Carol Frank correctly identified: "And all the while I feel like I'm standing in the middle of a crowded room, screaming at the top of my lungs, and no one even looks up." coming from Titanic.
Try this one:
On Netflix:
The Last Hurrah - Once again I saw the this film in my OLLI class. It told the story of political poss Frank Skeffington played by Spencer Tracy. This was a fictionalized portrayal of the mayor of Boston at the time. In this film, he tries to get reelected as mayor for one last time. It was a changing time as television starts to play a bigger role in the political process. An interesting parallel to today's times and the instant news of the internet and social medial. Skeffington is portrayed as the old time politicial who strong arms people to do what he wants, but has a battle for this election as old money is against him. Interesting black and white 1950's film. 
Darling Companion - Diane Keaton heads this all star cast in a heart warming story about families coming together and realizing what is important. After the wedding of their youngest daughter, their beloved dog is lost and the ensuing search has the various couples find out who and what is important to them. Will it win an award -no , but it is a nice film to watch with the entire family. Kevin Kline, Dianne Wiest and Richard Jenkins round out the cast.
An Act to Catch:
Straight No Chaser - Last year Eric and Lisa gave me a Wolftrap gift certificate for my birthday and it took me until this week to use it and boy was it used well! Since we were going out with another couple who lived near Wolftrap, I looked at their schedule and saw this group was playing. Having absolutely no knowledge of them, I went to the internet and googled them. Was I glad!! They are an a cappella group that was formed at Indiana University in 1996. Once they graduated, they went their separate ways, but reunited ten years later in 2006. One of their original members put a performance on UTube and it went viral. The rest as they say is history. They sing mostly popular music of today, but the type that you could take a grandmother like me to see. As I sat their listening, I thought how much Sarah and Amanda would have enjoyed the performance as well. They truly are a group the whole family can enjoy. So if you see them performing at a venue near you or on the local PBS station, make sure to either go see them or set your DVD to watch them - you won't be disappointed.
Another Restaurant:
Ovations at Wolftrap -As mentioned above, we were meeting friends at Wolftrap and didn't want to go out to a local restaurant nor did we want to picnic since it was a hot sticky night. For years I had passed this restaurant as we made our way to the box office so suggested we eat there before the concert.. It is a buffet, but the food was of good quality. You start off with salads and soup. The salads were not just greens, but interesting ones that included tomato with mozzarella cheese. Soups included gazpacho and crab. The entrees were salmon, chicken, beef and pork and dessert were gourmet cupcakes, ice cream and fruit. It was $29.00. Drinks were pricey, but it was convenient and tasty!
Engaging Beach Read:
Law of Attraction by Allison Leotta -Once again I found another interesting topic to explore at an OLLI class. Ms. Leotta spoke to the group about her journey to becoming a writer. She was a federal prosecutor in DC specializing in felony sex crimes and domestic violence. Every night she would tell stories to her husband about cases she was handling. (I am sure she was professional in her tellings.) She also had an interest in writing so her husband encouraged her to write the stories down and an author was born. After the birth of her two children, she started writing mysteries full time and this was her first book. It was a page turner and had a bit of a twisted ending. I read it quickly and would recommend it for the lazy days of summer. She also has a blog that explains why some of the things that happen in the present crime shows would never happen. It is quite interesting. Her website is www.allisonleotta.com. She has another novel out - Deception and another one will be coming out in August.
Enjoy the 4th!
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