If you know me, you know I love Cirque du Soleil. If you have seen them then you understand my love. If you have not seen them yet, when you do you’ll understand. When I first heard about Axel, Cirque du Soleil but on ice, I was a bit perplexed. …
Opera is not everyone’s cup of tea. When you make sweeping assumptions like that you are bound to miss out on something pretty special. I was invited to see South Africa’s Isango Ensemble’s Magic Flute at Arts Emerson this week. The first time I saw the Magic Flute, I was …
I saw Rent when it came to Boston 20 years ago and was invited to see if again this week. I remember crying hard the 1st time I saw Rent. Rent is a rock ‘n roll tragedy set in NYC that faced the AIDS epidemic straight on with beautiful and …
I wanted to see what 7 Fingers/ 7 Doigts was all about when I first heard of them. After seeing them tonight on the one hand I wish I had seen them the last 1/2 dozen times they have been in Boston, but on the other hand I’m glad this …
Last week, Boston Ballet began their 2019-2020 season with a spiritual force, a physical force, an artistic force and a dramatic force. America’s got talent and you don’t have to sit at home with a remote to experience it. In fact, you cannot fully experience it from your couch. I …
Life is a journey and being a passenger is sometimes fabulous and other times it feels like entrapment. The best way I know how to deal with it is to get off the train and soak in the world around me. What does that mean? It means I get out. …
Music education, just like sports, is less about becoming a professional musician and more about the process and skills that we learn along the way. If the path leads to becoming a professional that’s wonderful but not the outcome for everyone. My children studied for several years at Yamaha Music …
I love an outdoor movie night. There is something about sitting outside that sucks you into the movie even more. Tuesday, August 13th celebrate the dog days of summer with a family night at Fenway Park watching Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse. It is a movie that all can enjoy. I …
Our house always has books strewn about, especially come summer, and a frequent author in the house is Rick Riordan. The other thing our house has lately is disgruntled teens. When I told my son we were going to see the new musical in town he said okay. When I …
Last Saturday, Xfinity hosted a Day of Awesome inviting everyone to stop into the stores for a day of fun, giveaways, and learning. As a mom, I feel like I am pretty good at keeping up with what is going on at school and after school. As a blogger who …
