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FREE NORTHERN MIAMI VALLEY’S WEEKLY ENTERTAINMENT SOURCE FREE

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Plus, experts give adviceon New Year’s resolutions

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2012 is already here, got any plans?Local experts offer advice for sticking to your resolution this year

BY LINDY JURACKiN75 Editor

We’ve all made them,and many of us have prob-ably failed at them, but it’sthat time again; to resolveto accomplish something inthe new year.

Here’s a look at some ofthe most popular NewYear’s resolutions beingmade around the countrythis week. Find the oneyou want to achieve andread on for some tips fromlocal experts on how to getstarted and how to keep itup all 366 days of 2012,which is a Leap Year.

ExerciseIt’s probably safe to say

losing weight and gettingin shape is the No. 1 NewYear’s resolution peoplemake. For anyone who isn’tused to exercising, settinga goal to lose a big amountmay be overwhelming andtoo easy to give up on.Tammy Shellhaas, ACEcertified personal trainerand yoga instructor at LaBella Viaggio in Troy, of-fered some tips for startingout small and sticking toit.

Shellhaas recommendspeople commit to do someform of physical activityevery day.

“Sometimes it can feel

overwhelming to commit toan activity you have neverdone before, or exercisingfor a length of time that isnot reasonable for a begin-ner. So, a walk around theblock may be a good placeto start,” she said.

Beginners should pickactivities that are fun tothem, such as walking thedog, playing Wii with thekids, trying a new exerciseclass, Shellhaas said, andchange it up to stay inter-ested.

“Personally, I like tochange activities, so I don’tbecome bored with doingthe same thing. I thinkthat helps to keep me mo-tivated and continuallychallenges my body,” shesaid.

Get in cardioShellhaas suggests get-

ting in some form of cardioworkout at least threetimes a week for 40 min-utes minimum, including afive-minute warm-up andfive minute cool-down. Ifyou’re not used to exercis-ing, it’s a good idea to startslow and work up to 40minutes by increasing thetime or intensity by 10 per-cent each week. The othertwo days of the week, youcan do some form ofweight-bearing exercise,such as strength training,karate or yoga. It is alwaysrecommended to take aclass for correct instructionto prevent injuries.

If you have a busyschedule and a sedentaryjob, Shellhaas has somecreative ways to get insome exercises during thework day.

“I recommend setting areminder on your com-puter or phone to remindyou to get up and stretch,walk or do a few exercisesevery hour,” Shellhaassaid.

Work out at workSome no-equipment ex-

ercises you can do at yourdesk are:

• Chair squats — Standin front of your chair, feethip-width apart, toes

pointing forward. Lowerhips down and back as ifyou are going to sit in thechair, keeping knees aboveankles, raising straightarms forward to shoulderheight. Return to standingjust before you touch thechair. Repeat 12 times.

• Desk push-ups — Fac-ing desk, place hands onedge of desk shoulder-width apart, step feet backuntil your body is straightand you are on your toes.Bend elbows loweringchest towards desk. Re-peat 12 times.

• Tricep dips —Withback to desk, place handson edge of desk, shoulder-width apart. Walk feet onestep away from desk, bendknees and lower hips, keepknees bent while bendingelbows to 90 degrees, bendand straighten elbows. Re-peat 12 times.

• Add some cardio —Take a walk around thebuilding or walk up anddown stairs during yourbreak.

Be realisticTo stick to your resolu-

tion, set a realistic goal ofwhat you can achieve andreset them when yourworkout is no longer chal-lenging, Shellhaas said.Encouraging family andfriends to join you also cankeep you in check, espe-cially those who havemade the same resolution.

“You will challenge eachother, and it is less likelyyou will skip a workoutwhen someone else iscounting on you,” she said.

But everyone is differ-ent and needs to find whatworks best for them, shesaid. Some may like theprivacy of working out ahome, while others maylike the camaraderie found

in a gym.“Classes are a great

way to meet others withsimilar goals and try some-thing new. Many instruc-tors will let you drop inwithout committing to aseries of classes,” she said.

If you’re still not sureyou can achieve this reso-lution, Shellhaas said notto be discouraged.

“It is never too late tostart exercising. Try not toover-think about what youshould do, just get up anddo something,” she said.“You just might like it. Itwill enhance all other as-pects of your life. Once youstart, it won’t take long tofeel the benefits, which willkeep you on track.”

For more information,visit Shellhaas’ website atTammYoga.com.

Eat betterEating healthy goes

hand in hand with gettingin shape. Molly Douglas,registered dietetic techni-cian at Wilson MemorialHospital in Sidney, has theprofessional background tooffer advice, but also canspeak from her own experi-ence. In the past fewmonths, she hasn’t beenable to exercise as much asshe was, but she’s lost

inches from her waist andstayed in shape just byeating right.

Douglas decided toswitch to eating moresmall meals when, at 46,she found it tougher to loseweight.

“I eat six small meals aday instead of three bigmeals a day,” she said. “Ifeel so much better. I havea lot more energy.”

Power of proteinOne important thing to

remember is to get someprotein in each meal. Dou-glas eats breakfast around8 a.m. and a small snack at10:30, which might consistof a few slices of turkeybreast and some crackersor fruit. If all she has timefor is a protein bar, shemakes sure to get one withlow sugar and recommends

Pure Protein.“Protein lasts longer in

your system, and it’s some-thing to hold me over untillunch,” she said.

She also drinks lots ofwater, about 60 to 80ounces each day. She eatslunch around 12:30 or 1p.m., and has anothersnack in the afternoon. Ifshe eats dinner later in the

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evening, she doesn’t haveanother snack before bed.

“About every threehours, I eat,” she said.Watch out for carbsDouglas advises to stay

away from high-carbohy-drate foods like mashedpotatoes and bread. Shesaid you need carbs forenergy, but you can getthem by eating fruit. Shealso favors grilledchicken, lean turkey andlean beef. Buffalo meat,which tastes similar tobeef, is the leanest meatyou can get.

And if there comes aday when you just have tohave that chocolate bar orfrench fries, don’t stressabout it.

“People are going to gooff their diet. Nobody’sperfect,” Douglas said. “Ifyou want something toeat that’s bad for you, eatit and go back to yourdiet the next day. Thenyou’re not restrictingyourself.”

Paying attention tohow your body feels if youdo stray from healthyfoods, might help youstick to that New Year’sresolution all year. Dou-glas said she had friedfood the other night,something she hadn’t hadin a while and it madeher feel like crap.

Easy does itAnother way to help

your resolution stick is totake it slow.

“Our doctors will tellpeople to quit smoking,lose weight and work out,but not all at once,” shesaid. “Defeat one obstacleand then the others.Workon your diet for three tofour months and thenstart working out.Whenpeople go into it 100 per-cent it doesn’t work. Startslower.”

Figure outfinances

In this tough economy,many people’s New Year’sresolutions deal with fi-nancial planning.Whether you resolve tocontribute to a retirementaccount, reduce debt,build an emergency fundor save money, dealingwith your finances is awise goal to set.

DiAnne Karas, a finan-cial adviser with EdwardJones in Sidney, said thefirst step is taking stockin your dollars and cents.

“It’s all about askingyourself where you aretoday,” she said. “What’syour income, savings, debt… what does it cost you tolive, what’s your budgetlook like.”

Track spendingTo get started, Karas

suggests keeping a moneyjournal the same way youmight keep a food journalif you were dieting.

