Y O U R G U I D E T O T H E L O C A L G O O D L I F E front porch T H E R E G I O N ' S free C O M M U N I T Y M A G A Z I N E Local Good News Since 1997 YEAR 15 • ISSUE 179 • MAY 2012 Frontporchfredericksburg.com First Saturdays At Farmers Market 3 Art Attack Is Coming! Art Attack Is Coming! 5 Mehndi The Art of Henna 8 Sweet Reasons Cupcake Heaven 11 Local Vineyard International Appeal 13 What Drives Susan Spears? 19 Jon Carroll On the Front Porch 28 Gentleman Gene Brower 30 18 Our Heritage... the crhc collection history’s stories.: va statutes for religious freedom closeups 19 a woman of distinction: susan spears Bigger & Better 20 companions: a dog’s purpose 21 quiet moments: big wheels keep on turning 8 tradition and art collide ....shirley donahue 22 Senior Care: gain without pain 23 wellness through communication The Farmers Market 10 who he is, is good! green remedies ....chris jones 24 the art abounds 30 a day in the life of a gentleman 25 scene & heard...in the ‘burg! .... gene brower By Jennifer Hellier & Gayle Price 26 the human condition 30 depicted @ 915 wink. As the season continues, consumer demand will drive new 27 community link: art of aging ideas. Already, the Virginia 29 retired on the back porch Department of Agriculture and porch talk poetryman Frank fratoe Consumer Services (VDACS) is 31 sometimes perfect sponsoring a $10 Buy Local Challenge, encouraging each 4 on the porch...life in fredericksburg Messages household in Virginia to re- 19 purpose $10 a week on local 6 autoknown better...wit & wisdom of rim products, potentially adding 7 urban small holding: honey, oh bees thrill me $1.65 billion dollars to the Virginia economy and its truly 9 Days gone by: fxbg postcard collection ...And more! local vendors. 11 sweet! cupcake heaven To help kids focus on 12 Vino: where are the risk rakers? healthy eating, the market is in the kitchen with bonnie 3 bigger & better....the farmers market open during the summer concert series, Picnic in the Park in 13 potomac point vineyard 5 art attack is coming!... by artists, for artists The Fredericksburg Farmers Hurkamp Park this year, featuring a free 14 15 principles: a roadmap for success 9 artist jeremy moore eyes the hungry Market is experiencing a renaissance with concert by a local musician and tons of the growing local food movement. This children’s activities, every Tuesday in May, contents 15 on the house: our american craft 28 fxbg music: jon carroll year, more vendors and extended June and September (11:30-1:30P). The 29 no problem, inc’s pro local stance Saturday hours will help two new Market 16-17 Calendar of Events wildly popular series turned numerous 25 Managers, Gayle Price and Mike Morrelli, requests for healthier eating choices into Cover Photo by Arch Di Peppe reach their goal of making the market a the option of buying local fruits, one-stop-shop for families. vegetables and other goodies to make “We believe that people want your own picnic, or buy food from an healthy food for their families and that event’s food vendor. it’s important for everyone to know where The popular Family Table event the food they eat comes from. The kicks off Restaurant Week in August, Congratulations Grads! markets are a great opportunity to shop, helping children follow their food from visit with farmers, ask questions, and farm to table. Explore It! Children’s expose small children to new produce. Museum brings its “Farm to Table” exhibit With the addition of new vendors, you can to teach how food comes from farm to get everything you need for dinner, from plate. James Parker of Veggy Art (featured bread and butter to meat and veggies, all on The Food Network) may again wow the in one place. There really is no need to crowd with his fruit and vegetable art. make additional stops,” says Price. And, you can now shop to your heart’s The market offers fresh seafood, content with your credit card or SNAP award-winning sheep’s and goat’s milk benefits, so there’s no need to stop at the cheeses, Vegan baked goods, and a variety ATM. (Tokens can be purchased on of pasture-raised meats, plus traditional Saturday or during weekday markets in fruits and vegetables, and prepared foods. conjunction with Picnic in the Park, and “It’s so easy to pick up a quiche, cheese, every Wednesday 11-1:30P.) and salad greens for a quick, easy dinner,” Price says, “If you’ve never been says Morrelli, who spent 35 years with the to the market, it’s a great time to start. If USDA. “We visit each farm to ensure the you’ve been a regular, it’s a great time to consumer is getting a quality product come back!” To keep up with market from a local farmer.” events, visit www.TheFarmersMarket.Co The Expanded First Saturday For special events, visit Market opens in June, July, August and www.fredericksburgva.gov / Parks and September. Prince Edward Street will Recreation/ Special Events. You can also close to traffic and open to a greater 311 William Street find The Farmers Market on Facebook and variety of specialty vendors, more space, Twitter and F’burg Parks & Recreation on With Thanks To 540-3371-22727 www.lapetiteaubergefred.com and a food initiative called Vegucation Facebook. Open for Lunch & Dinner Mon - Sat Station, where “Vegucators” prepare seasonal produce to educate consumers Your Moms & Dads! on meal planning. Jennifer Hellier is Special Event and “We’re working to make sure this Marketing Coordinator for Fredericksburg Department of Parks, is a great market with something for Recreation and Public Facilities. everyone, including new specialty vendors Gayle Price is Market Manager ranging from buffalo meat to handcrafted for the Farmer’s Market. pasta, and hopefully even wine (we are still working out the kinks)!” Price says with a

2 May 2012 Front porch fredericksburg front porch fredericksburg May 2012 3 ON THE PORCH ART ATTACK IS COMING! Rob Grogan Editor

