Jennifer Pascual: Music Director of St. Patrick’s Cathedral Late 19th-early 20th-century French organist and composer, Charles-Marie Widor, is said to have declared that “Organ playing is the [...] August 27, 2020
Live Stream Music: Vocal, Instrumental, Lecture, Interview Live with Carnegie Hall (and Archived) – Judy Collins, Audra McDonald, Isaac Stern, Michael Feinstein… Joe’s Pub – Cutting [...] August 27, 2020
Find Humor Where You Can – Laura Pedersen’s A Theory of Everything Else Is a Great Start According to Laura Pedersen, former New York Times columnist, author of 16 books and four plays, standup comedian, comedy writer, AND [...] August 26, 2020
Learning Through Play – Needed Now More Than Ever! In the time of COVID-19, now, more than ever, children need to be engaged in creative play. No one could have predicted the times we live [...] August 26, 2020
Survival of a Neighborhood Restaurant: The Beach Café At fifty years old, the venerable Beach Café (70th Street and Second Avenue) is one of many local restaurants coping with an ever [...] August 25, 2020
An Edgar Award Winner and a Nominee to Read Now For mystery writers, the Edgar Awards are like the Emmys or the Oscars, recognition by one’s peers for excellence. Because of the [...] August 25, 2020
Stream Selected Films of Spencer Tracy Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1941 Based on The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. Directed by Victor Fleming. [...] August 24, 2020
The Metropolitan Opera in Your Homes—Week 24: It’s Verdi Time! Welcome to the week dedicated to the genius and grand master of Italian opera, Giuseppe Verdi. Seven of Verdi’s iconic creations for the [...] August 23, 2020