TL;DR: Looking for philosphy channels that remind me of 2013 or are well edited, the philosphy they cover isn't too dark or about how the world will probably be dead in the next 10 decades or so. Also I would prefer not to have any self help YouTubers since my life is already pretty stable and I don't really need them Here are the YouTubers in question https://www.youtube.com/@valerielin
Also RebeccaETripp is actually a composer but she has a philosphy playlist and sometimes uploads philosphies of old nintendo games like Chrono Trigger and The legend of zelda. Her music is really good though, very joyful songs. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhsnNwoLVWWO2GR2JcCpAKDf_APpFSzD2
I've been enjoying these two YouTubers a lot recently and would like channels similar to them, they cover philosphy and encourage living a better life. I also like the videos themselves as Valerie's are very well edited and Rebecca takes me back to 2013. So I suppose a philosphy channel that reminds me of 2013, and that isn't about how the world is probably going to end in the next decade or anything too dark or serious would be my preference. Also I don't enjoy self help channels since I personal don't enjoy them and the people making them can seem a bit pretentious at times, plus my life is already pretty good so I don't really need them.

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Welcome back to this write-up about a complicated artist's complicated book.
Don't be absurd, of course you have time!
Part 1 Part 2
Now that we've established what the book is about, let's take a look at The Asylum for Wayward Victorian Girls' rich publication and re-publication history. I promise, it's more scandalous than it sounds.

“HER SPEECH IS NOTHING, YET THE UNSHAPÈD USE OF IT DOTH MOVE THE HEARERS TO COLLECTION” (HORATIO, ACT IV SCENE 5)

As I've mentioned in the last installment, TAFWVG has been released multiple times, in multiple editions – four of them, to be precise. And I wish I was exaggerating when I say that three of those four releases have been veritable masterclasses in testing your audience's loyalty. In case you're wondering: the secret is to alter your source material in strange and unpredictable ways, while also constantly messing up on the customer service front.
Most of this installment condenses and combines these two excellent write-ups, which contain most of the receipts: TAFWVG: A History / The Bloody Crumpets: An Inconsistent History. 🔍 Anything that isn't sourced with links is in there.
It turns out there are good reasons why most fiction authors don't do real-life inserts so overtly – but in EA's case, it did make sense, and was warmly embraced by fans upon release. When the book first came out, some of these people had been familiar to the fanbase for years, frequently appearing in candid pictures on EA's blog and leaving comments on the forum; some were also involved in her music and show. Recognizing that one character's name was a pun on So-and-So's username was a nice Easter egg for veteran fans, and newcomers got to learn about fandom lore; it brought the story to life and the community closer.
One side character, for instance, was named after EA's best friend from Chicago, whom many fans had had direct interactions with: she co-ran EA's online stores during the Enchant years, and acted as admin, main moderator and EA-liaison of the forum throughout its near-decade of existence.
One crazy girl who thinks she's a pirate is 100% OC... but her description and illustrations 🪞 were explicitly modeled after pictures of Bloody Crumpet Vecona (one of EA's back-up performers), who became the first stand-in pirate character 📺 in the live show. Captain Vecona was also celebrated as the “Asylum Seamstress” 🪞🔍: most of the iconic early Opheliac costumes were her design. She had a following of her own, even prior to touring with EA, for her professional costuming work and her collaborations with German photographer Angst-im-Wald. (Shitty archive link, sorry - most of those badass photoshoots seem to have been lost to time. But if you were a European goth in the mid-2000s, search your old hard drives: I promise you, you've downloaded some of those pictures.)
Inmate “Veronica”, a cabaret girl diagnosed as a nymphomaniac, was a doppelgänger of her namesake, burlesque dancer Veronica Varlow 🪞 – the ride-or-die Crumpet, whom EA often lovingly called her “husband”, saying they had been lovers in a previous lifetime. Veronica was part of every single tour post-Opheliac release and developed a solid fanbase of her own, which she maintains to this day.
Even the brave and well-mannered talking rats (oh yeah, there's talking rats in the Asylum story) were named after EA's real-life pet rodents, who had featured in glamorous photoshoots. (Slight NSFW for sideboob.)
You get the general gimmick by now: EA turns her personal life into art, which she turns into a fictional world, which she then prompts the audience to inhabit with her. The whole Asylum concept was essentially an open invitation to self-insert parasocial fanfic: “Here's this very personal world that I've created, in which I, the artist, exist as a fictional persona, alongside all these quirky inmate characters that you've seen in my stage show, and who are avatars my real-life friends. Come on in, make it your home, and populate it with your own zany Victorian alter egos.”
And it worked, to an extent: like I've said, most fans were on board before they'd even read the book, and the Asylum became “real” in that sense.
But it can get a bit disorienting to find your place in a fantasy world, when said world keeps changing based on the author's shifting feelings about her story, her target audience, and her friends... plus, you'd love to read the book, but the darn thing still hasn't shipped.

ROUNDS 1 & 2: THE HARDCOVERS

~A MINOR ADJUSTMENT~
TAFWVG was first teased in spoken-word bonus tracks 🎤 on a 2007 EP. In spring 2008, EA started reading excerpts from her upcoming book at live shows. Early excerpts from the Asylum narrative featured a character named “Jo Hee” 📺; in the story, she is a cellist from “the Orient” (love that Victorian geography) and Emily's childhood confidante.
In real life, Lady Jo Hee, Center of Happiness, was the OG Bloody Crumpet. 📺 She had been there since from the very first Opheliac show in Chicago in 2006, accompanying EA on the electric cello – the only instrumentalist ever featured in the line-up besides EA herself.
In August 2008, Alternative Magazine ran a feature about the upcoming book.🔍, teasing some of its pages. Fans were quick to spot a very sisterly picture of EA and Jo Hee 🪞, borrowed from a fan-favorite photoshoot of the two. (An aside: this specific picture also became famous in the fandom for another reason. At some point, someone made an edit replacing Jo Hee with Amy Lee from Evanescence; for a while, it kept making the rounds in alt/goth internet circuits, casual onlookers kept getting excited about it, and Plague Rats kept having to step in and disappoint them.)
Anyway. For reasons undisclosed by either party, Jo Hee quietly left the Crumpets after that tour, never to be mentioned again.
By the time the book came out in late 2009, the character of “Jo Hee” had been renamed “Sachiko”. (I guess it didn't matter whether the one non-white character in the story was meant to be Korean or Japanese.) Jo Hee's face had been edited out of the (still clearly recognizable) photograph, and eerily replaced with Nondescript_Asian_Woman_023.jpg from Shutterstock.🪞
You'd think that the switcheroo would have raised more eyebrows, or at least some awkward chuckles, among fans of an artist whose better-known lyrics include “If I Photoshop you out of every picture, I could / Go quietly, quiet - but would that do any good?”. Yet to my knowledge, it did not. Possibly because, by the time people got around to reading the book, some fans had been waiting for their copy longer than Jo Hee had been a Crumpet.
A ROCKY RELEASE
Although the book seemed just about ready for publication at the time of those 2008 readings, the initial release was delayed by technical difficulties (some data had been lost during the editing process). And then delayed some more when, a year later, EA cancelled the US leg of a tour and slammed the door on Trisol, accusing the label owner of exploitation and embezzlement (he was allegedly selling fake tickets to her shows on a phony website). In August 2009, she signed over to The End Records, and we were back in business, baby!
Not only was The Book on its way to the presses, but the long-awaited release would coincide with a “Deluxe” re-issue of Opheliac, with new cover art and bonus tracks. For $100, you could pre-order the “Ultimate Book/Album Collection”, which included the revamped album, the book, a t-shirt, a tote bag, a recipe booklet and some bonus digital downloads, to be shipped in October. Or, for a more up-close-and-personal experience, you could purchase a VIP bundle for her upcoming shows in the fall: $50 plus ticket price would get you the book, a swag bag, and a meet-and-greet. (VIP tickets were capped at 20 slots per show; from what I gather, informal interactions with fans at the merch table were becoming overwhelming on previous tours. Again: fast-growing audience.)
Alas, due to printing issues this time, the making and shipping were soon pushed back to December. VIP ticket-holders were assured, at the start of the tour, that their copies would be shipped first as soon as the books were printed, with handwritten dedications from EA. Purchasers of the “Book/Album” bundle would receive theirs shortly thereafter. This seemed like a reasonable trade-off for a minor delay, and no one was too upset. (Well, some might have been, but at that juncture in Asylum history – for reasons that will become apparent in a later installment, when we get to EA's altercations with her fans – I guess they knew better than to get mouthy about it.)
The bundles came first... and in many cases, “bundle” was a generous term, because they arrived incomplete. When the t-shirt or tote bag weren't missing, they were printed the wrong colors. Many digital download codes had to be requested via email. The book itself was beautiful, but poorly bound, typo-ridden, and missing entire pages. (This was largely fixed in the second hardcover release.)
As far as I know, everyone who complained to the distributor got their money back – and I imagine it was a nice surprise when some items showed up, inexplicably, months after they had already been refunded. But it was still a bit of a “sad trombone” moment for many loyal fans, who had to request a refund on the Ultimate Super-Cool Preorder Exclusive Bundle to purchase the book and album separately.
As for the VIP package books, those didn't start shipping until late 2010 – a whole year after the official book release, months after less invested fans had already received their non-preordered copies. Worse: none of the books were signed, much less lovingly adorned with a personalized handwritten note as EA had promised. (And had tweeted about doing during the year-long shipping delay!) After enough fans meekly expressed their intense disappointment, EA's BFF-forum-admin mailed out signed bookplates that people could stick in their book in lieu of a personalized autograph. No real explanation was given. As far as I know, this particular let-down didn't cause a mass exodus of disappointed fans – but, in the midst of other goings-on, it certainly contributed to eroding many fans' trust in EA's word.
EA TAKES ON HOLLYWOOD
The 2011 release of the largely-identical second edition was better planned and overall uneventful, which gives me time to catch you up on contemporaneous events – like the reason EA ditched the Opheliac red and went platinum blonde. 🪞
Around that time, EA got herself a supporting role and a solo number 🎵📺 in The Devil's Carnival, Darren Lynn Bousman's psychocircus-themed movie musical. (If you're scrambling to place the name: depending on what kind of deviant you are, DLB is either the guy who directed half of the Saw movies or the guy who directed Repo! The Genetic Opera.)
If you've clicked the last link: see the bad boy greaser she's dancing with at the end of the song? That's the titular “Scorpion”, played by Marc Senter, and they were totally hitting on each other while shooting this. 📝🪞 They've been an item for twelve years now, in what appears to be a loving and mutually supportive relationship, and they seem besotted with each other. That's only marginally relevant to the story, but it's nice to know that at least one nice thing worked out in all this mess.
Back to 2011. Through her friendship with DLB and the Devil's Carnival cast (a motley crew of top-shelf B-listers 🔍 that included Bill Moseley, Paul Sorvino, the chick from Spy Kids, and the clown from Slipknot), EA also made a bunch of new industry connexions. That's how she came to decide that TAFWVG was meant to be more than a book, more than a live show: it had to become... a musical. Full company, full orchestra, big names, the works. Her 2012 album, Fight Like a Girl, was written and recorded with this project in mind, with most songs narrating events from the book and EA singing as various characters – which turns love duets into finger food for Dr. Freud. 🎵
Shortly before the album release, EA announced on Twitter that the Asylum Musical was scheduled to debut in the London West End, under the direction of Bousman, in 2014. "Casting calls to be announced soon!" (They were not.)

ROUND 3: THE AUDIOBOOK

2014 came, and brought... another TAFWG re-release announcement.
But wait – this time, it was going to be an audiobook! EA had been teasing one since before the original release, so people were quite excited. (It also sounded like a more achievable goal for the calendar year than a West End debut.) In early 2014, recording was well on its way, and the 6-CD boxset was due to ship in May.
PLEASE STAND BY, YOUR ASYLUM WILL BE PROCESSED SHORTLY
First, EA discovered “a new microphone ... that, upon testing, produced a recording of far greater beauty and expressive quality”, which naturally meant the whole thing had to be re-recorded. Two month's delay. No biggie. Our girl is a perfectionist.
But our girl also had to write, coordinate and rehearse her upcoming “Asylum Experience” – an afternoon-long interactive theater event, directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, which would be performed at five dates of the Vans Warped Tour in August. (It's not exactly the West End, but it's a start! 🔍) And then she had to prepare for the filming of the Devil's Carnival sequel in the fall. So, obviously, the July deadline was not met. When she finally gave an update in late 2014, the ETA was basically “we are ever so close, but the audiobook gets there when it gets there; feel free to ask for a refund if you're not along for the ride”.
And then she signed with a literary agent. TAFWVG was going to be made into a “real” book, that readers could purchase in stores for a normal price and request from their local library – big event! (More for EA, I think, than for her fans. By that point, the second edition could be purchased as a PDF, and I believe most people who pre-ordered the audiobook had already read the story.) But this involved tailoring the narrative to a more general audience, which meant portions of the book had to be re-written... which meant further delays.

...Besides, and let’s have a teacup of “honesty time” here, if the new Asylum becomes an internationally best-selling novel, not only can we enact more change for good, but the Asylum Musical takes over Broadway faster, the Asylum Movie takes over theatres faster, and YOU are all dressed up as rats/inmates in said movie, you guessed it, faster (“Asylum Audiobook Announcement from EA”📝)

Well, you know what they say in show business: if you can't make it in London, there's always New York.
As EA assured her fans, their patience would be rewarded with a brand new, professionally polished version of the story – and in due time, I guess, a role in the movie. (“Let's hope she doesn't find another new microphone!” 🐀)
From that point on, there seems to have been an ever-widening gap between EA's enthusiasm and fan expectations. When audiobook snippets 🎤.mp3) were released, many fans were unimpressed by the oddly flat, overproduced recording (turns out a microphone can be so good it's a problem! 🐀), which highlighted EA's stilted, uncanny diction and not-quite-transatlantic accent. That caught everyone off guard, because she didn't use to read like... that. Even die-hard apologists had to concede through gritted teeth that, tragically, it was giving William Shatner. (If you're curious, you can find more previews here 🎤📝, along with EA's captions.)
Fans weren't just getting irritated with the various delays and excuses: they were baffled, angry, and embarrassed. When EA clapped back “U know U can just get a refund, right? That is totally within your power to do” on social media, and it came out that requests for refunds had been getting ignored for weeks or months 🐀, seasoned fans were like “Yeah, that tracks.” The whole never-ending ordeal was just starting to feel silly.
All told, the audiobook took two years to complete, with little to no new music in the interim. Two years is a long time for a young-leaning audience! Fans who had preordered at the end of their sophomore year were graduating high school by the time it came out. Others who had been in the middle of undergrad were now looking for full-time jobs. People had gotten pregnant, given birth and potty trained, or had houses built from the ground up. Genuine ultra-fans of the book had had time to... presumably, read other books. (“I wonder how many people passed away waiting for this shitty audiobook to be finished?”)
When the audiobook came out, many long-time Plague Rats had defected, either lamenting the misguided decisions of their favorite artist, or just calling EA a money-grabbing fraud and a lying liar. And a number of patient and unbothered fans had, quite simply, grown out of their EA phase.
Your humble servant, for one, ordered the audiobook the week it went on sale, and stuck with that preorder through five address changes and two graduation ceremonies. Now, bear in mind: through all the ups and downs, even as the charm dispelled, my taste in music evolved, and my perception of EA herself changed, I never formally stopped considering myself a fan. (Mama didn't raise no quitter.) To this day, and to my profound embarrassment, I give enough of a shit that I'm taking the time to write this story at all, and that I was able to draft most of itfrom memory.(Mama didn't teach me how to prioritize.) Well, get this: I have never once listened to the audiobook. I remember unwrapping the signed boxset (minimal artwork, flimsy cardboard, no liner notes), thinking “this could have been an email”, telling myself I'd get around to it for old time's sake... and then I never did, because it was ten hours long, and I just couldn't force myself to care about that story anymore. I was not an isolated case.
In light of this, I apologize in advance for any potential errors in the following paragraphs; others listened so posers like me wouldn't have to 🔍, and I'm going off of their word. The new and improved edition was, indeed, a different book – in that a bunch of things that felt meaningful to fans had been either reworked or excised.
THE AUDIOBOOK EDITS
The hospital narrative had been shortened in favor of the asylum story, and the controversial “Drug / Suicide / Cutting” diaries had been scrapped. Part of the fanbase applauded this decision, but others were disappointed 🐀, as they had found the diaries to be the most (some said only) personal, authentic, and insightful chapters in the book.
Curse words, some abuse, and all mentions of abortion had also been purged. It made the book tamer, but not by much... because Emilie's age had been changed from 27 to 17. Apparently, the literary agent had suggested this to make the book more marketable to a Young Adult audience. No other biographical detail had been altered, so the main narrator was now a 17 year old girl with no parents but an established music career, who checks in by herself into a high-security adult ward, no questions asked. (I'm still perplexed by this one. Did they not expect YA readers to know how hospitals work...?)
The pirate captain, formally known by her “mass of tangled black hair”, was now... a blonde. According to EA, this was a purely aesthetic change: it made the three main Asylum girls a redhead, a blonde and a brunette, which would look better in the stage adaptation. Between the lines, it also distanced the character from its original dark-haired muse: Vecona, who had left the Crumpets in 2008 after a rumored falling-out with EA over unpaid costume work.
The minor characters based on EA's old Chicago friends had been discarded entirely. Which likely made sense for EA – she hadn't lived there in years, the friend group had drifted apart as friend groups do, and by that point, there no longer was an EA forum to administrate or comment on – but not so much for her readers. Some fans had grown fond of these fictional inmates (wasn't that the point?), and weren't too happy to see EA symbolically treat them as disposable. Others were saddened that EA would just scrap these remnants of her old life, and of what felt like simpler, happier times in the fandom. Either way, children, this is why you shouldn't get a neck tattoo of your first boyfriend's name, OR openly base the “good guys” in your career-defining book on friends you made in your early twenties.
To compensate for the loss of... most named inmate characters, Veronica was given a much more prominent role in the plot. Namely, instead of being best friends, Veronica and Emily were now... in love! Lovers! Lesbian lovers! Which naturally meant that Veronica had to die. 🔍 Besides, fans famously love it when you pull a gay ship out of thin air between your two main characters, and then kill one of them off so that the other suffers more.
One last one, because I find it especially goofy: a scrappy teddy bear named Suffer, given to Emily by the talking rats, was replaced with...a Very Large Spoon, which gets its very own number in the musical. 🎵 The rationale was that Emily could use the spoon as a weapon in the climactic uprising against the Asylum doctors. Which, fair enough... except that, prior to being a cute and anachronistic 🔍 MacGuffin in the fictional Asylum story, Suffer the Bear had been a beloved mascot🪞 from the early Opheliac live shows. Some still remembered when EA had raised HELL, even starting a #FREESUFFER campaign on Twitter, because she thought someone had stolen Suffer from the stage (it later turned out that he had been misplaced in a flight case). All that noise back in the day... and now Suffer didn't matter anymore? The nerve. “She made shirts and everything!” 🐀
All this to say, reception was lukewarm. EA hadn't performed live since 2014 and the Devil's Carnival sequel had failed to make a splash (despite decent reviews, the franchise and main collaboration fell apart before the end of the promotional tour 🔍). People were checking out. There was only one way to correct this. A true paradigm shift. A fresh start – a new theme?
Hell no. It's another edition of The Asylum for Revisionist Tortureporn Friendfictions!

