| Region 3 Sweet Adelines Newsletter Summer 2010 |
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Please send any personal information changes (email address, home address & phone number) to the Communications Coordinator.
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| Our Mission |
Lake Michigan Region 3 of Sweet Adelines International is dedicated to the advancement of four-part harmony, barbershop-style, for women of all ages, through education and performance. | Regional Management Team
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Communications Coordinator
Director's Coordinator
Education Coordinator
Events Coordinator
Finance Coordinator
Marketing Coordinator
Membership Coordinator
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| Quick Links |
Region 3 Website
Sweet Adelines International
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May 15 - Summer Issue (6/1/10) Aug. 15 - Fall Issue (9/1/10)
Nov. 15 - Winter Issue (12/1/10)
Mar. 15 - Spring Issue (4/1/10)
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| Future International Convention Dates |
2010, October 19-23, Seattle WA
2011, October 18-22, Houston TX
2012, Oct. 30 - Nov. 3, Denver, CO
2013, Nov. 5-9, Honolulu, HI
2014, Nov. 4-8, Baltimore, MD
2015, Oct. 6-10, Las Vegas, NV
2016, Oct. 11-15, Las Vegas, NV
2017, Oct. 10-14, Las Vegas, NV | |
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| Dear Sherry, | | Welcome to the beginning of another annual cycle! I will be remaining as your faithful Voices newsletter editor. Remember to check the Region 3 website for Chorus, Quartet, Regional, YWIH and other announcements. If your group is having a fundraiser, show, or a special party or celebration, be sure to send it in to the webmaster along with any flyers, and let me know so I can link them into your articles.
-- Mary Ann Neuman
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MEMBERS - MUSIC - MAGIC!!
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At our last Regional Management Team meeting, we had a goal- and
long-range-planning session. Sounds exciting, right? Well, in this
case, RIGHT! We were working to find a theme for this team that would
reflect how we feel about you, the Region, what needs to be accomplished in the
next year, and what will happen when we meet our goals. Well, here it
is: MEMBERS, MUSIC, MAGIC!!
You see, we on the RMT serve YOU, the MEMBERS; you are our
priority. It's our job and our goal to comply with our
International and Regional mission of educating our members, but we also want
you to have fun - and we want there to be more of you. How do we
have fun? By making MUSIC, of course. And what happens when we get
music education? Our MUSIC gets better! And what happens when our MUSIC
gets better? We, the MEMBERS, get excited about singing again and invite
more people - who become MEMBERS! To us, this sounds like
MAGIC! We do what we want to do anyway, get better at doing it, get more
friends to join us, and have more fun.
So there you go - MEMBERS, MUSIC, MAGIC!! That's
our guiding theme for the year - and we hope you'll be able to see
that we're serious about getting you, the membership, all the music
education, music, and magic you can stand in the next twelve months.
See you around the Region!!
Your 2010-2011 Regional Management Team
Alice, Ann, Carol, Cindy, Lynda, Kat, Shelly & Sherry
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LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP - EVERYONE WELCOME, June 12, 2010
by Kathryn Harry, Marketing Coordinator
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Developed for and exclusively offered to Region 3, this
leadership workshop will focus on improving your leadership talents and
developing new team building skills.
Your faculty members for this educational program are Lynda
Keever and Carol Thompson, both accomplished speakers, singers and
leaders. They will help you harness that
winning attitude necessary for success. You will learn how to disagree without being disagreeable and how to
foster better communication and understanding within your chorus and
quartet. When asked about the seminar,
Lynda Keever, said that "many of the topics that will be discussed may be
applied to other areas of a woman's life, not just chorus life."
New leaders, returning leaders and wanna-be leaders: This program is a MUST for all chorus and
quartet members who want to motivate their fellow members and be a more
valuable, productive asset to their group!