Photographer Archer Di Peppe ART ATTACK IS COMING! Contributing Writers & Artists maternal instinct What is it that moves a mother to feed off each other, they multitask, they A.E.Bayne Nancy Buck respond fluidly, flawlessly to her baby’s carry on simultaneous conversations. Megan Byrnes Christopher sudden need, or to intervene and resolve a Moms create an atmosphere of loving An event by artists, for artists Collette Caprara Ashliegh Chevalier problem before it ignites in full? We call it care without choking the air with silly Bonnie De Lelys Arch Di Peppe “Artists en masse will set up their invasion that shows how incredibly rich Participants should “maternal instinct,” but it could be a rules and angst. They let their children Brittany De Vries Frank Fratoe easels and create. That’s it!” That’s Art this area is with talented artists and remember that they are learned behavior connected to the bond explore, work it out amongst themselves, JoAnna Cassidy Farrell Attack, and it’s coming to Caroline and showcases them doing what they do best. representing their fair city between mother and child and what she and experience the joys of a day in the William Garnett Joe Gherlone William Street in FXBG, Saturday, There is NO Entry Fee for artists. through their interactions has learned while growing from child to sun with room to run – and fall – and get Bill Harris Jennifer Heiller September 8 from 10AM-5PM (Rain Date “We do not want artists donating or with the public that day – woman to mother. Whichever it is, grass stains on their new Easter outfits Ralph “Tuffy” Hicks Karl Karch Sept. 15). paying for anything. We just want you to be on your best behavior, watching a Mother’s love is to witness and bond with each other, just as their Jo Middleton Vanessa Moncure show up and share your art with soldier, and put your best nature’s perfection. moms have bonded within the Maternal Cynthia Osband Amy Pearce the public.” Artists are required foot forward. Recently, on Easter it was, I sat Order of Motherhood led by their Exalted Gabe Pons Mary Lynn Powers to “enlist” – Art Attack is back and watched as my wife and nieces Ruler, Mother Nature. It is truly amazing. Gayle Price Scott Richards recruiting local and regional To enlist for Art and several female friends who are moms My own mom is gone. She died Wendy Schmitz Matt Thomas artists working in mediums Attack’s one-day, grass roots orchestrated a dance of 13 beautiful on Mother’s Day 2004. I think she chose Rebecca Thomas Christine Thompson suitable for public event, email us with your children, ranging in age from nearly that day for a reason. Virginia’s mother Rim Vining Amy Woodruff demonstration (painting, small name and medium to: newborn to 10-years-old. It was poetry in died on Valentine’s Day 1985. By all Currie Weedon sculpture, drawing, etc). Their [email protected] motion and intuition; it was nurturing at accounts she was all chocolate, flowers mission is to ambush the city with the subject line its best. and red hearts to her children and Front Porch Fredericksburg is a streets with artwork during the “RECRUIT” and our free circulation magazine The children did not literally grandchildren, so maybe there’s a reason course of one day. Charged with operatives will communicate. published monthly by dance. There was no scripted there, too. May God bless them both. creating artwork in the streets See you in the trenches, soldier. Olde Towne Publishing Co., Inc. choreography. It was not without Our memories of our moms add Editor’s Note: for the enjoyment of any and all Participating Artists as of this Written and quoted by Gabe Pons and Virginia Bigenwald Grogan, Publisher. glitches. But it was motherhood at its best, to our enjoyment of watching newer bystanders, the artists’ reward release include: Bill Harris; logos by Bill Harris. and all of us guys on hand appreciated and moms as they grow in their roles as To Jessica and all the Moms out will be a Free Picnic at 1700 Sharon Blancard, Cheryl Bosch, Elena Art Attack is an all-in, game-on, art embraced it. Whether it was a storybook parents. The dads are all-in, too, but there The mission of Front Porch there, we wish you a very happy Mother’s hours (5PM). Broach, Barbara Byrd, Collette Caprara, invasion. If you do art, sign up. If you moment of sharing, a bloody lip, is nothing quite like a Mom. Our cover Fredericksburg is to connect the Day, and we thank you for all you do… If Being that this is an Seth Casana, J. Coleman, Carter Corbin, love art, help out. Anyone who is overcoming a fear, hugging a cousin, or photo is all about the magical connection diverse citizenry of Fredericksburg you manage to get some time to yourself, attack, there are “Rules of Terri Creasy, Adam DeSio, Dan Finnegan, against this event should just leave with lively features and informative sneaking a soda instead of a juice, these 13 between mother and child and nature. please enjoy our Merry Month of May Engagement”: Toy Fowler, Chuck Fromer, Jeremy Gann, town for the mall. columns of interest to our children had a great day under the loving Jessica and Elias (and his father, Jeremy issue, cover to cover. 1) To Your Stations: Betsy Glassie, Nicole Hamilton, Bill Harris, community’s greatest resource, care of their parents and grandparents, Sutton) are always part of our family’s Participating artists will be Heather Hawkinson, Sue Henderson, Carol its people. uncles and aunts, and each other. Easter tradition, and we look forward to assigned to their stations on the Josefiak, Rob Landeck, Julie Linkins, But, to me, the Moms stood out many more happy returns as Elias grows sidewalks along Caroline and Brandon Newton, Carol Phifer, Scarlett Messages from our readers are most. There is a way about them — the and Jessica’s maternal ways continue to William Street in Downtown Pons, Gabriel Pons, Lynette Reed, Crystal Front Porch welcome. All submissions must be 20-year-olds, the 30 and 40-year-olds, and nurture him so well. Fredericksburg. Artists cannot Rodrigue, Kevin Rodrigue, Elizabeth received by e-mail by the 19th of the the elder moms of adult children. They impede on pedestrian traffic or Seaver, Elizabeth Utschig, Wendy Vasey, month preceding publication. Fredericksburg impose on automobile parking Kathleen Walsh, Karen Whelpley, and messages Just received the nicest note Porch on Paula’s and my show (Paula or surrounding businesses. Nancy Williams. Writers are welcome to request from a Ms. Gretchen Barbosa thanking Rose and Sally Rhone-Kubarek at Art First “That’s Why they call it an Writer’s Guidelines and query the me for my baked oatmeal recipe – she – A Rose and a Rhone). AMBUSH, Soldier!” Non-aartists can help, too: Take Editor by e-mail. The article is beautiful! Thank takes care of her mother and this is one Sally Kubarek Art Attack is a one-day grassroots 2. Always Prepared: plenty of photographs and/or video you so much! of the few things she enjoys – nice to event organized by local artists to Artists will be responsible for providing throughout the day - document our Supporting know. Front Porch Nicole Foret Oberleitner encourage the exposure and celebration of all their materials and tools (easels/work Artists in action and then contribute to Local Fredericksburg PS: I’m sending this article to Playbill.com Bonnie DeLelys Wanted you to know — we had the region’s vibrant art community. On desks/etc.). our Facebook Page (Search “Art Attack 1281 Jefferson Davis Highway and Broadworld.com standing-room-only at the January show that day, participating “recruits” will turn 3. Leave No Trace!: Fredericksburg” from your own facebook Artists PMB 208 NOTE: Bonnie writes our In The Kitchen & had to turn away people. Thank you. their studios inside out, ambushing the Artists cannot impact their work area by page). You can even team up with an Since 1997 Fredericksburg, VA 22401 NOTE: Nicole played “Sally Bowles” in recipe column. Amy Woodruff & I talked about the public streets with live art leaving any mess or trash after their artist to bring them refreshments or ‘Cabaret’ at Riverside Center, and is extensive coverage you gave the show demonstrations. The sidewalks of Caroline tour of duty is done. watch their spot as they take a restroom Phone: 540-220-1922 headed south to Petersburg to play and hope we get several months of and William will feel the full-fun-force 4. Look Sharp Soldier: break. E-Mail: [email protected] We are still getting comments increased attendance from people who Web Site: “Charity” in ‘Sweet Charity’ at The www.frontporchfredericksburg.com Theater at Fort Lee. from friends that saw it (“Patrons of the have just “discovered” us through the Arts, Wayne & Lucy Harman”)- even last Front Porch. night. So many have pointed out the Thanks again! Lou Roxbury Farm & Garden Center ARCHER DI PEPPE The opinions expressed in Front Porch Fredericksburg are those of the Love it! Wonderfully written, you part about the city not being more contributing writers and do not are a truly talented writer!! Thank supportive of the art community in NOTE: Lou Gramann is a volunteer for the Knowledgeable Staff & Quality Products CAGA necessarily reflect the opinion of Fredericksburg and surrounding area. It monthly Songwriters’ Showcase at Picker’s CERTIFIED APPRAISER Front Porch Fredericksburg You EVERSEWMUCH!!! was a very fair article on us. 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4 May 2012 Front porch fredericksburg front porch fredericksburg May 2012 5 AutoKnown Better Urban SmallHolding privileged Honey, Honey, oh bees thrill me! By Rim Vining Speechless. Imagine me vegetation in the desert high country, I speechless. I know it is a stretch but try… had a little trouble figuring out why I was seeing a brand new Mini-Storage unit By amy woodruff Everyone I run into wants to backed up to the freeway. There were no know how the Southwest vacation went houses in sight, dirt roads and two-lane (Sorry Ray. Honey. I couldn’t resist the sting when they feel threatened. Only a vegetation or a privacy fence. This and I am pretty much speechless. It was black tops were all I had seen for an hour ABBA reference.) very small percentage of the population is causes your bees to fly up before fantastic! Indescribable and fantastic. I and yet here was a place for Americans to allergic to bee venom. Most people can searching for food and water. The bee dream in a different pallet kind of store items they don’t actually need in I have to say that I was very tolerate 10 stings per pound of body keeper should also check the health of fantastic! It also exposed the core fabric their daily lives… and pay for the privilege. happy to see plenty of happy honey bees weight. Bee swarms are not hostile – they the hives regularly, but not when that is holding our country together and We stopped south of Sedona to pollinating our early spring crops – many are actually weak and vulnerable, as they neighbors are barbecuing or running it isn’t a nice heavy wool with a hint of visit Montezuma’s Castle, a cliff pueblo stuff! Wonderful people, great food, addition to the interest on the credit we more than I have seen in previous years on have abandoned their hive, which makes loud equipment, which can upset the hive cashmere… think leisure suit. abandoned in about 1400 for unknown interesting places to see and sights to will be paying off until the second coming our little farm. I am not actually a them easy for a professional to remove. If and make them more aggressive in In the East we travel short reasons, and had a wonderful picnic along behold and all through these towns large we are making someone rich warehousing beekeeper myself, but I know several you fear honey bees, ask a bee keeper if protecting it. Also, it wouldn’t hurt to distances from town to town and have Bear Creek under the sycamores and and small there were storage units. In unnecessary plastic objects… and paying people who are, including my dad (thanks you can suit up and assist. You’ll see first- present your wary neighbors with a jar states that aren’t as big as a moderately western walnuts. Kayak tours were Alamogordo, I swear there were more for the privilege. for some great information!). Backyard hand how docile they are. or two of pure, sweet honey; it’s much sized western ranch. We don’t have the coming through in high water, it was storage units than apartments and some Oh yeah, in Scottsdale they have and rooftop bee keeping has become very Bee aware - Honey bees are more effective than an apology after opportunity to drive a hundred miles lovely. I especially liked the sign coming were tucked in between trailers parks that special mini-storage units for popular in an effort to promote local, disappearing all over the world. There are they have been stung. where the vista never changes and the off the main road pointing the way to the had been sand blasted by the desert winds wine. Security and climate urban agriculture. Honey bees are gentle, several factors contributing to this Bee healthy - Honey bees are the distant mountains don’t get any “Storage-Corral” where I could place all since the 50’s and would have made much control. Amazing… Just so this has non-aggressive creatures that are essential disturbing phenomenon. Studies show it only insect that produce food eaten by closer. Most of what is going on in the the unnecessary plastic objects I had better housing than the trailers. Maybe something to do with cars... Pink Jeep for pollinating more than one third of the is likely a combination of many is the man. And what a perfect food it is! Honey East is neatly hidden beyond the ridgeline accumulated in my lifetime... and pay for that was the point... urban renewal fifty Tours in Sedona… Wonderful! food grown on the planet. Not to mention cause: viruses and pathogens (not includes all of the substances necessary to or behind the trees and just around the square feet at a time. the privilege. all of that delicious honey they make! affecting humans), mites, pesticides, sustain life: vitamins, minerals, enzymes Amy, quoting Royden Brown, says, bend. The American West has bones that At least now I think I can answer At some point the ‘storage unit’ Bee educated - Thanks in part to genetically modified crops, and radiation and water. It is also the only food “Unique among all God’s creatures, only lie exposed for all to see from miles away thing started gripping me like On-Star. We one of those nagging questions that comes Hollywood, many people have an from cell towers. It is frightening to think containing the antioxidant pinocembrin, the honeybee improves the environment as they travel down long grades of endless up in discussions about our current Rim Vining gives us the privilege of and preys not on any other species.” covered a good bit of ground from publishing his column and not paying irrational, unnatural fear of honey bees, of the impact on our food supply should associated with improving brain function. desert views. economic condition. As a culture we Scottsdale, Arizona to the Grand Canyon for the privilege. conjuring images of deadly swarms they become endangered. Eating local honey helps with allergy So when I found myself fifty and the Painted Desert, then over to El amassed a ton of debt in the past decade attacking. Folks do not understand that Bee courteous - Bee keeping is a sensitivities, promotes healing and pain miles north of Phoenix… ten miles from Paso, Texas and up to Alamogordo, New and the question seems to be what did we honey bees are different from wasps, responsibility that requires slightly more relief for burns, is effective against many the nearest Interstate exit and with Mexico, the Sacramento Mountains and spend all that credit on? You open those yellow jackets and hornets. Honey bees vigilance in non-rural areas. It is best to types of bacteria, and is incredibly nothing in the view shed but bright spring the White Sands. Impressive storage units and you will find out. So in only seek nectar from plants and only keep your hives sheltered by tall delicious drizzled on just about anything.

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6 May 2012 Front porch fredericksburg front porch fredericksburg May 2012 7 Shirley Donahue Artist Eyes tradition & art collide the Hungry through mehndi How do you feed the hungry? By A. E. Bayne First comes the basket thrust First, feed your eyes! through the door bursting with sketch books and shining cones of henna, followed quickly by a beaming woman in a By curri weedon flow of lavender. After a quick greeting, This is what Shirley Donahue pulls up a pillow and Jeremy Moore thought directs my foot to the ottoman in front of about after being fed up us. As we chat, I watch the artfully with people going hungry. looping swirls covering her palms while So he is putting on an art she lightly outlines cherry blossoms on my show at Sammy T’s skin with eyeliner pencil. through May 31 that is Donahue has been practicing raising money for the Mehndi, the Indian art of henna Fredericksburg Area Food application, for close to fourteen years. At Bank to feed the local that time, she and some friends picked up hungry population. generation to generation to wrap the On April 6, designs once they are done.” patrons bought raffle The delicate flowers of wet henna tickets for a chance to win dry and pull at my skin, cherry blossoms a painting by Moore, who in relief against a winter pale foot. Taking is also known as JRock. just twenty minutes, the design is He’s a painter, a shoe elegantly simple, trailing pleasantly from artist, and a wall artist arch to outer edge, perfect for the flip- who works in acrylics, ink flop future. This could easily become a and graphite, soft pastels, fetish. Donahue says, “More elaborate markers and Adobe designs can take up to two hours to Illustrator, with inspiration from Giger, to become a licensed tattoo artist at Dark complete, and once they set the stain can Grey and Dali. His website is Horse Tattoos and Body Piercing in last from one to three weeks, depending http://lookinmyhead.daportfolio.com and Stafford. His inspiration in this medium on each person’s skin alchemy and the you can also find him on Facebook. His art comes from people like Guy Aitchison, placement on the body. A key to getting a show will remain up and sales of his work Jesse Smith and Grime. good stain is to use 100% pure henna, will continue to benefit the Food Bank this Of his eclectic art offerings on his which I buy from reputable suppliers. It month, too. website, Jeremy says, “I’ve put together a grows on bushes like tea, and each type Jeremy has been drawing on and pretty diverse collection of the stuff I have gives a slightly different stain, some more off for as long as he can remember but it’s done. Shoes, murals, and paper mostly.” a few do-it-yourself henna kits on a whim. brown or red. Also, many henna suppliers only been recently that he’s started taking So stop by Sammy T’s to feed As she describes it, “I absolutely fell in will include green dye particles to make it it seriously. Since moving to your eyes on J Rock’s colorful works of art, love, and I’ve been practicing off and on look fresher, so I am careful to buy Fredericksburg two years ago, Jeremy has feed your face on Sammy’s menu, and feed ever since. Now, I want to share it with unadulterated henna.” picked up a paintbrush and started the hungry with a contribution to the other people, because they are always so She sprays the finished design experimenting with that as well. He now Food Bank, too. excited to hear about it. When I’m out with a strong set hairspray to seal it, a enjoys painting murals and also with henna on my hands, many people trick she found gives a darker end result, customizes footwear/clothing at the stop and say, ‘Hey, you should do this as a Curri Weedon is an artist and tells me to wrap my foot in toilet request of his clients. He is formally business!’ So I’ve finally responded, ‘Yeah, and art promoter. paper, plastic, and a sock overnight. “This educated, certified in Graphic Universe, I’m listening.’” traps the heat. The longer it stays warm Communications and is currently training She gingerly squeezes thin trails the better; heat will make the stain of paste from a slender tube, guiding it darker,” she assures. “Just flick the henna around the completed design. The earthy off lightly when you wake up.” spice of niaouli oil rises from the henna. Ultimately, Donahue wants to Combined with lemon juice and sugar, this Days Gone By bring her designs to larger markets, like terpineol releases the dye from the plant, parties, weddings, and local festivals. She’s allowing it to stain the skin. Through Courtesy of the William T. Garnett Collection getting her start in May with a monthly research, Donahue has learned that many First Friday gig in Market Square next to countries in the Middle East, North Africa, the Fredericksburg Area Museum. With Turkey, Greece, and India all have ancient one-of-kind designs, an attention to detail, henna traditions, using the plant for body and friendly professionalism, she is poised The spires and art, hair, and nails. As she works, she tells to make Mehndi Fredericksburg’s newest me a story, “Indian brides get henna two steeples of a town form of decorative expression. or three days before their wedding making history. Visit Shirley Donahue at Market ceremony and tradition says that as long Square on First Fridays throughout spring as the henna lasts the bride does no Reach and summer, or on Facebook: housework. The entire family gets William T. Garnett http://www.facebook.com/arachnesmuse together, and four or five people work to at 540-424-2448. finish her henna because it’s such an A.E. Bayne is a teacher and writer who elaborate design. There are even special has lived and worked in Fredericksburg silk cloths that are passed down from for thirteen years.

