72 HOURS Sept. 28, 2023

TROYFEST ROCKS FOR A GOOD CAUSE

TroyFest, an all-day music and beer fest that raises money for the Troy Suddith Music Scholarship, will return to Frederick from noon to 6:30 p.m. Oct. 1, with headliners the Kelly Bell Band and The Blues Vultures. The family-friendly event will be held at Amvets Post #2, aka “The Farm,” at 9602 Baltimore Road in Frederick, a huge, covered pavilion in a park-like setting. Year three of the festival will bring bands from the Frederick Rock School and local favorites the Goat Charmers and Marc Scott to the stage from noon to 5 p.m., and local breweries and food trucks will be onsite. In other music news, just a heads up that Sept. 28 will bring the final Alive@5 concert of the season to Carroll Creek in Frederick.

NIGERIAN FESTIVAL BRINGS A SPLASH OF CULTURE TO WAVERLEY ELEMENTARY

The Association of Nigerians in Frederick will host its annual Nigerian Festival at Waverley Elementary school on Sept. 30 to celebrate Nigeria’s Independence Day. This family-friendly festival, which runs from run from 4 to 8 p.m. Sept. 30, will be an opportunity to learn about the different cultures present in Frederick’s Nigerian community by showcasing cultural performances, a fashion show, music, dance, children’s activities, vendors, and a delicacy of catered Nigerian dishes.

CHECK OUT THIS CUTE NEW COUNTRY MARKET OPENING NEAR LIBERTYTOWN

Get a first look at the new Widespread Country Market this weekend when they host their grand opening with a fall festival kickoff. Connected to TJ’s Roadhouse restaurant a few miles from Libertytown, the market carries local and regional products — think fresh meats, home decor, deli meats, jarred jams and jellies, produce, ice cream, flowers and candy. Owners Lisa Williams and Jimmy Summers, both lifelong Frederick County residents, wanted to kick off the opening with a festival, which will begin at 9 a.m. Sept. 30, with giveaways, crafts, live music and food samples.

JANEL & ANTHONY CONCERT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR THIS WEEK

The Janel & Anthony concert at the Y Arts Center has been rescheduled to 8 p.m. Sept. 30. Janel Leppin (cello) and Anthony Pirog (guitar) are stalwarts of the D.C. new music scene. Leppin is a conservatory-trained cellist, steeped in North Indian and Persian music, rock and Americana. Pirog studied jazz at Berklee, exploring the outer limits of sound and tapping the roots of American music. They draw from numerous traditions, using an electronics-laced palette. Check out their innovative set this weekend.

MET KICKS OFF ITS MAINSTAGE SEASON WITH ‘ANGELS IN AMERICA’ PART 2

For those who caught the MET’s production of Part 1 of “Angels in America” in 2022, get ready for Part 2, when the Frederick theater kicks off its season with this popular show. For those who missed part 1, the MET will offer Parts 1 and 2 in repertoire, so you can watch both this coming month. Also of special note, the MET partnered with the National AIDS Memorial to bring eight panels (one block) of the AIDS Memorial Quilt to Frederick during the run of the play. See it displayed at the DISTRICT Arts beginning Sept. 29.

Uncle Dirty’s Brew Works and Bollinger’s Restaurant in Thurmont

Uncle Dirty’s Brew Works

210 B N. Church St., Thurmont 301-271-3500

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In this episode of the UnCapped podcast, host Chris Sands talks with Josh Bollinger, owner, founder and head brewer at Uncle Dirty’s Brew Works and Bollinger’s Restaurant in Thurmont, who talked about the process of adding a brewery to his family’s 77-year-old restaurant. Here is an excerpt of their talk.

UnCapped: You’re owner, founder and head brewer at Uncle Dirty’s Brew Works and also the proprietor of Bollinger’s Restaurant, which has catapulted you to the best guest so far, because you brought brisket, pulled pork and coleslaw.

Josh Bollinger: Well, I mean, they go together, the beer and the barbecue.

UnCapped: I need to hear the story of where the name Uncle Dirty came from.

Bollinger: It’s not really that funny or special. I played softball, slowpitch ball, way back in the day, and I had a really dirty mouth, and the guys I played with just started calling me Dirty. When we opened the restaurant and I started to do the barbecue, I started making my own sauces and needed a brand name. I have two nieces, so that’s where the “Uncle” came in.

UnCapped: Did they call you Uncle Dirty?

Bollinger: Yes.

UnCapped: Because you swear at them a lot, or?

Bollinger: No, just from the nickname. Most of my friends still call me that.

UnCapped: It’s definitely an attention-grabbing name. When did you

Bollinger: It’s not even been a year yet. We poured our first beer Oct. 1. UnCapped: But you often get mentioned — I see on Facebook all the time — for Frederick’s best brewery and things like that.

Bollinger: Well, I mean, we’re trying.

UnCapped: The beer I’ve tasted so far is absolutely delicious. I might like the brisket and pulled pork better though … mainly because it’s noon and I haven’t eaten breakfast. When did the restaurant open? That’s been around longer, right?

Bollinger: The restaurant was opened by my great-grandmother in 1946.

UnCapped: Just a little bit longer. Bollinger: This is our fourth location for the restaurant.

UnCapped: Is the brewery connected to the restaurant?

Bollinger: We brew in a small restaurant building that sits on the property and then keg it up and hike it up to the taps.

This excerpt has been edited for space and clarity. Listen to the full podcast at fnppodcasts.com/uncapped. Got UnCapped news? Email csands @newspost.com.

Oktoberfest will return to the Frederick Fairgrounds

Frederick’s Oktoberfest is an event rich in tradition and history, complete with bratwurst, Oktoberfest beer, German wines, dancing, music and children’s events.

The festival will take place from 6 to 10 p.m. Sept. 29 and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sept. 30 at the Frederick Fairgrounds.

Spearheaded by the Rotary Club of

Carroll Creek and the Rotary Club of Southern Frederick County this annual event promotes cultural exchange and supports both clubs’ efforts in the community to raise thousands of dollars for area nonprofits.

All events are held rain or shine.

Friday’s event is for age 21 and up only event, featuring the opening ceremony and keg tapping. The Dan Mc-

Guire Band will perform. Tickets are $6 in advance, $8 at the gate. Tickets with a beer stein included are $20 and available through advance purchase only by 10 p.m. Sept. 28.

Saturday’s event is fun for the entire family, featuring authentic German cuisine, seasonal beers, live music, a kids zone, a German heritage tent and live football games in the sports tent. Sat-

urday tickets are $10 in advance (ages 13 and up), $12 at the gate. Ticket plus a beer stein is $22 in advance. Tickets for ages 3 to 12 are $5 in advance or day of event.

All events will be held rain or shine. No pets permitted, except registered service animals.

For more information, visit frederickoktoberfest.org.

Chris Sands

Josh Bollinger, owner of Uncle Dirty’s Brew Works and Bollinger’s Restaurant in Thurmont.

Carleo Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria in Emmitsburg

When Dell Glass comes to Carleo Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria, his order is the same each day: a salad, a slice of pizza, usually hamburger or black olives, and a drink. He is one of several regulars at the pizza spot in Emmitsburg, which serves meals including sub sandwiches, hot and cold, 20 types of pizza, and desserts like cheesecake and cannolis, said owner April Martin of Fairfield, Pennsylvania. Martin got into the pizza business in 2009, when she working in real estate. “The economy was really tanking at that time,” Martin said, so when she heard that the shop, then a pizza restaurant by the same name, was going to be put on the market, she worked out a deal with the previous owner. Now, she and her staff spend three to four hours a week hand-grating local cheese for the pizza. They use a purchased tomato sauce base — but cook the tomatoes themselves for some dishes — and add their own garlic and spices. (The recipe for the shop’s sauce is a secret, she said.) “I think that people like to have fresh food, much better than right out of the freezer, when it’s been frozen for I don’t know how long.” But her favorite thing about the place is its small-town location, in Emmitsburg, where she grew up, and the relationships that have developed with customers. “What keeps me going is probably the customer base … seeing them come in on a daily basis, enjoying your food.” The restaurant also serves Italian favorites like calamari and spaghetti.

— Gabrielle Bienasz

CARLEO ITALIAN RESTAURANT & PIZZERIA

101 Silo Hill Road, Emmitsburg

Hours: 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, closed Sunday.

Online : facebook.com/ carleoitalianrestaurant

Price : For lunch specials, prices range from $5.50 for two slices and a drink to around $12 for a sub special with French fries and a drink.

Dinner prices are about $11 to $13, and the most expensive menu item is the Shrimp Alfredo, which is $14.99.

The owner recommends : Martin showed off the vegetable pizza, designed for “veggie lovers like me,” and the vodka Penne pasta. The pasta dish features sauce made from scratch, including vodka, heavy cream, garlic and noodles, plus noodles and fresh tomatoes.

Staff photo by Bill Green

Carleo Italian Restaurant owner April Martin holds up an all veggie pizza and pasta dish inside the Emmitsburg pizza shop.

Jack Funk will release a new single and commemorate with a show at Bushwaller’s

BY COLIN MCGUIRE Special to The News-Post

Nick Ring and Jason Altomare make up one half of Jack Funk, a band that’s been around the Frederick music scene for the better part of a decade. On Sept. 28, they’ll release a new single, “Beat City,” and commemorate with a performance at Bushwaller’s.

We caught up with Ring and Altomare to talk about the new song, making the decision to self-produce their work, the band’s lineup changes and the notion that Jack Funk as a band may never end.

You guys are playing Bushwaller’s. I rarely go to Bushwaller’s. So, my first question, actually, is what’s it like playing Bushwaller’s?

Nick Ring: It’s awesome. The crowd’s usually as energetic as a bar crowd gets in downtown Frederick. As long as you keep it rocking, people are into it.

And you have new music, right?

Ring: Yeah, we have new music dropping Thursday.

Is it a full-length? EP? Song?

Ring: It’s a song, but it’s a 10-minute song.

Jason Altomare: Yeah, we put in some work on that [laughs]. We did a lot of tweaking.

When did you start working on it?

Ring: We’ve probably been working on this version that we’re releasing over the past year. We recorded everything ourselves. That’s kind of been a learning process. We released one single that way in 2022, and this is the second one we’ve done all self-produced. It’s finally starting to feel like we’re getting the hang of it. This sounds much more like how we want to sound.

Altomare: Each time, it’s a little better, and we refine the process a little bit more. We figure out what we need to do to make it better each time.

At any point, did you decide you wanted to bring it all in-house because it gives you more freedom to work on the song whenever you want? Or were you just kind of tired of working with other people? How’d it come about to do everything yourselves?

Ring: It was a lot of those things. A lot of factors influenced it. Ryan [Ryan Buell, guitar, vocals] has done a lot of music production. The band that Jason and Ryan were in years ago — they were self-producing a lot of that themselves.

Altomare: But we were doing it in studios, and I don’t think we ever had a fully perfect experience in a studio because we’re all just cramming it. We would do marathon sessions at that time, so we’d be in the studio for, like, 12 hours, and we found we weren’t being super productive. We’d get it all tracked, but then we’re tweaking the mix because we didn’t take the time to record it properly. We’d come up with an idea afterwards, and this process that we’re doing with Jack Funk, we have more freedom to go back in and record an idea. Nick just did that. He sent out a message saying he had a new idea and he put it on the track. Now, I’m like, “Well, now I have to redo my track, because you have good ideas!”

Ring: That’s happened for “Beat City,” the one that’s coming out next, and it happened for the previous one, “Cooked Meat.” It was kind of like a last-minute decision. I was like, “Justin, can we just do a take where you stop here on the drums and then come back?” So after that, we all had to go back and re-record, but it’s all worth it in the end.

Did you do everything live, or did you over-dub?

