by Pat Todd | Jun 27, 2015 | Concerts
Late Friday afternoon Roger and Phyllis and I climbed into their van, stopped at the curb to get the box of programs and ACKC inserts out of my car, and went to pick up Melanie and Burke who were coming to the concert. It was almost unendurably humid and thunderstorms...
by Pat Todd | Jun 26, 2015 | Concerts
Friday morning, Ken Jens picked me up and we drove to Raleigh, about 45 minutes away, to meet Richard Ruggero and see the concert hall and the pianos. I have never seen a more beautiful piano store! If you are allergic to dust, this is the place for you. It is...
by Pat Todd | Jun 25, 2015 | Concerts
I dropped Brenda off at the home of Sandy Milroy and Ken Jens in the beautiful woods of Chapel Hill. Their Japanese Garden is beautiful with interesting found rocks from behind the house and knock-out sculptures. You can’t miss the iron statue of a soldier from the...
by Pat Todd | Jun 25, 2015 | Concerts
I continue to write (and backdate) from Paducah, KY, on Saturday night because I was in Chapel Hill Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday without Wi-Fi! After spending two nights with Bryan and Marisa and the children in Philadelphia, we drove to Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill...
by Pat Todd | Jun 24, 2015 | Concerts
The concert went well yesterday. Bryan and his twins, Isabel and Jack, put programs on all of the seats, and set up the refreshment tables with lots of ice for wine and cold drinks, a lot of yummy cookies, and crunchy nuts. During our program, Brenda and I had enough...
by Pat Todd | Jun 23, 2015 | Concerts
Our concert in Chestnut Hill this evening evening was a lot of fun, and we reached a lot more people than expected. Bryan Lewis took care of ALL of the details. All we had to do was arrive at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy and play. Unfortunately, a MAJOR...