For Valentine's Day I am releasing this piece I wrote back in August of 2021 about going to a Turnstile show. It was a day I felt an abundance of love in all different directions. Today looking back on that moment I find myself, though beaten up, ready to embrace life, my relationships and my experiences as exactly what they are. Valentine's Day can be a day to celebrate what you have, in whatever way those things are showing up in your life. The setting behind what got me to

and Why is it so Fun. What do you think of when you think of an orchestra? Are you presented with images of patrons like Statler and Waldorf, those muppets that sit in the high box. My second time visiting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) was, in one word, fantastic. But before we get to the very different type of show than I normally attend, we should explore the context. My friend from school, Dailen, got us tickets to see a composition of Vivaldi pieces on January 27th