Lila

Lila likes to keep her schedule packed with cultural and social activities, and this past week was no exception. A highlight was the opening of Yves Klein: With the Void, Full Powers at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Lila thoroughly enjoyed the exhibition, which includes examples of all of the artist’s major series. She was particularly pleased to discover some vibrant pink works amidst his more well-known blue ones. Lila also enjoyed the reception in the museum’s courtyard; while it was not the nicest evening to be outdoors she was able to keep warm with a drink or two. She first sampled the International Klein Blue inspired cocktail, which tasted like medicine and certainly did no justice to the artist’s color, before wisely switching to the always reliable bubbly. She also nibbled on some of the treats, and was pleased to discover cheese that was not cubed (a pet peeve), as that would have been an insult to the memory of an artist from the land of such fine cheese (and furthermore, is always an insult to one’s taste buds.)


The next evening Lila found herself at the Harman Center for opening night of the Washington Ballet’s Genius3. The performance included Balanchine’s The Four Temperaments, Nacho Duato’s Cor Perdut, Mark Morris’s Pacific and Twyla Tharp’s When Push Comes to Shove. Lila enjoyed all four works, although the second and fourth were her favorites. She is sad that it was the company’s last work of the season, but is looking forward to the next season, Untamed, which kicks off in November with Romeo & Juliet. After the performance she made her way to the opening night party for some socializing and a glass of wine…and as usual was amongst the last to leave.


Despite her love of the cultured life Lila would like you to know, lest you think her simply a snobby arts girl, that one of her favorite things in life is Dairy Queen. She found herself at the one in Bailey’s Crossroads (yet again) while running errands on Saturday. Her favorite thing to order is the peanut butter sundae, but she has been known to nibble on some fries before indulging in her sweet treat. Lila was pleasantly surprised to bump into a friend there, but of course she should know that her friends have great taste and if there is anywhere to be when the need for an icy treat hits it certainly is Dairy Queen.


Lila realized that the rainy weather would likely make it difficult for her to motivate to go out that evening, so while running errands she picked up some goodies at the German Gourmet (she loves their red cabbage and Tilsiter) for a lazy evening on her balcony (conveniently covered to keep her dry). She also picked up some Moldovan bubbly to try, but wasn’t patient enough to wait for it to chill, so it will have to be enjoyed on her next (rare) evening in.