This story about the incident during Friday's performance of Mike Daisey's monologue Invincible Summer really struck me when I read about it in dpolicar's journal. In brief, a Christian choral group from Norco High School in Norco, CA attended the performance, after being told that it included profanity and adult themes. The staff were so offended by the ( Read more... )

Many of my friends will enjoy this short film featuring works from some wonderful fantasy artists.

Thanks to eclecticavatar for the pointer.

This evening I had the privilege of attending the opening of the Fenway House Arts and Creative Writing Group's Spring 2006 Show in the Wiesner Gallery on the 2nd floor of the MIT Student Center. This show contains selected work by eleven artists, mainly current residents. It includes an entertaining mix of media and subject, from photography of ( Read more... )

The Memory Brush

Thanks, schmoomom for the pointer.

After another lovely slow start, including brunch at Eggspectation, across the street from our hotel, we made it to the contemporary art museum. They were having a special all-museums-in-Montreal-are-free day, so everywhere was packed, but we were mostly able to see what we wanted. The museum is favorite for their collection of the art of local ( Read more... )

Yesterday morning I went down to First Church for a meeting with the Somerville Open Studios artists who are exhibiting in our chapel space this year. Halway through that meeting, the contact person for the Arlington Players, who are renting the hall that same weekend for a public reading came in, so I transitioned from one meeting to another. ( Read more... )

On the spur of the moment, jason237 and I decided to drive to New York yesterday to see The Gates in Central Park. We had some adventures getting there--nothing too drastic, just forgetting things and miscommunicating about routes, etc.--but turned onto 5th Avenue and found on-street parking within a couple of blocks, right near an entrance to the park. ( Read more... )

It's our second wedding anniversary and we're having a quiet day at home ( Read more... )

Our time here begins to seem very short, with only six weeks left until we ( Read more... )

I just can't believe how quickly this month is going ( Read more... )