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I see the inuence of our music in
all types of music, especially metal
and punk. So many bands have
covered our songs, Jerry Only says,
discussing the lasting legacy behind
his band, the Mists. He continues,
the Mists inuence speaks for
itself really. They are gearing up for
another lengthy tour slated for later
this year, one that has handful of stops
in Pennsylvania including a night at
the tla in Philadelphia on October
24th. Between all of the practicing and
rehearsing, Jerry Only was able to
nd time to talk about where his band
currently stands as well as whats on
the horizon.
The Mists began in 1977 in small
town Lodi, New Jersey and now the
band is a few years away from their
40th anniversary. Back then, Jerry
Only and Glenn Danzig teamed up
and lled out the lineup with a rotating
cast through 1983. As the years went
by band members have come and
gone, but through it all, the only
constant force driving the Mists from
1977 to present has been founding
member Jerry Only. The lineup has
stabilized itself in more recent years.
Black Flag alumni Dez Cadena has
maintained the position of guitar
for the past 13 years, far longer than
any of his three predecessors. While
Eric Chupacabra Arce, a xture
in the bands touring lineup for over
a decade, was inducted a permanent
member back in 2010. When asked
how the present-day Mists compare
to previous iterations, Only responds
in my opinion, the biggest diference
today is that we are a much more
polished and sophisticated band.
Were better musicians, and a much
better band overall.
Its such a statement that may be just
slightly underestimated, but looking
through setlists from earlier concerts
With no signs of slowing down, the Misfits make
their way back to Philadelphia this October
Returning
From The Crypts
To Rock Again
this year, its typical to see upwards
of 35 songs a night. No matter who the
band playing is, a performance that is
as comprehensive as a typical Mists
night is no easy feat. We keep it going
strong each night by practicing all the
time, eating right, working out and
staying positive, Only explains.
Each show is career spanning as
well, ofering tastes and tidbits from
the bands lengthy discography. On
any given night you can expect to hear
everything from cuts of of their 1980 ep,
Beware, to more recently recorded songs
like that of 2011s, The Devils Rain.
Right now, my three favorite songs
to play live are The Devils Rain,
Descending Angel, and Land of the
MU S I C MU S I C
We keep it going strong
each night by practicing
all the time, eating right,
working out and staying
positive. B
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Dead, Only lists as he begins to go
over his personal highlights to the
Mists shows. He adds, to me Devils
Rain is the ultimate entrance music
for a band. Its got a great build up.
Descending Angel means a lot to
me and I dedicate it each night to the
memory of my dad who passed away
earlier this year. Only later wraps up
by saying, but every song in our set
is special, and I love playing them all.
Descending Angel has also been
dedicated to Dave Brockie, a friend
and former tourmate of Only. Brockie,
aka Oderus Urungus, was the former
lead singer of Gwar and he passed
away earlier this year. Dave was
a friend of mine and it hurts to lose
a friend, says Only. After Brockies
passing it was announced that Gwars
annual concert, the Gwar-B-Q, would
continue on despite his loss and the
Mists were invited to perform. It
means a lot to me since we did many
tours with Gwar over the years and
had a lot of fun, Only explains. They
were joined by the likes of Ice Ts Body
Count as well as Hatebreed. Only later
adds, it means the world to me to be
able to honor his life and legacy by
playing the Gwar B-Q.
For a band that has been around for
almost four decades, Only still nds
himself and his fellow bandmates
eager and excited to get back out on the
road. He describes the motivation that
pushes him to keep the Mists going,
the fans, and most importantly, the
love of playing music and keeping the
legacy of the Mists alive. Its been
a long and winding road that Only has
traveled over the years, one that does
not look to be slowing down soon.
record, and look forward to celebrating
the 40th anniversary of the band with
something really special and creative,
he says. And though it may be a few
years out at this point, he is already
starting to build the hype around this
monumental anniversary for the band.
The fans will be in for something
very unique when that time comes.
Look out!
Despite the enormous catalog
of songs and countless hours spent
writing and recording, the sources
of ideas behind it all has remained the
same for Only. Our main inuences
are Sci-Fi movies from the 1950s and
the stuf youd nd in the Famous
Monsters magazines I read as a kid
growing up.
Its a testament for a band who
has stuck to whats tried and true for
them. It takes a special, unique group
of individuals to take on the journey
that the Mists are still on and handle
it with the same level of success they
have seen. Its not everyday that you get
to see living legends perform so head
down to the tla on October 24th. You
will not want to miss all of the energy
and fury these guys still pack! | r
by Matt Kelchner
For the latest Mists news visit
www.Mists.com. For updates on all new
and upcoming record releases visit
www.MistsRecords.com
As the weeks and months go by,
Only and company have a number of
new surprises and oferings for their
loyal legion of fans. For starters, there
will be a handful of physical releases
coming out. Were releasing an
expanded edition of our Project 1950
album with newly added bonus tracks
and expanded packaging artwork.
The cd and vinyl versions will have
diferent covers and the lp is going to
have a very retro look, Only says and
he starts to outline their schedule for
the remainder of the year.
