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brookston · 4 months ago

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Holidays 9.19

Holidays

Aortic Disease Awareness Day

Armed Forces Day (Chile)

Arms Designer Day (Russia)

Bestselling Books Day

Biosphere Day (Australia)

Blessed Rainy Day (Bhutan)

Celebration of Labour (French Republic)

Children’s Day (Elder Scrolls)

Civil Aviation Day (Moldova)

Cosmetic Bridge Day

Day of the First Appearance of the Slovak National Council

Eleven Days of Global Unity, Day 9: Freedom

Fawlty Towers Day

Festival of Convictions (French Republic)

Frank Zappa Day (Baltimore) [also 8.9]

Hermione Granger Day

Holy Batman Day

Indra Jatra (Kathmandu Valley, Nepal)

International Aortic Dissection Awareness Day

International Athletic Training & Therapy Day

International Hop Like a Kangaroo Day

International Snakebite Awareness Day

International Talk Like A Pirate Day [ website ]

International Women's Commerce Day

Iota Phi Theta Day

Kenny Chesney Day (Tennessee)

Meow Like a Pirate Day

Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday (China)

Miners Memorial Day (Australia)

Moscow Day (Russia)

National Day of Chamame (Argentina)

National Cat DNA Day

National Ear Health Day

National Food Not Phones Day

National Jude Day

National Orthotics & Prosthetics Day (Canada)

National Meow Like a Pirate Day

National Service Day (Belize)

National Stillbirth Prevention Day

National Theater Day (Brazil)

National Woman Road Warrior Day

North Texas Giving Day (Texas)

919 Day (North Carolina)

919 mm Day

Smiley Face Emoticon Day

Thai Museum Day

Trollface Day

Visit a Sick Friend Today Day

What the Fork Day

Women’s Suffrage Day (New Zealand)

Food & Drink Celebrations

National Butterscotch Pudding Day

Popcorn Day

World Day of the Apertif

Independence & Related Days

Constitution Day (Nepal)

Hosamia (Declared; 2016) [unrecognized]

Meytallia (Declared; 2013) [unrecognized]

Saint Kitts and Nevis (from UK, 1983)

3rd Thursday in September

Ask An Atheist Day [3rd Thursday]

Free Queso Day [3rd Thursday]

International Day of Listening [3rd Thursday]

National Donor Recruitment Professionals Day [3rd Thursday]

National Family Business Day (UK) [3rd Thursday]

National PawPaw Day [3rd Thursday]

National Sour Beer Da [3rd Thursday] (also 9.20)y

National Teach Ag Day [3rd Thursday]

RAINN Day [3rd Thursday]

Responsible Dog Ownership Day (AKC) [3rd Thursday]

Theater Thursday [3rd Thursday of Each Month]

Thirsty Thursday [Every Thursday]

Three for Thursday [Every Thursday]

Thrift Store Thursday [Every Thursday]

Throwback Thursday [Every Thursday]

Transit Safety Thursday [3rd Thursday]

Turkey Thursday [3rd Thursday of Each Month]

Weekly Holidays beginning September 19 (3rd Full Week of September)

Sour Beer Week (thru 9.25) [Begins 3rd Thursday]

Festivals Beginning September 19, 2024

Adirondack Balloon Festival (Glens Falls, New York) [thru 9.22]

AppleJack Festival (Nebraska City, Nebraska) [thru 9.29]

Bourbon & Beyond (Louisville, Kentucky) [thru 9.22]

Clarkson Honeyfest (Clarkson, Kentucky) [thru 9.21]

Clay County Golden Delicious Festival (Clay, West Virginia) [thru 9.22]

Draft Horse Classic and Harvest Fair (Grass Valley, California) [thru 9.22]

Dwight Harvest Days (Dwight, Illinois) [thru 9.22]

Euphoria (Greenville, South Carolina) [thru 9.22]

Fantastic Fest (Austin, Texas) [thru 9.26]

The Frankenmuth Oktoberfest (Frankenmuth, Michigan) [thru 9.22]

Greek Festival (Columbia, South Carolina) [thru 9.22]

Harvest Moon Celebration (Farmington, Michigan) [thru 9.21]

Mid-South Fair (Southaven, Mississippi) [thru 9.29]

Montana Brewers Conference (Missoula, Montana) [thru 9.20]

Nappanee Apple Festival (Nappanee, Indiana) [thru 9.22]

Nez Perce County Fair (Lewiston, Idaho) [thru 9.22]

North Georgia State Fair (Marietta, Georgia) [thru 9.29]

Oktoberfest Zinzinnati (Cincinnati, Ohio) [thru 9.22]

OPA!HOMA (Tulsa, Oklahoma) [thru 9.21]

Plano Balloon Festival (Plano, Texas) [thru 9.22]

Pygmalion Festival (Urbana, Illinois) [thru 9.21]

Ravenna Balloon A-Fair (Ravenna, Ohio) [thru 9.22]

Sugar Creek Music Festival (Benton, Illinois) [thru 9.21]

Walnut Festival (Walnut Creek, California) [thru 9.22]

Wenatchee River Salmon Festival (Wenatchee, Washington) [thru 9.21]

Feast Days

Alonso de Orozco Mena (Christian; Saint)

Arthur Rackham (Artology)

Augustin Pajou (Artology)

Emilie de Rodat (Christian; Saint)

Eustochius, Bishop of Tours (Christian; Saint)

Feast of Gula (Ancient Babylonia; Goddess of Birth; Everyday Wicca)

Feast of Mato (The Bear Spirit; Lakota & Oglala Sioux)

Feast of Our Lady of La Salette (Roman Catholic; France)

Feast of San Gennaro (Christian; Saint)

Feast of Thoth (Egyptian God of Wisdom & Magic)

Feralia (Day of Purification; Pagan)

Frederick Ruple (Artology)

Ganesh Chaturthi (Indian Elephant God Festival)

Goeric of Metz (Christian; Saint)

Grape Pear Crisp Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Ingrid Jonker (Writerism)

International Forgiveness Day (Jainism)

International Talk Like a Pirate Day (Pastafarian)

Januarius (Western Christianity)

Jubilee of the Moth Moons (Shamanism)

Laurie R. King (Writerism)

Lucy (Christian; Saint)

March of the Reanimated Corpses Day (Church of the SubGenius)

Nine Ages of the Faery Kind (Celtic Book of Days)

Our Lady of La Salette (Christian; Saint)

Pablita Velarde (Artology)

Peleus, Pa-Termuthes, and companions (Christian; Martyrs)

Racine (Positivist; Saint)

Sequanus (a.k.a. Seine; Christian; Saint)

Slimey Ole Tom (Muppetism)

Theodore of Tarsus (Anglican Communion, Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church)

Trophimus, Sabbatius, and Dorymedon (Christian; Saints)

William Golding (Writerism)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Shakku (赤口 Japan) [Bad luck all day, except at noon.]

Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 43 of 60)

Premieres

Amadeus (Film; 1984)

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, by Michael Chabon (Novel; 2000)

Away From the World, by The Dave Matthews Band (Album; 2012)

Best in Show (Film; 2000)

Block Party or The Happy Hedsman (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S3, Ep. 110; 1961)

Blue Velvet (Film; 1986)

Boardwalk Empire (TV Series; 2010)

The Book of Merlyn, by T.H. White (Novel; 1977)

Bosko Shipwrecked! (WB LT Cartoon; 1931)

Doogie Howser, M.D. (TV Series; 1989)

East of Eden, by John Steinbeck (Novel; 1952)

The Egyptian, by Mika Waltari (Novel; 1945)

ER (TV Series; 1994)

Fawlty Towers (UK TV Series; 1975)

Fine Feathered Friend (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1960)

Fishing by the Sea (Heckle & Jeckle Cartoon; 1946)

Fly, by The Dixie Chicks (Album; 1999)

Funny Girl (Film; 1968)

Goodfellas (Film; 1990)

The Good Place (TV Series; 2016)

Gossip Girl (TV Series; 2007)

Gramps to the Rescue (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1963)

Grendel, by John Gardner (Novel; 1971)

Hector and the Search for Happiness (Film; 2014)

Hobo’s Holiday (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1963)

How I Met Your Mother (TV Series; 2005)

Igor (Animated Film; 2008)

I’ll Never Crow Again (Fleischer Popeye Cartoon; 1941)

L.A. Confidential (Film; 1997)

Lady and His Lamp (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1964)

The Mary Tyler Moore Show (TV Series; 1970)

The Maze Runner (Film; 2014)

Moneyball (Film; 2011)

Monkey Business (Film; 1931)

Oh Teacher (Ub Iwerks Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Disney Cartoon; 1927)

Pedagogy of the Oppressed, by Paulo Freire (Philosophical Book; 1968)

Pluto’s Party (Disney Cartoon; 1952)

Rhythm Nation 1814, by Janet Jackson (Album; 1989)

Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! (WB Animated Film; 2006)

Secondhand Lions (Film; 2003)

Spice, by the Spice Girls (Album; 1996)

Squirrel in the Scope of Ring Around the Rocky (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S3, Ep. 109; 1961)

A Thousand Acres (Film; 1997)

Toy Town Hall (WB MM Cartoon; 1936)

2 Broke Girls (TV Series; 2011)

Uncle Joey Comes to Town (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1941)

Underworld (Film; 2003)

The Virginian (TV Series; 1962)

Yanks (Film; 1979)

Zipping Along (WB MM Cartoon; 1953)

Today’s Name Days

Arnulf, Igor, Jnuarius, Wilma (Austria)

Emilija, Januarije, Suzana, Teodor, Željko (Croatia)

Zita (Czech Republic)

Constantia (Denmark)

Erna, Marna (Estonia)

Reija (Finland)

Émilie (France)

Januarius, Thorsten, Wilhelmine (Germany)

Savatios (Greece)

Vilhelmina (Hungary)

Gennaro (Italy)

Muntis, Varnesis, Verners (Latvia)

Girvinas, Vilhelmina, Vytė (Lithuania)

Connie, Konstanse (Norway)

Alfons, Alfonsyna, January, Konstancja, Sydonia, Teodor, Więcemir (Poland)

Konštantín (Slovakia)

Genaro, Jenaro (Spain)

Fredrika (Sweden)

Monroe, Morgan, Morgann, Morganna, Morganne, Precious, Sawyer (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 263 of 2024; 103 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 4 of Week 38 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Muin (Vine) [Day 19 of 28]

Chinese: Month 8 (Guy-You), Day 17 (Bing-Xu)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 16 Elul 5784

Islamic: 15 Rabi I 1446

J Cal: 23 Gold; Twosday [23 of 30]

Julian: 6 September 2024

Moon: 96%: Waning Gibbous

Positivist: 11 Shakespeare (10th Month) [Voltaire]

Runic Half Month: Ken (Illumination) [Day 13 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 92 of 94)

Week: 3rd Full Week of September

Zodiac: Virgo (Day 29 of 32)

#calendar #Holidays

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baltimorekrampus · 4 months ago

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t's always a pleasure for the Baltimore Krampus to run in to the very talented Kid Dreadful and I was able chat with her FrightReads Book Festival . I'm also delighted to confirm she will be returning as one of our celebrity judges Fells Point Krampuslauf 2024 !

#baltimorekrampus #baltimore krampus #fellspoint krampuslauf #kid Dreadful

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liaromancewriter · 2 years ago

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When The Stars Align

Premise: Sienna must decide if she will take a chance or let go before she falls deeper.

Book: Open Heart (pre-series AU) Pairing: Sienna Trinh x Max Valentine (M!OC) Rating/Category: Teen. Angsty Fluff. Words: 2,485

A/N: Conclusion of my Maxenna AU (for now anyway). Submission for @choiceschallenge-may2023 prompt "love confession" This is a late submission to @choicesflashfics week 33, prompts 1 and 2 (in bold). I'm also using prompt 978 and prompt 979 (with slight tweak) from @creativepromptsforwriting. Tagging for reblog to @creativepromptfills

The alarm woke her up from a lovely dream. Sienna Trinh wished she had a traditional alarm clock she could throw across the room. But the jarring sound was coming from her phone, and chucking it was not an option.

She hit the off button, closed her eyes and willed herself back to sleep. And return to a world where she was kissing Max Valentine. But it was too late. Images from her dream faded like a mirage, and she was left with a heaviness in her heart.

Sienna traced her lips with her fingers, remembering a time almost a year ago when he’d done the same. Wonder in his eyes as he rose above her, the way his hands clasped hers, tightening in anticipation. And then…

Stop it, she scolded herself. Just stop.

Thinking about Max wasn’t doing her mood any good. She was angry at him for being who he was. At herself for falling for a wealthy playboy. He hadn’t contacted her in weeks, which was becoming a habit.

It was time for her to face reality. Max might be single again, but that didn’t mean he was rushing to be with her. He’d had his fun. In this very bedroom, in fact. So, what else was there?

An hour later, Sienna was tidying up her room before heading to campus for the Match Day festivities. She reached under the bed for a wayward sock when her phone pinged. In haste, she hit the back of her head against the frame, making her see stars.

She grabbed her phone and lay on the bed, unlocking the screen with one hand while rubbing the sting away. Sienna smiled when she saw Cassie’s message and quickly typed a reply.

Cassie was the one good thing to come out of her association with Max — she would not call it a relationship, Sienna thought ferociously.

In the past year and a half, they had become close friends even if they didn’t attend the same medical school. Residency in different programs might make it more challenging to stay in touch, but Cassie was sure they could do it.

As she walked to the bus stop, Sienna knew that Max wouldn't be far behind as long as Cassie was in her life. Her life would change after today, and she needed to decide how much longer she could hold on to what wasn’t meant to be.

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The one-bedroom apartment in Baltimore’s Canton neighborhood was the place to be on a Friday night. The music was blasting, the drinks were cold, and the conversation was full of excited exclamations. It was a night of celebration.

Max Valentine escaped to his sister’s bedroom, needing a few minutes to himself. The last few months had been exhausting, between fake dating for the tabloids and adjusting to new responsibilities after being promoted at work.

Every muscle was tired and aching, but he couldn’t let his sister down by bowing out. Besides, he had been the one to organize the party to celebrate Cassie getting into her dream residency.

He closed his eyes for a second, so sure that was all he needed before getting back out there. Before he knew it, he was fast asleep.

The hand shaking his shoulder woke him from a strange dream that faded like a ghost when his eyes drifted open. He was sprawled awkwardly on the bed covers, a light blanket covering his shoulders and legs.

“What time is it?” he asked groggily.

“It’s morning,” Cassie told him, handing him a steaming cup of tea as he scrambled up and leaned against the headboard.

She sat down on the side of the bed, propped her chin into her palm and watched him with an inscrutable expression.

“I’m sorry, sis,” he said, abashed at having missed most of the celebration. “I closed my eyes for a second—”

“Don’t apologize. I could tell yesterday how tired you were,” Cassie said. “I am disappointed in you, though.”

“Why? Because I fell asleep?” He paused with his cup halfway to his lips and shot her a sharp glance over the rim.

“When I didn’t see you earlier, I thought you might have taken my advice and gone to Sienna.”

“I wanted to,” he admitted. “But—”

“Sienna doesn’t ask about you anymore,” Cassie interrupted with a sense of urgency. “You’ll lose her forever if you don’t act.”