ROUND 4: THE E-BOOK & THE QUEST FOR THE SPOON OF ROYALS

In 2017, about a year after the audiobook release, EA self-published a digital version of TAFWVG through Amazon. The literary agent hadn't worked out in the end: publishers were put off by how dark the book was, even after the audiobook edits. EA explained that she hadn't been comfortable with some of the alterations in the first place; she respected the agent's input and had tried to give it an honest shot, but in the end, she wanted to do it the way she wanted to do it, solo... and this was it.
EA had reverted a number of the audiobook cuts (including swear words, mentions of abortion, and the narrator's age), but kept most of the changes to the Asylum narrative – namely, the omission of Former Friends Characters, and the romance between Emily and Veronica. In the newsletter announcement, she mentions being in the process of “re-recording the few little bits of the audiobook to reflect the current text version”. Not sure where we're at on that front; it's never been brought up again, and I don't think anyone's checked. (I assume most fans had war flashbacks when they read the word “re-record”, and instantly repressed that part of the communiqué.)
The “Drug / Suicide / Cutting” diaries were still omitted in the first release of the e-book, but re-included as a coda soon after, by popular demand, under the title “Evidence of Insanity” – with fantastical “doctor's annotations” like“W14A seems to have disassociated her own identity, episodic, each lasting for a longer period of time. We suspect she will continue further in this – stronger medication is needed, schedule electroconvulsive therapy.”
A physical paperback edition was released a few months later; in anticipation of this, the e-book was a stripped-down, text-centric version of the story. (Honestly not a bad call, because the digital version from 2012 was a scanned, non-searchable, 1.3GB PDF behemoth – not super Kindle-friendly!) No elaborate backgrounds and color photographs in this edition, but the pages were still illustrated with inserts of rats, keys, teacups, and... hold on... ciphers??🪞
As always in the Asylum, history doesn't repeat itself, but it rhymes. In a throwback to the prelapsarian days of the Enchant Puzzle (remember? the one that no one ever managed to solve?), the e-book illustrations contained puzzles, which formed the master-key to... a scavenger hunt! And in keeping with tradition, the grand prize was an extravagant adornment hand-crafted by EA: the “Spoon of Royals”.🪞📝 Oh my!
Some of the puzzles are simple anagrams that can be solved for keywords. A clickable word within the adjacent text takes you to a password-protected link, which takes you through to an audio file – a song or an atmospheric instrumental that goes with that moment of the story. There are also more complex ciphers that decode into riddles. Each key depicted in the book has a number or letter engraved on it. The total number of rats in the book is apparently significant. One link takes you through to a blank page whose source code contains a list of coordinates from various bridges around the world.
Oh, it was a whole thing. When the book came out, you could send a picture of you doing EA's signature “rat claw” hand sign🪞 to request admission to a private Facebook group (the “Striped Stocking Society”) where people could help each other solve the clues and EA would occasionally pop in for a chat. There was also a series of mysterious newsletters in early 2018, culminating in a Los Angeles event where EA showed up in person to pass on extra puzzle-solving material to a handful of lucky fans (although said material raised more questions that it answered 📝).
Overall, it was a great idea! Although the fanbase was generally smaller and less active after four years without a new tour or album (and a fair amount of other drama, which we have yet to get into), the e-book puzzle did pique people's interest in purchasing yet another version of the same story.
Unfortunately, once again, EA overestimated either how intuitive her fans were, or how invested they would remain. After months of collaborative efforts across multiple platforms, a number of puzzles had been cracked 🔍, but it was still unclear how the individual anagrams and numbers and riddle-solutions all fit together as scavenger hunt clues.
EA kept up the hype for a while, but the few hints that she gave on social media only revealed yet more encryption factors without really helping fans connect the dots. One cipher remained unsolved on Instagram for days and days before EA caved in and hinted at which key to use. She did helpfully specify that if you didn't know how to read music, you'd better start learning. (...Was this a fun puzzle, or a prep school admission test?) The in-person LA event had also sown some confusion as to the rules and constraints of the game: would winning involve traveling to a physical location? That didn't seem very fair. EA had mentioned physically burying some items – but could you solve the puzzle from a distance? Is the Spoon of Royals literally just buried under the Shakespeare Bridge in Los Angeles, California?? 🐀
I'm just saying: if this had come up in 2008? People in corsets and platform boots would have been out there digging.
But this was 2018. As we've mentioned, the core of EA's active fanbase (a lot of whom had been teens and young adults when she was touring Opheliac) was fast aging out of the years when most folks have the spare time, dedication, or desire to essentially do super-involved homework out of love for their favorite singer. Uncovering new songs was a fun perk the first year – but after the new album came out in 2018, none of the passwords led to exclusive material anymore. It felt a bit lacklustre for something so labor-intensive.
(The new music itself wasn't a rallying point either. Behind the Musical was, quite literally, an intended vocal guide for the Asylum musical – so, basically a collection of demos. The sound was VERY Broadway Revival, somewhat Phantomish 🎵, in a way that's either good or bad depending on who's saying it. The violins, to fans' chagrin, sounded all-MIDI; no sign of actual instrumental recordings. EA sang all the parts herself, as she had on her previous album. I'm not saying there's no merit in a one-woman Andrew Lloyd Weber tribute. Many old fans enjoyed the new material well enough, some even really liked it – but most agreed that it just didn't hit like her earlier stuff used to, and that it felt rather unfinished.)
Unlike with the Enchant Puzzle, the prize itself was not much of an intrinsic motivation. While the Faerie Queen's Wings were a straightforward concept that evoked EA's own signature stage costumes, the Spoon of Royals was... a large spoon attached to a necklace, community-college-art-teacher style. It looked impractical both as a spoon and as a necklace, and more importantly, I'm not sure how many readers felt a deep emotional connection to the spoon in the story. The spoon that had usurped Suffer the Bear, no less!
In short: people gave up on the game because it was too hard, it came too late, and they had other things to do.
Thus, the Spoon of Royals remains unclaimed to this day, and I doubt I'll see anyone crack the puzzle in this lifetime. The Striped Stocking Society FB group was terminated in 2020, around the same time a bunch of fansites folded and EA closed her Instagram comments for the first time. By that point, both EA and her fans had bigger rats to skewer – but we have a ways to go before we reach that part of the story.
I would encourage you to give the puzzle a shot for the hell of it (in case you're a cryptography nerd and currently under house arrest or in a full-body cast) but... I just tried a bunch of the links, and the passwords don't work anymore. So I guess that's that. To quote old Bill by way of conclusion: “Much ado about nothing”.

ROUND TOO-MANY: I'LL SEE YOU ON BROADWAY OR I'LL SEE YOU IN HELL

So, what now? Well, not much.
By the late 2010s, what kept many fans semi-invested – if nothing else, because it clearly meant so much to EA herself – was the prospect of an upcoming stage musical adaptation. The way EA talked about it 📺, it was very much a “when”, not an “if”. Sure, ten years on, we were still collectively stuck in the Asylum, but it would at least be a new format – and a return to EA's main field of expertise, ie songwriting and performing. Not only did the core fanbase long for new music and new shows, but Fight Like a Girl and Behind the Musical had brought in small influxes of new fans who were very eager for any chance to see her live. So whether it was out of genuine enthusiasm for the project, or out of “let EA have her musical so we can maybe finally move on”, the fanbase was overall supportive.
Even though people still joked about the 2012 announcement of a “2014 West End debut” (seriously, what was she thinking?), EA had really buckled down in the intervening years, and it looked like the project was plausibly well underway. As in, we had more than just EA's word to go on: the involvement of other people, who did not reside in the Asylum, seemed to confirm that the musical was a thing.

[CONTINUED IN COMMENTS because Reddit is being ridiculous about the character count. I swear I was under 40,000!]

