“Nestled on the banks of the jewel-toned Cassadaga Lake in south-western New York, the world’s largest spiritualist community” – Lily Dale – “was first established back in 1879. Since then, the tiny wooded hamlet has served as a sanctuary for those who wish to take part in the community’s stated mission to ‘further the science, philosophy, and religion of spiritualism’.”
Tag: 11.08.16
Top Posts From AJBlogs 11.08.16
Who Benefits?
Definitions are important to me. That’s probably a reflection of my former life as an academic. (Or, I suppose, it could be why I was an academic.) They’ve also become critical to my work as an advocate for community engagement. … read more
AJBlog: Engaging Matters Published 2016-11-08
Comes the Revolution!
Don’t let that word “revolution” scare you this tense Election Day. I’m not talking about the USA. I’m referring to the wonderful exhibition now on view at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, … read more
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts Published 2016-11-08
India in New York
Mark Morris curates “Sounds of India” for Lincoln Center’s White Light Festival. … read more
AJBlog: Dancebeat Published 2016-11-08
“Tears of St. Peter” and the Master Chorale
Here is a piece I had not even heard of: … read more
AJBlog: CultureCrash Published 2016-11-08
Where Black Lives Did Not Matter
In the many years I spent on Grub Street writing about the theater, Athol Fugard and the plays I saw of his stand out in memory for their searing eloquence and humanity. Master Harold … And the Boys was one of them. … read more
AJBlog: Straight|Up Published 2016-11-08
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Madeleine Thien Wins Again – This Time Canada’s Giller Prize
“The $100,000 prize is widely considered the most prestigious in Canadian literature, and caps an auspicious autumn for Ms. Thien; Do Not Say We Have Nothing received the Governor-General’s Literary Award last month, and was also a finalist for the Man Booker Prize.”