The Acorn - Oak City Sound's Weekly News - Dec 2, 2023 - Holiday Singers, Oak City Sound

Type of post: Chorus news item
Sub-type: The Acorn
Posted By: Nic Cols
Status: Current
Date Posted: Sat, Dec 2 2023

1. High Notes

  • Nov 25: Last NC State Football Game concession. Thanks to all who put soooo many hours into this important fundraiser.
  • Nov 27 - Our FIRST Holiday Concert was held at The Templeton. A Great Success!
  • Dec 4 (Monday): Oak City Sound in concert at Springmoor, 1500 Sawmill Rd, Raleigh NC 27615
    • Call time is 6:15pm (changed from previous Acorn) in the upstairs chapel. Show time is 7pm. Vern has sent out the agenda.
  • Dec 5: Oak City Sound in Concert at Cary Arts Center
    • Vern has sent out the agenda.
    • Call times vary per your role.
  • A reminder to the Holiday Chorus singers: After the Dec 5 concert at Cary Arts Center, you are also invited to sing in any of our remaining two Christmas concerts.
    • Programs will only be about an hour in length.
    • Dec 11 (Monday): Holiday Concert at Whispering Pines (7501 Lead Mine Rd, Raleigh, NC 27615).
    • Dec 18 (Monday) - Holiday Concert at Searstone

2. Carol's Korner

  • Please don't catch a cold! And don't share one, either!

3. Future Notes

  • Dec 25 - Christmas! No meeting
  • Jan 1 - New Year's Day! No meeting!
  • Jan 8 - First Oak City Sound Meeting of 2024! At Searstone, the usual meeting place and time.

4. Long Range

  • January TBD: Chorus Annual Banquet
  • February 14 Wednesday: Singing Valentines!!
  • April 19 to 21: Carolinas District Convention in Pinehurst NC

5. Champagne Room

  • David Kraay, one of our new members in 2023, has been out of pocket for a while tending to his aged father in Florida, but will be at our show at Cary Arts Center, helping out as an usher. It will be great to see him again. DK looks for a possible return to OCS in the new year.