Room setting of furnishings by makers like RJ Horner, Karpen, and Thomas Brooks. JD’s workshop. It is where the restoration takes place at his careful hand and that of his friend and employee, Josh Bonner. The men have a number of quality power tools at their disposal but prefer to rely on tools with which the furniture was actually built. They restore furniture to correct neglect and damage, but not to make it flawless or appear brand new. It should reflect its history and sense of timelessness and quality. “This is basically hand work. It always comes down to rubbing your finger raw with a little piece of sandpaper,” JD says.
As a designer and visionary, JD will also visit a home and help owners select perfect investment-quality pieces. He played an integral part in furnishing The Queen Anne Mansion in Eureka Springs. Owners of that fully-restored historic home, Lata and Steve Lovell, say they have already been to see JD’s new store in charming West Fork. "When we met JD in 2010, he instantly became our foremost expert concerning the antique collection at The Queen Anne Mansion. His knowledge of antiques is astounding. Whether the challenge is to
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confirm the provenance of our existing collection, find a special piece that we are missing or restore a valued piece to its pristine condition, we can always count on JD,” Lata Lovell says. JD credits his early start in the business and the great role models in his family for his success. “But it’s confidence that can get you to accomplish great things. It surpasses raw talent,” he says. Like many American men, he has noticed a tendency to become distracted and take on several projects at a time, but he said his wife tempers him and he now values, and aspires to have, greater focus. His dream is to expand the mindset of people in the region to embrace antiques as investment pieces. He enjoys sharing his knowledge and exposing misconceptions and folklore about antiques. He is proud to have a quality store to properly display his handiwork. “This is completely satisfying,” JD says. “I love being surrounded by things that are beautiful and have value. It’s different from buying stocks, which you can’t touch and have no control over, and each piece has its own story.” For more information contact: JD Design & Antiques
274 Main Street, West Fork, Arkansas 479-283-1816, jdgass76@hotmail.com
Wonderful Victorian marble top sideboard and extremely rare Victorian dental cabinet.
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Chasing the Crush
Quick quiz: Is an olive a fruit or vegetable? How long will olive oil remain fresh on the shelf? What’s the best method for producing rich, flavorful balsamic vinegar? And how can you replace butter with olive oil for baking? (See answers at end of the article). Grocery store shelves offer many choices for olive oil today. But the quality, origin and processing of that oil can vary greatly. The best olive oil will transform the flavor and nutritional value of food, so shoppers should choose carefully. Fresh Harvest has opened in Eureka Springs, offering ultra-premium extra virgin olive oils, fused and infused olive oils, gourmet oils and balsamic vinegars from Modena, Italy that are carefully harvested and processed to ensure the peak of freshness, taste and health benefits. Imagine organic butter-flavored olive oil and Vermont maple balsamic vinegar drizzled and melted over pancakes and sweet 12
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potatoes. Persian lime olive oil and blackberry-ginger balsamic vinegar brightening fresh salad greens. And olive oil fused with blood oranges which deepen the rich flavor in chocolate brownies. At Fresh Harvest, shoppers can taste these, and dozens of other oils and vinegars, and can learn new recipes to inspire a cook and satisfy diners. Browsing at Fresh Harvest is an experience that is both flavorful and educational. Allow at least 30 minutes for your first trip, as there is much to see and savor within the clean, modern store. If you think olive oils and balsamic vinegars are largely the same, this shopping experience will surprise you. The store is designed to showcase tasting and pairing. Each of the 32 oils and 30 varieties of balsamic vinegar can be sampled. At the pairing bar, customers can combine flavors to make vinaigrettes for vegetables or fruit salads, or for marinating and glazing meats.
Most Americans are familiar with the benefits of extra virgin olive oil, which is professed to lower the risk of stroke and heart disease, and is rich in monounsaturated fatty acids and polyphenols to help your body manage blood glucose levels and reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes. But as the oil is now marketed on a massive scale, stores increasingly carry adulterated oil, which is impure or mixed with other types or lower grades of oil to cut production costs.