The program is a one day session:
DATE: June 12, 2010
TIME: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
LOCATION: Clarion Inn
5820 S. Franklin Street
Michigan City,
IN
Tuition is a mere $15.00 per
person. Registration will only be accepted at the
door after June 1. If you have any questions about registration, please contact Events Coordinator Shelly
Hughes at skhsnoopy@comcast.net or visit our
Region 3 website for more information.
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DIRECTOR'S WORKSHOP, AUG. 20-22, 2010
by Kathryn Harry, Marketing Coordinator
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Region
3's front-line directors will continue to
improve their skills with the help of
Sharon Babb, as she leads them through a directors' retreat.
The
workshop is the second in a series of three programs presented by Sharon. The program will focus on topics such as
vocal analysis, achieving proper resonant barbershop sound, improving group
dynamics, the selection of appropriate music, conducting, developing a music
staff and managing a music repertoire.
Sharon
Babb has the esteemed honor of being the first to hold the title of Master
Faculty in Sweet Adelines International's Faculty Program. She is also the judge specialist in the sound
category, and an approved music judge.
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We wanted to make an IMPACT!! at Regional!
by Krickett Kean
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What a fantastic weekend!
We achieved our goal and had a blast doing it. A big THANK YOU to everyone who had anything
to do with our success: our families,
coaches, chorus, hairdressers, seamstress, fill-in, other friends and
well-wishers, and last but not least, to the people who got us started in this
wild and crazy hobby (you know who you are).
We love you all!
Who is IMPACT!!? The quartet got together in the summer of 2009. Although we've been a unit for less than a
year, we actually have over 100 years of barbershop experience between us, and
we believe that our being an all-Melodeers quartet has certain advantages too.
Bev Turbak, bass, has been a Sweet Adeline for 30 years -- Did
you know Bev started out as a baritone?
Everybody knows that Diane Landry, tenor, our "Regional Tag
Queen," was a "barbershop brat". She
started out as a baritone too.
Krickett Kean, baritone, started out as a lead - go figure!
Sherry Oddo, lead, has never been, nor will she probably
ever be, a baritone. She started out as
a lead, and we hope she stays that way!
We're looking forward to the fun and hard work that will
accompany our journey to Seattle
-- we hope to make an IMPACT!! there
too.
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Ways & Means Team Retires - New Team Members Wanted!
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The Regional Management Team thanks our retiring Ways and Means Team, Pat Catencamp and Jane Wogoman, for doing such a fabulous job for the past several years coordinating vendor sales and organizing and running our boutique not only at our annual Convention but also at our AIM and Winter Workshops. Their hard work has paid off for the region and we will miss them!
We are seeking interested, dynamic, and forward-thinking women who want to work on this very important Regional Team. Pat and Jane will be staying on to help with the transition to a new team, so you will have plenty of guidance. If you want to be a part of the Region 3 Ways and Means Team, please contact Finance Coordinator Alice Deller for more information.
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REGIONAL CONVENTION 2010
by Shelly Hughes, Events Coordinator
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Another
great convention and competition is in the record books. I hope you had as great a time as I did. It is always so much fun to see and sing with
all the members of Region 3.
The
convention would not happen if it were not for many members contributing their
time and efforts. They are an impressive
group and I appreciate everything they have contributed.
Steering
Committee - Pattee Bender, Linda Rozema & Jane Toftey
Committee
- Pam Arnold, Alice Deller, Debbie Fletcher, Joanne Frediani, Kelly Rademacher,
Sandy Recker, Sally Robinson, Vicki Totel & Glenna Webster
Boutique
- Pat Catencamp & Jane Wogoman
Emcees
- Tori Hicks & Darcy Newell
Pages
- Lynda Keever & Jane Wogoman
Convention
Assistants & Saturday Night Party Hosts - Grand Rapids Chorus
Quartets
- Four Bettys (Sound Check & Mic Test) & Premium Blend (Sound Check)
Directors
- Ann Jarchow (Sound Check) & Deb Peters (Quartet Champion Tribute)
Special
Performances - Singing Angels & Chicago Fire
Mass
Sing - Lynda Keever
Showmanship
Classes - Judy Herrick & Renee Porzel
Silver
Note/50 year Member Tribute - Penny Hock & Cindy Slowik
Regional
Photographers - Marie Johnson & Renee Porzel
Finally,
if you would like to be a part of future events, we are always looking for help. Whether it is an educational event or
convention, day of help or a seat on a committee, we need you. Email is the only requirement. If you are interested, please e-mail me at skhsnoopy@comcast.net.
