Greetings,

The Dexter Classical Winds, a woodwind choir is putting on a (free) concert in downtown Ann Arbor tomorrow, Sunday, June 19 at 1pm. It will be at Liberty Plaza, which is a little outdoor park at Liberty and Division across from Herb David Guitar Studio.

Parking is free on the weekends at most of the parking structures downtown (closest lot is at the Library across the street), and there are always plenty of good eats all around Ann Arbor. Come on out, grab a bite to eat, and sit down for some good music with us!

Cheers!

~ Hope

Hi folks, I apologize for the last-minute posting, but wanted to let you know...

I'm filling in for baritone saxophone in the Dexter Classical Winds, a woodwind choir, and we're putting on a (free) concert in downtown Ann Arbor tomorrow, Sunday, June 19 at 1pm. It will be at Liberty Plaza, which is at Liberty and Division across from Herb David Guitar Studio.

Parking is free on the weekends at most of the parking structures downtown (closest lot is at the Library across the street), and there are always plenty of good eats all around Ann Arbor. Come on out, grab a bite to eat, and sit down for some good music with us!

Cheers!

~ Hope

I'm at work, so can't write much.... but I just found out that Morsel has hyperthyroidism, and would love to hear of any of you who have had experience (hopefully positive?) caring for hyperthyroid cats. We're going to start him on oral meds, but there's an (expensive) option to use radiation that may cure it...

Anyway, I should get back to work and try to get some work done. But would appreciate any healing kitty vibes you could send towards my dear Morsel boy.

Full details here, in case you've missed my spamming about the concert thus far. ;) *waves at davehogg*

I am now a Nationally Registered EMT-Basic! :D

And now, I should get back to studying. Once I get a little more concert promotion done.

Yes, in case you hadn't heard, SJ Tucker, aka s00j, is coming to Ann Arbor for a show this Friday night, which shall hopefully feature firespinning afterwards! :D I hope to see some of you there!

Hi all, I'm finally getting around to selling my Kawi Z750S with ~ 8200 miles on it. It's a great bike, it was just totally the wrong bike for *me* [1]. It's fast, powerful, and did I mention fast? ;) It's a great all-around bike of the type that isn't manufactured much here in the States anymore - it makes a great sport tourer, commuter, or grocery-getter (assuming you get the SW-Motech racks & Givi bags).

( All the gory details... )

[1] My dear Stella, an '04 Moto Guzzi Breva 750 IE, however, is my mechanical soulmate. :)

Facebook invite here.

The sixth Acorn Music and Verse" housefilk will be held Saturday, May 9, from 1:00 pm into the evening at the Great Oak Cohousing Common House, 500 Little Lake Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48103.

This is the direct descendant of the "Fen and Filk" house sings at Glimmerglass house, and they are always a good time.

( More details... )

Greetings, all - I'd like to invite you to my band's (I play bari sax) performance this Sunday. This promises to be a fiesty and exciting concert
- the Hindemith Symphony is dark, beautiful, and complex, and the Creston is one of my favorites. The Dakota Rhapsody is a new piece and is lush
with harmony and interplay of different colors and voices. I hope you can come join us!

The Ann Arbor Concert Band presents...

HIGHER REALMS
Sunday, January 18, 2009, 2:00pm
The Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor

( Featuring Hindemith's Symphony in B-flat )

Tickets: $10.00 for adults, $5.00 for students and seniors, children 12 and
under are free.

Ann Arbor Concert Band

The Michigan Theater

It's late, so I'll direct you to zoethe's more eloquent note on it.

In short, SJ Tucker, aka Skinny White Chick, has had a string of astronomical health expenses, and being that she's a traveling troubadour/songstress, she lacks health care insurance. If you can help by buying CDs, downloading music, or donating, it would be greatly appreciated. There's also an auction going on at this LJ community with all sorts of wonderfulness to support our friend.

Her music is a delicate blend of folk-funk-blues-alternative, with fascinating lyrics on topics ranging from stealth alligators in your house to the Trickster, from "What if Wendy told Peter Pan to shove it?" to invocations of the Goddess.

So please - if you have a spare $10 lying around, pick up one of her CDs at wholesale price or download an album. Better yet, if you're not cash-strapped, buy a CD at full price. You won't regret it.

Hi folks, sorry for the rather rushed invite, but I need to cram for pathophysiology... I hope you might be able to make it to this concert, as it should be a real treat. :) The Artunian, with guest soloist William Campbell, the trumpet professor from U-M's School of Music, is simply phenomenal, and we're truly honored to play with him.