8 May 2012 Front porch fredericksburg front porch fredericksburg May 2012 9 Who He Is, Is Good Sweet! By Rob Grogan no other reasons needed!

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I period, I would guess it would be good to Mon-Fri 9-5:30; Sat 9-5 Gets Engaged riversidedt.com Fredericksburg Parent & Family made fun of him for it and ironically, I do plan in advance. Magazine and founder of the Pedestrian’s the exact same thing. He eventually ran a Guide “My job with Parent and Family is successful transportation company. My If anyone watches the Food baking mastermind. She said it all started to edit the magazine, but while doing so mother ran a daycare for over 25 years. Network, you know that cupcakes are a when he got his first Easy Bake Oven on add value to the staff, offer solutions that My uncle, Mike Jones, has a tremendous serious business. We have a few relatively his 6th birthday. Juli manages the front- will help increase readership and to help work ethic. I modeled a great deal of my new shops locally that sell these delectable end of the business, handling sales, extend the magazine deeper.” life after the way he has lived his. I had treats. Competition is always a good marketing and customer service. At Pedestrian’s Guide, Chris is a great examples growing up.” thing, but one wonders how these shops Lenny also owns Clearwater Grill “storyteller” who started the guide, Chris’ Fredericksburg is “a gem can possibly stay afloat. But, once you try in Locust Grove where he started making “because I love the culture of downtown that’s often overlooked in favor of the pastries made at Sweet Reasons in cheesecakes a few years ago. They bake and I want to help bring maximum Washington, DC or Richmond. I’m a firm Central Park, you’ll see that it’s a definite everything from scratch using sweet exposure to the businesses, artists, shops, believer in loving where you live.” And possibility. The shop is located next to cream butter, fresh produce and real and restaurants that offer visitors and living here can mean reading and writing Starbucks in what used to be a Quiznos extracts, leaving out hydrogenated oils residents a one-of-a-kind experience.” all day long at Alum Springs Park; or shop. The sign in the front window sums and preservatives. They also bake cookies, Chris and I met at the spending time with Lamont Brown up their popularity: “You can’t buy lemon bars and assorted goodies that Fredericksburg Independent Media (Merrill-Lynch), Sonja Wise (So Wise Co.), happiness, but you can buy cupcakes and remind one of a modern day Alliance. We bonded over joking around, Melvin Brown (Fredericksburg Live ) or that’s kind of the same thing.” candy/confection store. For some of us our love of writing and telling stories, and Tim Eggers (Integrity Benefits). “They’re The shop is owned and operated who remember the fun of penny candy, our connection to Pittsburgh, PA, where my favorite colleagues to bounce ideas off, by husband and wife team, Lenny and Juli there is a familiar feeling when you walk in Mary Lynn Powers is sweet as a cupcake Chris graduated from the Art Institute of collaborate with and network together.” Schafer. Both have extensive restaurant this cute, stylishly decorated shop. for writing this story. Pittsburgh in Visual Communication and I He also has a “Mastermind” group with experience, but Juli attributes their They offer about 10-14 cupcake from Duquesne in Mass Communications. Tariq Johnson, Richard Bridges, Jared success to her husband, who she says is a varieties daily: everyday flavors plus 3-4 We have both won Virginia Press Macfarlane and Tyrell Jamison. “We read Association awards, his as a member of personal growth books and hold one the Culpeper Star-Exponent. another to a high standard of 1262+ Fans Membership suits him, but Chris accountability.” is an independent spirit, too. “It’s the To me, Chris Jones is a person Want You to Join thrill of the chase that drives me. You worth hearing from, so I asked, “If you can’t write everything, learn everything or were giving the commencement address at Front Porch do everything, but you can try. I learned UMW, what would you tell the new that from Benjamin Franklin. He sought graduates?” Chris’s response got my one- moral perfection and in doing so, he fell man standing ovation as it gave us woefully short, but what he found was another belief in common: “Do what you that he was head and shoulders ahead of love even if it’s not written on your his peers who weren’t seeking the same degree. It’s a piece of paper commending thing. I want to tell a million people’s an achievement, but it’s in no way a stories in my lifetime. I’m sure I won’t, definition of who you are.” but every story I tell will make me a better writer, a master of my craft.” Like many Chris Jones knows who he is, and on of us who write, Chris loves seeing the who he is is good for all of us. Support Your Small Businesses words form on the page. “It’s like painting — RG

10 May 2012 Front porch fredericksburg front porch fredericksburg May 2012 11 InIn thethe KitchenKitchen Vino Master The with bonnie De Lelys Benchmark of Class Art of Cooking Spring has sprung, the grass has rize and this is where some good food iz! where are the risk takers? I just returned from St John and I took these easy recipes with me to make potomac point vineyard at our beautiful Blue Palm Villa for sitting on the beach or around the pool with some nice wine, rum or tequila. By matt thomas By scott richards with a

SPINACH-HHERB CHEESECAKE - 12 appetizers/8main dish servings Because of its Cooking Class size, Potomac Point (in a good year, 10 tons of at 2 lg tomatoes sprinkled w/S&P drain on paper towels 10 min grapes can be ¼ C pecan pieces; ¼ C Italian breadcrumbs; 2T butter melted; 24 oz cream cheese; harvested), 90 percent 5 oz ricotta cheese; 8 oz feta cheese; 3 lg eggs; 4 C shredded spinach; 2 of the grapes cloves garlic, chopped; 2T flour; 1T dill. processed are purchased from all Stir together nuts, butter and breadcrumbs - press into a springform pan over the state. Bake @350 -10min. According to Simone, Beat cream cheese until creamy; add ricotta, feta, and eggs; this gives him a chance Blend well and add spinach and next 3 ingredients - to see a wide array of Pour into crust; bake @ 325 for 15min - top w/tomato slices - flavors from which to Bake 30 min or until set. choose and develop Cool, serve warm or cold into the best wines. The area from which 374-0443 grapes are purchased extends from THAI NOODLE SALAD - serves 4 Tucked away in a corner of Northern Virginia to North Carolina and www.shopwhittingham.com If American winemakers want to types of grapes can be grown where, northern Stafford county is a paragon of from the Eastern Shore to the get ahead in the world market, they need variety abounds. A couple of months ago wine, and unless one actually visits there, Shenandoah Valley. Simone commented to start innovating more and taking more I tried a Syrah from St. Joseph, an a distinctive frame of reference that much of the fruit found in the 1021 Caroline Street risks. appellation in the northern Rhone region. concerning wineries in Virginia is lost. I Northern Shenandoah Valley near the 2 T fresh lemon juice; 2T teriyaki sauce; 2T vegetable oil; 8 oz crabmeat or lobster; American wines (usually Syrah’s are not unusual anywhere, but am speaking of Potomac Point Vineyard Woodstock area has proven exceptional 2 ½ C cooked linguine; 4C shredded green cabbage; 1 C shredded carrots; ½ C sliced California wines) do okay in the export this one was made 50% with a traditional and Winery in the Widewater region of because of the climate and soil found scallions; Whisk dressing ingredients together - add rest, toss to coat and garnish with market, but it’s nothing compared to what fermentation and 50% using a process Stafford. there. fresh parsley. France, Italy, or Spain churn out. Partially called carbonic maceration, in which the With its fifth anniversary In addition to his enological this is a matter of tradition – Napa Valley grapes are not crushed but stacked in a approaching, this facility has brought the interests, Simone is an avid soccer player, has a reputation but not like Bordeaux or carbon dioxide rich environment so juice local wine industry a demeanor of whose play has recently been suspended Burgundy, which are regions that have ferments while still inside the grape (this excellence. The building itself is due to an injury. In addition to his wife, been known for wine quality for centuries. is the process used to make Beaujolais immaculate and designed not merely as a Michelle, the Bergese family consists of But also it’s a matter of variety and Nouveau). Wines made using carbonic tasting room but as an event center. SIMPLE MARGARITAS one child, with another coming soon. originality. Too many domestic wineries maceration are lighter and have very little Potomac Point brings a unique perspective Sitting in the winery’s bistro, I make wines that are basically the same tannin, so by combining techniques the to events because of winemaker, Simone tasted the 2009 Heritage wine (a style, from the same types of grapes: winemaker achieved a product that had Bergese (pictured), with his European Ice cubes; 3 ounces tequila; 2 ounces freshly squeezed lime juice; 1 ounce Simple Bordeaux blend of 42% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot the rich, dark berry and smoky flavors expertise on the production of wine, and Syrup; 1/2 to 1 teaspoon orange liqueur; 1 tablespoon Lime-salt-sugar. Cabernet Franc, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon Noir, Zinfandel, etc. If a winery starts common to Syrah but with a lighter Chef Mike, trained in New York and and 3% other grapes). This masterfully experimenting with Italian grape varieties, texture you might see with Pinot Noir. recently arrived from the Capital Grille in Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add tequila, limejuice, Simple Syrup. Cover and shake balanced wine has a unique taste that that’s considered something new and I’ve tasted hundreds of Syrah’s, but none Washington. until mixed and chilled, about 30 seconds. (In general, the drink is ready by the time grows on the palette. Its dry finish different. Plenty of these wines are good, like this one. Simone, a native of Piedmont, the shaker mists up.) Place Lime-salt-sugar on a plate. Press the rim of a chilled rocks lingers, wrapping the entire experience some are great, and some are even world Here’s a gap in the market: why Italy, home of the Nebbiolo grape and or wine glass into the mixture to rim the edge. Pour margarita into glass. (Simple into a delight of sensory pleasure. As if class, but rarely do I try a domestic wine isn’t anybody making sparkling Zinfandel Barolo wines, studied enology and syrup is 1C sugar and 1 C water heated and cooled.) the wine alone was not enough bliss, Chef that I find truly original. (the red kind, I mean)? Sparkling reds viticulture at the University in Piedmont, Mike served a piece of short rib adorned If you are a casual wine drinker, have been made in Italy for ages and the where he worked for several years before with a port wine mushroom sauce. Bonnie De Lelys is innkeeper at the Richard Johnston Inn, where the courtyard is many wines probably taste pretty much Australians have been making sparkling trying his hand at wine making in Melting in my mouth and paired with wine ready for small private parties and weddings. the same to you. That’s because they are Shiraz with great success. Why are we Australia with large production wineries. and garlic rosemary bread, it left me in a pretty much the same. Beer doesn’t suffer getting the same old Zinfandels over and Returning from Australia, Simone settled euphoric state. from this problem; you don’t have to be over? I’ve been asking importers for a in Sicily, supervising the production of Potomac Point Vineyard & an expert to taste the difference between sparkling Zinfandel for years with no luck. wine by some 30 employees and growing Winery is more than a producer of a Belgian ale and an American IPA. It If somebody is making it I don’t know grapes in some of the highest altitudes in Virginia wines. Its beautiful setting and DOWNTOWN FREDERICKSBURG’S doesn’t have to be this way. The other day about it. I guess nobody wants to take the Sicily where viticulture could be vineyards, its quality of wine and culinary I tried a very interesting Tuscan white risk and that’s a shame. developed. In 2008, Simone was dishes make this a benchmark of class in wine. The winemaker fermented it in That’s not to say that there isn’t contacted by Potomac Point to become its Virginia. Visit Potomac Point Vineyard SSammyammy T’T’ss contact with the grape skins, as you would great innovation over here and everything Italian wine maker. and Winery at Serving Great Food Since 1981 a red wine, which gave it an amber color. made in Europe is one of a kind; we’re As he put it, “As soon as I arrived, www.potomacpointwinery.com. They then bottled it still with some yeast talking about trends. But I really believe I knew I was where I wanted to be.” and sugar in the bottle, so it continued to domestic wineries could do better if there Simone compared the Piedmont Home of the “Camper Special” & ferment resulting in a somewhat fizzy was more thinking outside the box. Maybe region to Virginia in its similar weather the Best Burger in Town FREDERICKSBURG wine. There were no additives used. It then we could crack that enormous conditions. He spoke of the fog, frost and Scott Richards of Loch Haven Vineyards was delicious and very unlike anything I’d Japanese market that spends millions on hail storms often seen in Italy and the (Member, VA Vineyards Association) 801 Caroline Street (540) 371-2008 had before. I had to wonder why nobody natural wines coming out of France. type of expertise he has developed over blogs at fromthevine.wordpress.com, is a wine columnist for Front Porch, and a vegetarian/vegan/burgers/chicken/seafood here makes wines like that. the years in this particular climate, giving sports writer for The Caroline Progress. Many red wines made in France Matt Thomas is a partner in him a definite edge in the making of open 11:30 am Daily provide more good examples. Despite the kybecca wine bar and shop excellent wines under these conditions. Still Owned by the Emory Family much more rigid rules there about what at 400 William Street.

