John, Mary-Alice, Paula and Cornelia (she met us there) went to dinner at a new restaurant in Mendocino - Flow that serves "small plates". The food was good and the service was spotty. The old restaurant was a breakfast/lunch spot we always liked because of the views. We understand they were more or less pushed out as the owners did not want to renew their lease for whatever reason. It sat vacant a couple years until last month when Flow opened. Its the only upstairs restaurant with a view in Mendocino.
After dinner we went to MTC for the play Other Desert Cities about a dysfunctional family meeting at the parents home in Palm Springs. Thought it really captured the 60's/70's life in Palm Springs. The set was excellent (the interior of their home). After seeing August Osage County the night before, we've probably seen enough dysfuncitonal family shows for a while.
Friday, March 7, 2014
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
August: Osage County
We saw the play in Ashland a couple years back. The movie is true to the play and the acting is wonderful. What a dysfunctional family.
Before the movie seven of us went to Pizza and Cream for a nice dinner.
Before the movie seven of us went to Pizza and Cream for a nice dinner.
Monday, March 3, 2014
Film Club - Only Human
We saw this at the Jewish Film Festival in Sacramento a few years back but enjoyed again.
This zany comedy in Meet the Parents fashion is a cautionary tale of bringing home that special someone. Leni's family is a handful: there's her blind grandfather, the belly dancer sister with a 5-year-old daughter, the brother with a newfound relationship with religion, the pre-menopausal mother and the estranged father. Leni brings her fiancé, Rafi, to meet the family, but all chaos ensues when the Jewish clan discovers he's Palestinian.
Starring Oscar-nominated Norma Aleandro (GABY), this gloriously irreverent family comedy fuses brilliant characterization and unrelenting humor to rework the age-old story of meeting the parents with a hilarious modern twist. Directors: Dominic Harari and Teresa De Pelegrí Rated: R for some sexual content, nudity and language Runtime: 85 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles
"A wacky, appealing Spanish comedy. Everyone whose families boast an excess of opinions will relate, no matter what their background." – Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
This zany comedy in Meet the Parents fashion is a cautionary tale of bringing home that special someone. Leni's family is a handful: there's her blind grandfather, the belly dancer sister with a 5-year-old daughter, the brother with a newfound relationship with religion, the pre-menopausal mother and the estranged father. Leni brings her fiancé, Rafi, to meet the family, but all chaos ensues when the Jewish clan discovers he's Palestinian.
Starring Oscar-nominated Norma Aleandro (GABY), this gloriously irreverent family comedy fuses brilliant characterization and unrelenting humor to rework the age-old story of meeting the parents with a hilarious modern twist. Directors: Dominic Harari and Teresa De Pelegrí Rated: R for some sexual content, nudity and language Runtime: 85 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles
"A wacky, appealing Spanish comedy. Everyone whose families boast an excess of opinions will relate, no matter what their background." – Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Sunday, March 2, 2014
The Oscars at the Theater
For the 3rd year now, we went to see the Oscars shown live on the big screen at the Arena Theater. Its a collective experience to watch it on the big screen with friends and neighbors.
We try to see all the nominees before hand and did a good job this year. We are happy with 12 Years a Slave being the movie of the year. The one movie we had no desire to see that won a lot of technical awards was Gravity.
It was free to get in and the theater made money selling food and champagne.
We try to see all the nominees before hand and did a good job this year. We are happy with 12 Years a Slave being the movie of the year. The one movie we had no desire to see that won a lot of technical awards was Gravity.
It was free to get in and the theater made money selling food and champagne.
Monthly Grange Breakfast
Tortillas made from scratch; huevos rancheros, salsa's from scratch, fran from scratch, biscuits from scratch (no mix) - it was a super breakfast. We always love visiting with all of our friends and neighbors. Its a great way to spend a rainy morning.
And we have water again - the spring that feeds our water is flowing again.
And we have water again - the spring that feeds our water is flowing again.
Saturday, March 1, 2014
Enchanted April
We went to the play Enchanted April with Paula at the Gualala Art Center. We went to Bones in Gualala for dinner. We had a $50 credit from an charity auction to use. They've added more fish dishes and the dinner was wonderful. We split (what's new) the ahi tuna and the salmon. Each comes with two sides so we had a total of four to split. Paula had the ribs.
The show was really quite good. All of the actors did a good job and the performance was a sell-out which is great to see.
Between this play and the morning auction - we were heavy into sitting and the arts for the day.
The show was really quite good. All of the actors did a good job and the performance was a sell-out which is great to see.
Between this play and the morning auction - we were heavy into sitting and the arts for the day.
NY Met Opera - Prince Igor
Went to an epic opera this morning. It is a new version of the opera, Prince Igor. The opera was 4 1/2 hours. The sets were fantastic, especially the poppy field. A captivating story and wonderful leads and chores. We especially loved the base who played Khun. If it has a replay, we would highly recommend.
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