I never ran the Boston Marathon, but when I moved there years ago to lead the Boston Center for the Arts, I went to every one of them. Marathon Mondays, First Nights on New Years Eve and the concerts on the Commons. These events (and the Red Sox) were the Boston way of life. So […]
This year’s summer Olympics has raised sports to an art form. Gymnast Gabby Douglas might have been a ballerina for all her grace and flexibility. Swimmer Michael Phelps might have been a sculptor for all his power. Glued as I was to the TV, watching what to me, was performance art at its finest, I […]
Going global. That’s the plan for the fall season at the Performing Arts Center (PAC) (www.artscenter.org) at SUNY Purchase. I have this from a reliable source… Wiley Hausam, PAC Executive Director. “Our season is more robust than last year with 35 performances and more international programs, including those from Brazil, Venezuela, Spain, Hungary, Germany, Australia […]
There is nothing quite like live theater. Being there beats the remote version any day of the week. Saturday night was no exception watching and hearing Bernadette Peters belting out one Sondheim song after another, with a smattering of Rogers and Hanmerstein in the mix. Well, take it from me, “There is Nothing Like a […]
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