It’s been a few months since I last wrote on this blog. I’ve been busy with traveling and lots of exciting freelancing opportunities. Today, I’m going to talk about a new circus show Brave Space that I had the pleasure of seeing this past weekend. The show was written and conceived by Shayna Swanson of […]
Read More Daring and Intimate Brave SpaceOur trip in London continued. On the Saturday, we spent time on the outer ring of London. Since it was Saturday, it was the day for the Portobello Road market. It starts in Zone 1 but then you end up in Zone 2. I love the hustle and bustle of outdoors markets.There’s a booth to […]
Read More Winter Trip 2018: Part 6The following day began at the Met, one of my favorite museums. It’s got an incredible collection but is rather overwhelming. I try to get into my head that we are only going to visit a few things because seeing the entire museum would be impossible. Our first stop was a Seurat and circus exhibit. […]
Read More Part 3: Spring in ManhattanFirst thing in the morning was my speech to the Loyola Law Class. I have been giving a 40-60 minute lecture on local history for Loyola’s comparative Law class for the past five years. This year’s top was the London Underground. Usually, we have the lectures in the famous Middle Temple Hall, part of the […]
Read More Part 7: Prague and LondonThen it was the crazy part of the trip: our day trip to Brooklyn. In 2015, I had the pleasure of going to the site immersive production Sleep No More in Manhattan. It was one of the best theater events I’ve ever been to. To summarize it briefly: it’s like a haunted house where there […]
Read More Philadelphia and Brooklyn: Part 2Now, I’m going to spend some time talking about our amazing adventures in NYC earlier this Fall. Museums! Food! Star Trek! We arrived in Friday evening. We stayed in a lovely boutique hotel near Union Square. That meant we had about an hour to get to the Strand before it closed for the evening! There […]
Read More NYC Fall 2016: Part 1That morning, we had about 45 minutes to kill so we decided to spend our time at the British Museum. This time, I suggested that we check out the back part of the museum. I realized that I had never spent much time there and really didn’t know what was there. What treasures I found […]
Read More France and England: Part 10Back in November, we had a lovely brief trip to NYC. We spent about two days there enjoying NYC in Christmas time and its many cultural offerings. In the next few posts, I’ll talk about our adventures. NYC is wonderful during Christmas time. There’s so many over the top Christmas decorations on Fifth Avenue and […]
Read More Christmas in NYC: Part 1Our first full day in London! Woohoo! We started the day with my favorite museum in the London and the world: the British Museum. I have loved the institution throughout my life and it seems to get stronger more and more with each passing year. Yes, I know that the museum has a troubled history […]
Read More Honeymoon: Part 10This year has been a tremendous year for plays. I’ll list my top “ten” plays that I’ve seen in Chicago, New York, and London. These are the plays that I’ve judged as an “A” play on my unofficial list. Enjoy! In chronological order of seeing them: Waiting for Godot, Court Theater Godot is one of […]
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Not Without My Bowler Hat 