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Artomatic 2009
The first weekend of June was a busy one for us, and we kicked it off by going to the opening night of Artomatic. This was the first time I’d been to an Artomatic in a new building, and it was a bit odd. The two I’d previously attended had been in buildings that were [...]
posted: June 10th, 2009 under art, local, reviews.
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dusting off the old keyboard
It’s been an embarrassingly long time since I’ve sat down to write anything here, for which I apologize. Of course, the longer the gap the greater the barrier to restarting. So this meta commentary is to serve as the restart. Go! During the interregnum I’ve been busy with life. We took a weekend (plus a [...]
posted: March 13th, 2009 under art, home.
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see you at the Kennedy Center, Mr. President
Tonight we’re seeing Swan Lake performed by the American Ballet Theater at the Kennedy Center. Will you join us, Mr. Obama? I was heartened to see that President Obama took his family to see the recent Alvin Ailey production and actually made use of the reserved presidential box at the Kennedy Center. I love Alvin [...]
posted: February 20th, 2009 under art, local, reviews.
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A December sampling of arts in DC
December is always busy for us, and this year is no exception. If anything, our choice to celebrate the season by attending performances of various kinds has heightened the schedule-juggling. Our first event of the month was The Trumpet of the Swan, a reading of the book set to music that debuted at the Kennedy [...]
posted: December 16th, 2008 under art, food, local, music, reviews.
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making a loop of Lake Erie
Our rings, made for us by Cynthia Corio-Poli. Today we leave for our ten day wedding celebration trip, during which time we drive first to Rhode Island and then to Ontario to celebrate our May wedding with our respective families. We’ll be offline for most of that time, as we eat hummus, drink rosé, and [...]
posted: July 25th, 2008 under art, local, travel.
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