PRESIDENT'S DAY WEEKEND IN HARRISBURG

Happy President's Day!!!!

I hope everyone is having a good weekend, and must apologize for being gone so much.  I don't know where winter and my cocooning went...I think, right out the window. Then the weather was unbelievably warm ....in the high 60"s and is to continue all this week. Today, I'm off for the holiday and IT was much needed after my Roanoke moving adventure with the Lad. The lifting wasn't bad, but it gets hard to get anything done I reckon if you can't keep your eyes off his lovely backside!!! Upon getting back, I had work for two days, then it was off to visit my very good friends, the Capital Street Duo for the Dame's birthday. I always enjoy going to visit them. Not only are they always fun and entertaining, but the Dame has one hell of a interesting and lovely home. As a regular reader here, I'm sure you have seen the snaps I have taken there before. A good time was had by all.  The Dame had invited 21 people for dinner at one of my favorite Harrisburg places, Rubicon.

Rubicon is a playfully French inspired, bar-centric restaurant, offering honest epicurean fare. Their meals are prepared with fresh, locally grown produce, and their cock-a-tails are all very tasty and original. The atmosphere is very fun, elegant, with featured art work and house music being played. Definitely a good spot for a birthday celebration. I always said the Dame had good taste.

And I love a place that had my gin and tonic waiting for me.....

After dinner it was off to the 704 Lounge for a 20 a couple cock-a-tails, where the birthday celebrations continued. It was so warm out, even at 11pm, we had drinks on the rooftop! But the dear Dame was ready to retire around 12:30. Hey, it's hard to keep up with the Mistress's gin bath swims!!! And here are a few glimpses of the beauty and quirky at the Capital Street Duo's.....

Is it a wonder I feel like I'm at Downton Abbey?

These peacocks are very old antiquities and are stuffed with arsenic!!! Don't cross the Dame!

You mean you don't have a compote filled with glass light bulbs?

Beautiful stain glass in the bathroom...with big balls in the window box.

A new edition to the bath....a shadow box of vintage medicine bottles and tonics. Anything and everything that ails you.

Their house dog Philly, named after the Philadelphia Phillies. He is a sweet dog.

These were waiting for me in my boudoir when I arrived.

I couldn't help but wonder if Mr. DeVice has been a guest here too????

A cute pull toy from the early 1920's.

Me and my gams in a twin bed in my boudoir there! Me in a twin!!!! Thanks goodness I didn't have company!!! I also told the Dame she needs to replace my house coat there on the door hanging with a bigger one. It looks ridiculous when I get up in the night to get a drink, and there I am with a half coat on with my bare ass and jewels on display.

BIRTHDAY DAME

Here's to one of my favorite Brit actresses!!!!!

"When I approach the pearly gates, I'd like to hear a champagne cork popping, an orchestra tuning up, and the sound of my mother laughing."

"[about her damehood] I'm very surprised indeed, but very pleased that the honor pertains to theatre."

"I just want to do good work with good people in good places. And as for retirement, I can hardly spell the word. I'm driven, really. The demons won't lie down."

"People have always pitied spinsters. We have been derided, as if we had missed out on life. Well, we need not miss out on anything today!"

"We were betrayed by the BBC. We finished series four of Hetty Wainthropp, we were told there was going to be series five. But no word ever came - how rude! The BBC is run by 10-year-old children."

Happy Birthday and many happy returns!

Dame Patricia Routledge-

born  February 17 1929

IN THREE WORDS........

In this new feature, I'll share a picture of a weekly guest and you tell me in only three words what come to mind.

In three words.....

Alfred Hitchcock

WHAT'S GOING ON IN PHILADELPHIA???

PLENTY!!! While I'm still catching my breath, here are just some of the events going on in our fair hamlet. So If you'll be visiting Philadelphia and the surrounding area check these out......

