Carolina Capers: Drama, Book, & TV

FUN MUSICAL FOR A SUMMER NIGHT Some Like It Hot (DPAC, Durham) This past week the Chief Penguin and I went to our first performance at DPAC (Durham Performing Arts Center) in downtown Durham.  We went with a group and transportation was provided to and from.  It’s amazing how stress-free this makes the logistics.  (Confession: we used to chuckle …

Summer Reading

PURE ESCAPISM Summer is often viewed as the time to indulge in lighter reading fare—mysteries, thrillers, beach reads and the like.  Here are two recent notable novels (one a first novel) that are well written and meet the criterion of being thrilling or suspenseful. The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner First time novelist, Penner has penned an …