Art

Keep on Rockin’ in the Free World

She Said ~ The room buzzed with excitement, as conversations unfolded amongst strangers in the small, quaint Springfield, NJ, library. The walls were adorned by the work of local artists and artifacts of interest. Five rows of chairs neatly lined next to one another added to a sense of community and comradery. Admittedly, I was […]

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Idle Idols Celebrate Influential Impotence

She Said ~  Tone-deaf:  a genuine inability to perceive pitch differences in music, or a lack of awareness or sensitivity to social cues and the impact of one’s words or actions on others.  Admittedly, this is a strange way to describe the 2025 Tony Awards, but it is accurate. Before my very eyes, the gifted

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The Unofficial Official Start of Summer

She Said ~ According to the commercials of my childhood, summer is the time for short shorts and “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Polka Dot Bikinis” and Coca Cola. As an adult, summer is more like mosquitos, hellish temperatures, shore traffic, and gratuitous obnoxious fireworks.  The height of summer comes on like a prized fighter, ready

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93 Nights, 93 Sunsets, and Endless Olive Trees

Night One – You are in the air boundlessly exorcising your anxieties, while effectively embracing your courageous spirit – feeding it the soulful confessions it requires.  Night Two – You are adapting to your unfamiliar shelter, one you will call home for the time being. Knowing you – it will only take days, perhaps mere

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Baskets, Bonnets, Bunnies and Egg-Cellent Blogs

Someone once asked me: “What did you give up for lent?” I responded: “Catholicism.”  This was not a censure of a specific organized religion; it was a condemnation of them all! It also transpired when I was in high school. I had reached the end of wit; and vowed to never return.  Indoctrinated into a

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Lambertville Offers New Hope For 2025

Somewhere at the end of New Jersey but before the Pennsylvania rain, my song began to soar, once again. Watching razor-thin drops gently pierce the mighty Delaware River, adventure was afoot, and the teardrops from above were cleansing. The Pear Tree Project’s ‘On the Road’ took me to Lambertville, NJ, and New Hope, PA, this

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Art Fueled by Creativity and Passion

“Urinetown” is a satirical musical set in a dystopian world where a severe drought leads to a government ban on private toilets, forcing citizens to pay for the “privilege to pee” at public facilities controlled by a corrupt corporation.  On Saturday, March 22, 2025, The Pear Tree Project had the distinct pleasure of supporting the

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