Coming to Detroit: RENT 20th Anniversary Tour + GIVEAWAY CLOSED

The first time I saw RENT was when the movie came out in 2005. I was in college, and remember watching with friends in the dorm. Today, I have seen RENT the musical twice and cannot wait to see it again when the tour comes to Detroit. RENT\’s 20th Anniversary Tour is a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning masterpiece and it will be stopping at the Fox Theatre in Detroit Friday, October 11 and Saturday, October 12.

Performance times for the RENT 20th Anniversary Tour at the Fox Theatre are:
Friday, October 11 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 12 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 12 8:00 p.m.

Want to join me at the show? I have a pair of tickets to giveaway and you could be the winner! Just use the widget below to enter. Good Luck!

Want to guarantee your chance to see RENT 20th Anniversary Tour? Click here to buy your tickets and use coupon code SAVE10 to save $10 on select tickets.

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Instant Pot 15-Bean Soup

As soon as September hits I start to dream about trips to the cider mill, adventures through the woods and of course big pots of soup. Despite temperatures being in the 80\’s this past weekend, I decided that I was going to make a hearty and healthy soup… it\’s vegan too! I cooked it in my Mealthy Pot (Instant Pot) and in about an hour I had the most delicious soup.

Instant Pot Vegan 15-Bean Soup
Ingredients
1 (20 oz) bag 15-bean soup mix
1 (14.5 oz) can diced Italian-style tomatoes
8 cups vegetable broth
3 carrots, diced
1/2 large onion, diced
3 stalks celery, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon of sea salt
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper

Directions
1. Rinse the beans.
2. Add all ingredients to a multi-functional pressure cooker (Instant Pot).
3. Stir.
4. Close and lock the lid.
5. Select high pressure.
6. Set timer for 35 minutes.
7. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for the pressure to build.
8. Release pressure using the natural release method, about 10 minutes.
9. Complete releasing pressure carefully, about 5 minutes.
10. Unlock and remove the lid.
11. Enjoy.

30 Ways to Celebrate September


Happy September! If you’ve been following along you know I absolutely love lists, and I typically
post a fall to-do list (don’t worry, it’s coming). After my best friend passed away in March this year
it’s really had me focused on the now, and that’s why I decided that I want to start a new monthly
series. This series will give you 30 (or 31) ways to celebrate each month. Starting with my favorite
time of the year… fall! Let me know if there is anything that you think I should add to the September
list.


1. Visit a cider mill. Yates is my absolute favorite I love a cup of hot cider with a plain donut or
molasses cookie.


2. Head to the farmers market before the season is over and enjoy sweet corn, peaches,
watermelon and more.


3. Volunteer at a soup kitchen.

4. Start to transition your summer style to fall.

5. Tailgate and check out a football game – hello Detroit Lions and University of Michigan.

6. Book a camping trip, and enjoy the gorgeous sunrises and sunsets.

7. Look up some soup recipes you can make when the weather gets chilly.

8. Head to a bookstore and grab a new book that you can curl up and watch by a fire.

9. Head out for a nature hike.

10. Visit a town that you haven’t been to before.

11. Make s’mores, don’t forget to try different chocolates and cookies.

12. Shake things up and meet someone for a milkshake on September 12th for national
Chocolate Milk Day. My Metro Detroit picks would be Red Knapps in Downtown Rochester and
M Street in Howell.


13. Go to a drive-in movie.

14. Add fall scented candles to your home.

15. Head to a local coffee shop and check out all the fall drinks.

16. Grab some yarn and knit or crochet a scarf.

17. Host a game day viewing party at your house, and have a chili bar.

18. Clean out your closet and donate things you didn’t wear throughout the summer.

19. Try out a new fitness class.


20. Go apple picking and make a sweet treat

21. Make a fall wreath.

22. Head to a local fair.

23. September 23 is the first day of fall, celebrate by making a list of everything you want to do this fall.

24. Switch to dark, moody and berry nail polish hues.
25. Write a travel bucket list of places you’d like to adventure to. Iceland is on my list.

