Maximina Juson

This summer, from June 2 - July 5, something extraordinary is happening in New York City parks. Under open skies, surrounded by strangers, families, students, elders, and passersby, audiences will gather to experience one of history’s most enduring stories about power, persuasion, public opinion, loyalty, fear, and political performance: William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, presented by New York Classical Theatre.

None other than Stevie Wonder emerged (KJLH is his radio station). Turns out he’d been listening to our on-air conversation.

Greg Tate, 2003 (M. Juson Archives) I first met Greg Tate on 14th Street, in Union Square Park, New York City, in the summer of 1993, right after a triple bill that echoes strong in my memory. His band Women In Love, with the inimitable Helga Davis, had just shared the stage with Blueprint (featuring Marque Gilmore on Chapman Stick, David Gilmore on guitar, Mikel Banks and Yvonne Heavlow on vocals, and Greg Latty on drums), alongside a young, up-and-coming hip-hop group called The Fugees. I...