. Maybe even more so.” Hale Farm & Village are offering a carry-out option for breakfasts.” founding member and lead singer Jeff Hanna. Produced by Ray Kennedy, “The Time’s They March 13, 14, 20 & 21, The Marketplace at Hale Farm & Village “I was fortunate enough to see him sing “The Are A-Changin;” was collectively recorded up will be open for shopping during the event, Times They Are A-Changing” in concert the and down the east coast. John Leventhal re- 9:00am-4:00pm featuring Ohio made maple products including year the song was released: 1964.” Now, www. corded his wife, Rosanne Cash’s vocals in their syrup, candy, sauces and snacks. Handcrafted Guests are invited into the sugar bush to expe- JamBase.com has shared NGDB’s star-studded New York City home studio and Steve Earle at Hale hand-blown glass, pottery, iron work version of Dylan’s classic! “The Times They rience the history of the maple syrup process. and wool items will also be available along contributed his verse via the world famous The 19th century village is open to experience Are A-Changin” is also available for “name Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village. In with many other Ohio made and maple sugar your price” purchase on the band’s Band- outdoor demonstrations including tree tapping, season souvenirs. Nashville, NGDB and guests joined Kennedy oxen talks, a sugaring camp and the process camp page with all proceeds going to Feeding in his Room & Board Studio. Rounding out The museum is open from 9am to 4pm, admis- America. On February 8th, the song became of boiling sap into syrup. Historic crafts and the already outstanding cast of characters on trades including glassblowing, blacksmithing, sion for breakfast and all activities is $17 for available on digital service providers with this track are all of the current members of spinning and weaving are also demonstrated adults, $11 for children 3 – 12 years of age, and those proceeds also going towards Feeding NGDB—Jeff Hanna (lead vocals and acoustic throughout the day. A hearty pancake breakfast $7 for pancake breakfast only tickets (break- America’s cause. guitar), Jimmie Fadden (drums), Bob Car- including; sausage links, fruit, coffee, juice and fast is served until 3 pm). Museum only rates Amidst the compounding, pleading verses of penter (accordion), Jim Photoglo (electric milk (provided by Acme Fresh Markets) will are available. Reservations are required and a limited number will be sold for admission each Scottish ballad by way of Greenwich Vil- bass), Jaime Hanna (electric guitar), and Ross be available 2/5/2021to eat on-site or carry-out. ws sweet hour with final admission at 2:00pm. Tickets lage, the Dirt Band’s distinguished musical Holmes (fiddle and mandolin)—as well as Fred For centuries the Maple trees on the Hale’s can be purchased by visiting www.halefarm. guests—Jason Isbell, Rosanne Cash, The War Eltringham (Sheryl Crow, The Wallflowers) on family farm provided sap to be processed and org . For more information contact Hale Farm additional drums and Nashville songwriting And Treaty, and Steve Earle, all of whom sold or consumed. Guests at the festival will at 330-666-3711 or visit our website. are no strangers to writing and singing their legend—and Jeff Hanna’s better half—Matra- be able to learn this history and tradition first beliefs on record, each step to the microphone ca Berg on harmonica and harmony vocals. hand. The 2021 Maple Sugar Festival is proudly to contribute a verse with Isbell also adding “We’ve got great admiration for all of these sponsored by Acme Fresh Market and Bissell “This year will look a little different, but we slide guitar—carry the same tone and energy folks, not only as artists, but more importantly, Maple Farms. Hale Farm & Village is a prop- are happy to welcome guests back to this in their voices as the song’s writer did almost as people,” says Hanna. erty of the Western Reserve Historical Society. fun family event,” explains Catherine Sterle, For GPS directions use 2686 Oak Hill Rd. six decades ago; an unfortunate but earnest For more information, please visit Acting Director at Hale Farm & Village. “We Peninsula, Ohio. reaction to the all too evident parallels between www.Nittygritty.com and are taking extra safetyHome precautions | Wordsearch by requiring now and then. “It moved me deeply then and www.Feedingamerica.org advance reservations with timed admissions, SWEET THINGSSWEET THINGS Can you findCan the you hidden find the words? hidden words?They may They be may horizontal, be horizontal, vertical,vertical, diagonal, diagonal, forwards forwards or or backwards backwards. 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