It'll take me a while to get back into the swing of things after my two-week trip to New York City. (I plan to write more about the experience in my Sunday column and online.) So bear with me.

First I want to ask a theater-related question: Did anyone get out to see the original musical "Havin' a Hot Flash" a couple of weeks ago at the Tower Theatre? I'm always interested in original works, and I'm curious to hear how this project played out. What did you think?

For the remainder of the week, I'll be doing some catch-up. Tonight I'll be at Fresno State to watch "Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter," directed by Kathleen McKinley, which opened Friday. I need to get over to the Fresno Metropolitan Museum to see two new exhibitions, "Marc Chagall: The Early Etchings from the 1920s" and "The Art Books of Henry Matisse," which both opened in mid-October. (Pictured: Chagall's "The Ass and the Dog.") I hope to work in a return trip to "All in the Timing" at Artists' Repertory Theatre, a title that delighted audiences at two Rogue festivals. And there's a slew of mid-November events to get ready for, including Tchaikovsky at the Philharmonic, the touring show "The Wedding Singer" and the Western Band Association championships.

Besides the big hoopla over the mural, did I miss anything else of interest while I was out of town?