The Mother Kitty’s Blog
The Mother Kitty’s blog is a historical repository of Melissa’s Kitties blog, which published consistently from 2006 to 2022. (May 2026: The blog may be revived and continued in the near future.)
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Johnny Kitties: Celebrating Johnny Depp Film #52. Yoga Hosers (2016)
Catch up with the Colleens from Tusk as they treasure their phones and team up with Guy LaPointe to fight off Brazis in this crazy Kevin Smith comedy.
2016 Rainforest Fund Benefit Concert
The 2016 Rainforest Benefit brought in the holidays with Sting, James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen, Darlene Love and More! Here’s the play by play.
2016 in Review: Turn it up!
Music ruled in 2016: I saw Belly, a David Bowie tribute, Duran Duran with Nile Rodgers and Chic, Go-Gos, Sting and Peter Gabriel, Esperanza Spalding, Jason Moran and Charles Lloyd, Buster Williams, Lucy Wainwright Roche and Suzzy Roche with Patty Larkin, Yasiin Bey, a George Gershwin concert and a House of Cards concert. Phew! Here’s how good they all were.
2016 in Review: Dance, Dance, Dance!
In 2016, I saw a lot of talented dancers in The Washington Ballet’s Bowie & Queen, The Kennedy Center’s DEMO Series, and Dorrance Dance’s The Blues Project.
2016 in Review: The Shows Must Go On
Looking back on 2016, here are my favorites at the theatre: Matilda, Kinky Boots, Urinetown, Shuffle Along, Jelly’s Last Jam, Constellations, Moment, and The Object Lesson.
Johnny Kitties: Celebrating Johnny Depp Film #51. Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
The Mad Hatter's in trouble and only Alice can save him and his family in this time-traveling adventure in Wonderland.
