Anne's Arts & Activities Blog

  Take a tour of the beautiful gardens around Bradford and then join us for an evening of music and food. Tickets will go on sale later this spring.   Each garden will be unique and wonderfully crafted by its owner. At each location there will also be art of some kind, whether it be visual or performing, there will be something at each location for everyone to enjoy!    We will end our event with a special Gala at Graham’s Greenhouse and Landscaping. The gala will include complimentary wine and dessert along with a food truck and music from Jim Ronan and Dana Jared.

  Nearly 30 years after its release, “Philadelphia” is still one of the most powerful films I've ever seen. Tom Hanks plays Andy, the high-powered lawyer who gets fired because he has AIDS, although the law firm's partners deny that, and claim he was fired because of poor performance and almost loosing a big client. His character doesn't go through a lot of emotional or mental changes, but the physical transformation from a fairly healthy-looking man to a man literally on his death bed is remarkable. Denzel Washington's character, Joe, changes the most, going from someone who was scared after learning he shook the hand of someone (Andy) who had AIDS, and being disgusted by gay men, to developing an affection and respect for Andy. Andy hires Joe, an “ambulance chaser,” to represent him in a lawsuit against the law firm when every other lawyer he contacted turned him down. The supporting cast is phenomenal. Among them, Jason Robards as a law firm partner, Joan

Art in the Wilds.org photo Art in the Wilds is currently accepting applications for this year's event. This juried art show will be held rain or shine from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on June 25 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 26 at Evergreen Park in Kane, PA. For more information: http://www.artinthewilds.org/artist-info.html  

  Actress Sally Kellerman has died. She was the original ”Hot Lips” Houlihan in the movie M*A*S*H in 1970. Kellerman was 84.

 would have been 79 today.

 There's been a lot of speculation about how "This is Us" will end. I'm not going to try to tie up all the story lines but I do have an idea about one. You know how in the movie "Titanic" when Rose died her younger self reunited with Jack? That's how I see Rebecca and Jack's story ending. Her younger self will reunite with him in some heaven-like place and he'll be holding baby Kyle. I have ideas and wishes for the other stories (like Kevin and Madison get back together) but haven't really thought them out that much. However it ends, though, I'll be sad that it's over. I'll be especially sad if Mandy Moore doesn't win the Emmy she's deserved since the show started.

  I didn't hear about “State of the Union” during its first season (I was in a bad place mentally then.) but saw a preview for the current season with Patricia Clarkson (one of my favorites) and Brendan Gleeson, and decided I should check it out. Sundance TV's “State of the Union,” is a short-form series written and created by Nick Hornby and directed by Stephen Frears. It consists of 10 10-minute segments featuring couples discussing their problems right before going to a marriage counseling session. Chris O’Dowd and Rosamund Pike played Tom and Louise during the first season and were discussing whether their marriage could and should be saved after she cheated on him. Through their humorous but serious conversations we learn why she cheated and what got them both to that point. We also learn about how they met and much, much more. I was amazed at how much could be jammed into 10 minutes. Clarkson and Gleeson are a very different couple and are seeking counseling for