Thank
you again!
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REGION 3 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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Date |
Event |
Faculty | |
Apr 29-May 2 |
Regional Convention & Competition
Grand Rapids, MI | | |
June-12
9:00-4:00 |
Region 3 Leadership Workshop
Clarion Inn
5820 S. Franklin Street
Michigan City, IN |
Lynda Keever &
Carol Thompson | |
August 9
7:00-10:00 PM |
Choral-Aires Quartet Workshop
Redeemer Lutheran Church Rec Center
354 S. Kenilworth Ave., Elmhurst, IL | | |
August 20-22 |
Region 3 Director's Workshop, TBA |
Sharon Babb | |
Sept. 11 |
West Shore Chorus Show, TBA | | |
Sept. 25 |
Battle Creek Show
2010 Binda Theatre for Performing Arts Battle Creek, MI | | |
October 2 |
Region 3 Music Education Weekend
Clarion Hotel
Michigan City, IN |
David &
Sandi Wright | |
October 9
6:00-11:00 PM |
Choral-Aires 50th Anniversary Show
Park Place at Countryside
6240 Joliet Road
Countryside, IL 60525 | | |
October
19-23 |
International Convention & Competition
Seattle, WA | | |
November 20
2:00 PM |
Melodeers 50th Anniversary
Show & Reception
Stevenson High School
Lincolnshire, IL | | |
November 20
3:00 PM |
Western Lights Show
"Let's Get Away From It All"
Nazareth Academy
La Grange Park, IL | |
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HAS YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION CHANGED?
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It is very important both to the Region and to International
HQ that you keep your personal information up to date with both groups. The
vast majority of our regional and international communications are sent via
email, including Voices Round the Lake and the PitchPipe Lite, and it is your
responsibility to keep your information current so that you can continue to
receive communications in a timely manner.
Please note: you must update the Region AND International groups -
we do not get these updates forwarded on to us at this time.
To update information with International:
1. Launch the Sweet Adelines International website
2. Click the link to Members Only
3. Log in using last name, first initial, e.g. doej and
member number, e.g. 12345
4. Click the link to Member Profile
5. Log in again
6. Any of the contact information can be changed: address, phone numbers, e-mail address, etc.
7. Click Post Changes
8. A verification screen appears. Double check the
changes for accuracy. Click Post Changes a second time
To update information with Region 3:
Send all pertinent information to the Communications Coordinator.
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YOUNG WOMEN IN HARMONY (YWIH)
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YOUNG WOMEN IN HARMONY REGIONAL CHALLENGE! - An Update
by Diane Landry, Region 3 YWIH Coordinator
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At the beginning of 2010, I challenged
all chapters to get involved in some way with a young singers program or event
through the end of 2010. Our goal is to provide an opportunity for these young
singers to experience the barbershop style.
River Bend Chorus
The
River Bend chorus visited the girl's choir at Elkhart Central High School in
November. They sang a couple Christmas songs, talked about barbershop and
demonstrated the 4 parts. They also taught them a Christmas round (Holly Berry)
and Christmas Chopsticks. This
introduction to the barbershop style resulted in a request to coach a quartet
who was planning to compete at the ISSMA (Indiana State School Music
Association) vocal music contest.
Sherry
Berkley, River Bend's director, has been working with the Associate Choir
Director there, who is very enthusiastic about barbershop. The chorus has plans to sing for both her
middle school class and the high school choir again in the fall and hopefully
there will be another quartet, too!
