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Sherwood
Forest News March 2008
March
is here and Mother Nature has thrown in some great snow
days for cross-country skiing, sitting around a fire,
or curling up with a good book. We've got lots a wonderful
things for you to enjoy in our neck of the woods, so
give us a call and we can hook you up with some great
dining, massages, shopping, hiking, antiquing, star gazing,
or even a sunset or two.
March
Dinner Special
Enjoy dinner for two on us! We've teamed up with Chequers in Saugatuck, a British-style
pub offering English favorites, such as their famous Fish and Chips and Shepherd's
Pie. Here's our gift to you: stay 1 night Sunday through Thursday or 2 nights
on a weekend in March and we'll buy you dinner at Chequers (includes 1 appetizer,
2 entrees, 1 dessert, and soft drinks; excludes filet entrée, alcohol,
and gratuity). Offer good March 2008.
Relax
and Rejuvenate Massage Special
Take advantage of our March special: you can each enjoy a soothing massage
in the comfort of your own room in a style suited just for you (cost of 1-night
stay and 2 massages ranges from $225-$295). Offer good Sunday-Thursday March
2008. Give us a call for more info (800-838-1246).
Sherwood
Forest Cottage (Pet Friendly)
Looking for a quiet, relaxing place to stay? Our Cottage is perfect for that
tranquil getaway or for spending time with friends or family. It sleeps up
to 4 people, has a full kitchen, and is only 1/2 block from Lake Michigan and
the public beach, and it's pet friendly. We rent it on a weekly basis in the
summer, so give us a call and we can let you know what we have available. For
more info, visit http://www.sherwoodforestbandb.com/COTTAGE.HTML.
Gift
Certificates
Give the most amazing gift on the planet. Imagine receiving a gift certificate
from Sherwood Forest B&B! After the recipient jumps up and down and hugs that
special someone, he or she will rush to the phone to book a room at Sherwood
Forest (just gotta have that fireplace/Jacuzzi suite). Call 800-838-1246, or
visit our gift certificate page at http://www.sherwoodforestbandb.com/giftcert.html.
Sherwood
Forest Gourmet Dinners
Now's the time to gather up that group of friends or family and plan a visit
to Sherwood Forest B&B for one of our awesome Gourmet Dinners. Now through
April, let us wine and dine you. Book the entire B&B for 2 days or more, and
we'll have such a feast catered, your taste palates won't allow any leftovers.
We've cornered the market on the best chefs Saugatuck and Douglas have to offer,
including Chris Ferris, gourmet cheffette who can cook a Spanish paella like
you've never tasted before; Tony & Dona Amato, the creative chefs behind one
of Saugatuck's favorite lunch spots, The Red Dock Café; Keaton Stearns, chef
extraordinaire of The Piper Restaurant; and Matt Balmer, head chef of one our
favorite restaurants, The Everyday People Cafe. These epicurean wizards of
gastronomic delights will amaze you in what will be your own private dining
room, and you'll have the time of your lives. Here are the details: dinner
is $45 per person, guests must provide their own alcohol, and a 2-night minimum
stay is required (deposit is nonrefundable if cancellation is made within 30
days of the date). You pick the date (November through April) and we'll pick
the chef. Bring your appetite and whatever you need to wet your whistle, sit
down, and dinner is served. To book a gourmet dinner, call us at 800-838-1246.
You can see some of our past gourmet dinner menus at http://www.sherwoodforestbandb.com/g-menu-sample.html
Here's
what's happening in and around the area:
St.
Patrick's Day
There's a whole lot of green happening on March 15 in Saugatuck and Douglas.
Did he really chase all the snakes out of Ireland and teach the Trinity using
a shamrock? You'll have to debate this one for yourself over a green pint or
two. Here's the line up for all you leprechaun lovers: area restaurants will
be serving up corned beef and cabbage, Irish Stew, and fabulous desserts such
as Bailey's Irish Cream Cheesecake, and don't miss the St. Patrick's Day parade
in downtown Saugatuck at 2 p.m. Immediately following the parade there will
be a St. Patty's Day Party at the Saugatuck Center for the Arts with Irish
music and Celtic dancing. For more info, call 269-857-1701 or visit http://www.saugatuck.com.
There will also be an Irish Pub Party at Coral Gables in Saugatuck from 6-9
p.m. and proceeds will benefit the Saugatuck/Douglas Historical Society.
Wine
The
Fenn Valley Winery, a local vineyard, will host a pre-release
barrel tasting on March 8-9 and 15-16. Get a behind-the-scenes
look at the new wines and taste them before they are
bottled. Reservations are required, no charge. For more
info, call 269-561-2396 or visit http://www.fennvalley.com.
