Arts

There was a genuine connection and magic to hearing the words the two queens actually wrote, composed and presented to each other.

"St. Luke's Church has established a series of monthly jazz concerts that will be available on Zoom so that people who are unable to attend concerts in person can enjoy lively jazz music during the pandemic," Jeffrey Sussman noted.

"The event will have each artist briefly discuss their artistic practice, including the project they have been developing during their residency at The Center, which will be followed by a panel discussion between the artists as well as a Q&A with the audience," Brian O'Mahoney shared.

"I'm thrilled that the Parrish Art Museum continues to provide this great public platform for creative people on the East End to share their passions," said Jennifer Duque.

"I find greater beauty in that dichotomy of raw and real, and at times even a bit dark on the surface, next to the pristine and extraordinary world that exists in the depths; so contrasting that you might never even be able to imagine its existence when on the shore," Leidy told us.

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.