April has arrived- plan now...Mid April Updates!!!

Update- tickets available now! https://amanda-love.com/tree-time  Tree Time Tab- the click here to support link is on the top...in the trees!  Hope to see you there. This event will sell out!

Art, Amanda's art in public spaces! Raise the Silo on April 29- it is so important it has its own blog entry/post! But here is the scoop again: SAVE THE DATE

one night only preview party

RAISE THE SILO

 

April 29, 7PM

at THE BANK, Newark 

$150 per person

tickets on sale soon

 

LEARN + EXPLORE: 

large scale outdoor installation, community and accessible art in public sites around Licking County beginning in fall 2022

 

https://amanda-love.com/silo

https://amanda-love.com/tree-time

DERBY- yes our annual Run for the Roses party is Saturday, May 7- I'll share the details on April 7th!

Update- Details are up on another post- hope to see you there!!

Pilsners for Polio- 4/15  Rotary, beer, live music, eraticating polio- a good cause and a good time https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pilsners-for-polio-tickets-288205098207

Update: SO MUCH FUN!!!! Rotarians plan great parties and raise good money for great causes! 

CABI- I'm going to host a Cabi party again, Tuesday, April 19th at 6pm in my home. I always get compliments when I wear Cabi and I appreciate the opportunity to shop this way.  

Update- another SO MUCH FUN, thanks to those able to join me and the future hosts!! Time with gal pals trying on cool clothes is pretty sweet! Thanks Kay for your partnership!

DAFFODILS: It is April in Granville- April 23 will be all about these beauties: Check out two special events to get your fix:  https://www.bryndu.com/event-details-registration/75th-annual-daffodil-diamond-jubilee-show-and-sale-2022-04-23-12-00 and http://www.robbinshunter.org/ 

Life on Newark-Granville Road, the blog's purpose is to promote happenings and find connections!

Making plans helps us get out, I've posted about "get tickets" as a great way to spend time with those you want to spend more time!

Update- going to see Clare play lax, going to see Sally play lax- it is a good week on Newark-Granville Road!  Bonus Denison friends connecting- had fun with alums visiting with admitted students.  Going to be in town- please reach out, would love to see you!

Make Plans, Support Public Art and Artist- Friday, April 29th!

April 29, 2022, Save the date and Raise the Silo

make plans to attend and bring friends and family- we all like to be invited!

be an important supporter of  https://amanda-love.com/

large scale outdoor installation, community, and accessible art in public sites around Licking County this fall!

Join Joe and me in helping this art be produced and the stories and inspirations to be shared in the community.

April 29, 2022, 7 pm The Bank, downtown Newark

This will be a one night only, preview party*

learn more about these exhibits- their inspiration, important storytelling, and science sharing

The Dawn Redwoods call to me. I'm so grateful Amanda introduced them to me, shared a number of opportunities to engage with them, and with her artful approach will allow them to inspire us as they have inspired her.  It is important work.  Life on Newark-Granville Road loves to find these special trees...and once you see them you will see them, they'll call to you too!

Licking County will benefit from

More soon about purchasing tickets, ($150) and what the night will hold, but I promise if Amanda is making it happen it will be happening and you won't want to miss it!

*Tickets and details to support coming soon- April 2022!

Ukraine- Assistance!

From dear friend Laura, offering a way to help that resonates with me for many reasons in my life on Newark-Granville Road.  I'm also hearing from a special member of our Licking County community with family struggling in the Ukraine! I'm grateful for the many ways the world can assist and need to assist. Thank you for reading and sharing! 

Dear Family and Friends,

I have started a GOFUNDME page to help the people of Ukraine. I am partnering with a dear Denison friend in this venture to send life-saving medical kits to Ukraine. Please read here. https://www.gofundme.com/f/trauma-training-and-equipment-to-ukraine?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1

What am I asking?

1.) Please consider donating. These kits will save lives. Watching ordinary citizens trying to save the lives of strangers and loved ones is too much to bear. We can make a difference.