12 May 2012 Front porch fredericksburg front porch fredericksburg May 2012 13 WELCOME TO OUR 15 Principles GREAT OUTDOORS On the House It’s Beautiful ~ a roadmap for success Night and Day! our american craft

By rebecca thomas By matt thomas

eating to fullness, but not beyond. After years of overeating I had to admit to myself that I wasn’t even sure what ‘full’ meant anymore. Mostly being full correlated to eating too much, feeling The General Store heavy, bloated and as a result I wasn’t entirely sure where the line was between Restaurant having eaten enough and too much. Sometimes the best way to absorb an idea is to reframe it, and so it came to be with ‘eat to eliminate hunger’. It started out Since 1978 simply enough, just eat until I was no longer hungry. Then see what happened. Would I be ravenous in ten minutes? Would that be enough to sustain me Italian/American Food Principle #1 through exercise? I also allowed myself to Eat To Eliminate Hunger, eat again when I was hungry, whenever I Monday-Saturday 11 am-10 pm Not To Get Full was hungry. No time of day restrictions 371-4075 whatsoever. This allowed me to relax and This idea is one of the most focus on learning how much of my meal I 2018 College Ave. important to the 15 principles. Eating to really needed to satiate hunger. Being Fredericksburg eliminate hunger is central to how I mindful of meals and hunger will require developed the ability to reduce my portion you to slow down and pay attention to American beer wasn’t always the have strong citrus/pine/bitter flavors. sizes and not feel deprived. Portion your body’s signals. Over time and with powerhouse it is today. If you’re over These beers feature the hops’ flavors as control is the cornerstone to any long practice it has become second nature. I thirty you probably remember a time the focus and have become very popular term eating plan that purports a learned to enjoy the process and instead when craft beer and good imports were in the U.S. and, increasingly, abroad. sustainable approach to weight loss and so of becoming an exercise in deprivation it The hard to get. In one of Monty Python’s Breweries such as Stone and Sierra Nevada it is with this one. The difference is here I became one of discovery. What I found is acts, they told their audience that they have practically made it their centerpiece. want to teach you how to accomplish this that I could easily cut back about a third found American beer to be like making Even European breweries are starting to using your body’s gauge to eat just the (you may have different results depending Soup & Taco, love in a canoe (it’s close to water, except experiment with American hops, creating right amount to support a healthy weight. upon how much you need to cut back) of they used an expletive if you catch my new styles like the “Belgian IPA”. Where Developing that innate sense is what this what I was previously eating without Etc. meaning). hops used to play a supporting role in principle is all about. going hungry or feeling deprived. The In the late nineteenth and early beer flavor, it has become the star of the trick was stopping as soon as I wasn’t twentieth centuries there were many show. Just look at the success of super- The approaches to teaching hungry anymore. I recommend packing 813 Caroline St. breweries all over the country producing hoppy beers like Bell’s Hop Slam or portion control are myriad, with most up leftovers as quickly as possible (because 101 William Street many different beers, mainly run by Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA. Nobody is being to weigh or measure the actual food chances are you will continue to pick if the Fredericksburg, VA German immigrants and their offspring. lining up to buy malty beers. so as to know exactly what is being food is left in front of you), and remind Sandwiches Barbecue The killjoys of the temperance movement Second is the willingness to break consumed. I found these approaches yourself for added motivation that when 22401 Hot Dogs Desserts ruined all that with prohibition and it with tradition and create new styles, or depressing. I hated logging in my food, you are hungry again you can eat. took decades to recover. Until the even create beers that defy categorization. trying to weigh or measure portions and nineties, only a few big breweries American brewers have embraced this in a correlate them to points, calories or There is no shortcut to good produced most of the beer consumed in way American winemakers have not (see whatever the eating plan du jour was. I health and eating in this style requires the U.S. and, as Monty Python observed, my wine article in this month’s issue). The then consumed the requisite amount of mindfulness and practice, but the benefit most of it was watery lager. poster boy for this trend is Delaware’s food without thinking much if I was is clear. I cut back my caloric intake while In the eighties a few craft Dogfish Head brewery, creating beers such hungry for more or less. It wasn’t long feeling in control of the process and never breweries, most notably Sam Adams, as Black and Blue, a Belgian-style ale before I resented the whole process. To once felt resentful or depressed about how started finding some success. In the brewed with blackberry and blueberry my thinking it made eating a puzzling and little food my ‘diet’ allowed. That was a Serving Traditional nineties many new breweries opened, and puree. Or try the Midas Touch, a beer detached experience. Even worse I felt huge change from my previous efforts and over the last decade the craft beer brewed with grapes, honey, and saffron, Mexican, Tex-Mex Food deprived right from the start. How on resulted in the success I am still enjoying movement has exploded. Now big brewery but no hops. European breweries will earth was I going to do this for the rest of today. Be patient with yourself and and Something More!! sales continue to decline while sales of occasionally break with tradition too, just my life? The truth was I couldn’t and so persist in your efforts to change, the craft beers rise, and some American craft not nearly as often. the diet would get dropped. No matter, rewards are enormous. I did it and you Party Planning Tuesday to Saturday beers are even making their way over to This is not an argument that like an unsuitable boyfriend those can too. Europe. American beer is better (I think Belgian 11am-9pm approaches weren’t long term material Available! This raises the question about ale is still the best), but if you’re new to and I am glad they didn’t work out. It Next month: Eat Simply Sunday 11am-6pm what distinguishes American craft beer craft beer this gives you an idea about forced me to find a new way to measure 540.371.2233 from those made in other countries. what sets it apart and so what to look for. my food intake, one that could follow me HOURS: Differences are plenty, but I believe there It also gives you something to offer the anywhere I go and through any meal. are two that stand out in particular. next time you entertain foreign guests. Rebecca Thomas is a downtown resident Phone: 540-899-0969 The first is the extensive use of and co-owner of kybecca. Subscribe to Much of the weight loss advice I Mon - Sat 11 to 4 pm E-mail: [email protected] Matt Thomas, a partner in kybecca wine her posts at facebook.com/rmtisme. American varieties of hops, particularly in had read and tried to follow specified bar and shop, writes about beer and Copyright Rebecca Thomas 2012 Closed Sun Pale Ales and India Pale Ales (IPAs) that wine for Front Porch.

