Mid-Week Libation (with audio!): Beauty, Genius, and Courage Can Transform the World
A classic Portuguese sandwich & beer pairing, the music of Sylvester, a poetry reading from Sandra Cisneros, choreography from Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui & new photos from the James Webb Space Telescope!
Mid-Week Libation is our weekly curated splash of inspiration and culture!
Mid-Week Libations are back! And now in a brand new format with completely REVAMPED content, including something special that we're adding specifically for fans of our podcast . . . audio clips of Ryan & Ryan!
Classic Portuguese Sandwich & Beer Pairing: Francesinha & Super Bock Beer!
Click here for a fantastic Francesinha Recipe from Claire and Rosemary at Authentic Food Quest!
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New Photos from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope! The M51/Whirlpool Galaxy, The Ring Nebula & NGC 6822 Galaxy:
Celebrating the Life & Music of Sylvester (September 6, 1947 – December 16, 1988)
Poetry Reading: Listen to Sandra Cisneros Reading “Tea Dance, Provincetown, 1982” from Woman Without Shame: Poems
Listen to Sandra Cisneros reading “Tea Dance, Provincetown, 1982” here!
Read “Tea Dance, Provincetown, 1982” here! (via The New Yorker)
Purchase Woman Without Shame: Poems by Sandra Cisneros. Now available in paperback!
Scintillating Choreography: Faun by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui (performed by James O’Hara & Daisy Phillips)
Artists Born Today: September 6th
Visual Artists:
Today is the birthday of Sebastiano Serlio, Marie-Gabrielle Capet, John Atkinson Grimshaw, Julius LeBlanc Stewart, Jessie Willcox Smith, Georges de Feure, Rosa Rolanda, Saburo Hasegawa, Korczak Ziolkowski, Ben Norris, Mariana Yampolsky, Jorge Noceda Sánchez, Fumihiko Maki, Ultra Violet, Sergio Aragonés, Dennis Oppenheim, Henry Diltz, Brigid Berlin, Gérard Fromanger, Elizabeth Murray, Christian Boltanski, Tseng Kwong Chi, Ali Divandari, Agim Sulaj, Byron Kim, Kalli Kalde and Tony DiTerlizzi!
Writers, Philosophers & Scholars:
Today is the birthday of Frances Wright, Zelia Nuttall, Jane Addams, Felix Salten, Julien Green, Carmen Laforet, Robert M. Pirsig, Donna Haraway, Yolande Mukagasana, Christopher Nolan, Vendela Vida, China Miéville and Joshua Cohen!
Musicians & Composers:
Today is the birthday of Isabella Leonarda, Buddy Bolden, Billy Rose, Jimmy Reed, Eddie Duran, Charles Moffett, Joan Tower, Andrew White, Roger Waters, Sylvester, Claydes “Charles” Smith, Jack Waldman, Scott Travis, William DuVall, Macy Gray, CeCe Peniston, DJ Spooky, Dolores O'Riordan, Nina Persson, Rodrigo Amarante and Foxy Brown!
Film/TV/Stage:
Today is the birthday of Max Schreck, John Berry, Elvira Pagã, Harold Scott, Jo Anne Worley, Swoosie Kurtz, Jane Curtin, Hibiscus, Michael Winslow, Rosie Perez, Idris Elba, Anika Noni Rose, Justina Machado and Naomie Harris!
This Week’s Words of Wisdom: Jane Addams (September 6, 1860 – May 21, 1935)
I love the quote by Jane Addams. Those deep-fried Portuguese sandwiches look deadly!