by Bill Schlesinger Humans extract minerals from the Earth’s crust to enhance the availability of these materials in our economy and often in the environment. For many metals, the mobilization…
by Kevin T McEneaney Preparing for Christmas means preparing music of all kinds from French troubadours to West Coast jazz, classical favorites, and even those re-invented pop tunes, or cherished…
by Kevin T McEneaney Yes, life, theater, and Christmas can be wonderful! The Center for Performing Arts in Rhinebeck is producing a stage version of Frank Capra’s 1946 classic film,…
Preview by Kevin T McEneaney What is the best way to enter the Holiday Season with optimism springing in your step? Attend a concert, of course! The seventeenth annual Christmas…
by Kevin T McEneaney White rime on the grass this frosty morning When you caress frost, it melts quickly Mid-winter can produce frost on your nose Children are fascinated by…
Ted Rosenthal, Susan Rotholz, Eliot Bailen, Eddie Barbash,Thomas Kneeland, Chris Parker by Kevin T McEneaney The annual Thanksgiving Jazzing it Up! Program by the Sherman Chamber Ensemble was held at…
by Bill Schlesinger The past week brought a mixed bag of news to my mailbox. The world’s population was estimated to have passed 8 billion folks, each with the desire…
by Kevin T McEneaney There are times in life when one must relax; that remains part of the pattern of life. Pundits say relaxation is an art, yet pundits practice…
Jay Ungar and Molly Mason by Kevin T McEneaney Jay Ungar and Molly Mason are National Treasures. They have played at The White House (twice) and their original music has…
by Kevin T McEneaney Can you ever measure too many things? Of course, not! Civilization itself is based on the convention of measure. Without secure standard there is chaos, cheating,…