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Long Awaited - Annette Federico's performance at Miramar's Meet Me at the Cas-Barn at The Barns or Rose Hill in Berryville, VA on June 28, 2013.
Whether you call it vintage, or retro, or old school, American Cabaret Style remains classic belly dance. From its birth in the clubs and restaurants of Cairo in the '40s and '50s to its current reincarnation in clubs and restaurants in the United States, it remains an audience favorite for its excitement, variety and entertainment value. Annette Federico is known for her expertise with finger cymbals (zills), beautiful veil work and musical interpretation.
Music: This set features traditional music by internationally renowned oud virtuoso John Bilezikjian: Salamentha Om Hassam (Get Well, Mother of Hassan), Nahna Wil Amar Jiran The Moon and We are Neighbors) and Cadu Calmeyas, a drum solo. The set concludes with another traditional cabaret touch, the 9/8 rhythm, to the song Rompi, Rompi by Richard Hagopian.
Saving Place Saving Grace
Ecology meets theology. Saving Place, Saving Grace is the story of a Trappist monastery's struggle for reformation of their home by embracing an intense sustainability initiative. Witness the monks' land stewardship, contemplative prayer, and work ethic that shapes the core of their community, Holy Cross Abbey in Berryville, Virginia.
Dr. Peter David Beter - Audio Letter 25:Panama Canal; Britain Battle; Earthquakes - August 26, 1977
Dr. Peter David Beter - Audio Letter 25 - August 26, 1977
Text:
MP3:
(1) The Panama Canal trap for war
(2) The Second Battle of Britain
(3) Man-made earthquakes to set the stage for Nuclear War I
Hello, my friends, this is Dr. Beter. Today is August 26,
1977, and this is my AUDIO LETTER(R) No. 25.
It is now almost three months since I recorded AUDIO LETTER
No. 24 on May 28, 1977; and as I warned you then, the plans for
Dictatorship and War are now being speeded up. At that time,
about three months ago, the Soviet program of planting nuclear
weapons in the inland lakes and rivers of the United States had
turned into an all-out, silent attack on our country. Soviet
agents in vans, campers, and trucks were fanning out unhampered
throughout our land turning our peaceful countryside into an
unsuspected battlefield strewn with nuclear mines capable of
destroying our water resources; and at no level of
government--local, state, or federal--was anything being done to
stop it. Local and state authorities when alerted to Soviet
activities in their areas of jurisdiction were shrugging it off
in absolute disbelief. They were saying in effect, Relax. Just
trust the Federal Government to take care of everything.
With this attitude as an excuse, they were and still are
shirking their sworn duty to at least investigate conclusively
some very specific leads they have been given. But as for the
Federal Government, actions such as the waiving of the Jones Act
by Treasury Secretary Blumenthal to allow Soviet vessels to ply
our inland waterways speak for themselves. And just as in the
case of the Fort Knox Gold Scandal three years ago, there's no
effort whatever now to disprove my charges about the Soviet
nuclear sabotage of America--but only to discredit them.
I think this parallel makes the current status of the Gold
Scandal worthy of comment. After three years of tireless effort
by my friend Edward Durell, the Fort Knox Gold Scandal now shows
renewed signs of breaking into the open in spite of all the lies
and tricks the Rockefeller-controlled Federal Government can do.
The international financial community is now more concerned about
the massive evidence of fraud surrounding America's alleged
monetary gold supply than ever before, because the sheer weight
of evidence now makes it impossible for anyone except the
Rockefeller-dominated major media to ignore it. The Carter
Administration has become so concerned about this that on July
28, 1977, just last month, Treasury Secretary Blumenthal took the
extreme step of going to the Fort Knox Bullion Depository
himself. Can you imagine? He had himself photographed by TIME
magazine sitting on the same stack of warmed-over junk gold bars
viewed at Fort Knox in Compartment No. 33 in September 1974.
