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• Wailin' Jennys • Sing-a-Long-a Sound of Music • Tango Fire - "Flames of Desire" • The Hot Club of San Francisco • Aquila Theatre - "Twelfth Night"
• Neil Berg's 101 Years of Broadway • Rhythm of the Dance • Hubbard Street 2 • Rennie Harris RHAW "Queen" • The Fantasticks
The Live at Rose Lehrman Season 2013-2014 proudly offers you a wide variety of exceptional shows, with our focus on dance events that will delight and entertain. Our shows have an international flair this year with the Wailin' Jennys from Canada, Tango Fire from Argentina and Rhythm of the Dance from Ireland. We welcome back two strong theatre events, Aquila Theatre with Twelfth Night and a return with a "twist" of one of last year's favorites: 101 Years of Broadway. And if you love Broadway, don't miss the longest running show in history, The Fantasticks, now brought to you with a fresh "steam punk" style. Dance offerings also feature Hubbard Street 2 from Chicago and Philly hip-hop greats Rennie Harris RHAW. We are always happy to bring several unique offerings to the region, including The Hot Club of San Francisco, and an event for all ages, Sing-a-long-a Sound of Music. We are so pleased to announce that the Rose Lehrman Arts Center was selected as a 2013 Harrisburg Magazine Readers' Choice "Performance Hall." Ticket buyers will be pleased that we continue to include all service fees in your total ticket price. We again offer a great discount with our "Create Your Own" package for 3 or more shows. As always, if you want to get the best seats first, join us as a "Friend" of the Live at Rose Lehrman series. Thanks for your on-going support…see you at the show!
Teri Guerrisi Director, Live at Rose Lehrman Located in the Rose Lehrman Arts Center on the Harrisburg Campus of HACC
Three extraordinary voices, two founding singer-songwriters and one singular vision, the Canadian-based Wailin' Jennys are touring once again after a nearly year-long hiatus. Their heart-stopping harmonies, engaging stage presence and uplifting repertoire have made them scores of fans in the US, the UK and continental Europe. Ruth Moody, Nicky Mehta and Heather Masse have appeared many times on NPR's "A Prairie Home Companion" and at the prestigious Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow, Scotland.
Reserved Seating
Tickets Available Online
Box Office: 717-231-ROSE
"If you've always wanted to be a part of a musical, this is your chance!"- ABC World News Tonight
Warm up your vocal chords, cut up those chintz curtains and let's all sing "The Hills are Alive," because YOU are the star in Sing-a-long-a Sound of Music. This fun-filled show for all ages is a screening of the beloved Julie Andrews film complete with subtitles and a free "magic moments goody bag," containing props to be used at special points in the movie. Come dressed up as your favorite character, song lyric or be inventive. Our wonderful afternoon is complete with a professional host and an intermission costume contest.
SUNDAY, OCT. 6, 2013 | 2 P.M. Located in the Rose Lehrman Arts Center on the Harrisburg Campus of HACC
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"Sexy and breathless daring"
- Sydney Morning Herald
Direct from Buenos Aires, Tango Fire brings the passion and fire of Tango to the stage. Twelve spectacular dancers and a quartet of brilliant musicians trace the art form from its origins in the streets to the elegance of the ballroom. This company has toured the US, Canada, Australia, Europe, Asia and South Africa to high acclaim! Reserved Seating
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Box Office: 717-231-ROSE
"Cinema Vivant" The Hot Club of San Francisco presents an evening of vintage silent films with live gypsy-swing music. Celebrating the music of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli, the ensemble borrows the all-string instrumentation of violin, bass and guitars, breathing new life into the music with classic tunes and original compositions from the group's superb lead guitarist, Paul Mehling. The three silent films to be featured are: "The Cameraman's Revenge," " The Mascot" and "There It Is."
Free pre-show lobby entertainment featuring the DeAngelo Trio from Carlisle – 6:30 p.m.