“Cassie, I—”

“You will,” Cassie insisted, not letting him finish. “You told me before you’d made mistakes when it came to her and wanted to fix things. And then the whole Sophie thing happened. She’s not going to wait forever, Max. And I wouldn’t blame her for moving on.”

Cassie stood up and tugged at his arm. “Get dressed. There’s a car coming for you in thirty minutes, and the plane’s on standby. You’re going to New York, and you’re damn well staying there until you either tell her you love her or let her go.”

Max stretched his arms and rolled his neck to get the kinks out. He peered intently at his sister as he slowly finished the tea she’d brewed for him. Her annoyance rose with every passing second.

“I don’t remember you being this bossy,” he grumbled.

“You’re not the only Valentine who knows how to organize things,” she said bluntly. “Your overnight bag is by the bathroom door, and fresh towels are in the closet. Tik Tok.”

With that, Cassie left, closing the bedroom door behind her. Max glanced around the pretty, feminine bedroom and dropped his self-assured mask. He’d delayed it long enough. It was time to pay the piper.

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Sienna’s head was pounding from a vicious hangover. It was made worse by the loud banging on her bedroom door. Last night’s party was a blur after her fifth shot. By then, she’d been drowning her miseries in alcohol rather than celebrating getting into Edenbrook.

Realizing that her roommate wasn’t leaving, Sienna shoved the covers aside and stomped towards the bedroom door, swinging it open belligerently.

“What…”

Her voice trailed off when she saw Max on the other side. He quirked one eyebrow and scanned her from head to toe, his lips twisting into a smirk.

Sienna turned red when she remembered that all she was wearing was a bra and panties. Her mouth was dry, and she stank of beer and tequila.

She squeaked and slammed the door shut, leaning against it. She groaned loudly when the movement caused a spiking headache. But that wasn’t all, as her stomach revolted.

Placing one hand across her mouth, Sienna threw the door open and ran passed a shocked Max to the bathroom, praying she’d make it before she hurled all over the hallway floor. She made it—just—falling to her knees before throwing up violently into the toilet bowl.

Gentle hands held her hair back and rubbed her back and shoulders. Max’s soothing voice surrounded her, and Sienna wanted to die of embarrassment. This was not how she imagined their next meeting to go.

He let go when she eased back. Feeling better now that she’d lost most of her stomach lining, she closed her eyes and curled up on the cold tiles. She heard the toilet flush and the sound of running water. And then he was back.

She opened her eyes when the air shifted around her. Max crouched before her, wiping her face with a cool, wet cloth. His touch was soft and gentle, and she’d never felt more cared for than at this moment.

“Feeling better?”

She nodded, taking stock of her now empty stomach. Her headache remained, but she no longer felt like someone was driving a nail through her forehead.

Max helped her up, keeping his hands locked around her elbows until she felt steady on her feet.

“Can I get you anything else?” he said softly.

“Only my dignity,” she said, mortified and unable to meet his eyes.

He laughed. “We’ve all been there, Sienna.”

Max put two fingers on her chin and lifted her face so that she had no choice but to look straight at him. He was smiling, a tender look in his eyes. He kissed her forehead and stepped back.

Everything she’d felt for him from the first came rushing back at that moment. And she forgot that she was angry at him. That she had resolved to move on with her life without him.

“Why don’t you take a hot shower? Then get dressed and meet me in the kitchen,” he said in a businesslike manner. “This hangover’s not going to cure itself.”

Before Sienna could ask questions, he was gone. She caught her reflection in the mirror and barely held back a scream. Her hair was a colossal mess, standing up at all different angles, and mascara streaks were running down her cheeks, partly wiped away by his gentle ministrations earlier.

This was definitely the opposite of how she’d wanted him to see her. He had a reputation for dating beautiful women, and she could attest to how gorgeous his ex-girlfriend was in person. At best, Sienna could describe herself as cute, slightly pretty.

As hot water pummeled her body, Sienna now wondered if that was tenderness in his eyes or plain old pity?

A short while later, she stepped into the small living room and kitchen, her hair still damp but no longer unruly. She stopped at the sight of a blender with thick sludge sitting on the counter next to a glass filled with the same liquid.

“Perfect timing,” said Max, wiping a spill off the counter and tossing the used paper towel into the garbage can under the sink. “You didn’t have ghost peppers or cactus, but I made do with cayenne and fruit. Bottoms up!”

Sienna looked suspiciously at the glass he handed her. She took a tentative sip, her taste buds recoiling at the bizarre combination of flavors.

“What is in this thing?” she asked, making a face as she held the glass away from her lips.

“The Valentine Miracle Cure,” he said with gusto. “Cassie and I invented it in college for our friends. Guaranteed to cure all hangovers in sixty seconds or less. Trust me.”

She decided to take him at his word and quickly downed the contents. He looked pleased when she handed him the empty glass, that grin she found so endearing hovering on his lips and a laughing twinkle in his eyes.

Sienna was not the type of person to back down from a dare. And everything he did was daring her to kiss him. But she wasn’t going to give in to his charm or smile.

He’d been wonderfully caring earlier, but she remembered how abandoned she’d felt learning of his break-up from the tabloids and not directly from him. She deserved better than someone who played hot and cold with her feelings.

“What are you doing here, Max?” she asked, her tone controlled, dispassionate.

“Sophie and I ended our arrangement. We’re through, once and for all. And….”

“And what? You two have been over for weeks. Why are you here, now, today?”

He sighed and looked out the window, running a hand through his hair in frustration.

Sienna could see he was struggling, and she felt for him. But she was determined to get through this.

“You hurt me, Max,” she said quietly, unflinching as she met his eyes. “We had sex, and you pushed me away while my body was still warm from you. You took something beautiful and turned it into ashes. I used to dream about you, us, your arms holding me. Now I just feel ashamed of how easy I made it for you.”

“Maybe there’s another universe where we have the happy ending we always wanted,” she continued, uncertain now that they were talking so open and honest like this.

Her heart would surely break once he left, but she would have said her piece.

“Maybe we’re victims of bad timing and circumstance, and it’s time we move on from what isn’t meant to be,” she said, turning away so he wouldn’t see the tears pooling in her eyes start to fall.

Before she could take another step, Max grabbed her hands and reeled her into his arms, locking her against him, his eyes intent as they gazed into hers.

“If you think I’d ever love someone after you, then I have failed in showing you how much you mean to me.” He sighed. “I’m sorry, Sienna. I’m sorry for making you feel used, for not appreciating how special our first time was. For pushing you away that day and every day after.”

Sienna felt the tears she was valiantly holding back let loose. Max framed her face between his hands, wiping the wetness away with his thumbs.

“I’m sorry for my arrogance in thinking friendship could ever be enough between us,” he whispered. “I’m so in love with you, Sienna, that I can’t think straight. And all I do is make a mess of things between us.”

“I promise that if you give me one more chance, I’ll spend eternity making sure you never regret it,” he said.

Sienna felt the nerves in the hands that held her, the regret in his voice, and knew every word he uttered was sincere. Suddenly, her eyes snapped into his.

“Wait. You’re in love with me?” she asked, awestruck.

She stepped back, needing distance after his bombshell confession.

“Well, yeah,” he replied, puzzled. “I kind of thought that was obvious.”

“Not to me,” she moaned, throwing her hands up.

“Why else would I turn into a blithering idiot whenever I’m around you?”

“You said you wanted to be just friends!” she exclaimed, hitting his arms in frustration

“Ow,” he winced. “I had no idea you were so violent.”

He caught her hands, stopping her mid-motion, and tugged her close. “I love you, Sienna Grace Trinh. I completely understand if you don’t—”

Sienna placed her hand across his mouth, effectively shushing him. She wanted to take in this moment, this man, this love. And she knew he was who she’d been waiting for all her life.

