June, 2012
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Gardens as Art – Local Division
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My wife and I are very fortunate to live within a 10-minute drive of a beautiful arboretum. It’s actually a …
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Fine Contemporary Poetry from Martin Espada
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My wife recently took part in a masterclass with the great poet Martin Espada at the Walt Whitman Birthplace and …
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Great Jazz from Esperanza Spalding
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Oh, to be so young and talented. From the vantage point of middle age, Esperanza Spalding can easily be envied …
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Interesting Architecture – Montreal’s Notre Dame Basilica
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I’ve seen a number of cathedrals in my day, but for color, scale and sheer beauty, I’ve never seen anything …
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Interesting Architecture – Oddball Division
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I love great architecture and design. I also enjoy the not so great or the just plain bad – the …
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Progressive Rock – Yes
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To this day, the music of Yes still gets to me emotionally like no other progressive rock music of the …
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Great Short Film – Schwarzfahrer
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From Holland, Schwarzfahrer(1993) by Pepe Danquart. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could deal with bigots, oppressors, abusers, fundamentalists, bad …
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Giant Steps Two Ways
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One of the most important jazz recordings of the 20th century was John Coltrane’s Giant Steps. The LP collection was …
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A Pause for Some Weirdness – The Kipper Kids
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Let’s take a few minutes to visit the fringes of performance art. The Kipper Kids (Harry and Harry Kipper) are …
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Classical Music Still Matters – Part 2
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Classical music is still very much a vital, energized, important musical force, especially in the area of chamber music. There …
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