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More What’s Booming RVA: July 3 to 11
As America nears its 250th birthday, let’s celebrate progress in this kaleidoscope of a country! Plus this week, enjoy musical performances, theater openings, lectures, sports, art, and more. All in today’s What’s Booming in Richmond, Virginia, July 3 to 11, 2024. Boomer’s Top 5 picks in RVA...
What’s Booming RVA: Silly Cat Videos IRL, Fireworks, Maggie Walker
Honor Maggie Walker’s birthday and Independence Day, catch two theatrical openings, tap your toes to fantastic female fiddlers, and see Acrocats performing tricks. This week’s What’s Booming comes one day early, so you can better plan your Independence Day – and so Boomer staff can better enjoy it! Presenting “What’s Booming RVA: See Silly Cats IRL.”
‘Experimental Lines,’ Everyday Art at the VMFA
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts offers multiple ongoing exhibitions, all free to the public, in addition to temporary featured exhibitions. Writer Martha Steger takes us through “Experimental Lines,” a year-round free exhibition at the VMFA in Richmond, Virginia. Seeing a suit of armor worn by an ancient...
My Happy Place in Redondo Beach
Writer Karen Czuleger Strgacich takes us to her hometown, her happy place, and shares what makes the town so special. Gosh, I love walking along the shore in Redondo Beach. It is my happy place. The smell of the sea and the sounds of life around me as people walk their dogs, ride their bikes, and live life with an air of simplicity and joy. This beautiful little beach city in Los Angeles County, which in earlier years was only known to locals, is just so special to me.
Small-Town Munich, Germany’s Biggest ‘Village’
One of country’s most livable cities, small-town Munich is a “village of a million people.” Travel pro Rich Steves offers highlights to guide your visit: Marienplatz; Kaufingerstrasse, Europe’s first great pedestrian-only zone; markets and breweries; and more. For a while now, I’ve marveled at how Berlin...
Boggle the Body Hidden Word Puzzle
Exercise your mind by searching for words hidden in the Boggle cube. The more letters the better – plus bonus words to up the ante. Find as many words as you can by linking letters up, down, side-to-side, and diagonally. You may only use each letter box once within a single word. Pay special attention to the Boggle BrainBusters Bonus words! Play with a friend and compare word finds, crossing out common words. Up this week, Boggle the body parts word challenge.
Parting Words from Amy Dickinson
Amy Dickinson shares parting wisdom with readers as she leaves her post at Ask Amy. Her reflections on “retirement” may ring true with many others who have reached the stage of life. Can you relate?. Since announcing my departure from writing this syndicated column, I have heard from...
The Rolling Stones, Happiness, and ‘Satisfaction’
When comedian and humorist Greg Schwem caught The Rolling Stones on tour, he suspects he may have discovered their secret to happiness and “satisfaction.”. In Atlanta last week to visit relatives, I was fortunate to witness rock-and-roll immortality, courtesy of the Rolling Stones. Just a typical night hanging out...
More What’s Booming RVA: June 27 to July 4
Our heritage runs deep and wide! Celebrate our roots in music, food, art, history, author events, sports – plus July 4 fun! All in today’s Richmond, Virginia, June 27 to July 4, 2024. Boomer Top 5 picks in RVA here,. Browse the week ahead below, and. Go to...
What’s Booming RVA: Humor, Heroes and Harmony
Find a new favorite comedian, celebrate military heroes, and find the harmony in a variety of music reflecting the diversity of Richmond, from country to swing. In “Humor, Heroes and Harmony.”. Mike Birbiglia: Please Stop the Ride. June 27, 7 p.m., at Dominion Energy Center, Richmond. If he isn’t...
Do You Have High-Functioning Anxiety?
Do you struggle with general nervousness, stress, and worry? Do you often feel a fear of looking foolish or experience a sense of impending doom? Psychotherapist Linda Hubbard of the Mayo Clinic looks at these and similar symptoms, sometimes labeled as “high-functioning anxiety,” and what can be done.
Five-Ingredient Rib Rub
This easy, delicious five-ingredient rib rub works well no matter how you prepare your ribs, using ingredients you may already have in your kitchen – at a fraction of the price of expensive pre-mixed blends. One thing I always do as spring picnics heat up into summer cookouts is...
A Memorable Fourth of July: Vive Les Etats-Unis!
Do you have a memorable Fourth of July, one that gleams especially bright in your mind? Boomer reader Barbara Tulli does, and she shares the memory and its unlikely location. At 74, I have celebrated our country’s independence each July for a good long time now. Often, growing up, the festivities were at our local park, watching the fireworks drop their colors into the lake there. Some years we were in Colorado, cooking out and sharing sparklers with second cousins who we saw only every four years. And since I grew up outside of Washington, D.C., we occasionally took a blanket along the shores of the Potomac in Alexandria or journeyed to the city on the Fourth. There, we’d to sit with many hundreds of others as we watched the “rocket’s red glare” over the Washington Monument to the strains of the National Symphony Orchestra playing “The 1812 Overture.” A surefire guarantee of goosebumps on a warm summer’s night!
Madrid’s Outdoor Delights
While museums, cathedrals, and dining may be highlights of European tours, the sights outside can be just as memorable, as with Madrid’s outdoor delights. Spain’s capital, like its population, is relatively young. In medieval times, Madrid was just another village, but under several successive kings it transformed to a European capital. Today the country’s hub is the upbeat, vibrant home of more than 3 million people.
Entertainment Moms Supporting the Homeless
All year long, moms continue to inspire and encourage, not just on Mother’s Day – even “fictitious” moms, including entertainment moms supporting the homeless. Some of America’s favorite classic television and movie moms are raising awareness of the country’s homeless youth problem. Although their focus is one organization, Doors of Change in the San Diego area, their message should resonate in cities across America where homelessness continues to be a major social problem.
Jumble Puzzles: Cookies and a Ship
Play this week’s puzzle: Jumble cookies and a ship. Unscramble the words and the humorous bonus answer. Start with the Jumble for Kids as an easy warm-up – or share the challenge with a favorite youngster. Build your brain. Mental exercises and games, like the Jumble puzzles, can...
Plan for Your Pet’s Fourth of July
If Independence Day brings the pops and bangs of celebratory fireworks to your neighborhood, you should plan for your pet’s Fourth of July to help ease their fears. The 4th of July is approaching. My dog is terrified of fireworks. Last year, my veterinarian prescribed Acepromazine 25mg. This medication completely immobilized my dog. I read that it immobilizes them, but they are still afraid. I tried CBD, but it didn’t work. Is there any other option to calm my dog during these fireworks?
Life After Her Husband’s Mid-Life Crisis
A woman struggles to understand her future after her husband’s mid-life crisis. See what advice columnist Amy Dickinson suggests. After 20 years of marriage, my ”pillar of the community” husband started acting strangely. He started dressing young, going to bars, and then quit sleeping at night. When...
More What’s Booming RVA: June 20 to 27
Celebrate nostalgia with old favorite music, a memorable actor and other icons – plus honey bees and tie dye, history, sports, and theater, in our very own Richmond, Virginia, June 20 to 27, 2024. To fine-tune your calendar, check out:. Boomer Top 5 picks in RVA here,. Browse the...
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