Stairs as Piano Keyboard? A Social Experiment
IF you turn the stairs into a keyboard, will people take the stairs instead of the escalator?
See the You Tube video below of piano stairs by the FunTheory.com
IF you turn the stairs into a keyboard, will people take the stairs instead of the escalator?
See the You Tube video below of piano stairs by the FunTheory.com
As the last post in Women’s MemoirWomen of Inspiration s Women’s History Month question of what women inspire us, I wrote about the Women of Inspiration in my life. It honors eight women who give me hope in becoming the kind of old woman I want to be. All six are in their 80’s and…
Call for poems, fiction, essays, and visual art. Deadline February 2, 2010. Join the company of Richard Newman and Phillip Gounis. Send 1-3 poems, fiction, essays or visual art meditating on the Theme: “Whorticulture.” Culture as a whore? One’s own bumping heads with “whoredom” or society’s misappropriation of the word “whore”? Contribute your own interpretation…
Today marked the groundbreaking for the expansion of the St. Louis Art Museum. Among other friends I bumped into Robert Powell (executive director of the Portfolio Gallery and Education Center), and Freida Wheaton (woman of the arts and owner of Salon 53). Every time I meet her Freida has joined another board. In a chock-a-block…
If you have been longing for a trip to Paris, here are three new films that feature the City of Love: “An Education,” “Coco Before Channel,” and “Paris.” Two of the films, “An Education” and “Coco Before Channel” are period pieces dealing with the confines of class and gender. In all three films, Paris is…
Alton Writers Guild, Regional Poetry Out Loud winners, and The Calhoun Entertainment Company performing a scene from Nunsense” kicked off the celebration. The Kevin Lucas Orchestra performed international music with gonzo band leader playing the marimba. Let me fan myself, Sister!
Author Access hosted a podcast interview with me on how to record, produce, and market audio-book versions of eBooks and print publications. My chat with Victor Volkman and Irene Watson brought out tips you’ll find useful if you’ve wondered about making and producing an audio book. I drew upon my experience of expanding Sightlines: A…