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November, 2015 – Miami Nights!

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November, 2015 – Miami Nights!

Miami Nights!  A Hilarious Night of Comedy Miami Style!

The New Light Theatre is proud to announce its brand new production “Miami Nights!” – capturing the flavor and life of Miami in a series of short shorts!

 2 MIAMI NIGHTS Produce Directed by WENDY WHITE

Friday, November 20 and Saturday, November 21, 2015 – Cocktails at 7 pm, Show starts at 8 pm

GAB Studio, 225 NW 26th Street, Miami, Florida 33127 – $25 per seat.

 

Proceeds of the production “Miami Nights” will be dedicated to the New Light Foundation’s Program to teach art and theatre to the children in Homeless Shelters.

 

How Miami Nights came to be – New Light Theatre’s Resident Playwright, Artist and Director, Wendy White envisioned a theatre production capturing the essence of life in Miami, and invited South Florida playwrights, Casey Dressler, Vanessa Garcia, Matthew Para and Marla E. Schwartz to introduce their comedic plays resulting in a hilarious night of theatre!  States Wendy White; “Life in Miami as an artist and playwright is invigorating, as we are located in one of the most creative epicenters on the planet!  Performing these plays right before Art Basel adds to the excitement.”

 

Eleven original mini plays will be performed by talented cast members: Jair Bula, Gema Calero, Robert Hernandez, Tiffany Miller, Luis Navarro, Alejandro Nunez-Mazzieri, Joanna Orrego and Jessica Pusceddu.

 

1) “The Unusual Suspect…” by Matthew Para

2) “Hair” by Wendy White

3) “Bus from Miami” by Wendy White

4)  “On the Side’ by Casey Dressler

5)  “A Famous Housewife” by Marla E. Schwartz

6)  “Palm Tree Haiku for Haiyan” by Vanessa Garcia

7)  “Asanas in Pajamas” by Wendy White

8)  “Art Basel” by Wendy White

9)  “Piña” by Vanessa Garcia

10)  “Brunch Soon” by Marla E. Schwartz

11)  “Love Wins” by Wendy White
Wendy White has written over 135 one-act plays and was a resident playwright, curator and director at the Kraine Theater and the Expanded Arts Theater in the East Village of New York City from 1984 to 2001. Her off-Broadway productions are the basis for her venue at the New Light Theatre in Miami. She produced her one woman show; The Jewish Nun to sold-out audiences in Off-Broadway’s 59e59 Theatre and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland.  Her theatre company has performed in Amsterdam, Paris, Miami, Los Angeles and New York City.

 

Wendy is President of the New Light Foundation, Inc., a 501(c) 3 non-profit public foundation whose mission is to provide art and cultural outreach through education.  In 2009, the New Light Foundation represented the United States as Art Ambassadors of the 1-2-3 Kinderlachen e.V. foundation of Rottenburg, Germany by hosting the international “Global Gallery” project (www.123kinderlachen.org). During the course of this important project, the “world’s biggest canvas” emerged; painted by children – transcending all borders and conflicts.
Press contact: Wendy White – wendywhitelight@hotmail.com

Tickets can be purchased on line at:  www.newlightgallery.org.

For information and reservations, please call: 954.829.0638

November, 2015 – Next Wellington Council Meeting

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Wellington Council to Review Proposed Charter Amendments

 

Wellington’s Council will hold a public hearing on the adoption of four Ordinances regarding the Village’s existing Charter. The meeting will take place at Village Hall, located at 12300 Forest Hill Boulevard, on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.

 

All interested parties are invited to attend and be heard with respect to the proposed ordinances. Copies of all documents pertaining to the proposed ordinances are available for review Monday through Thursday, from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., at the Clerk’s Office at Village Hall.

 

For a complete list of the proposed Ordinances, as well as 2016 Election Ballot updates, please visit www.wellingtonfl.gov. Videos from all Charter Review Task Force meetings (from June 2014 through July 2015) are also available on the website.

 

As another way to stay informed on the latest news and updates from the Village, residents are invited to sign up for Wellington information and updates at www.wellingtonfl.gov/enews.

 

For information about other Wellington programs, events, activities, and updates, please visit www.wellingtonfl.gov or watch Channel 18 for the latest happenings.

