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Tags and Swipes, Winter 2018

Harmony on the Sound Chorus

What a terrific fall we had! We got to spend an In November we participated in the 5th Annual
extended weekend with the spectacular Vickie Sing Off A Cappella Concert. Sponsored by the
Maybury, as she coached us on the two nights Holy Advent Church of Clinton, proceeds
prior to Fall Regional Weekend. All of you got benefitted the South Park Inn Veteran’s Shelter.
to have the Vickie experience there, and we were We performed first, so we were able to then sit
happy to share her with you. Thank you to back and watch the other two groups – “Time
everyone for the great send- off we got! Check” from Marist College and “Conn Men”
from UConn. It was so much fun to listen to
Going to Las Vegas a second time to represent these young talented guys!
Region 1 was such a privilege for us. And
sharing the experience with VOCE, Boston
Accent and Farmington Valley Chorus was a
treat. And as many of you saw on Facebook, we
got into a little mischief, as can be expected from
us! The dresses we wore under our gorgeous
capes had been cut up and repurposed, and it was
decided that we wouldn’t be wearing them again.
Therefore, we commenced with drowning the
gowns, Vegas style, in one of the MGM Grand
pools! The funny thing is that the life guards
didn’t even blink an eye. They’ve seen it all!

December brought the perfect holiday gift to us!
We were coached by the fabulous 2018 Sweet
Adeline Quartet Champion, “Lustre!” These four
ladies can really sing, but we’re here to tell you
that they can also really coach. They are kind
and approachable too, and they fit right in with
us. On Saturday night they appeared as our
special guests in our holiday show! We had a
packed house, and their performance blew
everyone away!

The new year brings competition prep, and we’re
looking forward to welcoming Pride of Portland
When we returned, we hosted a guest night, and Master 700 Director Ryan Heller as our coach the
had 11 visitors! It always gives us a big energy first weekend in January. Then, Vickie will join
boost to have visitors. Like all chapters, there is us for retreat in February. HOTS keeps on rockin
an ebb and flow to our membership numbers, and and rollin, and looking forward to a fabulous
seeing new people who could become members 2018!
gives us hope for the future.
Patti Lavernoich

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North Atlantic Region 1 Sweet Adelines