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Two plays in two days hardly competes (except in price) with our five plays in four days sojourns at Niagara-on-the-Lake\u2019s Shaw Festival. Still, last weekend we were on the go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The room in our hotel near Penn Station was technically larger than the bed, as long as you crabbed along sideways. We didn\u2019t plan to spend much time there, so hardly cared, until the middle of the night when . . .<\/p>\n\n\n

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Our first stop was the Museum of Arts and Design at 1 Columbus Circle. In its exhibits on now–\u201cGarmenting\u201d and art jewelry–some of the jewelry could technically be worn. The garments, probably not (see the teepee dress). Afterwards we had some time to kill so sat a while in Central Park. After several big inhales there, it\u2019s possible we were stoned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Off to our first play: Tracy Letts\u2019s The Minutes<\/em>! If you\u2019ve ever sat through a public officials\u2019 meeting that\u2019s struggling to stay on track, you\u2019ll totally get the humor in the play\u2019s first hour. A new member of the Big Cherry City Council is trying to find out what happened at a meeting he missed and why a fellow-councilman has mysteriously been removed. No one wants to tell him. Once they do, the last 15 minutes could be from another play altogether. On the whole, it was entertaining, well acted, and we were glad we saw it. (Tracy Letts is in it.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lovely dinner at Trattoria Trecolori on 47th<\/sup> Street, very crowded with the pre-theater seating, but quieted as curtain time approached. Husband Neil has a broken toe, so we couldn\u2019t walk to the restaurant and decided to grab a pedicab. We\u2019d never ridden in one. I think he\u2019s at the bank now trying to negotiate a second mortgage. We chalked it up to a nice \u201cexperience,\u201d which, on such a lovely warm evening, it was.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Sunday morning, we saw the special Winslow Homer exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum. Really, really wonderful. Lots to like, including Maine seascapes you could drown in. As you probably know, he\u2019s considered a greater artist with watercolor than with oils. On one occasion, he produced a watercolor, and when the buyer was told the price, he said, \u201cBut it only took you an hour to paint it!\u201d \u201cAn hour to paint, a lifetime to learn how.\u201d (Now you know my full repertoire of artists\u2019 quips.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next up, the matinee of The Music Man<\/em> with Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster. When the railway coach full of traveling salesmen appeared for the opening number, such an excited din arose, I thought I\u2019d teleported to a high school football game somewhere in Texas. Then, when Hugh Jackman stood up at the rear of the train car, it was, wow, must be the championship game! Excellent singing, lively rendition of the score, choreography fresh and inventive, I liked the sets. The whole show is an exceedingly pleasant package.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During intermission, the drama continued in the long line for the men\u2019s room. A belligerent man behind Neil complained loudly and incessantly, as if he were the only person who had to wait his turn. The usher tried to settle him down, but the man totally lost it. When Neil got back to our seats, he started to tell me about it, but I\u2019d already heard the whole story from the two guys sitting behind us. Never a dull moment!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We topped all this off with a sushi dinner, made a 7:14 train. Arrived home, greeted by cats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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