IMPACT!!
IMPACT!! participated
in the Festival of Voices, hosted by
the Fox River Grove Middle
School. Sybil Perkins, lead of the 2009
Region 5 Quartet Champs, LIMELIGHT graciously filled in for Sherry Oddo. The quartet explained about the history of
barbershop, the barbershop style and some of its unique features, taught some
tags and then performed.
Choral-Aires Chorus
Enharmonic
Fusion, a coed a cappella group from DeKalb High School, performed at the
Choral-Aires Chorus on Monday, May 17, 2010. Then the Choral-Aires showed them
what barbershop music is all about. Following
the performance, members of the Choral-Aires-Chorus and visitors were invited
to provide a free-will donation, to help the group cover the costs of their
recent trip to New York City, where they participated in the International
Competition of High School A Cappella and captured Fourth-Place medals.
Grand Rapids Chorus
And
of course, there's the Grand Rapids Chorus and their fabulous Singing Angels,
the quartet who performed after the quartet contest at this past regional http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RA40wiouGrkand wowed everyone with their skills, charm and poise. They have also performed on two of the Grand
Rapids Chorus shows. These young singers, ranging in age from 8-11, all come
from musical backgrounds. Two of them
are members of the Grand Rapids Chorus!
I'd like to hear from more
chapters. What are you doing to promote the
barbershop experience with young people? What do you want to do? Don't think your chapter is too small - it can
be as easy as inviting a high school choral group to perform at a chorus
rehearsal, and then singing for them. That's all! That experience may
plant a seed that could bloom later in life, when they're finished with school
and seeking an outlet for their love of singing.
Don't forget to hold the date for our Youth In Harmony High School Contest on
February 13, 2011 at Huntley HS in
Huntley, Illinois. You may want to
contact your local schools and offer to help coach girls' ensembles and/or
quartets for this event.
As the Regional YWIH Coordinator, I'm
here to help you with resources and advice. Be sure to check out the YWIH page on our regional site http://www.region3sweetadelines.org/ywih.htm for resources for music educators and chapters regarding
YWIH Ideas. Or you can contact me to
discuss what you need to make it happen.
Make plans now to
include young singers in your chapter events. Be sure to keep me posted so I can track progress and publicize your
success to the rest of the region!
Thanks for accepting the
challenge!
Diane Landry, Region 3 YWIH Coordinator
Singlandry@sbcglobal.net
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YOUNG WOMEN IN HARMONY SUPER-SING SUNDAY!
by Krickett Kean
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In the early afternoon of February 7, 2010, area teenagers
and their parents gathered at Huntley High School for the 2010 Youth In Harmony
Contest, the girls' portion being sponsored by Lake Michigan Region 3. A new format this year had the groups
alternating between girls and boys, providing more variety for the audience,
less "down time" between contestants, and giving the judges a bit more time to
do their jobs.
The high school quartets and ensembles took the stage and
sang their hearts out.
Jaw Droppers from Barrington High School won the gold quartet
medals. The Main Course from Huntley HS took the silver.
The Four-Tune
Tellers of Barrington HS rounded out the top 3.
In the Ensemble Division, the Gren-a-Darlings from
Elk Grove HS won top honors, with Doremigos from Barrington HS and Melody
Lane from Huntley HS snagging 2nd and 3rd places,
respectively. As in the past,
appropriate cash awards were given to the high school music departments that
had fielded the winning and placing groups.
Gren-a-Darlings from
Elk Grove HS Following the contest and before the awards, Chi-Town
Sound Quartet performed a short set - the kids welcomed them like rock
stars!
It was a very busy afternoon: the contest, the guest performance, the
awards. When all was said and done, the
auditorium emptied like magic - and everybody got home in time to watch the
Super Bowl.
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| BATTLE CREEK
by Publicity Committee
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On May 10,
2010, the Battle Creek Chorus of Sweet Adelines, along with their much loved
director, Julie Zehnder (a Certified Director for 31 years), enjoyed a
delicious dinner, lots of celebration, and of course, lots of singing.
