Mid-Week Libation: I'm Ready for My Close-Up
Celebrating Sarah Vaughan's centennial, the legendary Gloria Swanson, poet Frank O'Hara, artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby & mathematician Michel Talagrand! Plus a recipe for tyropita (Greek cheese pie)!
Mid-Week Libation is our weekly curated splash of inspiration and culture! Click above to listen to this weeks’ audio segment!
Recipe of the Week: Tyropita — Greek Cheese Pie!
A Centennial Celebration of the The Divine One . . . Sarah Vaughan! Born 100 Years Ago Today! (March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990)
Tickets are still available for a special celebration next month: Jazz at Lincoln Center Celebrates The Sarah Vaughan Centennial, hosted by Dee Dee Bridgewater! (April 19-20, 2024, 8:00pm at the Rose Theater - buy tickets here)
And speaking of Dee Dee Bridgewater, she compiled the very best one-disc compilation of Sarah Vaughan:
To hear us waxing poetic about our favorite singer of all time, with links to many of our favorite albums and live performances, check out our recent podcast about Sarah Vaughan’s Centennial here!
The Artist Profile Archive: Njideka Akunyili Crosby
“The Artist Profile Archive’s latest short documentary features Njideka Akunyili Crosby, the esteemed Nigerian-born, Los Angeles–based artist. . . . Through painting, drawing, photo transfer, and collage, Akunyili Crosby has developed a unique visual language that draws on her Nigerian heritage and experiences living in the U.S. Watch the new documentary to learn more.” [Source]
The Artist Profile Archive: Njideka Akunyili Crosby (via Artsy)
Official Site of Njideka Akunyili Crosby / Works for Sale (via Artsy)
Fascinating Article: Mathematician Who Made Sense of the Universe’s Randomness Wins Math’s Top Prize
Mathematician Who Made Sense of the Universe’s Randomness Wins Math’s Top Prize (via Smithsonian Magazine)
“Michel Talagrand took home the 2024 Abel Prize for his work on stochastic systems, randomness and a proof of a physics reaction that many experts thought was unsolvable”
An Icon Was Born Today & She’s Ready for Her Close-Up: Gloria Swanson! (March 27, 1899 – April 4, 1983)
Interesting Artists Born Today: March 27th
Visual Artists:
Today is the birthday of Georges-Eugène Haussmann, Jan van Beers, Albert Marquet, Kathleen Scott, Edward Steichen, Arnold Zadikow, Vladimir Burliuk, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Roy De Maistre, Helen Stewart, Carl Barks, Mary Nicol Neill Armour, Raúl Soldi, Louise Rosskam, Bogusław Szwacz, Bob Mizer, Jules Olitski, Jacques Villeglé, Rudolf Matutinović, Patricia Goldsmith, Fritz Eisel, Daniel Spoerri, Alexandre Chan, Miyako Ishiuchi, Betty Ford-Smith, Peter Howson, Sonia Falcone and Isabelle Tuchband!
Writers, Philosophers & Scholars:
Today is the birthday of Alfred de Vigny, Jelena Dimitrijević, Marie Under, Karl Mannheim, Francis Ponge, Xavier Villaurrutia, Ai Qing, Louis Simpson, John Bayley, Frank O'Hara, Dubravka Ugrešić, Julia Alvarez, Brenda Hillman, Patrick McCabe, Susan Neiman, Jess Mowry, Kevin J. Anderson and Victor Heringer!
Musicians & Composers:
Today is the birthday of Patty Hill, Ferde Grofé, Leroy Carr, Pee Wee Russell, Ben Webster, Robert Lockwood Jr., Sarah Vaughan, Harold Ashby, Mstislav Rostropovich, Burt Collins, Junior Parker, Johnny Copeland, Janis Martin, Tony Banks, Billy Mackenzie, Andrew Farriss, Renato Russo, Tak Matsumoto, Dave Koz, Stacey Kent, Mariah Carey, Fergie, Kimbra and Halle Bailey!
Film/TV/Stage:
Today is the birthday of Gloria Swanson, Kenneth Macpherson, Budd Schulberg, Harold Nicholas, Anne Ramsey, Arthur Mitchell, Julian Glover, Art Evans, Michael York, Tom Sullivan, Stephen Dillane, Quentin Tarantino, Pauley Perrette, Elizabeth Mitchell and Nathan Fillion!
This Week’s Words of Wisdom: Frank O'Hara (March 27, 1926 – July 25, 1966)
