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Arts & Entertainment

 9 records found

The Alignment of Refinement in Boston by Garrison Keillor


(July 16, 2026)
Poor Chad Smith. He was hired to run the BSO and he left off the O…
Topics: Arts & Entertainment • Communication • Humor • Music • Politics • Social Issues


Dancing in Chelsea with Willy and Dylan by Garrison Keillor


(May 14, 2026)
I’ve just had an amazing weekend in New York, which is what people come to New York for, to experience life in ways they didn’t find likely in Anoka, Minnesota…
Topics: Arts & Entertainment • Communication • Contemplation, Insight • Drama • History • Humor • Lifestyle, General • Writing


The Story Teller Hits the Road by Garrison Keillor


(November 20, 2025)
I am off to LaGuardia to go on tour for ten days with my solo stand-up show telling stories and not a single word about the Emperor and His Court of Cronie…
Topics: Arts & Entertainment • Communication • Contemplation, Insight • Contentment, Satsifaction • Humor • Optimal Aging


A Word of Adice from Yout Elder by Garrison Keillor


(October 9, 2025)
Now everybody's son and stepdaughter are lining up to get a degree in Stand-Up. Yes, you're right, it's a B.S. and that's all you need nowadays, and so I've had to take up teaching…
Topics: Advice, Guidance & Mentoring • Arts & Entertainment • Communication • Humor • Learning • Writing


A Bulletin from Downtown St. Paul by Garrison Keillor


(August 21, 2025)
Never before had an author shown such bravado as to commit a felony as a way of getting published.…
Topics: Arts & Entertainment • Crime, Justice, Punishment • History • Humor • News • Writing


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Faith, Religion & Spirituality

 1 record found

Thanks to Lutherans I Skipped Ballet by Garrison Keillor


(March 16, 2023)
The question I ask myself is, 'Do people of color really and truly wish to enlist in this army?'' It isn't just a religious faith, it's a culture…
Topics: Arts & Entertainment • Attitudes • Beliefs • Faith • Lifestyle, General • Religion



Inspiration

 1 record found

What Mozart Did for Me Last Week, Thanks, Amadeus by Garrison Keillor


(November 17, 2022)
Mozart had a right to share his suffering with us by writing music that makes us sick but instead he was an usher, directing us into a joyful realm of playfulness in which we become happier than we had intended to be…
Topics: Arts & Entertainment • Attitudes • Circumstances, Life Events • Coping • History • Inspiration • Music • Optimal Aging



Life Events

 3 records found

Returning to a Generous Place by Garrison Keillor


(December 18, 2025)
You can’t argue with luck, you just ride along…
Topics: Arts & Entertainment • Circumstances, Life Events • Contemplation, Insight • Humor • Optimal Aging • Popular Culture • Work • Writing


A Quite Weekend on the Upper West Side by Garrison Keillor


(October 2, 2025)
Old age is the age of gratitude and I have more to be grateful for than you kids do…
Topics: Arts & Entertainment • Contemplation, Insight • Humor • News • Optimal Aging • Religion


What's Your Vantage Point? by Bill Nichols


(May 17, 2020)
Viewing life experiences through the eyes of an artist…
Topics: Arts & Entertainment • Beliefs • Character, Integrity • God • Hopes & Dreams • Metaphors, Life Lessons • Planning



Nature

 1 record found

True Colors Shining Through by James N. Watkins


(September 25, 2020)
Thoughts for the autumn years as well as the season…
Topics: Arts & Entertainment • Inspiration • Nature • Optimal Aging • Photography • Seasons • Writing



News & Current Events

 2 records found

Open the Doors, Let the Young Mingle Among the Treasures by Garrison Keillor


(June 6, 2024)
For Teen Night at the Met Museum in New York, admission is whatever you care to drop in the box, a couple bucks, the change in your pocket, high school kids mobbing the joint, the Picasso lady, the naked Venus, the Rodin folks…
Topics: Arts & Entertainment • Current Events, News • Future • Hopes & Dreams • Humor • News • Politics


Why I Am Not Joining the Strike by Garrison Keillor


(May 11, 2023)
I salute the Hollywood writers who went out on strike this past week but I can tell you that we essayists won't be joining them…
Topics: Arts & Entertainment • Communication • Current Events, News • Language, Meaning • Media • News • Popular Culture • Writing