“Keep a little padwhere you can log every-thing you spend for aweek or a month. Everypenny,” she said. “If youtrack your spending, youcan see … ‘Do I reallyneed to spend $3 at Star-bucks every day?’ It’s likeowning your weight. Ifyou’re in debt, know howmuch and own it. You’vegot to be honest to your-

self and accountable toyourself.”

Getting a report onyour credit score also canhelp you find your finan-cial feet. Everyone is enti-tled to one free creditreport each year from thethree credit bureaus,Equifax, TransUnion andExperian, and Karas sug-gests spreading them outthroughout the year soyou can keep a handle onthings. You also can getreports from www.my-FICO.com and www.annu-alcreditreport.com.

“You want to makesure there aren’t thingson your report that aren’taccurate,” she said.

Central accountOnce you know where

you’re at with money, youcan set up goals that willhelp you figure out how tospend and save the in-come you have. Karas rec-ommends setting up acentral account with allyour income sources thatyou can use to take careof regular payments. Thenhave a separate accountto save for specific things,such as a vacation, wed-ding, child’s education,etc. It’s also important tohave an emergency fundwith six to 12 months’worth of living expensesto pay for unexpectedcosts like major car andhome repairs or largemedical bills.

Be wise with surplusYou’ve also got to fig-

ure out what to do withsurplus money. Karassaid in zero-based budg-eting, every dollar comingin is allocated to pay reg-ular expenses, go towardsavings or pay off debt.For example, if your in-come is $4,000 per monthand you’ve allocated$3,500 of that towardthose things, you’ve got a$500 surplus.

“The question is whatto do with that surplus.Figure out ways that sur-plus can make money foryou. It’s human nature toblow the surplus, but ifyou want to get ahead fi-nancially, you’ve got tohave a plan for that sur-plus,” Karas said.

Set up goalsIt’s smart to make

some one-year and five-year goals, Karas said. Ifyou have specific thingsin mind, you know whereto put that surplus andany other bonuses thatcome your way. Somestandard one-year goalsare paying off credit carddebt, building an emer-gency fund, opening a re-tirement account,investing regularly andcontributing to an em-ployer-sponsored retire-ment plan.

Some good five-yeargoals are saving for afamily vacation, a child’seducation, paying off stu-dent loans or purchasinga new car. Looking ahead,a 10-year goal might bebuying a larger home or aboat, and beyond thatmight be retirement, pay-ing off a mortgage or buy-ing a second home.

No matter where yourfinances stand today, it’snever too late to getstarted. For more infor-mation, contact Karas at(937) 497-0135.

Quit smokingDeciding to give up

smoking is a resolutionthat can add years to yourlife. It’s tough, but not im-possible. Dr. Steve Liptak,a psychologist with UpperValley Medical Center,said one of the key factorsis understanding thatsmoking isn’t so much abad habit, but an auto-matic behavior.

“There’s a negativeconnotation to ‘bad habit.’You come into it from ashame-based standpoint,so you’re one down al-ready because you’re per-ceiving yourself as weak,”Liptak said.

Be deliberateLiptak said the brain

needs to have automaticbehaviors, such as puttingdishes away withoutthinking about it, becausewe would exhaust our-selves if we didn’t.

“The problem becomeswhen certain behaviorsthat aren’t good for us be-come automatic,” he said.“Then you need to learnto make this behavior lessautomatic, so you need tobe more deliberate.”

Liptak encourages peo-ple to figure out whattheir goal is and why. Ifit’s to quit smoking, listout all the benefits, suchas put some years back onyour life, start joggingagain, save the money,please your family or

prove to yourself you cando it.

“List it out on pen andpaper,” the doctor said.“It’s an important step. Assoon as you commit pen topaper, you’re on your wayalready.”

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such a pain to get thenotebook out and find apen that they forgo thecigarette.

“It can also give youvital information, like acertain time of day you’remore susceptible, or amood or situation. Or is itjust boredom? You start tofigure out your patternsof usage,” he said.

Externalize itAnother good tip is to

externalize some of thebenefits. Display a photoof what you want to buywith the money you’llsave, Liptak said, or ifyou’re doing it for yourfamily, have a photo ofthem at work or on yourkeychain. It helps disruptthe automatic process.

Repeating little say-ings also helps make thebehavior less automatic.You can look at a ciga-rette and think, “Fiveminutes of pleasure or 10more extra years of life,”Liptak said. It works be-cause it brings in anotherpart of the brain thatplans and thinks and ana-lyzes, and that can over-rule the automatic part.

Replacement behaviorsalso can help, such aschewing gum instead ofsmoking. Liptak himselfsaid he chews gum anddrinks water to avoid eat-ing too much. Boredomalso plays a role, and Lip-

tak recommends engagingin active behaviors likereading or working a puz-zle as opposed to passivebehaviors like watchingtelevision.

Expect slipups“And don’t be freaked

out by setbacks,” he ad-vises.

Part of your brain looksfor reasons to resort backto the automatic behav-iors, and have a daywhere you pick up alighter or eat a few candybars give it that reasoningthat you’ve already blownit so the heck with it.

“Setbacks are commonand normal. You just needto get back on your goaland recommit,” Liptaksaid. “If you’ve gone fourdays without smoking andblow it for a day, you’vestill got four days of non-smoking, which is great.”

Seeking support sys-tems or formal programsalso can work for some

people, but for others,going it alone is neces-sary.

“People are different.Some people work outbest at home and are self-conscious at the gym.Other people seem tothrive when they’re out ofthe house and aroundother people,” Liptak said.

Thinking of your goalto quit smoking as a NewYear’s resolution alsomight be a downfall. Lip-tak has a pet peeve withresolutions.

“It’d be great if wecould broaden it to alifestyle change,” he said.“You could say ‘I’mlaunching this in this newyear but this is somethingthat I’m really planningon making a part of mylife.’ If people really stickto the principles, you’llfind it affects other areasof your life.”

Spend moretime with family

Making a resolution tospend time with your fam-ily can be good for yourmind, body and soul. Fam-ily time can be spent tak-ing trips, playing gamestogether or simply by tak-ing the time each day toconnect. The YMCA loca-tions in Shelby and Miamicounties put an emphasison strengthening families.Sam Casalano, associate

executive director at theSidney YMCA, offered histips for accomplishing thisresolution.

Source of health“Setting and accom-

plishing New Year’s reso-lutions can bechallenging, and it is ourdesire to support familiesin accomplishing theirgoals,” Casalano said.“The relationship betweena parent and child can bethe primary source ofhealth in a young person’slife and a powerful moti-vator for adults to buildmore health into theirown lives. Also, doingthings together as a fam-ily can be fun.”

Casalano said theYMCA strives to promotehealthy families throughfive areas of focus — eat-ing healthy, playing everyday through physical ac-tivity, spending time to-gether, enjoying timeoutdoors and healthysleep routines.

“Activities such asswimming, basketball,volleyball, racquetball,gymnastics, acrobaticsand soccer are availableat the Sidney Y as ameans for families toenjoy time together whileparticipating in physicalactivity,” he said. “Specialevents like Healthy KidsDay, Family Art Week andthe annual Daddy-Daugh-ter Dance bring familiestogether to enjoy specialmemories.”

Ways to do itYou don’t have to be a

member of the YMCA tospend time with yourfamily. Casalano gave fiveexamples of things fami-lies can to together nomatter where they are.

Sitting down for a mealtogether is one way forparents to talk with theirchildren, and it helps thefamily become more con-

nected with one another.“Set aside time for the

family to eat breakfast,lunch or dinner at leastonce a week or every dayif scheduling permits,”Casalano said.

