Richard Skipper Celebrates

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here:  https://youtu.be/Pa6ZuENFQNI “I had the sense of being in the presence of a pop-soul superwoman whose every gesture and inflection conveyed confidence and mastery.” - Stephen Holden, New York Times “(Henry) can sell a power ballad as well as Whitney, Diana and Patti.” - Jazz Times “A paragon of perfection. The voice that pours out of her is even...

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/R8CxN6JPnAI Marc Saltarelli is an award-winning director with both narrative and documentary credits. He has directed seven narrative films that have screened collectively in over 250 major film festivals worldwide, including OutFest Los Angeles, Palm Springs ShortFest, Hollywood Film Festival, BFI London, Barcelona and Mumbai Fi...

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/XbrNNQMFn_o And It's Daughters Day! Neither I nor Kassira have daughters. Perhaps YOU do. How do you deal? Tune in for the answers you need! Conflict is a normal part of any healthy relationship. After all, two people can’t be expected to agree on everything, all the time. The key is not to fear or try to avoid conflict but to le...

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/51ztZR92flg Redhead Appreciation Day on September 23 reminds us of the beauty and uniqueness of red-haired people. They possess the rarest hair shade and are often associated with having a “fiery” or “hot-tempered” nature. Please join me as I bring on a few glorious redheads to help celebrate with me! Mary Ann Conk, Geoffrey Mark...

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/tPxW-w79lRA David A.R. White is a storyteller by nature. He tells many stories through his acting, producing and filmmaking. David has been building his career in the film industry for more than 20 years. As a founding partner of Pure Flix in 2005 and with many credits to his name, David’s career hit new heights in 2014 with the...

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/tgzDRzOPDcE Luke Yankee (yes, it’s his real name) has written, directed, produced, taught, lectured and acted throughout the country and abroad. He has run two regional theatres, serving as Producing Artistic Director of the Long Beach Civic Light Opera (one of the largest musical theatres in America) and the Struthers Library th...

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/m6F0swlXFQY In 2015 Shonda Rhimes came out with her book, The Year of Yes. I LOVE THIS BOOK! There was lots of buzz around it at the time. Some may think, "Man, a year of ‘yes’ sounds EXHAUSTING." Granted, that perspective has everything to do with the way some move through the world I have a long history of knowing how to keep o...

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/Nii24bOpU8s This is your Skipper asking you to come on board! Mayflower Day commemorates the day the ship set sail from Plymouth, England in 1620. On September 16 of 1620, the Mayflower set sail from Plymouth, England with 102 souls on board. These colonists- men, women, children, some seeking fortune, some seeking religious free...

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/39lU5PjEjPo JUDITH “JUDY” BLAZER began her career in opera, oratorio, and recital in New York City and throughout Italy. She moved into Broadway theater with leading roles in Me and My Girl (Sally), A Change in the Heir (Prince Conrad), Titanic (Lady Caroline), Neil Simon’s 45 Seconds from Broadway (Cindy), LoveMusik (Brecht’s mi...

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/-8-6LAH_dj8 Darcy Donavan is an American born actress and recording artist with a German, Italian and Brazilian ancestry. Born in Miami, Florida and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, Darcy began her career in the entertainment industry as a child actor and starred in a number of national television commercials at a very young age....

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/X562TchJuok Versatile singer/actor Damon Evans is a native of Baltimore, MD. He is a graduate of the Interlochen Arts Academy and Brooklyn College where he majored in Africana Studies. He has had an active career on Broadway, Television, and Classical Music. Most American audiences are familiar with his work as an actor on the po...

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/n-N8C5ZEaLc Stacia Fernandez is an Actor, writer, producer based in NYC. Latest jobs - Drowsy Chaperone at Music Theatre wichita Summer 2022. Native Gardens at Ivoryton Playhouse 2022. Soon to be Frau Schmidt in Sound of Music At Papermill. Pre- Pandemic- Off Broadway as Hilda in Einstein’s Dreams. She has also appeared on Broadw...

