http://www.lauriemiller.com Laurie Miller's Blog. Subscribe to stay updated on all of Laurie's happenings! en-us http://www.lauriemiller.com/rss/rss.gif http://www.lauriemiller.com 30 30 http://www.lauriemiller.com/blogpage.php#2010/02/10 14:46:55 So great to be doing a short Florida tour with legendary Italian comedian Pat Cooper! http://www.lauriemiller.com/blogpage.php#2010/03/17 23:13:03 I am so happy to announce that I have passed my Yoga teacher\'s Training program and am once again a certified Yoga Teacher. I began studying Yoga at 13 years of age with my amazing teacher Sri Naranda Devi. I was certified through her school at 18. I love her dearly to this day. She gave me such an amazing gift and I am so gratful to have the opportunity to get re certifed and to continue teaching. A very special thanks to Miami Yoga Sunny Isles... Namaste\' Laurie xo http://www.lauriemiller.com/blogpage.php#2010/03/17 23:39:50 I am so happy to announce that I have passed my Yoga teacher\'s Training program and am once again a certified Yoga Teacher. I began studying Yoga at 13 years of age with my amazing teacher Sri Naranda Devi. I was certified through her school at 18. I love her dearly to this day. She gave me such an amazing gift and I am so gratful to have the opportunity to get re certifed and to continue teaching. A very special thanks to Miami Yoga Sunny Isles... Namaste\' Laurie xo http://www.lauriemiller.com/blogpage.php#2010/04/26 13:56:47 Greetings and salutations... I am now teaching my Yoga Fusion (Hatha, Kundalini, Ashtanga, Vinyasa , Power, Dance, Pilates and your core instinct to move to music) at the beautiful Lauderdale Isles Yacht and Tennis Club in Lauderdale Florida every Thursday Night at 7:30 pm. Come and get into the zone with me and free your inner dancer to flow into these amazing healing and rejuvenating Yoga postures.... weather permitting outside on the back deck with plenty of Citronella candles so no bug bite but lots of wonderful fresh air, heat and the beauty of the amazing Banyan trees and open sky overhead. Otherwise we\'re inside ... open wndows in the beautiful high ceiling banquet room. Tons of room and cool music to get you into the groove! Hope to see you there! Namaste\' Laurie http://www.lauriemiller.com/blogpage.php#2010/04/26 14:05:33 Working hard and having great shows... thank you to everyone at the show on Saturday at the beautiful Wynmoor Theatre! R. J. Heisenbottle Architects, PA was hired to renovate and refurbish the interior of the Wynmoor Community Theatre to give it a fresh new feel interior as well as update furnishings and theatrica/stage components. This included reconfiguring the thrust stage, installation of new seating, carpeting, acoustical treatment, wall fabric, stage curtain and lighting. Other areas that were renovated included the lobby, offices, dressing rooms, and public restrooms, which will be ADA compliant when completed. A new sprinkler system with related fire alarm upgrades was also installed. Awesome place ... and I had a lot of fun with the crowd... I\'m waiting for my emails... : ) Much love and good health to all... A special thanks to Brian for being a part of the show and Scott on sound and lights! Laurie xoxo http://www.lauriemiller.com/blogpage.php#2010/04/26 14:06:51 Working hard and having great shows... thank you to everyone at the show on Saturday at the beautiful Wynmoor Theatre! R. J. Heisenbottle Architects, PA was hired to renovate and refurbish the interior of the Wynmoor Community Theatre to give it a fresh new feel interior as well as update furnishings and theatrica/stage components. This included reconfiguring the thrust stage, installation of new seating, carpeting, acoustical treatment, wall fabric, stage curtain and lighting. Other areas that were renovated included the lobby, offices, dressing rooms, and public restrooms, which will be ADA compliant when completed. A new sprinkler system with related fire alarm upgrades was also installed. Awesome place ... and I had a lot of fun with the crowd... I\'m waiting for my emails... : ) Much love and good health to all... A special thanks to Brian for being a part of the show and Scott on sound and lights! Laurie xoxo http://www.lauriemiller.com/blogpage.php#2010/06/12 09:56:17 Whooo hoooo everyone!!! Amazing show last night at Club Bellagio in Lake Worth Florida!! What a great room and crowd and staff... thank you thank you thank you ... gazing at my roses right now... more pictures to come! xoxo http://www.lauriemiller.com/blogpage.php#2010/08/16 16:41:31 Whew.... it\'s been a whirlwind summer..here\'s few pictures from the Bellagio.... stay tuned for more new updates!!! http://www.lauriemiller.com/blogpage.php#2010/08/16 16:45:53 Well... I think it\'s time for some new photos... I\'ve cut my hair which is fabulous especially when teaching 8 Yoga Fusion Classes every week! I am now the super Yoga Teacher at both Turnberry Spa\'s as well as teaching at Miami Yoga Sunny Isles and the Lauderdale Isles Yacht and Tennis Club... This practice and the opportunity to share it with my students has been one of the most fulfilling things in my life... Satnam everyone ... I look forward to seeing everyone again very soon.... ...don\'t forget to breathe... deep!!! ...