Zoom into Spanish La Florida with Theater with a Mission (TWAM)
By Ben Gunter Two hundred years ago, in 1820, Spain ratified the Florida Treaty, setting the stage for Florida to become US territory. This year, with COVID-19 canceling performances and closing theaters all over the Sunshine State, Theater with a…
Mother to us all
By Bohemian Babushka May is such a beautiful mes isn’t it? It goes perfectamente with the season of Spring, and with what most think of during the month- Mother’s Day. Por supuesto BB thinks, no, KNOWS Madres deserve that recognition…
200 Years Ago Meets Today in Tallahassee
In 1820, Spain ratified the Florida Treaty, paving the way for Florida to become US territory. Here is what our community looked like in Tallahassee this spring, when members of Theater with a Mission (TWAM) helped kick off the planning…
Public Health in Florida’s History
By Ben Gunter, Theater with a Mission (TWAM) From 1564-1565 – 455 years ago – Jacques LeMoyne lived in Florida, recording life in a French Huguenot settlement near present-day Jacksonville. LeMoyne’s drawings include a picture called “Mode of Treating the…
I ask, would you like a mask?
By Deborah DeSilets When you kiss, hug, breathe, or snore you release vapor droplets into the air. Doctors warn that the SARS Coronavirus 2 lives such vapor droplets and causes a COVID 19 disease in the Type II lung cells:…
This Abril, don’t be a Fool!
By Bohemian Babushka HolaHolaHola Beautifuls! This Corona Virus is no joke. Y’all know Babushka sees the humor in almost everything, but the sickness, suffering and deaths no es nada comico. Hopefully by now everyone is taking this seriously and staying…
LeMoyne and Public Health
“Mode of Treating the Sick” “Their way of curing diseases is as follows: They put up a bench or platform of sufficient length and breadth for the patient, as seen in the plate, and let the sick person upon it…