Learning how to swing a whole new world for this little girl
Even now, as I sit writing this article, I am aware of the gentle rhythm of the snow as it drifts gently towards the ground.
This, of course, heralds the arrival of true winter-- the season that will now be with us, in some form, until June or so... Naturally, my mind wanders backwards to the summer past and the summer before that...Summer of 2010.
Sophia was, at that time, one year and five months old. She was walking and very much enjoying new control of her body. Her movements were deliberate and calculated--sometimes using her skills for good, and sometimes for evil...you know, gearing up for the terrible twos (by the way, Sophia's Two Year old stories will be a series unto itself, believe me....).
She enjoyed going for "walks"--this is in brackets because she really enjoyed challenging herself to go farther and farther, but sometimes forgot to factor in the trip home which only meant hitching a ride on the timely Mommy Express...minimal consequence, really...
One of her favorite places to be was and still is Bellevue Park.
The variety of activity-based items present on-site delight her again and again as she can devise multiple and complete ways to provoke fear-based heart attacks in her mother.
In reality, I do credit time spent here with many developmental benefits-- eye hand co-ordination (Sophia--do not climb too high please!), social interaction (Sophia, we do not push our friends), and hygiene (Sophia don't touch that... you can't even imagine how dirty it is!) I find Bellevue Park is well maintained, beautiful and declare it to be full of fun for children of various ages.
On the days when we couldn't go to Bellevue Park (aka The Big Pa-hk), Sophia was always happy to go to one of the many "Little Pahks" in our area...we have access to Bruce Street Park, Hamilton Park and a few others.
These little mini parks have the basics--swings for big children and swings for little children and are also well maintained and fun.
The Heidi Chronicles Review - News
They include Cats, Sunday in the Park with George, Dreamgirls, Little Shop of Horrors, The Heidi Chronicles, Jerome Robbins' Broadway, Lettice & Lovage, Dancin', Amadeus, The Gin Game, Passion and Indiscretions. The Shubert Organization's activities
By HEIDI IVANY, Chronicles of Sophia Even now, as I sit writing this article, I am aware of the gentle rhythm of the snow as it drifts gently towards the ground. This, of course, heralds the arrival of true winter-- the season that will now be with us,
“The Heidi Chronicles;” “Pippin;” “Rosenkrantz and Guildenstern are Dead;” The Passage,” a modern, experimental adaptation of “Moby Dick.” Next on his plate? “Black Comedy” and “The real Inspector Hound,” in addition, of course, to classroom
(Emily K.) The Vanishers by Heidi Julavits: The fourth novel from Believer editor Julavits tells the story of an academy for psychics and the battle between two powerful women, the masterful Madame Ackermann and her most promising — and hence
The PBS show chronicles the lives of a rich British family and their many fascinating servants, and it's addictive from the moment you tune in. One of the first season's events made our best deaths of 2011 list (spoilers, obviously.)
Review: The Heidi Chronicles | Harvard Art Review
Is well-performed, funny, and affecting.
At the center of this play is Heidi Holland, played by Mackenzie Sigalos (’10). The play follows Heidi from youth to adulthood as she grows alongside the feminist movement. This production marks Sigalos’s Harvard theater debut, although you would never believe it to watch her. Although a bit uneasy playing the staid lecturer, as well as the shy wallflower at the high school dance, she is able to pack a punch in her devastating scene at the end of Act 1, in which she attends the wedding of Scoop–the man she loves–to another woman. Sigalos portrays with heart-wrenching precision Heidi’s determination not to give in to Scoop’s persuasive pleas for love without clouding her utter desire to be able to be with him. As her tears flow, our hearts break – she is utterly captivating and magnificently honest. Her skills are also highlighted in Act II when she gives an unprepared speech to the students of her alma mater. Filled with delicacy, sensibility, and pathos, Sigalos’s performance stands out as one of the best in Harvard theater this year.
Scoop, a charismatic newspaper editor and Heidi’s life-long suitor, is played deftly and suavely by Noah Hoch (’11). Scoop is a graduate of Princeton – and a portrait of exactly what Harvard students should avoid becoming in the years following our graduation. Hoch arms Scoop with the very essence of charisma, which is vital in creating Heidi’s central conflict– whether to be with Scoop or not – and he skillfully shapes a character whom the audience can both love and hate. Sure, he’s a philanderer, but his cynicism and disillusionment inspire our urge to save him from himself. It takes talent to make a sleazeball so appealing, and Hoch pulls it off without a moment’s hesitation.
Although Phil Gillen (’13), playing Heidi’s childhood friend and gay pediatrician Peter, fails to impress anyone in Act 1, he vastly improves throughout Act 2. During Act 1, he lacks clear motivation, and his and Sigalos’s scene together at the high school dance seems contrived. However, in Act 2 he inhabits this role with a conviction that is powerful and moving. He reaches another level entirely in the play’s penultimate scene. As he confesses to Heidi that his lover has been infected with AIDS, he expresses his pain, fear and anguish so nakedly and so forcefully that more than one audience member was moved to tears, complete with sniffling and furtive face-wiping. While Sigalos may be the star of the play, Gillen completely steals this scene and finally proves the true extent of his dramatic capabilities. And while Sigalos is graduating in just a few months, Gillen has just begun his Harvard career. We can look forward to much from this young actor.