![]() ![]() Chit-chat seems to be an occurrence of the past, a not much thought about lost (p)art of our work-life culture: It has become nearly extinct. While these seemingly insignificant, occasional, and spontaneous hallway encounters may have taken up a relatively small part of our days, the chit-chat in higher education has suddenly vanished, become elusive, and is nowhere to be found in the back-to-back Zoom or Teams meetings. Do you remember having these interactions with colleagues and students on our campuses? You may not, as these chit-chats often occurred before the pandemic forced most of us to work from home. In other words, not a date-night flick by any means.Remember the “good ol’ days?” How often did you walk down a hallway of your academic unit and pass a student, faculty or staff member, or administrator and have a short conversation about the new course you were teaching, asked for advice about applying to graduate school, talked about the upcoming faculty-staff-student barbeque, or discussed a pending sporting event between rivals? We have all taken part in these chit-chats, whether distracting or welcoming. Then voila! Four of them opened locally on Friday - “Slumdog Millionaire,” “The Wrestler,” “Revolutionary Road” and “Frost/Nixon.” I’ve seen the first three and can vouch for their quality, but will note that “Revolutionary Road” - with an Oscar-caliber yet curiously non-nominated performance by Kate Winslet - is a brutal depiction of a troubled marriage. Last week, I bemoaned the fact that few of the Oscar-hyped films were playing in town. Likely contributing factors to the zoo’s increased popularity were its new jellyfish exhibit and live animal show, “It’s a Wild World.” In 2008, there were 328,953 visitors at the zoo, an increase of 25 percent over the 2007 figure. For the sixth straight year, the zoo has set a new attendance record. ![]() There is cause for celebration at the Akron Zoo. Each performance will conclude with a discussion between the teen actors and audience. Seven student matinees also are scheduled. Exploring destructive gossip, lies and rumors spread among students via texting, instant messaging and chatrooms, the play is based on real-life interviews. The Magical Theatre Company’s new play titled “The Secret Life of Girls,” deals with the hot-button topic of cyber-bullying among teenage girls. Veigel’s first concert with VOCI will be a “Kimono”-themed concert on March 8 at Cable Recital Hall, featuring Japanese folk songs sung in Japanese. He is chair of the 2009 All State Choir for Ohio. He teaches graduate music education at the University of Akron and works with vocal-music student teachers. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Massillon, as music director, choirmaster and, currently, organist. Since 1979, he has served in various capacities on the music staff at St. The newly appointed artistic director Loren Veigel for 15 years was choir director at Massillon’s Washington high School. ![]()
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