New York City Ballet just announced details of their 2011 -2012 Season. There’s a fair amount of news in this article, but the thing that caught my eye is that Charles Askegard will be giving his farewell performance this fall. … Continue reading
I seldom ride the subway to 86th Street, but last weekend I did. When I exited, I saw these mosaics for the first time. They really knocked me out. There are no real icons to represent Bay Ridge, other than … Continue reading
“The balopticon is an evil, inartistic, habit-forming, lazy and vicious machine! It also is a useful, time-saving, practical and helpful one. I use one often—and am thoroughly ashamed of it. I hide it whenever I hear people coming.” Eventually photography … Continue reading
The city streets were covered with snow for the last seven weeks. Today was the first day of mild weather and I can finally see the soil in my backyard. When the last of the snow had melted away, this … Continue reading
It’s been one month since the first blizzard of this season. The accumulations from that first snowfall are still on the ground. There’s a song lyric that goes “They say a snow year’s a good year” and if there’s the … Continue reading
American Ballet Theatre presents The Nutcracker Choreography by Alexei Ratmansky December 26, 2010 Brooklyn Academy of Music I don’t remember having ever seen a story ballet that took the audience behind the scenes of its characters’ stately homes. Alexei Ratmansky’s … Continue reading
I’m finishing up my review of ABT’s Nutcracker and hope to post it tomorrow. I loved it! As I mentioned before, Lola and I came out in the blizzard to see the show. It was quite an adventure. But the … Continue reading
View from the stoop – Sunday afternoon View from the stoop – Monday morning The official word is that 17 inches fell. The drifts are over 3.5 feet deep. Below is a little slide show of what’s left behind. [album: … Continue reading
It’s predicted that a blizzard is going to come through New York City. The snow has begun to fall. It’s so beautiful. I haven’t left Bay Ridge in over a month. Between work and the preparations that needed to be … Continue reading
First Snow of the Season (Even if it was just a dusting.)
