Archive for the ‘Blog’ Category
FIRST LOVE: Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman
June 18th, 2018
[caption id="attachment_27212" align="alignleft" width="300"] (photo credit: Monique Carboni)[/caption] I don't usually want for words, whether written or verbal....but this show left me speechless....and not in a good way. It was honestly a painful theatrical experience, despite the valiant acting efforts of the two seasoned leads. My friend, who accompanied me, often reminds me ...
Now Say This by Heather Turgeon, MFT, and Julie Wright, MFT (Book Excerpt)
June 15th, 2018
Health and Development The research on how screens relate to health and development is complex. We can’t lump all screens together (watching a movie is different from building a world in an interactive game, which is different from blasting zombies with a console). What kids are watching, for how long, at ...
Scattered Pictures of the Smiles We Left Behind by Sharon O’Donnell
June 9th, 2018
As Father's Day approaches, I've been going through the old 8mm films and VHS tapes that my dad has taken of family and friends over the years. We are so blessed that he was ahead of the game when he bought that 8mm camera with the big bright lights on ...
Rennie Harris: Funkedified: Show Review by Barbara Adler
June 3rd, 2018
Hip Hop Choreographer, Director, and Founder of Rennie Harris Puremovement, Lorenzo “Rennie” Harris, brings a HIGHLY entertaining, authentic, multi-media experience to The New Victory Theater stage with his latest creation, Funkedified. Harris pays homage to the 1970’s party dance scene, and street dance styles tipping his hat to the forefathers ...
An Artist Mom and Her Heartwork by Colleen Kong-Savage (Children’s Book Giveaway)
June 1st, 2018
Thirteen years ago on Halloween, when I was as pregnant as could be, I wore a snug orange shirt over my round belly and taped three black triangles and a toothy grin over it. Essentially my unborn son and I were dressed up as a jack-o- lantern. That was our ...
Getting My Bounce Back by Carolee Belkin Walker (Book Excerpt)
May 29th, 2018
From Getting My Bounce Back: How I Got Fit, Healthier, and Happier (And You Can, Too), by Carolee Belkin Walker Day 379, April 12, 2015 “You girls never know.” – Franz Ferdinand, “No You Girls” As I’m setting new fitness goals I can’t get Lean In out of my head. I’ve spent the better ...
“BUMP” Theater Review by Andrea Santo Felcone
May 27th, 2018
Playwright Chiara Atik’s new play “BUMP” is essentially three different stories, all intertwined in a series of vignettes, about pregnancy and childbirth. One story emphasizes our modern-day world—pregnant women chatting on an online message board—(each at the same stage of pregnancy) supporting each other; a second story is about the ...
Things Moms Can Do to Prepare for the Zombie Apocalypse, the Alien Invasion, and all other End of the World scenarios by Pamela Francis
May 25th, 2018
Maybe things start with the movies..., or maybe they start in real life and the movies simply project preliminary plausibilities out to us all so we won't be terribly surprised or upset when the horrors actually do manifest..., but either way, there's a chance there WILL be a) a zombie ...
The Care and Management of Menopause: From Hormonal Cacophony to Harmony Found by Dr. Laurie Steelsmith FEATURING A GIVEAWAY
May 23rd, 2018
Adapted from Growing Younger Every Day: The Three Essentials Steps for Creating Youthful Hormone Balance At Any Age For years, we mourn the existence of our periods, bemoaning its arrival each month and dreading the bloating, mood swings, and cravings that tend to precede it. But midlife can bring a different lament altogether: The ...
Cirque du Soleil VOLTA: Show Review by Barbara Adler
May 20th, 2018
Right off the bat, I want to say I am a huge Cirque du Soleil fan. I have seen several Cirque shows in Vegas, most memorably the Beatles tribute which was so enchanting it sent my admiration for the Cirque brand soaring even higher. Cirque du Soleil shows are known ...
