Rodgers and Hammerstein Celebration

Given our love of musical theatre, the Rodgers and Hammerstein Celebration concert at the symphony sounded like one we would enjoy. It was a busy evening downtown so we took the light rail to the performing arts complex.

When we arrived I picked up a drink for Marina and we found our seats. Marian was a bit self-conscious when she saw that most of the audience were much older adults. I saw that the song list included quite a few from South Pacific and The Sound of Music. Since those are two shows she likes I knew she’d enjoy the concert.

The concert began with our favorite conductor leading the symphony in the overture from The Sound of Music. Then the three soloists came out to perform. They were all very talented and we enjoyed their performances. Marina especially enjoyed the female singer’s costume changes – she wore four different evening gowns over the course of the night.

After the show was over, Marina said she enjoyed the concert more than she expected to. We were pretty tired by the end of this fun day.

Super Hero Saturday

Last year, Marina and I attended Fairytale Day at a corn maze. This year, she was more interested in going to their Superhero Day. So we decided to go after a late breakfast. Marina wanted to go with a Harley Quinn Look. She wore her new “Daddy’s Little Monster” shirt with jeans and her Puddin choker. Then I sprayed her hair pink and blue. She was happy with the look.

We arrived a few minutes before the event started. Marina mingled with the younger kids and made a pumpkin super hero craft. A short while later, Spiderman, Super Girl and Bat Girl arrived for the event. Marina graciously allowed the younger kids to speak first and helped the super heroes with their activities.

After the event, we decided to go through the corn maze. We used the trick we used last year with worked. We kept running into a couple of groups of people. It was funny. We completed the maze fairly quickly, collected our mini pumpkins as prizes and then decided it was time to go home.

One Singular Sensation

We saw A Chorus Line last fall. Despite that, Marina still wanted to see it again when another theatre announced they would be presenting the show this fall. Aunt Ann wanted to see the show, so she decided to join us.

We all met about half an hour before the show started. Marina ordered a Shirley Temple to drink and got a snack since it seems like she is always hungry! She even spent some time looking over her program before the show started.

A Chorus Line has many mature themes. I think Marina was able to understand many of them better this time. She still enjoyed the performance, especially the song “Dance Ten, Looks Three” which is still her favorite

After the show Marina said she didn’t want to wait to meet the cast. We didn’t know any of the actors and Marina said she was tired, so we headed home.

A Festival for Pirates

We had a fun time at the Pirate Festival last year so we made plans to attend again this year. Marina put together a new outfit based on a red corset we found at a thrift store last month. She seemed pretty happy with it.

We started by seeing the mermaids. One of them recognized us from the Unicorn Festival in June. Next we went through the booths where we saw a small falcon and a snake. Marina did a little shopping as well. Of course, she greeted every dog we met along the way.

We wanted to see the cardboard boat races, so we looked for a place to sit down. On the way we saw Captain Jack Sparrow, so we stopped to say hello. He greeted us with hugs but we didn’t stay too long as he was getting ready to announce the race.

We found a spot to watch the race nearby. There weren’t many entries this year, but we enjoyed watching them. Then we checked out the pirate ship at the dock. By this point we were melting in the sun, so we stopped by to say goodbye to Captain Jack. We also stopped by to see the mermaids one last time.

After that, we went back to the car. It was a very hot day and we were ready to get out of the sun.

Songs for a New World

Tonight was opening night of Songs for a New World. So I brought Marina to see it. We arrived early. I was able to introduce Marina to the new producer. She seemed uninterested in meeting anyone else or in the show. She played on her phone until it started.

The performance started with an actress whose hair was dyed blue, from that moment, she was interested. We know the two actors in the show, so she was happy to see them. The other actress we have met several times in the a past as well.

When the show ended, there was a reception. I spent some time talking to one of the actors we know. He didn’t even recognize Marina! Marina spent time with the other actor and introduced herself to the actress with the blue hair. The two of them had already exchanged Facebook information when I caught up with them!

I managed to gather the four performers together for a photo with Marina before the refreshments arrived. Marina had a snack and we visited for a while before heading home.

It's a Hard Knock Life

This evening we had tickets to see Annie. We were the first people there. We picked up our tickets and bought drinks while we waited for the theatre to open. Once we sat down, Marina was excited to see the show again.

During the performance, Marina was completely engaged. She was happy that she could see it so well with her new glasses on. After the show we were on our way to the parking lot when Marina caught sight of the dog who played Sandy. Of course, she had to go back and meet the dog. She was even patient enough to pose for a photo with Marina.

After greeting the dog, Marina was ready to go home. By then it was pretty late and we were both tired.

Italian Festival

We had a good time at the Italian Festival last year, so Marina and I decided to go again this year. We decided to go to the festival late and have dinner there before the show.

When we arrived we caught the end of a circus show. Unfortunately they didn’t have any more performances for the day. But we did get a few photos with the performers. We shopped some of the booths. Marina loved looking at candles, cork art and accessories. We watched part of the flag throwing performance.

Marina was thrilled to see fried calamari for sale at one of the booths, so she picked that for dinner. I got an Italian beef sandwich. We sat down with our food and listened to a singer while we ate. Once we finished eating, it was time for grape stomping. Marina didn’t spend as much time on that as she did last year. When she finished, she wanted to watch a ventriloquist who was performing nearby.

We wandered around the booths again. Marina had a cotton candy flavored lollipop for dessert. I stopped to listen to a Frank Sinatra song and Marina petted a nearby dog. By that point, we were ready to go.