14 May 2012 Front porch fredericksburg front porch fredericksburg May 2012 15 may 2012…UMW graduation, Mother’s Day and Memorials to the fallen Art First Gallery All Member Exhibit & Opening: monday, may 7 CALENDAROriginal artwork from 31 local member artists. 6- Joan Limbrick Art Reception: Her newest paintings, *Some events run same day weekly or more than Times. Volunteers answer questions. Info: Lynda 9P. On display thru 5/28 daily, 11-5. 824 Caroline 6-9P. Hors d’ouvres and cash bar. Bistro Bethem, Free Vegetarian Cooking class every 3rd Sat. 2- Washington’s Boyhood Home, Ferry Farm 268 once monthly. Look for their first-time listings. Baer, [email protected], 373-3450 of events330P. Free Meditation 4-5P. Porter Library King’s Highway; Historic Kenmore Plantation, 1201 309 William St. www.joanlibrick.com Brush Strokes Gallery: “Nature’s Spring: Birds, AM1230 WFVA “Community Link” 8-830A. Tammy Washington Ave. May 25-26 tuesday, may 1 thursday, may 3 Blossoms, & Butterflies”, Carol Waite’s Oriental *Women’s gentle yoga class every Mon 7P. Other Berfield, Red Cross Rappahannock Chapter, and Community Yard Sale 8A–1230P. 6155 Hickory Save the Date - May 23 - for Golf Tournament: National Day of Prayer brush paintings of the natural world. Plus All- days as well. Thrive Healing Center Laura Cohen, Prince William Forest Park. Host Ted Ridge Rd, Spotsylvania. Aikido in FXBG saturday, may 26 Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center’s first Member Show. Reception 6-9P. 824 Caroline Schubel. Live at www.wfvaradio.com/ 17th Annual Fredericksburg National Cemetery annual, to benefit Rappahannock United Way. *Live Music: Jason Masi @ kybecca wine bar, 402 tuesday, may 8 Fork It Over Festival: annual free family friendly Illumination. Over 15,000 candles represent Fawn Lake Country Club, May 23, 1230P. Info, William. 8P (Music every Thursday) saturday, may 5 Skiffle Lounge’ Live: Larry Hinkle & friends tuesday, may 15 garden fair to raise money for Downtown Greens. soldiers buried within. Lit cemetery open 8P- th Registration, Sponsorship: Jeanne Burkett at 5 Annual Walk for Mental Wellness. 10A at perform live. 8-11P. No cover. Bistro Bethem, 309 Smolonsky-Martino live: Adam Smolonsky (bass) & Includes plant sale, garden rummage sale, silent 11P. Follow NPS interpreter-led path to hear [email protected], 540-498- *College Night at Otter House: area’s hottest DJs; Hurkamp Park. Fun activities for adults and William Rob Martino (chapman stick) perform. 8-11P. No auction, live music, free activities for kids. 1-5P. cemetery’s stories from 1862 (in honor of Civil 4054 special guest. 10P. No Cover. 21+ children. Music by local band “Second Chanz”. cover; all ages. Bistro Bethem - 309 William Charles Street at Dixon and Princess Anne War Sesquicentennial) or follow your own path Silent auction of gift baskets, paintings, pottery, wednesday, may 9 through cemetery. Open House at The Crossings at Falls Run all day. *Kenmore Inn live music every Thurs, 730P-1030P and a hand needle felted animal. Prize for best *Black Dynamite Trio at Otter House: Jazz, Fusion, thursday, may 17 sunday, may 20 www.nps.gov/frsp/planyourvisit/event-details. Call Anne or Jessie Leigh for info at 540-479-3788 Cinco de Mayo dog costume awaits. Funk from best around. 9P. No Cover. 21+ Live Music: Peter Fields @ kybecca wine bar, 402 AM1230 WFVA “Community Link” 8-830A. Host *Tru Luv’s Live Acoustic Rock every Thurs & Fri 7- www.mhafred.org/walk2012. William. 830P. No cover Ted Schubel. Live at www.wfvaradio.com/ Live Music: Michael Geddes, Sr. @ kybecca wine bar, *A. Chevalier Show airs Tues 930P at 10P; 1101 Sophia, 373-6500 thursday, may 10 402 William. 830P. No cover FredericksburgLive.com. Local/live music coverage Annual Mayfest: Rappahannock Adult Activities Live Music: The Parlor Soldiers @ kybecca wine bar, friday, may 18 Awakening Your Inner Genius: Philospher, former *Open mic Thurs 8P Yakadoos, VA Go Girls Jam, (RAAI) fundraiser has live entertainment, 402 William. 830P. No cover 3rd Friday, 830A business ladies’ free networking monk Will Tuttle, Phd, performs two piano pieces Ashley Chevalier — This girl can sing blues like no *Restoration Yoga: Tue & Thurs Noon-115P. Free Hosted by Lisa Lim (Every Other Thurs) children’s activities, raffle prizes, Silent Auction, “TIPS”. Call Ellen Baptist, 548-0652 at Unity’s 10A service; presents meditation and one’s business. If you haven’t seen her, its a must! trial: 582-9600 plant sales. 750 Kings Hwy. 10-3P. Annuals, friday, may 11 morning message, “Awakening Your Inner Genius.” Only at the Otter House, $5 cover, 21+ first friday, may 4 perennials, vegetables, herbs for Live Music: Kyle Davis @ kybecca wine bar, 402 Charlie Hunter live in concert: For the first time at 1230-230, Dr Tuttle presents workshop, “Opening Live Music: Sabor Afrocubano at Bistro Bethem. 8- Anything Goes opens at The Riverside Center, thru sale. www.celebratemayfest.com William. 830P. No cover the OH. Soul-jazz to reggae to funk-rock. Tickets in the Intuitive Gate.” Free, donations accepted. 3607 sunday, may 27 11P. 309 William July 22. riversidedt.com, 540-370-4300 advance at the Otter House, 21+ Lafayette Blvd AM1230 WFVA “Community Link”. 8-830A. Valerie Spring Wildflower Hike w/ UMW professor of Wavos, our favorite 80s band, is back to rock you! Hopson-Bell/Nancy Buck, The Art of Aging: Life Central Rappahannock Heritage Center and Art Exhibition by artist Jeremy Moore at Sammy biology, Michael Killian. Walk through woods along Otter House, $5 cover. 21+ Ray Woodruff & Mike Dougherty Live Acoustic Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon celebrates Begins at 50; Ellen Killough, Fredericksburg Area FAM&CC present Greetings from the Past. 1001 T’s. Up thru May during regular restaurant hours. Rappahannock River. Learn to identify flowers. Music Downstairs at the Otter House. 8-10:30P 5th anniversary taking runners on 13.1 mile Museum. Live at www.wfvaradio.com Princess Anne. Thru July 30. Museum admission Rain/shine 10A-12N. $5 indiv/$15 family saturday, may 12 journey price *Fridays@The Last Resort. St. George’s Church Fredericksburg Area Iris Society Iris Show and Live Music: Gray Gurkin @ kybecca wine bar, 402 monday, may 28 First Saturday in Mary’s Garden, MW House. Garden Tours: Chancellor Ruritan Club. Local William. 830P. No cover tuesday, may22 Memorial Day Observed *Potomac Point Winery live music every Friday *Live Music: Mercutio @ kybecca, 400 William, 373- Included w/ tour admission irisarians display iris from their gardens, flower Bruce Middle Trio plays Bistro Bethem. 309 evening thru Nov 15. 275 Decatur Rd (Exit 143A, 3338. 830P Fri/Sat. No cover arrangements featuring irises. Public welcome! 12- Reenactment: Battlefields of Spotsylvania. 9019 William, 8-11P. No cover; all ages tuesday, may 29 Orquestra Curare - Salsa is back at the Otter Aquia) 3P. See May 13 Old Battlefield Blvd. Thru May 19 John Wiley Trio performs live from 8-11P. No Upstairs Art Gallery at VA Wine Experience, 826 House! Come dance the night away! 21+. $5 wednesday, may 23 cover; all ages. Bistro Bethem, 309 William wednesday, may 2 Caroline. Reception 6-9P. Up all month Man Bug - This classic rock band is back at the saturday, may 19 Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center Inaugural World Fair Trade Day: Fair Trade Sampling Snead Farm CSA Membership ($600) Deadline: Otter House! 21+. $5 cover Armed Forces Day Golf Tournament to benefit Rappahannock United wednesday, may 30 May 2 (first pickup, too!) Pick-ups every Wed thru Andrew Hellier and the All Stars give us a little bit Extravaganza! Learn about the artisans behind the Way at Fawn Lake Country Club. 1230P. Contact Memorial Day (Old School) crafts. 10A-8P. Ten Thousand Villages, 1937 Carl D Aug, first Wed Oct & Dec. Details/Contract: of everything from pop to rock. The OH. 21+. $5 *Second Saturdays at the Museum family Mr. Lincoln Visits. Special programming [email protected] Silver Pkwy, Central Park www.sneadsfarm.com Questions: 540-371-9328 program. F’burg Area Museum, 1001 Princess at Chatham, special tours in F’burg. House About Tonight Productions presents Plume Music Every First Friday: Wave on Wave acoustic Anne www.nps.gov/frsp/planyourvisit/event-details. Art Film at CRRL: The Fantastic World of M.C. Giant. Donation of $15/person goes to musicians. Kenmore Inn Wine Dinner Series continues: chef duo plays Courtyard Marriot 6-9P. Country, Blues, To Freedom - A Milestone Event: Thru May 6. Info: Escher: A Look at the Life and Works of the Famous Bring a dish and/or beverage to share, a blanket or 371-3037, 370-0732, 373-6122. Anthony Jacquie prepares a 5-course Morel dinner paired Rock n Roll, with Doyle Green on guitar, Gina Clark House About Tonight Productions presents Ted Free swimming for entire family at two-day Open Graphic Artist (2006/50 min). 7P. 1201 Caroline chair. Doors 630. Music 730. Info: Campbell performs at 730 conclusion at City Dock, with exquisite wines. 7-930P. 1200 Princess Anne. on keyboard Garber. Donation $15/person for musicians. 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Live Music: Ray Woodruff @ Kybecca Wine Bar, 8P- Nurses Day… Katie, Michael, et al! *Black Dynamite Trio at Otter House: Jazz, Fusion, 4th Annual LibertyTown Patrons’ Show of 50 Mother’s Day pleasantvalleyswimclub.com 1030P. Free w/ food or drink purchase. 402 For more music events, check in with our friends at Funk from best around. 9P. No Cover. 21+ artworks donated by local artists as a benefit for William http://fredima.com/ AM1230 WFVA “Community Link” 8-830A. LibertyTown. Opening reception 5-9P Kenmore Inn Mother’s Day Brunch. 1200 Princess Former Champions: Electro rock band from Rebecca Thomas and Rob Grogan discuss her 15 *Callin’ all pickers! Scott Wagner & Emily Barker Anne. Reservations: 371-7622 Richmond performs for first time at the Otter friday, may 25 host weekly open mic/jam at Rec Center/Pool Hall. Fredericksburg Leadercast: Hear the likes of Tim Principles for transforming your own life. Host Ted House! 21+. $5 Wave on Wave at Potomac Point Winery: Doyle If you are reading this 179th issue of FP, thank Schubel. Live at www.wfvaradio.com 9-11P Tebow, John Maxwell, Andy Stanley, Marcus Fredericksburg Area Iris Society: five local iris Green on guitar, Gina Clark on keyboard play all an advertiser! If you are an advertiser, list your Buckingham, Patrick Lencioni, and many more at gardens open to the public for tours. Call for Being Healthy & Saving the Planet: The Vegetarian your favorites and some oldies you haven’t heard event! Read All Over Books: Open Jazz Jam 230P Friends of Chatham 430-7P at historic Chatham this year’s 2012 Chick-fil-A Leadercast, broadcast locations. Free to the public. Contact Lois Rose at Group of F’burg presents Will Tuttle, PhD, author in a while. 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16 May 2012 Front porch fredericksburg front porch fredericksburg May 2012 17 Virginia Statute OUR HERITAGE A Woman of Distinction:

for Religious Freedom This Month’s look at the Susan Spears central rappahannock heritage center collection By Ralph “Tuffy” Hicks By Brittany De Vries Thomas Jefferson requested things you never think about Susan created a three-year plan that his tombstone be inscribed that began with focus group sessions, with his three main bringing in 19 volunteers from Next accomplishments — author of Generation to lead the groups. “The both the Declaration of American first concern was to stabilize Independence and the Virginia everything and make it work. The Statute for Religious Freedom, Chamber of Commerce is the hub of and father of the University of business, maybe even the hub of the Virginia. The Statute for whole community. The focus Religious Freedom is also initiative helped NG get their feet wet, inscribed on the Jefferson helped us get to know them better, Memorial in Washington. allow our staff to give excellent Fredericksburg played an feedback. Biggest part was bringing important part in the formation stakeholders together.” of the Statute as the town was This forward thinking tenacity the meeting place in January derives in part from Susan’s family, 1777 where Jefferson, George three generations of influential Mason, Edmund Pendleton, George Wythe and Thomas Lee comprised leaders. Her father, J. Richard the statute committee appointed by the General Assembly of Virginia. Garnett

history’s stories , is former a City Public The Statute was not introduced into the General Assembly until 1779 Schools Superintendent and Fredericksburg seems to dodge Sylvania’s “Bulletin #3115”, and it was not until 1786 that it was enacted into state law. Councilman. “My parents led by the full impact of an economic bullet. We which I got my hands on, published “The The Statute became a model for other American states and its principles example. My father never once asked get grazed but never laid out. In recent story of Fredericksburg”, “Familiar uses of entered into the United States Constitution by way of the First Amendment of the Bill me to sit in at meetings, but I took an times, our large military presence has kept Sylvania products”, a “Success story – of Rights. Until 1940, the First Amendment, along with all the guarantees of the Bill interest in it.” our local economy above water. In 1930, cellophane style”, and delivered such of Rights, was held to be a restraint only on the national government, and it rarely came It was the beginning of Spears’ our cowboy in the white hat was the factoids as marshmallow sales jumped into play as the state governments ruled on such matters. In 1940 the Supreme Court lifelong interest in local government, American Viscose Corporation’s Sylvania 1,000% and handkerchiefs went up 94% made the guarantees of the First Amendment, and ultimately the Bill of Rights as a and Spears fondly remembers Plant in Spotsylvania. It opened in May of when wrapped in cellophane. Who knew? whole, applicable to the states, and it was obvious that Virginia plays a vital role, as breakfasts with her father and the late that year and less than a decade later, it But we should know in order to appreciate Justice Rutledge said, “The great instruments of the Virginia Struggle.” When asked her biggest reasons Gordon Shelton, where she always had a saved us from the full force of the Great commerce and innovation. Not only did There was no monument commemorating the Statute until 1932 when the for loving the Fredericksburg community, list of questions for them. “I most admire Depression. Sylvania manufacture cellophane, its Fredericksburg City Council commissioned St. Clair Brooks, a local stonemason to erect Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of his leadership style — he had a courage of Coming across notebooks dated Fredericksburg plant was a “quality a monument on George Street. The monument remained at that location without much Commerce president Susan Spears his convictions. He did what he thought 1930, I felt like Harrison Ford in Raiders performance testing laboratory” under recognition until the early 1970’s when Dr. Kurt F. Leidecker, a professor of Asian responded, “What’s not to like?” Spears, was right, and did it with integrity.” of the Lost Ark discovering secret the scientific minds of people like Mr. studies at Mary Washington College (now UMW), initiated efforts to have it moved. I who lives downtown, explains what it’s like Spears’ father is still her number one artifacts. Titles like “Caustic soda Higgins. first met Dr. Leidecker in 1975 and we became friends until his death in 1991. He was to drive home each day. “I come down mentor, and they still bounce ideas off one analysis” and “Cellophane production” ran I may suggest to Josh Cameli at a man of much energy for his age and was always interested in the Statue for Religious Sunken Road and start to see the trees another. This integrity is within the CoC’s throughout the pencil-written journals of the Sunken Well Tavern a few questions Freedom. He founded The Thomas Jefferson Institute for the Study of Religious and quiet of my neighborhood and I feel value statements, which Spears dusted off Sylvania engineer Thomas J. Higgins. Stuff for his weekly Trivia Night. Did you know, Freedom. It was with his determination that City Council moved the Monument to the so lucky to live here. Living here, you when she came into office and used during you never think about… Josh, that “cellophane” is coined from center of Washington Avenue, adjacent to the Mary Washington Monument, in 1977. know your neighbors — dogs play those initial focus groups. But we should think about, and “cellulose” and the Greek “phaneros” Every year since that date there has been a large celebration of the event on site, with together, real sense of community, and She explained the Chamber’s remember, the impact of a place like meaning “clear”? That two in ten organizations and politicians in attendance. there are pockets like that everywhere you biggest goal — to meet the needs of the Sylvania and its peak employment of Fredericksburgers were dependent on In 1986, I had the honor to chair the 200th anniversary for the event. There go. Our location is unparalleled. Even in business community through networking, 2,700 persons then at today’s Bowman Sylvania’s $8 million annual payroll? That was a bronze medallion cast by the Wegner Metal Arts available for the public, with the tough economic times, we have still faired education, access, leadership and elected Center. The plant produced cellophane, the plant produced enough cellophane in first cast medallion going to the Fredericksburg Area Museum. The medallions are a better. Fredericksburg has strong officials. She believes people are at the which came from pulp producers in the one year to run a 30-foot wide highway collector’s item today, since less than one hundred were cast. education, strong healthcare, strong core of this. “A community is going to be American northwest. The plant in three times around the world? Today the monument stands proudly on Washington Avenue as part of the role retail, strong housing, not to mention the as strong as its people. People want to do Fredericksburg chemically reduced pulp There are many more things you Fredericksburg played in the formation of the United States of America. huge military.” business with someone they know and sheets to a liquid of refined pulp, then probably never think about, and many you Susan is a very distinguished that is transferable to just about transformed them into sheets and rolls of should, available for consumption at the Tuffy Hicks chairs our history department here at Front Porch. woman: her capacity as a leader and an anything. When you volunteer on a cellophane. CRHC on Barton Street. -RG influential citizen in our community is project and you see someone who is just recognized in her tireless efforts to push like you, and then learn who that person is Central Rappahannock Fredericksburg forward despite any in the community, that is the person you economy, and she has done just that since will remember. Developing programs her official inception as COC president in around leadership ethics is critical to a HERITAGE CENTER 2010. She spearheaded Leadership really healthy community.” Volunteers needed Fredericksburg, which Spears said, “Is the Knowing that you left something William T. Garnett Mark A. Moyers fastest growing network of leaders in the better than before you arrived is at the to process historical documents Fredericksburg region.” heart of Spears’ actions in both her career and aid researchers. ANTIQUES ANTIQUES As acting President in 2009, and personal life. That kind of initiative is Training provided. Spears made the painstaking but integral made through human connection, and Phone 540-373-3704 or email [email protected] move to comb through the Chamber’s even if it is changing one mind or one internal structure. “We needed to know opinion, it is how people can make a what the membership wanted. The difference in their lives and community. Open to the public for scholarly research recession was on. Our membership was declining. We had general issues as a Brittany De Vries operates Brittany E. De Vries Stables & Riding Academy business community as a whole, but 540-424-2448 Historic Fredericksburg 540-226-7064 (540-848-5985) and writes for The 540-373-5949 internally we had to look at our National Horseman and Front Porch. The Heritage Center Maury Commons 900 Barton St Fredericksburg structure.”

