"Come to the Caberet!!"

Bonny invited us to the Choral Department Concert tonight. Ella is part of the Middle School Concert Choir. It was a great evening - lots of very talented singers and musicians. Certainly it was worth the drive out there.

There are some pluses to combining a middle and a high school. One of them is a chock full of talent music department. For a small school, they pack a big wallop. Here they were doing "Chatanooga Choo Choo."

Ella certainly looked like she was enjoying herself!! This opening number was an African processional - very snappy and upbeat. Other performances included Dylan and Beatles songs , jazz numbers, and some great folk songs, including "Down in the River to Pray."

There was even "So Long, Farewell" from Sound of Music. Esme wiled away the spare moments with Harry Potter!!

Dad and Bruce can always find something to talk about!!

Annika is always game to play with your phone or camera - or be photographed with her mom!

In fact, Annika took this photo. They had free refreshments at intermission - and a silent auction. They also had a not-so-silent auction for a performance of the Chamber Singers for a holiday party - the winning bid was $1700. A successful fundraiser I would say!!

It certainly was an evening well spent - the next to the last number was a great folk song called "Loose Ends" by John Dempsey and Dana Rowe. I'd never heard it before - but I really liked it.

Now I'm gearing up for Porter's Grandma's Birthday Sleepover tomorrow night. Stay tuned - should be fun!