If u can afford it, a lovely way to get to #LeHavre #France is on a river cruise from #Paris tinyurl.com/mr3mcvry + more great reasons to visit tinyurl.com/3693bcsm @normandytourism.bsky.social #lehavre #lehavretourisme #lehavre_etretat_tourisme #lehavrecity #portduhavre

Sad news for #music fans, #RIP the silver-throated Raul Malo, one of my all-time faves "Siboney" www.tpt.org/great-perfor... via @TPT #RaulMalo

'Tis the season #Xmas #GiftsWorthGiving a)Never 2 soon to defend civil liberties @aclu.bsky.social shop.aclu.org/apparel b) Help ensure #HumanRights Make a donation in someone special's name bit.ly/2hgHl0X & shop the store shop.amnestyusa.org @amnesty.org

#Architecture + #InteriorDesign fans After WWll, #architect Auguste Perret not only rebuild but redesigned Le Havre’s Centre-Ville. Bldgs are of special concrete; the apts open-plan layouts flooded with light #France #Normandy Explore LE HAVRE tinyurl.com/3693bcsm @Normandy

12/10/1884 #MarkTwain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" 1st published Inspired by his trip to #Heidelberg #Germany & a raft trip on the Neckar river tinyurl.com/4782mw3c

#Art #Architecture #History & #Beach fans Explore #France’s Normandy Coastline, Côte d'Albâtre: Part I: LE HAVRE: 5 Great Reasons To Visit tinyurl.com/3693bcsm @lehavre_etretat_tourisme @Normandy

2/8/80 10:50pm Always remember @johnlennon with joyful noise in #StrawberryFields @CentralParkNYC or wherever u are! #imagine Liz Chidester @liz_chid (talented #musicians keep his legacy alive by performing #thebeatles songs here every day 10am-7pm)

#Architecture fans #RIP #FrankGehry celebrate his life by visiting his cool creations: 1) Media Harbour #Düsseldorf #Germany tinyurl.com/273626ek

12/6-7 & 12/13-14 #Art lovers East Bay Open Studios winter weekend eastbayopenstudios.com #Oakland #CA @visitoakland & more artsy reasons 2 go bit.ly/1j5zUHM @eastbayopenartstudios (Dobee Snowber @dsnowber #mixedmedia She paints #swimmers!)

12/6-7 & 12/13-14 #art lovers #Paris #Artists Marché de Noël for #Xmas La Goutte d’Or 'hood tinyurl.com/552x3k6f @JOSECUNEO + more #cool things 2 do bit.ly/14KXVvB @portesdor18e

12/6-7 #Art lovers the Père Lachaise 'hood in #Paris is known 4 its' cemetery but 30+ "living" artists r there as well #PortesOuvertes (#Artists Open Studios) tinyurl.com/552x3k6f #Parisjetaime @ateliersduperelachaise

12/6-7 #Arts + #Crafts fans Delray Fest of the Arts #DelrayBeach #FL tinyurl.com/4vtsk6rt + lots more cool stuff 2 do #ThePalmBeaches tinyurl.com/yc6btcdm

12/5-8 #Lyon #France magical Festival of #Lights @OnlyLyon 30 installations, some on throughout dec tinyurl.com/mr2436sa bit.ly/19NOZeK + more good reasons to visit tinyurl.com/mwdpcdy

12/5-13 Rekindle childhood memories or make new ones! Prokofiev's #peterandthewolf Go c the divine @imisaacmizrahi production @guggenheim #NYC #music Works & Process bit.ly/2cDAKzf + more cool stuff going on at #NYC #museums bit.ly/2fkDSSN @worksandprocess

12/4-7 #Film fans @TBUFFestival www.tbuff.org & other cool reasons 2 @VisitTampaBay bit.ly/1OvfZgA

12/4-7 #Art fans #PINTAMiami #modern + #contemporary #LatinAmerican #Spanish & #Portuguese art bit.ly/2eMNteE @pinta.artofficial #Argentina #artist Blanca Rosa Machuca @ceibogallery @blanca_machuca_artista “Conjuro Para Encontrarnos”

Dec #Miami #Fla gets artsy www.miamiartweek.org/events 12/2-7 #Art fans #ArtMiami @artmiamifairs www.artmiami.com 12/5-7 @artbasel @baselmiami 12/2-7 #Design fans @designmiami designmiami.com Pippin Drysdale “@drysdalepippin “Dust Storm over Lake Eyre” @adrian_sassoon_gallery

11/30/1835 #MarkTwain's birthday "Suppose u were an idiot & suppose u were a member of #congress. But then, I repeat myself."

10 Great Reasons To Explore 3 Fab #Islands Near #Cancun #Mexico: Holbox, Isla Mujeres & Cozumel tinyurl.com/6vk8y2jy

Better than BlackFriday #artistssunday to encourage u to buy gifts made by artists #Photography How about a unique #portrait of you or a loved one? Also fine art prints, note cards, books, etc for unique holiday gifts @rosanneolson rosanneolson.com

#Art lovers: On Nov 28, 1894, #Monet invited #Rodin & #Cézanne to #Giverny—wouldn’t you have liked to have been a fly on that wall. tinyurl.com/6r54nr48 #normandy #France @maisonjardinsclaudemonet

11/29-30 #Art + #beach fans in #Jacksonville #FL ‘hood San Marco Art Fest sanmarcoartfestival.com & more cool stuff 2 do @Visit_Jax tinyurl.com/3462mcxh

Interview an older relative on #Thanksgiving Create family history! #TheGreatListen @StoryCorps bit.ly/2vYECDt They even have an App 2 make it easy 2 record the conversation, plus Tips & Prompts 2 "get the skinny" from grandma or grandpa, aunts, uncles, etc!

