gemma D. alexander

On Wednesdays we study the Constitution. I thought I’d never finish Article 1, Section 8, which lists the powers of Congress. I finally got to...

As the weekend unfolded, I realized with a bit of panic that I didn’t really have any music to write about. Sofi Tukker has been...

If there is a purple version of a vegetable, that’s the one I plant. If there’s a black-flowering variety of a plant, that’s what I...

Some people listen to opera for that one perfect high C, but my ear is not refined enough to detect the subtler wonders of the...

Last weekend I took my daughter to see the final program in Pacific Northwest Ballet’s 2017-2018 season. It was the mixed rep “Love and Ballet.”...