Gilbert and Sullivan Players in Pawling

by Kevin T McEneaney Last Friday in Gardiner Theater at Trinity School in Pawling, the Gilbert and Sullivan Players performed a slightly abbreviated version of H.M.S. Pinafore; or The Lass…

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My cat Pascal and mortality

by Kevin T McEneaney Pity the door mouse, which is edible— at least some Romans had that opinion, since they kept doormice in tiny cages or boxes, and ate them…

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Pasquale Grasso Trio at The Stissing Center

The Pasquale Grasso Trio delivered an amazing performance last Saturday at The Stissing Center. Pasquale is a southern Italian guitarist who has been living in New York City for the…

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Millbrook Music Salon at the Cary Institute

by Kevin T McEneaney Introduced by Artistic Director Sophie Zhou from the Millbrook Music Salon, this past Saturday afternoon at the Cary Institute Thomas Lovejoy Auditorium, violinist/violist Luosha Fang and…

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On the shelf

by Kevin T McEneaney There is a new science about aging. The name of the three-hundred-page-plus book is Ageless, a volume that speculates on improving body telomeres and mitochondrial quality…

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Julia Hamos Excites at Millbrook Music Salon

by Kevin T McEneaney Pianist Julia Hamos from Hungary is an international sensation. It seems amazing to me that she is here playing in Millbrook for The Millbrook Music salon,…

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Still counting

by Kevin T McEneaney Humans remain proud of their big brains, yet whales and elephants have bigger brains. Dolphins swim as substantial brainiacs. Small brains can be sharp, sophisticated, as…

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Spring musings

by Kevin T McEneaney Billowing rain batters, rattles windows. Children puddle-stomp with boots and rain hats, delighting in splashing arcs of water… Streams gush, overflowing with melted snow…. * Breezes…

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St. Patrick’s Day

by Kevin T McEneaney Saint Patrick’s Day was placed on the RC universal church calendar as a feast day in the early 1600s. If Saint Patrick’s Day falls during Holy…

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