Exciting things happened this week
Thursday met with Jay and Kirsten at their ap, it was his birthday, then had lunch, with a bottle of wine, at an Afghan rest around the corner. Rice with orange peel, delicious.
then went with Kirsten see a Magritte exhibit.
On Friday, Nov. 8th, Stuart and I went to see a Chamber Opera called THE SATIN CLOAK
"The Satin Cloak" is a re-telling, by Martin
Halpern, of a parable that centers around four characters: the humble
cobbler Tameem; his devoted wife Akara; his brilliant friend Aruhm, and a
Messenger who comes to announce that the Sovereign of the land has
appointed Tameem governor of his province. Though perplexed by this,
Tameem, with Akara's constant aid, manages to govern with great virtue
for seven years, though always nagged by doubts about the source of his
appointment. Meanwhile, Aruhm has gone on a quest to discover that
source. After many ordeals he finally returns, and what he reveals
before dying forces Tameem to re-define, for himself and his subjects,
the true meaning of virtue in a world where nothing is certain.
afterwards we went to a Vietnamese restaurant called Peking Roast Duck on 858 8th Ave, where the dumplings were no good but my curry delicious.
And on Sunday, Nov. 10th I went to a place called Symphony Space and saw Murakami Music: Stories of Loss and Nostalgia. Readings of excerpts of some of his books, accompanied mainly by piano but there was also a bass and a saxophone. Totally cool.
Just lovely.
This is Laura Yumi Snell and Eunbi Kim.
