It’s the month of my birth, but it seems being a Sag, I’m drawn to all those that are as well. Much props to old and new friends. This time around, I’ve been stress and preoccupied with business to think about a celebration. Another day yes but I’m still trying to subscribe to the celebrate every day, not just the single ones. I did however have an excellent meal at A Voce, and every night this week I’ve been out with local friends. Happy Birthday to Lisa, Romesh, Olly, Danielle, Shantu and all others!
Opa!
This last evening I was able to make it out healthy enough to have a full dinner. Some friends had met one of the owners of Kellari’s Parea Greek Bistro and we stopped in last night which happen to be their Rebetika Greek Music Night.
We sampled a few apps: spanakopita, keftedes, and saganaki. The restaurant specialized in whole fish and why not partake, so I had a grilled tsipoura. We also had some Plaki (Chilean sea bass in a tomato braising), paidakia, and what they call yesterday’s lamb. Most enjoyable though was the few bottles of Tsantali “Rapsani Reserve†(Greek wine) and the atmosphere which brought me back to a few Greek festivals in Oakland. Unfortunately we didn’t get into the Greek dancing but I was fine being a voyeur that night.
Shakespeare in the Park(ing) Lot
Public theater is one of the oldest forms of performing art. Even when a formalized language didn’t exist, humans were reenacting events of their surroundings and expressing their emotions through public displays of story telling. In New York, the Public Theater in Central Park has become an institution since 1954. Shakespeare in the Park as it’s more famously know as, has been a great cultural event during the summers of New York. The other weekend, we stumbled upon an adaptation of this in Lower East Side: Shakespeare in the Park(ing) Lot
The Drilling CompaNY is putting on an urban version of Henry V from July 24th through August 9th in an empty parking lot at Ludlow and Broome. I’m not going to begin to review the play but here’s a write up from NY Theatre. Check it out if you can, Parking available but bring you’re own chair and beverages.