“I love you too, Max, I-don’t-know-your-middle-name, Valentine.”

“Hudson,” he grinned. “My full name is Maxwell Hudson Valentine. But please, I beg you, never call me Maxwell.”

“It suits you,” she said dreamily.

Her face fell as a thought occurred to her. “But, I’m moving to Boston in three months, and you live in D.C. How’s this going to work? You and me?”

“Our stars are finally aligned. We’ll make it work, Si.” His lips hovered over hers, impatient in anticipation. “Now, can I kiss you?”

“Yes, please.”

It was the first time their lips met like this, in love and so certain, but they immediately knew it wouldn’t be the last.

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lboogie1906 · 6 months ago

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Woodie King Jr. (July 27, 1937) is a director and producer of stage and screen, as well as the founding director of the New Federal Theatre in New York City.

He was born in Baldwin Springs, Alabama. He graduated high school in Detroit and worked at the Ford Motor Company there for three years. He worked for the City of Detroit as a draftsman. He earned an MFA at Brooklyn College.

He will join Mobilization for Youth, where he will spend the next five years working as the cultural director. He will find the New Federal Theatre and the National Black Touring Circuit in New York City, where he will be the producing director. He will produce shows both on and off-Broadway and will direct performances across the country in venues like the New York Shakespeare Festival, Cleveland Playhouse, Center Stage of Baltimore, and the Pittsburgh Public Theatre. His work will earn him numerous nominations and awards, including an NAACP Image Award for his direction of “Checkmates” and Audelco Awards for Best Director and Best Play for his production of “Robert Johnson: Trick The Devil.” He will receive an Obie Award for Sustained Achievement. He will have an honorary doctorate in humane letters conferred by Wayne State University and a doctorate of fine arts by the College of Wooster. In addition to his directing and producing of theater, he will find time to write extensively about it. He will contribute to numerous magazines, such as “Black World,” “Variety” and “The Tulane Drama Review,” and will write several books. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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duckprintspress · 2 years ago

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Celebrate the End of May by Meeting Us!!

The US is celebrating Memorial Day this weekend, and all around the northern hemisphere, we’re enjoying the warming weather and the end of a lovely May!

And what better way to enjoy the end of the month than getting your book on?

For only the second time ever, people involved with Duck Prints Press – the independent press founded by fandom folks to publish the original work of fancreators, with an emphasis on works featuring LGBTQIA+ characters – will be attending cons and book events to (officially and unofficially) share more information about the Press!

Interested in learning more by meeting folks involved with the Press? Well, if you’re going to either of these events this weekend, you can!

The Hay Festival, Hay-on-Wye, Wales, UK

Rachael L. Young, Press staff editor, will be attending The Hay Festival today, tomorrow, and Sunday! We have no official presence at the Festival, but you’ll know Rachael by her awesome Press swag, including several of our books, our pins, our bookmarks, and this amazing Dux tote bag she got custom printed! If you see her, stop by and say hi – and don’t forget to grab one of our business cards before you leave!

Balticon, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Author Tris Lawrence is attending Balticon tomorrow, Sunday, and Monday, where she’ll be promoting her own work and her work with the Press, including participating in multiple panels and doing a reading from her novel Commit to the Kick. She’s also got several of our anthologies for you to take a look at, a pile of business cards, the last unsold print copies of the first print run of Commit to the Kick (we’ve got a reprint in the works, though…) and the debut of our first-ever entirely free Duck Prints Press zine, assembled by author and editor Alec J. Marsh!

Want to meet Tris? Here’s her panel schedule:

Sunday 11:30am – Spear Carriers and Background Characters

Sunday 2:30pm – Works I Wasn’t Ready to Write

Sunday 4:00pm – How to succeed as an ND (NeuroDiverse) creative

Sunday 5:30pm – Reading (with Elektra Hammond)

Monday 11:30am – Small press or self-publish?

If you’re going to either of these events, we really hope to meet you there!

Not able to attend either of these events? You’ll have other chances! We’re still fleshing out our 2023 convention schedule, but we know for sure we’ll have people – and tables! – at these events:

NordCon, Hamburg, Germany – June 2nd – 4th: Alessa Riel and possibly other German Press folks will be attending NordCon! We’ll have a table there, along with cards, stickers, and some other fun freebies.

FlameCon, New York City, New York, USA – August 12th �� 13th: we might be attending FlameCon! We are on the waitlist for a small table, and if we’re able to get a table, we’ll be there with bells on (possibly literally). If not, we’ll skip this year, but we’re definitely going to try to make it next year!

FandomFest, Schenectady, New York, USA – August 26th – 27th: I (Nina Waters/unforth), Tris Lawrence, Catherine E. Green, Shea Sullivan, Willa Blythe, Nova Mason, and possibly other Press authors and contributors will be attending this convention, local to where the Press is based! We’ll have a vending table with merch and books for sale, and we’ll also be hosting a panel about transitioning from writing fanfiction to original fiction. We’ll post more about that, including scheduling, once the con organizers formally announce the schedule.

Albacon, Albany, New York, USA – September 8th – 10th: Tris Lawrence and I will be at Albacon in Albany, and we’ll be vending too! We don’t yet know about panels and readings, but we’re definitely looking to get involved. When the event is closer, we’ll absolutely be sharing more information.

We’re looking to expand our con attendance in the future, so be on the look out! And if you know a local con you think would suit us, do let us know!

What about y’all – attending any fun cons or book-related events this summer?

#duck prints press #balticon #hay festival #book events #cons #tris lawrence #rachael l. young #nordcon #flamecon #fandomfest #albacon

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11 years ago today, my first novel The Brotherhood was published. 5 years ago today, the second edition of The Brotherhood was published.

The Brotherhood remains my most popular book. I've been talking with some people in TV about making it into a limited TV series. If so, it would be as groundbreaking, if not more so, than the book: the first mystery/drama TV series with mostly Indian-American characters set in the USA, that I can think of.

Because of that, the project still remains an up-hill battle. Almost all American TV series with People of Color are comedies, and despite what they claim, very few industry insiders are interested in financing and screening content that's genuinely original and challenging. I'm looking to connect with more people in the TV/film industry, particularly of South Asian descent, who can make this happen: content acquirers, writers, directors, producers, actors, actresses, agents etc. If you know anyone who can help, please send them my way.

It's been 4 years since the publication of The Run and Hide, the second volume of The Brotherhood Chronicle. Despite getting the least acclaim and having won no awards, this remains my personal favorite book, and a darling for Desai diehards.

The Dance Towards Death was published 3 years ago, and it's won 13 literary honors in that time, my most acclaimed book so far.

In about a month, it will be the 10th anniversary of Good Americans, my most provocative book and a subject of divided opinion. Its anthology sequel, Bad Americans, is my longest and most ambitious book to date, a novel and short story collection in one. I'm working hard on it, and the polished manuscript should be ready to send out to agents etc. around January 2024.

I've stayed the course and maintained my literary independence for more than a decade. Let's see if I can do that and still convince a major publisher to bring Bad Americans out into the literary sphere and get it the wide acclamation and readership I believe it deserves.

The New Wei Literary Movement and its associated Salons are gaining traction. I've met many writers, artists, musicians, actors and filmmakers over the last six months and I hope we've inspired them to produce new dynamic projects.

I'm also working to interview provocative artists of many mediums and produce articles on them. Ultimately I plan to write a book on the wider literary/artistic scene, our tumultuous decade and The New Wei.

Then there are my travels: recently to Germany/Austria/Italy, across the USA and soon to Greece and Turkey too. I know a lot of people have been screaming for me to write a non-fiction book about all these crazy adventures, and that might finally happen.

