Whimsical light for a darkening world
Splashing a bit of light on a darkening planet has forever been the favored way to approach the winter solstice, the year’s longest night. Adding... Read more →
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Twin Cities culinary scene: Fig + Farro
Last week’s post outlined the standout food scene in the Twin Cities, which includes food trucks, donut shops (Glam Doll – yum), and at least... Read more →
Twin Cities Culinary Scene: The Lexington
Farm to table cuisine has forever been trending in the Twin Cities before certain foods were even said to be trending. No wonder the Minnesota cities... Read more →
Hollywood Bowl fireworks: God Save the Tsar!
Russia’s fierce national pride was on display this past weekend at the Hollywood Bowl’s enduring crowd-pleaser “Tchaikovsky Spectacular with... Read more →
A Feisty Dvořák at the Hollywood Bowl
There was a pair of firsts at the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Dvořák and Saint-Saens performance on August 2. It would be the first time the... Read more →
Dudamel Masters Rachmaninoff at the Hollywood Bowl
Conductor Gustavo Dudamel delivered the second of more than a half-dozen Hollywood Bowl concerts on July 12, commanding a superb Rachmaninoff Piano... Read more →
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God’s Gay Rainbow™
During LGBTQ Pride Month, The Gays are ever grateful that God gave us his most wondrous invention – the rainbow, a penultimate symbol of joy,... Read more →
Barcelona’s Spoonik: food as performance art
Restaurant dining invariably involves a performance. Chefs Jon Giraldo and Jaimie Lieberman have taken that art and added a histrionic spin. Their... Read more →
Jackie Unveiled – a Kennedy bio at the Wallis
Playwright Tom Dugan remembers a boyhood affinity that he had for Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. The American icon made “everything she did look so... Read more →
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Dudamel delivers tension,
thunder at Disney Hall
Glockenspiel, octobons, spiral cymbals, temple bowls, vibraphone … that’s a partial list of percussion instruments on display at Walt Disney... Read more →
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