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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 6, 2013 | 7:30 P.M. Located in the Rose Lehrman Arts Center on the Harrisburg Campus of HACC
Free pre-show chat with members of the Aquila Theatre Company 6:30 p.m. "…classically trained, modernly hip…" -The New York Times
TWELFTH NIGHT Aquila Theatre © Lois Greenfield
Reserved Seating
The acclaimed Aquila Theatre returns again and brings us one of Shakespeare's funniest and most charming comedies, "Twelfth Night." Written in 1600 and set against a background of romance and mystery, this hilarious story of identical twins and mistaken identity explores the universal themes of love. Featuring a remarkable original musical score, innovative design and unique physical staging, Aquila's fine cast will make it an experience not to be missed! Tickets Available Online
Box Office: 717-231-ROSE
It's back…but with a new twist. Last year's "100 Years of Broadway" was one of our most popular shows and audience members begged to have it back. Well, here it is, direct from the Big Apple, and with a brand new version…"101 Years of Broadway" features a dazzling cast of five Broadway stars! Don't miss it this year.
FRIDAY, JAN. 31, 2014 | 8 P.M. Located in the Rose Lehrman Arts Center on the Harrisburg Campus of HACC
Direct from Ireland, The National Dance Company of Ireland brings us "Rhythm of the Dance." This lavish show celebrates the rich history of Ireland, as well as the art of Irish dance. The show features a large company of dancers, a live full Irish band and the soaring sounds of the handsome Young Irish Tenors. Start your St. Patrick's Day celebration early as we welcome this amazing tour for one night only in the Rose Lehrman Arts Center. Reserved Seating
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Box Office: 717-231-ROSE
"…one of the most sensory
delights in recent memory." - The Billings Gazette
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago brings us the best in contemporary dance today, with its smaller – yet powerful – ensemble Hubbard Street 2 (HS2). A company that is known for athleticism and fearless dancing, HS2 has toured nationally and internationally, performing to over 60,000 annually. Our program will feature "Strides" and "By the skin of my teeth" two new works by 2012 National Choreographic Competition award-winning choreographers.
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FRIDAY, FEB. 21, 2014 | 8 P.M. Located in the Rose Lehrman Arts Center on the Harrisburg Campus of HACC
"Love American Style" – A hip-hop short story featuring the iconic music of Queen.
Post-show talk back with members of Rennie Harris RHAW
Rennie Harris founded his younger company RHAW in 2007, after the overwhelming interest from young adults to join his renowned company. RHAW now travels throughout the US and brings us a brand new work called "Love American Style." Downplaying the abstract, while pushing the dramatic aesthetic, RHAW is forging new paths for hip hop dance.
Reserved Seating
Tickets Available Online
Box Office: 717-231-ROSE
The longest running musical in history – now presented in a fresh new Steam Punk style! A timeless romantic comedy about a boy, a girl and their meddling fathers. This captivating show features the memorable classic tunes "Try To Remember," and "Soon It's Gonna Rain." Whether you are revisiting it or seeing it for the first time ever, it will ignite your imagination.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2014 | 7:30 P.M. Located in the Rose Lehrman Arts Center on the Harrisburg Campus of HACC
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FRIENDS PRE-SALE: PURCHASE FIRST and GET THE BEST SEATS! AUG 6 - SEPT. 2 An extra benefit, and way to say "Thank You" to our Live at Rose Lehrman Friends!
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☐ WHITE ROSE 1 half-priced ticket to Live at RL performance**
We offer our Friends perks designed to bring you closer to the magic that happens on the stage of our intimate theatre. Ticket sales are important and vital, yet they only partially support the fantastic performances and educational programs we offer. Your contribution helps keep our programs alive and vibrant. We value all levels of support, and most importantly, we value your loyalty.
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We look forward to seeing you at our Live at Rose Lehrman performances and thank all of you for supporting the arts in our community. If you have questions about our Friends memberships or are interested in our Business Sponsorship Benefits, please contact our Live at Rose Lehrman Office at 717-780-2545. ALL membership levels include the following benefits: • Friends first ticket pre-sale advantage • Listing as donor in RL lobby and event programs
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Ordering Tickets 1. ONLINE www.LiveatRoseLehrman.org General sales: Sept. 3
2. MAIL HACC Attn: Susan Kirchdoerfer One HACC Drive, A120 Harrisburg, PA 17110
3. PHONE (Starting Sept. 3) Call the Box Office 11a.m. – 1p.m. T/W/TH/F when HACC is open 717-231-7673
4. PERSON (Starting Sept. 3) Box Office Hours 11a.m. – 1p.m. T/W/TH/F when HACC is open
Please call the Box Office at 717-231-ROSE (7673) to reserve wheelchair seating. Large print program and hearing-assistance devices are available with advance notice. Persons with mobility issues that require early entrance should also notify the Box Office for accommodations.