Each product is stored in a stainless steel container from Italy called a Fusti, which prevents exposure to light and air. Bottles for sale are filled fresh each day. The crush date and chemistry makeup is available for all the Fresh Harvest ultra-premium extra virgin olive oils. Owners Troy Johnson and Steve Ketchersid want to give customers a discriminating perspective, so their customers feel excited about using olive oil and balsamic vinegars to enhance their dining experiences. Supermarket brands can’t match the quality and value of their products, Johnson said; nor do many oils and vinegars purchased at cooking and other specialty stores. The oil from olives is sacred in Mediterranean culture, where for centuries it has been used as a beauty aid and for religious rituals, cooking, cleaning, medicine and lighting. What we now consider basic food-grade olive oil would have been considered the quality for burning in lamps long ago in Mediterranean lands, according to Extra Virginity by Tom Mueller, a book available at Fresh Harvest which examines the history of olive oil. The oil commonly found on supermarket shelves can often be smelly, rancid, and downright fake, Mueller wrote.
Johnson and Steve Ketchersid buy their oils from a a family-run company that owns an olive plantation and operates a state-of-the-art olive oil mill in the North African country of Tunisia, near the coastal town of Monastir in Sicily. This family has been in the olive oil business for nearly 100 years. Through this family relationship they
are able to hand pick premium olive oils from all over the world and work directly with farms. The Fresh Harvest oils come from both hemispheres. In the northern hemisphere, the crushing season spans from early October to late February, and in the southern from April to June. “People come in and say, I just want some regular olive oil,” Troy Johnson said. “Many Americans are thinking they’re getting the health benefits of regular olive oil, but even in high-end stores you have to be careful because most of these products are adulterated with canola oil and are definitely not extra virgin olive oil, regardless 2NJoymag.com
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of labeling. High-quality, hand harvested premium extra virgin olive oils are more like elixirs; they are extremely nutritional and offer a myriad of other benefits.” Cheaper, lesser quality oils offer diminished nutrition and flavor, Johnson explained. “Some companies wait until the olives are black and filled with juice, and then they shake the trees and rake up the fruit that falls. That is a cheaper method and pickers aren’t needed, and you get more juice—but you sacrifice nutrition.” Much research in recent years has shown that up to 2/3 of the olive oil sold under common brand names is adulterated or mislabeled. In contrast, to produce premium oils, the tender, young olives are crushed within six hours of harvest. This process preserves the beneficial polyphenols and reduces free fatty acids. Balsamic vinegars sold in the Fresh Harvest store are real balsamic condimento from Modena, Italy, and all varieties are barrel aged for between 12 and 18 years. Johnson said the vast majority of "Balsamic" on the market is just red wine vinegar with thickeners and artificial sweeteners. “Our balsamic is the real deal. You taste the difference immediately,” he said. Johnson comes from a family of male cooks, but he wasn’t always an olive oil fan. He first tasted unadulterated, fresh oil in an
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olive oil and vinegar specialty store in Berkeley, California, where he met the family from which he now obtains oils and vinegars for Fresh Harvest. The experience changed his outlook and made him want to leave the banking industry and become an entrepreneur. Johnson and Ketchersid, who have owned a home in Eureka Springs for seven years, opened Fresh Harvest in the fall of 2012. Local chefs and restaurants are taking note of Fresh Harvest’s products, Johnson said. The Stone House uses the store’s balsamic vinegars, and local chef Karen Gross uses the products -- and sends her students by the store after cooking classes. The store also carries a quality selection of gourmet kitchen items such as glass cruets to help one achieve a perfect drizzle of oil, cheese bakers, cutting boards, balsamic jams, cheese knives and finishing salts. The space also serves as an art gallery featuring a new local artist each quarter. The owners are dedicated to keeping prices low, so customers will truly make use of the products. Stop by soon to begin your taste adventure and improving your health!
