Jessie Voigts's Blog, page 130
June 4, 2018
Foodie Finds: The Best Beer in Prague
I had visited Prague in 1991 and been sent to fill an empty jug with beer from the best brewery in Prague.
I stumbled through the streets, found the clock that hangs over the door, and filled the jug. I enjoyed some of the best beer I had ever tasted.
This trip, I was hoping to take my children to the same place if it still existed.
U Fleku, established in 1499, is still there! It's a walk from the main tourist haunts but plenty have found it a...
Through the Eyes of an Educator: In Search of Adventure
Every day, students show up to learn. Whether they’re five years old in a traditional classroom or fifteen in a home school setting - or anywhere in between - there's curiosity, intrigue, and interest somewhere inside them waiting to be entertained and engaged. Some show up craving the excitement of learning, while others are there without any excitement, unless that necessary hook can grab their attention. Long ago, one of my favorite quotes grabbed...
Frank N. Furter’s The Rocky Horror Show Guide to Stratford
Fun, unexpected experiences, and products align with Dr. Frank N. Furter’s character in Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show, now playing at the Avon Theatre. This experience is presented in conjunction with the Stratford Festival, which opened June 2.
Frank’s Guide to Stratford (not for the easily offended) invites you to explore Stratford through Dr. Frank N. Furter’s eyes as you get the look, get the drink, and then you play. He’ll lead you...
Arttrav explains how to make pecorino cheese
In the video below, Arttrav visits the Azienda Agricola La Torraccia (Reggello FI - www.la-torraccia.it ) to see how Pecorino cheese is made with raw sheeps milk the same or next day that it's taken from the animals.
Betty and Salvatore hosted us all morning, from cutting the curd at 9:30am (I skipped out on the 5am milking), pressing it into forms to make a soft cheese around 11... until the ricotta was ready at 1pm. The still warm ri...
June 3, 2018
Top Ten Tips for Integrating Buy Nothing Day into your Travels
Have you heard of Buy Nothing Day? It's a day celebrated worldwide to protest consumerism. Here in the US, it's celebrated on Black Friday, probably the biggest shopping day of the year. Buy Nothing day started in 1992 in Vancouver - and now is celebrated by over 65 nations. There's even a hilarious Buy Nothing catalog of items you want for Christmas and already have.
Can taking one day to buy nothing really change your patterns of spending? It can ge...
June 2, 2018
Top Tips for Budget Family Travel
It’s important to take your kids when you travel – not only are you exposing them to the world, but you’re teaching collaboration, patience, great food, different cultures, languages, history, and more. But it can be expensive to take everyone, while you’re traveling. And, as many parents know, budgeting for big things is difficult – and even harder when you’re there on the ground, and family members want this and that.
Here are our top tips for budge...
June 1, 2018
Artist of the Month: Jan Clizer
I knew at first glance that our featured artist, Jan Clizer, truly understands how to share the essence of place. Her paintings are utterly evocative, and whatever the subject, take us around the world. I love them - and so will you.
Jan Clizer’s professional painting career stretches over two and a half decades and far from the Pacific Northwest, across the Atlantic Ocean. Her current focus is a large commissioned series of representat...
“Josh Recommends” for the Week of June 2, 2018 By Josh Garrick
“Josh Recommends” for the Week of June 2, 2018 By Josh Garrick
Star Trek meets Mozart in “The Abduction from the Seraglio”
June 2 at 7:30 pm at The Plaza Live
Going “where no opera has gone before,” Opera Orlando presents the Pacific Opera Project’s ‘unique’ production of Mozart’s 1782 comic opera. “The Abduction from the Seraglio’s” mix of comedy with Mozart’s music made it a major hit. Now up-dated to ‘the future,’ Opera Orlando finds the dastardl...
May 30, 2018
Teaching Students About Gender-Based Violence Through Art
Are you interested in teaching about the use of art as a tool for social change? Do you educate students on global issues and solutions?
Join the 501c3 nonprofit Driftseed and the University of Michigan School of Education for a Teacher's Professional Development Webinar exploring a new, free educational toolkit that supplements the Little Stones documentary. This webinar will be facilitated by Darin Stockdill, Design Coordinator from the University...
May 28, 2018
Wine Lovers Pour Into Culinaria's Wine and Food Festival
Traveling to San Antonio anytime soon? If so, you can still indulge in haute cuisine at a throng of upscale restaurants and bars, even if you missed the 19th annual Culinaria Wine and Food Festival.
Culinaria is a nonprofit organization committed to promoting the city as a premiere food and wine destination while fostering community growth and enrichment. To that end, it organizes gastronomic events paired with wine, spirits, and beer.
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