At 6pm, I attended a free lecture at the Frick Collection:
The lecture was called, "The Other Versailles: Where the Decorative Arts Became Modern" by Joan DeJean, a UPenn French professor. It was really interesting - all about the early palais at Versailles and the nascent years of the first "decorateurs interieux" (probably butchering that spelling). Thanks, L, for letting me return to my college days of Art History for an hour inside the blissfully decked out Frick Mansion!But the best was yet to come.
UVA pal K had invited me to take her spare ticket to hear the Chanticleer Christmas concert at the Met Museum!
Chanticleer is an all-male a cappella group that sings rather classic/medieval songs in 4 part harmony.
The concert was in the medieval hall with the giant Met Museum Christmas tree, and it was fantastic! The group was really tight musically, and they sang some wonderful stuff.
And FAMOUS PERSON SPOTTING: Chelsea Clinton was there with her new husband, Marc Mezvinsky. I guess she's a fellow a cappella Christmas carol lover!
Here is a pic I took of K and me after the concert in front of the Christmas tree in all our blurry holiday joy:
And here's a better one of just the tree - gorgeous!
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