Then he went to Louisville to deliver his speech prepared before
he left Washington, saying how impressed he was with the
wonderful hoard of gold he had just inspected at Fort Knox.
Former Treasury Secretary William Simon knew better than to go
there personally, even at the height of the public controversy
over Fort Knox three years ago. Instead he sent poor Mrs. Mary
Brooks, the unsuspecting head of the Bureau of the Mint, to tell
the world, It's all here. But now extreme measures are called
for in the name of cover-up because, while the public sleeps,
the powerful financial community shows signs of awakening with a
roar. If you would like a very hard-hitting, fully-documented
summary of the mountain of evidence that now has the Treasury
Department so worried, send a business-sized, self-addressed
envelope bearing first-class United States postage for two (2)
ounces (24 cents--at the time of this recording) to: [...]
Trailer park millionaires
Some of the richest people in the US, including billionaires Warren Buffett and Sam Zell, have made millions from trailer parks at the expense of the country's poorest people. Seeing their success, ordinary people from across the country are now trying to follow in their footsteps and become trailer park millionaires. The Guardian went to Orlando to learn the tricks of the trade from Frank Rolfe, the self-appointed dean of Mobile Home University, as he led would-be investors around a trailer park for sex offenders.
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Virginia Farming: Making Hickory Syrup on the Farm
It won't be long until spring is here and maple syrup operators will be hard at work. This week we visit the operation of Falling Bark Farm which makes not maple syrup, but hickory syrup. It's a successful, family-run business that started out at their local farmers' market. We'll also explore the topic of quality control when it comes to cattle production. Does quality really pay?
The Best Civil War Story - Chapter 11 - by Jim Surkamp
Chapter 11: March, 1862 – Freedom Comes Hard To Rezin Davis Shepherd and Almost Too Late; But Freedom Offered by Hugh Pendleton at Westwood to His Many Enslaved Brings The Best Day Ever.
The harsh winter of 1861-1862 slowly yielded to spring and new growth, new signs of life re-awakening – and a barely recognizable man coming across the yard to Fountain Rock:
One chilly day in March the family at Fountain Rock saw a strange man slowly making his way through the grove from the Ridge road. He appeared old and ill and no one knew that it was Davis until he reached the porch.
Made possible with the generous, community-minded support from American Public University System (apus.edu). (The sentiments in this production do not in any way reflect modern-day policies of APUS). Nore at:
Actor:
Jim Surkamp
Musicians:
Cam Millar - “Waterdogs 4, Waterdogs 5”
(cammillar.com)
Shana Aisenberg - banjo; guitar “Summer Nights”
(shanasongs.com)
Major References:
Magazine of the Jefferson County Historical Society. Volume LXXV December 2011. “Jefferson County to Liberia: Emigrants, Emancipators, and Facilitators.” by Jane Ailes and Marie Tyler-McGraw p. 52.
In Jefferson County Museum - Charles Town, WV:
Aglionby, Charles. “The Day Book Kept By Charles Aglionby at Mount Pleasant, Charles Town, Jefferson County, Virginia.” 6 March, 1861 to 1 January, 1866.” - Transcribed by Francis John Aglionby (1932-2002). With permission from Julia Aglionby.
Also in the Jefferson County Museum:
The Farm Diary of John and Anne Hooff
Dandridge Account Books
Serena K. Dandridge undated letter, Dandridge Collection, Duke University.
The Letter of Frank Donaldson. A Young Northern Soldier’s Journey thru Jeff. in March 1862 - The Boteler Collection - Courtesy Ms. Leslie Keller.
James, Anne Hooff Farm Journals, Wednesday, March 12, 1862. Perry Collection, Charles Town Library.
Eby, Cecil D., Jr. (Ed. and Intro.). (1961). “A Virginia Yankee in the Civil War. The Diaries of David Hunter Strother.” Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press. Print. p. 10.
Frye, Dennis E. (1984). “2nd Virginia Infantry.” Lynchburg, Va.: H. E. Howard, Inc. Print.
