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Vanya: Caught in a tractor beam
Kali Kopae as Helena and Tawhi Thomas as Vanya by Mary McCallum You can’t miss it as you enter Circa One – the huge backlit disc that presides over actors and audience like a huge sun. The Uncle Vanya cast are already on the stage, which you walk straight on to at floor level. They’re greeting everyone like old friends, showing them to their seats.
A love letter to libraries and books
by Mary McCallum Everyone has a library story, says actor Peter Hambleton. His is going as a child with his family to the War Memorial Library in Lower Hutt on Friday nights, where they’d refresh their books, get more exciting adventures, and then grab some fish and chips. “It was,” he says, “almost a sacred, very happy memory.” Mine is walking down the hill to choose my weekly stack of books at Karori Library and the librarian checking out the books is my mother, Norma.
Experiencing the Arts in St. Paul
Art and music offer us unique ways to experience a city, whether we live there or are just passing through. The city I call home, St. Paul, has plenty to share. Here’s a look at some ways you can see, hear, and experience Minnesota’s capital city. ChromaZone Mural & Art Festival: Since 2019, the Creative Enterprise Zone (CEZ) has become home to over 70 murals, making it the largest public mural event in Minnesota.
60th Annual Nobel Conference Set for Early October
The Nobel Conference at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota, is an incredible resource that’s surprisingly accessible to everyone. Unlike the well-known Nobel Peace Prize, this annual event takes place right here in Minnesota and brings together leading scientists and scholars from around the world. As the only event in the U.S. authorized by the Nobel Foundation to use its name, it offers a unique opportunity for learning and engagement.
'Collective Effervescence' | Minnesota Monthly
Explore Minnesota lists that our state has 969 museums, galleries, theaters, and performance groups. Performing arts create “collective effervescence,” a term coined by sociologist Emile Durkheim to describe the energy and harmony felt during shared experiences—like a guitarist’s moving solo or a choir’s final number. Opportunities to tap into that spirit can be found all around the state, and many performing arts spaces are available to rent—some even offer on-site options for lodging.
Spas, Sanctuaries, and Everything In Between
Wellness is more than just a trend—it’s a priority for many, as it should be! Yet with so much advice out there, from viral TikTok hacks to detailed scientific research, finding the right option can be daunting. Fortunately, Minnesota offers a variety of wellness experiences to help you on your journey. Here’s a guide to some standout opportunities around the state.
9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL Begins At Roxy Regional Theatre Next Week
Get Access To Every Broadway Story Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Email: Existing user? Just click login. “Rediscover Your Voice” with 9 to 5: The Musical, opening at the Roxy Regional Theatre on Thursday, June 13, at 7:00pm.
Watch: Country Singer-Songwriter Erin Duvall Releases Music Video for 'One by One'
Enter Your Email to Unlock This Article Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Email: Existing user? Just click login. Rising country singer-songwriter Erin Duvall has released her new music video, "One by One," the title track from her latest album capturing the complexities and emotional highs and lows of being a single mother of four.
Ukrainian Music And Activist Group DakhaBrakha Comes to OZ Arts Nashville in September
Get Access To Every Broadway Story Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Email: Existing user? Just click login. Contemporary arts center OZ Arts Nashville has announced the return of the defiant and beautiful voices of Ukrainian ensemble DakhaBrakha, who will kick off the organization's upcoming fall season of programming on September 12, 2024.
Nashville Ballet Announces Key Leadership Appointments And Strategic School Enhancements
Enter Your Email to Unlock This Article Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Email: Existing user? Just click login. Nashville Ballet has announced significant leadership appointments and strategic enhancements at School of Nashville Ballet. Starting in August, renowned ballet instructors Dmitri and Jennifer Kulev will join as the new School Directors.
Nashville Ballet Unveils New Leadership & More
Get Access To Every Broadway Story Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Email: Existing user? Just click login. Nashville Ballet has revealed significant leadership appointments and strategic enhancements at School of Nashville Ballet. Starting in August, renowned ballet instructors Dmitri and Jennifer Kulev will join as the new School Directors.
Tennessee Playwrights Studio Presents ONLYFAM - The Hilarious New Comedy By Mary McCallum
Tennessee Playwrights Studio has announced the world premiere production of OnlyFam - a new comedy written by Mary McCallum and directed by Shawn Whitsell.Synopsis: When Willow returns home after her mother's funeral to clean out the family house, she finds herself at odds with her conspiracy-obsessed brother, who refuses to let the property go.
Tennessee Playwrights Studio Presents ONLYFAM - The Hilarious New Comedy By Mary McCallum
Get Access To Every Broadway Story Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Email: Existing user? Just click login. Tennessee Playwrights Studio has announced the world premiere production of OnlyFam - a new comedy written by Mary McCallum and directed by Shawn Whitsell.
Travel Gear Round-Up
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'One Last Song For Christmas' & 'Holiday Bae' At Darkhorse
SistaStyle Productions will present the return of two holiday favorites Holiday Bae. Written and directed by Mary McCallum Carrie finds herself stuck without a significant other for Christmas Eve dinner. Relationship high jinks ensue when she decides to show up at her mother's house in the company of a pretend "fiancé." What do you do when you don't have a "bae" for the holidays?
3 books by David A. Robertson among those nominated for First Nations Communities Read Awards
Swampy Cree writer and graphic novelist David A. Robertson has three books nominated for the 2023-2024 First Nation Communities Read Awards. The First Nation Communities Read Awards are comprised of two $5,000 prizes that celebrate the best of Indigenous literature in Canada. The winning titles are distributed in libraries across Ontario. There are two categories — YA/adult and children's books — with some 70 titles on the longlists.