On top of rereleasing Project 1950,
the Mists will also bring back their
2014 holiday ep, Horror Xmas. Our
Horror Xmas ep will be released on
cd for the rst time this year and in a
new variant vinyl edition. There will
even be some rare vinyl colorways of
both records available exclusively at our
labels online store (mistsrecords.com).
As if a nationwide tour and two
albums were not enough, the Mists
have even more on their list. For
a group who started and made a name
for the horror-punk genre, Halloween
has always been a special holiday
for the Mists. This year will be no
diferent. At this point the secrets of
their annual Halloween show are still
kept under wraps, but be on the look
out for a special announcement in the
upcoming weeks.
Once their us tour nishes and
they play a few concerts overseas
and in Mexico, Jerry Only and the rest
of the Mists will be taking things
a bit slower, but for good reason.
After the upcoming 2014 Halloween
tour, we plan on taking time of to
write and record the next Mists
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My last question for Jake Hertzog was regarding his future plans and
upcoming vacations or downtime. Instead, however, Hertzog lists
everything he is working on for his various musical endeavors.
All good things, he says. Ive been very lucky these days.
Hertzog is a talented jazz guitarist. One of the best,
according to Guitar Player magazine where he is
a contributor ofering tips and advice to readers.
Along with this column and his rock band,
The Young Presidents, Hertzog also performs
as part of a jazz trio. With no downtime in
sight, he will hopefully be able to stroll
through New Hope and relax by the river
when the Jake Hertzog Trio stops by the
Triumph Brewery.
The trio, featuring brilliant nyc based
musicians Harvie S on bass and Victor
Jones in drums will join Hertzog at
Triumph in late September. The audience
can look forward to a mixture of our four
albums anda unique performance. It will
be a crazy mixture of original jazz with tons
of rock inuences. People can expect some
totally brand new sounds and styles they
have not heard before.
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The recently released album,
Throwback, blends those genres
through original, instrumental tracks.
Produced by Grammy-award winning
Rob Fraboni [Eric Clapton, Rolling
Stones], it highlights Hertzogs unique
sound. His inuences are all over the
map and so is Hertzog. He has taught
classes and clinics like Jazztravaganza
in Texas, at Cornish College of the
Arts in Seattle, Women In Jazz in
Germany and a faculty position at the
Swarnhaboomi Academy of Music in
India. Soon, hell be touring Europe and
hes very excited about an Oslo stop.
To Hertzog, all music is one and
there are improvised elements to The
Young Presidents as well. Its a totally
diferent format than my jazz group for
composition and a diferent audience
experience. Hertzog considers himself
lucky to be able to work in both genres
and feels like as a crossover artist,
bringing rock elements to jazz and
inuences that bleed across his sounds.
The Young Presidents recently
released Coalition. The album includes
guest vocalists like Ivan Neville,
Adam Ezra, Corey Glover and Blondie
Chaplin. We just added a new lead
singer so will be working on a new
record very soon, says Hertzog. Wait,
isnt Coalition brand new?
Hertzog is also working on a new jazz
project with drummer Barry Altschul. Its
some mind-blowing new music featuring
electric saxophone played by Hayes
Greeneld and long time Blues Brothers
bassist Eric Udel, says Hertzog. He
hopes to be back in the studio with his trio
later this year and is currently producing
albums for other bands and working on
larger scale ensemble projects. | r
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one with hints of citrus.
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The smelliest/tastiest festival this fall
is in Easton. Vendors will sell garlicky
goodness and farmers will be on hand
with various types of garlic. Wash
down your free samples by heading
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brews will be available and tastings will
take place both days. Featured chefs
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will allow patrons to enter before
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available during that time. The cost
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Basc admission is $40, from 2pm
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September 20th
This 18th annual celebration promises
to be the biggest one yet. Free arts,
music and literature events will take
place along the banks of the Delaware
river with over 70 juried ne artists and
craftsmen, regional authors and poets,
and live music. The popular Plein Air
art contest is back again this year and
is just $10 to enter. The childrens area
features free art activities and give-
aways courtesy of the festivals major
sponsors, Crayola. Vendors will also be
available with food and microbrews.
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The festivities begin with a barrel tapping of Oktoberfest
beer at noon. Fire House Polka band will be playing
German music, complete with lederhosen. German
fare such as wiener schnitzel, wurst plate and potato
pancakes will be served. Although thought of as a day
for drinking, this Oktoberfest is family friendly with free
activities until 6 pm like face painting, fake tattoos and
balloon animals. At 3 pm there will be a balloon drop for
the kids. Entertainment includes local band Blendmode
and The Grateful Dead tribute band Splintered Sunlight.
Admission is free until 9pm when a $5 cover begins.
This event brings up to 15 gourmet
food trucks and 20 Lambertville Area
Chamber of Commerce restaurants
to the streets of town for a festival
to please all taste buds. Walk down
Union and Church streets and meet
the owners/head chefs of the local
restaurants. The two beer gardens
feature Yards Brewery and local
wineries. Explore the towns galleries
and unique shops during fest hours.
Food and alcohol is pay as you go
and drinking bracelets cost $5. 5 pm
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dyed silk scarf. Demonstrations will
be scattered throughout the show
with the opportunity to learn about
and observe woodturners, spinners,
glass torch workers and weavers.
