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Independence Day: A Musical Observance for Our American Birthday

July 2, 2021 By Guy St. Clair

On Sunday we Americans celebrate Independence Day, our July Fourth “birthday” commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It is a day on which we often try to give thought to our history, and the values that have shaped that history over the last 245 years. Celebrating the Day No matter where in the …

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Filed Under: Current Events, History, Music, Personal History Tagged With: Adams (John), Jefferson (Thomas), Mayo (Bernard), Meacham (Jon), Slon (Michael), Testament of Freedom, Thompson (Randall), Tuttle (Stephan), University of Virginia, UVA Glee Club, UVA University Singers

Can We Talk?

January 15, 2021 By Guy St. Clair

Two weeks ago, in a New Year’s Day message (An Optimistic Perspective for 2021), I raised the question of whether or not it was possible to be optimistic after all we have been through in 2020. Eternal optimist that I am, my response was a resounding yes. There were still reasons to be optimistic. Then the events …

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Filed Under: Current Events, History, Personal History Tagged With: Conversational Communityship, Conversational Leadership, Gurteen (David), Hoville (John), Knowledge Services, Knowledge Sharing, United States Capitol Attack

An Optimistic Perspective for 2021

January 1, 2021 By Guy St. Clair

Though the title of this journal entry indicates that I’m going to be looking ahead – and I am – looking ahead often requires that we look back as well. This not only provides perspective, but also can demonstrate that our efforts are not futile. What has succeeded before can succeed again. Certainly we can’t …

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Filed Under: Current Events, History, Personal History Tagged With: COVID-19, Gore (Al), United States - Current Affairs, Wehner (Peter), Wordsworth (William)

The Metropolitan Museum at 150 – A Special Group of Personal (and Professional) Perspectives

December 11, 2020 By Guy St. Clair

As we move into the final weeks of this year which – truth to tell – few of us can find the words to describe, I am taking it upon myself to describe something very special from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. We New Yorkers know and love this museum (once the city’s primary tourist …

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Filed Under: Art & Architecture, Current Events, History, Personal History Tagged With: art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art – 150th Anniversary, New York City – Museums

Cleveland’s Arcade – An American Art Nouveau Treasure

September 25, 2020 By Guy St. Clair

Since a visit to Cleveland in mid-2019, it has been my intention to share a few observations about the city (or the part I visited, mostly on the shore of Lake Erie and what is generally referred to as Cleveland’s “historic downtown”). I had been to Cleveland before, at least twice, both times on business. …

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Filed Under: Art & Architecture, History, Personal History Tagged With: Arcade (Cleveland), art nouveau, Cleveland Ohio (Elephant Painting), Cleveland Ohio (Global Center for Health Innovation), Cleveland Ohio (Hilton Cleveland Downtown Hotel), Cleveland Ohio (Huntington Convention Center), Cleveland Ohio (The Arcade), Republican Convention 2016

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