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Free Ticket! San Diego Art & Beer Event at AleSmith Brewery on Oct 8th
Welcome to stop by AleSmith Brewery on this Saturday Oct 8th 4pm – 10pm. There will be over 65 artists showing their arts and crafts. Tickets are free to register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-beer-night-market-sd-tickets-392756744997.
Lulu will be one of the art vendors, come to say hi!
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ABCs of Beekeeping Spelled Out in Lively New Children’s Book
Suburban beekeeper Justin Weiss aims to inspire the next generation of bee enthusiasts and environmentalists with his vibrantly illustrated new children’s book, B is for Beekeeping: An Alphabet Book.
With concise, easy-to-understand language, such as “C is for comb,” and “H is for honey,” Weiss introduces young audiences to the ABCs of beekeeping and the critical role that honeybees play in the ecosystem.
“Did you know one-third of the food we eat gets pollinated by honeybees?” asked Weiss, who started beekeeping a few years ago on a whim. “While at first I was afraid of handling honeybees, it turns out having thousands of them buzzing around is quite therapeutic. This hobby has lifted my spirits when I’ve most needed it, and I’ve enjoyed sharing it with my friends and family.”
In B is for Beekeeping, Weiss uses each letter of the alphabet to teach a beekeeping term and idea, and each fascinating new fact is brought to life by a bright, playful illustration.
Perfect for parents, grandparents and teachers, B is for Beekeeping intends to encourage children to explore the “un-bee-lievable” world around them and to respect some of the smallest, but mightiest, creatures.
About the Author
Justin Weiss is a husband, father and hobby beekeeper. He loves to explore the world with his family and try new foods.
Born and raised in California, he currently lives outside of Dallas, Texas, on a small suburban homestead. He and his wife have a garden, keep bees, raise quail and chickens, and have an orange cat named Leo. He is fluent in Spanish, having also lived in Chile, Easter Island and Spain.
Weiss serves his community as the assistant city manager and also as a board member for the local school district’s education foundation.
It has always been a dream of his to publish a book — a special gift for his children that he hopes they will want to pass down one day, too.
A portion of all sales of this book will be donated to organizations such as Pollinator Partnership, the Bee Conservancy and Project Apis m. For more information, visit www.bisforbeekeeping.com, or follow the author on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/
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A New Book Takes Children on the Adventure of a Lifetime with Leonardo DaVinci
What would you do if one of the most famous artists in the world landed on your doorstep? In Leonardo and the Time Travelers, cousins Jack and Nick are in Silicon Valley for a summer technology class, when they discover a secret time travel app on an old iPad. Upon using the app, they bring back the world’s first-time traveler, artist, engineer and scientist, Leonardo da Vinci, and adventure ensues!
This fun and entertaining book takes children on the adventure of a lifetime. Joined by Jack’s sister Poppy, they solve problems, meet other time travelers, and have a summer they will never forget.
Leonardo, affectionately nicknamed “Nardi” by the kids, is shocked by his new surroundings but as a man who loves to learn, he is highly curious about the technology he discovers everywhere throughout the house. He just can’t resist the urge to play with things. And Jack’s feisty and artistic sister, Poppy, isn’t shy about sharing her artwork with the man who painted The Last Supper.
As “Nardi” tangles with today’s technology and traveling incognito, he and the kids bring other time travelers back from the past while facing up to challenges of their own. Nardi learns to ride a bike, makes a special drawing to tuck into a time capsule at Stanford, compares notes with the kids on delicious gelato, creates a bubble bath blizzard and gets stuck on top of the house when inspecting the solar panels!
As the summer ends, the kids celebrate their accomplishments with a surprise trip to the Magic Kingdom, and a tour led by none other than time traveler Walt Disney himself! Nardi upstages everyone in his final fling before heading back into history – but he leaves an enormous imprint on Jack, Nick and Poppy, his creative compatriots and proteges.
Leonardo and the Time Travelers is the product of a unique collaboration of five women from around the world who joined together to create a children’s book about learning and time travel during the pandemic.
In 2020, two grandmothers across the pond from each other decided to do something positive during the lockdown: to write a book inspired by their grandchildren. Marian Lye and Patty McGuigan share a set of lively grandkids, who were to be the heroes of a Silicon Valley adventure. But they needed an illustrator. Rebekah Reif, just turning 21 and graduating, joined the creative team. Next was Maria Mayer Feng, an incredible creative director in New York and then Kate Ryan, an editor who lives in Hawaii and understood the writers’ vision. The Circle of Five was established: women of all different ages, from Hawaii to England coming together to create Leonardo and the Time Travelers.
“The pandemic has brought many changes to our world. We were determined to produce something positive out of this time,” says author Patty McGuigan. “The five of us put our creativity to work and created this fun and inspiring story.”
This fall introduce kids to the genius of Leonardo Da Vinci and join him, Jack, Nick and Poppy on an adventurous journey and discover the answer to the big question – how to get their time travelers back home?
