Category Archives: Uncategorized

Art to the Avenue – May 3, 2012

Posted on May 13, 2012 by parker

The town of Greenwich hosts an event called “Art to the Avenue” every spring.  Many establishments on or near Greenwich Avenue display the works of local artists (mine is at Greenwich Hospital this year) for a month;  opening festivities include … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

SketchCrawl #35 – April 21, 2012

Posted on April 22, 2012 by parker

SketchCrawl #35  –  Columbus Circle & Lincoln Center  –  April 21, 2012 The sketchcrawl is a loosely organized global coalition of sketchers.  On the chosen date, individuals aggregate regionally, and then go at it.  For this one, there was said … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Ethos Percussion Group – March 23, 2012

Posted on March 27, 2012 by parker

Ethos Percussion Group – Skinner Hall, Vassar College – March 23, 2012 Three of the five works performed by Ethos were commissioned for them, so they were a custom fit, not likely to be heard elsewhere.  “Ziggurat (interior)” by John … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ladybird Sunshine – February 11, 2012

Posted on February 21, 2012 by parker

Ladybird Sunshine  –  New Amsterdam Musical Association  –  February 11, 2012 I know Ladybird as Dena Robins, from when we worked together at Bronx Science.  She has multiple appellations and multiple avocations.  This occasion was the record release party for … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Infinite Roots – February 10, 2012

Posted on February 11, 2012 by parker

Infinite Roots   –   Greenwich High School   –    February 10, 2012 I appreciate when the sketching is made easy – like when I get to do it during the course of my day job.  Such is the case here; for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Focus: John Cage – February 2, 2012

Posted on February 11, 2012 by parker

Focus : John Cage – Sounds Re-Imagined     Paul Hall, Juilliard School      February 2, 2012 Could only get to one of this year’s Focus evenings, oh well.  John Cage gets you thinking about new ways of listening to music, to question … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Mitch Katz – January 14, 2012

Posted on January 25, 2012 by parker

Mitch Katz – Unitarian Universalist Congregation – January 14, 2012 Needed to take a somewhat lengthy hiatus, first to tend to making the holiday card (will at some point get these up on line, but not now), and also some … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Miguel Zenón – November 10, 2011

Posted on November 12, 2011 by parker

Miguel Zenón  –  Harlem Stage, Gatehouse Theatre – November 10, 2011 Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute has introduced me to an incredible assortment of venues, and this one was as stunning as any – The Gatehouse is a former component … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Occupy Wall Street – November 8, 2011

Posted on November 12, 2011 by parker

Occupy Wall Street  –  Zuccotti Park  –  November 8, 2011 An opportune confluence of circumstances made Election Day an exceptional sketch haul.  I subwayed down to Zuccotti Park from the Upper West Side, having found out that Graham Nash and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Orion String Quartet – November 6, 2011

Posted on November 6, 2011 by parker

Orion String Quartet  –  Cole Auditorium, Greenwich Library – November 6, 2011 We’ve been seeing these guys intermittently over the past dozen or so years.   The level of quality is consistently high, and while they focus on classical, they are … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment