I Pull Back the Curtains, Let the Sun Burn into My Eyes

Embedded below is the video for “This is the Day” by The The – a song that has stuck in my mind since high school. It has that air of bitter hopefulness that appeals to me.

Spin Can Be Good

I wrote about whirling dervishes a few days ago. Serendipitously, a whirling dervish performance will be part of the World Festival of Sacred Music, Los Angeles. Forty-one musical events in sixteen days, starting tomorrow, September 13!

But, like me, you’re intrigued by the twirling. Seeker of Truth: Sufi Music, Dance, and Poetry from Pakistan and Turkey will be performed by Yuval Ron Ensemble and Guests on Thursday, Sept. 25 at 8 pm at the Skirball Cultural Center.

Wow. If that doesn’t say fun, I don’t know what does!

I wonder if I can get tickets…