Sunday, June 29, 2008

Smithsonian Class III: Islam: Mecca

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They keep getting better. The lectures, the art presented. Last Wednesday evening for 90 minutes Dr. Maria Massi-Dakake of the Department of...
Thursday, June 26, 2008

Book reviews: 'Kite Runner' and 'Water for Elephants'

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I tried; I really tried. Rita Faye thrust Kite Runner   upon me, and I got to page 72 before declaring “terminus”! Ditto Water , howeve...
Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Smithsonian Class II – Hinduism and Vrindavan

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It was lots better than the class taught the first week about Jerusalem . Then, Professor Jonathan Ray of Georgetown University showed littl...
Sunday, June 15, 2008

Smithsonian Class: "Sacred Spaces and Spiritual Journeys"

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Content supplied by Q+A is almost always better than what comes in a presentation. At least, that's my experience at countless author pr...
Wednesday, June 11, 2008

The Tennessee State Society on Capitol Hill

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It was the Annual Congressional Reception in the Mansfield Room at the Capitol. An elegant, tasteful room although not as large as the one w...
Sunday, June 8, 2008

B o r i n g: The Manhattan Transfer at the Kennedy Center

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From the Queen of Free: I just don't remember their music and I thought I did. Anyway, it was a mind nummer. (Is that a word?) It w...
Friday, June 6, 2008

Bette Davis in Town All Summer

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From the Queen of Free OMGGS! Bette Davis FOR FREE! National Theatre at 1321 Pennsylvania Avenue is hosting a Bette Davis Film Festival all...