Volunteering to givingback and supportingneighbors is another wayto get families engaged to-gether. It helps developnew relationships andteaches children andteens the value of helpingothers, Casalano said. TheSidney Y is a volunteer-driven organization andcan provide a variety ofopportunities for familiesto serve.

“Find an opportunityin your community thatthe entire family mayenjoy, such as cleaningyour neighborhood parkor distributing food at alocal food bank,” he said.

Learning somethingnew together allows fami-lies to step out of theircomfort zone, have funand grow by exploringpersonal interests.Casalano suggests tryingsomething new togetherthat you’ve alwayswanted to do, like potterymaking or camping. The Yoffers many classes innew topics, and so doother community organi-zations and agencies.

Starting a new tradi-tion is an excellent way to

create activities that bringfamilies together, Casalanosaid. Talk with each otherto discover common inter-ests and then create an ac-tivity everyone canparticipate in weekly,monthly or yearly.

Being active togetheralso can strengthen afamily bond.

“It’s important to getat least 60 minutes ofphysical activity eachday,” he said. “Incorporatephysical activity into yourdaily routines and spendmore time walking placesinstead of driving to im-prove your health andwell-being.”

One resource the Y hasavailable is a HealthyFamily Home Guide,which provides tips foreating healthy, fun physi-cal activities, enjoyingtime together as a family,outdoor activity optionsand ways to improve sleeproutines. The Sidney Yalso can provide aprogress tracker for fami-lies to chart theirprogress.

“Additionally, staff atthe Sidney Y want to pro-vide support on a per-sonal basis to individualsand families wanting toachieve something new in2012,” Casalano said.

For more information,call (937) 492-9134 or visitwww.sidney-ymca.org.

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broaden it to a lifestylechange. You could say ‘I’mlaunching this in the newyear, but this is somethingthat I’m really planning onmaking a part of my life.’”

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PIQUA — Local heavymetal band The Reefer Hutis gearing up for its firstlocal show in almost adecade. The group, whichformed in Piqua, gainedquite a following doinglocal shows and also travel-ing outside the Miami Val-ley, and now they’re readyto rock again.

The Reefer Hut is one offour metal bands perform-ing at McGuffy’s House ofRock, 5418 BurkhardtRoad, Dayton, Jan. 14 from7 p.m. to 1 a.m. The otherbands performing areheadliner Internal Bleed-ing, from New York, andDayton groups Foul Stenchand I Died Trying. Theshow is for adults 18 andolder. Tickets are $10 andcan be purchased from thebands or at Extreme Tattooin Piqua. Tickets also canbe bought atwww.mcguffys.net or at thedoor.

“We hope this show willkick off what hopefully is agreat 2012 for the localscene here in WesternOhio,” said Neilson Hixson,guitarist with The ReeferHut. “You only live once,you know. If you want tocheck out a proper metalshow sometime in your life,this would be a good one tocheck out.”

Because of its aggres-sive sound and negativestereotypes, heavy metalsometimes gets a bad repu-tation, but the guys of TheReefer Hut are good peopleproducing quality music.

Hixson, who grew up inthe Northern Miami Valleywhere he still lives, saidthe band started in 1994 asa group of guys learninghow to play, writing songs

they believed in and play-ing shows to get better.Contrary to popular belief,the name of the band wasnever about drugs, and itsmembers do not condonethe use of illegal narcotics.

“The Reefer Hut is sim-ply three words put to-gether,” Hixson said.“These particular words,the inferred topic, are oneof those things that tend todraw in curious people.Anything controversialdoes. And pot is a very con-troversial subject. And thatwas its goal … to draw peo-ple in.”

The Dayton metal scenewas real strong when theband formed, Hixson said,and there were a lot oflocal bands the guyslooked up to. By2000, TheReefer Hutfelt prettyestablishedand wasbringing ingood crowdsanywherethey played.

“Everyband playingoriginal music ofany genre has some dudshows at venues,” Hixsonsaid. “But by and large, wewere getting 150-plusturnouts to shows.”

They band played closeto home in Piqua, Troy, Sid-ney, Dayton and Spring-field, but also out of town.

“If we could drive therein a weekend and get back,we would go. And it was abit different back then,bands traded shows.Wecame to your town, youcame to ours. It was theway it worked to get outthere. And it worked prettywell,” Hixson said.

The Reefer Hut’s origi-nal tracks address life is-

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style of music.“Any music genre can

have topics that might of-fend some people. Evenpopular music can have adark side. I won’t lie to youand tell you otherwise. Butwe’re mostly addressinglife issues — life experi-ences and emotions thatwe and real people gothrough,” Hixson said.“What we’re not saying isbreak the law, hurt people,do bad things. That stereo-type definitely does notapply to this band.

“What I can tell youabout metal is it has verytalented guitar players anddrummers. If you are a fanof guitar and drums, it’s

got something for you. Andits fans and musicians area very passion bunch.Wedon’t play this music formoney. That’s for sure.Wedo it because we love themusic,” he said.

The Reefer Hut broughtsome big acts in the metalscene to Piqua, such as Na-palm Death and 6 FeetUnder, and performed witha lot of amazing bands,Hixson said. But after 10years, things got a littlestale.

“We had some guys thatwanted to do some otherprojects, and they did. Sowe just all started to do ourown things. You also growup, start families, workmore … normal peoplestuff,” he said.

In that time, Hixsonpursued a career in engi-neering and became a fa-ther. For a couple years,the band has talked aboutgetting back together, andthings fell into place.

“We’re all still activemusicians, many of us stillplaying in other bands, sowe’re ready,” Hixson said.“We hope to recapture

some of that momentumand not just to help thisproject, but help the localmetal scene in general.”

No one can totally getaway from the things theyare passionate about, andwhy would they want to?

“It’s in your blood. Oncemetal always metal,” Hix-

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DAYTON—A popular Broadwayshow is headed to Dayton this month.“Jersey Boys” will be on stage at theBenjamin and Marian Schuster Per-forming Arts Center Jan. 17 to Feb. 5.Tickets are still available for theshow.

This is the Dayton premiere en-gagement of the musical that haswon Tony, Grammy and Olivierawards. It follows the story ofFrankie Valli and the Four Seasons.

Directed by two-time Tony Award-winner Des McAnuff, “Jersey Boys”won the 2006 Tony Award for BestMusical, the 2006 Grammy Award forBest Musical Show Album, the 2009Olivier Award for Best New Musicaland the 2010 Helpmann Award forBest Musical (Australia). It continuesto break box office records on Broad-way and across North America.

“Jersey Boys” worldwide has beenseen by approximately 13 millionpeople. The show is written by Acad-emy Award-winner Marshall Brick-man and Rick Elice, with music by

Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe andchoreography by Sergio Trujillo.

“Jersey Boys” is part of the 2011-12 Premier Health Partners Broad-way Series presented in Dayton byVictoria Theatre Association. Catch asneak peek by logging on to www.Jer-seyBoysTour.com/watch.

“Jersey Boys” is the story ofFrankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, TommyDeVito and Nick Massi, and how theywent from a group of blue-collar boysfrom the wrong side of the tracks toone of the biggest American popmusic sensations of all time. Theywrote their own songs, invented theirown sound and sold 175 millionrecords worldwide — all before theywere 30.

The musical opened at the AugustWilson Theatre on Broadway to criti-cal acclaim on Nov. 6, 2005. The na-tional tour opened to rave reviews inSan Francisco on Dec. 1, 2006, playeda record-breaking run in Los Angelesand is still breaking house records incities across North America.When

the boys make their premiere in Day-ton, there will be six worldwide pro-ductions — New York, London, LasVegas, Auckland, New Zealand andtwo U.S. national tours.

