#Avalon Theatre

[heckyestaylorhicks]

Intv w American Idol Winner Taylor Hicks on Night Moves Concert at Avalon Theatre Fallsview Casino

[uwmspeccoll]

414 Day

It’s 414 Day, or Milwaukee Day! We celebrate Milwaukee on April 14 because the area code for the Milwaukee area is, you guessed it, 414! This year for 414 day we are celebrating a few of the spectacular movie palaces in Milwaukee that still act as theatres in some capacity today. 

First shown here is Downer Theatre, located at 2589 N. Downer Ave on Milwaukee’s East Side. The Downer Theatre is Milwaukee’s oldest operating movie theatre in Milwaukee. It opened in 1915 and has been a movie theatre ever since! It may have a tile front now and a different marquee, but at its heart it is still a fine old movie theatre. 

The second theatre shown here is the inside of Riverside Theater, located at 116 W Wisconsin Ave, opened in 1928 as a live performance center, and was a first-run movie theatre in the 1950s. Today, it is once again a live music and performance venue with a capacity of 2,450 people. 

The third theatre shown here is the crème de la crème: the Warner Grand Theatre, located at 212 W. Wisconsin Ave. This theatre was opened in 1931 in place of the opulent Butterfly Theatre that once stood in its location. The theatre cost $2.5 million to build and was considered the most beautiful in the city. It continued as a movie theatre until the mid-1990s when it closed. In 2017, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra (MSO) purchased the theatre and renovated it back to its original glory. The theatre opened again in 2021 as the home of the MSO now called the Bradley Symphony Center, and it is gorgeous! 

There are other movie palaces still in use in Milwaukee, too, like the famous Oriental Theatre on the East Side, which underwent its own renovation in recent years, and the Avalon Theater in Bay View, which offers an “atmospheric” experience with a starry sky lit in the ceiling in the main theatre. 

All of the images in black and white are from Milwaukee Movie Palaces by Larry Widen and Judi Anderson, published in 1986 by Milwaukee County Historical Society. 

These theatres are part of Milwaukee’s history as well as a part of their present! I highly recommend visiting any one of them for a movie or performance soon. 

-- Alice, Special Collections Department Manager

[foreignobjecticus]

!! They’re finally renovating the old abandoned art deco theatre near my old uni. I used to live basically opposite this abandoned theatre (which was extra weird considering that at the time I was a drama student/state musical theatre performer using the “superceding” theatre that was falling to fucking bits and later earmarked for demolition with no replacement planned).

This is only how I ever saw it (though usually more often the sides and back) walking around it at night, coming back from the ferry terminal not far behind it in the park. Sooooo coooooolllll lookinggggg. I’m so glad it’s being fixed up. The arts aren’t dying!

Edit: OH, the drama studio and theatre were only temporarily closed to remove asbestos. That’ll be what that white powder was all over the dressing rooms LOL

Edit edit: Oh, it’s still closed yeah because it’s not financially viable to do up the other theatre due to the extent of the asbestos contamination. (Well, fuck, guys. What are you gonna do? That theatre and studio are built into the side of a hill and quite literally support the union hahhahahah seriously tho, the union building is built on top, as is the main refectory... hello. Ahhh, uni politics from 2015 still going onnnnnn)

Edit edit edit: they’re not being forward about where all the drama and performances were relocated to. I know the state musical theatre company moved out to another place near the inner city tho. Hrmmm

[whitneyavalon]

Grateful to have collaborated with so many brilliant people this year:

🎭 Live musical “A New Brain” at Celebration Theatre all summer with this glorious cast and crew!

🛠 National commercial starring Anisa Khamvongsa and me!

🧜‍♀️ Original villainous song and music video “The Ocean Will Be Mine” performed with Garrett Clayton and written with Ryan O’Connell!

👗 Premiered a new project on the big screen at Buffer Festival and filmed with Ryan George & Julie Nolke while in Toronto!

🦷 Released dark comedy short film “Moment of Tooth” starring Noah Bean!

🏆 “WTF 2020s” (my original song performed with Thomas Lennon) won an award at Cordillera International Film Festival and screened at multiple Academy Award-qualifying fests!

🐙 Duetted with a purple Alyssa Preston in our Adele parody “Ruling in the Deep”!

🐲 Released “Dragonfare,” an original fairy tale with magical music by Hildegard von Blingin’!

🎤 Voice over work included dubbing for a top-3 Netflix series (thanks Joe Fria!), playing Dorothy Parker in a narrative podcast (thanks Shipwrecked Comedy!), and singing on a musical concept album (thanks Stephen Kramer Glickman!)

