I recently saw the movie Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School, starring Robert Carlyle, John Goodman & Marissa Tomei. I wasn't really sure what to expect from this indy film, but the cover at the video store promised to have a lot of well-known actors & I've had a secret facination with ballroom dancing, so I thought I'd give it a try ( Read more... )

The Rochester Public Library has a Rochester Reads program each year, and this year the book selection for it was Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace...One School At A Time by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. Being a good librarian, I played along, and all I can say is WOW. Mortenson's story is amazing. Last night was the ( Read more... )