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Harvard/Yale Cantata, 9/7/17
I saw the Third Annual Harvard Yale Cantata at 54 Below on 9/7/17. I've been to all three years, and it's always a blast. My friend Tom...
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Sep 13, 20174 min read
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Diva / Mensch pair for 9/13/17
Another suggestion from Amy Harr - - Iron Man and Captain America.
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Sep 13, 20171 min read
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Ryan on the Runway: PR 16, ep 4
Once again Heidi is cannibalizing the Project Runway talent pool to make designs for her collection. This bothers me every time. The...
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Sep 10, 20173 min read
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Something new: Video Vendredi!
I was getting a little tired of my old reviews. Maybe you were, too? I've decided to have a new Friday feature - - Video Vendredi. ...
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Sep 8, 20171 min read
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Diva / Mensch pair for 9/6/17
My international panel of judges was all over the map on this month's decision, so the wonderful Amy Harr will have three weeks in...
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Sep 6, 20171 min read
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US Open, 9/2/17
I know what you're thinking - - "Am I on the wrong blog?" Yes, Richard and I went to the US Open on 9/2/17. We were the guests of our...
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Sep 5, 20173 min read
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*La Calisto,* 8/26/17
I saw *La Calisto * at La Mama on 8/26/17, presented by Dell'Arte Opera Ensemble. I was there to see my friend Ali, aka Alison Cheeseman....
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Sep 3, 20173 min read
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*A Doll's House Part 2,* 8/31/17
Richard and I saw *A Doll's House Part 2* on Broadway on 8/31/17. We saw it in June (dig up the review in my archives, if you like) and...
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Sep 2, 20173 min read
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Ryan on the Runway: PR 16, ep 3
Another "Meh" episode. But hey, I'm incapable of not watching this show. It's important to know your limitations, right? The designers...
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Sep 1, 20172 min read
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Flashback Friday - - SF Symphony, 2012
John Cage was the star of this concert, and he's turning 105 on 9/5! Don't worry, he's gone on to his great reward. My guess is he...
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Sep 1, 20174 min read
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Diva / Mensch pair for 8/30/17
We're closing out the Beatles tribute month with who else - - Yoko Ono and Linda McCartney. A study in contrasts.
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Aug 30, 20171 min read
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Ryan on the Runway: PR 16, ep 2
Not the greatest episode, but not a total clunker either. The designers were split into three teams of five, courtesy of our old friend...
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Aug 28, 20172 min read
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Rei Kawakubo show at the Metropolitan Museum, 8/25/17
Richard and Karen and I went to the Metropolitan Museum on 8/25/17 to see the Rei Kawakubo show at the Costume Institute. She's a wacko...
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Aug 26, 20172 min read
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Flashback Friday - - *Werther,* 2014
It's Goethe's birthday on Monday! He would be 268 years old, if he were still alive. And if he were still alive, I don't think he'd...
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Aug 25, 20172 min read
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Diva / Mensch pair for 8/23/17
This might be a wee bit abstract, but stick with me: the Diva is the piccolo trumpet on "Penny Lane," and the Mensch is the string...
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Aug 23, 20171 min read
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Ryan on the Runway: PR16, ep 1
A momentous day: my first Project Runway column that originates on my very own website! One of those Big Girl Panties moments, I'm...
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Aug 19, 20173 min read
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Flashback Friday - - Chiara Quartet, August 2016
My beloved Chiara Quartet was back in town playing the Bartok quartets. Richard and I heard them play these same pieces last fall, and I...
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Aug 18, 20173 min read
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Diva / Mensch pair for 8/16/17
By the way, thanks to Debbie Konkol for her advice on this month's Diva / Mensch pairings! She's been my go-to person for Beatles...
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Aug 16, 20171 min read
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Upcoming performance: San Francisco Electronic Music Festival
My brother Howard Ryan and I are collaborating on a piece for the San Francisco Electronic Music Festival. The piece is called "Shove On,...
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Aug 14, 20171 min read
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Flashback Friday - - Chiara Quartet,
Richard and I went to the second (and final) concert in the Chiara Quartet's Bartok cycle on 10/17/14. It was just as amazing as the...
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Aug 11, 20174 min read
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Sybarite5 and Curtis Stewart, Nov 3 2025
I heard Sybarite5 at Music Mondays on Nov 3, 2025. They're a string quintet - - two violins, viola, cello, and bass. I heard them in an online concert during lockdown n 2020. I just read that review and I appeared to enjoy the 2020 concert more than this latest one. Maybe I was more eager for a satisfying cultural experience? Or maybe it was just better. They opened with "Movement and Locations" by The Punch Brothers. It had a great energy but the cello solo at the beginning
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2 days ago3 min read
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Fabulous Friday: Aretha Franklin
I had a tribute to Wanda Jackson a few weeks ago. My brother Howard has a signed picture of her in his locker at work! I told him, "That's not Wanda Jackson, that's Lynn Redgrave in a bad wig." Bless her heart. Or in this case, rest her soul! OK now for this week's fierce rock and roll woman: the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, an American treasure. One of a kind, the world would not be the same without her. Can we all agree that this was one of the greatest moments in televi
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3 days ago1 min read
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