Category Archives: Events

Events or happenings I’ve attended or observed.

Another Midsummer Night

Posted on July 7, 2018 by djnpub

For the second night in a row, I went out to see a play. This time it was my first Shakespeare play of the summer, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, which was this year’s San Francisco Shakespeare Festival Free Shakespeare in … Continue reading →

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Hilarious Earnest

Posted on July 6, 2018 by djnpub

Tonight I saw the first of Livermore Shakespeare Festival’s plays, Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest. It was very well done, and very funny. They performed it in three relatively short acts, and the actors were terrific. It was … Continue reading →

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Quixote Nuevo

Posted on June 21, 2018 by djnpub

Tonight was the beginning of this year’s theater season for me, with the first CalShakes play of the year, Octavio Solis’ Quixote Nuevo. This was a world premiere production of this play by a noted Latino playwright, adapted from the … Continue reading →

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Utah Adventure — Day 6

Posted on May 21, 2018 by djnpub

The last day of our tour started with a fairly early start to go to a location fairly close on the shore of the Great Salt Lake, behind a 20th century resort pavilion known as The Great Saltair. We were … Continue reading →

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Utah Adventure — Day 5

Posted on May 21, 2018 by djnpub

Our last full day of the tour turned out to be a long one. We got up early and headed to Professor Valley, the location used by the TV series Westworld. There were classic western monoliths in the distance, and … Continue reading →

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Utah Adventure — Day 4 — “Rest” Day

Posted on May 21, 2018 by djnpub

After several days of long days and somewhat tiring shoots, the organizers wisely built in a rest day with an optional shoot in the evening. The day started with a leisurely check out from our hotel, and again moving our … Continue reading →

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Utah Adventure — Day 3

Posted on May 21, 2018 by djnpub

The day started early as we left the hotel to go to Crack Canyon, the second of the slot canyons on our tour. After another ride over a pretty bumpy road we arrived at the trailhead. The hike in was … Continue reading →

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Utah Adventure — Day 2

Posted on May 21, 2018 by djnpub

The second day of our adventure stated early with a move of our base of operations to a hotel in Green River, UT, about 3 hours SE of Salt Lake City. After checking in, we grabbed some lunch to go … Continue reading →

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A Grand Adventure in Utah Begins

Posted on May 21, 2018 by djnpub

In mid-May, after I’d had about 3 1/2 months to settle into my retirement, I spent an amazing week in Utah with UTadventure, traveling to beautiful scenic sites with a team of very talented fine-art models. I finally got to … Continue reading →

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Glamour Photography Adventure

Posted on February 5, 2018 by djnpub

I officially began my retirement on Thursday, and not much time elapsed before I hit the road on my first adventure. On Friday, I headed down to LA to attend a two day photography workshop focusing on glamour photography, run … Continue reading →

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