(all airtimes E.S.T.)
WED MAY 01
(1:15AM) The Children's Hour (1961/1h 47m/Drama/William Wyler)
(3:15AM) The Apartment (1960/2h 5m/Comedy/Billy Wilder)
(6:00AM) From the Earth to the Moon (1958/1h 40m/Science-Fiction/Byron Haskin)
(7:45AM) The Snow Devils (1965/1h 18m/HorroAntonio Margheriti)
(9:30AM) The Green Slime (1969/1h 30m/HorroKinji Fukasaku)
(11:15AM) Moon Zero Two (1969/1h 40m/Roy Ward Baker)
(1:15PM) Countdown (1968/1h 41m/Drama/Robert Altman)
(3:00PM) Toward the Unknown (1956/1h 55m/Drama/Mervyn Le Roy)
(5:00PM) Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959/1h 19m/HorroEdward D. Wood, Jr.)
(6:30PM) The Thing from Another World (1951/1h 27m/HorroChristian Nyby)
(8:00PM) Laura (1944/1h 28m/Film-NoiOtto Preminger)
(9:45PM) Rebecca (1940/1h 55m/Suspense/Alfred Hitchcock)
THU MAY 02
(12:15AM) Marnie (1964/2h 10m/Suspense/Alfred Hitchcock)
(2:45AM) Agatha (1979/1h 38m/Mystery/Michael Apted)
(4:30AM) Penelope (1966/1h 37m/Comedy/Arthur Hiller)
(6:30AM) The Angry Hills (1959/1h 45m/Suspense/Robert Aldrich)
(8:30AM) The Pride and the Passion (1957/2h 12m/Adventure/Stanley Kramer)
(11:00AM) Sweet November (1968/1h 54m/Romance/Robert Ellis Miller)
(1:00PM) My Fair Lady (1964/2h 50m/Musical/George Cukor)
(4:00PM) I Want To Live! (1958/2h 0m/Drama/Robert Wise)
(6:15PM) The Defiant Ones (1958/1h 37m/Drama/Stanley Kramer)
(8:00PM) No Greater Glory (1934/1h 57m/Drama/Frank Borzage)
(9:00PM) Man’s Castle (1933/1h 6m/Romance/Frank Borzage
(11:00PM) Secrets (1933/1h 30m/Western/Frank Borzage)
FRI MAY 03
(12:30AM) A Farewell to Arms (1932/1h 18m/Romance/Frank Borzage)
(2:15AM) Stranded (1935/1h 16m/Romance/Frank Borzage)
(3:30AM) **Desire (1963/1h 31m/Romance/Frank Borzage)
(5:15AM) The Circle (1925/1h 0m/Silent/Frank Borzage)
(6:30AM) The Half Naked Truth (1933/1h 7m/Comedy/Gregory La Cava)
(7:45AM) Texas Carnival (1951/1h 17m/Comedy/Charles Walters)
(9:15AM) Maisie Was a Lady (1941/1h 19m/Comedy/Edwin L. Marin)
(10:45AM) Flamingo Road (1949/1h 34m/Drama/Michael Curtiz)
(12:30PM) The Unholy Three (1930/1h 12m/Crime/Jack Conway)
(1:45PM) The Mind Reader (1933/1h 9m/Drama/DirectoRoy Del Ruth)
(3:00PM) Lili (1953/1h 21m/Musical/Charles Walters)
(4:30PM) The Wagons Roll At Night (1941/1h 24m/Drama/Ray Enright)
(6:00PM) Carnival Story (1954/1h 35m/Drama/Kurt Neumann)
(8:00PM) Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982/1h 28m/Comedy/Carl Reiner)
(10:00PM) Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988/1h 50m/Comedy/Frank Oz)
SAT MAY 04
(12:00AM) Father of the Bride (1991/1h 45m/Comedy/Charles Shyer)
(2:00AM) Pennies From Heaven (1981/1h 47m/Musical/Herbert Ross)
(4:00AM) Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964/2h 3m/Musical/Gordon Douglas)
(6:15AM) Maya (1966/1h 31m/Adventure/John Berry)
(8:00AM) MGM CARTOONS: Grin and Share It (1957/0h 6m/Comedy/Michael Lah)
(8:07AM) Believe It or Not #10 (1932/0h 7m/Short/?)
(8:15AM) Glimpses of Peru (1937/0h 8m/Short/?)
(8:24AM) The Walking Dead (1936/1h 6m/HorroMichael Curtiz)
(9:30AM) Brush Roper (1955/0h 30mWestern/Stuart Heisler)
(10:00AM) POPEYE: Never Kick a Woman (1933/0h 6m/Animation/Dave Fleischer)
(10:07AM) The Falcon Takes Over (1942/1h 3m/Mystery/Irving Reis)
(11:30AM) Buzzin' Around (1933/0h 20m/Comedy/Alfred J. Goulding)
(12:00PM) Tonight and Every Night (1945/1h 32m/Musical/Victor Saville)
(1:45PM) Angels in the Outfield (1951/1h 42m/Drama/Clarence Brown)
(3:45PM) The Liquidator (1966/1h 44m/Suspense/Jack Cardiff)
(5:45PM) Billy Budd (1962/1h 52m/Drama/Peter Ustinov)
(8:00PM) A Face in the Crowd (1957/2h 6m/Drama/Elia Kazan)
(10:15PM) Ace In The Hole (1951/1h 59m/Drama/Billy Wilder)
SUN MAY 05
(12:15AM) Dark Passage (1947/1h 46m/Film-NoiDelmer Daves)
(2:15AM) Yentl (1983/2h 14m/Musical/Barbra Streisand)
(4:30AM) Portnoy's Complaint (1972/1h 41m/Drama/Ernest Lehman)
(6:15AM) Harlan County, USA (1976/1h 43m/Documentary/Barbara Kopple)
(8:15AM) Black Fury (1935/1h 32m/Drama/Michael Curtiz)
(10:00AM) Dark Passage (1947/1h 46m/Film-NoiDelmer Daves)
(12:00PM) Random Harvest (1942/2h 4m/Romance/Mervyn Le Roy)
(2:30PM) Raintree County (1957/3h 7m/Drama/Edward Dmytryk)
(5:30PM) Gypsy (1962/2h 29m/Musical/Mervyn Le Roy)
(8:00PM) The Big Trail (1930/1h 50m/Western/Raoul Walsh)
(10:15PM) White Heat (1949/1h 54m/Crime/Raoul Walsh)
MON MAY 06
(12:15AM) The First Auto (1927/1h 15m/Silent/Roy Del Ruth)
(2:00AM) A River Called Titas (1973/2h 39m/Drama/Ritwik Ghatak)
(5:00AM) Busses Roar (1942/0h 58m/Drama/D. Ross Lederman)
(6:00AM) I Loved a Woman (1933/1h 30m/Drama/Alfred E. Green)
(7:45AM) The Keyhole (1933./1h 9m/Drama/Michael Curtiz)
(9:00AM) Age of Indiscretion (1935/1h 18m/Drama/Edward Ludwig)
(10:30AM) My Past (1931/1h 23m/Romance/Roy Del Ruth)
(11:45AM) Mannequin (1938/1h 35m/Romance/Lew Borzage)
(1:30PM) The Common Law (1932/1h 15m/Drama/Paul L. Stein)
(3:00PM) His Brother's Wife (1936/1h 30m/Romance/W. S. Van Dyke)
(4:30PM) Man On Fire (1957/1h 35m/Drama/Ranald Macdougall)
(6:15PM) One is a Lonely Number (1972/1h 37m/Drama/Mel Stuart)
(8:00PM) The Cheat (1915/0h42m/Silent/Cecil B. De Mille )
(9:15PM) The Dragon Painter (1919/0h 53m/Silent/William Worthington)
(10:15PM) The Tong Man (1919/0h 58m/Crime/William Worthington)
(11:30PM) Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood (2019/0h 54m/Documentary/Clara Kuperberg and Julia Kuperberg)
TUE MAY 07
(12:30AM) China Sky (1945/1h 18m/WaRay Enright)
(2:00AM) Sayonara (1957/2h 27m/Romance/Joshua Logan)
(6:00AM) Bed of Roses (1933/1h 7m/Drama/Gregory Lacava)
(7:15AM) Honeysuckle Rose (1980/1h 59m/Drama/Jerry Schatzberg)
(9:30AM) The Subject Was Roses (1968/1h 47m/Drama/Ulu Grosbard)
(11:30AM) The Blue Gardenia (1953/1h 30m/Suspense/Fritz Lang)
(1:00PM) Inside Daisy Clover (1965/2h 8m/Drama/Robert Mulligan)
(3:15PM) Brooklyn Orchid (1942/0h 50m/Comedy/Kurt Neumann)
(4:15PM) Brother Orchid (1940/1h 30m/Crime/Lloyd Bacon)
(6:00PM) Black Narcissus (1947/1h 39m/Drama/Michael Powell)
(8:00PM) North by Northwest (1959/2h 16m/Suspense/Alfred Hitchcock)
(10:30PM) A Matter of Life and Death (1947/1h 44m/Romance/Michael Powell)
WED MAY 08
(12:30AM) Forbidden Planet (1956/1h 38m/Science-Fiction/Fred Mcleod Wilcox)
(2:15AM) Citizen Kane (1941/1h 59m/Drama/Orson Welles)
(4:30AM) The Fountainhead (1949/1h 54m/Drama/King Vidor)
(6:30AM) The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968/2h 42m/Drama/Michael Anderson)
(9:30AM) Lone Star (1952/1h 34m/Western/Vincent Sherman)
(11:30AM) Rio Bravo (1959/2h 21m/Western/Howard Hawks)
(2:00PM) The Westerner (1940/1h 40m/Western/William Wyler)
(4:00PM) The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972/2h 0m/Western/John Huston)
(6:15PM) A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966/1h 35m/Western/Fielder Cook)
(8:00PM) Shane (1953/1h 58m/Western/George Stevens)
(10:15PM) Hud (1963/1h 52m/Western/Martin Ritt)
THU MAY 09
(12:15AM) Spartacus (1960/3h 2m/Drama/Stanley Kubrick)
(3:45AM) Heidi (1937/1h 28m/Drama/Allan Dwan)
(5:30AM) Kim (1951/1h 53m/Adventure/Victor Saville)
(7:30AM) Dance, Fools, Dance (1931/1h 21m/Drama/Harry Beaumont)
(9:00AM) Possessed (1931/1h 12m/Romance/Clarence Brown)
(10:30AM) Laughing Sinners (1931/1h 11m/Romance/Harry Beaumont)
(11:45AM) Dancing Lady (1933/1h 22m/Musical/Robert Z. Leonard)
(1:30PM) Forsaking All Others (1934/1h 24m/Romance/W. S. Van Dyke)
(3:00PM) Chained (1934/1h 11m/Romance/Clarence Brown)
(4:30PM) Love on the Run (1936/1h 20m/Romance/W. S. Van Dyke)
(6:00PM) Boom Town (1940/1h 56m/Adventure/Jack Conway)
(8:00PM) History Is Made at Night (1937/1h 37m/Romance/Frank Borzage)
(10:00PM) Smilin' Through (1941/1h 40m/Romance/Frank Borzage)
FRI MAY 10
(12:00AM) Seven Sweethearts (1942/1h 38m/Musical/Frank Borzage)
(1:45AM) Flirtation Walk (1934/1h 37m/Musical/Frank Borzage)
(3:30AM) Shipmates Forever (1935/1h 49m/Musical/Frank Borzage)
(5:30AM) Hearts Divided (1936/1h 27m/Romance/Frank Borzage)
(7:00AM) No Other Woman (1933/0h 56m/Drama/J. Walter Ruben)
(8:00AM) Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936/1h 38m/Drama/John Cromwell)
(10:00AM) The Prisoner of Zenda (1937/1h 41m/Adventure/John Cromwell)
(12:00PM) Viva Villa! (1934/1h 55m/Western/Jack Conway)
(2:00PM) A Star Is Born (1937/1h 51m/Romance/William A. Wellman)
(4:00PM) Reckless (1935/1h 36m/Romance/Victor Fleming)
(5:45PM) A Tale of Two Cities (1935/2h/Drama/Jack Conway)
(8:00PM) Rebel Without a Cause (1955/1h 51m/Drama/Nicholas Ray)
(10:00PM) The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962/1h 44m/Drama/Tony Richardson)
SAT MAY 11
(12:00AM) Rumble Fish (1983/1h 34m/Action/Francis Ford Coppola)
(2:00AM) Wild Boys of the Road (1933/1h 17m/Drama/William A. Wellman(
(3:30AM) Crime School (1938/1h 26m/Drama/Lewis Seiler)
(5:00AM) Haunted Gold (1932/58m/Western/Mack V. Wright)
(6:00AM) Jungle Book (1942/1h 49m/Adventure/Zoltan Korda)
(8:00AM) MGM CARTOONS: Little Buck Cheeser (1937/0h 7m/Animation/Rudolf Ising)
(8:08AM) Believe It or Not #11 (1932/0h 7m/Documentary/?)
(8:16AM) India on Parade (1937/9m/Short/?)
(8:26AM) Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958/1h 5m/HorroNathan Hertz)
(9:30AM) Tom and Jerry (1955/0h 30m/Drama/Leo McCarey)
(10:00AM) POPEYE: Little Swee' Pea (1936/0h 7m/Animation/Dave Fleischer)
(10:08AM) The Falcon's Brother (1942/1h 3m/Mystery/Stanley Logan)
(11:30AM) Forbidden Passage (1941/0h 20m/Short/Fred Zinnemann)
(12:00PM) Sweet Charity (1969/2h 29m/Musical/Bob Fosse)
(2:45PM) Point Blank (1967/1h 32m/Crime/John Boorman)
(4:30PM) Roadblock (1951/1h 13m/Film-NoiHarold Daniels)
(6:00PM) American Graffiti (1973/1h 49m/Comedy/George Lucas)
(8:00PM) The Fisher King (1991/2h 17m/Dramedy/Terry Gilliam)
(10:30PM) Synecdoche, New York (2008/2h 4m/Dramedy/Charlie Kaufman)
SUN MAY 12
(12:45AM) Follow Me Quietly (1949/0h 59m/Film-NoiRichard O. Fleischer)
(2:15AM) Murder, She Said (1961/1h 26m/Mystery/George Pollock)
(4:00AM) Murder at the Gallop (1963/1h 21m/Mystery/George Pollock)
(5:30AM) MGM Parade Show #11 (1955/0h 25m/Documentary/?)
(6:00AM) Three Daring Daughters (1948/1h 55m/Musical/Fred M. Wilcox)
(8:00AM) Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960/1h 51m/Comedy/Charles Walters)
(10:00AM) Follow Me Quietly (1949/0h 59m/Film-NoiRichard O. Fleischer)
(11:15AM) So Big (1953/1h 41m/Romance/Robert Wise)
(1:15PM) Pocketful of Miracles (1961/2h 16m/Comedy/Frank Capra)
(3:45PM) Mildred Pierce (1945/1h 53m/Drama/Michael Curtiz)
(5:45PM) Imitation of Life (1959/2h 5m/Romance/Douglas Sirk)
TBD
(8:00PM) I Remember Mama (1948/2h 14m/Drama/George Stevens)
(10:30PM) Yours, Mine, and Ours (1968/1h 51m/Comedy/Melville Shavelson)
MON MAY 13
(12:30AM) The Merry Widow (1925/1h 51m/Silent/Erich Von Stroheim)
(3:00AM) Unknown Pleasures (2002/1h 52m/Comedy/Jia Zhang-ke)
(5:00AM) The World (2004/2h 19m/Adventure/Jia Zhang-ke)
(7:30AM) Night Flight (1933/1h 24m/Drama/Clarence Brown)
(9:00AM) Sadie McKee (1934/1h 30m/Romance/Clarence Brown)
(10:45AM) Song of Love (1947/1h 59m/Western/Clarence Brown)
(12:45PM) Intruder in the Dust (1949/1h 29m/Drama/Clarence Brown)
(2:15PM) White Cliffs Of Dover (1944/2h 6m/Romance/Clarence Brown)
(4:30PM) Edison, the Man (1940/1h 47m/Drama/Clarence Brown)
(6:30PM) Wife Vs. Secretary (1936/1h 28m/Romance/Clarence Brown)
(8:00PM) Tokyo Joe (1949/1h 28m/Suspense/Stuart Heisler)
TBD
(11:45PM) Daughter of the Dragon (1931/1h 10m/Crime/Lloyd Corrigan)
TUE MAY 14
(1:00AM) Daughter of Shanghai (1937/1h 3m/Crime/Robert Florey)
(2:15AM) Escapade in Japan (1957/1h 33m/Adventure/Arthur Lubin)
(4:00AM) Bridge to the Sun (1961/1h 52m/Drama/Etienne Périer)
(6:00AM) Key Largo (1948/1h 41m/Crime/John Huston)
(8:00AM) Wind Across the Everglades (1958/1h 33m/Adventure/Nicholas Ray)
(9:45AM) Sweet Bird of Youth (1962/2h 0m/Drama/Richard Brooks)
(12:00PM) Bright Road (1953/1h 9m/Drama/Gerald Mayer)
(1:15PM) Good-Bye, My Lady (1956/1h 35m/Drama/William A. Wellman)
(3:00PM) Louisiana Story (1948/1h 17m/Documentary/Robert Flaherty)
(4:30PM) Cry of the Hunted (1953/1h 20m/Drama/Joseph H. Lewis)
(6:00PM) The Drowning Pool (1975/1h 46m/Mystery/Stuart Rosenberg)
(8:00PM) Rancho Notorious (1952/1h 29m/Western/Fritz Lang)
(9:45PM) Beach Party (1963/1h 41m/Musical/William Asher)
(11:30PM) Breathless (1983/1h 40m/Drama/Jim McBride)
WED MAY 15
(1:30AM) Two Weeks in Another Town (1962/1h 47m/Drama/Vincente Minnelli)
(3:30AM) Querelle (1982/1h 48m/Drama/Rainer Werner Fassbinder)
(5:30AM) The Boy Friend (1971/1h 48m/Musical/Ken Russell)
(7:30AM) Design for Scandal (1941/1h 25m/Romance/Norman Taurog)
(9:00AM) Live, Love and Learn (1937/1h 18m/Comedy/Geo. Fitzmaurice)
(10:30AM) The Kid from Kokomo (1939/1h 35m/Comedy/Lewis Seiler)
(12:15PM) Tender Comrade (1943/1h 42m/Drama/Edward Dmytryk)
(2:15PM) A Guy Named Joe (1943/2h 0m/Romance/Victor Fleming)
(4:30PM) We Who Are Young (1940/1h 19m/Romance/Harold S. Bucquet)
