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From This To That: Mikado Made-Up

  • January 29, 2012 8:23 pm
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It takes a lot to look beautiful – especially for the stage. I took some extra pictures in the dressing room today to share the full experience of what it’s like to get ready for a professional show. Even as a chorus member, you still need full makeup! First, you need to get your hair…

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A More Modern Mikado…

  • January 28, 2012 10:33 am
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We had a great opening night for Gilbert and Sullivan’s the Mikado. A standing ovation, lots of crazy fun, and a pretty amazing show. You know you want to see it. Click here for our review in the Modesto Bee, and here to see the Facebook invite, and spread the word!

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A Pet’s Tail…

  • January 15, 2012 11:28 am
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If you asked my family, 2011 was not  a year for pets. Our two cats (19 and 14) and our beloved dog Aimee (14) passed, I lost three kittens to various diseases and accidents, and then Mama Cat ran away in October, never to be seen again. I had a panic attack this morning when we realized…

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New Years, New Adventures

  • January 1, 2012 3:37 pm
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Whew. Riveting, depressing, hard, invigorating, stimulating, intriguing, painful, exciting, disappointing…every emotion and adjective could be used to describe my year in 2011. So many blessings and so many heart-aches; it’s difficult to know where I stand emotionally sometimes. But God is good, and already has showed me a little miracle this New Years Day. It’s…

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