Troubadour

Grand Rapids Chapter

It's getting closer to my favorite barbershop time of the year, Singing Valentine's! The Great Lakes Chorus is getting geared up. At rehearsals our director Dr Curt Struyk lines us up in 4 columns of pickup quartets as we do a round robin, singing halfway through Let Me Call You Sweet Heart or Song Of The Rose and then another quartet steps up and sings the other half. Several different group combinations get tried in quick succession this way and is a lot of fun.

We've updated our online Singing Valentine order form to streamline the ordering process. We're also trying something new with the cameras. Instead of taking photos of each Singing Valentine with a Polaroid we're going digital and uploading the photos to our online album.

Valentine Drills
(click image for album)

by Michael Baribeau,
GLC Webmaster & Troubadour Editor
Great Lakes Chorus

February 16th a bunch of us are car pooling to Power Play's Farewell Show in St Clair.

And in March some of us are heading to the Indiana Harmony Brigade to compete.

We've got a date for our annual Spring Great Lakes Invitational show for May 10th! The same day as the BHS Singing For Life Blood Drive so we're looking into doing the blood drive on another day. Our GLI show theme is mothers and our Music Librarian Derek Hately has already received/ordered many of the practice tracks or made them himself.

Starting out as an exciting year!

by Gary Branch,
GLC & Shades Of Grey
Great Lakes Chorus

Hi to you all. Here it is and we are planning another Michigan Barbershop Picnic. This year we are holding it at Bernie and Marilyn Poelmans. They live in Ponta Gorda near the airport just off I-75. The date is Thursday, February 21, 2008 and we will plan on getting together at 12:00 noon. I realize that I'm sending this message to many unable to come, but this just keeps you in the know. If any of you are planning on coming down, email me and I will give you directions to the site. For the rest of you, we will miss you and maybe someday you can be a part of this.

Barbershop Picnic
MI Snowbirds In FL
(click image for Website)

And now the rest of the story. Directions to Bernie Poelman's home. Take I-75 to exit 161 which is the airport exit at Ponta Gorda. Turn left or east and go about 3/4 miles to Ventura Lakes, a mobil home park. Turn left into park and follow road to the Clubhouse which will take you through 2 4-way stops. The clubhouse will be on your left. Plenty of parking.

Although this is primarily Michigan, all are welcome. For more info, you can Email me Gary Branch or call 941-423-0476 or my cell, 616-540-7376.

Hope to see many there.



February 2008 Archive \| Ads \| Submissions \| Links Online Edition #2