Category Archives: Arts

President Obama | 2106 Kennedy Center Honors Reception

Posted on December 5, 2016 by rikyrah

This is the President Obama’s last Kennedy Center Honors Reception. Al Pacino, Mavis Staples, Martha Argerich, James Taylor, and The Eagles THE 39TH ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, to be broadcast Tuesday, Dec. 27 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT), on the CBS Television … Continue reading →

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Friday Open Thread

Posted on August 5, 2016 by rikyrah

Happy Friday, Everyone ICYMI And because I love Sasha & Jordan. BTW, Jordan got voted off this week.

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Thursday Open Thread

Posted on July 14, 2016 by rikyrah
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Thursday Open Thread | Jazz Week: Abbey Lincoln

Posted on May 5, 2016 by rikyrah

Today’s Jazz Figure is Abbey Lincoln. From Lincoln’s Obituary in the Guardian: If Abbey Lincoln was overwhelmed by the responsibility of being proclaimed “the last of the jazz singers”, she never let it show. As her great contemporaries and principal … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Open Thread | Jazz Week: Dinah Washington

Posted on May 4, 2016 by rikyrah

Today’s Jazz Figure is Dinah Washington. Dinah Washington skirted the boundaries of blues, jazz and popular music, becoming the most popular black female recording artist of the Fifties. Dinah Washington was born Ruth Lee Jones on August 29, 1924, in … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread | Jazz Week: Duke Ellington

Posted on May 3, 2016 by rikyrah

Today’s Jazz figure is Duke Ellington.   Duke Ellington was the most important composer in the history of jazz as well as being a bandleader who held his large group together continuously for almost 50 years. The two aspects of … Continue reading →

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Monday Open Thread | Jazz Week : Louis Armstrong

Posted on May 2, 2016 by rikyrah

This week was inspired by the latest in the White House’s Music Series: Jazz. Today’s gift from America to the world is Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong. Louis Armstrong was the first important soloist to emerge in jazz, and he became the … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Open Thread | Barbara Streisand Week

Posted on March 9, 2016 by rikyrah

Happy Hump day, Everyone! Hope you’re enjoying Ms. Streisand. More songs from ‘The Broadway’ album. Somewhere Send In The Clowns Pretty Women/The Ladies Who Lunch”

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Monday Open Thread | Barbara Streisand Week

Posted on March 7, 2016 by rikyrah

Happy Monday, Everyone! This week’s featured artist is Barbara Streisand. Enjoy your week. Wiki:   Barbara Joan Streisand (known professionally as Barbra Streisand (pronounced /ˈstraɪsænd/), born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and filmmaker. During a career … Continue reading →

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Friday Open Thread

Posted on January 8, 2016 by rikyrah

Happy Friday, Everyone! We hope you have enjoyed a few highlighs from the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors thhis week.

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