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Peter Max at Wentworth Gallery on Las Olas in Fort Lauderdale

An acrylic painting by Peter Max

Peter Max at Wentworth Gallery on Las Olas in Fort Lauderdale

Wicked Manors in Florida offers a Halloween parade

Don your costume and your walking shoes.   Show us what you have.


Lincoln Road

Halloween Night on Lincoln Road Mall: Oct. 31

http://www.miamiandbeaches.com/featured-articles/halloween-miami

Join the biggest costume party in South Beach and parade up and down Lincoln Road Mall in your wildest costume. A must-see for visitors and locals alike, this event welcomes family and friends (and pets) of all ages, and the whole event is completely free. Expect special events at the bars, restaurants and shops lining the road, as well as musical performances and a costume contest on the main stage. Lincoln Road offers the best people watching any time of year, but it’s especially spectacular on Halloween.

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Get Those Costumes Ready For The Craziest Night On Lincoln Road Mall. As nightfall sets onHalloween, Lincoln Road Mall becomes ground-zero for Miami’s biggest -craziest – spookiest and bestHalloween celebration. ... However, there is a free children’s Halloween Bash at the ...

Wicked Manors

Halloween Spooktackular

October 27, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM @ Mickel Park

The City of Wilton Manors will host the Annual Halloween Spooktackular on Thursday, October 27, 2016 at Mickel Park (2675 NW 7th Avenue) beginning at 6:00pm. Shuttle parking will be located at St. Clement Church. This year’s event will include photos with the Great Pumpkin (bring your own camera), costume contests, food, games, cake walk, and hay rides. For more information, contact the Leisure Services Department at 954-390-2130.

http://www.wickedmanors.org/

CULTURAL CURIOSITIES: Iran “Marriage Crisis,” India and China Need Women Americans Thriving on Dating Sites

More likely to
have a son?

Iranian ministers are worried that there’s a “marriage crisis” in the country.  The average marrying age has climbed since the Islamic Revolution in 1979.  The government is discussing taking a huge leap and legalizing matchmaking websites to nudge singles to get married at an earlier age.  

The reason for the panic?  Officials are afraid delayed marriage will lead to a loosening of social mores.  

The average age at which Iranian men  marry has risen from 20 to 28 in the past three decades.  

Iranian women typically now marry between 24 and 30, five years later than a decade ago (also almost spinsterhood in this society) (Chicagotribune.com).  

A meal in Fort Lauderdale

SO MANY BOYS!

China and India head the list of Asian countries where the ration of males to females has remained stubbornly and artificially high.  The birth sex rate in China is now an “alarming” 1.13.  Unfortunately, sonograms are being used in Asia to identify female fetuses, which are then aborted in large numbers (discovermagazine.com).  

The Average number of boy babies is 104 for every 100 girl babies.

SOURCE:  http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/09/24/the-odds-that-you-will-give-birth-to-a-boy-or-girl-depend-on-where-in-the-world-you-live/

U.S. Factoid: A Pew Internet study claims 17% of those married in the past three years met online; 

15% of American adults have used online dating sites or mobile dating apps. Other studies go as low as nine percent (washingtonpost.com).

Usage by 18- to 24-year-olds has increased nearly threefold since 2013, while usage by 55- to 64-year-olds has doubled.

Boomer photos turn into Boomer art

What do Boomers do with their photos after a trip?   How about art projects?
How do hobby photographers see their photos again if they don't make albums?  Individual photos placed on walls... one trip and you run out of space....  Rather than making scrapbooks, why not do real art?
The Flagler Art and Technology district FAT Village, has a remarkable center that nurtures Boomer creativity.

Click Here

After some contemplation, look at what happens (thanks to the guidance of art teacher Natty Loth)

Click HERE

Natty's method is 
1.  She asks, "What do you love?"
2.  She asks you to bring in photos about what you love.

I love maps and travel.  Look at what I created... 

Stage 1  Before the splate

STAGE 2:  You should have seen the TV set behind my easel.  they moved the easel so I wouldn't hit people around me....The TV set is on the wall and I hit that!
They are very good natured at the FAT Center of art.

You can remove acryllic only in the first hour.  After it dries, it becomes an impervious surface. ... it's like polyurethane.
you have to softly touch the slpot so it downst rise up too far
I changed the roughness of the surface with the splats
after I made sure the bubbles are reasonabley 3 D but not too high,
I then let the whole thing dry and I put a colored wash to put over
the whoel thing.

Stage 3:  I created a purple wash
Natty was so important.   You'd think blue and red makes purple
They don't on certain types of paint.
She knew instantly that I should use pink and blue to make pale purple.

Why not joint the fun at FAT Village Art Center?  Here's the website
Here's the phone number    (954) 716-7611
See more at Natty's Facebook page

http://www.fatvillagecenterforthearts.com/

What can we do to move the lymph? How about a vibrating plate machine? ($250)

Get the lymph system moving with this remarkably simple machine... Watch TV and get 

Try this link

drink half a lemon a day, and watch what happens to your skin....

Alkaline water is good.

It will change the texture of your skin.   

Vinegar stops you from putting calories into fat storage

Vinegar stops your body from putting energy into fat cells.

Apple Cider Vinegar is excellent.


Alkaline Water Machines Review is a useful place to see, as well.