Ring: We over-dubbed everything. You guys are such a live band, I thought you might want to get that energy and get in a room and get after it.

Altomare: We do that in rehearsals, for sure, but we all basically have our own recording studios at home. We can all record in our own way and submit our track. Then, when we do the final track, we’re together in the same room, more or less. At that point, we’ve got the form and the bones of it. Then, we’ll all put down the track. Usually, it will be guitars first because the ideas usually originate with Nick. Ryan takes them and lets his mastermind brain tweak it. Then me and Justin start putting our tracks down. I usually wait for Justin because I feed off his energy for bass tracks.

Ring: I think we are moving closer to live recording. Justin [Ehrlich], our drummer, has a home-built studio at his house. It’s a little tight for all of us, but we’re live recording all of our practices. I think we’ll

do that at some point, but to do that and make it look good — because we’d probably want to do video at the same time if we’re doing everything live — we’d probably need to go rent a room. It’s probably something we’ll do at some point.

How did this iteration of the band come together? I’m pretty sure the last time you and I talked, Nick, you had a completely different lineup.

Ring: Yeah, it’s basically a completely new band. A number of things happened. Dave just kind of wanted to leave the band. He had been doing a lot of things, playing a lot of music, and he wanted to pull back a little bit. Dan went onto Litz, and he’s still with them. Me and Ryan put our heads together, and we pulled Jason. Dave gave us a period of time — he was like, “I’ll do this many shows to give you time to try and find your footing.” We had him look at the Frederick drummers and asked him who he liked, who’s available, who wants to do it. We had some conversations, and Justin became the guy.

How long has that been?

Ring: The agreement happened right before COVID, like January 2020. Do you feel like this is a different band now? Maybe a little more funky or a little more rock-y? Have you felt a transition or felt it grow?

Nick: Yes. It’s more mature overall. We’re all paying a lot more attention to each other and trying to be technically more proficient at our instruments. And then, the amount of work and focus we’re putting into the minutia of even a 10-minute song is way different than the approach of previous Jack Funks.

I was going to get back to the song. How much of the old philosophy that says “a song is never finished; it’s just released” do you feel with the release of that song? Do you think it’s not necessarily done, but you’re going to put it out because you could keep building forever?

Nick: Exactly. Yes.

Altomare: For sure. When we do the show at Bushwaller’s, it’s probably going to be a 20-minute song [laughs]. We’re like, “What are we going to do different?” Well, we’re going to do whatever we want with it. That’s kind of our treat for Bushwaller’s. Even with our last release, there are still things when we do it live, we tweak a little bit. Take one of Nick’s

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Jack Funk at FunkyFest in 2023.

TOP 10 Best rock songs about dreams

BY GARY BENNETT Special to The News-Post

I had a dream last night. I realize this probably doesn’t sound unusual to you. But to me, it was. I hardly ever dream. At least I don’t think I do.

Scientists say most people dream but don’t remember them. I probably fall into that category. Scientists also say the purpose of dreaming is to “help analyze and consolidate memories, a process where recent, learned experiences are converted into long-term storage,” according to Discover magazine. I guess that makes sense but still doesn’t explain the sensation of falling out of an airplane, showing up at work naked or snake monsters.

Naturally, last night’s dream got me to thinking about classic rock songs about dreaming. Why? Because I love classic rock songs and because popular music tends to cover all the esoteric feelings and experiences we all share. If listening to love songs can help make you a more loving or romantic person, which I believe they do, why can’t songs about dreams make you a “dreamier” person?

Unfortunately, it seems that most songs about dreams are not really about dreams at all — at least, not in the sleeping sense. They are more about conscious dreaming and trying to reach your full potential. Still, I think I’ll give it a try tonight by listening to my Top 10 classic rock songs about dreams ... and see if I can r e peat last night’s performance.

10. “DAYDREAM BELIEVER”

The Monkees, 1968

A repetitive song about the sweet boredom of suburban life, delivered by the fun loving boys of ‘60s bubblegum rock.

“Cheer up Sleepy Jean. Oh, what can it mean to a daydream believer and a homecoming queen?”

9. “DREAMS”

Fleetwood Mac, 1977

Haunting melody and cryptic lyrics by Stevie Nicks poke fun at her cheating boyfriend and bandmate at the time, Lindsey Buckingham.

“Thunder only happens when it’s raining. Players only love you when they’re playing.”

Wikipedia/Public Domain

The Everly Brothers, from left, Phil and Don, in a publicity portrait for Cadence Records.

8. “YOUR WILDEST DREAMS” The Moody Blues, 1986

Thoughtful lyrics and an upbeat groove explore whether a lost love ever thinks about you “in their wildest dreams.”

“Once upon a time, once when you were mine, I remember skies reflected in your eyes.”

7. “BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS”

Green Day, 2004

A moody, reflective song that covers heartbreaking loneliness and lost dreams.

“I walk this empty street on the boulevard of broken dreams, where the city sleeps, and I’m the only one, and I walk alone.”

6. “ENTER SANDMAN”

Metallica, 1991

These heavy-metal rockers serve up a terrifying lullaby with an unforgettable guitar lick (have to blast this one full volume for the best effect).

“Say your prayers, little one. Don’t forget, my son, to include everyone. I tuck you in, warm within, keep you free from sin, till the Sandman, he comes.”

5. “#9 DREAM”

John Lennon, 1974

A soothing, haunting, spiritual

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MUSIC Kelly Bell Band and The Blues Vultures will headline TroyFest23 at ‘The Farm’

TroyFest, an all-day music and beer fest that raises money for the Troy Suddith Music Scholarship, will return to Frederick from noon to 6:30 p.m. Oct. 1, with headliners the Kelly Bell Band and The Blues Vultures.

The family-friendly event will be held at Amvets Post #2, aka “The Farm,” at 9602 Baltimore Road in Frederick, a huge, covered pavilion in a park-like setting.

Year three of the festival will bring bands from the Frederick Rock School and local favorites the Goat Charmers and Marc Scott to the stage from noon to 5 p.m.

Liquidity Aleworks and Olde Mother Brewery will offer $6 pours, and wine will be available from New Market Plains Vineyard. Smitty’s BBQ and Blowfish Poke & Grill food trucks will be onsite.

The fest also includes a corn hole tournament and local artisan vendors with home goods and other products for sale.

Tickets are $10 in advance via Eventbrite or $15 on the day of event. Kids under 12 are admitted free. This event will be held rain or shine.

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The Kelly Bell Band, shown here, and The Blues Vultures will headline TroyFest23 on Oct. 1 at Amvets Post #2 in Frederick.

Widespread Country Market to open near Libertytown with a fall festival kickoff

BY GINA GALLUCCI-WHITE Special to The News-Post

If you live in the Libertytown, Mount Pleasant and Johnsville areas of Frederick County, a shopping experience usually means a drive into Frederick or ordering online. Thankfully, this is about to change with the opening of Widespread Country Market.

Connected to TJ’s Roadhouse restaurant a few miles from Libertytown, the market will feature a “wide spread” of local and regional products, including fresh meats, home decor, deli meats, jarred jams and jellies, country-themed clothing, produce, ice cream, flowers and candy.

Owners Lisa Williams and Jimmy Summers, both lifelong Frederick County residents, wanted to bring a large selection of unique products and merchandise to the area, which inspired the market’s name.

“I think people want to know where their stuff is coming from,” Williams said. “People want to know their beef is coming from an actual farm, instead of a production line. We are trying to do as much local as we can.”

Summers was inspired to open the business after visiting several markets in Pennsylvania that featured a cornucopia of local and regional products. “We [in Frederick County] didn’t have anything like that, so it gave me the idea,” he said.

The space initially was a house beside TJ’s Roadhouse. In 2020, the renovation of the space began, adding 3,000 square feet to the house and connecting the building to the restaurant. The pair worked with contractors for parts of the construction but did a lot of the work

themselves.

Some of the products the pair are particularly excited about are fresh meat from a Pennsylvania butcher; signature deli sandwiches made to order for carryout; clothing lines, including Route 26 Threads; and a partnership with a Frederick-based creamery for ice cream.

The market, located at 11037 Liberty Road, will host a grand opening ceremony and fall festival

beginning at 9 a.m. Sept. 30, with giveaways, crafts for kids, live music, food samples, a live broadcast by WFRE and more activities.

“We have deep roots in the county,” Williams said. “What we both love about Frederick County is a lot of people who live here have deep roots. They have lived here for a long time. It is nice to be a part of it, and we are hoping we can make a go of it.”

Staff photos by Katina Zentz

Co-owners Lisa Williams, left, and Jimmy Summers stand for a portrait at the Widespread Country Market on Liberty Road on Sept. 15.

Pumpkins are displayed at the Widespread Country Market.

Frederick Municipal Airport will host its first-ever Festival of Flight

BY LAURA DUKES Special to The News-Post

The leadership at Frederick Municipal Airport believe it is well past time to highlight their facility as a valuable community hub.

They are doing so through their firstever Festival of Flight: Meet Your Airport open house, which will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 30. The event will include aircrafts on display, local vendors, airport employee and instructor talks, kids activities and food trucks. Attendance is free to the public, and the event will be held rain or shine.

Airport manager Andrew Moore said the inspiration for the event came from reminiscing about a time when the airport hosted “major airshows.” “We went from that high point to virtually no community events,” he said. “A bulk of the community doesn’t know the airport exists.”

Flight instructor Brenda Tibbs, who owns Bravo Flight Training School, said

the airport is also an important part of the local economy, as there are many career opportunities in air traffic control, mechanic jobs and Trooper 3, the Frederick-based Maryland State Police helicopter.

The festival will also have open aircraft building for the general public.

“You absolutely can build it and fly an airplane that you build,” Moore said.

Several Frederick-based aviation organizations will be onsite with displays, including the Experimental Aircraft Association, which offers flights to young people, model aircraft clubs, and women’s pilots groups, a very niche population.

“We have some pretty strong, badass women who fly here,” Tibbs said.

Frederick is also the home for the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, which Moore said lobbies for the rights of general aviation pilots.

“We are running really nicely now,” he said. “Everyone is pulling toward the same goal.”

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Frederick Municipal Airport will host its first-ever Festival of Flight on Sept. 30.

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Frederick Festival of Flight

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 30 at Frederick Municipal Airport, 310 Aviation Way, Frederick.

Since the festival is not an official airshow, staff can’t promise visitors will see flyovers or aviation acts. There will be parked aircrafts, and airport manager Shon Dempsey said the airport will be in full use, so attendees will be able to see pilots taking off and landing. Snow removal equipment will also be displayed.

Whether or not children will be able to get inside the planes will be up to the pilots, but a kids entertainment area will offer ride-on toys and games.

Moore said a recently hosted event centering on Trooper 3 brought

in more than 5,000 attendees.

“This airport, from the start, was designed to be very community based,” he said.

One of its most popular features is its restaurant, Airways Inn, which serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. While the restaurant will be open, guests are encouraged to utilize the onsite food trucks, due to the eatery’s small size.

The airport itself has been around since 1949 and employs about 200 people through flight schools and businesses in the field. Dempsey said they are the third busiest airport in Maryland, behind BWI and Martin State Airport in Middle River, both of which are state owned.

Laura Dukes has written for The Frederick News-Post since 2013 as both a freelancer and staff writer. She lives in the Ballenger Creek area with her husband, son and twin daughters.

Fall is festival season in Franklin County

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old releases, “Good For Your Soul”: We play that completely different now than whatever’s on Spotify. That’s probably a little bit because of the lineup change, but it’s also something we’ve thought about for years.

That’s exciting, then. Every time you go out to play, you never get bored, right?

Ring: Yeah, it’s always fun. Another cliche I like a lot came from Olivia Harrison when she was asked something about how she was able to stay married to George Harrison for so long, and her response was just something like, “Well, we didn’t get divorced.” I want to apply that to the resilience of Jack Funk. You guys just keep going. Some bands have gotten together, broken up and reformed since you started. Do you ever think Jack Funk is just going to keep going forever?

