Roy Eaton initiated his Bryant Park lunchtime concert residency today. His offerings are even more deeply spiritual now, but most impressive are his confidence and the skills retained through monumental crisis.
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“I Can Ask”
Should Fay Christian’s Granddaughter Wait for an Answer as She Grasps for Air?
Chair Fay Christian opened the Operations Advisory Committee on February 12th, reading out member names from a prepared sheet that omitted Melissa Wade. It didn’t feel intentional, but it struck me as odd precisely because it came from something prepared. Lydia Tang gently corrected her, noting that Wade was, in fact, a member of the committee. Wade met the moment with grace, or perhaps she simply wasn’t bothered by it.