A childrens activity area will include
a labyrinth and fall crafts. Musicians
including Kwesi K, John Beacher and
the Common Ground, Nalani and
Sarina, and J.D. Malone will perform
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With a background in art and thirty
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College of Art, graduating with a bfa in
painting. This training in color, textures
and shapes would become indispensable
as she discovered her passion for art
transcend into a passion for retail.
I found business and retail to be
a very creative outlet, explains Smith.
I went to work for a Rhode Island School
of Design student who had a small
clothing business with her mother. She
took me buying and I wound up having
a large role in contributing to what
merchandise was coming into the store.
Smith soon opened her own store
in Philadelphia called Grafti and was
there for fteen years. Afterwards, she
opened Suzanne Roberts in the city.
These stores helped Smith grow a loyal
clientele who appreciated her honesty
and professional eye for dressing
women of all ages, shapes and sizes.
I believe that women emit their
own style and I can help to evoke that,
says Smith.
Relocating to Doylestown ve years
ago, Smith decided to try opening her
little urban store in the suburbs to
great success. Not only did new, local
customers walk through her doors, but
Smiths loyal following from the city
have trekked out to see her since Muse
Women opened in early May.
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Im sort of my own best target
market, says Smith. I feel that my
purpose is to address women of a certain
age. I rmly believe that women wear
the clothes, clothes dont wear the
women. My intention is to support and
direct in a noninvasive way.
One of Smiths favorite trends right
now is knitwear, which she feels has
soul and its own personality and
richness. You can nd several colors
and textures of knitwear at Muse
Women from natural to bold. For fall
delivery, Smith has looked to her
clients tastes for direction, noticing
they really love the distinctive
merchandise. Customers can expect
a variety of unique items soon,
including vintage-inspired shoes
from Re-Mix and jackets by An Ren,
who takes vintage buttons and
materials and patchworks them into
unique pieces.
One of the most exciting lines Muse
Women is showcasing is Eileen Fishers
contemporary driven line called The
Fisher Project. Muse Women is one
of the few boutiques in the country to
carry it. Clients can also expect Eileen
Fishers 30th anniversary collection
which will revisit classic pieces from
her previous collections over the past
thirty years. | r
Muse Women is located on 1 Taylor Avenue
in Doylestown. They are open Tuesday
through Saturday from 10am 6pm and on
Sundays by appointment only, which you can
book by calling 215.230.9199. You can also
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B U S I N E S S
I have women that have shopped
with me that are now bringing their
adult daughters in and its very
rewarding, says Smith.I have these
resources and relationships from thirty
years of business that are tangible today,
so it gives me a lot of wiggle room to be
creative for a particular client.
Smith merchandises her store
with unique clothing and accessories,
but also classic favorites such as
Eileen Fisher. Ive had a thirty year
relationship with Eileen Fisher, Smith
says. I identify with the brand and
I was able to attach other lines that
compliment the Eileen Fisher client.
Some of these brands include
an edgy French-designed/Turkish-
manufactured line called Crea Concept,
a Brazilian textile artist called Cecilia
Prado and leather bags from the
Spanish brand Lupo Barcelona. Travel-
friendly clothing from Babette will be
new for this fall.
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Dog Day 5k
C OMMU N I T Y C OMMU N I T Y
By day, Pajer is a nancial adviser in
Doylestown. In her spare time she is the
race director for the Dog Day 5k. The
race is currently in its third year and
Pajer is an avid runner herself. She has
spent years in the running community
and is a kind soul who consistently
welcomes dogs into her family. Pajer
knew that many people do their daily
exercises with their dogs, but when it
came to a race day the dogs had to stay
home. She wanted to build an event
that celebrated dogs and allowed them
on the race course. This inspired her to
launch The Dog Day 5k.
Pajers mission was to celebrate and
promote healthy activity while uniting
the community and raising awareness
for animal advocacy, helping to
generating funds to support the cause.
Proceeds from the race benet Animal
LifeLine which provides support for
rescues, shelters and municipal groups
that advocate for homeless animals.
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and Uniting a Community
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Passion is what drives
us to do more. It allows
us to think differently
while creating and
accomplishing things
we were not aware we
could do. Passion is
what drives the founder
of the Dog Day 5k,
Susan Pajer.
Make your calendar
for this years Dog
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2nd at 10 am. Visit
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for information on
registration.
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C OMMU N I T Y
Since there had never been a race of
this kind in Doylestown, her biggest
hurdle was in nding a pet friendly
location to host the event.
In stepped Delaware Valley College.
The race has brought many in the area
to discover the beautiful grounds of
the College. This year, the dvc cross
country team will host the Animal
Lifeline Organization to further support
the community atmosphere. The benet,
says Pajer, was to give the runners and
dog lovers of the Bucks County area
the opportunity to experience a 5k with
their dogs at their side.
When Pajer began this journey, she
was eager to see how the community
would feel about an event of this
kind and was hoping to encourage
many diferent groups of people to
come together for such a worthwhile
cause. I like to identify where people
are heading before they even know.
Combining things that have not been
combined before is a way to facilitate
this process. Last year, the event
welcomed 400 runners with 200 dogs.