Join
the folks at Everyday People Café for their wine dinner
on March 18 at 6:30 p.m. It's South of the Equator from
Argentina and 6 awesome courses will be paired up with
some fantastic wines from the lands way down south. Culinary
and vine elucidations guaranteed to please your senses.
For more info, visit http://everydaypeoplecafe.com or
call 269-857-4240.
Music
Classical
On March 2 at 2 p.m. at the Saugatuck Center for the Arts the Sky Hempy Keyboard
Performance Series will feature Israeli pianist Aviram Reichert,
who won the Bronze Medal at the 10th Van Cliburn International Piano
Competition in 1997. Known for Schubert, Liszt, and Beethoven, he
has appeared with the Spokane and Yakima Orchestras, the Chicago
Sinfonietta, the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Grand Rapids Symphony
Orchestra, and the Music in the Mountains Festival Orchestra. For
more info, call 269-857-2399 or visit http://www.sc4a.org.
Jazz
On March 9 at 2 p.m. the SCA Sky Hempy Keyboard Performance Series will feature
Jean Prosper, originally from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, who received
classical piano training at Canada's Royal Conservatory Program followed
by study at Indiana University. A true jazz artist, his music is
rich and soulful with color and rhythm reflecting his international
background and experience. For more info, call 269-857-2399 or visit http://www.sc4a.org.
Jazz
On March 15, listen to Mike Allemana and Gingi Lahera. The half-Cuban Lahera
is one of the top performers on the Chicago music scene, with her
repertoire ranging from classic American jazz and swing standards
to Brazilian tunes sung in traditional Portuguese. Allemana has performed
with some of Chicago's most renowned jazz artists, including organ
great Charles Earland and tenor saxophonists Ron Dewar and Lin Halliday.
The concert is in the performance studio at the SCA at 8 p.m. For
more info, call 269-857-2399 or visit http://www.sc4a.org.
Jazz
On March 29, listen to the Hay, Cooper and Van Lente Trio featuring Jim Cooper
on vibraphone, Dave Hay on bass, and Michael Van Lente on drums. This
trio of seasoned artists will perform music from Cooper's latest CD,
Itching to Groove, along with standards by Thelonious Monk, Cedar Walton,
Horace Silver, and more. The concert is in the performance center at
the SCA at 8 p.m. For more info, call 269-857-2399 or visit http://www.sc4a.org.
Interactive
Jazz
Clinic Let veteran musicians Cooper, Hay, and Van Lente give you the opportunity
to experience up close the vibraphone, keyboard, drums, and bass. This interactive
clinic is designed for seasoned musicians and beginners interested in learning
more about these key jazz instruments from professional artists on March 29
from 5-6 p.m. at the SCA. For more info, visit http://www.sc4a.org or
call 269-857-2399.
Jazz/Blues
There is some awesome music being played at the What Not Inn (a neat little
restaurant) every Saturday, Sunday, and Mondays (with Wally Michaels
on piano, Jeff Beavan on bass, and Jack Wilkin on the drums). Enjoy
the heartfelt show tunes sung by one of Saugatuck's favorites, Michael
Holmes, and there's some cool jazz by vocalist Mary Rademacher and
Edye Evans Hyde. Show times are 7-11 p.m. For more info, call 269-543-3341
or visit http://www.whatnotinn.com.
Blues/Jazz
Join the hip and groovy folks at Everyday People Café every Friday and Saturday
in March from 6:30-10:00 p.m. to hear some really cool jazz. You'll see the
likes of the Eddy Curtis Jazz Duo and Rick Hicks Blues Guitar. For more info
visit http://everydaypeoplecafe.com or
call 269-857-4240.
Art
On
February 29 from 5-8 p.m., the Nines Gallery in Holland
will host An Uncommon Year, an art opening to celebrate
the new paintings and drawings of Holland native Amy
Reckley, who is an abstractionist with an expressionistic
flair. Her new collection of artwork features a return
to working on large format paper, which includes a
series of collaborative pieces she composed with sculptor
Keith Jentzsch. She will also be unveiling a new series
of mixed media creations composed on three sheets of
layered mylar, which gives a diffused look to her strong
sense of line. All of the new pieces in this show contain
elements of collage, which the ardent fan will recognize
among many other signature elements of Reckley's style.
The show will be up through March. The Nines Gallery
and Framing Studio is at 17 W. 10th St., Downtown Holland.
For more info, visit http://www.theninesgallery.com or
call 616-392-4370.
The
Water Street Gallery exhibition will be Art Down
Under, original works of art by printmaking artists
from New Zealand. Studies from Studios will be on
display now through April 13 and will feature artists
Saskia Van Voon, Tracey Williams, Katherine Moyles,
Annie Aandano, Alex Milsom, Anna Tse, and Alexandria
Lau. Water Street Gallery is now located on Center
St., downtown Douglas. For more info, call 269-857-8485
or visit http://www.waterstreetgallery.com.
