Here’s a pic from Chaski’s Beerthoven concert last night. I’m still smiling. There are still a few tickets available for our July 18th matinee, btw. beerthoveninc.thundertix.com/orders/new?e...

Thank you DownBeat Magazine for selecting me as your “Beyond Artist of the Year” in the 74th Annual Critics Poll.

The correct term for attempting to get the stench of Axe Body Spray out of your teenager's possessions is 'de-axescentioning'.

Our first (of three) Beerthoven concerts done and dusted. Wow it was fun. (And completely sold out!!)

I’m setting up for tonight’s concert at the Neill-Cochran House Museum. It’s such a cool space. The Beerthoven Series rocks! @chaski85.bsky.social beerthoveninc.thundertix.com/events/266320

I went to the plant nursery today & yielded to temptation. Temptation in the form of a Robers Lemon Rose Scented Geranium. That fragrance transports me back to long-ago summers spent at the Roundtop Festival. The groundskeeper had dozens of giant terra cotta pots overflowing with them. Magic.

There are only a few seats left for our Postcard from America concert 🎶🇺🇸 Sat 18 July at 3 pm that only conflicts with the first half of the FIFA match. ⚽️ We won't judge if you peek at your phone. @flautadita60.bsky.social @shanahipharpy.bsky.social beerthoveninc.thundertix.com/orders/new?e...

Yesterday, I visited the Pompejanum in Aschaffenburg. As some of you may recall, in 2022, a Roman portrait, unknowingly acquired by a woman at a Goodwill store in Austin, Texas, for $34.99, was identified as an artefact stolen during World War II from the Pompejanum. It was returned in 2023.

The Medievals - Video "Polish Early Music Ensemble that focuses on faithful recreation of Medieval music" "The Medievals - Branle d’ Écosse (audio)"... www.youtube.com/watch?v=lt5T... === #earlymusicnewsorg #earlymusic #earlymusicnews #historicallyinformedperformance

This is a very kind overview of my thesis exhibition, but Greg neglected to mention that he was actually my thesis advisor for the film and helped me figure out major questions like "what the hell is a film?" and so many other finicky things about the process!

It’s official – both of this weekend’s performances of Chaski’s “Postcards From America: Life, Liberty, & The Pursuit of Happiness” are now sold out. (Still some tickets available for the July 18th matinee. Hint, hint.) @chaski85.bsky.social

NO WALL, Y’ALL

ATN: ATX folks! The Austin Sanctuary Network is holding an in-town vigil for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo on Saturday

Alrighty Austin-ish friends, there is 1 ticket left for Chaski’s Beerthoven concert tomorrow (7/10). Someone please step up & claim it. You’ll be glad you did, and so will I! 👇🏻 www.beerthoven.com @chaski85.bsky.social @flautadita60.bsky.social

Join us for Beerthoven Concert Series July 10 (4 tickets left), 12 (sold out), and 18 (hurry!) at Neill-Cochran House Museum: Postcards from America — Life, Liberty, & the Pursuit of Happiness! 🇺🇸🎶 @flautadita60.bsky.social @shanahipharpy.bsky.social beerthoveninc.thundertix.com/events/266320

Some of y’all know the tune as “Waltz Across Texas,” but Ernest Tubb’s nephew actually wrote it. I’ve become obsessed with adding bits of the Handel Harp Concerto & the Mozart Fl/Hp Concerto to one of the variations. Not everyone will get the joke, but it makes me laugh.

Unironically, America needs a Honey Huan:

This is chic and slinky. A #1930s Molyneux evening ensemble blends the tailored with the altogether softer chiffon blouse. The tailoring is made more playful by the beaded collar and the peep of a ruffled cuff #FashionMuseumBath #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

what you can’t see, is i’m standing in a sensory garden. and what i didn’t say was that i HEARD the squeals of joy before i saw who was making them and why :)

i want you all to know that you’ve not seen pure unadulterated joy until you’ve seen (and heard) a memory care patient riding a bicycle in their wheelchair

I made this important alignment map while I was drafting today's @theflytrapmedia.com piece on learning to love ugly shoes. The tabi hooves are bad but IMO nothing is worse than these clowny blue Celine wrestling boots www.theflytrapmedia.com/foot-pain-fa...

