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Sock hop celebrates first in-person event for LBFE since Covid amid director’s City Hall win to keep the seniors program going

August 30, 2023 All Posts

Poodle skirts, Elvis tunes, and peppermint candy all combined to create a modern-day version of a ‘50s sock hop. But it wasn’t an event for teenagers. Dozens of seniors strutted their stuff on the dance floor, played bingo, and snacked on sweets. The sock hop was the first in-person event Little Brothers – Friends of ...

Love of Broadway musicals brought Peace Corps volunteer, English teacher and would-be expat back to settle in America

July 10, 2023 All Posts 3 Comments

“Bali Ha’i” the ballad from “South Pacific,” one of Tina Martin’s favorite Broadway musicals, beckoned her to “come away, come away … to me … your special island.” She followed that lure – of everything foreign – to live in Mexico in her junior year of college and after college, in Tonga, Spain and Algeria. ...

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