Hong Kong is often our entry city into Asia. It is a wonderful place to visit so we usually plan to spend three or more days there getting adjusted to the time difference. Hong Kong is comprised of Kowloon Peninsula and 100s of islands. Getting from the airport on Chek Lao Kok Island to the Conrad Hotel on Hong Kong Island was very smooth as it always is in HK.
The Jazz Ambassadors, an ensemble of the U.S. Army Field Band, will appear at SUNY Oswego in a free, ticketed concert at 7:30 p.m. April 3, in the Hewitt Union ballroom to deliver their message of patriotism and goodwill through jazz and other swing-related music.
If I was going to move to Hawaii, which I am not considering, I would pick the island of Molokai. When John and I left the airport in our rental car we liked the sign that said, “Aloha, Slow Down this is Molokai. No windmills or cables.” They like to say that the island is a step into the 50s and they want it to stay that way. For some, especially the young people, it is just too quiet. For us, it was perfect.
When John and I were in Hawaii we wanted to see as many of the islands as possible and we found the perfect way to do it on the Un-Cruise Safari Explorer. Un-Cruise allowed us to visit four islands and all the tours were included. It was a luxury cruise without the glitz. Shorts, swimsuits and T-shirts were the preferred attire.
SUNY Oswego’s Artswego Performing Arts Series will host the premiere of a new collaborative program by popular guitarist Kaki King with groundbreaking string quartet ETHEL March 26. Following the first concert at the college, the partnership will present the new evening-length program “And Other Stories…” at the Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA and additional venues from Miami to New York City.
After more than six weeks of rehearsals, the cast of Willy Wonka, Jr prepares for the musical opening March 14 at CNY Arts Center located in State Methodist Church, 357 State St. The production featuring more than 30 local children will run for two weekends March 14, 15 and 21 at 7:30 p.m. and March 16, 22 and 23 at 3 p.m.
John and I visit Las Vegas frequently because we have family there. There is always something new and different to do – something other than gambling. This time we visited the new Mob Museum where the true story of the mob is revealed along with the myths and legends. The Mob Museum opened on Valentine’s Day 2012 in the very building where some of the Kefauver Committee hearings to investigate organized crime were held in the early 1950s.
Young performers will be showcased in a new spotlight at CNY Arts Center, 357 State St., in Fulton on February 28 at 7 p.m. in a free performance open to the public. Because of a generous grant from the Shineman Foundation, CNY Arts Center is spotlighting several exceptionally talented kids who are making their mark in the performing arts already.
Given the many places we have visited people were often surprised when we told them we had never been to Hawaii. Well, we have rectified that situation! In fact, our son rented a house for a week in Laie for 10 family members. It had a great view.
SUNY Oswego’s Ke-Nekt Chamber Music Series will feature cellist Elinor Frey in concert at 7:30 p.m. March 5, in Sheldon Hall ballroom. Frey’s repertoire will include Benjamin Britten’s “Cello Suite No. 2, op. 80,” the second suite in his series of three cello compositions, as well as Leos Janacek’s cello and piano arrangement “Pohadka,” which means “Fairy Tale.”
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