Dear Readers,
Happy June and Happy Father’s Day to all of our Around Wellington Dads!
As summer arrives, we have some excellent advice from Heather Loguidice in “Ask the Docs.” She covers dehydration, heat stroke, sun burn, mosquito bites, swimmer’s ear and food-borne illnesses.
Looking for a fun indoor place to go with your kids over the summer? Check out Picasso’s Paint-Your-Own Pottery and you will be delighted. See our “AW Spotlight” story about this special place, including a little introduction video to what they do. Don’t forget to visit our “AW Coupons” page for a coupon too.
Do you have a local business or just an interest in marketing techniques? You will be impressed with David Spatz’ case for “Text Marketing” and why it’s possibly the most effective way to reach your customers. Thanks, David, for this interesting story this month, which can be found under “AW Stories of the Month.”
Also under “AW Stories of the Month,” Marla E. Schwartz gives us the full run-down on what’s happening at City Theatre’s “Summer Shorts.” They are also presenting the Lisa Loeb/ Marco Ramirez play “Camp Kappawanna.” And a play featuring Jai Rodriguez (of “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” fame) called “Dirty Little Secrets.” It’s going to be a sizzling summer of theater!
We’re so excited to bring you back-to-back-to-back contests, thanks to our advertisers and other great organizations in our community too! We just gave away some great contest prizes – tickets for 4 to Lisa Loeb’s Camp Kappawanna at the Kravis Center, tickets to the Taste of the West and Chocolate Lover’s Festival, a gift certificate for a one-hour massage at Massage Envy and many more! Our next contest is for tickets to City Theatre’s “Summer Shorts” play festival, so don’t forget to click on our “Contest” page and email your entry!
Writer Stephanie Karpf addresses the obesity problem in this country – nope, not people this time– it’s pets she’s talking about. Check out “Creature Feature” for her story “Obesity isn’t just a People Problem.”
In “Cultural Corner,” writer Marla E. Schwartz gets up close and personal with award-winning actress Sharon Gless of “Burn Notice.” Speaking of acting and the world of theater, there are a couple of special theater events not to be missed in June – Lisa Loeb’s “Camp Kappawanna,” a children’s musical and City Theatre’s “Summer Shorts.” We’re giving away tickets to both of these to a couple of lucky contest winners!
Thanks to Shawn Thompson for her helpful updates to “Kids’ Corner” and the “Kids Eat FREE” scene Around Wellington! This month we’ve added a couple of fun things – the schedule of summer kids’ movies at the Wellington Marketplace theater and a little home video of creating your own rocket out of a 2-liter bottle. OK, something for everyone!
And why must we always accept plastic bags, even if we are perfectly willing to walk away “bag-less” after a store transaction? That’s what Bryan Hayes wants to know in “Living Green” this month.
I’d like to point you to our “Photo Galleries” page because there are so many great photos these days of recent events! I want to thank Carol Porter for getting Around Wellington so well and for the excellent photos! I want to thank Lois Spatz and Christine Rose for their ongoing excellent photos too! Check out photos from “The 2011 FL Green, Energy and Climate Conference,” the most recent Wellington Chamber luncheon, the most recent PW Chamber luncheon, the Heroes in Medicine awards, the Mighty Wolverine Sound Band Awards and coming soon – Taste of the West photos!
While you’re at it, please check out our “Videos” page, which features a few short, funny clips from last month’s terrific “Laugh Out Loud” show at the Wellington Amphitheatre. Our videos page features Leslie Grey Streeter of the Palm Beach Post, Frannie Sheridan (known for her one-woman show “Confessions of a Jewish Shiksa”), Alan Shuman and Evan Jacobs.
Our “Teen Talk” writer Stephanie Courtois makes a case for how important it is for teens to experience being a camp counselor, as she thinks about her upcoming summer. A big congratulations to Stephanie Courtois also – as she was selected to be Editor-in-Chief of the Wellington High School newspaper, beginning next fall! Way to go, Stephanie!
Where in the world is our travelin’ Terri Marshall this month? Houston, Texas – giving us an unusual tourist’s perspective on all of the fun things to do while in Houston. Did you know that there’s a house in Houston with an aluminum siding made up of 100% flattened beer cans? And did you know they have a fabulous zoo in Houston? Check it out in “Travel with Terri!”
Thank you to our AroundWellington® contributors, writers and photographers, for their excellent work! Here’s our table of contents for this month. So see below or just visit www.AroundWellington.com to explore.
Thanks to our advertisers and to you, our readers! Please feel free to contact me if you ever have questions or suggestions: aroundwellington@earthlink.net.
Cheers,
Krista Martinelli
Editor