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The Weekend
Apr. 27th, 2008 10:22 pmThis weekend was the Hyde Park Art Center's annual 24-hour Creative Move program. I was planning to go over on Friday night, but it was pouring, so I stayed home and puttered, roasting potatoes to take to DeeJay's on Saturday. The next morning, I did go to the Art Center, and enjoyed the art, listened to music
and watched kids messing about.
The Istria Café, which they have been promising for about a year, has finally opened, with lots of yummy flavors of gelato. I had a piccolo hazelnut, which wasn't all that piccolo! The guy kept scooping and I was wondering where it would all end! (Well, we know that; on my hips!) Then, when I went and paid the cashier, he counted out the change to himself, "cinque, sei", so when he gave me the change, I said, "Grazie tanto!", and he looked very startled and said, "Prego!" Maybe I'll go practice my Italian there.
I went up to DeeJay's for dinner, bringing the aforesaid potatoes. Peggy, Cheryl and the girls arrived rather dressed up, as they had just come from a shower for their minister. It's a mixed marriage - he's a Methodist and she's a Presbyterian. Shocking! ;-))
I'd thought of going to Artropolis today - a big art & antiques show at the Merchandise Mart. But I've been running around a lot, and wanted to go out tonight, so I hung out with the cats, watched Verdi's Macbeth on "Live from the Met", and did my homework instead. Then after dinner I went over to Rockefeller Chapel to hear the University of Chicago Motet Choir's annual concert of Jewish music - everything from Josquin de Prez and Solomone Rossi through Milhaud and Ravel up to Shulamit Ran and other contemporary composers. It was very lovely.
and watched kids messing about.
The Istria Café, which they have been promising for about a year, has finally opened, with lots of yummy flavors of gelato. I had a piccolo hazelnut, which wasn't all that piccolo! The guy kept scooping and I was wondering where it would all end! (Well, we know that; on my hips!) Then, when I went and paid the cashier, he counted out the change to himself, "cinque, sei", so when he gave me the change, I said, "Grazie tanto!", and he looked very startled and said, "Prego!" Maybe I'll go practice my Italian there.
I went up to DeeJay's for dinner, bringing the aforesaid potatoes. Peggy, Cheryl and the girls arrived rather dressed up, as they had just come from a shower for their minister. It's a mixed marriage - he's a Methodist and she's a Presbyterian. Shocking! ;-))
I'd thought of going to Artropolis today - a big art & antiques show at the Merchandise Mart. But I've been running around a lot, and wanted to go out tonight, so I hung out with the cats, watched Verdi's Macbeth on "Live from the Met", and did my homework instead. Then after dinner I went over to Rockefeller Chapel to hear the University of Chicago Motet Choir's annual concert of Jewish music - everything from Josquin de Prez and Solomone Rossi through Milhaud and Ravel up to Shulamit Ran and other contemporary composers. It was very lovely.