Ring: Yeah, it’s going to live forever [laughs]. If it ever dies in a full-

band formation, I’m just going to be sweating it out in my basement trying to record drum tracks for some reason. There’s a universe to the songs. There’s a concept world for Jack Funk, and we only just scratched the surface of what the world is. A lot of the original songs that, to me, illustrate where the stories happen, we haven’t even put down the final forms in the studio yet. Definitely, until those are done, Jack Funk can never be done. We have a lot in the works, and I feel like the story has not even been told. This interview has been edited for space and clarity.

Colin McGuire has been in and out of bands for more than 20 years and also helps produce concerts in and around Frederick. His work has appeared in Alternative Press magazine, PopMatters and 72 Hours, among other outlets. He is convinced that the difference between being in a band and being in a romantic relationship is less than minimal. Contact him at mcguire. colin@gmail.com.

Fall is a wonderful time of year to visit Franklin County, Pennsylvania.

The Stitches in Time Barn Quilt Trail is a self-guided driving tour showcasing more than three dozen hand-painted barn squares. Drive the trail on a fall day and find the barn quilts and experience the beauty of Franklin County countryside along the way.

Stop by Country Creek Produce Farm, a one-stop shop for fun for all ages, with its giant corn maze, hayrides, pick-yourown pumpkins, a pumpkin cannon, Ferris wheel, tasty fall treats, and a shop filled with fall florals and décor.

Stoners Dairy Farm & Corn Maze hosts flashlight nights, a trick-or-treat night, a petting zoo, barrel trains, jump pads and the scarecrow factory.It’s also festival season each fall in Franklin County.

Mercersburg Townfest on Sept. 30 will feature food, entertainment, artisans and games.

Dozens of vendors will line Main Street in Waynesboro on Oct. 7 for Market Day, with craft and specialty food vendors, sidewalk sales, music and other activities.

On that same day, the Mercersburg Beer & Wine Festival will take place at Whitetail Ski Resort. The festival is for ages 21 and up and hosts crafted beverage vendors from all over the region.

Applefest takes place in Chambersburg on Oct. 21, when parts of Rt. 11 and Rt. 30 will close, and the streets will be lined with handmade crafts, food, kids activities and music.

Shippensburg Pumpkin Festival runs Oct. 21 to 23 and brings live pumpkin carving, food trucks, craft vendors, music and kids activities.

To end the packed season of festivals, Downtown Chambersburg Inc. will host the Fall Food Truck Festival on Oct. 29, featuring more than 20 local and regional food vendors.

If you decide to make the getaway trip a full weekend, try staying at a cozy inn or bed and breakfast, like the former Col. Moorhead Kennedy’s country home, The Inn at Ragged Edge or Mercersburg Inn.

Learn more about the region and upcoming activities at explorefranklincountypa.com, or call 717-552-2977.

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Applefest takes place in Chambersburg on Oct. 21.

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”From the Hand of the Artist”

— through Sept. 30, Links Bridge Vineyards, 8830 Old Links Bridge Road, Thurmont. Part of the Wine and Art Series, the collected works of five women artists who often work together for mutual inspiration. Open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekends, by appointment weekdays. 301-6025733 or linksbridgevineyards@gmail. com.

”al fresco” — through Sept. 30, Gallery 322, 322 N. Market St., Frederick. A celebration of the natural world and its power to inspire. This summer group show features regional artists Lissa Abrams, Michael Douglas Jones, Jan Kaufman, Linda Kirvan, Ann Schaefer, Anne Gibson Snyder, Russell Schofield, Tom Ritchie and Homer Yost, along with associate artists Jane Knighton, Roberta Staat, Leo Ramos, Paul Wilson and Karen Winston-Levin. 4 to 7 p.m. Fridays, noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, or by appointment. 240-815-7777 or gallery322.com.

”Equinox” — through Oct. 1, NOMA Gallery, 437 N. Market St., Frederick. An all-partner show that explores the themes of fall, fall equinox and the changing seasons. NOMA Gallery’s artists work in a wide range of media including fiber, photography, printmaking, painting, sculpture, collage, drawing, ceramics and jewelry. Noon to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. 240367-9770 or nomagalleryfrederick. com.

”Multifarious” — through Oct. 1, Eastside Artists’ Gallery, 313 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Featuring photography and artwork by Mary Paul Barnaby, who uses her photos as inspiration for most of her acrylic paintings. 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. eastsideartistsgallery.com.

”Daily Life” — through Oct. 1, DISTRICT Arts, 15 N. Market St., Frederick. Patricia Weise paints in gouache and watercolor on paper and on cradled clayboard, creating intimate still lifes and interior spaces dealing with daily routine and memory. The paintings in this exhibition are a part of a continuing body of work she is calling the “Dishdrainer” series. Noon to 6 p.m.

Wednesday and Thursday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 301-695-4050 or districtarts.com.

“TAG/The Artists Gallery: Together Art Grows” — through Oct. 1, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S.

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“Eclectic Expressions,” an exhibit of works by Gettysburg-based artist Jóh Ricci, is on display at the Majestic Theater art gallery through the end of November. The gallery is open daily during Majestic business hours, and admission is free. Ricci is a fiber artist, mixed media artist, painter and instructor living in Gettysburg. While her mixed media work expresses her skills in fiber art by combining embroidery, crochet and origami, her recent expression of art is exploring techniques in painting using oils and acrylics that at times imitate a textural surface, reflecting her passion as a fiber artist. The Majestic Theater is at 25 Carlisle St., Gettysburg. Shown here, a piece by Ricci.

Carroll St., Frederick. Artwork in this exhibition is from the members of TAG, Frederick’s first artist-owned art gallery. Works in a variety of media. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 301-698-0656.

”The Solitary Figure: Drawings & Sculptures by Homer Yost” — through Oct. 15, Gaslight Gallery, 118 E. Church St., Frederick. A retrospective of drawings and sculptures by local artist Homer Yost, who describes his work as “figurative humanism.” Gallery hours are

Saturdays and Sundays, 1 to 6 p.m. First Saturday reception from 4 to 8 p.m. Oct. 7, meet the artist at 2 p.m. Oct. 8. 301-524-1834 or gaslightart. com.

”Treasures of State: Maryland’s Art Collection” — through Oct. 22, Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, 401 Museum Drive, Hagerstown. This collaborative exhibition, coorganized with the Maryland State Archives, features over 90 American and European paintings, sculptures, works on paper, and decorative arts from 1750 to present. Notable artists

represented include the Peales, Jasper Cropsey, Thomas Wilmer Dewing, George Inness, Hugh Bolton Jones, Eastman Johnson, Giuseppe Ceracchi, and Giovanni Battista Piranesi. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. 301739-5727 or wcmfa.org.

“WillyVision2020” — through Oct. 22, Hyattstown Mill, 14920 Hyattstown Mill Road, Hyattstown. Featuring paintings, drawings and collages by

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The Art of Survival: Thriving theater and the spirit of Frederick

For 72 HOURS

A Q&A with MET artistic director Tad Janes and managing director Katherine DuBois. What was the inspiration behind the selection of plays for this season?

Tad Janes: Each season, our ensemble attempts to balance our selections. We hope to create a season that builds excitement, has a balance of comedy and drama, a balance of storytelling style, voices from different segments of our society, hoping to keep gender parity among the roles, all while still keeping our total number of performers within our budget. All of that said, we know that we’re in a place where theater audiences are not returning in the same numbers pre-pandemic nationwide.

In addition to our Mainstage season, we have offerings for family theater and improv comedy. All of this is strategic to, perhaps, entice a viewer to the improv show, then have them crossover into the Mainstage.

The group was really passionate about bringing the second part of “Angels in America”

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The AIDS quilt will be on display in Frederick.

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The language of food

International markets along Frederick’s Golden Mile share cultures with the community

BY JOSEPH PETERSON and FRANKLIN PETERSON Special to The News-Post

I had two reasons I wanted to pay a visit to what looked to be an international market with my son last year. The first is my obsessive reliance on the spiciest chili flakes I can find, which I can assure you are in no big-box grocery store. The second, and a more noble motive, was in the opportunity of finding something new and interesting for him to taste (the parent’s perpetual crusade).

In perusing the aisles of what to us were unfamiliar foods waiting for our palates to discover, Frankie says. “Hey, Dad, you should write an article about these kinds of shops.”

As it turns out, his idea proved intriguing since we kept noticing, there in the shadow of the international foods one-stop megastore that is H-Mart, more than a few grocers like the one where I got my (very spicy, thank you) chili flakes, each offering their own spin on global goods, together spanning far regions throughout the world.

Frankie intuited fairly quickly that these stores filled a need the bigbox grocers couldn’t, providing the means and supplies whereby diverse communities in Frederick could express, maintain and share their culture through the bridge that is one’s culinary heritage.

A CLUSTER OF CULTURE

Most of Frederick’s many international grocery markets and bazaars are along Route 40’s Golden Mile. By my count, there are 15 shops in this category along a 2 1/2-mile stretch of Route 40 between U.S. Route 15 and I-70. Many of them are even closer than that, with two or more often in the same

shopping center or just across a side street from each other.

Asian Supermarket moved here from its former location off Jefferson Street, bringing another East-Asian-centric store to the area where Middle Eastern halal meat markets, Indian snack shops, Caribbean and Sub-Saharan grocery stores and Latin American super-marts make up a kind of culinary embassy row. There are even two shops, Ebeneezer and International Bazaar, that sit on top of one another in the same building.

As food is a foundational way to keep culture alive and to stay connected with one’s heritage, catering to diverse communities with dietary and cultural food requirements is a business model that seems to be able to withstand more market saturation, since they serve a need for differing cultural communities. That said, there can be a lot of overlap, too. These businesses often find their own competitive edge by jockeying to see who can best game the supply chain. There is a definite hustle, but from at least one shop owner we spoke to, it’s more of a friendly competition among respected colleagues than it is a cutthroat, zero-sum game.

“It’s a business model that works because everyone that has small businesses along the Golden Mile is married to the idea that the Mile succeeds,” said Stephanie Carrillo, operations coordinator for the Golden Mile Alliance. “All of them want the Mile to be the premier place to go for local and international markets that not only have specific things from their region, but to bring it back to that more momand-pop feel and leave that corporate side of grocery shopping.”

HALAL MARKET

Shamsul Haque owns Halal Market, next to Frederick’s revered Peruvian chicken restaurant, Sardi’s Pollo a la Brasa. Two doors down is another international tienda featuring Central American products and produce. Halal Market, however, serves predominantly African, Bengali, Afghan and Indian customers, and in that order, too.

“Three months after I opened, COVID happened,” Haque said, adding

that he stocked a lot of products you couldn’t find anywhere else. Back then, he kept a big notepad by the register for customers to place their requests for ingredients or other food items they would like to see sold there.

He also spoke to his efforts to keep prices stable on key staples his customers relied on. “I’m not here to rob people; I’m here to do business but also to help the community out.” He referenced the halal meat he sells, proudly claiming that, until recently, he hadn’t raised meat prices, opting instead for building loyalty with customers, even when it became more difficult to keep prices steady.

Finding success among many similar businesses in close proximity means certain distinctions can set you apart to garner the loyalty of customers. Haque said it’s not just about what’s on his shelves but also cleanliness, friendliness and good customer service. His is a long game. He came to Frederick in 1994 and worked in the restaurant business for 25 years.

“The reason I started [my shop] was the growth in this area, particularly among the Muslim communities and African community,” he said. He started with South Asian products, those he knew from his home country of Bangladesh.

