"What's very special about this 'A Christmas Carol' is that it bursts through all of the rooms. Every scene you watch is actually in Charles Dickens' house!"
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Theater Interview: Bonnie J. Monte, Artistic Director of the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
"It's an incredibly appealing play for everybody no matter what your beliefs are and your religion. It embraces all the good parts about humanity."
Read More »Thanksgiving Week Is the Start of My Favorite Time of the Year!
Thanksgiving week is the unofficial start of what is known as “the holidays.”
Read More »Memorial Day – Remembering All Those Who Never Came Home
Whenever Memorial Day comes around again, I am always reminded about how lucky I am that my father came home from the war.
Read More »Coronavirus – Memorial Day
The coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic, or whatever you want to call this horrific plague, has taken Memorial Day away from us.
Read More »Movie Review: A Quietly Affecting ‘Carol of the Bells’
Although it's modestly budgeted and deliberately paced, Joey Travolta's quietly moving film manages to deliver the emotional goods.
Read More »New Year’s Day – Should We Glance Back or Look Forward?
It is the first day of 2020 and, in all honesty, there is not much we can say about this year right now, so there is a tendency to look back at 2019 and think about all that happened.
Read More »If Only in My Dreams – A Christmas with My ‘Whole’ Family
I had a dream the other night that reminded me of my Christmases past.
Read More »Labor Day – Teachers’ Work Is a Labor of Love
Teachers – from nursery school up through higher education – hold one of the most important jobs in our nation.
Read More »Father’s Day – Why a Good Dad Is More Important Than Ever
Every third Sunday in June we celebrate Father’s Day, and it is worth noting that men who get called “Dad,” “Papa,” “Pop” or whatever other way it can be said deserve their special day.
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