5 Off-Broadway Plays Worth Seeing
In continuing to help Tony, my blog buddy, plan his fall trip to New York City, I promised to suggest 5 Off-Broadway plays that I think he should consider seeing. As we no doubt know already, New York has no shortage of venues to watch good quality theater productions. Personally, I love supporting Off- and Off-Off-Broadway shows. For one thing, you never know whom you’ll see on stage. I’ve recognized many television and movie actors, usually playing against type, and…
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Soulful Sundays – Regina Carter
Jazz violinist and MacArthur Fellow Regina Carter began taking piano lessons at age two after playing by air a melody for her brother's piano teacher. At four, she was enrolled at the Detroit Community Music School. She played with Detroit Symphony Orchestra's Youth Division, took master classes with Itzak Perlman and Yehudi Menuhin. Carter began studying classical violin at New England Conservatory of Music, then switched to jazz and Oakland University in Michigan as the Conservatory did not have a…
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5 Must See Broadway Shows
This series of posts about New York City is intended to help my blog buddy, Tony Newboult, and anyone else, plan a visit to the Big Apple. This fall, Tony will make a return visit with his two teenage children. Since seeing a Broadway show is usually a top priority on most people's list, I've decided to make a few suggestions for Tony. For the last few years, it seems as if all the productions that make it to Broadway are…
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Six Must See New York City Landmarks
As promised in my earlier post, here are a few more New York City landmarks that my blog buddy, Tony, who's planning an upcoming trip to Big Apple, can add to his list. Bell Laboratories, 463 West Street – The original home of Bell Laboratories (1925-1960s) and of numerous inventions including the first experimental talking movies, black and white and color television, video telephone, the first commercial broadcast of the New York Philharmonic with Toscanini and a baseball game. Now…
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Travel Photo Thursday – Bath Sandwich Board
[caption id="attachment_6975" align="aligncenter" width="405" caption="Keep Calm and Carry On in Bath, England"][/caption] I was drawn to this sandwich board sign outside of a store in Bath, England because of the juxtaposition of some quintessentially British iconic images against an unmistakable German one. The 'centerpiece' of the board, the thing that really captured me was the slogan, "Keep Calm and Carry On." It was created in 1939 during World War II and was part of a three-poster set intended to boost the…
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11 Places to Listen to Live Music in New York City
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I'm helping my blog buddy Tony plan his latest trip to New York City in the fall. Since Tony's a music lover, I know he'd want to check out some live performances while he's in the city. The Lower East Side is a great place for him to start. Here are a few places Tony can go. Unfortunately, he'll have to leave his kids with a sitter as patrons have to be 21 and…
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The Bridges of New York City
[caption id="attachment_7009" align="aligncenter" width="634" caption="Brooklyn Bridge"][/caption] Several bridges connect Manhattan to the boroughs of Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Staten Island, and New Jersey. Nine bridges cross the East River, two on the Hudson and twelve on the Harlem River. Bridges are fascinating inventions. I marvel at the ingenuity of the architects and engineers who create these amazing structures and of the people who now work on them daily. We cross so easily and quickly, we hardly ever imagine what life…
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New York Morning Shows – Your Chance to Get on TV
When NBC relocated their Today Show studios to the ground floor of Rockefeller Center in 1994, it began drawing scores of people curious to see for themselves what the rest of us were watching on our television sets at home. Soon the other morning shows on the major networks - The Early Show (CBS) and Good Morning America (ABC) - followed suit. [caption id="attachment_6979" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Spectators outside ABC's GMA window in Times Square"][/caption] Watching how these three windows have been shaped…
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Soulful Sundays – Quincy Jones
Most creative people will tell you that the best way to keep current is to stay in touch with younger artists. Musician, composer, arranger, producer, conductor, activist and philanthropist Quincy Jones has done just that. Although, he's been arranging and recording since the mid-50s and has worked with greats like Count Basie, Sarah Vaughn, Ray Charles, Duke Ellington, Dinah Washington, Cannonball Adderly, Lavern Baker, Frank Sinatra, Jacques Brel, Henri Salvador and Charles Aznavour, among many others, he hasn't lost track of younger…
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Weekly Photo Challenge – Faces
[caption id="attachment_6953" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Sculptured Face, Zimbabwe"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_6954" align="aligncenter" width="273" caption="Sculptured Face, Zimbabwe"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_6955" align="aligncenter" width="240" caption="Sculptured Face, Gabon"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_6956" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Grapefruit and sausage face"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_6958" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Food Faces"][/caption] Hope these faces make you smile.
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