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Jane: Her Own Urban Legend

Posted on May 9, 2022 by marigold

As in Jane Jacobs, urban planner, writer and activist who argued that urban renewal didn’t respect the lives of city dwellers. Jacobs stood up to Robert Moses who wanted to overhaul Greenwich Village where she lived and helped cancel plans … Continue reading →

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Old World/New Exhibit

Posted on April 20, 2022 by marigold

The Salmagundi Club has been around since 1871 and today occupies a quirky brownstone on lower Fifth Avenue. The name is derived from the Salmagundi Papers published by Washington Irving and James Kirk Paulding in the 1820s. The word salmagundi … Continue reading →

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My Asia Week (redux)

Posted on March 30, 2022 by marigold

    Asia Week New York, self-described as a “nine day extravaganza of exhibitions, auctions and museum shows,” takes place towards the end of March and has done so since 2009 barring when the city –and the world –has been … Continue reading →

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Please ignore this

Posted on March 29, 2022 by marigold

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Poor Butterfly

Posted on March 12, 2022 by marigold

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0M_fun2 The song is said to be inspired by Puccini’s Madama Butterfly. The sentiment is so un- PC it makes me cringe but it’s a pretty melody. This dog is a Papillion which means butterfly in French referring to the … Continue reading →

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Deerstalker

Posted on January 26, 2022 by marigold

My father was a big Conan Doyle fan and passed his interest along to me -hence my visit to the Sherlock Holmes in 221 Objects show at NYC’s Grolier Club. The Grolier, a largely unheralded gem, never has a many … Continue reading →

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Lights, iPhone, Action

Posted on December 13, 2021 by marigold

There was much of all the above in my ecumenical week of December 29th. On Tuesday, Temple Emanu-El offered a free Handel & Hannakkah (their spelling) concert with counter- tenor Anthony Roth Costanza and mezzo- soprano Isabel Leonard together with … Continue reading →

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Today’s Bears and Lions

Posted on November 17, 2021 by marigold

To say that both the Brown and Columbia football teams are inept is an understatement. On Saturday I went to the game at Columbia’s Baker Stadium with a friend although we left slightly before halftime when lightening crackled. (At that … Continue reading →

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Review: City Center Fall for Dance

Posted on October 26, 2021 by marigold

Review for www.newyorkarts.net: Dance Antipasto Fall for Dance, City Center’s festival of moderately-priced eclectic offerings, returned to a wildly enthusiastic crowd more than ready for live entertainment.  Even without the urging of Felix Hess, Emcee of the opening act, to … Continue reading →

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On the Waterfront

Posted on October 19, 2021 by marigold

As in the East River via the NYC Ferry which does an admirable (yes!) job. On Sunday, departing from the East 90th street landing, the boat zigged and zagged to Astoria, Roosevelt Island, Long Island City and East 34th street … Continue reading →

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