Lauren Larocca

Santa Fe

Features Editor at Frederick News Post

writer, editor, astro-herbalist

Articles

Division of Aging and Independence now offers the Creative Movement Workshop every Wednesday

1 week ago | fredericknewspost.com | Lauren Larocca

The Frederick County Division of Aging and Independence is partnering with ClancyWorks Dance Company to offer The Creative Movement Workshop. This engaging workshop is designed to enhance well-being through breathing, singing and dancing exercises. Classes will also discuss themes and allow participants to socialize and commune.
NEED TO KNOW: Arts and culture news this week

1 week ago | fredericknewspost.com | Lauren Larocca

FREDERICK ARTS COUNCIL CELEBRATES OUR CREATIVE COMMUNITYThe Frederick Arts Council invites the public to celebrate this year’s Community Arts Development grantees at its Spring Reception on April 23 at the Delaplaine Arts Center. The evening festivities will feature performances by select grantees and networking opportunities. This year’s 15 funded organizations continue to enrich Frederick’s cultural landscape through diverse programming, from choral performances to theater productions.
Washington County Master Gardeners will host huge plant sale this weekend

1 week ago | fredericknewspost.com | Lauren Larocca

The Washington County Master Gardeners will hold a plant sale on April 19 featuring nearly 3,000 plants grown by Master Gardeners, including perennials, annuals, vegetables, herbs, native plants, trees, shrubs, fruits and houseplants. The sale will run from 8 a.m. to noon on April 19 at the Washington County Agricultural Education Center, 7303 Sharpsburg Pike in Boonsboro. kAmp 82C56? >2C<6E H:== 762EFC6 ?6H 2?5 FD65 82C56?:?8 3@@<D[ E@@=D[ 2CE[ 8:7ED 2?5 DFAA=:6D] p D:=6?E 2F4E:@?
The Medicine of Movement: What I learned from living on the road

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Lauren Larocca

I’ve chosen to go on the road for many reasons throughout my life, but it wasn’t until I went fully nomadic — wandering through America by hatchback and sleeping in a tent, with no job or home to go back to — that I received its greatest teachings. Road life provides a medicine that is harsh at first and bitter — the loss of comfort and routine, with no distractions and nowhere to hide. But as it worked its ways on me, the magic of its medicine unfolded, and it showered me with gifts and insights.
The Medicine of Movement: What I learned from living on the road

1 week ago | fredericknewspost.com | Lauren Larocca

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The Medicine of Movement: What I learned from living on the road

1 week ago | ground.news | Lauren Larocca

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The Medicine of Movement: What I learned from living on the road

1 week ago | fredericknewspost.com | Lauren Larocca

I’ve chosen to go on the road for many reasons throughout my life, but it wasn’t until I went fully nomadic — wandering through America by hatchback and sleeping in a tent, with no job or home to go back to — that I received its greatest teachings. Road life provides a medicine that is harsh at first and bitter — the loss of comfort and routine, with no distractions and nowhere to hide. kAmqFE 2D :E H@C<65 :ED H2JD @?
Music from Mexico! Que Viva el Salterio!

1 week ago | fredericknewspost.com | Lauren Larocca

Shepherdstown Music and Dance will bring an all-ages concert on Easter weekend in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, from Queretaro, Mexico. These musicians will bring a unique interpretation of Mexican music, using the traditional psaltery, a plucked version of the dulcimer. Dueto Dulcemelos will be joined by their students from the Makochi Youth Orchestra to play a program of music featuring classical, traditional and popular favorites that showcase the richness and diversity of Mexican music.
NEED TO KNOW: Arts and culture news this week

2 weeks ago | fredericknewspost.com | Lauren Larocca

HEATHER AUBREY LLOYD AT NEW SPIRESSinger-songwriter Heather Aubrey Lloyd will perform at New Spire Arts on April 12, showcasing material from her forthcoming album “Panic Room With A View,” seven years in the making. The former journalist and ilyaimy member describes the collection as defiant, featuring songs composed predominantly during the pandemic alongside older works about Ellicott City floods and other poignant moments.
Asleep at the Wheel will bring its signature Western swing to Frederick

2 weeks ago | fredericknewspost.com | Lauren Larocca

Asleep at the Wheel will bring its signature Western swing sound to the Weinberg Center for the Arts at 8 p.m. April 11, for a night of foot-stomping, honky-tonk energy. For over 50 years, frontman Ray Benson has been leading Asleep at the Wheel across the globe, carrying the torch for Western swing music and introducing its rhythms to new generations.