“I want to make the customer happy. I don’t want them to have to drive,” he said. “I search all over the place and find the uncommon items and bring them.” He pointed out a recent addition of traditional Afghan bread that’s the size of a medieval knight’s shield. He said a new Afghan family just moved to Frederick, and he wanted to be sure to supply things they were familiar with to make sure they — and about 50 other Afghan families who live here, according to Haque — don’t have to drive to Virginia for this specific bread.

“These are the folks putting the bread and butter on your table,” he said. “I treat all my customers like family.”

NELIA AFRICAN MARKET

Just across the street from the Indian grocery Kalpana Bazaar is the newest international grocery along the Golden

Mile, Nelia African Market, occupying a spacious market. Nelia’s advertises African and Caribbean goods where customers can come and “taste the essence of diversity,” as its website says.

The market has been open for a month, launched by owner Fafali Sant’anna with her husband Michael

Owner Shamsul Haque poses for a portrait in an aisle

The Nelia Africa Market on Waverly Drive in Frederick. good section of the store.

Sant’anna, who moved to Frederick five years ago from Gaithersburg. They just marked their 15th anniversary of moving to the U.S. from the West African nation of Togo.

“Ever since when we came here, our habit of eating never changed, so we’re still doing our cultural dishes and stuff like that,” said Fafali

Sant’anna, who is also a full-time nurse. “Being in Montgomery County was easier because you have a bunch of African stores around, but when we came here, we did not see anything like that.”

She told us she found one or two locations with some items, but what was missing was the variety. That lack of variety — plus the time it took with traffic every weekend to head to Montgomery County or even Washington, D.C. for groceries — became tiresome. And not just for her.

“I go to St. Katherine Drexel, a Catholic church right here in Frederick, and we have a big African community,” she said. “I found out from them that not only me but almost everybody travels

down there [on the weekends]. … So one day I just woke up and said, ‘Fafali, why are you even upset about this? You can do it too. This is your city. You can build it, too. You can help.’ So that’s how everything started, and so here I am today.”

Fufu, a dough made from plantain or cassava, is their No. 1 seller. A variety of palm oils are also popular, she said. “And we have a variety of different fish, not just tilapia,” she added. “Before, you had to go to Montgomery County or Washington. D.C. but now I have them here in my freezer. They are all there.”

UNITY THROUGH DIVERSITY

From Latin America to Africa, the Caribbean to South Asia, the Far East and the Middle East, a diverse array of international foods and flavors are on display in Frederick, a symbol of the increasing number of people from various countries who now call Frederick home.

“It’s kind of like the International Mile of Frederick,” Carrillo said. “It’s the restaurants, the people, the culture surrounding you when you go into any store.”

Often, the owners themselves are there interacting with the customers, she added. “When you go into the Asian Supermarket, the owner is there six or seven times a week, so it’s more of a ‘Good afternoon, how are you, how are the kids?’ experience, and I’ve personally witnessed that all along the mile.”

Not only do these markets provide an important service of cultural preservation to various populations that make up this community, I find that they are an enriching resource for my son and me to intentionally engage with the cultural diversity in our town, all while finding products that are new or familiar but at a better value or quality. I love hitting up various international markets for spices, dry beans and a wider selection of rice, condiments and teas — to say nothing of the sweets, dried fruits, breads and meats you often can’t find in a standard grocery store.

In researching this article, and inspired from our several visits to a few different international grocery markets together, Frankie mulled over a thought he had expressed out loud for a few days before handing me what he had written on a piece of paper: “Food is another language. It is also a way to connect to people in your community and the ones you love.”

For Sant’anna, who enjoys connection with her community at St. Katherine Drexel, the need to have the right kind of food for both religious and cultural celebration is important.

“In the church, we have a big group, an African community, right there,” she said, her eyes laughing in anticipation for what she’d say next. “And we eat a lot. A lot!”

Joseph Peterson can usually be found reading the weathered plaques of obscure monuments he sees while wandering the city. He counts public libraries, public lands and places where local community is fostered among his favorite kinds of places.

Special contribution by Franklin Peterson, age 8.

Staff photo by Katina Zentz aisle of the Halal Market on Sept. 12.

Staff photo by Katina Zentz The storefront of Ebenezer International Market is shown on Sept. 12.

Staff photo by Katina Zentz

The exterior of the Halal Market.

Staff photo by Katina Zentz

The storefront of the International Bazaar.

Staff photo by Bill Green Imported canned goods from the Nelia Africa Market.

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The Nelia Africa Market on Waverly Drive in Frederick.

Staff photo by Bill Green Frederick. Owner Fafali Sant’ Anna in the isle of the canned

BOOKS Mount Airy romance author loves writing a happily ever after

BY CRYSTAL SCHELLE Special to The News-Post

Emily Duvall was about 15 when a friend of hers handed her a paperback copy of “Sweet Valley High.” The gift came with a warning: “There are some parts in there that you might want to skim through.”

Like any teenager, Duvall dove right in, but she didn’t skim.

“I was hooked,” said Duvall, who’s now 44 and living in Mount Airy with her husband and two kids. “I was hooked back then, and I’ve just always read romance. It’s been several years now — decades, actually.”

In September, Duvall published her sixth contemporary romance, “Trading Places,” this time with Entangled Publishing. In the novel, socialite Lexie North’s life gets flipped upside down when she is challenged to swap places with mechanic Evan Bailey, whom she had rear-ended with her car. Publishers Weekly recently called it a “cheeky rom-com take on a prince-and-pauper tale.”

FROM READER TO WRITER

Her teenage self would have to wait until adulthood before she thought to make the jump from being a reader to a writer. This time, she had her then-infant son to thank.

“I was kind of done with 2 a.m. feedings, watching TV and stuff,” she said. “He would go back to sleep, and I wouldn’t. So one day, I got out my laptop. It was like 4 in the morning and I just put on coffee and I was like, I have no idea what I’m doing. I know nothing about plots or dialogue. Nothing.”

She started with a few paragraphs, which eventually turned into chapters, and eventually, she had a manuscript.

“I started small, submitted, got a ton of rejections, and

just kept writing,” she said. Duvall admits that it wasn’t easy dealing with the rejections.

“There were tears, and there were plenty of ‘I quit’ moments,” she said. “But I always came back to it. I just love storytelling.”

She finally found Whiskey Creek Press, which is no longer in business, and blindly send them her manuscript. They picked up her first book and published it, but she said she didn’t understand then how the publishing work worked and all the different types of platforms available to writers.

But looking back, that tenacity paid off. Now, 10 years later, Duvall has published a handful of contemporary romances, even winning awards along the way.

OLD IDEAS GET A SECOND CHANCE

Even “Trading Places” took awhile to see the light of day. She started on it three years ago and had the idea of a mechanic and at first a princess in the vein of a modern-day socialite like Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex. She wrote two full drafts, and “it just wasn’t clicking. ... Nothing was going anywhere, so I put it in a drawer and moved on with my life for a couple of years.”

Then she watched the 1983 movie “Trading Places” with Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy.

“As soon as the credits rolled, I just had this aha moment. I thought of that story in the drawer, and I was like, this is exactly what I need. I need them to switch places,” she said.

She took the manuscript out of the door, dusted off the

pages, and took another try at the story. In six months, she was finally finished.

“Writers can spend a lot of time writing the wrong story,” Duvall said. “But as soon as you have the right story and all the elements are in play, it’s almost like you just need to get it out of your system. So it was very easy to write once I knew where it was going.”

FOR THE LOVE OF ROMANCE

While Duvall could try other genres, she has found she loves writing romance.

“I love the push and pull of two people starting off with miscommunications and bad timing. I just love that aspect,” she said. “You know, when no one’s getting along, everyone’s saying and doing the wrong thing. I think that’s just because we make these horrible first impressions on people sometimes. I saw romance as a way to make it very relatable.”

That said, Duvall is a big believer in a happy ending.

“I have read some romance books that don’t have happy endings,” she said. “I felt like I’d been robbed, cheated and robbed, in like, I am reading this because I know it’s gonna end OK.”

Duvall said if readers are reading romance, they trust “that the story is going to take you through all of this for a reason.”

She said romance writers refer to themselves as either plotters, writers who plot every single big moment from beginning to end, or a “pantser,” a writer who lets the characters take them wherever they like until the end.

“I have always been a diehard pantser. I just I start writing, and I kind of feel where the story is going,” she said. “Oftentimes, my stories will start with a scene or a dialogue, and I kind of just work on that, and I don’t

know where it’s gonna fit in the story. I usually build my world around really a small moment like two people seeing each other on a subway. You just start to observe people and ‘huh ... I wonder if?’ — and that’s where it starts. I have to say, I’ve tried outlining, and it’s like taking bad medicine. It never works out. ... I always have like a bigger story idea, and then I figure out a world in which two characters can make this happen.”

Duvall is currently working on another book and said she can still recall the feeling of finally holding in her hands her first book. “It felt like validation,“ she said. “I can’t speak for other other writers, but I think that’s that moment that you’re waiting for, just to say, ‘I’ve done this.’ There’s a cover. There’s a back cover blurb. I’m holding it in my hands, and it’s just it’s a surreal moment. And honestly, it never gets old.”

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Emily Duvall

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles make us all want to find our inner ninja power

Everybody sing! “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Heroes in a halfshell! Ninja power!”

It’s funny how certain songs stay with you, and the theme song to the late-‘80s/mid-90s animated TV show “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” is one of them.

The green foursome have returned in the new movie “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” (PG13).

TMNT, as they’re often referred to, are a group of pet turtles who get stuck in some green stuff and become surfer-talking, pizza-eating turtles that walk on two feet, wear masks, know all the ninja moves and have a favorite phase: “Cowabunga, dude!” They were named after four great artists, Raphael, Michelangelo, Donatello and Leonardo. And they call the sewers of New York home. Helping them learn nunchucks and other ninja ways is Splinter, their sensei, who sports a rockin’ beard for a rat. He rescued them, raised them and became a father figure to the reptiles.

Together, these green machines fight crime. They become friends with TV reporter April O’Neil and her cameraman Casey Jones after they save her from Shredder, the supervillain. He had a bunch of cronies whose names escape me.

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were created first for a comic book written by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. They started creating TMNT in 1983 before they founded their own comic book publisher Mirage Studios. In 1984, the Turtles were hatched.

In 1987, Eastman and Laird licensed the Turtles to Playmate Toys, which meant action figures could be made. Roughly $1.1 billion of turtle toys were sold in four years, putting them just behind Star Wars and G.I. Joe as the third best-selling toys.

When TMNT action figures and later the TV show came out, I had already stopped watching Saturday morning cartoons. I am the oldest of four. The youngest is my brother, who is 12 younger than me and shares the same birth year as the Turtles, so he intro-

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duced to me to TMNT. I thought it was a cute cartoon. What I really liked was by this time, I had decided on journalism as my career path, so I thought not only was it cool that April was a journalist but she was also a spunky, powerful female character.

By the time I was old enough for my provisional driver’s license at 15, my brother was totally engrossed in the Turtles, and like I said, who could blame him? When I had my “real” license at 16, I became what every parent hopes for — another person to drive the kids. And like most 16-yearold girls in the mid-’80s, I wanted to spend time at the mall. But there was one rule with my parents: If you go to the mall, you have to take your siblings.

Now, my sisters and I are fairly close in age. We were all about Seventeen magazine, clothing trends and big bangs. Our brother wasn’t even in kindergarten yet. So being a teenager, I had no idea how to deal with kids or how to handle the anxiety about any of them embarrassing me at any given moment in public. So I did what parenting books tell you NOT to do. I bribed him.

Frankly, I thought I was the smart one. I made a deal with him. If he behaved, we’d go to the toy store and he got to pick out one Turtle action figure. I was working at the Country Deli in Clear Spring, flipping burgers and tossing pizzas, so I was rolling in the dough at my $ 3.25-an-hour job. In other words, I felt I had enough turtle money.

