Inquiring readers: My funny bone has yet to tickle me during this pandemic. I am still writing my Emma. film review. My tongue-in-cheek inspiration is coming back in dribs and drabs, but it hasn’t quite jelled.
Meanwhile, I’ve been meeting with friends, Janeites, and fellow volunteers online via Zoom and sharing ways to keep one’s mind preoccupied with loftier things than the constant doom and gloom droning on the news.
I’ve placed some concerts, virtual museum tours, and fine art discussions in this post to help you/us liven up our isolation.
Starting tonight they are:
ART: Cocktails with the Curator of the Frick Museum: A half hour discussion 5 pm every Friday. When I visit NYC, I always make an effort to stop at the Frick Museum. Previous discussions are available on YouTube. Download the APP for a gallery tour.
MUSIC: Peabody Watch Party: Recurring Friday Nights: The Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins will stream a previously recorded concert every Friday night at 7:30pm Eastern Standard Time. On April 17th, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s String Sextet in D minor, Op. 70 “Souvenir de Forence” featureing Vadim Gluzman and Mei Zhan, violin, Alaina Rea and Josef Fischer, viola, and Michael Kanned and Ismael Guerrero Bombut, violoncello.
Visit Peabody ArtReach for additional performances and performance-related learning and wellness resources.
ONLINE CONCERT: One World Together at Home, Saturday, April 18th
One World Together at Home, a global broadcast & digital special to support frontline healthcare workers and the WHO.
TO WATCH: Find your channel on Global Citizen
Jane Austen Online
British Library: Jane Austen
Internet Archive: Jane Austen’s novels digitized
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- The Complete Novels of Jane Austen, The Modern Library, New York
- Search the archive for individual novels as well, such as Persuasion.
In addition:
- Business Traveller compiled a list of world class museums that offer free virtual tours. They include The Louvre, Van Gogh Museum, The Vatican Museum, British Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rijksmuseum, Musée d’Orsay.
NPR’s (National Public Radio) Tiny Desk Concerts
These acoustic concerts have held me enthralled for a number of years. Try one. You’ll find that singers sound so much better in an intimate setting. Click here to try a few.
Jane Austen's World 
Thanks for sharing!
Vadim Gluzman is a fantastic violinist – as you note at the Peabody Friday night. Thanks for the shot of culture.