UNIFORM

Black tux, black pants, black vest, cummerbund, red shirt, black tie, black shiny shoes

TIMELINE SATURDAY MAY 14TH

9:00 – School opens for set up, risers, podium etc. (those who volunteered)

9:45 – Chorus arrives

10:00 – Rehearsal and sound checks for chorus, VLQ and quartets

11:30 – Sound Check – Tapestry

11:30ish – Lunch (on your own. Bring something if you want)

1:00 – Chorus run-through with groups in the 1st act (starts/stops)

1:45ish – Chorus change into uniforms

2:00 – Prairie girls sound check
    Ticket Sales begin

2:15 – Ushers arrive

2:30 – Doors open

3:00 – Show begins

5:00ish – Tear-down / reset the school

5:30 – Afterglow

SHOW ORDER

Happy Days

Isn’t She Lovely

Homeward Bound

Qtet-Prayer of the Children

VLQ-Yes, Indeed

Alexander’s Ragtime Band

Shenandoah

Brother Can You Spare a Dime

I’ll Fly Away

Follow the Flag

God Bless the USA

This Is My Country

Corridor 4 Quartet

Intermission

Prairie Middle/High School Girls

Tapestry Quartet

Happy Together

Wonderful Day Medley

Happy Days Reprise (curtain call)

Keep the Whole World Singing

Afterglow

Please be ready to pay for any guests for the afterglow. The cost is $16 per person. Any person who participated in, or assisted with, the show will have their cost paid by the chorus. This should be a great time!

The afterglow will be held immediately following the show at the VFW Post located at 3240 Southgate Pl SW, Cedar Rapids. This is just off 6^th Street SW and 33^rd Avenue SW. Food will be served sometime around 5:30.

More news on COVID

Larry has been told we have a second person who has tested positive, this weekend, for COVID. This person is not certain if he got it as a result of a Tuesday exposure or from somewhere else. We will still be going forward with the show this weekend.

Just for fun

Here is a fun video of Alexander’s Ragtime Band performed by a very young Bee Gees group. Notice the adjustment of the lyrics to play during an era where war was controversial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcROXLSZJ4U

And also this

At a Three Dog Night concert last Saturday night in Myrtle Beach, the show stopper was this song: https://youtu.be/qT8khYW8gkQ

Last Week’s Homework

Basses: Make sure you work on the words for Happy Together. Everyone continue to work on God Bless the USA.

Tuesday Plan

6:00 VLQ

Chorus

• 6:30  Warm-Up
• 6:40  Run Show with script
• 7:40  Business & Break
• 7:50  Work on starting songs and transitions, work on trouble spots
• 8:30  KTWWS

Now It’s SHOWTIME!

Spring Show is Saturday. It has been a whirlwind and everyone has worked hard to get ready. Let us put on a great show that we can all be proud! Remember that if you volunteered to help with set up be at Prairie by 9:00.

Here is information for Saturday.

TIMELINE SATURDAY MAY 14TH

• 9:00 – School opens for set up, risers, podium etc.
• 9:45 – Chorus arrives
• 10:00 – Rehearsal and sound checks for chorus, VLQ and quartets
• 11:30 – Sound Check – Tapestry
• 11:30ish – Lunch (on your own. Bring something if you want)
• 1:00 – Chorus run-through with groups in the 1st act (starts/stops)
• 1:45ish – Chorus change into uniforms
• 2:00 – Prairie girls sound check
• 2:00 Ticket Sales begin
• 2:15 – Ushers arrive
• 2:30 – Doors open
• 3:00 – Show begins
• 5:30 – Afterglow

SHOW ORDER

• Happy Days
• Isn’t She Lovely
• Homeward Bound

Qtet-Prayer of the Children

VLQ-Yes, Indeed

• Alexander’s Ragtime Band
• Shenandoah
• Brother Can You Spare a Dime
• I’ll Fly Away
• Follow the Flag
• God Bless the USA
• This Is My Country

Corridor 4 Quartet

Intermission

Prairie Middle/High School Girls

Tapestry Quartet

• Happy Together
• Wonderful Day Medley
• Happy Days Reprise (curtain call)
• Keep the Whole World Singing

Afterglow

Please be ready to pay for any guests for the afterglow. The cost is $16 per person. Any person who assisted with the show will have their cost paid by the chorus. This should be a great time!

The afterglow will be held immediately following the show at the VFW Post located at 3240 Southgate Pl SW, Cedar Rapids. This is just off 6^th Street SW and 33^rd Avenue SW.

In harmony,

Larry

Important! Chorus pictures will be taken Tuesday

We will be taking a chorus photo on April 26^th. These photos (chorous, directors, VLQ and quartets) will be used in the program and future publicity, so don’t be left out. There is not retake opportunity. Please bring/wear your entire tux. This includes: 

• Black pants
• Red shirt
• Black necktie
• Tux jacket
• Cummerbund (if needed)
• Black, shiny shoes

Membership renewal

Last call for donations

If you want to make a donation to be recognized in the show program, you make the donation or at least complete the contract form by rehearsal time Tuesday. Give your check to Al Huneke.

Crunch Time Approaches for our Spring Show

• The show is only 3 weeks away. Now is the time to reach out to your contacts and sell tickets. Direct them to our website where they can purchase the tickets. 
  • $5 for students through high school
  • $10 for general admission and reserved seats for groups of ten or more
  • $15 for reserved seats
  • Free for children 6 and under who will not use a seat
• If you need a flyer, pick one up or we can email a PDF version so you can sent it to people who may be interested.

Tuesday Plan

• 6:00 VLQ
• Rehearsal Plan:
• 6:30  Warm-Up
• 6:40  Pic
• 6:55  God Bless the USA
• Wonderful Day
• Homeward Bound

7:30  Business & Break

7:45 Run the show (non-stop😁)

8:20  Work songs if possible

8:30  KTWWS

Rehearsal Date Change Possibility

We will not be changing rehearsal dates the week of the show as was presented last week.

Cookie Festival – May 5

Plan to attend the Cookie Festival in Iowa City. This is always a great event and gives everyone the opportunity to meet other barbershoppers! AND, there are greats treats.

• Date: Thursday, May 5
• Place: Robert A. Lee Recreation Center, 220 S. Gilbert St., Iowa City
• Time: check-in 6:30, event starts at 7:00

New on the Website

The Hawks Only and PDFs pages are now rearranged with the songs in show performance order. Please let Gary Lindsay know if any of the links do not work.