Elizabeth Stockton Pendleton. “A Wartime Tragedy,” Shepherdstown Register, March 8, 1934.
and “A Wartime Tragedy,” The Shepherdstown Register, September 25, 1924.
Survivors' Association, 118th (Corn Exchange) Reg't. P. V. (1888). “History of the Corn Exchange Regiment, 118th Pennsylvania Volunteers, from their first engagement at Antietam to Appomattox. To which is added a record of its organization and a complete roster. Fully illustrated with maps, portraits, and over one hundred illustrations.” J. L. Smith in Philadelphia, PA: J. L. Smith Publishers. Print. p. 642.
The Richmond Enquirer correspondent in Winchester reporting the number of enslaved driven from Harper’s Ferry after its capture by Confederates. - September 23, 1862.
1860 Slave Schedules, Jefferson County, Virginia, United States Census.
Jefferson County Death Records show the death December 6, 1858 of enslaved person, Mary Frances Thornton and reported by her owner, Hugh N. Pendleton.
Confederate Service Records - National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
Image Credits:
A sutler's store, Harper's Ferry, Virginia [soldiers of Gen. Geary's Div. making purchases] - Frank Leslie’s November 29, 1862, p. 1
Title: Harper's Ferry, photographed immediately after its evacuation by the rebels. 1861
Other Title: Harper's Ferry, W. Va., view of town; railroad bridge in ruins. Creator(s): Bostwick, C. O., photographer
By Thomas Waterman Wood
A Bit of History: The Contraband; The Recruit; The Veteran
Market Woman
A Southern cornfield
By Eastman Johnson
A Ride for Liberty c. 1862;
Union Soldiers Accepting a Drink c. 1865
Winnowing Grain
Mathew B. Brady - Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University [1]
Text from below the photo: Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by Barnard & Gibson, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Columbia. Contrabands at Headquarters of General Lafayette, black-and-white photograph on carte de visite mount, by the American photographer Mathew Brady.
West Virginia University -
Online Photographs from the
West Virginia Regional History Collection
- by Biscoe, Thomas and Walter;
Harper's Ferry from Bolivar Heights
Bolivar Heights and Gap of Harper's Ferry, W. Va
Picturesque Group of Houses
Charles Town, Near View Looking Northeast
View from Fairview House
View of Road Back to Middletown
Charles Town, Old Virginia,
From Pike 3/4 of a Mile South of Town
Maryland Heights by Alfred Waud, Harpers Weekly Novemeber 22, 1862
Mural of John Brown in Kansas Statehouse
Daguerrotype of John Brown 1846 by Augustus Washington
Southern National Draft Horse Pull
Check out the amazing horses and mules at this Southern Farm Show event at the NC State Fairgrounds.
Raleigh, NC
Thy Will Be Done (Night 1) - A Chasm Under Our Feet
copyright Jim Surkamp
Thy Will Be Done (Night 2) - Shepherdstown, Antietam, and The Bower
Thy Will Be Done (Night 3) - The Homes in Ashes in the Shenandoah
This is the first presentation of three, given in Shepherdstown, WV at the Black Box Art Center, created and using diaries and writings of five families living in or near Jefferson County. The shared events and thoughts are moving, funny and powerful. The story begins in Shepherdstown in August, 1857 - through months and years of strife with the Civil War and continuing past the war to the end of the lives of those we introduce to you, showing the mark of the war years on their souls. It begins ironically and prophetically with a jousting ring tournament in front of Leeland on Route 480 with many participants who will soon be thrown into real battle, and some will die.
Researched and written and directed by Jim Surkamp. Terry Tucker composed, performed and arranged many pieces of relevant music. Her playing informs the dramatic readings of Homer Speaker, Ardyth Gilbertson and Jim Surkamp from these diaries, which have been fashioned into a unique moving overall narrative of some 135,000 words. The last fifteen minutes of the video is a detailed references and image credits section for scholars. This presentation seques right over to the next video call Thy Will Be done (Night 2). Thy Will Be Done (Night 3) will also be added in the next three weeks. We'll keep you posted.
