Sleep To Live Well Foundation Partners with NorCal’s Legacy Mental Health Organization, FAMILY PATHS, and Launches Embracing Sleep Wellness Family Guide

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San Jose, California – December 2, 2025 — The Sleep To Live Well Foundation (STLW) is thrilled to announce its partnership with Northern California’s noted mental health and family support organization, Family Paths, which has been serving the community’s needs for over 50 years. Sleep To Live Well supports Family Paths’ mission to empower and strengthen families by offering Sleep Wellness education resources to their clinicians, program services teams, and the hundreds of parents and children they serve.

“We are pleased to announce that Family Paths is our inaugural community partner, given their exemplary 50-year+ legacy of strengthening families. We expect our Sleep Wellness resources to augment their efforts in fostering resilience, particularly among children,” said Scarlet Nickhol, STLW’s executive director and chief marketing officer. “Furthermore, we consider ourselves privileged to collaborate with Family Paths Executive Director Barbra Silver before her retirement this year, following her 27 years of service at the organization, thereby incorporating this dimension of support during her tenure.”

“Family Paths is honored to be the first community partner to help launch this important resource with the Sleep to Live Well Foundation,” said Executive Director Barbra Silver. “Over the past 50+ years, Family Paths has worked to empower and support parents and children and give them tools to heal from the impact of trauma and stress. Understanding the importance of sleep as a source of resilience and improved health is aligned with our goal of strengthening families.”

The timing of the partnership is fortuitous, as it comes just as Sleep To Live Well is releasing its guide to help parents combat the CDC-declared public health epidemic of insufficient sleep, which is adversely affecting the health of millions of children and adults in the U.S.

Embracing Sleep Wellness: A Family Guide To Transforming Sleep Resistance Into a Nurturing Ritual, authored by Dr. Roger Washington, MD, FAAFP, with Scarlet Nickhol, MPP, MBA, is an essential 64-page guide to establishing Sleep Wellness in the household. Family Paths will utilize the guide and other STLW materials in parenting programs and with the children it serves.

“The mental health clinicians at Family Paths, led by Clinical Director Rene DValery, are the perfect conduit for our Sleep Wellness Screening Protocol and Digest tools,” said STLW Founder and Medical Director Dr. Roger Washington, a family physician of 35 years. “For too long, our healthcare providers have lacked proper training and resources to assess sleep quality as an indicator of health and wellness—physically, mentally, or emotionally. With our screening kit, they have a method to quickly evaluate whether inadequate sleep contributes to the health issues they are observing in individuals and families, along with guidance to prompt Sleep Wellness practices.”

More on the Family Guide for Transforming Bedtime
Created for Sleep To Live Well by Stanford-trained physician and sleep wellness advocate Dr. Washington (aka “Doctor Bedtime”), the family guide, Embracing Sleep Wellness, provides actionable strategies for parents and caregivers to address children’s bedtime resistance, create nurturing rituals, and support lifelong healthy sleep habits. With practical advice for parents, tips for managing bedtime for different age groups, and a focus on emotional resilience, the guide is poised to become a vital resource for any household.

Key Features:

  • Easy-to-follow steps for fostering Sleep Wellness at any age
  • Guidance on recognizing and honoring sleep cues
  • Rituals for creating a calm, secure bedtime environment
  • Solutions for families with multiple children or challenging schedules
  • Section for adults to “unlearn” bad sleep habits and model healthy practices

“Our goal is to break cycles of sleep deprivation and empower the next generation with tools for resilience and well-being, especially among youth experiencing stress and trauma,” says Dr. Washington.

What People Are Saying About the Family Guide
“Simple, practical advice that actually works—made bedtime way less of a struggle at our house.” – Parent of 6 and 13-year-olds.

“We needed advice on how to reframe bedtime so that sleep is not a punishment.” – Parents of three children.