November, 2015 – Events at Joey’s Outback

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November, 2015 – Events at Joey’s Outback

November, 2015 – Events at Joey’s Outback

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November, 2015 – WinterFest 2015

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November, 2015 – WinterFest 2015

Join us for WinterFest, 2015

Saturday, November 28th

Gates open at 5pm

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November, 2015 – Help Create a GMO-Free Wellington

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November, 2015 – Help Create a GMO-Free Wellington

November, 2015 – Help Create a GMO-Free Wellington

Want more information?  Call Monica at (561) 762-1713.

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November, 2015 – Ode to Autumn

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Ode to Autumn

by Thomas Hood

I saw old Autumn in the misty morn
Stand shadowless like Silence, listening
To silence, for no lonely bird would sing
Into his hollow ear from woods forlorn,
Nor lowly hedge nor solitary thorn;
Shaking his languid locks all dewy bright
With tangled gossamer that fell by night,
Pearling his coronet of golden corn.
Where are the songs of Summer?—With the sun,
Opening the dusky eyelids of the south,
Till shade and silence waken up as one,
And Morning sings with a warm odorous mouth.
Where are the merry birds?—Away, away,
On panting wings through the inclement skies,
Lest owls should prey
Undazzled at noon-day,
And tear with horny beak their lustrous eyes.
Where are the blooms of Summer?—In the west,
Blushing their last to the last sunny hours.
When the mild Eve by sudden Night is prest
Like tearful Proserpine, snatch’d from her flow’rs
To a most gloomy breast.
Where is the pride of Summer,—the green prime,—
The many, many leaves all twinkling?—Three
On the moss’d elm; three on the naked lime
Trembling,—and one upon the old oak tree!
Where is the Dryad’s immortality?—
Gone into mournful cypress and dark yew,
Or wearing the long gloomy Winter through
In the smooth holly’s green eternity.
The squirrel gloats on his accomplish’d hoard,
The ants have brimm’d their garners with ripe grain,
And honey been save stored
The sweets of summer in their luscious cells;
The swallows all have wing’d across the main;
But here the Autumn melancholy dwells,
And sighs her tearful spells
Amongst the sunless shadows of the plain.
Alone, alone,
Upon a mossy stone,
She sits and reckons up the dead and gone,
With the last leaves for a love-rosary;
Whilst all the wither’d world looks drearily,
Like a dim picture of the drownëd past
In the hush’d mind’s mysterious far-away,
Doubtful what ghostly thing will steal the last
Into that distance, gray upon the gray.
O go and sit with her, and be o’ershaded
Under the languid downfall of her hair;
She wears a coronal of flowers faded
Upon her forehead, and a face of care;—
There is enough of wither’d everywhere
To make her bower,—and enough of gloom;
There is enough of sadness to invite,
If only for the rose that died, whose doom
Is Beauty’s,—she that with the living bloom
Of conscious cheeks most beautifies the light:
There is enough of sorrowing, and quite
Enough of bitter fruits the earth doth bear,—
Enough of chilly droppings from her bowl;
Enough of fear and shadowy despair,
To frame her cloudy prison for the soul!

Thomas Hood (1789-1845 )

November, 2015 – The Importance of Sleep

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November, 2015 – The Importance of Sleep

Mommy MomentsMelanie Lewis

The Importance of Sleep

By Melanie Lewis

It’s 9:00 p.m., do you know where your pillow is?

My cat is curled up on the end of the bed sleeping.  Stillness, peace, rest.  Contrast that with the dueling pillows taking place down the hall.   The boys are having a pre-bedtime, take-down pillow fight.   I wish my kids to be more cat-like, especially when it comes to getting to bed for the night.  It’s not only for their benefit, it’s for the parents as well.  My motto is a well-rested family is a happier family.

Sleep, This is a major topic of books written on infants and children.  There’s volumes by Ferber and co-sleeping and sleep training.  Despite what’s recommended, my kids don’t clock in the recommended hours.  This topic has eluded our family.  I feel like the general barking orders. I’ve posted charts, lists, and drilled the routine. They don’t seem to get the notion that when it’s dark and you’re tired, you go to bed.  Mommy and daddy would like to have some time before we turn in for the night;  to read a book, watch  TV, or just have an uninterrupted conversation.

Likewise, we don’t get to “sleep-in”.  My feet hit the ground running. My first 2 hours of the day are about taking care of others and continues throughout the day and into the evening.  I’ve tried to say, “Now, kids, when you get up in the morning, just go use the bathroom and then go back to bed.”  Unfortunately, I’ve gotten into trouble there.  They are hungry.  Like little mice, they scurry to the kitchen.  Soon there’s a crash and grape jelly is splattered all over the floor.   Or, a fight erupts over who gets to use the Kindle.

