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2 • LAKE COUNTRY POST • FEBRUARY 27, 2016 GMTODAY.COM HEALTH All-You-Can-Eat Lenten Fish Fries, 4:30–7:30pm all Fri. during Lent through March 25, St. Florian School Cafeteria, 1215 S. 45th St., West Milwaukee. $11, $7.50 for younger than 10. 414-383- 3565, www.stflorian.org The Tastes of Hales Cor- ners: Wine & Beer Tasting, 6:30–9pm March 3, Hales Cor- ners Public Library, 5885 S. 116th St., Hales Corners. Wine, beer, catered hot & cold appetizers, homemade chocolate desserts, & coffee. From $30 in advance; $10 des- ignated driver at the door. All proceeds support the library's summer reading programs. Tickets at the library & www.halescorner- slibrary.org, 414-529-6150. Veterans Resources Drop- in, 10–2pm March 3, 10, 17, & 24, & 10–2pm March 5, 12, 19, & 26, the Center for Veteran's Issues, Milwaukee Public Central Library, 814 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee. Learn about valuable resources available to veter- ans & their families. Extreme Midget Wrestling Federation, 8pm March 4, Turner Hall, 1040 N. 4th St., Milwaukee. $20, $25. www.pab- sttheater.org or 414-286-3663. Dash Kelly's More Thank Words, AllWriters Work- place & Workshop's Celebri- ty Sat., 9–2pm March 5, 234 Brook St., Unit 2, Waukesha. Catered lunch included; $95. www.allwritersworkshop.co m 262-446-0284. All-You-Can-Eat Italian Spaghettti Dinner, 4–7pm March 5, Lutheran Chapel of the Cross Church, 3353 Whit- nall Ave., Milwaukee. $10 for adults, $5 for ages 4–10, free for 3 & younger. 414-481-1880. The All-Star SuperBand, 6:30pm every Thurs. through May, The Suburban Bour- bon, S76-W17745 Janesville Rd., Muskego. The 16-piece band plays Count Basie, Woody Herman & Buddy Rich arrangements. Benefit for Easter Seals of South- eastern Wisconsin. Tom Sorce, 4–8pm Tues- days–April 26, Amelia's, 724 E. Layton Ave., Milwaukee. Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, 7:30pm March 3, BMO Harris Bradley Center, 1001 N. 4th St., Milwaukee. $55 & up. 414- 227-0400, www.bmohbc.com The Kacey Musgraves Country & Western Rhine- stone Revue, 7:30pm March 3, Riverside Theater, 116 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee. $27.50, $40. www.pabstthe- ater.org or 414-286-3663. Anders Osborne, 8pm March 3, Turner Hall, 1040 N. 4th St., Milwaukee. $20. www.pabsttheater.org or 414- 286-3663. Die Schane Mxllerin by Franz Schubert, 7:30–9pm March 4, University of Wis- consin-Milwaukee Music Recital Hall, 2400 E. Ken- wood Blvd., Milwaukee. $13 to $15. www.arts.uwm.edu/- tickets, 414-229-4308. Wind Ensemble Spring 2016 with Guest Composer Joseph Schwantner, 7:30pm March 4, Helen Bader Con- cert Hall, 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee. $8–$12. www.arts.uwm.edu/tickets, 414-229-4308. Greg Koch & the Tone Controls, 8pm March 4, Shank Hall, 1434 N. Farwell Ave., Milwaukee. $15. www.shankhall.com Dark Star Orchestra, 8pm March 5, Riverside Theater, 116 W. Wisconsin Ave., Mil- waukee. $25, $28.50 day of show. www.pabsttheater.org or 414-286-3663. Willy Porter & Carmen Nickerson, 8pm March 5, Turner Hall, 1040 N. 4th St., Milwaukee. $20. www.pab- sttheater.org or 414-286-3663. Bryson Tiller, 8pm March 5, The Rave, 2401 W. Wiscon- sin Ave., Milwaukee. $31 & up. www.therave.com David Bowie Tribute: Milwaukee to Mars, 8pm March 5, Shank Hall, 1434 N. Farwell Ave., Milwaukee. Men Among Thieves, Dan Kubinski (Die Kreuzen) & many others. $10 suggested donation, proceeds to Ameri- can Cancer Society - Relay for Life. www.shankhall.com WMSE Rockabilly Chili Fundraiser, 11–4pm March 6, MSOE Kern Center, 1245 N. Broadway St., Milwaukee. $12 in advance. wmse.org "Corktown," 7:30pm Wed. through March 5, 2pm March 6, MainStage Theatre, 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwau- kee. $10–$20. www.arts.uwm.- edu/tickets, 414-229-4308. "Death By Design," through March 5, the Brumder Mansion, 3046 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee. $20–$25. 414-388-9104. "Lamps for My Family," by Milwaukee playwright Michael Neville, Fri. through March 13, In Tandem The- atre, 628 N. 10th St., Milwau- kee. $30; discounts available. www.intandemtheatre.org, 414-271-1371. "Little Mermaid, Jr.," 7:30pm Fri. & 4pm Sat. & Sun. through March 19, New Theatre on Main, W359- N5920 Brown St., Unit 101, Town of Oconomowoc. 262- 560-0564, www.BrownPaper- Tickets.com/event/2489957 "The Devil's Music: The Life & Blues of Bessie Smith," through March 20, the Stackner Cabaret, 108 E. Wells St., Milwaukee. $45 & up. www.milwaukeerep.com 414-224-9490. "Slowgirl," through March 20, Milwaukee Chamber The- atre at the Broadway Theatre Center, 158 N. Broadway St., Milwaukee. Tickets at 414- 276-8842. "Crowns: The Gospel Musical," March 4–26, pre- sented by the Skylight Music Theatre at the Cabot Theatre at the Broadway Theatre Center, 158 N. Broadway St., Milwaukee. $17 & up. www.skylightmusictheatre.org Prairie Home Compan- ion, 4:45pm March 5, Mil- waukee Theatre, 500 W. Kil- bourn Ave., Milwaukee. $32– $62. 