~ Hope

( Our 30th Season begins with.... )

Musically yours,

Hope Dundas

While riding through Stockbridge today, I saw a Ford dealership offering a free gun with sale of a new vehicle. The mind boggles, it does.

> Day 1 (Wednesday): Ann Arbor to Marietta, OH: lots of twisty up & down in SE OH, ate at nice place on the water, stayed in historic hotel

From Columbus via New Lexington to Stockport, then along Muskingum River to Marietta. Dinner at the Levee House; stayed at the Lafayette. breakfast in the Gun Room.

Roads: I-75, OH15, US23 to Columbus; OH13 and OH37 to New Lex; OH377 thru Pennsville, OH266 to Stockport and Beverly; OH60 to Marietta. Spring Shakedown territory.

I decided that after the summer semester, I needed a break, so I took a week and deliberately did no planning of where I would go or what I would do - I wanted it to be very laid back. I made a joke while talking to mistrtoad about hiring him on as a tour guide, since I was curious about heading southish towards the Blue Ridge Parkway, but having zero familiarity with it, kind of didn't want to just set out on my own into the unknown. Perhaps not surprisingly, he took me up on it - I offered an all-expense paid trip, so heck, who wouldn't? ;)

( And so.... )

.... but if you haven't watched

( Dr Horrible's Sing-Along Blog )

... then you absolutely, absolutely must.

Especially you, airynd. I swear. You will bust a gut. ;)

Hilarious spoof of heroes and villians, with smatterings of Broadway. Just what the doctor ordered - for me, anyways.

[cross-posted to filkhaven, shadowriderhope, stilyagiaircorp and penguicon]

The Third "Acorn Music and Verse" housefilk will be held this Saturday, July 12 from 1:00 pm into the evening at the Great Oak Cohousing Common House, 500 Little Lake Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48103. (Please park at the side of Little Lake Drive, and not in the parking lot - there is very limited parking available for residents).

This is the direct descendant of the "Fen and Filk" house sings at Glimmerglass house, and they are always a good time. Let me know ASAP if you need crashspace, so I can make sure there is space is available!

It's a fun, inviting get-together where you will always get a turn to sing, recite a poem, or ...? (and you can pass if you want), and new people are welcome and encouraged. :) You can show up any time during the event, and leave at any time. Our schedule is to arrive at 1:00, get singing by 2:00, break for pizza around 5:00, and then sing till usually 8:00-ish. Often there is a musical jam that continues well after the 'end' of the event, so feel free to stick around if you're interested!

It's a friendy, non-judgemental place to start singing, playing, or reciting in front of people, and a fine spot to test out your new songs. We welcome instrumental musicians and spoken word performance as well. There is a kid-friendly play room next to the dining hall where we play, and kid-friendly play equipment outside if the weather is nice.

Hosted by shadowriderhope and nubianamy.
Supported by qnvhrtz & peteralway.

Come prepared to participate - song or word....... ! Bring friends....

Bring a snack, a dish to share, etc.....what food & drink we have is whatever we bring. There is most likely going to be a pizza order.

We hope to arrange a group call to Tom Smith filkertom to wish him well and sing him a song, as he can't be there with us physically - he's recuperating in a rehab facility after a badly torn quad at a Christine Lavin concert.

There's a great Tom Smith Fundraiser album that's being put together by Rob Balder and DJ Particle and many others - I encourage you to check it out and help out this fine master filker and friend. :)

Details are here.

Sometimes, volunteering in the ED is a little surreal.

It was nice getting back there today - I'd had to miss three consecutive Fridays, between the car accident, food poisoning, and the trip to CMU - and I was a little surprised to see how happy people were to see me. As in, they missed me. :) I like feeling like a part of the organism that cares for people there - there are a lot of really wonderful people there.

I started my shift like I usually do - in the waiting room, checking the blanket warmer and seeing if anyone needs a blanket or anything else that I, in my lowly volunteer-ness, can provide. Then I progressed to the main ER and started working my way around the perimeter. Lively bunch tonight - nearly all the hall beds are full. I handed out a few blankets, and then turned the corner to find a disheveled middle-aged man curled up on a hall bed. I asked him if he'd like a warm blanket, and he asked me "do you pray?"

I said I do (and I do - in my own fashion), and moved in closer to listen.

... (to be continued after I get sleep. And no, I did not accept the marriage proposal. ;)