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Contents

5COVER STORY

Musicians accompany nature’ssounds during Acoustic Night on farm

FESTIVALSAir and Space Museum celebrates

lunar landing anniversary43

UNDER REVIEW

‘The Goldnch,’ ‘Transcendence’

7MUSIC

Welcome to Wrenway: WifeballCapital of Ohio

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Theodore “Theo” Decker loses hismother to a terrorist bomb during a visit tothe Metropolitan Museum of Art at the be-

ginning of the Pulitzer Prize-winning nov-el, “The Goldnch,” and his life is foreverchanged by the events ofthat afternoon, especiallythose occurring directlyafter the bomb explodes.

In the rubble of themuseum, with the horricdisaster still ringing inhis ears, the 13-year-oldTheo sees an old man whogives him a ring and mes-sage. Believing the man ispointing at his mother’sfavorite painting, TheGoldnch by Dutch master Carel Fabritius,

he steals the painting in the confusion andwhisks it away to safety. His father had de-serted Theo and his mother years earlier sowith no other family nearby, he is sent tolive with the wealthy family of a friend. Hefullls the old man’s wish and delivers thering to his surviving family, one of whichis his granddaughter who Theo is instantlydrawn to.

Despite ongoing nightmares, Theo be-gins to have a chance at a happy life untilthe day his father reappears and whisks himaway to a new home in Las Vegas. The realreason for the renewed interest in his sonis learned when the father attempts to steal

the money his mother left him in a fund forhis education. Thwarted and desperate forthe money, Theo’s father gets drunk and

dies in a car crash, leaving the young boyan orphan for real. Afraid of being sent to

a Nevada boys home, Theoruns back to New York tolive with the old man’sfamily. During the entireordeal, he manages tokeep the painting of TheGoldnch with him, al-lowing him to cling to thememories of the happylife with his mother.

While the novel ex-amines Theo’s feelingsof abandonment and the

responsibility of bad decisions, it is hard

for the reader to feel attached to the pro-tagonist. Author Donna Tartt attempts toadd immediacy to the plot by beginning thenovel showing Theo more than a decade inthe future and in trouble. While the plot fol-lows all of the events leading Theo to themoment of crisis and how he moves for-ward in the last third to resolve the conict,an emotional connection is never made be-tween Theo and the reader, mainly becauseof Tartt’s writing decisions. Because of thatlack of empathy for the character’s lot inlife, this reader found himself not caringabout Theo’s nal personal discovery andattempts to escape wallowing in “what ifs.”

All the eventsin the rst half ofthe book are told

in rst personremembrance byTheo. Even the terrorist bombing and theftof the painting are told through his memo-ries and never regain the action or terror ayoung boy would have felt in the moment.Instead, the reader is left with the naggingsense Theo may be an unreliable narratorand what he is relating may not be the truth,only the truth as he remembers it years lat-er. Also, Tartt exhibits the annoying habitof explaining everything in great detail,never quite trusting the reader to visualizeand understand on their own. If an object orevent is worth describing, it is worth chron-icling every minute aspect, using similes,

metaphors, and enough synonyms to makeDr. Roget roll over in his grave.

“The Goldnch” is Tartt’s third novel,following “The Secret History” (1992) and“The Little Friend” (2003), and won thePulitzer Prize for Literature (Fiction) in2014. There is little doubt she has a tremen-dous mastery of the English language andhas been highly recognized for her work.However, this book could have easily beencut in half from its 770 pages and not lostan iota of action or meaning in the reduc-tion. Anyone attempting “The Goldnch”should go in with more than a little tenacityand a truckload of patience.

Dr. Will Caster (JohnnyDepp) is a well-knownArtificial Intelligenceresearcher asking the question,“What is consciousness?” andis it possible for AI creationsto have it.

A group of anti-technologyextremists want to put an endto his and others attempts atthis and they attack.

Will becomes his ownexperiment and his wife Evelyn(Rebecca Hall) and friend Max(Paul Bettany) help him intohis own transcendence.

He continues, like in hisprevious life, with a need forknowledge but is it really himor is it the technology?

The question then becomeswhat can be done to stop him if

his need for knowledge is actu-ally a need for power.

“Transcendence” is the samescience-fiction movie we’vebeen watch-ing for years.The days ofwhen technol-ogy becomessmarter thanthose using

it is a thememovies havebeen dealingwith since thecreation ofmovies.

Without any novel ideas orsurprises, “Transcendence” isa flop.

It grazes by explaininghow this technology is actu-

ally working yet still tries touse the technological terms inthe movie, which just confusesviewers and frustrates those

who might wantto know.

The movieends exact-ly as you’dexpect it towithout any

exc i t em en talong the wayto even makeyou secondguess that itmight not.

And the biggest disappointof all was that these A-listactors actually took part in it.

Depp was one of the maincharacters, yet his character

ends up on a computer screenfor more than half the film.

By the way, Morgan Freemanand Kate Mara are also in it.Their roles are so minimal andunimpressive I didn’t even man-age to mention them until mysecond to last sentence.

Save your money and don’tbother renting this one.

