Alberto Giacometti’s Fascination with Nature and Abstraction
Alberto Giacometti was a Swiss-born artist who is best known for his Surrealist sculptures and paintings. He was fascinated by nature and abstraction, and his…
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Henry Conlon and Billy Joel are Oyster Bay’s Own
“From a town known as Oyster Bay, Long Island Rode a boy with a six pack in his hand…” Ballad of Billy the Kid, Billy Joel…
Taika Waititi is a True Original
Taika Waititi is a true original, and his films are must-sees for anyone who loves good cinema.
Hitchcock’s Classic Vertigo
On this date in 1958, the psychological thriller film noir Vertigo premiered in San Francisco. Based on the French mystery novel D’entre les morts (The…
Robert Johnson: Delta Blues Pioneer
Born on this day in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, bluesman Robert Johnson left only 29 songs tracked during two recording sessions in his brief 27 year life,…
Theatre Royal: Still Finding a Way
The Theatre Royal (known currently as the Drury Lane Theatre) opened on this day in London’s Covent Garden district in 1663. The current structure is…
I Love Lucy Ends Its First Run
On this date in 1957, I Love Lucy, the situation comedy starring (and produced by) Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, aired the 180th and final…
Woolf’s “To the Lighthouse”: Bending Narrative and Perception
On this day in 1927, British author Virginia Woolf published To the Lighthouse. In the tradition of Proust and Joyce before her, Woolf’s novel employs…
Power of Example: Fort Myers’ Alliance for the Arts
Fort Myers, Florida, with a population of just under 90,000, isn’t where I thought I’d encounter a world-class Arts consortium, but I was pleasantly and…
Notes from Underground: Keith Haring
American artist Keith Haring, who rose from rapidly-rendered chalk sketches in NYC’s subway tunnels to become an international figure, was born in Reading, Pennsylvania on…