(6:00PM) Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945/1h 45m/Drama/Roy Rowland)
(8:00PM) Gigi (1958/1h 56m/Musical/Vincente Minnelli)
(10:15PM) Lili (1953/1h 21m/Musical/Charles Walters)
THU MAY 16
(12:00AM) Oliver! (1968/2h 33m/Musical/Carol Reed)
(2:45AM) Roberta (1935/1h 25m/Musical/William A. Seiter)
(4:45AM) Mame (1974/2h 12m/Musical/Gene Saks)
(7:15AM) The Pitfall (1948/1h 24m/Film-NoiAndre De Toth)
(9:00AM) The Set-Up (1949/1h 12m/Drama/Robert Wise)
(10:15AM) The Maltese Falcon (1941/1h 40m/Mystery/John Huston)
(12:00PM) Lady in the Lake (1947/1h 43m/Mystery/Robert Montgomery)
(2:00PM) They Live by Night (1948/1h 35m/Crime/Nicholas Ray)
(4:00PM) The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946/1h 56m/Film-NoiLewis Milestone)
(6:00PM) The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946/1h 51m/Film-NoiTay Garnett)
(8:00PM) The Mortal Storm (1940/1h 40m/Drama/Frank Borzage)
(10:00PM) Three Comrades (1938/1h 40m/Romance/Frank Borzage)
FRI MAY 17
(12:00AM) Flight Command (1940/1h 50m/Adventure/Frank Borzage)
(2:15AM) The Spanish Main (1945/1h 40m/Adventure/Frank Borzage)
(4:15AM) Strange Cargo (1940/1h 45m/Drama/Frank Borzage)
(6:15AM) The Shining Hour (1938/1h 20m/Drama/Frank Borzage)
(7:45AM) One of Our Spies Is Missing (1966/1h 0m/Adventure/E. Darrell Hallenbeck)
(9:30AM) Where the Spies Are (1965/1h 53m/Comedy/Val Guest)
(11:30AM) The Prize (1963/2h 16m/Mystery/Mark Robson)
(2:00PM) The Venetian Affair (1967/1h 32m//Mystery/Jerry Thorpe)
(3:45PM) How to Steal the World (1968/1h 26m/Adventure/Sutton Roley)
(5:15PM) 36 Hours (1964/1h 55m/WaGeorge Seaton)
(7:15PM) MGM Parade Show #11 (1955/0h 25m/Documentary/?)
TBD
(11:30PM) The Murder of Mary Phagan (1988/4h 11m/Drama/?)
SAT MAY 18
(4:00AM) Freedom on My Mind (1994/1h 45m/Documentary/Connie Field)
(6:00AM) Gunga Din (1939/1h 57m/Adventure/George Stevens)
(8:00AM) MGM CARTOONS: Old Smokey (1938/0h 7m/Animation/William Hanna)
(8:08AM) Believe It or Not #12 (1932/0h 8m/Documentary/?)
(8:17AM) Natural Wonders of the West (1938/0h 8m/Documentary/James H Smith)
(8:27AM) Devil's Island (1940/1h 2m/Drama/William Clemens)
(9:30AM) Rookie Of The Year (1955/Comedy/John Ford)
(10:00AM) POPEYE: Hold the Wire (1933/0h 6m/Animation/Dave Fleisher)
(10:07AM) Falcon in Danger (1943/1h 13m/Mystery/William Clemens)
(11:30AM) The Song of Fame (1934/0h 21m/Short/Joseph Henabery)
(12:00PM) The Great Ziegfeld (1936/3h 0m/Musical/Robert Z. Leonard)
(3:15PM) The FBI Story (1959/2h 29m/Crime/Mervyn Le Roy)
(6:00PM) Cahill, U.S. Marshal (1973/1h 43m/Western/Andrew V. McLaglen)
(8:00PM) Jailhouse Rock (1957/1h 36m/Musical/Richard Thorpe)
(10:00PM) Forty Guns (1957/1h 18m/Western/Samuel Fuller)
SUN MAY 19
(12:00AM) Take Aim at the Police Van (1960/1h 19m/Film-NoiSeijun Suzuki)
(1:45AM) The Cowboys (1972/8m/Western/Mark Rydell)
(4:00AM) Chisum (1970/1h 50m/Western/Andrew V. McLaglen)
(6:00AM) Behind Office Doors (1931/1h 26m/Drama/Melville Brown)
(7:30AM) The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning (1937/10m/Short/Jacques Tourneur)
(8:00AM) Executive Suite (1954/1h 44m/Drama/Robert Wise)
(10:00AM) Take Aim at the Police Van (1960/1h 19m/Film-NoiSeijun Suzuki)
(11:45AM) The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961/1h 44m/Drama/José Quintero)
(1:45PM) Sex and the Single Girl (1964/1h 54m/Comedy/Richard Quine)
(3:45PM) Adam's Rib (1949/1h 41m/Comedy/George Cukor)
(5:45PM) Some Like It Hot (1959/2h 0m/Comedy/Billy Wilder)
(8:00PM) The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984/1h 34m/Musical/Frank Oz)
(10:00PM) Little Shop of Horrors (1986/1h 28m/Musical/Frank Oz)
MON MAY 20
(12:00AM) The Kiss (1929/50m/Silent/Jacques Feyder)
(12:50AM) Love (1927/1h 22m/Silent/Edmund Goulding)
(2:30AM) No End (1985/1h 44m/Drama/Krzysztof Kieslowski)
(4:30AM) Blind Chance (1981/2h 2m/Drama/Krzysztof Kieslowski)
(6:45AM) Athena (1954/1h 36m/Musical/Richard Thorpe)
(8:30AM) The Last Days of Pompeii (1935/1h 36m/Drama/Ernest B. Schoedsack)
(10:15AM) The Slave (1962/1h 32m/Adventure/Sergio Corbucci)
(12:15PM) Land of the Pharaohs (1955/1h 46m/Adventure/Howard Hawks)
(2:15PM) The Silver Chalice (1954/2h 24m/Drama//Victor Saville)
(4:45PM) Quo Vadis (1951/2h 51m/Drama/Mervyn Le Roy)
(8:00PM) House of Bamboo (1955/1h 42m/Crime/Samuel Fuller
(10:00PM) Green Mansions (1959/1h 44m/Romance/Mel Ferrer)
TUE MAY 21
(12:00AM) Hell to Eternity (1960/2h 12m/WaPhil Karlson)
(2:30AM) Grand Prix (1966/2h 59m/Adventure/John Frankenheimer)
(6:00AM) Mr. Chump (1938/1h 1m/Comedy/William Clemens)
(7:15AM) Mr. Hex (1946/1h 3m/Comedy/William Beaudine)
(8:30AM) Mr. Dodd Takes the Air (1937/1h 26m/Musical/Alfred E. Green)
(10:00AM) Mr. Doodle Kicks Off (1938/1h 17m/Comedy/Leslie Goodwins)
(11:30AM) Mr. Imperium (1951/1h 27m/Romance/Don Hartman)
(1:00PM) Mr. And Mrs. North (1941/1h 7m/Mystery/Robert B. Sinclair)
(2:15PM) Mr. Skeffington (1945/2h 7m/Drama/Vincent Sherman)
(4:45PM) Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948/1h 34m/Comedy/H. C. Potter)
(6:30PM) Mister Cinderella (1936/1h 15m/Comedy/Edward Sedgwick)
(8:00PM) The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T (1953/1h 28m/Musical/Roy Rowland)
(9:45PM) The Red Shoes (1948/2h 14m/Romance/Michael Powell)
WED MAY 22
(12:15AM) Donkey Skin (1970/1h 30m/Drama/Jacques Demy)
(2:00AM) The Glass Slipper (1955/1h 34m/Musical/Charles Walters)
(3:45AM) Brigadoon (19541h 48m/Musical/Vincente Minnelli)
(5:45AM) Thief of Bagdad (1940/1h 46m/Adventure/Ludwig Berger)
(7:45AM) Lord of the Flies (1963/1h 30m/Drama/Peter Brook)
(9:30AM) Tunes of Glory (1960/1h 45m/WaRonald Neame)
(11:30AM) Tom Jones (1963/2h 11m/Comedy/Tony Richardson)
(1:45PM) The Lady Vanishes (1938/1h 37m/Suspense/Alfred Hitchcock)
(3:30PM) Oliver Twist (1948/1h 56m/Drama/David Lean)
(5:30PM) Sense and Sensibility (1995/2h 15m/Romance/Ang Lee)
(8:00PM) Marty (1955/1h 31m/Romance/Delbert Mann)
(9:45PM) Harvey (1950/1h 44m/Comedy/Henry Koster)
THU MAY 23
(12:00PM) Alice (1990/1h 25m/Comedy/Woody Allen)
(2:00AM) Tommy (1975/1h 51m/Musical/Ken Russell)
(4:00AMP Lenny (1974/1h 51/Drama/Ken Russell)
(6:00AM) Marriage on the Rocks (1965/1h 49m/Comedy/Jack Donohue)
(8:00AM) The Tender Trap (1955/1h 51m/Comedy/Charles Walters)
(10:00AM) Big City (1948/1h 43m/Crime/Norman Taurog)
(12:00PM) Neptune's Daughter (1949/1h 33m/Musical/Edward Buzzell)
(2:00PM) On the Town (1949/1h 38m/Musical/Gene Kelly)
(4:00PM) Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949/1h 33m/Musical/Busby Berkeley)
(5:45PM) Words and Music (1948/1h 59m/Musical/Norman Taurog)
(8:00PM) How Green Was My Valley (1941/1h 58m/Drama/John Ford)
(10:15PM) Seven Samurai (1956/2h 40m/Drama/Akira Kurosawa)
TBD
(10:45PM) In the Name of the Father (1993/2h 7m/Biography/Terry George)
FRI MAY 24
(2:00AM) The Battle of Algiers (1966/2h 0h/WaGillo Pontecorvo)
(3:15AM) Lust for Life (1956/2h 2m/Drama/Vincente Minnelli)
(5:30AM) MGM Parade Show #11 (1955/0h 25m/Documentary/?)
(6:00AM) A Day at the Races (1937/1h 45m/Comedy/Sam Wood)
(8:00AM) I Love You Again (1940/1h 39m/Comedy/W. S. Van Dyke II)
(10:00AM) The Loved One (1965/1h 56m/Comedy/Tony Richardson)
(12:15PM) The Awful Truth (1937/1h 30m/Comedy/Leo McCarey)
(2:00PM) No Time For Sergeants (1958/1h 59m/Comedy/Mervyn Le Roy)
(4:15PM) The Sunshine Boys (1975/1h 51m/Comedy/Herbert Ross)
(6:15PM) The Producers (1967/1h 28m/Comedy/Mel Brooks)
(8:00PM) The Caine Mutiny (1954/2h 5m/Drama/Edward Dmytryk)
(10:15PM) Platoon (1986/2h 0m/WaOliver Stone)
SAT MAY 25
(12:30AM) Men in War (1957/1h 44m/WaAnthony Mann)
(2:15\AM) The Steel Helmet (1951/1h 24m/WaSamuel Fuller)
(4:00AM) Go for Broke! (1951/1h 32m/WaRobert Pirosh)
(5:45AM) The Human Comedy (1943/1h 58m/Drama/Clarence Brown)
(7:45AM) Merrill's Marauders (1962/1h 38m/WaSamuel Fuller)
(9:30AM) They Were Expendable (1945/2h 15m/WaJohn Ford)
(12:00PM) Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943/2h 7m/Musical/David Butler)
(2:15PM) Onionhead (1958/1h 50m/Comedy/Norman Taurog)
(4:15PM) The Story of G. I. Joe (1945/1h 49m/WaWilliam A. Wellman)
(6:15PM) A Farewell to Arms (1932/1h 18m/Romance/Frank Borzage)
(8:00PM) Attack (1956/1h 47m/WaRobert Aldrich)
(10:00PM) Captains of the Clouds (1942/1h 53m/WaMichael Curtiz)
SUN MAY 26
(12:00AM) Bad for Each Other (1954/1h 23m/Film-NoiIrving Rapper)
(1:45AM) Men Of The Fighting Lady (1954/1h 20m/WaAndrew Marton)
(3:15AM) The Red Badge Of Courage (1951/1h 9m/Drama/John Huston)
(4:45AM) Wings For The Eagle (1942/1h 23m/WaLloyd Bacon)
(6:15AM) The Fighting 69th (1940/1h 30m/WaWilliam Keighley)
(7:45AM) Mister Roberts (1955/2h 3m/Comedy/John Ford)
(10:00AM) Bad for Each Other (1954/1h 23m/Film-NoiIrving Rapper)
(11:45AM) The Naked and the Dead (1958/2h 11m/WaRaoul Walsh)
(2:15PM) The Dirty Dozen (1967/2h 29m/WaRobert Aldrich)
(5:00PM) The Great Escape (1963/2h 48m/WaJohn Sturges)
(8:00PM) The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress (1944/40m/Documentary/Lt. Col. William Wyler)
(9:00PM) The Cold Blue (2018/1h 41m/Documentary/Erik Nelson)
(11:00PM) The Best Years Of Our Lives (1946/2h 52m/Drama/William Wyler)
MON MAY 27
(2:00AM) The Flying Fleet (1929/1h 27m/Silent/George Hill)
(2:15AM) The Flying Fleet (1929/1h 27m/Silent/George Hill)
(3:45AM) The Burmese Harp (1956/1h 56m/WaKon Ichikawa)
(4:00AM) The Burmese Harp (1956/1h 56m/WaKon Ichikawa)
(6:00AM) The Cranes Are Flying (1957/1h 34m/Romance/Mikhail Kalatozov)
(7:45AM) Appointment in Tokyo (1946/0h 55m/Documentary/Maj. Jack Hively)
(8:45AM) The McConnell Story (1955/1h 47m/Drama/Gordon Douglas)
(10:45AM) War Nurse (1930/1h 20m/WaEdgar Selwyn)
(12:15PM) Cry 'Havoc' (1944/1h 37m/WaRichard Thorpe)
(2:00PM) Bataan (1943/1h 54m/WaTay Garnett)
(4:00PM) The Rack (1956/1h 40m/Drama/Arnold Laven)
(5:45PM) Darby's Rangers (1958/2h 1m/WaWilliam A. Wellman)
(8:00PM) Three Came Home (1950/1h 46m/WaJean Negulesco)
(10:00PM) The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957/2h 41m/Drama/David Lean)
TUE MAY 28
(2:00AM) Assignment in Brittany (1943/1h 36m/Drama/Jack Conway)
(3:45AM) Sergeant York (1941/2h 14m/WaHoward Hawks)
(6:15AM) Mummy's Boys (1936/1h 8m/Comedy/Fred Guiol)
(7:30AM) My Demon Lover (1987/1h 27m/Comedy/Ted G, Vujovich)
(9:00AM) The Smiling Ghost (1941/1h 11m/Suspense/Lewis Seiler)
(10:30AM) Singapore Woman (1941/1h 4m/Drama/Jean Negulesco)
(11:45AM) The Reptile (1966/1h 30m/HorroJohn Gilling)
(1:30PM) Death Curse of Tartu (1966/HorroWilliam Grefé)
(3:00PM) Curse of the Demon (1958/1h 35m/HorroJacques Tourneur)
(4:30PM) The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964/1h 21m/HorroMichael Carreras)
(6:00PM) Sphinx (1981/1h 58m/Adventure/Franklin J. Schaffner)
(8:00PM) Jason And The Argonauts (1963/1h 44m/Adventure/Don Chaffey)
(10:00PM) King Kong (1933/1h 40m/HorroMerian C. Cooper)
WED MAY 29
(12:00AM) Metropolis (1926/2h 23m/Silent/Fritz Lang)
(2:45AM) Modern Times (1936/1h 27m/Silent/Charlie Chaplin)
(4:15AM) Eraserhead (1977/1h 40m/HorroDavid Lynch)
(6:00AM) Beauty and the Beast (1946.1h 35m/Romance/Jean Cocteau)
(7:45AM) The Merry Widow (1934/1h 39m/Musical/Ernst Lubitsch)
(9:30AM) The Red Danube (1949/1h 59m/Drama/George Sidney)
(11:45AM) Conquest (1937/1h 52m/Romance/Clarence Brown)
(1:45PM) National Velvet (1944/2h 5m/Drama/Clarence Brown)
(4:00PM) Invitation to the Dance (1956/1h 33m/Musical/Gene Kelly)
(5:45PM) The Sea of Grass (1947/2h 11m/Drama//Elia Kazan)
(10:00PM) Ninotchka (1939/1h 50m/Comedy/Ernst Lubitsch)
THU MAY 30
(12:00AM) Camille (1937/1h 48m/Romance/George Cukor)
(2:00AM) Suzy (1936/1h 39m/Drama/Geo. Fitzmaurice)
(3:45AM) Marius (1931/2h 5m/Comedy/Alexandre Korda)
(6:00AM) British Agent (1934/1h 21m/Suspense/Michael Curtiz)
(7:30AM) Crossroads (1942/1h 24m/Suspense/Jack Conway)
(9:00AM) Mission to Moscow (1943/2h 3m/Drama/Michael Curtiz)
(11:15AM) Princess O'Rourke (1943/1h 34m/Comedy/Norman Krasna)
(1:00PM) A Majority of One (1961/2h 33m/Comedy/Mervyn Le Roy)
(3:30PM) The Notorious Landlady (1962/2h 3m/Comedy/Richard Quine)
(5:45PM) The Ugly American (1963/2h 0h/Drama/George Englund)
(8:00PM) The Front Page (1974/1h 45m/Comedy/Billy Wilder)
(10:00PM) The Front Page (1931/1h 41m/Comedy/Lewis Milestone)
FRI MAY 31
(12:00AM) His Girl Friday (1940/1h 32m/Comedy/Howard Hawks)
(2:00AM) Switching Channels (1988/1h 45m/Comedy/Ted Kotcheff)
(4:00AM) Hooper (1978/1h 39m/Comedy/Hal Needham)
(6:00AM) Wild Rovers (1971/1h 50m/Western/Blake Edwards)
(8:30AM) The Great Bank Hoax (1977/1h 33m/Comedy/Joseph Jacoby)
(10:15AM) Larceny, Inc. (1942/1h 35m/Comedy/Lloyd Bacon)
(1:30PM) Going in Style (1979/1h 37m/Comedy/Martin Brest)
(3:30PM) The Getaway (1972/2h 2m/Crime/Sam Peckinpah)
(5:45PM) Dog Day Afternoon (1975/2h 10m/Crime/Sidney Lumet)
(8:00PM) The Public Enemy (1931/1h 14m/Crime/William A. Wellman)
(9:30PM) Brian's Song (1971/1h 30m/Drama/Buzz Kulik)
(11:00PM) The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings (1976/1h 50m/Comedy/John Badham)