Standing on the starting line, I saw
many participants who had run dozens
of races, but nothing could match the
joy you could see in their eyes because
this time they had their dog by their
side. I could tell that this race was as
special as their rst.
As the participants of this event
know, having a pet in your life can
yield many positive results. There is
research that supports a connection
between owning a dog and having
a reduced risk of cardiovascular
problems like high blood pressure and
elevated cholesterol levels. Having
a dog by your side can help to reduce
anxiety, loneliness, lead to an increase
in activity and help in rehabilitation.
We share a very special connection
with our pets. The joy of racing side by
side during the Dog Day 5k validates
every minute that the volunteers give
to coordinating this massive feat.
The Dog Day 5k has grown to
host hundreds of runners and their
dogs. A new addition to the roster of
events is the team competition. This
is a wonderful way for co-workers,
neighbors and families to participate
as a group. All thats needed are four
runners, at least one dog and a team
name. There is no limit to team size
and if you have a team of 12 or more
your race T-shirts are customized
with your team name.
The race will take place on the cross
country course at the Del-Val campus.
There will be a 1.5 miles trail walk
(not timed, kids 12 and under walk free
with a parent) and a 3.1 miles trail run
that is timed. Prizes will be awarded
for team divisions, overall male and
female, and male and female by age
group. Of course there will also be dog
awards, but no need to bring a pup to
run the race.
In her professional and personal life,
Pajer is never satised with just being
good enough. She takes constant
strides to better herself and those
around her while selessly giving her
talent and time to create what does not
yet exist. In this case, Pajer conceived
and facilitated an incredible event
that fullls so many needs and goals.
Luckily for the dogs and their human
counterparts in this community,
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Representing a balanced mix of
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from 10 am to 6 pm, and Sundays
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available by appointment. The First
Annual International Art Exhibition
takes place in September with an
opening reception on the 13th from
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. On October
4th, the gallery will host renowned
Bucks County Impressionist Alan
Fetterman with a solo exhibition
reception from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.
The Timmons Gallery also ofers
custom framing and is available for
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from 15 pm. Jennifer Hansen Rolli
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on Oct. 18th from 59 pm and Oct. 19th
from 15 pm. A Women in the Arts
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Though the gallery
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referred to as contemporary expressionism. Barrett,
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landscapes and everyday life through brilliant colors.
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and Hes Taking Fellow New Jersey Artists with Him
Dion Hitchings
is Going International
with Outsider Art
New Jersey artist and Outsider Art
Gallery proprietor, Dion Hitchings,
is making his presence felt on the
international art scene. Though he
is inuenced by artists such as Jean-
Michel Basquait, Peter Max and Henri
de Toulouse-Lautrec, Hitchings style
is very unique. Fresh from a show in
Normandy, France, Hitchings took a
moment to discuss his own work and
busy fall schedule.
For those unfamiliar with outsider
art, the term refers to art created
by artists outside of the widely
established art school and art market
setting. His inspiration comes from
everything around himthe people
he sees every day, the details of his
dreams, nature and even what he sees
on the news. In reviewing Hitchings
portfolio, it quickly becomes apparent
that he is very uid in his artistic
style. Rather than conne his work to
a single genre, he explores a variety
A R T I S T A R T I S T
of subjects while using common art
supplies found in any childs backpack,
such as crayons and markers, to create
intricate pieces of art.
There are some constants within
Hitchings work, however; he tries
to draw or paint a self-portrait every
day. In almost every piece, eyes are
present. Not many people possess his
discipline to incorporate an intense
labor of artistic expression into their
daily routine, but Hitchings persists
with the self portraits. He explains
that this practice of deep introspection
is a way to dene both his world and
artistic techniques, although he has
noticed that he is getting older. When
asked to explain the most notable
feature of his work, the eyes, he simply
replies that the eyes tell all.
When not being featured in a show,
Hitchings works are displayed in the
Frenchtown, New Jersey Outsider Art
Gallery on Bridge Street. This type
This type of art has no rules
or boundaries to break, no certain
skills or techniques.
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A R T I S T A R T I S T
of art has no rules or boundaries to
break, no certain skills or techniques.
All of the artists are free to express
themselves in any way they see t
happy, sad, angry or any other thoughts
and emotions. Hitchings encourages
artists to express themselves, their
world and their minds in any way they
can imagine.
The gallery also exhibits the work
of local artists, including a group of
artists known as the A-Team. The
A-Team artists are mostly patrons of
the Trenton, New Jersey Soup Kitchen
who meet weekly to develop their art
individually or with feedback from the
other group members. While A-Team
art is on display year round at Outsider
The eyes tell all.
Art Gallery, a holiday show of postcard
style works is held each year for both
international artists and A-team
artists. Perforated postcard books
are made of the pieces and ofered
for sale at each show. Proceeds from
the show are donated for supplies to
the A-Team program and the Trenton,
New Jersey Soup Kitchen. This years
show, The Ornament Show, opens the
rst weekend in November and will
focused on Christmas tree ornaments.
Hitchings involvement with the
New Jersey artistic community is truly
expansive. In addition to producing
his own artwork and running Outsider
Art Gallery, he produces the magazine
SIC: A Neo-Outsider Publication.