We celebrated
the fact that the Battle Creek Chorus has grown, in a period of two years, from
having 21 members to this year having 28 singers on board! Indeed, Something to Celebrate!
After
dinner, an installation ceremony was held to recognize the new board of
directors and officers, as well as honor Chorus members, both old and new, who
have significantly contributed to the fulfillment of Chorus goals.
The
Sweet Adeline of the Year award is presented to a chorus member who shows total
dedication to doing whatever it takes to help the Chorus and Director. She is a true spirit of Sweet Adelines with
the special smile and spark of joy and pride in herself and her Chorus, whether
at rehearsal or on the risers performing at shows.
Celebration
of this year's Sweet Adeline of the Year (SAY) was an emotional event for the
whole chorus. The presentation of the
SAY award was truly a surprise when baritone section leader and 2009 Sweet
Adeline of the Year, Marilyn Kidd, presented, with the greatest respect and
honor, the 2010 Liz Lapekas ((SAY) award to her mom, Maggie Black.
Maggie
is 86 years "young" and can always be counted on to be there for rehearsals and
all shows. Even if Maggie is struggling
with health or other issues, there's no holding her down or keeping her away
from Chorus! She loves to sing and
lead! Maggie truly loves her Sweet
Adelines and they love her. She is a
terrific example of what Sweet Adelines is all about and is a wonderful
inspiration for other members who want to embrace the Spirit and be the best
that they can be. Maggie
joined Sweet Adelines in the 1950's with a Kalamazoo Chorus and has been with
the Battle Creek Chorus for 10 years. Many more wonderful years to you Maggie, and many more shows and travels
with your Chorus family!
The
Battle Creek Chorus, with Julie Zehnder directing, was proud to have competed
in the Region 3 competition held May 1, 2010 in Grand Rapids. The Chorus had a lot of fun and improved
greatly in the categories of Sound, Expression, and Showmanship.
The Chorus
is, with "great excitement", learning two brand new songs to take to
Competition in 2011. It will be fun!!
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GREAT LAKE SOUND
by Johanna Williams
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Wow! What a fantastic competition. Congratulations to all
the participants. The theme
party was fun. We were excited for being
recognized for the 39% increase in membership of Great Lake Sound. We want to
thank the region for their generous gift to the chorus.
Although we turned twenty in March, we will have a birthday celebration later this summer. We are busy working on plans. The region
will be invited along with former members and our "groupies."
Have a great summer. We're looking forward to seeing
everyone at Fall AIM.
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MELODEERS NEWS
by Sue Swan
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What an awesome Regional Competition in Grand Rapids! The Melodeers' feet have not yet touched the
ground! We're on our way to Houston and
we couldn't be happier!
First, we are so proud of our quartets. The Melodeers were represented by 6 quartets.
A big congratulations to IMPACT!!, our new Regional champions
winning in their first contest together.
We are also proud of Chi Town Sound (2nd place), Snap Shot (4th
place), Jazz Katz, On Q, and Jokers Wild.
Next, we are amazed and proud to have 26 dual members
representing 13 different choruses singing with us. In addition we have five chorus directors in
Melodeers. Our "sister" choruses did so
well, and we are especially excited for Deb Peters and Edge O'Town for their 5th
place win and most improved chorus award.
The Melodeers are still grinning from ear to ear after
breaking the record we set three years ago with our new score of 751. It was an absolute joy performing our new
up-tune for our regional friends as well as the judges. We are excited for our "sisters-in-song", the
Choral-Aires, and their highest score ever.
It will be a double treat for Region 3 to share the stage with them in
Houston, so we're anxious for the final word and we're crossing our fingers for
them until then. 
Many thanks to Region 3 for celebrating our 50th
anniversary with us and the Choral-Aires. The 50s party, entertainment,
quartets, and cake were a perfect way to end a fabulous day!
