February 2011
February 2011
Arts:
Arts:
A sunny Mendelssohn, a bright Brahms and a brief Shostakovich delivered by The Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
Dissonances from Mozart, Beethoven and the audience (see below).
Movies:
Movies:
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, a thoughtful take on the lock-in syndrome.
Documentaries:
Documentaries:
Human Planet: H. sapiens claim on each habitat of the planet.
Incident of the month:
Incident of the month:
A loud cough forced the Mandelring Quartet to restart Beethoven's piece.
What caught our attention:
What caught our attention:
Museums @ home courtesy of Google Art
What did we learn:
What did we learn:
To declare
What did we discover:
What did we discover:
Grains of rice to visualize people's impact.
What did we achieve:
What did we achieve:
Forget bubbly; try port and chocolate for Valentine's day!
Book of the month:
Book of the month:
The Tipping point (in playaway format thanks to the library) makes us wonder, who is your connector?
Our pictures of the month:
Our pictures of the month:
Valley of the Moon
Cactus and snow? Welcome to the High Desert
still raining in del mar