Hitchings also prints a 12-page book
of the art pieces for every Outsider Art
Gallery artist. Last year, he showed
the entire Outsider Art Gallery at the
Grand BAZART A Bezu Art Fair in
Bezu St. Eloi, France, an outsider arts
festival, featuring 300 pieces from
eight artists. The gallery was asked
back for this years festival. Hitchings
and Outsider Art Gallery also recently
contributed several pieces to two
group shows in England. While
one has ended, The Alice 3.0: An
Alternative Wonderland group show,
is currently being held in Oxford,
England, and will be drawing to a close
in early September.
Closer to home, Hitchings is
curating The Neo-Outsider exhibit for
the Monmouth Museum in Lincroft,
New Jersey. He is one of several local
artists contributing pieces to the
show. The museum will be hosting the
show through September 7th. He is
also participating in the online Erotic
Signatures 2014 Creative Nude Art
Competition. On October 18th and
19th, Hitchings will be participating
as a juried-in artist at the 43rd annual
Kentuck Festival of the Arts in
Northport, Alabama.
As if this schedule has not earned
him the right to sit back and enjoy
his success, Dion Hitchings has
arranged to open a new gallery in
Gisors, France. Works from Outsider
Art Gallery, and some of his creations,
will begin transportation to France
in September in preparation for the
opening of the new gallery. We are
eagerly looking forward to more
details on this new gallery and what
will be inspiring Hitchings unique art
work in the future. | r
Visit the Outside Art Gallery at 10 Bridge
Street, Suite 4 in Frenchtown, NJ or online at
www.outsiderartgallery.net.
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A million inquisitive,
strange eyes staring at
me all at once, passing
judgment, staring
dismissively, wanton
bloodlust in their eyes
as young children tend
so often to have.
Kindergarten
Orientation
S E MA N T I C S S E MA N T I C S
This is my second Kindergarten
orientation so Im not nervous. The
soon-to-be kindergartners assemble
on the rug to watch the program about
a dinosaur and his friends explaining
bus rules and safety. This is followed by
a short bus ride (sans dinosaur, theyre
extinct). I scan the gallery and note
the anxious, rst-time parents. They
are fresh meat for the public school
system. I note their faces, fears and
anticipations, watch them strung out
on every word, gazing at the seemingly
stern, disciplinarian principal barking
out rules. They listen to teachers explain
how things will most assuredly be, not
knowing yet the best laid schemes of
mice and men often go awry, especially
when amidst a cadre of depraved, vapid
ve and six year olds. Has God no
mercy, I wonder?
I look at my kid. Hes lled with
similar anxieties, magnied as kids
tend to make these things. Hes a good
boy, not like the rest of these monsters.
Hell be ne. He just doesnt know that
quite yet. He doesnt know all these
strange faces will be acquaintances
soon, even friends maybe. Fortunately,
for all his anxieties, Grif seemingly
had none. Grif and my son had met
on the playground a few months back.
Theyd periodically see each other,
go talk politics and the economy
beneath the bleachers, smoking cigars,
drinking scotch, or whatever it is kids
do. And now he was there to make all
the loud noises less sinister.
The opening presentation ends,
the principal asks the kids to move
up front, followed then either by tears
and shrieks of terror. Others, bold,
condent, secure, lurch forward onto
the cafeteria linoleum. Now mine, I
notice, is ever so imperceptibly trying
to sneak behind his mothers legs. But
then Grif comes by, fearless. He sees
my boy, raises up his hand for a high
ve and says lets go. Of they go.
Fear is gone.
The great thing about a kids absolute
sincerity is the sweet yet brazen
simplicity of the whole thing. No
gesture has meaning beyond itself. It all
seems so perfectly innocent and pure.
Somewhere along the line all those
things get murky (re: feckless teenagers,
nefarious tweens). Agendas, plots,
schemes, all the things we nd in life
untenable, bewildering so often. This is
why we love children, sometimes. They
lack this, for the most part. Watching
them is a positive compared to all that
droll garbage I hear all night in the bar.
Sometimes schmaltz and cheese isnt
the worst dish.
They listen to teachers explain how things will most
assuredly be, not knowing yet the best laid schemes of mice
and men often go awry, especially when amidst a cadre
of depraved, vapid five and six year olds.
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S E MA N T I C S
I remember my rst day of
kindergarten surprisingly well. Its
everything beyond that that gets hazy.
I was in pm Kindergarten and Im
assuming my mom forgot school started
that day. She raised six kids so well give
her a pass. Regardless, I just remember
being late. I remember brushing my
teeth in my parents bathroom, which
strikes me as odd because, well, I dont
ever remember doing that. But then
again, the mind is a place of whimsy,
memories are myopic, often wrong, or, at
best, clouded. My mothers dressing me
as she would always dress me- dapper,
in navy blue nerd slacks and a super-
weak cream colored turtle neck. She
tried so hard to make me presentable
and smart with my hair combed over at
the cowlick where some strands stood
straight up, button down shirt, ooded,
pleated slacks, dork-siders on my feet
over top argyle socks. I remember, I
guess fourth grade, this new kid showed
up one day, just moved in from Ventura,
wearing Vans and a Vision Street Wear
Christian Hosoi T-shirt and then me, in
my pink button down tucked into my
tan slacks. He was awesome. Me, tool.
