The teen summer camp production of Les Miserables runs at the Palace Theatre Friday at 8:30, Saturday at 2pm, and Saturday at 8:30. Similar:Some new locations for my #neovictorian #steampunk personal project. Created in #blender3d…AestheticsI broke the garage door when I left for work this morning. Fixed it when I got home.PersonalCockatoos start sipping from…
Long before the Apple ad, and Michael Radford’s 1984 film version of Nineteen Eighty-Four, there was the 1949 radio drama above. Starring British great David Niven, with intermission commentary by author James Hilton, the show aired on the educational radio series NBC University Theater. —Open Culture Similar:Eco-critical Code Studies: Reconfigurations of nature in the born-digital…
I’ve only glanced at TextureWriter, but already I wish I had seen it two months ago, so that I could have incorporated it into my online “Digital Storytelling” class. (I’ll use it this fall, though.) Similar:Why Drag It Out?The ways that the informal speech of wom…CultureSharing memes about news you don’t see is lazy. Be part…
Midsummer closes tonight, July 23. My daughter is playing Puck. Jim’s makeup is wonderful. Similar:Is There a Santa Claus?Update, Dec 2020: https://www.youtube.c…CultureMa Rainey's Black Bottom ( #AugustWilson #CenturyCycle, 3 of 10)August Wilson’s Century Cycle > …BooksJournalists call out White House claims on terror reportingThe easily-disproved surface-level claim…CultureFormer Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh sentenced to 3 years for…
Similar:7 ways for teachers to beat the Sunday bluesTell yourself, I am rejecting these thou…EducationSpanish dance @laurelballettheater @westmorelandsymphony The NutcrackerDanceThe problem I just learned about calls for tea in the big mug.CultureDani Girl (Oct 1-3, 2015) at the Geyer Performing Arts CenterVinnie Tresco, Carolyn Jerz, Matthew Hom…CultureAttending the Texture Contemporary Ballet.PersonalAfter my conference talk,…
Similar:Schieffer: 'We Now Don't Know Where People Get Their News'The legendary Bob Schieffer is calling i…CultureNarnia Lesson Plans: Activities Related to the Musical (based on The Lion, the Witch and t…I just posted the latest musical theater…BooksMy wife reports: “There was one smart aleck walking along the street who exclaimed: “Look,…PersonalFacebook Ad Refreshes Interrupt the…
Recently on Facebook I made some of my friends go “hmm” when I corrected a meme that suggested the medieval church burned Copernicus at the stake for teaching that the sun is the center of the solar system. (“Contrary to popular belief, the Church accepted Copernicus’ heliocentric theory before a wave of Protestant opposition led…
Similar:What kids do when Dad won't hand over the iPod So I’m not being selfish… this is …EducationMy current Zoom backdrop. #blender3d #partylikeaprofAestheticsSafety is a good thing.PersonalI actually don't mind Canvas — it just happens to be the course management system I have …AcademiaThe boy tied for second place in Saturday's Monroeville Chess Club tournament.Peter…
As a college English teacher, I come to the table with a nuanced professional stance on the value of originality in writing. In a given discourse community, I can refer to common ideas without making it look like I am claiming original thinking. For example, when I was an undergrad with a work-study job in the…
My retired parents and bachelor engineer brother came from out of state so they could see Carolyn and me in the Latrobe Cabaret Theatre’s Midsummer. Mom says it was the first Shakespeare play she had ever seen. My family was sitting in the front row, so I could see their reactions from the stage. I’m…
Now imagine the resources required to simulate the brains of millions or billions of dead people. It’s possible that some future technology will allow for unlimited RAM and we’ll all get free service. The same way we’re arguing about health care now, future activists will chant, “The afterlife is a right, not a privilege!” But…
Similar:Me, contemplating the implications of maybe doing a socialize this weekend.PersonalHanging with the rude mechanicals @setonhilluniversityA Midsummer Night’s Dream.CultureTake a look at the moon tonight!I wish I had the time or energy to get o…AestheticsJury Duty UpdateI’m a happy, responsible, and no-longer-…GovernmentFather-daughter bonding between takes.That’s a prop knife in my right hand. AestheticsStage Right's "The…
The lead roles in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” are being performed by a father and daughter. Dennis Jerz of Greensburg plays Oberon, king of the fairies, and his daughter, Carolyn Jerz, plays Puck, Oberon’s mischievous helper. As director, Mr. Carosella describes Carolyn, who will be a high school freshman this fall, as a “triple threat.”…
Similar:More #blender3d #steampunk #design. #blender3dart #aesthetics The officers’ conference roo…AestheticsShe was nervous about the dog misbehaving during "Tomorrow," so I told her she could pract… https://youtu.be/718e4XsNvGY Leap…AmusingWhat would I get if I added powdered root of asphodel to an infusion of wormwood? @shu_hog… AmusingAnother visit to downtown Pittsburgh with my history-loving son.CultureCarolyn plays Ti Moune…
Among actors in Cabaret Theatre’s upcoming production of “Midsummer Night’s Dream” are a father-daughter duo and a husband-and-wife team. Dennis Jerz and daughter Carolyn Jerz, both of Greensburg, will play King Oberon and Puck, while Jerry and Jen Woodling of Export portray Theseus and Hippolyta. –Tribune Review Similar:William Zinsser: What Is Good Writing? (Clarity, Simplicity, Brevity,…
Similar:Thoroughly enjoying Collaborators at Quantum Theatre.PersonalTake a moment to appreciate these good COVID-19 statisticsMay 1, my state had the third-highest pe…AwesomeCarnegie Science Center: Roboworld (and a bit of SportsWorks)Here’s a brief video, made up of clips I…CultureKirk's manly, sensitive advice to young CharlieIn popular culture, Captain Kirk from th…CultureGirlhood 2014They don’t even seem to want…
Supernatural pranksters! mismatched lovers! rude mechanicals! My daughter plays Puck and I play Oberon in Shakespeare’s popular comedy, July 13-16, and 20-22, 7:30pm, at the Cabaret Theatre (Latrobe). Similar:So many dials to polish. More workstations. #steampunk #neovictorian #design #aesthetics #… AestheticsVan Gogh Immersive Experience AestheticsBlank template details and a wider view of a 30cm x 30cm…
A Midsummer castmate shared a link to this online memorization tool. I’ve been using it for a half hour. It really helps. You paste in the text, then it blanks out all but the first letter of each word. At the next stage, it shows just the first two words of each line. —Memorizer (Memorization Tool) Similar:Testing…
Would you like facts with that? English majors are statistically more likely to end up as CEOs, doctors or accountants than food service workers. The top occupations for English-degree holders ages 27 to 66 are elementary and middle school teachers, postsecondary teachers, and lawyers, judges, magistrates and other judicial workers. Indeed, English majors, who go…
Similar:It's Science! Carolyn Uses Anastasia's Lip Balm KitMy friend Anastasia gave me a home-made …AestheticsStudent journalists assemble! The Setonian club fair table is looking spiffy.PersonalMy 10yo Launches a Soda Bottle Rocket http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbNu8…AestheticsWhen you hear your daughter the understudy is going on for a sold-out show. Live theater i… CultureMy wife Leigh will direct the small-cast…