Last night Jeff and I went to a Cabernet Sauvignon wine class at Total Wine in Norwalk. We learned about different regions that produce Cab Sauv and tasted nine wines from Washington State, California (two) Argentina, Chile, Australia, Bordeaux, South Africa, and Sicily. We liked the $50 wine from Napa the best, but we bought our second favorite from South Africa for $23.
After the wine class, we headed to a Pop Art reception at Rene Soto Gallery. We got there around 8:45. The place was packed, with guests spilling out onto the street. I talked with a young woman in front of one of the Jim Morrison portraits; it's nice to connect to a young person over music. One of my tutoring students last summer was into the Beatles' White Album. This was a far cry from an ACT class a few years ago: these students had never even heard of Motown.
The exhibit art is the kind of art that I would like to do: a lot of collage with a little painting. Subjects included Jim Morrison, Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, Madonna, John Lennon, Audrey Hepburn, and Humphrey Bogart. After seeing Bogie, I was hoping for a Bette Davis painting, but no such luck.
A final stop before we went home was Troupe 429, next to Rene Soto. We'd never been to this bar before, so it was time. We didn't stay long because we wanted to get back home to Lola, so we had a margarita shot. Drag shows are Thursday nights: we'll have to check one out.
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