This video from #Spain's Ministry of Equality highlights the devastating reality of Violence Against #Women lbbonline.com/news/Ministr... Ministerio de Igualdad @igualdadgob.bsky.social

Nov-Jan #Heidelberger #Germany is one of those places that's pretty enough 2 visit any time of year. But in the #holiday season, enjoy "Winterwäldchen” (Winter Forest) on the Kornmarkt + lots more cool stuff 2 do bit.ly/2NkeFUT @heidelberg4you

Nov-Jan Get your #Xmas shopping done at Les Festivités de Noël #Marseille #France tinyurl.com/5f98dxna & other cool stuff 2 do @CHOOSEMARSEILLE tinyurl.com/5bsjdkm2 @villemarseille

10+ Artsy & Cool Reasons To Visit #Paris #France in the Fall/Winter (& All Year Long)! tinyurl.com/456esm3w @MuseeOrsay "Sargent in Paris" til Jan 11, 26

11/22-23 #Art lovers #Jacksonville #FL CoRK Arts District Open Studios @CoRKJax tinyurl.com/yckq3vla & more cool stuff 2 do @Visit_Jax tinyurl.com/3462mcxh @corkartsdistrict (artist: Larry Wilson, “Tribe Series” #woodworking @larrywilsonartist)

11/20 #GreatAmericanSmokeout butt any day is a good day to #QuitSMOKING tinyurl.com/yvfdxfew

11/17-1/4/26 Glaz Festival #Rennes #France @GlazFestival International #Photography Fest glaz-festival.com Les Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie à Rennes et partout en Bretagne (Photo: Siân Davey)

NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

This handsome #trio makes #classicalmusic fun! Andreas Ottensamer #Clarinet @andyottensamer Kian Soltani #Cello @kian.soltani_cellist Alessio Bax #Piano @alessiobax #concert works by #Beethoven #Mendelssohn #Brahms & #Schubert fantastic acoustics in @frickcollection.bsky.social auditorium

11/13-16 #Photography fans @ParisPhotoFair www.parisphoto.com & more reasons 2 visit #Paris tinyurl.com/3ea7se4h @GrandPalaisRmn (@193gallery Lorenzo Vitturi)

11/12/1840 #Art lovers celebrate #Rodin born OTD @MuseeRodinParis #Paris bit.ly/1kN6N8o + his atelier in #Meudon bit.ly/2VLK35p #Parisjetaime

11/16 #Music fans @LisaGutkin + musical friends @TheBeanRunner #Peekskill #NewYork + more Artsy & Cool Things To Do there bit.ly/2ciqUk9

10+ Artsy & Cool Reasons To Visit #Paris #France in the Fall/Winter (& All Year Long)! tinyurl.com/456esm3w

11/11 #VeteransDay thx 2 all who served #BlueStar #GoldStarFamilies #Veterans deserve thx/recognition every day. Approximately 44 #Veterans a day commit suicide. Veterans Crisis Line (dial 988 press 1, or 800-273-8255, or text 838255) @votevets.org

11/11 #StMartinsDay celebrations #Dusseldorf #Germany + other great reasons 2 @VisitDusseldorf bit.ly/18crzsI

Love a good #story or #talltale? #Tellabration storynet.org/events/tella... @NSNStorytellers

11/9/38 #NeverForget #Kristallnacht “Night of Broken Glass” the beginning of violence against Jewsacross Europe Remembering Kristallnacht is also a call to action: to educate, build bridges of understanding & ensure such darkness never returns (via @jccgv) Karl Biedermann's "The Abandoned Room"

I want the T administration to be forced to rebuild the #EastWing brick by brick "London pub rebuilt after illegal bulldozing" share.google/ZYONgst4WnuU...

11/8 #NationalSTEMDay #Kids are going 2 need #STEM learning now more than ever #Parents check out tinyurl.com/yj93rtvb & urutherighttobe.org

11/8 #Music fans 40th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony held in #LA this yr tinyurl.com/3a273b22 but go visit @rockhall + more #cool stuff in #Cleveland tinyurl.com/56ck4y2c ‪@thisiscle.bsky.social

11/8 #Music fans @JaxPorchFest bit.ly/20dVoW6 & lots more cool stuff 2 do #Jacksonville #FL tinyurl.com/3462mcxh @SPARJax

11/6-10 Salon #Art + #Design fans groovy stuff fr 1890s 2 now bit.ly/2cC9Jww @TheSalonNY ‪@ParkAveArmory Special Design Exhibitions: @thealphaworkshops “Whistler” textile Stunning handmade designs benefits those with #HIV/#AIDS & other disabilities

11/6-9 #Art lovers ART COLOGNE #Germany bit.ly/2oFy8Bs @artcolognefair

#Brooklyn: Art Culture & Cheap Drinks! First Thursday Gallery Walk tinyurl.com/mwrdae6d & + lots more #artsy #cool stuff 2 do tinyurl.com/7z6acu55

#Architecture + #Modernism fans Nov is @IconicHouses month; here are some cool #housemuseums 2 visit created by famous #architects & #designers bit.ly/1AqLBPt

#Photography fans Nov is “Le Mois de la Photo” #Paris 100 #photo exhibits #photodays tinyurl.com/y4hfz6zq @ParisPhotoFair (11/13-16) @photodays.paris photodays.paris + more #cool things 2 do tinyurl.com/3ea7se4h #Parisjetaime

10/31 #HappyHalloween Halloween comes from Ireland’s Celtic fest Samhain, marking the start of winter & the return of the Dead. Wearing costumes, masks & carrying Jack-o’-lanterns offered protection. #IrelandHomeofHalloween Great excuse to visit #CorkCity tinyurl.com/ye28cmar