Essex Books Presents Shelf Awareness: Dinner with Thoreau and the Concord Gang
The question pops up often, in variations on this theme: 'Which three writers, dead or alive, would you invite to a literary dinner party?' My answer has long been the same: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller and Henry David Thoreau at Emerson's house in Concord, Mass. I'd never get a word in edgewise. That would be fine.
Debra Kaye Premieres Four New Works
Award winning composer Debra Kaye is celebrating the season with the premieres of four new works, Mouth of the Sky and The Dance the Turtle Dreamed from Kaye's String Quartet No. 1, presented by the New York Composers Circle, Encountering Lorca for string orchestra presented by Composers Concordance, and Ikarus Among the Stars for orchestra commissioned by the Portland Youth Philharmonic. In addition to her compositions, Kaye's busy schedule this season will include creating a series of pieces for the New Music Box blog.
Composer Debra Kaye's IKARUS to Premiere in New York Next Month
Composer Debra Kaye will celebrate the New York premiere of Ikarus-Duo for Binya performed by violinist Eriko Sato and violist Lois Martin on The National Association of Composers, USA "Spring Serenade" concert on Monday, May 9 at 8pm. The program features chamber music by living American composers and also includes works by Allen Brings, Dinos Constantinides, Edward Dulaney, Maz Lifchitz, Patricia Morehead and Betty Whishart. Additional artists include violinist Debra Wong, cellist Marisol Espada, flutist Orlando Cela, and pianists Jery-Mae Astolfi, Allen Brings and Max Lifchitz. The concert will take place at Christ and St. Stephen's Church located at 120 West 69th Street (between Broadway and Columbus) in Manhattan. Admission is free.
Metropolitan Playhouse to Present THE TRANSCENDENTALFEST This Winter
Metropolitan Playhouse, Obie Award winner for exploring American culture through theater, hosts The TranscendentalFest, the theater's tenth Living Literature Festival inspired by the lives and works of American writers. Performances take place daily from January 11 to 24, 2016 at the Metropolitan Playhouse. The opening reception will be held January 11 at 9:00 pm.
Metropolitan Playhouse Accepting TRANSCENDENTALFEST Proposals thru 9/30
Porduction proposals are currently being accepted for Metropolitan Playhouse's 10th Living Literature Festival -- The TranscendentalFest. Scheduled for January 11th through 24th, 2016, The TranscendentalFest is a collection of new plays and celebrating the work and spirit of the American Transcendentalists. Works adapted from, inspired by, or relating to prominent authors' and leaders' work, life, and obsessions are all welcome.
The UUA Bookstore Helps Readers Delve Into the UU Faith
Unitarian Universalism may not provide easy answers, but it offers a profound opportunity to explore the deeper meaning and connections in our lives. Learn more about--or reacquaint yourself with--our Principles and Sources and core ideas that guide our faith.
UUA Bookstore Presents Ron Cordes' Unitarian Universalist History DVD Series
Ron Cordes, a Unitarian Universalist in Bedford, MA, has created a six-DVD series tracing UU history from early Christianity through the present day. Newcomers and lifelong UUs will learn something from this wonderful resource, described in UU World as one of the most important video resources for teaching and learning UU history.
KCACTF's 45th Annual Festival Kicks Off in D.C. Today
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts previously announced national awardees for outstanding work from the regional festivals that were held January 8 through March 3, 2013. Individual awardees and a representative from each of the outstanding productions will travel to the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. for an expenses-paid trip to participate in the 45th annual Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF), today, April 15-20, 2013.