18 May 2012 Front porch fredericksburg front porch fredericksburg May 2012 19 Companions Wags & Purrs Quiet Moments a dog’s purpose Pet Au Pair Services Spring is for Walking big wheels keep on turning by wendy schmitz You’ve Got the Dog...I have the Time! Single visits ~ Day rates ~ Longer terms. By Arch Di Peppe Cats and Dogs: Why is it that we reach twenty- Walks, Feedings, Playtime. one like it is some magical destination and turn sixty like it is some kind of bad fruit? Call Alexis Grogan at 540 - 903 - 0437 Yes, I have crossed the Rubicon from Serving Southern Stafford & the City Middle Age into Old Age. I cannot deny this because when I was a kid, if a guy was sixty, he was old. A very good and longtime friend told me that old is always twenty years older than you are at the moment. The only consolation that offers is that while I may be old, I’m not really old, yet. That will happen in Give a Child twenty years. Of course, old doesn’t sound so Something to bad in light of the alternative. As the birthday card I just bought the same friend mentioned above, “I am the perfect Think About age: not dead.” Not dead is a good thing I recently starting reading a book same people still expect their dog to just most of the time. Age might bring with this title and it got me thinking… “know how” or be born understanding the wisdom not because of understanding the what is a dog’s purpose? Are they living human world and be an instant best friend pitfalls of other courses of action, but up to that purpose? Can they? The book forgiving all human foibles and mistakes, because I don’t have the physical strength contends that a dog’s purpose is to love and some genius dogs do manage this but Books, Games, Amusing Novelties or energy to sow the wild oats with the and support humans; fairly egocentric of again, most fail. same wild abandon I once had. Maybe the author, if you ask me, but I had a little Third are the dogs that actually 810 Caroline Street wisdom is the realization that the time it have been playing with so Grandpa won’t trouble coming up with something better fulfill their purpose; these are the few and M-Sat. 10am-6pm; Sun. 1pm-4pm (540) 371-5684 takes to recover from the adventure isn’t step on one on his way to the bathroom in short of sniffing rear ends and gleeful far between, and fortunate enough to be worth getting out of the armchair in the the middle of the night and hop on one playing, so I guess we will go with it. blessed with loving humans who provide first place. Maybe I will sit this one out foot into the wall,” I say with a voice I have had the privilege in the them with their basic needs and offer and just watch this time (and maybe the tinged with sad experience. I can tell by last 20 years to work with a lot of dogs guidance through training, exercise, and next time, too). My wife thinks this is a the wonder in their eyes that they don’t and almost as many owners and I think it time. These lucky souls are given good thing. quite “get” grandpa yet, but someday they has given me a good basis for considering everything necessary to nurture a Full Service Hospital Then again, age allows one to will. By the way, after sitting here for whether or not dogs are living up to their successful dog. Ah, success! consider the simple pleasures . . . such as some minutes thinking without results, I purpose of loving and support humans. In So in the end I found myself not waking up in the morning. I get up and had to get up and go ask my wife what general, I would say that all dogs want to considering what a dog’s purpose was at featuring: shake the stiff icing off my bones that those little sharp blocks the kids play with live up to this purpose but few are actually all, but what a human’s purpose, nay accumulates every night or any time I are called. given the opportunity or proper guidance responsibility, is when considering our drive a long distance. When you are At least I am going out to do so. canine friends. Every dog wants to be young, gel is what you might put in your gracefully. First are the obvious failures, the loved and cared for. We created them that Grooming Salon hair. When you are old, it is what happens shelter dogs, fighting dogs, and feral dogs way through intentional breeding and Canine Boarding to your bones. Old age is more moaning that plague humankind. These poor selection of the most loving and human and less roaring. I think it helps if I tell Arch Di Peppe remembered to write this animals have very little hope of fulfilling bonded representatives of the species. It’s myself I am roaring. The older you get, column. Thanks, Arch, and in Our Indoor/Outdoor Runs Happy Birthday, old man. their purpose, simply because we humans humans that have failed. Any failing on the easier it becomes to lie to yourself, have failed them. In many cases, we have the dog’s part comes directly from our Dog Training & mostly because you won’t remember the failed to provide a human worthy of a own. We allow too many dogs to be born, lies, anyway. dog’s companionship. We have failed to we ignore inhumane conditions, and we Behavioral Consults I think I don’t get as aggravated provide them with the basic necessities to avoid responsibility of ownership by as much anymore because I don’t hear as live well and form a good bond with pretending any problems we have are the with certified dog trainer well as I used to. All of that Buddhism I humans. So while not the dog’s fault, dog’s fault and not a failing on our part. Feline Boarding in Our read to have a quiet mind pales in these poor creatures are certainly not Dogs don’t ask to be a part of our comparison to a growing auditory living up to their stated purpose. I guess lives, but they do have an internal drive to Spacious Multi-room Condos disability. The latter is an ability I can they missed the memo on that one. fulfill a purpose greater than themselves, Every Child Deserves A Family cultivate without effort. It is harder to Second are the less obvious loving and supporting a human. We bring react negatively to something you never failures, abusive homes, neglectful owners, them into our lives by accident or heard in the first place. Everyone and ignorant people. These are a little intentionally, expecting them to fulfill this Serving you & your companion animals eventually becomes a Buddhist whether harder to pinpoint because sometimes the purpose no questions asked, but overall they realize it or not. The combination of humans fail even though they have good we have failed to provide a loving, for 15 years hearing loss and the inability to remember intentions, but nevertheless the dogs in supportive home for them in return. So where you put the dynamite makes the these situations still usually fail to fulfill often I think we have expectations that world a safer and saner place. I am glad I their purpose. It’s hard to be loving and our dogs should just innately fulfill their Stacy L. Horner, DVM; Gary B. Dunn, DVM; Melanie Bell, DVM am able to do my part. supportive to a creature that appears to purpose, and we get frustrated and angry Sandi L. Pepper, DVM; Melissa A. DeLauter, DVM ; Arlene Evans, DVM One might think that this is a loath your existence or at best seems when they fail. However, I say it is us who time in my life that I would have great oblivious to it. Without proper guidance have failed our purpose in respect to dogs. 540/374-0462 lessons of life to impart to my and nurturing how could they possibly be 301-587-4400 grandchildren. It’s not. My homilies are expected to be good dogs that love and Wendy Schmitz is a successful dog more practical than spiritual. “Now whisperer, mom, and wife in Colorado. www.woahvets.com 10 Walsh Lane support their masters? Of course those Cradle of Hope Adoption Center remember to pick up all the Legos you

20 May 2012 Front porch fredericksburg front porch fredericksburg May 2012 21 Green Remedies Conscious Communication Senior Care JOANNA CASSIDY-FARRELL

PLANT POWER wellness through conversation gain without pain

The simplest description of an herb is “a useful plant.” Even today with all the prescription medications By amy pearce By Karl Karch on the market, plants continue to Cary Bayer, a New York- and students for many years, so I People want to remain serve as potent and powerful healing south Florida-based life coach who’s can vouch for their independent for as long as they agents. In the United States, about worked with Oscar winner Alan Arkin, effectiveness.” possibly can. Inactivity causes one fourth of all prescriptions contain David Steinberg, and Quality Inns, is in As we learn more seniors to lose the ability to do active ingredients from plants. It is Stafford to help people communicate about the interconnectedness things on their own and can lead to interesting today as I work for a local more consciously and effectively. The of the mind, the body, and the more hospitalizations, doctor visits, nursery I see the flower foxglove and I workshop leader will offer his “Conscious spirit, we begin to address and use of medications. So, you think about the medications for the Communication” class on Tuesday, May 15 relationships and can’t afford not to get moving. heart called digitalis. at Massage Matters (540-710-4461), 418 communication as a You’re never too old to get stronger Garrisonville Road, from 7PM-9:30PM “wellness” issue. We see it all and improve your health. Studies I sell the shrub called Pacific ($35 paid by May 12; $45 after). Linda the time, in life and on have shown that regular exercise can Yew and the drug taxol comes to mind, Osorio of Massage Matters let us know television, in all walks of life. benefit you well into your 80’s and which is a potent cancer therapy drug. about it through her press release. A recent episode of the 90’s. Even if you’ve never exercised We have hanging baskets displaying A nationally known seminar program “Bar Rescue” before, you can start slowly with the pretty blue flower lobelia, which is leader, Bayer will draw from his books, actually delved briefly into light walking. It doesn’t have to be used in place of inhalants for asthma Relationships 101 and Communications depression when the bar’s strenuous. It’s about adding more sufferers. Popular perennials such as Breakthroughs, to teach vital techniques owner just no longer cared movement and activity to your life, the cone flower is used by herbalists on how to speak and listen effectively. For about his business. He had even if you are housebound. and known as Echinacea. example, he shows how to safely tell the given up. But why? Finally, it Remember, exercise is key to healthy aging activity campaign for people ages 50 and truth quickly and kindly, and to stop surfaced. His brother’s death and maintaining your independence. older. The website is: Even the drugstores hold non- withholding communications that we had devastated him. By Regular physical activity and http://go4life.niapublications.org/. prescription familiar remedies such as really need to make. finally communicating his exercise can improve balance and mobility, These experts recommend four mentholated cough drops from mint. The workshop also offers regular pain to his business mentor, increase strength, manage or lessen the types of exercise for older adults: Psyllium laxatives, aspirin from the exercises that enable you to get closer to the owner freed himself to impact of illness and chronic disease, and endurance, strength, balance, and willow tree and witch hazel antiseptic the important people in your personal life, regain his passion for life and improve mental health. Exercise is very flexibility. Brisk walking, dancing and wash. Technically, even a cup of coffee as well as to colleagues at work. Students work, move forward, and save important for the primary family other endurance exercises improve the is a mild herbal stimulant. These will be shown a systematic three-part his business and self. caregiver to help reduce the stress health of your heart, lungs and circulatory plants and many more have a long written process that enables them to When I was a associated with caregiving, especially if system. These exercises can make it easier history of use, described in the forgive those who’ve broken their hearts. younger woman and a man your loved one has Alzheimer’s or other for you to mow the lawn, climb stairs and folklore of various cultures. It’s This communication helps them clear the had broken my heart beyond repair, I Every time I lay down for dementia. Despite these proven benefits, do other daily activities. Strength possible and probably very likely that past to develop happier relationships and turned to a supervisor at work who had chiropractic care or a massage, I enjoy the exercise and physical activity rates among exercises include lifting weights or using your own grandmother used them. conscious communications with others for noticed my malaise. “If only I could get peace of the moment, knowing I will leave older people are surprisingly low. resistance bands. They can increase Society refers to plant medicine as the future. him back,” I mused. My boss replied, healthier and healing. And now, every According to the National Institute of muscle strength to help with activities alternative healing, but really the Commenting on Bayer’s “What would you do with him if you did?” time I sit eye to eye with a friend and Health (NIH), only about 30% of people such as carrying groceries or lifting plants were primary and still are today communications work, student and I was speechless, having focused so much really listen and really open up, I know we ages 45 to 64 say they engage in regular grandchildren. Balance exercises can help in some medicines for healing. coaching client Linda Cohen of Boca on “getting him back” without ever are both nourishing our hearts and souls leisure-time physical activity. This falls to prevent falls — a major health risk for Raton, said, “I’ve seen therapists for many realizing that having him return would and restoring that holistic connection that 25% of those between the ages of 65 and older adults. 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22 May 2012 Front porch fredericksburg front porch fredericksburg May 2012 23 From Caroline Street to Bragg Road, the Arts Abound

