Back in March, Hubby and I attended the After Midnight Gala auction for the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, a wonderful jazz Big Band. At that auction, we bought a weekend package that included two nights of lodging, and tickets to Friday and Saturday concerts, the weekend of July 31. Port Townsend is across Puget Sound …
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Some thoughts on the King County (WA) Ballot Proposition 1, “Sales tax for Cultural Access Program”
Here is the text of the ballot measure on the primary ballot in King County, Washington, that includes Seattle and surrounding suburbs. King County Proposition No. 1 Sales Tax for Cultural Access Program The King County Council passed Ordinance No. 18513 to establish and fund a cultural access program. The program would expand access to …
Jubilant! New Photo Challenge
https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/jubilant/ These Jubilant gentlemen dance and play music at the same time, celebrating Life. (surrounded by evidence of death-many of the surrounding buildings are full of bullet-holes and chips from the 1967 war)
Celebrate our Beautiful Country
Every day, I give thanks to have been born in the Greatest Country on God's Green Earth. Our country is one of the most beautiful on Earth, with terrain ranging from blazing hot deserts, to grassy prairies, to high snow-capped mountains, to chains of beautiful blue lakes. The American people are the most generous in …
Weekly Photo Challenge…Harmony…My Heritage in Pictures, and Music
In 2007, my husband and I went to Israel with Michael Medved and his family (he is based and broadcasts from KTTH 770 Radio in Seattle). One morning, I took a solitary walk to the Old City in Jerusalem, and visited the Western (Wailing) Wall, the remaining remnant of the Second Temple. Jews come here …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Optimistic!
I am the most optimistic when I am playing or listening to music. It is a true gift to be able to play an instrument, and it's really difficult to be depressed or anxious while playing with your group. Or listening to your husband's group! Here are a couple of pictures from our trip to …
Make no Mistake-it’s Never Too Late
Looking back on my life, I’ve made many choices that I regret now. But there is one choice that I made in 1984 that I would do all over again in a heartbeat; re-starting playing the violin. When I was a kid in the Seattle Public Schools in the 1950s, it was understood that when …
Cute, Talented, and….she plays the Accordion!
Last weekend was the Leavenworth International Accordion Celebration, in "Washington's Bavarian Village". This 7-year-old stole the show from her Dad on Thursday, danced to his band playing Beatles on Friday, and wowed the judges on Saturday. Enjoy Miss Maria (Masha) Telechev https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro-ryEP1U5w
What Happened to the Black People in Jazz?
Last evening, my husband and I went to a concert given by the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, and as usual we were treated to a wonderful evening of exciting jazz big-band music. The group has been around for 20 years, playing the music of all the great names in jazz. Here is a picture of …
Photo Challenge: Express Yourself
This is how I prefer to express myself. This picture was taken in Carnegie Hall, in 2006, when I traveled with the Everett (WA) Symphony. A once-in-a-lifetime experience!
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