In the 1980's a group of NYU acting students started a theater company. I was one of those students. Here we are 30 years later, celebrating the completion of a two-year 7.2 million dollar renovation of our beloved theater space, The Linda Gross Theater (at the Atlantic Theater Company). While some of us (myself included) have moved on to other careers in the arts and are no longer acting on [...]
I've been waxing sentimental lately. My daughter just entered the 8th grade and it seems like only yesterday I was singing her lullabies and sharing with her the songs from my own childhood. I recorded many of these on my album "Beautiful Dreamer" (which contains a photo of Valerie on the cover as a baby). I have an early memory of being in pre-school myself (at a library in Irvington, [...]
It's no secret I love gardening. The satisfaction from watching a seedling sprout and eventually grow into a mature plant is just heaven. I try to spend as much time as possible in the garden, but this hobby does come with its risks. Last week I was stung by a wasp, multiple times, right through my gardening glove. I was finishing up dividing plants for a benefit plant sale, and [...]
I don't know what is more fun---being surprised, or planning a surprise for someone else. This week I did the latter. My best friend's daughter, Julia Goldsby (the gorgeous blonde in the photo above) was in town from Germany. Her mom (Robin Meloy Goldsby) and I were hotel pianists in the 80's and 90's in Manhattan and played piano rooms at The Plaza, The Grand Hyatt, The Marriott Marquis, [...]
"If' it's not broke, don't fix it," is a smart adage. I suppose that is why I've had an html site since the 1990's. But last year, things started to break. It got to the point where there was only one antiquated computer in my office that could read the software I had been using to update the html code on my site. I was determined to make a change [...]
"A Change of Season" dance mix Robin Spielberg/Dennis Desormier (This track is on Memories of Utopia) Memories of Utopia - Robin Spielberg West Florida Youth Ballet dancing (the electronica version kicks in after one minute)
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Gardeners are a distinct group. They don’t just admire plants, they have pitch forks in the trunk of their cars so they can dig them up—-from other people’s gardens. And if you are a fellow gardener, you won’t mind. I was doing a little weeding in the front of my house last week and a woman in an SUV stopped in the middle of the road. She rolled down her [...]
Age 13 is odd for a girl. Too old to be treated like a child, too young to be treated like an adult. One minute you’re trying on make-up and the next you’re talking to your stuffed animals. Caught between two worlds, the desire for freedom is palatable, but not within reach. But if you have a bike, you can escape and have the illusion of being free….at least for [...]
I’ve got a little stone figure in my garden…a mini Buddha. He sits among the boxwoods under the rose arbor. In Spring, the pink primrose surround him. I can see that stone Buddha from my office window and sometimes I am jealous. He looks so relaxed. Chilled out (or as my daughter puts it, “Chill-axed”). He doesn’t mind the heat, the rain, the humidity. He just IS. AND, he gets [...]