ANSWERS: The olive is a fruit, and olive oil generally has a shelf life of 12-18 months. To make the best balsamic vinegar: Cook grapes over wood flames in copper pots. Strain and add a small amount of vinegar to inoculate. Rotate in wood barrels for at least 12 years! To replace butter with olive oil in baking, for best results use a product such as Fresh Harvest’s organic butter-flavored vegan oil, and reduce the amount used by ¼. You’ll be pleased with the moist result! A Mediterranean diet rich in olive oil, nuts, beans, fish, fruits and vegetables can prevent 30 percent of heart attacks, strokes and deaths from heart disease, according to a study published in February 2013 in the New England Journal of Medicine. The large, rigorous study followed 7,447 people in Spain. The Mediterranean daily diet included 4 tablespoons of olive oil or a handful of nuts, along with at least three servings of fruit and two servings of vegetables. The diet also included fish three times a week, legumes (beans, peas and lentils) at least three times a week, white meat instead of red and seven glasses of wine per week with meals. Source: www.nejm.org. Fresh Harvest 512 Village Circle Eureka Springs, AR 72632 479-253-6247 www.FreshHarvest.co
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The super popular “White Street Walk” happens on Friday, May 17th. The “Books in Bloom” literary fest happens on Sunday, May 19th at The Crescent Hotel with featured writers like Catherine Coulter and Iris Simantal. The literary scene continues with The Writer’s Colony Poetluck salon on Thursday, May 16th, and a “Tales from the South” writing workshop on Sunday, May 5th.
Looking for photography lessons? No problem! Nationally known photographer, Susan Storch will give you lessons on how to take family portraits during her Mother’s Day workshop. Then hop in your car and go to the Southwind Stage for a new production geared for family entertainment. Relax at Chelsea’s on any given Wednesday night when Robert Norman challenges you to “Drink & Draw”. Visit Artfacts on May 25th and check out Jimmy Leach’s new homework assignment. He’ll be there showing his new paintings of some of the most charming and h i s t o r i c homes of Eureka. Not enough yet? Okay – if you’re into antiques and crafts, don’t miss the War E a g l e 20
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Antique and Craft Show May 3-5th. For folk art fans – there’s no place like Wilson and Wilson Folk Art with new work unveiled every day during the month. The North Main Art Market is another great event that will be open May 25th. Cynthia Dupps unwraps her “mypod” sculpture exhibit at Community First Bank on May 14th. On Saturday May 11th, visit the Pine Mountain Village Arts and Crafts Fest. Did I mention constant music and performances around town and at the AUD?
A special event of the Eureka Springs Preservation Society will happen at the Grand Central Hotel on Thursday, May 16th when they premier a new historic walking tour and video.
As you stroll through town, you’ll most likely spot some plein air artists at work. It’s okay –you can talk to them. You might also spot local musicians jamming at various locations.
It’s okay – you can dance and sing-along if you want. Eureka Springs is all about fun. Every gallery in town (and there are a lot) has special exhibits and artists on hand for meet and greets and demonstrations.
The Eureka Springs Art Wall will have an all new display of public art panels celebrating “The Spirit of the Ozarks” created by the talented art students from the Eureka Springs High School.
