culture afternoon - evening

Yesterday afternoon I took a break from uploading, downloading, and organizing images.

First stop was the Apple Store, Fashion Valley for a workshop on iMovie.

Very very noisy store, but I was able to get some helpful information, which should facilitate getting me back into a little video production.  I am sure I don't need the Final Cut program, but once I get working on video I'll know better.

Next was Quint Contemporary to see some of Manny Farber's work.

Always a lush treat to experience.

Quick stop at the Pannikin for a decaf soy latte, and 1/4 of a fabulous lemon bar.

Then on to Art Produce Gallery's garden for the Sugar Museum's PopFizz experience.

The Sugar Museum wonderfully combines art and education, through playful experience and experiment.

The pop I made was coconut milk,  with chopped basil and ginger, in sparkling water. Refreshing and spicy!

Then a quick stop at home to get a warm layer of clothing and off to SDMA for the Summer Salon series where I was lolled into a state of relaxed contemplation by the performance of Mobil 4.

SDMA website: "For this live music performance, Ben Houge has combined his background as a musician and composer with his experience designing musical scores for video games.  Rather than requiring each performer to keep track of sequences and repetitions, a computer will make random or algorithmic decisions in real-time, presenting the results to performers as a scrolling score that combines traditional musical notation with the real-time awareness of music videogames like Guitar Hero or Rock Band. This system introduces a new kind of spontaneity into live performance, much like playing a videogame, which enforces a musical logic while still ensuring that no two performances are ever alike."


And I played with Adam Manley's Build Your Own City: Suburban Poolscape.

Although I feel very much behind on my projects, this break was well worth it.