Good
Goods in downtown Saugatuck is proud to offer Sticks
Object Art and Furniture, which is handcrafted in the
U.S. Sticks has received national acclaim for their distinctive
line of furniture, accessories, and sculptural art. The
company began by designing smaller item such as ornaments
and candlesticks and has evolved to feature larger items
such as tables, beds, and armoires. For more info, visit http://www.goodgoods.com or
call 888-857-6501.
Film
Studies
On the first and third Tuesdays in March and April at The Red Barn Playhouse
Bill Henderson will host a film series: the fist is Big Business by Jim Abrahams
on March 4; then Waiting for Guffman by Christopher Guest on March 18; and
Dr. Strangelove by Stanley Kubrick on April 1. There will be brief comments
before each film and audience discussion afterward. For more info, call 269-857-5300.
Art
Classes
Open figure studio provides an independent study forum for the maintenance
and development of artistic skills and allows for uninhibited experimentation
essential for creative development in all media. Draw, paint, or sculpt in
clay the nude and costumed figure in this 2.5-hour open studio session for
all levels of artists. Participants should bring their own supplies. The model's
pose lengths can be arranged according to the classes' preference. This is
not an instructed course. Classes will be held at the SCA on Thursdays from
March 6-27 from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. For more info, visit http://www.sc4a.org or
call 269-857-2399.
Green
Design
On March 20 at 7 p.m. at the SCA, Levi Gardener, sustainable director of the
Grand Rapids firm Integrated Architecture, will discuss the development and
evolution of the green design movement and how we as individuals can advocate
for social and environmental change through design. For more info you can visit
their website at http://www.sc4a.org or
to register, call the SCA at 269-857-2399
Museum
Exhibition--Sosaku Hanga, The Modern Japanese Print
For many, the term Japanese print conjures up detailed images of Japanese geishas,
kimonos, and vast land- and waterscapes. These images come from the ukiyo-e
(floating world) print movement that was the central art genre in Japan from
the 17th to the 20th century. With Japan's opening to the outside world in
1853, Japanese artists began looking to Western art, and slowly transitioned
to a new art form. The 1950s proved to be the dramatic turning point in the
development of Japanese artists and their art, and from it came the sosaku
hanga (creative print) movement. On exhibition at the Holland Museum through
April 6 are 39 prints, representing some of Japan's most renowned sosaku hanga
artists. For more info, visit http://www.hollandmuseum.org/ or
call 888-200-9123
Exhibition--Signs
of the Times
An exhibition partnership with the Saugatuck-Douglas Historical Society and
Museum features a collection of historic signage from the Saugatuck-Douglas
area, including the Saugatuck Chain Ferry, Mt. Baldhead Hotel, architect Carl
Hoerman, and more. This exhibition reveals both the changing nature of sign
design through the decades and the evolution of the Saugatuck-Douglas community.
The exhibit is up at the SCA now through April 28. For more info, call 269-857-2399
or visit http://www.sc4a.org.
Theater
On March 27-28 at 7:30 p.m. at the Knickerbocker Theatre in downtown Holland,
enjoy the play Journey into the Whirlwind with Rebecca Schull. In 1937
journalist Eugenia Ginzburg is at home with her husband and children
when she is summoned to an interrogation by the secret police. This
is her journey into the whirlwind--one of the millions of victims of
Stalin's purge of the Communist Party. Ginzburg spent over 20 years
in prison, ultimately recording her experience in two books. Schull
has transformed these works into a powerful script and her performance
never solicits sympathy, but secures it with a delicate and powerful
portrayal that is quiet to the core. Schull makes us live Ginzburg's
trauma by osmosis. For more info, call 616-395-7890 or visit http://www.hope.edu/arts/gps.
Visiting
Writers
Poet Mark Yakich and fiction writer Tony D'Souza are the next in the line-up
for the Hope College Visiting Writers Series on March 11 at 7 p.m. at the Knickerbocker
Theater in Downtown Holland. Yakich's debut book of poems, Unrelated Individuals
Forming a Group Waiting to Cross, was a winner of the 2003 National Poetry
Series, and is full of journeys, crossings, and departures--all evocative of
the loneliness, alienation, and desire for identity with another. D'Souza's
critically acclaimed debut novel, Whiteman, won both the Sue Kaufman Prize
from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the 2007 GLCA New Writers
Award for Fiction. Whiteman episodically tells the story of a young American
relief worker living in a Muslim Ivory Coast village. Each tale nestled in
the novel has an intoxicating, fireside charm. Both authors will read from
selected works. For more info, call 616-395-7403 or visit http://www.hope.edu/vws/.