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Noteworthy Events

PLAYlist Concert Series: John Brown & the Groove Shop Band at Durham Central Park

• Firmly grounded in the heart of funk and rhythm and blues, this band is a truly a powerhouse ensemble.
• A full 13-piece band featuring a horn section, rhythm section and singers, the group’s repertoire includes the music of the 70s and 80s from artists like Earth Wind and Fire, Stevie Wonder, KC & the Sunshine Band, The Gap Band, Michael Jackson, Parliament Funkadelic, James Brown, Tower of Power and other music of that genre.
• Fri, May 3
• 7:30 p.m.
• Free admission

NCCU Graduation at NCCU

• North Carolina Central University’s (NCCU) 143rd Commencement Exercises will be held in McDougald-McLendon Arena.
• Sat, May 4
• Graduate and Professional at 9 a.m.
• Baccalaureate at 2 p.m.

19th Annual Strawberry Festival at Old North Durham Park

• This is a child-centered, family run, community fun-focused event for the entire Durham Community hosted by Central Park School for Children.
• Sat, May 4
• 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
• Free admission

Durham Craft Market Spring Fling at Durham Central Park

• This is a free outdoor market featuring over 50 local artisans and makers to shop from! With members of the Durham Craft Market collective as well as selected guest artists for this event.
• Sun, May 5
• 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
• Free admission

Cinco de Mayo Latin Day Party! at The Velvet Hippo Bar & Lounge

• Celebrate Cinco de Mayo on the rooftop! Enjoy outdoor beats by DJ Synko (our incredible First Fridays DJ) and end the weekend on a high note with Latin vibes, tasty cocktails, and dancing on the deck.
• Sun, May 5
• 2-5 p.m.
• Free admission

Multi-Day Events

NCCU Jazz Festival at NCCU

• NCCU's 33rd Annual Jazz Festival kicks off with a two-day event in partnership with the Monterrey Jazz Festival and continues with seven days of events with NCCU’s Jazz Studies program and special musical guests.
• Mon, Apr 29 - Tue, Apr 30

Sandlot Revival at Historic Durham Athletic Park

• Sandlot Revival is a weekend of games between “sandlot” teams from across the country. The teams are made of folks who just like getting together and playing baseball.
• Sat, Apr 27 - Mon, Apr 29
• Free admission

Popup Arts and Crafts Market at Horse & Buggy Press and Friends Gallery

• Vendors will vary, but may include potters, jewelers, book people, printmakers, flower folks, small scale sculptors, photography, boudoir portraitists, woodcarvers, clothes makers, candle makers, and sweets.
• Tue, Apr 30 - Sat, May 4
• 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

RetroNoir Film Series at The Carolina Theatre

• Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and sexual motivations.
• Fri, Apr 26 - Thu, May 2
• $12

Historic Buildings Open House at West Point on the Eno Park

• Enjoy a look inside the historic McCown-Mangum House, Photography Museum, and Mill.
• Sat, May 4 and Sun, May 5
• 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
• Free admission

Jewish Food Week at Jewish for Good at the Levin JCC

• This mouthwatering event promises to tantalize taste buds while supporting a meaningful cause, with all proceeds benefiting Jewish for Good's Food Pantry.
• Fri, May 3 - Sun, May 12
• $5+

Movies at The Carolina Theatre

• Dark Victory
• The Empire Strikes Back & The Road Warrior
• La Chimera
• Once Upon a Time in America

Monday, Apr 29

12:30 p.m.
Pop-Up Birds of Prey Tour at Piedmont Wildlife Center
2 p.m.
Board Game Night at The Glass Jug in Downtown Durham
5 p.m.
Arts & Drafts at Fullsteam Brewery
6 p.m.
Queer Death Cafe at Arcana
Conquest: Night with the Sorcerer Kings at Atomic Empire
Disc Golf Putting League at The Glass Jug in RTP
6:30 p.m.
Trivia Night at Ponysaurus Brewing Company
7 p.m.
Community Board Game Night at Moon Dog Meadery
8 p.m.
Matteo Bocelli at The Carolina Theatre

Tuesday, Apr 30

Events at Boxyard RTP

• 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. - RTP Electronics Recycling Drive-Thru 2024
• 5:30-6:30 p.m. - Boxyard Run Club
• 6-8 p.m. - Bark & Bond Social

Events at Durty Bull Brewing Brewing Company

• 12-8 p.m. - Food Truck: Mike's Vegan Cookout
• 7-9 p.m. - Bull City Beer Runners Run Club

Events at The Glass Jug Beer Lab in Downtown Durham

• 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. - 3rd Birthday Party
• 5:45-6:30 p.m. - Community Fitness Classes with YMCA
• 6-8 p.m. - Music Bingo

Events at The Glass Jug Beer Lab in RTP

• 6-8 p.m. - The Glass Jog Run Club
• 6-8 p.m. - Stitch & Sip

6 p.m.
Erotic Fan Fiction at Arcana
Trivia at Durham Food Hall
Bring Your Own Vinyl with Jaffar at Rubies on Five Points
Women on the Wall at Triangle Rock Club - Durham
6:30 p.m.
Cowboys With Big Hearts at Atomic Empire
7 p.m.
Trivia at Beer Study Durham
Not Rocket Science Trivia at DSSOLVR Durham
Tuesday Blues Jam at The Blue Note Grill
7:30 p.m.
Eloquent Soul - Open Mic Night hosted by Dasan Ahanu at Missy Lane's Assembly Room
Durham Tech Sings at Motorco Music Hall
North Carolina Jazz Repertory Orchestra at Sharp 9 Gallery
8 p.m.
Jeremy 'Bean' Clemons Trio at Kingfisher

Wednesday, May 1

Events at Atomic Empire

• 7 p.m. - Flesh and Blood Armory Event
• 7 p.m. - Magic: OTJ Commander Party

Events at Boxyard RTP

• 12-2 p.m. - Hear & There: Daniel Delorenzo
• 5:30-8:30 p.m. - Game Night
• 6-7 p.m. - Forever Young Book Club

Events at ZincHouse Winery & Brewery

• 7-8 p.m. - Signature Wine Tasting
• 7-8:30 p.m. - Laughs Comedy Night

3 p.m.
Durham Farmers’ Market at Durham Central Park
5 p.m.
Free Wednesday Wine Tasting at Beer Study Durham
6 p.m.
Triangle Area Pagan Alliance Meet Up and Tarot with Heiltje at Arcana
Hike at Horton Grove Preserve
7 p.m.
Astronomy on Tap at Fullsteam Brewery
Hammered Trivia at Hi-Wire Brewing
Karaoke Night at Mavericks Smokehouse
Benefit Jam For Congo Flood Relief at Motorco Music Hall
Music Bingo at Ponysaurus Brewing Company
Brett Chambers Open Mic at The Blue Note Grill
7:30 p.m.
Ally J on the Roof at The Durham Hotel
8 p.m.
Air Hockey Tournament at Boxcar Bar + Arcade
Trivia Night at Bull McCabe's
Karaoke at Moon Dog Meadery
Blends With Friends at The Pinhook

Thursday, May 2

Events at Boxyard RTP

• 12-2 p.m. - Taking Back Thursday: Mysti Mayhem
• 5:30-7:30 p.m. - Live Music: Kylie Robinson

Events at Durty Bull Brewing Brewing Company

• 12-8 p.m. -Food Truck: Mike's Vegan Cookout
• 7-9 p.m. - Thursday Trivia with Nick

11 a.m.
Walk on the Wild Side: Native Shrubs at Sarah P. Duke Gardens
3 p.m.
Guided Museum Tour at 21c Museum Hotels Durham
5 p.m.
Thirsty Thursdays at Dashi
Spring Grilling on the Roof: Moonbelly Meat Co. at The Durham Hotel
6 p.m.
Jonathan Groger and Carter Hodge and Tarot with Rene at Arcana
Game Designers of North Carolina Meetup at Atomic Empire
Vinyl Night with DJ Deckades at Gizmo Brew Works
6:15 p.m.
Pony Run at Ponysaurus Brewing Company
6:30 p.m.
Resin Pour Charcuterie Board at DSSOLVR
Line Dance Classes at Mystic Farm and Distillery
Boulders & Brews Meetup at Triangle Rock Club - Durham
Magick of Tarot Workshop at Weldon Mills Distillery
7 p.m.
Trivia Night at Beer Tooth Taproom
Bring Your Own Vinyl Night at Congress Social Bar
Community Board Game Night at Moon Dog Meadery
Comedy Improv with Stolen Identity & Friends at Succotash Southern & Creole Kitchen
Celebration of NC Songwriting: Jonathan Byrd, Abigail Dowd, Nancy Middleton & Kirk Ridge at The Blue Note Grill
7:30 p.m.
Trivia Night with Big Slow Tom at Clouds Brewing Brightleaf Square
Adriel and the Force at Sharp 9 Gallery
8 p.m.
Weekly Single Mingle at Boxcar Bar + Arcade
Trivia at Fullsteam Brewery
Catwolf / Miss Lonely / Pageant / Housewife at The Pinhook
9:30 p.m.
Karaoke Night at The Tavern

Friday, May 3

Events at Atomic Empire

• 7 p.m. - First Friday Lorcana
• 7 p.m. - Magic: OTJ Standard Showdown #1

Events at Durty Bull Brewing Company

• 5-9 p.m. - Food Truck: Tacos Paraiso #1
• 6:30-7:30 p.m. - Davis Dance Company Happy Hour Dance Class
• 8-11 p.m. - Open Mic Stand-up Comedy

Events at Mettlesome

• 8-9 p.m. - The Racket
• 9-10 p.m. - Hush Hush

Events at Moon Dog Meadery

• 7:30 p.m. - Swing Lesson + Dance
• 8 p.m. - Trio Factual

Events at The Blue Note Grill

• 6-8 p.m. - The Duke Street Dogs
• 9:15 p.m. - Sayer McShane

9 a.m.
F is for First Responders at Museum of Durham History
10 a.m.
Tasting at Ten at Counter Culture Coffee
5:30 p.m.
LOJO: Log Off, Jam On at Boxyard RTP
6 p.m.
Andrew Kasab and Tarot with Rene at Arcana
Friday Night Makes at Durham Arts Council
6:30 p.m.
Rebecca Kleinmann Quintet at Missy Lane's Assembly Room
7 p.m.
Live Vinyl Spinning by PhDJ at Beer Study Durham
Diggin in the Crates at Boricua Soul
Stand Up Comedy at Mystic Farm and Distillery
American Muse: Music and the Paranormal with Matt Marble at Online
7:30 p.m.
PLAYlist Concert Series: John Brown & the Groove Shop Band at Durham Central Park
Uri Gurvich/Rodolfo Zuniga Quartet at Sharp 9 Gallery
Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular at The Carolina Theatre
8 p.m.
Latin Dance at Arthur Murray Durham
Get the Led Out at DPAC
Stereo Reveries at DSSOLVR Durham
Music by Jives at Pioneers
Alexa Vélez & Daniel Levin + David Menestres at Shadowbox Studio
9 p.m.
Rebecca Kleinmann Quintet at Missy Lane's Assembly Room
Rock En Español: The Latin Rock Invasion at Motorco Music Hall
90's Karaoke at The Pinhook
Latin Nights at The Velvet Hippo Bar & Lounge
10 p.m.
Moodboard at Rubies on Five Points

Saturday, May 4

Events at Boxyard RTP

• 7-10 a.m. - 2024 Komen Triangle Race for the Cure
• 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. - Saturdaze: DJ k.ward
• 5-8 p.m. - Bop at the Box

Events at Durty Bull Brewing Company

• 1-8 p.m. - Food Truck: Weizzie's Country Kitchen
• 1-5 p.m. - Handcrafted DURM Mother's Day Market
• 3-5 p.m. - Live Music: Clare Means
• 7-10 p.m. - Karaoke Night

Distillery Tours and Tastings at Liberty & Plenty

• Every Saturday, 10-10:30 a.m. and 11-11:30 a.m.

Events at Mettlesome

• 7:30-8:30 p.m. - House Party
• 8:30-9:30 p.m. - Harold Night
• 9:30-10:30 p.m. - The Improv Jam

Guided Walking Tours with Triangle Adventures

• 2 p.m. - Downtown Durham Walking Tour
• 4 p.m. - Durham African American History Tour
• 6 p.m. - Downtown Durham True Crime Tour

8 a.m.
Cars and Coffee at 5425 Page Rd
Durham Farmers' Market at Durham Central Park
parkrun Durham at Southern Boundaries Park
9 a.m.
South Durham Farmers' Market at Greenwood Commons Shopping Center
40th Anniversary Festival at Kiefer Nursery
NCCU Graduation at NCCU
Naturally Wild presents Birding for QTBIPOC at Sarah P. Duke Gardens
9:30 a.m.
Pollinator Garden Volunteer Day at The Glass Jug Beer Lab in RTP
10 a.m.
Free Comic Book Day at Atomic Empire
Annual Spring Celebration & Plant Sale at Briggs Ave Community Garden
Hayti and Haiti: Free Soil Havens Walking Tour at Hayti Heritage Center
11 a.m.
19th Annual Strawberry Festival at Old North Durham Park
Durham Garden Tour at Various Locations
12 p.m.
May The 4th Party at Boxcar Bar + Arcade
Crafternoons at Gizmo Brew Works
1 p.m.
Wild Kratts at DPAC
2 p.m.
Durham "Bullpen" Treasure Bullpen at Fullsteam Brewery
NCCU Graduation at NCCU
3 p.m.
Cinco de Mayo Bar Crawl at Downtown Durham
Derby Day Party at Lula and Sadie's
Pops in the Park at Piney Wood Park
5 p.m.
Wild Kratts at DPAC
6 p.m.
DanceGruv Radio presents WAV 002 at 21C Museum Hotel
Bardo Bloom and Tarot with Virginia at Arcana
Emily K Center’s Mother’s Day Ball at Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club
6:30 p.m.
BeMyFiasco at Missy Lane's Assembly Room
7 p.m.
West Virginia Dance Company at ADF's Samuel H. Scripps Studios
7:30 p.m.
Private Event: Shop Closed at Moon Dog Meadery
Kevin Beardsley Quartet at Sharp 9 Gallery
The DJam at Succotash Southern & Creole Kitchen
The Howard Levy 4 at The Blue Note Grill
9 p.m.
BeMyFiasco at Missy Lane's Assembly Room
Gimme Gimme Disco at Motorco Music Hall
Punk & Drag For May The 4th Be With You at The Pinhook
10 p.m.
Gay Agenda Presents: Galactical Boogie at Rubies on Five Points

Sunday, May 5

Events at Atomic Empire

• 11:30 a.m. - Pokémon League Challenge
• 12 p.m. - One Piece TCG Tournament

Events at Durty Bull Brewing Company

• 1-6 p.m. - Food Truck: Pull Ups Mobile Eatery
• 2-4 p.m. - Hammered Trivia with Thor

10 a.m.
Durham Craft Market Spring Fling at Durham Central Park
Jazz Brunch at Lula & Sadie's
12 p.m.
Cinco De Mayo at Boxcar Bar + Arcade
Community Celebration at Nasher Museum of Art
Sunday Dollar Bin Sale for Charity at Rumors Durham
Bike Month Kick-Off: Bike to Connections Ride at West Durham
Farmers Market at ZincHouse Winery & Brewery
12:15 p.m.
Public Tour at Duke Chapel
1 p.m.
Black Farmers' Market at Durham Tech
Duke Baseball vs Longwood at Jack Coombs Stadium (Doubleheader)
2 p.m.
Hillandale Golf Beginner Clinic at Hillandale Golf Course
Cinco de Mayo Latin Day Party! at The Velvet Hippo Bar & Lounge
3 p.m.
United in Song: Music of the American Experience at Baldwin Auditorium
4 p.m.
Gardening Classes at The Glass Jug Beer Lab in Downtown Durham
6 p.m.
Nathan Hockett & Jonathan Yandel and Tarot with Emily at Arcana
6:30 p.m.
Open Mic Night at Moon Dog Meadery
7:30 p.m.
Dr. Jordan B Peterson at DPAC
8 p.m.
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the PTSD-List at The Carolina Theatre

Running Art Exhibits

Constellations: 40 Years of Explorations within Sacred Geometry at Horse & Buggy Press and Friends Gallery

• Sacred Geometry is an ancient field of physics whose equations are expressed through shape. Shape is a way to explore the universal fabric of our existence.
• Sat, Mar 30 - Tue, Apr 30
• Free admission

Jenny Blazing: Scapes - 5 Points Gallery Featured Artist Exhibition at 5 Points Gallery

• Jenny’s acrylic and collage paintings are her response to the diverse landscapes surrounding us. Each stroke of color, each layer of texture, is a tribute to the breathtaking natural panorama of our state—from our rolling hills and sundrenched fields to our skies bursting with drama.
• Fri, Apr 19 - Sat, May 11
• Fri, 5-9 p.m. and Sat, 1-9 p.m.
• Free admission

Hometown (Inherited): Ten Year Retrospective at The Fruit

• This project examines the changing landscape of our city through a series of forty mixed media pieces the artist has created since 2014.
• Third Friday openings on Apr 19 and May 17, 6-9 p.m.
• Drop-in by appointment and Wednesdays 4-7 p.m.
• Free admission

It Ain’t All Black And White at DAG Truist Gallery

• It Ain’t All Black and White is a photography exhibition that encourages us to consider emotions such as serenity, apprehension, yearning, and more.
• Captured by 11 dynamic photographers dedicated to documenting the fullness and complexity of Black life, this exhibition offers each of us an opportunity to see ourselves with renewed attention.
• Thu, Apr 25 - Sun, June 2

María Magdalena Campos-Pons: Behold at Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University

• María Magdalena Campos-Pons: Behold is a monographic exhibition of a visionary voice in photography, immersive installation, painting and performance.
• Thu, Feb 15 - Sun, Jun 9
• Every week, Tue-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun 12-5 p.m.
• Free admission

Counterpoints at Durham Bottling Co.

