Weak Tea and Pretzels—Salon Series

Join us the first Monday of each month, from 6-9 PM alternately at the homes of

    David Lidov  (December, February, April,. . . )

and Michael Arnowitt  (January, March, May, . . . )

For the literary salons of Berlin that blossomed early in the  1800’s, the rubric “Weak Tea and Pretzels” advertised new freedoms.  Men and women,  penniless artists, bourgeois intellectuals, and high-ranking nobles sat and conversed as equals.  The best known of the Berlin salonists was the Jewess, Rahel Varnhagen  (nee Levin).  Her guests included Goethe and Heine as well as musicians and painters.

David’s house, is south of York University at 102 Grandravine Dr. There is a Community Center almost across the street in case his driveway is full.   Don’t park on the street.  (Also the 108A bus service to the Sheppard West train is quite convenient)

Michael’s house is at 591 Runnymede Road, west of Jane between Dundas and Annette

December 7

        We invite you and friends to join us and chat.  If you would also like to present something, we  invite you to do that, too.  Notice to David [lidov@yorku.ca] would be appreciated and let us know if you need an accompanist. 

Presently scheduled, Michael will play one of the Bach Partitas, probably number 4.   David will present the middle movement, the adagio, from his Sonata of 1966.

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If you will be looking for dinner afterward, David is not in a foodie neighborhood, but besides standard fast food franchises, two restaurants within 15 minutes are open until 10–There may be others I don’t know of:

Kin Sushi for traditional Japanese food (kinsushi.ca/northyork).

Mr. Dizi  for traditional Iranian, 1027 Finch West #3  (mrdizi.ca).