414-908-6001, www.mil- waukeetheatre.com Kathleen Madigan, 7pm & 9:30pm March 5, Pabst The- ater, 144 E. Wells St., Milwau- kee. $29.50. www.pabstthe- ater.org or 414-286-3663. Doughnuts & Documen- taries Series: "Who Will We Be?" continues the PBS series "The Brain with David Eagleman," 10am March 9, Waukesha Public Library, 321 Wisconsin Ave., Wauke- sha. 262-524-3682. Doughnuts, coffee & discussion after film provided by Friends of Waukesha Public Library. 262-524-3682, www.waukesha- publiclibrary.org Wednesdays at the Movies: "Everest" (PG-13), 2–4pm March 9, Hunt Room at Hales Corners Public Library, 5885 S. 116th St., Hales Corners. Free. Coffee & soda sold before movie; doors open at 1:30pm 414-529- 6150, ext. 15. "Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage," with live sympho- ny on 40-foot-wide screen, 8pm March 13, Riverside Theater, 116 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee. $39.50 & up. www.pabsttheater.org or 414- 286-3663. Wednesdays at the Movies, "Suffragette" (PG-13,) 2–4pm March 23, Hunt Room at Hales Corners Public Library, 5885 S. 116th St., Hales Corners. Free. Coffee and soda sold before movie; doors open at 1:30pm 414-529- 6150, ext. 15. "The Godfather" Live, score performed by the Mil- waukee Symphony Orches- tra, 7pm May 20, Riverside Theater, 116 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee. $45.50 & up. www.pabsttheater.org or 414- 286-3663. Monday Night Movies, 6:30pm 2nd & 4th Mondays, Waukesha Public Library, 321 Wisconsin Ave. 262-524-3682. Movie Matinees, 1–3pm Tuesdays, Elm Grove Public Library, 13600 Juneau Blvd., O'Neill Room. Free. www.elmg rovelibrary.org, 262-782-6717. "A Look at Landscapes" featuring artists Mark Mueller & Lucien Woodring, Tues. to March 31, Almont Gallery, 342 W. Main St., Waukesha. 262-542-1522, www.almontgallery.com Lynden Sculpture Garden Hours, from 10–5pm daily except Thurs. (closed), 2145 W. Brown Deer Rd., River Hills. Ice skating on one of the ponds on Sat. & Sun. when weather & ice condi- tions permit. Admission includes access to sculpture garden & house Carol Summers' Wood- cuts, 11–5:30pm Tues.–Fri., 11–5pm Sat. through April 9, David Barnett Gallery, 1024 E. State St. at Prospect Ave., Milwaukee. Born in 1925 in Kingston, N.Y., Summers has been described as the best printmaker in the world. His art is known for saturated fields of bold color, semi- abstract treatment of land- scapes from around the world & a luminescent quali- ty achieved through a print- making process he invented. 414-271-5058. Michael Imes Exhibition, 9–5pm Mon.–Sat., Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts, 19805 W. Capitol Dr., Brookfield. Free. www.wil- son-center.com or 262-781- 9470. CALENDAR By Eric Oliver Enterprise Staff OCONOMOWOC — Mari Marzano was a freshman at the Universi- ty of Wisconsin-Stout when she almost died. It started after high school graduation. In high school, she played multiple sports and was interested in healthy eat- ing and staying active. She went to state for track and tennis and won multiple all-conference awards. As she put it, "I was just on a really good path." She went to school in fall 2013 and had a great first semester. Then she came home for Christmas break and noticed she had gained a few pounds, something common in college. When she went to weigh herself, something clicked in her mind and it's something she can't really explain. Never feeling self-con- scious before, she sud- denly began being very cautious of what she was eating and how much she was working out. Within a few weeks, she returned to her normal weight. As time continued though, she began getting more obsessed over her habits. "I came home for the summer and I started to run six miles a day," Marzano said. "I was eat- ing breakfast, lunch and dinner, but it was defi- nitely not sufficient enough to sustain me. I lost 40 pounds in a month and a half." Marzano went back to school to practice with the tennis team in the summer, and when her mom was dropping her off one day, she told her to not lose weight, but to focus on maintaining her current weight. Marzano began removing herself from social situations. She'd go to work and come home not wanting anything to do with any- one. The busy pace of sum- mer consumed Marzano and her family. No one really noticed her sus- tained weight loss. Then she went back to school. She had trouble keeping up with her classes and dropped out of the dieti- tian program. She switched majors and it wasn't until October when she came home for her brother's confirma- tion that she noticed there was a problem. "It was my first time coming back for the semester and I had lost 20 more pounds," Marzano said. "It was getting real- ly, really bad. Of course I didn't know it was going on. I had a