One of the seminal figures of the British New Wave era, Adam Ant (“Goody Two Shows,” “Strip,” “Dog Eat Dog,” “Antmusic”) performs an evening of hits, B-sides, rarities and more.
Oh darn, I get to post this video! ::singing along::
Is the Denville Library rock and fossil event full? Here is an alternative!
Ever explore the Franklin Mineral Museum? This is a great trip! This is the home of the world’s most famous zinc mines and spectacular fluorescent minerals.
Bring a small tack hammer and safety goggles for the kids and let them mine their own fluorescent rocks to create a fluorescent shadow box for their room.
Pick up a shadow box at Michael’s craft store, small mountable black light, and let the kids fill up the shadow box with their own mined fluorescent treasures at the Franklin Mineral Museum!
If this event is full, click here for an alternative!
121 Diamond Spring Road
Denville, NJ 07834
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Cliff Edwards, also known as “Ukelele Ike,” (June 14, 1895 – July 17, 1971) was an American singer, actor, and voice actor in the 1920s and early 1930s, specializing in jazzy renditions of pop standards and novelty tunes. He had a number-one hit with “Singin’ in the Rain” in 1929. This Disney Legend, Cliff Edwards, was the voice of the official conscience in Disney’s Pinocchio. Jiminy and Pinocchio’s friendship was the heart of the film’s story. Jiminy was animated by one of Walt Disney’s Nine Old Men, Ward Kimball. Disney Legend, “Ukelele Ike” Cliff Edwards was also the voice of Jim Crow, one of the crows from Disney’s film Dumbo.
CaribbeanDays, an Authorized Disney Vacation Planner, can book your stay where you can hear this Disney Legend’s immortalized voice!
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It’s time for the 11th annual Tour de Turtles at Disney’s Vero Beach Resort.
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The annual Tour de Turtles will take place July 28, 2018 and is headed up by the Disney’s Animals, Science & Environment Team with the Sea Turtle Conservancy. This team regularly monitors sea turtle nesting activity at Disney’s Vero Beach Resort.
To celebrate this annual Tour de Turtles, Disney guests have a chance to vote to name two of the loggerhead’s turtles to be released back to sea based on a Toy Story inspired name. Cast your vote at Disney Parks Blog.
Would you like to visit Disney’s Vero Beach Resort, have a turtle tour and meet Captain Ron? CaribbeanDays, an Authorized Disney Vacation Planner can take you there!
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The following account of how Walt Disney met and married Lillian Bounds is from Diane Disney Miller, daughter of Walt Disney. She is also the founder of The Walt Disney Family Museum® Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Walt and Lillian’s anniversary party at Disneyland – WaltsApartment.com
In December 1923, Lillian Bounds arrived in Los Angeles from Lewiston, Idaho, where she had attended business college. She decided to move to Los Angeles to live with her older sister, Hazel.
The Alice series was just beginning and the Disney brothers brought Kathleen Dollard on board to help out. They asked Kathleen if she knew anyone else that could help and she mentioned “a stenographer who’s not doing anything at the moment.” Walt asked Kathleen to see if she would work for them.
Lillian decided to apply for the job since it was within walking distance from her home. She went to the Kingswell Studio for the interview. She met Walt for the first time and remembered that he wasn’t wearing a suit but had “a brown coat, sweater, raincoat and pants.” She was offered the job for fifteen dollars a week. Lillian’s seven year-old niece, Marjorie Sewell, walked her to the studio so she wouldn’t get lost on her first day.
Walt would frequently offer to drive Lillian and Kathleen, the other ink-and-paint girl, to their homes in the studio’s Ford roundabout (also called a runner) during the early days of the Studio. As the story goes, Walt always dropped off Lillian last, even if her home was closer. The old Ford had one seat and an open back. Lillian took a small amount of pride that Walt wanted to spend more time with her.