Lots in the works for you to enjoy in 2024. In the meanwhile, if you need a laugh this holiday season, add my videos and/or music to your playlists. 💖

[skeletoncrevvs]

myspace secret free show avalon theatre, los angeles 10.05.2006 | christie nolasco @ flickr

[thomasmartinnutt]

Hiroshi Sugimoto. Avalon Theatre, Catalina Island, 1993

[dreamyshifts]

The Elegant and Most Olde House of Hartridge

tl;dr —> what it says on the tin lol. also not sure if i mention in other posts, but this reality is an omegaverse reality as well!

A Brief History

Following a series of tragedies, enemy hostility, and lack of suitable living space, the First Lord and Lady of Hartridge, along with the rest of their main branch family, emigrated from their ancestral home in a small country within Africa, per Mother Magic’s blessing, and settled in Britain in the early 400s.

They settled and integrated into the small magical community, thriving as they created the first Unplottable wards and magical communities as anti-magic sentiment started to brew amongst the Muggle population. These regions are known as Mullabyaly Highlands, Cobalt Bay, and Silver Oak Valley.

As a result, they were Attributed by Mother Magic and gained the title of Elegant and Moste Olde House after pouring their blood & magic into the Hartridge Ancestral Ward stones. Mother Magic also gifted the House and its’ generations Artistic-related Gifts.

Following the series of witch-hunts and discrimination against wix folk in the mid-1000s, they helped the other Oligarchy Houses, Merlin, Morgana, and Arthur establish Avalon and Hogwarts after Mother Magic Created it.

House Hartridge had also built the first higher educational institution for adult wix around this time, named Nafina Institute of Magick, and it is an internationally well-respected and renowned University.

Members of the Hartridge House are mostly renowned throughout history for being the first Wix to develop sociocultural norms pre-, during, and post-Avalon. After they were Attributed and Gifted by Mother Magic, they were also internationally renowned and respected for their Artistic Gifts—such as music, literature, theatre, dance/ballet, and other things under the arts.

in 1317, the third daughter of a secondary branch of the family (High Lady Nerissa Hartridge, daughter of Marchionesses Maia Hartridge & Delphina Hartridge née Malfoy) opened up the Rose Opera House and employed the novel group of dancers, opera singers, and so on of the First Company Troupe. It was an exclusive opera house for the elite of Avalon, though as of the 1800s (specifically, 1811), highly regarded Muggle-borns and New Bloods were allowed to enter/be invited to the premises. Guests are only invited to shows via the Board or members of the First Company Troupe (e.g., dancers, singers, and so on who are contracted with the Rose Opera House). Tickets only go on sale during the first week of spring the year before the shows, and are ostensibly expensive.

Other Opera Houses owned by House Hartridge include Nightingale Hall, Golden Cinema, and Emerald Amphitheatre. However, Nightingale Hall has turned into a center for social/season events as of 1878.

As for other craft-wise, maidens and wix from Hartridge are renowned for their lace crafting and spinning arts.

It is commonplace and traditional in House Hartridge for courtship offers to be lace spun and entwined with the maidens’ magic.

In 1205, High Omega Mira Hartridge (fourth daughter of Marigold Hartridge née Potter & Erasmus Hartridge) crafted the first *Felmio Flute,* a crafted masterpiece that sounds like the beauty of still waters and the sea. She had then further improved and introduced a variety of magical instruments along with instrumental songs meant to invoke emotion, all entwined with magic.

Another member in the 900s, High Wix Haven Hartridge (child of Archduchess Coventina Hartridge & Archduke Perseus Hartridge née Peverell) developed moving paintings and portraits, the first magical camera, and other items deemed socially and culturally progressive during that era.

All Purebloods and New Bloods, and Muggle-borns, look to members of House Hartridge in matters of etiquette and culture. A member of a branch house, High Lady Nahla (second daughter of Serena Hartridge & Valentine Hartridge née Hufflepuff) published the original Camelot Pamphlet in 908, instead of Lady Claire (a Lady of House Selwyn, who added more addendums in the 1200s), which addressed and dictated those sociocultural norms and expectations of the etiquette of every wixen station in Avalon.

As for their secret motto of *Never Forgive & Never Forget,* the House of Hartridge are fierce and feared when slighted. They have rarely, if ever, ended a Blood Fued, officially or otherwise, save for when House Yaxley became a Vassal House of theirs.

Due to the Family Motto of Unity Brings Strength, the House is always presented as a united front on all matters in the public sphere, regardless of their personal opinion on the matter.

