Executive Chef Christina Comerford - State Dinner menu (April 24, 2018) - White House insider information

www.cnn.com/ coverage
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/23/politics/white-house-state-dinner-macron-trump/index.html

Tuesday (April 24, 2018) evening's menu is a careful study in American cuisine with "nuances of French influence." Comerford drew inspiration from "the wondrous first harvest of spring," for the first course, which features greens from the White House kitchen garden, first planted by Michelle Obama and a tradition carried on by Melania Trump.

Guests will dine on a goat cheese gateau, tomato jam, and buttermilk biscuit crumbles before moving on to a Cajun-inspired main course of spring lamb and Carolina gold rice jambalaya. For dessert, a nectarine tart "infused with White House honey and accented by crème fraîche ice cream."

Wine selection was also chosen with the French-American friendship in mind. The Domaine Serene Chardonnay "Evenstad Reserve" 2015 was grown from French plants from Dijon "that thrive in the volcanic Oregon soil." The Domaine Drouhin Pinot Noir "Laurène" 2014 "uses the motto 'French soul--Oregon soil.'"

Happy Birthday, William Shakespeare!

born 23rd April (?) at Stratford-on-Avon -- his baptism was recorded on April 26, 1564 at parish church

GOOGLE Background information =
According to tradition, the great English dramatist and poet William Shakespeare is born in Stratford-on-Avon on April 23, 1564. It is impossible to be certain the exact day on which he was born, but church records show that he was baptized on April 26, and three days was a customary...

Niles Area Community Orchestra (performance at Niles District Library, Niles, Michigan 49120) - April 22, 2018

NACO -- announcement posted at www.nileslibrary.com/

Sunday, April 22, 2018 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.

DescriptionThe Niles Area Community Orchestra welcomes you to enjoy their annual classical music concert. From Haydn to Bach, NACO invites you to join them on this musical journey.

Weekly Quiz results (Multi-choice in categories of News, Politics, World, Sports, Pulitzer Prize award)

from New York Times -- online quiz [ my score 12 / 12 ]

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/04/20/briefing/20weeklynewsquiz.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=second-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

"Stars of heavens" quote - Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet"

William Shakespeare > Quotes > Quotable Quote

“When he shall die,
Take him and cut him out in little stars,
And he will make the face of heaven so fine
That all the world will be in love with night
And pay no worship to the garish sun.”

― William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

Quotation used in Barbara Bush funeral (St. Martin's Episcopal Church, Houston) - April 21, 2018

Jane Austen > Quotes > Quotable Quote

“I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! -- When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.”

― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

Hymn published 1790

1 Amazing grace! How sweet the sound
that saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
was blind, but now I see.

2 'Twas grace first taught my heart to fear
and grace my fears relieved;
how precious did that grace appear
the hour I first believed!

3 The Lord has promised good to me,
his word my hope secures;
he will my shield and portion be
as long as life endures.

4 Through many dangers, toils and snares
I have already come;
'tis grace that brought me safe thus far,
and grace will lead me home.

5 When we've been there ten thousand years
bright shining as the sun,
we've no less days to sing God's praise
than when we first begun.