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We always play Bach on Thursdays at Andy’s Corner and women singers on Fridays so here’s a piece that we just might play both today and tomorrow. I found it surfing on the internet after getting a cd with Marian Anderson, which brought back memories of seeing and hearing her at the Lincoln Memorial onContinue reading “Bach on Thursdays”

It was quite a festive occasion when Alison Luthmers enthralled us yesterday with her presentation in words and music of her newly released cd. We already look forward to seeing and hearing her and Giulia Cantone, who joined Alison on lute for a duet yesterday, at Andy’s Corner again. For those of you who missedContinue reading “Thanks for the party”

We’ll be open today but closed tomorrow and Saturday, as we wish you all a peaceful holiday celebration, be it Easter or Passover or, as it is for an aging atheist, the glorious return of spring and the reemergence of life. To help celebrate, we will be open in the evening on Saturday, April 26Continue reading “Welcome to spring”

Judith-Maria Blomsterberg and Giulia Cantone will join Alison Luthmers on April 27 at 3 p.m. to celebrate the release of Alison’s new cd with music by the Swedish composer J.H. Roman. More info at Bookstore Events.

We call it a season But it’s really a mood It gives you a reason To try to feel good. It’s light in the darkness It’s warmth in the cold It helps you to harness The strength to grow old.

Frida Kahlo wrote the words “Viva la vida” – or “Long live life” – on this sumptuous painting that she completed just a few days before she died in 1954. With all the hype and commercialism that has come to immerse her in recent years, it was a real treat to be able to visitContinue reading “Viva la vida”

In May 1974, when another American president was doing his best to destroy his country – and was soon to resign in disgrace for his efforts (now there’s a precedent for 47 to follow) – I spent a few days in Mexico City after visiting my parents in Guadalajara. I can still remember how amazedContinue reading “Back To Mexico”

Back in the winter of 2015 I walked into what was then Gregers Antikvariat and had what might well be called a moment of truth. At the time, second hand bookstores seemed to be vestiges of the past, doomed to oblivion in the brave new world of Amazon and ebooks. When I asked Greger AntoftContinue reading “Ten Years After”

One of the few remaining pleasures of American culture is the weekly magazine The New Yorker, which this year is celebrating its 100th anniversary. When I was growing up, it was always fun when a new issue came in the mail – I mostly enjoyed the wonderful cartoons – and through the years it hasContinue reading “The New Yorker Turns 100”