But one time he was being cranky — you know, because he’s 4 years old — and I made the mistake of offering him a Turtle figure if he’d stop. He’s no dummy. He wiped his tears and picked one out. Eventually, I was so scared he would act like, well, a child, I would bribe him before we even got out of the car at the mall parking lot. Yes, I am ashamed. I know now that’s not the way to curb bad behavior. But again, I was a teenager, and he had just learned how to read.

So over the months, we went to the mall a lot. And guess who ended up with Raphael, Michelangelo, Donatello, Leonardo and Splinter? Yep. He

even got an original run of April that we were told might be worth money if it stayed in the box. You want to tell a 5-year-old to just look at a toy?

I have to admit I was naive about the number of TMNT characters there were past the major players. Every week, it seemed, they added another one. I asked him the other day how many he had. Neither of us can recall, but he kept them in a fairly large box, although I am sure he didn’t get every single one. According to several TMNT online sources, between 1988 and 1997, they produced 400 figures, dozens of vehicles and play sets.

Mall visits weren’t the only time my brother got Turtles and their accessories. He also got them for Christmas and birthdays. In 1989, the accessories included a pizza thrower that looked like a tank. You could insert discs that have stickers on them to make them look like pizzas. Then, with a press of a button, pizzas would come flying out full speed to knock down the bad guys (or your ankles).

When I wasn’t working or at marching band practice, I’d sit down and watch a cartoon with him every now and again. My excuse was that I told him I needed to remember which characters he had. Actually, I thought the show was funny and action-packed. And in 1990, the first “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” movie was released. It amped up my love of the green ones.

But by 1996, the cartoon series was over, and my kid brother traded in TMNT and their gear for baseball cards and wanting to play hockey.

Looking back, TMNT’s message was one that every kid needed to hear — that the good guys always win, that pizza can be eaten for any meal, and that it’s OK to lean on someone else to help you.

For those of you who are wondering how my brother turned out, he’s a grown man now and, to my knowledge, has never been scarred by my bribing. Frankly, I’d think the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles would think he’s a pretty bodacious dude. And that’s some real ninja power.

Crystal Schelle is a journalist whose work has been published locally, regionally and nationally. She enjoys trivia, cats and streaming movies.

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Pavilion at the intersection of Fish Hatchery and Rte 15 Northbound near Lewistown

For bulk orders of 20 or more chicken BBQ halfs, place orders 8 days prior to scheduled BBQs by calling 301-898-5650 or 301-8987344

HOLIDAY CRAFT AND VENDOR EVENT

Hosted by Vigilant Hose Co

Activities Bldg , 17701 Creamery Rd Emmitsburg, MD Sat Dec 2nd, 9 to 3 Sun Dec 3rd, 9 to 2

Many Crafters and Vendors including Fresh wreaths, plants as well as silk floral arrangements And much more!

Food available for purchase

Visit with Santa Saturday and Sunday

Photos Available for sale

Bring families, children and pets!

For more info contact: Sharon Keeney 410746-8776, MaryLou Little 240-285-3184 or Kenny Cevinger 240-393-0758

Johnsville UM Church CHICKEN SLIPPERY POT PIE by the quart $8

A great time to stock up! Order by 10/1, call 410-775-7627

Pick up 10/7 2- 5 pm

11106 Green Valley Road Between Union Bridge & Libertytown

LONGABERGER BASKET BINGO

Benefits Emmanuel Trinity Lutheran Church

Saturday, Oct. 7th

Doors 4:30pm, Bingo 6:00pm, King Tut 5:45pm

Jefferson Ruritan Center

4603 Lander Rd, Jefferson

Filled baskets Tickets $25 301-401-2318

MEET THE AUTHOR:

DR. STEPHEN GOLDMAN

Presentation: "All the Elements of Sublimity and Terror: Veterans and the Psychological Impact of War"

October 7, 2023

2 p m to 3:30 p m

• FREE

Sponsored by Monocacy National Battlefield Foundation at C Burr Artz Library, 110 E Patrick St , Frederick, MD Light refreshments

MT. PLEASANT RURITAN CLUB TO HOST QUARTERMANIA

The Mt Pleasant Ruritan Club is hosting a Quartermania fundraiser on Sunday, October 22, 2023 Tickets are $5 00 in advance, $8 00 at the door Extra paddles available for $3 00 Doors open at 12:00 p.m. and bidding begins at 1:30 p.m. Food will be sold The hall is located at 8101 Crum Road Walkersville, MD 21793

For more information or to purchase tickets please contact Alden at 301-845-4387

New Midway Vol. Fire Co. BINGO BONANZA

October 7, 2023

More than $5000 pay out 25 Games – 2 Fill the Card [$1,150 each] $50 00 per person includes Buffet Meal

For Information text: 301-639-8963

PIT BEEF/ PULLED PORK PLATTER SALE

Saturday, October 14, 2023

Carry-out or Eat-in Pit Beef or Pulled Pork Sandwich Au Gratin Potatoes, Green Beans, Cole Slaw, and Drink

$18.00 per platter

Extra Beef or Pork Sandwich $13

Pre-order by October 13th

Pick up October 14 from 4 to 7pm Order Call 301-834-6165 or 301-473-8932

Jefferson Ruritan Club 4603B Lander Rd, Jefferson, MD 21755

PIT BEEF/ PULLED PORK PLATTER SALE

Saturday, October 14, 2023

Carry-out or Eat-in Pit Beef or Pulled Pork Sandwich

Au Gratin Potatoes, Green Beans, Cole Slaw, and Drink

$18 00 per platter

Beef or Pork Sandwich $13

Pre-order by October 13th

Pick up October 14 from 4 to 7pm Order Call 301-834-6165 or 301-473-8932

Jefferson Ruritan Club 4603B Lander Rd, Jefferson, MD 21755

Local Mentions Local Mentions Local Mentions

PRYOR'S ORCHARD

Apples, Pears, Sweet Corn

Fresh Apple Cider

Honey Crisp, Gala

Sept. Fuji, Cortland

Red & Yellow Delicious

Ida Red, Empire

Ambrosia Apples

Bartlett & Bosc Pears

Green Beans, Potatoes

Veggies as Available

Gourds and Pumpkins

Honey, Nuts, Jellies

Sparkling Ciders

Call FIRST - 301-271-2693

2 mi West of Thurmont off Rt 15 Take 77W

1 mile to Pryor Rd.

www PryorsOrchard com

SCENIC VIEW ORCHARDS

Fresh Apple Cider

Bi-color Sweet Corn

Victoria Peaches

Pears, Bartlett, Asian

Bosc, Magness, Sugar

Red Clapps, Seckel

Apples: Gala, Ginger Gold, Honey Crisp, Cortland

Tomatoes, Romas, Cabbage, Cantaloupes, Watermelons

Red & Yukon Potatoes

Green Beans, Onions

Brussels, Squash, Egg Plant, Kale

Honey, Canned Fruits & Vegetables, Jams and Jellies

16239 Sabillasville Rd

Sabillasville MD

Open daily 10:00-6:00

301-271-2149

www.scenicvieworchards.com

Frederick Farmers Market

1215 West Patrick St

Saturdays 10:00-1:00

YMCA Farmers Market

1000 North Market St

Tuesdays 3:30-6:30

SOUP & SANDWICH SALE

Pre-order by 10/3/23

Pick-up Fri 10/6/23

9:00am-12:00pm 301-874-2368

All freshly made onsite 8" subs: $8 00 Cold

Cut, Ham & Cheese Turkey & Cheese, Chicken Salad and Country Ham

Sandwiches: $6 00 Chicken Salad & Country Ham

Crab Cake Sandwich: $9 00 (fried or uncooked)

By the lb: chicken salad $12; sliced country ham $12

Soup: Bean & Cntry Ham, Chicken Corn, Vegetable, bowl $3 00 / qt $8 00, Maryland Crab bowl

$4/qrt $9

Bake table and goodies available!

Carroll Manor Fire Co.

Pick-up at: 2793 Adams St, Adamstown, MD

SPLIPPERY TURKEY & HAM POT PIE CARRYOUT AND COUNTRY HAM SANDWICHES

Sat , October 28, 11 am-2 pm

Woodsboro Lutheran Church

For orders, call 301-271-3309 by Oct 25

SPORTSMAN’S BINGO

Sat. November 11, 2023

New Midway Vol Fire Co

20 Games (10 games paying $200 Cash, 10 Games for Guns), 50/50, Money Jars, Gun Jars

Doors open: 5:00 pm

Buffet Dinner: 6:00 pm

Games Start: 7:30 pm

Beer and Wine Coolers on Sale: No outside alcohol

$40/Person Includes Buffet Dinner Call Buddy 301-271-4650 or Nick 301-898-7985

THE LITTLE RED WAGON

Farm Fresh Sweet Corn!

Your Fall Décor is Here!

Many colors of mums; Pumpkins, Straw Bales, Indian Corn, Acorn Squash, Fall fruits & veggies!

11434 Keymar Rd

Woodsboro, MD 21798

Live Info: 240-439-9401

THE LITTLE RED WAGON

White patty pans, spaghetti squash, apples, peaches, pears, plums, strawberries! Sweet corn, melons, heirloom tomatoes, Garlic Cloves! Come Pick out your Mums! 11434 Keymar Rd

Woodsboro, MD 21798

Live Info: 240-439-9401

4TH ANNUAL HARVESTFEST ARTISAN AND CRAFT FAIR

SAVE THE DATE

Sat Oct 28 only, 8am-3pm St John Regional Catholic School Gym at St Katharine Drexel Catholic Church 8414 Opossumtown Pike Frederick, MD 21702 Participant inquiries and additional info: https://www saintdrexel org/ event/harvestfest-2023/

LaParada Food Truck On Site

THURMONT CHRISTMAS MARKET CRAFT AND VENDOR SHOW

Sat , Nov 18 & Sun Nov 19

9 a m to 3 p m

Thurmont Event Complex

13716 Strafford Drive, Thurmont, MD

Food will be available for purchase provided by the Thurmont Ambulance Company

Santa will be visiting

Vendor information: Contact Jennifer at jensgems2018@yahoo com or 301-800-3336

General Information: Contact Joyce at 301-748-4344

*All proceeds benefit the Thurmont Community Ambulance Company*

USED BOOK SALE TO BENEFIT SECOND CHANCE

Evangelical Lutheran Church

31 E Church St , Frederick

Sept 29 & 30, from 9am to 7pm

Sun , Oct 1, from 9am to 1pm

Sunday Bag Sale - $5/bag

VIGILANT HOSE COMPANY

NEW YEAR'S EVE BINGO

17701 Creamery Road, Emmitsburg, MD

Sunday, 12/31/Doors Open @ 5pm/Games @ 8pm

All Inclusive 9 pk/$50 for 50 games incl. 4 $1000 Jackpots

All other games $200/Incl Dinner Platter!

Reserved seating if tickets purchased by 12/15

Tickets purchased after 12/15 will be $60

No checks mailed after 11/24 For info: Pam @ 240-472-3484 or @ Marylou @ 240-285-3184

Reserve right to change payouts if 200 are not sold

WOLFSVILLE RURITAN SLIPPERY

POT PIE

(Chicken and Ham) Pick up 10/7-10/8 (12-5pm at Gas Engine Show) Order by 10/1 at RuritanClubMD@aol com (preferred) or 301-293-2426

$10 quart

Yard Sales

INDOOR/OUTDOOR YARD SALE

Saturday November 4, 2023

8 a m to 1 p m

Lewistown Vol Fire Dept 11101 Hessong Bridge Road Reservations call Beth 240-674-4688

LARGE INDOOR YARD SALE

Mt View Methodist Church 11501 Mountain View Road, Damascus, MD Sept. 29 & 30, 9am-2pm

YARD SALE

Fri, Sept 29 (8-2) & Sat,Sept. 30 (8-12) 16167 Kelbaugh Rd Thurmont, MD 21788

lots of tools from an estate, antiques, home decor, and lots more items

Miscellaneous

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at Rest Haven 2 plots Garden Christus, Lot #6A, Space 1 and 2, valued at $6200 Must sell, financial problems Need the money really bad Please make offer Larry 301432-6826

Pets & Supplies

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to our stage to complete the story, and we are in a unique position where we have the same cast, mostly, available for the second part. It’s a huge undertaking but also something we’ve not taken on before.