In addition, there's plenty afoot at the library too: our annual Southeast Queens Author Festival at Cambria Heights Library on 9/30 at 1:30pm, dynamic planned panels for ALA in Baltimore and San Diego, a renovated Teen Center, new art installations, and plenty more.

Things have been busy in the best possible way, and I'm grateful for it.

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charaznablescanontoyota · 2 years ago

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for the making up lore post: juke gnocchi

oh juke my beloved. i subscribe to a lot of the community lore we came up with for juke that one night where everyone was just riffing on the idea of "mobster who sucks at his job" for like 5 hours but specifically my internal thots on juke are:

short kinda greasy hair that he wears slicked back, think like nic cage in moonstruck

lives in the tiny apartments over vaccaros with parker and they can't stand each other

plays bocce ball on the little italy courts and sucks at it but has been adopted by like 5 nonnas who kick her ass at bocce ball weekly and try to set him up with their grandkids

wears a lot of wide-legged pants and suspenders, is trying to singlehandedly bring suspenders back

shockingly a good cook but gets injured in stupid ways in the kitchen constantly

once tried to slice up garlic real thin with a razorblade like in goodfellas and had to go to patient first

can't drive a car. gets around via city bus and (badly) on a bike that gets stolen like once every 2 months. tried to learn how to skateboard once and gave up after 15 minutes of falling on his face

has a degree in communications

has a free indefinite membership to the aquarium due to accidentally saving a board member's life in a complex comedy of errors involving a poisonous frog, a box of cannoli, and the baltimore book festival

#blaseball #juke gnocchi #baltimore crabs #headcanon meme

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Holidays 1.19

Holidays

Archery Day

Artist As Outlaw Day

Bondadagur (Husband’s Day; Iceland)

Confederate Heroes Day (f.k.a. Lee Day; Texas)

Educational Assistant & Child & Youth Worker Appreciation Day (Canada)

A Friend Raises Your Spirits Day

Gaza Day (Iran)

Good Memory Day

Gun Appreciation Day

The Holocaust Day (India)

Horror Novels Are Horrendous Day

Husband’s Day (Iceland)

International Sing-Out Day

Kasmir Pandit Holocaust Remembrance Day (India)

Kokborok Day (Tripura, India)

La Tamborrada (24-Hour Drum Jam; Spain)

Laura Ingall’s Wilder Day (Wisconsin)

Little Ricky Day

Lysander Spooner Day

National Annie Day

National Gun Appreciation Day

National Imagination Day

National Investment Risk Management Day

National Lucy Day

Neon Sign Day

New Friends Day [also 7.19; 10.19]

Poe Toaster (Baltimore, Maryland)

Puzzle Day

Rescuer’s Day (Belarus)

Robert E. Lee Day (AL, AR, FL, GA, MS, TN)

Sieve Day (French Republic)

Tenderness Toward Existence Day

Timket (Coptic Epiphany; Eritrea, Ethiopia) [1.19 or 20]

Tin Can Day

Whisper 'I Love You' Day

World Day of Migrants and Refugees

World Quark Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Brew a Potion Day

International Chouriço Day

National Popcorn Day

Zay Day (Union Craft Brewing)

Nature Celebrations

International Flower Day

National Conservation Dog Day

National Penguin Awareness Day

Pine Day (Longevity; Korean Flower Days)

White Dead Nettle Day (Camium alblum)

Independence, Flag & Related Days

Georgia (Seceded from the U.S.; 1861)

3rd Sunday in January

Healthy Weight Week begins [3rd Sunday]

Homelessness Sunday [3rd Sunday]

Hunt for Happiness Week begins [3rd Sunday]

National Life Saving Day (Singapore) [3rd Sunday]

National Sanctity of Human Life Sunday [3rd Sunday]

Serene Sunday [3rd Sunday of Each Month]

Seven For Sunday [Every Sunday]

Sinulog (Philippines) [3rd Sunday]

Smörgåsbord Sunday [3rd Sunday of Each Month]

Story Sunday [3rd Sunday of Each Month]

Sundae Sunday [Every Sunday]

Sunday Funday [Every Sunday]

World Luge Day [3rd Sunday]

World Religion Day (Baha’i) [3rd Sunday]

World Snow Day [3rd Sunday]

Weekly Holidays beginning January 19 (3rd Full Week of January)

Ann Arbor Restaurant Week (Ann Arbor, Michigan) [thru 1.24]

Clean Out Your Inbox Week (thru 1.25) [Last Business Week]

Healthy Weight Week (thru 1.25) [3rd Week]

Hunt for Happiness Week (thru 1.25) [3rd Full Week]

National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Week (thru 1.25) [3rd Full Week]

National Fresh Squeezed Juice Week (thru 1.25) [3rd Full Week]

National Handwriting Analysis (thru 1.25) [3rd Full Week]

National Irish Coffee Week [4th Full Week]

National Passenger Safety Week (thru 1.25)

National School Choice Week (thru 1.25) [Last Full Week]

Taste of Vacaville Week (Vacaville, California) [thru 1.26]

World Kiwanis Week (thru 1.25)

Festivals Beginning January 19, 2025

Chevron Houston Marathon (Houston, Texas)

School Nutrition Industry Conference (Phoenix, Arizona) [thru 1.21]

United States Sweetpotato Convention (Savannah, Georgia) [thru 1.21]

Winter Fancy Food Show (Las Vegas, Nevada) [thru 1.21]

Feast Days

Abachum and Audifax (Christian; Saints)

Albert of Cashel (Christian; Saint)

Bassianus of Lodi (Christian; Saint)

Blaithmaic (Christian; Saint)

Canute (a.k.a. Knud; Christian; Saint)

Charles of Sezze (Christian; Saint)

Epiphany (Eastern Orthodox)

Feast of Sultán (Baha’i)

Festival of Neith (Ancient Egypt; Goddess of the Hunt and Warfare; Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Fillan (a.k.a. Foelan; Christian; Saint)

Founders Day (Kappa Alpa Order Convivium)

Germanicus (Christian; Saint)

Harlan Ellison Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Henry of Uppsala (Christian; Saint)

Lomer (Christian; Saint)

Marius, Martha, Audifax, and Abachum (Christian; Martyrs)

Mark of Ephesus (Eastern Orthodox Church)

Messalina (Christian; Saint)

Nathalan (Christian; Saint)

Natlisgeba (Orthodox Epiphany; Georgia)

Pontianus of Spoleto (Christian; Saint)

Procrastination Day Tomorrow (Pastafarian)

Skip Squawk (Muppetism)

The Tarbh-Feis (Bull Prophecy; Celtic Book of Days)

Theocrats of Japan (Positivist; Saint)

Thorrablottar (Husband’s Day; Iceland; Everyday Wicca)

Thor’s Blot (Pagan)

Vodici (Baptism of Jesus; North Macedonia)

Water Blessing Festival (Bulgaria)

Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester (Christian; Saint)

Lunar Calendar Holidays

Chinese: Month 12 (Ding-Chou), Day 20 (Wu-Zi)

Day Pillar: Earth Rat

12-Day Officers/12 Gods: Close Day (閉 Bi) [Inauspicious]

Holidays:

None Today

Orthodox Christian Liturgical Calendar Holidays

Theophany (a.k.a. ...