ANOTHER secret motto is *Be as Powerful & Deadly Like An Ocean Vexed.*

For the most part, the House tends to be a close-knit (though still healthy and loving) family unit as most, if not all, members take unity and family seriously.

Colloquially, the House of Hartridge is regarded as the Hearth of Avalon.

In terms of political matters, the House of Hartridge is strictly Neutral. Most family members tend to have Neutral or Dark Magical Cores, due to having Syren blood in their ancestry, but there are some members with Light Magical Cores here and there. As for Hogwarts Houses, most members tend to be Sorted into any House, but mostly Ravenclaw, with some exceptions here and there.

Regarding Estate Matters, the House of Hartridge has the largest Acromantula silk and ( only) Melmu silk* production within Mullabyaly Highlands, specifically in the Ethereal Depths.

*Melmu silk is a strictly Family Only Secret via their Syren ancestors (willingly given Syren hair from a pureblood Syren maiden, woven under a clear full moon). House Hartridge is the only family to have rights to Melmu silk, in/out of Avalon and Magical Europe.

The Sapphire Grotto speaks to the Mer and Syren colonies, as well as the ethical production of pearls and pearl-related jewelry.

The Sleeping Rivers is a nature preserve for nymphs, naiad, and other water-related Creatures, but there are some who do live within the Grotto. It had been created by Mother Magic during Avalon.

Next post will likely be introducing myself and the family :)! Hope you enjoyed this little snippet of history <3 as always, my inbox is open for any questions/thoughts/discussions, tho it doesn’t have to be dr related!

[alkalinefrog]

Thanks for the tag @bignostalgias!

Post the last sentence you wrote (fanfic / original / anything) and tag as many people as there are words in the sentence.

Following suit from your post, I'm sharing the full bit:

Chapter 11 WIP from The Lights of Avalon

“For shows," said Jack, "special effects for theatre. I’m a bard, as you can see, what with the uniform and all.”

“Don’t bards usually have hats?” one of the guards remarked.

“Funny you should ask—I actually lost mine a few hours ago—”

“No, wait, Jack!” Fishlegs rummaged through his horse’s saddle, and sure enough, he pulled out Jack’s beaten up hat, the blue feather dripping with mud.

"I was wondering what this was!"

“Oh. Wonderful. Thank you.”

“Why are you frowning?”

That's the best part of fic, don't worry about reading the rest.

I'm not sure who's already been tagged so @sboochi @seafoamdew @jjackfrost @twiafom @santathegrey and anyone else who wants in feel free! (No pressure of course!)

[ethicstownpod]

We've been working on a fun and bizarre episode with Ghosts on a Train and we're thrilled that it's finally out! It's a not-quite-crossover in which we both wrote episodes of our respective shows on the theme of 'revenge.' You don't need to listen to Ethics Town or GoaT to enjoy this special!

From GoaT you'll get an emotionally charged episode filled with leviathan battles and old friends. And from us you'll get an emotionally charged episode filled with high school theatre and teenagers who are probably gay but just don't know it yet.

A huge thank you to Michelle Kelly, Avalon Willowbloom, and David Kurze for lending their wonderful voices for this ep. And our beloved regulars LM Clohessy, Rhys Lawton, and Evan Gwen Davies.

Enjoy!

[theholmwoodfoundation]

THE HOLMWOOD FOUNDATION PILOT EPISODE CAST/CREW - PART TWO

BECKY WRIGHT - THRALLS/PHONE VOICE

Becky voices weird things. Her speciality is small children and demons, make of that what you will... She works across every medium. She played Nic Grundy in ‘The Archers’ for 11 years and continues to appear in regularly in radio dramas on the BBC. Recent credits include: ‘You Must Listen’, ‘Car Crash’, ‘Children of The Stones’, ‘The Battersea Poltergeist’ (Bafflegab/BBC), ‘Lola vs Powerman’, ‘Making Plans with Nigel’, ‘Mythos’ (Sweet Talk/BBC), ‘Barred’ (B7 Media/BBC), ‘Billie Homeless Dies at the End’ (Holy Mountain/BBC) & ‘The Waringham Chronicles’ (Audible Originals). For Big Finish she has appeared in many episodes of ‘Dr Who’, ‘Doom’s Day’, ‘Blake’s 7’, ‘Avalon’, ‘Unit: Nemesis’, ‘The Avengers’, ‘Star Cops’ and ‘Pathfinder’.ops and development sessions for countless new writing initiatives. She has narrated numerous audiobooks and amassed a vast and varied array of weird and wonderful dubbing, animation and computer game credits. On stage she has performed for The Being Human Festival, Nutkhut, The Birmingham Rep, Wolverhampton Arena Theatre, The Bike Shed in Exeter, Hampstead Theatre, The Pleasance and The Tricycle, amongst others. She has toured open air Shakespeare and performed a rep season in a lift shaft! She is very passionate about new work and has been involved in rehearsed readings, workshops and development sessions for countless new writing initiatives.

