Sunday 07/02/2023
After watering the plants I decided to have a bit of a walk. The temperature has finally moved into summer, with a predicted 85, but it was pleasant out. I walked to the California avenue market. Had a bottle of juice, bought a pound of Blenheim apricots, and took a Lyft home.
At 4 I met with Jerry to discuss what to do about the auditorium upgrade bid. He still thinks the side-monitors, which were deleted from the original grant request by CH staff, were in fact important, but in any case, the role of the Heritage Circle, which bestows the grants, needs to be clarified to staff people. I set up a meeting with David T (one of the many Davids around here) but couldn’t make it any sooner than Friday.
At 5 I joined Marcia who is bringing in a local G.I.F.T. group. These are mostly teens who put on plays in any location (“We are used to performing in people’s back yards”). They are going to perform here on this Thursday. Today we met with two of them, Juan and Julie, to go over the sound and light possibilities of our stage. I was very impressed with these two. Julie must be, I don’t know, 17? and has the assurance and knowledge of a 30-something stage veteran, as well as an excellent singing voice, as she demonstrated while testing the microphones. I’m sure the show will be fun to see, even though they will have just an hour for a run-through before performing in this location new to them.
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