4 Concerts/Shows this Fall

1. Paul Simon at Madison Square Garden - Friday, September 21
2. Roger McGuinn and Friends - Sweetheart of the Rodeo Tour at Town Hall - Monday, September 24
3. Girl From the North Country - A musical based on Bob Dylan Songs - Public Theater.  Saturday, November 24
4. Bob Dylan at the Beacon Theater - Saturday, December 1.

Cultural Activities of the Week

On Thursday I took advantage of the Culture Pass that I got by using my Queens Library card and visited the Bard Graduate Gallery on West 86th Street.  It featured an exhibit called Agents of Faith: Votive Objects in Time and Place. The exhibit provides a perspective on why humans across the globe create these material objects with the intention of being offered as acts of faith.

Yesterday we walked over to Flushing Town Hall to see a concert by New Music Horizons featuring classical music and jazz.  The classical works were composed by Yui Kitamura while Mark Wade was the jazz composer.  It is nice to have a cultural institution in the neighborhood.

Bob Dylan is Coming to the Big Apple

 

How about 7 more nights!  The Never Ending Tour is coming to NYC in 2018 after all.  Rolling Stone reports that Dylan will appear from November 23 - December 1 at the Beacon Theater.  I will be there.  The pre-sale starts this Tuesday, September 18.

David Wright to Play During Mets Last Home Stand

Mets.com reports that David Wright will be activated for the Mets last homestand from September 25-30 and will start at 3rd base for the last time on September 29th against the Miami Marlins.  He suffered from spinal stenosis which is a condition, not an injury and has undergone three surgeries in recent years.  His determination to return must be admired by all.  The article did not indicate retirement but states that David does not expect to be ready to play in the future.

His not playing for the last 2 1/2 years likely precludes him from being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, but obviously will make it to the Mets Hall of Fame.  It would be a crime if Mets management did not retire his number 5.

We already have tickets for the closing game on September 30.  Perhaps David will pinch-hit in that game.

The True Meaning of Rosh Hashanah

Please, always keep the following in mind.  It is the true meaning of Rosh Hashanah

On Rosh Hashanah it is written, and on Yom Kippur it is sealed.
How many will pass and how many will be created?
Who will live and who will die?
Who in their time, and who not their time?
Who by fire and who by water?
Who by sword and who by beast?
Who by hunger and who by thirst?
Who by earthquake and who by drowning?
Who by strangling and who by stoning?
Who will rest and who will wander?
Who will be safe and who will be torn?
Who will be calm and who will be tormented?
Who will become poor and who will get rich?
Who will be made humble and who will be raised up?

Mets 6 Phillies 4 in the Rain at Citi Field

There was a steady light rain all morning, but since we live close by we decided to venture out to Citifield.  When we arrived the tarp was taken off the field, but the game did not start until 1:37 PM.  Jacob deGrom was scheduled to be the starting pitcher but was scratch since management did not want him to pitch in the rainy weather.  We sat in the nosebleed seats and were covered by the roof of the stadium.

The Phillies took the early lead with a home run by Rhys Hoskins.  But the star of the game for the Mets was Michael Conforto who hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning.  On defense Conforto reached into the left-field seats to grab Santana's fly out for the final out of the sixth, stranding a pair of runners.

It rained throughout the game, but there was no stoppage.  The announced crowd was 24,000, but likely no more than 10,000 fans were in the stadium.  There are always diehards like me.

Game Recap

Shana Tova to All

I wish all my family, friends, and followers on social media a happy, healthy, and prosperous Jewish New Year.