Seein’ the DMV: Concerts and National Aquarium
Two Concerts I don’t normally post about musical concerts I attend because I don’t like to write reviews. However, I’m going to spend a little time touching on three concerts I attended in July, but the bulk of the post will cover my second visit to the National Aquarium in Baltimore. Since my return to the DMV, I have taken as much advantage as I can of the stage events offered here. This summer, this has included concerts from the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s Summerfest schedule–an all-George Gershwin program and movie music by John Williams, plus the performance of Carl Orff”s Carmina Burana, performed by the National Symphony Orchestra, soloists, Choral Arts Society of Washington and the Children’s Chorus of Washington. The Gershwin concert started what was a very busy week on Sunday, July 20. The program included his Cuban Overture, excerpts from the opera Porgy and Bess, Rhapsody in Blue,…
Seein’ the DMV: Mubadala Citi DC Open-July 2025
Monday-Day One I was watching the Wimbledon Open when I realized that I had never seen a live professional tennis match. I’ve enjoyed watching tennis on television since I was introduced to the game in public school and became aware of Arthur Ashe in the early 1970s. Impulsively, I started researching the costs and process of making a one-day trip to New York to see an early round of the US Open. Just as I was forced to acknowledge that my budget required more prep time to handle such an excursion, I learned that there was a tennis tournament–the Mubadala Citi DC Open–scheduled in Washington the next week!! A check of the ticket prices for an early round session indicated that I could make it work. I ordered one of the ADA tickets on the first level of the stadium. On that Monday, I tried to time my drive to…
Heading Home for 45th Class Reunion
I hadn’t planned to post about my trip to Greensboro, North Carolina, to celebrate my 45th class reunion at Bennett College since it was a driving trip to my hometown. However, I recently saw a post on Facebook that brought back memories of my days as a student, and I decided that sharing those memories, combined with my return 45 years later as an alumna, made sense. First, the now,… Graduation and class unions at Bennett College tend to occur during Mother’s Day weekend, sometimes with Commencement scheduled on that Sunday. This year, events for returning alumnae attending Reunion Weekend began Thursday before Mother’s Day. Not surprisingly, I chose to drive down because I wanted to be able to have transportation throughout the weekend. I drove through Greensboro’s downtown and the college campus, taking advantage of quiet grounds to get pictures of the classroom buildings, student union, administration and dormitories…