The Acorn – Feb. 7, 2025 – OCS Weekly News

1. High Notes

Thanks to everyone who joined us at the banquet for fellowship, honors, and reflections on the last year. Looking forward to 2025! Give a high-five to all our honorees:
- - - Above and Beyond: Mike Muha
    - Overcoming Adversity: Nic Cols
    - Rookie of the Year: Eva Snapp
    - Barbershop Spirit: John Zweighaft
    - Barbershopper of the Year: Bob Inskeep
Feb. 10 (Monday), 6:45pm Rehearsal: the usual.
- Mixed – 6:45p. 8:15p – Business meeting. Men’s – 8:30p. Glenaire Retirement Village, 4000 Glenaire Cir, Cary, NC 27511
Sell those Valentines! You can purchase a LIVE song or the VIDEO version to email: https://www.oakcitysound.org/SongCeleb2025
- $10 to send the email!
- $50 for a song on Feb. 14
- $75 to specify delivery in AM or PM
- $100 to specify exact time

2. Overtures

Practice those Valentines Day songs and plan to sing Friday, Feb. 14 if available!
- Story of the Rose (Heart of My Heart)
- Let Me Call You Sweetheart

Any Concert Suggestions? – The more organizational funding we get from group concerts, the less formal fundraising we have to do. Contact our Marketing VP Bob Inskeep with any ideas.

3. Carol's Cadence

Great singing at our last rehearsal! Remember to spend a few minutes each day challenging yourself to sing with the tip of your tongue resting on the back of your bottom teeth.
See how it feels to let your tongue stay down - how much less tension there is in your tongue and jaw.
Let your lower body support keep the sound bright, forward and free. And remember to HAVE FUN!!.

ALL:

Mixed Chorus:

- - - What a Wonderful World
    - I Didn’t Want to Fall
    - I Only Have Eyes FAAAA You
    - You’ve Got a Friend in Me
    - National Anthem

Men’s Chorus:

- - - Almost Like Being in Love
    - Two Less Lonely People
    - OVAAAA the Rainbow
    - Yesterday
    - Here Comes the Sun

4. Accelerando

Feb. 14 (Friday): Valentine’s Day Singing Valentines
March 1 (Saturday), noon: National Anthem for UNC basketball game, Dean Smith Center
March 24 (Monday) – Glenaire Concert (usual location, but performance wear!)
April 4 - 5 (Fri-Sat): Carolinas District Convention/Contest, Pinehurst, N.C.
April 14 (Mon), 7pm: Searstone
April 28 (Mon), 7pm: Springmoor
May 19 (Mon), 7pm, TENTATIVE: Springmoor, Memorial Day Theme – possible quartet only
June 8 (Sunday), 3pm: Preston Pointe
December 15 (Mon), 7pm: Springmoor
December 22 (Mon), 7pm: Waltonwood (Lake Boone Trail)

5. In Harmony (Around the BHS World)

Upcoming events:
- Feb. 8, 9am – 1pm: NSC (District) Leadership Academy (online via Zoom). Agenda and login info: https://www.carolinasdistrict.org/la-online/
- April 4-5: NSC Spring Convention and Contest, Pinehurst, NC. Registration is OPEN! Early bird registration & room block held through March 4. https://www.carolinasdistrict.org/2025/01/05/annual-convention-and-contest-register-now/
- July 2025: Lakeside Harmony Weekend
- June 29 – July 6: International Convention, Denver, Colorado

6. Major & Minor Moods
Please send our friends your prayers & best wishes!