We're so proud of Renee Porzel and lucky to claim her as one
of our own. Renee is the President Elect
and Showmanship Judge Specialist for 2010-12, and future International
President for 2012-14.
Our next big event is our 50th Anniversary Show
November 20 at 2 p.m. at Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, IL. It will be an afternoon show with a reception
immediately following. We're "reviving"
the best of the past, so come and enjoy a lot of great memories and see many
old friends. Ticket information will soon be available via our website: www.Melodeers.org.
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MIDWEST CROSSROAD CHORUS HAD A BUSY SPRING!
by Pat Spilotro
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The Midwest
Crossroad Chorus is so excited! We are
having an action packed year which started with a BANG! getting two new songs
ready for regional competition. Then in February
we were hit with another BANG! MCC was invited
to compete in the Division AA category at the 2010 Harmony Classic in October. Now
how exciting was that! We get to join our other competing Region 3 Chorus',
Prairie Echoes and Grand Rapids
in Seattle. We
knew we had a lot of work ahead, but we just marched on through.
In March, we
took some time during our rehearsal, to help out the local university, University of St. Francis, advertise the TOMS Shoes
project by wearing TOMS. The students
collected money in order to purchase 90 pairs of shoes to give to children in
need in the greater Joliet
area. With every pair they purchased, TOMS gave a new pair of shoes to a child
in need somewhere in the world.
Every year we
look forward to regionals, seeing old friends and meeting new ones. This year we were so excited to show off our new
set. We felt like kids on Christmas
morning. We were so proud of our
Director Tori Hicks, who did a wonderful job emceeing the 2010 Quartet Contest
and congratulations to our quartets Chi-town Sound, Snapshot, & Jokers Wild.
When the competition came to an end we
were please to be the Region 3 Division AA 1st Place winner. It was a great, great day. Hooray!
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RIVER BEND
by Sherry Berkley
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What a fabulous Convention and Competition! Congratulations
to everyone who competed and to our new Region 3 Champions - Impact!!, Melodeers,
Midwest Crossroad, and Prairie Echoes! And a big thank you to the Convention
Steering Committee and Regional Management team for making it all so memorable.
River Bend is back in the saddle and gearing up for a summer
full of fun, new music and performances. We'll be singing at fish fries, ice
cream socials, a Summer Park Concert in Niles, as well as performing the
national anthem at a South Bend Silver Hawks baseball game. We're following it
all up with a major membership drive this fall.
A safe and fun-filled summer to all!
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WESTERN LIGHTS
by Sue Brander
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Whew! Another wonderful Regional Competition has
come and gone. Western Lights Chorus
was delighted to receive 2nd Place, Division AA Medals. Congratulations to all the winners as well as
all competitors! We are all truly
blessed to be surrounded by some of the most talented Sweet Adelines in the
organization...not the least of which are Chicago Fire and the Four Bettys who
provided some mighty hot entertainment throughout the weekend!
We're fortunate to have several
summer performances lined-up including singing the National Anthem at the Kane
County Cougars game. That always
provides an evening of fun for the chorus and their family members.
Since we can't all escape for a
pre-Holiday cruise, we'll be doing the next best thing by presenting our annual
fall show, "Let's Get Away From It All!" Details will be available in the next issue of Voices. Meanwhile, have a happy, safe summer.
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SWEET ADELINES INTERNATIONAL
| IES GLOBAL 2010 CANCELLED!
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Citing an assessment of the budgeted cost of holding the events vs. the lack of pre-registration for them, the International Board of Directors
regrettably announced the immediate cancellation of all five IES Global education
events planned for North America in 2010 and Europe and the Pacific Rim
in 2011. The Visual Leaders Workshop scheduled for IES West and the
Young Women in Harmony Festival scheduled for IES Central also are
cancelled.
For the complete press release, visit the SAI website: http://www.sweetadelineintl.org/areaschools.cfm
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UPCOMING INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORS' SEMINAR
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