BluesFest Weekend Set

Twyla Birdsong is a hometown favorite.  She is shown above during a recent performance.  She will be on hand  along with Mike Eyia  to jumpstart the weekend festivities.
 
On her reverbnation site, Twyla states, “I enjoy performing because it brings me joy and I want people to feel and share in that. I want to uplift their spirits to help them make it to their next stage in the game.”
 
Courtesy photo

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Movie Review: “Somebody’s Child”

Mikhail Avraham, Lynn Whitfield and Michael Jai White star in “Somebody’s Child.” GMC

 

Studio:     SwirlFilms

Plot:     A divine twist of fate causes Constance Rivers and her son Douglas to open their hearts to ex-convict, Benjamin Sparks. While on the brink of losing her battle with kidney failure, Constance’s near death confession instantly collides her past with her present.

Cast:     Michael Jai White, Lynn Whitfield, Nadine Ellis, Byron Minns, Clifton Powell

Rating:     N/A
Bottom Line:     ***

 

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Cultivating Life: Preserving Summer’s Garden Bounty For Cold Days Ahead

Drying herbs at summer’s end allows you to enjoy them through fall and winter.
Stock image/TMS
 
By Sean Conway
 
Some years, it seems that the nicest weather arrives in late summer and early fall. Warm days are followed by cool nights, and humidity levels drop into comfortable ranges.

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Chronicling the Dangers of Detroit’s Gas Station Workers

Ongoing violence at Detroit area gas stations, including the fatal shooting of a customer by the store’s owner in March, has raised alarms among police, community members and small business owners. In the following piece, The Arab American News explores some of the day-to-day dangers faced by operators of the city’s gas stations, and what they’re doing to protect themselves.

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Be PHREEE: In my solitude

Charissa says that when you clear your mind you may gain a new perspective about living.
 
By Charissa Patterson-Martinez
 
Be comfortable in the quiet of your space and in the uncluttered space of things we partake in. Before you invite the world into yours, be comfortable in your own skin.

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Excuse me, are you listening? 11-17

I had the opportunity on numerous occasions to perform with Robert “Bob” Rentschler pictured above (and his wife because she was always his constant companion).  Even though he passed away recently, his energy will be felt for millenniums.  Yes, he lived his life abundantly.  He is shown here in a photo from his book “4 Against The Wall”.
 
 
 

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“Inside the Mind of a Sportsaholic” – Tips For A Successful Season: Coaches Edition

By Jimmy L. Wilson, Jr.

 

On August 31, 2012, the Boys and Girls Club located in Lansing MI, dedicated their gym to Coach James Porter and Coach Chris Ferguson. Coach Porter spent numerous years as the basketball coach there. 

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Your Other 8 Hours: 9 Tips to Stop Caring What Others Think

By Robert Pagliarini, 
Tribune Media Services
 
Shakespeare was wrong. All the world is not a stage; you just think it is. And it is this thought — the belief that you need to perform for an always-watching and always-critiquing audience — that creates massive anxiety. If you’d like to reclaim some of the time and energy you spend worrying about what others think, then read on and be inspired to create and share your talents without fear of embarrassment.

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Best street food cities

 

474 Maxwell Food Centre, Singapore.
Photo courtesy of the Singapore Tourism Board

 

 

www.VirtualTourist.com

When asked what your favorite street food, is your first thought of crepes or pretzels? No! Any world traveler worth half their passport stamps can tell you that street food is not just a bland, simplified, and overpriced snack — in many countries, it is a storied tradition and a celebration of a collective national heritage

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