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The wooly board

Posted on February 6, 2007 by sogalitno

Do you have one? Do you use it? Would you recommend it? From the Camilla Valley Farm website The Wooly Board is fully adjustable for waist (12-62 inches), shoulders (24-62 inches) and neck. In addition, the arms can be adjusted … Continue reading →

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Interweave Press Announces Event Podcasts Series

Posted on February 5, 2007 by sogalitno

From the latest KNIT NEWS from Interweave Press Podcast interviews with best-selling author Stephanie Pearl-McPhee from SOAR and with Knitty.com's Amy R. Singer from TNNA kick off new online initiative.   We're forging ahead in this advanced technology era we … Continue reading →

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HOW COLD?

Posted on February 5, 2007 by sogalitno

Go to: Eric Malinowski shows us that it’s slim pickings for the birds, as the arctic air stretches across the United States. These four bird feeders are in the back of his house, in Hamburg, New York. He’s said he’s … Continue reading →

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XM Radio Mon-Tues

Posted on February 5, 2007 by sogalitno

Monday, February 5th, 2007 Monday A.M. (Begins 6 am Eastern, 3 am Pacific)—Vocal favorites: choral, lieder, chanson, oratorio, opera arias and more.  20th Century Monday: (begins noon eastern, 9 am Pacific): Two by Stravinsky, Rake’s Progress & Oedipus Rex; between … Continue reading →

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Sirius MET Opera week of Feburary 5th

Posted on February 5, 2007 by sogalitno

(Only first time operas are listed by the day they first appear) Monday, February 5, 2007 6:00 AM Verdi: Simon Boccanegra 4/2/1960-Mitropoulos; Guarrera, Milanov, Bergonzi, Tozzi, Flagello 9:00 AM Puccini: Tosca — SIRIUS PREMIERE!!!!1/7/1956-Mitropoulos; Tebaldi, Tucker, Warren 12:00 PM Mozart: … Continue reading →

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SB and GCM

Posted on February 4, 2007 by sogalitno

From our blogging friend La Cieca: A propos of the death of Gian Carlo Menotti, an essay from the G. Schirmer web site by Paul Wittke. Actually it’s specifically about Samuel Barber, but it does dwell at some length on … Continue reading →

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The Feast of Brigid

Posted on February 3, 2007 by sogalitno

Second Annual Brigid in Cyberspace Poetry Reading   "Knit your hearts with an unslipping knot."        — Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare    *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *   The … Continue reading →

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Gian Carlo Menotti – Times Online

Posted on February 2, 2007 by sogalitno

Gian Carlo MenottiJuly 7, 1911 – February 1, 2007Composer of a traditionalist bent who aimed to create operas that would appeal to a wide audience Gian Carlo Menotti was one of the most significant composers to come forward after the … Continue reading →

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Gian Carlo Menotti in His Own Words

Posted on February 2, 2007 by sogalitno

Gian Carlo Menotti in His Own Words From today’s Italian newspapers: “What will the critics write when I die? I really don’t know. And I hope I’ll have better things to do than read the newspapers, then. When I was … Continue reading →

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Another death…

Posted on February 2, 2007 by sogalitno

Whitney Balliett The sad news at The New Yorker today is that Whitney Balliett, the magazine’s longtime jazz critic, died yesterday at the age of 80. Our website has posted two classic pieces: a Profile of Bobby Short and a … Continue reading →

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