Have you seen the movie Letter to Juliet? Just in case the answer is no, here is a brief synopsis of the plot:
"When a young American travels to the city of Verona, home of the star-crossed lover Juliet Capulet of Romeo and Juliet fame, she joins a group of volunteers who respond to letters to Juliet seeking advice about love. When she answers one letter dated 1957, she inspires its author to travel to Italy in search of her long-lost love and sets off a chain of events that will bring a love into both their lives, unlike anything they ever imagined."
Did you know the movie is based on reality? The city of Verona, in Italy, is home to a Juliet memorial and receives thousands of letters each year addressed to Juliet! Interested in asking Juliet your most pressing romantic question? Send an email to info@julietclub.com and see what advice Juliet has for you!
Saturday, May 15, 2010
ACRES ARTology Contest
ACRES is hosting a youth art contest as a companion to the ARTology commissioned exhibit celebrating ACRES' 50th anniversary. The artwork will be judged, and prizes awarded, by the following age categories:
0 – 5 years
5 – 9 years
10 – 13 years
14 – 18 years
Artwork Guidelines: Must be inspired by one of ACRES' 74 nature preserves. Finished dimensions must be 8.5" x 11", 2–dimensional, and submitted unframed. The original artwork will be returned to artist; however ACRES Land Trust retains the right to replicate the artwork for its use.
We hope the exhibit will include a variety of art forms: drawings, paintings, fabric, photography, poetry, anything goes. If its 8.5" x 11" and we can frame it, it qualifies. The art will be displayed at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art. Winners of the contest will be notified by mail.
Contest entries must be received by August 6, 2010.
Send or deliver entries to:
ACRES Land Trust
1802 Chapman Rd.
Huntertown, IN 46748
For more information on ACRES Land Trust, please check out their online brochure!
0 – 5 years
5 – 9 years
10 – 13 years
14 – 18 years
Artwork Guidelines: Must be inspired by one of ACRES' 74 nature preserves. Finished dimensions must be 8.5" x 11", 2–dimensional, and submitted unframed. The original artwork will be returned to artist; however ACRES Land Trust retains the right to replicate the artwork for its use.
We hope the exhibit will include a variety of art forms: drawings, paintings, fabric, photography, poetry, anything goes. If its 8.5" x 11" and we can frame it, it qualifies. The art will be displayed at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art. Winners of the contest will be notified by mail.
Contest entries must be received by August 6, 2010.
Send or deliver entries to:
ACRES Land Trust
1802 Chapman Rd.
Huntertown, IN 46748
For more information on ACRES Land Trust, please check out their online brochure!
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Still time to support the Zoo!
Today, Wednesday, May 12th, is Zoo day at local Scott's grocery stores! 3% of total sales from 19 locations around the city will go directly to the Fort Wayne's Children's Zoo to, according to Zoo Director Jim Anderson, "feed the zoo animals. That's how we buy the food and pay the employees and put the gas in the train."
The Fort Wayne Children's Zoo is funded entirely from admission, souvenir and concession sales, and community partnerships, so if you haven't been to the grocery store yet today there is still time to get out there and support your zoo!
Bonus - children receive free admission on Saturday May 15th with a Kroger or Scott's receipt dated May 12th.
For more information about the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo, visit their website!
The Fort Wayne Children's Zoo is funded entirely from admission, souvenir and concession sales, and community partnerships, so if you haven't been to the grocery store yet today there is still time to get out there and support your zoo!
Bonus - children receive free admission on Saturday May 15th with a Kroger or Scott's receipt dated May 12th.
For more information about the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo, visit their website!
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Monday, May 10, 2010
Leaky Cauldron website contest
Are you a fan of the Harry Potter books? If so, you may want to check out the contest currently taking place on The Leaky Cauldron website.
Part One will occur during the month of May. You are invited to submit a riddle that relates to a person, place or thing found in the Harry Potter books. The Leaky Cauldron contest team will select the best riddles from the entries to have 10 riddles to post on the website. From these 10 riddles, a new riddle will be posted in the Contest Corner each Monday and Friday at 9am EDT during the month of June for Part Two of the contest. All contestants' riddle entries used in June and all people who submit correct answers for all the riddles will be placed into a drawing for one of three Wizard Wood Wands.
General Rules:
* There is a strict PG-13 rating for all riddles
* All work must be original
* Anyone 13 and older may enter the contest
May's Part One Rules:
During the month of May, the Contest Team is asking for people to submit riddles.
* The answer to each riddle must relate to a person, place, or thing found in books 1-7 of Harry Potter. Please ensure that these riddles are solvable, and, most importantly, are actually riddles (e.g. not trivia questions).
* Please keep riddles no longer than 75 words.
* You may submit up to 3 riddles.
