NOMINATE AHERO Nominate alocal hero for the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation’s“Citizen Service Before SelfHonors” award. Go to DELAWAREARTS www.citizenservicebeforeselfhonors.org before Feb. 10 to do it. tn News tips: 324-2884 or [email protected] ••• FRIDAY, FEB. 3, 2012 B5 WHAT’S NEW FILM » CELEBRITIES Chronicle of abattle with cancer Aykroyd in town to introduce vodka line What does a By GARYSOULSMAN family life, avisual record. Dan Aykroyd holds alot of titles – The News Journal He says the photos –and actor,musician and writer. photographer the making of the film – Add distiller to his list of accomplish- Wilmington native John were his way of coping. ments. do when he is Kaplan is an accomplished “For me, initially,this photographer,soit’snosur- was away to handle my He won’tbesinging the blues during strickenwith fear,” he says. “Some peo- his visit today to Total Wine &More at prise that his film “Not As I ple write ajournal. Ibegan 691 Naamans Road, Claymont, from 4 Pictured” is loaded with 35 aserious taking pictures.” to 6p.m. He’ll be signing bottles of his mm stills. Now the film, which has Crystal Head Vodka. illness? He “Not As IPictured” is Kaplan’sdocumentary of been shown on public TV Youhave to purchase one of the skull- picks up his his life after 2008, when he stations around the country, shaped bottles first to get an auto- has led to an exhibit of Ka- graph. Prices range from $8.99 (50 ml) was diagnosed with two cameraand non-Hodgkin’slymphomas plan’sphotos. It debuts Fri- to $99.99 (1.75 liters). day at Wilmington’sGallery –one in his bone marrow, Aykroyd, perhaps best known for his gets to work, 919 Market (at 919 N. Mar- another in his abdomen. work on “Saturday Night Live” and in ket St.) from 4:30 to 8p.m. of course His 54-minute film is a films “Ghostbusters” and “Driving Miss John Kaplan with his daughter in “Not As I Daisy,” has been involved with produc- diary of his treatments and See FILM, Page B7 Pictured.” WWW.NOTASIPICTURED.ORG ing and distributing wine and spirits for nine years. CLASSICAL MUSIC He created Crystal Head Vodka as are- sult of his fas- cination with the supernat- ural. MUSIC, Aykroyd did- n’tjust play a TWEET Ghostbuster on the big screen, ac- cording to his DanAykroyd Crystal Head vodka web- site, “he’sabeliever in what he calls From right, clockwise: MUSIC the ‘invisible world’ where other- SerafinString Quartet worldly presences are a‘form of reality membersLawrence as valid as our normal reality.’” Stromberg, cello; Kate Serafin String Quartet puts a So what’swith the crystal head? Ransom, violin; Molly Carr,viola; and Timothy OK, stay with us, because this gets a Schwarz, violin. digitalspin on its performances little Indiana Jonesish. Crystal skulls are 13 hardstone carvings, in the shape of human skulls, that are made of clear or By PETER BOTHUM milky rock. The skulls have been found The News Journal all over the world. They may be pre- Columbian in origin, but that hasn’t here’sthe guy who posts been authenticated, or the skulls could Facebook photos during a have been made in the 19th century. T concert, and therefore New Agers believe that they offer spir- misses the concert. There’s itual power and enlightenment to the annoying fan who tweets up- those who possess them. (And I’m to-the-minute setlist updates in an guessing the ones with vodka inside attempt to make their friends jeal- offer the start of apretty darn good ous. martini and some tipsiness.) Now we’ve got the performer Aykroyd’ssuper-premium vodka is who sends out messages on Twit- made with water from an aquifer in ter while he’splaying in the actual Newfoundland, Canada. concert. But what cel- The taste is said to be creamy with a list Larry IF YOU GO slightly sweet finish. The vodka is fil- Stomberg did WHAT: Collage tered through Herkimer diamonds, on Dec. 11 was Concert: “Romp which, according to New Age belief not aconcert vi- Through systems, embody positive energy and olation like the Romanticism,” by goodwill. above offenses the Serafin String In 2011, the vodka bested 200 other –his tweets be- Quartet, featuring brands and won aDouble Gold Award tween songs works by at the San Francisco World Spirits Com- were actually Beethoven, petition. part of the show Mendelssohn, —PatriciaTalorico when he and the Schumann, Ravel Serafin String and Dvorak. Quartet per- WHEN: Noon formed at Sunday (doors World Cafe Live open at 11 a.m.) at the Queen. WHERE: World Stomberg’s Cafe Live at the idea, which will Queen, 500 N. be used again Market St., during the Wilmington quartet’s TICKETS: $20, $15 » REALITY TV “Romp Through with student ID CastingcallinPhillyfor Romanticism” INFORMATION: concert Sunday ‘ExtremeMakeover’ 994-1400 or at the Queen, queen.worldcafe- The third season of ABC's “Extreme was inspired by live.com Makeover: Weight Loss Edition” is astudent who coming to Philadelphia for the first encouraged time on Feb. 18 for acasting call. people to tweet They’ve been receiving submissions with ahashtag pegged to her from all over Delaware and casting di- recital to enhance the experience. rector D.J. Feldman says he wants peo- “I pitched it to the group. I ple to know they’re going to be at think they were alittle baffled at Dave and Buster’sat325 N. Columbus first –why Iwould want to do Blvd. from 10 a.m. to 4p.m. that?” said Stomberg, who is an as- sociate professor of cello at the “Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edi- University of Delaware. “Wefig- tion” is anon-competitive show that ured as long as Ihave time to col- documents obese people over ayear lect my wits to be able to play,we as they set out to safely lose halfof would be OK.” their body weight. For information about how to apply, See MUSIC, Page B7 go to www.extrememakeovercasting. com.

