You Gotta Go

The Smith Center for the Performing Arts has just recently opened here in Las Vegas and I have been lucky enough to have been invited to go to the first 2 plays of this seasons Broadway Series. My friend Ronna bought season tickets for this seasons performances and we have been to see The Color Purple and just this past weekend we Saw Mary Poppins. The venue is over the top beautiful and these photos really don't show just how beautiful this place really is. This photo is what you see  when you first walk into the building just past the lobby. All 5 floors of the center  have their own bars, large comfortable seating areas, and balcony's (except for this floor of course). The grounds around the area is spectacular with lots of Art all around. It's amazing that we have something this special right here in Las Vegas. I know I know we have all the shows on the strip and they are great but nothing is better than the experience of going out to "The Theater".
Season tickets for this season are already gone but I have just bought my season tickets for next season ...8 great shows!

Thank you so much Ronna for sharing this with me!

This is the view from our seats!

Happy Birthday Robert Zimmerman

Born Robert Zimmerman AKA Bob Dylan is 71 years old today...can't believe that. 
I grew up listening to Bob Dylan and I must own most all his music. Love all his music and it brings me back to my younger, wilder days.
Happy Birthday Bob ...thanks for the great music

Congratulations

A congratulatons shout out to our grandson Willie who just graduation from Kailua High School ...watch out world he is out there now!

Happy Mother's Day

Missing my own mother today, Happy Mother's Day!

Art and Elegance

I just got back from a quick 4 day trip to Portland Oregon for some sister time and Art and Elegance. This is a large show at the Portland Convention Center where all the local artists and all the different Art Guilds come together. It is free to the public and there are all sorts of different types of art to see and buy.

We had our booth in the Bead Society Guild, my sister has a gift for making the most beautiful displays which really set our booth apart from all the others.

Long long days but good people watching, Portland has this saying "Help keep Portland Weird"

If you have ever been there you would understand why!

The last day we were there I saw this sign that said "Demos" when I looked at the table I saw a purple Hydraulic Press and just knew .....it was a girl who's blog I follow. She was so nice to walk me through the Hydraulic Press process and let me make a bracelet, thanks Mellisa. I just bought a book on Hydraulic Presses about a month ago to study up on them to see if I really need to spend the money for one ...after this weekend I think the answer is YES!

We had 3 tables full of beautiful displays to show off our jewelry

We had a good mix of jewelry between the two of us.

Long days, don't think I could do this with any one but my sister, thanks Dennie