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February 2, 2007
A visit this afternoon from former frequent, now occasional contributor Laura Perkins Cox of Garland, whose kids attend schools in Richardson and Lake Highlands, reminded us of this weekend's Mochitsuki New Year's Celebration at Fujitsu Network Communications in Richardson. It was Laura's story and terrific photos of last year's festival - one of which you can that alerted us to this little gem - and forced us to learn how to spell M-o-c-h-i-t-s-u-k-i.
(Mochitsuki is the pounding of Japanese sweet rice to make rice cakes).
The festival, sponsored by the Japan-America Society of the Dallas area was canceled in January due to bad weather, giving us a second chance from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. I'll be the one wearing the bright blue Neighbors T-shirt. No, NOT really.
Posted by Mark Macesich 
at 6:02 PM (E-mail this entry)
My iTunes playlist represents a strong Andrew Lloyd Webber presence, including Music of the Night from Phantom of the Opera, What's the Buzz from Jesus Christ Superstar, and the list goes on.
Despite my Lloyd Webber obsession, and desire to sing and dance at all possible moments, I have yet to experience what is probably his most popular musical, CATS.
Photo submitted by Pat Murphy
The Richardson High School fine arts program will finally allow me to see what all the CATS hype is about at a performance 2 p.m. Sunday in the high school's auditorium.
Come experience Rum Tug Tugger, Bustopher Jones and the Jellicle Cats with me this Sunday or at the 7:30 p.m. performances tonight and Saturday. Yes, I’m (however vaguely) aware of the Super Bowl, but there will be plenty of time to get home for kick-off after the Sunday show.
For more information on the show and tickets, visit www.rhstheatre.org.
Posted by Angela Chambers at 1:18 PM (E-mail this entry)
Courtney Murphy of Richardson, a.k.a. "Athena Monster", is a skater on a roll with a local women's roller derby league. Read about her - and see the photos - in the Editor's Note of this Saturday's Richardson Neighbors.
Submitted photo by Tony Martie
Posted by Mark Macesich at 12:00 PM (E-mail this entry)
J.J. Pearce High School theater students present the musical "Peter Pan" this weekend through Feb. 11 at Pearce Theatre. Shows are scheduled at 7:30 each Friday and Saturday, with 2 p.m. matinees on Sunday. Tickets are available online at www.pearcetheater.com or by calling the Pearce Box Office at 469-593-5136.
Posted by Mark Macesich at 12:00 PM (E-mail this entry)
The Dallas Children’s Theatre will present The Miracle Worker Saturday, Feb. 3, through Sunday, Feb. 18, at Rosewood Family Center, 5938 Skillman St. in Lake Highlands. Cost for the Saturday show only, scheduled for 1:30 p.m., is $10 for the Target Time Family Series. For information on all show times and ticket costs, call 214-740-0051 or visit www.dct.org.
Posted by Mark Macesich at 6:14 AM (E-mail this entry)
