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...Gatz” tears “Gatsby” out of the Jazz Age and situates its characters in a dreary office that could easily serve as the set of Samuel Beckett’s bleak “Endgame.” Yet these surroundings emphasize the mainstay of Fitzgerald’s work. As the play progresses, and the narrator comes to realize the careless arrogance that defines Daisy, Tom, and Jordan, the backdrop remains a stark foreshadowing of what lies beneath the lavish glamour of these characters. Stripped of their displays of wealth, the three characters...
...jazz was a generation ago, American folk music is beginning—too late, as many enthusiasts insist—to be embraced and studied by the academic world. In that vein, “Fire on the Mountain”—a day-long symposium featuring world-renowned scholars and performers, including Grammy-awarding winning composer and banjo player Alison H. Brown ’84—aims to explore the roots, methods, and culture of bluegrass this Saturday in the Barker Center...
...Music department also offers some performance-based classes, such as a chamber music course and Dr. William Bares’ new Jazz Improvisation course. Both of these courses are centered on creating art for credit, an endeavor that the Task Force strove to promote...
...most memorable photo story was on actor James Dean, with whom he traveled across the country--at one point, Dean decided to pose in an open coffin at a funeral parlor--just months before Dean died in a car accident. Stock's greatest work was his 1960 book Jazz Street. When Dennis died, I found a long-forgotten dedication in my copy: "For John: There is so much in the future to be explored by us. So much to be contributed to our tired field." Amen, Dennis...
...Kyrgyz cuisine and offers fine larzuro (beef and vegetables) as well as unsurpassed people-watching. Order a pot of tea, settle back on your tapchan - the perfect combination of bed and dinner table - and let the world go by. Later in the evening, swing by the Stari (Old) Edgar jazz bar in Dubovy Park for free-flowing booze and blues until the early hours...