“Jersey Boys” is produced byDodger Theatricals, Joseph J. Grano,Tamara and Kevin Kinsella, PelicanGroup, with Latitude Link and RickSteiner.

The performance schedule is Tues-day through Saturday evenings at 8p.m., Saturday and Sunday matineesat 2 p.m. and Sunday evenings at7:30 p.m.

Tickets begin at $42 and are avail-able in person at the Ticket CenterStage Box Office located in theWin-tergarden of the Schuster Center indowntown Dayton, via phone at (937)228-3630 or online at www.ticketcen-terstage.

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son said. “There is some-thing magical about beingon stage, playing your ownstuff that you are person-ally connected to, a goodresponsive crowd of atleast a couple hundred. It’sa very powerful and addic-tive feeling. And the loudand crushing guitar tonesdon’t hurt.We feed offeach other.We have fun.And that’s what it is allabout. Having fun in life.Whatever it is that worksfor you, do it.”

Hixson isn’t blind tothe stereotypes that comealong with being in ametal band.

“Long hair, tattoos, ex-cessive drinking, drugs, vi-olence, right? Hide yourdaughter from us kind ofstuff,” he said when askedto break the typical imageof heavy metal rockers.“Good people are good peo-ple. Bad people are badpeople. It doesn’t matterhow you look, what coloryour skin is, what you lis-ten to or how you conductyour spiritual life. It mat-ters who you are inside.”

“I’m a real person, try-ing to find my waythrough this maze we calllife just like you are. I

grew up in Piqua/Troy. I’man engineer. I love to cook,grow plants (legal ones)and fish. I’m a committedfather. I’m laid back. I’mlow key. I find happinessin very small things. I’m anormal guy by every defi-nition. You would have noclue I played in a band callThe Reefer Hut or NearDeath Experience if youcame up and started chat-ting with me.”

And when people talkto about it with him, theyare surprised, but cool andcurious about it becausehe is passionate, he said.

“And if you come out toone of my shows with anopen mind and want to ex-perience something a bitdifferent in life, you’ll prob-ably have a good time.”

Hixson encourages any-one new to the metal sceneto check out The Breweryin Troy, Stubbies in Van-dalia, Club Panama inSpringfield, andMcGuffy’s, Hammerjaxand Blind Bobs, all in Day-ton. Venues like the facil-ity at Mote Park in Piquaand The Attic in Ketteringalso host shows for audi-ences of all ages. Visit theband atwww.facebook.com/thereeferhut.

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Local theater groupsand associations workhard to bring qualityshows to the Miami Valleyor cast productions them-selves with local resi-dents.

Now that 2012 hasrolled around, these agen-cies are in the second halfof their seasons, but thecalendar ahead has someexciting acts.

Here’s a look at whatyou can expect from localtheater in the comingmonths:

Gateway ArtsCouncil

Gateway Arts Councilin Sidney celebrates the-ater by bringing qualityshows to Shelby County.With its Presents Seriesand Youth Education Se-ries (YES!), Gateway Artsbrings shows the wholefamily can enjoy. For moreinformation on any ofthese programs or to gettickets, call Gateway ArtsCouncil at (937) 498-2787or visit www.gatewa-yartscouncil.org.• “Red — A Tribute

by Tom Mullica” — Feb.12, 7 p.m. at SidneyHigh School Audito-rium

Join Gateway Arts for anight of warm, gentlehumor at America’s funni-est tribute show. Tom Mul-lica pays tribute toAmerica’s most belovedclown as he magicallytransforms himself intothe comedy genius of RedSkelton live on stage. RedSkelton was an Americancomedian, best known as atop radio and televisionstar from 1937 to 1971.Skelton’s show businesscareer began in his teensas a circus clown and wenton to Broadway, films,radio, television, nightclubs and casinos. Join

Freddy the Freeloader,Clem Kadiddlehopper,George Applebee and a le-gion of memorable charac-ters in thiswonderfully-funny tributeperformance by Tom Mul-lica. Tickets are $18 forgeneral seating and $17for AAA members.• “Oh What A Night!

A Tribute to FrankieValli and the Four Sea-sons” — April 1, 7 p.m.at Sidney High SchoolAuditorium

“Oh What a Night!” isan exciting musical revuewritten and directed by in-dependent Motown pro-ducer and creativeconsultant George Solo-man, and award-winningproducer/director MichaelChapman with choreogra-phy by Paul Holmquist.“Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’tCry,” “Walk Like a Man,”“Can’t Take My Eyes OffYou,” “My Eyes Adore You,”“Working MyWay Back toYou,” “Let’s Hang On” and“Who Loves You” are justsome of the many hits youyou’ll enjoy from the dy-namic song book. Fans ofFrankie Valli and the FourSeasons will surely wantto see “Oh What A Night!”Tickets are $18 for generalseating and $17 for AAAmembers.• “Ugly Duckling” —

March 10, 2 p.m. atCameo Theater

Based on Hans Chris-tian Andersen’s classicstory, “Ugly Duckling” fol-lows a poor little swan ashe grows up “ugly” in afamily of ducks before real-izing his full potential. Theclassic every child grew upwith offers a wonderful les-son of overcoming adver-sity and understandingand accepting each other’sdifferences. Tickets are $6for adults and $4 for chil-dren 12 and younger.

Crescent PlayersCrescent Players is a

community theater groupinvolving people of all agesfrom Auglaize, Mercer,Darke, Shelby and Miamicounties. The group per-forms a spring musical anda fall drama. Tickets forthe spring show will beavailable at True ValueHardware in MinsterMarch 1. Email [email protected] formore information.• “HONK!” — March

29, 30, 31, 7 p.m.; andMarch 31 and April 1, 2p.m. at James F. DickeAuditorium, 901 E. Mon-roe St., New Bremen

A delightfully funnyand poignant musicalbased on the story of theugly duckling, “HONK!”will appeal to audiences ofall ages.When the maincharacter, Ugly, is rejectedby his father and siblings,he is lured away from thebarnyard by a mischievouscat-villain. Spoiling thecat’s plans for dinner, Uglythen encounters a domesti-cated hen and cat who arefooled by the hungry cat’sromantic advances. Asquadron of flying geesetry to direct Ugly home,

and a dancing bullfrogwith a froglet chorus lineempathize with Ugly’s “ug-liness.” The closing scenewill bring a tear to everymother’s eye and a finallaugh as the villain getshis reward.

Sock & BuskinCommunityTheater

Many residents take thestage with Sock & BuskinCommunity Theater inSidney. The troupe puts onshows for children as wellas adults and provides op-portunities for residents ofall ages to experience the-ater.• “Dear Edwina” —

This JuneThis show follows the

adventures of advice-giverextraordinaire EdwinaSpoonapple as she directsthe kids in the neighbor-hood in production numberafter hilarious productionnumber in her “Advice-A-Palooza” extravaganza.

Troy CivicTheatre

Since 1965, Troy CivicTheatre has provided qual-ity family entertainment

and live theater experiencefor the Northern MiamiValley. Its productions in-clude comedies, musicals,dramas, tragedies, chil-dren’s theater, repertorycompany and communityoutreach theater. Produc-tions are held at The Barnin the Park, located onAdams Street in the TroyCommunity Park, acrossfrom Hobart Arena. Formore information, call(937) 339-7700 or [email protected]. Tickets, for $12 perseat, can be ordered byphone or purchased at thedoor.• “Blythe Spirit” —

March 2, 3, 4, 9, 10• Ravenscroft — May

4, 5, 6, 11, 12

Lock OneCommunity Arts

Lock One CommunityArts is a passionate volun-teer committee committedto bringing professionalperformances and artisticopportunities to Auglaize,Mercer and Shelby coun-ties. Tickets for these pro-ductions are available atWestern Ohio True Valuein Minster or by calling

(419) 733-0252.• Indiana University

Singing Hoosiers — Jan.29, 4 p.m.