Honorable
Mentions
April
12, Saugatuck, Town Crier 5K and 10K
April 13, Herrick Library Concert Series, Hammers & Horns, Horn/Fortepiano
3:00p.m.
April 15, The Loved One, Red Barn Film Series
April 10-12, 17-20, 24-26 You Can't Get There from Here, Holland Civic Theater
April 16, Visiting Writers Series, Karen Joy Fowler, Fiction, Knickerbocker,
7 p.m.
April 27, Allegan Antique Market, Allegan
April 29, Fantasia, Red Barn Film Series
May 2-4, Blue Coast Artist opening Weekend
May 3, Downtown Douglas Spring Preview
May 3-10, Tulip Time Festival, Holland
May 25, Allegan Antique Market, Allegan
May 26, Memorial Day Parade, Saugatuck & Douglas
June 3, 11, 18,& 25 Music in the Park, Saugatuck
June 12-15, Waterfront Film Festival
June 13, 20 & 27, Saugatuck Green Market
June 14, Saugatuck Arts and Crafts Show
June 27, Fenn Valley Winery open house
Books
M & M's (Mom & Michelle's) book of the month is Atonement by Ian McEwan. This
haunting novel is McEwan at his finest. It is in effect two, or even three,
books in one, all masterfully crafted. The first part ushers us into a domestic
crisis that becomes a crime story centered around an event that changes the
lives of half a dozen people in an upper-middle-class country home on a hot
English summer's day in 1935. Young Briony Tallis, a hyperimaginative 13-year-old
who sees her older sister, Cecilia, mysteriously involved with their neighbor
Robbie Turner, a fellow Cambridge student subsidized by the Tallis family,
points a finger at Robbie when her young cousin is assaulted in the grounds
that night; on her testimony alone, Robbie is jailed. The second part of the
book moves forward five years to focus on Robbie, now freed and part of the
British Army that was cornered and eventually evacuated by a fleet of small
boats at Dunkirk during the early days of WWII. This is an astonishingly imagined
fresco that bares the full anguish of what Britain in later years came to see
as a kind of victory. In the third part, Briony becomes a nurse amid wonderfully
observed scenes of London as the nation mobilizes. No, she doesn't have Robbie
as a patient, but she begins to come to terms with what she has done and offers
to make amends to him and Cecilia, now together as lovers. In an ironic epilogue
that is yet another coup de the tre, McEwan offers Briony as an elderly novelist
today, revisiting her past in fact and fancy and contributing a moving windup
to the sustained flight of a deeply novelistic imagination. You can purchase
or order this book at the Singapore Bank Bookstore in Saugatuck (269-857-3785)
or at Treehouse Books in Holland (616-494-5085) or visit http://www.treehousebooks.net.
Sherwood
Forest Staples
We will pamper you to your heart's content with one of our Sweetheart Specials
(we now can include Godiva Chocolates), or you can try one of our in-house
massages--doesn't get much better than that. And of course, there's our ever-popular
Famous Chefs of Saugatuck Gourmet Dinners November through April. You can link
to our Sweetheart Specials at http://www.sherwoodforestbandb.com/SWEETHEART.HTML.
Here's the link for gourmet dinner details and a sample menu: http://www.sherwoodforestbandb.com/DINNERS.HTML.
From
the Sherwood Forest Files:
Erin's
Temptress Organic Turkey Chili
A
world traveler and a culinary temptress who has trekked
all over the planet, from Hibernia to Malaysia, Morocco
to Saipan, Erin has brought us her version of turkey
chili. We think she concocted it from when she was in
the northern reaches of the Macgillycuddy's Mountains
in the Iveragh Peninsula, when one has a wee bit of time
on their hands with nothing else to do but hike with
and cook for leprechauns. This recipe is for a slow cooker,
but you can also cook it on the stovetop.
Ingredients:
2
pounds organic (if you can get it) ground turkey
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 cups sweet onions, chopped
1-tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
one-quarter cup chili powder
1-teaspoon ground cumin
1-teaspoon allspice
1-teaspoon ground cinnamon
1-teaspoon ground coriander
1-tablespoon oregano
ground black pepper to taste
one-quarter cup honey
2 cans (14 ounces each) organic diced tomatoes
one-half cup organic chicken stock
1-teaspoon hot sauce (or more to taste)
2-tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 bay leaves
one-half teaspoon kosher salt
Preparation:
Heat
olive oil in a large pan and add turkey; cook over medium
heat until brown or white. Transfer turkey to the slow
cooker pot, then in the same pan, add the onion and garlic
and cook over low flame until opaque and softened. Add
spices and continue cooking until it aromatically reaches
your senses, then add to the slow cooker pot. Stir in
honey, tomatoes, chicken stock, wine vinegar, hot sauce,
and bay leaves, add the salt, then cover and cook for
about 6 hours on the low setting or on low heat. Enjoy
with the leprechauns!
