New music this week, all on CD: Thelonius Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall, recorded November 29, 1957. Tickets for this event ranged from $2 to $3.95 and also on the bill were Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray
Local hiking guides
We’ve just added two new hiking guides for the White Mountains, both from Bondcliff Books in Littleton, NH, and both with a unique approach: The Old Codger’s Guide to Hiking and Climbing in the White Mountains by The Old Codger
Tastemakers: one (publication’s) opinion
Forbes, Inc. has come up with lists of “Tastemakers,” people they feel have sufficiently influenced their respective fields to merit special attention. Choosing their top ten in fields including food, film, music, fashion, and literature couldn’t have been easy, but