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Volume 18, Number 36 Thursday, September 12, 2002 September 11, 2001. .a day of terror September 11, 2002. .a year of hope and sorrow and healing Remembering the People of September 11 by Maggie Beyer The walls come alive and surround you with images as hands touch hands in “Remembering the People of September 11” Artists in the Exhibition: Charlotte Bass Halcyon Domanski We will always remember when we first saw it: the sight of the twin tow- April Fallon ers falling, the Pentagon ablaze. A year Sanford Friedman later, commemorating that fateful day Connie Kassal when the world as we knew it changed forever, a group of grass roots artists from George Kassal our community have used the sensitiv- Sarah Kassal ity of their art to express these feel- ings for us in an exhibition, Remembering Andrea Moore the People of September 11. The exhi- Andrea Peterson bition which opened on September 8, will Lynn Retson be at the Lake’s Edge Gallery in Long Beach through September, then moves Madeleine Schooley to Purdue University North Central. Marsha Stonerook Linda Weigel Original music: A steel sculpture by Sandy Friedman centers the Katie Wall room with the symbol of optimism and hope beneath the arch of the fallen. Remembering Continued on Page 2 Page 2 September 12, 2002 911 Franklin Street • Michigan City, IN 46360 219/879-0088 • FAX 219/879-8070 In Case Of Emergency, Dial e-mail: News/Articles - [email protected] email: Classifieds - [email protected] http://www.bbpnet.com/ Published and Printed by THE BEACHER BUSINESS PRINTERS Delivered weekly, free of charge to Birch Tree Farms, Duneland Beach, Grand Beach, Hidden 911 Shores, Long Beach, Michiana Shores, Michiana MI and Shoreland Hills. The Beacher is also Subscription Rates delivered to public places in Michigan City, New Buffalo, LaPorte and Sheridan Beach. 1 year $26 6 months $14 3 months $8 1 month $3 Remembering Continued from Page 1 A wall of remembrance and appreciation stands outside the exhibition. Children remember with gifts of love: Teddy bears and balloons. Zahara signed her note with a self- portrait, a little girl with hair flying and hands reaching out. Lauron Schooley, 8, sent a note from Indianapolis for the Wall that said, “I was worried about the people in the buildings. .and the firefighters.” Both girls are One of the exhibition’s artists, Madeleine Schooley and granddaughters of Madeleine Schooley, granddaughter, Zahara, came to put a contribution on and nieces of her sons James and Matt, the Wall of Remembrance. a fireman and policeman. Zahara Schooley, a kindergartner at Marsh School, wrote a letter fthat said: I felt bad when the planes How did the artists do it? With ingenuity and crashed in the buildings. purpose. With canvas and fabric, oil and tempura, paper The work of many artists, each giving a unique reac- and montage, lights and lumber and steel. .and tion to the events of September 11, 2001, has an inspired creativity. The theme is universal man, emotional thrust that adds another dimension of Leonardo da Vinci’ depiction, joining hands from feeling to that day a year ago that somehow makes lighted panels hung on walls surrounding the gallery, the two events a whole. It is a symbol of communities each an artist’s interpretation of how 9/11 events that cared, of people finding strength and a loving pur- affected their families and the world. Katie Wall’s orig- pose that survives, a purpose that said let’s roll and inal music forms a backdrop. Integral to the exhib- now says let’s keep on rolling toward a future filled it is an invitation to participate, particularly by chil- with hope. That the artists could create this is tes- dren, in making a personal contribution to the wall timony to their skill; that it is here for families to share of remembrance. Little drawings, flowers, a prayer, is a gift for the community good that will live on and a picture, lighting a candle, all give a healing oppor- on. Many of us have only television views to record tunity for individual response. Each panel tells an the event in our memory; this exhibition is packed with artist’s story with minute detail, poignant and per- a power beyond those visual pixels. We can share our sonal. Look closely, and find your own feelings mir- feelings now, together, right here with our very own. rored there. Here’s how some of the artists tell it: September 12, 2002 Page 3 Madeleine Schooley. “My sons are a policeman and fireman and I used them as models for my piece Open ‘til 6 p.m. called Bravery and Brotherhood, a memorial tribute Evenings to law enforcement and firefighters emerging from the chaos of ground zero. My grandchildren were the help- ing hands shown around the central