If you’ve never visited Eureka Springs, put on some comfy clothes and shoes, relax and take it all in. If you’ve been to Eureka during the May Festival of the Arts, you know the treat you’re in for no matter when you visit during the month. Ah – but we have some surprises this year – so you’ll definitely want to come back. More events are being added every week, so keep up with us by visiting any of the following sites for a complete calendar and schedule:
www.eurekaspringsfestival ofthearts.com www.eurekasprings.org
www.eurekaspringsartwall.com Follow us on FaceBook at https://www.facebook.com/ pages/Eureka-Springs-MayFestival-of-the-Arts/
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Arts & Culinary Festival
Entire Month of June 2013
By Marilyn H Collins
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Arts & Culinary Festival Looking for perfect entertainment for the entire family? You can’t beat the month-long Downtown Bentonville (Arkansas) “Arts & Culinary Festival.” Events fill days and nights with arts, music, food, film, and more — centered around a colorfully landscaped hometown square complete with a Confederate soldier statue and bubbling fountain. “What I find most beautiful about downtown is the element of surprise,” said Daniel Hintz, Executive Director of Downtown Bentonville, Inc. (DBI). He and his staff are responsible for many of these surprise elements that delight visitors and residents alike. Special focus on the arts and incredible culinary choices fill the entire month of June for the festival’s second year. “This event is possible through the shared vision of entrepreneurship by local businesses, city government, and the enthusiastic support and involvement of downtown residents,” explained Daniel. Even though downtown Bentonville swings all year long, June is the height of the season. Folks of all ages stroll the streets enjoying an amazing variety of foods that please the most discerning palates, both from restaurants on the square and along the charming side streets. You can join the early-riser crowd at the Farmers’ Market each Saturday. Just like in small town markets of the past, you’ll find booths filled with fresh foods, homemade jams/jellies and crafts, along with gluten-free and vegan baked goods, cooking demonstrations and much more. A full list of events for the June Arts & Culinary Festival, along with ticket information and additional sponsors, can be found on DBI’s website (www.downtownbentonville.org).
June 1, Art Fete The kick-off event for the festival takes place at the historic and stately Peel Mansion. Join this lively party in savoring a variety of food choices prepared by local chefs while enjoying the beautifully-appointed rooms filled with live music. It’s also an exclusive opportunity to take a first look at selected art displayed during the Art Walk later in the month. NCR is the primary sponsor. June 6-13-20-27, Notes at Night The Pressroom hosts jazz every Thursday evening in June. Performers are being finalized. Susan and Charles Chambers and The Pressroom are primary sponsors.
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June 7–8, Bentonville Art Walk Expanded to two days this year, the annual art and jazz event forms the cornerstone of the festival. All original art ranging from traditional to contemporary will be offered for sale. The art on display includes watercolor, oil, acrylic, pastel, and mixed media; drawings; photographs; woodcuts, intaglio, and other print techniques; collage; weaving and other fabric works; ceramics; basketry, woodworking; jewelry; lampworked glass beads and sculptures; and works in beveled or fused glass, according to DBI. The creativity, color and energy displayed by the works will delight viewers. Boyce A. Billingsley and Becky and Tom McCoy are primary sponsors. June 15-22-29, Art Park at the Bentonville Farmers Market Bring the family and enjoy hands-on experiences with various art mediums offered by the Bentonville Farmers Market. June 22, 4320 Film Challenge This event offers an incredible opportunity for filmmakers to write, direct, produce, and act in their own original play. Applicants only have 72 hours to complete their films, and they are given the subject matter and one specific prop they must include. Films will be open to the public and shown at the Bentonville Public Library. Filmmakers may go online to DBI to apply.
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June 26, Backstage Downtown – Road to Beard House This fundraiser offers community participation to help showcase three of Bentonville’s top chefs at the James Beard House in New York City. Chef Rob Nelson of Tusk & Trotter, Chef Jacob Harr from Eleven at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, and Chef Matt McClure from The Hive at 21c Museum Hotel were invited to partner in creating a menu featuring Arkansas cuisine. Tickets will be available to preview their menu creations. Check DBI for details. Tusk & Trotter is a primary sponsor. June 30, Cocktails at Compton Gardens Culminating this month-long art, music and culinary extravaganza will be an evening of live music, food, and specialty beverages. Enjoy the relaxing atmosphere in Compton Garden’s natural setting. Tickets are available from DBI. Throughout the festival, local restaurants will sponsor special events, demonstrations, and workshops. For more detailed information on the Arts & Culinary Festival as well as events throughout the year in downtown Bentonville, contact DBI (www.downtownbentonville.org).
