Archive for the 'Arts, Theater & Music, Oh My!' Category

Feb

21

The invisible Stage Mom

February 21, 2013 | 3 Comments

PHOTO BY SCOTT BARROW Thing 3 and his stage father, Scott Drummond, embrace in a scene from 'Higher Ground' in Barrington Stage Company's 10x10 New Play Festival.

So it’s been almost two weeks of rehearsals and call times and tech and notes, and I’m not sure how I feel about this whole stage mom thing (see here for the first of my experiences). Sure it’s fun seeing my youngest up on stage, mustering more confidence in his 11-year-old body than many people five times [...]

Feb

10

Confessions of a Stage Mom

February 10, 2013 | 2 Comments

Dinah Lohan move over … there’s a new mom in town! OK, do I have your attention? Good. Now forget what I just said about Dinah Lohan … I have no intentions of following in her footsteps. In fact, I’m not even sure about this whole stage mom thing in the first place. It quite [...]

Jul

8

Sexually Speaking … A LOT Last Week

July 8, 2012 | 1 Comment

Last week, I was page-deep in EL James’ “50 Shades of Grey” when I was invited to attend the press night for Barrington Stage Company’s world premiere of Mark St. Germain’s “Dr. Ruth, All the Way.” Hmm. Since it was obvious by my choice of reading that I was having sex on the brain that [...]

Jun

19

Marilyn Kalish: A glimpse inside the life and mind of an artist

June 19, 2012 | 5 Comments

Note: Last Fall I met with Great Barrington, Mass., artist Marilyn Kalish to talk about her series-in-progress, ‘Paris,’ for an article I was writing for a local publication. The series was born in Kalish’s mind after finding and re-reading her childhood journals which revealed her thoughts and emotions about a long-forgotten trip to Paris. Upon [...]

Jun

4

Tapas, ‘Lungs’ and Soft-serve Ice Cream

June 4, 2012 | 3 Comments

“I’d do it again you know? Us, you, me the kids, all of it. I’d do it again. I’d choose you every time.” ~ Steve Carrell as Phil Foster in “Date Night” Saturday night The Grinch and I escaped our parental responsibilities for a few hours and embarked on an all-too-infrequent, and much-needed parenting adventure — DATE [...]

Mar

9

Trying it on for size

March 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment

So yes, today, Renaissance Mom, has another new look. My daughter picked this one out this morning. We weren’t loving yesterday’s theme because the homepage didn’t showcase any photos. So today we are trying Chateau by Ignacio Ricci on for size. Let us know what you think. We might try on a few more designs in the upcoming weeks, [...]

Dec

19

Love, lyrics, and laughter

December 19, 2011 | 5 Comments

The other day I was driving in the car with my kids when my daughter started singing along to the radio: “You look better with the lights off, betterwith the lights off.” “Seriously?” I asked. “Do you know what you are singing. That’s not really appropriate.” I leaned over and pushed the button on the [...]