{"id":1131,"date":"2016-05-28T09:40:04","date_gmt":"2016-05-28T13:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=1131"},"modified":"2016-05-28T09:45:44","modified_gmt":"2016-05-28T13:45:44","slug":"new-york-city-blog-may-21-may-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=1131","title":{"rendered":"New York City Blog – May 21 – May 28"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Catering at the Frick spring party<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Champagne? Tom Collins? White wine? Lemonade? Since red wine stains, the Frick serves only transparent liquids. The Frick Collection had its annual spring garden party. Sitting in the garden court, we waited for the few sprinkles of rain to stop and spent the time gobbling the caterer\u2019s passing parade of lovely, tiny, bite size hors d\u2019oeuvres, We then perched on a low wall in the garden that overlooks Fifth Avenue and studied the crowd\u2019s finery.<\/p>\n

On Saturday I went to 59th Street and 10th Avenue to the Left Forum. Isn\u2019t there a sweet irony that a left organization would host a two day conference at John Jay College of Criminal Justice? I was at the Gotham Greens table having volunteered to answer questions about our organization. Many times I had to turn to more knowledgeable colleagues for the answer. For instance, in how many states can Greens vote the Green ticket? Answer: twenty. What did Ralph Nader call the Democrats and Republicans? Tweedledum and Tweedledee. Good one, Ralph.<\/p>\n

Judson Memorial Church sponsored a showing of Cambodia\u2019s Lost Rock and Roll<\/em>. It\u2019s a documentary that explores Cambodia from its days as a French protectorate to modern times. Its history is shown through the evolving musical tastes of the Cambodians: from the 1950s the French influence of Charles Trenet and Edith Piaf, during the sixties the English invasion. Plus, American rock and roll. The Cambodians had a vivid music scene that came to a screeching halt when Pol Pot took over the government and decreed that all foreign influence was suspect. There were harrowing interviews with people who lied about being entertainers to save their lives and their families. The USA\u2019s involvement in Vietnam and withdrawal from Cambodia was also shown. It\u2019s a long, intense film. It took the director John Pirozzi and LinDa Saphan, the associate producer, ten years to make it.<\/p>\n

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LinDa Saphan, associate producer of CAMBODIA’S LOST ROCK AND ROLL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

An annual spring ritual is going to the New York City Ballet\u2019s Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream.<\/em> Tuesday night\u2019s performance was wonderful. Balanchine + Mendelssohn + Tiler Peck. Does it get any better? Ms. Peck seems a worthy successor to the great Wendy Whalen.<\/p>\n

Feldenkrais and gesellschaft were the two words spelled correctly that resulted in a tie at the Scripps annual spelling bee. Feldenkrais has something to do with movement and gesellschaft has something to do with society.<\/p>\n

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