JESSICA CARROLL - NEWSREADER

Jessica trained at LAMDA. Most recently she played Disciple Z’rell in the multi-award-winning video game Baldur’s Gate 3. Other video games include Divinity: Original Sin 2, Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, Elex, Spellforce 3, Dragon Quest XI, Unforeseen Incidents and Code 7. Jessica also voices Darcy the Driller, Riff and Jiff in the UK version of the Thomas & Friends cartoon.  Theatre includes Fence (Finborough); Fishskin Trousers (The Park Theatre, Finborough); The Broken Token (Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds, Lakeside, William Andrews Clark - Los Angeles); Quirks (Southwark Playhouse); Old Bag (Theatre 503); Ghosts (Battersea Arts Centre); Hellcab (Old Red Lion); Last Seen (Almeida); The Woman of No Importance (Assembly Rooms Ludlow); Taking Steps (Assembly Rooms Ludlow); Daisy Pulls It Off (Lyric Hammersmith). Film and TV includes Hotel Inferno, Polar, The Space In-Between, David & Olivia. Radio includes Life Begins at Crawley and The Future of Radio (Radio 4); The British Are Coming and Liberation Is Not A Recognised Protocol (Apple). Jessica has an extensive voiceover career in commercials, dubbing and the TV and film ADR circuit where she can be heard screaming, crying, doing the news and squawking down police radios in everything from Happy Valley to Bridget Jones.

LUKE KONDOR - ROBERT SWALES

Luke Kondor is a writer, creator, and the voice behind The Other Stories podcast, which has amassed over 12 million downloads. He was recently commissioned by the George A. Romero Foundation to write a Night of the Living Dead audio drama. Currently, he lives and works from a dining room table in the middle of Sherwood Forest. For more, visit www.lukekondor.com.

PART ONE: HERE

PART THREE: HERE

[twisted-in-underland]

Twisted Wonderland staff OC’s; Tangled edition

The full character spreadsheet is finally done! Here are my three TWST staff OCs twisted from Tangled! I’m going to touch on all the points mentioned in the images so no worries if you can’t read my handwriting

Everything will be under the cut so it doesn’t look so overwhelming 😌💕 Likes and reblogs are appreciated, but please don’t repost my art!

Marius G.

Age: 32

Hometown: Isle of the Sun

Pronouns: he/him

Gender: male

Sexuality: Pansexual

Twisted from: Mother Gothel

Marius is an alumnus of Night Raven College and currently works as the Arts Director for the school.

Despite the grey streaks, Marius appears quite young for his age. He was classmates with Divus Crewel and was in Pomefiore while a student.

As the art director, Marius is in charge of classes spanning from the fine arts to music to theatre. Marius is often times teaching the theatre classes but since the arts are electives it all depends on how many students are attending classes.

Marius is incredibly vain. This man will stop class to ask his students if he looks good and is chronically fashionably late to nearly all his classes.

He does, however, have a keen eye for detail which might be because of his vanity.

Marius has forgotten that he’s supposed to be teaching classes on multiple occasions. He is the physical embodiment of the "I'm late for school! Oh wait I'm 30... I'm a teacher!!" meme

Marius can be quite strict as a teacher. Critique days are dreaded by students because Marius can be harsh with his words, though it’s usually because he wants to see his students succeed even if it doesn’t seem like it.

Marius is also known to not only have favourite students but also isn’t shy about reminding his classes who his favourites are. For example; when it comes to performing arts like theatre or singing, Vil is Marius’s favourite. Jamil also seems to be in Marius’s good graces due to his dancing skills.

Marius, Sunna, and Máni are all from the same hometown. Marius once tried to ask Máni out on a date when they were still in school; Máni punched Marius in response.

Marius now appears to show romantic interest in Sunna who often ignores his advances.

Marius has stated to despise young children (pretty much any child up till the age of 15). He seems to tolerate high schoolers, however.

I feel like Marius would have some kind of unique magic, I just don't have any ideas for what it would be. Maybe it would be centred around Gothel's manipulation skills or have something to do with age manipulation in some way.

