Last Weekend

We had a rather music and art filled weekend.  Below are some of the high lights of the past few days.

 Saturday night we went to our Carlsbad Museum of Making Music for a concert by Otis Taylor, blues musician, who plays banjo and electric guitar.

This is only a small part of the banjo exhibit that is currently on display.  Otis Taylor hit his groove with his eclectic group of musicians, with the highlight for us being his version of Hey Joe.

 We went to UCSD Sunday, to see a book arts exhibition at the Geisel Library.  We enjoy the snake path leading up to it.  We had to come back later, as the library was not open yet.

 The library appears like The Starship Enterprise, perched on a knoll.

 We had a little time to kill at Balboa Park before a free organ concert, so we stopped in at the zoo.  This female orangutan is 53, and because she was raised with people as a pet, loves to see what is in a woman's purse.  Gail kindly emptied her purse for this gal.

 Then it was off to the pipe organ concert at the Spreckle's Pavillion in Balboa Park.  The world famous organist, Carol Williams, had the pipes blaring, and was later accompanied by this bag pipe band.

 The major never flinched as he spun and threw his baton.

 The $150,000 console controls over 4,500 pipes, drums, cymbals, etc. by activating electromagnets. A 20 horsepower blower provides the wind.

This is in the building that houses everything but the console.  It was built totally for the organ.

 On the way home we stopped by the UCSD library again to see the book arts exhibit.

 The technical knowledge, artistry, and skill that went into these projects was mind-blowing.

Tuesday evening we went to the Lux Art Institute to hear a talk by artist Beverly Penn (internet photo).

In this series on exhibit, she made bronze castings of weeds and water plants.  Casting only several 4 inch sections at a time, she assembled them on walls to be beautifully patterned sculptures.  The finest detail can be seen.

Well, all for now.