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Ballet and beyond

To see ballet on TV is nice, and I’ll be looking for DVD’s a good versions of The Sleeping Beauty, no doubt, but I really have to say it’s a live perfomance that one can appreciate more, and treasure the experience. [See the post previous to this one, Sleeping Beauty – The Russian National Ballet…

February 27, 2006

Sleeping Beauty – The Russian National Ballet – Athens, GA

My 7 year old daughter and I saw Tchaikovsky’s The Sleeping Beauty (ballet) yesterday (Sunday, February 26, 2006). It was part of the UGA’s 10th Anniversary concert series, held in the Fine Arts Center. The ballet was lovely, enchanting, engaging. Quite a memory to be made. The dancers were wonderful, their performances near flawless or…

February 27, 2006

We Be Illin

My littlest one got sick this morning. Hindsight tells me he has a virus that has been bugging at him for a day or so. He has wanted to eat, but refused to eat much all day yesterday, supper the night before he didn’t want either. He’s also been more prone to cry and act…

February 24, 2006

February Spring

Tomorrow should be a fine late Spring day, only it’s still Winter 😉 The Weeping Willow tree is greened out and getting it’s long lush look back, after dormancy for the “winter” ha ha. The few cold snap promises we’ve had haven’t done any damage to the trees that are waking up. Yes we’ve had…

February 23, 2006

Russian National Ballet – The Sleeping Beauty (Tchaikovsky)

Early last month (January 2006) I found out that the Russian National Ballet would be at UGA for their concert series … performing The Sleeping Beauty (Tchaikovsky) in February (26th.) I asked my hubby to please call and find out if there were tickets available and that if it was too expensive for all of…

February 22, 2006