Spent a delightful day in Topeka starting with a trip to the Topeka Library which is a destination all by itself. There were multiple archways leading to spacious corridors heading to intriguing rooms - - I felt I could have spent the day there. And if the library building with classrooms and reading rooms and children's rooms and meeting rooms were not enough... they have outreach programs with book lockers at grocery markets, as well as bookmobiles. I did several days worth of flight planning, and then spent the day sightseeing.
.I learned that Topeka is famous for many things - - including Brown vs Board of Education, Westboro Baptist Church, and the Equality House across the street. I saw beautiful houses on lush green streets, immaculate parks and lots of enticing municipal facilities, including a municipal university (!), an aquatic center with water slides, a zoo, an impressive small scale train that runs a mile long course throughout Gage park, and a carousel. And families with one moderate income can afford to buy a nice house. Here are some pictures: https://goo.gl/photos/fBhshpPicAg3mRZ38
This evening was my first chorus rehearsal of the trip, with Topeka Acapella Unlimited. What fun! Susan Ives is over the top energetic and it is reflected in her chorus, who can deliver impressive crisp uptune lyrics in tempo without stumbling. They were rehearsing for their show and I sang bass and bari for different tunes. At the end we all sang something I knew, which will be performed at their November 7 show, Can You Feel The Love Tonight. After the rehearsal the ladies LOVED going through my SFSW competition photos from 2010-2015.
Today was cloudy, but it was not a flying day. Tomorrow is forecast to be clear, and I'll be flying to Middletown Ohio. I offered to carry notes to the Diamond Jubilee Chorus by "airmail" !! Great day, great trip, wonderful welcoming Topeka.
.I learned that Topeka is famous for many things - - including Brown vs Board of Education, Westboro Baptist Church, and the Equality House across the street. I saw beautiful houses on lush green streets, immaculate parks and lots of enticing municipal facilities, including a municipal university (!), an aquatic center with water slides, a zoo, an impressive small scale train that runs a mile long course throughout Gage park, and a carousel. And families with one moderate income can afford to buy a nice house. Here are some pictures: https://goo.gl/photos/fBhshpPicAg3mRZ38
This evening was my first chorus rehearsal of the trip, with Topeka Acapella Unlimited. What fun! Susan Ives is over the top energetic and it is reflected in her chorus, who can deliver impressive crisp uptune lyrics in tempo without stumbling. They were rehearsing for their show and I sang bass and bari for different tunes. At the end we all sang something I knew, which will be performed at their November 7 show, Can You Feel The Love Tonight. After the rehearsal the ladies LOVED going through my SFSW competition photos from 2010-2015.
Today was cloudy, but it was not a flying day. Tomorrow is forecast to be clear, and I'll be flying to Middletown Ohio. I offered to carry notes to the Diamond Jubilee Chorus by "airmail" !! Great day, great trip, wonderful welcoming Topeka.
That looks like a great chorus. Glad you are having a good time.
ReplyDeleteLoved having you sing with us last night - sorry your departure was delayed, but sounds like tomorrow will be a better flying day. -Rhonda
ReplyDeleteI absolutely loved singing with you guys and thoroughly enjoyed sightseeing with you. Congratulations again on your Presidential award!
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