FASHION In Brazil, bikinis aren’t just forskinnygirls Manufacturers reaching out to plus-sizecrowd

By JENNY BARCHFIELD That’snothing short of arevolu- Associated Press tion in this most body-conscious of nations, where overweight ladies RIO DE JANEIRO — Tall and tan long had little choice but to hit the and young and ... chunky? beach in comely ensembles of The Girl From Ipanema has put oversized T-shirts and biker shorts. on afew pounds, and for many sun- “It used to be bikinis were only bathers on Brazil’sbeaches the in tiny sizes that only skinny girls country’siconic itsy-bitsy,teeny- could fit into. But not everyone is weeny bikini just doesn’tsuffice built like amodel,” said Elisangela anymore. Inez Soares as she sunbathed on Agrowing number of bikini Copacabana beach, her oiled-up IT’S ALL Women sunbathe in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. manufacturers have woken up to curves packed into ablack size 12 WITHIN Agrowing number of bikini manufactur- Brazil’sthickening waistline and bikini. ers arereaching out to the ever-expand- The News JourNal Media Group are reaching out to the ever-ex- “Finally,itseems like people are REACH. is aGaNNeTT coMpaNy. ing ranks of heavy women with new panding ranks of heavy women plus-size lines. AP/FELIPE DANA with new plus-size lines. See BIKINI, Page B7 delawareonline.com LIFE FRIDAY, FEB. 3, 2012 ••• THE NEWS JOURNAL B7 Music: Manytweets were scripted, butsome were spontaneous

Continued from Page B5 luded to the colorful, paisley-pat- Saunders is one of the regu- drink during shows made them terned socks worn by violinist lars at Serafin shows, the kind of ideal. For example, the audience The social media experiment Kate Ransom during the concert. fan who would more likely be at enjoyed brunch during the Serafin was deployed during the group’s “I like really decorative their concert Saturday at First & String Quartet’sfirst Collage Con- “String Quartet Time Machine – socks,” Ransom said. “And nor- Central Presbyterian Church in cert, yet another side element that Haydn to Higdon” concert, one of mally Ican’twear those in atra- Wilmington, when the quartet might have helped aclassical new- three Collage Concerts at the ditional formal concert. Ifelt like, will perform works by Martinu, bie to get through afirst concert. Queen presented by Live Connec- OK, this is aformat where Ican Ravel and Mendelssohn. “It’sreally adifferent experi- tions, an organization that aims to wear my wild and crazy socks.” Stomberg and Ransom both said ence of the music when you’re expose classical music to new The chance to show off fancy they’re looking forward to a eating and drinking at the same and younger audiences. The footwear was just one aspect that weekend where they’ll get to time, which takes abit of getting quartet performed amovement Ransom enjoyed about the more shift between something they’ve from alarger piece, and then used to,” Steff said. “It makes you members would stop to discuss adventurous environment at that done countless times since the pay attention in adifferent way.” historical or technical aspects of first Collage Concert show.Inad- quartet formed in 2002 and the Stomberg said that, like the in- what they just played. During dition to Stomberg’stweets, the fresher Collage Concerts. volvement of Twitter,the brunch that break, Stomberg would pop concert also featured acollage- The Collage Concert series is enhanced the concert. up and tap away on his phone. like set pegged to atheme –on just one of the programs to sprout “Even though the brunch was One tweet read: “Not abad Dec. 11 it was the beginnings of from Live Connections’ Classi- fantastic, the people were there first effort, this Beethoven Quar- string quartet music –stocked cAlive! initiative, which tries to to hear music,” he said. “Wedid- tet, huh? And, yes, Idothink it with movements ranging from break boundaries of what classical n’tfeel at all that we were back- sounds alittle like the Mexican three to eight minutes in length as music is about, said Melinda Steff, ground to the brunch.” Hat Dance! #bueno #SSQatWCL.” opposed to full works by com- general manager of Live Connec- The quartet is also hoping they Another: “Sort of feel like Curly posers. On Sunday,the “Romp Larry Stromberg is an associate tions. Another twist they’ve rolled won’thave to be background to of the 3Stooges here, not speak- Through