Transformations at FCCA ... Nature’s Spring at Brush Strokes... by megan byrnes Patrons at LibertyTown ... Anderson’s at 1st Choice

For a relatively small town, the The 4th Annual Brian diversity of local art is astounding. Carol Fundraiser for Seen: downtown fixture Waite, the featured artist for May at Brush LibertyTown – The Downing participating in the $2 a Day Strokes Gallery, supports that theory with “LibertyTown Patrons’ Challenge on the UMW campus. The “Nature’s Spring: Birds, Blossoms & Show” opens First Challenge is meant to bring awareness and Butterflies”, her exhibit of Oriental brush Friday, May 4 with raise funds for poverty-related causes. paintings. Created using sumi—an ink-like quite a variety of 2-D Associate Professor of Economics Shawn substance made by mixing plant soot and and 3-D work. (Nicole Humphrey (below) used his entire budget glue from deer horn, the paintings will H a m i l t o n ’s up front to last him through the week; hang through May 27th. First Friday Three Pears, Elizabeth freshman James Hutcheson said the event was one of the main reasons he chose to reception is May 4th from 6-9 pm… Seaver’s Pettibone, and Frank Stepanski’s come to UMW. We’ve got some awesome Mahogany & Maple people in the burg, for sure! Bowl are among the works.) Preview the “WAVE” artwork then buy a BY TERRY VERMILLION @ FCCA ticket for $150 and Scene: All of my dreams came Transformations, a National make a list of your “THREE PEARS” true last month when I was able to meet Juried exhibition of all mediums, will enjoy favorite pieces. You will BY NICOLE HAMILTON @ LTAW the coolest person in the entire world, a First Friday Opening Reception, May 4, go home with an artwork Brad Goreski, at the Georgetown Brooks with Juror Rob McAdams at the by one of your favorites, but you won’t Brothers as he signed copies of his book know which one until the Big Drawing on Fredericksburg Center for Creative Arts. “Born to be Brad”. Betsy Park, my friend Congratulations to Glen Fri., May 25, when you bring your ticket Artwork from around the country will and former Fredericksburg resident, and Diana Bulloss! (above)The pair got and listen for your name to be called. show for nearly the entire month… accompanied as I stammered my way married last month at Ferry Farm Baptist When it is, choose from the remaining art through getting my book signed; Brad was Church; my former student worker at the and take a piece home. super nice and even told me I was best UMW gallery Katie McGraw attended, as dressed of the night. And yes, I’m being did UMW alum and pro-twitterer Emilie both incredibly hyperbolic and braggy Begin. right now. Like father, like daughter — the Seen: Fredericksburg by way of Seen: Fredericksburg’s intrepid apple fell close to the tree when Jenna LA: Joanna Krenich helped actress Anderson took up art, as her dad, Jay D. reporter Dan Telvock cooling his heels Blind item: what music loving Amanda Peet pick out a sweet treat for her “If You Dream It, after the mayoral debates at Bistro Anderson, still does, too. Their dual Fredericksburg couple is expecting their kids and both she and Chris Park are now Bethem, Dan Peterson behind the bar and “BUTTERFLY & THISTLE” opening of oils on canvas and panel fine We’ll Create It” second bundle of joy later this year, mere actual friends with Adam of the Real not remembering my name at Hyperion art was held in April, and 330 art patrons months after their first arrived? World. BY CAROL WAITE @ BSG Espresso (I worked there for 2 years, by attended the Champagne and hors Diana Garnett has opened Black Seen: Jim Tharp walking Dudley the way), Cathy Stewart gardening outside Natural art in the form of irises d’oeuvres event at 1st Choice Better Dog Furniture & Collectibles on Potomac her home one sunny morning, Kellie Walsh the dog down sunny Caroline Street one will show its beauty at the Fredericksburg Homes and Land, 1302 Bragg Road. Jenna Avenue in the 22405, selling “from misfits stocking up on Easter candy at Target, Jay warm Saturday evening. Area Iris Society Iris Show and Garden has a studio at Libertytown and JD has a to masterpieces”. Her pops, William, has Halloway at F.W. Sullivan’s, Tommy Heard: The Green Boys played Tours on May 12 at the Chancellor studio at Artful Dimensions. the Garnett Warehouse on Jackson Street Mitchell and family celebrating son a night of Americana at the Kenmore Inn Ruritan Club. Local irisarians display iris The father-daughter show will be in town, selling “antiques, obscurities, Hunter’s birthday at Bistro Bethem; Foode last month with the Parlor Soldiers and from their gardens and flower held over through May 15 and is open to oddities.” owners Beth Black and Joy Crump enjoying the Brooklyn Spirit Family Reunion. arrangements featuring irises. The public the public daily in the lobby area of the a Foode brunch with friends. Iris Show is invited, 12-3 pm. Then on Mother’s Day building from 9 am to 5 pm. @ 1st Choice Got any family-friendly, positive, non- @ Chancellor Ruritan Club (Sunday, May 13), five local iris gardens Art By Jenna & Jay D Anderson Gossip Girl sort of tips for next month’s will be open for tours.. , (540) 582-5799 Happy April birthdays: Custom Design Your New to Claire Ellinger(below with baby Ben), Scene and Heard? 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24 May 2012 Front porch fredericksburg front porch fredericksburg May 2012 25 P. Rose Gallery Front Porch The Human Condition COMMUNITY LINK Spring Studio Break Fredericksburg Courtesy of WFVA and Front Porch Depicted in art at 915 Supporting the art of aging: keep active Local Artists by nancy buck Since 1997 Partners in Aging, Inc., a 501(c)3 organization comprised of other organizations and agencies advocating for older adults and caregivers, sponsors the annual Art of Aging expo next month, and the public is invited free of charge. The doors at the Fredericksburg Expo Center open at 10AM on June 6, and Hours By community agencies and organizations will be available until Appointment 2PM (Info: 540-899-1703). By Maria Galuszka The population of people 371-88499 The 915 Gallery on Lafayette over 50 in the City, Stafford and Boulevard continues to exhibit the work of Spotsylvania counties is over 72,000 four young FXBG artists in their exhibition and ranges from 33-41% of the In addition to free health Or By Chance - Complexity of form: Reflections on the adult population in these localities. screenings (blood sugar and pressure, human being and its nature explored Over 10,000 people turn 65 every day in hearing and vision, falls risk assessment, 709 Caroline Street through various media - which focuses the US, which is why Partners in Aging is and more), guests will learn that the on the human condition and questioning developing a process called Age Fredericksburg area is pro-aging and what it means to identify with humanity, Wave, whereby our community can offers a wealth of opportunities for www.prosegallery.com nature, and aesthetic beauty. address what some are calling the Silver remaining or becoming truly active and “These topics are considered Tsunami, in a positive, pro-active way. engaged. Our hope is that the Art of through both figurative and abstract Visitors to the expo can learn Aging Expo will offer adults in the representations,” says Christopher about the expected (health, adult living Fredericksburg area options for a greater O’Kelley, who along with Kol Giessel, Maria residences, funeral, insurance) as well as quality of life, so they can use their time Galuszka and Cristy Falcone are all current what is often the unexpected (volunteer as they choose, as opposed to just marking or former Mary Washington students who activities, free entertainment programs, time. have studied the arts at the university. A and free or low-cost educational Advice for the aging population is recent graduate, Christopher majored in opportunities) for older adults and encouraging: Advocate for yourself; don’t art history and initially began creating art caregivers, together in one location. take no for an answer; if you think you as a hobby after studying it in high school Art of Aging sponsors are can’t physically go out and do, pick up the and college, and has since developed his Greenfield Senior Living, SL Chancellor’s phone and find out if there are services or figural drawing skills into an art form. Village, Virginia AARP, Virginia Dept. for equipment that can help you go out OR “I adopt an academic approach the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Mary can help you remain as a participant in to drawing the human form and utilize Washington Healthcare, Visiting Angels, the community from the comfort of your both realism and abstraction in painting Comfort Keepers, Home Instead, Hughes home. At all costs, keep your mind and my pieces.” Christopher is very much Home, Crossings at Falls Run, Wegmans, body active! influenced by classical art and both Central Rappahannock Regional Library, Western and Eastern philosophical Alzheimer’s Association, HealthSouth, Nancy Buck and Valerie Hopson-Bell traditions. “Iphegania” By Christopher O’Kelley Rappahannock Area Agency on Aging, appear on Community Link with Kol is an Art History student Heartfields, and Spotsylvania Regional Ted Schubel at 8 a.m. on greatly influenced by Surrealist imagery Medical Center. Sunday, May 27 on AM1230 WFVA and ideology. She uses traditional wet (wfavradio.com) to discuss The Art of Aging: Life Begins at 50. darkroom photography and pinhole photography to destabilize the gender binary. Maria is currently pursuing her undergraduate degree in both Art History and Studio Art, which she hopes to utilize in future gallery and museum practices. Her work embodies reflection on past experiences that influence personal identity and some pieces also address current events. And Cristy is a studio art graduate who used a long-distance biking trip as inspiration for her current work. O’Kelley craves the gallery scene, saying, “Art galleries and the master works that they contain are the best teachers an artist can find.” Joined by his peers, Christopher exhibits in multi media at 915 for the remainder of May after an April opening.

