Workout Series: Snap Fitness Downtown

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Anyone who knows me knows that I am a huge fan of dealradar.com where you can get “social buying” deals all aggregated into one e-mail. The best part is that it gets sorted into different sections – all your restaurant coupons in one place, but most importantly you’ll also get all your health and fitness coupons in one place.


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MUSIC | Jake Shimabukuro wows the Cedar with a fleet-fingered performance on the ukulele

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Ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro brought the Aloha Spirit to the Cedar Cultural Center on Sunday night. He engaged the audience by “talking story” (a term used by Hawaiians, meaning taking time to share stories) and every time I glanced around the room—I could tell by the open-mouthed awe—everyone was captivated by his words, his lighting-speed fingerwork, and his unorthodox techniques. 33-year-old Shimabukuro began playing the ukulele, a four-stringed instrument, at the age of four. Starting from traditional Hawaiian tunes, he moved on to experimenting with new sounds, and he is now considered a ukulele master. Shimabukuro dazzled the audience by showcasing the vast potential of an instrument that often appears merely as the punchline of a joke. Continue Reading