We Are Here! We Are Here!
Originally published in The Philadelphia Inquirer October 12, 2017 Horton…heard it again! Just a very faint yelp As if some tiny person were calling for help. from Horton Hears a Who! by Dr. Seuss I can’t tell you what it …
Author: Margie Smith Holt
Hurricane Irma Relief for St. John
Thanks to DJ Questlove (from The Roots and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon) who presided over the music for six hours at the Brooklyn Bowl in NYC this weekend to raise money for Hurricane Irma relief on St. John. …
Behind the Scenes 2016-17 Season
As we get ready to begin another inspiring season of writing about the performing arts, we wanted to take a moment to highlight a few of the world-class organizations we’ve had the privilege of working with over the last season. …
A Midsummer Night
Last night we had the pleasure of indulging in a favorite summer tradition: attending The Public Theater’s free Shakespeare in the Park with friends. We missed this season’s controversial Julius Caesar, but made it back to New York in time …
Independence Day
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. As we celebrate those words, …
The Poet Laureate’s Solstice
The summer solstice arrived at 12:24 am EDT (4:24 GMT). On this longest day of the year, here are a few words to ponder by Tracy K. Smith, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and just-announced next poet laureate of the U.S. …
Digging – by Seamus Heaney
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day: “Digging,” by Irish poet and Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney. Between my finger and my thumb The squat pen rests; snug as a gun. Under my window, a clean rasping sound When the spade sinks …
Autumn Leaves
The chill is in the air. The last of those lingering summer-like days, swaddling afternoons with unseasonably warm temperatures, are behind us. The color is draining from the autumn leaves. The leaves are falling. At least they leave us with …
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My National Park: Virgin Islands National Park
Let’s start with the color of the water. This is really what it looks like. No filter, no special effects. Just a snapshot on a regular old phone camera. Those blues and greens are real. We are celebrating the 100th …