Dig It! - Giardina Preview, Democrats Abroad, Health Matters - Glaucoma

Hester Macdonald, contributing correspondent of the BlueBox team, garden designer and founder of the Swiss Gardening School, hosts our regular gardening segment, Dig It! This month, she previews the Giardina show in Zurich at the Messehalle from 16 to 20 March 2016. It is a wonderful show, with lots of show gardens large and small, balcony gardening ideas as well as demonstrations, gadgets, furniture and more. It's probably the most important garden event in the country. For more information, check out the Giardina website. Listen to the segment again here.

We had vice president Mariah Silkey from Democrats Abroad in the studio. She informed us about their event that will take place this Thursday, 10th of March, at Paddy Reilly's, which is a combo voter registration opportunity for all Americans living in Basel. If you stay, you will also get very important information from financial/tax advisor Ms. Rebecca Heid, EA. The event is open to the public and party affiliation does not matter.

18:00 Social Hour, Voter Registration

19:00 Rebecca Heid: US Taxes For Individuals

Entrance Fee for Guest Speech: 20 CHF

March 6th-12th 2016 is World Glaucoma Week. Health Matters expert Dr. Michelle Wright from our correspondents at the BlueBox team talks about the second most common cause of blindness in the world and why screening for glaucoma is so important. Listen to the segment again here.

Our music theme this week was strange bedfellows and unlikely partnerships. What do you get when Gwen Stefani works with Moby? Or when Metallica performs with an orchestra? You get these songs:

Dropkick Murphys & Bruce Springsteen - Rose Tattoo

Luciano Pavarotti & James Brown - It's A Man's World

Metallica & San Francisco Symphony Orchestra - Nothing Else Matters

Aerosmith (feat. Run DMC) - Walk This Way

Moby (feat. Gwen Stefani) - South Side

Coldplay (feat. Beyoncé) - Hymn For The Weekend

U2 (feat. Green Day) - The Saints Are Coming Home

Lita Ford & Ozzy Osbourne - Close My Eyes Forever

Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney - The Girl Is Mine

Santana (feat. Everlast) - Put Your Lights On