Outspoken and Ancient Art in North Carolina by da-AL

Ancient art at North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh

Brash and outspoken, traditional and gorgeous, if you love great art, North Carolina is happiness. This and this post, as well as this one and this one, introduced how much I love the North Carolina Museum of Art. (This one tells of NC's amazing Chinese Lantern Festival.)That was in only one of their two buildings... A second… Continue reading Outspoken and Ancient Art in North Carolina by da-AL

Georgia O’Keeffe in North Carolina by da-AL

What a great time my husband and I had visiting our dear friend David Hunt in North Carolina. He’s posted on Happiness Between Tails here and here. We hadn’t seen him in way too long — all the more reason that my recent discovery of the touching PBS series, “We'll Meet Again,” gets me blubbering.… Continue reading Georgia O’Keeffe in North Carolina by da-AL

Women Powered Art in North Carolina

Table Setter, 2016-17, by Monica Kim Garza (close-up)

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Flamenco Fusion

Shahrokh Moshkin Ghalam respectfully and lovingly fuses dance cultures.

"Flamenco & the Sitting Cat" is the title of the first of my soon-to-be self-published novels. The 'Sitting Cat' part of the title refers to the geographical shape of Iran... I grew up with only classical music -- and flamenco music and dance. My father, who left Barcelona in his mid-20s, wanted it that way.… Continue reading Flamenco Fusion

Part 4: Do Marvelous Madrid, Spain, Cats Pray? (w Video)

It's magical how WiFi stands and waves his paws!

It's magical how WiFi stands and waves his paws! The marvels of Spain, too numerous to count (after all, my soon-to-be self-published novel is called "Flamenco & the Sitting Cat") -- were rendered all the more marvelous thanks to our kind hostess Henrietta Fielden (henriettafielden@gmail.com). Her flat in Madrid is located within a theater building… Continue reading Part 4: Do Marvelous Madrid, Spain, Cats Pray? (w Video)