The Singing Hoosiersshine as America’s pre-miere collegiate concertshow choir performs Amer-ican popular music, jazzand Broadway favoriteswith dazzling choreogra-phy, energy and style. Tick-ets are $15 for adults and$10 for students.• Circo Comedia —

Feb. 19, 4 p.m.In the tradition of the

Quebec Circus, Circo Co-media performs its distinc-tive style of side-splittingcomedy, acrobatic tricks,daredevil stunts, magicand eccentricity. The showis funny for the whole fam-ily. Tickets are $20 foradults and $12 for stu-dents.• Complete History

of Sports — March 16,7:30 p.m.

The Reduced Shake-speare Company bringsaudiences a new champi-onship comedy that sprintsthrough the world of sportsat record-breaking speed.It’ll be a marathon of mad-

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ness and mayhem as theworld’s great sportingevents are shrunk downto theatrical size. Ticketsare $20 for adults and $12for students.

Victoria TheatreAssociation

Victoria Theatre Asso-ciation is one of Dayton’spremier not-for-profit artsorganizations. It presentsmore than 300 perform-ances for all ages eachyear and operates andmaintains the historicVictoria Theatre, the Ben-jamin and Marian Schus-ter Performing ArtsCenter and the Metropoli-tan Arts Center, home tothe Loft Theatre. Theshows listed here are notthe only ones coming up.For more information,visit www.victoriathe-atre.com.• “Tenderly: The

Rosemary Clooney Mu-sical” — Feb. 21 toMarch 4 at VictoriaTheatre

Produced by TheHuman Race TheatreCompany, the story of filmactress and legendarysinger Rosemary Clooneycomes to life on stage in“Tenderly,” an engagingnew musical that cap-tures the highlights of hercareer and the challengesshe faced as wife, motherand performer. Hear her

beloved and classic songs,meet the characters whotouched her life, and fol-low this remarkablewoman on a journey thatleads to ultimate triumph.Tickets from $40.• “Wishful Drinking”

— April 10-22 at Victo-ria Theatre

The daughter of latesinger Eddie Fisher andactress Debbie Reynolds,Carrie Fisher became acultural icon when shestarred as Princess Leiain the first Star Wars tril-ogy at 19 years old. For-ever changed, Carrie’s lifedid not stay picture per-fect. Fisher is the life ofthe party in this uproari-ous and sobering look ather Hollywood hangover.A colorful evening of whatFisher calls “talkingabout myself behind myback,” “Wishful Drinking”is a breezy combination ofone-liners and behind-the-Hollywood-scenes gos-sip, all relayed withFisher’s withering, dryhumor. Tickets from $40.• “Wicked” — May 30

to June 24 at SchusterCenter

Back by “Popular” de-mand, “Wicked” returnsto Dayton. Variety calls“Wicked” a “cultural phe-nomenon,” and when itlast played Dayton in2010, it broke box officerecords and sold out inrecord time.Winner of 35major awards, including a

Grammy and three TonyAwards, “Wicked” isBroadway’s biggest block-buster. Tickets from $42.

La ComediaDinner Theatre

Featuring six Broad-way-style shows a year,along with its famousmouth-watering buffet,La Comedia Dinner The-atre has been southwestOhio’s greatest entertain-ment value since 1975.Shows are presented forWednesday and Thursdaymatinees and evenings,Friday, Saturday and

Sunday evenings andSunday brunch. Ticketprices range from $56 to$69 depending on the dayand the seats. For moreinformation, call (800)677-9505 or visit www.la-comedia.com.• “A Closer Walk

with Patsy Cline” —Jan. 19 to Feb. 26

Following her climb tostardom from her home-town in Virginia to TheGrand Ole Opry, LasVegas and Carnegie Hall,“A Closer Walk with PatsyCline” is a wonderfulblend of theater andmusic that audiences of

all ages will enjoy.• “Titanic” — March

7 to April 29Winner of five Tony

Awards including BestMusical, “Titanic” is trulyan epic musical with abeautiful musical score,moving story and wonder-ful special effects — awonderful way to remem-ber the “Ship of Dreams.”Book a passage for thisBroadway blockbuster.• “Happy Days” —

May 3 to July 1Happy Days are here

again with Richie, Potsie,Ralph Malph and the un-forgettable “king of cool”Arthur “The Fonz” Fon-zarelli. This perfectlyfamily-friendly musicalwill have you rockin’ androllin’ all week long.

• “Seussical” — July11 to Sept. 2

The Cat In The Hat isthe master of ceremoniesas the audience travelsthrough the imaginationof Dr. Seuss with ele-ments from at least 15Seuss books and appear-ances by many of his mostfamous characters.“Seussical” follows the ad-ventures of Horton, anelephant who one dayhears voices coming froma speck of dust.• “Smoke on the

Mountain: Homecom-ing” — Sept. 6 to Oct.28

The Sanders family isback in an all-new showby the creators of the LaComedia favorite “Smokeon the Mountain.” It’s Oc-tober 1945, the war isover and America’s yearsof prosperity are just be-ginning. The audiencewill hear 25 bluegrassgospel favorites such as“Leaning On the Everlast-ing Arms,” “Just Over inthe Gloryland,” “I Love toTell the Story” and “DoLord.”• “It’s a Wonderful

Life” — Nov. 1 to Dec.31

This musical version ofthe classic holiday filmstarring Jimmy Stewartis a La Comedia traditionthe whole family willlove. Guardian angelClarence shows GeorgeBailey what the worldwould be like withouthim. After seeing howmany lives he hastouched, George realizeshow precious and wonder-ful life really is.

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RhythmBluegrass jam

TIPP CITY — A blue-grass jam will be held atAmerican Legion Post 586in Tipp City Sunday after-noon. Featured bands willbe Sugar Grove and Ken-tucky River. Food and bev-erage available. Alljammers welcome. 377Third St. � Sunday 2 p.m.� Free admission � (937)667-1995

DPO performsDAYTON — The Day-

ton Philharmonic Orches-tra will perform “MusicalGallery” as its first con-certs of the new year onFriday and Saturdayevenings at the SchusterCenter. The wide-rangingprogram will feature awork by American com-poser Stella Sung titled“Rockwell Reflections.”Each of the work’s fivemovements was inspiredby a painting of NormanRockwell currently on dis-play at the Dayton Art In-stitute as part of theexhibit “American Chroni-cles: The Art of NormanRockwell.” The DPO’s per-formance of this work willbe accompanied by uniquevideo projections of theRockwell paintings, cre-ated by Sung. The programalso will feature the power-ful Piano Concerto No. 1 byJohannes Brahms withsoloist WilliamWolframand the “Prelude to the Af-ternoon of a Faun” byClaude Debussy. Neal Git-tleman, music director ofthe DPO, will conduct. 1 W.2nd St. � Friday and Sat-urday 8 p.m. � Tickets from$9 � www.daytonphilhar-monic.com � (888) 228-3630

