The state of the state Once again, it is past mid-month and I find myself wondering how on earth this happened. The month began with several days spent in the bowels of the Multnomah County Elections Office doing the very necessary and unglamorous business of preparing ballots to be run through counting machines. Democracy isn’t […]
A Christmas Memory, Andy Ginsberg, Blackthorn, Brandon Wooley, Coen Brothers, Dave Collier, democracy, Ellyn Bye Studio, gothic novel, house concerts, Inside Llewyn Davis, Leif Norby, live music, marketing, Meredith Kaye Clark, Multnomah County Elections, murder mystery, mystery novel, original music, Portland Center Stage, singers/songwriters, Sit Back and Relax, Steve Greenwood, The Barn, Tina Izen, Truman Capote, Winter SongThe State of the State Imagine a morning in early December, to paraphrase Truman Capote’s “A Christmas Memory”. “A coming of winter morning….” Today is such a morning, dry, with thin sunshine and a distinct chill to the air. Christmas season is in full swing. I have alerted my friends that there will be no […]
A Christmas Carol, A Christmas Memory, Celine, Dalton Trumbo, holiday angst, holiday depression, Peter Heller, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Truman Capote, Winston Churchill, Winter SongTwo small gems grace the stage of Portland Center Stage’s Ellyn Bye Studio from now through December 3. One is a vintage Christmas classic by Truman Capote; the second is a brand new production that is to Portland and of Portland. I would walk miles to see and hear Truman Capote’s A Christmas Memory. Once I hear […]
A Christmas Memory, Brandon Woolley, Holiday musical entertainment, Leif Norby, Meredith Kaye Clark, Mont Chris Hubbard, Portland Center Stage, Truman Capote, Winter Song, winter themes