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Sara Ann Garrison, a recent graduate of Cape Henlopen High, has a new EP and a host of concerts and festivals throughout the summer and fall, including tonights Smyrna at Night event. (Submitted photo)

SMYRNA For most, the period right after high school graduation can be a time to relax and reflect on a job well done.

Not so for Sara Ann Garrison.

After graduating from Cape Henlopen High School on June 6, the Lewes country singer was in Nashville, Tennessee, on June 8 performing at the CMA Music Festival.

She was there to give a series of concerts and promote her new EP Livin A Dream.

The slate of shows served as a kickoff to a busy summer and fall of concerts and festivals, including tonights free Smyrna at Night. She will perform on the outdoor stage on Main Street in front of Odd Fellows Cafe starting at 6:40.

She joins 27 other acts in nine venues around town, some with two stages, during the event which gets underway at 5:15 p.m.

No stranger to Music City, Ms. Garrison was the 2014 winner of Nashville Universes Shooting Star of the Year Award, made the top five in Nashville Universes Rising Star of the Year in 2015 and was a 2016 Fresh Face of Renegade Radio Nashville.

Its always really cool to get to go down there, Ms. Garrison said this week.

I did a few shows in a few days, signed some autographs and had a great time.

Now that she has graduated high school, Ms. Garrison has more time to concentrate on her music.

Im going to put college aside for a while. For the longest time, I had to juggle school and music with writing during the week and then doing concerts on the weekend, she said.

Now I can put my full force behind the music career.

Performing since age 3 and writing music since she was 13, it was always a tricky task balancing the books with her burgeoning career, especially in the run-up to writing and recording her latest work.

I would end up coming home from school, relaxing for a little bit and then start co-writing with someone else or writing by myself or practicing the songs, she said.

For Livin a Dream, she got the tutelage of other, more experienced songwriters who helped her with some of the songs.

Two of the five songs she wrote by herself.

It was a real learning experience, she said of her co-writers arranged through her label, Heart Songs Corporation.

It was cool to get different ideas as to how to write a song.

She still remembers the songs she wrote when she was 13 although she doesnt perform them anymore, adding they might resurface at some point.

She says the songs that she writes now are more mature.

They tend to be more connectible to some people and easier to understand and identify with, she said, adding that she finds herself writing a great deal about love and relationships these days.

In her young career, Ms. Garrison has opened for such established country stars as Sam Grow, Chasin Crazy and Jon Pardi and performed on the Next From Nashville stage at the 2015 Delaware Junction country music festival in Harrington.

On Sept. 30, she will play the Garden State Festival in Atlantic City, New Jersey, opening for Dan & Shay and the Eli Young Band.

She enjoys the exposure that opening for major acts brings.

You always know you have new potential fans who may have not heard you before, she said.

Other highlights this summer include Wilmingtons Lady Bug Festival in Wilmington on July 20 and the Wicomico Festival in Salisbury, Maryland on Aug. 20.

She will also play Dovers Concerts on the Green Series on Aug. 3.

Those who attend tonights Smyrna at Night show can expect a mix of her new songs and some covers.

For those who dont know my music completely, I like to mix it up and throw a Taylor Swift song or a song by another artist in there, she said.

Livin a Dream is available on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon and Google Play. Physical copies will also be available at her concerts or at saraanngarrison.com.

Smyrna at Night, now in its fourth year, has been getting bigger every year both in terms of attendance and attractions.

Theres really so much value for zero admission, said Jeremy Hebbel, co-owner of Gable Music Ventures.

Smyrna at Night is a production of Strongpoint Marketing in association with Gable.

Internationally touring blues musician Vanessa Collier will play the main stage at Smyrna at Night tonight at 9. (Submitted photo)

Last years event drew about 3,500 people with 4,000 expected this year.

Weather is always the wild card. But ignoring that, there does seem to be a buzz about Smyrna at Night with people tagging other people about how it has gone the last three years and new people saying they have to go this event, Mr. Hebbel said.

Headlining Smyrna at Night this year is international blues musician and saxophonist Vanessa Collier, Nellys Echo, who performed on Season 3 of The Voice, and Dovers own Hoochi Coochi.

Mr. Hebbel said hes proud of the eclectic lineup and of the headliners.

Vanessa was by far the most buzzed-about act at Ladybug last year, he said.

Gable produces both Smyrna at Night and the all-female Ladybug Festival, which this year will take up two days in downtown Wilmington, July 20-21.