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21C Museum Hotel
And You Thought Fayetteville Was Funky By Robin Mero
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Meet the Owners
Hoteliers and philanthropists Laura Lee Brown and Steve Wilson live on a 1,000-acre working farm in Goshen, Kentucky, where they focus on sustainable farming and preservation. Brown is the great-granddaughter of the founder of the Brown-Forman liquor empire (think Jack Daniels and Southern Comfort). She is a painter and photographer, and her work adorns the walls of some guest rooms in 21C Bentonville. Wilson was in charge of public relations for several governors of Kentucky. They both grew up on farms in the region, and are impassioned collectors of contemporary art.
Steve Wilson and Laura Lee Brown
The couple has a long-term commitment to sustainability. At Woodland Farms, the gardens produce heirloom varieties of organic fruits and vegetables for the restaurant in Louisville’s 21C Museum Hotel. The farm is home to a weather station and has a lumber yard and mill, where furniture is made from the wood of fallen trees. The couple raise heritage breeds of bison, hogs and chickens. The farm manager runs a bio-diesel business there, so the farm is operated almost exclusively on biofuel made from recycling cooking oil from local restaurants. Brown and Wilson live in a restored farmhouse filled with contemporary art that is ever changing, just as in their hotels. “They live with art in every room of the house and even in the hay fields,” said Stephanie Greene, 21C’s public relations manager. When the steel, glass and wood doors of 21C Museum Hotel swing open to welcome you, as they inevitably will at the hand of a dapper doorman, please leave your expectations and conventions outside. You can leave them beside the huge metal sculpture of a neon-orange tree, which looks as if it sprouted basketball hoops, and retrieve them on your way out. You’ve no use for them here.
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A partnership between the Walton family, 21C and the local nonprofit Bentonville Revitalization Inc. raised $28 million to construct the 4-story hotel, located an earshot north of the county courthouse on Bentonville’s town square. Walking trails connect the hotel with Crystal Bridges, one-quarter mile north. Chris McNamara • Bellman / Valet
This hybrid hotel and museum is quirky. Odd. Provocative, which is a word the doormen say they often hear from first-time visitors. Perhaps the best way to judge this exotic new hybrid museum-hotel in Bentonville is to gauge how you feel upon leaving. Are you lighter? Inspired by the engagement of dusty corners in your whole brain? That’s certainly the hope of hotel founders Steve Wilson and Laura Lee Brown, a married couple who live on a farm in Ashville, Kentucky. They’re well known in their community for having revitalized downtown Louisville by converting abandoned tobacco and bourbon warehouses into the first 21C Museum Hotel. Their voluminous collection of contemporary works by living artists is a record of time, as it deals with critical issues of technology, race, sexuality and the environment. Walmart heiress Alice Walton and her family encountered Wilson and Brown and their flagship hotel in Louisville, and decided that a 21C hotel would make a stylish respite for visitors to Alice Walton’s new museum, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.
The 21C building, designed by Architect Deborah Berke, has a stark, basic brick exterior—but don’t be fooled. When you visit, bring your sense of humor, candor, and your inner child. The 21C common spaces are open all the time. You can wander in, day or night, to visit the art. Like Crystal Bridges, it’s intended to be a community center and to be free. You may lounge in the lobby with your tablet or laptop. Enjoy a meal in The Hive, the acclaimed hotel restaurant. Experience happy hour in the trendy bar. The hotel offers many options for business space, such as conference rooms with the latest technology and banquet spaces to serve up to 250. There are unique indoor or outdoor spaces for weddings, parties and special events, large or quaintly small.
