August 21 2018 (Tuesday) - Pearls, Senior Citizens Day + More!

If you’re seeking women’s events near you on Tuesday, August 21 2018…

You’ll find plenty pearls of wisdom in this daily edition of Ladies Looking Ahead!

From the Ago Bay in Japan to the South Sea, we’ve been diving deep to bring you the absolute best women’s activities happening on August 21 2018.

Keep reading for more on this queen of gems and the gem of queens!

🎈 Birthday: Hayden Panettiere

ℹ️ Image courtesy of Toglenn [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], from Wikimedia Commons

“I remember reminding myself that beauty is an opinion, not a fact. And it has always made me feel better.” —Hayden Panettiere

Let’s kick the day off with a very special birthday wish going out to Hayden Panettiere!

If you’re not familiar with her by name, let’s just say that she’s been a ‘Hero’ to many and has recently been spotted singing in Nashville…

You may better know Hayden as “Claire” from the popular NBC sci-fi TV drama, Heroes, where she played an unkillable super-cheerleader.

More recently she’s been acting and performing music via the role of up-and-coming country music star Juliette Barnes on ABC / CMT.

Not only is she killing it with the country music for the show, she also garnered two (!!!) Golden Globe nominations in the process.

So go ahead and wish her a Happy Birthday and congrats on all her success!

🍨 National Spumoni Day

I’m not going to lie, I had no idea what spumoni was before diving into this National Food Day.

After having done my research, I’ve learned that it is something I absolutely need to try!

If you’re already hip to the spumoni, I’m a bit envious, and for everyone who’s in the same boat as I recently was, let me explain…

The name loosely translates from Italian as “foam”, which I suppose makes sense as it’s a molded gelato (low fat ice cream) with layers of whipped cream.

Typically, one can find candied fruits and nuts mixed into the layers of cherry, pistachio, chocolate and/or vanilla gelato.

This is why images will show a green (pistachio), red (cherry) and chocolate neapolitan looking serving suggestion.

Now to find a place that serves it up here in Las Vegas… maybe I’ll start over at Trattoria Reggiano!

👵 National Senior Citizens Day

If there’s one National Day you take a moment to celebrate this week, make it National Senior Citizens Day.

For starters, you don’t have to go to any crazy extremes here… it can be as easy as paying an ounce of respect to those classified as senior citizens in your community.

Perhaps it’s your mother, grandmother, aunt, pastor, teacher, librarian or even gas station clerk.

Go up to them, look them in the eye and tell them why you appreciate what they’re doing and/or have done for you or others in life.

Be honest and sincere and maybe even ask them if there’s anything you can do to help them out.

Wish them a Happy Senior Citizens Day and maybe ask them if they’d ever heard of such a thing… you never know where the conversation will take you!

Just remember, if you play your cards right… you just might get there yourself one day.

📿 Women’s Jewelry Association Madison presents ‘The Allure of Pearls’ – August 21 2018 (Madison, WI; FREE!)

Okay, here comes the real acid test of the day — learning everything you ever wanted to know about pearls!

Ladies in or near Madison, Wisconsin won’t want to miss this FREE informative networking event on August 21 2018.

Norm Lange of The Cultured Pearl Association of America will be leading the discussion in The Olive Room at Twist (inside the Radisson on Odana Rd.) starting at 6PM.

Of course there will be a food and drink menu to order from, but the real takeaway will be your better understanding of this illustrious mollusk-created natural wonder!

The event is co-hosted by Womens Jewelry Association and The Cultured Pearl Association of America and will be offering WJA members a FREE comprehensive course about pearls ($600 value), so don’t miss out!