And "L'Allegro..." of course! Check here for a review of the performance. The scene pictured shows Orpheus in his unfortunate encounter with the maenads.
For another take on things that sparkle and glitter, consider this post, from the Astronomy Picture of the Day site.
I'm just back from the last poetry class, where almost everyone seemed to regret that we could not simply go on every Monday for the foreseeable future! While I'm sure our teacher is happy to have some evenings free for his other work, he graciously acknowledged our thanks for a class well-taught.
One member of the class will be in a reading next week. Another shared stories of her grandson, teaching English in Chengdu, who rode out the earthquake on the top floor of a seven-story building. Later in the week, he and several friends (one of them a BBC stringer) made their way to a village at the epicenter of the quake, where they offered to help. Authorities turned them back because they were not Chinese, a story they were happy to tell the BBC!
Reunion information is coming in steadily. By offering to compile the reunion book, I get all the news first. Some of it is good - out of a class that numbered around 90, we have heard from more than 40 classmates. While not all can make it to the celebration, they seem happy to share news and memories. Thanks to the internet, we've found several classmates who have been out of touch for decades.
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