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art even in the gym, as from the ceiling is suspended an oversized, obese masked man with huge wings, otherwise known as Fat Bat (2005), by Virginié Barré of France. Room rates range from $175 to $450. A guest card gives you access to an even larger collection of art. Each floor features vitrines filled with the work of Arkansas artists, and floor lobbies are wallpapered with art images and collages. Should you still need convincing as to this hotel’s distinction, consider the general manager: Emmanuel Gardinier. A native of Paris, Gardinier held top positions at exclusive hotels on tiny, reclusive islands in the Caribbean, in Europe, Florida and—most recently—in Charleston, S.C. Fat Bat - Artist: Virginié Barré
Already, the hotel ranks high with guests, who indicate they love the service, and the character and comfort of the rooms. According to the Market Metrics Hospitality Index, guests so far rated the hotel at 97 out of 100 (The index is also used by other premier hotels, such as the Ritz Carlton). “We’re not a white glove-type establishment, but we have high quality,” Gardinier said. Rooms are casual but elegant, with mini bars, espresso machines and mood lighting. But above all, Gardinier values old-fashioned service. His favorite feedback so far came from a female guest who, while browsing the exhibits, was surprised when an employee mopping the floor offered expertise about the art. “Hospitality is a matter of spirit and attitude, not luxury,” Gardinier said. The hotel’s roughly 100 employees don’t wear uniforms or nametags. Those can be dehumanizing, Gardinier said. Employees distinguish themselves by wearing neon-green penguin pins.
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The green penguins have become a familiar sight for locals, and penguin statutes are scattered throughout the hotel, to represent the whimsical, unpredictable quality of 21C.
The museum spaces offer nine permanent works, and the rest of the art collection will change twice a year. The art is contemporary and thought provoking, from artists both emerging and acclaimed. The mediums include sculpture, video, photography and multimedia. Permanent works include FLOW 5.0, an interactive sculpture by Dutch artist and innovator Daan Roosegaarde. The L-shaped piece is made of hundreds of tiny metal ventilators, with sensors that respond to sound and movement. Tree of 40 Fruit, by American artist Sam Van Aken, is an outdoor live piece that will literally grow forty varieties of fruit from the family of stone fruits, including peaches, plums, apricots, nectarines and cherries. Its grafted branches are in bloom this spring, and eventually the tree will bear fruit for use in the restaurant.
“The founders care about downtown and providing great, free access to art,” curator Alice Gray Sites said. “In Louisville, they’ve played a strong role in revitalizing downtown and have become part of the city’s identity. There, the expectation is that the museum provides new, exciting, innovative, thought-provoking ideas, and that spirit will now continue in Bentonville.”
The remaining 12,000 square feet of exhibit and event space contains art collections that will change and evolve. Pieces are as diverse as a taxidermied turkey adorned with a long, flowing red wig; post-apocalyptic landscape portraits of Agbogbloshie, a 4-acre town in Ghana known for being an electronic dumping ground; and a disco-ball-like tribute to the demotion of Pluto.
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An Anniversary Odyssey “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” by Ed Delk
“It Began in Quebec City” The single step began long before the journey. In the spring of 2011, my wife and I began planning a trip for our sixtieth wedding anniversary. We had cruised the Danube and Rhine from Budapest to Amsterdam for our fiftieth and wanted something equally enchanting, but without the flight to Europe. We found just what we wanted in a cruise on the Saint Lawrence Seaway that included our anniversary, Oct. 20. It began in Quebec City and ended in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Highlighted below are a few of the many cities we visited on our odyssey. Quebec City Perched high above Cap Diamant, overlooking the Saint Lawrence River, sits the Chateau Frontenac. The historic resort dominates the city’s skyline and its architecture is as imposing as its size. Not far downriver is the Citadel, a large fortress built to protect the city from attack from the river. Below the Citadel sits the Plains of Abraham, where the British defeated the French and removed the French presence from North America, although French is still the first language in Quebec. 36 |
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Quebec City, full of fine restaurants and shops with many gardens and green spaces, is best seen on a horse-drawn carriage ride. A short five miles from the city is the beautiful Montmorency Falls. A little farther away are the awesome twin spires of the Roman Catholic basilica of Ste. Anne de Beaupre. Gaspe Downstream from Saguenay, the Saint Lawrence widened and became more of an estuary than a river. Weather was magnificent, along with the fall colors on each side. Where the river joins the Gulf of Saint Lawrence lies the Gaspe Peninsula, with the town of Perce, the hub of commerce. A short distance offshore is Perce Rock, a monolith with a hole through it. A little further out is Bonaventure Island, home to the largest group of nesting sea birds in the world, including gulls, gannets and kittiwakes.