figures. www.littlehousefashions.comElegant Apparel for the [email protected] Conscious Woman Women’s Apparel NEW FALL ARRIVALS! Make a bold statement with a striking red plaid. This textured bouclé plaid jacket with contrasting bouclé collar, Madeleine Schooley used images of firefighters and policemen pocket flaps in her panel “Bravery and Brotherhood”. and skirt offers George Kassal. “Having spent over 15 years as instant style to a volunteer fireman, those who charged into the buildings while everyone was trying to escape have today’s woman. a special meaning for me in their courage. While work- Straight skirt with ing on this piece, and helping mount the exhibits, my elastic in waist for emotions kept oscillating between grief and anger. One easy fit. Back zipper moment there would be tears running down my face, and the next moment I would be swearing and slam- with back kick pleat. ming my fist on the table.” Fully lined. Remembering Continued on Page 4 Sizes 4P - 18P SUMMER CLEARANCE 50% - 90% Off Meet Us For Lunch And A Style Show THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 - ROSKOE’S, LAPORTE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 - TIPPECANOE PLACE, SOUTH BEND 409409 AlexanderAlexander StreetStreet LaPorte,LaPorte, IN IN 326-8602 OnOn Hwy Hwy 35 35 - - 55 BlocksBlocks South ofof Lincolnway Lincolnway TTurnurn RightRight on Alexander George Kassal and his “Faces of the Bravest”, commerated the Monday - Friday 9:30 to 7 Saturday 9:30 to 5 firemen who went to their deaths trying to save others. Monday-Friday 10 to 6 Saturday 9:30 to 5 Page 4 September 12, 2002 Remembering Continued from Page 3 Marsha Stonerook. “my figure holds a memo- rial candle in front of a world map image. Many coun- tries all over the world lost citizens in the September 11 events.” In “Together We Mourn” Marsha Stonerook emblazoned her creation with a line from John Donne: “Any man’s death Artist Andrea Moore of East Chicago, with friend Glenn Eggleston. diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind.” Andrea used the light of jeweled blue for the third eye and heart shakras of her image, an opening up of spirit for everyone. Charlotte Bass. “The day that changed America shook the foundation of the world bringing about a unification of all walks of life; I have focused on the three sites of terror with flags for the Bravest of the Brave.” Sarah Kassal filled her ground with images of rescue workers including dogs who burned their paws trying to find those buried under the rubble; friend Brett Metzan, a Milwaukee area policeman, used the universal human image to list all the people who died in the disaster flights. Lynn Retson. “my figure is black, dusted with ashes. The ashes will slowly disappear with time just as the buildings and the dead have disappeared phys- April Fallon painted symbols of remembrance and love in “All Nations ically; memory remains.” Under God”. SUNFLOWER ARTS FESTIVAL EARTH PARTNERS, INC. Come, Join the Fun! UNIQUE & UNUSUAL GIFTS Saturday and Sunday, October 12 & 13 Stones • Rocks • Pottery Greeting Cards & Jewelry 10 am to 6 pm each day Incense & Beeswax Candles FOOD • ENTERTAINMENT • CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES “Celebration of the Sun” ART EXHIBITION Books • Oils • Wood Carvings from China & Bali Artwork due Sept. 27 & 28. Call for entry blanks. Drums • Rattles • Meditation Room Juried Art Show with cash award and purchase awards. BENEFIT FOR THE NON-PROFIT ART BARN SCHOOL OF ART HRS: M-F Open Noon-7 • Sat. 10-6 p.m. 219-861-0240 Admission: $5.00 Adults • $2.00 Children 12 & under Evergreen Plaza • 1804 E. US Hwy. 20 • Michigan City Art Barn 695 N. 400 E., Valparaiso, IN 46383 • 219-462-9009 September 12, 2002 Page 5 Halcyon Domanski. .. “my figure is a metaphor Connie Kassal. “I call my piece “Being in the Sky” for the lost mothers and parentless children. I was that could be a viewpoint from the crashing planes, getting dressed that morning as the news unfolded those who died in the upper floors or a spiritual pres- and my figure of a pregnant woman clutching a small ence. Smoky dark colors are filled with helping child moves her hands to her face in horror as ground hands. Chips of mirror, like the shards of falling win- zero unfolds.” dows, reflect the viewer’s face. We are all part of this event.” Many good ideas are conceived when a few people sit around a table having a cup of coffee, and some- one says, “Why don’t we. .?” So it was with this artists’ exhibition of Remembering the People of September 11. George and Connie Kassal put the idea forth, and it began to roll from there including the concept of com- munity participation, especially the children.. “We are reaching out to the children of the community,” says George Kassal.