By John Benson
Special to The Gazette
And the Oscar goes to?
For 2005 Medina High School graduate Chad Courtney, who is currently a senior at Bowling Green State University majoring in film production, the eventual goal is attending the Academy Awards ceremony and perhaps hearing his name read as winning cinematographer.
While this dream may take years to [...]

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By John Benson
Special to The Gazette
And the Oscar goes to?
For 2005 Medina High School graduate Chad Courtney, who is currently a senior at Bowling Green State University majoring in film production, the eventual goal is attending the Academy Awards ceremony and perhaps hearing his name read as winning cinematographer.
While this dream may take years to [...]

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By JOHN BENSON
Special to The Gazette
After wowing audiences last November at the Christmas in the Colonies fine crafts show at the Medina County Fairgrounds, Celtic folk act Maidens IV returns to the area for its first proper Medina theater date.
Main Street Medina has booked the quartet — sisters Havilah, Heather, Abigail and Tabitha Justice [...]

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By JOHN BENSON
Special to The Gazette
MEDINA — When times are tough, families come together to offer support and enjoy each other’s company.
This simple idea is the driving force behind the nonprofit Stage Left Theatre Company’s debut fundraiser, “Vaudeville Revue,” which takes place Jan. 30 and 31 at the Drake Center for the Arts in Medina.

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By JOHN BENSON
Special to The Gazette
Picture-perfect photos are what naturalist Meredith Krajewski said the Medina County Park District’s annual Nature Photo Exhibit is all about.
This year’s entries can be voted on from Jan. 17 to Feb. 19 at the Wolf Creek Environmental Center exhibit, with the winners being announced Feb. 20.
“The contest is [...]

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By JOHN BENSON
Special to The Gazette
A lucky year 13 is what organizers of the annual Tri-C High School Rock Off are expecting in 2009 at the popular battle of the bands event, which takes place weekends Jan. 9 through 31 at the House of Blues.
“Every year is lucky 13 with this thing,” laughed Barry Gabel, [...]

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By Kristen Nowak Winn
Accent Editor
What will be in your hand as you toast to 2009?
A glass of champagne is the easy answer, but Tom Virosteck, owner of the new Cana Wine and Martini Bar, 113 W. Smith Road, Medina, offers some other advice.
“Absolutely something different, because it’s the New Year,” Virosteck said. “Martinis because of [...]

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By JOHN BENSON
Special to The Gazette
When looking back at the list of bands that have supported AC/DC over the years, two things stand out: most are semi-obscure groups and most fail to experience any sort of longevity.
From The Poor in the mid-’90s to Slash’s Snakepit at the turn of the century, getting the high profile [...]

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By JOHN BENSON
Special to The Gazette
Let’s cut right to the chase.
What in the world is taking Trans-Siberian Orchestra so long in releasing its next studio album “Nightcastle”?
Promised two years ago and then again last year, the highly anticipated follow-up to the prog-rock outfit’s 2004 album “The Lost Christmas Eve” is quickly becoming their own [...]

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By Kristen Nowak Winn
Accent Editor
There’s an easy way and a hard way to build a gingerbread house. But no matter which route you take — from a kit or from scratch — it’s all about the candy.
Glittering gumdrops, red licorice twists, mounds of M&Ms and creamy caramels make mouths water. And whether you’re partial to [...]

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