The Color Purple: Coming to Detroit November 7-12, 2017

The Color Purple will play Detroit's Fisher Theater 

November 7-12, 2017

Tickets go on sale September 10th

Detroit, MI, September 5, 2017 -- Directed from Broadway, THE COLOR PURPLE is the Tony Award-winning revival of the truly remarkable musical adapted from Alice Walker's best-selling novel.  Directed by Tony winner, John Doyle (Sweeney Todd and The Color Purple), the critically acclaimed revival will come to Detroit from November 7-12 as part of a North American Tour.  Tickets start at $39.00 and go on sale Sunday, September 10 at all Ticketmaster locations, by phone 1-800-982-2787 and online at www.broadwayindetroit.com or www.ticketmaster.com.  Starting Monday, September 11, tickets will also be available for purchase at The Fisher Theatre Box Office.  

This revival of The Color Purple won two Tony awards in 2016, including Best Revival of a Musical and two Drama Desk Awards including Outstanding Revival of a Musical.  The Color Purple revival also won the 2017 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.  

Hailed as "a direct hit to the heart" (The Hollywood Reporter), this joyous American classic conquered Broadway in an all-new "ravishingly reconceived production that is a glory to behold" (The New York Times) directed by Tony winner, John Doyle.  With a soul-raising score of jazz, gospel, ragtime and blues, The Color Purple gives an exhilarating new spirit to this Pulitzer Prize-winning story.

Don't miss this stunning re-imagining of an epic story about a young woman's journey to love and triumph in the American South.  The musical sensation that New York Times calls "one of the greatest revivals ever."  Experience the exhilarating power of this Tony-winning triumph! 

Performance times for The Color Purple appearing November 7-12, 2017 at The Fisher Theater, located at 3011 West Grand Blvd., in Detroit are:

• Tuesday through Saturday evening performances at 8:00 p.m.
• Sunday evening performance at 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday & Sunday matinees at 2:00 p.m. 
• Special Open Captioned performance on Friday, November 10 @ 8:00 p.m.

Tickets for The Color Purple start at $39 (includes facility and parking fees) and will go on sale September 10 at all Ticketmaster locations, by phone 1-800-982-2787 and online at www.broadwayindetroit.com or www.ticketmaster.com.  Tickets will also go on sale at The Fisher Theater Box Office on September 11.  A limited number of premium seats will be available through Ticketmaster and The Fisher Theater Box Office.  For group sales (12 or more) please call 313-871-1132 or email groups@broadwayindetroit.com.  Tickets for the Open Captioned Performance may be purchased in person at The Fisher Theatre Box Office or by phone 313-872-1000, ext. 0.  Performance schedule, prices and cast are subject to change without notice.  

Broadway in Detroit uses Ticketmaster as its sole, authorized ticketing agent.  Individual tickets purchased from a ticket broker or "third party" ticket reseller involves risk and may not be authentic, sold at box office prices or with correct performance and venue information.  Broadway in Detroit box offices cannot reprint or replace lost or stolen tickets sold through a third party or ticket reseller.  Broadway in Detroit is also unable to contact third party purchasers without pertinent updates or changes regarding performances.

The Broadway in Detroit Series at The Fisher Theatre is sponsored by Chrysler Pacifica.  A part of this sponsorship, the Chrysler Pacifica will be on display this season at The Fisher Theatre. 

For more information, please visit ColorPurple.com

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September: Month @ a Glance

Happy September 1st Friends! 

Welcome to September everybody! I am so excited we are finally making a quick approach to Fall.  Fall is my ABSOLUTE favorite time of year here in Michigan.  There is something just so special about the leaves changing and the weather cooling down {not to mention that I can breathe better - stupid asthma}.  September will be a fun and crazy month for us and I would not have it any other way.

This month on the blog I am hoping to share some fun things to do during the fall in Michigan, ideas around budgeting and how to keep track of your monies, share a little bit about how I am putting myself first {this one is SUPER hard for me} and share other fun and awesome posts.  The plan is to find a new and fun routine for the blog that allows me to enjoy the blog more than I ever have - I talked about this in yesterday's blog post if you have not already had a chance to read it.