“We hold these flutes to be self-evident” Join us for Beerthoven Concert Series July 10, 12, and 18 at Neill-Cochran House Museum: Postcards from America — Life, Liberty, & the Pursuit of Happiness! ⚽️🇺🇸🎶 @flautadita60.bsky.social @shanahipharpy.bsky.social beerthoveninc.thundertix.com/events/266320

Women in the #odyssey Penelope, Calypso, Circe, Sirens, Athena- each a direct quote of each character from Odyssey! On Spotify, etc. I’m working on 6th song where HELEN prophesies book 15. 🤗 Stay tuned. All instruments performed, sung, composed by #bettinajoydeguzman

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I am beyond bummed that I'm not going to be able to make it to the National Flute Association in Portland next month. But my music will be! My colleague Joanna Cowan White and I collaborated on a piece together! It is based on one of her poems and features photography by Beate Sass.

love when a new lifelong use gif drops

Since the British Museum is displaying the Bayeux Tapestry in a new temporary exhibition, they have just released a fun animated promotional video that explains the tapestry's plot in broad strokes. Big fan of the animated tapestry style: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCey...

and, fellow Texans, you can get a digital card from the Houston Library system just for the asking

Happy 232nd birthday to Fanny’s husband—the ultimate wife guy, not a musical bone in his body—Wilhelm Hensel.

Thomas Paine wrote pamphlets for both the French and American Revolutions. thomaspaine.org/studies-in-t...

"that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable fifes, that among these are the antique Eb fife" Join us for Chaski's Beerthoven Concerts July 10, 12, and 18! @flautadita60.bsky.social @shanahipharpy.bsky.social beerthoveninc.thundertix.com/events/266320

Scenes from Silkroad’s Juneteenth celebration in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This free concert was a part of The Smithsonian’s national commemoration of America’s 250th.

Join us for Beerthoven Concert Series July 10, 12, and 18 at Neill-Cochran House Museum: Postcards from America — Life, Liberty, & the Pursuit of Happiness! 🎶🇺🇸 @flautadita60.bsky.social @shanahipharpy.bsky.social beerthoveninc.thundertix.com/events/266320

We would like to interrupt your #SaturdayMorning doomscrolling to show you our beautiful Viper's Bugloss ❤️ Planted last year as part of our Interactive Flora Trail. Go to our website at: orkneylibrary.org.uk/interactive-... to find out more and to hear poems about the various flowers. 🌼

Wow another retirement home set up an awesome display for our 🎶 ! And well for the (ahem) 4th of July event tomorrow. What fun performing for a full house with hearty sing-along songs! @flautadita60.bsky.social @shanahipharpy.bsky.social Tickets 🎟️ beerthoveninc.thundertix.com/e

The July edition of our Beacon newsletter is here! Get the latest news: The Collected Writings has been released. Paine's Thetford school under threat. New leadership at the TPHA. Access the free July Beacon here: thomaspaine.org/.../Beacon-v...

"A portion of the D2C proceeds from Days Of Unrest‘s vinyl edition will be donated to the Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project (FIRRP)." Directly into my veins, etc.

Take Blue home for a little counter surfing/away from the fireworks action. He gets around surprisingly well on three statuesque legs and is very cuddly with the thwap thwap tail.

We Chaski gals debuted our Postcards From America: Life, Liberty, & the Pursuit of Happiness program last night!!! Get your tickets for one of the Beerthoven series concerts here. beerthoveninc.thundertix.com/events/26632...

After a long time, I decided to redo the Bayeux Tapestry Mari Lwyd

I think y’all will enjoy this cracking cover of Tom Paine’s Bones! Have a listen & sing along on the chorus. (The song is on Chaski’s Postcards from America concerts & we WILL be asking folks to join us!) @chaski85.bsky.social @flautadita60.bsky.social Get your tickets here.👇🏻 www.beerthoven.com

Please join us as we take the time machine back 400 years!

Grief update: had a round of sobbing & screaming this afternoon. I’ve regained my composure, had a snack, and will now try to practice.

True! This is all truly true!👇🏻

Excited to announce the consortium for Sonata for Bass Clarinet and Piano! Led by the awesome Stefanie Gardner, this work will center four seascape paintings of Monet in a 20-25 minute lush, neoimpressionist work. #kincaidcomposes #bassclarinet

A houseguest took this cool photo of the living room last night. Hope y’all enjoy the Alt Text. It’s illuminating.😎

Greetings lovely folks, My duo (Hats+Heels Duo) launched our Indiegogo campaign today to fund a trilogy of Children’s theatrical music videos. We know not everyone is in a position to donate, but we’d love if you could share this far and wide! www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/... #harp #bassoon #music

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The composer gave us permission to transcribe the piano part on harp and it's perfect! Mikaela sounds amazing!