1974
Lucy in museum by Kevin T McEneaney “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” was played repeatedly by archeologists when they discovered old hominid bones going back 3.18 million years; while…
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March 28, 2023
I see you; do you see me?
by Kevin T McEneaney Humans have difficulties with eyesight, which are defective if one compares them to birds, fish, or even tiny insects. These many creatures have better eyesight. All…
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March 24, 2023
The Sherman Ensemble Conjures Eternal Spring
Evan Shinners, Doori Na, Sarah Adams, Susan Rotholz, Eliot Bailen, Michael Roth by Kevin T McEneaney Last Sunday afternoon at St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Kent, The Sherman Ensemble performed…
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March 20, 2023
Paving the Earth
by Bill Schlesinger I recently reviewed some plans for a proposed new apartment complex in Durham, NC. I was surprised to see that the footprint of the building accounted for…
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March 20, 2023
The Play’s the Thing to make you laugh in Rhinebeck!
Final Bow P.G. Woodhouse’s 1926 adaptation of Ferenc Molnár’s 1924 comedy The Play at the Castle (an absurdist play possiblyly influenced by the uncompleted 1922 masterpiece novel The Castle by…
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March 20, 2023
Mid-March news
crocus by Kevin T McEneaney A dusting of snow to remind us all that bountiful Spring has not yet arrived as tall trees skyward splay sleeves of white lace, chipmunks…
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March 16, 2023
Banks & Wang: Dynamic Young Duo at The Stissing Center
S by Kevin T McEneaney Last Sunday at The Stissing Center’s Young Artists Showcase series saxophonist Steven Bank and accordionist Hanzhi Wang performed an idiosyncratic selection of Classical works. They…
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March 13, 2023
Vaughan Williams & Musical Redemption at Bard
by Kevin T McEneaney Robert Schumann was enthusiastic about the invention of the French horn; love of this new valve sound which was able to play every note of the…
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March 12, 2023
Irrigation waters
by Bill Schlesinger Agriculture is the world’s top user of surface water, and irrigation is increasingly used to extend agriculture to marginal lands and seasonal climates to maintain crop yield. …
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March 6, 2023
Iolanthe: Gilbert & Sullivan Visit Bard
Final bow Who says they died decades ago? Both of them were at the Bard Sosnoff Theater bar last night drinking a nightcap. They live on despite rumors of their…
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March 6, 2023