2.) Share the heck out of this link. Post and repost and share away on all of your social media sites, email chains, etc. ...please 

Much love,

Laura

Denison Love for the Last week of February

Denison Love, what does that mean, Joe, job, philanthropy and so much more! February is the month of love and it has been a busy and fulfilling one!  Few highlights just from the last full week:

1. Joe- our anniversary on the 20th and his birthday two days later! Love celebrating with him in low key ways.  Love the flowers, the roses, the replication of my wedding bouquet presented to me every year! Love the two cakes on 2-22-22, one absolutely fabulous and not just in taste, but the cherished gift and delivery! Love the tradition to sing and share cake with dear neighbor friends.   Although Joe and I didn't date at Denison, we did meet at our alma mater and laid the foundation to fall in love during the returns to Granville!

2. Denison Days- Junior Day was Monday and what a treat it was! Sally played along and attended, attending a class, having lunch and dinner on Sunday with dear Friends in town with their juniors- their third children too!  I've said it over and over a part of my job I truly love is these types of connections.  Great to see some others, including a classmate back with his applying senior from Atlanta. Bonus we sat at the bar to catch-up at Broadway Pub- the bar!

3. Denison Families.  I wrapped up a big weekend, hosting our Family Leadership Council for their Spring Semester Meeting. We visited The Edge, we gathered at the Moonies with students and we toured the construction site of the Hoaglin Wellness Center.  These generous Denisonians inspire us, share important insights and are just fun!  Staff and colleagues united to make it all happen, team work indeed makes the dream work! These weekends always include time at the Granville Inn bar.  This weekend dear alum, friend and old neighbor was a happy surprise and fun interaction with visiting team families with friend connections. Granville is the center of the small world!

4. Road trip with Sally- another "love" event for me!  Taking Sally to see Miami of Ohio and OU as part of her college search was beloved time together.  We were both impressed and agree Ohio has so much to offer with higher education. She still thinks small private liberal arts will be where she ends up. She is still looking and I will savor the continued quest.)  Not Denison but college fun, higher education- it fits the theme!

5. Denison work- Economic Development Committee for the GACC. I'm enjoying all I'm learning about our community and the people that care. Important work that just became all the more important with the Intel announcement.

The last full week of the month of February was lovely, filled with love in my life on Newark-Granville Road! 

There is much to pray about and be concerned about as I post this update. Love and wishes and hopes to the Ukraine and all hurting connected to this invasion. Dear church family members continue to receive our prayers. I believe in love, the love of our Lord, the love of friendship and care and offer these prayers daily as part of my life on Newark-Granville Road.

For Love of Music to Launch February

On this Valentine's Day Eve it is good to reflect on an amazing week of music, music I love. 

1. Monday- Pop Up concert at the Denison Museum- 

https://billandthebelles.com/  preformed and it was wonderful! A young alum is part of the band and was back "home". The backdrop of the Appalachia in Focus exhibit was powerful. Take a look- come see: https://denison.edu/places/museum

2. Wednesday- VAIL CONCERT!  My advice is never to miss a Vail Concert and this proved sound advice this week.  The American Spiritual Ensemble was a concert like no other. If you can ever see them do.  https://www.americanspiritualensemble.com/We all know the arts teach, the lessons within the evening were important and poignant. Make plans for the next concert here:  https://denison.edu/series/vail

3. Friday- The playlist during David Butler's show was really good, the show was wonderful:  read about it here:  Columbus Alive @ David Butler/Amanda Love  Thanks to Amanda and all for bringing these evenings to downtown Newark! The juke box at the Draft House was a nice way to end a full work week and catch up with Joe!

4. https://www.ngsymphony.org/  Incredible to be at The Midland with an energetic audience savoring these gems: the performance, the venue, and the friends! It was extra special as we had dinner early at MCC and shared the energy of family-supporting one of the soloists!  What a treat!

5. Wrapped it up with the Broadway Musical in Columbus -  Come From Away  Everyone said I would love it- oh my- yes yes yes- I laughed, I cried, I was in awe of every one component- the story, the performance, the stagging, the impact (scholarships!!) and connections to Columbus! Seeing it with a dear friend, gifted tickets by a dear friend. The immediate jump to your feet to applaud at the end. It was something, learn more here: https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2022/02/13/dublin-woman-inspired-9-11-musical-playing-ohio-theatre/6765884001/  I'm making plans for a movie night with Joe to watch it online!! So good!

