For me, the weekend included a trip to the 1970s with Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre's "Romeo and Juliet at the Disco" and
the testing of dozens of new games at GenCon. More on both soon.
I also finished Philip Roth's short novel "The Dying Animal," which doesn't quite come together as a novel but proves a memorable character sketch (actually, the continuation of a character he's been sketching for years). The 2004 novel feels like a career placeholder, but a coasting Roth is better than most writers on full.
So what did you see, read, or do this weekend?
Your thoughts?
I also finished Philip Roth's short novel "The Dying Animal," which doesn't quite come together as a novel but proves a memorable character sketch (actually, the continuation of a character he's been sketching for years). The 2004 novel feels like a career placeholder, but a coasting Roth is better than most writers on full.
So what did you see, read, or do this weekend?
Your thoughts?
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My arts weekend started on Wednesday. I shared stories about Abraham Lincoln with a wonderful, full-house audience of residents and guests at the very elegant Stratford at West Clay in Carmel.
Then I spent two invigorating days at the second annual BlogIndiana conference on the IUPUI campus.
Then I saw and judged two Encore community theatre shows - the last two shows of my judging year. I made it to the end! I can hardly believe it. Now all that's left is to vote for the winners. It was an excellent experience, one I would like to repeat in a few years, but for now I am glad to be free again to see and write and talk about whatever shows interest me.
Late Sunday afternoon I judged the first (and annual, I hope!) Liars Contest sponsored by Storytelling Arts of Indiana at the Indiana State Fair. That was a rewarding experience, too. I wrote about it on my own blog as well.
AND I worked at my day job this weekend, so I didn't get a chance to read books at all, which made my weekend feel incomplete, in spite of how full it was. I'm glad you mentioned a book this week, Lou.
I slept in until 10:00 this morning and woke feeling grateful that I'm not due at my day job until 1:00pm today!
Hope Baugh
Indy Theatre Habit