Using his talent to break ground in the world of classical music
In February, Shaya Gardner-Hayum (Loretta Quicksey) shared some family news that was both impressive and poignant. Her grandson,...
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May 15, 2020
A Cabin Fever Reliever concert -- from home, of course
After cancelling his tour season and getting antsy at home like the rest of us, Bill Kirchen found another way to make some music for his...
Apr 24, 2020
Hair in the time of quarantine
Gene Tanabe was the first to admit his hair was getting out of control, and that was in April. Stoy Dulgeroff quickly followed up with a...
Apr 16, 2020
Let’s see your mask!
In mid-April, we checked in with our Facebook group to find out who was wearing a face mask and what it looked like. It didn’t take long...
Apr 15, 2020
A Victory Garden for a different kind of world war
One of the nicest responses to the pandemic that we’ve heard about comes to us from a class member who normally spends only the winters...
Apr 14, 2020
Iggy, again
A picture of Iggy Pop is pretty common but not this one, sent to us by Peter Cooperrider, and maybe one of the most exceptional you will...
Apr 13, 2020
What a tooth will get you these days
My husband’s 5-year-old grandson recently lost his first tooth, and we were amazed to hear that the tooth fairy left a $5.00 bill under...
Mar 15, 2020
When fate has the worst timing ever
For every couple sheltering at home together, here's a story to make you cringe. In early March, John Hanson and his wife, Peggy, were...
Mar 8, 2020
Detroit style pizza?
If someone asked you to name the main regional pizzas, you wouldn’t be hard put to come up with New York and Chicago. Maybe California....
Jan 28, 2020
Jim Osterberg finally gets his Grammy
When Jim, aka Iggy Pop, heard that he’d be getting an award for Lifetime Achievement—his first Grammy—at the 2020 Grammy Awards, he had...
Jan 15, 2020
1965: a good year for grads and the cars weren’t bad, either
Dale Withers Peck, who knows and loves cars, checked in to say that she had read an article in the February issue of Hemmings Motor News...
Jan 1, 2020
A family tradition opens the New Year
Sylvia Shippey started out 2020 with an outing to Dobbins Point on South Mountain, overlooking Phoenix from 2300 feet. Her daughters,...
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