THE TM 911 Franklin Street Weekly Newspaper Michigan City, IN 46360 Volume 23, Number 37 Thursday, September 20, 2007 Let the ‘Vote’ Be with You by Cherie Davich For the last 10 years fi lmgoers have been choos- ing their favorite short fi lm by placing their anonymous vote at the Manhattan Short Film Festival. These hopeful 2007 cinematog- raphers come from 33 different countries around the world to have their master- piece viewed and judged. To be a part of the cinematic vot- ing experience in Michigan, attend the showing at the Vickers Theatre in Three Oaks on Saturday, September 29th at 1 p.m. Its address and contact phone number is, 6 North Elm Street, Three Oaks, MI 269- Cherries 756-3522, which is located approximately 10 miles from Lines the Indiana border. The ticket cost is $8 at the Three Oaks location. The main storyline is to have the fi lmmaker’s fi lm chosen as one of the 12 fi nal pictures that will be watched by moviegoers in 99 cities spanning over three continents: North America, South America, and Europe. These 12 celluloid creations will be show-cased in Three Oaks and Ann Arbor Mich- igan the last weekend in September. Every at- tendee will have the opportunity to make their single vote count on the “offi cial voting card.” I Met the Walrus According to Nicholas Mason, the Manhattan Short Film Festival founder and director, “While the goal of any festival is to discover and promote future talent, the ultimate aim of this festival is to bring communities together via twelve sto- 100th of a ries from around the world.” Second The local beautifully crafted, perfectly ornate Vickers Theatre was purchased by Jon and Jennifer Vickers in 1994, renovated and then opened in 1996. The theatre has chosen to show fi lms and host fi lm lete festivals, rather than traditional Boris’s CompRules blockbuster movies, which only Book of just adds to its appeal. The classy Clooney ambience not only partakes in fi lms, but also has live performances; art, music, and even poetry readings. Vote Continued on Page 2 THE Page 2 September 20, 2007 THE 911 Franklin Street • Michigan City, IN 46360 219/879-0088 • FAX 219/879-8070 In Case Of Emergency, Dial e-mail: News/Articles - [email protected] email: Classifieds - [email protected] http://www.thebeacher.com/ PRINTED WITH Published and Printed by TM Trademark of American Soybean Association THE BEACHER BUSINESS PRINTERS Delivered weekly, free of charge to Birch Tree Farms, Duneland Beach, Grand Beach, Hidden 911 Shores, Long Beach, Michiana Shores, Michiana MI and Shoreland Hills. The Beacher is also Subscription Rates delivered to public places in Michigan City, New Buffalo, LaPorte and Sheridan Beach. 1 year $38 6 months $21 3 months $13 1 month $6.50 Vote Continued from Page 1 The big screen winner will be announced at the last showing in New York at the famous Union Square Park, on the intersection of Broadway and Bowery. The winners will then be posted on the Manhattan Short Film Festival’s Web site, http:// msfi lmfest.com/ at 9 p.m. Central Standard Time. To win one of the valuable prizes is the climax of the story, but just being one of the 12 fi nalists is to make movie history in its own right. There were a total of 456 movie entries made this year by the July 31st deadline. On the one big screen in Three Oaks The Prestidigator all 12 fi lms will be shown, each being 12 minutes or less in length. These talented fi lmmakers had to portray their entire story, including introducing characters, the theme, and even in some a confl ict and resolution in this short amount of time. Between Sunday, September 23rd and Sunday, September 30th a blog is available to the fi lmgoers to blog their thoughts on the fi lms. This blog is to encourage audiences to participate more in the pro- cess and enhance the festivals experience even after the movies have ended. This gives the movie goers an opportunity to voice their opinions and feelings Trainee on the movies whether they are