by kim on July 30, 2010Share this post:
So I wish I could say I was posting live from the 6th annual Traverse City Film Festival, in full swing as I type (and hopefully as you read) this. But unfortunately a bad summer cold and couple of schedule conflicts got in the way. I’m watching from afar, however, and hoping this will be [...]
by kim on July 16, 2010Share this post:
A few weeks ago, a New York Times travel article caught my eye: “As American As Cherry Pie,” by Ann Patchett, one of my favorite authors. Bel Canto and The Magician’s Assistant, the two books of Ms. Patchett’s I’ve read, had me riveted and, in appropriate places, in tears. Man, does that woman know how [...]
by kim on July 14, 2010Share this post:
I didn’t believe it until I saw it for myself: 2,500 people at a fairly authentic German biergarten in a shady Ann Arbor park. Mr. TravelerWrites had told me about this phenomenon some time ago, both the event and the place known as “German Park,” but I was skeptical. Honestly, I figured he was overestimating–by [...]