Denho (Syriac Christian; Saint)

Epiphany (Eastern and Oriental Orthodox)

Great Blessing of the Waters (Eastern Orthodox)

Natlisgeba (Georgia)

Sure Tsnund (Armenian Apostolic Church)

Timket (a.k.a. Timkat, Coptic Epiphany; Eritrea, Ethiopia)

Secular Saints Days

Ursula Andress (Entertainment)

Julian Barnes (Literature)

Paul Cézanne (Art)

Phil Everly (Music)

Lester Flatt (Music)

Patricia Highsmith (Literature)

Janis Joplin (Music)

Dolly Parton (Music)

Edgar Allan Poe (Literature)

Jean Stapleton (Entertainment)

Sophie Taeuber-Arp (Art)

James Watt (Science)

Tom Yeates (Art)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Prime Number Day: 19 [8 of 72]

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 3 of 60)

Premieres

Avenue 5 (TV Series; 2020)

Bright Eyes, by Art Garfunkel (Song; 1979)

Caldonia, recorded by Louie Jordan (Song; 1945)

Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, by Camille Saint-Saëns (Cello Concerto; 1873)

Chicken in the Rough (Disney Cartoon; 1951)

Donnie Darko (Film; 2001)

48 Hours (TV News Show; 1988)

Fowl Brawl (Phantasies Cartoon; 1947)

From Dusk Till Dawn (Film; 1996)

Homeward Bound, by Simon & Garfunkel (Song; 1966)

How Could Hell Be Any Worse?, by Bad Religion (Album; 1982)

Il Trovatore ('The Troubadour'), by Giuseppe Verdi (Opera; 1853)

I Was a Teenage Thumb (WB MM Cartoon; 1963)

The Juliet Letters, by Elvis Costello (Album; 1993)

Mickey’s Man Friday (Mickey Mouse Disney Cartoon; 1935)

The Millionaire (TV Series; 1955)

Mr. And Mrs. Is the Name (WB MM Cartoon; 1935)

New Inn, by Ben Jonson (Play; 1630)

Operation: Rabbit (WB LT Cartoon; 1952)

Op, Pop, Wham and Bop (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1966)

Out of the Woods, by Taylor Swift (Song; 2016)

Searching For Sugar Man (Documentary Film; 2012)

Shakespearean Spinach (Fleischer Popeye Cartoon; 1940)

The Shoemaker and the Elves (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1935)

Sick Transit (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1966)

Sock-a-Bye, Baby (Fleischer Popeye Cartoon; 1934)

So Dear to My Heart (Film; 1949)

Strangers on a Train, by Patricia Highsmith (Noel; 1950)

Tree Saps (Fleischer Talkartoon Cartoon; 1931)

Tremors (Film; 1990)

Vacation with Play (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1951)

Woman of the Year (Film; 1942)

Today’s Name Days

Agritius, Marius, Martha, Pia (Austria)

Ljiljana, Makarije, Mario, Marta (Croatia)

Doubravka (Czech Republic)

Pontianus (Denmark)

Enn, Enno, Eno, Heigo, Heik, Heiki, Heiko, Heino, Hendrik, Henn, Henno, Henri, Henrik (Estonia)

Heikki, Henna, Henni, Henri, Henriikka, Henrik, Henrikki (Finland)

Marius (France)

Mario, Martha, Pia (Germany)

Efrasia, Makarios (Greece)

Márió, Sára (Hungary)

Liberata, Mario (Italy)

Alnis, Andulis (Latvia)

Gedvilė, Marijus, Morta, Raivedys (Lithuania)

Margunn, Marius (Norway)

Andrzej, Bernard, Erwin, Erwina, Eufemia, Henryk, Kanut, Mariusz, Marta, Matylda, Mechtylda, Pia, Racimir, Sara (Poland)

Macarie (Romania)

Lidia, Maria (Russia)

Drahomíra (Slovakia)

Arsenio, Mario (Spain)

Henrik (Sweden)

Bob, Bobbi, Bobbie, Bobby, Robbie, Robert, Roberta, Roberto, Robin, Robinson, Robyn (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 19 of 2025; 346 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 7 of Week 3 of 2025

Celtic Tree Calendar: Beth (Birch) [Day 28 of 28]

Chinese: Month 12 (Ding-Chou), Day 20 (Wu-Zi)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Coptic: 11 Tubah 1741

Hebrew: 19 Teveth 5785

Islamic: 19 Rajab 1446

J Cal: 19 White; Fryday [19 of 30]

Julian: 6 January 2025

Moon: 69%: Waning Gibbous

Positivist: 19 Moses (1st Month) [Theocrats of Japan]

Runic Half Month: Peorth (Womb, Dice Cup) [Day 13 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 30 of 90)

Week: 3rd Full Week of January

Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 29 of 30)

#Holidays

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academyoftheheartandmind · 19 days ago

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Feeding The Gulls

By Richard Weaver They surround us with wingswild for popcorn and bread,even a day-old granola bar.We toss them upwards to airas they hover in the wind above;we scatter them with a dozen tossesStill they stay with us,still they come each morningwitness to what we offer. Richard Weaver volunteers with the Maryland Book Bank, CityLights, and the Baltimore Book Festival. In his spare time,…

#academy of the heart and mind #academyoftheheartandmind #Feeding the Gulls #Poem #poems #poet #Poetry #Richard Weaver

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afnews7 · 4 months ago

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Video: Con Report: Baltimore ComicCon & The Lakes District Art Festival, England

http://www.afnews.info segnala: Con Report: Baltimore ComicCon & The Lakes District Art Festival, England It’s Studio Sunday, October 6, 2024! My report on the two conventions I just attended back-to-back in Baltimore and England. Very different shows and both very fun! The great swag and books I brought back plus two very special gifts by two Motor Girl fans on both sides of the Atlantic! Also,…

#Terry Moore Art #YouTube

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yhwhrulz · 4 months ago

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Worthy Brief - October 1, 2024

So little time and so much to do!

1 Cor. 15:51-54 Behold, I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet: for the trumpet will sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, "Death is swallowed up in victory."

This Wednesday, we will celebrate the biblical festival of Yom Teruah, also known as the Feast of Trumpets or Rosh HaShanah. Interestingly, Rosh HaShanah, which marks the Jewish New Year, doesn’t occur on the first day of the first month, but rather on the first day of the seventh month! This concept can be confusing to those unfamiliar with it, but it becomes clearer when we study how the Jewish year is structured and how God reveals His prophetic timeline through the Jewish feasts.

The first month of the Jewish year begins with Passover. Two thousand years ago, the new age began with the crucifixion of Yeshua (Jesus) on the Cross on Passover! Next, Messiah rose from the dead precisely on the day of the celebration of the first fruits. Then, fifty days later, the Feast of Shavuot (Pentecost) began the celebration of the harvest season. This day marked the outpouring of the Holy Spirit and the beginnings of the first harvest right here in Jerusalem as three thousand souls came into the kingdom!

Now, here we are, in the midst of the summer harvest -- the harvest of souls, awaiting the great sound of the trumpet! When the trumpet sounds -- it shall be the beginning of a new age when "this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality!"

So, as we celebrate Rosh Ha Shana or Yom Teruah (Feast of Trumpets), it's a reminder that this age is coming to a close -- that the summer will soon end, and there will be no more days to work. Let's take heed to the sound of the shofar and rise to this awesome occasion!

We live this life only once, so let's do what we need to do while we still can! Let's not put off the good we are called to do! Don't put off forgiving others -- forgive now! Don't put off sharing with that neighbor with whom you've wanted to share for years -- share now! Don't put off going forth and doing the great things God has called you to do -- do them now! These are the final days of the harvest -- let's get out into the field and finish the work that needs to be done so that we might all be able to rejoice together in the end!!

Your family in the Lord with much agape love,

George, Baht Rivka, Obadiah and Elianna (Baltimore, Maryland)

Editor's Note: Feel free to share any of our content from Worthy, including Devotions, News articles, and more, on your social platforms. You have full permission to copy and repost anything we produce.

