july 17, 2009
Jan Gets a Blog!
I realized one of my long-time goals and launched my Girl on the Go blog covering travel-related news, events in Atlanta and relationships. Check out other blogs from travelgirl contributors here.
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Omigod You Guys!
Well maybe her motives weren't the purest – she was chasing after a guy after all – but we can all take a lesson from the drive and determination of Elle Woods in "Legally Blonde The Musical." This group of talented singers and dancers had the packed audience at the Fox Theatre cheering along with our heroine as she changed from her signature pink to navy blue, but never gave up being passionate and always believed in herself. The show is in Atlanta through July 19, and travels around the country through June 2010. (For a full review,
see my blog at www.janschroder.com/blo.)
www.legallyblondethemusical.com.
Spies, Lies and Naked Thighs
That's the subtitle of the new Sex(pionage) event at the International Spy Museum in DC July 29 at 6:30 pm. Author H. Keith Melton talks about women who stop at nothing and features KGB sexual entrapment videos and details of the Russian "honey traps." As Rose O'Neal Greenhow, a Confederate spy declared, "God gave me both a brain and a body, and I shall use them both …" Tickets are $20; details available at www.spymuseum.org
Win a Trip to San Fran
To celebrate the release of the DVD Hotel: The First Season, CBS Watch Magazine and Fairmont San Francisco are giving away an all-expense paid trip for two to San Francisco. Fans of the show know that the Fairmont is the fictional "St. Gregory" hotel. James Brolin and Connie Sellecca starred in the series, which ran from 1983 to 1988. Visit www.cbswatchmagazine.com/contest to register.
Tilley Tops $100,000
We're huge fans of Tilley hats at travelgirl. My waterproof hemp hat saved me big time on a recent trip to Maine by keeping the rain away – that's me on the coast in my favorite Tilley. So we're especially pleased to report that Tilley Endurables has donated $100,000 from the sales of the Hemp Hat collection to Street Kids International since 2004. Company founder Alex Tilley met a boy shining shoes in the street in Peru, which led him to commit to the donation to this group that helps kids earn a living in healthy ways. For more on Street Kids, visit www.streetkids.org: to buy your own Tilley hat, visit www.tilley.com
pick of the week
We'll all about protecting our skin in the hot summertime, but what about our hair? Protect your tresses with the Solar Sublime line from L’Oréal Professionnel, recently relaunched with improved technology. These four products are for use before, during and after sun exposure and include shampoo, masque, leave-in spray and leave-in geleé. Prices range from $21 to $30 and the products are available at salons. www.lorealprofessionnel.com