New study shows playing bridge is mood-booster and stressbuster
New study finds bridge players say the card game improves mood, reduces stress, strengthens cognition and broadens social interactions.
Bridge players at an international tournament. Photo courtesy of the Israeli Bridge Association
The four-person card game “bridge” is one of the world’s most popular social games, with afficionados including Bill Gates and Warren Buffet. Because it’s time-consuming, bridge is often taken up by people in their retirement years.
Now, the first academic study ever done about bridge reveals that the strategic team card game isn’t only a fun way to pass time.
A trio of former Aspen Santa Fe Ballet dancers have reunited for “Phoenix Rising,” which will have its premiere at the Aspen Fringe Festival. The two-night event is the first hosted at the historic Wheeler Opera House in the 16 months since the novel coronavirus pandemic struck.
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The 13th annual Aspen Fringe Festival will bring live dance, theater, film, music and a photography show to the stage of the Wheeler Opera House June 11 and 12, reopening the historic theater following a 15-month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The program will feature a new ballet, “Phoenix Rising,” choreographed by Adrianna Thompson and performed by former Aspen Santa Fe Ballet dancers Katherine Bolanos, Seia Rassenti and Anthony Tiedeman. Aspen Santa Fe dissolved its acclaimed locally based company in March due to the pandemic.
“This original work is dedicated to all performers who must now struggle to spread their wings again and breathe new life into their art,” reads a draft Fringe Fest announcement.
back to last year when the president nominate the justice sonya sotomayor. with us, fox news sunday anchor chris wallace in the a block. it s a big day in washington. where does this go? obviously it depends on who the president chooses. he can have a fight or he can get someone through easily like sotomayor. the three names is that the president will look first at the people who were the also rans in the sonya meyer nomination. two circuit court judges, diane wood and merit garden. alena was a former dean at harvard law. diane wood is liberal and