So let's talk a little bit about what our month will look like!

On the Agenda this Month:

1. Up North for Labor Day with Justin's Parents

2. Destiny 2 Release Weekend (for all of you gamers out there)

3. Beth Moore Retreat in Ohio with my Mom

4. Vicki's Housewarming Party

5. Birthday Dinner for Caroline

6. Michigan Renaissance Fetival

7. Girls Night Out!

Goals for September 2017!

1. Read Two Books! I am behind on my monthly reading goal (by at least 2 books) so my goal is to read/finish two books.  Right now I am reading The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee so I am planning to finish that book.  Then I am also planning to participate in the Owlcrate Book Club! The team at Owlcrate started a new Facebook Group where Owlcrate Subscribers can do a read along with other readers.  I am excited to see how they plan this out! August's Owlcrate Book is The Hearts we Sold by Emily Lloyd-Jones

2. Clean out the pantry.  I am embarrassed to admit that this task was also on my July goals and I just have not gotten around to it.  I am hoping to pull everything out of the pantry and get rid of or donate things we no longer need and trash anything that has expired.  

3. Start moving boxes to the basement from the garage.  So last week Justin started working on the shelving in the basement and we were able to get all of the boxes off the floor and onto a shelf.  My goal is to get the boxes from the garage and into the basement so we have more room to the garage as a garage instead of a storage space {that's what the basement is for}.

4. Start working on the mudroom/powder room.  So a while back, Justin and I decided that it was time to start decorating our home, but at the time we really did not have a plan.  So we sat down and decided what order we were going to decorate the house and came to the conclusion that we would start small and go from there.  In July we finally finished decorating the dining room {yay!}, so the next space on our list is to get the mudroom/powder room completed.  I have some really fun ideas of things I'd like to do in there so this will be a fun project! Eventually when I get around to finishing the decorations, I will do a house tour and show you all everything! 

Question of the Day: What fun things do you have in September? 

I'd love to hear from you!

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To blog or not to blog... that is the question

Hey there everyone! How in the world is it already the end of August? I hope this post finds you well and thriving. 

I wanted to stop by really quickly to let you know that I have not forgotten about you.  And tell you that I have not completely given up on the blog, but I have also been having a hard time coming up with content that I felt would be valuable to my readers.  

When I started RunwithJackabee back in 2012, the thought was for my blog to be a place where I tracked my exercise and tracked my training for my first ever 1/2 marathon.  But if you've been around for a while, you know that I never ran that 1/2 marathon in 2012, and the blog kind of took a wild turn and became something completely different.  

To be honest, that is how my life goes.  One month, my passions will be focused on time with family/friends, the next I will want time to myself and will focus on reading books or doing individual activities, then the next I could be completely interested in something completely new to me.  And for the most part, I believe my blog has been able to keep up with the ebbs and flows of my world.

But this summer, something felt a little different to me.  I felt like I was creating content for the sake of "views" over creating something that brought me happiness/brought you happiness.  I realized that instead of being excited about my blog, I dreaded sitting down and coming up with what I wanted to share and eventually the blog fell by the wayside and I focused on other areas of my life.

Over the past two {almost} months, I have been taking time to reprioritize things in my life because instead of focusing on what is really important, I was focusing on doing things that made other people happy - often at the expense of my own happiness/health.  This realization has forced me to take a step back and start making a few changes in my life.  

So what does that mean for RunwithJackabee?

I  love writing, I love connecting with other bloggers and I love connecting with you all.  So the blog is not going anywhere, but for the next while you might find that it is a little scattered.  I really want this blog to reflect me and not be another item on my "to do" list.  My goal is to provide you with mostly fun content with some heavy hitting content sprinkled in.

I will continue to do some of my posts like Month @ a Glance, Monthly Book Reviews and other fun topics, but I will also be adding topics that come to mind as I go about my day-to-day life.

So what do you think? What would you like to see on the blog that I maybe did not cover before? 

I'd love to hear from you!

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