Picasso and Paula is what started my blog!\u00a0<\/u>\u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n
PICASSO AND PAULA <\/u><\/p>\n
Picasso Sculptures at MOMA! What can I say but the exhibit was fantastic! \u00a0\u00a0About 62 years of his sculptures. It took the full 4th<\/sup> floor of the museum. It wasn\u2019t crowded that day, surprisingly, so I was able to take it all in \u2013 incredible.\u00a0\u00a0 I sat for a while on one of the benches (knees you know) in the room filled with his later works and then happily left and took the elevator down.<\/p>\n Now as many of us know, any visit to a museum requires a stop for a glass of wine (or something) and a bite either to think about the art or just because you\u2019re hungry and need to sit or all three.\u00a0\u00a0 I walked over to the Bar Room at MOMA and was enjoying a lovely pinot noir and miniature tuna sliders when a woman and her friend were seated at the table next to me. It is a fact that I try not to listen too\u00a0intently to other people\u2019s conversations unless, of course, I catch something really interesting.\u00a0 And, I must say, theirs certainly peaked my interest.<\/p>\n He said, \u201cSo how does it feel to have your first book published in a few months?\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Whoa, I thought, leaning in to hear a little better.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat?\u201d I wanted to say as I tilted my good ear in their direction. She mumbled something. \u201cSpeak up” was on the tip of my tongue.<\/p>\n I picked up words like \u201cfiction\u201d \u201cagent\u201d \u201cfriends\u201d \u201csupportive\u201d \u201cspring\u201d. Time, I decided, to call a sister with better hearing than me. \u00a0I considered\u00a0 just putting\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0my\u00a0\u00a0phone on their table so she could listen and tell me what they were saying, but\u00a0\u00a0then decided not a good idea . I sent a text instead.<\/p>\n While I can\u2019t repeat the exact words my youngest sib wrote (expletives) , what I can tell you is that she called me a chicken with a few \u201ccluck clucks\u201d thrown in. And then texted in caps, \u201cLEAN OVER AND ASK THE AUTHOR ABOUT HER BOOK!\u201d With those words and the wine kicking in I moved over closer still and in my most endearing voice, said \u201cExcuse me, but may I ask you a question?\u201d<\/p>\n They both turned to me with big smiles and said\u00a0 “Yes.” I do remember smiling very broadly myself as I told them what I had overheard (eavesdropping is a wonderful thing \u2013 rude but wonderful). He handed me her card.<\/p>\n Her name was Paula Whyman who had written her first book. She told me it was a series of connected short stories called \u201cYou May See a Stranger\u201d. It was to be published in May with a book tour and a possible stop in North Carolina! I mean, really!!!(Remember my family lives in NC) \u00a0 What fun to be able to read a book by a first-time author and to have met her before it was published.\u00a0\u00a0 A new book that no one in my family has read \u2013 a miracle! So thanks to Picasso for finding us Paula!<\/p>\n And, the moral of this little essay about a lovely afternoon is simple: When going to a museum, always stop for a glass of something, always eavesdrop and always, if in doubt, text or call a sib or friend to tell you what to do! –<\/p>\n Love this city!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Kay\u2019s Notes* <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Important to know<\/strong>: Sadly, the exhibit closed February 2016 but MOMA is full of his wonderful works in their permanent collection.<\/p>\n Good to know: \u201c<\/strong>You May See A Stranger\u201d by Paula Whyman TriQuarterly Books Northwestern University Press May 2016 http:\/\/paulawhyman.com<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n Want to eat<\/strong>? 4 places in the Museum \u2013 The Modern, The Bar Room, Caf\u00e9 2 and Terrace 5.<\/p>\n All operated by Danny Meyer group \u2013 you know the Shake Shack guy.<\/p>\n Restaurant prices: <\/strong>From OMG (The Modern) to not bad!<\/p>\n Where is it?<\/strong> MOMA is at West 53rd<\/sup> between 5th<\/sup> and 6th<\/sup><\/p>\n Open every day with senior discounts and with free<\/em> Friday nights from 4 to 8 PM.<\/p>\n Restrooms? <\/strong>All over the place<\/p>\n Kid Friendly? <\/strong>Yes<\/p>\n *Disclaimer \u2013 I try for correct info on Kay\u2019s Notes\u2013 but no guarantees people. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Picasso and Paula is what started my blog!\u00a0\u00a0 PICASSO AND PAULA Picasso Sculptures at MOMA! 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