Dr. Sunna Blumen

Age: unknown

Hometown: Isle of the Sun

Pronouns: She/Her

Gender: female

Sexuality: Bisexual

Twisted From: the sundrop flower

Sunna is a diurnal fae and is the older sister of Máni. They’re either step siblings or adoptive siblings, they don’t quite remember which (totally not an excuse for me being indecisive)

Sunna had no prior involvement with NRC prior to working as the schools nurse. She’s one of the few female staff members at the school.

Sunna is a generally warmhearted and gentle woman. She has excellent bedside manner and most who visit the infirmary feel welcome.

However, if provoked, Sunna will be passive aggressive in her medical care. Think tightening bandages just too tight, putting rubbing alcohol on a wound, etc. Sunna is a very patient person though so it’s not often that someone provokes her to this point.

Sunna seems to be the current subject of Marius’s romantic affections, though she generally ignores him half the time.

She almost always has candy on her to give to her patients. Sunna also adores children and often acts as a maternal figure to others.

Sunna’s unique magic is called “Flowers glow” and is like a stronger version of Morrigan’s unique magic.

While Spring of Avalon can only heal injuries/illnesses inflicted by magic, Flowers Glow can heal almost any injury/illness regardless of how it was inflicted. The spell essentially returns the targets body back to its “prime” or state of being before the illness/injury occurred.

Flowers Glow does require more magical energy than Spring of Avalon, though Sunna doesn’t often need to use her unique magic. With the exception of overblots, regular healing spells/potions are typically enough to heal someone.

Máni Stein

Age: unknown (younger than Sunna)

Hometown: Isle of the Sun

Pronouns: he/they

Gender: nonbinary

Sexuality: Demiromantic Asexual

Twisted from: the moonstone opal

Máni is a nocturnal fae and is the younger brother of Sunna. His eyes and the blue streaks in his hair glow in the dark.

Máni's hair is inspired by Rapunzle's (in the series) hair turning black when she was reading the decay incantation. I did, however, switch the green streaks for a turquoise similar to Cassandra's when she was corrupted by the moonstone.

He works at RSA as the ancient spell and counter-spell professor.

Máni definitely has Aizawa vibes. He would die for his students but he has also been shown to become annoyed with some of the more rambunctious students (ie. Amir or any of my Wonderlands OCs)

He almost always dresses comfortably and looks like he just woke up. Compared to his sister, Máni is the complete opposite; he’s often quiet, low energy, and can seem apathetic most of the time. However, he can be quite blunt when he does speak up, sometimes even coming off as rude or insensitive on accident.

Whether it be the way he was raised or his age, Máni values hard work and dedication. He isn’t one to serve the answers to a problem on a silver platter no matter the person and tries to instil that thinking into his students. Don’t even think about asking for a grade bump, Máni will laugh in your face.

I swear I didn’t have Aizawa in mind when I made Máni…he just gives Aizawa vibes 🤧

I’m a sucker for irony, that’s why Máni is at RSA and Sunna is at NRC despite seeming like they should be switched.

Marius asked Máni out on a date exactly one time, except Marius was rather blunt with how he asked and it offended Máni. Marius got punched as a result.

Máni is the unfortunate "leader" of the trio when they have to be together. The siblings don't always spend time with Marius outside of inter-school events, but when they have to be together Máni is the one who keeps everyone on track.

How does his earring stay on? is it super heavy or is it lightweight? the world may never know.

I don't have a set idea for Máni's unique magic though I think it would be some kind of variation of the moonstone's powers in the series. I'm not sure though if I want the UM to be based on just one of the powers (either the decay aspect or the stone creation aspect) or if I want it to be a combination of the two.

Here are a couple of little expression doodles! I love how the one really showcases Máni and Marius's relationship lmao.

What did Marius do wrong? I'll let you decide

And here's everyone all together! Fun fact: the pattern on the gold trim of Marius's tunic is the outline of the sun drop flower! it was a pain in the butt, but I thought it was a fun little easter egg.

the sketches with the original reference images can be found here and here!

[hannahhook7744]

OK if The BDA Went to camp half blood who would be their godly parent /patron?

Main BDA members:

Eddie Balthazar—Ponos (personified as the spirit of labor, toil, and hardship), Hephaestus (god of fire, volcanoes, forges, and blacksmithing), or Hypnos (the god of sleep).

Maybe Hypnos is his patron and Ponos or Hephaestus is his godly parent/grandparent if he were a demigod? Same could be said for their roman counterparts.

Harry Badun—Nemesis (goddess of retribution), Psyche (goddess of the soul), Dike (goddess of justice, morality, and order), and Themis (goddess of justice, law, order, etc).

Again, one of these (or their roman counterparts, if they have any) could be his mom or grandmother or his patron. Or a mixture of both.

