Reading and Roaming
FLOWERS AND ART Art in Bloom, North Carolina Museum of Art This week, the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh hosted its 11th annual Art in Bloom. It’s the museum’s biggest fund raiser; museum admission here is free except for special exhibitions. The 40 floral works range from brightly colored (lots of orange) to subdued browns, …
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A valentine gift in the form of two novels and an Australian TV series.
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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