The 14 statues of laughing men that greet visitors to Vancouver’s English Bay Beach remind us that laughter is good medicine. The famous exhibit takes up a large portion of real estate at the intersection of Denman and Davie Streets, and it is a delightful addition to the city. Yue Minjun, a Beijing-based artist, made the sculptures “in his […]
Leisure
Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre completes season with Pirates of Penzance
The Pirates of Penzance is one of the silliest and most musically demanding musicals of all time. Vocally it requires the chops of opera and the dexterity of an auctioneer. Comically it requires split-second timing and delivery. I have seen the production three or four times and this month’s run at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre […]
23.5 hours in San Francisco
My family’s official destination was Sacramento, but since it’s practically next door to San Francisco we couldn’t resist a short stay in the city. It was amazing what we fit in over the course of only 23.5 hours! After driving at breakneck speed from Seattle to the Bay Area, we arrived in 14.5 hours — […]