• Counterpoints is a curated showcase of local AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander) artists, delving into the convergence of AAPI identity and mental health. Inspired by the intricate layers of musical counterpoint, its purpose is to weave together diverse narratives and confront the stigma surrounding mental health within our communities.
• Wed, May 1 - Sun, June 16
• Mon - Fri, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Cameron Elyse's Divine Nine Legacy Memoir Exhibition at Hayti Heritage Center

• The Divine Nine Legacy Memoir delves deep into the history of the National Panhellenic Council (NPHC) or "Divine Nine," a collective of nine Greek Letter organizations founded on May 10th, 1930.
• These organizations were born out of the necessity to provide a voice for Black American students within the collegiate space. United by principles of service, community, brotherhood, and sisterhood, the Divine Nine work collectively to uplift society through acts of service to underserved areas across the nation.
• Fri, Apr 19 - Sat, June 22
• Free admission

So lately, I've been seeing a lot of people talking about the English voice acting in Stellar Blade. Specifically, I've seen a lot critics and internet commentators alike discussing how they felt it was particularly poor or stilted, and being baffled as to how that could have happened in a contemporary AAA release like this. I also saw a lot of people chiming in with what they thought 'caused' this. Since I have a little bit of insight into this part of the industry, I decided to clarify some things. Initially, I was replying to a comment on Skill Up's review of Stellar Blade; people seemed to find the comment interesting and informative, so I decided to post it here.
Disclaimers!

1. This post is in no way attempting to attack Stellar Blade, the voice actors, directors, writers, and anyone else who worked on the game and its voice over. I very much believe everyone involved were talented creatives who worked very hard on making this game. In no way do I intend this to be anything beyond industry insight or, at most, a reasoned critique.
2. If you liked the voice acting, character designs, or anything else subjective about Stellar Blade that I might describe in a critical manner, that's perfectly valid. My hope is that this reads as a response to discourse I have seen, rather than as a critique. The goal is to offer insight for those who are more actively engaging in the critical discourse around this game.
3. What I've written comes from my own experiences as a voice actor, having done voice over work for several Chinese games that were localised to English. I'm non-union, and I'm also not based in LA or London—my experience consists of a few respectable AA/indie titles, and nothing AAA on the scale of Stellar Blade. Thus, I'm not stating anything as fact; rather, I'm making some educated guesses with the insight I do have.
4. I'm not American, so I spell things the proper not-American way, like 'localised' instead of 'localized'. My deepest apologies to any American who feels deeply affected by this lexical paradigm.

Now, the TL;DR

The process of recording video game voice over has so many factors and steps that it's very easy for one of those things to not pass muster, and bring everything else down. When you combine that with the extra complications of localisation, and take into account that humans are extremely sensitive to whether or not something looks or feels 'real', it gets even harder. Even a team trying their best could have easily let this happen, and in short, it doesn't surprise me one bit.

Now with all that out of the way—the fun bit!
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It's Not a Question of Bad Acting

First of all, I'm 99% sure that this isn't a case of 'bad acting'. Eve's voice actor is Rebecca Hanssen, who also plays Alfira in Baldur's Gate 3. Loads of people love Alfira, and I've not heard anyone say that she's poorly acted. There's so many reasons why the voice acting could have come out the way it did, and I might even use BG3 as an example a couple more times because it provides a very interesting counterpoint to Stellar Blade in certain ways.
So in my tl;dr I mentioned that we as humans are super sensitive to whether something feels real or not. It's why a lot of people hate watching dubbed live action, or get put off by sloppy lip syncing in music videos or whatever. I'm no character designer, but there's a whole art to good character design and making game characters (both realistic and not) feel believable, and like something we can empathise with. Adding voice over to it is a whole other challenge. Even something as simple as vocal dissonance, where the voice doesn't seem to physically match with the design, can throw people off. Yet, there are countless examples of vocal dissonance being used very effectively for comedy or drama without disrupting the verisimilitude at all (both in games and in animation). It's definitely more art than exact science, and if it isn't quite right, uncanny valley sets in and then something about the character doesn't hit properly. While this is ultimately subjective, I'd argue that in Stellar Blade's case, the character models could easily sit in the uncanny valley zone. There's been a lot of discourse around the design of the main character, both pre- and post-release, and some of that has touched on the character feeling fake, inhuman, or stiff in a way that could easily engender an uncanny response in the audience. Personally, I feel that some of these character models would be hard for me to connect with even if they had the best voice acting in the world. What can make all of this even harder for voice actors and the casting department is a disconnect between actor and character model. The voice actors here certainly didn't do the mo-cap for the characters they're playing (in English at least), and as such there's the additional challenge of trying to get the physicality of their voice to line up with the character's. So to sum up, the voice actors are already in an uphill battle trying to bring life to potentially alienating digital models, that they have no input in the physicality of, and which might also change drastically from when they record.
Speaking of—changes. While voice over usually happens fairly late in a game's process, it can happen much earlier for games where the cast is mo-capped, but even in the former scenario you could have details changing that greatly affect how the voice over comes across. This is information which might have informed an actor's performance that they could have gotten an outdated version of, or were never given the information at all. Everything from the lighting or music in a given quest to subtle animation tweaks to major environmental changes could have a huge impact on the tone, and it could potentially make the voice acting feel like it clashes as a result. Sometimes, like in the case of Baldur's Gate 3, the voice over will be re-recorded to account for this (like with Wyll being entirely rewritten from early access to 1.0)—but that's an example of a game with mo-capped voice over that happened relatively early in the game design process, with a voice over team that literally worked on the game for years.

'It Was Probably the Localising Team'

I saw a lot of people saying that the 'localisers' must have just been bad. While there are definitely companies and teams that specialise in localising specifically, that doesn't usually include casting and directing video game voice over. In my experience (which may not be applicable to AAA but is something to consider nonetheless) the most a 'localisation company' will do is produce a script. Usually, the translated script is still done by the game studio, either wholly internally or with one company consulting/contracted, and then a separate post-production company handles the voice over. While indie studios, solo devs, and even smaller AA studios might hire casting/performance directors and actors directly, the vast majority of game studios (if not all in the AAA space) hire a whole other company to handle the voice over. Even Larian, the studio with perhaps the most acclaimed voice acting work in gaming history, doesn't have a voice or casting director on staff.
In the case of a game that's being translated to English, there are two options. First, it's a media company based in the country making the game, and they handle all the voice over (with a few directors highly proficient in English for the translated voice over). The second is that it's a company based in an English-speaking country that only handles the English voice over, and might not even have anyone on the team proficient in the game's native language. These companies usually have rosters of voice actors that they work with regularly that they audition for new roles, or certain agencies that they usually work with. Either way, these companies are totally dependent on the game studio to give them well-translated, thorough, and useful information and scripts—and that's a total wild card. Even the best intentioned game studio might have no clue what actors and directors need, and even the most thorough game studio can't justify spending the time and money to give context and direction notes for the thousands upon thousands of lines of dialogue in the game. So while these directors might have had the overall idea very well explained to them, they might, for example, have no clue what all the side quests are, or what the area the characters are in will look like (or even be). For Stellar Blade, it looks like a UK-based company handled the English voice over (judging by Rebecca Hanssen's role announcement on TwitteX), though I can't find anything from that studio which confirms it for certain. For all we know, it was a case of that company getting handed a dodgy script, and the voice actodirector working with what they had.

How Recording for Games Actually Goes Down

Have you ever seen a screenplay, or a theatre script? Video game scripts are nothing like that. The standard is basically a big ol' spreadsheet with all the lines dumped into it. I'd show you guys an example, but I'd be breaking some NDAs so you're just gonna have to take my word on that one. Anyway, these lines are in whatever order is easiest for the studio to keep track of to put into the game—so you might have the voice actor swinging from wildly different extremes or contexts line to line to line, or suddenly be referring to a new character they've never heard of before. Nowadays, a lot of voice over is also done from home studios—AAA games are still done in big studios, especially with mo-cap, but these days that isn't universal. Since Covid, most pro voice actors will have home studios; unless you're literally Jack Black or Jason Isaacs it's pretty much necessary. Especially with localised games it'd be a toss up, and the UK-based studio who appear to have handled Stellar Blade do both in-studio and home studio recording. Regardless, you have the voice actor and the directors from the studio, potentially in different places, each hour of the voice actor's time is costing the studio at minimum 300 pounds per hour (union standard rates for a game of this scale in the UK, about $380 US), that number only gets higher as the talent gets more experienced, the company has a budget they need to stay within, and they have a LOT of lines to get through. So what do the directors and the voice actors do? They make sure the actor has the character's 'vibe' on lock and then they go down that spreadsheet, banging out line after line after line. And they do that for each voice actor one at a time.
Well executed, this process works just fine. If you've had reeeeally good casting and directing and input from the studio, you'll get context for everything, voice actors that pick up cues from the script easily, directors who know when to ask for retakes and how to imagine everything sounding put together, etc. When done poorly, or when there's even one weak link in that chain, you get... Well, depending on how good you think the voice acting in it was, you get something like Stellar Blade.
We're also spoiled these days. The standard for voice over is way higher than it used to be. Take, for example, BG3 again. BG3 has incredible voice work—but it also had directors who worked with the studio directly, knew the context intimately, and were giving the actors tons of direction, while said actors also did the mo-cap for their characters, with character models and facial models based on them, and learned tons about the game and its context organically from the high level of communication with the team. They also worked with the team loads because BG3 went through lots of changes and even entire character rewrites. Not only is this abnormal and absolutely above and beyond, even then, the actors didn't have the full picture of how things worked on the 'game' level—in a stream of Devora Wilde (Lae'zel's VA) playing the game, she went through the tutorial mission on the Nautiloid commenting on how she hadn't known how certain things would look or how they would happen even though her character has lines throughout. But it worked great. The internet absolutely adores these characters, from the award-winningly acted origin characters like Astarion (Neil Newbon), to the memorable side characters that people went to insane game-breaking lengths to save, like Alfira (Rebecca Hanssen, aka, Eve from Stellar Blade).

In conclusion

If you're one of those people who didn't like the voice over and were sitting there scratching their heads going, 'how?' all I can say is... Voice over is much, much more complicated than you might think. For me, I can very easily see how Stellar Blade happened. If a character is meant to seem 'cool' or 'aloof' or dare I say 'robotic', it's super understandable how the director and the actor just went with that 'vibe'. Especially if they're trying to mimic a specific other character or style (such as Nier Automata) and staying within a very small niche. Add in that they may not have had the complete picture of the context for every single line, and then add in that all this goes for almost every character in the game, and you can easily get a reaction like the one that Stellar Blade is getting now.
Thanks for reading!
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References:

1. Skill Up's review of Stellar Blade (critical discourse around the quality of the voice over from both the reviewer and comments section, points to comparisons between Stellar Blade's characters and Nier Automata, discussion of Stellar Blade's character design)
2. sportskeeda's review of Stellar Blade (describes the character design as uncanny)
3. Kotaku's review of Stellar Blade (criticises the English voice acting)
4. Rebecca Hanssen's role announcement (mentions the studio she recorded with)
5. Stellar Blade's IMDb page (cast list, shows that Eve's voice over and mo-cap were done by two different people)
6. Union-standard rate for game voice over in the UK
7. Interview with Lae'zel and Shadowheart's voice actors (goes over how they worked on the game for years and how involved they were with the process/their characters)
8. Rebecca Hanssen's post showing her doing her own mo-cap for BG3 (her TwitteX contains other posts regarding her role as Alfira)
9. An article on BG3's use of mo-cap (also comments on how this might have influenced the positive reception of the characters and gives an idea on the sheer amount of dialogue recorded/work involved)
10. Devora Wilde's stream of BG3 (includes the Nautiloid and gives some a sense of what she had context for)
11. Article on Wyll being reworked for BG3's full release
12. Larian staff (shows roles)
13. Dee Bradley Baker on home studios (discussion on the voice over industry post-Covid, particularly in relation to remote recording setups)
14. BG3 spoilers!! Article on how to save Alfira (describes Alfira as a fan-favourite and the lengths the player base went to on her behalf)

EDIT: Yooo I got my first RedditCare message after this post! That’s like, some kind of Reddit milestone. I’d wonder what the hell it was about this post that made someone so mad, but, Redditors do be Redditing.

Live Music

• Damon Slaughter, 408 Main Street Hastings, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
• Bret Blackshear, Marina Munch, 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• Evan D, Crabby's Beachside, 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
• Yael Dray and ZaZa Flamenca, The Cellar Upstairs Wine Bar & Restaurant, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• Trevor Compton, Backyard Island Cafe at Meehan's, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• Chillula, Pierre's Pub, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• Paper City Hustlers, Conch House Marina Resort, 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Vinny Jacobs, The Tides Oyster Co. & Grill, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• Josh Ford, Crabby's Beachside, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• Dunehoppers, Marina Munch, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• Dewey Via Band, Fish House & Oyster Co., 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Mark Hart, Tradewinds Lounge, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• Burn Unit, Fuzion 904 Eatery, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Committee, The Cellar Upstairs Wine Bar & Restaurant, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Christian Powers, Mellow Mushroom — Murabella, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Jesse Cruce, Mellow Mushroom — St. Johns, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Brian Rowland, Mellow Mushroom — Anastasia Island, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Denny Blue, Guy Harvey Resort, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Dion & Collins, Ebb Tide Poolside Bar & Grill, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Smokestack, Colonial Oak Music Park, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Lords of Surf, Crabby's Beachside, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Yael Dray and ZaZa Flamenca, Casa Maya, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Doug Carn, Chez L'Amour, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Jolie, Casa de Vino 57, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Erica Reese, Spinster Abbott's Taproom, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Heather Craig, Meehan's Irish Pub & Seafood House, 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
• Josh Ford, Mill Top Tavern, 9:00 pm – 12:00 pm

Spud Run & Cabbage Crawl 2024

• Farm Bureau Insurance presents the Spud Run & Cabbage Crawl at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 27, 2024. This annual event in Hastings, Florida celebrates the city's agricultural contributions. Race proceeds benefit agricultural education efforts, such as 4-H, Future Farmers of America, and Farm City Week.
• This year's race includes 5K, 10K, and 15K courses, and a Cabbage Crawl kids run. The 5K and 10K courses are USATF-certified and professionally timed and scored. This event is part of Hastings' annual Cabbage, Potato & Bacon Festival.
• Event Schedule
• 6:00 a.m. - Registration/packet pick-up begins
• 7:00 a.m. - 15K start
• 7:00 a.m. - 10K start
• 8:30 a.m. - 5K start
• 9:30 a.m. - Fun Run start
• Event Information
• Admission: Register for this event by April 1, 2024, to receive a Spud Run 2024 race-day shirt.

The Annual Cabbage, Potato and Bacon Festival (this overlaps with the Spud Run & Cabbage Crawl)

• Experience a weekend like no other at the upcoming Cabbage, Potato, and Bacon Festival! This lively event offers a delightful mix of entertainment, highlighted by The Great Hastings Mow Down Lawn Mower Races that promise to ignite your excitement. Whether you're a seasoned runner or just love a good challenge, lace up your shoes for The Spud Run 5K & 10K, where fitness meets festival spirit.
• Join in on community tours, captivating cooking demonstrations, and more. Indulge in local flavors at the outdoor market, and mark your calendars for the not-to-be-missed Chef "Taste of Hastings" event on Saturday evening, featuring live music and a silent auction.
• But that's not all – aspiring queens, step into the spotlight and compete for the coveted title of Miss Potato Queen! Open to contestants from surrounding counties, this highly anticipated beauty pageant offers age categories from newborns to 23 years old. Set to unfold on April 27 and 28, 2024, it promises to be a celebration of charm, elegance, and youthful exuberance.
• Don't miss out on this celebration of community, flavors, and festivities !

Schedule:

• 7 AM - Spud Run 5K, 10K and Fun Run (starts from 6195 S. Main Street)
• 9 AM–4 PM - Outdoor Artisans Market Opens (along North Main Street)
• ​9:30 AM-11 AM - Miss Potato Queen Beauty Pageant on Main Stage at Bozard Field
• ​10 AM - Cooking Demo with Chef Hari Pulapaka & Chef Art Smith under the Big Tent on Main Street
• 11 AM - Cooking Demo with Chef Michael Lugo under the Big Tent on Main Street
• 11 AM – 4 PM - Live Music on the Main Stage at Bozard Field
  
• Live Music Schedule
  
• SATURDAY
  
• Bozard Field, N. Main Street, Hastings, FL
  
• 11 AM-12 PM - Damon Slaughter
  
• 12 PM-1 PM - The Fabulettes
  
• 1:00 PM-2:30 PM - Bad Dog Mama
  
• Swang Set (Looked everywhere and could not find when they are playing.)
  
