For Stephen Rice, moments of joy come in “the countless moments in rehearsals when a piece of music we've been working onstarts sounding really good and everyone feels that powerful feeling of connection - that something truly special, unique, and memorable is happening.” Or they might come “in lessons when a student has been struggling with a skill or concept, and then there's the moment when it clicks and you can see the sense of understanding and accomplishment.” Next Thursday,
Dominoes will dominate downtown for one weekend this fall, with two events celebrating the art and science of domino toppling: a film screening and the 14th annual Domino Toppling Extravaganza. Domino-toppling sensation Lily Hevesh will attend the screening of the documentary film Lily Topples the World, about her rise as an internationally recognized domino artist, on Saturday, Oct. 16, at 7 p.m. at the Latchis Theatre. Directed by Jeremy Workman, the film won the Grand Jury Award for documentary feature...
In the recent uproar over civility, it was deeply frustrating to note the absence of civil disobedience in the discussions, and to see the time-honored tradition of leaders like Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. being conflated with actions perceived to be rude and unkind. It was also dangerous, and it was also another sign of the ideology of autocracy being used to quiet resistance when government, and its officials, are doing the wrong thing. One can argue that...
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