Today is the 84th birthday of the exceptionally talented pianist Van Cliburn. The world is a better place because he was in it and still
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Happy 131st Birthday Marc Chagall
Today is the 131st birthday of the French artist Marc Chagall. His work is imaginative and etherial, like he is painting one of his dreams
Happy 77th Birthday Twyla Tharp
Today is the 77th birthday of one of America’s most living influential and innovative dancer/choreographers, Twyla Tharp. The world is a better place because she is
Happy 141st Birthday Isadora Duncan
Today is the 141st birthday of the woman widely recognized as the mother of Modern Dance: Isadora Duncan. The world is a better place because
A Song A Day in May: 80s Nuclear War Anxiety
The Music I listened to and loved in the 80s had an influence on me, it’s undeniable. Along with the books I read, the television
Happy 172nd Birthday Peter Carl Fabergé
Today is the 172nd birthday of the artist Peter Carl Fabergé. Being the appointed jeweler to the Russian Imperial Court must have been an honor and