Tancredi-The Kimmel Center

This medieval story of chivalry and tragic love is transported to the elegant atmosphere of post-World War I Europe in the Kimmel Centers production of Tancredi. The beautiful music of a young Rossini provides the soundtrack for the love between the exiled solider Tancredi and the beautiful Amenaide, daughter of the powerful Argirio. I hear Stephanie Blythe is amazing as Tancredi, as is the whole opera. I have already gotten tickets for the last show. The remaining shows are...

Friday, February 17, 2017 at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 19, 2017 at 2:30 p.m.

       Kimmel Center in Verizon Hall

   Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs

Sunday, February 19- 8:00pm

 Four-Time Emmy nominee and Tony Award-winning actor and activist Alan Cumming, known for standout roles in television , theater, as well as for his writing and stand-up comedy, has been called “a bawdy countercultural sprite” and “one of the most fun people in show business.” The New York Times calls the show an “emotional firestorm” with songs by artists as diverse as Billy Joel, Stephen Sondheim, Rufus Wainwright and Miley Cyrus, to name a few, “delivered passionately and with tremendous theatrical authority.”

Miss Richfield 1981- 2020 Vision

Friday, March 10 and March 11 at 8:00pm

Neighborhood House

I've been waiting with baited breath for her return!!!! In her all new show, "2020 Vision", Miss Richfield 1981 offers a survival guide for the new world. With comedic songs, videos, and her unique take on audience participation, Miss Richfield will help calm any post-election panic, and provide tools to prevent the apocalypse!

                                   

Martha Graham Cracker in Lashed But Not Leashed

March 16-18

8:00 pm - SEI Innovation Studio

 The vivacious, Ms. Martha Graham Cracker throws her all into a musical fever-dream as she belts out a bevy of original songs. But are we witnessing the swansong of her career? She's been disappointed by love and that fickle mistress called showbiz one too many times, and now she is determined to protect her delicate heart by barricading herself in the most unlikely of places: the library. Trading glitter and glamour for pensive quiet and study, Martha decides to pursue a graduate degree in library science, but even amongst the stacks there is no escape from love. 

Carol Burnett: An Evening of Laughter and Reflection

Tuesday, April 11-7:30pm

Academy of Music

During “An Evening of Laughter and Reflection,” Burnett will take questions from the audience, show video clips from her shows in a format that harkens back to the legendary openings of The Carol Burnett Show where her studio audience had an unfiltered opportunity to engage Carol with questions and receive spontaneous answers.

                

La Voix

The RRazz Room at the Raven Fri Apr 21, 2017-7:30pm

La Voix is a woman on a mission - To bring back the glamour! In this hilarious one-woman show, La Voix will take you on a journey exposing, analyzing and satirically delivering an evening of Judy Garland, Liza Minnelli, Shirley Bassey, Cher and many more! La Voix delivers dazzlingly precise sound-alike performances along with an abundance of Laughter and the chance to be up close with La Voix herself. It'll be an evening of live diva anthems, fun, and spontaneity and hilarious stories of La Voix’s travels across the globe! La Voix is a vivacious performer from Britain.

Steve Grand

The Rrazz Room- Friday May 5-7:30pm

Steve's piano and guitar-driven tracks are instantly timeless and familiar, and his sound is a tip of the hat to other American singer-songwriters like Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty.
The RRazz Room welcomes back Steve Grand after his sold out engagement in 2016. Steve has put together a brand new show for his return to New Hope. I'm looking most forward for this one too.

Broadway Up Close- Chita Rivera

Saturday- June 3 -8:00pm

Merriam Theater

A up close and personal night with the Broadway legend! Bound to be a great time and memories! 

Steven Brinberg as Simply Barabra

The Rrazz Room at the Raven Resort-Saturday, June 24 7:30pm

An incredible live musical tribute to the World's leading songstress!  Starring STEVEN BRINBERG, in the show he has toured across North America and Europe! Come and see why The New York Times says "Steven Brinberg is one of the most gifted impressionists in the world ... not only is his singing voice the closest thing to Streisand's, he is hilarious as well.