• SUNDAY
  
• 12:00 PM-1:30 PM - Panel Conversation: From Farm to Diner, via Chef under the Big Tent on Main Street
  
• 1:00 PM-4:30 PM - Great Hastings Mow Down Lawn Mower Races
  
• 6:00 PM -9:30 PM - “Taste of Hastings” Ticketed Chef Event, 301 N. Main Street, Hastings
  

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Cars & Coffee

• Created as a way for car lovers to socialize with other car enthusiasts, Cars & Coffee brings people together around a common interest. The Classic Car Museum hosts locals and visitors on the fourth Saturday of each month for a morning meet-and-greet. Guests bond over coffee while discussing, admiring, and learning about classic cars. Local car businesses and experts usually add to the lively conversations.
• Cars & Coffee promises free coffee and donuts every fourth Saturday.
• Admission: Free for the outdoor event; admission to the museum is half-price.
• When: 8:00 to 10:00 a.m., on the fourth Saturday of the month, except December.
• Where: The Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine is located at 4730 US-1 in St. Augustine, Florida 32086.

Amphitheatre Farmers Market

• The St. Augustine Amphitheatre Farmers Market offers visitors a variety of goods such as local fresh produce, handmade arts and crafts, baked goods, plants directly off the farm, freshly-caught seafood, cheeses, and more. The farmers market makes for a morning of family-friendly fun with live entertainment on select dates.
• In addition to the impressive variety of organic produce offered by local farmers, a number of local artists and craftspeople also display their wares at the market.
• Admission: FREE
• Where: St. Augustine Amphitheatre located at 1340 A1A South St. Augustine, FL 32080.
• When: Every Saturday morning from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm.

K9s United 9K, 5K, & 1-Mile Run

• K9s United presents the annual 9K, 5K, and 1-mile runs on Saturday, April 27, 2024. The 9K and 5K runs begin at 8:00 a.m. and the 1-mile run begins at 9:00 a.m. Both races take place at the Ring Power Corporate Headquarters Complex at 500 World Commerce Pkwy.
• This annual event raises funds for K9s United, a non-profit organization honoring the service and tragic death of K9 Officer Baron, a member of the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office.
• In addition to the races, there will be activities available for all ages, including K9 demonstrations, music, a K9 photo booth, and activities for kids.
• Participants have the option of participating both in-person and virtually and will receive participant medals. Register for this event by April 17th to guarantee your event t-shirt or dog bandana.

Cabbage, Potato, & Bacon Festival

• Hastings Main Street presents the annual Cabbage, Potato, & Bacon Festival on Saturday, April 27, and Sunday, April 28, 2024 at The Venue in Hastings, Florida. This two-day agricultural celebration kicks off at 10:00 a.m. on both days. On Saturday, the festivities end at 4:30 p.m., while on Sunday, the event will extend until 3:00 p.m.
• This family-friendly event features a variety of activities including the Great Mow Down Lawnmower Race, the 2024 Spud Run and Cabbage Crawl, pig racing, cooking demonstrations, and a tasting zone. Guests can also explore an outdoor artisan market, enjoy live music, eat at a variety of food trucks, and take advantage of the children's play zone.
• Admission: This event is free, except for the tasting zone and the Spud Run & Cabbage Crawl. The cost for the tasting event is $35.00 per person.
• When: Saturday and Sunday, April 27 and 28, 2024. This event begins at 10:00 a.m. on both days and ends at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, 2024, and at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 28, 2024.
• Where: The Venue, 301 N. Main Street, Hastings, Florida 32145

12th Annual Roscolusa Songwriters Festival

• The 12th Annual Roscolusa festival, featuring Nashville singers and songwriters, will take place on Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Ponte Vedra Beach.
• Festival-goers will enjoy country music, performed by the original songwriters, and hear stories about the songs and the songwriters' lives. The festival also includes a variety of food trucks along with beer and wine vendors.
• Admission for 2023: General Admission is $25.00 per person. A Cooler Pass (40 quarts or smaller) is available for $30.00 per cooler. (Soft drinks, food, beer, and wine are allowed. Hard liquor is not.) VIP tickets are $100.00 per person and include two drink tickets, complimentary food, and one free cooler pass. The VIP ticket also includes premier parking, access to a private stage viewing area as well as an air-conditioned facilities trailer.
• Admission for 2024: We assume the same ticket types will be available. Tickets will go on sale on February 1, 2024, and can be purchased on their website.
• When: Saturday, April 27, 2024, from 5:00 to 10:30 p.m.
• Where: The festival takes place at 245 Nocatee Center Way in Ponte Vedra, Florida 32081

Cruise for a Cause - 2024

• Florida Water Tours hosts a sunset cruise to benefit Florida Water Warriors on Saturday, April 27, 2024, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. The evening starts at 6:00 with a silent auction, complimentary wine, and refreshments. At 7:30 p.m., two vessels — the 45' Osprey and the 35' Island Breeze — will leave the dock for a 90-minute sunset cruise.
• During the sunset cruise, guests may partake of savory tidbits and sweet desserts prepared by Floating Food Company. There will be a cash bar on board each vessel. Both vessels are U.S. Coast Guard certified and have a restroom and covered seating.
• Florida Water Warriors takes children in elementary, middle, and high school on boat tours with marine scientists and educators. Their fundraising efforts, which continue year-round, help them ensure that all children can afford the boat experience.
• Admission: $79.00 per person.
• When: Saturday, April 27, 2024. From 6:00 to 7:15 p.m., there will be a silent auction reception. Boarding begins at 7:15, and the boats leave the dock at 7:30 p.m.
• Where: The boats leave from Dock A-19, at Camachee Yacht Harbor, 107 Yacht Club Drive, St. Augustine, Florida.

Magic Hideaway

• The setting for this evening of magic and mind-reading is an intimate theater draped with red velvet in the Casa Monica Resort and Spa. There, Bill Abbott dazzles the audience during an entertaining and surprising show.
• About Bill Abbott
• Bill launched his career in Toronto, where he perfected his "close-up" magician act. He has been named Canadian Magician of the Year by the Canadian Association of Magicians, and performed in thousands of shows in 11 countries. Bill has performed in venues of every size, headlining at the Chicago Magic Lounge, the Magic Castle in Hollywood, and the House of Cards in Nashville. More recently, he and his wife, Rebecca, have created an intimate magic show, in a small, luxurious theater in the Casa Monica Resort and Spa.
• What to Expect
• One needs to expect the unexpected in this one-person magic show, however, there are some things you can count on.
• Arrive at 6:00 p.m. and check in for exclusive access to the VIP area. Your ticket entitles you to a complimentary cocktail and the opportunity to enjoy Bill's pre-show sleight-of-hand at your table.
• The House Manager will invite you into the Magic Hideaway, where Bill's magic and mind-reading will astound you.
• The early show runs from 6:45 to 8:00 p.m. and the late show runs from 9:15 to 10:30 p.m.
• After the show, the evening ends with the opportunity to meet Bill for a photo and autograph.
• When: There are two shows on Saturdays, one starts at 6:00 p.m. and the second at 8:30 p.m.
• Where: Casa Monica Resort and Spa, 95 Cordova Street, St. Augustine, Florida 32084.
• Parking: Valet parking at Casa Monica Resort and Spa is $25.00. Those who order dinner entrees from the Cordova Restaurant pay only $5.00 for valet parking. Alternatively, parking can be found on the street and at various parking lots throughout the Historic Downtown. Be sure to leave time to park and get to the Casa Monica in time to check-in with the Magic Hideaway host.
• Additional information: Cameras and smartphones may not be used during the show. There is time for photos with the magician at the cocktail reception and after the show. There is no dress code. Many choose to wear business casual or cocktail attire. The show is appropriate for children. Children ages 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

Love Your Mother Eco Fashion Show

• Co-hosted by Panache St. Augustine and Blue Water Jewelers, the Love Your Mother Eco Fashion Show teams up with Matanzas Riverkeeper to present their annual fundraiser to benefit St. Augustine's rivers. The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. and the doors will open at 6:00 p.m., on April 27, 2024, with the fashion show officially starting at 7:00 p.m.
• Lovers of fashion, music, makeup, hair, AND the environment will relish in the Love Your Mother Eco Fashion Show. A portion of the event funds will be donated to the Matanzas Riverkeeper, a local non-profit whose mission is protecting the health of our local waterways. In addition, all of the outfits on display during Love Your Mother will be created with recycled materials.
• Along with viewing these looks on the runway, you will enjoy hearing the stories behind each creation. Beverages and food will be available for purchase.
• Admission: Prices range from $65.00 - $125.00.
• When: Saturday, April 27, 2024, from 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
• Where: Bluewater Jewelers, 500 Anastasia Boulevard, St. Augustine, Florida 32084

Eliot Lewis at Cafe Eleven

• Café Eleven welcomes Eliot Lewis on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at 8:00 p.m.
• Eliot Lewis, a versatile artist, gained recognition for his contributions to the Hall & Oates Band and The Average White Band. He started his musical journey by forming a band at the age of 12, drawing inspiration from icons like Stevie Wonder, Tom Wolk, and Billy Preston. In his teenage years, Lewis crafted his compositions and independently learned to play five different instruments.
• Throughout his career, Lewis collaborated with notable figures such as Dan Hartman and Tina Turner, receiving acclaim for his musical prowess. His solo projects include albums like Standing on Top of the World, 6 & One, Enjoy the Ride, Live and Up Front, and Crusade.
• Admission: Tickets cost $20.00 if purchased in advance and $25.00 on the day of the show. Reserved table seating costs $30.00. Purchase tickets in advance online or purchase them at Café Eleven on the day of the show.
• When: Saturday, April 27, 2024, at 8:00 p.m.
• Where: Café Eleven, 501 A1A Beach Blvd, St. Augustine, Florida 32080. On the corner of A1A and 11th Street, one block from St. Augustine Beach.

GTM Beach Cleanup

• April 27 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am
• Recurring Event
• On the fourth Saturday of the month, help remove marine debris and microplastics off the beach during GTM Beach Cleanup — 9:30am-11:30am. Enjoy the beautiful view and being out in nature while helping clean up the beach!
• Meet at the Visitor Center. That’s where you’ll pick up gloves and trash bags that are provided. Then you’ll be directed to a specific beach for cleanup.
• No need to sign up ahead of time. Open to the public. Just show up to lend a hand. Don’t forget to bring your sunscreen, hat, insect repellent, and water!

Fish Island Walking Tour

• April 27 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
• FREE
• Join the City of St. Augustine in celebrating “Earth Month” on the Fish Island Walking Tour. Learn about the history of the property as well as the plants and animals living there.
• When: Saturday, April 27, 2024 — 10:00am-12:00pm
• Be sure to wear your walking shoes and bring water … and don’t forget the bug spray.
• Click the event website link to register for this Free event as spaces are limited.

Pelican Pub Poker Run - St. Augustine Humane Society Event!

• April 27 @ 10:30 am
• Come join the fun at the Pelican Pub Poker Run on Saturday, April 27, 2024 …. benefiting the St. Augustine Humane Society to support our life-saving programs!
• Registration: 10:30am Kick Stands Up: 11:00am
• 2, 3, and 4 wheels Welcome!
• Raffle * 50/50
• Cost: $20.00 per Rider / $10.00 Passenger

Fish Island Walking Tour

• Come join us for an Earth Day walk at Fish Island Preserve from 10:00 am – noon on Saturday, April 27. We will talk about the history of the property and the plants and animals that live there. Bring walking shoes, water, and bug spray (just in case)!
• Date: April 27, 2024
• Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
• Location: Fish Island: Plantation Island Dr S, St. Augustine, FL 32080
• Address: Plantation Island Dr S,St. Augustine, FL 32080

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Live Music

• Damon Slaughter, 408 Main Street Hastings, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
• Bret Blackshear, Marina Munch, 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• Evan D, Crabby's Beachside, 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
• Yael Dray and ZaZa Flamenca, The Cellar Upstairs Wine Bar & Restaurant, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• Trevor Compton, Backyard Island Cafe at Meehan's, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• Chillula, Pierre's Pub, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• Paper City Hustlers, Conch House Marina Resort, 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Vinny Jacobs, The Tides Oyster Co. & Grill, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• Josh Ford, Crabby's Beachside, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• Dunehoppers, Marina Munch, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• Dewey Via Band, Fish House & Oyster Co., 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Mark Hart, Tradewinds Lounge, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• Burn Unit, Fuzion 904 Eatery, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Committee, The Cellar Upstairs Wine Bar & Restaurant, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Christian Powers, Mellow Mushroom — Murabella, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Jesse Cruce, Mellow Mushroom — St. Johns, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Brian Rowland, Mellow Mushroom — Anastasia Island, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Denny Blue, Guy Harvey Resort, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Dion & Collins, Ebb Tide Poolside Bar & Grill, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Smokestack, Colonial Oak Music Park, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Lords of Surf, Crabby's Beachside, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Yael Dray and ZaZa Flamenca, Casa Maya, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Doug Carn, Chez L'Amour, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Jolie, Casa de Vino 57, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Erica Reese, Spinster Abbott's Taproom, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Heather Craig, Meehan's Irish Pub & Seafood House, 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
• Josh Ford, Mill Top Tavern, 9:00 pm – 12:00 pm

Spud Run & Cabbage Crawl 2024

• Farm Bureau Insurance presents the Spud Run & Cabbage Crawl at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 27, 2024. This annual event in Hastings, Florida celebrates the city's agricultural contributions. Race proceeds benefit agricultural education efforts, such as 4-H, Future Farmers of America, and Farm City Week.
• This year's race includes 5K, 10K, and 15K courses, and a Cabbage Crawl kids run. The 5K and 10K courses are USATF-certified and professionally timed and scored. This event is part of Hastings' annual Cabbage, Potato & Bacon Festival.
• Event Schedule
• 6:00 a.m. - Registration/packet pick-up begins
• 7:00 a.m. - 15K start
• 7:00 a.m. - 10K start
• 8:30 a.m. - 5K start
• 9:30 a.m. - Fun Run start
• Event Information
• Admission: Register for this event by April 1, 2024, to receive a Spud Run 2024 race-day shirt.

The Annual Cabbage, Potato and Bacon Festival (this overlaps with the Spud Run & Cabbage Crawl)

• Experience a weekend like no other at the upcoming Cabbage, Potato, and Bacon Festival! This lively event offers a delightful mix of entertainment, highlighted by The Great Hastings Mow Down Lawn Mower Races that promise to ignite your excitement. Whether you're a seasoned runner or just love a good challenge, lace up your shoes for The Spud Run 5K & 10K, where fitness meets festival spirit.
• Join in on community tours, captivating cooking demonstrations, and more. Indulge in local flavors at the outdoor market, and mark your calendars for the not-to-be-missed Chef "Taste of Hastings" event on Saturday evening, featuring live music and a silent auction.
• But that's not all – aspiring queens, step into the spotlight and compete for the coveted title of Miss Potato Queen! Open to contestants from surrounding counties, this highly anticipated beauty pageant offers age categories from newborns to 23 years old. Set to unfold on April 27 and 28, 2024, it promises to be a celebration of charm, elegance, and youthful exuberance.
• Don't miss out on this celebration of community, flavors, and festivities !

Schedule:

• 7 AM - Spud Run 5K, 10K and Fun Run (starts from 6195 S. Main Street)
• 9 AM–4 PM - Outdoor Artisans Market Opens (along North Main Street)
• ​9:30 AM-11 AM - Miss Potato Queen Beauty Pageant on Main Stage at Bozard Field
• ​10 AM - Cooking Demo with Chef Hari Pulapaka & Chef Art Smith under the Big Tent on Main Street
• 11 AM - Cooking Demo with Chef Michael Lugo under the Big Tent on Main Street
• 11 AM – 4 PM - Live Music on the Main Stage at Bozard Field
• Live Music Schedule
• SATURDAY
• Bozard Field, N. Main Street, Hastings, FL
• 11 AM-12 PM - Damon Slaughter
• 12 PM-1 PM - The Fabulettes
• 1:00 PM-2:30 PM - Bad Dog Mama
• Swang Set (Looked everywhere and could not find when they are playing.)
• SUNDAY
• 12:00 PM-1:30 PM - Panel Conversation: From Farm to Diner, via Chef under the Big Tent on Main Street
• 1:00 PM-4:30 PM - Great Hastings Mow Down Lawn Mower Races
• 6:00 PM -9:30 PM - “Taste of Hastings” Ticketed Chef Event, 301 N. Main Street, Hastings

Cars & Coffee

• Created as a way for car lovers to socialize with other car enthusiasts, Cars & Coffee brings people together around a common interest. The Classic Car Museum hosts locals and visitors on the fourth Saturday of each month for a morning meet-and-greet. Guests bond over coffee while discussing, admiring, and learning about classic cars. Local car businesses and experts usually add to the lively conversations.
• Cars & Coffee promises free coffee and donuts every fourth Saturday.
• Admission: Free for the outdoor event; admission to the museum is half-price.
• When: 8:00 to 10:00 a.m., on the fourth Saturday of the month, except December.
• Where: The Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine is located at 4730 US-1 in St. Augustine, Florida 32086.

