The cast of Legally Blonde Jr welcomes tiny dog Bruiser to the popular musical production slated to run May 5 – 14 at CNY Arts Center. The annual all youth production features a cast of more than 20 Central New York youth under the direction of Adam Schmidtmann and Gina Holsopple with choreography by Jessie Dobrzynski.
There are a plethora of statues of Buddha throughout Asia. Many people view Buddhism as a religion but technically it is a way of life or a philosophy. Buddhism began in northeastern India and is based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama. Buddhism is 2,500 years old and is followed by 350 million worldwide. Like most religions and philosophies understanding Buddhism is difficult to understand completely.
People are often surprised when I say it is less expensive for us to spend the winter in Southeast Asia than it is to stay at home. And certainly less expensive than spending the time in Florida or somewhere else where it is warm and sunny. Part of the plan is to stay where the Americans do not. Places charge what the market will bear and one thing that raises the price is if it is a popular destination for foreigners especially Americans.
As it embarks on its third season, TDJ welcomes two more all-star local faces to their talented family of thespians. Scott Bandla and Payne Horning join the cast of Murder at the Prom – an interactive, touring (dinner theatre) murder mystery coming to Central New York this May.
There are very few places in the world where the culture has remained the same for years. Myanmar is one of those. But, now it is changing – too fast. We have visited Myanmar every year for ten years. There is much we love about the “Golden Country” but now we go mainly to enjoy Ngapali Beach. It, too, is changing. Now there are more hotels and many flights arrive every day.
I love it when hotels offer free activities for their guests – especially if there is a cooking demonstration. I may never make the recipe at home but I get to try something new and typical of the area John and I are visiting. The Malaysian Island of Penang has some of the best Indian food. Why? More than ten percent of the island is of Indian ancestry.
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