CSO concertCINCINNATI — Inter-

nationally acclaimedEmanuel Ax will performthe works of Mozart with

the Cincinnati SymphonyOrchestra Thursday andSaturday. Los AngelesTimes said when Ax per-forms Mozart’s expansiveand warm-hearted Con-certo No. 22, “within min-utes, we are totallycaptured by his intensityand pianistic achieve-ment.” The concert willclose with Prokofiev’sFifth Symphony, a workhe said he conceived as “asymphony of the grandeurof the human spirit.” 1241Elm St. � Thursday 7:30p.m., Saturday 8 p.m. �

www.cincinnatisym-phony.org � (513) 381-3300

Eye candyStudent exhibit

TROY — The Troy-Hayner Cultural Center ishosting the Young MastersArt Exhibit, which opensSunday and runs throughFeb. 19. The exhibit willshowcase selected workscompleted by Troy stu-dents from kindergartenthrough 12th grade. TheHayner staff and the artteachers will host a recep-tion honoring students andtheir guests on Mondayfrom 6 to 7:30 p.m. TheTroy school orchestra, con-ducted by Stephanie Cun-ningham, will perform atthe reception. The public isinvited. All artwork beingdisplayed was completedduring this school year andincludes examples of draw-ing, painting, printmaking,collage, sculpture, ceramicsand mixed medium. Theschools participating inthis exhibit include all theTroy City elementaryschools, junior high andhigh school, Troy ChristianElementary, Troy Chris-tian High School and St.Patrick’s ElementarySchool. 301 W. Main St. �

Sunday through Feb. 19 �

Free admission �

www.troyhayner.org � (937)339-0457Norman Rockwell

exhibitDAYTON — “American

Chronicles: The Art ofNorman Rockwell” is openat the Dayton Art Institutenow through Feb. 5. Organ-ized by the Norman Rock-well Museum, located inStockbridge, Mass., “Amer-ican Chronicles” featuresoriginal art from the mu-seum’s noted collections.456 Belmonte Park North �

Saturday to Feb. 5 � Adults$15, seniors, students andmilitary $13, youth 7-17$10 � www.daytonartinsti-tute.org � (937) 223-5277

Family funGreat to Skate

TROY — Troy SkatingClub hosts its Great toSkate on Sunday afternoonat Hobart Arena. Theevent is to celebrate Na-tional Skating Month andis sponsored by HobartArena and the Troy Skat-ing Club. It is open to thepublic. 255 Adams St. �

Sunday 4:30 to 6 p.m. �

Free admission � troyskat-ingclub.org � (937) 339-8521

Meet the crowat Brukner

TROY — Brukner Na-ture Center is hosting anevent about the Americancros Sunday afternoon. TheAmerican crow is one ofthe most common naturesightings throughout thewinter months within ourarea. Their large popula-tions are due in part to thehigh intelligence of thespecies allowing them tofind food and thrive in al-most any environment.During the cold wintermonths these birds oftenform large flocks called“murders” often number-ing from hundreds to thou-sands of individuals. 5995Horseshoe Bend Road �

Sunday 2 p.m. � Free ad-mission � www.bruknerna-turecenter.com � (937)698-6493

RC swap meetCELINA — If you’ve

ever wondered what thehobby of radio control vehi-cles including airplanes,cars and boats is all about,now is your chance to findout. On Sunday, the CelinaFlying Sportsmen RadioControl Club will hold its25th annual swap meet inthe Celina High Gymna-sium. More than 80 ven-dor’s tables will display theincredible array of RC ve-hicles. Included will be thenewest in RC presented by

a number of hobby shopsand numerous used itemsfor sale at bargain pricesby RC-ers from Ohio, Indi-ana and Michigan. Theworld of RC has beenchanging at a dizzyingpace, with the developmentof new technologies drivenby by the microchip tech-nologies found in comput-ers. These developmentsinclude micro-aircraft andhelicopters, many of whichweigh less than an ounce,but fly with a precisionthat was undreamed ofonly a few years ago. Giantscale aircraft withwingspans in excess of 8feet occupy the oppositeend of the size spectrum.Also included in the showwill be RC cars and trucksin a wide range of prices aswell as RC race boats. Likethe computer world, thesedevelopments have beenaccompanied by a rapid de-cline in prices so that get-ting into RC costs muchless than ever before.Celina High School � Sun-day 8:30 a.m. � Admissionis $3 with women and chil-dren younger than 10 ad-mitted for free �

www.seemore.orgDiscovery Walks

DAYTON —A MorningDiscovery Walk for adultswill be held Thursday atAullwood Audubon Center.This weekly walk in Aull-wood’s sanctuary revealsmany exciting discoveries.Tom Hissong, Aullwood’seducation coordinator, willlead walkers as they expe-rience the beautiful winterlandscape. Binoculars areencouraged. 1000 AullwoodRoad � Thursday 8 to 9:30a.m. � Admission is $4 foradults, $2 for children,members admitted free �

web4.audubon.org � (937)890-7360

Botany WorkshopDAYTON —Aullwood

Audubon Center hosts a

Winter Botany WorkshopSaturday afternoon. Partic-ipants will discover the sci-ence of studying plants bytalking a close look at theirwinter characteristicsstarting with an indoorsession, learn the basics ofwinter botany through aPowerPoint presentationand hands-on specimens.An outdoor field study willfollow. Pre-registration isrequired. 1000 AullwoodRoad � Saturday 1:30 to4:30 p.m. � $35 for Friendsof Aullwood members, $45for non-members �

web4.audubon.org � (937)890-7360Life of a beekeeperDAYTON —Aullwood

Audubon Center’s WinterSpeaker Series presents “AYear in the Life of a Bee-keeper” with speaker TerrySmith Sunday afternoon.The presentation will giveguests insight into thedance between beekeeperand bees throughout theyear. 1000 Aullwood Road� Sunday 2:30 p.m. � Ad-mission is $4 for adults, $2for children, members ad-mitted free �

web4.audubon.org � (937)890-7360

Moonlight walkDAYTON —A Full

Moon Walk will take placeMonday evening at Aull-wood Audubon Center.Snow is a great protectorwhen it blankets theground and insulates hi-bernating animals andplants against winter’scold winds. An Aullwoodnaturalist will lead thisevening walk in the lightof the beautiful SnowMoon. Dress warmly forthe cold night air. 1000Aullwood Road � Monday7 to 8:30 p.m. � Admissionis $4 for adults, $2 for chil-dren, members admittedfree � web4.audubon.org �

(937) 890-7360

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Dayton Philharmonic Or-chestra will honor Nor-man Rockwell with itsconcert “Musical Gallery.”Meanwhile, hours of theRockwell exhibit at theDayton Art Institute havebeen extended due topopularity. See page 12for details.

