TIO NYC: AUGUST WILSON’S “THE PIANO LESSON”
“Signature Theatre’s revival of August Wilson’s Piano Lesson brings a timely reminder of how consoling, how restorative, how emotionally sustaining great theatre can be,&
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TIO NYC: HANGING WITH WASSILY, HENRI AND GEORGE
On a two-day whirlwind trip to the Big Apple, we hung with a group of artists who lived at the same time and were similar in the fact they marched to their own drum. Or drums. Sinc
TIO NYC: SINATRA TRIBUTE AT URBAN STAGES
Wednesday, 12/12/12, would have been Frank Sinatra’s 97th birthday. Though he died in 1998, the night proved once again that Frank’s musical legacy is as fresh as tomor
JUST BEFORE BIG BENEFIT CONCERT, A SANDY SURVIVOR LOOKS BACK
Editor’s Note: Of course there’s a Telluride connection. Some of the biggest names in music will play at a benefit concert on Wednesday at Madison Square Garden. The St
TIO NYC: “OFF THE COAST OF ME” AT ST. PETER’S CHURCH
On Monday, November 26, I went to church, where I had a vision of the ocean and the sea. It was “Off the Coast of Me.” And beyond good: the Roman god Neptune had invade
TIO ON THE ROAD: SANDY, YOU’VE MADE A MESS
Sus and I have done it again: Just over eleven years ago, we arrived at her parents’ new apartment in Hackensack, NJ, to help them move in. On September 10. Now we have just
TIO ITALY: RETURNING TO TURIN
We returned. Most vagabonds never get there. And that’s a miss. Turin (or Torino in Italian) is a very interesting town in the northern Piedmont region, Italy’s first c
TIO DENVER: “BECOMING VAN GOGH”
One word on “Becoming Van Gogh” at the Denver Art Museum: GO! To most of the world, Vincent van Gogh is a storied super-legend. We think of sunflowers and haystacks, swirling s
POSTCARDS FROM MEGEVE: COW CONTEST
There’s something new in Megéve everyday. Today, it was a cow contest. Farmers came from all over, bringing their best cows, hoping to to win the bragging rights of having
POSTCARDS FROM MEGEVE: MY PARAGLIDING ADVENTURE
Inspired by last week paragliding fest, this week, I, too, took to the sky. I flew with Allen. He was strapped in a seat behind me, and he controlled all the sail movements, take o
TIO FRANCE: WRAPPING IT UP IN BASQUE COUNTRY
Where to stay? Check. Our post about La Deviniere in Saint-Jean-de-Luz covers that, though we failed to mention a woman named Beatrice, who runs the hotel for Bernard Carrere. Shou
TELLURIDE MOUNTAINFILM RETURNS TO LINCOLN CENTER
Mountainfilm in Telluride began as a homespun gathering of outdoor enthusiasts 34+ years ago has evolved into a colorful tapestry of talks, exhibits, music and films. And along the
TIO FRANCE: LES VIEBROCKS CHEZ MOI
Editor’s Note: John Steel’s post is not current. Clint and I are long gone from Menerbes, where we stayed for about three days. (The house limit.) John wrote the post t
TIO FRANCE: RESTAURANT/HOTEL ITHURRIA & ESPELETTE
In Basque country, art is mostly found on plates. Several years ago we toured the Spanish Basque region. We went for Bilbao. We stayed for the people – and the food. Food is at
TIO FRANCE: HOTEL LA DEVINIERE & ST JEAN- DE-LUZ
I put out a request for suggestions for a hotel and base of operations to explore the Basque region of France – bien sur, pleine de charme – and the drums responded loud and cl
POSTCARDS FROM MEGEVE: PARAGLIDING FEST
Sunday, September 15, Allen, Clement, Nicolas, Camille and I went to a big paragliding festival. There were at least 10,000 people there. Folks were paragliding for four days and
POSTCARDS FROM MEGEVE: CAMPING
On the weekend of September 7th and 8th, my family and I went camping in the mountains with some friends and some other families. There were a few girls my age who were CamilleR
TIO NYC: “REGARDING WARHOL” AT THE MET
“His ideal society has crystallized round him and learned to love his entropy,” Robert Hughes Jeff Koons had a mother. His name was Andy Warhol. I know. Hold the drumroll.
ZACH’S POSTCARDS FROM MEGEVE
More about life and school in Megeve. Life here is more formal, including school. For example, I have to call my teachers “madame” or “monsieur.” We donR
ZACH’S POSTCARDS FROM MEGEVE: SCHOOL
So far I have not said much about school, but obviously it is a big part of my life in Megeve. Here in France we have school about eight hours a day. I leave my home in the morning
TIO NYC: URBAN STAGES
Shawn Fisher is not just a pretty face. Though Fisher earns milk money designing sets, he is also a playwright, producer and director, who runs the MFA program at Utah State Univer
TELLURIDE TO, UM… ROMANIA & BEYOND
Editor’s note: Jane Shivers, former honcho marketing exec, is a part-time Telluride local and full time traveler with hubbie Bill Sharp. Jane plans a blog site of her own, but fo
ZACH’S POSTCARDS FROM MEGEVE:
So last week… Last week was big. I started normal school – earlier it was a different deal for the kids who skied – went for two bike rides, mushroom hunting, a hike, and tri
ZACH’S POSTCARDS FROM MEGEVE: FOOD
Today is my 21st day in France, the end of my third week. I think it is safe to say that by now I know a little about the food and will consequently write about it. The food system