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Attack of my own personal NEW YORKER CARTOON captions
The 6th installment of my submissions to the New Yorker Magazine cartoon captioning contest. My streak of not being chosen as a finalist continues unabated! … got a little political with that one.
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Literary Lyricism
Tagged accountant, beach, cactus, caption, cartoon, Cats, Contest, Elephant, genie, Mr. Peanut, New Yorker, snowman, tiger
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CLASS 1-1’s FIRST GRADE OPERA – in which a dragon and a tiger meet in a dungeon
NYC’s schools closed due to the COVID 19 pandemic the week the three first grade classes at the Brooklyn Children’s School were scheduled to perform their operas, which the children had written and composed themselves. I still held out … Continue reading
Posted in Notes in the News, The Teaching Artist
Tagged baby, brooklyn, bully, Children's School, Covid 19, dragon, dungeon, first grade, music director, Opera, school closure, tiger
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No First Grade Operas – for now
Thanks for nothing, COVID19 On Friday I received the following email from one of the first grade teachers at the Brooklyn Children’s School: Dear Danny, The first grade operas have to be postponed. The DOE and our … Continue reading
Posted in Notes in the News, The Teaching Artist
Tagged Bill de Blasio, Brooklyn Children's School, Chameleon, closure, COVID19, dragon, Earth, first grade, Moon, New York City, Opera, original, school, tiger
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TIGER LILIES MUSIC QUIZ
Lily Song Query 1: Who is the classic Hollywood star here singing about Lily Marlene? (As ever with these quizzes, the answers can be found tucked in the tags below) Tiger Song Query 1: Name the boxing movie that … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Melodies Linger On
Tagged Alexandre Desplat, Ang Lee, Carnival, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Deathly Hallows Part 2, Eye of the Tiger, flowers, Harry Potter, Kate Bush, Life of Pi, Lily, Lily Allen, Lily James, Lily Marlene, Mamma Mia - Here We Go Again", Marlene Dietrich, Mychael Danna, Nathalie Merchant, photography, Rocky 3, Tan Dun, The Red Shoes, tiger, tiger lily
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