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Zoom continues to make fascinating library talks from around the world easily available to literature fans here in the Tristate region.
Upcoming on Thursday, Feb. 24, at 7 p.m. is a talk by British biographer Matthew Sturgis, who will be interviewed by Knopf editor Victoria Wilson about his new book, “Oscar Wilde.”
Jorma Kaukonen, 81, and Jack Casady, 77, no longer look the way they did on this album cover for Hot Tuna from 1998, but their voices and playing still sound as sweet. Photo from Amazon.com
This year has already been marked with the deaths of many beloved entertainers and public figures (up to and including the death of fashion icons Andre Leon Talley and Thierry Mugler and spiritual guide Thich Nhat Hanh).
It’s almost Valentine’s Day, the time of year when we all think of accordion music!
Photo courtesy Stagecoach
A few years back, I was the hostess at the Stagecoach Tavern on Undermountain Road/Route 41 in Sheffield, Mass., one of the truly most fun jobs I’ve ever had (and they give you dinner!). One of the signature delights of the Stagecoach was and continues to be owner David Rothstein, who has as many tales to tell as the days are long.
Madeline Schwartzman, disguised as a literal Laurel Queen, in a photo that is part of a show of her work called “Face Nature” at the Berkshire Botanical Garden. Photo by Madeline Schwartzman
If you were only to see the photos in Madeline Schwartzman’s new show at the Berkshire Botanical Society, called “Face Nature,” you might think she’s a very talented local with a quirky vision of one woman’s relationship with nature.
A verdant pastel by Marsha Altemus at the D.M. Hunt Library reminds us that it was once summer and it will be once again. Photo from Marsha Altemus
A show of art by Marsha Altemus of Falls Village, Conn., and Roger McKee of Lakeville, Conn., is on display until March 11 on the ArtWall at the D.M. Hunt Library in Falls Village. The artists will also do a Zoom talk on Saturday, Feb. 19, from 3 to 4 p.m.
Tiara Tyson dished up soul food at the Main Street, Torrington, restaurant opened by her sister last August: Tequanna’s Soul Food and Sweets. Photo by Cynthia Hochswender
My friends are all making plans to travel the world again in the coming weeks. I’m still waiting until COVID-19 is less of a thing, so my travel plans for the moment mainly include forays to Torrington, Conn., which my daughter and I consider to be as exciting (in our lives) as Paris, France.
Michael Favala Goldman brought the conclusion of Tove Ditlevsen’s tragic trilogy to English language readers last year. Photo courtesy Macmillan
Winter has truly begun, a perfect time for a deep dive into the work of authors from cold and snowy parts of the world.
Ralph Nader’s American Museum of Tort Law in Winsted, Conn., uses Roy Lichtenstein-style graphics to explain famous David versus Goliath lawsuits. Photo from American Museum of Tort Law
If Salisbury, Conn., resident Tom Morrison’s new book, “Please Pass the Tort$,” makes you want to learn more about laws designed to protect the public, perhaps it’s time to finally check out the American Museum of Tort Law in Winsted, Conn.
Bill Littauer interviewed Tom Morrison’s “Please Pass the Tort$,” the follow-up to “Torts ‘R’ Us,” on a Zoom meeting sponsored by Noble Horizons Wednesday, Jan. 13.
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