About Family Paths
Based in Oakland, CA, Family Paths has been helping families thrive in Northern California communities since 1972 by providing Mental Health Therapy, Parent Education, Parenting Support Services, and Community Outreach. Through therapy, peer support, trauma-informed care, classes, education, and a 24/7 parenting helpline, Family Paths fosters emotional well-being, resilience, and self-sufficiency for children, parents, and families. They have tracked measurable change and meaningful outcomes among thousands of families they have served, including parents who are more patient with their children, increased parenting confidence, improved child behavior, and better stress management.

Website: www.familypaths.org

About Sleep To Live Well Foundation
Based in San Jose, CA, Sleep To Live Well is a health education nonprofit dedicated to advancing public health by promoting Sleep Wellness as preventive medicine, with a focus on children and families facing adversity. Part of its mission is to develop, produce, and distribute evidence-based educational materials, including this parent guide and the children’s book Doctor Bedtime’s Sleep Magic SuperPowers for Super-Sleepers, that are grounded in trauma-informed care, behavioral science, and decades of clinical expertise. Both the family guide and children’s books are available on Amazon, with all proceeds supporting its charitable book programs.

For Community Outreach, please contact
Scarlet Nickhol, MPP, MBA
Executive Director, Sleep To Live Well Foundation
Email: info@sleeptolivewell.org
Phone: 1.888.395.7794
Website: www.sleeptolivewell.org

Together, we can make Sleep Wellness a gift for every family.

Back to School Summer Sleep Slide? Dr. Bedtime’s Book Gets Children Back On Track

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SAN JOSE, Calif. — July 29, 2025 — The Sleep to Live Well Foundation (STLW) announces the launch of its enchanting new children’s book, Doctor Bedtime’s Sleep Magic: SuperPowers for Super-Sleepers. Perfect for back to school, it helps families and educators tackle the ‘summer sleep slide,’ when children’s bedtimes tend to slide later during the school break, by preparing them for a healthy, energized return to school. This beautifully illustrated book is now available through the Foundation’s charitable book program and for purchase in paperback, with the hardcover edition scheduled for release on August 14. All proceeds support children’s sleep wellness initiatives.

A Bedtime Story That Inspires Kids with Sleep’s ‘SuperPowers’
Doctor Bedtime’s Sleep Magic is a rhyming, adventure-filled journey that reveals how essential “sleep magic” is for powering up children, animals, and adults alike for a vibrant, healthy day. Co-authored by STLW’s Medical Director, Dr. Roger Washington, MD, a Stanford-trained family physician, aka Doctor Bedtime, and Executive Director, Scarlet Nickhol, MPP, MBA, the book is a playful yet effective tool for instilling in children a love for sleep.

After reading the book to their children, parents reported: “It made my 3.5-year-old Scarlett excited to go to sleep,”; my 6-year-old Adin said, “I want to read it again,” while 5-year-old Allister told his mom, “It’s amazing!”
The book:

  • Explains the importance of sleep for energy, growth, learning, and emotional well-being.
  • Features diverse animals, multicultural characters, and bedtime routines that are sustainable and foster healthy habits.
  • Describes relatable circumstances that may prompt parents and caregivers to start positive Sleep Wellness conversations.

Addressing a National Need
With studies reporting 50% of children at risk of sleep-related illnesses and nearly 45% of American children experiencing ACEs, adverse childhood experiences, Doctor Bedtime’s Sleep Magic is more than a bedtime story—it’s a preventative medicine resource that is trauma-informed by Dr. Washington’s expertise in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). The book reinforces the need for ‘safe spaces’ to sleep and motivates children to set goals that break cycles of sleep dysfunction, building their physical, mental, and emotional health and resilience as they grow.

Born out of Doctor Bedtime’s Own Childhood Sleep Trauma
This book was a labor of love and healing for Dr. Washington, who at the tender age of two was placed in an orphanage for three years, enduring many sleepless, trauma-filled nights alone without the sense of well-being that sufficient sleep can bring. Now, as Doctor Bedtime, the family physician of 35 years, educates young children about “Sleep Magic,” the SuperPower for feeling healthy, strong, and capable.

“Sleep magic gives us SuperPowers to grow when we slumber. A reason growing creatures need more of this fantastic wonder!”
— Doctor Bedtime’s Sleep Magic

Charitable Mission and Community Impact
As part of its educational mission, the Sleep to Live Well Foundation will donate thousands of copies of the book to children, families, and community groups. The book is also available for purchase, with all proceeds directly funding the Foundation’s charitable programs. The book is currently available in paperback, with the hardcover launching August 14.

Quotes from the Team
Dr. Roger Washington, co-author and STLW Medical Director, shares:
“As Doctor Bedtime, I want to empower children with the life-long gift of Sleep Wellness, the foundation for feeling healthy, strong, and hopeful.”

Scarlet Nickhol, co-author and STLW Executive Director, adds:

“We created this book to make Sleep Wellness accessible and inspiring for children and families everywhere. Our goal is to help every child become a Super-Sleeper!”

Call to Action
Doctor Bedtime’s Sleep Magic: Super Powers for Super Sleepers is available now through the Sleep to Live Well Foundation’s website. Educators, parents, healthcare professionals, and media are invited to request review copies, arrange interviews with the authors, or order books to support children in their communities.

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About Sleep to Live Well Foundation
The Sleep to Live Well Foundation is a 501(c)(3) private operating foundation committed to empowering individuals, especially children, to achieve quality sleep and an overall sense of well-being. By developing educational resources and providing charitable programs, the Foundation transforms sleep-resistant attitudes and promotes Sleep Wellness among parents, educators, and healthcare professionals as a cornerstone of lifelong health.

For more information on the Sleep to Live Well Foundation, please see https://www.sleeptolivewell.org/. For information on the book, please see https://www.sleeptolivewell.org/for-children.

Mom of Five Launches Holiday Campaign for Soft, Safe, and Smart Puzzles and more for the 0-10 Set with Skimlinks and Impact

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Westport, CT – October 10, 2024 – When former Wall Street bond trader and Division 1 athlete Cali Carleton takes something on, she doesn’t mess around, and that’s the case with her toy company Domino & Juliette, founded in 2020 at her kitchen table, with products available since 2023. Now, heading into the 2024 holidays, she is ready for gift guides and more, with all her products available for affiliate partnerships with SkimLinks for any coverage and as part of the Impact affiliate program (Network MID 27522).

Cali Carleton intimately understands the playtime challenges faced by today’s busy parents. As a homeschooling mom of five without childcare, Cali became frustrated by the lack of durable, educational toys that easily fit into daily routines. Her journey resonates with many parents, making Domino & Juliette a brand that truly understands their needs.

Using an innovative, solution-focused approach, she launched Domino & Juliette to reinvent timeless toys. For example, the flagship Find & Fit puzzles (ABC puzzle pictured above) modernize classic wooden puzzles to be soft, safe, and smart:

  • Soft – Silicone material is addictively smooth and gentle for sensory play and teething babies.
  • Safe — Safety is our top priority, so our products are rigorously tested to be free of harmful chemicals and safe for children 0+. We want parents and caregivers to have peace of mind while babies and young toddlers play with their older siblings’ toys.
  • Smart – Clever themes based on Montessori principles educate while entertaining.

Domino & Juliette’s commitment to spreading play extends to children in underserved communities through our “Color the World” initiative during the holidays and year-round. The company donates a box of crayons to a child lacking creative tools for every purchase. The goal is to donate over ONE MILLION boxes to spread joy and inspire creativity in children who need it most.

Domino & Juliette facilitates purposeful play and learning through unique, thoughtfully designed toys. The products stand out for their adaptability and simplicity, catering to children of all abilities.

From dishwasher-safe materials to included storage bags, every detail is designed to make playtime more manageable and meaningful for today’s busy parents.

With a background in the fast-paced world of finance, Cali brings a solutions-oriented approach to product design. Domino & Juliette toys undergo rigorous safety testing and are manufactured by one of the world’s leading product manufacturers, ensuring durable quality.