“The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.” – Leonardo da Vinci
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Patty McGuigan is the proud grandmother of four grandchildren. She is also a successful commercial real estate agent, a past high school English teacher, and active in her San Francisco Bay Area community. Patty has created numerous books of her artwork and travel memories. Her creativity has been her defining factor throughout her life, and indeed she does believe in time travel.
Marian Lye lives in Weymouth, England. She and her husband raised three boys, and she worked in administration for a government department for many years. Her love of history led her to write Weymouth at War, an account of World War 2 on the south coast of England. The book, now in its second edition, features the dramatic build up to D-Day in June 1944, when thousands of American servicemen set sail from the twin ports of Weymouth and Portland, bound for “Omaha Beach” in Normandy. In this millennium, the arrivals of three lively grandkids in California have been magical milestones.
Rebekah Reif is based in New Hampshire, where she recently graduated from the School of Art and Design at New England College. An up-and-coming artist, she has a natural talent for drawing, and amazed her collaborators on this project with every new scene she sketched out. Rebekah specializes in comics and enjoys drawing stories from battles to slices of everyday life.
To learn more about the creative team and Leonardo and the Time Travelers, visit leonardoandthetimetravelers.
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Turn Your Camera Roll into a Monthly Magazine with Recently
I have made photo books before and it takes forever. You never know when the app with crash on you and there isn’t a guarantee you will love it. This was all true until I found Recently! I had the opportunity to test our the monthly magazine style book printed on archival Mohawk paper for a very special wedding. The couple getting married were 2 very special people who have been in my son’s life since the moment he was born. My mother in law and her long time partner decided to tie the knot and there was no better gift. I easily found all the photos straight from my phone using the Quick Pick Photo feature in the app and got the cutest collection from the past 3 years together and printed. I sent the copy straight to her home and it arrived a few days after her wedding. She loved it!
This is gift that is perfect for friends and family. Here are some photos from our Recently monthly photo magazine.
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School is back in session and you’re already out for Some Pop Art snacks.
Snacks as bright and colorful as you are. Pencils, protractors, and Pop Stars. Make sure you send your kids back to school with all the essentials. Pop Art Snacks is a uniquely delicious, out-of-this-world treat with worldly flavors. The award-winning brand brings gourmet popcorn to the mainstream with offerings to please various discerning taste buds. It’s an everyday snack that’s elevated to a savory “taste of art,” with such bold selections as Rosemary Truffle With Olive Oil and Dill Pickle Vegan Ranch to make a health-conscious foodie salivate just thinking about them!
Always crafted in small batches, Pop Art Popcorn is Non-GMO, contains no MSG, is kosher, gluten-free, and air-popped. Made from 100% whole grains to keep you energized throughout your day. At 45 to 60 calories per cup, satisfy your cravings with these amazing small batch-crafted selections and give your mouth a burst of epic flavor and crunch! It is vegan except for Cheddar Jalapeno and Pepper Parmesan.
At Pop Art Snacks they thrive on inserting FUN into the mundane. Much like Andy Warhol did for the Campbell’s Soup Can in the art world, Pop Art Snacks does for popcorn. They elevate this all-American snack by infusing it with fun-out-of-the-box flavor combinations that appeal to the slightly eccentric foodie and health conscious snack lover.
Enjoy our Pop Art Gourmet Popcorn that is not only delicious but a healthy snack that will satisfy your foodie urges! Taste the flavor and experience the elevated popcorn from Pop Art Snacks!
Pop Art was founded by the husband and wife team of Mike & Venessa Dobson. They have always loved food of all types and are constantly inspired by delicious flavors.
While living in New York City they would visit the many diverse gourmet markets and spice stores and pick out unique spices from all over the world. They started to experiment with popcorn and realized that it was a great canvas to really adhere flavor to. They began to make popcorn for dinner parties and small events and everyone raved about its savory deliciousness.
Fast forward many years later they have turned their love of food into a gourmet popcorn company that pushes the boundaries of what you can do with popcorn flavors. Both having a background in the art world they fell in love with the philosophy of the Pop Art Movement, which takes something ordinary like a Campbell’s soup can or comic book and elevates it into a work of art. The motivation of Mike & Venessa is to turn everyday Popcorn into a Taste of Art!
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How to Meditate with the Buddha Board
The hustle and bustle of fall is here so keep your mind from overstimulated to calm and peaceful with the help of Buddha Board! This screen-free mindfulness tool can help you get into a relaxed state of mind by doing something creative – painting with water! By switching gears and focusing on the act of painting, you can process your stress and let it go.
Buddha Board Highlights:
- Designed with a sleek, modern aesthetic
- Reusable
- Quick to set up
- Enso and Mini fold closed for streamlined carrying
- “Painting” with water is truly MESS FREE
- No ink, paint, or chemicals
- Encourages mindfulness
- Doesn’t add to your digital footprint
- Taps into your creative side
- Fun for all ages
- Helps kids explore the creative process judgment-free
- Perfect for relieving stress at home, in the office, or when traveling