Hermie Bing—Dionysus (god of wine-making, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, festivity, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre) or his roman counterpart.

Jace Badun—Hercules (god of strength) or Soteria (goddess or spirit (daimon) of safety and salvation, deliverance, and preservation from harm).

Reza—Nut (goddess of the sky, stars, cosmos, mothers, astronomy, and the universe in the ancient Egyptian religion) or Urania (goddess of astronomy and one of the nine Muses in greek mythology).

Yzla—Hecate (greek goddess variously associated with crossroads, night, light, magic, protection from witchcraft, drugs, the Moon, graves, and ghosts), Mama Quilla (inca goddess of the moon, marriage, and menstruation), Urcaguary (inca goddess of metals, jewels and other underground items of great value), and Urcuchillay (inca god worshiped by Incan herders, believed to be a multicolored male llama who watched over animals).

Mystery the nunchuck welding turtle—Thaumas (an old sea god who personified the wonders of the sea).

Proteges:

Ace—Ares (God of war and courage, civil disturbance, riots, rebellions and uprisings) or Dionysus (god of wine-making, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, festivity, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre).

Avalon Mim-Knightley—Hecate (greek goddess variously associated with crossroads, night, light, magic, protection from witchcraft, drugs, the Moon, graves, and ghosts).

Bill—Dionysus (god of wine-making, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, festivity, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre)

Chester—Dionysus (god of wine-making, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, festivity, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre), Pan (god of shepherds, flocks, the wilds, hunting, and music), or Thalia (goddess of comedy and idyllic poetry).

Chloe Charming—Tyche (goddess of chance), Nemesis (goddess of retribution), Ares (god of war and courage, civil disturbance, riots, rebellions and uprisings), or Athena (goddess of wisdom, war, and the crafts).

Danny Darling— Pan (god of shepherds, flocks, the wilds, hunting, and music), Thalia (goddess of comedy and idyllic poetry), or Melpomene (goddess of tragedy and chorus. Member of the muses).

Dee and Twee—Dionysus (god of wine-making, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, festivity, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre) or Castor (goddess of Horsemanship).

Dora—Dionysus (god of wine-making, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, festivity, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre) or Arimanius (god of rats and darkness).

Edith Olympian—Eris (Greek goddess of strife and discord).

Everlee D'Aquire—Dionysus (god of wine-making, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, festivity, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre) or Melinoe (goddess of ghosts and nightmares).

Glauco White—Boreas (god of the cold north wind and the bringer of winter) or Pan (god of shepherds, flocks, the wilds, hunting, and music).

Hadie—Hades (god of the dead and the king of the underworld) and/or Persephone (Goddess of the dead, the underworld, grain, and nature, and queen of the underworld).

Katy/Katy—Dionysus (god of wine-making, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, festivity, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre), Apollo (god of god of archery, music and dance, truth and prophecy, healing and diseases, the Sun and light, poetry, and more) or Asclepius (god of medicine and healing).

Khalil Hunterson—Revanta (Indian patron god of hunting, guardian deity of warriors and horses, and protector from the dangers of forests), Pan (god of shepherds, flocks, the wilds, hunting, and music), and Aristaeus (god of bee-keeping, cheese-making, herding, olive-growing and hunting).

Lada Hag—Hecate (greek goddess variously associated with crossroads, night, light, magic, protection from witchcraft, drugs, the Moon, graves, and ghosts) or Nemesis (goddess of retribution).

Lazarus Stromboli—Tyche (goddess of chance) or Dionysus (god of wine-making, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, festivity, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre).

Maddox Hatter—Dionysus (god of wine-making, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, festivity, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre), Athena (goddess of wisdom, war, and the crafts), or Hephaestus (god of fire, volcanoes, forges, and blacksmithing).

Miriam Monroe—Hecate (greek goddess variously associated with crossroads, night, light, magic, protection from witchcraft, drugs, the Moon, graves, and ghosts).

Panos Imp—Phobos (god of panic, fear, and flight) or Deimos (god of terror).

Paro Imp—Hedone (goddess of pleasure, enjoyment, and delight), Oizys (goddess of grief, anxiety, and depression), or Epione (goddess of soothing pain and the giver of health).

Red—Hecate (greek goddess variously associated with crossroads, night, light, magic, protection from witchcraft, drugs, the Moon, graves, and ghosts), Eros (god of love, desire, and fertility), or Aphrodite (goddess of love, beauty, desire, and sexuality).

Also Hestia (the virgin goddess of the hearth and the home) would make a good patron.

Shan Deja—Ares (god of war and courage, civil disturbance, riots, rebellions and uprisings) and Nemesis (goddess of retribution).