She is someone who has been nominated for blues awards, travels the entire world performing and graduated from the Berklee School of Music, he said.

Hoochi Coochi, an indie blues quartet, has been blowing up over the last year, said Mr. Hebbel, adding that Hoochi Coochi will also headline Ladybug this year.

Aside from blues, music genres this year include country, rock, folk, big band, drum and bass and contemporary Christian.

We did lots of brainstorming with town officials to make sure we had the right balance of genres and also local acts, Mr. Hebbel said.

When you discover a type of music that you didnt know you liked, it can be a real game changer.

Due to popular demand, Mr. Hebbel said that festivalgoers should look for an increase in food trucks this year, with 14 set to roll in.

The evening will also include a childrens play area and a beer garden.

SMYRNA AT NIGHT LINEUP MAIN STAGE ON MARKET STREET PLAZA 5:15-6 p.m. The Joe Trainor Trio, Piano-based rock 6:15-7 p.m. Hoochi Coochi, Indie Blues 7:30-8:30 p.m. Nellys Echo, Pop/Soul 9-10 p.m. Vanessa Collier, Blues/Soul SMYRNA OPERA HOUSE 5:30-6:30 p.m. Single Origin, Indie Neo Soul 6:45-7:45 p.m. The Susquehanna Floods, Blues/Southern rock 8:15-9:15 p.m. FaithWorX, Contemporary Christian OUTDOOR STAGE ON MAIN STREET 5:25-6:25 p.m. Cecilia Grace, Pop duo 6:40-7:40 p.m. Sara Ann Garrison, Country 8-9 p.m. Bryan Russo, Indie Blues PAINTED STAVE OUTDOOR STAGE 5:15-6:15 p.m. Tyler Greene Music, Psychedelic rock 7-8 p.m. Forsaken, Hick Hop PAINTED STAVE INDOOR STAGE 6:15-7:15 p.m. Ali Sperry, Americana 8-9 p.m. Alvin Clayton Pope, Multiple genres SHERIDANS INDOOR STAGE 5:30-6:30 p.m. Keith Kenny, Rock/Blues 7:30-8:30 p.m. Jason Ager & the Golden Eagles, Blues/Soul SHERIDANS PATIO STAGE 6-7 p.m. Orion Freeman, Folk 8-9 p.m. Sam Schmidthuber, Country DRUNKN BAKER 5:30-6:30 p.m. The Rose Project, Indie Americana 6:45-7:45 p.m. Shane Palko, Folk 8-9 p.m. Hot Breakfast!, Acoustic dork rock SMYRNA MUSIC GARDEN 6-7 p.m. Trap Rabbit, Instrumental drum and bass 7:30-8:30 p.m. Megan Knight Trio, Americana MAVERICK TEXAS BBQ OUTDOOR STAGE 6, 7:30 and 9 p.m. Big Ric Rising (three sets), Party dance band MAVERICK TEXAS BBQ INDOOR STAGE 5:15-6 p.m. Matt Sevier, Singer-songwriter 6:15-7 p.m. Britton Brothers, Multiple genres 7:15-8 p.m. Matt Sevier 8:15-9 p.m. Britton Brothers 9:15-10 p.m. Matt Sevier BLUE EARL BREWING COMPANY 4-7 p.m. Bryan Scar, Singer-songwriter 7-10 p.m. Rocket 88, Blues/Rock

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JEFFERSONVILLE Fresh Stop Markets aren't food pantries or farmer's markets, they are nestled somewhere in-between and are designed to make a big impact in the areas they serve including, most recently, Jeffersonville.

The concept is simple. Bring local, organic produce into a community with limited access to it and have people pay what they can. Those with more money pay more and those with less pay less and in the end it all evens out.

Despite the easy premise, there was nothing in Clark County like Fresh Stop Market until now.

"This lets families pool together money and SNAP benefits and creates markets for local farmers," said Karyn Moskowitz, founder and executive director of New Roots, the nonprofit behind the market.

In addition to making good affordable, the market makes it accessible. According to Moskowitz, the organization only sets up Fresh Stops in areas that are classified as "food deserts" by the USDA.

The second-ever Fresh Stop Market took place Thursday night at Wesley United Methodist Church, located at 1201 Thomas V. Bryant Dr. in Jeffersonville.

Jim Grahn brought the idea to the church and New Roots both. He said the church was an obvious choice to him due to its prime location and, he found out later, the members' passion for the initiative.