Life on Newark-Granville Road was all about toe-tapping, singing along, and being inspired and moved by the power of the arts, the love of the arts, and music.  I'm lucky to have always had this in my life and the figure eight moments keep bringing it home.

UPDATE- the love and music continue with the launch of Common Threads (Dear Friends band, Derby Party favorites) Common Thread- She Called Me Sir  Check it out!! 

January's Journeys

I am so grateful I was able to complete three out of the four planned January Journeys! Here is what I want to share: 1. Denison trip to the San Fransisco Bay area, the lessons will carry me for some time- see the earlier post. 2. Infoverity's 10th Year Celebration in Mexico. What a treat to be included, cared for and to join the celebration of this company. It was so good to engage and spend time with the wonderful people that make this company such a success! And yes it was great to get away, turn off the phone, not log into email and soak in sun, sand and sea water- Carribean Sea water! The boat ride, spa time and sunrises were highlights. Three cheers for the resort for taking on the COVID testing and allowing us to move forward with a trip like this. Joe is a special travel companion and I'm grateful for our time in the midst of Infoverity time. 3. Denison's Board meeting, similar to the above, time with these impressive leaders equips me to my work for Denison. I'm back at my desk inspired, motivated and grateful for what Denison provides. It also helps me understand the work I do in my volunteer role, the need to evolve, morph, grow in appropriate ways. The Granville Chamber of Commerce is in this place with our quest for the balance of Economic Development. Intel's announcement is an important disruption to the landscape, disruption may be too strong of word. There will be quite an impact and it requires intentional, important work and collaboration. I'm proud of the work we're doing and recognize there is much still needed. I also added vacation time and soaked in the invaluable time with friends and the sun! One of the planned trips did not happen,the Denison Everywhere event, it has been posponned. Denisonians, make the new date: Wednesady, May 4! 3 out of 4 is pretty good and probably just right! People ask me about travel, I love it. I like the pace, the opportunities it provides to meet and engage with people and places. I ate a lot of oysters this month! Coming home, home to Life on Newark-Granville Road and Denison is pretty special. This quote is great:

Welcome February, filled with its own journeys closer to home! I look forward to sharing and posting and hearing about your travels and the lessons they provide.

Feed the Dream and Howl at the Moon!

 Today is the:

11th Annual Granville Community Feed the Dream Food Drive. Please join us in celebrating the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday through an act of service by supporting the Food Pantry Network of Licking County.  What can you do? Visit our website http://onedayoneton.org/ and consider a donation.  $1 will buy 12 lbs of food! 100% of the money goes directly to the Food Pantry Network of Licking County. Visit us onsite and bring a donation. We will be at the Ross’ Granville Market parking lot, from 9 am to 8 pm, tomorrow, Monday January 17th, Dr. Martin Luther King Day. We will be ready to receive any non-perishable food items and your monetary donations. Our collection site will be staffed by volunteer student and adult community organizations.  Visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/watch/OneDayOneTon/ and invite as many friends as you can to our event on Monday.  Every connection can make a difference, not just for our collection but perhaps it may spur an individual to contribute to their own food pantry network. Whatever you can do is greatly appreciated. We know that with your help our community will continue to Feed the Dream and FPN will be able to continue to serve those in need in Licking County. Sincerely, Feed The Dream Steering Committee & Student Board  And- I'll be taking a walk in the snow tonight to howl at the moon...maybe some moon yoga??  A dear friend also alerted me to our first full moon of 2022 and shared this: This moon is home in the watery cardinal sign of Cancer with a palpable emotional force howling through our being.  Full moons illuminate the natural polarity and hold up a mirror to areas of life that feel the tension of opposites. In this case, Cancer- Capricorn Home + Family<> Career + Goals.    Known as the Wolf Moon in honor of howling wolves, it is a moment to lean into our "pack" and remembers our sense of belonging. Empathy, compassion, and forgiveness support us in the journey. Let the river flow, crying is a healing balm. Yep, I've been feeling the pull and tension- my pack has dispersed, Clare and Peter happy back at school. Joe and I will be leaving for a work trip this week.   Service is a great way to connect with packs and balance the tensions, it feels right for this full moon to allow us to honor this important special day where we remember what Martin Luther King called for and what can we do to help.