26. Stock up on your favorite pumpkin-themed foods.

27. Check out a museum. Metro Detroiters you’ll find me at the DIA (Detroit Institute of Arts)

28. Make pumpkin bread.

29. Curl up in the back of a truck with blankets and watch the stars.

30. Send a letter to someone.

Jack is 7

I am not sure how, and when this happened. It seems like just yesterday I wrote my \’Meet Jack\’ post, but this week this adorable little guy celebrated his 7th birthday. I just want time to stop right where it is, so this precious little guy doesn\’t get any older. Here are some pictures from Jack\’s cake smash. Note,  he didn\’t want anything to do with the cake…. so obviously no smash.

Coming to Detroit: Hello Dolly

Get ready Detroit! Single tickets go on sale Sunday, August 25 for the Tony Award-winning best musical revival Hello, Dolly! The National Tour will be appearing at Detroit\’s Fisher Theatre, November 19-December 1 and stars Carolee Carmello. Tickets start at just $39 and can be purchased
online at broadwayindetroit.com or ticketmaster.com and by phone at 800-982-2787. Tickets may also be purchased at the Fisher Theatre box office beginning on Monday, August 26.

 
Winner of four Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival, HELLO, DOLLY! is the universally acclaimed smash that NPR calls “the best show of the year!” and the Los Angeles Times says “distills the mood-elevating properties of the American musical at its giddy best.”  Director Jerry Zaks’ “gorgeous” new production (Vogue) is “making people crazy happy!” (The Washington Post). After breaking box office records week after week and receiving unanimous raves on Broadway, this HELLO, DOLLYis now touring America, paying tribute to the original work of legendary director/choreographer Gower Champion – hailed both then and now as one of the greatest stagings in musical theater history. Rolling Stone calls it “a must-see event. A musical comedy dream. If you’re lucky enough to score a ticket, you’ll be seeing something historic. Wow, wow, wow, indeed!”
 
Led by four-time Tony Award-winning director Jerry Zaks and choreographed by Tony Award winner Warren Carlyle, the entire creative team of the Broadway production reprises their roles for the national tour of Hello, Dolly!, including four-time Tony Award winner Santo Loquasto (Scenic & Costume Design), six-time Tony Award winner Natasha Katz (Lighting Design), Tony Award winner Scott Lehrer (Sound Design), Andy Einhorn (Music Supervision), Ben Whiteley (Music Direction), Tony Award winner Larry Hochman (Orchestrations), Tony Award winner Don Pippin (Vocal Arrangements), David Chase (Dance Arrangements), and Telsey + Company (Casting).
 
HELLO, DOLLY!  began performances on Broadway on March 15, 2017, and officially opened on April 20, 2017. Having broken the record for the best first day of ticket sales in Broadway history, the box office record at the Shubert Theatre twelve times, and shattering The Shubert Organization’s all-time record ten times, the production ended its historic Broadway run on August 25, 2018.
 
 
For more information, visit www.hellodollyonbroadway.com.
 
Performance times for HELLO, DOLLY!  appearing November 19 – December 1, 2019, at the Fisher Theatre, located at 3011 West Grand Blvd., in Detroit are:
·         Tuesday – Saturday evening performances at 8:00 p.m.
·         Sunday evening performances at 7:30 p.m.
·         Saturday & Sunday matinees at 2:00 p.m.
·         Monday, November 25 performance at 8:00 p.m.
·         No performance on Thanksgiving – Thursday, November 28
·         Special open captioned and audio described performance on Sunday, November 24 at 7:30 p.m.
 
Tickets for HELLO, DOLLY!  start at $39 (includes facility and parking fees) and will go on sale Sunday, August 25. Tickets can be purchased online at broadwayindetroit.com or ticketmaster.com, and by phone at 800-982-2787. A limited number of premium seats will be available through Ticketmaster and at the Fisher Theatre box office. For group sales (12 or more) please call 313-871-1132 or email groups@broadwayindetroit.com. Tickets for the open captioned and audio described performance may be purchased in person at the Fisher Theatre box office or by phone at 313-872-1000, ext. 0. Performance schedule, prices and cast are subject to change without notice.
 
Broadway In Detroit uses Ticketmaster as its sole, authorized ticketing agent. Individual tickets purchased from a ticket broker or “third party” ticket reseller involves risk and may not be authentic, sold at box office prices, or with correct performance and venue information. Broadway In Detroit box offices cannot reprint or replace lost or stolen tickets sold through a third party or ticket reseller. Broadway In Detroit is also unable to contact third party purchasers with pertinent updates or changes regarding performances.