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April 21, 2016
Margo MacDonald: Renaissance Woman Takes the Stage at Stratford's SpringWorks Festival
“Right here, right now, for one night only, I’ll tell you something special I ain’t never told no one before; I’ll tell you the truth” is the compelling opening to multi-award winning actor, director, and creator Margo MacDonald’s production The Elephant Girls. This show is a lost piece of women’s history, telling the tale about Britain’s most notorious girl-gang who terrorized London for over 100 years. Written and performed by MacDonald, she plays...
The Dogs Who Were Left Behind: A Charming Tale
The tale of two dogs who were left behind, by one of our editors (and one of my favorite writers), Winfred Peppinck, is a charming tale, one that is intended for both kids and their parents. You know those kind of books, where you are actually laughing while you read, because it is so clever? THIS IS ONE!
I love this book, partly because of the illustrations by our friend Mark Hicks (read our interviews with him hereand here). But also, I've never re...
April 20, 2016
Stratford’s indie theatre and arts festival: Springworks
Stratford’s indie theatre and arts festival is celebrating its sixth season with a line-up of more than 40 artists and companies. Running from May 12 to 22, SpringWorks 2016 features an eclectic mix of theatre, music, dance, poetry and visual art. Following a successful launch last year, the SpringWorks Puppet Festival will return on Victoria Day weekend.
“We’re delighted to be able to showcase a range of talent at SpringWorks,” says Eileen Smith,...
April 19, 2016
Double Acts of Kindness
There’s nothing that enhances a travel experience more than being the recipient or the initiator of a random act of kindness. It’s what we hold onto most dearly when we reflect on our visits to foreign lands, long after the memories of sculptures and monuments fade. In my years of world travel, I’ve had the pleasure of being on the receiving end of many unexpected displays of good will—by a local resident, perhaps, who offers to walk with me to my des...
CFP: 10th International Conference on Language Teacher Education
Language Teacher Education for a World on the Move: Meeting the Needs of Diverse Student Populations
The Tenth International Conference on Language Teacher Education welcomes proposals for papers, posters, panels, and discussion sessions on all aspects of the educational and professional development of language teachers. Proposals may report on data-based research, theoretical and conceptual analyses, or best practices in language teacher education....
April 18, 2016
Scotland's Storyteller in Song: Archie Fisher
Music from contemporary songwriters, from traditional sources, from his own composing: this is what you will find on Archie Fisher's recording A Silent Song. That is a mix he has been stirring across his career. Now in his mid seventies, Fisher finds that music still draws him on. "It has only occurred to me relatively recently that the incentive to keep doing it is hearing that new song," he says. It might be a song he'd want to learn, he points out...
Florida Culture for the Week of April 18, 2016 by Josh Garrick
Florida Culture for the Week of April 18, 2016 by Josh Garrick
FINAL WEEK to April 23 – Winter Park Playhouse presents Jerry Herman’s Showtune!
Songs from the much-loved Broadway shows by Jerry Herman are currently on the Winter Park Playhouse stage in Showtune!, a popular musical revue of Herman’s music and lyrics. Recipient of the 2009 Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the theater, Jerry Herman wrote the musicals Hello Dolly!, Mame, La Cage a...
April 15, 2016
Scotland's Saltire Scholarships for Higher Education
Overview: The Saltire Scholarship is a substantial programme of scholarships, offering up to 100 awards, each worth 4,000 towards tuition fees for any one year of full time study, on an Undergraduate, Masters, or PhD course. This is offered on a matched funding basis between the Scottish Government and Scottish Higher Education Institutions, and is available for students from Canada, China, India, Pakistan and the USA.
Eligible stude...
April 13, 2016
Dolly Levi at HOME in the Annie Russell Theatre
The Annie Russell Theatre at Rollins Collegein Winter Park, Florida, concludes its 83rd season with the iconic Hello, Dolly! by Michael Stewart and Jerry Herman. Set in the 1890s, Hello Dolly! transports us to the era of Annie Russell’s heyday, and the time period is not the only similarity to be found between Ms. Russell and the beloved matchmaker Dolly Levi.
Annie Russell, sweetheart of the British and American stage, spent the later part of the...
April 12, 2016
Teaching Kids to Love Art
One of the questions I hear most often is from families looking to expand their kids’ appreciation of art. I’ve written 7 Tips for teaching your kids to appreciate art museums to answer just that question.
But perhaps a more in-depth look is needed at how to teach kids to LOVE art, to feel at home in art museums, to be passionate and interested in art.
I wanted a broad range of answers for our Wandering Educators, and so I put out a call my fellow Family Travel...
