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Northlandz: The Great American Railway

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I just came from the most fantastic place to take a child if they love trains or if you would like to relive your childhood. It’s called Northlandz and it’s basically a miniature railway trains system  that runs along the most beautiful scenes of America in a way never before  thought possible. The trains run along miles and miles of railroad track. The most wonderful thing about this place is that everything was constructed by one man, Bruce Williams. It started out has a hobby … Continue reading →

Glengarry Glen Ross: returns to Broadway

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I was so excited to see this play after seeing the movie ten million times, but after learning the only original actor that would be performing in it was Al Pacino, I was a little disappointed. I love Al Pacino, and I was looking forward in seeing him play the part of Tony Roma again, but instead I got something a little different. There was no all-star cast that was present in the movie. The scene with Alec Baldwin was completely deleted (unless that scene was not … Continue reading →

Ravi Shankar: 1920 -2012 Celebrating his life

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Biography From Wikipedia: Ravi Shankar (Bengali: রবি শংকর; born Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury, 7 April 1920 – 11 December 2012), often referred to by the title Pandit, was an Indian musician and composer who played the plucked-string instrument sitar. He has been described as the best known contemporary Indian musician. Shankar was born in Varanasi and spent his youth touring Europe and India with the dance group of his brother Uday Shankar. He gave up dancing in 1938 to study sitar playing under court musician Allauddin Khan. … Continue reading →

Ravi Shankar 1920 – 2012

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It is with great sadness the we mark the death of Pandit Ravi Shankar, Sitar virtuoso, cultural ambassador, teacher, friend and inspiration to all of us. But it is with great joy that we celebrate his life of  92 years and its uncompromising dedication to musical collaboration beyond national boundaries, virtuosity in every creative endeavor and a fundamental love of Gurukul teaching of Indian classical music forms. From his website: Biography Ravi Shankar, the legendary sitarist and composer is India’s most esteemed musical Ambassador and … Continue reading →

Dunkirk Street’s Birthday Jazz Party! All are welcome!!!

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INVITATION TO A JAZZ PARTY MAKO HUGHES Miles Davis Sextet with Cannonball Adderley,John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Paul Chambers & Jimmy Cobb. Welcome to Dunkirk Street’s Birthday Jazz Party! I’ll be your hostess until the party’s over, which could be days or even weeks! Everyone’s invited, so feel free to drop in. Formerly known on Multiply as Instrumental Pavilion (Fred), he was gone for a brief period of time, but then changed his name to Parsons Boulevard. Now he’s Dunkirk Street and has returned to due … Continue reading →

Collected Stories by Donald Margulies

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A respected short story writer and teacher in her mid-fifties, Ruth Steiner (Linda Lavin), has carved out a comfortable life for herself in a Greenwich Village apartment she has occupied for decades. Lisa Morrison (Samantha Mathis), is a callow yet talented 26 year old graduate student and aspiring writer, a child of suburban privilege. Lisa Morrison arrives at Ruth’s apartment for her first tutorial as a gawky, gushing hero worshiper. When Ruth quips, “I had someone darker in mind,” she doesn’t realize the foreshadowing in … Continue reading →

Sight Unseen by Donald Margulies

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Jonathan Waxman (Ben Shenkman), whose name is surely meant to suggest a wax man, has come to a Norfolk, England farmhouse to visit Patricia (Laura Linney), the girlfriend he threw out of his life 15 years earlier. Now an international art market star preparing a retrospective installation in London, Jonathan may have made his sentimental journey for an unsentimental reason: When he and Patricia first met, he’d done a portrait of her that would fill a gap in his about-to-open show. Perhaps he’s thinking that … Continue reading →