But back to the rst day of kindergarten.
I remember her yelling to hurry because
I was late for my rst day. I remember
a secretary walking me down to Mrs.
Krobs kindergarten room, me standing
in that back hall by the cafeteria at
Buckingham Elementary just by
the recess doors, scared as hell the
classroom door would open. A million
inquisitive, strange eyes staring at me
all at once, passing judgment, staring
dismissively, wanton bloodlust in their
eyes as young children tend so often to
have. Twenty minutes late, opening day
of school, which set the precedent for an
academic career mired in mediocrity,
largely due to a) constantly interrupting
class for cheap laughs and b) an
unnecessary hostility to anyone telling
me what to do, which combined, helped
me land a career as a bartender.
But thats neither here nor there.
What I remember of kindergarten
is that there were a bunch of trucks
against the back wall, all red, except for
the one awesome, lime green one. My
bus came second to last and Jeremey
Donaths came rst, so he always got
the green truck, which sucked cause
every other truck was red and unfun.
He rode 57a, the yellow bus, and I rode
Bus 125, the brown bus, which was
strangely humiliating, even though in
retrospect I couldve made fun of those
kids for riding on the pee bus.
I remember Mrs. Krob reading
a story one day and Bret Gregory
leaning over and saying, sex, s-e-x,
spelling it out for me and giggling,
saying pass it on. And once this kid
drew a big picture of Pac-Man when we
were supposed to draw a picture of what
Christmas meant to us and I laughed.
I still know people I met in elementary
school. Some kids Ive known pretty
much my whole life, and now we have
kids and the whole thing is odd. We
were just kindergartners, after all.
School was a drag, an unending
drag, and I begged and pleaded for it
to end. I graduated early, got out as
quick as possible, mocked the guidance
counselor when he asked dont you
want that senior year experience? It
ended unceremoniously. There were lots
of snow storms that year, lots of days
of, no clear disembarkation between
S E MA N T I C S
semesters. One day, I just told my
teachers I had to start college the next
day. It wasnt quite true, but I was over
them and they were over me. I called my
mom on a pay phone (something in the
prehistoric ages that accepted coins in
exchange for calling what they referred
to as a land line) that night from the
basketball game, told her I was sleeping
at Timmys. It was cool because I was
done school now. Oh, she said, and so
that was it. Suddenly the oppression,
the misery, it was done.
But now, in shockingly speedy time,
its my boy endeavoring up those bus
steps, about to learn things I dont want
him to know yet, exposed to things we
cant control. Helicopter moms who
spent time at the playground checking
to make sure the sliding board wasnt
too hot go crying into the bathroom,
locking the door behind them. The
future is not ours, its theirs, though
thats still just our secret. This life,
for all its seeming tedium, is strange,
moves entirely too fast. Kindergarten
embarks us on a most glorious,
miserable ride. Life starts the rst
time we climb up those bus steps, the
moment that hydraulic cracks closed
those doors, separates us from our
parents, severs whatever strands of
umbilical cord remain. In the end,
its what we make of it, like anything.
Friends and memories and a lifetime
later of what the hell just happened?
We probably misremember almost
all of it anyway. The scene changes.
A new generation of miscreants gets
unleashed on society.
Now, hes stepping onto the school
bus, disappearing into those giant,
green seats. So, this is my nal point.
My parents had my brothers and
sisters in a properly planned bunch,
then made a huge mistake and had me
a bunch of years later. My youngest
brother, seven years older, was always
my moms baby, although I was too.
She gets a mulligan. When he left
for college I remember sitting in the
back seat, shes up front crying, and
to comfort herself she turns to my
dad and says, Richard, he didnt turn
around to look at us. That means we
did a good job. Hell be ne. I think
about that periodically. And this
particular moment it came to me again
as my kid became just another kid on
a big, yellow school bus. He hopped on
the bus without so much as a glance.
That kid would probably run through
a wall. He doesnt care. And thats good,
I think. Hell be ne. Hes not the one
who needs to let go anyway. Its us, the
grown-ups, the sappy ones. The future,
thats his now. And its out of our hands.
And all I can think of is some random
T.S. Eliot and it oddly comforts me.
I knew there was a reason I studied that
crap. I grow old, I grow old, I shall wear
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But now, in shockingly speedy time, its my boy endeavoring
up those bus steps, about to learn things I dont want him
to know yet, exposed to things we cant control.
A C L OS E R L OOK A C L OS E R L OOK
When I reach Katia McGuirk through
phone, early on a Thursday evening,
she is driving back from Newport,
Rhode Island. She attended the towns
folk festival and was still marveling
about this years impressive lineup and
overall aesthetic atmosphere.
Ive been going maybe for like 20
years. It has changed so much and I
love that its just this indie thing [and]
blend now, and that theres so many
young vibrant people [there]. All the
hipsters, laughs McGuirk. Its not
just old heads.
Its surprising that McGuirk was
able to get away from her busy
schedule. Shes like most artists:
always creating new things. From
running her own tile business, to her
work with the residents of Neshaminy
Manor, McGuirk is typically involved
in several diferent projects at once.
Being one of 15 children, raised on
a farm in Maryland, McGuirk says
her rural upbringing is what helped
her master the art of multitasking.