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Under Review

The Goldnch

Turningthe Pages

BY KIRKDOUGAL

Written by Donna Tartt (Little, Brown)

Transcendence Directed by Wally Pfster(Warner Bros. Pictures)

Keepingit Reel

BY ERINCOX



BY ED GEBERTGood Times Staff [email protected]

WAPAKONETA -The Arm-strong Air and Space Museumcelebrated the 45th anniversaryof one of the greatest achieve-ments of mankind on July 20.Four-and-a-half decades after theApollo 11 mission touched downon the moon, crowds gatheredto remember Wapakoneta’s NeilArmstrong taking the rst stepsin the lunar dust.

The Summer Moon Festival

took place at the Wapakoneta’sFestival Grounds and the Arm-strong Air & Space Museum onJuly 19 and 20. The museumoffered free space inatables,planetarium shows, model rocketlaunches, paper lantern launches,and entertainment.

“Forty-ve years ago, onJuly 20, Wapakoneta’s own, NeilArmstrong, stepped on the moonand made history,” said Christo-pher Burton, Executive Directorfor the Armstrong Air & SpaceMuseum. “It is an honor to rec-ognize this historical event and

to pay a tribute of thanks to theperson who inspired, and thecommunity that supported, thecreation of our museum.”

The term “American hero” is

tossed around a lot, but it is ap-propriate when describing Arm-strong. The man who rst set footon the moon had a much largerstory than just that one smallstep. Since Armstrong’s death onAug. 25, 2012, interest has beenrenewed in the career of the pilotand astronaut. The Armstrong Airand Space Museum is open year-round just off Interstate 75 nearthe U.S. 33 interchange. Withinthe connes of the grounds aremany fascinating exhibits and in-teractive displays that help youthand adults gain a greater knowl-

edge and appreciation for Ameri-can heroes like Armstrong.Very popular exhibits include

the Gemini VIII capsule whichserved as Armstrong’s rst space-craft. He and David Scott con-ducted the rst space rendezvousand docking in 1966. Visitorshave a chance to see the capsuleand to experience what it was liketo perform the docking procedurewith a simulator.

Another simulator mimicsthe steps to land the Apollo lunarmodule on the lunar surface orvisitors can attempt landing the

space shuttle in yet a third ma-chine.The museum itself is de-

signed to be more than a staticmuseum. Sound and motion are

everywhere with the three simu-lators, 10 audio/visual elements,and seven interactive exhibits.The Astro Theater offers a movieabout the landing of the Eagle in1969 and the night sky projected56 feet high onto the dome ceil-ing. The Innity Room is de-signed to give visitors a feel forwhat walking in space is like,looking around to see only starsfor as far as the eye can see.

A great deal of space history isrepresented at the Armstrong Airand Space Museum. There is areplica of the 1957 Soviet satelliteSputnik, along with the spacesuitworn by Armstrong while aboardGemini VIII, and another space-suit from the Apollo days. Rep-lica capsules from both Apolloand Gemini give people a chanceto compare the progress made in just a few short steps at NASA.

Also inside the museum is areal piece of space exploration. Amoon rock collected by the Apol-lo 11 crew is on display. Visitorscan also get an up close look ata model of the Saturn V rocketwhich was the power plant usedto put Armstrong and the otherApollo astronauts beyond earth’sorbit.

Armstrong not only ewspacecraft, but also other yingvehicles like jets, gliders, and he-licopters. An Aeronca Championin which Armstrong learned toy at the age of 15 at an aireldnear Wapakoneta is proudly dis-played, as is an F5D Skylancerexperimental airplane which wasalso own by Armstrong as a testpilot.

The museum was proposed onthe very day Armstrong’s step onthe lunar surface was made. OhioGov. James Rhodes proposed themuseum, not just as an honor forthe Ohio native, but also for allOhioans who have attempted todefy gravity, and to provide a his-tory of the space program. Of the$1 million originally set aside toconstruct the museum, more thanhalf was raised by the citizens ofWapakoneta who wished to hon-

or their native son. The museumopened its doors for the rst timeexactly three years after Arm-strong’s giant leap for mankind.

The museum remains dedi-cated to the state’s aeronauticalhistory as well as Ohio’s con-tributions to aviation and spaceexploration from the early daysthrough current times.

Air and Space Museumcelebrates lunar landing

anniversary

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Festivals

Space inflatables were at the museum as part of the Summer MoonFestival. (DHI Media/Ed Gebert)

The Air and Space Museum is open year-round with exhibits like theGemini VIII capsule. (DHI Media/Ed Gebert)



Before set up of the stadium. (DHI Media/Kirk Dougal) After the set up of the stadium. (DHI Media file photo)


Cover Story

BY ERIN COXGood Times Staff Writer

[email protected]

WREN — The tiny village of Wrenwith a population just under 200 will hostfive times that number of people Aug.14-16 for the 23rd annual Wrenway ParkWiffleball Warehouse tournament.

The Wiffleball Capital of Ohio hosts thetournament during its Wren Homecomingand the championship game on Saturdaydraws around a thousand to 1,200 peopleeach year.