Zuri Crocuta—Agé ( patron god of animals, hunters, and the wilderness in the Fon people's mythology), Demeter (goddess of the harvest, agriculture, and grain), Pan (god of shepherds, flocks, the wilds, hunting, and music), or Ares (god of war and courage, civil disturbance, riots, rebellions and uprisings).

Also Artemis (goddess of the hunt, the wilderness, wild animals, nature, vegetation, childbirth, care of children, and chastity) would make a good patron.

Other:

Elle—Poseidon (god of the sea and waters, as well as of horses and earthquakes) or Amphitrite (goddess of the seas).

I know non greeks wouldn't be at camp half-blood but since we know Roman and other non greek demigods exist, I figured it'd be fine.

[lesbiancharliedalton]

the fact that this is in a mainstream film that has millions of normie fans is kinda crazy to me like this is camp. using frankie avalon?????? is insane. it's wild to me that grease is something that moms like instead of like. something that gets screened at your local hip Queer Movie Theatre

[nancypullen]

Another Sunday

Welp, I made it through another week without killing or being killed, so...success! I have the Sunday night dreads, remember that feeling as a kid? I haven't posted about work or much of anything because I feel like I've been negative lately. No one likes that. I'm usually the seeker of silver linings and cheerleader for the team/family, so I don't like being a downer. I know my role, and until I get back in the groove, I'll shut up about all of it, mmmkay? Today we drove to Easton for an author talk and it was absolutely fascinating. David George Haskell, an evolutionary biologist and winner of all sorts of awards for his writings (two time Pulitzer finalist!) was speaking at The Avalon Theater about his book, Sounds Wild and Broken.

Biologist and nature writer David George Haskell has spent his career reminding us to pay closer attention to nature. In his latest book, Sounds Wild and Broken, which was nominated for a 2022 Pulitzer Prize in general nonfiction, Haskell turns his considerable perceptive powers to “Earth’s fraying soundtrack”—the planet’s orchestral richness, which is being increasingly blocked out by human noise. Haskell will deliver a book talk and play some recordings of nature’s most wondrous sounds in the Avalon Theatre.

It was so, so good. I took notes and now I want to read all of his books. He is an absolute artist with words, and managed to make some very scientific topics digestible for us common folks. His phrasing made me swoon, he could make insects seem magical. Even Mickey admitted to getting a little choked up a couple of times when he spoke of "primal sounds" - sounds that are unchanged from millions of years ago. We hear the ocean or a waterfall the same way that our Neanderthal ancestors did. I think you had to be there to hear and feel the impact. I'm not doing any of it justice. We had a lot to talk about on the way home and I'll be thinking of this for a long, long time. I've been reading rave reviews about his book The Songs of Trees, I may have to grab that one too. Don't judge his work by my poor attempt at sharing here - check it out! Another big (and important!!) event coming up is the grandgirl's SIXTH birthday. Can you believe it? Seems like just yesterday I was passing out pink tootsie pops and telling everyone I met, "It's a girl!" Now she's her own little person with friends, report cards, and a desire to see Disney on Ice. That's where she's going next weekend with her bestie that lives two houses down from her. I would not be at all surprised if they attend in full princess regalia, tiaras and all. Grancy has her birthday surprises ready and I think I covered all of the bases - dress-up, books, a little magic (Magic Mixie Pixlings), clothes,etc. If she didn't already have two cats I'd get her a kitten too. Think they'd notice a pony in the back yard? I should stop. After we celebrate Little Miss turning six, we'll celebrate my first baby turning thirty-nine. Thirty-nine. How did that happen? Matthew has been a joy to me every day of his life. That isn't an exaggeration. Thirty-nine years of being a mother went really fast. My youngest baby is thirty-five. Same level of joy. Those two made my whole life worthwhile. There's not a single day I'd give back. We were always sort of the Three Musketeers, we've been poor together, laughed until we cried together, had adventures - some even on purpose. Okay, I got sidetracked. I was talking about Matt's birthday. Since he's in Minneapolis we rarely get to celebrate with him and that makes me really sad. I hate the idea of him working all day and then heading home to an empty house on his birthday. Oh, he's got wonderful friends, but it's not the same. Before I started at the library we'd talked about flying out to see him and have some birthday fun. Of course that isn't possible for me now, but Mickey is going to zip out to Minneapolis for a guy's weekend and I couldn't be happier. They'll probably fill the hours with weird stuff that wouldn't interest me - like watching a bunch of war movies and eating a lot of beef. As long as Matt has a happy birthday, that's a win. Gosh, it's almost 9 o'clock. We're watching the Grammy Awards and I'm quite pleased that we recognize so many performers. That's not always the case. When we were young we swore that we'd never be those old folks who didn't listen to popular music, but here we are. I listen to about a third of what's new, maybe not even that much. You get to an age where you just don't care - you like what you like and you don't care what else is out there. Kind of like my fashion choices at work - everyone else still wears gray, black, somber clothing. I show up daily in my pink and ruffled nonsense. It's February so tomorrow I'm adding big ol' heart earrings to the mix. I. DON'T. CARE. I'm the granny in the building anyway, might as well write my reputation in stone.

