Reading and Roaming
MUSICIAL INTERLUDE Chamber Music Raleigh The Chief Penguin and I are new to the Chamber Music Raleigh series. It’s held in an intimate auditorium in the North Carolina Museum of Art on Sunday afternoons. To date, the performers have included a cello quartet (yes, 4 cellos!), a trio of female string players, and most recently, the Italian …
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January is a winter month, and very much so this year for much of the U.S. We cocoon more, spend more time reading and watching TV, and only venture out when the weather moderates. Here you’ll find a thoughtful novel, a comforting drama series, good food in Cary, and reflections on a noted chef. NOVEL …
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NOTEWORTH MOVIES Continuing to focus on likely Oscar nominees, the Chief Penguin and I watched two recent films on Netflix last week. Both included music, but one was intense and unconventional; the other was reflective and the winding down of a career and a life. The films are Emilia Perez and Maria. GENDER TRANSITION AND MORE Emilia Perez (Netflix, in Spanish …
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Enjoying school assemblies, thinking about the girls of today, and sampling the cuisines of Manhattan.
