The Arts, The Forty-Ninth Week of the Second Year in the New Abnormal

I’m watching Barbra Streisand on PBS in her Back to Brooklyn concert. The first time I heard her voice was in 1968 when the movie Funny Girl came out. I was enthralled, though I wouldn’t have known that word as an eight-year-old. Since then I’ve been a fan, attending her movies, and watching her tv specials. I only had the opportunity to see her in-person once when she came back to Brooklyn in 2016. It was magical.

This week I had the great privilege of attending a performance of the Alvin Ailey Dance Company at City Center. It’s been a while since I saw them last. The powerful bodies dancing with strength and beauty is a sight to behold.

The arts are essential. Not only do they transform us to higher heights, but they expand our sense of self and the world. I’ve been on a high this week after…