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16 Mar ST. PATRICK’S DAY: THE COMING OF SPRING
Green beer. Green hats. The greening of the Chicago River. Dying stuff green is how we usually celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in this country. But for me, St. Patrick’s Day is important because it means spring is here. Longer days. More light. And the real...
16 Mar “THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE”
It has been a joy to discover there are still good, new musicals being produced that capture modern life. For musicals to work, they have to have both excellent narrative and strong, character-driven songs. “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” is just such a...
16 Mar ALACAZEM 2012.03.15
March 15 to 22, 2012 Visible Planets: Morning: Saturn Evening: Mars, Venus and Jupiter I’ve been writing the Alacazem astrology column now for 24 years. Sometimes it’s hard to believe that I’ve come up with Sun-sign forecasts and intros for that long – week after...
28 Feb BOOK IT! JONATHAN EVISON AT BETWEEN THE COVERS 3/7/2012
First of all, what a great celebration of the book the 2012 Oscars were, eh? Six of the nine most nominated films were adapted from books we love to recommend. We like to say “never judge a book by its movie” but this year’s films...
23 Feb ALACAZEM: 2012.02.23
February 23 to March 1, 2012 Visible Planets: Morning: Mars and Saturn Evening: Venus and Jupiter The New Moon of February 21st took place just days after the Sun moved into Pisces, and gently gave birth to one of the most fertile and poignant lunar...
16 Feb TWO SKIRTS’ FASHION FRIDAY: COBALT BLUE
In honor of the upcoming President’s week, Two Skirts is celebrating fashion in red, white and cobalt blue. Chemically the color is cobalt aluminate, which is toxic when ingested or inhaled. But when worn on the body it’s intoxicating. Cobalt blue breezed on the scene...
06 Feb TIO DENVER: LOVERS LEAP!
Facing a fast foot of snow, February’s First Friday found us in front of the fireplace. Now Denver’s 20 minutes of cabin fever has worn off and the rest of the month looks fast and furious. Dance and multi-media collide in Ballet Nouveau Colorado’s latest,...
04 Feb SNOW SUNDAY: WHAT’S ON YOUR PLAYLIST?
When you see someone ripping down the Mountain, jamming to their iPod, do you ever wonder what they’re listening to? I do. So I decided to ask. And who else do you ask such a question to but your Facebook friends — a group of...