Romanticism” concert professor of cello at the out is aslate of shows where a the Super Bowl festivities that will ing while my 4tet mates do. But I will spotlight works by Beethoven, University of Delaware. string quartet pairs up with a be going on throughout the day, don’tthink Curly tweeted on an Mendelssohn, Schumann, Ravel singer-songwriter for aconcert al- just about everywhere, on Sunday. iPhone. #SSQatWCL” and Dvorak, who flourished dur- professor and owning an Android ternating between traditional Ransom said she thinks the noon “It felt alittle weird. It just ing the romantic period. phone, he isn’tmuch for social string quartet music and songs the show will be early enough for felt strange playing with my “There is nothing like present- media. But the in-show tweeting artist wrote that employs astring folks to take in aconcert before phone onstage in front of an audi- ing an entire artwork as it’sin- did nudge him slightly,and he re- quartet. One such show will take the game gets underway. ence,” Stomberg said. “Wemade tended to be heard,” said Ran- ally enjoyed the between-song re- place March 25 at the World Cafe “It’sgoing to appeal to some- sure to tell them what Iwas doing som, who is also president of the marks from Stomberg, Ransom, Live in Philadelphia when folk- body who’sinterested in the lis- so it didn’tlook like Iwas check- Music School of Delaware. “That violinist Timothy Schwarz and rocker Andrew Lipke teams up tening experience,” Ransom said. ing out and not being part of the being said, that is atall order for viola player Molly Carr. with the Ohio-based Carpe Diem “If they want to try something a festivities.” alot of listeners. Even very sea- “I was skeptical beforehand,” String Quartet. little different, or if they’re a Stomberg admitted that many soned listeners can be challenged Saunders said. “I wanted to enjoy The World Cafe locations in music listener but haven’tdone of the tweets were scripted, but by listening to 30 to 40 minutes of the music, was my attitude. But it Philadelphia and Wilmington much classical listening and they some were spontaneous, includ- material.” was interesting to hear,giving weren’tselected just because want to go further into that expe- ing this one: “Yep, Kate's socks David Saunders of Newark at- you some sense of the real trials World Cafe founder Hal Real also rience, they’ll come out for that.” are pretty cool, indeed. tended the Dec. 11 concert and, and tribulations of (the com- launched Live Connections. Steff Contact Peter Bothum at 324-2885 or #SSQatWCL.” That comment al- despite being acomputer science poser’s) lives.” said the ability to serve food and [email protected]. Bikini: Companyoffersbright, bold patterns

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beginning to realize that we’re not all Gisele,” said the 38-year-old mother of four,referring to willowy Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen. Clothing designer Clarice Rebelatto said her own swimwear-hunting travails prompted her to found Lehona, an exclu- sively plus-size beachwear line. “Honestly,the problem went way beyond just biki- nis. In Brazil, it used to be that if you were even alit- tle chunky,finding any kind of clothes in the right size was areal problem,” said Rebelatto, herself a size 10. “And Ithought, ‘I’m actually not even that big compared to alot of women out there, so if I have problems, what are Sunbathers rinse offatthe showers at Piscinao de Ramos, an artificial lake in Rio de they doing?’” Janeiro, Brazil. AP/FELIPE DANA Since its launch in 2010, the line has become ahit. In brash leopard spots Rebelatto said sales have girth to changes in nutri- ing plus-size market. Rio- and flower prints not grown at agalloping pace, tion, with chips, processed based upmarket brand meant for wallflowers, the though he did not provide meats and sugary soft Salinas, for example, of- label’s14bikini styles any figures. drinks replacing staples fers five sizes, from extra- aren’twhat you’d normally It’sthe same story at like rice, beans and veg- small through extra-large. associate with plus-size Acqua Rosa, aconven- etables. But their sizing runs noto- swimsuits. The necklines tional swimwear label that And while the country’s riously small and it’shard plunge dramatically. added aplus-size line in elite are widely known to to imagine anyone over a Straps are mere strings. 