Author: Susan Viebrock

With increasingly cold  weather and the holidays bearing down upon us, it may be hard to find reasons to be grateful, especially when immersed in the seething cauldron of over-the-top behavior that defines family gatherings - or, for that matter, the daily headlines: knives are...

While catching our breath in Brooklyn there was still one more play on deck: Tom Stoppard's "Leopoldstadt."  Go here for more on TIO doings in New York. And scroll down to watch the trailer for the play. "Leopoldstadt" is playwright Tom Stoppard’s latest work. According to the author,...

Due to heavy machinery still on the mountain for Chair 9 construction and challenges related to snowmaking, the Telluride Ski Resort (Telski) just announced they will delay opening by two days to Saturday, November 26, 2022. Go here for more about Telski. Scott Pittenger, Director of Mountain...

So we keep on keeping on.  This week's adventures included a visited to The Art Show at the Park Avenue Armory, which featured about 55 galleries selling work in support of the Henry Street Settlement. The day culminated at the Lyceum Theatre where the totally...

The art part of New York City continues to  engage and enchant, including a bravura performance by iconic actor Gabriel Byrne in the autobiographical “Walking with Ghosts.” Likewise for another solo blockbuster, this one featuring artist Alex Katz at the Guggenheim. Other noteworthy artists are...

Based in Telluride, Mountainfilm (May 25th–29th, 2023) just put out key dates for the 2023 event. And the nonprofit is also accepting film submissions. Mountainfilm is a 501(c)(3)  organization which strongly believes in filmmaker support. Submission fees help fund the yearly Commitment Grants and Emerging...

More candy is sold for Halloween than any other time of the year. (The estimate from The National Confectioners Association is well over 1/4 of the candy sold each year in the US.). But the holiday is not all about pumpkins, costumes and candy. Early...

How can a church be "in the fields" given it is surrounded by cement and just how good is its choir? A recent highlight of our NYC adventure was a concert titled "Music for the Chapel Royal" at St. Luke's in the Fields. Go here for more...