Parking The Rose Lehrman Arts Center is located on the Harrisburg Campus of HACC off Interstate 81 at exit 67A (Cameron St.)
Parking is FREE, accessible and patrolled. The Rose Lehrman Arts Center is the second (2nd) building on the left of the campus' main walkway - directly across from the South Parking Lot.
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At the FIRST LIGHT after the exit ramp, turn RIGHT. Then turn RIGHT at the NEXT LIGHT at GATE 1 onto HACC DRIVE. Turn LEFT onto ALUMNI DRIVE and park in the parking lot on your left.
Additional Information FOR THE BEST SEATING ORDER EARLY... All seats are reserved. Our members benefit from "pre-sale" opportunities and perks.
IMPORTANT DATES Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013 Friends pre-sale ordering begins
Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013 All tickets for sale to the general public and available for online purchase.
Group discounts available for groups of 10 or more. Contact Susan Kirchdoerfer at 717-780-2604 for information. All events take place in the Auditorium Theatre of the Rose Lehrman Arts Center on HACC's Harrisburg Campus. All events are RESERVED SEATING. Same seats cannot be guaranteed for every show. Advance ticket purchase is HIGHLY recommended - many performances sell-out in advance. If you do not prefer to buy in advance,
please call the box office before the event to determine ticket availability. Cash, check, VISA, MasterCard, Discover and American Express are accepted. Checks (made payable to HACC) must be received at least FIVE BUSINESS DAYS prior to performance. Once ticket order is placed it will be mailed up to five days before each event. Afterward, tickets will be available at will call. All area students, HACC students, faculty, staff and alumni with current ID are eligible for discounts. Please note there are some events with no discount. (One ticket per staff/student please.) Everyone in attendance must have a ticket regardless of age. Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult at all times. Out of respect to all patrons, we discourage bringing infants to any performance. No refunds are issued, but unused tickets can be donated to Live at Rose Lehrman.
Late-comers seated at house manager's discretion. Programs and artists subject to change without notice. Food, beverage, cameras and recording devices of any kind are prohibited at performances. Bottled water is permitted. All beepers and cellular phones must be turned off or to vibrate during performances. No texting during performances.
BOX OFFICE Open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 11a.m. – 1p.m. (Sept. 3 – early May). The Box Office is closed during HACC holidays and breaks. Doors open to the theatre 30 minutes prior to the advertised start time. Call 717-231-ROSE (7673) for personal attention, information, or reservations during box office hours. Leave a message for reservations or other needs at any time.
In the event of inclement weather, please call the Box Office to check on performance status. Tickets available online at www.LiveatRoseLehrman.org Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013. Gift certificates are always available.
SPECIAL NEEDS Our theatre is handicapped accessible with designated handicapped seating. Please call in advance to arrange seating. Assistance for hearing-impaired (infrared listening system) is available for most performances. Please call the Box Office with sufficient advance notice. Large print programs are available if requested in advance.
HACC recognizes its responsibility to promote the principles of inclusion and equal opportunity in employment and education. Therefore, it is the policy of HACC, in full accordance with the law, not to discriminate in recruitment, employment, student admissions, and student services on the basis of race, color, religion, age, political affiliation or belief, gender, national origin, ancestry, disability (physical or intellectual based challenges), place of birth, General Education Development Certification (GED), marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, genetic history/information, or any other legally protected classification. Inquiries should be directed to the Office of the President, One HACC Drive, Harrisburg, PA 17110, telephone 717-736-4104.
