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[fajrdrako]

From The Friday Five:

1. Would you rather have the unpredictability of live theatre or the predictability of a movie?

I would choose a live play every time - I love live theatre. Live experiences in general. Not that I don't like movies, though I find that there are not many movies I am interested in these days

2. Do you prefer the symphony and/or opera to a live band or the other way around?

I prefer symphony or opera, but it depends more on the quality of the music - and how much I like it individually - than the type.

3. When you go to a museum, where do you head first?

Depends on the museum, of course. If there is a medieval area, I go there.(I love the Cluny, and The Choisters!) If there is an Egyptian area, I go there. If neither, I go to whatever the earliest historical era is, in the museum. If nothing is historical, or if it's 19th century and later, I go for textiles and fashion.

4. Would you prefer a pub crawl or a sampling of beer or wine in one restaurant?

I don't really like alcohol, and I'm always stymied as to what to order in a pub. I'd like a cafe where I can order tea or coffee. I like pubs in Britain - just for the ambience.

5. When you visit a new place, what is the first thing you like to visit – something recommended by a travel agency/travel book or something recommended by a friend?

I don't tend to go places I don't know much ahead of time. So usually I am either therefor an event- a convention, a play, a visit with a friend- or because there is something there that has drawn my attention, a castle or archeological site, usually. Sometimes I am lucky enough to go somewhere - say, on a cruise ship - where the joy is in being able to sit and watch the ocean,and read.

Comments

[dewline]

Good to read more from you hereabouts.

1. I seem to prefer cinema to live theatre for the moment. Might be mainly due to not paying attention to the local live theatres' schedules the last couple of years. My own fault, that.

2. Last time I went to a live concert was for the Arrogant Worms. Concerts...that's one more gap I want to fill, finances permitting.

4. Alcohol. I plan to keep avoiding it.

[fajrdrako]

I don't find there is a lot of interesting theatre in Ottawa. Does Soc'n'Buskin still operate? Most of my theatre-going was when I lived in London, and when I had the means to visit friends in New York. I love going to the Stratford Festival,too.

Soc'n'Buskin?

[dewline]

First I'd ever known of them was your asking me about them...and apparently, the answer is "yes".

https://socknbuskin.com/