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Breakfast with the Butterflies
Posted on04. May, 2012 by Ronda Shickles.
I have two daughters. They are 4 and 6 and they LOVE butterflies! One of our favorite outings is a trip to the Huntsville Botanical Gardens. They love the children’s garden, the water gardens, and of course the butterfly house! They are always a bit disappointed in the winter when the butterflies are a bit hard to [...]
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Rapunzel Is Letting Her Hair Down!
Posted on19. Apr, 2012 by Ronda Shickles.
A witch who loves children? Dancing vegetables? Fairies? AND a dragon? Those are a few of the wonderful surprises that are in store for for the audiences flooding the VBC Playhouse this weekend to see Fantasy Playhouse Children’s Theatre presents Rapunzel. Fairy Tale Story In this dramatization by Sidney Berger a couple must surrender their [...]
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The Fresh Beat Band Is Coming to Town
Posted on12. Apr, 2012 by Ronda Shickles.
Hey, Hey. It’s gonna be cool day! Those words are magical at my house and if your children have ever seen The Fresh Beat Band on Nick Jr then they are probably instant smile makers at yours too. If you haven’t had the pleasure of sitting down and enjoying an episode of The Fresh Beat Band [...]
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A Playground for Grown-Ups: Stony Lonesome
Posted on30. Mar, 2012 by Ronda Shickles.
Grown-ups need playgrounds too! Welcome to Stony Lonesome OHV Park! A playground for OHV (off-highway vehicles) enthusiast, Stony Lonesome is the first public OHV park of its kind in the state. Open year-round, the 1,456+ acre park features trails for practically any vehicle: ATV’s Rock crawlers Dirt bikes Mountain bikers Equestrians Hikers Pedestrians And more [...]
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MOMMY!!!!
Posted on07. Mar, 2012 by Ronda Shickles.
MOMMY!!! MOM! MOTHER! If you can relate to any of those titles then you can relate to Motherhood the Musical. You may even relate more than you care to admit. From songs about Costco to incontinence Sue Fabisch’s original musical will strike a familiar chord with anyone who has experienced “the good, the bad…and the [...]
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BTL: Bringing Huntsville to new heights
Posted on06. Feb, 2012 by Ronda Shickles.
Lying in the shadow of the George Washington Bridge is the barrio Washington Heights. This urban cityscape is home to a primarily Latino population living a world away from the glamour of Midtown. Huntsville’s Broadway Theatre League presented Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegria Hudes’ 2008 Tony Award Winning “Best Musical,” In the Heights this weekend. [...]
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Metro Jethro in the Rocket City
Posted on27. Jan, 2012 by Ronda Shickles.
In 2007 Jon Reep took home the title “Last Comic Standing” and Friday night I found out why. Reep performed two shows in Huntsville at Merrimack Hall to full houses. My husband and I had been to Merrimack Hall in November to see comedian Henry Cho and we were excited to have an opportunity to [...]
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