Julian Martlew, OtB's killer sound man, blew me away the other night with this statement he attributes to the great jazz pianist Eddie Palmieri: "[Great art], it’s like sex and danger. The reaction of sex in the human organism is love. And danger brings fear. And these extremes are what you need in tension and resistance to reach that maximum climax."

While Palimieri was talking about music, Latin jazz in particular, Julian believes the statement applies to much of the art he "likes," meaning art which profoundly affects and changes him. I suggest trying this criteria out during your next cultural outing...

While I'm extolling the virtues of our brilliant staff, check out the blog (click here) that OtB Marketing Director Sara Edwards wrote recently about the upcoming work of Mary Sheldon Scott/Jarrad Powell Performance. She summons the work of environmental artist Andy Goldsworthy to describe Molly and Jarrad's approach to creating performance. Really interesting.