Culture – Page 17 – Silence and Voice

Cyber Monday, or World AIDS Day?

Are you aware that today is Cyber Monday, the Monday immediately after Black Friday? The annual online shopping event is now 3 years old, and is all over the media this morning.

Are you aware that today is World AIDS Day, December 1? The annual day of activism and remembrance is now 20 years old, and reminds us that 2.7 million people get infected with HIV each year.

Odd how I am hearing a lot about the shopping day, and less about the disease day.

Wonder what the priorities are, and should that be the order? Can these two memorials influence one another? Should they? Can one help the other? Is one more important depending on one’s field or profession or life experiences or relationships? Are they about life? Death? The Past? Present? Future?

I suppose I even wonder if either makes a difference at all?

Michael Storrings on Martha Stewart Living Radio

Michael Storrings will be on Martha Stewart Living Radio, Sirius Channel 112, Monday morning (12/1/08) at 7:10 am. Hear Michael as he paints one of his ornaments on the air! The ornament will be auctioned afterward for the benefit of one of the NYC charities.

Michael Storrings Signs at Saks Fifth Ave. on Black Friday

Michael Storrings is signing his ornaments, book, and tabletop items today (Black Friday), tomorrow, and Sunday at the flagship Saks Fifth Ave. in Manhattan from 1:00-4:00 pm.

Let us hope that the incredible busyness that we saw at Tavern on the Green yesterday (both in the shop as well as waiting for our 8:00 pm reservations) translates into a better shopping year than the (reactionary?) news people are yelling about.

Thanksgiving Parade Ornament

Among the more detailed ornaments Michael Storrings paints is his Thanksgiving Day Parade ornament, which captures the joy and wonder of the parade I have felt for my 20+ years in New York City. How fitting it is for today, as the parade is about to begin.

BTW, this ornament is available at a number stores in New York, including Saks Fifth Ave. in Manhattan.

Michael Storrings at Tavern on the Green Today

Michael Storrings will be signing his book A Very New York Christmas at the Gift Shop at Tavern on the Green today from 12:00 noon to 8:00 pm. What better place to see after the Thanksgiving Parade than Tavern, which is located right in New York’s Central Park.