"It's one of those special things about Jeff, people are always looking out for each other," said Mayor Mike Moore, who came to both the first market and on Thursday.

Around 46 stakeholders had signed up ahead of time to get produce, a number the church hopes grows to about 90 by the end of the season, according to Janis Barnett.

"Everyone needs to come get some of God's blend-able vegetables," Barnett said.

Those that came Thursday night left with cabbage, turnips, squash, basil, garlic, blueberries and more, all organic and grown within 100 miles of the church.

Every vegetable station has a flier for the vegetable or fruit, giving helpful tips on how prepare it.

"Who knew you could mash a turnip?" Staci Thompson asked, one of the stakeholders that came out Thursday.

Thompson, along with wife Amanda, loved the opportunity to get local produce and try foods they never would have gotten for themselves.

The couple paid the $40 "Justice share" option, meaning they paid for their own and a portion of someone else's.

Even so, they say the price tag is less than what they pay at a traditional grocery store for such a variety of organic produce.

Trevor Semones, a chef from Wild Eggs, had samples of marinated cucumber relish and cornbread to inspire the shareholders. His recipe contained cucumber, Swiss chard, garlic and sweet basil, all ingredients available Thursday night.

A different local chef will come each time to create a new fare, pass out samples and show people what they can make with what they are taking home.

The market will continue every other Thursday from 4:30 to 6:30 until October. Shareholders can expect different produce each time, always local, organic and in-season.

To get in, simply go to freshroots.org and click "ordering."

The price varies based on income. Mothers who receive WIC pay just $6 for their share, SNAP recipients pay $12, those with a higher income pay $25 and have the option of paying $40 like the Thompsons did. Those wishing to order can do so online, over the phone or by dropping off their money at the church with Barnett.

Moskowitz hopes to replicate the program across the region so "people can be happy and healthy." This season there are 15 markets in operation across Kentucky and Southern Indiana.

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NEW DELHI: Your organic rice, pulses and condiments would now be certified with something more than the green label. All packaged food marketed as organic would now need the stamp of approval of notified certification authorities, and must contain full and accurate information on their organic status, according to draft regulations of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).

This is the first time FSSAI has formed regulations for this category of food, which is an expanding industry in an increasingly health-conscious India. According to a study by Assocham and TechSci Research, a non-government body, the current market (pulses and bulk food grains) is at $500 million, up from about $360 million in 2014. Organic food products are either grown under a system of agriculture without the use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides, or made from organically produced raw materials, the draft said.

Raw commodities such as fruits, vegetables and cereal grains that are not processed and marketed directly from a farmer/producer or producer organisations to the consumer do not need the certificate.

The industry welcomed the move. This is a good first take. It will give reasons to consumers to have some more confidence. Going forward, there will surely be more refinement, said N Balasubramanian, CEO of 24 Mantra Organic.

The draft proposal offers two choices for items that claim to be organic: The produce must comply with the provisions of the National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) administered by the central government. Alternatively, the items must comply with Participatory Guarantee System for India (PGS-India), run by the ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, or any other system or standards set by the food authority. The regulator has put the draft regulations in public domain for suggestions.

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A difficult year for Target is getting worse. Wall Street is now more worried about Amazon's threat to Target after the e-commerce giant's $13.7 billion deal to buy Whole Foods Market.

Target shares fell 5 percent Friday on the news of the deal. The stock is down 29.5 percent this year after the retailer's disappointing financial results. The S&P 500 has gained 9 percent.

Citi Research on Wednesday lowered its rating for Target to neutral from buy, saying its food business is at risk due to Amazon.

"With Wal-Mart enhancing its e-comm portfolio with Jet.com and Bonobos over the past year through acquisitions that target millennials and AMZN's sizable entry into fresh/organic food w/ WFM acq., TGT's two main competitors have very quickly changed the game," analyst Kate McShane wrote in a note to clients Wednesday. "This makes TGT's rev. growth prospects through organic or acq. growth tougher to achieve, absent any kind of game changing move."

McShane reduced her price target for the company to $56 from $63. The lower target would be a 10 percent gain from Tuesday's close.

The analyst noted that food is approximately 22 percent of Target's sales and that it has been able to differentiate itself somewhat by offering consumers all-in-one access to food and household products. That competitive advantage will be diminished when Amazon has Whole Foods' network of stores, she said.

"TGT's strategy of differentiating itself from AMZN and WMT through offering immediate access to food/HPC [household and personal care] and having a differentiated mix skewing to fresh/natural/organic has effectively been muted," she wrote.

