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Converging lines, converging lives
Evanston RoundTable, Aug. 31, 2022 The highlight of my recent four-day trip to New York – a trip crammed with visits to the U.S. Open, a Mets game at Citi Field,
Mellow evening for Elvis Costello at Out of Space
Evanston RoundTable, Aug. 6, 2022 Headliner Elvis Costello, the venerable British rocker, played an inspired selection of classics and new material at last night’s Out of Space concert at Canal
Beethoven splains it all for you
Evanston RoundTable, Aug. 3, 2022 In one movement of less than 10 minutes the master offers a lifetime of sonorous beauty and worthwhile lessons. Bach and Beethoven are the two
The gift of great teachers
Evanston RoundTable, July 20, 2022 Be a great teacher yourself. Be a mentor. After spending a glorious gap year walking around London, traveling around England and hitchhiking around Europe, I
Could it happen here?
Evanston RoundTable, July 6, 2022 Of course. All the more reason to redouble our efforts. When my son Dan was a freshman at Evanston Township High School, I asked him
Goodbye
Evanston RoundTable, June 22, 2022 “The world has gone mad today, and good’s bad today, and black’s white today, and day’s night today.” – Cole Porter Bill. Billy. Der Bingle,
Sweet spring
Evanston RoundTable, June 7, 2022 Like all good things, it’s here and then gone. Enjoy it while you can. But now it’s back, as if winter and summer have agreed, reluctantly,
Second chance
Evanston RoundTable, May 24, 2022 Others have their heaven. This is mine. There is a phrase I recently heard that describes a plant about to die: going over. While I
The unsung legacy of Steve Winwood
Evanston RoundTable, May 12, 2022 Over the last 250 years there have been many musical geniuses, from Bach to McCartney. But none could do all the things he has done.