"You just have to see it," Jack Davis,the tournament commissioner, said. "Youreally just have to come out and see it foryourself."

Jack's younger brother started the wif-fleball tournament 23 years ago as some-thing to do during Wren Homecoming.

"It got started like a backyard stylewiffleball game," Davis said.

Davis played in the first tournament.

There were 12 teams,around two hundred peo-

ple there and not nearly asmuch production went intothe tournament as is nowthe custom.

Now, the wiffleballtournament headlinesWren Homecoming withfireworks, between gameentertainment and a sta-dium that's built just forthe weekend to entertainand accommodate the largecrowd.

After playing in thefirst 14 tournaments, Davismoved over to the adminis-

trative side leading a groupof about a dozen volun-teers to produce it.

"It's a big time com-mitment," Davis said."It's all done very pro-fessionally and it's wellorganized so that something is going onall the time."

There is a rib cook off, a pie eat-ing contest and other little entertainingevents throughout the tournament andwhen it gets to the championship game,the real show begins.

"There's fireworks during the nationalanthem, a spotlight on the players as they

get introduced, fireworks after the game,champagne is given to the winning team;it's a pretty big production," Davis said.

The tournament limits the teams to just 16. The championship team from theyear before is automatically given a ticketfor the tournament but the rest have tosign up, which isn't an easy feat as for inthe past, teams camp out days ahead oftime to make sure they are one of the 15.

When Wren Homecoming finally

arrives, Friday kicks off the tournamentplay with four games and then 11 gamesSaturday with the championship gamestarting around 9:30 p.m.

"It's an intense, fast-paced play," Davissaid. "Let's just say the athletic teamswin."

Davis and the group of volunteers thatwork alongside him try to keep the tourna-ment fresh to keep the crowd coming back

each year.The majority of the revenue goes to

recreation in Wren, but the productionhas outgrown the revenue so they hostfundraisers throughout the year to makesure they can still provide the entertain-ment that is now expected of the wiffleballtournament.

"It's rewarding when it all pulls offright," Davis said. "We're just commonfolk trying to put on a show."

Welcome to Wren: Wiffleball Capital of Ohio

The wiffleball play is fast-paced and intenseat the tournament. (DHI Media file photo)

After the championship game, a celebration is given for the win-ning team. (DHI Media file photo)



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Music

BY ERIN COXGood Times Staff Writer

[email protected]

PANDORA — The sounds of the nightwill be enhanced Sept. 13 with the secondannual Acoustic Night on the Quarry FarmNature Preserve and Conservation Farm.

Set in the Seitz Pavilion on the Quarry Farm,all are welcome to come enjoy the scenery of thefarm and the musical entertainment of musiciansfrom near and far for a backyard-style show.

Last year, the rst acoustic night was hosted.“We offer some visual art classes here, but

along the way have met some wonderful musi-cians,” said Anne Coburn-Grifs, facilitator forthe Quarry Farm Nature Preserve and Conser-vation Farm. “There are several in our families.We have this marvelous pavilion complete withrain curtains, which was designed especially for

The Quarry Farm. So my husband said one day,‘We should open it up to people who want toplay for a night.’ So we did.”

They relied on word-of-mouth to publi-cize the event last year and held it on the sameweekend as a local applebutter festival butCoburn-Grifs considered the rst AcousticNight as having a good turnout regardless.

Three vocalists/guitarists from Wapa-koneta, one guitarist/ukulele player andvocalist from Cincinnati and one guitarist

from Columbus performed last year.“A crowd of people showed up with lawnchairs and we listened while they jammeduntil around midnight,” Coburn-Grifs said.“We supplied cookies and lemonade andhad T-shirts to paint for those who wantedto get up and stretch their legs.”

This year, they are getting the word out early

and inviting musicians to join the event now.“Obviously, you absolutely don’t have to be

a professional to join in,” Coburn-Grifs said.Attendees should bring a lawn chair and a

friend and get there early as there will also bea limited number of free kazoos at the event.

It is the goal and mission of The QuarryFarm Nature Preserve and Conservation Farmto provide the opportunity for people of allages to increase their understanding of thenatural environment of Northwest Ohio and tointeract with their fellow inhabitants in a sus-tainable manner. The Acoustic Night gives thegroup a chance to share this goal and reach it.

“The more people come out here and enjoythe music they themselves can make, surround-ed by the music of the late summer sounds here,all on the edge of as natural a setting as you cannd in Northwest Ohio, the more people cometo appreciate it for what it is and recognize that

the natural environment has a necessary role inall of our lives,” Coburn-Grifs said.

There is no cost for the Acoustic Night.The farm is a 501 (c)3 nonprot and relieson donations to operate.

Seitz Pavilion is 1/8-mile north of14321 Road 7L, Pandora. The show willstart at 6 p.m. and run until around 10 p.m.

Musicians accompany nature’s soundsduring Acoustic Night on The Quarry Farm

Erin Coburn of Union, Kentucky, and BrianErchenbrecher of Columbus perform at last year’sAcoustic Night. (Submitted photo)

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