For Video Edition, Please Click Here and Subscribe: https://youtu.be/E97txq4d9TA The theme of this show was suggested by the winner of our last show, Anarene Barr. We will discuss Letting Go of Anger so we can get on with our lives in a productive way. How to let go of anger quickly and effectively Try deep breathing. ... Meditate. ... Honor the anger. ... Build a connect with the anger. ... Notic...

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/NQ1Miysw_l4 Wonderful Weirdos Day is celebrated on 9th September every year. Nothing is very dull and boring in life as being normal and average. Celebrate this funny and Wonderful Day by being weird, and honor the person who was always weird in your life on Wonderful this Day. And I'll be joined by some of my favorite weirdos! Y...

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/BWd1atlJV2g In 1983 and barely out of high school, 2 teenagers, known to become The Latin Rascals had more ideas than dreams in the music business., Albert Cabrera and Tony Moran became a new kind of DJ collective. The New York Puerto Rican and Colombian duo grew up in the artistic melting pots of both Brownsville Brooklyn and Sp...

For Video Edition, Please Click Here and Subscribe: https://youtu.be/SI4GFOisahM Written by a career vocalist, The Contemporary Singer’s Blueprint: From Amateur to Professional and Beyond (Meredith Music Publications) is a valuable blueprint providing readers with the professional insight and practical steps for building a top notch, profitable singing career. JILL SWITZER is a singer/songwriter,...

For Video Edition, Please Click Here and Subscribe: https://youtu.be/6QlOmP-Jh04 Batman Was an Overnight Sensation! The Ratings soared and audiences fell in love the dynamic duo of West and Ward. In fact, Burt Ward and Adam West continued to do movies, TV shows and appearances, individually and together, until Adam’s death, and had a lifetime of more than 50 years of friendship working together an...

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/rxX20sLsZiY Step back, take a deep breath and think about all that surrounds us. There are dozens of reasons I love to travel: new sites, new sounds, new tastes, new places and faces, the thrill of doing something different and the desire to see every square inch of this beautiful planet we call home. Travel is amazing and they’r...

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/EzSJHVK0DnE Robert Richter! His new book Documentaries and Serendipity is worth celebrating. Robert Richter: His career, his often serendipitous life and life-changing films, including several Oscar nominations. He made or helped make 90 films, beginning in Oregon public television and the New York Times, then five years at CBS c...

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/nZBJF8gSo-Q First Friday of September Commemorated on the first Friday of September every year, Bring Your Manners To Work Day is a much-needed reminder to all that the workplace has a decorum to be followed, and that bad manners are just bad for business. Today's Call To Action: Subscribe on YouTube and Tell at least 8 friends a...

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/0lGUJxChuXo Amanda Scalici and her father, Robert Scalici, have been performing together since she was a little girl. They’ve toured across America, played venues in Canada & London, and now they’re making their cabaret debut! Amanda has been inspired by Doris Day for many years, and she’s bringing her love to the stage in “A...

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/TBktvLCVngY In this episode we talk about Letting Go of Material Things! How to Let Go of Stuff with Sentimental Value Get rid of easy items first. ... Discover your motivation behind keeping things. ... Cultivate a gratitude practice to make letting go easier. ... Try not to compare yourself or your home to others. ... Slowly ge...

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/OrWJ-O-k8No National Dog Day 2021 is on August 26 and we are getting ready to celebrate all our furry friends in the best ways possible! Can you believe that our furry friends have been with us for at least 14,000 years? Thank goodness for that because what would we do without man’s best friend? It is time to pull out all the cak...

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/undcAtOPzXE Jamie Bernstein is an author, narrator, and filmmaker who has transformed a lifetime of loving music into a career of sharing her knowledge and excitement with others. Jamie’s memoir, Famous Father Girl, published by HarperCollins, details her youth growing up in an atmosphere bursting with music, theatre and literatu...

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/vXg9cBd-VhE Lesli Margherita is currently reprising the role of Mona Kent in Dames at Sea, a role she played brilliantly in the most recent Broadway revival. An Olivier Award winner for her West End debut as Inez in ZORRO THE MUSICAL , Lesli made her Broadway debut originating the role of Mrs. Wormwood in MATILDA THE MUSICAL. Aft...