Weekend and then some

A lot went on this weekend, in a good way.

Saturday - Met up with yana et al. at the metropolis in motion dance marathon in madison square park (24+ hours of dancing to change the cabaret laws). Then headed to the museum of the city of new york with lori for the robert moses (urban planner/dealmaker/get things happen-er) exhibition. This had the added benefit of a program on the roots of hip hop dancing given by pop master fabel, of the rock steady crew. Really excellent, and expecially rad in that the room was full of kids who had come on a school trip or with their parents - learning their history in a fun way. Then sherin & i went to hear the improvisational quartet attention screen at merkin. Good, not great; the kind of thing that usually happens in downtown lofts. Recording expert/techno geek from stereophile was hosting/recording the gig. Finally we went to meredith's bon voyage surprise party way over on the east side. Great seeing her, and kelly and rob, and mj - it had been a loooong time.

Sunday - Met lisa from the book club for avenue q. Hadn't seen it before - very fun show! And as a totally surprising added bonus, evan, a guy i worked with in summer stock like 8 years ago was in it! Didn't have a chance to say hi, but i'll stop by the stage door sometime soon. Then i met sherin once more for the armitage gone! ligeti essays at the joyce. Superbitchen! Dancers on that level amaze me in so many ways: ability, strength, flexibility, commitment, beauty, endurance, expression.

Then yesterday was back to auditioning. That frustration is starting to get a little brutal, especially since i'm now at the point where i'm sending out dayjob resumes. If you know of any work, let me in on it...

And kelly is back in town even yet once more. Was going to be just in for today, but due to the snowstorm threat he drove the miata up yesterday, and since pennsylvania is getting slammed, he'll be hanging out until at least tomorrow, probably thursday. Thank god he's a good houseguest.