Engineer's Daughter

matokie mix 10.18.20

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tennessee hollow watershed restoration

 

All of the Bay Nature talks during quaratine have been wonderful, but this week's installment about the ongoing habitat restoration in the Presidio was particularly engrossing and, dare I say it, hopeful. Watch the talk above for a dose of inspiration, and find the full complement of talks so far here.

matokie mix 10.11.20

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the great work begins

Having had the great pleasure of having seen all of Angels in America in a day-long marathon sesh at Berkeley Rep not too far back, I had already thought about what Tony Kushner's masterpiece might have to say about our current crisis, and clearly amfAR had the same idea. I watched their online benefit last night featuring scenes from the play, masterfully acted by a killer cast and beautifully edited besides, and by the time they got to the last moments at the Bethesda Fountain (with Brian Tyree Henry as Prior!) I was a weepy mess. The great work begins indeed.

See also:

• thegreatworkbegins.org

matokie mix 10.04.20

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input october 2020

Books

A Dream Come True: The Collected Stories of Juan Carlos Onetti

Trump and His Generals: The Cost of Chaos - Peter Bergen

The Bishop's Bedroom - Piero Chiara

No Room at the Morgue - Jean-Patrick Manchette

 

Movies

The Assistant - Kitty Green

The Loveless - Kathryn Bigelow and Monty Montgomery

We Need to Talk About Kevin - Lynne Ramsay

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse - Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman

Atlantics - Mati Diop

The Joy of Life - Jenni Olson

The Royal Road - Jenni Olson

Force Majeure - Ruben Östlund

 

Streaming

New Girl

Schitt's Creek

Lucifer

Gravity Falls

 

Virtual Theater

The Present at Geffen Playhouse

one found sound

 

I'm finding a lot of comfort in classical music these days, so it was a delight to "attend" One Found Sound's watch party last night as they kicked off their new virtual/distanced season with an online concert. Featuring gorgeous performances pre-recorded at the Midway interspersed with live Zoom chat, the evening was a great chance to feel a part of the local music community while remaining safely on my couch with my cat Pogo (who always wants to check out whatever I'm watching I'm my iPad). The program featured pieces by three Black composers: Valerie Coleman, William Grant Still, and Quinn Mason. Mason was on hand to introduce his work "Por Seis," a world premiere of three movements influenced by Latin American music that utterly transported me to another place and time.

See also:

• One Found Sound
• One Found Sound YouTube channel