A Project for My Niece ...

Hi everybody! Flat Stanley here. I went on the most excellent adventure with Amber’s Aunt Deb. She is going to college in Whitewater and she took me to a dance concert. It was really neat. There were lots of dancers. The concert was almost two hours long and we saw eight different dance pieces. When we got home, Aunt Deb had to write a paper for class on the costumes and lighting. Below you can see me with a group of dancers who were dressed in clothes from the 1980’s. This was our favorite because they banged on the garbage cans and stomped their feet a lot. It was a blast!

It looks like Spring is right around the corner!

Today has been a great day weather-wise! When I left CA (Center for the Arts), the sun was shining and it was plenty warm -- 50 degrees! Woo-Hoo! I came home and opened the windows -- fresh air is great! It supposed to rain later this evening and tomorrow, but who cares -- it's getting warmer!

The other day I noticed that a Northwoods DJ has made the move to Milwaukee area. About a month ago, I started listening to a new radio station that was just getting started - 102.9 The Hog - out of Milwaukee... just good classic rock - 70's, 80's and 90's. It reminded me a lot of "Rock Like a Pig" Thursdays on Z104 out of Merrill. Well, lo and behold, earlier this week I heard Nick Summers, the DJ for Rock Like a Pig, on the air in Milwaukee. It was nice to hear a familiar voice.

This week I've been working in lighting again. The next show is a 'dance concert' - which means lots of overhead lights... Today there was a lot of standing around because of some troubleshooting needed to happen ... it's tough to monitor what 10 people are doing when hanging and plugging in lights. Of course, some things were plugged or marked in the wrong circuits. Oh well, it's part of the learning process.

Sunday Night Update

Not much really happened this week... I saw the college production of "Pirates of Penzance" on Thursday night. It was a big hit, selling out each of the four performances - good money maker. Tomorrow it will be the topic of discussion in one of my classes and could write a review for extra credit -- 'could' is the operative word. I'm thinking I'm doing well enough in class to skip it. :^D This week and next I have to work 10 hours in lighting. We will be hanging and focusing lights for a dance recital that happens in a couple of weeks.

I'm excited that this week I have five days off from the bowling alley ... in a row! Now to make good use of the time...