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November 3, 2018
“Josh Recommends” for the Week of November 3, 2018 By Josh Garrick
“Josh Recommends” for the Week of November 3, 2018 By Josh Garrick
CONGRATULATIONS to the All-New Orlando CITRUS PARADE (A Televised Event)
December 29 at 9:30 am – Parade ‘Kick-off’
More than living up to its goals, Florida Citrus Sports is a not-for-profit dedicated to promoting community spirit and tourism, stimulating our economy and benefiting charities. Those goals take a great leap forward on December 29 as the all-new Orlando Citrus Parad...
November 1, 2018
Artist of the Month: Nayda Collazo-Llorens
Nayda Collazo-Llorens, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is an interdisciplinary visual artist working in multiple mediums including works on paper and canvas, video, installation works, printmedia and public interventions, among others. Through her practice, she examines how our minds perceive the world around us, dealing with concepts of navigation and mapping.
I first heard Nayda at a PechaKucha Kalamazoo event, speaking on An Artist's...
October 26, 2018
“Josh Recommends” for the Week of October 27, 2018 By Josh Garrick
“Josh Recommends” for the Week of October 27, 2018 By Josh Garrick
FINAL WEEKEND – Opera Orlando’s “Steampunk” Tales of Hoffman
NOW to Oct 30 at the Dr. Phillips Center
The first of Opera Orlando's Mainstage productions features the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, and is Offenbach's most famous work. Interweaving four stories from the author E. T. A. Hoffmann, (who is the opera’s lead character), Metropolitan Opera tenor Won Whi Choi sings the tit...
How to Create a Groundbreaking Travel Website
If you are considering starting a website covering any subject, you have probably seen the alarming statistic that there could easily be over two million blog posts written and uploaded to the internet on a daily basis. This kind of information can be discouraging, as it could mean that a new blog is not likely to attract many readers. However, the fact that new blogs are being started every day actually means that there is a chance that if you crea...
October 22, 2018
Speaking Spätzle: What to Know About this Quintessential Swabian Favorite—and How to Make It
Plump and misshapen, with a soft, chewy texture that’s reminiscent of pasta or gnocchi, Spätzle belongs in its own culinary category altogether.
Pervasive in Germany, Austria, and Hungary, and stretching into Switzerland and other neighboring European countries, the popular pasta comes in several varieties. But the miniature dumplings usually share a few common threads – a simple dough, heavy with egg and flour, and a cooking method that involves dangli...
October 21, 2018
“Josh Recommends” for the Week of October 20, 2018 By Josh Garrick
"Josh Recommends” for the Week of October 20, 2018 By Josh Garrick
“LANDMARK” CONGRATULATIONS – On October 18 members and friends of the Orlando Ballet donned pink construction helmets and took one more giant leap to becoming a world class company with the groundbreaking for “Harriett's Orlando Ballet Centre.” Before her passing this summer, longtime Orlando Ballet supporter Harriett Lake made a “landmark” contribution of $5 million to accelerate t...
October 18, 2018
#StudyAbroadBecause...You'll Never Know Until You Go
Gabby Beckford is a recent STEM graduate who has visited 27 countries in her 23 years. She thrives on once-in-a-lifetime adventure and 80 degree weather. She's won upwards of $40K in study abroad scholarships, and advocates for creative ways to see the world on a budget.
What motivated your decision to go abroad? How/why did you choose where to go?
I've always been in love with travel. I did my first trip to Paris with my family at 4 years old, and m...
October 17, 2018
How To Travel Safely
When traveling, we are often in somewhat vulnerable positions; it is a foreign country we are visiting after all, which means a new culture, unfamiliar customs, and possibly different standards of appropriate behavior. Even though international traveling is exciting, adventurous, and rewarding, it can sometimes be potentially dangerous if we don't prepare accordingly. There are definite concerns should be taken into consideration by any traveler who...
October 16, 2018
Photographer of the Month: Scott Drummond
Just wait until you see the photos from our featured photographer this month, Scott Drummond. They are incredibly beautiful, and truly capture the essence of this extraordinary landscape.
View from Dynjandi - Wild Westfjords 4 Day Tour
Scott is the Lead Guide / Co-Founder of immersive and educational, small group tour provider Hidden Iceland. Scott is originally from Perth, Australia, who found himself in Iceland not wanting to le...
October 15, 2018
Music for Shifting Times
Writers, artists, musicians, actors, creative people of all sorts, often ask the best questions, questions which to do with real values, fundamental choices, important relationships. As is true with any sort of art, these questions may at times be framed in poetic and indirect ways. Directly or indirectly, these works of creation help with reflection on such matters.
As acrimony and division surrounding the Brexit campaigns and the US elections ros...