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Rose Lehrman Art Gallery 2013-14
Wednesday, Sept. 4 – Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013 Rock Flour Denise Suska Green Ceramics Reception: Oct. 2 from 4:30-5:30 Monday, Oct. 14 – Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013 Photographs Paul Chaplin • Gary Dwight Miller Sean Simmers • John Whitehead Thursday, Oct. 31: Lecture at 5:30 p.m., Rose Lehrman Auditorium Theatre; Reception from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Monday, April 7 – Wednesday, May 7, 2014 Student Honors Shows Monday – Friday, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5-7 p.m. Contact Kim Banister at firstname.lastname@example.com for more information, or visit the gallery website at www.hacc.edu/ RoseLehrmanArtsCenter
Visit our Midtown Gallery 1500 N. Third St., Second Floor www.facebook.com/fenetregallery Friday, July 19 – Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013: Erika Stearly Paintings Friday, Sept. 20 – Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013: Geoffrey Scott Photographs Friday, Oct. 18 – Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013: Cynthia Nixon Painting Friday, Nov. 15 – Friday, Dec. 20, 2013: Cynthia Brantley Drawings Friday, Jan. 17 – Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014: Katie Grove Painting Fenêtre receptions are every 3rd Friday, 6-8 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 27 – Friday, Dec. 13, 2013 Student Honors Photography Show Wednesday, Jan. 15 – Friday, Feb. 14, 2014 Kesennuma, Japan's Altered Landscape Amer Kobaslija Paintings Monday, Feb. 24 – Friday, April 25, 2014 Heads of State Graphic Design Posters
Detail of Lake Louise © Denise Suska
Photo © Sean Simmers
HACC Theatre 2013-14 presents FRANKENSTEIN – a radio play by Philip Grecian,
"A Season of Moral Ambiguity"
based on the novel by Mary Shelley
Friday, Nov. 15 and Saturday, Nov. 16 | 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17 | 2 p.m. Remember the good old days of radio - when people had to use their imaginations—when the mind was a stage. Those days are back - only better! Victor Frankenstein and his friend Henry Clerval set out to create life using corpses stolen from graveyards. With the aid of live Foley Artists, and talented voice actors, you can SEE as well as HEAR Mary Shelley's classic tale brought to life!
ANTIGONE – freely adapted by Emily Mann from the play by Sophocles Friday, March 7 and Saturday, March 8 | 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 9 | 2 p.m.
A modern re-telling of the classic Greek play in which Antigone battles her uncle Creon, for the right to bury her dead brother, despite his decree that to do so would mean her public execution. The path taken here - vengeance will breed vengeance - is a shattering lesson for our times.
Theatre for Young People
JUNGALBOOK—by Edward Mast and adapted from Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Books"
Saturday, April 26 | 2 p.m.
In this innovative and contemporary retelling of Kipling's story, the jungle of India is transformed into a playground on which Jungal Law forces teens, who embody the original Jungle Book characters, to choose sides in life or death conflict. Jungalbook won a Distinguished Play Award from the American Alliance for Theatre and Education in 1991. **Appropriate for ages 10 and older.
"I had the pleasure of enjoying 100 Years of Broadway ... I still cannot believe the amount of talent that graced the Rose Lehrman stage tonight. The warmth of every one of the performers came through in their genuine interaction with the audience...Never did I think that in my lifetime I would see performers of this caliber on one stage in Harrisburg, PA. Bravo to you for getting them here...a wonderful venue for a tremendous show!"
- Essie Petrovich, Patron
"For anyone that knows the Lehrman Center, they know that there isn't one bad seat in the house. It is a small venue that packs a good punch."
- Genevieve Zettlemoyer, HACC Student
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Phaedra Boinodiris - Phaedra is a Serious Games Program Manager at IBM where she is helping craft IBM's serious games strategy in technical training, marketing, and leadership skill building. She is the founder of the award-winning INNOV8program, a series of games that teaches and evangelizes Business Process Management. INNOV8 is being used in over 1000 schools worldwide and is now available for public consumption.
Catherine Cadden - Catherine believes that children who have the opportunity to practice peace in the classroom will effect the change we need to create a peaceful society. As an educator since 1987, she worked in U.S. public schools, Montessori, and Waldorf classrooms, witnessing firsthand the devastating effects of the educational system, both mainstream and 'alternative': racism, materialism, class-ism, apathy, alienation, and violence. In 1997, Catherine walked out of the known systems of education. Inspired by the work of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., she opened the doors of TEMBA, a K–8 academic school founded on empathy, self-responsibility, and the tenets of nonviolence. To address everyday challenges, she sought advice directly from expert peacemakers: H.H. the Dalai Lama, Jack Kornfield, Marshall Rosenberg, and others. Catherine's "peaceable revolution" didn't stop at the classroom. In 2007, she led a grassroots project to bring Nonviolent Communication training and gifts from TEMBA students to sixty-four men, women, and children in Afghanistan. Deeply affected by the grief she witnessed while in Afghanistan and the power of empathy to offer healing, Catherine co-organized the first International Day for Empathic Action on October 2nd, 2009, sparking hundreds of events in eleven countries across six continents, including a twenty-four-hour global empathy hotline in four languages. Today, Catherine is putting the inspiration and practical knowledge for creating a safer, more joyful, and peaceful society into the hands of people worldwide through speaking engagements; workshops; her book, Peaceable Revolution Through Education; and taking people on wilderness initiations into nonviolence through her organization Play in the Wild!©.