Amphitheatre Farmers Market

• The St. Augustine Amphitheatre Farmers Market offers visitors a variety of goods such as local fresh produce, handmade arts and crafts, baked goods, plants directly off the farm, freshly-caught seafood, cheeses, and more. The farmers market makes for a morning of family-friendly fun with live entertainment on select dates.
• In addition to the impressive variety of organic produce offered by local farmers, a number of local artists and craftspeople also display their wares at the market.
• Admission: FREE
• Where: St. Augustine Amphitheatre located at 1340 A1A South St. Augustine, FL 32080.
• When: Every Saturday morning from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm.

K9s United 9K, 5K, & 1-Mile Run

• K9s United presents the annual 9K, 5K, and 1-mile runs on Saturday, April 27, 2024. The 9K and 5K runs begin at 8:00 a.m. and the 1-mile run begins at 9:00 a.m. Both races take place at the Ring Power Corporate Headquarters Complex at 500 World Commerce Pkwy.
• This annual event raises funds for K9s United, a non-profit organization honoring the service and tragic death of K9 Officer Baron, a member of the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office.
• In addition to the races, there will be activities available for all ages, including K9 demonstrations, music, a K9 photo booth, and activities for kids.
• Participants have the option of participating both in-person and virtually and will receive participant medals. Register for this event by April 17th to guarantee your event t-shirt or dog bandana.

Cabbage, Potato, & Bacon Festival

• Hastings Main Street presents the annual Cabbage, Potato, & Bacon Festival on Saturday, April 27, and Sunday, April 28, 2024 at The Venue in Hastings, Florida. This two-day agricultural celebration kicks off at 10:00 a.m. on both days. On Saturday, the festivities end at 4:30 p.m., while on Sunday, the event will extend until 3:00 p.m.
• This family-friendly event features a variety of activities including the Great Mow Down Lawnmower Race, the 2024 Spud Run and Cabbage Crawl, pig racing, cooking demonstrations, and a tasting zone. Guests can also explore an outdoor artisan market, enjoy live music, eat at a variety of food trucks, and take advantage of the children's play zone.
• Admission: This event is free, except for the tasting zone and the Spud Run & Cabbage Crawl. The cost for the tasting event is $35.00 per person.
• When: Saturday and Sunday, April 27 and 28, 2024. This event begins at 10:00 a.m. on both days and ends at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, 2024, and at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 28, 2024.
• Where: The Venue, 301 N. Main Street, Hastings, Florida 32145

12th Annual Roscolusa Songwriters Festival

• The 12th Annual Roscolusa festival, featuring Nashville singers and songwriters, will take place on Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Ponte Vedra Beach.
• Festival-goers will enjoy country music, performed by the original songwriters, and hear stories about the songs and the songwriters' lives. The festival also includes a variety of food trucks along with beer and wine vendors.
• Admission for 2023: General Admission is $25.00 per person. A Cooler Pass (40 quarts or smaller) is available for $30.00 per cooler. (Soft drinks, food, beer, and wine are allowed. Hard liquor is not.) VIP tickets are $100.00 per person and include two drink tickets, complimentary food, and one free cooler pass. The VIP ticket also includes premier parking, access to a private stage viewing area as well as an air-conditioned facilities trailer.
• Admission for 2024: We assume the same ticket types will be available. Tickets will go on sale on February 1, 2024, and can be purchased on their website.
• When: Saturday, April 27, 2024, from 5:00 to 10:30 p.m.
• Where: The festival takes place at 245 Nocatee Center Way in Ponte Vedra, Florida 32081

Cruise for a Cause - 2024

• Florida Water Tours hosts a sunset cruise to benefit Florida Water Warriors on Saturday, April 27, 2024, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. The evening starts at 6:00 with a silent auction, complimentary wine, and refreshments. At 7:30 p.m., two vessels — the 45' Osprey and the 35' Island Breeze — will leave the dock for a 90-minute sunset cruise.
• During the sunset cruise, guests may partake of savory tidbits and sweet desserts prepared by Floating Food Company. There will be a cash bar on board each vessel. Both vessels are U.S. Coast Guard certified and have a restroom and covered seating.
• Florida Water Warriors takes children in elementary, middle, and high school on boat tours with marine scientists and educators. Their fundraising efforts, which continue year-round, help them ensure that all children can afford the boat experience.
• Admission: $79.00 per person.
• When: Saturday, April 27, 2024. From 6:00 to 7:15 p.m., there will be a silent auction reception. Boarding begins at 7:15, and the boats leave the dock at 7:30 p.m.
• Where: The boats leave from Dock A-19, at Camachee Yacht Harbor, 107 Yacht Club Drive, St. Augustine, Florida.

Magic Hideaway

• The setting for this evening of magic and mind-reading is an intimate theater draped with red velvet in the Casa Monica Resort and Spa. There, Bill Abbott dazzles the audience during an entertaining and surprising show.
• About Bill Abbott
• Bill launched his career in Toronto, where he perfected his "close-up" magician act. He has been named Canadian Magician of the Year by the Canadian Association of Magicians, and performed in thousands of shows in 11 countries. Bill has performed in venues of every size, headlining at the Chicago Magic Lounge, the Magic Castle in Hollywood, and the House of Cards in Nashville. More recently, he and his wife, Rebecca, have created an intimate magic show, in a small, luxurious theater in the Casa Monica Resort and Spa.
• What to Expect
• One needs to expect the unexpected in this one-person magic show, however, there are some things you can count on.
• Arrive at 6:00 p.m. and check in for exclusive access to the VIP area. Your ticket entitles you to a complimentary cocktail and the opportunity to enjoy Bill's pre-show sleight-of-hand at your table.
• The House Manager will invite you into the Magic Hideaway, where Bill's magic and mind-reading will astound you.
• The early show runs from 6:45 to 8:00 p.m. and the late show runs from 9:15 to 10:30 p.m.
• After the show, the evening ends with the opportunity to meet Bill for a photo and autograph.
• When: There are two shows on Saturdays, one starts at 6:00 p.m. and the second at 8:30 p.m.
• Where: Casa Monica Resort and Spa, 95 Cordova Street, St. Augustine, Florida 32084.
• Parking: Valet parking at Casa Monica Resort and Spa is $25.00. Those who order dinner entrees from the Cordova Restaurant pay only $5.00 for valet parking. Alternatively, parking can be found on the street and at various parking lots throughout the Historic Downtown. Be sure to leave time to park and get to the Casa Monica in time to check-in with the Magic Hideaway host.
• Additional information: Cameras and smartphones may not be used during the show. There is time for photos with the magician at the cocktail reception and after the show. There is no dress code. Many choose to wear business casual or cocktail attire. The show is appropriate for children. Children ages 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

Love Your Mother Eco Fashion Show

• Co-hosted by Panache St. Augustine and Blue Water Jewelers, the Love Your Mother Eco Fashion Show teams up with Matanzas Riverkeeper to present their annual fundraiser to benefit St. Augustine's rivers. The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. and the doors will open at 6:00 p.m., on April 27, 2024, with the fashion show officially starting at 7:00 p.m.
• Lovers of fashion, music, makeup, hair, AND the environment will relish in the Love Your Mother Eco Fashion Show. A portion of the event funds will be donated to the Matanzas Riverkeeper, a local non-profit whose mission is protecting the health of our local waterways. In addition, all of the outfits on display during Love Your Mother will be created with recycled materials.
• Along with viewing these looks on the runway, you will enjoy hearing the stories behind each creation. Beverages and food will be available for purchase.
• Admission: Prices range from $65.00 - $125.00.
• When: Saturday, April 27, 2024, from 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
• Where: Bluewater Jewelers, 500 Anastasia Boulevard, St. Augustine, Florida 32084

Eliot Lewis at Cafe Eleven

• Café Eleven welcomes Eliot Lewis on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at 8:00 p.m.
• Eliot Lewis, a versatile artist, gained recognition for his contributions to the Hall & Oates Band and The Average White Band. He started his musical journey by forming a band at the age of 12, drawing inspiration from icons like Stevie Wonder, Tom Wolk, and Billy Preston. In his teenage years, Lewis crafted his compositions and independently learned to play five different instruments.
• Throughout his career, Lewis collaborated with notable figures such as Dan Hartman and Tina Turner, receiving acclaim for his musical prowess. His solo projects include albums like Standing on Top of the World, 6 & One, Enjoy the Ride, Live and Up Front, and Crusade.
• Admission: Tickets cost $20.00 if purchased in advance and $25.00 on the day of the show. Reserved table seating costs $30.00. Purchase tickets in advance online or purchase them at Café Eleven on the day of the show.
• When: Saturday, April 27, 2024, at 8:00 p.m.
• Where: Café Eleven, 501 A1A Beach Blvd, St. Augustine, Florida 32080. On the corner of A1A and 11th Street, one block from St. Augustine Beach.

GTM Beach Cleanup

• April 27 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am
• Recurring Event
• On the fourth Saturday of the month, help remove marine debris and microplastics off the beach during GTM Beach Cleanup — 9:30am-11:30am. Enjoy the beautiful view and being out in nature while helping clean up the beach!
• Meet at the Visitor Center. That’s where you’ll pick up gloves and trash bags that are provided. Then you’ll be directed to a specific beach for cleanup.
• No need to sign up ahead of time. Open to the public. Just show up to lend a hand. Don’t forget to bring your sunscreen, hat, insect repellent, and water!

Fish Island Walking Tour

• April 27 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
• FREE
• Join the City of St. Augustine in celebrating “Earth Month” on the Fish Island Walking Tour. Learn about the history of the property as well as the plants and animals living there.
• When: Saturday, April 27, 2024 — 10:00am-12:00pm
• Be sure to wear your walking shoes and bring water … and don’t forget the bug spray.
• Click the event website link to register for this Free event as spaces are limited.

Pelican Pub Poker Run - St. Augustine Humane Society Event!

• April 27 @ 10:30 am
• Come join the fun at the Pelican Pub Poker Run on Saturday, April 27, 2024 …. benefiting the St. Augustine Humane Society to support our life-saving programs!
• Registration: 10:30am Kick Stands Up: 11:00am
• 2, 3, and 4 wheels Welcome!
• Raffle * 50/50
• Cost: $20.00 per Rider / $10.00 Passenger

Fish Island Walking Tour

• Come join us for an Earth Day walk at Fish Island Preserve from 10:00 am – noon on Saturday, April 27. We will talk about the history of the property and the plants and animals that live there. Bring walking shoes, water, and bug spray (just in case)!
• Date: April 27, 2024
• Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
• Location: Fish Island: Plantation Island Dr S, St. Augustine, FL 32080
• Address: Plantation Island Dr S,St. Augustine, FL 32080

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This is a big victory for doctors and a step in the right direction to reduce the exploitation of JMOs by poor hospital systems and cultures. Here is the article for those who don't subscribe to SMH:
‘It was never about the money’: NSW’s junior doctors win $230m payout
More than 20,000 doctors will receive hundreds of millions of dollars in unpaid overtime and entitlements after the NSW government settled the largest underpayment claim in Australian history.
After a four-year battle in the Supreme Court, NSW Health has agreed to pay $229.8 million to resolve a class action launched on behalf of junior medical officers employed by the department at any point between December 2014 and March 2024.
Lead plaintiff Dr Amireh Fakhouri is now a GP at Utopia Refugee and Asylum Seeker Health at Hoppers Crossing in Melbourne’s south-west.
CREDIT:
DARRIAN TRAYNOR
Law firms Maurice Blackburn and Hayden Stephens & Associates lodged the class action in December 2020, aiming to recoup tens of millions of dollars in unpaid wages they allege were earned caring for patients under exploitative conditions.
Dr Amireh Fakhouri, a junior doctor at Westmead Hospital between 2015 and 2018 who was the lead plaintiff in the action, said she was proud of the outcome and hoped it would make life better for the next generation of doctors working in the public system.
She said she worked up to 100 hours a week without being paid overtime, often leaving her car at work and taking the bus home after a night shift because she was “too tired and didn’t think it was safe to drive home”.
Now a GP in Melbourne’s south-west, Fakhouri said she initially wanted to specialise in obstetrics and gynaecology in the public system but was discouraged by the culture of working long hours without recognition or financial reward.
Several senior doctors involved in the case confirmed that unpaid overtime was “widespread and systemic”.
“It was never about the money … for me, it was just changing the culture,” she said. “If we [doctors] all leave, we’re not going to have specialists and advanced trainees. And when we’re short on doctors, that impacts patient’s health and safety.”
Fakhouri’s lawyer, Hayden Stephens, said there were a number of tasks, such as arriving early to prepare for ward rounds or staying back to treat an emergency patient after their shift has finished, that hospitals expected junior doctors to perform, often without pay.
Several senior doctors involved in the case confirmed that unpaid overtime was “widespread and systemic”, Stephens said. He said the settlement represented a “seismic shift” in the way junior doctors were treated, and NSW Health had already made changes to address its workplace culture and rostering processes.
“No doctor graduates from medical school and goes into the public health system with the expectation that they won’t be required to work extra hours … the problem was that these hours were not properly recognised,” Stephens said. “By paying for these hours, hospitals will have sight of the actual hours worked by junior doctors and, with that, implement systems and processes that protect doctors from working excessive hours.”
As part of the settlement, doctors who may be eligible will be encouraged to submit claims for their entitlements. Stephens said the amounts were likely to vary anywhere between thousands to several tens of thousands of dollars, depending on the doctor’s circumstances.
The settlement is due to be approved in a court hearing later this year. The terms of the settlement are confidential but do not include NSW Health paying a penalty.
The class action is separate to legal action being pursued by the Australian Salaried Medical Officers’ Federation (ASMOF) on behalf of another group of doctors.
Maurice Blackburn principal Rebecca Gilsenan said it was the largest underpayment settlement in Australian history. The settlement exceeds the $180 million in stolen wages the Western Australian government repaid to thousands of Aboriginal people working in the state from the 1930s to 1970s, and the $190 million the Queensland government paid to compensate former Aboriginal workers and their families who had their wages stolen in similar circumstances.
In a list compiled by Monash University class action expert Vince Morabito, only six class action settlements attracted larger payouts. None were related to underpayment or wages.
Health Minister Ryan Park did not comment on the settlement amount as it was yet to be certified by the court, but said he was “deeply troubled” by revelations that junior doctors were not paid their entitlements.
“I know that NSW Health has undertaken a number of measures to address this historical issue and there is more work to do,” he said. “This can never happen again.”
A NSW Health spokesperson said “a range of initiatives” had been implemented to encourage junior doctors to claim overtime, and the department would be in touch with eligible doctors “in the near future”.

TL;DR, I started last year, finished most of my current catalogue, and I love it. Long version below.
So I've been a fan of Capcom for a while now, namely Street Fighter, but I never really played RE. I wasn't a big fan of horror games, so I kind of just passed on it. Sometime last September, I was rewatching some YT videos by Dartigan (he does a series called Everything Wrong With, it's mostly for fun), and I went back and watched his videos on RE0 and RE4R, the latter having just dropped. I'd seen his RE vids once or twice, but this time they piqued my interest, and afterwards I figured "Fuck it, why not give these a shot, I'd known for a while".
Considering they were what I'd seen, I started with buying RE0 and RE4R. 4R is the newer game, but 0's fixed cameras looked more interesting so I started with that (also Rebecca, 100% Rebecca). I played through it, and yeah it was a tad scary, but honestly I quite liked it. Before I even finished, I ended up buying like 4 other games (the remakes of 1, 2, 3, and also 7 since that was Dart's most popular video). After 0, I skipped around a bit-2R with Leon, then 1R with Jill, then 3R. In between, I also bought RE8, then downloaded CV plus 2 and 3 on Dolphin. As of today, I've everything I have except 5, 3, 2R with Claire/Leon II, and 1R with Chris. I'm currently playing 2 with Leon, and I also recorded some of my runs on YT (this isn't a self-promo btw, I'm just doing this for fun).
Long story short, GODDAMN. This franchise is awesome. Yeah there's some horror, but I've come around to it, and the action is amazing. 0 is currently my favorite game, but I've yet to play an RE game I didn't like. Obviously, playing RE games for 8 months means I'm not really a new player anymore, but I'm def set. I just wish I'd started sooner.