Target spokesperson Erin Conroy in an email response to this story wrote:

"We recently announced a multi-year plan to position Target to deliver consistent growth and market share gains by elevating the shopping experience for our guests. We're making a more than $7 billion investment in our business, which includes technology and supply chain enhancements, reimagining the design of more than one-third of our stores, accelerating the opening of small format stores around the country and introducing twelve new brands to our exclusive merchandise assortment over the next two years.

Food and beverage is a key category for Target, representing about 20 percent of our annual sales. More importantly, it's part of our guests' shopping journey and something they want to find at Target. As we've shared, we are on a journey to create a differentiated experience in food and beverage. While the work won't be done overnight, we are committed to getting it right for the long term and are encouraged by the progress that we are making."

Target shares were essentially flat midday Wednesday at around $51 a share.

CNBC's Michael Bloom contributed to this story.

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Welcome back to another Headspace session. This is a special session because it is exclusively geared toward you, Stephen Bradley. The name of this lesson is: Your Payment Was Declined, Stephen.

As always, make sure to find a comfortable spot in which to do this exercise. A nice chair, or even the floor, if youd like. If the chairs very nice, and you could sell it and make some quick cash to pay your outstanding balance, then I suggest the floor, so as not to depreciate the chairs value. If the floors worth more and you know someone who wants to buy a floor, use the chair.

Now, start with your eyes open, your focus soft, and take a few deep breaths. In through the nose. Out through the mouth. You may find it helpful to speak on the exhale, Stephen. You could say something like, I admit I bought a years worth of Headspace and then lied to Visa saying it was a fraudulent charge. Despite that, I still use Headspace every day and have ignored their kind e-mails and calls asking me to fix the situation, forcing them to record this special lesson. I am getting peace of mind without paying $95.04 for it, which is wrong and evil. It doesnt have to be exactly that, Stephen. Thats merely a suggestion.

Now let the breath fall back into its natural rhythm as you begin to scan the body. I want you to note any particular feelings, comforts or discomforts, in your body as you mentally focus on each area. Lets start up top with your ugly, lying head, Stephen. Now well move down to your black heart, full of sludge and ill will. Now lets venture down to the hips, where you keep a wallet full of money that is rightfully mine. And, finally, lets drift down to the soles of the feet. Notice how the feet arent broken, Stephen. If I dont get the money by next week, that wont be the case. Several mobsters love my app and would do anything for a promo code.

With body and breath aligned and you hopefully terrified, its time to allow your mind a few moments to do whatever it wishes. If it wants to think, let it think. If it wants to rest, let it rest. Whats important here is not to force anything, Stephen. Forcing things leads to unease. I should know. I was forced to inform my daughter that she couldnt go to equestrian camp this summer, since I was $95.04 short of the twelve-thousand-dollar tuition. That led to a lot of unease in my house. If your mind wants to feel extreme guilt, let it feel extreme guilt. If your mind wants to think of a way that you, Stephen, might dress up like a horse and appease my daughter, let it think of a way that you might dress up like a horse and appease my daughter.

Now its time for a short guided meditation. Stephen, with your eyes closed, I want you to imagine youre on a pristine white-sand beach. The waves are lapping at the shore. The gulls call to one another softly. Are you there, Stephen? Good. Now imagine leaving that beach and booking it to a fucking bank. Ask for a loan. If you get turned down, imagine holding up the teller and demanding the $95.04. With that money in a bag, imagine driving to Headspaces offices and paying off your debt.

Have you imagined all that, Stephen? Wonderful. As you bring the mind back into the body, notice some sounds, maybe even strong smells. And whenever youre ready, in your own time, you can look around, stretch your arms and legs, and go to the fucking A.T.M. and get me my money, Stephen. Or, again, you could always sell your floor. Either is fine.

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Its easy to think that our phones and all the addictive apps on them are making us more stressed. But hundreds of apps are rowing in the opposite direction trying to help us relax.

On the latest episode of Too Embarrassed to Ask, Headspace CEO Rich Pierson joined Kara Swisher and Lauren Goode to talk about how his app, which has 16 million downloads to date, is trying to help. He said its important to bring guided meditation directly to the phone, rather than expecting people to seek out in-person classes, because thats where they spend their time, thats where their stress is.

I just think we havent really worked out how to use technology for good yet, in lots of ways, Pierson said. Its all about attention and engagement, and I think theres something interesting in thinking: How do you use tech in a healthy way?

