Links in the Time of Corona (Week of April 20)

Hello all. Here are our picks for you this week. Stay home and stay safe!

Jazz: Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya from the Heineken Jazzaldia, 2011

Calm your nerves with thanks to Abdullah Ibrahim, South African pianist and composer. His music reflects many of the musical influences of his childhood in the multicultural port areas of Cape Town, ranging from traditional African songs to the gospel of the AME Church and ragas, to more modern jazz and other Western styles. 

 

Slow Art: 

Slow Art is an international movement that encourages people look deeply at one or a few pieces of art rather than what we often see at a museum or gallery: people trying to see as much as they can take in. Slow art is really the polar opposite – it’s about taking time, lingering and really feeling the piece. Now that many of us have more time let’s take advantage. This year, through this beautiful video created by the Portland Museum of Art (PMA) and local production company P3, we invite you to experience Slow Art Day from home. Relax, center yourself, and revel in the pleasure of art through close looking at works in the PMA exhibition by Carrie Moyer and Sheila Pepe:Tabernacles for Trying Times, which opening this past February.

https://www.portlandmuseum.org/magazine/slowartday2020

For more on this exhibition please visit: Carrie Moyer and Sheila Pepe: Tabernacles for Trying Times.

Kids:

“Welcome to Carnegie Hall’s Musical Explorers! This curriculum is designed to connect children in grades K–2 to rich and diverse musical communities as they build fundamental music skills through listening, singing, and moving to songs from all over the world.” https://www.carnegiehall.org/Education/Educators/Musical-Explorers/Activities-for-Families

Free Zoom Meditation:

IONE and Claire Chase lead a global performance of The World-Wide Tuning Meditation by Pauline Oliveros: a sonic gathering with a legacy of bringing communities together through meditative singing. Hosted by International Contemporary Ensemble. Tune-in LIVE and sing with us right from your personal phone or computer. No music experience necessary.

To participate in The World-Wide Tuning Meditation sign up here:

Saturday April 25 Registration

Fiction:

Crime Fiction Writers Talk Favorite Films and Books  Presented for free by the Center for Fiction on Wednesday, April 22 at 7:30 pm

Find out what movies and books inspired this group of bestselling crime fiction writers! Jonathan Santlofer, Alison Gaylin, Duane Swierczynski, Megan Abbott, and Lauren Wilkinson talk about memorable characters, scenes, and twists from their favorite crime fiction films and literature. For information and to sign up click here

Good Night: