The Performing Arts

A Reading of the Poem "Canopy"

A Reading of the Poem, “Canopy”

A Reading of the Poem, “Canopy” Today’s feature marks a first for not just The Renaissance Garden Guy, but for me, as well.  You’ll find that it’s the premier entry in The RGG’s Poetry Slams and Readings category in Sights and Sounds.  And it represents the first time ever that any of my written work […]

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"Caryatid Easy" by Son Volt

“Caryatid Easy” by Son Volt: Desiring the Remote and Immutable

“Caryatid Easy” by Son Volt: Desiring the Remote and Immutable “Caryatid Easy” by Son Volt is Jay Farrar’s poetically brilliant, beautiful admonition of a remote, immutable, and transcendentally frightening muse. Featured image photo credit: YLea Designs By John G. Stamos The first time I heard “Caryatid Easy,” by Son Volt, was in mid-May of 1997,

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Making a Monster with an Introduction by Laura Lewis-Barr

Making a Monster: a fable – With an Introduction by Laura Lewis-Barr

Making a Monster: a fable – With an Introduction by Laura Lewis-Barr In this feature, we’ll watch the excellent short film, Making a Monster: a fable, with an introduction by its creator, RGG contributor and award-winning filmmaker Laura Lewis-Barr.  With weighty industry accolades to its credit, an extremely short running time, and LLB’s engrossing storytelling

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Gaia and the King with an Introduction

The Short Film, Gaia and the King: An Eco Fable, with an Introduction by the Filmmaker

The Short Film, Gaia and the King: An Eco Fable, with an Introduction by the Filmmaker Welcome to the very first entry in the Film and Video Links category in Sights and Sounds.  This week, we’ll watch an excellent short film, Gaia and the King: An Eco Fable, with an introduction by the filmmaker, Laura

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Phone Gal: A Short Film by Laura Lewis-Barr

Phone Gal: A Short Film by Laura Lewis-Barr She’s contributed her excellent written work here in The Renaissance Garden Guy on past occasions, much to the delight of readers and subscribers.  Today, the award-winning filmmaker, educator, and author’s cinematographic chops will be revealed in all their finery, as I review Phone Gal, a short film by

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