These expertly designed products provide multi-sensory, hands-on learning across core developmental domains. Activity mats with high-contrast patterns cater to visual learners, while the viral puzzles and manipulatives build fine motor skills.

Parents and kids can see the toys come to life on Instagram @chasing50toes and @dominoandjuliette, where Cali shares imaginative DIY activities tailored for different ages and learning styles.

Domino & Juliette doesn’t just sell toys; they provide a supportive community. While many brands chase the growing educational, screen-free play market, Domino & Juliette goes further. Cali is a real mom and founder, not just a faceless brand. She and the D&J team care deeply and are committed to responsive, high-touch customer service. They are here for you every step of the way.

Domino & Juliette aspires to fill the void left by legacy brands that have moved on from their family-based roots—to be the modern, boutique toy brand busy parents trust. Blending classic play principles with developmental science and clever design helps kids joyfully engage with the world while empowering parents to find more moments of meaningful connection.

At Domino & Juliette, physical, cognitive, or financial constraints should never limit play. This holiday season, the media can join the mission to foster purposeful play and development for all children with coverage that wins all around with Skimlinks and Hearst Impact.

Bhakti Fest Welcomes Thousands for a Transformational Event September 27-29 in Joshua Tree, California

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Joshua Tree, CA – April 29, 2024 – Bhakti Fest, Southern California’s popular yoga and conscious music festival, will return to the beautiful Joshua Lake & Campground on September 27-29, 2024.

This pioneering gathering will be celebrating its 13th anniversary. Bhakti Fest is a beacon for spiritual seekers worldwide, best known for nonstop music, yoga classes, breathwork and sound healing sessions, vegetarian cuisine, healing bodywork, wisdom talks, conscious community, and transformation. With the fantastic success of last year’s first post-COVID festival, the Bhakti Fest team is excited to welcome its fans back in 2024.

Festival producer Bella Silberfein notes, “With last year’s incredible festival that exceeded all our expectations, we are thrilled to be back with a festival in Joshua Tree in 2024. We look forward to bringing our entire Bhakti family together again. This year, we are focused on further amplifying voices from all communities, highlighting workshops on regeneration, taking care of our planet, and creating space for connection and creativity to blossom. Change starts at a grassroots level, and we are passionate about making space for people to collaborate.”

The festival returns with all-star yoga instructors, including Seane Corn, Dianne Bondy, Shiva Rea, Janet Stone, Andrew Sealy, Susanna Barkataki, Amanda Giacomini, Kia Miller, Natalie Valle, Kumi Yogini, Govind Das, Edward Williams, Sonic Devas, Kristin Olson, Newton Campbell, Dharma Shakti and local favorites, Cedar and Sage Wellness’s Tobi Gullian and Sabrina Bennett. From those who have never stepped foot on a yoga mat to those who don’t travel without one, all student levels are welcome and encouraged to attend.

A curator of sacred sound, Bhakti Fest will host non-stop conscious music and chant across various musical genres, including blues, rock, pop, gospel, traditional, and hip-hop. Headliners include Grammy nominee Krishna Das and MC YOGI. This year’s musicians include favorites such as Deya Dova, Marieme, Ajeet, Radhika Das, Kr3ture, Vijay Krsna, Nikunja, Govind Das and Jacqueline Michelle, Radhika Vekaria, Amritakripa, Fantuzzi, Saeed Younan, Jayadeva Dasa, Nina Rao, Shamiran, Allison Eaton, Sharanam, Kamini Natarajan and more.

Bhakti Fest provides participants the unique opportunity to interact with and learn from some of the greatest luminaries of our time. Speakers include Jai Dev, Indy Rishi Singh (and the Cosmic Labyrinth), Tommy Rosen, Harpinder Kaur Mann, Sita Devi Dasi, Scott Blossom, Troy Casey, Ramana, Abudu Nininger, Siva Mohan, Diana Cantú-Reyna, Haridass Kaur Khalsa, Zoe Kors and more. In the festival’s tradition, Bhakti Fest will be dedicated to beloved mentor and friend Baba Ram Das.

