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Bronius Motekaitis
Jul 4, 2009, 10:22:11 AM7/4/09
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Happy Independence Day everyone!
Two events I know of this weekend (today!) are at Heritage Park and George Bush Library/Museum. Heritage park is an old-fashioned, nice family event with free hot dogs, music, and a bicycle and wagon parade. Here's from last year:
Who knows, maybe it will be miraculously updated between now and then.
Bush Library/Museum has an all-day affair:
The fireworks at the Bush Library kick off ~9:45p after a 9:00p concert with the Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra.
Personally, I've posted next to nothing here.. There are a good number of us subscribed to this list all with varied interests: feel free to post your own interests to see who else is here. I'll start by replying to the first one who posts. :)
-bronius
Susan Groeschel Lovelette
Jul 4, 2009, 2:45:56 PM7/4/09
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Happy Fourth to you, too.
Darrell and I spent a good hour + at Heritage Park this morning. We especially enjoyed touring the Cavitt house, which dates back to 1880. Had fun looking at some beautiful Studebakers, enjoyed the music from the old-tyme-ish country band and smiled at the kiddie bike parade. It was a grand olde time. It’s always nice to look back from whence we’ve come as nation of communities. With all the activities and distractions available in our culture, it was great to see all there enjoying simple pleasures.
As a non-profit, perhaps they lost their funding for their website. The society has memberships available!
Be well and safe today!
Susan
Bronius Motekaitis
Jul 4, 2009, 5:32:28 PM7/4/09
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Yes, this morning's event at Heritage Park was a good production-- live music was fun, hot dogs hot and free, and all families attending seemed to really mingle well and enjoy themselves. I heard it was record turnout this year!
My wife Julia and I are very much supporters of the arts if only in our hearts lately: schedules just don't allow for all the participation we'd like. We both come from musical families, and playing with local groups for this and that is fun when time permits. We check out visual arts now and again at the local galleries/First Fridays/Art Step, and I try my hand at some sculpting and painting on occasion when time overlaps with inspiration. My favorite passtime is small ensemble playing: quartet, duet, etc. I haven't sung madrigal in a long time, but that is an enjoyable challenge as well.
A really fabulous concert series is the Friends of Chamber's Concerts on Carter Creek put on at the Presbyterian church there. They bring in some good talent, and the performances are free! I wish I had a schedule to share, and alas, I think they are almost over if not already..
The Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra (www.bvso.org) has a good program lined up for the coming season, and this ~30yr old organization has been professional status for, what, 2years now? Don't quote me on that...
Anyone know of any quality dance performances around? It seems there used to be a belly dancing troupe, some modern dance offshoots here and there.. My wife and I enjoy So You Think You Can Dance and would like to take in something along those lines one day. I hear there is a group that meets weekly? down at Brazos Village Cafe in downtown Bryan for open Swing Dance sessions. (and if you've not been to that little restaurant/art shop, you are missing out).
What brings you to this list?
-bronius
My wife Julia and I are very much supporters of the arts if only in our hearts lately: schedules just don't allow for all the participation we'd like. We both come from musical families, and playing with local groups for this and that is fun when time permits. We check out visual arts now and again at the local galleries/First Fridays/Art Step, and I try my hand at some sculpting and painting on occasion when time overlaps with inspiration. My favorite passtime is small ensemble playing: quartet, duet, etc. I haven't sung madrigal in a long time, but that is an enjoyable challenge as well.
A really fabulous concert series is the Friends of Chamber's Concerts on Carter Creek put on at the Presbyterian church there. They bring in some good talent, and the performances are free! I wish I had a schedule to share, and alas, I think they are almost over if not already..
The Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra (www.bvso.org) has a good program lined up for the coming season, and this ~30yr old organization has been professional status for, what, 2years now? Don't quote me on that...
Anyone know of any quality dance performances around? It seems there used to be a belly dancing troupe, some modern dance offshoots here and there.. My wife and I enjoy So You Think You Can Dance and would like to take in something along those lines one day. I hear there is a group that meets weekly? down at Brazos Village Cafe in downtown Bryan for open Swing Dance sessions. (and if you've not been to that little restaurant/art shop, you are missing out).
What brings you to this list?
-bronius
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