Reading and Roaming
It was a week that showcased some of the best in culture and learning Sarasota has to offer. The play was powerful and timely, the orchestra’s performance moving, and the lecture, food for the mind. WOMAN POWER & SCIENCE Silent Sky at Asolo Repertory Theatre Silent Sky by playwright Lauren Gunderson is a woman-centered work about astronomer …
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READERS’ FAVORITES Here are a some of the book recommendations I received from my regular readers. You will see a few familiar titles here as well as new ones. And There Was Light by Jon Meacham (nonfiction about Abraham Lincoln) Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout Booth by K. J. Fowler The Swimmers by J. Otsuka Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie …
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WATCHING: POLITICAL HISTORY Argentina 1985 (Amazon Prime) This political film is inspired by real events. It focuses on the groundbreaking 1985 civil trial of nine Argentine military leaders. These individuals were charged with being responsible for the kidnappings, torture, and disappearance of hundreds of people during the country’s dictatorship period. The main character is prosecutor Julio Stassera, a …
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FOOD FOR THE BRAIN This week we attended in person the first program in the Sarasota Institute of Lifetime Learning (SILL) 2023 Global Issues series. It was the first time we’d been back live since Covid. Attendance was sparse compared to earlier years, but the speaker was excellent. Former Ambassador Barbara Stephenson is the inaugural vice-provost for global affairs …
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