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Episode #848 - May 8th, 2015
On tonight's show, The 24th Annual Dowagiac Fine Arts Festival takes place May 8th-May 17th in Dowagiac. May is a very active month for the City of South Bend as the city's celebrates its 150th birthday. Ted previews some of films that will be a part of the Jewish Film Festival showing at the Browning Cinema at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center at the University of Notre Dame, May 11th-14th. This year's Stamp Out Hunger is happening this Saturday, May 9th. Letter carriers with the U.S. Postal Service will collect food to help Stamp Out Hunger.
Original Airdate: May 08, 2015

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    Dowagiac Fine Arts Festival
    Bobbie Joe Hartline More Information
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    The 24th Annual Dowagiac Fine Arts Festival takes place May 8th-May 17th in Dowagiac. One of the featured performers for this year's fest is singer Melissa Manchester. Art, music and plenty of fun! Bobbie Jo Hartline tells us about the many entertaining options happening during the festival in Dowagiac. For more information go to www.DogwoodFineArts.org

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    1. Bobbie Joe HartlineOrganizerDowagiac Fine Arts Festival

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    Jewish Film Festival
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    Ted previews some of films that will be a part of the Jewish Film Festival showing at the Browning Cinema at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center at the University of Notre Dame, May 11th-14th. Ilan Friedland from the St. Joseph Valley Jewish Federation, and a junior at Adams High School, South Bend was on the programming committee for the festival and talks about the film selection process. For details go to http://performingarts.nd.edu/

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    1. Ted Barron, Ph.D.Senior Associate DirectorDowntown South Bend, Inc./DeBartolo Performing Arts Center

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    Stamp Out Hunger
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    This year's Stamp Out Hunger is happening this Saturday, May 9th. Letter carriers with the U.S. Postal Service will collect food to help Stamp Out Hunger. In our area, the Food Bank of Northern Indiana is partnering with the letter carriers to make this year's efforts bigger and better than ever. Marijo Martinec tells Gordy this is their single best food drive of the year. To donate, put non-perishable food items near your mailbox by 8am Saturday. Go to http://feedindiana.org/ for more information.

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    1. Marijo MartinecDir. Of Choral ActivitiesSaint Mary's College

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    In the Bend
    Andrew S. Hughes More Information
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    May is a very active month for the City of South Bend as the city's celebrates its 150th birthday. Andy Hughes tells Gordy about the South Bend Tribune's special newspaper section devoted to the big birthday weekend in their May 21st edition. He also talks about some of the other entertainment available around the area the next few weeks. Check out www.inthebend.com for details.

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    1. Andrew S. HughesArts & Entertainment EditorInTheBend.com

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