New Music Raleigh - is a brand-new collective of classically trained musicians whose goal is to integrate contemporary music into the fabric of Raleigh by taking their art out of the concert hall and bringing the audience closer to the performers. By committing to works by living composers and through collaboration with artists across genres, NMR performances reflect modern life. Because New Music Raleigh has no fixed instrumentation, each concert is a brand new aesthetic experience; and through carefuland creative presentation, the audience connects with these intelligent, informed, and influential creators of music.
New Music Raleigh's second concert in its existence will be April 27, 7:30 pm, at Meymandi Theatre at the Murphey School (the home of Burning Coal Theatre Company) and will feature the percussion music of Dave Maric, a world premier of composer Brett William Dietz, and will culminate in a performance of Steve Reich's "Different Trains."
Christopher Gergen – Christopher is a Founding Partner of New Mountain Ventures, LLC, a national leadership development company, and co-author of Life Entrepreneurs: Ordinary People Creating Extraordinary Lives. Additionally, Christopher is the co-founder and Board Chairman of SMARTHINKING, the leading online tutoring provider in the United States. Other entrepreneurial ventures include starting the first coffeehouse/bar dedicated to promoting the arts and music in Santiago, Chile and helping to launch the "Entrepreneur Corps" — a national service initiative sponsored by AmeriCorps*VISTA that placed 400 full-time business volunteers for a year of service in over 90 non-profit organizations across the country. Christopher is also a visiting lecturer and director of the Entrepreneurial Leadership Initiative at Duke University. Most recently, he is co-creating Bull City Forward, an organization that will draw support from the city's political, business and nonprofit sectors, will grow and support social entrepreneurs in a 30,000-square-foot "social innovation campus," to be located downtown.
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Monica Solorio-Snow of Happy Zombie is back for Part 2 of our Christmas Tree Pants Sew-Along (because not all trees like to wear skirts!). Today's easy, so let's see those progress photos in our Christmas Tree Pants Sew-Along Flickr group. Monica will be back next Friday with the final tutorial for this sew-along. Have fun!
Welcome to Day 2 of the Christmas Tree Pants Sew-Along. If you've landed here on Day 2 and need to back-track to Day 1 for general info, materials, yardage, cutting and the first steps of assembly instructions, you can do so here.
This week is an easier week. Enjoy a little rest this week, because next week is the work-out week of final assembly.
Part 2: Sashing Assembly:
For assembly visuals, illustration diagrams will be in both red & white and scrappy versions.
1. Place one 1½" star point square atop one corner of the 2½" x 12½" rectangle. Right sides together (RST). Stitch a diagonal line as per diagram.
2. Trim off top corner ¼" from stitch. Discard cut pieces.
3. Flip star point over and press (as per pressing arrow in diagram).
4. Repeat steps 1-3 on opposite corner of the 2½" x 12½" rectangle to complete the unit.
5. Make 12 units. On 4 of the units, repeats steps 1-4 on the other end of the rectangle.
6. For people making a Red and White Version: Do nothing and sit back and enjoy those 12½" white squares you've cut out. Scrappy version people: You guys need to stay after school… You have an extra assignment to complete. It's fast, I promise. We're actually having a party, and this "extra assignment" is just a story we'll be telling the red & white people so they're not envious. Ix-nay on the arty-pay, k. Scrappy People Assignment: Make a 9-patch with your remaining 4½" pieces. Make two 9-patch blocks.
Next week we'll be putting all our blocks and sashing pieces together, as well as all of our finishing touches.
I'll be posting my scrappy version pics in the Christmas Tree Pants Sew-Along Flickr group and hope you will too. Note: Be sure to join the group so you'll be able to see all the photos posted from everyone, as well as be eligible for a chance to win some great prizes. This week you can win a $20 gift certificate to Sew,Mama,Sew!
Comment today for your chance to win a new sewing book! We'll select two winners from the comments each week. This week YOU can win Quilt a Gift for Little Ones or Inspired to Sew: 15 Pretty Projects, Sewing Secrets, Colorful Collage. For book details see this post, and don't forget to add your progress photos to our Sew-Along Flickr Pools for more chances to WIN!
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I love these tree pants! I cant wait to get the tree up and dressed.
Yay for an easy week, the flicker pool is looking really pretty! I can't wait to get my new pics in.
