Animal Acupuncture: Waiting on Pins & Needles

Animal Acupuncture: Waiting on Pins & Needles

<!-- end jp-progress --><!-- end jp-controls -->Listen<!-- playpause --><!-- jp-time-holder -->Listen to today's broadcast. Enlarge image Dr. Cynthia Benbow performs acupuncture on a variety of animals, including exotic and domestic animals.Although the practice of traditional Chinese acupuncture dates back thousands of years, it's adaptation in Western culture is relatively new. And while your mom and them may have received treatment in the past, you'll have to second guess who's likely to get it in the future.  Sharon Litwin brings us this profile on this week's Notes from New Orleans.<!--break-->To read a related article written by Litwin, visit Nolavie.com. 
For Music Director, Operetta Entertains and Enriches

For Music Director, Operetta Entertains and Enriches

Enlarge image Carol Rausch is chorus master, music coordinator and education director for the New Orleans Opera Association. <!-- end jp-progress --><!-- end jp-controls -->Listen<!-- playpause --><!-- jp-time-holder -->Listen to today's story. This coming weekend the Loyola Opera Theatre will tackle Leonard Bernstein's Candide, a comic operetta based on Voltaire's satiric novel. And although music director Carol Rausch has guided students through the opera over the years, she finds herself increasingly smitten by it. She'll explain why the play's message reverberates so clearly on this week's Notes from New Orleans.<!--break-->To read a related article written by Litwin, visit Nolavie.com