“Intimate Apparel” has been on our list for many years, and with the way the other shows in the season were shaping up, this seemed like a perfect fit for us for this season.

Finally, we all wanted to bring “Head Over Heels” to the stage. We’ve produced musicals in the past, however, we haven’t had one on our Mainstage for quite some time so, we felt it was a fun show that helped balance out our season.

It has been a really difficult few years for many in our theater-going community: the ravages of the pandemic; divisive politics tearing at our social fabric, with many believing democracy itself is at risk; explosive growth of social media leading to unintended consequences, with AI looming large. In the midst of this, we thought it would be a good time to reflect, through our plays, on how best to face our challenges and come out even stronger on the other side.

Katherine DuBois: As a newcomer to Frederick, what has struck me is how the community has thrived in the face of adversity. This reveals itself in all aspects of local life — not just the arts but business, civic and religious organizations, the media and government. Frederick’s continued growth reflects not just demographic trends but how we work together as a community.

Can you tell me about the overall theme or concept that ties the season together?

Janes: The overall theme is “Survivors & Saviors,” which helps us explore the main idea above. What does it take to be a survivor and even flourish while overcoming obstacles? Where can we find guidance to navigate these challenges? In addition to our spiritual beliefs, can we turn to what we have learned ourselves, our families and our communities? Who are our own best saviors? The concept of community

percolates throughout the season. Are there any specific productions or performances that you are particularly excited about?

Janes: It is gratifying to produce “Angels in America Part 2: Perestroika.” We had to delay Part 1 for two seasons, due to the pandemic. When Part 1 opened during our 25th anniversary season last year to rave reviews, we knew it was worth the wait. We are delighted to open this season with Part 2.

This is a very complicated play to produce, in view of its length (nearly six hours for both parts), intricate plot, different levels of meaning and vastly disparate locations. What’s exciting about Part 2 is how well it blends with our overall theme this year.

DuBois: On its surface, the play is about the AIDS epidemic in New York City in the 1980s, and it’s also deeply about the human condition. The play asks the question “Who are the real angels in America?” The answer reflects building connection in community. This year, we are honored to bring a section of the AIDS Quilt to Frederick. The power of theater and art is that it elevates the culture of a city.

Janes: I think the ensemble, as a whole, is really excited about “Squirrels,” a very quirky play, inventive, a ton of fun, and yet it has a lot to say about society, relationships, class, race and many other issues. It’s from the writer of “Hand to God,” so if you saw that, you know it’s great.

DuBois: Based on the enthusiastic response at our season preview, we are eager to present “The Squirrels” in March and April. Don’t let the title fool you. This one isn’t animated and definitely isn’t for the kids, although it conjures up images of a very hip Aesop. The darkly funny satire pits the frugal gray squirrels against the starving fox squirrels, expressing how we all use power and domination to mask our own insecurities and fears.

Will there be any world premieres or new works featured in the season?

Janes: We have two MET originals this season. The first is our holiday show, “Inebriated Holiday,” which captures the same comedy magic as our acclaimed “Inebriated History,” but it is imbued with holiday cheer. The second is a fresh adaptation of the children’s classic “The Borrowers” by Mary Norton, about a

tiny family surviving and thriving in their own little world under the floorboards of the humans above. With 11 shows in our season, we have nine that are established plays that we believe deserve a wider audience, particularly in the Frederick area.

Are there any surprises in the season?

Janes: Having seen how much fun people have at our annual proms, we know there is a big, exuberant audience for dance music in the Frederick area. So we are delighted to stage locally “Head over Heels,” described as a “modern musical fairy tale” based on the music of the iconic 1980s all-female rock band The Go-Go’s. Should be a great time for all. We don’t always present musicals. It’s going to be a blast.

How does the season title relate to the broader American theater landscape?

DuBois: Artistry elevates the senses, heightens our experiences and delivers entertainment, contemplation and connectedness. The past few years have been tough for the theater community, with dimmed marquees, employee furloughs and unpredictable audience returns. It’s important to remember that theater has always been around, from the first stories or dances under the star,s and it has survived every notable event in human history. In that way, theater is a savior that helps us thrive.

•••

The MET and the National AIDS Memorial are partnered to bring eight panels (one block) of the AIDS Memorial Quilt to Frederick as part of MET’s dramaturgy display to provide historical context to their show “Angels in America” Parts 1 and 2 and in remembrance of the 700,000 U.S. lives lost to AIDS since the first cases were reported over 40 years ago. DISTRICT Arts will host a panel of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in their gallery beginning Sept. 29. The AIDS Memorial Quilt is considered the largest community art project in the world, and a piece of it will be in downtown Frederick. The project is also ongoing, a reminder to all that the AIDS crisis is not over. The exhibit is free and available to view during gallery hours through Oct. 29 at DISTRICT Arts, 15 N. Market St., Frederick.

James Meech, Meech Creative LLC, @meech_creative_llc

MET artistic director Tad Janes and managing director Katherine DuBois.

Thursday Sept. 28

CLASSES

Innovators of Thought Speaker Series — 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Frederick Community College - Jack B. Kussmaul Theater, 7932 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick. “Bridges to Inclusive Innovation in a Tech World and Digital Equity: What You Need to Know and How You Can Leverage It,” featuring Rhianna Rogers. frederick.edu/inauguration/home.aspx.

Virtual Genealogy Lecture Series: “The National Archives: What Can It Do For Me?” — 7 p.m. at Virtual, . Presenter is Rebecca Koford, CG, CGL. All lectures on the fourth Thursday via Zoom.  240-818-1937. tinyurl.com/msfsajvy.

ETCETERA

“Crossroads” Exhibit at Heritage

Frederick — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Museum of Frederick County History/Heritage Frederick, 24 E. Church St., Frederick. The history of Frederick County has unfolded around its crossroads, from rural villages and towns to the city’s square corner. This exhibit explores our local crossroads through the themes of community, land, identity and persistence, and features artifacts from Heritage Frederick’s museum and archival collections as well as loaned artifacts from South Mountain Heritage Society in Burkittsville.

$12, $10, $8. director@frederickhistory.org. cognitoforms.com/HeritageFrederick1/ stitchesthroughtimeexhibittickets.

Stitches Through Time: Women’s Work from Farm to Fashion — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Museum of Frederick County History/ Heritage Frederick, 24 E. Church St., Frederick. Explores one story of women’s work, interpreting the history of textile production up to the 1950s. It features a beautiful selection of hand-sewn quilts and clothes from the 1800s; equipment, advertising, photographs and ephemera from the factory era; and selections of mid-20th century clothing by Claire McCardell that reflect the department store culture that emerged after World War II. Ten wedding dresses spanning 100 years showcase the themes in our story. $12, $10, $8. 301-663-1188. tonya@frederickhistory.org. frederickhistory.org.

“The Fashion of Claire McCardell” — 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, 401 Museum Drive, Hagerstown. Features 12 of the designer’s fashions. McCardell, a Frederick native,

was a designer who redefined American women’s fashion during the 1930s to the 1950s. She designed casual sportswear for women that was comfortable yet stylish. 301-739-5727. cschelle@wcmfa.org. wcmfa.org/claire-mccardell-on-display.

The Hagerstown and Frederick Railway Exhibit — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Heritage Frederick, 24 E. Church St., Frederick. From 1896 until 1954, a network of interurban trolley lines were built linking communities across Frederick and Washington counties. This exhibit presents the history of these electric railways and how they changed the landscape and communities of Frederick County. Through Dec. 22.

$12, $10, $8. Tonya@FrederickHistory.org. cognitoforms.com/HeritageFrederick1/ stitchesthroughtimeexhibittickets.

Duplicate Bridge Games — noon to 4 p.m. at Church of the Transfiguration , 6909 Maryland Ave., Frederick. Looking for a competitive mind sport? Frederick Bridge Club duplicate games allow you to hone your skills and make new, like-minded friends. All are welcome, no membership requirements. Need a partner? Contact our Player Representative, Karol McIntosh, at karolmcin@yahoo.com.

$7. 301-254-4727. sharonwcox@gmail.com. bridgewebs.com/frederick.

Middletown Library Author Showcase: Susan Higginbotham, John Brown’s Women — 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Middletown Branch Library, 101 Prospect St., Middletown. Join local author Susan Higginbotham as she discusses her historical fiction book “John Brown’s Women,” the story behind this book as well as her research techniques and writing process. Book discussion and tea. 18 and older. 301-600-7560. wgagne@frederickcountymd.gov. fcpl.org.

Field of Screams Maryland — 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Field of Screams Maryland, 4501 Olney-Laytonsville Road, Olney. Runs through Oct. 31. This Hollywood-level production is packed with high-quality sets, props and custom sounds meticulously designed to deliver an intense fright experience. Expanded Super Screams Haunted Trail with over 50 terrifying scenes and the all-new Clown Freak Show. $44. 888-720-1112. info@steelheadevents.com. screams.org.

Pour House Trivia — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Champion Billiards Sports Bar, 5205 Buckeystown Pike, Frederick. Come on out with the team and play some Pour House Trivia. 7 p.m. start. Extended Happy Hour

from 4 to 8 p.m.  301-846-0089.

frederickchampions.com/weekly-specials. Hagerstown Civil War Meeting and Talk — 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Homewood Suites, 1650 Pullman Lane, Hagerstown. A talk by Alexander B. Rossino entitled “Lee’s Army in Maryland: A New Perspective on the September 1862 Campaign.” In early September 1862, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee brought the war to Northern soil. Lee boldly divided his numerically inferior force to strike simultaneously into western Maryland while seizing the Federal garrisons at Martinsburg and Harpers Ferry. The campaign resulted in the battles of South Mountain, Antietam, and Shepherdstown. Dinner at 6:30 p.m., open to non-members as well as members, is $30  (reservations required by Sept. 21) and the talk at 7:30 p.m. is $5 for non-members, both payable at the meeting. $5 for non-members. Payable at the talk. 240-625-4216.

hagerstowncwrt1956@gmail.com. sites.google.com/view/hagerstowncwrt/ home.

FAMILY

Fall Festival at Summers Farm — 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Summers Farm, 7503 Hollow Road, Middletown. Corn maze, pick your own pumpkins, slides, zip lines, jumping pillows, rugged farmer obstacle course, farm animals, apple blaster and more. Free. 301-304-3031. info@summersfarm.com. summersfarm.com.

FESTIVALS

Gaver Farm Fall Fun Festival — 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Gaver Farm, 5501 Detrick Road, Mount Airy. 7-acre corn maze, giant slides, ropes courses and new bee line zip line. Farm animal petting area, free hay rides, lively chicken show, photo centers, pickyour-own pumpkins with 45 varieties, newly expanded apple orchard. Food includes apple cider donuts, cider slushies and more, farm market. See website for ticket prices. Free. 301-865-3515. office@gaverfarm.com. gaverfarm.com.

MUSIC

Alive@Five: N2N — 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Carroll Creek Amphitheater, Frederick. Live music. Outdoor happy hour. Ages 21 and older only, with ID. $6 entry plus $6 drinks. Food available for purchase. 301-698-8118.

downtownfrederick.org.