2008. Now,plus-size pur- be fitness freaks –and also size 6actually managing to And while the bottoms pro- chases account for more among the world’stop con- fit into any of the brand’s vide too much coverage to than 70 percent of the sumers of cosmetic sur- minuscule two-pieces. qualify for the famed “fio brand’stotal sales, said di- gery –those recently lifted “It used to be that peo- dental” or “dental floss” rector Joao Macedo. out of poverty and manual ple would stare at me,” category of Brazilian It makes sense. labor are becoming in- said Soares, the volup- string bikinis, they’re sig- For centuries, large creasingly sedentary.A tuous sun-worshiper on nificantly more audacious swaths of Brazil were 2008 study showed that Copacabana beach. “Now than the standard U.S. cut. beset by malnutrition, and barely 10 percent of when Icome to the beach I “We’re working from in 1970, nearly 10 percent Brazilian teens and adults see women who are much the principle that bigger of the population in the exercise regularly. bigger than me –and lots women are just like every- country’spoor,rural north- Still, despite their of them are wearing biki- one else: They don’twant east region was considered growing numbers, not nis –soI’m not self con- to look like old ladies, underweight, according to everyone is eager to em- scious any more. wearing these very mod- Brazil’snational statistics brace “gordinhas” –or“lit- “God makes some peo- tle fatties,” as chunky Some of photographer John Kaplan’swork from “Not As I est, very covering swim- institute. ple thin but he made me But the phenomenal women are affectionately Pictured.” Kaplan was 48 when he was diagnosed with suits in just black,” said like this,” she said, rub- economic boom that has known here. cancer in 2008. WWW.NOTASIPICTURED.ORG Luiz Rebelatto, Clarice’s bing down the well-oiled lifted tens of millions out Many high-end bikini- son and director of bulge of her stomach and of poverty and into the makers have turned a Lehona. thighs. “So who am Ito burgeoning middle class seemingly deliberately Film: Photographer He said that recent think that he was wrong?” publicity of the brand and over the past decade has blind eye to the burgeon- several other new also changed the nation’s chronicled his struggle swimwear lines catering to once-svelte physique: A plus sizes has triggered an 2010 study by the statistics overeight months overwhelming number of institute showed that 48 calls and e-mails from percent of adult women and 50 percent of men are Continued from Page B5 lives of 21-year-olds. He would-be customers. “They’re all excited and now overweight. In 1985 was also aFulbright those figures were 29 per- The opening is part of they say,‘I’ve been looking Scholar and his work is ex- cent for women and 18 the monthly art loop. The everywhere for abikini hibited at museums and percent for men. exhibit is acollaboration like that. Where can Iget galleries worldwide. Today (Still, there’sbeen no between Jerry Bilton, who one?’” said Rebelatto. #12 Women he is aprofessor of journal- rash of plus-size male curates the gallery; Kaplan; Lehona is currently ism and design at the Uni- swimwear lines, as men Canon USA; and the sold exclusively at big and versity of Florida. here wear Speedo-style Leukemia &Lymphoma So- tall specialty stores vs. VCU For the documentary, suits that don’timpinge on ciety of Delaware. throughout Brazil. Its biki- Kaplan photographed his big guts.) To benefit the society, nis retail for about 130 life over eight months – Analysts attribute Sun., Feb. 5at2PM Kaplan, who’ll be on hand reais or $75 –arelatively enjoying abirthday with Brazil’srapidly widening at Gallery 919, is donating his children, teaching at high price-point here, but alandscape painting to be the university,receiving auctioned at the opening. chemo and losing patches Kaplan, who was 48 of hair. Give agift of when he was diagnosed “The dreaded news of with cancer,grew up in cancer is certainly no fun, Brandywine Hundred and but you can make it hope AWomen’sHealth Fair will be graduated from Mount through to the other side, held before the game on the Pleasant High School in back to health and the joy BCC Concourse 12:30 –2PM! 1977. He went on to be- of every day,” Kaplan told Wear pink in supportofthe come aphotographer,and The News Journal last in 1989 was named newspa- year. 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