In cooperation with the City of New York and Foley Square Park in downtown Manhattan, the crew of Gershwin, Norway and the Artists' Libido: A Dialogue with Anne Brown planted this beautiful lilac tree in memory of our interviewer Dr. William A. Brown, a man of music and joy.

St. Thomas, V.I. — I had to travel all the way to the Caribbean to finally find a guy man enough to ask me to dance!  And I had to quickly learn Quadrille!

God called home our dear friend Beate DeCoste from our Meet BESS production team. Amnesty International has established account number 1644 11 69 764 in her name. Please help fight human injustices everywhere with your contribution at www.amnesty.org.

OSLO, NORWAY August 2006 — From Double Dutch Divas to Opera Divas. My time spent with the 94 year old Anne Brown working on Meet BESS has provided some of most memorable moments of my life.