Category Archives: Music

Tosca at the Met

March 19, 2019Music, NYCPaul Mason Fotsch

Tosca Curtain Met Opera 3-18-19 — Tosca Curtain at the Metropolitan Opera 3-18-19

Last evening I had the joy of seeing Tosca at the Metropolitan Opera. Continue reading Tosca at the Met →

Nature to A Minor to Red Star

March 11, 2019Museums, Music, Nature, NYC, Sundry ScansPaul Mason Fotsch

MD Monument 3-4-19 — Hill by Maryland Monument, Prospect Park 3-4-19

March came in like a lion, but a lion cub. Continue reading Nature to A Minor to Red Star →

Joel’s First Message

February 17, 2019Chicago, Minnesota, Music, podcastsPaul Mason Fotsch

This week’s message leads me to recall the great south Chicago institution AACM: The Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, and the 1987 world series victory of the Minnesota Twins.

Minn Trip Jan 7-18, 2019

January 22, 2019History, Minnesota, Museums, Music, Sundry ScansPaul Mason Fotsch

American Swedish Institute 1/8/19 — Saint Lucia by Allen Christian’s House of Balls at American Swedish Institute

Can one imagine a better Minnesota cliché than peewee hockey? How about a Scandinavian Christmas exhibit? Continue reading Minn Trip Jan 7-18, 2019 →

Hank’s Saloon

December 24, 2018Music, NYCPaul Mason Fotsch

Band stickers plastered the entrance to this odd little building that looked ready to collapse on the corner of Atlantic and Third Ave. Continue reading →