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Orchestra of the Eastern Shore Night of Passion

February 20, 2022 by Leave a Comment

The Orchestra of the Eastern Shore with conductor Dr. Paul Sanho Kim brings you a night of Passion.

Friday March 4th at 7:30 at Market Street United Methodist Church, Onancock

Sunday March 6th at 4:00 at Hungars Episcopal in Bridgetown

Free admission, but donations are welcome.

Works will include Purcell “Dido and Aeneas”, Haydn’s Symphony No. 49 “La passione”. Schubert’s “Ava Maria”, and Weber’s Clarinet Concertino.

– The orchestra continues to honor our COVID protocols for both orchestra and audience.    If you do not intend to wear a mask during the concert, please do not attend.
– To satisfy increased space needs of the growing orchestra and audience, the March 4 concert will be held at Market St. United Methodist Church, 75 Market St in Onancock.  

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Yes you can see the Milky Way in February

February 6, 2022 by 1 Comment

New Nightscape 2022: “Yes you can see the Milky Way in February”

In Jim Baugh’s latest Nightscape you can see a beautiful shot of Venus below the Milky Way and Mars just above the horizon to the right of Venus. Also good view of the dark horse nebula.

From Jim: This was one of the clearest nights I have seen in a long time, just gorgeous! It was amazing actually, and the ride back over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel heading back to Va Beach with Venus high in the sky and the sunrise below was stunning. One heck of a way to start the day!The location? Magothy Bay on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.

See more at Jim’s site.

.Photo Info: Cannon 200D / SL2 Sky Tracker Pro equatorial mount, Tokina 11-16MM F2.8 ISO 400 Intervalometer Lens muff with 4 heat packs. Total exposure 12 minutes. 4 three-minute exposures stacked in DSS then lightroom and photoshop.NOTE: This time of year the Milky Way is low to the horizon so the visibility due to so much atmosphere is not quite as good as later in the year, but its decent.All I got to say is,“Hello Milky Way 2022!!”This may be the first Milky Way Photo on the Eastern Seaboard this year. Weather has been a bear for Astro, but got lucky this time.

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Wine and Design Valentines Sea Glass Feb 9th

February 6, 2022 by Leave a Comment

Valentines Day is just around the corner, the perfect time for the Wine and Design Valentines Sea Glass Class. Design a set of wine glasses/water goblets with sea glass artist Kathy Grook. 

Wednesday, February 9th from 6:30 p.m. until we’re done. 

Cost $65 – includes all supplies, a glass of wine or a non-alcoholic beverage, and light snacks.

To register contact Lemon Tree Art Gallery at (757) 331-4327.

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GTFO File: M&M’s characters are getting a woke makeover

January 23, 2022 by 1 Comment

M&M’s iconic characters are getting a modern makeover to reflect “the more dynamic, progressive world that we live in”, the manufacturer of the popular treat said in an announcement that has left many with a sour taste in their mouths. 

In a statement on Thursday, multinational manufacturer Mars, Incorporated announced it would be “refreshing” and modernizing the M&M’s brand, which began more than 80 years ago, with a new global commitment to creating “a world where everyone feels they belong”.

“This year the brand continues to evolve to reflect the more dynamic, progressive world that we live in. And as part of this evolution, built on purpose, M&M’S promises to use the power of fun to include everyone with a goal of increasing the sense of belonging for 10 million people around the world by 2025,” Mars said on Thursday.

The candy characters will feature “more nuanced personalities” to underscore the importance of “self-expression and power of community through storytelling”, Mars said.

“The refreshed M&M’S brand will include a more modern take on the looks of our beloved characters, as well as more nuanced personalities. Fans will also notice an added emphasis on the ampersand to more prominently demonstrate how the brand aims to bring people together.”

Additionally, M&M’S branding will reflect an “updated tone of voice” that is more “inclusive, welcoming, and unifying, while remaining rooted in our signature jester wit and humor”.

The ‘anxious or nervous’ M&M – orange – has been dubbed by Mars as “one of the most relatable characters with Gen-Z, the most anxious generation” (this is true). To better reflect his preoccupied personality and cautious nature, the orange M&M’s once untied shoelaces will now be knotted in neat bows.

The red M&M, who often is often both leader and bully, will be adjusted to be more kind to his fellow characters, while the yellow M&M, who has a dim-witted disposition, appears to be relatively unchanged. 

The most dramatic makeovers appear to have been given to the female M&Ms, the brown and the green. Once clad in white heeled boots, white gloves, and lip gloss with coyly raised eyebrows, the brand had faced backlash in the past for portraying the green M&M as ‘too sexualized’. But the stilettos are no longer, with the new-look M&M now sporting white trainers and tights – a style that better “reflect[s] confidence and empowerment”, a Mars spokesperson told local media.

“As a strong female, and known for much more than her boots.”

The brown M&M, which features a pair of rectangular specs and white stilettos, appears to have had her heels shortened to a more professional pump. Sorry, but stilettos are way more powerful than sneakers.

The two female characters will also enjoy a “more friendly relationship”, Mars said, showcasing a “force supporting women”.

