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March 10, 2018
Episto-party!
Dear Friend(s), In keeping with my one-party-per-month goal for 2018, you are cordially invited to a LETTER WRTING PARTY! That’s *write*—snacks, catching up, adult beverages, and all the fixings for writing beautiful letters to friends, lovahs, your mom, or your senator!
There will be lovely stationary, pretty pens, and stamps provided, along with food and drink. At the end of the festivities, I will pop them in the mailbox!
WHO: You, me, us (and Tatiana, of course)
WHAT:...
February 28, 2018
'All that is gold does not glitter' by J.R.R. Tolkien
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.
February 23, 2018
I Fed Her [Fancy Feast] So Well
You are welcome, The Internet. #Tatiana @FancyFeast #IFedHerSoWell pic.twitter.com/uxjZ26VsoO— Alexandra Silber (@alsilbs) February 24, 2018And then?!
We're smitten with your kitten!— FancyFeast (@FancyFeast) February 24, 2018
I Fed Her [Fancy Feawst] So Well
You are welcome, The Internet. #Tatiana @FancyFeast #IFedHerSoWell pic.twitter.com/uxjZ26VsoO— Alexandra Silber (@alsilbs) February 24, 2018And then?!
We're smitten with your kitten!— FancyFeast (@FancyFeast) February 24, 2018
February 19, 2018
Ask Al: Lightning Round FAQs! - Part 3
1. What is the hardest part of being in the public eye?This is a very tough one.
There are some muddy lines can sometimes create very real misunderstandings with fans, acquaintances, and certain professional relationships.
[*Cracks knuckles and types manifesto*]
The arts are all intimate businesses, and we don’t deal in numbers, quotas or measurable things, we deal on a daily basis with the innermost workings of humanity, and reveal to the everyday human being the glory of life’s routines, explo...
February 18, 2018
GALentine Lady Tea
Tea party fixings for Galentine's DayLovers!As you may recall from my previous post about the One Party Per Month Plan, my goal for 2018 is to have one party or gathering in my home per month.
Now that I have "come out" about my health journey, I can share a bit more candidly that one of the overall woes was the sensation that my life was getting smaller and smaller. It was a necessity of sorts—my wonderful little haven of an apartment (along with Tatiana's healing cuddles) became a kind of c...
February 15, 2018
Theater for the People - An Essay for The X Mag
The Power of Women Issue of The X Magazine by TodayTix
In olden days, as the song goes, theater was the art form of the people. There were no cost barriers keeping people from the theater. It was simply an expected, shared sociological experience.
Theater’s earliest origins extend back to Ancient Greece, where participation in the Festival of Dionysus, a multi-day cultural event, was a requirement of citizens...
“When the storytelling goes bad in society, the result is decadence” — Aristotle
In olden days, as the song goes, theater was the art form of the people. There were no cost barriers keeping people from the theater. It was simply an expected, shared sociological experience.
Theater’s earliest origins extend back to Ancient Greece, where participation in the Festival of Dionysus, a multi-day cultural event, was a requirement of citizens...
February 13, 2018
Adult-ing - Part 7
Don't hide your like, you guys.1. Don't allow people to pressure you into dulling your colo(u)rs to make them comfortable. From big fancy celebrity to star of your middle school math class—inevitably, something you innately are will exacerbate another human being’s insecurities.
Your intelligence.
Your charisma.
Your talent.
Your eyebrows.
It doesn’t really matter what it is, it I that you possess a quality another does not, and they are kept up at night about it. Somethin...
February 12, 2018
[Real] Rabbi Syme: Continued!
My previous post about [the Real] Rabbi Syme generated a wonderful internet "moment—" one of those lightning-in-a-bottle experiences where the internet proves to be truly connective. I wrote the post in response to questions I received through the course of my book tour, and online: is the Rabbi Syme (Perchik's teacher and advocate) of After Anatevka at all connected to a real person, particular a man named Rabbi Daniel Syme of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan?
The answer: yes. To briefly quote my p...
The answer: yes. To briefly quote my p...
February 11, 2018
New World Symphony Gala
Tonight tonight...Oh what a night.
Happy 30th Birthday, New World Symphony.
The New World Symphony, America's Orchestral Academy (NWS), prepares graduates of music programs for leadership roles in professional orchestras and ensembles. In the 29 years since its co-founding by Artistic Director Michael Tilson Thomas and Lin and Ted Arison, NWS has helped launch the careers of more than 1000 alumni worldwide. A laboratory for the way music is taught, presented and experienced, the New Worl...
