http://jeffrags.com All-things Jeff Ragsdale! Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:46:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The village of Pyla in the United Nations Buffer Zone on the island of Cyprus is the site of the Pyla-Koutsopetria Archaeological Project (PKAP). My little brother, Ian Ragsdale, is producing and directing a documentary on this archeological survey, and I have a large part to play in this ... http://jeffrags.com/2010/02/01/voices-from-cyprus/ My niece (by little brother Ian and Randi), Ruby Renee Ragsdale, was born 2 October 2009, healthy and happy.   She is Ian and Randi's first child and the photographer, Wendi Schoffstall, is quite remarkable. More Ruby (and more of Wendi's work) here... http://jeffrags.com/2009/11/13/ruby/ ...because as Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times puts it, "No, gang rape isn’t exactly great fodder for cocktail parties. It’s incredibly uncomfortable and depressing to speak about — and that’s probably one reason it’s gone on as long as it has, with relatively little attention. It’s taboo to ... http://jeffrags.com/2009/06/02/a-taboo-subject/ [caption id="attachment_366" align="alignnone" width="297" caption="www.transposemysong.com"][/caption] The Cabildo in New Orleans was built in 1799 and served as the place's town council building up to and after annexation by the United States, ceasing in that function in the 1850s.  This place stands at the center of the history of Louisiana and was ... http://jeffrags.com/2009/04/21/cabildo/ Frankfurt am Main, February 6, 1965 original found here Come Sunday — The Sacred Music of Duke Ellington Saturday, May 16, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. purchase a season subscription | purchase individual tickets Sunday, May 17, 2009 at 3:30pm purchase a season subscription | purchase individual tickets Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church 3826 Wheeler Avenue Houston, Texas 77004 Continuing a tradition ... http://jeffrags.com/2009/02/20/come-sunday-the-sacred-music-of-duke-ellington-houston-chamber-choir/ Portrait of Mendelssohn by the English miniaturist James Warren Childe (1778-1862), 1839 After Bach Saturday, May 2, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. Click here to purchase individual tickets through Da Camera of Houston Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center 500 Texas Ave. Houston, Texas 77002 Da Camera of Houston and the Houston Chamber Choir collaborate once again, this time ... http://jeffrags.com/2009/02/20/after-bach-houston-chamber-choir/ Saturday, March 28, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. purchase a season subscription | purchase individual tickets Sunday, March 29, 2009, at 3:30 p.m. purchase a season subscription | purchase individual tickets St. Philip Presbyterian Church 4807 San Felipe St. Houston, Texas 77056 2009 marks the 250th anniversary of Handel’s death. In tribute, the Houston Chamber Choir, soloists and ... http://jeffrags.com/2009/02/20/houston-chamber-choir-esther-an-oratorio-%e2%80%94-gf-handel/ The Houston Chamber Choir Hear the Future — 11th Annual Invitational School Choral Festival Sunday, January 25, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. FREE Concert South Main Baptist Church (directions) 4100 Main Street Houston, Texas 77002 Co-sponsored by AMC Music, Hear the Future pays tribute to the essential work done by outstanding choral music educators in our region and ... http://jeffrags.com/2009/01/08/houston-chamber-choir-hear-the-future-%e2%80%94-11th-annual-invitational-school-choral-festival/ Gian Carlo Menotti's AMAHL & THE NIGHT VISITORS A holiday story about a young boy's encounter with the Three Kings Sunday January 4 at 3:00 pm and 6:30 pm, Monday January 5 at 6:30 pm Tuesday January 6 at 6:30 pm Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church 6221 Main Street Tickets are $5 children (12-) and seniors (55+) $10 adults. Available ... http://jeffrags.com/2008/12/31/amahl-and-the-night-visitors/ Birth of Jesus. Detail from the side facing the apse of the so-called "Sarcofago di Stilicone" ("Stilicho's sarcophagus"), an Ancient Roman christian sarcophagus dating from the 4th century. It is preserved beneath the pulpit of Sant'Ambrogio basilica in Milan, Italy. Picture by Giovanni Dall'Orto, April 25 2007. Oh my!  An update! Save ... http://jeffrags.com/2008/12/21/christmas-mmviii/