1) Visit the Vocal Vibrations exhibit at Le Laboratoire, Cambridge. Spend time inside a cozy space listening to the sounds of the exhibit. Feel the vibrations of your voice in your hand or key in on the sound of d/ré with a pair of headphones. 2) Head to the WCRB Cartoon Festival at Symphony Hall…
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Meditation, Sound, & A New Voice For Innovation: ArtScience at Le Lab
Le Laboratoire is not new, it’s just new to Cambridge, and it fits perfectly in to its new neighbourhood in Kendall Square. Introducing Le Laboratoire is a full post in itself (which is coming soon) but I just want to put ArtScience @ Le Lab on your radar so you don’t miss this first one….
Boston Ballet’s Swan Lake: From Studio to Stage
Drama, grace, deceit and of course love are all common themes on the stage whether it is Shakespeare, a musical on Broadway or the ballet. Swan Lake will take your breath away over and over again not only from the grace and power of the movement on stage but also from the twists and turns, the…
5 (five, cinq, fünf) random facts about moi
I am on a train and my lovely friend Phyllis from Napkin Hoarder has tagged me in a game of ‘5 random facts’. “Is that cool thing in your hair a spaghetti headz?” you ask. ‘Why, yes. Yes it is.” So here we go: 1) I have a younger brother and, to go with the…
Slow Down to Speed Up
Sometimes, I need to remind myself to slow down to get things done. It takes some effort because it’s counter intuitive. It reminds me a bit of Driver’s Ed and learning to drive in the mud. Our teacher would have us speed up as much as we could and then when we hit he mud,…
Small Changes: Family Life Ever Evolving
Small changes is a theme of parenthood. From the newborn days when you spend days trying to parent perfectly only to find out that once you have found your stride something changes to the constant changes of routines and schedules of school-aged sports playing children. Last year, I wrote about a change in routine of…
The Applegate Upgrade: Pre-packaged meals that don’t make me cringe
Even stay-at-home/work-from-home parent can feel the crunch of the back to school and back to everything else schedule. In a way, as a freelancer, the luxury of a flexible schedule allows me to be less efficient which is a bit of a catch 22 when time is of the essence. Because we still have our…
Weekend Guide: October 4th & 5th
In addition to pumpkins popping up everywhere, there is a chill in the air. The leaves are beginning to change and this weekend is definitely a fall weekend. We have one rainy day and one sunny day coming up this weekend so here are a few ideas to make the most of it. Saturday Nothing…
Beware the Frozen Heart: Frozen The Songs (Giveaway)
I am sitting at my dining room table, the kids are off to school, and spinning in my cd player is Frozen: The Songs. It has been a little while since the free-for-all summer days when we had the cd playing every day, on every car trip, and blasting in the living room so we…
Weekend Guide: September 26th – September 28th
This weekend is packed with activities. From the Let’s Talk About Food to the celebration of all things Irish at iFest. And don’t forget Somerville’s famous Fluff Festival. Here are a few sugggestions to keep you busy this weekend. It’s a beautiful day for the beach. The weather this weekend is perfect for a visit…
Isabelle’s Baking Tip for Rosh Hashanah: Baking with Honey
Baking with honey.
Weekend Guide: September 19-21
Fall is fast approaching and in New England we get out and celebrate. Here are just a few places you can head out this weekend to enjoy the warm September sun on your face, delicious regional food, and participate in the creativity of our communities. Friday, September 19th (Park)ing Day is a fun little way…
Leah's Life: Pearls and Oysters 