\" xoxo http://www.lauriemiller.com/blogpage.php#2010/08/16 16:52:29 I just had to post some summer photos for you to see... This summer I had the opportunity to be involved in 2 Theater Summer camp productions as one of the creative directors. The shows were staged at the Minniacci Theatre at Nova University. Enjoy these pictures of The Jungle Book and Cinderella!! http://www.lauriemiller.com/blogpage.php#2011/02/14 13:17:37 Hey.... Hope to see you at Phase Four!!!! http://www.lauriemiller.com/blogpage.php#2011/02/14 13:19:23 Happy Valentines Day!!! Hope to see you at Phase Four this weekend so I can profess my LOVE!!! Saturday... February 19, 2011 - 8 PM in Sunrise Lakes. http://www.lauriemiller.com/blogpage.php#2011/03/14 13:45:09 All my friends up North... come out to Avon Park and catch the show at the South Florida Performing Arts Theatre!! I would love to see you!!! Laurie xoxo http://www.lauriemiller.com/blogpage.php#2011/05/02 11:51:02 Come on out and see me... one of the few local shows that I do is at the Julius Littman Performing Arts Theater! This Thursday night ...May 5, 2011 at 7 PM It\'s going to be a blast to see everyone!!! http://www.lauriemiller.com/blogpage.php#2011/05/26 14:38:46 \"UNTIL THE DAY THAT THE SKY ITSELF, WITH ALL THE SUN AND STARS, FALLS DOWN TO EARTH, MAY I REMAIN TO HELP EVERY LIVING BEING.\" (TRADITIONAL TIBETAN PRAYER OFTEN QUOTED BY HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA) http://www.lauriemiller.com/blogpage.php#2011/08/21 15:06:52 OMG I haven\'t written or updated anything in so long... I\'ve been so super busy \"building my Empire\" as my friend Paul would say!! Bhakti Bags are in production now preparing for my first exhibit at the Yoga Alliance Leadership Conference in Indian Wells California. We\'ll be there on Oct 30th through November 2nd in this gorgeous location. The new bags are just beautiful and I now have a few helping hands ... Barbara, Carol and Stephanie helping me put all the pieces together!! I couldn\'t do it without them! The season is starting up again and I am so looking forward to performing my one woman show in all these new venues! Also working on a new Jazz recording with the very talented Kevin O\'Neal and friends as well as colaborating with my very good friend Mr. Jeffery Hinz on a a few new transe spiritual ambiant tracks to rock out with in YOGA FUSION. YOGA FUSION is my own creation of a YOGA adventure where we combine all of the great studies and practices I\'ve been able to dive into on my journey into ONE ... Hatha, Ashtanga, Bikram, Kundalini, Power, Vinyasa, Restorative, Pilates, Dance, Meditation, Kung Fu, Tai Chi and you\'re own core instinct to move to music... bliss city!!! I\'ll keep you posted and until then... don\'t forget to breathe.... DEEP... aummmmmnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn http://www.lauriemiller.com/blogpage.php#2011/10/24 22:27:56 Laurie, Just wanted to say the concert last night was fab. You are the best. Keep up the great work. Regards, Mary These photos are from the concert in Poinciana Florida at Solivita. What a fantastic audience!!! http://www.lauriemiller.com/blogpage.php#2011/11/13 09:12:50 Hello everyone... I have to write about last nights show at Rainberry .... Morty and Mel (lights and sound, boyfriends for the night!)... the band, David Drubin (drums), Gary Mayon (piano) and Dave Wertman (bass)... Enrique and Billy running the cues, lights and sound... Arlene (president of association) ... everyone was so gracious and loving and especially the audience... That they took the time and energy to come and speak to me after the show and give me so much love and support... it truly touches my heart... Thank you....xoxoxo http://www.lauriemiller.com/blogpage.php#2012/02/05 14:38:50 www.sunnycentralflorida.com/2012/02/05/discover-frostproof/ Discover Frostproof Posted on February 5th, 2012 by Bev Categories: Arts, Dining, event Thank you to Tina Miller, Executive Director of Frostproof’s Ramon Theater, for inviting me to come to Frostproof to see Laurie Miller on their 2012 Music Series at the Ramon Theater. Just in case you are wondering, Laurie and Tina aren’t related. I brought my mom along for our new cultural adventure, with the intent of buying dinner after the show. I estimated the drive from Lakeland to be about 