For
more hip and groovy recipes, you can visit our recipes
page on our website at http://www.sherwoodforestbandb.com/RECIPE.HTML
Hope
to see you soon!
Sherwood
Forest B&B February 2008 Newsletter
News
from the Forest
Happy
Valentine's Day to all! We've just returned from an amazing
adventure deep in South America. We trekked the far reaches
of southern Argentina to the fabled land of Patagonia and Tierra
del Fuego. We walked through mystical forests covered with Spanish
moss, wildflower meadows along babbling brooks cascading down
hillsides, through fossil-covered shale hillsides to some of
the best vistas the world has to offer. We walked along the
Beagle Channel where Darwin did some of his naturalist and evolution
studies, and along the southern Andes mountains, a magical place.
It was a great getaway. So on our return the landscape looked
a little different here with 3 feet of snow! It's a great time
to curl up with a good book and a cup of hot cocoa, or sled
or cross-country ski. And don't forget, it's also a great time
to do some sale shopping at some of the most unique shops in
the Midwest.
Valentine's
Offer
Stay one night (or more!) in any of our beautiful rooms Sunday
through Thursday in February and receive a beautiful red rose
and a bottle of Michigan champagne for you and your loved one
to enjoy.
Sherwood
Forest Gourmet Dinners
Now's the time to gather up that group of friends or family
and plan a visit to Sherwood Forest B&B for one of our awesome
Gourmet Dinners. From now through April, let us wine and dine
you. Book the entire B&B for 2 nights or more and we'll have
such a feast catered, your taste palates won't allow any leftovers.
We've cornered the market on the best chefs Saugatuck and Douglas
have to offer. These epicurean wizards of gastronomic delights
will amaze you in what will be your own private dining room,
and you'll have the time of your life. Here are the details:
dinner is $50 per person, guests provide their own alcohol,
and a 2-night minimum stay is required. You pick the date November
through April and we'll pick the chef. Bring your appetite and
whatever you need to wet your whistle, sit down, and dinner
is served. Black out dates are New Year's Eve and Valentine's
weekend. To book a gourmet dinner, call Keith or Sue at 800-838-1246.
You can see some of our past gourmet dinner menus at http://www.sherwoodforestbandb.com/g-menu-sample.html.
Melt
Your Stress Away Package
Upon your arrival, you'll find a beautiful wine and cheese basket
with a bouquet of fresh flowers. During your visit you'll each
experience a soothing massage in a style suited just for you
and a $30 voucher good toward a romantic dinner at a fine restaurant.
Upon your departure (which we're sure you'll want to delay as
long as possible before returning to the real world), a gift
from us: a compact disc of relaxing music and an illustrated
guide to massage. Price: $235 (does not include room rate).
If you wish to have this awaiting your arrival, give us a call
at 800-838-1246.
Sherwood
Forest Cottage (Pet Friendly)
Looking for a quiet, relaxing place to stay? Our Cottage is
perfect for that tranquil getaway or for spending time with
friends or family. It sleeps up to 4 people, has a full kitchen,
and is only 1/2 block from Lake Michigan and the public beach,
and it's pet friendly. For more info, visit http://www.sherwoodforestbandb.com/COTTAGE.HTML.
Gift Certificates
Give the most amazing gift on the planet. Imagine receiving
a gift certificate from Sherwood Forest B&B! After the recipient
jumps up and down and hugs that special someone, he or she will
rush to the phone to book a room at Sherwood Forest (just gotta
have that fireplace/Jacuzzi suite). Call 800-838-1246, or visit
our gift certificate page at http://www.sherwoodforestbandb.com/giftcert.html.
Here's
what's happening in and around the area:
Fat
Tuesday
On February 5 join in the Mardi Gras Parade at 7 p.m. This New
Orleans-style parade will meander through downtown Douglas and
end at a local restaurants and bars for prizes and dancing.
For more info, call 269-857-1438.
Art
Gallery Stroll
The Saugatuck/Douglas art galleries have gotten together for
a winter gallery stroll event over the weekend of February 16-17.
Meander to the different galleries, sample hors d'oeuvres, and
sip libations while viewing some of the finest artwork anywhere.
From contemporary to traditional, metal sculpture to wood working,
there is something for everyone.
