September 2012 nside nside INCOLN INCOLN INSIDE... INSIDE... INSIDE... I I • Learning Music at all ages • Learning Music at all ages • Learning Music at all ages • Helping your student do better • Helping your student do better • Helping your student do better L L A Publication • Dancing is good for you! of the Lincoln News Messenger farmsteadhome.com 668 5th Street • Lincoln 916- 580-4070 On the cover: Collecting and decorating with vintage items is an opportunity to add char- acter and interest in your home. Owner Garrett Platani- tis searches high and low for one-of-a-kind items to fill his store, Farmstead, which recently opened in downtown Lincoln. Farmstead is at 668 Fifth St. in Lincoln. For more information, call 580-4070 or visit farmsteadhome.com. Photo by: Debbie Brown 553 F Street, Lincoln, CA. 95648 www.lincolnnewsmessenger.com General Info 916-645-7733 [email protected] General Manager Jim Easterly (530) 852-0224 PATTY MCALPIN • INSIDE LINCOLN [email protected] From left, Lincoln Music owner and teacher Ken Hegstrom with sister and brother Danielle and Anthony Broadley practice gui- Publisher tar. Lincoln Music also offers piano lessons. The shop opened two years ago. Jean Lund 916-774-7971 [email protected] Editor Carol Feineman 916-774-7972 Learning music at any age is beneficial [email protected] Office manager BY PATTY MCALPIN “I wanted to learn to play that “For students my age, playing Shoni Jones INSIDE LINCOLN song,” Anthony said, who got a “For students my age, music helps you stay sharp by 916-645-7733 [email protected] laying guitar puts big smiles guitar for one birthday and has playing music helps you learning something new,” said on the faces of 15-year-old purchased progressively better Sue Hegstrom, Ken’s wife. “I was Sales Representative P Brenda Thomas Danielle Broadley and her guitars since. “And Dad played. stay sharp by learning brand new at it two years ago 916-774-7974 13-year-old brother, Anthony. I thought that was pretty cool.” something new. I was but I got over the hump because [email protected] Both started taking lessons The brother and sister have it was fun. I wanted to learn Circulation from Ken Hegstrom of Lincoln learned to be a team. brand new at it two years another song and another song.” 916-774-7900 or 1-800-927-7355 Music about two years ago. “I play rhythm and he plays ago but I got over the Pointing to a photograph tak- Fax 916-645-2776 “It was my idea.” Danielle said. lead so we combine on songs en in the late 1930s or early U.S.P.S No. 386-980 “I got a guitar for Christmas one like ‘Hallelujah,’” Danielle said. hump because it was fun. I 1940s of her grandfather, Gene year. It sat around until my “There’s a division on that,” Shalk, on the wall inside the Inside Lincoln is published the first grandmother said, ‘Here’s some Hegstrom chimed in. wanted to lwarn another music studio, Sue Hegstrom Thursday of each month by Placer Community Newspapers, Inc. money. Go get guitar lessons.’” “I can tell playing makes him song and another.” said, “He always had a man- Danielle started taking les- (Anthony) feel good,” father dolin or a banjo in his hand. Periodicals postage paid in Lincoln, Sue Hegstrom of Lincon CA. In county delivery is $29.00 per sons six months before her Don Broadley said. He’d always say just practice 10 year or $75.00 outside Placer County. brother. Learning guitar and singing minutes a day.” Adjudicated newspaper of General “Her guitar was out of tune,” at Lincoln Music has increased while teaching his children. Ken Hegstrom said he starts Circulation in accordance with the Anthony quipped. his daughter’s confidence “Ken lets them go at their own with the basics such as how to laws of California by decree number “I wanted a Hannah Montana enough that she will try out for pace,” he said. hold the guitar and which way 74028. All material is copyright, all but I settled for a Hello Kitty choir at Lincoln High School, Hegstrom, who has 40 guitar to strum the instrument. rights reserved. If your home delivery guitar,” she said. where she is a sophomore, students ranging in age from 6 “Music makes sense,” Ken subscription newspaper does not Anthony was inspired when according to Broadley. to 80, “believes learning music Hegstrom said. “It is mathemat- arrive by 6 a.m., please call (916) 774-7900 or 1-(800) 927-7355 he heard The Beatles song, “Let Broadley said he appreciates helps students do better in ically