* All riddles must be e-mailed to contests@the-leaky-cauldron.org by May 22, 2010 at 11:59 pm (EDT) with "2010 Riddle Entries" in the subject line of the e-mail.
* All entries that do not include the answers and name for authorship will be disqualified.
* The authors of all riddles used in the second part will be automatically placed into the drawing for one of three Wizard Wood Wands.
June's Part Two Rules:
Every Monday and Friday at approximately 9am EDT through the month of June, the Contest Team will post a riddle on the Contest Corner to be answered via e-mail. Please see the schedule below for the exact dates.
* All answers must be e-mailed with "2010 Riddle # Answer" in the subject line to contests@the-leaky-cauldron.org before the next riddle is posted.
* To be eligible for the drawing of a Wizard Wood Wands, you must have all 10 riddles answered correctly.
For complete information on the contest rules, visit the website!
Part One will occur during the month of May. You are invited to submit a riddle that relates to a person, place or thing found in the Harry Potter books. The Leaky Cauldron contest team will select the best riddles from the entries to have 10 riddles to post on the website. From these 10 riddles, a new riddle will be posted in the Contest Corner each Monday and Friday at 9am EDT during the month of June for Part Two of the contest. All contestants' riddle entries used in June and all people who submit correct answers for all the riddles will be placed into a drawing for one of three Wizard Wood Wands.
General Rules:
* There is a strict PG-13 rating for all riddles
* All work must be original
* Anyone 13 and older may enter the contest
May's Part One Rules:
During the month of May, the Contest Team is asking for people to submit riddles.
* The answer to each riddle must relate to a person, place, or thing found in books 1-7 of Harry Potter. Please ensure that these riddles are solvable, and, most importantly, are actually riddles (e.g. not trivia questions).
* Please keep riddles no longer than 75 words.
* You may submit up to 3 riddles.
* All riddles must be e-mailed to contests@the-leaky-cauldron.org by May 22, 2010 at 11:59 pm (EDT) with "2010 Riddle Entries" in the subject line of the e-mail.
* All entries that do not include the answers and name for authorship will be disqualified.
* The authors of all riddles used in the second part will be automatically placed into the drawing for one of three Wizard Wood Wands.
June's Part Two Rules:
Every Monday and Friday at approximately 9am EDT through the month of June, the Contest Team will post a riddle on the Contest Corner to be answered via e-mail. Please see the schedule below for the exact dates.
* All answers must be e-mailed with "2010 Riddle # Answer" in the subject line to contests@the-leaky-cauldron.org before the next riddle is posted.
* To be eligible for the drawing of a Wizard Wood Wands, you must have all 10 riddles answered correctly.
For complete information on the contest rules, visit the website!
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Don't Forget Your Mom!
The first American Mother’s Day came about when Julia Ward Howe made a Mother’s Day Proclamation in 1870. Despite having penned The Battle Hymn of the Republic 12 years earlier, Howe had become so distraught by the death and carnage of the Civil War that she called on mothers to come together and protest what she saw as the futility of their sons killing the sons of other mothers. Howe initially funded many of these celebrations, but most of them died out once she stopped footing the bill. The city of Boston, however, would continue celebrating Howe’s holiday for 10 more years.
In 1908 in West Virginia, Anna M. Jarvis petitioned the superintendent of the church where her mother, Anna Reeves Jarvis, had spent over 20 years teaching Sunday School. Her request was honored, and on May 10, 1908, the first official Mother's Day celebration took place at Andrew's Methodist Church. The event drew 407 people and Anna Jarvis arranged for white carnations — her Mother’s favorite flower — to adorn the patrons. Today, white carnations are used to honor deceased mothers, while pink or red carnations pay tribute to mothers who are still alive.
In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson created the national observance of Mother's Day, to take place on the second Sunday in May every year.
According to Hallmark, 96% of American consumers take part in shopping on Mother's Day, while retailers report it as the second highest gift giving day of the year behind Christmas.
Information taken from http://www.mothersdaycentral.com/about-mothersday/history/.
In 1908 in West Virginia, Anna M. Jarvis petitioned the superintendent of the church where her mother, Anna Reeves Jarvis, had spent over 20 years teaching Sunday School. Her request was honored, and on May 10, 1908, the first official Mother's Day celebration took place at Andrew's Methodist Church. The event drew 407 people and Anna Jarvis arranged for white carnations — her Mother’s favorite flower — to adorn the patrons. Today, white carnations are used to honor deceased mothers, while pink or red carnations pay tribute to mothers who are still alive.
In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson created the national observance of Mother's Day, to take place on the second Sunday in May every year.
According to Hallmark, 96% of American consumers take part in shopping on Mother's Day, while retailers report it as the second highest gift giving day of the year behind Christmas.
Information taken from http://www.mothersdaycentral.com/about-mothersday/history/.
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