It comes almost seven years after Mars teased a possible romantic relationship between the green and brown M&Ms in a viral tweet shared in 2015 – two days after the US Supreme Court effectively legalized gay marriage. The tweet featured an image of the two characters clasping hands while sitting on a beach, with the caption: “It’s rare Ms. Brown and I get to spend time together without some colorful characters barging in – Ms. Green”.

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Arts Enter Man Auditions February 5, 2020

January 16, 2022 by Leave a Comment

Music Man Auditions February 5, 2020 at the Historic Palace Theatre

Arts Enter has announced auditions for The Music Man, one of the most universally cherished treasures of the American musical theater. The play is scheduled for  May 13, 14 15 at the Historic Palace Theatre.  Auditions are open to adults and children over the age of 7. 

The cast features a soaring soprano ingenue, parts for young performers and children, and one of the musical theatre’s treasures, a tour de force leading role for a charismatic actor who doesn’t need to be a trained singer.

Clelia Cardano Sheppard will direct with Megan Cartwright coaching vocals and William Neill directing the music.  Rehearsals will be scheduled for the weekends.

Call Arts Enter at 757 331-4327 or visit The Lemon tree Gallery for more information.

By turns wicked, funny, warm, romantic and touching, The Music Man is family entertainment at its best. Meredith Willson’s six-time, Tony Award-winning musical comedy has been entertaining audiences since 1957 and is a family-friendly story to be shared with every generation.

The Music Man follows fast-talking traveling salesman, Harold Hill, as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band that he vows to organize – this, despite the fact that he doesn’t know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian, the librarian, who transforms him into a respectable citizen by curtain’s fall.

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With a new, free video series, the Flora of Virginia Project brings the state’s plants up close and personal

October 31, 2021 by 1 Comment

The Flora of Virginia Project inspires conservation of Virginia’s plants through education, outreach, and production of the Flora of Virginia, in print and electronic versions.

RICHMOND, Oct. 22, 2021—The Flora of Virginia Project is getting you even closer to Virginia’s beautiful—if sometimes daunting—array of plant species with seven new online video modules that make the Flora of Virginia easier to follow and understand. The Flora is now available as an app, which describes 3,360 plant species native to or naturalized in Virginia, providing current classifications and scientific names, habitat and status data, distribution maps, photographs, botanical illustrations, and keys for identification.

The modules, served from the Vimeo video platform, are suitable for a range of audiences wanting to learn more about the state’s plant life. The modules were created by the Flora Project’s education committee, and they’re free.

“These modules are a convenient way to provide information on using and enjoying the Flora of Virginia—to a much broader audience than we can reach at only in-person presentations,” said Marion Lobstein, who co-chaired the committee behind the videos.

Designed to demystify the Flora—which can be imposing even in-app form—the modules cover the following topics, each title linked to its online video presentation:

  1. A Tour of the Flora
  2. Using the Flora App
  3. Basic Botany
  4. Taxonomy (plant classification and nomenclature)
  5. Keying (systematic ways of identifying plants)
  6. Plant Families
  7. Habitats

For Lobstein, a professor emeritus of biology at Northern Virginia Community College, Manassas, reaching such a broad audience via these videos is a dream come true. “The modules can be used by educators, Virginia Native Plant Society members, Master Naturalists, Master Gardeners—really anyone who’s interested in identifying and appreciating the beautiful and diverse plants of Virginia,” she said.

Committee co-chair Ann Regn, with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and a well-known environmental educator in the state, worked to ensure alignment with the Virginia Standards of Learning and herself created the module on habitats.

“Each video stands alone,” Regn said, “but together they provide a comprehensive approach to understanding and using the Flora. Each one lasts about an hour and is divided into three or more sections. Time stamps and descriptions let viewers navigate to a specific topic or area of interest.” Each module also links to resource materials for deeper investigations.

The modules’ creators are also their presenters: Lobstein; Regn; Sally Anderson, Flora secretary and past president of the Virginia Native Plant Society; Michelle Prysby, adviser, former Flora board member, and director of the Virginia Master Naturalist program; and flora assistant and former recording secretary Jan Hodges, a biologist and marine educator. Instrumental was guest participant Linda Wilcox, Virginia native-plant enthusiast (and Lobstein’s former student), now living in Indiana. Volunteer Mark Murphy edited the videos for online presentation, including the use of closed captions, which will allow broader accessibility, and the addition of introductory and closing music.

The Flora of Virginia Project was formed in 2001 to produce the first plant manual for the state since 1762’s Flora Virginica—published in the Netherlands and in Latin. The Project published Flora of Virginia in 2012; it sold out in 10 months and was reprinted in 2013. In 2017, the Flora of Virginia Mobile App was launched for Android and iOS devices. A major update was released last December.

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Science and Philosophy Seminar of the Eastern Shore is back

October 17, 2021 by Leave a Comment

Science and Philosophy Seminar of the Eastern Shore of Virginia has returned, and has scheduled a seminar, “On the Home Front: A London Suburb and WW-II.”  The free 90-minute seminar will be held at 09:30 a.m. on Friday, October 15 in the Room 113 of the Academic Building of Eastern Shore Community College, 29300 Lankford Hwy, Melfa, VA 23410.

Terry Malarkey will kick off our new season with a look at the East London suburb where he was born and raised during and after WW-II.

Malarkey retired to the Shore after a career in the electronics industry.

These seminars are occasionally rescheduled on short notice. Prospective attendees are urged to check the Seminar’s website (www.SciPhi.org) shortly before a scheduled date.

Science and Philosophy Seminar is an informally organized group that meets more or less regularly to explore and discuss a wide array of topics, ranging from philosophical speculation to scientific research.  All Seminars are open to the public. Admission is free.

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Banned Books Week 2021

October 10, 2021 by Leave a Comment

So-called “banned books” can come in several types. However, they are not actually banned.

The first is simply that schools don’t carry them in their libraries for whatever reason.

The next type is similar, and is the type people occasionally will protest, and that is books a library might choose not to carry.

Both types can still be published and purchased.

Another type, much closer to actually being banned, would be those a publisher is forbidden to publish. One case was in 1999 when the publisher Paladin Press came to a settlement in a lawsuit that banned them from publishing certain books they sold, such as those on explosives. Other publishers could still publish similar books, and people who owned copies could keep, sell, trade, etc. the copies they owned, but the publisher was not allowed to publish and distribute these books.

Sometimes a store won’t allow a book to be sold or ordered.

Before a book can be “banned”, it first is challenged. A book challenge occurs when someone attempts to remove or restrict a piece of literature based on various objections. The book doesn’t become “banned” until it is removed from a curriculum or library. This means that free access to the book is no longer available in the designated institution, or in more extreme cases, prohibited by law.

Below is a list of the most “banned” books:

  1. Ulysses, by James Joyce (1922)
  2. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley (1932)
  3. Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck (1937)
  4. Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger (1951)
  5. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee (1960)
  6. Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut (1969)
  7. The Chocolate War, by Justin Richardson (1974)
  8. Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson (1977)
  9. The Golden Compass, by Philip Pullman (1995)
  10. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky (1999)
  11. The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini (2003)
  12. Looking for Alaska, by John Green (2005)
  13. Thirteen Reasons Why, by Jay Asher (2007)
  14. The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins (2008)

In America, according to the American Library Association, Harry Potter is the most banned book in the United States and has also been banned from private schools in the UAE, and largely criticized by the Iranian government’s press.

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Photographer Jim Baugh Captures Mimosa Barn

July 18, 2021 by 1 Comment

Photographer Jim Baugh is at it again, this time with beautiful images of “Mimosa Barn” and “Corn Shed” both at the same location on the Eastern Shore. Mimosa Barn, which is a beautiful event center. Both images were commissioned works and will be seen on our blog, however not for sale.

From Jim: The night was a wonderful July evening for filming and the weather was perfect. I filmed at three locations last night until around two am, had a great time under the stars. New moon is I think Friday, so all this week is good for Milky Way stargazing as long as skies are clear.

Photo info below:“Mimosa Even Center” 60 foreground RAW exposures, f 2.8 filmed at 11mm iso ranging from 100 to 400 with shutter ranging from 4 sec to 8 sec. Light, GVM RGB 7s and a spot. Monfrotto tripod, Vello intervalometer, lens muff with 3 heat packs, all exposures controlled through wifi.Milky Way: Ioptron sky tracker, 7-minute exposure, f 2.8, 11mm, iso 200, lens muff with 3 heat packs. trigger was the intervalometer, 5 sec delay with a 2 second drive off the camera.“Corn Shed” 24 foreground exposures ISO ranging from 100 to 400 and shutter ranging 4 to 8 seconds. F2.8, 11mm. Light, GVM RGB 7s. Moon was filmed with around 40 exposures. The Astro was a composite with the foreground stacked in Photoshop. The moon exposures were filmed on a separate night and were not tracked but fired off individually.Camera / Cannon 200d/SL2. Images script/stacked in photoshop and some processing on the Milky Way was done in Lightroom Classic.

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Cape Charles Christian School Summer Theater Camp presents Seussical

July 11, 2021 by Leave a Comment

The Whimsical and Magical Musical of Seussical™ will be presented Saturday, July 17 at 1:30 pm and 5:30 pm Inside the Cape Charles Christian School auditorium. Everyone is invited to attend this special musical performance presented by the Cape Charles Christian Summer Theater Camp(a camp run by teens for kids)

Tickets will be available for $5 at the door before each performance.

These local performers will unlock the imaginations of all those that attend when they bring the Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant, Gertrude McFuzz, Mayzie LaBird, the Whos in Whoville and other Seuss favorites to life with their production of Seussical™ KIDS.  Seussical™ KIDS combines Dr. Seuss tales (…and tails!) using the plinker-plunker of many musical styles – ranging from Latin to pop, swing to gospel, and R&B to funk – as colorful as the classic books.   

This is the third year that a group of local teens made up of Emma Philpot, Autumn Higgins, JoJo Kohler, and Ella Eder have produced a musical. This group of young women have organized, choreographed, directed, and designed sets and props for kids in our community.  All ticket sales go back into their summer theater program. This is a kid friendly program so come and enjoy as this whimsical world comes to life.

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