Being well rested makes the day go more smoothly, but bedtime hassles derail our efforts.   Yawn!     Right now I see a flashlight on under someone’s’ blanket.  And it’s way past 9:00 p.m.. Maybe I’ll catch a cat-nap in the afternoon.

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Melanie Lewis is the mother of 2 active young boys. She is married and works part-time as a Silpada representative and a weight loss consultant. She enjoys book club, and playing with her Blue-mitted Ragdoll, Percy and Golden Retriever, Rosie. She can be reached at – melaniewlewis@yahoo.com. 

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November, 2015 – I Just Don’t Like The Way I’m Feeling

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November, 2015 – I Just Don’t Like The Way I’m Feeling

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I Just Don’t Like The Way I’m Feeling

By Dr. Randy Laurich

The other day I was talking with some friends and we were discussing injuries, aches, pains and getting older.  Some of our old injuries have been creeping up on us and cause weakness or limitations.   One of my friends said  “I don’t like it, I don’t like it at all.” So, what can we do about these aches, pains, and old injuries?

Most of the weakness comes from an imbalance in the body, whether it’s spinal alignment or loose ligaments or tight muscles.  These limitations could be caused from old fractures, sprains, strains or other injuries.  So what can be done about these weaknesses?

First, you must be evaluated to see how  these weaknesses are throwing your body off.  I evaluate many different  athletes from many different sports and have found that balancing the spine helps to balance the entire system, starting with the nervous system.

But just balancing the spine doesn’t always help with limitations, weakness or injury.  We must look at our weaknesses and strengthen the body around them. The body will adapt and overcome if we find the right team to help.  So if you have a trainer, or physical therapist, or chiropractor, make sure they are evaluating you based on your limitations, weaknesses or injuries, so that they can provide you with the best care possible.

Let me evaluate your spine today. I want to be your family chiropractor.

Call today, change your life today.

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Dr. Randall Laurich

Chiropractor

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November, 2015 – The Property Known As Garland Runs in Palm Beach

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November, 2015 – The Property Known As Garland Runs in Palm Beach

The Property Known As Garland Runs in Palm Beach

By Angela Shaw

Photo credit - Jeffrey A McDonald
Photo credit – Jeffrey A McDonald

 

When Lee Marlow’s acting coach requested a cold reading of The Property Known as Garland, she jumped to the podium, script in hand. One doesn’t normally drag their feet or refuse a director’s request, especially if that director happens to be Burt Reynolds. Marlow read it with grace and ease; the words tripping off her lips. She later said of the read that,

“It. Felt. Wonderful!”

The role of Judy Garland appeared to be tailor-made for Marlow. A perfect fit, like the red, satin gown she wore in the final scene.

If you were lucky enough to see the production last month at the former Florida Stage, I think you’d agree that

It. Was. More. Than. Wonderful!garland1

Set in Garland’s backstage dressing room, the icon took us on a journey from her stolen Vaudeville childhood, through the relationship with MGM studios, her many husbands, her mercenary mother, and the nagging narcotics. Garland told her story of triumphs, defeats and come-backs. With biting wit she rails on those who forced their agendas on her, who started her on the ‘pill mill’ at 15 – a pill to keep her awake, help her sleep, shed excess weight. She struggled to regain her life when those around her orchestrated it against her will. She battled for her identity and independence despite being treated like a thing, a product, a paycheck for her producers. Her fierce love for her children was her only lifeline, her saving grace, for the moment, anyway.

The two-character script was written by Billy Van Zandt and played in New York for several weeks. How it got to the The Palm Beaches Theatre in Manalapan, is a story in itself.

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1957, Backstage at the Greek Theater – LA Times

Burt Reynolds had set things in motion for Marlow and insisted the show be a one-woman monologue. Marlow contacted offices in New York to see if Reynold’s vision was possible and to procure licensing rights. Office workers directed her to Billy Van Zandt himself via email. A few emails later she got a personal phone call from the playwright. Delighted to speak with him directly, Marlow explained Burt’s concept and where he wanted to cut in to the script. To her surprise, Billy told her he had preferred it as a monologue and said it should start with the precise line Reynolds had recommended. Licensing was granted. With that kind of like-mindedness and affirmation, Marlow went to work and emerged with 90 minutes of a sparkling depiction of  who Judy Garland was.

