Reading and Roaming
Here’s a round-up of the books I’ve discussed in my blog from January through March of this year. Happy reading to you all! MEMOIRS All at Sea by Decca Aiktenead Falling by Elisha Cooper Hillbilly Elegy by J. D. Vance When in French: Love in a Second Language by Lauren Collins NOVELS Be Near Me …
Continue reading “Book Titles Round-up: 2017 Jan.-Mar.”
The Sarasota Film Festival continued. We saw several more films, two very intense, painful to watch, and one that was disappointing. We then sampled the offerings at Beulah, another restaurant new to us. FLICS Clash. This Egyptian film covers one day and night in 2013 and a group of individuals involved in one of the many …
Continue reading “Sarasota Scene: Films & Food II”
This week is the annual Sarasota Film Festival, a time when we see movies we know little about and dip our toes into unfamiliar waters (appropriate given that this year’s theme is Sea & Be Seen!). Also we make a point of trying some new downtown restaurants. CINEMA The Unknown Girl. A Belgian feature film …
Continue reading “Sarasota Scene: Film & Food Fare”
VOCAL MUSIC Other than friends, the two things I miss most about San Francisco are the restaurant scene and Bay Area Cabaret. Our good friends, David and Sean, introduced us to that cabaret series. It’s held in the historic Venetian Room in the Fairmont Hotel, and we had the treat of seeing and hearing Chita …
Continue reading “Tidy Tidbits: Concerts & Cooking”
