New Children's Book Discusses Death and Dying
GG is Lily's great-grandmother. Mamela is GG's pet name for Lily. The two share a special relationship and when GG falls ill, Lily visits her in the hospice. This new, 32-page illustrated book depicts the two togetherreading, listening to harp music, eating chicken soup, and looking at photos. Lily notices the changes in GG and says her last goodbye. The book concludes with a recipe for chicken soup and an afterword by clinical psychologist Dr. Laura Brock.
Arsht Center Hosts Fifth Graders For Musical ROCK ODYSSEY
The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County hosted 26,000 fifth grade students from local schools for this year's presentation of ROCK ODYSSEY presented by Wells Fargo, the original rock ‘n roll musical based on Homer's Odyssey. ROCK ODYSSEY, the flagship program in the Center's 'Learning Through the Arts' education initiative, was created in collaboration with Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