When many of us think of Judy Garland, we picture the young farm girl in a blue checkered dress, Toto in arms, belting out “Over the Rainbow.” We soar with her mighty vocals to that magical land.

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For others a darker image arises: one of a tragic, worn down woman. We mourn that she left this world so early.

Regardless of which image of Judy you ascribe to,  Marlow’s grand portrayal of the legendary star is one of the best. The Property Known As Garland is likely to come back again in the future at The Palm Beaches Theatre, formerly The Florida Stage, 262 South Ocean Drive, in Manalapan. For information about their upcoming season, call 561-362-0003. The play was scheduled for a second run, but this was recently postponed.

And if you get the wonderful chance to see the show, you will see that Marlow’s presentation is more than just a tribute, but a treatise on her tenacious will. A declaration of her determination to resist defeat and shine as the victorious star she truly was.Angela Shaw

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Angela Shaw is a blogger, pianist and songwriter. Born and raised in California, she has five grown children and resides with her husband in Wellington.

November, 2015 – Don’t Thwart Your Thyroid

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November, 2015 – Don’t Thwart Your Thyroid

Natural Insight

Don’t Thwart Your Thyroid

By Sabeen Faquir

Working at a pharmacy, I see a lot of medication dispensed for thyroid support. Armour Thyroid and Nature Throid are popular brands. Did you know you could get similar ingredients from supplements?

According to Forest Laboratories, Inc., “Armour Thyroid is a natural, porcine-derived thyroid hormone replacement containing both T4 and T3.” And according to WebMD, Nature Throid “…is a natural product made from animal thyroid glands (usually a pig’s). Well, supplements like Natural Resources Raw Thyroid and Thyroid Glandular by American Biologics provide thyroid hormones from bovine sources.

In practice, the consumption of porcine hormones delivers needed T3 and T4 hormones to patients with hypothyroidism.  In fact, the body secretes a T4:T3 ratio as 11:1 and Armour Thyroid delivers a 4.22:1 ratio. To make up the difference, compounding is suggested (Snyder, Listecki).  You may be wondering what are T4 and T3 hormones? These are hormones produced by your thyroid gland that control your metabolism. In a below-average functioning thyroid, these levels drop. In order to be diagnosed with hypothyroidism, your TSH (Thyroid Stimulating hormone) levels must be over a certain level. An inverse relationship exists between T4 and T3 hormones and the TSH hormone. In fact, a TSH level over 2.0 is associated with an increased risk of hypothyroidism over 20 years (Dayan et al).

So, could non-pharmacueticals with bovine hormones also help raise our T4 and T3 hormones? In theory, consumption of bovine thyroid hormones should produce the similar results as the consumption of porcine thyroid hormones.  But unfortunately, I haven’t found much evidence supporting the consumption of thyroid hormones through dietary supplements. One study found that commercially available thyroid supplements delivered so much of the T4 and T3 hormones, it could potentially cause thyrotoxicosis or hyperthyroidism (Kang et al). In a hyperthyroid condition, TSH levels drop and T4 and T3 levels rise dangerously high.

What can you do for support of a slow functioning thyroid? Iodine is needed by the thyroid to make thyroid hormones and selenium is used in the conversion of T4 to T3. According to the NIH, the Recommended Dietary Allowance for Iodine is 150mcg for someone 19 years or older. Depending on salt intake or the presence or absence of foods rich in iodine, people get more or less than the upper intake level, daily. Please only take supplemental iodine under the guidance of a healthcare provider. This is because excess iodine intake is also associated with thyrotoxicosis and complications of hypothyroidism, according to Integrative Health of West Palm Beach.

Selenium, on the other hand, is well associated with benefits for the thyroid gland. A study in China found an association between low selenium status and increased risk of thyroid disease (Wu et al). In another study, it was found to reduce likelihood of postpartal hypothyroidism (Gartner). Also, supplementation of selenium is found to improve the structure of the gland (Drutel et al). So, if you are thinking about alternatives to your thyroid treatment, talk to your doctor.

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Sabeen is currently an MPH student at NOVA Southeastern University.  She is an evidence-based health writer able to decipher and convey first hand research to an informed audience.  Sabeen was inspired to write about natural alternatives to health after working for a science and health information dispensing company that also sold vitamins and supplements. 

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Disclaimer: The statements in this article are not intended to treat, prevent, diagnose, or cure disease.

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