The women’s suffrage movement was a decades-long fight to win the right to vote for women in the United States. It took activists and reformers nearly 100 years to win that right, and the campaign was not easy: Disagreements over strategy threatened to cripple the movement more than once. But on August 18, 1920, the…
…A night at the symphony. The audience arrives at the luxurious Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. The house is packed out for a one night only performance featuring the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Master Chorale. The newly constructed 2,265-seat hall is packed out. Not a seat left unattended; tickets sold…
Make any party extra sparkly and colorful with unforgettable flavor and color combinations that are out of this world, cakes, cookies, and treats! To maintain their magical glow, unicorns must stick to a diet of sugar, sparkle, and everything rainbow! Learn how to turn everyday desserts into rainbow delights. These recipes use classic techniques…
We let go of some books when they have sat on the shelf unnoticed for years. What happens next? They are donated to Friends downstairs, where they may be snatched up by our patrons for beach and pool reads, for car and airplane trips, and for personal and school libraries. Book collectors troll the shelves…
LIFE REVIEW. Sobering thoughts near the end of a life. Was this worth what I invested? Would I make a different choice if I had it to do again? Is there still a chance for redemption? Are we ready to say good-bye? I’ve pulled a list of books that nobody has checked out in three…
New Orleans, Louisiana probably has more nicknames than any other American city. One web site lists more than twenty nicknames. The most famous is “The Big Easy.” It describes the gentle, slow and easy-going way of life in New Orleans. So how did the city get this nickname? In the early 1900s there was a…
