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February 28, 2020
22.33 Stories: Getting The Picture with Ryan T. Bell
Featuring first-person stories of people finding themselves in the middle of a culture that is foreign to them; each week, 22.33 will deliver interesting tales from people who share how they were able to create mutual understanding through cultural exchange.
Ever wonder how an iconic image comes to be? In this bonus episode, American cowboy, writer, photographer Ryan Bell talks about the challenge of representing...
The Identity Thief Will Steal Your Mind
If I could give Alex Bryant’s debut novel,The Identity Thief, the first in The God Machine series, a single identity, it would be: Addictive.
Addictive like you want to stay up late reading. Addictive like you wake up early so you can squeeze in 10 minutes of reading before heading out the door. Addictive like you contemplate skipping lunch to read. Addictive like you’re reading while half-walking, half-running on the treadmill. Addictive like…...
February 27, 2020
“Josh Recommends” for February 29, 2020 (the Leap Year Edition) by Josh Garrick
“Josh Recommends” for February 29, 2020 (the Leap Year Edition) by Josh Garrick
Beginning with today's column, Wandering Educators is pleased to now offer the column, "Josh Recommends", in both English and Spanish.
A todos nuestros lectores: Estamo orgullos de includir una version en espagnol de la columna de esta semana..."Josh recomienda."
Why We Have Leap Year and Leap Day …
February 29, 2020 -- Everywhere
This year February has 29 days and that...
First, Read This: Lonely Planet's Family Travel Handbook
Whether you're new to family travel or an old hand, there is much to learn—each kid (and family) is different! Where to go for the best advice? We wholeheartedly recommend the latest guide from Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet's Family Travel Handbook. It is packed FULL of goodness, and is written by Imogen Hall, who, as a family traveler AND a writer, knows her stuff.
The book includes sections on planning, transportation, on the ground,...
February 24, 2020
History Comes Alive at Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park
As the Big Island's top attraction, Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park is the perfect place to learn about the geological history of the Hawaiian Islands. Two volcanoes, Mauna Loa and Kilauea, can be visited inside approximately 500 square miles of a natural environment. About 90 percent of Hawaii's trees, plants, and flowers are endemic. They cannot be found anywhere else in the world. The remaining species are either indigenous (in Hawaii and...
February 20, 2020
“Josh Recommends” for February 21, 2020 by Josh Garrick
“Josh Recommends” for February 21, 2020 by Josh Garrick
“If the Bees Go, We Go” hosted by Mills Gallery
OPENING TONIGHT -- Feb 21 beginning at 6:30 pm to Feb 28
The harsh reality is if the bees disappear from the earth, mankind would lose all the plants that bees pollinate, all the animals that eat those plants, and so on up the food chain. Artist Kristy Lee Green brings awareness to our fragile eco-system through her encaustic art, a mixed media...
February 17, 2020
Music for Hope and Celebration
Dark and light, hard news and good news, in public life and in personal circumstance, always shift and change. It is vital to balance hard and discouraging with good and hopeful; that's what makes it possible to seek hope in challenging times, and to share that seeking and finding with others. As other musicians have through the music we have shared thus far in this series, and these artists do here.
Rosanne Cash and her husband and musical partner...
February 15, 2020
Why You Need to See Queensrÿche Live
Dynamic on stage, Queensrÿche is a phenomenal band, garnering new fans and pleasing old fans on their latest tour. We saw them this past week in Grand Rapids, Michigan, at 20 Monroe Live. It was a great venue for the bands that played; I personally cannot think of a better place to see a band. We were very close to the stage, right up against the barrier. And even people standing in the back said they could see the electric group.
February 13, 2020
“Josh Recommends” for February 14, 2020 by Josh Garrick
“Josh Recommends” for February 14, 2020 by Josh Garrick
CINDERELLA by the Orlando Ballet
Feb 14 to 16
The whole Orlando Ballet Company is feeling like Cinderella these days having opened their “dream facility” a few weeks ago. How fitting to celebrate the idea that “DREAMS really do come true” than with CINDERELLA, presented by the Orlando Ballet. You’ll have a Ball (wink) with the notorious Stepsisters and the charming Fairy Godmother, (as a...
Family Travel Tips: Top 5 Destinations for Multigenerational Travel
We’ve shared some fantasticExpert Tips for Multigenerational Trips from Lonely Planet’s Family Travel Handbook. Inspired??
If you are traveling with three generations (or more), you’ll want destinations with something for all. Here are their top 5:
From seeing the famous Grand Prismatic Spring to watching Old Faithful erupt, following bison through your binoculars and then taking a hike together, there’s plenty to...