Halifax Halifax, founded by Lord Cornwallis in 1749. It is the major seaport for all of Canada because of its year-round open harbor. In April of 1912, Halifax was the closest city to the Titanic. Many of the survivors were transported to the city, along with a number of bodies. The Fairview Lawn cemetery holds the remains of many of the unclaimed bodies, and many Titanic relics are exhibited at the Maritime Museum. Two of the best places to visit are Saint Paul’s Anglican Church, the oldest Anglican church in North America, and the Public Gardens, the world’s largest Victorian gardens. A side trip to Peggy’s Cove, reputed to be the most photographed fishing village anywhere, is a must. Don’t miss the lighthouse.
Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park We returned to the United States for our next stop: Bar Harbor, Maine. It’s noted for tourism, summer homes for the rich and famous and as the gateway to Acadia National Park, one my favorites of all our National Parks. Many summer homes and the park were devastated in 1947 by a huge forest fire, but on a morning walk around town we saw most homes and buildings have been rebuilt and the park has returned to its previous glory. Newport, Rhode Island Newport is home to many stately homes, but the Elms differs from most Newport mansions because it was designed by a relative newcomer to architecture. Since a Philadelphia family built it and used an architect from that city, it is one of the more opulent homes and worth a tour.
At Sea After 12 days, we arrived in Fort Lauderdale. It was a magnificent anniversary odyssey.
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LIVE! From Eureka Springs – it’s
“Tales From The South: Eureka Stories”
By Sandy Martin Photos Courtesy of WCDH
Everybody has a story to tell. But nobody can spin a yarn like us Southerners! Or so thinks Paula Morell and a bunch of folks around the globe. Paula created “Tales from the South” and Temenos Publishing Company, a small literary press, in 2005 after the family moved to Little Rock from New Orleans. She opened The Starving Artist Café in Little Rock’s hip Argenta District with her husband, Jason, and immediately envisioned a stage, lights and regular folk sittin’ around telling tales and singin’ songs. It didn’t take long for the spoken word to get around, and now the place is packed every Tuesday night when they do their show live from the café. “Tales from the South” has grown to be an international broadcast mainstay of the literary scene that is broadcast on national public radio via KUAR, and on international public radio satellite channels. It’s been described as “an intelligent evening out with a good dinner.” Can’t beat that! The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow is tickled pink to be partnering with “Tales from the South” to do a live broadcast from Eureka Springs on June 16th from Caribe Restaurant. The show will feature local talent telling their true 38
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stories about Eureka Springs and its many colorful characters. Local musicians (folk and bluegrass) will also be featured. So why should you care? Well, you’re a southerner for one, and chances are you’ve spent some time in Eureka Springs. And you probably came away with a tale or two. To submit a story for consideration and to read it on the live show, you don’t have to be a resident of Eureka Springs – you just have to have a true, first-person story about Eureka Springs. To help shape your story, Paula will be conducting a writing workshop at The Writers’ Colony on Sunday, May 5th, at 2PM During the workshop, she will teach participants how to write their true “Tales” for the show, how to present them on radio, and discuss the story submission process.
The chosen storytellers become the stars on Sunday, June 16th, 2013, during a broadcast performed in front of a live audience at Caribe Restaurant. This collaboration meets and advances the mission of The Writers’ Colony by being a venue for hosting local works and historical writings from the area, and shining a national
spotlight on them. The “Tales from the South: Eureka Stories” program is all about stories, music, and ideas connecting people to people through personal experiences, history, traditions, and philosophy. The stories written may stimulate ideas and memories from the audience and inspire them to explore their own cultural heritage and shared community experiences. The stories may provide insight into the community, our history and our cultural evolution – or just be a funny story or a poem or a song about a character you met, or an experience you had in Eureka Springs. For more information and to sign up for the workshop, contact Linda Caldwell The Writers’ Colony: 479-253-7444, email: director@writerscolony.org.