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Opening Friday

Still showing‘Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol’

Blamed for the terrorist bombing of the Kremlin, IMF operative Ethan Hunt is disavowed along with the restof the agency when the president initiates “Ghost Protocol.” Left without any resources orbackup, Ethan must find a way to clear his agency’s name and prevent another attack. To com-plicate matters further, Ethan is forced to embark on this mission with a team of fellow IMFfugitives whose personal motives he does not fully know.Starring: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Paula PattonGenre, rating: Action/adventure, PG-13

‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’A journalist-turned-detective and his female associate get tangled up in the underworld

when he is hired to write the saga of a powerful family.Starring: Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer, Stellan SkarsgardGenre, rating: Drama/thriller, R

‘The Adventures of Tintin’Tintin is the intrepid young reporter whose relentless

pursuit of a good story thrusts him into a world of high adventure. He and his friends go on atreasure hunt when they find directions to a sunken ship, and Tintin must face the notorious RedRackham.Starring: Voices of Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel CraigGenre, rating: Kids/animation, PG

‘We Bought a Zoo’Based on a true story, Benjamin Mee is a recently-widowed father who moves his family to a

beautiful estate miles outside the city. The only catch is that the estate is also a dilapidated zoo re-plete with 200 animals, and the purchase of the home is conditional on the new owner keeping thezoo and its entire staff. The Mee family subsequently sets out to rebuild and refurbish the zoo toits former glory, making new friends along the way.Starring:Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden ChurchGenre, rating: Drama, PG

‘War Horse’A friendship begins between a horse named Joey and a young man called Albert, who tames and trains him.When they are forcefully

parted, the horse moves through the First World War, changing and inspiring the lives of all those he meets.Starring: Jeremy Irvine, Peter Mullan, Emily Watson, Niels ArestrupGenre, rating: Action/drama, PG-13

‘The Devil Inside’In 1989, emergency responders received a 911 call from Maria Rossi confessing that she had brutally killed

three people. Twenty years later, her daughter Isabella seeks to understand the truth about what happened thatnight. She travels to the Centrino Hospital for the Criminally Insane in Italy where her mother has been lockedaway to determine if her mother is mentally ill or demonically possessed.When she recruits two young exorcists tocure her mom using unconventional methods combining both science and religion, they come face-to-face with pureevil in the form of four powerful demons possessing Maria.Starring: Fernanda Andrade, Bonnie Morgan, Evan Helmuth, Suzan CrowleyGenre, rating: Horror/thriller, R

CATCHAFLICK

Now outon DVD• “Contagion”• “I Don’t Know

How She Does It”• “Don’t Be

Afraid of the Dark”• “The Guard”• “Puncture”• “I Am”• “Shark Night”• “Mildred

Pierce”• “Justified: The

Complete SecondSeason”

• “Alfred Hitch-cock Presents: Sea-son Five”

Tom Cruise in “Mission: Impossible —Ghost Protocol”

Scarlett Johansson and MattDamon in “We Bought a Zoo”

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I love cheese! I reallyhave to watch how much Ieat, due to the fat content,but I do love a nice piece ofcheese with a good crackerover say … a brownie. Iknow, I know, sounds crazydoesn’t it?

Everything seems totaste a little better withcheese.What would pizzabe without that stringy, ohso stringy mozzarellacheese? Think about it,everything we love is con-nected with cheese. Thatlate afternoon Sundaycasserole is topped with

cheddar cheese.Whatwould a bagel be withoutcream cheese?

Oh, not to forget cheeseballs. The fondue pot justwouldn’t be the same with-out that creamy cheese todip the bread chunks intowould it?

Did you know that mostall cheeses are naturallywhite? They add color tomake them more appealing.Just think, how would thatnice grilled cheese look if itwas white? Not so appeal-ing. Add diced onion togrilled cheese for a differ-ent taste.

You have to be aware ofthe labeling on cheese. Ifyou buy low-fat and nonfatcheese, watch for addedchemical stabilizers andthickeners. Even if a labelreads “all-natural,” youshould still look for thephrase “no preservatives orcoloring agents.”We need toread labels more than everthese days.

Cheddar cheese is theking of cheeses in theUnited States. Sorry,Velveeta! Cheddar origi-nated in England, but herein the states it is the mostwidely produced variety ofcheese, withWisconsin,New York and Vermont asthe major producers.

So you see, our lifewould be boring withoutour beloved cheeses. Edu-cate yourself on differentvarieties and experiment inthe kitchen. Or just throw apiece of lettuce on a plate, apineapple ring, one scoop ofcottage cheese with gratedcheddar cheese on top, andtell your friends you in-vented a new salad.Worksevery time.

Cheese 101• Bel Paese — Originat-

ing in Italy, this semisoftcheese has a mild flavor. Itis usually eaten as adessert.

• Brie — Originating inFrance, brie usually comesas a wheel and can beheated in the oven. It isvery mild and smooth.

• Colby — Usually soldas a light yellow cheese,colby originated inWiscon-sin and has a mild flavor. Itis good served with crack-ers.

• Feta —A soft Greekcheese usually producedfrom goat’s milk, feta tastessalty and sharp.

• Brick —A somewhatsoft, yellow cheese with amedium-soft texture It isfrom the American Mid-west.

• Fontina — This is oneof the finest semisoftcheeses from Italy. It has amild nutty flavor. It is usedwidely in fondue.

• Gouda — Usually soldin a wheel with a red waxcoating, gouda is a semi-soft Dutch cheese with anut-like flavor.

• Farmer cheese —Aclose relative to cottagecheese, farmer cheese isusually pressed into a blockshape and sold in deli-catessens.

• Swiss — Usually pro-duced from whole milk,Swiss is strong and firmwith its characteristicholes. A cut wedge of thischeese can be stored in therefrigerator for up to twomonths.

• Quark — This is a softcheese with a texture ofsour cream. The flavor isricher than yogurt. It isfrom Germany.

• Gruyere — Made inSwitzerland, it is very simi-lar to Swiss cheese.

Baked Brie1 pound round briecheese8 sheets Phyllo doughBrown sugarChopped pecansMelted butter

On a jelly roll pan, layerfour sheets of phyllodough, painting each layerwith melted butter. Placethe brie on top of thesheets. Paint the top of thebrie with melted butter andabout a 1/4-inch thick layerof brown sugar. Top withpecans and drizzle withmelted butter.Wrap theend of the dough up overtop. Layer another foursheets of phyllo sheets ontop of the brie and tuckunder the whole thing.Bake at 350 degrees forabout 30 minutes. Servewith crackers.

Trainer Tammy’srecipe: This winter,Trainer Tammy will sharewholesome and healthyrecipes to get us throughthe winter months. Also,visit www.tammyoga.com.

Breakfast Frittata2 teaspoons olive oil3 teaspoons butter2 green onions, chopped1/2 red bell pepper, cutinto slivers1 garlic clove, chopped1 poundYukon Gold pota-toes, thinly sliced6 eggs3 tablespoons heavycream1 pinch dried thyme andoregano1/4 teaspoon saltFreshly ground black pep-per1/4 cup Gruyere cheesePreheat oven to 400 de-grees. Place olive oil andbutter in a heavy ovenproofskillet (or a well-seasonediron skillet). Heat overmedium heat until buttermelts. Add green onions,bell pepper and garlic;saute about three minutes.Scatter potatoes over all.Cover and cook until pota-toes are fork-tender, 10 to12 minutes.Whisk together eggs,

cream, thyme, oregano,salt and pepper.When po-tatoes are tender, pour eggmixture evenly over top ofpotatoes. Jiggle panslightly to make sure eggsrun down between pota-toes. Sprinkle cheeseevenly over top of eggs.Place pan in oven andbake eight to 10 minutes,until eggs are soft-set andcheese is melted. Removefrom oven. Let stand aboutthree minutes. Cut intowedges and serve withslices of crusty butteredbread and jam. Serves six.Similar to a Spanish tortilla,this frittata with potatoesand bell pepper is just asgood for dinner as it is forbreakfast.

JoJo’s Party Mix4 cups mixed rice andwheat Chex cereals2 cups mini pretzels2 tablespoon freshlygrated Parmesan cheese1/2 teaspoon garlic salt1/4 teaspoon onion pow-der1/4 teaspoon pepper1/8 teaspoon cayennepepper1 tablespoon extra-virginolive oil1 teaspoonWorcester-shire saucePreheat oven to 350 de-

grees. Mix cereals, pret-zels, Parmesan, garlic salt,onion powder, pepper andcayenne in a large bowl.Toss with oil andWorces-tershire. Spread on a lightly

oiled baking sheet. Bake,stirring often, until toasted,40 minutes.Our more sophisticatedversion of crunchy partymix gets its irresistible, richtaste from olive oil and a bitof Parmesan cheese ratherthan the better part of astick of butter, or worse,margarine.With two-thirdsless fat (none of it satu-rated) you can forget aboutthat other stuff.

