Tonight is the second night of concerts the Farmington Community Chorus performs. My wife is the Chorus manager, so the family gets involved. My two younger sons are the stage crew and I usher and take photos of the performance.
It's small town stuff, but the show draws hundreds of people... pretty much fills a 1,000-seat auditorium. There is a lot of talent in the chorus of 85 or so. A lot of people who would have liked to have a singing career, but life got in the way. For a couple of nights, they are the stars. They sing and dance and the audience loves it. $10 tickets are a bargain for 3 hours.
For our family, it's a tradition. Oh, there is always some grumbling about having to do this or that, but we all have fun in the end. After the first night's concert, we all went out to Green's Hamburgers... noted for their tasty and greasy fare. One is enough for me... no fries, please. The boys have 3 doubles each... and fries. Ah, tradition.
After the second show, my wife and I will head to the Chorus party where everyone will rehash the performance and eat too many sweets. She will give her speech and gifts will be given out. And we'll all have another year of memories.
25 years of memories so far. Not bad.
