Archive for 'April,2012'

Jazz Documentary Earns Spot at Tribeca Film Festival

Jazz Documentary Earns Spot at Tribeca Film Festival

The other night I was let into the life of Salema Masekela, the son of Hugh Masekela – world renowned jazz musician – exiled from his home country in South Africa for 30 years as a [...]

Music Monday Reveals New Musical Talent: Dan Rodman

Music Monday Reveals New Musical Talent: Dan Rodman

Happy Music Monday! I know Monday’s can be rough – but I have something that may just turn your week around. It turns out – that one of my friends from high school – with a [...]

Tribeca Cinemas…Pre Screening, Pre Festival

Tribeca Cinemas…Pre Screening, Pre Festival

The other week (pre Tribeca Film Festival opening to the public) I was met with the thrill of seeing a private screening of a documentary that was very dear to my heart. It was a story [...]

Bluebird Cafe to “The Voice”

Bluebird Cafe to “The Voice”

When I was living in Nashville, Tennessee a few years back – I used to frequent the Bluebird Cafe. For those of you who are unfamiliar, this little “cafe” – which looks like just an average [...]

Speakeasy A-Z: Frothy Drinks with a Lemon Twist

Speakeasy A-Z: Frothy Drinks with a Lemon Twist

The other weekend I visited my sister down in Nashville, Tennessee – where I tried one of the most unusually  delicious drinks in a very quaint, intimate setting at the speakeasy/downtown bar Patterson House. A dimly [...]

Jewelry As Hanging Art

Jewelry As Hanging Art

Hope everyone had a great weekend! I thought I would kick Monday off with a simple post about my decorative necklaces. I have always been somewhat of an impulsive jewelry buyer; I am the type of [...]

The Zen of the Candle – Now Mainstream

The Zen of the Candle – Now Mainstream

I have always loved candles – the rustic, calming feelings that they evoke. And yet, for some time now I have always felt there is some sort of a stigma attached to one that owns more [...]

The high end gallery for the low end budget

The high end gallery for the low end budget

I am here to strip you of the notion that you have to have a bottomless wallet, to be able to afford high end art. True, you may have to have a sizable pocket book to [...]

Giving Monday Nights a Whole New Meaning…Ben Howard LIVE

Giving Monday Nights a Whole New Meaning…Ben Howard LIVE

I am guessing that many of you (like me) may dread Sunday nights…or Monday mornings. I decided to actively beat the Monday blues today however and set my sights on something that I knew would turn [...]