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The Language of Art: Everyday Magic, Days 224-225
With Llewellyn Crain, the visionary and hard-working Kansas Arts Commission executive director Last night, along with about 400 other...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Mar 4, 20113 min read
Hearing Larry Maxey Play: Everyday Magic, Day 188
How we ever got Larry to play with us is a mystery, but for years, he’s been showing up with his clarinet and blowing us out of the water...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jan 22, 20111 min read
The Music of Fiddler Andrea Hoag: Everyday Magic, Day 180
About a decade or so ago, I had the pleasure of working with a student at Goddard College named Andrea Hoag. Although I loved her...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jan 14, 20111 min read
1/11/11, Bonnie Raitt's Song & Tucson's Tragedy: Everyday Magic, Day 177
Yet I know, when the wind sweeps me clear of my luggage for a moment, or when a tragedy such as what happened in Tucson breaks open my...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jan 11, 20112 min read
Not By Might and Not By Power: The Passing of Debbie Friedman and the Tucson Tragedy: Everyday Magic
All day, Friedman’s song “Not by Might and Not by Power” runs through my mind because of its simply chorus, carrying an old testament...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jan 9, 20111 min read
Sing the Misheberech for Debbie Friedman: Everyday Magic, Day 174
I’m one of those people. Through my breast cancer, surgeries and chemotherapy for 14 months, every Friday night at the Lawrence Jewish...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jan 8, 20112 min read
The Magic of Brave Voice: Everyday Magic, Day 172
When Kelley and I started designing the Brave Voice writing and singing retreat about seven years ago, we envisioned a clearing, a place...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jan 6, 20112 min read
When Kelley Hunt Sings: Everyday Magic, Day 167
Last night, once again, I was transported along with many others on and around the dance floor when Kelley Hunt and her band brought us...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jan 1, 20112 min read
Leonard Cohen, "If It Be Your Will," and the End of the Year: Everyday Magic, Day 163
First, there are the words: “If it be your will/ that a voice be true/ from this broken hill/ I will sign to you/ from this broken hill/...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 28, 20101 min read
This Is My Life: Climate Disaster, Gonzo Cartoons & Rock'n'roll: Everyday Magic, Days 159-60
Ken passionately tells me just how bad climate change is, how it’s exceeding all expectations, and with the effects of La Nina, next...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 24, 20102 min read
Christmas Carols 24/7, Springsteen or Show Tunes: Everyday Magic, Day 157
So when I turned on the radio today, I was trying to open my little heart a bit to the wonders of Christmas carols, especially since that...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 23, 20101 min read
The Miracles of Laura Nyro: Everyday Magic, Day 138
I've been been thinking about Laura Nyro a lot and listening to her music. This started yesterday when I realized that one of my...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 3, 20102 min read
