Frogs and Bears at the Eiffel Tower: Season 4 Premiere of Arts at the Aviary

  Seriously? This is the fourth year? Wow.  For those who are unaware, we Birds have tried to regularly open our house for our artsy friends to come visit, chat, share music, vent, support, play improv games, and so forth.  My work responsibilities last year prevented us from gathering very much, and we have missed…

Tonight

A good night. The return of the long-silent “Arts at the Aviary” Sunday evening gathering. Here are some slices of what went down… Meet John. {insert picture of John with your imagination} John has an audition tomorrow at the Chanhassen Dinner Theater. He wanted feedback on his audition selection – a song from The Light…

Yield: 1 Wedding Under the Sea with Verdi’s Barbeshop Trio

In anticipation of another fun Arts @ the Aviary  night beginning in just a few hours, let me share last week’s evening with you. INGREDIENTS: 1 soprano 1 tenor 1 accompanist/alto 2 mini-mezzos for comic relief seasoning, to taste 1 book of barbershop quartets or sweet adeline music 1 book of opera duets 1 book of wedding songs…

Painting Fools

Tonight for Arts at the Aviary, we painted.   Patience volunteered to give a review of the evening’s activities… Ooo.  Me Like.  Color’s are ready. Here’s how you do it.  Brush in water. Brush in paint. Brush on paper.  Yup, like this.  Good job, Brian! Wait, is it upside down?  Hmmm. What do you think?  Let’s…

Seen Change

I know you all are just dying to know how my aforementioned (like a couple months ago) drama adventure panned out, and when my next show is… HA! My post about improvisational acting mentioned, albeit somewhat facitiously, my becoming a theater buff.  Alas, I have not explained what happened. My non-Thespian background My past acting experiences have…