I'm late! As usual, but I'll get busy soon–tommorrow I think. (hope?!) I like tree pants.
having a great time on my pants!
So fun! Thanks, and I may get caught up today!
I'm a little behind, but hope to catch up so I can put this under the tree this Christmas!
I cannot wait to start the second step!
Just found your tree pant pattern. Like it. Now have to work to catch up ;~}
Hey…wait for me! I'm just getting started!
Very fun tutorial! I love reading Monica's block and her humor is so fun. Tree pants vs a skirt?! Hilarious.
I can't wait to get to the sewing machine. I have been waiting impatiently for the next post!
I am really behind…good thing there's 2 months between now and Christmas to try work on this (and with a 2-year old, we're not sure we're even doing a tree this year, so there's always next year!).
Thanks for part 2
I'm so encouraged by all the progress in the Flickr group!
i keep arranging the pieces to see if i can figure out how it goes together, LOL! it's beyond me, so i am trying to be patient.
Those "pants" are lookin' mighty fine!
I'm behind in the quilt along. I better get cracking!
Love, love. Can't wait to see it come together.
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I'm so excited to see what we are doing next week. Thanks.
All the ones in the Flickr pool look so pretty. Good job everyone.
Looks simple enough.
My tree is in need of a new pair of "pants". Thanks!
Ready and excited for an easy week. So glad everything is already cut.
I'm a little behind this week. I have made the star tips on all my scrappy pieces but I haven't sewn my patch blocks from last week yet! I sort of got fabric jammed in my sewing machine and now I can't loosen one of the screws on the plate. ACK! Hoping to fix that today with the help of a friend so I can get back on track with this project this weekend! 🙂
I can't wait to get working on these projects! I had pulled fabric and was all set to go when I got hit with the flu and I've got a household of sickies to deal with on top of me being sick! Thanks for the sew-along, I am looking forward to getting started!!
Je rêve de gagner au moins quelque chose. Je n'ai pas de chance avec ça. mais je ne renonce pas.


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Every year I look forward to judging the Pacific Coast Oyster Wine Competition put on by Taylor Shellfish Farms and oyster expert Jon Rowley. The setup is simple: through an extensive selection process, Rowley and a team of preliminary judges comb through 124 California, Oregon, and Washington wines submitted as "oyster-friendly" prospects to create a final lineup of 20. Then judges like myself in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Seattle get to play matchmaker: We try each wine with at least one Kumamoto oyster to crown the winner of the best oyster wine that year.
Rowley calls it an "annual dating service for West Coast wines and oysters," and the list of winners is given to restaurants with oyster programs to influence their white wine selections on offer.
See also: 5 Things You Didn't Know About Oysters
The Return of the Dollar Oyster List
The contest is now in its nineteenth year; I've only been judging it for five, but the process is always the same. Rowley opens by reading a quote from Hemingway's A Moveable Feast that he says holds the key to oyster wines -- and was in fact the quote that got him into oysters in the first place.
"As I ate the oysters with their strong taste of the sea and their faint metallic taste that the cold white wine washed away, leaving only the sea taste and the succulent texture, and as I drank their liquid from each shell and washed it down with the crisp taste of the wine, I lost the empty feeling and began to be happy and to make plans."
Then he explains the rules: We're not judging the wines on their own merits, but on how the wine's flavor goes with oysters. The ideal oyster wine is crisp, clean, and gets out of the way to let the taste of the next oyster to come through. Talking during judging and smelling the wine before eating an oyster are verboten. It's a solemn, concentration-oriented affair; the only sound in the room is the slurping of oysters and the servers pouring wine.
The wines come in batches of five labeled A-T, swaddled in shiny mylar bags to protect their identity. You thoughtfully eat an oyster, chewing carefully, then take a sip of the wine and see how the two jive. Like speed dating, you go with your first impression, take notes on the comment sheet if you like, give the wine a score, and move on. At the end, you rank your top 10 wines and the amalgamated scores from the three cities lead to the winners.
Last week was the San Francisco judging. I went through four dozen oysters, and by the end was feeling a little woozy -- there is absolutely a point when you think 'yes, this is too many oysters' -- but it was still an intensely pleasurable experience.
The winners were just announced this morning -- more information each can be found on the competition's website. Of course, all pairing is subjective (some of my personal favorites did not make it to the final list), but if you're looking for a crisp, dry white wine to pair with oysters, these are pretty much the best of the best.