Lillian was hired on January 19, 1924 in the Ink and Paint Department. Walt and Lilly would be married a year and a-half later on July 13, 1925 at her brother’s house in Idaho. During that time, Lillian worked her way from Ink-and-Paint Girl to Walt’s personal secretary. Bob Thomas’ biography of Roy Disney, Building a Company, offers a tantalizing quote on the subject of Lillian’s performance:
“I was not very artistic at all, and I was not very good at inking and painting,” Lilly admitted. “Later, Walt made me his secretary, but I made too many mistakes when he was dictating. He always said I was so bad that he had to marry me.”
Walt was unsure about meeting Lilly’s extended family because of his absence of proper clothes. One evening, he asked Lillian if he could visit her if he got a suit. After she agreed, Walt and Roy went to Foreman and Clark’s and bought suits. Roy spent $35.00 for a one-pant suit while Walt spent $40.00 for a suit with two pair of pants. When he visited Lillian, he arrived in a gray-green and double breasted suit and “he looked very handsome.” Obviously, Lillian’s family liked him without hesitation.
Diane Disney Miller recounts the story of her parents first kiss in the Story of Walt Disney.
Mother has never talked much to me about Father’s courting, but she did break down once and tell me of the first time he kissed her. It happened one night when they were working late and Mother was taking dictation. “Suddenly,” she said, your father leaned over and kissed me.”
“What did you do?” I asked.
“I blushed,” Mother said. “It was customary in those days.”
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Did you know that Disney guests can make their fairytale come true with an after-hours wedding in Magic Kingdom Park. It is an exclusive experience that allows guests to wed in a private ceremony at Cinderella Castle, followed by an enchanted reception filled with dancing and world-class entertainment. This customized evening affair is the latest addition to the Wishes Collection. CaribbeanDays can make this dream come true for you! See a Fairy Tale Wedding at Disney.
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Join author of Butterfly Gardening Jane Hurwitz, and learn how to create a vibrant garden habitat that fosters butterflies. Following Jane’s talk, enjoy a walk with Sharon Wander, President of NABA, to see what butterflies we can discover. A book sale and signing follows the lecture. This program is eligible for 1.5 Rutgers Master Gardener CEU’S and is co-sponsored by The Friends of The Frelinghuysen Arboretum.
The Frelinghuysen Arboretum, 353 Hanover Ave, Morris Township.
Discover the beauty and diversity of Morris County’s Community Gardens through the people, plants, and planting techniques that make gardens thrive. Tour the many gardens, discover how to start one in your town, and learn more about growing your own food. Enjoy food tastings and demonstrations offered at the various gardens. This event is rain or shine and is co-sponsored by The Friends of The Frelinghuysen Arboretum.
Community Gardens throughout Morris County. Click here to learn more.
Have you ever spent a New Year’s Celebration in Disney World? CaribbeanDays, an Authorized Disney Vacation Planner, can book your magical experience now!
Start 2019 with a Pixar Party and a Disney style countdown to Midnight.
Pixar Party: A New Year’s Eve Celebration (8 p.m.-12:15 a.m.)
This New Year’s Eve, welcome in 2019 with a festive, family-friendly frolic through some childhood joys during Pixar Party: A New Year’s Eve Celebration at Disney’s Contemporary Resort.
Sarge from Pixar Animation Studios’ Toy Story films will welcome you as you arrive at the second floor of the resort. Once inside, you will discover spaces that have been transformed with scenes from beloved Pixar movies.
Highlights of the evening include:
Tickets are $190 per person, including tax and gratuity. To purchase tickets, call (407) WDW-DINE.
Disney Countdown to Midnight (8 p.m.-12:15 a.m.)
This New Year’s Eve, dress up and party during Disney Countdown to Midnight – an evening of dining, dancing and enchantment in the Fantasia Ballroom at Disney’s Contemporary Resort. Come discover a world sparkling with magic – everything from a Mickey Mouse mirror ball to Disney Character topiaries – as you move and groove to the high-energy New Year’s Bash Band and a live DJ providing music all night long.
Other highlights of the evening include:
Tickets are $275, including tax and gratuity. To purchase tickets, contact CaribbeanDays.
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