Last week I wrote about the entertaining and interactive presentation I attended that featured Robert Franek of Princeton Review. His main message to students and parents is that the college admissions process can go from painful to pleasurable if you approach it as savvy shoppers.
One tradition in Springville is the Pageant of Bands, now reaching its 50th birthday, and the town is planning a big blowout to make it as exciting as possible.
Shea’s Performing Arts Center and the Lipke Foundation presented the 19th annual Kenny Awards last Saturday in recognition of the talent, dedication and efforts of area high school students who participate in their school musicals.
SOMETHINGTOREAD “Beswitched” by Kate Saunders; Delacorte Press, $16.99.
IT’SFREE! The Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum, 180 Thompson St., North Tonawanda, is offering free admission from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday to celebrate New York Heritage Weekend.
Paving Stone The paving stone,
OK, for all of you who who have been waiting in anticipation for my next review (all eight of you), you probably know I love comics. So when “The Avengers” was opening, I just had to do this review. Now, excuse me if I gush enthusiasm throughout this review, but it was so very good I can’t help myself.
The buildup was big, but boy, did he deliver. Robert Franek, senior vice president/publisher at Princeton Review and author of “The Best 376 Colleges” and “The Best Value Colleges,” was recently a guest speaker at Myers Park High School in Charlotte, N.C. (Full disclosure: I sit on the Princeton Review National College Counselor Advisory Board.)
The Rise Records Freshman Class Tour rolled into Broadway Joe’s on May 2, showcasing the record label’s young, yet full-of-potential bands. Opening the tour was Buffalo’s own Saints and Madmen.
WHAT’SHAPPENING MOVIES: Opening Friday, “Dark Shadows” (PG-13); coming May 18, “Battleship” (PG-13); coming May 25, “Men in Black 3” (PG-13).
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