Bucket List

So I've done a New Year's List and a Nectar List, but not an official Bucket List so here goes...and speaking of lists +Lisa Dionisi Whitehead did you start our official hate/like google docs and add your new vocab word to our other list lol.

1. Trapeze workout http://www.thestudiocleveland.com/aerial-silks.html
2. Scuba dive +Lisa Dionisi Whitehead 
3. Glamping  +Lisa Dionisi Whitehead  +Ashley Keene https://www.pinterest.com/liswhitehead/glamping/
4. Learn a foreign language - Miguel - como fue espanol?
5. Go to Paris - Doug, you can be my tour guide :)
6. Visit the South Pacific http://www.tahiti-tourisme.com/islands/borabora/bora-bora.asp
7. Grand Canyon
8. Hot air balloon ride/festival )http://www.tahiti-tourisme.com/islands/borabora/bora-bora.asp
9. Master some yoga inversions - Nat and Mary: I need some serious help here!
10. Visit a psychic or have one visit us
11. Learn how to to play guitar 
12. Stomp grapes in a vineyard http://irvinhousevineyards.com/grapestomp.php
13. Get out of my comfort zone
14. Buddhist temple in Bali and Mulia hotel http://www.themulia.com/en/social-gallery
15. Have a real Christmas tree
16. Host an exchange student - Lisa -hoping I can do this for CIP at some point http://cipusa.org/ - would love an au pair so Liv and I can practice our Spanish but they are expensive
17. See a shooting star
18. Chakra balance http://harmonyyogastudios.com/reiki
19. Create art for my house
20. Be the subject for a still life sketch class
21. Hang gliding http://www.kittyhawk.com/hang-gliding/
22. Take a greek mythology class
23. Tie dye +Lisa Dionisi Whitehead  +Ashley Keene 
24. Jamboree in the hills +Gina Speelman http://www.jamboreeinthehills.com/
25. Haunted Punderson http://www.examiner.com/article/spooky-and-intriguing-special-events-abound-at-punderson-manor-lodge
26. Frankenmuth, Michigan
27. Belfast, Ireland
28. Dive for pearls
29. Service trip - +Gina Speelman - remember our School of the Americas protest in Georgia?
30. Sailing
31. Drum circle 
32. Dinner celebrating the feminine  - Sark
33. Bayou trip with +Gina Speelman 
34. SAS reunion +Gina Speelman, Mel, Doug, James, John 
35. Complete my peace studies certificate - Ty http://www.tri-c.edu/programs/conflict-resolution-and-peace-studies-certificate/index.html
36. Learn to play chess
37. Have a breathing room - Thich Nhat Hanh
38. Whistle with my fingers 
39. Take Liv to International Children's Festival http://childrensfestival.playhousesquare.org/shows.html
40. Cleveland International Film Festival +Bridget Kriner 
41. Visit all the states 
42. African safari 
43. Ride a train http://www.npr.org/2014/03/13/289836945/amtrak-opens-the-door-to-writing-on-the-rails
44. Surf 
45. Cousin's club
46. Attend an Indian wedding
47. Ride a bike with a basket on it (preferably in PEI)
48. Ride a mechanical bull
49. Double dutch jump rope
50. Teach Liv how to make the old school thread friendship bracelet
51. Do a home improvement project instead of paying someone to do it
52. Travel alone
53. Take myself on artist's dates
54. Wear a big hat on derby day 
55. Big Spring Botanical Garden 
56. Research my family tree
57. House swap http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/advice/2013/01/30/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-home-swapping/1877345/ - I particularly would like it to play out like something from the movie "The Holiday"
58. Keep asking - especially for the unlikely 
59. Write Gilbert 
60. Stay at Hotel Palais http://www.booking.com/hotel/ma/palais-namaskar.html?aid=347990&label=sppctrip-hotel-722702_xqdz-52c3b26928aaa3a4af171edd441c5d4b_pool-com_slice-99999&utm_source=tripad&utm_medium=SPPC&utm_content=images&utm_term=hotel-722702&lang=en-us&utm_campaign=US&trip=VSi0wQokHTYAAHL2dq8AAAAU#_=_
61. Write an article for elephant http://www.elephantjournal.com/or rebelle  http://www.rebellesociety.com/
62. I also want to donate everything when I die and have my ashes placed in the ocean to help its ecosystem but it is quite expensive to fund this :) I once watched a special on this on the Discovery Channel and now can't find additional info. on the process - oh yay! - I think I just found the site: http://eternalreefs.com/
63. Attend a masquerade ball
64. Throw candy from a parade float

Broadway in CLE

So one of my favorite things about this city is that we are home to the biggest theater district outside NYC. Add in the awesome GE chandelier, the plethora of new restaurants, and a great launch party and I love my city even more.

Dazzle the District Images

 Monday night after enjoying an open bar and apps we were the first to learn of the new series lineup scheduled for the 2015-2016 season...

Drum roll please....

After the introduction of the first show Bullets Over Broadway I started getting anxious. While the show itself looks cute, I despise Woody Allen and just sort of wish I didn't know he wrote/directed the show.

A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder looked a little hokey, but seems to be a fan favorite and the 2014 Tony winner so I'm hoping I will be pleasantly surprised with the production.

I was totally intrigued by the concept of If/Then. Who of us hasn't wondered how differently life may have turned out if we had substituted a choice here, picked an alternative there. The plot sounds not unlike the Gwyneth Paltrow movie Sliding Doors from the late 90's. I did, however, hear that the show is confusing so luckily the presenter at Donor Night gave the audience members what may be a much needed hint with the removal and addition of her glasses to illustrate that when the protagonist has her glasses on we are in one version of Elizabeth's life, and when off another.

Soooo excited for Beautiful - the biography of Carole King with such iconic songs as Locomotion and You've Lost that Loving Feeling. I also think a 'beautiful' sweatshirt souvenir will be perfect for yoga. I don't know if these yet exist, but I'm still kicking myself for not buying the bright yellow sweatshirt from this year's production of Motown, that I'm already planning ahead ;)

I was also pumped to see Matilda in the lineup and had planned on taking Liv, but after seeing a trailer for the show, it is looking rather dark for a five year old: Matilda Trailer.

And seriously who hasn't cried their eyes out to the movie Steel Magnolias. Pumped to see how this translates to the big stage.

As for the 'headliner' of the series, I am a  disappointed but only because I've seen Phantom so many times already. I was happy, however, to see that this was the only repeat in the series from the past few years. I plan on using my swap-a-show donor option to switch this out for Annie or Wizard of Oz.

Here's to another great season ahead and looking forward to hearing reviews from all of you!