Listed alphabetically:
**Cedargreen Cellars 2011 Sauvignon Blanc (WA)
**Chateau Ste. Michele 2012 Sauvignon Blanc (WA)
**Dry Creek 2012 Dry Chenin Blanc (CA)
**Geyser Peak 2012 Sauvignon Blanc (CA)
**Kunde 2012 Sauvignon Blanc (CA)
Long Meadow Ranch 2012 Sauvignon Blanc (CA)
*Three Pears 2012 Pinot Grigio (CA)
Trefethen 2012 Dry Riesling (CA)
Vinoce 2012 Sauvignon Blanc (CA)
*Willamette Valley 2011 Pinot Grigio (OR)
*Prior Oyster Award
**Multiple Prior Oyster Awards
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The MIddlesex Heritage Group has announced the annual Seneca Heritage Day is scheduled for Saturday, August 31, 2013 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Overacker Schoolhouse, corner of Route 364 and North Vine Valley Road.
This free event is open to the public and will include displays in the 1874 restored schoolhouse as well as guest speaker, Jane Mt. Pleasant from Cornell University, an expert on white corn and Iroquois agriculture; Tonia Loran, a Native American story teller, and Ronnie Reiter, children's craft demonstrator. Events will lead up to the annual bonfire on Bare Hill signaling start of the "Ring of Fire" around Canandaigua Lake.
Watch cooking demonstrations using white corn and enjoy samples of Three Sisters Soup, corn bread and roasted corn flour cookies. Recipes will be available and white corn products will be for sale.
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"Game of Thrones" Cast Fronts Vanity Fair April 2014
With the fourth season of "Game of Thrones" slated to debut on April 6th, the cast scored the cover of Vanity Fair magazine's April 2014 issue.
Peter Dinklage, the author of "A Song of Ice and Fire" George R.R. Martin, along with the show's co-creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss sat down with the publication's contributing editor Jim Windolf to discuss the direction the show and revealed the problematic situations happening on the set.
Check out a few highlights from the exciting interview below. For more, be sure to pay a visit to Vanity Fair!
On teaming up with George:
"Last year we want out to Santa Fe for a week to sit down with [George R.R. Martin] and just talk through where things are going because we don't know if we are going to catch and where exactly that would be. If you know the ending, then you can lay the groundwork for it. And so we want to know how everything ends. We want to be able to set things up. So we just sat down with him and literally went through every character."
On the series catching up with the books:
"I can give them the broad strokes of what I intend to write, but the details aren't there yet. I'm hopeful that I can not let them catch up with me."
On the show's child stars growing up quicker than the books:
"This is a serious concern. Maisie was the same age of Arya when it started, but now Maisie is a young woman and Arya is still 11. Time is passing very slowly in the books and very fast in real life."
On Tyrion:
"It just seemed like something I had never come across before, especially in the fantasy genre, which I still refuse to call this, even though we have dragons. It is just something that I was so eager to embrace, because it turned the dwarf stereotype in the fantasy genre on its head. And he's a hero at the same time. Even in 'The Lord of the Rings,' which I really loved – I loved those books as a child and I adore Peter Jackson's movies – but there's just that thing with the dwarf stuff. That's complete fantasy. I had done 'The Chronicles of Narnia,' with the long beard and all of that, because I definitely wanted to explore that and have an opinion of it from the inside. But I just feel like this character, Tyrion, was a complete human being. Shock!"
On the show ending after eighth season:
"It doesn't just keep on going because it can. I think the desire to milk more out of it is what would eventually kill it, if we gave it to that."
On President Barack Obama's earlier screenings of the show:
"One perk of being the most powerful man in the world: yes, you get to see episodes early."
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I have an 1 year 8 months old male desexed shepherd (Bandit) who cannot jump into the back of our ute tray or into the backseat of the car. How can I train him to do this? Iv tried putting treats in there but that hasn't worked. At the moment he puts his front paws up on the side and I have to lift his back legs up. He's getting quite heavy for this to continue. We haven't aloud him to jump down from anything from a young age due to the breeders recommendation.
