Holiday Train Exhibit at The Krohn Conservatory in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The Krohn Conservatory is a plant lover’s dream, featuring over 1000 varieties of plants from all over the world. During the Holiday season,  it transforms into a botanical winter wonderland featuring colorful poinsettias, train exhibits, and miniature replicas of Cincinnati landmarks created by Applied Imagination. Join Tracy as she interviews manager, Mark House, and discusses how the holiday exhibit came to be.

The holiday exhibit runs through January 9th and is sure to bring holiday cheer and wonder to all who attend.

For more information: https://www.cincinnatiparks.com/krohn/

About Applied Imagination:

Nationally recognized, award-winning crew of creative artists, botanical architects, and landscape designers producing original public garden exhibits, seasonal displays, and garden railways .

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Applied Imagination has created countless award-winning garden railway displays across the country, including installations at New York Botanical Garden, United States Botanic Garden in Washington D.C., Chicago Botanic Garden, Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania, Atlanta Botanic Garden, New Orleans Botanical Garden, Bellagio Conservatory in Las Vegas, and The State Fair of Texas.

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Join Tracy as she interviews creative guests of all ages who inspire and uplift others through their work, including children's and YA authors.

Tracy Blom is the author of over twenty published books, with her most recent publication, From Beyond the Arctic which teaches children about important environmental topics, including global warming.

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Dr. Kathlyn (Kara) Cooney is a professor of Egyptian Art and Architecture at UCLA and chair of its Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures. Her academic work focuses on death preparations, social competition, and gender studies. She appeared as a lead expert in the popular Discovery Channel special "The Secrets of Egypt's Lost Queen" and produced and wrote Discovery's Out of Egypt.

The author of The Good Kings: Absolute Power in Ancient Egypt and the Modern World (2021), When Women Ruled the World (2018), and The Woman Who Would Be King (2014).

Her latest book, The Good Kings: Absolute Power in Ancient Egypt and the Modern World, Kara turns to five ancient Egyptian pharaohs--Khufu, Senwosret III, Akenhaten, Ramses II, and Taharqa to understand why many so often give up power to the few, and what it can mean for our future. Published by National Geographic Press, in 2021.

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Tracy Blom is the author of over twenty published books, with her most recent publication, The Happy Machine.

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Jacqueline Davidson Kopito received a B.A. from Syracuse University and a Master’s in Corporate and Public Communications, with honors, from Seton Hall University. She has written numerous articles for TWINS Magazine, the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, and local newspapers.

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Thomas Dambo is considered the world’s leading recycle artist and is famous for his various art installations worldwide, most notably his recycled troll sculptures. Thomas’s vision is to create art that inspires people to explore and have adventures in nature while showing people that trash can be turned into something beautiful. His work has reached millions of people through photos, videos and stories shared online and through international media sources such as BBC, National Geographic, NPR, The Huffington Post, ABC, Lonely Planet, Treehugger, El País, Reforma, and many more.

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FLORENZA LEE is an author, publisher, narrative coach, transformational speaker, radio talk show host, Master Storyteller, wife, mother, and advocate for our Nation's Veterans. Her Children's books focus on Social-Emotional Learning. Her dynamic characters immediately capture the readers' attention, and her lessons remain long after the book is closed. The tagline for her coaching business is, "…like having glasses for your mind." Florenza believes Christ uses everyday principles to bring about profound truths. She applies this practical teaching method to guide her audience on a soul-searching journey to discover the power that lies within them. Florenza says her messages will stick with you like collard greens and cornbread.

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Geoff Rodkey is the New York Times best-selling author of ten children’s books, including a collaboration with comedian Kevin Hart, Marcus Makes a Movie that just hit The New York Times Bestseller list. Geoff’s also the Emmy-nominated screenwriter of Daddy Day Care and RV, among other films.

His new novel, Lights Out in Lincolnwood, poses the question: who are we when the lights go out? And when everything else that keeps our day-to-day lives humming: internet, cell phones, cars, planes, trains, water, sewer. In short, who will we resort to becoming if we are cut off from all the markers of our living in the 21st century?

In a funny and insightful novel, Lights Out In Lincolnwood, screenwriter and NYT bestselling author Geoff Rodkey poses just that question and the answer....will seem a bit weirdly familiar and prescient. Especially when the soccer dads begin forming a militia...

The result is a novel that looks at the kind of cracks in our cultural foundation, the nagging dissatisfactions that we sometimes turn into funny memes but in parallel coverage become fodder for story after story in the media (how many stories on day drinking have you read since the pandemic set in?). And more importantly, Rodkey looks at how we might reshape ourselves in the aftermath.

To learn more about Geoff and his work, visit https://www.geoffrodkey.com/

Books, Kids & Creations is a videocast hosted by author, Tracy Blom, that features people who inspire and uplift children through their work.Tracy Blom is the author of over twenty published books, with her most recent publication, The Happy Machine.

Tracy has over 20 years’ experience in marketing and branding in nonprofit, hospitality and consumer goods industries. Today she is part of a small team of 15 that have the privilege of working for the Dollywood Foundation, in particular Dolly’s flagship program, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. This early childhood literacy program began in 1995 and helps to inspire the love of reading in over 1.8 million children each month in the U.S, Canada, the U.K, the Republic of Ireland, and Australia. Tracy passionately leads the foundation’s continuing mission to bring awareness and globally grow the program, while helping to support the over 2000 committed volunteers and partners who help gift the free books each month in local communities all over the world.

