Artistic Nightmares

Artistic Nightmares

This is my latest… I am sitting in a café with a group of actors and a play director and discussing the character of my heroine that I will play in a few hours in front of a large audience.  I am asking the director, “What is your vision for this production?  What is this play about?  Is it about love and redemption?”  “ Yes, of course,” he is saying.  “What else can it be about ???”  Somewhere in the back of my mind I know that I do not know any lines for my role and I did not really read the play.  “I will be okay… I just should concentrate on my character and the lines will come to me.”  In a few minutes, I wake up gasping for air… I...

Lovely Sunday and My Comfort Zone

Lovely Sunday and My Comfort Zone

Last Sunday, Robert and I went to the McNay Art Museum to see the Andy Warhol exhibit.  The weather was beautiful and we were looking forward to being back at the McNay.  What a charming museum we have!  The grounds were well-groomed and modern sculptures completed the idyllic picture of a beautiful garden.  Did you know that every first Sunday of the month the permanent collection is free?  I was very happy to see quite a few young families with kids inside and outside the McNay on this first Sunday afternoon.  The Administration and the Board of Directors have done a tremendous job and the Museum projects an image of a great organization...

Magic Wand

Magic Wand

Imagine… You type San Antonio Symphony into a search window, and…WOW!  An international world of music opens in front of you!  Recordings on world famous labels!  A busy touring schedule under the button of the brilliant Sebastian Lang-Lessing!  Performances with premier soloists like Martha Argerich, Eugene Kissin, Lang Lang, Joshua Bell… all possible concert halls…Vienna Musikverein!  Covent Garden!  Concertgebouw! Carnegie Hall! The reviews rave about the orchestra and conductor and the city of San Antonio!  Ranked #1 of 317 attractions in the United States!  Type: Symphonies, Description: “Often a tough ticket, the San Antonio Symphony...