Odds and Ends ...

I'm having a perfectly fine time squandering my vacation, mostly catching up on some writing, quite a bit of it on this blog. I am, after all, a creature of my obsessions.

But there have been a few other odds and ends of late, too. My my column's out this week,and I talk to local music and poetry types Shane Hall, Rich Ad Leufstedt, Walter Crockett, Tony Brown and Robert Gibbs about the Grammy nominations. There's also a "Weekend Starts Now" newsletter, with recommendations for Broken Neck Lullaby,  Lemon Lime Tennis Shoes, Stuart Ferguson and the Fashionistas, The Worcester Polytechnic Institute Big Band, Rachel McKibbens and the Stephanie Lauder art exhibit.

My colleague Craig Semon has a nice story out today about the Worcester Poets' Asylum, which features quotes by Lea Deschenes, Bill Macmillan, Bob Gill, Tony Brown and Brandi MacDonald.  There's also a video (which I hadn't notice earlier. They must have posted it later.) with clips of Colton Huelle, Dave Mac, Megan Thoma, Danny Balel and McKendy Fils-Aime reading:



All in all, a nice little rundown of the artist-entertainer life here in the mid-sized city.