Here is a short video of Terry performing Charlotte's Elliott's Thy Will Be Done from that time. Tippie Boteler plays it on her piano as the family home around her is going up in flames. (in Night 2)
It is entitled Thy Will Be Done capturing the sentiments of many and stated twice explicitly under great crisis by the dying Willie Lee in July. 1861 and later Tippie Boteler. If we call it The Best Civil War Story twice in the video please forgive us. We were all amazed and impressed by the extraordinary writing abilities of so many who also happened to have witnessed and experienced things that are really worth writing about AND whose lives - being friends - interwove, thus giving us a factual intact, compelling narrative. No, not just the figment of some Hollywood producer's addled brain. :)
This is made possible by the generous, community-minded support of American Public University System, headquartered in Charles town, WV (apus.edu). Thy Will Be Done is a factually accurate not enhanced and it is offered to promote a better understanding of our human nature. The sentiments expressed in the narrative in no way reflect the modern-day policies of the University.
Telling America's Stories by Bridging Deaf Cultures at Your Library
An all-day discussion and workshop series on how historical events and forces have shaped the ways that deaf people define themselves as a culture today, sponsored by the Library and the National Literary Society for the Deaf.
For transcript and more information, visit
An Unseen World Beneath Our Feet: Caves, Sinkholes, and Springs
Soluble rock layers can be found beneath a quarter of the United States. They yield productive agricultural lands, drinking water, and some of the most beautiful and unique natural environments found in many of our national and state parks. Randall Orndorff, Director of the U.S. Geological Survey Eastern Geology and Paleoclimate Science Center discusses the geology of these features and why cave environments are critical for ecosystem sustainability.
Channel 11 News at Noon
The Channel 11 News Team presents the latest information on the events of the morning and timely updates on local sports, weather conditions and traffic issues. More Pittsburgh News: wpxi.com
City Council 07 08 19
CITY OF EUREKA SPRINGS
COUNCIL MEETING
Monday, July 8, 2019
6 p.m.
AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL, ESTABLISH QUORUM
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: June 24, 2019
COMMISSION, COMMITTEE, AUTHORITY REPORTS AND EXPIRED TERMS:
Planning – Pos. 3 – vacant – expires 7/1/20. Pos. 4 – vacant – expires 7/1/21-- vote on application from Katie Hendrickson. Pos. 7 – vacant – expires 1/1/21 – vote on application from Laura Jo Smole
CAPC – Pos. 3 – expiring 6/30/19
Hospital
Parks
HDC
Cemetery
Set date for workshop on Food Trucks at special events and re: permanent
structures at Food Truck lottery sites
PUBLIC COMMENTS -- 3 minutes for each citizen
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Strategic Alliance Memorandum – Jeff Salzar
2. Appointment of Council member to Planning – Mr. Thomas and Ms. Greene
3. Ordinance for aggregate in sidewalks – Mr. McClung and Ms. Schneider
4. Ordinance for Animal law changes re: animals on unoccupied property – Ms. Greene and _______
5. Ordinance for Food Trucks at special events – pending -- Ms. Greene and Ms. Schneider
6. Ordinance re: permanent structures at Food Truck lottery sites – pending -- Ms. Greene and Ms. Schneider
7. Discussion of transients in town – Ms. Greene and Ms. Schneider
8. Discussion of an amendment for the new fireworks ordinance – Ms. Schneider and Ms. Greene
9. Consideration of an entertainment district in Eureka Springs – Mr. Thomas and Ms. Greene
10. Date for mid-year budget review – July 22 -- 5:15 Budget Review -- Mr. Thomas and Mr. McClung
AGENDA SETTING
CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS
MAYOR’S COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT