It’s official–the Grand Marshal of the 2013 Rose Parade® is world-renowned primatologist, conservationist and author Dr. Jane Goodall! Dr. Goodall is the founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, and of the worldwide environmental and humanitarian youth program, Roots and Shoots. According to Tournament of Roses® officials, 2013 will be the 53rd anniversary of Dr. Goodall’s field study of the Gombe chimpanzees–and what their ways could tell us about humans.
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One hundred years ago today, the Titanic had left her final port of call, on her doomed maiden voyage. According to a Los Angeles Times advertisement from April 9, 1912, a San Francisco travel agency was selling future trips on the great ship. She was next scheduled to leave New York for Southampton on April 20th.
This Saturday, April 14th, the Steamship Historical Society of America, Southern California Chapter, is hosting a weekend of free Titanic Centennial Commemorative events at Los Angeles Harbor. There will be a lunch at 11:00 (there is a charge for meals), and a free Titanic film festival aboard the Queen Mary. There’s also a candlelight vigil at 11:40 Saturday night, from Lifeboat 23. Guests are encouraged to dress in period costume–and you’ll probably hear a number of Titanic stories you never knew! Here’s the link for details.
Singer and songwriter Ernie Halter uses his music to take listeners to all kinds of places! His original lyrics can put you in a lonely airport in early-morning hours, a festive boardwalk, an empty room–or one that’s filled by someone special. Ernie has six CDs and a number of music videos, including one for his song “Almost You.” According to his website, Ernie will be performing in Southern California in both May and July of 2012.
Ernie Halter interview, Pt. 1
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