Pierson said the company plans in the future to enter more countries and take advantage of more platforms, including the crop of smart home speakers and other audio devices flooding the market. Over time, he said, both investors and tech consumers have become more receptive to the idea of meditation.

I do think people are starting to look for ways they can deal with the onslaught of living in a modern world, Pierson said. Back in 2008, when we would tell people what we were trying to do, they used to physically back away from us. Like, These two weirdos. Now, it is a different conversation.

(Note: We recorded this episode last week, on June 15; this week, Headspace announced that it would lay off 13 people out of 170 employees overall).

You can listen to the new podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, Spotify (mobile only), TuneIn, Stitcher and SoundCloud.

On the new podcast, Pierson said the rise of meditation is partly fueled by faddish celebrities endorsing it, but that clinical trials have shown that it does work. Just as jogging may have once seemed like a strange way of improving physical fitness, meditation is slowly gaining acceptance as a way to improve ones mental wellness, he said.

He also acknowledged, in response to a listeners question, that meditation can sometimes make you angrier sort of.

A lot of people say, Ive started meditating and Im just really angry, Pierson said. It brings up emotions. Meditation is just the lens of whats going on in your mind, and maybe youre just not aware of it. By doing it, it makes you aware of it, and so they think, Its making me angry, its making me stressed. But actually, its just shining a light on what was there.

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Peace, Love and Lavender is hosting a festival Saturday at the lavender farm on the northwest side of Johnson Lake.

The festival runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

We will start out at 9:30 a.m. with qigong and at 10 we will talk about dowsing, said owner Cyndi Smith. Qigong is similar to tai chi.

Qigong and tai chi are both ancient Chinese forms of exercise.

Smith said there is also a Chartres meditation labyrinth where people can take some time to enjoy the quiet, peacefulness.

People can cut their own bunch of lavender, which I think is a lot of fun, Smith said. The lavender is $5 per bundle. I also have lavender plants and we have a gift shop.

Smith said she has a psychic from Kearney scheduled at 10:30 a.m.

She will talk about our angels, Smith said. And at 11 oclock I have a gal coming who will talk about how we can support bees.

At 11:30 a.m., Smith will talk with kids about ladybugs and praying mantis and then they will go look for ladybugs.

The Johnson Lake EMS will have their ambulance here, Smith said. Im collecting $1 per person at the gate that will be donated to them.

Cyndi and her husband, Dan, open the farm from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays and from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sundays through Labor Day weekend.

The Peace, Love and Lavender Facebook page has directions to their location at 42636 Road 751, Elwood. For more information, the Smiths may be contacted at 308-324-7397.

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The article titled Meditation for Beginners that appeared in Sunday's Gazette-Times leaves out some important information that I'd like to add.

Corvallis Zen Circle (www.corvalliszencircle.com) and Five Stones Sangha (http://www.fivestonessangha.org/) have both been go-to places for meditators for many years. Interestingly, Corvallis Zen Circle is about to complete the purchase of the first dedicated meditation center in Corvallis, which will be called Sangha Jewel Zen Center. You'll be hearing more about this wonderful new opportunity in the coming months.

In addition, a number of groups were omitted from the list: Insight Meditation (vipassana) has a group on campus at Westminster House, Mondays at 6:30 p.m. (open to everyone, not just Oregon State University students, staff and faculty members); another group meets at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Fridays at 10:15 a.m. And there are both Tibetan (Mondays, 6:30 p.m. at the Friends Meeting) and Self-Realization Fellowship (www.corvallismeditation.org) groups here too.

Our community does indeed have many resources for meditation instruction. You are welcome at any of them!

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Spotting an old-school phone booth is about as rare as meeting someone with a pager. (Now those wifi hot-spots where you can charge your phone? Those arecool.) But one company is bringing em backwith a twist.

Lifestyle guru Francine Steadman-Krulak founded her company BuddhaBooth as a way to give stressed out people on-the-go (AKA pretty much, um, everyone) a way to meditate anywhereeven on a busy city street. The idea came to her when she was working as a consultant and starting to feel burned out. Having a hunch she wasnt the only one feeling that way, shesought out a designer and manufacturer to make pop-up mediation booths.

BuddhaBooths are starting to be planted at office spaces, schools, and studios (Well+Goods co-founder spotted one atShaktibarrein Brooklyn). And theyre pretty darn stylish too, with a Moroccan design and sleek wood. Inside each one is a soft rug, stool, and meditation pillows. Pretty dreamy, right?

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