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Catching up with Ex-SNL Cast Member, Julia Sweeney
Saturday, April 6th, 2013
by MJ Hanley-Goff on Playing Around
At least once a year, I watch the DVD recording of Julia Sweeney’s one-woman show, God Said, ‘Ha!’ You may remember her as a Saturday
Woman Around Town: Valerie Ghent Seems To Do It All
Monday, February 18th, 2013
by Alix Cohen on Woman Around Town
Valerie Ghent is a musician, vocalist, songwriter, recording engineer and producer. She can intelligently discuss psychology and Russian literature and has explored the natural wonders
Fiscal Forecast 2013 – What Follows the Cliff Compromise?
Wednesday, January 9th, 2013
by Merry Sheils on Living Around
It’s almost frightening to use the word “fiscal” so soon after we barely managed to stay last week’s execution with the “Cliff” compromise, but the
You For Me For You – Freedom Always Has a Price
Tuesday, November 13th, 2012
by Winnefred Ann Frolik on Playing Around
Attendees of Woolly Mammoth Theatre’s latest production, the world premiere of You For Me For You by Mia Chung, directed by Yury Urnov also get
Woman Around Town: Neeta Helms – The Class Act Behind Classical Movements
Wednesday, September 26th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Woman Around Town
We’ve all heard that old joke: “How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, practice.” But how do you get a world renowned orchestra—with
Mingmei Yip’s Skeleton Women—Gripping Tale of a Courtesan and Spy
Thursday, July 5th, 2012
by Claire McCurdy on Reading Around
Skeleton Women, by multitalented musician, artist, and author Mingmei Yip, prompts a number of associations and comparisons. The title refers to Chinese courtesans in Shanghai in
Three New Exhibitions at the Met
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
by Eleanor Foa Dienstag on Playing Around
This Spring, New York’s venerable institution, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is offering us an array of goodies – in addition to Schaparelli/Prada — to
Mohamed Nasheed: The Island President—A Credible and Moving Voice on Global Warming
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012
by Eleanor Foa Dienstag on Playing Around
Run do not walk to see a brilliant and important new documentary film about a political and ecological hero, Mohamed Nasheed, the recently ousted President
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