As part of my “A Taste of the Arts of Philadelphia” prize, I was sent a pair of tickets to the opera, Mozart’s Don Giovanni. I wasn’t sure what to expect; I love classical music but my exposure to opera comes from a few arias on a classical music’s Greatest Moments CD. The Bee was voluntold to go with me;…
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I did not realize how much I was dependent on having a soundtrack to my day until I came home for lunch one day and PECO was doing some work on my street. The power was out, I had left my phone in the car and my tablet at the library since this was supposed to be a quick trip…
In Leslie Helakoski’s Big Pigs, three pigs are determined to prove that they are NOT so little! About the book: Nibbles, Sweet Pea, and Clean Bean each want the coveted title of Biggest Pig. An afternoon of contests will determine who will be the first to squeeze through the garden fence, gobble a row of veggies, and sink to the…
I am linking up with Monday Listicles this week to answer Stasha’s prompt of things which we can’t understand. I thought I would use this as the platform to kick off my annual whining about my busiest program of the year: The Summer Reading Program. This year will mark my eighth summer with the library and summer is by…
Dudes! Jem and the Holograms is being made into a movie! Ohmahgah! Ohmahgah! Ohmahgah! I am so excited about this and channeled my inner tween when my friend Veronica shared this article from Slash Film about the casting. The Bee was excited and has made all kinds plans to see this movie. The actress playing Shana is Aurora Perrineau, who…