Sara Gazarek and Black Nile at Metro Arts’ “Jazz Tracks” in Union Station
I love Union Station. "The Last of the Great Train Stations,” I make sure to show it to all my out of town guests, along with the Hollywood... Read more →
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3 Memoirs in “Year of the Woman”
I’ve recently read three strong memoirs written by three unique and passionate women. Two are touted on most best-selling book lists for 2018, one... Read more →
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“Man Overboard” at Poetry in Motion
Poetry in Motion is one of LA's oldest and most esteemed spoken word series, and this year it is celebrating its 31st anniversary in Los Angeles. As... Read more →
A Perfect Circle of People, or… Karma, Coincidence, and Clowns
Sometimes… on a certain night…. or on a certain day…. or in a certain moment, people come together in your life… in an inexplicable,... Read more →
Who are YOU: Scarecrow, Tin Man, or Cowardly Lion?
How many times have you watched the movie Wizard of Oz? Me? I don’t know exactly, but… probably at least eight years in a row, on TV, every year... Read more →
LA’s 1st Indigenous Peoples Day
September 8, 2018 was Los Angeles’ inaugural Indigenous Peoples Day. Bravo, Councilman Mitch O’Farrell, who worked long and hard to create this... Read more →
Anthony Bourdain, a Reflective Appreciation
Anthony Bourdain made his first splash as a New York bad boy author-chef, but his career skyrocketed and crossed over, making him an international... Read more →
The Impermanence of Live Performance
I became an artist from a need deep inside—to find my voice, to express something I didn’t yet know, to explore, to explode, to rebel, to find... Read more →
A Man’s World?
The End of Men and the Rise of Women is the name of a disturbingly good book by Hanna Rosin. It was sitting lazily around my house. Inviting me to... Read more →
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Me and Miles at Slugs’ in the Far East
I’m walking down an empty, dark street in Alphabet City somewhere in the East Village of Lower Manhattan. I’m looking for Slugs’ in the Far... Read more →
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