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King Lear

Tonight I saw another Shakespeare classic at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, King Lear. This was a heavy sad play that was very well acted. The one twist was they had a woman playing King Lear (but as a male, not … Continue reading

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The Winter’s Tale

On night three of my trip to the Colorado Shakespeare Festival I saw my second Shakespeare play, The Winter's Tale. This was another indoor play and overall it was quite good. The first half was excellent, with a serious solemn … Continue reading

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One Man, Two Guvnors

I saw my second play of this year’s Colorado Shakespeare Festival, a British farcical comedy One Man, Two Guvnors. This was apparently a contemporary update of and older 18th century commedia dell’arte, and it was set in the early 1960s … Continue reading

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Another Ado

I left my house in the morning and traveled to Denver, in what turned out to be a more tightly scheduled trip than I had desired. I drove up to Boulder, quickly checked in to my hotel, and then immediately … Continue reading

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Much Ado in the Vinyard

After a very warm day, tonight I again joined Bob in attending the second play of SPARC’s season, Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. It’s a fun play with a serious middle but happy ending, with a lot of witty banter … Continue reading

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Silent Sky

Tonight I joined Bob in attending the first play of SPARC Theater’s summer season, a play by Lauren Gunderson about a woman astronomer, Silent Sky. It told the story of a woman who worked in Harvard’s astronomy department at the … Continue reading

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Jessa Ray Photo Shoot At Home

Just a few days after arriving at home after my long trip to Italy, I had a chance to work with Colorado model Jessa Ray Muse for the second time. The last time was in the hills outside of Golden … Continue reading

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Adventures In Italy

My next big travel adventure was my first ever trip to Italy, which lasted more than 3 weeks. This trip was built around my second Femme Nue photography retreat of the year, which was based in a group of villas … Continue reading

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A Day of Photography With Anoush

I had an all day photoshoot with Anoush Anou, an amazing art model with whom I’ve had the pleasure of working many times. We ended up traveling to a variety of locations around the Bay Area on what turned out … Continue reading

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Tosca

Tonight I again joined Bob for a trip to the opera. This time to the Opera San Jose to see Puccini’s Tosca. This was the first time I had been to Opera San Jose, the first time I’d seen a … Continue reading

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