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Worth Its Weight in Gelt

Posted on December 20, 2024 by admin

So for something completely different from all those Nutcrackers and Hallelujahs this season, Round House presents a mash-up of Dickens, Fiddler on the Roof, and wised-up Millennial humor – and it’s hilarious. Continue reading →

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And the Sushi Goes Round and Round

Posted on October 30, 2024 by admin

I’m a sucker for revolving sushi restaurants, so when Kura opened in Rockville three of us went for lunch.  Continue reading →

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Chocolate And Cicadas, Together At Last: Chouquette’s Very Seasonal Specialty

Posted on July 15, 2024 by Judy

Starting in 2021 with our local Brood X experience, Sarah Dwyer designed a gift box including her classic bonbons, molded cicadas filled with marshmallow creme in either milk or dark chocolate, an enamel pin, sticker, and greeting card.  And! Six actual, chocolate-covered insects, each about an inch and a half long and looking just like oblong blobs. Continue reading →

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Truthful and Not-as-Truthful: Review of Spring Break at Round House

Posted on March 16, 2024 by admin

There’s a terrific event happening this weekend at Round House Theatre. On Friday night, I caught the first of three performances of the 22nd Annual Sarah Metzger Memorial Play, Spring Break, by the Teen Performance Company, Continue reading →

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Together At Last: Two Of My Favorite Things – Ice Cream and Guinness

Posted on March 10, 2024 by admin

Guinness-infused ice cream.  Really!  The Taylor folks (the PR firm for Guinness) sent me a sample of “Lucky Sundaes by Guinness,” just in time for St. Patrick’s Day.  Continue reading →

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Review: Next To Normal at Round House

Posted on February 23, 2024 by admin

Next to Normal, the current offering at Round House, has an excellent pedigree (it’s won many theater awards, including multiple Tonys and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama). Continue reading →

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Red February: Guinness For Lunar New Year, and So Much Merch

Posted on February 17, 2024 by Judy

Wow.  So much going on this month, and so much of it red! Continue reading →

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Mincemeat, Smoked Salmon and So Much Booze: The Seafarer Review

Posted on December 24, 2023 by Judy

Four comrades meet for a poker party one Christmas Eve night, with a stranger invited to make up the number for five-card draw.  Continue reading →

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Jingle Berry, Jingle Merry: Smirnoff Limited Edition Vodka for Holiday Cheer

Posted on December 19, 2023 by Judy

‘Tis the season for all sorts of special holiday versions of old favorite brands. And so, the merry elves at Taylor Strategies have sent along a Limited Edition of Smirnoff vodka to sample. Continue reading →

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Strutting and Fretting and Grilling and Eating

Posted on November 10, 2023 by Judy

Since it’s a well-known fact that Shakespeare adapted the plots of existing plays for his own masterworks, no shade should be cast on Fat Ham’s playwright James Ijames for lifting the plot and major characters from Hamlet.  What he builds on this scaffolding is all his own, totally enjoyable, and even a little profound. Continue reading →

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