2017 NBC : The Voice Wins

by Patricia Britt

Alicia Keys's Chris Blue won the Voice yesterday with suspense up until the very last second.
http://www.today.com/popculture/chris-blue-wins-voice-giving-alicia-keys-first-victory-t111922

Finalist Aliyah Moulden, Lauren Duskis, and Jesse Larson gave it their all this season, and are surely on their way to the stratosphere.

Chris Blue the R&B artist who exuded love through competition claimed the love of his family and the audience upon achieving a career starter win. https://youtu.be/_3Fpm_6Go_g

There were some show stopper performances that the Voice has become known for with the highs & lows of the purity of song.

Everybody Hurts performed by Chris Blue, & Usher
https://youtu.be/JszPlO41_lo

Remember Me by Jennifer Hudson gave a show stopper performance as always. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unm29dvUJYE

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Quote


“I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues.”  by Duke Ellington


Songs

The Dance by Robert Mirabal https://youtu.be/55m_xMBtNlA

Last Night by AZ Yet

Can't Stop by After 7

Makes Me Wonder by Maroon 5

Another Day in Paradise by John Tesh

Man in the Mirror by Siedah Garrett & Michael Jackson 

Everytime I Feel the Spirit by Mahalia Jackson

2017 Earth Day Love

by Patricia Britt

Earth day is an acknowledgment of human concern for the planet for the youth that are here, and yet to come. It's also a very present concern for adults with 20 or more years on this planet with breathing, and aesthetic concerns. Do we want our soil to nurture nourishment & the beauty of the world, or do we want shudder at the thought of Winter & Summer? Do we want almonds for our biology? What about the rain, and the ozone layer we've tamed since the 70's? Resources are not infinite, and need to be loved, and cultivated.

All the colors of the rainbow are pure joy.

Here are what people are involved in:

http://www.earthday.org/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYA_Vibx3bU   - A glance at Earth Day

http://www.pbs.org/specials/earth-day

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Flower Art

https://www.greatbigcanvas.com/category/florals/tropical-flowers/?group=b&utm_expid=126186327-10.r_9_XiaHS9uQ33ED3eJH_w.1&gclid=CJaAkKu6udMCFR61wAod_woNIg&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F

Quote

Al Gore : Book Series : An Inconvenient Truth

https://www.amazon.com/Inconvenient-Truth-Planetary-Emergency-Warming/dp/B000QEJ0WY

https://www.climaterealityproject.org/blog/ten-times-al-gore-inspired-us-act-climate

http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/22/health/global-march-for-science/

Songs

Earth Song by Michael Jackson

Purple Rain by Prince

Sunny by Bobby Hebb

https://youtu.be/Dh6CKMDBB5k

2017 MSU : Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre

2017 Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre

by Patricia Britt

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater proves its awe every time they perform!

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre enthralled the souls of a grateful MSU audience once more.

The program consisted of Exodus (2015), Open Door (2015), After the Rain Pas De Deux (2014), and Revelations (1960). The company that began in 1958 with Blues Suite. www.alvinailey.org  Explore Our History | Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Explore Our History | Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Exodus began with grief then joy. Open Door began with a gentle modern dance ballet by a couple followed by a happy dance in a group with jazz salsa rhythms showing the freedom of dance with vibrant yet muted costume tones. The dancers then mesmerized as tinkling light piano keys in a mellow salsa beat, and driving horns set the pace. After the Rain Pas De Deux began with classic modern dance performed by a couple in a delicate love dance on the wings of love in unison with the heart.

Revelations classic spirituals in Pilgrim of Sorrow (I Been Buked, Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel, Fix Me, Jesus), and Take Me to the Water (Processional/Honor, Honor, Wade in the Water, I Wanna Be Ready), and Move, Members, Move ( Sinner Man, The Day is Past Gone, You May Run On, Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham.) satisfied the traditional fans. The company worked it's magic with spiritual angular movements, soul searchin in a somber reflection of the spirit. Followed by light hearted Wading in the Water with the classic utilization of material to crate illusions. There were extensions, and solos, elevations, and fluid movements that told stories from once upon a time.

To see The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre makes you want to see all the great dancers from Alvin Ailey, Judith Jamison, Misty Copeland, Carmen de Lavallade, Twyla Tharp, and so many others that we are able to experience through the Internet. You can read more about each of these legendary artist on wikipedia,org, and see them on youtube.com Artistic dance stays with you.

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre is truly a marvelous treasure with a spirit that speaks to every soul.

These are young people that exhibit what's always made America's culture great, as they collaborate to imbue a sense of oneness in the world. Dance is the language of love.

See performances at Michigan State University's www.thewhartoncenter.com

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Quotes

 “Learn the craft of knowing how to open your heart and to turn on your creativity. There’s a light inside of you.” ― Judith Jamison

I am trying to show the world that we are all human beings and that color is not important. What is important is the quality of our work. - by Alvin Ailey

Dance is also universal. You can take it anyplace and people will understand it, because it's a language everyone speaks. by Carmen de Lavallade

2017 CBS Easter with Grammys Salute to the Bee Gees

CBS wins the Easter sweeps

\by patricia britt

CBS won the Easter sweeps, because the Grammy salute to the Bee Gees was so heartfelt with the compositions of Barry Gibb holding up for decades that's still relavent to the heart now.

https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=grammy+salute+to+the+bee+gees+on+cbs

I can't wait to see a salute to www.cher.com!

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Children's Book Day : April 2

Children's Book Day was April 2nd

by Patricia Britt

Of Thee I Sing by President Barack Obama

Stay tuned for selections for the kids.

Buy a book for a kid, or kids wherever they may be.

Boys & Girls Clubs are the greatest! www.bgca.org

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WHM : Chaka Khan :For the Lover In You

by Patricia Britt

"For our daughters and our granddaughters now, the sky is the limit." by Nancy Pelosi

Chaka Khan's music is for the lover in all of us. Her catalog spans decades, and hearts internalized. Practically since I've been conscious of music her melodies have played in my psyche, from Tell Me Something Good, Smokin Room, Echoes of an Era, Ain't Nobody, I'll Be Good To You, Through the Fire, What Cha Gonna Do For Me, Angel, and so many more. In the 70's you could hear a Chaka Khan song from every window in the summer breeze. She'll always be numero uno to any mother raising girls.

In this article I've included two quotes by Nancy Pelosi, because she knows something about feminity, and motherhood. She has 5 children, countless grandchildren, and can give you the statistics on any child.

These ladies are every woman, and they look after babies hearts across the globe with gladness in their souls. 

We watched you on "Dancing With the Stars," an elegant treat.

Think of an economy where people could be an artist or a photographer or a writer without worrying about keeping their day job in order to have health insurance. by Nancy Pelosi

Chaka Khan is a worker bee with a music empire that's taken her to every corner of the earth, and the through the winds of change in the music industry. I can't wait for more music from her.

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Eres Mia by Romeo Santos

I'm Every Woman by Chaka Khan

Love Song Away by Kevin Ross

Show Me by Howard Hewett

Proud To Be An American by Lee Greenwood

https://youtu.be/Q65KZIqay4E

Almendra by Ruben Gonzalez

Your Song by Cissy Houston & Elton John

https://youtu.be/vIKSEPvk_RY

Book: Chaka! Through the Fire by Chanka Khan, Tonya Bolden

WHM : Hillary Clinton

by Patricia Britt

Hillary Clinton has the gift of gab. Her words are a rainbow.

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Quote:

If faith is your motivation, share that.

Song:

Angel of the Night by Angela Bofield
Lush Life by Zara Larsson