The Acorn – May 21, 2025 – OCS Weekly News
| Type of post: | Chorus news item |
| Sub-type: | The Acorn |
| Posted By: | Evie Snapp |
| Status: | Current |
| Date Posted: | Wed, May 21 2025 |
The Acorn – May 21, 2025 – OCS Weekly News
1. High Notes
3. Carol's Cadence
4. Accelerando
5. In Harmony (Around the BHS World)
6. Major & Minor Moods
Please send our friends your prayers & best wishes!
1. High Notes
- May 19 (Monday): So many of us on stage! A salute to all our veterans, special speakers, and to everyone who sang new songs or a quartet.
- NO REHEARSAL THIS MONDAY, May 26 – MEMORIAL DAY
- June 2 (two weeks’ Monday): SUMMER LOCATION at The Templeton of Cary
- 215 Brightmore Dr, Cary
- Heater Hall (enter through front doors and go straight, and the room is on the right)
- 6:45p usual start time Mixed chorus; 8pm business; 8:15p Men’s
- Be sure to park in the DECK. Do NOT park in any spaces marked “Resident”!
- Save the date for our next Panda Express Fundraiser: June 13. Code is 9003970. All day long, anywhere in the U.S. Order online at pandaexpress.com or through the Panda app.
- Meetup Group – Remember to RSVP for each rehearsal and afterward, RATE us on Meetup. We are listed under Oak City Sound or “Raleigh Area A Cappella Singing Meetup Group.”
- 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
- Another great show, especially with limited prep time. It was a moving experience for everyone there and a lovely tribute. Many thanks to Bob for putting that program together.
- Rehearsal agenda for June 2:
- I’ve Got the World on a String – Mixed
- Hey, Good Lookin’ – Mixed
- You’re a Grand Old Flag – Mixed
- 59th Street Bridge Song – Men’s
- Happy Together – Men’s
- Lazy Day – Men’s
- Sweet Caroline – Men’s
- Program for June 8 at Preston Pointe:
- You've Got a Friend in Me (Mixed)
- I Only Have Eyes for You (Mixed)
- You're a Grand Old Flag (Mixed)
- Quartet - God Bless the USA (Keytones)
- Here Comes the Sun (Men)
- 59th St. Bridge Song (Men)
- Sweet Caroline (Men)
- Desperado (Men)
- Where Everybody Knows Your Name (Men)
- Over the Rainbow (Men)
- Quartet - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do (Another Dimension)
- I Didn't Want to Fall (Mixed)
- What a Wonderful World (Mixed)
4. Accelerando
- June 8 (Sunday), 3pm: Preston Pointe
- June 13 – Panda Express Fundraiser!
- June 16 (Monday): Duke Forest (Durham)
- June 30 (Monday): Woodland Terrace – Patriotic Program for 4th of July
- Aug 4 (Monday), 7pm: The Cardinal
- December 1 (Mon): Whispering Pines
- December 8 (Mon): The Cardinal
- December 15 (Mon), 7pm: Springmoor
- December 22 (Mon), 7pm: Waltonwood (Lake Boone Trail)
- ~ April 2026 ~ 2026 Carolinas District Convention & Contest – Asheville, N.C.
5. In Harmony (Around the BHS World)
- This SUNDAY, May 25, 4p – 8p. Barbershop Party at Paul Martin’s house!
- 2600 Trickle Court, Raleigh, 27615
- RSVP so they can head count for food: tinyurl.com/Paulparty25
- Bring a lawn chair & a dish to share!
- Upcoming events:
- June 29 – July 6: International Convention, Denver, Colorado
- July 18 – 20, 2025: Lakeside Harmony Weekend, Furman University, Greenville, S.C. https://www.carolinasdistrict.org/event/lakeside-harmony-weekend-harmony-explosion-camp/ or https://lakesideharmony.org/
6. Major & Minor Moods
Please send our friends your prayers & best wishes!
- Remembering those who gave their lives for our country…