Live Jazz at the Cocktail Lab — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Tenth Ward Distilling Co., 55 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Get swanky with us every Thursday night for live jazz and your favorite craft cocktails. 21 and older. 301-233-4817. monica@tenthwarddistilling.com. tenthwarddistilling.com/events.

Kyshona — 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at New Spire Arts, 15 W. Patrick St., Frederick. With the background of a licensed music therapist, the curiosity of a writer, the resolve of an activist, and the voice of a singer, Kyshona (Kuh-SHAUN-Uh) pursues the healing power of song. Her descriptive songwriting and soulful vocals blend folk, rock, and R&B with lyrical prowess. $30. 301-600-2868. bhiller@cityoffrederickmd.gov. weinbergcenter.org/shows/kyshona.

Legacy Reunion: Earth, Wind & Fire Alumni — 7:30 p.m. at The Maryland Theatre, 21 S. Potomac St., Hagerstown. Get swept up in the musical whirlwind with some of the greatest musicians in the world performing the hit songs that combine jazz, R&B, disco, and soul into the perfect pop storm that dominated the 1970s and spans five decades of popularity. $36 and up. 301-790-2000. mdtheatre.org.

THEATER

“THE WIZ “ — 8 p.m. at Hippodrome Performing Arts Center, 12 N. Eutaw St., Baltimore. Producers Kristin Caskey, Mike Isaacson, Brian Anthony Moreland, and Ambassador Theatre Group present an all-new production of the groundbreaking, Tony Award-winning musical “The Wiz,” adapted from “The Wizard of Oz” by L. Frank Baum. The tour begins in its original home city of Baltimore, where the show made its world premiere 50 years ago. Ticket prices start at $57. 443-875-8288. eisakov@tbc.us. baltimorehippodrome.com.

Friday Sept. 29

ETCETERA

Frederick Community College SelfGuided Historical Campus Tour & Pop-Up Gallery — 8 a.m. to noon at Frederick Community College, 7932 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick. FCC has a rich history that spans over six decades since it was established in 1957. Explore local African American history and the college’s history (including lots of photos from the archive!)

at this mini pop-up museum. frederick.edu/inauguration/home.aspx.

Frederick Community College Investiture

Ceremony for Dr. Annesa Payne

Cheek — 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Frederick Community College, Athletics Center, 7932 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick. The community is invited to the formal installation of Dr. Cheek as 11th president of Frederick Community College. Open to all. Dessert reception to follow. frederick.edu/inauguration/home.aspx.

Mead & Read Trivia — 6 p.m. at Orchid Cellar Meadery and Winery, 8546 Pete Wiles Road, Middletown. Gather a team of up to 6 people for a fun night of trivia at the beautiful Orchid Cellar Meadery. The winning team will receive two free flights of mead. Maximum capacity: 50 attendees for trivia. 21 and older.

301-600-7560.

frederick.librarycalendar.com.

St. Michael and All Angels Labyrinth

— 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Mount Moriah Lutheran Church, 15116 Foxville Church Road, Sabillasville. A labyrinth observing St. Michael and All Angels.  240-405-2173. facebook.com/StPaulsGreenburgMD.

Ghost Tours of Historic Frederick — 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Brewer’s Alley Restaurant and Brewery, 124 N. Market St., Frederick. Journey through Frederick’s gruesome and bloody past. Nearly 300 years of war, executions and revenge. True documented stories of the paranormal with Maryland’s oldest operating Ghost Tour. Uncover

political savvy and defiant citizens, patriots from the Revolutionary War, beckoning soldiers from the Civil War. Reservations recommended. $15. 301-668-8922. info@marylandghosttours.com. marylandghosttours.com.

FAMILY

Used Book Sale for Operation Second

Chance — 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Evangelical Lutheran Church, 31 E. Church St., Frederick. Continues Sept. 30, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 1 bag sale — $5 per grocery bag. Most books $1 or less. Sorted by genre and/or author. Also puzzles, games and music.

301-639-8829. KMcNitt53@aol.com.

Teen Connect: Healthy Relationships — 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Walkersville Library, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. Students in grades 6-12 are invited for a three-session series presented by Heartly House. Learn about healthy relationships and how to support a friend in an unhealthy relationship. Snacks and drinks provided.

301-600-8200. fcpl.org.

Dork Diaries Posh Paris Book Tour — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Imagination Stage, 4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda. Join the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of “Dork Diaries” Rachel Renée Russell and her daughter, Nikki Russell, the illustrator, as they celebrate the release of her new book, “Dork Diaries: Tales from a NotSo-Posh Paris Adventure.” $15 (includes autographed book). 512-650-0745. events@DorkDiaries.com.

FESTIVALS

Frederick’s Oktoberfest — 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Frederick Fairgrounds, 797 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Continues 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sept. 30. Sept. 29 event is ages 21 and older only, Sept. 30 event is for all ages. German food, beer, wine, music, dancing, vendors and fun! Benefits Rotary Club of Frederick community projects. Sept. 29 admission is $6 advance, $8 at the gate. Sept. 30 admission is $10 advance for ages 13 and older, $12 per person at the gate, $5 ages 3 to 12, ages 2 and under free. frederickoktoberfest.org.

GALLERY

INKED Reception — 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. at FAC

Art Center, 5 E. Second St., Frederick. Join us for the opening reception of INKED, a multimedia show featuring the art of tattooing which explores the personal, cultural and historical practices (open now through Nov. 22).  301-662-4190. info@frederickartscouncil.org. frederickartscouncil.org.

MUSIC

Friday Nights Live — 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at American Ice Co. Cafe, 62 W. Main St., Westminster. Support musicians who play every Friday night. The stage behind the café is the perfect place to spend warm summer nights with a glass of wine, bottle

FRIDAY •SEP T. 29

6pm–10pm •21+ Event (Presale ticketsend 9/28)

Dan McGuire Band and Alpenlanders

Presale : $6 Entr y / At the Gate : $8

SATURDAY •SEP T. 30

11am–10pm (Presale ticket pr ices ends 9/29)

Mike & T he Cont inentals

Presale : $10 / At the Gate : $12

Ages 3–12: $5 / 2 & under: Free!

Full

of beer, or one of our specialty lattes. 443-952-0552. gabby.aic.co@gmail.com. Live Music at the Cocktail Lab — 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Tenth Ward Distilling Co., 55 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Every Friday in the Cocktail Lab we’ll be servin’ up our deliciously wild concoctions and some sweet tunes to get your weekend started off right! 21 and older. 301-233-4817. monica@tenthwarddistilling.com. tenthwarddistilling.com/events.

PERFORMER

Tablao Flamenco — 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at New Spire Arts, 15 W. Patrick St., Frederick. Experience the magnetic energy of flamenco like you’ve never seen before. Tablao Flamenco brings a fresh approach to a night of flamenco, transforming the theater into an intimate nightclub like those found in Andalusia, Spain. $35. 301-600-2868. bhiller@cityoffrederickmd.gov. weinbergcenter.org.

RECREATION

AmeriCorps Seniors Bocce Ball Tournament — 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Baker Park Bocce Courts, Fleming and College avenues, Frederick. Join AmeriCorps Seniors for a fun evening of bocce ball for seniors (55+). Teams of two. Prizes for top finishers. Free to play, but registration in advance is required. 301-694-3355. scp@aacfmd.org. americorpsfc.org.

THEATER

“A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” — 6 p.m. at Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre, 5 Willowdale Drive, Frederick. A distant heir to the D’Ysquith family fortune sets out to speed up the line of succession by using a great deal of charm ... and a dash of murder. “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” is a romp of music and laughs as low-born Monty Navarro designs a plan to knock off his unsuspecting relatives without being caught and become the ninth Earl of Highhurst.

$45-$64. 301-662-6600. wob@wayoffbroadway.com. wayoffbroadway.com

Saturday Sept. 30

CLASSES

Fall Cleanup & Winterizing the Garden — 10 a.m. to noon at University of Maryland Extension Office, 330 Montevue Lane, Frederick. What’s the best way to start the spring season? Fall clean-up! Learn about final harvesting, plant overwintering, soil preparation for next year, and planting onions and garlic for harvest in the spring. Register online. 301-600-1596. strice@umd.edu. bit.ly/FCMG23FallCleanup.

Freedom BANG Fitness Class — 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Walkersville Branch Library, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. A prechoreographed fusion of boxing, HIIT, hip hop, world dance, optional weighted gloves and just a touch of attitude. Offering a wide range of intensity options to help

you customize your workout. 18 and older. 301-600-8200. fcpl.org.

A Taste of Asia: Vietnamese Beef Pho and Spicy Garlic Shrimp — 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Frederick Community CollegeConference Center, Room E125, 7932 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick. Travel the Far East for delicious flavors from all over Asia including Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese, Korean and Malaysia — family style cooking that saves money, introduces healthy, nutritious dishes, and are simple and easy to make.

$42. 301-624-2727. lifelonglearning@frederick.edu.

Woodsboro Antique Appraisal Fair — 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Woodsboro American Legion, 101 W. Elizabeth St., Woodsboro. Woodsboro Historical Society this event. For details,  visit the website or call 301524-5167. Please, no guns, ammunition, jewelry, currency or tribal art. Spectators $1, 1 appraisal $10, 2 appraisals $13, 3 appraisals $15. 301-524-5167. robmch6@aol.com. woodsborohistoricalsociety.org.

Building Habitat with Native Plantings — 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Middletown Public Library, 101 Prospect St., Middletown. Edamarie Mattai, member of the Middletown Sustainability Committee and founder of Backyard Bounty Sustainable Gardens, will speak about how to embrace nature at home, including how to build habitat with native plantings that are resilient and beautiful. 21 and older. 301-600-7560.

lgrackin@frederickcountymd.gov. fcpl.org/calendar.

Nighttime Forest Bathing with Monica Wenzel — 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Fox Haven Farm, Retreat & Learning Center, 3630 Poffenberger Road, Jefferson. Association of Nature and Forest Therapy trained guide Monica Wenzel will walk you through sensory invitations to help you slow down, awaken your senses and reconnect with nature. $25. 240-490-5484. alecks@foxhavenfarm.org. foxhavenfarm.org.

ETCETERA

OG~OV Open Auditions — 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, 107 W. Main St. (rear entrance), Middletown. One God ~ One Voice Community Choir is looking for new members. Interested singers are invited to open auditions. This is nondenominational and is made up of singers from Frederick and Washington counties. The choir performs locally at nursing homes and senior communities, has sung at the White House, the LDS Temple and yearly is part of the Frederick Candlelight Tour. OG~OV also gives free concerts at local churches. 301-606-4444. d.l.cutler@ comcast.net. ogovchoir.org.

Pleasant Hill Farm Tour — 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Pleasant Hill Farms, 8444 Fountain Rock Road, Walkersville. Tour the farm to learn about their organic and sustainable practices. $10. 301-663-3416. aharmon@ commonmarket.coop. commonmarket.coop.

Foundations of Frederick Walking

Tour — 10:30 a.m. to noon at Museum of Frederick County History/Heritage Frederick, 24 E. Church St., Frederick. Experience the history and beauty of downtown as knowledgeable guides share the fascinating stories that make up historic Frederick. Tour starts at the Museum of Frederick County History. RSVP required. $12, $10, $8. 301-663-1188. tonya@FrederickHistory.org. frederickhistory.org.

Schifferstadt Architectural Museum — 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Schifferstadt Architectural Museum, 1110 Rosemont Ave., Frederick. Explore the home of Frederick’s pioneer family, the Brunners. Built in 1758, it is the oldest surviving building in the city and a National Historic Landmark. Inside is the only known example of a German heating system that provided safe, clean, energyefficient radiant heat. Learn the story of the desperate German immigrants who fled dire conditions in Europe and came to prominence in Frederick County. Walk in for a guided tour.

