2/19, Sunday, 2-4pm.
Gail Pettis and her jazz trio: Tony Foster on piano, Jeff Johnson on base, D’Vonne Lewis on drums.
The pianist is quite impressive.
Gail talks between numbers. I like her voice, and her small talks.
Overall, much better than I expected.
As for the art gallery, the "Third Meaning", a curated Frye collection by ESTAR(SER) group is interesting. I probably should take a guided tour.
The new exhibition Flying Woman by Katherine Bradford, is just terrible, well, at least in my untrained eyes. Worse than what a 10 year-old can do, only in large scale. Cannot understand how she has a long winded wiki page, and won all the awards listed on that page. Her brush stroke is coarse, color is bright yet dull, 2-dimensional. Ugly really, a waste of canvas and pigment.
After the concert, we were told there'd be a reception at the Murano Senior Living next door. It turns out that the concert was sponsored by Murano. I talked to 2 residents here, both are independent (the lowest care level at Murano). One single lady liked it so much that she convinced her brother to move in. Another lady (originally from Malaysia) is new here. She and her husband has a 2-bdrm flat on the 17th floor. The monthly cost is $16k! I don't think I can afford this. Let's say even half of it for a 1-bdrm flat. Both ladies praised the caring staff, 3 meals a day, lots of activities (drawing, dancing, board game, excercise, and shuttle bus to take them somewhere). Reality check for me. I thought I could retire, but definitely not at Murano.
