I started this blog with one daughter, kept it up with the other, to spend time together doing something we enjoyed.
However, things change and people evolve. My daughters are older, busier, and not as interested in writing.
From now on this blog will be mostly mom with occasional contributions from my daughters and maybe even my husband.
Nothing else will change. We'll still focus on sharing fun places to go, fun things to do, and more, and we would  still love to hear your views too

Saturday, October 17, 2026

Still More Theater Saturday - Fallen Angels

We received access to Fallen Angels for review purposes. Any opinions expressed here are our own. 


What: Fallen Angels

Where: Movie theaters nationwide

Who: Recommended for ages 16 and up due to adult themes and language

When: Various dates between 10/22 and 11/21

A recording of Roundabout Theatre Company's recent staging of Noël Coward's Fallen Angels will arrive in movie theaters starting on October 22.  This sharply written farce is basically a battle of wits between two wealthy women who share the same former lover. Kelly O'Hara and Rose Byrne are delightful as the pair. They deliciously chew up the scenery as they verbally tear each other up throughout the show.  Aasif Mandvi and Christopher Fitzgerald as their respective husbands,  plus Mark Consuelos as the man in question and Tracee Chimo in a hilarious turn as a servant, capably round out the cast.


And that's our view. To find out when Fallen Angels is coming to a theater near you and/or purchase tickets, visit fallenangelsincinemas.com.

Tune in tomorrow for this week's Sunday Scoop.

Photo credits: 
All Fallen Angels production photos provided by Trafalgar Releasing

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Friday, October 16, 2026

Giveaway: Win a copy of The Mystic and The Missing Girl in the Silly Pumpkins Giveaway Hop!

 


Welcome to the Silly Pumpkins Giveaway Hop



If you want to add a little more mystery to your life this spooky season, you might enjoy Vikki Vansickle's The Mystic and the Missing Girl. It's a cosy mystery with a supernatural twist, which makes it the perfect read for this ghostly time of year. This intriguing book centers on Drew, a young woman who reluctantly uses the psychic powers she inherited from her late aunt to solve the unsolved mystery of a missing girl that destroyed her aunt's career and reputation. For more about this book, see our previous post Tips for Tuesday - Books: The Mystic and The Missing Girl. Enter to win a copy below (Please see note* below before entering the giveaway):

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Giveaway Dates 10/16 - 10/31
Giveaway open to ages 18+ in the US


Win a copy of The Mystic and The Missing Girl


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Thursday, October 15, 2026

Theater Thursday - Fish

We received complimentary tickets to Fish for review purposes. Any and all opinions expressed here are our own. 


What: Fish

Where: WP Theater 
              2162 Broadway
              New York, NY

Who: Recommended for ages 12 and up due to language, subject matter, & brief nudity

When: Through October 25, 2026


Fish is the coming-of-age story of a young girl named Karya, whose brother has disappeared. Determined to find out if an outrageous rumor about where he can be is true, she ends up on the dark side of the internet and in over her head. 


This show is darkly funny, terrifyingly shocking, and in some ways very relatable. Although the situations are, thankfully, unlikely to occur in most people's lives, the characters and relationships, particularly those between Karya and her best friend, Libby, and between Karya and her mother, are likely familiar to most. The two friends' relationship truly captures the push and pull of friendships among girls of that age. They love each other, and they hate each other. Sometimes, even both at the same time.


Karya's relationship with her mother is even more fraught. As a girl on the brink of adulthood, she pushes her mother away and not always in the kindest way. Her mother, for her part, is not quite ready to let go of her daughter. Sometimes, she holds on a little too tightly. Other times she is exactly what her daughter needs. 


Karya is played by Yasmin Ranz-Lind. Roxana Hope Radja is her mother, and Alyssa May Gold is Libby. The skill of these performers, along with Sara Haider and Kario Marcel, gives the show its truthfulness and its heart.


And that's our view. For more about Fish or to purchase tickets, visit wptheater.org/show/fish.

Tune in Saturday for Still More Theater Saturday.

Photo credits:
All Fish production photos by Joan Marcus

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