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“Why Waste Money on Psychotherapy When You Can Listen to Bach’s B minor Mass”
This is a quote from a contemporary American composer by the name of Michael Torke. I suppose he must regularly apologize to our friends of the psychiatric persuasion. He seems more famous for this one quote than for his music. Anyway, it seemed appropriate to accompany last night’s performance of the Billings Symphony along with [… Read More]
The Clean House @ Venture Theatre
You know how when you play tennis against someone much better than you and they hit the ball at you very hard and if you manage to hit it back it really moves, giving you the illusion that you are getting better? Well, that is the feeling I got watching the latest offering at Venture [… Read More]
Coming Soon To A Theatre Near You
Rimrock Opera is doing Carmen at the Alberta Bair Theatre for the second time in their ten year lifespan. It should be even better this time than in 2002. Be sure to get your tickets soon for the last Saturday or Sunday in March. Doug Nagel, general director of Rimrock Opera, is one of our [… Read More]
Urban Artwork in Stone
Here is the template, otherwise known as Rimrocks, seen from close to our backyard, in fact, close to nearly everyone’s backyard, at least if you live on the West End of Billings. A little further south are some stone fences, apparently built with human hands and imagination. I couldn’t find anything holding these stones together [… Read More]
Sleepless In Southern Montana
OK then, two nights, or more accurately, two early mornings in a row I’ve been up and reading the Gazette practically before it hits the driveway. The lead stories grab your attention: 3 newsworthy disasters, only one death, not bad, huh? If it Bleeds it Leads: 1)Baucus bleating about healthcare, apparently his assigned part of [… Read More]
Justice Stumbles Into Ashland
I read the Gazette, well OK, sometimes I just scan the headlines, but then an occasional article will catch my attention. [N.B. Headline writers, I am particularly susceptible to double meanings of words.] That happened twice in today’s Gazette. These were short articles about a couple of law suits. One of them had to do [… Read More]
Spirit Visits Saint Patrick’s Co-Cathedral
Lots of things going on at St Pat’s Co-Cathedral this past weekend. In addition to the usual masses and other sacramental happenings, Bishop Michael Warfel joined us for the Rites of Sending and Election with the RCIA people of this part of the diocese. The picture to the left is from the narthex looking toward [… Read More]
Art at the Symphony
This was a typical Billings Symphony concert: some familiar stuff like Bizet’s Carmen Suite #1 to warm us up and to whet our appetite for the upcoming Rimrock Opera production the last weekend in March, and then Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition after the intermission; contrasted with some unfamiliar stuff like Sprenkel’s Reflections on Titian’s [… Read More]
Can Spring Be Far Behind?
Just like swallows coming back to Capistrano, this moveable statue has been a relatively sure sign of Spring for some years now. I guess you could call it moveable urban architecture.
I’ve got a new t-shirt!
The Anchoress told me to Go to Wizbang to get one of these. Isn’t America great!