The family festival is complete with a Kids’ Village! In the cool shade, fun, physical, creative, musical, and conscious activities provide an opportunity to enjoy time together. Family bundles are available to encourage bringing the kiddos to experience the magic.

Bhaktis will feast on various raw, vegan, and vegetarian food and beverage options. There is an extensive marketplace with eco-friendly, sustainable vendors offering clothing, devotional art, musical instruments, CDs, crafts, jewelry, and more.

Accommodations on-site include glamping, camping, and RV parking. Several hotels within a few miles of the campground offer discounts for attendees.

With a world-class lineup of musicians and yoga instructors, conscious workshops, and artisan vendors, Bhakti Fest offers the most heart-opening, consciousness-raising experience of any festival today. Attendees describe the festival as “immersed in the greatest conscious party you have ever experienced, filled with music, yoga, dancing, love, light, and heart-centered community.”

Tickets for Bhakti Fest 2024 are available here. The non-profit festival donates a percentage of its funds to charities and other nonprofit groups that provide food, education, and environmental beautification programs worldwide. These include Food for Life Vrindavan, Love Serve Remember Foundation, Ramana’s Garden, Share Your Care, and the Seva Foundation. Senior, local, student, and military discounts are all available to make the event as accessible as possible for attendees of all ages.

Since Bringing A Spiritual Dimension to Woodstock 50 Years Ago, Founder Sridhar Brings Bhakti Fest to a New Home for 2019

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29 Palms, California – 50 years ago this summer Woodstock promoters Michael Lang and Artie Kornfeld sought now Bhakti Fest producer Sridhar Silberfein’s advice on the soon to be legendary art and music festival they were producing upstate. Sridhar said to them, “Ya got some of the greatest musical acts in the world but what’s missing is the spiritual component.” With their to-do lists already bursting, they answered, “Ok you deal with that part.”

As can be seen in the documentary film about the event, Woodstock, on August 18, 1969, Sri asked singer/songwriter Richie Havens to introduce Swami Satchidananda. Still reeling from his legendary set, Richie gave him a “that would be a no” look. So, Sri escorted Swami Satchidananda and his entourage onto the Woodstock stage to deliver an invocation. More than half a million American youth were in attendance – the largest peaceful gathering in the West at the time. Swami Satchidananda introduced the power of mantra, inviting the crowd to recite “Hari Om” and “Ramaramarama.” A moment of silence followed. Not even a camera clicked.

While still on stage, Sri whispered to Swami Satchidananda, “Swamiji, wouldn’t it be great to bring this many people together to chant the names of God?” Swami Satchidananda smiled knowingly and said, “Yes, it would be great if you could do that.”

Finally, in 2009, 40 years after receiving his life’s mission, Sridhar founded Bhakti Fest, which has since become Southern California’s largest and most beloved yoga and spiritual music festival. Now after a decade in Joshua Tree, the festival is moving to a new home just up the road in 29 Palms, California.

Taking place September 25 – 30 at Roadrunner Dunes in 29 Palms, Bhakti Fest 2019 will feature amazing conscious music, yoga, spiritual and wellness workshops and more, attracting spiritual seekers far and wide. New features include a lake for swimming, aquatic, and paddleboard yoga, and vast vibrant space for art installations.

Headliners for the event include Deepak Chopra, Krishna Das, Mike Love, Dharma Mittra, Shiva Rea, Radhanath Swami, MC Yogi, Fannah Fi Allah, Saul David Raye, Donna De Lory, Sianna Sherman, Mas Vidal, Girish, Govind Das & Radha, Kia Miller, Dawn Cartwright, Ram Das (via video), and many, many more to be announced in the coming weeks!

