Subject: Big Blend e-Newsletter: Travel & History, Wine & Cake, Music & Flower Power, Big Blend Radio & More!

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  April 27, 2017
 Dear Friend:

“Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.”
Nelle Harper Lee (April 28, 1926 - February 19, 2016)

Surprises Abound in Oklahoma City – Debbie Stone dives into this mid-western city’s unique outdoor adventures, diverse history, and the arts!

Idaho Wines – Cori Solomon shares her extraordinary wine tasting experience in Idaho’s Snake River Valley AVA.


Temecula Wine Country – Hilarie Larson shares the fascinating history of Southern California’s wine production.

“Full Bloom 2017” 14th Annual Exeter Garden Walk – Online jigsaw puzzle of the Poppies & Lupine Mural in Exeter, California and the upcoming Garden Walk event.

California Relics & Legends - Step back into Central California history at San Benito County Historical Park.

El Camino Real de los Tejas – Arlene Gould and Steven Fullen discuss the National Historic Trail that you can follow from Laredo, Texas to Natchitoches, Louisiana.

Fluffy Blueberry Cake – Best-selling Belgian cookbook author Pascale Naessens shares her favorite cake recipe.

Backwoods Glance - Blind Lemon Pledge’s new album explores Americana, folk, and country and the blues.



Listen to upcoming Big Blend Radio Shows:

April 28: National Park Destinations: Airs Live at 11am PT / 2pm ET. Summer in California’s Sequoia Country with Donnette Silva Carter - Sequoia Tourism Council, Alicia Embrey - Sequoia National Forest, Suzanne Bianco - Visalia CVB; Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park in Kentucky with Stacy Humphreys & Stephanie McMillin; Fort Davis National Historic Site in Texas with John Heiner & Eva Eldridge.

April 30: A Toast to Transformation – Airs Live at 11am PT / 2pm ET. Travel writer Kim Dinan discusses her memoir ‘The Yellow Envelope’; Dr. Elaine Richardson discusses her album “Songs for the Struggle” and memoir “PHD to Ph.D.: How Education Saved My LiFe”; Judy Clement Wall - author “Find Your Awesome”.

May 3: Happy Hour with The Tall Men Group – Airs Live at 4pm PT / 7pm ET. Singer-songwriters and musicians Marty Axelrod, Severin Browne, Jeff Kossack, John Stowers, Ed Tree and Jimmy Yessian showcase their new album, FEAST. Plus, Spontuneous Rob Ridgeway, creator of the board game Spontuneous ‘The Song Game’.

See the new spring issue of our digital variety Big Blend Radio & TV Magazine and the latest issue of our national park travel publication Spirit of America Magazine.

You can keep up with all things Big Blend at BlendRadioandTV.com and NationalParkTraveling.com, as well as on Facebook, TwitterInstagramTumblr and Flipboard.

Happy Weekend!

Nancy J. Reid and Lisa D. Smith
Big Blend’s mother-daughter publishing, radio and travel team; along with Priscilla - Big Blend’s pink sock monkey travel mascot.

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