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Cloud Atlas – A Beautiful and Optimistic Message Told in Six Segments Through Time
Friday, October 26th, 2012
by Alex DiBlasi on Playing Around
“Look out, kid, it’s something you did, God knows when, but you’re doing it again…” Bob Dylan, “Subterranean Homesick Blues” In what may be the
1912 A Centennial Celebration
Thursday, October 18th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
KT Sullivan and a merry band of vocalist compatriots meet once a year for centennial celebrations saluting memorable events, birthdays of public figures, and musical
The Mabel Mercer Foundation – A Passing of the Baton
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
“Cabaret is by nature a fragile and personal kind of entertainment. With virtually no media support system, it endures, as do the vibrant brigade of
Slowgirl: Walking An Emotional Labyrinth
Monday, July 9th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Sterling lives in the Costa Rican jungle up the road from a village named for Los Angeles (population 84) and just a bit further from
Laura Dave’s The First Husband: Sometimes Love Gets Messy
Monday, May 21st, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Reading Around
Annie Adams loves the film Roman Holiday. “It was my comfort movie,” she says. “It was, quite simply, my comfort.” Unfortunately for Annie, every viewing
Bob Smith: Playing for the Presidents
Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around
Serving six presidents as the official White House pianist, Bob Smith played during many special gatherings. But one VIP night during the Reagan Administration stands
AIPAD Showcases Photography for Professionals and Fans
Thursday, March 29th, 2012
by Eleanor Foa Dienstag on Playing Around
This is photography week in New York City. Exhibitors and collectors from Boston to Beijing are in town to participate in The Association of International
The Songs That Mabel Sang—A Birthday Anniversary Concert Celebrating Mabel Mercer
Monday, February 6th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
No one could put a song across like the great Mabel Mercer. The likes of Frank Sinatra, Lena Horne and Peggy Lee attributed her with teaching
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