McGuirk was able to detect similarities
between the two trades and she credits
her background as being the reason
she can juggle so much at one time.
A farmers work is never done,
says McGuirk. If people think farmers
plant in the spring and harvest in
the fall, negative. Its a continuum.
Youre doing something all the time.
Your work is never done. And that is
just drilled in your head. Theres not
a beginning, middle and end.
Go gure, I choose clay, continues
McGuirk. And its the same [as farming].
Clay, just like the weather, just like
the seed, just like the season, shapes
what youre going to do. And theres so
many hand processes. Everything you
make [with clay consists], minimum,
of six to seven processes by the time
you turn it out. So, I just think its like
farming. I was perfectly prepped.
BREAKING
THE MOLD
Katia McGuirk
Inspires
Communities
Through Art
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I always follow my heart.
Originally, McGuirk entertained
the idea of becoming an architect or
interior designer during her studies at
Rhode Island School of Design. After
taking a painting class, however, she
quickly learned that she liked the
idea and craft of making things. That
eventually led McGuirk to clay.
From her work with clay came the
draw to tile making. After discovering
Doylestown artist and designer,
Henry Chapman Mercer, McGuirk
became inspired to produce her own
unique tile, in a similar style. Like
Mercer, McGuirk hand makes her
products, going through a multitude
of steps before a creation is nished.
Katia Tiles is the space where these
processes take place.
I was already making tiles when
I found out about Henry Mercer, explains
McGuirk. [Discovering his work]
was cool because he was bringing the
dignity in labor, back in the Industrial
Age. He was one of the granddaddies
of the Arts and Crafts Movement,
which was keeping the hand in the
handmade look.
Over the last decade, the tile
industry has undergone major changes.
With the decline of the economy,
the rise in technology and market
competition from countries like China
and Mexico, McGuirk soon found
herself interested in creating her work
through a diferent platform.
Being able to share art within
communities is something she is
passionate about, which is what more
or less led McGuirk to teaching.
Working with young persons is
an especially rewarding job for
McGuirk. For the last four years,
McGuirk has become more involved
with Philadelphia youth through
her work at the Village of Arts and
Humanities. She is involved in a few
of the organizations programs such
as Village Industries and Learning
Through the Arts.
One of my mentors, Lily Yeh, who
is a pioneer and well-known artist
now, goes around the world and heals
communities and empowers people
through the arts. Shes the one who
planted the seed 26 years ago for [the
Village of Arts and Humanities],
explains McGuirk. [The Village] has
about 15 art parks and we ofer art
programs for inner city youth. I think
were the only free art programming
in 250 square blocks of where we are.
The Village has been around for
26 years and has proven to make
a diference. The types of programs
available range from fashion to
spoken work to music production.
A few years ago, McGuirk was asked
four to reinvigorate the clay studio at
the village. Teaching art is as important
to McGuirk as creating it. Over the
years, it has been a rewarding journey
for her.
A guidance counselor at Central
Bucks West High School used to
send me kids [because she thought
I could make a diference in their
lives], says McGuirk. It feels great
to hear from former students, years
later, expressing their gratitude for
inspiring their lives and showing
them how to use power tools to create
art. I do love that.
Like Henry Mercer did, McGuirk
resides in Doylestown with her family.
As she has done in Philadelphia and
several other places, McGuirk continues
to empower her own community through
similar powerful projects.
Freedom Square is a pocket park in
the Bucks County neighborhood that
was created to remember and honor
fallen heroes like Colby Umbrell and
Travis Manion. Both men were killed
while serving in Iraq.
I ended up working with two
mothers who were working through
the grief of losing their sons, says
McGuirk. We were trying to create
a space, a little pocket park, where
there would be a wall of remembrance
and a call to enter the arena and lead
from the front.
Freedom Square is continuously
being built upon, with McGuirk helping
to complete phase four of the park by
September 11th of this year.
Her projects dont end here. McGuirks
drive is unwavering. She always has
a lot on her plate, but that never stops
her from taking on the next challenge.
Reaching people through art is a 24/7
job and McGuirk is up for the task.
Ive just always been one of those
open people and opportunity has
always come my way, says McGuirk.
I always follow my heart. | r
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Something for Everyone
Stenella Antiques in Perkasie, Penn-
sylvania is one of the leading East
Coast sellers of high quality pre-owned
and new furniture. Owner Jim Stenella
is under contract with many estate
and bankruptcy attorneys to liquidate
the items inside estates and homes.
He also works closely with furniture
dealers, designers and other shop
owners to bring items in from New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and
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Most of our customers come to us
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of our other services such as appraisal,
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Whether you are looking for a table,
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know you needed, Stenella Antiques
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Stenella Antiques is regularly
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We once sold a clock to a customer
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store has shipped to include Australia,
Egypt, Dubai and Japan. They also
regularly ship to every state in the
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If youre interested in selling to
Stenella, they can have items picked
up from your location as well. The
store takes select consignments
of well cared for quality items from
customers who are looking to
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customer base is constantly looking
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hesitate to contact the shop. You may
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We are always seeking hard-to-
nd pieces and collections for our
inventory. Our goal for the fall is to
have new special orders from our
customers. We are dealers of Henkel
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We can order any of these manufacturers
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F OOD & D I N I N G F OOD & D I N I N G
For staf at Marsha Brown in New Hope, running an
authentic Creole-style restaurant means more than
just serving up plates of mouthwatering jambalaya
and crawsh. Its also in the spirit of the place; where
there is an emphasis placed on both going bold and
staying humble.
