One of the things that I love about Asian food is that the preparation is so easy. I once mentioned to a Myanmar friend, “I like the fact that there are no fast-food restaurants in Myanmar.” The reply was, “All food in Myanmar is fast food.” Indeed, with many Myanmar recipes, once you have the ingredients, creating the dish is quick. In addition, simple alterations to many recipes can create equally delicious dishes.
Visiting NYC can be costly so I welcome any way to save money. Hotels are especially expensive, but luckily we had points that allowed us to stay at the Holiday Inn Express Wall Street for free. The hotel had a great location but the rooms are small – very small. From the hotel we walked to South Street Seaport’s TKTS kiosk for half-price Broadway show tickets (the line is shorter than at the Times Square TKTS kiosk).
Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream delivers an arranged marriage, a play within a play, fairyland, magic potions and general mayhem in one of his most beloved comedies.
When I was 10, on my first trip to NYC, my parents took me to Radio City Music Hall. I was brought to tears when the organs came out the side walls and the orchestra rose up from the floor. To me it was magical. Radio City’s two Wurlitzer Organs are the only two of its kind in the world. Interestingly, the organ players crawl through a tiny door to get to their stools without being noticed.
The most exciting Kentucky Derby for those of us who live in Upstate New York was in 2003 when Funny Cide from Sackets Harbor “Ran for the Roses.” He was the first New York bred horse to win the Derby. After Funny Cide won the Kentucky Derby the excitement continued when he went on to win the Preakness Stakes. Excitement reached a fever pitch when Funny Cide ran in the Belmont Stakes. A win at Belmont would mean Funny Cide would earn the coveted Triple Crown.
How does one take an old classic melodrama and mount a new production that is true to the original? That was the question I asked myself when I began the quest to director Lottie Blair Parker’s play, “Way Down East.” First, I had to find a script.
When I see the many articles listing the “Top Ten Beaches” it seemed to me that sooner later every great beach would make the list. So, I knew Ngapali Beach in Myanmar would be discovered. It finally made CNN’s list of “Best Beaches” in February 2016. John and I have been to Ngapali Beach nine times, staying each year at Amazing Resort. Ngapali Beach is truly a wonderful beach on the Bay of Bengal.
A new CD features the music of a family of composers: SUNY Oswego music faculty member Eric Schmitz, his father and his brother. Ravello Records recently published “ACE Composers: 21st Century Chamber Music by Alan, Christopher & Eric Schmitz,” a collection linked by both bloodline and connections to popular genres.
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