Boston Ballet provided tickets to Obsidian Tear for my review. I am a researcher by nature. I like to know the background and history and meaning of things. On the other hand, sometimes I like go to the ballet without any hints of what I am about to see. I want to experience it in…
Category: Arts & Entertainment
The Arts keep us going. They are a reflection of life as it was, life as it is, life as it will be and life as we wish it to be (or as we fear it to be). It is important to support the arts and to take in the arts. It is good for the soul.
Travel to Toronto: Hôtel Le Germain Maple Leaf Square
Toronto isn’t my city. My city is Boston and when I talk about “the city” I mean NYC. On the other hand, Toronto is the city I grew up with. It was the place we drove a little over an hour to visit family and friends for special occasions or planned a trip to for…
I Love Fall Outings: Mann Orchards’ Corn Maze
I was recently invited to visit the new Riverside Farms corn maze at Mann Orchards in Methuen, MA. The first thing I had to do was figure out exactly where Methuen was and when I realised how quick and easy it was to get there, I gathered up the family and we headed out. From…
The Incredible (non-edible) Egg: Cirque Du Soleil’s OVO
Cirque du Soleil will be performing in Boston from September 6th to the 10th with OVO at the Agganis Arena. This one is not under the big top but Cirque Du Soleil can transform any space they move into. OVO, meaning “egg” in Portuguese, immerses you into Cirque Du Soleil's fantastical colorful ecosystem bursting with entomological life. The world of bug work,…
There is WiFi and Then There is xFi (Sponsored)
My days are full of little crises that need to be addressed. From ‘unfair’ homework assignments to missing shin guards and dead pointe shoes to no more Romaine for lunchbox Caesar salad. The greatest, most dramatic, most annoying crisis of all in our life of little first world problems though is when there is a…
Annie On Tour: In Boston
I have memories of being at my bubbe’s house in Winnipeg, Manitoba. We would sit in the den after supper and watch Star Search. She and I were always amazed at these little kids with big talent. I was given tickets to see Annie for review and I imagined what accolades my bubbe would have…
Mixed Bill: Boston Ballet’s Robbins/The Concert
I love a clean and pure Balanchine piece and that is what Robbins/The Concert opens with. I also love the New Yorker cartoonesque nature of The Concert as well. However, I didn’t love this mixed bill by Boston Ballet. As I often do, I received tickets to Robbins/The Concert for review and I would still…
Staying Relevant: Sleeping Beauty
We live in interesting times. If there ever was a time of fast-paced progress and equally extreme desire to recreate some sort of status quo it seems like this is that time. (No doubt the industrial revolution had a similar vibe in some ways.) I have the job of raising two children in these times and for the…
Five Ways to Watch Opera in Boston
Five ways to get to know opera in Boston.
April, The Joke is On You: Xfinity to the Rescue (Sponsored)
The best way to deal with this temperamental weather, New England, is full on denial. Step 1: Buy some pretty floral spring wrapping paper from your local TJMaxx or Paper Source and plaster all your windows with it. Step 2: Turn up the thermostat or grab all your cozy blankets. Step 3: Fill a pitcher…
Step Outside & Get Lost in Willliam Forsythe’s Artifact: Boston Ballet will be Remembered for This
Boston Ballet’s performance, which is the North American premiere of William Forsythe’s full length Artifact. It is a spoken word piece, a ballet, a concerto, an artwork all in one.
Boston Hotel Spotlight: Element Seaport
Finding a hotel in any metropolitan city can be a little mind boggling. There are the posh hotels downtown that risk being party central, budget busting, or just too close to the hustle and bustle to be conducive to a good night’s sleep. There are the hotels that claim to be in the city but,…
Leah's Life: Pearls and Oysters 