Lasting Impressions Of A Broadway Musical
When I was young, my father told me that I should surround myself with culture and intelligence. He wanted me to be educated and informed about what was going on in the world. He would take me to art shows and plays in order to expose me to the arts. I went to my first […]
Belly Dance: Mix Exercise With Fun
One of my co-workers has recently lost a great deal of weight. She has increased energy and wants to exercise more to help keep the weight off. She has tried walking and health club exercise classes but she has not found anything that she enjoys enough to keep motivated. She recently saw that community education […]
Art Shows Every Where
Every spring, art shows seem to pop up everywhere around my house. Many small towns close off some streets or set up parks for the day to hold the art shows. People come from miles away to wander around and admire the artwork. Large amounts of money exchange hands when art is purchased and artists […]
Are You The Next Edison?
Anyone who has watched the American inventor television show on ABC knows the importance of innovation to Americans. From Benjamin Franklin on, and probably for a good bit before him as well, American inventors have led the world with their ingenuity, and done all kinds of things to make life better. Why Henry Ford, founder […]
Relive Your Dream On The American Idol Tour
Everyone dreams of being a pop star. I know that I do. That is why the American idol show has been such a phenomenal success. You can see it everywhere around you these days. People just line up to see American idols live. But the popularity has spawned a huge number of concerts, and you […]
Unforgettable American Idol Live
Everyone has seen the show American idol by now, but I bet that a lot of you do not know that the American idols on tour are going across America as we speak. I know that I had no idea until just a few months ago. I was looking up American idols audition to find […]
Music Albums Or Singles, Who Wins?
There has always been something of a divide between album sales and singles sales. I have always preferred album music, which tends to be less commercial, to the more mainstream pop-dominated singles charts. This is a sweeping generalization of course. From being a teenager, when I first started to collect records, I have saved up […]
Natural Rhythms The Africa Way
Africa has a vibrant music scene in both traditional folk music and modern, popular music. There is no such thing that can be described as African music in general. Different musical forms have developed in the regions but there are some similar trends. Drums have and continue to be an important part of African sounds. […]
Preserving Antique Wood Furniture
If you were to walk through my grandparents home, you would see a huge variety of antique wood furniture. Some of it shows its age, but much of it is actually in very good shape. This furniture has been around for as long as I can remember, and has weathered four children and nine grandchildren. […]
The Freaky Addams Family
Charles Addams created a cartoon for the New Yorker, which ran in the 1930s and was very popular. He didn’t know that it would be adapted for a TV series, three movies and two animated series. His creation was The Addams Family, an eccentric bunch of macabre looking freaks. Despite their appearance, they were a […]