Art
The Nines Gallery in Holland will have a sampling of Givable
Art by each of their artists. The prices are in the thoughtful
gift range and there will be something for everyone: still life,
landscapes, abstracts, pottery, and photography. They also have
several artists who do portrait work in a variety of styles.
For more info, visit http://www.theninesgallery.com
or call 616-392-4370.
The
Water Street Gallery exhibition will be Art Down Under, original
works of art by printmaking artists from New Zealand. Studies
from Studios will be on display from February 16 until April
13 and will feature artists Saskia Van Voon, Tracey Williams,
Katherine Moyles, Annie Aandano, Alex Milsom, Anna Tse, and
Alexandria Lau. Water Street Gallery is now located on Center
St., downtown Douglas. For more info, call 269-857-8485 or visit
http://www.waterstreetgallery.com.
Good
Goods in downtown Saugatuck is proud to offer Sticks Object
Art and Furniture, which is handcrafted the U.S., and they also
carry artist-made jewelry, glass, ceramics, painting, sculpture,
wearable art, designer clothing, handbags, and accessories.
For more info, visit http://www.goodgoods.com
or call 888-857-6501.
Las
Vegas Night
There will be live music, dancing, drinks, food, a silent auction,
and more than 20 Black Jack, roulette, and dice games on February
16 from 8 p.m.-1 a.m. at Coral Gables in Saugatuck. All proceeds
will benefit the Community Recreation Department (must be 21
or older to participate). For more info, call 269-857-1389.
Music
Jazz
Join jazz vocalist Rachael Price and her quartet on February
1 at 7:30 p.m. at the Knickerbocker Theatre in downtown Holland.
This young vocalist has won over critics and fans alike with
her mature rendition of some of the great jazz classics. Discovered
by multi-Grammy nominee Nnenna Freelon, Price has since performed
to standing ovations at many jazz festivals, including the Newport
Jazz Festival. For more info call 616-395-7890 or visit http://www.hope.edu/arts.
Classical
Next in the line up for the Great Performance Series on February
22 is the Harlem Quartet, who are all First Place Laureates
of the prestigious Sphinx Competition for young black and Latino
string players. The ensemble's mission is to engage young and
new audiences and to advance diversity in classical music. They've
played Carnegie Hall to rave reviews from The New York Times
and the legendary Apollo Theatre. Their performance will include
works ranging from Mozart to Wynston Marsalis. The performance
is at 7:30 p.m. in Dimnent Chapel in Holland. For more info,
call 616-395-7890 or visit http://www.hope.edu/arts/gps/
Classical
On February 17 head to the Saugatuck Center for the Arts for
the the Sky Hempy Keyboard Performance Series featuring Louis
Nagel, a graduate of the Juilliard School of Music, who has
been performing for more than 50 years. Imagine hearing such
favorites as the joyful Italian concerto of J.S. Bach, a bubbly
Haydn or Mozart Sonata, a dreamy Chopin Nocturne, or the incandescent
brilliance of a Liszt Rhapsody. The concert will be at 2 p.m.
For more info, call 269-857-2399 or visit http://www.sc4a.org
Jazz/Blues
Grammy award winner Peter "Madcat" Ruth, Shari Kane, and Mark
Schrock join forces on February 9 to form a high-energy trio
featuring harmonica, guitar, mandolin, violin, and more. The
group dishes up a toe-tapping musical gumbo, blurring the lines
between electric and acoustic, delta and Chicago, jump blues,
folk blues, and jazz. The concert is in the performance center
at the SCA at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15. For more info, call 269-857-2399
or visit http://www.sc4a.org
Folk/Rock
On February 23, listen to David Molinari's rich voice and skilled
playing combined with his band's eclectic and proficient instrumentation.
Drawing on early country, folk, rock, roots, and jazz influences,
Molinari writes in the Americana style, similar to many of today's
best singer-songwriters. The concert is in the performance studio
at the SCA at 8 p.m. For more info, call 269-857-2399 or visit
http://www.sc4a.org
Blues/Boogie
Woogie
On February 24 will be the SCA Sky Hempy Keyboard Performance
Series featuring Matthew Ball, who is one of Detroit's finest
blues and boogie-woogie pianists. The only pupil of the legendary
Bob Seeley, a hall-of-famer and direct disciple of boogie's
originator, Meade "Lux" Lewis, Ball is part of a legacy that
traces back to the earliest roots of these uniquely American
art forms. The concert will be at 2 p.m. For more info, call
269-857-2399 or visit http://www.sc4a.org
Jazz/Blues
There is some awesome music being played at the What Not Inn
(a neat little restaurant) every Saturday, Sunday, and Mondays
(with Wally Michaels on piano, Jeff Beavan on bass, and Jack
Wilkin on the drums) and Wednesdays through February. Enjoy
the heartfelt show tunes sung by one of Saugatuck's favorites,
Michael Holmes, and there's some cool jazz by vocalist Mary
Rademacher and Edye Evans Hyde. Show times are 7-11 p.m. For
more info, call 269-543-3341 or visit http://www.whatnotinn.com
Blues/Jazz
Join the hip and groovy folks at Everyday People Café every
Friday and Saturday in February from 6:30-10:00 p.m. to hear
some really cool jazz. You'll see the likes of the Eddy Curtis
Jazz Duo and Rick Hicks Blues Guitar. For more info visit http://everydaypeoplecafe.com
or call 269-857-4240.