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At nearly two yrs old your dog is old enough to be able to jump out of a vehicle. unless there is some sort of underlying issue. I understand the breeder not wanting a puppy to jump out of a vehicle, but your dog is mature enough to handle that now. If he won't get in the vehicle by himself, I would have his hips checked. (if he is not in pain, forgo the hip check and realize it may be because you have been enabling him to use you) You could try a small step stool. My dog is severely cowhocked and needs help getting into my sportage, up stairs, etc. Since you have been doing this for your dog since a very young age, he has not been able to develop the confidence to do it himself. He knows you will help him. Once they do it for themselves with lots of praise, he will do it again. Step stool to start would be helpful. Hope this helps.
This clastrophobic reaction can have a history starting back in time when your dog was separated from his mother, and a sheer smell of the car may revive emotional state. Get a trainer with his dog assisting him in training. The assistant will jump into your car and your dog will follow him without any problem. Leave all detailes to the trainer. Many dogs enter water, train, etc without fear being led by another dog with ease, they stop chasing joggers, reacting on naughty children, looking at cats, they learn from another dog much faster all good and bad habits which we, humans, may try to install in their brains for days and months without much success.
i'd definitely check hips. unless you clearly see fear there shouldnt be any reason your dog cant jump into a car (being an overweight 120 shepherd who gets tired just looking at other dogs run doesnt count).
my old dog only jumped into the back of the suv when he was hyper and really really wanted to and had a running start. other than that he'd put his front paws up on the seat like you described. he had hd + he was fat. my healthy dog could jump in the back of a pick up at 6 months old.
My GSD pup had no problems jumping out of the car (it's a Mazda hatchback) as soon as I allowed it, but she wouldn't jump in even with me (or the lab) in the back calling to her. I knew she was capable because she could jump the agility jump at the park at a higher setting and once when she was really amped up at visiting the in-laws (they live in the country :) ) I was able to give the same 'hup' command to get her to jump in.
Of course that command didn't translate to her getting in under normal circumstances, so she started getting her meals in the back of my car. She wouldn't do it for treats or toys, but dinner is a powerful motivator. She whined a lot the first time and eventually scrambled in with a lot of encouragement from me. We repeated this for three or four days, and she was jumping in readily. When I had to take her somewhere, I used a small handful of food to transition, and now she gets in and out with no problems :)
Get your dog ramped up with a game of fetch and when he is showing some drive, toss the toy into the car. My 5 month old jumps in the back of my Rav4 with no problem. Your adult dog shouldn't have any problems. You just need to teach him that he can do it.
Check hips, but he may also not quite be understanding that he's allowed to jump in. I give a command for this (I say "hup hup!")
I'm not sure what your rules are for jumping up on the couch, but if he's not allowed on the couch in the house, he might be thinking he's not allowed up in the car too?
Maybe try stinkier treats, or a toy, as was suggested?
Do you have him jumping onto other things? Like a table or bench? He may not have enough awareness of where is paws are to be comfortable with it and is being cautious.
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I'm curious if he jumps on anything else? When Titan was about a year I started teaching him to climb/jump barrels of hay.. honestly I just saw someone else doing and thought Titan could do it to, lol.. but that actually taught him how to jump into my car (an over a short fence and on the couch... oh the list, :p ) I started with his ball actually. Like Jax08 said, I was getting him ramped up and threw it up top and it took him a minute to figure out how to get it, but he did.. then it was easy peasy for him.. for us "up" is if I want his front paws on something and "go up" is specific to the car.
I don't think this has anything to do with being separated from their mother, unless of course maybe 'mom' left him in a car alone for an extended period of time which traumatized him (I AM KIDDING!)
I actually teach all my dogs to put their front feet 'on' the back of my blazer, the back seat floor etc...It's a good thing to teach for when they get into those senior years and have difficulty getting into my vehicle (which again, I have a blazer:)
I like the toy idea, or if you can have someone help you, how about one of you getting into the back seat, while both of you prompt him to get in??
I would check out his hips, just to be on the safe side...
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A Panel Discussion: Creating Effective Alliances How Community-Based Providers Can Partner with Probation and Parole to Support Clients with Mental Illness
Friday February 01
- By: Academy for Justice-Informed Practice
- Time: 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Center for Urban Community Services198 E. 121st St.New York, NYMap: maps.google.com
- Source: Reentry Net > Reentry Resource Center - New York
A large number of people with mental illness in New York City are under some form of community supervision (probation, parole). Effectively serving these individuals in a community mental health setting requires that staff understand the role of probation and parole and the ways in which these entities can help facilitate and support clients' success in the community. The goal of this panel is to help mental health providers better understand the function of community supervision and the potential for collaboration in the service of the client.
Please Register for the event here