$8 for adults, free for under age 12. 301456-4912. boycerensberger@gmail.com. fredericklandmarks.org.

Hot Rods and Hoses Cruise-In — 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Thurmont Carnival Grounds, 123 E. Main St., Thurmont. Live music, Elvis tribute 5-7 p.m. Tip jars, raffles, food. Free admission for spectators, $5 to “cruise in” (optional) to be eligible for money drawing at the end of the event. Presented by Guardian Hose Co.

FAMILY

“Dragons Love Tacos” — 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Maryland Ensemble Theatre, 31 W. Patrick St., Frederick.  You know what dragons really love? Tacos of course! A boy and his dog are watching a TV show about dragons when they unexpectedly get caught up in the ‘Dos and Don’ts’ of what to serve dragons to eat. Dragons love tacos, but if they accidentally eat spicy salsa ... watch out!Written by Ernie Nolan. $5-20. 301-6944744. zcallis@marylandensemble.org. marylandensemble.org.

Liberty Warbirds Landing a UH-1 823 Helicopter — 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at FSK American Legion Post 11, 1450 Taney Ave., Frederick. The Liberty Warbirds will be landing a fully restored UH-1 823 helicopter. The Huey 823 will be on static display for an up-close view. Liberty Warbirds members will be on hand to explain features and operations. This is the first time the Liberty Warbirds will be landing in the Frederick area. Free hot dogs and lemonade onsite from 3 to 7 p.m. 301662-9345. fskpost11bookkeeper@gmail.com. fskpost11.org.

FESTIVALS

Craft Day — 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Brook Hill United Methodist Church, 8946 Indian Springs Road, Frederick. Join a day of crafting, or learn something new. Sign up to have the space to work on a craft you enjoy, or take a class and learn something new! Free. 301-662-1727. brookhill@bhumc.org. brookhill.ccbchurch.com.

Frederick Festival of Flight — Meet Your Airport — 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Frederick Municipal Airport, 310 Aviation Way, Frederick. Aircraft on display, aircraft flyovers, kids’ activities, local vendors, food trucks. Free admission. airport@ cityoffrederickmd.gov.

Fall Festival & Yard Sale — 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Meadow Branch Church of the Brethren Ofc, 818 Old Taneytown Road, Westminster. Fun for all ages with food trucks, live music, a bake sale, yard sales, vendors and more. 410-848-7478. office@ meadowbranch.org. meadowbranch.org. Art at the Point — 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Community Commons Park, 3700 Commerce St., Point of Rocks. Community art festival organized by the Point of Rocks Ruritan Club designed to celebrate local artists and the cultural heritage of Frederick County and beyond. Live musical performances from Marv Ashby and High Octane, Main Line Gravy Soppers, Frederick Children’s Chorus and the Blue Ridge Thunder Cloggers. Artwork and crafts from local artists, win prizes in a silent auction, learn from local artisan demonstrators, and purchase food. Crafts and activities for children. artatthepoint@gmail.com. pointofrocksmd.org/artatthepoint.

Frederick End of Summer Celebration

— 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Carroll Creek Linear Park, South Market Street, Frederick. Bid farewell to the season with a day filled with live music, local food vendors and local artists showcasing work. 703-889-0202. artsandcrafts@royal-eventsplanning.com.

Trailgating Community Event — noon to 4 p.m. at Strawberry Hill Nature Preserve, 1537 Mount Hope Road, Fairfield, Pa. Corn hole tournament $5 entry fee;, food and beer trucks, local vendors, tie-dye station, kids’ fishing, live animal ambassadors, interactive educational displays and demonstrations, naturalist led guided hike, live music by Brahman Noodles, barrel train, and more. Admission is free, some activities have a fee. 717-642-5840. strawberryhill.org.

Nigerian Festival: A Celebration of Unity

— 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Waverley Elementary School, 201 Waverley Drive, Frederick. Join the Nigerians In Frederick (NIF) Association and celebrate the 63rd year of Nigeria’s Independence. Cultural performances, fashion shows, music, dance and Nigerian food. Vendors, kids’ activities. Dress: Traditional Nigerian outfit, business attire or elegantly dressed. RSVP required. $45. nigerinfrederick@gmail.com. associationofnigeriansinfrederick.com.

MUSIC

Janel & Anthony — 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Y Arts Center, 115 E. Church St., Frederick. This concert was originally scheduled for Sept. 23 but was postponed due to the weather emergency. Janel & Anthony features Janel Leppin (cello) and Anthony Pirog (guitar), stalwarts of the DC new music scene. $15. 301-466-8176. admin@pointofdeparture.org. pointofdeparture.org/fema.html.

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Willy Fish Yowaiski. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. 301-830-1142.

”This Majestical Roof: Impressions of Sky” — through Oct. 28, Gallery 50, 50 W. Main St., Waynesboro, Pa., Eight artists participating. 5 to 8 p.m. Fridays, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturdays and by appointment. artsalliancegw.org.

”And Still We Paint” — through Oct. 29, Blanche Ames Gallery, 4880 Elmer Derr Road, Frederick. Shepherdstown Friday Painters show. For gallery hours, call 301-473-7689 or visit frederickuu.org.

“Contemporary Innovations: Darla Jackson” — through Oct. 29, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Philadelphia-based sculptor Darla Jackson attempts to reverse the perception of women’s self-defense often perpetuated by popular culture or omitted completely. The exhibition will include the imaginary weapons used by popular female characters as well as some of the animal sidekicks supporting these characters in their new roles. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 301-698-0656 or delaplaine. org.

“John Petro: Snapshots from a Baltimore Community on the Edge” — through Oct. 29, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. This photography exhibition is the culmination of Petro’s project to document some of the community and culture in and around a half-mile section around Wilkins Avenue in southwest Baltimore. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 301-698-0656 or

DREAMS

delaplaine.org.

“Heidi Brueckner: Persona Grata” — through Oct. 29, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Brueckner’s large-scale, figurative paintings explore themes like human nature, self-understanding and the relationship we have to storytelling, all by utilizing expressive color and experimenting with textured surfaces. The exhibit includes oil and mixed media paintings. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 301-698-0656 or delaplaine.org.

“Amy Browning-Dill: Poem, Mortality, and Resurrection” — through Oct. 29, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. The paintings and sculptures in this exhibition explore themes of death, decay and new life through the flora and fauna of the changing seasons. They are accompanied by excerpts of poetry from Rainer Maria Rilke, David the Psalmist and others. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 301-6980656 or delaplaine.org.

“Colors of Life” — through Oct. 29, Eastside Artists’ Gallery, 313 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Kathryn Phebus and Sonja Mishalanie display acrylic and watercolor paintings that capture the color and joy of the world around us. Weekends from 1 to 5 p.m. eastsidearts313@gmail.com, eastsideartistsgallery.com.

AIDS Memorial Quilt Exhibit —

Sept. 29 to Oct. 29, DISTRICT Arts, 15 N. Market St., Frederick. The AIDS Memorial Quilt is considered the largest community art project in the world, and a piece of it will be shown in downtown Frederick. The project is also ongoing, a reminder to all that the AIDS crisis is not over.

Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) and the National AIDS Memorial are partnered together to bring eight panels (one block) of the AIDS Memorial Quilt to Frederick as part of MET’s dramaturgy display to provide historical context to their show

“Angels in America” Parts 1 & 2 and in remembrance of the 700,000 U.S. lives lost to AIDS since the first cases were reported over 40 years ago. The exhibit is free and on display at DISTRICT Arts during gallery hours. Noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 301-695-4050, districtarts.com.

”Art Along the Trail” — Sept. 24 through Oct. 31, Historic Inn BoonsBoro, 1 N. Main St., Boonsboro. A project by artists and creators to share their stories, connections with the living Appalachian Mountain landscape of protected forests, clean streams, regenerative farmland and vibrant communities in Frederick and Washington counties. Hosted by Catoctin Land Trust, Inn BoonsBoro and Appalachian Trail Community. 301-432-0090.

”INKED” — Sept. 29 through Nov. 22, FAC Art Center, 5 E. Second St., Frederick. A multimedia show featuring the art of tattooing which explores the personal, cultural and historical practices. Opening reception 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 29. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. 301-662-4190 or frederickartscouncil.org.

“Humor” — Oct. 4 to 29, DISTRICT Arts, 15 N. Market St., Frederick. A juried themed exhibition about the undisguised use of humor in modern contemporary art. Original 2D or 3D works showcase humor, from 26 artists selected by independent

juror Glen Kessler. Noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 7. 301-695-4050 or districtarts.com.

“Soul Soil” — Oct. 6 to 29, NOMA Gallery, 437 N. Market St., Frederick. Drawings and colorful pulp paintings inspired by nature by Andrea McCluskey. Noon to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 7, artist talk from 5 to 6 p.m. Oct. 21. 240-367-9770 or nomagalleryfrederick.com.

“Frank DuVal: You’ve Got Mail!” — Oct. 7 to 29. Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. The artwork in this exhibition displays the depth of Frederick artist Frank DuVal’s (1945-2021) skill as an artist continually interwoven among the physical evidence of his charm, his wit and his gift of connection with people throughout the world through his illustrated postcards. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 301-698-0656 or delaplaine.org.

Steven Dobbin solo exhibition — Oct. 28 to Nov. 18, Allegany Arts Council’s Saville Gallery, 9 N. Centre St., Cumberland. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 301-777-2787

Frederick County Art Association — through Jan. 5, Frederick Health Crestwood Medical Building, 7211 Bank Court, Frederick. Original artwork including oil, acrylic, photography, mixed media and wood carvings by Frederick artists. Hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. 240-215-1460, frederickhealth. org/crestwoodart.

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song that reportedly sprang from a real dream. One of his best.

“Dream, dream away. Magic in the air. Was magic in the air? I believe, yes, I believe. More I cannot say on a river of sound.”

4. “DREAM ON” Aerosmith, 1973

This timeless masterpiece with the unforgettable opening chords implores us to live for today because tomorrow is not promised.

“Every time that I look in the mirror, all these lines on my face getting clearer. The past is gone. It went by like dusk to dawn.”

3. “CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’”

The Mamas and the Papas, 1965

A lovely call-and-response song with impeccable harmonies about longing for something you can’t have.

“All the leaves are brown and the sky is gray. I went for a walk on a winter’s day. I’d be safe and warm, if I was in LA.”

2. “DAYDREAM”

Lovin’ Spoonful, 1966

A carefree, feel-good song about being so much in love, it’s like a daydream — with a terrific tenor vocal from John Sebastian.

“I’ve been having a sweet dream, I been dreamin’ since I woke up today, It’s starring me and my sweet dream,

‘Cause she’s the one makes me feel this way.”

1. “ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM”

Everly Brothers, 1958

This sweet, classic song extols the virtues of dreaming to be reunited with the one you love. Impeccable harmonies introduced America to this classic duo.

“When I want you in my arms, when I want you and all your charms, whenever I want you, all I have to do is dream .... dream, dream, dream.”

Honorable Mentions:

Jim Croce’s “Dreamin’ Again,” Crowded House’s ”Don’t Dream It’s Over,” Bobby Darin’s “Dream Lover,” The Eurythmics’ “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This),” Heart’s

“These Dreams,” Billy Joel’s “The River of Dreams,” Gordon Lightfoot’s “Summertime Dream,” Kenny Nolan’s “I Like Dreamin’,” Billy Ocean’s “Get Out of My Dreams, Get Into My Car,” Elvis Presley’s “If I Can Dream,” The Romantics’ “Talking in Your Sleep,” The Talking Heads’ “Dream Operator,” Santo & Johnny’s “Sleep Walk” and Gary Wright’s “Dream Weaver.”

Gary Bennett is a longtime Frederick resident who spends his time hiking, biking, volunteering and providing childcare for grandchildren. He is married and retired from his career as a nonprofit marketing executive.