NEW BOOK

Forced into COVID lockdown in the Spring of 2020, I decided to re-read two of my favorite novels, Marcel Proust's 'In Search of Lost Time ' and Anthony Powell's 'A Dance to the Music of Time'. They are two of the longest novels ever written and share many similarities. Both are first person narratives covering about 50 years of the narrator's life, and include many real world events between the years of 1871 and 1971. Both novels contain a wide selection of unforgettable characters, examine profound philosophical themes and both are extraordinarily funny. Having read both novels several times over the past fifty years, I've been unable to decide which one I enjoyed most.

 But, despite the similarities, their popular reception has proved remarkably different. The seven volumes of In Search of Lost Time have been translated into more than a dozen languages, including several different English versions, but the twelve volumes of A Dance to the Music of Time have been translated into only three other languages. There have been more than three thousand books written about Proust but less than a dozen written about Powell.

 My new book, A Dance to Lost Time, seeks to examine the differences between the two books and, if not explain, at least explore the disparity in their reception. If my book can persuade a reader to subsequently read one, if not both, of these splendid novels - then all those months of lockdown will not have been in vain.

 ON-LINE WINE CLASSES 

Since March 2020, my various Wine Appreciation classes conducted at the Coral Gables Museum, have moved online and are currently offered through Zoom.

I have been offering a six-week, wide-ranging class covering all aspects of wine appreciation as well as a more focused three-week class.

The one-hour classes begin at 6:30PM on Wednesday evenings.

I also offer the occasional stand alone class. For example, I devoted one class to focus just on white wines. To celebrate Valentine's Day I offered a class where we examined a dozen famous lovers from Antony & Cleopatra to Napoleon and Josephine.

Our next class devoted to SHERRY (the wines of Jerez) will be held on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 to celebrate the year in 1587 when Sir Francis Drake stole two-million bottles of sherry from the King of Spain.

WINE IN A TIME OF CHOLERA

Wine in a Time of Cholera part 1:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0dwvT4qq-0

Wine in a Time of Cholera part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXljNiJWdU4

Wine in a Time of Cholera part 3  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xax3IamFfJk

Wine in a Time of Cholera part 4  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wejIue2Eefc

Wine in a Time of Cholera part 5  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uw8pCFdi-MI

Wine in a Time of Cholera part 6  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-UDQPOcdzc

White Wine in a Time of Cholera  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgPnqL6Q1L0

Valentine Special:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeJPFZOluY8

Wine in a time of Cholera: Sherry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xPkD8d29kc

Wine In A Time Of Cholera

ON-LINE WINE CLASSES 

Since March 2020, my various Wine Appreciation classes conducted at the Coral Gables Museum, have moved online and are currently offered through Zoom.

I have been offering a six-week, wide-ranging class covering all aspects of wine appreciation as well as a more focused three-week class.

The one-hour classes begin at 6:30PM on Wednesday evenings.

I also offer the occasional stand alone class. For example, I devoted one class to focus just on white wines. To celebrate Valentine's Day I offered a class where we examined a dozen famous lovers from Antony & Cleopatra to Napoleon and Josephine.

Each one-hour class begins at 6:30PM on Wednesday evenings.

For information about the next scheduled class

Please call the Museum at 305-603-8067 or go to:

https://coralgablesmuseum.org/wine-appreciation-program/