very delusion- al line of thinking that everything was fine. I was just on this diet. But it was a never-ending diet." Over that weekend, everything started to change for Marzano. At a family dinner no one rec- ognized her. Even her own stepbrother didn't recognize her until she talked. Then she started to get worried. Her period came a second time that month and her mom had called her anorexic. Clothes that used to fit didn't and she had noth- ing in her closet she could wear. Her stepmom recommended she go to the student health center to get a physical with a doctor she had seen a year earlier. Marzano walked in and the doctor freaked out. "She couldn't believe I was still Mari," Marzano said. Road to recovery The doctor ran a series of tests and the results she got back were alarm- ing. Marzano's heart rate was 32. Her liver and kid- neys were failing. She wasn't able to produce red blood cells. She had no idea she was doing this kind of damage. The doctor gave her two options to either enroll in a program in Minnesota or go to Rogers Memorial Hospital in Summit. She chose Rogers. "(The doctor said) 'I can't do anything for you,'" Marzano said. "'You only have a couple of weeks to live if you keep doing this.'" Marzano was admitted two days later. She was in a version of an intensive care unit for 17 days, and then was transferred to the residential center, where she spent two months. After her insur- ance cut her off, she went home and took the year off to get better. Today, Marzano is at a healthy weight and is sharing her story to help raise awareness of eating disorders. "I do (embrace it) because I don't think peo- ple know enough about them," Marzano said. "I think if one person can hear my story that might be enough for them to be like 'OK, I don't want to live like this anymore,' or 'I can really change my life and reverse some of the damage I've done.'" While in the middle of her disease, Marzano said it felt like it would be a never-ending struggle with recovery never in sight. "If you have a cookie, you shouldn't want to kill yourself after that," Marzano said. "Some peo- ple who are painfully into this disorder, that's how they feel." Although she still has some bad days, she is a happier and a much bet- ter person now that she has beat anorexia. "I can eat things now and not feel the guilt afterwards, and not feel all this shame and every- thing like that," Marzano said. "It's about having a good relationship with food and yourself." Eating disorder awareness week Eating disorders affect more people than you'd think, said Dr. Elizabeth Hamlin, a psychologist in the Rogers Eating Disor- der Center. "Between anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder, it's estimated that 30 million in Ameri- ca have an eating disor- der," Hamlin said. That's why Feb. 21-27 is Eating Disorder Aware- ness Week. Hamlin is hoping the week increases aware- ness about eating disor- ders and shines light on an often overlooked popu- lation with disorders, men. "People should know that men are very highly underdiagnosed," Ham- lin said. "Of people with an eating disorder 10 to 15 percent are men but they're much, much less likely to get any diagno- sis or treatment because people still think it's something that only hap- pens to women." Treatment and diagno- sis vary by patient. At the core of any eating disor- der are the emotions peo- ple associate with food, weight and body shape. Treatment takes a vari- ety of forms and there is no one way to treat a dis- order. Hamlin specialized in the field because she wants to help people take control of their lives back. "When people have an eating disorder often they think they're com- pletely in charge of what they're doing," Hamlin said. "Often it tends to be the case the disorder is the one in charge, so to speak. It's the reason we want to help people take better control of their lives. They'll have more freedom in what they want to do and what they'll be able to do." Email: eoliver@conleynet.com Submitted photo Marzano on the day of her discharge from the Eating Disorder Center, Dec. 19, 2014. "Between anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder, it's estimated that 30 million in America have an eating disorder," Dr. Elizabeth Hamlin Psychologist 'You have a couple weeks to live if you keep doing this' After nearly dying, former anorexia patient shares recovery journey Submitted photo Mari Marzano in October 2014 and then a year later in October 2015. Submitted photo Marzano at a reunion of the Eating Disorder Center staff and patients last July with Dr. Brad Smith, the medical director for the residential center. Smith was Marzano's psychiatrist while she was receiving treatment. She said, "He truly saved my life and pushed me to pursue residential treatment. I would not be here if it wasn't for this special man."

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