from New York, Michigan, or Indiana. According to the festival’s offi cial Web site, the winners will be awarded as follows. There will be six categories that fi lm makers can win; best fi lm, best student fi lm prize, best animation, best screenplay, best edited short fi lm, and the best documentary. Soft I Want to be a Pilot THE September 20, 2007 Page 3 Open ‘til 6 p.m. Evenings www.littlehousefashions.comElegant Apparel for the [email protected] Conscious Woman Women’s Apparel feeling lonely? Tent Is Coming Down! Items Priced to Sell! TWO DAYS ONLY! King Ponce Friday and Saturday, September 21 & 22 All Coats 20% off Selected Vera Bradley The Short Film Festival at Union Square Park 50% off September 23, 2001 To “reel” your luck and participate in the 2008 festival, once again visit the Web site, to complete an entry and let the “action” begin. Mason began the fi lm fest 10 years ago. “From Fall Arriving Daily! what started when I projected a handful of short fi lms onto the side of a truck on a downtown Man- 409409 Alexander Alexander Street Street, LaPorte,LaPorte, IN IN 326-8602326-8602 hattan street 10 years ago, to where it is now blows On Hwy 35 - 5 Blocks South of Lincolnway TurnTurn Rightright on AlexanderAlexander my mind. Monday-FridayMonday - Friday 10 am 9:30 to 6 topm 7 Saturday Saturday 9:30 9:30 am to to 5 5 pm Vote Continued on Page 4 THE Page 4 September 20, 2007 Vote Continued from Page 3 SIDEBAR: Our goal is to eventually have this festival screen Directions and Contact Information: in every continent around the world during the same week,” he said in a statement and now the festival The Vickers Theatre has been brought to our neck of the woods. 6 North Elm Street, Three Oaks, MI The Vickers Theatre was contacted by the Man- hattan group to participate in the fi lm festival. Since 269-756-3522 the theatre was already showing independent, for- Saturday, September 29th at 1 p.m. eign fi lms, what a perfect venue to showcase this 1 Take I-94 East/NE for 3.4 Miles rare yearly fi lm event for the fi rst time in 2007. 2 Take exit 4A Three Oaks/US-12 East/Niles - Presenting the 2007 Manhattan Short Film Fes- Right tival movies and fi nalists according to the Web site 3 Merge onto US-12/Pulaski Hwy East for 4.8 Lines by Sonja Jasansky (USA) miles 100th of a Second by Susan Jacobson (UK) 4 Turn Left/North onto S Elm St/S Three Oaks Clooney by Florian Ross (Germany) Road for 0.1 miles Cherries by Tom Harper (UK) 5 Turn LEFT/East onto E Liberty St for 0.3 miles I Met the Walrus by Josh Raskin (Canada) Boris’s Complete Book of Rules by Shefy Malek (Israel) Michigan Theatre The Prestidigitator by Ugo Sanz (Spain) 603 East Liberty Street, Ann Arbor, MI Trainee by Craig Rosenthal (Singapore) 734-668-8397 Soft by Simon Ellis (UK) Saturday, September 29th at 7:15 p.m. I Want to be a Pilot by Diego Quermada-Diez (Ke- 1 Take I-94 NE for 171.5 Miles nya) 2 Take exit 172 I-94-BL/Ann Arbor - Right feeling_lonely? by Rachael Turk (Australia) King Ponce by Sam Donovan (UK) 3 Merge onto I-94 Bus / Jackson Rd East for 2.3 miles Visit the Web site to fi nd out more about these 4 Turn RIGHT/South onto S Main St for 0.1 miles moviemakers via their personal interviews. 5 Turn LEFT/East onto E Liberty St for 0.3 miles THE September 20, 2007 Page 5 HARVEST WEEKEND SALES EVENT SATURDAY AND SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 22-23 ONLY! 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All other previous offers are void and null for the Sept. 22 and 23, 2007 offer) THE Page 6 September 20, 2007 5th Poet Laureate for Three Oaks, MI The Poetry Board of the Village of Three Oaks, Michigan announced today that Elise Paschen of Harbert, Michigan and Chicago, Illinois has been Look named Poet Laureate for 2007 and 2008. no further than Elise Paschen is co-founder and co-editor of Po- Dan Coffey etry in Motion, a nationwide program which plac- es poetry posters in public venues read by over 13,000,000 people to date.