Hot Off the Press: The Nita & Zita Project is Coming to Brookline!

April 6, 2025April 6, 2025

Extra! Extra! Read all about it!

I was thrilled to wake up on Monday morning to find an article about The Nita & Zita Project on the front page of the Brookline HUB! If you are in the New England area, come to the historic Coolidge Corner Theatre (Built as a church in 1906, reconfigured as an Art Deco Movie Palace in 1933) on April 16 at 6:30pm for a Salon and Screening of our scrappy handmade tale of wonder about the Gellert Sisters–aka Nita & Zita.

Link:

Local filmmaker unearths story of Jewish burlesque dancers Nita and Zita

The sisters lived big. They bought a house in New Orleans and decorated every inch with brilliantly painted flowers. They wore flashy costumes and took glamorous photos of themselves, even in their reclusive older years. They didn’t let anything stop them from being themselves.
Nita and Zita’s story feels remarkably relevant to the current moment. A century ago, when women barely got the right to vote in the United States, these sisters traveled the world, lived unconventionally, followed their artistic passions, and upended societal expectations.

Darling says, “My dream would be that people will leave the movie and want to create their own lives, to blaze their own trail, and to do what makes their hearts sing.”

Marci Darling

I lie here on my pink puffy bed in my pink silky pajamas, or pink flannel depending on my mood (the only thing you can bank on is that there will be chocolate smeared somewhere on my attire), with my pink feathered pen, writing my most delicious daydreams. Funny? Sometimes. Scandalous? Hopefully. Inspiring? Perhaps. Full of love? Always.

Welcome to my World.

Hope | Humor | Inspiration | Magical Moments | Travel Stories

I’ve Been Robbed Many Times While Traveling!
December 17, 2020February 12, 2021

Of course I don’t enjoy being robbed, but as an adventuress, I have been robbed a few times, from waking up to some scalliwag trying to take my backpack out from under my head, to standing on a crowded bus and noticing some joker unzipping the zipper of my bag. Sometimes they succeeded, sometimes they didn’t.

Read More I’ve Been Robbed Many Times While Traveling!
Inspiration

The Case of the Chocolate Footprints
November 25, 2008

The Case of the Chocolate Footprints Today there was a mystery in my house, and we love a good mystery around here. If we can’t find one, we create one. For example: The Case of the Missing Car Keys, The Case of Mama’s Missing Cell Phone, The Case of the Little Lizard in the Paintbrush Drawer… On this particular day, I was busy making lunch and when I turned around and saw a trail of footprints across the kitchen floor….

Read More The Case of the Chocolate Footprints
Humor | Inspiration | Kim | Magical Moments | Travel Stories

Dancing on Tables in Paris
February 14, 2021February 15, 2021

I don’t know why, but somehow, in my 20’s, I ended up dancing on many tables. As a professional belly dancer, I have been pulled up to dance on hundreds of tabletops, but I’m surprised how often I have ended up dancing on tables while incognito, traveling in my regular clothes. On our first night in Paris in 1995, we were exhausted from our long bus ride from London to Amsterdam to Paris, but we were in Paris, and we…

Read More Dancing on Tables in Paris
Divorce Diva | Grief Journey

Loving and Letting Go AKA Cleaning Out the Spy Closet
November 19, 2019February 10, 2021

Warm melted chocolate and opening a door to a clean closet almost always sparks joy.

Read More Loving and Letting Go AKA Cleaning Out the Spy Closet
Grief Journey

The Legend of the Blue Starfish
March 22, 2020February 10, 2021

Imagine walking barefoot on a ramshackle wooden dock on a sunny day with the ocean moving beneath you. You can hear the creak of old wood with every swishing wave, the sun spreading its warmth across your skin, the soft cool spray of the sea around you, the cry of seagulls overhead. Suddenly, an unusual blue sparkle catches your eye. You walk over and crouch down. There is a glittering blue starfish laying on the wood! What a find! A…

Read More The Legend of the Blue Starfish
Hollywood | Hope | Humor | Inspiration | Magical Moments | Travel Stories

I Won A Trip to Hawaii on The Dating Game!
December 3, 2020February 12, 2021

I love to travel and my lack of funds led me to some very interesting places. First stop? The Dating Game in1988 where I won a trip to Hawaii!

Read More I Won A Trip to Hawaii on The Dating Game!