My blog inspiration book, Everything I Need to Know I Learned from A Little Golden Book reminds us to “get some exercise every day.” I have added new physical activities to my repertoire during this empty-nest challenge to try new things such as: lawn bowling (Day 34) swing dancing (Day 18) and snorkeling Day 292 ). That being said, on a Saturday morning there is a heightened gravitational pull to stay put and sit in my comfy chair, sip my coffee and watch the morning news. A morning hike is usually not on my to do list. Urban Hike's monthly hikes are worth pulling out of this Saturday morning quicksand for an exercise and Pittsburgh learning experience.
A way to survive the empty nest and a "cracked "relationship with a fun daily challenge of new experiences, reflections, sources, and some biblical guidance. I hope this blog which offers a fun journey to survive by trying something new, either vicariously or by doing, will result in a survival tool kit to replace the past familiar doing, giving, and/or incorporating the interest of your child or your long gone love interest, with some new self interest(s).
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Day 338 Urban Hike- Pull Yourself out of the Sedentary Saturday Morning Quicksand for an Exercise Learning Adventure
My blog inspiration book, Everything I Need to Know I Learned from A Little Golden Book reminds us to “get some exercise every day.” I have added new physical activities to my repertoire during this empty-nest challenge to try new things such as: lawn bowling (Day 34) swing dancing (Day 18) and snorkeling Day 292 ). That being said, on a Saturday morning there is a heightened gravitational pull to stay put and sit in my comfy chair, sip my coffee and watch the morning news. A morning hike is usually not on my to do list. Urban Hike's monthly hikes are worth pulling out of this Saturday morning quicksand for an exercise and Pittsburgh learning experience.
Sunday, July 21, 2019
Day 337- The Pittsburgh Symphony’s Summer Series ROCKS with" Windborne’s The Music of the Rolling Stones”
I join many in proclaiming that my favorite rock band
of all time is the Rolling Stones. They were formed in 1962 but their concerts
still fill stadiums. Their iconic music
and the energy propelled by their lead singer Mick Jagger gets your blood
pumping. Our Grammy Award winning Pittsburgh Symphony recently merged with a rock
band to recreate the "Music of the Rolling Stones: Mick Jagger & Keith Richard 1969." I have stood in line for many a Stones
concert but this time I was ready to rock n’ roll with
the Pittsburgh Symphony as they played from an incredible catalog of Rolling Stones 1969 hits.
Thursday, July 11, 2019
August/July Preview of Events
The January “ticket” in Pittsburgh was Hamilton and this summer "the ticket" is CLO’s Spamilton: An American Parody at the intimate Greer Cabaret Theater. This show "runneth over" with wit and a mashup of Broadway shows. The talented cast fills the stage with dance and rhythms of rap, reggae, jazz and classic melodies. Spamilton is more like an atomic bomb of action that plays homage to the birth of Hamilton and other Broadway shows. It is a cocktail of fun and laughs.
Join me for a night of supersonic motion, wit and fun at Spamilton at the Greer Cabaret Theater. For tickets go to pittsburghclo.org.
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The Era of Cool: The Art of John
Van Hamersveld is a celebration of pop art at the The
Westmoreland Museum of American Art. As the art director for Capitol Records, Van
Hamersveld designed the iconic album covers for the Beatle’s “Magical Mystery
Tour", The Greatful Dead’s “Skeleton in the Closet” and concert posters for Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan
and many others. The Era of Cool will include selections of Van Hamersveld’s album covers,
poster designs, drawings, mural designs, photography and paintings.
Join me for some
“cool” at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art which opens on July 20 and runs through October 20,
2019.The Museum admission is free. For museum hours and more information go to thewestmoreland.org.
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Day 336-Heightened Movie Experience with Rangos Giant Cinema (Carnegie Science Center) and Comfy Cinemark (North Hills)
These days thanks to streaming, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime and
more (not to mention the improvements in television size and technology) movie
theaters have to step it up to get our attention. More often than not I burrow at home into my favorite chair, rest my legs on the ottoman
under my grandma's knitted blanket, sip my favorite beverage and peruse the smorgasbord of movies on line. The heightened movie experiences of Rangos Giant Cinema with its larger than life screen, and Cinemark (North Hills) with its comfy recliners, dissolves my desire to stay home on movie night.
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