"The Allesee Dance and Opera Resource Library is the official library and archive for Michigan Opera Theatre, and specializes in research materials specific to dance, opera, and MOT's forty year history...From performance reviews, to photographs, to an immense recording collection, MOT is proud to offer this unique resource online..the library is currently cataloging and digitizing the MOT archives, both helping to preserve the history of dance and opera in Michigan, and provide experience to the next generation of information professionals."

Via Rachel Leow: "the contibutions and the influence of the Persian language in spreading Islam in China."

The New Yorker: "A complete performance of 'Our Lady of Late' — Monk vocalizing hypnotically over a droning wineglass — can be found in the Internet Archive, courtesy of Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado."

Today is Election Day: Boulder County, Jefferson County, Weld County, Larimer County, Arapahoe County, Broomfield, Denver.

Buddhist Geeks podcast: "Shambhala acharya and Naropa University professor, Judith Simmer-Brown...joins us today to discuss four areas, which she learned about while at Colombia University in the late 60's, that help determine whether or not Buddhism will take root in a new country."