Editor's Note: During this war, we have been live blogging throughout the day -- sometimes minute by minute on our Telegram channel. https://t.me/worthywatch/ Be sure to check it out!

Editor's Note: Dear friends — we are now booking in the following states. Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida! If you know Rabbis, Pastors or Leaders who might be interested in powerful Israeli style Hebrew/English worship and a refreshing word from Worthy News about what’s going on in the land, please let us know how to connect with them and we will do our best to get you on our schedule! You can send an email to george [ @ ] worthyministries.com for more information.

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brookston · 8 days ago

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Holidays 1.19

Holidays

Archery Day

Artist As Outlaw Day

Bondadagur (Husband’s Day; Iceland)

Confederate Heroes Day (f.k.a. Lee Day; Texas)

Educational Assistant & Child & Youth Worker Appreciation Day (Canada)

A Friend Raises Your Spirits Day

Gaza Day (Iran)

Good Memory Day

Gun Appreciation Day

The Holocaust Day (India)

Horror Novels Are Horrendous Day

Husband’s Day (Iceland)

International Sing-Out Day

Kasmir Pandit Holocaust Remembrance Day (India)

Kokborok Day (Tripura, India)

La Tamborrada (24-Hour Drum Jam; Spain)

Laura Ingall’s Wilder Day (Wisconsin)

Little Ricky Day

Lysander Spooner Day

National Annie Day

National Gun Appreciation Day

National Imagination Day

National Investment Risk Management Day

National Lucy Day

Neon Sign Day

New Friends Day [also 7.19; 10.19]

Poe Toaster (Baltimore, Maryland)

Puzzle Day

Rescuer’s Day (Belarus)

Robert E. Lee Day (AL, AR, FL, GA, MS, TN)

Sieve Day (French Republic)

Tenderness Toward Existence Day

Timket (Coptic Epiphany; Eritrea, Ethiopia) [1.19 or 20]

Tin Can Day

Whisper 'I Love You' Day

World Day of Migrants and Refugees

World Quark Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Brew a Potion Day

International Chouriço Day

National Popcorn Day

Zay Day (Union Craft Brewing)

Nature Celebrations

International Flower Day

National Conservation Dog Day

National Penguin Awareness Day

Pine Day (Longevity; Korean Flower Days)

White Dead Nettle Day (Camium alblum)

Independence, Flag & Related Days

Georgia (Seceded from the U.S.; 1861)

3rd Sunday in January

Healthy Weight Week begins [3rd Sunday]

Homelessness Sunday [3rd Sunday]

Hunt for Happiness Week begins [3rd Sunday]

National Life Saving Day (Singapore) [3rd Sunday]

National Sanctity of Human Life Sunday [3rd Sunday]

Serene Sunday [3rd Sunday of Each Month]

Seven For Sunday [Every Sunday]

Sinulog (Philippines) [3rd Sunday]

Smörgåsbord Sunday [3rd Sunday of Each Month]

Story Sunday [3rd Sunday of Each Month]

Sundae Sunday [Every Sunday]

Sunday Funday [Every Sunday]

World Luge Day [3rd Sunday]

World Religion Day (Baha’i) [3rd Sunday]

World Snow Day [3rd Sunday]

Weekly Holidays beginning January 19 (3rd Full Week of January)

Ann Arbor Restaurant Week (Ann Arbor, Michigan) [thru 1.24]

Clean Out Your Inbox Week (thru 1.25) [Last Business Week]

Healthy Weight Week (thru 1.25) [3rd Week]

Hunt for Happiness Week (thru 1.25) [3rd Full Week]

National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Week (thru 1.25) [3rd Full Week]

National Fresh Squeezed Juice Week (thru 1.25) [3rd Full Week]

National Handwriting Analysis (thru 1.25) [3rd Full Week]

National Irish Coffee Week [4th Full Week]

National Passenger Safety Week (thru 1.25)

National School Choice Week (thru 1.25) [Last Full Week]

Taste of Vacaville Week (Vacaville, California) [thru 1.26]

World Kiwanis Week (thru 1.25)

Festivals Beginning January 19, 2025

Chevron Houston Marathon (Houston, Texas)

School Nutrition Industry Conference (Phoenix, Arizona) [thru 1.21]

United States Sweetpotato Convention (Savannah, Georgia) [thru 1.21]

Winter Fancy Food Show (Las Vegas, Nevada) [thru 1.21]

Feast Days

Abachum and Audifax (Christian; Saints)

Albert of Cashel (Christian; Saint)

Bassianus of Lodi (Christian; Saint)

Blaithmaic (Christian; Saint)

Canute (a.k.a. Knud; Christian; Saint)

Charles of Sezze (Christian; Saint)

Epiphany (Eastern Orthodox)

Feast of Sultán (Baha’i)

Festival of Neith (Ancient Egypt; Goddess of the Hunt and Warfare; Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Fillan (a.k.a. Foelan; Christian; Saint)

Founders Day (Kappa Alpa Order Convivium)

Germanicus (Christian; Saint)

Harlan Ellison Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Henry of Uppsala (Christian; Saint)

Lomer (Christian; Saint)

Marius, Martha, Audifax, and Abachum (Christian; Martyrs)

Mark of Ephesus (Eastern Orthodox Church)

Messalina (Christian; Saint)

Nathalan (Christian; Saint)

Natlisgeba (Orthodox Epiphany; Georgia)

Pontianus of Spoleto (Christian; Saint)

Procrastination Day Tomorrow (Pastafarian)

Skip Squawk (Muppetism)

The Tarbh-Feis (Bull Prophecy; Celtic Book of Days)

Theocrats of Japan (Positivist; Saint)

Thorrablottar (Husband’s Day; Iceland; Everyday Wicca)

Thor’s Blot (Pagan)

Vodici (Baptism of Jesus; North Macedonia)

Water Blessing Festival (Bulgaria)

Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester (Christian; Saint)

Lunar Calendar Holidays

Chinese: Month 12 (Ding-Chou), Day 20 (Wu-Zi)

Day Pillar: Earth Rat

12-Day Officers/12 Gods: Close Day (閉 Bi) [Inauspicious]

Holidays:

None Today

Orthodox Christian Liturgical Calendar Holidays

Theophany (a.k.a. ...

Denho (Syriac Christian; Saint)

Epiphany (Eastern and Oriental Orthodox)

Great Blessing of the Waters (Eastern Orthodox)

Natlisgeba (Georgia)

Sure Tsnund (Armenian Apostolic Church)

Timket (a.k.a. Timkat, Coptic Epiphany; Eritrea, Ethiopia)

Secular Saints Days

Ursula Andress (Entertainment)

Julian Barnes (Literature)

Paul Cézanne (Art)

Phil Everly (Music)

Lester Flatt (Music)

Patricia Highsmith (Literature)

Janis Joplin (Music)

Dolly Parton (Music)

Edgar Allan Poe (Literature)

Jean Stapleton (Entertainment)

Sophie Taeuber-Arp (Art)

James Watt (Science)

Tom Yeates (Art)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Prime Number Day: 19 [8 of 72]

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 3 of 60)

Premieres

Avenue 5 (TV Series; 2020)

Bright Eyes, by Art Garfunkel (Song; 1979)

Caldonia, recorded by Louie Jordan (Song; 1945)

Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, by Camille Saint-Saëns (Cello Concerto; 1873)

Chicken in the Rough (Disney Cartoon; 1951)

Donnie Darko (Film; 2001)

48 Hours (TV News Show; 1988)

Fowl Brawl (Phantasies Cartoon; 1947)

From Dusk Till Dawn (Film; 1996)

Homeward Bound, by Simon & Garfunkel (Song; 1966)

How Could Hell Be Any Worse?, by Bad Religion (Album; 1982)

Il Trovatore ('The Troubadour'), by Giuseppe Verdi (Opera; 1853)

