Manhattan: Culture Notes

They say good things come in threes, so here you have a play, a film, and a novel.  All deserving of attention, and at least two, of kudos. BRILLIANT THEATER Last week we saw Hamilton and it lived up to all the hype. We were seated in the 3rd row of the mezzanine (best seats I could …

Jaunting in Manhattan

JAUNTING ALONG THE HUDSON We have taken advantage of being only a block from the water to explore nearby Pier 45.  One evening at dusk, a group of young people were dancing to Brazilian tunes there while other folks sat on the lawn braving the cold breeze.   The other morning we walked the promenade from Pier …

Round-up: Books & Film

Books My recent reading has ranged from the very serious to the quite serious to the more frivolous. Stir: My Broken Brain and the Meals that Brought Me Home by Jessica Fechtor. Sound depressing, but it wasn’t. Yes, Ms. Fechtor did suffer a brain aneurysm at the tender age of 28, but her optimistic spirit …

Tidy Tidbits: Asolo & Morland

BACKSTAGE AT ASOLO We had the opportunity to take a backstage tour at the Asolo Repertory Theater’s Mertz Theater earlier this week and it was fascinating.  There was a tech rehearsal in progress (just what it sounds like, all the technical aspects of the production—lighting, sound, projection, etc.—run through), and we got a peek at …