Posts filed under “Culture”
Studio 54 Night Magic
Scene: The Brooklyn Museum Exhibit, curated and designed by Matthew Yokobosky, Senior Curator of Fashion and Material Culture. Opening on March 13 through July 5, 2020. Behind the velvet rope will showcase a handful of Beth’s, my wife, and my archives. The Bloomingdale’s ad, Illustrator Antonio Lopez, Art Direction Fred J. DeVito, was originally for Sting-like-a Butterfly’s satin […]
Kingston New Year
Scene: Carmel Holt on New Years Eve at co-hosts René de Roneque and John McKinney’s colorful party at John’s home built in 1723 in uptown Kingston, New York. The authentic stone construction dates back to pre-Revolution days. It has withstood the Revolutionary War and the 1777 burning of Kingston. The warm interior defined by wide plank floors, […]
My Woodstock Story
Scene: My Woodstock Program Magazine from 1969. I loved going downtown to this magazine and newspaper store by the train station when I was young to look at the publications and to buy the Village Voice. I was reading the Village Voice in the summer of 1969 and read about the Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music, […]
Happy Birthday America
Scene: Maria, a proud and colorful American, sparkling her way up the street in red, white, and blue to celebrate Independence Day. Independence Day by S. Ginsberg: My country / Noble / Resilient / Troubled / Divided / Strong / Still a beacon of hope / In this uncertain world / Ever striving toward the “Dream” […]
Valentine’s
Scene & Heard: Red with red, jeans with jeans, heart to heart, looking up. Snap a photo on the way. “Maybe it’s intuition… / I knew I loved you before I met you / I think I dreamed you into life” lyrics from I Knew I Loved You by Savage Garden. Happy Valentine’s Day. xox I Knew I Loved […]