Events

Long March exhibit

The Shanghai History Museum is putting on an exhibition to mark the 80th anniversary（周年纪念） of the Long March. On show are more than 220 photos and 40 items that explain with pictures how the communist Red Army drew back from its besieged (被围困的) bases in Jiangxi Province and fought its way to northern Shanxi province in the mid-1930s. Explanations are all in Chinese. The show will end on November 20.

Time:         10:00 am—4:00 pm.

Address:     1286 Hongqiao Road

Admission:   8 yuan for Chinese / 15 yuan for foreigners

Thai elephants

Eight elephants from Thailand are entertaining visitors at Changfeng Park by riding bikes, playing basketball, balancing on a beam, dancing and blowing a mouth-organ. People are encouraged to have a tug-of-war (拔河比赛) with the animals or lie on the ground and have the elephants walk over them. The elephants give three shows a day at 9:30 am, 3:30 pm and 8:00 pm and there is an additional show at 1:30 pm at weekends. The show will end on November 15.

Address:     189 Daduhe Road

Admission:  30-40 yuan

Dancing dolphins

Dolphins jumping from the water to touch a ball, swaying their bodies to music, kissing people and solving math by tapping their tails have made the dolphinarium（海豚馆） in Peace Park an attraction for children. Seals and sea lions also perform.

Hours:        10:30 am, 4:00 pm, and 7:30 pm

Admission: 20 yuan for adults and 10 yuan for children.  

BRAD GARRETT’S COMEDY CLUB

Category: Comedy

Best known for his role on the Emmy award-winning sitcom(情景喜剧) Everybody Loves Raymond, Brad Garrett returns to his Vegas roots with his comedy club at the MGM Grand. It is a good place to check out when you need a break from work.

Prices:＄56.40 and up

Age restriction:must be 21 years of age or older

Show length:115 minutes

MAC KING COMEDY MAGIC SHOW

Category:Comedy, Magic

Mac King Comedy Magic Show is different every afternoon, with lots of audience participation. He is willing to make fun of himself instead of his guests in order to make everyone feel welcome and entertained. The afternoon is kid-friendly from start to finish. Still, whether you’re 8 or 80, you won’t be able to figure out Mac King’s secrets.

Prices:＄40.90 and up

Age restriction:no age restriction

Show length:90 minutes

THE MENTALIST, GERRY MCCAMBRIDGE

Category:Comedy, Magic

Using his skills as a “mentalist”, Gerry MuCambridge shocks the crowds as he uses his abilities to predict just what audience members will do next. Anyone who has seen the show has walked away in disbelief, amazed by his unusual power.

Prices:＄34.99 and up

Age restriction:under 13 will not be admitted into the theater

Show length:75 minutes

ROCK OF AGES

Category: Play & Musical

The cheerful Rock of Ages brings audiences back to the times of big hair and even bigger bands with 28 popular rock songs from the 80s including “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” “I Wanna Know What Love Is” “Here I Go Again” and more. Rock of Ages has been nominated for five Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Direction of a Musical. It also received a Drama League nomination for Distinguished Production of a Musical.

Prices:＄74.00 and up

Age restriction:must be 15 years of age or older

Show length:123 minutes

The International Voluntary Service runs a number of Youth Exchanges throughout the year. Youth Exchanges give small groups of 4-5 young people the opportunity to take part in volunteering trips abroad for an average of two weeks. These young people are joined by 4-5 young people from 3-4 other nationalities and are a wonderful intercultural experience in a safe environment.

Example Youth Exchanges:

Youth Exchange 1

Location：Ireland

Other nationalities：Ireland, Spain, Italy, Hungary

Theme: Focuses on the topic of community reconstruction and community activities — exploring how local issues facing our communities are connected to global issues. The group will also learn about the eco-village as an example of a community and take part in team-building activities.

