By Sheila Johnson The Lincoln Center for Performing Arts, New York City When I was first contacted by the Metropolitan Opera Company about serving as chairwoman of its opening night gala for the current revival of Porgy and Bess, I will admit to being both intrigued and more than a trifle ignorant. Intrigued because, as… Continue reading Porgy and Bess: An Opera for Our Times
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My Abraham Lincoln Pie: A Perfect Recipe for Troubled Times
By Sheila Johnson On this, the morning after the horrific (yet by now, sadly, almost predictable) shootings in Dayton and El Paso, I offer up this recipe for a delicious, home-made pie, a big slice of which I can’t help but feel this country has been needing for some time. (And please note, I’ve… Continue reading My Abraham Lincoln Pie: A Perfect Recipe for Troubled Times
Summer Fruits
By: Sheila Johnson They were the sights and smells and sounds of summer; the sensations that, to me as a small girl, were as much a part of the season as the sun on my shoulders or the feel of the cool grass between my toes. I loved summer – and I still do, as… Continue reading Summer Fruits
