Category Archives: NYC

Catching Up With Nyla and Noah – lots of action….

Posted on June 4, 2010 by markorton

We drove down to the city Wednesday in time for a demonstration at Nyla’s dance class. Then, we went to Randall’s Island to catch a bit of Noah’s lacrosse practice. I had only seen Randall’s island from Manhattan and occasionally … Continue reading →

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Noah appears at piano recital

Posted on May 2, 2010 by markorton

Noah Gilstrap appeared at a private recital in NYC this evening. Here he is preparing to bow after his performance.

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A Day Trip to the City and Basketball

Posted on March 7, 2010 by markorton

Museums Continue to Surprise Karen and I got off to an earlier than usual departure from Hudson yesterday and made it into Harlem by 11 am. After some pauses to chase the various children around, we went off to The … Continue reading →

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Touring a Vision of the South Bronx – “The Provenance of Beauty” by Foundry Theater

Posted on October 25, 2009 by markorton

At the urging and direction of Karen I drove down to the city Saturday (10/24/09) to attend this event, “The Provenance of Beauty” by Foundry Theater. It proved to be interesting as a performance piece though at times too tendentious … Continue reading →

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Noah Graduates to Middle School at Trinity

Posted on June 13, 2009 by markorton

6/9/9 Grandson Noah Gilstrap graduated into the Middle School at Trinity in NYC. A telling point for me was the symbolic transition from the Lower School environment in which the students gave hugs to the Headmistress as they came up … Continue reading →

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