Mrs. Toretsky’s Nightmare | Reception for "A Joyful Noise" | Pozez JCC.

Mrs. Toretsky’s Nightmare played a klezmer music concert in conjunction with Lloyd Wolf’s “A Joyful Noise”exhibition reception at the Bodzin Gallery of the Pozez Jewish Community Center.

Many thanks to Zina Segal and curator Sarah Berry of the JCC.

The musicians: Trumpets, Abe Plaut & Howard Ungar; Drums and vocals, Rachel Goldsmith, Accordion; Aaron Blacksberg; Accordion and piccolo- Melissa Wilets; Tuba, Mark Haag; String bass, Tom Armstrong; Tenor saxophone, Noah Guthman.

From the vaults | Peter and the Noisemakers / Strokes of Genius

 I was in a band of sorts, back in yon years of yore.

Peter & the Noisemakers, backstage, HB Woodlawn School, Arlington VA, at the "Anti-Disco Bash" Nov. 2, 1979. We were under-rehearsed, loud, frantic, vaguely amusing. Avant-noise. 

Left to right: Anthony Morrow, David Nachmanoff, Peter Deer, Lloyd Wolf, John Moremen.

Another iteration of the band. Left to right: Scott McKnight, Kath Thaxton, Danielle Probst. Lloyd Wolf, Peter Deer, Bill Kamens. Photo probably by Roger Boersma (thanks Roger!)

Our very dumb logo: 

And the last band I was in, the Strokes of Genius, circa 1985. We actually could kind of play. Left to right: lloyd Wolf, my daughter Emma, Gene Griffiths, Mike Salkind, Peter Deer.

Snow on Bright Pond | Koan tree

 

ICE Out for Good - Minnesota Solidarity Day of Action | Reston VA

A rally of several hundred people in Reston, Virginia against ICE and in solidarity with immigrants and the besieged citizens of Minnesota. Organized by Herndon-Reston Indivisible. #mnsolidaritydayofaction

Lone counter-demonstrator