World Music Day - June 21, 2019

DIANE'S CORNER ... 

Celebrate World Music Day

Music expresses that which cannot be put into words, and that which cannot remain silent

Victor Huge

There’s nothing in the world like the sound of your favorite song coming on, it just gets right into your head and your body and makes you move. Or maybe it takes you on a journey to a faraway place and time, where you languish in a memory of times gone by and people who are no longer present. Some of our favorite songs can lift us up out of depression and sorry, and make an otherwise horrible day suddenly seem like it’s not so bad. World Music Day celebrates music in all its forms and the impact it’s had on the world and the human spirit.

History of World Music Day

Music has existed for as long as mankind has found its voice, and quite possibly before. Every culture of the world has it’s own form of music, as distinct and unique to its area as language and cuisine. In the western world, we are familiar only with scale, that known as the diatonic scale which should be familiar to anyone who took music classes or choir in school. But this is not the only or even the first scale that music can use.

There’s the chromatic scale, which has 12 notes instead of the 7, and the octatonic scale, which has 8 notes, but these are just the beginning. In every part of the world, there are different scales and musical formats used, and these create a form of music that has its own signature. Then when you add in the cultural themes, the variety of instruments, and the forms of voice singing that can go along with it, music is a truly endless adventure. World Music Day celebrates this adventure and those that dare to take it.

Adriaen Brouwer (Oudenaarde, c. 1605 – Antwerp, January 1638) was a Flemish painter active in Flanders and the Dutch Republic in the first half of the 17th century. Brouwer was an important innovator of genre painting through his vivid depictions of peasants, soldiers and other 'lower class' individuals engaged in drinking, smoking, card or dice playing, fighting, music making etc. in taverns or rural settings. Brouwer contributed to the development of the genre of tronies, i.e. head or facial studies, which investigate varieties of expression. In his final year he produced a few landscapes of a tragic intensity. Brouwer's work had an important influence on the next generation of Flemish and Dutch genre painters. 

Word of the Day

achillize

Fury of Achilles, 1737 (detail)

MEANING:

verb tr.: To harass or chase.

ETYMOLOGY:

After Achilles, a hero in the Greek mythology. When his close friend Patroclus is killed by Hector, a vengeful Achilles chases Hector around the wall of Troy three times. Also, he causes great carnage among Trojans. Earliest documented use: 1672. Also see Achilles’ heel.

NOTES:

Achilles is better known for his heel, but his anger is so prominent that it’s a popular subject in paintings. For example, The Wrath of Achilles (1630-1635) by Peter Paul Rubens, The Rage of Achilles (1757) by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, and La Colère d’Achille (1847) by Léon Benouville.

USAGE:

“Parker ‘hectors and achillizes all the noncomformists’.”
Martin Dzelzainis & Edward Holberton; The Oxford Handbook of Andrew Marvell; Oxford University Press; May 28, 2019.

Idiom of the Day

In the bag -

Meaning - Refers to a situation when you are sure that success is sure.

Example - The wickets of opponent team fell down very fast, victory seemed to be in the bag at the end of 25 overs.

This Day in History

1834 - Cyrus McCormick patented the first practical mechanical reaper for farming. His invention allowed farmers to more than double their crop size.

1893 - The Ferris Wheel was introduced at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, IL. 

1913 - Georgia Broadwick became the first woman to jump from an airplane. 

1939 - Lou Gehrig quit baseball due to illness. 

1948 - Columbia Records began the first mass production of the 33 1/3 RPM LP. 

1954 - The American Cancer Society reported significantly higher death rates among cigarette smokers than among non-smokers. 

1958 - Linus Pauling and Detlev Bronke, both Americans, were elected to the Soviet Academy of Science. 


1974 - The U.S. Supreme Court decided that pregnant teachers could no longer be forced to take long leaves of absence.


1985 - Scientists announced that skeletal remains exhumed in Brazil were those of Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele. 

1990 - Little Richard received a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. 


2003 - The fifth Harry Potter book, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," was published by J.K. Rowling. Amazon.com shipped out more than one million copies on this day making the day the largest distribution day of a single item in e-commerce history. The book set sales records around the world with an estimated 5 million copies were sold on the first day. 



DAILY SQU-EEK

If You Were Born Today, June 21

While you come across as slightly detached due to a refined, sociable demeanor, you are in fact quite sensitive, warm, spiritual, and loving. You also tend to worry quite a bit, and ideally, this trait lessens as you age. You tend to thrive in a partnership, but you could often give more than you receive. Creative and imaginative, you are also very broad-minded and although you are intensely curious about people, you are rarely petty. Famous people born today:

1905 Jean-Paul Sartre, French existentialist philosopher and writer (Le Mur, Nobel 1964; declined), born in Paris (d. 1980)

1921 Judy Holliday, American comedienne and actress (Born Yesterday, Adam's Rib), born in NYC, New York (d. 1965)

1947 Shirin Ebadi, Iranian lawyer, human rights activist and 1st Iranian Muslim woman to receive a Nobel Peace Prize (2003), born in Hamadan, Iran

1953 Benazir Bhutto, 12th Prime Minister of Pakistan and 1st female leader of a Muslim nation, born in Karachi, Pakistan (d. 2007)

1982 Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, son of Prince Charles & Lady Diana, born in London, England

READERS INFO

1.