I have the biggest hair in the building, the brightest clothes, and the loudest laugh. I gotta' be me.

I'll end this scatterbrained post with a bit of good news. The mister and I have made a decision about our anniversary trip. It'll likely be in October and we'll head to the Alsace region of France. It's a stunningly beautiful area where France, Germany, and Switzerland bump noses. After bouncing around a lot of idea and doing a bit of research it's a place we're both excited to see. We'll likely fly into Paris and take a train to either Colmar of Strasbourg as a base for our explorations. That means that we'll probably spend a couple of days at the end of the trip back in Paris. That thrills me. I need to see the Eiffel Tower sparkling at night again and make another trek up to Montmartre. Isn't that a whole bunch of wonderful to look forward to? It certainly is in my world. Alright, I've let you all know that I'm still alive. I'll try to blog more often (looong week ahead, no promises) and to make it lighter than it's been recently. No more whining. Well, not as much anyway. Sending out lots of love tonight, take as much as you need. Heck, take a little extra and spread it around. Stay safe, stay well. XOXO, Nancy

[mistrall-art]

I sat there on that rooftop for days, watching them; studying the way they moved, the way they spoke, the way they acted. Maybe if I behaved like them someone would notice me. Maybe then someone would care. Day 2: Alone

Avalon for day 2 ( •̀ ω •́ )✧ Really happy with the background this time. This image started out as a pose sketch and then turned into this. Once again I'm confronted with how small I draw X'D

Avalon Mallak is my third Wayfarer and a Child of the Streets :') she is my "funny" character, the kind that always hides behind a smile and a joke.

I really wanted to draw a glimpse of her past where she learned most of her mannerisms by imitating theatre troupes that passed through the city. Mostly in the hopes of making friends that wouldn't leave or betray her.

She always ends up alone...

[gacmediadaily]

Lori Loughlin won the Grace Prize for A Christmas Blessing and Super Mario Bros. Movie was named Best Family Film at the 31st annual Movieguide Faith & Values Awards Gala & Report. The broadcast aired this evening on Great American Family.

Movie and television winners of the night included:

Best Family Movie – Super Mario Bros Movie

Best Family TV– A Paris Christmas Waltz

Best Movie for Mature Audiences– Jesus Revolution

Best TV for Mature Audiences– Chicago P.D. “New Life”

Faith & Freedom Award for Movies – Sound of Freedom

Faith & Freedom Award for TV – A Million Miles Away

Grace Prize for Movie Performance – Dennis Quaid for “On a Wing and a Prayer”

Grace Prize for TV Performance – Lori Loughlin for “A Christmas Blessing”

Visionary Award- Brad Krevoy, Emmy Award-Winning Producer

Epiphany Prize for TV – Divine Influencer

Epiphany Prize for Movies – Journey to Bethlehem

The event was hosted by Great American Family’s Trevor Donovan and Danica McKellar, who welcomed Candace Cameron Bure, Lori Loughlin, Cameron Mathison, atthew Morrison, Jen Lilley, Eric Close, Jack Wagner, Corbin Bernsen, Pat Boone, Donna Mills, Mike Rowe, and Jesse Hutch, among others.

“I didn’t ever see this happening…I love making movies, I’m really blessed to do what I love, so thank you.” said Loughlin as she received the Grace Prize for TV Performance.

The evening included a musical performance by Dennis Quaid, kicked off by calling his good friend and actor Kris Kristofferson on the phone:

“I am singing two songs for you tonight that they both have to do with Kris Kristofferson, who was the biggest box office star in 1974, 1975, and 1976, and I thought before I do this song I thought we could all call him,” as Quaid proceeded, he had the audience join him in saying ‘We love you, Kris!’”

Additionally, two-time Grammy nominated artist Blessing Offor performed his hit Brighter Days The evening ended with a prayer lead by actress and chief creative officer at Great American Family, Candace Cameron Bure.

The 31st Annual Movieguide Faith & Values Awards Gala took place on Friday, February 9th at the Avalon Theatre in Hollywood.