On the last day of 2010, I leave you with this strange mayonnaise ad. One wonders, do we need an official Christmas Mayo? Found at Advertising Is Good For You: … [Read more...]

On December 23rd, characters from the New York City Ballet's production of The Nutcracker rang the bell at the New York Stock Exchange! The Nutcracker runs until January 2. … [Read more...]

Oh hello! It's me, your delinquent blogger friend! It's been rough-going this month, with Sondra in Tosca, Helene's new CD, and the Chamber Music America conference coming up in the new year. I break my silence, though, to tell you about how a "well-publicized" Hallelujah Chorus performance resulted in the evacuation of a California mall. From CNN:The Sacramento Choral Society was holding what police called a "well-publicized" event to sing the "Hallelujah Chorus" in the mall's food court, scheduled for 7:30 p.m."Come join our large Chorus of … [Read more...]

Tonight, you should all tune in to see trumpeter (-ess?) Alison Balsom perform on the Late Show with David Letterman. Rumor has it Dave *heard her on the radio* and insisted she come on the show. Classical radio stations of America, take heart! People are listening! This also means he didn't know she was blonde and thin when she was booked, so take that, haters.Alison will play Marcello Concerto for Oboe in C Minor, which is the sixth track on her latest album.So we all need to watch tonight so ratings are high and late night shows start … [Read more...]

In a recent episode of Family Guy, Brian, the talking family dog, writes a best-selling inspirational novel in three hours after his for-serious novel flops. Stewie, the talking family baby (who, of the family members, only Brian can hear), becomes his publicist. I don't know how long the episode is going to be on Hulu, but it's really worth your time. Here is the link, and the first Stewie-as-publicist is at 5:48. Stewie gets Brian on Real Time with Bill Maher, with Bill Maher, Adrianna Huffington and Dana Gould at minute 14:47. "Oooo I said … [Read more...]