Youth Exchange 2

Location: France

Other nationalities: Bulgaria, Italy, France

Theme：Organic gardening & continual living. This project will take place in a natural park, where the group will take part in gardening activities and games / workshops about continuous development.

Youth Exchange 3

Location: Macedonia

Other nationalities: Serbia, Turkey, Ireland

Theme: Foster social inclusion and motivate personal development of young people through sports and outdoor activities. Promote outdoor activities as a tool to help inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities.

Youth Exchange 4

Location: Italy

Other nationalities: Italy, Bulgaria, Greece

Theme: A social-environmental project that intends to promote social inclusion and continuous development, regarded as a process of civil rights and active citizenship. Over 10 days, the group will participate in activities to raise awareness about the effect of our behavior on the environment.

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Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival

Where: Becket, Massachusetts

When: June 15-Aug. 24

   Each summer, this influential dance center presents a number of classes and performances by more than 50 companies from around the world. Highlights (最精彩的部分) this season include the Dance Theater of Harlemˈs production of Alvin Aileyˈs “The Lark Ascending”, which opens the festival.

Many events are free. Ticketed performances start at $22. jacobspillow.org.

MoabMusic Festival

Where: Moab, Utah

When: Aug. 29-Sept. 9

This area is better known for mountain biking than for music. But since 1992, it has hosted a private festival that brings classical, jazz, Latin and other types of music to the land. This year there will be 16 concerts, including three “Grotto Concerts”, where guests take a 45-minute boat ride down theColorado Riverto performances.

Events start at $25. moabmusicfest.org.

CheyenneFrontier Days

Where:  Cheyenne,Wyoming

When: July 19-28

Thereˈs something for everyone at this 117-year-old festival, from an “Indian village” and Old West museum to country concerts. But the competition is still the main attraction, with cowboys and cowgirls competing for major money in the worldˈs largest outdoor stage.

Competition tickets start at $18, and concert tickets at $23. cfdrodeo.com.

The Glimmerglass Festival

Where: Cooperstown,New York

When: July 6-Aug. 24

Each summer, opera lovers from around the country (and the world) travel to upstate New York to watch productions that include stars like Nathan Gunn and Ginger Costa-Jackson. This yearˈs performances include Wagnerˈs “The Flying Dutchman” and Verdiˈs “King for a Day”, in honor of the 200th birthdays of both composers (作曲家).

Tickets start at $26. glimmerglass.org.

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2016 Winter Book Review

By Deborah Hopkinson

By James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein

By Tim Federle

By Karen Foxlee

Ophelia believes only in things that can be proven scientifically.After her mother passed away,Ophelia together with her dad and her sister moves to a strange city where it never stops snowing.At the museum where her father works,she discovers a boy with no name who has been locked away for many years.She must help the boy defeat the Snow Queen before she freezes the world.Along the way,Ophelia learns how to believe in things she cannot see,and overcomes her fears.

 Low-Cost Gifts for Motherˈs Day

Gift No. I

Offer to be your motherˈs health friend. Promise to be there for any and all doctorˈs visits whether a disease or a regular medical check-up. Most mothers always say "no need," another set of eyes and ears is always a good idea at a doctorˈs visit. The best part? This one is free.

Gift No. 2

Help your mother organize all of her medical records, which include the test results and medical information. Put them all in one place. Be sure to make a list of all of her medicines and what times she takes them. "Having all this information in one place could end up saving your motherˈs life," Dr. Marie Savard said.

Gift No. 3

Enough sleep is connected to general health conditions. "Buy your mother cotton sheets and comfortable pillows to encourage better sleep," Savard said. "We know that good sleep is very important to our health."

Gift No. 4

Some gift companies such as Presents for Purpose allow you to pay it forward this Motherˈs Day by picking gifts in which 10 percent of the price you pay goes to a charity (慈善机构). Gift givers can choose from a wide variety of useful but inexpensive things -many of which are "green" - and then choose a meaningful charity from a list. When your mother gets the gift, she will be told that she has helped the chosen charity.