correct. I want my stu- by noon for same-day delivery. It Be.” how easy-going Hegstrom is school.” dents to know there is no need 2 INSIDE LINCOLN • September 2012 to be nervous.” John Bush, a self- Lincoln Music has open taught musician, plays Sell hand crafts at Lincoln Hills holiday fair mic nights the first Friday regularly around the of every other month for area. Bush took up The Lincoln Hills All items must be at The cost of this all-day students to perform for playing music Annual Holiday Arts & least 50 percent hand event is $88 per table. their parents and friends. after retiring. Crafts Fair is seeking ven- crafted. Vendors need not Space is limited. Send all The next open mic night dors for the Saturday, be residents of Lincoln inquiries to LHArtCraft is Oct. 5 at Lincoln Music, JACK WARTLIEB • Nov. 10 event. Hills. [email protected] 436 G St. INSIDE LINCOLN “Students make mis- takes the first time they play during open mic, but after three or four months, they get more confi- dent,” Ken Hegstrom said. “I perform next to them. It’s a total confidence builder.” Self-taught musician John Bush started playing har- monica seri- ously after he retired and moved to Sun City Lincoln Hills in 2003. “The first guy I met asked if I played an instrument and invit- ed me over to ‘blow some blues,’” Bush said. I’m taking violin “I love to go out and Now he plays in a group make people smile and called YesterDay’s News. lessons. The violin have a good time,” John The band is working on a helps my arthritis. It Bush said. CD that should be finished “A lot of our social life by the end of the year, gets the movement revolves around music,” Bush said. The band’s next Linda Bush said. “We have appearance will be from 6 going in my fingers a musician friends and to 9 tonight (Sept. 6) at little bit more.” fans. We have gotten to Legends and Heroes Bar & John Bush know a lot of neat people Grill at the Woodcreek Golf through the music world.” Course in Roseville. Bush said he read an Bush, a blues lover, first Linda Bush is her hus- article that said the best heard his grandmother band’s No. 1 supporter. way to ward off play harmonica when his “My husband is very Alzheimer’s is to play an family moved into her self-taught,” Linda Bush instrument or learn a sec- home to take care of her. said. “It comes natural to ond language. She had Alzheimer’s. him. He has a feel and an “I found out my father “I listened to her and ear for music. He taught played a fiddle in the early never thought much himself ‘On Top of Old 30s and my brother had about it,” Bush said. Smokey’ and ‘Red River that fiddle,” Bush said. “I “When I was in my late Valley.’” brought the fiddle back 20s, Linda (his wife) Bush has sat in with and had it restored for a bought me a guitar from Lincoln Highway, Dudley keepsake. I’m taking vio- A new, curated experience in vintage living KB Toys in the key of C and the Do Rights, and lin lessons. The violin and a workbook and cas- the Gene Thorpe Band. helps my arthritis. It gets 668 5th Street • Lincoln sette tape called “Country He formed YesterDay’s the movement going in and Blues Harmonica for News with Ken Koenig a my fingers a little bit farmsteadhome.com 916-580-4070 the Musically Hopeless.” year ago. more.” September 2012 • INSIDE LINCOLN 3 Have you heard? It’s time for the Lincoln Showcase re you already feel- LINCOLN SHOWCASE ing the beat of the A Who: 21 and older popular Timeban- Mark When: 6:30-10:30 p.m. dits band? Luster Saturday, Sept. 22 Can you imagine what Chamber Where: Beermann Plaza, restaurants such as High Column Downtown Lincoln Steaks, Paul Martin’s Cost: $40 advance/$50 American Bistro, Icing on at the door the Cupcake and Buonar- vendors and more are Info: 645-2035, www. roti’s are preparing to being added every day. lincolnshowcase.com offer for your taste buds There just isn’t a better this year? party for the price ($40 The planning for Lin- per person in advance, colnshowcase.com or call coln’s biggest and best $50 at the door), and in us at the chamber office party for the 21-and-over addition to the tasty fes- at 645-2035. We’ll look crowd is well underway tivities, your participation forward to hearing from and you’re all invited to supports our local Cham- you. join us. ber of Commerce’s advo- COURTESY See you on the dance For outstanding enter- cacy for business-boost- Thunder Valley Casino’s samplings were festively arranged last year.