Reading and Roaming
CONCERT NOTE Kudos to the Ladies Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel was a talented and precocious composer and pianist. But, she was female, and as sister to her talented brother Felix, she was relegated to the back of the room. Their father declared that Felix would have the musical career and she would not. In her day, some of her …
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SMALL SCREEN Shetland (Amazon Prime & BritBox) We recently watched Seasons 5 and 6 of this Scottish detective series and it’s excellent. One of the best of its kind! Each season consists of six episodes and there is only one case that’s ongoing across the entire season. More than most, this is a character-driven series, and Douglas Henshall …
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MARVELOUS MUSIC Sarasota has a rich and wide-ranging music scene, and some of the best musical performances all year occur during the Sarasota Music Festival, sponsored by the Sarasota Orchestra. This three-week series in June brings together music students, now called fellows, from conservatories across the country and pairs them with first class music professors and …
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FASCINATING FRICK We made two visits to the Frick Collection and highly recommend two current exhibits. Unfortunately, there was no photography allowed. On our first visit, we discovered that Wednesday afternoons beginning at 2:00 pm, it’s pay what you wish, and the museum was packed. We took a brief tour around some of the Moroni …
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