Why is it beneficial to drink turmeric?
Here are five reasons why you should add Turmeric to your beverages: It’s an antidepressant: Feeling depressed and anxious? Turmeric’s curcumin is key to a blissful and happy life. It is anti-arthritic: Turmeric is instrumental in preventing degenerative arthritis, osteoarthritis, inflammatory arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylosis, psoriatic arthritis, gout, and others. It has antimutagenic properties: Turmeric can be one of the best ways to fight carcinogens and chemoprevention.
"Exposure" Doesn’t Pay the Bills
Write sand clock or hourglass and dollar bagson a balance scale in equal position on wood table. Financial concept : Time value of money, asset growth over time, depicts investment in long-term equity Shutterstock Editor’s note: Field Guide Inc. CEO Mary Quinn McCallum shared an earlier version of this column on LinkedIn and we thought it was worth sharing more broadly.
McCallum: Canine Cognitive Disfunction
When my aging terrier started slowing down last year, I took it in stride. She was twelve, and according to an online calculator, old enough to collect doggie Social Security. But just one year later, I knew she’d hiked her last Vermont mountain. Just as arthritis, dimming eyesight and a weak heart had taken their toll - mental disorientation had replaced her feisty energy with confusion and anxiety.
McCallum: String Bags
So I’ve been thinking a lot about France again – and not only because of the devastating Notre-Dame fire. News that the Vermont Senate had just given preliminary approval to a bill that would ban single-use plastic bags instantly carried me back to my earliest visit to France in the sixties, and the first time I saw people carrying purchases in string bags. Without vast tracts of forest to cut and turn into paper products as we do in America, Europeans opted for reusable bags.
McCallum: Missing The 'R'
Because I’m a writer and a former librarian, a friend once gave me a refrigerator magnet that says in bold print, I Am Silently Judging Your Grammar. But I believe that language is a living thing with the power to connect us all through meaning and understanding. And in today’s world, that’s no small thing.
McCallum: Faded Fog Lines
Winter’s sudden arrival this fall marked the end of a large road paving project in my town. The resurfacing of a two-lane state highway that stretches forty-two miles from Rockingham to just south of Rutland is a busy corridor, and the project that slowed traffic to a halt all spring and summer led to more than a few frayed nerves.
McCallum: The Lamp
When The Statue of Liberty was under construction, the young American writer Emma Lazarus was asked to compose a poem that could be auctioned off as a fundraiser for the building of its pedestal. The result was her sonnet, The New Colossus, evoking the plight of immigrants struggling to build new lives in a country that valued the human spirit, no matter its national origins.
McCallum: Elder Writers Circle
The word community is in the news a lot these days. We hear about the black community, the LGBTQ community, the deaf community, the science community - large groups bonded by common identity or interests. What we hear less about is the value of community on a small scale. In my work with elders at an assisted living residence, I’ve been building a rather tiny community - one of writers, and it’s taught me about the challenges of aging in a society that isolates older adults.
McCallum: Squirrels
Lately it seems like everyone’s got a squirrel story. Newspapers, radio and the internet have been buzzing about the exploding population of Sciurus carolinensis, the Eastern gray squirrel. And we’ve learned it was bumper crop of nuts, berries, seeds and pine cones last fall that caused their numbers to skyrocket. Nature’s equation is simple: more food, bigger families. So now Vermont roads are littered with flattened squirrel bodies - even on short drives.
McCallum: Personal Flotation Devices
One recent pristine summer afternoon, two people drowned on a popular southern Vermont lake. From a festive plastic float, they’d waved hello to others passing by on kayaks, paddle boards and canoes, including me. I remember thinking that they were having a terrific time in the water, but also that neither one was wearing a life vest. Within the hour, their day on the lake ended tragically.
CSOP Participant Profile - Mary Jane McCallum
One of Canada’s newest senators is an alumnus of CMU’s Canadian School of Peacebuilding. Dr. Mary Jane McCallum, who was appointed late last year as one of two independent senators to fill vacancies in the Senate, studied at the CSOP in 2016 and 2017. McCallum is a First Nations woman of Cree heritage and an advocate for social justice who, over the course of her distinguished career, has provided dental care to First Nations communities across Manitoba.
Arson Dogs Sniff Out Intentional Fires
From sniffing out cancer and drugs, dogs support us in so many ways with their incredible noses. So it's no surprise that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives found a valuable ally in their arson dogs. One of their newer canine ATF agents, Oscar, began his training with a federal prison inmate in Ohio through Puppies Behind Bars . Soon after graduation, ATF evaluated Oscar and decided the Black Labrador would be a good candidate for their program.
Tuesday Poem: Kelburn Park by Harry Ricketts
The grass shaggy already, white lines partitioning the field to other codes, enigmas. The square is invisible. A huddle of grey-backed gulls, a hunch of slips and short legs. The nets look deserted, but if you squint there's Hamish just taking guard, Tony sidling up to bowl. posted with permission Harry Ricketts is so many things - English Professor and poet and anthologist and biographer and cricket lover.
Tuesday Poem: Please rush me by Janis Freegard
VIDEO Janis Freegard is a Tuesday Poet who does crazy and wonderful things in the name of poetry. This is one of them. Her blog is here. ' Do check out Tuesday Poe m at the hub for a poem selected by US poet Eileen Moeller.
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