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City Ballet of Cleveland's Uniquely Cleveland Nutcracker City Ballet of Cleveland presents its annual holiday classic, The Uniquely Cleveland Nutcracker on Saturday, December 18 and Sunday December 19, 2021 at the Breen Center for the Performing Arts. Now in its 9th year, City Ballet of Cleveland’s Uniquely Cleveland Nutcracker is an experience like no other.
Lifestyles Correspondent NIAGARA, Wis. — A couple of weeks ago, I talked about April showers and the fact that everyone’s life gets rained upon once in a while. Today, I want to turn our attention to May flowers; the promised result of that rain. We have all heard the many sayings that have developed over the years as a way of encouraging us to take heart when life hands us an unexpected curve. Probably the most well known one is, “When life hands you a lemon, make lemonade.” My husband’s grandmother, a gem of a woman who came to this country from Luxembourg when she was 13 years ol...
Suzanne Killian NIAGARA, Wis. — As I age, I find myself intrigued with how our minds work in regard to forming memories. Why is it that I can remember so many events and people from my childhood so vividly, and yet cannot remember a detail from last week? And I now lose my train of thought so easily. If my husband does not let me finish a sentence or tell him something until he is done with his thought, mine has left my brain — like Elvis leaving the building — and is lost for at least an hour. Neither one of us is ever far from a pen and scratch pad. I leave myself much better written ...
Suzanne Killian NIAGARA, Wis. — There were two instances in just this past week where I was reminded that my husband and I are definitely on the downward slope of our lives. We had been talking about how we wanted to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary. I had always wanted to see Montana — something about its nickname “Big Sky Country” has always intrigued me. I had heard about Whitefish from a friend with whom I used to work so, after reviewing their website, I ordered a guide from their visitor’s bureau. As we were perusing its pages, my husband made the comment, “I wish we...
Lifestyles Correspondent NIAGARA, Wis. — I have belonged to a book club since 2010; I joined one year after the group began and while I was still working. There are eight of us who meet once each month for eight months of the year. We call ourselves the Three B’s, which stands for Books, Brains and Bifocals — we are all “of a certain age.” While we all share a love of books, enjoy discussing them and now are mostly retired, we come from different backgrounds and have had a variety of life experiences. We all bring different perspectives to our discussions.