A lot of people have what I call "lottery dreams". You know, hit the big one, call in rich and head off around the world, or open a cool small hotel in an exotic hideaway, or finally support my favorite charities with some "serious" money and /or time. For some very talented individuals there is no buying of tickets or applying for financial aid (grant money). No, for some, the good folks at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation find you and bestow on you a "Genius grant" of half a million large. Such good fortune just rained down on violinist Leila (pronounced Leelah) Josefowicz. “It makes me so happy and gratified that my passions about music are reaching people,” said Josefowicz, 30, who got the news about her selection last week. “The grant gives me the liberty and freedom to use my time to study music the way I want and work on new projects with composers that have something special to say.” From all of us here at KDFC, "Congrats Leila!" (BTW: She plays at Davies with the SFS, April 1 – 4)

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