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Awesome Routine at Authentic Jazz Weekend in Korea

Posted on January 20, 2014 by

  I don't know anything about this lindy hopper, but I've gotta give him mad props for some solid dancing, musicality and awesome attitude throughout the piece.  Apparently he's competing in a "short" dance comp at Authentic Jazz Weekend in Seoul, Korea, January 17-19, 2014. It looks like he got third place! I love seeing…

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Sharon Jones is No “Stranger to Happiness” Despite Cancer

Posted on January 13, 2014 by

The music video "Stranger to My Happiness" kicks ass so much, not just for the music, but the story behind it. Last summer, soul diva supreme Sharon Jones was performing in Idaho when she got an enormously painful backache. She soldiered on and finished her concert, despite the pain. Only later did she find out that…

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“What Does George Fox Say?”: Awesome Parody / Primer on Quakers (video)

Posted on January 6, 2014 by

  This video has all of the awesome: Spot on parody of the already excellent "The Fox" music video Interesting content about the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) and our founder, George Fox Great production values, from music to cinematography, for a volunteer production Hilarious Quaker references: giving vocal ministry, the bonnets and hats, sitting…

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“Sutro” (a poem)

Posted on January 5, 2014 by

First poem of 2014. Sutro Morning warming sun Chill breeze on my cheeksThe surf mist tickles Bones vibrate with each thu-thump of the wavesGulls callAnd everywhereThe lightThe lightThe light Rik Panganiban, 2014

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Rik’s 2013 Year in Review: Dance Shows, Geeky Teens, Fake Ukrainian Bombs

Posted on December 30, 2013 by

Looking back on the past 12 months, it's been pretty incredible on a lot of fronts. Some highlights: helped hundreds of teens to be science storytellers using technology co-starred in a hip-hop dance show that I inspired co-hosted and co-produced a live broadcast from the Olympics of swing led a tech workshop in the Ukraine…

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Happy Holidays from the Cal Academy’s Macaws

Posted on December 25, 2013 by

And don't forget to gnaw on the tree bark! 

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Miracle on 42nd Street: Best Christmas Dance Routine EVER

Posted on December 23, 2013December 29, 2020 by

I had forgotten about this “Miracle on 42nd Street” dance video, until my friend Meg reminded me that it existed. Prepared to get jingled, hard. (I don’t know what that means.)

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Baby Gorilla Kabibe Brings the Cuteness to the SF Zoo

Posted on December 23, 2013 by

Awww! Read more about 5-month old baby Kabibe here.  More of my pics of the kid and mom here.

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I Work with this Silly Crew

Posted on December 21, 2013 by

These are some of my coworkers in Youth Programs at the California Academy of Sciences. How lucky am I? Taken at Camp Pepperwood near Santa Rosa, CA.

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Five Things Museums Can Learn from Disneyland

Posted on December 10, 2013 by

In the museum and informal science education field we often place ourselves in opposition to amusement parks and theme parks.  My own museum's ED has said to our staff, "we have no pirates" in our museum. From a certain perspective I think that makes sense. Amusement parks as private ventures have as their primary mandate…

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