I’ve covered arts and entertainment and written humor columns at The Day for almost a quarter-century. What I’ve learned is how privileged I’ve been to explore for readers an incredibly diverse, active, and creative cultural area – from local music clubs, galleries and museums to numerous nationally famous authors, performance organizations and the array of talent that flows through the Garde Arts Center, and Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods casinos, and much more.
Rick Koster
I’ve covered arts and entertainment and written humor columns at The Day for almost a quarter-century. What I’ve learned is how privileged I’ve been to explore for readers an incredibly diverse, active, and creative cultural area – from local music clubs, galleries and museums to numerous nationally famous authors, performance organizations and the array of talent that flows through the Garde Arts Center, and Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods casinos, and much more.
But the new president of Mystic Seaport Museum sees that as an advantage, not a drawback.
While some museum patrons are interested in the technical aspects of the boats on display, he said many visitors, like him, are not sailors. They want to know the stories behind the boats. They want to know about the people who were on the boats, what their families did when they were gone. That s what I want to know about. They re not interested in the tonnage, the height (of the mast) or the keel, he said Tuesday afternoon, standing across from the Charles W. Morgan whaling ship.
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