I Was a Teenage Thumb (WB MM Cartoon; 1963)

The Juliet Letters, by Elvis Costello (Album; 1993)

Mickey’s Man Friday (Mickey Mouse Disney Cartoon; 1935)

The Millionaire (TV Series; 1955)

Mr. And Mrs. Is the Name (WB MM Cartoon; 1935)

New Inn, by Ben Jonson (Play; 1630)

Operation: Rabbit (WB LT Cartoon; 1952)

Op, Pop, Wham and Bop (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1966)

Out of the Woods, by Taylor Swift (Song; 2016)

Searching For Sugar Man (Documentary Film; 2012)

Shakespearean Spinach (Fleischer Popeye Cartoon; 1940)

The Shoemaker and the Elves (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1935)

Sick Transit (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1966)

Sock-a-Bye, Baby (Fleischer Popeye Cartoon; 1934)

So Dear to My Heart (Film; 1949)

Strangers on a Train, by Patricia Highsmith (Noel; 1950)

Tree Saps (Fleischer Talkartoon Cartoon; 1931)

Tremors (Film; 1990)

Vacation with Play (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1951)

Woman of the Year (Film; 1942)

Today’s Name Days

Agritius, Marius, Martha, Pia (Austria)

Ljiljana, Makarije, Mario, Marta (Croatia)

Doubravka (Czech Republic)

Pontianus (Denmark)

Enn, Enno, Eno, Heigo, Heik, Heiki, Heiko, Heino, Hendrik, Henn, Henno, Henri, Henrik (Estonia)

Heikki, Henna, Henni, Henri, Henriikka, Henrik, Henrikki (Finland)

Marius (France)

Mario, Martha, Pia (Germany)

Efrasia, Makarios (Greece)

Márió, Sára (Hungary)

Liberata, Mario (Italy)

Alnis, Andulis (Latvia)

Gedvilė, Marijus, Morta, Raivedys (Lithuania)

Margunn, Marius (Norway)

Andrzej, Bernard, Erwin, Erwina, Eufemia, Henryk, Kanut, Mariusz, Marta, Matylda, Mechtylda, Pia, Racimir, Sara (Poland)

Macarie (Romania)

Lidia, Maria (Russia)

Drahomíra (Slovakia)

Arsenio, Mario (Spain)

Henrik (Sweden)

Bob, Bobbi, Bobbie, Bobby, Robbie, Robert, Roberta, Roberto, Robin, Robinson, Robyn (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 19 of 2025; 346 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 7 of Week 3 of 2025

Celtic Tree Calendar: Beth (Birch) [Day 28 of 28]

Chinese: Month 12 (Ding-Chou), Day 20 (Wu-Zi)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Coptic: 11 Tubah 1741

Hebrew: 19 Teveth 5785

Islamic: 19 Rajab 1446

J Cal: 19 White; Fryday [19 of 30]

Julian: 6 January 2025

Moon: 69%: Waning Gibbous

Positivist: 19 Moses (1st Month) [Theocrats of Japan]

Runic Half Month: Peorth (Womb, Dice Cup) [Day 13 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 30 of 90)

Week: 3rd Full Week of January

Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 29 of 30)

#calendar #Holidays

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baltimorekrampus · 4 months ago

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The Baltimore Krampus with the legendary (and incredibly nice) Linnea Quigley at the FrightReads Book Festival in 2023!

Who will be joining next tomorrow (9/28) at this incredible event? You don't want to miss it!

#baltimorekrampus #baltimore krampus #linnea quigley #fright reads

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Part 2 - Go West: African American Lives and Westward Migration Performance from San Francisco Arts Commission on Vimeo.

Monday, August 12, 2024 | 8:00 p.m. Southeast Community Center, Alex Pitcher Pavilion and Amphitheater, 1550 Evans Ave, San Francisco

Join artist Trina Michelle Robinson for an artist talk (pt 1) followed by a special performance (pt 2) featuring her new video work Go West!

Projected onto the exterior of the Southeast Community Center’s amphitheater and accompanied by musician Christopher Lowell Clarke and dancer Audrey Johnson, Go West looks at the migration of Black people to California from not only the South, but also the East coast and Midwest. Using the large-scale projection as a metaphor for taking up space, this piece celebrates the drive felt by so many to travel far from home in search of new opportunities, adventure, and also to simply rest.

A conversation between Robinson and author, curator, and educator Jacqueline Francis will take place inside the Alex Pitcher Pavilion prior to the performance. Refreshments provided.

This program is organized in conjunction with Praxis of Local Knowledge, a group exhibition featuring four artists, including Robinson, creating work that explores their ancestral stories and grappling with these memories today. The exhibition is on view through Saturday, August 17, 2024 at the San Francisco Arts Commission Main Gallery.

Artist Bios Trina Michelle Robinson is a San Francisco based visual artist. Her work has been shown at the BlackStar Film Festival in Philadelphia, the San Francisco Art Commission Main Gallery, Catharine Clark Gallery, Minnesota Street Project, and New York’s Wassaic Project and is currently included in the prestigious triennial Bay Area Now 9 at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. She had a solo exhibition at the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD), a Smithsonian Affiliate, as part of their Emerging Artist Program 2022-23. Robinson is a 2024 SFMOMA SECA Award finalist and her print series Ghost Prints of Loss is included in the book Is Now the Time for Joyous Rage? published in 2023 by CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts and Sternberg Press. She previously worked in print and digital media in production at companies such as The New York Times T Magazine, Vanity Fair and Slack before receiving her M.F.A. from California College of the Arts in 2022.

As a storyteller, she traveled the country telling the story of exploring her ancestry with The Moth Mainstage at Lincoln Center in New York, in addition to touring with them on stages in San Francisco, Portland, OR, Omaha, NE and Westport, CT. Her first story aired on NPR’s The Moth Radio Hour in 2019 and her second in earlier this year. trinamrobinson.com

Christopher Lowell Clarke is a trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. Christopher's professional performance experience includes playing with the East Coast Jazz Festival Fish Middleton Rising Star Band in Baltimore, Carnival Cruise Lines Main Orchestra and Jazz Chair, the Johnny Nocturne Band at the Umbria Jazz Festival in Orvieto, Italy, his own quintet at the Fillmore Jazz Festival in San Francisco, and the Contemporary Music Orchestra at the Monterey Jazz Festival. He has also performed with Eddie Marshall and Holy Mischief, the Marcus Shelby Big Band, the Howard Wiley Quintet, and the Electric Squeezebox Orchestra. Christopher currently serves as a teaching artist for SF Jazz/Oakland Public Conservatory After School Jazz Program, Oakland Public Conservatory, SF Jazz’s Jazz In Session Program, Oaktown Jazz Workshop, and the Lafayette Summer Jazz Camp. Christopher has released several albums, including The Swooper (Lifeforce Records 1018) and multiple albums with bassist Dewayne Oakley on Naki-Do Records. christopherlowellclarke.com

Audrey Johnson is a queer, Black, mixed-race dance artist and plant worker with roots from Detroit, Michigan/Anishinaabe land, currently based in Oakland, CA/Ohlone land. Audrey’s performance, choreographic, and teaching work experiments with improvisation and embodied time travel, in refusal of colonized time and space. She has shown performance work in the San Francisco Bay Area and Detroit, and has performed in the companies of artists Gerald Casel, Jennifer Harge, Biba Bell, Detour Dance, Stephanie Hewett, among others. As an educator, she has taught dance as embodied practice at community spaces, dance centers, and youth programs, and is a current faculty member with the LINES BFA Program through Dominican University. She holds a BFA in Dance from Wayne State University and was a co-founder of Collective Sweat Detroit. audreyjohnson.space

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