(Not So) Totally Useless Fact of The Day:

Fruit snacks typically include ingredients like sugar, corn syrup, modified corn starch, and juice. But among the gelatin and dye, there’s also carnauba wax. If you don’t know what that is, it’s the stuff that makes the snacks (and lots of
other candies) glossy—and also the stuff you use to shine your car.

2.

CELESTIAL EVENT:

June 21 - June Solstice. 

The June solstice occurs at 15:54 UTC. The North Pole of the earth will be tilted toward the Sun, which will have reached its northernmost position in the sky and will be directly over the Tropic of Cancer at 23.44 degrees north latitude. This is the first day of summer (summer solstice) in the Northern Hemisphere and the first day of winter (winter solstice) in the Southern Hemisphere.

3.

Sitka Summer Music Festival 2019

Jun 4 - 30, 2019 | Sitka, AK 

Sitka Summer Music Festival is Sitka, Alaska’s premiere month-long classical chamber music festival. It features the finest classical musicians from around the world in the pristine setting of Southeast Alaska. There’s events scheduled six days a week in various locations across town, with formal concerts on Friday and Saturday evenings.

further information: Home Alaska Classics - Sitka Music Festival

4.

Ann Arbor Summer Festival 2019

Jun 14 - July 7, 2019 | Ann Arbor, MI 

Established in 1984, the annual Ann Arbor Summer Festival in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is a celebration of outdoor entertainment, performing arts and community spirit. Taking place over the course of three weeks, the event features over 140 scheduled events like circus shows, family entertainment, live music from nationally touring acts, dance pieces, comedy routines and theatrical plays.

further information: Ann Arbor Summer Festival

5.

Lake Park Friends Wonderful Wednesdays 2019

Jun 19 - Aug 14, 2019 | Milwaukee, WI

Energy is way too contained in an indoor music venue. Let that energy go where it wants through a series of outdoor concerts with Lake Park Friends Wonderful Wednesdays. No longer is Wednesday reduced to being Hump Day; this time, there’s something to do on a Wednesday! A list of live music acts has made the middle of the week something to look forward to.

further information: Lake Park Friends Wonderful Wednesdays

Pictures of the day

New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is the fifth smallest by area and the tenth least populous of the fifty states. The state has no general sales tax, nor is personal income (other than interest and dividends) taxed at either the state or local level. It was the ninth state to ratify the Constitution, on June 21, 1788. Concord is the state capital and Manchester is the largest city. The state was named after the English county of Hampshire by Captain John Mason. Historically, New Hampshire was a major center for textile manufacturing, shoe making and paper making. Numerous mills were located along rivers, especially the Merrimack and the Connecticut. The New Hampshire primary is the first primary in the United States presidential election cycle. This picture is a historical depiction of New Hampshire's coat of arms, as illustrated by American engraver Henry Mitchell in State Arms of the Union, published in 1876 by Louis Prang. The shield shows the frigate USS Raleigh, one of the first thirteen warships ordered by the Continental Congress for the Continental Navy, built in 1776 at Portsmouth. The ship is depicted on stocks, with a rising sun in the background, reflecting Portsmouth and the state having become a major shipbuilding center during the American Revolutionary War, while the yellow-colored spit of land is granite, representing both the state's rugged landscape and the sturdy character of its people. This design also appears in the seal of New Hampshire.

Road of Tuscany

“This photo was taken near Pienza and Montalcino.” Val D’Orcia

knit
thanks, Phyllis

Garden Party Stripes

knit
thanks, Emily

Gecko Lizard

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Tuxita Baby Tunic pattern by Vickie Howell

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So happy together pattern by Das Wapiti

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Charleston Garden Blanket (Knit)

Crochet Pattern of the Day: Valerie, Canadian Correspondent

Spring Rain Pattern

crochet
thanks, Helen

Hard Candy Baby Blanket

crochet, register

thanks, Alexa

Crochet Pattern Bowl

crochet

Slippers pattern by Pierrot

crochet

Shell Squares Coverup

crochet

Crochet Motifs Tunic

RECIPE

thanks, Shelley

3-Ingredient Chicken and Broccoli Bubble-Up Bake

CROCKPOT RECIPE

thanks. Amy

Farro with Spring Vegetables

SWEETS

thanks, Jane

Jello Layer Margarita Bites

ADULT COLORING

Vintage drawing with children

CRAFTS

BUTTERFLY FEEDERS

Home and Garden DIY Ideas

CHILDREN'S CORNER ... pool noodle

thanks, Natalie

Pool Noodle Race Track

PUZZLE

Ice Cream Cone Jigsaw Puzzle



WORD SEARCH

SUDOKU ... easy

solution: 

QUOTE

thanks, Patty

CLEVER

Word Whiz

me: 9

you: ?

Word Whiz Quiz

EYE OPENER

thanks, Heide

You Can Talk to Plants. Maybe You Should Listen.

Adriaen Brouwer, Portrait by Anthony van Dyck

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does. -Jean-Paul Sartre, writer and philosopher (21 Jun 1905-1980)