BRUNO MARS:
Posted in Gardens in the Grove, tagged Gardens in the Grove on February 15, 2026|
BRUNO MARS:
Posted in Gardening in Ocean Grove, Gardens in the Grove, tagged Gardens in the Grove on October 16, 2019|

Ocean Grove. October 16, 2019. Hydrangea (l) and Center-Piece chrysanthemum (r.). Paul Goldfinger. Click to enlarge ©.
PINK MARTINI: “Tea for Two” was written by Vincent Youmans in 1924 and first appeared in a Broadway show called No No Nanette. Pink Martini recently appeared at the Count Basie Theater in Red Bank. If you are not familiar with the Count Basie, they are now undergoing construction to become a major arts center. Check their programs at their web site.
We saw the Pink Martini show, and that versatile group has been around for 25 years. They have performed in over 90 languages. At this performance, two members of the group sang a duet in Chinese, and it was great.

Pink Martini
Posted in Ocean Grove gardens, tagged Gardens in the Grove on September 15, 2019|
Posted in Photography: Gardens in the Grove, tagged Gardens in the Grove on July 3, 2019|
DORETTA MORROW AND RICHARD KILEY From the original Broadway cast recording of Kismet: “Stranger in Paradise.”
When I was a kid, the lyrics to this song baffled me. I thought the lyric was “Out of the commonplace into the air” and “Somewhere in space I hang suspenders.” But now I know the truth. And not only that, but some years later I learned what the title “a stranger in paradise” was all about.
As for the music, it was based on the compositions of Alexander Borodin, a 19th century Russian composer.