Its a whole experience here, and not just about
the food, says Wendy Kelly, general manager for
the restaurant. The service is above what youll nd
at the majority of the places you go and so is the
ambiance of the building itself.
The restaurant carries the personal
hallmarks of its owner and namesake,
Marsha Brown. Brown is a native of
Louisiana and with 20 years in the
restaurant business, she has traveled
extensively throughout the United States
and the world to trace the inuences
of ne Southern dining. Brown opened
her eponymous restaurant in New Hope
11 years ago with the idea to create
a rened Creole kitchen and lounge
that represented the authentic taste and
charm of New Orleans. The restaurant
is an extension of her own dining room,
where she could share her familys most
cherished recipes.
Shes someone who puts family
rst and cares abut the quality of the
New Hope is an
eclectic place and our
clientele are fabulous.
Theyre really just
great people.
To give the restaurants staf an authentic
taste of The Big Easy, Kelly says that Brown will
occasionally take the chefs and managers down
to New Orleans for a wine and cuisine tour.
The weddings go right
into the cocktail hour.
The bar opens the
minute they say I do.
restaurant and quality of the work
environment, Kelly says. Shes very
gracious with guests who come in and
walks around to every table.
To give the restaurant a true New
Orleans feel, Brown started with the
dcor. Purchasing a 19th century-era
church that was being used as a ea
market, Brown gutted the building
and lled it with furniture and accents
that bring the bayous of Louisiana to
mind. While the downstairs is more
of a quaint, charming space with fabric
booths and a square bar that caters to
the cocktail hour, the upstairs ofers an
explosion of grandeur. There, beneath
a high, vaulted ceiling and surrounded
by original stained glass windows, sits
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a room designed for ne dining for as
many as 170 people.
Its a whole diferent world up
there, Kelly says.
Dominating the space is a gigantic,
40-foot commissioned painting titled
Redemption, by Valeriy Belenikin.
A depiction of St. George hunting lions,
Kelly says the painting demonstrates
that with violence, nobody really wins.
Combined with gold accents on
decorations along the wall and banisters,
and with jazz music playing softly
through the restaurants speakers, Kelly
says the space channels nola.
Thats the thing about New
Orleans; it has that big, bold history,
Kelly says.
To give the restaurants staf an
authentic taste of The Big Easy, Kelly
says that Brown will occasionally take
the chefs and managers down to New
Orleans for a wine and cuisine tour.
Kelly, along with head chef David
Wall, took advantage of the invite
earlier this year.
We were able to look at a lot
of diferent ideas for our menu
development, says Wall, adding that
the restaurant hopes to improve its
already stellar reputation for Creole
cuisine. We have very good jambalaya,
and my personal favorite is the crawsh
etoufee. Its almost like a stew and is
out of this world- it isnt found around
here at all.
In addition to other seafood oferings
like lobster and salmon, Wall adds
that the steaks are not to be dismissed.
The restaurant has a large selection
of prime cuts.
From a service perspective, Kelly
says the trip to New Orleans also
helped her understand what southern
hospitality really means.
You learn what its all about
there; about how food mixes with
community, Kelly says. Thats what
[Brown] wants to portray. That you
can have ne dining and also still
have a great time with your friends.
Marsha Brown knows a thing or
two about throwing a party. Kelly says
one of the restaurants main draws is
as an event and banquet space, even
holding about three dozen weddings
a year. Using the upstairs space,
couples will join hands at the alter
before making the dash to the back
of the room for libations.
The wedding goes right into the
cocktail hour, Kelly says, laughing.
The bar opens the minute they
say I do.
Local celebrities often make
appearances, Kelly says, with New
Hope mayor Laurence Keller ofciating
many of the marriages and the people
on the playbill of the nearby Bucks
County Playhouse often celebrating
opening night with a intimate dinner
in the restaurants choir loft section.
Theyll often come up and have
a cocktail party, Kelly says. She adds
that Taxi star Marilu Henner and
Murder She Wrotes Angela Lansbury
have been guests of the restaurant.
But aside from wild celebrations
and celebrity sightings, Kelly says
Marsha Brown really prides itself on
being intertwined with the New Hope
community. She says the restaurant
aims to be a part of an accepting
community, where all who choose to
dine there can expect to be treated to
great food and great service.
New Hope is an eclectic place and
our clientele are fabulous. Theyre
really just great people, Kelly says.
We care about our guests. Everybody
has to be happy, thats our goal. | r
Marsha Brown is located at 15 South Main
Street, New Hope. Lunch is served seven
days a week from 11:30 am to 4:00 pm.
Dinner hours are 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm on
MondayThursday, 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm
on Friday and Saturday, and Sunday from
4:30 pm to 9:00 pm. For reservations
www.marshabrownrestaurant.com or call
215.862.7044.
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The restaurant has a large selection
of prime cuts.
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