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Theater review: 'The Bungler' at A Noise Within
Culture MonsterCharlotte Stoudt reviews A Noise Within's effervescent staging of Molière's "The Bungler"... -
A literary stamp to these three houses
In 1937, poet Edna St. Vincent Millay came close to refusing an honorary degree from New York University when she learned she had been excluded from a reception for male recipients of the doctorate at the Waldorf-Astoria and instead was to have a quiet...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, New York University, Greenwich Village, Tourism and Leisure, Awards and Prizes
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A Noise Within announces its first season in its new theater in Pasadena
Culture MonsterA Noise Within will open its new home in Pasadena with a season of Shakespeare and other old favorites as well as some less frequently performed works. The classical repertory company -- which will be marking its 20th anniversary --...... -
Book review: 'The FSG Book of Twentieth-Century Latin American Poetry'
Los Angeles TimesThe FSG Book of Twentieth-Century Latin American Poetry An Anthology Edited by Ilan Stavans Farrar, Straus & Giroux: 729 pp., $50 Here's the answer to a hypothetical "Jeopardy" query: "Who are Pablo Neruda and, um…?" And now, the question:...Tags: Nobel Prize Awards, Gabriela Mistral, World War II (1939-1945), Book, Samuel Beckett
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Music review: 'Candide' at the Hollywood Bowl
Culture Monster"Candide" -- failed book by Lillian Hellman, delicious lyrics by Richard Wilbur, inspired score by Leonard Bernstein -- opens on Dec. 1, 1956, in New York and closes two months later after 73 performances. Broadway applies the f-word. A flop?...... -
George Hitchcock dies at 96; poet and publisher of the literary magazine 'kayak'
George Hitchcock, a poet, painter and UC Santa Cruz emeritus professor whose iconoclastic vision as publisher of the literary magazine "kayak" helped free American poetry from mid-20th century orthodoxies and provided an early forum for such distinguished...Tags: Politics, Health and Medical Professionals, Periodicals, Anne Sexton, Poetry
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Sunken Garden Celebrates 20 Years Of Summers Filled With Poetry
The Hartford CourantThe Sunken Garden Poetry Festival is in full bloom this year. Now celebrating its 20th anniversary, the festival, held on the grounds of the Hill-Stead Museum in Farmington, has expanded its program beyond readings by nationally celebrated and talented...Tags: Arts, Claude Monet, Yale University, Human Interest, Awards and Prizes
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Poet Richard Wilbur helps kick off the Sunken Garden Poetry Festival on June 1
Sunken Garden Poetry Festival Kickoff Weekend June 1-3, Hill-Stead Museum, 35 Mountain Road, Farmington, (860) 677-4787, hillstead.org. It would be hard to find a more accomplished living poet in the world today than Richard Wilbur. In addition to...
Tags: Canton (Hartford, Connecticut), Poetry, Wesleyan University, Human Interest, The Happiest News!
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Poetry's Rock Stars Light Up Sunken Garden
When hundreds of people showed up for a outdoor poetry reading in Farmington in 1992, causing a traffic jam, "it dawned on us," said an organizer, "this was going to be a yearly thing." That was an understatement. That first blockbuster evening has...
Tags: Mary Cassatt, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), Poetry, Arts and Culture, Billy Collins
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Legislators Get Busy On Mattress Problem
The Hartford CourantOn Wednesday afternoon last week, the word went forth on Twitter that a 747 would be flying low over Hartford as part of a Pratt & Whitney test. Be not afraid, we were told. And so it came to pass that many dozens of legislators, reporters and...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, E-Commerce Industry
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Court Theatre to stage 'Jitney,' Moliere and more
Chicago's Court Theatre has announced its 2012-13 season. Bereft of new work or major reinterpretation, it seems notably less ambitious than in recent years, but will likely please those who like to see familiar, well-regarded titles. The season begins...Tags: Drama (genre), Hyde Park, James Joyce, Music, Entertainment
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On the eve
Off to a good start, with the cleaning in preparation for Kathleen’s family’s descent upon us this afternoon, accompanied by the lessons and carols from King’s College on the radio. Kathleen and J.P. are finishing up the tapas for...Tags: Holidays, Religion and Belief, Anglicanism, Christmas, Religious Festivals
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