An Older Christmas Tree Tradition
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree, Your branches green delight us. They’re green when summer days are bright: They’re green when winter snow is white. O Christmas Tree, O Christmas […]
Category Archives: Ephemeral New York
What is Black and White and on the Wall?
“Just as the development of earth art and installation art stemmed from the idea of taking art out of the galleries, the basis of my involvement with public art is […]
Adam, His Fall and Rise
“And unto Adam He said, ‘Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not […]
Rarely Performed, Worth Seeing: “Allegro”
“Sentiment has never been unpopular.” —Oscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960) There is nothing sentimental about Allegro. It was first produced in 1947; and it was the third collaboration between Richard Rodgers […]
“On the Town” is a Boatload of Fun
“New York, New York, a helluva town. The Bronx is up but the Battery’s down. And the people ride in a hole in the ground. New York, New York, it’s […]
Conservatory Garden: Awash with Autumnal Color
“A park is a work of art, designed to produce certain effects upon the mind of men. There should be nothing in it, absolutely nothing—not a foot of surface nor […]
A Pumpkin Flotilla
“I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.” —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862) For the second year, the Central […]
Fifth Avenue Racing
“I enjoy Saturday night racing.” —Dale Earnhardt (1951–2001) What about Sunday night racing, Mr. Earnhardt? It was only last night that we spotted this three-wheeled Morgan along the Gold Coast […]
Sidewalk Love
“Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead.” —Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) I am an ardent admirer of large-scale works […]
A Twist on ‘Spring’ in the Fall
“My music is best understood by children and animals.” —Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971) Basil Twist brings out the wonder of childhood with his interpretation of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring. Presented […]
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