45 minutes to an hour depending upon traffic. We left South Lakeland at about 5:40pm and we were in Frostproof by 6:15pm. I was pleasantly surprised to see a lovely mural by Lake Wales artist, Tom Freeman on the northeast corner of Scenic Highway and Wall Street. We drove around the corner and parked in front of the Frostproof Art League & Gallery, directly across the street from the Ramon Theater and looked in the windows of the Gallery until the doors opened for the show at 6:30pm. We were greeted with enthusiasm by Tina and Frostproof Mayor, Kay Hutzelman. I was not surprised to see Marilyn and Jerry Fuller, a couple I know through their affiliation with the Frostproof Art League and participation in the Cultural Arts Council of the Polk Arts Alliance. My mother and I sat with Marilyn and Jerry in the front row of the Theater. We were pleasantly surprised at how quickly the venue filled up. Ramon Theater seats about 200 and since only a few seats were open, I would guess that about 190 people were in attendance. I’ll estimate that about one-half to two-thirds of the guests were winter residents (snowbirds). The show started at 7:00pm. I had no idea who Laurie Miller was until I learned more through a series of short videos that were presented during her show between her quick costume changes. Laurie was one of the original members of a popular late-1980’s vocal group “Exposé” that I was exposed to during my years of disc jockeying in Germany for U.S. Military teen and pre-teen dances while serving in the U.S. Army in Augsburg, Germany. Here is their first hit “Point of No Return” (YouTube). I also discovered that Laurie performed on Princess Cruise Lines for 17 years. I may have seen her perform without knowing it on one of my previous cruises. Laurie’s show was fantastic. She presented a variety of entertainment that included song and dance, mostly geared to the generation that was in the Theater. Her set list for the night was easily recognizable to everyone in the room and many enjoyed singing along. I’m certain that my 31-year old daughter and four-year old granddaughter would also have thoroughly enjoyed the performance. Laurie’s medley of favorite animated Disney movie tunes from Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and The Lion King brought back wonderful memories. She also presented quick change impersonations and songs of Cher, Liza Minnelli and Barbara Streisand that were excellent. Afterwards Marilyn and Jerry took us into the Frostproof Art League & Gallery to see the photography exhibit that is on display during the month of February. Then, my mom and I walked about 50 yards to “Roscoe’s,” a new internet cafe and restaurant in Frostproof that has been open about a month. The was converted from an old-style gas station. The garage bays were turned into indoor seating complete with a computer bar for those who may want to log in and check email, surf the net or conduct business. We sat in the outdoor area, where the gas pumps would have been in the past. It was decorated nicely with large pots and troughs filled with plants enclosing the entire area. My mother had a chicken salad sandwich with lettuce and tomato and I had the “Caprese” sandwich of tomatoes, thick sliced mozzarella and basil. Both sandwiches were served on fresh French baguettes. My mom had a Ginger-Caramel Latte and I had coffee. A variety of espresso and coffee drinks, lattes, frappes and shakes are available. The menu has selections of sandwiches, salads and pastries. I did manage to pick up the check first. We had a nice chat with Tina, Laurie and a friend at Roscoe’s, and on the brief walk back to our cars. Discover lovely Frostproof this year during one of the upcoming performances on the 2012 Ramon Theater Music Series. Next up on February 11th are “The Repeatles,” a unique 60s tribute band based in Stockholm, Sweden who love, understand and honour the bands of this era. Elvis fans will love Dwight Icenhower’s “Elvis Tribute” on March 3rd. Both performances begin at 7:00pm. Also at the Ramon, is a Murder Mystery Dinner on March 17th. The Murder Mystery Dinners seat about 140 people. Order your tickets early, because both performances and the dinner are certain to sell out. Call the Ramon Theater at 863-635-7222 and get your tickets today. Learn more about events and happenings in Frostproof on the Frostproof Chamber of Commerce website, including the upcoming Frostproof Orange Blossom Festival from 9am-5pm on February 18th, the Ramon Theater’s 2012 Music Series, Murder Mystery Dinners and more. Learn more about arts and cultural events, exhibitions and news, including those at the Frostproof Art League & Gallery and the Ramon Theater on the Polk Arts Alliance website by visiting www.polkarts.org. Hope to see you soon. Bev