26 May 2012 Front porch fredericksburg front porch fredericksburg May 2012 27 OUR GANG SHOPS LOCALLY! RReettiirreedd && BBuucckk NNaakkeedd FXBG Music THE POETRY MAN - BY FRANK FRATOE On The Back Porch You make everything all right. – jon carroll: the epitome of Phoebe Snow musical performance Spring Morning merry may

Look up, look around you, there is more to life by jo middleton By Ashleigh Chevalier than words and pictures the important things: “to use soap, wear since she was a Virginia girl, of the same flashing upon a screen, and albums, including I know some readers prefer the, matching socks, and find treatments that era as I, it’s like talking to my sister about most recently being named or noise from a headset shall we say, morose and relentlessly made his gonads drop.” I don’t know all the hilarious things in our Musician of the Year for that blockades your ears, depressing reads, such as that skillfully about you, but reading this even now lives. Barbara moved to her mom’s house about the sixth time, and or the wrong number hit captured by Joan Didion, Margaret makes me excuse myself, head for the in Bluemont, VA, up there in those oh so the second year in a row. dialing on a cellphone; Atwood, or Ace Atkins’ latest The Ranger, ladies’, and do the change the Poise Pad beautiful Virginia mountains. He also won Songwriter of which requires you to have a blindingly mambo. She, in bingo night at the fire bright LED flashlight to get through its Of course, if I switch Bryson hall, talks about eating at the local the Year, and Pop/Rock see new spring foliage Instrumentalist of the darkness. But, come on now, it’s May. It’s books and go to Notes from a Small diner. The special at Barbara’s eatery is greening along the path, Year for 2011. His award the merry month. How can you be gloomy Island, in which Bryson discusses his jaunt meat loaf tilting “over the plate’s edge,” hear a windsound echo list goes on and on. You when the first line of this month’s poem around his British home place before with a “cushion of mashed potatoes.” The may have seen him in the across the vibrant sky, starts with the word “merry!” This is the returning to the U.S., I might as well just guy next to her has eaten a double order ‘Burg at the Salvation SUPPORT DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES listen to children yell month for the funny writers to be stay in the powder room, unworried about of mashed potatoes and is eating his share Army’s Army of Stars and laugh as they play, read. Start with Bill Bryson, but don’t incontinence, because when I get to the of a lemon chiffon pie, and looks “every bit benefit last spring or as a LIKE THE FARMERS MARKET reach toward blossoms ever take him into the Hyperion for your section where he puts on the blue rain suit as virtuous as the bike rider Barbara guest judge for the this come from hanging boughs; first coffee. You will embarrass yourself and sees himself in the mirror looking passed on the road, “but happier.” I’ve early spring’s WFLS laughing. “uncannily like a large blue condom,” my never, and I mean never seen a happy Country Idol. My personal favorite right now is dry time is finished. jogger, or sprouts eater, but go to Frost’s Sunken Well Tavern The Otter House our planet's a live again Jon Carroll is also a my re-read of In a Sunburned Country.In Barbara Holland, about whom Diner up there in Warrenton and you’ll 20 Littlepage 370-0911 theotterhouse.com 1005 Princess Anne 656-2969 and unfurls itself to us. mentor for the Artist in one chapter Bryson writes about a young Russell Baker could never say enough good hear some jolly carrying on. As for me, Residence program at recruit he trained while working the things, was my good e-mail friend. She I’m fixing myself a slab of meatloaf on rye, EAT WELL DRINK WELL LIVE WELL Frank Fratoe Strathmore in Bethesda, wrote this on an April morning. business desk of the London Times when died recently, and you can’t imagine how and giggling out to the back porch, all he got a “downy-faced” recruit from Down much I miss her opener to me, “Hello happy, retired and buck naked. It is the day and the age of Maryland, where he recently mentored D.C. Americana Rock Under. Bryson said he was “wearing a Cub Ducks.” I don’t wheeze and head for the musicians and artists wearing many a hat Jo Middleton is merry Scout uniform,” and he taught said recruit ladies’ while reading Barbara, but maybe to get through the day to day and survive. singer/songwriter Ted Garber (who will most months of the year. It pains a particular strain upon the open for him June 2.) Jon has produced already existing struggle of finding, albums for many, including Mary Ann defining, and crafting a unique voice that Redmond, Margot MacDonald, and Owen No Problem, Inc’s Pro Local Stance breaks through the clutter and the noise - Danoff (son of Bill Danoff). He has – not to mention pressing forward and recorded tracks on too many albums to honing those musical skills. If there is one list! His talented son, Ben, is pursuing his The OH & The Well Gang Hang Downtown musician that stands out, and ever so own musical dreams as a singer/song affably smiles as he does so, it is Jon writer (check out www.BenCarroll.com). Carroll. Among other things, Jon acts, By Sara Mattingly, Editorial Assistant A Fredericksburg native and and writes plays, and writes songs for James Monroe Alum, Jon’s experiences and plays/musicals, and writes children’s Steve Cameli, the partner with endeavors in the arts are deep and rich – songs, and… the list goes on and on. . . Paul Stoddard in No Problem, Inc (owners and his insight and understanding of the AND…guess what? He will be performing of The Otter House and The Sunken Well The Olde Silk Mill world and the glimmers of truth we at with a full band, FREDERICKSBURGCOLLABORATIVE Tavern, two popular downtown Saturday, June 2, 2012. humans may encounter are inspiring. Doors open at restaurants and music venues), is a From being a keys player and vocalist in 7PM. Food and Beverages will be available. townophile whose world exists primarily in The Starland Vocal Band (Afternoon You can purchase tickets online or at The the 18 blocks of shopping and the rest Delight), for which Jon won a Grammy for Inn at 1707 Princess Anne and at Raven that is history in downtown FXBG. The arranging, to touring with the Mary Hi-Fi on William Street downtown. Tickets son of a craftsman retailer from the small Chapin Carpenter Band, Jon is smack dab are $20 in advance, and $25 at the door. coastal town of Spring Lake, NJ, Steve in the middle of an amazing career. Ted Garber will open the night of R&B, Old Town’s believes in supporting his local peers and Jon has an incredible song writing Rock, Soul & A Whole Lotta Love, and Jon neighbors. So with Paul all-in, thumbs-up, history and solo discography. He wrote Carroll, the epitome of what a live musical No Problem has launched a print ad Get Closer, performed by Linda Ronstadt, performance and experience is all about, Greatest Tour campaign in Front Porch to highlight the as well as two songs performed by Tom will make you laugh, love, and truly enjoy. 35 Monuments, Markers, & “shop local” concept and feature business Jones (which Jon later recorded on his Learn more about Jon and his friends and favorite spots in town. album Home & Away). His two most many adventures at www.JonCarroll.org – Attractions To pull this off, Steve rounded up where you can also find links to his albums recent solo records, Live Returns and Love the mascots from both eateries – Ollie the our first three months worth of on- and insightful blog. Of course, do NOT AND the Returns are soulful and original, bringing Otter, Mr. Fox, and Bob Cat - for a local location pictures” (above with Faith). miss him Saturday, June 2 at The Olde Silk. all the elements of his brilliant song Fredericksburg Battlefields road trip with FP’s Rob Grogan. Each May’s spot is C&T Produce at the writing and R&B and grooving flare month, the gang — or “leash” or “holt” or Farmers Market, but Rob’s not revealing Weddings Reunions straight ahead and to your ears. (‘On the “pounce”, depending on if you hang with the others, so look for the OH/Well ad Front Porch…ooooo sha la-la-la’ – from foxes, otters, or bobcats - plus Rob, will hit Ashleigh Chevalier can be seen every Shuttles Parties each month in print, e-editions, and Love Returns. Apropos? Yes.) Tuesday at 930PM on “A Chevalier Group Outings a local hot spot for a photo shoot facebook. If you see the gang around Jon Carroll has won numerous Show” at FredericksburgLive.com designed to promote downtown. “The town, give them a shout out. As OH/Well D.C. WAMMIE Awards for his performance, public response was awesome our first day manager Josh Cameli told them in a pep production, songwriting, instrumentation, Fredericksburgtrolley.com 540-898-0737 of shooting,” says Rob. “We actually did talk, it’s all about community.”

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purple was not their doing. Peggy ran the lighting business Hilary & Kiara showroom, Gene managed the electric and electronics side, he tells me as we lunch together in the dining hall downstairs from By cynthia osband his residence. “Bob” passes by and says hi to Gene, a harbinger is articulate, with a warm and hear Kiara play her trumpet. of many greetings to come. nurturing personality. At Seems everyone at The Crossings their introduction, I suggested They do whatever strikes them knows and admires Gene Brower. they take a walk around the that day, and Hilary says she enjoys every He shows me his apartment, a block, just to chat and get to minute with Kiara. She wrote, “Quite two-bedroom suite with full know one another. With most honestly, I cannot imagine not having kitchen and bath, and a whole lot other introductions, the pair Kiara in my life. She’s such a wonderful of perks, as an auctioneer would is back within 10 – 15 minutes. girl.” We know they’ll have many say, ‘for one money.’ Gene makes After 45 minutes I became wonderful adventures during the his own breakfast, and has either concerned, thinking to myself, upcoming years, growing and learning lunch (on this day, with me, “Are they okay? Did they get from one another and continuing the served ever so cheerfully by waylaid? Oh my goodness, conversation they started on that first “Ashley”) or dinner in the dining where are they? Great! I’ve a day! room, where more residents – lost a match on the first and staff — call him by name. meeting!” Cynthia Osband is the Bigs in Schools Gene’s routine can include a Coordinator for Rappahannock Big After looking up and morning half-hour stretch Brothers Big Sisters. down the very long block, I program and Tuesday yoga, decided to get in the car and shopping (he’ll drive his own car Gene Brower smiles at his free TV tour the neighborhood – there because he knows the shortcuts), and time in his independent-living apartment at they were! They were sitting online to pay bills and check emails. He’ll The Crossings at Falls Run in Stafford. “I under some trees and chatting also talk by phone daily with Wendy (A.M.) was a charter member (November 2011), away. They had gotten so and Debbie (P.M.). so I got the TV and a parking spot involved in talking, that they Siesta in the afternoon gets Gene underground,” he explains. A parking lost track of time. I laughed ready for what can be a very busy evening spot? “I still drive my car,” he says, and let them get back to their at The Crossings. There’s a movie theater, matter of factly, even though The conversation. a library, and a pub with a happy hour Crossings offers bus service for shopping Since that introduction, (and free wine), all of which seem popular trips as far south as Massaponnax. Gene Kiara has really become a among the residents. Gene is more likely likes the independence of taking the wheel member of Hilary’s family and to do some laundry, finish reading the for a short drive into Fredericksburg to is very comfortable with all of Free Lance-Star, and catch PBS or the see either one of his daughters, Wendy or them, including Hilary’s 11 evening news before turning in around 11. Debbie, and their families. Small world, I year old and 14 year old daughters. Hilary Gene moved to Fredericksburg Sometimes we know before we tell him – I know both of his daughters and Kiara spend a lot of one-on-one time from Staunton in 1969. “It is similar to even finish the paperwork that a volunteer and their families, including three grand together, as well. Sometime they go out Fredericksburg, but Fredericksburg has and child will be perfect for one another! daughters. You can see him being a girls’ for breakfast, then do some shopping, or changed,” he says. In Staunton, he was in That’s how it went with the match dad; a twinkle never leaves his eyes. He walk around downtown. They’ve gone to the engineering department of a radio between Big Sister Hilary and Little Sister looks sharp, dressed smartly in a striped, auctions, various festivals around town, station, and “attended the school of hard Kiara. collared shirt, medium starch, with tan school events, including a Stafford County knocks” (though the education that his Kiara is one of those girls who suspenders and a close-cut haircut. He all-day showing of student art; Kiara’s daughters and grandchildren have endears herself to all who meet her. She looks successful, engaging with a soft, school band participated, so Hilary got to completed tells me he’s a big proponent of is sweet and kind, caring and smart. Hilary subtle wit, intelligence, and a gentleman’s formalized higher learning). He still owns demeanor. Very classy. his own home and will sell it “when it I spend a couple hours with Gene makes sense.” He still wears his wedding and take the tour. He’s like an 540-786-0630 band. He uses a walker now and a stair lift 1285 Carl D. Silver Parkway ambassador, and the more I learn from at his house. He shrugs off his knee Central Park Gene, the better this independent living replacements and other surgeries as “All arrangement sounds. Check it out online www.fredericksburgshipping.com new parts.” The Crossings Your Pack and Ship Solution! Gene moves with great dignity, (TheCrossingsAtFallsRun.com, 540-479- DHL walking the hallway, pointing out the pool 3788) also provides assisted living and table, activity room, and gym... He UPS Custom Packing memory care in a state-of-the-art introduces me to the earlier Bob, a retired FedEx Notary on & off Site residence on Brimley Drive off of Berea scientist who likes National Geographic. I U.S.Mail Passport Pictures Church Road. tell Bob I’ll bring him some to read. We’ll Motor Freight Fax Services Gene is familiar to a lot of locals. meet in the Pub at happy hour, with He and his late wife, Peggy, of 57 years, Beryl & Dick West, Owners ambassador Gene making all the 1 FREE BOX owned Colonial Electrical Distributors for introductions. It will be another nice day Hours: Up to 18”x18”x18” (Value up to $6.16) 25 years, the “purple electric supply in the life of a gentleman. --RG Mon-Fri: 9-7; Sat: 10-3 When packed & shipped by us company on route 1 before it was purple,” WITH THIS AD expires 12/30/12 he says, being sure I understand that the

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