Category: Arts
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letter people
figures created through the use of a single letter in a variety of fonts and typefaces. The Dayton Visual Arts Center not only has a darn fine logo, they’ve also got a sweet studio and exhibition space in the heart of downtown Dayton. I went there last night with a couple of folks to check…
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Madame Butterfly
performed by the Dayton Opera I’ve always wanted to connect with opera on an intense emotional level. I figure this stems from watching that scene in Philadelphia where Tom Hanks provides a description of an operatic piece (La Mama Morte ) while it plays in the background. I keep going to operas hoping for those…
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Blue Man Group
at the US Bank Arena, or to me, what will always be Riverfront Colesium This isn’t going to be a glowing review. I’ve seen the Blue Man Group three times in Chicago. Each time was awesome. I gushed, and so did most of the folks I know that saw it. I suppose this word-of-mouth fueled…
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So You Think You Can Dance
On stage at the Aronoff Center, Cincinnati, OH [ +zoom ] I may have mentioned a while back that I got rid of cable. So what’s with these bits of TV that filter into my life? Easy enough answer: all my friends have television sets. And Project Runway night is sacred. It comes on late…
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Quidam
Pulled out the camera for the taking-a-bow bit I was lucky to catch Quidam twice on it’s stop in Cincinnati. Each time was a different experience: One view was farther away with a view of the whole stage, and last night it was more intimate – three rows back from the action. Both times were…
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Ed Emberley’s “Make a World”
The book that changed my life As a kid my mom drove me all the way to the Art Academy for kids’ drawing class. I loved those hours, and had great fun. But the real kicker was shopping in the book store at the art museum after lessons completed. It was there I was allowed…
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more melt
a slice of a painting by Ursula Roma on the wall I picked up sandwiches at Melt today, still ranking as my favorite place for lunch in the city. They’ve recently raised their prices a wee bit, but it’s worth it, and they’ve expanded their menu over the summer. So it’s all good. Plus, there’s…
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ware ware
I believe this is Sparky the Cat In lieu of forthcoming NYC recap, I offer this tidbit my friend brought back from the Chris Ware show at the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art (now running through August 27, 2006).
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wink
A (snippet of) work by Tony Oursler in the lobby of the Contemporary Arts Center Lunch with my brother and mom downtown. It was his birthday. He’s still older than me. Afterward, the gift shop at the CAC coerced us to throw a little extra money in the meter. Didn’t tour through the exhibits (yet),…
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Margaret Garner
at the Cincinnati Opera I went to the dress rehearsal of Margaret Garner last night at Music Hall. They do a full run through for family, friends and the press. The ticket read “No Cameras” and I complied, capturing this billboard on the way home in lieu of something on stage. And what a something…