Bok Choy Apple Salad1/3 cup reduced-fat sourcream1/3 cup reduced-fat may-onnaise2 tablespoon white-winevinegar2 teaspoons sugar orhoney1/2 teaspoon celery salt1/4 teaspoon salt6 cups very thinly slicedbok choy (1-pound head,trimmed)1 large Granny Smithapple, julienned or shred-ded1 large carrot, juliennedor shredded1/2 cup slivered red onionWhisk sour cream, may-

onnaise, vinegar, sugar (orhoney), celery salt and saltin a large bowl untilsmooth. Add bok choy,apple, carrot and onion;toss to coat.Bok choy serves as apeppery alternative to cab-bage in this crunchy andcreamy slaw.Try it with bar-becued chicken.

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Born in the mountainous village of Cagus Puerto Rico, Luis AngelCruz was raised by his parents Hector and Eloina of PuertoRican nationality in Cayey Puerto Rico.Today Luis has one son, LuisMiguel.

Since childhood, Luis hasdreamed of playing basketball inthe NBA. He studied at BenjaminHarrison High School, where heplayed on the high school varsitybasketball team. After graduating,Luis moved to Syracuse NewYork,where he played basketball duringhis college years.

Another passion was growing inLuis, the passion to sing. He begansinging in the church where he at-tended.

An avid photographer, Luis, withthe help of friends, Angel Rosado offranchiseadvertisement.com, andMario Anzulda, co-owner of HF Mod-eling Magazine, started his own model-ing company; HF Models, of LakelandFlorida. Their help and guidance helpedto build strong character, and gave him adifferent perspective and view about life.This has helped him succeed no matter what struggles he faces.

After spending six months trying to come up with an artistic name,Luis was talking to a friend in Mississippi. She suggested the name ElUnico, meaning “The Only One”. Since that day, LuisAngel El Unico be-came real in the world.

Luis always dreamed that one day he would write and sing a songthat would be heard around the world. Finally one day in November2011. He realized part of his dream, and wrote Recuerdos, off the albumPalabras Del Corazon. Deciding to write a song about Recuerdos, mean-ingMemories, helped him to let the past go and move forward in his life.The next day the song came alive. After spending the day in the studio,Luis Angel El Unico’s Recuerdos was born. With the help of AlexRivera, as El NegritoYNeptunes, reggaeton duet from FyneMuzik Fam-ily Inc. and producer El Cirujano, Luis Angels first single Recuerdoswas recorded.

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DAYTON — Due to strong atten-dance and visitor demand for expandedhours, the Dayton Art Institute an-nounced it will open additional daysduring the run of the special exhibition“American Chronicles: The Art of Nor-man Rockwell.”

The museum will be open extendedholiday hours from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. onMartin Luther King Day Jan. 16.

In addition, the museum will beopen 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays forthe remainder of American Chronicles,which runs through Feb. 5. The excep-tion is Jan. 24, which is a special mem-bers-only day at the museum.

The Dayton Art Institute’s regularhours are Wednesday to Saturday 10a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday noon to 5p.m., with extended hours on Thursdayuntil 8 p.m. For more informationabout museum hours and planning avisit, go towww.daytonartinstitute.org/visit.

Nearly 3,000 people visited the Day-ton Art Institute between Dec. 26 and

28, and more than 12,000 people haveseen “American Chronicles” since theexhibition opened in November.

“American Chronicles: The Art ofNorman Rockwell” features 42 originalartworks and a complete set of all 323of Rockwell’s Saturday Evening Postcovers. Admission to the exhibit is $15for adults; $13 for seniors (60+), stu-dents (18+ with ID) and active mili-tary; $10 for youth (ages 7-17); andfree for children ages 6 and younger.Museum members are admitted freefor their first visit, and can make re-turn visits for $10. For more informa-tion, visitwww.daytonartinstitute.org/rockwell.

Support for “American Chronicles”is provided by presenting sponsor PNC,executive sponsors the Berry FamilyFoundation and Premier Health Part-ners, benefactor sponsors Charles D.Berry, ELM Foundation, KetteringHealth Network and Taft Stettinius &Hollister LLP, patron sponsors DP&LFoundation and Morgan Stanley Smith

Barney, and media sponsors WHIO-TV,Dayton Daily News and K99.1 FM. Themuseum’s Rockwell documentary part-ner is ThinkTV and the official host isCrowne Plaza Dayton.

“American Chronicles” was organ-ized by the Norman Rockwell Museum,which received support for the exhibi-tion from an American MasterpiecesGrant from the National Endowmentfor the Arts, the Curtis PublishingCompany, the Norman Rockwell EstateLicensing Company and the StockmanFamily Foundation Trust.

To learn more about the Dayton ArtInstitute, visit www.daytonartinsti-tute.org or call the museum at (937)223-5277.

Be sure to visit the Dayton Art In-stitute on Facebook atfacebook.com/daytonartinstitute andTwitter at twitter.com/daytonart foradditional information and exclusiveoffers.

Art Institute expands hours for Rockwell exhibit

BY LINDY JURACKiN75 Editor

It’s 2012. Really? Al-ready?

Hanging up a new cal-endar always sparks re-flection on the year thathas passed and optimismon the blank slate ahead.I wanted to take a mo-ment to thank you all forreading iN75 throughoutthe past year, and forsticking with me as thepublication’s new editor.

I started doing iN75this summer, and sincethen I’ve received numer-ous compliments on thepublication. It never goesunnoticed when a readeror source of a story takesthe time to contact me tosay how much they en-joyed an article. I sin-cerely appreciate all ofthe feedback I have re-ceived from the commu-nity.

In the new year, I hopeto keep filling iN75 with

stories to keep the North-ern Miami Valley enter-tained. Story ideas arealways welcome, anddon’t hesitate to call oremail me to get yourevent on the Get Up & Gocolumn.

Along with my iN75duties, I also was chargedwith creating the newCommunity Buzz websitefor each of our threenewspapers. I have togive a shout out to JamieMikolajewski, Internetsales and project coordi-nator, who has had hishand on the mousethroughout the entire cre-ation of the Buzz.Welaunched the site in De-cember, and it has beenfun watching all the sub-missions come in. Pleasecontinue to share yournews with us!

On a personal note,2011 was a big year forme, and 2012 has all themakings to top it. Therewere some big moments

in 2011 — many happy,some sad. Two of my bestfriends had babies in thespring. I was honored tobe the maid of honor inmy college roommate’swedding. My grand-mother and my fiance’sgrandmother both passedaway. I got to see Cancun,the Bahamas and NewYork City all for the firsttime. And I got the newsthat I’ll be an aunt again.

My favorite momenthappened in July whenmy boyfriend got down onone knee. You can allguess what I’m lookingforward to most in thenext 12 months. Oct. 6 isthe big day.

As we all get used towriting 2012 instead of2011, take a moment tothink about where you’vebeen and where you’regoing. I hope there’ssomething big and excit-ing happening this yearfor you, and if there’s not,then resolve to make it so.

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The classic works of Norman Rock-well, like the one pictured here, are ondisplay at the Dayton Art Institute.

Thanks for reading iN75 in 2011