I’m a sucker for Mustang Sally. The next day I went to a house concert at Grateful Bread and was shocked to discover that I knew the featured duo, Cicada Rhythm. The guitar player went to high school with my son Josh’s wife Emily, and they played at Emily and Josh’s wedding last year. The […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on May 9, 2019. Drama, humor, song and dance, stand-out costumes and set designs made this weekend’s production of Beauty and the Beast memorable entertainment. Presented by the Floyd County High School (FCHS) Theatre Department and the Floyd Community Theatre Guild, the Disney classic (adapted by a […]
It’s a list of words I like A finger pointing mouthful of spelling Vanity license plate of noisy graffiti It’s not a real poem It’s a game show in morse code buy a vowel to solve the puzzle This is the fall of the oral laid out on pavement on billboards and keyboards […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on May 9, 2019 It’s fair to say that the 2nd annual Mayfaire at the Floyd Center for the Arts (FCA) was a hit. Attendance was up on Saturday and the forecasted rain held off till near closing time. There was craft making, kid’s activities, live music, […]
1. Last week my grandson Bryce told me that his 5th grade class was banned from saying “Big Chungus.” “Why?” I asked him. “Because we were saying it too much,” he answered. 2. While other people are watching cat videos, I’m watching THIS. 3. My friend Mara was explaining “pendulum activism” to me at the […]
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We are like two sides of the same coin Heads or tails We both win ___________Colleen Redman / Imaginary Garden with Real Toads
The 2nd annual Mayfaire at the Floyd Center for the Arts is in full swing, or should I say “full spring.” There are plenty of festive ribbons and flowers to go around. The rain held off and the sun mostly shone from 10 a.m. till about 4:30. Tomorrow is another day to check out all […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on April 24, 2019. Becky Lattuca, Floyd Center for the Arts’ (FCA) director of programs, welcomed attendees at the opening reception of The Fiber of Art exhibit, which will be showing until June 1st. She outlined the evenings program that included several exhibits, a poetry performance and […]
1. Occupation: Birdwatcher 2. I think of April as a fling, whereas May could be the real thing. 3. Last week we went from my grandson’s Little League (that’s him above as catcher) to museums and a workshop with Michael Meade. It was a weekend of erotic exotics, sipping sherry and enjoying double blossom […]
