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Posts by Betty Belanus
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“Why Should We Not Sing?”: Welsh Musicians Ruminate on Connections across Time and SpaceGareth Bonello and Ben McManus discuss how their connections to our Center and to other musicians across Wales and the world affect their practice.
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Painting the Pandemic: Coronavirus Patachitra Scrolls in West Bengal, IndiaThe scrolls tell the story of the pandemic visually, and accompanying songs composed by the artists present the story in words.
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We All Need Encouragement: Chain Letters Reemerge in the Coronavirus PandemicThis type of chain message has been with us since the Middle Ages.
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Adventures in Three Generations of Christmas Cookie DecoratingIn our family, the holiday would not be complete without this ritual.
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Health & Happiness: Chocolate Ginseng TrufflesThe taste of ginseng root is described as earthy and slightly sweet by some, and bitter by others.
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“Human Root” for the Holidays: Spiced Ginseng TeaAmerican ginseng has linked the Appalachian Mountain region to China since the 1700s.
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A Tribute to Dr. James Duke and His Green Farmacy GardenDr. Duke passed away in December 2017, but his “teaching garden” of medicinal plants lives on in tribute.
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A Bengali Interpretation of American History:
The National Mall PatachitraMamoni Chitrakar started singing. I held my breath. We were watching the unveiling of a traditional painted scroll called patachitra, months in the making.
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Take a Tour with the “Hort-Nerd” of Smithsonian’s Ripley GardenJanet Draper is Smithsonian Gardens’ lead horticulturalist for the Mary Livingston Ripley Garden in Washington, D.C.
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A Curator’s Travelogue in West BengalI hoped we would have time to make personal connections, but I couldn’t predict the way it would became the heart and soul of the trip.
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