The Acorn – June 18, 2025 – OCS Weekly News

Type of post: Chorus news item
Sub-type: The Acorn
Posted By: Evie Snapp
Status: Current
Date Posted: Wed, Jun 18 2025
The Acorn – June 18, 2025 – OCS Weekly News

1. High Notes
  • ACTION NEEDED: Vote your available dates for our Coaching Session. Less than half of us have voted! We would like to schedule a session with a Performance Coach – please vote for the Mondays that you KNOW you will be available.
  • Panda Express Fundraiser Results:  $96.86 plus a donation of $100!
  • Save the Dates:
    • July 17 (Thursday) – Fundraiser: Panda Express (all day/nationwide). Code forthcoming.
    • July 28 (Monday) – Fundraiser & Social!  Chick-fil-A @ Waverly Place, 4p-7p (just a block from The Templeton). This location ONLY. Must order in the APP ONLY (but can drive through, pickup or eat inside). CFA will also send a message to app users, hopefully adding additional orders. We will earn 10% during our time block. Let's make this a chorus social and meet for dinner before our rehearsal!
    • Oct. 17 (Friday) – Oak City Sound’s 50th Anniversary Celebration. Crabtree Park. Tentative times: 4p – 8p. More details soon!
  • June 23 (Monday):
    • Regular REHEARSAL:
      • 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”!
2. Overtures
  • LET GARY KNOW your availability for the DATES for N.C. State Home Game Concessions – We passed around a paper sheet on Monday, but not everyone was there in person. Reminder: This is our KEY fundraiser for the year! Please check your schedules to see if you can commit to AT LEAST one or two games. To work the game, you will need to complete an online training ahead of time. (For newbies, see a board member for more details.)
    • Aug. 28 (Thurs), 7pm
    • Sept. 6 (Sat), 12 pm noon
    • Sept. 27 (Sat), time TBD
    • Oct. 4 (Sat), time TBD
    • Nov. 1 (Sat), time TBD
    • Nov. 21 (Sat), 8pm
    • Nov. 29 (Sat), time TBD
  • 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.
  • Fundraiser Suggestions? – Thanks, Susan, for the idea to sell virtual holiday cards (like we did for the Valentines). Carol suggests calling them “Carol-a-Grams” as they did at her university. (Coincidence??? Muh-ha-ha…)

3. Carol's Cadence 
  • Another great show Monday night for a new audience at The Forest at Duke! I know that many of us received great reviews from the audience, and it seems likely that we will be invited back for a future date, possibly the Monday closest to Veteran's Day.
  • We're making great progress on "Hey, Good Lookin'" and stepping up our game on "Lazy Day" as well.
  • Men, be ready for "Lazy Day" on June 30 and everyone plan for "Hey" to make its debut on August 4 at The Cardinal.
  • SONGS FOR REHEARSAL this Monday, June 23:
    • Be ready for any of the songs below!
  • Performance program for Monday, June 30 at Woodland Terrace:
    • Star-Spangled Banner (Mixed)
    • Battle Hymn of the Republic (Mixed)
    • You're a Grand Old Flag (Mixed)
    • You've Got a Friend in Me (Mixed)
    • Lazy Day (Men)
    • 59th St. Bridge Song (Men)
    • Where Everybody Knows Your Name (Men)
    • Quartet – God Bless the USA & Irish Blessing (Keytones w/ Mark)
    • Quartet – Armed Forces Medley (Another Dimension + Bob)
    • Additional details at Monday’s rehearsal!

4. Accelerando
  • June 30 (Mon): Woodland Terrace – Patriotic Program for 4th of July
  • Aug 4 (Mon), 7pm: The Cardinal
  • Sept. 15 (Mon), 7pm: The Oaks at Whitaker Glen
  • December 1 (Mon): Whispering Pines
  • December 8 (Mon): The Cardinal
  • December 15 (Mon), 7pm: Springmoor
  • December 16 (Tuesday): Holiday Show (public concert) – Halle Cultural Arts Center (downtown Apex)
  • December 22 (Mon), 7pm: Waltonwood (Lake Boone Trail)

5. In Harmony  (Around the BHS World)
6. Major & Minor Moods
Please send our friends your prayers & best wishes!
  • Nic Cols’ brain tumor has started to regrow, and his doctor has put him on a new medication.
  • Sharon Muha received some crummy test results and is awaiting more info from doctors. Please send hugs.