Upcoming Shows

01/01 - The 12th Annual Townes Van Zandt Wake @ the Old Quarter
01/02 - The Band of Heathens @ the Old Quarter
01/02 - Reckless Kelly/The Gougers @ House of Blues
01/02 - John Evans @ McGonigel's Mucky Duck
01/03 - Fundraiser for the Old Quarter @ Anderson Fair
01/03 - Two Tons of Steel/Miss Leslie @ the Continental Club
01/03 - Monte Montgomery @ the Mucky Duck
01/03 - Jerry Jeff Walker @ The Grand 1894 Opera House
01/03 - Texas High Life @ Firehouse Saloon
01/04 - Hamilton Loomis @ the Mucky Duck
01/05 - The Octanes @ the Continental Club
01/06 - The Umbrella Man @ the Continental Club
01/07 - Sideshow Tramps/The Magpies @ the Continental Club
01/08 - Idgy Vaughn/Amy Speace/Danny Schmidt @ the Mucky Duck
01/08 - Michael Hardie/Milton Hopkins @ the Continental Club
01/09 - The Gourds @ the Continental Club
01/09 - Katie Stuckey @ Firehouse Saloon
01/09 - Junior Brown @ the Mucky Duck
01/10 - Shake Russell @ the Old Quarter
01/10 - Kristine Mills @ the Mucky Duck
01/10 - Wayne Hancock @ Armadillo Palace
01/10 - Opie Hendrix/Carrie Ann Buchanan @ Last Concert Cafe
01/11 - The Gypsies @ the Continental Club
01/13 - Eliza Gilkyson @ the Mucky Duck
01/16 - Greg Trooper @ the Mucky Duck
01/16 - Brandon Rhyder @ Firehouse Saloon
01/16 - Gary P. Nunn @ Blanco's
01/16 - Dana Cooper @ Dosey Doe's
01/17 - Guy Forsyth @ the Mucky Duck
01/17 - Sisters Morales @ the Old Quarter
01/17 - Randy Weeks @ Almost Austin House Concerts
01/20 - Pinto Bennett/Mary Cutrufello @ the Mucky Duck
01/22 - Bob Schneider @ the Mucky Duck
01/23 - Hayes Carll @ the Mucky Duck
01/23 - Dale Watson @ Armadillo Palace
01/23 - Mark Stuart/Stacey Earle @ Anderson Fair
01/24 - The Gougers @ the Mucky Duck
01/27 - Bruce Robison/Charlie Robison @ the Mucky Duck
01/27 - Sunny Sweeney @ Dosey Doe's
01/29 - Jon Hogan/Edge City @Anderson Fair
01/30 - Drop Trio @ Avant Garden
01/30 - The Hudsons @ Anderson Fair
01/30 - Cory Morrow @ Big Texas (Clear Lake)
01/30 - Stoney Larue @ Big Texas (Spring)
01/30 - Max Stalling @ Firehouse Saloon
01/31 - Richard Dobson @ Anderson Fair
01/31 - Carolyn Wonderland @ Last Concert Cafe
01/31 - Hayes Carll @ the Old Quarter
01/31 - Greg Brown @ the Mucky Duck

Nesterov

I recently stumbled across this beautiful clip featuring paintings of Mikhail Nesterov and the music of Henryk Gorecki. Nesterov has always been my favorite Russian painter and I've loved Gorecki's Symphony No. 3 since I first heard it on a radio broadcast a few years before it achieved mass popularity.

Russian Orthodox Church Continues to Grow

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Original Article from Interfax:

Over 20 new Orthodox churches has opened in Moscow this year

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Moscow, December 12, Interfax – The number of churches and chapels acting in Moscow has increased from 851 to 872 since December 2007, Metropolitan Yuvenaly of Krutistsy and Kolomna told a meeting of the capital’s clergy in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

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He also cited the data saying that about 1838 clergymen are working in the capital today (last year their number equaled to 1770). The Russian Orthodox Church has 157 dioceses (compared to 142 last year), 203 bishops including 149 ruling bishops and 48 vicar bishops. The total number of clergy in the Russian Church equals to 30 670.

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The number of Sunday schools in the dioceses increased by one thousand – from 10 141 to 11 051 while the number of parishes has grown from 27 942 to 29 268.

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Today the Russian Orthodox Church has 804 monasteries, including 142 monasteries and 153 nunneries in the CIS-countries and three monasteries and three nunneries in foreign countries. Also acting are 203 representations and 65 hermitages.

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Besides, there are 25 stauropegial monasteries (under direct subordination to the patriarch).

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The Russian Church Abroad has 16 monasteries and 9 nunneries.

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The number of Russian Orthodox theological schools equals to 87.

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Funeral of Patriarch Alexei II

The funeral for His Holiness Patriarch Alexei II of Moscow was held today at Christ the Savior Cathedral.

Here is a video with excerpts from the funeral service:



The burial service was held at Epiphany Cathedral in Moscow. Here is a video with excerpts from the burial service:



Here is a news report from Russia with commentary on the funeral:

Patriarch Alexei II Reposes

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His Holiness Patriarch Alexei II of Moscow died this morning. More details can be found here.

May his memory be eternal!