The new location will feature three music stages, expanded yoga and workshop villages, a sound temple for sound baths, a healing sanctuary for bodywork, a mantra dome, Bhakti Kids Land with ongoing children’s programming, men’s and women’s sacred spaces, and a Kirtan school.

The City of 29 Palms has rolled out the red carpet for Bhakti Fest, and the producers are thrilled to host the festivals here. 29 Palms, known as the “29”, has become one of the hottest destinations for rock climbers, stargazers, nature lovers, Joshua Tree fanatics, and sunset seekers alike. It is the home of Joshua Tree National Park’s North Entrance, and the official Gateway to the Mojave Trails National Monument. Expect skies painted with color at dawn and dusk, night skies filled with an abundance of stars and the stunning Milky Way.

Expanded housing options include camping, RV Hook-up sites, on-site cabins, Glamping Yurts, Cozy Trailers, and many hotels and rental homes nearby in 29 Palms.

The Bhakti Fest Eco Artisan Village offers the best in vegetarian and vegan food, yoga clothing and gear, jewelry, art and unique collectibles. The organizers pride themselves on running a green event, offering free water and mindful recycling practices.

Early bird festival pricing is available for Bhakti Fest 2019, plus there are discounted tickets available for local residents, veterans, military, seniors, and students. Tickets are available at https://bhaktifest.com/bhakti-fest-tickets/.

DINOSAUR TRAIN LIVE! BUDDY’S BIG ADVENTURE Based on the Hit PBS KIDS Show Comes To Los Angeles

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The popular Emmy® Award nominated PBS KIDS series Dinosaur Train will come to life on the stage in a big way with Dinosaur Train – Live! Buddy’s Big Adventure at the Valley Performing Arts Center in Northridge on February 7, 2015, at 1:00pm and 4:00pm. Buddy the dinosaur’s world will be created for this live “pre-hysterical” experience as only the Jim Henson Company can.

Dinosaur Train – Live! Buddy’s Big Adventure will bring the beloved stars of the hit PBS series to Los Angeles for the first time. Kids can join Buddy, Tiny, King, Don and more in a fun-filled, interactive and immersive live trip back in time to an age when dinosaurs roamed the earth….and rode in trains! They will be brought to life in an exciting, original, musical story created just for the stage where the audience is always a part of the action. Utilizing lush projected backgrounds and vistas, magical special effects that fill the theatre, a full sized replica of the Dinosaur Train, unique hybrid puppeteered costume characters and an engaging live host, our Dinosaur pals and their adventures will truly seem larger than life.… Read More

Alt Comics Teen Heroine Emily the Strange Releases First Single for Halloween, Creator Cosmic Debris Celebrate 20 Years of their Outsider 13 Year Old in 2013

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The alternative comics scene’s iconic teenage outsider heroine Emily the Strange has formed a band, Emily and the Strangers, who will be releasing their first single and video downloads “Calling All Guitars” in time for Halloween, on October 29, 2013. The song and animation will be downloadable through , with a limited edition 7” 45rpm single with etched vinyl available at the Emily the Strange online store. The animated clip will also be viewable on Emily the Strange’s YouTube channel. The song and video were enabled by a very successful Kickstarter campaign that raised almost $65,000 from over 700 Emily the Strange fans.

Emily the Strange creator and Cosmic Debris founder Rob Reger notes, “It has been a lifelong dream and vision to make Emily and the Strangers into a real band and to share her empowering message of ‘Be Yourself, Think for Yourself, Do it Yourself’ through animation, music, and a voice that rocks!” Adding, “We couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate 20 years of our favorite 13 year old in 2013 than with her first music release.”… Read More

Everclear’s Art Alexakis Joins Hands with NBC’s Veronica De La Cruz and her Non-profit “And Then There Were Two” to push for RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD

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Art Alexakis, the lead singer of the Grammy-nominated band Everclear, known for hit songs such as “Father of Mine” and “Santa Monica,” has joined forces with TV news journalist Veronica De La Cruz’s non-profit organization And Then There Were Two in an effort to stem the tide of fatherless homes. Today, 1 out of every 3 children grow up without a father in the home. 29 million American children are growing up fatherless.

