The There There Letter: Granville Redmond, Gamay wine, and Great light TV.
Three things from DAH.
DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. I write, organize, plan, produce, manage, direct, act, sing, promote, and make change (not the coin kind).
First up this week, Granville Redmond …
Last Saturday I went with Christine and Laurie to a members preview at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento. "Granville Redmond: The Eloquent Palette" was our introduction to the work of this very interesting artist. Lots of golden poppies and lupines and rolling California coastal hills. Redmond was deaf and dumb from a childhood bought of scarlet fever. He studied and painted in France in the late 1800s, then returned to California to paint, and appear in the silent movies of his friend Charlie Chaplin, who adored Redmond's work, and his eloquent use of American Sign Language. Granville Redmond's paintings made me feel happy, as did his interesting connection to Hollywood between the World Wars. https://www.crockerart.org/exhibitions/granville-redmond
Second up this week, Gamay wine …
Currently, my favorite varietal, and sort of top of mind. A recent Pinot Noir tasting had all three of us tasters talking about how much we enjoyed Beaujolais (in France, Beaujolais, famous for red wines made from Gamay, is adjacent to Burgundy, famous for Pinot Noir). Generally, Gamay red wines are brighter and brisker and more affordable than Pinot Noirs from France or the USA. More timeliness for Gamay: Georges Duboeuf, sort of the father of modern Beaujolais, passed away on 04-January-2020. Now's a good time to try a Beaujolais (easy to find) or a California Gamay (a bit more challenging to find).
https://winefolly.com/deep-dive/tasters-guide-to-gamay-wine/
Third up this week, Great light TV …
Last week's email newsletter from The Atlantic included an item titled "GOOD LIGHT TELEVISION IS HARD TO FIND: A tender and zany sitcom says farewell." The sixth and final season of "Schitt's Creek" is this year, available now in Canada, and likely later this year on Netflix in the USA. The first five seasons are available on Netflix now. We only began watching a few months ago. I thought it was likely a very silly show (that name!), and it is. I never would have guessed, however, how much heart it has. I'm amazed at how the show gradually got richer and truer (and was still silly) over its five seasons to date. The New York Times profiled it at the launch of its final season earlier this month.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/07/arts/television/schitts-creek-final-season.html
That's all for this week.
From Mary Oliver's poem "Sometimes" …
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DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. I write, organize, plan, produce, manage, direct, act, sing, promote, and make change (not the coin kind).
First up this week, Granville Redmond …
Last Saturday I went with Christine and Laurie to a members preview at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento. "Granville Redmond: The Eloquent Palette" was our introduction to the work of this very interesting artist. Lots of golden poppies and lupines and rolling California coastal hills. Redmond was deaf and dumb from a childhood bought of scarlet fever. He studied and painted in France in the late 1800s, then returned to California to paint, and appear in the silent movies of his friend Charlie Chaplin, who adored Redmond's work, and his eloquent use of American Sign Language. Granville Redmond's paintings made me feel happy, as did his interesting connection to Hollywood between the World Wars. https://www.crockerart.org/exhibitions/granville-redmond
Second up this week, Gamay wine …
Currently, my favorite varietal, and sort of top of mind. A recent Pinot Noir tasting had all three of us tasters talking about how much we enjoyed Beaujolais (in France, Beaujolais, famous for red wines made from Gamay, is adjacent to Burgundy, famous for Pinot Noir). Generally, Gamay red wines are brighter and brisker and more affordable than Pinot Noirs from France or the USA. More timeliness for Gamay: Georges Duboeuf, sort of the father of modern Beaujolais, passed away on 04-January-2020. Now's a good time to try a Beaujolais (easy to find) or a California Gamay (a bit more challenging to find).
https://winefolly.com/deep-dive/tasters-guide-to-gamay-wine/
Third up this week, Great light TV …
Last week's email newsletter from The Atlantic included an item titled "GOOD LIGHT TELEVISION IS HARD TO FIND: A tender and zany sitcom says farewell." The sixth and final season of "Schitt's Creek" is this year, available now in Canada, and likely later this year on Netflix in the USA. The first five seasons are available on Netflix now. We only began watching a few months ago. I thought it was likely a very silly show (that name!), and it is. I never would have guessed, however, how much heart it has. I'm amazed at how the show gradually got richer and truer (and was still silly) over its five seasons to date. The New York Times profiled it at the launch of its final season earlier this month.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/07/arts/television/schitts-creek-final-season.html
That's all for this week.
From Mary Oliver's poem "Sometimes" …
Instructions for living a life:
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it.
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it.
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