Hope
College Visiting Writers
Next in the line up on February 15 is fiction writer Lewis Nordon
and essayist David Griffith. Nordon, who is author of 15 novels,
3 short story collections, and 1 volume of poetry, is well known
and much admired for his searing wit and lyrical prose. His
most recent book, Wounded, is a haunting depiction of intolerance
and redemption. He is most famous for his 2001 satirical novel,
Erasure, which takes aim at black cultural stereotypes. Griffith
has an MFA in creative writing from the University of Pittsburgh,
where he was taught and mentored by Nordan. Griffith is the
author of A Good War is Hard to Find, a collection of essays
in which, according to Dead Man Walking author Sister Helen
Prejean, he offers gripping personal testimony to the difficulties
of living out the Christian imperatives of love and forgiveness
amid a culture that legitimizes government violence as the only
"real" way to establish social order. They will be reading from
selected works at the Knickerbocker Theatre, downtown Holland
at 7 p.m. For more info, call 616-395-7000 or visit http://www.hope.edu/vws/
Museum Exhibition--Sosaku Hanga, The Modern Japanese Print
For many, the term Japanese print conjures up detailed images
of Japanese geishas, kimonos, and vast land- and waterscapes.
These images come from the ukiyo-e (floating world) print movement
that was the central art genre in Japan from the 17th to the
20th century. With Japan's opening to the outside world in 1853,
Japanese artists began looking to Western art, and slowly transitioned
to a new art form. The 1950s proved to be the dramatic turning
point in the development of Japanese artists and their art,
and from it came the sosaku hanga (creative print) movement.
On exhibition at the Holland Museum through April 6 are 39 prints,
representing some of Japan's most renowned sosaku hanga artists.
For more info, visit http://www.hollandmuseum.org/
or call 888-200-9123
Exhibition--Holland
Industrial Design Designing Everyday Necessities (HIDDEN)
The Holland area has a rich design history with renowned designers
like Eames, Nelson, Loewy, Dreyfuss, Earl, Rohde, and Stumpf,
who have all had a connection to West Michigan. They started
a tradition of designing products for internationally recognized
companies like General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Chris-Craft,
Herman Miller, Haworth, Steelcase, Whirlpool, Brunswick, and
Sears, which continues today. It's possible that the interior
of the mini-van you drive was designed by the person who coaches
your kid's soccer team; the chair you sit in may have been designed
by someone you see shopping at the local grocery store; laundry
day could be more enjoyable because of the work of the person
sitting next to you at Starbucks. The designers may be hidden,
but what they've designed is not. This exhibit showcases just
a few of the products designed by our neighbors for leading-edge
companies, and reveals some of the methods used to create those
designs. The exhibition is going on now through February at
the Holland Area Arts Council, downtown Holland. For more info,
call 616-392-3278 or visit http://hollandarts.org/exhibit.php
Theater--Whodunit, Howdunit
When famous actress Primavera Donna throws a party and winds
up dead, it's up to the guests to figure out who and how, and
why the hired help is so annoying. To be performed by the Red
Barn Players February 1-3 and 8-10 at 8 p.m. For more info,
call 269-857-5300 or visit http://redbarnsaugatuck.com
Wine
Dinner
Join the folks at Everyday People Café for their wine dinner
on February 19 at 6:30 p.m. It's the Aussie A list, with 6 courses
paired up with some fantastic wines from down under and culinary
and vine elucidations guaranteed to please your senses. For
more info, visit http://everydaypeoplecafe.com
or call 269-857-4240.
Art
Classes
Join artist Dawn Stafford for a drop-in session of figure drawing.
This open figure studio provides an independent study forum
for the maintenance and development of artistic skills and allows
for uninhibited experimentation essential for creative development
in all media. Classes will be held at the SCA on February 4,
11, and 18 from 7-9:30 p.m. For more info, visit www.sc4a.org
or call 269-857-2399 .
Film Studies
On the first and third Tuesdays at The Red Barn Playhouse through
April, Bill Henderson will host a film series, with the screening
of Strictly Ballroom by Baz Luhrmann, and Big Business, a comedy
by Jim Abrahams. There will be brief comments before each film
and audience discussion afterward.
