{"id":4542,"date":"2023-11-02T16:01:32","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T16:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/?p=4542"},"modified":"2023-11-02T16:01:34","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T16:01:34","slug":"october-2023-round-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/october-2023-round-up\/","title":{"rendered":"October 2023: Round Up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">October was one fun month with Thanksgiving, our grandson&#8217;s first birthday, and plenty of fresh air and outdoor work. And, of course, Halloween, where our grandchildren were dressed as the cutest little Jack Skellington and the most adorable dinosaur around. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/October-2023-Round-Up.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" src=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/October-2023-Round-Up.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4543\" srcset=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/October-2023-Round-Up.png 940w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/October-2023-Round-Up-300x251.png 300w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/October-2023-Round-Up-768x644.png 768w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/October-2023-Round-Up-358x300.png 358w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">Now we&#8217;re into November and, even though I&#8217;m resisting the coming of the winter months, there&#8217;s something about November that signals a slowing down. It&#8217;s time for comfy clothes, puzzles and cross stitch. But one of the things I&#8217;m most excited about is the start of Globe Theatre season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Highlight of the Month:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Blind Date at <a href=\"https:\/\/globetheatrelive.com\/shows\/calendar\">Globe Theatre<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/blind-dagte.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"498\" src=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/blind-dagte-1024x498.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4546\" srcset=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/blind-dagte-1024x498.png 1024w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/blind-dagte-300x146.png 300w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/blind-dagte-768x373.png 768w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/blind-dagte-500x243.png 500w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/blind-dagte.png 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><em><strong>BLIND DATE<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color\">STARRING <a href=\"https:\/\/tessdegenstein.com\/bio\">TESS DEGENSTEIN<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A Spontaneous Theatre Creation by Rebecca Northan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><em>The award-winning hit show, Blind Date, comes to Regina\u2019s Globe Theatre after playing off-Broadway, in London\u2019s West End, and all across Canada &amp; the US!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><em>When Mimi\u2019s date for the evening fails to show up, she turns to the audience for someone willing to answer love\u2019s call. What happens next is anybody\u2019s guess, and different each night. This is theatre at its most thrilling, and you will want to see it again and again. Featuring international powerhouse actor and home-grown Saskatchewan talent &#8211; Tess Degenstein. Mimi is open to dates of any gender, on any night.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">We had a lovely time at this show and I highly recommend it to anyone thinking about going. Tess Degenstein does an excellent job and I was in awe at the command she had of the show. She never knows she&#8217;s going to be going on a date with for the show. Her confidence, her timing and her ability to keep things moving while giving the audience plenty of laughs is commendable. In fact, I&#8217;m going again on Sunday because each show is different. It was modern and fresh and a joy to watch. Highly recommend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">Until next time&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">Have a wonderful weekend! What are you looking forward to doing in November?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October was one fun month with Thanksgiving, our grandson&#8217;s first birthday, and plenty of fresh air and outdoor work. 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