And Then There Were Two and Alexakis have partnered up to push a petition entitled “Stand Up, Man Up!” which calls for fathers to step up the plate and be present in their children’s lives. The Change.org petition, posted on Father’s Day, calls not only for responsible parenting, but also for tougher enforcement of child support laws and financial accountability during a woman’s pregnancy. Current legislation in most states leaves expectant mothers shouldering the financial responsibility on their own until after their baby is born.

Alexakis, who was raised by a single mother in a Los Angeles housing project, wants to send the message that fathers are not irrelevant and should step up to the plate in honor of their kids. In an exclusive interview he gave to De La Cruz for Huffington Post, he said “Be a man. Act like a man. I’m not talking about the old school caveman way, I’m talking about like a grown up, being responsible for the consequences of your own actions. If you have children, pay for them. Work with them. Learn how to handle relationships for your children’s sake. Be there, even if you don’t have a lot of money. Pay what you can and work hard. But more importantly, be there for them.” … Read More

It’s a Boy for NBC Early Today Host and Humanitarian Veronica De La Cruz

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VDLC w-Hartley Eric Final

Photography by: Adele Godfrey, http://www.adelegodfrey.com
Makeup by: Alisa Jurnari
Hair by: Mary Wood

The popular host of NBC’s Early Today Show, MSNBC anchor and founder of the Eric De La Cruz Hope for Hearts Foundation, Veronica De La Cruz, gave birth to a healthy baby boy on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. The television journalist’s 8 pound, 4 ounce bundle of joy was born with dark hair and green eyes and has been named Hartley Eric, after the journalist’s brother who died in 2009.

“Before my brother died, I started an online campaign to raise money for a life-saving heart transplant,” noted De La Cruz. “Thousands of compassionate Twitter followers came out to support the effort and we lovingly referred to them as Eric’s Twitter Army. They all displayed banners on their online avatars that read, ‘<3 Eric,’ which is where my son’s name comes from. If you look at my own social media profile, you will see still see a heart followed by the name Eric. That is what inspired my son’s name.”

De La Cruz and her mother Rose have been over the moon at little Hartley’s arrival, with the new mom noting, “After the pain and devastation of losing Eric almost four years ago, having a healthy baby feels like an incredible miracle. Of course, he couldn’t be any more beautiful. I think I can safely say I have finally met the love of my life.”… Read More

Puppet State Theater Company Performs The Man Who Planted Trees at Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz October 23

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The performance space at Le Lycee Francais de Los Angeles, Theatre Raymond Kabbaz is pleased to bring the Puppet State Theater Company to Los Angeles as part of its public performing arts series for a performance of their acclaimed show, The Man Who Planted Trees. The show will take place at the Theatre Raymond Kabbaz, 10361 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90064 on Tuesday October 23 at 7:30pm. Tickets are $20 or $15 for students. Tickets are available at .

Acclaimed by The Guardian as “Laughs, heartbreak, war, regeneration, scented breezes, sparkling wit and the best dog puppet ever. Perfect for children and grown-ups. Terrific,” The Man Who Planted Trees is a multi-sensory theatrical adaptation of French author Jean Giono’s environmental classic that tells the inspiring story of a shepherd who plants a forest, acorn by acorn, transforming a barren wasteland. As much a touching tale as it is a hilarious puppet show, The Man Who Planted Trees shows the difference one man, and his faithful dog, can make to the world. This show is suitable for adults and encouraged for children over seven. It is presented in English with a little French. The company has performed in French at the 2011 Charleville-Mézières World Puppetry Festival and in Montreal in 2012.

The Man Who Planted Trees by the Puppet State Theater Company Comes to Theatre Raymond Kabbaz October 23.

The Man Who Planted Trees by the Puppet State Theater Company Comes to Theatre Raymond Kabbaz October 23

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