Arts

Herman Melville's Moby Dick is an extraordinary piece of literature and we are going to do what we can do in 90 minutes," Will Pomerantz told us.

"I believe that using the wonderful music of the great composers to recreate lives or real events is a way of bringing history, on the one hand, and opera, on the other, to everyone," Armedariz Diaz told us.

"It was very important to us that we not cancel this film festival as it has grown to represent the shared experiences of our community members, regardless of background or language," Minerva Perez relayed.

"The book covers the period from basically 1919, when the baseball World Series was fixed, up through the beginning of the 21st century and how the mob is still functioning, and what it is doing and what's staying under the radar," Sussman told us.

"It will be a celebration of mostly original music. It will be a reflection on the times we've shared at the Talkhouse and it will provide for you a dose of community when the days grow short and the night grows cold," Atlas concluded.

"It's like a biopic in which we are taking the music, but we are also inserting this other view point of the real queens and who they were as people," Tonna told us.

"It is indeed a great pleasure to present this evening with the artist Jim Dine, known worldwide for inspiring public works that have astonished and delighted generations of viewers," saidAlicia G. Longwell.

"This is the first step towards us re-opening, and we're thrilled to have an audience once again," said Julienne Penza-Boone. "We will have new protocols in place to limit contact and all attendees must submit to temperature checks so that we can ensure a safe experience for everyone."

"My favorite scene to act and sing is the scene right before Mary Stuart gets her head cut off. I just think the music is so beautiful and the way Donizetti portrays it, it just evokes all the emotions," Galvani Bell told us.

"Carpe Diem has been the battle cry since 30 BC. Give or take," Andrea McCafferty and Kat O'Neil shared. "The Roman poet Horace used the term to express the idea that one should enjoy life while one can. Imagine such insight without any of the modern advances of toilets, TV's, anything apple, cars, bars and the internet."