The Moors, at Mt Holyoke, Was a Dense Situation

It’s scary in “The Moors” We took a country drive out into the rural pastures of South Hadley. Not The Moors of England as goes the title of the play we’d be seeing performed by Mount Holyoke Theater, but a more serene place than the famously ghoulish and scary Moors […]
Skiing in Utah: Beaver Mountain and Cherry Peak

Skiing in Utah. Two of the lesser-know family owned ski resorts near Logan Utah are Cherry Peak and Beaver Mountain. They are old skool!
Logan Utah for a Few Days of Spring Skiing

Skiing in Utah, Home of the World’s Best Snow Jack Dunphy and I flew out to Logan Utah last night and today we are hitting the slopes of Beaver Mountain, which is in Logan. We woke up to snow, an auspicious beginning, and it makes me hope the drive that […]
Intimate Apparel: Poignant, Sad and True

Intimate Apparel is the story of Esther who tries to get out of the boarding house in 1905 New York City, at Silverthorne Theater.
San Antonio Has an Energy You Can Feel

San Antonio has been called a city that’s like a town, because so many people here say they run into friends and acquaintances so frequently.
Back Porch Fest: Dozens of Bands in ‘Hamp

Back Porch Festival brings dozens of bands to eight different venues in Northampton Mass, it will be a fun way to check out lots of new music!
The Glass Menagerie at the Majestic Theater: A Classic

The Glass Menagerie, a legendary play by Tennessee Williams, is being performed in West Springfield at the Majestic Theater. Here is my review.
Meet at Charley’s, Leave Your Phone at Home

Charley’s Tropical Bar and Chess club invite you to the Shea Theater, it’s another of Eggtooth Productions be-ins, and it gives the audience a chance to mingle with the actors.
Valerie Thomas Hartshorne: 1931-2023

Valerie Thomas Hartshorne died on Monday January 30, 2023. Here is a tribute to her long and happy life and her role as our family matriarch.
Sundays I Can Still Remember

Sundays are days that I often reflect on, and over the years I have published many blog posts about things that happened on Sundays.
Native Gardens: A Battle Between the Generations, and Borders

Native Gardens is a new comedy at the Majestic Theater, it is the story of two couples who battle over what the meaning is of a wall between their gardens.