Book of the Month
Sue's book of the month is What is the What by Dave Eggers.
Sue could not be more in agreement with Khaled Hosseini, author
of The Kite Runner, who reviewed of this book: "I cannot recall
the last time I was this moved by a novel. What Is the What
is that rare book that truly deserves the overused and scarcely
warranted moniker of sprawling epic. Told with humor, humanity,
and bottomless compassion for his subject, one Valentino Achak
Deng, Eggers shows us the hardships, disillusions, and hopes
of the long-suffering people of southern Sudan. This is the
story of one boy's astonishing capacity to endure atrocity after
atrocity and yet refuse to abandon decency, kindness, and hope
for home and acceptance. It is impossible to read this book
and not be humbled, enlightened, transformed. I believe I will
never forget Valentino Achak Deng." You can purchase or order
this book at the Singapore Bank Bookstore in Saugatuck (269-857-3785)
or at Treehouse Books in Holland (616-494-5085) or visit http://www.treehousebooks.net.
Honorable
Mentions
March 1, Pre-Release Winemaker's Dinner at Fenn Valley Winery
March 2 Pianist Aviram Reichert, Saugatuck Center for the Arts
March 4, Waiting for Guffman, Red Barn Films Series
March 8-9, Pre-Tasting from the barrel, Fenn Valley Winery
March 9, Jean Prosper, Jazz Pianist, Saugatuck Center for the
Arts
March 11, Visiting Writers Series, Mark Yakich, Poet, Knickerbocker,
7 p.m.
March 11, Visiting Writers Series, Tony D'Souza, Fiction, Knickerbocker,
7 p.m.
March 15, ST. Patrick's Day Festival, Saugatuck
March 15, Mike Allemana and Gingi Lahera, Jazz, Saugatuck Center
for the Arts
March 15-16, Pre-Tasting from the barrel, Fenn Valley Winery
March 18, Dr. Strangelove Red Barn Film Series
March 22, Winemaker's Dinner, Fenn Valley Winery
March 27-28, Great Performance Series, Journey into the Whirlwind,
Holland, 7:30 p.m.
March 29, Jim Cooper, Interactive Jazz Clinic, Saugatuck Center
for the Arts
April 1, The Loved One, Red Barn Film Series
April 10-12, 17-20, 24-26 You Can't Get There from Here, Holland
Civic Theater
April 15, Fantasia, Red Barn Film Series
April 16, Visiting Writers Series, Karen Joy Fowler, Fiction,
Knickerbocker, 7 p.m.
From
the Sherwood Forest Files:
Belinda's and Linda's Sat Chit Ananda's Chana Masala
Sat, implying existence; Chit, representing consciousness; and
Ananda, symbolizing bliss. This recipe was prepared and given
to us by a pair of levitating Canadian yoga instructors we met
in the vast reaches of Patagonia, literally in the middle of
nowhere. I can now understand how some people seem to walk without
gravity. You'll enjoy this, we certainly did.
Ingredients:
1 and one-half teaspoon brown mustard seeds
1 and one-half teaspoon cumin seeds
2 Tablespoons toasted sesame oil
2 cups chopped onion
1 Tablespoon minced garlic
2 Tablespoons minced ginger
1 cup chopped tomatoes
1 cup water
1 and one-half cup coconut milk
3 cups garbanzo beans, cooked
1-quarter cup tamari
1 and one-half teaspoon cinnamon powder
1 and one-half teaspoon coriander, ground
1-teaspoon cardamon powder
1-teaspoon cumin powder
1-half teaspoon thyme, ground
1-half teaspoon black pepper (ground to taste)
1-eighth teaspoon clove powder
2 Tablespoons fresh cilantro, minced
Sea salt to taste
Loving
Preparation:
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Place brown mustard and cumin seeds in a large sauté pan and
cook on medium high heat until seeds pop, about 1 minute,
stirring constantly. Add oil, onion, garlic, and ginger and
cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
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Add tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Reduce heat to simmer, add water, tamari, spices, coconut
milk, and beans and cook 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Top with cilantro and lovingly serve (makes 3-4 servings).
Variations:
Add 2 cups of finely chopped garden veggies (e.g., sweet potato,
chard, and carrots), while cooking.
For
more hip and groovy recipes, you can visit our recipes page
on our website at http://www.sherwoodforestbandb.com/RECIPE.HTML
Hope
to see you soon!
Keith
& Sue
Sherwood
Forest Bed & Breakfast
938 Center St.
Douglas, Michigan
http://www.sherwoodforestbandb.com
800-838-1246
P.S.
Peace on Earth
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