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REVIVE Health with bio-identical hormone replacement therapy ROGERS—When Dr. Jennifer Bingham treats patients in her office for various health problems, she often sees that some of the issues could have been avoided with simple preventative measures.
By Jamie Smith
“I see a lot of patients who put things off but I realize why they put it off,” she said. “They are (dealing with) disease progression and are feeling bad, but they are trying to fit it into Dr. Jennifer Bingham today’s lifestyle.” Today’s lifestyle is busy, filled with appointments and little time to spend in the doctor’s office. Everyone from executives to stay-at-home moms face trying to find enough time for that delicate balance of work versus taking care of themselves. Add to that the fact that doctors are increasingly busy and often don’t have as much time to spend with patients as they would like. A new clinic opened in November 2012 in Rogers with hopes of helping to stave off some of the health problems that many adults see in later life. Dr. Bingham serves as the medical director for REVIVE Health, which offers physician-superphysician-super vised, bio-identical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) and an array of other wellness programs. The Doctor, who continues to operate her own internal medimedi cine practice in Huntsville and Fayetteville, has practiced medicine in Northwest Arkansas for 15 years. She received her medical degree from the University of Kansas Medical Center. REVIVE Health can help prevent or delay diseases common to aging by offering B12-lipotropic, MIC and ultra-MIC shots for energy, weight-loss products and general well-being programs such as flu shots. The clinic is designed specifically to be walk-in only, except for the initial evaluations, which must be scheduled.
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REVIVE Health President Ava Wilder said this style of clinic is becoming more popular in other parts of the country like Memphis, Tenn. and she believes it will be a well-received service in Northwest Arkansas. “We’re very much a walk-in clinic. We’re about being convenient and quick,” she said. “People can get their shot and leave.” The bio-identical hormones are organic or naturally growing, Wilder explained. “There are virtually no side effects because they are bio-identical,” she said. Women have three primary hormones and men have one. As people approach their 30s, the body naturally starts producing less of the necessary hormones. This leads to decreased energy, disturbed sleep, lowered sex drive, difficult concentration, potential muscle loss and weight gain. Patients will often test within the so-called normal range,
“It’s a vicious cycle that hopefully we can stop early by making (wellness care) more convenient,” stated Dr. Bingham. Richard and Lacreta Thibodeaux live in Springdale and have been receiving treatments at the clinic since January. They agreed to be interviewed about the success they’ve already found in just a few short months. “I was starting to have hot flashes,” Lacreta Thibodeaux said. “The main thing was that I was waking up with night sweats.” Now that she’s been receiving bio-identical hormone therapy, she’s noticed a significant improvement. “I’m sleeping a lot better and in general, I just feel much better,” she said. “It’s well worth getting checked out.” Her husband agreed. He had started noticing a few changes that he initially attributed to simply “growing older.” He lost interest in several hobbies and didn’t feel like getting out and about like he used to, Richard Thibodeaux said. “I also noticed that it was harder to lose a few pounds than it had been before,” he said. He admits being skeptical at first, but was willing to give REVIVE Health a try.
but the results are not necessarily what is right for the person. “Where you are in that normal range may not be normal to you,” Dr. Bingham said. “Our programs are very individualized.” For example, men who have decreased testosterone experience a decrease in muscle mass and an increase in central obesity (belly fat). That leads to hypertension and generally being less active because the person doesn’t feel well. Less activity leads to more problems. Women also experience a decrease in testosterone, which decreases their overall sense of well-being. 42
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“It made a big difference. I’m going outside the house more and doing stuff in the shop like I used to. I just feel better in general,” he said. “I’m sleeping all night too like I did when I was 25 years old. Before treatment I was waking up two or three times a night.” As REVIVE Health grows, they hope to increase the medical staff, offer educational seminars and possibly open another clinic in the area. For more information, call the clinic at 479-464-0840
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