false 1237790 Sergei Prokofiev, especially his violin concertos. I also try to go to as many art exhibits, plays and symphonies as I can.

Interests
art, art history, books, Sandro Botticelli, Paul Cézanne, classical music, coffee, Cuban food, cult films, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, family, Theodor Seuss Geisel, Gustav Klimt, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, movies, musicals, Georgia O'Keeffe, Pablo Picasso, plays, reading, the symphony, teaching, Vincent van Gogh...

My favorite movies are Blade Runner, High Noon, and Rear Window.

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