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Rocco Landesman @ ybca , originally uploaded by levenj . Leah Garchik writes about it here "A tour of the Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Contemporary Jewish Museum was, Landesman affirmed, an object lesson in that kind of urban revitalization. Read more: here .

Noelle, Merritt and Deborah in the Galleries , originally uploaded by levenj . I may have just had one of the best weekends of my life at the meeting of the Western Museums Association's Program Committee at the Getty Center (March 19-20, 2010) thanks to co-chairs Merritt Price and Jacqueline Cabrera, preparing for WMA Portland75. It also happens we sold our house on Friday, and found a great place we put an offer down on. Karen and Lil E did Disney. Sunday, America's Healthcare Bill passed. Dad's latest operation seemed to have been a great success. All around a great, great weekend. I feel fortunate and ever grateful.

Jim Tharp sent me The Fran Lebowitz Reader and it was such a relaxing, well-crafted distraction. Both classic and nostalgic, a few quotes leapt out for sharing and as tribute to Jim: On Communism – “The common good is not my cup of tea – it is the uncommon good in which I am interested…” (35) On Popular Music – "We attired ourselves in shiny garments so as to accurately reflect the hopes and dreams of the general public. We entered elevators, cars, planes, telephones, and just about every place you couldn’t think of. We were an inescapable influence on the culture and inspired a fanatical devotion, for we made a joyful noise unto the bored." (122) On Nature – “Now, nature, as I am only too well aware, has her enthusiasts, but on the whole, I am not to be counted among them. To put it rather bluntly, I am not the type who wants to go back to the land – I am the type who wants to go back to the hotel.” (233) On Apartment Hunting in Downtown New York – “Tuesday: Let de...