Prior to the Dollywood Foundation, she worked for Radio Systems Corporation for six years, one of the largest pet products manufacturers in the world, selling products in over 52 countries. During her tenure in this role, she led marketing efforts across multiple brands including Invisible Fence® Brand, PetSafe®, and most recently Premier Pet™, where as a one-woman marketing team, she built and designed the new brand and led all marketing efforts and strategies. While there she also served on RSC’s philanthropy committee with a mission of giving back to pet welfare groups and youth education programs in East Tennessee.

The seven years previous to Radio Systems, Tracy was the Director of Marketing for Rita Restaurant Corp. (previously Avado Brands) located in Atlanta, GA. Reporting directly to the CEO, she directed all marketing strategy and efforts for two restaurant brands, Don Pablo’s Tex Mex and Hops Microbrewery. She joined as a member of a small turn-around executive team and six years later saw the successful acquisition and sale of the company.

Before Rita Restaurant Corp. she was the Director of Marketing with Ruby Tuesday Inc., a public company operating 800+ domestic and international restaurants. During her eight-year tenure with Ruby Tuesday she rapidly advanced to positions of increased responsibility. Tracy’s early service-related roles at the restaurant level provided her with a unique understanding of customer dynamics and the efficacy of various marketing strategies and their impact on operations.

In all roles, she has focused on strategic planning, brand management, marketing tactics, project management, national philanthropic efforts, agency relationship management and local marketing.

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Erin Winick is a maker, engineer, writer, entrepreneur, science fashionista, and science communicator. Her passion is helping people engage with science and engineering in new ways, and communicating complex science topics.

Erin works as a science communicator for the International Space Station, communicating the science performed aboard the orbiting laboratory. She assigns, writes, and edits stories and video scripts for publication on NASA.gov covering station science. She also handles the social media and distribution strategy for station science content, running the @ISS_Research Twitter account, and composing science content for other NASA accounts. Erin also supports astronauts with science communication materials.

Outside work, Erin works on personal science communication projects, including creating science and space TikTok videos for an audience of 35K, and Instagram posts to her following of more than 7K.

Erin served as CEO and founder of Sci Chic from 2015-2020. The company created plastic and metal 3D printed jewelry that is inspired by science and engineering concepts. She created the company while in college as a tool to teach about science, technology, and manufacturing, and to spark conversations about science. She grew Sci Chic to becoming profitable business by the time she graduated, running the business full time. She was chosen as one of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers’ 2017 30 Under 30 in Manufacturing.

​She previously worked as a freelance science writer, the space reporter for the MIT Technology Review, and Technology Review’s associate editor of the future of work. She developed and wrote The Airlock, a weekly email on emerging space technologies for Technology Review. Erin has helmed the publication's daily tech newsletter, The Download, ran Tech Review’s Instagram account, and launched Clocking In, the publication's future work newsletter. During her freelance career, she has written stories and scripts for Engineering.com, Beanz, SciShow, IEEE Potentials, Medium, and created a Computer Aided Design course for LinkedIn Learning. She previously interned as the Richard Casement Intern for The Economist’s science and technology section.

Erin graduated from UF with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering 2016. As an engineering student, Erin interned at John Deere, Solar Turbines, Keysight Technologies, and Bracken Engineering. During her time at Solar Turbines and Keysight, she helped introduce 3D printing to various processes on the manufacturing floor.

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PIGLET The Unexpected Story of a Deaf, Blind, Pink Puppy and His Family by Melissa Shapiro, DVM with Mim Eichler Rivas

In the tradition of the beloved New York Times bestsellers Marley and Me and Oogy: The Dog Only a Family Could Love, a charming, inspirational memoir about empathy, resilience, kindness, and an adorable deaf blind pink dog.

When Connecticut veterinarian Melissa Shapiro gets a call about a tiny deaf-blind puppy rescued from a hoarding situation in need of fostering, she doesn’t hesitate to say, “yes.” Little does she know how that decision will transform her, her family, and legions of admirers destined to embrace the saga of the indomitable pink pup.

One of the most anxious dogs Melissa had ever encountered, the traumatized Piglet weighed under two pounds upon his welcome into the Shapiro household—which included Melissa’s husband Warren and their three college-aged kids, plus six other rescued dogs. After weeks of reassurance, and lots of love, Piglet connected, gained confidence, and his extraordinary spirit emerged. Melissa soon forged a powerful bond with Piglet, allowing the two to communicate without sound or visual cues.

Two months later, when the day arrived to say good-bye to the now dashing, six-pound pink boy dog with the larger than life spirit, Melissa faced a heart-wrenching decision. Could she hand him over to someone willing to give Piglet the full-time attention he required or could she adapt her schedule and her household to make a permanent place for him in her life and work? Of course, the answer was simple: love would find a way.

Curious, engaged, and incredibly eager to learn, Piglet quickly became part of the family. What started out as a few simple Facebook posts of Piglet and his pack rapidly evolved into a global celebration of Piglet’s infectiously positive mindset. Piglet: The Unexpected Story of a Deaf, Blind, Pink Puppy and His Family fully illustrates this heartwarming story of one special little puppy with a purpose to teach the power of empathy, love, and kindness.

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