About Abbe Sparks

January stands for justice. To be more exact, January has become the month for social justice activities around the globe.

As previously reported in Socially Sparked News, January observances …
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Landmarks Live Inaugural in Concert TV Show Premieres Tonight within the Great Performances series on PBS at 9:00 ET. The first in a series of eight Landmarks Live In Concert performances from magical …
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“To me, there is no picture so beautiful as smiling, bright-eyed, happy children; No music so sweet as their clear and ringing laughter” — P. T. Barnum

The …
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Apathy to Action through Art is the So Sparked Quote of the Week. The quote comes from the executive director of Ripple Effect Artists, Inc. an Actor’s Equity, Off-Broadway 501 …
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The NYC Second Avenue Subway Station opens 100 years later. Truly amazing to see the 72nd Street Station up close and personal. The best way to describe this is …
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January brings us many important health awareness months, cause campaigns and celebrations. Healthy observances include: Cervical Cancer Screening Month; Thyroid Disease Awareness Month and National Health Awareness Month for …
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So Sparked Quote of the Week:

“Do it with Passion or Not at All” — Rosa Nochette Carey

 Top 10 Socially Sparked New Year Resolutions

As we ring in …
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Farewell Princess Leia a/k/a actress Carrie Fisher. Of course, The Force is with you.

Socially Sparked Moments of 2016 include a farewell to Princess Leia a/k/a actress Carrie Fisher. We …
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Joy is the So Sparked Word of the Week.  

Quote of the week:

“A smile is your best accessory — use it to spread joy” — Audrey Hepburn

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Happy Holidays From Our Sparks To Yours

Happy Holidays from our Sparks to Yours. SOCIALLY SPARKED NEWS. Real News Driven by Sparks covers the people, places and causes who Socially …
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Happy Holidays from our Sparks to Yours. SOCIALLY SPARKED NEWS, Real News Driven by Sparks covers the people, places and causes who Socially Spark our lives in the worlds of …
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“After the verb ‘To Love’, ‘To Help’ is the most beautiful verb in the world.” — Bertha von Suttner

WORD OF THE DAY: Help

The song that comes to …
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A Tribute to Blues Legend Muddy Waters is the order of the month. This week’s concert by the Nighthawks featuring Bob Margolin at New York City’s the Iridium ranks as one …
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Alan Thicke (69) one of everybody’s favorite TV Dads dies of a heart attack at today’s young age of 69. Best known as Dr. Jason Seaver in the 1980s sitcom Growing Pains, his …
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New York’s Jesse Malin and his music friends rock out for a Wheelchair Fund. The musician and his friends came together at Bowery Ballroom for a cause. Hometown NYC punker …
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Quote of the Week and Word of the Day

“When you cease to make a contribution you begin to die.” — Eleanor Roosevelt

Word of the Day: Contribute

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December 10th is International Human Rights Day

December 10th is International Human Rights Day, an observance held every year on this day. It marks the day in 1948 that the United Nations General …
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Rembering John Lennon today 1940 – 1980. Thirty six years ago on that fateful day of December 8th, we lost this music legend to gun violence, when he was brutally shot …
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