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The Sarasota Season Shines Bright
Guest Diary• May 19, 2023.Gerry Fabrikant bring us to Sarasota, FL for Selby Gardens’ Orchid Ball 2023; an evening with Yo-Yo Ma at the Sarasota Orchestra; a dinner to honor outgoing director Michael Edwards at Asolo Repertory Theatre; and Hermitage Artist Retreat’s annual Greenfield Prize Dinner at The Ringling Museum...

Stopping to Smell the Roses in Ta’if, the City of Roses
Travel• April 21, 2023.Paige Peterson visits the Arabian Peninsula, in particular the city of Ta’if, where every Spring the roses bloom and 900 rose farms produce the flower which is distilled into the world’s most expensive rose oil and rose water and mixed into the perfumes of luxury brands around the world...

Safari West welcomes the birth of their first Southern White Rhinoceros calf
Guest Diary• April 12, 2023.Paige Peterson takes us on a tour of Safari West where they’ve just welcomed the arrival of a white rhino calf! Animal lovers come from all over the world to visit Safari West located in the foothills of the mountains in Santa Rosa, California...

The American Friends of Versailles Tour the Lakes of North Italy
Travel• January 10, 2023.Sharon Hoge takes us on the voyage of the American Friends of Versailles for our edification, appreciation, and great pleasure as they tour the villas, sumptuous gardens, and historic sites surrounding picturesque northern Italian Lakes Garda, Iseo, Como, Orto, and Maggiore...